"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
With all the drama behind her now, Gwyneth's life was back on track.One could actually argue it always had been on track if not for the couple of people who could affect her, with Liam being one.-There was a knock on Gwyneth's office door, and Aubrey soon showed up smiling and cheerful as always. "My dear Ms. Glen—it's now 12 PM. Time for lunch, remember that you're only human! Come on, there's this new restaurant with Michelin chefs. Let's try it out. It's my treat!"Gwyneth, however, knew her long enough to know what she was up to as soon as she spoke."Out with it already. What do you need my help with?""Haha! You know me best, darling! Come on—let's go for lunch, and I'll tell you along the way."Time waits for no man, and Aubrey was one who valued time greatly. It turned out that she was invited to a dance competition, and she wanted to take first place even if she was a great dancer. And since the competition allowed her to dance anywhere, she decided she would do
Henry could not bring himself to scold Aubrey when she was in that condition, and his angry visage cooled, leaving only love and pain on his face.Gently straightening her hair, Henry gave in and said, "Promise me that you'll diet within reason—not like this.""Roger! It won't happen again!" Aubrey was too chipper to see that he was calm and promptly tried to salute him, forgetting that she had an IV tube attached to her wrist.The sudden pain left her grimacing. It hurt Henry to look, and he quickly called in a nurse to help fix it.After staying the night for observation, Henry got her discharged the next day, unable to resist her cajoling. He volunteered himself to be a delivery man to ensure that she was properly eating and dieting healthily. No matter rain, sleet, or snow, he would deliver food without fail if Aubrey was practicing.Each meal was personally arranged by a Michelin star chef as well, whereas Aubrey's dance improved after training for a while.And thanks to t
Gwyneth could feel Root's thrill even from the other end, and any hacker worth their salt knew what he was talking about.She was furious at the time too and destroyed that hacker with clandestine means, since she could not reveal herself yet, making him vanish in a week—only Gwyneth knew where he was now. It was the past to her now since she had already restored her nation's pride and was surprised that it left such an impression with Root.She was going to tell him the truth, but Root spoke before she could, "I didn't call you on a whim, Ms. Glen—I'm dead sure you have what it takes to make our country's fellow hackers proud!"Then, as if worried that Gwyneth would not agree to it, Root added, "Right now, there are plenty of people abroad who are belittling us! We can only improve ourselves in silence because our work is special, and now the time has come! I'm begging you, Ms. Glen—you have to take part!"He was certainly encouraging, and Gwyneth would be lying if she said she
The wedding was set for early August, with one ceremony abroad and one in the country.Although Liam had proposed just before they tried her bridal gown, he still had plenty of romantic tricks up his sleeves. Even today, articles about them were still trending, just as he came true on his promise that everyone would learn that Gwyneth was his wife.It was a wedding like no other, and to avoid unnecessary issues, only close friends and employees from their respective companies were invited.For once, Liam's family was in full attendance, while no one from Gwyneth's family was present…-Glen Villa was in utter chaos as Bianca hurled insults at Gaspard, her usual gentle demeanor replaced by savagery. "See?! What did I tell you?! Gwyneth is an ingrate, and it's only now that you realize—you're her father, but you're not even invited to her wedding! What do you even amount to, Gaspard?!"Even as she ranted, she rushed up to beat him up.Furious, he shoved her away. "Stay away fr
Anyone would be melting from the charm of Harley's puppylike affection.Sadly for him, Gwyneth was not just anyone—she remained unaffected, and once he finished, she growled coldly, "I hope you'll remember that Liam is the only one for me."Harley felt a pang of pain over his chest and growled through his teeth, "If only I came to you earlier—""It still wouldn't be you," she said, looking him in the eye, each line more brutal than the next.And with those words, she refused to look his way as he returned to Liam.She thought that Henry had put together the banquet since his wedding with Aubrey was coming soon. Now, however, it seemed that Henry only wanted to set up a meeting between Harley and her.Feeling weary inside, she leaned against Liam's chest and breathed, "I want a trip abroad to relax, Liam.""Abroad?" Liam had just that in mind, though he had planned that further in the future and for a different purpose.Her mentioning it herself unquestionably suited him. Gent
Gwyneth's attention, however, was constrained to the first part—bewitched in college?! Hell, she would have no idea Harley existed if not for Henry, let alone that he was Henry's cousin.And what did he have to do with her anyway?Shooting Liam a grumpy glare, she huffed, "Don't try to blame me for everything. I don't even remember what he looks like.""Really?" Liam asked, deliberately provoking her. In reality, he was initially upset after seeing the text, but Gwyneth's reaction delighted him to the last.Smiling, he asked, "So you're saying that I'm the only one in your heart?"In that case, why waste time?Also, Henry really had the gall to ask his woman to console his cousin!Sneering, he picked up Gwyneth's phone and called Henry, who urgently cried from the other end, "Did you see my text, Gwyneth? I really have no choice here… Harley's drunk, and he's been calling your name since yesterday. When he woke up just now, he—""So what?" Liam growled, cutting him short. "Yo
