The afternoon sun was a glowing medallion as the sunlight seeped in through the curtained window and shone on the calla lily placed on the coffee table, making it look as white and clear as snow.She took her phone out of her bag and saw that there was only one missed call.She waited for about five to six minutes, but that person did not call a second time.She waited for another few minutes, but her phone never rang.She lightly hit her brain out of annoyance. She forgot that it was Daniel she was talking about and not John.In the past, whenever she threw a tantrum, John would always give way to her. As long as she did not answer her phone, he would keep calling until she was willing to answer.She forgot that Daniel and John were two different people.Be it appearance, presence, or personality, they were miles apart.Besides, she was only Daniel’s lover. She was not his girlfriend or wife, so he did not have any reason to accommodate her.She thought of a plan and made a call to h
When the two of them found Julian, he was f*cking a woman in the car.Arabella and Sam each carried a bottle of mineral water. After they hid behind the trees beside the road, they planned to have a chance encounter with them when they were done with their work.This road was a little remote and few people passed by. Moreover, the sky was dark so nobody noticed the strange scene.After half an hour, the two people in the car seemed content to continue waiting. Sam gradually lost patience as he softly complained, “Why aren’t they done yet?”Arabella finished her water and threw the empty plastic bottle into the trash bin beside her. “How about you go and rush them?”Sam harrumphed. “If you think you have the capability to do it, you go.”The two people waited for a while before a woman wearing a black hip skirt got down of the car. As she walked, she seemed to be cursing. It seemed that the two of them had argued.After the woman left, Julian drove the car away. Arabella and Sam walked
Those who played mahjong were all Julian’s friends and knew his personality.The actions that Julian did to Arabella today, they knew what it all meant.The man who sat on the right side of Arabella was good at reading people from their body language. After Arabella left, Julian seemed to be worried, so he told the woman who sat beside him. “Follow her.”That woman, who was wearing a low-cut neckline dress, had just stood up when Julian drank the wine in one gulp and put the cup down on the table. “I will go.”Arabella walked to the washroom while supporting herself against the wall with her hands. Julian left the private lounge and followed up with quick footsteps before helping her.When they were about to reach the washroom, they bumped into a man who had just walked out of the washroom. The man in a suit apologized.Arabella waved her hand in a drunken stupor. “It’s fine.”The man in a Western suit was Daniel’s assistant, Caleb. Caleb found her voice a little familiar and glanced
Serenity did not seem to be surprised, only giving a faint “Oh” as a reply. “In that case, I’ll give Eva a bath now. Bye.”Just as she was about to put down the phone, a realization suddenly struck John and he said, “Wait.”Serenity, who was going to put down the phone, froze and quietly listened.He used one hand to hold the railings on the corridor to support himself and said, “Make a call to the Rivera family and tell them that Arabella will be staying with the Grant family tonight.”Serenity remained silent for a moment. “Arabella is with you?”He did not want to hide from her and confessed, “She is drunk, so it’s not very convenient for her to return to the Rivera residence.”She faintly replied, “I got it.”The next day, Arabella woke up with a headache. Upon looking at the unfamiliar room, she could not recall where she was.She carefully thought back to last night’s happenings and recalled that she was brought away by John before feeling a little more relieved.She removed the
Caleb looked at her before looking at Sam, who had a camera around his neck and finally understood their intention for coming here. “The magazine agency wants you guys to interview Mayor Hall?”Arabella did not beat around the bush and honestly admitted to it. He remained silent for a while before nodding his head to agree to her request.With Caleb leading them, the security officer at the gate did not stop them anymore. Sam immediately went forward to Arabella and lowered his voice to say, “Who is this man? Those two security officers acted as if they were his grandchildren when they saw him.”“Curiosity killed the cat.” Arabella pushed his head away from her and walked faster to catch up to Caleb.There was a chain bridge located on the eastern side of the resort, and below it was a creek.Caleb told her that Alexander and Daniel would come here for lunch after they had surveyed the place. When that time came, they would walk past here and, hence, he allowed them to wait here.Ther
Caleb looked at his expression through the rearview mirror before he said in terror, “Ms. Arabella is stopping our car.”Arabella walked forward with her high heels and pulled open the car door before sitting inside the car. She sat in the same row as Daniel before saying, “Are you going to eat? Bring me along. I’m hungry too.”Daniel was not dumb enough to not notice that she had an ulterior motive. He said with a slightly cold expression, “Get off the car!”“President Jones.” She affectionately hugged Daniel’s arm and said in a tender voice, “We haven’t eaten a meal together.”Daniel crossed his legs and his lips curled up with a hint of mockery. “I think you are more willing to eat with Mayor Xander Hall.”Naturally, she would not overthink things and assume that he was jealous. Hence, she pretended to not understand his words. Her face was filled with a sweet smiling expression and her black eyes shone with anticipation.“I know a restaurant that has just opened. When we have time
