In an instant, she had a feeling of deja vu, as if she saw him from her childhood, tightly holding her hand and saying, "Vivi, you can't leave me!" Dating? Was she really going to date someone like him? She suddenly felt like walking on a tightrope, with a possible abyss below and a foggy path ahead. Whether she moved forward or backward, it was all unknown."I'll pick you up tomorrow," his voice interrupted her reverie."Pick me up?" she looked at him in confusion."For a date," he casually uttered the words.Vivienne was a bit dumbfounded. She and Asher had spent a considerable amount of time together since childhood, but they had never officially gone on a date."So, because we're dating, you want to go on a date with me?" Vivienne asked after pondering for a moment."Yes," he said with a sense of entitlement.She was momentarily speechless.Back in her dorm room, Vivienne collapsed onto her bed, feeling as if she had drained all her energy in just a few hours. She was exhausted."
It was Asher! She thought he would come to pick her up at the school gate, but she didn't expect him to come directly to the dormitory building to wait for her!Asher tilted his chin up and stared straight at Vivienne. Perhaps he had been looking at her for too long, as Julian couldn't help but ask Vivienne, "Vivienne, do you know him?""Yeah," Vivienne replied. She hurried back into the room from the balcony, quickly tidied up her hair and changed clothes, then greeted Julian before rushing downstairs."Why are you waiting for me here?" she ran up to him and asked."Is it not allowed?" he countered, putting away his phone and raising his hand to smooth her slightly disheveled hair from running.The girls who had been watching downstairs started whispering even more after seeing this scene. Vivienne glanced around and noticed that many of the girls were from her dormitory building."It's not that. Where's your car? It was parked at the school gate?" she asked."Yeah," he nodded slight
She was taken aback. If it were an ordinary person, they might engage in other activities when unable to sleep, but for him, daydreaming was actually the most normal thing to do.Vivienne lowered her head and continued eating, and Asher remained silent.By the time they finished eating and arrived at the entrance of the aquarium, it was already late morning. It was Saturday, and normally at this time, the aquarium would have had quite a few visitors.However, when Vivienne entered the aquarium, she realized that apart from the staff, there was not a single customer in the entire place. Moreover, the staff members treated Asher with utmost respect.The entire aquarium was filled with various aquatic creatures, from the ceilings to the glass walls and even the glass floors. But Vivienne had no interest in appreciating them at the moment."Did you rent the entire place?" Vivienne looked at Asher beside her, and it seemed like the only explanation for this."Yes," he nodded."Why did you
They had their lunch in the restaurant of the aquarium. The spacious dining area was empty, with only the two of them present.Vivienne had no idea how much Asher had spent to reserve the entire aquarium, but she could only imagine that only he would spend a large sum of money for such an ordinary date.Though there were few magazine reports about Asher, Vivienne still knew some things about him. She knew that he had taken over the Montgo family's chain of hotels and was considered a genius in the financial world.Of course, this referred not only to his ability to manage hotels but also to his precise insight in the futures and stock market. For him, money was like a numerical game in finance."What are you thinking about?" Asher's voice interrupted Vivienne's contemplation."Do you enjoy your work?" she asked, genuinely curious now."I don't feel anything," he replied.She clearly didn't understand, so he further explained, "Do you like 1+1?""What do you mean?" she became more conf
Inside the train compartment, with the air conditioning on and a comfortable temperature, Vivienne leaned her head against the seat and slowly closed her eyes.In the quiet space, a man and a woman leaned against each other, cuddling. It felt as if they had been together since ancient times and would stay together until the end of time.After an unknown amount of time, a passing girl outside the train seemed to accidentally catch a glimpse of the scene inside the compartment through the window. Excitedly, she took out her phone and started taking pictures of the two inside.Although there shouldn't have been any sound inside the compartment, those ink-like eyes slowly opened, with a vacant gaze coldly staring at the girl outside holding her phone up.The girl's body stiffened, and she felt a chilling sensation crawling up her spine. The man's gaze felt like absolute stillness. Her hands trembled involuntarily, and she felt like she could barely hold onto her phone.She thought he woul
When Vivienne mentioned her desired salary to the interview manager, the person remained serious and said, "Alright, Miss Sullivan. If the company decides to hire you, we will notify you by phone." In other words, she had to wait for the news.As Vivienne walked out of the interview room, ready to leave, she noticed a few female employees whispering and looking at her."It looks like her, very similar.""It's unlikely. If it really is her, why would she come to our small company for an interview?""Let's go ask, then we'll know."Their murmurs left Vivienne puzzled. However, as she passed by those people, her gaze suddenly froze on the computer screen of an open desk.Her steps came to a halt, and she stared at a photo on the computer screen. It depicted a man and a woman sleeping in a car, leaning against each other.In the photo, the man's head rested on the woman's shoulder, and their right and left hands were clasped together. The picture was taken through the car window, and the
