Elias instinctively denied any discussion on his feelings for Mimi. For some reason, he felt that this was absurd. It was impossible.Zeke smiled and said, “I never mentioned who this woman was. Why are you so eager to deny it? Have I actually gotten it right?”Elias smirked. “Cut the cr*p. You’ve never been so gossipy before.”Zeke shrugged. “I’m not a gossip. Your problems are written all over your face. You’ve been in a terrible mood since this morning. It’s like you’ve lost your soul. Why would you be so disappointed if you didn’t care about her?”Elias blinked. “I… I just don’t want to lose a good friend,” he explained weakly.“Stop hiding it, Elias. I really don’t get it. You’re a playboy. Are you still incapable of making sense of your own feelings? Look at how much concern you have for Mimi, and you still haven’t realized your own feelings for her?”Zeke could see right through Elias’ thoughts, yet this man was still playing the fool, unable to understand himself.“I tol
Zeke had deeply angered Elias. At night, he even called Zeke and scolded him for cracking such an unnecessary joke.However, Elias never thought that Zeke was actually being serious about pursuing Mimi, very serious.He was a busy man, but he actually came to visit Mimi at her ward the next day and bought a bouquet of flowers too.The worst part of all? He actually came to his office to show off. When Elias saw Zeke carrying a bouquet of flowers into his office, he hadn’t fully realized that those flowers were meant for Mimi. He even teased him, asking why a big man like him was carrying such a huge bouquet of flowers around.Zeke chuckled mysteriously. “Capturing a girl’s heart requires flowers, of course.”Elias was stunned. He was taken aback.“Capturing whose heart?”Zeke shrugged. “Didn’t I tell you yesterday? I’m going to pursue Mimi. I even did some research on romance strategies when I went home. Everyone says that women find roses irresistible, so I’m sure Mimi will lik
Mimi was stupefied. Her mind went blank. All she could do was hold the roses dazedly and stare at Zeke, unable to say a word.She couldn’t believe that Zeke was really trying to court her. They were kind of incompatible. She had never considered dating him at all.“M-Mr. Russo… I… I don’t think we’re compatible enough. I don’t know why you want to date me… I…” Zeke laughed, cutting her panicked words off.“Don’t worry. You know Elias likes you too, don’t you?”Mimi was taken aback. She shook her head and waved her hands. She immediately looked very disappointed and felt a soreness surge from within her chest.“Stop fooling around, Mr. Russo. Elias likes me? That’s not possible. He’s always been in love with Jeanette. You’re his friend, and you should know that. He’s always been in love with Jeanette. It’s been so many years, and that hasn’t changed.”Zeke smiled gently. “Mimi, I thought that Elias was the only idiot at first, but you’re just the same. It’s bad enough that he ha
‘What gives me the right to stop her? I’m not anyone to Mimi. Otherwise, if I were to rush in like this, I’d only embarrass Mimi and Zeke.’Elias lowered his head. He suddenly felt as if he had been hit with a spell. He nearly lost control over his actions.‘What happened to me? Why was I being so rash? Thank goodness I caught myself in time. If I rushed in, I’d end up totally embarrassed.’He heaved a sigh and continued standing at the doorway, looking inside. Mimi was in the VIP ward, which was a huge room. Elias stood at the doorway, unable to hear their conversation too clearly.All he could see was the pair engrossed in conversation. Mimi looked very happy, and he couldn’t help feeling anxious.‘D*mn it, must she be so happy over having a suitor? Is she obsessed with men?’Elias felt a sore pang in his heart for some strange reason. He felt uncomfortable, as if he had eaten a lemon and failed to digest it.He realized that he really didn’t like having other men prowling ove
Elias kept his eyes on the pair, feeding each other in the room, and slowly clenched his fist. He grimaced, hard.‘What are those two doing? They’re just eating. Do they have to be so close? Mimi has hands and feet, doesn’t she? She may be injured, but she doesn’t need a man feeding her like this, does she?’Unbeknownst to Elias, his heart swelled with a sour taste, as if he had eaten a lemon. Even his chest felt uncomfortable.The nurse did not notice Elias’ absent-mindedness. She was blind from her excitement from seeing her prince charming. She lowered her head, blushing and smiling shyly. Her eyes had practically turned into the shape of hearts.It was a rare opportunity for her to come face to face with this prince charming. Nearly every young nurse in this hospital was Elias’ secret admirer, and she was the only one lucky enough to come face to face with the man of every nurse’s dreams. She had to seize this opportunity.After some consideration, the nurse gathered her coura
Zeke chuckled. “You have feelings for each other, so I don’t want you to lose any chances you may have. After all, you only meet The One once. If you miss out on the person you love most, you’ll live in regret, no matter how much time passes. However, I’m only going to give Elias one chance. If he still fails to appreciate this chance, I’m going to take you away.”Mimi laughed exasperatedly. “Alright, I promise that if Elias still loses his chance with me this time, I’ll focus on officially becoming your girlfriend and devote myself to you from now on. I’ll never look at any other man no matter what happens.”“It’s a deal, then.” Zeke smiled teasingly. “But I really do hope that Elias will continue in his stupidity and remain in his absent-mindedness.”Mimi laughed bitterly. Her heart was filled with mixed feelings.…The secretary knew that Xavier wasn’t going to let her off the hook so easily, but she never expected him to move so quickly.This morning, when she arrived for wor
The secretary frowned. She instinctively shielded her right wrist and turned to Xavier irritably.‘Has he lost his mind? What is he doing? I only bought a bracelet exactly like Jeanette’s. I haven’t done anything wrong, so why can’t Xavier let this go?’Jeanette glanced at her wrist curiously, but she was blocking her bracelet from view.Xavier wasn’t about to let her off the hook that easily. He pretended to look surprised. “Ah, sis! That bracelet on her wrist looks exactly like yours…”The secretary panicked but continued acting calm.The secretary took a deep breath and acted calm as she replied, “It’s perfectly normal for people to have the same bracelets. It’s a feminine item, after all. If it’s pretty, plenty of people will buy it.” Xavier, on the other hand, smirked. “But I remember that you helped my brother buy the bracelet on Jeanette’s wrist.”The secretary’s heart sank. She frowned and shot Xavier an angry glare.Jeanette was taken aback. The scene before her was c
Xavier was the second heir to the Godfrey Group. He may not have inherited the CEO seat like Damon, the eldest son, but he was a rich man’s son who his parents greatly indulged.He was a blessed son in the eyes of the public. He wasn’t just handsome, but he also came from a rich family and was born with a silver spoon. He had many things that most people didn’t.However, Xavier had a secret. Damon was the only person that Xavier was jealous of.They may be brothers, but they had never gotten along. Besides, ever since that incident from their childhood, they had pretty much been reduced to enemies.Xavier had dedicated his life to causing trouble for Damon for as long as he could remember. When Damon had been in elementary school, Xavier would constantly tear up his homework and throw them in the trash, in secret, in a bid to prevent Damon, an outstanding student, from handing over his homework the next day and to ensure that the teacher would criticize him.However, Damon would
…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