The car stopped at the resort and Arabella was about to open the door when Daniel’s large palm pressed down on her shoulder. She turned around and looked at him blankly. She could feel the warmth of his palm through her clothes as if it was about to melt her.Daniel took out the car keys from her bag and threw them to Caleb, who was sitting in the front row. “Drive her car.”Caleb opened the car door and got out. When she heard the car door close with a bang, that was when Arabella finally reacted. “My foot is injured and I can’t drive.”Daniel glanced at her indifferently and retracted his hand. He pushed the door open and got in the driver’s seat. As Arabella remained astonished by what was happening, Daniel had already started the engine of the car.The warmth of his palm still lingered on her right shoulder, seeping into her skin bit by bit. For a moment, even her heart was so hot that she could not help but tremble.After entering the city, the car went straight to the hospital.
The car stopped outside an elegant and high-end restaurant. Arabella got out of the car and followed Calvin Galvez in.But after a while, Calvin realized that she was no longer following right behind him. He turned around and saw her limping. Surprised, he asked, “What happened to your leg?”“I sprained it.” They met at the hospital. Why else would she be there if she wasn’t feeling well?If she was any other girl, Calvin wouldn’t hesitate to carry her like a princess or on his back. But he knew better than to do that with Arabella.She was an important person to John.If he even dared to have any ill intentions towards her, John would waste no time severing his brotherhood with Calvin and make the latter’s life miserable.He slowed down and waited until she was closer to him before supporting her with one hand. Soon, the two stepped into the restaurant and took their seats. Arabella took the menu from the waiter and ordered a few dishes.Their seats were by the French window so they
The night was cool yet hazy as the neon lights lit up Andalas.In the living room of the Rivera residence, Serenity and Helena were playing with Eva Grant. Eva was almost two years old and could already speak a few simple words. Although they usually came out more like babbles, one could still understand her if one listened carefully.John sat on the single-seater sofa with a cup of tea in his hands, watching the television absentmindedly while occasionally glancing at the entrance. The laughter entering his ears could not calm the restlessness in his heart.Serenity fed Eva Grant a few broken pieces of biscuits and looked up at John. She saw him staring at the entrance in a daze. Serenity looked out the window and noticed that the sky was already dark.Then, she turned to the clock on the wall and saw that it was already nine o’clock. “Why isn’t Arabella back yet?”Helena touched Eva Grant’s fair and tender cheek and said, “She’s just a secretary. I don’t know why always has so many
Grandma always saved the big pomegranates for Arabella Rivera. And Arabella was unlike other children – she would chew the seeds and flesh together instead of spitting out the seeds like others.Once, she ate too much, and her stomach hurt badly. So she ran into John’s arms and cried loudly. ‘Am I going to die?”John Grant was only twelve years old then, so when he heard ‘die’, he was flustered.To him, the only association with death is that he would never be able to see her again. Panicking, he carried her on his back, about to run to the clinic.Grandma heard her crying, too, and walked into the room. After understanding the situation, her loose hand touched Arabella’s stomach.“It’s fine. She just ate too many pomegranate seeds and can’t digest them.”On rainy days, it was not easy to walk on the road in Willow Town, but Arabella liked jumping over potholes and walking across the bluestone bridge.John would carry her schoolbag and shout after her from behind, “Slow down. Be caref
Of course, he couldn’t possibly be alone. Caleb was right behind him. She walked out of the elevator and nodded slightly. “President Garcia.”Daniel’s gaze swept across her body to her feet. Seeing that she was walking steadily, he said, “Better?”“Almost. I’ll go to work tomorrow.” Today was the last day of her leave period. Even if she did not meet him today, she was going to tomorrow anyway.“It’s good that you remember.” Daniel walked past her and entered the elevator.”The low and magnetic voice did not reveal much emotion. It was like a cello, slow and mellow.The moment he walked past her, she could feel the slight breeze brush past her, accompanied by the scent of his body. It was clear and mixed with the smell of tobacco. How pleasant.Arabella arrived at Benjamin Rivera’s office. She had already informed Mr. Charlie of her arrival earlier so he was waiting for her. She handed the document to Mr. Charlie and said, “Mr. Charlie, is this the right one?”Mr. Charlie took it and
However, no matter how good her tea skills were, Master Samson still did not like her. That was why she never brewed tea again.It had been three years so she wondered if her skills had deteriorated. All she hoped right now was that she would not embarrass herself today.When Master Hoffman heard that she was going to burn incense and clean her hands, he couldn’t help but look at her a few more times. Although she was very young, she knew how to make tea.He turned to the girl in the dress standing next to him. She understood his gesture and left the room. After a few minutes, two women in the same red dress came in with incense and water in their hands.After Arabella cleaned her hands and burned the incense, she took the boiling water and heated the teapot. She then took a suitable amount of tea leaves and placed them into the teapot. The tea leaves were of the highest quality.She poured a small amount of boiling water into the teapot and then covered it. The teapot was transparent
