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
Axel strode out of the mansion, carrying a list of documents. His eyes are piercingly cold and frightening, and his expression is dark and grim to the bone. Axel’s jaw clenched, and his vein throbbed in fury. None. He meant that none of the documents he took from Augustus' study could be made use of. Just thinking about how that person had ignored Axel to lick Sweet made Axel exceptionally angry. Seeing Augustus’ state earlier in the study, Axel didn't even know if Gillian's presence was a blessing or curse now. "Assistant Axel." A deep masculine voice of an older man suddenly sounded. An older man in his forties strode towards Axel while putting on a blue suit. His face looked like the older version of Calista. Upon seeing Edward Davidson, Calista’s father, and Renata’s husband, a contemptuous glint flickered past Axel's eyes. However, it quickly dissipated, giving one the notion that it’s just one’s imagination. "Mr. Edward." Despite Axel's change of mood, Axel’s voice
Gillian giggled in amusement at the sight of Augustus 'cleaning meticulously'. She can’t help thinking that she is the only one who has the gut. The gut to allow Augustus to clean cobwebs for her! Augustus’ brows furrowed, and his eyes instantly fixed on the ceiling, as if he wanted to make sure he did a good job and didn't forget to miss any of the cobwebs. The sight was so amusing and enchanting at the same time that Gillian's face reddened and her limpid eyes were transfixed on Augustus, lost in Augustus’ charm and the moment. Augustus suddenly turned back and beamed at Gillian. His eyes squinted, and his lips curved in happiness. "Gillian, did I do well?" Augustus inquired once more, his illusionary tail hanging up on high as if to receive Gillian's praise again. Seeing the person's clear and innocent eyes and recalling how she had blanked out at the sight of Augustus' handsomeness, Gillian had the impulse to hit herself at her lack of control. Augustus is so innocent; how
"Madam, please stop!" Butler Leo exclaimed and whizzed into the hall anxiously before Renata could. His chest heaved heavily, and his hand held his chest in a gasp for breath due to his actions. “Please stop.” He reiterated The sudden interjection made Renata’s face contort in displeasure. However, she let her hand fall by her side reluctantly, and she stared at Butler Leo impatiently and meaningfully, as if telling him with her gaze that his interruption better be worthy. Butler Leo took a step and stopped in front of Renata. "Madam, young master Augustus stepped into the hall without young madam Gillian’s knowledge. Although the young madam tried to send the young master out, young master Augustus refused to adhere to Young Madam Gillian. The whole scene can be checked on the hall CCTV camera." Butler Leo carefully explained that his old face had a careful and polite calm smile on it, and throughout the whole speech, his eyes didn't fall on Gillian, not even for a second. A s
Gillian didn’t know if Augustus's silent way of coping with pain was due to his character before he became a retard or if it was due to the events he had gone through after waking up as a retard. Gillian snapped out of her chaotic thoughts and scurried towards Augustus, panic and worry written on her face. Gillian shakily extended her hands to support Augustus; her body trembled due to the fear and panic surging in her. Her shaky hands fell on Augustus' forehead to gauge his temperature. But after a few seconds, Gillian didn’t find anything amiss with Augustus' temperature, making her more anxious. She bowed slightly in front of him and stared directly into his eyes. “Young Master, is anything wrong?” She inquired worriedly. Augustus’ furrowed brows deepened, his lips pursed, and he held his stomach tighter. “Uncomfortable.” He simply responded with a word. Gillian’s face turned pale, and her lips quivered; her face almost turned as white as a sheet, as if it had been com
Surely, Renata can’t dare to turn Gillian down, or else she’ll be ripped apart by the media, and everyone will know that their relationship is fake! Despite her mind turmoil, Renata can only grit her teeth and extend her hand to help Gillian out. She gnashed her teeth together and subtly called, “Gillian.” The corner of Gillian’s lips widened, and she smiled elegantly. She happily took Renata’s hand and responded innocently as if she didn’t know what she had done, “Thank you, aunt. Aunt looked so beautiful.” She praised. Suddenly, Gillian’s lips curved up, and her eyes flashed with a cunning glint. She whispered for Renata’s hearing, “It’s just having such a twisted face that makes Aunt look the opposite of tonight.” Despite Gillian mocking Renata’s face, she had a sweet smile on her face. Renata’s expression changed, and her face reddened in indignation, her body trembling. “Gillian, you bitch, are you calling me ugly?” She chided in a whisper.Upon hearing this, Gillian’s lips p
"Young madam, it's time." A maid suddenly knocked on Gillian's door and quietly announced. Upon hearing this, Gillian turned to Augustus with vivid exhaustion on her beautiful face. She pursed her lips and stared at Augustus before pointing at her dress. “What about this…” Augustus didn’t hesitate at all before domineeringly rejecting, “Can’t.” Gillian immediately puffed out her cheeks and plopped onto the sofa in grievances. All night, regardless of what dress Gillian put on, Augustus felt that it was too revealing and kept rejecting her from wearing it to the party! These dresses were arranged by him in the first place. Augustus’s eyes fell on the woman who was currently dressed in a sleeveless ballroom gown that fell to her feet, and his eyes shone with dissatisfaction. The woman is his. She looked so seductive, enchanting, and beautiful with her hair packed above her head, showcasing her elegant and long neck coupled with her smooth and clean collarbone. Not to mention her
