After saying that, he turned around and walked towards his car. “Let's go, I'll take you home.” Claire stepped forward and spread her arms out to block his path. “When I asked you to watch a movie with me, you told me you didn't have time. Then, when I came to look for you, I saw you taking another
On Sunday, the second brother of the Burts came home together with his wife. At noon, Timothy also rushed back from school to join them for lunch. When he came home, he was wearing a jersey and reeked of the mush of sweat. As soon as he stepped into the house, Willow gave him an exasperated look a
If it turned out to be true, then she was going to get away from Karl. She had to get as far away as she could from him. Upon noting how Danielle suddenly fell silent, Willow expressed sombrely, “Did... did I accidentally hurt your feelings by telling you about this? Please don't misunderstand. I w
Danielle gave Willow a look. She tended to have a feeling that… there was something about Willow that felt off. She thought about it for a moment and wagered that it was what she would describe as resentment. The look in her eyes, her tone, and down to the things she said were filled with resentme
He thought about his eldest brother, then his second brother, and then he also thought about his third brother when he was younger. It seemed to him that the Burt men all had an invisible weight on their shoulders. Had any one of them ever been happy in the past? At least, his third brother was sl
Seeing how surprised Danielle was, Karl pinched her nose. “Didn’t you say you were going to sleep?” “Get out.” Danielle turned and pointed at the door. “Why? I need to sleep too.” “I’m not going to get involved with someone who has an ambiguous relationship with Luna. Get out.” “Are you mad?” Ka
Danielle instinctively waved her hand. “Gosh, in all honesty, it’s a privilege to be able to attend a lecture from the mighty business tycoon, Karl Burt. I’m an ordinary person, so I’d like to learn from you. The multimedia lecture was… quite the challenge today. I only left because I couldn’t get t
Billy relaxed when Karl agreed to it. He lowered his voice and suggested, “Mr. Burt, Lucy is also an alumnus of your school, and you majored in the same thing. Perhaps she can help you–” “Ms. Simpson as my assistant? Forget it.” Karl cut him off and shook his head. Lucy anxiously stood up and said