Not expecting him to kiss her in front of so many people, Hannah blushed. She got to her feet and ran out, worrying that her photos might be taken.With little preparation for this, Ralph merely stared after her.“Hey, your fiancée got shy. Go after her!” Someone yelled at him. Catching himself, he smiled. “You bet I will!”He strode after Hannah. Having prepared the suite upstairs, there was no way he would just let her go.Unfamiliar with the surroundings, Hannah ran to the lift and stopped. Pressing the button, she waited there.Having contradictory thoughts, she kept glancing over her shoulder in the direction of the restaurant. She wished he would come after her, but she had no idea what to do if he did. She had to leave, despite herself. Even if she did not want to, her sister would send someone to bring her back. It was not meant to be. No matter how pretty a bubble appeared, it would burst. She understood it perfectly but could not bear to leave and wanted to spend
Ralph and Hannah had not expected to see Alexander and Lily coming out from the lift. The four took a moment to respond as they faced each other.“You?” Ralph frowned, not expecting to see him here.Alexander was also surprised. Since he finished work early, he thought Lily must be bored from staying home for so long and decided to take her out to dinner. Still, he did not expect to bump into these two.He glanced at Ralph casually and looked at Hannah. ‘There’s a strange vibe about them.’Somehow, he felt that “Heather” looked slightly different than usual. However, he could not pinpoint what was different about her and did not overthink it since he had not met Heather that many times.Alexander instinctively stood in front of Lily. ‘This woman is violent. Who knows when she might launch a sneak attack?’Hannah only knew that the man before her had fought and seriously hurt her sister. She took a step back in fear, which took Alexander by surprise.“What do you want?” Ralph saw
Lily looked at Heather. Although Heather wore a mask when she attacked Lily, Lily sensed something different about Heather and that she no longer gave off an oppressive feeling.Ralph mistook Lily’s gaze as being hostile and shouted, “Hey, I’m talking to you. Did you hear me? Alex, is this how you teach her to behave?”“Well, I don’t know how.” Alexander nodded and continued before Ralph could make fun of him, “Why don’t you show me how you would do it?”Ralph was speechless. ‘Teach Heather how to behave? Are you kidding me? I’m lucky enough that she doesn’t beat me to death. How am I supposed to tell her what to do?’However, he could not admit he was afraid and simply coughed. “You know Heather has suffered an injury thanks to you, and yet you’re playing games with me? Apologize now!”Alexander looked at him and then at ‘Heather.’ “Sure, he said as he suddenly took two steps toward her.Hannah saw him moving closer and felt overwhelmed by his imposing manner. She even had goose
Having thought of that, Hannah turned cold, and her previously pink face grew pale. “I’m fine. I think I should go back.” She answered coldly.“Go back? So early?” Ralph was astounded. He had made many arrangements to make sure they would make love, but everything would go to waste if she went back now.“Yes.” Hannah strode out of the lift and planned to call someone to pick her up, as her car was still at the office.Ralph noticed she was serious and hurriedly held her wrist. “Annie, what’s the matter? Didn’t you say we’re going to spend a romantic night together? You…”Hannah looked away, worried she would change her mind if she glanced at him. She knew if she stayed any longer, her sister would get angry. She shuddered as she thought about the possible consequences.Ralph felt her shiver and quickly took off his jacket to put it on her. “Are you cold? It’s freezing out here. Why don’t you have some rest in my cozy suite upstairs? I’ll drive you back later.”“No, I can’t stay a
Ralph recognized the man to be Heather’s assistant and the car belonged to the Riggs family. However, he did not bother about it. ‘If Heather refuses to leave, so what if the car is here to pick her up?’ He waved the man off. “I’ll take her back later. Go home and wait for further instructions.”He tried to put his arm around her waist but missed. Biting her lips, Hannah took a step forward, and Ralph’s jacket fell off her shoulder to the ground. “Annie…” Ralph whispered in surprise and wanted to hold her back. However, Hannah simply looked over her shoulder at him with a forced smile. “Go home, I have to go. Let’s… keep in touch.” She got into the car and the door was shut. “Annie! Annie!” Ralph rushed forward to open the door, but the assistant blocked his way. “Please behave, Mr. Russell.” The man got back into the front passenger seat, and the car swiftly moved away. Standing where he was, Ralph could only stare as the car disappeared from his sight. He
Wanting to spend quality time with his wife, Alexander did not expect to bump into the two people when they arrived at the hotel. As they had made a reservation beforehand, the dishes were served quickly after they were seated, and they ate quietly as if they were hungry. However, they were not gobbling up the food. After a moment of silence, Lily asked despite herself, “Don’t you feel that there’s something off about Ms. Riggs just now?”“You felt it too?” Alexander looked up at her, not surprised by her observation. ‘It’s not odd that she shares my thought, as she has an observant eye. What’s bizarre is that Ms. Riggs was somewhat different than what she used to be.’“So I didn’t get the wrong impression.”Having her observation confirmed by him, Lily nodded. Since she was not close to Heather and had never met her before, she assumed she was imagining things. However, since Alexander agreed with her, then the woman was indeed different. “She did not have that threateni
Alexander grew thoughtful. ‘Is she getting jealous?’Seeing her smiling eyes, he knew she was just teasing him.He patiently cut off a small slice of steak that was of the perfect size and offered it near her lips with his fork. “Which type she belongs to has nothing to do with me. What I do know is that if I don’t feed you well, you’re going to cry that you’re hungry on our way back!”“You’re complaining that I eat a lot, huh?” She threw him a side glance but ate the steak as he wanted. Juicy and flavorful, the taste was just right. “No way. I’d rather you eat more,” he said smilingly.Exchanging a smile, they shared a sweet and tender moment. However, Lily grew slightly worried despite herself. “Assuming you’re right and Ms. Riggs is truly in such a situation, there’s bound to be trouble.” “Why is that?”“If she truly has dissociative identity disorder, her other self would sometimes not know what she does. We’ll have no idea which identity she would assume. For ex
Without thinking, Hannah dropped to her knees, almost in reflex.Heather got up, walked over, and stopped beside Hannah. Then she stared down without a word.Hannah kept her head down and pursed her lips tightly. She could feel Heather’s glare. She had prepared herself for punishment when she ate a meal with Ralph. Hannah felt calm instead now that she was about to be punished.“You think you’re a full-fledged bird now, don’t you?” Heather said casually and rested her hand on Hannah’s shoulder. “That you’re ready to fly solo?”Pain shot through Hanna’s shoulder. No matter how much she looked like her sister, she was no match for Heather in terms of strength.Hannah had learned kickboxing when she was young but never had firm footing and muscles like her sister. Without Heather’s strength and learning ability, Hannah knew she could never become as powerful as Heather, no matter how hard she tried.She had grown even weaker, having stayed in the basement for a long time and could o