“What are you thinking? Why do you care what my name is?”Jane stood up and walked over, sparking fear in the female student. She had looked at Jane with disdain after that video and wanted to mock her – not get into a fight with her.Even more frightening was the thought that Jane would make good on her promise and steal her boyfriend.At this moment, someone laughed and said, “Are you afraid already, Phoebe Stewart? If you have the guts to speak, you should also have the courage to stand by those words!”Phoebe glared at the male student who had spoken.“Jason Delaney, do not tell me you are fond of a woman like Jane. You truly lack standards!”Jason Delaney laughed.“The mad dog bites back. I told you not to be afraid – does that count as being on Jane's side?”“I have a question; that old lady said that she is Jane's grandmother, so that is it; end of story?”“In that case, I saw on the school forum that you were doing it with four to five men at once… and even had to get an abort
Brock Davenport had been a worthy opponent, but a few words from the Young Master was ultimately all it took to chase him out of the country.The memory tickled Bruce as he remembered how his Young Master had dealt with him every single time.The disguise as another bodyguard was a brilliant front that his Young Master had secretly appreciated but his personal favorite was the meal they had with Young Master Davenport.Who would have thought that another boy would come to take his place?Jane got into the car before hanging up. She smiled and spoke to Ethan.Ethan did not bother asking who that boy was, because he could find out by himself. However, she did not even utter a single complaint about the slander she had faced in school that day.A tinge of sorrow filled his heart. It seemed his precious wife was always sad recently.“Did anything make you unhappy in school today, Jane?”“It is fine. Do not worry, dear, I can handle myself.”Jane could not explain why, but she felt that Et
The cemetery was remote and overgrown.It was filled with dead people who had no family and had been buried here by kind strangers.Ethan felt that something was wrong about the news of Jane's mother's death. He had just found a clue about Jane's mother and it turned out she had been dead all along?However, seeing the state his wife was in, he brought her to the cemetery. No matter what, he had to discover what was going on. Ethan would never allow anyone to hurt Jane.When they reached, Madam Fitzergald was standing by the cemetery, her eyes unreadable.When she saw Jane and Ethan, she said flatly, “This is your mother, Rune Fitzergald. She died in the same year she gave birth to you.”“I did not want to tell you but I cannot watch you walk your mother's path again! Jane, your grandmother is not doing this to hurt you.”“Sooner or later, you will get your retribution for snatching someone else's husband. Your mother's life is a perfect example of that!”“So this is her…”Jane bit he
Jane was so frightened by her grandmother's unhinged behavior that she could not speak. Her face went pale.Ethan was so worried that the old lady would hurt his wife that he almost stood up, crippled facade be damned!Just as Ethan was about to pull her back, Jane's expression changed. She shoved Madam Fitzgerald away.“Why should I not care? Who are you to stop me? All these years, I have always resented my mother and could not live with being her daughter.”“You have also whispered about my mother's sins in my ear time and time again. I have never understood why – it is as if she is not your daughter!”“Now that I think about it, she seems to be your enemy, and you despise me for being born to her! Why? What exactly are you hiding from me?”“I…” Madam Fitzgerald did not expect Jane, who had always been easy to manipulate, to grow a spine! Her eyes turned vicious as she turned to Ethan.“This is all your fault! She was not like this before…”“Jane, calm down and listen to me.”Etha
“She was a foreigner from M County who was out adventuring at sea… when she woke up, she had lost her memory.”“Now she is living a good life. She married the man who saved her and had a child with him…” Ethan was at a loss for words.Jane had a knot in her heart about her mother; after so many years, she still could not face her. And now her mother had a separate life of her own.However, it was not Rune Fitzergald's fault. The first half of her life had been miserable. She should have had a better life, but her biological mother had ruined it.Now, her suffering was finally over.But what about Jane? How could she live in peace? She was separated from her biological mother, and mistreated by others…Both their lives, as mother and daughter, had truly been…Jane was silent for so long that Ethan thought she would not accept the truth. Finally she spoke up, sounding forlorn.“Is there a photo of her now? Can I see it?”Ethan looked at her and showed her the tablet. It was a photo sent
The little boy did not understand why, but after he had asked for help, the lady had cried.Children are very sensitive; he immediately assumed that it was his fault somehow. Especially since the man in the wheelchair looked so terrifying. The boy was suddenly very afraid.However, what the little boy did not know was that the moment he shouted ‘Mom’, Jane had trembled.Without thinking, she pushed Ethan's wheelchair away and did not look back.Ethan did not say anything. He let Jane push him away. He had deliberately chosen M County as their destination, it was just that whether they would meet Jane's mother or not depended on fate.He did not force it and he certainly had not expected to run into her on the first day. He was so unprepared. No wonder Jane's only response was to flee.The little boy behind her was still chattering as he explained to his mother.“The lady cried for some reason. The uncle with her was so scary. Mom, I wanted to give the ball to her but she left…”The bo
