What else could Chelsea say to that? After hearing that, anything else she could say seemed unnecessary.In the end, this was Liesel's life. He was her choice and her partner.As her friend, Chelsea was naturally worried and concerned. However, she couldn't cross the line and get involved in Liesel's life.Since Elijah had given her such a sincere reply, she was satisfied."Treat her well."Elijah's gaze was filled with warm amusement. "Of course, I will."There was nothing about his genuine attitude that Chelsea could nitpick about. She looked down briefly, but when she gazed back up at Liesel again, her eyes were clearly smiling. "Lili, I wish you happiness."After that, she didn't stay much longer.Elijah watched her leave, and his gaze dimmed. He couldn't help but feel he'd seen her face somewhere before."Why are you still staring at Chelsea's back?" Liesel asked.Elijah held her hands while playing with them. "I feel like you two are so close. Would you mind sharing how
Elijah led Liesel away. However, his heart was in turmoil.The night Chelsea turned eighteen years old, she had crawled into Tobey Lark's bed and become his secret underground lover for the past five years.…In the underground parking lot, there was a luxury car parked there inconspicuously. Inside the car, Tobey was staring gloomily at Chelsea. With a half-smile, he lifted her chin with one finger and gazed at the beautiful face that intrigued him.Chelsea's heart skipped a beat, but she kept a warm smile on her face. "Why are you looking at me like that, Mr. Lark?" Revealing the love bites on her collarbones in a way that seemed unintentional, she asked, "Won't you help me with that favor, Mr. Lark?"Tobey looked at her gorgeous face. Then, his gaze followed her movements and landed on the marks on her collarbones. His eyes darkened."Why are you dressed so plainly?" Tobey grabbed her chin and leaned in closer. "I prefer the way you look in a red dress and black stockings."A
Chelsea felt a lump in her chest. "Help me investigate Elijah," she said while stuttering through the sentence. "I want to know if his feelings for her are genuine."Once again, it was because of Liesel.She was always asking Tobey for favors because of Liesel.She would only stoop this low when it came to Liesel.Was she living for herself or for Liesel?Tobey grabbed her soft and slim waist. His gaze darkened. Chelsea let out a moan.They went on until Chelsea couldn't hold on anymore. Before she passed out, she finally heard Tobey's hoarse and lustful voice in her ear. "I've seen your sincerity. Of course, I will satisfy you."However, did someone of Liesel's status really need Chelsea's help? Perhaps Chelsea should be begging Liesel to save her instead.But Tobey kept those words to himself.…When Chelsea came to, her entire body was aching terribly.As expected, Tobey was a jerk. Even when doing it in the car, he'd pushed her so hard that she wished she was dead.She
When Liesel decided to start her own company at 18 years old, the 18-year-old Chelsea had climbed into Tobey's bed in exchange for the very first investment funds for Liesel.Liesel would never know about the price paid for those funds. Chelsea had invoked the devil that was Tobey and exchanged her body for ten million dollars in investments.Liesel's success was built atop Chelsea's pain.She would never know this, and Chelsea would never let her find out either.The only reason Chelsea yielded to Tobey was for Liesel's sake.Tobey's expression turned even colder. His gaze fell on Chelsea's face, and he said icily, "Take off your clothes."Did he want to have sex again?Flustered, Chelsea didn't move for a long time. Because of what happened in the car, there was a huge bruise on her lower back, so she didn't want to strip.Tobey's face became even more frigid.After a brief pause, Chelsea began to strip off her clothes stiffly. Even though the weather was scorching hot, she
At last, the call ended with Tobey hanging up first and blocking Elijah's number.When Elijah heard the dial tone, he couldn't stop himself from tutting.Tobey was the one who couldn't keep his woman, so why was he venting his anger on Elijah?Whose fault was it that Chelsea still hadn't warmed up to him? Wasn't it his fault for being too perverted?If Tobey had learned a thing or two from Elijah and showed some sincerity, he might be in a real relationship now. Things certainly wouldn't keep dragging on.However, he wasn't going to get involved in the matters of Tobey's feelings.Jacob had good friends, and naturally so did Elijah. However, he didn't consider the drinking buddies he'd kept when he was laying low to be among them. In Tobey's case, Elijah had gradually grown closer to him as friends after they worked together a few times.Tobey was a naturally suspicious person who only cared about the outcome. He hated useless social interactions the most. Furthermore, his statu
Neither Elijah nor Tobey spoke after that.Elijah could sense Tobey's suppressed anger, but he simply found it funny.Actually, he knew pretty well what kind of feelings Tobey had for Chelsea. At first, Tobey had found Chelsea was pretty and bold. He never had much morals to begin with, so why would he reject a hot babe knocking on his door?He was possessive over her, yet he never gave her a single ounce of affection. To him, Chelsea was just a pet.A secret lover would forever be hidden underground, and a pet would never become a lover.Like he said, she was a vixen. How could a vixen and a human love each other?Moreover, how could someone already used to being above everyone else lower himself to show her a moment of affection?"When she digs deeper, she'll find out that Lili doesn't need you anymore. Then, she will leave," Elijah said bluntly without any regard for Tobey's feelings.Tobey fell silent.Elijah was pleased. It gave him a sense of achievement to be able to
