He showed the food on the table with a flourish. "Eat! I know you've suffered so much while being alone out there. It's our fault for making you go through even a shred of that. You must be hungry, aren't you? I don't know what's your favorite, so I ordered the kitchen to make something your mother
Etiennette could not understand why Hubert would ask something like that of her. She finally found her family, only to… live all alone again? That was just so upsetting!Granted, Hubert himself knew he was asking a lot. "I'm only asking you to do that for your safety and the good of the family," he
Logan felt his tension ease. "Now that's good news!"Aella considered the weariness on Logan's face. "You must be worn out too, Master Pearce. We didn't even give you a massage after your fight with Kai yesterday. You should take a hot shower before the four of us give you the massage you deserve!"
He ruffled her hair, his eyes lingering on the ring he had exchanged with hers. She had now slipped it around her index finger. "Would you look at my wife! You've just turned back into being a bachelorette!" He laughed.He put up his hand and flexed his ring finger. "Meanwhile, mine never left its p
Logan pushed the door open.A fair-skinned man in his 40s was sitting behind the desk. Spotting a buzzcut and a thin frame, he was well-kempt and gave off the feeling of one who had joined the military before. He scanned Logan as soon as he stepped inside—it made one instinctively suspect he might b
"Good, good," Nicholas said, beaming smugly. He scanned the guards and gave them a look. "Everyone? This young man here wants to be hired as a security guard. Do you want him to be your colleague?"This was not the first time Nicholas had given others the boot for trying to fill the vacancy, so the
The other guards did as he ordered and pried his hands away. Finally, they shoved both him and Logan out of the office.Logan noticed something odd about Zane. The man was turning pale. Beads of sweat seemed to surface on his skin. He looked unwell. "Are you okay?" Logan asked as he helped him stead
"Mr. Pascal, hello. May I know what I can do for you?" Nicholas asked with a shaky voice.He was a mere nobody in Swalesbury. Thus, Erwen had not called him to negotiate a business deal. Erwen most probably had something for him to do."A young man came to your place to apply for a job. Just hire hi