The lively atmosphere instantly quietened down.Even the noisy music outside seemed to have disappeared.The spacious private room became a little strange. One second…Two seconds…Three seconds of dead silence passed…“Zivon, are you kidding us?”“Hahaha! Zivon, you’re frustrated because of a woman? That’s the best joke that I’ve ever heard in my life! My stomach is already hurting from laughing too much!”Chace and Zayne thought of it as amusing, as if they had just heard a fantasy story.Other people might not know it, but they knew it very well. Zivon didn’t have any feelings or emotions towards women. Even if he had any emotions, he would only feel disgust.How could he possibly feel frustrated because of a woman?Zayne finished a glass of red wine as he laughed and smiled until he realized that the expression on Zivon’s face was still very cold and gloomy. Something quickly flashed through his mind and he stopped laughing as he moved over to Zivon.“No Zivon, when yo
That was right. Bianca really loved him to the depths of her heart and there would not be another one like her in this world.Unfortunately…“I’ve already lost her. I was the one who destroyed her with my own hands and I pushed her away. When she left me, she told me that loving me was the stupidest thing that she had ever done in her life. She also said that she would never love me again.”Zayne and Zivon were quiet.They knew this too. Back then, Bianca loved Chace so much that she was even willing to give up her own life for him. Every time they sent Chace back home, regardless of how much of a scoundrel Chace was or how cold he was to her, that woman would always devote herself to her duty wholeheartedly without any complaints at all. She would always have the happiest smile on her face. When people in the whole of Darlsbury heard the name ‘Bianca Jourdain’, they would naturally think of one thing; she loved Chace.In the end, she ended up in that state.But they knew about
“Chace, why are you calling her?”Chace handed the cell phone over to Zayne.“Just tell her that Zivon is drunk and he’s calling out her name. He’s about to suffer from gastrointestinal bleeding. Let’s see what her reaction will be.”Oh!“I got it! I got it! If she cares about him, she will definitely rush here!”Zayne nodded at Chace in admiration.Very soon, the phone call was connected. “What? Zivon is drunk? He’s about to have gastrointestinal bleeding?” Xavia was shocked when she heard the news. Zayne and Chace thought that there would be a show to watch. “Mm! He drank eight bottles of wine and no one could stop him. If he continues drinking like this, I am afraid that he will not only have gastrointestinal bleeding, but he will also lose his life!”“Huh? Seriously?”“Mm-hmm!” Zayne nodded and the corners of his mouth curled into a smug smile.This woman was just saying that she didn’t like Zivon, but in reality, she was actually so concerned about him?“Miss Lockh
Xavia finally made up her mind and walked over there.Fortunately, Stefan was really a gentleman. He was very considerate compared to some other people!He also placed a pillow in the middle of the bed, and they had their own quilt, which was very reassuring. Xavia slept very comfortably. The next day, when day replaced the night. Yulia was pushed in for her treatment as usual. “Doctor, how is my daughter being treated? Can I accompany her?”“Sorry, madam. Family members are not allowed to accompany the patient.”The treatment room door was closed. Xavia’s gaze was dark and tense. Stefan’s hand fell on her shoulder gently. “Yulia is always healthy every time she comes out, and she never screams in pain. So you can rest assured. I will try to take care of it when I have time so that they can let you in.”“Mm. Thank you.”As soon as their voices fell, Stefan’s cell phone rang. It was a phone call from Lily. “Chairman Talton, you accompanied her at night so you should
She subconsciously wanted to pull her hand out.“Don’t move,” Zivon tightened his grip on her small hand as he spoke in a voice that only the both of them could hear. “Since you started this, then you should follow through with the act.”Condescending and dangerous.She felt cold even when his voice fell into her ear.Xavia shuddered and remained silent.She felt as though she had saved the wrong person.Her head throbbed. She really wanted to cry but she had no tears.However, Ava was very pleased as she placed something onto Xavia’s hand. “Jenna, this is for you.”Xavia looked down and saw a jade bracelet on her wrist!The emerald green jade bracelet was covered in transparent ceramic glaze with excellent texture. It was inlaid with rubies and sapphires which were even more dazzling.Damn! Even one of these gemstones was already worth tens of millions of dollars!A bracelet would be…more than a hundred million dollars!“Grandma, this bracelet is too valuable. You should
Xavia was very embarrassed and uncomfortable.Zivon raised his brows. “Do you mean that you don’t want to be a tool but you want it to be true?”Oh my god.“Did your gym teacher teach you English? Who said that’s what I meant?! I’ll give these back to you. I’m leaving!”Xavia cursed angrily. After that, she turned around and left quickly. Zivon’s eyes grew darker as her figure got farther and farther away.She always seemed to be this impatient and conflicted when it came to him. But she could always be patient and gentle toward Stefan.Over there. Stefan sat on the edge of the messy bed. His warm and gentle face was covered with coldness and anger. “Chairman Talton, you already enjoyed yourself so you shouldn’t have this expression on your face, right?” Lily was lying beautifully on the bed behind him. Her red fingernails were very bright and dazzling.She was already very pretty and flirtatious and now, she looked like a blooming Mandarava Flower, which was deadly and
