Sorry, I think I'll take a rain check today. There's an emergency.
I'll let you know later XOXO
Patricia sighed wearily as she sat in the dining room with her head propped lazily on the dining table, looking at the entire now tidy room. Disappointment overtook her. Even though she had taken the time to clean the entire apartment after she successfully managed to kick Mr Park out of her apartment, imagining what they would do once her girlfriend arrived at her apartment. Of course, not all of them, because there was already a robotic vacuum that helped her clean the floor of her apartment, and also the windows of her apartment already had a feature to clean themselves every ten minutes.
It had been more than four hours since she had replied to Au
Keith heeded the nurse's prohibition not to run as soon as he found Alan sitting with his head bowed and his hand fiddling with the ring around his left ring finger, while the man's lips said a prayer, patting the man on the shoulder as he caught his breath for a few minutes. Alan himself looked relieved to find his presence there, as well as Aura, who had arrived earlier than him and sat on his left.“I've heard from Keith. So how is Tatius' condition?” Marie looked at the emergency room door filled with anxiety that a woman did not usually show to other people. He was confused for a moment, then understood that maybe Marie was thinking about her mother, who died of brain cancer. Perhaps the woman had experienced something similar, so she could understand well the fear Alan was facing now.Alan shook his head
After spending a few hours visiting Tatius, who was in stable condition but still needed supervision from the heart specialist team at the hospital, he and Marie returned to their home. Marie felt exhausted after having a long and uncomfortable day fell fast asleep in her room as soon as they arrived at their home while he went straight back to his room to open his laptop screen after feeding Larch and making espresso coffee to help him stay awake. His eyes, wearing anti-radiation glasses, read the document Katherine had sent him carefully. This was what made him still keeping Alan as his team even though the man had a character that was easily provoked by his emotions. The man had a lot of social connection networks, making it easy for him to find whatever information he needed without having to grope in the dark. Because there were times, such information could not be found using Aura's ability as a hacker. Katherine had so many documents that need him to spent four hours reading t
"Si, Nonno. How many times do I have to tell Nonno about cancelling our original plan to acquire Hermann's company?”He rolled his eyes. For the twentieth time he repeated his words until he grew tired of it.“Ah, try to say it again––”“No repetition, Nonno. How many more times will it take until Nonno is satisfied with my answer?”"Indeed I have asked how many times, anyway! Having a grandson who is really rude to his own grandfather," grumbled his grandfather. "I've only asked you twice––""Twenty times," he correc
Currently, she was dealing with Cecilia's relentless nagging at an Italian restaurant where she spent her first dinner with Keith at the start of their marriage. Now, she was not in the same room as then, but another VIP room without a single window in the room filled with Edwardian-themed wallpaper because there was no other room left, which made her breathless, questioning his artistic taste. the restaurant owner, who was also her high school friend, who she once helped when her friend's family was in trouble. The reason behind Cecilia's anger was simple; because the woman knew of her visit to her grandfather's house yesterday afternoon. In fact, the original intention to invite the woman to spend their lunch here was original to give her cousin a chance to withdraw his ownership stake in his company before the company went bankrupt. How could she forget the fact that beh
Her guess was clearly on point because as soon as she heard her question, the twenty-six-year-old woman shrugged her shoulders as she devoured some of their lunch.“Someone who caught my interest yesterday just turned me down when I texted.”"What? Someone? What was he look like?"Cecilia nodded wearily. "He's an interesting person. Exactly met my type."“Then what's the problem? Just approach him,” she said as she put away her already empty wine glass, and leaned toward Cecilia. "Who the hell is he? Is he someone I know?”Unexpectedly, Cecilia nodded in agreement with her question. "You know a man named Alan Chen?"Ah, now the reason behind the man rejection was clear."He is Keith's best friend who came to my wedding, right?"Once again, Cecilia confirmed her question. “Well, I know he already has a boyfriend. But he's attractive, Marie. It wa
If there was a stupid thing she had ever done in her life, she would say it was the stupidest thing she did yesterday to a man named Alan Chen. Hearing the reason the man had not contacted her since yesterday from Marie after she gave her WeChat contact to the man at the cafe yesterday made her realize that she had made a big mistake. Yet she knew exactly what it was like when the two people she loved––her parents–– died in a traffic accident when she was four years old before she was finally adopted by her adoptive father now.As soon as her car entered the hospital parking area that Marie had informed via WeChat while they were having lunch at an Italian restaurant owned by Marie's acquaintance, she immediately got out of her car, sprinted into the hospital building and headed for the information centre.
