15When we got home, my mother felt sorry that Zachary had lost much weight and blamed me for it.Then, she threw me a shopping list and asked me to go out. I had no choice but to reluctantly obey.However, it was not until I reached the checkout counter that I realized that I didn't bring my wallet and phone with me.Damn."A total of 55 dollars. Cash or..." The cashier was stunned when she saw me rummaging through my pocket. She tilted her head and asked, "Miss, you...""We'll pay by Apple Cash," a familiar voice sounded behind me. I looked back and saw Zachary, who had his face covered and only revealed his smiling eyes."Didn't I tell you to wait for me? You're always so careless." Zachary reached out and ruffled my hair."Did you follow me all the way?" I leaned over and whispered."Mom was worried that you were too slight to carry the stuff, so she asked me to come and help." Zachary bent over me and said, "Eva, you're not very vigilant..."I nudged him and said with my
17"What? You and Zachary really got married?" Zoe's shocked voice came from the other end of the phone."Mm," I replied calmly."And he has been secretly in love with you for nine years since he was 18 years old?" continued Zoe."Yes.""Eva, it's not April Fool's Day today. You're not fooling me?" Zoe asked again to confirm."No, we're really together," I chuckled as I declared."Then you've really hurt him badly. You have to make it up to him.""How come I hurt him?" I didn't understand what Zoe said."Perhaps it was because you fell for so many people that he didn't dare to profess his love to you and has hidden his feelings for nine years. Nine years of youth!" Zoe sighed, "Don't you think he was miserable?"I was stumped by Zoe's question. Indeed, I had asked Zachary why he liked me and why he didn't tell me his feelings, but he had answered neither of the questions.Was it... all because I had a wandering eye?"But as you know, I just liked the pretty face and casuall
19Unexpectedly, after my relationship with Zachary was made public, it did not attract any criticism from the netizens. Instead, it set off a trend of digging up our story in the past.Zoe told me that it started with an anonymous post. It could be one of our classmates at high school. The post went as follows:"Zachary Jay and Eva Jones were childhood sweethearts. Their long-lasting romance started from puppy love and has now turned into a happy marriage! Let me tell you about their story from the very beginning!"They used to sit next to each other in high school, so it was normal for them to flirt with each other by arguing every day."The most shocking thing was that the two of them often got caught quarreling during class, so the teacher told their parents to settle their differences. But the parents both felt satisfied with their child's date while our teacher could only feel helpless."The two of them were both very good-looking. Here are some photos of them when they wer
Author:Xia Xiao Qi Jaylen Luxley brought up divorce as soon as his first crush returned. I stuffed the pregnancy test report into my bag and signed the divorce agreement while holding back tears. "Since that's the case, let's part ways on good terms," I said.A house, a car, money, resources... He could give me all of that except status and love. Only she could ever receive those from him.1On our third wedding anniversary, Jaylen handed me a divorce agreement just as I was about to joyfully announce my pregnancy to him. "Roxanne, let's get a divorce," he said.I trembled all over. It took me a while to gather myself before I could inquire. "Is it because she's back?""Yes."He was eager to divorce me because his first crush had returned. However, he was unaware that the baby inside me was already more than two months old."Must we divorce?" I looked up and asked him, clinging to the last bit of hope I had.I tried my best to appear calm, not wanting him to detect any sign
4That afternoon, his assistant, Xavier Sheldon, came to the mansion to pack Jaylen's things. Xavier also brought a gift for me, saying it was an anniversary present Jaylen had asked him to prepare.It was an exquisite bracelet worth a few hundred thousand dollars, but not the pink diamond bracelet I desired the most.I took the gift and thanked him softly, "Thank you.""I'll head upstairs to pack his things. Is it okay?" Xavier pointed upstairs.I nodded. After a pause, I added, "Let me help you with that, Mr. Sheldon."Xavier did not refuse my offer to help. Instead, he even commented that I was probably more familiar with Jaylen's stuff than him.In truth, all these years, I seldom touched Jaylen's things, and I rarely entered his study and his room.When we married, he told me not to touch his things or go into his study and his room for no reason. I did not want to upset him, so I always remembered his instructions, and the cleaning was handled by the housekeeper.That wa
7Jaylen arrived at the mansion at half-past eight the next morning to pick me up.Huh. How early. The City Hall only opened at half-eight in the morning. Even if it took twenty minutes by car, we would still get there before then.I assumed he came over on his own, but as I was about to get in the car, I found Simone in the passenger seat.She was wearing a red dress today. Her long, wavy hair spread over her shoulders, vaguely exposing her fair skin. Her makeup was exquisite, and even her eye shadow was reddish, giving off a celebratory mood. It was as if she wanted everyone know that how happy she was that Jaylen and I were getting divorced.She had to tag along for this?Was she that insecure? Was she worried that my and Jaylen's divorce would not go through?Or did she come along just to irritate me?Before I could say anything, she tilted her head and said, "It's been a while, Ms. Summer. I happened to be heading the same way, so I came along with Jaylen. You wouldn't min
