At a time like this, who would help her?Who would block those questions for her and help her break free from the reporters who had surrounded her?There was a sudden commotion ahead. Several black cars had pulled up in front of the building. A number of people quickly got out of the car and charged into the crowd, separating the reporters and onlookers from Lisa.Lisa was completely stunned, unable to grasp what was going on.Then, another car pulled up, and a man got out of the car and approached her with quick steps.Lisa looked at the man in shock. It's Terry White!He had appeared before her once more, and it was under such circumstances!Didn't he know the reason why she was being surrounded by reporters? His appearance would only make things worse!It didn't take long for Terry to reach Lisa.Lisa instinctively tried to back away, but Terry quickly grabbed her arm and pulled her away without a word.Lisa followed Terry passively, her mind blank. She didn't know what to
But he didn't tell the driver to stop. Instead, he said, "If you really wanted to distance yourself from me, you should have slapped me when I pulled you into the car just now. It's too late now.""You...!" Lisa glared at him. "I'm already in enough trouble as it is. What do you want? If you suddenly show up like this, wouldn't your girlfriend misunderstand?!"Terry gave Lisa a complicated look. "Does it matter if she misunderstands? Would you believe me if I tell you that I've never had any feelings for her?"Lisa was stunned. After a while, she came back to her senses and said, "So you're just dating her for... status and power?"He pursed his lips and didn't answer.She didn't ask anymore. Before this, she had thought that even if he had chosen to be with Monica Hart for the sake of his career, they had spent five years together and were going to get married soon, so they must have some feelings for each other.Surely he wouldn't marry someone he didn't love?!But now, he's t
"You really want us to go our separate ways that badly?" he asked with difficulty, his hands that hung at his sides tightened into fists.He had decided to risk everything and act earlier than planned for her sake, but the woman he loved was telling him that she wanted to have nothing to do with him!"Shouldn't I?" she retorted. "We made a clean break and have kept our distance from each other for five years. Why did you suddenly come back to see me? Do you really think that things will work out between us if I just hide here for a few days?"Terry's fists tightened further, his nails piercing into his palms.Why...That's right, why?Because he missed her. Because he missed her dearly. Because he had been carrying out his plan for five years, and he just needed a little more time to wrap things up.He couldn't stop himself from making contact with her and getting involved with her again. He knew that his impatience almost ruined his entire plan, but fortunately, he was no longe
After the kiss, he looked at her with a pale face and asked, "You really won't get back together with me?"His voice pulled her back to reality.She stared at the man in front of her. He was no longer the man who had said that once they decided to be together, he would never allow them to break up. He was no longer the man who would unconditionally spoil her, meet celebrities with her, and watch cheesy TV dramas with her.This man had already made his choice when she was in extreme pain and needed him the most.She and he were not meant to be together."That's right, I won't," she replied.With a dark emotion in his eyes, he asked, "Then who are you going to date? Gale Porter?""Why not?" she retorted. "He's a good man. I feel relaxed when I'm around him. If you can marry Monica Hart, why can't I date Gale?""But you don't love him. If you really do love him, you wouldn't have let me kiss you for such a long time. You could have just bitten me.""Shut up!""Also, does Gale kn
He knew that he was jealous. He was jealous to death!That's why he lost control and did something like that, and said those words.The Harts... and Monica... Since Monica had decided to test him this way, there's no need for him to wait anymore.Even though his success rate might be higher if he waited for a few more days, he couldn't bear to see Lisa get flamed – he didn't want Lisa to get hurt. It's time to wrap things up!Serenity didn't know that her friend had become hot gossip until that evening, when Jackson mentioned it to her casually. She immediately took out her phone to read the news.“Why didn't you tell me earlier? Terry is putting Lisa in a tough spot. Does he think he's helping Lisa by doing that?” Serenity asked.“He's not an impulsive man. If he dared to take Lisa away in public like that, he must have something prepared,” Jackson mused.“What do you mean?” Serenity asked, puzzled.“Assuming Terry's true love is Lisa and he only broke up with her to borrow t
Serenity’s words warmed Lisa's heart. When Lisa was severely injured, Serenity did her best to protect her. Serenity was still the same person she was back then."I know," Lisa said, "Serenity, I'm so glad to have a friend like you!"Monica watched a video on her phone coldly. It was a video of Terry taking Lisa away from a large group of reporters.The video was only a minute long, but Monica watched it over and over again.Every time she watched it, her face became a little colder.Her parents had called her to ask her what was going on. She wanted to ask Terry that too, but... he's not picking up her calls.When she asked Terry's subordinates, they gave her all sorts of excuses!After turning off the video, Monica pondered for a moment, then drove to Terry's mansion in Solaria.At the mansion gate, Monica was stopped by the security guard."Don't you know who I am?" Monica asked angrily."Mr. White said no outsiders allowed without his express permission," the security gu
