The sunlight penetrated through the windows, illuminating the office. The sun was warm, but somehow, even the warmth from the sun could not soften Damon's cold expression. It looked so terrible that one would shudder in fear. It was as if the temperature in the entire office had just plummeted.Damon’s eyebrows were deeply furrowed, and his usual sharp gaze seemed to be even colder at that moment. His lips were pursed tightly, while his jaw was tense. From the look on his face, it was obvious that he must be furious."Jeanette Leighton, you shouldn't have hidden it from me." He stared at her, agitated.Damon would not normally call her by her full name. He would always call her “Jeanette”, while his tone would be gentle. His expression was always filled with tenderness as well.However, when he called her name today, even his voice seemed to be as cold as ice. Jeanette could feel goosebumps all over her. She opened her mouth as she tried to explain, but Xavier said something before
“What are you doing?” Jeanette frowned, her expression filled with discontent. Her lips had gone numb from his biting. It was nearly bleeding.“Shouldn’t I be asking you that question? What have you and Xavier been doing?” Damon asked with a frown, clearly incensed.Jeanette hung her head. “What could I possibly do? He’s an assistant, I’m the CEO. Professional stuff, obviously.”“Stop avoiding the subject. He told me you kissed. What is going on? How did he end up kissing you?” Damon rubbed her lips, gently stroking her soft mouth. His face filled with intense annoyance.Jeanette quickly explained, “That’s none of my business. Who knows what’s gotten into him? He kissed me out of the blue. But I promise I pushed him away at once!”Damon narrowed his eyes, and they flashed dangerously.“Why didn’t you tell me?” He nearly had a stroke. He felt a wave of raging anger in his chest when Xavier told him everything. He would have punched him in the face if his legs were working.Jeanet
Mimi’s eyes were red. The alcohol did not seem to diminish her depression at all. In fact, her depression intensified.Mimi never thought that she would fall into such a state. She remembered how motivated she was when she first entered the entertainment industry.In Mimi’s opinion, the initial years during her journey to stardom had been incredibly smooth.She had debuted as a child star and had filmed countless movies. Besides, every scene she had was very demanding. She had worked on so ma
“Look, there's a pretty lady at two o’clock. She has a hot body. She’s been wearing a mask from the moment she walked in. I can’t tell what she looks like.”“I’ve been watching her for a very long time. Her body is so hot. Her face must be nice too.”“Look at her, she’s probably drunk. This is a great chance…”The men looked at each other and smiled. Their evil intent was clear on their faces. Then, the men stood up and walked toward Mimi, who was in a small corner.She was sprawled on the t
“Sir, we have rules in this bar.” The waiter anxiously dragged Elias down.However, Elias’ eyes had grown red from anxiety. He didn’t care. He burst into the boss’ private room without even knocking. A bald man lifted his head and eyed Elias indignantly. He had a big beard on his face and was dressed in a black tank top, which displayed his firm muscles. There were tattoos all over his arms too.However, he looked very young, as if he were no older than thirty. If it weren’t for his fierce get-up, he would probably look like a handsome man who could make countless women fall for him.The waiters burst in after him, then stood awkwardly at the doorway, lowering their heads as they anxiously explained, “Sir… We… We’re sorry. We couldn’t stop him. He was too rash. He insisted on rushing here to see you.”Their boss frowned. He leaned against his seat in the private room as he surveyed the incensed Elias. His eyes flashed dangerously. “Who are you? Don’t you know we have rules in this
The receptionist’s first instinct was to avoid drawing problems. All she could do was force a smile despite her fear.“I’m sorry, sirs. We’re fully booked for the night. Please try a different hotel.”The man who was carrying Mimi frowned. “Fully booked? How is that possible? You’re a stinky, tiny hotel, and it’s not like you’re located in a high-traffic area. How could you possibly be fully booked? Are you f*cking with me?”The receptionist was sweating. “No, no, no. I wouldn’t dare. We really are fully booked. It’s tourist season now. So we’ve had a lot of tourists lately.”“Cut the cr*p! I refuse to believe that a stupid hotel like yours is fully booked. Give us a room right now! Or I’ll make you regret this!” one man growled ferociously.The receptionist mumbled to herself for a while, feeling reluctant to draw any trouble, “I’m sorry, sir. We really are fully booked.”“If you won’t give us a room, my friends and I are gonna go upstairs and check every room. If you’re lying,
“That’s not what I’m talking about! Did you pick up a girl from Zachary’s bar?” The boss’ voice was ice-cold. The man was taken aback. He turned around and looked at Mimi, who was fast asleep. His eyes filled with apprehension. “Yes, boss. How’d you know that? But I’m not breaking the rules, am I?”They had done this more than once. Usually, they only needed to threaten the girls a little, and they would be too afraid to say anything. Their boss would feign ignorance as long as they didn’t call the police and cause trouble for their boss.“You idiots! Do you have any idea who that woman is?” Their boss sounded extremely enraged.The men were taken aback. “Who? She’s just a celebrity, right?”“She’s backed by someone extremely powerful. Let her go at once! Or I can’t cover up for you, and you might end up dragging me down too!”The man was taken aback. Then, he panicked. “Is… Is it really that bad?”“Don’t say I didn’t warn you. The power behind that woman isn’t something to be
Back at the bar, Elias seemed to have lost all sense of rationality. It had been more than twenty minutes, but there was still no news of Mimi. He was suddenly struck with fear. What if those men had actually done something to her?Elias couldn’t bear to think about it. He had no idea how he had lost control so easily. He felt as if his heart were about to leap out of his chest. He clenched his fist, looking absolutely sullen.Zachary looked grim as well. Elias couldn’t take it anymore. He lunged forward and grabbed him by the collar. “Can that guy even be trusted? Why haven’t we had any news of my friend? I’m warning you, if anything happens to her, I’ll make you pay!”Zachary quickly tried to soothe him. “Mr. Burnham, please calm down. Don’t be so rash. Your friend will be fine. Their boss may be a gangster, but he’s a pretty honest guy. He knows when to toe the line and knows what to do to avoid trouble. He’ll make his men bring your friend back.”“You’d better be right about th
…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