Ralph felt humiliated by her words, which felt like a hard slap to his face. When his furious gaze met hers, the fire burning within him immediately diminished.‘Why is this woman so different from how she was when I met her two days ago? She’s a completely different person! I would have thought that I got the wrong person if she didn’t look the same, if her words didn’t match, and if I didn’t know what she looked like.’“I…” Ralph muttered, not daring to be harsh on her anymore, and could only give in. “Okay then. I’m sorry, and I admit that I was wrong. I shouldn’t have said those things to you, but you must understand that I’m a normal man, and like any other, I would get jealous when I see my fiancée drinking coffee with another man. Heather, I just love you too much!”As he said that, he reached his hand across the table, wanting to hold hers. In response, Heather’s hand shifted place so fast that he almost did not notice her movement. A second later, her hand was already off
After saying that, Heather was ready to leave, with Ralph chasing after her. “Where are you going? Let me take you.”“I have a car.” She did not stop and just continued to walk quickly. “You can ask your driver to take your car home. It’s rare for us to spend time together, so don’t be so cold to me, all right? Give me a chance to spend time with you, hm?”“I drove here.”“You did? Didn’t you say that you can’t drive?” He vaguely remembered that she mentioned something about not knowing how to drive. Plus, she seemed to have a driver who drove her back when they bade farewell the other day too. Heather finally stopped and replied after some thought, “I learned how to do it.”“In such a short time?”It astonished Ralph. ‘She learned how to drive in just a few days? Getting a license would take much longer than this, right?’“I’ve been learning, and I just got my driving license recently.’ she replied perfunctorily, not wanting to spend time talking about all this nonsense with
In Eudora, there was a private manor that took up smaller than the average land size of a typical manor. Since it was far from the city, it lacked development opportunities, so the housing price was low and the population sparse. Only a few people here knew who the manor belonged to.Heather’s car was arriving, and when it came to a complete stop, a maid came over and opened the door for her. She exited the vehicle and threw the keys to the maid, who then went to park the car in the garage while Heather walked into the house. “Ms. Riggs, welcome back,” another maid greeted her as soon as she entered the house. She then bent over with a pair of slippers and helped Heather change into them carefully. Another one came over to help her remove her coat and change her clothes. Everything went smoothly, and Heather seemed to be used to this routine.She just opened her arms and let them serve her. A moment later, she squinted her eyes and asked, “Where is she?”“Ms. Hannah is in her ro
‘Could it be that she likes him?’“N-No!” Hannah shook her head fervently and explained in a hurry, “I… I have no feelings for him.”“That’s better be the case! Don’t you ever forget that you’re supposed to help me, not to fall in love with him for real! Hannah Riggs, listen to me carefully. You’ll be my shadow forever, and no one will know about your existence!”Hannah had her head hung low, nodding, while the light in her gaze diminished gradually. “Heather, I know that I’ll be your shadow forever. I won’t compete for anything with you.”“Compete with me?” That phrase made Heather scoff. “Do you think you’re qualified to do that? You’ve never been better than me in anything you did ever since we were young! How could you compete with me? Also, the man bought this stupid thing for me! I only gave it to you because I pitied you. Plus, you need to deal with him in my place. Wear this, so he doesn’t get suspicious.”When Hannah heard the bracelet was for Heather, her face paled inst
“Y-yeah.” Hannah’s voice was almost inaudible, and one would have missed it if they did not listen carefully.The sight of Hannah would always make Heather feel irritated for no reason. She waved her hand and reminded, “Okay. Just stay here obediently and don’t wander around. Remember everything I’ve told you!”“I’ll remember them!” Hannah repeated her elder sister’s words like a robot. Heather was not going to be bothered and get engaged in an argument with Hannah because of this either, as her younger sister had always been this way since they were young.Finally, she turned around to exit the room, leaving Hannah to stare at the pearl bracelet inside. Each of the pearls was perfectly round, and they shone with a warm luster. ‘It’s so pretty! Still, it’s for Heather, not for me. No one would buy anything for me or care for me. Heather has always been the one people cared for. She is the dazzling light admired by many, while I am the annoying shadow that shouldn’t have existe
Seeing his confused and irritated look, Margaret said, “Tell me about it then. What was she doing at the time, and what were you doing? What did the two of you talk about? I’ll analyze the situation and see if you did or said anything wrong to make her unhappy.”Margaret’s words shocked Ralph, who shifted slightly to the side and looked at his mother in disbelief. “Mom! You’re kidding me, aren’t you? You want to analyze the situation for me? How would you know what’s in her head? She’s so much younger than you are!”“What? Are you calling me an old woman?” Displeased, Margaret threw him a sidelong glance and asked. “No, no, no! That’s not what I meant. I just wanted to say that you might not be able to guess what she is thinking.”“That’s hard to say.” Margaret seemed confident. “You don’t understand this. We’re both women, and I’d understand her better than you, you silly boy. Come on, are you going to tell me? I’m leaving if you’re not going to say anything. By then, you can thi
At the mention of that, Ralph replied instantly, “I do!”“If you do, think of how you’re going to coax Ms. Riggs!” Margaret put her hand on his arm and sighed. “I’ve spoilt you so much that you don’t know how to deal with girls. Girls need to be coaxed and pampered. Accusing her of such a thing had probably embarrassed her. She’s the head of the Riggs family, and you must understand that she’s going to be in contact with many men. If you can’t accept this, how will you help her manage the Riggs family?”Margaret’s words made sense to him. “Mom, I was wrong. I didn’t think about things in the long run, but I apologized to her then! She was still mad, though, and was so hostile toward me!”“You silly boy! She’s the head of the Riggs family! Do you think she can forgive you so easily?” Margaret thought seriously and continued, “How about this? Think of a way to ask her out again and buy some expensive gifts for her. Apologize to her again and make her feel happy. Everything will be all
Hannah’s expression did not look good, and she rarely looked at Ralph. Occasionally, she would even close her eyes, looking slightly irritated. Ralph could not help but wonder if she was still mad at him.‘If she’s still angry at me, why did she ask me out? If she had calmed down, why does she look like this?’Ralph could not figure it out, but with yesterday’s incident, he did not dare to be rash. After clearing his throat, he started, “Ms. Riggs, you can order the food you’d like. This place serves amazing desserts, which I think are worth a try. Is there anything else you’d like to try? That would be fine too.”“No, I’m not hungry!” Hannah exclaimed. She regretted it almost instantly after saying that. ‘That’s not how Heather is! She shouldn’t be talking like this!’She sucked in a deep breath and looked right into his eyes this time as she said coldly, “I’ll get the Set A meal.”She did not look thoroughly at what Set A consisted of. However, she could not show her timidity, s