Susie thought her words through before saying carefully to Alora, “Everyone here at East Emperor knows about her shameless deeds now. She even crawled on the floor and wagged her… you know, all so she could keep the money she was scraping from the floor. Alora, everyone’s saying that she’s… she’s…”At the end there, Susie looked too embarrassed just to even talk about it.Alora’s taut expression suddenly split into a smile. It was like the snow melting in spring, looking rather unnaturally bri
Alora’s insults made Susie’s face turn green, and she snapped at Alora angrily, “How could you insult me like that, Alora? I’m an attendant here at East Emperor, yes, but I’m earning my money with my own hands and my own sweat. The money I earn is clean!“I earned every cent with my own sweat and blood, unlike Jane who sold her dignity for hers. I think I’m living a good and honest life, so why should I take your insults, Alora?”Alora could not help but laugh. “I’ll tell this to you straight,
That was right! She admitted that she had a soft spot for that silly woman, Jane Dunn. Whenever she looked at Jane, she felt as though she was seeing her past self, and whenever she remembered how she had suffered back then, she could not help but want to protect silly Jane just a little more.Nevertheless, if Susie had not dug her own grave, Alora still would not have given up on her completely.She had thoroughly investigated what happened in Room 606 that day. It was just as she said; Jane
There had only been three people in that room: the client, Jenny, and Jane. If Jane did not mention this incident, no one would ever know and it would be lost in time, but Jenny just had to tell everyone in the P.R. department about it like it was the greatest joke ever.That was how Alora found out.“Whoa, what the f*ck?” Elior said. “Did she have to be so cruel? This Jenny’s ruthless.”A layer of frost fell over Sean’s face when he heard that, and he nodded at Alora. “Call that Jenny girl over too. I’ll be waiting in Room 606.”With that, he turned around and walked toward the elevator.Elior followed behind him. He could clearly sense that his good friend was suppressing his anger.Elior’s lips curved, and his eyes shone bright with excitement… This was going to get interesting.Someone else tormented Jane, and now Sean was furious… What could that mean?Elior’s lips curved again.…Room 606Luna and Jenny looked at the two men sitting on the couch with stars sparkling in
“Luna, if you let Mr. Stewart vent now, you might have other opportunities elsewhere once you leave East Emperor. If you don’t, the moment you step out of East Emperor, I’ll give it less than a second before someone drags you to a deviant place to do deviant things. Do you believe me when I say that?” Alora said calmly.She did! ...Luna’s whole body was trembling, and she immediately fell to the floor in fear. She crawled on her knees and picked up the money, just like how she had taunted Jane
Jenny had long since lost her ability to hold a tune. She panted and gulped through the songs, and even her spectators could tell how parched and pained she was feeling right now. Sean looked at her coldly. “If you can’t finish the songs, you’ll get a nice ‘trip’ to South East Asia for a few days.”Jenny’s body gave an abrupt jolt, and her eyes widened as she looked at the man on the couch in horror. She spoke, panicked and painfully, “I’ll sing right now, Mr. Stewart.”The time ticked past, a
Jane did not feel at ease at all when she was resting at the hospital.“Why are you back here?” Alora was surprised to see Jane here at East Emperor tonight. “You haven’t recovered yet.“I’m fine now, Alora. I’ve rested enough.” Jane could never stop thinking about her debt, not even for a second. “I mean it, Alora, I’m much better now. Could you… Could you please arrange some work for me, if possible? I… I can do anything.""You…" Alora looked at Jane, who looked humble and small but also st
She was shaking under the dim lighting. Although no one could see it, she was trembling even under her layer of clothing. Her head was buried firmly in her chest, her eyes filled with panic in a corner where no one could see her… How could this be? Why were they here?!She tried her best to make herself as unassuming as possible, trying to make herself as invisible as the air. She… She would rather be a particle in the air right now!Why… Why were they here too?Jane instinctively crept ove
"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