10Spencer sneered. He glanced at Simone and intended to punch Jaylen again. When I saw that, I quickly stopped him by reaching out a hand to block him. "Stop it, Spencer," I cried."Why are you worried for him when he treats you like this?" Spencer looked down at me with increasing fury in his gaze.I pursed my lips and said nothing. I did not dare to look up at Spencer, nor did I want to look down at Jaylen."Jay, you have a nosebleed... Does it hurt?" I could not help but look at Jaylen upon hearing Simone's words. Sure enough, blood was gushing out of his nose."Help him up. Don't tilt his head!" I quickly said when I saw Simone hurrying to lift Jaylen's head."I'm fine." Jaylen stood up on his own, and I went over to stop him. "Try not to move, and lean your head forward slightly! Pinch your nose."Jaylen looked up at me and did as I said without saying anything."What are you waiting for? Go get some tissues," I said as I gave Spencer a push. He glanced at Jaylen unhappil
13"I truly didn't push her." I raised my hand and swore. "I swear!"I hurriedly approached Jaylen and explained sincerely."Huh! You swear...""I believe Roxy!"Jaylen and Spencer's voices sounded at the same time. Spencer shielded me and said to Jaylen, "You're blinded by love, Jaylen. Roxy isn't that kind of person."Jaylen glanced at Spencer. As his gaze fell on the latter's hand holding my waist protectively, he said coldly, "I know better than you what kind of person she is!""Don't be mad, Jay. Ms. Summer didn't mean to... Besides, I'm fine."Simone had just convicted me of the crime with those words.Jaylen's expression darkened even more. If looks could kill, I would probably have been killed by him thousands of times."Roxanne, you're still as vicious as ever!"Those words made my heart clench suddenly. My body seemed to be struck by lightning. The words I wanted to say were stuck in my throat, and I could not get them out.So I was that kind of person in his eyes
Extra Chapter 1 My Happy LifeAdrian became more and more clingy.He went to my apartment very often and later, he just moved in.One day, I came back from an audition. When he came to my place, I just washed my hair and took off all my makeup.As soon as I opened the door, I saw Adrian smiling at me."Aren't you going to say hi to me?"I lowered my head and whispered awkwardly, "Hey."I always wanted to show him the best of me, so I didn't want him to see me without makeup."Come here."I threw myself into his arms and muttered, "I'm not wearing makeup."Adrian chuckled.He raised my chin while I covered my face."Let me see it."He seemed to be teasing me.I hummed a few times and removed my hand from my face after realizing that it wouldn't work.Then I looked him in the eye.It was like I had fireworks in my mind.He stared at my lips for a few seconds and suddenly came closer to kiss me.His lips were cold and soft.I blinked my eyes and my heart was beating vio
13I held my phone happily and showed it to Adrian."Look, I told you I could handle it."Adrian laughed and said, "Yeah, but you're not doing enough.""They are now all speaking for me. What else did I miss?"After saying that, I realized something.I acted like a spoiled child.Adrian held me in his arms and stared straight at my lips, saying, "You didn't tell me."I lowered my head and took a secret glance at him."I don't want to bother you."Adrian narrowed his eyes and lifted my chin with his slender fingers. "Are you an idiot? Why can't you just ask me for help?"I blinked my eyes in confusion, not knowing what to do.He held my hand gently and said, "You can bother me whenever you can. I'm always here for you. And that's my destiny."The moonlight shone through the window on Adrian's face.He just looked at me intently and kept smiling.Adrian was like the moon hanging high in the sky.I used to think that this moon I saw never shone for me.But at this moment,
10Since I was with Adrian, the company would give me the best job offers even without him stepping in.Only three months after I was hated by everyone on the Internet, I had a new movie coming up.The leading actor was a young man with a particularly large fan base. He made his debut at a very young age.The Internet exploded again because of me.Many "rational" fans rushed to my channel and said that they didn't want the actor to work with me.[What the hell was Daniel's agent thinking? Why did they get him this movie? Rosalyn's secret marriage had just been exposed and there was evidence all over the Internet of her hooking up with different men. Working with her will ruin Daniel's career.][I warn you, Rosalyn. Stay away from Daniel. You're not qualified to work with him.][Didn't they even ask about the leading actress before they signed the contract? I hope Daniel's crew reflects on their decision quickly or they can just fuck off.]Diane told me, "Ethan is manipulating
