By the time Elizabeth Liang woke up, it was already afternoon the next day. The sun shone through the curtains, and the air conditioning in the room was set to a pleasant temperature. "Mmh..." Elizabeth raised her sore hands and rubbed her painful head. As she was massaging her head and looking at the curtains in her room, a question arose in her mind——She was glad to be back in this familiar room, but how exactly did she get back? Elizabeth tried hard to recall what happened, but to no avail. The last thing she remembered was dying from the heat in the hotel bathroom, and then somebody saying that they were going to take her to James Lu. When she remembered this, last night's events quickly flashed through her mind——she drank something that she shouldn't have. Why did James feed that to her? If he wanted something from her, why couldn't he have just asked? Why did he have to do something so vile? So, James was the one who took her home? But, k
James Lu leaned back his head and downed all of the whiskey in his glass. But not only did it fail to quell the anger in his heart, but it caused him to flare up even more. Consumed with rage, he raised his hand and smashed the glass on the floor. "TSHH—" James didn't even wince from the huge noise of the glass shattering in this extremely quiet room. "Hey! What's wrong with you?" Isaac Bai had just stepped through the door, and asked in bewilderment when he saw the utter mess that James had created on the floor. "..." James ignored him. He took a bottle of alcohol and began directly drinking from it. "Hey, hey, hey!" Surprised, Isaac rushed over to James and snatched the bottle from his hand. "Are you trying to kill yourself by drinking like that?" "..." James saw that his bottle has been robbed by Isaac, so he turned around and opened the drinks cabinet to grab a new bottle. "Hey!" Isaac saw this and hurriedly put down the bottle in his
"...Evelyn..." "In conclusion, you got him completely wrong!" Evelyn Wu was getting anxious as well. "James Lu left with you first yesterday, but his assistant later told me that James Lu abandoned a billion-dollar deal to come and save you!" "A... what?" Elizabeth Liang shuddered and widened her eyes in disbelief. "You're saying he..." "Elizabeth, do you know how blessed you are? Do you know how ridiculously wrong you were today?" Evelyn pulled at her hair as she spoke like a disappointed mother. "......" Evelyn hesitated, but eventually asked cautiously, "Was... was it a really bad fight?" Elizabeth didn't even know what to do anymore, she didn't know whether to laugh or get mad. Should she laugh at herself for how stupid she was, or should she be mad at herself for being an ungrateful wretch and letting his kind intentions go to waste? She was so angry and disappointed just a moment ago, thinking that she got played by James like a fiddle, w
When Josephine Liang woke up, her head ached and her entire body felt sore and weak. She put her hands to her head and massaged her painful forehead. The light in the room was quite dim, with sheer curtains on the windows. When her eyes finally adjusted to the darkish room and looked around, she realized that the interior design was that of a hotel, and not her bedroom at all. "AH..." Josephine reflexively screamed out loud. The events that happened while she was conscious abruptly flashed through her mind. Her blood froze and her entire body began trembling. After James threatened her menacingly, he told the male waiter whom she had bribed to stay in the room, and the waiter began pervertedly feeling her up and down... She pulled away the sheets with shaking hands——she wasn't wearing anything! She... At that moment, the sound of someone washing their hands came from the bathroom. Josephine gritted her teeth and pushed down th
"Director Chen!" Josephine Liang couldn't talk to him on the phone, so she came to wait for him at his house. It was completely dark inside, which meant that Director Chen wasn't home. Josephine was extremely anxious, but she had to wait patiently by the door. It was almost July, and the night breeze was rather pleasant, but it only felt cold to Josephine. When Director Chen finally drove back home, Josephine opened her car door and rushed over before he could even park his car. She kept hitting on Director Chen's car window. "What's going on, Director Chen?" Director Chen glanced at the unseemly woman besides his car. He frowned slightly, but still opened the door and got out. Standing in front of Josephine, his expression was cold and was no longer as gracious and cordial as he used to be. "Why are you here?" "I just want to know why you removed me from the role?" "Have you read the news?" Director Chen raised his eyebrows. "The investor said
In the end, James Lu did not return to South Lake villa. Although Elizabeth Liang knew that it wasn't very likely for him to return to his old home, she still made a phone call to them just in case. Of course, it was in the name of greeting Mr. and Mrs. John Lu. Meanwhile, John Lu and Lydia Song were having dinner. Lydia chewed on her food as she told Elizabeth to come to their house for dinner with James, and she went on and on about a very delicious soup that Auntie Chang had made... Elizabeth politely turned down Lydia's invitation. Seeing that James still wasn't home, she looked around the well-lit interior of South Lake villa as she felt a little disappointed, but also slightly relieved at the same time. Elizabeth had no idea how to face James if he came home. Even though she had learned from Evelyn Wu that he had saved her, and she was truly grateful for that, she didn't know what had happened after the rescue. How did he cure the drug in
As soon as Elizabeth Liang finished her part-time job at Kuture, she rushed to the cafe where Charlotte Dong wanted to meet up with her. Just as she walked to the door, she was in such a hurry to go inside that she unexpectedly bumped into someone who was coming out. "I'm sorry." A gentle male voice spoke by her ear, and he even chivalrously reached out to hold her. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry..." Elizabeth apologized profusely before looking up. "Doctor Bai?" Isaac Bai looked at her and realized that she was his good friend's new wife. "Sis?" Isaac raised one eyebrow. "Why are you here?" "Um..." Elizabeth smiled awkwardly. "I'm meeting someone here." "Oh, I see." Isaac nodded. "Go ahead." Elizabeth wanted to ask him if he knew where James Lu was, but after some thought, she decided against it. She didn't want others to laugh at her for not knowing her lawfully-wedded husband's whereabouts and having to ask his friends about where he went.
