"Didn't you promise to have fun with us? Why are you still focusing so much on your work? You're such a workaholic!"Kieron complained about Sean before looking at Angeline. "Angeline, talk to your uncle. He's such a workaholic that out of 365 days a year, he wishes he could spend 800 days at work! He never comes out with us, and now that he's here, he's such a killjoy.""Well, he's just too competent," Angeline said to Kieron, smiling.Sensing that Angeline had no intention of persuading Sean, Kieron put a hand on Sean's shoulder. "If you leave, aren't you afraid we'll bully your young relative? You know our game rules!"Monica looked excited. She tried to cajole him. "Yes, it's not often that you come out to relax and have some fun. It won't kill you to put work aside for a while.""If you don't say anything, I'll take your silence as a yes. Sean will play with us!" Kieron said as he stood up, still pressing on Sean's shoulder. "Same rules as always! Truth or dare! We're
"Oh!" Kieron exclaimed.As expected, he looked at Angeline. "Ladies have the right to choose, so I'll let you decide—truth or dare?"Angeline still did not know the extent of their dares, so she said, "Truth!""Alright!" Kieron glanced at Nathaniel. "Mr. Hooper Senior and Mr. Lawson Senior are trying to set you and Nathaniel up. Are you willing to accept Nathaniel?"Rachel looked at Angeline with wet eyes."No." Angeline answered straightforwardly."Why?" Kieron continued asking.Angeline smiled and tucked a stray strand of hair behind her ear. She said, "That's another question. You can ask that next time."In the third round, a young man drew the winning card.He grinned and looked at Sean. "Mr. Lawson, it wouldn't be asking too much for you and your fiancée to make out for one minute, would it?"Sean raised his beer bottle, flicked the cap off, and drank the whole lot as everyone whistled and cheered.The alcohol dribbled out of the corners of his mouth and do
"Although we're engaged, it wasn't me. I want to know who it was, too!" Monica said, smiling as she leaned her cheek against one hand."That's right! People like Sean, who have lived like monks for a long time, can't stop once they get started. They won't be able to hold back at all! Tell us honestly… Who is it? Is the person among the people Kieron invited this time?""That's another question," Sean said carelessly."Let's book the next question in advance! Whoever gets it, remember to ask him! Ask him persistently! He's been drinking all day today. Regardless of his alcohol tolerance, it's probably close to his limit. Let him add on to our fund if he refuses to answer!" Nathaniel said, clapping his hands.Monica got the card with the highest score again but did not want to embarrass herself in front of so many people. She changed the subject and turned to Angeline. "Angeline, how many people have you slept with?"Perhaps Sean really had had too much to drink that day. He looke
"It's just a joke," Lara said before glancing at her watch. "I've got to get back. My male model is already washed up and waiting for me in bed!" Lara stood up as she spoke, swaying a little."I'll go with her to the yacht." Angeline helped Lara into the yacht and watched as she left. She looked around but could see no sign of Sean on the beach. She looked again at the campfire. The people remaining already had a lot to drink, and they were beginning to dance around the campfire. She pulled her blanket tighter around her, unwilling to return.The yacht had just left, so it would take some time to come back. Angeline was slightly tipsy. She walked along the beach with the blanket wrapped tightly around her. A bright moon hung where the sea met the horizon, and she listened to the soft sound of the waves lapping against the rocks. She carried her slippers in her hand as she walked barefoot on the empty beach, leaving footprints in the sand. Perhaps it was because Sean hadn't
The lights weren't on, but if anyone exited from the other villas, both Angeline and Sean could be seen clearly."Are you angry because I told you to restrain yourself in the office the other day?" Angeline asked gently. Not long ago, Sean's possessiveness had been like a tight net that encased Angeline completely, making her feel very secure. Now that Sean had suddenly let go, Angeline was very unused to it. The metallic lighter had been rubbed until it gleamed, and the flickering flame lit up Sean's impassive expression. As the lid of the lighter clicked shut again, the weak flame disappeared in a second. Sean continued twirling the lighter in his fingers. "Wasn't I very restrained in the past?" Sean's gaze was very distant. They were so distant that Angeline almost felt that their affection and his wild passion had all been a figment of her imagination. She and Sean had indeed behaved like this previously. They would never contact each other unless they had somethin
Angeline was tipsy, but she lay in bed for a long time, unable to sleep.She watched the bright moon outside the window, slightly veiled by the gauzy curtains. She got up and stepped on the white, velvety carpet to get her laptop. She sat on the candlelit sofa on the second-floor balcony and opened her laptop to go through her emails as the sea breeze swept over her.Monica was staying in the villa next to Angeline's. She couldn't sleep either. She walked out in a dressing gown and saw Angeline sitting on the balcony with her laptop. She raised her eyebrows and took out a cigarette. She lit her cigarette before taking a photo of Angeline with her phone and immediately sent it to her fiancé, Sean. They had only just added each other on Instagram that day.The message Monica sent to Sean read, "Are all the Lawsons workaholics?" Monica did not know where Sean had gone. She still hadn't seen him. She had expected to be alone with Sean that night and planned to get things started b
"It's nothing, really," Angeline said, smiling."You think I don't know when there's something going on?" Danny crossed his legs and looked closely at her. "Tell me. It's not like I'll tell anyone else about it. Is this about your fight to be the successor of the Lawson family? Hmm?"Angeline turned to look at Danny."Don't look at me like that!" He picked up his phone and pressed it against the armrest. "You owe Sean, but… Mr. Lawson Senior has acknowledged you as his granddaughter. Didn't he do so to see which of you is more accomplished and more suitable to take over the Lawson family? Anyone can see that.""Tell me, if Heather agreed to date you but requested you to keep a distance from her, why would she suddenly feel unhappy once you did as she told you to?" Angeline asked. "That's ridiculous!" Danny immediately felt indignant by proxy. "Oh, so she wants me to keep my distance from her but then gets angry when I do so? Then she'll still be angry if I don't. Is s
Jesse was calm before his elusive crush from years ago, Angeline, who was way out of his league. The two sat by the floor-to-ceiling window facing the lake, with colorful night lights reflecting onto the transparent glass and casting onto Angeline's natural, fair cheeks. She was so gorgeous that one wouldn't take their eyes off her. "To tell you the truth, I was a little nervous and still feel a lingering fear now when meeting you." Jesse's ears reddened. Despite his efforts to remain calm and behave naturally, his micro-expressions showed his nervousness. "After all, I know how different we are," Jesse said. "When we were young, you were always the champion in every competition you participated in. Not only was your gorgeous appearance unforgettable, but your resume was out of our reach. "In just a few years, you've founded Vitality Biotech Group. You've also secured a huge collaboration project for Lawson Global so soon after you joined them. You've always had countless h