Nicholas fell silent. He straightened up and proceeded to button up his clothes, donning each garment in turn. He seemed to revel in my gaze, his movements slow and purposeful, almost as if he was deliberately attempting to seduce me. Every flick of his finger seemed to ooze with allure.Unable to
"What did you just say?" Nicholas' hand, which was gripping my chin, started to shake uncontrollably. Then, he tightened his grip around my chin. "Repeat yourself. what did you say?"I swatted his hand away, a cold smile playing on my lips. "I want you on your knees and beg me to remarry you. Also,
I stared at the picture on my phone, and my body went rigid for a good three or four seconds. It felt as if there had never been such an intimate picture of us before. This was the first and only one. We didn't even kiss in our wedding photos. My fingers hovered over the two tiny figures on the scr
Marcus and I went to a restaurant, and he didn't say a word until the dishes were being served. "Let's eat first." We can talk about everything later."I glanced at the neatly arranged cutlery on the table and remained still. "I need you to tell me what you want to discuss with me before I can decid
I parted my lips, but I couldn't find my voice. Just then, the door to the private dining room was flung open, and before he even walked in, I could already smell his familiar scent. Nicholas' gaze lingered on me for a few seconds before he turned to Marcus and sneered. "What exactly are you implyi
"Stop testing me! I seriously do not love you anymore." I gently removed Nicholas' hand from my waist, stood up, and turned to look at him. "You don't love me either, so it's only fair. What could you possibly be upset about?"His eyes betrayed his disappointment. "Also, don't spy on me anymore. I
I had once resolved never to see them again in this lifetime, but now, all I could feel was a pang of sorrow. The three of them were once my dearest family, and somehow, they had gone from being my loved ones to my adversaries overnight, leaving me all alone.Daniel slammed his wine glass onto the
Claudia abruptly rose to her feet, her chest heaving violently as if she had been deeply wronged. Tears welled up in her eyes, and she had that same wounded look I was all too familiar with. As soon as she made that face, Frances' heart would immediately turn to mush. The latter shot daggers at me.