Arabella raised her head and looked at the skyscraper, which looked so tall that it seemed like it could touch the clouds. The beautiful sun overflowed with the colors of the rainbow.She pushed the glass door and entered. The receptionist was on the phone, so she waited for a while.After the receptionist put down the phone, she smiled and said, “Hi, I am Arabella Rivera. I have an appointment with the chief editor, Ms. Lewis.”The receptionist smiled politely and led her to the guest room before pouring a glass of water for her. “Please wait for a while, Ms. Arabella.”After a short while, a woman in her thirties pushed the door open and entered the room. She took great care of her skin, which made her look younger than her actual age. She was also very fashionable and walked with style.“Ms. Arabella, sorry to keep you waiting.”Arabella stood up and extended her hand out. “Nice to meet you, Ms. Lewis.”Ms. Lewis shook hands with her and sat on the opposite chair while giving her a
Arabella did not even look at him and smiled as she walked past Faye to stand behind him before placing one arm over his shoulders and intimately adjusting his collar for him.“When you have time, let’s go and have coffee to reminisce about the past.” With that, she smiled and left.Calvin lowered his eyelashes as he prepared his speech in his heart to explain to Faye. Yet, when he raised his head up, he saw that his new lover’s face was filled with tears and that her eyes were slightly red. Despite the tears, she looked very attractive.He was flustered. “Faye, I…” “Calvin, we are done. Don’t look me up ever again.” Faye stood up, took her bag, and left while crying.As he watched his new lover leave as she cried, Calvin wanted to curse before he took out his phone and called John, feeling upset.Once the call was through, he shouted, “Arabella ruined my date!”John stood before the glass window in his office and s
“Arabella, I heard that you are working for a magazine agency?”In contrast to her outfit, Arabella wore a plain pair of ear studs.Thus, Serenity took it down and replaced it with a pair of royal blue crystal earrings from the makeup box.She looked at her unfamiliar appearance in the mirror and was startled. “Anyways, I will be bored staying at home.”She had never styled herself up so properly with a high-end custom-made dress, exquisite necklace, and costly earrings.As she looked at herself in the mirror, she had the realization that she was the young missy of the Rivera family.“Then you should have entered our own company.” Serenity did not agree with her working in the magazine agency. “You will suffer grievances during work. In our own company, with me and Dad around, nobody will dare to bully you.”Although Serenity married John, she did not work in Grant Group with him. Instead, she remained in the Rivera family’s company and was the manager of the design department.It was
Mrs. Abbot’s eyes had a hint of shock as she sized her up with a curious and surprised gaze.Could it be that she was ignorant?She had not heard that the Rivera family had another daughter.Mrs. Cook’s arm gently nudged Mrs. Abbot before Mrs. Abbot realized that she had lost her composure. She dryly laughed. “Ms. Arabella is really pretty. Are you still pursuing your education?”Arabella’s skin was tender and fair while her face was exquisite and small with a pair of clear black eyes. To those who did not know better, she looked like a university student who had yet to step into society.Serenity laughed. “Arabella has already graduated. She has been overseas for the past few years and only came back half a month ago so you may not have seen her.”After hearing her words, Mrs. Cook and Mrs. Abbot understood, and their mouths were filled with compliments for Arabella.Arabella’s face kept on a smile, and wait for them to stop talking before she said, “Thank you.”Serenity was prepared
She did not speak for a long while, and Daniel lowered his head to look at her. Upon noticing that she was not paying attention to him, he slightly furrowed his eyebrows. “What’s wrong?”She gave him a faint smile with her eyes shining. “I was just thinking about how everyone brought a date along, and yet, you didn’t.”“Aren’t you here with me?” Although he said it in a teasing tone, his black eyes looked very still and calm while his voice was filled with indifference.She curled her lips up and remained silent.She obviously did not think that the reason he did not bring a date along was due to her presence.Would someone like Daniel care about how a woman felt?Besides, they were like friends with benefits where they only took what they needed from each other.As the music was going to end soon, Daniel pushed her forward before pulling her back again.Her dress gently swayed as though it was a butterfly flapping its wings. Her delicate waist leaned backward with his hand supporting
Outside the guest room number 6088, a woman wearing a rose-colored strapless gown stood with a look of nervousness.She took a deep breath and knocked on the room door.After she knocked two times, no one responded. She was a little dejected but was indignant too.She continued to knock for the third time and the room door was pulled open from inside.The man who opened the door did not see clearly who was standing outside the door and said with a cold tone, “Don’t you have the room card?”Linda was frightened by his displeased voice, but as she thought about her purpose for coming here, she calmed herself down.The man had just come out from the bathroom, and a towel was wrapped around him while his hair was dripping with water.Her face immediately flushed red as she stuttered, “President… President Garcia, I’m Linda. I am here to…”When he heard the unfamiliar woman’s voice, Daniel stopped his footsteps to the inner room and turned back to look at the person outside the door before
