"If you're truly worried about me, why don't you come back and watch over me?" Melissa pouted. "You're even delaying your return date by a year."Melissa had been counting the days until Sean's return since she learned he was still alive.Just when she'd finally seen hope, Sean wanted to delay his return."Be good." Sean saw the face she pulled. He looked at her indulgently as if he were looking at a younger sister. "A year isn't that long.""Forget it. I've already waited for so many years. One more won't make any difference." Melissa smiled at him. "Besides, we'll be able to celebrate your birthday openly next year.""Okay." Sean got up and retrieved his jacket. "I'm leaving.""Okay." Melissa reluctantly sent him to the door. She watched him put on his baseball cap and mask before leaving, and she finally closed the door, smiling. She lay in bed and relished the memory of how Sean had looked annoyed as he forbade her from drinking alcohol. She knew she would
Ned had maintained these habits even after losing his memories.Meeting Angeline here today was an unexpected joy. "Angeline…" Ned quickly ran over to her. He removed the towel around his neck and gripped it nervously. "Good morning! Are you done with your run? I just got here… Do you run at this time every day? No wonder we've never bumped into each other!"Ned rarely had the chance to talk to Angeline, so he was very eager. Angeline twisted her water bottle closed. The music in her ears pounded vigorously, and she hadn't heard what Ned had said. She picked up her phone from the bench and glanced at it. The time was almost up. She stopped the music, removed her earphones, and adjusted her breathing as she began walking back.Ned watched her answer a call as she left. His happy expression melted away, and he looked like an abandoned puppy.He knew there was a long way to go before Angeline forgave him. Nevertheless, he would keep trying until Angeline forgave him one day.
Sean looked up from the monitor and asked, "How did you know?" Angeline hadn't mistaken the man in the photo for someone else. Sean was indeed at Cloudsville. "I saw it on the news," Angeline said while smiling. "Perhaps the algorithm showed me that news piece because I've searched for information about Trustworth Group and Melissa. "It reported that Melissa had block-booked the most luxurious restaurant in Cloudsville for her husband's birthday celebration. But they returned to the hotel instead because the husband didn't want to be disturbed." "I frequented that restaurant when I was in Cloudsville. I was worried that the waiters might recognize me." Sean looked unwaveringly at Angeline. His gaze filled with honesty with no intent to lie to her. Angeline nodded and reminded Sean, "It's better to be cautious."Sean noticed something was amiss about Angeline but couldn't put his finger on it. He replied, "Don't worry, Angie. I'm well prepared. No one would recognize me
"Angie…" Sean furrowed his brows. Angeline's understanding smile caused him to feel guilty. He felt especially so when she said it was his birthday, not hers. It made it seem that she didn't mind not celebrating his birthday if Sean himself didn't mind about it either. "What's the matter?" Angeline asked while looking at Sean. After a moment of silence, Sean said, "Nothing. Let's dig in." After the meal, Sean asked in hindsight, "Hey, Angie, were you jealous because I met Melissa yesterday?" "I wasn't jealous, per se. After all, you two didn't do anything, did you?" Angeline asked while reading the work documents. "Look at me, Angie." Sean turned Angeline's face toward him. Angeline stared straight at Sean with her beautiful eyes. Her gaze showed no emotion. She held his hand, which was on her face. "What's wrong?" "I grew up with Melissa. Because she lost her mother, she spent pretty much all of her childhood at our house. I've always seen her as my little si
"It wasn't just the rings. My mom also said she wanted to hand down all her jewelry to her daughter-in-law," Sean said with a smile. However, after the incident, Dexter inherited all of the Kingston family's property. He gifted or sold most of Emelia's jewelry. Sean had secretly tried to recover all of Emelia's jewelry, hoping to gift it to Angeline one day to fulfill his mother's wish. "Was this the thing you wanted to gift me today?" Angeline asked. "It's not from me, to be exact. It's from my mom to her daughter-in-law." Sean's eyes were filled with warmth when he talked about Emelia. He tucked Angeline's hair behind her ears and continued, "My mom would have loved you if she had met you. Perhaps even more than I do." Emelia always wanted a daughter. However, her health condition prevented her from getting pregnant, which was her one regret in life. Emelia always bought jewelry from the auction market when Sean was little, but she would lament that she didn't have a
Angeline nodded. "Could you ask Mr. Powell to send me the documents from last year? I'd like to study for it." "Sure." Sean couldn't help but cradle Angeline's head and kiss her deeply again, emptying the air in her lungs. Angeline cuddled up into Sean's embrace. Their lips stuck to each other's. Sean used his tongue to push apart Angeline's teeth, reaching for her tongue to lick and suck on it. Angeline clenched Sean's shirt so tightly that the back of it scrunched up. She leaned into his embrace, trembling while lifting her head to accept his deep kiss. Their rapid heartbeat synchronized as their chests moved following their breath. Angeline believed that if they were on the couch instead of the dining area, she would've been pressed beneath Sean's body and swallowed by him. Angeline's phone on the dining table rang. Sean's tongue wrapped around Angeline's once more before he finally released her. He chuckled as he looked at Angeline, who was left dazed from the kiss,
Anthony's grandfather, who had passed away, was one of Robert's close friends. Manocean Bank had reportedly helped Lawson Global when they were in trouble many years ago. That was why Robert wanted to work with Manocean Bank for the development plans in Horian. So, Angeline had no choice but to get in touch with Anthony. "Have you considered that Mr. Lawson Senior insisted on working with Manocean Bank because he wanted to set you up with Anthony?" Sean asked while slowly adjusting his watch. "He's clearly uninterested. Still, you're going to meet with him?" "Set me up with Anthony?" Angeline chuckled as she picked out a long gown. "I don't think so. You're overthinking it. Everybody knows Anthony's a playboy despite his great personality. Granddad won't throw me under the bus just like this. "The collaboration with Manocean Bank was merely Granddad's way of returning the favor without significantly affecting Lawson Global. As the successor, I have no choice but to fulf
"What? Do you expect to meet Mr. Hooper today? Dream on! Mr. Hooper Senior grounded Mr. Hooper. A lowly plebian like you should not be in a party of this scale!" someone in the crowd said. A man in a suit and earrings named Aaron Hatfield glared at Rachel with his arms crossed. He laughed and said, "Guys, stop it. How could Rachel not know that Mr. Hooper was grounded? She must be here to pick her next target because she knows she can't get into the Hooper family. "How about this? You're fairly pretty. I can buy you for a night if you like. How about ten thousand dollars?" "Wait, Mr. Hatfield. You don't mind tasting Mr. Hooper's woman?" someone mocked. "Of course I don't! Which is why she's only worth ten thousand dollars!" Aaron laughed. A waiter escorted Angeline into the luxurious yacht when Rachel saw her and shouted, "Angie!" Upon seeing Rachel, Jamie asked Angeline, "Should I deal with them, Ms. Lawson?" The people surrounding Rachel looked relatively young, and