"Although Zoey’s design was a success this time, I still feel unsatisfied. Ever since she came here, Star hasn’t submitted any designs," one designer muttered."Yeah, I seriously suspect Star sold her sketches to Zoey. Otherwise, how could their design styles be so similar?" another added."She married Russell, do you think she’s just an ordinary person? Money makes the world go round!""Even if she married Russell, so what? It’s not like she’s living a good life—she’s practically a widow!""What, do you think Zoey can stand it? How do you think she deals with her... physical needs?""Gross! Why are we even talking about this?""Come on, don’t be so shy! She won’t hear us anyway!"With a loud bang, the door to the break room was kicked open.Hailey Lamb and Aniya Rocha almost dropped their cups in shock.Hailey awkwardly forced a smile. "Zoey, you're here to get water?"Aniya nervously swallowed, adding, "Then you go ahead. We’ll head out now."The two of them tried to leave, but Zoey
A newly opened Western restaurant in downtown Woodmerrow.As Zoey and Leanna arrived, the man sitting by the window stood up, a warm smile on his face.Leanna couldn't hide her smile and whispered, "Zoey, that's him."Zoey nodded lightly.Leanna grabbed Zoey’s arm and walked over to greet the man.The man gave a slight nod and introduced himself, "I’m Dominic Burgess, 27 years old, and I work as a business manager at a programming company."Leanna cleared her throat, "I’m Leanna, and this is my friend Zoey."Dominic smiled, "Nice to meet you, Leanna, and your friend Zoey."The man had a perfect sense of distance, neither overly familiar nor distant, making him approachable without feeling greasy or aloof.He called the waiter over and ordered, first handing the menu to the ladies before ordering for himself.While waiting for the food, he explained his line of work, primarily in game design.Leanna and Dominic met in a game, gradually got to know each other, and began playing together
Zoey bit her lower lip, watching the man’s fingers methodically undo each button on his shirt.Russell tossed the shirt aside, his well-defined hand moving to his belt buckle.*Click.*Zoey quickly spoke up, "Alright, stop. I’m going to sleep now."“You’re telling me to sleep just because I’m taking off my shirt?” Russell teased.“No, why are you talking nonsense?” Zoey’s face flushed as she quickly tried to change the subject.Russell chuckled, amused by her reaction. “I seem to remember someone forcing a kiss on me on the way to City Hall. Why are you blushing now, just because I’m doing nothing?”Zoey pouted, remembering her impulsive kiss from earlier. "I only did that to get your attention."Russell raised an eyebrow. “So, you had some tricks up your sleeve back then?”Zoey’s face reddened as she thought about the man's well-built body, and she quickly tried to distract herself. The memories of their intimate moments made her feel embarrassed. "Go take your shower already. I’m goi
The hospital room door was pushed open, and Alissa walked in with a thin, pale woman. Alissa greeted them, "Mr. Russell, Braeden." Nathalie McPherson's eyes were red at the corners, and she pressed her lips together. "Russell, Braeden." Braeden nodded slightly, "You two talk. Alissa and I will go get food." Nathalie nodded, "Okay." The door to the room closed, and the woman walked up to the bed. Her hands, clasped tightly in her white dress, trembled as she spoke, "Russell..." Russell suppressed the complex emotions in his eyes and said softly, "I'll give you some money, and then you can leave the base." Tears slid down Nathalie's cheeks. "Russell, is this because you don't trust me? After I was captured during that mission, I endured a lot of torture. But I never gave up the base or told them anything about you. I still have toxins in my body. The only reason I'm alive is because they thought I could develop intelligence systems, but I didn't sell the core data of the
Russell glanced at Braeden. "I originally planned to give her some money, but she refused. She wants to come back to Woodmerrow with me. Her father asked me to take care of her before he passed. After the mission a year ago, she went missing, and I feel guilty. Now that she’s back, I need to take care of her. I’ll arrange a position for her at the Maddox Group."Braeden remembered Nathalie's father, Cason McPherson, who was an expert in scientific intelligence for the Storm Organization. During a mission, Cason had taken a bullet for Russell and died, entrusting Russell with his daughter's care before his passing. So, Russell taking Nathalie to Woodmerrow made sense to Braeden. Braeden said, "Alright, if she doesn’t settle in at Maddox Group, she can always come to my company." Russell nodded slightly. A week passed quickly. Zoey had finished her daily video calls with Russell and arrived early at the private airport, eager to see him return. When the private plane landed a
