Although I was smiling when I looked at Frances, my heart was bleeding. I wondered how she could talk to me with such a sweet tone. Did she ever once think of me as family when she gave me those bowls of herbal tonics?Frances' words immediately caused an uproar in the once-quiet meeting room. It wa
Frances was overjoyed as she immersed herself in her dream of being surrounded by mountains of wealth.Once she left, Douglas asked, "Are you really going to help her? Aren't you being too easy on her?"I shook my head. "She'll only be able to watch us earn a sum if she doesn't invest. Have someone
Nicholas answered the phone relatively quickly, and the beeping sound was quickly replaced with a deep voice. "Claudia, how was it?"It's been about a month since I last heard his voice, but the emotions in his voice were still unmistakably clear.His voice was anxious and filled with concern. I co
Silence fell on the other end. I was afraid that hearing my name would affect Nicholas' mood, and I was worried he would refuse to speak with me.So, I got up and walked toward Claudia. "I'll speak to him."I stretched my hand out toward Claudia.Claudia glanced at me before bidding Nicholas farewel
By the time Claudia had returned to the villa located on the outskirts of Radiant City, Nicholas was already curled up in the corner of the room.A plastic spoon had been broken into two, and the sharp edge of one end was pierced into Nicholas' arm. He watched calmly as blood began to flow from his
Throughout the following month, I busied myself with work and flew across the world due to the different cases I had been working on.During my free time, I would think about Nicholas sometimes. I couldn't understand what was the point of dragging things out.He had been dragging things out the prev
I hadn't been feeling well lately, so I had been resting at home for the past two days. It wasn't until Douglas called me that I found out that Frances was oblivious to the fact that I wasn't in town and had been visiting the office for the past two days, seemingly looking distressed.To settle eve
France's eyes widened in disbelief as if she couldn't believe I would say such a rude thing to her.I ignored her expression and, before she could say a word, I quickly said, "I only allowed you to join my company because I found you pitiful."I was observing her expression when I said that, and she