After all, they had once loved each other so much.Baby Zetty suddenly got up from her seat. “Mister, just give me one moment.”Then, Baby Zetty ran downstairs and made Jay a cup of his favorite Earl Grey tea before bringing it upstairs. “Mister, please have some tea.”Jay was slightly bemused as he smiled. “Thank you.”Jay was still aware of what he was there for. After he had his tea, he sat on the piano bench with both his slender hands on the ivory keys. He said, “I think I’m going to try this Red Spider Lily.” Baby Zetty was overjoyed. “That’s awesome.”Jay shut his eyes, the familiar melody playing inside his head.Perhaps it was because of his extraordinary memory that he had the entire piece all memorized in his mind. Perhaps it was that distant memory that guided his hand, allowing him to flawlessly play through the entire piece. Baby Zetty gave him a round of applause. “Mister, you played this song too well.”When Jay played Red Spider Lily, the melody was thic
Baby Zetty was reluctant. “Mister, would you be coming tomorrow?”Jay replied gently, “Yes.”“Mister, can I have your number, please?”“Of course,” Jay said as he gave her his number.Baby Zetty gave him a big hug. “Mister, please come earlier tomorrow.”“Alright.” Jay caressed Baby Zetty’s silky hair, feeling warm inside. He felt weird. Why would his own son not give him this sort of treatment?After he left Horizon Colors, Jay called for a cab and hurriedly left for Tourmaline Estate. It was quite the distance from Imperial Capital to the outskirts. Just when he was worried about the fare, his phone rang. It was a notification about a fund transfer. It was from ‘Lady Of The Empire Without Sunset’.The Lady Of The Empire Without Sunset left a message. ‘Teacher Ben, I’m Baby Zetty’s mommy. The kid loves your lessons. For the next year, I shall have you booked for classes, so please don’t accept any other jobs. By the way, I’ve paid the entire year’s fees upfront. If the am
This woman really was the queen of all she-devils. As to the rule that men should not lay a finger on women, she might just be the only exception. Angeline, “...”Angeline was furious, so she roared at Grayson. “Grayson, are you blind? Can’t you see these two people taunting your president? Drag them out!”Grayson had a horrible look on his face. He walked over to Jay and said to him amiably, “Sir, the president isn’t in a good mood today. If there are any more matters, I’d suggest that you come again tomorrow.”Jay replied, “It must be her menopause that she’s not in a good mood every day.”Angeline was livid. “Do you think that because you have those looks that I’ll spare you?”Jay’s face was ashen.He knew that Angeline viewed him as some sort of adonis who could be pushed around. This was a direct humiliation for a dominant man like Jay.Grayson saw that both of them were about to erupt into a full-on fight, so he quickly diffused the situation. He said to Jay with a frien
Jay was hesitant, but Tommy begged him. “Ben, you’ve gotta agree to President Severe’s requests. The entire village will be grateful to you.”Jay was distraught. “I have a job already.”Tommy replied in dismay, “Ah, so you have a job, so you won’t help us anymore.”Angeline knew that Jay was a man of his word. Since he promised that he would be Baby Zetty’s piano tutor, he would not accept any other jobs.To resolve his concerns, Angeline then replied, “You don’t have to be on-site to work. All you have to do is to look after the fishermen closely and make sure that they follow the rules around here.”Jay then agreed. “Alright then.”Grayson gave the police a call, and after some banter, he turned toward Angeline to say, “They need a guarantor.”Jay said, “Me.”Angeline was musing over the fact that those fishermen were still brutes and barbarians. Should there be any trouble, the guarantor would regret being the guarantor in the first place. She rolled her eyes at Jay. “You?
The fishermen jumped with joy.“I heard that once you have social security, you’re considered as a citizen of the city. You can buy a house here too.”All that jumping made the staff quarters shake immensely.Angeline was feeling dizzy, and her anger came with it. “Grayson, is this building another sh*t construction? Why is it shaking so much when they jump?”Grayson was helpless.Jay suddenly grabbed Tommy and ran outside while shouting, “Earthquake! Run!”Angeline gawked at him.Jay would grab a random villager and escape but would not even stop to consider bringing her along. That disappointment… was simply too much for Angeline to handle.Grayson grabbed the dumbfounded Angeline in his arms and quickly took her outside.Soon after, the makeshift quarters crumbled down into smithereens.The earthquake was quick to subside. Thankfully, it did not cause any fatalities nor any other buildings to collapse.Angeline looked at the debris, her eyes emanating fiery fury. Her gaze
Josephine was befuddled. “I thought that you guys would be happy after reuniting with each other. Who knew that there would be so much trouble? My brother actually doesn’t have feelings for you.”Angeline was despondent. “I know that I’m not gentle, not pretty, and not womanly enough. But I treat him so well. Can’t that make up for those things that I lack?”Josephine looked at her in disbelief. She then said angrily, “It must be that jerk Zayne. He would call you a tigress every day right? Did he brainwash you? Sis Angeline, you’re the most beautiful, most gentle, and the most attractive woman to me.”Angeline just could not believe her.Josephine was agitated. “Ever since you became the president of Grand Asia, you started using that honey oil to mask your natural beauty. It’s all to prevent those men from staring at you too much. If you’re not ruthless enough, those men would be dancing on top of your head. All you’ve done and sacrificed for was to protect my brother’s foundat
Angeline noticed that something was wrong, so she quickly rushed forward. “Brother Ben.”Jay looked at Angeline who had emerged out of nowhere. He was so weak that he could not even speak or cry for help.Angeline looked at the rashes on his face and said, “Your body is allergic to alcohol and it’s acting up.”Jay was surprised. How could the she-devil tell for sure what kind of condition he had?She was not like the fishermen who doubted and questioned his personal life. He was surprisingly grateful for that.She carried him on her back and hurried to the parking lot.After they arrived at Grand Asia, Jay was immediately sent into the emergency room.Angeline sat outside of the room, anxious throughout the night.The next day, Jay’s condition stabilized and he was admitted into a normal ward.Angeline organized his information sheets and charts, sitting in front of him. She read the words out loud, “The doctor ran some checks on you, and results show that you have erosive g
Angeline quickly muffled the phone’s mic and looked at Jay guiltily.There was a trace of mockery in Jay’s eyes. Angeline knew that her lie had been exposed, so she did not hide it further.“I’ll be there right away,” she spoke into the phone.Jay elegantly waved at her, and all that he had to say to her was, “You can get out of here now.”Angeline looked at him angrily. “Hey, I saved you last night. Don’t you have anything to say to me?”Jay looked up, and those dark, charming eyes appeared wider than the midnight sky. No one could figure out his emotions.“If you’d stay away from me, I’d be more thankful, actually,” he muttered.Angeline was enraged. “You b*stard, don’t you have a conscience? If I hadn’t saved you, your corpse would probably be lying out in the sun already for everyone to see.”Jay retorted, “It’s better than letting people think that I’m being kept by you.”Angeline was speechless.In reality, she caused him so much disturbance by getting near him.He w