Griffith almost lost his composure, repeatedly reminding himself not to argue with someone whose mind was unclear. He retrieved his hearing aid and said, "You've seen it. Now be quiet for one minute and don't move."Charlotte blinked rapidly, remembering her promise, so despite her restless hands and feet, she forced herself to stop and began counting.Seizing the opportunity, Mike approached and drew blood from her arm. As the needle pricked her skin and pain radiated through her body, Charlotte shivered. She looked up and without thinking, grabbed Griffith's hand. Her expression appeared normal, and she continued to count without a single mistake.Griffith watched her uncomfortably, raising his hand to shield her eyes and trying to distract her. However, Charlotte didn't respond to him. She couldn't stop, as she had to count to sixty. Mike acted quickly and was done in less than a minute.Griffith held her arm, waiting for the blood to clot. Once she completed counting to sixty,
Mike assured Griffith that she wouldn't become addicted after the injection, and only then did Griffith agree. Otherwise, he would rather let Charlotte create a ruckus for the night.Returning to the room where Charlotte was, he found her kneeling at the edge of the bed, trying to get her hand free. Griffith tried to console her and engage in conversation."I'll treat you to supper later."Charlotte glanced at him. "You want to harm me."Griffith responded, "No, I don't.""Then why are you being so nice to me?"She rolled her eyes at him and continued to pull her hand away.Griffith wasn't skilled at comforting people. After his previous attempts yielded poor results, he decided to use the old method. He sat on the edge of the bed and pulled her toward him. While talking to her, he held her in his arms.Charlotte felt uncomfortable being held, but she wasn't as agitated as before. She raised her head and spoke to him. "Griffith, don't hug me. It's hot.""I'll just hold you for
It was 2:00 AM. Griffith sat in an unfamiliar room, his expression numb. Beside him, Charlotte was constantly rolling around. Her hands were shackled to a metal pole above her head, but her body was free to move. She never stopped moving, except when she paused from the exhaustion.At one point, she called out his name with a completely normal tone. Griffith was taken aback for a moment, surprised that she had regained her senses so quickly. However, she wasn't interested in just calling him once. When she saw him responding, she began playfully calling his name in various tones to entertain herself.He tried to respond, but she would shush him and say, "Shhh.""Didn't you call me?""Don't talk," she said.Griffith was left speechless. She then started to scrutinize him and fixated on the suit pants he had changed into before leaving. "A man looks the best in a suit and when he’s quiet." She shook her head with emotion and added, "If you be nice if you were always like this. Y
After coming out of the bathroom, Griffith didn't shackle Charlotte again, and she was much quieter. She lay down, while he sat nearby. She stared at the ceiling, and he manually helped her close her eyes.She obediently closed her eyes for a few seconds, then opened them and looked at him with a playful glint in her eyes. She seemed to be teasing him. The look in her eyes seemed to say, “Can you help me close my eyes again?"Griffith was left speechless. He decided to ignore her.Charlotte didn't get mad. She played with herself, her fingers, the handcuffs, and eventually his fingers, shackling the handcuffs to his hand.Normally, Griffith would never allow himself to be shackled like this by her, but the current situation was different. If it could make her calm down, it was better than anything else. Plus, he had the key, so he wasn't worried.A long time passed. Griffith was exhausted, and he opened his eyes to find that Charlotte had her hand resting on the edge of the bed, h
Eli knew they were in the wrong. He recalled that Benjamin was his big brother's only child and decided to take a more humble approach. "It was his fault for doing something inappropriate. Please forgive him, considering that you’re his ‘uncle’."Griffith coldly scoffed, "When he was scheming to seduce my wife, did he ever think of the fact that I’m his uncle?"Eli was at a loss for words. He shouldn't have brought this up.He cleared his throat and continued, "Benjamin hasn't taken any actual actions. At most, he just sent a grand piano to Charlotte."Mentioning the grand piano irritated Griffith even further. He was still irritated every time he saw it in the Wilson family mansion. Did that kid think Griffith was already dead? He was openly provoking him right under his nose.Eli continued, "It's also my fault. I told him earlier on that your marriage with Charlotte was unstable and that you would eventually divorce. Maybe that's why he got some ideas."Griffith furrowed his br
Charlotte slept until morning, and when she opened her eyes, the room was already filled with morning light. She looked around and scanned the unfamiliar surroundings. Suddenly, she touched something furry. She hesitated for a moment, then turned her head to look. Oh, it's a head. She blinked her eyes and took a closer look. The head looked like Griffith's head. She felt like she had gone through a battlefield last night. Her limbs felt so heavy that every move was an effort. She tried to raise her hand, but she heard a man sigh impatiently. When she tried harder, her hand no longer moved. She turned her head to see handcuffs on her wrist. Before she could speak, Griffith skillfully held her wrist, and repositioned himself. With his eyes closed, he said, "Behave." His voice was low, likely due to a lack of sleep. Charlotte was a bit confused. She stared at the ceiling, replaying the events in her mind. A moment later, she took a sharp breath, turned her head in disbelief, and gla
