*CORA*I turned to face Phoebe."Can't you just leave me alone for one sec?"I asked her."Stay away from Tristan.I want you out of his life or else,I'll continue making things hard for you and your friend."I smirked."I really have no business with Tristan anymore.He's the one who's still keeping me in his house.I really planned to stay away from him but you really crossed the line for messing with my friend today so because of that,I'm going to take Tristan back!"I decided to purposely hit her soft spot.Phoebe lashed out."You won't dare!You can't love him as much as I do.I love him and I will do anything to remain in his life.You're just an ant to me,Cora and if you test me,I'm going to crush you."Annoyed by her attitude,I sneered."You're smaller than an ant to me because you just keep acting so small and worthless.Why are you always worried that Tristan will leave you?If you continue making trouble for me,then I'll give you exactly what you deserve."With that,I walked out of the
*CORA*"Mrs Godoy."Someone called from behind me.I glanced back and saw Winnie walking up to me."I made your favorite red bean cake.Give it a try."As she spoke,she placed the cake on the table.The color was bright and mouthwatering.With a faint smile,I said."Thank you,Winnie.Please have a seat and chat with me.I'm really bored sitting here alone."Winnie smiled back and sat beside me."Have some cakes too."I handed the cake to her.She reached out her hand to take it."Mrs Godoy,you seem to be in a bad recently.You barely eat."Winnie took a bite of the cake and said,cautiously."I took over my father's company and the workload has been quite difficult to cope with.And please,Winnie, just call me Cora."She frowned."I can't.You're my boss's wife and…""Please,Winnie,it's no big deal."I didn't like being called Mrs Godoy anymore because I knew I wasn't his wife."Okay then,when it's just two of us,I'll call you that."I nodded."How many years have you been working for the Godoys."
Tristan took Phoebe home and she couldn't stop feeling happy on the inside.She felt she has really successfully crushed every soft spot Tristan might have had for Cora.And she felt that he might really take her seriously now.She just had to continue acting like a saint,the perfect saint for him.As Tristan pulled up in front of her house,she said to him with tears filled eyes."I'll be fine,Tristan.You don't have to worry.And please do forgive Cora and her friend.I'm sure they didn't mean to…""You need to stop making excuses for people.What Cora and her friend did to you is unacceptable!"Phoebe sighed,heavily and did her best to look even more pitiful.She briefly wondered what Tristan would do if he knew that she had been framing and lying against Cora all along?She quickly shook her head,shaking off that thought.He'd never find out about it.And that was why she had to get rid of Cora from his life as soon as possible."I…still love you, Tristan."She confessed wanting to move
*CORA*Those words seemed to hit him hard and he just stared at me wide- eyed.I scoffed.I will never let him see how much his actions were hurting me.Phoebe chipped in."Tristan,I don't want to live in her room.I think it might be dirty…""Dirty?"I laughed."That's rich coming from you because you seem to accept all kinds of trash in the form of a man.""You…"Phoebe glared at me and then turned to face Tristan."Tristan,she's never going to change,she's so mean.She sees you as trash."I'm pretty sure Tristan heard that.She didn't need to explain it to him but if she needed to hurt him more with my words,then so be it.*****************TRISTAN*I was nothing but trash to her?Did she see me as trash the entire time we were married?She said I was something she didn't want anymore.Wow.This woman never ceases to surprise me.And the more vile things I found about her,the more vile things I wanted to do to her.Bringing Phoebe into this house was part of it.I was so going to torment
Phoebe was confused.She had placed this jade in Cora's bag.How did it end up in her bag?!"No.It's impossible.I was framed!"She cried out and grabbed Tristan's hand."You know I can't do something like this,Tristan.I was framed!""Miss Phoebe,you have to take responsibility for this."The manager said.Phoebe almost broke down into tears.She looked up to Tristan."Trust me,Tristan.I didn't take it."******************TRISTAN*Of course I knew that Phoebe couldn't do something like that.I recalled how Cora's friend had cornered her when I walked in.I stared at Zoe."As if what the other friend of yours did the other day wasn't enough,you had to stoop so low as well."Zoe frowned at me."What are you talking about."Cora walked up to us."You know what you two did."I shot at them.*********************CORA*How dare he accuse Zoe and I of doing this to Phoebe?We were psychotic like Phoebe even if he was too blind to see that.My chest tightened.It turned out that he saw me as a very b
*CORA*It was already 6:30 when I finished my work and came back home.Winnie had already prepared dinner.When I came back,I too Lily for a brief walk.While having dinner alone,I looked around the big room.It was empty and sad.It was so quiet that I could hear nothing but the sound of eating.After dinner,I took a shower.Lying on the bed,I was reading abnormal psychology.Yeah, it was necessary for me to study psychology so I could deal with a psycho like Phoebe.*************TRISTAN*I was buying a new car with Phoebe.I looked down at my Rolex watch on my lift hand from time to time.It was 6:15.We had been out for an hour.Phoebe was choosing a car and she was taking forever to do so.Phoebe came around and kissed me on the cheek.I just forced a smile at her.I was doing all I could to feel an attraction for this woman.I felt that she was perfect for me.She wouldn't go sleeping around or causing trouble like Cora but even after all her characteristics,I still couldn't even think o
