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In the lobby of the Court Residence, Claire and Mara turned up to witness a conversation between the building owner and a very affluent-looking man. "Who is that?" Mara whistled, her eyes gleaming while studying the unknown man. "He looks wealthy, Ma," Claire commented. The man standing a few met
Claire cried, and Mr. Bradford panicked, "Oh, no. no. It's not what I mean. I am sorry.""Oh, my daughter. Don't say such a thing. You are still young and beautiful," Mara wept with Claire. Her eyes were quickly red, and she said, "I believe that one day, you will meet another man who will love and
"From Henry to William, to Greg, and then Brian," Claire muttered. "The men that gets attracted to me gets younger every time!""Clinton is nearly my age. He is just twenty-five! This could work, Ma!" Claire exclaimed in her room as she took a full turn. "Listen to me, Claire. You have to trap this
Krista Brooks happened to be sulking on the beach. She had been coming to the same place for nights, figuring out what to do with her life since she lost her job. She settled in the darkest area of the shore, hugging herself. She wore a black jacket and jeans, camouflaging in the dark. Krista noti
"It was viagra. So, relax. Even if you had ingested it, at worst, you'd only get a boner," Zia said to Clint, showing the packaging that was retrieved from Claire's bag. "Zia, I feel like I need to wash myself for a month," Clint remarked. A laugh escaped Zia's lips. She responded, "She doesn't ha
"This is a great opportunity," Clarisa Astor-Barlowe said while walking into the Plaza Hotel. "Yes, but who is this person? Why so mysterious?" William asked his wife. "He said you would be surprised! So, I will keep it a secret until we arrive at our meeting place." Clarisa put a hand on her wais
"Your husband paid for Claire's surgeries and her family's living expenses - food and rent. He also shouldered for their apartment at Court Residence recently," Adrian reported. Much information was unveiled, including how William had asked his secretary to pay off the laboratory technician at Hall
"Oh, tell it to the Marines!" Riley rolled her eyes. "As for you, Trash," Adrian said to Claire. "You can kiss your plans of getting money from Brian because your marriage was based on a lie. You are not getting any more money from him."Claire got up. She turned to Brian and said, "Marriage based
Taylor was excited to meet his friend. He wanted to catch up, learn more about Drew’s experiences, and perhaps get insight into the basketball scouts coming to Luxford that year.Before meeting his friend, Taylor stopped by the Carrington manor to check on his brother. He lingered for a while before
“Woah! Woah there! You look hot, Charlie!” Mia remarked, eyeing her from head to toe. “And the heels? They complete your look. You look like a model or a Hollywood star!”Charlie took a deep breath, studying herself in the mirror. She said, “This is really okay, right?”“Absolutely,” Mia responded.
Charlie exhaled. "So, you're saying I should start by telling Dad I like someone?"Freya: "Exactly."Charlie: "Okay, I can do that. But I don't know how long I can wait."Freya: "Well, at least you want to be honest with Dad. That's a start."Charlie: "Okay, let's do this."Freya kept the video call
[Charlie, I won't be home tonight. I'm meeting an old friend and heading back to the manor.]Reading Taylor's note, Charlie's heart sank. She checked her phone and saw that Taylor had sent the same message, only with more details.The next part read: [I didn't want to wake you. I made chicken soup.
“Charlie. You know what?” Luke said, grabbing her arm. “Fine. I give up on you—on us. Seeing you flaunt your relationship with Taylor like it’s the best thing that ever happened to you—”“He is the best thing that ever happened to me,” Charlie retorted, pulling her arm back. Luke’s jaw clenched. He
“Taylor, put me down!” Charlie demanded while trying to wiggle herself free from Taylor’s hold. Taylor was still holding Charlie up, her back against his chest, his arms tightly wrapped around her waist as he angrily glared at Macy’s group. He repeated, “What’s going on here?”“T-Taylor,” the red-h
“This is my first time watching Atomic Heat’s practice,” Frank said as they settled in. “So much eye candy. I’m having a sugar rush!”“I’m just here to support Charlie,” Mia said.“Same,” Dawn added with a chuckle.The practice began, and in the middle of it, Taylor looked up and spotted Charlie. At
Charlie blinked at Taylor’s request.“Charlie?” he asked again, his voice low and soft.“The thing is—” She gulped, second-guessing. “The truth is, my dad doesn’t want me to date until I’m twenty-five.”Taylor stilled, his eyes narrowing in doubt. He asked, “Explain Lukifer.”“Lukifer?” Charlie aske
He kept reading and was consistent for the first two pages, but suddenly, he groaned, “Fuck, this is boring. Why am I doing this again?”Charlie, who had been concentrating, shot him a glare. She reminded him, “I won the swimming contest, remember?”“Yeah, because someone cheated,” Taylor pointed ou