Jeanette sighed and called her secretary, telling her to order a meal. Xavier sat on the couch, perfectly at ease, as if this were not Jeanette’s office but his.Jeanette was speechless. She felt as if, ever since she had met Xavier, this was exactly how he behaved. He was always carefree, frivolous, and cynical as if everything was just a game to him.He sat there and realized that Jeanette was staring at him. He grinned at her, flashing his neat teeth. Jeanette turned away and lowered her head, continuing her work.She did not notice the aspirational look on Xavier’s face as he sat on the couch.“Damon… What would you do if I took the woman you love away from you?”…The sun was shining warmly in the ward, streaming into the room through the window, enveloping the snow-white room in a golden hue. Everything in the room felt so clean.Damon leaned against his hospital bed and looked at the contents on the news on his phone. His frown deepened. His ice-cold expression was a star
Xavier’s kiss brought a strange aura, invading her lips. She widened her eyes. Even her heart had stopped beating.Her nostrils were overwhelmed with Xavier’s cologne. It was different from Damon’s cold and woody fragrance. Xavier’s scent had a roguish air, spicy and charming. There was also a bit of cigarette stench.This was too strange. Jeanette was completely dumbfounded. Xavier’s kiss was not as lingering as Damon’s. His kiss had an ice-cold touch. No flopping around or seductive air. He simply coldly smashed it stiffly against her lips.It was as if there was no feeling. He had simply done it to capture her lips. This felt more like a vengeful kiss.Xavier kept his eyes half open to look at Jeanette’s magnified face. She seemed very shocked, but seeing her in this state put him in a good mood.He had pretty much plugged her lips. He thought of Damon sitting bitterly in the hospital ward while he spent mornings and evenings with his wife, and now he was kissing her at such
Jeanette quickly called him back. Damon answered as soon as the call was connected.“Hello, Jeanette? What’s wrong? What happened?” His voice was full of care and concern, which made Jeanette’s eyes sting. She nearly burst into tears.She had no idea what was wrong with her. Was it because she was frantic over the work in the office? Or because of Xavier’s absurd kiss moments ago?She had no idea why, but at that moment, she really wanted to bury herself in Damon’s arms and cry.However, she
Zeke walked toward them, and the assistant anxiously pleaded for help. “Mr. Russo, look at Mimi. What’s wrong with her? Why does she look so scary?”Zeke waved his hand. “Don’t worry. This is because she got too immersed in her role. A lot of actors enter this state whenever they get too absorbed in their role. It’s normal. She’ll return to her senses soon enough.”Then, he turned around and left.After a long pause, Mimi finally released a sigh and broke down into tears.“Mimi, why are you
Mimi stood up as soon as she said this, and the assistant helped her to her dressing room.This was Mimi’s final scene of the day. She could remove her makeup and clock out. The next scene would be filmed tomorrow. It wasn’t every day that she could clock out early.After removing her makeup and changing out of her costume, she sat in front of the mirror, staring at her bare-faced reflection. She was wearing a black jacket, and at that moment, she was completely certain that she was Mimi Norto
‘But… Why?’Mim shrugged. It was such a difficult question. She couldn’t figure it out at all. Thus, she stopped thinking about it. She had pulled an all-nighter to study the script last night, and she was allowed to clock out early today. She really wanted to go home, lie down, and take a good nap.Mimi grabbed her bag, and her assistant escorted her out of the studio.At nightfall…It was 11:00 p.m. by the time filming had wrapped up for the day. Zeke dragged his exhausted self out of the
Elias laughed. This sounded like something Mimi would do.Mimi may seem careless all the time, but she had gumption. Nothing could stand in her way once she set her mind to it. The determination in her very bones had surprised even him. This was exactly why Elias felt confident enough to recommend her to Zeke. He knew that Zeke would not regret having Mimi around.“So you should thank me, Russo. I’ve uncovered a treasure for you!” Elias picked up his glass and gave Zeke a toast. The glasses clinked, and the pair smiled at each other. Elias downed his glass.Zeke chuckled exasperatedly. “I’ve certainly underestimated Mimi. It’s just that, despite her good acting skills, she’s so undisciplined. Sigh… The entertainment industry is becoming increasingly unfair.”Elias laughed. “This doesn’t sound like something a big-time director like yourself would say, Russo. You’re completely at home in the entertainment industry now, and every actor wants to be in your movies. How could you whine
Elias laughed. “You’re so funny, Russo. You talk as if Mimi is a terrifying person. Why is that?”Zeke shrugged exasperatedly. “Actually, Burnham, I just don’t understand it. How could you be friends with a messy woman like Mimi? Besides, you’re helping her. Why won’t you tell her that?”Elias laughed helplessly. “She’s probably still mad at me. She’d still be mad if I told her. So I might as well keep my mouth shut.”Zeke pursed his lips and laughed evilly. “Burnham, why do I get the feeling that you two share a kind of weird, ambiguous relationship?”Elias quickly denied it. “What are you talking about? I’ve only ever loved one person, Russo. You knew this from the first day we met. Mimi and I are just friends.”“If you’re ‘just friends’, why are you helping her so diligently?” Zeke stared at him in disbelief.“We really are just friends. Why would I lie to you? It’s perfectly understandable for me to help her out. I caused her to nearly lose this chance, so I need to come up w
…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