Gillian stretched her body and leisurely yawned. She rubbed her eyes and sat up drowsily before opening her eyes. Finding herself in an unfamiliar, luxurious room that morning, Gillian was stunned, and her body tensed for a minute. But... Upon recalling what ensued the day before, her body relaxed, and a thought came to her mind: she had married into the Albrecht family as the bride of Augustus Albrecht instead of the original plan to get married to Luke Arnoult. Thinking about Luke made Gillian's heart pang. Luke didn't even attempt to clarify things. It'd have been better if she had received a call. A lot of people at least know when their relationship is coming to an end, but Gillian had to see her breakup notice in the media. Who does that? Thinking about Augustus, Gillian quickly snapped out of her pain and hurriedly stood up. For someone who had been experiencing insomnia, she wondered if Augustus was still sleeping or had woken up. Gillian made her way towards the
Ivy eyed Gillian and cocked her chin with contempt. “Oh, was your custom-made wedding car for show? The young mistress of the Albrecht family is walking around the city with legs." Ivy won't deny that when she realized that the car belonged to Gillian, she was filled with envy. How could such a wonderful car belong to Gillian? Although Ivy was a bit happy to see Willa's car, she couldn't help having that sense of contempt. Gillian's car was just too breathtaking, and she had the strong urge to get into it. Upon realizing that Gillian didn't bring that car around her, her envious side decided to lash out and flaunt to Gillian using the car. "Cousin Willa received a new car last night, and she had it out there, unlike someone who can only walk around the street the next day. Hmph!" ‘She’s so crazy. Even if she hates the family and the retard she got married to, this is the second day, a few hours after her wedding. Can’t she respect the family and wait for a few months at lea
Willa's eyes widened, and her body shook in disbelief. "What do you mean by younger sister will be arrested for illegal assault? How can younger sister be arrested? Who dared to call the police?" Willa cried out righteously, her eyes red-rimmed and her thin voice filled with indignation, sadness, and pity at the same time. Immediately, Willa tried to stand up in an attempt to support Gillian, but before she could, she broke into a sweat, her face turned pale, and she screamed out in pain. "Ah, Luke, it hurts!" Willa cried out while rubbing her knees. Seeing everyone's gaze, including one of the policemen whose expression had turned darker, Willa quickly shut her lips as if she didn't mean to cry out so loud despite the pain that was coursing through her. Luke's expression changed, and he glared at Gillian with intense hatred immediately. "She deserves it." He spat darkly and hurried towards Willa's side to support her. Seeing how much Willa seemed to be in pain yet suppress
"Come with me." The policeman's soft voice drifted into her ears, snapping her awake from her thoughts. Gillian frowned slightly upon realizing something. Although Gillian had no knowledge of how arrested victims are usually treated, isn't this policeman treating her too gently for a criminal? What if she fled? "You won't." A firm voice sounded above her, and she found herself staring into the policeman's black and calm eyes. Gillian frowned slightly. How did he know what she was thinking about? She eyed him coldly and spat disparagingly, "You seem to trust me too much, but I..." "Gillian Arison has no usefulness to me. I don't need you to associate me with the members of the high class." He interjected with a calm voice. "I just find you pitiful." He finalized Gillian's expression changed, and she glared at him before scowling unhappily. "I don't need your pity!" She snapped Immediately, Gillian stormed out from the other side of the car and held out her hand to the
Augustus' eyes suddenly flew wide open; his gaze was a bit strange and unfocused. His heart was racing extremely fast. For a few minutes, he stared into the distance unnaturally. Suddenly, his eyes turned natural and innocent-looking, and his heartbeat returned to normal. Augustus' brows wrinkled slightly, and he tilted his head in confusion as if he wanted to recall where he was. He swept his gaze around the large room. Suddenly, a happy glint flickered past Augustus' eyes. His lips curved upward, and his furrowed brows straightened as if he had just recalled something. Augustus raised his hand and touched his forehead absentmindedly. It seems to carry a different type of warmth. Gillian! Wife! Augustus sat up and turned to the other side of the bed eagerly; clearly, he hoped to see Gillian next to him. Unfortunately, Augustus was greeted with the absence of Gillian. Augustus' brows furrowed, and he sprang up from the bed immediately. He walked around the room—r
Upon hearing the bodyguard's statement, Gillian's heart skipped a beat, and her eyes widened like those of a cute hamster. Augustus had just known Gillian the day before; how could he care about her so much that her absence would lead to his current mood? Suddenly, a thought flickered through Gillian's mind. Perhaps Gillian was the only person Augustus could rely on, so he subconsciously began to get possessive of her. Gillian's brows knit slightly upon realizing a thing. Didn't the Albrecht family care for Augustus? How would Augustus be in such a position without them bothering about it? Gillian took a deep breath to suppress her chaotic thoughts. Instantly, she decided on the most important thing, which was checking on Augustus. Regardless of what might happen later, Gillian decided to ditch the cleaning job until she made sure that Augustus was fine. Gillian bit her lower lip and turned to Butler Leo solemnly. Her back straightened, and her gaze was firm. "I'll che
