Holly paled as she stood rooted to the spot. It was spring, but she felt chilled to the bone—as though she was standing out on the street in the dead of winter. Even her teeth seemed to chatter from the cold.Her heart ached so painfully that she could hardly breathe.Bryce said he was loyal—he said he would keep his distance from Samantha. And yet, he had carried her into the car, looking so frantic.Although she was standing right there at the entrance, he didn't even notice her."Mrs. Gabelman? Mrs. Gabelman?" the driver called out to Holly, but she didn't respond.The driver picked up her phone and checked it before passing it back to her. "Your phone, Mrs. Gabelman."Holly took it robotically.Carefully studying her expression, the driver said, "Ms. Cott must've gotten injured. That was why Mr. Gabelman carried her. I saw her just now. Her eyes were closed, and she looked like she was in pain."Earlier on, Holly had focused all her attention on Bryce. She didn't even bothe
Holly nodded. Looking at Bryce with her sparkling eyes, she said, "I trust you."Bryce smiled. He felt the urge to hug her, but he resisted the urge since his subordinates were around.After taking her hand in his, he said, "Call me when you get home. Get Mrs. Locke to make whatever you want for dinner. I'll take you out to dinner some other time.""Okay," Holly said."Go on," Bryce said, releasing her hand."Mmhmm."Holly was just about to leave when her gaze stiffened. She saw Arthur and Abraham rushing over anxiously.Even from a distance, Arthur shot Holly a piercingly icy glare. She felt as if her heart had been stabbed with an icy dagger, freezing her to the bone.Abraham was also glaring daggers at her, making her feel extremely uncomfortable.It was an innate ability that some had—the ability to hurt another person with just their gaze.Holly was so hurt that she wanted to laugh.Two men with a combined age of over 100 were bullying a young woman in her 20s.They bo
Samantha was lying on the gurney. Her eyes were tightly shut, and her face was pale. She was no longer wearing a hard hat. With her hair in the way, it was hard to tell how bad her injury was.When Abraham saw her, he dropped everything and ran up to her. Grabbing her hand, he shouted, "Samantha! Samantha!""Please get out of the way," the nurse said while she pushed the gurney toward the emergency room.Abraham quickly ran after them.It would take ten minutes before the CT scan results of Samantha's head came out. Bryce stayed put to wait for the results. After all, he was partly involved in the accident as well.Staring in the direction where Samantha had been taken, Arthur snapped reproachfully, "Look at how much Samantha cares about you. She risked her life to save you. If she hadn't pushed you away, you would've been the one lying on the gurney instead.""I didn't ask her to do it," Bryce responded coolly.Furious, Arthur looked up and bellowed, "What did you just say? You
All of Nina's drowsiness dissipated at once. "What did you say? What's wrong with Bryce? Why did he get involved with that fake bitch again?""This was an unexpected situation," Holly replied."Don't stand up for him. He deserves a good beating! I'll give you Moses' number right away," Nina said."Okay."After taking down Moses' number, Holly immediately made the call. Moses answered within after the first ring."I apologize for calling you so late, Mr. Cott," Holly said politely.Moses was similarly polite as he replied, "It's fine. What's the matter?""I just wanted to ask if Bryce was with you.""He is," Moses confirmed apologetically. "Please give me a moment. I'll pass the phone to him.""Thank you," Holly said.Soon, she heard Bryce's voice coming through the phone, "My phone turned off after it ran out of battery. Why aren't you asleep?""You weren't home yet, so I got worried," Holly said, clutching her phone tightly.After a pause, Bryce said, "Samantha's still u
Bryce's gaze turned a shade darker as he asked, "Samantha has woken up?"Reminded of what Samantha had said earlier, Moses grew furious again. "She woke up ages ago, and she seems perfectly capable of thinking and talking normally—not at all like someone who had been unconscious the entire night."Bryce knew there was more to what Moses had said. "What happened?"Moses didn't tell Bryce everything. He simply said, "Have your people look into the worker who threw the metal bucket down at the construction site yesterday. What you find might come in handy in the future."Naturally, Bryce instantly noticed that Moses said the bucket had been thrown. After recalling Abraham's and Quirina's reactions yesterday, he figured out the situation."Thanks," Bryce said to Moses before walking off.After getting into his car, he called Tobin and instructed, "Investigate the worker who threw the metal bucket at the construction site yesterday. And do it yourself. Make sure you keep things under
Holly marveled at Bryce's growing expertise in this area.Initially, she was fairly pissed that he spent the night away from home. Yet, with just a few sentences, he managed to dissolve half of her anger.He had so much power over her, but she figured that was what happened when one was in love.When it came to relationships, the person who loved most was the loser. She felt that even if he stood still and did nothing, Bryce would still be able to win her over.With every kiss he planted on her, she forgot about all the sadness and anger she felt.…Three days later, Olivia called to ask Holly and Bryce to head over to Gabelman Manor for dinner on Saturday.Holly hadn't seen Olivia since Winona's funeral, so she had been missing her. She agreed to Olivia's invitation right away.Holly even asked the driver to take her over to Gabelman Manor before the sun had even started to set.The mood she was in right now as she headed over to Gabelman Manor was completely different than t
Samantha felt a little embarrassed. She was too uneasy after hearing that word.She was afraid that Bryce was calling the worker over to make a jab at her.Her chair felt like it was made of a thousand thorns. She could hardly sit still.However, her panic only lasted for a short while. She calmed down quickly.That worker was one of her father's men. He was bribed into silence. He wouldn't dare to turn against them.Only a handful of people knew the full story. There was no way that Bryce knew.This phone call was probably just a coincidence. It had to be.Samantha calmed herself down with her own thoughts. Everything was going to be alright. She was just overthinking things.Bryce gave Tobin a few instructions, then hung up. He put the phone on the table.Arthur looked at him perplexedly. "Why are you suddenly telling some random worker to come to the mansion?"Bryce was nonchalant. He put a couple of shrimps onto Holly's place and said calmly, "You'll know soon enough."T
"That was her mother. She forced her to break up with Bryce and got someone to send her out of the country. Samantha was supervised every hour of the day. Those were done out of Samantha's will," Arthur said.Olivia snorted coldly. "The apple doesn't fall far from the tree. I don't believe for one second that a grown-ass adult could be supervised like that. Just ask her if she'd still cling to Bryce if he were still in that wheelchair. She wouldn't!"Samantha looked up at Olivia with tears in her eyes. "I wouldn't. I love him, Granny. I love him more than my own life."Olivia pursed her lips. "Don't you dare try this with me. I won't fall for it."Arthur forced his anger down and said, "You're being fucking stubborn, Mom.""And you're fucking delusional," Olivia said icily.Holly glanced at Bryce thoughtfully.At this point, overthinking was natural.Samantha's words had been very cheesy, what with claiming to love him more than her own life.Bryce was a married man. How could