After Grandma Granger left, Charmine asked Anthony, “Why didn’t you agree to her earlier? We don’t need Guy’s blood anymore.” This was their only chance to save Leon! Anthony looked at her. “Not taking his blood, while you suffer in pain every day?” She would rather be in pain than take Guy’s blood! Anthony’s expression turned gloomy. It was as if a storm was approaching. Charmine reached out to hold his big palm and wanted to explain when her head started to pound, and she instinctively gripped his palm tightly. Anthony, who was still angry, felt the sudden pressure. He looked up and noticed her contorted expression, her forehead coated with cold sweat. “Are you hurting again?” He hugged her tightly and extended his right arm to put it in front of her mouth. “No, no need…” Charmine’s pain grew unbearable yet she pushed his arm away, which was followed by intense pain. “Argh…” As her face lost its pallor, she hugged her head as she groaned in pain. Anthony he
Understanding Guy’s signal, Dior said to Grandma Granger, “I have some matters to attend to, Grandma. I’ll have to leave now.” “Go on.” Grandma Granger looked at her. “You don’t even help your own people, so I don’t expect you to take care of Guy!” Dior bit her lips and walked out of the ward. She went to the VIP resting lounge to check up on Charmine. It was then she saw Charmine and Anthony kissing. She blinked and stood outside for a few minutes. What was that?! They just did not stop! Love was indeed the living force…but where was hers?! Harry’s dashing face haunted Dior. Her heart skipped a beat as she was excited for a few seconds, only to be dispirited as her face sank. What was the point of thinking of him? He must be missing the woman from yesterday! Furthermore, she did not even have his number! How deplorable. Inside the resting lounge, Charmine was weighed by the pain while Anthony kissed and soothed her. Dior looked at Charmine’s pale face while
Harry squinted and scoffed coldly, “Refund them all.” The supervisor did not question further and nodded. “Yes, Sir!” Harry took out a cigarette as the supervisor quickly lit it for him. He took a breath and exhaled the smoke. “Why has the staff wages gone down?” The supervisor shivered as he almost stuttered, “Maybe…the new accountant in the financial department miscalculated…” Harry looked up coldly and glared at him. He knew what was happening, but he did not expose him as he said, “If I see this again, you know what’ll happen.” “Yes! It won’t happen again! I’ll make changes right away!” gushed the supervisor. “Yeah.” Harry finished his cigarette before he left the office. Just as he walked past the supermarket entrance, a voice was heard. “Harry Cogen!” He looked over to see Dior sitting in a café not far away with two bags full of things on the table. Dior waved at him. “Come here!” Harry walked over and glanced at the bags. He realized that she bought the th
No, no, no! Harry was so handsome and well-built. No matter what he asked for, she could not resist. She thought of his body without clothes on, his muscular chest, his powerful waist, and… Dior somehow blushed. Her perverted mind played a scenario for her while they were on the road! It did not take long before the taxi pulled over in a secluded area juxtaposing the city center. About ten or so houses stood in the area, and they all looked old and worn out. The taller ones could give the impression that they were unstable. As she got out of the car, Dior gazed at the house in front of her with a frown and asked, “You live here?” This was not safe! Harry halted. His face turned a few shades colder. As expected, every woman in the world was just like this. They only cared about money and superficial things! Without money, she would not see the man no matter how well he treated her! Hmph! Yes,” he answered coldly. He thought she would look down on him, when sh
Suddenly, Dior heard a gentle breeze by her ear as the sound of a drawer being opened followed that came from behind her. Dior frowned. She opened her eyes and saw the man’s arm reaching behind her. What? Before she could react, she heard Harry’s calm voice, “A friend gave this to me. Perhaps you can have your friend try this.” Dior was speechless… Oh, so he was not kissing her and was just reaching out to get that? Also, his intention of bringing her home was to get this!? How awkward! Dior was perplexed for a few seconds as she patted her head to clear out her thoughts. Looking at her, Harry halted and asked, “You don’t feel well?” “No, I’m fine.” Dior snapped out of her thoughts and sighed. She tried to stay awake as she looked at the thing in his hand. She asked, “What is this?” Harry lifted the empty bottle and needle in his hand as he explained, “A friend gave this to me. It’s a needle K technique. You prick your brother’s skin with this needle for thirty s
Somehow, the dazed Dior tiptoed and unhesitatingly kissed his lips. However, Harry reacted quickly that before she could kiss him, he lifted his head. Her lips landed on his chin instead. Dior halted. She looked at his apathetic face and felt hurt. She, a beautiful woman with money and reputation, wanted to kiss him, yet he stayed away from her! Livid, she promptly bit his chin and cocked an eyebrow at him before leaving without turning back, probably due to the awkwardness in her. Harry was flabbergasted. It was only until the door was shut did Harry, who remained transfixed, raise his hand to caress the part of his chin Dior had bit. His eyes darkened with a mixed feeling. Dior walked out of the compound as the blush seared her cheeks. Oh, god! She actually kissed him. Although it was not his lips, it was still intimate. This feeling felt too good. She felt her burning lips as she could not help recalling what just happened. She was happy. However, sh
