Chris walked out and saw clouds overriding the skies, so thick that he might be able to touch it. A stormy rain was coming. He quickly ran back to the bamboo house, sat before Charmine, and put his chin on his hand, bearing a troubled expression. “Mommy, I went to see Daddy.” Charmine knew that, and she nodded. It was normal for a son to see his father. She did not stop him nor did she care. “Sigh…” Chris sighed like an old man as he worriedly added, “Daddy has nothing to eat. He doesn’t cook and has no ingredients.” Charmine paused at that, recalling his stomach problems. He had not eaten breakfast and lunch. If he skipped dinner, he might get a stomachache again. Despite these thoughts, her expression straightened afterward.Whatever happened to him was none of her concerns. She used to treat him wholeheartedly, and he crushed her so cruelly. Regardless of whatever that would happen, she would not care about him anymore. No more. He made her understand how low the
Luke noticed his expression and recalled his stomach problem. “Boss, is your stomach ache coming back?” Anthony looked up at him. “Speak louder.” “Huh?” Luke was confused. “What?” “Make sure they can hear it!” Anthony snapped. Charmine could ignore him, but she always cared about his stomach problem. She would at least care! Luke understood what Anthony meant, and he repeated himself loudly and frustratedly, “Boss, are you having a stomach ache again? Why is it so severe? Don’t scare me! Does it hurt? I’ll look for a doctor!” He spoke so loudly that Charmine could hear it clearly. Chris frowned and looked at Charmine. However, she acted as if she heard nothing. Her expression was serene as she picked the vegetables for Chris. “Eat more.” “Okay.” Chris dared not to say anything. He held onto his bowl and ate silently. Charmine paused for a moment before she turned to look at Chris. “Dear, if you’re worried, you may go and have a look.” After all, he had the right
It rained heavily. Chris had a thought and ran back to Anthony’s house. He looked around and went to the fence. Picking up a stick, he smacked the tiles that made up the house. Instantly, the tiles broke. Clapping with an impish grin on his face, he covered his head and ran back to Charmine. Anthony and Luke were still working when they felt rain droplets on their heads. Anthony frowned. He looked up to see that the roof was broken. The rain fell inside through that hole, effectively drenching him. Luke quickly packed up the documents, and by the time everything was packed, both of them were drenched. The house started to flood. Anthony looked at the flooded house and had a thought. He had a smile as he walked out. He opened the door, walked into the front yard of the bamboo house, and knocked. Charmine came out and saw the man in front of her. He was pale and entirely soaked. The water flowed down his exquisite face. His white shirt was stuck to his well-built body
This was the only way Anthony had to talk to Charmine.How else could he speak to her with the cold shoulder she gave him? Anthony felt a sharp pain in his stomach. Standing at the yard, his face was tense and pale. He clenched his fists and remained on the ground. He did not make a sound as he let the rain wash over him. He did not know how long it had been, but he started to feel listless. His legs grew limp, his head and eyes blurry. Anthony’s lips went pale and curled up into a smile. A second later... His vision turned dark and he lost his balance, falling heavily with a thud on the ground. Before he lost his consciousness, all he could think of was, ‘Charmine, you’ll finally come for me, won't you?’ … After Luke had arrived at the community house, he put everything down. He saw how the downpour was incessant and frowned. Anthony was standing in the rain. If it went on, he might get ill. He had stayed up all night last night, and his body would not be ab
Luke looked out of the window worriedly. Why was Charmine not home yet? Unless… Did she not care at all, even with how severely hurt Anthony was? Luke could only get the water himself and tried to lower Anthony’s fever.... Charmine held the umbrella and walked in the rain. She could not help thinking of how drenched Anthony was, how he was pale and that he had fainted. Although she was worried about his health, she did not want to care about him anymore. He brought this upon himself. No one made him come to this village. Charmine shook her head and forced herself not to think of the jerk. The light was dim, and she somehow arrived at the heel of the mountain, finding a run-down small house as she did. It was pitch dark inside. She opened the door and, taking advantage of the light from outside, took out her dagger to cut some wood to start a fire. The pitch dark room was lit up, and the room became warmer. She saw clearly how empty the room was with no other
Anthony looked at the run-down house, and his eyes darkened as an assumption occurred to him. No, Charmine would not do that. However cruel she was, she would not… With a mere glint of anticipation, Anthony walked toward the house. All he saw was Charmine sleeping on the bamboo bed. She seemed relaxed and well-rested. His anticipation shattered instantly. She actually found herself this run-down house instead of staying with him? Was he that disgusting to her? He was worried about her finding him a doctor and that something had happened to her, but the fact was that she did not care about him at all. She did not care! ‘Anthony Bailey, you’re such a fool.’ At that moment, Charmine was not in deep sleep, thus the sound of something moving aroused her from her sleep. When she saw the man in the house, she frowned. “Why are you here?” She did not sound pleased at all. Anthony clenched his fists and glared at her, no longer able to contain himself. “Do you hate
Charmine ignored Anthony’s existence as she walked into her house and saw the bed Anthony slept on. She instantly tossed out the blanket and pillow outside before slamming the door shut. Anthony eventually returned, only to be greeted with the sight of the things he used thrown on the floor. It felt like his heart had been stabbed. Gazing at Anthony helplessly, Luke asked, “Boss, what should we do now?” Anthony looked at Luke. “Bring these back, and wash them.” “Oh...alright, then.” Luke could only retrieve the items. Anthony stood before the door and looked at the shut door, his heart still aching at that moment. She was that cold-hearted that she could not even tolerate the sight of the items he had used? Eventually, he looked away and headed back to his temporary home. Luke was sorting things out when he saw how desolate Anthony seemed, and he could not help asking, “Boss, why don’t we go back? Ms. Jordan is doing quite well here.” She no longer liked Anthony,
Chloe could not help frowning.Had Jennie experimented on Anthony, which inflicted amnesia on him? It had to be that due to this, he broke off with Charmine, fearing failing her, even though they loved one another dearly. Chloe was quite certain of this. Anthony was not cold-hearted, after all. He just loved her too much. Reading the things that he had done for Charmine, Chloe was touched and her eyes reddened. The two should not have broken up. Chloe logged out and leaned on her chair to think. Amnesia, amnesia... True, amnesia was generally incurable, but this was only what the general public knew. No one had tested her way just yet! Chloe looked adorably serious. Turning on her laptop once more to search a few case studies, she also took a pen and jotted down a few things on a piece of paper. [BL, PL, AQ, PHKL.] Chloe’s brain rapidly spun as she wrote out different proportions below the names of the medicines before putting them together. The result would be
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