Griffith observed Charlotte's approach outside the store, clearly noting her stiff posture and pale complexion. Raising an eyebrow, he began to walk toward her. However, Charlotte widened her eyes and gestured "no" with her hand. He halted momentarily, then abruptly shifted his gaze to something behind her.Charlotte was on the brink of exiting the store when she caught a glint of cold light in the mirror.Before she could process what was happening, she shouted, "Griffith! Be careful!"Gunshots rang out, distinct from the sounds of simulated firearms. Amid the chaos, the mirror shattered, its glass fragments covering the floor, leaving Charlotte to protectively clutch her head.A firm grip seized her arm, pulling her away from the shards of glass. Another gunshot echoed, and a figure tumbled from the stairs, staining the floor with crimson.Charlotte was overcome with fear, trembling uncontrollably, and could only hug herself. It wasn't until Griffith called her name that she loo
After holding each other for an extended period, Charlotte gradually loosened her grip on Griffith's neck. He lowered his head, and their foreheads gently met."Feeling better now?" he inquired."Yeah..."He eased the tension in his arms. Although Charlotte could now stand steadily, one look at the lifeless body made her legs quiver once more. She swiftly clutched his collar, hiding her face in his chest."Give me a moment!" she said.In such a dire situation, every second counted. Yet, Griffith, observing her condition, remained silent and replied, "I'll grant you two more minutes."Charlotte softly acknowledged twice.An eerie silence hung in the air. Ava returned, nibbling on a sausage, only to discover the two embracing each other. She let out an exclamation.Startled, Charlotte and Griffith looked up.Ava faked a laugh and said, "Sorry, wrong room.""Where's Eli?" Griffith asked, still holding Charlotte. Despite the question, his expression remained composed."He's in t
"Do you know each other?" Charlotte asked in surprise."We're somewhat acquainted," he replied.Amid their conversation, Charlotte got a clear view of Brayden's condition. He seemed to have been shot in the leg. Although he had been given first aid, he was still losing a significant amount of blood, and his face looked extremely pale.With great difficulty, Brayden opened his eyes and noticed Griffith. He gasped for breath and said, "Someone's nearby.""How do you know?" Griffith asked."The watch..." Brayden, who looked like he was on his deathbed, caught sight of the red light flashing on Charlotte's distant wristwatch with a glance. He frowned and said, "How unlucky. I thought someone was coming to rescue me, but it was the Grim Reaper."Upon hearing this, Charlotte asked, "What do you mean?"Griffith was more perceptive than her, realizing that the wristwatch was for location tracking. He and Charlotte were likely on the hit list as well. Their proximity meant that the assas
As they were walking on the suspended steel bridge, the sounds of bullets hitting metal echoed behind them. Charlotte gritted her teeth, barely controlling her urge to scream.Several times, bullets whizzed past them, and she felt like she would be shot any second. However, Griffith, dragging her along, always managed to shield her.Finally, they reached a place where they could take cover. In the last few steps, she heard a soft thud, something falling from her feet and dropping beneath the bridge. Underneath, there was an endless abyss.The two stopped.Charlotte breathed heavily, feeling lucky they didn't fall. She wanted to say something to ease the tension with Griffith. However, when she touched him, her hand met wetness. Her heart skipped a beat. "Griffith, are you injured?"She was safe from all the gunshots earlier, so she thought he was unharmed.It was pitch dark around them. Griffith leaned against the wall and calmly replied, "I'm fine.""I felt your blood!""It's
As Charlotte felt her body being pushed against the wall, her chest vibrated with each heartbeat. Griffith, holding her chin, kissed her forcefully, his breath dominating as it forced its way into her mouth. It was more intense than the previous one."Mmm..."Her eyes widened, and instinctively, she raised her hand, attempting to push his shoulders away. However, it was futile.His tongue entangled with hers before stirring around her mouth, and then he lightly bit her. He only allowed her brief intervals to catch her breath, ensuring she had enough air before pressing his lips against hers again. He tasted the surface first, then pushed against her teeth to delve deeper.Griffith! This scoundrel!As Charlotte was kissed thoroughly, she hit his shoulders in annoyance and panic. They were in a dangerous situation, yet he was playing around.If the assassins caught up and shot them, they would be killed. The assassins could kill them both with one shot, saving ammunition.Thinking
"Griffith, recently, I've realized that you're shameless.""Who's shameless?""You!"He just kissed her regardless of the situation. Three times, at that!"Don't you know our situation?" he suddenly asked."So you know the situation we're in?"They were at a critical moment. This was a matter of life and death!Griffith said, "There are pursuers behind, assassins.""So, you know?""It's dangerous. We might die in the next second. Don't my good looks enchant you? I don't want you to have regrets."Charlotte took a deep breath. But unable to bear it, she rolled up her sleeves and walked toward him.Griffith stepped back and quickly shouted, "There are assassins!""I'll kill you first, then the assassins!" she said, continuing to approach him.Griffith grabbed her with one hand and said, "Stop fooling around."Charlotte was surprised. "I'm the one fooling around?""It's dangerous now."'You damn well know it's dangerous too,' Charlotte thought and rolled her eyes.Conside
"Urfff!"Her mouth was covered, and the air filled with the taste of blood. Ava's body tensed as she realized Brayden's bloodied hand covered her mouth. She quickly removed his grip.Wasn't he dead?"Don't... make noise," Brayden whispered weakly.Was she the one making noise? She was on the verge of peeing herself. In all her life, the worst she had encountered was workplace malice. She had never witnessed such killings. It was insane.Suddenly, there was a commotion outside. She instinctively stiffened, unable to make any sound. Someone was coming.Brayden struggled and placed the gun by her hand. When she panicked and tried to hide, he held her down. Who knew where he got the strength.But in the next second, the force on her hand disappeared. The gun slipped down. Wide-eyed, she caught the gun just as it fell on her leg and gripped it with both hands.Brayden was unconscious, his breath hitting her neck, almost fading away. Ava bit her lip and gathered her resolve. She held
Griffith went to the bedroom, where two doctors helped treat his wounds.Charlotte, outside, said, "He's not severely injured. Why do we need two doctors? Let's save some resources."She meant it as a joke to lighten the mood. Ash looked at her and discreetly pointed to his ear.She paused, remembering that when Griffith pulled her to dodge bullets, his actions were quite extensive. Just because she was fine didn't mean that he was too. He bumped into several things mid-way, and she recalled he seemed to be holding his temple as if having a headache.She went to the inner room and overheard the doctors saying, "The external wounds are not severe. Just change the dressing regularly.""Okay," Griffith replied, and the doctors left.Charlotte walked in and glanced at Griffith. "Didn't you ask someone to check your ear?"Enduring a headache, Griffith opened his eyes."They're not my usual doctors," he said.Charlotte was speechless. He was too cautious."The ship is locked down,
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