Between her and Anthony used to be a one-piece leather seat, but it was somehow replaced with an additional gap. When the car drove away from the hotel, when nobody was watching, the small gap had a transparent protective screen that rose in between them. The protective screen separated them, minimizing the chances of interactions. Looking at the screen, Waverly frowned. Anthony said with a low voice, “My wife is strict, and I’m a henpecked husband. Surely Ms. D’Cruz will understand.” Waverly was perplexed. Normally, men would be ashamed to be called ‘henpecked’ and would actively avoid the topic, but why did it seem like Anthony was rather...proud of it? Furthermore, this was his second time mentioning this… His love for Charmine seemed to be extremely genuine. After a moment of shock, she said, “Of course I understand, but are you not afraid to be laughed at for spoiling Ms. Charmine?” “What’s there to be laughed at? A wife is to be spoiled by her husband. Spoiling
Thinking of Charmine, McKenzie then took out her phone, searched for Julian’s contact, and sent him a text: [President Cabell, are you going to give up on your ex-girlfriend just like this?]... Julian had been nose-deep in his work and spent a lot of time transforming his Mile-End Mallinto food courts. Even without the support of luxurious brands, he had thousands of small food stalls coming in. It would not be long until Mile-End Mall would become internet-famous throughout the cities. All that Julian needed was for customers to frequent his business, and everything would be sorted out from there. Since no luxury brand wanted to work with Julian, he decided to produce his own luxury brands! He contacted designers after designers that had not made a name for themselves. He researched, produced, and worked hard to build his connections with the others. Julian was inspecting the batch of clothings placed in the production line when he received a message from McKenzie.
Aside from hiring numerous designers and researchers to build his brand, Julian also hired many influencers to livestream in his food court often and even went as far as hiring a batch of fake haters. Those haters would livestream in Julian’s food court, mocking how the once prosperous Mile-End Mall ended up being a food court. They would live-stream there for three years, to watch the Mile-End Mall ‘never getting back on its feet’! They would say provoking things like, “No need to get back up. You’re all worn out and dirtied, and you’ll definitely look back as you try to get back up..” “Why struggle after closing down? Isn’t it better to sell out this empty mall?” “Douchebag! Smelly fish! A smelly fish will always be rotten, no matter how much it changes!” The fake haters would ridicule Julian, and some even suspected Julian of faking everything. Nonetheless, the heated discussion brought popularity to this food court. After the influencer live-streamed at Mile-End Mal
Chris sat before the computer as his fingers fluttered across his keyboard furiously.Why was his Daddy and that nobody on the news, and with so much attention at that? Netizens went full-out offensive when news about Daddy and Mommy was exposed. None of them supported his Daddy to be with his Mommy. Would his Mommy not be heartbroken if she saw this news? The small fingers of his chubby hands worked on the keyboard. Instantly, all topics on #AnthonyBailey’sGirlfriend were wiped out. Furthermore, there was a bug on Twitter. No one could find anything from searching [Anthony Bailey]—nobody could even type in his name! Anything that seemed similar to those two words just could not be processed. Anything that had anything to do with Anthony was completely wiped out! Out of the blue, another news went up to the hotlist. #5-year-old-boy-looking-for-a-wife! Everyone clicked on the hashtag to see a newly registered account sending out as much as 18,800 bucks worth of
That night, the already repressed news of Anthony and Waverly in Burlington became one of the most-searched topics in other countries...especially Kansas’. [Heiress of the D’Cruz Family in love] went viral in Kansas. The people in Kansas did all they could to find out more on Anthony, using every method possible to get a clear photo of Anthony and Waverly. Along with the screenshot of the live streaming, the comments went viral. [OMG! They’re a perfect match!] [One is handsome, and the other, elegant. They’re a prince and princess of my dreams!] [Is this going to be a worldwide broadcasted marriage?] Everyone celebrated their relationship as it became the talk of the country. … At the Jordan mansion. Adam, as he kept up-to-date with the Anthony-and-Waverly matter, found out about the discussion that went on in Kansas. He had no appetite at all as the Jordans had their dinner. Concerned, he asked Senior Jordan, “Dad, what do you say? What can we do? Shall we
Nonetheless, why did Senior Jordan bring her parents to her villa out of the blue? Also, they even helped her to decorate the house? Before she could ask, Joey brought a bowl of soup to her. “Charmine, I used the ingredients in your kitchen to make you a calming soup—it’ll help you to rest better. Drink a little. It’ll relieve fatigue, too.” It was a pastel-pink soup with some peach blossoms used. The faint fragrance emitted could warm one’s heart. Charmine did not reach out to take it as she eyed them suspiciously. “Did something happen?” The three of them halted, but Joey quickly shook her head. “Of course not! We feel that we’ve mistreated you, so we came here to visit you. We’ve been busy taking care of Robert that we haven’t seen you…” “Right, Charmine. Don’t think too much, we’re a family after all! We came here to meet you,” comforted Senior Jordan. Charmine knew they were hiding something. Although she knew that they felt guilt toward her, she knew all too well t
“We got married silently,” Charmine explained to them, “and we don’t want to announce it to the public yet, but someone found out about it and the Baileys nearly caught us. Anthony is pretending to date Waverly so he can protect me. In short, the news is fake. We’ll announce our relationship once the Jordan Group is doing better. Until then, he needs to distract everyone.” The three of them exchanged looks with disbelief. That was it? Why did they find it hard to believe? Coincidentally, Charmine’s phone lit up again. It was a message from Anthony that read, [My lady, it’s my fault for not sorting out the news on the internet. It’ll be fixed within three days.] Her red lips curved into a smirk as she added, “Look, I’m fine. I don’t need you guys taking care of me. Go home and get rested; I still need to work tomorrow.” Joey, Adam, and Senior Jordan saw Anthony’s text and they were finally convinced. Anthony did not seem like a bad guy after all... So it was all a mis
Kansas’ reporters hounded them, pushing against them that forced Waverly into Anthony’s arms. Anthony instinctively wanted to push her away, but remembering their stance and all eyes on them, he pretended to shield her and marched into the hospital. The reporters gave chase, unwilling to let Anthony and Waverly escape. Luckily, Luke quickly came with bodyguards and blocked the reporters, giving Anthony and Waverly a chance to get inside the VIP lift. They both arrived at the top floor with their clothes messed up. Waverly’s lipstick, amid the chaos, rubbed off on Anthony’s white shirt. It gave off the wrong impression. Nial eyed the pair with furrowed brows. “You two—” “About to get changed,” spoke Anthony as he walked into the bathroom while Waverly walked into another washroom to fix her makeup and clothes. Both Anthony Waverly avoided talking about it, but it did not take long before the clip of #Anthony-protecting-Waverly was posted online. The clip showed as thou
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