130A week?How could a week be enough?When I carried the takeout back, I was already a little distracted. Looking at my pale face in the mirror of the elevator, I felt disgusted at the thought of the bloody scene.In the news broadcast at night, the details of the dead man were revealed. He was the CEO of a real estate company. What was scary was that the man's birthplace was the same as Linda's hometown. It was also the place where my orphanage was located.I felt that I had walked to the edge of a cliff. He was already dead. Would the next one be me?Perhaps I was really too scared, and my expression was so bad that Leonardo knew something was going on."Come here."Leonardo held my waist, raised his hand, and turned off the TV. Then, he frowned as he said, "Did you see the scene of the accident downstairs today?"I pursed my lips, tears were brimming in my eyes. I wrapped my hands around Leonardo's neck, and said in a muffled voice, "Leo, I'm scared."131Leonardo strok
137The saying was true. When one was full, one would get aroused.I was wrapped in a bath towel and carried out of the bathroom. I leaned sleepily against the bed. Initially, I was about to fall asleep, but I heard Leonardo ask. "Is your USB drive next to the laptop?"I was awakened by his words. I suddenly opened my eyes and looked at the USB drive in Leonardo's palm. Then, I recalled that when I answered the call, I was too anxious and forgot to put away the USB drive."Yes. I wanted to use your laptop to search for information, but I didn't know the password."I gave a reply quickly, but my heart was beating wildly.The next second, Leonardo replied, "The password for the laptop is the same as the phone. Check it out tomorrow. Go to sleep now."I was rendered speechless.138Leonardo casually threw the USB drive aside. Then, he turned off the light and went to bed. He kissed me on the shoulder and held me in his arms.The refreshing scent wafted around me. I closed my eye
144"Why are you..."I felt that I was no match for Leonardo. He was angry, and I did not dare to really provoke him. I only said, "I was wrong."Leonardo said, "What did you do wrong?"I was no match for Leonardo. Thus, my tears fell immediately. I felt as if my throat were blocked by something. I turned around and wanted to leave, but Leonardo grabbed me."You only know how to cry."Leonardo started to scold me angrily.I could not help but cry loudly.145"Hey, don't cry."Leonardo was at a loss. He reached out and held me in his arms and frowned, "I'm not angry. I was teasing you. Don't cry."I choked up with sobs and could not say a word properly. I just leaned in his arms, and my crying sounds gradually weakened.I was taken into the car and went to the Xanthos family's family party. However, the journey was too far away. I unconsciously fell asleep in the car and leaned against Leonardo's arms. As I fell asleep, I was in a daze.However, when Leonardo held my hand a
151I was frightened by their conversation. I trembled and looked at the file that I had opened in my hand. Likewise, I realized that behind the test report, there was a DNA test report with my name on it.I skimmed through all the information in a hurry. I only felt that my hands were trembling, and my brain could not work at all. I had never known the existence of this report, let alone thought...My memory suddenly stopped. The scene in the hospital that day appeared in my mind like a wave. The man's eyes were filled with blood and his eyes were fixed on me.He was looking at me...He was really looking at me...It seemed that someone had taken all my strength away. I blinked and collapsed into the corner of the wall. Then, I opened my mouth and was unable to make any sound. I flipped through the report again and read each document. I looked at them many times. In the end, I only grabbed the final page of the documents. It was a death report. I was extremely sad, but I kept si
159Linda's illness was not serious, but she could not calm down every night. Initially, she thought she could sleep comfortably in the hospital, but she must have never thought that I hired a person who looked similar to my father to appear at the door of her ward every night.In the condominium of the university, the sound of breathing was like a fog."Madeleine.""Yes..."Leonardo pulled me into his arms and leaned closer to my ear and whispered, "If Lucas had nothing because of me one day, would you hate me?"I opened my eyes slightly, looked into Leonardo's eyes, and asked, "Will he have nothing?"A trace of surprise flashed in Leonardo's eyes. He pursed his thin lips and said nothing.I tilted my head and looked at Leonardo quietly. As he kissed me softly, I whispered, "Should I give birth for him to have a nephew?"Leonardo was rendered speechless.Leonardo was at a loss for a moment. He was excited at first, but now he was immediately stunned when he heard what I said
163I did not know how long the scandal would last. All I knew was that I was crying and looking at the camera in horror. No matter what others asked, I just shook my head."Please, I beg you. Don't talk nonsense. Mrs. Xanthos is fine. She's just been under great pressure recently. Stop taking pictures of her."The cameras from the reporters would not keep pointing at me. However, at least when I was faced with the camera, I was able to use my countless crying previously for this moment.After the noise, it was quiet. I sat down gloomily on a step somewhere and uploaded Linda's psychiatric test report from my phone to multiple websites. Then, I deleted the document and all traces of browsing.I lay my head on my lap. As I looked at the pedestrians passing by, I smiled and looked down at the phone screen in my hand. I gently tapped it with my fingers and murmured, "Mrs. Xanthos had taught me well..."Why did she have to force me...My tears fell down my face. I sobbed as if I cou
171Initially, I thought I would be locked up in a basement. However, I did not expect that when I opened my eyes, there were strands of red ribbons wrapped around a bouquet. It looked as if they were the decorations used in a wedding room.It was dark in the room. I used all my strength to sit up and looked around subconsciously. Then, I found that Lucas was sitting on a couch not far away. He was holding a phone in his hand. After that, he let the cold light of the phone shine in his eyes, which were freezing."Maddie."I instinctively felt fear and subconsciously wanted to dodge him.Lucas took the phone and quickly walked to the bedside. He grabbed my hand and bent down to lean close to me. Then, he leaned against my body and looked at the phone screen with me. After that, he reached out to hold me in his arms and caressed my chin with his slender fingers."Maddie."Lucas suddenly grabbed my chin and forced me to see the message that I did not have time to send to Leonardo.
