It was in rush hour, and Alice was stuck in traffic. She clicked on the text message and read it. After that, she frowned and dialed him directly. “Mr. Clements, why do I have to stay at the hotel too?”Mr. Clements replied, “I don’t know, this is the notice from the headquarters. They probably think that if guests have an emergency, you can handle it for them. Do you find it inconvenient?”“My daughter is on summer vacation and stays at home every day. Can I take her with me?”“Are you serious?” Mr. Clements asked unhappily.Alice replied awkwardly, “I just asked off the top my head. Fine. I will figure it out.” after hanging up the phone, Alice looked at the screen indignantly. It was so unfair.I didn’t even complain about this temporary arrangement, so how come I couldn’t take my daughter to check in? Alice thought. She decided to send her daughter to Maggie’s place. Luckily, Maggie was on vacation recently and was home every day and night.“I didn’t want to bother you, but it cam
“I am a little tired, so I am coming out for a break. I will go back in a while.” Alice said.Zayden nodded, picked up Max by the collar of his shirt, and said, “Hey, little guy, you can’t get into the women’s locker room. Get your hands off Alice.”Max reluctantly let go of Alice and was carried into the locker room by Zayden. After making sure Zayden was in the locker room, Alice went in the opposite direction and walked through the women’s locker room to the exit. She then crouched in an open spot and pointed her phone at the men’s locker room, ready to record video. She wanted to laugh but didn’t dare to laugh out loud.Zayden soon walked out, holding Max’s hand. Both of them were wearing black swim trunks, and Zayden had a white towel around his neck. Zayden had just taken a few steps when he was tugged by a woman. The woman said, “Couch, do you have a new swimsuit here? My swimsuit is tight, and I didn’t bring an extra one.”Zayden frowned and said, “You have got the wrong perso
Alice’s face turned red. She then said, “I don’t think so.”Zayden looked at her with a smirk and asked, “Really? But you don’t look like you don’t think so.”Alice looked highly wary, so Zayden knew what she was thinking. Seeing him looking at her, she subconsciously looked down at herself. Then she hesitantly dropped her hands and asked awkwardly, “Besides, what do you mean by bringing me here? I can apologize for what just happened, but you have to let me out.Zayden didn’t even look like he wanted to move. He simply turned around and leaned back on the headrest at the edge of the tub, and said in a low, teasing voice, “Do you think your apology is enough?”Alice got anxious and asked, “Then what do you want from me?”“Come here and rub my back.” He said curly. His voice echoed in the bathroom. Alice froze for a long time when she heard the words. She looked straight up at Zayden’s back and stuttered, “Are… Are you kidding me?”“You can think I am joking if you want to spend an aft
“Zayden…” Panting, Alice called his name. At the same time, she bit her lips, closed her eyes, and let desire take the better of her.Zayden was more than aroused and ecstatic. The last time they had sex, he thought that the reason why Alice took the initiative was simply because she was under the influence of alcohol. However, it turned out that Alice was also affectionate toward him, proving that his affection toward her was not merely unrequited love.He clenched her waist more tightly and sped up.“Ahh!” Alice couldn’t help trembling. She felt a wave of electricity running from her cervix to her head, feeling like fireworks had just exploded inside her body. And her hand and legs went numb but shook uncontrollably. To Zayden’s surprise, Alice passed out.After a while, Alice felt that someone was holding her and drying her off as she was dazed. She then was placed in a large, clean, comfortable bed and covered with a quilt. She was so tired that she drifted off to sleep immediatel
“We have arrived.”Alice snapped back to her senses after hearing Zayden’s low voice. She turned her head to look out the window and saw the apartment she was staying in. She was a little disappointed because she felt that she was just having dinner at Zayden’s house.After thanking him, she then turned her head and shook Eliana’s shoulder, and said, “Eliana, hey baby wake up.”Eliana grunted and was still asleep.“I have got this,” Zayden unbuckled his seat belt. He then got out of the car before Alice could refuse his offer. Zayden pulled open the car door on the other side of the car and gently picked up Eliana.“Come on, I will walk you upstairs.”Alice froze, she nodded immediately after coming back to her senses and walked ahead to lead the way for him. Maggie’s apartment was on the twentieth floor. As the elevator was rising slowly, the two seemed like they could hear each other’s breathing in the narrow space.Eliana was lying quietly on Zayden’s shoulder, sleeping soundly. Sh
Maggie drove Alice to the hotel the following afternoon. When they were at the door, Maggie teased Alice, “Do you want me to walk you in? Maybe we will run into Zayden. If you are too embarrassed to talk to him, then I will speak for you.”Alice rolled her eyes at her and said, “Stop it, Maggie, stop the nonsense. Open the trunk and let me take the case. Thank you for taking care of Eliana.”Maggie leaned back, winked at her, and said, “I know. You might as well think about your own business, Alice, like finding a stepfather for Eliana or something. You don’t have to worry about anything else.”Alice was a little speechless. Maggie had mentioned Zayden since early this morning, even making Alice wonder if Zayden had bribed her into mentioning him in front of her. Alice took her suitcase and then stood still. Only when Maggie’s car drove away that she pulled the suitcase into the hotel.She walked straight to the door of her room and swiped it open with her spare room card. “Why is thi
