Instead of pursuing the question further, Gloria said, “If there are any problems with Mr. Jewell’s health, you should convince him to see a doctor. He shouldn’t be embarrassed to talk about his issues with the doctor. He’s young, strong, and has a good immune system. I’m sure he will be cured of any illness.” Blushing harder, Paige whispered, “He doesn’t have any health issues.” Gloria said, “None?” Paige nodded with a red face. “Yeah.” Gloria sighed in relief. That scared her. She honestly thought Chris had health problems. “Um… You can do it, madam. May you conceive a child soon,” Gloria said while glancing at Paige’s belly. Paige had no words. She observed the sincere look on Gloria’s face. It did not seem like Gloria was lying to her. Gloria genuinely hoped she could be pregnant as soon as possible. Paige wondered if she had the wrong idea about Gloria and Chris. Gloria wanted to carry on the conversation when the phone rang. She glanced at the phone before
Paige suspected Gloria sweet-talked Chris that way.“I don’t think he’s angry,” Paige said against her conscience.Gloria was speechless. She looked at Paige and wondered if Paige was for real. It was clear that Chris was furious. Yet, Paige believed he was not. Gloria had reason to think that Paige was a goof. “I think Mr. Jewell is angry,” Gloria commented. Meeting Gloria’s gaze, Paige said, “I don’t think he is. If you think he is, why don’t you butter him up?” Gloria was lost for words. She looked at Paige, dumbfounded. Butter Mr. Jewells up? As if she had the guts. Besides, who was she to sweeten Chris up? Gloria imagined herself tugging Chris’ arm and simpering, “Don’t be mad, Mr. Jewell. I love you the most. Don’t be mad. Here’s a kiss. You shouldn’t be mad after we kiss.” The thought of it just made Gloria shudder. She could not do it. “There’s no point in me appeasing him. I’m not anybody to him. Besides, Mr. Jewell isn’t angry with me,” Gloria
Did men have that particular few days in a month, too? “Oh…” Paige pondered for a moment and simply replied. Since Chris called her stupid, she simply admitted it. Chris was rendered speechless but found her reaction amusing. Looking at Paige’s obedient and wronged demeanor, he somehow felt a lack of enthusiasm. Paige was just a girl who knew nothing about romantic relationships. She was a blank piece of paper in the world of love. Even if he got mad at her and erupted like a volcano, she might not know what happened to him. She might think of him as a strange person who could not control his emotions, a lunatic. “Go out,” he said helplessly. He had no idea when Paige would awaken her common sense. Judging from the looks of it, it would be a long wait. Paige looked at Chris, asking, “So, you are not mad?” Chris nodded. “I’m not mad.” How could he be mad with such a naive girl? Paige was still uncertain. “For real?” Chris nodded. “For real.” Paige breathed a
Paige said, “It’s not news that Tanya liked Chris. She’s liked him for a long time. If Chris had feelings for her, he would have made a move.” Gloria was stunned. She had not considered this route at all. Paige might be young, but she had a clear mind. “Still… You know Tanya is after Mr. Jewell, and you just let them be in the same room alone. Aren’t you mad?” Gloria asked. Paige was mad, but not as mad as knowing Tanya had feelings for Chris, yet did not have a solid reason to stop her. Tanya and Chris worked together, and there was nothing Paige could do. Gloria understood Paige’s silent answer. She disliked Tanya being around Chris. However, due to work, she could not do anything. More importantly, Tanya used work as an excuse to find ways to approach Chris. “Madam, I’ll teach you a thing or two,” Gloria said. She then whispered into Paige’s ear. Paige nodded excitedly. “Great! I’ll go right away!” “Go, Madam! I’ll support you!” Gloria cheered her on. Paige s
Gloria asked, “What about the process?” Paige blushed and looked at Gloria in silence. She did not want to reveal what happened? Maybe something steamy happened inside. Why else was her face as red as an apple?“Uh… What you taught me, it happened. Show affection in front of Tanya,” Paige said. “How?” Gloria asked. She knew she should not probe. However, she could not control the gossiping nature of a woman. Women were born to gossip. “I… said I was scalded, and then he blew my hand,” Paige explained. Gloria was slightly stunned. She started to picture the scene of Chris blowing Paige’s hand. As he blew, he said softly, “It won’t hurt so much after I blow it.” Somehow, it differed from Gloria’s expectations. Chris did not seem like a man who would be so kind. “Mr. Jewell is really nice to you,” Gloria exclaimed. She had been working for Chris for a few years now and had never once seen Chris show extra eagerness to any women, including his precious fiance, Sierra
Paige was Chris’ wife. Gloria was Chris’ suspected mistress. Shelly was Chris’ first love. What was Chris planning to do? Collect seven girls and start his harem? If he were to collect seven girls in his office, he would probably get his ex-fiance and her sister, Sierra, next. Then, Chris’ office would be extremely lively. The whole company would tune in to the drama in his office rather than concentrate on work. “No,” Paige said meekly. Chris said, “There can be many secretaries, but there’s only one odd-job girl.” Paige was not fond of the title. It felt like he was insulting her. He looked down on her abilities and assumed she was incapable of other tasks. All she could do was make coffee because it did not require intelligence or wisdom. Even a trained monkey could do it. She could already picture the scene where Shelly arrived at the office and found out she was only there to make coffee. Shelly would laugh at her, mocking her for only being able to do triv
