"I liked your client, what's his name? Zillion Malloy?"
Aaron tried to bring up the topic that Caroline had been avoiding all along. The man realized that Caroline had been trying to avoid him, but he couldn't hold it in anymore and decided to bring up the topic of conversation now. After all, the first impression he got from Zillion was really good. That man is the type of man to be responsible, according to him, with an amazing work background. He was sure that the man could replace him next to Caroline.
“Don't start again Aaron, we don't have any relationship other than clients and psychologists. He is one of my clients with quite a complex problem, so I decided to do counseling out of office hours because he is a busy man."
"I know. A CEO for an airline that influential in this city must be very busy. But what problem should him come to you? I am curious."
Caroline scowled lazily. Why did Aaron have to discuss Zillion when they were together? Does
"Good afternoon. Wow, today it looks like we're going to work hard." Rein greeted the staff who today will be working with him for a photo shoot. The handsome man continued to smile sweetly at all the staff who also looked enthusiastic about his arrival. Some of the staff, who were working with Rein for the first time, immediately asked to take a group photo with the man as a memento for them to show off to their families at home. "Rein Lee?" Rein looked back. He then smiled broadly at a middle-aged man who was a journalist who had been his enemy when he always followed him to become a topic of hot gossip of the year on the pages of a very popular gossip magazine. "Long time no see Mr. Jacob, how are you?" "Very good. My life has been better since I stopped being a journalist. Now I just become an editor and leave all the tiring work to the young people who are more agile than me," said the man laughing. His beard moved in reflex as the man be
Caroline breathed a sigh of relief as she washed her hands and face in front of the hotel toilet mirror. She is really relieved now that she managed to escape the awkward atmosphere that happened between her, Rein, Zillion, and their wives. Since earlier she did not dare to open the slightest voice to reply to their words. She was just silent, wringing her hands restlessly because she wanted to get away from the crowd of people who felt intimidating her. Luckily Aleyna came at the right time to ask her to take the pudding at the table in the left side, so she immediately took the opportunity to get away from the Lee family couple who seemed to never think it was among them. Only Rein kept talking to her, while his wife and colleagues seemed to be skinning her alive with their sharp gaze. Plus Zillion did the same to her. That man had been staring at her with a look that was— She don't know. The kind of gaze Zillion gave was extremely difficult to interpret. The man seemed an
Caroline walked unsteadily to her room and threw her body hard onto the bed. Somehow she was so sad after listening to Zillion's barrage of insults and swearing being thrown at her, when she should have acted normally because that's what happened to her. But somehow she felt Zillion's words hit her heart. The man broke the defenses of her heart which she had long hardened so that she would not have to grieve over her miserable fate. In the past she had also had the same thing. One time she got a client who had been a big fan of Rein and Theresia. The client deliberately pretended to come to her office and disguise herself as her client to deliver a series of insults whose words were utterly inappropriate. But miraculously at that time she didn't feel anything. She just quietly listened to the woman cursing at her, then after that she immediately called the security guard to drag the woman away from her office. But today everything feels different. She suddenly wants
"Eunghh..." Caroline blinked her eyes for a moment and looked so annoyed by the sudden phone call that came while she was sleeping. Lazily she immediately grabbed the square object, glancing at the clock printed on her cellphone screen. "Who is the crazy who called me at this late hour? Twelve Thirty, come on!" muttered Caroline irritably and immediately pressed the rectangular object against her ear. "Hello? Who—" "Ms, please come over here, Mr. Zillion got drunk and hit several employees who were about to stop him from drinking," interrupted a man who sounded so panicked. Caroline frowned in disbelief and immediately glanced at the screen of her cellphone to make sure the caller hadn't been wrongly addressed by calling her. "Is this Mr. Malloy's cell phone?" “Yes, Ms. I found your number to be at the top of the dialed call list, so I decided to call you. Can you pick up Mr Zillion now? Some of the guards have started to feel
