Henry Armstrong wanted to give her a heads up and tell her how he felt so that she could feel safe.“If you don’t want this to end… Go and sort things out with your family… If you can’t do it, we’ll break up…” Georgie Clementine added.“Alright, alright… I understand. Where are you? I’ll come and see you…” Henry said.“I’m at the office.” Georgie hung up right after saying that.There was an indescribable sense of annoyance in her heart.Georgie had already thought that Henry’s family might disagree with them being together when they first started dating.However, Georgie didn’t expect his family to insult her like this.For example, had Henry’s mother been a little more polite in expressing herself, Georgie would’ve been willing to stoop lower and work hard with Henry.But now, Henry’s mother had already made things very clear. Georgie had no reason to keep stooping low any longer.If things worked out, they worked out.If they didn’t… It’d be the end of the relationship.G
Henry Armstrong chuckled before quickly stepping forward to put the roses in Georgie Clementine’s arms…The roses felt heavy in her arms.After taking a closer sniff, the fragrant scent felt even stronger.“Honey, I’m sorry…” Henry said carefully.“You didn’t do anything wrong. So why are you apologizing to me?” Georgie said blandly.“I’m apologizing to you on behalf of my mother…” Henry added.“Although I don’t know what exactly she said, it must have been awful…“This is what actually happened today. Didn’t my parents return from overseas just a couple of days ago? I called them up this morning…“I was thinking of telling them about bringing you home to meet them. I asked them to decide on the time. In the end, my mother rejected me without saying anything else…“Her attitude was pretty bad. I have already guessed back then that she might contact you afterward to play the horrible scene out.“But I didn’t think it’d happen so soon… That’s why I thought of waiting until I fi
“Honey… Don’t worry. Even if I really leave my family, I won’t need you to take care of me,” Henry Armstrong said.“I have my own independently established company… I also own shares in many large, medium, and small enterprises. Apart from that, I also have my professional gaming team… As well as countless savings…“I have accumulated all these things on my own. Back when I first started as an entrepreneur, my father only gave me 100 million… I’ve returned him 100 million on top of the interest owed to him long ago… Now, everything under my name belongs to me,” Henry continued to speak.“I don’t care about these things… As long as you lower your spending standards, I can still afford to look after you for a lifetime,” Georgie Clementine said.Henry chuckled as he ruffled Georgie’s hair. “You really are different from other girls… What kind of female goddess are you?”Georgie shrugged nonchalantly. There was a curious look in her eyes. “Only… Are you really willing to go this far f
“Are you really willing to do that?” Henry Armstrong had a look of disbelief in his eyes. He felt deeply touched and exhilarated.He wasn’t clueless about how proud Georgie Clementine could be as a person.She had always had an enormous ego.Georgie must love him a lot to make such a decision.“Hmm…” Georgie nodded. “Since you’re willing to sacrifice for me, I’ll naturally want to sacrifice for you too… If setting my ego aside and appeasing your parents can keep things together for us, I’m willing to do it…” Georgie said.Henry hugged her even tighter. “Honey… Do you love me this much already?”“I didn’t think I would either…” Georgie laughed bitterly.“I’m very happy.” At this moment, Henry truly wished their bodies were one.“Don’t get proud just yet. Even if I love you, I’ll still kick you away if you’re not good to me…” Georgie said seriously.“Yes, yes… I won’t be proud… I won’t be proud…” Although Henry said he wasn’t proud, he was feeling immensely proud on the inside.
