The next morning, he left. Jane was supposed to be living her best years, but she lived as though she was an old woman of seventy or eighty.During the winter, when it was sunny out, she would take her chair and her blanket, as well as a hot-water bottle to warm her hands and feet with. With these, she would sit on the porch and bask in the sun.She lived like she was dying.A new butler arrived at the manor. The new butler was often serious and expressionless, similar to Mr. Summers. Early i
Would time make an exception for her and turn back the clock, all because she won?She pursed her lips lightly and held out her palm to the old butler again. “You don’t want me to have his baby, and neither do I.” She said, “Give it to me.”Mr. Summers was stunned. “I don’t believe you!”“I don’t care if you do. But when the new butler manages to get a hold of everything that’s happening in this manor, once he really takes over control, you won’t have this chance again.”“Are you saying you
Stewart Manor“You’re back, sir.”“Yeah.” Sean handed his heavy coat to Mr. Oakes. “Is lunch ready?”“Has been for a while now. Black chicken and cordyceps soup, stir-fried lily buds with celery, and steamed egg with whitebait. All made with the freshest ingredients.”Sean nodded. “Prepare everything and plate them up on a tray, then pass the food to me.”Mr. Oakes was ready for everything. “They’re already plated up and waiting on a tray.”“Then just give the tray to me.”Sean carried th
Jane gently hugged the man over her, her touch like an aphrodisiac injected straight into his veins. Sean’s eyes glowed even brighter, his heart so full of joy that it almost leaped out of his chest. “Jane, sweetheart, my sweetheart…” Jane took it all, resting her head on his shoulder and letting him plow her as he pleased. Her arms circled his shoulders, but where he could not see her, her eyes looked behind him with a coldly ironic sneer.Soon, she was so exhausted that she passed out. When
“What are you eating?” Sean suddenly appeared at the door.Jane’s hand shook around the bottle and she panicked for a split second, but soon she returned to her senses. “Vitamins. I asked Alora to bring me some the day before yesterday.”As she said that, Sean walked over to her and took the bottle from her hand. When he saw it, the cloud of suspicion faded from his brow. He thought back and remembered that Alora had indeed dropped by the day before yesterday.While they were discussing the t
That seemed to explain why the two of them showed up here without as much as a heads-up. Sean did not try to deny it, simply replying calmly, “Well then, that’s awfully dedicated of you two.”His mild-mannered words seemed to take another turn in Joseph’s ears, perhaps distorted by the haze of the former’s guilty conscience. Joseph chuckled awkwardly. “Not at all, Mr. Stewart.”Sean just waved it off with a smile too.Jane was already numb to it all… What was that about them missing her, worr
“Witness?”“Yes, witness.”“If there was a witness present at the scene, why did I not know about it?”Jane’s words were sharp. This case was serious and a lot of details were intertwined. She needed to get to the bottom of it.“Sigh.” Madam Dunn sighed and looked at Jane. “You know this person. Her family did not want everyone to know that she had witnessed rape. It’s such a dirty crime.”Jane understood what Madam Dunn meant by that. If she knew this person, and if this person’s family di
“I told you to stop laughing! Did you hear me?”After she said that, there was no more sound.Madam Jane covered her mouth with her hands and her eyes met Jane’s. Madam Dunn’s eyes were glistening. “No… No… Jane, I just feel sorry for you.”Jane did not say anything. She looked at Madam Dunn silently.Her gaze was not sharp at all, however, Madam Dunn felt like she was being sliced by a thousand knives.“Jane…” Madam Dunn’s face turned pale.Jane stood up and straightened her back. Mr. Oak
"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