Her heart felt very sour. Perhaps many people had the same surname and name as John Grant in this world, but the John Grant she met when she was five could no longer be hers.She also did not have the right to brazenly point at his nose like the good old days when they were young and say, “John Grant, if you dare to accept any present from other women, I will never talk to you again.”Even though she knew that other women had secretly stuffed those presents into his bag, she still felt uncomfortable.Of course, those tidbits and chocolates always ended up in her stomach.Every time she ate, she would even judge those girls with a look of disdain. She would say that they were either too fat or too short.She told him not to be blinded by love and to focus on studying, as that was the right path.She even learned the phrase “blinded by love” from her grandma.At that time, she was only ten and did not know what it meant. She only thought that the phrase sounded very cool and used it.Ho
Every time she picked up the ball for him, he would say “thank you” with his face devoid of expression as his tone of voice remained polite and indifferent. However, he did not sound apologetic at all.Before she could even catch her breath, Daniel swung his golf club again.However, not only did the ball not enter the hole, but it also rolled farther than before.By the time she picked up her fifteenth ball, she was already so tired that she could not breathe properly.She heard the people who came with Daniel say, “President Garcia, your form doesn’t seem very good today.”Daniel took the bottle of water that Caleb passed to him. He opened the bottle and gulped before saying with his tone filled with indifference, “My hand slipped.”Benjamin and the others went to the rest area to take a breather after playing for a while, but Daniel did not seem to be bored from playing.The way he swung his golf club looked very smooth and skillful. He even looked very cool and elegant when he did
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
Company lunch time commenced at noon, and Julia was not an unreasonable person, which was why she suggested 12.10 p.m. to factor in the travel time of taking the elevator and walking over.After all, Julia came from a scholarly family.She called the waiter over who handed her the menu. She pushed it across the table to Arabella. “Take a look and order whatever you want to eat.”Arabella knew very well that Julia did not ask her out for a meal. She handed the menu to the waiter. “Give me a glass of lemonade. I don’t need anything else.”“Pregnant people should drink ‘that’ to be healthy,” said Julia.Arabella was surprised and eventually said to the waiter, “A glass of plain water instead.”After the waiter left, Julia Silver looked at Arabella with a serious gaze. “Ms. Arabella, I’m sure you know why I’ve invited you out today.”“Madam, if you have anything to say, just say it,” said Arabella calmly.“Leave Daniel after you gave birth. I’ll compensate you fairly,” said Julia.Althoug
Since he was about to lose, Benjamin heaved a sigh of relief after hearing Arabella’s words. No matter what, he was still an elder. How could he lose face in front of a junior? Hence, he said, “Since that’s the case, let’s go eat.”Daniel knew what he was thinking but he kept it to himself and simply smiled in agreement. The three walked out of the chess room. Coincidentally, John came back from outside with a pomegranate in his hand.She had just said that she had gone to pick pomegranates. Now that John had also returned with a pomegranate, what would others think?Serenity was playing with Eva Grant so she didn’t notice this.Helena’s expression turned ugly for a moment and Benjamin Rivera glared coldly at Arabella, the warning in his eyes obvious.Arabella looked at Daniel next to her. There was nothing unusual about his warm and indifferent face but he could sense her uneasiness so he wrapped an arm around her shoulder and led her to the dining table.John didn’t seem to feel the
Arabella and Mrs. Winstead were watching television in the living room when they heard a sound coming from the entrance. They turned around and saw Daniel. They went up to him with a smile and Arabella said, “You’re back so early.”Usually, there would be other activities after the meal, so she had expected him back around ten o’clock at the latest. Now, it was not even 930 p.m. yet.Daniel took off his suit jacket and Arabella took it to hang it up for him. She leaned closer to him and sniffed his shirt. The smell of alcohol was not strong. It seemed like he did not drink much.Daniel could not help but laugh when he saw her behavior. “I’m afraid of sleeping in the guest room, so I didn’t dare to drink too much.”Arabella scoffed. “The weather has been cold recently and the blankets are thin so, it’s right for you to have this awareness.”Arabella was very beautiful when she smiled. Her pupils were black and clear, like the clear autumn sky.He touched her cheek. He had just returned