After exhaling the smoke in his mouth, Henry Armstrong was about to speak…However, before he could speak, his mother forcefully slammed the transparent glass of milk in her hands on the coffee table…The glass of milk was half-full.Because of her actions, a lot of the milk was spilled.However, Henry remained calm. There wasn’t any emotion in his eyes.“Henry, where did you find that woman? She’s so impolite and ruthless… She looks nothing like a good wife or kind mother.“No… What do you like about this woman? Do you know how bad that woman’s attitude toward me was today?“She actually implied that I was very b*tchy… Never mind this. She even acted high and mighty, and she was unusually arrogant…” She said.The more Henry’s mother spoke, the angrier she became. The vein on her neck was bulging…She had never been treated like this by anyone in her life!Georgie was the first!“Let it go… I understand her well enough… She’s someone who respects elders a lot. If you hadn’t
Jenny Armstrong shook her head helplessly. “Is there anything wrong with me going against you?”With that, Jenny blinked innocently.“You…” Henry’s mother was so angry that she couldn’t speak.Seeing this, Henry Armstrong winked at Jenny with his right eye and raised his chin slightly. There was a look of approval written on his face…After that, Jenny slowly walked over to Henry’s side and sat on the arm of his couch.After flicking her recently polished pink nails with diamonds on them, Jenny naturally crossed one leg over the other. “You don’t have to be so upset… I overheard what you told Dad…“You called her a b*tch and asked her to get lost. So what if Georgie criticized you?“To be honest, I think what Dad said was right. Georgie had every right to criticize you.“If you don’t like her, you can reason with logic. You didn’t have to say mean things, did you?” Jenny said.After saying that, she naturally leaned her body against Henry.As the youngest girl in the Armstron
Apart from hate, Henry’s mother also began to feel jealous of Georgie Clementine.“I’m just stating the facts… You were so mean with your words. Apart from genuinely feeling Georgie doesn’t deserve your son, you also feel a little jealous of her, don’t you?“That’s because Henry is willing to go against you for her. That’s why you feel dissatisfied… You feel that you’ve lost your place in your son’s heart…” Jenny Armstrong didn’t hold back what she said.Her personality had always been like this.Whether Jenny was speaking to her family members or outsiders, she’d always spoken her mind. She never beat around the bush.This was also because she’d always been adored by her family.Children who their family adored were usually not afraid of anything.Henry Armstrong was like this, and Jenny was even more so…Ever since Jenny was a kid, she’d do whatever she wanted because she had her parents’ absolute adoration. If she didn’t like someone, she’d speak her mind about it. She ignor
Henry’s mother was speechless.She really was being driven to madness!She honestly had no idea how she ended up raising two such disobedient children!The two siblings were saying one thing after another. It gave her a headache.Right then, Henry’s father walked down the stairs with a serious expression on his face.He kept listening to what they were saying on his way down.He clearly heard part of what Henry Armstrong and Jenny Armstrong said to their mother…“Outrageous!” Henry’s father stood at the bottom of the staircase and yelled coldly.Jenny and Henry shut up simultaneously…Seeing that her savior was here, Henry’s mother quickly got up and walked over to Henry’s father. She wrapped her arms around his arm and pointed at the siblings. “Honey, they were bullying me…”Henry and Jenny were both speechless.Henry’s father frowned coldly and glared at the siblings. “You too are outrageous! Is this how you should be speaking to your mother? Apologize to your mother right
Xyla quickly reached for Hannah’s hand. “Is that right? Hannah, you’re amazing…! You’re practically on par with Leon!”Hannah laughed, slightly embarrassed. “Not at all.”“Oh, cut it out. If you hadn’t helped me, how could I have improved so quickly?” Leon chuckled.“I guess I’ve lived up to my promise.” Hannah giggled along.Back then, she had promised Leon that she would become someone deserving of him.She claimed that she would grow with Leon.Without a doubt, she had done it.Now, Hannah had become a successful woman many would often speak of. She earned her rightful seat next to Leon as the CEO of Dragon Group.Stanley also turned to look at Hannah. “Yes, Hannah’s very capable. She’s our family pride.”Hannah laughed. “I was lucky to be accepted by your family.”In fact, Hannah genuinely felt grateful toward the Batton family over the years she had spent with them.They had helped her through all the hardship she encountered when she was poor and down on her luck.Aft
“Hannah, I’ve taken the first step for you. Are you willing to walk by my side for the rest of our lives?” Leon asked, serious.“Yes, I am…” Hannah answered without missing a beat.“I’ll protect you. From now on, you don’t have to worry about a single thing.” With that, Leon placed both hands on Hannah’s face and kissed her on the lips.The moment their lips touched, everything felt surreal…Hannah could feel pink, light bubbles floating all around her. It felt as if all the flowers in the world were blossoming at once.In Hannah’s dark, depressing life, Leon was her only salvation.He was a ray of hope that led her out of hell, so she could see light once more.Hannah thought she would never have anything to do with Leon after she quit school.Even until now, she still remembered how sorrowful she was on her last day of school.But now… Not only did she get the opportunity to interact with him once more, but they also became a couple.Their driver sighed to himself while
Over time, Leon’s feelings for Hannah grew deeper, stronger, and more intense.He had grown used to having her with him all the time.Thus, he hoped she would stay by his side for the rest of his life.Upon hearing his words, Hannah’s mind went blank.What did her dream guy just say?Was she dreaming?Hannah quickly pinched her palm at the thought in an attempt to discern between dream and reality.Her palm hurt. That meant this wasn’t a dream. It was real!Hannah felt even more dumbfounded…This meant Leon actually liked her! He was confessing to her, wasn’t he?Did her dream guy actually reciprocate her feelings?Never in her wildest dreams did Hannah imagine she would go through such an experience.Excitement jammed her mind, so much that she was rendered speechless. There were many things she wanted to say, and yet, she couldn’t utter a single word.Her heartbeat increased rapidly, and her entire body began to shake. Sensing her trembling body, Leon tightened his e
