“Other families have mothers and fathers taking their kids out to play. You’re one person short, and I happen to be one child short. What’s wrong with forming a team?”Jeanette wanted to refuse, at first. After all, having her, the mother, in an activity like this was more than enough. Because of his insistence, the staff immediately recognized him as the father of her son and told them to sit down according to their seats.“Are you that eager to play this game, Mr. Elias?” Felix asked him, co
Jeanette couldn’t bring herself to care about the amusement park employees, who were gesturing at the start of a new game. All she wanted to do was take Felix and leave as soon as possible.She shouldn’t have agreed to let him join in in the first place for the sake of her ego.“Mommy, what’s your relationship with Mr. Elias?” Felix asked her confusedly after leaving the amusement park.“There’s no relationship between us.”“Mommy, we mustn’t tell Daddy about bumping into Mr. Elias at the am
“You’d better watch yourself.” Damon snapped icily, then walked out of the study and left the old mansion without saying goodbye to his parents.The two pictures were obviously taken today. Jeanette, Elias, and Felix were spending time together at the family games amusement park, and they looked very happy too.‘Look at them, smiling together and how close they are. It’s like they’re an actual family. No wonder Jeanette refused to let me join them. She already had a date!’Damon unconsciously
She was taken aback.‘He has his own personal elevator. Why is he suddenly using the employees’ elevator?’They were the only ones in the elevator at this time. Jeanette instinctively shifted aside.Damon had his back against her. He did not say a word to her at all.The elevator stopped on the 17th floor, but she did not leave. She allowed the doors to close again.Damon asked, “What are you doing?” She took a deep breath and stood in front of him. “Damon, what is wrong with you?”“My e
Jeanette nodded. Her other colleagues may not be aware of this, but deep down, she knew that nothing special could ever happen between Damon and Parker.‘Parker isn’t exactly a little girl. Isn’t it normal for her to have a boyfriend?’“The point here isn't the piece of gossip itself. It’s the person who sent it!” Lucia noticed her confusion and quickly pointed it out.“The person who sent it?”“The first person to send out this piece of news was an old employee among the secretaries, the CE
“What did you say!?”“Mrs. Godfrey said… Mrs. Godfrey said that she was taking Master Felix to stay at the old Godfrey Mansion for a few days! But I think she’s implying…”Obviously, it wasn’t going to be a simple few nights of sleepovers, judging by the butler’s panicked and frightened state.Jeanette panicked as soon as she heard that. Her son had been taken away, and her relationship with Damon was so unstable. It was only a matter of time before she would be thrown out of the Godfrey home
At this point, it would seem that Sylvia was never going to give her son back.Jeanette gnashed her teeth. Her knees buckled, and she knelt on the ground.“Mother, if I’ve done something wrong, you should speak directly to me. Felix is young. He doesn’t know anything. Please don’t separate me from my child!”Jeanette was willing to do anything for Felix. She would beg and plead if needed. It didn’t matter if she had to cast her dignity aside, as long as Felix could stay with her.Sylvia was shocked by her reaction. She quickly asked a maid to pull her to her feet.Jeanette slapped the maid’s hand away and continued. “If you want to see my son, you can see him anytime you want. But please don’t separate us. I’ll do anything except hand Felix over to you!”Sylvia scoffed. “Jeanette, you should know how little I think of you. You’re nothing but the illegitimate Leighton daughter, who stooped to dirty tricks, just to worm your way into the Godfrey family.”Her cold, disdainful tone
The more Jeanette struggled, the brighter his rage burned. Every part of his body was screaming to swallow this woman whole.“What’s so great about Elias, huh? What makes him better than me?” He pushed her shoulders down as he asked through gritted teeth.‘I knew it, he’s mad because of Elias.’Jeanette smirked. “Well, he definitely wouldn’t do what you’ve done to me today.”Pearls of tears clung onto the corners of her eyes from the pain. She curled the corners of her lips into a smile, “Four years ago when I lost my memories, and I didn’t remember anything, he claimed to be my husband. I believed every word he said at the time, and I even thought that I had loved him like any other wife would.”“Enough!” Damon’s face darkened.He didn’t want to listen to any of that, but Jeanette was determined to continue. “I thought that since he was so in love with him, I must’ve been deeply in love with him too. But even then, he never forced me, not even once. Let’s use that as an example.
…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