Mr. Wills pointed at Venus and Mrs. Wills gloomily. “Take a look at the daughter we raised. Is this what the daughter of a reputable family is supposed to be doing early in the morning? Running after a married man in daylight?” He pointed at Venus in exasperation. “If you don't care about yourself, can you pay attention to the company? Because of your deeds, netizens are boycotting the company stars, and the company stock prices are falling rapidly.” He bellowed, his chest heaving and falling heavily due to fury.Mr. Wills points at the sitting Havekin. “Take a look at Havelin. Your big brother has always been a good role model. He has always invested his all in the company, but you’re investing your time running after Zaire Ludovic shamelessly.” Mr. Wills finalized with furyVenus felt a trace of humiliation coursing through her. Tears pooled in her eyes, but she bit her lower lip to suppress it. Despite the embarrassment coursing through her, she took a deep breath to regain her co
“Yes.” Mr. and Mrs. Wills nodded indifferently. However, in the next second, their eyes widened in shock as if they had just deduced Havelin’s statement, “What? Blind date?” the Wills’ couple exclaimed in shock.They both knew how much Havelin was committed to his work and how indifferent Havelin was to relationship matters. They never expected that Havelin would suddenly shock them. Venus grabbed Havelin's hand and stared at him in bewilderment. She blinked her eyes in curiosity. “Brother, why are you suddenly interested in a blind date? Is something wrong?” She asked in bewilderment.Havelin shook his head, tucked his hands into his pocket, and seriously responded. “I think I'm getting old. It's time to settle down.” He proclaimed with seriousnessUpon hearing Havelin's response, Venus’ lips twitched. Havelin is 26 years old; what did he mean by he's getting old? If one stepped into the city, there were still a majority of men in their late thirties who were yet to marry. Moreover,
It was after 8:00 p.m. that the train Lotus took arrived at the Hills country area. Lotus got off the train and ordered a taxi, which took her to the Landry family villa. The Landry family villa was a spacious and tranquil villa decorated in white. It had lush green, beautiful trees and plants surrounding it.Lotus didn’t know much about the history that revolves around the villa, but she knew that her grandfather betrothed the villa to her mom after her mom stubbornly left the Landry family and chose to marry her father. Lotus sighed. She couldn’t help wondering if her late mother regretted her actions on her deathbed. Had her mother chosen to hear out her grandfather and not chose to marry Mr. Meyer, maybe her mom’s life would have been spared. Lotus exhaled and snapped out of the thoughts. Since no one lives in the villa, the villa is dark and deserted.Lotus took a step forward, and certain memories began to invade her memories—sweet memories before her family fell apart and
Aubree bit her lower lip, her fingers scrolling through the anonymous post about Venus that filled the internet. Her brows knitted her in confusion. Aubree didn’t seem to understand, regardless of how she tried.When did Lotus that bitch meet with Zaire? Moreover, if Zaire really liked Lotus to avoid a rich heiress like Venus Wills, then why did Lotus and Zaire do nothing about the news that Aubree and Aster posted a few days ago?The more Aubree thought of this, the more curious and frustrated she was. She can’t say that Zaire loves Lotus too much, and she can’t say he didn’t either; after all, there’s evidence to back it up.Suddenly, an alarm notification came through on Aubree’s phone, and a glint suddenly flickered past her eyes. That’s right! The day after was Lotus’s mom's death anniversary! Suddenly, Aubree’s eyes shone with a cunning glint. She picked up her phone and dialed a number. In the past, Aubree tended to follow Lotus to the Landry family villa where Lotus's late m
‘A young boy in his tens gently walked through a lush green garden. Although the mansion was filled with joy and bubbles due to a birthday celebration party, the young boy found himself unable to enjoy it. Upon realizing that he was diving deep, he sighed and planned to return to the mansion, knowing it was a break of privacy walking on others' property, but before he could, a pitiful crying voice drifted into his ear.‘Mom. Mom. Mom. How could you have left? Mom, it’s so unfair. I missed you.’ The pitiful crying voice attracted the boy so much that he forfeited his original decision and found himself returning to tracking the voice.Immediately, the most beautiful fairy the boy had ever seen filled his vision. The fairy was curled up in a fetal position. She was in a black dress, and tears streamed past her eyes rapidly.Immediately, he recognized the fairy as the famous Lotus, whose mom had just died a few weeks ago.Even though Dylan was still a young boy in his ten, he found
The rays of the sun reflected past the curtain and landed on Lotus’s pale face.Lotus yawned languidly and sat up in the bed with red eyes, a dark circle under her eye, and a wide face, her lips unconsciously forming in a pout.Lotus’s head felt heavy as a lead, and her brain seemed to pound against her head, making it painful. Even her temperature seemed to be increasing.Lotus sniffed pitifully and trembled, a thick duvet wrapped around her thin body. Although the environment was dry and bright due to the sun, somehow Lotus felt so cold it was as if she had been thrown into an icicle.Despite the pain and weakness coursing through her system increasingly, Lotus slowly stood up from the bed and trudged to the bathtub. She prepared the bathtub with warm water before lowering herself into the bathtub; the impact caused her to flinch and grimace with pain, “Ahhhh!”Slowly, Lotus tried to take her bath quickly, finding staying in the water agonizing rather than healing. A few minutes
As soon as the door was pushed open, a young woman in her thirties raised her head from behind the flower she was arranging.Upon seeing Lotus, a sweet beam surfaced on the florist’s face, and she extended her hands to hug Lotus. "Lotus, it's been a while. It's your mom's death anniversary today, right?” She inquired knowingly and separated from Lotus.Lotus lowered her head and blinked her eyes rapidly to keep the tears that threatened to fall at bay before responding in a low and hoarse tone, “Hm.”The florist clapped her hands together and beamed, “I had the inkling you'll be coming soon, so I’ve already prepared the usual flower. I'm so considerate, right?” She giggled to herself and made her way toward a shelf. Immediately, she took out a bouquet with a mixture of white daisies, carnations, lilies, chrysanthemums, and roses.“Thank you.” Lotus appreciated in a low and hoarse voice while trying to feign a calm smile. Suddenly, a thought came to her mind, making her eyes light up.
“You say, Zaire, have you heard from your beauty since that day? Has she called you? Or have you called her? I guess it’s a no. Sigh! You two are really stubborn!” Quist commented while shaking his legs. Quist's back leaned against the sofa, and his legs were placed on the table, one on top of the other. He kept picking up fruits among the neatly cut fruits that were placed in the bowl on the table in front of him with a fork.Zaire nonchalantly ignored Quist‘s chatting; instead, his gaze fell on the stacks of documents placed by his secretary. He picked it up and went through it before signing the document. Zaire had just picked up the second document when his gaze fell on a red envelope that was placed amidst the document.Zaire's brows arched slightly. Regardless, he picked up the envelope and opened it. Upon seeing the envelope picked up by Zaire, Quist’s brows furrowed, and he sat up curiously. He suddenly grinned mischievously and made his way toward Zaire curiously. “You thi