“You wanted this to happen, didn't you? It must have cost you a lot of money to pay the gossip columnist, the reporters, and all those online shills.”Monica’s heart sank. He actually knew!“I know you just want to force me to make a choice. Well, I’ve made my choice,” Terry said.Monica gritted her teeth. She realized that he had seen through her.Yes, she did this to test him. She set Lisa up so that Lisa would become a target of public criticism and be spat on by the general public!She wanted Terry to publicly distance himself from Lisa. Only then could she truly feel at ease and marry him!She never thought that he would actually choose Lisa!“Do you have any idea what you're doing? You want to be an enemy of the Hart family? Have you forgotten who helped you rise to power?!” Monica threatened.Terry lowered his gaze, looking at the cocktail in his hand. This was Lisa’s favorite cocktail. She said it had a faint, refreshing taste.Over the last five years, he had had this
But now, her confidence was quickly waning!"Rather than letting me hold real power, turning me into a puppet CEO is more in line with the Hart family's interests. You'll also feel safer that way, right?" Terry's mouth tugged in a faint smile, but his eyes were ice-cold.Monica shuddered. She had always been a manipulative and proud woman, so she always felt that everything was under her control.But now, she realized that Terry was actually the one who was in control this whole time.He knew what she and the Hart family were planning, but they were fooled by his acting!If he had been obedient and accommodating, she would have been suspicious, but his behavior, his struggling, his desire for power, and his conflict with her in the past five years... made her lower her guard!He's a very, very calculating man!He's a monster!Monica turned around to leave without a word! There's nothing more to say. She had to think up a countermeasure as soon as possible!But she was stopped
“……” Morgan suddenly found himself unable to retort. She... wasn't wrong. “But when you play house, you can pretend to be parents with one person today and another person tomorrow. Real marriage is different; you can’t choose someone else.”Renee widened her eyes, listening intently.“The only person you can choose is me. Do you understand, Renee?” he continued.She nodded vigorously. “I understand!”“Do you really?” Morgan asked, a little skeptical. He was already fifteen, so he could grasp the concept of marriage, but she was only eight. Could she truly comprehend it?“So, in the future, I can only marry Morgan and be your bride, right? I can't be someone else's bride, right?” she asked. “I don’t want to marry other boys anyway. I like you the most, Morgan. Of course I’ll only be your bride!” she happily declared, her worries fading away.So she could be Morgan's bride when she grew up! That's great!After finishing another piece of snack, Renee thought of something. She put o
Despite her unease, she couldn’t resist when she saw the sweet desserts. She indulged herself.However, as she ate, her eyes remained fixed on Morgan, clearly still waiting for him to clarify Lucy’s claims.“You want to know if you’re a child bride, right?” Morgan began.Renee nodded.“Do you know what a child bride is?” he asked.She blinked. She had a vague idea, but not enough for her to articulate it.“To put it simply, a child bride is a girl raised by a boy's family. The girl will marry the boy when she comes of age. In the old days, some families were too poor to raise their daughters, so they would sell their daughters to become child brides for richer families,” Morgan explained.Renee blinked. “But my parents aren’t poor, and I'm raised by them, not by other people. That means I’m not a child bride, right?”“Correct, you are not,” Morgan affirmed.She breathed a sigh of relief, and a bright smile spread across her face. “I knew it! My parents would never sell me! The
"Morgan!" Renee turned to Morgan, unease etched on her face."The Moon family, eh? I'll remember this," Morgan replied calmly, then lowered his head to meet Renee's anxious and confused face. "Let's go, Renee. I’ll tell you what you want to know later."He led her away holding her hand.Benson looked worried. "Miss Lucy, how could you say that?""It's the truth!" Lucy shook off her fear and spoke defiantly. "Daddy and Mommy said she’s a child bride. A child bride is a girl sold by her own parents!""But the White family is not like that. Those things only happened to daughters of poor families in the old days," Benson explained. "You really shouldn’t have said that, Miss Lucy. You shouldn’t do that again.""Why do I have to listen to you?" Lucy retorted, displeased.Benson was too ashamed to tell Lucy in front of others that the Moon family simply couldn’t afford to offend Morgan. Dealing with the White family was already a headache, and Morgan's background was even more formi
