“What on earth do you want?!” Jane’s hands were clenched into fists. What else did this man want from her? “Mr. Stewart, look! Look at me carefully! What else do I have that a prince like you would need to waste your time on?!“Tell me! Just tell me, and I’ll give it to you! All of it!” Why did he have to barge into her life again? What was he after? “Mr. Stewart! I’m no longer the Jane Dunn you once knew! Please know that!“I can’t tell, I really don’t know why someone as rich and respected a
She slowly raised her head, just as quietly lowered it again, and then raised it once more. She repeated that cycle three times before she finally made up her mind, gritting her teeth and stretching out her arms. Without even blinking, she threw her arms around the man’s neck. The entire time, her body shook.“Don’t you want me, Mr. Stewart?” As soon as she said that, her entire neck turned bright red, and an unspeakable sense of shame filled her chest. She had learned that line by watching ano
“From now on, you’ll stay here.” Sean led Jane back to the 28th floor of East Emperor, adding, “I’ve already submitted your resignation letter for this place. Once you join Stewart Industries, you’ll just have to stick with me.”“I was doing fine with my job!” She glared at him. What right did he have to make that decision for her?“Oh, really? Do you really think a job selling your services to men is ‘fine’ by you? Jane, even if you wanted to keep working there, I don’t want you to.”Jane wa
She involuntarily obeyed. The entire time, the palm on her back never once left.Just like that, the man and woman walked through the lobby as everyone watched, stuck in such a suggestive pose as they headed into the CEO’s private elevator.The moment the elevator doors closed, Jane saw so many pairs of disbelieving eyes looking her way. She was startled again and almost instinctively lowered her head… I-If any of them recognized her…Ding-dong.The elevator stopped. When the doors opened, J
“Did you just say that Miss Dunn called my name in her sleep?” If he understood that correctly, ‘Luca’ was supposed to refer to him, right? Zach had quite the peculiar expression on his face right now… Cough cough, could it be that he was truly that charming? Aside from the time Haydn brought Jane to their meet-up, he had really only met Jane that one time.“Stewart, did she really say ‘Luca’?” Zach continued to act dumb, out of curiosity more than anything else.Before he could finish that th
Jane's face paled. The way the secretary examined her in deep disbelief made her ashamed of herself. Such looks seemed to remind her over and over again about the harrowing torture she endured over the past three years. She wanted to live with dignity and self-love too, you know. She wanted to have her pride and self-respect in her life too…"Secretary Davis.” Jane wore a white and awkward smile. “It’s been a while.”Even that greeting sounded pale and empty.Secretary Davis could not belie
While Jane was still stupefied, Sean reached out his hand and rubbed her head. “Alright, I’ll go call for delivery.”Jane was still somewhat dazed when the food arrived… and she gave Sean, who was standing at the window, another careful glance— This was her first time seeing Sean Stewart compromise on anything.As they ate, Sean forced Jane to eat another half a bowl of rice.“Why aren’t you drinking the soup? Is it bad?”He had not seen her drink even a sip of the soup the entire time.Wit
Her family… They had not given in like cowards! They were after the grand prize that fell from her hands!“Jane Dunn, don’t you want to see what your Storge Trust has been reduced to today?” This woman had single-handedly built up that fund, and it was worth almost half of the Dunn family fortune!Back when Old Master Dunn was still alive, he was especially fond of his granddaughter. He even favored Jane over his grandson, Jason…No one knew why the old man was so fond of his granddaughter, J
"Your grandfather loved your grandmother like a man possessed."By the time I finished hearing out my grandparents' story, I fell silent. I no longer blamed my grandfather for not knowing his heart, and I no longer blamed Grandma for being uncertain. It was just as Grandma Alora said. It was only because one of the two of them stopped obsessing and took a step back that they ended up living happily ever after. I could not help but wonder. What if Grandma simply refused to turn back at the e
Even then, I found it unbelievable. I ran to my dad's room and immediately asked, "Is Grandpa a pervert? I saw him hugging Grandma's foot just now. Does he have a foot fetish?""Your grandfather is warming your grandmother's feet. Your grandmother's body isn't in its best shape, and her hands and feet are always ice-cold. Your grandfather can't bear to see her like that. Just pretend you didn't see anything, and never mention it to him.""But why?""Because your grandfather will make you writ
My name was Luka Stewart. It was a weird name, right? Like ‘look! A stew.’My grandfather gave me my name. All my many years of experience as a kid told me that my grandfather was not a good guy.All else aside, just look at the name he gave me. He had a perfectly nice name himself, but he had to give me such a weird one.However, every time I protested about it to him, he always said that it was my dad's fault. If Dad had been a girl, that would have been his name instead. See, Grandpa was
On the twentieth day after the surgeryHe saw the person he had his heart set on.“Elior said you were at your wedding on the day I woke up.” He fell quiet again after his initial excitement. It felt as though there was a thorn in his heart. He wanted to pull the thorn out, but it hurt just to touch it.“Is Michael Luther… good to you?”“Yeah, pretty much.”There was pain in his eyes and he hurriedly lowered them, putting on a gracious act.“Congratulations. From now on, you’ll finally be
“Not too long ago, I woke up one morning and realized that I was trapped behind bars again. He had installed metal grilles over all the windows in the room.“In my eyes, those bars were no different from the ones in prison six years ago.“He tried everything to imprison me. He only finally let go when he’s sick and dying.“He said something about getting tired of this game and getting bored of me. I believed him.“He’s dying, so he lets go.“Is that supposed to show how generous and loving
“See? Master White agrees. Move aside and don’t stop me, the boss is in a lot of danger right now!” Dos’ expression was vicious. “I need to stop…”Halfway through his sentence, the three people outside heard some mortifying noises coming from inside the room.They were all experienced in the ways of life, so no matter how slow they might be, they still understood what those noises meant.Dos’ face instantly turned completely red.“Go on, kick the door down. Your boss is in danger,” Alora tea
After the second apple, there was the third... By the time he reached the fifth, he looked at the apple in his hand with a troubled expression. No matter how much he liked fruit, he still could not eat so many at once. Besides, he never liked apples to begin with.“Eat some more, or you won’t have the strength,” she said calmly. He was completely stumped. The strength? The strength for what?The wheels in his brain were still turning as he tried to process her words when the woman by his bed
At the hospital, the ward door opened without a sound. This time, Dos did not report the arrival in advance.When Elior arrived in a hurry, he immediately saw that woman.Before he said anything, Alora pulled him back out into the corridor. The door opened and closed again.The man on the bed lay on his side, fast asleep.No one knew what he was dreaming about, but the deep frown on his face showed that he did not have pleasant dreams.His hand rested on the covers, his wedding ring still a
"Don't worry, this time Sean Stewart won't disturb you again. He never will anymore. "Go and do what you do best, Jane Dunn. Run away!"With those words, Alora turned and left.She did not know what she was mad about. Perhaps she was not mad at all, just a little sorry about the whole state of affairs.It was almost as though she was the one who was not getting her happy ending. In her eyes, one of them had done wrong in the past and was now filled with regret, determined to turn over a n