Zaire leaned against the wall, his dark eyes glaze and his expression blank, making one unable to decipher his thoughts.An expensive and top-quality cigarette was gently held in between his index and middle fingers, the cigarette spreading its unique scent and filling up the surroundings with its smoke. Despite the smoke giving Zaire's figure an ethereal, heart-racing, and illusionary image that's capable of making any gender’s heart race, somehow Zaire appeared lone and enigmatic the same. Upon seeing Zaire's indifferent expression, Quist's furrowed brows straightened, and his expression turned calm. Although Zaire appeared nonchalant as if he were fine, Quist knew Zaire was far from calm. He placed his hand on Zaire's shoulder and patted it twice to offer consolation. “She'll be fine.” He consoled Zaire's eyes flickered with an enigmatic glint, but it quickly disappeared, making one think it was just one illusion. Zaire raised the stick of cigarette toward his lips and sucked
Assistant Onyx had sent two documents about Lotus to Zaire. Upon reading the contents of the documents, Zaire’s face turned cold, and a fierce aura oozed from him. Immediately, Zaire threw his phone at Quist, who quickly went through the contents. Although Quist tried to conjure things, he still found the reality shocking.The fact everyone, including Lotus, believed that Lotus’s mom died due to cancer, but it turns out that the truth was stunning. A few years ago, Lotus and her mom, including their driver, were on a journey to the Landry villa when they met with an accident on a lonely road. Apparently, a trailer driven by a drunk driver suddenly slammed into their car, sending it into a violent roll before crashing it against a tree. Upon realizing what he had done, the drunk driver fled the scene without bothering to save the trio’s lives.By the time the trio was discovered, the driver had already lost his life, and the mother-and-daughter duo had already lost a lot of blood.
Upon hearing this, a sheepish smile appeared on Lotus’ face, and she chuckled twice before clapping. “Angel? I guess I'm dreaming after all. Zaire Ludovic misunderstood me; he'll never call me an angel!” She mumbled in a low and soft tone. Upon hearing Lotus’s words, Zaire’s brows arched, and his gaze fell on her. “Zaire misunderstood you?” He reiteratedLotus sighed and shook her head in depression. “Hm. I hate Dylan that jerk; how can I be with him?” She respondedSuddenly she propped her head and placed her index finger on her chin. “But it's puzzling; why did Zaire have such an intense reaction earlier?” Suddenly, Lotus batted her fan-like eyelashes shyly and whispered with a giggle, “Do you think I'm his secret crush? Can it be that he’s secretly crushing on me?” Suddenly, she covered her lips as if discovering a shocking reality. “Oops, can it be that it’s meant to be a secret?” She raised her head and gave Zaire a ‘stern’ gaze. “Then you can't tell him I know his secret, okay
‘Mrs Aubree. Your spouse, Mr. Dylan, is currently at First Hospital. Please visit the hospital for…’“What?” Aubree suddenly sprang up in shock when she heard the words of the nurse from the other end of the phone.Aubree rubbed her ears before ordering the nurse at the other end of the phone to repeat what she had just said. She wanted to confirm that she had heard wrong and that she didn’t hear the nurse tell her that Dylan had indeed been admitted to First Hospital. As if understanding what Aubree’s intention was, the nurse patiently repeated word by word. Aubree realized that she hadn’t heard wrong, and the nurse had indeed mentioned that Dylan was in the hospital!Aubree subtly gnashed her teeth together in anger and gave a perfunctory response before cutting off the call. Immediately, Aubree picked up an expensive antique jug and slammed it on the floor. The jug made a loud noise before breaking into pieces. Upon hearing the crashing noise, all the maids and guards flinched
Aster's heels clinked against the floor fiercely as she stomped into Mr. Meyer’s office. Her beautiful face was contorted in a frown, and her chest heaved and fell due to infuriation. She plopped onto the sofa opposite Riley and clutched a pillow tight. “That person is so hateful.” She bellowed in fury. She had repeatedly done her best to curry favor with that person, but it was all to no avail. That shareholder was too hateful. “If this goes on, I’ll soon lose all face!” She seethed in fury. The news of her taking over the Lotus position had been broadcast, and everyone believed that she wouldn’t appear in front of the media for a while due to her inheritance. Riley immediately stood up and sat next to the infuriated Aster. She carefully used her hand to pat Aster’s face. “You can’t be raging like this. Your birthday is in a few weeks from now on. You don’t want the people to see you in an unsightly condition…”Upon hearing Riley’s words, Aster's face flashed with contempt, and he
But in the next minute, Lotus brushed the thoughts away, believing that she was thinking too much. After all, she’s in a dream, and the Zaire in her dream is mute. She quickly pushed her wandering thoughts aside and shut her lips with Zaire’s. So sweet! Lotus’s eyes lit up, and her face brightened. In her real world, Lotus hadn’t really paid attention to the kiss due to her nervousness and petrification. Upon realizing that she could enjoy without restraint now, Lotus' restraint disappeared, and she threw caution to the wind. Immediately, she wrapped her hands around his neck tighter and strangled him. Zaire’s eyes fell on the exquisite face, and his lips couldn’t help curving up at her inexperience and clumsy kissing method. Although the woman's kiss is clumsy and inexperienced, somehow she is able to ignite Zaire’s desire. Zaire’s eyes darkened and his Adam's apple bobbed, his breath emitting in waves.Lotus' hand began to run around Zaire’s body unrestrainedly. Zaire is a top-qu
A cunning smile immediately dons Zaire’s face. Upon seeing the smile on Zaire’s face, Lotus immediately realized what she had just done, causing her heart to fly off. Quickly, she let go of Zaire's collar and looked away, a furious flush of red on her pale face.Zaire’s lips curved up, and he wrapped his hands around her thin waist. He licked her ear and blew warm air into it, causing her face and ear to turn red. “En. You're cute like this.” He susurrated in a husky and deep voice.Cute like this? Did Zaire just call her cute? Lotus froze in shock, but in the next minute, she snapped out of her shock, finding everything strange. This man is so unusual. How wouldn’t she think she was still in a dream? She eyed Zaire in alarm and stared at him cautiously. “You’re not possessed, are you?” She softly whispered, her eyes fixated on Zaire’s face as if she were trying to notice any expression change on Zaire’s face.Zaire cupped her cheeks and placed a soft kiss on the corner of her lips.
“Cancel.” Zaire's cold voice interjected“Boss, how about the meeting with Enigma Company, the international company that we've been wanting to collaborate with? The meeting is in the afternoon…” Assistant Onyx's hesitating voice drifted from the other end of the phone.Zaire's eyes landed on Lotus leisurely before responding indifferently. “Cancel it.” He ordered, and without waiting for Assistant Onyx to say a word, he cut off the call.Lotus squinted her eyes and yawned leisurely. She placed her phone on her lap and eyed Xaire in curiosity. “You aren’t going to the office today, also?” Zaire is famously known to be a workaholic, but for two days now, Zaire didn’t go to work and only spent time with Lotus. It had completely dispelled Lotus' thought of hallucinating or dreaming. Despite that Zaire's phone kept ringing about work, he kept canceling his schedule for her.Zaire picked Lotus up and placed her on his thigh. He buried his head in the crook of her neck and calmly retorte