Jane cocked her brows. “This is the key point. He likes me, feels guilty towards me, and wants to apologize. Therefore, it stands to reason that he wants to reveal the truth to me.” Charlotte nodded in agreement. “But given the current situation, a person’s testimony is useless. We need both Nina and Michael’s statements to match in order to deal with Nina. At least we have a direction for the investigation.” “That’s true.” Jane flipped over and sat up. “Let’s ask during dinner.” Charlotte also got up and checked her phone. “They went drinking.” Jane just nodded and opened the bedroom door to go out. Michael came out of the kitchen and saw her, showing a gentle smile. “Jane, Charlotte, it’s time to eat.” Charlotte looked at the table filled with a variety of delicious dishes. She whispered to Jane, “He really put in effort for you, but unfortunately, feelings are uncontrollable.” Jane handed her cutlery. “Since you’re here, have a taste.” Charlotte wasn’t
“I can’t believe you guys didn’t tell me that you were coming to drink.” The sweet and innocent one was always carefree, completely oblivious. He raised his glass to clink with the two, cheerful, as if there was nothing in the world that could trouble him. “I feel like you’re isolating me now. Forget about Frank, he has a family. But Zachary, what’s your excuse? I haven’t seen you out drinking these days. You have a girlfriend or something?” Zachary didn’t even spare him a glance and just drank silently. Charlie then noticed something was off and asked Frank, “Frank, did his true love abandon him again?” Frank leaned back on the sofa, his long fingers holding the wine glass, making it look like a piece of art. He spoke in a laid-back tone, “Not exactly.” Charlie sat down next to Zachary and casually put his arm around his shoulder. “Your true love hasn’t abandoned you then why do you look like you’ve broken up? I’ve never looked this way when I broke up.” Zac
"Look at me. Jane rejected me. Although I was sad at that time, I’m doing fine now. Recently, I met a few younger girls, and they were all quite good. How about I call them over to accompany with you for a while? I guarantee that you would feel energized right away."Zachary pressed Charlie against the coffee table, placing a beer bottle against his head."What nonsense are you talking about? Where did I get my true love?"Charlie extended his index finger and subtly moved the bottle aside."Wasn't Nina your true love? When you were a child, you almost fell out with your family over her. When she returned to the country, you personally went to pick her up and seemed quite happy. It’s alright, Zachary, don’t be sad. She has grown up now and must understand that she can’t marry you, so she rejected you. It’s not that you’re not good enough."Zachary did go to pick up Nina, but it wasn’t something to be happy about. Most of his feelings he had was guilt because she had nearly been
No one answered Charlie. Zachary had already stumbled out of the private room. Frank followed him, to prevent him from causing a scene. He didn’t want to be dragged into it later. "Roy." Roy immediately appeared, and Frank pushed Zachary in front of him. "Take him to his place." "To Jane's house," said Zachary. Roy only listened to Zachary. "Sorry, Mr. Smith." Frank couldn’t just let him cause trouble, but he also didn’t want to spend the night watching over him. "I know you’re not drunk to the point of being unconscious." Frank knew better than anyone about Zachary's alcohol tolerance. If he got drunk after just a few drinks, he wouldn’t have survived all those times out there. "Zachary, listen, Jane is Charlotte’s best friend. You’d better handle this like a man. If you hurt her, no matter how you beg me, I won't help you at all." "Wait..." Charlie came out. "Frank, what does Jane have to do with Zachary?" Frank touched his wedding ring, suppressing his ir
"I’m set as your emergency contact on your phone. If there's something, you don't need to scroll through your contacts, just press the power button five times to call me." "I know, you’ve already told me about it before." Jane felt Frank's jealousy. "Let’s head back. Let me know when you’re home." Charlotte nodded. Once in the car, Frank held her and said softly in her ear, "You didn’t set me as your emergency contact. You’re my emergency contact." Charlotte felt that this man was so powerful outside and everyone feared him. Yet in front of her, he acted like a poor little puppy. It was quite amusing. "Mr. Smith is so powerful. Is there anything that needs me to solve?" "There is." Frank nipped at the soft flesh of her neck. "Like right now." He placed her hand on his belt. Charlotte was rendered speechless. Jane finished washing up and lay down to sleep. However, she rolled over countless times and couldn’t fall asleep. She wondered if she had napped too long
Rebecca sat on the sofa, with a pile of invitations spread out on the coffee table. Zachary poured a glass of water and asked, "Why aren't you asleep yet?" Rebecca gestured for him to sit. "Can we talk for a moment?" Zachary sat down and asked, "About what?" Rebecca inquired, "Have you really made up your mind?" Zachary replied with a soft "Yes." "You aren’t willing to wait a month. You’re using such an extreme method just for her. Are you willing to do anything, even if it goes against your principles?" Zachary leaned back against the sofa, raising a hand to massage his temples In reality, he glanced upstairs. He replied coolly, "I broke up with her. It’s not for her." Rebecca thought she misheard. "What did you say?" Zachary didn’t repeat himself. He asked, "What else is there to discuss? If there’s nothing, I’m going to bed." Rebecca stopped him, still unable to fully believe it. "Then what about the wedding..." "Proceed as usual." He left t
