As time went by, her palm was sweaty. Once the car stopped at her apartment, Gwynn made a beeline into her place. Her servant, Juana, noticed her reddened face, poked her head out the window, and cast her glance downstairs. There was an exceptionally handsome guy standing by an extraordinarily luxurious car. The man was mature, stunning, and wealthy. He seemed like he was somewhere in his thirties. With that said, it wasn’t her place to poke her nose into her mistress’s business. She was folding clothes when she brought it up casually, “Mr. Liam highlighted that it’s ill-advised to be in a relationship when you’re young and naive. For the record, I feel the same way.“There are a lot of wicked men out there. A lot of wealthy men have their eyes out for young, beautiful ladies. They’d date these ladies for a year or two and move on to a new target once the novelty wears off.”Gwynn knew what the servant was getting at. She said softly, “He’s not my boyfriend. He’s the one who sa
However, her inner thoughts were plain to see on her face. How was he not supposed to see it?…In the end, Noah didn’t do anything with her. He merely resumed the date with her.In less than six months, she was already hopelessly in love with him. That was when he decided to take her to Silvercrest on a leisure trip. He knew it’d rain heavily on that day. He took her golfing and it poured when they were about to go back, trapping them in the middle of the hill. Naturally, it meant they had to stay the night in an upscale hotel. There were a lot of available rooms there, but he only asked for a suite. She tugged at his sleeves when he was getting the room key. Then, she stared at him with unblinking eyes. Obviously, she wasn’t ready to sleep with him yet, but he thought it was about time. He had wasted too much time on her. If he insisted on it, she wouldn’t be able to resist him. After all, she was so submissive to him.His eyes grew darker. Holding her hands, he led
The tear fell on the back of Noah’s hand, chilling him to the bone. His heart was shivering. All of a sudden, he held her shoulders and called out to her, “Gwynn!”However, she was calmer than she had ever been. Feeling around the bed, she lay down on it and said in an exhausted voice, “I can’t see anything! It’s fine, though. I’ve seen this coming. It’s just a matter of time.“Stop wasting your breath, Noah!“I’m sick of this!”…Lying on her bed quietly, tears filled her eyes. For a second there, her mind traveled back to the moment when she first met him. He looked so charismatic then. Although he was still good-looking and wealthy now, her heart no longer pounded for him. If he didn’t love her, she wasn’t about to debase herself by groveling to him. Tears welled up in her lifeless eyes. The brightest stars in the sky reminded her of the fireworks they had seen that night. Ironically, all of that was fake! She closed her eyes gently.Noah couldn’t take it. This was t
The glow from the evening sun lit up the sky in an orange hue. However, Gwynn saw nothing but pitch black. There was no morning light or evening sun in her world. She couldn’t even see her precious son even if she wanted to. Gladys took Lorian to her mistress’s room when she realized Noah wasn’t around. She guided the little boy’s hands and put them in his mom’s hands. Tears filled her eyes. “Here. Let your mom hear your voice.”Gwynn’s hands were cold while his hands were warm. Worried that she might make him feel uncomfortable, she reluctantly let go of his hands after a while. Her chest rose and fell gently. Lorian probably sensed that his mother was feeling ill. He called out to her softly, “Mommy… Mommy.”Wiping her tears, the old servant said, “Lorian’s calling for you, Ms. Gwynn! Look at him. He’s so smart! You have to pull it together for him. There’s a chance you might do better. After all, Mr. Noah hired the best doctor in the world for you. He has the best medica
Gwynn smiled faintly and said, “That’s great.”She couldn’t see him. All she could do was feel around his sleeves with her fingers. Maddox represented a part of her life, back when life hadn't been too hard on her. The shit hit the fan after his hands were ruined. Be that as it may, she had never regretted spending a small part of her life with him. She had been given a taste of happiness then. There was a sense of normalcy in her life and it was free of deception, if only for a brief moment.Her only regret was that Maddox suffered because of her!Maddox merely stared at her scrawny face. Try as he might, he could no longer find the Gwynn he knew in what he saw, but he remembered the affection he used to have for her. His heart used to stir because of her. Crouching slowly, he leaned in close to her and whispered, “Stay alive, okay? You’ve got your kid and you’re still young. You might stand a chance to find a new husband in the future! “There’s still hope as long as you stay
Maddox’s daughter looked just like him. She inherited his fair skin and looked absolutely beautiful. A warm, cozy sensation rose within him. Reaching out, he tied the jade necklace around his daughter’s neck and adjusted the strap.Hailey might’ve come from an ordinary family, but she knew how much this was worth. So, she immediately asked him, “Who gave you this, Maddox?”Brushing her hair gently, he smiled faintly. “One of my college friends gave it to me. It just so happens she's staying in the same hospital too. So, I dropped by to say hi to her and she gave this to me.”Hailey responded, “Oh.” Then, she added, “This jade isn’t exactly cheap, honey. If your friend is ill, then you should buy something of similar value and send it to her. We can’t let her think we're taking advantage of her. She'd look down on us.”He nodded in response. He kept quiet and stayed by her side. As a matter of fact, he knew he could live out the rest of his life happily if he continued to play t
Noah was punishing her. He was doing it because she was unfaithful to him. Gwynn couldn’t stop it. She tried to convince herself to stop caring. So, she pitted herself against him while she was bare naked. Staring at him with her compromised sight, she said gently, “Do you still have any feelings for me?”For a second there, he fell into a trance. Out of nowhere, the memories flooded his mind. Beads of sweat clung to her fair and delicate body when they first had sex, looking a lot like the dew hanging onto the petals of roses in the morning. That night was the first time he tasted every inch of her body.However, she looked like a wilting rose now. He wasn’t happy with the way she talked to him. So, he landed a flurry of kisses and caressed her shriveled body, trying to remind her of their shared memories. “You used to love me like crazy, Gwynn! We used to have a great time having sex with each other!”He was so jealous of Maddox that he was handling her too roughly. Gwyn
Gwynn kept asking him what was real when it came to him.However, Noah didn’t respond to her. Deprived of a much-needed answer, she searched deep within her dying soul, found a fiery strength, and sat up. She couldn’t see him, but she knew he was just right in front of her. Feeling around the night table, she closed her fingers around a heavy object and hurled it at where she thought he was. At that moment, she was really out to kill him. That was right! She wanted him dead!It had been years since he had deceived and tortured her. She had been through the most desperate and anguished moments, but she had never wished him dead. At this moment, however, she indisputably wanted him to die. At the next moment, her thoughts were turned into words.She yelled hysterically, “Drop dead, Noah!”Blood as red as wine flowed down the side of his forehead. Gwynn had smashed a vase on his head. Raising his hand, he wiped the blood off and stared at her, saying softly, “Do you really mea