Anthony walked over to cover Charmine with a blanket before taking her phone from her grip. The screen lit up but showed no message. Charmine was still looking at it before sleeping. What was she looking at? Out of curiosity, he wanted to unlock it but realized that it had an additional password. Furthermore, it had security software that would let out a warning tone once the phone was opened by force. Anthony’s lips curled up—this little kitten was quite cautious and defensive. He would slowly make her lower her guard.... When Charmine woke again, it was already nine in the morning. Different from the past, when she woke up, Anthony was still laying by her side. The sunlight landed on his body and illuminated his handsome face with a layer of golden light. Even as a man, his skin was fairer than a woman’s. His skin was so flawless that it made one want to touch it. Just as she wanted to reach out, Anthony suddenly opened his eyes. Charmine asked, “Why did
Cluck…cluck…cluck… Heavy footsteps were heard, accompanied by the sound of grating metal. Before Waverly could react, a two-meter tall robot stretched its arms and blocked her path. “Warning! Warning! You’ve got vegetables between your teeth. Do not enter!” spoke the robot. Waverly halted, her expression morphing into displeasure. Just as she was about to fix herself, she suddenly recalled that she did not eat vegetables. In fact, she had not even had breakfast! It had to be Chris, pulling at the strings! She tried her best to repress her resentfulness. Gazing at the robot, she said elegantly, “Dobi, I haven’t eaten breakfast, and I didn’t eat vegetables. Please make way, I’m finding Mr. Bailey to discuss some matters.” “Tut-tut, you must’ve eaten them yesterday. Please leave! Please leave!” The sound of Dobi was extremely cold. It was completely mechanized. Waverly almost spat out blood. She must have eaten yesterday? She did not have vegetables yesterday! It was
Inside the medical lab. Uncle Pop walked toward William and Charmine, gushing, “How delightful! You two are finally collaborating after so many years! With you two geniuses, this medication will surely succeed!” Of course, the most important thing is that he had to witness their feelings for one another bloom! Charmine said calmly, “Let’s work hard, and hopefully this medication can be made soon.” Many people longed for something to wipe out their memories. If this medication succeeded, it would be a great milestone reached in the scientific field! Furthermore, it could help her or even Annabel and the rest to remember something they should not be remembering. With that, the three of them assigned their tasks and started working hard. Meanwhile, William went to the pantry for water. Uncle Pop followed behind him and spoke in a hushed tone, “Sigh! Why are you not showing any signal? You’re so caught up with the research! How are you going to get her?” “Uncle Pop, we’re n
In the photos, Charmine and William were next to one another as they seemingly walked. He opened the door for her in these photos, and he even handed her a glass of water. The two looked like a couple, all cozied up to one another. Anthony’s fork bent. He was so well-behaved for her, yet she went out with another man? How dare she drink the water poured to her by another man! Susan then typed, [Anthony, as you see, Charmine isn’t good enough for you. You gave up on Waverly for her and worked against the entire Bailey family as well, but it’s not worth it!] Anthony turned off the laptop right away, his expression as dark as ink. After a moment, he opened the laptop and replied, [I asked her to go. She’s there to complete a project.] If he did not say so, the Baileys would hate Charmine more or even attack her! On the other side of the laptop, Susan fell silent. After shutting the laptop, Anthony stood up and walked to the window. Charmine said she was to meet Unc
However, Charmine did not drive far before her phone rang. Adam called to say, “Charmine, something happened in the company. About a hundred staff members wanted to resign today, and they’re not telling why. They’re holding the more important positions in the company, and our Divine Bird Project has to be put on hold due to this.” Charmine frowned. “Resign suddenly? With no prior warning?” “Yeah. I’ve investigated for one whole day and found no clue why they’re doing this, so I had no choice but to phone you. Furthermore, I noticed that all the workers on site looked as if they’re occupied by something, and they looked restless,” explained Adam. Charmine’s eyes darkened. Seemed as though someone was up to something, again. She had to fix this earlier this time in order for the same thing to happen again. “You get ready to monitor and prepare the resigning documents. I’ll come back to the company.” Giving her order, she hung up and phoned Kay. “Something’s up at the site.
“Of course, Max’s people,” answered Kay. Adam eyed Kay warily. Who was he? He spent so much effort with no result, but how could this man discover the perpetrator so quickly? Charmine’s red lips curled up dangerously. Max, again? It seemed as though they just wanted to get into the action as fast as they could. Of course, if they planned on attacking, she would not sit idly! “You two go get some rest,” said Charmine to both men, “I’ll handle everything else from here.” Adam wanted to ask how she would do so, but before he could, she had turned and left. Her back was cold and arrogant, yet she exuded an air of calmness. Nodding at Adam politely, Kay quickly left. Adam had a quizzical expression as they both left. Since when did Charmine have such a powerful man by her side? She was so powerful that others could be repressed and made inferior… After Charmine had left the company, she drove back to Violet Villa. It was quite a journey. By the time she arrived
From outside the gym, she saw that Anthony was in his black training clothes, seemingly shrouded with dark clouds. With a dart at hand, he fiercely flicked his wrist and threw it. The dart knocked out the other darts from before, almost hitting the bullseye. The bullseye was shot thoroughly, consecutively. Such strength… Charmine gulped. “Anthony, are you alright?” “I’m fine,” answered Anthony coldly, not once bothering to look at her. The first thing she did when she came home was to look for Chris instead of him. Hmph! With that in mind, he ignored her entirely and continued to throw the darts. Charmine frowned. What was wrong with him? He seemed strange… She asked again, “What happened?” “Nothing.” Anthony kept his cold face on as he threw the darts. He had no intention of caring for her. Charmine frowned. Really, nothing? Why did his tone sound as if he was angry? However, a person like Anthony had seen all things. Why would he get angry because of a f
Charmine frowned. This man said he was fine when he was, in fact, obviously jealous! He was very jealous! She quickly explained, “You misunderstood. I was only collaborating with William in making a medication. Uncle Pop was there all along. We were properly inventing a medication!” “What, unless you thought of doing things that aren’t proper?” replied Anthony. Charmine was speechless. When the man got jealous, what else could the woman do? She reached out to wrap her arm around Anthony’s arm. She lowered her voice and tried her best to speak gentler, “Hey, I’m telling you the truth. Uncle Pop was my witness. Furthermore, we have our marriage certificate. What’s there for you to be worried about?” Anthony’s face remained cold. “Last year, there were nine thousand, four hundred and seventy-one thousand couples, but four thousand, one hundred and fifty-four thousand divorce cases. The rate of divorce is as high as forty-three percent. Even if couples got married, half of them
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