Xavia’s eyes fell, as if she was falling into an endless abyss.That was right. He did not trust her at that time and even forced her to apologize to Fiona. What was she expecting from him now?She suddenly smiled and said, “That’s right. Young Master Burton, you’re indeed worthy of your title. I’d like to congratulate you for your unscrupulousness here.”After that, Xavia looked at Chace and said, “Young Master Saltman, if things really fall apart and something happens to me, or if you receive Miss Jourdain’s forgiveness, I don’t want to become your godsister. Instead, let my daughter be your goddaughter. It’d be fine if you can keep her safe and sound.“It’s already late. I have to go back for Jenna’s blood transfusion and my work. So, I won’t bother you guys anymore.”As soon as she said those words, Xavia stood up and left directly. She did not care whether the place was in plain sight or someone was watching them. Why should she bother to continue putting on an act with h
“Xavia Lockhart, I told you not to cause any trouble time and time again. Great now. You’ve caused such big trouble.“Do you think that you’ll have nothing to fear just because you have Stefan Talton to protect you? Do you really not care about the reputation of the Lockhart family and your elder sister?“How can there be a scourge like you in the Lockhart family? Why is my life so miserable…”Mrs. Lockhart was furious and anxious. As she reprimanded Xavia, she suddenly ended up crying instead.How were they supposed to suppress such big news? It would be difficult for them to explain things no matter how hard they tried!Xavia was baffled when she faced this sudden slap.However, based on reason, Xavia knew that something must have happened because she had received a phone call from Ava earlier and now Mrs. Lockhart was behaving in this manner. She thought of something, so she quickly took out her cell phone. After that, she saw a bunch of news on the trending search.So, tha
Xavia’s small face tensed up. She was not willing to show her weakness, so she pursed her lips and clenched her teeth. “What has it got to do with you? Who said that I was standing here sentimentally? Who said that I was afraid?“I was just thinking about how I should start telling everyone the matter starting from the wedding, and how Jenna turned into a vegetative state after she fell into the water at the wedding. I’m going to tell them how you harassed me and forced me to put on an act with you when you knew that I was Jenna’s younger sister.”She was still refusing to give in to him even at this point.Zivon thought that she would be afraid. When he found out that his grandmother called her, he came here immediately to wait for her. After looking at her unyielding character now, it seemed that she did not need him at all. He parted his lips coldly. “Miss Lockhart, you have a glib tongue and you are eloquent indeed. I’ll just sit back and watch how you are going to play out
“You should listen to my arrangements on what you should say and do after you go in later.”His tone was attractive and low. He clearly did not say anything about a plan but she felt that he had thought of a way, giving her an inexplicable sense of security. He should already have a plan in mind, right? Was he waiting here on purpose? He knew that she would certainly back down.Mixed emotions filled Xavia’s heart. In spite of hating him that she did not want to have any interactions with him, she still had to submit to him and rely on him at the end of the day.It seemed that she was no different from Mrs. Lockhart, right?When both of them stepped into the old mansion, another gentle and graceful figure stepped out of the darkness of the night. As he stared at their slowly fading backs, he narrowed his eyes under his glasses with a look of amazement, disbelief and fierceness. Jenna fell into the water on her wedding day and was now in a vegetative state? The person just no
As Xavia spoke, her eyes were moist and two lines of tears started rolling down her cheeks. She choked up, feeling upset. “Sob. Sob. Grandma, I feel so sad when I mention it now. How could my husband backstab me at that time? How could he be so cruel to me? Sob. Sob. My heart hurts so much…”The sobbing, the sorrowful look, the aggrieved expression on her face looked so pitiful that it made people feel really heartbroken for her. Zivon was speechless.He simply asked her to talk about the conflict between them, but she was actually acting so realistically? She even brought up the incident last time?More importantly, her acting at this moment was so realistic that he somehow felt a throbbing heartache even though he knew that it was simply an act.The Oscar really owed her a small gold trophy.What Zivon would never know was the fact that Xavia’s sorrow was real.That incident had pierced her heart painfully like a thorn, such that she was broken-hearted.Therefore, she could
Ava did not expect such a reversal at all, so she looked at Dylan angrily and questioned him directly, “Dylan Burton, what’s going on?”Hershel, his father who had been silent all this time, also fixated his gaze on Dylan. “You’ve been monitoring Zivon and Jenna? You even schemed against Jenna? Is this how you conduct yourself as Zivon’s elder brother?”Dylan instantly became everyone’s target.The air turned frigid.Dylan frantically stood up before walking to the center. He looked anxious and desperate as he explained, “Grandma, Dad, I… I did monitor Zivon but I didn’t harm him or Sister-in-law. I really didn’t do that!”Helen also stood up and apologized anxiously, “That’s right. Dylan simply discovered that something was not right with the relationship between Zivon and Jenna. Hence, he sent someone to monitor them but he did no harm to them. I can swear.”Sure enough, it was them!Zivon narrowed his long eyes dangerously. If it weren’t for their discovery and their counte
“Shut up. Have you already forgotten what all of you said before this?” Several people were speechless.Ava said, “I don’t care what’s on your mind but it’s just a lesson this time. If there is a next time, it will never be as simple as this.”Dismissal. Grounding. Was this still considered simple?The few people paled as they thought inwardly that they would not dare to provoke Zivon and Jenna anymore.Ava’s eyes fell on Zivon as she said, “Zivon, what happened this time is indeed your fault. I will call the shots. You should apologize to Jenna and this matter will be over. You both have to be lovey-dovey in the future and give birth to a second child soon.”Zivon glanced at the quiet Xavia and pursed his lips slightly. “Mm. It was really improper for me to have misunderstood her.”Hahaha!Should he have said that it was improper? He clearly made a mistake.His apology was so perfunctory and he clearly hadn’t realized his own mistake. He was just fooling his grandmother.Xa
The man happened to be standing under the light when he asked that question.He was wearing a black suit and white shirt, and his facial appearance was handsome without much emotion.When the soft yellow light shone on him, deep and imperceptible intent filled his profound eyes. Xavia was tempted to say that she certainly felt aggrieved.However, this man’s maturity and trace of danger warned her that she should neither provoke him nor anger him. Everything would be fine if she just endured the last six days. She took a deep breath and forced a smile. “No. It’s an honor to be able to share a bed with Young Master Burton. I’m just worried that I won’t be able to give Jenna a blood transfusion in time.”Only then did Zivon retract his gaze. He walked to the clothes stand and unbuttoned his suit jacket with his slender fingers as he said, “Come to the company with me in the morning tomorrow. I’ll ask the doctor to come over to get the blood.”He was always like this. He could d
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