Upon seeing how things played out, Lotus' eyes widened in shock. Just like that? Zaire was willing to let her go. Even though Zaire liked Lotus so much and his ego was in line? Immediately, a thought came to Lotus' mind, and she understood one thing. Love is choosing to hold on or let go when it's time. Upon seeing Zaire twist the doorknob, Lotus quickly snapped out of her thoughts. She stood up from the bed and ran to Zaire. Immediately, she wrapped her hands around him from behind. Lotus' eyes pooled with tears upon realizing how much Zaire must like her for him to choose to walk away even though he could threaten her or use his power to tie her down. "You silly person, how can you let go like that? Didn't you threaten me? Didn't you declare that I'll only belong to you this lifetime?" She sniffed pitifully and whispered in a trembling voice. Although he was considerate of her feelings, she can't help feeling bad. Then what if she was a heartless woman? What would have happen
The car sleekly drove to a stop at the parking lot. Darvish alighted the car and strode toward his mansion, his face gloomy and his aura cold to the brim. That crazy Zaire had called Darvish to flaunt Lotus's confession and also called Darvish a single dog. How can he be happy?Darvish twisted the doorknob and strode into the mansion. Suddenly, his brows furrowed, and his eyes turned cold due to the delicious scent that wafted into his nose.Wait, who's cooking in his mansion...Before Darvish could process, Havelin strode out of the kitchen carrying two plates of meal. He was in a black apron.Darvish froze at the sight of the person, but in the next second, his eyes turned darker. Why is this little bastard in his mansion? And what was this bastard playing at?"You're home." Havelin paused in his tracks and uttered with a smile. But in the next second, Havelin realized what he had just said, and it made him want to smack his head at the stupid words.Of course, it's late, and the m
Zelda's eyes were cold with rage, and her face contorted in a frown filled with indignation. After connecting the dots, how could she not understand that her parents had schemed at her?Her parents never booked any restaurant, nor did they have any intention of coming to the private room, but she, as a naive fool, had fallen for their words, and that had resulted in her getting drugged and almost bedded by Cephas.Zelda had just returned from abroad. How can they do this to her? And expected her to trust them?Although Zelda's eyes were fierce, and her face was darkened with rage. The only thing that spoiled the balance was Zelda's limping. Each step taken by Zelda was accompanied by a grimace and an inward curse meant for Quist. "Zelda, thank heavens. Where have you been since last night?" Zelda's mother, Mrs. Edward, sprang up and hurriedly walked toward Zelda.Upon seeing the sign on Zelda's face, she gasped in shock and covered her lips with her palms. "How can you? How can you h
"Zaire. Hubby Zaire." Lotus cried out pitifully while doing her best to push someone and escape from someone's clinginess. Unfortunately, regardless of how Lotus tried to break free, she was unable to move at all. Her squirming even gave Zaire more benefit in getting access to her skin, causing her to want to cry a river.Lotus covered her lips to bite back the moan that threatened to spill past her lips due to Zaire's kisses that traced her neck and collarbone. However, Zaire removed Lotus' hands to prevent her from stifling the moans.Lotus quickly used that chance to grab Zaire's hand and stop him from continuing further. The duo were all fine until all of a sudden when Zaire captured Lotus' lips and began to trace kisses around Lotus' neck."Baby, you don't act like that with me." Zaire retorted in an innocent and pitiful tone. He extended his hand and grabbed Lotus' waist tighter with grievances on his face. If one didn't know better, one might think the ruthless President Zair
"Lotus!" As soon as Zelda alighted from her car, she screamed and dashed toward Lotus with her arms spread wide.Upon seeing Zelda, Lotus' eyes light up, and her face brightens with joy. She stretched out her hand and hugged Zelda. "Zelda!" She exclaimed.The two hugged each other, a sweet and sincere, fond smile on their faces. It was only after a few minutes that the two separated from each other.Their eyes immediately met, and they smiled at each other before hugging again.Zelda grabbed Lotus's hand tightly, her eyes flashing and her face flushing due to the wide and carefree smile on her face. "Lotus, you can't fathom how much I've missed you all these years. I missed you so much." She expressed Lotus blinked, her eyes glistening with excitement. She chimed in, "I've also missed you a lot..."Suddenly Zelda pursed her lips and hugged Lotus tightly, her face filled with remorse. "I'm so sorry for not being here with you when it all happened." She lamented, talking about the issu
Zelda's eyes widened in disbelief, and she quickly stretched out her hand to rub her eyes. And yet, the person before her didn't change. It was indeed Quist. Upon recalling the content of the message she had written before she left, Zelda broke into a sweat immediately. If Zelda ever knew she would meet Quist again, she would never have fanned the flame. Zelda had always believed that she and Quist were from separate worlds, and that the world was too big for their paths to cross. Who knew... Upon recalling an important detail, she almost smacked herself. That is right! Everyone knew Zaire, Quist, and Reath were friends; how could she not pay attention to the most important thing? The first thought that immediately surged through Zelda's heart was escape. Without hesitation, she dived for her car. Unfortunately, even though Zelda thought of these, someone's reflexes were faster. Quist immediately grabbed the stinking woman by the collar and pressed her to the car. Very wel
