“I know…”Only then did Zachary return to reality from reminiscing about the past. He opened his lips. His cold and smooth voice seemed to have come from another world. “You owed me three favors, and now you’ve paid them all in full. From this day onward, we don’t owe each other anything.”Sotiria wanted to say “Yes”.However, at that moment, a strong painful pang suddenly rose from within her heart, grabbing a firm hold on her throat, rendering her unable to make a sound.‘It’s true! I’ve never liked owing anyone anything. I’ve always thought that once I’ve finished paying my debt to Zachary, I could finally be free of him. But why does my heart not feel as a weight has been lifted from it? Why does it not feel as if I have cleared my debt, now that the moment has finally arrived? Instead, I feel an inexplicable sense of pain?’A silver light flashed across Sotiria’s eyes.Then, a heavy object landed between Sotiria’s feet with a loud thump. She lowered her gaze to look and
Sotiria was on her way down the spiral staircase when she suddenly heard a loud scream from below.She paused, lifted her hand to wipe the tears from her eyes, and realized that Lorraine was standing a few steps below from her, staring at her in panic.“Lory…”She murmured as she opened her lips. Her salty tears slid into her mouth.“What are you doing?”“N-nothing…” Lorraine’s face drained of color as she stared at the silver gun in her hand. Her voice trembled. “Car— Mmph! I mean… Tiria! Are you very angry? Calm down. You must know that murder is a crime, and you have an adorable daughter waiting for you. If you lose your cool and kill me, you’ll be sent to jail, even if you aren’t sentenced to death. What will happen to your daughter?”‘Huh?’Sotiria was shocked.Then, she trailed Lorraine’s gaze and realized that she wasn’t just holding Silver Charm in her right hand—the gun was pointed at Lorraine’s chest to boot. Anyone would have easily misunderstood and thought that she
Sotiria’s eyes turned cold.“Then let’s leave, right now.”“Hmm?” Garrison was taken aback. “Tiria, there’s no need to hurry. Besides, Lory and Zachary’s wedding isn’t over yet. We can always wait until tomorrow—”“No!”Sotiria indifferently cut Garrison off. She inadvertently lifted her head toward the third floor. Her eyes filled with even more determination than ever.“Let’s leave right now and never come back!”Garrison followed her gaze and looked toward the third floor.Just then, Lorraine and Zachary were walking down the spiral staircase arm in arm.He saw them and looked at Sotiria, whose eyes were quietly filling with tears despite trying very hard to stay calm. Garrison immediately understood… He pulled Sotiria into his arms, feeling sorry for her. “Tiria, we’ll do as you say. We’ll leave right now and never come back.”He gently wrapped his arms around Sotiria’s delicate waist and held her as they walked towards the living room door.Sotiria followed him. She ha
Sotiria glanced around her surroundings carelessly. Her clear eyes showed no signs of emotion.“No need. This is good enough.”Once Sotiria said her piece, she took Naomi by the hand and walked toward the living room.As soon as she walked into the living room and saw the magnificent and strange room, she suddenly felt strangely disappointed.However, regardless, this was her home from now on. She had to slowly get used to it and love this home.Prior to her arrival, she had decided to live here with Garrison for the rest of her life.Once the effects of the drug in Garrison wore off, she would give him children and would live out the rest of her life with Garrison and their children…Rothesay! Zachary! From now on, they were both just passersby to her. She would forget everything about Zachary and start a happy life with Garrison in this new home.One week ago, Mr. Schmitt had already found a good kindergarten for Naomi. As such, Sotiria sent Naomi to kindergarten the next day
This made Sotiria panic even more. She hastily grabbed Garrison’s hand, which was still unbuttoning her front.“Garrison, calm down. I—”“Darling!”Garrison’s deep voice cut her off. Explosive love filled his limpid eyes, making his already beautiful, vast eyes even warmer, dazzling, and tempting than ever. “I’ve waited too long for this. Stop refusing me, okay?”Sotiria remembered how much grief Garrison had suffered because of her and couldn’t bear to refuse him anymore. She released Garrison’s hand, blushed, and nodded.“Can we move this… To the bed?”“Mm.”Garrison, who was absolutely elated, immediately scooped Sotiria into his arms and marched quickly toward the bedroom.He carefully and gently placed Sotiria on the bed as if she were a precious, rare treasure that could break at any moment.Plop!Garrison tossed his well-pressed black suit jacket and snow-white shirt on the ground. Garrison, whose body was as perfect as a model’s, had wheat-colored fair skin with a
“What kind of… Method?”Sotiria had no idea how she managed to find her voice.“We need to use birth control to prevent my semen from entering your body,” Garrison replied with a warm look in his eyes.Sotiria, whose face was burning like flames, was now even redder than ever as if she was about to explode. She stuck out her tongue. “Alright, I’m not a child. All you needed to tell me was that we needed to use birth control. You don’t have to make that so clear! However… I don’t have anything like that in my room. You should get it from your room.”“Tiria, I planned on having kids with you as soon as we got married, so I never considered birth control. Therefore, I don’t have any in my room either. However, I can go buy some right now.”Garrison immediately rolled off the bed as he said this. He quickly put on his clothes and pinched Sotiria’s cheek.“I’ll be back soon. Wait for me in bed.”Garrison was so anxious to “make it official” with Sotiria that he strode out of the bedr
Sotiria had to be responsible for Naomi now.Sotiria wasn’t going to resort to a lose-lose fight with Lorraine now. She had to expose Lorraine and make Lorraine pay for what she’s done without hurting herself.Clack!The living room door was pushed open.Garrison entered the living room holding a box of condoms and saw Sotiria lying stiffly on the floor. His beaming face instantly filled with panic and distress.“Tiria, what happened?”He ran toward her and carefully picked Sotiria up.Sotiria stared icily at his handsome face, coldly curling the corners of her lips.“I accidentally slipped and fell. However, that fall made me feel much better. I feel as if I’ve come back from the dead.”“Tiria, did you have a bad fall? Has the fall made your head spin?”Garrison’s beautiful, vast eyes filled with anxiety when he saw her emotionless face and the cold look in her eyes.“Ah! Tiria, your nose is bleeding. Look at you. I told you to wait for me in bed. Why did you get off the be
“Fine!”Charlotte shrugged. Fiery-red blood trickled down her chin and dripped on the floor.She allowed the blood to trickle down as she stared at Garrison calmly.“I admit, that promise I made with you ten years ago was the most idiotic mistake I’ve ever made. Even if I should be responsible for the consequences of my mistake, shouldn’t you have told me the truth first before asking me to keep my promise and marry you? Are you really okay with using lies and deceit to get what you want?”Garrison wanted to explain, but when he opened his smooth and perfect lips, he felt as if a large cruel hand had grabbed him by the throat. He couldn’t say a word.Every word Charlotte said was like a sharp needle, piercing into the most sensitive parts of his heart…‘That’s right!’Over the past four years, he had pretty much been living in remorse, every moment of the day because he had lied to the woman he loved.However, he was too afraid of losing her.He was afraid that if he told her