"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
Upon learning he was at her house, she had to head back. She left the car in the underground car park and walked out to meet him. “Have you finally decided to tell me the truth?” Michael, however, answered with a different question. “Jane, would you be willing to leave Jeswood with me?” Zachary returned to the Collins family’s residence. As soon as he entered, he saw the living room was filled with people. Only Nina was absent. His family and the doctor seemed to be discussing something. “What’s going on?” Dr. Travis replied, “Mr. Smith, the pregnancy isn’t very stable during the first four weeks. Miss Linton was bleeding because she has been exhausted from trying on wedding dresses. The child is fine, but she still needs to rest. You and Miss Linton can postpone the wedding a bit, ideally until she is 12 weeks along when it is most stable. Because Miss Linton’s health isn’t great to begin with. If this pregnancy doesn’t hold, it may be difficult for her to b
Jane's decision to leave Jeswood with Michael wasn't due to her deep trust in him. Rather, she suddenly felt that even living in Region Gardens, there would still be opportunities to run into Zachary. Frank wouldn’t completely block Zachary. That guy always seemed to occasionally take action to appease Charlotte, but he was actually being neutral. So, she wanted to get a little further away. Of course, there was another reason for going to Michael’s hometown. she wanted to uncover the truth about that night. She could wait for Zachary to investigate, but the timeline was uncertain. She sensed that Michael wanted to tell her something but was holding back. Once they arrived in his hometown, she planned to extract the information. Larecton was a picturesque and comfortable city. Michael returned home because his grandmother was gravely ill and wanted to spend her last days in her hometown. Additionally, part of the film he was filming happened to be shot
In the middle of it, Westley went outside to get some food to replenish Jordan.Jordan buried herself under the blanket, feeling extremely embarrassed.In the end, she had been the one to go back on her own words."Have something to eat."Westley pulled her out of the blanket, put his shirt on her, and carried her to the sofa.Jordan gave him a resentful look.Her pout clearly showed she was angry, but Westley only wanted to kiss her."Westley!"Jordan suddenly pushed him away. "You're so annoying."Westley handed her some cutlery. "Well, you can be mad at me all you want but you’ve got to eat something first."Jordan really was hungry. She hadn't eaten anything all morning and had used up a lot of energy.She turned her frustration into appetite.Westley ate a little too.Jordan's eyes darted around, hesitating to speak. "When you went downstairs earlier..."Westley knew what she wanted to ask, but pretended not to understand. "What do you mean?"Jordan glared at him. "
Westley’s sudden voice startled Jordan.Westley smoothed her hair. "It’s alright, honey."Jordan swatted his hand away. "Why are you always so jumpy?"Westley truly felt wronged.But he still apologized. "I’m sorry.""That’s better."Jordan tried to sneak away, but Westley grabbed her back. "I'll give you a chance. Think about what you did last night, or don't blame me later."Jordan didn't know where to look and nervously clasped her hands together. "I don't know what you're talking about.""Are you sure?"Westley slowly unlocked his phone. "You have one more chance to confess, or once I show the evidence, it'll be too late."Jordan vaguely remembered something, like she had done that kind of thing to him.And since Westley was someone full of tricks, it was likely that he had recorded it.She could only act first. "Isn't it all your fault?""Oh?" Westley tilted his head, looking at her with interest. "What did I do? Tell me."What could Jordan say?Should she admit tha
Westley said, "I need to go to the bathroom.""Oh..."Jordan took a deep breath and opened the door."Go ahead."But the man's large body blocked the bathroom door, standing still.Jordan tried several times to avoid him and step outside."Move out of the way.""Why are your eyes so red?" Westley cupped her face. "Did you cry?""No... it's the facial cleanser."The man’s heart ached, lowered his head, and placed a kiss on her. "Sorry, I shouldn't have teased you.""No..." Jordan didn't know where to put her hands.He was still wearing only a bath towel.He embraced her, his bare upper body pressing against hers. She had just washed up and was only wearing an undergarment. His intense body heat seeped into her skin.She felt something stirring inside her."Weren't you going to the bathroom?"Westley let go of her and asked, "Do you need me to get someone to bring medicine?"Jordan shook her head. "I've taken care of it, just need to get some rest, and I'll be fine."Fin
