Vivian began sweating profusely.Both her hands clasped tightly behind her. She was filled with utter panic and unease on the inside.She would have never come over if she knew that Chester was here, not even if it was her best friend who needed to be bailed out."There has to be some misunderstanding here, Uncle Chester. Let me explain."Vivian began racking her brains to find an excuse.Tony, however, was a professional bullshit detective. He walked out of the room, one step behind, and said, "Explaining means covering up, and covering up means lying. Vivian, just look at your terrible taste in friends!"She was, after all, the daughter of the esteemed Lawson family. How could she have been raised like this?It was obvious that those tatted delinquents were bad news. They were foul-mouthed and uncouth.Even taking just one more look at them made Tony feel disgusted.How could Vivian even consider them her friends and come over to bail them out?Could it be that she had lost
Considering how much Vivian hated Giselle, coupled with the anger she was currently feeling, she would definitely become even more unhinged. There was no need for Giselle to go out there and be her punching bag.Just then, she heard a muffled cacophony of sounds: Vivian's sobs and the crisp sound of a slap. It was not until Tony and Chester came in that she immediately turned off the screen and got up. "Everything's settled, Giselle."Tony was a smooth talker. Since he addressed Chester as Chet, and nothing had been decided between the two yet, it was only appropriate for him to address Giselle this way. Seeing the injuries on Tony's face, Giselle asked, "Are you okay?"He was black and blue all over. It was apparent that the assailants did not hold back.Having noticed Chester's indifferent expression, Tony suddenly had an idea."Oh these? These are just superficial wounds. I'm fine, but Chet isn't!""Don't be fooled by his cool composure. He must have suffered some inte
Giselle was stunned.It took a moment before she pretended to smile calmly and said, "I see you as a friend of mine. Isn't it normal for me to be concerned about you?"Her facial expression might not have given anything away, but her palms were sweating profusely.Chester was giving her too much pressure, especially considering the fact that they were now in the cramped carriage of her car.Giselle hurriedly rolled down the windows. She could finally breathe when the night breeze blew into the car."Is that so?"She heard his three-worded retort. Giselle could not make out the emotions in his tone. It had even become too overwhelming for her to look directly into Chester's eyes.She tried her best not to let her mind wander into the forbidden zone.Nodding, she said, "Yes."Eventually, she became worried that she was being too blunt and making him feel awkward. Imitating Tony, she countered, "Do you not see me as a friend?"Chester could see that Giselle was trying to dive
"Well, I think it's nice to stay here. To be honest, I kinda like Giselle as well," said Harry. Chester turned around and looked at him with a narrowed, hostile gaze. He was already in his pajamas."Oh?" said Chester.Harry was so carefree that he didn't notice how the mood had shifted. He went to the fridge to grab two bottles of water and said, "When I first saw Giselle, I started taking a liking to her. There's something familiar about her."The way he liked Giselle was different from Chester's. He just wanted to know her better, so he subconsciously took the initiative to talk to her over the past few days.Harry had nothing to hide from her at all and would speak his mind freely. The stories he had were endless as well. He even told her everything about the Stones without holding back. Although they were only strangers who had only met three times, Harry wasn't keeping his guard up at all."Chet, I know you meant well, but I've decided to stay here. I just have to wake up 30
"Why is Giselle dressed so gorgeously today? Something's wrong!" said Harry.Chester looked at Harry after hearing that. His gaze flickered a little before turning cold and calm again. Then, he said, "Stop overthinking it."After all, Giselle was so beautiful that no one would be able to look away from her, even if she didn't have any makeup on.After Chester walked out of the elevator, Harry hurriedly caught up to him. "Oh, you have to believe my instincts on this, Chet!"The lady who was standing next to Giselle was her best friend, right? Since today's a Monday, she clearly has work to do. However, that lady was dragging Giselle somewhere else. According to my experience throughout the years, they must be on their way to see someone!"Harry was analyzing the situation clearly, and Chester stopped in his tracks after hearing that."They're seeing someone?""That's right! Giselle's single, isn't she? Maybe that lady is introducing a guy to her…" Harry was extremely focused as h
Suddenly, a voice sounded from behind Giselle. "Quentin, is that really you? When did you come back?"The voice sounded familiar, and Giselle instinctively tightened her grip on her cup. She lowered her complicated gaze.Charlotte gleefully approached them. When she noticed the confusion on Quentin's face, she confidently introduced herself. "It's me—Charlotte! Charlotte Grant?"Quentin continued scanning her with his gaze before finally remembering something about her. Back then, Charlotte was still a poor but hardworking student. She was strong and persistent. Even when other people came after her, she would never admit defeat.There was a reason why he remembered that particular thing about her.When he came out of the library once, he heard her saying indignantly, "First of all, my name is Charlotte Grant! Secondly, I'm busy, so stop with these idiotic games of yours. Last but not least, stop thinking you can do whatever you want just because you're rich!"The memory of the a