The two waiters looked at each other, and their mouths opened wide in surprise.Alice snapped back to her sense and tried to draw back her hand. Unexpectedly, her hand was held even tighter by Zayden.“Did you guys see clearly? She is mine now. Go to the HR department and resign and tell the others everything you saw,” He said.Both Waiters turned pale. One of them was in a cold sweat, and he almost fell on his knees if not for the waiter next to him holding him up.Faced with Zayden, a cold and powerful man, they didn’t even dare to beg for mercy and quickly left.The room returned to silence as the door to their room closed. Alice rubbed her wrist, lowered her head, and asked, “Why did you say that?”“Say what?”“You said that I was your fiancee.”Zayden stepped closer, lifted her chin, and forced her to look directly at him, he then said, “Did you understand what I said last night?”Alice found herself approaching the bed behind her and there was nowhere for her to run. She said, “
Zayden hadn’t considered that he would get married until he met Alice. He never felt lonely living alone. He even thought that having a dog accompanying him was more reliable than getting married.In his opinion, Max had enough turned his life up and down, but he hadn’t expected to meet Alice, who turned his life upside down even more. Zayden holds different attitudes toward Max and Alice. He wasn’t too happy when he first met Max, but he loved having Alice around in the first place already.He closed the door gently in case he woke up Alice. The sound of his softly closing the door echoed in the quiet room. Henry had been waiting at the door for a while. When he saw Zayden coming, he greeted him and said, “Hello, Mr. Collins.”Zayden nodded in response and then said, “There has been some gossip going around the hotel lately, so please go and take care of it. Don’t let me hear any more of this boring gossip from them.”He was a little impatient when it came to this matter. All the emp
“Mom, don’t come over!” Eliana and Max yelled at the same time.“Alice, you are such a lucky bitch. You have such two wonderful children. I have worked hard my entire life, but now I have nothing in the end,” Jessica said in an envious tone.‘Did you just mention children? Could be that you suddenly wanted to meet Gary before you die because he’s your only family?’ At the thought, Alice gently asked “Jessica, do you want to meet Gary?”Instead of answering Alice's question, Jessica remained silent. She then bowed her head and began trembling.“I will call him right now. He just left, so he will come back soon,” Alice added.“Is Gary really coming back?”“Yeah. He’s doing great this year. He has always get high grades on his test and he is popular school. He is just as smart as you are.” Alice praised Jessica in the hopes of changing her mind.“He didn’t want to see me. I tried to talk to him this year, but his maid always mistook me for a beggar and told me get lost.” Jessica spoke in
A woman in a janitor’s uniform rushed out of the tool room as Eliana and Charlotte left the restroom. The woman then pressed a fruit knife against Eliana’s neck. Eliana had no idea what was going on because it happened so quickly. She could not stop shaking when she felt the cold metal against her skin.Charlotte was so scared that she screamed. Then she immediately covered her mouth. After hearing her voice many people made their way to the restroom. However, no one dared to approach them, they all stood back and watched.Eliana grabbed the woman’s arm from behind as she wanted to wrestle her to the ground. She thanked Alice were forcing her to take so many taekwondo classes at this moment.However, the woman realized what Eliana was trying to do. She whispered in a husky voice, “Don’t do anything. I will slit your throat if you move one more time. By then your blood will flow like a water flower and you will die tragically.”The woman’s voice was so husky that it made Eliana feel li
Dominic saw Eliana the moment she walked into the room. He looked at her as if he could not take his eyes off her. Eliana shone like a star that was even more dazzling than the bright chandelier. Whenever he looked at her, his heart beat faster, and his palms sweat.Ever since Eliana entered the hall, Dominic had been looking at her. He watched her as she walked around the venue and to greet the guests and he was disappointed when he noticed that many young boys were looking at her as much as he was.Later on, the host asked Eliana and Max to come on the stage. They sang the birthday song together and then catch the multi-tiered cake. Zayden then announced that the party was started.It was not until then that Eliana was free. When she saw him after she left the stage, Eliana moved quickly towards Dominic. Every step she took seemed to step into his heart, causing it to beat like a drum.Dominic had been waiting for Eliana to become an adult for the past two years, but she had no idea