*TRISTAN*"She did that purposely."Phoebe let out."Did what?""Pretended as if she was about to vomit.She definitely implied that you and I are disgusting."I sighed."Let's just eat and go to work."I didn't want to deal with Cora right now.Even if I felt her behavior was very exaggerated,I didn't find it enough to argue with him.Part of the reason why Phoebe was in this house was because I wanted to get a reaction from Cora.I wanted to see if she never ever considered me as her husband and so far,it seemed she didn't.She was okay with Phoebe's presence in this house.When Cora walked into the dining room,I noticed how pale she was.She might not be pretending afterall."Are you okay?"Yeah.I didn't mean to interrupt you two's breakfast.You can go on without me."With that,she walked off.Was she sick?**************CORA*The more I smelled oil,the worse I felt.I didn't want to have greasy food.I came to a conclusion to go to the hospital to get checked up once I was chanced.Befor
*CORA*The sense of failure was magnified infinitely,as if it was about to explode in my mind.I had no choice but to continue sorting out my contract with Dylan.I tried to numb my nerves by working hard.Before I decided to cooperate with Dylan,I had some scruples before.After all,I knew that Dylan would occasionally show affection to me,but he was just a friend to me.A very good friend.He didn't make things awkward at all though.I could only hope that I had misunderstood my friend's kindness by thinking too much.I was going to accept the offer of being a manager of the newly opened supermarket of Dylan's company.On one hand,I could improve my ability to,on the other hand,I had wanted to expand new market for my company and evade Tristan's control as soon as possible.Now,I loved and hated Tristan,but at the same time,I missed and was afraid of him.But I didn't dare to express my feelings.What was the use of telling him?It was just that my self-esteem would continue to be trampl
But Cora knew it was not that simple. It was obviously a bloody farewell. Something must have been brewing behind Tristan's abnormal behavior. Was it because of Phoebe?Was he going to stop pursuing and go back to Phoebe who was always available to him?In that case, Cora would look down upon Tristan.For so many years, Tristan still didn't know her. How pathetic it was.She was out of breath because of crying. She had never cried like this in front of him. Whether it was because of what happened today or because they wouldn't see each other in the future, Cora didn't care. What she cared about was that Tristan was in front of her, but she couldn't express her inner feelings at all.Cora could do nothing but cry.Zoe saw this scene through the French window of her house. Standing behind her, Noah held Zoe in his arms and said softly,"Good things never come easy. Don't worry."Zoe nodded, but she was still worried. It was so embarrassi
"You don't have to do this. I said I would set you free. Don't be nervous."Tristan said slowly. At this moment, he wanted to smoke a cigarette, but he held it back.Raising her head, Cora was surprised to see the sadness in his eyes. 'How could he have such a melancholy look? It must be an illusion!'She calmed herself down and said in self-mockery, "I didn't expect that my divorce led to their marriage. Actually, you and I both are the matchmaker for them. You have made a great contribution."Tristan was not interested in arguing with Cora. He felt tired today. In the past, he saw arguing with Cora as a kind of pleasure, but now he realized that it was not pleasure but harm.The gap between men's and women's thoughts was not small. Until now, Tristan only knew that there was a gap, but he didn't know where it was. He just felt that he was tired, even though he had suffered less than Cora"Let bygones be bygones. Start over and pursue your own happ
Zoe's mother glanced at her father John as if she was blaming him for being too straightforward. She tried to mediate, "Her father means to ask if you have any plan after marriage?"Taking a sip of abalone soup, Noah looked up at Zoe. Although Zoe had never asked him, she still hoped to hear his plan.Noah's words were clearly heard by everyone present."Take over the family business and make it stronger. It would be best if it could develop into a leading industry. And have two children. If Zoe think that two children are too many, we can only have one. And then take care of child in love and harmony.If Zoe wishes to continue working or wants to stay home,I am completely fine with any choice she makes and I'll always stand by her every step of the way.I will love and take care of her until we're old and grey."Noah didn't feel ashamed to say so in front of all people. He didn't want to make unrealistic promises. All he wanted was to be with Zoe.Tristan s
