After winning the tender bid, Gwyneth headed straight home and cooked up a storm."How does it taste?" She smiled at Liam as he ate. "Take your time. It's all yours."Liam observed basic manners, but he was hasty even if he was not wolfing down his food. It had been a while since he ate something so great, and no chef would ever match Gwyneth's culinary skills. If he did not know better, he would have thought that she embedded a device on his taste buds that ensured he could only taste her cooking...After quickly finishing dinner, he asked, "Your cooking is even better now. I especially loved the chicken wings and trout.""Did you forget who you're talking to?" Gwyneth smiled, feeling a sense of accomplishment greater than winning the Gundar tender as she watched her man eat her cooking."True." Liam smiled in turn. "Such accomplishment is possible because you're my wife.""Real humble, aren't you?" Gwyneth was left at a loss—how did he manage to praise himself while praising he
Gwyneth felt a little guilty right then, but Liam dragged her into their room before she could respond. She was naked in no time at all and was forced to placate him physically.No matter how authoritative she was outside, she was submissive when it came to him.Aubrey did not fare any better, and both women were rubbing their hips the next day when they left their rooms.And this time, they were much more obedient and chatted far less this time.Liam was satisfied with that but soon told Henry to leave with Aubrey anyway.They could enjoy hot springs anywhere—but these two had to be split up!Liam was certainly satisfied soon enough since they were sticking to each other like conjoined twins now, sitting side by side in the car holding hands once they alighted.He had secretly prepared a romantic candlelight dinner for her at a romantic French restaurant.It was a quiet place, and the soft glow did not dull the appearance of the handsome, affectionate prince and the princess w
Gwyneth turned on her computer as soon as she returned to the hotel and checked the security footage Root sent. Liam was watching beside her as well, though his hands clenched at his sides while a coldness erupted from him.Just as they finished watching the footage, they could hear a knock on the door."Gwyneth? It's me, Elizabeth—can you open the door for me? I need to talk to you."Liam rose to his feet before Gwyneth could respond, but she stopped him with an assuring look."It's fine. Trust me," she said and opened the door."Help me, Gwyneth. I'm on my period but I'm out of pads—can you go to the nearby mall with me to buy some? We'll come back right after, I promise," Elizabeth promptly asked with a pleading look, seemingly worried that Gwyneth would not buy it."Sure," Gwyneth agreed to it after some thought—she had no reason to refuse Elizabeth when the woman had a death wish.They both took the elevator down to the basement parking lot, and Elizabeth was already up t
"Why don't you reflect on yourself before you mock someone else? You goaded Elizabeth into trying to kill me, and you still want me to be nice? Am I so masochistic that I want your repeated humiliation?!" Gwyneth snapped, but there was a wounded tone in her voice.Stan calmed down as the haughty goddess was suddenly yielding, and he released her. "It's all a misunderstanding—Elizabeth's actions are her own. I can have her vanish if you're still upset with me… but only if you leave Liam and be with me!""Dream on!" Liam himself bellowed as he kicked down the door and hurried to Gwyneth. "Are you alright?" There was concern in his eyes, and he was incensed when he saw her swollen wrist, not calming down even if she kept shaking her head."How dare you hurt my woman!" he screamed as he punched Stan in the face as hard as he could.Stan simply wiped the blood off the corner of his lips and smiled demonically. "Perfect timing. I was just planning to straighten you out!" he bellowed
Gwyneth asked Aubrey directly, "Hey, what's wrong?"She knew her best friend enough to tell that Aubrey only came to her because there was trouble.Aubrey was certainly keen on escaping Liam's glare too. "Oh, you know me best, dear! You're the wisest person I've ever known bar none!"Gwyneth rolled her eyes at her bubbly mischief. "Get to the point!""Dearie, remember the design you gave me during our trip to the hot springs? Check this out—don't you think it's the same design?"Gwyneth took Aubrey's phone and compared her own design sheet with the design on the screen—someone was clearly plagiarizing her work! After all, there was no such thing as two designs sharing a 99% similarity!Understanding the severity of the issue, Gwyneth asked, "Did you find the designer?""Yeah—I have everything there is to know on her, but I'm impressed in a way," Aubrey growled grumpily. "I mean, using someone else's design for a competition?!"She hated devious people like Robin Walt the most.
Once Chuck finished, he straightened himself in his seat and suddenly appeared high and mighty, as if there was nothing his money could not buy!Aubrey was left seething and slammed her hands on the table as she prepared to flip the table.Nonetheless, Gwyneth gestured subtly for her to stop.Leaving a government official like Chuck around would lead to more problems. Still, they could afford to spare him for the time being and wait for events to develop, then bring it all down once the timing was right.As such, Aubrey decided against flipping the table and shot Chuck a look of naked contempt. "I don't need your shitty money!"Chuck was immediately left furious by her insult. How dare a runt like her take that tone with him, who was always fawned upon by many?!His nice guy persona fading right then, his face contorted as he snapped, "Watch your language! I'm the judge of the competition, and you should be honored that I'm offering to buy your design! Show some integrity, or the
While Robin was convinced that she was the smartest person alive, she had no idea that Gwyneth was watching her.In fact, by the time she left the private room, Root had already emailed Gwyneth the footage of her conversation with Chuck.Gwyneth was sneering even as she checked through the entire video, and she called Wanda. "Drop what you're doing for the moment. I need a favor…"Over the next two days, Gwyneth and Aubrey acted as if nothing happened, even hitting massage parlors and having afternoon tea together if they were not working. They appeared oblivious to anything happening online, and Aubrey was especially shocked when Robin called.Robin seemed to have changed dramatically, earnestly repentant and apologizing—stopping short of kowtowing to Aubrey.Aubrey hesitated for a moment but ultimately agreed to set up a meeting between Robin and the designer.As soon as she relented, Robin eagerly asked about the time and venue for the meeting before hanging up.Once she did,
In the apology video, Robin portrayed herself as a poor, compassionate maiden while painting Wanda as the selfish, unreasonable senior."Hello everyone, I'm Robin. I'm sorry we have to meet like this, as I understand that there have been speculations leveled against me. I never offered an explanation because I personally did not want to waste the public's time, but who knew…"She trailed off as if choking with tears before continuing, "Yes, my initial entry for the design competition wasn't my work but a fellow student Wanda Lewis'. She encouraged me to take part in the first place, and she's very nice, but there are times when she's obsessed with winning. When I realized she went behind my back to switch my entry during the first round, I immediately confronted her and tried to clear my name, but who knew…"Aubrey was clicking her tongue even as she watched the apology video solemnly. "Tut, tut… why don't you introduce such a talent to the directors you know for a period drama? Jus