Xavia didn’t know whether it was intentional or unintentional, but his lips touched her small hand. It felt very warm and soft and she felt a sense of warmth in her heart…She shifted her gaze awkwardly. “Oh.”After that, she lowered her head and continued eating the food in her hand.The woman’s small face was pinkish under the light of the fire, as she was embarrassed. Zivon took that to heart too. He had a deep and profound look in his eyes.Very soon, Winnie’s performance ended. After that, Fiona volunteered, and she stepped forward to perform ballet. She danced gracefully and her movements were very skillful as she danced on the grass under the lights. She looked like a beautiful and graceful swan that was pleasing to the eye.Everyone was all amazed by her.“Wow! Miss Squire, you danced so well!”“I wouldn’t have expected that Miss Squire would not only have medical skills, but she can actually dance so well too. She is really capable and gentle. She is the perfect wom
He was telling her with his pitch-black eyes, “Don’t force it.”After that, he parted his lips and said, “Didn’t you say that your leg injury before this will be an inconvenience? You can just skip the dance.”Xavia knew that he was worried about her exposing herself, or perhaps worried that she would embarrass him. However, this was a hurdle that she would have to pass sooner or later. She smiled faintly and said, “It’s okay. Everyone is so happy today and I don’t want to spoil the fun.”After saying that, Xavia let go of his hand and slowly walked to the very center. After that, she started dancing under everyone’s watchful gaze. Immediately afterwards, everyone was all surprised!Xavia was performing a dance called ‘Love’ that was once performed by a well-known British dancer. Aside from that dancer, no one else has ever performed this dance before!This was because this dance was a grief story about a girl losing the person that she loved the most. The dance skills were no
She said, “I’ve always known the basics but I practiced a little more some time ago. I didn’t expect that it would really come in handy.”She spoke in a very natural and casual manner. It seemed as though she didn’t seem to care about it when it was such a wonderful dance performance.Zivon had an even more profound look in his eyes as he stared at her. After staring at her for five seconds, he looked away and said, “Eat something. Rest for a while.”Ava said, “Give Jenna the freshest lamb chop.”When Xavia heard that there was delicious food for her, her eyes instantly lit up brightly. “Thank you, Grandma.”Charles and Cecilia looked at Jenna’s joyful gesture with a puzzled and disappointed look in their eyes. “What’s going on? Didn’t you say that she is definitely a fake? How can she dance ballet then?”“I don’t know either. I dragged Fiona all the way here so that we could see Jenna making a fool out of herself. As a result—”“Why don’t you just shut up? I think that you’re o
The extent of her friendliness before this, was equivalent to the extent of her coldness at this moment.It was a completely stark contrast.Zivon looked at her small face. The light in his eyes darkened as he said indifferently, “Do you think that I really want to sleep with you?”Xavia was speechless.Yes! He didn’t want to sleep with her. He wanted to sleep with someone else.“That will be for the best then. Maison will sleep in the middle tonight. You will sleep outside.”After she was done speaking, she turned around to get clothes from the closet before she walked into the bathroom and closed the door. Zivon snorted coldly. He turned around and sat on the sofa with a condescending look on his face.Maison went silent.It was over. These two people had no chance at all.But Uncle Talton would definitely be with Aunt Whitham now. Who would want Aunt then? Wouldn’t she be very pitiful?He ran over to Zivon and said, “Daddy, actually you like Aunt, right? I feel that you
Maison liked Stefan and he also knew that it was wrong to get in the way of their relationship. However, wasn’t it just because he really wanted Xavia to be together with his daddy?He suddenly thought of something, so he moved his eyes and said, “Mm. Aunt, you’re right. I won’t try to set you up with Daddy again.”“Last night, Daddy said that he won’t like you even if you were the only woman left in this world. You should just be together with Uncle Talton. Uncle Talton is the best man that I’ve ever seen.”Did he say that last night?And he actually dared to say that another man was the best man?This little brat was definitely not his own biological son!The corners of Zivon’s mouth twitched fiercely. He glanced at Xavia’s delicate and small face, and he parted his lips as if he wanted to say something. Xavia simply said indifferently, “Mm. You’re being a good boy now, Maison. Let’s go. I’ll make the most delicious vegetable noodles for you.”She pulled the child up. Her mo
This breakfast was the worst and nastiest breakfast that Zivon had ever eaten. Not only that, but he also had to swallow the food with a face of enjoyment without showing any emotions at all!Damn it!The short twenty minutes was extremely torturous for him.When Zivon left the house, he rushed to the garbage can and threw everything up as soon as he reached the underground garage.“Young Master, what’s wrong with you?” Nathan had just opened the car door when he witnessed his scene. He was worried, so quickly rushed up to him.“Why did you throw up? Are you pregnant? Ahh.. I must have been scared out of my wits! Only women can get pregnant. Are you okay, Young Master?”His voice was very anxious and apprehensive.After all, if something were to happen to the young master, it would be his assistant who would be suffering! Zivon looked at him coldly and he clutched tightly onto his chest, “You’re too noisy! Get me water!”Nathan was so scared that he shuddered and said immed
On the other end. At the Qhatley Manor, in S City. Stefan was busy with work at the company when he received a phone call from Lily who was clamoring about a stomachache. She insisted that he came home. Stefan put down his briefcase before he went upstairs. When he saw Lily lying on the bed, he knit his brows tightly together. “Didn’t I arrange for the maids to take care of you at home? You can just instruct them if you need anything.”Lily shook her head. “No, I don’t want to. The baby might need his father and he’ll be restless if you’re not back.”Stefan replied, “The baby is not even formed yet. Do you think he will have any emotions?”Lily’s face tensed up. She had forgotten that Stefan’s parents were medical professors. So how could he not have this basic knowledge? She didn’t know what she should say.Stefan walked forward directly and sat down on the chair next to the bed as he said, “Miss Whitham, although I am keeping the child, I don’t have feelings for you. So,
“Maison Burton, come here.”The man passed by, and the aura that he left behind was also cold.Xavia thought of how Zivon was punishing the three-year-old by making him make copies of documents and she felt a little worried. “Maison, what’s wrong with your daddy? Don’t go.”Maison was not flustered at all and he touched his chin. “It’s fine. Maybe he wants to tell me some secret between a father and son. Don’t worry, Aunt. You can go back to the lounge first. I will come back soon.”Maison then quickly walked in the direction where the man had disappeared off to.The quiet top floor was as high as the clouds and mist. At one glance, the large Darlsbury was all subjugated below their feet and it looked majestic and spectacular.The man was standing on the rooftop. His posture was solemn and upright. When the wind blew, the corners of his clothes and hair swayed slightly. It was not messy but it gave people a terrifying feeling.Maison patted his small chest before he plucked up t
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