"Here. Please hold it." As soon as Gillian arrived in front of her room, she handed the platter filled with two bowls of noodles and poached eggs to Steve. Steve nodded and hurriedly collected the platter. His lips parted to say a word, but before he could, Gillian turned and entered the room at a fast pace. Gillian took a look at herself in the mirror and began to fix her look and clothes. Seeing the red fingerprint marks on her face, she sighed and quickly applied makeup to that certain part of her cheek to conceal the mark. Once Gillian was sure that she was presentable, she strode towards the closet in a long stride. Gillian had always been a fan of keeping favorite snacks in her bag for easy access. Gillian picked up a bag and opened it. She took out a favorite bar of chocolate and a lollipop and put them into her pocket before making her way out of the room. "Thank you." Gillian flashed Steve a smile and hurriedly collected the platter from him. “Can you bring me t
The sun hung on the blue cloud and shone that beautiful afternoon. In the VIP hospital room of Serene Health Hospital, Willa Arison lay on the bed with a slightly pale face and an IV drip connected to her hand. Suddenly, the door barged open, and a figure ran into the room at top speed. "Oh, my poor Willa.” Kathy Arison gently grabbed Willa’s hand and cried out in a voice filled with heartache and pain, her eyes pooling with tears. She gently stroked Willa’s cheeks, sadness swirling in her eyes. She stuttered, her body trembling at the sight she had just seen. “How can you? How can you be in such a bad position? Who dares? Who dared to...” The sight of Willa’s pitiful state made Kathy so infuriated that she wanted to rip the attacker apart. Before Kathy Arison could complete her sentence, Ivy snorted loudly, her eyes flashing with hatred and anger. The thought of how Gillian embarrassed her in the mall kept flashing in her head, overwhelming her with fury again and again. S
“Gillian.” Roger Arison stepped into the ward and perfunctorily made his way toward the table where the flowers and gifts were placed. He placed the flowers and basket of gifts he had carried along on the table, no traces of concern for Gillian in his eyes.If it wasn’t that not coming to visit Gillian would spark a reaction, he’d definitely not have come to see this cocky wench who ruined his years of hard work. Hmph.But thinking about it, if Gillian hadn’t had an accident, would Willa be capable of using pity to win netizens' hearts and increase the stock price? No.And it was all because of this that Roger had visited Gillian.By showing affection, hopefully, he’d be able to win netizens' hearts and also increase the stock price.As long as there’s an increment, Roger's company situation will turn around, and he’ll definitely be able to win investors again and find partnerships.Upon seeing Irie, who was currently going through her phone while grinning from ear to ear and leisurel
A thin and pretty nurse gently pushed her medical cart toward Gillian's ward. Upon seeing the Albrecht guard, her eyes sparkled with sweetness, no sign of fear or nervousness in them. She gently reported, “It's time for Miss Gillian's treatment.” The Albrecht guard watching over Gillian’s ward immediately eyed the nurse from head to toe, unfazed by her sweet nature. Upon seeing the guard's glance, the nurse suddenly recalled something. She blinked her eyes innocently, smiled sweetly, and explained, “Doctor Ren had an emergency case to attend to, so he sent me to check up on and treat Miss Gillian in his place.” Upon seeing the guard staring at her quietly, her stomach flipped from petrification, yet she tried to appear calm. The nurse tightened her hold on her cart and hurriedly spoke up, “Miss Gillian's issue is urgent. The more we delay, the higher the risk…” “Where's your card?” The Albrecht guard suddenly retracted his gaze and interrupted in a gruff voice, completely unf
The incessant buzzing of Luke's phone made his face wrinkle, and he let out a groan.His hand drowsily reached out for his phone, and he picked it up. He sighed and reluctantly opened his eyes before unlocking his phone to go through it.Soon, Luke realized that he was being tagged on social media.Since Luke and Gillian had once had a relationship in the past, of course, the netizens weren't willing to let Luke go, so they had tagged him, wanting to see his response.Soon, the drowsy expression on Luke’s face disappeared, and he abruptly sat up due to shock. “Gillian had an accident last night?” he pronounced, talking to no one.Immediately, Luke pushed off the blanket from his body and abruptly stood up, revealing his toned and naked body.Upon hearing Luke's words, Ivy's eyes flew wide, and her expression immediately became twisted.She abruptly sat up, causing the blanket on her body to fall, revealing the bite marks left by Luke the previous night.Her hands immediately stretched