Arabella was a little confused by his words. As she wished? Her mind was still scrambling to figure out what he meant when the car stopped outside the international shopping mall.She looked at the crowd through the car window and turned back to look at him blankly. “What are we doing here?”Daniel got out of the car and opened the car door for her like a gentleman. But his face still looked cold and indifferent. “Get out of the car.”Arabella was feeling a little overwhelmed as she looked at him in surprise. Nevertheless, she got out of the car.When the two entered the mall, a saleswoman immediately greeted them with eyes glued to Daniel. “Welcome, may I ask-”Before she could finish, she was pushed away by another salesperson behind her who smiled obsequiously and said, “Sir, Miss, do you need any help?”Daniel’s gaze did not pause on either of them for even a second as his gaze swept across the row of clothes in front of him before he pointed at a lake-green dress. “Take that one
A waiter walked over with a glass of champagne and Daneil and Arabella each took a glass. Daniel looked back at President William with his dark eyes and calmly said, “President William, you’re quite the jokester. It’s already nighttime, so why would the sun be rising now?”President William studied Arabella from the corner of his eyes and smiled. “President Garcia, aren’t you going to introduce your companion?”Daniel frankly said, “This is Arabella, my female companion tonight.”Most in the world of business had a shrewd mind, and President William was no different. Curiosity got the better of him as he started to wonder about the relationship between the two as he politely greeted Arabella.“Miss Arabella, President Garcia never brings a female companion to a banquet. To be the first one to get his attention, you must count your lucky stars.”Arabella still had her arm in Daniel’s so she raised her glass of champagne in one hand and said with a smile, “It is indeed my honor.”Since
The phone in his pocket rang. He took it out and saw that it was her calling. He threw the phone on the seat next to him. After a few seconds, the phone stopped ringing.He took out a cigarette and put it into his mouth. His phone rang again. He took a glimpse at it from the corner of his eye and saw that it was still from her.He let it ring and took out a lighter to light the cigarette. He rolled down the window and blew out smoke rings that were carried away by the night wind.When it rang for the third time, he pressed the reject button in frustration and turned off his phone. The night was quiet again.Arabella paced around the room in her pajamas, holding her phone in her hand. She had called Daniel many times, but his phone was eventually switched off.It was already two o’clock in the morning but she was also hesitant to call Caleb since it was too late in the night.She walked to the bed and sat waiting. Her phone was always in her hand, ready to pick up a call the moment it
Master Samson took a single look at her before turning the other way, turning a deaf ear to her words.The pale yellow liquid in the medicine bag flowed down the white tube drop by drop into his bloodstream through the needle on the back of his hand.Arabella didn’t care about Master Samson’s attitude as she silently retreated to the side and stood there. Helena Turner patted her hand lightly, indicating to the former not to take it to heart.The attending doctor listened to Master Samson’s heartbeat with a stethoscope and wrote down a string of numbers in a folder. Then, Benjamin Rivera followed him out of the ward.Master Samson looked at Serenity who was sitting by the bed and holding his hand. “For the sake of your future with Eva, you should remarry John.”The old man had been trying to get Serenity and John back together after returning from Oakland, but his granddaughter had been avoiding him. Because of this, Master Samson had gotten so angry that he was hospitalized.“We won’
While Arabella was stunned for a moment, John took the tissue from her and carefully wiped the water off her sleeves. Then, he pulled out a small part of her inner sleeve over the sleeves of her windbreaker a little so that the wet parts would not stick to her skin.“Are you feeling better?” His clear voice was low and gentle.She pulled her hand back, still feeling the warmth of his fingertips on the skin of her wrist. “Much better.” After a pause, she said, “Thank you, President Grant.”The immediate distance she put between them simply from her words felt as if she had just stabbed John. He pursed his pale lips and difficultly said, “Arabella, we shouldn’t be like this.”“From the moment you decided to marry my Sis, we were already destined to end up like this.” She was unfazed.John held her shoulders and seriously said, “But you know-”“That won’t change the truth!” She interrupted him, though rather calmly which scared John a little.He could see the prideful stubbornness in her
