"No, no, it's not like that." Helen hastily waved her hand and pulled me, "Reed, where do you live now?"I pulled my hand out of Helen's hand and said lightly, "Auntie, I'm not a native of this City. I am living in a house provided by my company. Now that I've finished my work, I'm leaving this city.""Where are you going?" Hearing my words, Helen was a little anxious."I've told you that I'm not a native here. I'm just here for a cooperation. It has nothing to do with you as for where I am going."Subconsciously, I was afraid that I would be pestered by Helen.Never would I forgive them because of what they had done to me before, including Lita. I would never forgive her.Since she was deceased, I would leave it behind.Thomas continued to ask, "Then... Then where are you living now?""It has nothing to do with you."Staying in this room, I gradually found the atmosphere strange.Thomas and Helen had their own purposes by doing so. It was just that they were too embarrassed to say it
The suit in the photo was the one I wore the day I arrived in the City. In other words, someone knew my whereabouts like the back of his hand and he reported it to Thomas and Helen."Who gave you the photo?" I stared at Helen and asked.As Helen noticed that I was nervous, she smiled proudly and said, "Why should I tell you?""If you give us the suite in No.1, we'll tell you." Thomas stood behind Helen for quiet a while.He was waiting for this moment to say this.I was not surprised because I already knew what they were up to. I stepped back and sat on the chair at the desk, saying, "Impossible. That's what my grandma left for me. I won't give it to anyone.""You won't give it to anyone?" Helen walked toward me step by step. Suddenly, she grabbed my neck with both hands."What are you doing?!"I was scared out of my wits! I tried to free myself from her grip with my hand however, Helen seemed to have a terrifying amount of strength because she had done a lot of physical work in the
When I thought of the fact that I couldn't die, I hesitated for a moment, grabbed Helen, and said, "I'll give you the apartment.""What?" Helen was stunned.I managed to stand up. "The premises permit of that apartment is now under the name of Oogway, and it is also with him. Please help me contact him."Helen heard me and started to panic."What? Why is the premises permit in his hand?""Anyway, the premises permit is now under his name. You, you call an ambulance to save me. I will write a note and give it to you!"I covered the wound on the back of my waist with my hand and felt the blood oozing out little by little. There was more and more sticky fluid on my hand. Besides, my body was getting colder and colder.I felt my life slipping away.After I said that, I got up slightly and took a piece of paper from the table with great pain. Then I took out a pen and wrote a note, saying I was willing to give the apartment to Helen and Thomas, with my left hand covering the wound and my r
I lay there, feeling my clothes almost utterly soaked.I'm doomed.Am I going to die?What shall Bryan do?If I die, he will be sad and heart broken.Who will save me now?I was in despair."Ding Dong." Outside the door, the doorbell rang.Is Oogway out there?A glimmer of hope rose in my heart.The moment the doorbell rang, I heard the silence outside. Helen and Thomas didn't say anything.My cell phone was ringing upstairs.The ringtone did not belong to my personal cell phone. The person outside the door was not Oogway."I'm finished."If it was someone else, no matter who he was, he would surely leave when no one answered.Lying there, I heard the ringtone of my cell phone upstairs ringing once more. After that, it never rang again.I couldn't be more hopeless.The sounds of the doorbell didn't ring again.Only then did Helen continue to clean up the scene.In the end, she arrived at the meeting room.Standing at the door of the meeting room, Helen looked at me. As always, there w
"Thank you." I looked at Oogway and said, "Although I was unconscious, I felt your existence all the time. I remember you saying a lot to me. It is because you were here that I woke up so quickly."When I said this, I could see that Oogway's eyes became somewhat dim. However, he soon had a gentle look in his eyes. Raising his hand and stroking my head, he said, "Okay then. Let the doctor check on you first.""Okay."I did as he said obediently.Oogway took out his cell phone and went out.As the doctor made a general check up on me, someone came in. I thought it was Oogway.I looked up, only to see Dave.Seeing that I woke up, Dave was stunned.He rushed over and hugged me directly, "You're awake."In an instant, I was completely buried in his warm arms.Being circled in his muscular arms tightly, I felt the temperature so familiar.As I was hugged by him, for no reason, I couldn't help but shed tears.I had a lot to tell him however, I felt a bone in my throat.Dave was Teresa's hus
Entering his place, I found that Oogway, who had always advocated to being minimalistic, unexpectedly had many warm cozy knickknacks in his home which I had never seen before.For example, there was a bolster on the sofa and a cartoon toy beside the TV.Around the corners of the room, were some articrafts."These are..."Seeing these things, I was a little confused.Oogway picked up a toy on the sofa and said, "Thinking that you may live here for a few days, I assume that you would feel better with these things by your side."As he spoke, he was a little embarrassed.Seeing that I didn't speak, he added, "If you don't like them, I'll go buy something else then.""I like them." I hurried over and stopped Oogway who was going to throw away the teddy bear in his hand.I put the toy back on the sofa and looked up, only to find that there was a pink leopard in the corner.Seeing this pink leopard...I thought of the past.Years ago, Haick had bought this pink leopard for me.Oogway seemed
