Of course, Teresa did not let Joanne go. "Patrick, did you hear what Miss Winters said just now? She was bragging about being close to you. She's not worth it," she said with an aggrieved expression.Patrick walked over slowly. Apparently he had only heard Joanne's last few words. "Perhaps he was blind."Was this her impression of him?Sensing Patrick's probing eyes, Joanne's face turned red. "Is there anything wrong, Joanne?" Patrick's tone was very calm and gentle.Teresa was dumbfounded. Why was he still so kind to her?!Joanne was so embarrassed that she wanted to dig a hole and bury herself in it. She looked down at her delicate white shoes and suddenly took off toward the bathroom, yelling, "I need to pee!""Heh… Joanne is really something. But she is a public figure anyway, and she should be wary of her words. Don't be so vulgar like those uneducated folks!" said Teresa hypocritically, observing Patrick's expression.Patrick glanced at her unamusingly. "Same goes for
In a particular Italean restaurant.Every plain-colored table had a delicate vase placed on the surface, and a champagne-colored rose sat quietly in every vase.The candlelight flickered."Thank you for coming to see me." Noah bit her lip.The soothing music did not seem to help enlighten her heavy heart. She called upon the waiter and ordered two bottles of red wine, then poured a glass for Edwin and one for herself. "Mind drinking with me?"Edwin glanced at Noah casually. What irony, he noted, that he no longer shared her emotions no matter how sad she looked. Needless to say, Noah's emotions did not affect him anymore."Noah, after much consideration, I decided not to employ you anymore. I'll ask the finance department to reimburse your loss," stated Edwin indifferently.Noah's hand froze from reaching out to pick up her wine glass when heard this, and the happiness she felt when she knew Edwin was willing to see her disappeared into thin air.A moment ago, she even thought
When Edwin went to the washroom before leaving the restaurant, Noah spiked his red wine with the expensive liquid ecstasy she bought. She quickly swirled the wine glass to mix the substance with the red wine.As Edwin returned, she began pleading to him and said, "Edwin, I know we'll never rekindle what we used to have, but think of the love we had in the past. Can you find it in you to finish this dinner with me? I promise I won't disturb you anymore.""Not dinner. Just this glass of wine." He picked up the wine glass in front of him and finished it in one go.After that, he walked out in a hurry, and it never occurred to Noah that Edwin could be so unfeeling toward her.She quickly got on her feet and grabbed him, stopping him from leaving. "Wait, you can't leave yet!"According to the instruction, the liquid ecstasy was a strong substance and would only take 20 minutes before the effect kicked in. She just needed to keep him around for twenty minutes!Edwin squinted his long,
Meanwhile, on the filming set.Joanna packed up her things into her bag and walked outside. She did not want to cause any trouble, so she sneaked out from the back door this time and told no one that she was leaving.After just leaving for a short while, Miss Reed called her."Joanne, are you and Patrick dating?" asked the woman on the other end of the line, and the question, to say the least, baffled Joanne.She quickly waved her hand dismissively. "Of course not! That's pie in the sky, isn't it?"Miss Reed was a very famous celebrity agent that Edwin appointed for her, and Joanne was just an unpopular actress compared to the others under her management. Perhaps Edwin had put in his words for her that Miss Reed paid more attention to her."Maybe you gave Patrick a pretty good impression. He followed you on Twidder just now, and you're now a trending topic because of him. Joanne Winters, you're about to be famous."Flabbergasted, Joanne quickly pulled up the news app.She initi
From a condescending angle, Edwin stared closely at Joanne with reddened eyes. It was as though a fiery aura emanated from his body.Joanne's heart raced at what was happening. It was a dark environment, so she could not see his face clearly. Nonetheless, her instincts told her he must have an embarrassing expression on his face now.Anger and guilt overwhelmed her."I freaked out so badly because you dragged me here out of the blue, and now you're…" she mumbled.Tears rolled down her face. She was so flustered and exasperated that she bit his shoulder vehemently through his shirt, refusing to let go even when her teeth pierced his flesh and blood oozed out.The next day…Joanne felt as though she finished a marathon when she had just gotten out of bed. Her entire body ached."Good morning, Madam." The maid Edwin hired was there to help her to freshen up and change her clothes.After changing her clothes, she could barely walk down the stairs and leaned on the rail. Luckily, sh
Joanne blushed. Why were they asking her this if they knew she was the one who bit Edwin?"Joanne Winters, don't you think you owe me an explanation?" Edwin tapped on the table languidly. His unrestrained eyes were slightly dark."Fine, okay, I bit you—but it was because you were violent first!" Joanne no longer bothered with the facade.She pulled her collar down, and her face blushed. "Look! I got it worse than you!"The area fell deathly quiet, so much so that a pin dropping could be heard.The female butler, who was feeling sorry for Edwin, immediately changed her target and stared at Edwin. 'Master Edwin has gone too far!'Edwin could not remember when he had caused those to Joanne. His handsome face looked terrible, and his voice sounded awkward when he said, "I did that?"Joanne rolled her eyes. "No, it wasn't you. A dog did this!""You're calling me a dog?" Edwin's face darkened.Joanne straightened her neck and refuted, "I'm scolding the dog that attacked me. Why are
"Don't let me see you again!" snarled Edwin before he turned to leave.As he did, however, he saw a frail old lady walking over with a stick, her back hunched. She was holding a lunch box with her right hand and made eye contact with Edwin. Tears evidently welled up in her eyes in mere seconds."Ed…Edwin?"The old lady was Noah's mother. She was just over 50 years old, but because of the chemotherapy and other treatments, she looked older and weaker than an old lady who was in her late seventies or early eighty. She was so weak that the wind could blow her away."Missus Sinclair?" No matter how absurd Edwin was, he could not possibly let himself talk badly to an elder suffering from cancer."Mom, why are you here? Didn't I ask you to stay put in the hospital?" Noah looked worried as she rushed over to take over the bag and helped her mother to sit in the room.Missus Sinclair shook her head stubbornly. Her eyes were filled with tears. "How would I know you nearly got blamed if I
Noah could imagine how embarrassed she looked. She thought she had triggered Edwin when, in fact, he did not believe this gossip at all.She was not about to give up easily and said, "Wind doesn't come from an empty cave without reason."Edwin did not reply and drove faster.He had called the hospital in advance, so the doctor and nurses were already waiting at the entrance with a stretcher. He had them carry Missus Sinclair out of his car and drove off without saying anything.Even when Noah wanted to stop him, she was not fast enough.A pair of beautiful eyes were wavering with jealousy.…Back in the mansion.Joanne felt better after the doctor examined her and applied for medicine. Nonetheless, her lower region was burning in pain, so she sat on the sofa and turned on the television while hugging a pillow.Coincidentally, the news was on. 20 minutes ago, Patrick got surrounded by reporters at a restaurant near the film set, and one of them had asked why he followed Joanne'