In the dimly lit stairwell, Giselle was held by Chester's burning hand around her waist. Their bodies were pressed together, and their breaths intertwined.On the wall, their shadows overlapped, creating an air of intimacy."Gigi, help me take off my glasses." Chester's hoarse, pleasant voice carried a hint of gentle coaxing. As he kissed her collarbone, his warm breath sent shivers down her spine.Giselle's long lashes fluttered lightly. Her fair arms draped over his broad shoulders, and a soft moan slipped from her lips.Her mind was in disarray. She did whatever Chester said.As she removed his glasses, the barrier between them was gone. Chester's kiss grew even more daring.Slowly, he moved upward, and Giselle surrendered to his tenderness.Suddenly, another person burst into the stairwell. "Giselle! You whore! How dare you seduce my uncle?" Jonathan's expression was like that of a husband catching his wife cheating on him.…Giselle immediately jolted awake. Her hai
With the ten million dollars Giselle had managed to get from Jonathan, she now had a total of 16 million.She had initially planned to split the ten million with Emma, but the latter refused to take a cent.Emma's exact words were, "You keep it. Do I look like I need money? After divorcing Larry, we split the assets down the middle. If you'd known me sooner, Jonathan would've had it worse!"Giselle reluctantly accepted the money. She decided to donate half of the ten million, under both her and Emma's names, to poverty-stricken areas in the mountains. After all, one should do some good deeds.She cleaned the house while waiting for a response from the companies. She applied to nine different companies, but eight rejected her.The reason was always the same. "Our boss had someone read the company's fortune. We can't sign the contract with anyone named Stone."Giselle had expected this, but luckily, the first company she applied to passed her through smoothly. She could sign the co
"Now it's time for us to take questions, which are done anonymously. I will help you resolve your problems in order." Giselle's voice was cool and aloof, and very recognizable. A slender, fair hand appeared on screen. The virtual gift the caller gave her was a carousel worth 188. There was the sound of the special effects associated with the gift, and the first speaker came on. It was a young lady.She sounded like she had been crying, and there was a tearful note in her voice as she said, "Can you help me out, Madam? I don't want to break up with my boyfriend. I can do anything for him." By the end of her sentence, she sounded as if she was about to break down. She was clearly madly in love with him.Giselle asked her to calm down and speak slowly.After taking a couple of minutes to calm down, the young lady said, "My boyfriend and I have been together for four years, and we met each other's parents last year. "We agreed on a wedding gift of 288 thousand, and his parents agr
"I'm sorry, but I can't help you," Giselle said firmly.The best way to cure a terminal-stage hopeless romantic was to leave them with no way out. Even if they tried to persuade the young lady to break up with her boyfriend, she wouldn't be able to accept it at all.Hadn't Giselle once been exactly the same?…Chester finished watching the entire thing.Tony stood beside him and said, "Chet, I think it's going to be difficult for you to win Giselle over. She's too smart."It was hard to imagine how someone like Giselle could have wasted seven years on Jonathan. Anyone could see that he didn't care about her.However, Giselle herself had seemed completely blind to the fact, as if she had been bewitched.It was a testament to the fact that it was always easy to see things clearly when one was looking in from the outside."Do you like the dumb ones?" Chester was very blunt.Tony thought about how much of a clown he had been in the past and scratched his head awkwardly. "That's n
It was close to midnight, and the pharmacy was fairly empty. It made the voice sound like a trumpet.Giselle ignored her and punched in the last digit of her PIN number for her bank card.She received a notification telling her that the transaction had gone through, and it annoyed the person speaking beside her. "Giselle, I'm asking you a question!"Vivian rushed up to push Giselle, who skilfully avoided her.Giselle's gaze swept over her, and she said scornfully, "I thought I heard a dog barking.""Giselle!" Vivian was hot-tempered, and the jibe had made her turn red with anger. She was wearing a tight, white spaghetti-strap top with a denim skirt that barely covered her thighs. It made her look rebellious and daring.There was a young woman beside her who looked like she was around the same age. They were dressed very similarly, but the other young woman had a huge scrape on her knee. It looked rather frightening.She followed Vivian's gaze and looked judgmentally at Giselle
"I'm pregnant," Emma said.Silence descended into the room.Emma sat on the couch and said, "I feel like my entire life is a joke. I couldn't get pregnant for a year no matter how much I tried to, but now that I'm divorced, I've succeeded!"She had laughed out of sheer anger when she saw the result.Based on how things had been between them after she and Larry fell out, she had probably been pregnant for a while.She had thought that her nausea and lack of appetite had been the effects of gastroenteritis. Giselle poured her a glass of water. "Are you planning to keep it or abort it?"Emma was an opinionated person who was very modern in her thinking. Giselle felt that she was perfectly capable of keeping the child while getting rid of Larry.As she had expected, Emma said, "If I hadn't taken those drugs, I would keep the child. It's a pity that we're just not meant to be."Emma was a woman of action. After she had vented her feelings to Giselle, she booked an appointment for
