Zoe took a stroll on the stone pathway. There were more plants and vases in the garden, giving it an abundance of life even in winter. Her late mother’s painting was hung on the marble porch. The living room, however, was completely redone. The furniture was all changed but it retained the previous fashion. The carpets were changed as well. There was a giant mural behind the couch.In the painting, the skies were decorated with stars and a very young Zoe was sleeping in the tent in summer.She stared at it for a long time, only leaving the place when her eyes were tired. The snow was falling heavily by the time she came outside. Some of them fell on her eyelids akin to white feathers in the dark of night.One of the winter jasmines in the corner bent from the weight of the snow piled on top of it. Its yellow petals looked more tender and lovely in sharp relief against the white of the snow.…After Zoe left, Mason returned to the private room and ate dinner listlessly. Ava came
Mason hung up the phone. Leaning on his couch, he watched as the snow fell outside the window, his mind imagining Zoe sitting on hers. Of course, he could just drive over to her place and conquer both her body and her heart. If everything went well, he’d have her for himself tonight.She’d wrap her arms around his neck and take it while he thrust into her. All because she loved him.However, he didn’t put his thoughts into action. There was no need for him to do it because he had already gotten her for himself. Zoe had fallen back in love with him again, both body and mind.It was a serene night with the snow falling gently outside.A servant knocked on the door. “Mr. Eric is here, Mr. Mason! He said he wishes to see you.”Eric… It was probably Lilith’s father. He had no intention of meeting the man.RUbbing his forehead, he said lightly, “Send him away! Tell him I’m sleeping!”The servant hesitated. “Mr. Eric is kneeling at our entrance. It’s terribly cold tonight. We might
It was the middle of the night. Ava was shocked to the core. She came to her senses after a while and couldn’t hold herself back, “The presidential suite is reserved for the Lockwoods and their in-laws, Mr. Mason. If you transfer Ms. Lilith there… Ms. Zoe is not going to be happy if she finds out about it.”Mason barked at the phone, “Just do as I say!”Needless to say, Ava had to carry out his orders, but she couldn’t resist saying before she hung up the phone, “You’re going to regret this someday, Mr. Mason!”Then, she hung up the phone and took a deep breath. She even raised her head slightly, trying to hold back tears. She knew everything from the beginning to what was happening today. She knew clearly why Zoe had returned to her master. She also knew how heartless Mason had been to Zoe. He had let her down over and over again!She used to think that Mason loved Zoe. However, it seemed that this heartless monster’s love for Zoe was so fragile that it couldn’t even withstand a
It felt like she had been away from Lockwood Manor for the longest time.Mason pulled into the entrance, leaned over, and took her coat. Passing it to her, he looked at her intensely, “The snow isn’t too bad. Let’s walk the rest of the way.”Zoe was concerned about the puppy, “Wouldn’t it be too cold for Sherry?” Turning his head around, he looked at the puppy before looking at her and said deliberately, “I’ll keep it in my arms, as long as you won’t feel jealous!”Putting on her coat, she opened the car door, “As if!”Chuckling, he reached over to carry Sherry. “Mommy’s getting angry!” he said softly. The puppy yapped twice in response. He put on his coat, got out of the car with Sherry in his arms, and closed the car door. Walking briskly, he caught up to Zoe and walked beside her while Sherry cuddled in his warm embrace.The snow was falling gently.At the next moment, Zoe couldn’t help but pet the puppy’s head. She was withdrawing her hand when he caught it. His hand
Zoe’s body went limp as she gave in to the temptations. A strong sense of vulnerability washed over her. So, she tried to get up, but he held her down gently. Leaning in her ear, he tilted his head, kissed her teary eyes, and spoke in a husky voice. “I think we have to do it now! I want to give you pleasure, Zoe. I want to make you happy. Tell me. What should I do? What do you want me to do to you now?” With that, he intertwined his fingers with hers.Mason was a good-looking man and he had a way of flirting. No lady could resist him when he was acting like this. What was worse, Zoe loved him for six years. It was no wonder that her body went as soft as jelly beneath him.He lowered himself and kissed her. She couldn’t help but lift her body to kiss him back. That was when he chuckled and moved his lips away. She wanted him. Her cheeks were red when she wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled him closer. He responded with a deep chuckle. Then, he lowered his head and kissed
Zoe went to pick up Ella from the hospital.The chauffeur had just pulled over when someone opened the car door. Zoe was surprised to see who it was.It was Leslie.Standing in the snow, he looked disheartened. Zoe didn’t know what to say when she saw Leslie again, so she sat quietly in the car.In the end, Leslie was the one who spoke first. “We need to talk, Zoe!”…Zoe sat in a coffee shop by the street and looked at the snow piling up outside through the glass, all the while stirring her coffee absentmindedly.Leslie asked, “Is she doing well?”Snapping out of her reverie, she looked at him. He was still dressed nicely and looked impeccable. There was a pack of cigars in his hand, but he didn’t smoke any because it was a non-smoking coffee shop. It was obvious he was kind of irritated.She stopped stirring and took a sip of the coffee. She didn’t raise her eyes. Instead, she kept her eyes on her coffee and said, “Every time I drank coffee with Ella, she’d say that she
David chuckled, “The audience really likes us. The tickets for the show at Hucksburgh were sold out last night.”Zoe was pleasantly surprised. She gave it some thought and said, “How about we hit the road tomorrow?”David couldn’t resist making some jokes at her expense.Ella was happy for her as well. “I’m fine! Go ahead and work on your career. Also, send my thanks to Mason!” She held Zoe tightly. “Live a happy life with him if he treats you well! Let the past stay in the past.”Zoe responded with a husky voice, “Gotcha!”They looked at each other and smiled with tears in their eyes, reminiscent of a simpler time that they shared when they were young.…Zoe left Ella’s place and got into the car. The chauffeur could tell she was in a cheerful mood. He leaned over and asked, “Are we going back to the manor, Ms. Zoe?”Leaning on the seat, she booked a flight ticket to Hucksburgh for herself and sent a text to Mason. It read, “Come home early tonight. I have something to tel
Zoe raised her eyes and stared directly at Mason. His eyes were inscrutable in the dim light. She simply couldn’t tell what was on his mind!After a brief pause, he asked softly, “Did you see it?”Pointing at the documents on the floor, she shook uncontrollably. “Did you hire a bunch of shrinks to study me and advise you on how to deal with me? Just what do you think I am, Mason? Am I just another plaything? You said you loved me. Is this what you call love? Hiring ten shrinks to analyze me like I’m some kind of weirdo?“You bought a dog to please me! Here I am, thinking that you did it because you knew what I liked. It turns out it was all a ploy devised by a team of shrinks! The puppy was nothing but a tool!“Everything you did for me was a calculated step in your game. You even planned out when you were going to have sex with me!“You robbed me of my privacy and my pride, Mason! You don’t love me. You merely wanted to own me in your perverted way! You don’t know how to love any