The woman looked at Whitney and asked softly, "Carl, who's this?""My name is Whitney Cash." Whitney introduced herself. "I'm Carl's girlfriend."The woman laughed. "You're Carl's girlfriend? Do you know who I am, then?"Whitney turned and looked at Violet. The sight of her mother helped her gather courage to fight her rival. Then, she looked back at the woman. "It doesn't matter who you are. Carl and I are very close!"The woman laughed louder. "Isn't this one a little too young to be my love rival, Carl?" she said coquettishly as she flipped her hair attractively.Whitney cocked her head to a side as she watched the woman. Then, she imitated her by flipping her hair as well. That action confused her.The woman held a hand out to Whitney. "My name is Elle. Can we be friends?"Whitney thought for a moment, then pulled Elle a little over to the side. "If you promise not to date Carl, then we can be friends," she whispered."Carl, who is she?" Elle hooked her arm through Carl's a
Violet blushed and cleared her throat. "Um, I'm going to … poop.""Mr. Cooper." Carl's tone puzzled her. "Stop wasting time on such trivial matters.""Everyone needs to poop." Violet knew that she shouldn't make Carl angry. Unfortunately, he took offense at her simple answer.Apparently, the only answer Carl accepted was "Yes, sir," when it came to his requests.Carl stared at Violet without saying anything. His gaze was turning colder by the minute.As they stared at each other, Violet could hear water splashing. Her face reddened. To hide it, she lowered her head."Can I go poop now?" she asked in a small voice.Carl zipped up his pants. Eyebrows raised, he looked over at Violet. His stern expression was even more severe because of his tightened jaw. He stepped closer to Violet and lifted her chin, forcing her to meet his eyes. "Why are you blushing, Mr. Cooper?"Violet's breathing quickened. She tried to step back, but Carl kept a tight hold on her chin.The dim lighting i
Carl pinpointed Violet's exact location accurately. As he grabbed at her, she had to put Whitney down. Whitney immediately ran toward the room.Violet cursed silently. Before she could go after Whitney, Carl's second attack came at her again.Fucking bastard!Violet decided to teach him a lesson or two because she was still angry at what he had said to her in the toilet.Carl grabbed Violet's slender wrist. He rubbed it, feeling the soft skin beneath his fingers.Since she couldn't move her hands, Violet decided to use her legs.Before she could do that, Carl grabbed her waist and turned her around so that her back was firmly pressed against his front. His arms were wrapped around her chest."A woman?" Carl's voice was low and sultry.Violet struggled against his hold. She could feel his warm breath on her ear, tingling like electricity. She shuddered.Carl tightened his hold. "How sensitive!"This feeling …Violet frowned. This was exactly how helpless she had felt six year
"You only hire men with no past," Violet said calmly, referring to one of Carl's rules.Instantly, the room's temperature dropped.Carl looked at him with such ferocity that it froze everyone else to the spot. They did not dare to say anything to the contrary.Then, he glanced to his left and right. Reed got the hint and immediately told the rest of the bodyguards to get the assassins out of the room before leaving as well.Elle wasn't happy about this. She considered herself Carl's girlfriend, but in reality, they were just friends with benefits. He could replace her at any time. Therefore, Elle did her best to switch up her personality every now and then. It was to keep up her mysterious facade so Carl would think about her occasionally.Carl was clearly more interested in Violet than he was in her. At the very least, he had never looked at Elle for more than three seconds. Right now, all he could see was Violet.Not even Reed had piqued his interest like this, and Reed had b
Violet followed Carl into the villa. Then, Reed led her away as he said, "Let me take you to your room on the second floor. You can live there from now on. There's medicine in there.""Carl, can I go with him?" Clearly, Whitney now realized that Carl was in charge, so she needed his permission to do anything."You're having dinner with me." Carl did not give them the chance to be alone together.Behind his back, Violet gave Whitney a reassuring smile. Whitney took Carl's hand. They both headed toward the dining room.After tending to her wounds, Violet realized that she was hungry too.When she got to the dining room, she saw that there was something wrong with Whitney.Her face was red with rashes. She kept scratching as she stuffed her face with risotto.Violet could see pieces of shrimp in the risotto. Whitney was allergic to seafood."Whitney!" Violet blurted out, "What's wrong with your face?"Only then did Carl notice Whitney's condition. Her face was riddled with re
Carl looked pointedly at the medicine Violet was holding. Violet snapped back into her senses and handed it to Whitney.Thinking about how she looked in the mirror, Whitney had no other choice but to take the medicine and wash it down with a big glass of water.This was the quickest that Violet had ever seen Whitney agree to take her medicine. It only took about five minutes of convincing this time.She looked over at Carl. He was really good.After taking the medicine, Whitney sniffed pitifully. She was still upset at what had happened."You've already taken the medicine, so why are you still crying?" Violet laughed. "Once it takes effect, you'll be cute and pretty again.""But the medicine is bitter," Whitney mumbled.Violet took Whitney from Carl smoothly. She wasn't afraid of acting suspicious at all since most people wanted to hold Whitney anyway.She tapped Whitney on her nose affectionately. "Once it's in your stomach, it's not bitter anymore. Do you really think I've
Carl was shirtless on the huge bed in the bedroom. He was only wearing a pair of shorts that didn't even reach his knees. He was tan and muscular. His well-built body was perfectly proportioned without a trace of excess fat. He looked so tempting that any woman would want to pounce on him and take a bite. Whitney was dressed in a mature-looking spaghetti-strap sleeping gown. She leaned against Carl's chest with her arms spread and listened to his strong and steady heartbeat. "What's the matter?" asked Carl. His eyes were narrowed, and his gaze was filled with anger. "I thought there was an assassin." Violet came up with a random excuse. Sensing his obvious distrust, she said, "I just think that you eyeing a kid is a little unreasonable, Mr. Walker." "Vincent! Watch how you speak to Mr. Walker!" scolded Reed. Violet frowned and looked at Whitney, who was blinded by Carl's dashing looks. She was gazing at him in a lovestruck manner. "Reed, leave us," Carl ordered coldly.