Liam Luther?! How could it be him?!Harley was left in disbelief. He was Henry's cousin, and even if they grew up in different places, he knew that Henry and Liam were friends for life.However, rumor had it that Liam had long since gotten married and loved his wife dearly. Could it be…Harley shelved the thought that occurred just then. Whatever the relationship was between Liam and Gwyneth or how reliant she was on Liam, the only thing Harley knew for sure was that he loved Gwyneth.His knuckles clenched at his sides for a long while as his eye flared once more. Without hesitation, he strode forward, cutting off Liam with his trademark sunny smile. "Greetings, Mr. Luther. I'm Harley Munroe, Henry's cousin. He spoke of you a while ago, so it's an honor to meet you today."Even as he spoke, his eyes never left Gwyneth, but he remained antsy even though he braced himself inwardly."Also, I'm wondering what's the connection here—""I want to go home, Liam," Gwyneth murmured before
After a restful night, Gwyneth returned to Greer College to meet up with Willa… Willa, for one, had placed high value on their meeting, to the point where she had postponed a class just so that they could discuss things without any interruption. Stirring her coffee, Willa chuckled as she muttered, “So, before moving on, let me apologize if I came off as snobbish the first time we met… I just have high standards since I want my work to be loved by many, you know? With that out of the way, let’s talk about the collaboration… I admit I like the plot, but… There are several conditions that you need to think about before we can proceed.” Nodding in response, Gwyneth found herself surprised that her demands weren’t outrageous at all. In fact, Gwyneth would’ve followed those principles even if Willa hadn’t brought them up! Though this was nothing to Gwyneth, it meant the world to Willa. After all, it was hard to find someone so honest these days, and she was rather grateful that she h
After putting some distance between them, Aubrey couldn’t help but ask, “…Are you sure she’ll agree…? If you need help, I do know a few scriptwriters that could easily replace Willa…” Sure, she had faith in her friend, but Aubrey seemed like a tough nut to crack… It didn’t help that there were so many other competent screenwriters out there to compete with! To her dismay, Gwyneth simply grinned and replied, “Don’t worry, I have a feeling that she’ll soon see things the way I do…” Just as Aubrey was about to sigh in defeat, a young man suddenly ran up to them and said, “Well hey there, ladies… Where to?” It was clear that he had his eyes on Gwyneth, and following a smirk, Aubrey replied, “Kid, you’re years too early to try hitting on us…” Sheepishly scratching the back of his head, the man muttered, “I mean, can I at least have your number…?” Naturally, Gwyneth wasn’t about to humor this person, especially since he was already starting to annoy her. With that, she simply sho
With that in mind, Gwyneth made her way to the author’s home… Twice, in fact. Both times, she was fully sincere with her persuasions… and with how determined she was, the author finally gave in and agreed to meet up. Pleased to hear that, she agreed and headed straight to Greer College straight after. If she wanted this to work, then she would need a professional screenwriter who shared her perspective on the job… Naturally, Gwyneth already had someone in mind. Willa Robson. With that, she quickly gave the college’s principal to ask for his permission to sit in on a class, and he agreed to her idea almost instantaneously. After all, it was an honor for someone of Gwyneth’s stature to ask for someone from his college! It was around then when Aubrey learned about what Gwyneth was doing… and frankly, she had a hard time processing things. After all, to think that her friend was taking all this so seriously! This was the same woman who used to only turn the television on to catch up
After leaving the villa, Gwyneth bolted straight for Director Motley’s house… and when she arrived, she realized that the family doctor was there as well. The doctor had met repeated failures whenever it came to scheduling a meeting with Gwyneth… But even though this was his chance to finally have a proper talk with her, he refrained. After all, he had already figured out that she was a woman who preferred keeping to herself, and since that was the case, he didn’t need to pry… Regardless, the two quickly began having a lengthy conversation regarding Director Motley’s health concerns, with the director occasionally contributing to the conversation when needed. Following that, Gwyneth began giving numerous helpful recommendations which eventually made Director Motley tear up a little. Shaking his head with a sigh of relief, the director muttered, “I really appreciate your help… Really, you’ve extended my life by quite a bit by just sharing all this…” “Hey, you’re going to make it
Having made up his mind, James began to find a way to apologize to Gwyneth.It turned out she had found a diretor she wanted for Moon Runners, but it was a newcomer who had only recently debuted and caused a tiny stir.James' expression contorted when he stumbled on the news.He had led countless film crews in winning innumerable accolades, but Gwyneth preferred some newbie over his illustrious achievements?! The woman was clearly blind!While he was certainly filled with ill will and was intent on seeing what Gwyneth could do with some novice director, he still had no choice but to apologize to her for the sake of his own future.However, Gwyneth had already anticipated his move—as soon as he called, she signaled for Wanda to put her on a YouTube livestream session.Oblivious to the fact, James repressed the humiliation he felt of begging mercy from a younger person and flashed a false smile. "Ms. Glen, I apologize for being blind and insulting you before… but I heard that you'r