“I told you to send the fruits upstairs, but why are you down here?” Mrs. Lynch glared at Freya while feeding Dani some fruits.Freya’s mouth twitched. “Oh, I don’t think I should interrupt their alone time.”“...”Mrs. Lynch instantly got the point.She found it normal if someone else’s son did it. However, she thought it was bizarre when Forrest did it.“Alas. I always thought your brother was a cold person, and I was so that his future wife would not be able to stand him. However, it looks like I don’t know him well enough.”“Mom, men nowadays are like this.”Catherine’s husband, Shaun, crossed Freya’s mind. He gave other people the cold shoulder, yet when it came to his wife… he was passionate in private. Freya believed that her brother was pretty much the same.In fact, as a woman, she was quite fond of the contrast.It did not matter if a man treated other people coldly as long as he was nice to his wife.Nevertheless, Ryan was not that sort. He was friendly and smil
Freya chuckled. “You have the Costner family to back you, and I’ll have my sister-in-law to back me in the future. If Ryan dares bully me, I’ll get my sister-in-law to slaughter him.”“Well, this is unexpected.” Catherine was in a daze for a long time before she could digest the news. “But your brother is indeed a good man. Jessica has good taste.”“He is, but you weren’t interested in him when I introduced him to you back then.” Freya snorted.“Your brother looks at me like a sister.” Catherine shrugged helplessly. “By the way, do you need me to talk to your future sister-in-law? About the countless times that you’ve tried to matchmake your brother and me?”“...It was my fault, Madam Jones.”Freya immediately put her head on her office desk, and she was on the verge of crying.“Madam Jones?” Catherine pulled Freya’s ear. “We’re the same age. How dare you call me that way, Madam Lynch.”Being addressed as either Madam Jones or Madam Lynch made them sound old.Freya decided not
“Chester…”Sarah’s lifeless eyes finally shone with a gleam of hope. “Chester, I was wrong, and I have realized my mistakes during this period of time. Since we grew up together, please save me. I don’t want to die.”Sarah burst out in tears as she held the receiver. She would have knelt to beg him if it were not for the glass between them.Chester simply watched her with indifferent eyes the entire time. His handsome, intricate face was so cold that it was void of warmth. A minute later, under that gaze, Sarah’s heart turned colder and colder until despair overcame her. She should not have put too much hope on Chester. Between Shaun, Rodney, and Chester, only Chester’s coldness was bone-deep. “Are you done crying?” Chester asked softly. Sarah was not willing to give up, so she pleaded, “Chester, I guarantee you that I’ll leave Australia for a faraway place if you save me. I’ll never go against you guys again.”“I came here just to make some things clear.” Chester could
The year Chester first met Charity, he was 19 years old while she was 16 years old. They were in the prime of their youths. Before he met her, he heard Sarah had a younger sister with the same father but a different mother. He neither felt hate nor was curious about that. However, when Chester hauled Charity out from the water, the girl’s clear, dark eyes were filled with panic. When her innocent yet slightly-curvy figure hugged him tightly in the water, the young Chester had the instinctive reaction that every man would have. “Chester, you can be heartless at times, but you can also be really gentle toward girls.”Sarah said, “Your good looks, handsomeness, and gentlemanly behavior made the inexperienced Charity fall in love with you very quickly. After that, whenever you came over to our home, you’d bring delicious food for her and be very caring toward her. Even when we went out to play, you’d always knowingly or unknowingly remind me to bring her along. I could see that yo
The next day, Chester could not tolerate it anymore and broke up with Charity. He disdained her for being disgusting and dirty. On the day they broke up, he had said, “Charity, you couldn’t possibly have thought that I truly liked you, right? Goods like you are common in Canberra. I just wanted to have a taste. It became mediocre after some time. It’s boring.“Stop clinging to me. Your mom is a mistress. I’ll never be with a mistress’s daughter. Moreover, I’ve never thought of getting a wife. I’m fine with just having a lover.“To be honest, I f*cking regret having sex with you. You’re like a dead fish. It’s no fun.“Do you have a hole in your head? You even believed the sweet nothings I said to you just to make you sleep with me. Don’t bring up your virginity to me. You have no self-love. Who knows if your hymen was repaired afterward?”“...”Chester surprisingly remembered all those harsh words. He suddenly felt like smoking a cigarette. He took a packet of cigarettes ou
Maybe Chester should not have gone there that day. If no questions were asked and no investigations were done, some answers would forever be buried in history. However, after a few months of hesitation, he went there in the end. The cold and heartless Young Master Jewell sat in the car, smoking one cigarette after another. Then, he laughed. He laughed until his handsome face was slowly replaced with iciness. He punched the steering wheel hard. He also smashed his cigarette and glasses. After sitting in the car expressionlessly for two hours, he drove the car to the cemetery. It was not even anyone’s death anniversary. He brought flowers to Charity’s grave. It was a grave, yet the ashes in the urn were not even Charity’s. There was just a headstone erected by Catherine and Freya for Charity. The woman in the photo had long, flowy hair. Her stunning yet calm face seemed to be looking at Chester with the corners of her mouth slightly curved.The woman’s gaze was pure
Chester’s eyes were downcast. He spun the bottle in his hand. He grinned slightly. “You’re so obedient to your wife.”“Chester, I don’t believe that you love Eliza. At most, you just feel dissatisfied for not being able to obtain her in the beginning. Don’t you have her now?”Shaun clinked glasses with Chester. Chester lowered his head and smiled.Yes, he did have Eliza. At 11:00 p.m., Chester dragged his drunken body back to his place.After pushing the door open and entering, his heart seemed to burn from the alcohol. Upon seeing the empty house, it felt as though there were countless ants scratching his heart. He took out his phone and dialed Eliza’s number. He gave an order with a lazy tone, “Come over.”“President… President Jewell.” It was Eliza’s assistant who picked up the call. She was fearful. “I’m sorry. Eliza is asleep after drinking too much at a gathering with the filming crew.”“Tell her to get over here after she wakes up tomorrow morning.”Chester threw hi
“I came to visit someone.”Chester held a cigarette between his fingers. His captivating eyes behind his lenses looked dotingly at Eliza, who was standing not far away.The filming crew was shocked. It turned out that Eliza was Young Master Jewell’s woman. Jasper initially had some feelings for Eliza, but they completely dissipated at that moment. He felt slight disdain in his heart. The film director was trying to recall if he had scolded Eliza before. Heather was utterly jealous. Usually, Eliza had a high and mighty look, so Heather thought she was untainted. It seemed like Eliza had been trying hard to get into other men’s beds in secret. Eliza was no different from Heather. Why was she pretending? Eliza did not say a word. She stopped at a distance from them. A hint of coldness flashed across her eyes. When she and Chester got together, he had promised not to make their relationship public. In the end… He actually came to the movie set as if he was afraid that people