“Stefan? Stefan, what’s wrong with you?”As soon as Xavia saw Stefan, she had an extremely anxious and worried look on her face. She also looked at Zivon with an angry and questioning look in her eyes as she said, “What did you do to Stefan?”Zivon replied, “You can clearly see that he is drunk. What has it got to do with me?”“Oh.” So he was drunk. Xavia heaved a sigh of relief. After that, she thought of something else and she said angrily, “It’s fine if you like to drink. It’s also fine even if you want to drink until you have gastrointestinal bleeding. Stefan is gentle and considerate. He’s not like you. Please be a decent man and don’t be a bad influence on him!”Zivon was speechless.He was kind enough to pick Stefan up and all he got in return was this woman’s false accusations?How good was Stefan in her heart and how bad was he?!He felt the flames of rage burning up within him. At the same time, he felt cold enough to kill.Why would Xavia be bothered with him?She
Zivon locked his deep gaze on her for five seconds before he suppressed his emotions and raised his lips, “What am I to you?”Ahh?What did he mean by that?Xavia was confused and puzzled. The thin red lips of the man beneath her slowly opened up as he said word for word, “After invading, stirring my world up and turning it into a frenzy, you simply retreated. You are also dating my friend and you are always showing off your love and affection toward him in front of me time and again.”“Xavia Lockhart, what exactly do I mean to you?”It was a question.It was a criticism.It was enigmatical and also filled with anger. Xavia was dumbfounded. What did he mean to her?He was Maison’s father and her elder sister’s fiancé! When had she ever stirred up his world? She was in a relationship with Stefan so it was only normal for her to be intimate with him. How did she show off her love and affection for Stefan in front of him?But Xavia could not say a word when she was looking
Staring in shock at the kneeling man, Yulia mustered her remaining sanity as she replied, “B-but you’re younger-” “Even if that’s the case, doesn’t that mean that I’m much more ‘capable’ than your older pursuers…?” …Why were his words so suggestive all of a sudden?! Forcing herself to calm down, she took a deep breath before saying, “…Elliot, I’m not sure what spurred this decision, but… I’m not the one for you. Please find someone your age. I’m sorry.” After saying that, she strode straight for the car… but before she could start the engine, she couldn’t help but notice how desolate he looked standing under the pouring rain… Clenching her fists, it took her a while to finally sigh and walk back to him… “…Are you really sure about this?” asked Yulia, much to Elliot’s delight. “I am! Please! Give me a chance! You won’t regret it!” …When he put it that way, all Yulia could do was help him up before finally deciding to return his kiss… Sure, things had taken a sudden, unex
She stared in horror as he removed his shirt right there and then! “W-what are you doing?!” yelped the startled woman as she quickly looked the other way. “…Huh? I mean, I’m drenched, so…” “E-even so, you shouldn’t change right in front of me!” “…Yulia, we bathed together as children… It’s not like you haven’t seen everything already…” “Y-you can’t compare that to this situation…!” “Fine, fine, I… Um… Go cook, I guess… I’ll go get a change upstairs first…” muttered Elliot as he headed upstairs. Yulia herself had to try her best to calm down! After all, Elliot had been plaguing her mind in the past few days, and… she even had dreams where he had… …No! She couldn’t be thinking about such things! She needed to cook! Maybe that would help get her mind out of the gutter! Once that was done, she’d leave and finally start devising a plan to get rid of him…! As Yulia scurried off, Elliot himself was currently staring at an old photo that showed him eating some candy in Yulia’
Just as she had arrived at her car, the president of the Halls Group suddenly walked up to her, a bouquet in hand! The Halls Group had collaborated several times with the Burtons before, and because of that, she was well acquainted with the man. Sadly, he had also proposed to her on multiple occasions… and though she kept rejecting him, he never seemed to get the hint! “There you are, Miss Burton… Since you’re off work, I was wondering if you’d join me for dinner tonight…” asked the charming man. Feeling awkward, she was just about to come up with an excuse when Elliot suddenly grabbed her by the waist and said, “Oh? Another one of your admirers, Yulia…? Sorry, but she already has a boyfriend, my man. If that doesn’t deter you enough, then you should know that she prefers her partners younger. Now please leave.” Startled to hear that, the man glanced at Yulia, his eyes begging for an explanation… Yulia herself was eager to just escape this embarrassing situation, but before s
