Heather had no idea how seductive she looked in Tyrone's shirt.Unfortunately, she was hungry. She was already delicate, to begin with; Tyrone knew he couldn't expect any endurance on her part if they were to dive right into business before she had dinner.He wrapped an arm around her shoulders and led her to the dining room. "Come on, we'll have dinner first."Tyrone's kitchen was built for aesthetics, which was made evident by the absence of basic cooking utensils.As such, dinner was made up of the takeout Caleb had gotten from five-star restaurants, which he had delivered along with Heather's purse.Heather set the table and took her seat just as Tyrone did. She was starving and didn't bother with formalities as she helped herself to the food.Tyrone, on the contrary, wasn't hungry. Giving the food a pass, he opened a bottle of wine instead and poured himself a glass. He watched Heather eat as he swirled his wine and slowly sampled it.He was used to mingling with socialites
Tyrone said, "I'm off to the company. You can take the day off and get some rest.""It's fine.it had I can go to work," Heather countered.He eyed her in amusement. "Aren't you exhausted after last night?"Heather's face warmed. He was right; her legs were aching, and her body was as sore as it was worn out."Be a good girl and stay home today," Tyrone added when she didn't respond and handed her a tube of ointment. "Here.""What is it?" The words on the packaging were in Erylean, but Heather didn't get a proper look at them after she took the ointment from Tyrone."I used it on you after you got hurt last night, but you'll have to reapply it a few more times," Tyrone explained matter-of-factly.Hurt? She didn't remember getting hurt anywhere.Horror and realization dawned upon Heather when she made sense of Tyrone's words. At once, she was seized by the urge to throw away the ointment like it burned her hand.She couldn't believe Tyrone had gone so far as to apply the ointmen
Heather had assumed Craig would have given up on waiting for her at her apartment building and left last night. She hadn't expected him to still be here.He seemed tanner than before, though that was expected given his recent honeymoon on Crescent Isle."Hattie, where were you last night? Why weren't you at home?" Craig demanded. He was exhausted from waiting here the whole night, and his tone was filled with accusation.Heather snapped to her senses and nearly sputtered. "Who are you to ask me that, Craig?"He froze. "Hattie, I was here the entire night waiting for you. I have so much to tell you. It was never my intention to get married."I went home because my mom really was sick. I told her about us, but I never expected her to emotionally blackmail me into marrying another woman. "She threatened to take her own life if I didn't do as she asked. When I refused, she had my brother lock me up. "I couldn't reach you at all, and I was left with no choice but to go through with
Heather had never met Craig's mother, Evelyn Donovan. She had only ever heard him talk about her.Craig's father had died when he was a boy, leaving Evelyn to raise two sons on her own. She had struggled and often worked herself sick trying to make ends meet. Eventually, she had become chronically ill, and her condition had only worsened in the last few years.Heather honestly didn't blame Craig for giving in to Evelyn's demands, but that was a choice he had made, and he should be the one to bear the consequences of it.Craig had come there convinced that if he could explain himself to Heather, she would understand and forgive him. He had never expected her to turn him away so heartlessly."How could you leave me, Hattie?" he thought in despair as he watched Heather leave.He tried to chase after her, but at that moment, a red sports car pulled up next to him. The door on the driver's side opened, and a young woman with an hourglass figure stepped out. She wore a long, red dre
Ivy elaborated, "Bob is one of the film's backers. He wasn't entirely lying last night when he told me there was a movie in the making, but he tends to offer these roles to actresses only if they agree to sleep with him."When the director heard about Tyrone coming to our defense and saw me with Seth, he immediately sent the script over. That was when I got offered the lead role."Ivy's gaze was dark as a bitter smile curled on her lips. "This is the first time a director and producer have begged me to star in a movie. Funny how money and power can take someone this far, huh?"There had been countless occasions where she vowed to prove herself through her acting skills and make directors take notice of her. She had been determined to do her best, even if she landed minor roles.And yet, the one time she had been offered the lead role had nothing to do with her acting skills whatsoever.For some reason, Heather sensed that something was bothering Ivy. "Will you accept the role, I
The executives behind Tyrone raised their brows at the question he had directed at Heather. If they hadn't thought anything was amiss between Tyrone and Heather before, their imaginations certainly ran wild now!They were also curious about the ointment Tyrone was referring to and how he had known Heather was injured in the first place.Something had obviously happened between Tyrone and Heather.It didn't help that Tyrone's words were full of concern for Heather, despite his cold and distant tone.He had always maintained a solemn and aloof demeanor since his first day as president of the company. No one had ever seen him be so kind to his subordinates, much less show concern for them.Rumor had it that Heather and Tyrone were having an illicit affair, but judging by their interaction now, it might actually be true."What—" Heather was baffled by Tyrone's question at first, but when she saw the roguish gleam in his eyes, she immediately realized what he was talking about.She
