"S-Sean…" Angeline fell back into the bed behind her. But before she could realize it, Sean had already pressed her below his body, trying to hold himself back from kissing her. "I want you…" Sean said with a husky voice before pressing his lips onto Angeline's. He forcefully parted her lips and teeth with his tongue and wrapped it around hers while sucking on it. It was as if Angeline was about to be swallowed whole by Sean. Angeline sunk into the bed from Sean's aggressive kisses. She held onto Sean's shoulder as his freezing body temperature chilled her. But simultaneously, her heart beat quickly from the passionate kiss, causing her blood to boil. "No, S-Sean." Angeline wanted to tell Sean to go to the hospital, but his kiss stopped her from finishing her sentence while taking her breath away. Maybe it was because of the drug, Sean's kiss was even more intense than the previous ones, and it was terrifyingly sultry. Angeline's mind turned blank due to lack of breath, a
Sean turned more aggressive as he bit into Angeline's thin shoulder. She grabbed onto his short, black hair while slowly losing consciousness, as if she was on the verge of drowning. However, Angeline felt a sense of security and belonging from Sean's increasingly demandingness and deep stares. Perhaps it was at these times that Angeline could imagine Sean's strong and fierce love through this deep stare of him. It was a possessiveness so passionate that it was frightening. But Angeline liked Sean because of this. "What time is it?" Angeline asked in a hoarse voice. Sean tightened his arm, hugging Angeline closer, and kissed her burning ears. "It's already 1:00 pm. Are you hungry? The housekeeper had prepared lunch for us." Angeline believed she couldn't go to work in her current state. Sean's lips pressed onto Angeline's and sucked on her tongue with force as she turned around. He let go of her once Angeline was powerless from the kiss. "Who drugged you yesterday?" Ang
Angeline raised her head and wrapped her arms around Sean's neck to accept his kiss. She could feel that Sean was more gentle and caring this time, as his kiss was slow and tender on her swollen lips, without the crazy possessiveness from the night before. While kissing, Sean combed Angeline's long, flowing hair with his fingers. "Xavier and Yasmine sent you a lot of videos last night. I've replied to them for you," Sean said. "Xavier had chosen six home tutors, who are all experienced in their field. He had sent you all their details too. "Mr. Millstone was going to ask for your opinions, but I've replied on your behalf after going through the details myself. You can recheck them if you're not at the office today." "Alright, I'll have a look later," Angeline replied as her hand slid from Sean's neck to his strong arm. She looked up at Sean with her eyes, which were red either from lack of sleep or shyness from the kiss earlier. "Can I ask? Who drugged you last night?" Angeli
The Sean that Taylor worked for was the president of Lawson Global, while the Sean that Brayden knew was Shane Kingston. It wasn't hard for Angeline to deduce who drugged Sean based on this. "But why? Why did Brayden drug you?" Angeline asked while looking at Sean. "Was it to break us apart?" Sean smiled and caressed Angeline's hair before kissing her again. "No one can break us apart, Angie. Not a single person can!" It was just as Angeline thought. Although Angeline didn't dislike Brayden because of his relationship with Sean, she couldn't stand him for attempting to create an irreversible rift between Sean and her by utilizing Sean's trust in him. Angeline's throat felt better after eating something. She turned on her laptop and phone to start working through her backlog of work.Jamie was shocked when he heard Angeline's voice through the phone call. Angeline explained, "I got a cold which causes a sore throat. I'll text you as talking hurts my throat." "Okay, sur
"So, where are you, Mr. Green?" "Oh, I'm at home at the moment," Brayden said while touching the wound on the corner of his lips. "You called me to ask what happened to Shane yesterday, didn't you, Angeline?"If you don't mind going through the trouble, you may take the elevator and come to my home. I'll explain everything in detail to you. So, how about it? I'll wait for you at the elevator.' "Sure. See you in ten minutes." Angeline hung up the phone and passed it to Lenny. "I'm going to get changed." Lenny was worried as he saw Angeline's calm look, unsure if he should let Sean know. "Don't tell Sean," Angeline said. With his thoughts read by Angeline, Lenny awkwardly replied, "Okay, I understood." Lenny pressed the elevator button when he saw Angeline leave the house after changing. As the elevator door opened, Brayden was waiting for Angeline outside the elevator. With hands in the pocket, Brayden didn't care if anyone saw the injuries on his face. He smiled and gr
"Easy now, Angeline. I'm getting to my point!" Brayden smiled while taking out his phone. He opened a photo from his album and showed it to Angeline. "Here, look at this. She was Shane's fiancee, as decided by Uncle Spencer when Shane was a kid." Inside the photo was a beautiful woman with long, wavy hair that reached her waist. She wore an aquamarine gown, with one hand holding a wine glass and the other holding the arm belonging to… Sean? Angeline could confirm the man in the photo wasn't Sean, but he resembled Sean. Angeline looked at the woman again and raised an eyebrow. She knew who the woman was. "Swipe right. It's the photo from when they were kids," Brayden said. Angeline remained silent and swiped right. The photo showed Sean when he was about five years old. He wore a customized suit and stood before a fountain in a garden with a bright smile. Beside him was a little girl with a bow on her head while wearing a puffy dress. She was kissing Sean's chubby cheeks while
