...Augury Court, a medieval-style villa where Austin lived.It had been a long time since Eugene came and he was only here today because of the incident of Sharon almost getting kidnapped.As he sat on the mahogany furniture in the living room, a sinister chill could be felt with all the medieval-style furniture within the large and quiet space. It ran a shiver down Eugene’s spine.Austin liked medieval-styled things and like the man himself, they gave off a sinister chill.After a short moment of sitting in the chair, Eugene finally heard the sound of a wheelchair grinding against the tiles. Austin was here.Following that, Austin was pushed into view on his wheelchair.“Austin,” Eugene greeted. There was not a shred of affection on his face. He would not be here if not for Sharon.Austin was around his 40s and was a slim man. No one knew what was wrong with his legs that bound him to a wheelchair.“It’s a surprise to see you here, Eugene. Why’d you visit so suddenly?” The c
It was time to clock out and Sharon was packing her things when her phone dinged in a notification of a message. Tapping on it, she realized that it was from an unknown number: [Come down. I’m waiting for you at the entrance.]Reading the message, Sharon assumed that it was another disturbing message from Howard. ‘So he’s waiting for me at the office entrance?‘Does he want me to call the police on him for harassment?’She quickly packed her things. She needed to make it clear that Howard had to stop disturbing her!Angrily exiting the office building’s entrance, Sharon looked around but saw no sign of Howard at all. ‘Where are you hiding, you b*stard?’Someone then patted her shoulder from behind. “Miss Jeans.”Startled, Sharon turned around to see a professional smile on Franky’s face. “Why are you here?”“Mr. Zachary has been waiting for you for a very long time. Please come with me.” He pointed at the black Maybach stopped on the opposite side of the street.She could not
Darkness started to emanate from within the man’s eyes. “Why can’t I see you here?”“This is Eugene Newton’s company!”“I know,” he answered indifferently. So far, there had not been a place where he could not go as long as he wanted to.Sharon glared at him. She could not have given an explanation that was clearer than that. Why was he pretending to be dumb?“Fine. You’re not scared, but don’t you dare affect me. I don’t want anyone to see us together; I don’t want them to misunderstand what’s going on between us.”“What’s going on between us?” He caught on to her words immediately.“We…”When she noticed the cold smirk that danced between his eyebrows, she choked on her words.As he watched her, Simon’s black eyes slowly sank into darkness until not a single sliver of light could pierce through. Her silence was truly infuriating.His large hand gripped her chin forcefully as he said, “Sharon, is it that unbearable to be with me?” Did she find him embarrassing?This time, Sh
Sebastian said he wanted to eat pasta, so Simon brought them to a pasta restaurant and got themselves a private room.Sharon felt that her throat was getting dry recently and ordered carbonara for herself, carefully avoiding anything spicy.Riley ordered everything available on the menu. Knowing that Simon was buying them the meal, it would be an act of disrespect if she did not try to take advantage of him, no?Sharon was somewhat grateful that Riley came along with them. Otherwise, she would have to sit through an awkward meal with Simon and Sebastian. After all, she had just displeased him a few days ago.Sharon carefully put the pasta on her son’s plate. Without her realizing, the man next to her was silently putting food on her plate too. Riley watched them for a while before exploding in a wave of irritation. “If I knew this was going to happen, I should’ve brought along someone to put food on my plate too.” How meaningless it was to eat the food she put on her own plate!
Simon did not expect his son to blurt out the truth. He frowned but did not blame the child, and his face remained composed.Initially, he had thought of telling Sharon about it himself.He met Sharon's gaze that was gleaming with suspicion and thought, 'It seems that she’s not buying it.'"Well, President Zachary, you're quite a scumbag, aren’t you? You're already engaged to another woman but you don’t plan on marrying her. Are you thinking of hurting another woman?"Riley was actually surprised as well. Who would have thought the man was actually not planning to get married?'Is he doing it for Sharon’s sake?'He's afraid that other men might deceive Sharon again, so he intentionally said those things.'"Mommy, Daddy only wants to marry you." The little kid grabbed his mother's hand and started acting as an ambassador for his father.At that moment, Sharon was having mixed feelings and suddenly could not find the right words to speak.Moreover, it was her son who had been ta
In the movie theatre, Sharon was carrying her son while Simon was sitting on the seat to her right.They had bought three tickets but the little kid insisted not to sit on his own and wanted to sit in her arms while hugging her.The giant screen displayed a love story that was rather pitiful. After watching for a few minutes, the little kid said it was boring and leaned in her arms before dozing off.Sharon wanted to smack his bottom. He was the one who insisted on watching a romance movie yet he called it boring.From the very beginning, she had already questioned why would a child bother watching a romance movie? However, Simon even gave in and bought him the tickets.'Great, we've already bought the tickets and this brat is sleeping in my arms. He’s too much for making us watch this awkward movie!’She noticed that the moviegoers surrounding them were all couples. They were the only ones who had brought a child along and looked like a family of three, but in truth, they were a
Sharon was stumped for words, yet she chased after him anyway. “Hey…”She arrived at this apartment once more, feeling momentarily dazed. After all, she never expected to step foot in here again after she left that day.She stood by the bedroom door, watching as Simon carefully placed their son on the bed and tucking him in.It seemed like he had adapted himself into the role of a father completely. Even though he was far from competent, the things he could give Sebastian were more than anything she ever could.The two stepped out of the room and went into the living room. It was still raining outside, and raindrops were hitting the glass window, making pattering sounds. Sharon lowered her eyes and said, “Then… I guess he’ll be sleeping here today. You can keep him for the night. I’ll be heading out now.”Simon had taken off his coat earlier, and he was wearing a black metallic shirt with hints of gray underneath. Two of his collar buttons were loosened, making him look casual a
Sebastian was suddenly running out of the bedroom to hug her. His voice sounded a little scared, like he was about to cry when he said, “Mommy… don’t abandon me and forget about me...”Sharon’s heart went limp, and she squatted down to say to her son, “What’s the matter with you, Sebastian? How could Mommy ever abandon you?”“I had a nightmare just now. In my dream, you said that you don’t want me anymore,” he said while sobbing.It turned out that he was merely scared by a nightmare. Hence, Sharon took the little guy into her arms and patted him on the back lightly. “It’s just a dream. It’s not real.”“Then, will you sleep with me tonight, Mommy? Please don’t leave me. I’m terrified that I won’t get to see you again,” the little guy took her hand over and pleaded pitifully.Crap. She was definitely trapped now. She was just about to refuse Simon’s invitation again, yet who would have thought that her son would be the one to hold her back?Facing her son’s plea, how could she bea