Sarah found Lee's words to be contradictory and stopped to look at her. “You envy me but don’t want to marry Charles yourself, so why are you jealous of me then?”
Lighting her cigarette, Lee seemed to be happy to have gotten Sarah's attention. “I envy you because you are with Charles, but I don’t want to marry him because I know I wouldn’t be happily married to a man like him. You are the same. He is not the right person for you.”
Sarah felt her explanation ridiculous and turned around to face Lee. “Whether he is the right person for me or not, we are already married, right? And he is very nice to me, and we love each other. I don’t know what your intentions are. Are you trying to separate us again?”
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“Which movie makes you so excited?” Charles doubted.“I don’t remember the name. It was a documentary. I had a ticket, so I went to watch for a while, but I just came out.”“Oh, where are you now? I'm coming to pick you up.” Charles resumed, “I’m sorry to keep you waiting for so long that you even had enough time to watch a movie without me.”Sarah peered at her watch. It was at seven o’clock. She thought it wasn't that late since she usually had worked later and replied. “It’s okay—no need to worry about me. I can fend for myself if needed. I'm on a pedestrian street near your company, come around, and I will wait for you at the nearest crossing.”“Okay. I will be there right
Charles suddenly said, “If you appreciate me that much, I will let my future child study here under your guidance, but you must give him more love and resources than the others, or else I will blame you if he doesn’t turn out to be successful in life.”“Successful? He'll be a giant! She laughed out loud. "But do you have a child?” She looked in surprise at Sarah, “Are you saying that… you are pregnant, Right?”Sarah hurried to shake her hands and said, “No, don’t listen to him. We don't have a child yet, and I am not pregnant. Don’t listen to him!”Charles quickly added. “We'll have one next year!”Sarah poked him to stop him from talking.Lo
Sarah hadn’t expected Charles to respond this way. Deep inside, he thought that his business was more important than family and children. How could she agree with him? So, she asked, “Charles, did you long for love from your parents in your childhood?”“Yes, I did, but I turned out okay, even without their love. Because of my aunt, I still become a successful businessman despite the lack of my parent’s love. In fact, I am more independent because of it! Sometimes, it's better not to spoil the kids too much!”Sarah became irritated. She hadn't expected that her husband would turn out to be like this. What should she do after giving birth to his child? She was ready to confront him, but his aunt interrupted them. “No need to discuss it right now, there's still a long way ahead, right? She's not even pregnant yet. It's use
Charles drove the car to the garage and locked the door before he walked inside. Sarah was sitting arrogantly on the sofa, watching TV without looking at him.Charles got angrier when he saw her ignoring him. Fetching himself a can of beer, he sat beside her to drink it and watch TV, ignoring her too. They both remained in silence, deliberately.Sarah was watching her usual TV show, but Charles deliberately turned to a sports channel to watch the football match which Sarah hated most. Sarah looked at him with cold eyes. Charles, however, was laughing out loud, watching the game while drinking his beer.Sarah finally can’t stand it anymore, but she was unwilling to fight with him, so she went upstairs to take a shower and go to sleep.After watching for an hou
Carrie seemed to be in the amusement park with Lucas. Sarah heard laughter beside her. Carrie raised her voice from the noise, “Yes, hey Sarah, what’s the matter?”“I want to talk with you about something. Are you free today?” Sarah also raised her voice for Carrie to be able to hear her better.“What’s the matter? Did something happen between you and Charles?” Carrie asked.Unsure what to say, Sarah was stuttering for a while until she finally answered, “Well… yes somewhat… I feel it's too complicated to explain on the phone, so I wanted to talk to you in person if possible.”“Alas…” Carrie sighed. Sarah wasn't sure if that sign was because Carrie was frustrated with Charles or
After Emma left, Sarah came out of the fitting room. One sales associate seemed to have noticed her stealthy actions before and came to ask her, “Madam, is there anything wrong?”Sarah quickly answered, “No…nothing.” and hurried to leave.Walking home was dreadful. Why did Emma buy the exact same shirt she had purchased and in Charles’s size? Why didn’t she go home to Los Angeles after coming back from Australia? What was she doing here? Would she go back to Australia again?The more she thought about it, the stranger she felt. What’s more, she now feared Emma after everything that had happened before. She knew that no matter what Emma was doing, she couldn’t be underestimated. Determined to set her foot down, she called Charles.
“You still take his side!” Hearing her words, Carrie pointed at her and continued.“You are so naïve, Sarah! You shouldn’t always indulge him. This is not a small thing; it is a matter of principle. If you continue indulging him, he will make more and bigger mistakes in the future. And at that time, it will be too late to regret it!”“Then what should I do?” Sarah was confused, feeling like a headless fly. She didn't know except for asking Carrie for help.Carrie thought for a moment before she responded, “You said that his sister came back and came straight here, right? Why didn’t she go to her parent's home first? Her purpose is obvious! You must be wary!”“What should I do?”
Sarah tried to calm herself down and smiled, “Emma, you are back. I’m surprised and happy to see you here. I don’t expect you to cook for me. It looks like I’ll eat a lot tonight. Wait for me, I’ll go upstairs to change my clothes, and then I’ll cook for you too!”Sarah went upstairs with a smile on her face. Charles was surprised, wondering why Sarah’s expressions changed so fast.But Emma looking after Sarah as she left and suddenly bowed her head. She seemed to be a bit frustrated at Sarah’s response, it was beyond her expectations. Sarah wasn’t angry and didn’t even try to argue with Charles. Was she not angry seeing her intimately interacting with Charles?Once upstairs, Sarah reflected on her actions just now. She felt that she had done well, be
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