Soon, the barbeque meat was served. Paige and Chris drank and ate. Chris barely ate. He grew up eating master chefs’ dishes, so the roadside barbeque joint was nothing to him. It was not delicious. However, even though it was over-seasoned and he should have hated it, somehow he accepted it. He ate it, nevertheless. It somehow felt nice having a beer and eating with Paige. Paige ordered some barbeque shrimp as well. She peeled the shells skillfully with the plastic gloves. For a while, Chris watched her and managed to peel one himself. He then put the peeled shrimp on Paige's plate. Paige looked at him blankly. Did he just peel the shrimp for her? Paige saw many articles and videos about the boyfriend peeling shrimps for the girlfriend online. She was jealous at first, not because of the peeled shrimp, but because of the boyfriend’s love for the girlfriend. She never thought Chris would peel the shrimp for her. After all, Chris did not look like a man who would do s
Having drunk a lot and gotten ravaged by Chris last night, Paige felt weak for the entire day and did not feel like doing anything. She lay on the bed and went on her phone. After a while, her phone rang. It was Chris. She did not want to answer it, but she dared not let it slip. The man would be mad at her if she did not answer his call.She tapped the green button and said, “Hello?” She blushed as soon as she spoke. She covered her face with the other hand, not knowing why she would blush, but she did. “Are you up?” Chris asked. It was nonsense. How could she answer the phone if Paige was not awake yet? In her dreams or sleepwalking? Despite her thoughts, she simply hummed a reply. “Have you had lunch?” he asked. “Yeah,” she replied. “Come to work later.” Paige realized she was talking to a devil. He must have no idea how tired she was after he ravaged her last night.He showed no compassion for an exhausted girl who got drunk and ravaged for the entire night.
The receptionist did not reply. Gloria: [You're in trouble. I can't save you now.]The receptionist: [No, I haven't eaten it yet.]Gloria: [Good thing you haven't. I'm coming down.]As soon as the receptionist received Gloria's message, Gloria stepped out of the elevator.Upon reaching the front desk and noticing the bag of strawberry laces opened on the desk, Gloria glared at the receptionist. "You said you hadn't eaten it!"The receptionist looked a little guilty. "I just opened it and haven't had a chance to take one yet."Gloria sneered. "Haven't had a chance? You sound like you regret it."“I don't.""You can't afford this cup of bubble tea. If you did take one, watch out… You might lose your job."The receptionist paused in surprise. "Is it expensive?"Gloria nodded. "It is."“Good thing I didn't take one," the receptionist mumbled. Gloria rolled her eyes. If they were not on the same team, she would not even bother saving her."Why is this bag of strawberry laces
Chris chuckled. "Really?"Paige's face turned slightly red. She felt embarrassed saying that, and it felt like Chris did not believe her. However, she bit the bullet and nodded. "Yeah, really."Chris smiled and said, "Well then, when you miss me next time, don't just think about it because thinking won't do you any good. When you miss me or care about me, just send me a message or call to check in. After all, I can’t read minds. Also, if you want to hug me, just hug me. Don't hold Hunter in your arms and say you want to hug me. That's just hypocritical."Paige faltered. Hug him when she wanted to hug him? Thanks, but she did not want to hug him. She could easily pick up Hunter, but could she lift Chris so easily? She was not that strong, to begin with."Remember. From now on, when you think of me, send me a message. Ask me if I've eaten, what I've eaten, if I'm tired from work, what I'm doing, or tell me what you're thinking about. Don't keep it all to yourself," Chris said wit
What did he take her for?Besides, what could a woman do with photos? She was not one of those perverted men who did some creepy stuff with women’s photos."Nothing worth admiring?" Chris raised an eyebrow.Paige nodded. "Yeah, they’re nothing worth admiring."Indeed, there was nothing worth admiring about the photos."Ha!” Chris snickered.Paige remained silent and thought, ‘Here comes the snickering again.’"You don’t mean what you say," Chris remarked.Paige frowned. "What did I say that implies otherwise? You're a strange one. You're right here in front of me. Why would I need to admire the photos?"Chris grinned. "So you don't want to admire the photos, but you want to admire me, a living person."Paige blushed slightly, feeling embarrassed. She did not mean that, but what she just said seemed to imply exactly that."How would you want to admire me?" Chris teased.Admire was such an intriguing word.Paige blushed harder. "How else can I admire you? Just by looking,
