Hannah sat in the living room for what seemed like a long time. After a while, she finally snapped out of it and picked up a can of beer from the table. She started drinking it, sip by sip.
She actually didn't like to drink beer, but it was still better than drinking white wine.
After finishing a can of beer, Hannah wanted to open a second one. She grabbed the beer and pulled on the metal ring, which broke off immediately.
It couldn't be opened.
She placed the beer on the table and lost interest in continuing to drink.
The beer was not placed steadily, and after it fell, it rolled a few times and directly dropped under the table.
Hannah looked as the beer rolled to her feet, feeling a bit absent-minded.
After a while, she picked up her phone and made a call.
Kendall had just arrived at the hotel when he saw Hannah's call, and he was quite surprised: "Rarely do you call me on your own initiative."
A few days ago, his numb
Upon hearing his words, Foster's expression immediately darkened, "How does Mr. Hawthorne know that there won't be any accidents?"Kendall looked up and met his gaze, giving a slight smile. "Even if there were any unexpected events, it doesn't matter. It's just a matter of time.""You didn't love her.""How did you know?"Two men stood silently facing each other, the surroundings eerily quiet, even the air felt tense.Kendall's rhetorical question said it all. Foster's face remained as still as water, but neither of them wanted to admit defeat, so they silently held their ground.It was unclear how much time had passed when Kendall spoke first, "Mr. Carroway, you are a smart man. It would be effortless for Hannah's parents to uncover the truth about your family's affairs. And as for deceiving Hannah, there is no need to mention it. What do you think, what do you have to compete with me?"This statement was like a blow to the head, every word Kendall said was a hit.Foster stood there,
So many people, but Jessica still knew Hannah the best.Hannah made this trip and also came to know her own thoughts.She arrived early, and Jessica started chatting with her before she had breakfast. They chatted for about half an hour, and when they walked out of the living room, Terry was already getting ready to take Kelvin to kindergarten.Seeing Jessica come out, Kelvin stood at the door unwilling to leave.Jessica had to go over and give her son a hug, and then she kissed him: "Be good, Dad will take you to kindergarten."Kelvin glanced at Hannah and said, "Okay, goodbye mom, goodbye godmother!"Hannah awkwardly waved her hand and said, "Goodbye to the Winter Solstice!"In the past, it was always both mom and dad who would take him to kindergarten, but today only Terry took him. Kelvin, the little boy, had a sad expression on his face when he left.Jessica waved her hand, exchanged a glance with Terry, and turned around to say, "You haven't sorted out things with Foster, should
Kendall raised her hand to shield her eyes, not knowing what she was thinking, but she didn't speak again.Hannah didn't know what to say, she was just feeling quite awkward.I don't know how long it had been, but Kendall finally spoke again, "I didn't force you."Upon hearing his words, Hannah couldn't help but laugh, saying, "So... thank you?"Kendall ignored her sarcasm and said, "It seems like you have already figured out how to handle it, so I won't meddle in your affairs anymore."He said, as he stood up, "The matter of getting married is not urgent. If you feel it's too sudden, I can also go step by step."Hannah's alarm bells rang loudly as soon as she heard his words: "Your going by the book won't be the way I understand it, right?""It should be."He looked at her, raised his eyebrows, and smiled, "I'm leaving."He said these words, but his feet didn't move at all.Hannah looked at him and said, "Didn't you say you were leaving?""Don't you give me a farewell hug?"Hannah th
Eden held his phone, the lights outside the car window flickering across his face, only revealing his cold and solemn expression.The secretary on the side dared not utter a word, and the atmosphere in the carriage was quiet and stifling.Until they reached the hotel entrance, Eden's complexion only slightly recovered, but it still wasn't good.After all, Foster, whom we were going to meet later, was also an annoying character.Eden had a meeting at three o'clock in the afternoon. After the meeting, he hurriedly rushed to the airport to board the plane. The airplane meal didn't suit his taste, so he didn't touch it at all.Until now, at 9 o'clock in the evening, Eden had not taken a single bite of food.The secretary cautiously suggested, "Mr. Howell, would you like someone to prepare food for you?"Eden glanced at him and said, "No need."After seeing Foster, he probably had enough of being angry, so there was no point in eating anything.The secretary didn't have much else to say, s
Hannah stopped the car directly, and the villa's gate was already wide open. Her car was parked right at the entrance of the villa, which looked quite strange.Just as a car happened to pass by, with its window open, the person in the passenger seat looked at Hannah and Foster, clearly unable to understand.A car passed by, Hannah didn't speak, and the other person didn't speak either.Rare understanding, but this understanding is not without irony.The car drove away, and the sound of the engine became increasingly faint. Until the end, it completely disappeared. Only then did Hannah walk towards Foster and said, "Ten minutes, let's cut to the chase."Hannah spoke, rarely straightforward.The dim street lamp reflected on her face, adding a touch of beauty, but also magnifying Hannah's coldness at that moment.Foster had a bad feeling, and he didn't really know what he could say. The few sentences he kept repeating, even if Hannah hadn't grown tired of hearing them, he himself was sta
