‘What the hell is going on? Wasn’t I just kissing Jeanette?’Damon was stunned. His mind was a mess. His glazed eyes prevented him from getting a grip over the situation before him. Was it a dream, or was it reality?The secretary was embarrassed. She looked guilty as if she had done something wrong. “Ms… Ms. Leighton. It’s not what it looks like.”She wanted to explain but wasn’t sure of what to say.Jeanette had seen everything. What more could she explain?Should she say she didn’t do it on purpose? That she was only here to take care of Damon, who wasn’t feeling well? That she really wasn’t here to fight with her, that it was only a misunderstanding?Even the secretary felt that an explanation like that was a joke. At the end of the day, she had failed to control herself. She should have pushed Damon away, but she didn’t. She was psychotic. She knew that this wasn’t right, yet she felt strangely hot and was unable to control herself.Jeanette was weeping. Tears trickled onto
The secretary was weeping. She was still unaware of Xavier’s evil plan. She simply couldn’t control her emotions.“I don’t know, either. Mr. Damon just… All of a sudden… I just… I couldn’t control it… Then Ms. Leighton appeared. Mr. Damon collapsed trying to run after Ms. Leighton, I… I don’t know anything…” The secretary was fumbling over her words incoherently. She couldn’t even speak clearly. All she could do was weep guiltily. Now, she believed that this was all her fault. She should have pushed Damon away.Xavier couldn’t understand her, either. “Fine, fine. You need to calm down. I can’t understand you at all. You can talk to me once you’ve calmed down.”However, the secretary continued weeping. “What should I do? Ms. Leighton has misunderstood us. If their relationship is destroyed because of me, I’ll be the biggest sinner in the world. You were right, Mr. Xavier. I’m a horrible woman. I failed to control my own feelings. If I had known, I would have left the Godfrey Group ag
Jeanette closed her eyes and took a deep breath. The air was still filled with Damon’s scent, like a familiar, calming fragrance.This room contained many wonderful memories she shared with Damon. Tiny bits and pieces of it played through her mind like a movie, drumming against her heart, over and over again. Her heart ached so much that she was numb from the pain.Those beautiful memories quickly transformed into an overwhelming sadness, rushing towards her like a flood, nearly drowning her h
“I’m sorry…” Jeanette stared at the little boy in bed. Tears streamed down her face, and she felt as if a knife had gone through her heart.‘Should I take Felix away now?’She didn’t know.She had never considered saving any money for herself after staying in the Godfrey household for so many years. Thus, in reality, she had less than $1,000 on her. Furthermore, she had poured most of her personal savings into Leighton Inc. to solve its capital turnover crisis, and she had been preoccupied
Jeanette’s thin and frail figure cast a long shadow against the street lamp.The night breeze was chilly. She shivered from the cold, but it wasn’t just her body. Her heart felt frozen too.The little man in her arms continued sleeping, lying against her shoulders and drooling.Jeanette wept. Her heart was a mess of complex emotions.Felix probably had no idea about the huge change that had happened in his family. He had no idea that his family was now broken and that he would no longer expe
Elias was taken aback. “Okay.”…When Elias arrived, he found Jeanette carrying Felix and standing at the convenience store entrance. Her frail figure trembled in the cold wind. The small luggage bag rested on her side, looking pathetic like a homeless animal.Elias’ heart ached. This was the first time he had ever seen Jeanette in such a wretched state.He quickly ran toward her, took off his jacket, and draped it over her frail frame. “Why are you standing at the entrance? It’s so cold o
After entering the same college as Damon with great difficulty, she had joined the same societies as Damon. Damon had joined the basketball team, so she signed up for the basketball team as well. Unfortunately, the basketball team did not accept women on their team. She had been disappointed for a very long time after their rejection.Later on, her wish had come true when she married Damon. She had insisted on staying with him, even when he neglected her and had countless rumors about him, which linked him to other women.Why would Jeanette, who was so in love with Damon, want a divorce all of a sudden? What on earth had happened?Jeanette wept, just like that. The chill in her eyes was intense.“It’s funny, isn’t it? But it’s true.” Jeanette turned to Elias. “I think, this time, my marriage really is at an end.”It took Elias a long time before he could return to his senses. “Are… Are you serious?”Jeanette nodded. “I’m dead serious. I’m exhausted, Elias. I don’t want to discuss
The night was chilly.Jeanette lay in bed, tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep. Her mind was filled with memories of Damon, intertwined with the secretary, with their clothes in disarray.That scene seemed to be carved deeply into her mind. She couldn’t get rid of it, no matter how much she tried.She wondered what Damon was up to now. He was probably in the seaside villa, having sex with the sexy secretary, drunkenly indulging in his fantasies.He probably had no idea that she had pa
…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