Jane did not remember having a good relationship with Stacy. During her years in the Harrison family, Selene bullied her openly and mistreated Jane to her face, but Stacy's attacks were more subtle, making her impossible to guard against.Now, looking at Stacy's teary eyes, Jane wondered if the other woman had gone crazy.“Who are you? Through her out!” Ethan did not recognize Stacy at all; they had never met despite her being his initial betrothed.“Jane! It is me! I am your big sister, Stacy! Save me! After I came abroad, that man had lied to me. He was married a long time ago.”“When he found out that I was going back home, he locked me up and went to the Harrison family to cheat them of their money. Save me…”Stacy never expected that one day, she would beg Jane to rescue her. But what could she do? She could not go back again; it would be digging her own grave.As long as she could go back alive, she would tell her father that she would not let off anyone who hurts her! Includi
The Harrington family was a large family with no lack of children. Heirs could be nurtured one after another.However, those who wanted to manipulate the Harrington family, monopolize its power and hurt its interests, deserve nothing less than to die.Ethan's mother had died in a secret power struggle, leaving him, a young boy, alone to face a group of predators.In order to survive, he had no choice but to hide himself. He had sowed his seeds of influence in the Harrington family long ago.But he wanted to play a good game of cat and mouse; to watch them fight like trapped beasts before leaving them helpless but to waste away.No one in the Harrington family was innocent. Ethan would not let anyone off, let alone be soft hearted. Therefore, compared to him, Jane's actions were not cruel at all.However, she had managed to surprise him. Jane had always endured the bullying in her school in silence, he had nearly forgotten that she, too, was fierce at heart!It was only that she prefer
Jane woke up in an abandoned warehouse north of the city.Because the wedding was tomorrow, Jane had been resting very early recently and even slept in separate rooms with Ethan.Ever since they started having sex, her husband's self-control seemed to evaporate every night, as if he wanted to make up for years of deprivation.It drained Jane of her energy, leaving her unable to wake up the next morning. Ivy had laughed about it at her expense for a long time.However, Jane did not expect to receive a call from the old folks' home the day before her wedding. They had said that her grandmother was dying and wanted to see her for the last time.After careful consideration, Jane decided to grant her request. Ethan had been very busy recently as most of his businesses were conducted domestically now.Now, Ethan had changed and was stepping into new shoes as a new man, so Jane chose to pop down and come back without disturbing him.Unexpectedly, as soon as she stepped into the ward, her gra
Jane was stunned silly, his father had gone that far?“Jane?...”“Continue, I'm listening. How did he even know her in the first place?”“He had an ulterior motive that he didn't want to handle directly so when Claire orchestrated the accident that took the Owens' lives, he secretly contacted her and threatened her with it.”“She was only too ready to comply with his orders. Claire had initially thought that Cassidy and I would be married when we were older and she apparently… liked me.”“So she figured marrying me as Cassidy would solve that for her but you came into the picture, she was receptive to my father's orders.”“He had told her to get you out of the house in anyway possible and he would take it from there…”“So?”“He arranged the robbery… when your passport was stolen. You would be stuck there if you didn't have it.”“He had arranged for you to meet Brock Davenport at the hospital so he would take you with him…”“Hold on, so Brock knew?”“He was in on it because my father p
Ethan's eyes went wide, Bruce put his hands on his head and Arnold stumbled a bit.The officer finally decided he had had enough and left after tucking the speeding ticket into Bruce's pocket. He shook his head and mumbled, “Rich people and their problems”.When he had come out to work today, he had not expected to see the drama from the novellas his wife always watched in real life.The other guards stood by silently, watching and wishing they had not given in to this Young Miss. She wouldn't have been able to come here on her own.Jane clenched her fists and finally decided she had had enough and she let her words out without filtering them one bit.“Now listen here, you poor excuse of a noblesse daughter,” Everyone's eyes went wide, “I do not care where you have come from, your money, title or none of that shit.”“That is all you will say in front of me. You open your gutter and utter one more word, I will make sure to give you what your abductors did not.”“A new facial reconstruc
