Sharon's heart tightened. "We're only pretending to be husband and wife. No one from the Zachary family is here, so we don't need to pretend to be loving, do we?" 'Does he have to be so serious?'"Yes, we're married by contract, but the marriage license is real. Whether nominally or... physically, we're a real couple." He took her in his arms. His deep voice was spoken right into her ear, and she soon found her ears burning.Not only were Sharon's ears burning, her heart was beating a lot faster too. He was right, and she could not refute him at all.Her cheeks began to heat up, and she said in embarrassment, "The contract said we're only pretending to be husband and wife. Will... Will you stop acting so shamelessly!" Her silence did not mean she allowed him to be overly intimate with her over and over again!"Also, the contract did not say that you could kiss me. Please don't casually kiss..." In the middle of her sentence, the man lowered his head and kissed her on the lips."
Sharon finally understood after hearing that. Okay, it was to deal with his sister. She was overthinking it, she thought he was...She bit her lip. "Got it."The way Simon gazed at her provided some food for thought. "It's late. Wash up and go to bed."She was tired after the whole night. She did not expect that after being kicked out of the Zachary household, she would live with Simon in a room with only the two of them. She kept feeling a little uneasy.Sharon quickly finished her shower but did not see the man when she returned to the bedroom. She only heard a voice coming from the living room. It was him on the phone.She had no intention of listening in on his conversation to. She glanced at the man's bed. 'Am I going to sleep here?'He said his sister could come over any time. It would be hard to explain, so she would have to bear with this for now. They had a contract, so he probably would not misbehave himself.At the Zachary household, their son was always in the middle
Seeing her making a fuss, the man teased, "You've even bore me a child. What else is there to be ashamed of?"Sharon covered her eyes with her hands, not daring to take another look. "That's not the same!"She did not get a reply from the man, but the part of the bed next to her moved. Then the man reached over and pulled her into his arms. Plus, she opened her eyes in shock. He had changed into his nightrobe and was lying on the bed with his strong arms wrapped around her."How are you going to sleep with me in your arms?" She wanted to get out of his arms. She was not used to being cuddled as she slept as she usually held her son."Didn't you say you were afraid to sleep alone? Are you okay now that your hubby's cuddling you to sleep?" The man's deep melodious voice fell over.Sharon stiffened... 'Hub... Hubby?'"Well, I was a little afraid, but now I'm not. Let me go," she said with a dry smile."Hush, stop talking. Go to sleep." The man just got out of the bath, and the masc
Howard sneered. Sharon would have to be fired this time.Simon was silent for a while. He faintly glanced at Sharon's burned and bandaged hand and said monotonously, "You don't have to work on the Mountain Linguistic City project anymore. Work on other projects with other people first."He looked Howard straight in the eye. His voice grew colder. "As the design director, you're also to blame for what happened. You don't have to be the director anymore. Report to the logistics department and familiarise yourself with the company's rules and regulations first."Howard's expression sank. 'Am I being demoted?'Sharon stared blankly at Simon. 'He's not firing me?'This was not what Penelope wanted. She immediately said, "Simon..."Simon suddenly got up. "Alright, that's all for now. I'm off to meet an important client, and you can get back to work." With that, he told his secretary to follow him out.Penelope's heart burnt with rage when she was interrupted. He was so protective of S
Sharon secretly clenched her hands by her side. Fiona must have slandered her name terribly to make Penelope think so badly of her.Speaking of whom, Fiona might very well be her father’s murderer. The anger threatened to boil over in Sharon’s heart.Since Sharon did not say anything for a long time, Penelope opened a drawer and pulled out a check, putting it onto the table and pushing it toward Sharon. “There’s enough money here for you to live easy for the rest of your life. If you’re smart, you’ll take this and divorce Simon, then leave quietly.”Sharon looked at the check. The number written on it was truly astronomical to her.Penelope must have prepared this check long in advance, huh? All so she could chase Sharon away.Sharon’s lips pressed into a deprecating smirk.Penelope looked at her expression and said with some contempt, “What, too little for you? I’m telling you, this is all I can afford to give you. Don’t think you can squeeze any more money out of the Zacharies.
