After Giselle brought Wendy to a hotel, she said to the latter, "Let me know if you need anything, Wendy. And if you're sure about the divorce, tell Emma about it."Having calmed down fully, Wendy tucked Yarick in bed before seeing Giselle out of the room. Just as Giselle stepped into the elevator, Wendy suddenly asked, "Gigi… Why are you encouraging me to get a divorce?"The thought of having a divorce had already been on her mind since last year. She told her friends and family about it, but no one ever supported her idea.Everyone told her that Sebastian was a good man with great looks and an impressive background. They also mentioned how he wouldn't spend his time and money fooling around outside. Because of that, they couldn't believe Wendy would actually think about getting a divorce instead of cherishing him.They even called her crazy for that. After being told the same thing over and over again, Wendy couldn't help but doubt herself. When she married Sebastian back then, o
Finley looked at Giselle's back and hid her feelings so well that no one would be able to tell how she felt at all. Besides, she also had a higher social status than Charlotte."Hey, we're talking about you here. Didn't you hear Ms. Stone's question? I don't remember seeing you around here. Who let you in?"Finley's lackeys immediately recognized the situation to be the best opportunity to stand out in front of her. As they spoke, they took a step forward to grab Giselle's arm. When Giselle saw a hand approaching her, she took two steps back to dodge it with a cold gaze.When the others saw what happened, they sneaked a peak at Finley's reaction. When they noticed she was slightly upset, they immediately attacked Giselle verbally."This isn't a place for people like you. Get out of here before our dear Ms. Stone deals with you herself!""She's probably here to seduce Mr. Fordham as well. Why doesn't she look herself in the mirror first?""Where are the guards? Let me call for the
No one dared to look into Chester's eyes, and even Finley was shocked. She had never seen him so angry before in her life. Chester had always been extremely calm, and she never thought he would get so mad for a woman.It felt like something had stabbed Finley in the heart, and it hurt her so much that she was feeling dizzy.Chester walked past her and didn't even spare her a glance. He only stopped walking when he reached Giselle's side. Then, he looked down at her and said, "I'm sorry. I should've come down and picked you up myself."Upon hearing that, everyone except Lenny and Giselle looked shocked. They were even starting to wonder if their eyes and ears were playing tricks on them. After all, the aloof Chester was actually apologizing to a woman and came all the way down to bring her upstairs.At that point, there was no way Giselle and Chester could be platonic friends!The lackeys knew they were doomed, but they couldn't even cry about it. If they had known Giselle was some
Everything Finley said made sense, and her lackeys agreed with every single word she uttered. However, Chester didn't care at all. He stood in front of Giselle and coldly looked at Finley. It was obvious that he was standing on Giselle's side.When Finley noticed that, she felt more and more suffocated."Why should I do that for you? Are we even that close?" He sounded extremely cold when he spoke in his deep voice. The color drained from Finley's face altogether. Since they weren't that close, she meant nothing to him at all. So, he didn't hold back as he humiliated her.Finley had never been humiliated so badly before. Everyone at the laboratory knew how much she liked Chester, and her family had a close relationship with his. Because of that, no one would've expected Chester to say that they weren't close at all.Chester wasn't planning on protecting Finley's dignity, so he continued, "Besides, Ms. Giselle here isn't just a random person. She's my woman. Do you have any proble
Suddenly, a shadow fell over Giselle, and she looked up. "Mr. Fordham."The way he stood over her made her feel a little pressured. She felt even more embarrassed when she thought about the inappropriate scenes in her mind. As if he had noticed this, Chester crouched in front of her, his head at the same level as her neck."Ms. Stone, can you help me with something?"His deep dark eyes were like vortexes that could suck her in. Giselle nervously clenched her fists, but she didn't outwardly show how she felt at all.Her long eyelashes were like feathers, covering half of her beautiful eyes. Chester could see his own reflection in her eyes."With what?" she asked."There's a thread caught under this button. Can you help me untangle it?"He was wearing a thin shirt under his jacket. The button on his collar was undone, and his fair skin could be seen. As he said, there was a white thread looped under the button. Since the button was located right under his neck, it was difficult fo
Giselle was rendered speechless, and her face became bright red. She didn't stand up immediately. Instead, she whispered while in Chester's embrace, "Mr. Fordham, please don't move. My legs are numb, and I need to rest for a while."She hated how the human body worked as it embarrassed her greatly. She figured Chester would disinfect his whole body when he returned home later based on how germaphobic he was.After five minutes, Giselle hurriedly stood up with her head lowered, trying to hide how much she was blushing. Meanwhile, Chester was in a great mood at that moment. He tidied his messy hair and said, "Let's forget it if we can't untangle it. It doesn't matter."After that, they never mentioned what happened again. Giselle let out a long breath of relief, and she only managed to calm down when they left the laboratory.…Meanwhile, Finley had just returned to the Stone residence. She was feeling both infuriated and aggrieved at the same time. Only Moira Hart, Harry and Finl