In the bedroom, I saw him open the medical kit. There were gauze, ointment, and some other things inside. When he took out cotton swabs, I realized that I was oversensitive.He patted the bed next to him and said, "Come here and lie prone.""Alright."I leaned over and lay prone obediently.Oogway flipped up a corner of my pajamas with his warm fingers and exposed my wound.He dried it with cotton swabs carefully. After that, he said, "Luckily, the wound hasn't split open. Be careful next time. Otherwise, I won't allow you to take a bath alone."Although his voice was gentle, it carried a hint of warning.I knew that if something went wrong next time, he might really... help me bath."Thank you. That's not gonna happen."Embarrassed, I put down my pajamas and sat up.I looked down and noticed that his arm was somewhat red. I could tell that he had scalded himself when he was turning off the shower.I stretched out my hand and placed my fingers on his red skin. "I'm sorry. I'll be car
It was almost six o'clock. When we went out, there was traffic jam. It was not a long journey, but it took us more than an hour to arrive at Jamin's house.As soon as we entered, we saw the housekeeper and the servant standing in the living room. Jamin was sitting alone on the wide sofa, reading a newspaper.Perhaps it was because the room was too big that he looked lonely when he sat there."Mr. Jamin." I called out to him as I walked inside.Jamin looked up at me and said with a smile, "Well, you'd better call me grandpa. It sounds weird to hear you call me Mr. Jamin.""Grandpa Mitaka." I corrected myself.Grandpa should be the most appropriate address given our ages.Because we arrived late, the meal was already ready. Jamin invited us to the table.After what happened last time, Jamin wouldn't allow me drink anymore and they didn't drink either.The dinner tonight was more like a casual meal.The only thing was that the atmosphere was rather oppressive.When I was eating, I clea
My heart pounded against my ribs as I took a shaky breath, trying to steady my emotions. But as I turned to face the guests, my family, my friends, and most of all, the man standing just a few steps away, my voice trembled with overwhelming emotion."This isn’t just Kim’s wedding," I finally said, my voice thick with unshed tears. "It’s mine too."Gasps filled the air, followed by a stunned silence. Then, all at once, the crowd erupted into excitement.I heard my mother’s joyful sob, saw Kelvin blinking in surprise before his face broke into a smile. Kim squeezed my hand, winking, and Desmond chuckled beside her. But my eyes weren’t on them.They were on Dave.He stood motionless for a moment, his eyes locked on mine. Then, with the help of his crutches, he began to walk toward me, determination in every step.When he finally reached my side, he lifted a hand to my face, his thumb brushing against my cheek.“You’re crying,” he murmured, his voice thick with emotion.I laughed shakily,
Dave surely wouldn't say no to Desmond.Seeing that Dave had personally agreed, Desmond couldn't be more joyful.Hearing Desmond's words, Dave lowered his eyes slightly. Falling silent for a moment, he didn't promise Desmond immediately.I knew what he was hesitant about.In his current situation, it was difficult for him to stand on stage. He might need a crutch.As I was about to refuse on behalf of him, Dave spoke first, "Okay, no problem.""Then I'm leaving. I won't bother you two anymore!"Hearing that Dave had agreed, Desmond left.After Desmond left, I said with some concern, "Desmond is one of us. If you are in a difficult position, tell him directly.""I know." Dave looked up at the rehabilitation equipment on the side and said, "But we agreed on this a long time ago. I can't let him down."It made sense. Desmond had always been by Dave's side.They two should have agreed on this early.Dinner was a quiet affair, but in the best way possible. The kind where words weren’t alw
Dave and I lived in the town for a while.When we lived together, Dave would make love to me against my will with the excuse that it would be conducive to the recovery of his legs.Frequently, we didn't go to bed until the middle of the night. I was so exhausted that I didn't even know when he had gone to rehabilitation in the morning.One and a half months later, Dave's legs had recovered to a great extent. He could walk for a short distance without a crutch.On the last day of the rehabilitation training, the doctor told us in the rehabilitation room that Dave could return to the City, saying that he could finish the rest of the rehabilitation training at home.Hearing this, Dave bought flight tickets on the same day.We went back and packed up our things before setting off.The next night, Dave and I landed at the airport.After going back home, Dave and I didn't get Bryan back to our side for the time being. Dave had been quite busy because of his work.He worked overtime after m