Immediately after, the men in black pulled out guns from their pockets, which they aimed at Raymond’s head.Raymond panicked instantly, going pale.He subconsciously retreated a step back. “Who are you? Don’t you know what you’re doing is illegal?”Leon sneered. “You don’t deserve to know my name. In this city, I am the law.”Leon’s domineering words made him seem even more imposing.At this moment, Hannah felt as if he was a guardian angel sent from Heaven to protect her.Something about him seemed oddly sacred and heavenly.“Mr. Batton, do I shoot him in the head?” One of the men dressed in black asked.“Mr. Batton? Are you Stanley Batton’s son?!” Fear was beginning to spread through Raymond. For one to have Batton as his surname and act this arrogantly in Atlantis, he could be none other than a member of the renowned Batton family.“How dare you address our president by name?!” Another man in black leveled Raymond with a chilling glare.Suffice to say, Raymond was terrif
Terrible pain ached at every part of Hannah’s body as she collided with the cold, hard ground.The pain was such that all her bones felt close to breaking. Everywhere hurt badly.At that moment, Hannah felt like a fragile doll made of clay that had been forcefully slammed hard against the ground until it broke into small pieces.Her mind went blank from the stinging agony.She braced herself and looked at the cold eyes staring back at her, filled with terror. Stammering, she asked, “Mr. Gray… What is the meaning of this?” “What’s the meaning of this? Ha! Don’t you know what’s good for you? You dumb b*tch… You’re lucky that I set my sights on you!”“How dare you refuse my feelings! Not just that, but you even made up a story to deceive me!”“Even when you saw me, you tried to trick me again!”“Do you think I’m stupid? That I can’t think? Do you honestly think I’d fall for your lies again and again?” Raymond went, his tone steadily rising into a furious roar.He then got on o
Although the sun had long sunk beneath the horizons and darkness had set in, the lively city wasn’t about to be silent anytime soon. Hannah felt deeply unsettled, so much that she didn’t leave right away.Instead, she waited in front of the bar, filled with hesitance and anxiety.Should she really leave?Would Rihanna truly be able to sort things out?The man was Raymond Gray… Neither Rihanna nor the bar could afford to upset him, lest they face terrible repercussions.Hannah remained standing on the same spot, uncertain. She really didn’t know what to do.Finally, she came to a decision. She took out her phone and tapped open a ride-hailing application on her phone.Yet just as she did that, she instantly closed it. Afterwards, she began pacing back and forth in worried circles, going to and fro aimlessly. Right as she was trapped in her worried musings, a group of people exited the bar. Raymond Gray, dressed in black, sporty attire, led all of them in a flamboyant manner.
A handsome waiter quickly walked in and looked at Rihanna. “Ms. Jensen, Mr. Gray out there insists that Hannah should get on stage to sing another song. I told him that Hannah would only sing three songs today…”“He lost his temper and claimed he’d destroy our bar if Hannah refuses to sing another song…” The waiter added. He was visibly trembling by the end of the sentence.Hannah figured Mr. Gray was probably the only son of the new mayor of Atlantis there weren’t many people with Gray as their surname in Atlantis. There were even less people who were arrogant like him. He was the only one.Hannah had heard about how terrible this person could be. He was known to be a womanizer too.Due to his powerful background, he looked down on everyone else. He didn’t respect women at all… Moreover, he had a relatively cruel personality. One could almost describe him as being a pervert.There was once when an owner of a bar offended a female internet celebrity he was dating. He directly hired
Hannah Roland smiled politely at Lina Cohen. “Nice to meet you… Thank you in advance!”“No problem… Do let me know if there’s anything you don’t like about your makeup too,” Lina said.Hannah nodded. “Okay, sure…”“By the way… Do all the signers here get such good treatment? I’m surprised we’re even assigned our own makeup artists,” Hannah asked carefully as she wasn’t aware about things like these..However, Lina smiled without answering Hannah’s question directly. She held Hannah’s hand casually the next second, “Come here. I’ll start doing your makeup now…”Hannah nodded…Lina was a very professional makeup artist. She took an hour to finish Hannah’s makeup.An hour later, Hannah’s appearance transformed completely.Lina permed Hannah’s long, black hair into natural-looking curls.Hannah had intricate peach-colored makeup on her face which made her appear lively and youthful.Once Lina was done with Hannah’s makeup, she happily retrieved a long, white dress from a clothes
Hannah Roland smiled without saying anything.***Hannah arrived at the bar where she worked at seven o’clock the next evening and walked into Rihanna Jensen’s office.Rihanna was going through paperwork in her office. When she saw Hannah, she immediately stood up and smiled at her. “Hannah, you’re here…”“Here’s the contract…” Rihanna said before pushing a thick stack of paper to the center of the table.Hannah quickly stepped forward and skimmed through the document. She then picked up a pen and signed it…Rihanna smiled upon seeing this. “Okay… I’ll transfer the money into your account tonight… I’ve told our big boss about your situation. He’s fine with my decision to pay your salary in advance. In fact, he even told me I did a good job…”“He said you can sing without worrying about a single thing… If you need any help in the future, do let us know…” Rihanna added.Hannah felt glad when she heard this, and became teary-eyed. “Thank you… Please thank our big boss for me too.