Gale felt incredibly helpless and filthy.Her body should have been hers to decide who to give her, but men seemed to take her as they pleased.Shawn panted roughly as he said, "Gale, I won't spare you if I see you smiling at another man again…""I'm the only man you're allowed to look at, understand?!""Answer me!"Gale started to bleed from biting her lips too hard.Seeing that, Shawn pushed her teeth apart and bullied her violently there."Ugh…"Sounds came from Gale's throat uncontrollably.Gale could not believe that those provocative sounds were from here."Yes, Gale," Shawn was incredibly satisfied, "Keep doing that, I want to hear your voice…""Shawn!"Gale completely lost her strength as she was being tortured by Shawn. Gale did not know how long had passed before he got up to leave.Shawn's shirt was not even undone. He was still well-dressed.However, she was completely disheveled…Shawn carefully put on her clothes for her, and even draped his jacket over her
In the end, Gale completely gave up on fighting back. She was sore and lost all her strength, and she was in a complete daze.By the time she lay odeon on the bed and shut her eyes, the sky was already bright outside.Shawn had actually tortured her for an entire night…Looking at the woman who was sound asleep in his arms, Shawn kissed her on the forehead."Gale, you'll only belong to me."It had been a long time since he had touched a girl.Gale's body completely enamored him. He had not wanted to stop, and wanted her over and over again.It had been a long time since he felt like that.The last time was at the hotel. Paula had drugged him, and the drugs had caused him to have relations with Susan.The night he had just spent with Gale actually felt incredibly familiar.It was even better than that night, and caused him to think about it."If you were there that night and not Susan, that would be perfect," Shawn said, "We wouldn't be like this right now."Unfortunately, t
The sales person merely glanced at her, not saying anything.The pills were bought easily.Gale stuffed the pills into her pocket and hurried out.She planned on finding a corner with nobody around so she could quickly eat the pills.When she arrived at an alley, she remembered that she forgot to buy water.In her anxiety, she had forgotten that she needed water to swallow the pills."My brain…" Gale slapped her head before she hurried over to buy water.She had just taken two steps when Susan got off a car by the road.She kept on meeting her enemies!Gale immediately turned away, but she was too late."Gale!" Susan's eyes immediately saw her, "Why are you hiding? You're so well known now!"Gale pretended to not hear her, and continued moving forward.Susan did not plan on letting her off, "Hey! Stand there!"Susan Was furious. Shawn wanted to cut off ties with her, and Gale was being doted on. She had lost her place!"Something's off," Susan stopped in front of her, "Ga
However, Susan stepped on the box of pills."Hold on, Gale, what are those pills?""Move your foot away!"Susan stepped on it even harder, "You seem nervous… Let me see."Gale immediately moved, lifting her foot with one hand and snatching it away with another.However, it was useless."Those pills, aren't they morning-after pills?" Susan said, "Gale, why do you have them?"The moment she said that, Sussan understood, "You. Last night, you and Mr. Wood…"Taking advantage of Susan's moment of surprise, Gale stuffed the pills right into her back and turned around to leave.Susan caught up to her quickly, and grabbed her hand, "No, Gale, you can't leave.""What are you doing?!""Go see Mr. Wood with me!" Susan said, "You're eating these pills behind his back!"Gale denied it, "I don't know what you're saying.""Stop trying to deny it," Susan smiled, "If Mr. Wood doesn't want you to have children, he would definitely have made precautions, or give you the pills to swallow righ
The more Susan spoke, the more excited she got, "You even told me that you love her. What happened in the end? She's trampling over your love like this. She's not worthy of you, Mr. Wood. Gale, you're such a selfish…"Before she could finish, Shawn shouted out angrily, "Shut up!"His voice reverberated around the room, the sound slamming into their ears.Susan immediately lost her voice, not even daring to breathe.VShawn was incredibly furious as he stared at Gale. His gaze looked like he wanted to eat someone."Gale," He picked up the box of pills, "Who asked you to eat them?! You actually dared to take these pills behind my back! You've got some guts!"He already told her many times that he wanted children.He had asked her to prepare to get pregnant.He had emphasized it over and over again, but what happened?Gale still went ahead and bought those pills behind his back!"If Susan hadn't found out in time… You would have already eaten those pills, right?!"Just thinking
"Gale, you're taking advantage of the fact that I love you, that I can't bear to hit you!"She met his gaze, "Shawn, you can hit me. Come on, hit me! Do it!"Shawn clenched his teeth and forced his hand down.He grabbed her chin and suddenly smiled.It was a smile of anger. "Alright, Gale, the less you want a child, the more I want to make you have it," Shawn's lips met hers, and his tone was harsh, "You can have those pills today, but can you have them tomorrow? What about the day after? Are you going to have those pills every day?""You'll eventually have my child… The day will come"!"Don't even think about hiding. You'll do whatever I want you to do! You can't go against my wishes!""From now on, every night will be like clockwork. I'll have you once. At least once!"Gale paled, "You're humiliating me like that.""You could have prepared for pregnancy comfortably, but you insisted on using something like this to anger me," Shawn smiled coldly, "You asked for it!""Shawn