Teresa walked gracefully and looked at us, asking, "What happened?"She looked as if she was watching a good show. From this, I knew that she surely had been eavesdropping inside for a while and that she surely had known what had happened by this time.Having been in contact with Teresa for a long time, these people were naturally close to her.Hearing her question, everyone told her what had happened.Teresa looked at me with an unconcealable smile on her face, saying to me, "People in this town are clean and simple. How can you act the same way as you did in the City? You are a discredit here.""He gave me the key." I defended myself.Teresa surely wasn't convinced as well, saying, "Even if you are lying, you have to make up convincing lies. Everyone knows that you and I are both kept outside here. He probably doesn't even know that you are here. How would he give you the key?"As Teresa spoke, she had a smug look in her eyes.Sure enough, after she finished her words, the ones arou
Picking up my cutlery and taking a bit of rice, I said, "I'm leaving tonight. I'll come see you every night in the future.""Why?"Hearing this, Dave was a little puzzled.I chuckled, "I won't tell you! Anyway, don't let others know that I've been here."I didn't tell him why. However, Dave was so smart. Seeing my expression, he immediately said, "You want to keep her in the dark, right?"I nodded.Since Teresa had put in so much effort to put on a show, I naturally wouldn't let her act in vain.He nodded.However, when I left, I didn't climb over the wall again. Dave found someone and gave me a key to the back door locked all year round.I left through the backdoor.The next morning, I went to the hospital as usual.Teresa wore a blue and white dress with knee length today.Sitting on the opposite side of the road, she stared at the hospital door in a daze.When I went over, Teresa looked up at me and said with a hint of disdain, "I thought you were gone.""No, I didn't."There was a
A long time seemed to have passed since we made love. However, Dave was quite familiar with my body. Hooking my arms around his neck, I looked at him and said, "I want you."I rarely said so.At this moment, I knew that by seeing what I did and hearing my words, Dave could be infinitely confident.Raising his head, Dave hadunconcealable excitement in his eyes.Reaching out and pushing aside the strands of hair on my cheeks, he said, "You have me.""You have me."After he said so, the ambiguous and warm atmosphere permeated the room.By the time I opened my eyes again, day...Someone outside knocked on the door. A nurse seemed to be calling Dave to do the rehabilitation training.I looked at Dave sleeping soundly beside me with my face slightly blushed. Last night, we had been making love for a long time. Dave seemed to have inexhaustible strength. One or two hours had passed only since we went to bed.Dave, like me, heard what the nurse had said outside. Without opening his eyes, he
After I entered the room, it was dark inside with the curtains drawn. I couldn't see anything.Wondering where Dave was, I was sure that he surely had fallen asleep.I reached out to fudge around, trying to figure out the situation inside the room.All of a sudden, I ended up touching a soft and sturdy body.I was shocked.Then, I heard Dave say, "Leave quickly. Or I'll call a bodyguard."His voice was cold and emotionless.I couldn't help but shudder.I suspected that the bodyguard had betrayed me.As I was about to say something, I heard him say, "You surely know the situation of Michaelson Group well. With a phone call from me, Michaelson Group will close down tomorrow. At that time, you may not even afford to return to the City."It turned out that he mistook me as Teresa.Sensing that he was standing, I wondered whether Dave's legs had been healed."You... ""It's me."As Dave was about to speak again, I reached out and hugged him directly.While hugging him, I touched something
Kim picked up the call and spoke in surprise over the phone, "You are making an international call.""I have something to tell you." Looking at the desktop wallpaper on my computer screen, I thought for a moment before saying, "Yesterday, I learned that Teresa and Dave might have a son and that he should be about the same age as Bryan.""What?"I could strongly sense Kim's surprise over the phone so I moved the cell phone a little further away from me.Kim continued, "That's impossible. What the hell is this? Didn't he ever tell you about this?"Holding the cell phone, I shook my head, "No, I knew it yesterday. And now I'm in a mess.""Well, regarding this..." Kim said over the phone, "In my opinion, you should ask Dave about this by yourself. After all, Teresa is good at disguising herself. You don't even know whether she is telling the truth or not. Nobody knows that she, who is a high ranking socialite in the City before, is a shrew in private, right? You'd better confirm with Dave
I looked left and right.The wall guarding the hospital was made up of ordinary brick. It was only more than two meters high. In fact, the wall couldn't be of any deterring effect at all.After thinking for a moment, I said to the bodyguard, "Since you won't let me in, I'll go. Please don't tell Dave that I've come here, okay?"The bodyguard didn't know that I probably would make other moves.If he knew, I wouldn't have any chances at all.Looking at me, he hesitated for a moment and nodded.Fearing that he promised me nominally, I put my palms together devoutly and pleaded, "Please don't tell him.""Well, I won't."The bodyguard promised once again.Only after that was I rest assured.Seeing that I came out, Teresa stood at the door and looked sarcastic, "I originally thought you would be greatly respected. It turned out that you were kept outside as well."Looking at Teresa, I wasn't angry, asking, "Miss Teresa, you are a socialite in the City. I remember when we first met, you talk