A certain news and live broadcast suddenly took over the whole internet by storm that early morning, breaking the internet and shocking netizens.Willa had gone to a temple early at dawn just to pray for Gillian’s recovery. How could the netizens not be shocked?As if that wasn’t enough, Willa even went to donate things to orphans and the needy, as if hoping that such donations would soften heaven’s heart and help give Gillian a speedy recovery.All the media channels that broadcasted this live instantly had a surge of views and endless gifts and comments from fans.At that moment, the netizens couldn’t help being exceptionally touched.They felt that even though Willa had treated Gillian badly in the past, she deserved to be forgiven.After all, who hasn’t made a mistake at some point?The netizens even mentioned that a sweet family couldn’t go without having enmity at some point—otherwise, how would the bond be sweet?Some netizens even commented that they had done worse to their fa
"I got it, Dad. I've sent the details in the files to your mail," Zenaida conveyed to the person at the other end of the call, unable to contain the excitement in her system.Upon hearing this, the voice of the person at the other end of the phone softened, and he praised her. "You've done well, Zenaida. You have done the whole family proud. This time, it's not only Father that owes you; the whole family does. Think of what you want. When you return, you can ask for whatever reward, and Dad will give it to you," he said, his voice laced with sincerity and softness.Upon hearing this, Zenaida's eyes lit up, and her face broke into a sweet smile; her heart began to race, and her thoughts began to spin while thinking of what she could ask as a reward."Thank you, Dad." Regardless of the joy coursing through her, Zenaida steadied her voice and calmly responded.Hearing Zenaida’s calm voice made the man hum in approval. He continued, “You've proven yourself capable enough to take over the
“Gillian, hurry up and open your eyes. You can’t just sleep like this. Hurry up.”Immediately, Willa burst into tears that resounded in the silent ward.Willa wrapped her hands around the comatose Gillian's hand and rested her head next to Gillian, her teary face buried in Gillian’s bed, wetting the bedsheets.Willa's body shook, her eyes red and swollen, her lips quivering, and her body trembling.With Willa's tears and pity-evoking actions, anyone who came across the scene would definitely be touched and believe that Willa and Gillian had a very close relationship with each other.However, one of these people didn’t include Scott.Hearing Willa's endless loud and dramatic wails made Scott very frustrated.The ward was supposed to be quiet, yet ever since Willa stepped into it, it was the total opposite.Scott had to use all his strength to suppress his urge to throw Willa out. Rather, Scott chose to walk out of the ward, wanting Willa to leave before he stepped back in.At this poin
“Gillian had a serious accident?” Upon seeing the news and pictures on social media, Willa abruptly sat up and stopped scrolling, completely ignoring the pain coursing through her. Suddenly, Willa's face broke into a smile, and her body shook with excitement. She felt that this was the best news she had received in a while. Suddenly, Willa's expression changed, and she scowled. “That bitch should have just died.” It'd really have been better if Gillian, that slut, had just died directly—but, well... Willa calmed down. Upon seeing that the incident left them battling for their lives and the accident left no one conscious, Willa felt that this was still better. Especially at such a time when Gillian was about to take over the Albrecht family. Seeing the news post about Gillian taking over the Albrecht company as CEO was enough to plunge Willa’s mood and make her feel sick. That Gillian bitch was just an illegitimate daughter and born out of wedlock. Also, Gillian wasn't born as a
The night was dark and beautiful, and the breeze was gentle enough to put a smile on one's face; the moon shone, and the streetlights lit up the dark city.Except that even though the night was beautiful, the scene at the intersection was far from beautiful.The impact of being slammed by the truck left the car metal screeching, shattered the car glass, and left the headlights flashing.Gillian's body jerked forward due to the force, her head collided with the window edge, and her hand went limp by her side. The shards of window glass and flying debris pierced her skin.Blood oozed from Gillian’s forehead and trailed from her temple down to her jawline, soaking into her suit.Smoke began to rise, and an acrid smell filled the air, polluting the fresh air.The driver's head slumped against the wheel, lifeless, while the guard sitting at the co-driver's seat coughed and tried to regain his consciousness.The guard reached out toward the door despite his weak state, instinctively wanting
“Wife, you are so beautiful.” Augustus wrapped his hands around Gillian's waist and plastered endless kisses on Gillian’s face and neck.Gillian was in a custom-made dark suit, and her hair was packed high, accentuating her features and making her appear more professional. Gillian’s face reddened and her ear dyed pink.Upon noticing that Augustus was already becoming clingier as if he was about to lose control—his eyes growing darker and the kisses more intense—Gillian’s hand quickly clamped around his hand that held her waist. “Young master, you are mmhhh… losing control. Mmmhhh. I will be late. Augustus.”Each of Gillian’s words was cut short by Augustus' fervent kisses that made her melt into a puddle in his hands.After a few minutes, Augustus reluctantly pulled himself back. The woman was too sweet and effortlessly seductive. How could he restrain himself whenever he was around the enchanting woman? “Wife is so perfect.” He praised her again and again while speaking sweet words t