Undoubtedly, he was indirectly telling her about Xander Hall’s whereabouts. Her dark eyes lit up while she lifted her head to kiss him.Daniel took another drag of his cigarette, causing his sexy Adam’s apple to move. “Don’t count your chickens before they hatch.”Arabella looked at him, confused while she waited for him to continue his sentence. He disposed of his cigarette and continued, “You need an invitation to enter.”She looked at him with hopeful eyes. “You are invited too?”Daniel replied with a “Hmm,” and her eyes looked even brighter, only for her to hear his next sentence: “But I have never brought a female date to any banquet parties before.”The excitement and joy she felt a moment ago suddenly disappeared after hearing his words.That’s right. Although Daniel changed his lover every once in a while, he had never been involved in scandals with any woman before. This was because he always attended banquets alone and never brought a female date along.“In that case, can I
At the back of the hotel was a round flower garden. A long table was placed on the grass, and the table was covered with a white cloth. On top of it, there was a variety of delicious food.When Arabella found Sam, he was holding a plate of cake while his gaze was on Xander Hall, who was talking with another person by the water fountain.She patted his shoulder from behind. Perhaps he was frightened, so his reaction was very big and the cake in his hands almost dropped to the ground.Sam saw her and heaved a sigh of relief before asking, “How did you get in?”“I walked in with my own two legs.” She took the cake that was yet to be touched from his hands and took a bite. It was her favorite blueberry flavor.Sam did not like to eat food that was sweet anyway and only took the cake as a cover. “No, I meant…”She knew what he was going to ask and quickly cut off his words. “Have you talked to Mayor Xander Hall?”Sam scratched his head. “I haven’t had the right timing.”She glanced at Xand
Daniel was not busy at all, merely standing by the window deep in thought. As she pushed the door open and entered, he turned around to look at her.Looking at his calm and expressionless face, Arabella didn’t continue walking forward. He must still be in a bad mood as he had been for the past two days.“Madam Garcia called for us to return to the main residence this weekend,” said she softly.Daniel remained silent for a moment. He had changed out of his suit after dinner and was wearing a thin collared shirt and a pair of flaxen casual pants. He looked refined and a little more approachable than when he was in his usual suit.“You don’t want to bring me back to the Garcia’s main residence, do you?” asked she cautiously.Julia had just said on the phone that Daniel either refused to answer her calls or found all sorts of excuses to abide. She couldn’t think of any other good reason besides him not wanting to introduce her to his family.As she gazed at him doubtfully, his eyes turned
Helena took a glance and then looked toward the study upstairs. Arabella’s phone kept ringing so Helena adjusted her shawl and told Mrs. Walter to answer it. “Maybe it’s an important call.”Mrs. Walter took out the phone from Arabella’s handbag and saw Daniel’s name displayed on the screen. Pleasantly surprised, she said, “Madam, it’s Second Young Master.”“Hurry up and answer it, then,” said Helena with slight urgency in her voice.She was usually gentle to the servants but she was especially agitated today. Mrs. Walter stammered as she said, “Oh… Alright…”Just as she was about to pick up the call, Arabella’s phone suddenly stopped ringing and the living room returned to silence.On the other end of the line, Daniel waited for a long time for someone to pick up but nobody did. Daniel looked at the darkened screen, feeling extremely stifled in his chest.Was she unavailable to pick up his call?Or did she not want to answer his call in front of that person?There were three or four c
When it was lunchtime, the two ate together at the resort’s gourmet resort. They ate a buffet that tasted very good, and the environment was very quiet and elegant.Arabella took a sip of the crab meat soup while looking at the scenery outside, sighing. “It’s really nice to come here for a vacation. No wonder you don’t feel bored staying here all day.”The two of them had the same taste and liked spicy food. There were a few plates of seafood on the table, bright and delicious.Wendy elegantly dug out the meat from the crab with a knife and fork. “You can come with your husband next time. It’ll improve the relationship between husband and wife.”Arabella lowered her eyelashes and sucked on the crab meat. “He might not have the time.”“A married man has to earn money to support his family. As a woman, you have to be more understanding.” Wendy smiled gently and elegantly.“Of course.” She raised her eyebrows.Daniel was about to take a nap after eating when he remembered Arabella’s inju
