She wondered if it was due to the stabbing incident, but Howard had become severely thin and he had stubble all around his mouth. He looked extremely haggard, yet those eyes were still staring at her with a piercing gaze.Howard picked up the phone, trying to communicate with her.Sharon hesitated silently before finally picking up the phone. As soon as she placed it on her ear, she could hear his hoarse voice saying, “Shar…”“Why were you looking for me?” Truthfully, she did not want to see him at all.Her attitude was cold and indifferent, yet he paid no heed to it at all. In fact, he was just happy to see her. “So you’re still willing to come to see me after all, Shar. I knew that you wouldn’t be so ruthless to me.”His words made her frown in disgust, and she replied, “What do you want? Get to the point.”“I merely wanted to ask if the poison is out of your body now?” It was as if he was utterly concerned about her.Frankly, Sharon did not think that the liquid he had inject
On this day, Autumn had to undergo a routine check-up with a doctor, so both Sharon and Eugene went over to Bamboo Garden.Perhaps it was because Sharon had often come back to keep Autumn company and make perfumes with her, so her mother’s mental state was much more stable than before.Nowadays, she was less agitated when the doctor was giving her a check-up.“The two of you can rest easy. Judging from the examination results, the madam is recovering even better than before. As long as she remains in this state, I have every reason to believe that she’ll keep getting better and better. Perhaps she’ll be like any other ordinary person soon,” said the doctor.Sharon and Eugene were naturally happy to hear this. If their mother could recover, that would mean that she would not have to stay cooped up in Bamboo Garden.“Kelly, you may go ahead and see the doctor out. We’ll stay here and keep our mother company for a while,” Eugene said to the housekeeper.Sharon went back into the hou
Eugene lowered his head to touch hers to check her temperature. Her fever had subsided by now, but he could tell that she was not in good spirits.“Then, I’ll keep you company while you finish up your homework, alright? But you’ll have to get some rest afterward. Okay?” The man’s voice sounded low and gentle.“Okay.” Rue was quite reliant on the father whom she had just met.Rue was the studious type, so she had always been able to do her homework independently. She could do everything without any of Eugene’s guidance.“I’m done, Daddy. Can you read me a bedtime story before I sleep?” She already knew that her mother would be back late tonight, so she did not ask about her whereabouts.“Sure. Which story would you like to hear?” Eugene carried her over to the bed and kept touching her forehead to test her temperature. It was still normal at the moment.“Anything is fine.”“How about ‘Little Red Riding Hood’?”“That sounds great!” Rue lay down on the bed beside him quietly and r
Eugene had a sullen look on his face and was about to drag Fern off the set. However, he was inevitably stopped by someone.The director approached them and quickly recognized Eugene. He said politely, “Oh, it’s President Eugene from the Newton family. Has Miss Fern Thompson offended you in any way? Where are you taking her?”Eugene’s eyes were cold and sharp as a knife. He cast his gaze on the director, sending chills down the man’s spine.“She’s not going to shoot this commercial!” As soon as he opened his mouth, he turned down the endorsement deal for her.If he had known that she would accept these sorts of jobs, he would have certainly disallowed it.“Not shooting the commercial? Why?” The director looked puzzled.Fern was even more bewildered at this. Why did he come so suddenly just to meddle with her job? Had she offended him in some sort of way?“Who came to that decision? Let go of my hand!” She tried to fling the man’s hand away, but he exerted even more strength into
“Five million.” Since she was the one who signed the contract, she naturally knew how much she had to pay for the breach.Eugene raised his eyebrows at her, and his face was terribly cold. “You were willing to take this sort of job for a mere five million?”He suppressed the cold anger inside him as he tightly clasped her hand and dragged her out. Then, he spat out a sentence as he passed by the director, “Get someone to hand me the contract tomorrow. I’ll not pay you a single cent less for that penalty.”The director and the other staff could only watch in astonishment as he forcibly dragged Fern away from the set. A big shot could indeed violate a contract as they wished. It was only natural for them to be so rich and overbearing.He shoved Fern into the car and immediately got into the driver’s seat without saying another word. He drove the car back home.Neither of them spoke on the way home, so the air in the car was both stuffy and awkward.Once they arrived at Midhill Vill
Eugene thought he had been relatively tolerant and kind for letting her film and accept commercials. Even so, there were still limits to his tolerance.He was not such a traditional and conservative man either, but he simply could not stand this. Why on earth was she posing in front of so many people in just her bra?Moreover, the undergarment photos she was taking this time would be circulated on the market in the future. Then, more people would have access to them. He grew furious just thinking about this.He could not stand other people being in awe of her beauty. Everything about her belonged to him alone!Fern immediately stopped moving when she heard the man calling her ‘Fernie’. She stared at him blankly for a long time without making the slightest movement.The way he had called out to her earlier was just like back when they were dating in college.At the time, she had only thought that his voice was low and magnetic. Every time he called her ‘Fernie’, she would unconsci
Sometimes, she would specifically develop a fragrance suitable for the patient according to their conditions. Hence, it created a situation where her fragrance was not easily obtainable even with money.“It’s my obligation to help you if you need me,” said Sebastian loudly.“Hurry up and eat. You’re going to be late,” Sharon said while smiling.Sebastian glanced at the clock on the wall and shoved his food into his mouth.Then, Sharon drove him to school and noticed that the sky was getting covered with dark clouds. It seemed like it was about to rain quite heavily.“Take the umbrella with you. If I’m not free once school is over, I’ll send someone over to pick you up,” Sharon said while rubbing his head.“Got it.” Before getting out of the car, Sebastian leaned over to kiss her on the forehead. “Be careful on your way back, lady,” spoke the child in an adult tone.Sharon was in between laughter and tears as she replied, “Alright. Head to class.”After watching her son enter
By the time Sharon arrived at the laboratory, the heavy rain had stopped.She entered the office and saw Ceylon waiting for her.“You’re here? Why did you come when there was such heavy rain?” Ceylon looked at her from top to bottom.Sharon smiled and said, “I drove here and paid close attention to the road. Plus, I wasn’t speeding, so what could have gone wrong?”He suddenly leaned toward her and fixed his gaze on her eyes. He asked with some suspicion, “Why are your eyes a little red and swollen? It looks as though you were crying earlier.”There was a flicker in Sharon’s eyes. She did cry just now when she was thinking of Simon.“Is that so? Perhaps it’s because I’ve been working overtime to develop new fragrances these days, so I haven’t gotten enough sleep.”Ceylon noticed that she indeed had dark circles now, which was a sign of lack of sleep. He could not help but tease, “You should get some rest after these busy few days. Otherwise, you’ll be the person who develops frag