Zoey poked the man’s chest with her finger. "You’re like this, and you’re still thinking about that?" Russell smiled helplessly. "You make it sound like I’m desperately impatient." Zoey tilted her head slightly, keeping a little distance, and raised her chin. "Aren’t you?" Russell’s gaze turned heated as he looked at her. "Yes." Zoey chuckled. "You’re quite honest." "It’s nothing shameful. I mean, don’t you want it?" Zoey naturally refused to admit it. "I don’t!" "Really?" Russell placed his large hand on her neck and kissed her. After several rounds of getting used to each other, Russell’s kissing skills had become more refined—sometimes gentle, sometimes passionate. In the small, enclosed space of the compartment, the sound of water splashing created a dizzying effect, making everything feel intoxicating. At some point, Zoey’s shirt buttons were undone, and his kisses trailed down her body. The warm, moist sensation made her tense up, and she pushed at the man i
Seeing Leanna finish the drink in one go, a hint of joy flashed in Dominic's eyes. "Let's go," he said.Leanna nodded. "Okay." She stood up and followed Dominic through the long corridor towards the bar's exit. Leanna felt unbearably thirsty and her body began to heat up. Her consciousness grew hazy, and she suddenly felt an urge to hold onto the man in front of her. Dominic glanced back at Leanna, realizing that the drug was starting to take effect. He stepped forward and wrapped an arm around her waist, savoring the soft feel of her body. Tonight, he would enjoy her. "Leanna, let me take you home."Leanna found his voice particularly enticing, but she knew something wasn't right. She pushed against him. "I need to wash my face in the bathroom.""Sure," Dominic replied, but he didn’t lead her to the bathroom. Instead, he headed toward the bar exit. The dimly lit, sultry corridor occasionally had couples passionately kissing. Dominic, aroused by the scene, couldn't
Zoey could tell immediately that the photo wasn't a deepfake or AI-edited image; it was definitely Leanna. She clenched her phone tightly, walked into the meeting room, dismissed the session, then went into her office and opened her laptop to pull up the surveillance footage from after Leanna had returned home. She needed to know where Leanna had been taken and by whom.She found that the surveillance footage in Leanna’s apartment’s underground garage and along the route afterward had been deleted. Zoey quickly typed on the keyboard to restore the footage.The footage revealed that before Leanna entered the garage, a man wearing a hat and mask, dressed in a black T-shirt and black pants, had broken into her car and sat in the backseat. Not long after, Leanna entered the garage and got into the car. The camera angle wasn’t great, but it showed Leanna struggle briefly before going motionless. Two minutes later, the man drove off.In those two minutes, the man must have dragged Leanna int
Nancy trembled with her eyelashes, feeling the scorching breath of the man.Her hands trembled as she tightly grasped the man's shirt, a piercing pain shot through her, and she felt like her whole being was about to be torn apart."Ouch!"The painful sound of a woman came, and Dalton also felt that barrier.So that night, nothing happened between them, and now it is the woman's first time.Dalton looked at the tears in the corner of Nancy's eyes, his Adam's apple rolled, "Be good, I'll be gentle."He was clear-headed and knew that they were just a business alliance, perhaps one day they would get divorced, and he should stop.But at that moment, he simply didn't want to stop, and this feeling was very peculiar.He was a medical student and had performed many dissections and surgeries. The human body held no fascination for him.Even the most beautiful bodies were just organs to him in the past.Before, he was attr
The air froze at that moment.Nancy looked at this scene in shock, Dalton's face covered in cream.Luckily, when Nyasia was cutting the cake, the candles and the cake stand fell to the ground, otherwise Dalton would have definitely gotten hurt.Nyasia was not from a wealthy family, so how could she afford to compensate Dalton?Nancy pulled Nyasia behind her and said, "Sorry, Dalton, Nyasia didn't mean to. Don't be angry."Nyasia rolled up her sleeves and said, "Scumbag men and cheap women should be taught a lesson!"Nancy looked at Mario and said, "Mario, you take Nyasia and go first."Mario watched as Dalton raised his hand to wipe the cream smeared on his face, knowing that not taking Nyasia away would only make things worse.He grabbed the person around the waist and carried them into the elevator. Before the elevator doors closed, he saw Nancy going to wipe Dalton's face.Nancy was pushed away by Amiya. "Dalton, are
Dalton?Nancy hesitated for a moment, looked inside, and saw Dalton sitting on the couch, lazily leaning against the backrest, drinking a glass of wine by himself.She was afraid that the people inside would see her, so she immediately hid to the side of the door.Dalton's voice came, neither loud nor soft, with a casual tone, "The wedding at home is being prepared."Elliott Moody approached him and said, "Amiya is not leaving this time, she's staying in the country. She's now a famous wedding dress designer! She left in the first place for her dreams, so why do you think she's back now? Surely it's for you! Don't you want her anymore?"Nancy spoke softly, her body stiffened, and her fingers also closed together.She waited for the man's answer, but the man remained silent.Footsteps were heard, and she immediately turned and left.Standing on the terrace, facing the cool breeze, Nancy, who was dressed lightly, felt even colder
