All of a sudden, Chester throttled Elizabeth, his eyes red with fury, “You’ve done more damage than that. You turned me into a heartless monster. How am I supposed to face Phoebe now? You deserve to die.”Elliot rose and tugged at his shirt, “Call the cops. She killed Nathaniel. It’s not going to end well for her anyway. Don’t get yourself in trouble.”However, hatred raged on in Chester’s heart. His grip on her neck hadn’t loosened one bit, as if he hadn’t heard what Elliot said. In fact, he was itching to tighten his grip.Elliot moved in and pulled them apart when he noticed Elizabeth was about to suffocate for real. “We’re in a hospital.”Chester stumbled backward and spoke, his voice full of sorrow, “What should I do? What can I do? How am I supposed to look Phoebe in the eye if I don’t kill this woman now?”It was all because of her. It was her fault!He almost pushed Phoebe to kill herself for a worthless woman. He was that close to killing someone who saved his life. How
Sophia was taken aback and pushed him away with both her hands. “What do you think you’re doing, Elliot? There are other people here.”He couldn’t help but laugh. “Well. Why did you seduce me, then?”“When did I do that?”“Give me a kiss.”“I’m not doing that. Hurry up and let me go.”“I can always kiss you instead.”She ducked and said, “Hold on. Give me a second.” She gave a quick glance around her. It was as though she was checking out if anyone was actually looking their way.He knew she was shy, so he decided to be patient.There was a hint of slyness in her eyes as she blinked at him. “Close your eyes.”“Get in the car.” He took her hands and was about to walk when she tugged at him. “We’ll do it here. I'm done with all the walking. Just close your eyes.”He backed off and went along with her. Closing his eyes, he waited for her kiss.At the next moment, she squirmed and broke free of his embrace.He remained quiet as he watched her running away. He couldn
His face grew grim when he heard what Wylie said, “I’m petty as well. If she addressed another guy in that tone, I wouldn’t like it either. We’re petty about it because we care about one another.”Then, an idea popped into his mind and gave him a boost of happiness. That was right. She cared about him. That was why she didn’t want another lady to call him in that intimate tone.Wylie was so choked up with anger she almost couldn’t breathe. She intended to drive a wedge in their relationship. Little did she know Elliot would act this unexpectedly and piss her off instead.It looked like Vanessa was wrong. Sophia wasn’t someone who didn’t have a place in Elliot’s heart, as she claimed. Wasn’t it obvious that he cared a lot about her? How did Vanessa figure he was forced to marry Sophia?With this new discovery, she couldn’t afford to act recklessly and use their ebbing bond to drive a wedge between him and Sophia. She had to draw up an intricate plan to do it.“Geez. Okay, Ell
Elliot saw Chester pacing back and forth in front of Phoebe’s ward when he came by the hospital to pick up Sophia.“Why don’t you go in?”Chester sighed. He was too ashamed to see Phoebe now. Elliot could guess what he was thinking and asked, “Was Elizabeth sent to the police station?”“Yeah. They summoned Edward too, but he made all his transactions to her and she paid the guys she hired directly from her account or Phoebe’s bank card. “All Edward admitted to was his relationship with her and that he gave her the money as a gift. The police can’t prove that those guys answered to Edward and they can’t do much with Elizabeth’s testimony either.”Elliot said, “It’s fine. I know this isn’t enough to take him down. We can bide our time for that. I kept thinking about the phone call she overheard from Edmund. It’s likely related to me, but I’m not sure if he was talking about the car crash that concerns my parents or Gemma. They said they were looking for a young girl. I wonder if
Phoebe smiled sarcastically, “Actions speak louder than words, as they say. You make a compelling argument, but last I checked, you still signed the divorce papers for Elizabeth’s sake. You might say that you love me but look at your own actions. Can you give me an example that proves that you love me?”He couldn’t think of anything to say to that. If he had loved her, then would he have pushed her to kill herself?It wasn’t just Phoebe who wasn't convinced. Even Chester himself didn’t buy his own words. He had no idea how it got this awful, but he pushed them to where they were today.“All I'm asking for is a month, Phoebe. We’ll get the divorce decree if you insist on going through with it by then. Can you please give me a month to take care of you?”She looked at him coldly. “Here’s a thought experiment. Imagine that I’m the one who looked after Brody every day, had his baby, and asked you to amputate one of your legs to save his life. “On top of that, I asked you to amputat
Elliot smiled, “That’s not the case here.”Hamish also smiled and added, “He just wanted to show how much of a gentleman he is. Don’t worry about it, Janine. Let's give him a chance to do just that.”Janine grinned and looked at Elliot, “Well. Don’t mind if I do. I’d hate to hear you claiming that I asked you out just to make you pay for lunch.” She proceeded to order more dishes.He gave her a sidelong glance. “We’re business partners. Don’t you think it’s only right that I buy you lunch?”Her smile grew wider. “You know just what to say, Elliot. As a matter of fact, I’ve gone over the details with Hamish and we’ve finalized most of them. I merely wanted to see you in person today.”He responded calmly, “Since you asked to see me, I just had to accept the invitation to show you how serious we are with this collaboration. Truth be told, you’ll have to finalize the remaining details with Hamish. I’ve always been behind the scenes. So, I’m not very good when it comes to this stuff
Wylie sat across from him and said timidly, “Did you meet up with my sister for the collaboration today, Elliot?”He responded, “Yeah.”She asked hastily, “Is Prosper Peak Ventures going to develop a mobile game with Shaw Corporation?”“Mm-hmm.” He said casually again.His indifferent tone didn’t bother her. This was just temporary. They'd have more chances to be together if she could be in charge of the collaboration. Who was to say that he wouldn’t fall for her all over again?She decided to go with the proven method and adopt the persona of a lady who needed his help and protection. That was what he liked in the past. With measured precaution, she asked, “Um. Can you persuade Shaw Corporation to let me oversee this project, Elliot?”His brows furrowed at that. He was already trying to keep a distance from her. On top of that, she had barely spent any time in the company. What did she know about leading a team and developing a mobile game?“Do you know how to develop a mobile
Phoebe couldn’t help but smile/ “Given the inspiring speech you gave earlier, I don’t think you think much of men.”Pouting, Sophia said, “I’m married while you’re single. How is it the same for both of us? Furthermore, Elliot hasn’t done anything wrong to me. If I step over the line and fool around with men, then that’d be a massive disrespect to him.“Elliot once said that being in love is promising your partner that you’ll love him, while marrying one another is swearing you’ll never love another person. I might envy the kind of lifestyle Xena has, but I’m not going to squander my marriage unless I’m single again someday. Just like you.”Phoebe stared at Sophia. She felt as if she was seeing a side of Sophia she had never known was there. Sophia had always been a quirky, intelligent lady to her. Needless to say, Sophia was a little arrogant too, but in a cute way. So, imagine her surprise when Sophia uttered something this mature and philosophical. Just what did Sophia go throu