With such thoughts in mind, Charmine regained her strength and felt that there was nothing to feel ashamed of. She turned to them and said, “I’m fine. You should go and take care of Robert. I’ll go check out Momo’s body analysis result.” “Okay.” They always went to the hospital daily to take care of Robert, and they would only return when Charmine was about to come back from work. They did this all so that Charmine felt the warmth of coming home after work. Senior Jordan walked two steps when a thought occurred to him. “Oh, right…” began Senior Jordan. “Tiffany isn’t found yet, so perhaps…” Charmine frowned. They had not found her? She had to find her, dead or alive. How could they not have found her? Nonetheless, the sea was vast and deep, and she most likely did not make it… Joey comforted, “Don’t worry—we’re over it. We only want to tell you that you’ll be our only daughter from now on, and our whole family will support you. No matter what happens to Tiffany, she cho
The four Uncles somehow had fallen into her trap as they fell into her line of thoughts. Conceiving a baby would take ten months, a month of postpartum care, then another month for the body to recover. That would take one whole year! Charmine’s red lips shifted into a small smile as she added, “That’d take a year, which also means I won’t be able to take care of the Jordan Group. I won’t be able to help the company get back on its feet, I won’t be able to look into checkers, scientific researches, nor architecture books. Within a year, our opponents would get so much ahead of us! How many people are going to laugh at us? “Now that I don’t have to conceive a baby and get two children, isn’t this the best gift from God? Who in the world could get two free babies without enduring the pain of pregnancy?” “No…nobody?” hesitated Uncle Zul. Charmine nodded. “Exactly! This is the greatest gift from above. Perhaps God didn’t want me to go through the pain, that he doesn’t want me to r
Luckily, when the two of them arrived outside the examination room, the door opened and Chris ran out from the inside. Instinctively, Charmine bent down and reached out to Chris while he ran into her arms, embracing her tightly. The leading doctor said to Anthony, “Young Bailey’s body is fine for now, so he can be discharged. Still, there’s always a threat since his illness isn’t cured. He must be kept in a good mood. Remember; do not make him cry.” “Alright,” answered Anthony. Sighing in relief, Charmine asked the doctor, “If he’s constantly in a good mood, does that mean it’s less likely for him to have seizures?” “It appears so, for now. Furthermore, Young Bailey’s seizures are related to his emotions, so we must pay close attention to his emotions,” the doctor reiterated. Charmine nodded as she reached out to ruffle Chris’ head. “Momo, did you hear what the doctor said? You have to manage your emotions in the future. Tell Mommy if anything happens; don’t hold it in.”
The woman in the photo smiled faintly, her facial features perfectly delicate and exquisite. Anyone would think of her as a timeless beauty, a well-brought-up heiress just in one glance. That face of hers sealed the deal—it was too beautiful. There was no trace of imperfection, as though she was a belle of ancient times. Her beauty was supposed to be stunning, but the moment Charmine saw her, she felt a strong sense of familiarity instead. Familiarity… This sense of familiarity came with just one look, and it was an unpleasant sensation at that.It was as if Charmine was born to dislike Waverly D’Cruz… Charmine frowned suspiciously. She had never seen Waverly before, so why did Waverly seem so familiar all of a sudden? Sensing that something was off, Charmine maintained her gaze at Waverly’s photo. As she did, her sense of familiarity grew faint before it eventually diminished. Perhaps…she was having a hallucination earlier? “For now, no matter if it’s the poison in
On the next day... After sorting out the matters at the company, Charmine was driven to the Burlington Airport. People walked back and forth in the airport from all directions, with many waiting for the arrivals. As Waverly took the International VIP Direct Flight, they would only see her at the VIP area. Arriving at the VIP area, Charmine noted that about ten people were waiting in the arrival hall. All ten of them were dressed in formal, expensive suits. When Charmine walked in, everyone looked as though they were attacking her with their gaze. They were all aware that they all had the same target. With so many people in the hall, only one person would succeed. Comically, the air smelled as though there was gunpowder. Despite all that, Charmine remained calm as she sat down on a sofa by the corner, quietly waiting. At that moment...“Everyone, get out!” An arrogant voice suddenly came from the door. Everyone looked up to see a blonde teenager in a flowery t-
Charmine’s clap-back seemed to reverberate in the air, filled with arrogance and authority. Startled at her boldness, Ricky eyed her heatedly. “How dare you speak to me like that! Someone, cut that tongue of hers now—I’ll take full responsibility for her death!” “Young Master Houston, as Senior Houston instructed, you can’t offend the country’s top ten moguls…” the bodyguard beside him warned cautiously. Ricky instantly threw him a kick. “Isn’t she a woman? What is there that I cannot offend? I want to! I’m instructing you to cut off her tongue, now!” Nobody had ever spoken to him with such a tone, and nobody had ever called him a dog! This woman’s tongue should be severed and thrown! With Ricky’s kick, the bodyguard had no choice but to signal the others to corner Charmine. Charmine remained unperturbed as she sat still, nonchalantly. If these people could touch even a strand of her hair, she would consider herself lost. As expected… When the two daring bodyguards
Waverly was dressed in a beige, royal-like high-collared one-piece dress. As the collar and bodice were sewn with lace, the dress looked utterly elegant and sophisticated. Her fairer-than-snow face exuded an air of an elegant, exquisite, formal, and wealthy heiress. Everyone in the lounge looked at her as though they saw a princess from a dreamy western royal family. When Charmine saw Waverly, her eyes twitched. There it was again, that heavy sense of familiarity. Even though she had never seen her face, and even though it was her first time hearing her name, why did she feel this sense of familiarity? Charmine somehow felt uncomfortable as Waverly came her way. It was like she hated this woman to the bone, that she did not want to have anything to do with this person. How peculiar... Ricky, meanwhile, lit up when he saw Waverly. He instantly rushed toward Waverly and stood before her. Not beating around the bush, Ricky began, “Nice to meet you, Ms. D’Cruz. An elderly r
“That’s wonderful! Let’s go!” Ricky threw a dirty glance at Charmine, pompous and proud of his achievement. Charmine merely said, “Hold on. Why don’t Miss D’Cruz have a look at my gift first?” With that, she raised her hand, revealing a small and delicate ticking pocket watch . The cover of the pocket watch was made with top-graded premium platinum that glowed under the sunlight. The entire watch’s surface and hands were made with a special pastel purple material. This kind of material was like a colored diamond: firm, rare, and dreamier than diamonds! Every time the hand of the watch moved, there would be a dramatic color change from a different angle. From rose-wine red to a dreamy purple, then to a dark blue. This was the exhibition of all of the high-end colors. Someone cried out, “It’s a tanzanite!” “This is a tanzanite, a thousand times rarer than a diamond!” “One had to go to the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro in northern Tanzania to buy this!” “According to r
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