Joyce glared at Carlos. “Without me,” she hissed, “you’re nothing! You have no abilities and no money. Your company is getting back on track, but now you’ve betrayed me. If you have any backbone at all, leave me. But don’t expect any support from me for the Foster Group in the future.”
This was an idle threat. When faced with an ultimatum, Joyce assumed that Carlos would cave and get off her back. But, instead, she was about to have a very rude awakening.
Carlos stared at her with his mouth open. He was at a loss for words for a moment, but he wasn’t dying, as he’d thought he was. He was as far outside of his comfort zone as a person could go. He allowed his body to collapse to the floor, and he ran his fingers through his hair in dismay. “Well,” he finally muttered. “You’ve had your
Carlos stopped in front of an old-style villa. Pink roses were growing outside, and the lawn was meticulously maintained. He looked up at the first window on the second floor and willed the drapes to open. Alas, he was no magician, and they did not bend to his will. He sighed as he whispered his love’s name: “Crystal….”He assumed that she was asleep, and he didn’t dare wake her. Instead, he thought - I wonder what she dreams about, and if she dreams of me. This line of inquiry was painful, and he moved his feet around in his shoes, using the physical pain to distract his mind from the emotional pain. At this point in his life, there were a few things that he didn’t regret, and letting go of Crystal was number one on the list.Carlos walked over to a sycamore tree that was on the lawn and sat beneath it. He looked at his wat
Arnold pushed Leslie back into her seat and put his hand on her shoulder so she couldn’t move. She struggled against him, hitting his arm, shoulder, and chest, and he shouted at her to stop. “You are utterly shameless!” he roared.Arnold was pissed. His lips were pressed tightly together, and the veins in his forehead were popping out. Leslie had always done everything she wanted to do, and she had never been afraid of anything. But when did she get into the habit of sitting on men? - Arnold asked himself.Leslie laughed and said, “I am not shameless, but you relieve me of my shame, and I think you do it intentionally. We both know that you have feelings for me!”“Shut up!” Arnold roared. “You are my sister, for Christ’s sake, so don’t ever do that ag
Crystal wanted to tie her up and keep her in one place. It is no wonder that two chicks fought over her. I would fight for her too! -Crystal’s cheeks turned red when she realized what she’d been thinking. Once the dam had been broken, though, they passed through her mind like a torrent, and she was suddenly very wet.They went into a store, and Leslie attracted the female shop assistant’s attention right away. Leslie wasn’t usually the kind of girl who liked to dress up. She typically wore cool, masculine clothes. But, surprisingly, she was familiar with all of the brands that the attendant showed her, and she knew what looked good and didn’t.Crystal took a seat, and she tried to distract herself by texting with Serenity while Leslie shopped. Th
They chatted for a few minutes more, and then Leslie dragged Crystal back into the mall to find a birthday present for Nathan.The couple wandered through boutiques and clothing stores, and people turned to check Leslie out wherever they went. With her new hairstyle, she really was as beautiful as Crystal had said she was.As they searched for a gift for Nathan, Leslie bought many things for herself, and each time she brought an item to the cashier, she insisted that Crystal pay with Nathan’s credit card. She had become such a high spender in no time at all that several store managers were following them around.Crystal was unhappy with her friend’s behavior, and she said, “Leslie, are you going to empty the whole mall?”Leslie: “When I buy
By the time they got up to Nathan’s bedroom, Crystal was practically shaking. She had no idea what he had planned for her, but she was pretty sure it would be indecent. Her thoughts run wild, and she’s thinking of a way to escape from him.As he closed the door, she took the initiative to open his wardrobe, but she didn’t see anything out of the ordinary there.“Here,” Nathan handed her something. He was behind her, and when she turned around and she saw what he wanted her to wear, she began to panic.“No,” she gasped. “Not that. Please! Not that one! I can’t wear that kind of dress,”“Are you trying to go back on your word?”Nathan asked as h
At the Davis mansion, Mr. Davis and Eric Bush sat across from each other in the old man’s living room. Eric had just arrived, and he seemed genuinely happy to be there. It had been a while since they’d seen each other, and he asked, “How have you been feeling lately? You seemed so busy lately,”Mr. Gate’s smiled at him, “A bit better,” Mr. Davis replied. “I received your gift, the premium Colombian coffee beans. Thank you.”Eric smiled and said, “That’s just the beginning.” He nodded to one of his bodyguards, and the man retrieved a blue brocade box for him and handed it to the old man.Mr. Davis smiled as he tested the weight.“What is it?” he asked.