Nial, who happened to come to the ward to check up on Guy, was met with Grandma Granger’s suspicion-filled gaze. “Is Dr. Nancy around? I need to speak with her.” Nial halted. He thought wearily about how he would have to get changed again later. As he was about to say that Dr. Nancy would return, he saw how Grandma Granger glared at him. Sensing something, he looked at the paper in her hand. When he read the headline, he jolted panickily. The actual Dr. Nancy was dead! What could he say? “I asked you something!” Grandma Granger scoffed. “Oh, Dr. Nancy?” Nial snapped out of his trance and nonchalantly replied, “She had an emergency in Amerites, so she rushed back last night.” “Really?” Grandma Granger was suspicious. “Yeah, she’s busy, and she only came because of my brother,” added Nial. “She said she had an emergency and rushed back last night.” Grandma Granger glared at him for a while and did not see anything from him, thus she did not press on it further. Nia
“Someone stole the money you gave me, too, so I don’t have money now. The nurse didn’t want to help me and kicked me out!” “What a poor kid.” Grandma Granger looked at Momo and felt her heart wrenched. “Let’s go,” she coaxed, “I’ll bring you inside.” Momo stood in the same spot without moving. She shook her head in fear. Grandma Granger asked, “What’s wrong?” “Grandma, I’m scared,” whimpered Momo. “The doctor here is so fierce. I don’t like them.” Grandma Granger looked at her arm full of blood and was very concerned. “If you don’t sort it out now, you might get infected.” Momo shook her head. “No, it’s okay.” Grandma Granger frowned. She knew that there was a hospital not far away from here, thus she held her hand. “Let’s go to another hospital, alright?” Momo asked worriedly, “Grandma, will they scold me and then kick me out?” “No,” Grandma Granger looked at her and felt pained as she gently assured, “nobody will bully you with Grandma around.” Momo listened t
There was an unnoticeable glint in Sonia's eyes. She nestled herself further into Harry's arms as she added, "Let’s go to Pares. We'll come back after I give birth to the baby.""Alright."Harry stayed by Sonia's side as he watched over her, cared for her, and talked to her until she finally slept in his care.He stood up tiredly and walked out of the room to sit in the living room.Thuck!Something fell out of his pocket.He narrowed his eyes to the source of sound and spotted a USB.Since when did he have a USB in his pocket?With a small frown on his face, Harry curiously picked it up and noticed the front side of the USB glowing. Something was carved onto its surface, too.[Granger].Was it Dior’s USB? Why was her USB inside his pocket?Harry’s clear fingers held on the USB tightly. He thought for a moment before he took out a laptop, turned it on, and plugged in the USB.A moment later, the screen showed what seemed to be peculiar surveillance footage with a descriptio
Dior was still lost in her storm of thoughts when a shadowy figure zipped past her and ran toward Harry.When she spotted this familiar figure, she reacted quickly and held onto him."Let go of me!" growled Guy. "How dare he slap you and misunderstood you? I have to beat some sense into him!"Harry broke free and chased after Harry.Dior, despite having lost all hope and life in her, mustered the last strand of her will to chase after Guy and reeled him back. "Brother, don't," she muttered, "spare your energy…" Her sorrow clouded her eyes as she mumbled, "He’s the man I love. Even though he hates me, I won’t allow you to hurt him. As for the explanation…"Dior smiled ironically. "Whatever. That slap decimated every beautiful daydream I have about him, anyway."She no longer expected anything from him.He had no trust in her, so what would it matter if she finally got him? He did not even love her, and he did not trust her either.Dior smiled elegantly, but her eyes were fille
Dior looked forward to that new shift.She watched as Harry made his way into the restaurant silently, unable to deter her mind from the daydreams she had of him, of the new chapter of their story they would have.He would apologize to her, trying to redeem himself, and kiss her dearly as he embraced her. Later down the line, they would have a child of their own, too.Harry's long legs walked in strides, his dark gaze trained on Dior.The bright light shone on Dior’s delicately stunning face, and she also wore a red dress.He remembered her wearing this back in Mount Village.He could remember how alluring she looked back then, how they stayed in the same room, how she put down her ego to treat him with so much gentleness.Harry’s cold face mellowed down, but recalling a certain memory, the vague wistfulness in him vanished and he sat in front of her.Dior looked at him fondly, like she always would. "Long time no see."Her eyes burned brightly as if she wanted to drink in his
