When Rachel turned around, she immediately felt that her hands were grabbed by two different people. Different hands, and different warmth. On one hand, it was a piercing chill, and on the other hand, it was a warming affection. Nathan and Edward looked at each other awkwardly. After a second contact with Rachel, Edward was sure about one thing. His body did not reject the woman in front of him. Strangely, if he did sleep with Rue that night, why would his body reject Rue? Rachel glared at both of the men with dismay as she pulled both her hands out. Nathan smiled stiffly. "Rachel, it's not as safe as you think. Don't go alone." Rachel shook her head. "Don't worry, I'm just looking for someone I know." Leaving the words behind, Rachel turned around and disappeared into the crowd. Nathan took a step forward in pursuit but was held back by Edward. "Edward, don't hold me back. It's not safe for her to go alone." Edward did not let go of Nathan's arm. "What is her
As Ziggy turned around and began to leave, he murmured to his ring, "Coccinelle, come back." However, several attempts to recall Coccinelle failed. Ziggy was not sure what had happened. So, he took his phone out and stared blankly at the immobile camera view. The place it was showing did not seem to be in the ballroom. Ziggy swiped across the phone screen quickly, and a location map replaced the camera screen. The red dot on the map was Coccinelle's current location. He looked stoic as he walked along the long corridor. Decisively, he entered the lift and pressed the button for the highest floor. As the door of the lift narrowed slowly, Ziggy's eyes mimicked that motion. 'How would anyone be on the top floor of a hotel?' 'Furthermore, how did they get Coccinelle up there in such a short time?' When the lift stopped at the top floor of the hotel, Ziggy walked out of the lift without any doubts or second guesses. The wind was blowing comfortably on the rooftop loung
Rachel wiped away Jodie's tears as she tensed her lips. "It's okay, it's okay. We don't care about him anyway! Jodie, you're cute and beautiful, plenty of men adore you!" Jodie shook her head and sat beside Rachel, clutching to her arm as she shivered. "No! No, I can't help liking him. It's been so many years. I've liked him for more than a decade, how can I let it go just like that..." Rachel soothed Jodie on her back. "You must remember though, you're Ian's sister. I don't think your parents can accept this relationship, can they?" Jodie smiled bitterly. "That's right, I'm his sister. He reminds me that a lot too, we're siblings. But I'm not his sister by blood! I'm the Comers' foster daughter! Why can't we be together?!" Rachel covered Jodie's mouth lightly. "Jodie, stop. We're in public. The rest of the world cannot know about your relationship with the Comers, remember?" Jodie pressed Rachel's hand lightly. She looked slightly put out. "Of course I feel put upon, Rac
The men who were still thumping their heads halted in surprise. They thought Rachel was helping them. 'Looks like that's not what she's doing!' 'She said we might dirty the floor?!' 'What does that mean?!' Edward squinted upon hearing Rachel's explanation. In his eyes, there was a barely detectable interest toward her. "You're right." To everyone's surprise, Edward agreed with Rachel. Edward Bluemel was the man standing at the top of the world! His coolness and ruthlessness were his signatures! He had never cared about another person, especially a woman. However, this night, not only did he meddle in someone else's business, but it was a woman's business?! When his wife was being shamed onstage, he had never even shown himself once. Yet he intervened in a small issue like this. In an instant, they regarded Rachel with curiosity. 'Just who is this woman?!' 'Why are both Nathan and Edward protecting her?' Edward looked at the three men on the ground as he
Ziggy waved goodbye at Nathan as his other hand was placed on the door handle. "Since uncle has already decided to leave, be safe on the road, uncle." Nathan halted, finally reacting. 'When did I say that I'm leaving? I did not say that!' So he placed his foot forward in hopes of entering the apartment once more. Rachel's voice called out, "Mr. Chapman, since you're leaving now, I shall tend to my business and wish you a safe journey." As Nathan heard what Rachel had said, he slowly retracted his foot. He then opened his mouth as if going to tell Rachel something. However, in the next moment, the door closed with a thud. Nathan smiled slightly and shook his head before he left. Downstairs, Anne stood beside the stretch limousine, waiting with a ball of child-sized suit in her hands. Approaching Anne, Nathan asked curiously, "What is this?" Anne shook her head. "I don't know. It just fell from the sky and hit the car." Nathan looked at the child-sized suit and sq
Ian's question jolted Rue as she stared at him and spaced out into her memory. Ian and she have been together since college. They even had sex for the first time then. For a long time after that, even though they were no longer physically together, their relationship was kept in this ambiguous space. Since marrying Edward, Rue had spent all her waking hours trying to placate Edward just so she could spend one night with him. However, five years had passed and it had exhausted her of ideas, but he was still indifferent to her. Due to that, she had never made love with other men in those five years. Experiencing the constant responses that her body made, Rue pressed her lips together. She did not expect her body to be that parched for attention... She hooked her fingers around Ian's chin with a pitiful look. "I thought once I married someone else, you would no longer want me, so I dared not look for you." Ian hugged Rue tighter without stopping his lower body from moving.
Reading the message on the screen, Mr. and Mrs. Bennet's face fell. 50 million pounds?! In their current situation, 50 million pounds was not a small amount! The Bennet Group was not a tiny company, but they were not massive either! Not to mention, because of their current situation, their sales were not great. From where could they pull out such a big sum of money? Mrs. Bennet tugged at Mr. Bennet's shoulder hesitantly. Should we continue to pursue this lead? It's 50 million pounds sterling!" Mr. Bennet was also in deep thought, considering his options with difficulty. To the Bennets, 50 million pounds sterling was not a small sum. However, if they gave up, the loss the Bennets had sustained would not just be 50 million pounds! Due to the Bennets' carelessness, their partners had all requested to cancel their cooperation with the Bennets and asked for a big amount of compensation! Not only was the compensation a huge part of their cash flow, but their contracts w
At Rue’s mention of Edward, Ian halted — his body stopped in mid-thrust. Rue's palm tightened on her phone. "Mom, isn't dad just being too dramatic?! I am his daughter! I have never gone against him no matter what he asks of me, I try my best!" "There are many things that don't work out just because I want them to, do you understand? Because of this, he's willing to disown and abandon me?!" Rue's tears began to stream down her face. Mrs. Bennet seemed uncomfortable on the other end of the phone line. "Rue, I know you understand, and you must know that I have no say in matters like this. I will try to think of a way to help you, but you should at least try in the meantime." With that, Mrs. Bennet hung up. Ian looked as Rue set down her phone and lightly flicked her tears away. "Rue, what's wrong?" Rue shook her head, but her eyes were full of tears. "It's nothing." Seeing as Rue continued to cry, Ian hugged her on her head. "It's alright, whatever problem you're facing