Alan did not protest, just nodded weakly, walking unsteadily out of the room. Then after confirming that his boyfriend was no longer with them, the man confronted her. The way he looked at her made her feel anxious."Cecilia Esther?""Yes?""There's no need to be that tense. I'm Tatius Anderson, but just call me Tatius,” the man laughed softly at her reaction, leaving her confused. “Marie's cousin? Is that mean you had ever come to Marie's wedding?""Yes," she discovered the presence of a nearby chair, then pulled it aside from the man's right. "May I sit beside you?""Oh. That's… well, sure. Of course. I mea
Rosemarie Clark had just finished eating her husband's lunch that always managed to whet her appetite even when she wasn't feeling well when she found her personal assistant, Felicia Ulbright, rushing into her room with a gleeful smile that managed to frighten her. He pushed his lunch box out of sight immediately into the drawer of his desk, not wanting Felicia to make fun of his rabbit-printed lunchbox––her favourite animal. Her image could be ruined if her personal assistant found out. So far, she had always displayed a cool and elegant image in front of all her employees, so if the secret that she actually loved cute things (and the reason why she was attracted to Keith Gilbert who was now beome her legal husband)was revealed, her life was over. Her personal assistant did not seem to notice her move, for she just stared at her in amazement as she finished stuffing her lunchbox into the drawer, putting on a business smile with her hands on her desk in a pyramid shape.
Hello, my name is Zhen Xin Xin. Thank you for your support throughout the years, Our Agreement readers. It took me two years to complete this narrative, and to be honest, I was actually hesitant to put an end to this book.I'd like to thank you again for your help. Aside from this story, two others are still running on GoodNovel: Choosing Between Dragon and Werewolf and Unreveal His Mask.I will do my best to finish the current part of these stories. Until then, I would appreciate your assistance and support. Thank you very much.Sincere greetings, Zhen Xin Xin
[Sempione Park, Ponte delle Sirenete]Marie walked down the path in Sempione Park desperately. It had been almost a week since Keith had left home and asked for a divorce from her, making her immediately cancel all her work schedules for the next month to look for Keith.Armed with the information she got from Keith's parents that Keith went to Italy, precisely in Milan, she decided to book a ticket to Italy in a hurry.For days, she travelled the streets of Milan. She did not have any free time to explore the biggest and most complete fashion shopping centre there or visit tourist attractions. She only tried the local food, but only because she had to fill her stomach with food while trying to find her husband.Unfortunately, she had been in this place for a week, and she could not find her husband there. She was so stupid that she forgot to ask her mother-in-law where exactly Keith had gone in her panic. Now, she was confused, cursing her stupidity. How could she find Keith? Milan
A few days later...Marie walked into her mansion feeling uncertain after parking her car in the garage. Her memories of what happened a few days ago at her extended family's house still felt like yesterday. It was hard for her to accept the fact that all this time, her husband had been hiding the fact about his identity as the head of the mafia. Also, the fact that her husband decided to kill all of her extended family, leaving only her father, Uncle Charles, and Cecilia.For days, she tried to understand why Keith did it. She rented a hotel on the edge of Rose City as a way to calm down. Not to the Pacifica Hotel, considering the fact that it was a gift from Dean Aldebrando as their wedding present, which would make Keith aware of her whereabouts. She wanted to get away from it all. He wanted to have time to himself, to reflect on everything. But last night, he realised one thing. Everything that happened didn't matter anymore. She found that compared to having her husband by he
Cecilia looked at her father who still didn't dare to look at her when she arrived at Gilbert's cafe ten minutes ago. She knew that her father was a rigid, military type of person, so it was difficult for her father to admit all of Keith's statements about the reasons behind her parents' deaths. That was the reason why she waited until her father was ready to tell her everything. But ten minutes was not a fast time, and she wanted to hear the truth directly from her father's lips, not from anyone else."I know this sounds hard for you to accept, but I'm doing all this for you-"PLAKK!!!Her attention was diverted from her father to Keith and Marie. The sound of her cousin's slap told her instantly that Keith had confessed everything. And her cousin, she assumed, could not take it well."You secretly helped my company, I tried to understand it, although I still don't like your ways," Marie's eyes glazed over. "But you even went as far as killing all of my extended family, leaving only
