Clarice knew Edward was here and fought with all her might, but the more she panicked, the less Nicholas wanted to let her go. A pair of large hands held her in his embrace, his lips pressed against hers. Clarice wanted to scream, but her lips were sealed; she couldn't make a sound and immediately broke into a sweat.
There were three knocks on the door, probably because no one answered, so Edward made his own move and opened the office door. What caught his attention were two people fighting on the couch. The moment Clarice saw Edward's figure entering through the door, she bit Nicholas's lips hard.
The moment Nicholas saw the door, he immediately let her go. Clarice bit him. His expression showed pain, but his face revealed a smile. Edward's face turned pale. He took a few steps and ran directly to the side of the sofa, then reached out and pulled Clarice from his embrace, looking coldly at Nicholas.
"Nicholas, you better explain to me what you did to my wife n
"You don't need to explain to me what happened between you and him. Whatever you want to do is your freedom; however, I hope you think of me." His voice was cold as he started the car and drove straight out of the garage.Clarice didn't know what to say when she heard his words, so there was an even longer period of silence.The atmosphere in the car became heavy, and from time to time, she turned her head to look at Edward's expression, only to realize that he always pursed his lips, and his expression was as cold as his tone of voice."Are you angry with me?" After an unknown amount of time, she finally couldn't bear the oppressive atmosphere and asked. Edward said nothing, but his face was extremely dark. Clarice knew he was genuinely angry, but she didn't understand why he was angry. "You know about my relationship with Nicholas. I came to see him today because..." She was about to explain the reason for being in Nicholas's office today, but as soon as she opened her mouth, Edward
20h. KTV Club.This was the first place they met, and Mary finally arrived here once again. It was still room 626, but this time it wasn't she who opened the door, but someone who opened it for her. At that moment, John Longhini was the only person in the room, elegantly crossing his legs. Her whole body exuded a cold and noble aura that made anyone dare not approach him.The dark orange light spread across his body, gently projecting his elegant figure onto the golden wall next to him. At this moment, it was unclear what expression he had on his face, but a cold weapon was placed on the crystal coffee table in front of him. This formation was enough to make Mary's heart beat irregularly.After she entered the private room, the people outside closed the door. It was like a door to life and death, isolating her from the outside world. The weapon on the tea table emitted a cold light, making Mary's heart tremble. From a distance, she just stood behind the door and d
"If I recall correctly, Miss Armani should be Mr. Murray's wife. Does he know about you having such a relationship?" John didn't listen to her explanation. His gaze was fixed on her as if he could see clearly through her soul and body."No, he doesn't know. You must not tell him about this." Mary knew that she had completely messed up by reaching this point. Antony had clearly run away with the money, leaving this mess for her. If Nicholas found out that she had deceived him due to her divorce, using such a crude scheme and playing with him, he would not only be angry but probably wouldn't believe her if she tried to play a prank in front of him in the future."So Antony is really a cute boy you've raised." Obviously, John's understanding of the main point was different from what she expected. Once Mary said those words, it was equivalent to confirming the relationship between her and Anthony."No... No, you misunderstand..." Mary was so anxious that she almost
"But, I don't have any more money in my purse..." Mary said, worried. She didn't even have a checkbook with her. If he really wanted her to have a million in cash, she wouldn't be able to withdraw it without alerting her family, and her parents would also become suspicious. "So..." He looked at her maliciously, making her shrink. "Pay me with your body!""What? Pay with my body?" Her words scared her so much that her whole body shivered, and the words came out stuttered. "No... No..."However, her refusal seemed to have no effect on him, who just calmly sat on the sofa. His posture was graceful and comfortable, and the silver-gray metal case of the cellphone made his aura even colder. His agile fingers dialed a number, and the call was quickly connected."You can come in!" He spoke softly, and two seconds later, the door to the room opened, and someone from outside entered. It was a middle-aged man wearing glasses and carrying a camera on his back, the same assistant special Teo Mil
"Return the money? Miss Armani, do you think money can solve the issue between us?" John's mouth curved upward, and he suddenly leaned forward, his beautiful face tilting towards her, and a warm breath landed on her face."I've already told you, you don't need to return the money, just consider it payment for your beautiful body. From today onward, throughout the entire year, all your nights will be mine. After all, you wouldn't want people to see us in broad daylight, would you?""You filthy scoundrel!" Mary felt insulted, and her lips began to tremble with anger. Her large eyes stared at him for a moment."You're so kind to me!" John looked at her with a smile, completely unbothered, and Mary clenched her teeth. She had never met such a shameless person before. "You don't need to think too much. I definitely won't agree to your request." If the tiger didn't show its strength, did he really think she, Mary, was just a kitten? "You don't agree? Then, I'll call Markus right away and as
