It took less than an hour for the incident to trend all over Twitter. #CharmaineIsInnocent, #VeronicaGets3Years, #TiffanyPays110Billion, and #TiffanyIsRottenInside were amongst some others that made it to the trending list. With ample witnesses and evidence, Veronica pleaded guilty. Charmaine had made the perfect comeback. Netizens were flocking to criticize Veronica and Tiffany. Although many believed that Tiffany was innocent, others analyzed the situation intelligently and pointed out plot holes. For example, how could Veronica have that much courage to do what she did as an agent? How was it possible that Tiffany did not know anything since she was always spending time with Veronica? If Tiffany was innocent, why did she become silent the moment she was interrogated by Charmaine? Why did she pay 110 billion bucks just like that? That was no small sum of money. No matter how close one was to a friend, it would be impossible to go to that extent just for a friendship.
Charmaine witnessed it all through her rearview mirror. She felt a little something in her heart. This was how it felt like to be taken care of…The vehicles arrived at The Palace Heart about 30 minutes later. The Palace Heart was a gated area of villas. Each villa had 19 floors in them, and these floors included pastures, swimming pools, golf courses, man-made gardens, and so on. The price of one villa was about 10 digits. Only the richest could afford to stay here. Charmaine parked her Kawasaki outside villa No. 9 under Anthony’s lead. Two rows of servants stood at the door. They bowed and said respectfully, “Hello, Mr. Bailey. Hello, Ms. Jordan.” They were so synchronized and respectful, it was as if they were facing an emperor from ancient times. This scene was not new to Charmaine. She did not think much of it and continued walking into the villa with Anthony. Servants pushed the heavy doors open for the duo. A magnificent and grand hall appeared before them. Th
Charmaine had assumed that Chris prepared something adorable for her and did not expect a dress…The dress looked unique. It was a tube dress with an A-line hem, and the fabric was decorated with ink to form a landscape painting. Meanwhile, the hem was painted with a dark red gradient. On the top, there was a small, black 3D phoenix on it. The dress’s design made it seem like it was in flames with a heavy haze, the phoenix the cherry on top of it all. It was stunning! Charmaine had never seen such a dress in her life. No brand had launched this dress either, so…“Momo, did you really make this for me?” Chris hesitated for a moment before nodding. “Yeah! It’s a gift from me to you. I wanted to wish you a good independence day and that you fly higher after this incident!” Charmaine could not help but rub his head. His acting skills were decent, but how could a child design such a dress? She already knew the answer to her doubts the moment Chris hesitated to respond. It wa
At first glance, the view seemed warm and friendly, giving Charmaine a sense of home. Chris saw her coming and immediately got up to pull her over. “Mommy, come and sit down. Sit down and let’s have dinner.” Charmaine snapped out of it. She walked with Chris to the left side of the rectangular dinner table and took a seat. Anthony sat across them. He said, “Here are a few simple dishes, hopefully they’re up to your taste.” Luke who had been standing outside could not help but feel frustrated. How were these dishes simple? Everyone in the villa was overworked to the core! Anthony had arranged the menu two days ago. It contained ingredients and was Western cuisine that was only available in three-star Michelin restaurants. The list was classy.For this purpose, the chef from a Michelin restaurant was flown in to prepare the meal. However, Anthony called home an hour ago and demanded the chef to prepare home-cooked dishes! All musicians were also dismissed… When Anthony saw
Charmaine wanted to move away out of reflex but Anthony said, “Don’t worry, I’m bringing you to the veranda.” He walked ahead while holding her hand. Due to the pond’s design, all stone piers placed between the lotuses were above water. Charmaine did not dare to struggle in fear of accidentally dragging Anthony into the water with her. She let him pull her toward the edge of the garden. The duo stood before the fence, the evening breeze blowing on them. They overlooked the lights from thousands of houses, and the sky was full of stars. Everything was astonishingly beautiful, and the air was also filled with a comfortable warmth coupled with romantic undertones. For some reason, Charmaine was more immersed in this than she imagined she would be. Unfortunately, the beauty of it all was about to come to its end… She retracted her gaze and began making up her speech in her mind. During that very moment, Anthony turned around out of the blue, looked right at her, and said, “
“Prepare hot water, a towel, and a biting stick.” Anthony ordered solemnly as he pulled Charmaine into the elevator to go downstairs. Charmaine was focused on how Momo was at the moment. She did not notice that her hand was still being held tightly by Anthony. As the duo arrived at the children’s room on the second floor, they found Chris convulsing on his bed, and veins all over his body were popping out. This was several times worse than what Charmaine saw the last time! Anthony said, “Wait outside.” Momo’s condition was definitely going to scare her. Charmaine replied to his surprise, “No, I’ll stay with Momo.” As she spoke, she walked quickly to the bed and held Chris’s hand, saying, “Momo, I’m Aunt Charmaine. I’m right here and haven’t left yet.” However, Chris could not hear her at all. His body was still cramping. His eyes rolled backward, and huge beads of sweat rolled off his forehead. Charmaine could tell that Chris was not messing around this time. It w
Anthony stared at her with a serious look and said, “I hope you can be my girlfriend for six months.”Six months! Girlfriend! Charmaine’s brows were twisted as she was displeased. “Anthony, why are you thinking about such things during times like these!” “Ms. Jordan, I’m thinking about this for Momo. Momo’s always wanted a mom, and the only person he really likes after all these years is you. If you consent to this, I believe he can be cured within the next six months. I’ll let you go after that,” Anthony said. Charmaine frowned. Half a year? She had to pretend to be Anthony’s girlfriend for the next six months and spend time with Chris as his mommy? “It’s not nice to lie to kids. I’ll leave one day anyway, and he’ll be more hurt then.” “It’s a white lie. Can you actually bear to see Momo like this?” Anthony asked. Thinking about how Chris looked just now, Charmaine felt like her heart was being torn apart by a cat’s jaw. Why did such a cute child have to go through such
Both a billionaire and a powerful man, Anthony was being despised so much by Charmaine? Nial looked over at Anthony with pity. However, Anthony kept a straight face. He seemed calmer than ever. “I agree to all of it.” He reached his hand out to Luke, and Luke passed him the printed contract. Anthony signed his name without a second thought. He even added a thumbprint on it as well. Charmaine signed the contract too. Seeing the red thumbprints of hers and Anthony’s, Charmaine felt a little dumbfounded. Was she now Anthony’s contract girlfriend? Just like that? She had planned to tell Anthony about what happened five years ago, but this had happened instead. It would be meaningless to tell him now… Moreover, if Chris knew about her past, wouldn’t that hurt his treatment? Charmaine thought about it and finally decided not to tell Anthony anything. After all, she was just a contract girlfriend. They had to split up eventually. She looked over at Anthony and reminded
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