Charlotte knew that the onset of her illness would leave her confused, so she chose to remain silent until she could get a clearer picture of the situation. Someone came in to deliver breakfast, and she slipped into the bathroom. When she returned, Griffith was already sitting under the window, and the sunlight was streaming down on their breakfast. However, he didn't seem to have much of an appetite and had a cold expression on his face.Charlotte walked over, sat down opposite him, and lowered her head. She peeled an egg but didn't eat it; instead, she put it in his bowl.Griffith glanced at the egg and seemed to be in a better mood.But he noticed that she was acting abnormally, so he knocked on the table. "Look up."Charlotte raised her head in a split second.He gazed into the bowl and asked, "What is this?"Charlotte was puzzled. She leaned over and looked at it for a moment, finding his question rather odd. After a while, she tentatively asked, "This couldn't be a duck e
Around eight o'clock, Charlotte, wrapped in a shawl, saw Ash carrying bags as he entered through the window.Seeing a familiar face made her happy. "Ash!"Ash paused by the window and said, "Ms. Charlotte, are you feeling better?"Charlotte nodded. "I'm much better now.""That's good."Ash lifted the items in his hands. "Young Master asked me to bring you some clothes. You can change into these.""Thank you."Ash nodded and entered from outside.Charlotte turned to see Griffith, who was coldly watching her. Whenever she looked, he would snort and withdraw his gaze, acting aloof.She blinked and suddenly found him quite amusing."Griffith, can I borrow your phone?"She was out of reach for so long, and she imagined Ava and the others must be getting worried. She also didn't know what was happening at the theater.Griffith heard her request but furrowed his brow.Requesting a phone probably meant she wanted to check the online messages, and even though Ash had cleared them,
Tanya's previous full-length mirror was still usable, but because it was small, she had to walk a bit farther every time she used it. Eli had long wanted to replace it.Little did he know, she got rid of many things in the house to make room for the new large sofa for him, including that old full-length mirror."How do you like it? Surprised?" He patted the mirror.Tanya smiled wryly and pointed to the large sofa. "And you? Surprised?" Only then did Eli notice fewer small items in the living room and a large new sofa. He suddenly chuckled. It was quite nice.He thought of her, and she thought of him. This winter was truly warm.Tanya abandoned the egg tart and hugged him again. "Oh no, this mirror is so big. There's nowhere to put it."Eli carried her with one hand and moved the mirror to the corner with the other. Sitting on the sofa, he thought for a moment, then hugged her and said, "Tanya, let's move to a bigger place."Tanya knew he had been thinking about this all along.
Eli found it amusing. He pushed the head of the small money jar and couldn't help but say, "You gold digger! You love money so much, then why did you give the check I gave you to Soraya?"Tanya blinked and chuckled. "I only acquire wealth in the proper way. To be honest…" She pondered for a moment, then turned to look at him. "Probably because, at that time, I was just too fond of you like I am now."Hearing this, Eli felt a pang of heartache and leaned down to kiss her forehead. Tanya smiled, moved the gifts aside, and made some space for him.Just as they were about to talk, Eli's phone vibrated continuously. It turned out that Bridget was sending over the detailed preparation process for the wedding.Tanya scrolled through it and suddenly felt overwhelmed. Eli looked at it and also felt a headache coming. The two glanced at each other, sighed simultaneously, and leaned back.After they publicly disclosed their relationship, life continued as usual but became busier due to the w
Eli being married was shocking enough, but then his wife was hiding right in the office. In the next half hour, Tanya heard wailing from all around.The atmosphere in their office was quite good, and everyone got along well. After coming clean, everyone joked around and teased each other."Nia, don't forget Mr. Ted, he's been cursing at you all along!""Yeah, he's been calling you a fool!""I heard it, I can testify!"Ted was furious and rushed out to hit someone. Tanya followed with laughter.Before leaving work, Amy indeed brought the cake and candies, sharing them with everyone in the building. Thus, the entire group gave them their blessings.From the office to the parking lot, Tanya received blessings. When she got into Eli's car, her heart was still pounding.Eli was happily eating his candy, feeling good. Especially now that he didn't have to sneak around anymore, he even turned the steering wheel effortlessly.Tanya, holding the cake, asked him in surprise, "Were these
