Shannon was in great shock as she thought that it was Julio who went after her. Instantly, she lifted her head, and her eyes met an attractive dark gaze. It was Sean! “Let go of me, Sean!”Shannon wanted to kill him as she thought about her dead child.In fact, Shannon could not recall the exact cause of her child’s death. However, subconsciously, she felt a sharp pain at her lower abdomen once she saw Sean. It felt as though someone was slicing her with a few knives.“No, I’ll never let you go! Never…”Sean kissed Shannon even harder, their lips and tongues were clinging together, and he was drowning in fantasy. He wished that he could just hold her in his embrace and kiss her until the end of time. To her surprise, Sean kissed her with greater passion even after she struggled. He was driving her crazy!Then, she lifted her leg and stepped on Sean’s foot! Sean was in pain, but he did not even want to let her go.What was more mind-blowing was that Shannon realized that she e
Sean’s prestige was almost as high as Mr. Ford Sr. The aggressive look in his eyes was a clear warning to the servants, so none of them dared to speak a word to Julio about his whereabouts.Openly, he walked into the house with his so-called sister-in-law. He carried her on his shoulder. He walked right into their room. Shannon swept her eyes across the room and saw the photo that was placed on the bedside table.It was a photo taken when she celebrated her 18th birthday.In the photo, a woman that looked just like her had nestled her head on his shoulder, grinning cheerfully. He seemed faintly aloof like he always did, but the way he looked at her was full of great fondness.For some reason, she was drawn to the photo almost instantaneously. With careful steps, she walked towards the bedside table and pondered the woman’s identity. Who was this woman that looked just the same as her?Ever since they met, Sean had been addressing her as Shannon, so she quickly knew that the woma
Sean clearly saw every detail of her well-thought plan.He acted like he was not looking, but little did she know that she was the only thing that he could see. His eyes had lingered on her throughout the call.Besides, how could he keep his eyes away from her?He missed her so much that it hurt. The long separation had made him realize that the only thing that he wanted to do was to take a good look at her.He could actually recognize the foil packaging of the pill, as he was once introduced to it by Sam Lowe’s friend, who was a medical-genius and freak. Sam’s friend was very interested in producing all kinds of medicine, and that was how Sean came to know about the pill.Once swallowed, his life would be over!Shannon, I’ll take anything that you want me to take. I don’t care if it’s arsenic, or some other deadly poison, as long as that’s what you want.Sean had ended the call for quite a while now, but he did not want her to be skeptical about him, so he waited for her to cal
Sean’s glance turned into a gaze. The magnetism of his prolonged eye contact had amplified his love for her.His eyes lingered on her face for the last time. “I’d also like you to know that I love you, Shannon, for all eternity.”Without hesitation, he put the glass on his lips.Although Shannon had been hypnotized and had an inaccurate memory, she had not lost her ability to think. She was now certain that he already knew about the pill in the glass of water. He probably knew the fatality of the pill, too.However, she could not figure out why he insisted on drinking the glass of poisoned water, knowing that his life would be thoroughly ruined.Was he doing it out of guilt to compensate for the loss of her son?He did not seem like a compassionate man, at least from what she had heard.Was he doing it out of love? Was it true that he loved her so much he would do anything for her?She certainly hoped not.Impulsively, she shook her head to dismiss the thought. There was no lo
“Shannon, you’re not Coco. You’re my dear Shannon.”Sean stopped by her side to kiss away the tears at the corner of her eye. “Shannon, please do a blood test with John, will you? The results can never lie. You’ll know that what I said is true. I didn’t lie to you.”Her heart throbbed when he kissed her, so, in a blind panic, she pushed him away.She put her hand on her chest and felt her heart pounding. “Sean, what’s your problem? Why should I carry out a blood test with your son?” Crossly, she said to him.His heart ached to know that she did not believe anything he said. Just like him, he was deeply skeptical at first. Again and again, she pleaded with him to conduct the paternity test with John, but he kept turning her down with all sorts of unbelievable reasons that were unpleasant to hear.He told her the truth, but it was simply regarded with suspicion. It was the worst feeling ever, and he finally understood it.Eagerly, he clasped her hands in an attempt to explain himse
There was a grey car that stopped around the corner not far from the house. Quinn was in the car, waiting patiently for her prey to fall into the trap. Gently, she stroked her baby bump, but even in a gesture of motherly love, the menacing look on her face was hard to miss.She was told about Shannon’s return and had been monitoring her whereabouts ever since.Shannon seemed to have lost her memory, but Sean had no intention of moving on.Sean, do you really love Shannon that much?Oh, well, your love will be the death of her.Also, Julio, too.Quinn and Julio were childhood friends. He behaved like a gentleman throughout the time that they were together, but with a calm disposition - courteous, but faintly aloof. In fact, she found him strangely distant every time they talked. Whenever he was with Shannon, however, he behaved quite differently. There was always a gentle smile on his face when they were together.Two outstanding men were both attracted to Shannon at the same tim
