Jeanette lightly scoffed. “Stop putting on a show. I only kicked you once in the knee. Are you telling me it’s fractured?”Meanwhile, Damon was panting heavily. His voice obviously sounded as if he was in pain.“It hurts…”His voice was slightly hoarse, coupled with the sound of a pain that he was suppressing. It really seemed like he was in a lot of pain. Jeanette’s heart skipped a beat. She looked at Damon’s sorry state and bent over, rubbing his knees. ‘He really doesn’t seem like he’s p
Helplessly, Jeanette became hesitant and could not make a decision.When Damon noticed how troubled Jeanette looked, he pushed on his advantage and frowned. “Ow! How is it so painful? I don’t have a fracture, do I? Hurry up and think of something, Jeanette. You’re the one who did this to me!”Damon seemed like a weak child. His expression even carried a hint of coquettishness aside from being in pain.Meanwhile, Jeanette was heartbroken. She could not help but admit that as much as she desper
The distance between the two of them was extremely close at that point. In fact, Damon could even smell the familiar fragrance coming from the hair of the woman in his arms. ‘This is the smell of the shampoo she usually uses, gentle and subtly fragrant like jasmine.’Jeanette was a sentimental woman, so she had been using the same shampoo for many years, which was the reason that Damon was very familiar with the smell. The subtle fragrance was able to soothe his heart completely.Jeanette was carrying Damon, supporting both their body weights with her weak and skinny body. Damon curled his lips and could not help himself but stick close to her deliberately.‘She’s clearly still very worried about me, so why is she putting on that ice-cold facade? I knew it! How could she possibly stop loving me after such a short time?’Without suspecting anything, Jeanette took out her key and opened the door before carrying Damon inside. At the same time, she was painstakingly reaching out her ha
“That’s right, she’s just about to give birth right now. I think she’s in a dangerous condition as well, so how could I possibly ask him to come to pick me up right now?” Damon said.Jeanette frowned and felt slightly helpless. “What should we do then?”“How about… How about you take me in for the night? Otherwise, I won’t be able to go back by myself, judging by how serious my injury is. It’ll be even more dangerous for you to carry me downstairs. What if we both fall down the stairs? Let’s j
Damon sounded so aggrieved that Jeanette knew she would not be able to defeat him in that argument since she was in the wrong.“Fine, you sleep in the master bedroom, and I’ll sleep on the sofa. Would that please you, Mr. Godfrey? This is my final decision, no more room for discussion! If you carry on taking advantage of the situation, I’ll seriously kick you out of here!” Jeanette helped Damon over to the master bedroom as she spoke.Naturally, Damon did not dare to provoke her anymore, not w
Jeanette helped Damon to sit before the dining table while she sat opposite him. The two of them each had a plate of the most ordinary-looking fish and chips, but Damon only felt a warm sensation within him.At that very moment, they were like a couple of newlyweds who were very much in love with each other. They may be eating the most ordinary-looking food, but Damon felt that it was a luxurious delicacy so long as he was able to dine with Jeanette.That was the very first time Damon had felt
“Mr. Russo, you’re so considerate toward Ms. Norton. I envy your relationship very much. Could you tell me more about your love life? I would very much like to hear about it.”Although Vanessa was smiling and seemed envious of Zeke and Mimi’s relationship on the outside, she was reminding Elias that Mimi was already Zeke’s girlfriend. Sure enough, Elias’ expression instantly darkened. He was obviously unhappy. Zeke curled his lips and revealed a gentle smile. It seemed as if his eyes would
Vanessa was embarrassed after being scolded in front of everyone, her expression slightly pale. She desperately wanted to look for a hole to hide in at that moment. She never expected Elias would scold her that fiercely in front of others without any care for her ego.Vanessa was unlike other women of her age, who were foolishly naive, cute, and in a fantasy, where they wanted to have a relationship filled with love. She was not foolish enough to pursue something superficial and hollow.What
…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