Violet's thoughts were in a whirl. She had double-checked where Whitney was before switching off the lights. Could they have switched places? God damn her night blindness! "Mr. Walker," she said nervously. She was too close to Carl. If he found out that she was a woman, how would she explain her intentions for being here? Besides, she had just been in close quarters with him at the Monarch Hotel. If he recognized her, then he would think that she was the assassin's accomplice! Violet lowered her voice and said meekly, "Sorry, I didn't touch you on purpose." Her vision was completely dark, and she couldn't see his expression. She could only sense that he was in a teasing mood instead of a murderous one right then.Carl said in a louder tone, "Have you forgotten what I said in the bathroom, Mr. Cooper?" Violet shuddered. She had zero interest in having any sort of homosexual relationship with him. She was a straight woman! "You're such a joker," said Violet hastily and qui
"Uh-huh." Violet reached out and hugged Carl. There was deep affection in her voice."I've conceived two children for you, and you've been pretty nice to me recently. Who else should I marry if not you?"Great joy rose in Carl's eyes after listening to Violet.After all the ordeals they had gone through, she finally agreed to marry him!Violet chuckled when she saw Carl unconsciously getting excited. Her heart was filled with satisfaction.She said on purpose, "But if you're not serious about marrying me, I won't be serious about marrying you too. We can get a divorce once I give birth to the baby. How about that?""I won't let you leave me." Carl held Violet tightly, looking anxious as if she would disappear all of a sudden.His heart was satisfied when he felt her warmth in his embrace. He lifted her up and spun around in excitement. He looked like a kid who got candies, which stunned Maverick as he entered.Maverick then lowered his head and said in a low voice, "Carl, this
"Vi, promise me you won't risk yourself ever again. Please trust me no matter what happens." Carl hugged Violet in fear.Violet nodded and leaned on his shoulder. She said softly, "Carl, if you hadn't shown yourself on television, I wouldn't have fallen for Benilio's trap easily. Then, Silvia wouldn't have kidnapped me.""Yes, it's my fault." Carl tightened his arms around Violet. "Vi, I've been wanting to ask you something. I don't know if you would give me an answer.""What?" Violet rested in his arms. She was getting sleepy after using her wits and energy against Silvia."Help me keep these two keys. When I need it, help me open a box." Carl took out two heart-shaped keys like a magician, giving them to Violet.Violet took the keys and looked at them carefully. She couldn't find anything special about them. She nodded and agreed to Carl's request."Okay, anything else?" Violet was getting more sleepy."There's something more, but I can't tell you about it right now." Carl loo
"Carl, I'll settle things with you next time."Silvia knew she would be at a disadvantage if she continued fighting with Carl. Without waiting for Carl to strike, she took out a poison gas bomb with itching powder added to it.She threw it at Carl. The poison gas bomb landed on the floor and exploded immediately. As Carl backed off quickly, Silvia used the opportunity to escape in a flash.Carl only went after Silvia when the gas dissipated. Silvia had already reached the entrance of the restaurant with one injured leg. She took a pregnant lady hostage and left quickly."Contact the Zuissian police and lock down the city. They must catch Silvia and save the pregnant lady."Carl came out from the kitchen, and Maverick immediately went up to him and told him about the current dangerous situation.Carl made a quick decision and asked Maverick to deal with it accordingly. Then, he looked around and asked for Whitney's and Mick's whereabouts."Whitney and Mick? Did they come here?" M
Benilio asked for the votes to be finalized and combined with the judges' choices. He was about to announce Carl as the winner when the crowd suddenly erupted.It turned out that a plump foodie who only ate Carl's walnut cake suddenly collapsed. Her foaming mouth indicated that she was poisoned."What? Who would be so evil to kill us?" The foodies were horrified. Some of them screamed and became restless.The restaurant went into chaos at once. Amidst the mess, a cold smile formed on Silvia's lips. She quickly snuck into the kitchen where Carl was at."Arrest those troublemakers and send them to the police. Keep calming the crowd down." Maverick watched as Silvia sneaked away with a smile on his face. He gave his orders calmly.The Walkers' bodyguards, who had been on standby, received Maverick's instructions. They immediately contacted the Zuissian police headquarters and asked for police cars to take away the troublemakers.They also got Carl's and Nathaniel's walnut cakes exam