"Good morning! Mommy, where's my milk?" “Aleyna, don't scream. Mommy has already prepared it at the dining table." Caroline glanced briefly at her daughter then resumed her almost finished cooking. The young mother swiftly moved here and there to pick up the ingredients she had prepared in the kitchen container. Meanwhile, Aleyna with her cheerful face immediately walked to the dining table to get a glass of her milk and also a bowl of cereal that Caroline had given her. The little girl then walked into the living room to watch her favorite cartoon before Jihoo's uncle picked her up to go to school. "Zillion?" Aleyna stopped her steps in front of the living room sofa when she saw Zillion was sitting on the sofa, ruffling his hair which looks very messy. "Ahh... Aleyna?" Zillion asked uncertainly. He felt he was still having a hangover. And a little dazed by where he is now. Plus his head was also very painful, like he had just been hit
The atmosphere in the car was quiet. Neither Zillion nor Caroline, both are not interested in starting a conversation or just saying something to get rid of the silence that surrounds them. Caroline, who was concentrating on the road in front of her, didn't seem to bother with the silence, because for her it was better than starting a conversation that would only end in a heated argument between the two. Just like what happened fifteen minutes ago, before she drove her car out of her porch, she was again in an argument with Zillion over a simple matter. The man insisted on asking her to take him to the office, even though he knew that she was late for work because of their long talk session a few hours ago. But in the end she chose to give in and drove Zillion to his office, because the man's car was still in the bar. While Caroline is busy driving, Zillion appears to be busy thinking, daydreaming about all kinds of things that feel like intric
Zillion smiled with satisfaction as he slipped his cellphone into his trouser pocket. He was sure that right now Caroline must be cursing him because he suddenly hung up his phone unilaterally. But he did want to tease Caroline because Caroline would look even cuter when she nagged. "What is wrong? You seem very happy." Zillion quickly turned his head back and caught sight of Spencer who was giving him a weird look. "Nothing. Just mind your own business," Zillion replied dryly and immediately walked away from Spencer. The man deliberately tore his ears away from the voice of Spencer who kept screaming behind him noisily. He didn't have time to answer any of Spencer's questions that were sure to end as long as this morning. Suddenly the white cell phone in Zillion's left pocket vibrated. Zillion lazily grabbed the square object and immediately put it on his left ear while walking through his office lobby which is quite c
Zillion pressed the doorbell of the house impatiently as he rubbed his rough face. He seemed a little drunk tonight after sipping a few glasses of Jack Daniels. But he could still realize where he was now and what purpose he had come to this place. He wanted to treat this terrible feeling of loneliness, then replace it with a reassuring feeling of calm. “Zillion? Are you crazy! It's twelve in the midnight, and you— " Zillion immediately hugged his psychologist's tiny body, causing Caroline to nearly fall backwards. Luckily the woman had held onto the edge of the door, so that she was able to withstand Zillion's heavy body weight in front of her. "Are you drunk?" asked Caroline in confusion as she tried to push Zillion's body away from her. But Zillion continued to tighten his arms until finally Caroline chose to give up and let Zillion remain in that position for a while. “Caroline, I don't want to be left. I'm afraid to feel lonely and alone."
Why did you accept me? I used to get that question from Zillion. After we went through the most emotional series of events at the airport, Zillion asked me that question while looking at me in bewilderment. At that time, I spontaneously told him that I loved him so much that there was nothing else I could do but accept him with open arms. But only recently have I begun to realize that it wasn't just love. Love is what underlies me to say "yes" to him when he proposed to me. But more than that, all of this happened because I learned a lesson from my life. First, starting with my failed marriage with Rein. At that time I was very young. I married Rein when I had just graduated from college and was actively building a career in counseling. When I found out that my ex-husband was getting close to his female co-stars, I just kept quiet and didn't bother him too much. All of that I only considered as part of work professionalism and at that time I was still a very
Zillion thought to himself in his car while staring at his bedroom window which still showed dim light. Since ten minutes ago he had hesitated to come down because he felt sorry for Carolline. Their fight this morning was their first fight as long as they were husband and wife. And all day he really couldn't concentrate on his work because the images of Carolline kept playing in his mind like an annoying broken record. Knock knock Zillion gave the knocker a wait signal and immediately rushed out of his car carrying his briefcase containing important documents from his office. "Sir, what are you doing here at night?" “No, just thinking about something. I'm going in now, please park my car in the garage." Zillion handed the car keys to the men, Ruppert, and after that he immediately entered his house with heavy steps. Tonight he was so afraid to see Carolline because he had hurt her this morning. "Sir..."
