“Please,” Paige said. Paige had no problem begging Chris because she had done so many times. She basically pleaded with him every night, asking him to stop. The word “please” simply rolled off her tongue now. Chris looked at Paige. The woman did not have the will to fight back. She just did as she was told. However, he kind of loved it when she did that. She was soft and docile. Paige could not be any more adorable. “Is that it?” Chris asked, “Is this how you beg me?” Paige was speechless. She gritted her teeth in secret. The man was mean. She listened to him and begged. What more did he want? Did she have to get down on her knees and beg? Paige was tempted to tell him he was free to play the field because she could not care less. After all, she was his wife. All his mistresses could not threaten her position. That was the last thing Paige had the courage to do, though. She bet Chris would be livid if she said that out loud. Keeping eye contact with Chris,
It was no secret Tanya had feelings for Chris. So, Paige was not surprised to learn that Shelly was into Chris, too.It was to be expected, especially with a godlike man like Chris. He must have a lot of admirers in Hevensford. An heiress like Tanya had more opportunities than ordinary women to approach Chris and have direct contact with his charms. It was normal to fall in love with him. “Do you like Chris?” Paige asked. The question was deliberate. Paige did not want further interaction with Tanya. She laid the cards on the table so she would not have to face Tanya again. Otherwise, Tanya would continue to play dumb. Her roommates would not stop bringing her and Tanya together. Paige did not get it. If Tanya was interested in Chris, she should go after him. Why was Tanya meeting with Paige instead? Tanya sure lost the plot. Maybe Tanya hoped she could put in the good word to him. What was she supposed to say? Paige wondered if Tanya wanted her to tell Chris t
Tanya was lost for words. She was furious. Nothing seemed to get to Paige. Tanya questioned whether Paige was genuinely unconcerned about Shelly or if she was just pretending. Moreover, Paige kept repeating that she trusted her husband. It annoyed Tanya to no end. “Suit yourself,” Tanya said. “Don’t say I never warned you.” Smiling, Paige said, “I know you’re watching out for me. Thank you, Tanya.” Tanya glanced at Paige and gave an indifferent nod. She said nothing else, not wanting to engage in further conversation with Paige.… After dinner, Paige went home. By the time she arrived at the house, Chris was not back yet. Paige had something to ask Chris, so she texted him. [What are you doing? Are you at a business dinner?]She only wanted to know whether he was occupied with a business engagement. However, Chris raised his brow when he received the message, thinking she was probing him. To him, Paige was sounding him out whether he was getting too chummy wit
In fact, Paige looked like she was impressed with Chris’ ex-girlfriend. She thought his ex-girlfriend was the best. Chris wondered if Paige was pretending to be gracious. Maybe she was that simple-minded. “I’m the best, and only the best is good enough for me,” Chris said. Paige had no words. She looked at Chris. There was no denying that he was an elite. However, it should come from other people’s mouths. He would be a narcissist to praise himself. “That was the reason we were together,” Chris said. Paige asked, “Who started the pursuit?” She was curious. It was hard to imagine a narcissist like Chris wooing a woman. “Is courtship necessary?” Chris asked. Paige was speechless. Was that even a question? Chris said, “We just ended up together naturally.” Paige was lost for words. Uh-huh. She got it. The feelings were mutual between the man and the woman, so they got together. End of story. “And?” Paige asked. Chris looked at Paige. Was she not je
Annabelle had no words. The answer could not satisfy her curiosity for gossip. She would not be able to complete the task given by Tanya, either. “Is that all?” Annabelle asked skeptically. Paige nodded. “Yep. That was it.” Annabelle inquired, “But the first love is often the most beautiful. It’s when we feel our hearts skip a beat for the first time. What does your husband think about Shelly now?” Paige replied, “He doesn’t have feelings for her. Think about it. No one can control a man like my husband. If he was still interested in Shelly, he would’ve married her instead. No one poses a threat to him.” Annabelle gave it some thought and believed Paige had a point. Chris and Paige were not in the same social circle. Paige would not dare say anything if Chris flirted with other women. Chris and Tanya’s dinner date was a prime example. It was the first time Lisa, Annabelle, and Millie met Chris, having a romantic dinner with Tanya. In normal situations, the wife woul
Holding Sierra, James led her to sit down. Sierra straightened her back and tried to avoid physical contact with James. At least, she did not want to appear too obvious, or James would not be happy. All she had was James now. James was the best she could settle for now, so she did not want to get on his nerves. It was not as if she could afford to, anyway. “Paige.” Sierra looked at Paige. Paige said, with a smile, “What’s the matter, Sierra?” Sierra shook her head. “Nothing.” She wanted to ask Paige whether she had returned those gifts to Chris. Sierra was curious about Chris’ response. Did he say anything? However, Sierra could not ask those questions in front of James. The trio enjoyed coffee and a good chat. They talked about a lot of things except Chris. Paige could tell what was going on. Sierra and James were clearly dating, but Sierra seemed reluctant to be honest about them with Paige. Even though Paige was aware of their relationship, Sierra did not w
Chris was so petty. Paige got up and washed up. Chris had returned from his morning exercise when she walked out of the bathroom. He did not even look at her and went into the shower the moment he stepped into the bedroom. Chris showered, dressed, and went downstairs without sparing her a glance. Paige had no words. She went downstairs for breakfast. … It had been a week. A week had passed since Paige had dinner with Sierra and James and Chris had been angry with Paige. Every night for the past week, they slept and woke up on the same bed. They should be the closest person to each other. Yet, they did not have a single exchange in these seven days. Paige wanted to talk to Chris. However, every time she opened her mouth, Chris would either walk away indifferently or close his eyes to avoid listening to her. How was she supposed to communicate with him? What could she say? Nothing could be said. If that was not bad enough, Chris had not touched her for that
So, Chris had to take Paige’s words for it. Seeing that Paige remained stubborn, Chris pulled out his phone and said, “I should have your dean’s contact number. Ah, there it is.” Paige was dumbfounded, to say the least. How did Chris possibly have her dean’s phone number? “Maybe I should call and ask the dean,” Chris uttered. Paige was speechless. She looked like she had something to hide. The phone call would expose her lie.“Don’t call him,” Paige said. “It’s late. The dean is old. He must be asleep by now. It’s a bad idea to disturb an old man during his sleep.” Chris said indifferently, “The dean wouldn’t think I was bothering if I called.” Holding his phone, Chris moved his fingers around the screen. “No.” Paige stood up and jumped to snatch the phone out of Chris’ hand. Chris had no words. “It’s late. The dean must be resting now,” Paige said with a flushed face, her fingers clenching the phone. She was afraid Chris might take the phone back and insist on
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