Dior examined the footage the moment she received it.True enough, it showed Sonia and George talking about their little deal. It also showed how Dior was telling the truth while they both ganged up on her.Dior’s frail heart felt as though it was rejuvenated once more, feeling as though blood was once more pumped into her heart. Her dull eyes devoid of hope regained their lost luster once more.Not thinking twice, she dialed Harry's number with this evidence, though he had to be busy, seeing as he did not pick up even after the phone rang for a long while.Just as she was about to hang up, Harry picked up the phone."What do you want?"On the other end of the call was the voice that she had missed for so long. His low, hoarse voice sounded so cold and emotionless.Hearing his voice brought Dior back to the image of his handsome face, and her heart skipped a beat.She tried her best to restrain her fluttering emotions as she tried to speak calmly, "Do you have time? I’d like to
At Mount Village…Inside the elegant bamboo house was Dior, dressed in a beige dress. She sat in the front yard as she took sips of her wine.The sunlight shone past the leaves and illuminated her, yet she exuded an air of loneliness.She swirled the glass and could not help recalling the moments she spent with Harry.In the beginning, she was attracted by his looks; he looked so gentle and elegant.She gave him money, kept him company, and continuously showed up around him in hopes of conquering him.Alas, she ended up in this state.The time she spent with him in Mount Village was the happiest time she had ever had. They had lived inside the bamboo house together, where he took care of her and claimed her to be his woman.They even laid inside the same room.Everything was so beautiful.Cursed was her luck, however, that it was just an illusion. He had been using her from the start, while he chose to stay with the woman who lied to him and even hurt him!No matter how mu
"Although Susan was unhappy, she should've voiced out her displeasure instead of bottling things. Cheating is wrong, regardless. Furthermore, if she wanted a career, she didn't have to stay home and depend on her husband."Grandma Bailey halted.Was that what Charmine truly thought of?Grandma Bailey thought Charmine would find Susan too aggressive unto herself.Charmine glanced at Susan again and apathetically commented, "She doesn't want to make money on her own, but she wants to be rich while complaining about her man not making time for her and taking care of her? If a woman has no ability of her own and also blames others for her miseries, all she's worth is to sit quietly at home and wait for her husband to come home. She also has no right to cheat! This is how the world works."Charmine patted Grandma Bailey’s shoulder and held Anthony’s hand, her words met with everyone's evidently surprised gazes and their silence.Grandma Bailey was shocked. Sure, Charmine sounded rathe
The colossal cruise started to drift away from the pier.Eric stood on the cruise and let the wind blow at him, loneliness and hatred still oozing from his being.He stared at the blue ocean ahead of him as Charmine's words rang in his mind unceasingly.'Will you really feel good after you've killed them?''You saw Susan suffering from a serious wound; would you still kill the one sibling you have left in the world?'"Forgive them and yourself.'Deliberating everything carefully, his lips curled into a bitter smile.It was true, after all, that Charmine understood him the most.Eric poured himself another drink and downed it with loneliness as he allowed the cruise to bring him wherever it would take him.…Susan was still inside the operating room when Charmine and the rest of the Baileys rushed into the hospital.Darryl stood before the room, his expression blank, his figure lonely and helpless.So many things had happened in half a day.He found out about his wife's inf
"No one's stopping you now. Eat!"Anthony clenched his hands tightly and took another glance at Charmine. He was more determined than before, and he was close to eating the pills in the bottle.Charmine, who was held hostage, gradually opened her eyes at that moment. Her gaze drifted toward Eric before she asked, her tone challenging, "Will you really feel good after you've killed them? You saw Susan suffering from a serious wound; would you still kill the one sibling you have left in the world?"Eric halted, and his eyes darkened.Charmine had just woken up, yet what she said…He cast a cold glance at Charmine. "It's my business, and it has nothing to do with you!"They were his family, and he did not want a family like this!Charmine looked squarely at him. "Eric, I don’t care if you used me or plotted against me all these years; I've treated you like a true friend, nothing more nor less. You were the only person who stayed by my side in the past five years, so I hope that you
Anthony's breath hitched when he saw Charmine.He clenched his fists and, without doubting himself, relented "I can agree to your terms, so let her go right away. This has nothing to do with her; you only hate me after all. As long as you let her go, I'll take the pill. Everything will end right away."Susan shook her head. "We'll die after eating the pill. I’m not taking that!"She had just reunited with Eric, and she did not want to die yet. She looked at Eric and begged, "Please let Anthony be, why don't you? He’s your brother, after all, and he doesn’t even know about your existence. If you’re really angry, just kill Charmine, and I'll make it up to you—"Anthony's expression contorted in sheer fury upon hearing Susan's plea, and he glared at her with murderous intent."This was all your fault, so what right do you have to make Charmine take your blame?!""What on earth are you going on about?" snapped Grandma Bailey. "Charmine has been kidnapped because of you, yet you want