“Keep your distance from Michael Hart,” Liam said coldly.At that moment, Nina felt her heart splinter into pieces.She knew full well what his answer would be, but she couldn’t help asking.“Why? We are just… friends.”Liam looked at her coolly, “The two of you are not suitable for each other.”Nina looked down. Her long eyelashes drooped, trying to hide the pain in the depths of her eyes.“I… know, I don’t deserve him.”“With his personality, he will only sympathize with you, cherish you and try to help you. But if his family knows of your existence, they will start investigating, and find out everything about you. Do you understand?”Liam emphasized his last sentence, making his tone sound even more cold and unapproachable.Nina’s heart shriveled into a ball.Noticing her silence, Liam continued.“I hope you understand and dispel all unrealistic ideas.”Liam had known about Nina’s part-time job at the Earldom Club for a long time. Even though she was just a hostess, he knew the Hart
Liam stood outside Nina’s house for a long time, only turning to leave after ensuring the lights were turned on in her house. As he walked, his mind drifted to Anna, how she looked when she was angry, and how she tried her best to flatter him. He laughed and shook his head.Her sincerity and love for her friend were admirable qualities.But he still felt a little jealous.Why didn’t she care about him as much as she did her friend?Even if it were only for one day, if he could be the person she cared about the most, that seemed to be a pretty good thing.He lifted his head and looked at the first rays of sunshine peeking through the clouds. Suddenly, he found himself looking forward to that day……Nina returned home and started sobbing her eyes out.Anna sat beside her, accompanying her friend with a single word, crying along with her.Anna didn’t know about what was said between Nina and Liam, she thought Nina was just crying because of the incident in the club.“Nina, don’t worry.
After she accompanied Liam to the cruise ship party, invitations inviting Anna to all sorts of balls and parties came in daily.Anna didn’t know what to do with those invitations.If she didn’t attend, she would seem bossy and pretentious.But if she did attend, it would be extremely awkward for her because she knew they belonged to different classes in society, and she wouldn’t know any of the guests present.Daniel looked at the invitations, half happy and half sad.The guests were all big players in the industry. Even he himself didn’t have the right to attend.Anna had the chance to move in their circles, it was indeed a precious opportunity for the Lincoln Group.Many business opportunities were built from family and social connections.But if Anna’s social circle suddenly broadened and jumped to a completely different level, then in the future what trump card did he have to secure his own position in the company?Daniel was worried.He was stuck between a rock and a hard place; h
“Why are you coming over again?”Anna shouted into the phone.But Liam had already hung up.“Hello, hello, hello…”“Liam Ackman!”Anna jumped off her bed and rushed to her closet, slipping into some clothes.She splashed some water on her face, waking herself up, and rushed out of her bedroom and down the stairs.Chloe was reading magazines in the living room, busy picking out her gown for the wedding. It was still early so she wasn’t asleep yet. When she noticed Anna rushing out the door fully dressed, she shouted after her, “Anna, it’s late now, where are you going?”Anna paused, “It’s none of your business, read your magazine.”“It’s late, you’re not sleeping, instead you’re rushing out like a dog is on your tail. The whole situation doesn’t make sense, why can’t I ask?” Chloe stood up and approached her.Anna was exhausted, and she still had Liam to deal with, she really didn’t have the strength or energy to argue with her.She headed for the door but Chloe stopped her with a yell
Without anyone or anywhere else to vent her anger, Chloe thrashed her room.Until there was nothing left to throw, she pressed a palm to her aching belly and sat on her bed.She kept repeating Anna’s words in her mind and felt a surge of panic rise in her chest.She wouldn’t tell Grandma, would she?If she did, she was done for!Even though Grandma Dawson was willing to shut one eye to the truth, it was all because she had no concrete proof.If there was solid proof, Grandma would be forced to open both of her eyes wide. After pondering the question for a long while, she still couldn’t figure out a plan.She muttered under her breath, “Anna, you sure are funny! If you knew the truth, you would definitely go to Grandma and tell on me! You must be lying, trying to scare me!”Right then, the pain in her belly worsened.Suddenly, Chloe felt afraid.Recently, the pain in her belly had worsened and occurred more frequently. She forgot about her anger, fumbling through the drawers to find t
Liam’s breathing stuttered, then grew irritable, and he suddenly stopped the car in a dark corner. A tinge of fear crept into her heart, “Why are you stopping here?”Liam framed her in his arms, eyes focused completely on her, “You haven’t thanked me yet.”“But I really don’t know why I should thank you.”Liam was getting a little angry at her stupidity.He put his hand behind her neck and pulled her to him then kissed her roughly, allowing her no room for objections. “Ugh… you, it hurts…”Anna placed her palms against his warm chest, pushing him away with all her might, but he caught both of her hands in his wrist and forced them behind her, deepening the kiss instead.His aggressive musk enveloped the air around her.Gradually, she gave up struggling but didn’t respond to his actions either.This only made him more and more violent. His tongue wrapped roughly around hers, causing her bursts of pain.The pain woke her up from her daze.She felt helpless. He was the one who said thos
Anna suddenly realized the truth.The person who had a listening device attached to him was not Liam.But herself!She pushed his heavy body away, “You eavesdropped on my argument with Chloe.”“I didn’t eavesdrop.”Anna pointed at the smartwatch on her wrist, “It’s this, this is also a listening device isn’t it!”Anna had other suspicions, now she was certain her instinct was accurate.“You’re Charles, aren’t you!”Liam didn’t admit it, but he didn’t deny it either.”He seemed certain that James had gotten rid of the person following them.He heaved her up into his arms and strode into the villa.“No! I have to report for work at the company tomorrow!”“You’re on leave tomorrow.”“No! I’m exhausted, I need to sleep.”“We can sleep together.”“No! I don’t want to, I really don’t…”“The important thing is I want to; you don’t have to want it.”“…”……Nina sat at her mother's bedside, holding her hand in hers while she quietly stared into space.As she watched her mother’s peaceful sleepi
Amelia lifted her shirt over her head.Michael was so furious his face turned purple and hurriedly averting his eyes.“Respect yourself, please!” He shouted.Amelia pursed her lips, slowly taking her seat, pointing to her chest, “My heart aches, I need you to comfort me.Aren’t you a medical genius? Dabbling in every area of medicine, and excelling at it too! You definitely know a bit about cardiology.”Michael was so angry; he felt his chest tightening.How could this woman be so thick-skinned?He was obviously chasing her away, and yet she insisted on staying.Were the Dawsons all so thick-skinned?“Miss Dawson, the cardiology I’m referring to usually requires surgery. We will cut open the heart with a surgical knife and then poke around in it until we find the malfunctioning part and remove it. If it isn’t a clean-cut, blood might just start pouring out, shocking the doctor until his hand slips and the heart falls to the floor, breaking into bloody chunks…”Michael said, voice viol