Everyone looked at the big screen and live-streamed what was happening in the wedding room prepared by the hotel. The screen displayed two bodies on a bright red bed. Tiffany and Julian were doing an unspeakable act! An uproar filled the hall as everyone stared with their eyes wide open. Nobody could believe what they were seeing! “Tiffany’s sleeping with Julian!” “Dear me! Tiffany is so coquettish in bed!” “Wait, what did she say? She asked Julian to marry Charmine so they’d get her assets?” “This is shocking! Downright shocking! Tiffany is sleeping with her brother-in-law!” “She sends her blessing in front of everyone and sleeps with her brother-in-law at the back!” “Turns out she’s this kind of woman! She gets more disturbing each time I see her!” “Everyone, come and have a look at your ‘Little Village Girl’. Look closely!” Everyone commented on what they saw. The live-action on the screen continued whilst both of them had no idea they were live-streamed, lost i
“Charmine, please calm down. Mom will make this right for you. I’ll severely punish that kid for you and make him apologize to you in public! “This has to be Tiffany’s fault. You really have to give our Julian a chance!” Charmine was about to become her daughter-in-law, that her diamond mind was about to be owned by the Cabell family. How could she let it slip away so easily? Therefore, the person she had to properly soothe at this point was Charmine. Charmine was still stupefied, her gaze remained locked on the pitch-black screen. ‘Why is it turned off so soon? Argh! I forgot to make the Trojan Horse program so it can live-stream for at least an hour!’ Of course, Madam Cabell did not know what Charmine was thinking. She assumed that Charmine was deeply hurt at the turn of events. “Charmine, you grew up with Julian; you know he loves you. You two have been getting on very well recently as well! Please don’t be too sad; no cat in the world has never stolen a fish before. Mom w
With the thoughts of Tiffany’s wrongdoings in mind, Joey gripped Tiffany’s sleeves and—with a wrenched heart—shook her vigorously. “Why, Tiffany? Why did you do this? Since when have you turned into this kind of person? Do you know that you’re ruining your life? How could you do such a thing?!” Tiffany was petrified in her shock. She was helpless and panicky, her mind utterly blanked out. One moment she was in the throes of passion with Julian, and the next moment, a group of people came in out of the blue with Joey slapping her right away. It was not until she heard them yelling at her that she realized what happened in the room had been live-streamed. Game over: Tiffany was done for. The entire world knew that she slept with Julian, and their conversations had been live-streamed as well! What could she do…? What could she do? How could she shift the tides to her favor? Meanwhile, Ronnie was heard sobbing, “Charmine, I’m begging you, please forgive Tiffany. She’s going to get
“Julian, please say something! Think about it: In the past month, did Charmine love you at all? Is her intention of marrying you even genuine?” All eyes landed on Julian. Julian—still on his knees—felt utterly embarrassed and defeated. He had an absurd thought the moment when he saw Charmine in her wedding gown: He actually wanted to be with her for the rest of his life, that he wanted her to be his actual wife! It just so happened that Tiffany came looking for him right after, and he failed to hold back his urges. Everything went south when Tiffany hugged and kissed him when she saw him; she kept saying how much she loved him and how hurt she was. “Just lay with me once more. You’ll be married for at least a month after this, and I won’t disturb you until then,” was what she said to him. That was why Julian fell for it. He genuinely felt bad for Tiffany, and he wanted to comfort her. Little did he know that this one minor mistake ruined his wedding and their reputations! Wha
Julian turned to Tiffany. “Apologize. Apologize to Charmine.” “Apologize? Julian? What are you talking about? Are you asking me to apologize to her?” blurted Tiffany as her face began losing all its color. She could put on a pitiful face and admit her faults had it been any other time, but not this time! She was trapped by Charmine. These were obviously her traps, and she still had to apologize to her? Julian used to despise Charmine just as she did, but suddenly, he wanted her to apologize to Charmine? Julian looked into her eyes. “Yes. A person must apologize after making a mistake. We shouldn’t be together. Let’s promise to never meet again in front of Charmine, right now.” This was the only way to make sure the wedding could go on, to minimize the impact of this situation. He turned to Charmine and said, “It’s true, Tiffany and I made a grave mistake, and I’m so sorry for that. If you’re still worried about me trying to get hold of your assets, we can do a prenup.” As
Before Charmine could speak, Senior Jordan came forward. “Charmine, you have to let it go for everyone’s sake. We can be here to witness the prenup so that Julian can never harm you again. “Furthermore, you have to consider the consequences if the relationship between us Jordans and the Cabells ends up destroyed. If you’re to destroy Julian, the Cabell family will never supply the Jordan family with their first-grade materials.” The building materials that the Cabells produced were top-notch materials, and the Jordan family had been using building materials they supplied to build many high-quality buildings. The Magnificent Developer Co. owned by the Jordans was a world-known best building company, and they built their reputation with the best materials supplied by the Cabells, making them the best quality assured developers of high-class houses and buildings. If the Cabell family stopped supplying them with their materials, the result would be devastating. In order words, the Ca
“What now?” scoffed Senior Jordan. “You think this is unjust? Back then when Charmine made a mistake, she spent five years in Africa before coming back. The mistake you made today is worse than hers!” Back then, Julian and Tiffany accused Charmine of cheating on Julian and was impregnated with someone else’s baby, and that Julian was furious when he found out and accidentally pushed Charmine down the stairs. In other words, all Charmine did wrong was that she cheated on Julian, but what Tiffany did was that he cheated with her almost brother-in-law and planned to steal her sister’s assets! This was unacceptable! Senior Jordan recalled on the clip he saw, and he ordered with a stern voice, “Pedro Dahmer, bring her down.” Pedro Dahmer was Senior Jordan’s best and toughest bodyguard, a strapping well-built man. He began approaching Tiffany upon the command. Tiffany panicked; she realized the severity of the situation. Not only was her reputation ruined, but she was also hated by
Charmine came with the anticipation to watch the drama unfolding, but she did not expect Anthony would barge in with Momo to help her. With all the things they have said, what if her family found out about their relationship? Charmine gave Chris a look that meant to convey assurance. Unfazed, Chris merely innocently continued, “Huh? Did I say anything wrong? Why aren’t you guys doing anything? Could it be that the Jordan family is willing to side with a woman like this?” He paused as though a thought occurred to him, and he looked up at Anthony hastily. “Daddy, you can never collaborate with these people ever! They’re siding with women like this! These kinds of families can’t be trusted!” The moment they heard what Chris was implying, they—especially the Cabell family—felt sick to their stomach in anxiety. When the Bailey men showed up at the wedding ceremony moments ago, they thought it would be the start of something great between the two families, but little did they know th
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