Like a guide, Sean took Angeline's hand and placed it on his shoulder. Just as she was about to withdraw her hand, her lips were pried open by his mouth.Taken aback, she instantly grabbed his broad shoulders, feeling almost paralyzed.He held the back of her head and deepened the kiss, forcefully taking her breath and occupying her mouth. Gradually, he began to kiss her without restraint.Her strength seemed to be taken away by him, her whole body turning soft. She trembled uncontrollably as she tried to clutch onto him. Unable to get a hold of his shoulder, her hand slipped down to his arm instead.The sound of their hastened kisses echoed, making her blush.Suddenly, Sean's phone rang in the quiet and dark living room, interrupting the intimacy in the air. His lips parted from Angeline's, and he breathed heavily. The call had come at the wrong time. He couldn't help but feel annoyed. But if it weren't for the ringing, he might not have been able to control himself from devour
"Even if I were the one who asked the students to bully Henrietta, you can't do anything to me because Ned's going to protect me.""I still have a lot of videos that you haven't seen before. In one of them, the little mute is naked on the floor eating grass like an obedient dog.""Don't worry, when I'm abroad, I'll surely publish these videos so the little mute can become the next famous star."As Angeline read the messages, her hand that was holding the phone trembled uncontrollably. She immediately took a screenshot and sent it to Kevin.She knew that Tommy was prepared this time because the three numbers were from different countries and couldn't be traced. Obviously, he was trying to get on her nerves.As he wished, Angeline couldn't help thinking of the extreme fear and pain that Henrietta must have endured during the abuse in those videos.Two hours later, Kevin called.He said, "Ms. Emmerson, I've contacted the parents of the students at River Town High School and showed
"I understand. I understand! This time, I'll definitely behave and listen to you, Ned!" Tommy raised his hand and swore, "Otherwise, let me rot in jail!"Ned picked up his coat draped over the back of his couch. He was blue in the face as he left."Ned, let me drive you!" said Tommy as he hurried to catch up.…To demonstrate their sincerity in apologizing to Angeline, the parents reserved a private room at the best restaurant in River Town.When Angeline and Kevin arrived, the entire restaurant had been cleared out. Confused, they were led by the restaurant's staff to the entrance of the private room.As the door was pushed open, they were surprised to see Ned seated at the head of the large round table in the room.Several bodyguards stood inside the room, and the parents sat timidly in their seats like quails on their eggs. With fear in their eyes, they glanced at Angeline and quickly lowered their heads, too afraid to speak.While biting an unlit cigarette and playing with
"It's fine. Wait for me outside," Angeline comforted Kevin.After Kevin left, the room door closed again.Angeline turned around and looked at Ned, who was walking toward her. "I didn't expect you to behave like a gangster!""I've always been like this. It's just that I've never shown you this side of me." Ned stood in front of Angeline. He casually pulled over the ashtray on the round table and stubbed out the cigarette in his hand. Angeline's eyes flickered. She looked at him.Ned saw the change in her expression and explained, "That's right. I remember it all. For example, how you called me 'Dear' when we were alone. I also remember the ring that I gave you when we were at the beach, and I remember… that kiss amongst the roses near the wall at the back of the school."Angeline clenched her fist. Her eyes reddened at once. Ned had regained his memories, but her heart had grown even colder. "Those memories are no longer important to you, right?" Angeline looked coldly at Ne
Angeline had never thought that one day Ned would use these things as weapons to threaten her. Ned poked the inside of his burning cheek with his tongue. He turned and looked menacingly at Angeline. Her expression was cold, but she could not stop her tears from falling. "Do you know how the Emmersons found you? Do you know how they got on the 'The Family Search' show?" His low, chilly voice was as cold as ice. Angeline looked at him with widened eyes. So it was Ned.He had made the Emmersons find her. He had made them go on the show!If the Emmersons hadn't gone on the show, Anne would never have gotten into that car accident in Oceanford.It was all because of him!"So, Angeline…" he said slowly. "If you insist on making trouble for Tommy, you'll see! No matter how capable Sean is, you know what the Emmersons are like. As long as I give them money, it wouldn't be impossible for them to make a fuss outside the Lawson Global building, or even outside the old Lawson residence
The bodyguards who had been standing on guard near the restaurant had left with Ned. Kevin, who had been waiting at the entrance to the room, immediately entered to check on Angeline.Angeline stood there stiffly with her fists clenched. Her eyes were closed as tears trickled down her cheeks. "Ms. Emmerson! A-Are you okay?" Kevin took out a tissue and handed it to her."I'm fine." Angeline's eyes remained closed. "Mr. Watson, I… I want to be alone for a while. You can leave." Angeline thought everything was ridiculous. She had once thought that if Ned regained his memories, he would come back to her. She had thought that before he lost his memories, she was the person Ned loved the most in this world. After all, he was willing to risk his life to prevent her from getting hurt. The love that she had once taken as redemption. To Ned, it was nothing compared to Ingrid.Before she had decided to give up on Ned, she had seen him as someone more important than her life. Howeve
Angeline would have only gone back to River Town for Henrietta's case. Sean knew that. "It's been resolved." Angeline forced herself to sound cheerful. "I've already spoken to the parents of those kids, and I told them that I won't write a letter of understanding.""What time is your flight? I'll send someone to pick you up." Sean's voice left no room for discussion."Sir, it's a call from Mr. Lawson Senior…"Taylor's voice sounded from the other end of the phone. Angeline didn't refuse Sean's kind gesture, and she answered, "I'll land at around 11:30 pm. Thank you.""Send me a message when you arrive," Sean instructed. "Okay."After returning from River Town, Angeline didn't sleep for the entire night. The next morning, she didn't say anything and just shut herself in her dorm room to memorize her materials. A week before Angeline and James were about to set off for Dmont, the case's verdict was issued. Due to the severity of the case, Michael, the principal offender, was
A week ago, Lawson Global's subsidiary, Kance Corporation, received two consecutive fines. One was from Marvonia and cost 200 million while the other was from Coldor and cost 100 million. As the decision maker of Lawson Global, Sean had decided to back out of the market in both Marvonia and Coldor. Not only did Sean have to explain this to the board of directors, but he also had to issue commands for each proposal. Everyone in Lawson Global was insanely busy. This time, Sean didn't use his private jet for Angeline, for he was worried that they would start targeting her, too. After he had watched Angeline go through airport security, Taylor left the airport and headed for the Cloudsville branch office. In the airport lounge, Tanisha saw that Angeline was reading materials with her head lowered. She didn't want to disturb Angeline, so she picked up her phone and began looking at the current trending topics on the internet.The first trending topic was an exclusive interview wi