The frown on her face deepened. Galvin had promised her not to see each other again, but here he was; he appeared in front of her. Also, she crosses paths with Fiona. How unlucky she was!Kristel glared at Galvin and didn’t hide her displeasure. The pain and anger she had endured when she was detained and then Galvin merely apologized to her so that she would not press any charges against Vivian and the mastermind to frame her, Fiona, has resurfaced.However, Galvin overlooked Kristel’s indifference because his eye lingered on her hand, intertwined with Noah’s. Subconsciously, his gaze grew colder. Fiona caught his abnormal behavior; inwardly, she resented and loathed Kristel.But this isn’t the perfect timing to go physical. She calmed down and concealed her irritation.“Why don’t we have dinner together?” Out of the blue, Fiona suggested. “Since we are all here, dining with more people is better. As they say, the more, the merrier. What do you think, Kristel?”“Why not?” Noah agreed
"I'm not flirting with you, Kristel!" he denied after he processed Kristel’s meaningful words.Kristel frowned. "Then let go of me now!"She struggled but to no avail.Galvin acted as if he was deaf by ignoring her pleas. Instead, he reminded her, "I've mentioned it already, Kristel. I only wanted to protect you, so stop misunderstanding my actions!"A brief silence ensued before Kristel's crisp laugh echoed in the bathroom lobby. Galvin knitted his brows, displeased seeing how she laughed like a lunatic.‘Is she making fun of me?’ He thought.Upon staring at the woman before him, he swallowed hard to suppress the desire to punish her as his eyes traveled down to her sultry lips and smooth neck.For unknown reasons, a strange emotion swelled in his chest—a sense of desire that he wanted to lock Kristel somewhere no one could have a glimpse of her."Kristel, what do you feel for Noah? Are you really in love with him?" Galvin tossed a ridiculous question out of the blue, and Kristel fel
“Galvin, I… it’s just my guess,” Fiona answered in a hurry. Her face contorted with pain, pleading, “Can you let go of me now?”Galvin lowered his gaze and realized he was gripping Fiona by the arm with force.“I’m sorry.” He apologized and regained his composure, forcing himself to calm down. “I asked Cory to send you back.”Hearing this, Fiona throws her body to the man, hoping she can entice him like before. “Galvin, it is late. Why don’t you accompany me to my apartment? It’s been a long time since you visited me.”Fiona stretched her arm to reach for Galvin’s collar, but before her fingers touched the fabric of his shirt, he grabbed her hand and looked at her indifferently.“You must understand I am working hard so that I can give you a good life.”Fiona felt a shiver down her spine to meet Galvin’s chill gaze. She bit her lip and clenched her hand out of anger toward Kristel, ignoring her long nails digging into her palm.She was livid that Galvin was treating her coldly because
Kristel was embarrassed by what she’d done. She looked at Noah apologetically and said,“I shouldn’t use you to show my ex-husband I already moved on from him. It isn’t right that I will accept your confession even if—”“It’s okay, Kristel.” Noah cut her halfway. He went on, “I don’t mind if you want to use me to forget your ex-husband. Kristel, that's what I wanted to happen. I want you to give me a chance so that I can show you that you deserve all the love in the world. He didn't cherish you, but I will, Kristel.”“No, I can't do that, Noah. It’s unfair to you! Lov3 shouldn't take it for granted.”Noah shook his head and smiled. He explained,“It wouldn’t, Kristel. In fact, If you allow me, I would gladly help you get through your first marriage. I will mend your broken heart and love no one else but you.”Kristel was speechless. She wishes that one's heart can teach who to love. But in her case, it was the hardest part of the process to heal her broken heart.Kristel could taste b
Kristel found a thick layer of snow on her doorstep.It looks like she slept well last night and didn’t notice that there was snow.She swept her gaze to the hallway, where she could hardly see the railings.She observed her surroundings after she noticed several shoe prints around her door, but the deep prints at her doorstep caught her attention the most, as if someone had been loitering there for a long time.Last night, someone rang her doorbell. That time the snow hadn’t fallen yet.When she came to the door, she opened it. No one was there.So who would stay at her doorstep all night when the temperature dropped significantly?If it were Noah and she didn’t notice he came to her apartment, surely he would ring her phone if it was crucial.Therefore, it was a mysterious occurrence, but she had no spare time to trouble herself to investigate it. She will be late to work if her ass does not move yet.Kristel put aside the concern in her heart and hurried out of the apartment to hai
Kristel was sure Fiona wouldn’t be happy — that woman has always been flaunting that she is the rightful Mrs. Hudson.“Kristel, are you listening to me?”Galvin’s frustrated voice pulled her out of her thoughts. She looked at him impatiently, then pursed her lips as she made a response.“I didn’t... So what are you going to do with that, Mr. Hudson?”“Kristel!” Galvin was irked.Since they divorced, Kristel seemed to transform into a different person. She becomes glib and talks back a lot.They always argued whenever they met, and he admitted he missed the obedient Kristel, who always listened to him and did what he wanted, no matter where they were.Their wild escapade chooses no time and place.Galvin glanced at the rearview mirror before his eyes focused on the road. The already warm temperature in his car felt like rising with every minute that passed.Instead of putting more clothes on his body, he loosened his tie to have proper breathing.Kristel was sitting in the backseat and
Standing beside Kristel, Lana was infuriated as she read every hateful comment on their live stream; several commenters attacked Kristel, and some questioned her background.“How ridiculous! Obviously, they were the trolls our competitor's company had paid!” she spat. “And these fools of netizens who easily believe others’ false accusations without weighing whether what’s the truth!”Lana’s angry voice pulled Kristel to the present. She looked at her cute assistant, who was now red from anger. Seeing her being like this somewhat warmed her heart, motivating her to take this matter properly and calmly.“Calm down, Lana.” She gave the little woman a pat on her shoulder and a soft smile, adding, “We shouldn’t give in to this accusation. They clearly ruined our live streaming because of me, and I know who instigated this.”Lana blinked, staring at Kristel in dazed. She could see the determination in Kristel’s eyes, and she admired how calm she was—the person who was wronged. She asked, “W
Seeing the woman who almost ruined her life, Kristel’s face darkened to see Vivian. She wondered what this woman was doing in the company.Kristel wanted to approach Vivian and slap both her cheeks for accusing her of plagiarism and for suing her of attempting murder.Unfortunately, this isn’t the time for her to cause a scene when she was in the middle of live streaming, in which she shouldn’t ruin their pre-launching but forced to fend off the anger boiling in her chest.Thus, she ignored Galvin and introduced the dress to their viewers as if she was not raging from anger when her chest wanted to explode; still, she only controlled her emotion not to make a mistake in front of the cameras. All she could do was maintain her smile.The smile on her face was dazzling. She was emitting a radiance that made her look too charming, mesmerizing not only the employees present but also the viewers.“Kristel is gorgeous!”Galvin could hear his subordinates praising his ex-wife. He glared at th