Peony GardenAfter Edward dropped Clarice off at home, he left. Sensing his anger, she didn't know how to broach the subject of him and John working together to harm Nicholas. Edward only returned home in the evening after a whole afternoon of reflection. Determined to face the issue, Clarice decided to have a good conversation with him.The car pulled into the garage, and she waited for him to come upstairs. However, he didn't enter and went straight to the bedroom. Clarice asked Beatrice where he was, only to find out he had gone directly to the office.Since Beatrice was going to bring tea to him, Clarice took the initiative and went first. When she reached the door, she knocked twice. Edward looked up, eyebrows slightly furrowed. Seeing the tea cup in her hands, he looked again and revealed a gentle smile."Have you not rested yet?""No, actually, I was waiting for you!" Clarice walked to the table and placed the tea cup in front of him. "I made this for you now, and since I know
"Are you so afraid that he'll get hurt, but what about me? Can I screw myself over for you?" Edward looked at her as if he were hearing a joke, but Clarice didn't say anything. "In your heart, am I so inferior to him, Clarice?""Edward, I didn't mean that!" Clarice shook her head in panic; she never meant to imply that."If that's not what you mean, then what is it? It's my business who I want to cooperate with and what I want to do. Please respect my decision as much as I respect yours!" Edward spoke, turning away to the table. "It's getting late; you can go rest." When he asked her to leave, it meant he didn't want to hear anything more from Clarice.Clarice turned and left the room, a bit disappointed, but understanding that there was no way to stop Edward now.The sky gradually turned cold, and when the first snow fell, it had been five months since the child grew in Clarice's belly. Gretta was very nervous, calling a doctor to examine her thoroughly every week. Filippo's days at
Gretta quickly took the phone out of her purse and dialed 120. After calling for an ambulance, she immediately turned around and glared angrily at Samantha."Listen, if anything happens to Clarice's unborn child, I won't let you off the hook." At this moment, Filippo was also concerned about Clarice's baby. After all, she was his granddaughter, so how could he not be worried?Now that he saw Gretta threatening Samantha like this again and was worried that she would stay here, making the situation even more complicated, he turned to her and said."Samantha, go home first. I'll take Clarice to the hospital.""No, Lippo, I want you to stay with me." However, Samantha held his hand and refused to let go."Be good and listen to me!" Filippo patiently consoled her.To Gretta's ears, the interaction between the two was like setting a fire in her heart. However, she didn't have time to worry about these things now, as everything was focused on her son. In the end, Filippo still couldn't persu
In the ApartmentAt 10 PMThe two children had already gone to sleep, and Clarice was tired of sitting on the bed, reading. She lay down as well and fell asleep, disoriented. Just as she was drifting off, she suddenly felt as though a familiar palm was gently caressing her cheek.She, who usually slept very lightly, woke up and slowly opened her eyes. Under the faint light, a familiar face appeared before her. When she saw the person in front of her, she felt a mix of surprise and joy.“Nicholas, is that you?”“It’s me,” the other person replied in a gentle voice.“How could you...” Clarice wanted to ask why he was here, but she quickly laughed at herself. “I must be dreaming right now; otherwise, how could you be here?” Nicholas looked at her bitter smile and took her hand, letting her soft hand rest against his warm chest.Powerful, rhythmic thumps vibrated through her palm. The sensation was so real, so reliable.“Nicholas, is it really you? I... I’m not dreaming, am I?” Clarice wa
"Mr. Cassano, this is the butler from the Johnson family. Miss Jessica has just been taken by the police.""What? Jessica was taken by the police? Why?" Nicholas pretended to be surprised as he asked."They said she paid someone to kill on her behalf, but that’s impossible. We believe she must have been wronged by someone. Someone like her would never do such a thing, and she has no enemies." The butler explained."Really? If she has no enemies, who would accuse her falsely?" Nicholas asked."Well…" The butler realized he couldn’t win this argument, so he handed the phone over to Mrs. Johnson."Nicholas, it’s me, Auntie. Please, think of a way to save Jessica. After all, her wedding is the day after tomorrow. If the reporters find out about this, even if Jessica is innocent in the end, the reputations of both the Johnson and Cassano families will be affected, and your wedding will be definitely impacted. You need to act quickly." Mrs. Johnson urged."Aunt, don’t rush. How about this?