With that tale done, it was now time to return to Yulia’s story… Ever since she was a child, she had undergone countless hardships with her mother… and even after she was able to reunite with her father, things didn’t go much easier from there. To make matters worse, Fabiola ended up getting kidnapped for the longest time, resulting in Frank ending up the way he was today… Because of all that, it only made sense that she’d mature much sooner than others her age, and unlike the naïve girl she used to be, she was an extremely competent woman today. Alas, because of how used she became with working, she soon lost the urge to find herself a romantic interest… Things continued that way until… Well, that time that Elliot… …Wait, what was she thinking?! He was younger than her, for heaven’s sake! Quickly shaking her head, she attempted to force herself to concentrate on work again… But before long, a knock was heard on the door. After being allowed in, the department manager entered t
Knowing that there was no point in keeping things a secret anymore, Rea took a deep breath before saying, “…Alright, so… The truth is, I’ve always been highly competent, but… I’ve been pretending to be useless just so that you’d eventually marry me… The trip my parents are taking… That was my suggestion too…” Feeling speechless, it took Frank a long while to reply, “…So you weren’t really drunk when you did all that last night?” Pursing her lips, Rea awkwardly muttered, “…I wasn’t… Luna suggested it, and since it sounded like a good idea to accelerate things…” …Fucking hell, to think that he had fallen straight into her trap without even putting up a fight! Watching as he glowered at her, Rea gulped before adding, “A-anyway, now that we’re married and there’s potentially a baby in my belly, you won’t divorce me, right…?” “…Oh, believe me when I say that divorce is the easy way out! From today onward, I’m making you pay for your actions for the rest of your life!” Fast forwa
Fast forward to the next morning, Rea awoke with a yawn… What a nice sleep… Wait. Why was she naked? And why was Frank…?! Her following scream immediately woke the icy man up… and upon looking at her, he was immediately reminded of what had transpired last night! Essentially, Rea ended up clinging to him, and though he initially wanted to just carry her to bed to let her rest… Damn it! Had she really been that sensual?! How had he lost control so easily?! His train of thought was cut short when he realized that Rea was bawling her eyes out… and after rubbing his temples, he was prompted to say, “…Why are you crying when you’re the one who initiated this? I’ll have you know that I never forced you-” “I-I know, but…! I’ve just…! This is my first time…!” whimpered the quivering woman, prompting Frank to purse his lips. As if he wasn’t in the same situation… “…You’re not alone there.” “It’s not the same! Men are free to sleep with whoever they want but when it comes to women, I’l
“Say, wouldn’t you agree that the food smells delicious…? Why don’t I teach you how to grill, Rea…? Oh, but make sure to take your clothes off first before we start! Wouldn’t want them to get dirty…” With how drunk Rea was, she wasn’t able to fully register his words… and just as he was about to touch her clothes, an icy voice roared, “Stop right there…!” Instantly feeling a shiver run down his spine, the man turned around… and to his horror, it was Frank! Young Master Burton’s perpetually icy son…! Why the hell was he here?! Before the frightened intern could think of how to even react, Frank walked up to him and growled, “Leave now before I chop your hands off…! Don’t make me repeat myself!” Nodding in terror, the man frantically bolted off… and once he was out of sight, Frank glared at the tipsy Rea before adding, “This is what you meant by learning how to be more responsible…?!” “Huh…? But the food really did smell super good… I want to learn…” mumbled the drunk woman.
After leaving his office, he headed off to look for Rea. She had said that she wanted to use the bathroom, but… It had already been half an hour since she disappeared. What trouble had that idiot gotten herself into this time? Thankfully, it wasn’t long before he found her laughing along with some of his interns… When the interns saw him, they were quick to bow and say, “Good morning, Mr. Burton.” Barely even glancing at them, Frank looked at Rea and said, “It’s time to head home.” “I… Won’t be following you back…” “…And why is that? Are your parents back?” “No, it’s just… These are my good friends back from school, and they’ve been staying together to learn to be more independent… With that said… I think that staying with them will be a good start for me to learn more about how the world works. Thank you for taking care of me up till this point, Frank… I won’t bother you anymore.” Raising a slight brow, Frank then looked at the interns for a while before saying, “…Are you
Regardless, after leaving her in the room, Frank returned to the shower to cool himself off… but no matter what he did, he simply remained irked. It got to the point where he couldn’t relax at all, and after wrapping a towel around his waist, he grabbed his phone to send his father a text. ‘Was there really nobody else who could’ve taken care of Rea?’ ‘What? Can’t even care for a woman properly.’ ‘I’m a busy man.’ ‘I trust in your time management skills.’ …Though he really wanted to tell Zivon that he had misplaced his trust in him, he didn’t want to disappoint his father either. With that, all he could do was clench his fists before giving Rea’s parents a call… “Hello? Frank? Why are you calling at this time of night?” “…When are you and Uncle Saltman returning, Aunt?” asked Frank who wanted them to take back their idiot already! “…Huh? What was that? Sorry, the line isn’t very good… I hope Rea isn’t giving you too hard a time! Don’t worry, we’ll be back after about a