"What do you have to say?" Tyrone's dark eyes pierced her. Heather said honestly, "If I told you that Anna framed me and I don't even know this man, would you believe me?" "Ms. Sutton, have you lost your mind? Even if you want to clear your name, framing me is ridiculous! Do you think everyone here is a fool?" Anna asserted aggressively. Tyrone narrowed his eyes. He suddenly reached out to grasp Heather's neck, his terrifying gaze fixed on her. "Ms. Sutton, how dare you betray me?" Heather frowned in pain as she felt the pressure on her neck and stared incredulously at Tyrone. She struggled to speak and choked out the words, "Don't you believe me?" She couldn't understand why. He knew she had the chance to poison him before, but she hadn't. Now, he believed Anna over her! "I didn't do this! It's her... She framed me." Heather struggled to speak coherently, her eyes filled with sorrow and disappointment. Yet, Tyrone's furious gaze remained unfazed. His face was chilling
Craig and Tyrone were about the same height, and they both had lean figures. So, at first glance, she mistook him for Tyrone. Maybe she had expected Tyrone to rescue her because he had saved her several times when she was in danger. Heather lowered her eyes. Tyrone thought she was a spy. He wouldn't even look at her, so why would he come back to save her? The man saw Craig's pressuring demeanor and left hastily. "Hattie, are you okay?" Craig turned around, crouched before Heather, and saw her hand covering her knee. Without waiting for her to speak, he reached out to lift her skirt to check her injury. "I'm fine." Heather pushed his hand away. Craig's outstretched hand froze mid-air, and a hint of complex emotion flashed in his eyes. Did she feel so disgusted by her touch? "Why are you here?" "I made a lunch appointment with you here." Craig withdrew his hand quietly. Heather was somewhat surprised and explained, "I didn't see your message." "Hattie, I saw what
After Ivy fired off a string of questions, Heather briefed her on what had happened that day. "So, Tyrone thinks you betrayed him? He doesn't trust you at all!" Ivy looked incredulous. Heather chuckled awkwardly. She had thought that there would be some level of trust between her and Tyrone after spending some time together. That day, she had realized one thing—Tyrone was only interested in her body. He would cheer her up and tease her, but there was no trust or distrust. Ivy paused. "Although Tyrone was a bit over the top, you were also at fault. "Think about it. In that situation, it's normal for him not to believe what you say, especially since that woman had made such thorough arrangements. You should explain things clearly to him." Heather shook her head. "Forget it. He wouldn't want to hear any explanation if he doesn't believe me."She had tried to explain in the private room, but Tyrone hadn't believed her. He hadn't even inquired about anything. There wasn't
Caleb stood by the desk and looked at Tyrone uncertainly. "Mr. Elkin, Ms. Sutton refused to come. She insists she isn't the spy." He paused and sighed. "I can tell Ms. Sutton is very angry and disappointed. Do you want to go and talk to her?" In fact, they both knew that Heather wasn't the spy. Tyrone had his reasons for doing what he had done, but no matter what, they had already come to this point. Tyrone paused mid-writing, frowned, and said, "Understood." Was that it? Even Caleb, who was usually the best at understanding Tyrone, couldn't grasp what he meant. Seeing Tyrone continue with his work, seemingly not planning to say anything else, Caleb didn't dare disturb him further and quietly left. Tyrone glanced at the documents. Heather had quite a temper; she had even refused to come back. It would make her more spoiled if he went to her. It would be better to wait for her to return to her senses.... That night, Heather slept restlessly. She had a dream. Documents we
At this moment, Heather looked like a model out of a movie. Craig paused briefly, his fair, handsome face flushed red. He averted his gaze awkwardly and looked at the wall beside him. "Hattie, aren't you going to invite me in?" Only then did Heather realize her inappropriate attire. She blushed with embarrassment and apologized, "Sorry, please wait a moment." She shut the doors and limped back to her room. She changed into a casual and loose-fitting sportswear outfit with a sweater and pants. She walked out of the room and looked thoughtfully at the closed door. After some time, she walked over and opened it. "I thought you wouldn't open the door." Craig stood in the hallway, his handsome face still slightly flushed, looking at her with a faint smile. Heather had considered not opening the door, but avoiding him wasn't an option since he had come knocking at her door. She stepped aside and invited him in. "Come in." Craig noticed her slightly awkward gait. Heather w
"I'll pass your remarks on to the owner the next time I see him and ask him to recreate the original dish." Craig smiled with a gentle twinkle in his eyes. It had been a while since they had eaten breakfast together. That day was the first time they'd had a peaceful exchange since his return. He couldn't imagine the next time.Craig didn't like dumplings. He was implying that he had put in an effort to buy breakfast for her. There was a glimmer in Heather's eyes. She put down her cutlery and looked at him silently. "Can he recreate the taste even if you give him feedback?"Craig paused and looked at her deeply. Heather continued, "Things have changed, so it doesn't taste the same. No matter how hard you try to recreate it, it won't be the same." Craig narrowed his eyes and said, "Hattie, the recipe is the same."Heather smiled and looked at him. "But the people changed, haven't they? It's not the same person making the dumplings anymore. The people are different now,
Heather wasn't surprised that the news had spread within the company. "If I say I didn't do it, would you believe me?" "I don't think so, but Ms. Jenkins has been quite favored after you left. Mr. Elkin takes her everywhere with him." Joe had a worried expression. He probably felt like he was about to lose his job too. Heather wasn't surprised that Anna was being favored now. She warned softly, "Be careful of Anna." Heather only had a few belongings. She quickly packed everything in a cardboard box and walked out the door. Not far away, there was a light ding from the elevator.Heather felt a tightness in her chest when she heard the footsteps of leather shoes. She looked up and met Tyrone's dark and intense gaze, her watery eyes trembling slightly. Tyrone was dressed in a dark blue suit, with the shirt buttoned up to the top and a tie in the same color scheme. He carried a sharp and overbearing presence. The feeling of being choked by him at the neck came rushing back
Heather let out a sneer. "There's no need for that. I'm no longer working for the Elkin Group. Are you going to try to deceive me again?"Anna simply shook her head with a smile. "I know what kind of person you think I am, Heather. It doesn't matter if you believe me or not. I'm really sorry. That's why I'm here today—to apologize."I don't hate you that much. I'm just…" She paused for a moment before continuing, "Jealous of you, I suppose. You're younger and more beautiful than me, so I didn't like you in the beginning."Heather took a sip from her glass of lemon water and said nothing.However, there was no hostility in Anna's eyes. "Heather, you're too naïve, and you believe in others too easily. That's why you lost to me. This world is far darker than you believe, and it's easy for someone else to take advantage of someone like you."Heather agreed. "I've already had a taste of it, but I've learned from my experiences. I'll be wary of people like you from now on."Anna didn't
"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