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2024-10-29 19:42:56Late at night, Dave just got home from his office. The man only came home after ten o'clock at night, almost every day. Angel couldn’t help but wonder, did Dave really go to work? As far as she knows, no one works from morning to ten at night, only workaholics do.
Did Dave avoid it? Or is he… spending time with someone?
Jealousy gripped her heart and made her feel sad. How pathetic she was. Dave had treated her so cruelly, but she still had a crush on him. When Dave saw Angel sitting on the front sofa and reading a novel she had found on the bookshelf, he stopped and frowned.
“Why have not you fallen asleep yet?” he asked.
Angel looked at Dave painfully, and then looked away, trying to hide his expression. “I am reading a book.”
“Oh.” Dave looked confused as to what to say, and then his eyes hardened again. “Have you bought a dress yet? The party is this weekend, in a few days.”
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It was almost past midnight, when the party and all the rush to tidy it up were over. Dave carefully opened Angel's unlocked door. The room was dark and dim, but in the middle of the bed, under the dim moonlight coming in through the glass above the window, he could clearly see Angel's body lying face down on the bed.Slowly, trying not to make a sound, Dave pulled up a chair and brought it closer to the edge of the bed. He sat there, with his body half bent, hands on his elbows and eyes staring intently at her.With the help of the moonlight, Dave could see Angel's face slanted towards him and he could tell, there were dry, tear marks on her cheeks. Once again, Angel cried again until she fell asleep.Dave's heart ached. At first, he thought that hurting Angel repeatedly, making her cry all the time until she was almost insane would satisfy his aching and vengeful heart. It would allow him to shake off the feeling of a gaping wound when he looked at Daisy's pit
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The two of them looked at each other with concern and pale faces. Angel herself was so worried. Her husband treated her badly and now she is pregnant, pregnant not from the fruit of her marital love but from the coercion that her husband put on her.How will Dave treat his son later, while he was treating Angel like this? How will this child grow? Will Dave treat them badly?Suddenly the instinct to protect her child grew from Angel's mind; she immediately wrapped her arms around her and hugged her stomach warily. If Dave wants to hurt her baby, it means she has to fight; yesterday Angel gave up because she felt she was alone, now she has a baby growing in her womb and she has to fight to protect her child.“You should go to the doctor.” Dave looked at Angel who was hugging her stomach while frowning. “We're going to the doctor now.”“I can go alone.” Angel suddenly wanted to keep Dave as far away from her future child
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Dave came home still with a pounding heart, confused what to do. On the one hand, he feels compelled to carry out what he calls a revenge plan, but on the other, his rebellious conscience reminds him that Angel is pregnant with his child.Angel was waiting for him, staring at him with her wide beautiful eyes in the living room. God knows how long she waited for him. Shouldn't she be asleep already? Aren't pregnant women supposed to sleep early?Dave glanced at his watch. It was almost twelve o'clock. He then mumbled coldly to Angel, “Shouldn't you be asleep already?”“I'm waiting for you, we have to talk,” Angel replied curtly, looking at him with determination.Dave frowned. If he did not come home tonight and decided to stay at home for Daisy, would his wife wait for him until morning?“We'll talk tomorrow, I'm tired.”“Is there another woman, Dave?”Dave who was about to leave the roo
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Dave stood frozen and confused when Angel left him. Divorce. In the end, Angel would definitely ask him that and he knew she would. He had even planned a painful divorce for Angel.Now he could not accept the divorce. For God's sake, Angel was pregnant with her child and the woman simply said that she wanted a divorce. Where does she want to take Dave's son later? Will she run into Jim's arms and then make Jim the father of his child?Dave grimaced angrily. No! Dave would not let Angel run back into Jim's arms. All this time he had been holding back hatred for the man, Jim, the man who was too close to Angel. He would not allow his son who is now in Angel's belly near Jim.Dave will defend Angel and his son to the death to always by his side.***"So you're leaving?"Jim sounded excited when Angel called him that night; Angel took a deep breath and subconsciously nodded her head, forgetting that Jim could not see her."Angel?" Jim ask
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"Honey, wake up!" the voice whispered continuously in her ear, and then there was the smell of perfume in her nose.Angel squirmed and tried to open her eyes, freeing herself from the darkness that engulfed her.When she opened her eyes, she came face to face with Dave. Angel immediately frowned. Was Dave who called her “honey” just now? Was she just dreaming?“You fainted earlier. Are you okay?” Dave asked quietly. Angel had apparently been laid in the back seat of his car.She nervously sat up, and then cast her eyes towards her house. The fire had been extinguished and now only black smoke was left from the water spray that billowed upwards. Her heart was sore and sliced, very sad. It was as if the fire had forcibly erased all her memories.She sadly held back the tears that were starting to well up in her eyes."I'm fine," she mumbled hoarsely.Dave sighed, looking relieved. “What about your stomach?
