Ingrid sobbed as she pounded on Ned's chest.Ned sat there without moving and watched as Ingrid fell to her knees, drained of all strength. His eyes were red. "Ned!" Ingrid had finished crying. She suddenly pulled herself together and grabbed his hand. "Let's give each other another chance! We'll set a time limit to be a buffer period for us. Let's give ourselves two months so that we can end on a good note. "I won't bother you if you're still firm on your decision after two months and want to cancel our wedding. But you've got to work with me for the next two months!"Ned remained silent, so she said, "When Angie woke up and asked you to work with her, you agreed. Ned… I'm not asking for much. It's just two months—not two years. You owe me this!"Ned didn't think two months or two years made much difference.As his memories gradually returned, he only felt his love for Angeline growing.The more he recalled about the past, the more he found himself unable to let go of Ang
Marion's comments were on the nose.Angeline sat up subconsciously as Marion correctly analyzed her. "Yeah…" Angeline agreed."Then, let me ask you another thing," Marion said. "Was he genuinely nice to you? Before this, was he always spending time with you?" Angeline remembered how wild and dominative Sean was every time they slept together. His kisses were always passionate, as if trying to swallow her whole. Angeline blushed and replied, "I-I guess so." "I knew it!" Marion said firmly. "Tell you what, Angie. He is playing hard to get. He's unsure about your feelings toward him, so he's slowly trying to invade your life. "When you're finally used to his company, he'll leave you and let you experience life without him. So you'll realize how great a person he is and discover that you have feelings for him by yourself."That guy… He sure is something!" Marion was impressed by Sean. "Huh?" Angeline held the glass in her hands tightly. "Is that so? Then why do I f
Angeline nodded, her cheeks blushing. "Alright, Marion. I know what to do. You should go home and rest now." "Call me if you need any relationship advice," Marion offered. "Although my only experience is with Reese, I'm an expert in reasoning!" "Okay, Marion. Goodnight!" Angeline hung up the phone and looked out the window. It was already nighttime in Krontos, the right time for bright lights to illuminate the city. Angeline checked her phone, and as Marion said, Sean hadn't reached out to her—not even a call or a message. She wondered if he was playing hard to get and wasn't simply bored of her.Angeline felt that she had to distract herself from Sean. After she had changed, she opened the door and saw Lenny standing outside. "Have you had your dinner?" Angeline asked. "No, I haven't." Lenny shook his head in confusion. "Come. Let's go get something!" Angeline offered. Lenny quickly walked to the elevator and pressed the button before asking, "Where are you
"Hey, I'm not made of glass. A little splash won't hurt me," Angeline said before grabbing Lenny's arm to turn him around to examine his back. "You don't have to worry about me this much."Ned watched through the car window as Angeline carefully checked on Lenny while grabbing his arm. He clenched the cigarette and reached to open the car door. However, he stopped before pulling the handle. Considering the evil things Ned had done to Angeline, how could he have the nerve to see her? Angeline was a kind person. Yet, despite Ned taking a blow for Angeline, she didn't check up on him. It demonstrated the depth of her hate for him.Moreover, Ned had promised Ingrid he wouldn't see Angeline for two months. Although he felt the urge to chop Lenny's arm off, he couldn't face Angeline now. Ned had made several mistakes. If he wanted to win Angeline back, at the very least, he had to break off his engagement with Ingrid. Then he could stand before Angeline as a clean, single man. If he pu
Angeline sensed that Robert had already allowed Sean to leave Lawson Global and the Lawson family when he visited her that day.She figured it probably wasn't what led to their argument, as Robert hadn't called her to ask anything else.Moreover, Sean promised to give Angeline time to consider their relationship. So he would have waited to tell Robert about them before the agreed deadline. Angeline pondered about other reasons Robert would've been angry at Sean.She lay on the bed and read through the documents about the executive's family on her tablet before bed. However, her mind was a mess, so she tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep.Sean was someone who kept his promise. He hadn't contacted Angeline since he instructed Sebastian to send her home that day. Apart from Lenny and the other bodyguards there to change shifts, Angeline didn't even catch a single glimpse of Sean. It was as though he had disappeared from her life. Angeline had been busy recently. Not only di
Once Sean left the company, Robert would announce to the public that he would be taking over the company for a while. He would only let her step into Sean's position when she'd shown some results.Then, Robert could finally retire and spend more time with Jessica, Yasmine, and Xavier. But Angeline wondered. Sean said he would give her an answer before the birthday banquet. She wanted to know if it would be the next day or the day of the birthday banquet.As Angeline contemplated, she received a call again from Danny. She picked up the phone. "What's up?" "Boss, this time, Ingrid's manager, Linda, is screwed!" Danny gloated. "Do you remember Scarface? The one we stopped that day? He and his five henchmen injured their genitals during the fight and have become impotent. They've lost their primary function as a man!"Scarface got so mad that he revealed all the dirty things Linda hired them to do all these years. Several artists started to hold her accountable!" Angeline wa
Kim felt confused. He then heard the basement door open. Out the door, a man in shiny boots came down the metal staircase. Kim slowly looked from the boots and up the trousers, then finally at his face. Kim's eyes widened as he said in disbelief, "S-Sean?" Everyone knew who Sean Lawson, the head of Lawson Global, was. Sean was the man who led a company against Marvonia and united enterprises of all sizes for a joint venture in the lithography machines and microchips industry. His fame and achievement weren't solely from his business but also from other aspects. Brayden smiled at Sean, "As you've ordered, I didn't touch him. He's all yours." Kim's eyes were suddenly clouded with fear as he cowered uncontrollably. He stared at Sean's chiseled face. Even after 20 years, Kim still remembered the intimidating pressure from Sean's unconcerned stares. It reminded Kim of someone familiar. "Wh-who are you?" Kim asked with a shaky voice. "You could call me Sean." Sean remov
Kim gasped. "I didn't kill Mr. Kingston. What else do you want me to say? Please, Shane! Let go of my family! I'm begging you!" Sean wore a stoic expression and pushed Kim's head back into the pool. Water splashed onto Sean's arm as Kim struggled. Brayden watched and walked toward Sean, then passed him a cigarette. "Compared to this, I prefer using a golf club. Each blow is guaranteed to be bloody." "I don't like blood," Sean said while still holding Kim's head underwater. He took the cigarette from Brayden and held it between his fingers without lighting it. He lifted Kim and threw him on the floor when he stopped struggling again. Kim gasped for air after coughing out a mouthful of water while curled up. He tried to kneel but fell back onto the slippery floor due to exhaustion. "I-I know I'm not coming out of this alive, Shane." Kim slowly crawled toward Sean once he caught his breath. He grabbed Sean's leg with shaking hands and looked up at him. "Please believe