Kelsey was about to take Rosette up on her offer when the engine suddenly died.“No way, you’re not going to do this to me, are you?”Rosette smacked her palms against the steering wheel and grumbled.“What happened?” Kelsey asked worriedly.“My car just broke down! Wait for me, I’ll take a look at the engine!”With that, she threw the door open and stepped outside.Kelsey watched as Rosette lifted the hood of the car and inspected the engine.It was still raining cats and dogs outside. Rosette did not have an umbrella and was drenched in the rain.Then, Kelsey noticed an umbrella stashed in the car's storage compartment. She hurriedly stepped out of the car and opened the umbrella to shield Rosette.At the same time, Cooper was just driving out of the same building.Since it was raining heavily, the driver drove slowly and carefully. The wipers swung side to side rapidly the entire time.The rain had obstructed the driver’s vision. He failed to notice a giant puddle of wate
“Hey! What are you doing? Let me go!” Kelsey resisted.However, she could not shrug off Cooper because he was holding tightly onto her wrist.“I’m taking you home!” Cooper announced in a deep, grave voice.With that, he shoved her into the back seat of the car even though it was clear she was resisting him.Kelsey tried to pull herself up and out of the car again, but Cooper had already slammed the door shut.“What are you doing? Let Kelsey out!”Rosette could tell Kelsey did not consent to entering Cooper’s car. She went up to the car and smacked the door.Cooper rolled the window up and ordered the driver to lock the door so Rosette could not get to Kelsey.“Drive!”The driver obeyed his command and immediately stomped on the gas pedal to speed away.“Rosette!”Kelsey cried out for help. She was beyond vexed.What on earth was he going to do?He had practically forced Kelsey into the car while ignoring Rosette entirely!“I’ll have my bodyguard send her home later.”Wit
As it turned out, Cooper and Rhea were supposed to have a rendezvous at a hotel. Cooper threw a spanner in the plans when he ran into Kelsey and abducted her. Kelsey did not get it. Cooper did not have to insist on taking her home when he had a date with a beautiful lady. “Something came up. I can’t go now.” Cooper relayed the message indifferently and hung up right after. It did not take long before his phone started blaring again. Kelsey assumed it was Rhea hitting Cooper up again. To her surprise, Josephine’s sweet voice came on the phone once the call was connected. “Didn’t you say you’d take me out for dinner, Cooper? You haven’t been in touch lately.” Cooper replied, “I’m busy.” Josephine remained ignorant of the rejection in Cooper’s tone. She asked in anticipation, “Why don’t I take you out tonight? Meet you at our usual place?”“I have work tonight,” Cooper responded indifferently and ended the call. Kelsey did not hide the mockery in her eyes. Two w
Stepping into the villa again, Kelsey was filled with a mix of emotions. Kelsey was always alone in the villa in her past life. She had no family, friends, or anyone to talk to. Cooper partied it up, getting with all the women. Kelsey naïvely thought that Cooper was busy building a life for their little family. Reality dawned on Kelsey that she was an idiot before. No wonder Cooper lied and manipulated her easily. He played her like a fiddle. “Go and change your clothes,” Cooper said. Cooper grabbed a spare change of women’s clothing and gave it to Kelsey. It took a while for Kelsey to snap out of her thoughts. Hiding the bitterness in her eyes, Kelsey was surprised that Cooper handed her women’s clothes. Why would Cooper have spare clothes for women? Kelsey suspected that Cooper was living with another woman. Amid Kelsey’s silence, Cooper pointed in a direction. “The bathroom is upstairs.” “No, thank you.” Kelsey declined. Their relationship ended a lon
Rhea suspected that the police were onto her. “So what?” Cooper was annoyed. “Didn’t I warn you against getting in too deep? You wouldn’t listen. I can’t believe you got James poisoned at the wedding.” “I did it for you!” Rhea blurted, “You couldn’t have taken over the family without James out of the picture permanently.” “You did it for me? Don’t make yourself sound so noble.” Cooper grimaced, his eyes reflecting mockery. “You just couldn’t stand James divorcing you and marrying the other woman.” Rhea could not wait for the right moment to get her vengeance. She nearly ruined Cooper’s big plans. “So what?” Rhea’s face contorted with resentment. “James has himself to blame for betraying me and marrying the whore. I had to make them pay.” Rhea was embarrassed enough that James’ affair was no secret among high society.Right after divorcing Rhea, James could not wait to marry his affair partner. James’ behavior was a blatant insult to Rhea and her family. In tha
As the moans of the couple echoed up the stairs, Kelsey was dumbstruck. Realizing what was going on, she felt sick to her stomach. Cooper was nasty. He screwed his ex-sister-in-law in his living room in broad daylight. Did it slip Cooper’s mind that Kelsey was still upstairs?When lust took hold of Cooper, he did not seem to care about anything else. Unable to stand it anymore, Kelsey swiftly turned around and walked away. She had no interest in eavesdropping on Cooper and Rhea’s bedroom activities. Cooper was too occupied with Rhea to give Kelsey attention. Kelsey could use the time to snoop around. She headed to Cooper’s study. As the villa was Kelsey’s residence in her past life, she knew the place like the back of her hand. It did not take Kelsey long to get into the study. She turned on Cooper’s personal computer. She knew the password to access his computer had always been his birthdate. Cooper was a narcissist. Kelsey copied the materials related to
“Thank you for today. I should leave.” Kelsey said goodbye to Cooper. She walked toward the door. “Hang on!” Cooper stopped her. Feeling a chill up her spine, Kelsey paused. Kelsey hoped Cooper did not catch on. A drop of cold sweat slipped past her forehead. Her heart pounded nervously. Kelsey knew the extremes Cooper would go to. She prayed that Cooper remained oblivious to her messing with his computer. “What do you want?” Kelsey asked, her heart in her throat. Cooper’s gaze fell on her. “Have something to eat before you go.” He got up from the couch and approached her. Cooper, with his tall build and unreadable eyes, towered over Kelsey. Kelsey felt the need to run away. “I’m fine,” she remarked in a fluster. She scurried her way. Cooper pressed his lips together as Kelsey acted like she was escaping from a monster. He scrunched his face. …By then, the rain had stopped. Kelsey hailed a cab to get back to her residence with Tyler. She got
After dinner, Tyler was going to enjoy a nice walk with Kelsey. The ringing of his phone could not come at a worse time. Tyler glanced at the caller ID, his expression stiff. Still, he put the phone against his ear and took the call. “I’ll get there now,” Tyler responded in a murmur and ended the call. “I got to run.” He told Kelsey before turning on his heel to put on his shoes. Occupied with tactics to overcome Cooper, Kelsey did not question Tyler with his sudden outing. Tyler said to her before leaving, “Get some rest early. Don’t wait up.” Kelsey nodded and saw him off. She went upstairs to her room and clicked on the file she stole from Cooper’s computer. Kelsey noticed a particular government official’s name mentioned repeatedly in the document. It was Scott Longham. Kelsey had a faint recollection of this individual. In her past life, Cooper acquired a lot of government projects due to his close friendship with Scott. Scott must be in it with Coope
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