The person who entered the house first glanced at Nicholas and greeted him with a look, and Nicholas responded with a slight expression. However, Luna pretended not to know anything and asked,"Officers, we heard you're here to apprehend a suspect. Could you explain?""Of course, we know this is the Cassano family, but even if it’s the Cassano family, if someone breaks the law, they will still face consequences," the detective said."Officer, may I ask who you’re trying to arrest?" Nicholas asked."Who is Julie?" The officer looked around the room and asked. When Julie heard her name, she froze, her face turning pale."Julie is here. Why? What has she done?" Luna raised her hand and pointed at her."Miss Julie, you are suspected of murdering a man from our town, Wayne Robust. We are taking you in for questioning." The officer didn’t answer her question but instead walked over to Julie and said sternly."Officer, there must be some misunderstanding!" Olivia exclaimed in surprise upon h
Just then, in addition to the old man from before, a lady entered the room with a basket of vegetables in her hands. Seeing Julie, she asked.“Old man, are there any guests?”“To see Wayne.” The old man said.“Uncle, auntie, Wayne's just had a little chat with me and he's a bit tired. Now that he's asleep, I won't bother you anymore. “As she spoke, she got ready to leave.“Let's eat before we leave.” The old woman wanted him to stay, but her husband looked at her. “She's busy.”“Ah, then I won't send you away. Take care. “The old woman smiled.As soon as she received the amnesty, Julie quickly left the room, and after she left, the old man looked at the old woman with disapproval.“What happened to you? Didn't you see that she was fully armed when she came to the house for fear of being infected by Wayne? Would she dare eat our family's food?”“I didn't think she was like the people who came to our house this morning. I think these people are very nice and don't dislike us.”“Aren't
“I never knew Nicholas' weakness until Clarice and Jessica came along. And Clarice's way of allowing me to find Nicholas' weakness, and Jessica's appearance, was the equivalent of giving me the knife. ”Julie's mind was immersed in the fantasy of revenge, and her expression became fierce. “But, unfortunately, Jessica is very stupid, and to be exposed so quickly, I didn't expect you to find me here.“You really are incredible. You knew how to deal with Nicholas, and yet you chose to blame me. Did you want to make Nicholas fight with me?”“But in the end, you still didn't find out?”Julie now regretted her mistake. After all, although Edward could have become her greatest help, he was different from Jessica, he was very intelligent and couldn't be controlled.“We're in the same boat now. Your goal is to destroy the Cassano Family, and so am I. That's why I think that if we work together, Nicholas will definitely be no match for us.”“Tell me, how can we cooperate?” Upon hearing this, J
"You must be very curious, right? How did I know you were the one hiding behind Jessica?" When Julie sat down, Edward spoke with a smile."Did Jessica tell you? Did she feel like I was using her?" Julie asked."Did she tell me? Do you think a woman with that kind of IQ would even realize she was being used by you?" Edward scoffed."If she didn’t tell you, then you..." Julie’s confusion grew deeper."Isn’t there a saying in this world? If you don’t want others to know about it, do it yourself, because someone else might find out. By the way, I don’t have any enmity with you, so why do you like to frame me? Have you thought about the consequences of being discovered by me?" Edward spoke, deliberately leaving out what had happened 30 years ago. Instead, he seized Julie and asked Jessica to incriminate Edward, causing a misunderstanding between him and Nicholas."Did you invite me here today to take revenge for me framing you?" Julie, however, was quick-witted and could only respond with
The Next MorningJulie got up early the next morning, had breakfast prepared in the kitchen, arranged for the servants to clean, and went to the garden to tend to the flowers and plants. When Olivia finally got up, Julie served her breakfast. After noticing that Olivia seemed busy preparing for the wedding, she stepped forward and spoke to her."Ma'am, there's something I need to take care of today. I promise it won't take long.""You're leaving?" Olivia frowned. "The hotel will send someone to deliver the menu later, and I wanted you to help me look it over.""It won’t take long. I should be back in about an hour. I’ll contact them at the hotel and ask them to come for lunch. Is that alright?" Julie thought for a moment."Alright, then go and come back quickly." Seeing Julie seemed to be in a hurry, Olivia simply waved her hand and added, "Go ahead."Having received permission, Julie quickly went upstairs to change before leaving.At 9:00 a.m., Edward's people arrived punctually at t
In the Cassano Family's Main House.It was three in the morning when Julie was lying in bed, sleeping deeply.Suddenly, the phone on the nightstand rang. She must have done a lot of bad things over the past years.Although she thought it was revenge, she still subconsciously knew she held two new lives in her hands.Thus, over all these years, she had rarely slept peacefully.Nightmares came almost every night.At that moment, her phone rang again, and on this quiet night, it felt especially deafening.She woke up startled and looked at the clock on the wall opposite her bed. It was three a.m.Why would someone call her at this hour? Frowning, she picked up the phone from the nightstand.The screen’s light was much brighter than her night lamp, making her eyes—accustomed to the dim light—feel uncomfortable as she squinted.When she saw the caller ID was from an unknown number, she assumed it was a call from a scammer but had no intention of answering. She simply hung up.She placed th
As soon as he entered, he saw that Luna and Edward had arrived, and Edward’s forehead appeared to be slightly injured, so he had wrapped it with a simple bandage.“What happened to you?” Nicholas asked when he saw this.“What’s going on? Wasn’t it your lovely fiancée who did this? I was in need of a cut for you this time. Think about how you’ll make it up to me when the time comes.” Edward crossed his legs and bit into an apple as he spoke.“President, why did you call us here so urgently? Is there something important?” Luna asked.“Yes.” Nicholas nodded. “Over the past two days, I’ve been thinking about Julie’s pregnancy. I now have an answer in my heart, and it’s far from the truth.”“What are you trying to say?” Edward asked.“I suspect that the father of Julie’s child is actually my father!” Nicholas fell silent for a moment before speaking in a deep voice.“What?” When Edward heard this, he was so shocked that he didn’t even have time to swallow the apple crumbs in his mouth. He