She took a sip from the glass of water. Since they were already married, there would always be a chance for her to meet the aunt in the future.Still, since she was angry at him for acting on his own and Daniel was not someone who would admit his mistake or apologize first, the couple did not speak to each other for the rest of the day – they simply minded their own business and nonchalantly ignored each other.Daniel rested at home for a week before going back to work. Once he did, only Arabella and Mrs. Winstead were left at home.XXXOne day after lunch, Arabella drove to the cafe at which she had agreed to meet Sam.It had been a week since they last met and Sam seemed to have become a lot more dispirited. But when he saw her, his usual cheeky smile returned. “A rich lady is indeed different. I would never dare dream of driving a car like this in my entire life.”Indeed, Arabella was driving a luxury car worth millions. He hadn’t even saved enough money to wed a wife yet. Such was
Julia Silver Garcia looked around the room at the others present before her eyes finally landed on her son in bed. “Such a big thing happened and yet you did not think to tell me and your father?”“Even if I didn’t call you, someone would have informed you.” The corners of Daniel’s lips curled into a mocking smile.Julia didn’t care about his tone. “I heard about what happened this time. You were too impulsive. No matter what, you shouldn’t have risked your own life-”“If you’re here to teach me a lesson, you might as well not come,” said Daniel, interrupting her in a tone devoid of respect.Julia’s expression changed slightly. There were outsiders present, yet he didn’t seem to care.Arabella decided to step in as she said, “Mom, don’t misunderstand. I’m very happy that you came to see him. You know his temper very well. It’s just that he can be a bit cold sometimes.”Unfortunately, Julia didn’t ease up. Mrs. Winstead had called the main residence to inform the Master and Madam of th
A Blatant InvitationHis deep yet bright eyes watched Arabella quietly, reflecting her silhouette. He had spoken with such seriousness that her eyes started to heat up and she had to do her best to suppress the layers of mist forming.Arabella gently held his right hand, her slender fingertips hooked the bandage wrapped around it, and her eyes turned sour.If he had not found her in time, she would probably have lost her life.Daniel used his left hand to caress her pale face. “You must be hungry. Mrs. Winstead sent over black chicken soup this morning. I’ll go get it for you.”He pushed the wheelchair to the table, opened the thermos flask, and poured some chicken soup into a bowl. He held the bowl with his bandaged left hand and pushed the wheelchair back to the bed with his other hand.” It’s still hot.”Arabella received the bowl of soup and took a few sips but did not touch a single piece of chicken.Daniel knew she must not have much of an appetite yet, so he did not force her. I
The Child Is Very HealthyHowever, he now knew that John and Serenity had put on a wedding ring for a fake marriage, so Daniel knew Arabella was referring to them, the young master and young madam of the Rivera family.He untied the wish on the branch, came down from the bamboo ladder, and put it into his suit pocket.The little monk complained, saying, “Why did you take down her wish? It won’t come true like this.”“I will be the one to fulfill all her wishes.” Daniel left this sentence with the monk and entered the temple. He took off his raincoat and threw it to Caleb, who had been following behind him.Caleb and Xeno were stunned by the appearance of the man before them. He was drenched, his black hair was messy, and his trousers below his knees had been soaked in mud and water. His walk was not as strong as usual and the movement of his legs was a little stiff.When they arrived at the guest room, Daniel was already sitting by Arabella’s bedside, his large palm placed on her abdo
If Something Happened To Her, It Would BeA Dead Body And Two Lives (2)Ms. Lewis and the others looked at him in shock while Mr. Shiloh muttered a realization to himself. “No wonder President Garcia was so anxious and reckless.”“The signal tower collapsed?” Caleb frowned.“Ms. Arabella is at the signal tower.” Mr. Shiloh nodded.“What?” Caleb’s eyes opened wide in shock. “Young Madam is pregnant. If anything happens to her, both of us will die!”“What?” Sam had just reached the door when he heard this. “What?”They looked at the door and saw a man supporting Sam, both wearing large black raincoats.Sam took off the raincoat, revealing his frighteningly pale face. “No wonder she said her stomach hurts. She’s pregnant.”As soon as he said that, not only Caleb, but even Mr. Shiloh and the others broke out in cold sweat.Ms. Lewis looked at Xeno, scared and anxious. She was afraid that something had happened to Arabella.“I’ll go up the mountain to find them,” said Xeno after pondering
If Something Happened to HerSam’s eyes widened as he gritted his teeth. “What did you see me write?”He had been talking all day long about his dream to be a great photographer in the future. Everyone in the magazine agency knew about it. So what did she need to peek for?“I didn’t peek.” Afraid that he wouldn’t believe her, she continued to say, “Everyone in the magazine agency knows what your wish is.”Sam felt a little embarrassed and scratched his head. “Don’t tell them that we had already come here to make a wish. You mustn’t tell them. Otherwise, they’ll make fun of me again.”“It depends on my mood,” said Arabella teasingly.Sam’s face turned pale.The wind started to pick up, and the red wishes on the branches started to dance wildly. Arabella looked up at the sky and noticed the gathering dark clouds. “I think it’s time we meet back with the rest.”“What’s the hurry? We-”A loud boom followed a bright bolt of lightning, cutting off Sam’s words. The two looked at each other,