“Those subordinates helped me before. I can’t turn a blind eye to their lives.” Eliza said bitterly, “Besides, where can I go? Many people overseas recognize my face.”“...”“I’m begging you,” Eliza whispered. “...Okay.”After a long moment of silence, that man finally agreed. When the call ended, the man standing on the balcony punched the wall with his fist strongly. The moonlight outlined the man’s cold face. He swore that he would make Chester lose everything one day. …An hour later, a small bottle of medicine was sent to Eliza. She brought the medicine to Ruby Mansions. It was one of the most expensive neighborhoods in the whole of Canberra. Chester’s mansion was located in the best location in the whole neighborhood. The most bustling areas of Canberra could be seen from here at a vantage point. When Eliza opened the door and entered, she saw Chester sitting at the bar, engaged in a call. “Find this person for me as soon as possible. I want all of his infor
“It’s not because you dislike it. You just dislike me touching you.” Chester’s hand that was moving on Eliza’s waist slowly turned cold, and his mouth was close to her lips. Though gentle, his comment was snarky. “Haven’t you learned your lesson through the incident this afternoon?”Eliza’s body stiffened, and she bit her lip. It felt as though she had been struggling internally for a century. Her body relaxed, and her tone softened a lot. “No. I sweated a lot when I acted today. Also, I had a hotpot, so my body is sticky and uncomfortable. Can you let me take a bath first? I won’t run away anyway. Why are you in such a hurry?”It was rare for her to explain herself. In the past, she would be visibly indifferent and resistant.Chester noticed the change in her. Unusually curious, he stood straight and observed her with a dark gaze. “Really?”“Yes.” Eliza nodded. However, she looked down, revealing a large part of the back of her fair neck.“Go ahead.”Chester stared at her for a
Fine. If Chester had not mentioned it, it would have slipped Eliza’s mind.Nevertheless, she was not the real Eliza. How would she know?“Monte thought that I was like a dead fish as well, so he soon abandoned me.”She murmured after she found an excuse.Chester curled his lips, but his eyes were somehow icy.Although he was not the sort who demanded a woman’s virginity, he felt upset at the thought of Monte having touched the parts of Eliza he had touched.However, Chester had long known about her past.“This is natural. Not all the men will accept a dead fish like you like I do.” Chester’s voice was gentle. “Having said that, I’ve trained you quite well.”“...That’s not it,” Eliza replied in a deep voice. After all, she was an actor. She was great at pretending to seem unhappy, shy, and embarrassed.“Tsk. How dare you continue to deny it?” Chester bent over to kiss her cheek. “I wonder who was pestering me until I had to change the bedsheet.”“Chester…” Eliza gnashed her te
Eliza fixed her eyes on Chester’s scummy look.Deep down, she could not help but sigh. If he were openly scummy in front of her in the past, she would never have fallen for him.“Fine.” Eliza bit her lip. “Now that I’m in a relationship with you, you can’t sleep with other women.”“I don’t sleep with other women anyway.” Chester’s lips twitched. “I don’t have the energy to entertain several women.”“Besides that…”“You still have other requests, huh?” Chester began to grow impatient.Eliza mocked, “I mentioned many requests, yet you’ve only agreed with one. Oh, and you agreed only because you don’t have the energy to entertain several women. Young Master Jewell, you’re being unreasonable to me. You said I don’t deserve to be your girlfriend, and you’ve never given me the perks that all your previous lovers got. Am I an idiot who sleeps with you for nothing?”With her sharp tongue, Chester became more interested in her. “Go on.” “Pay me.” Eliza stretched out her hand. “I’ve kep
The next day, Eliza got up before the sky was fully bright and secretly headed to the bathroom to take a pill.After that, she returned to the bed. At dawn, she took a deep breath and plucked up her courage to feel her way toward Chester.Chester opened his eyes, only to see a woman with a pretty face and figure lying on his body.He was soon awake. He held her waist and giggled. “Well, you’re quite proactive today.”“Are you going to give me an apartment?” Eliza hooked her hands around his neck. At that moment, her originally cold face looked like she was fawning on him.“Do you want it so badly?” Chester caressed her slim wrist. “Haven't you earned quite a lot this year?”“Earning money is hard.” Eliza buried her face in his neck. “I’m not as fortunate as Catherine and Freya to be able to have Shaun and Ryan as their boyfriends. Also, they come from impressive family backgrounds.”“You admire them, huh?” Chester’s eyes darkened.“...”Eliza did not say a word, which meant th
“Where’s Cindy?” Chester turned around and asked his assistant.His assistant said with mixed feelings, “Chairman Jewell had someone contact Cindy, but she rejected him. She even went to the police station and refused to come out.”Chester snorted and finally saw the light. Given that Cindy was hiding in the police station, he would not be able to do anything to her even if he planned to send some people to catch her.Hunter said furiously, “Chester, I don’t care if you’re merciless in other times, but you can’t let your mom die.”Unbothered about him, Chester turned around and dialed Cindy’s number.“Chester…” Cindy’s soft voice rang.“You’re quite brilliant.” Chester said with a laugh, “Cindy, I know you’re hiding in the police station, but can you hide there forever?”Cindy gritted her teeth. “I have no choice. Now, I don’t have a job, and I get teased wherever I go. Chester, you can’t possibly ask me to sacrifice to save your mother.”“You haven’t learned your lesson, huh?
Chester most probably took after his grandfather. Anyway, he did not take after Hunter.…Eliza had a photoshoot for a brand this morning, and only in the afternoon was she free to join the crew.Before the shooting, a makeup artist was helping Eliza to apply makeup.At that moment, Heather personally took two cups of juice over. “Miss Robbins, I’m treating everyone to some juice. These are for you and your assistant.”“Thank you.”Although Eliza thought that juice could quench her thirst, she did not really like it. However, since Heather had treated her to the drink, she was too shy to turn it down despite her dislike for Heather.After giving Eliza the juice, Heather was not in a hurry to leave. Instead, she sat on the couch at the back. “Miss Robbins, have you watched ‘The Treasured Voice‘?”“I don’t have the time to watch it, but I’ve heard of it,” Eliza answered nonchalantly.The makeup artist said, “‘The Treasured Voice’ is quite popular. I heard the cover songs have ma
“Where is Cindy going to further study?” Eliza was curious.The other end of the phone was silent for a while before Hailey replied, “Film studies at the University of Canberra.”Eliza sighed. “That’s a good place. Not only has it produced many award-winning actors and actresses, but the professors in the field are also well-regarded. It seems like the company is insistent on making her an award-winning actress.” “...”Hailey felt helpless.As Eliza’s manager, Hailey actually knew a lot more. It was impossible for an ordinary person to do film studies at the University of Canberra if they did not take an entrance exam. The university agreed on it only because Jewell Corporation was willing to invest in a library on the campus.Even Eliza was not qualified for that.She could not understand what was so great about Cindy. First, Cindy plagiarised someone’s work. Then, she was known to have a bad character, thus ruining her reputation. She even caused a huge loss to the company du