I couldn't sleep that night. At 3:00 a.m., I was scrolling through my phone when I saw a post on Claudia's social media. She had sent a response with a photo of Nicholas sleeping peacefully beside her.His eyes were closed, his face relaxed and calm, a stark contrast to the tense confrontation we ha
Following Silas would have been much better than facing everything alone. I wouldn't have to worry about finding cases because they'd come to me easily. I trusted that he could turn me into the star lawyer of his firm.As if he'd thought of something, he added, "Pete only invested in Jay Caldwell &
A bouquet of gardenias lay quietly in the middle of pale green wrapping paper, the outside adorned with mesh paper.The attached card bore no signature, just a teasing message that read, "You didn't think the flowers were for you, did you? Please give them to Silas for me."With that tone, it was ob
The sound of thin fabric tearing was barely noticeable to others. But to me, it was deafening.Immediately after, a large patch of bare skin on my shoulder was exposed, and it wasn't until the cool air stung my arm that I felt the dull pain radiating from my shoulder. Someone had deliberately pinch
It wasn't until I boarded the private jet that Nicholas had arranged that I realized his offer of a honeymoon wasn't a joke.When he had asked where I wanted to go, I hadn't taken it seriously and had casually mentioned a tropical island, brushing it off as sweet nothings from him. Especially after
Just as he had said, Nicholas was easy to coax. I wrapped my arms around his waist, my lips softly kissing his chin. In a deliberately seductive voice, I said, "Then help me sell the shares of Jones Corporation." I looked up at him with sincere eyes, asking, "Will you do that for me?" I even wiggle
I thought my heart, battered and bruised, had turned to stone. Yet, when Nicholas personally fed me breakfast, a wave of emotions pressed down on my chest. When he carried me to the bathroom, those feelings pressed down even harder. In the evening, he drew back the curtains, and fireworks exploded
Nicholas saw me coming over and made a move to get up to join me in the bedroom. I pressed down on his shoulder, forcing him to lie back down. I plopped onto his back as if he were carrying me.I reached out and took the phone from his hand, only then noticing that the string of rosary beads he alwa
In Nicholas's mind, it seemed like I still loved him because I had his child.I could clearly feel that from the moment I revealed that Tabitha was his daughter, he became much softer."We're here," Douglas reminded me in a low voice, snapping me back to the present.Today, I was meeting with Yasmin
After finishing lunch, I asked Douglas to take me to Jay Caldwell & Co. I needed to discuss a few things with Yasmine.Nicholas stopped me in front of the car. "Can't you spare me just half an hour?"The wind was stronger today, and my words carried a coldness as I spoke."I think you should make th
Just as I was about to turn Nicholas down, the waiter knocked and brought in the dishes I ordered.I frowned. "Did you bring the wrong dishes? This isn't what I ordered."I was starving and had ordered butter-poached lobster tails, seared scallops, sous vide short ribs, and king crab legs with herb
I got into the car and saw Nicholas outside through the window, kicking at a patch of grass with a gloomy look on his face.Douglas glanced at me. "Ms. Jones, did you and Mr. Hawk make up?"Upon hearing that, I lifted my gaze and caught the confusion in his eyes through the rearview mirror. I shook
Christopher trembled as I stepped toward him. Although each of my steps was graceful and unhurried, they seemed to fill him with dread.At that moment, I felt like I was some kind of demon. Why else would it take so many bodyguards to hold Christopher down? I did not doubt that, if they let him go,
"Christopher?" I gasped.I had planned to slip away quietly, but Christopher's desperate cries were so loud they drew a crowd. It was then I realized Coral Villa looked the same as before, yet it had changed in so many ways. Otherwise, where did all these people come from?A guard in black kicked C
Nicholas needed some time alone, and my mood did not ease from the heavy pain as I pushed open the door.Just a door between us, and we were each steeped in our own pain."Ah! Ah!"The sound of a little voice pulled me from my thoughts. I practiced my smile twice before I leaned over the railing. "
Nicholas lifted his gaze, shock and wonder filling his eyes."Tabitha… She really is my child. My child… Tabitha… Tabitha Hawk…"Suddenly, I was enveloped in a powerful embrace, his body trembling against mine. His heart thudded in rhythm with his shaking voice."My child… I really have a child…"I
"Alright. Let's eat first," Nicholas said.Considering my condition, Nicholas gestured for the maid to bring the meal in. In truth, he was nearly certain that Tabitha was his daughter. Her eyes mirrored his own, far more so than Pete's could ever. Back at the airport, when Nicholas was rushing back