"Adeline, who is he? He's so handsome!" Chloe asked with stars in her eyes. "He's a friend of mine," Adeline answered. Then, she navigated through the crowd and headed towards Ethan with Chloe behind her. "Ethan, what are you doing here? Are you waiting for a friend?" Adeline smiled and asked. "Yes, I'm waiting for you," Ethan answered with a wide grin. Hearing that, Adeline nodded and pulled Chloe over to introduce her, "This is Chloe Lawson, a good friend of mine." "Chloe, this is my friend, Ethan Gardner." "Hello, Miss Lawson," Ethan greeted. "Hello, Mr. Gardner," Chloe replied nervously. Noticing Chloe's jumpiness, Adeline held onto her arm and pulled her close as she whispered, "Chloe, you're too nervous." Chloe blushed in embarrassment at Adeline's comment. Briskly, she said, "Adeline, I just remembered that I have to be at another place now. I have to go. Bye!" With that, she disappeared into the crowd. Adeline turned
"Of course, Mom," Adeline replied impassively. "Alright then. You'd better get to bed early," Martha said before standing up and headed upstairs. "Sure, Mom. Good night." After that, Adeline slumped on the couch, thinking about what she had gotten herself into. As usual, Adeline laid on her bed and prepared herself to sleep after her shower. As soon as she dozed off, she felt someone climb into her bed, and a pair of hands caressed her from head to toe repeatedly. However, when she woke up the next day, she looked around to find herself alone in her room once more. For the next four or five consecutive days, Adeline had the same dream. She had no idea why this was happening to her. These dreams were too realistic to be a figment of her imagination. If she was indeed dreaming, it wouldn't explain how her pajamas were tempered when she woke up the next morning. ...... "Sebastian, didn't you mention something about our engagement party? It's
Adeline really couldn't understand Yvette. Just a day before, Yvette was unhappy about the fact that she had married Christiano. Yet, for some reason, Yvette came to threaten her to back off from Ethan now. At such an age, she couldn't possibly still think of herself as a princess who would charm every prince that crossed her path. Adeline scoffed, "Why should I? Who are you to him?" Yvette was triggered at Adeline's comeback, and she sneered in reply, "You're shameless, Adeline. You're married to Lockwood's son. But you still wanted to seduce Ethan, don't you? Have you thought of the Lockwoods when you do that?" "Yvette, when and where did you see me doing such a thing? I only went to have dinner together with Ethan. If you think that is alluring... That speaks a lot of you!" Adeline lifted her brows and said with an exaggerated expression. Yvette fumed with anger. After some time, she taunted, "To explain is to veil, Adeline. Although you're married to Christi
"If you think you can do it, put yourself out there and make more money. I'm the homemaker. If it weren't for me, can you even single-handedly support this big family?" Adeline Simpson, who had just returned home, overheard a shrill voice coming from her house. Her brows furrowed, and she stopped at the doorway. She could feel the tension in her house even before stepping in. Hearing that the sound of footsteps stopped abruptly, a toadying middle-aged man's voice rose, "Helen, Adeline will be back soon. Lower your voice!" "So? You have the guts to do it but not the backbone to admit it? Ronald, if it weren't for your misjudgment, the company wouldn't have lost three million dollars. You should think about how you are going to make up for this loss!" "Helen..." "Dad!" Adeline called out. She waited until the voices in the house stopped before she walked in. She saw her father, Ronald Simpson, sitting on the couch with a frown on his face. "Adeline, y
Adeline's face changed. She did hear about this piece of gossip of the Lockwood family. Rumor had it that Christiano Lockwood, the oldest son of the Lockwood family, had a car accident two years ago. Unfortunately, he ended up in a vegetative state, and he was abandoned by his then-fiancée. Vallerie Jules, Christiano's grandmother, heard from somewhere that if a girl born in July married Christiano, it would bring him luck and wake him up from the coma. Therefore, she started sourcing a girl in Caulford City that was suitable to be Christiano's spouse. Even though Adeline knew that she wouldn't be selected, she still felt a little anxious. After all, marrying someone in a vegetative state was social suicide. Plus, she already had someone she liked. Noticing how pale Adeline's face was, Helen felt the sweet taste of revenge. She took Zoey's hand and headed upstairs. Ronald came back to his senses. He looked at Adeline and said, "Adeline, there are so
"Yes, I am. And you are?" Adeline asked, a little suspicious of the men. "I am Hanson Zachary, the Lockwoods' family lawyer. On behalf of the Lockwood family, I've come to talk to Mr. Ronald about the three-million-dollar debt that the Simpson Group owed the Lockwood family. I'm not sure if Miss Simpson can make decisions and talk through it with me." Adeline looked at Hanson with hesitation, then she heard Helen's high-pitched voice coming from upstairs, "What's the matter? Are you going to make decisions for the Simpson family when your father isn't around?" Hanson turned around and saw Helen. He slightly nodded as a greeting. "Mrs. Simpson, right? I am Hanson Zachary, the Lockwoods' family lawyer. I wonder if Mrs. Simpson could call Mr. Ronald to come home so that we can talk over the debt?" Walking down the stairs, Helen smiled charmingly at Hanson and answered, "I have no control over the company's matters, but I can certainly call him home!" Helen took her
"Who else would drive me insane like that if it weren't Adeline that wh*re!" Helen rolled her eyes and said. Noticing how dolled up Zoey was, she asked, "Zoey, you're dressed up! Where are you going?" Zoey smiled as if she was hiding a big surprise. Then she said in a low voice, "Mom, I'm going out to have dinner with Sebastian!" Helen's eyes lit up instantly. "Sebastian? Sebastian Lawson from the Lawson Group?" Zoey nodded, and she looked at Helen earnestly as she asked, "Mom, what do you think about him? Is he good enough for me?" Helen took Zoey's hands and patted them in excitement. Her eyes showed how overjoyed she was to hear the news. "Of course! Sebastian is the heir of the Lawson Group! Plus, the Lawson family is still quite a notable family in Caulford City. I'll be delighted if you marry him!" "Yeah. Although they are no match for the Lockwood family, the Lawsons are still not bad," Both Helen and Zoey had the same train of thought. Looking into
Staggering out of the hotel, Adeline fell to the ground at the entrance. She lifted her head to see a few couples amongst the passersby. They were holding hands, whispering sweet nothings to each other. Seeing such a scene, Adeline was in a mess. Sebastian was her boyfriend. They had been dating in secret for almost two years. Their second anniversary would be in only another month. But Adeline didn't understand how Sebastian got involved with Zoey. "What should I do?" Adeline cried. She buried her head in her arms as tears welled up in her eyes. Although she didn't like Zoey that much, Sebastian was her boyfriend, and he was one of the influential figures in Caulford City. If she had gone up and confronted him, their relationship would be over. Plus, she couldn't do such a thing. Meanwhile, a black limousine was parked on the opposite road. No one could see into the car through the tinted window, but a low voice could be heard through the lowered car wind