"So? What're you going to do about me?" Brayden arrogantly leaned back onto the couch with his legs crossed and arms on the back. "I know you grew up abroad, Mr. Green. But are you aware of how strict our government is in cracking down on organized crime?" Angeline said with a stern look. Brayden mocked, "Are you trying to scare me?" "That's just child's play. Against you? I prefer something more serious," Angeline said. Suddenly, Brayden's phone rang. Angeline raised her eyebrows. "Go ahead. Pick it up." Brayden narrowed his eyes. He disliked being ordered by people. He put down his leg and picked up the phone. "You'd better tell me something important for calling me at this hour. Otherwise, I'm going to break your leg!" Brayden's expression shifted as he listened to the phone. He looked toward Angeline with gloomy eyes. After a brief silence, Brayden said through gritted teeth, "Alright. It's okay. Just figure out how to bail them out." Brayden sneered at Angeline
Brayden wore a terrifying, grim expression as he watched the elevator door close. After letting out a cold laugh, he smashed the whiskey glass on the floor. Brayden resented Angeline's condescending look, which resembled Sean. He knew Sean disliked Melissa. But because Sean had always wanted a sister when he was a kid, he liked and cared for Melissa, pampering her like his younger sister. However, Brayden was clear that Melissa hadn't come all the way here the day before to be Sean's younger sister. Everything about Melissa showed that she was the perfect match for Sean. Because Sean disliked Melissa, she wouldn't be his weakness. That was the reason why Brayden helped Melissa to be with Sean. So, Brayden had served Sean a drugged wine. But he never would've thought Sean could control himself that much and didn't even lay a finger on the drunk Melissa. Brayden pulled his collar and thought, "Is Angeline going to latch onto Shane like a leech?" The worst part about this
As soon as the words were out of Angeline's mouth, the sound of lounge slippers padding across the floor rang out. Yasmine ignored the shock on Ned's face and turned to reach for Sean. "Hold me, Daddy!"Sean smiled and lifted her into his arms. Then, he stood beside Angeline and looked at Ned imperiously. "Nice to meet you, Mr. Fletcher. I'm Shane Kingston. Thank you for pushing Angie away in the past—it led to my relationship with her."Ned knew precisely who "Shane" was. Just a few days ago, he'd seen the news about Melissa's press conference explaining her relationship with "Shane".His mind buzzed. He knew Sean and Shane looked similar enough for Dexter's men to have gotten the wrong person. However, he hadn't expected "Shane" to have anything to do with Angeline!"You… Are you the kids' father?" Ned's voice was incredibly shaky."Yes, and again, thank you for that!" Sean smiled. "We've never told anyone about this because I didn't want to endanger Angie and the kids.
Sean didn't give Angeline the chance to finish. "You were right to bring this up to me!"He wrapped his arms around her from behind and continued, "You and the kids will always be my main priority. I know I said I want Melissa to remain safe and happy under my watch, but my feelings for her are purely familial love."She's family to me, and I must care for her. But you and the kids mean more to me than anything else in the world, including her."His honesty made Angeline feel slightly more at ease. She said, "Those are your words, not mine…""I swear on my life that I mean every word." He pressed a kiss to her head. "Can I stay here tonight? I want to sleep with you and the kids. Also, I came from Brayden's place upstairs, so no one will know I'm here.""Granddad made it clear that if anyone finds out about this, he won't allow the kids to see you anymore.""Got it. Don't worry about a thing. Mr. Lawson Senior raised me, and I owe him for that. I won't put him in a tough
Angeline nodded without saying anything. Once Nathaniel was gone, she received a call from Sean."Now that everything has been taken care of, I want to give you a gift," he said, the smile in his tone evident. "Can you have the kids spend Friday night at Grand Court Residences? I want to show all three of you my gift on Saturday."He missed Yasmine and Xavier terribly. Before resolving the issue with Melissa, he hadn't dared to say he wanted to see them. Even if Angeline were okay with it, Robert probably would've objected to his wishes. Now that the dust had settled, he couldn't wait to see them."I don't call the shots regarding the kids now. I'll have to ask Granddad," Angeline said."I'll talk to him about it." Sean was worried Robert would take his anger out on her. "This all started because I insisted on being with you, so I'll handle it. I'll visit Mr. Lawson Senior later today."Angeline didn't know how Sean's conversation with Robert went, but Robert had Asher drop