"Morning Charlotte, let me take it to the table." Carolline saw that Charlotte was struggling with the large bowl of soup in her hands. But when she saw Carolline about to help her, the middle-aged woman immediately looked away and left Carolline just like that. Carolline then let out a small sigh and immediately walked into the kitchen to make Zillion coffee. Her beloved husband said that her coffee was better than the coffee made by his maids, so her duty every morning was to make Zillion's favorite black coffee. But sometimes she saw that Charlotte had made coffee for Zillion too, so she sometimes felt bad for her because Zillion wouldn't touch her coffee. "Morning Sarah, what are you cooking?" Carolline peeked slightly from behind her maid who was shorter than her. She saw the girl was arranging a few pieces of fried chicken on a plate. But the girl did not respond to her question at all. She was just silent, and after that immediately left while carrying
After Zillion's crazy actions at the airport to stop Carolline from leaving and the man's confession of all the misunderstandings that have occurred so far, Zillion decides to immediately marry Carolline and make the woman his own. There was no longer the slightest doubt in his heart to marry Carolline because from the start he had fallen into the charm of the beautiful Psychologist. However, the life they imagined would be beautiful and full of joy, did not turn out as expected. One month after Zillion officially married Carolline, the news of their affair which had never been revealed by the public, slowly began to emerge and made their married life oscillating. The change in status of Carolline who suddenly became Zillion's legal wife made many media accuse Carolline of being a cheap woman again. Not only that, the news about her first divorce with Rein also began to be resurfaced by irresponsible media and only concerned with their careers. This then provoked Zil
“Shit! You love it, huh!" Zillion pushed Cassie's body hard as soon as they entered his desolate office room. The brown-haired woman then smiled sarcastically at Zillion while trying to stroke Zillion's face, but her right hand was parried by Zillion roughly. "Very love it, darlin. I am satisfied to see the gaze full of pain that is so pathetic. It was the reward she deserved because she had teased mine." Cassie said casually as she crossed her arms. An aura of selfishness and cunning looked so thick on her face which was wearing a smile of victory. Finally she managed to get Zillion to her knees at her feet again like before. And this is all thanks to her hard work for more than one week. “You petty Cassie! So petty! I never thought I ever loved a wicked and cunning woman like you." “Tsk... darl, don't bring up the past that you can't change at all. Forever you will be attached to me as my husband, so just enjoy your b
Bugh bugh bughh! “Get up jerk! Wake up! Tell me, whom told you to lie to me, whom? " Zillion is panting where he stands clutching his opponent's shirt with sweat flooding his face and a blue face that looks pathetic. Meanwhile, the man who is currently being beaten looks resigned while begging for mercy on Zillion who is furious in front of him. "I'm sorry sir." Bugh! “I don't need your damn apology! I need an answer from you." Zillion said emotionally as he continued to beat the face of a man who was bleeding in front of him. This afternoon he suddenly received a blind blow from Jihoo, a man he knew worked as Caroline's assistant. With great emotion the man entered the room and immediately grabbed his shirt collar violently while throwing three punches on his face until the corners of his lips turned blue. But what made him surprised was not the punches given by Jihoo, but the reason the man gave him why he suddenly hit him. A
Along the way to the elevator she kept shedding tears while looking down, without noticing her stumbling steps. Right now she is too shy to look at anyone because she feels so dirty and broken at the same time. Zillion, that man had crushed her heart to pieces without remainder. All the promises that man had made to her felt like a lot of bullshit for her. She shouldn't have been seduced by Zillion's deadly charm because a man like Zillion couldn't possibly really take her seriously. She was definitely no match for the classy and perfect Cassie in the eyes of Zillion, because she was just a bitch! Regardless her footsteps Caroline suddenly bounced back and fell quite hard on the cold white floor. A woman with an arrogant style stared at Caroline silently with her hands on her hips annoyed that Caroline had hit her and made her body hurt, even though she didn't fall to the floor like Caroline. "I— I'm sorry, I didn't mean to." With a sh
Brakk Zillion slammed Caroline's pile of thick books on purpose when he heard Caroline having a conversation with her ex-husband in the living room. The man angrily watched every interaction between Caroline and Aaron, which made him hotter over time, because Caroline did not expel him and instead took him to chat down there. "Did she purposely want to torture me like this?" complained Zillion while lying on his back on Caroline's soft bed. The man, still with only a pair of shorts hanging from his waist, looked bored and wanted to kick Aaron out of his way. He was really impatient with Caroline's way of working which actually provoked him to keep talking to her regardless of the pain she was currently feeling. “Shit! How much longer do I have to endure this torment? " swore Zillion annoyed. He then got up from his lying position and again slammed one of Caroline's thick books to warn Caroline that at this time
"Eat, your face looks pale." Caroline shook her head helplessly as she stirred her food without interest. After crying for a long time in the parking area of her office, Zillion decided to take Caroline to the nearest restaurant so that Caroline could calm down after the unpleasant incident that had just happened. Caroline's car which was badly damaged on the front has been taken care of by one of Zillion's men for repair. But it looks like Zillion is going to buy Caroline a new car because the man immediately called his secretary to send a car to Caroline's home address. Unfortunately all the things Zillion did couldn't bring Caroline back to normal because the woman was still thinking about Aleyna. Since earlier, every time Zillion asked her to talk, Caroline only responded with a small murmur or a throat voice that Zillion so hated. The man really didn't like seeing Caroline in this condition. He would rather look at Caroline who is talka