Adrian had never intended to make their engagement news public, let alone announce their wedding plans online. It was enough for their circle of friends to know. How else could he continue his affairs, especially with innocent students? But of course, Adrian couldn't tell Hailey his true thoughts. Instead, he made up an excuse that the news might affect the stock market and their business dealings.Having achieved her goal, Hailey was in a good mood. She sweet-talked Adrian, promising him a wild night in the field to appease him. Finally, she managed to calm him down.As the end of summer approached, the temperature began to drop. The weather wasn't exactly bad, but it wasn't particularly good either.Oliver had been out of the country for a week, and in two days, it would be Hailey and Adrian's engagement party. Natalie wondered whether she should go alone if Oliver still hadn't returned, or if she should just skip it altogether.As Natalie sifted the low-gluten flour and mixed it wi
Jamie was Oliver's personal driver and bodyguard, an influential figure by Oliver's side.Liam went to contact Jamie with a subtle expression on his face. He came back and told Oliver, "Young Master, Lady went to All Night Manor.""Tell her to come back immediately!" Oliver's face suddenly turned cold, changing his words, "Tell her to roll back to me, now!"Liam was taken aback, it had been a while since he had seen Oliver so emotionally exposed.He knew All Night Manor was the most famous entertainment venue in Paykston and guessed that Young Master wouldn't be pleased, but he didn't expect such a reaction."It's so big.""...Master, Lady arrived there ten minutes ago."Just then, Cadence called.Oliver didn't have time to deal with her and hung up directly.Seeing the call being ended, Cadence refused to give up and tried to call twice more until finally being connected."You better have something important to say!"Each word from Oliver felt like it was forced out of his teeth, chi
Jane was not confident in finishing the fight quickly, so she lowered her head and called Natalie with her phone, but Natalie hadn't answered the call.One of the men said to Jane with ill intentions, "Beauty, why don't you spend a night with us, and we won't accuse you of maliciously injuring someone."One of the men wanted to touch Jane's face, but she skillfully avoided it, leaving marks on him.Jane's previous actions might have left bruises, but it didn't constitute malicious harm.However, if these spoiled playboys really wanted to frame her, they had ways and "evidence" to do so.With so many people around, the person pulling her moved quickly and without regard for others. Natalie bumped into people several times and got glared at and cursed at. She even had to quickly apologize to people after getting hurt."Hey! Let go of me! Who are you? If you don't let me go, I'll call someone!""Mr. Windsor, please let her go!"Adrian was preparing to go to the bathroom when he coinciden
Adrian tried to stop Oliver, but Oliver easily kicked him away.Oliver's mind was fixated on Natalie, and only then did he feel Cadence's hand resting on his.In his embrace, he spread out repulsively, giving a warning glance to those around, and pulled Natalie away with big strides.Adrian and the others wanted to catch up, but a group of bodyguards appeared out of nowhere and stopped them.The leader was Jamie, who had brought Natalie here."Who do you think you are? Do you know who this is? He is the young master of the Harrington family! His grandfather is the chairman of Windsor Group! Move aside!" someone shouted. But soon, it was replaced by sounds of fighting and yelling.Charles waited anxiously outside. Dealing with violent incidents like bar fights was Jamie's specialty.Finally, Charles greeted them when they came out."Sir, lady!" Seeing Oliver's dark and gloomy expression and Natalie, who usually had a good temper, filled with anger and indifference, Jamie didn't know wh
Jane rushed out of the All Night Manor. Outside, there was only the howling night wind and the dazzling light of the All Night Manor sign.She anxiously looked around, but couldn't find any trace of Natalie."Jane, let us take you to the hospital," a man approached, exuding a strong aura of dominance.Just now at the bar, Jane was worried about Natalie. Unusually, she lowered her head and owed a favor to those people, hoping to leave quickly and find Natalie.However, those people had been waiting for a long time to see Jane fall from grace, seizing the opportunity. How could they let her off easily?Jane was furious and in the end, resorted to violence.The bar became chaotic, with several men and one woman fighting without any regard for their dignity.Someone punched Jane in the back, and the fight came to a halt. Within the blink of an eye, four or five men in plain clothes came rushing in, shielding Jane from any danger.The tall figure before her had his features hidden under a
"Natalie, I am your man, your legal husband. What's wrong with me touching you?!" Oliver roared.He had not had an easy night either. He had given Natalie enough time and patience, but she had gone to see Adrian behind his back!What's so good about that man!What kind of taste was that!She despised him, right?! Always despised him!The sound of running water stopped.Natalie raised her head, and the emotional dam that had been tightly sealed since waking up burst open with his words. Tears gushed out, unstoppable.Oliver used to get annoyed when women cried, but now, seeing Natalie in tears, he felt both satisfied and tormented in his heart.He wanted to hold her in his arms, but at the same time, he was angry with her.Natalie cried even harder and weakly leaned against the bathtub, her eyes filled with hatred as she looked at Oliver:"Oliver, you bastard! You absolute bastard!"It was not because he wanted to make love to her, but because he had broken his promise.He knew she fel
While taking a shower, Natalie remembered the intelligent voice communication system next to the bathtub and called Jane to assure her that everything was okay. She had planned to lie and say that nothing major had happened, but little did she know that Jane had already found the Rosewood Estate."Jane, I have prepared myself for worse outcomes even before marrying Oliver. Our marriage isn't equal to begin with; he's bound by the engagement, and I'm bound by reality. So, it doesn't matter. You be good and don't mess things up," Natalie told Jane in this way.Natalie's conservatism stemmed from a lack of trust in emotions.She wasn't prudish; her body should have belonged to Oliver a long time ago.What she found difficult to accept was disappointment.She had already started to let down her emotional barriers. She thought that even in a marriage without a foundation of love, she could still live harmoniously with him.But, as expected, she had been too presumptuous, too laughable!Nat
Oliver had no interest in such occasions, especially Adrian's engagement banquet. But when he thought of Natalie's purpose for going to the bar..."Natalie, do you want to go?" "I don't want to," she replied.But how could she go with those marks on her body? Natalie instinctively pulled up her collar to cover the kiss marks on her neck.Charles, seeing her actions, awkwardly averted his gaze. He didn't see anything!Oliver, however, noticed every little move she made. She said "I don't want to go," not "I don't want to.""Let's go back to the Rosewood Estate," Natalie said, feeling a bit tired. Mainly, she just didn't want to pay attention to Oliver anymore. She went straight to her room after returning to the main building.The master bedroom had been cleaned again. The dark blue carpet was replaced with a pale yellow one, and although the bedding colors remained dark, the pattern had changed.When she thought about the mess on her body and having slept in the bed, Natalie frowned