Benson and Lucy were also dumbfounded. Benson started getting anxious. He felt like things were starting to unfold in ways that he did not expect."Mr. Grimes, I..." Benson stepped forward, intending to speak to Mr. Grimes.However, Mr. Grimes moved past Benson without so much as a glance at him. He went up to Morgan and said, "Master Morgan, I apologize for the oversight!"Everyone was stunned to hear that, including the security guards who had been called over. They were secretly relieved they hadn't forcibly removed anyone yet. If they had offended someone Mr. Grimes was showing so much respect to, it would have been really bad for them!Morgan regarded Mr. Grimes with an unreadable expression. He calmly recounted the situation to Mr. Grimes.After hearing about what happened, Mr. Grimes responded, "This set of stamps was not pre-ordered. If you like it, please take it. Feel free to take anything else in the exhibition that catches your eye."This declaration shocked every
"Who are you?!" Benson exclaimed, astonished. The mysterious figure remained silent, simply looking at Morgan.Morgan calmly reiterated to Benson, "I said, wait for Mr. Grimes." He then pulled out his phone and dialed a number. "I'm Morgan Wood. Please have Mr. Grimes from Lazy Cat Culture come to the Sleepy Cat Exhibition in Solaria. He should be in the area, right?"After ending the call, the person on the other end stared at the phone in disbelief.The Sleepy Cat Exhibition? What's going on?Benson, Lucy, and the staff stared at Morgan in shock, but the look in their eyes quickly turned to ridicule."Ah, a young man's naive bravado – how impudent!" Benson scoffed."Sir, please don't cause trouble," the staff member warned. "Or I'll have to call security."Morgan simply lowered his head to say to Renee, "Looks like we'll be here for a while. If you're bored, I can ask someone to walk around with you."Renee shook her head. "Morgan, what if this stamp set has really been p
Benson's words were not only meant to exert pressure on the staff, but also to inform him that they were on the same side.As expected, when the staff heard what he said, there was an instant change in his expression. He turned to Morgan and Renee and said, "I'm sorry, but it turns out this stamp set has already been pre-ordered by this customer."Morgan saw through the so-called pre-order as nothing more than an act. "When I asked you to wrap it up earlier, I didn’t hear you mention it was pre-ordered.""We forgot to mention that. Our apologies," the staff replied.Lucy, wearing a smug expression, raised her chin at Renee, causing Renee to puff out her cheeks in frustration.Benson calmly observed Morgan and Renee. The White family's White Maple Group had numerous overlapping businesses with the Moon Group. They were often competing with each other. Originally, the White Maple Group’s business activities weren't concentrated in Solaria, so even though there was competition wi
But before Morgan had even finished speaking, a girl's voice piped up, "I want this stamp set!"He turned to the voice and, upon seeing who it was, narrowed his eyes slightly. It was Lucy Moon, the girl Renee mentioned earlier. At the sight of Lucy, Renee immediately reacted like an angry little kitten. "Lucy Moon, why do you always try to take my stuff away?""Your stuff? How is this your stuff? You haven't paid yet!" Lucy shot back, her eyes fixed on Morgan.Morgan was well-known in their class, admired by many girls who claimed he was even more handsome than movie stars. If only Lucy had a big brother like that! She would be the envy of all the girls in class... no, all the girls in school!Unfortunately, her own big brother was not as good-looking.Last time, Lucy had tried to give Renee Sleepy Cat toys, asking for Morgan's email address in return. However, Renee accepted gifts from everyone but her, which infuriated Lucy."But if you want, I can give this stamp set to Re
Unlike many wealthy kids, Renee was quite restrained with her spending. She had never spent recklessly and often saved leftover money. Of course, when she wanted something beyond her budget, she would act cute and ask her Daddy or Morgan to buy it for her.Lisa was the least susceptible to her charms, so Renee didn’t dare to bother her!When they arrived at the exhibition, Renee’s eyes sparkled with excitement. There were so many adorable Sleepy Cat merchandise! They're all so cute! She wanted a lot of them, but realizing her limited budget, she knew she needed a sponsor! The best one was right beside her: Morgan!"Morgan," she said, flashing him a super bright smile.Seeing her like this, Morgan immediately knew she wanted to ask him for something. "What is it? Do you want me to buy you Sleepy Cat merchandise?""You’re so smart, Morgan! No wonder so many girls in our class like you and asked me for your phone number!" Renee praised him.As soon as she mentioned it, Morgan'
"Okay," Renee replied obediently, snuggling up to Morgan and acting cute. "Take me to the exhibition, Morgan! I know you’re the best. You’ll definitely take me, right?"Morgan pursed his lips. At 15, he was no longer a little boy. Although Renee was only 8, she was his destined wife.He had been protecting her since the day she was born. At first, he thought that he would only marry her because according to the family prophecy, she was the one most suitable for him. Over the years, however, he realized that his feelings for her ran deeper than he had initially thought.He found himself wanting to help her fulfill her wishes, and would clean up the mess when she caused trouble. Things had become different from what he had expected, but he welcomed them. He felt grateful that she was the one who was destined for him!With her by his side for the rest of his life, he would never feel lonely."Will you get into fights again?" Morgan asked."No more fighting, I promise!" Renee quickly