Thomas' alluring, husky voice rang next to Yannie's ear, and her ear grew warm as his breath fanned the side of her face.She bit her lip and shrunk. Her mind drifted to how not long ago, she was locked outside of the door while listening to his…and Denise's moans of pleasure.Instinctively, she bit her lip and moved away, creating a gap between them.Thomas's brow furrowed once more when he noticed this. He tried to pull her back to him by wounding his arms around her. "Why are you moving away? Is there anything you're not telling me?"That was the only reason why Yannie kept on distancing herself from him after he woke up from his unconsciousness.She bit her lip. After a moment of silence, she pushed Thomas away. "Nothing. I'm not hiding anything from you. You think too much."With that sentence, the elevator reached the first floor, and the door opened. Yannie hastily walked out of the elevator, much to Thomas' confusion as he chased after her."Yannie!"However, Yannie did
As Luna grasped the phone tightly in her hand, her eyebrows were pressed into a firm line. She had assumed that Thomas would come find her because of Yannie but never expected it to be so soon.It had been less than 24 hours after the incident happened, and she had been busy dealing with Denise and her family. There was no time for her to think about how to explain it to Thomas if he asked.The moment was here, yet she could only bite her lip and made it up as it went. "Why do you think so? Yannie… Is there anything wrong with her?"Thomas furrowed his brow slightly upon hearing Luna hesitating. He grasped his phone tighter and replied in a deep voice, "Something's wrong with her. Luna, I know you and Yannie are best friends. The only one she trusted other than her mother is you. So, I'd like to ask what's going on. Previously…"He closed his eyes and thought back to the time when Tina and Denise had drugged him when they were at Howard Mansion. "Was it…"He hesitated and said the
Luna held her phone as she fell silent for a good while. It was not long until she exhaled deeply and answered, "I would."She took another deep breath and said plainly, "Thomas, maybe you don't know me that well yet. In the past, I hated Joshua so badly, but it was because of my son that I took it all in strides and went back to Joshua."The misunderstanding got cleared in the end and we knew that we fell into a trap, but even if it wasn't a misunderstanding and Joshua was really a scumbag, I would still tolerate everything for the sake of my children."To me, being sad and uncomfortable because of someone important is just temporary, and it'll pass."Maybe you're right. Joshua and I were wrong on this matter; we shouldn't have used our thoughts to decide what Yannie should do. Nonetheless, she cares about you. She hopes that you can settle your matter peacefully and that incident will not affect you. She just can't get past the hurdle in her heart and pretend that nothing happene
"I can't promise you that now," Yannie replied.She took a deep breath, her eyes filled with despair and helplessness when she gazed into Thomas' eyes. "Perhaps you wouldn't be able to digest it all if you were in my stead. I'm sorry."After a deep sigh, she curled up her lips into a bitter smile. "I can't lie to you nor lie to myself."She thought Thomas would get mad, feel helpless, and despair with her after what she said. However, that was not what happened. Instead, Thomas curled up his lips and smiled, gazing into her eyes with his frail ones, "Alright, I respect your wishes. As long as…"After a short pause, he continued looking at her with a smile. "As long as you stay with me, that's enough. If there comes a time you want to leave me and Riley, I hope you can tell me. Don't just go without saying goodbye. I won't force you to stay."After all, he was a fool to have fallen into Tina and Denise's trap. Therefore, he had no right to stop Yannie, no matter what decision she m
Tina quivered as she stood outside the door eavesdropping on the conversation between Senior Howard and Mr. Zink.'That old geezer! He wants to give everything to that bastard!'After all these years she spent time together with him, she and her precious son ended with nothing!She clenched her fists tightly and angrily.'Why? Why did that old geezer leave everything to Thomas in the end? Is it just because he's Eanne's son? Because Eanne was the one who helped him become rich? What about the twenty years I spent with him? Are my twenty years incomparable to the few years Eanne spent with him?'"Alright, Mr. Howard. Is there anything else you'd like to add?" asked Mr. Zink again. "Give it a good thought."Senior Howard said again after remaining silent for a long time, "There are two mansions in South Hill of this city and a company…""Do you want to transfer those to Mr. Thomas Howard too?" Mr. Zink asked.Tina could not bear to listen any further. She bit her lip angrily and
Just like that, Mr. Zink was brought to a storeroom at the end of the hallway by Tina and Dan."What did the old geezer say?" Dan pressed Mr. Zink onto a chair with a remote expression. "Spill, and my mother and I will spare your life. Otherwise…"He smirked. "You know the drill."This was the first time Mr. Zink had such an encounter. He was so scared that he stuttered, "What…do you guys want?""Tell us everything that old geezer told you!"Dan and Tina were so fierce and cold-blooded that they terrified Mr. Zink. He knew if he did not tell the truth, they would never let him go easily. Therefore, without any choice, he repeated the conversation between him and Senior Howard to them.Nonetheless, he did not tell them everything. He did not tell them about the recording, nor did he tell them that Senior Howard had left two mansions and a company for them.Once Mr. Zink finished, the mother-and-son pair exchanged looks with each other. Their eyes were filled with despair and ange
After scolding Dan, Tine left the storeroom. As she was at the end of the hallway, she tried calling Denise again.Like before, she thought no one would pick up the phone. However, the call strangely got through this time.Finally, there was a place for Tina to vent her anger."Denise, why didn't you pick up my calls? The maid in the mansion had told me that everything went as planned. Why—""This is Steven."A low, deep male voice rang out before Tina could continue. "Denise is asleep. I'll be keeping her phone from now on. Mrs. Howard, I already know everything that happened today."He paused for a while before continuing to talk remotely, "Denise is my sister, not a tool for you to use to fight for your games. She'll no longer contact you or be related to you from now on. I also hope that you'll never contact her anymore. She's a pure-hearted girl that'll trust everything you say, so I'll never let her contact you people anymore."After that, Steven hung up the phone.As Tin
Steven lowered his head and toyed with Denise's phone. He raised his head and looked at Kate's face with an indifferent expression. "I'm doing this for your own good; Tina and Dan can never outdo Thomas. Furthermore, he has Joshua helping him now."He curled up his lips into a smile and added, "I don't know Joshua that well, but I'm sure you do. If you truly help Tina to hurt Thomas' daughter, which is the child Joshua used to take care of…I'm sure you know what the consequences will be."Kate furrowed her brow vehemently. She narrowed her eyes and said, "Yes, you're right, but that doesn't mean Tina and I don't have any chance of winning. If we really do something to the child, I know Thomas and Joshua will cave in."Steven merely squinted at this and said nothing.Kate leaned back and switched to a more comfortable posture. She looked at Steven plainly. "Well, I kinda help you this time so Joshua and Thomas would be indebted to you, so you owe me one."She curled up her lips and