Hannah parked the car, got out, and felt an indescribable fatigue throughout her body.Some words were not so difficult to say, and some things were not so difficult to make decisions about.From the beginning until now, nearly five years of time, everything has come to an end.She kicked off her shoes, slumped onto the couch, and stared at the ceiling, lost in thought as she recalled the night she first met Dominic.It was probably because of the bright lights that she was able to catch a hint of something in his icy gaze.From then on, I fell into it and followed him around day after day.Actually, if you think about it carefully, Dominic did remind her.He had said it many times before, he was not a good person, and definitely not a suitable match.But she was too young and naive back then, thinking that she had money and free time, it was just a matter of dating, what could he deceive her with.It has been proven that the person who falls in love first is destined to lose.She had
The door quickly closed, and outside the ICU was an empty waiting area for family members. At this moment, there was no one there. He stood there, but he didn't know who he should notify to wake up Foster.The Carroway family had no one left, otherwise Foster wouldn't have given up everything abroad and insisted on coming back for revenge.When Collin Carroway had an accident, Foster's mother was forced to death, and his grandparents also passed away due to sudden illnesses within a short month. Foster's uncle was also implicated in the Carroway family's situation and was sentenced to life imprisonment.Foster's uncle, unfortunately, couldn't bear it and took his own life in a suicide note before Foster went abroad three years ago.Foster hardly mentioned his former friends from the past. The only one he had heard of was Brett Dudley, but Brett was far away in Britain, and even if he were to be notified now, it would be too late for him to come.Joe always felt like he was all alone,
But she couldn't control it at all, tears just fell down from the corners of her eyes, as if they were free.Hannah couldn't suppress her emotions any longer. She immediately squatted down, burying her head between her legs, and started sobbing softly.How did he become like this?In the spacious ICU room, there was only the sound of Hannah's sobbing.After crying for a while, Hannah finally gritted her teeth to calm herself down.She didn't have any tissues, her palms and the back of her hands were covered in tears, so she had to lift her skirt and wipe the tears off her face. Only then did she stand up again and look at Foster on the sickbed, choking up as she spoke, "The doctor said you have no will to live, and I don't know why you suddenly lost your will to live. You did so much for your family's sake, why would you give up now?"At this point, Hannah choked back her tears and felt a surge of grievances: "You abandoned me without a second thought back then, all for the sake of yo
Harrington Group was one of Wiley Company's major projects this year, and if Zachary failed, it's hard to say whether he would be able to take Mr. Cardenas' position, who is his crush, next year.Upon hearing Cassie's words, he disregarded everything and nervously made a phone call to Layton.At this moment, Layton had just finished the meeting and saw Zachary's call. Subconsciously, he wanted to decline it.After thinking about it, I still felt unsatisfied.Layton answered the phone, "Zachary?""Layton, it was me."Layton remembered Mona's words and hummed, "What's the matter? At this time, Mr. Cardenas must be busy, right?"Zachary also detected the sarcasm in Layton's words, but at this point, he could only grit his teeth and bear it: "Layton, the situation with Ms. Howell was my negligence, I really didn't mean it! Can you try to arrange a meeting with Ms. Howell so that we can have a proper conversation?""No need, Hannah has already mentioned this matter, let's just leave it at
Almost twenty years later, seeing her younger self, Hannah couldn't help but feel a bit dazed.In the photo, she and Kendall were "lovers", with their clothes and actions being particularly artificial, all relying on the faces of the two.Hannah looked at it and felt quite embarrassed. She couldn't understand how she had agreed to take such a photo at that time."Stop looking, it's not that good-looking anyway!"She picked up the photo in Kendall's hand, threw it into the envelope, and took out her phone: "Double date?"Kendall glanced at her and threw the phone to her, saying, "I'm going to cut the fruit.""Hey, your password..."Hannah had just wanted to say that she didn't know his phone password, but when she lowered her head, she realized that the phone had already been unlocked, and the desktop photo was the group photo she had just seen.Hannah felt awkward just by looking at it, so she directly entered the game and formed a team to enter the match.Kendall washed the cherries
Kendall threw her phone onto the couch and walked over to the Nakashima table, pouring herself a glass of water. She looked at her with a half-smile and asked, "Did you hear that?""What did you hear? I didn't hear anything!"Hannah didn't want to be an informed person about that kind of thing!However, Kendall didn't let her off so easily: "I was just on the phone, didn't you hear?""No, were you on the phone just now? I didn't know, I thought you were standing there contemplating life."She didn't admit it, and Kendall didn't ask further. He changed the topic and said, "What do you want to eat tonight? Can we have hot pot?""Sure, sure. I couldn't cook, you cooked, whatever you say!"Kendall gave a slight hum and said, "So, do you think my plan was feasible?"Hannah didn't expect that after a few sentences, he came back again, which startled the person for a moment, "That is--"Halfway through her words, she looked into Kendall's peach blossom eyes and instantly knew that she had be