“Seth, hold on a minute, the camera’s not fixed. Let’s fix the angle first.”Eli had prepared a few camcorders and a camera just for tonight.Shannon looked at the gears in disbelief, which made her wonder what they actually wanted. What was the point of setting up the recorder as well?Eli noticed her bewilderment, so he answered her question with a wicked smile, “Bitch, someone wants you dead, but before that, all your standing and reputation must be ruined. Your cooperation tonight is very much needed so that we can get good pictures to bargain for good money!”Shannon trembled in fear at what she had heard.Not long ago, she had just returned to Linn City. She could not remember if she had ever offended anyone, so much so that person wanted her dead.Could the person be Sean?The possibility was dismissed almost immediately. Despite the bitter experience they had, she still believed that he would not do such dirty things to a woman. Who else could it be, if not him?Forcefu
No! She refused to fall into the hands of these two disgusting men. With persistence, she must fight until the end.She bit her lips so hard that her teeth sank into her flesh, causing the wound to bleed steadily. Pain brought her clarity, so she could finally think straight. She shot a glance at the bedside table and saw a glass. Promptly she grabbed the glass and aimed for Eli Jenk’s head.“Bitch, I’m going to make you suffer so much tonight!”On the spur of the moment, Eli cut her off and took away the glass from her hand. He then slapped her face, rather forcefully and loudly, which caused her pretty face to swell up badly.Clearly, he did not mean to show her any mercy. The slap was so hard that she began to suffer dizzy spells.To make matters worse, he did not give her any time to recover before tearing her clothes off.“Don’t touch me! Don’t touch me! Get your hands off me! Don’t you touch me!” She fought on. “Help!”The disparity of physical strength between Shannon and
The doctors had briefly cleaned and wrapped Shannon’s wound on the way to the hospital. She was sent into the operating theater the second they arrived at the hospital. After eight hours of trying to run from the god of death, Shannon was pushed out from the operating theater.According to the doctor, the bullet was less than a centimeter away from Shannon’s heart. No one would be able to save her life if it had penetrated her heart.Fortunately, it seemed that Shannon had a chance to survive, but she was still at the edge of danger. If she does not wake up in 48 hours, the doctors will give up on her.Although the probability for Shannon to wake up was very low, according to the doctor, Sean strongly believed that she would wake up.He could not be bothered by his own injuries but held Shannon’s hand as he sat beside her bed. He held her hand so tightly as though he was going to squeeze it into his palm.Gently, he stared at Shannon’s face and spoke in a loving voice, “Shannon,
Sean’s gaze was ever gentle, and it made Shannon tear up even more.His eyes were full of pampering and love for Shannon, just like when they had first met each other. “I’m so sorry, Shannon. I truly regret that I’ve done so many evil things to you and even broke your heart.”“Shannon, I don’t deserve your forgiveness. So, don’t forgive me, but take good care.”“No matter what happens, you must take good care of yourself, Shannon.”I love you, but I don’t want you to feel sad for me, so I guess I’ll skip this phrase. After saying everything that he needed to tell Shannon, Sean calmly said, “Julio, just take my life; don’t hurt Shannon!”Sean took a step forward and stood in front of Julio. He did not try to defend himself or hide but waited for a shot from Julio.As Julio witnessed Sean’s bravery, he knew that he had been defeated.He was finally aware that he could never compete with Sean for Shannon’s heart. Julio was suffering from that awareness. However, the grudge he had
“Julio, are you crazy?!”Startled by what he said, Shannon accidentally hit her head on the edge of the bed. Surprisingly, the pain helped her regain some energy.She saw a mug as she turned her head to the side, and she quickly grabbed the mug and crashed it onto the bedside table. The next thing she did was cut her wrist with one of the broken pieces of the cup.“Julio, I don’t love you. I don’t want a baby with you! I would rather die than have a baby with you!”Shannon’s quick action left Julio in shock! There was a deep and bleeding wound on her wrist when he managed to regain his attention. He was too stunned as he looked at the blood on her wrist.He could not be bothered to remove Shannon’s clothes anymore when he saw her hurting herself. He tightly hugged her in his embrace and uttered, “Shannon, why did you hurt yourself?! Am I so bad to the extent that you would rather die than become my wife?”Julio seemed hurt by her actions as he chuckled with grief. “Shannon, you w