Author: Wan He Chui Yan 1I first met Christopher Simmons at the house of my dad's best friend, Oscar Simmons.It was my favorite snowy day that day. Snowy days gave me an excuse not to join those children playing outside, so I could stay on the couch and watch TV shows.However, there were just some children who couldn't even let me enjoy my drama in peace."Get out!""Hit him!"Annoyed by the noise in the yard, I opened the door. Immediately, a snowball hit me. I pursed my lips and felt the urge to lash out at them.However, I was used to acting like an elegant princess since I was young. In the end, I rubbed my head, pulled on my sleeves, and complained, "Can you guys stop being so rowdy?"The children's leader was Henry Simmons, Oscar's son. He was a chubby boy with a fierce look. With a frown, he turned around and said, "This is my house, and you're in no place to order me around!"I was shocked."Henry! What are you doing? Apologize to Becca!"Oscar appeared b
10.My name is Regina, and my best friend was Bailey.At this moment, I am lying in my cabinet while rubbing my growing baby bump peacefully.I could finally be with Bailey forever.I had finally become the most important part of Bailey's life, that was the furniture.I smiled happily as I watched her cat, dog, turtle, bird, and mum.I would always remember how thrilled I was when I first met Bailey.Because I was brought up by my blind grandmother, I looked very dirty every day.However, Bailey was as clean and pretty as a little princess in a fairy tale. And she would smile kindly at me every day in her pretty dress.And she didn't mind that I looked dirty at all.She not only washed my hair and my face and bathed me, but she also let me wear her pretty dresses. And she even braided my hair beautifully.She brought me good food and interesting stuff. And she would cook for me as if she were my parent.Since my grandmother was blind, Bailey could sneak into my home every d
07.My mother had never liked Regina.Every night when I went to see Regina and came back, my mother would curse me."I told you to find a decent girl. And you only like that little bitch!""Regina has been hooking up with other guys since she was a little girl. Don't you know how many boyfriends she's had?""She's a piece of shit! Are you out of your mind? Have you become stupid since you slept in the wardrobe?""You're just as stupid and cheap as your father!""It's a good thing you're a woman. If you were a man, you'd be a horny dickhead! Shame on you!"I snarled and retorted loudly."I'm not out of my mind! I just don't want anyone to leave me any more!""Even my dad was someone else's husband. He's someone else's dad. I don't want to share anything with anyone else anymore!""You've never really loved me either!""You only gave birth to me to keep my dad. Unfortunately, I'm not a son. I let you down!""I've only had Regina as my best friend in my life. I don't want he
04.When I got home, it was four in the morning.There was someone sitting on the sofa chair in the darkness who asked me, "Where have you been?"I rubbed my aching temples and said, "Mom, you're still awake?""Did you go to that trainwreck's apartment again?""Don't be so harsh. Leave me alone..."Before I could finish my sentence, I got a hard slap on the face.My mother pushed me into the wardrobe and slammed the door shut.I curled up in the dark, hugged my knees, and fell asleep.The next day at noon, Regina called me over again.Regina said, "Bailey, Hugh asked me if I had any special fetishes. What do fetishes mean?"I laughed sarcastically.Regina added, "He said he felt his body ached so hard as if he'd been beaten up. He suspected that I was sick."I said, "Stop thinking about him. I've been getting a lot of headaches lately. There's a pretty good gym. Come with me and take a look."I drove Regina to a fancy gym.There were more hot girls and handsome instructo
Author: Ka Fei Bei Li De Cha I hated every man who hovered around her.They were like flies that pestered her every day.I tried every means to drive them away.But how could flies be driven away?01.How many jerks could a woman meet in her lifetime?I don't know.But my good friend Regina Larson had met countless jerks.One day, as I was drifting off to sleep, I got a call from her. "Bailey, help! Come over quickly..."Hearing her cries, I thought she had stabbed someone, or that someone had stabbed her.When I burst into Regina's house, she had her head buried under the bed cover, while her butt stuck out like an ostrich. She was crying piteously.I sat on the edge of her bed, pulled bacl the covers, and gasped.Regina's head was bald. All her hair had been shaved off.There were a few bloody wounds on her bruised scalp, that looked scary.Regina sobbed as she raised her head. My eyes were about to pop out.Her eyebrows had been shaved too!Her lack of eyebrows l
