“Nonetheless, Jeanette, I’m sorry. My mom isn’t like this normally. I don’t know what’s gotten into her.”She smiled. “Of course she’s nice to you. You’re her son!”Seeing Jeanette showing signs of leaving, Elias suddenly reached out and grabbed her by her arm. “Wait. There’s something I want to tell you…”“Elias, I—”A new voice, forceful and even slightly mad, thundered. “Let her go!”Jeanette could feel the air brushing past her back. The next thing she knew was that her arm had slipped
“I’ve always been petty,” he declared, grabbing her by the chin with the intention to punish her. His heart got in the way, though, and so in the end, all he did was an angry flick at her forehead with his index finger.“You never bought me any gift,” he muttered.“What did you say?”Damon turned away and restarted the car. “I’m not gonna repeat myself.”The more he dwelled on this issue, the more upset he became. Jeanette had never bought him any gift—not even once. And yet, she had lavishe
The stench of ink-cleaner was still lingering in Jeanette’s fingers when she put her hands up instinctively.Damon grabbed both of her wrists and pushed them against the wall. His other hand looped itself around her waist before pulling her in. His tongue easily broke through the flimsy defense her teeth posed.She tasted the sweet, tanginess of orange—the same from the candy she had given him.Jeanette broke into a fit of airy giggles. She could not believe he would eat that little candy aft
It was a young woman. Both Jenny and the group of thugs turned around to find a young woman in a pair of shades, a baseball cap, a mask, and a rather airtight garb revealing none of her skin. She was approaching them from the other end of the alley.“Who the f*ck are you?!” shouted one of the men.“How much does she owe you? I’ll pay on her behalf,” she replied.“Excuse me, Miss Knight in Shiny Armor, but this woman owes us 300k. You’re gonna just help a random stranger pay 300k?”The young
Since then, Mimi seemed to have made it a habit to visit Jenny in her home every now and then, bringing fruits, medicine, and other kinds of gifts every time. It did not take a long time before the two became close.The last thing Jenny wanted was for her daughter to know about her owning a mountain of debt because of her failed ventures in the stock market. But then again, the fact that this kind young lady was the one who had cleared her debt for her became quite a sting in Jenny’s conscience
When that was in the bag, Mimi would persuade Jenny into inviting Jeanette for dinner, where the real target would be ambushed, knocked out, and left for the debt-collecting thugs’ own interest.“But those thugs don’t really care if the things they do are illegal, right? Are you sure we should leave Jeanette to them? You don’t think… Something really nasty could happen?” Mimi asked nervously.“Isn’t this what you wanted?”“Excuse me?”Olivia summoned all of her strength and dragged an uncons
“You b*tch! You’ve set me up this whole time! You’ve wanted to drag me through the mud the whole time!” Mimi bristled in both exasperation and helplessness.If the recording ever got to Elias, Mimi’s fate would be sealed. In fact, if that incriminating recording was ever presented to the Internet, Elias would not be her only problem—the court of the Internet would dogpile on her. She would be canceled for sure, and nothing could ever resurrect her career or reputation.Oliva sneered. “That’s r
She dithered for a good long while until, finally, she gave Elias a call.“What do you want this time?” The other side intoned. It was obvious he spared Mimi not much patience.To Elias’ surprise, what answered him were the sounds of a woman sobbing. Alarmed, he changed his tone. “What’s wrong?”“I… I’m at the harbor, around o-one of the w-warehouses… J-Jeanette… Jeanette’s been taken away!”“What did you just say!?”Elias wasted no time and arrived at the warehouse, where he found Mimi squ
…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