I fell sick . I've been stressing and exerting myself too much. Kept sleeping it felt as if I'm going to die through sleep. I'm managing, but my update would get better. I'm so sorry, everyone
'It's with great excitement we revealed to you that our business couple Luke Arnoult and Willa Arison have finally gotten engaged. We hope to see the happy couples get married soon...' "What?" Gillian Arison's eyes widened in disbelief and her body shook. Her heart began to pound, and she shook her dizzy head in shock. "Impossible. No, it can't be possible. Sister and Luke, how can?" Luke Arnoult, her boyfriend, and Willa Arison, her sister, how can they get engaged today? It should be Gillian Arison and Luke Arnoult who got engaged. What are the reporters saying? What are they showing on the TV? What nonsense! Gillian rubbed her eyes like crazy, and she saw that the image on the TV hadn't changed. Willa Arison, her sister, was in an exquisite and expensive pink gown while Luke Arnoult, her boyfriend, was in a blue suit. The two people were holding their hands looking like a perfect couple. Gillian froze, and she looked stunned; her whole figure seemed to have been de
'Escape!' Gillian's eyes widened, and she tried to spring up only to get pulled back by heavy shackles. "Ugh." She groaned in pain immediately. Gillian's eyes widened in shock, and she quickly looked around, her heart racing. She gasped upon realizing that she was in a dressing room, cuffed to the chair she was sitting on. She found out that she was being prepared by four dressing staff. Taking a look at herself, Gillian found out that she was in a white lace gown that was designed with diamonds and stone. A bitter smile appeared on Gillian's face upon realizing that she was being forced to get dressed and prepare for the wedding with Augustus. Gillian's heart tightened in pain. She understood that what the Arison family was subtly telling her was that she had to go through the wedding regardless of how she felt! Her hand fell on the white dress and her face contorted with contempt. Seeing the dress reminded Gillian of how naive she was. She thought she was
Instantly, Gillian understood what was happening. Willa must have realized that Luke was nearby, which was the reason Willa acted out such an incredible play. Gillian's heart tightened with pain as she stared at the handsome face she had known for years. They had been so close a few days ago. They had happily talked about their future a few days ago but somehow, it felt as if they were nothing but a stranger. Now it had gotten to the point where Luke would choose to support Gillian's sister rather than Gillian, the woman he loved. A disparaging chuckle spilled past Gillian's lips. Oh, is she kidding, the two had already gotten engaged. Gillian is no longer the woman Luke loved. Rather, Willa is. Willa had always been. Willa grabbed Luke's hand and shook her head softly, her eyes pooled with tears and her lips quivered. Her delicate actions repeatedly stir sorrow into everyone's heart. “No Luke. Don't blame younger sister, it's not younger sister's fault. It's just th
Gillian clenched her fist and her body shook due to multiple feelings. It's the same thing every time. These were the same schemes the Arison used to prevent her from working in the Arison family; to send her abroad for two years, to... How many lists does Gillian want to count? How much humiliation had she received? "Mrs. Gillian, are you still there?" The nurse's impatient voice asked. Gillian's eyes fell on her disgrace of a father, Luke, Willa, and Kathy. She secretly clenched her fist and gritted her teeth in hatred. Gillian inwardly swore to remember today when she was forced against her will to marry a retard. When she was humiliated beyond words. Gillian promised to pay an eye for an eye in the future. From now on she had no tie with the Arison family. "Fine, I'll marry him. I'll apologize." Gillian breathed out, her body shaking. The sentence had taken her all her will before it could articulate. She couldn't help but give herself a deriding smile, she never exp
A sad smile overtook Gillian's face, her eyes moist, the corner of her mouth drawn down, and her chin trembled as she stared at the pale yet gorgeous beauty in the mirror. Limpid, beautiful big black moist eyes that are clear and bright like a web of shiny stars on a starry night, straight jet black hair that falls to the waist, a cute button nose, soft and pliable seductive plump red lips that seem to call one for a kiss. Overall, the girl in the mirror was a peerless, gorgeous beauty that could topple cities, ruin nations, and pull the heartstrings of any man. Except that the impeccable eyes currently held tears, causing anyone who saw the sight to have a tug in the deepest part of their heart. Gillian clenched her fist tight. Her pain was bare in her teary eyes. “So hilarious!” Gillian suddenly spat, the words clearly meant to taunt herself. A mocking smile surfaced on her face, and she leaned back against the counter, her shoulder trembling. Gillian had planned her who
Immediately, all the guests glared at Gillian with hatred and disdain. Such a vile younger sister; how dare she hurt her elder sister? So what if Gillian is beautiful? She's very heartless! “Gillian, you cruel woman, when will you stop treating Willa like this? She's your older sister.” Luke chided with a bellow and made his way toward the sad and trembling Willa to hug her. Gillian laughed coldly, finding everything hilarious. Willa came forward to say a bunch of things herself; how did it become her fault? “Treat Willa how? She came here to say a bunch of things and began to sob herself. What should I do?” “Do according to Willa's order.” Luke shamelessly retorted. “You know Willa's health has always been frail, yet not only did you push her hard in the dressing room earlier, but now you make her cry…” Luke declared in anger. The crowd hissed upon hearing Luke's words, and their gaze toward Gillian became more hostile. How can this bride be so wicked? Thankfully, Gillian i