Perhaps Sharon’s words had gotten to her. Penelope’s expression was complicated, the emotions in her eyes changing repeatedly.Children? She would never have her own children in this lifetime. Simon was the son she raised single-handedly!Sharon walked out of Penelope’s office and headed right into the elevator. Once inside, she finally let her straightened back relax and took a deep breath. That was unbelievably suffocating. She had been worried that Penelope would lose her temper and throw her out of the company.Not long after Sharon returned to the designing department, she saw Howard appear with a large cardboard box in his arms. The box was filled with his things. It seemed that he was officially moving to logistics now.The sight made Sharon’s terrible mood improve for some reason. She had to give Simon some praise for that. He moved Howard to the logistics department so that the latter could learn more about the company’s inner workings there.“What are you looking at? Out
Sharon’s feet came to an abrupt stop. “What did you say? What happened?”Riley said she was at the hospital and asked Sharon to come by.Sharon was extremely worried, so she hurriedly took the day off and raced to the hospital.By the time she arrived there, Riley had already emerged from the ER and was now lying in a hospital bed.“How are you, Riley? How did you get into an accident?” The moment Sharon entered the hospital room, she saw Riley’s right leg encased in plaster. She must have been quite badly hurt.Riley looked furious. “I was super unlucky today!”She immediately spilled her guts to Sharon. She had been out making a delivery to her clients, just driving down the road properly, when a car came speeding right at her as she turned a corner.As a result, she broke her right leg and nearly lost her life.Sharon’s heart skipped a beat when she heard Riley’s story, and she could not help but say, “Did… Did the other driver ram into you because they were in a hurry?”“N
In Sharon’s opinion, the man’s behavior was not too unacceptable. She sat on the side of the bed and said, “Alright, alright. You’re hurt, so calm down. Staying angry won’t help you recover.”“Shar, I don’t want to stay in the hospital,” Riley said, tugging her hand pitifully.“With your injuries, you have no choice.”“Then can you visit me every day?” Riley looked at her dolefully.Sharon thought it over. There was nothing better for her to do at the company anyway, and Riley was pretty badly hurt. She could not bring herself to say no. “Fine, I’ll come visit you whenever I have time.”Riley’s expression changed in an instant. “Really? You better keep your word, okay? And bring my godson along when you visit me.”Sharon knew her pity play was only an act, but… She was lost in thought for a second. She could not even meet her son now, much less bring him here.She did not tell Riley that she had been chased out by the Zacharies, nor did she mention that she had been separated fr
“I’ve completed all of his final requests. That’s it.” Yvonne cast a final glance at Quincy, who was gripped with shock. She then left the room. Quincy did not say anything to make her stay. She kept staring at the box of ashes. She stared at the box of ashes silently for an extremely long period of time. Terry asked her, “Miss, do you believe that these are Dayton Night’s ashes?” She turned around to look at Terry. To be honest, she did not really believe it. “Why don’t you first look at the assets that he transferred to you and see if they’re real?” Terry suggested. “Help me settle this.” She handed the thick pile of documents to him so that he could verify them. “I’ll go now.” Terry left the office at once. Quincy stared at the box of ashes and muttered softly, “Dayton Night, what are you trying to do this time?” She was shocked when Terry told her that Dayton had really transferred all of his assets and finances to her after verifying the documents. “Does
Quincy was still deep in thought when her secretary called her through the internal phone line. Her secretary told her that a woman named Yvonne Leif was here to see her. She frowned. Yvonne Leif? After thinking about it for a while, she finally recalled. Was Yvonne Leif not the woman by Dayton’s side? Why was she looking for her now? If she did not die, then Dayton Night... Quincy’s heart lurched. She asked her secretary to bring her in at once. After a while, her secretary brought Yvonne into the office. From the moment Yvonne appeared in her office, Quincy kept staring at her. She had a shadow. She was not a ghost or a spirit… Yvonne was perfectly fine from head to toe. She did not seem injured at all. Did she manage to avoid the bombing on the island? Yvonne was wearing a pair of sunglasses and holding onto a box. She carried her handbag on her wrist. After a while, she stood opposite Quincy’s office desk.She then took off her sunglasses and met Quincy’
Dayton had a dark expression on his face as he stared at the island with a bleak gaze. He pursed his lips. He had no intention of saying anything.He did not want to leave the island. Yvonne and his men were the ones who forcefully brought him away.“I’d rather stay on the island,” he said after a while.Yvonne looked at him in shock. After a few seconds, she burst out in mocking laughter. “You’d like her to bomb you to death, right? It’d be better than dying after going through all the torment of your illness, right?”After a momentary silence, he said, “I owe it to her.”Anyway, he would not be able to live for long. He should just fulfill Quincy’s wishes and let her end his life personally.He would not have any regrets if he died by her hand.Yvonne could not help but slap herself across the face. She then scolded herself out loud, “Why am I being such a busybody?! Why do I insist on saving you when you want to die so badly?! I’m such a fool!”She really regretted her decis