"Mr. Wood," Fiona held the lunchbox and knocked on the door, "Lunch is here."A cold voice was heard, "No need.""Oh, Mrs. Wood ordered it for you.""Enter."Fiona breathed a sigh of relief. Gale's name really was useful.Shawn sat in front of the desk. He stared at the box, "She bought it?""Yes," Fiona said smoothly, "You're still in her heart… She's a girl. They rarely mean what they say. Sometimes, you shouldn't take it too seriously."Shawn coldly snorted.He looked reluctant, btu his hands honestly took up the utensils."It's not bad," he said. He saw the card and glanced at it. Even though Shawn did not show too much emotion, his expression calmed down quite a bit.Fiona breathed a sigh of relief.The meal was clearly the same as what he had ordered before, but Shawn had never praised it.The moment he said Gale ordered it, it suddenly tasted better in Shawn's eyes. Love really did make people blind.Gale returned to her department and sat on her seat, dazed.I
First came a loud noise that was mixed in with the honk of a car. After that, the dean's voice was heard, "Susie, you look like you're in quite a good mood. What happened?""Something amazing happened. Gale practically sabotaged herself!"Gale's hand stopped, planning on listening to what was happening and what Susan and the dean were talking about.She would listen to the recording from that day after that.She completely focused on listening.The dean asked, "Really? Tell me about it!""Mr. Wood has been liking her more and more lately. After getting rid of her child, he wanted another one with her. It ended up great. Gale actually went to buy some morning-after pills, unwilling to get pregnant! I happened to catch her in the act!""Wow, is that true?!"Susan seemed incredibly pleased with herself, "It's true! I planned on looking for Mr. Wood today to ask him for forgiveness so I could see how his attitude was towards me. I can't believe I bumped into something so amazing!"
Summer didn't know, but the more she said that, the more unsettled Gale felt inside. Everyone was telling her that Shawn wasn't that busy, didn't need to work overtime, let alone stay in the office until late at night. So, what was he doing that night? Did he have some secret that she couldn't know?Just as she was pondering this, several exclamations suddenly rang out in the office. "Wow! Look at this!" "Oh my god!" "This is so explosive!" "The hype is skyrocketing!"Several colleagues were glued to their computer screens, their faces full of gossip and excitement. Gale was puzzled and asked, "What's going on? What happened?"Summer immediately picked up her phone. "Let me see... Oh my god!"Gale grew even more curious. What on earth had happened? She hurried over and stared at Summer's phone screen.News stories flashed one after another, relentlessly. Gale quickly caught the most crucial information: "Ivy announced her withdrawal from her latest film, leaving the female
She wondered what Shawn was doing that night, that he came home only at dawn. Where did he go? Was he lying?Just a moment ago, Gale merely felt something was off, but now, she was overwhelmed with a strong sense of panic. Joshua's words about how women flocked to Shawn and how men would not be suddenly busy, suddenly flooded her mind.Even though Gale tried hard to tell herself not to overthink things, that it was impossible, and that Shawn deserved her full trust, she was having a hard time controlling herself!“Gale?" Summer called her several times. “What are you thinking about? You seem so distracted.”“Nothing,” she shook her head. “It’s nothing. I’m getting ready to work on the design. I really can’t delay any further.”She wasn’t in the mood to joke around with Joe and Summer anymore, so she turned and sat down in front of her computer. Her mind was completely blank. What on earth was Shawn doing that night when he came home so late? Clearly, there wasn’t any urgent matter
Summer chuckled, "Look at you, anyone who doesn't know might think I bully you just because my position is higher than yours. Gale, come on, show some authority. I heard from Joe that Shawn has all the shares...""Shh!" Gale quickly covered her mouth. This was a sensitive matter; it wouldn't do to discuss it casually. If someone with ill intentions overheard, it could lead to unnecessary trouble."Okay, okay, I won't say anything," Summer understood her meaning. "Let's talk about work then? Oh great designer, where's your design draft? It was due last week! You've been delaying for quite some time!"Gale looked embarrassed. "I... I haven't finished it yet...""Show me the draft.""I haven't even started the preliminary draft...""What?!" Summer looked shocked. "Gale, how did you become so lax?""There's so much going on, taking care of two children, and Shawn..." Gale's voice trailed off.At this moment, Joe suddenly appeared from nowhere. "Is Shawn clinging to you, or are you
