Taken aback by his words, Xavia grumbled, “W-well, for one, we shouldn’t even be doing such things in your lab! What’s more, Whitney’s contract is still active, and the longer I stay here, the higher the chance of us getting caught…!” “Hey, as long as you don’t moan too loudly, nobody will ever find out…” …Was this man incapable of feeling shame?! Not wanting to continue digging her own grave, Xavia sighed before muttering, “Please, just… Can we not do it here…?” To Xavia, labs were places of knowledge, and she really didn’t want to defile such a sacred place… When he saw how meek she was being, Zivon ultimately gave in and brought her to the restroom instead… Though he typically wouldn’t have done it in a restroom, the ones in the lab were extremely sterile, to the point where they almost felt like they could be lived in… Either way, the second they were inside, Zivon instantly got busy, and Xavia soon found herself drowning in lust… Meanwhile, Rhea Beck, the colleague from
“…I-I mean… I just don’t want you to miss anything urgent…” Feeling helpless, all he could do was carry her out of the bathroom before picking his phone up… and upon noticing who the caller was, both of them immediately frowned. Watching as Xavia burrowed her face against his chest, Zivon simply sighed before picking the call up… “What is it?” Despite how icy his voice was, Whitney was quick to reply, “Why did it take you so long to answer the call…? I’m waiting right outside your office, you know?” Naturally, Xavia instantly tensed up when she heard that! If Whitney learned that she was here, then things could easily take a disastrous turn! Not wanting things to go that way, she quickly wriggled out of Zivon’s arms to rush back to the washroom and get her clothes! This, of course, made Zivon even angrier at Whitney, and after taking a deep breath, he forced himself to remain calm as he said, “…Look, I’m dealing with a very important experiment that requires my full focus, so
In the end, Whitney was prompted to yell, “…Hey! Stop right there!” After instinctively coming to a halt, Xavia found herself regretting her decision! Wasn’t she supposed to just walk away? Now that she had stopped, she was giving Whitney a chance to find out that it was her! What’s more, if she started moving now, she’d surely seem suspicious! Alas, the fact that she didn’t turn around made her suspicious as well, and Whitney soon squinted before walking up to Xavia…! She was just inches away from seeing her face when Zivon’s icy voice suddenly said, “If you came over to bring me food, then hurry up already. Also, what are you still standing there for? Go send those documents to Professor Cadman!” Thankful that Zivon had stepped in, Xavia quickly nodded before walking off… Whitney herself couldn’t help but clench her fists. Zivon had clearly wanted to prevent her from seeing that woman’s face… Just what was he trying to hide? Still, the last thing she wanted was to give him a
After all, Whitney had apparently driven up right next to her vehicle! Alas, before she could wind her tinted windows up again, Whitney had already noticed her! There was a long, awkward pause between the two… but eventually, Whitney broke the silence by saying, “…What a coincidence, Miss Frankston!” Though Whitney’s words managed to snap Xavia out of it, Xavia simply rolled up the car’s window after an icy sneer. She couldn’t be bothered by this ‘husband stealer’, and once the tinted glass was up, she quickly made sure to kick her previous disguise under the driver’s seat. Thankfully, they were rather well concealed by the time a knock came on her window… Needless to say, it was that damned shameless woman! Xavia naturally wanted to continue ignoring her, but within seconds, she heard Whitney’s muffled voice saying, “I have something important to tell you, Miss Frankston, so would you mind rolling down your window…?” Following a long sigh, Xavia begrudgingly lowered her window
“In case you didn’t know, once a first mistress pops up, a second, third, and fourth will appear! Oh, speaking of which, that colleague of his? That was his third mistress! Allow me to show you the second!” scoffed the infuriated Whitney as she grabbed her phone out and scrolled over to a photo… and upon looking at it, Xavia’s eyes widened. It was Jennie…! Though she seemed rather plain when she was standing next to her charming man, Jennie still had pajamas on, and the way her hair draped over her shoulders… It was subtly seductive, to say the least. There were several other pictures of them together, and though they didn’t seem too intimate in the others, it was clear that the two shared some kind of relationship… Why was she with Zivon? Hell, why was she even at Whitney’s place? It took her a long while, but Xavia eventually asked, “…When were these taken.” Pleased to have finally garnered a reaction from Xavia, Whitney smirked as she replied, “He meets up with this woman almo
Watching as the car drove off, Whitney got so infuriated that she immediately began stomping her foot while pulling her own hair! God, how she wanted that bitch dead…! That did it! She was definitely going to completely break that woman apart from Zivon…! After getting back into her car and slamming the car’s door, she couldn’t help but look at the aftermath of the accident… By this point, the traffic police had managed to clear up paths for the other cars to pass through, which gave Whitney a chance to witness the full carnage of the situation… and looking at all the dried blood on the road, she couldn’t help but recall the similar accident that she had been part of years ago… Though her sight was all blurry at the time, she still remembered the chaos of the scene, as well as her dead parents getting carried off by paramedics… She also recalled them saying things like, ‘No pulses…’ ‘Only the child survived… How pitiful.’ It was on that day when she became an orphan… and as s
What kind of shameless lunatic could even come up with such a plan…?! It was clear that Whitney knew how Xavia and the Frankstons operated. That they wouldn’t allow Zivon to continue committing to his relationship with Xavia if he fathered the child of another woman! Though the old Jenna would’ve definitely been convinced to help Whitney, things were different now. Whitney was clearly just using her to get rid of Xavia first, and once that was done, Whitney would come after her next! That aside, Jenna knew from experience that her plan wouldn’t even come close to succeeding. After all, she had already tried all sorts of drugs on him before, but none of them had ever worked. What’s more, he hated her even less than he hated Whitney, so if he could stop in the past, there was zero doubt that he would be able to do it again! Actually, hold on… What if he got so angry at her that he accidentally killed her while he was drugged…? Now that would surely be a dream come true! It took h
Yes, she knew since the radio device had already been installed by that point, and she had heard their entire conversation in Indigarr… How heart-breaking… In the end, she waited in the cemetery till late evening… yet as expected, nobody came. Wiping her tears away, she was just about to leave when she noticed a woman in a black dress walking over to her grave… It was Xavia! And in her hands, was a white chrysanthemum and a bottle of red wine! Though she was stunned to see that, she quickly hid behind a tombstone… and soon enough, she watched as Xavia placed the flower over her tombstone before pouring her a cup of red wine… After a brief silence, she heard Xavia mutter, “…You never liked white wine, so I brought you red wine instead.” Her words instantly shattered Jenna’s heart. Not only did she visit her grave, but she even considered what she liked while she was still alive…?! Why…?! Just why was she still being so kind to her…?! Truth be told, Xavia hadn’t planned to come
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