Angeline clenched onto Sean's suit. His slanted yet deep-set eyes were so captivating that they almost devoured whatever sanity Angeline had left. She looked away to avoid eye contact with Sean. "I'm worried that you only like me for my body. If so, there will be more women who are younger and more attractive than me in the future."Angeline continued, "I've always been insecure, especially after my previous failed relationship. I won't easily get into another one."Plus, you have been different from the Sean that I know. It seems that I don't know much about the real you." "Yes, Angeline. You truly don't know much about the real me. I'm neither virtuous nor unattainable," Sean said with clear articulation. His low, magnetic voice mesmerized Angeline as he caressed her lips with his fingers and whispered into her reddened ears, "You don't know how dangerously powerful my desire for you is, not to mention the dirty lecherousness I have toward you."You don't want to know all
Sean only released Angeline when she almost ran out of air. He observed her as she gasped to catch her breath. Her lashes were speckled with tiny droplets of tears that glittered under the lights. She gave out an adorable and childlike look as her eyes were clouded from the lack of oxygen. Sean's breathing got increasingly labored than when he released Angeline. He asked in a voice so deep it was almost a rasp, "Are you agreeing to continue our marriage, then?"Just the kiss alone had drained Angeline of her energy. She nodded weakly. "But for the time being… I don't wish to let others know about us. "I'm afraid Mr. Lawson Senior might find out, and I haven't thought of a way to tell him about this. I'm not ready to let other people know, either. Is that alright?"Robert was already infuriated with Sean for leaving the Lawson family. If he discovered that Sean was seeing Angeline, he'd probably blow his top.Angeline was even more worried that Robert might link the two mat
"Even… Yasmine and Xavier?"There was a slight tremble in Angeline's voice. Perhaps it was because her breath was still in disarray as she had yet to catch her breath from before. Images of the two adorable children popped up in Sean's mind. He thought of the bright smile on Yasmine's face and how Xavier would make a face whenever he saw Sean. "I'm not so deranged to be jealous over my kids.""Got it." A hint of a smile almost reached Angeline's eyes when she heard Sean. Then, she gave him a light nudge and said, "You should head out first. I'll come out when I'm done changing."Sean planted another kiss on Angeline's lips, unwilling to part from her. After releasing his hold on her, he picked his glasses off the table and left the changing room. He stepped onto the balcony next to the changing room and put on his glasses before lighting a cigarette. He needed something to keep his mouth occupied to combat the urge to pull Angeline over and kiss her senselessly. When his
Angeline's ears turned red at Sean's suggestive tone. "Okay."Perhaps it was because they'd just made things official between them, but they were both in high spirits when Sean sent Angeline home.Sean held Angeline's hand tightly as he drove. His hand wrapped around her nape when the traffic light turned red to pull her in for a passionate kiss.It wasn't until the navigation device reminded him that the light had turned green again that he released Angeline, who was out of breath. At the sight of her panting for air, Sean grabbed her hand and brought it to his lips, planting a light kiss on it. Her lips were crimson red when they arrived at Angeline's house. The bodyguard trailing after them in another car quickly got out and opened the door for her. Angeline unfastened the seat belt and reminded Sean, "Don't forget to have lunch. Should I wait for you for dinner?""I'll give you a call before five." Sean's gaze was fixed on Angeline as though he couldn't bear to tear h
"Mr. Powell is a busy man. Besides, we shouldn't ask for his help on such a frivolous matter," replied the bodyguard.Nodding, Angeline smiled at him. "Just knock on my door if you need anything. I'll attend to it.""Sure. Thanks, Ms. Emmerson."Angeline shuffled back to the couch in her slippers. Suddenly, her phone screen lit up from an incoming call. Picking up her phone, she saw a call from Lenny.She answered, "Hello—""Hi, is this Ms. Emmerson? I'm sorry. This is Lenny's girlfriend. Um… When I was having lunch with Lenny, a certain Mr. Fletcher appeared out of nowhere and got into a fight with him."Mr. Fletcher seemed to have misunderstood your relationship with Lenny, and he threatened to send Lenny to jail. I… I have no idea what to do. Since Mr. Fletcher knows you, I wonder if you could explain the situation to him."Angeline was taken aback and wondered, "Mr. Fletcher? Ned Fletcher?""Is his full name Ned Fletcher?" she questioned.Celia Wallace immediately confirme
Angeline didn't change much from his memory of her. However, something had certainly shifted. She appeared more… ladylike."It's Ms. Angeline." Trevor looked at Ned, who was frozen on the spot. "Mr. Fletcher?"Trevor was aware that Ned had regained his memories. Trevor, as the Chief Legal Officer of Fletcher Corporation, didn't dig into the details of the deep love between Ned and Angeline from their past, but he had heard about how Ned had forced Angeline to register their marriage on his birthday, and how she had risked her life to save him in a car accident.He could imagine the depths of their affection. Moreover, as soon as Ned had regained his memories, he called off his engagement to his beloved Ingrid, which went to show his affection toward Angeline in the past.Lenny exited the police station after Trevor and Ned, clutching a jacket in his hand. When he saw Celia with Angeline, he immediately knew that Celia must have called the latter for help.The two women seemed to h
With that, Brayden rolled up the car window and addressed his subordinate, who was seated in the front passenger seat, "Fine, then! Transfer the payment to Celia Wallace. We'll have to thank her for getting Ms. Emmerson out here."Once Angeline watched Celia and Lenny get into the cab, she turned to Ned with a hand in her pocket. She adjusted the strap of her crossbody before approaching him.Before leaving the scene, Brayden cast another glance in Angeline's direction. He saw her walking up to Ned.He quickly called out to his driver, "Hey, stop."Ned's breathing quickened when she approached him. Without thinking, he rushed down the stairs, barrelling toward her without hesitation. However, when he was steps away from her, he realized that he had a cigarette between his lips. He hurriedly stamped out the cigarette with his shoe. When he looked up again, she was already standing in front of him.Staring squarely at her, he breathed heavily, looking like a clueless child. His be
Ned knew that he could never make it up to Angeline, even if he begged for her forgiveness.He was at a loss for what to do to ensure Angeline's happiness.He finally gathered the courage to turn around and look at her when he overheard her walking away."An—" His voice was fraught with emotions to the point he couldn't speak. When Angeline went over to her bodyguard, Ned finally had his emotions in control and called out loudly, "Angie, what can I do so you won't hate me?"He sounded like he was about to cry.Angeline paused when she opened the car door. She calmly turned around to look at him. "Never show up in my life again."He froze at the heartlessness in her tone. His world seemed to have crumbled in that moment. After Angeline entered the car, he couldn't stop himself from running after her.She closed the car door and said to the bodyguard, "Let's go."The car slowly moved. Seeing that, Ned rushed to the door and slapped on the window as he cried and wailed, "Angie, do