Although Asher had visited her school several times before, he rarely appeared in various media outlets, so no one at the school recognized him as the third young master of the Montgo family. But now..."Do you mind?" he asked. "Of course I do," she replied. "Why do you mind?" His voice was cold, indifferent. She was taken aback, but she saw him suddenly lean closer, his face nearing hers. Instinctively, she took a step back, but he grabbed her waist with his right hand."What are you doing?" she asked nervously. His face was too close, allowing her to easily see her own reflection in his eyes."It's just a photo. Even if it's posted online, so what? We're dating, and such photos are normal, aren't they?" His tone was cold, and his expression was icy.She paused, but then heard his voice continuing in her ear."Or is it that you don't want someone to see this photo?"She opened her mouth, and suddenly another face appeared in her mind. A face that seemed elegant and gentle, but was ac
It was a string of numbers, without a name. But that familiar number left Vivienne stunned.It was Ezra's number!Even though she had deleted Ezra's number from her phone contacts long ago, she still remembered it. After all, she had memorized that number once.Human memory is strange. When you want to forget something, you may not be able to, but when you want to remember, you may not recall it."Give me the phone," Vivienne said, extending her hand towards Asher, who was holding the phone.However, Asher lifted his arm, avoiding Vivienne's hand."Whose number is this?" he asked."I don't know," she evaded his gaze, feeling guilty."Is that so?" He half-lowered his eyes, his long eyelashes concealing his expression. "Well, once it's connected, we'll naturally find out who it is."What?! She was shocked for a moment, but before she could react, his finger had already pressed the answer button.Asher brought the phone closer to his ear, listening to the voice coming from the other end
When Sheila Montgo's baby was born, Asher felt a little disappointed because the child's appearance showed no resemblance to her mother.In Asher's daydreams, he hoped his daughter would look more like Vivienne. However, being a newborn, with wrinkled skin and all, she simply looked like a little monkey.As Sheila grew day by day, her facial features became more distinct, and she started to resemble Asher more and more. Despite Asher's initial disappointment, Vivienne was delighted, especially when she saw the two pairs of eyes, one big and one small, staring at her. It gave her a sense of accomplishment.It was after Sheila's birth that Vivienne learned about the Montgo family's blood curse. Asher took the initiative to tell her, and the revelation left Vivienne utterly shocked, like a storm at sea.The Montgo family's blood curse meant that in the next generation of Montgo children, one of them would inherit it. Although Vivienne felt uneasy and worried, when Sheila turned five, the
Compared to the newborn baby, Nelson was more concerned about Viola. After she was brought back to her hospital room, he never left her side. After the baby was cleaned up, it was brought to the bedside, lying next to Viola.The little baby closed its eyes. Was this his and Viola's child? A rush of tenderness surged in Nelson's heart. Would the child resemble him or Viola? If possible, he hoped the child would resemble Viola more.Just as he was thinking about this, the baby suddenly moved, half-opening its eyes and then bursting into wailing cries. Viola, who had been sleeping, woke up because of the baby's crying."Bring the baby to me; she must be hungry, and I want to breastfeed her," Viola said.Only then did Nelson realize that she had woken up. Following her instructions, he stiffly picked up the baby. In that moment of holding the soft little body, he felt an indescribable sensation.Viola couldn't sit up at the moment, so she needed to lie down to breastfeed the baby. Nelson
The day before Viola's due date, she was admitted to the hospital and underwent various routine checks. On the following day, Viola remained calm and even flipped through magazines before entering the operating room.In contrast, Nelson was visibly more anxious and approached the doctors several times, asking about various possible emergency situations during childbirth, even though they had already explained them to him many times.When Viola was wheeled into the operating room, Nelson's whole body tensed up. He stood outside the room, staring at the closed door as if he were a statue.Anyone could see how nervous he was, and as time passed, Nelson's complexion grew paler.Viola was considered an older mother, and despite the best doctors that the Montgo family had arranged and even with a caesarean section, there were still risks.Sebastian noticed Nelson's anxious state and gently patted his shoulder. "Don't worry, Viola and the baby will be fine."But Nelson remained motionless, h
