When Zayden’s voice came from the other end of the phone, Alice felt as if he was whispering in her ear and her face was flushed when she thought of that night.Did I make such a request? I have no impression of it at all.Alice summoned up her courage and said, “That’s impossible. How is it possible that I make such a request?”I was just drunk, not crazy.“You are doubting me?” Zayden asked, “You mean that I am lying to you by making up a story?”Alice was speechless. At the same time, she thought, Yes, there is no reason for Zayden to make up a story and lie to me. I might make the request when I was drunk.Although Alice still didn’t want to believe that she made such an unreasonable request, she thought she was very likely to do so because she was so drunk that day.Then she stammered in embarrassment, “I didn’t mean that. I was drunk that day and I don’t remember what I said that night. I… I am going to pick Eliana up right now.” Then she hung up the phone.The driver drove fast
Alice froze and couldn’t say a word for a long time. After a while, she stammered, “I… I… I am going to see Eliana.”Seeing her run upstairs in fluster Zayden stroked the jade leisurely, with his serious expression slowly turning into a teasing smile.Don’t take the one-night stand seriously? It seems that you care more about it than me, he thought.****At S City International Airport.“I have arrived here and I am late at the baggage reclaim now. Achoo!” Maggie sent a voice message and sneezed. She sniffed and continued, “Let’s talk later. I will get my suitcase first.”On the carousel, her red suitcase was getting closer and closer to her.When Maggie put away her mobile phone and was about to get her suitcase, someone easily got the suitcase down the carousal for her.“You are welcome.” Before Maggie could say thank you, she heard a familiar and annoying voice.Maggie swallowed back the words on the tip of her tongue and took a deep breath. Then she raised her head and squinted at
The spaghetti that Alice cooked was not inferior to the dishes at the main meal.On the table were six beautiful plates on which there were traditional meatloaf, ired chicken shepherd’s pie, mac ‘n’ cheese, roasted tacos, and tuna salad.Alice filled a large plate with spaghetti for Zayden, added the sauce and the side dishes into it, and said, “Stir the spaghetti, and then you can eat it. It’s very delicious.”After saying that, she couldn’t wait to fill another plate of spaghetti for herself. Holding the warm plate with his hands, Zayden looked affectionately at her.Generally speaking, those from rich families would always ask the maids and the cooks to prepare the food for them, and they just needed to wait to eat ready… cooked meals.And Zayden had also lived like this since he was a child. He seldom saw his family cook and rarely ate the food cooked by his family.At this moment, seeing Alice prepare food for him, he was touched and reminded of both happy and unpleasant memories
“Hey, Alice it’s me.” The young man's voice comes from the other end of the line.“I know,” Alice said gently, “I have your phone number. You said you would come back from abroad after finishing your performance. Have you decided when will you come back?”“Yes.”“When? I am not busy in the following days; I will pick you up at the airport if I have free time.”“Thank you. But don’t bother.”“Alright,” Alice said with a smile. “You are a popular and famous violinist and the Mr. Medreamy in the country now. There will be a lot of people who want to pick you up.”“But Mr. Medreamy is going to live on the street as a vagrant. Alice, I need you.”“What do you mean by living on the street?” Alice asked in surprise.“Turn around.”Hearing this, Alice turned around and looked in the direction of the gate of the Dream High Hotel.Then she saw a young man carrying a huge cello case with a suitcase beside him. He was looking at her with a bright and innocent smile.The young man opened his arms
“You can live in Maggie’s room for the time being.” Alice opened the door of Maggie’s bedroom and said to George.“I have told Maggie about your situation and she said that you could live here.”“Maggie is always like and generous. I knew she would allow me to live here,” George said as he leaned against the door, looked around, and then nodded with satisfaction.“I just said you could live here for the time being. You had better find a new place to live as soon as possible. After all, this is not my home. It’s not appropriate for you to live here all the time.”“I see.” George put his arm around Alice’s shoulder and asked, “Alice, what will we eat for dinner?”“Noodles with soybean paste.”“Great. I love the noodles with soybean paste that you cook the most,” George said.At this moment, Eliana was sitting on the carpet and eating the chocolate brought back by George from abroad with satisfaction.She had been listing to the conversation between Alice and George. Thinking of Zayden’s
“By the way, you two have known each other, right?” Alice asked as she looked at Zayden and then at George. “Do you want me to introduce you to each other again?”“No, thanks,” Zayden said with a hint of jealousy in his voice while looking at George with a meaningful look. “Your future boyfriend has introduced himself to me just now.”Alice was stunned. She turned around, glared at George, and asked, “What did you say to him? Don’t talk nonsense anymore.”Frowning, George was dissatisfied when hearing her words but only dared to mutter under his breath, “It was not nonsense. I was telling the truth.”“This is my younger brother,” Alice explained to Zayden, “He is a violinist. But now, he is jobless.”“So, you have to support him now,” Zayden said and cast a scornful glance at George.“I don’t need Alice to support me. I just live here temporarily, and I will get a job soon,” George retorted and glared back.“I hope so,” Alice glanced at him and said helplessly. “I am going to the kitc
Alice was annoyed and drove the two of them out of the kitchen.“They are so strange today. Why are they suddenly so interested in cooking? If they stayed here, I am afraid I am not able to finish the cooking until the night!” She thought speechlessly.Outside the kitchen Zayden and George looked at each other with disdain in their eyes.Eliana and Max, who popped their heads out of the bedroom door and watched what happened in the kitchen, couldn’t help but cover their mouths and laugh.“See? Pressure indeed can help make things happen,” Eliana said proudly.Max nodded approvingly with joy on his face. It was the first time that he had seen Zayden go after a woman.The lunch was particularly hearty. Alice cooked fish, braised chicken wings, fried meat with bamboo shoots, and tomato and egg soup. When she put the dishes on the table the air was immediately filled with the fragrance of the food.The food was so delicious that all of them were eaten up. After lunch, the two kids went ba
“Of course, I won’t believe you!” George thought and looked at Zayden’s back with his face full of hostility.“As the CEO of the Dream High Group, you can get everything you want. What do you have to come to such a small apartment to experience the so-called ordinary people’s lives? Humph! I don’t believe if you say that you didn’t have any other intentions.”Alice quickly finished making the bed in the room. When she came out, she prepared a new towel as well as toiletries and gave them to Zayden.At night, Eliana and Zayden brushed their teeth in the bathroom. Eliana was standing on the small stool with bubbles in her mouth, looking extremely happy.“What are you smiling at?” Zayden asked. After spitting out the water, Eliana crooked her finger to beckon him. Zayden knew that she had something to tell him and bent down.Eliana patted him on the shoulder, sighed as if she was a grown-up, and said, “I have told you that my mommy is very excellent. She has countless pursuers at home an
“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