Giselle glanced at Emma's phone.The woman in the live stream had on elaborate makeup, and there was a huge screen behind her that had a few sentences on it."…love can conquer all difficulties. If you truly love your boyfriend, you should choose him without wavering," the woman was saying.With the support and management of Sharkwise, there were already more than one million people online in Charlotte's live stream.The effects of the virtual gifts being sent kept flashing across the stream. Giselle didn't feel much emotion, but she moved slightly when she heard the voice of the person speaking.Wasn't that the young lady who had been first on the line during her livestream yesterday? Why had she gone over to Charlotte's?"Ms. Grant, you're the one who truly understands me. You're so much better than that hideous woman I was on the line with yesterday, and I spent 188 dollars on her! Forget it. I'll just think of it as charity."Giselle was rendered speechless. She hadn't expec
Emma was connected to an IV drip. She looked frail, and there was a bitter smile on her lips."Gigi, I had a dream last night. In my dream, a little girl was crying as she told me not to give up on her and that she would behave well."Emma choked up, which was unlike her. Her eyes turned red, and she continued, "But I still chose to give her up. Gigi, do you think that I was too ruthless?"Before lying down on that operating table, Emma had acted as if she was fine.However, while she was lying there, everything that she tried to avoid thinking about had popped up in her mind. The physical pain she felt had intensified her feelings of grief. It was only now that Emma belatedly realized that she had once been a child's mother, albeit very briefly. Giselle held Emma's hand tightly to comfort her. She said gently, "You made the right choice. She'll understand why you did it."Apart from whether or not the fetus would be healthy, Emma would probably end up entangled further with L
Giselle had just come out of the bathroom when she received this text message.Her long black hair was wet, hanging behind her back as water droplets fell to the ground.The white bathrobe was loosely wrapped around her body, revealing her delicate, fair skin. Her skin was as white as snow, so much so that it was almost dazzling.Chester was asking her how she was planning to deal with Charlotte.Since laws had to be abided by, getting her killed was out of the question.Besides, Giselle did not think death was the best punishment.The most painful form of torture would be to reduce someone to a point where they begged to be killed.Charlotte had the privilege of enjoying a life of luxury and wealth for over two decades as the fake heiress of the Grant family.People often said that going from rags to riches was easy, but going from riches to rags was hard.There was no way the Grants would be able to make a comeback. Presently, they were inundated by a mountain of debt. If no
The feeling of wanting to escape but not being able to was agonizing.After a while, Angela mustered the courage and said in a trembling voice, "We live in a c-civil society. I could sue you. My husband's from the Lawson family. You can't afford to cross—""Your husband?" Jean could not help but interrupt when she heard those two words.The piercing cold glare in her sharp eyes was comparable to Chester's.There was no doubt that they were siblings."Angela, the divorce certificate hasn't been issued, which means he isn't your husband yet."Knowing Jean's personality, there was absolutely no chance she would get back together with Perry.But that did not stop her from feeling annoyed by Angela.Angela's face instantly turned pale. She bit the bullet and said, "Perry no longer loves you. There's no future for you two, even if you don't get a divorce.""If I don't get the divorce, you'll never be able to be his official wife."Jean hit where it hurt.She had always been strong
Everyone in the room tensed up upon the sudden mention of Giselle's name.Harry did not think much of it. "Giselle's super nice! The first time we met, she saved my life. If it wasn't for her, none of you would be able to see me today!"He might have exaggerated the story a little. Still, it was evident that Harry liked Giselle a lot.Eugene and Moira knew Harry well. He was a good judge of character. Anyone he claimed to be a good person would turn out to be as such.What's more, seeing Giselle for the first time gave them a sense of familiarity that could not be put into words.Those eyebrows were impeccably refined.It was certainly genetics at work.If not for Lyla and the paternity test report, they might have truly believed that Giselle was their actual child without hesitation.With her hands hidden behind her back, Holly secretly clenched her fists. For a moment, darkness flashed through that gentle expression of hers.It was not until she heard Jackie's voice next to
Charlotte even tried to act pitiful to gain Jonathan's sympathy.It was just too bad that Jonathan had already seen her for who she truly was.With the aphrodisiac taking over his entire body, Jonathan bit Charlotte's lips like an irrational beast.Charlotte kept fighting against him.With her airway cut off, Charlotte's face turned bright red. Just as her struggle against Jonathan was starting to wane, Jonathan suddenly got up and left her.Some of his sanity had returned. With a loud bang, Jonathan locked himself inside the bathroom.He turned on the faucet and let the ice cold water fill the bathtub. Then, he submerged himself into the water, trembling from head to toe.His palm had been cut open. Drops of blood that were eerily red swirled in the cold water.He could not touch Charlotte.Because Giselle would not want him then.Even though Jonathan was thinking rationally right now, the intense heat he was feeling inside his body had not been doused by the cold water.
