The senior Mr. Dunraven's expression didn't change much, but there was a flash of coldness in his eyes. Percival didn't want to waste time sucking up to the old man. He had said before that he wasn't interested in the family business. He came today mainly to beat up Trent. Trent wasn't surprised; he knew Percival wouldn't be able to resist coming after him. He smirked, his lips curling with a wicked smile. "Stay away from my woman." Trent looked up, his tone indifferent, "It was just a dinner together. Was there really a need to come here in the middle of the night to make a scene? What's yours is yours; I couldn't take her even if I wanted to. If she's not yours, you can't keep her either. Am I right, bro?" "Should we take this outside or just here?" Trent stood up. As soon as they stepped outside, Percival grabbed his coll
The butler was in the house, shaking so hard he was afraid the brothers would seriously hurt each other—one wrong move and someone could die. He was freaking out on the side while the grandfather just chilled, sipping his coffee like he didn’t care at all. After about twenty minutes, the butler glanced at the clock.“Sir, if we don’t intervene, I’m afraid something bad might happen…”The old man lifted his cloudy eyes. “Don’t worry, they won’t die.”He said it as casually as if he was deciding what to have for dinner, then put his cup down and stood up.“Go get some more people, and call the family doctor.” To him, it wasn’t serious; at worst, they’d be bedridden for a few days with a sprain or something.At the Dunraven house, brothers fighting was normal, even seen as a form of toughening up.The butler immediately sent people to the backyard.Percival had Trent by the neck, slapping him across the head.“Trying to threaten me? I’ll give you a chance to negotiate.”Trent wasn’t havi
Percival left the north city and drove straight to his villa. He steered with one hand and glanced at the rearview mirror, touching the painful, bloodied cuts on his face. Though just superficial wounds, they were tough to fade.Initially just red, by tomorrow they'd be swollen and turn purplish-blue. Aside from his face, his shoulders and legs were also throbbing with pain after Trent had brutally punched and kicked him. Just braking and steering were painfully sharp.But compared to Trent, he was off much better. Thinking about what Percival had said made him furious with himself for not hitting Trent harder, wishing he had crippled him.Just then, his phone vibrated. Percival didn't check it immediately and kept driving. It was ten at night when he got to the villa's parking. He saw a light on in an upstairs bedroom—Eulalia must still be awake.At home, Percival finally checked his phone. Seeing the number twisted his face with anger—Trent, again. It was definitely nothing good, bu
"Does that mean you forgive me?" Percival asked cautiously, his lips involuntarily curling into a smile as he watched Eulalia’s expression soften."Forgive you just like that? You wish," she replied.Percival stiffened almost imperceptibly at her words.Eulalia was moved, yet she didn't want her emotions to get the better of her rationality. With Trent out of the picture, there were still many hurdles they hadn’t yet overcome. Today it's Trent, tomorrow it could be Jack or Joe—there would always be arguments.It was a temporary fix, not a solution. Despite her memory loss making her somewhat dull, she wasn't stupid. She hadn't forgotten the morning-after pill Percival had given her, or his so-called 'sister' Evadne.These were thorns in her side. She never believed in the saying "Just endure it and it will pass." If the thorn isn’t removed, it only burrows deeper, becoming more painful.Percival knelt on the ground, his dark eyes glistening with moisture, looking like a guilty puppy b
Percival's hand, which was applying the medicine, froze. His throat felt dry, and his voice seemed squeezed out, "Yes, I wasn't as good to you as you might think, I was pretty bad actually. But you truly liked me back then, and now I truly love you and want to take care of you for the rest of our lives."Eulalia had no memory of their past; she lived in the lie Oliver and he had crafted, thinking that she and Percival had been deeply in love. She was eager to remember the past, not just to love Percival better now but also to feel justified in enjoying his affection for the rest of her life.But now, Percival was telling her their past wasn’t good at all.Eulalia wondered if there was any point in recovering her memory."Do you want to know about the past?" Percival asked cautiously.Eulalia hesitated, then shook her head, "Let's leave the past in the past."Percival quietly sighed in relief. If Eulalia had insisted on delving into their past, he really didn't know what he would have
Eulalia felt cold, and already sleepy, so when Percival hugged her warmly, she just snuggled into his arms and didn't want to move."Let's get this straight, you're still going to be punished. Once you're healed, you'll kneel in front of me," Eulalia said, trying to look annoyed, but to Percival, she just looked like a kitten that had just grown its claws."But we don't have a washboard at home."Eulalia thought for a moment, "Then let's buy a durian... Never mind, durian smells too strong. Just kneel on the ground till I allow you to stand up.""Okay." Who knows where she gets these crazy ideas.Eulalia turned over, her face nuzzling into Percival's chest, listening to the strong heartbeat as she drifted off to sleep.Seeing her suddenly so well-behaved, Percival felt a bit unaccustomed. Just moments ago, she was all fierce, and now suddenly, she turned into a little lamb.Percival hugged her tighter, his eyes fixed on her beautiful features, and finally, he couldn't resist giving he
Percival brought out the first aid kit, stripping his shirt for Eulalia to apply medicine to his back. The bruise looked worse than yesterday—a large, deep purple blotch as if stained by dye.Eulalia quickly applied the medicine, patting his shoulder, "Okay, let's sleep."Percival didn't forget to bring Eulalia her medicine. Seeing the white pill, Eulalia frowned, "I don't want to regain my memory anymore, can I skip the meds?""You don't want to regain your memory?"Eulalia paused, then explained, "It's not that I don't want my memory back, I'm just not looking forward to it as much." She now knew Percival hadn't been as good to her in the past as she had imagined.How exactly he wasn't good, she wasn't curious and didn't want to dwell on it."Can I skip the meds?" She could handle a handful of pills at noon, but not this small one at night.Every night after taking the pill, she had nightmares, felt like being suffocated in her sleep, her chest tight and her spirit dampened. Previou
Eulalia was gasping for breath from the kisses, repeatedly patting his shoulder, her face flushed red, her mouth hanging open as if gasping for air, her eyelashes glistening with tears."Eula, say you love me, that you'll never leave me," Percival pleaded, holding her face, his gaze intense and urgent, his voice deep and seductive."What's going on..." Eulalia was a bit confused by his behavior.Percival just realized he couldn't be without Eulalia, he was scared she would leave, scared she'd look at him with the cold indifference she had a few months ago.He scooped her up, carrying her sideways and setting her down on the couch, kneeling with his head on her thigh and close to her belly."I'm scared of you leaving me. Can you promise you'll never leave me, even if you remember the past?"What had happened in the past that made Percival so concerned and even scared?But they hadn't "divorced," which should mean their marriage wasn't beyond repair, right?Eulalia ran her fingers throu