The officers professionally locked her hands behind her back. With a loud click, the cold handcuffs were secured at her wrists. Waverly could feel a chill stretching from her wrists to her heart. She looked up coldly and glared at Charmine. “Just you wait, Charmine! I won’t let you off!” Charmine’s smirk never left her face. “You can continue running your mouth after you leave prison.” With that said, she turned away arrogantly as the officers locked the two suspects—Waverly and the woman—into their car. Waverly glared at Charmine’s figure as the car drove away. To hell with that b*tch Charmine Jordan. Once she came back out from the prison, she would kill her! She would do anything to ensure that Charmine and Anthony pay for the pain they caused her! … Charmine went back to the room Anthony had booked for them. When she opened the door, she saw Anthony’s tall figure standing with his hands behind his back in the front yard. It was as if he was waiting for her. His
Anthony laid on the sofa. Charmine then took out her pack of needles and carefully pricked them into Anthony’s head professionally. She put in one needle after another, and as she pricked the last needle into Anthony, every needle quivered. Anthony’s eyes shut, and he fell asleep. The vibration implied that the needles were working their wonder to Anthony’s head. Charmine kept a close eye on Anthony at the side. After ensuring that everything was alright, she turned to Chloe and asked, “Dear, how did you find the new breakthrough? Wasn’t the ME substance ineffective?” Chloe widened her eyes and said adorably, “ME substance is always effective, but it didn’t work before because the snakes were cruelly treated after they were caught. They grew agitated at this, so the ME substance in them somehow morphed its structure. This time, I made sure the snakes allowed me to extract their blood with needles. I didn’t harm them, so they weren’t angry. Therefore, the ME substance works!”
“You mean…my goddess, the genius doctor, Cabbage?” He had always been a huge fan of Dr. Cabbage. He was in awe of her unique healing technique. He even went abroad to look for her, but she was so elusive of a figure that he failed to find her. All that, and his brother got to talk to her?! “Bro,” he spoke, tone pleasant and buttery, “are you close with Cabbage?” Anthony’s thin lips curled up. “Very.” This exhilarated Nial even more. “Bro, can you bring me to meet my goddess?” Thinking of something, Anthony answered, straight-faced, “Sure.” “You’re the best, Bro!” Nial was over the moon as he gleefully chirped, “You’re my best bro!” “I have one condition, though,” added Anthony straightforwardly. Nial’s excitement visibly froze, and his lips twitched. “I knew it!” He stared at Anthony and said, “What is it, then?” Anthony said, “Go to the southern side and soften the soil for about ten kilometers.” “What?” blurted Nial. “Bro, what’s it for?” Anthony glanced a
To his dismay, all he heard was Anthony’s cold reply, “I don’t break my rules here.” “But I’ve overworked myself!” whined Nial, pleading. “My skin is burnt, and I’m all tucked out! If you don’t say yes, I’ll…I’ll quit! I’ll try and contact Cabbage on my own!” Anthony squinted. “Are you rebelling against me?” Nial cried, “I’ve worked all afternoon, with all I am! What if Cabbage leaves when I finally finish working?” Since Anthony was fooling with Nial anyway, he relented, “If you want to meet her that badly, come over.” “Oh, you’re the best, Bro! This is amazing! I’ll come right away!”Nial’s heart raced at the thought of finally meeting his goddess. He rushed toward the bamboo house and pushed open the door, spotting Charmine arranging the flowers in the front yard. She was dressed in her long sundress as she elegantly stood before the plants. Her hair cascaded down her shoulders; she looked alluring and beautiful. Two children surrounded her, merrily playing with one a
Nial’s dream had vanished, and his goddess was gone. Nial’s head whipped toward Anthony. “Bro, you tricked me on purpose, didn’t you?!” If he knew that Cabbage was a little girl, why did he not tell him earlier? Why did he give him false hope and anticipation?! “I did introduce you to Cabbage,” deadpanned Anthony. “Uncle Anthony didn’t lie to you,” added Chloe adorably. “What’s wrong, Uncle? How else would you like me to prove it?” Nial was speechless. He was crying without tears. Looking at the adorable little girl before him, Nial quickly shook his head. “No need. You don’t need to prove it.” If she had to prove it, he might as well be dead. He felt the whole world crashing down on him as he recalled he still had to loosen the soil. He stood up and said to Anthony, “In this case, you better hire others to loosen up the soil for you tomorrow, Bro. I don’t have any energy left.” Anthony’s gaze grew steely. “You need to keep your word. If you change your mind, I’ll
Charmine swept her gaze across the land before she turned to ask Anthony warily, “Anthony, why did you ask Nial to loosen the soil here?” Anthony hugged her and looked at the spacious land, a romantic scenery already forming in his mind. He hugged Charmine, smiling as he did. “It’s a secret for now.” Charmine was speechless. “We’re getting married, and you want to keep a secret from me?” “It’s because we’re getting married that I need to give you a surprise,” responded Anthony dearly. Charmine thought about it for a while before smiling stunningly. “Alright, then. I’ll wait for the surprise.” Anthony proudly lifted Charmine’s face by her chin and pecked her lips, promising, “I won’t disappoint you, my darling.” No matter if it was the surprise or their future. He would not allow Charmine to be disappointed. Nial, on the other hand, remained silent and felt humiliated. He enviously turned his head away from Charmine and Anthony, clenching his fists as he did. Hmph. H
The photos showed a massive land at the foot of a mountain, filled with blooming roses. Clouds floated in the sky in the same photos. With the sun’s rays, the white clouds and red roses made the scenery so surreal to the eyes. Someone even pointed out that they had gone past the land two days ago, and it was barren then. In other words, someone used two days to turn this wasted land into a rose garden! Countless photographers went to the field to witness this firsthand. They were greeted with the strong scent of roses after arriving at the southern side, even before they got to their destination. They came face-to-face with a vast plot of land that spanned more than ten kilometers. Looking down, one could see a gigantic patch of well-bloomed beautiful roses! Upon seeing how utterly magnificent the place was, everyone was arrested in surprise as their jaws dropped. A group of people instantly took up their cameras and started taking photos. Some reporters even live-str
With Charmine’s approving look, Anthony put his arm around her and picked up the microphone given to him. He then declared formally, “We’ll hold our wedding here at Rose Garden in half a month.” An uproar ensued after Anthony’s announcement. They were about to hold their wedding! So soon, and so sudden! Anthony was about to hold a wedding with Waverly but canceled it. All of a sudden, he would be marrying Charmine in half a month’s time? Unperturbed by the crowd, Anthony sternly warned, authoritatively so, “Remember: this garden is private property. Nobody is allowed to step inside.” Once done, he returned the microphone and stretched out an arm toward Charmine, his gaze fond and soft as he stared at her. Like a princess from a fairytale would, Charmine hooked her arm around his. The crowd made way for them. Everyone watched as they both walked into the sea of flowers as though no one else was around. Guards were stationed at the entrance, too.Anthony and Charmine 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