The onlooking crowd didn't dare utter a single word. Most of them were recording the scene on their phones, and their gazes made Charlotte feel uneasy.Giselle calmly put down the empty cup and said, "I guess we're even now."Charlotte clenched her fists tight, and her trembling shoulders betrayed how angry she was. When she heard other people mockingly chuckle at her, she felt more devastated."She deserves it! Why did she have to destroy someone else's relationship at such a young age? Maybe she'll learn her lesson now!""Don't you think she looks like a livestreamer? The one that urged someone else to get pregnant out of wedlock!""Oh! You're right! Isn't she Charlotte Grant?""I finally understand why she could say something so wrong with so much confidence now! She's just a bitch!"With her identity exposed, Charlotte was criticized even more now. The criticisms were loud, and someone even went out to borrow a megaphone to insult her family.Giselle was pleased by this. On
Giselle had never really thought about how she would deal with Charlotte at all. When she broke up with Jonathan, she didn't even blame Charlotte. If Jonathan really loved Giselle to begin with, then Charlotte's trick never would've worked.Jonathan's indifference was the reason why their relationship ended abruptly. Even if Charlotte hadn't been in the picture, someone else would've eventually caused the breakup.Giselle was just glad that she didn't realize it only after they had gotten married. Since she discovered the truth before it came to that, it was something worth celebrating.After Giselle returned to her senses, she calmly said, "She wants to marry into the Lawsons, right?"Chester considered this for a moment before saying, "You might not be able to marry Jonathan, but we can at least make her call you Aunt Giselle."Giselle wasn't prepared for what he just said, and she was so surprised that she choked on her spit. She bent over as she coughed nonstop, and her eyes
Giselle only went home after it turned dark outside.Penny had transferred some money to Giselle and thanked her once again for today.Penny texted, "I'm not sad at all anymore. If you hadn't gone with me today, I think I would've already died from frustration." As for the aftermath of the storm, Eugene took care of everything. Every single penny that she had spent on Zayn would be retrieved through legal means.Giselle replied, "You're welcome."Only after that did she have the time to check out the link Yvette had sent to her.It was about the incident from earlier today. Videos from the live stream had gone viral.Obviously, it was not from her own live stream but a third party's.Her fans, who had gone down to the location, had captured everything on camera. There was an explosion of comments beneath related videos.One of the videos was of Jonathan. It had been edited to look like he was the hero coming to his damsel's rescue.With the accompaniment of some background
In the past, Jean had reminded Jonathan more than once to keep his distance from Charlotte, but those words fell on deaf ears every single time. He never took her words seriously.It was too late for regrets now.Jonathan lowered his head. With a pair of sad eyes and a dejected voice, he mumbled, "I've said it before, Mom. I won't have anyone as my wife if it's not Giselle."His only wish was to marry Giselle. But everyone was telling him that he had cheated on her.Jonathan found it hard to believe that he would cheat on her. He was certain that there had to be some kind of misunderstanding.And the missing piece to this puzzle was none other than that woman named Charlotte. Jean, Francis, and Martha remained silent. Jonathan was hopelessly in love with Giselle. But if he was so madly in love with her, why did he cheat on her?And if he was not madly in love with her, then why had he not gotten over her yet?But wait. The reason he was still not over her was mainly due to t
It was merely a second ago when Giselle had told him to keep a distance from her, yet she was now in his car voluntarily.Jonathan did not move an inch. He still had his back against the inside of the car door as he faced Giselle, intently looking at her."Women are really fickle. Giselle must still have feelings for me. She's just too proud to admit it," he thought to himself.As for the rumors about her and Chester, they might just be putting on an act.Giselle did not know that Jonathan was in the process of gaslighting himself. When she noticed that he was not about to drive any time soon, she frowned and said, "If you're not going to drive, scram."Only then did Jonathan fix his position. He started the engine, and they headed for the hospital.At first, he was in a joyous mood. He tagged behind Giselle upon arrival at the hospital. It was not until he had reached a ward and saw who was seated on the hospital bed that his expression turned sullen.Giselle had gotten into
