Zoey continued to play dumb with Laurence. “I have no idea what you’re babbling about.”Laurence wasn’t angry at all as he smiled and pulled her into his arms so he could cuddle her, pressing her close to his body. “Was I babbling?”Zoey’s lashes fluttered. Worried that he would be furious, she insincerely answered, “Maybe it’s because you haven’t fully recovered yet. The fever must've damaged your brain.”Laurence was still surprisingly patient with her. “Zoey, why didn’t I realize that you have such a sharp tongue?”Zoey was annoyed. She shouldn’t be acting this way in front of him, for it seemed to have piqued his interest. She then averted her gaze. “No, I don’t have a sharp tongue. I’m not like that,” she retorted, her answer rebellious despite the sweet look on her face. She spoke with such a gentle voice, and with her accent, she sounded adorable.Laurence didn’t continue to linger on this trivial thought. Instead, he harshly bit down on those soft lips he'd been fantasiz
As she stood at the entrance of the elevator, Zoey stared blankly at Laurence with a somewhat bewildered expression on her face.The light from the hallway fell evenly on his shoulders and shone on his beautiful face.The way he looked in the light made her feel like she was dreaming.Zoey's heart was thumping so wildly that it felt like it was about to burst out of her chest. Her hands tightened around the bag in her hand as she slowly started to move towards him, almost as if she were afraid of breaking this beautiful dream of hers. "What are you doing here?" she asked softly.For a moment, she actually thought that she was dreaming. Husband...The word just sounded so foreign to her, especially when it came out of Laurence Scott's own mouth.This kind of ordinary and cozy life was something she'd always dreamed about.Laurence then lifted the plastic bag in her hands with one hand and raised an eyebrow. "You refused to come over to my place, so I had to come here instead."
In the past, whenever the topic was brought up, whether it was a serious question or a lighthearted one, Zoey would either be tight-lipped or she would straight-up lie. She'd never said those words to Laurence before.She'd even made a vow to herself that she would hide her true feelings and never utter those words out loud to him. After all, some words, if not said at the right time, would probably have no chance of being said ever again in the future.When the right time passed, the words would really be gone too.Her face was damp from all her tears. She had no idea why she was crying, though, and tears kept silently dripping down her face regardless.She didn’t care whether Laurence took it seriously or shrugged it off, as she'd decided that she could now die without any regrets.While she'd done it under the most unflattering conditions, it was still a relief to think that she'd finally confessed the feelings that she had long suppressed since her youth.She hugged him tig
Zoey lost the courage to lie to him, knowing that he was staring at her.His gaze was so intense, dark, and gloomy at the same time. Those beautiful eyes of his seemed to reflect a kind of obsessiveness he'd had since his youth. She'd never seen him look at her like this until now.It was almost as if he deemed her someone who was very important to him.She, on the other hand, was a total mess on the inside, as she still wasn’t sure whether she should admit it or continue to deny it.After a long pause, she took a deep breath and slowly lifted her face to meet his gaze. She fixed her clear gaze on him and said, "As long as you’re serious about this, then I will be too, Mr. Scott."Her answer made him unfurl his eyebrows and put down his guard. That unexplainable choking feeling in his chest also started to gradually dissipate."You know that I never joke about these kinds of things, Zoey," he replied as he looked her squarely in the eye.Her heart skipped a beat upon hearing tha
Zoey ignored Shawn's message. She thought that Shawn was the type to go crazy every once in a while. Whenever he got bored, he'd show up just to ruin her peaceful life.Zoey didn't want him to disrupt her mood or her life again.As Laurence came out of the kitchen, he noticed her sitting on the couch, spacing out at her phone with a dazed look on her face. In a way, she looked pretty stupid. He sat down next to her and wrapped an arm around her shoulders. "What are you thinking about?"Zoey's posture was very stiff, so she straightened up. A moment later, she replied, "I'm thinking about my mom."Laurence hummed in response. "Isn't she getting treated at the hospital?""I want to bring her home so that I can take care of her." Zoey knew it was a bad idea, but she felt anxious thanks to Sarah and Shawn. "I can drive Mom to the hospital and pick her up when she's done with her treatment every day."It sounded like a troublesome plan, but Zoey didn't mind it.Laurence disagreed wit
Tristan's expression darkened immediately. Even the smile that curled on his lips was cold. All he'd done was probe lightly, yet he could already sense that Laurence's feelings for Zoey had truly changed.Laurence had never treated Zoey like an actual wife in the past. Everyone around him knew the cause of the marriage all too well.Tristan forcefully suppressed the hint of weirdness that was starting to bud in his heart. No matter what, Zoey was still Laurence's wife. Tristan knew that he shouldn't reveal any signs of wanting to pursue her for now."I thought you and Zoey were about to put an end to this relationship." For some reason, Tristan didn't want to change his usual way of referring to Zoey and stubbornly chose to call her by her name. To him, it was a beautiful name.After that, a nonchalant smile appeared on Tristan's face as he pretended to sound very casual. "It seems that you've fallen in love with each other for real."Laurence looked rather thoughtful. "I suppos
The dinner was organized at the Preston family’s house, which had a large courtyard, and there were bodyguards standing guard beyond the gates.Zoey followed Laurence past the bodyguards, who were checking guest invitations at the front entrance. None of the bodyguards bothered to ask him for his invitation, and he walked inside with big strides while holding her hand.Zoey tried to break free from him to find something to eat, but Laurence seemed determined to hold her hand for the rest of the night. Her anxiety rose as she looked around, noticing that she knew some of the guests. However, Laurence was unphased as he held her hand; it was like he didn’t care what people were saying about them.Zoey tried to break free from his grasp again, which prompted a quick glance from Laurence. “What are you doing?”She paused, feeling like she'd just been caught committing a crime after being unexpectedly questioned. “I wanted to get something to eat,” she answered after she came back to he
Zoey had no idea how Laurence came to that conclusion. She had never dated anyone in her life. So, she decided to continue playing dumb. “No. I really don’t know him, nor have I ever seen him before. Mr. Scott, there are a lot of average-looking people who look similar in this world, and I just have a very average-looking face,” she pressed solemnly.Laurence didn’t believe her but let her finish her nonsensical rambling. He narrowed his eyes at her, “You don’t have an average-looking face.”“Is that a compliment?”“Forget it. If you don’t want to talk about it, I won't force you to either,” Laurence paused for a second before continuing, “Just stay away from him. He’s very different compared to his simple-minded older brother.”Zoey wasn’t planning on ever seeing Rick again, so she nodded good-naturedly, “Okay.”She assumed Rick probably wouldn’t want the world to find out about his unsavory past. Rick was one of the few people who knew about her relationship with Sarah. Back t