Caleb added another sarcastic comment, "Are company presidents all lovesick fools? Three years ago, you busted one arm just to save her. What about now? Do you still want to give her your life?" "Are you done? Caleb, you talk too much now." Maxwell looked up and gave Caleb a cold glance.His hand hung by his side. He unconsciously clenched his left fist, but if one looked closely, they would see his left hand trembling slightly too.Despite three years of continuous rehabilitation, there hadn't been much effect yet. Besides being somewhat able to hold a pen, he couldn't exert much force. His hand remained severely impaired."When my father went to Yoland for an academic exchange, he discussed your case with the specialists there and looked into a new surgical procedure. It might help with recovery. Think about it." Caleb sighed."Okay," Maxwell answered calmly. Caleb couldn't tell if he was even listening.…Savannah didn't know that Maxwell had come to the hospital. She stayed
It had been Maxwell who first taught Savannah how to choke someone. She was feeble and weak; in case she ran into danger, she wouldn't be able to retaliate. Hence, Maxwell taught her this move. It was a more tactical approach, and more importantly, it could be a fatal blow at the critical moment.Savannah never had the opportunity to try it, until now. She never expected her first attempt to be used on Esther.Maxwell hadn't bluffed her; it was really a good move. She dug her fingers into Esther's throat. She didn't even use that much force, but Esther struggled to breathe, her face turning gray."Savannah, how could you get violent?" Oliver roared furiously."Are you blind? Didn't you see that she hit me first? I was just defending myself." Not only did Savannah not loosen her grip, but she even tightened it. "Esther," she said, "don't think that I don't know you're resorting to shameful methods. I don't like catfights, so I'm not bothered to deal with you. But I never thought
A brief silence formed between the two.Maxwell lit a cigarette. Through the rising smoke, his gaze fell on the half-empty wine bottle on the table. "After getting bullied, all you did was drink alcohol in secret. Savannah, have you become weak? When I let you go at the start, it wasn't so that you'd get bullied."Savannah laughed quietly when she heard that, but her laughter was full of ridicule and bitterness. She grabbed the wine bottle to continue to drown her sorrows, but Maxwell stopped."How could you be drinking while having a concussion? Do you not want to live?""It's such a waste to throw it away though. Why don't you drink it?"Gibson Finance owned a brewery as well as a winery and vineyard in Pennor. Since he was young, Maxwell had learned wine tasting with his grandfather, Roger Gibson. He was something of an expert now.Savannah couldn't imagine how he managed to cut alcohol.Maxwell slowly tightened his fingers around the wine bottle. Afterward, he gulped it all
"You don't know what happened?" Caleb frowned. Then, he broke into a cold laugh. He never thought that Maxwell would actually go to this extent. It seemed that his lovesickness was already in the terminal stage and couldn't be treated anymore. "What the hell happened to Maxwell's hand?" Savannah pressed anxiously."If you want to know, then you should ask him." With that, Caleb left the room.Since Maxwell refused to tell her, then why should he run his mouth?After finishing the last IV drip in the morning, Jodie came to help Savannah with the discharge process.After getting discharged, Savannah returned to the set, preparing to finish the final scenes that she hadn't filmed. However, she didn't expect to run into Oliver as soon as she came back.After Esther joined the set, Oliver would visit once every three days or so. The couple would show off their love in extravagant ways, and the internet was filled with images and videos of their public displays of affection.Savann
Esther finally realized that they were in public, so she had no choice but to back down.Savannah and Oliver walked into the family court. When they walked to the counter dealing with divorces, Esther followed behind closely. It was an embarrassing and awful sight to behold. Oliver's expression was as dark as a storm cloud. "Have you two thought it through?" the staff asked, performing the last routine confirmations. Then, he issued the official divorce decrees.Their three-year-long marriage had officially come to an end at last.When Oliver got the divorce decree, he was hit with mixed emotions. For some reason, his mind recalled the time he and Savannah first got their marriage certificates.He had held her hand so tightly, so nervous that his hands had been sweating. When the employee gave him the marriage certificate, he couldn't even hide his happiness.At the time, he had clearly liked her so much. In the end, how did they end up walking away from each other?Savannah pu
For three whole years, Savannah Lexington had been waiting to return to her home country to reunite with Oliver Frost. However, she never thought that she would be served with divorce papers the first day she came home."Divorce? This joke isn't funny at all."Savannah looked at the man in front of her. He wore a tailored, pure-black suit that day, and he looked cold and aloof. This was the same man she'd been missing every single day. But now, he felt like a total stranger to her."I don't have time for jokes. Just go through the divorce papers and sign them if there are no issues with it," Oliver answered coldly."Can I at least know why?" Savannah asked, her voice trembling."Savannah, you were gone for three whole years. And for these three years, Esther has always been the one by my side. It's thanks to our effort and support that Frost Entertainment is what it is now. I don't want to disappoint her.""You don't want to disappoint her, so you're fine with disappointing me? O
Molly hugged Savannah in her arms, holding her dear as she said, "Sav, I know that you love Oliver. Actually, the marriage certificate is just a piece of paper. It doesn't matter whether it exists or not. You can still stay with us even after your divorce. You're my only daughter-in-law, and no one else."Savannah had initially still harbored some hope in Molly. After all, she had been taking care of her while abroad for the past three years, and Molly had always seemed delighted with her and treated her as her own daughter.Now, however, even the last of Savannah's hopes had faded."In other words, you want me to continue staying on as Oliver's mistress after the divorce?""Sav, listen to me. Don't treat the marriage certificate as a huge deal," Molly said meaningfully."Since it isn't a big deal, why should Oliver divorce me? Just let Esther continue being his little mistress, then.""Esther is very popular and the star actress in Frost Entertainment now. How could she possibly
Savannah set down her spoon and dabbed at her mouth with a napkin. Then, she asked Natasha, "Have you compiled the things I requested?""Yes." Natasha nodded. She then retrieved a folder from the TV cabinet and handed it over to Savannah."Frost Entertainment has been quite profitable over the past three years. Besides investing in some stock funds, he also bought several properties under his name."Not long ago, he even bought Esther's parents a huge apartment in the city center. Copies of the payment records and purchase receipt are all inside the folder."Savannah looked at the purchase agreement in her hand and thought it was rather ironic. The down-and-out young man who kept running into obstacles and couldn't even afford to pay back his bank interest could now afford to buy his mistress' parents an apartment."What about Esther Stone?""Esther's parents are ordinary people. She rose to fame after some of the videos she filmed in college got popular. That's how she signed on