Hamish's heart ached as he reached out to hold her in his arms again. "I'm sorry, Xena. I know how much you've suffered, and I've thought about all these questions, too. But just the thought of giving you up makes it hard for me to breathe.“I know I'm selfish, but we've already wasted three years. I don't want another three years to go by. Give me some time. I'll fix things."Whether it was the long-suppressed grievances in her heart or the alcohol amplifying all her senses, Xena felt aggrieved. Of course, she did not lack suitors. One could even say her romantic prospects were excellent.Still, Xena could not understand why she insisted on hanging herself on the crooked tree that was Hamish.Over the past three years, Xena thought she had already forgotten about Hamish. But seeing him now, with all misunderstandings cleared up and him unhesitatingly taking a blow for her, she could not pretend anymore. She never forgot about him. Now, tears splattered down like beads off a brok
Elliot noticed her distraction and asked, "Did you hear me?"Sophia hurriedly replied, "Yes."Elliot rubbed her head. "Take another nap. You have school tomorrow. Rest well today."Sophia sneered and muttered under her breath, "Beast!"Elliot turned back, "What?"Sophia trembled. "I mean, I feel uncomfortable."Elliot frowned and looked a bit nervous as he touched her forehead. "What's wrong? Are you catching a cold?"Sophia pouted. "Don't you know what's wrong with me?"Elliot hesitated. 'Is it what I think it is?'Sophia seized the opportunity to lecture him confidently, "Do you know what moderation is? Do you know our size difference? You only know how to do it but not how to recover. Do you know how long it will take for me to recover from this?“Do you know how much damage you've caused by using up a whole pack in one night? Aren't you afraid of breaking me apart?"Elliot was speechless. Wow, she made him sound like a monster.Two knocks sounded at the door, accompani
Hamish glared at Elliot but smiled at Sophia. "Sophia, can you help me find two people?""Who?"Hamish sent the surveillance screenshots of the three hoodlums to Sophia and explained, "When Mary got beaten that night, she told me a passing police officer who scared off the three hoodlums found her.“Since Mary has similar injuries to me, she thought Xena misunderstood that we were together and harmed her. She didn't pursue it to protect Xena, so Mary misled me and didn't dare to call the police. “I want to investigate quietly and not disturb the police. There's no surveillance where Mary got attacked, but my people found surveillance footage at the entrance of a supermarket. They saw them following Mary into an alley, and three men ran out. “If my guess is correct, these three men should be actors arranged by Mary. But my words lack credibility. I need to find the testimony of these three men. My people have visited every house, but nobody recognizes them. Sophia, can you help m
Mary turned around quietly. She started blushing as if she did not know how embarrassing it was until now. She then stole a glance at Hamish. Although he did not look at her with compassion, his tone became a lot friendlier.“Can you help me zip up my dress? I can’t reach it.”Hamish instinctively became disgusted at that.‘If she could unzip her dress in the first place, why would it be so hard to zip it back up? What makes her think it’ll be that easy to pull a fast one on me?’“That wouldn’t be appropriate.” Hamish then opened the door and called out, “I need a waitress here!”Soon after, a waitress came and asked, “Is there something I can help you with, sir?”Hamish pointed at Mary and said, “Help her with her dress, please.”Mary felt aggrieved. She could not believe what she had just heard, wondering if there was even an end to this humiliation.The waitress helped Mary zip up her dress and felt the awkwardness between the two guests. Hence, the waitress quickly left the
It was the middle of the night when a post titled ‘Mary Meets a Mysterious Man in a Hotel’ appeared out of nowhere.It was a long post discussing how Mary secretly met with a man even though she had a fiance. It claimed that she kissed him and even checked into a hotel with him, complete with pictures as evidence.One of the attached pictures depicted two people leaning against each other while they came out of the restaurant. Another picture showed them hugging and kissing in the car. There was another one depicting them entering Hotel Hill. The post also showed a picture of the hotel guest registry showing Mary’s name there. The information was thorough and uncensored, complete with the check-in time.It excited the netizens and got them discussing it intensely. Some of them insulted Mary for being shameless and unfaithful, while others began investigating the mysterious man’s identity.Some guessed it was Hudson, the most viral celebrity at the time. Some others speculated it
Paisley growled, “What does Xena blame us for? I raised her and provided for her. I might not have treated her nicely, but I kept her fed and kept a roof over her head ever since she was a baby.“What about poor Mary? Xena let some nasty people kidnap her. Mary suffered so much because of Xena. She got separated from us for thirteen years. I wanted to make up for lost time by treating Mary better. What’s so wrong about that?“You don’t know how heartbroken I am whenever I see Mary getting mistreated. She loves Hamish. We arranged for them to get married when they were children. That means Hamish is rightfully hers.“Xena should’ve backed down even if the opposite is true. After all, that’s how much she owes Mary.”Lucas replied, “That’s all in the past. It might not have been true. In fact, it doesn’t even matter because Xena didn’t mean for it to happen. You can’t just keep blaming her.”Paisley retorted, “Have I even mentioned making Xena pay for this? I’ve been gracious enough.
Xena instinctively struck at the person. To her surprise, the assailant grabbed her harm and disabled her. Then, she heard a familiar voice, “Xena, it’s me!”She stopped her next move and looked at the man before her. He smiled at her affectionately, waiting for her to compliment him. Xena was upset and amused, asking, “Did you set this up?”Hamish raised his brows and said proudly, “She served herself on a silver platter. I’d be a fool to let this chance slip by me.”Xena scoffed. She had left her men downstairs because she wanted to avoid alerting Mary. However, Xena could dismiss them now. She sat on the bed and texted Raymond, “Everything’s under control. Dismissed.”Since Hamish did not get the compliment sought, he pouted like a kid and went to ask for it, “How’d I do? I took care of both our parents in one swoop. That’ll save us plenty of trouble.”Xena giggled and pulled his necktie before pecking his lips. “There’s your reward.”Hamish was ecstatic. He held Xena and was
Xena peered at it. Indeed, it was a simple ring, but it came with a deceptively straightforward mechanism. There was a button disguised as a diamond. A simple press would make it shoot a tiny piece of pill out of it. Obviously, there was no trace of a pill in it now.She was a little downhearted. “This is not strong evidence if there isn’t any pill in it. The Mary I know wouldn’t be wearing this ring at all times. So, how do you plan on proving that it belongs to her?”Hamish was stunned by what she said.“There’s probably some fingerprints or something. I’ll get it checked. Moreover, I’m sure there’s a security camera in the private room.”“She moved too nimbly for the camera to catch her movement. It wouldn’t help anyway. On the off chance that the camera captured her trick, it would’ve captured you swapping the glasses as well. That’ll further solidify the fact that you set her up.”They were still discussing it when his phone rang. It was Paisley.Realizing that he was ab