Nina lowered her head and used her shoulder-length hair to obscure her face. She did not want anyone to see her weakness, especially that man in front of her. "Don't you feel any affection for me after being together for so long?" Percy smiled sinisterly as he gripped Nina's jaw and maintained his superior demeanor. Nina felt her heart wrench. Her head remained lowered. "Both of us have something we want, and affection doesn't come into the picture. If I have any affection toward you, it's because I can't find a more generous man." Nina's voice was soft, but her words were mocking. Percy's sinister gaze wavered. He turned her around by her shoulders. "Do you like it here?" Nina tried to swallow her tears, but she could not control them from falling down her face. She lifted her head to look at the boundless blue sky. When she managed to compose herself, she nodded without showing any hint of her previous emotions. "The sea and the sky are beautiful. I don't think anyone
Nina's face turned pale very quickly after seeing Pierre's appearance. Even her body began to tremble slightly. "You don't look too good, Nina. Do you want to go back and rest in your cabin?" Bianca also noticed Pierre. The same hatred appeared in her eyes, and she held onto Nina's hand to comfort her. Nina's heart turned cold when she saw the man who had gravely hurt her appear in front of her eyes as though nothing happened. The sensation was like walking on a knife's edge. The pain spread through her limbs. Pierre Mallory, that animal that had ruined her life! "Nina…" Bianca seemed worried about the change in Nina's demeanor. "How about…" Nina shook her head and said determinedly, "Don't worry about me, Bea. You don't have to try to comfort me. I'll eventually have to face this obstacle myself. Moreover, I'm not the one who's at fault here. Why should I suffer alone while the culprit remains free?" Nina nearly screamed when she asked that question. She was quite an
Bianca felt a sharp pain on her forehead. She touched it and felt that it was wet. The bright red strains on her fingers told her that her forehead was bleeding. However, that was not the time to care for her wounds. Bianca was extremely worried, seeing that Nina was about to be taken away. Suddenly, she saw Luke and Percy coming from afar. "Luke!" Bianca cried out hurriedly. Luke stopped talking to Percy when he heard his wife calling his name and looked around to find his wife. When he saw that his wife's forehead was bleeding, his usually profound eyes were filled with anger. He walked toward Bianca in big strides, hugged her tightly in his arms, and said, "Who did this?" His voice was like thunder. Bianca pointed at Pierre with her delicate hand and said anxiously, "Pierre bullied Nina, and he's taking her away against her will…" Luke's fiery gaze shot toward Pierre, and he frowned. "Did Pierre hurt you?" Bianca leaned against his chest and bit her lip. She did no
Bianca knew that Luke was blaming himself for not taking care of her. However, there was little that she could do given those circumstances. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean it. If I didn't try to stop him, Pierre would have taken Nina away. Pierre once harmed her because of me. If she falls into his hands again, I don't know what he would do to her… I'd feel even more guilty if that happens. Do you want that to happen?" If Nina was once again violated by Pierre, she might not recover from the trauma. Bianca's puppy-dog eyes would usually work on Luke. However, they did not seem to have any effect this time. The man looked at her with a scorching gaze. He pinned her arms against the wall. Luke kneaded Bianca's delicate neck. "That's not the reason why you should act on impulse. You don't know what Pierre Mallory can do to you. This time, you hurt your forehead when you tried to go against him. Next time, he might want your life instead. Why didn't you give me a call or ask someo
Leia stood awkwardly on the spot. The flattering words that she had prepared to say to Brody's grandmother were stuck in her throat. Brody tried to defuse the tense situation. He quickly went up to support his grandmother and coaxed her, "Grandma, Leia is a beautiful and sensible girl. You don't know how happy I am when I'm with her. You'll know that she's a good girl after spending some more time with her. Can you be a little more friendly toward her? After all, she's your future granddaughter-in-law…" "Hmph! Our household has no need for a girl like her!" The old woman coldly interjected and continued to dress down her grandson, "I say, Brody, you've always been a smart boy, so why would you find a debauched woman like her as your girlfriend? She's been in the entertainment industry since she was young. You should know that there aren't any virgins there. Moreover, she's plagued with scandals. She threatened the doctor to falsify the DNA test report, and she's been caught sle
At night, Bianca and Luke took the elevator to the VIP cabins on the top floor of the cruise ship. Bianca was shocked by the display of opulence. That was not a cabin. It was more like a palace! Inside the spacious hall were a minibar, a buffet line, and an entertainment center. The dim light shrouded the area in an aura of mystery. However, only Percy and Nina were in that vast space. Nina was holding a microphone and singing a song on the karaoke system. Next to her were several empty beer bottles. Percy reclined on the couch lazily while smoking a cigarette. His overly beautiful face seemed sinister under the dim light. Bianca was surprised. She felt that the atmosphere between the two people was quite peculiar. Nina was singing "My Heart Will Go On," the theme song of the movie "Titanic." Her graceful and resonant voice sounded like the original singer. If Bianca had not seen Nina singing, she would have thought that Celine Dion was in the cabin. Nina performe
Percy did not know why Bianca suddenly became angry. Looking at Nina's pale face, he complied with Bianca's wishes and asked for a hot drink. Soon, a servant came into the cabin with a hot drink. Percy pointed in Nina's direction with his chin and said to the servant, "Give her the drink." Bianca glanced at Nina and could not help but be worried. Percy was a domineering and merciless man. He was not kind at all. Bianca wondered if being by Percy's side gave Nina any pressure. It was almost midnight when Luke and Bianca got out of Percy's cabin and returned to theirs. They went to the bathroom to take another bath. While Luke washed Bianca's hair and sniffed the refreshing smell on her body, he could not help but smile. "Are you worn out? I'll go easy on you today. We'll return to A City tomorrow." Bianca gently touched Luke's handsome face as she enjoyed the "VIP-class treatment" from him. "I'm fine. I don't really feel tired whenever I'm with you. On the other hand
Bianca was startled by the caretaker's comment. After that, she found it funny. She pointed at the glass of milk and reminded the caretaker, "I'm having my period now. How can I be pregnant?" Her stomach would hurt immensely during her period. Moreover, she and Luke had always been careful. The chances of her becoming pregnant were negligible. The caretaker was not too sure and continued guessing, "Madam, what if it's not your period but an early sign of a miscarriage? You ought to take care of your health. This is no small matter. I've seen it happen to my daughter-in-law." Her daughter-in-law had suffered the same symptoms before. After an intense bout of stomach pain, the caretaker's daughter-in-law began to bleed. She treated it as though she was having a period until the blood did not stop flowing. When she went to the hospital for an examination, she realized that she had miscarried. That was how the caretaker lost her first grandchild, and she was afraid that Bianc