Zelda exhaled and stood up. She didn't know what was going on with that playboy, and the last thing she'd ever want was to relate to a man like Quist. Perhaps because Zelda was different from the girls Quist had met in the past, Quist wanted to conquer and play Zelda before letting her go. Unfortunately, Zelda doesn't have any intention to stick with a playboy like Quist. Playboys like Quist only take girls as toys, and once they're done with the woman, they'll discard her like a broken doll without caring about the woman's feelings. Zelda can't help thinking that she is in great trouble. As soon as the party was almost done, Zelda promised to leave Lotus and Zaire's mansion, and she promised that she'd put in all she could to avoid a person like Quist. Zelda was sure that if Quist and Zelda's paths didn't cross for a month or less, Quist would forget her. Thinking like this, Zelda exhaled. Immediately, Zelda sat up from the bed and walked out of the room. Muscular hands sudd
Just as Quist promised, Quist didn't cause any trouble for Zelda at all. Except that the playboy won't hesitate to bully her by groping Zelda and indecently touching her sometimes when no one is watching.The celebration was fun with different meals that ended up being made by Zaire since the other two only knew how to cause a mess in the kitchen due to their ignorance. The mood was fun and sweet. Even the gloomy-faced Reath smiled a lot more compared to his typical self.Upon seeing that the celebration was coming to an end, Zelda stood up and appreciated Zaire and Lotus. She bid goodbye to everyone and delivered the gifts to Zaire and Lotus before making her way out of the mansion, accompanied by Lotus.Upon seeing Quist paying no attention to her leave, Zelda unconsciously heaved a sigh of relief. She took a deep breath and got into her car before driving out of the summer garden.Zelda's eyes gleamed slightly. Seeing how Zaire had patiently paid attention to Lotus made her reali
SIDE STORY 1: CHASING ZELDA “Ahhhhh!” Quist raised his neck and let out his outburst into the sky for the umpteenth time. After receiving two pieces of good news at the same time, how could he hold back from screaming? He certainly can’t. On the same day, Quist knew about Zelda's pregnancy, and on the same day, Zelda accepted his proposal. Quist felt that he could die tonight in bliss. Wait. No. No. He can't think so badly. If he dies tonight, then how can he end with his Zelda? No, he doesn't want to die! Immediately, Quist snapped out of his thoughts and hugged Zelda. “Wife…” Immediately, Zelda snorted, slapped Quist's hand, and glared at him. This silly playboy. She told him to chase after her properly; is this how to chase after a girl? “Mr. Quist, the proper way to chase after a girl is starting from introduction…” “Yes. Yes. Yes.” Quist nodded his head obediently and introduced, “I am Quist, Zelda's future husband. You are Zelda, Quist's beautiful wife.” The minute he comp
“Mom, I just called Dad, and an aunty with a sweet voice picked up the call.” The four-year-old Agassiz lowered the phone from his ear and blinked his black eyes innocently.As soon as he completed his words, he threw his phone onto the table and happily sauntered toward Arina, his younger twins. He cruelly tugged at Arina's hair twice and grinned wickedly.Arina pressed her lips together and glared at Agassiz before continuing to play games on her phone.Immediately after Lotus and Zaire’s wedding five years ago, the couple decided to settle down with the Landry family. Upon seeing the Landry family's top-notch medical skills and service, Zaire immediately switched to being a medical researcher with the intent of finding cures for rare diseases for non-profit use.Upon hearing Agassiz's words, Lotus carefully held her waist; her stomach bulged, revealing her six-month pregnancy. She stared at Agassiz gently and softly asked, “You called dad?”Agassiz paused in front of Lotus, blinke
“Your phone is ringing again. It’s your hubby Zaire.” Zelda enunciated and sighed for the umpteenth time while raising Lotus's phone in the air for Lotus to see her phone screen. Upon hearing Zelda’s words, Lotus’ eyes lit up, and she hurriedly separated from the hair and makeup staff who were currently applying makeup to her face while fixing her hair. “Bring it over. Bring it over.” Lotus waved her hand in the air and enthusiastically beckoned Zelda Upon hearing Lotus’ words, Zelda shook her head, snorted, and threw Lotus’ phone into the drawer. Lotus's expression changed immediately, and she glared at Zelda unhappily. Zelda folded her arms and began to chide Lotus. Zelda has always believed that Quist was the most clingy, but upon being in the couple’s vicinity, she realized that Lotus and Zaire were super clingy with each other. “Don’t even think about it.” The both of you just didn’t meet each other last night, but you still won’t let each other be. Just this morning you