Tyrone was a rascal, through and through.Heather considered the curious stares of the small team behind Tyrone and forced out the words, "Thank you, Mr. Elkin. If you'll excuse me, I have to get back to work now."Without waiting for his response, she quickly picked up the scattered paperwork on the ground and bolted from the scene.Tyrone was amused as he watched her take off like a startled bunny.As Heather walked, she cursed Tyrone for being such a rogue. He could have spared her the embarrassment, but he had chosen to put her in an awkward position instead.She finally stopped walking when she got to the stairwell entrance. She patted her flushed cheeks and straightened out the documents she was holding, all the while cursing Tyrone inwardly.Just then, her phone buzzed with a message from none other than Tyrone, which read, "Bring me the advertising department's interim budget in half an hour."Heather read the message again and frowned. She had a feeling Tyrone was up to
Heather was unfazed as she handed Anna a folder. "Ms. Jenkins, this is the document Mr. Elkin asked for. Would you mind delivering it to him?"Anna was taken aback by the sudden request and frowned. "What?""I have a lot of work to do, and I don't have the time to deliver the document," Heather clarified. "Could you help me with that?"Anna narrowed her eyes and scoffed. "You're trying to get me into trouble with Mr. Elkin. I bet you tweaked that document so that there's something wrong with it! You can't fool me that easily!"Anna doubted Heather would pass on the opportunity to get close to Tyrone by having her deliver the document, at least not without a vendetta.Heather said exasperatedly, "I didn't do anything to the document. You'll know by taking a look at it!" She paused before adding, "If Mr. Elkin likes you, why should I embarrass myself by delivering documents to him?"She feigned jealousy in hopes that Anna would rise to the bait.A triumphant smile curled on Anna
"You have the hair. You can leave now," Tyrone said as he started to drive both Greg and Hector away.He was feeling sorry for Heather for having to deal with this when she had just woken up and when she was still quite frail."Arrange a room opposite this ward for me," Greg ordered his bodyguard.When Tyrone heard what Greg was saying, he frowned and said coldly, "You're going to stay here?""There are so many reporters outside. Do you think it's suitable for me to leave in less than 20 minutes after I've just visited my girlfriend who has been admitted to the hospital?" Greg remarked casually.However, he kept on poking at Tyrone by referring to Heather as his girlfriend again and again.Tyrone's expression was extremely cold as he said, "You're really treating yourself as her boyfriend now, huh?""It doesn't matter if I want to be her boyfriend or not. Most importantly, the entire nation believes I'm her boyfriend.""Looks like you want me to get you some work.""Ha!" Greg
Tyrone's eyes became a little colder as his arms around Heather's waist tightened.Greg scoffed at Tyrone's act of announcing his ownership and simply shot Heather a look. "Are you feeling any better?"He was here to visit a patient, so there was no need to get into a scuffle with an amiable person.Heather couldn't show Greg a sour expression, so she simply nodded. "Yeah."Greg let out a laugh. "You're so fortunate. Otherwise, you're going to die from some garbage's uselessness."He was inferring something else.Tyrone frowned and his attitude became even colder. "If you don't want me to throw you out, you should learn how to watch your tongue."Greg scoffed. "Which part of what I said was wrong?""Alright, now that Hattie's back, you two should stop fighting," Hector said. His gentle nature and charm easily make others have a good impression of him.He might be Heather's older cousin, so they had to show him some respect.Tyrone's eyes were cold as he bit his lips and said
Tyrone's body stiffened and the atmosphere suddenly turned tense."Tyrone. He shielded me from an attack. I saw him get hurt. I just want to know how bad his injury is."Heather knew Tyrone didn't like her talking about Craig, but she was genuinely worried about Craig. Heather explained to Tyrone using a gentle voice and tugged at his clothing.There was some anxiety in her eyes. She was being very careful, worried that he might get angry.It was true that Tyrone was somewhat upset, but what else could he say when she was already having that kind of attitude?Tyrone stayed quiet for a while and said, "He's no longer in danger."Heather sighed in relief. "I want to see him."Heather knew Tyrone was going to get upset again if he found out she sneaked out to see Craig, so she might as well tell Tyrone now.Tyrone was silent for a few seconds before he coldly said, "You can see him when you're in a better condition."Heather wanted to go immediately. But she knew if she showed to
