Derrick nodded as if he didn't care at all. He completely didn't notice the cold glint flashing across Yolanda's eyes at all. When Yolanda entered Waverley's bedroom, she was sitting on the bed with tears in her eyes. Yolanda smiled slightly and gracefully sat beside her daughter. She gently patted her forehead and asked, "What are you angry about?" Waverley pursed her lips and turned her head away, saying, "Nothing." Yolanda sensed her daughter's not-so-good emotions and patted Waverley's shoulder. She asked, "Did you eavesdrop on the conversation between me and your father?" Waverley turned around, and her eyes were red. She asked, "Mom, why did you ask father to arrange someone else for me? I..." Yolanda replied, "There's no such thing." She gently combed through her hair. She said, "My daughter is so beautiful. You're the only one who's worthy of Charles." Waverley asked, "Then why...?" Yolanda replied, "Silly child. Why made you who
The stage was only twenty centimeters high. Wrenna only felt dizzy all of a sudden, and when she came back to her senses, she found herself in Charles' arms. Charles said, "Let me introduce her to all of you. This is my fiancee, Wrenna Lawson." The whole place became dead silent. Charles put on a faint smile and continued to drop another explosive news. He said, "The wedding date has been decided to be next month. I'm honored to invite and have you all to attend our wedding." Thud! Waverley's hand trembled, the two boxes falling to the ground. Her face paled as she stared at Wrenna. She clenched her fists and looked like she wished she could punch her. Whispers gradually started, coming from all directions. People looked at Waverley with different expressions; sympathetic, mocking and gloating. Charles said, "Thank you all for coming to my birthday celebration. I hope that you all will also attend my wedding with the same enthusiasm. Since ther
Before she could react, Charles pressed the tip of his tongue against hers. He pressed himself on top of her, his lips flushed against hers, and conquered her tongue completely. The feeling of dizziness was overwhelming. He domineeringly kissed Wrenna, who was still in a daze. Her initially resisting hands then slowly started pulling his collar lightly. She moaned softly. He paused for a moment, then he became even more frenzied and seized her sweetness. They were almost out of breath. After a long time, Charles finally let go of her out of the goodness in his heart. Wrenna gasped for air and stared at Charles in anger. Her eyes were glossy because of the passionate kiss a while ago. With such a glare, her gaze looked even more seductive. Charles' eyes darkened and pressed his lips on her red and swollen ones again. Did he want to do it again? Wrenna's eyes widened while she tried her best to push Charles away. She shouted, "Mr. Miller! E
Hadn't she realize it a long time ago? She was just a pawn bring Derrick personal gains. Wrenna left the dining room in disgust. Just as she was about to sit down on the couch, the platter in front of her was an eye sore too. There were avocadoes, pomegranates and walnuts... They used to prepare the fruit platter according to Waverley's preference. However, that seemed to have changed. Looking at it, Derrick was determined to ensure that she would get pregnant soon. However, his wishful thinking might just end up with nothing. After all, they did not do anything the previous night. They had only laid on the same bed and slept. Wrenna smiled sarcastically and gradually calmed down. Derrick soon called out her name, "Wrenna." He walked out from his room, dressed neatly and said to her with a smile, "I've hired a teacher for you. Learn some tips from her in the future." "What kind of teacher?" "Don't worry about it. As long as you listen to
Wrenna couldn't believe that Quinn had discovered that she did not like Charles and wanted to help her to escape from her marriage. She could not believe Quinn would be willing to do that for her. If Charles or Derrick found out about it, they would make her life miserable. "Are you suspecting that Charles sent me to test you?" She hit her soft spot and said with a smile on her face, "Don't you worry about that possiblity at all. I've only decided to help you after giving it some serious thought." Wrenna looked at her bright eyes and slowly let her guard down. She must have been overthinking. How could Charles have the time to care if she would escape from the marriage? Besides, Quinn couldn't fake the sincerity in her eyes, unless she was really good at acting. Wrenna thought for a moment and said, "How are you going to help me?" Quinn replied, "It's so simple. This hotel belongs to my family. You don't need to care about the surveillance cameras. Other t
However, her professionalism still forced her show a smile when he lifted her veil. The wedding went on smoothly. Wrenna knew that she could no longer refuse him because there were too many celebrities among the guests. If she had refused him, it would not be good for both two families. The difficult situation that Charles was supposed to be in was now hers. Wrenna wanted to cry but there were no more tears left. "The groom may now kiss the bride." The emcee then looked at the two newlyweds in front of him with a smile. Charles gently lifted Wrenna's chin and looked at her calmly. Wrenna was avoiding his gaze. After all, she had just been caught. Upon seeing the guilty look on her face, Charles somehow felt much better. He smiled slightly, leaned over, and kissed her lips. It was a long and deep kiss. One minute...and then two minutes passed. The emcee grew embarrassed as he didn't know how to interrupt Charles. In the end, it was
