It was very strange. Why would Fiona come to a place like this?As if possessed, she secretly followed her. She wanted to see what Fiona came here to do.She followed her discreetly, trailing Fiona all the way to a church. She never thought this place would have a church.Fiona did not look like a devout Christian. Was she here to pray?Sharon followed her inside. Fiona did not pray at the altar and headed to the columbarium instead. There were cremation plaques here, ones that the church provided for regular people when they passed away.She saw Fiona kneel and lay the flowers she brought down. The plaque she was at had words engraved, but it was a little too far for Sharon to see clearly.While Sharon was questioning whom Fiona was visiting, she heard her open her mouth and start speaking to the plaque. “Silas, today is the anniversary of your death. I’ve come to see you.“Without realizing it, it’s been six years since you’ve left me and Howard…”Hearing Fiona say these thin
Simon glanced at the plaque behind her. Today was his brother’s death anniversary. It was right for his sister-in-law to have come.His shuttered gaze returned to her. “What errand could you have here?”“Of course, it’s a business matter,” Sharon blurted quickly, but she regretted it a little after saying it. Was this not telling him she started working at Eugene Newton’s company?The man’s expression darkened as expected. The gaze he pinned on her was no less cold. “You still went to work for Eugene?”“This is my job,” she emphasized. Why did he make it sound so bad?“Must you work for him?” No matter how she explained it, he just would not allow her to go to Eugene’s company.Sharon did not want to argue with him because of this anymore, not to mention she was still hungry and did not have the strength to argue with him.“Aren’t you here to visit your older brother? I won’t bother you then.” After saying this, she began to leave.However, when she passed by the man’s side, he
Perhaps it was because this place was already quite secluded, so not many people came and few customers were inside.When Simon Zachary—this person whom one could tell had a special air about him at just a glance—came in, immediately had most eyes were on him.The restaurant’s owner greeted him at once. He was shaken by Simon’s natural-born, powerful aura, and his voice trembled unconsciously. “Welcome. What would you like to eat?”Simon did not look at the owner and promptly said, “She’s ordering.” He found an empty seat and sat down.Sharon glared at the man sitting there like an entitled lord and waiting to be served. She cursed him inwardly but smiled at the owner as she said, “Two beef Bolognese. No parsley in mine, thanks.”“I don’t want parsley either,” Simon said abruptly.Sharon glanced at him involuntarily. He did not eat parsley either?The owner immediately bellowed to the kitchen, “Two beef Bolognese without parsley!”Sharon sat in front of Simon. Seeing that he sa
“Where’s your car?”“I asked Franky to drive it back just now,” he said as he opened the passenger seat and jumped in.Sharon had to wonder if he knew she was coming here. Was all that about visiting his brother just an excuse?He wanted her to treat him to a meal and even asked her to be his driver. Was he kidding? She had not even forgiven him yet, how dare he!“Hurry up, get in.” The man even hastened her when she froze!Sharon forced down her frustration and got into her car. She started the engine and hit the accelerator, driving down the road without saying a single word to him the entire time.Simon sat in the passenger seat without an ounce of guilt. He did not say anything to her, either.Some time after the beginning of the car ride, a phone ringtone broke the silence in the car.It was Sharon’s phone, which she had put in the compartment next to her. The caller ID said Eugene Newton.Both of them saw the name on the screen at the same time. Sharon’s heart leaped int
When Sharon woke up, she saw that she was lying next to a stream. Her head was dizzy and her entire body hurt. After she forced herself to sit up, she finally noticed Simon lying on the ground not far away.He just lay there motionlessly, blood on his body.The memories of that accident surged into her mind. She remembered how he had protected her the entire time, even when they were tumbling down the hill.Her heart immediately became frantic. She crawled toward him, panicked and scared. When she spoke, her lips trembled. “Simon, wake up. Are you okay? D-Don’t… Don’t scare me…” She nearly burst out crying.The man lying on the ground did not react. Even his breathing was faint. Sharon was really scared now. She wanted to call for help, but how could she find their phones now?They were in the middle of nowhere. She had no idea when anyone would save them.She held his head up and hugged him tightly, saying with a sob, “Simon, wake up…”No matter how she called him, though, Si
Simon frowned deeply. It must hurt when she touched his wound, but he just kept his expression hard and did not make a sound,Sharon bandaged the wound on his leg quickly and moved to check the rest of his body.“Tell me, are you hurt anywhere else?” She looked at him, anxious and worried. She was not in the best shape either, but her injuries were not as bad as his.Simon leaned against the large tree, looking at her intently. His voice was deep. “Are you really that worried about me? Are you worried I’ll die?”When he saw how concerned she was about him, how she had eyes for nothing but him, he felt a certain satisfaction in his heart.“Why are you still talking about that at a time like this? Just tell me, does it hurt anywhere else? If you won’t say it, I’ll strip you and check myself,” she said seriously.Simon just curved the corners of his lips. “Sure, go ahead.”Sharon was in no mood to play games. “Pardon me, then.” She reached out to undo his buttons, but the moment he
“What are you crying about? These wounds won’t kill me.” Simon frowned slightly. He said that, but his voice was clearly much weaker than before.Sharon wiped her tears again. She was not going to say that she was crying out because his actions moved her. That would be too awkward and emotional.“Shut up. I’ll try to find herbs nearby to apply to your wounds.” She did not let him see her crying face before she stood up and walked into the woods nearby.“Hey… Don’t go too far.” Simon was wondering what herbs she could find, but either way, he did not want her to leave right now.”“I’ll be back soon.” She could not leave him here alone for long either.These woods were vast and large. There had to be some disinfecting herbs here. The wounds on his back were too much and definitely required some first aid with those herbs.Soon, she found the herbs she was looking for. She harvested quite a lot of them and then ran back in a hurry.“Simon, I found the herbs…” She ran toward him hap
After Sharon caught her breath, she picked up the herbs on the ground and returned to his side. “Did it bite you?” She suddenly remembered that possibility.He looked even paler than before. She could not help but worry.When he saw how worried she was, something flashed in Simon’s eyes. Pretending to be weak, he said, “I… was bitten.”Sharon instantly panicked and rushed to check on him. “Where were you bitten? Show me, I’ll suck the poison out for you!”When she heard that he was bitten, she was scared out of her wits. If the snake was poisonous, they could not waste even a second.As she pulled up his pant leg to check, he grabbed her wrist and stopped her.Sharon was beside herself. “Don’t mess around! Do you want to die?”His gaze on her was unfathomably deep, his lips curving into a ghost of a smile. “I wasn’t bitten.”Sharon fell quiet and saw the faint smile in his eyes. Immediately, she understood that he had been pulling her leg. He had not been bitten at all!That s