They were all from Tyler.Kelsey went through each message.“Kelsey, something urgent came up and I have to fly overseas.”“I am very sorry for not spending time with you on our wedding night. I will make up for it when I return!”“I am about to board my flight, you can call your friend and ask her to keep you company.”“Make sure you sleep early, goodnight!”The text Tyler sent about him boarding the plane was from about four hours ago.It was around the time when she was dozing on the couch. She never picked up his calls nor answered his messages.She wondered if his flight had landed yet.She hesitated for a moment but ultimately decided to video call Tyler.She wanted to assure him that she was safe at home.Unexpectedly, Tyler answered the call almost immediately.He had already gotten off the plane and had gone to the hotel.The moment he saw Kelsey on his screen, a doting look filled his eyes.He would give anything to fly back home right now and take Kelsey in his
Kelsey continued trying to contact Tyler.She had called him more than twenty times in a row by this point but he still would not pick up.The same went for the video calls.It seemed like she had truly lost contact with Tyler who was in another country.She grew increasingly restless.Although it was already past midnight, she hardly felt the urge to sleep.She stayed up because she was too worried about Tyler.She did not know how to find out about what had happened to him.Then, she suddenly thought of someone who could help her.Tyler's assistant, Shawn.He had always brought Shawn with him on every business trip.The only problem was that Kelsey did not have Shawn’s contact information.Her only resort was to go to the Lang Group in person to ask for it.However, it was already midnight. There were not going to be any employees at the building.She would at least have to wait until tomorrow morning.With this in mind, she paced back and forth anxiously in the living
Kelsey grew solemn. “Shouldn't you be more concerned about how Tyler suddenly cut off the video call with me and hasn’t gotten in touch with me since last night?”Charles apologized immediately. “My bad, I'll call my friends right now, let’s see if any of them can help you find out where Tyler is.”At the same time, he was delighted by how much Kelsey cared about his good friend’s safety.However, he was no longer in such a joyous mood by the time he finished the phone call.He suddenly grew tense. A rigid, frosty look came upon his dashing features.Kelsey asked anxiously, “Any news? Did you find out anything about Tyler?”Charles hesitated for a moment but ultimately decided to tell her his findings.“They told me there was a fire on the island where Tyler was staying last night. It started right in the forest cabin where he was staying.”Kelsey was horrified. “What? A fire? Is he safe?”Charles grew concerned. “I don’t have any valid information on his situation yet. Look,
Apart from setting fire to the house to distract Tyler's bodyguards, Barton also sent more than a dozen of his thugs to break into the house.However, what he did not foresee was for Tyler to subdue all of the professional fighters by himself.Marshall was completely in awe of the feat and would not stop going on to Charles about how he had never seen such a terrific fighter.The entire time, Charles could not help but be awed by how terrifying Tyler was.He was aware that Tyler had once been deployed in the army and had gone through special training, but no one ever had a fair estimate of how strong he was as a fighter.After this episode, he finally had a good impression of just how much Tyler was capable of.Tyler must be a formidable fighter to be able to fight his way out with his bare hands when he was completely outnumbered.It looked like Charles should be careful to not upset Tyler in the future.While he was still thinking about this, the speedboat had finally arrived
That was when they heard footsteps coming from outside.Marshall’s men were monitoring the area and had the place tightly guarded.No outsiders were allowed in the area unless it was…As soon as Charles threw open the door, Kelsey immediately spotted Tyler who was lying on the bed.“Tyler!”She cried out exasperatedly and rushed toward him.She was relieved to see him alive and well.It was only upon approaching Tyler that she realized that his injuries were nowhere close to minor.There were bandages strapped around his arms, stomach, and legs.She immediately stopped herself from lunging into his arms.A terrible feeling took over when she realized the extent of his injuries.“Come here!”Tyler suddenly waved her over.Several hours ago, Marshall had already clued him in about Charles bringing Kelsey over to the island to visit him. Still, he could not contain the surging joy inside him when he finally saw Kelsey appearing in person.He wanted nothing more than to take
“I’m sorry for making you worry about me.”Tyler embraced Kelsey tightly and whispered a heartfelt apology in her ears.Kelsey leaned against him and sobbed. “Did you know how scared I was when the video call was suddenly cut off and I couldn’t contact you all night?”"I promise this will never happen again.” Tyler vowed softly.With Tyler coaxing her, Kelsey's nerves slowly subsided.She sniffled faintly, then suddenly turned up to him and asked, “How serious are your injuries?”“The doctor has already attended to me, it’s nothing serious.” Tyler softly assured her and pressed his forehead against hers.He was withholding the truth. When he was fighting off the gang of thugs, he nearly had one of his ribs broken.Fortunately, he was a good fighter and had good instincts, otherwise, it would have turned out worse.However, he still came out of the scuffle with a broken left arm and a sprained right arm. In addition, he had various wounds of different degrees riddled across his
