After the feast, the guests dispersed accordingly.While Jay sent them off, Rose took the chance and slipped back into Fragrant Vessel Court. She was thinking about how she had to get Jay to sign that contract no matter what.She took out the contract and to her surprise, she noticed that it already had the seal of Ares Films Limited on it as well as Jay’s name.Rose was ecstatic!Since the contract was done, she had no more reason to stay there any longer. It would only give him the chance to harm her. After changing back into her clothes, she took the contract and was getting ready to leave. Coincidentally, Jay arrived home at this very moment.“Where are you going?” Jay’s forehead had veins sticking out of it, his anger seemingly at its peak.Rose knew that he was going to go back on his word.His cunning self finally showed through.She maintained her composure and said, “Sir Ares, you lied to me. You said that no matter what I’ve done wrong, you won’t get angry.”Jay sl
The next day, Jay woke up.He did not see his beloved woman anywhere, but instead, he saw her special ‘present’. He was suddenly furious!This was getting more and more outrageous!“Someone get in here!”When the housekeeper entered the room and saw Jay tied down to the bed, they could not help but gape in disbelief.“Young Master, which b*stard did this to you?”Jay’s eyes were cold as he gazed at the housekeeper intensely. “It was the missus.”The housekeeper covered their mouth. “I apologize, Young Master. I take back my words.”“Mm.”“But why did the missus tie you to the bed?” asked the housekeeper curiously.“The missus likes it rough. Is there a problem?”“No… No problem.”Did the missus like being this rough?After Jay was freed from his shackles, he instantly took his phone and dialed Rose’s number.He could only hear beeping noises on the phone… It was obvious that this girl had blocked his number.Jay gloomily threw his phone against the wall…The housekeeper
Rose knew that he must have gotten wind of this, so she did not hide any longer. “I gifted myself to him, which was how I got this contract.”Zayne, “...”Jay took out his phone, typed out a line of text, and held it up in front of Zayne.“Rose, let’s meet up!”“Alright, text me where and when.”Rose agreed easily.“Oh, okay,” as Zayne said that, Jay ended the call.Then, he snatched Zayne’s phone over and said with a forceful tone, “Lend me your phone.”Zayne reached out to snatch it back. “Then what am I going to use?”He handed him a wad of dollars. “Go buy a new one.”Zayne felt helpless. “I have many clients on my phone. What happens if they call me?”“I’ll answer the calls for you.”“They’re going to discuss job partnerships with me. Are you going to do that for me as well?”Jay opened the contacts page, gave it a look, then gave Zayne a condescending gaze. “You must’ve contacted them for a long time, but they’re all ignoring you, right?”Zayne frowned. “Please don’
Swallow City.After Rose handed over the agreement between Ares and Severe Films to George Severe, he quickly glanced over the details and was astonished.“For Ares Enterprises’ investment, if it succeeds, the profits are split half and half. If it fails, then they’ll bear all the losses. Jay Ares doesn’t ever do a losing business, but he sure is extra generous to Severe Enterprise.”Rose replied, “Ares Films’ profits mean little to them. Furthermore, I spent a lot of effort just to get this contract. It wasn’t his idea to be this generous.”George took a piece of newspaper from the drawer and threw it over to Rose. His expression became solemn. “Is this true?”Rose looked at the ‘wedding’ picture of Jay and her. Below was a caption about their mysterious love story.“Dad, the wedding’s real, but the love’s fake. Both of us merely took what we wanted. I want the contract, he wants to divert the public’s attention from the Ares family’s fire incident. The scenario was perfect. Do
It turned out that being soft-hearted to her had caused him his own downfall.“Forgive me!”“If I forgive you now, aren’t you going to do it again next time?” He frowned.Rose immediately raised her hand and swore, “I swear to you, Sir Ares. I’ll never tie you up again.”“That’s not the main point.”“I… I’ll never run away again.”Jay’s expression showed no ease. Gritting her teeth, she said, “If I run off again, you may go ahead and break my legs and snap my tendons…”Jay was speechless. “...”Seeing that he was unwavering, she almost cried out, “Then, what do you want from me?”He threw a pair of handcuffs to her and looked at her with a gaze that appeared to say ‘figure it out yourself’.Picking up the cuffs, she saw that the spiral chain’s total length was no more than six foot five inches long, and both ends of it had delicate lock bracelets.One end of it was worn on Jay’s wrist, and if the other one was bound to hers…Just the thought of it was humiliating to Rose.
Rose was utterly disappointed upon noticing the children were missing. “Where are Jens and the others?”“They’ll be living with their grandparents for a while,” Jay replied leisurely.She was startled by this, so she asked, “Why?”“We need a private space to cultivate our relationship.”Rose, “...”‘Do you need a private space to cultivate feelings, or do you need it to control all my actions?’Then, Jay began to undress in front of her.“I’m taking a bath,” he said, notifying her.In a daze, Rose replied, “You don’t have to report that to me.”Jay raised the cuffs. “You sure you’re not taking one?”With her eyes widened, she said, “Can’t you uncuff us for a while?”“No.” Without another word, he dragged her into the bathroom.Rose stood behind the door panel with her back facing him.Almost immediately, Jay proceeded to pull on the chain, dragging Rose over to him.When she saw his model-like chiseled body, Rose covered her eyes in shame.Jay said, “Being honest and ope
Rose swallowed her saliva. This kind of misunderstanding… Was worse than Boo Radley’s.“Josephine, you have to believe me. I’m not dating Zayne. And I can swear to you that even if all the men in the world were extinct and only Zayne is left, I still wouldn’t date him.”“Can I still trust you?”Rose was most afraid of being misunderstood. Moreover, the other party was Josephine, someone she had a deep affection for. She immediately swore an oath on the spot, “Josephine, I swear, Zayne and I are truly not an item. If I steal your boyfriend away, I’ll get struck by lightning and might as well drop dead.”Jay frowned slightly and took her phone. Then, he said, “Josephine Ares, this has nothing to do with Rose. I was the one who asked Zayne to break up with you!”“Why’d you do that, Jay?”“Because Zayne doesn’t love you.”Josephine pondered his words for a moment…Unexpectedly, she yelled, out of control, “So the person he loves is Rose, right?”“Rose is your sister-in-law.”Jose
Josephine drove Rose straight to a bar. She booked a VIP private room, and the two of them had a long conversation inside.“Let’s talk about it. What the hell is going on between you and Zayne?” Josephine asked with enthusiasm.Rose had no idea where to begin…Josephine continued, “How did the two of you meet?”Rose omitted the part about fate and previous lives. “When I first came back, I was strapped for cash. So I went online and looked for a job. Zayne was the only person who offered me one.”“Thus, you’re grateful to him. The kind of gratefulness that slowly blossomed into love, right?” Josephine was emotionally stirred up.Rose replied, “Josie, the other day when you saw me in his arms, it was truly an accident. Zayne was the one who plotted the whole thing. He wanted Mr. Ares to see that we’re intimate and deliberately tried to make things hard for Mr. Ares and me.”“Why would he want to frame you?”Rose took out a business card from her bag and handed it to Josephine. “