Hannah sat for a while, thinking about Kendall cooking dinner in the kitchen. She felt ashamed of sitting here and eating for free, so she quickly got up and walked over, intending to lend a hand.Walking to the kitchen door, Kendall was inside, chopping vegetables, with her head down, so focused that she didn't even notice her coming.The impact of this scene was still significant for Hannah. In her impression, Kendall was a rich young man, and also a bad-tempered one.I never expected that one day, this noble young man would actually be wearing an apron in his own kitchen, cooking dinner for her.There was a moment when Hannah felt that it would be nice to just stay with Kendall like this.But it was just a moment, she didn't mind finding a man to live with, but Kendall couldn't.Kendall liked her.She couldn't live with a man who liked her, it would make her feel guilty.Hannah collected her thoughts and walked into the kitchen, lifting her leg: "What can I do?"Upon hearing her vo
She came over happily to discuss the project, but before she could say anything, she was targeted like this. Hannah's face looked particularly bad when she left the private room.It's okay to be uncooperative, it's okay to look down on their company, but a lousy manager wouldn't even give basic respect to others. Hannah couldn't stand it: "You give Mr. Cardenas a call, just say thank you to him for giving our company this opportunity, but unfortunately our company is not capable enough to take on this project, so he doesn't need to worry about it."Zachary Cardenas was Layton's college classmate, and Layton was the one who initiated this connection. Naturally, Hannah wouldn't let things get embarrassing.Zachary was a sensible person, so when she said this, he could understand it.Sophia, however, hesitated a bit and said, "Ms. Howell, wouldn't it be a bit inappropriate? What if this Ms. Roman is the one Mr. Cardenas specifically sent..."Hannah hesitated for a moment. She is a very s
Who wouldn't want a gift?Hannah placed the box in front of her and was about to open it when she realized it was locked. She instinctively looked at Kendall beside her and said, "Are you kidding me?"Kendall laughed and said, "Was I really like that?"He said, as he took a sip of water and pointed at the suitcase, "The password is your birthday."Hannah raised an eyebrow, hesitantly entered her birthday, and sure enough, the lock opened.She clicked her tongue and said, "Not bad."The box was opened and inside there were a pile of things, all of them wrapped gift boxes."So many?""Go to a place and buy one.""You went to many places."Hannah grabbed a pillow from the sofa, placing it directly on the blanket. She then slid onto the sofa and casually picked one to start tearing apart.Isn't this much more fun than playing games?Hannah thought it was some delicate little trinket, but to her surprise, when she opened it, there was a maple leaf inside. She looked up at Kendall and asked
Hannah thought she had gotten drunk and was hallucinating.As the car door opened, a cold breeze blew in, instantly waking her up.Looking at Kendall standing in front of her, she hesitated a bit and raised her hand to wave in front of him, saying, "Kendall?"Half a year later, Kendall didn't know where to hang out anymore. His once fair and clean face had turned tan, and he was wearing jeans and a leather jacket, with a backpack on his shoulders. He was far from his previous image as a refined gentleman.It's no wonder that Hannah felt like she had mistaken the person. Even if they had not been drinking, if they had met on the street, she still wouldn't have dared to acknowledge him."It's only been a few months since we last met, and you don't recognize me?"People have changed, but this voice hasn't changed much."You step aside first, and I will drive the car in.""Weren't you drinking?"Hannah looked at him and scoffed, "And then what?"She drove into her own home, not out on the
Hannah slept until twelve o'clock the next day. When she woke up, the whole room was quiet, and she had no desire to get out of bed.Jessica and Mona, along with their families, used to go to hot springs and skiing together. Hannah used to enjoy joining them for fun. However, in the past half year, she gradually stopped participating in their family activities.It's actually quite awkward. Whether it's Jessica or Mona, both of them were already married and had children, and they were able to run and jump.A family of three went on a family trip, and she, being a single dog, joined them. Most of the time, she appeared lonely and desolate.So this time, when Jessica and Mona called her in the group, she didn't join like before.Moreover, she has been working overtime during this period, working quite intensively. She even stayed up for four consecutive nights, which was a bit overwhelming.Since she was the only one at home, Hannah decided to order takeout and have it delivered. After o
Gemma looked at Kendall, her attitude no longer as strong as before. "Kendall, I just came to see Hannah.""We have known each other for so many years, and you never came early or late, but why did you choose to come at this moment?"It must be said that Gemma knew Kendall the best, and Kendall also knew Gemma the best.In the past, Kendall always used to tolerate things because she was her biological mother.Now he has already eloped and made his choice, so there is no need to give Gemma any hope.For so many years, it was the first time that Gemma had been so directly exposed by Kendall, tearing apart her disguise.Her face turned pale and then green: "How dare you speak to me like that? Did I teach you to speak to me this way?""You don't have to tell me all this. You can think however you like. I already made it clear what needed to be said that day. I won't be your pawn anymore!""You--""How could you do this to me! Why would you treat me like this? You and your father are exact