“I don’t mind that the Cabell family looks down on me,” began Tiffany, “and I don’t care if others look down on me. Nonetheless, I’m scared—afraid that this wedding won’t go as planned. Robert, you know I’m no longer in the modeling industry, and I don’t have anything else apart from Julian and the baby. However, Charmine seems to hate me, and she wouldn’t let me go so easily. Of course, I’m only speculating… I’m worried that she still has feelings for Julian, and I’m worried that she might harm me.” Robert squinted at that. “It’s unlikely.” Charmine was with Anthony, and it was apparent that she hated Julian… “Hopefully not!” Tiffany continued. “I hope that she won't, but I don’t feel safe. If she doesn’t hate me, she wouldn’t have mocked me before she left. “As you know, Charmine hasn’t forgiven me till this day, and she never accepted my apology. Because of that, I’d like for you to live with Charmine for a few days. You don’t have to do anything to her; just follow her and
Charmine was about to ignite the engine when she felt a presence behind her. She turned back to see Robert sitting right behind her, and she frowned. “What do you want?” “It’s too noisy at home, so I’ll stay with you for the next two days,” said Robert, not beating around the bush. That felt strange for Charmine. Even if the Jordan residence was noisy, he could have stayed with his friends. Why would he stay with her? It seemed that Tiffany had started her move, though Charmine was curious as to what she was planning. Once she secured the helmet on her head, she gave a spare one to Robert. That startled Robert; he expected for Charmine to refuse and not to agree so easily. That went rather well! Robert secured the helmet on his head. Charmine twisted the handle and sped on the motorbike, traveling at an incredibly fast speed. Robert instinctively held on the handle at the back, caught off-guard with it. He recalled how Charmine was once the pretentious, ugly, and useless
How could Julian miss out on such a perfect opportunity and get engaged with Tiffany instead? A useless pawn, he was! McKenzie ordered in a low voice, “Find Julian right away, get back the pill, and give it to Hubert Zane.” Hubert was Fortune Entertainment’s director who had joined forces with HollyOak to attack Charmine, but after being embarrassed by Charmine, he kept himself low-profile. Since Charmine had evidence of him sleeping with others, his company was repressed into seclusion, and he hated Charmine for that. He sought revenge, even. If he got hold of this pill, he would not let Charmine go! “Probably not today,” said Miranda. “Charmine’s brother, Robert is going back to Violet Villa with her.” That meant Charmine had both a kid and a brother that would be living with her! Damn it! With such an intense force, the stem of the wine glass snapped under her grip with a loud crack. Anthony’s mother, Susan Claydon walked up to her right that instant. “McKenzie, wh
Ha-ha! What a sight, that was! Fists clenched, McKenzie felt the mocking gazes directed at her. What was Anthony thinking? Why did he embarrass her like that? Luckily, Susan was quick to save her dignity. “Oh, my... Anthony has always been like this, always busy with work. All he cares about is work!” “That’s only fair! That’s why the Bailey Corporation is so well established,” praised the crowd. The atmosphere became less tense with that, and McKenzie took the chance and signaled Miranda to act. They had to find out why Anthony left so urgently! At that moment, Charmine and Robert arrived at Violet Villa and entered the mansion. Robert initially assumed the place would be empty as he walked in, but he was greeted with the sight of shoes—a pair of men’s and children’s shoes, at that. There was a children’s drawing board on the sofa with some cute animals drawn on it. The mansion seemed warm and homely. He frowned. Was Charmine living with other people? At that
Charmine glanced at Robert. “He’ll be living with us for three days. Momo is the young master here, so you have to be kind to your guest, alright?” ‘Young master’? She called Chris Bailey ‘young master’? Robert’s soul nearly left him. He was Charmine’s brother—he was the only one blood-related to her in this building! Also, with the way she spoke to him, was she treating Chris as though he was her child? Was she serious with Anthony as well? “Charmine, have you forgotten what I said to you the other night?” blurted Robert before he could think of his words. “You’re being careless.” Anthony was toying her! How could she be so careless? “I won’t allow you to speak to my Mommy that way!” Chris stood up in front of Charmine as he yapped, “You’re the one careless one! Your entire family is careless! You’re blinded!” Robert was baffled at his outburst. That was Robert’s first time scolded by a child, yet it was Anthony Bailey’s child, thus he could not offend him—especially
Anthony merely stared at Robert before fishing out his phone to call Luke. “Prepare some daily necessities for Mr. Jordan.” Luke, on the verge of getting punished, accepted his new task. “Yes, Sir!” Robert snapped out of his trance. Was Anthony actually preparing daily necessities for him? The high-above Boss Bailey, cared for him? Anthony stood up. “Don’t be alarmed. I’m your brother-in-law.” His deep, husky voice matched the gentlemanly aura he exuded. With that, he walked upstairs. Robert stared at Anthony’s retreating form in disbelief. Brother…in…law…?! Did Anthony just say that, and so openly at that?! Meanwhile, Charmine was with Chris on the second floor as she gently coaxed him. “Momo, don’t mind Robert—he’s just a stubborn and rigid man. Just exercise or even play with your toys.” As long as his immune system improved, Chris would make a speedy recovery. Chris nodded obediently. “Alrighty! A bigger man won’t hold a grudge against a smaller man. I’m a
The thought of that sent shivers down Robert’s spine, but since Anthony already asked, Robert had no choice but to call for them upstairs. Charmine was training on the horizontal bar with Chris. The sight of them seemed rather professional and cool—an adult and a child effortlessly pulling up on the bar. Above that, the scene was so warm and homely, like a real family. Robert snapped out of his thoughts and called out dully, “Lunch is ready.” Charmine landed on the floor before she carried Chris down from the bar. “Remember to stretch after exercising,” advised Charmine, “like what Mommy is doing.” She clasped her hands above her head and bent left to right, stretching the muscles on her arms. Chris followed her movement, his tiny legs and hands looked cuter than ever. After finishing stretching their legs, Charmine held Chris' hand and walked downstairs hand-in-hand. There were four different dishes for each of them to share on the table, and each of them had an empty pl
Anthony spoke with such gentleness as his eyes softly gleamed with love. Robert frowned. So Anthony was nice to him just because he was Charmine’s brother? Was Charmine merely his secret lover? Why did he feel that something was off? Charmine felt a sense of warmth surging from within after hearing what he said. It was then she made a decision: She would help Anthony investigate his five-years-ago incident, once she found the time to do so in two days’ time. She had to find out who Anthony had bedded. Meanwhile… The Jordans and Cabells had finished negotiating and planning the wedding ceremony. Due to the time constraint and most of the hotels fully booked, they eventually settled with Hilton Hotel. Hilton Hotel was where Julian and Charmine had their engagement ceremony. Although it was also a five-star hotel, it was not the best compared to the others. Alas, when the two families announced the ceremony on Twitter, it spread like wildfire. One used to be the No.1 Super
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