"What?" Monica could hardly believe her ears.Didn't Terry plan all this to take the Hart family down? Why would he give the Hart family a chance?"I can lend the Hart family a sum of money, enough to keep the Sunshine City project alive during this crisis," Terry said.Monica's heart sank. In other words, the Harts would only be able to retain the Sunshine City project?That would mean that the Harts would fall out of the ranks of the prestigious families! They would be stripped of all their other assets!But... if they had the Sunshine City project, they still had a glimmer of hope to make a comeback!"Why would you do that? What's your goal?!" Monica asked. She believed that Terry must have an ulterior motive."My goal is to annul our engagement," Terry said.Monica scoffed. "Annul our engagement? Surely you can easily do that yourself after the Hart family crumbles?""I want you to personally tell the media that we've agreed to annul our engagement. You should clear Lisa's
Monica thought Terry had no one else to rely on in his desperate moments but her. She had the power to decide. Choosing Terry meant giving Terry a future!When Terry needed the Hart family's help, Monica had promised Terry to save Lisa, but with a condition. She wanted Terry to break up with Lisa and be with her. Terry had never set his heart on Monica. Perhaps that was what made her want to conquer this man even more. For the first time, Monica felt jealous of Lisa. Jealous of the woman who had always occupied Terry's heart.Just as Terry was about to leave, Monica suddenly raised her voice. "Terry, do you really think you can be with Lisa again? You lost your chance five years ago!"Terry heard what Monica had said, but he never stopped walking. It was as if her words had not affected him in any way.Monica waited until Terry disappeared from sight and finally collapsed to the ground. Feeling weak, she thought about her family. Even though the Hart family might survive this ti
Terry looked out the window, staring at the floor where Lisa temporarily lived. Lisa must be at home right now. What was she doing at the moment? Would she resent him for putting her in such a difficult situation?"Mr. White, you're not going up?" the driver asked, feeling that it was rather peculiar. "No. I'm staying here for a while," Terry answered in a murmur, staring out the window in the same posture. He just needed to wait one more day and clear Lisa's name!-The next day, Monica Hart's secret affair broke the news. Monica had been secretly dating a mystery man for several years, and this man was a former nightclub dancer. After hooking up with Monica, he had become Monica's kept man, living the high life in Solaria. He lived in one of Monica's luxury villas and had servants following him whenever he traveled. The reporter claimed to have been following Monica for years and had many photos of Monica and her secret lover. The reporter had released some online, naturally.
The latest breaking news about Terry and Monica's engagement came the next day. The White and Hart family officially broke off the engagement, and many were shocked that the engagement was canceled so quickly. They expected this to happen, but they expected it to happen much later.Monica held a press conference that afternoon to explain the situation. "Mr. White and I broke up a long time ago. I'm dating the man you saw in the news, but my parents disapproved of him. I approached Mr. White for help, asking him to continue pretending to be dating me. I needed his help to keep my boyfriend a secret from my parents.""I hope I can change my parents' minds during this time, and Mr. White is willing to help because my boyfriend and I are genuinely in love.""My selfishness has caused the White family trouble. Mr. White and I were going to call off our engagement after some time, but my parents announced the engagement without our knowledge.""I didn't expect a situation like this. I ap
Terry and Monica had broken up long ago, which meant Lisa was not Terry's affair partner."I think so," Mr. Quest said. "Well, that should be the end of it. Let's ask the bodyguard when we can go back."Feeling a little bothered, Mrs. Quest could not help but think out loud. "So, Terry broke up with Monica a long time ago? If that's the case, is Terry still in love with Lisa? Oh, Lisa. How about you and Terry…"Lisa quickly interrupted, putting an end to her mother's thoughts. "Mom, didn't I tell you before? We can't go back anymore, so stop thinking about it!"Mrs. Quest sighed. Although she was angry at Terry for abandoning Lisa then, she was still quite fond of Terry. Besides, Lisa had not been dating for the past five years, and Terry seemed to be still interested in Lisa. "Hey! What's so good about Terry? When Lisa was severely hurt, he left Lisa for his own good. He's successful now, but we're not interested in him!" Mr. Quest complained, raising his voice. "Lisa is my prec
It was a strange feeling to see Terry at this hour. Lisa had just seen the news online and watched his new video during the day. She did not expect to see him show up so suddenly, still wearing the same navy blue suit and black shirt, his hair slicked back neatly. He was still wearing the same look from the interview earlier.Neither of them spoke as they stared at each other in silence. After a long silence, Lisa blinked her eyes. She said to Terry, "Umm… It's late.""I know." His magnetic baritone sounded in the room.'He knows? Then why is he here at such a late hour?!' Lisa thought and realized that this was technically not her room. The whole apartment belonged to Terry."What brings you here so late?" Lisa asked after a moment's hesitation."I wanted to see you," Terry answered. He felt happy just sitting next to her and quietly watching her sleep.Lisa was sleeping in her usual and ugly sleeping posture, occasionally grinding her teeth in her sleep. Watching her roll aroun
Terry got closer to the bed, suddenly leaning forward and propping himself against her with his hands at her sides. "Lisa, I've never treated you as someone who would come and go as I feel like it," Terry said, his face dangerously close to Lisa's. Terry had never taken Lisa lightly. She had always been the love of his life!Lisa stared blankly at Terry as he gave her a level stare, his gaze burning with love. Lisa almost fell for his captivating eyes again. His deep and beautiful eyes enchanted her for a moment. Realizing what had just happened, Lisa tried to back away in embarrassment, but she was already leaning against the bed head with no room to retreat. Terry inched closer, putting his face close to her. "Lisa, do you know how much I've missed you?" he rasped, his low and husky voice seducing Lisa's mind.Lisa turned away, refusing to meet Terry's eyes. Afraid of losing control and falling for this man again, she could not look at him at such a close distance.Terry s
Terry's face paled in an instant. Lisa's clear voice had always been his favorite tone. He always dreamed of listening to her voice again, but the voice he yearned for spoke the cruelest words to him."You really… Don't love me anymore?" Terry almost strained his voice as he forced the words to come out of his mouth. "I don't love you anymore. If I did, I wouldn't have gone on a blind date and started dating again," Lisa said."When we were dating, I loved you with all my heart. But we broke up. I want a clean breakup, not dragging things out!""Clean breakup?" Terry laughed bitterly. Lisa wanted a clean break, but she had no idea what had happened five years ago. What Monica had done, and what he had sacrificed for her. "What's wrong with that?" Lisa questioned."You don't love me anymore. Do you love Gale?" Terry asked, but he answered himself before she could even answer. "No, you don't love him. If you loved him, you wouldn't have reacted like how you did the last time I ki