This had never happened before, which was why everyone was smart enough to leave them alone during the break. Soon, it was just Damon and Jeanette.“Don’t ever fool around like that anymore—”Damon could not even finish his sentence before she stuffed a mouthful of cotton candy into his mouth. He clamped his jaw shut, and yet he found himself biting hard into the air. There was nothing to chew at all! And yet, the same nothing tasted sweet, and it permeated his entire mouth.“Is it good?” she
“J-Jeanette…?”He could tell it was her voice coming right in front of him. He reached out, and his finger immediately grazed her cheek.“W-Where are we? What just happened?” Damon sat up hurriedly and felt a stab of pain in the back of his neck. Even the slightest movement could make it protest against the pain.Jeanette had woken up before he did, so she had ample time getting used to the dark. Still, it was hard to make out anything with the naked eye. “I’ve tried making out what’s around
Damon’s prediction was proven right. About ten minutes later, their coworkers quickly realized Mr. and Mrs. Godfrey’s disappearance.A search party was immediately launched. CCTV footage obtained helped pinpoint the two’s last confirmed location—they were found using the public restroom, and then they were never caught on camera since.Out of obvious privacy concerns, there were no cameras inside the privy. Thus, the search party rushed inside for clues and found tracks of people being dragged
Damon removed his coat to put it around her, but she rejected it right away. “You’re wearing even fewer clothes than I am, Damon. I don't want you to get frozen up.”“I’m not freezing.”“Good. Then maybe you can hug me tight enough so that I won’t be freezing either.”He chuckled lightly and did as he was told.Jeanette could not believe the embrace she had always wanted would come to her under such a desperate situation. The longer she felt the warmth radiating from his chest, the bigger th
Damon was annoyed to hear Jeanette mentioning Elias by name out of the blue, but he managed to keep his complaints to himself and let her continue.“I’m actually pretty good at P.E., you know. But for some reason, when the ball just… skidded out of the court and hurled at me with this impact like a comet, I froze. I wasn’t able to duck.”“What kind of ball was that?”“Oh, I’m sure the ball was cursed.”Whatever subtext Jeanette had hidden in her word choice was lost on Damon. All he remember
“Wow, you sound like you miss me! Long time no see, sister dear. I miss you so much too!” Maddison jeered between exhilarating guffaws. Behind her, two large men with protruding musculature lurched, kneeing both Jeanette and Damon to the ground before binding them with ropes.Damon put up as much struggle as he could, but forgoing food and water over a long time had taken a toll on his strength. He was quickly proven to be no match for the two hired thugs.“What do you want, Maddison?” He fume
Elias Burnham and a dozen police officers had come to their rescue like a cavalry of reinforcement. As they took their positions around the exit, Elias shouted, “Maddison Leighton, you are surrounded and outnumbered. Put the knife down and surrender right this instant!”Maddison laughed scornfully in defiance, but deep down inside, she knew she was at the end of the road. She never expected the police to come so soon.“Jeanette, Jeanette, Jeanette. Always so lucky, aren’t you? But good fortune
…Jeanette woke up to the sight of her mother sitting by her bedside. Everything looked hazy to her bleary eyes, and she remained stunned and confused for quite some time before her mind finally registered her surroundings as the hospital.“Jeanette! You’re finally up! God, you scared me!” Jenny wailed. Her eyes were puffy.“Mom… Where’s Damon?”“He left on his own. Many things happened, you know, and Maddison… Well, she’s dead. I imagine he must have a million things he needs to work out, s
…In jail, Xavier stared at Jeanette’s face through a layer of glass. His expression was filled with hatred.Jeanette stared at him and took a deep breath. Then, she picked up the phone.“How’ve you been?”Xavier smirked. “Since my own brother has decided to send me to jail, why has he asked you to come all the way here? To insult me? You really are a match made in heaven.”Jeanette sighed. Actually, Xavier was a very smart man, on par with Damon. Besides, when she had first joined the Godf
In the car, Mimi turned to look at Zeke, who was next to her. For a moment there, she had no idea what to say to him.They had pretty much silently admitted to the media’s claims over their engagement. Over the past few days, Zeke had been making preparations for their engagement party. She had been the one to suggest getting married, but now she was beginning to feel cold feet. She wasn’t sure if she was ready to spend the rest of her life with Zeke.Zeke seemed to be in a good mood. He had
“Damon Godfrey! It was you, wasn’t it? How could you do this to me?” His expression was ruthless. His eyes were filled with a terrifying expression, unlike ever before. He looked like a wild animal that had been suppressing its urges for a very long time.Jeanette had never seen such a terrifying look on Xavier’s face before. She paused in fright as she stared at Xavier from afar.Damon seemed perfectly calm. “You brought this on yourself, Xavier. I know what you’ve done. It’s just that I neve
“You’re overthinking it!” Elias slapped her hand away.Vanessa laughed bitterly. “Oh, I wish I was, Elias. But the facts prove that you’re in love with Mimi Norton. You’re in love with your best friend’s fiancee!”“That has nothing to do with you!” Elias was like a cat who had his tail trampled on. He was tense. He had grown increasingly annoyed now that the heart of the matter had been prodded at.“Nothing to do with me? Elias, do you really think that I was only in love with your position?
