Morning had arrived. Sunlight streamed into the hospital ward through the window, illuminating the entire room. The room was permeated with a warm, seductive air.Humans’ eyelids were sensitive to light, even when fast asleep. The sunlight had woken Jeanette up. When she opened her eyes, Damon was still quietly asleep in bed.She stretched out her back, looked at Damon, who was fast asleep in the bed next to her and curved her lips into a gentle smile.Seeing his face, first thing every morning, was a very simple kind of pleasure. It’s no wonder people always said that company was the best display of devotion.Watching over each other like this, in the most peaceful way, was the best display of love. The thought of being able to gaze at him, fast asleep like this, every morning for the rest of her life, made her feel that she had more than enough, come what may.She stared at Damon, unable to tear her gaze away. For some reason, Jeanette felt that he looked very cute in his sleep.
Jeanette lowered her head. Before she could regain her senses, she heard a familiar voice.“Hello, sis! Good morning!”Jeanette lifted her head and saw Xavier, grinning at her from the side of the road, not too far away. He flashed a row of white teeth as he grinned at her. He seemed to be very relaxed and even waved at her when she lifted her head to look at him.Jeanette’s frown deepened. Her heart was awash with a wave of anger. She was suddenly reminded of yesterday’s sexual harassment and was even more incensed. She took a deep breath and tried her best to contain her raging anger. Then, she turned around and walked away as if she did not see Xavier at all.Xavier had already expected her distant reaction. He wasn’t angry. He shrugged and ran after her.Jeanette moved very quickly, but she was still a woman walking on the road in heels, which served as an inconvenience. Xavier caught up to her in no time. He kept grinning leisurely. The look on his face gave Jeanette the urge
“I drank last night too. Forget it, I’ll call an Uber, then drop you off at the studio. Look at you, you look so messed up…” Elias smirked, slightly amused at his misfortune.Zeke rolled his eyes and stared at him exasperatedly.After dropping Zeke off at the studio, Zeke’s headache felt much better, probably because the hangover pill had come into effect. He got down from the car and asked Elias, “Would you like to hang around the set? There will be some scenes with Mimi.”Elias shrugged. “I need to get to work too, you know. I’m not going today. We’ll discuss this some other time.” Actually, he wasn’t in a rush to get to work, but he didn’t want Mimi to find out about his relationship with Zeke. He didn’t want her to think that she had only managed to keep her job with the crew because of him.Elias left. The car drove away from the film set and happened to pass Mimi’s assistant’s car.Mimi had her head buried in her script. She did not notice the car passing her by. It was her
Jeanette could not figure out for the life of her why the reporters were so relentless in wanting the Godfrey Group to be buried down under. ‘Are they really intending to drive them to complete nothingness? Someone’s obviously planned this entire incident since the beginning to try and bring down both Damon and the Godfrey Group. Yet, these reporters are doing all sorts of nonsense without even understanding what’s going on.’At that moment, Jeanette had a very strong urge to get out of the c
“Damon…” Jeanette felt aggrieved in her heart. Although she had tried hard to endure from allowing her weakness to show, a tinge of tremor could still be heard in her voice. Damon’s heart instantly tightened. In fact, he even had the urge to leave everything behind to rush over to her side and give her a tight hug. Alas, there was absolutely nothing he could do at that point. “Jeanette, my secretary has called to tell me everything about the reporters,” Damon said. “Are you alright? Did they
Jeanette could not explain why, but Damon’s voice was so gentle that it had a miraculous effect of being able to inject a whole dose of warmth in her and coursing through her chest. She took a deep, deep breath and said, “Okay. Don’t worry, Damon. I’ll make sure I help you hold the fort here at the company before you’ve fully recovered. So, go ahead and focus on your recovery. I’ll be here forever.”Damon curled his lips and felt a gentleness in his heart. “I love you, Jeanette…”His voice
Actually, Zeke was able to look past Mimi’s flaws, even being late or refusing to show up to work. However, he absolutely could not tolerate his cast not performing at their best during filming. This was the most serious offense to him because it was a form of disrespect to filming. Mimi was panicking a little and was filled with embarrassment as she subconsciously thought to herself that she did not want to cause a delay in the filming process because of her. “Mr. Russo… Please give me anothe
Britney raised her chin as she gloated by saying, “Of course! Mimi, don’t you go thinking that you’re the only one who’s received an invite from Mr. Russo to be in one of his projects. Oh, hang on… Based on what I heard, you aren’t here because you received an invitation from him, but because your manager begged him desperately for it before you were able to receive this opportunity, is that right?” As Britney spoke, she let off a scornful snicker, which was even more obvious through her express
…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