Tanner thought about Pearl.Even though she had seen everything he did with Sandy in the office, this woman had never once shed a single tear.He thought she might have an inferiority complex because she considered herself “filthy,” and it was a gift to her that a man would marry her, but that was not the case.Did she have an inferiority complex? Not really.After all, she had never asked anything from him before.It was more appropriate to say that she was cold-blooded compared to having an inferiority complex.Aloof, apathetic, indifferent—she always had that expression on her face even after learning of his scandalous relationship with Sandy. It was like nothing could break her down.At that moment, Mrs. Hannigan called Tanner and said something to him. He rose to his feet and said. “I’ll be right there.”He took his jacket and went to the door. He had not slept for a whole night, and he was very tired right now.“Tan, are you leaving? Who are you going to see? Pearl?”Ta
Sandy’s smile froze and slowly disappeared. “Tan, I… I didn’t mean it.”She disregarded the pang that shot from the wound of her wrist and propped herself up from the bed to explain to Tanner, “I couldn't get through to you yesterday, and I was so scared, Tan. The doctor said I would become moody and emotionally unstable because of my pregnancy. I... I was just so scared.”Tanner took a deep breath and asked, “Do you know my father had surgery for a brain hemorrhage?”Sandy’s face turned pale.“I spent the whole day yesterday in the hospital with my father. Besides, didn't I already stay by your side for one night the day before yesterday? What else do you want? Do you want me to stay by your side when my father dies?”“I’m sorry, Tan.. It’s all my fault,” Sandy said nervously. “I didn’t know that…”He covered his face with his hand and said in a heavy voice, “I’m tired, Sandy.”When a man said he was tired, it could mean two scenarios.One was physically tired, while the other
As soon as Maisie finished speaking, she saw everyone was looking at them with an incredulous gaze. She had the urge to find a hole and bury herself in it for a moment.Nolan giggled and looked at her meaningfully. “So does this mean that you don’t mind if it were other women and not Willow?”Maisie used her spoon to stir the soup and said exasperatingly, “It's okay if you want to try it now.”“Okay,” Nolan replied plainly. “I’ll try it after I finish the meal.”Maisie felt that Nolan was trying to make her angry, so she did not say anything anymore after that.When they returned to the Blue Bay villa, Maisie got out of the car and slammed the door shut when the car came to a stop in the courtyard. As soon as Nolan got off the other side of the car and dusted his jacket, she crossed her arms in front of her chest and said, "I thought you're going to taste something new, so why are you getting out of the car, Mr. Goldmann?"He smiled at her and replied, “Nah, I think it’s better f
Tanner was stunned.“I know very well how much you loathe and hate me. You're being nice to me because you had to. It's like a task for you to make both our families happy. It isn't that I have to be grateful to every man that wants to marry me. I know how bad my reputation is. Even if no one wants to marry me, I won't shamelessly stick to you, so you can rest assured. “After all, I was once loved by all the Santiagos in the past. Even if a storm has ravaged a delicate rose, you can't deny that it was once a beautiful flower. “You reap what you sow. It's my own mistake for getting myself into my current situation, and I don't plan to forget about it. The price I have to pay will never allow me to seek a happy and secure life by committing myself to a man.”When she finished speaking, she pushed Tanner away. Pulling her suitcase, she headed out without turning her head back once.Tanner stood frozen stiff on the spot as he tightened his fists.When Pearl got in the car, she turn
Lucy lowered her head to look at her phone. She had sent him a message before coming here.Naomi waited with her for a while and said, “Why don't we go for a walk first? We'll meet up with him when he arrives.”Lucy thought for a while and said, “Alright then.”She then sent a message to Francisco.Both of them went to the shopping mall before heading to a restaurant. Lucy was starving, and she began complaining after taking her seat, “He really has stood us up. He should've told us instead if he doesn't want to come. He shouldn't have said yes to us and not show up later.”As she flipped through the menu, she continued angrily. “All good-looking guys are liars!”Naomi chuckled. “It’s okay. I think we can have a lot of fun as well if it’s only us two.”“You’re right. There are so many good-looking guys in the world. If this one is unreliable, we can always look for another one,” Lucy said. It seemed to Naomi that she was not angry anymore, and she gave her a sheepish grin.Lucy
Naomi paused for a split second, turned her head, and looked at Francisco, who just so happened to be glancing at her too. She then refuted Lucy immediately. “Nonsense. Where are the similarities? Both our colors look very different, okay?”“Both of you have bright-colored clothing on, while mine is dark-colored.” Lucy grabbed the hem of the front of her black down jacket and covered her chest and abdomen.Before Naomi could say anything, Francisco laughed. “It’s just a coincidence.”After the meal, Lucy proposed that the three of them could go to the movies. And when they got to the movie theater, she skimmed through the several movies that were listed on the screen and decided to watch a horror movie. “Let’s watch this today and make it a challenge. What do you guys think?”When more than two people were watching a horror movie, the atmosphere in the theater would become much more interesting than that of a romance movie. Especially when one was frightened, she could jump into th
Naomi was astounded for a bit and grabbed the pack of tissues from him. “Thank you.”He stared at the heavy rain. “I don’t think the rain will cease so soon.”Naomi lowered her gaze and pursed her lips.In fact, she hoped that the rain would go on for longer.At that moment, Francisco’s cell phone rang. He took a glimpse at the caller ID and walked away to answer it.Naomi turned her head and stared at his figure. For some reason, she felt like she was on a date. However, as soon as Naomi thought of the word “date”, her cheeks blushed inexplicably, and she covered them instantly.‘Why have my thoughts become so bizarre lately!?’However, what she did not know was that Francisco looked back at her at this moment and happened to witness the scene where she was covering her cheeks in panic. The sight of an innocent girl being in love was truly a feast to his eyes.Apart from this, Lucy’s actions had all been so obvious, so how could Francisco not realize it?He lowered his gaze,
Francisco frowned and said nothing.‘I agreed to show up to the meal arranged by that woman named Lucy only because she said that they wished to extend their gratitude through a meal. It’d be rather rude if I were to say no to such a warm invitation.‘To this day, all of Lucy’s actions have been very deliberate. It’s obvious that she’s trying to make a couple out of Naomi and me. I’m not really sure if it’s Naomi’s intention or if she arrived at such a decision without Naomi’s authorization.’After his incident with Maizie, Francisco had been very wary toward all women.‘Nobody can guarantee that I won’t run into another Maizie.’At the hospital…Mrs. Hannigan was sitting beside the hospital bed and feeding Nathaniel congee. Because Nathaniel had just undergone a craniotomy and was still recovering, all he could do was basically lying on the bed, and he would need someone to raise the head of the bed if he wanted to get up.Tanner came in through the door at this time.Nathanie