Gillian’s lips parted in shock. She was so shocked that she froze for a few seconds. Apart from being famously known as retarded handicap, Augustus Albrecht was rumored to have had his face injured due to the accident, resulting in him being ugly beyond words. It was even rumored that Augustus had to go around in a mask so he wouldn't disgust people with his face. However, now that Gillian was right in front of Augustus, she really wished for nothing but to give a slap to whoever spread such crazy news. If Augustus is termed ugly, then no man can step forward to claim he is handsome. Although Luke was among the top 10 most handsome men in the country compared to Augustus, Gillian will brazenly reply that Luke is trash compared to Augustus. Gillian clenched her fist and snapped out of it. Perhaps it wasn't as bad as she took it to be. Perhaps this was the best way to break away from Arison's control. Thinking about the Arison family made Gillian gnash her teeth in h
The driver sleekly drove the car deeper into the city, as if he were driving the car out of the city. Soon, the car sleekly drove into the Imperial Estate, which was famously known as one of the most expensive estates. The cost of the cheapest mansion in the estate starts from 8-round figures. Inside Albrecht's mansion compound were thick green trees adorning the right and left sides of the road. Although the forest looked extremely beautiful from any view, only when one stepped into it would one realize its hoarding of so many dangerous wild animals. As the car drove down, a tranquil and clear river immediately appeared in view, but through the use of a bridge, the river was bypassed easily. A bed of flowers soon appeared in view, and the car bypassed after some minutes. After bypassing different scenes, the car sleekly drove into the mansion’s park before it came to a stop. “Young Miss Gillian, we are here.” The driver announced to Gillian as soon as the car came to
"How dare that Gillian bitch!” Renata bellowed and gnashed her teeth, her face completely red and her body shaking with indignation and hatred. With a wave of her hands, Renata swept the neatly arranged items on the table onto the floor, causing a crashing sound that resounded in the office. Renata paced around the office, her face completely red with indignation. “I have waited and planned for this day my whole life. How could that illegitimate bitch from nowhere take over the position? That bitch! I really want to kill her,” Renata seethed, her eyes flashing with overwhelming hatred. Renata paused in her tracks, stood straight, and her chest heaved and fell heavily as she gasped for breath. How much work had she put in? Those times when she could only stay in the background… Those times when she wasn’t worth mentioning in front of investors… Those times when she was looked down on… Those times when she could only cry in silence. But because of Gillian, she was about to fad
“Ever since the Albrecht Company was established, it has been led by different CEOs. Although each of them made significant contributions and pushed the company forward, the most remarkable among them was the former CEO, Augustus Albrecht.Unfortunately, CEO Augustus encountered an unfortunate event that changed everything.It was all thanks to the former CEO that the Albrecht Company transformed from a national company into an international empire with numerous branches.Today, we are all gathered here because we are here to choose a temporary CEO for the CEO’s position.For over two years, the company has broken protocol by leaving the CEO position vacant because we believed in our former CEO. However, we are now making a change by appointing an acting CEO to lead the company until the CEO recovers.For this position, we have Mr. Scott Albrecht, an honor student with a perfect academic record. His years spent abroad have greatly contributed to the company’s international success. Mr
“Young master, Ivie is doing fine,” Gillian exclaimed and pushed the door to Augustus’s study.Gillian’s eyes shone, and her expression brightened, clearly showing that her sadness had already decreased after seeing Ivie’s state being much better than before.Augustus dropped the document he was focusing on, stretched his hands out, and motioned for Gillian to come to him. “Come here.” He leaned back and commanded.Gillian ran toward Augustus obediently and sat on his lap. She hooked her hands around his neck and placed a loud kiss on his cheek. “Young master, how’s work?”Augustus’s lips curved up in response; just seeing the woman’s face was more than enough to clear away all the weariness from his soul. Suddenly, Augustus picked up a file and placed it in front of Gillian.Augustus took his pen and handed it to Gillian, “Sign it.” He nudged while pointing at a certain part of the document.Without hesitation, Gillian collected the pen and signed the spot Augustus ordered her to.Up
