Anthony put on a serious expression. He considered for a while and said, “What about this: I’ll kiss you for ten minutes to make it up to you.”Charmine was speechless.He thought about it for so long, just to come up with this? Was this ‘making it up’ to her?“Alright, I accept,” said Charmine.Anthony’s thin lips curled into a smile as he held her face by her chin, kissing her gently.A long while later, Anthony spoke, voice hoarse with repressed desire, “May I, dearest?”Charmine knew what Anthony was asking about. She looked at him seductively and nodded gently. “Be gentle.”“Yes, Madam.” Anthony lifted her and placed her on the bed. “I’ll satisfy you.”Flustered was Charmine at this, so much so that her fair face pinked. However, she had let go of the resistance in her and was ready to accept it. Anthony made Charmine comfortable on the bed, and just as he was about to succumb to his desires… Knocks were heard on the door. Both of them halted and exchanged glances, b
Why would Anthony think about ‘that’ all day?After Anthony left, Charmine stayed in the study and started catching up with Mount Village’s development.Meanwhile, inside a luxuriously big villa…Waverly received news that the sea cucumbers issue did not make the Baileys hate Charmine. In fact, everyone had to apologize to her.Most frustrating of all, those two elders even told off the maids for Charmine, not permitting anyone to bully Charmine!Waverly had a tight grip on her phone, and her eyes burned with envy and rage.Why was she the subject of public ridicule that she had to go into hiding while Charmine, that cheap woman, could live happily at the Bailey mansion?No! This could not be!Waverly’s gaze zoned into the distance. An idea came to her not long then, and malice gleamed fiercely in her pupils.After a moment, as she was about to make a phone call, knocks were heard coming from the door, followed by Max’s gentle voice, “Waverly.”Waverly buried the look in her
Tiffany looked blank as though she did not know what blood extraction was. She slowly reached out her fair hands to unbutton her clothes, exposing her collarbone in the process. Below her collarbone were those fair… Max instantly looked away, averting his gaze, yet the alluring image haunted his mind so vividly.He gulped. Tiffany’s small hands held his stiff hands as she asked, “How do we extract blood? Do I need to extract a lot of it?”“No…no need.”Max was used to beautiful women, but this was his first time seeing such pure, perfect beauty. He wanted to ask her to button up, but the words were stuck in his throat.With that, he allowed this sexy image to linger before his eyes.He carefully took out the needle, but before he even injected it—“Ah!” Tiffany cried out and brought herself into his arms. She looked at him. “It hurts…” Feeling just how…soft she was, Max stiffened and said, “I haven’t even used the device on you.”Tiffany, still in his arms, hugged his
“Furthermore, you’ll be able to stay in Burlington much longer to see me, Father.”Fredrick thought for a moment before he affectionately agreed, saying, “Alright. As long as you’re certain of this, I agree.”Waverly smiled at this. “Alright. You could arrange a cross-nation business conference between Kansas and Burlington. This project has to be detailed, and the conference can be as long as ten days or half a month.”Fredrick agreed. “Alright, I’ll make a proposal. I’ll contact you once there's progress.”“Alright, Father. Thank you.”“Always a pleasure to make my daughter happy.”Waverly nodded and hung up.She then leaned on the sofa and picked up the half-burnt cigarette, resuming her smoking session apathetically.She looked out the window evilly. Charmine Jordan…Even though she was married to Anthony, Charmine must not be happy.Waverly wanted her to feel what it was like to be a lonely wife! …At the Bailey Mansion.By the time Anthony finished with his work,
Charmine would no doubt hate him to the core if she found out it was him that night from five years ago, what more with him knowing of this fact!Anthony snapped out of it, and half the lust in his eyes dissipated.He got off of her and fixed her messy hair as he affectionately spoke, “Alright, I’ll stop messing around. You don’t like it during the day, so I won’t force you.”Charmine’s eyes narrowed at this comment; it just felt off.Anthony…stopped it just like that? This was not like him. As Charmine was still bewildered, Anthony pulled her up to the side of the bed and hugged her. “My darling, have you thought of where you want to go for our honeymoon?”Charmine frowned, still thinking about what just happened. She asked, “Anthony, you just—”“What?” Anthony’s thin lips curled into a small smirk. “Did you want to continue, dearest?”“Of course not!” Charmine reacted instinctively.She was just curious.Anthony looked at her gently. “It’s still too rushed now.”With that
Charmine held Anthony’s hand and assured him, “Go and take charge of this task.”Anthony’s eyes darkened. “If I do, I’ll have to bring Fredrick’s team to collect data in different cities. I won’t be able to stay home with you.”Charmine, however, calmly answered, “It’s okay, it’s only a few days or weeks. It’s not like we haven’t been apart before. Furthermore, now that we’re married, I’m staying at your house, waiting for you to come home. What are you worried about?”Anthony gently rubbed her head and knew Charmine was concerned about the politics of Burlington. He nodded and agreed.He lowered his head to kiss Charmine’s glistening forehead. “Wait for me to come home, dearest.”“Okay.”With that, Charmine helped Anthony pack up. Seeing Charmine’s magnetic figure made his heart sink.He got up from the sofa and walked over to hug her from the bag. He leaned on her shoulder and muttered, “I’ll miss you, dearest.”Charmine put down the clothes at hand, and her cold hands stro
Senior Jordan looked at the plate in front of him and recalled the incident that occurred about 20 years ago. His gaze seemed to have drifted.“Back then, when your mother brought you home, I went to that area and did my investigation. I met a security guard who, coincidentally, was also looking for a lost child. He told me that he was a rich man and loved a woman, who had his baby. However, his business failed and he went bankrupt. The woman’s feelings for him changed in the aftermath, and she left him cold-bloodedly. She even took all his money away. He had been looking for that woman and his daughter. I thought of you, and all the numbers and the birth dates matched up. I even secretly took your blood for a DNA test. The result showed that you’re the daughter of that security.”Charmine frowned. However, she did a DNA test with Joey and Adam, and she was the heiress of the Jordan mansion!How could it be?Senior Jordan had a complex look in his eyes. “All these years, I though
“Boss Jordan, why the sudden change?”Charmine formally spoke, “Jules was a name I simply came up with. Now that I want to develop it properly, I need to give it a better name. I want this skincare brand to become internationally known, to let it have a name for itself!”“Wonderful, Boss Jordan!” chirped Rochelle giddily. “Producing a thousand packages per year is so boring; I can finally get busy. Furthermore, producing more also means that we can profit more!”Thinking of how the skincare brand she took charge of could finally be of mass production, Rochelle was utterly exhilarated.Moreover, the thought of money made her eyes sparkle.Charmine looked at her and remarked, “When you’re so busy that you don’t have time to rest, don’t come to me crying.”Rochelle smirked proudly. “Of course I won’t. Seeing more people using our products and earning more money will make me happier!”Charmine nodded. After sorting out everything else necessary, she took up her phone to call Rio and
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