Tracey immediately put down her utensils and went to sit beside Henry when she heard that.Henry picked up the video call and greeted his mother with a smile. “Mom.”On the other end of the call, Mrs. Morse was all smiles. “Have you eaten yet, Henry?”“Trace and I are at the restaurant having dinner right now.”As he spoke, he turned the camera so his mother could see Tracey sitting beside him.Tracey smiled graciously. “Hello, Mrs. Morse.”Mrs. Morse smiled from ear to ear when she saw Tracey. “Trace, get Henry to order whatever you like. Don’t think about losing weight. You’re already so thin! Come by when you’re free, and I’ll make you some good food.”Tracey nodded and kept smiling as she said, “Okay. Thanks, Mrs. Morse.”“You guys can continue eating. I won’t disturb you any longer!”“Mom, I—”Henry was about to say something, but he was mercilessly hung up on.He stared at his phone speechlessly.It was obvious his mother called just to talk to Tracey, but it was his
Room 909, Hotel Intercontinental.After Tracey finished texting Arthur, she looked at Henry, who was sitting on the floor committing a slaughter in his game. She asked, “Do you think he’ll come, Henry?”“He definitely will, but the most important thing is what he’ll say after he does.”Tracey sat cross-legged on the sofa with a distressed look. “What if he doesn’t say anything and just leaves after he gives me the stuff?”“You can give up then. He feels nothing for you!”Tracey was so nervous that her heart was about to jump out of her chest.Forget it. She had already sent the text, so it was too late, even if she regretted it.Tracey got up and headed to the bedroom to change. Not long after, she walked out wearing a bathrobe provided by the hotel.“Hurry up and change!” She urged Henry.“Coming!”Henry finished playing his game and had just stood up when the doorbell rang.The two looked at each other. “So fast?”Tracey took two deep breaths, trying her best not to look
“Who said I’m not?! I’m—”“That’s enough!”Howard was not in the mood for Henry’s nonsense. He reminded him, “Since your relationship with Miss Fowler isn’t real, you shouldn’t do things you shouldn’t! Don’t blame me for not reminding you. Blair Fowler and Mable aren’t pushovers. If you dare to take advantage of Miss Fowler, you’ll get what’s coming when the time comes!”Henry scowled fiercely and was about to say something when the door that had not been closed was suddenly pushed open from the outside.Howard looked back and immediately recognized the person standing at the door. It was Blair Fowler’s bodyguard, Arthur Marshall.Did Blair know Tracey was here with his brother and had come to catch them?“Arthur…” Tracey looked at Arthur, quickly sweeping a look over his empty hands.He had not brought anything!Arthur looked at the Morse brothers standing in the hallway, then passed them to Tracey, sitting in a robe on the sofa.His originally grim expression darkened even f
One of the police officers said, “We received a tip-off that illegal activities were taking place here. Please come with us to have a chat down at the station.”Tracey was shocked.Howard was speechless.Henry, on the other hand, was exclaiming internally, ‘For fuck’s sake, Marshall!’…At the police station.After the police did some investigation and the three did a lot of explaining, half the night had passed by the time Tracey and the Morse brothers walked out of the police station.Howard wore a cold expression the whole time, wishing he could kick his useless little brother down and grind him into the floor.Tracey’s car was still parked in the hotel parking lot, so Howard said, “Miss Fowler, I’ll send you back.”He did not feel comfortable letting her take a taxi back this late at night.“Alright.”Tracey got into the car, listless.Henry sat in the passenger’s seat and looked back at Tracey, saying in a consoling manner, “Tracey, although Arthur may have reported us
Arthur had lost to Tracey. He could not just watch her get together with another man.Just the thought of her kissing someone else drove him crazy with jealousy and made him feel like killing someone.“Tracey…”Tracey finally managed to push him away, tears streaming down her face. “Bastard! Who said you could kiss me? What right do you have?”She cried while kicking him as hard as she could.Arthur stood there unmoving, allowing her to vent her anger.As Tracey vented her feelings, she got more distressed the more she cried. “Didn’t you leave? Why did you follow me then? I’m telling you, Arthur Marshall—even if I’m unchaste, you don’t have the right to force yourself on me!”She was wearing heels and almost fell accidentally.Arthur hurriedly caught her, pulling her into his arms while he was at it. “I’m sorry, Tracey. I shouldn’t have said that.”He knew she was not like that. He must have misunderstood the situation earlier and regretted it immediately after he said those
Surprised, Arthur recalled what happened earlier. “Then, what happened earlier…”“I called you earlier deliberately to provoke you. It was only Henry and I there, but Howard happened to be having a meeting at the hotel, too. When he found out we were there, he came over to greet us. Soon after that, you arrived.”Realization dawned on Arthur. So that was what happened.He thought Tracey had already gotten together with Henry.Arthur suddenly thought of something and asked, “What about the photo then?”Tracey was confused. “What photo?”Arthur took out his phone, pulled up her social media, and displayed the photo she posted earlier.“This one!”Tracey took a look. It was the photo of her kissing Henry. She suddenly felt a little guilty. “I-I only did that to provoke you. I wanted to see how you would react to seeing me being so intimate with Henry.”Arthur held his forehead and looked at her sternly. “Tracey, do you know how angry I was when I saw this photo?!”He had indeed
It was hard for Tracey to fall asleep, and she only managed to do so just before dawn. By the time she woke up, it was almost noon.She hurriedly got up, running downstairs without even putting slippers on.Then, she heard the sound of someone cutting vegetables in the kitchen.Tracey walked over for a look and found Arthur cutting carrots, wearing a black shirt and her pink lace apron.She was stunned for a moment, joy lighting up her face.“You’re awake.”At the sound of movement, Arthur turned to look at Tracey. When he saw she was not wearing slippers, he immediately frowned. “Why aren’t you wearing your slippers?”Tracey felt a little embarrassed as she looked at her bare feet. “I forgot.”Arthur put down the knife and wiped his hands before walking towards her.“I’ll go—”Tracey was about to say she would go back to her room to put her slippers on but was cut off when Arthur picked her up in a princess carry.She blushed and touched Arthur’s face. It felt very real.
When Blair heard what Arthur said, Blair looked up and gazed coldly at Arthur.“What did you just say, Arthur?”Arthur did not raise his head and repeated himself. “Master Blair, I’m in love with Miss Tracey.”“But I remember you saying you already had someone you loved.”Although Tracey and Blair were only half-siblings, they had a good relationship since childhood, and Tracey talked to Blair about pretty much everything.The moment she fell for Arthur, she had told Blair about it.Later on, when Tracey was rejected after confessing her feelings, and Blair found out about it, he asked Arthur about the reason for it. Arthur said he liked someone else.Arthur said, “I’m sorry. I lied to you and Tracey.”That girl he met overseas and liked had not existed at all. It had been an excuse he made up to reject Tracey.Blair looked at Arthur with slightly raised eyebrows. He asked, “Since you like her, why did you reject her time and time again?”Arthur was silent for a moment. “…I f