Jane sneered at the television in disdain and picked up her phone to call Bruce.When he finally picked up, she stated abruptly, “Tell your Young Master not to come back!”“He should not set foot in the villa. I have changed the passcode so he shouldn't bother with anything.”__________Bruce was stunned and immediately walked up to Ethan who was on his way out after the conference was done.“Young Master, the Young Madam called.”A smile bloomed on his stoic face at the mention of his Jane.“She said not to bother coming back and that she has changed the passcode of the villa.”Ethan's smile fell and an overwhelming sense of panic set in, he ran off to the parking lot with Bruce hot on his tail, both ignoring the calls of Cassidy.He got to the car and frantically gestured for Arnold to unlock it. They both got in with a confused but alert Arnold wondering what the problem was.“To the villa, as fast as you can go!”Arnold started the car and raced out of the parking lot, no one noti
Ethan opened his eyes first and glanced at the alarm clock on his own bedside table. It read 6:00am, he turned to admire his wife with her hair fanned out on the pillow.Smiling at the memory of last night, he tucked a stray lock of hair away from her face. It had taken some time and serious work to convince her but he did.He had to go pick up Cassidy from the abductors’ den. His guards had infiltrated the den the night before and rounded them up in minutes.They were no match for these ones as they were former mercenaries he had given shelter, a job and a new life.Ethan got up reluctantly to take a shower. All he wanted to do was stay with his little wife in bed and cuddle.He would have that soon enough, bringing back the annoying little critter was more important at the moment since his jet was more convenient than a commercial flight.Shooting Bruce a text to pick him up, he then proceeded to accessorize before planting two kisses on her lips and forehead.He left once Bruce let
Jane's eyes fluttered open and the soreness of her lady bits hit her like a train, she recalled what had happened and blushed. She had finally consummated her marriage.The rumbling of her stomach jolted her from her thoughts, she was hungry. She sniffed the air and smiled, he was in the kitchen.She had a quick shower and tip toed out of the room, she peeked into the kitchen and watched her husband's back muscles ripple as he plated the pasta he just cooked.“Jane, baby, get over here and sit. I can feel your eyes on my back,” he chuckled and she scrunched her nose as she blushed in embarrassment.“That's impossible, how did you know?” She took a seat at the kitchen island and beamed at her plate.“I heard you close the bedroom door. Letting the door close noisily is not exactly wise if you were trying to sneak up on me.”He pinched her cheeks still rosy from her shower. She dug into the pasta with gusto, moaning at the first bite.Ethan swallowed as his brain fed him with flashbacks
Ethan kissed her again and laid her down on the messy covers. Leaning forward, he let his mouth linger on the shell of her ear, his breath tickling her neck.Jane shuddered at his touch, eyes bright and hazy with the eagerness to learn and desire pooling in her belly.He lightly traced her jawline with his nose, enjoying the way her breath hitched.Jane felt she could burst into flames at any moment, feeling goosebumps spread down her neck and chest. He had barely touched her but she was ready to melt into a puddle.Ethan wasted no time sinking his hand into the hair at the nape of her neck with a mild grip. His free hand slipped around her body and palmed her ass as his lips hovered barely an inch over hers, making her moan into his mouth.It felt like he was everywhere at once and all she could do was hold onto him and take it. Then his mouth travelled down her neck, sucking and nipping, she was now practically panting.Ethan sunk to his knees by the bed in front of her, tugging at
The cops tried to talk her out of it as she backed the exit and attempted to leave with the hostage but was quickly immobilized by two bullets from a Ruger SR22.Shot on target by a retired female general and shattered her kneecaps.She was quickly dragged out and calm was restored within the shocked guests.“I would like to state that the real Cassidy Owen is safe and will be returning soon, that's all.”Ethan walked out amidst shouts for interview requests from the reporters and stunned silence from the rest of the audience.Only the comments from the live stream was active even after he left.He rushed to the car and settled in, thinking of how cool he must have looked.“Take me to the villa instead, and don't wait. I will be sleeping with my wife today.”Bruce and Arnold glanced at each other, understanding their Young Master's intentions so when they dropped him off in front of the gates of the villa, they shouted some encouraging words.“Take care, Young Master. You have to do i
There was an uproar both at the event and in the comment section of the live stream. The directors stood stunned at his statement and the reporters began taking pictures and video cameras were focused on the people at the doors of the vault.Jane went mute in front of the television while Ivy screamed in surprise.Cassidy went pale in fear and horror but composed herself and tried to defend herself.“Mr. Harrington, we have been friends for many years but I do not think I like this joke.”“Friends? I have no recollection of ever being friends with a wannabe imposter. That is extremely beneath me and very insulting.”“Mr. Harrington,” the older director, Mr Jenkins, called out to him, “You do realize that you can't just say things like this…”“Oh I can, because I've known my friend since childhood and that… is not my friend.”“Ethan, if this is about what happened at your house with your wife… I apologize. However, you can't disrupt my inauguration because you want to be petty…”“Petty