“Where’s Gillian?” The cold voice of Norviel resounded in the classroom as soon as he stepped into the class.Immediately, Norviel’s blue eyes darted around the class, yet he failed to set his eyes on Gillian.Gillian has always been popular; if she had arrived at the school that day, people would have noticed already, yet they hadn't.The coursemates immediately voice out that they haven’t seen Gillian all day.Upon hearing this, Norviel’s brows furrowed, and his eyes turned cold.Without hesitation, Norviel strode out of the classroom and left for his office.The minute Norviel stepped into his office, three hefty guards in black grabbed him by the neck, shut the door, and pressed him against the wall.The eyes under the mask widened due to shock and fear. Norviel began to struggle while panicking, “What are you doing? Who are you?"One of the burly masked men smiled coldly and moved toward Norviel. “I didn't expect that you have been pretending all this while. Prince Norviel, you h
“Eh!” Kathy exclaimed in bewilderment and eyed Willa. “Why are you putting on such thick clothes in the mansion?” Kathy’s eyes, which landed on Willa Arison, were filled with curiosity. But in the next second, her expression changed, and she hurried toward Willa. Kathy quickly grabbed Willa’s hand and touched her forehead in concern. “Willa, why is your face pale? Didn’t you sleep well… Is it because of Gillian, that bitch?”Immediately, Willa’s eyes flashed with a wicked glint that Kathy failed to see, and she lowered her head.Although Willa didn’t say anything, she was indirectly admitting that her current state was caused by Gillian. Currently, Willa was dressed in a turtleneck knitted sweater and a long skirt that reached her ankle. Upon recalling how the night ended, Willa’s mood changed, and her eyes flashed with hatred. Despite how Willa yelled and cried for help the night before, somehow no one heard. This was definitely Dale’s handiwork! Willa’s eyes flashed with hatr
Although Gillian’s eyes looked exceptionally red as if she had been crying, Zenaida couldn’t help discovering that Gillian's skin looked better. Moreover, Gillian somehow looked so happy while glowing radiantly. Upon recalling the reason Renata wanted to see Gillian, Zenaida's mood turned worse. But in the next second, she snorted, and her eyes lit up with a crafty glint. Gillian, that bitch! The worst thing she had ever done was choosing to mess with Zenaida. So what if the aphrodisiac Zenaida instructed a waitress to spill into Gillian’s drink at the club didn’t end up working, although she didn’t know how it happened? But tonight… Zenaida's eyes flashed with a ruthless glint. Let’s see if anyone can save Gillian from her wrath! Upon thinking like this, Zenaida snorted and left. Gillian’s brows arched at Zenaida's words and action, but in the next second, she pushed it away. Gillian’s expression turned grim, and her mind began to spin. Whenever Gillian and Renata meet, Gillian
“Ah. Ah. It hurts. It hurts a lot.” Gillian pursed her lips and mumbled in a hoarse whisper, her words so low that one could hardly hear. Feeling the familiar hand that stroked her stomach, a sense of indignation overwhelmed Gillian, and she raised her head to glare daggers at Augustus with her red eyes. Shameless. Indecent. Hmph. Immediately, Gillian straightened her back but not without crying out pitifully and letting out endless curses in her heart. “Young master, you can’t stay in my room anymore.” She straightforwardly and ruthlessly declaredBack then, Gillian thought that Augustus was truly a retard and because of that she had let down her guard and gave this insatiable lustful man the chance to creep everywhere. However, after last night, Gillian realized that this person wasn’t who she thought him to be, and if she didn’t want to get her back broken soon, she had to put an end to this whole thing. “Augustus, I’m very scared when you are here, so please return to your room
“Willa. Willa. Willa. That bitch is truly all over the place like a pest!” Mrs. Arnoult, Luke’s mother, yelled out and slammed the business magazine in her hand on the table. She pointed her hand and chided, “That bitch is truly too shameless and cruel. She doesn't even like you. How can you be blind to fall for someone like her, introduce her to our family, and get engaged to her?” She scolded. Luke’s expression changed immediately, and he stared at her in disbelief. He argued, “Mom, you accepted her in the past and…” Before Luke could complete his sentence, Mr. Arnoult placed the newspaper down in his hands and ordered firmly, “Luke, you have to break your engagement with that slut. At first, I thought that the Arison family was good, beneficial, and suitable for you, but it turns out that they are the worst. Ever since you got together with Willa, she kept getting into trouble, and she kept dragging the company down. Such a person isn’t a fit for our family. Back then, when you w
As soon as Kathy dismissed her maids and stepped into the room, her collected expression changed and she locked the door behind her. She made her way into her closet and shut the door behind her. Immediately, Kathy attempted to dial a number, but before she could, her phone rang, and the same number she wanted to call called her. Kathy’s expression changed immediately. Nevertheless, she picked up the phone and spoke in a whisper as if she was afraid that someone might hear her words. “What do you want this time?” She said in a rush, her voice filled with a bit of chiding. An older masculine voice drifted from the other end of the phone, the person’s tone straightforward and blunt. “I'm short of money,” he said.Kathy’s expression changed, and her face reddened in indignation and mixed feelings; her voice raised a tad higher, and she lectured coldly, “Is all you cared about money? Willa is in trouble!” She declared.Upon hearing this, the leisureness in the person's tone disappeared
By the time Willa stepped out of the bathroom, her phone already had some charges. Immediately she turned on her phone. The moment Willa’s phone was turned on, endless notifications and alerts bombarded her phone.Willa’s expression changed immediately. Nevertheless, she began to go through her notification. Gradually, Willa's eyes turned cold. It turns out that someone had taken a picture of Willa in a cleaning suit while Willa was washing the restroom. As if that wasn’t enough, the person uploaded the photo coupled with Willa’s press conference photos and Willa in her normal goddess picture.Upon seeing those photos, the netizens immediately went abuzz, and social media turned upside down. All this while they had always believed that Willa’s real face was the goddess and pure face, and she only used a bit of makeup to touch her face.However, it turns out that it’s not so. Willa’s facial beauty can be said to be only a bit above average. If Willa was in a crowd, she wouldn’t be ou