The rustling sound was not loud at all. The old man did not pay attention to it and accidentally knocked over a crystal ornament on the table. His heart nearly leaped out as he picked it up carefully. Only after seeing that it was intact did he feel the weight lifting off his shoulders.He then looked at the door guiltily before slowly breathing out a sigh of relief.He was certain that no one would come at this time. The old man's movements were not rushed or flustered at all. Instead, he era
This raised Uno’s suspicions further. He glanced at the files and pushed Mr. Summers far away when he charged at him in an attempt to snatch the files back. “What’s this?”“It’s nothing!”“Nothing? Why did you sneak into Boss’ study then?” Uno did not believe him at all. It stood to reason that he should not read these documents, but Mr. Summers’ actions aroused his suspicions. Plus, he was curious to know exactly what could make the calm and steady Mr. Summers act so unlike himself.While pu
“That woman is now Mrs. Stewart… What’s left of Rosaline is just a jar of ashes… Rosaline is my only daughter, and she has gone to another world. All I want is to clean her name, hoping that she will always be that gentle, kind-hearted, but a little cowardly and innocent girl… Uno, I beg you! I’ll kowtow to you! You just need to act as though you’ve never seen or heard anything!“That woman has gotten what she wanted, hasn’t she?“Aren’t things great now? Everybody is happy. Not allowing Rosal
“What about Sir?” Mr. Oakes knew his limits. The person he had pledged loyalty to was the master of this house.Jane took her mobile phone out of her purse. Whilst making the call, she gave Mr. Oakes a faint smile and muttered, “Let me ask.”The call connected. She talked on the phone, expressing her intention to take a trip back to Dunn’s residence. She then suggested, “If you’re so worried, you can just ask Alora to come with me.”Mr. Oakes stood aside reverently throughout the call but was
Alora did not say anything. She listened in silence.“They told me that they regretted it and that they’ve made a mistake.” Jane wore a deadpan look on her face like she was telling a story in which she was not the protagonist of. “Time has passed and circumstances have changed. Where do I find the energy to continue squandering my time away with them?“If that’s what they think, so be it.“Madam Dunn, though, pulled me aside and told me something.“During the incident back then, Rosaline Su
The car arrived at Dunn residence and drove through the big iron gate. Jane got out of the car. “You can go back first, Alora. Madam Dunn and I are going to catch up on things.”Alora's beautiful eyes moved. Her gaze fell on Jane's lackluster face and chuckled. “No way. I can’t leave you with the Dunns alone. How am I going to explain it to Mr. Stewart?”Jane's throat tightened. “You…”“I’ll go in with you.” Whilst closing the car door, Alora walked calmly to Jane's side. She stretched out he
Those were the exact words of the virtuous and prestigious elderly man.When he was figuring out ways to obtain a new identity card for Jane after she made the request, Joseph went to meet the virtuous and prestigious elderly man. Joseph could still remember the indifference in the elderly man’s eyes when he said those words.… It was destined then that Jane would not live any longer. The elderly man’s words were not to be defied.The elderly man had made it very clear that the Stewarts cou
She stood up as she said that and lowered her head to stare at Alora who was sitting next to her. “What’s wrong with you, Alora?”Before she could scream, someone was suddenly standing behind her, covering her nose with a handkerchief. “Mm! Mm!” She seemed to have realized something. Before she passed out, she looked at the Dunns with a look of disappointment on her face.Before she fainted, she had one more thought… Fortunately, she had not stopped Alora from drinking her tea just now. If the
"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