Hearing Aura's exclamation gave him the signal to get out of this place immediately. The atmosphere in Hermann's living room gets even more chaotic when he told Gina the true facts about the husband she's been married to all this time. Now, Gina and Freddy were fighting again, making a scene, which made everyone around them were trying hard to break up the two people.Taking advantage of the chaos created there, Keith used the opportunity to put his revolver into his waistband, then pulled the hands of his father-in-law, as well as Uncle Charles, to leave this place immediately. "What's wrong?" Uncle Charles looked confused while running, but still complied with Keith's request to leave the Hermann mansion. "Why are we leaving-""Save your questions for later!" exclaimed Keith. He whistled loudly once he reached the gate. It did not take him long to find a saloon car appearing in front of them. The car door opened automatically."After you."Alfred without hesitation got into the ca
James Hermann was the first to move from his spot. The old man's jaw hardened, furious with anger."What a sassy mouth you have, young man!" James Hermann's hand grabbed Keith by the collar, but Keith did not lose his composure in the slightest. "On what basis are your false accusations?!""Grandpa! Let go of him!" Marie exclaimed in a panic once she realised what James Hermann was doing to Keith."Don't try to stop me, you unworthy grandchild!" James hissed, his gaze still fixed on Keith. "My business is with this moron! Answer my question!""I get this, Marie. Rest assured," Keith signalled to Marie to remain calm, and Marie reluctantly complied. "I have evidence to back up my statement just now. But first, let go of your grip. Do you think I can continue my speech in this position?"James seemed to consider Keith's words because the old man finally complied with Keith and released his grip, sitting back in his chair. Keith reached for his smartphone, calling Alan."Alan, bring Mr T
All the way to her grandfather's house, Marie felt restless. The fire incident with her personal assistant made her anxious. Derek told her that it might be the work of her uncle who wanted to spread terror in Rose City, but she wasn't sure if that was the only reason.What's more, Keith neither cared nor tried to bring up the matter when she tried to broach the subject. Keith just assumed that it was a coincidence—nothing to think about.Now, he was in the living room, along with his father's entire extended family, attending his grandfather's birthday party. His hand shook the stem of the wine glass filled with red wine served with an uncertain feeling. He did not see Cecilia anywhere at all.Was Cecilia not coming? Or perhaps, her cousin was late for something?She took out her smartphone and sent a short message to Cecilia before cramming it back into her handbag."Your face is so tense. Is it because you're still thinking about your company going bankrupt?"Gina Hermann, her cous
"Welcome back, Mrs. Clark."Rosemarie answered her household manager's greeting with a faint murmur, taking off her high heels and slipping into house slippers. Fatigue enveloped her after almost a day of staring at the computer screen without stopping and also solving business problems with new investors.“Yes…”"I wanted to inform you that an invitation letter was sent for you today.""Invitation letter? From whom?"“From your grandfather, I think…”Marie suddenly felt uneasy. His tiredness vanished in an instant, and he went straight to his household manager, and the old woman handed him an envelope containing the invitation letter that the woman meant.As soon as she learned the contents of the letter, her blood boiled, filled with the anger that was so attached. The letter was an official invitation from her paternal grandfather,To Mrs. Rosemarie Clark.You are invited to attend James Hermann's 64th birthday. The event will be held tomorrow, at 16:00. Wear formal clothes.How c
Keith tapped his fingers on the table after taking a sip of the mineral water that one of the servers had just served him. His eyes glanced out the window of the restaurant, waiting for the arrival of someone.Currently, he was in the restaurant built by his grandfather at the Hotel Pacifica as a gift for his marriage to Marie.He chose this restaurant for a simple reason: it was his, and it was filled with people he could trust. So he did not need to look for hidden places or need privacy to talk about anything confidential.“Can you imagine? There were three fire incidents in a row! Not to mention the presence of journalists who several times tried to cover the news by claiming to be the family of the fire victims! I don't know if they've lost empathy or what, but this whole thing is definitely weird to me!”Keith thought back to his wife's words once he managed to take care of this suspicious person. Marie was quite surprised to find Derek Skylar coming with him, but his wife's att