Heather's mind was in a mess.Her fair fingers were tightly clenched, and she pursed her lips tightly. She did not make a sound.Tyrone looked at her calmly. He didn't urge her, either. With his slender fingers, he continued tapping on his desk patiently.The taps seemed to be drumming along with Heather's heartbeat.Heather thought to herself, "Just once."Heather convinced herself. "Just this once!"She bit her lip. Then, she walked toward Tyrone.Tyrone's place was a short distance from the reception area. It was only a matter of a dozen steps, but Heather felt like it was extremely far.Tyrone gazed calmly at the woman approaching him. A hidden dark look flashed across his eyes.She didn't need to say anything. Her movements had already conveyed her decision.Heather walked up to Tyrone.Tyrone narrowed his dark eyes. Reaching out, he held her slender waist. With a slight pull, he led her to sit down on his lap.The man's oppressive and pleasing scent immediately envelo
In front of a basin in the bathroom, Heather cupped some water in her hands and splashed it onto her face. She stared at herself in the mirror and felt stunned.She had almost done it with Tyrone.Even though it didn't happen, for some reason, she felt like her whole body was marked with Tyrone's presence.She felt as if Tyrone's heavy breathing was still ringing in her ears.Heather bit her lip and then took a deep breath. She stopped thinking about the indecent scene.She took out her phone and navigated to her chat history with Craig on WhatsApp.The last message Craig had sent to her was dated two months ago.He said that he had to return home for an emergency, and when he came back, he would bring her to meet his parents. Then, they would discuss their wedding date.But since then, Craig seemed to have disappeared. He had completely gone off the grid.Heather looked at the chat box with a complicated gaze in her eyes. She thought, "Craig, where exactly are you?"Suddenly
It was late at night when Heather and Ivy arrived at the emergency department of the hospital.According to the doctor, Macey had tried to cut her wrist at home. Fortunately, some debt collectors came knocking and found her. Then, they sent her to the hospital.In the ward, Macey's eyes were tightly closed as she lay on the sick bed. She was getting an IV drip. Her face was pale, and her hair seemed to have withered. She looked even weaker than she had last time."Mrs. Snyder. Mrs. Snyder?" Heather stood by the bed and called out softly.A moment later, Macey slowly opened her eyes. She had a dazed look in her eyes. When she saw Heather, she froze for a moment. Then, she coldly turned around and said, "What are you doing here? Get out!"Heather was stunned. She glanced at the bandages wrapped around Macey's wrist. "Mrs. Snyder, why did you do this? Ms. Snyder is still in prison. If she hears that you harmed yourself, she'll be so sad."Macey sneered. Then, she turned around and g
When Heather walked out of the ward, a nurse called out to her and handed her the hospital bill.The medical bills totaled up to more than 2000 dollars. Heather didn't have that much money, so Ivy, who had run out after her, helped her pay for it."Ivy, I'll pay you back when I've earned enough money."Before this, Heather had even borrowed 30 thousand dollars from Ivy to gather funds to bail Whitney out.Ivy said sternly, "Let's not talk about money for now. Hattie, are you really going to offer yourself to Mr. Elkin? Can't you see that Macey is just pretending? It doesn't seem like she'll really off herself! She's just putting on an act to force your hand!"If Macey really wanted to die, she would have various ways of doing so. Macey cut her wrist, and someone just so happened to find her. It was too much of a coincidence.Pursing her lips, Heather said in a soft voice, "Perhaps she's just pretending, but it doesn't matter either way. I can't decline her request, can I?"If sh
Heather had thought of many horrible possibilities. She was worried that Craig had gotten into an accident, or someone had kidnapped him…She didn't expect that Craig would go home to get married!The woman Craig had married was a young lady from a family on par with his. The host was using a lot of flowery words to describe the envy-inducing and luxurious union of the match made in heaven.Heather's mind turned blank. She looked at the man on the screen for a moment. Then, she walked out of the hospital without turning back.They had dated for two years. Craig was usually very frugal, and he would even go to the library to work and study. Heather always thought that he came from a poor family!Her boyfriend had suddenly turned into a son from a rich family, and he had even married someone else. Heather never thought that an outrageous thing like this would ever happen to her!She felt a little ridiculous and pathetic. For two entire years, other than Craig's name, everything she
Caleb had slowed down when he spotted Heather earlier on. Now that Tyrone got him to trail after her, he immediately sped up and changed lanes to head in the direction that Heather was heading.As Tyrone gave no instruction to invite Heather into the car, Caleb simply trailed after her a safe distance away.Since Heather did not turn around, she was oblivious to the fact that there was a car following her. Her mind was a mess, and she felt a vast emptiness within. She simply walked aimlessly ahead without knowing where she should go. "Where's Ms. Sutton headed?" Caleb asked curiously. Tyrone frowned as he watched Heather from inside the car. Something seemed off about her!Just then, the loud blaring of a car horn pierced through the silence of the night, and she noticed a blinding flash of light directed straight at her. Heather stopped and turned around in a daze. The light blinded her and forced her to close her eyes. A short distance away, a truck barrelled right at her. T
How could it be him? It wasn't Craig; there was no Superman. The person who had saved her was Tyrone!Tyrone's gaze darkened. That further intensified the chilling air that emanated from him. He seemed to bear a murderous intent. As Heather kept quiet, he couldn't be sure how severe her injuries were. Hence, he carried her up bridal-style and strode over to the Maybach that was left stalling by the roadside. Over with Caleb, Tate finally scrambled back to his feet and challenged him arrogantly, "How dare you poke your goddamn nose into my business? Do you have a death wish?"If you know what's best for you, give that woman back! If you don't do as you're told, you won't live to see the next sunrise!"Tyrone couldn't even be bothered to glance in his direction; it was as though he didn't hear a word Tate said. Shrouded in a dangerous air, he left all but two words when he walked past Caleb. "Incapacitate him.""Yes, Mr. Elkin."A cruel grin broke out on Caleb's face when his
"Mr Elkin…" Barbara's whiny voice rang out in the silence of dawn. Heather was shocked. She turned around swiftly and saw a beautiful young lady wearing a red dress making her way out of the car. With a smile on her face, Barbara took her time sashaying over to them. Heather was taken aback. It hadn't crossed her mind that there was someone else with Tyrone. She flushed crimson red at the thought of what she'd said just a while ago. She imagined that this was Tyrone's wife, but upon noticing the absence of a ring on her ring finger, Heather quickly came to realize that this was probably just a mistress of his."Mr. Elkin, this must be Ms. Sutton. She seems quite badly injured. We should send her to the hospital."Barbara walked up to Tyrone and looked at Heather with a smile. She tried to appear to be very caring toward Heather, but an inconspicuous hint of warning flashed in her eyes.She didn't manage to catch a glimpse of Heather's face while she had been in the car. Barbar