Cyrus was so angry that he was boiling with anger! No man would be able to tolerate such a feeling of being wronged! Although Cyrus was frustrated, he could not wake Rachel up by force. Thus, he could only go into the bathroom and take a cold shower. After the heat in his body had subsided, he laid down beside Rachel. Rachel slept soundly, not noticing the man next to her looking at her fiercely... The next morning, Rachel realized that she was naked when she woke up. Then, she looked at Cyrus, who was also naked. Rachel's first reaction was that Sigrid was very clever. Her idea worked! She had managed to sleep with Cyrus! However, when she lifted the quilt, she realized that her body was relaxed and was not uncomfortable at all like those lead female characters who were described as having experienced pain for the first time in the romance novels. That feeling that as if she was being crushed by a big truck? There was none! The excruciating pa
When she was done, she took a guilty peek at Cyrus who was sitting on the other side. When she realized that he did not discover what she was doing at all, she heaved a sigh of relief. Simultaneously, she anticipated what would happen the following night. Meanwhile, the Vincent family was extremely anxious. Franklin couldn't sleep or eat well ever since he went to the castle with Kama and listened to what George said. The incident that he initially thought that he had handled flawlessly which took place that year had been uncovered. He was also worried about what the Toland family had found out alongside it. If he had known that the woman was Vallerie's younger sister, he would not have been so cruel to her. He would have treated her and her daughter well. Kama watched the dark circles under his eyes worsen the past few days, so she comforted him, "Don't think too much. It has been so many years. Didn't we handle it flawlessly from the start? Even if there is ev
"Okay." Grace agreed and said, "I have something else to discuss with you." When he finally heard this sentence, Zaden knew that there must've been something going on. "What's the matter?" As they talked, they went into the lounge. Zaden also specifically told the secretaries that no one was allowed to come in and disturb him before work in the afternoon. These words made the secretaries' eyes turn red. Since he had ordered them to keep everyone out of his office while he was inside with a woman, it was hard to control their imaginations from running wild. "How's your investigation on my surrogacy?" Grace asked. Zaden had thought that Grace's patience was wearing thin, and so she had sought him out for an update on his progress. Feeling a little ashamed, he said, "I'm sorry. There hasn't been any progress so far. You know that information on surrogacy is highly secured. It won't be so easy for my subordinates to investigate it." "It's okay. You
"Stop!" Grace made a gesture and said, "I'm going to the Empire Group. Do you want to go with me?" "Oh?" Gentry was flustered for a moment and then realized that he had almost gotten himself in trouble. He quickly said goodbye. "Sorry, sorry for bothering you. It's my fault!" Grace shook her head helplessly. She went to the kitchen to bring the toiletries she had prepared for Zaden, and set off for the Empire Group. Grace took a cab, as she didn't have the nerve to ask her chauffeurs to give her a ride. This was the first time Grace had taken the initiative to go there. She didn't know whether she was going to meet Zaden or not, but the staff at the front desk had changed since the last time she had went to deliver food and she didn't know when it had happened. Hence, the new staff didn't know her at all. However, when she saw that Grace was dressed up very beautifully and elegantly, she guessed that Grace must be someone important. Naturally, she didn't d
This time, Grace took the initiative. She stood on tiptoe, hooked her arms around Zaden's neck, and took the initiative to plant her pink lips on his. The chaste kisses turned into lingering kisses. Zaden had always restrained himself very much. Every time he met Grace, he always felt that he was on the verge of losing control. "Well, I can't believe that you are so obedient today. Go to sleep. If you kiss me again, I might not remain chaste. You won't have a chance to sleep even if you want to," said Zaden. After going to bed, Grace took the initiative to cradle into Zaden's arms. Just like Dulcie acting like a spoiled child, Grace had also put all of her heart and soul into Zaden, like a spoiled child. The next day, there was still no sign of Zaden at breakfast in the Andrew household. "Oh? Dad's gone again..." Dulcie said regretfully. Douglas found that his sister was upset, thus he comforted her, "It doesn't matter, Dulcie. Daddy need
