“Where are you,” Christina asked Charles without greeting him first. Since only one day had passed since their fight, her angry voice indicated that she was still mad with Sarah and Charles. Calling them meant degrading herself, and she had no kind words to offer.
In the beginning, Charles wanted to engage in friendly talk, but his mother's attitude changed his mood. Standing up for himself, she asked coldly. “What’s wrong?” He didn't want her to know where they were right now.
Noticing that Charles wanted to escape from answering, Christina changed the topic, “Emma is going back to Chicago. When are you coming back?”
Charles sneered. Two days ago, in their fight, she had told him to leave and not come back, and now she was calling him asking when he was coming back. But whe
Noticing her unfriendly tone, Sarah knew that Christina was looking for trouble, but she couldn't refuse if Mr. Thomas indeed needed her. Instead of refusing to go, she asked further. “Did something happen to Mr. Thomas? All right, I will go back tomorrow morning.”“Don’t let Charles know about it, or you should know the consequences if we fight again!” Christina threatened her before she hung up the phone.Sarah was scared that Charles would have heard their loud voices. After the call ended, she shook her head and smiled bitterly, thinking that it was even harder now to get along with Mrs. Thomas than it had been before.She knew why Christina didn't want Charles to know about calling her, she was only looking for troubles for Sarah, and not from Charles. Even though Sarah felt unwill
Sarah was still struggling but gave in eventually, feeling that Charles was already entering her body and started penetrating her gradually, getting deeper and deeper with every stroke. Sarah couldn’t help but moan in pleasure, losing all strength and willingness to push him away.Charles was an eager and energetic man. Last night he had made love to her so many times, and tonight he still wanted her over and over again. Sarah started to think that Charles was so much for her and that she hardly could keep up with him when she finally fainted in pleasure.She vaguely remembered Charles wiping her body while calling her name before he finally embraced her and fall asleep.Sarah woke up from her alarm at six o’clock in the morning. Waking up in a daze, she hit the snooze button, feeling too tired to get up
Sarah hadn’t expected him to mention it and lifted her head quickly in defense. “Dad, no, that’s not true…”Mr. Thomas raised his hand to stop her. “You’re a good girl. No need to explain yourself to me. I know it’s not easy to be between them, one is my wife, and the other is my son. How could I not know? I just want to persuade you.”Sarah looked up at him, seemingly waiting for his advice.Mr. Thomas put his hands on the table with fingers crossed, thinking for a while. “Rather than to persuade you, I am going to beg you. My wife has a bad temper, but she has made great contributions to my family over time. Without her, my business wouldn’t be running so smoothly. Everyone knows that my wife helps me a lot, and people admire me for having such an
Emma shook her head slightly, saying. “No matter how good it is abroad, nothing compares to this. No matter where I go, I don't feel at home like I do here. Never the last… this is where you live all year round…” Emma looked at Charles affectionately.Charles felt Emma's behavior was strange today but didn't say anything to not upset her. He just bowed his head, clearing his throat, then picked up his coffee cup and drank it slowly, trying to avoid her gaze.Seeing his reaction, Emma felt upset and also looked down to drink her juice as if she was thinking about something. After a long uncomfortable silence, she looked up at Charles and asked. “Charles, are you happy?”Charles didn't know why she was asking this and stared at her in surprise. “Why are you asking this?&rdqu
Emma was blaming herself, suffering from her own faults, while Charles was taking the blame to himself just to make her feel better. Thinking about it, it made it only worse for Emma. Could this man be any more perfect? He was reluctant to see her sad, no matter what, and did everything not to hurt her. She also knew Charles didn’t love her as a woman anymore but was thinking of her as his sister he needed to take care of.Feeling defeated, she sobbed. “Brother, is there anyone in the world who can be as good as you are? I don't think I can ever fall in love again.”Charles was astonished. Emma was behaving so strangely today, but he couldn't ask her directly why she was like this, so he only replied, “I'm your brother, not the best man in the world. There are many good guys out there, and with time you will find the best one for you.&rd