After dinner, Eliana comes back to her apartment. She took a quick shower before going to bed. As she lay down in bed, she checked her phone and found tons of unread messages in the Team Wolf Chat Group. Eliana was supposed to join her teammates in celebrating their victory after the game, but she didn’t because her parents showed up unexpectedly.Eliana’s teammates not only posted pictures from dinner in the chat room, but they also mentioned for several times. Eliana was about to go to bed after replying to everyone's message, but the moment she discovered Dominic had also texted her, she perished her thoughts.Dominic had become extremely busy since he retired from the e-sports circle two years ago and returned to London to take over his family’s business. Recently, instead of having time to play games with her, he could only teach her practical strategies occasionally.Dominic returned to Rose City this time just to watch their game. However, Dominic and Eliana didn’t even have ti
After the game was over, the lights in the hall lit up and the host invited two teams onto the stage after congratulating the winners.Max and his parents took a seat in the first row. People around them began to whisper in surprise, and they only stopped when Team Wolf showed up on the stage.The stage was well-lit, but the auditorium was dark, so Eliana had no idea her parents, whom she had not seen in a long time, had arrived on the scene.Standing on this stage, Eliana smiled while waving at the audience. She sparkled like a diamond and nothing seemed to be able to dim her light.Meanwhile, Alice looked at Eliana as if she was her biggest fire. She felt proud of Eliana from the bottom of her heart.Initially, Alice was furious when she learned that Eliana wanted to become an e-sports player. However, she began to regret it after Eliana became a world champion. ‘If I stopped her back, then I would have stopped her from succeeding. Thank goodness I didn’t do so. Alice thought to her
Two years later, an important match took place in a hall in the center of Rose City. Eliana’s team, the Wolfs would play against a team from another country.Teen Wolf had previously won the world championship twice while their opponent was a dark horse team that had only recently formed. As a result, game lovers from both countries eagerly anticipated this match.At the same time, this was the most crucial match for Eliana since she joined Team Wolf two years ago. She would be a member of the world championship team if she won the game. However, she would lose her best chance to win the World Championship if she lost it. Therefore, Eliana took this match very seriously.Because the Dream High Group was one of the match sponsors, the live room was packed with people Eliana knew. Although ticker prizes had risen to several thousand dollars per person, Max could still obtain tickets for his family.At that moment, Trevor, Maggie, and their children sat in the center of the front row. Da
Henry was very efficient. Two days later, he managed to place the information he had gathered about Dominic on Max’s desk.Then Max started reading it carefully.Dominic Deleon was Dominic's full name. He was born and grew up in London, and he was twenty years old. His great-grandfather was a politician who once held a high govt position. His grandfather was a successful businessman who owned a large corporation. As for his father, he was a businessman who made the company well.Dominic was the family’s only child, but he was uninterested in business. He fell in love with e-sports in college and soon signed up with an E-sports company. Later, he made it to one of the best teams in the country and was named captain due to his outstanding performance. He once led his team to a world championship victory.Before moving to Rose City Dominic attended a university in London. However after he fell out with his parents, he transferred to a college in Rose City because several of his teammates
“Do you really want to know about it?” Dominic asked after some thought.“Yes!” Eliana said.“I might tell you after we get to know each other better. But, you know, we are not even friends now,” He said.“Well, I’m not interested in that anymore.” Eliana said. She became impatient, so she stopped talking to Dominic.“Are you angry?” Dominic asked.“No.”“I know you won’t get angry that easily.”“That’s because I know getting angry easily is bad for my health. It’s nothing to do with you.”Hearing Eliana’s words, Dominic burst out laughing. He knew Eliana loved sashimi, so he gave her that plate. “Well, we are friends now,” he said.At that time, Charlotte was talking to Kevin and Max was talking to Jason. On the other hand, Max kept a close eye on Dominic and paid attention to his every move.Dominic quickly realized this, so he turned to look at Max. The two boys then locked their gaze on each other. Max appeared weary and hostile whereas Dominic didn’t seem to be bothered by Max’s
Alice nearly fell on her knees and then stood up straight with all her strength. Seeing that Zayden was in more pain. He wanted to rush to Alice and help her out of the situation at that moment, but he had to wait for the right time. Therefore, he stood in the crowd, silent.“I’m just a doctor. I’m not that capable enough to defeat mercenaries.” Alice said, through gritted teeth.Hearing that Victoria kicked her once more. “Are you trying to fool me? I’m sure you know some special forces! Isn’t Adrian Taylor is your brother-in-law.”Alice let out a painful groan. She took a deep breath and said, “I had no idea you know it. But sadly, none of them in Flesoil.”“That’s fine. I can wait! They will agree to my request, as long as you are my hostage.”Zayden’s gun was in his pocket, but he didn’t have the guts to touch it.At that time, Victoria’s gun remain pressed against Alice’s temple, making him nervous. His hands were sweating, and he was even more nervous than he had when he saved E