Ethan's Pov"In this case, the project that we are currently going to do has a fairly minimal risk, and we can also avoid it by doing so...." In front of me, Luke was still talking about the development of the project we were going to do, but the ringing on my phone made me turn my attention away from him. Luke's voice was faint and only sounded like an insignificant background as I checked my phone screen and found a message notification from my card user.I smiled, remembering who my card was with at the moment. "So she used it to buy a necklace." It was unexpected for her, but it's a significant improvement for me.Sarah has always been a bit difficult for me to pamper. Striving to spoil her was quite difficult because she resisted a lot and acted independently. I assumed it was because she didn't have anyone she could rely on during her lifetime. There was no one she could trust to lean on, so Sarah became a difficult person to get close to.She may have been physically close, bu
Emily’s pov "Let's just go." I tried to pull him away from that place immediately, but Alex let go of my hand and held his arm. He only glanced at me with an expression that puzzled me, then went back to picking out the items there.His attitude annoyed me. He constantly circled this place, looking for the gift he wanted to give Sarah. I was overlooked, as I had been walking with him since earlier.I held back my annoyance for a while because he said that he had a reason to keep Sarah for some time. I don't know what happened, but it was better for me not to confront and upset him directly."How about this? Do you think it's good?" He pointed at a ring with a sizable diamond, not much bigger than the necklace Sarah had bought earlier.I didn't like doing this, but I nodded my head. "Yeah, whatever you want." I turned my head the other way. He thinks I have the taste to help him choose the jewelry he'll give to other women. Is that it? How ridiculous.Alex gently pulled my hand. "Hon
Emily’s Pov'I glanced at my phone screen before I got out of the car and became even more annoyed when I saw no notification from Alex. "He didn't look for or ask for me at all," I grumbled in annoyance, exiting the car and walking into the house across the courtyard. "He must still not have finished choosing which item to gift Sarah."Thinking about it again, I became even more upset. He was now so quickly indifferent to me."What's with that face of yours? Why do you look upset?" Mom, who was about to walk past me, suddenly sat with me on the living room chair in the living room. "What's wrong with you?" She asked with concern.While I didn't choose to directly answer her question, I twisted my body where I was sitting in annoyance, then looked in the other direction, unfocused while sighing. "It's because of Alex.""What's wrong with him again?" The tone of voice sounded rather impatient as I complained about the name. "Didn't you just come out cheerfully when you wanted to go out
Emily pov's"Where are you going this early, Emily?" I turned my head as soon as I reached the bottom at Mom's voice.I paused, looking at her, unsure of what to tell her, but it was best that she didn't need to know what I was going to do outside. "I want to see my friend who just came back yesterday.""Which friend of yours?" She looked at me with an expectant look. Her hand stopped peeling the apple she was holding.I gave her a quick glance. "I told you that even Mom doesn't know him." I walked away before she could question me further. She was behind faintly. I could still hear her voice protesting my answer, but I simply ignored her.Today I promised to meet with the person I contacted yesterday to discuss my request further. We promised to meet at one of the cafes located quite far from my residence because I didn't want anyone to see me. As soon as I arrived in front of the small café and parked my vehicle, a man in a black suit sitting near the glass wall waved at me with a f
Sarah’s POV"Get your hands out of my hair!" I yelled at the crazy woman who came out of nowhere to suddenly pull my hair until my head was pulled back.I felt like slapping her because of the raised scalp and the pain. But I restrained myself and tried to be patient so as not to match her madness. Emily laughed carelessly, clasping her hands together in front of her chest. "Oh, sorry. I thought I saw a button stuck in there. I just wanted to help pull it out for you." She smiled wickedly in front of me.Her annoying expression in front of me dampened and made me sick. "What nonsense are you talking about? You obviously pulled it out for no reason, and don't act like I don't know about it."She smiled back at me, folding her arms across her chest as she tilted her head to look at me. "Is that so? You know I did it on purpose?" The smiling expression on her face immediately disappeared to be replaced with a sharp, cynical glare at me. "You trashy woman." A curse easily came out of her
Sarah's povFrom behind that back, I moved to the side and saw Ethan's expression as he stared intently at Emily. "What you're doing right now is a form of criminality that can be reported as assault." He made the woman who had already been shocked by hitting the wrong person shocked again with his sentence and way of speaking.I watched Emily, who momentarily showed her panic and shock when she hit Richard but then controlled it all by immediately becoming calmer. "What are you talking about?" She snorted sarcastically. "Assault, you say? Don't you know that slutty woman was the one who acted up first, huh?" flinching slightly didn't make him flinch or retract his intention of saying bad things to me.I rolled my eyes in disgust in the other direction. The thing I regretted was that I could face Emily alone, but Ethan appeared at a very inopportune time and took my place to be hit by her bag. I'm sure her punches weren't as strong and would have hurt a lot. Instead, I had prepared m
Alex's POV"When can I see her mom?" I approached my mother, who was sitting in our living room. She seemed to be enjoying her tea time alone.Sitting on the sofa in front of her, I looked at her face with anticipation for my question. As she smiled with a thin pull of her lips, I smiled, too. "Just wait a little longer." She set her teacup back on the small saucer on the table.My mother spent all her time being cared for and served by many people. She was a respected woman who knew how to maintain her position. She was full of mature thoughts yet not easily swayed by empathy. She was rational in dealing with people who only stood in her way, including knowing how to handle a mistress' son like Ethan."People are weak to pressure. They will not be able to move if they are pressured. Then, what will happen next is that pressure will make the targeted person fulfill the mold. He will do what we want." He stared confidently.Mom was right! I agree with her, people are weak to pressure.
Sarah pov's"Not everything can be done the same way, right?" I took my eyes off my laptop screen and looked at Mr. Luke and Ethan in turn.Ever since I found out about Ethan's identity that day, we've started to often have direct work discussions together, no longer just connected by Luke being the messenger and bridging our communication like before. For me it was more practical this way, I didn't have to wait too long and could ask questions directly and get answers right away.Ethan nodded his head. "Yes, it's not. Every strategy has its drawbacks, so we use the one with the least drawbacks but not too much trouble to do."I agreed and nodded my head. My hand wanted to go back to focusing on my notes, but the ringing notification on the cell phone I had put in my pocket kept going off in a long and annoying tone. I took it out and saw that there were many messages from people who were simultaneously asking how I was doing."Why are they asking about how I'm doing and about the tru