Charlotte, whose head was rubbed again, felt as though Griffith was kneading her brain through her scalp, making it hard for her to think clearly. Why did he kiss her?Seeing her bewildered expression, Griffith felt that she was probably comforted."I'll leave tonight. You sleep here, and someone will take you back to the mansion tomorrow morning," Griffith said.Charlotte blinked and touched her forehead with the back of her hand, rebooting her brain. "Do you have to go?"Griffith glanced at her. Still not reassured?Seeing his gaze, Charlotte shifted away slightly, afraid that he would kiss her again."I'll have someone bring some food over for you. After you eat, sleep by yourself," Griffith said.Charlotte clasped her hands together, confused. Watching Griffith about to make a call, she suspected he was going to contact some outlaws again."Griffith!" she called out.The man paused in his movements and looked down at her."Anything else?"Charlotte looked up at him. "You
"Stocks and the like will definitely be frozen. You have assets abroad, right? I heard there's quite a bit. Tell me about it, and I'll help you take care of it. William is quite powerful, you know? I'll have William help you manage things. Of course, when you come out, we'll return everything to you intact."On the sofa, Charlotte was making calculations by counting on her fingers.The smile on Griffith's face gradually disappeared. He silently sat down, first sitting, then leaning back, and finally crossing his arms, looking at Charlotte's profile with a cold gaze, listening to her 'considerations' for him through gritted teeth.He took a deep breath. "Is this what you've been thinking about all those years I've been abroad?"Charlotte turned her head and looked at him sincerely, sighing. "Not exactly. I thought about it but also attained some legal knowledge.""Are you going to defend me?" he asked. "Not possible. But I'll hire a lawyer for you!" Charlotte said, painting a ros
On the sofa, Charlotte struggled to break free and sat on the side, unable to resist lecturing Griffith. "I've already advised you. Since you won't listen, I gave you some ideas on preserving your assets. I'm just being kind."Griffith looked at her faintly.She coughed lightly, feeling guilty. "Of course, I thought about myself a bit too.""Only a bit?" he asked."One must look out for oneself. It's a dog-eat-dog world," she replied, throwing at him an age-old proverb.Griffith stared at her. "Didn't you say we spent three years together?""I'll visit you if you go to jail."Silence filled the room for two seconds.After Charlotte finished her nonsense, she cleared her throat and solemnly moved to sit beside Griffith, kneeling on the sofa. She raised her hand in a swearing gesture."Don't talk nonsense. I won't believe you," Griffith said with his eyes closed.Charlotte shook her head and said, "I swear I won't tell anyone what you told me today. If I do, may I die a miserab
Charlotte floated over, saying, "You haven't talked about the stepfather's matter." Griffith unexpectedly laughed, giving her a disdainful look. "The Godfather!""Oh, right." Charlotte slapped her forehead. "I forgot again."Sitting on his lap, she dared not move, keeping her body tense.Griffith embraced her waist, smelling the faint fragrance on her. His headache seemed to have subsided a bit.Forget it. Why should he bother with her?"Why not let William investigate it for you?" he asked.Charlotte adjusted her nightgown. "He's just a little kid. What can he find out?"Griffith looked at her and vaguely guessed why she didn't want William to investigate too much. So, she still had a conscience."What do you want to ask?" he inquired."Jude Winslet! The Godfather!" Charlotte ordered.Griffith rested his head on the sofa, looking up at the ceiling, and relaxed his neck. "They're the same person."Charlotte held her breath, adjusting her posture on his legs, and moved clos
"After the incident, internal power struggles erupted within the Winslet family, and they quickly fell apart. At that time, I was young and could only rely on my grandmother to help care for Julie, whom Ash brought to me."Charlotte listened and suddenly understood. No wonder he pampered Julie so much, even more than his own sister."What about Jude?""I met Jude again five years later in Hawaii," Griffith said, patting Charlotte's waist. Following his gaze, Charlotte immediately understood and poured him a glass of wine. He accepted it but didn't drink, holding it up and shaking it lightly."What happened to him?""He became the bodyguard for Nicole, the eldest daughter of the Rodriguez family.""Nicole is...""Li'l Harry's mother."Charlotte's mind almost couldn't keep up. In a sudden realization, she slapped her hand on the table. "Isn't Rodriguez the last name of the former ruling family of an organization? I read that Jack W. killed the old crime boss to take over."Griff
Charlotte rolled her eyes and said, "Yeah, right."Griffith clicked his tongue.Charlotte patted her nightgown. "Forget it. It's not a big deal to me. I'm just an ex-wife. So why bother?"Griffith was speechless."Okay, I've heard the story more or less. Go and handle your business, and take some time to send me the divorce compensation," she said, trying to get up.Griffith felt he would be driven crazy by her sooner or later, constantly bringing up the matter. He held onto her waist, preventing her from getting up."Let go.""Do you want a chance to double the divorce compensation?" he asked.Her eyes lit up. "For free? Bring it on!""Dream on."Charlotte clicked her tongue."There's something I want you to do. If you succeed, the divorce compensation will be multiplied by ten," he said.Charlotte became interested; she leaned in and wiggled her eyebrows playfully.Griffith smiled faintly and whispered something in her ear.Her eyes widened, and she sprung to her feet.
Charlotte was a bit skeptical. She turned her head and glanced at him. "Not letting me go?""With that brain of yours, can I entrust such an important matter to you?" he replied.Charlotte rose and smoothed out her clothing, ready to retort. However, a suspicion crossed her mind—was he intentionally trying to provoke her? Instead of responding, she turned around and settled back on the sofa."True. What significant things can my brain handle?"As soon as she finished speaking, the phone stopped ringing.She raised an eyebrow and glanced at Griffith. "Are you going to call back?"Griffith needed to answer this call. He had just arrived in King City, and Katie had received the news. This call was a test from her.He glanced at Charlotte and said, "Sit down and don't make a sound."Charlotte pursed her lips, crossed her arms, and looked at him."You don't like Katie?" she asked."That's nonsense.""Oh, poor you. You don't like her but still have to pretend for your buddy's sake
"Griffith, Li'l Harry hasn't been feeling well these days. Could you find some time to come and check on him?" On the phone, Katie had been probing for a while and finally couldn't resist dropping the bomb.Feeling disdainful, Griffith looked at Charlotte. She was sprawled on the sofa, munching on something, with her back turned to him. She appeared to be in a good mood, displaying an air of nonchalance as she rhythmically tapped the carpet lightly with the sole of her foot.Suddenly, as if sensing his gaze, she turned her head in a second and blinked at him, clenching her fist. "Go, Boss!" Griffith was speechless."Griffith?" Griffith took a deep breath and responded.On the sofa, Charlotte finished devouring a piece of jerky, clapped her hands, and stood up. She strolled around and came across a bottle of mineral water. Leaning against the coffee table, she glanced at Griffith. Checking the time, he had been on the call for over twenty minutes.She shook the cup in her ha
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