Charity said, “Even without you, Shaun or Rodney would’ve looked for a lawyer. With the three of you banding together, you could easily have a lawyer send me to jail.”“Or perhaps, you would’ve gotten another man to send me to jail even without Shaun and Rodney. Maybe Sarah thought you were the person I loved the most. In that case, my misery and disappointment would be a lot more intense.” Charity rose to her feet and walked to the floor-to-ceiling window, where she looked at the bustling scene in Canberra.“The thing I regret the most in this life is coming to Canberra with my mom. I should’ve lived with her in the coastal city. Perhaps my dad truly loved us, but little did he know that his ex-wife had given birth to a twisted devil. That was the start of a tragedy.”With her frail and slim back facing him, Chester had the urge to hug her tightly from behind.Charity’s life had been tormenting and unfortunate.However, he knew that he did not have the right to hug her.“Chest
“Dude, okay. Please make way, and I’ll leave using the other way.” The driver was afraid that Chester was a psycho, so he reversed and promptly turned the steering wheel to leave. As Chester stood in the middle of the busy road, the motorists who drove past him shot a look at him.All of them considered him a psycho and did not dare to provoke him.After Chester left the road, he kept walking forward.His phone rang, but he was too lazy to answer the call.When he was tired of walking and his shoes were worn out, he sat on a chair at the roadside to rest. Then, his phone rang once again.He took out his phone, only to find it was a call from the hospital director.After watching his phone ring for over ten seconds, Chester pressed the answer button. “Director…”“Young Master Jewell, you finally answered my call.” The director was very anxious. “Didn’t we agree on surgery at 3 p.m. this afternoon? The patient’s family has signed to agree with it. It’s time you come and get your
“For example… marrying you?” Max probed. “But I know you’ll never marry Chester.”Charity laughed. “If marrying me is a way of atoning for his wrongdoings, that’s not atonement at all. That’s allowing him to continue enjoying life. Don’t worry. There’s no way he and I will be together.”“Alright. I was just asking.”On the other end of the all, Max grinned. After hanging up, a comrade in his team walked over and bumped onto his shoulder. “What an enticing smile. Were you talking to your childhood sweetheart again?”Max glanced at him and did not reply. “Hey, how long has it been? Haven’t you successfully confessed yet?” That comrade winked and glanced downward. “Are you impotent?”Max’s face instantly darkened. “I’ll use my fists to show you whether I’m potent or not.”“...I was kidding.”Everyone knew about Max’s abnormal skills, so that comrade took two steps back. “I’m doing this for your own good. It’s better to confess earlier. If not, do you really plan on being ‘siste
Although Doctor Jewell was usually gentlemanly, he was also famous for being cold-blooded in the hospital. There used to be many pretty female doctors who wooed him. However, Chester would simply say heartlessly with a smile on his face, “If you’re presenting yourself to me to have sex with me, I’ll consider it as long as you don’t have a disease and if you’re beautiful and unrestrained enough. Nevertheless, if you want me to like you and take responsibility, that’s… impossible.”In private, everyone said to not fall in love with someone like Chester because he was heartless and would never fall in love with any woman. It was said that the previous hospital director’s daughter had loved Chester to the extent she jumped off a building. Even so, Chester remained indifferent. Over time, people in the hospital no longer dared to have the wishful thinking of winning over Chester’s heart. Some people still liked him, but they only admired him and had a crush on him. The nurse tr
“Are you still my best friend?” Chester gritted his teeth. “The woman you’re talking about can't possibly be Eliza, right?” Shaun said, “I noticed earlier on that you were paying too much attention to her. I’m not saying it’s love, but there must be fondness and admiration. However, the Chester I know is calm and composed. You have a lot of experience with women. Even if you like someone, you can still control yourself and won’t torture yourself to this miserable state.”Chester’s expression was filled with self-deprecation. Shaun was right. If Eliza was just Eliza, he could still back off even if he admired her. Besides, he did intend to give up and distance himself from her initially. However, after finding out that Eliza was Charity, Chester suddenly understood clearly that Charity had always been in his heart.His hatred and contempt for her back then were because of his intense love for her. Nevertheless, he was unable to see the truth then.When he got attracted to E
Shaun drove back to the Hill family’s manor after sending Chester back to the villa. They both lived on the same mountain, so the drive took only six to seven minutes. It was a Saturday. Catherine accompanied and played with the children at home. When she saw Shaun returning, she glanced at him lazily. “You went out at 3:00 a.m. in the morning. Was it because a beauty had asked you out?”Shaun did not say a word. He simply walked over and hugged her tightly. Then, he lowered his head and kissed her red lips. “Wow, Mom and Dad are doing embarrassing things.” Suzie, who was playing with wooden blocks at the side, covered her eyes. “What are you doing?” Catherine pushed Shaun away while blushing. She scolded in a low voice, “It’s improper doing this in front of the children.”“I couldn’t resist it.” Shaun embraced her and rested his chin on her forehead. “Cathy, thank you for being able to forgive me back then. If not… I might get drunk in a bar every day and be in a living he
10:00 a.m.Charity received a call from Catherine. “How’s your progress in learning Neeson Corporation’s situation these days?”“I’m almost done understanding everything.” Charity said emotionally, “The core employees of Neeson Corporation from the past have all switched companies. We’ll have to boldly push for a revolution in our business if we want to start developing again.”“I have no clue about sports and exercise, so I didn’t know where to start even though I knew there was a problem with Neeson Corporation.”Catherine smiled and said, “Everyone is a master in their special fields. You have to be the one to do it.”“No. You’ve helped me out a lot. If it weren’t for you getting an experienced manager to help me manage the company, the core ideas would’ve been sold early on.”Catherine paused before diving into the main topic. “I heard from Shaun that Chester drank till midnight, which caused his stomach to bleed last night. It seems he’s been getting drunk these few days. He
After some time, she spoke again. “How does it feel to have a child?”“Let me start from after I divorced Shaun. At that time, the parents who raised me weren’t my biological parents. I didn’t have a mother, and my biological father already had a family and children of his own when I found him. I felt like I was an extra.”Catherine said emotionally, “After being tortured until I was half-dead by Shaun and escaping overseas, I really felt that living was meaningless. During holidays and celebrations, I didn’t even have anyone except Freya to wish me happy holidays until Suzie and Lucas were born. I didn’t like children a lot in the past, but no matter how tough and tiring things get for me, my heart would melt whenever I return home and look at my children while they ask to be spoiled.“It feels like there’s someone finally related to you in the world, and no one can erase that fact. Children are innocent. They’ll treat you like you’re their whole world. Then, you’ll realize that yo