"Miss Greenwood, as long as you accept the food, I will naturally leave." Jane got angry. "If you keep this up, I’ll call the police." Roy responded, "Feel free to do as you wish, Miss Greenwood, but please accept the food. It will get cold soon." Jane didn’t want to be bothered. "I can accept it this time, but no more deliveries in the future. Otherwise, we’ll meet at the police station." Roy thought that delivering it once was better than nothing. He would find a way next time. "Alright, please open the door." Jane opened the door and took the food. She slammed the door shut with a bang. She really didn’t want to eat the food, but throwing it away would be a waste. After thinking for a while, she called someone over. Roy immediately reported to Zachary. "Sir, Miss Greenwood ordered an in-home massage." Zachary remained in his room, not going out. The food delivered to Jane was ordered from her favorite restaurant. He had initially planned to coo
When Jane saw Roy again on the video doorbell, she cursed in annoyance. She didn’t plan to respond. But the doorbell kept ringing. She called security to ask about the situation and received a shocking reply. "You said he moved to my neighborhood?" "Yes, Miss Greenwood." Jane felt a surge of anger rising, causing the bump on her forehead to throb. "He's living right across from me?" The security guard hadn't anticipated this situation either. Rich people truly had enviable resources. "Miss Greenwood, I'm sorry, but he is now a property owner. I can't force him to leave. If he continues to bother you, I still recommend you call the police, or if it's inconvenient for you, I can call them." "No need, I’ll handle it myself." Jane hung up the phone and opened the door. The first thing she said to Roy was, "Where is Zachary?" Roy moved aside. Jane walked across the hallway and knocked hard on the door. Her continuous motions displayed her impa
Westley looked at Jordan on the hospital bed, her lips pale, and didn't say anything.His gaze was deep, and it was unclear what he was thinking.Leanne, seeing his hair still dripping wet, went to grab a towel to help him dry it.Westley raised his hand to push her away.Leanne laughed. "So what, you're planning to stay here be sick with her?"Westley remained silent.Leanne was used to it.As the eldest son of the Howard family, bearing a heavy responsibility, he had matured earlier than other kids his age. His thoughts were so deep that they were impossible to fathom.When he was in a good mood, he would talk a little more.When he was in a bad mood, he couldn't even spare a glance."Westley, the one at fault here is you. Forgive me for speaking frankly, but the way you're handling this will only make Jordan more frustrated and push her even further away from you. You know best yourself—everyone who lied would be punished severely by you. You've deceived Jordan again and a
"Tell Westley that if I don't see him at the Civil Affairs Bureau today, I'll file for divorce. If his work gets affected or he gets embarrassed because of it, he'd better not blame me."Buck's phone was on speaker, so there was no need to relay the message—Westley heard everything clearly.Caught in the middle, Buck felt like a sandwich. Not an enviable position."Mrs. Howard, you must be very busy. Don't waste time waiting outside the Civil Affairs Bureau. Once Mr. Howard finishes his work, he'll contact you.""Contact my ass!" Jordan swore, her frustration spilling over. "That scumbag is full of tricks! Let's see how long you can hide for! I'll wait until five o'clock when the Civil Affairs Bureau closes. If I don't see you, get ready for me to file for divorce!"Beep beep beep!She hung up the phone.Buck hesitated before carefully speaking. "Sir, Mrs. Howard seems to know you were listening.""Yeah."Westley's lips curved into a faint smile. "She's gotten smarter."Buck
"They've gone through so much and still haven't reconciled!"The captain didn't even open his eyes and said, "Go run 10km."Jordan thought she wouldn't be able to sleep after everything that happened.But in the end, she drifted off in a daze.In her hazy state, it seemed as if something brushed against the corner of her eye, wiping away her tears.The next morning, when she woke up, the room was completely empty, leaving only her.She immediately went out to look for Westley.There was no sign of Buck, who was always by his side.She grabbed someone nearby and asked, "Where's Westley?"The subordinate replied, "Mr. Howard left last night. I'm not sure about his specific itinerary. Please understand, Mrs. Howard."Westley's schedule was always kept confidential.It was only known when he actually appeared at an event.The only one who might know was Buck.But she couldn't get in touch with him either.Just as she was about to call Westley, another call came in.Seeing th
