These words in the quiet night matched his innate dark and attractive voice, sounding extraordinarily ambiguous. Xavia suddenly blushed and retorted, “No! I’m just not used to it and feel awkward.” The woman displayed her innocence and reservedness to the fullest at this moment. However, Zivon recalled that she said, “I haven’t seen Stefan in such a long time, so the timing does not add up anyway.” It indicated that there was something going on between her and Stefan. When he thought that she was not as pure and untainted as she looked, he felt a sense of irony in his heart.“Although we’re sleeping together, I already told you that I’m not interested in you. Besides that, Maison is also sleeping next to me now. Do you think that I will do anything to you? The awkwardness only shows that your mind is impure and you’re taking off on a flight of fancy.”What the heck with the impure mind and taking off on a flight of fancy?!Xavia pursed her lips and retorted, “Young Master Burt
The netizens completely changed the direction of their opinions on the affair. After all, not many people really discredited them in the first place. A piece of news came so violently, but there was a dramatic turn of events as well.However, a black car was parked by the roadside on the streets of the flashy city. The atmosphere in the car was even darker than the night outside.“As expected of Uncle Zivon, he explained things so quickly. He is quite skillful.” The man dressed in a light brown dark checkered suit, looking personable with a smile on his face.However, it was an insincere smile.Soon, a man wearing a pork pie hat and a black coat, who obviously looked like a private investigator at first glance, got into the car.“Young Master Burton, I’ve found out Miss Jenna’s whereabouts. She’s currently being treated at Lockhart Mansion while relying on blood transfusion from Xavia Lockhart. It’s said that she will wake up in five to six days.”The man handed the picture ove
As he spoke, the light shone on his gold-rimmed glasses, emitting an extremely dangerous, dazzling glow.Dylan and Helen were surprised. “What’s going on? Why did you say that?”“Keith, could it be that you’ve gotten a hold over Zivon?”Keith played with the ring between his fingers and said with a smile, “You guys just leave this matter alone. Listen to Grandma’s instructions first, turn over a new leaf to quell her anger.“In addition, we should find out the identity of the culprit who harmed Jenna at the birthday banquet so that we can overturn the verdict in the future. You will certainly make a comeback after making amends for your previous fault by doing a good deed.”The young man, who was strategizing at this moment, brimmed with confidence. Dylan did not think of this solution at all, so his eyes instantly lit up.“That’s right. Why didn’t I think of this solution before? Keith, you’re really smart. Our family will definitely be able to sit at the top position with y
No matter what it was, Keith coped with ever changing circumstances by holding to his principle and continued eating gracefully and contentedly. “Jenna, take Grandma for a walk by the Twire Lake today,” Ava said. Ava would always yearn for the outside world every day when the sun appeared. Xavia tightened her hand that was holding the fork slightly as she said with a smile, “Grandma, I’d like to accompany you too but I already promised Zivon last night that I’ll go to the company to help him with the company affairs. There has been more work at the company recently, so I’m afraid that I won’t be able to accompany you.”Keith knew that she was lying but he did not mind giving her a hand. After all, the more pretence Uncle Zivon and this fake Jenna put up, the more sins would unravel in the future. He said jokingly, “Grandma, Uncle Zivon and Aunt-in-law have just reconciled and their feelings are deepening at this moment. Besides that, my father has temporarily been removed fr
Stefan.Stefan Talton.He must be calling to ask her about the situation after seeing the news last night, right?When she inexplicably thought about Zivon sleeping with her again last night and even kissed her, she widened the distance between Zivon and herself before she answered the call, as if she had a guilty conscience. “Stefan.”Zivon noticed her small movements and his face fell for a moment.On the other end of the line, Stefan indeed asked concernedly, “I just saw the news last night this morning. Did you suffer any grievances? Aren’t you staying at Lockhart Mansion peacefully? Why did you meet up with him again?”He naturally referred to Zivon.Feeling guilty, Xavia pursed her lips and explained apologetically, “I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to meet up with him but I had to go over there because I had to pass something to Young Master Saltman. Don’t worry. I’m fine. I’ll definitely pay extra attention next time.”Pfft. She did not go to meet up with him.She really car
Nathan, who was driving, was slightly stunned. This was a viaduct. Cars could not stop here and people could not get out of the car here!“Young Master, I’m afraid that it will be wrong to ask Miss Lockhart to get off here.”Xavia was also scared. Who was the one who did wrong? Who was the one who should be explaining and apologizing? He was actually driving her out of the car?What’s more, this was a viaduct and if she were to get out of the car here, this would definitely become big news that would end up on the hot search again. Xavia clasped her hand together, held onto the seat belt and leaned back against the car seat. “I am not getting out of the car. You can get out of the car yourself if you want to.”Zivon was silent.He was obviously feeling extremely angry and enraged. However—this woman was acting so shamelessly and he had nowhere to release his anger at all.Damn it!In the end, the car still drove smoothly to the underground parking lot of Burton Group.As soon
“Uncle Zivon, Aunt-in-law, you’re back! I have something to ask Aunt-in-law. Aunt-in-law, I won’t be delaying your time, right?”The man had a clear smile and a young appearance.Xavia quickly locked onto the profile of the person in front of her. Charles Burton, twenty four years old. The son of the fifth son in the Burton family. He looked really sweet and harmless, but in reality, he was filled with evil intentions. He was oftentimes worse compared to those people who looked bad on the surface.The fact that he was suddenly jumping out at this time meant that things would not be that simple.Xavia didn’t say anything. She simply smiled politely, “Mm. I am free now. Why are you looking for me?”Charles smiled and said, “It’s actually nothing much. It’s just that everyone knows that I like to chase after celebrities. Aunt-in-law is also familiar with many artists in the entertainment industry. I wanted to ask if you can help me to get a few of the celebrities’ autographed photos?
“No, it’s not. I was looking at her up close and her face was completely fine. It doesn’t look like she had gone under the knife. Moreover, her face was clean and unstained. It looks exactly like Jenna, but somehow I feel that there is something different about her.”Charles thought about the way that Jenna was looking at him just now. His thoughts drifted away for a moment before he finally said with certainty, “The latter is more likely.”Cecilia said, “She’s a fake? We will have to test her then!”“Mm. Even the real and fake Sun Wukong, the Monkey King could also be differentiated, so wouldn’t it be easy when it comes to her?”The dark night was filled with dense danger.Xavia lay together with Zivon once again.That night, she was not nervous at all. Her heart was simply filled with thoughts of Charles asking her for a dead person’s autograph. There were only a few days left and it was the most critical moment. Nothing should go wrong.She woke up very early the next morning
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