“Sorry, Gale, I'll be more careful next time.” He hugged her, lightly brushing her forehead with his chin.Gale wondered if she was overthinking things. It was just normal work busyness that made Shawn come home a bit late, and she hadn't really minded or dwelled on it. But, it seemed this issue kept resurfacing in her mind.Just as she was thinking, she suddenly felt lighter."Ah..." Gale exclaimed, "Shawn!"He scooped her up horizontally and headed upstairs in large strides. It was another night of intense entanglement. Gale was tired and sleepy. Her eyes were barely open, but just before drifting off to sleep, she managed to say, "I have to go to work tomorrow, on time... no more skipping.""Okay."With Shawn's response, she immediately fell into a deep sleep.She left everything else to him… She was going to fall apart! She didn't know what was going on with Shawn, these past two nights have been endless. Before, he might ask for too much, but he would care about her physica
The trip back home was serene and filled with warmth for Gale. Shawn in contrast, felt tumultuous. By the time they arrived home, the two little ones were already fast asleep in the back seat, slumped over in different directions."Just a moment ago they were chattering non-stop, now they're all curled up asleep," Gale chuckled. "No matter how clever they are, they're still just kids."They were her little darlings. She opened the back door and gently lifted Nicole out. For some reason, when she lifted Nicole, she felt a bit unsteady and swayed."Careful," Shawn noticed and reached out, pulling her and their daughter into his embrace.Gale leaned securely against him. "With you here, how could I fall?""No worries, maybe Nicole's just gotten heavier as she's grown. I'm having trouble carrying her now," Gale said."Let me."She tilted her chin. "You take Joshua. I can manage for this short walk, really.""I can handle both," Shawn replied."Yeah, yeah, I know you're strong."S
"Alright, alright," Joshua shrugged and said, "Old man, you do your thing. Actually, I hope you could be a bit busier.""You want me to be busier?""Yeah, just a bit busier than now. Not too much, just a moderate increase," Joshua gestured, "You're always so leisurely, it makes me uneasy, Shawn!"Shawn asked, "What makes you uneasy?""Your business. I'll have to inherit it in the future! If you continue being so idle and not managing the company well, when I take over, I'll be swamped! Shawn, can't you think about your son?"So that was Joshua's concern. He feared Shawn wouldn’t manage the company well and it would burden him in the future.Gale sighed repeatedly, "How did I end up with such... "She couldn't find the right words.Smart?Mischievous?Shawn replied calmly, "Joshua, do you now realize you're my son? I should consider you? Then let me ask you, what do you want to call me?""Daddy."Joshua smoothly said.Both Shawn and Gale were somewhat surprised.He actuall
"Joshua!" Gale turned around to look at him. "What's been going on in that little head of yours day after day?"Joshua replied seriously, "I'm thinking about you, Mommy. Shawn leaves work on time every day, never stays late. Suddenly he's busy until midnight. Don't you think that's a bit strange?"As he said this, Gale felt something wasn't quite right. But she trusted Shawn enough. The company was big, with lots of business, so the occasional unexpected situation was normal. Even if she pushed the thought further, what would Shawn do? Would he be seeing other women? Gale wasn't concerned at all because Shawn wouldn't give any woman a chance! He loved only her and she was confident that she held the only place in his heart."Alright, I think you've been watching too many dramas lately," Gale said. "Joshua, from now on, you need to cut down on your TV drama time!""No! I refuse!""Joshua, your protest is futile!"Joshua was getting frustrated; he really wanted to watch TV.After
Joshua reluctantly said goodbye to Ivy, "Bye-bye, Ivy. I'll come over again when I have time. You can come to my house too! Love you! Mwah mwah!"He kept blowing kisses."Shawn," Gale looked at him, "Does your son know no shame?""I'm starting to suspect he might have a genetic mutation."Both Shawn and Gale were quite reserved by nature, especially in expressing their feelings. They loved subtly and rarely voiced it openly. But Joshua was different. He worked his charm on everyone from the old Lucas down to babies. He could make anyone happy if he wanted to!The car moved along the road.Gale asked, "What do you think about Ivy's condition today?""What do I think?""Yes.""I didn’t observe closely," Shawn replied. "Why?"Gale couldn't help but laugh, "I allow you to look and give your opinion. It's fine. You don’t have to create your distance so strictly.""She's better than last time," Shawn said. "Beyond that, I don’t know."Even if he knew, he couldn't say.Gale reac
Ivy stared at Gale, her eyes bright and clear.“Gale, if I hold the truth in my hands, would you want me to reveal it?”Gale nodded firmly. “Yes!”“Do you want to know the whole truth?”“I do!”Ivy blinked, then suddenly smiled. “Okay, okay, Gale, I know what to do now.”“Can you tell me now?”“Not yet.”“Why?” Gale asked. “Have you been threatened?”She grew tense all of a sudden.Ivy shook her head. “No. It’s just too complicated to explain in a few words. But with your support, I suddenly feel stronger and know what I need to do!”Even if President Wood tried to stop her, she would expose it. She would vent her anger, punish Paul, tear off Aurum’s hypocritical mask, let Gale know Aurum's ugliness... Ivy decided to act on her own. She resolved silently.Smells of food wafted from the kitchen.“Dinner’s ready,” Ivy smiled. “Joshua, Nicole, did you wash your hands?”They replied, “We’re going now!”“I’ll take you.”“No,” Gale stopped her. “They’re big enough to wash the