The morgue? Shannon almost tripped and fell to the ground.She could not be bothered by her injury to her ankle and continued to rush to the direction of the morgue with the help of the wall as a support.Unknowingly, Shannon’s eyes were covered with tears, and all of a sudden, she felt a sharp pain on her neck and lost consciousness just when she was pushing the morgue’s door open.It was already in the evening when Shannon woke up, and she realized that she was in a strange room. She was dressed in a white wedding gown, and there was a mirror nearby. Looking into the mirror, she saw herself wearing very nice makeup.Suddenly, Shannon felt a sharp pain in her head as she tried to recall how she ended up here. She remembered that she was on the way to the morgue to see Sean. How did she wake up in a strange room with this odd outfit?Whatever the reason was, Shannon had no time to think it through thoroughly. What she had to do now was to find Sean.Desperately trying to get up,
Shannon was eager to see Sean.She heard two nurses whispering at a corner when she rushed out of her ward.“What a waste; he was so handsome but died so young!”“True, such a misfortune. He is only about 27 or 28 years old. It was a horrible accident. He passed away even before he could make it to the operation theater.”“I heard that his family is quite rich; I guess he was fated not to be able to spend the money.”“Sigh. It’s sad for such a handsome man to die in such a pitiful way! His wife was at the scene of the accident and passed out while crying. She was sent to our hospital, but she is yet to awake!”“Sigh, what can she do even if she is awake!? She might as well not wake up since the first news she will get is the news of her husband’s death! It would be really pitiful for her!”…As Shannon listened to the conversation between the two nurses, her heart sank bit by bit.The man was very handsome, at the age of 27 to 28, his family was rich, his wife fainted at the s
“I mean what I said!”Ian’s handsome face turned cold as he added with an evil gaze, “Quinn, I won’t keep this baby!”“No! You can’t hurt the child! This is your baby!”Ian chuckled even more nastilly after listening to what Quinn had said. “My baby? Quinn, I’m sure you just want to use the baby to keep Sean! Sadly, Sean has known that the baby is mine since a long time ago. Do you think Sean will spare your life if he was not planning to protect my baby!?”Sean already knew that the baby was not his own! With that thought in mind, Quinn fell on the ground disappointedly; how it could be…Then, Ian turned around and walked toward his Lamborghini. He locked his door and drove toward Quinn at a fast pace!Quinn lifted her head and her eyes were widely opened with fear. It would seem that Ian definitely wanted to kill her today!But, she could not die! She was only 26 years old! She had such a bright future! How could she let herself die so young?With that in mind, Quinn did not bother a
To Quinn’s surprise, Sean rushed out to save Shannon’s life at the critical moment without a second thought.Unknowingly, Quinn’s eyes were flooded with tears, for she could not understand how Sean loved Shannon so much!She reversed the car and slowly accelerated as she attempted to hit Shannon again. She would not be satisfied as long as Shannon was alive.However, Sam managed to arrive just in time with a group of people before Quinn succeeded. She was worried that Sam would catch her, so she quickly changed her direction and drove toward the southern outskirts.Sam did not go after Quinn by himself as he was worried about Sean’s injuries. Instead, he summoned his subordinates to tail Quinn’s car.Anxiously, Quinn accelerated and drove away recklessly. She was in an extreme panic as she did not want to be caught by Sean’s men. She heaved a sigh of relief when she noticed that she managed to escape from their clasp. However, when she was driving toward a junction, all of a sudden,
She was told about Eli and Seth’s failure last night.Her men came back with news, saying that Shannon was taken away by Sean, who showed up out of the blue.From her view in the car, she could see love bites on Shannon’s neck, which confirmed her speculation. The thought of them having sex last night drove her crazy. Without a doubt, anger and bitterness had preyed on her. She clenched her fists so hard that she cut her skin with her own nails, causing blood to drip.Shannon! Shannon!You should be long dead! I should’ve killed you right away last night!But it is not too late. Shannon, go to hell!Quinn stepped on the accelerator pedal and drove the car out at full speed. It was Shannon that she was aiming for.When Shannon finally noticed the danger, it was already too late. The van seemed to be coming at lightning speed; she knew that she was unable to escape.“Shannon!”It seemed hopeless for her to think that she could survive the crash. She anticipated the accident, but
Sean took Shannon all the way back to his mansion.She had been fed with the most powerful pill of its kind. When they finally got home, her body temperature was abnormally high.Eagerly, she tried to break away. Instinct told her not to get entangled with her brother-in-law.Repeatedly, she told herself that Julio was the man she loved and that they would be getting married very soon. However, there was only one name that kept coming to her mind.Sean. Sean...Why? Why did his name keep coming back to haunt her?Is it because of the immense hatred?Or could it be…She did not want to go there.What she desperately needed was a cold shower to calm herself down. Falteringly, she tried to walk to the bathroom, but he clasped her in his arms to stop her from leaving.His sweet lips were attached to hers, and soon, their tongues were intertwined. Lost in the kiss, she could feel her mind drift. With one last effort, she regained her strength and gave him a hard slap in the face.