"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
Rachel bit her lip without a word. Tiny teardrops hung on her eyelashes, over her emotionless eyes. "It's almost time. We should go," Eleanor said. "Let's not waste our time on a plebian." "Could you please take me with you?" Rachel once again gathered her courage and looked up at the bullies. She hoped to meet someone who could contact Nathaniel at this party. Jeremy's assistant had called Rachel's parents, informing them that she would never marry into the Hooper family. So, Rachel's parents planned to sell her off at a high price. Despite knowing these bullies would humiliate her, Rachel still asked for their help to save herself from being sold. Rachel must contact Nathaniel immediately and prove to her parents that he hadn't given up on her. "Could you stop messing around?" Eleanor said with a disgusted look. Then, she raised her brow when an idea occurred to her. "Like I said, I'll never allow you to enter the party in the same dress as mine and make me look
Aaron peeked at the teary-eyed Rachel and whispered to Eleanor, "Is what Rachel said true? What if that woman is Sean's lover? What if Nathaniel finds out about this?" Eleanor's cousins, the Carrey Sisters, were a precedent. Aaron was worried Eleanor would be in trouble next. "What's there to be afraid of? So what if she's Sean's lover? She's still a mistress that's kept under the table! Remember, Sean has a fiancée!" Eleanor said coldly. "Scheming women like her who sleep with men gets on my nerves!" The Carrey Sisters were once regarded as remarkable women until Rachel ruined their lives. Everyone said Brittany Carrey, the older of the Carrey Sisters, was crazy. Her love for Nathaniel turned to hatred because Rachel ruined the sisters' chance of marrying into the Hooper family. So, she wanted to destroy Rachel, whom Nathaniel valued. However, Eleanor believed Brittany hadn't lost her mind and was indeed telling the truth. Otherwise, Brittany's parents wouldn't have remain
Eleanor had a few drinks. As she sized Angeline up, she said drunkenly, "You look fairly pretty—definitely better than Rachel. How much did Sean pay you each month? "Rachel said you're with Sean. How often do you have to sleep with him to obtain an invitation to this party for the upper classes?""How about you then? How many people did you sleep with to get your invitation?" Angeline rebuked while wiping her hands. "What? How dare you!" Eleanor was enraged. "What are you doing here, Ms. Carrey? I told you to control yourself with the drinks. You have a match tomorrow!" As Aaron walked toward Eleanor, he noticed Angeline. "Isn't this Rachel's friend? Why are you harassing her, Ms. Carrey? Just let her go. Although they are birds of a feather, Rachel is the one who framed your cousins. It wasn't her. "Don't waste your time arguing with a mistress. Besides, the Scott family will deal with her when they learn about her. Don't bother. Let's go." Angeline raised her eyebr