Seth had already planned to go for a game of gold in the afternoon.Ivy didn't want to stay to become a third wheel, so after telling Heather to take good care of herself, she then left together with Seth.The ward instantly fell silent.Tyrone looked at Heather with dark eyes. "How do you feel? Do you still feel any pain?"Heather simply said, "I want to take a shower."She had sweated a lot after she recovered from her fever, and she wasn't feeling that comfortable from the sticky sweat.Tyrone's eyes darkened and didn't say anything. He pulled the blanket aside and picked her up, taking her to the washroom.The moment they were inside the washroom, Tyrone placed her on the toilet. He first filled the bathtub with hot water before turning around, wanting to remove her clothes."I can take a bath by myself. You should go out," Heather said as she held onto her outfit tightly, blushing.Tyrone raised his eyebrow. "How can you take a bath yourself when you're so weak? What if a
When Heather opened her eyes once again, the first person she saw was Ivy."You're finally awake, Hattie! You're scaring me to death! Are you alright? Are you feeling any discomfort?"Ivy quickly held Heather's hand when she saw the latter opening her eyes. Then, she asked a string of questions.Heather's entire body was feeling numb and her head was spinning. "I feel weak. Is this the hospital? Why are you here?""I found out from Seth that you have been kidnapped and Mr. Elkin has been searching for you all the while," Ivy said nervously. "You've been having a fever for the past two days and you scared me. It is so fortunate that you turned out alright."She paused a little before saying angrily, "Selena must have gone crazy. She was trying to starve you to death. I know she's not a good person, but I didn't expect her to be so malevolent."You can't even call her a human anymore. She's been arrested, and it's over for her this time."Ivy still couldn't forget how she first sa
Craig was too calm. Perhaps it was because he already knew how duplicitous Selena was.The gentle Selena was just an illusion he saw when they first met, and after he was charmed.That was why, despite feeling angry and shocked once finding out Selena's pregnancy was a lie, he didn't find it completely unbelievable.There was nervousness when Selena was looking at Craig, but it slowly turned into disappointment. Her lips curled into a bitter smile as she said, "You must be so happy when you heard I've faked my pregnancy. You think that you've finally gotten rid of this burden, haven't you?"Craig… Do you know how much I wanted to have a child with you? But you don't look forward to having a child with me at all!"Then let me tell you one more thing. Nothing happened between us that night at the hotel. I've always been lying to you."Aren't you even happier when you hear this news? She spends every waking moment with Tyrone, but you're still keeping your virginity for her… Do yo
Light reflected from the sharp blade."Hattie!" Tyrone yelled loudly.Selena was already right in front of Heather in the blink of an eye, wearing a twisted expression on her face as she held the dagger in her hand.Suddenly, Craig appeared right in front of Heather. He protected Heather, and the sharp blade sliced open a deep wound on his face.Craig grunted, and his towering figure shuddered.Heather looked at the figure standing right in front of her as she could only weakly shout out in shock, "Craig!"Why was he there?Craig was showing Heather his back as he raised his hand to cover his face, blood coming out from between his fingers and dripping on the ground as it flowed from the back of his hand."Don't worry, I'm fine."Craig glared at Selena coldly as he responded to Heather.Selena was completely stunned as she couldn't move her eyes away from Craig.Tyrone kicked Selena's bodyguard in the chest, and he fell to the ground, unconscious. It was at this time when Ca
"But what did you do?"Selena's eyes were suddenly filled with savagery, as if she wanted to turn Heather into shreds. "We were fine when we went on our honeymoon, but everything changed the moment we met you!"Why wouldn't you leave? Why must you string him along? He was going to fall in love with me soon!"Heather, you ruined everything for me! It's you… It's all because of you!"Selena screamed in hysteria.She still believed that the root of all her issues was because Heather refused to leave.Heather never expected Craig and Selena to have such a deep history. "I've never wanted to steal Craig from you. You're the one that's being too suspicious."Selena kept staring at Heather. "It doesn't matter, because you're going to die today, anyway. Even if Craig won't ever love me, he can forget about being together with you!"Even if she couldn't get Craig, she wouldn't allow them to be together.All Selena cared about was revenge.Selena pulled out a dagger from her purse. The
Caleb moved very quickly. He had already found out that Selena had been keeping in touch with a number every day.The owner of that number was a bodyguard who worked for the Huntington. According to the GPS signal from the phone with this number, the phone had been staying in Suthurn Hills on the northern side of Royalton.At the same time, Caleb's phone started to ring. He picked it up and listened to his subordinate's reports. He frowned and said, "Sir, Selena had suddenly left the hospital. Her car is leaving the city.""If she really is leaving the city, is it possible that she's heading to Suthurn Hills? Maybe her bodyguard is keeping an eye on Heather?" Hector made an educated guess.In reality, Hector's guesses were all spot on."The mountains stretch across a wide area. We need to find a way to pinpoint the phone's exact location and then send out our men to search the area," Greg said.Tyrone said nothing as he pursed his lips. Suddenly, he walked in the direction of the