Charles heard Emma screaming and came running from his room, shouting loudly, “Emma, Emma, what’s wrong?” He quickly held her and saw that she was about to fall on the floor, with several big blisters on her swollen and red feet. Crying hysterically, she said, “I tried to take the kettle from the fire quickly to get ready to leave, and accidentally dropped the kettle of boiling water over my feet. It hurts so much I can’t walk. Charles, I'm sorry… " Emma cried out.When seeing her red and swollen feet, Charles felt sorry and started to blame himself, “It’s all my fault for asking you to hurry up. We can’t go back tonight. I will take you to the hospital right now.”Emma resisted. “No,… not the hospital. We need to go back to Los Angeles, Sarah is waiting for us. I'm worried mom won't be t
At this point, Charles started to respond to her kiss, embracing her gradually and kissing her passionately, as if he had forgotten that she was a woman he couldn’t touch anymore. Perhaps her boldness had unleashed his hidden desires, and now he was reluctant to end it.After what seemed a long time, Emma finally released him with a sense of satisfaction and leaned against Charles’s shoulder, panting for air. Their kiss had been long enough for the paparazzi, who were hiding behind the shadows, to take pictures of their intimate encounter.Leaning against his shoulder and one hand placed on his chest, Emma whispered. “Thanks, brother… Thank you for giving me such an amazing goodbye gift finally. I will cherish it forever…”“Emma…” Was all Charles could manage
In the morning, Sarah woke up from the sound of a car in the yard, followed by Emma’s exciting voice, “Dad, Mom, I’m back!”Mr. and Mrs. Thomas greeted her back. Looking through the window, Sarah saw Charles getting out of the car, holding several shopping bags in his hand. Emma was still talking with Mr. Thomas, who had been trimming flowers in the yard, and Christina was doing her morning exercises routine.Sarah felt it strange that Charles and Emma were together this early in the morning and that they had so many shopping bags. Had they been together since last night already? Why else would they be arriving together this early in the morning? No shops were open this early.Sarah decided not to overthink it but couldn't shake off a strange feeling of why they were together. She didn’
Charles seemed satisfied with her answer. He hugged her and kissed her forehead as he said, “Maybe tomorrow… You’ll see something different!”Something different? What was different about Christina? Sarah didn’t understand what he meant but was reluctant to think about it any further. Their road ahead was still uncertain in terms of what Christina was concerned about. For now, she was tired and didn’t want to think about anything frightening.The next morning Charles got up early but didn't disturb Sarah. Their maid prepared breakfast for them, and when everything was ready, Charles went to wake Sarah up. When Sarah woke up, she found that it was only seven o’clock in the morning. It was still so early, so she asked, “Why did you get up so early?&r
It had been six months since Sarah gave Charles one last chance at the airport. They now were living happy and in love, far away from Christina and Emma. Their life had finally turned peaceful again, even though Charles was very busy maintaining two companies.Christina was serving a 3-year prison sentence, and Emma had gone to travel.Every night when Charles came home late, he looked exhausted to the point that he could hardly open his eyes. Sarah felt bad for him, but there was nothing she could do to alleviate his workload.As the only son, Charles was responsible for continuing the family business. The was now the head of both Thomas companies, and Sarah understood what he was going through.Previously she had been furious when he mentioned that his aunt would
It was 1:20 p.m. Sarah's flight had started boarding.Sarah got up, took her luggage, and was about to queue for the final security check before boarding, when suddenly someone stepped in front of her and grabbed her bags, preventing her from leaving.Sarah looked up and saw Charles’s aunt in front of her. Surprised, she asked coldly, “Aunt… You…What are you doing?”Her aunt simply responded. “Let’s talk!”Sarah looked at her for a moment and understood her intentions, then lowered her head and said. “No, I know what you want, but I’ve decided to leave for good. Charles and I brok