"I..." Viola hadn't finished her sentence when Nelson's lips pressed against hers, stopping the words that were about to come out. His tongue swiftly entered her mouth, stirring her saliva, and he took her tongue into his mouth, biting it as if venting all his frustrations.Though her tongue wasn't bleeding, it hurt terribly, and her lips also throbbed with pain from the pressure of his lips. She tried to push him away, but his hands easily restrained her wrists."Mmm... Hmm..." Viola initially struggled, but she didn't dare to move too much, afraid of hurting the child in her belly. Giving up on resisting, she allowed Nelson to kiss her.He kissed her with his eyes closed, his long, thick eyelashes casting a heavy shadow on his eyelids. Meanwhile, she kept her eyes open, staring at his face that was now closer than ever before.He deepened the kiss, seeming to release pent-up emotions, indulging and losing himself in the sensation.When he finally ended the kiss, Viola knew she must
When Viola returned to the Montgo mansion, Sebastian looked at her with a look of disbelief as she stood there with a big belly. Before leaving, Viola had told her family that she was sent to work in another city by the hospital, and her family didn't suspect anything. They just advised her to take care of herself while outside."How many months pregnant are you?" Sebastian's voice sounded."Almost 8 months," Viola replied honestly."How is your health? You're a doctor yourself, so you should know the risks of having a child at this age," Sebastian worriedly asked. After the shock, his main concern now was his sister's well-being."I know, but there shouldn't be any major problems if it's a cesarean section," Viola said. For women like her who have never given birth before, a cesarean section would be more suitable than a natural birth."Why didn't you stay at home?" Sebastian asked."Because I wanted to clear my mind and quietly find a place to give birth," without getting entangled
Since the day they parted at the hospital, Nelson withdrew the surveillance around her, and he didn't want to know anything about her. Later, when he tried to find Viola, he couldn't locate her no matter how hard he tried. Until one day, Mort brought news about her. It turned out that Viola had gone to a remote village the next day and had been living there for several months.The car sped along the road. Viola, Viola! Nelson kept repeating her name in his heart. She was so close, only two hours away... no, an hour and a half, and he could see her!He had so many words he wanted to say to her. He wanted to tell her not to try to avoid him, that he could endure her disgust, her indifference, and even her love for her Dependence on Fate. But... he couldn't endure not seeing her!Ten years ago, when she disappeared from his world, even though he aged overnight, he could wait for her to come back. But now, after she vanished, he had lost even the patience to wait.He couldn't endure it li
Nelson suddenly laughed, his laughter was cold, each laugh feeling like a chilling cold wind blowing across his cheeks.After a moment, his laughter ceased, and he stared straight at her, his voice icy to the extreme, "No regrets! I, Nelson, believe that I can do anything for you, but there's one thing I can't do. Viola, it's not up to you to decide when it's over! It may be over for you, but for me, it's not over yet!""What do you want to do?" His gaze and tone made her feel uneasy."Viola, unless you die, I'll follow you to the end, no matter what!" He said each word deliberately, like a bolt of thunder striking her mind, shaking her heart.She was stunned, and her heart pounded wildly. Did she make a mistake? Did she make a mistake? "To the end"... he actually said such words. Perhaps she had pushed him to the brink for him to say such ruthless words. Or should she say that she had extinguished all of his hopes?Before she could speak, Nelson had already turned around and left the
In the obstetrics and gynecology operating room, he ran as if he had gone mad, his handsome face showing anxiety, unease, and panic.If those who knew Nelson were to see him in this state, they would undoubtedly be shocked. The composed and calm man would reveal such an expression!The light was on at the entrance of the operating room, but among the crowd waiting outside, he didn't see that familiar figure.Is she inside the operating room? His heart clenched tightly, feeling the intensifying unease.Nelson rushed toward the operating room, and the nurse at the door tried to stop him, "Sir, there's a surgery in progress, you can't just go in like this!""Get out of my way!" He coldly retorted, pushing the nurse aside. The fierce aura emanating from him made the nurse dumbfounded. Though he was undeniably handsome, he looked more like a ferocious demon at that moment.Nelson charged toward the operating room again, and this time, the other nurses and attendants reacted. They bravely s
One month later, when Viola was at the hospital working, she suddenly felt nauseous and started vomiting. It was then that she realized she might be pregnant. She went to the pharmacy and bought a pregnancy test kit. Looking at the two bars on the test kit, her body felt a chill.Is she pregnant? Although pregnancy test kits might not always be accurate, the chances of them being wrong were very low. And now, she had tested with more than one kit, and they all showed that she was pregnant.Viola was usually calm and composed, even when dealing with family matters that made her anxious and worried, she could still make quick judgments. But now, she really didn't know what to do. She never imagined that one day she would be carrying Nelson's child!Back in her office, Viola lowered her head, looking at her still-flat abdomen. Was there really a life growing in her uterus? But right now, other than experiencing morning sickness, she didn't feel anything else. It even made her feel like t