Zoe looked at him, gobsmacked. Moments later, she said in a husky voice, “We didn’t do it all the way through, Mason.”“We had sex!”Wheeling himself toward her, he said tenderly, mirroring the quieted storm outside the window, “We might not have done it all the way through, but we did have sex. That means you stand a chance of getting pregnant again.”At the next moment, he handed her the bottle of pills. Taking it with a trembling hand, she lowered her head and looked at the all-too-familiar bottle and the writings on it. Just like that, she was thrown back to the past…After a long time, she looked at him. Her voice was gentle, but firm when she said, “I’m no longer the old me who you can push around, Mason! Yeah, we had sex, but I reserve the right to make the call if I want to take the pills!“What gives you the right to force me to take the pills? Who are you to me, aside from an ex-husband and someone I had casual sex with?” With that, she threw the bottle of pills into
It was clearly showing signs of wear and tear, but Mason couldn’t bear to throw them away and kept them in here instead.Picking them up, she stared at them quietly. All of a sudden, something pulled at her heartstrings and she completely fell apart.He said in no uncertain way that she wasn’t the only lady in the world and that he could learn to love another lady!He also claimed that he’d much rather find an ordinary lady and get married to her!He was blatantly lying to her when all signs pointed to him having lived alone the past couple of years, all because of his broken body. She’d even go so far as to say he planned to live in solitude for the rest of his life.He wanted her to start a new life with someone else while he himself rotted in their old manor. That was all of it and yet he still had the gall to lie about his feelings for her. Strong waves of emotion flooded Zoe and caught her off guard! All of their past, both the good and the ugly, drowned her out!Her min
Mason smiled bitterly. “What else can we do?”Pulling at the back of her head, he stared at her profoundly. Both of their bodies were shivering uncontrollably. It had nothing to do with their lust. Instead, it was about their strong feelings for each other. They might’ve known each other for more than a decade, married for several years, went through several bittersweet split-ups and reconciliations, and made a couple of babies together, but they’d never bared their souls in this way ever before.His eyes were full of lust when he looked at her, but he suppressed them before leaning into her ears. “I want you to live a happy life.” His tone was similar to that of a lover as well as family.Zoe was still shivering all over. Raising her head, she looked at him. The light above shone on her, accentuating her fair, rosy cheeks. He loved looking at her when she was like this. She said to him in tears, “How am I supposed to be happy? Tell me, Mason. What makes you think I can be happy
Jorge wasn’t aware that Zoe had a high fever. So, he left as soon as he sent Zoe back to her apartment.Her return to Brookesville was both short-term and decided at the last moment. She didn’t hire a servant or maid, which meant the house was vacant, and felt a little lonely. She had no intention of eating or drinking. Instead, she straightaway lay down on her soft, comfy bed.Then, she started thinking about Mason. She recalled their past history and mulled over their future. After some time, she dozed off and had a dream.She was back to being eighteen years old again. That was the first time something stirred in her heart when she saw Mason.…There was a huge party at the Lockwood Manor. She attended the party with Mia. She was just eighteen years old, but she was already an outstandingly beautiful girl. Lisa favored her and treated her kindly back then.The party had just been going on for half an hour when she had her first period. She was a late bloomer, so she was caug
Mason was twenty-two years old, but he hadn’t had any girlfriends. That wasn’t to say that he didn’t watch porn with his friends. However, he hadn’t felt anything back then. He didn’t feel any need to find a girlfriend after watching the erotic flicks.…With that said, he couldn’t help but have a boner when he saw Zoe’s young, developing body earlier!He, too, was young and virile at that age. There was no way he could keep his cool after seeing something like that. Downing two bottles of chilled water barely did the job to calm himself down. He was feeling better when he heard her timid voice from the bathroom. “Give me my clothes. They’re on the bed.”Tossing the bottle of water away, he looked at his bed and found a light pink dress. It seemed nice and smooth to the touch. He could just imagine how it’d look on her. Gulping, he said annoyingly, “Aren’t you having a period? Are you sure you can wear this?”With that, he went into the fitting room and chose a common sportswe
The twenty-two-year-old Mason stuffed his hand in his pockets nonchalantly and nodded. Then, he saw the period diaper the cashier was talking about and frowned involuntarily, “Why does it look the same as a baby diaper?”The other cashier kept promoting the stuff to him. “It’ll keep her bed clean, no matter how she rolls in her sleep. She’s gonna want to use it again in the future. Guaranteed!”Then, he pondered for a while. Perhaps the cashier was right. It could be a good choice for the crybaby waiting for him outside. However, he kept his cool, distant demeanor and didn’t keep the conversation going. The cashiers gathered around and started talking about him after he walked out of the store. “Wow, what a stunner! Judging from his demeanor, he has to come from a wealthy family. I think I saw his watch in one of the television advertisements. It’s worth about two million dollars.”…Zoe was still sitting at the back when he walked out of the store. Tossing the paper bag to her
Zoe felt a lump in her throat.Her mind traveled back to when they used to live in Kirk Manor together after she put down her phone. That was when she realized how reluctant he was to say goodbye to her the night before Yanni’s surgery. She was so concerned about her daughter’s condition that she didn’t notice how strangely he was acting.With that said, it wouldn’t have made a difference. Even if she knew about the truth and was given the choice to travel back to the past, she wouldn’t have been able to stop him.More importantly, it was pointless to think about changing the past. What she needed to focus on was the present and the future.Instead of replying to his text, she asked Ava out. If she was going to win him back, she’d need his assistant’s help. As it turned out, Ava was more than willing to lend her a hand. After all, she worked for Mason for a long time and she was rather fond of Zoe. She genuinely wished for both of them to be happy. By the time she hung up on Zo
Lisa was behaving humbly because she was worried Zoe wouldn’t agree to her request. She even asked the waiter over and said, “Her coffee’s gone cold. Make her a new one, please. She loves Jamaica Blue Mountain coffee.”Smiling, the waiter said, “Right away.” Turning her gaze to Zoe, she started begging, “All I need is a minute.”Zoe took her seat again quietly.Lisa let out a sigh of relief. Then, the waiter brought over a new cup of coffee for Zoe. She could tell that Lisa was trying to gain her favor, but she wasn’t exactly friendly to her because she couldn’t let go of the torture Lisa had subjected her to.Lisa was a little down, but she knew she had done the wrong thing back then. She tried to regain her composure and talk to Zoe. She didn’t intend to tell her about Mason’s condition. All she wanted to ask of Zoe was for her to stay by Mason’s side. The only thing she wanted to see was for them to reconcile with each other.Wiping her tears away, she said, “You guys had t