Zephir smiled. “What if I told you it’s because of you?” “Zephir, you…”She was stunned.‘What is he talking about?’Zephir stretched his arm forward and held a strand of her hair in his hand. Something flitted across his eyes as he continued. “I'm thinking that if we hadn't left the country to study, would I have had the opportunity to be the man standing by your side instead of watching you get married to someone else?”He had always known that she liked a boy named Nollace. He had assumed she would forget about that boy along with time. He believed that as long as he stayed by her side, she would forget about him and accept him.However, when he learned that she was going for the Drama, Theatre, and Film department in Yaramoor, he thought that if he could reunite with her, he would want to stand by her side. As such, he had given up the finance and business school and taken the directing course. By the time he returned to Zlokova, everything had changed.She still marrie
Edison, who was driving, glanced in the rearview mirror. “I’ve looked into Zephir Gosling’s identity and background. His mother is the once-popular actress Patricia Emerson. Patricia had given birth to a daughter before giving birth to Zephir, and the daughter is now the wife of the second heir of the Bouchers, Naomi Topaz. His cousin is the wife of the head of the Cliffords in Octavia, and the elder master of the Cliffords is Mr. Nolan Goldmann’s maternal grandfather.”Nollace rubbed the bridge of his nose.‘That fella has quite a few connections, huh?’Daisie lifted her head immediately. “Why are you investigating him?”Nollace squinted and opened his lips. “Because I’m jealous.”She wrapped her arms around his neck and rested her legs on his thighs. “What’s there for you to be jealous of? The person that I like and love is you!”Edison pretended that he had not heard anything.Nollace picked her up, placed her on his thigh, pinched her chin, and chuckled. “What did you just s
“Of course.” James crossed his legs and responded with a hum. “After all, not many men can be like me. Even if the woman is someone that I like, I’ll stop having any idea about her as long as she has a man. That’s just my personal bottom line and principle.”She laughed. “Just like what you did with Freyja?”James lay back languidly. “I admit, I’m still very unreconciled about that. However, I only lost because of the order of our appearances. If I had known her earlier, Coleman would have never stood a chance.”When the crew’s vehicle arrived at the Coralia Hotel, Daisie and James got out of the car, got escorted by security into the hotel lobby, and checked themselves into the hotel.Daisie’s room was situated right next to James’. She stepped into the room with her luggage. Not long after, she heard the doorbell ring.She opened the door, and one of the receptionists was standing outside her room. “Ms. Vanderbilt, your room should be the penthouse suite.”She was startled. “Bu
Zephir withdrew his hand, nodded, took a look at Nollace, and immediately left the scene.Nollace looked at his back.‘He knew how to conceal his feelings and kept his emotions from surfacing. It seems that he’s quite a difficult rival to deal with.’At Blackgold…The news that two supervisors and a manager were fired from the company quickly spread to the ears of the personnel. Obviously, they all knew exactly what this act was for.Especially the employees who had discussed Freyja behind her backs, their faces stiffened and turned pale when they heard the news, for fear that it would be their turn next.In the administrative office…Leonardo reported the progress of the investigation, “Our men have been following them for two days and found that the relationship between the woman and her husband isn’t good. Her husband is working in a company, and he had an affair a year ago and divorced her.“The woman who the husband cheated with also happened to get pregnant before marriag
The phone kept ringing, so Jessie answered irritably, “I told you not to contact me ever again.”“Jessie, I really miss you. Please just allow me to meet you. I promise I’ll divorce that woman and marry you.”A hint of ruthlessness flashed across Jessie’s eyes. “I’ll let you meet me when you get divorced, for real. I don’t want to bear the infamy of being a homewrecker.”Jessie hung up the phone, and her expression looked gloomy.‘He wants to marry me? Just who does he think he is?‘Pfft, I only fooled around with him because he was willing to spend money on me, yet that b*stard actually took it seriously. How ridiculous.‘Even if I want to get married, I’ll only marry into a wealthy family. And the most suitable candidate will be the second son of the Goldmanns. Even though he already has a fiancée, as long as he hasn’t gotten married and the baby hasn’t been born, then I still have a chance.‘I figured out their relationship during the last six months. Deedee is a barrier that
Colton paused for a few seconds and asked, “Why would you ask so?”Freyja’s eyes dimmed. “Do you really believe in Dr. Blueman?”Colton stared at her and seemed to capture a trace of emotion from her gaze. He gave off a smile and stroked her cheek. “What are you thinking about? I believe in her only because of her profession.”After saying that, he was stunned.‘Was I explaining myself just now?’“I—”“I believe in you.” Freyja suddenly responded and paused for a split second, “Colton, I believe in you.”‘Perhaps it’s just me overthinking things. After all, judging from Deedee’s current situation, I can’t really doubt Jessie without any evidence other than someone else’s one-sided statement.’Two days later…Colton fetched Freyja back to the Seaview Villa and also picked Deedee up while they were on the way back.Deedee had become even more taciturn than before and did not talk much. After returning to the villa, she had been staying in the room.Freyja and Colton came to De
Freyja rested her forehead on Colton’s chest and leaned against him.Colton was startled, noticed her tense body, and stretched out his hand to hug her. “What’s the matter?”“Can we find another psychologist for Deedee?” She hesitated for a long time before she spoke.‘Even though Deedee’s condition is serious, what could’ve gone wrong when a psychologist can’t even start to lead her in the right direction after half a year and might even have made her condition worse?‘And it’s impossible for Deedee to reject treatment and medicine for no reason.’After listening to Deedee's sequelae after taking medicine, insomnia, headaches, and nightmares, Freyja could not help but think of what Deedee had said when she hurt herself six months ago.‘She’s a simple child. She might choose to lie, but she would never frame someone else. When others ask her to do something, she’ll just do it. She won’t take any other things into consideration because her thoughts are just that simple.‘How coul
Colton lifted her cheek, rubbed her warm tears away, and kissed her, “Even if it’s a mistake, we can only dash to the end of things with this mistake. Freyja Pruitt, I don’t have the habit of changing wives, so I won’t allow you to change either.”After Freyja calmed down and fell asleep, Colton summoned a family doctor to the villa to examine her.When the doctor came out of the room, he said, “Mr. Goldmann, as a husband, don’t let your pregnant wife’s mood fluctuate too much. You have to divert her attention. Excessive negativity and emotional ups and downs in pregnant women can easily lead to postpartum depression.”Colton could not help but clench his fists, but he then loosened them and nodded. “Okay, understood.”After the doctor left, Colton looked toward the bedroom, and he suddenly thought of what Waylon had said to him: that Deedee was not an obstacle between them because Deedee had existed way before his appearance.‘Since I’ve chosen to accept, Deedee should never be t