The assistants whispered among themselves about how “someone’s relative saw it for real” and did not bother to verify whether the rumors were true. That was how the modern age worked. The bystanders never cared about how the rumors would snowball. They just spread them. Even if something had never
She took a look into the mirror and noticed that she had eyebags. Quickly, she took out her foundation and eyeshadow palette to touch up her makeup. Once she concealed her eyebags, she left the washroom. …After the morning meeting, Carol noticed that Kieran had switched his secretary to a lady in
On Tuesday, Carol braced herself and sat down together with Kieran in the first-class cabin. Their seats were right next to each other. Once they sat down, the air stewardesses occasionally snuck peeks at them. After all, they were both attractive people, and they had not actually told the entire w
When Carol woke up, it was to the sound of rain. Just when she was about to sit up, her head spun, and she fell to the side. At that moment, someone caught her. “Thanks, Kieran.”That someone then pulled his arms away. With no support, Carol fell on the floor. “Ack! What the hell’s wrong with you,
Carol’s eyes were filled with tears. Her smile was bitter as she mocked him. “I’m sick, and Kieran went downstairs to get medicine for me, but what about you? You only ever come to me for one thing: to satiate your libido. To you, I can’t even compare to a whore. At the very least, whores get to res
Carol did not answer. She kept her head bowed, which was answer enough. He lifted her chin and looked into her eyes, though she still refused to look at him. His smile grew wider. “Congratulations, Carol. You’ve succeeded.”What did he mean by that?Carol looked at him in puzzlement. “The novelty
There was nothing artificial about Carol’s beauty. Anyone who saw her would find her pleasing to the eye, regardless of whether she wore no makeup, only had light makeup, or had really thick makeup. Even if she always made herself look old-fashioned in the company, it could not hide her natural eleg
Perhaps she was influenced by Kieran’s words, but Carol reminded herself to not have any ties with Titus in the future. However, she soon found out that she had been worried for nothing. In nearly a month since they returned to Northvale after negotiating with a company in Kastalville, Titus acted