Elaine looked at Ian from the corner of her eyes and saw that he unbuttoned two buttons and lowered the window down more. The breeze that blew in messed up his dark hair.Ian was holding back more than her. Elaine bit her lip. “Are you not interested in me?”Ian paused and turned to look at her. “What do you mean?”Elaine looked down. She didn’t think she needed to be shy because she was no longer a little girl.“You kissed me because you wanted to confirm our relationship, but if you’re not interested in me, I don’t think we should get married because I can’t be sleeping in the same bed with my husband and doing nothing.”After Elaine said that, she sounded as if she was more excited than he was?Ian was quiet for a moment, then laughed. His laughter was clear in the quiet carriage. Elaine glared at him. “Why are you laughing?”He was still laughing. “You meant interest in that way.” After he said that, his eyes fixed on her face. “I’m a normal man. What do you think?”It
Ian didn’t want to get Barbara involved. But on the day he was carrying out his mission, Barbara’s half-sister, Katrina, was there, and Katrina told him that Barbara had been taken away. He was afraid she would be dragged into danger, so he searched for her in the club even though it might expose his identity. Unfortunately, he didn’t go in and check who the woman they had caused to get drunk was in the private room.Katrina knew where she was and called him away, but they didn’t know he had missed his best chance of saving her.Missing that chance led to them ultimately missing their chance to be together, and he would never get the chance to undo the mistake.He missed the chance to save her, which was why she was harmed. Thus, he lost the right to love her.Elaine was shocked, but she couldn’t help but put out her hand and place it on her cold hand when she saw how sorry he was. “That wasn’t your fault.”Ian was stunned and looked at her. “Do you really think it’s not my fa
“Thank you for your reminder.” After the meeting was dismissed, Elaine’s secretary walked up to her and asked, “Are you all right, Ms. Xavier?”Elaine shook her head and smiled. “I’m fine.”“You seem distracted. Did you have a fight with your fiance?” asked her secretary.Elaine froze and lowered her head. Things would have been easier if they were only having a fight. She did not even know what had happened between them this time.Neither of them talked when Ian sent her back home last night. The atmosphere in the car had been awkward, and she was certain that he thought she did not understand him at all. Looking at the troubled expression on her face, her secretary comforted her. “Actually, both of you just need to sit down and talk everything out. If you refuse to communicate, no one will know what's on your mind.”Elaine let out a bitter smile and said, “What if he gets even angrier after I tell him everything?”Her secretary was stunned. “Is your fiance such a petty-mi
Barbara followed beside Helios when they went around talking to the guests. When she turned her head around, her gaze met with Elaine’s.Elaine froze for a moment, but she still nodded at her out of courtesy. Barbara said something to Helios, and he nodded. After that, she put down her glass and walked toward Elaine. “Ms. Xavier.”Elaine was stunned. She looked at Barbara and asked, “Is there anything I can help you with, Mrs. Boucher?” Barbara smiled and asked, “Can I have a second with you?” Elaine hesitated for a few seconds before nodding. “Alright.”Soon, they walked into the courtyard.Maisie and Ryleigh saw this.After Ryleigh had given birth to her child, she and Louis had been living with her parents in Stoslo, and she only came back recently. Therefore, she did not know anything that happened at all.“Who is that woman?”Maisie pressed her lips against the rim of the glass and chuckled. “The eldest daughter of the Xaviers. Well, there’s some story between her and
Barbara stood beside her and continued. “His distrust of women stems from the fact that he had a greedy mother. His birth wasn't honorable. His mother gave birth to him behind Mr. Saldana's back because she wanted to use him as a bargaining chip to get herself a good life. He's an illegitimate son. After being rejected by Mr. Saldana, his mother pushed all the blame and responsibility on him.“His childhood life is rougher than anyone in the world. Even a beggar has a better life than him, and what he has experienced is something we have never experienced before. If he hadn't met my father, he might not have lived until today, or he would've gone down the wrong path.“I used to be unaware of his identity as an undercover agent, and I did not know how dangerous the mission he carried out was. As such, his unceremonious departure left me very upset and heartbroken.“It was not until several years ago that I learned he felt guilty about me because of what happened to me. He couldn't br
They heard that Yorrick and Xyla were expecting a daughter. The Hathaways had to prepare to welcome the arrival of their daughter, so they couldn’t attend Nicholas’s birthday party.Nolan looked at Jackie and asked, “I thought you were married? Where’s your wife?”Jackie’s face sank when he heard Nolan’s question. Everyone knew that he had married Violet when he returned to Octavia three years ago. They had had a small wedding in a small outdoor setting and had invited less than 100 guests, keeping a low profile.The media had been keeping an eye on them before their marriage. However, Jackie and Violet seldom appeared in public, and even though they were caught on camera by the media, it was either Jackie alone or Violet shopping with her friends.The media had a lot of speculation about their marriage, but they cleared everyone's doubts by saying that there wasn’t any problem in their marriage. However, no one knew the truth.Jackie calmed himself down and said, “Something cam
As for Waylon, they were not very worried about him. They were certain that he could fend for himself when he had to face the world alone. The only person they were worried about was Daisie.That incident with Lisa indeed had given Daisie a huge blow, but the good thing was that she herself had learned from her mistake.When Quincy came out with the five-layer cake, the kids all went forward to help him. Daisie put a birthday hat on Nicholas' head, and he laughed happily. Maisie felt relieved to see the happy atmosphere between the children and Nicholas.The birthday party only came to an end very late at night.Maisie and Nolan stood at the door and sent the guests off one after another. After that, they returned to the living room. There were a lot of expensive gifts for Nicholas in the living room, and amongst them, the parrot that Daisie prepared for him stood out the most.Thomas and Jackie stayed for one night. Jackie had returned to the guest room while the three kids h
When Ian was about to approach them, Lucy walked up to him and stood in front of him. “Mr. Saldana, I only wish to remind you that if you don’t have feelings for Elaine, please don’t waste her time.”Ian glanced at her and looked at Elaine, leaning against the back of the car's rear seat. “I know that.”Lucy turned sideways. Ian walked to the car, carried Elaine out of the car, turned his head around, and said to them, “Sorry to have bothered you.”He then carried Elaine to his car.Lucy looked at his back as they left worriedly, and Hector wrapped his arm around her shoulders. “Don’t worry. This is their issue. I believe they’ll be able to solve it by themselves.”Northbay Avenue, Southpark…Ian carried Elaine into the bedroom, laid her flat on the bed, supported the back of her head with his palm, and placed her head on a pillow.Elaine frowned. She then opened her eyes slowly when he was taking off her shoes for her and saw a silhouette vaguely. Her vision went from blurry to