He looked down at her and said, "Lisa, I can't just pretend that nothing happened! Last night, you're the one who came onto me strong. Do you want to walk away without taking responsibility again?"Her face instantly turned red.She knew that the "again" referred to the incident years ago when she got drunk and spent the night with him, only to leave the next day. Back then, she could date him after he found her three years later, but now... she was no longer the same person she was back then, and neither was he!Lisa couldn't even remember how she left Terry's mansion. She stumbled out of the mansion clumsily, hailed a taxi in a blur and returned to the office.Work proceeded as usual, but she wasn't in the right state of mind at all."Hey, Lisa, is that outfit the latest model from Brand X? I've seen it in a magazine. It costs over $45,000!" a coworker exclaimed.That immediately attracted the attention of her other coworkers, especially the women, who curiously examined Lis
"Miss Hart, we meet again," Terry said calmly.Monica took a deep breath and said, "You knew I was gonna come, didn't you?""You have no one else to turn to but me," Terry replied.Monica gritted her teeth in frustration. "I came here to discuss a deal with you. I want to sell the Hart family's remaining assets to you at a reasonable price."Terry chuckled. "Really? I already gave the Hart family a sum of money like we agreed. Even with that, you can't save your company, and you now want to offload the mess onto me?""Well, are you gonna buy them or not? This is a good chance for you to expand the White Maple Group's business. Acquiring these assets will only bring benefits to you, without any drawbacks.""I don't necessarily have to buy them because I have other ways to expand the White Maple Group's business. The Hart family, however, has to sell them or bankruptcy is inevitable," Terry said.Although Monica resented him, she had to admit that Terry was telling the truth. "I c
Serenity turned around to leave, but Lucas took a quick step forward and stopped her. "Wait! You're not interrupting anything. You don't have to be in such a hurry to avoid me," he said.Pausing for a moment, Lucas continued, "You came to see Mr. Smith about your hands, right? How are your hands doing? Are they alright? Do you still experience frequent pain?"His tone carried unmasked concern."Thank you for your concern, Mr. Gomez, but I would rather discuss my hands' condition with Mr. Smith in private," Serenity said, rejecting Lucas' concern.Lucas' face paled slightly, and he forced a smile. "I understand. You can stay. I'll leave."With that, he walked out of the clinic.Mr. Smith told Serenity, "Lass, Lucas just wants to know how you're doing because he's worried about you. He's been thinking about you a lot for the past five years while you were gone. Whenever he comes here, we always end up talking about you."In fact, they were talking about her just now.Serenity's e
Serenity fell silent. In other words, she had to take a risky gamble!"When can we start?" she asked."Are you sure about this?" Mr. Smith asked. He couldn't help but admire Serenity's decisive attitude."I've thought it through. It's better to start the treatment now than to end up with completely useless hands in three years," she replied."I need some time to prepare. Not all the things needed for your treatment are readily available," Mr. Smith pondered for a moment and said, "I'll notify you when I'm ready.""No problem," Serenity agreed without hesitation."Oh, and I'll prescribe some painkillers for you. Your hands must have been in a lot of pain this past year," Mr. Smith added.Serenity nodded. She left Mr. Smith's clinic after she received the medicine. Outside, she saw Lucas standing face to face with another man. Although the man had his back turned to Serenity, she immediately knew who he was.The sound of her footsteps caught the attention of the two men. Lucas’ g
"By the way, why did you suddenly come to the clinic today?" she asked because she didn't tell him that she would go to see Mr. Smith for a consultation."I heard from the driver that you were there, so I wanted to go take a look. I actually wanted to keep you company during the consultation, but you came out faster than I expected," Jackson said. "I'll go with you when the time comes for your treatment.""You don't have to do that. It's just treatment. I probably have to go quite frequently. It might affect your work," Serenity quickly said.Jackson's eyelashes trembled slightly, and he peeked at Serenity out of the corner of his eye before he replied, "Okay."The car soon reached the Valor Residence. Serenity got out of the car and went into the mansion. Jackson, however, didn't immediately drive away.He ran his fingers through his hair impatiently as his confrontation with Lucas outside the clinic replayed in his mind."Why did Serenity fall into the sea five years ago? Even
The secretary gently closed the office door. She couldn't shake off the feeling that that woman might become the mistress of the White family one day. After all, even when Mr. White was dating Monica Hart, he never allowed her to enter his office whenever she wanted. Moreover... the secretary had seen the gossip about Mr. White and Miss Quest! She naturally knew that Miss Quest had a special place in her boss' heart.When Lisa entered the office, she saw Terry lying down on the sofa, covered in a blanket. He seemed to be taking a nap. She heaved a sigh of relief. At least she didn't have to face him if he's asleep. She could just put the clothes down and leave.She gently placed the clothes on the coffee table, but before she left, her eyes couldn't help but fall on him. His beautiful eyes were closed, so his long eyelashes cast a shadow over his lower eyelids.She remembered that when he used to sleep next to her, she liked to poke and gently rub his face. She would even take
Lisa's heartstrings trembled, as if his voice was bewitching her. His embrace was so tight that she could feel his body shuddering faintly..."If you don't let go right now, I'll hit you!" She bit her lip and threatened.He chuckled and looked up. His handsome face was now right in front of hers. "If you want to hit me, go ahead."She stared at his face that was so close to hers, and her mind went blank. All she had to do now was raise her hand and slap him, but for some reason, she couldn't.She could still remember the sensation in her palm when she slapped him in the past."Lisa, do you know how much pain I have to suffer to hold you like this?" he said, the trace of mockery vanishing from his face, leaving only solemnity.Only then did she notice that his face had turned pale, and there was a thin layer of sweat on his forehead."Are you... feeling unwell?" she asked.He didn't answer her question but instead said, "I don't care that I have to suffer. My only fear is that I
That was one of the prices he had to pay so that Monica would save Lisa. He didn't know where Monica got the bug from. At the time, Monica let the bug that he had never seen before feed on Lisa's blood, then made him swallow the bug."Terry, this is a blood parasite. The blood parasite is extremely sensitive to the scent of the blood's owner. From now on, whenever you make any physical contact with Lisa, the blood parasite will cause your body to feel immense pain. Therefore, you can never be with Lisa anymore!" Monica said.He used to believe that he would never get the chance to be with Lisa anymore in this lifetime. He thought that all he could do was punish those who had harmed her and make them pay the price. But later, he discovered that the blood parasite wasn't necessarily permanent. There was a possibility of removing it!However, information of the blood parasite was obscure, known only to a few, so finding someone to remove it proved to be an impossible task. Therefore,