At that time.Xavia had just placed the bowls into the dishwater when she heard Winnie calling out to her anxiously. “Sister-in-law, hurry up and come to the top floor.”The top floor?Xavia had an awful feeling, and she quickly took the elevator upstairs.She was shocked when the elevator door opened six seconds later!She only saw a space with an area of several hundred square feet outside the elevator. It was an open-air pool!The sun was shining brightly, and there were ripples in the water. It was simply a moat!Winnie was standing on the edge of the swimming pool with her back facing the pool. It was hazardous!“Winnie, hurry up and stand closer in.” Xavia was afraid of water, and she instinctively cried out to Winnie.However, Winnie was not paying any attention to her, and she smiled brightly as she said, “The swimming pool is beautiful, and the weather is so good today. I want to play around for a while.”Winnie raised her toes and placed them into the water before
He was very fast and keen.The staff who saw the scene also put down the equipment and dived into the water to save people.Only the cameraman continued carrying the camera to capture this critical moment.In the water, Zivon held Winnie and lifted her before handing her over to the staff that had rushed over.“Take her up first.”“Yes.” The staff took Winnie from Zivon.Zivon quickly dived into the water. He only saw that Xavia had passed out at the bottom of the clear blue water. She looked as though she was floating as she sank towards the bottom of the swimming pool.Her small face was pale and peaceful without a hint of life. As her long hair and white long dress were floating in the water, she looked like an aesthetic and breathtaking fairy who had died in the water.Xavia Lockhart!Zivon’s heart sank as if a heavy object had hit him. He accelerated his movements and swam over to her as fast as he could before wrapping his long arms around her slim waist and swimming o
The man’s body was not warm. On the contrary, it was quite cold.However, it was inexplicably comfortable to lie in his arms.His arms were especially strong, so she did not need to worry about falling down. She felt a very strong sense of security.He actually carried her in front of so many people?Zivon did not notice that the woman in his arms was blushing. He carried Xavia all the way back into the room. After that, he stepped into the bathroom and put her down on the low stool next to the bathtub. He stretched out his hand and turned on the bathtub’s faucet before grabbing the towel.“You just encountered a danger, so your legs should still be weak now. Soak in the bathtub. Call me if you need anything.”After that, he turned around and walked out. His upright posture surprisingly carried a hint of tenderness?Unexpectedly, the indifferent and heartless Zivon would have an overwhelmingly thoughtful and considerate side of a boyfriend too?No. He was only doing all this
#Jenna Lockhart cooking#There were videos taken by the photographers and images recorded by the surveillance cameras in the trending searches. Each of the trending searches was extremely popular and overflowed with likes and comments. The netizens were all praising Jenna because she was quick-wittedly went into the water to save Winnie in an emergency even though she did not know how to swim. She was extremely smart, brave and kind. All the girls were also envious. They dearly wished to have a handsome and perfect husband like Zivon as well as a prince’s kiss!At Burton Mansion, Ava had a warm and kind smile on her face when she saw the pictures.“Our Jenna is kind as always. She is really a good granddaughter-in-law. I’m gratified to have her as my granddaughter-in-law.”Her other granddaughter-in-laws and grandson-in-laws next to her felt that her words were not pleasing to the ears at all.How could this Jenna be so lucky every time? She either saved Lady Burton and Zivon,
An ambiguous text message?[How are you? I miss you.]This, this, this…This was Jenna’s cell phone.Someone actually sent her such a text message?“Who texted you?” A cold and deep voice sounded.Xavia hurriedly shook her head. “No, it’s nothing. Just a spam text message.”Xavia was not clear about the situation, so she felt that it would not be right for her to talk nonsense.Another text message popped up with a ‘ding’ as soon as her voice fell.[See you at the usual place tonight.]The usual place?Wasn’t the usual place normally a private place for illicit relationships? However, Jenna was madly in love with Zivon. So, how could that be possible?Looking at it, the text message was sent from an unfamiliar phone number. Could it be that the text messages were sent wrongly?Well, that had to be it!Xavia did not take the text messages seriously and deleted the text messages before putting the cell phone away.Zivon, who was sitting aside, was looking through the iti
Daphne was afraid of his cold aura, so she lowered her head immediately. “Yes, Young Master.”After that, she turned around helplessly and left.Xavia heaved a sigh of relief. If she came back a little later, Yulia would have been discovered and the consequences would be unthinkable. “I think I better send Yulia back. She’s not safe here. It’s Daphne Xydias today and it could be someone else tomorrow. Someone will discover her sooner or later.”Zivon looked at her. Although Xavia did not say anything, Zivon knew that she must have felt unpleasant because her own mother was taking precautionary measures against her.“No one comes here usually. Besides that, who is going to take care of Yulia if you send her back?”Stefan Talton? Zivon did not believe that Stefan would really be that good to help his girlfriend raise her child indifferently. Xavia’s small face fell. Dolly could take care of Yulia, but Yulia would not be used to it if she had to leave her mother for too long.
Two children, one elder and one younger.Hiding by the door, they were sticking their heads out and looking at Zivon and her!Oh my god. Did they see… what happened between her and Zivon just now?Yulia came out of hiding and affirmed Xavia’s thoughts. “Mommy, were you playing ‘big wrap small’ with Uncle Burton just now?”“What is ‘big wrap small’?” Xavia had a sense of foreboding…Sure enough, Yulia spoke up innocently in a childish voice, “The big Uncle Burton wrapped the small mommy in the middle…”Pfft.What nonsense was this?!Xavia felt as though she was about to spurt out a mouthful of blood. She did not dare to look at Zivon and blushed as explained panickedly, “It was windy just now and sand got into Mommy’s eye. Uncle Burton was just helping Mommy to blow it away!”“Oh. So, it’s like that.” Yulia seemed to be a little doubtful.Xavia nodded. “Of course, it’s like that!”After that, Xavia went into the house directly. Yulia looked at Zivon again and asked, “Uncl
Xavia felt gloomy as she stared at the screen.When she left S City back then, Mark was the one who sent her to the station. She thought that she would be able to go back home soon, so she smiled and promised to bring all the specialties from Darlsbury back for him.He stroked her head and gently said that he would feed their cat, Cuddles and make her fatter while waiting for Xavia’s return.At that time, Xavia felt that their temporary parting would be for the sake of a better encounter. But never did she expect that it would be forever as soon as she turned around. When she returned home, Mark had left to study abroad and Cuddles was already dead. Ever since then, Xavia had never heard from him again, and she was too ashamed to contact him. He was finally coming back now, so what kind of expression should she show to face him?Perhaps, he had long forgotten about her and got married abroad with his own children…Xavia was in a terrible mood for the rest of the day. She a
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