"What does Miss Superstar Josephine Liang have to do with me? You think too highly of me, Mrs. Dong." Elizabeth Liang sat back down and said slowly. "It wasn't you?" Charlotte Dong clearly did not believe her. "I'm telling you right now, Elizabeth, don't try to play dumb with me!" Elizabeth was unfazed. She looked at Charlotte who was sitting across from her with a furious expression, then said in a sardonic tone, "It might've been me if I were still the heiress of the Liang family. But you guys kicked me out, remember? Do you honestly think that I'm capable of doing that in my down-trodden state?" Elizabeth would've never been able to say something like this in the past. Perhaps it was thanks to James Lu's influence that she was able to easily form sarcastic and derisive sentences like this. "Hmph! You might be powerless, but that doesn't mean whatever sleazebag you hooked up with is the same!" "What do you mean?" "What do I mean?" Charlotte hateful
Time went by so quickly. In the blink of an eye, John was already sixty years old. He didn't like complicated things and didn't like to celebrate his birthday. However, Lydia insisted on holding a birthday party for him. Considering that he liked quiet atmosphere, Lydia didn't celebrate his birthday in style. She only invited some close friends. Benjamin and Isaac naturally went there. Arvis was already five years old. He was much more lively than a few years ago, but he was not particularly noisy. Adele was pregnant again. The child was less than five months old, but Isaac was very nervous and followed her everywhere. He was so careful that James and Benjamin couldn't stand him anymore. That day, James teased him, "Say, Isaac, why are you so cautious? Adele is not a porcelain doll. If you want to please her, you don't have to be so affected." Isaac handed a piece of apple to Adele. After she finished eating, he replied, "I love my wife.
John didn't expect that she would mention this matter on her own. He fell in love with her first and said that he wanted to get engaged to her, but she proposed to get married first. Was it even? However, he wasn't a strait-laced person. Besides, wasn't it a good thing that his beloved girl couldn't wait to marry him? If they got married, he could see her as soon as he got home from work, and she would accompany him for meals. If he worked at home, she would stay with him. When he woke up in the morning, he would see her sleeping face at once and say good morning to her. At night, they could sleep together. What a wonderful thing! They got married in early August. The wedding was very grand, and there were many guests. Almost everyone who had something to do with the Lu family and the Song family attended their wedding, and some even came from afar. The three floors in the most luxurious hotel in A City was filled to capacity. John would always
"Happy birthday to you!" She sang the birthday song softly. Her voice was dulcet and soft, and it was very pleasant to the ear. The candlelight on the cake flickered as she moved, and the fruit on the cake gleamed in the candlelight. As Lydia approached John step by step, he felt that he was going crazy. She preferred to wear dresses, but all her dresses were lovely. Sometimes, she wore like a read lady. But at this time... She wore a long black lace dress that only reached her bottom. It was so flimsy that he could see her underwear... Her bra and pants were red and sexy, which only covered the most important parts of her body... At this time, John was obsessed with her, and he was hot all over. He felt that all the blood in his body was boiling, and his head seemed to be a little dizzy. "John..." Lydia came to him and looked at him shyly. "Today is your birthday." He looked at her bright and affectionate eyes and couldn't help but
John's birthday was coming soon, and Lydia was very distressed, because she hadn't decided what to buy for him. It was in the dark ages of computing. There was a computer in her house, but the network was not very developed. Therefore, she only asked a few close friends about it. They told her that she could buy him tie, cuffs, and clothes, but she denied these ideas at once. John was born in a rich family. After he grew up, he became a very excellent businessman. He had received many expensive birthday gifts, let alone something like a tie. As his fiancee, she couldn't be perfunctory, could she? So, she went to the mall, but she didn't see anything she liked. It seemed that giving him a special and novel birthday gift was not easy. She didn't know how to make handwork or paint. She had learnt piano when she was young, but she gave up later. After thinking about it for a while, she suddenly felt that she was so stupid. Except for the fact that she co
