It seemed he was pretty seriously injured, after all. He was usually such a strong and domineering man, but now he was lying here because he had tried to protect her. There was no way she would not be touched by that.Even though he was unconscious, his handsome face looked as noble as ever.Sharon tried to get closer to him, but Rebecca stopped her, yelling at her harshly, “It’s your fault he ended up like this. How could you have the nerve to come here after that?”Sharon wanted to retort at first, but… There was a chance that Rebecca would soon be his wife, right? She was now scolding Sharon as the future Mrs. Zachary. What could Sharon say to that?Besides, it was her fault that caused the accident and put Simon in this state. She should not have tried to grab the phone from him while she was driving.At the same time, he had been unreasonable. He should not have taken her phone away and forbidden her from answering the call.“I’m just here to see how badly he’s hurt,” Sharon
Sebastian glared at Fiona with a ferociousness that rivaled any adult, saying fiercely, “My Mommy isn’t a curse. You are, you old hag!”Fiona immediately lost her temper. “Y-You uncultured brat! I’ll teach you a lesson if your mother won’t…” She raised her hand to hit the boy.Sharon quickly pulled her son into her arms, looking at Fiona coldly as she said without warmth, “Fiona, I’m hurt but not dead. I don’t need you to teach my son any lessons.”Fiona’s eyes flashed with cold malice. “How could a cursed witch like you teach your son anything? Looks like we should get you away from our Simon and the boy too, or else you’ll just ruin him.”She even looked at Douglas and asked, “Don’t you agree, Dad?”Sharon’s expression darkened. Her son had always been her bottom line. Right now, she was already living away from him. She would not be able to accept it if they forbade her from meeting him further.“Fiona, I’m his mother. How I teach him is up to me, and you have no right to butt
“Dad, the doctor said you’re really badly hurt. Are you better now?”Simon still looked rather weak right now, his handsome face overly pale. At the same time, he had a sickly beauty to him.While he seemed weak, his gaze was as sharp as ever. He immediately noticed that Sharon’s face was swollen, and his eyes narrowed. “What happened to your face?”Sharon had nearly forgotten that she had just been slapped. It was too late for her to hide it.“Dad, that mean Aunty hit my Mommy!” Sebastian ratted Penelope out without hesitation.“Sebastian…” Sharon could not stop her son in time. Why bother telling him? Simon was not going to hold it against his sister for her sake.Simon frowned. “Penelope, did you hit Sharon?”Penelope glared at Sharon. She had purposely shown Simon her face, huh? She even made her son defend her! What a scheming witch!“That’s right, I hit her.” Penelope was not afraid to admit it, either. She did not believe that Simon would blame her for Sharon’s sake.“I
Sharon’s heart twisted painfully, her throat becoming dry and bitter. She pretended to look down at her son.The picture she saw was real. If Simon had really slept with Rebecca, why was he still clinging to her?Fiona looked at Sharon, who seemed dazed, and laughed to herself. She even added, “Don’t try to run away from it, Simon. I’ll defend Rebecca.”“What are you talking about? What did Simon do to Rebecca?” Penelope looked at Fiona sternly.Douglas looked at them with a frown. He did not understand, either.Rebecca was panicking slightly now. She knew what Fiona wanted to say, because Fiona had seen that photograph of her and Simon in her phone. Fiona thought that they had slept together.Simon was expressionless, his sharp eyes cold. He pressed his lips together wordlessly.“Aunty Lionel, don’t…” Rebecca wanted to stop Fiona. Simon’s silence was making her heart tremble.Instead, Fiona grabbed her phone from her. “Why are you acting shy? If it’s happened, you gotta face i
Fiona’s eyes flashed. She was even more anxious than Rebecca, saying hurriedly, “Simon, are you trying to get away with what you did to Rebecca? Would you swear that the photo was fake?”“Aunty Lionel, please stop.” Rebecca wanted to delete the photo right now.However, Fiona was certain that something had happened between them, and she insisted on having Simon take the responsibility. That way, she could force him to divorce Sharon as soon as possible.Simon curled his lips coldly. “I was unconscious the entire night. Tell me, how did I sleep with you in that state??”Rebecca’s face turned red and pale in flashes. She wanted nothing more than to hide in a hole now.“So you’re the one who tried to seduce Simon!” Penelope glared at Rebecca coldly.“I… I…”“C’mon, Rebecca, what are you scared of? Tell us honestly, what did he do to you?” Fiona was beginning to panic too. Could the picture be fake?Sharon appraised Rebecca, confused. Had she misunderstood Simon?Simon did not say
Douglas stood next to them. When he saw how the mother and son were reluctant to part, his lined face turned dark. He was not ruthlessly trying to separate them, but he just could not bring himself to accept Sharon.Once he took Sebastian away, he left without saying a word to Sharon.To be honest, Sharon wanted to ask Douglas something. Had Simon decided to take responsibility for what he did to Rebecca and marry her?However, the words were stuck on the tip of her tongue. Why should she be so concerned about that?Sharon lay in her bed, but her heart could not rest. Simon’s room was not far away. Was Rebecca taking care of him in there?Knock knock knock. There was a rap on the door.Sharon blinked. Could it be a nurse?“Come in.”The person who came in was not a nurse but Eugene Newton, armed with a bouquet of fresh flowers and a fruit basket.“Why are you here?” Sharon asked.“My employee was injured. As your employer, why shouldn’t I be here?” Eugene approached her with
Sharon frowned. She and Simon had agreed that their marriage would be a secret, so of course her forms said she was single. They had decided that they would not make their relationship public.She bit her lip. All of a sudden, she wanted to know how Simon would respond.Before Simon could say anything, though, Eugene raised his brows and continued sardonically, “Oh, I get it now. You must have gotten married in secret. Does that mean you don’t want anyone to know that you’re married, President Zachary? Or do you think she’s beneath your station, so you don’t want to introduce her as your wife?”He paused and ignored Simon’s gaze as it grew ever colder. “She already gave you a child. Do you still dislike her that much?”“Eugene, enough…” Sharon could not bear to listen anymore, so she instinctively murmured at him to stop.He did not understand the situation between her and Simon. His words had gone too far.Besides, she knew herself well. How could someone like her be a match for
Eugene’s smile only faded for a second. Soon, he curved his lips again. “Sure, feel free to join. We’ll see who wins then.”So Simon could get this serious over a woman, too. Very well, he wanted to see how far Simon could go for Sharon.No matter how stupid Sharon might be, even she could tell that the two men had declared war on each other over her now, and their battlefield was the business world. That kind of ticked her off. She was not a trophy for them to fight over.“I appreciate the sentiment, Eugene, but I can take care of myself. There’s no need to trouble you.” She rejected him outright.Eugene seemed to anticipate her rejection, as he was not surprised in the slightest. He just smiled at her and said, “That’s alright. Should you change your mind someday, feel free to come to me whenever.”Simon frowned deeply, a fire of rage burning in his chest. Did that mean Eugene would keep bothering Sharon?“She already rejected you. You can get lost now.” He had never seen someo