Sharon watched Penelope storm away through the dining room door. She had anticipated that Penelope would react like this.Since she had come back here, she had mentally prepared herself to face Penelope. No one could chase away so easily this time.After dinner, Douglas dragged Sebastian off for another game of Chinese Chess, while Simon talked on the phone in the corridor.Sharon went upstairs to settle her luggage. The clothes she had moved to Simon’s private condominium had arrived back at the manor.At the staircase landing, she bumped into Penelope as the latter came downstairs. The path was narrow, so their eyes met and the air turned tense.“Sister Penelope.” As Penelope glared at her, Sharon merely greeted her politely.“Don’t call me that. I’m not your sister!” Penelope barked back mercilessly.Sharon only pursed her lips calmly. “You don’t have to acknowledge me as your sister-in-law, but I still have to call you Sister.”Penelope’s eyes were filled with contempt. “Sh
Sharon could not help but laugh. “I’m not really a puppy. Why would I bite?”“Are you sure? Are you really sure you won’t bite me?” The man’s voice was extremely low as he said that, and his tall body slowly leaned in, trapping her between the closet and his chest.Sharon did not react at first, but when she met his teasing gaze, her face instantly turned red. She finally realized what he was insinuating.“You… Don’t get too close. We’re at the Zachary household, and Sebastian will be here soon!” She wanted to push him away out of embarrassment, but he grabbed her wrist and pinned it behind her back.He then lowered his forehead to press against hers, saying softly, “I locked the door just now, so he can’t come in.” Simon had learned his lesson now, so he guarded against the boy’s sneak attacks in advance.“Y-You…” Sharon looked at his handsome face in disbelief. Had he been aiming for this from the moment he stepped into the room?The man lifted her chin with his slender finger
“Mommy, is Dad bullying you again? Bad Daddy, don’t bully Mommy!” Sebastian slammed on the door and yelled when he realized his mother was not opening the door.Sharon’s heart raced as she heard the ruckus her son was causing. Did he have to be so loud? Now everyone could hear him!“If we don’t let him in soon, the entire household will know that you’re bullying me.” Sharon shoved Simon again.To her frustration, Simon looked perfectly calm and unaffected. “So what if they know? What can they do about it?”Sharon’s eye twitched. What did he mean by that? Did he want the whole family to know what they were up to in their room?In a room on the same floor, Penelope heard the boy’s shouts and knocks on the door, but no one opened the door for a long time.Her expression changed in an instant. That Sharon Jeans was utterly shameless!She was ignoring her son all so she could seduce Simon!…Sharon had not forgotten that Riley was still recovering at the hospital. After work, she p
Under a large tree in the garden, Sharon saw Sally Luke!So Wayne was here to meet Sally. No wonder he was being extra careful.Sharon did not dare to approach them too closely, in case they noticed her. All she could do was hide behind a nearby tree and spy on them secretly.They were a distance away, so she could not hear them. However, she saw Sally lean into Wayne’s embrace, looking hurt. She seemed to be seeking comfort.Sharon hurriedly took out her phone and snapped a picture. This was the best evidence she could get!She had thought that Wayne had left, but it seemed that he had merely switched to working at another hospital. This was the best private hospital in River City, so she had to hand it to Wayne for getting a job here. That was not easy.Perhaps it was because he consoled her as she hoped for. Sally stopped looking quite so pitiful, and they wrapped their arms around each other, even making out.Sharon was not going to let go of such a perfect chance, of cours
”Doctor Collins, for the last five years I’ve always regretted the fact that I couldn’t stay with my father in his last moments. Could you please tell me the truth?”Doctor Collins saw the plea in her eyes and sighed deeply. “I knew I couldn’t keep this a secret forever. Your father’s condition worsened suddenly… not without reason.”Sharon’s breath caught in her throat, and her nerves were tense. “What reason?”Doctor Collins looked at her and hesitated, but eventually he sighed again. “I’ll be retiring in half a month. Come visit me after I retire and I’ll tell you everything.”Sharon was confused. “But why?”Doctor Collins would not explain. “Let’s keep it at that for now, alright? I promise, I’ll tell you everything you want to know then.”He refused to say another word. Although Sharon was anxious, she could not force him to speak.After a pause, she said, “Alright, I’ll wait for another half a month. Please tell me then.” She had already waited for five years, she thought.
“We don’t know, either, but we’ve found that car using the surveillance cameras. It’s heading into the forest outside the city now.”“Send me the address!” Simon hung up abruptly and grabbed his car keys, striding out of the house.His handsome face was cold and his brows tightly knitted. When he heard that Sharon had been kidnapped, he lost all of his usual cool. He found himself surprisingly frustrated and even more worried.Who was out for her? Could it be one of the Zacharies’ business rivals?He had not announced his relationship with her, so outsiders should not know that she was Mrs. Zachary. Who could it be then?When Simon walked past the living room, he saw that Sebastian was not asleep yet. The boy was stacking bricks in the living room, looking bored.“Dad, are you going out too?” He looked at Simon, perplexed.Simon’s gaze flickered, but he tried to act calm in front of his son. “Yes.”The boy ran toward him and grabbed his pants with his small hand, looking up at
“Sharon…” He called her name softly, his voice trembling despite himself. He knew that she was unconscious, but he just wanted her to wake up and open her eyes.He hastily untied her and took off his coat to wrap up her wrist in an attempt to stop the bleeding. She had already lost a lot of blood, the smell of iron permeating the air.Those perps were heartless. They sliced open her wrist to try and make her bleed to death slowly!Simon wrapped up her wrist and picked her up in his arms, rapidly returning to the car. Once he put her in the passenger seat and buckled her in, he looked at her pale face and felt his heart ache in his chest. Before he knew it, he was caressing her face. “You’re not allowed to die without my permission!” With that, he started the car and drove to the hospital in the city at top speed.…Nurses came in and out of the emergency room. The air was heavy with tension.Simon stood next to the door, one hand against the wall. His body felt as though it was c
Now that he mentioned it, Sharon remembered everything that had happened before she passed out. She had gone to the hospital to meet Doctor Collins but she was knocked out by someone in the car park. She had no idea what happened after that, though.She felt some pain from her wrist, so she looked down and saw that her wrist was wrapped up in a white bandage. Frowning, she asked in confusion, “My hand…”“After you were taken away, your kidnappers cut open your wrist and left you in an abandoned warehouse. They wanted you to bleed to death.” Simon’s tone was calm, but there was solemn murder in his eyes.“What?” Sharon looked at him in disbelief. They had cut her wrist?“W-Who… would do something so vicious?” It was hard for her to believe that there was someone this cruel and heartless to try and kill her in such a fashion.Simon shook his head, his gaze unreadable. “I don’t know.”“Did you save me? What happened to the people who caught me?”“They’re dead.”Everything he saw w