Tanya walked out of the room with her guard down and came face to face with Ted's sneaky expression. She paused.Ted gasped, his brain instantly turning blank.He looked at Tanya, covered his mouth with his left hand, and placed his right hand over the left with his eyes gradually widening.God! This was insane!Tanya regained her composure and glanced in Eli's direction. Eli remained calm, glanced at the fruit plate on the table, and said, "Should we take some down to share with your colleagues?"Tanya nodded. She glanced at the still-disheveled Ted and kindly handed him a tangerine."Sir?"Ted swallowed, looked at Tanya, then at Eli. Finally, he settled his gaze on the tangerine in her hand, mechanically accepting it.Tanya turned to look at Eli. 'Look, you've scared my superior.'Eli shrugged."I'm leaving," she said.Eli nodded and escorted her to the door.Ted followed them out and was sent into the elevator by his boss. As the elevator doors closed, he let out a long
The deep blue bedsheet was neatly spread out. But the two pillows lacked pillowcases, exposed in a sorry state.Eli placed his hands on his belt and turned to look at Tanya. "Is this also your doing?"Tanya leaned against the door frame, only poking her head in, smiling sheepishly."I accidentally drooled while sleeping that day and dirtied the pillowcase. Knowing that you're a neat freak, I took them all off to wash," she said. She raised her hand and swore, "The pillowcases have been washed and are in the cabinet at home."Eli wasn't interested in the pillowcases' whereabouts. He remembered when Amy called him, saying Tanya missed him and wanted to touch the sheets and pillows after waking up.Nonsense!He took a deep breath, then turned his head to Tanya with a frightening smile. Tanya realized the danger and tried to run, but he grabbed her by the waist."Hey, what are you doing?" she said.Eli tossed her onto the bed and followed suit."What are you doing?!""Collecting
Tanya sat upright in the office. Eli stood before her with his hands behind his back. "Come on, explain."Tanya's eyes darted around. "Do you believe me? It's because I missed you too much. When I came to your place, I couldn't help but take away everything related to you." Eli scoffed. "Including the toilet paper?"Tanya pondered seriously.Eli tapped the coffee machine and pointed to the plug that had been pulled out, saying, "If the coffee machine wasn't too heavy, would you have taken that too?"'This brat has no conscience at all. Does she even understand what a cold shoulder is?'While he was reminiscing in her room, she made a fortune in his office!Tanya blinked and gave him an embarrassed smile. "If you think about it from another angle, I love you deeply. If we couldn't reconcile and you came back to see all this, you would hate me. Hate represents love, and love means you can't forget me. My obsession is so deep; I want to stay in your heart forever."Eli fell silen
"You should buy something while visiting. Do you have enough money in your account? If not, I will transfer some to you," Mrs. Moran said on the phone.Tanya didn't want money; she just wanted to hear some advice. She knew her parents' financial situation wasn't good. Due to illness, her stepfather had retired from his position as a butler of the Sterling family. Although the Sterlings provided a retirement package, Mr. Moran was getting old, and he had a son. She heard that his son's business had lost a considerable amount of money in recent years. As a stepdaughter, she had already received enough help from them, so how could she ask for more money?During her university days, she didn't ask her family for money. If she could find a part-time job, she would, and if not, she would endure it just to avoid causing her mother trouble."Mom, I don't need money. I have enough."When Mrs. Moran heard this, she felt even more sorry for her.Since her ex-husband was useless, Tanya suffer
After breakfast, Eli called Bridget."Why did you send her a check? Do you have nothing better to do?"Bridget had just arrived home and begun playing poker with a few old friends.She threw out a card, rolled her eyes, and said, "It's the first time I've met my daughter-in-law! What's wrong with giving her some money!"Eli was speechless."Madam, you came up and threw 500,000 dollars just like that. Aren't you afraid of scaring people?""What should I do? Throw 50,000 dollars instead? That's too stingy."Eli was speechless. Holding onto the railing, he glanced downstairs and saw Tanya ironing her coat in the living room."I almost got dumped because you caused a scene," he joked.Bridget threw the cards while chuckling. "It's good to be dumped. With your unruly behavior, someone should make you suffer a bit.""Are you really my mother?""If you still want to be a good son, hurry up and go through the procedures, live a proper life with Tanya, and try to give me a grandson n
"What did Her Majesty tell you?"Tanya nearly lost her composure, fighting back laughter.Bridget said nothing more as she left with Benjamin, leaving Tanya and Eli to return to the apartment. The journey back was silent, with Tanya deep in thought. Upon entering, Eli halted her at the entrance.Exhaling deeply, Tanya reached into her pocket and withdrew a check. Eli's gaze fell upon it, noting it was only for $500,000. As he moved to take it, Tanya tucked it back into her pocket. On the bar, a spread of breakfast awaited them - fried eggs, sausages, fruits, and vegetables. Despite the inviting display, Tanya's attention was on Eli."Don't you want breakfast?"With the situation still unclear, Eli's appetite waned. Nonetheless, knowing Bridget's nature, he remained calm. Seating himself opposite Tanya, he nibbled at a sausage, noticing her lack of interest."Is everything alright?" he asked, concerned.Tanya shook her head.The oversized sandwich Bridget had ordered had already