Paige nodded. “Yes. He believed me.” Sierra hummed. She seemed disappointed. She wished Chris did not believe Paige and deemed her guilty of pushing Shelly into the water. Then, Paige would become a vicious woman. That was the ideal outcome she hoped for. Paige looked at her sister. She had a feeling that hum from Sierra had a tinge of disappointment. Did Sierra wish for Chris not to believe her? Paige took a sip of coffee. She knew her hunch was correct. Her relationship with Sierra had changed because of Chris. Sierra was no longer the sister who loved and protected her. Sierra must think Paige snatched Chris away from her. “Sierra.” Paige looked at her and said, “James seems like a good guy.” Sierra was stunned. She looked at Paige, wondering what she meant by that. Why would Paige talk about James all of a sudden? She knew James was a good person. Why else would she cheat on Chris with James? “When are you two getting married?” Paige asked with a smile. Si
“Wait for us there. Don’t go anywhere,” Paige said to Pierre through the phone. Then, she woke up and changed. Chris frowned at how quickly she got dressed. She seemed to worry about Pierre. Chris got out of bed, changed into some casual clothes, and went out with her. Pierre was at X, a well-known bar in Heavensford. Chris drove Paige to the bar. As soon as Paige stepped out of the car, she looked around, trying to locate Pierre. She saw a person sitting on the flower bushes next to the street outside the bar. Judging by his physique, he appeared to be a man.Paige tugged Chris’ arm and pointed at that man. Chris went over; Paige followed. The two arrived before the man. With the man’s head bowed down, Paige was unsure if he was Pierre. “Pierre, get up,” Chris said coldly. Pierre slowly lifted his head when he heard his name called. He saw Chris and giggled foolishly. “Chris, what are you doing here?” He burped. Paige frowned when the pungent alcoholic s
The maid nodded. “Master Pierre just woke up.” Paige nodded in acknowledgment and headed to the dining area. She saw Pierre drinking soup at the table. He was still disorganized and in the same clothes as yesterday. However, he looked more refreshed and regained some of his usual beauty. Pierre was stunned when she saw Paige. “M-Morning,” Pierre awkwardly said. Paige replied, “It’s afternoon already.” She saw opposite Pierre as the maid served her lunch. Other than the maid, Paige was alone with Pierre. Pierre did not say a word. Paige had a mouthful of rice and asked, “You just woke up?” Pierre nodded and hummed. She continued, “Do you remember what happened last night?” Pierre looked at Paige, wondering why she would ask such an embarrassing question at the beginning of the conversation. “What happened last night?” Pierre decided to play dumb, or it would be embarrassing. He got drunk and called Paige to apologize. Paige asked, “You don’t remember?” Pi
Paige was slightly stunned and shook her head. “I’m still young. I don’t have any experience in this, and then I got married.” Pierre stared at her in silence. “Don’t worry. You will meet one or two soon.” Paige glared at the man. It was as if he was jinxing her to meet a jerk in her life. “I won’t!” Paige said strongly. Chris said many times there would be no divorce between them, only bereavement. Meaning, she had to die to leave him. If she stayed married to him, how could she meet jerks? Chris would be her only man. Up until this point, Chris did not seem like a jerk. Therefore, she would never meet any. “Isn’t who you are with now the biggest one?” Pierre asked. Paige was baffled. “Who?” “Chris Jewell.” Paige frowned. She glared at Pierre and expressed her displeasure, “How is Chris a jerk?” “Think about it. Is Chris not the biggest jerk? You should know better than me how you got married to him. Under those circumstances, isn’t he a jerk? If he had a conscienc
“Work with me?” Shelly asked. She seemed surprised, but she already knew what would happen. Randall nodded and explained, “We will work together. You get what you want, and I get what I want.” Shelly nodded. Since Randall decided to be honest and straightforward, she decided to be the same as well. “Of course, but what do you have in mind?” Randall shook his head with a bitter smile. “Nothing at the moment, but we have time. We can think of something. Two heads are better than one, right?” Shelly was slightly disappointed. She thought Randall had come up with a plan. Nevertheless, she nodded. “Sure.” Despite the slight disappointment, she was delighted to know that Paige had someone she used to like. So long as she could prove Paige had some connection with this man, Paige would be over. Chris was heartless. Sierra’s outcome was the best proof. Sierra betrayed Chris, and Chris dumped her on the day of their wedding. If Paige betrayed Chris, she would only end up w
Chris said, “Mhmm. We should get intimate later, then.” Paige was shocked! She looked at Chris and finally realized what he had just lured her into. She blushed. Chris went through all that just for sex! As a woman, Paige could not understand a man’s obsession with sex. It was like men would die without sex and would figure out every possible way to have sex. Chris raised his brows at Paige’s silence. He looked at her, asking, “What’s wrong? Shouldn’t the husband and wife be intimate?” Paige said timidly, “I didn’t say that.” “Then should the husband and wife be intimate?” he asked. Paige stared at Chris, her face as red as an apple. She nodded stiffly. She knew Chris teased her on purpose and could not understand the fun. Was it so interesting to tease her? In the end, Chris had sex with Paige. …The next morning, when Paige woke up, she rubbed her back. She finally knew why a woman would feel sore in the morning after marriage. Other than when she had her p
Pierre texted, [I’m fine.]Shelly stared at Pierre’s brief reply with a frown. Something was off with Pierre. That was not Pierre’s usual behavior toward her. Shelly wrote back, [Oh.]She responded with indifference, too. Shelly had never taken the initiative with Pierre. While he had strong feelings for her and was actively pursuing her, she did not feel the same way about him. She only asked him how he was doing out of kindness, and that was the extent of it. Such were men. Men would not get the thrill of the chase if the women responded too eagerly. When women played hard to get, men saw it as a challenge to win the women’s hearts. Pierre stopped responding to Shelly. He even considered blocking Shelly and never contacting her again. However, even though he was disappointed with Shelly, she was still the woman he loved and pursued for many years. He could not possibly move on from her immediately. Pierre could not bring himself to block her. He was in a dilemma.
Paige hoped Luna would not invest her feelings in Pierre. Surprised, Luna asked, “Why do you say so, Paige? Did Pierre do something?” Based on her observation of Paige, Paige was a peace-loving person who did not talk behind people’s backs. For Paige to say that about Pierre, he must have done something to upset her.“No.” Paige shook her head and replied, “He didn’t do anything to me. It’s just that he likes Shelly.” Luna fell silent. Hiding the sadness behind her eyes, she murmured, “I know.” Paige looked at Luna and said, “You’re kind and beautiful, Luna. As the heiress of the Jewells, you have the pick of all the men in Hevensford. Happiness is the most important thing in the world, Luna. If loving somebody brings you hurt, pain, tears, and bitterness, that is not love. Love is beautiful.” Luna stared at Paige in silence. No one had ever said that to her. Was love beautiful? What about her love story? She had not experienced the joys of love. When she realized she
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