Everything turned dark and Xavia lost all strength in her body.A long time passed.In the evening.Ring ring~ Ring ring~ Nathan’s cell phone rang. He glanced at Zivon who was rigorously handling official business at the desk and exited the study room quietly to answer the call. “Hello?”“Mr. Miller, when will Miss Lockhart be coming over? I think the person-in-charge of monitoring and keeping an eye on her has already retreated. If it is inconvenient, should I wear a mask directly and bring Yulia back? Or should I continue staying here?”“What? Miss Lockhart didn’t go there? That’s impossible. We sent her to the entrance of the alley a long time ago.”“Mr. Miller, she really didn’t come here. Why don’t you try contacting her and see?”“Okay. Wait for my news.”Nathan hung up the phone directly and he quickly dialed Xavia’s cell phone. “Sorry. The number that you have dialed is switched off. Please try again later,” The official customer service broadcast message sounded over
His voice was unusually cold and condescending. Even the air pressure in the atmosphere was also very low. Nathan could tell that Zivon’s patience was very limited. Nathan couldn’t say anything.How was he going to answer Zivon at this point? If he were to say that there was no news either, the young master would certainly be angry! He would then end up becoming cannon fodder again! Ding ding~ Fortunately, at this time, a text message sounded. It was a report from the frontline.It was too timely!Nathan quickly read it and replied, “Young Master, one of our men has retrieved the surveillance video from the old mansion and he was responsible for supervising Charles Burton for the whole afternoon. After Charles Burton left the living room, he didn’t meet with any outsiders, nor did he make any phone calls at all. He spent the whole afternoon with the master as he was asking him to find you to intercede on his behalf. It doesn’t seem to be him.”Who else could it be if it wasn’t
The broken door was kicked down and it fell to the ground.Amongst the dust rising, a tall and slender man walked in with a big black dog.He was noble, dazzling, and the lines on his face were incomparably cold and tense under the light. He looked like the devil who came from hell, and he was terrifying and intimidating!Even one glance at him was extraordinarily daunting and made people feel like kneeling down in submission!It was him!He was here!Xavia instantly burst into tears.She was saved. He came to save her. Zivon saw the woman who had tears all over face as she was pinned down on the broken bed. He felt as if his heart had been hit with a heavy object or had been pierced by an extremely sharp object, and he felt as if he was in pain and was very distressed. His eyes fell. He threw the rope in his hand, unbuttoned his suit jacket directly and walked over there. Woof! Woof! Blackie seemed to be able to sense its master’s anger as it pounced fiercely towards the
“Okay. I’m not leaving.” Zivon raised a hand and rubbed her head gently. His voice was unusually tender. Xavia was finally at ease. Her small face which was filled with fear and defensiveness was finally relaxed and she sat in the bathtub quietly as she began to rub her body.She didn’t even take the suit jacket off!Zivon was speechless.Was she already scared silly?He could not bear to find fault with her so he reached out his hand to undress her. After that, he turned his back around.About twenty minutes later, after she was done washing up, she wrapped the bath towel around herself and stood still in place, barefooted. She was just staring at him with her black eyes.What was the meaning of this? She wanted him to dry her hair for her too?He must really owe her in his previous life!Zivon cursed in his heart. However, he didn’t refuse on the outside. He pulled her to the mirror cabinet, wiped her hair and blow dried her hair for her. There was even a little tendernes
His assistant took out his cell phone and handed it over to Keith, “That Miss Labelle is taking all kinds of selfies in the apartment and she is uploading all the pictures on the internet to create the image of the life of a rich young lady. I think that this will not leave a good impact on you if someone were to bring this out in future.”Needless to say, the media would definitely report it as if he was keeping a woman privately.Keith raised his brows and said, “Isn’t this a very simple matter? Sell the apartment now and falsify the evidence of a transfer that happened long ago. After that, she can continue making as much noise as she wants to. We will let her go when Jenna wakes up.”“Okay, Young Master. You’re really smart. I will take care of it right away.”…Early in the morning, Zivon’s private villa.The two children who didn’t see Zivon and Xavia for the whole night could not sit still and they kept pulling Nathan as they kicked up a fuss. “Uncle Miller, Daddy didn’t
She reached for Zivon’s cell phone carefully. She turned off the sound, got up and got out of the bed. After that, Xavia walked outside to the balcony and said, “Mr. Miller, I gave Young Master Burton a hard time last night and he’s still sleeping now.”“It’s okay. I’ll inform the other party about the cancellation. You and Young Master Burton should have a good rest.” Nathan quickly hung up the phone.Xavia didn’t realize that Nathan had misunderstood. She put the cell phone away and prepared to go back into the room. When she turned around, she saw that the man was already awake and he was standing behind her!She was embarrassed.Generally speaking, a person’s cell phone was a very personal item that contained a lot of privacy. Most boyfriends and girlfriends would not touch each other’s cell phones either. However, she answered his phone call for him after hugging him to sleep…“Well…I wanted to let you sleep more. When I saw that it was a phone call from Mr. Miller, I didn’t
Knock knock. A knock sounded on the door, interrupting Zivon’s train of thoughts. He raised his eyes and looked at the female secretary who walked in. “How much work is there left today?”The female secretary said, “There is a meeting with the chairman of Summer Enterprise in ten minutes, a gathering at noon, and you will also be meeting with Mr. Carter and the others about the appraisal project in the afternoon. At eight o’clock tonight…”“Okay. Cancel all of my itineraries after six o’clock tonight,” Zivon parted his lips and interrupted her. His tone was beyond doubt. For the rest of the day, Zivon’s thoughts constantly drifted off to the fact that Xavia was going to give him a love confession tonight. He was absent-minded, distracted and also in a daze sometimes.He also didn’t express his opinion several times during the meeting. The people in the whole company were all stunned and they discussed privately, “What’s wrong with Young Master Burton today?”“I’ve never seen
“My dear daughter, you’re finally awake. I was so worried about you every day during this period of time. I couldn’t even sleep well. I’ve been looking forward to you waking up.”“It’s all right now. It’s good that you’re awake. It’s good that you’re awake.”Kevin stood aside, unable to hide the excitement in his dark pupils. This was a completely different emotion compared to when he faced Xavia. After the few people calmed down, Kevin walked over to Jenna and he placed his hand on her shoulder and said, “It’s okay. Just think of it as a resting time. Everything is still the same.”Jenna’s eyes were moist. She looked at the three of them and she felt incredibly moved in her heart. These days, she could hear their voices and feel everything. They had been struggling to take good care of her and heal her all this time, and they had never abandoned her.“Thank you all. I’m sorry for making you worry.”She felt a lump in her throat and she was about to cry. “Silly girl. Why are
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