“Zivon and Grandma, sorry that I’m late,” A gentle voice sounded.Jenna and Xavia appeared before everyone’s eyes. The two looked alike even though they showed up respectively. However, now that they were standing together, they looked even more identical to each other.Mrs. Lockhart gave Xavia a fierce stare. Then, she smiled and said to Jenna, “It’s okay, it’s not a big deal. You have clarified the facts at the first opportunity. It shows that you are a smart girl that works for the benefits of all.”Mr. Lockhart, on the other hand, went up to...Slap! A fierce slap landed on Xavia’s face. But, unfortunately, that slap came way too fast, too heavy and caught her totally unprepared. Xavia’s face was beaten to the point where she turned sideways. That delicate face of her immediately surged up with a noticeable slap mark.Xavia raised her eyes and stared extremely cooly and horribly at Mr. Lockhart. She questioned him, “Who gave you the right to hit me?”Mr. Lockhart replied ri
Fiona seemed friendly and considerate, and seemed like she was concerned about Xavia’s wellbeing by giving her that suggestion.Deep down, Xavia sneered coldly. Did Fiona really think she was unaware of what she was thinking about and intended to do?Therefore, she opened her mouth to rebuke, “You are overthinking it. What reason do I have to be her scapegoat? On the contrary, you mentioned that you are my brother-in-law’s friend, yet you are curious about this kind of thing. So what are you trying to do? Are you intending to harm my sister and take her place?” Those words, which light as a feather, made the expression on Fiona’s face turn stiff. This girl was the twin sister of Jenna Lockhart! She gave the impression of being simple-minded and innocent. How was it that she had the same personality as Jenna? She wasn’t an easy target to push around!Fiona didn’t know what to reply.Xavia directly ignored her and chided, “Get out of the way!” Her shoulder touched Fiona’s, and the
It was late at night.The car drove on the wide road and moved forward like a wild wolf in the dark night. Inside the vehicle, the atmosphere was quiet and suffocated.Xavia swept a glance over the nobleman beside her, only to feel that there was a breeze of cold air emitted from his body which forcibly came right at her. That aura from him was making her breathless. She squeezed her palms and dared not speak, let alone ask why he would offer her a lift.Nathan was behind the wheel in the front seat. His hands, which were holding the steering wheel, were also soaked in cold sweat. He had seen Young Master Burton being cold before, but he never saw him be this cold. So, Nathan quietly carried out his duty as a driver and tried to stay low, hoping to be neglected.But for the love of God, where the hell was the destination? He had a severe headache...After five minutes of driving aimlessly on the road, that nobleman finally opened his mouth,“Don't you have a flight to catch at th
The force of a woman’s struggle against a man was nothing more than throwing an egg against a rock.Zivon clasped both her hands with one hand. Then, he lifted her chin with the other and sealed her talkative lips.What he hated the most was deception! The thought of her having sex with Keith Burton and doing that kind of intimate actions made Zivon felt even more irritable and displeased deep down.He slightly applied more force. Instead of kissing, he bit on her lips hard. He did not let go, even when he tasted her blood spread in his mouth.Xavia was in excruciating pain, which caused her tears to roll down immediately. However, what was more upsetting for her was the sadness she felt in her heart. The two of them had clearly decided that they would have nothing to do with each other in the future. Yet, how could this man suddenly do something like this to her in the car, after he saw the news of ‘her and Keith Burton’?Such a disrespectful move from him was comparable with a
The horrific thing that just came to Xavia Lockhart was...Just now, when Xavia struggled with Zivon Burton in the car, she accidentally dropped her phone in his car!“I’m sorry, Sir! I don’t have any cash on me now, and I just dropped my phone. Can you wait for me to go in and get the money for you? Or if you don’t trust me, you can go in with me to get it?”“What? It’s okay, girlie. You can get it for me.” That cab driver was generous. After all, no one would take a free ride and refuse to pay afterward nowadays. Besides, for someone who lived in such an upscale neighborhood, she wouldn't be unable to afford the fare.The cab driver turned his head around enthusiastically and said, “Or maybe you can leave me your Facebook contact and transfer the fare to me later. There is no need for you to run back and forth in the middle of the night. That’s too troublesome.”“Eh, okay then! Thank you, thank you very much.” Xavia looked up at the cab driver and reached out to take his busines
The cab driver did not dare to say more and started the engine to leave quickly. At this time, Xavia’s danger was finally lifted.Then, Xavia looked at Keith Burton. Her attitude was not exactly friendly to him. However, she was still grateful to him regarding this matter. She said, “Thanks!”“Don’t worry about it! But, if you really want to thank me, you can invite me into the house and have some tea together.” Keith replied courteously. However, underneath his seemingly friendly and gentle mask was a mind which was hard to see through.Xavia did not want to get involved with him, so she rejected him, “Sorry, it’s getting late. I need to have some rest. I don’t have time for small talk. If there is something important, you can say it now.”She was polite, detached and behaved like a wary college student who tried to stay away from a stranger.Keith never expected that when Xavia met him, she did not attempt to befriend and cling to him. But, after all, this girl did grow up in
“Holy cow! Young Master Burton? This is the doing of Young Master Burton!”Dolly found the truth incredulous. In the next second, she was extremely excited and asked, “What did Young Master Burton do to you? Why do you guys have such an intense development? This is so freaking awesome!”Xavia was speechless. Is it appropriate for what happened to her to be described as awesome?She gazed at Dolly helplessly and said, “Come on, let’s skip this topic, okay?”“How can I skip it? How could you not even share such an important thing with me? Do you still consider me your best friend? Please, just tell me how far you two have developed. If you don’t tell me, my curiosity will kill me.” Dolly was trying to get the answer out of her, both by force and coquetry.Xavia felt like there was a chattering sparrow right beside her ear. She was aware of Dolly’s character. This girl would never stop until she got her answer.Xavia was forced to answer helplessly, “It’s not what you think. It’s ju
Perhaps Yulia found Keith too annoying. Therefore, she continued to cry out loud while flinging her arms around to vent out her anger. The little girl looked like she was on the verge of collapse.Xavia didn’t know what to say. How should she explain the whole thing to the little girl?“Baby, things are not the same as what you think.”“Then which is it? Mommy, you have to immediately, right away, cut it off with him, okay? You two cannot have any relationship, okay? I don’t want him. I hate him. I’m strongly against having him as my future daddy!”As soon as the little girl finished her words and cried, she started to look for Xavia’s phone from her pocket. Her resolute attitude was completely different from how she reacted when she faced Zivon and Stefan.It seemed like sometimes the children’s sixth sense was accurate too.Xavia helplessly picked Yulia up and comforted her, “Shhh! Stop crying. Mommy will not let him become your daddy in the future.”“Really?”“Yes, let’s have
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