Anyone could see through Finley's intentions. Ever since her confession was rejected, she was aware that the Stones opposed her wish to be with Chester.In fact, every member of the family would talk to her in private, trying to change her mind. They hoped she would like someone else instead of waiting for Chester, someone who would never come to like her. Even now, they were still adamant about it.Moira didn't answer Finley's question right away. Instead, she tried to change the subject. Unexpectedly, Finley was stubborn and wanted to get her answers.Feeling helpless, Moira said, "Finley, we can't force a relationship. Forgive me for being blunt, but Chester doesn't like you at all."Chester was aloof, and he wasn't even close with his family, let alone someone else. A healthy relationship should work both ways. So, even if Finley managed to force him to be with her, she still wouldn't be happy.As a mother, Moira didn't want to see Finley digging a grave for herself. Since the
Moira handed Finley a tissue and said, "Finley, listen to me. Just forget about Chester."As long as Chester didn't like Finley, they would never be together.…Chester made a reservation at a fancy restaurant in the center of Seaworth City. Upon entering the building, a waiter led them to their room. Their private room was located on the third floor, and they could see the astonishing night view through the window.Chester took off his jacket and casually hung it on the rack before pulling out a chair for Giselle like a gentleman. Then, they sat opposite each other.It was so quiet in the room that the sudden notification on Giselle's phone sounded alarming. Giselle looked down at Emma's message. Emma had sent her a location and some pictures, saying, "Gigi, this restaurant has great food. Let's come here together tomorrow!"Emma's location overlapped with Giselle's as they were at the same restaurant that night. After Giselle sent her current location to Emma, the latter sent a
Meanwhile, Giselle had just found the first-aid kit and sat next to Chester.The light in the living room was a warm orange, softening the hardened knots between Chester's forehead. He removed his jacket, leaving only a thin shirt on. "This might hurt, so bear with me."Jonathan really did not hold back one bit. Chester's skin was already fair. The contrast only made the purplish bruise even more striking and distressing.Giselle and Chester were growing nearer to each other.They were in such close proximity that he could take in the fragrance of her shampoo.Her attention was on the corner of his lips. She had cotton dipped in iodine to clean the dried blood on the area of the wound.Chester's breathing suddenly came to a halt.His Adam's apple bobbed slightly. His breath was warm, and his gaze was deep.After a while, Giselle retreated to her original position. As she kept the first-aid kit away, she said, "It's done. When you get home, try not to let water come in con
In Giselle's cold eyes, there was nothing but indifference and annoyance."Gigi, I'm in pain…"Jonathan stared at her, the emotions in his eyes flickering back and forth. His weak and vulnerable tone was completely different from the violence he portrayed earlier.He was now trying to use pity to get Giselle to sympathize with him.Jonathan thought that if Giselle still loved him, then he would let everything go.Unfortunately, reality was more cruel than he imagined. Giselle's expression did not even waver.In an instant, the asphyxiating heartache turned into a wild beast, ruthlessly tearing him apart.Jonathan's arm fell to his side helplessly. Suddenly, he staggered backward as if his soul had left him, no longer behaving as arrogantly as he had before.He should be fuming. And Giselle should also be taught a lesson.But Jonathan could not do it.He loved Giselle so much, so why was she doing this to him?"Jon? Jon, what's wrong…"Vivian looked at Jonathan, who was obvi
Jonathan called Chester by his first name. He was not even willing to address him with due respect.Jim sensed the gravity of the situation and immediately had the other officers leave the room, giving the two some privacy.With the sound of the door locking, the atmosphere in the entire room fell below freezing temperature.With tensions running high, nobody dared to even breathe.Jonathan stood in their way, his tall stature overwhelmingly intimidating.As he stood face to face with Chester, their imposing presence seemed to match evenly.Jonathan looked like fireballs were about to shoot out of his eyes while the latter's eyes were as calm as a still, bottomless abyss, ready to erase his opponent's existence without leaving so much as a single trace.Vivian was so overwhelmed that her tears wouldn't come. She was really afraid that Jonathan would beat Chester up.The current situation was way more serious than her writing a love letter to her classmate."Why should I give y