Her lips were suddenly covered by his cool ones.She widened her eyes in shock.Using all her strength, she pushed him away."What are you doing?""Isn't this what you said? We’re even, aren’t we?"Westley replied unhurriedly, "You kissed me just now, and now I've kissed you. That makes us even."‘What?’Jordan was at a loss for words to describe her feelings at that moment.So, when her slap landed on Westley's face, she didn't even realize what she had done.The man's face tilted slightly from the impact.Even Westley hadn't expected it. He was momentarily stunned, then pressed his tongue against his left cheek.His face showed no particular emotion, but the faint trace of amusement in his eyes hadn't completely faded.Seeing this, Jordan felt a chill run down her spine.It would have been better if he hadn't smiled."Well, uh... it's because you started it... I didn't mean to... If you hadn't gone too far, I wouldn't have hit you..."After she stammered her explanatio
"Yeah."Westley didn't put any distance between them, lazily replying, "You bought all of it. I don't even know where to buy it."If Westley wanted something, there were plenty of people who would go to great lengths to get it for him.It was just an ordinary body wash. Finding out where to buy it would have been a trivial matter.Jordan's attention shouldn't have been on the body wash. It should have been on the fact that he had just stepped out of the shower, wearing nothing but a bath towel.But instead, she was entirely drawn into the topic."Then I'll buy you a new one. Don't use the one that has expired—what if you have an allergic reaction?""Okay."Jordan immediately took out her phone and placed an order.After she finished, she even showed him the confirmation."It'll arrive in a few days. Use something else in the meantime."Westley stared at her silently for a few seconds before speaking."Jordy, I'm sorry."That one apology was enough to make Jordan come back
Jordan really wouldn’t be able to keep an eye on him. If she fell asleep and he left, she wouldn’t even know.By that time, who knows what excuse he would come up with.But staying in the same room together wasn’t appropriate given their current relationship.Westley spoke up, offering her a solution.“You can sleep on the sofa. Even if you fall asleep, you’ll notice if I make any moves.”That sounded like a good idea.Jordan immediately agreed.But if she had thought about it more carefully, she might have realized how unusual it was for Westley to suggest a woman sleep on the sofa.Even though they were about to divorce, they still had a bond from growing up together.If not as a husband, then as a “brother,” he shouldn’t let his “sister” sleep on the sofa.He only suggested it because he knew she would agree without hesitation.Westley handed her a blanket and, in an unhurried manner, loosened his cufflinks and tie.He casually asked, “Do you want to shower first?”Jord
“Why?” asked Jane.“Because such an opportunity is rare,” replied Zachary.Westley indeed cherished the opportunity tonight.Regarding potential rivals, he had investigated a lot.Oliver was the only person who was a little close to Jordan.So tonight, he was confident he could remain emotionally stable and have a proper conversation with Jordan.But he hadn’t expected to encounter a problem as soon as they got off the plane.“Jordan!”Leanne, holding a large bouquet of sunflowers, immediately passed the flowers to Jordan upon seeing her.“If I hadn’t asked, I wouldn’t have been able to catch you. It’s been so long since we’ve gathered together.”“No matter what happens between you and my brother, we can’t cut off our relationship, right?”Jordan had always had a good relationship with the members of the Howard familyNo one treated her poorly or like an outsider.During her school years, any troublemakers had been dealt with by the Howard family.Especially Leanne, who h
Zachary was rendered speechlessFrank teased him, "Family status."Zachary ignored him, as if Frank's family status was any higher."Dominic is keeping an eye on things over there, which is reassuring. The finished products have already been produced, and Jordan helped take some photos. The promotional effect has been good.""Dominic is reliable. It's just a pity I can't model for the later set of the clothes' promotions. Honestly, I really wanted to wear them, the patterns in the later designs are even more intricate."Charlotte glanced at her belly. "You're not showing yet, so you can wear them. I had Dominic send them over. I was in a rush to come back today because of Jordan and didn't bring them, but when the package arrives, you can wear them for the shoot."Jane sighed. "I wonder if the girl will still have time to help me take photos in a few days. I want her to take my maternity photos too.""Whether or not she gets divorced, if you ask her, she’ll definitely come. You
“Let’s go back to the the Howard family’s residence.”“It’s too late, I don’t want to disturb them.”Jordan gritted her teeth. “Then let’s go to your house. It’s so big, we can each take a room and not disturb each other.”Westley calmly took a sip of tea. “It’s not very convenient.”Jordan’s temper flared. “Let’s just stay in a hotel!”Westley replied, “There are too many people watching me in Nelana. I don’t want to be misunderstood.”Jane and Charlotte exchanged a look.They both understood each other’s thoughts.Before, they had thought Westley was calculating and manipulative.He had always been clever at using tricks to handle Jordan.Now, they realized it wasn’t just that.This man had a thick skin—he could say anything without blinking.But they didn’t fully understand Westley’s intentions.He clearly had the chance to spend time alone with Jordan, perhaps to explain some things and clear the air.Yet he kept refusing.If he felt it was inconvenient, if he didn’t