“Your promise? When are you going to promise me to divorce Kieran Abner and become my lover, then?”“I wouldn’t dare to make that promise.”“Why not?” Titus grabbed her chin. “What are you afraid of?”“I’m afraid of losing myself.” When she saw the puzzlement in his eyes, Carol decided to be honest.
Carol kept her eyes fixed ahead, but she felt as if there was someone staring at her. “Don’t worry. I won’t let them use me. I promised Gordon that I’ll only stay for a month. Once the time is up, I’m leaving.”“Fine. I won’t nag you anymore. You’re too much of a softie. All other people have to do
Laverna did not care about maintaining her image. After she took a sip of coffee, she mocked Carol, “Aren’t you full of tricks when you bully me? Why are you still tolerating that witch when she’s practically walking all over you?”“Because I have to tolerate her,” Carol said calmly. “I’m just a dec
Once Laverna was done, she pouted and no longer looked as arrogant as she usually did. She grabbed Carol’s arm. “Carol, Dad was nice to you. You can’t just watch that witch drive Dad up the wall. Please, I’m begging you, help us fight that witch.”Carol mulled over this for a bit, then put down the
“Who else but you could have done it?! If you really wanted to get a divorce with Kieran, why would you move back into Maple Residences? Why would you come here today?!”“Good question.”When Carol saw how angry Aelia was, she decided to not beat around the bush. “I did not return to Maple Residence
Kieran looked at Carol with a gentle gaze. He put down his form and stood up. “Where have you been staying over the past two days? I went to the Renae family’s house, but I didn’t see you.”“I went to stay at a friend’s place,” Carol answered coolly. When she saw the obvious bruises on his face, she
Carol tried breaking free from his hold, but Kieran just tightened his grip over her wrist. “I won’t let you leave again. Even if you don’t love me, I won’t let you leave. We have to try. When you got married to me, I didn’t love you either.”“It’s not the same.” Carol took a step backward and shook
Carol knew that Myka was telling her to resign for her own good, but she had made a promise to Gordon, and she had to keep it. “It’s just a month. At worst, I’ll apply for a business trip so that I won’t have to stay in the office.”“You can’t go on business trips just because you want to,” Myka sa