Damon reached out and held her wrist. “You don’t believe me? Then come with me.”Jeanette smacked his hand away, looking very stern. “What are you planning? I’m not leaving with you.”Felix suddenly emerged from his room, holding a teddy bear, just as the pair were in the midst of conflict. He widened his large, limpid eyes and looked at Damon at the doorway. His expression filled with immense joy.“Daddy!” The little boy smiled and happily rushed to wrap his arms around Damon’s waist. “Daddy, are you here to take Mommy and me home?”Damon smiled and gazed at his clever son, a god-send, and spoke in a gentle voice. “Of course. Would you like to come home with Daddy?”“Yes!” The little boy’s voice was clear. Then, he carefully turned to Jeanette. “Mommy…”Jeanette frowned. Her heart was a mess. Felix missed his home. He was such a small child and had been forced to endure the conflict between her and Damon. He must have suffered. However, she couldn’t go home with Damon like this.
Jeanette was standing in the kitchen, staring dazedly at the pot of burnt potatoes, looking exasperated.‘I’m such an idiot! I’ve actually managed to burn potatoes… by boiling them. This is completely unheard of! It’s all my fault for being so careless. I left the potatoes to boil and ran off to do something else. I was so busy that I completely forgot about them, until two minutes ago, when I smelled the burnt potatoes. Then I remembered that mine and Felix’s dinner was in that pot. All of the water had actually evaporated!’Jeanette felt a massive headache as she stared at the blackened potatoes stuck to the pot. This was the only food they had at home. Now that the potatoes were ruined, she had no other choice except to take Felix out for food.She scratched her head in exasperation. Felix appeared from behind her, hugging the teddy bear she had just bought for him, and walked into the kitchen. He lifted his chubby, naively little face and stared pitifully up at Jeanette.“Mommy
In a restaurant, the surrounding atmosphere was illuminated by a gentle, dim light, which made it all feel warm and comfortable. Mimi stared at Zeke, who was seated in front of her. She looked hesitant and nervous. She released two soft coughs, unable to say the words she wanted to say.‘Get engaged…’These words felt very distant to her. She did believe that Zeke was the kind of man she could spend the rest of her life with, but to prepare herself for marriage with him in such a short period… She couldn’t bring herself to accept it. After all, she and Zeke had only been dating for a very short time. Unfortunately, Vanessa’s threat had rendered it impossible for her to avoid the subject. Upon careful consideration, it made sense. Since she was going to be with Zeke, why would the time of marriage make any difference?Perhaps it was time for her to truly accept this relationship and start a new life.She took a deep breath and looked at Zeke, who sat in front of her, then swallowe
“Father, even if he is my brother, he should be responsible for his crimes. We live in a civilized society. Besides, he’s worked with an outsider in a plot against our company. You know this. The company wouldn’t have been reduced to this mess if it weren’t for him. Father, your constant shelter and indulgence has caused him to make so many mistakes! If you continue spoiling Xavier, he’ll resort to something even more terrifying in the future,” Damon said with a frown.Christophe smirked in his rage. “Damon, has your search for power driven you mad? How could you be so cruel to your own brother? It’s not like you’re unaware of why I’ve been so indulgent toward him. Xavier has never been of sound mind from a young age. Are you worried that I’d leave the Godfrey Group to him? That he would take everything that belongs to you?”Damon was taken aback. He chuckled bitterly and exasperatedly. “Father, do you really think that that’s what I think? Would you really be bold enough to leave th
The car drove along the road. The driver, a woman, dressed in black wearing a baseball cap, slowly spoke. “What did you say to her?”Vanessa pursed her lips, looking particularly relaxed. “I told her to get engaged with Zeke within a week.”The sound of the car coming to a screeching halt filled the air. The car stopped in the middle of the road, just like that, forcing a row of cars behind them to stop as well. The driver widened her eyes. Her expression was full of rage. “I thought we agreed to expose her affair with Elias? It was a great opportunity for us to ruin her, and you just gave it up?”Vanessa shrugged, looking unperturbed. “Why would I want to ruin her?”“I thought you hated her? Don’t tell me you’re going soft!”The woman frowned. Her expression was filled with anger as if she resented her for not doing any better.She had been planning for so long, coming up with all sorts of schemes to find someone who hated Mimi just as much as she did. However, who would have th