The plump woman stared at her watch gloomily. Her expression turned uglier the more time had passed. A few female foodies wanted to chat with her, but they backed off once they met her gaze.Soon, there was an empty space surrounding the plump woman that separated her from the crowd.Maverick and the Demon King stood on the upper floor, looking at the situation downstairs with their eyebrows furrowed hard."Mr. Walker, I think I found Silvia." Maverick took a photo of the ground floor and sent it to Carl."Since she showed up here, it means she must've everything ready where Annabel is kept at. Our men are rushing over to Annabel. You must ask our men to protect Violet, too. I suspect that …""They've found Annabel. She's safe and sound. But there was a pool of blood there. They don't know whose blood it was." Carl cut Maverick off.He continued, "Maverick, I've done everything to keep Violet safe."All you have to do is to keep an eye on the foodies. There are real foodies amon
"Demon King, I'm right outside the door. Come out for a second. I've something to give you." Maverick thought about it and called the Demon King.At that time, the Demon King had just slightly recovered from the blow of losing Annabel. He frowned a little when he received Maverick's sudden phone call.His fingers trembled, and he really wanted to reject the call. But when he thought of his beloved Annabel, he picked up."Huh?" The Demon King heard Maverick as soon as he picked up. He furrowed his eyebrows."You're outside? What about Annabel? You didn't come with her?"The Demon King was obviously disappointed. He thought by speaking with Maverick on the phone, he could hear Annabel's voice a little.Violet sat right beside the Demon King. She curled her lips when she saw the Demon King sulking like a kid.She thought that the Demon King and Annabel would make a pretty good couple if there was no Maverick. The Demon King had never dated anyone, and he would treasure Annabel."Y
"Carl, there are many special ways to propose. You can look it up on the Internet or ask for help from someone more experienced in love. For example, Ray from our company is pretty good at it." Annabel continued to suggest.Carl's face darkened even more when he heard that.Ray didn't even know how to pursue a woman properly. Yet he knew how to propose to someone? Quit joking!"Annabel, you don't have to worry about this. You just have to focus on recuperating," Carl said bossily and hung up.Annabel snickered when she heard the call was disconnected.Oh, Carl. He was undeniably good in business, but when it came to women …"It really is true that genius men can be complete fools in some other ways." Annabel sighed.Maverick had just finished carrying out Carl's orders. He got the stuff ready and was about to tell Annabel that he was going to send the stuff to Carl. It was at this moment that he heard Annabel's random comment."Annabel, are you talking about me?" He grinned. He
"Kiera, I won't give up." Nathaniel strengthened his resolve after looking at the pictures."What's the point?" Kiera disagreed."There's plenty of nice people in the world. Even if you don't like me, there are so many excellent women out there. Why can't you find someone among them?""I can't. I can't find anyone else like Vi ever again." His voice became lower as if he was caught up in his memories."I've decided from the first moment I saw her. Ever since I met her when we were young, I was bound to protect her for the rest of my life. I'll be her knight in shining armor forever.""Kiera, I've made these desserts for Vi, and I need your help to give it to her. I'll drive there right now. You just have to come out for a moment." Nathaniel's pleading voice came from the phone. Kiera couldn't bear to refuse. She let him drive over and agreed to take the desserts.Nathaniel was overjoyed and immediately left in his car.He was in a hurry. He didn't realize that after he left, a
Whitney, who had been hiding in the dark, curled her lips when she saw the interaction between the two.She grinned. She would matchmake Nathaniel and Kiera so that they could leave Violet and Carl alone. This was the life Whitney wanted."Ms. Quartley, keep up the good work. I'll create more opportunities for you guys," Whitney swore to herself."Whitney, I'll help you." While Whitney was thinking about ways to get Kiera and Nathaniel together, Mick's calm voice sounded next to her ear.Whitney knitted her eyebrows and looked to the side. She pouted in dissatisfaction."You'll help me? Do you know how to pursue a girl? Do you have previous experience that can help me bring Mr. Nathaniel and Ms. Quartley together?"Whitney put her hands on her hips like a spoiled girlfriend."I don't." Mick's gaze dimmed. But when he saw Whitney's smile, he strengthened his resolve."But I'll help you with everything I've got. Besides, although I've never pursued a girl, my dad has plenty of ex