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
Jane and Madam Dunn were ‘reminiscing about the past’ in the garden. Joseph did not miss this chance to talk to Sean as well.Stewart Industries had the resources and Joseph needed them urgently.Sean listened to Joseph’s flattering words. He knew exactly what Joseph wanted. If Joseph did not ask for things and beg him to help him with something when he came over, then something would be wrong. If this old man did not come with a purpose, then why was he here? If he really did not have a purpose, then it would be strange. He needed to think about this for a while. He took a sip of his whiskey and looked out the window. Even though he had to pay attention to Joseph, he would still take a look out of the window from time to time. Joseph looked over to where he was looking. He looked like he was contemplating something. He asked probingly, “Are you worried about Jane, Mr. Stewart?”When he heard that, Sean averted his gaze and looked at Joseph. He smiled courteously. Joseph was a
A few days after that incident happened, Jane and Sean talked about visiting the Dunn residence.“I need to go on a business trip these few days. I’ll go with you after I come back?”“I’ll just ask Alora to go with me. I’m going to get sick being locked up at home. I don’t have anywhere to go anyway. Since Mom and Dad… Mr. and Madam Dunn want to mend this…” She lowered her head and helped him pack his suitcase for tomorrow. She said slowly, “Anyway, Alora will be there with me. I’ll just go th
No one in the house had come to see her. A smile of mockery appeared on her lips. How would she believe the sweet nothings said by Joseph, the person she called her father?However, she had to admit weakly that it was because of the sentence ‘I was wrong’. She knew it was fake. However, she still cried and hoped with the bottom of her heart that it was sincere.She sighed. “Let’s go.”They went into the Dunn household. Madam Dunn grabbed Jane’s hand with great joy. She pulled her to a quiet c
Sean did not go on the business trip himself. He brought Elior along as well.Elior was the young master of the Whites. In order to practice medicine, he fought a lot with his father. Elior usually looked like a docile person, but when he was savage, his father would also have a headache.His father could not win against Elior, so he made a compromise. He told him when the Whites needed Elior, he needed to dedicate himself to the family without any complaints. This was the time for Elior to
“I don’t know.”At this moment, their food arrived. Elior looked at the man who started eating as if nothing happened with disbelief. They were met with such a serious problem this time, but Stewart still had the mood to eat.“How can you still have the mood to eat?”“Calm down.” Sean lifted his gaze. He glanced at Elior. “You’re too fickle and impatient.”“You!” ‘You’re not fickle and impatient. Master Stewart, you’re the sh*t, happy?’“Eat. You’ll only have the energy to play with the cat
"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