7The night passed quickly. When I woke up, the sun was shining through the curtains into the room and it was very blinding.It was inappropriate for me to stay abed.Therefore, I rubbed my sore waist and sat up with difficulty.Unexpectedly, I found that I was clean all over and was wearing a black silk shirt.It was obviously for men.Because it was an oversized one that could just cover my hips.And I would get my hips exposed if I moved a little.The shirt made everything more erotic.Did Adrian like this style?I suddenly felt embarrassed and my face was getting hotter...I opened the door barefoot and found that Adrian was having a meeting in the living room.He was sitting on the couch looking at his computer. He was slender and wore a white shirt with a slightly open collar, looking very formal. In order to avoid the harsh sunlight, he squinted slightly, which made him look a little indifferent.After sobering up, I was quite embarrassed to see him.Adrian slowly
4.Ethan's sharp words were like a knife stabbing into my heart.It hurt so badly that my heart almost broke. I do remember he said the same thing at a charity dinner a long time ago.The only difference was that he said that to defend me.That day, before the charity dinner started, an actress named Chelsea Evans bought off a makeup artist and ask her to ruin my dress.Coincidentally, the brand of my spare dress was accused of plagiarism on the same day.For female celebrities, the red carpet at charity dinners was a chance to gain more exposure and resources.If something went wrong with my dress, I would lose all the top fashion resources I had. I was in great panic, fearing that I might embarrass myself.However, Ethan somehow heard about this and in less than half an hour, he showed up at my dressing room with an Ulyana Sergeenko haute couture.That night, I was the most dazzling actress at the charity dinner. My outfit livened up the boring entertainment circle.Peo
Author:Xiao Yu E My fiancé, Ethan Chandler, dumped me the day I married into his wealthy family.What he did to me made me the biggest joke in the entertainment circle.But no one expected that three months later, he would get down on his knees, begging me to stay. "I'm sorry, Rosie. It's all my fault. Please don't marry my uncle..."1.When the wedding march was already playing, my agent, Diane Hyles, ran to me and told me in an anxious tone that my fiancé was still missing.After a few seconds of silence, she whispered to me in a low voice, "Did Ethan... Did he regret it?"I squeezed the bridal bouquet anxiously and said, "No. He won't do this to me. He will come."At this moment, I still believed that Ethan loved me. My name is Rosalyn Clark, and I entered the entertainment circle after graduation.I was once a nobody, and it was Ethan who helped me to become one of the most popular actresses.He had spent a lot of time and money on me and I believed that he did it out
8Andrew had been imprisoned for half a year.One day, Isabell called me."In fact, it wasn't Andrew's idea to ask your grandma to clarify it. I asked him to do it, but he refused at first."I interrupted her, "But he finally agreed, didn't he?"Isabell on the other end of the line didn't utter a word anymore.In the past half a year, I went back to work, and my grandma's health was getting better and better. She seemed to be in a better mental state.When Andrew came out of prison, he often called me or came to my company downstairs to wait for me. He didn't care about being recognized and pointed at.I didn't want to have anything to do with him anymore, so I blacklisted him.Later, I asked Devin to do me a favor and pretended to be my boyfriend to pick me up from work. Andrew stopped harassing me and didn't come to the company to see me anymore.I thought he had moved on.As the weather was nice, I pushed my grandma to the lawn of the nursing home to bask in the sun.She
6"Is that what you said that you will protect Grandma?"My voice was extremely hoarse, and the despair and hatred in my heart intertwined as if they were about to spill out from my chest.With a blank look in his eyes, Andrew froze on the spot, helpless.About half an hour later, the ambulance arrived at the hospital. My grandma was sent to the operating room.The doctor went in and out.I leaned against the wall with one hand still stained with my grandma's blood.A low sound of footsteps sounded in the cold corridor and approached."Selina..."I lowered my head as if I hadn't heard it."Grandma... Grandma will be fine.""Get out."After a moment of silence, Andrew's breath quickened. "I really didn't know that things would develop like this.Grandma is also my family. How could I hurt her...? I really didn't expect that Grandma would suddenly sober up. She is..."Yes, my grandma's condition had been getting worse and worse in the past few years. She didn't remember any
4Andrew's eyes darkened. "Selina, Isabell will give you the draft to clarify later. You can recite it and she will record a video for you.After this matter is over, we will still be like before."Slap!A crisp and loud sound was heard.I used all my strength without reservation to slap Andrew, and his face was directly tilted to one side.The lamp overhead gave out a pallid glow. My fingernails scratched a long and thin wound on his face, and blood began to ooze out little by little.There was silence in the air for a few seconds.With his face down, Andrew calmly held my hand, and a trace of tenderness appeared in his eyes. "Does your hand hurt?"I didn't shake off his hand, but raised my head and asked him in a low voice, "Do you know what day it is today?"Andrew was slightly stunned."On the 7th anniversary of last year, you promised me that you would make it public to everyone that I was your girlfriend on the next anniversary."I chuckled. "Today is our 8th annivers