At the toast session, Carsen accompanied Carolyn, who had changed into an evening gown, to go table by table to propose toasts.Carsen drank red wine, while Carolyn drank juice.Zoey raised an eyebrow at Russell and said, "Carolyn has arrived, are you ready?"Russell had long noticed that Carolyn was eager to come to this table to propose a toast. He chuckled lightly, "Of course."In no time, Carsen and Carolyn came over. They first toasted the elders and then started toasting in order of seniority.First, it was Royce and Mya, Brodie and Joselyn, Madeleine and Kristian, and then it was Zoey and Russell.Carsen looked at Russell and said, "Russell, thank you for taking care of Carolyn all these years. Come, Carolyn, let's have a drink with Russell."Zoey smiled and said, "Wishing Uncle Carsen and Aunt Carolyn a hundred years of happiness!"Russell nodded and raised his glass, "Cheers to Uncle Carsen and Aunt Carolyn's happy mar
Carsen and Carolyn's wedding took place the next day, and the whole Woodmerrow knew that the Maddox family and the Keller family were getting married again.Everyone who was anyone in Lochcliff was invited, including the big shots in the medical field. Some people joked that this wedding was starting to resemble a medical conference.However, this time everyone was not very concerned about the grandeur of the wedding, but rather particularly concerned about the issue of the names used between Russell, Zoey, Carsen, and Carolyn.After all, it was a wedding, so there wasn't that much tension in the air, and that's when this kind of sound started to appear among the guests.Zoey nudged Russell's arm with her elbow, "What should we do? You're going to call Carolyn 'Sister-in-law' in a little while, are you nervous?"Russell's lips curved slightly, "I dared to ask, would she dare to agree?"Zoey stifled a laugh, "This is hard to say, Carolyn has
Viviana's surgery was very successful, and the little girl was finally going to recover after undergoing two major surgeries.After waking up from the surgery, her first question was, "Where is my father? Is he okay?"The man who had been hiding behind Mya suddenly couldn't hold back his tears, as he had wanted to surprise Viviana.Royce walked out, holding a bouquet of red roses. The man in his thirties had tears streaming down his face as he choked out, "I'm here, Dad is doing well."Viviana revealed a row of sparkling white little teeth, "Daddy, even when he cries, he still looks so handsome!"Royce squatted in front of the hospital bed, holding the little girl's small and soft hand, and couldn't help but laugh and cry, "So, Daddy has gotten old, huh?"Viviana laughed and said, "Dad used to be a handsome guy when he was younger."Royce smiled and said, "Thank you for your fair assessment of me."Viviana laughed and said, "Da
Royce's ward was unattended, and the cleaner stood at the small window, looking inside. She saw a man sleeping soundly, and she gently pushed open the door to the ward.She tiptoed to the bedside and took out a handkerchief from her jacket pocket, quickly covering the man's mouth and nose.She didn't expect it to go so smoothly, so she immediately went to the cleaning room and brought the wheelchair.With great effort, she helped Royce onto the wheelchair and placed a duckbill hat on his head before leaving.After a series of twists and turns, she took the person out of the hospital and moved them onto a black car, driving away.She couldn't contain her excitement, it was just too smooth, it seemed like the heavens were helping her.After passing a red light, she stopped and turned around to look back, only to find Royce fast asleep.She wanted to wait until she arrived at the place, and she was determined to win him over and make him
After Royce got on the car with Mya, clusters of fireworks bloomed in the sky.He opened the skylight, and Mya looked up. The fireworks were colorful and accompanied her all the way.Fireworks bloomed all the way from the villa to City Hall, a distance of twenty-five kilometers.The whole city was immersed in love, and pedestrians on the street couldn't help but admire.I don't know whose girlfriend, fiancée, or wife is so lucky to receive such love and pampering.Mya covered her mouth, afraid that her crying might ruin the beauty of the fireworks.The car stopped in front of City Hall, and Royce unbuckled his seatbelt and leaned over to embrace the person.Mya sobbed, "Royce.""I was there, I have always been there.""Thank you.""Silly little fool, don't say thank you to me anymore."Mya shook her head and withdrew from the man's embrace, saying earnestly, "I want to say thank you, thank you for al
Viviana Keller?The little girl smiled, her eyes curved, "Viviana Keller sounds better than Viviana Hayes! I like it!"Royce lifted her up, slightly crouched, and matched Mya's height, with both of them sandwiching Viviana in between, each kissing her cheeks.Viviana laughed happily, her little hands wrapped around the necks of the two people, and she shouted loudly, "I had a dad! I had a name! I was the happiest child in the world!"Mya shed tears, Viviana went through so many hardships, but she could still smile at life.The happiness that children wanted was very simple. It could be an inexpensive toy, a lollipop, and the love of their parents.Not far away, Zoey looked up, trying to hold back her tears.Russell grabbed her waist and asked in a low voice, "Were you moved?""No." Zoey didn't want to be laughed at by the man, so she immediately denied it.Russell nodded and said, "I understood.""What do you unde