Shivering, Chelsea slowly opened her eyes.When she met Tobey's dark eyes, she raised her hand to rub her eyes. Without saying anything, she just stared at him for a few seconds and then stretched.Her eagerness to flatter him yesterday was nowhere in sight now.Evidently, she was awake now. Smiling, she gave Tobey a look before snatching the showerhead from his hand and directing it at her aching body instead.She leaned against the cold wall. After changing the temperature of the water to hot, she sighed in pleasure."Chelsea, once you're done showering, get changed. We're registering our marriage."The last sentence made Chelsea freeze.The shower continued to spray her body.She didn't say anything. She merely swept her long hair to the back, revealing her smooth forehead. Her captivating face looked even more stunning beneath the water.She wasn't wearing any clothes. After doing so many intimate things with Tobey, she'd already grown used to his predatory gaze roving ove
Tobey didn't take those lies seriously.Sneering, he scooped Chelsea into his arms. Ignoring her yelp of surprise, he carried her to the couch in the living room.Chelsea straddled Tobey's lap and said slowly, "Mr. Lark, you know I got into the Alden University School of Performing Arts. I enrolled in Alden University as a performance major at 18 years old and graduated at 22 years old. "During those years, I rejected many opportunities and advertisements just to keep you company. Many of my classmates have now become C-list or D-list actors, while I'm still completely unknown."It's time for me to venture into the industry, no?"Was Chelsea being selfish?When it came to Liesel, she could be a selfless moron. However, when it came to Tobey, she was cruel and cold-blooded. The past five years didn't give her much hope in Tobey, and her future certainly didn't have Tobey in it."So, what do you plan to do?" Tobey regarded Chelsea with a deep gaze."Pineapple Studios is opening
"Shut up!" Ophelia yelled in a rage.She immediately asked the food truck owner to give her another cup of coffee before pouring it all over Veronica's calf. She was paying her back an eye for an eye.Agonized, Veronica swayed on her feet. Then, she collapsed onto the ground while gnashing her teeth in pain.Ophelia had been raised by none other than the demon himself, Edward. Since she was little, he would always stand in front of her to protect her. Ophelia knew better than anyone how he liked to deal with matters.After Edward left, she had picked up a few things from him. Naturally, she would never let herself get bullied by others."Give me a serving of fries, a taco, some churros, and a hotdog." Ophelia pointed at the menu items on the food truck and rattled on about her order to the owner, who was gaping at her.Ignoring the probing gazes of the people around her, she minded her own business and brought some fries to her mouth. Only then did she feel herself come back to l
Ophelia was so angry that she wanted to cuss at Edward. However, before she could even get mad, she heard Edward's disappointed voice. "Are you regretting this already?"Ophelia was dumbfounded. However, Edward continued slowly, "After giving it a lot of thought, you decided to abandon me. Is that it? I know I'm not good enough… I don't blame you…"Ophelia felt a headache coming on, but the anger had vanished. "No, I'm not thinking of abandoning you."The kiss yesterday had left her so excited that she hadn't slept a wink the entire night.She thought to herself, "If I don't set the record straight, Edward's going to overthink and paint me as a playgirl."She took a deep breath. "After you kissed me… I was really happy, so I only went to bed very late."Edward was obviously also caught off-guard. He hadn't expected to hear that. With delight in his eyes, he said, "I was also really happy that you let me kiss you."Ophelia hummed, and her face flushed red. "I'm really tired," she
Brandon didn't respond right away. Fred continued, "No one taught your mother and sister how to act appropriately in society. Mr. Ford is spending his precious time teaching them what to do and what not to do. Thus, they will have to suffer a bit for this."Mr. Zima, if you really want to help them, then just give your parents the bare minimum financial aid from time to time. As for your sister… you have no obligation to provide for her. Do you understand where I'm coming from?"Brandon couldn't accept it. "My sister's reputation in the industry isn't great right now. If I don't help her, then she really won't be able to survive. Mr. Ford is also an older brother. He should understand what I'm going through."Jacob loved Ophelia, and Brandon also naturally loved Yvonne. It was because of this that he wanted to try getting forgiveness from Ophelia.Fred raised his voice. "Ms. Ford is very warm and never treats people haughtily. She has never used her family background to bully oth
