Charlotte paused in her orange-peeling motion, lifting her head to glance at Freddie."What?"Why did it seem as if he were blaming her, telling her not to bother Griffith?Freddie avoided her gaze, his youthful and attractive visage remaining devoid of emotion. His eyes drifted past her, landing on a servant preparing to ascend the stairs."Young Master.""Where's that headed?""To Mr. Griffith's study."Freddie extended his hand. "Hand it over.""Of course." The servant complied without hesitation, surrendering the tray.Seated on the sofa, Charlotte observed the young man ascending the stairs with the tray. Internally, she clicked her tongue. It appeared her previous intuition about Freddie's strong attachment to Griffith wasn't off base. When she clashed with Griffith, he probably sided with him.Upstairs, Griffith had just lit a cigarette when a knock sounded at the door. Assuming it was Charlotte, he promptly extinguished the cigarette in the ashtray. As the door swung
Freddie picked up the documents and took a look. The "not-that-big" companies Griffith had mentioned turned out to be two medium-sized enterprises."Griffith, aren't you concerned that I might gain too much knowledge and eventually challenge your authority?""When you become strong enough, we can entertain such fantasies."Freddie chuckled. Only his brother had the confidence to willingly delegate power to a half-brother.Glancing up, Griffith stood before the mahogany desk, furrowing his brow as he examined a document. It appeared he had stumbled upon something that deepened the crease between his eyebrows. Impatiently, he grabbed a pen, circled an item on the paper, and then turned to the cover, checking the name of the person in charge.Freddie had a feeling someone was in for a rough time."When you came up, what was she doing?" Griffith suddenly asked.The young man paused and replied, "She was eating oranges. She appeared to be in a good mood."Damn it.Freddie observed
During dinner time, Charlotte sat down promptly and then glanced upstairs. Griffith hadn't come down.Tsk. His temper was truly something.While she grumbled about him, she found his behavior rather amusing. Most importantly, it seemed like he was jealous. A sense of satisfaction filled her, and she didn't mind the "silent treatment." As the dishes were served one by one, she even considered selecting a dish later and going upstairs to find him.Just as she was pondering this, cries from Julie echoed outside the dining room. Julie was wailing and running, shouting that she wanted to find her brother. Charlotte stood up, but before she could leave, Freddie entered the dining room through the small door leading from the kitchen."Charlotte, where is she going?"Charlotte turned to him upon hearing the question."Why is Julie crying?""It seems like she was playing with a crab, and it pinched her hand."Oh. That sounded normal, completely normal. Such incidents were not surprising
In the study, Griffith took his seat at the table, inwardly criticizing Charlotte.She was talking nonsense. She had merely shredded a pig's trotter, and her hands had marks? That pig trotter must have been made of iron.Despite his apparent detachment, Griffith continued to eat, placing a piece of meat into his mouth.Not far away, Charlotte sat on the sofa, observing him obediently consume his meal, feeling immensely satisfied. He had claimed he wouldn't eat, yet he was doing so. She playfully coaxed him, and he dutifully ate.Tsk.She stole a glance at his profile, and when he lowered his head, his eyelashes flickered in the light of the table lamp.How handsome.While observing, she noticed that he was avoiding the crab meat. She blinked and fibbed, "I also removed the crab meat for you."Griffith, not particularly fond of crab, responded apathetically to her words and skewered a substantial piece of emperor crab leg meat.Charlotte watched his chewing motions, his face de
"Griffith, don't you want to pursue me anymore?" She challenged him.Griffith closed his eyes. "I don't feel like pursuing you today. Please leave."Charlotte nearly burst into laughter, slamming the plate on the white dining table. Before he could react, Charlotte reached out and firmly poked his head."Well done, Mr. Wilson. You've had your fill of hugging me to sleep, haven't you? Now, you don't even feel like pursuing me anymore. Arrange for someone to send me away. I won't stay in your damned castle!"With each sentence, she prodded his forehead, and finally, she gave his head a firm push. Griffith's neck seemed to spring back as his head recoiled.Her consecutive actions left him stunned. Seeing his bewildered expression, Charlotte found it amusing. She fought back a laugh, raised her head, and started to walk away.As she passed Griffith, he suddenly appeared behind her, encircling her waist and pulling her into his arms forcefully.Charlotte, anticipating his move, settl
The episode involving Tobias began and concluded swiftly.After finishing his meal and kissing Charlotte, Griffith's mind cleared. Finally, he sat down at his desk, ready to engage in some actual work.Charlotte lounged on the sofa, idly flipping through a book. After their playful interaction, she had broken into a sweat. Contemplating this, she decided it was time for a shower.Griffith observed her getting up, removed his earphones, and called out to her. Charlotte had been quiet, not wanting to disrupt his meeting, but unexpectedly, he raised his voice."What is it?" she asked."Go to the lounge for your shower," he said."I have my own room."Griffith glanced at the video conference screen, where a group of executives maintained their serious expressions, as if they hadn't noticed his recent activities."Head to the lounge," he repeated.Charlotte regarded him and replied, "Then I'll need to fetch my clothes.""Wear mine."All the executives collectively lowered their h
Freddie's actions were very measured. There was just a slight increase in body temperature, but she remained very clear-headed.Upon hearing Griffith's words, Charlotte reached out and forcefully pushed him. Him helping her? He was just trying to take advantage of the situation."I'll just cool down with the air conditioning.""It's useless," he said."Then call a doctor for me.""The doctor will ask you to go downstairs for a run to increase metabolism."She couldn't help but lift her head. "You seem to know a lot."He remained silent, and she didn't speak either. Both sides maintained a stalemate for a moment.Charlotte crawled back into bed, pulled back the covers, and lay down. The room fell silent.Griffith glanced at her back, circled around to the inner side of the bed, and sat beside her. His back was turned to her as he removed his watch and tossed it onto the bedside table.Charlotte felt the covers being pulled back a bit, and her legs were touched. She pulled the
"I remembered that I didn’t eat those cranberries you mentioned.""You remembered wrong.""I didn't... mmm..."They continued talking and kissing simultaneously.Charlotte initially felt no heat, but after staying in that position for a while, she felt something. When she raised her eyes, her vision was obstructed by messy strands of hair. Unable to move her limbs, as she was pressed down on her waist, a strange sound was emitted from her mouth.In just that moment, she felt her whole body heating up. She quickly became boiling hot."Do you want to lie down?" Griffith asked.She hesitated. Everything had happened too suddenly.This was even more unexpected than when they were in a sea of flowers. She couldn't figure out the nature of their relationship and how things had progressed to this point.But he was asking her, and he was still approaching her. He was still waiting fo her and knocking on the door of her heart."Griffith...""Yeah." When his voice fell into her ears,
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