The lifted corners of Jebediah’s lips looked a little faint, unconcerned, and ironic.Bryson subconsciously tightened his grasp on the envelope. “Jebediah Valentine, I went to your friend’s house to record a video last time. You caught me for trespassing, but it was still excusable. This time, I’m in my own house, so what right do you have to break in just like this? What do you want?!”Jebediah sneered. “Don’t be so nervous. I just want to take a look at what’s in your hand.”“No way!” Bryson’s body became stiffer, and coldness and panic intertwined in his fiery eyes. “This envelope contains a diary written by Michael before his death. I came here to grab it and I’m going to burn it in front of his tombstone today. Jebediah, is your life too boring? Just what information do you expect to get from a dead man’s diary?”“Oh really?” Jebediah smiled even more ironically. “I think that if that was your brother’s diary, you would’ve handed it to me long ago. It’s even clearer that somet
Tiffany opened the envelope.The moment she saw those photos, she screamed as if she had been electrocuted, and the photos fell from her trembling hands and were scattered all over the ground.The several bodyguards who had come with Jebediah and were standing nearby were not surprised to see these photos.‘Bah! Which one of Jebediah’s subordinates doesn’t know about Tiffany? According to the feedback from Mr. Valentine’s clients, Tiffany was born to please men...’“Bryce, these...” Tiffany found her voice again after a while. “Is this the evidence that Michael collected before he died?”Bryson did not look at Tiffany, but he felt nauseated just by hearing her voice. “That was truly new and unexpected. I thought you would explain that these photos were photoshopped. Hah. Fortunately, you didn’t turn to sophistry, because if you were to do that, everyone present would only think that you’re shameless, ridiculous, and have the guts to be filthy but don’t have what it takes to confes
However, an arm as fair as snow came out of nowhere and grabbed his wrist.“Bryson, pull yourself together! Don’t be a fool.”“Carlie!”Bryson muttered her name in a trance. Even in this desperate situation, he still felt engulfed by a surge of unprecedented warmth when Charlotte’s tiny hand grabbed his wrist.It was also at this moment that he realized with a jolt that she and he had been separated for so long that it felt like a century had passed since the last time she had held his hand like this.“You still don’t understand? Jebediah brought so many people here to destroy the evidence. He won't let us get away with it again no matter what!”Even though she felt as disappointed and resentful as if her heart had been cut out, Charlotte did not want Tiffany and Jebediah to see her in pain, so she kept a straight face and did not allow her emotion to show on her face.“Listen to me, Bryson. Don’t make unnecessary sacrifices. Come with me.”The anger that burned bright in Bry
However, the second her right leg and upper body entered the car, two men grabbed her by her arms and yanked her out of the car.At the same time, Bryson was caught by two people as well. Then, they put them next to each other and pinned them against the door of the car.Infuriated, Charlotte stared angrily at Jebediah.“You said that you’d let us go, so why did you go back on your word, huh?”As if he’d heard a joke, Jebediah chuckled and replied, “Please don’t blame the wrong person, Ms. Simmons. This time, it’s your old nemesis, Tiffany Miller, who caught you. It has nothing to do with me at all.” “Hah!” Charlotte lifted her pretty face defiantly, her eyes filled with disdain.“Now, I see why Lorraine still looks down on you although you look just like Zachary. You’re so hypocritical. You’re fickle, and your dirty soul is miles apart from Zachary’s!” “You!”The most sensitive wound in his heart was mercilessly torn open by Charlotte, causing a crack to appear on Jebediah's
“Pfft!” The bodyguard standing on Tiffany’s right side couldn’t help chuckling.Even Jebediah, who was watching the scene from the sidelines, curled up the corner of his perfectly-shaped lips.However, as if she had been fatally wounded, it took Tiffany a long while before she finally found her voice again.“I’m so sorry. I know I haven’t done right by you, and you have good reason to be sarcastic. I don’t blame you, Bryc… No! Bryson! I will give you two options today. The first option is the same one I gave you the other day. Will you marry me?”Bryson opened his thin lips, but he was so shocked that he could not say a single word.Charlotte also looked at Tiffany in a daze, getting lost in thought for a while.The last time she and Bryson had snuck into the villa to take some photos of Tiffany in secret, she had already been so shocked that she had been unable to close her mouth when Tiffany had begged Bryson to marry her. At the time, Bryson had replied very firmly that he w
Bryson snickered, and there was not even a single trace of fear on his handsome face.“What, is this viper so pissed off that it's starting to eat people now?”Tiffany’s heart had turned into cold ashes. The more she was mocked by Bryson, the deeper her resentment became.“You think I’m messing with you? I swear to God that I’m serious. If you don’t make a decision in three seconds, both you and this slut are going to die!”As she was speaking, she lowered herself and drew a shiny blade from her shoe.Charlotte was deeply shaken as she stared at the sharp knife that gleamed, giving off an eerie vibe in the evening sun.It occurred to her that Tiffany had been wanting to kill them a long time ago. Otherwise, why would she hide a knife in her shoe?“Three… Two...”Tiffany began to count down. “One!”“Me! Me! Me!”Bryson could not keep his calm anymore, and there was nothing but panic in his beautiful eyes.“I’ve decided. Just kill me. This is my decision! Just do it!”His v
“Carlie!” Bryson’s panicked voice rang out. As it turned out, when Bryson saw Charlotte in danger, he broke free from his restraints through pure brute strength. Then, he took one large stride forward and put himself between Charlotte and the knife without any hesitation. Pfft!The sharp knife pierced his soft flesh and plunged deep into the man's heart.“Bryce?” She stared blankly at Bryson in front of her. As she looked at his exquisite, sculpted features that had been twisted together from the pain and his bloodless face, she felt as if the knife had been plunged into her heart as well. Her legs went limp, and she knelt down in front of him.“I… I killed you with my own hands…“I killed Bryce with my own hands…“I… Sob…”She broke into tears, unable to speak anymore. No one had expected that Tiffany would have the guts to kill someone. The two men who were holding Charlotte panicked and let go of her. She hurriedly went forward and grabbed Bryson, who was falling to
“ARGH!”A loud scream that sounded like a pig’s squeal was heard.That scream had not come from Charlotte but from Tiffany.Jebediah had firmly kicked her to the ground just as she’d raised her knife to stab Charlotte.Tiffany lay on the ground, staring at Jebediah in agony. “You hate her just as much as I do. Killing her would benefit us all. Why did you stop me?”“Because I am not following her to the grave like you!”Jebediah’s eyes turned cold, and he looked like the devil himself.He had thought that Tiffany was only going to teach Bryson and Charlotte a lesson, so he’d allowed his staff to listen to her orders with the attitude of someone preparing to be entertained. He had never thought that this woman would completely fly off the handle and actually try to kill Charlotte in front of so many men!No one in this world could truly be trusted!Besides, these goons were only working for him because he paid them to do so.If Charlotte actually died and Zachary caught any on