With a serious expression, Brandon rattled on about the various compensations for Ophelia. Fred nearly couldn't keep his facial expression under control.It seemed like everyone already knew that Ophelia was a huge fan of Chelsea's. It couldn't have been easy to think of such a compensation.The elevator arrived on the top floor, but Jacob still hadn't given his response. Therefore, Brandon hurried into his office behind Jacob and Fred. Finally, Jacob looked at him. "There is some sincerity to it."Firstly, a public apology to Ophelia on his company's Twitter account would clear her name. Secondly, the shares would be considered as financial compensation for the mental distress caused.The third form of compensation was the key point that convinced Jacob to look up. He thought that it was too difficult for Ophelia to fight for concert tickets and produce fan merchandise herself. Now that there was someone readily available to do it, Ophelia wouldn't have to work so hard.This pers
Jacob could really be heinous.Who wanted to listen to Veronica's blabbering?Most people thought that Tobey was sly, cold, and heartless. However, they didn't know that Jacob was the one who was truly wicked.In his youth, he had once been kidnapped because one of the medicines that the Ford family manufactured had threatened to undermine the profits of others. During that time, he'd suffered through endless torment.When he was rescued, his personality had turned ruthless.Although he could be monstrous, he placed great importance on his family and friends. And, Ophelia was his beloved little sister.How could he let Yvonne off the hook for scheming against Ophelia? He had to teach Yvonne that the world could be a harsh place.Not only was Yvonne stupid, but she was also very unfortunate.At first, Jacob could still tolerate how Yvonne had used Ophelia. He had just planned to give her a small taste of her medicine and stop there. However, Veronica had decided on her own accor
Vincent's expression turned cold. He wanted to kick her out of the house, but suddenly, Jacob's cold voice sounded from afar."Since our family is powerful and influential, why should we swallow our anger and surfer in silence?"Jacob had left a document at home, but because his assistant, Fred Foreman, didn't know where it was kept, he had to come home himself to get it. Unexpectedly, he overheard Veronica's haughty words when he returned.Well, a woman who was only pretending to be wealthy in a remote place was now acting superior in his home. Who would allow that to happen?All these years, Veronica had never been defied by someone younger than her before. Because she was much older, she considered herself superior. She didn't care if one was the heir to the family or the eldest son of the main family. At that moment, Jacob's words had made her rage boil over."Look! Look at the children that the Ford family has produced!"Jacob raised an eyebrow. He massaged the spot betwee
Edward chuckled quietly in her ear. "Where do you want to go tomorrow, Ophelia? Should I take you on an overseas getaway? Or perhaps, we could take a stroll nearby and watch a movie.""I can't go overseas; I'm not on break yet. Let's go watch a movie," Ophelia replied. "I've only watched a movie with you as my brother. This time, I want to try watching a movie with you as my boyfriend."Although Edward was still the same person, his identity had changed.She could now touch Edward openly. She could hold his hand, hug him, and kiss him.It was… really great."Alright, get some rest today. I'll come pick you up tomorrow," Edward said.Ophelia nodded and walked him to the door. As soon as she shut the door, she pressed her hand to her chest, feeling her heart thudding rapidly from the kiss earlier.She hopped into bed and rolled from side to side.After Edward got into his car, he finally let out a loud laugh. He pressed his fingers to his lips, reminiscing about the aftertaste sh
As their tongues intertwined, Edward could taste a sweet and sour flavor on Ophelia's tongue. It tasted like she just had a piece of strawberry candy that made her entire mouth taste sweet.Even her breath smelled like this refreshing and saccharine fruity scent. It was as if she was enticing him to take a bite of her and swallow her.The more they kissed, the more forceful Edward got. The air around them felt syrupy and intimate."Are you sure you really have never dated before? Am I really your first? If I am… then why are you so good at kissing?" she asked like it was an interrogation.She didn't know how to kiss and was very inexperienced. However, Edward had practically conquered her. He kissed her until her knees went weak.At the thought of Edward doing this to another woman, her chest began to ache terribly.Edward played with her hair, which had become messy from the kissing. "Like I said, you're all I dream about. I don't even know how many times I've kissed you in my d
"How would you know that I also didn't have the same kind of thoughts when you secretly kissed me all those years ago?"You said that I was born in a tall tower, but I didn't get to choose my background. Meanwhile, you have climbed your way up to where I am to be with me."In ancient times, we would have been innocent and carefree childhood sweethearts. We would've been considered a match made in heaven."Edward, what I'm saying is the truth." Ophelia said each word solemnly. She stared unblinkingly at Edward as she spoke. "While you were struggling with these emotions, who said I was not struggling too?"However, I just couldn't forget you. I couldn't accept a future without you. What I wanted was to have you by my side. I wish you were my lover, and I want to be with you, Edward Ford."Her response was firm and resolute. It echoed with conviction.At the same time, she seemed to be giving her answer to the Edward who had been hiding his feelings in fear and panic for many y