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Angel passed Dave when they were about to walk into the sitting room. They stood up and looked at each other awkwardly."How are you?" finally, it was Dave who started the conversation, looking Angel from head to toe, appraising her.Angel averted her eyes from Dave's piercing gaze. "I'm fine."Angel's mind was still filled with that thought, the thought that maybe Dave was the brain behind the burning down of her house, that he was so cruel and mean to her. The thought hurt her more than she thought. Because Angel still loves Dave very much. Really love this man."The police will probably come here asking some questions. Well since you're the owner of the house, I hope you're in good condition enough to take them in."Angel nodded her head. "I'm fine," she contemplated sadly.What would happen if she revealed her suspicions to Dave to the police? Will the police help her? However, seeing Dave's calm demeanor, Angel thought that he must have
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"He built a greenhouse for you?" Jim's first reaction when Angel told him what Dave had done was, to his great surprise. "Is that so, Angel?""Now the greenhouse is finished, and he's offered to drive me to buy some unique varieties to fill the greenhouse." Angel held her breath as her eyes glanced at the beauty of the greenhouse that now stood tall and luxurious, reflecting the sunlight that made it sparkle.Jim seemed pensive on the other side. "Are you sure that Dave did it sincerely without any intentions behind it?""I do not know."Angel herself had her doubts, but so far, Dave had been really nice to her. The man took care of her, always asked her condition and no more hurtful harsh words. Angel suddenly realized that Dave was serious about what he said that because of the arrival of their baby, he would change his attitude.Although his attitude did not return to the loving attitude he showed before marrying Angel, at least Dave had appreci
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What? Dave has a mistress he is hiding in a secret house? Is it true? Angel wanted to not believe the info, but this info came from Jim and he could not have lied to her.Suddenly Angel remembered about Dave's mom's visit that time. His mother seemed to have asked if Dave had ever introduced her to Daisy or something like that. Her memory was hazy, but she felt Daisy's name was familiar when Jim said it, and she was sure it came from Dave's mother. She remembered how Dave's mother tried to divert the conversation and looked nervous when she realized Angel did not know anything about Daisy.Angel's breath was tight with tears. How dare Dave to her!“Can you steal some time to meet me, Angel? If possible maybe I can better explain all the information I got to you.”Angel was stunned, still confused, but then she made up her mind. She should be able to find out the truth about that woman named Daisy. At least that way she could know where she was
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"Are you okay?" Reeves asked the woman beside him who had been silent for a while with a sad face, occasionally glancing at the wounds on Reeves' body.Reeves chuckled. "You have to look at yourself. You're hurt too, Vida. Don't worry too much about me. I'm fine."Vida immediately looked away and rubbed the corners of her eyes. Her whole body was screaming in pain, but the injuries to Reeves' body were so much worse that the pain Vida was suffering seemed to be nothing.“Take it easy. Soon the doctor will come to examine us again.”Vida laid her body tensely on the hospital bed which felt very uncomfortable. Shw just wanted to get out of here immediately and dispel all thoughts of the accident earlier. They were finally placed in a VIP room together at Roy Wijaya's request after some time. He just wanted his men to be able to keep an eye on them without being split into two rooms like before.Meanwhile, even though their injuries
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Vida couldn't believe what she heard with her own ears. She even banged her ears for fear of having trouble with her ears. Reeves who was annoyed to see the girl's behavior restrained her hand so as not to hit her head again.“If you want to hit your head, at least not in front of me!” said Reeves curtly. Vida pouted. She became awkward again when she realized Reeves' hand was holding hers. Likewise with the man who did not realize that he had touched her without his permission. He finally let go of the hand of a woman who would easily smile if she saw something she thought was funny.“I apologize for what I said a few days ago. I was a little too much at the time," said Reeves shyly admitting his mistake."A little? You say a little too much? You've hurt my feelings so much. Do you know that, Mr. Reeves Wijaya?” Vida sarcastically let out the feelings in her heart.&ldq
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Holding back his anger, Liam intends to follow Reeves, who is taking Vida to the rehab where Vida's father is being treated. He could have been made to lose steps from his half-brother. If this continues, that girl's heart might be stolen by that damn Reeves. This cannot be tolerated. As long as he was still breathing, he would keep trying to get Vida's attention at all costs. He would never be willing to lose in any case to Reeves.Driving the BMW 8 Series Coupe, the latest luxury car with beautiful and futuristic body curves, Liam penetrated the city streets which at that time was approaching the hour of work for the workers or employees. Of course he couldn't get to his destination right away because of the traffic jams which annoyed him immensely.Several times the sound of honking horns was heard because they were impatient with each other. Due to the noise that is waiting for him in front of his eyes, plus Liam who was annoyed to hear
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Only Reeves and Vida were in the room. Vida observed him leaning casually on the door. The man now looked as usual, looking handsome. The girl's eyes traced his lips and then her cheeks flushed red as the memory of her kiss with him on the balcony hit her straight away. Reeves seemed to know what was on Vida's mind. Maybe because he saw her cheeks suddenly turn bright red."Would you like to go with me?" suddenly Reeves asked. "You don't have anything to do this holiday, do you?"In fact she have. Vida wants to visit her father in rehab while today is a holiday. "No, I have something to do."Instantly Reeves gaze sharpened. "You're going with Liam?"Vida frowned. "No. I don't even know where Liam is. I'm going to visit my father.""In rehab?" Reeves looked thoughtful for a moment. "I'll take you," he continued later, in an undeniably firm voice."No need!" Vida half shouted to refuse. She couldn't imagine spending her day off with Reeves, le
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Liam half slams the door to his room, his breath panting and he furrows his brows, actually frowning at the pain. Cold sweat ran down his forehead and he felt excruciating pain all over his body. Liam tried to catch his breath, but a rancid smell wafted from his nose filled with fresh blood, flowing non-stop until it reached frightening levels.He wiped the blood from his nose with his handkerchief, then threw the red handkerchief on the floor. His legs were shaking, he was shuffling trying to reach the bed, but apparently the bed was too far for him.His body fell to the floor, losing consciousness.When Liam opened his eyes, he was in a faint white room. His eyes blinked because of the light that contrasted with the darkness that always surrounded him. Having overcome the light, Liam looked around the room. The first thing he saw was Roy Wijaya. The old man looked somber, sitting in the chair next to his bed."Grandpa, you come back from London?"