Although Crystal was curled up in Nathan’s arms, she slept restlessly. This was due to a recurring, ongoing dream that she was having, where she was being chased. She couldn’t see who was behind her when she looked behind her, but she could hear their footsteps. It was dark in her dream, and she was barefoot. There were thorns and shards of broken glass on the floor, but she knew that she couldn’t let her pain impede her flight. She was panting and sweating, and her feet were cut and scraped, but she kept running. It was so bad that she was exhausted when she woke up, and her limbs were sore.As Crystal sat up, she was startled to discover that Nathan was no longer in bed with her. She sat up, and she was about to call his name, but then her phone rang. She picked it up from off her nightstand, checked the caller ID, and saw that it was Leslie. She accepted the call, brought her phone up
Leslie’s beauty was undeniable. In fact, she was so beautiful that people almost suffocated because of her beauty. Her thick, long, wavy hair brought out her snow-white skin color, and she was wearing a white, hollow lace, form-fitting skirt.From the control room, though, Crystal had Nathan’s full attention.Suddenly, Leslie looked straight into the camera. She pointed it out to Crystal, and she whispered into her ear. “Do you think someone is watching us?” she asked.Crystal shrugged and said, “Maybe. But who cares?”“You’re probably right,” Leslie smirked and walked over to William. She smiled and said, “Mr. Wright, I’m sorry for making you wait. I hope you don’t mind that I brought my best friend
Crystal looked at Mrs. Bush in a trance.“Amos Davis is…”Eric stood up and pressed the wound with a swab of alcohol.“Is Amos Davis Nathan’s father?” Crystal asked again.“Yes.” Eric looked down at her. “Are you surprised?”“So you and Nathan...”“You have a good imagination. We are not related.”“What about the child?”“Isn’t it obvious? The child’s death was the main cause of her nervous breakdown.” Eric held out his injured hand and said, “Honey, aren’t yo
At night, Crystal woke up sweating from her nightmare.The servant somehow slipped down on the carpet and fell asleep by the door.Crystal opened her eyes in tears. It was dark and still. She looked down at the overlapping lights, her heart aching as if she had been sliced open by razor blades.She tiptoed out of bed and picked up the phone from the bedside table.She walked barefoot into the bathroom, sat on the toilet, and stared at the black screen for a while.A week before, she had lost control of herself and seemed to have unconsciously dialed the number she had branded at her fingertips.But there came a female voice without feeling:
Eric looked at Crystal in shock.“You can rest assured that these small cuts will not affect the child’s physical health. And it won’t affect your revenge on Nathan!” Crystal said happily, her jaw suddenly strangled.Eric clutched her jaw tightly. “I thought you were a strong woman, but you’re just so vulnerable.”“That’s right. I’m vulnerable. Didn’t you know that?”That was why Eric asked the servant to put the blades away.Just now, it was also the servant who heard that Crystal was looking for the blade, so she rushed to find Eric immediately.Looking at the sweat on his forehead, the way he was out of bre
Inside the villa, doctors came in and out. Luckily, Eric sent Crystal into his car, and he gave her warm measures in time and kept her cold feet warm.“Miss Smith and the baby are fine. But Miss Smith was cold and somewhat weak. As for her feet, it’s taboo to touch cold water in this weather,” replied the doctor. “You’d better help her now, help her to activate her blood lest she might fall off rheumatism when she is older.Eric had Crystal’s feet rubbed by himself with the best essential oil.Crystal fell asleep in a daze. Her tears never stopped, as though she had dreamt of something sad.Her dry lips moved, calling someone’s name.Eric got close enough to hear her.
Crystal seemed to see Nathan staring at her with an angry face in her bewilderment.Her heart was beating wildly across her chest. She broke down and wanted to reach out and let him take her away.Suddenly, she didn’t want to take care of anything. She was not as strong as she thought.She just wanted a man who loved her, and she loved. She wanted to be cared for, have a child, and live a simple life. But the next second, the figure turned into Eric.He held down the handrail of the wooden bridge and jumped into the lake.Splash! Splash!Several bodyguards also jumped down one after another.Eric quickly walked over to her, took
Vic came in from the outside and was quite surprised to see this scene.He had expected Nathan’s return to make up with Crystal.Crystal was thrown into the bathroom, and her body crashed against the cold porcelain wall.Nathan hadn’t given up yet, even though she had made it so clearly.He picked up a birdbath and jabbed it into her hand. “Pee.”Crystal held the basin. “Do you want to check, and then you give up and let me go?”“Now!”He tugged at her trousers.Crystal went out today wearing suspenders, and Nathan took off her coat and stripp
Crystal pulled away from his hand hard and turned to leave.He instantly retrieved her body, and she hit him hard on the chest.Nathan held her tightly, his last icy line collapsed.“Don’t go. Don’t leave me.” He said.This man, who had just been proud and arrogant, was momentarily weak again.Crystal was not feeling any better, and her heart was trembling.“I miss you so much. I’ve been thinking about you, Crystal, every minute of the day. My life was dull and sad. I function every day, but I’m dying inside,” His voice, with the hot air, blew in her ear.Crystal felt as
A man was sitting with his legs crossing on the dark blue leather sofa, silent and noble in the living room.Crystal stood at the door, only by seeing him at a glance did she want to run away. However, her feet were like a tree with deep roots, so steady and heavy that she could not move it a little.Every night, the man she saw in her dream was now sitting in front of her. The man put out the cigarette and said casually, “Miss Smith, here you are.”The voice was like thunder, which immediately woke Crystal up.She jerked around to leave…“Miss Smith, don’t you want your watch back?” Nathan’s cold voice sounded again.It’s him!
“More than 20 years?” Nancy didn’t understand. “That is to say, I’ve been waiting to meet you since I was born,” he gave Nancy a charming smile, “You’re in a cold sweat, am I so horrible?” Nancy shook her head, “No...” “I don’t want to be someone you’re afraid of,” he kissed on the back of Nancy’s hand, “I just want to be a big tree, to provide shade and shelter for you.” Nancy lowered her head in a panic, dared not look at him. That’s so unreal, and such dreamlike happiness would catch everyone unprepared, especially someone a boy crazy like Nancy. Marcos was like a noble prince; no woman could resist his charm and tenderness.