It was early at dawn that Gillian roused up from sleep. She furrowed her brows and tried to recall the memories of the previous day.Immediately, Augustus placed his hand on Gillian’s forehead to check her temperature. Upon seeing that she was fine, he exhaled in relief. “Are you okay?”Due to Gillian’s repeated nightmares, Augustus ended up having to summon Perez in the middle of the night. The pitiful Perez ended up having to stay the night at the Albrecht mansion.Gillian snuggled in Augustus’ embrace and grabbed Augustus’ hand tightly. Her body trembled, and she cried out, filled with self-blame.Only if Gillian had snapped out of it quickly, Ivie wouldn’t have had to sacrifice her life to push Gillian. “Young master, it’s so scary. I was so scared. Only if I hadn’t frozen. Only if…”Before Gillian could complete her words, Augustus grabbed her chin with his index finger and thumb. He leaned closer and captured her lips in a fierce kiss.The driver was out to kill Gillian. Even if
“Irie.” Irie’s grandmother stepped into the hospital and cried out anxiously while holding her chest. Her eyes were extremely red as if she had been crying. Upon seeing the pale Gillian, Irie’s grandmother hurried toward her and hugged her tightly. “Gillian, how is Irie? What did the doctor say about Irie?” she inquired in a shaky voice, her body trembling slightly. Gillian’s body trembled, and her lips quivered, her eyes exceptionally red. She could only let out two words, her eyes fixated on Irie’s ward, “Grandma, Irie. Irie.” “Irie.” An older and anxious masculine voice suddenly sounded. Upon seeing Gillian, Irie’s father’s eyes turned cold, and he chided her in fury, “My daughter risked her life for such a type of person? When you got together with your father, you didn’t hesitate to dump my daughter…” Upon hearing Irie’s father’s words, Gillian could only lower her head and accept his chiding. “I’m sorry. I’m sorry.” A guard immediately stepped forward to shield Gillia
Mr. Lewis and Gillian stepped out of the company as soon as Gillian wrapped up her shoot. Mr. Lewis' eyes fell on Gillian; his eyes filled with sincere admiration for Gillian. Gillian is so professional that she can compete with A-list models when it comes to her modeling skills. He hadn't expected her to have such huge skills despite that her course was switched!"Miss Gillian, you are so impressive. Originally, I expected the shoot to be given more days due to the delay. I didn't expect that you'd complete the shoot faster instead!" Mr. Lewis praisedUpon hearing this, Gillian smiled calmly and neatly arranged her hair. "Thank you for the praise..." Before she could complete her statement, Gillian's phone suddenly rang, putting a pause to her words. Gillian quickly took out her phone to check the caller—Irie.Upon seeing the caller, Gillian's face broke into a smile, and she bowed to Mr. Lewis before bidding him goodbye. Immediately, Gillian entered the call; she picked up Irie
Suddenly, Gillian chuckled in mockery, her voice filled with disdain. "Everyone has always praised Miss Zenaida for being an innocent and elegant woman. If your fans know that you're shamelessly throwing yourself at a married man and daring to stay in his matrimonial mansion. I think they'll be disappointed." Gillian said straightforwardly."You..." Zenaida could only say that word, her tongue completely tied due to rage. Her face alternated between red and green, and her body trembled in rage. This Gillian bitch!"Nonsense!" Renata, who had just entered the mansion, yelled upon hearing Gillian's words. She pointed her fingers at Gillan. "You bitch! You're just an ordinary maid; how dare you give orders in this mansion?" Gillian's lips curved up, and she turned to Renata, an unwavering determination and fierceness in her eyes. She calmly responded, "As the young madam of the Albrecht mansion, if I can't even give orders in the Albrecht mansion, isn't my position pretty useless?"This
“Isn’t it just to take a file from that retard's office? Can’t you do such a simple thing anymore? When did you become so useless?" A thick, masculine voice boomed from the other end of the phone; the person's voice was filled with fury. Upon hearing the furious voice, Zenaida can only lower her head. She spoke in a patient, coaxing, and soft voice while her eyes were completely overwhelmed with hatred, “Dad, I have yet to find that file in Augustus’ office before that Gillian bitch interrupts me. Since that incident, the security of Augustus' office has become tight. Except for Augustus, no one else can step into Augustus' office. I really want to kill that Gillian bitch.” Zenaida finalized while gnashing her teeth together in hatred.Upon hearing this, the man at the other end of the phone snorted coldly. “You have mentioned Gillian a thousand times; is she a reason for an excuse now? If you can't even handle a country bum anymore, then what can you even do?" He chided coldly.His
Upon hearing this, Zenaida was unable to regain her calmness, and her expression turned ugly. Luckily, that person was able to escape. She wished he would never return to the country, but that person has always been greedy. She needs to call the person and make sure he never mentions her name, regardless of if he’s captured or not...” However, upon thinking about the last word uttered by Perez, her mind skipped a beat. Won't this blow up the matter? She feigned a smile and waved her hand. “Asking the family so soon, won’t it be like creating trouble…” “This is pertaining to the Albrecht family's reputation and Young Madam Gillian’s safety. We’ll take our leave now.” Perez and Doctor Axel immediately said, brushing off Zenaida’s questions and directly leaving out of the mansion. Renata's expression changed. She hadn’t even made an attempt to search for Gillian because she indeed wanted something to happen to Gillian, but she didn’t expect that Gillian’s life was truly too tenacious