“Why?” Solomon was caught off guard. He could not understand why Ines would say so. “Because I always feel insecure with you!” Ines' eyes were frayed with red. She was finally able to say what she had always kept to herself for ages. “You’ve always been on and off with me. Every time you missed me, you would come to me and shower me with so much affection as if we had only just started dating. Then, when you were busy, you would ignore me for up to two months at a time and didn’t even try to contact me… “You kept claiming that you won’t mess around with other women when you have a girlfriend, but it didn’t seem like you put much effort into rejecting their advances when they pulled out every trick in the book to get closer to you! “You told me that I’m the only woman who has your heart and that you would never flirt with other women, but that’s not what I have been seeing. I saw you getting touchy with another woman in the hotel and entering the same room together…” What
Solomon called Jonathan and ordered him to check the surveillance footage in the corridor of the hotel on the twenty-first of June. After hanging up, he turned back to Ines. “Let’s put this aside for now, we’ll get back to it later on. For now, there’s something else I want to talk about.” Ines cast a confused look at him. “Huh?” Solomon suddenly took her hand and expressed sincerely, “I admit that I have not put in a lot of effort to see you when I was busy, but I have never been on and off with you. I’m sorry I made you feel this way, but you should have told me about it when it happened.” The look in Ines’ eye fluttered but she did not speak. “Ines, we have been together for so long but I don’t think I have ever told you what my job is.” Ines stated, “You’re the president of Rowland Corporation.” “That's not the only job I have.”Solomon gently massaged her hands and began to explain, “Before I took over the operation at Rowland Corporation, I founded a company
Jonathan had sent him the surveillance footage taken from the hotel corridor. In the video, Solomon could be seen pushing a scantily dressed woman with an hourglass figure against the wall. He pressed a hand against her waist in a flirtatious manner. Then, he seemed to have said something to the beautiful woman and prompted her to playfully thump against his chest. After that, he held her by her waist and led her into the room at the end of the corridor… ... Upon watching the video, Ines’ sour memories were reawakened. A surge of rage swelled inside her in an instant. She glared at Solomon with a stout expression. “How are you going to explain this?” Solomon stared at the woman in the video for what seemed like ages before he finally remembered the events of that day. Surely enough, the man inside the video was none other than him. Ines’ accusations were not unfounded! However, there was more to it than she thought. He immediately turned to Ines. “Ines, I
The reason Ines hesitated was not because she did not love Solomon, but because she had tried to hurt Blair and Mable in the past. She did not know how Solomon could face them with a clear conscience if he got back together with her. “Ines, I won’t hold what happened in the past against you. I just need you to promise me that you will not hurt the ones closest to me ever again.” Ines nodded. “I can promise you, but…” “No more buts.” Solomon was aware of what she was concerned about and quickly assured her. “I just need you to give me the word, I will handle the rest. Everything is under control.” Ines expressed somberly, “Solomon, I don’t want to drive a wedge between you and Blair…” Solomon gently stroked her cheeks and assured her again. “He’s not going to do anything to me just because I’m dating you. He and I go way back, this won’t ruin our bond.” Ines was relieved to hear this. She supposed there was no more need for her to worry. With that, she pressed he
Royal View Villa.Blair was teaching Spike programming in the study when the door suddenly swung open."Honey!"Mable rushed in, holding her phone with excitement written all over her face. "Look at this! Solomon just announced his relationship status on his social media!"Blair raised an eyebrow, picking up his phone and opening the social media app. When he saw the photo Solomon had just posted, a faint smile played on his lips.Mable clicked the like button. "Why didn't they show their faces?"At least show their faces so people knew who they were.Spike looked up and asked, "Is Uncle Solomon showing off his relationship?"Mable chuckled. "Sort of."Then she added, "Wasn't he just breaking up with Ines? You said he was sincere about her and even wanted to reconcile. Look, now he's with someone else. Men's words are unreliable."Blair found it amusing. He took Mable's hand and pulled her to sit beside him. "Mrs. Fowler, your words are ambiguous. Don't judge everyone by the
Blair held her hand and asked, "Mabes, remember you said we'd go on a family trip once my leg healed? Well, my leg's almost better now. Do you have any thoughts on where we should go?""I have many places in mind, but it won't be possible anytime soon. Nicki and Spike must attend school, so we can't disrupt their studies. We can plan to go during the summer or winter vacation.""Also, Zoe's about to give birth, so I need to stay in Richworth to wait for her safe delivery."Blair kissed Mable on the forehead. "Alright, it's all up to you."Talking about Zoe, Mable added, "Let's visit Goodman Residence tomorrow. I want to see Zoe."Spike raised his head and asked, "Mommy, can I come with you guys? I miss Aunt Zoe too."Tomorrow happened to be the weekend, so they did not have school.Mable nodded. "Of course you can."On the other side.After posting on his social media, Solomon's mother, Monica called him."Son, bring your girlfriend over for dinner tonight. I will ask the kit
Solomon's endearment, "baby," made Ines' flushed cheeks even redder. He only called her that during their most intimate moments before."I'll help you change clothes," Solomon said, picking up Ines and carrying her to the bedroom.Ines sat on the edge of the bed, watching Solomon open the wardrobe to pick out clothes for her. She pursed her lips and asked, "Do we really need to go to the hospital?""Yes! We must!" Solomon turned around, handing Ines a turtleneck sweater and a wool coat. "I'll help you change, or do you want to do it yourself?"Ines quickly took the clothes. "I'll do it myself."Wanting to change out of her pajamas, Ines noticed Solomon still standing there. She said, "You, out!""Haha." Solomon chuckled mischievously. "What's there to be embarrassed about? I've seen you without clothes before."No way!Ines glared at him. "Get out! Out! Out!"Amused, Solomon knew she was thin-skinned. He rubbed her head. "All right, no more teasing. Hurry up and change. I'
Ines usually have a strong immune system. The doctor saw that she was only running a slight fever at the moment, and her other symptoms were mild as well, so he suggested she take some medicine and observe.After getting the prescription, Solomon went back and forth to pay and pick up the medication.Due to the crowd, getting the medicine took almost half an hour.By the time they got back home, it was almost dark."What do you feel like eating tonight?"Ines sat on the couch, wiping her nose. "I want noodles. Do we still have the pork rib soup from lunch?""Yes, then I'll make you some pork rib noodles."After saying that, Solomon wanted to kiss her, but she dodged."Don't kiss me; viral colds can be contagious."Solomon pried open her hand and insisted on kissing her. "I'm healthy, not afraid!""Mm."Solomon cupped Ines' face and kissed her lips firmly.After the kiss, Solomon gently rubbed her head. "Rest for a bit; I'll go make the noodles.""Okay."Making noodles was