Charmine replied calmly, “I’m very busy, and I don’t have time for these.”Even if Charmine did not put on any makeup, she was still stunning.Due to Poulenc’s booming sales for the past few days, they were so busy that she had to join in and help out. She stayed up for a few nights, which resulted in her looking worn-out. All that, and her skin was not blemished nor ruined!She would never bring shame to the Bailey family.Susan glared at her and mocked, “As Mrs. Bailey, however busy you are, you must have basic care for your appearance! Although you have a fine background, you're upper-class now that you’re Mrs. Bailey. Even if you don’t need some items, you still have to buy it to show your identity. You must look well-pampered when you go out and not bring shame to yourself! Now that you’re married, you must get used to living like an upperclasswoman!”Susan crossed her hands and scoffed. She sounded as though being able to use Poulenc was a totally upper-class thing to do.C
Susan smiled happily. She looked at Annabel and grew more fond of her.How nice it would have been if Annabel was her daughter-in-law!Annabel was kind and understanding. Furthermore, they got along well, and she respected her. She was easy to bend to her will.They would get along well at the Bailey mansion, yet what poor luck it was that Anthony married Charmine. Forget disrespecting her; Charmine even caused so much conflict after just moving a few days ago!The frustrated Susan placed everything at hand down. She then said, “I’ve got time to spare, Annabel. Why don’t you have a walk with me at the back?”“Sure!” Annabel nodded gently. She instantly packed Susan’s things up for her and supported her.The two of them looked like mother and daughter-in-law. They even looked like a mother-and-daughter pair. Nonetheless, they went to the back peacefully. A thought occurred to Susan as she then instructed a maid, “Go and buy another set of Poulenc suitable for Annabel’s skin ty
The other heiresses queuing outside the store greeted, “Ms. McKenzie.” Mackenzie looked at the women coldly and then fixed her elegant eyes on Charmine. It was apparent that she did not like Charmine.“Anthony has such a bad taste, huh?” Those who were judging Charmine continued their gossip. “I know! The Baileys are one of the top wealthy families, yet her wife actually dresses like this to buy skincare?” “I feel embarrassed for the Baileys.” “Ms. Jordan, please take care of your appearance. You not only represent yourself now; you represent the Baileys as well!” “If my son married someone like you, I’d rather die.”The judgmental comments were heard. Suzie, meanwhile, walked toward McKenzie and said, her tone evidently buttery, “Oh, how nice would it have been if Anthony married you instead, Ms. Mckenzie. You’re well-educated and are from a wealthy family. You two are a way better match. You even built a phone company and did a lot of research. You’re the best of the
D*mn it!Charmine was the owner of Poulenc? She owned the company producing the skincare products she queued up for?! Suzie was utterly flustered. Charmine was the owner of Poulenc, while she had mocked her for underdressing before entering the shop, calling her an embarrassment to the Bailey family.The tides have turned, and it was she who became the fool. Suzie glowered sharply at Charmine, eyes filled with envy, before she turned to leave. McKenzie, on the other hand, looked visibly suspicious. Poulenc belonged to Charmine, who was involved in every step of its invention and production processes? How could it be? Charmine was just a fool! How could she be so capable? McKenzie glared at Sandy and asked arrogantly, “Is she the owner of Poulenc?”Sandy nodded innocently. “That’s right. My boss has been busy with the production line at the laboratory, so she let me take charge of the shop.” As she spoke, Sandy made a welcoming gesture at Charmine to get inside. “Boss
However, this did not intimidate Charmine.“Tiffany wants to marry Anthony and treats you as her second option. Is doing all this for her worth it?”Max frowned at Charmine’s words.What did Charmine imply?Had she…figured out about Waverly?Impossible, Only he and Waverly knew the truth!He glared at Charmine coldly and said, “Charmine, what nonsense are you talking about! Waverly is my sister!”Charmine scoffed coldly. “Oh, just drop the act, Max! You’ve always been seeing your sister and doing things for her! Do you think you can hide anything from me in the world?”Max clenched her hands.Curse this Charmine. She even found this out!?He wanted to deny it, but it seemed impossible to do so.He could only glare at Charmine coldly. “So what? Waverly and I are fond of one another, you’re not in the place to question it! She loves me, while her wanting to marry Anthony is just her wanting to exact vengeance against you. She doesn’t love him!” Charmine acted as if she just
“Ah, by the way, you’ll have to do everything I tell you to during our entire wager.”“No matter what you do, I will not lose!” Max declared.Charmine smirked at him, however. “We’ll see.”Max merely smiled coldly at that. After folding up the paper, he left with his assistant. When he walked out through the door, he saw a familiar car parked by the side, one which Waverly exited out of.“Waverly!” Max’s expression softened with adoration upon seeing her. He made his way toward her and asked, “Why did you come?”Waverly looked at him gently. “I have nothing to do, so I came to pick you up. Did you manage to do what I told you to?”Seeing that nobody was queuing in front of the shop that had already closed, Max must have succeeded in making a scene.A second later, however, the door to the shop opened, and Charmine walked out from the inside. She was dressed simply but exuded an air of languidness. She seemed unfazed, still prestigious, and showed no signs of being defeated.
Waverly frowned upon hearing Max’s words.How could this have happened? Was Max not the heir of the D’Cruz family? Why would he be controlled by his father?Useless trash!She clenched her fists and forced herself to hide the disgusted look on her face, replacing it with an unfazed, understanding expression as she touched his hand that was on the steering wheel.“Don’t be sad, Max. You’re awesome, and you’ll do great. This is just temporary, don’t worry. Even if you have nothing, I’ll stay by your side and grow a kingdom with you.”Max was moved to have heard this and gazed into her eyes. “Truly, Waverly? Even if I have nothing, will you be with me?”“Of course.” Waverly looked at him emotionally and said, “I like you as a person, and not for what you have.”Max felt his heart lightened upon hearing this. He held her hands and brought them to his lips. He kissed them sweetly and said, “I’m happy to hear this from you.”Even if he had nothing, Waverly would not leave him and wou
[Die-hard fan +1]… Waverly leaned on the sofa in a luxurious room. Her fingers, ones with nails painted, pressed on her phone screen as she scanned the comments, smirking as she did.50 billion sales within half a day. Charmine had nothing to compete with her!She could not hide the pride on her face. She took a sip of her red wine elegantly and had a thought. Eyes narrowed, she logged onto Wave’s official account and wrote the following post, one that forwarded a challenge.[Within ten days, Wave’s sales will be 20 times more than Poulenc’s! Should I fail, I will pay Poulenc two billion! If Charmine, owner of Poulenc, loses, she will apologize to me and for what she did in the past! Do you dare to accept the challenge, @Charmine?]The post went viral across social media, and people online had things to say about it, too.[Waverly is challenging Charmine?][Waverly is Tiffany after plastic surgery. Her rage with Charmine goes all the way back. She came back for revenge, huh
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