Angeline looked at Zayne, hoping that he would say some words of comfort to Josephine, but he merely looked down on his plate of food. Nobody could see the expression on his face.Angeline continued, “Josephine, if you don’t go back to Tourmaline Estate, where else could you go?”“I’ll rent a room and look for a job,” Josephine replied.Once upon a time, she was the carefree young lady of the Ares family. Now, she had to live her life like a commoner. How tragic was that?“Sigh. If you look for a job, you’re gonna have to start from the bottom of the hierarchy of the corporate ladder. Those higher up bosses only seek to keep control of their powers and love to order newbies around like slaves. You’d need to serve them coffee and tea and order their meals without any form of appreciation,” Angeline lamented.Jay turned to look at Angeline with a look of pity.“Angeline, did you do that before?”Of course Angeline did those kinds of jobs before. Back then, she was a single mother
“Is this question important?” Zayne looked away.Josephine’s eyes turned red as she bit her lip. “I’ve spent ten years of my life loving you. In these ten years, I’ve wasted my youth because of you. My emotions are dependent on you, yet you’re telling me that it’s not an important question? Are you thinking that I’m a bloody fool who wasted ten years of my life to love an insignificant man?”Zayne replied, “I know that you’ve sacrificed a lot for me, but relationships are like that. You need to meet the right person at the right time and place for the relationship to bloom. Since both of us have missed the ship, then it’s now a thing of the past. If you insist on living in the past, you’ll only increase your suffering…”Slap!Josephine sent a tight slap across Zayne’s face.“Zayne Severe, ever since I first laid eyes on you, I’ve wholeheartedly waited for you at the same spot. I waited for you patiently, I spent all my time on you, I came running over to you when you said you want
“The Severe family has wronged Josephine and made her go through such torture.” Angeline sniffled.Jay was stunned.He saw how wronged Josephine felt and the pain she was going through. While he was heartbroken for Josephine, it also made him think about Angeline.Back when Angeline approached him using Rose’s identity, he had acted coldly toward her just like how Zayne acted toward Josephine.At that time, she must have felt so helpless and in pain.Jay reached out his hand, gently ruffled her hair, and suddenly asked, “Angeline, is it quite a torture for you to have fallen in love with me?” He was feeling empathic.Angeline looked at him with eyes so bright like an innocent deer.“Not at all.” She suddenly smiled.Jay chuckled. “You don’t usually complain much.”Angeline cooed, “I’m telling the truth.”“With how I’ve treated you in the past, you must’ve cried buckets of tears already,” Jay commented sadly.Angeline teased herself, saying, “I’ve got an overdeveloped tear du
Angeline growled, saying, “Shut your stupid eyes.”Zayne smiled slyly. “If you’re afraid of being seen by others, then please be more mindful of your private life.”Angeline used her hand to cover her neck. “Speak. Why are you looking for me?”Zayne quit acting frivolous and became hesitant.“You’re… Bosom friends with Josephine, so… Did she ever mention her reason for going overseas back then?”Angeline nodded. Her bright smile was replaced with sadness which made Zayne nervous.“Why did she go abroad?”He waited for an answer with trepidation as he looked at Angeline, feeling emotionally nervous.Angeline begrudgingly looked at Zayne. “Since your heart still thinks of her, then why did you act like you’re so heartless?”Zayne expressed his helplessness. “I’ve decided to be with Shirley, so I can’t be like how I acted in the past, not cutting off all ties with other women. This is very unfair for Shirley.”Angeline felt extremely angry. “You’re so caring toward this Ms. Thom
Zayne slumped on the grass and suddenly slapped himself hard on the face.He was feeling guilty and blaming himself for what happened to Josephine. However, things had come to a point where he could not do anything even if he wanted to.What was left was endless sorrow and melancholy.When Angeline returned to her room, Jay was nowhere to be found.Angeline searched the whole house for a long time before she found out that he was in the study with her grandfather discussing something in private.Angeline sat at the stairs near the study and rested her cheeks on her palms, quietly waiting for Jay to come out.Inside the study.Old Master Severe and Jay were at the table. There was a piece of paper on it, and a fountain pen was in Old Master Severe’s hand.“Old Master Severe, you must have something you want to tell me since you’ve called me over to Swallow City?” Jay inquired.Old Master Severe nodded. “There’s nothing that can be hidden from you.”The old man’s gaze shifted o
“The Ares family has made a grave mistake, Jay. One that would undoubtedly endanger your family should such a secret come to light. I’m afraid not even the most insignificant members of your family would find themselves exempt from the impending bloodshed within Tourmaline Estate.“So please, I’m begging you. Return Angeline to us.”Old Master Severe suddenly knelt on the floor in front of Jay.Jay’s body shivered. It felt like he was a small boat that was thrown into the middle of the vast ocean, feeling lost and unsure of his direction.Old Master Severe did not push further but gave him time to process all this information.After some time, Jay weakly said, “I know what I need to do.”With that said, he turned his wheelchair around and left.Old Master Severe looked at Jay’s straight back and said, “Jay, I hope that you can walk out of the misty forest and see the light.”‘Don’t follow in your father’s footsteps.’When he opened the door, Angeline looked at him cutely like
Josephine replied to him with a bright smile.Jay felt hurt because of Angeline’s worry for Josephine.“Angeline, have you ever been worried for me?” Jay asked dispiritedly.She looked at him and asked with uncertainty, “You’re… Jealous?”Although he did not want to admit it, it was the truth. He used his silence to admit it.Angeline was surprised by his response, but she soon smiled. “Love, you can’t be jealous of your own sister, can you?”Instead of feeling embarrassed about it, he responded proudly, “Anything or anyone that makes you worry about them more than me makes me jealous.”Angeline was rendered speechless by this. He was the king of jealousy.His gaze appeared hurt like a sad little puppy when he saw how non-understanding her reaction was.“You don’t care about me.”Angeline felt so accused. “I’m more innocent than the Central Park Five.”“Then tell me how you worry about me?”Angeline lowered her long lashes as she blinked. They were like a butterfly’s wings
Angeline looked at the light shade of red on the flesh of this throat and there were questions in her gaze. “Why can’t I make a darker-colored hickey?”Jay, ”…”Angeline removed the first button of her top to reveal her fair and long neck. On her neck were multiple seductive hickeys.Those were markings that Jay left this morning when kissing her.“Mine looks more like bruises, so why do yours appear so mild?”Jay smiled like a sly fox. “Do you want me to teach you some of my skills?”Angeline happily nodded her head.Jay hugged her, leaned forward, and kissed her shoulders, but in a way that seemed as if he was punishing her. Finally, it progressed into a bite when his teeth sank into her skin.Angeline inhaled a deep breath and could not tolerate the pain as she yelped in surprise. “Ahh!”Jay’s gaze appeared flirtatiously cold with a darkness that could destroy the world as he deepened the kiss.He wanted to leave his markings on her body.“Love, it’s painful,” she cried o