While Adrian was nearing the police station, Riley called him. However, he was not ready to speak to his wife, not when she easily believed Brian’s innocence. He muttered, “Not now, Riley.”When Adrian arrived at the police station, Clint and his lawyers were already there. He marched in, seething,
"You can check on all our transactions. You can ask my managers. I'm not fucking lying," Brian muttered. He gulped. His hands trembled as he scattered the documents on the table's surface.When mid-morning came, Brian's managers had gathered all their documents related to the order, which led to an
Riley turned to Adrian, puzzled. He then revealed, "It's one of Dad's old penthouses in the city. Dad had put it up for sale for a while now, but there had been no potential buyers yet.""I See. Can I come to Sweden?" Riley asked, but both Adrian and Renee did not agree. "Riley, you should give tra
“No, no. No, Mr. King. Not the feet. Please, anything but that! No!” Elias screamed before an endless and forced laugh escaped his lips. For half a day now, Abner had been tickling Elias mercilessly with an eagle feather in his hand. Adrian shook his head as he watched his grandfather. Abner only r
Letting out a sigh, Riley replied, “Okay, I guess. I won’t miss you so much then.”Adrian groaned on the other line, and Riley laughed. She said, “So, you better hurry up, Mr. King. Or, I might get used to your absence and not miss you anymore. Haha.”“You are going to pay for that when I return,” A
“Surprise! A crawfish lunch!” Charles exclaimed while uncovering the food on their table. Raelyn laughed hysterically and said, “Even if you covered the food, I could tell it’s crawfish. I mean, who can’t smell crawfish from a yard away?”Charles laughed with her too. The laugh lines that appeared
“Raelyn?” Charles asked in confusion, but she remained silent as she stood before him. In a heartbeat, Raelyn grabbed the last of Charles’ crawfish head and sucked on it. She swore her ears burned as she placed it back on his plate. Then, she gulped, staring into Charles’ brown eyes. Charles was o
Raelyn entered Charles' bedroom first. She heard the door close behind them. She was about to turn when Charles embraced her from behind. "I missed you. I missed this so much," Charles said under his breath.Before Raelyn could respond, she noticed him gather all her hair to one side, his hot breat
“Bro, are you her boyfriend or her FBI agent?” Drew commented. “Let the girl breathe, Taylor.”Laughter erupted again before Taylor muttered, “I just know you too well, Drew. Better safe than sorry.”Aside from the banter, Charlie learned a lot about Taylor that night, like how loyal of a friend he
Guardian Angel: ‘What? Kissing is now some sort of punishment?’Inner Devil: ‘Oh, shut up! Can’t you see? Our Charlie is being punished! She’s fighting for her life with her tongue!’Guardian Angel: ‘Do I still have a job here?’The heat was on!Charlie had no idea how things had escalated so quickl
“Um…” Mia hesitated before handing it over. “Here. Everything okay?”“No, it’s not okay.” Taylor grabbed the bag. “Since you’re going to be friends with Charlie, know this—I don’t want her wearing barely-there anything, like that swimsuit.”“Um… why?” Mia asked.Pointing back at the pool, Taylor sco
‘Charlie, how could you?!’Taylor wanted to crush the bottle in his hand, but he could not. Instead, he let it drop to the floor. His head snapped in every direction, fiercely scanning his surroundings. The closest material he could use was right under his nose!He and his friends were standing in f
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