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
Although Vivienne had her phone back, her face had turned even paler than before. A sense of silence enveloped the two of them, with Asher standing quietly without uttering a word, and Vivienne's mind in chaos, naturally unable to say anything either.After a while, Vivienne finally regained her senses and realized that they were now standing at the entrance of a building. The security guard at the entrance had been staring at them with a strange look for a while."Let's leave here first," she said, taking just two steps before being pulled back by Asher."Why did Ezra call you?" he asked coldly, his fingers gripping her wrist bone, applying increasing pressure."Pain!" Vivienne exclaimed, her brows furrowing in pain."Does it hurt?" he lowered his head, looking at her wrist, and suddenly lifted it up. "It's red," he said.A red mark had appeared on her delicate wrist, where he had squeezed it."Then let go of me," she said, attempting to slightly twist her wrist, only to feel him gri
"Where are we going?" Vivienne couldn't help but ask.Asher remained silent as he drove, not answering her.After half an hour, the car stopped in front of a building in the city center. He pulled her inside the lobby.By the entrance of the lobby stood two rows of staff members who bowed and greeted Asher in unison, creating a scene that made Vivienne feel like she was watching a scene from a TV drama.A middle-aged man in a black suit approached them and said to Asher, "The representatives from Germany are already waiting.""Okay." Asher led Vivienne to the elevator and they stepped in.The middle-aged man followed along, curious about Vivienne's identity, but he maintained a composed demeanor, not looking at her much.After all, having been by Asher's side for several years, he was well aware of his boss's usual style and personality. This was the first woman he had seen Asher walking hand in hand with.The elevator reached the 23rd floor. As Vivienne stepped out of the elevator, s
"Sorry, miss, I'm really sorry," the waiter apologized repeatedly, looking uneasy."It's okay," Vivienne replied. She knew she could just wash her shoes and socks later. It was just uncomfortable to have them wet at the moment."I'll go get some tissues, please wait," the waiter said, about to leave, but then he stopped abruptly.He saw the CEO, who had been engaged in a conversation with the German delegates, suddenly walking straight towards the woman in front of him, asking, "What's wrong?""It's nothing, just my shoes got splashed with champagne," Vivienne waved her hand, thinking that maybe she could use this as an excuse to leave early.However, in the next moment, Asher bent down and lifted her horizontally in his arms.A gasp went through the crowd. Who would have expected the usually aloof CEO to suddenly embrace a woman in such a public setting?Vivienne was dumbfounded as she saw Asher carry her to a nearby sofa chair and gently place her on it.She was only a little wet fr
"So, don't go," he lowered his head, his forehead almost touching hers. "Let me hold you like this forever."She was stunned.He suddenly chuckled softly. "Now, you can only rely on me. You can't leave, can you?"His smile was enchanting yet childish, captivating enough to make it difficult to look away.And her heart was in chaos.As Asher carried Vivienne into the car, she said, "You should have your employees bring the shoes here now. They're just a little wet, and I can change them as soon as I get back to my dorm.""Do you have to wear shoes?" he asked."Yes," she nodded firmly. She couldn't possibly let him carry her all the way back to her dorm at school.He pursed his lips, then suddenly started the car. However, instead of heading to Vivienne's school, they drove to a nearby boutique mall.When Asher carried Vivienne into a shoe department, her ears were already burning with embarrassment. The saleswoman behind the counter looked at the two of them with curious eyes."Which p
Ezra's phone call to her was undoubtedly the trigger, and now Asher was on the verge of exploding, despite his current indifferent yet icy demeanor.She moistened her slightly dry lips and replied, "I don't feel anything.""Really?" His eyes narrowed slightly.She didn't avoid his gaze but raised her head halfway, meeting his gaze directly.Their eyes met in the air. After a while, he finally lowered his eyelids slightly. "Okay, I believe you. I said before, whatever you say, I believe."Unexplainably, when Asher said those words, Vivienne didn't feel relieved. On the contrary, she felt a heavy, uncomfortable sensation in her chest, as if something was pressing on it."You believe everything I say?" she blurted out."Yes," he said, taking her hand and placing it on the left side of his chest where his heart was.Her palm felt his heartbeat."I believe everything you say, even if it's a lie."Breathing seemed to become difficult. She stared at him in a daze. "Aren't you going to ask me
He brought her hands to his lips, gently pressing kisses onto her hand, as if imprinting them one by one. "Do you always need a reason to like someone?" he murmured, his cold voice flowing like a gentle stream. "When I met you at the age of six, I just felt that there was a lot of light emanating from you. I thought that if I were with you, I would feel warmth. So I hoped that you would only look at me, talk to me, and play with me. That was the first time I understood the meaning of 'hope.' Before that, the word was just a combination of letters without any significance."He paused and closed his eyes, rubbing his cheek against the back of her hand. "Vivi, you said, is this love at first sight? If it is, then I think I fell in love with you back then. If it's not, then in the future, I will only understand what it means to experience heart-wrenching, bone-deep pain because of you. You once said that only when you truly love someone, you can feel that kind of pain."Vivienne stared at
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