Shawn was teaching her to be tough. He wanted her to not be soft-hearted, or emotional, and definitely not to fall in love. Finally, Shawn added, "Think about how Aurum didn't hesitate to hand you over to Paul. That should calm you down."Ivy's heart tightened. The call ended. Ivy still held the phone to her ear, lost in thought for a long time. Shawn's words were sharper than a sword. Remembering how Aurum used her and Gale to set her up, then pushed her into Paul's arms to have her raped filled Ivy's heart with hatred again.Aurum treated her as a pawn he could manipulate at will. He never considered her when he passed her to Paul. So, she would not forgive him. Why did she have to fall in love with such scum?"Aurum, Aurum..." Ivy gritted her teeth. "Even if I love you, I will make you pay for what you've done! You're not worthy of my love, you're not worthy of me! My body may be dirty, but my heart..."Is a hundred times cleaner than yours!"She curled up on the ground, hugg
However, Gale was not accurate. He almost always guessed correctly, while she relied on luck. It was also because Shawn was too good at keeping his emotions in check."Nothing much, just some company matters. I saw Aurum and Ivy together again today and felt a bit odd," Shawn said.In reality, those were not the things he was worried about. What lingered in his mind, refusing to leave, was the sight of that blood in the palm of his hand. It was blood. He knew what coughing up blood meant from a health standpoint."What were you feeling odd about? Don't you wish them well?" Gale asked."Of course, but..."Gale looked at him. "But?""Galey." After some thought, Shawn decided to gauge her reaction. "Do you think Aurum really likes Ivy?""He confessed, pursued her actively, what else could it be if not love? Ivy doesn't have anything he desires. On the contrary, if there's anyone who's marrying for benefits, it would be Ivy. But Ivy isn't the type to chase after benefits. So, they m
The detective pulled out a call record and handed it to Aurum. Aurum glanced at it. His sharp eyes caught Shawn's phone number. Ivy called Shawn? He then looked at the date of the call, and it happened to be the same day Ivy touched up her makeup in his office restroom. In other words, after Aurum sent Ivy home, her first action upon arriving home was to call Shawn. Aurum glanced at the duration of the call. It lasted a full half-hour.Aurum slammed the call record onto the table, his expression changing abruptly. "Did she hear anything? She seemed clueless and in love with me."But why? Why did she talk to Shawn for so long? And why was it on that particular evening?"I placed a bug in Ivy's bag, but I didn't hear anything."Could it be that she found the bug? Does she know everything? Has she been pretending all along?"This realization filled Aurum instantly with rage. If it was true, then Ivy could not be allowed to stay! A woman who could be duplicitous was a woman to fea
He also had to do this job properly, to satisfy his client. After all, detectives had ethics. After thinking for a moment, the detective said, "Mr. Lefting, I just heard you say that you placed a listening bug in Ms. Ivy's bag?""Yes.""Did this bug pick up anything?""Nothing at all!"It was precisely because the bug had not worked at all that Aurum was so angry. After he put the bug in Ivy's bag, it was as if it had disappeared without a trace.The detective immediately thought of a solution. "There are only two possibilities. One, Ms. Ivy hasn't discovered the bug yet, she just happened not to take that bag. Two, Ms. Ivy tampered with the bug."Aurum countered, "How can I determine if it's case one or case two?""It's simple. You retrieve the bug and take it for fingerprint analysis. See who touched it. Anyone who touched it will leave fingerprints. If she had no idea there was a bug, then her fingerprints definitely wouldn't be on it," the detective replied.Aurum paused.
The butler thought to himself, a household needs both a master and a mistress to truly come alive."Just tidy up this bit, there are still water stains."The flowers aren't fresh enough, go get another bouquet."Aurum sat on the sofa, observing it all, but his mind was elsewhere. Today, he had invited Ivy to his house. Shawn and Gale would also bring Joshua and Nicole over.It seemed like an ordinary gathering, but he had long made arrangements in his mind."Mr. Lefting, is there anything else that doesn't meet your satisfaction? Since Ms. Park hasn't arrived yet, we still have time to tidy up!" the butler asked.Aurum replied lightly, "Is it necessary to welcome Ivy with such grandeur?""She's your girlfriend, and who knows, she might be the future mistress of this household," the butler said emphatically.Aurum chuckled.Seeing his indifferent demeanor, the butler could not help but wonder. Did Mr. Lefting not like Ms. Park? But then, why were they together? Of course, the b
He casually took her bag and handed it to the butler, then led her to the sofa. The butler took the bag for safekeeping while gesturing for the other servants to quickly leave the living room, so as not to disturb Aurum and Ivy. Soon, there were only the two of them left in the living room. Ivy wore a sweet smile on her face, completely embodying the charm of a woman in love. To be honest, as long as she did not think about Aurum using her, this relationship was actually quite perfect. Aurum was a qualified and caring boyfriend. He was attentive and considerate, he would send good morning and good night messages, and he would solve any problem she had promptly."Uncle Aurum!" Suddenly, a child's voice came from outside the door. That was how Joshua was; you would be able to hear him before seeing him. He was very cheerful and quickly ran into the living room. "Wow." Joshua was the first to see Ivy and his eyes widened instantly, not blinking. "Hello, are you a fairy?" Iv
In the dirty and messy backyard of Sea City mental hospital, Gale Warm stared at the meat and bones in front of the stray dog.She had not eaten for three days and would starve to death if that continued. In order to survive, she had to grab food from the dog's mouth!Ever since Shawn Wood threw her here two years ago, the only thing on her mind every single day was to survive.The Wood family is the wealthiest family in Sea City, and Shawn was the heir to the Wood family, which made him the most powerful man in Sea City.Gale still remembered how Shawn Wood strangled her neck desperately, staring fiercely at her, saying, "I want you to suffer for the rest of your life. You won't be able to beg for death. You will pay it all back what the Warm family owes me!"The more miserable she was, the more satisfied Shawn Wood was.Two years ago, Shawn's father had a car accident and was seriously injured. He was sent to the hospital for emergency treatment due to his critical condition.
What?!Shawn picked her up with his big hands and threw her in the car.Gale retreated into the corner in horror. "Who are you going to marry me to... No, let me go..."She was a person, a living person, not an object to be sent around.He squeezed her chin and said, "I can give you to anyone I want. You have no choice."Gale wanted to cry, but she was afraid of annoying him, so tears were held back.Looking at Gale's clear eyes, which are full of tears, he felt a moment of pity.No, how could he be soft-hearted to the enemy's daughter, it's ridiculous!Shawn regained his indifference and tugged at his tie irritably.She grabbed hold of his shirt cuffs with her white and tender hands."Please, don't..." Gale's tears fell on the back of his hand. "Anything but that. Please don't ruin me like this..."This was her first time begging him, and she had no idea if it would work.Her voice reminded her of the woman from last night.There were some similarities!But... how could