Stefan smiled, “That won’t happen. Girls are only adorable when they are a little chubby. I will also take her to the playground to play later because it will be good for digestion too.”“Maison, I haven’t seen you in a while. You seem to have grown taller.”The man’s voice was as gentle and warm as always. His face was always warm and smiling, like the sunshine during springtime.Maison looked at the image of the adult and the child, and he suddenly felt very envious of Little Bun. Uncle Talton was just her stepfather, but he was so good to her.He was already a big boy now, but his daddy has never taken him to KFC, Starbucks or the playground.Perhaps he really did something wrong. He shouldn’t have pushed Uncle Talton to that bad, bad Aunt Whitham, right?“Maison?” Xavia held his hand gently. “What’s wrong? Is it because you feel like eating ice cream too? Aunt will take you to eat ice cream later, okay?”Maison came back to his senses and he felt even more guilty at this tim
What Maison was feeling worried and apprehensive about was whether he did the wrong thing by making that decision.He didn’t dare to say that, so he casually came up with a reason. “It’s nothing. I just feel that Uncle Talton is very good. Daddy has never taken me to the playground or to eat any delicious food.”He shut himself in the washroom just because of this? But to be honest, Zivon had always been too busy with work, and he really didn’t have much time to spend on Maison too. Xavia comforted, “It’s also because your daddy is hoping to give you a better home. Besides that, your daddy has to take responsibility for the whole family. The fact that he can spend every night with you already makes him a qualified father. Aunt will talk to him later and try to ask him to spend more time with you.”“Be a good boy and don’t be sad anymore, okay?”“Mm-hmm.” Maison threw himself into her arms as he absorbed her unique warmth.Outside, Zivon who was about to enter the lounge happen
How could Zivon not understand her thoughts?He didn’t show any emotional changes at all as he looked at her pleasant appearance. He stepped forward and got into the elevator in a noble and steady manner.After arriving at the private room, several foreign partners sitting on the sofa stood up and greeted them in a warm and friendly manner. “Mr. Burton, Mrs. Burton, long time no see.”“You guys look more affectionate than you were before.”“There is a phrase saying that marriage is the tomb of love, but Mr. and Mrs. Burton resemble a perfect fairy tale.”Zivon smiled slightly before he shook hands with them one by one and said respectfully and politely, “There is also another phrase saying that newlyweds are joined at the hip.”“This phrase sounds pretty good. When we work with Mr. Burton, we not only succeed in our projects, but we also learn a lot of new phrases.” One of the blond men said and laughed happily.The others also chimed in, “That’s right. The last overseas bid was
“To guess Mrs. Burton’s choice correctly.”After saying that, several people pulled the tablecloth away. There were ten plates of fruits placed on the table, including mulberry, cherry, pineapple, durian, pear…and so forth.“Mr. Burton will have his back facing this side and Mrs. Burton will sit here. Choose two of your favorite fruits, then your most disliked fruit. Mr. Burton cannot peek. You’re required to answer all the questions correctly. If you get any answer wrong, you will have to go out to the hallway to sing a song.”“Wow. This is a pretty good game.”Several people began applauding as they were filled with anticipation. Xavia was stunned. He had to guess correctly? If he guessed wrongly, he would have to sing? Wasn’t the stake too big?The main point was that this might look like a game but in reality, this game was deliberately designed to specifically test her life habits. If either party picks wrongly, they would seem suspicious then.Xavia looked at Zivon with a
The screen was pulled away and there was a six-panel poster attached to the wall. There was a beautiful woman in each panel. The first frame: Jenna’s smile, the elegant type, constantly had a smile displayed on the face, knew how to talk but also had a great sense of propriety, acted appropriately, was gentle and calm.The second frame: It was a picture of a well-known actress who was very enchanting, the wild and sexy type, had a very hot body, beautiful and seductive eyes which would make all men want to stop with a single glance.The third frame: A cute girl with big eyes. She was the lively and coquettish type, had a beautiful appearance and was constantly calling out ‘brother, brother’, and could easily melt people’s hearts.The fourth frame: A young student, youthful and innocent type, wearing a simple school uniform, had straight long black hair, pure, moving, clean and beautiful like a pure gardenia, and she was the kind of girl that all men wanted but could never get. T
The blonde man with blue eyes turned Zivon’s cell phone over. Shockingly, there were only a few words typed in Arial font written on it—No particular favorite type.Her answer was right!Xavia looked at Zivon. She was very excited and thankful. Did he think of this compromising idea too because he knew that she would not be able to guess correctly?Perfect! They managed to make it through smoothly.“I’ll spin it this time, I don’t believe that it will still be us.” Xavia walked over, sat down and turned the wheel directly. They managed to get through two dangerous and lucky passes, and she didn’t want to experience it for a third time.Fortunately, God finally let them off this time and the pointer fell on the blonde man with blue eyes.They could just relax and enjoy one round of the game now!Xavia said, “Choose a beauty here or a beauty who is passing by on the hallway outside, and kiss her cheek once.”Everyone used to love this option back when she was still studying. Th
Unfortunately, no matter how much they schemed and plotted, they never would have expected that she was the one involved in the incident that night.She looked at Zivon, and she was calm and not flustered as she said, “Zivon was wearing a white shirt that day. There was a red wine stain in front of his shirt and he was wearing a light beige tie. He was not wearing a suit jacket. I was the one who stepped forward to take off his clothes first.”At that time, she mistakenly thought that the bright red wine stain was blood. So, she kindly stepped forward to help him. If it weren’t because of her kindness, the result would definitely be different now…As soon as her voice fell, several people exclaimed in disbelief, “Mrs. Burton, you are really a special woman. You even remember such details.”“It turns out that it was Mrs. Burton who made the first move. Young Master Burton, you are even gentler and more reserved than we would have thought.”“You even let the woman take the initiativ
“Bianca Jourdain!”Bianca Jourdain?!The Bianca Jourdain that she knew of? Chace’s ex-wife?Xavia was surprised and shocked. How could she be here? Moreover, why was she getting bullied by these vicious looking men?The tall and burly man said, “Miss, you know of her identity now, right?”“She is the woman who offended Young Master Saltman back then and was driven out by him. Some time ago, Young Master Saltman also said that he never wanted to see her again in his life. She is the person that everyone detests, and she is everyone’s target to yell at and bully in Darlsbury.”“Most importantly, she borrowed one hundred thousand dollars from us and is now two weeks overdue in her payment. What’s wrong about us asking her to accompany us to drink some wine and to sleep with us? It’s only a crime if she doesn’t pay us back.”His words were all fierce and domineering.Xavia was stunned once again. Bianca was once the young lady of the Jourdain family. However, she was in the positio
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