Cordelia turned around and slowly woke up. The first thing that appeared in her vision after opening her eyes was the figure of the man on the balcony.A touch of embarrassment crept onto her pretty face, dying the tips of her ears red. She pursed her lips and chuckled. Then she felt something weird. Although they would have sex from time to time, he was able to keep his calm every time. He had never lost control like that before.Cordelia got up from the bed lightly. She wanted to hug him from the back, but she did not expect that she would nearly fall when her feet touched the floor.“Are you all right?” Marcus hastily stretched his arm forward and grabbed her.Cordelia was stunned for a moment. He pulled her into his arms and looked at her gently.He chuckled and placed her back on the bed. As he tousled her hair, he said, “Why are you not sleeping in the middle of the night and trying to sneak up on me from behind?““I did not.” Cordelia punched him with her little fists. B
Oliver’s head was filled with sweat. He knelt on the ground and begged for forgiveness.Josiah had always been someone who acted according to his heart. It was not that he could not do something like commit murder or set a place on fire. Given the Bayers' power, even if Josiah killed him, it would only be one more missing person in this world, and the Bayers would suppress the incident very soon. As for Matthew…He would stop at nothing as long as he was safe. There was a possibility that he would turn against him and make him his scapegoat.After all, Matthew had to keep a positive image in front of his father.Oliver bit his lips and knocked his head on the floor hard. A wound appeared on his forehead, and blood was jutting out of it.“Please let me go, Mr. Bayer! I… I promise that I’ll do everything for you in the future without any complaints!” “Then what about your Mr. Hamerton?” Josiah asked as he sat at the center with his leg crossed.“I… I promise!” Oliver’s face was
“Yelena!”“Alright! Alright!” Mr. Rudd waved his hand impatiently and pointed at Cordelia. “You can go back now. I’ll only talk to Ms. Yelena today.”Yelena let out a smile, and before she entered the meeting room with Mr. Rudd, she darted a mocking gaze at Cordelia.Cordelia felt humiliated and sad at the time. That being said, she still collected all her stuff and limped out of the building. Little did she expect that…Mr. Rudd was a swindler! It was only after Yelena had signed a contract with Mr. Rudd that she found out his company was a shell company. It might look impressive on the surface, but it was nothing on the inside!However, Yelena was desperately trying to change her father's view of her, so she had already made the first payment right after he signed the contract to facilitate their cooperation. This proved to be a wrong move and caused the Jenners to lose nearly several million dollars. Cordelia felt like she was having a dream when she heard the news, and s
“Z?” Josiah called out to him several times. “Z? Are you there?”Marcus snapped himself back to reality and cleared his throat. Josiah chuckled and said, “Well, I finally understand what they mean by ‘losing in your own thoughts’. Even though I’m not there, I can imagine you staring at your wife right now.”Marcus said with a grim voice, “Josiah, if you’re asking for a beating, you can just let me know. You don’t have to remind me so euphemistically.”Josiah let out a few dry laughs. He knew that Marcus was going to enjoy the rest of the day with his wife, so he hastily ended the call.The next day, Linda ran into Yelena at an open-air western restaurant below the Jenner Building.”Ms. Jenner.” Linda smiled at her and pulled out a termination contract. “We've already talked to your secretary, so we just need your signature. Please sign your name here!”Yelena’s expression was already dark, and her face was even more contorted by her rage.The Jenner Group had become a laughing
Just by looking at the smiles on their faces, one could know how delicious and sweet the ice creams in their hands were.Linda frowned and felt a bit uncomfortable.Yelena let out a long sigh and said, “You treat her like your own sister, but she didn’t even invite you when she came out.“Linda, do you know who that woman in front of Cordelia is? She’s Zennie, the youngest daughter of the Hamertons from Centrolis! The last time our family held a charity dinner, she came hand in hand with Cordelia. She even called Cordelia her best friend! Hah, who knows what kind of trick that b*tch used to turn Zennie into her friend?“Your best friend has a new friend now, and not only that, but she has a better family background than you! Of course, she wouldn’t care about you anymore!” Yelena patted her shoulder and continued. “Well, I guess this is it. After all, human hearts are the hardest to see through.”After she finished speaking, she went away in her stilettos. Linda fixed her gaze o
Linda hoped that she had made a mistake as well.However, she had a very good memory since she was in high school, and she never forgot the people she had met before.Even if someone was wearing a mask, their eyes would not change. The more Linda thought about it, the more skeptical she became. She pitched her voice low and said, “In any case, just keep an eye on her. We still don’t know if she really is the daughter of the Hamertons or not.”Cordelia’s eyes went big in shock. “What I’m trying to say is that you should always stay vigilant so that bad people won't take advantage of you!”“But Linda…” Cordelia mumbled after a short while, “If she really isn't the daughter of the Hamertons, then what is her purpose in approaching me? Besides, the charity dinner last time was specifically held for her, and Yelena personally confirmed her identity!”Even if she can deceive me, can she lie through the eyes of the Jenners and everyone else?”“How can you trust your sister? She’s an
Linda tried to snap her ankle back into position, but a sharp pain instantly shot up her leg as soon as she tried to move her ankle. She raised her head and looked into the sky. It was already afternoon, and the fog had started to rise in the mountain. Due to her experience in hiking, she had chosen a track that no one had ever taken before. It occurred to her that she was going to get stuck in the mountain! She quickly pulled her phone out of her backpack, but there was no signal there.She tried to stand up, but she could barely stand up, even if she tried to grab the tree beside her.Linda panicked. There was no one else on this mountain, and as the sky got darker, she could hear the cries of the animals. Her scalp tingled, and tears began to gush out of her eyes uncontrollably. She turned the phone on and off to find a signal, but the battery of the only phone that could save her life was running out.She dragged herself forward on the ground and tried her best not to make
Linda felt as if her heart was hit by something.She had not had this strange sense of urgency since the fight with that man.She frowned, instinctively wanting to push Seth away. However, he held her hand even tighter.“Hey…”“You’re hurt and can’t walk,” he explained flatly. “Stop being stubborn.”She pursed her lips and saw his clean and slender hand.That was the hand that held the scalpel. It was beautiful.Meanwhile, Seth was gentle, handsome, and elegant.If it was not him who saved her like a savior today, she might still be stuck on the mountain.As she thought to herself, a subtle sense of pain came from her ankle. She frowned and almost lost her balance.“Watch out!” Seth quickly held her waist.He found a big rock and helped her to sit after dusting it off.“It looks more swollen now.” Seth removed her sock and checked thoroughly. “Go to my clinic later. I’ll get the nurse to handle it.”“Hmm, thanks.” Linda’s voice was soft. She suddenly recalled something and