The police advised Charles to leave. Charles glanced at his mother but couldn't tolerate seeing her out of control and turned to leave. Christina's screams were heard from the outside as she resisted the police who were handcuffing her until she finally collapsed in sadness and anger.Charles turned to the wall, lowered his head, and punched the wall fiercely with his fist, decadent and frustrated. No matter what, that woman was his mother. Despite everything she had done to him, he still felt sad to see her in this condition.Daniel walked toward him and patted him on the shoulder. “I know it's hard. If it helps, cry it out. She is your mom after all, and nobody will blame you for feeling this way.”Charles turned around and looked at Daniel with red and wet eyes. It was evident that he was crying insid
Charles didn’t answer any of their questions. Instead, he took a microphone and looked straight at the camera with a worried and sad expression. After a long silence, he finally said.“You will get the answers to your questions later. For now, I need to say something. Sarah, where are you now? I’m sorry, but I’ve been waiting for you to come back. Are you watching this? I’ve been waiting for you. Can you hear me?” His eyes were filled with love and desperation. He looked gaunt and as if he was suffering from something. He looked like he was searching and waiting for her. His words sounded so sincere as if he was willing to do anything for her to come back.When seeing it, Sarah became even sadder and started to cry. She quickly wiped her tears and turned to leave in silence, without looking back.
Sarah answered in a hurry, “I'm not escaping, I just want to see the news. Something is going on, and I need to see it! Please let me see the news.” Sarah threw all her belongings and started to run.The two guys were about to chase her but had to be careful not to attract unwanted attention from the secret police patrolling the airport. However, as soon as those policemen saw them, they communicated through their walkie-talkie and came towards them as if they knew who they were, and we're going to arrest them.Surprised, one of the criminals asked. “What’s going on? The cops are coming towards us!”The other criminal looked toward the cops and said. “Stay calm, maybe they are not after us. We have to remain calm!”More and more
He owed her the promise of a happy life. Knowing that he couldn’t keep his promise to her anymore, given that they had no future together, she wanted to go to Texas and see the tulips by herself, and then from there to the Maldives, just like they had planned before everything had fallen apart. She was going to achieve her dreams, and on the way, forgets about Charles. She wasn't willing to live in regrets for the rest of her life.Once the gang leader noticed that Sarah had figured out a plan, he immediately became kind to her, “Okay, you can go anywhere you want. We’ll handle all the formalities right now. You’d better leave right away and never come back. Charles can never see you again!”Sarah was still numb but answered dazedly, “If I leave, I won’t
"Every time he suspects you of something, you will get hurt deeper and deeper. Is it worth it? We were hired to do a job, and we are going to finish it. I tried to reason with you and to leave Charles willingly. If you think about it, I’m quite helpful to you, right? I'm actually helping you to unveil the real Charles in front of you, you should be grateful to have this chance to escape. Isn't it better for you to just leave now while you still can?”Sarah spits on his face in response. That criminal burst in anger and slapped her face, scorning, “I'm done with you, I have other things to tend to. I'll give you two days to think about what you want to do next. If you still refuse to reason at the end of two days, I will kill you without hesitating. I'm wasting my time trying to talk sense into a silly woman like you!”
Charles looked worried. Sarah clearly heard him sigh genuinely before he said, “I don’t understand why Sarah did this to me. I really don’t know. Am I not good enough for her?”Emma comforted him. “Don’t be a sad brother. That woman is not worthy of you. She doesn't value you or all you have done for her. You went after her, giving in to her demands over and over again, but she continued to lose her temper with you. You see, you should be glad she left you this time!”Charles sat down on the grass near the highway, with hands in his hair in desperation. In a sad tone, he continued. “What did I do wrong for her to hurt our child and leave me? She told me the abortion was a planned attack on her, but it never crossed my mind that she did it a