That night, Melissa called Sean. "Shane, let's publicly announce our divorce. We can tell everyone that we only got married on paper so the Lane family could offer you its protection."Tell them that Dexter repeatedly tried to harm you so he could take the Kingston family fortune, and tell them how he tried to snatch you from the Lane family so he could secretly deal with you."She paused, then continued, "Now that Dexter's in prison, we can get a divorce, and Lori can adopt me as her daughter. We'll become cousins, and we'll still be a family.""Melissa…"Sean was surprised. He didn't expect her to see the light in such a short time."Since you don't have any feelings for me and won't ever make me your wife, I'll settle to be Lori's daughter. That way, you'll always be my family!" Tears streamed down Melissa's face as she spoke. "I adore Lori and want to be her daughter.""Alright," Sean said."Can you head to Keman with me, then? We can visit Dad together before getting
Melissa stared at Lori, who chuckled gently. "It's alright. There's no need to rush into anything. Take your time to think about it. Get good rest for a few days, then go shopping with me. We can buy some clothes to keep up with the changing seasons."I heard from Brayden and Sean that you're the expert in fashion and dressing up. I've always wanted a daughter who could shop, exercise, travel, café hop, and go on spa days with me."She paused and continued, "I didn't get to do any of this with you because you weren't in the best state before this. Now, though, you're all better. You're back to normal, and you've regained your memories!""I'd love that!" Melissa said without hesitation. She'd only done these things with her mother and Emelia in her dreams, but that was all they were—dreams. She was delighted now that Lori was back and willing to make her dreams come true.Sean sat on the couch and sipped his coffee. He knew Lori was doing everything she could to make his life ea
Melissa nodded. Sean said, "I know you have no company management experience. Mr. Lane might have entrusted Trustworth Group to me, but it's still yours. Before you find someone to take over, my plan for the company is still to move its focus back to Lonla."The global situation isn't the best now, and Lonla is the safest place for expansion. That's why the company's focus has to return to Lonla—""You can hand the company over to Brayden," Melissa interrupted. "The only people in this world I trust are you, Dad, and Brayden. Now that Dad's in prison and you don't want me anymore, Brayden is all I have left.""I'm still your kin, Melissa. I won't kick you to the curb and leave you to die. Nevertheless, Trustworth Group is yours. You can have whoever you want to manage it. Brayden is capable of that." Sean looked at Brayden. "What do you think? Are you willing to take over Trustworth Group?""I'll do it as long as Melissa is okay with it!" Brayden nodded. He turned to look
"That's not it! I've always been willing to care for you, and I'm more than willing to care for you in the future! It's not something that I'm forced to do…" Brayden feared his words would inadvertently hurt Melissa, so he decided not to continue in that vein.He said, "C'mon, you should head downstairs to eat something. You've already slept the day away.""I don't want to eat!" Melissa lay down again and pulled the sheets around herself. She said dully, "I want to sleep for a bit longer. Shut the door on your way out."Seeing that she'd already shut her eyes and started weeping, Brayden said softly, "I'll have the kitchen keep the food warm for you. Remember to call me when you wake up, okay? I'll be right downstairs!""Okay." Brayden left the room after hearing Melissa's muffled reply. He shut the door behind him.Melissa remained upstairs. She didn't head downstairs, even when Sean returned. Sean had already spoken to Angeline on the phone and told her he wouldn't meet
Melissa slept in her room and only woke up at night. She removed her headphones and opened her red, swollen eyes. She stared dazedly at the night sky, only returning to her senses when her headphones fell out of her hands.Brayden, who'd been waiting outside this whole time, heard them fall to the floor and hurried into the room. He saw Melissa sitting cross-legged on the bed. She propped herself on one arm while leaning down to pick up the headphones.He hurried forward and picked them up for her, then remained on one knee by the bed. He looked up at her and said, "You slept for ages, Melissa. Do you want to have anything to eat? I got all your favorites, and there are different cuisines. I also got your favorite fruits and snacks!"He'd already had the maids throw out the food he'd bought at noon. Then, he'd had his subordinate buy a fresh batch.Melissa turned to look at him dazedly. She said hoarsely, "Brayden…""I'm here," he said. "C'mon, should we get something to eat
Melissa knew Sean well. So, it was impossible for her not to know if he was being serious. Sean was indeed threatening her, and he was using his life to do it. That way, she wouldn't dare to harm Angeline for fear of hurting him.She loved Sean so much that she could give up her life for him. She wondered why he was treating her that way. He knew she wouldn't allow even the slightest possibility of her threatening his safety.Just then, Sean received a call from Brayden. He said, "...Yeah, I've already picked Melissa up. We're heading to Southstream Manor now… Yeah, you can head over there. Buy some food on your way—Melissa probably hasn't eaten anything yet. She should be hungry."At his words, Melissa couldn't hold back her tears any longer. She covered her face and started sobbing. She'd spent her whole life dreaming of becoming Sean's wife, but he was now in love with someone else and no longer wanted her.Yet, she couldn't do anything about the situation, or she'd be hurting