Evelyn's finger paused over the "hang up" button. At that moment, her heart clenched in pain.She would have cried tears of happiness if he had said this to her before they broke up.Back then, she had loved him so much that she stayed with him without regard for anything else. She had even taken the initiative to order a custom pair of rings and put together a proposal venue to help him get over his traumatic fear of marriage.Yet, she never thought that all her efforts would only be repaid with one sentence from Warren, telling her that it was superficial.She would never forget the moment when the recording of Warren calling her a golden canary was played in court.She felt as if he had mercilessly trampled all over her self-respect and feelings.Evelyn chuckled quietly. "Mr. Larkin, do you need me to remind you once more that we have broken up? I can help you remember how you tossed a break-up settlement at me.""Evelyn, I have never—"Without waiting for him to finish his
The day Warren searched for Clara, Evelyn told him she had something important to say.But he never imagined that she meant a proposal.Staring at the design sketch and the photos of the custom rings, he was in so much pain that he couldn't speak.Hot tears gathered in his dark eyes.He said to Miriam in a gravelly voice, "Ask Ethan to come help me redress my wound."He had to get better so that he could go talk to Evelyn. …When Seth emerged, he saw the sad and lonely silhouette of Evelyn's back. He stopped beside her and said gently, "Evelyn, have you considered starting a new relationship? Maybe you'll forget about your past wounds."Evelyn raised her head to find Seth looking at her kindly. His smoldering gaze was trained on her. Deep down in his eyes, there was an emotion that she didn't understand. Evelyn smiled minutely. "Seth, I'm not ready yet.""Is it because you're not ready, or because you can't forget about him?"Evelyn smiled wryly at being seen through so e
Evelyn furrowed her brow. "What does his girlfriend have to do with me? We broke up a long time ago," she croaked hoarsely."I just sent you the video. Watch it. However, I'm warning you that his belated devotion is cheap. You can't fall for his tricks."Evelyn clicked on the video. Warren was wearing a black suit while being interviewed from behind his desk. Most of the beginning content addressed the development of the economy. But toward the end, the reporter suddenly asked, "Many people are concerned about your head injury, Mr. Larkin. Is it something you can share?"Warren gazed into the camera with a neutral expression. In his pleasant, deep voice, he said, "I made her mad, and she hit me in a moment of desperation."The reporter immediately asked him excitedly, "Can you reveal more about her?"Warren's dark eyes glimmered, and his lips curved slightly. "I haven't made her mine yet, so I can't say too much. Otherwise, I'll anger her again and get in trouble."The way he s
Warren tagged Evelyn's account."I'm sorry."Three simple words. There was nothing romantic about it, but it meant a lot.Warren Larkin had actually apologized in public.Many figured things out quickly based on the channel where the message was shared.The woman Warren had been courting was Evelyn.The internet exploded.Various clips surfaced of Warren and Evelyn attending parties together.The entire internet began commenting on the gorgeous couple.Various versions of cartoons and edited clips were compiled. They were quickly shared across the internet."Mr. Larkin, stop pining for her. Ms. Jefferson has already quit her job.""Mr. Larkin, why are you crying over Ms. Jefferson's resignation?""The proud president and his feisty secretary.""The secretary can't resist the president's courtship."Evelyn had been busy all day and clocked off late.Upon checking her phone, she was shocked to see over 99 notifications.She opened the app to check things out. What she saw
When Evelyn came back around, she realized that she was lying on a dirty floor in an abandoned factory.Her hands and legs were bound, and her lips had tape over them.Two men sat some distance away.The men covered their faces well, so Evelyn couldn't see anything.It was only at that moment that she realized she had been kidnapped.Evelyn forced herself to remain calm as she tried to think of a way to contact the police. Just then, she noticed one of the men picking up her phone and making a call.Her heart instantly gripped in panic.She mumbled out a muffled, "No!"She was worried that they'd call her father. It was the middle of the night. The news of her being kidnapped would certainly affect her father's heart, especially when he had just started to recover.Evelyn was struggling to figure out a way to crawl over when Warren's deep voice echoed from the phone."What's wrong, Evelyn?"Before Evelyn could reply, the criminal threatened, "I have your girl with me, Mr
It was late at night, and Evelyn couldn't see the man's face.However, she was certain that the guy who came was Warren.Her eyes turned wet from tears as she realized that Warren had come to rescue her. Her throat felt dry. She was about to speak when a gun was pushed against her head.The criminal's terrifying voice came after that."If you take another step, I will blow her head up!"Unfortunately, a loud 'bang' could be heard as soon as he finished speaking. A bullet had torn a hole in his arm.The pain was so intense that the criminal trembled and dropped the gun he held.Warren pulled Evelyn into his arms and twisted his body around to land a heavy kick on the criminal.That kick made the guy spit blood.Warren took his coat off and draped it over Evelyn's head. He whispered comforting words into her ears after that."Don't worry. I've come to save you."He hugged Evelyn and fought the criminal simultaneously.Evelyn couldn't see anything. She felt like a puppet, wi
Evelyn spoke neutrally, and there was no way to detect anything from her tone.Warren looked lovingly at her and said, "Did you think I'd ignore you to tend to her? Evelyn, do I really seem like such a horrible guy?""Isn't that what you have always done in the past?" asked Evelyn in an even tone."But this time, it's a life or death situation. I won't abandon you, no matter how much of a jerk I am."Evelyn tied a beautiful butterfly knot near his arm. An indescribably bitter grin crept onto her lips."Really?" replied Evelyn in a sorrowful tone. "I doubt that."Her one short sentence had Warren at a loss for words.He grabbed Evelyn's wrist, and his voice became a little deeper."It doesn't matter what will happen in the future. I will never abandon you again, Evie. Please believe me."Evelyn chuckled softly.Her eyes shone with immense distrust.The level of trust she had for him had since turned into distrust.She was not the same person she was three years ago. She woul
"I've said it before. I will not get in the middle of your relationship with Warren. Why won't you believe me? Why must you insist on hurting Warren like this? "Just days ago, you got his head smashed. Now, he has to get multiple stitches on his arm because of you. You shouldn't do that to him if you truly love him," said Clara.Evelyn was utterly speechless with Clara's ability to twist the truth.At first, Evelyn was only suspicious. She wondered why there were so many coincidences.After all, Clara was sent to the hospital for surgery on the same day Evelyn was kidnapped.Things had since cleared up.It was obvious that someone masterminded everything.Clara intended to show Evelyn that Warren would never choose to save her.She wanted Evelyn to give up on all hope.However, Clara didn't realize that Warren would act out of the norm and choose to save Evelyn instead.A small grin appeared on Evelyn's lips as she faced Clara. The former said, "Aw, I planned everything so