‘That’s not possible. You must be hallucinating, Monique,’ she thought to herself.How could Simon be provoking Henry? He was smiling so warmly.Monique tugged her lips and laughed dryly, “Yeah, I love it. I didn’t know what it was when I was younger. I pestered my grandfather to buy it for me just because it was tasty and I was hooked.”After that, she reached out to take a piece, but Henry lifted his hand and said with a flirtatious and devilish smile, “It’s unhealthy. You shouldn’t eat it.”He said it as if he was a caring boyfriend who was very much infatuated with her.He was unfazed by Simon’s words.Monique fell into a daze, but she quickly remembered something and her eyes darkened instantly. She was afraid that Henry would say something about being his lover and shame her.He was capable of doing anything if he was angry.Monique turned around and politely smiled, “Uh, Simon. We’re about to leave now.”Simon urged, “How about a coffee?”Monique replied with a smile,
Henry was instantly reminded of the disgusting sensation of the larvae juices…He gagged at the thought of it and his stomach began to churn.This damnable woman!He rushed to the rubbish bin in front and, with a retch, he emptied the contents of his stomach, including the food that he ate that afternoon.Seeing him vomit, Monique immediately ran toward the convenience store. Henry stared at her back with a death glare, thinking that she was trying to escape.How dare she run away after making him puke his guts out? He went after her in long strides.Monique found the mineral water shelf and bent down to take a bottle.Henry was blinded by rage, thinking that Monique was trying to hide down there.Before she could straighten her back, someone hoisted her up.The person was very rough. Monique spun around immediately and yelled, “Who’s that! What are you doing!”“Are you trying to run away? Where did you think you were going?” Henry’s voice was cruel and cold. “Were you thinki
Monique’s pale face was covered in tears. She could still clearly remember the way her aunt and cousin treated her ever since she returned to that place. Her aunt’s words from yesterday stung her heart deeply. “No one wants you! Why did you come back?”She was an unwanted child, cast aside by her parents. She did not even have the chance to know what her father looked like.At the very least, her uncle still cared for her. However, her uncle and aunt would end up fighting whenever she visited them. She knew that she was not welcome there. Likely from that day onward, she would not have the courage to go back anymore.Her beloved grandfather had passed away. He would not come back, even if she cried her heart out over his grave.She had no one to turn to--no place to go. Even though she had been to the places that her grandfather used to take her, she still felt a ceaseless tide of sadness.She did not want to face anybody from her past as she was about to become someone’s lover.
Henry felt as if his heart was bitten by thousands of ants. He could not tell if it was pain or anger that he was experiencing. Hidden under that cold, hard expression was a pang of jealousy.If Simon appeared in front of him right now, he would strangle him to death.The owner stared at this man who was as cold as the grim reaper.Her knees trembled. Was he offended by what she just said?She had never seen a man like him with such a strong presence. She watched him walk out of the shop with the bottle of mineral water.Only after he had left, she blurted out mechanically, “Sir, you haven’t paid for the water!”However, her voice was so soft that it was drowned by the background noise.The man who walked out of the convenience store had a terrifyingly fierce expression, like a demon from hell. His dark eyes were layered with frost and had a murderous look in them. When he strode past passersby, they could feel a gust of cold wind that made them look up to the sky, wondering whe
“I’m not lying. Daddy took us in and told me himself. We stayed in a room that’s fit for a princess. Daddy always brought lots of tasty snacks. He even built a huge playground for me and sent me meals with a plane,” Angel said with a sweet smile.Her eyes gleamed victoriously while she stared at the ugly faces in front of her who twisted in anger and jealousy.How did you like that!Living in a princessy room!Served with delicious snacks every day!Flew in meals!Who would not have liked this treatment?Yvonne Xander stared at the tiny face; her rosy cheeks, pointy nose, and long, thick lashes resembled his charming features. She was about to combust with jealousy.Yvonne reached out to have grabbed hold of Angel and shook her violently while she screamed in denial, “Impossible! Monique is an unwanted child and so are you!”Angel’s expression darkened. Even though she had been much smaller than Yvonne, her presence triumphed hers. She raised her head proudly like a princess w
However, she had no evidence that she had been thrown across the room. She stammered, “Sorry…I accidentally fell down…Are you okay? I didn’t hurt you, did I?”Siobhan had been shocked. What had just happened?She put Angel down in a hurry and rushed to help Yvonne up, “Are you so beguiled by him that you can’t even walk properly?”Yvonne blushed in embarrassment and mumbled, “Mom!”Henry carried Angel and placed her on a chair. His movements had been so elegant and familiar that it showed that he had done this very often.“Daddy, I really missed you. I haven’t seen you in days,” Angel pouted and said in her cute, soft voice.Henry stared at her puffy cheeks and teary eyes, the coldness in his eyes disappeared instantly.He gently pinched Angel’s chubby face with his slender fingers, and said affectionately, “Daddy will never leave you again.”Angel grinned from ear to ear when she heard him say that. She tiptoed and planted a kiss on Henry’s cheek, “Yay! Daddy, Mommy, and I wil
Yvonne Xander snickered. After careful observation, she noticed that something had been off. She stopped smiling and answered thoughtfully, “I’m not too sure. They were always together before and after class. There were rumors about them being a couple but I’m not sure if it’s true. Monique didn’t tell me because she was afraid my dad would have found out.”Henry pressed his lips tightly after hearing what she said with a vicious look in his eyes. Yvonne shuddered in fear as she felt the atmosphere around them thickened instantly.If Yvonne had bluntly said that they had been a couple, he would not have believed her. However, she described it with euphemistic terms, and with the way Monique had reacted this afternoon, he had been pretty convinced that she had been telling the truth.He felt threatened.Did she go back to look for him!That damn woman.Yvonne sniggered internally when she saw Henry’s expression. ‘Monique, I would make him mine.’At that moment, Zephyrus returned
In a haze, she saw a familiar figure from afar.He had been slim and tall, having sat quietly while he sipped on his drink.Monique scoffed and poured herself another drink. She gagged with disgust when Henry’s face appeared in her mind.The person who sat next to Simon Leeds whispered in his ear with a smirk, “Simon, you’re in luck. There’s a girl over there who keeps staring at you.”He then pointed at the intoxicated woman.Simon followed the direction of his fingers and looked over. After a while, he finally saw a woman who had been chugging her drinks. He frowned and walked over in large steps“Monique! Why are you drinking so much?!” Simon took Monique’s glass away and yelled at her because the music had been too loud.It took Monique a while before she turned around to have looked at the man beside her. After a few moments, she finally realized that she had not been dreaming, “Simon?”“Come and have a few glasses with me,” Monique invited him happily, “I’m so glad to see