Lotus held Zaire's hand and strolled her high school street, her eyes bright and a pleasant smile plastered on her face.Even though Lotus enjoyed visiting this place in the past, ever since she married Zaire, she was a bit worried about visiting this place. Lotus was afraid that Zaire might be unhappy with her visiting this place since she and Dylan were the ones who used to come here.But it turns out that her thoughts were really unnecessary because Zaire was the one who brought her here for a date.Lotus held Zaire's hand and eagerly strolled into her high school building. Currently, the school was on vacation, and it was during the weekend, which means no one was in the school's vicinity.Lotus held Zaire's hand and eagerly led him toward her classroom while pointing and explaining every part of the school.Lotus beamed and pointed at one of the front seats. “That's where I sit." Immediately she dragged Zaire toward the chair and table, and they sat down next to each other.Back
“Please come in, young master.” The instant Zaire arrived at the Landry mansion early the next morning, one of the Landry guards bowed to Zaire and said.Upon hearing the guard’s words, Zaire’s eyes flickered with amazement. He already expected the Landry family to scheme and prevent him from stepping into the mansion, but it turns out that they won’t resort so low...“Daddy, you’re here!” A loud scream resounded in the mansion and invaded Zaire’s ears. Instantly, two cute little legs bolted toward Zaire and jumped on Zaire.Zaire bent low and carried Maeva. Immediately, Zaire raised Maeva and twirled her around, causing her to giggle joyfully.It was only after a minute or two did Zaire hug her and pull her cheeks endearingly, a fatherly smile on his face. “Little princess.”“Good morning, dad. I missed you.” Maeva hooked her hands around Zaire’s neck and placed a loud kiss on his cheek. Zaire chuckled and rubbed her hair endearingly. “Dad missed little Princess Maeva a lot.” He exp
Upon seeing the fierce gazes that landed on them, Lotus’ face flushed red in embarrassment. She subtly pinched Zaire’s waist before inwardly chiding him for his actions. Zaire’s lips curved up, and he rubbed her endearingly.Lotus’ attention was grabbed by Reuben’s presence, and she lowered her head slightly to greet Reuben. “Reuben…”Reuben took a step forward, and his eyes brushed Zaire before flashing a provocative smirk at Zaire. So what if Zaire and Lotus are together? Reuben and Lotus came from the same world. Reuben smiled at Lotus gently, “I didn’t want to yet somehow I ended up here to sightsee, but it turns out..." He paused and took a glance at the place with eyes flickering with contempt. “Is this what you go through here…” unclean air, not so clean water...Understanding what Reuben implicitly meant, Lotus’s eyes flashed with disapproval. “I was born here all my life. What do you think?” Lotus retorted with a frown. No one chooses to be born in a certain place; how can
“Zaire?” Lotus’s eyes widened and her lips parted upon hearing Zaire’s words. She turned to Zaire in shock, not expecting him to sacrifice so much just for their family.Zaire had his family, friends, and life here, but he’s willing to sacrifice it just to make their family return to being together. Lotus’ heart melted, and she felt a surge of warmth invade her whole being. Zaire really loves her a lot.The Landry family's eyes flickered in amazement, but they disappeared in the next minute. The Ludovic family was calm as if they expected that result.Immediately, George snorted and rebutted harshly, his displeasure and loathing evident on his face and voice. “We have no space for strays,” he intoned.“Dad. Grandpa. Mom. Grandma.” Lotus’ expression changed, and she rebutted unhappily. How could they just come to a conclusion without even giving them the chance to prove themselves? Zaire is more than capable; how could her father call Zaire a stray?Zaire subtly held Lotus’s hand and
Lotus burrowed into Zaire’s embrace and puffed her cheeks in unhappiness. “I really itch to give that bitch a slap or flaunt to her at least.” Unfortunately, Lotus didn’t even cast a glance at Venus that bitch.Zaire poked her cheeks and chuckled in amusement. “She’s not worthy.” Lotus doesn’t need to dirty her hands because of a bitch like Venus. He consoled.Upon hearing Zaire’s words, Lotus nodded in agreement, her unhappiness dissipating without a trace. She hooked her arms around Zaire’s neck and rubbed her head in his neck coquettishly. “That’s right.” She acquiesced. Zaire gently placed a kiss on her fingers and played with her fingers. “Let’s go on a date.”Upon hearing Zaire’s words, a surge of happiness overwhelmed Lotus’s whole being, but in the next minute, she harrumphed, thrust out her chin, and puffed her cheeks cockily. “Why should I go on a date with you? You should coax me first.” She braggedZaire’s expression softened, and he poked her cheeks. His little and arrog
“Boss,” Wolf called and bowed respectfully the instant he picked up Zaire’s call. Zaire leaned back, his face blank and his eyes glazed. “Capture Venus; she’s making her escape out of the country,” Zaire ordered coldly, his head fixated on the keyboard screen. Upon hearing Zaire’s order, all trace of leisureness in Wolf disappeared, and his fist clenched. He hesitated, “Boss. Miss Venus has always…” Zaire’s brows arched, and his glazed eyes were replaced with extreme coldness. “Huh?” Even though Zaire and Wolf weren’t in the same place, it was as if the temperature had dropped, causing a trace of chills to run down Wolf’s spine. Although Zaire only let out a sound, it was enough for Wolf to know the implicit meaning behind Zaire’s words. He could only bite down his words and replied carefully, "Yes, boss.” As soon as Zaire cut off the call, Wolf lowered the phone from his ear. Wolf’s fist clenched, and his thoughts began to run chaotically, his emotions spiraling. He suddenly