Quincy cast her cold gaze in that direction. After a while, she said, “Let’s go.” Terry did not know what she was looking at just now. He only noticed the unpleasant expression on her face. He followed her and asked, “Miss, where’s that bastard, Dayton Night? Shall I capture him personally?” He did not think that she would let Dayton go. Quincy did not stop walking. “It’s fine. I know how to deal with him.” There was a hint of brutality in her cold voice. Terry was slightly stunned. He seemed to have understood something. He stopped talking to her after that. The helicopter was waiting for them outside. Quincy and Terry got into the helicopter.Below them, the island was in a huge mess. Nobody could stop her from leaving now.“Miss, shall we go back now?” Terry asked.Quincy glanced at the situation below and looked at him. There was an exceptionally calm expression on her face. “You brought plenty of explosives over, right?”Terry nodded and said, “I brought some along
“Doctor Leif, come over and take a look at Young Master. He vomited blood again,” one of Dayton’s men told her as soon as they saw her. Yvonne walked in front of Dayton. She saw the blood that he had spat out on the floor. She was no longer fazed. “You guys should learn to get used to something like this. After all, it’ll happen frequently in the future.” Dayton’s men were stunned. What did that mean? Young Master would frequently vomit blood in the future? Dayton leaned against the sofa behind him and closed his eyes. He did not have the energy to speak anymore. Yvonne did not want to chastise him after seeing his current condition. She clearly knew that he had given up on himself a long time ago. He was simply waiting for his own death. Therefore, she was not in a hurry to carry out acupuncture treatment on him. Rumble, rumble, rumble... A loud sound rang out from outside. Dayton opened his eyes immediately. It sounded like an airplane had flown over? He immedia
Quincy was so angry that her face flushed red. If she was not being held down by his bodyguards, she would definitely strangle him to death right now!Yvonne, who was watching them by the side, could not bring herself to continue watching them anymore. She felt extremely awkward as an outsider. Therefore, she got up and said, “You guys should eat slowly.” She left the room after speaking.She truly could not comprehend someone like Dayton Night. Why was he being so persistent with Quincy Lane? To make it sound better, he was a persistent man. However, he must be a nightmare to Quincy. She could tell how much Quincy hated him. Otherwise, she would not have taken Lennon hostage. She wanted to leave this island. Perhaps love was not only about giving. Some types of love were defined by shackles and imprisonment as well. Not only was Dayton trapping Quincy, but he was also doing so to himself. However, perhaps this was his final wish in life. That was the reason why he was
Yvonne stared at him. She was suddenly at a loss for words. Quincy was pushed back into her room. The door of her room was then shut tight. She heard the sound of a lock clicking into place outside. Damn it, Dayton Night. He got his men to lock her up. She had completely lost her freedom. Quincy had no more ideas. She could only fast. She would rather die than be imprisoned by him. She started fasting. Dayton’s men reported this situation to him immediately. He wanted to head over to take a look at her, but he really did not have any energy right now. “Bring her over.” He had no choice but to ask them to bring Quincy to his room. Before Quincy arrived, he asked Yvonne to help him to the sofa so that he could sit down. He could not let Quincy see him lying on the bed so sickly. Yvonne could not help but ask, “Why do you have to do this? You’re trying so hard to put up a facade in front of her. Can’t you just tell her about your illness right away?” “I don’t need
Quincy could not help but feel shocked after seeing Dayton’s appearance. He looked at her with a gaze that made it seem like he was about to eat her alive! “You’re on the island?” she asked him. Why did his men trick her? “Are you trying to take my men hostage to escape since you thought that I wasn’t here?” Dayton was filled with rage. “Dayton Night, what gives you the right to trap me here?” She should be the one angry at him instead. Just then, Yvonne chased after him. “You should go back.” She reminded Dayton after walking to his side. However, Dayton’s mind was only filled with thoughts about Quincy. It was as if he had not heard what Yvonne said. A mocking glint rose in Quincy’s gaze when she saw that Yvonne was on the island as well. It was no wonder his men were unwilling to tell her that he was already on the island. He had brought another woman over. It was impossible for her not to recognize this woman. She was the woman he had fooled around with at hi
Just then, Lennon detected the mocking tone in her voice. She was not at all concerned about whether they were tired or not.He lowered his head and peeled the apple intently. He did not intend to continue speaking to her anymore. “Let me peel it on my own. Your hands aren’t clean.” Quincy naturally reached out for the knife. Lennon did not think much about it. He just felt slightly terrified. He handed her the knife and apple at once. Nevertheless, Quincy simply took the fruit knife away. She did not take the apple from him. While he was wondering if she thought his hands were dirty, she took hold of the fruit knife and approached him. She immediately placed the knife against his neck. “Young Madam, you…” Lennon finally realized what was going on. This was her true purpose. Quincy stared at him coldly and shouted coldly, “Walk!” Lennon had no choice but to comply with her and walk outside. The men standing by the door were shocked when they saw her holding a kni