Lisa knocked on the door, worried about Terry. "Terry? Are you okay? Should I call the butler? Do you need a doctor?" she asked, but there was no answer from inside.After a long silence, she heard a hoarse voice coming from inside. "I… I'm fine! Don't call the doctor..." Terry said each word with struggle, and when Lisa asked again, all he said was, "Don't… Stop asking… I just want to be left alone! Lisa, just… I'm begging you!"Lisa became quiet and stayed at the door of the room in silence.Terry had no idea how he was going to make it through the night. How could his mother do this to him? Was this how a mother treat her own son?!When the sunlight peeked through the curtain and turned the room bright, Terry finally fluttered his eyes open slowly.Terry had not been in such a mess for a long time. He grabbed a change of clothes and went into the bathroom, letting the warm water wash over his body.What happened after he came home yesterday replayed in his head again. He cou
"I'm fine," Terry stated.Lisa used the back of her hand to touch his forehead and was relieved that Terry's temperature was back to normal. "Uh, about yesterday… Did you eat something wrong?" Lisa asked in a soft voice.Terry focused his gaze on Lisa, his eyes narrowed just slightly.Lisa blushed and hurriedly explained, "I-I'm just guessing! The way you were acting last night… It reminded me of what I'd read in novels and comics. Did someone set you up? They wanted you to sleep with another woman and force you into a business marriage?"Sometimes Terry did not know whether to call Lisa smart or dumb. Lisa could be obnoxiously dense about certain things, but her guesses were spot on this time."Yeah. I got set up, but this won't happen again." Terry said. His face became somber, and something icily cold flashed in his eyes.Frightened by his coldness, Lisa fell silent for a moment. Terry reminded her of a dormant beast—anyone who tried to mess with him would awaken the beast w
"Just leave it," Terry said. He pulled out a lighter and lit the two number candles that had been left on the cake since last night.Lisa was startled by Terry's swift actions and stared at him through the flickering light of the candles. "You… You're not going to make a wish?" she asked, but she felt it was unnecessary after saying it. His birthday was already over. What was the point of making a wish?!"Make a wish? Will it even come true?" Terry gazed at Lisa steadily."Maybe it will?" Lisa said, but she was not very sure. It was already past his birthday, after all.For the past five years, Terry had made the same wish on his birthday. All he wished for was to be with Lisa again someday. So, was his wish finally fulfilled? How he wished she had never tried to draw a clear line with him and abort their child. Terry thought, shifting his gaze to the cake. "Hey, Lisa. Do you think my wish will really come true?" He said in a low voice.Her breath hitched, and then she said, "I-
“I…I’m not simply walking away. Didn’t you say that you wouldn’t forgive me? I would leave, then. On top of that, we had a one-month agreement,” Lisa argued. Without any reason, she felt guilty under Terry’s glare. “It’s true, but why would you give up after a month? Can’t you keep pestering me? Am I not worth your time?” Terry growled. He felt an indescribable annoyance after hearing Lisa say that she would form a new family with another man. He couldn’t imagine how he would feel if he saw her calling another man affectionately and his child calling another man daddy. Lisa was dumbfounded at his outburst. Did he mean that she should keep pestering him? “I…I don’t understand what you mean by that. Can you make it clear?” Lisa mumbled. Terry took a deep breath and glared at Lisa. “Lisa, I want you to keep pestering me for the rest of your life. You can’t walk away from me no matter what!” Lisa was shocked, and she was at a loss for words. His words kept replaying in her mi
Glynnis was on the phone with Mrs. Tucker, explaining last night's incident. “Don’t worry about it, there will be another chance. I do want your daughter to be my daughter-in-law. What happened last night was an accident…” Before she could finish her words, she heard her butler greeting Terry. “Mr. White, why did you bring so many people? Is there anything wrong?” “Get lost!” Terry said coldly. Glynnis looked up to see her son with his men. Her expression slightly changed, and she quickly said to Mrs. Tucker on the other end of the phone, “Mrs. Tucker, I’m sorry. Something has come up. I’ll talk to you later.” After ending the call, Glynnis asked her son, “Terry, why did you bring so many people to my place?” Terry sat on the sofa and ordered his men to wait outside. The men went out, and only Terry, Glynnis, and the butler were left in the living room. Glynnis gestured to the butler, and he left too. Terry casually flipped through the newspaper that Glynnis was readi
Glynnis was furious, and she pointed at Terry with trembling hands. “You! Have you forgotten who raised you? Would you stand here if it wasn't for me? How could you do this to your mother?!” “I’ve always known that I’m nothing more than a pawn to you. I was a pawn back then, but I’m not your pawn now. I have no choice but to do so if you still treat me as your pawn.” “What…what do you mean?” Glynnis asked weakly. “I thought that you understood it when I came in just now, Mom. Do you want me to make it clearer for you?” Terry scoffed. “I had never expected you to drug me one day. Do you still think of me as the little boy who was once in your control?” “I’m doing this for your good. What’s wrong with the Tuckers? Once we have a marriage alliance with them, our family will be the top in Latveria! What can Lisa give you? What does she have? She’s like a joke to me. How can someone like her be worthy of marrying you?!” Glynnis didn’t beat around the bush anymore. Terry looked at
Then, Lisa added tentatively, “You’re actually still in love with me, right? But, you’re too embarrassed to forgive me so easily…so, you had hoped that I would still pester you after a month?” Terry stared at Lisa. Although it was true, did she have to say that in his face? “Am I right?” Lisa pushed on. Terry turned around. He was afraid that he would lose it again if he kept looking at her eyes. “Tell me! Am I right?” Lisa moved in front of him again and continued to stare at him while holding his arms. “That’s what you meant, right?” She always had the ability to corner him. “Yes.” He admitted quickly and went to check the documents that were piled up on his desk. Lisa was overjoyed. Terry had admitted it. He still had feelings for her all along even though she had hurt him a lot previously. She approached his desk. “Terry, how long does it take for you to forgive me? A few months? Half a year? The baby will be born if it’s half a year, that’s too long. Give me a roug
Terry had actually forgiven Lisa the moment she cried on the street when she was trying to retrieve the deleted photos. He was too afraid of losing Lisa again. He was also afraid that she was doing it for the sake of her child and that she didn’t love him deeply enough.He didn’t want to easily forgive her because he hoped that she could pester him and love him more. -In the evening, Terry reserved a private room in a well-known restaurant in Jorvik to treat Lisa’s parents to dinner. Austin and Hersha were finally at ease when they saw Lisa beaming. They also cleared off their misunderstanding toward Terry after Lisa explained everything to them. Austin took the initiative to raise his glass. “Terry, we’re sorry for misunderstanding you. You had done a lot for Lisa, and she got to survive because of you.” Terry’s eyes dimmed slightly. What had happened was also an unforgettable pain for him. “She wouldn't have encountered such things if it wasn’t for me.” “Everything