Some things were not visible to the eyes of the beholder—they had to be observed through the heart.…The weather was bright and sunny.Violet brought the three kids to the amusement park to play, but she ran into Zephir and Jackie.They arrived at the amusement park later.Daisie ran toward them with a smile. “Zephir, Uncle!”Waylon and Colton looked at Violet. She crossed her arms and clicked her tongue. “Since when did my cousin become this close with that fella?”‘And Jackie, he actually came to an amusement park? This is so strange.’Zephir looked at them. “What a coincidence?”Colton snorted. “Yeah, what a coincidence.”‘This is such a surprising coincidence.’However, Zephir was not alone, and he brought Jackie along too, so they did not make his life hard for him.Hence, the kids came together and ran off to play, leaving Violet and Jackie behind.She then said reluctantly, “Thank you for last night.”She was referring to the fact that he had left an umbrella that
They only went home reluctantly as evening approached.Originally, the three children had come in the same car as Violet, but the four children got into the same car at the end of the day.Looking at them leaving her behind, Violet clicked her tongue. “Such immorality! This is getting too much!”‘These b*stards must have colluded.’Jackie lowered the car window and raised his eyelids. “Aren’t you leaving?”She was startled.She then thought of something and snorted softly. “I’ll die before I hitch a ride with your car.”Violet clearly remembered when he left her at the city hall the other day. Who knew what was going through his mind at that moment?Jackie knew that she was still angry, so he spoke slowly. “I’ll send you home for real this time.”“Are you serious?” Violet sneered. “How would I know that you won’t leave me on the freeway this time?”If this were before, he would have long been impatient and asked his driver to leave her behind. However, he had not shown any tr
“Penny! What nonsense are you talking about?” Edmund’s expression dimmed.‘Even I have to show the Cliffords a little respect. Even if the Cliffords want to whitewash Violet, I won’t dare to bring this up in their face.’Penelope gnashed her teeth. “Who gave you the right to claim that what I just said is nonsense? If it weren’t for her, Brooklyn and I would have gotten married long ago. Do you expect me to kiss the *ss of a b*tch who specializes in snatching other people’s boyfriends?“Young Master Clifford, didn’t you despise this woman back then too? Since when have you been bewitched by this b*tch?”She snorted coldly and glared at Violet. “A b*tch will forever be a b*tch. You’ve actually convinced the Cliffords and made them side with you so quickly. I think it’s only a matter of time before you get onto the bed of the grandfather and grandson and serve the both of them—”Edmund slapped Penelope and stunned her for a split second.She looked up in disbelief. “Father!?”Edmu
Penelope fell to the ground as she saw Brooklyn protecting the woman and the eight-year-old son behind him. She then started crying so hysterically that she could not stop herself.Edmund could not stand it anymore. His daughter was making him lose face because of the troubles that she had caused at the restaurant. “Stop it and come home with me.”“I’m not leaving.” Penelope shook him off. “I only want to get to the bottom of things today. Brooklyn Simons, you b*stard, you played with my feelings!”Brooklyn comforted his wife behind him, asked her to take their son into the private room, and then glared at Penelope impatiently. “I played with your feelings?”He gave off a disdainful smirk. “You slept with me voluntarily back then. I didn’t force you to do so, did I? Both of us came out only for the fun of it. I haven’t seen any woman as shameless and clingy as you.”When Edmund heard him insulting his daughter like this, his expression dimmed instantly. “Brooklyn Simons, you’ve cr
Those women who wanted his money would get paid and would not cling to him. They would get together and separate without any issue. After all, none of them was in it for the love.But when he met Penelope, it could be said that Brooklyn had run into trouble.Penelope was the daughter of the Potters, and it was Penelope who had approached him first.Brooklyn had given her a decent title as his girlfriend to put her off, but her status was not disclosed to the public. Only Penelope’s friends knew about it.Brooklyn had broken up with Penelope because he was afraid that if he were to move on with the extramarital relationship, Penelope would storm into his house someday. He had chosen to break up only because he wanted to protect his wife and children.In addition, he had flirted with Violet too, which was why Penelope had misunderstood Violet as the woman who had snatched him from her.Jackie’s expression dimmed upon thinking of this.Violet was enjoying the Duck à l’Orange that s
Jackie laid Violet on the bed and placed the pillow under her head. She was sound asleep and wasn’t alert.He tucked her in and stood next to the bed for a while before turning off the light and leaving the room.When Rose saw him going downstairs, she got up. “Jackie.”Jackie stopped in his tracks and turned to look at her. “Yes, ma’am?’“Thanks for bringing her home.”“Don’t mention it.” He nodded. “I’ll be heading home now.”Rose nodded. Watching him walk out the door, she was sad because she liked Jackie and didn’t understand why Violet couldn’t see how good he was.Violet slept early and woke early at 6:00 a.m. the following day. She immediately sat up when she opened her eyes and realized that she was in her room.‘Didn’t I fall asleep in the car? How did I get back here?’After Violet cleaned up, she went downstairs for a drink. The helpers had already made some soup. “You’re up so early, ma’am?”She walked to the kitchen to get a glass of water and thought of someth
Violet wasn’t stupid and could see that the children were trying to pull her and Jackie back together.They were already divorced, so there was no point. “Aunt Violet, do you hate Uncle Jackie?”“He hates me.”Daisie looked at her. “Do you hate him?”Violet confidently said, “He hates me, so I naturally hate him as well.”“But what if he doesn’t hate you?”She paused for a moment. “I would still hate him.”“Why?” Daisie looked past her. Violet picked up her teacup, chuckled, and said, “Because he’s arrogant, pretentious, and ill-tempered. He’s not gentle at all.”Suddenly, a shadow lurked over Violet and stopped behind her. “That’s what you think about me?”Violet shuddered and looked back.Jackie wore his gold-framed glasses and stood behind her in a suit. Glasses would elevate any look, but no other man would make glasses look better than Jackie. He looked charming yet cool but still cunning. Violet opened her mouth and said, “Was I wrong?”Wasn’t he arrogant, pret
Someone who never had breakfast with her during their three-year marriage or even said so much to her suddenly changed so much after their divorce. Why wouldn’t she be surprised?Jackie’s eyes lingered on her face, “Quite.” After a few seconds, he added, “But I hate being married.”Violet was surprised, but she didn’t know why. “So, after we’re no longer married, you don’t hate me anymore?”“Aren’t you glad that our marriage is annulled?” he asked. Violet wanted to say something but stopped, then looked down. Yes, she was free after their divorce. Naturally, she was happy, but something felt off.On the other side, Maisie and Nolan brought the kids to the same cafe for breakfast.When Maisie saw Daisie open the room door, she smiled. “Weren’t you having breakfast with Violet?”“Uncle Jackie is with her. I don’t want to be a third-wheel.”She was self-conscious.Nolan was amused. “But you don’t think that you’re third-wheeling your mom and me?”Daisie shrugged. “That’s diff