Holly replied, "You refused to let me meet people, and I can't even go on business trips. You're too overbearing. It'll suffocate me."I'm an individual that needs to work and have normal social interactions. I can't possibly center myself around you like how I used to."Bryce fell silent. He smiled faintly before replying, "I'm very open-minded. I didn't disallow you from being Trevor's mentee."That was because Trevor was already over 80 years old.Holly couldn't help but laugh. "Alright. You're handsome, so whatever you say goes."Bryce replied, "I've postponed my evening engagement, so I'll come pick you up later. Hurry and eat up."Holly hummed a reply before ending the call. She then went to the reception to foot the bill before returning to the room to continue eating.No sooner after she started eating, Bryce had sent her a WhatsApp message. There was no text, only a smiley face emoticon.He never was one to send emoticons. He rarely sent WhatsApp messages as he would c
Holly woke up early that morning. James drove her to Trevor's Pavilion, which was located in the antiques city.Trevor's Pavilion was an antique store operated by Trevor. It mainly dealt with official kiln porcelains, gold, and glassware, as well as calligraphies and paintings.Today was the day Trevor would officially take Holly in as his mentee. He was seated on a vintage parlor chair in his office.Upon meeting Holly, Trevor pulled out an envelope and handed it to her. It was his monetary gift for her.Holly was mildly surprised. She wasn't expecting him to give her a monetary gift even though he was taking her in as his mentee."Thank you, Mr. Habel," she thanked him before politely accepting it.The envelope was rather thick. She then placed it into her handbag before pulling out another envelope and handing it respectfully to Trevor.It was a credit card prepared by Bryce before she came over. The credit card contained one million dollars, and the password had been written
Surprise flashed in Abelin's gaze when he saw Holly, but he remained composed.He smiled slightly and asked, "Why are you here in Mr. Habel's store? I recall that you're working in Treasure Grove."Holly's lips curled into a smile as she replied, "I just became Mr. Habel's mentee today."Abelin became even more shocked and said, "He declined my offer when I asked him to become my mentor not long before, but he actually took you as his mentee now. Looks like I'm no match for you, after all."Trevor stroked his beard as he replied leisurely, "I decided to take Holly as my mentee by fate."Abelin smiled and replied, "If you say so. Come look at this Edgewood vase, Holly.""Alright."Holly put on a pair of white gloves and carefully took the Edgewood vase from Abelin. She then placed it down on the velvet cloth over the counter. After that, she picked up a magnifying glass and started studying it meticulously.She then said, "This Edgewood vase has a graceful shape and a full glaze
The documents fell to the ground loudly.Wendy Myers, the secretary, knocked on the door and entered with a cup of coffee.They bumped right into each other, and she was shocked.After placing the coffee on the table hurriedly, she bent down to pick up the documents.After picking them up and placing them on the table, she carefully observed Bryce's mood.Although he looked calm, his gaze was cold.It was like the rushing current under a calm sea, and a tidal wave could happen at any moment.Wendy was so scared she couldn't breathe. She carefully said, "Mr. Gabelman, here's your coffee."Bryce glanced at the coffee with his frosty gaze and didn't say a word.Wendy held her breath and carefully walked out.She was afraid of angering him again if she walked too loudly.After a few steps out of the office, Wendy heard Bryce pulling out his phone. He made a call and asked, "How do you feel on your first day of class?"His tone was gentle like a breeze.Wendy was stunned when s
Holly arrived at Priscilla's house after half an hour.Before she even got close to the door, she could hear loud noises coming from inside the house. It sounded like there was a fight, and things were being thrown.There was also a man scolding Priscilla.Afraid that Priscilla was being bullied, Holly anxiously grabbed her keys and opened the door.After entering the house, she saw that the living room was in a mess.Broken glasses were everywhere.There were also pillows, remotes, and fruits thrown all over the ground.The chairs were crooked, and the couch and coffee table were out of place.Priscilla's hair and shirt were messy.An unfamiliar man had his hands on his hips as he said, "Give me five million dollars, or you'll be sorry!"Priscilla angrily yelled with her reddened eyes, "Give it up! I won't give you a dime!"Since the two were in a heated fight, they didn't even realize someone had entered the house.Holly coldly looked at the man and asked with her voice r
Bryce shot daggers at Lucas.His dashing face was so cold that it could give anyone chills.Lucas panicked as Bryce stared into his soul.He knew who Bryce was all along.However, that was the first time they officially met.Bryce was domineering. When angered, he was even fearsome.Lucas' mind went blank after being scared out of his wits. His legs went numb, and he instinctively wanted to escape.Thus, he started running for it.However, Bryce grabbed Lucas' arm and pinned him to the wall when he ran past him.There was a loud thud.Lucas' back hit the wall so hard that he started having cold sweat in pain.Bryce grabbed Lucas' collar and held up his fist. Then, he punched Lucas right in the nose.Lucas could only feel a wave of pain in his nose. It was so painful that his vision went blurry, and his ears started ringing.Before he could return to his senses, he received another punch in the corner of his eye.Lucas almost went blind from the punch.He struggled to esc
Priscilla was in the passenger seat, and she said in disdain, "He's no Holls' dad! He's a monster!"Feeling puzzled, Holly asked, "Mom, why is he asking for five million dollars from you?"Priscilla's gaze flickered as she answered, "His business failed, and he's in a lot of debt. I guess he's desperate."Holly bit her lip slightly and didn't say anything.She kept quiet as she blocked her bleeding nose with some tissues.Suddenly, Priscilla remembered something and reminded, "Holls, if he goes asking for money from you, you can't give him anything. No matter what excuses he gives, don't give a single dime. That monster is a liar. Don't believe anything he says. Got it?"Holly nodded.When she asked Priscilla about Lucas previously, the latter would always avoid the question.If Holly insisted on asking again, Priscilla would get angry.Since it was rare for them to talk about it, Holly couldn't help but ask, "Mom, why did you get a divorce back then?"When Priscilla heard th
Everyone's scornful gazes were like arrows shooting at Quirina.Quirina was a wealthy lady and was used to living luxuriously.Everyone would flatter her wherever she went, and she had never experienced hostility like that before.Her face fell, and everyone could tell.Quirina turned to her caretaker behind her and said harshly, "What are you standing around for? Get me out of here and as far from that crazy lady as possible!"Priscilla heard what Quirina had said.She was someone who would take revenge immediately and wouldn't wait.Priscilla quickly stood up and looked down at Quirina while yelling, "You're the crazy one, you shameless bitch!"Quirina had always been feminine. She would always bully the weak and fear the strong.She was great at pulling tricks behind others.When facing others in their face, there was nothing she could do.It was especially so when it came to someone wild like Priscilla, who was quick to take action.Quirina couldn't stand her ground.S