As Tyler made the remark, he gestured at the wounds riddled across his body, then he slowly gestured to his lower half…Upon registering what he was hinting at, Kelsey blushed red like a ripe tomato.“Quit it! Don’t be a pervert first thing in the morning!”She shot him a vexed look but was careful not to make abrupt movements to avoid irritating his wounds.“For my part, I would love to be a pervert.”A misty, lustful look suddenly filled Tyler’s eyes upon reaching this note. He drew himself closer to Kelsey and said, “Say, we haven’t properly celebrated our engagement yet, why don’t we…”Kelsey could feel his breath beating against her cheeks as he spoke. Her heartbeat accelerated against her will.“We can wait until you are fully recovered,” she remarked shyly.Tyler tipped his finger against the bottom of her chin and made her face him.“Why don’t we settle for a kiss for now?” He suggested curtly.Kelsey yelped. “Huh?”He wanted her to kiss him?Tyler continued to draw
Yvonne was pregnant?!Kelsey was flabbergasted.She immediately asked Yvonne to come out to meet her.They decided to meet at a fancy restaurant.As soon as they met, Yvonne handed her the keys to the apartment. “Kels, I already moved home.”Kelsey was taken aback. “What? You moved back already?”Yvonne nodded. “Yes, Adam has apologized to me. Besides, it's inconvenient to live by myself since I’m pregnant now.”Kelsey could not shake off her concern. “Are you sure Adam realizes his mistakes?”Perhaps he was only pandering to Yvonne’s soft nature because he found out she was pregnant. Perhaps the goal was just to bring her home so she could birth a child for him.Yvonne smiled self-satisfactorily. “He was very sincere with his apology this time, I guess he did it for the sake of our child.”Kelsey then asked, “What about your mother-in-law? Is she still living at his place?”Even Yvonne herself seemed taken aback upon reaching the mention of her mother-in-law. “She apologize
Seeing how much thought Tyler put into her birthday, Susan felt confident that Kelsey was in good hands. Kelsey was lucky to marry a man like Tyler. The family was blessed to have Tyler. “All that matters is that you’re happy.” Tyler tended to Susan’s needs with respect. “I haven’t been this happy in a long time.” Susan nodded with a delightful smile. Kelsey could tell that Susan was a lot happier today. Susan had been feeling hurt since Charlie sent her to live in a nursing home. She felt like Charlie prioritized his side piece over his mother. It had been a while since Susan smiled again.The smile on Susan’s face was infectious. Kelsey’s face beamed. Tyler smiled along too. The lounge was filled with laughter and joy. After lunch, Tyler drove Kelsey and Susan to the nursing home. Susan, being elderly, fell asleep in the car. Tyler carried Susan back to her room in the nursing home. Kelsey could see how much Tyler cared about Susan. Tyler had to leave d
“Please… Save my baby…” With Steve walking away, Megan pinned her hope on the restaurant staff. The restaurant manager and staff had witnessed Megan insulting Tyler and Kelsey. They would not risk upsetting Tyler by helping her. The restaurant staff looked the other way and went back to their own business. Megan held her belly as resentment consumed her. Tyler’s support was the only thing helping Kelsey to take Megan down. Otherwise, Megan would still be living her life. First, Charlie threw her out. Even Steve left her. Steven beat her up, causing her to lose her baby. Megan blamed everything on Kelsey. She would make Kelsey pay. Megan vowed to get her revenge. Losing her willpower to the pain, Megan lost consciousness. It was a kind female patron who called the emergency line for Megan. …Kelsey helped Susan into the lounge on the top floor. The place was definitely remarkable. The interior was lavishly appointed, with each piece of furniture carefully
Steve mounted Megan and punched her face left and right. Megan would hurl abuse at him at first, but her tirade quickly turned into pleading. Steve smacked Megan over two dozen times, only stopping when Megan lay limp on the floor. He turned to Tyler, his grimacing face replaced with ingratiation. “I have taught the bitch a lesson, Mr. Lang.” Stoic-faced, Tyler did not spare a glance at Steve. Steve was irrelevant to Tyler. Tyler took strides to Kelsey and grabbed her hands. He murmured in her ear, “Do you feel better now?” Kelsey looked back at Megan’s swollen face and curled her lips. “She’s not worth my time anyway.” The constant struggles with Charlie and Megan over the years had hardened Kelsey emotionally.Megan’s verbal abuse was like water off a duck’s back. Besides, Charlie had kicked Megan out of the house. Megan’s words were nothing more than a desperate cry now. Steve was no better than Charlie, and Megan had it coming. Despite his age, Steve went
