“With that said… I believe that Young Master Burton won’t mind it, nor do I think he’d be that heartless since he’ll still consider your feelings…” concluded Dolly. …Feelings… After thinking about it for a while, Xavia replied, “…Still… I can’t take his affection for granted either… In the end, it’d be impossible for him not to really mind the child…” Pulling a chair over, Dolly then stared at Xavia before calmly saying, “…Which is why you’ll need to make a choice now. From what I can see, there are three routes you can take… Firstly, you can tell Young Master Burton about it and let him decide whether to accept you and the baby…” “Secondly, you could abort the baby and pretend that it never existed… And lastly. You can break up with Young Master Burton and leave Darlsbury to give birth to the child… Following that, you can raise the child on your own, just like what you did a few years back…” True enough, Dolly’s three options seemed to be the only paths she could take at the
Curiously looking into Zivon’s eyes, the man then rubbed his temple before explaining, “…You see, I had a talk with Jenna… and she agreed to help your grandmother on one condition… In which, I wasn’t allowed to divorce her. She was fine with you being a… mistress, but yes. That was her one condition…” …So, as long as Jenna could remain as his woman, then she was willing to tolerate Xavia in her relationship? To think that she had suggested such a thing to Zivon…! Though Xavia was surprised by all this, she reminded herself that Jenna was far too crafty to just agree like that. For all Xavia knew, her very existence was detrimental to Jenna, so there was no way that b*tch could’ve willingly accepted her to be Zivon’s mistress. Jenna’s goal was probably just to postpone the divorce while giving her more time to cook up more devious plots. In the end, however, it was still better compared to the condition that Jenna had told her… Either way, after a brief silence, Xavia couldn’t hel
...There was simply no way Xavia could give up on such a good grandmother…! Just thinking about it made Xavia shed tears… and upon seeing her cry, Zivon’s heart instantly softened. No matter how angry he was, he really didn’t want to hold it against her… Hugging her tight, he then got a piece of tissue before wiping her tears off and saying, “…Look, it’s not like I’m saying you shouldn’t save her, alright…? I know how important she is to you… After all, you’ve been trying your best to find a solution in the past few days… With that said, please don’t cry anymore, alright…?” With how tolerant and kind he was being, Xavia couldn’t help but feel miserable. After all, even she was aware that he had been tirelessly trying to find a solution for her… In the end, she couldn’t help but mutter, “…Just why are you being so kind to me…? Can’t you be a bit crueler…? Just… get rid of me… I beg of you-” Xavia was interrupted when Zivon suddenly gave her a kiss. He, for one, wasn’t about to a
Getting to his feet, the doctor then respectfully explained, “To clarify, Young Master Keith, the fact that it was a false pregnancy made it extremely easy to misdiagnose… Basically, when someone undergoes a false pregnancy, their body, blood results, and symptoms will undergo changes similar to what a woman would experience during an actual pregnancy…” “What’s more, such a phenomenon only happens to one in ten million people, so I hadn’t considered the fact that the young lady would’ve had that experience… However, when you called me last night, I went through the samples that we collected the day before… and it was only after thorough analysis that I was finally able to come to this conclusion.” The doctor made sure to be extremely detailed, and the fact that he truly looked apologetic was a sign that he wasn’t lying… Understanding that, Keith adjusted his glasses before leaving without another word… To his surprise, it didn’t take long before he bumped into Jenna. Upon seeing
Xavia waited for Zivon to leave before she whispered to her grandmother, “Grandma, that guy is Yulia’s father. He is my boyfriend. Grandma, you have to make it through the surgery tomorrow… You need to let me know if he meets your standards.”“By the way, Grandma, I forgot to tell you that I gave birth to a pair of fraternal twins. They are super adorable and my son is a very gifted child.”Even though the old lady never responded, Xavia still said a lot of things to her that night. It was almost like she was telling the old lady everything that she had not been able to tell her for the past few years. After Xavia was done speaking, she held her grandmother’s hand and fell asleep. Late at night.Creak…A nurse gently pushed the door open and entered the room. She glanced at Xavia who was sleeping, draped a thin blanket over her, and then checked on the old lady. After that, she hastily injected a liquid into the old lady’s IV bag, then pushed the medicine cart out and left. I
If Xavia made the decision that she and Zivon could try to make it work for the sake of their feelings, then perhaps Zivon would really be able to solve everything. However, now there was a baby in the picture… and that was a bigger issue than public opinion. How could the members of the Burton family possibly accept her being with Zivon when she was carrying Keith’s baby?Keith would not agree to it either!How would the baby address Keith in the future? How would the baby address Zivon? These questions were even more frightening than the fact that she was Jenna’s younger sister…Nonetheless, Xavia could not bring herself to give up the baby. In such an uncertain and hopeless situation, she was still gambling on her grandmother’s life… “Miss.” At that moment, the doctors exited the room.Xavia quickly went up to them and asked nervously, “Doctor, what happened to my grandmother? How is she doing now?”The head surgeon looked at Xavia and said firmly, “Miss, the patient’s he
Forty minutes ago, Xavia had promised Jenna that she would return to S City after her grandmother’s surgery and that she would never appear in front of Zivon again.She had also agreed to give Zivon up completely.Since she had already promised Jenna, she had to do it… no matter how much it hurt.Xavia finally mustered up the courage to say, “Young Master Burton, the truth is that I was uncertain about this relationship. I only agreed to give it a try for a while because of the pressure from you. Now that something has happened to Grandma, how could you possibly compare to her? In fact, I wanted to promise Jenna right away but I was hesitant because I had just moved into that old house which is very important to my work.”“That being said, you should understand that it’s not that I cannot bear to let you go. You’re really not that important and it’s impossible for you to compare to my grandmother. I’ve already made up my mind to go back to S City and I will also find a new place to
A trending news article was displayed on the screen: [Jenna caught abusing an innocent animal!]In the short video, Jenna could be seen kicking a cat in the garden of the private villa.The snow-white kitten tumbled to the ground painfully after she kicked it. After that, Jenna stomped down hard on it, and the kitten yowled in pain.Finally, the kitten’s body became limp and it died, foaming at the mouth.‘This is too cruel!’‘Is that Jenna?’‘It’s true that you can know someone for a long time without really understanding their nature. She must be severely punished!’‘@ZivonBurton: Young Master Burton, is your wife really so vicious and inhumane? Did you know about it?’‘I have something to say but I don’t know if I should say it or not…’‘Reply to the previous comment: I have ten thousand things to say!’The netizens were furious!Xavia was also stunned. Jenna could actually treat an innocent kitten like that?“She’s simply inhumane! She should be arrested and detained!
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