It was her sister, Melody. Ever since Melody returned, she rarely took the initiative to call Ninian. They had been keeping in touch through WhatsApp.‘It’s bright as day, and Melody is calling shortly after Harold found out about me returning to Cairnstan. Is the cat out of the bag already?’Ninian picked up the call guiltily. “Hello, Melody…”“Ninian Winters! Is your network connection better now?” On the other end, a male voice said as he gritted his teeth. Even so, his voice remained pleasant to the ear. ‘This voice is so familiar.’It was her dearest second brother, Harold. She was surprised, at first. Her expression gradually turned bitter. “You’re so cruel, Hal. You’ve even gone to Ufrya!”‘If Hal can get hold of Melody’s phone, this only means that he was with her now. ‘What’s more, he made Mel feel so guilty that she gave him her phone! This is horrifying!’Ninian took in a sharp breath. “What a sororal sisterhood you two have.” Harold gritted his teeth. He w
Harold was left speechless, and Lana was at a loss. “Ninian! What nonsense are you talking about?” Lana was embarrassed and annoyed at the same time. She immediately stood up and tried to snatch her phone away.Ninian was clutching her phone tightly. After getting tickled by Lana, she giggled uncontrollably. Nerola shook her head when she saw this, feeling amused. “Pfft, this is scary. It’s so hard to deal with women.” At the end of the line, Harold sighed jokingly. All the anger in him had dissipated. After the call ended, Ninian finished her breakfast, and soon, Everett was waiting for her downstairs. As always, Zayn drove, while Everett and Ninian sat in the back. As she looked at Everett’s handsome, calm face, she narrowed her eyes and said, “Everett, is there anything you need to tell me?”He was stunned when he noticed how serious she looked. A trace of panic flashed through his profound gaze.‘Did she… find out about Paul?’He could not help but clutched his knee
Everett went through a rollercoaster of emotions and his feelings became complicated. He was moved by what Ninian had said. ‘I know her family is very important to her. And now, she just said that I’m as important as her family.’He felt touched by her words and felt as if he was on cloud nine. Even so, he felt a strong sense of uneasiness. ‘The better and kinder Ninian treats me, the more I feel myself plunging deeper into the darkness and guilt. ‘I’m always walking on eggshells, afraid that one day, my true colors and vicious side would be exposed. ‘I can’t imagine the expression on her face when she finds out my true colors.’He exhaled, suppressing the emotions in his chest.‘No, I must not let her find out my true colors.‘Paul is like my ticking time bomb. He can easily expose me.’ He was lost in his train of thought, trying to come up with countermeasures.Soon, the two of them arrived at the set.Ninian had become increasingly busier due to the increase in t
“Well, well, well. She looks harmless and amiable, but what a jinx she is. Whoever is close to her will have bad luck.”“Hey, what nonsense you guys are talking about?! Shut up!” Lana was so angry that her face turned red. “Not only are your looks below average, but you guys also talk a lot. What a blabbermouth! You should stop acting, and write novels instead! Setting people up is a talent, too. You shouldn’t waste such a talent!”Everyone looked terrified when they heard what Lana said.Someone from the crowd said angrily, “What do you mean? Are you saying that we’re not telling the truth? Whoever provokes Ninian will become bloody unlucky! First, it was Agnes, and now it’s Paul. Who’d be next? Who would be bold enough to provoke her next?”“That’s right! It turns out that not only she’s a jinx, but she’s also ruthless, too. For all we know, she secretly made a move on them just because they offended her!”“It’s happening now as well! She sent her assistant to yell at us while s
‘Fights between women and quarrels are small matters, but when lawyers are involved, things will become a huge issue. Well, she sort of went overboard considering how they’re just artists,’ Lana thought.However, she shook her head. “Well, I think you’re just helping them,” she said. “Jealousy and resentment start with what a person says. If you don’t take care of small conflicts like this, bigger conflicts will happen in the future. We’re giving them a warning just so things won’t become troublesome in the future.”“And…” Lana paused as she said hesitantly, “Are you worried about The Everett…?”What the other artists said earlier reminded them that it was a little too coincidental. First, it was Agnes. Then, it was Paul. They happened to interact and had grudges with Ninian at the set. She just could not help thinking if this had something to do with her. ‘Did Everett do this to protect me…?’She recalled how nervous he looked in the car. She then remembered how he was able
Ninian knew that once the rest of her family finds out, they would never let her and Everett remain together. ‘Even her gentle and open-minded sister has taken a hard line about this. I’m sure George, Hal, and Al will be even sterner than this. ‘Is Everett actually worrying about this…?She could not help but have a sour feeling in her heart when she recalled his reaction in the car. Even so, her heart still ached for him. ‘I’ve fallen in love with him. I cannot, and I don’t want to fall out of love with him.’“Mel, no matter what the situation is, I will go through it with him,” Ninian said firmly. “A-Are you crazy?” Melody was furious. “Mel, you know me,” Ninian said gently. “Ever since I was young, once I’ve made my decision, I won’t change my mind again.”“Ninian Winters!” Melody was so angry that she called out her full name. “Why are you not listening to me?”“Mel…” Ninian’s heart ached and felt upset when she heard how angry Melody was. She said gently, “Mel, I’m
“H-Hal…”Melody was almost scared to death.‘I had no idea Harold was standing behind me. How long has he been there? How much did he hear from my conversation with Ninian earlier?’She looked pale. Although she did not plan to help Ninian hide her secret from their brothers, she did not want their family to know about her relationship with Everett under such circumstances.She could already predict what will happen. Chaos would happen and Ninian would be even more upset. “Hal, you…”“Who’s Everett?” He no longer looked goofy. His charming face looked cold, “Since when did Grapie and him get together? How did that bastard deceive her? “Melody was dumbfounded. She did not know how to answer him.“Mel, you mentioned he’s from the Craig family, right? Is he the one whom they’ve kept hidden?” He approached Melody, making her feel intimidated by his tall figure. He continued, “I remembered him saving her three years ago. Does that mean he has been stalking her for a long time?”“
As Harold hesitated, Melody watched as his expression changed, trying to guess what he was thinking about.“Give her half a month.” Melody said, “Hal, we’ll fix a time. It’s best if we’re able to resolve this matter in half a month. Or else, we’ll tell George. What do you think?”He pondered for a moment before saying between his gritted teeth, “Okay, that’s set!” Melody breathed a sigh of relief.She then sent all the information about Everett to Harold. The more he read, the darker his expression became. When he reached the end and found out what happened to Paul, he frowned. ‘I know Paul harassed Grapie, and I taught the Whittle family a lesson. I thought it was over, but turns out, Everett resolved this matter privately from his own end. What he did to Paul was relentless and ruthless.‘I don’t sympathize with Paul, but what Everett did to him and how he threatened the Whittle family caught me off guard. Even so, I have severe doubts about this. ‘He was able to find Pau