"When did Giselle become so… violent?" Jonathan pondered.What had she gone through in the past eight years?For once, Jonathan was perplexed. In his memories, Giselle and him were childhood sweethearts who grew up together. Since kindergarten, they were always in the same class.As they began spending more time with each other, the budding romantic feelings gradually snuck up on him.In his mind, Giselle had always been someone demure and considerate. When had she ever shown him this violent side of her?There was one incident that left a deep impression in Jonathan's mind. It was during their senior year.Giselle had been picked on by people from other schools. The moment he heard about this, he became so furious that he stormed over to the other school right away to fight them.If Giselle had always been such a violent person, why was she even picked on in the first place?Jonathan stared at Giselle with deep contemplation.Giselle stared back at him. "Fancy getting your as
When Penny was done speaking, she directed her gaze toward Lana. "I guess it's time for you to look in the mirror and see for yourself how much of a slut you are!"Lana's makeup had melted off completely. The more she wiped her face, the more her makeup smudged, making her look like a comical clown.Her bare face was already on the less fortunate side. Some people were just ugly both on the outside and on the inside.Lana was livid. She shoved Zayn's hands away and immediately reached out, wanting to grab Penny by the face. "You're just jealous because Zayn likes me. Yeah, you're better than me in every way, but what's the use of that? The woman Zayn loves is me, not you."You got it right. I like going after men who are already taken, and Zayn knows this as well. It's precisely because of this that he asked you out!"I'm sure you don't know anything about this, but every penny that you gave him, he would use it to buy me gifts. On Valentine's Day, you failed to go on a date wit
Water was dripping from Giselle's face.Lana caught Giselle off guard, so the latter could not dodge in time.The fringe on Giselle's forehead was soaked. Strands of wet hair stuck to her porcelain white skin as water dripped down her face, falling onto the floor."I don't even know you, woman. What makes you think you have the right to slander me? Are you out of your mind?" Lana exclaimed in anger.Moira was sitting next to Giselle, so it was inevitable that some water got onto her.Without caring about herself, she quickly pulled a napkin out and wiped the water off Giselle's face. She felt a surge of anger in her heart.She was about to berate Lana when Giselle suddenly got up from her seat, filled the cup in front of her with water, and threw it at Lana's face.Lana screamed. With the racket she was making, the entire situation became chaotic.This particular moment happened to be captured by the local fans.The live stream chat box was in a frenzy, and the audience wished
Zayn had come with a business partner today. It was because of Penny that he asked said business partner to give him an extra 30 minutes. He needed to get some stuff sorted out. Only then would he sign the contract.Who knew Penny would just sit there and not say a word after having him come all the way?Didn't she say that she was going to shop for a house today?Why wasn't she saying anything?Zayn cracked open the cup's lid and handed it over to Penny. "Penny, didn't you ask me to come check out a house with you? When I came earlier, I noticed the door to the adjacent building was still open. Why don't we go there now?"Just like that, the flurry of comments started up again."They really have it all thought out. Shopping for a house? Why? So that you and your lover can pick one out together?""This cheap leech of a bastard! Those who're going in person, can you all give him a good beating? I need to vent or I might die of cardiac arrest.""What a shameless jerk!"The cha
These five minutes were unusually agonizing for the netizens who were waiting restlessly for the tea.At long last, footsteps could be heard approaching from behind. Penny clenched her fists tightly. She tried to calm her erratic heart that pounded against her chest.Her face was ashened."Penny, I'm here! Hey, why didn't you tell me you were bringing your friends along? I would've gotten two more cups of coffee."The bright cheerful voice of a man was approaching. Only when he had stepped in front of her did he realize that Penny had company. Next to her were two unfamiliar faces.One of them looked to be in her 30s. She exuded elegance and looked like someone of a prominent status.The other one looked like she was in her 20s and was really stunning.Amazement flashed across Zayn Carter's eyes before he quickly recomposed himself.While he was looking at Giselle and the others, they were also studying him.His eyebrows were well-defined, and he had broad shoulders and a sl
Moira's smile was gentle. Her gaze toward Giselle was filled with kindness.Giselle nodded. "That seems to be the case."The fact that they bumped into each other for such a specific event had to be fate. Because how else could one explain such a coincidence?While they waited for the adulterers to arrive, Giselle updated her status beforehand."This afternoon's drama. I'm catching adulterers in the wild"These nine words caused her viewership to skyrocket.Aside from money, the only other temptation that humans were not able to resist was gossip.Hidden within the depths of human nature was the desire to gossip. There was no reason for anyone to pass up on drama that was free of charge! Comments began pouring in. "Didn't even need to think twice to skip work. It's only $28 anyway. They can have it!""Catching a homewrecker on live stream? I bet there's going to be a LOT of people. I wonder if the server can handle it? I'm going to cry if it crashes.""Thank God for the co