He hummed faintly and paused for a moment before saying, “You don’t have to wait for me next time I’m late.”The two fell silent again.Recalling the perfume she had smelled on his clothes, she turned around and faced him. Looking at his broad back, her chest felt heavy and uncomfortable. Suddenly, she reached out and hugged his waist. “I’m cold.”Daniel froze for a moment. Then, he turned around and pulled her into his embrace. “Go to sleep,” said he in a low and gentle voice.Arabella snuggled in his embrace, but he did not hug her tighter or react in any other way. She rubbed against his chest again and he said with a whisper, “Don’t mess around.” However, he did not make any further moves.He was not interested in her at all.If a person’s desire was satisfied, he would be indifferent to any other woman.Thinking of the woman’s perfume on his clothes, she felt even more upset as if something was gripping her tightly, and she spasmed.She removed her hand from his chest and turned
“How is she?” asked Daniel rather indifferently.“She just had her lunch and is still reading a book,” said Mrs. Winstead as she glanced upstairs.Daniel replied with an ‘OK’ and hung up without saying anything else.Mrs. Winstead was a little confused when she heard the immediate dead tone coming from the receiver. She did not know why Daniel called.After giving it some thought, she realized that it was her answer and not his question that mattered.He just wanted to know if Arabella had eaten and what she was up to.She remembered how Young Master had taken care of Young Madam yesterday when the latter had a fever. It was obvious to her that Young Master cared about Young Madam.She poured a glass of water and brought it up to the second floor. She knocked on the bedroom door and Arabella’s gentle voice came from inside. “Come in.”She pushed the door open and walked in. Then, she placed the glass of water beside Arabella’s hand. Seeing that Young Madam had been reading with her he
Daniel did not stop as he continued walking while buttoning up his coat.When Daniel returned to South Bay, the family doctor had just arrived. The two of them drove into the villa one after the other.Mrs. Winstead heard the sound of cars arriving and came down the stairs. When she saw Daniel return, she was so shocked that her mouth was half open. “Young…Young Master!”“How’s she doing now?” Daniel rushed upstairs.“Her fever is getting worse.” Mrs. Winstead and the family doctor quickly followed.Daniel pushed the bedroom door open and walked closer to take a look. The woman on the bed had an unusually red face and her sickly appearance made her look like a fragile doll.Because she was pregnant, many medicines could not be used, but her fever was too high. The doctor suggested using this most primitive method.Although she wasn’t wearing anything, he didn’t have any thoughts that he shouldn’t have. His actions were especially serious and careful.After a few minutes, Daniel remove
He entered the bathroom but could no longer see her figure clearly through the matte glass. He could only see the fog inside.He frowned and pushed open the bathroom door. He was shocked to feel the hot air. Then, he took two steps forward to turn off the shower. His face was frighteningly dark. “What are you doing?”Arabella didn’t feel embarrassed as she looked at him blankly.Daniel’s gaze turned cold when he saw the large patch of red on her skin.Even though the bathroom was filled with steam, her face was as pale as a sheet of paper.He took the towel and wrapped it around her, then carried her out of the bathroom and threw her on the bed angrily.The bed was very soft, so the fall did not hurt. Before she could react, a black shadow pressed down on her.He placed one hand on her side. The other hand was embedded in her chin. His warm voice was filled with suppressed anger. “Why did you hurt yourself?” When she met his sharp gaze, her dark eyes focused and her gaze gradually bec
Arabella Rivera was having mixed emotions when Serenity Rivera started to recount what happened.John wasn’t doing well in the Grant family back then. He had fallen out with Zach Grant and was often repressed by Shia Grant after entering Grant Group.How could he think of giving Arabella a good life as his wife when he hadn’t sorted his out yet?At the same time, Serenity received 10% of Rivera Group from Benjamin for her birthday. It was no mystery to anyone by then that Serenity would be the one to inherit Rivera Group.Marrying Serenity would mean that he would also have the backing of the Rivera group to strengthen his position in Grant Group. With that in mind, John proposed a fake marriage to Serenity.It took Serenity three days of careful thought before agreeing.She had two reasons for doing so. The first was that she had always been envious of John and Arabella’s beautiful love that lasted for more than ten years. The second was due to her love life.When Arabella agreed to
Serenity looked at the calendar on her desk and her fingers swiped across the numbers on it. Today’s date was circled, marked because she had a business banquet to attend.“Let’s have dinner together after work tomorrow,” said she after a while.Lunch break was coming to an end and it was time to go to work. Francesca passed a document to Arabella and asked her to send it to the president’s office. arabella happened to have something to ask him, so she took the document and went to the office. She raised her hand to knock on the door.When the man’s deep voice allowed her entry, Arabella pushed the door open and entered. The man had just come out of the lounge next door and had not officially entered work.Arabella placed the documents on his desk, turned around, and looked at Daniel who was fixing his tie. “The day after we registered our marriage, did you invest two hundred million in Rivera Group?”“Mmhmm.” Daniel remained calm.After dinner, Daniel went to the study room while Ara