Zoe was fine, but only up to the point where she had to enter the Wolf building. It certainly took a different kind of courage to enter that building.
Her work had been smooth sailing since earlier. There were some people whispering and pointing in her direction, but none dared to confront her like Darcy would. But the Wolf building was where people like Darcy were, and they would question everything."Are you okay? Do you need a drink?" Darcy inquired as Zoe flopped down on the chair in her studio. She felt utterly exhausted after traversing the unexpectedly bustling building. Office hours weren't over yet, and many Wolf employees were still milling about.Zoe tried to act normal, of course—greeting Belle upfront, who fortunately also behaved normally, as well as a few other people she knew.But not everyone could be normal. When Zoe felt she wasn't looking, she clearly caught them whispering and pointing in her direction out of the corner of her eye."Darcy, there's no need to be so angry. We just made a little bet for...""I don't care about the bet! But I won't forgive you if you dare to call Loria a cheap woman or anything like that!" Darcy pointed to one of the women, unknown to Zoe."You call Loria that just because you're jealous, don't you? You're jealous because it's not you who's currently with Wolf," Darcy accused, narrowing her eyes."No! Oh my God! What are you talking about? I'm not jealous." The woman Darcy pointed at shook her head, avoiding Darcy's gaze."In that case, shut your mouth! Don't comment on things you don't know. Loria and Wolf are two adults who can obviously do whatever they want. You don't need to interfere or judge!"Darcy straightened up again, challenging them to argue. The receptionist Zoe recognized raised her hand."Calm down, Darcy. We didn't mean to say anything bad about Loria. We were just curious why Wolf chose...""Why are you curious? Are you blind? C
"Yoiu just wairt outside. I'll comne to pick you up."Zoe laughed as she exited the elevator, reading the message from Wolf. She laughed not because of the typo, but because a typo from him was quite extraordinary.Zoe hadn't received messages from Wolf in a long time, feeling a bit nostalgic. It reminded her of the days when she was still competing. She always waited for Wolf's messages to encourage her.Zoe descended the stairs in front of Wolf's office building, standing by the roadside, scanning around to see if Wolf's car was visible. Zoe was relieved that Wolf didn't insist on picking her up. This way of waiting outside allowed them to leave without attracting Wolf's worker's notice."Loria!"Zoe turned around and immediately wanted to run, because the person approaching her was the last person she expected. She saw Max sprinting across the bustling street, heading directly towards her.Zoe wanted to go back inside, but remembered she had to wait
Wolf drove the car faster to get away from Max, then peeked through the rearview mirror, seeing the loser still standing frozen in place. Too shocked, perhaps.Wolf shook his head. He briefly thought about sending someone to shoo him away, but then decided not to bother and turned his attention back to Zoe."Don't worry. That loser won't bother you or anyone else. That guy is completely nuts! And why are there so many crazy people in this world?"Wolf sighed, trying to reassure Zoe. He remembered dealing with another crazy woman earlier that afternoon.But as he was about to pat Zoe's back, Wolf found out that his assumption was completely wrong.When Zoe lifted her head and removed her hands from her face, what he heard was a loud burst of laughter.With surprise, Wolf turned and saw Zoe laughing gleefully, tears streaming down her face."You're laughing? You've been laughing all this time." Wolf shook his head, snorting, as he felt once again dec
Zoe crossed out the writing on the paper, correcting the lyrics that she thought weren't interesting enough. She then shifted her chair to face the electric piano next to her desk and pressed a few keys to find the right notes.Wolf's faith in Zoe's ability to create her own music was growing, even though the results still needed a lot of polishing and had not yet become the title track for his album. Wolf continued to encourage Zoe to be creative.It was exhausting because it meant Zoe had to use her free time to learn and keep learning, but Zoe didn’t mind. She did not want her singing career to stagnate. Her talent and skills in songwriting might not be as strong as her vocal abilities, but Zoe would not stand still without learning.“Yes?”Zoe turned to see Darcy, who had been sitting in front of her laptop, arranging Zoe's schedule and receiving calls from who knows whom. It was just the two of them in the studio.Zoe turned back to he
A while later, Wolf gazed at the number he'd blocked for several months. Hesitant, but necessary. Wolf finally unblocked the number and pressed the dial button. Calling. She answered the call on the second ring."TOMMY!" Her response was filled with both excitement and surprise. Emily didn't expect Wolf to call."I miss you! You finally want to talk to me again!" Emily sounded touched."Enough! Your drama is not important. I want to talk!" Wolf snapped."Of course, come over. I'll be at home." Emily responded eagerly."No, I..." Wolf was about to say that he only wanted to talk over the phone, but Emily didn't want to hear it and had already ended the call."Cursed creature!" Wolf cursed while dialing Emily again, but there was no answer.It was impossible for Emily not to hear or to leave her phone—because it was only less than two seconds before the call connected again.Emily deliberately didn't answer. She didn't want to hear from Wo
Emily admires herself in the mirror, turning to see if her dress is provocative enough. She chooses a dark blue dress that clings tightly to her body with a very low neckline, revealing most of her shoulders and chest. It's a deliberate choice to seduce, but she's not satisfied yet.Emily then picks another dress in a deep red color. Bolder, with a V-neckline, is more provocative, as the front split goes all the way to the edge of her stomach. Not to mention the additional slit on the thigh area that reaches the upper thighs.After changing into the red dress, Emily finally smiles contentedly. Her intentions perfectly align with her outfit. Her still-beautiful figure forms perfectly. Usually, men's eyes would follow wherever her legs went, too mesmerized. And Wolf is a man too, so it should be the same."Which one?" Emily wonders while brushing her hand over her collection of expensive perfumes, then chooses the blue one—its fresh scent is reminiscent of summer.
Just before the surface of the wine touched her lips, Wolf lowered his glass and looked at Emily with a smirk."You seem eager to see me drink it. Is this wine really that special?" Wolf swirled the glass in his hand, still smiling.Emily panicked. "What do you mean? What's wrong with the wine?" Emily pretended to inspect the wine in her glass and took another sip."The wine is delicious. There's nothing strange about it," Emily continued to evade."I think you must think I'm very foolish." Wolf placed the wine glass on the table and stared at Emily."I saw you switch the positions of this wine earlier. Did you think I wouldn't notice?" Wolf laughed.Wolf certainly saw when Emily behaved oddly earlier. She just had to push the wine glass toward him, but instead, she struggled to switch positions when she changed seats.Emily shook her head, but Wolf gestured for her to be silent."But even without that, I wouldn't touch anything handed to me b
"Go ahead. I won't consider you to exist. You can try, and Loria will defeat you again. Your desire to possess me will never end beautifully."This was the first time Wolf said it clearly. All this time, his attitude showed rejection, but he never explicitly stated anything. Maybe that was the mistake that made Emily blind and stubborn enough to keep trying."Tommy, please...""Stop calling me that!" Wolf exclaimed disgustedly.Even his father didn't call him by that name. Just plain Thomas. Tommy was a forced affectionate nickname that Emily used to manipulate him."I... love you. You can't leave.""Leave? I would have to stay on first for that. I never did and never will stay near you, so I'm not leaving you! Get that through your head! We are nothing, and even bearing the title of stepmother, you are not worthy, Demon." Wolf spat out. He's sick of Emily's whining."But I did it because I love you. You can't understand?" Another whimper elicited a grimace from Wolf."You call that l