With the permission of Lydia's parents, John travel with her abroad for a few days. After coming back, he hired someone to teach her at home. Lydia had a feeling of freshness at the beginning. After all, she used to attend classes at school. At this time, she could learn knowledge at home. Moreover, the teachers were very careful and very patient. However, the next day, she was not willing to study like this, so she went to find John. "Why?" John was puzzled, "Is it because they can't teach their lessons well enough? If that's the case, I'll change new teachers for you tomorrow." "No!" She kept waving her hand, "They are very good teachers and they're patient, but..." She looked at him cautiously and thought twice before speaking, "They are just too patient, and they take good care of me as if I'm a child. I feel... a little stressful." John was stunned for a moment, and then he smiled, "Is this the reason?" "Yeah." Lydia nodded, "But I am not a chil
Lydia really didn't go to school anymore. Although all the misunderstandings had been clarified, she didn't want to go to school again. On the second day after she went through formalities, Nina came to her and asked for her forgiveness. At that time, John was there, but later he found an excuse and went out. Lydia looked at Nina who had suddenly become much more haggard and sighed in heart. Why did Nina have to provoke her back then? "I'm sorry." Nina said softly. "Oh." Hearing this, Nina immediately got unhappy and glared at her with hatred, "Lydia, are you very smug now?" She was apologizing to Lydia, but Lydia actually replied to her so indifferently. Lydia shrugged her shoulders, "Do you think I'm smug now?" "I'm apologizing to you!" "I heard it. Didn't I answer you as well?" "You..." Nina sneered, "Is that your answer?" "What do you expect?" Lydia was puzzled, "How do you want me to answer you? Should I thank you w
Nina's voice came from the stereo around the playground. She had said a lot. There were so many people on the sports ground, but none of them spoke. They were all shocked and stunned. "As for what I said to Lydia, it was my prank. Actually, Lydia's fiance has nothing to do with me. I... just envied her for having such an excellent fiance and I was jealous. Therefore, I did that to her that day..." After she said this, the crowd, which had been quiet, suddenly burst into an uproar. "Oh my god! How could it be?" "I heard that she was very excited that day. She cried, knelt in front of Lydia and begged her. But she said it was a prank?" "She couldn't do that even if she wanted to prank on Lydia, could she? That is Lydia's fiance." "I don't think it's a prank. I was in the dormitory at that time and I saw it with my own eyes. Nina looked really sad. In my opinion, Lydia must have put pressure on Nina, so Nina has to do this." "Lydia's family
As soon as Lydia entered the school, she walked with her head down, because she was afraid of meeting acquaintances. Besides, with John holding her hand, she did not have to worry that she would fall down. After what had happened yesterday, she... had become quite well-known in school. "Lydia, look up." His voice was very soft, but she was somewhat pressurized. She gave him a resentful look, "Do you even want to force me to raise my head?" He chuckled, "Didn't you listen to my words carefully just now?" "Yeah." Lydia snorted, "But I came in here, didn't I?" She said, "You said those words indeed, and I think it makes sense, but... John, it's hard for me to do it, okay? I know I'm not wrong, but I'm very worried. You are not me, so you won't understand my mood." John sighed lightly and didn't know what to say at the moment. Although he didn't talk much in ordinary times, he did things in a decisive manner. Perhaps, he really had no way to
"John, you're here?" Nina ran into the house with great joy. Just now, she went out, but when she knew that he had come here, she rushed back, for fear that she would miss him. Fortunately, he had not left yet. Looking at John who was sitting in the living room, she was very happy, and her heart jumped very fast. John was very excellent, and she was infatuated with him. Although she had done such a thing, she didn't regret it at all. As long as she could be with him, she couldn't care about so much. That day... why on earth did he come here? Was it because Lydia couldn't stand it anymore and broke up with him? Had he found out how good she was? John raised his head and took a look at her. His eyes were very bland. When she was about to walk over, John stood up. He arranged his suit and said to her father, "I hope you can give me a satisfactory answer as I said. I hope to hear it tomorrow." Her father's face darkened, but he didn't dare to lose