"Take a shower first.""Take a shower first..."Seeing the mischievous look on the man's face, Jordan kicked him. "Hurry up."Westley gave her an invitation. "Want to join me?"Jordan glared at him. "Don't do anything strange in my house."Westley cocked his brows. "If I'm not mistaken, we are legally married, right?"Jordan pushed him into the bathroom. "It's not happening in my house!""Okay, you win." Westley started taking off his pants, and Jordan quickly turned around to close the door.She was waiting and feeling a bit bored, so she sent a message to Jane, asking if she knew what Westley had prepared for Aunt Orianna.Earlier, when they were looking at the snow by the door, it seemed like they both knew about it.When Jane saw the message, she knew Westley was up to something mischievous.This was between the married couple, and she wasn't going to get involved."Jordan, I'm a bit busy right now..."Jordan misunderstood and thought it was because she and Zachary wer
Jordan's eyes suddenly lit up. "Then stop teasing Aunt Orianna and give it to her quickly, or else we'll be sleeping outside tonight."Westley replied, "What's wrong with sleeping outside? It's not like we can't afford a hotel."Jordan said, "Then you go ahead and stay there. Aunt Orianna’s mad. Do you think Nathan’s going to let you off easily? I think you'll be heading back to Jeswood tonight. Don't blame me for not speaking up for you. It's your own fault. You prepared so much, yet you didn’t prepare anything for Aunt Orianna."Westley hugged her tightly. At that moment, the sound of a door opening came from behind them.Jordan peeked her head out from the coat.Westley's deep voice came from above her head. "Your snowman is about to be buried in the snow. What took you so long?"Zachary said indifferently, "Isn't it because of your surprise? I almost got kicked out of Impelia."He walked over to the snowman and tidied it up.Jane stood under the eaves and said, "It’s still
"Anna." Westley took out his phone. "Get ready, we're going to make a video call."Anna, with her big, sparkling eyes, asked curiously, "Who is it?""You'll find out soon." After connecting the video call, Westley turned the phone towards Anna."Hello, Anna."There was a short pause..."Oh my god!" Anna's scream almost blew the roof off.She was so excited and flustered."What should I do? I didn't put on makeup today.""Oh my god, Westley, why didn't you say we're video calling with my idol? What should I do? What should I do now?""Just be yourself," said Westley. As soon as her idol spoke, Anna immediately sat up straight, not daring to touch her phone. Westley held it up for her the entire time.They chatted for a while, and he held the phone for as long as the conversation lasted.Jordan was worried that Westley arm would be sore so she wanted to hold the phone for him, but he declined, pulling her to sit next to him.Anna didn't chat for long, her idol had other thing
Westley had also felt that the photo was taken well, but the lighting in the hallway was still a bit dim.The atmosphere was good, but if it had been during the day, it would have been even better."Alright."The whole family sat down.Now everyone was gathered, and compared to the lunch welcoming Jane and Jordan, this dinner felt even more grand, especially with the meatballs added.Calvin had been in poor health ever since the incident with the Jackson family and couldn't drink alcohol.He drank tea instead.Raising his teacup, he said first, "I admit that I haven't fulfilled my responsibility to my two granddaughters, so I have no right to express any opinions about whom they choose to marry. But now that they've returned to my side, if in the future, any of you dare to bully them, I will do everything in my power, even at my old age, to stand up for them."Zachary and Westley both stood up, holding their wine glasses, and bowed toward Calvin.Zachary said, "Don't worry. It
Anna whispered to Aunt Emily in the kitchen, "Mom, Westley is quite handsome."Aunt Emily replied, "You only care about looks. If we're talking about looks, isn't Zachary handsome too?"Anna continued, "When I say he’s handsome, it isn't just about looks, it's in every way.""Of course, Zachary is also a great person.""It's just that everyone thought Westley had bullied Jordan before."Aunt Emily said, "Go bring the meatballs out, get the table ready for dinner.""Got it."When Anna went outside, she didn't see Jordan and Westley.Jane and Zachary had planned to go back to their room to talk, but Jordan had said it was snowing heavily and went out to take photos.So they followed her out.They didn't expect that in just a short while, the ground was already covered with a thick layer of snow, perfect for a snowball fight.Jane started rolling snowballs, and Zachary stood nearby making a snowman.Jordan took a few photos of the scene, capturing both Jane and Zachary in them
Westley waited for a moment, and after Jane and Zachary went inside, a few seconds later, Jordan ran out.She waved at him. "Westley!"Westley glanced at Nathan, then picked up the gifts and went inside."Hurry up and come inside. It’s cold outside."Jordan reached out to help him with the things, but he refused."I can handle it, it's heavy. You have grease on your hands too."Jordan wiped off the snowflakes on his shoulder. "Have you been waiting for a while?"Westley nodded. "Nathan is making things right for you two. Giving a little warning."Jordan glanced back secretly, asking softly, "What did he do to trouble you?""It's fine." Westley smiled slightly. "Just stood outside a bit longer."Jordan nodded and handed him his slippers.Nathan was behind them, watching the pair of them, the corner of his lips twitching.No one knew what he was thinking at that moment.Zachary had entered a few seconds before Westley, and he was already blending in well with the members of