Aunt Juliet is like a person who has the ability to manipulate other people's psychology, she waited for me for a while and still didn't see what I said, so she didn't force me to agree right away. She waited for me to think, until she felt that my feelings were no longer angry, then she continued to talk."About you and Dominic, I've heard you two maintain a good relationship. I've been in discussions with the Arnold family and plan to have an official engagement ceremony for you two.""What? Engagement?" I opened my eyes wide in surprise and looked at my aunt."That's right. Dominic Arnold hasn't told you about this?" Aunt Juliet didn't seem to expect me to have such a surprised reaction."No, he hasn't. We... aren't living together right now."Aunt Juliet let out a sigh, seemingly guessing what was going on. Women have always been sensitive to such issues."Love always makes people take wrong actions. You should not let emotions overwhelm your thoughts. Whatever is beneficial, you
He stood with his back to the car, a cigarette burning in his hand.Snow fell white, only the black car and him wearing a mysterious black cardigan. He smoked a cigarette in his hand, the light from the cigarette flickering in the night making me see his face clearly.He was looking up at my window. At such a distance, I couldn't tell what kind of thoughts he had in his eyes.For a moment, my heart skipped a beat. I turned around and hurriedly hid behind the curtain. I don't even understand why I have to do this. Apparently my room turned off the lights, I om, not sure if he saw me. But even if he saw me, I wouldn't have to hide, would I?I bit my lip, put my hand on my left chest, then looked out the window and down.Dominic is no longer looking at me. He is on the phone.A thought flashed through my head. I rushed to the bed and reached for the phone.At this moment, the phone rang and I pressed the mute button. Veronica lay on the bed, frowning a little, turned over, pulled the bla
"Are you okay, Esther? Who did you just meet?" Veronica looked at me with worried eyes."No..." I was about to protest, but seeing that my hand was still holding his wool coat and handkerchief, I couldn't deny it anymore. "It's Dominic."I lay on the bed with Veronica, she immediately took my hand."Your hands are so cold, how long have you been standing there?""I don't remember." I swear to say. My voice is a bit choked because I just finished crying.Veronica noticed that, she gently hugged me."I don't know what advice to give you. I know Dominic is a dangerous man, if you love him, be careful to protect yourself too."As for Veronica, she has never had the same emotional problems as me. She and Jeffrey know each other and love each other sincerely and peacefully, they rarely argue, maybe it's just occasional teasing.It was the kind of love I longed for....The next morning, on time, Dominic drove up to pick me up and leave. Sitting in the car, we didn't say a word to each other
It took almost an hour for me to arrange my belongings in the room.I didn't expect Joan's family to treat me kindly, so I wasn't too concerned about sleeping in the main room or the extra room in this mansion.I was about to lie down on the bed to rest for a while before having lunch with everyone when there was a knock on the door. I assumed it was Mia and told her to just open the door and come in.I lay on the bed, closed my eyes to rest but still talked."What's wrong? Is there something else?""If there's nothing wrong, can't I find you?"Hearing the familiar deep and masculine voice, I opened my eyes and quickly sat up. But before I could do that, Dominic reached out and hugged me and we both fell onto the bed."It's at Joan's house, don't mess around." I reminded Dominic, frowning in displeasure.Dominic didn't seem to mind what I said. For him, nothing is impossible. If he wanted to hug me, kiss me or even make love to me right here, no one would dare to object or stop him. H
The party lasted all day, by evening Dominic was already drunk."I don't want to go home at all."We sat together outside the palace, the very spot where he said coldly that he wanted me to be his mistress. Now things have changed so much.Dominic rarely shows such sweet gestures, he lies on my lap and constantly rubs. His eyes were a little dreamy, he seemed quite tired after a day of drinking."Didn't you say my bedroom was too shabby?" I stroked his hair and teased him."That's the truth. But if I had you, that room would be acceptable." Dominic smiled. "I haven't slept well these past few days."He looked like he was blaming me for not sleeping with him causing him to lose sleep. His expression inexplicably made me feel very cuddly and cute. His cheeks were also slightly red from being drunk, his voice was hum, and his expression was dull."So if I let you, would you really sleep over at Joan's mansion with me?"“Um…” Dominic nodded slightly, then he thought for a moment before sp
Although Garrick was quite embarrassed to ask the girl he secretly liked to help him set up the tent, he was really helpless. Instead of watching his makeshift tent collapse, he'd rather ask for help.I do not refuse, this is too simple for me, moreover I know that Garrick is shy, if I refuse, his mood will be down.In fact, the tent Garrick built was much better than most of the tents the other boys had built, but overall, it was still not sturdy and neat enough.I showed Garrick how to first hammer the wooden stakes firmly, then how to tie the ropes and how to stretch the tent. Garrick understood very quickly, and soon he had rebuilt the tent much better than before.Friends around were surprised to see this, they turned to look at each other, then I don't know who told who, they all approached me and spoke up."Esther, help us out. We haven't even set up a tent yet.""Yes, our tents are so ugly, I'm afraid if there's a big snowstorm tonight, they'll fly away.""Me too, Esther. I do
I don't know how long Kaylin stood behind that cliff, but she didn't come back until everyone started eating.For lunch we only ate a few pieces of bread that we had in our backpacks and focused on climbing, so everyone was hungry tonight. The ribs are slightly burnt, the fire is too big, and the beef is not cooked yet, only the soup is just right and delicious. However, in the midst of hunger, people feel that as long as there is food, it is fine.Soon, all the food was gone, we shared the fruit and slowly enjoyed it. Up in the mountains it felt like it was getting dark faster, and soon we saw bright stars twinkling in the night sky. It was colder, everyone also sat close to the fire and talked. It was as if there was no distance between us anymore, everyone didn't care if they liked this person or hated the other, they were all comfortable talking.I glimpsed the cliff, right next to the edge of the forest towards the river flowing down from the top of the mountain. Kaylin hasn't re
"Why not?" Veronica excitedly pulled my hand. "Is this a great opportunity for us to experience 'Forest Exploration'?"Before I had time to refuse Veronica's crazy offer, she excitedly shouted and told Miss Jenny that the two of us would join. Miss Jenny was of course delighted with our kindness and dynamism and she agreed."Esther, stay, it's safe here." Garrick grabbed my elbow, his eyes filled with concern."Actually..." I hesitated for a moment, then turned to look at Veronica, who was excitedly holding a flashlight. "It's okay, I think I can help. Besides, it's safe to go with everyone."Garrick, seeing that I had no intention of changing, decided not to try to persuade anymore."Then stay close to me." Garrick advised me.After everyone was ready, the five students followed Jenny into the forest. The other students all returned to the tent in an uneasy mood."Okay, according to the map, let's just follow the stream so we won't get lost." Jenny took a map, looked at it, and looke