The silent confrontation was still going on, and Zaden was waiting. When would Moira give in? Moira was also waiting. When would Zaden be gracious enough to let her go? However, perhaps these two people didn't know each other very well. They both had naive expectations that were absolutely wrong and impossible to achieve from the beginning. "It's so cold..." Moira murmured in a low voice. As she spoke, a puff of white vapor immediately appeared in front of her lips. Even though kneeling down like this was not a big deal, Moira had always been pampered and had grown up a spoiled child. She had never suffered this kind of hardship before. Her body could not bear it either. She only felt that her legs were on the verge of losing its strength and becoming numb. The rain grew heavier and heavier, and the wind and rain swayed. Flowers in the garden were beaten into a mess by the rain, as so was Moira. Moira's body had reached its limit, and she could not catch h
"Plop—" Moira's kneecaps hit the ground, the sound of it ringing crisp. Grace was dumbfounded. She looked at Moira, who was kneeling in front of her, and could not say anything for a while. As for Zaden, there was not even the slightest expression on his face. "What, what are you doing?" Grace asked. She instinctively stood up from her chair as she took in the scene before her, at a complete loss of what to do. Moira glanced at her. Sometimes, when one's ego was at one's feet, one becomes more able to take humiliation than usual. She replied with indifference, "Why are you so agitated? I'm not kneeling at you. Don't think too much of yourself." Moira looked at Zaden and said, "Zaden, I beg you, please have mercy on the Coulson family. No matter what you demand, as long as I can do it, you can demand it!" Zaden frowned and said, "Kneel further if you want to. You're an eyesore right now." Mercy? For someone like Zaden, mercy had always bee
"No, Mother, if Zaden takes over the Coulson Group, then we..." Moira could not continue speaking. She did not even want to imagine what would happen. "You understand now? I thought a donkey kicked you in the brain!" "That... That won't do. I'll go beg him right now!" Moira shouted. Now that things had come to this, it was obvious that Zaden's target was Moira. Although she was extremely unwilling, she would have to make a stand against him now. No matter what she would have to experience, she had to protect the company. She could not lose everything. She rushed to the Andrew family villa, but Moira was not even allowed through the main entrance. "Let me in!" Moira began making a scene outside. She made such a ruckus that it was difficult for the people inside to ignore her. "Mr. Andrew, Miss Coulson is causing a scene outside, this..." the butler informed Zaden "Let her be," Zaden said expressionlessly. This was not the first
Grace frowned before cutting Moira off. "Moira, there's no use in talking to me like that. I just want to know who it is. Tell me the truth!" "Do you think I'll tell you just because you want to know?" Moira scoffed before retorting, "Who do you think you are?" "Does this mean that you admit you used Mr. Yale's name to deceive me?" Grace quickly latched onto the loophole in Moira's words. "Hah, I didn't say that. You're just making things up." Moira was still as stubborn as a mule. She once again diverted the topic so that she could insult and ridicule Grace. All sorts of vulgarities came through the call, and each minute that passed only pushed a person's limits even further. Grace felt nothing at Moira's words. However, Zaden, who was next to her, did not want to hear any more of it. He was on his last straw, so he grabbed the phone to end the call. "Are you stupid? Just letting her scold you like that?" Zaden asked, his tone sour. "As long a
"Mr. Yale and his wife are quite old, so having children has been difficult for them. In the beginning, they contacted many surrogacy agencies. However, Mr. Yale was extremely cautious when it came to picking a surrogate mother. This caused a lot of trouble to the agencies since the surrogate mothers they suggested never met his standards." "Later, Mr. Yale thought about going abroad to find a surrogate mother. However, right at the critical moment, he suddenly found out that Mrs. Yale was already pregnant!" "The pleasant surprise caused them to give up their search for a surrogate mother. After all, Mrs. Yale wasn't getting any younger and they both went through a lot to get this son, so that's why the Yale family treats him so preciously." As Zaden listened to the report from his subordinate on the other end of the call, his mood grew complicated. The only way he could clear his mind was to focus on the fact that the night wind had blown his body cold. To be h
Mr. Yale's word of thanks was like a knife stabbing into Grace's heart. How could she be worthy of his gratitude? She could not take it anymore and felt like returning to the car to escape the situation. Mr. Yale withdrew his hand in embarrassment. Even he, who was usually slick and smooth, could not find the right words to say at this time. Zaden tried to smooth things over by saying, "I'm sorry, she was one of the victims too, so..." "I understand," Mr. Yale said with a nod. "We understand and more than anything else, we thank you, Mr. Andrew. You've worked hard today. We won't take up any more of your time. You should go back early and rest. We will definitely drop by next time to properly thank you." Zaden nodded and turned to get in the car. Dulcie was all worn out from crying too long, so she was curled up in her seat and fast asleep. Zaden asked softly, "What on earth happened before I arrived?" Grace suddenly turned teary-eyed. The tear