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
Anthony looked at her and asked, “Who is it?” “It’s nothing. Joey wants me to have a meal with them,” answered Charmine as she rejected the call and put her phone in her pocket. Anthony frowned. Joey called her? Why did he sense that something was off? He wanted to ask more but he caught the smell of something burning. He overburnt the fried egg! All wrapped up, he could not ask Charmine anymore questions as he quickly turned off the induction cooker. Charmine walked over to help him. “Let me take over, just sit outside and wait.” “No need,” Anthony’s voice was low and deep as he turned her down, “You wait outside.” He remembered how she asked him to cook when they first met, but he also remembered embarrassing himself. Anthony never had a thing that he could not learn! Seeing that he was determined, Charmine could only nod. “Alright, good luck.” She left the kitchen and walked to the living room. Even sitting away from the transparent door, she could see Antho
Why did Charmine find it…hard to believe? All of sudden, Joey sent her a voice message. “Charmine, can you come back home? Your Grandpa’s brother is here, and he’s gloating about how well-off his granddaughter is. He’s also mocking how even though you’re capable, you’re not as considerate. Your Grandpa is so furious that he had a coughing fit. He’s missing you as well.” Charmine frowned. Senior Jordan was coughing that much again? She looked at Anthony and Chris. “I need to go home in a bit. I’ll come back tomorrow.” “No! I’ll miss Mommy!” Chris clung to Charmine’s arm. Charmine ruffled his head. “Be good, Momo. He’s Mommy’s Grandpa. I can’t leave him alone. It’ll only be one night.” “Alright, then. He’s Mommy’s Grandpa, so he’s my great-grandfather. I hope he can live prosperously.” Chris let go of her arm reluctantly, but was rewarded with a kiss at his forehead by Charmine. “Momo is the best. See you tomorrow!” With that, she finished drinking the soup quickly, desp
The Safford territory was heavily guarded by all the top agents from Safford. After the sword was taken in, they sent another 50 special agents over. Charmine did not want Kay and his men to show their faces, so she had to come on her own. She wore a tight agent outfit with the collar pulled up to her nose and also had black glasses on, fully covering her face. Her identity was perfectly concealed with her attire. When she arrived at a blind spot in Safford, she climbed in from an air-conditioning duct by the side. With that, she successfully arrived above the ceiling of the building. Charmine peaked in from above and noticed that the aisle below her was as long as ten meters, and the aisle led to a room up ahead. Two guards kept watch—standing on each side—at every two meters. There were ten guards in total that guarded the aisle. Each of them had weapons in their possession, and they also wore an extremely thin layer of anti-poison mask. With this anti-poison mask,
In that space, Guy’s gaze shifted to Charmine. Even though it was dark, he could still see the shape of her face, one that was incredibly comely. She did not have any scent on her, not even the smell of her shampoo. She instead exuded a very cold scent. They stood so close to one another that his arm nearly grazed hers. With his heart racing at an alarming speed, Guy’s ears turned red and hot against his will. Charmine, meanwhile, did not notice him as she peeped through the very small gap, closely monitoring the situation outside. The guards had searched all over, high and low, but found nothing on the balcony, and the leading guard ordered, “Bring in the bulldog!” The bulldog was a hunting dog they had trained to detect the scent of humans. It could help them to sniff out the intruders! Charmine frowned. Once the bulldog got to the balcony, they were done for! She turned to Guy and whispered, “Are you confident?” Guy looked at the shadow and nodded. With that, Cha
Charmine did not notice someone was spying on them, however, as she roared up the road at full throttle to evade the guards that chased after them in cars. There were more and more cars with police cars coming from the front. They were about to get arrested! Spotting a river by the side, Charmine then asked Guy, “Do you swim?” “Yes,” answered Guy honestly. Someone was chasing after them with a motorbike, and there was a weapon aimed at them! However, at that instant, Charmine turned the direction of the motorbike and rushed into the river. Those who chased after the duo were baffled, stunned as they saw the motorbike sinking into the river. Who was so skillful and daring? Winter was approaching—they were risking their lives! “Search the river!” “Yes, Sir!” They formed a river-search team and started digging and investigating. Meanwhile, Charmine had led Guy to get out of the river. The two of them were drenched as they ran into the forest quickly. Charmine
Not knowing how to respond to Charmine, Guy could only nod. “Okay.” The night was dark, and the gust did blew as the air grew cold. With the box safe in her arms, Charmine held it close as she rested silently. After the dangerous escape, she felt strangely tired and dizzy. Somehow, her eyelids grew heavier, and she fell asleep unknowingly. Her tense body grew more relaxed as her head leaned onto one side. That did not go unnoticed by Guy as he hurried to sit by her side, thus Charmine’s head landed on his shoulder. In the darkened forest, he sat upright with labored breaths and dared not move, not wanting her to wake up. A mosquito flew over and bit his neck. He could feel it but he did not move. His arm did not raise up as well. The scene was strangely beautiful… Far at the distance, someone took a photo of it, and they smirked with satisfaction as they eyed the shot. A photo like this was romantic enough… However, the person had an even more important mission a
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