Did Giselle just ask Charlotte to "do it"?Giselle was clearly trying to set up a trap for her!Although the proposal was enticing, Charlotte could not help but hesitate and feel wary because she had been ensnared in many compromising incidents before.She found it hard to believe that Giselle would be so magnanimous as to let her have Jonathan instead.It just seemed a little fishy!Before Charlotte could even say anything, Jonathan—with red-rimmed eyes and on the brink of losing his sanity—growled, "Get out! Touch me and you're dead!"Charlotte was stunned. She had never seen Jonathan like this before.Tears welled up in her eyes. "Jonathan…"As Charlotte cried his name out, she tentatively reached out to touch Jonathan on the arm. The moment her fingertip touched the corner of his shirt, he roared so loudly that Charlotte immediately shrunk back in fear."Get out!"Jonathan swept his arm across the table, sending everything crashing to the floor. He then staggered to get u
Giselle did not even care to learn how they managed to convince Charlotte to join them.None of it mattered anymore. Their plan was about to fail, after all. Did she seem that weak to them?While she was still deep in thought, there was suddenly the sound of someone kicking at the door. In the midst of that chaos, the sharp voice of a woman could be heard, saying, "Chester, I saw Giselle and Jonathan enter this room with my own eyes!"The door swung open.The bed inside was a mess, but there was no one there.Disarrayed footsteps headed toward the bathroom. Just like that, a group of people appeared in front of Giselle.Finley, who was the leader of the pack, was stunned when she saw that Giselle was still neatly dressed.This was different from what she had imagined!The calm look on Giselle's face did not look like that of someone who had just finished doing the deed. On the other hand, Jonathan, who was lying in the bathtub… looked extremely miserable.The media who had bee
The room was dimly lit.There was a thick scent of incense in the air. It did not take many inhalations before Giselle started to feel her body getting warm. She quickly covered her nose.Using the only source of light, she squinted her eyes and moved forward.Within seconds, the rough breathing of a man appeared next to her ear.The shadow on the wall was approaching her. When his hand was about to reach her, Giselle dodged to the left with one swift movement, leaving Jonathan embracing the air."Gigi…" The hoarse voice was laced with a hint of lust.The man tugged at the button of his collar as he approached Giselle once again. He was burning all over. It felt like he was being roasted from the inside. He was gradually losing his ability to think rationally.All he could see was the thin figure in front of him.Giselle was left speechless.They had cast a spell on this miserable man because they were not able to do it to her?There was no denying it. Angela and her friends
Angela, Finley, and Charlotte were rendered speechless.This explained why Giselle was able to make so many enemies. Just that mouth of hers could make people abhor her with a burning passion.What now? If Giselle did not go over, they would not be able to carry out their plan!The trio was beginning to grow anxious.Luckily enough, Giselle could sense their desperation. Being merciful, she said, "I mean, I won't go with you unless…"She was undoubtedly baiting them. There was a flash of malice in Angela's eyes as she gritted her teeth and asked, "Unless what?""Unless you let me play with your spell bugs."The moment she finished talking, the lights in the corridor suddenly came back on.Angela's face was as pale as death. How did Giselle know that she practiced witchcraft? She must be trying to trick her!Angela's petite body trembled. Still, she tried her best to maintain a calm composure."W-What spell bug? I don't know what you're talking about…""Oh, really? Then expla
The crowd was frantic.A tumult of screamings and shoutings bombarded their ears. Chester's voice was swallowed whole by the clamor of the crowd.Giselle moved forward with the flow of the crowd.There was only darkness ahead. Everyone skimmed the walls as they walked. There was a faint source of light in front of them.Before Giselle could even suppress her annoyance, a hand suddenly grabbed onto her wrist.The palm of this person's hand was slightly calloused. Her skin became a little sore from the slight abrasion.It was the hand of a woman.Giselle did not struggle against the woman grabbing her. Instead, she let her pull her forward.They were headed in the opposite direction from everybody else.During this time, Giselle had a sudden moment of clarity.The faint light allowed her to recognize the back and gait of the person in front of her. It revealed the fact that this woman was Angela.Still, Giselle remained unperturbed.As they went up the stairs, the noise and c