"I have my own way," I said in a mysterious manner on purpose. I said so to trick him. Roger smiled, "It's just a trivial matter. Miss Nolan, if you hadn't mentioned it, I would have forgotten about it. But it's not a shameful thing. I can tell you. But..." He paused and continued, "Can I get any benefit if I tell you?" As expected, Roger was a businessman. "Then you don't have to say anything. After all, it's all in the past." I knew well who Roger was. He forced Jeremy and Gina to an extent where they went broke and earned money by doing part-time jobs. Jeremy and Gina dared not turn to Roger. In the end, Roger took advantage of them, making them almost kill me! For someone like Roger, I should try my best to avoid him. I turned around and left. Roger didn't continue to call out to me. I walked to an intersection, planning to take a taxi home. Then a familiar black car stopped beside me. Patrick got out of the car. Upo
"I would like to." I directly said so without even pondering on it for a second. After saying this, I whispered, "It doesn't matter if you won't rise again. It will be okay as long as the two of us are together." Hearing our conversation, Jeremy stood up consciously and left with the computer in his hands. The ones around us left their seats one after another. And most of them went to circle Shelton. It was a place where the winner took all. Only the one bidding at the highest price would be the most shining star. And everyone else could only be a backdrop. The front row was empty soon. Only Patrick and I were still there. Patrick turned to look at me, "How can I do that? I've said that I will give you the best. If I fail, I'll break my promise." "It's not a big deal. When I was a teenager, I made money on my own to support myself. Now I'm almost twice as old as before. Even if you don't work, I can support you with ease!" I knew that Patrick s
Shelton shook the agreement in his hands and asked, "Do you want it?" "There's no need." Patrick refused directly. I knew why he refused. Because I could foresee Shelton's conditions later. "Is that so? That's too much of a pity." Shelton gave Roger a wink. Roger immediately brought over a small fish tank from the lounge. Shelton smiled, raised the portable hard drive high, and placed it above the tank, saying, "Since you don't want it, I'll throw it inside. Let me warn you in advance. It is the only one. And there's no backup for it." Hearing what he said, I suddenly became nervous in my heart, intending to move. However, with Patrick firmly wrapping around my shoulders with his fingers, I couldn't move at all. "Throw it at your free will." Patrick said calmly. But I couldn't be like him. Staring at Patrick, I said, "You are crazy. It's all your money inside." "Not too much. It can't be even on par with than
"What are you doing?" At this time, the bodyguards beside Patrick were pointing their guns at him! As soon as he moved, the bodyguards moved their guns as well. But no one dared to shoot him. "Put down the hard drive in your hands. I've told you long ago I don't want these things. I only want you." As Patrick spoke, he snatched the hard drive away from me, put it on the low table, and looked at me with strong affection in his eyes, "Don't be afraid. I've given up on you once. And I won't do so for a second time." However, several bodyguards were aiming their guns at Patrick. "Janetta." Shelton called me from behind. Hearing his words, I shivered. I wanted to stand by Patrick's side strongly. But I knew I couldn't. I knew that if I dared to follow Patrick, Shelton would dare to kill Patrick! I thought about it before. Instead of expecting to be with Patrick, I only hoped that he could live well in this world. Finally, I bent do
Roger was a little surprised. When I went with him, Roger asked me, "What did you say to Shelton? How come he is willing to let you come with me?" "I told him the truth." I had a little bit understanding of Shelton. He seemed to be someone without any sense of securities. So what Shelton wanted to know was the truth. If I wanted to stay safely by his side, I had to tell him everything. Instead of going to the round table where Roger had been, we went to the resting area in the corner. There were large sofas and snacks. We sat on two sofas separately. I asked him, "Tell me." "Seth's car incident indeed... has something to do with me." Upon saying so, Roger paused. Based on what he said, in my opinion, he had admitted that he was the one who had orchestrated Seth's car incident. "You! Why?" Even though Seth had been dead for so many years, I couldn't calm down at all after knowing that it was Roger who did it!
Hearing Roger's words, I recalled something in the past all of a sudden! There had been indeed a day like that! Patrick came home very late. At that time, I called him honey and proposed that we should get married. However, Patrick didn't agree back then. As I recalled now, Patrick was indeed abnormal that night. Later on, he let out a faint groan after taking a bath. He should have been in much pain back then. Could it be that he had been injured back then? The more I recalled, the more I was concerned about him. "At that time, the reason why Patrick sent me away was that he was afraid that I would be in danger, right?" If that was the case... However, I came to my senses quickly and looked at Roger suspiciously, "Why should I believe you? Why are you so kind as to tell me this?" "Am I kind?" Hearing this, Roger touched his chin with his hand and said, "Well, in that case, I am indeed kind-hearted." "Why did you tell me
Holding a hairdryer, I couldn't help but feel that my hands shaking a little. To make myself look less panicked, I looked away and continued to blow my hair. After a while, I felt that Shelton wrapped his arms around my waist. Sensing this, I trembled. Without moving, I sat there and continued to blow my hair. Shelton kissed my wet hair, my neck, and my shoulder. I, who probably was too nervous, forgot to move my hand holding the hairdryer. It wasn't until the hot wind burned my scalp that I realized it. I quickly turned off the hairdryer. Without the sound of the hairdryer, it was quiet in the whole room all of a sudden. Without the disruption of the hairdryer, Shelton got closer to me and tightened his arms around my waist with more force. Sitting there with a stiff back, I dared not move at all. A moment later, Shelton began to unbutton my casual clothes and kissed me more and more fervently. With my back to him, I c
I could understand what others said. However, instead of responding to them, I only smiled. The whole banquet lasted for more than three hours. Standing there in my high heels, I felt that my feet were in great pain. Even so, I put on a smile on my face. My face didn't even change at all. The banquet was over. Before the crowd dispersed, Shelton asked me, "Aren't you feeling comfortable while wearing high heels?" I shook my head, smiling formally, "Not that bad." Looking at me, Shelton frowned slightly, directly bent down without any deliberation, and picked me up in his arms, walking to the door! "What are you doing?" Feeling shocked, I didn't expect Shelton to hug me in his arms suddenly! He looked at me and said with distress in his eyes, "Sorry, I was too busy talking to others. So I ignored you, leaving you standing for so long." "It doesn't matter. Put me down. I can still walk." At this moment, other guests all looked o