43After staying alone for a long while, I realized William was waiting downstairs when I left the office.I didn't know what to say when I saw him."Rebecca."I gazed at William when I heard him. I had thought about his proposal all afternoon, and the answer was on the tip of my tongue, but impulsively, I blurted out that we weren't a good match. Perhaps it was because of the gusty wind.But deep down, I felt he was the most suitable person for me.I gave him up.On the way home, I felt a tinge of sadness for a while, but after reflecting on it, I felt indifferent.However, the feeling of indifference quickly vanished when I saw Christopher standing at my doorstep. I felt the urge to return and find William, but Christopher didn't give me the opportunity. His voice was hoarse as he called my name, "Becca." I could see his nose was slightly pink from crying, as he had slightly fair skin.As he was only sobbing and calling out my name, without suddenly rushing to hug me or anyt
38Despite not wanting to acknowledge that I knew him, I called an ambulance for Christopher.After that, I went back to bed. However, as I tried to go back to sleep, Dad's incessant calls woke me up.I never expected that he would ask me to visit Christopher.I couldn't comprehend why Dad had a positive impression of Christopher. I was still unable to accept it. Despite my reluctance, I decided to visit the hospital after Dad informed me that Oscar was there too."You're here, Becca.""Hello, Mr. Simmons."I put on a smile, even though I remembered how Oscar had refused to meet me the last time. I had learned to fake being nice.Christopher woke up at the same time. While lying on the bed, he looked at me and greeted me, "Ms. Yalden."I smiled back politely, pretending as if nothing had happened between us, and replied, "Mr. Simmons."Oscar chuckled at our formal exchange and said, "Becca, Christopher is only a day younger than you. You can just call him Chris."After sayin
34Ultimately, Christopher failed to find me, and as I couldn't find my phone while he was away, I decided to sneak out of the window unnoticed.I rushed back home afterward.To commemorate Dylan's safe return after a week of being missing, I made a reservation at a restaurant with Annie to celebrate."Are you okay, Dylan?""I'm fine."I was a bit surprised when I saw that Dylan didn't have any visible injuries on his face. "Did those people not hit you after that incident?" I asked.Dylan looked at me with an expression that suggested I was a fool and replied, "No, they didn't."I wasn't pleased with his answer and asked, "Then why did you refuse to meet me?"Dylan seemed confused and asked, "When did you come to see me?"After hearing my brother's words, my head was buzzing, and I showed Dylan the video. He raised his eyebrows and remarked, "This person looks a little like me.""Are you sure it's just a little bit like you?"Dylan pursed his lips and replied, "I'm a black
31After the incident, I became acutely aware of Christopher's instability and decided to exercise caution whenever I left the house. I also realized the advantages of owning multiple residences.I had the liberty to select various accommodations depending on my mood throughout the day.However, the announcement he made, threatening to force me to pay around 15 million dollars, left me feeling apprehensive.For approximately a month, my life had been peaceful until one night when its tranquility was shattered.That night, Dylan was apprehended by relevant authorities, leaving Annie to approach me in tears despite being pregnant. Meanwhile, Dad was still in business negotiations overseas, placing the responsibility of assisting Annie solely on me.Upon discovering the circumstances surrounding Dylan's apprehension, I immediately suspected Christopher's involvement. However, I refrained from approaching Christopher and instead sought out Oscar. Unfortunately, my attempts to meet wi
27Both Henry and I were unhappy about the meal. However, I didn't voice out my unhappiness like him.It was true that children who threw tempers would be doted on. However, it would become a problem if they constantly threw tantrums.Especially when the relationship was interconnected to interests. The more Henry shouted, the more biased Oscar was toward Christopher.Adults would always like sensible children."Becca is still here. Look how you're acting now."I spoke softly when they suddenly cued my name, "Mr. Simmons, let's have dinner."Oscar paused momentarily and stopped scolding Henry.I didn't eat much and was hungry the moment I arrived home. Dad sent me back with a hesitant expression on his face. It felt like he had something to talk to me about.I spoke up as I guessed his thoughts. "Henry's quite cute."Henry was indeed quite cute, so I didn't give a sure answer. I knew that Henry wasn't interested in me. So, allowing him to choose would give me less trouble.D