“Then again, Zivon… Xavia was in a relationship with Stefan Talton first, and now, she is in a relationship with Keith Burton. It seems as though she really likes guys with a warm and gentle manner. It’s no wonder why she did not want to be together with you…”Zayne trailed off with a shiver. It felt like the temperature in the room had dropped a few degrees, and that death was slowly approaching him.He turned his head to see Zivon staring at him icily, his menacing gaze promising a swift demise if he continued speaking. Zayne instantly shut his mouth. “Forget I said anything. Well, I’m off to find our other brother.” Zayne quickly slipped away after saying that.Zivon stood there rigidly, his long fingers tightening on the glass of red wine in his hand. He knew that there was no need for him to be concerned about her affairs after what she said to him in the room before this, but…She was pretending to get along so well with Keith, and she was also acting so intimately with him
He could ask anyone he wanted to, so why was he asking her? Why did it feel as though he came here to target her on purpose?She said forcefully, “Yes…It’s your turn now, Young Master Burton. You can carry on the game in order, towards your right.”She wanted him to look over there and talk to someone else.To her despair, Zivon narrowed his dark eyes and said slowly, “‘Broad and profound’ is a good choice. Miss Xavia, you seem to know a lot. Since that is the case…Explain ‘profound’ in simple terms.”His deep voice was cryptic, and Xavia felt like that innocent idiom sounded suggestive when he said it.Cough! Cough! Xavia choked on her own saliva. Her small face suddenly flushed as red as an apple.The others were staring at them, eyes wide in amazement. Did they hear wrongly, or was there something wrong with the banquet tonight? The high and mighty Young Master Burton was actually saying such deep words to Xavia? Furthermore, she was his nephew’s girlfriend!No, they must b
It was at that moment when a person wearing a red gown fell to the washroom floor, her walking stick toppling right next to her… It was Ava! Though Xavia didn’t really like her, a human’s life was at stake here, so she immediately rushed over while calling out, “Lady Burton? Lady Burton!” However, Ava was completely out cold. From how pale it was, it seemed like Ava had fainted due to momentary blood and qi deficiency… Whatever the case was, Xavia quickly sent Keith a message, telling him to get a doctor over. With that done, she then tried to pinch Ava’s philtrum. After all, when she was much younger, her foster father would do the same thing to her grandmother whenever she fainted out of the blue. Thankfully, it wasn’t long before Xavia could feel Ava breathing normally again. The dazed Ava herself slowly opened her eyes to see an extremely worried girl looking back at her while asking, “Grandma…? Can you hear me…? How are you feeling…?” All this reminded Ava of a similar i
Regardless of whether she was Jenna or Xavia, she was just as annoying! Though Fiona had said that, Xavia simply calmly replied, “When old people are seriously unwell, they look forward to heading home the most. After all, they are afraid that they will pass away at any time, and the last place they want to die is in a hospital.” This was the same for every person nearing death’s gates back when the younger Xavia was still staying in her village. Whatever the case was, Fiona instantly grew furious when she heard that, prompting her to yell, “Watch your mouth! Are you wishing an early death upon Lady Burton…?!” Following that, Fiona shoved Xavia aside! Clearly caught off guard by this, Xavia soon found herself hitting the cabinet beside her! Her lower back now aching, Xavia was about to retort when all of a sudden, she heard footsteps approaching the room… and soon enough, Zivon’s slender figure stepped into the ward… Upon seeing that Xavia was hurt, he immediately asked, “…Are yo
Though she didn’t really want to play along, Zivon’s aura was overwhelming, and Xavia had a feeling that if she delayed it for even a second longer, Zivon would really come over to drag her there. With that in mind, she reluctantly walked over to him before asking, “…What is it?” After staring at her for a bit, he eventually said, “…Make sure to get Zayne to have a look at your injuries later. For now, help me take care of Grandma.” Following that, he held onto her hand. This, of course, startled Xavia as she felt the thin calluses on his hand that were exclusive to him. Feeling increasingly nervous, Xavia attempted to move away… but to her dismay, she quickly found another warm—yet much feebler—hand holding onto her! Looking down, she realized that Ava was holding her hand again! Despite how weak Ava now was, she simply refused to let go… Realizing that Ava was now murmuring again, Xavia carefully red the old woman’s lips… and quickly realized that she was calling for Jenna agai
The petite woman had a ruffled halter dressed on, and her collarbone looked particularly alluring this late at night… Shaking the thought off, Kevin then glanced past her—looking into the room—before asking, “…Is Xavia not back yet?” …So, he was here for Xavia… Though she was slightly disappointed, she continued smiling as she replied, “She isn’t… In fact, she just sent me a message saying that she won’t be back for a while… Is there any particular reason you’re looking for her…?” “It’s nothing major,” said Kevin who had honestly come over just to tell her to be a bit more discreet with her actions. After all, when he headed to the hospital earlier, he found that many of the girls—who were from wealthy and reputable families—either had broken fingers or were bleeding rather heavily. All in all, their injuries were quite serious. Had Kevin not suppressed the news, the consequences would’ve surely ended up becoming much direr. Whatever the case was, since Xavia wasn’t here, there w
...She wasn’t as innocent as she appeared? Was she hoping to gain something from him as well…? Keith’s train of thought was cut short when he heard her say, “So… Since I’ve accompanied you tonight, shouldn’t you be fulfilling your promise already?” …So this was what she was after… Squinting his eyes slightly, he couldn’t help but feel slightly irked for misunderstanding a straightforward girl like her. Whatever the case was, he eventually replied, “…It’s been a pretty tiring day. Don’t you want to get some rest first…?” “Negative. I doubt I’ll get any sleep till this matter is settled,” replied Xavia, her voice somewhat sounding like a kitten’s. Feeling helpless, Keith then flopped onto a couch before saying, “Alright… What’s on your mind, Miss Xavia…” Walking over, Xavia then replied in a serious tone, “I know that the Burtons place a lot of emphasis on reputation and would never allow scandals. Understanding that, I believe I’ve come up with a way for us to break up on amic
“…I’ll let you off tonight…” Smiling in a gentlemanly manner, Keith simply replied, “Good to hear. The night’s been pretty tiring, so you should get some rest. We have plenty of time tomorrow…” Following that, Keith began walking out of the room… However, when he passed by Zivon, he was prompted to ask, “Speaking of which, were you looking for Xavia for something, Uncle Zivon?” Displaying a poker face, Zivon replied, “…I wanted to ask her something regarding Grandma passing out. Feel free to return to your room first.” “Will do,” said Keith, who knew for a fact why Zivon was really here. Regardless, after Keith left, the room quickly went dead silent. Feeling rather pressured in Zivon’s tense presence, Xavia took the initiative to say, “About her passing out... I was washing hands in the bathroom when all of a sudden, Lady Burton toppled to the floor close to me. Following that, I sent Young Master Keith a text, detailing what had happened. While waiting, I made sure to pinch
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