Zoe was very happy to see Noah's parents, but she hesitated whether she should call Tristan this time. It was reasonable for her to call Tristan. After all, he was Noah's good friend. Since she had called Cora who would be her bridesmaid, if she didn't call Tristan, Noah would have other thoughts.If Tristan was also invited, would Cora feel uncomfortable? She didn't want anyone of her guests to feel unhappy. Especially at such an important occasion.Zoe thought for a while and decided to ask for Cora's opinion. After all, Cora was the key to the problem, and Zoe naturally hoped that she could be happy. If Corawas unhappy, she might not be in the mood to meet Noah's parents.Zoe got out of her phone and quickly sent a message to her.Zoe: Cora, let me ask you something.Cora: What's up? Go straight to the point.Is anything wrong?Zoe was pleasantly surprised to see the prompt reply. She felt warm in her heart. Whether it was friendship or lo
Phoebe made an inspection tour around the jewelry store. She was very attentive on her business, and the shop was finally running normally.Sure enough, where there is a will, there is a way. As a girl who was situated in business field since an early age,Phoebe knew how to run business even if she had no experience. As soon as she took over the jewelry store, she successfully ran the business on the right track. If time could travel backward, maybe she would be interested in learning business as her major.Hearing the familiar ringtone, Phoebe took the phone from the table listlessly, wondering who was calling. The moment she saw the caller ID, she couldn't suppress her ecstasy. It was Tristan!After clearing her throat, she calmly pressed the answer key. "Hello, Tristan.""Phoebe, I shouldn't have blamed you for what happened last time. I should have trusted you. Would you like to come to meet up this weekend and we could have a talk. I also have someone to introduce to you."Tristan
Phoebe was looking after the shop in the jewelry store and she felt bored, so she sent a message to Alvin. Since last time, she had been waiting for Tristan to contact her. But after Tristan left, there was no news about him.Phoebe: What's going on recently? Did Tristan say anything about what happened last time?Alvin was having a meeting. He planned to reorganize Phoebe's shop and make it his second one.Phoebe looked shrewd, but in fact, she was not. As long as it was involved with Tristan, Phoebe would panic. Alvin was a good master-killer.He didn't reply to Phoebe's message immediately. He knew that she couldn't wait to get the information she wanted to know when she was in a hurry. He just wanted to taunt her.Never show your trump card to others at once. If you meet a good person, he will only feel that you are honest, but if you meet a bad person, he will only feel that you are stupid.Alvin now felt that Phoebe was stupid. The smart impression she had left to him had alread
Tristan nodded, "Okay."Cora didn't say anything.Tristan's farfetched reason fooled James so easily. But it didn't matter.Tristan was in the front, followed by Cora The two of them went to the dining room one after the other. Since they came to the villa yesterday, the two of them had been like this. They kept a distance all the time and rarely walked side by side.James squinted slightly at the two people in front of him who were walking one after another.He was worried about the young couple, but he had no choice. Just like what happened in the past on himself, he always felt that the opportunity was in his hand, but he didn't know that the opportunity would disappear in an instant. The longer the time was, the less the opportunity would be.After breakfast in the afternoon,Lady Jane stood at the gate of the villa and watched Tristan, Cora and his son get in the car.Tristan and Cora waved goodbye to Lady Jane and told her to take care of herself.Lady Jane nodded repeatedly. Seein
Tristan pretended to turn around and turned over. Finally, Cora breathed a sigh of relief, and her heart was still beating fast that she could hear it clearly. She was finally relieved, but how could she be reluctant to part with him. Cora quickly stopped thinking about it.If there was no hope, there was no reason for her to fall deeper. After staying up for a few more minutes and feeling that Tristan beside her had got up, Cora awkwardly "woke up" as well. But the atmosphere was like a tense string, and she didn't know what to say.Fortunately, Tristan broke the tensed silence. Although his voice was cold, at this moment, Cora was very grateful to hearing it."Are you awake? Get up and have breakfast. We are going back to the city this afternoon." Tristan's voice was emotionless. He was afraid that it would disgust Cora. After all, he had done a lot of things that made her disgusted."Okay, I'll get up now." After saying that,Cora stood up and went to her luggage to get the clothes
Looking at the woman who was provoking him,Tristan stood up and held her chin with his right hand.Cora had no choice but to raise her head.Tristan saw coldness and disdain in her eyes.The last thing he wanted to see in his life was the disdainful look from Cora, which could almost defeat him at once and make him feel powerless and frustrated."Don't take yourself too seriously, understand?"Blue veins stood out on Tristan's forehead. This was the prelude to his anger.Tears were about to welling up in her cold eyes, but she still insisted on saying, "I ended up like this just because that I've been too humble.You don't deserve... "Before she could finish her words, Tristan lowered his head and kissed her. It was not a domineering kiss, but a kiss like a storm coming. Now that Cora didn't love him, he had to possess her again.Although she was flustered, Cora still kept her conscience. She desperately pushed Tristan away Tristan also felt the struggle of the beauty in front of him,