Felix pursed his lips aggrievedly. “I want to eat crêpe, I want to go home.”“How about I buy you some crêpe then?”“No, I want to eat the one the butler makes.” The little boy became unhappy, his lips pouting high up above. After all, he was just a child, so it was normal for him to throw a tantrum since he was not used to the new environment. Jeanette felt unhappy and suddenly began to doubt herself. ‘Am I really able to give Fe the life he wants when I’m such a failure of a mother?’Jean
Jeanette went on to hug Felix, and they both cried out loud as tears flowed. Meanwhile, Felix was sobbing while hugging Jeanette as he said, “Mommy, don’t cry, it’s my fault, I know it’s my fault now… I don’t want to go home. I want to stay here with you, Mommy…”“Fe…”Jeanette held onto the little boy and felt even more saddened. After some time had passed, Felix grew tired from all that crying, so he fell asleep in Jeanette’s embrace. The little boy had cried so much that his entire eyes
‘A misunderstanding?’ Jeanette laughed wryly, only feeling like she was being mocked. ‘How could that have been a misunderstanding? I clearly saw him hugging another woman, both of them dressed indecently as they kissed passionately.‘If I hadn’t barged in on them midway, they would’ve definitely gone onto the bed already. I saw everything with my own two eyes, so how could that have been a misunderstanding?’Jeanette’s eyes were red, the scene of Damon and the secretary passionately kissing r
Actually, Jeanette had never expected that she and Damon would end up in that situation one fine day. All those years, she had been dazed by the gentle and perfect fantasy that she thought she was actually going to be able to enjoy a deep and everlasting loving relationship. In fact, it was most likely because of the high hopes she had placed in that relationship that she had completely forgotten about the fact that everything had its own expiry date, including relationships and marriage. In
Jeanette took a deep breath and said with her ice-cold expression, “I meant… I want a divorce.”Jeanette’s cold and decisive voice seemed to have frozen everyone on the spot. Those words pierced through Damon’s heart mercilessly like a blade, causing his chest to be struck with excruciating pain as if something had just been smashed. His knuckles tightened, exerting so much force that even his joints turned slightly pale. The frown on his face got knitted tighter and tighter as his expressi
That was the first time Jeanette had lashed out so fiercely at Damon, seeming like she was a crazed woman filled with an intense amount of unhappiness. The pain she felt in her heart had been transformed into an intense amount of hatred swallowing her up whole. On top of that, Jeanette just could not forget the scene that she had witnessed the night before. The scene where Damon was on top of the secretary as the two of them kissed passionately was like a magical curse that kept on repeating
Jeanette’s eyes reddened until she finally squatted down and could no longer control her tears. Her body trembled for a moment, and she buried her head in between her knees. That was the first time she felt as if someone had cut an important piece away from her body. …On the other hand, back at the hospital’s ward where the sun’s rays were shining inside, the entire ward seemed like a gold-colored sea. The sun was still shining warmly outside, which was the complete opposite of how gloomy
“Mr. Godfrey…” The secretary carefully said, “Are you alright?”‘Is he angry? Is he mad that I’m being an eyesore for staying behind of my own accord?’For a moment, the secretary felt slightly uneasy. She rubbed her hands together and said, “I… I’m sorry, Mr. Godfrey. I’ll take my leave now…”After that, she hurriedly got up and was just about to leave when…With a muffled noise, Damon, who was standing by the entrance, fell over right in front of his secretary, who was panicking. Her eye
…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