Jim handled everything professionally."Jon…" Vivian reached out, tugging at Jonathan's sleeve. "Don't let mom know. She's going to be so mad."Vivian knew Jean's temper all too well. If she had not been afraid of Jean finding out about her love letter to Harry, Vivian would not have made Jonathan come pick her up from school.But if Jonathan had not come, the consequent chain of events would not have happened.Jonathan exuded an intimidating energy as he remained silent.Meanwhile, Giselle wasn't the least bit bothered.Harry was the same. After all, he had only done what he did to stand up for Giselle. Even if his family members were to come bail him out, none of them would be mad at him."Ms. Stone."Jim turned toward Giselle and said, "You may have Mr. Fordham come get you."Mr. Fordham. Chester Fordham.Jonathan couldn't bear hearing this name.As soon as he heard this name, he would immediately recall the words Giselle said. "Well, obviously I'm after his body."Absol
She was after his body. Giselle was going after Chester for his body.Jonathan completely lost all of his sanity when he heard those words, delivering another blow to the board.He could not be bothered about the excruciating pain coming from his knuckles. Through gritted teeth, he demanded answers from Giselle."You've slept with Chester?"Before Giselle could even respond, Harry, who had just returned from retrieving his phone, ran over at full speed.Without any explanation whatsoever, he punched Jonathan in the face."Now that I'm here, don't even think about hurting Giselle!"As someone young, tall, and one who worked out daily, Harry's one punch broke the skin on the corner of Jonathan's mouth.The piercing pain made Jonathan give up all his reasoning.Immediately, the two men broke into a fight.Vivian scrambled to get up from the floor, looking miserable. She wanted to pull them apart but was afraid she might get injured in the process.As such, she just glared at Gi
When they were at the hospital the other day, Chester made Vivian feel awfully stressed. This uncle of hers was way too overprotective of Giselle.If Jonathan were to lay a finger on Giselle, Chester would definitely hunt him down. And when that time came, the fact that she twisted the truth would be revealed.Vivian gritted her teeth. The fear she felt outweighed her reasoning. Without a second thought, she rushed over."Jon, stop!"Vivian held onto Jonathan's arm. The blood vessels in his knuckles popped as he squeezed every word out with restraint. "Let go."This was the first time that Vivian had ever seen Jonathan like this. She clenched down on her molars and cried out, "No!"The siblings' double act was absolutely comedic in Giselle's eyes. She rubbed her wrist which had turned red from Jonathan's grip. Then, she turned on her heels, wanting to leave.Jonathan jerked free from Vivian's grasp, stretching out his hands as he tried to grab onto Giselle once again.However,
"Giselle, I need to ask you something."The two looked at each other. One had an indifferent expression while the other looked like they could barely tolerate this request.Giselle tried to free herself but her wrist remained firmly locked in his grip. The heat between them instinctively triggered a visceral sense of disgust in her.Her stomach churned violently, and her expression went dark. "Let go."Jonathan kept his stare on her with eyes that were deep and enigmatic. "If I don't—" Before he could even finish his sentence, he suddenly gasped in pain.Giselle did not care if she hurt him. She had swiftly raised her knee and went for his groin. Even though Jonathan reacted in time, she was too fast for him to avoid the blow entirely.The anger in his eyes surged. He gritted his teeth and exclaimed, "Giselle Stone!"This "new" Giselle felt extremely foreign to Jonathan.The Giselle he remembered was someone gentle and caring. There was never a time she would be this violent.
The moment Giselle heard Jonathan call out her name in full, a look of surprise flashed across her eyes. Had he recovered his memories?Giselle scoffed. "Am I wrong? Mr. Kendrick is asking Harry to pretend that he has feelings for Vivian and to wait until the exams are over to talk about it. Isn't he asking the kid to lie?"Harry has made it crystal clear that he has no feelings for Vivian. A clear rejection is the best solution. You're afraid that Vivian's state of mind might be affected, but what about Harry's?"Every word was carefully chosen.Even though Greg did not explicitly say it, Giselle understood his underlying intention without misconstruing anything.Harry clapped his hands as sparkles danced around his eyes. "You got it! I don't like Vivian. I don't like her now and I certainly won't like her in the future!"Vivan was not his type to begin with. What's more, after learning about the things she had done to Giselle, the chances of him liking Vivian were even slimmer
Jonathan's towering figure emerged in the doorway.Instead of his usual formal suit, he was dressed in a hoodie and cropped pants.To put it simply, he looked like a mannequin. His handsome face was as cold as ice, making him look unapproachable. As his eyes swept across the room, he suddenly paused when his gaze fell upon Giselle.The hand by his side instinctively clenched. It seemed like he did not expect to find Giselle here.He opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but was reminded of the ignored text and what Vivian had told him.He pursed his lips for a moment, forcing the words back down. "Now that we have everyone's guardians here, let's talk about what happened earlier today."Greg Kendrick, the homeroom teacher, pushed his glasses up and cleared his throat before continuing, "I understand how kids your age are going through a phase where you yearn for the opposite gender, but this is the time to be focusing on your studies. "The college entrance examinations