It had been three days. Three days after Jane was transferred to the P.R. department, she had yet to earn a single cent. She glanced at the time and saw that it was 23:07. That was precisely the time when business started booming here.The entire P.R. department was empty, and she was the only one left in the waiting room. All of her colleagues in the department had left to do their jobs. To be honest, every member of the P.R. department here at East Emperor earned quite a lot. The clientele co
The boy was just over twenty, his hair dyed ash brown. He just radiated youthful arrogance.Right now, he was sprawled over the couch, but when he saw Jane enter the room, he suddenly leaned forward, the necklace swaying in the air with him. The boy pointed at himself and gave Jane a smile, saying, “C’mon, clownie, smile one for me. Over here, yeah! If it’s a nice smile, I’ll make it worth it for you.” He threw a thick wad of cash at Jane’s feet, not holding back in the slightest.That only ad
“I…” Jane opened her mouth to decline instinctively. In that darkness, Sean’s lips curved… He knew it, he knew that the proud Miss Dunn would not be able to give up her dignity and take this insult lying down.“I get to keep all this money if I pick it up within a minute, you say? And you’ll give me another fifty thousand too, right?”Jane could not continue what she wanted to say after that initial “I”. The scene before her eyes returned to that dark prison and to that silly girl, the only one who showed her any kindness. That dream she saw as she lay dying… All the thoughts ran through Jane’s head, and she forcefully changed her mind. Her pride? Did she have anything like that?Right now, Jane Dunn had nothing. No family, no relatives, no friends, no past… All she had left was herself.What use did she have… for her petty pride?!The cocky boy chuckled. “Of course. I keep my promises.” There was a hint of jest in his eyes as he looked down at the comical woman on the floor.“Ok
Outside the room, Alora turned around the corner. The moment she raised her head, her gaze turned sharp, and she quietly walked until she was right outside the room. “What are you doing, Luna?”The cold voice appearing suddenly behind her made Luna, who was standing outside the room, jump and turned around. When she saw who it was behind her, her pretty face immediately turned unnatural. “N-Nothing, I’m not looking at anything…”Luna was the hostess in charge of Room 606. However, the young ma
Ever since that silly girl died for her, Jane’s life was no longer hers alone. If she wanted to live, she could never risk drinking alcohol. Her one remaining kidney could not take the torture of such strong alcohol.“No.” The overgrown boy smiled above her head. “I offered her a glass of whiskey, so she gets a glass of whiskey. I keep my word.” As he said that, he stood in front of Jane and barked down at her from above. “I said I’m giving you whiskey, so why aren’t you raising your head?”Ja
Sean Stewart was Alora’s boss, so she could not say he was wrong. All she could do was feel upset for Jane when she looked at her.What on earth did this woman do to offend her boss this badly, to warrant such cruel treatment?Alora’s gaze was complicated as she watched Jane limp away, holding the wall as she walked along it unevenly.The bank card in Alora’s hand felt scalding hot.After Alora turned around and left, she practically ran back to her office, putting the bank card and all her money into the safe in her office. Only then did her palm stop burning quite so painfully.When Alora returned to Room 606. She had barely opened the door when she nearly bumped into Sean.“Mr. Stewart,” Alora greeted him respectfully. Sean responded with a quiet “mm” before walking around Alora and leaving the room.As Alora entered the room, the young masters were still discussing Jane. “That woman from earlier was such an eyesore! I’ve visited so many pleasure establishments in my time, an
The next dayJane had just arrived at East Emperor when she noticed something odd. Everyone around her was gathered in twos and threes, whispering as they pointed at her.Jane was not really bothered. Perhaps it was because she was a mere cleaner who had been suddenly moved to the P.R. department. It was normal for her to attract some attention.However, when she entered the P.R. department’s waiting room, she found out that she had been too naive.“Hahaha, here’s the dog.” The sudden taunt
Alora was known for being ruthless, and even they had not experienced her methods, they had heard of them. No one wanted to be on the receiving end of them.“Are you stupid? They’re bullying you, so why don’t you fight back?” Alora rushed up to Jane quickly and pulled her up, her anger still burning.She just could not bear to watch Jane get bullied. She had seen the state of Jane’s body, she had watched this stupid woman get played like a puppet by those young masters without a single word of
"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