For the next week, Sharon received location updates from Simon every single day that reported his whereabouts.She secretly decided that she had to look for a time to make things clear to him that this was unnecessary.When it was lunchtime, Sharon took a break from work and went to get lunch with her colleagues. Just then, her phone started ringing.She glanced at the caller ID and saw that it was Simon, so she went to the corridor to answer the phone.As soon as the call was connected, the man’s low magnetic voice was heard. He sounded somewhat solemn. “Come to the apartment right away. Our son is sick.”“Sebastian’s sick? What happened?” Sharon’s nerves tightened upon hearing her son’s condition.“When he went to school this morning, the teacher noticed that he had a fever and notified the housekeeper to take him home. But he really wants to see you right now.”“I’ll be right over.” She would not be in the right frame of mind to work knowing that her son was sick, so she took
It was not until two days later that Sebastian’s condition took a turn for the better and his fever finally subsided.The big piece of stone that had been weighing down on Sharon’s heart was finally released.Since his son had been eating vegetarian food for the past couple of days, his face had gotten somewhat thinner. As such, she decided to cook him meatloaf for dinner.Simon had been hard at work the whole day. When he returned to the apartment, he was met with the sight of a woman standing inside the kitchen in casual home clothes with her sleeves rolled up. She was cooking a meal, and her long hair was tied into a messy bun with some strands hanging by her ears. She looked gentle and beautiful at the same time.Since her back was facing the door, she did not notice his presence. Instead, she focused all her attention on cooking delicacies, and the kitchen was filled with the smell of food and warmth.He suddenly discovered that this was the simple life he had longed for—to b
Sharon stayed in Simon’s apartment for four days and took care of their son without a single day of rest. Now that the little guy was all better, she should be heading back to work like usual.However, her son was holding onto her and refusing to let her go.“Mommy, I want to live with you. My life is miserable without you,” Sebastian whined while hugging onto Mommy’s thigh. He had a rather pitiful look on his face.Sharon was also reluctant to part with her son, but it was stated in her divorce agreement with Simon that she did not have custody over Sebastian.“Mommy, I don’t wanna live in the Zachary household on my own. Grandpa’s gone now, and Daddy’s usually busy at work. He’s not at home all the time. And I have to get permission from Aunt Penelope before I get to see you. Why is my life so miserable? Boo-hoo…” The little guy closed his eyes and wailed, but not a single tear was coming out of his eyes.Sharon was well aware that the brat was merely trying to gain her sympathy
Riley hurriedly handed the suit in her hands over to him, saying, “See, I told you. This little problem is easily solved. It won’t affect your little get-up.”“What do you know?! I was planning on wearing this to confess my undying love to my crush. If I fail because of this tiniest flaw, will you get me another girlfriend?” Jim snarled at her angrily.Riley was throwing curses at him in her heart, but she still had a smile on her face. “No, that’s not going to happen. You can’t see the flaw at all. As long as you wear this suit, your crush will definitely accept your confession!”Sharon finally understood the situation. Jim must have asked for his suit to be custom-made in the shop Riley was in charge of. Somehow, she managed to screw it up and brought Jim back here to clean up the mess she made. It was just that, how could it be Jim? It was too much of a coincidence.Jim triple-checked his suit, and after Riley’s continuous coaxing, his dissatisfaction was quickly cleared up as
Perhaps since her son was back by her side, Sharon had been in a good frame of mind recently and became more motivated at work.After putting her son to sleep at night, she quietly got up and continued to finish up the day’s work.Without her knowing, it was getting very late at night but she was still immersed in the design drawings.Suddenly, she heard the sound of the door opening with a click and immediately jumped up in startlement. It was already in the middle of the night. Could there be a thief?Crap. She was an unarmed and defenseless woman with a child at home. Would she have to fight a thief off at night?She subconsciously went into the kitchen to look for a self-defense weapon, but it might have been a little too late now because she could already hear footsteps coming from inside the house.When she saw the ashtray on the table that Simon had used before, she took it without a moment of hesitation.After taking the ashtray, she hid in the corner, waiting for the fi
“He’s all grown up now.”“That’s true. He’s turning six in a blink of an eye. I think it’s better if I make him a homemade cake for his birthday this year…” She would have forgotten all about it if he had not mentioned it.Simon stared at her with darkened eyes. Was she even listening to his words earlier? Was her mind still fixated on that stinking little brat at this moment?The man suddenly grabbed her chin and stared at her with deep displeasure. “I’m talking to you, woman!”The stench of booze was all over him, and she met his gaze while asking, “Did you get drunk tonight?”“I have a headache. Can you get me some warm tea?” he asked while frowning and immediately felt something amiss the next second. She almost changed the topic again.“I was trying to tell you that you can’t—”“I’ll get you some warm tea,” she said while pushing him away and quickly got up.Seeing that she could not wait to run off, Simon felt somewhat light-headed. She could not escape this even if she w
From the moment Sharon fell into the tub, she had struggled and fluttered to get up several times, but it was all to no avail. She still fell into the man’s arms embarrassingly again and again.Since the woman had been continuously making a ruckus in his arms, Simon could not endure it any longer. Hence, he had to lock her up in his arms so that she would stop moving.She was still in her nightdress at the moment, but she had put on another shirt earlier when she went back into her room. She thought that things would be less awkward now that she was covered up, but who would have thought she would slip and fall in this manner?Even if she had to slip, why did she have to end up precisely inside the bathtub? What luck!Simon looked at her anxious and depressed expression. He could not help but raise his eyebrows. “You know you don’t have to use this type of means to get a hug from me, right?”“I… I was just careless. The floor’s too slippery!” she explained quickly. The man was s
Sharon glared at the immaculately dressed and aristocratic-looking man.Simon was standing in front of her. He squinted his eyes with a half-smile, asking, “Why are you looking at me like that?”“Y-You have the gall to ask me that question?!” Her cheeks were thoroughly flushed red. He pondered whether she was angry or embarrassed.He leaned down, propping his long arms on her side with a rascally smile on his lips. Then, he replied, “Hmm??”Sharon took a deep breath, and the redness on her cheeks spread toward her ears instead.The man’s eyes slightly deepened as he said in a low voice, “Sorry.”She never expected him to apologize. Now, she subconsciously wanted to hide, yet she continued staring at him nervously. “What are you planning on doing now?”“Apply some ointment on you.” He really had a tube of ointment in his hand.Ointment?Before she could recover her senses, she scoffed. “I don’t need it!”Simon frowned with a serious yet calm look on his face while saying, “D