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
Mutt sneered disdainfully, grabbed Mimi by the neck, and threw her onto the bed.Mimi wanted to fight back, but the intense pain had completely drained her. Her mind was dizzy, while her vision was spotty. She couldn’t even see clearly. She lay there, unable to move. Only her chest was rising and falling intensely.“You just had to kick me, didn’t you?” Mutt sneered. “You b*tch! I’m gonna make sure that you’ll never forget me for the rest of your life, tonight!”Then, he pounced on her again and ruthlessly pulled down Mimi’s pants. She gasped for air as she lay on the bed, too weak to fight back. A single tear trickled down the corner of her eye as she plunged into despair.…The room door was suddenly kicked open. The loud “bang” made the men in the room jump in fright, and they turned around to look out the door.Elias stood at the doorway, his eyes completely reddened. His entire being shook with rage.Elias was taken aback as he looked at the room. Even though he had already
Damon and Jeanette sat in the office alone for a very long time, not coming out at all. Xavier would walk to Jeanette’s office door from time to time to look around.He thought that Damon would come bursting out of the door at any moment or that Jeanette would be pitifully thrown out. However, an entire afternoon had passed, and yet there was no movement from the office.Soon, nighttime arrived, and the office was just as quiet as ever. Xavier couldn’t help feeling increasingly curious.‘What’s going on? Were my words not enough to needle them? But I know I’ve crossed a line with the things I’ve said. Based on my understanding of Damon, he would have fought with Jeanette as soon as he heard those words. But it’s been so long, and nothing’s happened. This isn’t like him at all.’Finally, when the sky was completely dark, and it was time to leave work, Jeanette’s office door opened. He saw Jeanette pushing Damon out in his wheelchair, laughing and chatting away with him, looking even
The night breeze was slightly chilly. The moon shone high in the sky, as its silvery-white light illuminated the world in a silvery glow. The street lamps shone with a warm yellow light.Jeanette pushed Damon out of the office building in his wheelchair. A chilly breeze brushed across them, which made her shiver. She stopped.“What happened?” Damon sensed her sudden change and asked.Jeanette fell silent for two seconds and hesitated for a while before asking, “Damon… aren’t you angry?”She had been worrying ever since they entered the elevator. Damon had always resented his brother, and he had already been enraged once in the daytime.Now, Xavier had added fuel to the flames with his nonsensical claims. He must be enraged. She was beginning to worry that Xavier’s words would cause a rift between them.Damon lifted his head and looked into her eyes. “Honestly, I was a little angry when I heard it at first. But I’m not angry now.”“Why?” Jeanette asked.Damon smirked, reached ou
Before Elias could make sense of the strange feeling welling up in his chest, the hospital room door was pushed open. Jeanette walked in, pushing Damon in a wheelchair.“What happened?” Jeanette’s eyes betrayed her anxiety and concern. She had rushed over as soon as she heard about Mimi.Mimi was her closest friend in this city. She had been overwhelmed and busy after accepting the position as the Godfrey Group’s CEO. Furthermore, she had been continuously worried over Damon, who was injured, so she wasn’t able to check on Mimi. She never expected this to happen.She walked to the side of the bed, and Mimi’s face entered her sights. Her face was attached to a ventilator, so Jeanette couldn’t help clasping her hand over her mouth in shock.This was a girl who was always full of energy. She would burst into peals of laughter whenever she was happy, and even when she was upset and drunk, she would still be full of energy.However, to see such an energetic and feisty girl lying quietl
The next day, the hospital room door burst open just as dawn broke. Jeanette, who had been sitting by the bed, dazed and sleepy, was startled by the sudden noise and promptly woke up.Elias walked in, frowning. His face was cold and stoic.“What happened? Are you hurt?” Jeanette asked.Elias shook his head. “No, it’s just that we have a more pressing matter now.”Last night, he had dealt with those gangsters thoroughly and handed them to the police. However, he caught sight of a headline on a big news portal when he arrived at the hospital entrance.“Mimi Norton Bullies Britney Conway”. The glaring headline made his pupils dilate. He tapped on the headline and watched the video. Then, his expression grew increasingly sullen.He knew Mimi very well. She may have an impatient temper, but she was a good person. She would never throw her weight around and bully a fellow actor on set. Then, he remembered the strange things that Britney had said to him over the past few days.He could
…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