“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
A man’s horrifying shrill scream echoed throughout the entire construction site, frightening almost everyone present.Sharon was alarmed as well. She had heard a massive crash when she came in earlier. Could it be that something terrible had happened at the construction site?She could not overthink the situation just yet and hurriedly ran over with the other workers toward the location of the accident.A lot of workers already surrounded the area, and she tried penetrating through the crowd only to witness a terrifying sight in front of her.The newly constructed building had collapsed for some reason. Around three workers covered in dirt and dust were digging through the collapsed site while shouting in extreme agony, “Hold on, mate!”Were there people stuck underneath?Sharon grabbed the foreman beside her, suppressing the horror in her heart to ask, “Was someone crushed?”The foreman was petrified as well and answered, “I… think so.”“Then why are you still standing around
The inspection agency and the police department had to intervene and investigate the cause of the incident. They had to determine whether Newton Corporation had cut corners or did jerry-building, causing the fiasco.The investigation was done very quickly, and they got the results within the day. After further inspection, they found that Newton Corporation did not cut corners, and the collapse was not due to human error. Instead, it was purely an accident.It was an odd matter indeed. Could it be that the worker was merely too ill-fated? That even a project that had no issue had made him pay the price for nothing? For the next two days, reporters continued to lurk around the construction site in hopes of getting more scoop on the story.Just as everyone was still somewhat puzzled by the ordeal, a reporter went ahead and interviewed Mr. Quill, who was at the site. What Mr. Quill said next was quickly spread across the internet once more.In the interview video, Mr. Quill said that
Sharon had never experienced such a horrible thing before. Even when her nude photos were exposed during her wedding with Howard, no one had thrown an egg at her. She was also not surrounded by so many people who were hurling abuse toward her.The reporters were asking her an endless stream of sharp questions. It was as if she was already regarded as a homicidal maniac!“Security, get rid of them!” Eugene yelled coldly. He was also caught off guard by so many reporters surrounding them so suddenly.“All of you get off!”Before the security guards could gather and run over, an ice-cold male voice sounded with unstoppable force, startling the entire wave of reporters.The hundreds of reporters turned their heads to look at the person. Who on earth possessed such a formidable force?In front of a black Lincoln Stretch Limousine stood a man with a long and stalwart body. He was staring ahead with a stern and grave face and a pair of eagle-like eyes that were filled with coldness.Th
Sharon was also stunned by Simon’s actions at the moment. Did he just openly disclose their relationship?In such turbulent times, people with common sense would try to dissociate themselves from her. However, he chose to announce that she was his woman at such a time!Was he a complete utter fool?Sharon looked at him in disbelief. Her heart was utterly shaken, but at the same time, she was still deeply moved by him. He came over to protect her despite all the rumors, so how could she not be touched by his gesture?Eugene was pushed to the side by the reporters earlier, and he also looked at Simon in amazement at this moment as it could not be denied that he was rather impressed by Simon’s actions.However, his eyebrows furrowed immediately after, especially after seeing Sharon showing a loving gaze toward Simon. The anxiety in his heart grew even more substantial.He could not let Sharon be with Simon…“President Zachary, are you trying to say that Miss Jean here is… your girl
Sharon stared at the man in front of her without blinking. She did not doubt him one bit and knew for sure that he could protect her, but this was a different matter. It was not a question of whether or not he was able to protect her. However, someone had framed her, and she was being labeled as an indirect murderer. As such, the most important thing at the moment was to solve this matter.Hence, she still had to confront Mr. Quill and inquire about who made him say all of those things.Simon held her hand while asking, “Why don’t you take this opportunity to leave Eugene’s company?”She looked at him in silence. Ultimately, she shook her head and said, “Now that something like this has happened, it’d be even more inappropriate for me to leave. Wouldn’t I be labeled as the person who slinks off for fear of being punished?”Simon was by no means trying to force her, so after a moment of silence, he said, “But if you ever change your mind, you can tell me at any time.”…Sharon a