When the man saw the teenager, he frowned and scolded in a low voice, “Take your hand off of me!” Had this been any other day, Charmine would have twisted his arm. However, she did not want to cause a big scene at the moment, and she sure did not want to attract too much attention to herself. She glared at the fat man coldly and scoffed, “How dare you mess around in an event like this. I’ll screw up your family’s reputation!” With that said, she put in more strength to twist the man’s wrist before letting him go. The man was in so much pain that he was sweating. He wanted to scold her but was unable to, only able to hold his wrist and attempt to alleviate the pain. Meanwhile, Charmine raised her hand and pulled. The button on the man’s shirt was ripped off audibly, releasing the strands of Dior’s hair from it as well. Charmine took out the hair before tossing the button back at the man. “Keep your trash!” Even though her voice was low and hoarse, it was full of threa
Meanwhile, the elder man on the platform said, “Is there anyone willing to try? If not, we’ll call it a day. Sigh.” Everyone looked around and nobody went forward. Throughout the day, seven people had lost their money. That was 70 million bucks in total! What a huge sum! Seeing that nobody was trying, the elder man was preparing to pack up the box. “Wait up!” a loud voice was heard. After she led Dior to the platform, Charmine then spoke in a teenage-like voice, “We’re willing to give it a try.” Everyone was shocked. “Where did these two kids come from? No one else could open it, so what can these lovebirds do?” “Just give up. It’s ten million bucks! You might as well buy a car with that money!” Charmine heard the comments and noticed all eyes were on her and Dior, including Anthony’s bodyguard that stood not too far away. She was worried again. There were so many people around. What if someone recognized her? Nonetheless, they had both stepped up to the plate,
Inside the black box laid an ancient sword as long as a meter. The sword was pitch-black with a dragon engraved on its scabbard. It exuded an air of ancient mystery, along with violence and authority. The sight of the sword astounded the attendees nearby. “My goodness! This sword is too beautiful! So majestic!” “The metal box is actually opened! And it was opened so effortlessly!” “What was the logic behind it?!” “So clever! How did those two manage to open it?” “Am I the only one feeling honored to have witnessed the reappearance of such an ancient sword? Oh, what a privilege this is!” Everyone was shocked. Below the platform, the Cherny family was excited. How delightful—it was finally opened! This was a sword used by the Cherny ancestors, one that generations of the Cherny family had actively sought after! They finally found it in this generation! However, they did not expect the people who opened the box to be Dior and that teenager. Guy, Dior, and the
Anthony was about to leave with the rest of the men. When he saw the photo sent to him by his bodyguard, he frowned. Was it that teenager again? It baffled him as well, but the mere sight of that teenager unhinged him. He could not help stealing glances at him. Darn it. What was wrong with him? He quickly looked away and instructed Luke, “Find out about this person. I expect a report within one hour.” “Yes, Sir!” Luke then left. … At the back. Charmine and Dior walked into an office when they suddenly were surrounded by about ten men, guarding the exit from the outside. The old man said to Charmine, “Thank you so much for helping me to open the box. Here’s your ten million refund. Furthermore, the total of seventy million bucks in the pool will belong to you as well.” Charmine frowned. “What do you mean?” “Young man, you can’t do anything with this sword while I’m an avid sword collector. I’d like to buy this with seventy million bucks! You should know that alth
Terrified, Dior hid behind Charmine. “I’m so scared! Can you protect me, please?” Charmine was speechless. This was not the time to explain to Dior anyway. She could only hand Dior the box. “Just stick close to me, and take care of the box!” “Yes, don’t worry!” Dior instantly hugged the box tightly. The bodyguards were getting closer. Seeing that they were about to attack, Charmine suddenly jumped up. She grabbed onto an indoor tree branch and, using it like a pole, did a 360-degree twirl, kicking at the guards harshly. Thomp! Instantly, the surrounding bodyguards were knocked down. Dior gaped as she watched Charmine fight. “Oh my stars! So cool! So handsome!” The old man frowned. He did not expect this young man to be so powerful. How surprising! He instantly instructed, “Get them! Do not let them leave!” However, Charmine had pulled at Dior and rushed out. When the two ran out from the office at the back, a few bodyguards in black rushed over. These body
Quick to react, Charmine was prepared to quickly turn away when a figure suddenly launched toward her and pressed her to the floor. Shink! The sound of flesh being cut was heard. Looking up, Charmine then noticed it was Guy who pressed down against her, but it was also then the boxing champion’s dagger had gashed at Guy’s arm harshly. There was a long wound on his arm with fresh blood oozing out. The pain did not register for Guy, however, as all he felt was that time had seemingly stopped as his heart thundered against his ribcage. Within mere moments, the boxing champion noticed that Guy had joined them with the Cherny members not far away, and he then decided to attack Dior instead. Dior was already fighting a few other bodyguards when, all of a sudden, someone attacked her from the back and hit her at the back of her neck. Her vision blurred and darkened due to the impact as her figure went limp. The boxing champion instantly grabbed the box from her before leaving
Worried, Charmine then turned them down as she spoke, “No need, but some other day, perhaps. I have things to do.” With that said, she marched away in a hurry. “Do we have someone to look into him?” “No need,” came Guy’s quick intercept. When he sensed that he was overly excited, he quickly added, more calmly this time, “He’s a friend of mine. I trust him.” “Alright. Guy, do talk to him more. Find out if he has any idea on what to do. I feel that he’s clever, that he’s the key in whether or not we’ll be getting that sword back,” advised Hugh. “Okay,” agreed Guy. The seventh brother had already gone over and carried Dior in his arms. Seeing that she had fainted, he said, “Let’s head home now.” The group of them went away to further discuss the matter at hand. Charmine, meanwhile, was in an empty alley, and after she made sure no one was in the perimeter, she got into the car and answered Anthony’s phone. “Where are you?” Anthony’s low voice was heard. “In my comp
With just a hug, Anthony instantly had the desire that a couple would have, and his frown loosened up slightly. Luckily, he was still into women. Charmine saw the shift in his expression and frowned. Why did Anthony seem weird? “Anthony, do you want to say something?” Anthony looked at her clear eyes and beautiful face, and he felt somewhat guilty. He had such a beautiful wife, yet he caught feelings for another young man? “It’s nothing, really,” he said, “I just miss you.” With that, he put his hand on the back of her head and kissed her lips. Charmine frowned. He called her and asked her to come home, rather rushed might she add, all because he just missed her? He was acting out of character...and Charmine felt as if he had discovered something. Anthony sensed that she was zoning out, thus he let go of her and asked, “Why are you zoning out? What did you do today?” “Nothing, just sorting out some documents and working on globalizing the company,” Charmine s
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