Megan widened her eyes in disbelief at Steve. “D-Did you just hit me?” The last thing Megan expected was Steve to attack her. She thought she had compromised enough by dating a man so much older.Steve had been spoiling her rotten lately, giving her everything she wanted. Megan had gotten a big head. She thought she had Steve in the bag. Yet, to her dismay, Steve assaulted her. “Bitch!” Steve made a face of disgust. “Why did you slander Ms. Young?” In Steve’s opinion, Megan was more trouble than she was worth. Steve had gone to great lengths to curry favor with Tyler. Megan had gone and insulted Tyler’s woman right in his face. To make matters worse, Steve was caught up in the mess too. Steve regretted spoiling Megan, and she had gone in over her head. Megan’s eyes welled up. “Steve…” Her lips quivered as she looked at Steve with a hurt expression. Paying her no mind, Steve was occupied with ideas to please Tyler. “She’s just an escort to me, Mr. La
Steve felt embarrassed. He had been wanting to make Tyler’s acquaintance, but a chance to meet him was hard to come by. Now that he ran into Tyler, Steve was determined to make the most out of it. “Let me be a host to you today, Mr. Lang—” Megan cut Steve off. “Mr. Lang, you might not know this, but Kelsey’s father is facing bankruptcy. He’s deep in debt too. Kelsey and her father are just going to be your burden. Don’t let Kelsey’s seemingly innocence fool you. They are just going to leech off you. My daughter, Josephine, is a nice and sensible girl. She’s a better companion than Kelsey. I’ll be delighted to introduce you to her.” Kelsey was impressed with Megan. Even now, Megan had not given up on pushing Josephine into Tyler’s arms. In Kelsey’s past life, Megan went to lengths to matchmake Josephine and Tyler. Nevertheless, Tyler never took an interest in Josephine. Megan was just as delusional as ever. However, Kelsey had no idea that Charlie owed a lot of mon
“She’s just a bitch.” Megan hissed through clenched teeth, her jealousy showing. She had a hunch. The sudden change in the manager’s attitude toward Kelsey was likely due to Tyler. Megan wished she had Kelsey’s luck to meet a good-looking and rich man. Steve did not believe Megan. If Kelsey was just an ordinary woman, the manager would not take her up to the exclusive top floor. That was a height Steve could never reach despite a lifetime of hard work. However, Kelsey had no plans to accept the manager’s invitation to dine on the top floor. Since Charlie would not be attending or taking Susan out of the nursing home, Kelsey had no reason to dine alone on the top floor. Kelsey was better off getting back to her new office and ordering a takeout. Her discussion with Rosette about the costume design for Adrienne’s new film would continue this afternoon.However, the manager stopped her from leaving and apologized to her frantically. “Please see it in your heart not to
It was upsetting enough for Kelsey since Charlie managed to deceive her once more. However, Megan had to gloat. “What did I tell you? I told you Charlie can’t afford this place. He can’t even show his face because he’s expected to pay the bill.” “Oh, quit it!” Kelsey glared at Megan. To think Kelsey would give her an attitude. Megan had Steve on her side now. She was no longer the other woman who lived off Charlie’s good graces. Surely, Megan earned the right to mock Charlie. “You’re the manager. Has St. Gills lost its exclusivity? It’s a disgrace that you let just about anyone in,” Megan said sarcastically. Kelsey retaliated. “Oh, aren’t you a picture of poise, Megan? With your sugar daddy, you can’t even make it past security.” “You!” Megan looked daggers at Kelsey. Livid, Megan commanded the manager, “Throw the bitch out now before I’ll make sure your establishment ceases to operate.” The manager narrowed his eyes on Kelsey and Megan. Judging by Kelsey’s mod
“Kelsey, what are you doing here?” Megan asked harshly.With Megan and Steve approaching, the manager drew close and welcomed them. It then dawned on Kelsey that Megan and Steve were the VIPs who took the private lounge from Charlie. The manager explained the situation, and Megan sneered. “Charlie is going broke. I doubt he can afford to dine at St. Gill’s. With his mounting debts, he’s embarrassing himself when the time comes to pay the bill.” Kelsey narrowed her eyes. Charlie must be using Susan’s birthday as a pretext to ask for more money from Tyler since the family business was going bust. However, Tyler had given Charlie a large sum of money. It was puzzling how Charlie managed to burn through it. Kelsey snapped back with a smirk. “Even so, Charlie is paying with his own money, unlike some people who can’t live a day without a sugar daddy.” Color drained from Megan’s face. Kelsey was basically calling her a gold digger. Megan would not be in this position in th
Kelsey and Rosette discussed the specifics of auditioning for Adrienne’s new film’s costume design role.As the time neared noon, Kelsey glanced at her phone. Tyler had not replied to her text message. It was nearly time for Susan’s birthday celebration at St. Gill’s. Kelsey decided to go ahead to St. Gill’s. While on the way, she gave Charlie a call to inform that Tyler would not be available for the celebration. Charlie’s voice reflected his disappointment. “What’s this? Why can’t Tyler make it?” Kelsey bit the bullet and explained, “I haven’t been able to reach him.” “I thought Tyler adored you. Why couldn’t you get in touch with him? Did you upset him?” Charlie grilled her. Kelsey refuted, “Things have been going well for us, thanks for asking. He has an emergency today.” Her bond with Tyler could not be stronger. Heck, they nearly went all the way this morning. The nerve of her father to put her down. Charlie was furious. “I knew I couldn’t count on you.” He