It was from Mimi Norton looking for a companion for a shopping trip. It startled Jeanette. She could not tell why Mimi would ask her on a hangout.Nevertheless, she agreed. She met the other woman with the expectation of some purpose, but her motive turned out to be genuine. She really just wanted to do some shopping. Or rather, window shopping—she did not buy anything on her trip, as it was dominated by the two strolling around while chattering endlessly about all kinds of novel topics and adv
“Mimi, you really…”“Jeanette, I’ve misunderstood you a lot and hurt you many times because of my feelings for Elias, but you never blamed me for it, and you’re still willing to be my friend. I’m very grateful to you. Now, I think that after struggling for so long, I have no regrets.”Jeanette could see her sincerity. It didn’t look like she was joking at all.‘Has she really let go of Elias? Well, that’s good too.’Mimi smiled casually. “I don’t want to care about Elias anymore. We’re just friends now. I think that’s pretty good too.”Just then, someone passed them by in the shopping mall, paused for a while, and stared at Mimi. “You’re Mimi Norton!?” he cried.Mimi was wearing a face mask and hat. She quickly lowered her head. “No, you’ve got the wrong person.”“It’s you! I recognize your voice! Oh my God!” The passerby was excited over his rare sighting of a female celebrity. He whipped out his phone to take a picture with Mimi.The passerby was a little loud and drew the at
Damon sat on the ice-cold bathroom floor, not moving a muscle.Parker approached him worriedly. “Are you alright, sir?”He shook his head and looked at her. “I’m sorry… I lost my composure just now,” he said apologetically.“Mr. Godfrey, what happened between you and the missus?”Parker immediately realized that she had spoken out of turn as soon as she uttered those words. A secretary like her had no right to pry into her boss’ personal affairs.Damon wasn’t annoyed. He gave a bitter, drun
“Jeanette… What are you hiding from me?” he finally asked, but there was no answer from the other end.He pulled his phone away from his ear and realized that his phone had run out of battery.‘Did she hear my question?’He held the dead phone and stared at it for a while, then chuckled bitterly.Two days later…Now that his business trip was finished, Damon scheduled two hours into his time to buy her a birthday present.Just then, Parker rushed toward him. “Sir, our flight has been cance
“If you really can’t make it home, don’t. Why put yourselves through such trouble?” she told Parker.“But Mr. Godfrey…”Another wave of static interrupted her, cutting the conversation. Jeanette had no idea what Parker had said.She assumed that he would be going back to the hotel since he wouldn’t be able to come home. ‘Why should I be worried? It’s Damon, after all.’Jeanette put down her phone and did not concern herself with the matter anymore.‘It’s my birthday, and I’m spending it all alone at home.’She heaved a long sigh.Just then, the security guard informed her that a guest had arrived.Jeanette was taken aback. ‘It’s pouring rain right now. Why would I have a guest?’She discovered that it was Elias when a servant brought him in.“I knew that Damon wouldn’t be able to come home in this storm, so you’d probably be all alone at home. I guessed right.”Elias smiled as he walked in.The distance between the doorstep and the entrance may have been short, but he was d
That night, the wind howled. The storm was even more violent than it was during the day. There was thunder and lightning too.Damon was worn out by the time he arrived home.He had intended on driving home through the highway but was met with roadblocks. Parker had tried to advise him to turn back, but he insisted on taking a smaller road and that he had to come home tonight, no matter what.However, one of the smaller roads had been flooded by the storm and was extremely muddy, so the car sa
“Were you hoping that I’d never come home? Or did you not want to come home to this house at all?” he questioned icily.Jeanette was confused. “What are you talking about?”His clothes smelled of dried mud, wet from the rain, and dried naturally. She was beginning to wonder if he had rolled around in the mud.Of course, she never would have imagined that he would debase himself and personally push his car, just to arrive home in time for her birthday. The rear end of the tire had splattered m
When Damon stepped out of his shower, Jeanette was already lying in bed with her eyes closed. He wasn’t sure if she was asleep.She had not taken off the necklace. The collar of her pajamas was slightly lower than the clothes she was previously wearing. It made her collarbone particularly sexy and enticing.He couldn’t resist bending down to kiss her neck.However, she jolted up instinctively and screamed, hugging the covers as she shrunk backward.Damon never expected such a huge reaction from her.“What’s with you?”“I…”Jeanette noticed her lapse of character too. However, she couldn’t seem to calm herself.That man had closed in on her, just like this, that very night…Her nightmares were just too terrifying.Damon did not detect the fear in her eyes that she had tried so hard to hide. He sat on the side of the bed and thought carefully, then apologized to her. “I was wrong, I shouldn't have been angry with you. I’m sorry.”Jeanette never expected him to apologize. “You