Before Hunter was born, Chris was the absolute darling of the family. His grandfather favored him, and his parents loved him dearly.However, Hunter's arrival had changed everything. The elders in the family revolved around Hunter all day long. Zander’s first question upon waking up each morning was about Hunter, followed by Ann cuddling Hunter, calling him her darling, and so on.It seemed like everyone had forgotten about Chris.How could Chris, who had always been so cherished, accept that?Chris's expression stiffened as if his thoughts had been unexpectedly revealed, his eyes flickering momentarily.Paige chuckled and said, "Are you seriously competing with a child for attention? Besides, you've been pampered by the family for so many years. Hunter has only been pampered for a few days."Chris retorted coldly, "I'm not competing with him."Paige did not buy it for a second. She smiled and said, "Sure, you're not competing with him. You're just afraid we'll spoil Hunter."A
Before, Paige could not understand people showing off their babies and wondered why they would go crazy posting their kids on social media. Now, she got it. She found her kid to be the cutest in the world and could not help but snap his photos and post them on her social media platforms to share him with others, hoping for compliments and praise for her little one.However, she also understood that posting too much could annoy people. Hence, she restrained herself to only posting once a day and made sure to fit in a couple of photos!That was her absolute limit!She felt uneasy if she did not post her baby for a day. Then, when she saw her friends' comments praising her little one, she felt happy and proud, like they were getting closer as friends.Indeed, becoming a mom had changed her mindset.Chris, who was watching Paige show off their baby on social media, was even more dissatisfied! They had been married for a long time and had a child together, yet his appearances o
After what felt like ages, Ava lay on the hotel's large bed, staring blankly at the ceiling as the sound of rushing water filled her ears. Niel was in the shower. After releasing his pent-up emotions, he headed straight for the shower. Meanwhile, she lay there, her body aching. She did not want to move a muscle because every movement brought pain.Niel was thrilled with the new experience, but Ava was suffering. She was starting to regret getting involved with Niel. He was going overboard with satisfying his physical needs, and she feared that if things continued like that, Niel might end up causing her harm or maybe even unintentionally ending her life. She had heard of such things happening before, so now, she was caught between a rock and a hard place.On one hand, she did not want to let go of Niel and give up on all the sacrifices and efforts she had put in when she was on the brink of marrying into a wealthy family and becoming a billionaire's wife. On the other han
Pierre fell silent, pondering Shelly's words carefully. Upon reflection, he found Shelly's proposal to be pretty reasonable and entirely feasible. If he were to wait until Shelly entered prison to serve her sentence, he could break up with her afterward. Once his relationship with Shelly ended, his parents would not be as angry. Even if there were some constraints preventing them from openly helping him, they could still assist him discreetly. After all, he was their son, who shared the same blood with them. His parents could not possibly abandon him entirely and let him fend for himself. By lowering himself in front of his parents, he believed they would not neglect him. By then, acquiring the five million dollars would not be too difficult.Shelly watched Pierre, not pressing him to respond. She believed Pierre knew what choice to make. Five million might seem like an astronomical figure, but for the second son of the Alfonsos, it was not much.After much deliberation
She looked at the evil smile on Chris' face, and it all came back to her.Did Chris Intentionally take Hunter to the guest room to hand him over to the nanny so that it would make it easier for him to do what he wanted? What a scumbag! However, since it was something she had personally agreed to, she would not back out.Paige did not resist Chris, and a long time later, she collapsed on the bed. She felt like she should have taken care of Hunter and not fallen for Chris' tricks.Taking care of a child was not as exhausting!She was too tired to even move her fingers.The next day, Paige slept until late morning and then got up to go down for breakfast.When Ann saw Paige, she asked with concern, "Paige, didn't you sleep well last night?"Paige looked really worn out."Didn't Hunter sleep with the nanny last night?" Ann asked curiously.Paige blushed with embarrassment and said, "Last night… I wasn't used to sleeping without Hunter, so I didn't get a good sleep."Ann smile
Even if she offered her sincerity, Chris would not appreciate it, so what else could she offer? "Is money the only thing you have? Do you have nothing else besides money?" Chris said.He thought she was truly clueless. Even after being married for so long and having a child together, did she not know what he wanted?However, Paige was indeed puzzled. Besides money, what else did she have? What else could she have?Chris looked her up and down, speechless. Paige might not have understood what he meant before, but she did now. He meant that although she did not have money, she still had a young body.It seemed all Chris lusted was her body."I’m still recovering," Paige said with a slight blush on her face. She knew Chris had been patient for a long time. They barely had any intimacy during the last trimester of her pregnancy, but there was nothing she could do. She did not want to refuse him, but her body would not allow it.Chris glanced at Paige and said, "We can try other