"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
Noticing the confused look on Giselle's face, Julia added, "Do you remember the night you spent at Mr. Fordham's?"How could Giselle forget? That had been the night she bit Chester. The embarrassing scene flashed across her mind, and she tried her best to remain calm. "Were you there that day too?"There were gaps in her memory of that day. When she had woken up the next day, the only person she had seen was Chester.If Julia and Chester had a special relationship, then the reason they were having this conversation would be clear."Don't misunderstand, Ms. Stone. I went over there with my mentor. You had been drugged, and I'm a woman, so it made things easier," Julia explained quickly; she could tell that Giselle's mind was straying.Giselle belatedly realized what she meant and asked suddenly, "You were the one who changed my clothes?"Julia nodded. "What's the matter?"Giselle remained silent. She couldn't exactly say that she had assumed that Chester had changed her clothes
After listening to what Julia had said, Giselle was no longer sure. She needed ample time to digest this complicated information.The moment she got home, Hector called. "Ms. Stone, do you have time tonight? I'd like to tell you something face-to-face."Giselle paused for a moment before saying, "Send me the time and address."Great. Now, another problem had appeared.Should she tell Hector that he was a replacement for someone else? If so, there was no reason that he had to continue trying to appease Julia.It would be better for them to part amicably. After all, they hadn't made things official. …Hector had reserved a five-star restaurant in Seaworth City for 7:00 pm, and he asked if Chester would like to come along. Chester was standing by the window, looking tall and lean. He ended his call and looked up lazily at Hector. "If I go with you, it will look too obvious."Hector raised an eyebrow. "How is it obvious? It's very reasonable for two good friends to have dinner t
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
"Mr. and Mrs. Stone, this is my sister, Lyla."Lyla tried her best to smile. In a very soft voice, she greeted, "Hello, Mr. and Mrs. Stone."Jackie had notified his family members in advance. But now that the actual person was standing in front of them, both Eugene and Moira were surprisingly calm.In short, Lyla felt like a total stranger to them.On the other hand, Giselle seemed profoundly familiar.After having compared the two, both Eugene and Moira kept their true feelings concealed.The news of them finding their long-lost biological daughter had not been made public. They had initially planned to announce the news at the charity banquet.However, they were now having second thoughts."Let's talk about this again when your brother and the others arrive."Upon hearing these words, the smile on Holly's face visibly stiffened. Things were not going according to plan.If she had it her way, the Stones would now be making the public announcement that Lyla was their eldest d
When Giselle was kicked out of the Grants' house, she had nothing to her name.Now, she seemed to be shamelessly clinging onto Jonathan, someone who had everything. Charlotte hated Giselle's guts.How could she, after leaving the Lawsons' world in shambles, be living her best, carefree life?Giselle should be having the worst, most miserable life in the slums! She should be trampled underneath Charlotte's feet forever!In stark contrast to Charlotte's rage, Giselle was much calmer.Giselle looked askance at Charlotte. With a cold and calm demeanor, she said to Charlotte, "We'll see."With the three women embroiled in the same drama, she was curious to see what interesting events would unfold.Just like that, Giselle disappeared from their sight.Finley stared at Charlotte with disapproval and said, "Wasn't what you just said to Giselle an indirect reminder?"When they first met, she had thought that Charlotte was a smart person. However, as Finley got to know her better, she r
As the head of the Lawson family, Jonathan found himself at the center of media attention, especially after Giselle and Chester's public display of intimacy at the gala. "Mr. Lawson, who is your date for tonight? Do you have any comments on your ex-fiancée, Ms. Stone?" "How do you feel about your ex and your uncle attending the gala together?" "Mr. Lawson, would you give them your blessings if they were to marry?" "Mr. Lawson…" The relentless questioning further agitated Jonathan, who was already in a foul mood. Just then, a photographer shoved a camera right in his face. Jonathan's eyes narrowed dangerously. He suddenly grabbed the camera and smashed it to the ground.The reporters fell silent. Jonathan ignored their stares and strode into the venue, his eyes scanning the place for Giselle and Chester. Despite his search, he constantly found himself intercepted by others. …In a corner of the venue, Charlotte stood alone with a wine glass in hand. As the
Giselle had only met a few members of the Stone family. The first was Harry. Despite meeting for the first time, it felt as if they had known each other for ages. Many others had also commented on how much she resembled the Stones.Giselle was always curious but never felt the need to find her biological family.Now that Chester had brought it up, Giselle found herself deep in thought. Chester quietly texted on his phone.After a while, he asked again, "Gigi, would you mind if I arranged a DNA test?" They would know if Giselle was the long-lost daughter of the Stone family once the results came back. The daughter they had searched for all these years might have been right in front of them all along. Giselle remembered Harry saying that Lyla's DNA matched the Stone family's. But the documents Chester had shown her… Something was amiss. Lyla and Holly definitely had ulterior motives for infiltrating the Stone family. Thinking of Harry's smile, Giselle agreed to Che
Chester said, "Harry accidentally spilled water on the guest bed. It's pouring outside… Can I stay at your place tonight, Gigi?"Harry grumbled to himself but eventually gave in, thinking about the money Chester had promised him. "It's all my fault! Giselle, you should let Chet stay the night." Giselle was silent. Something felt off, but she couldn't bring herself to say no. After a moment, she stepped aside. "Come in." Harry also tried to follow them inside, but Chester stopped him. "Head home now. You still have school tomorrow." Chester was firm.Harry was speechless. How could someone be so quick to burn bridges after crossing them? How despicable! After the door closed, Harry turned away and immediately pulled out his phone to vent in their group chat. "Chet is unbelievable! He used his money to force me to act alongside him! Do I look like that kind of person?" Sam: "Did you take the money?"Harry: "Hmph! I maxed out my card. Might as well take it if it's free!"