Calista looked up and met eyes with the middle-aged woman, who immediately broke into a wide grin. The woman found Calista stunning and an excellent match for her son.Calista seemed a well-bred and polite young lady compared to the reckless and uncivilized Vivian.The woman's earlier confrontational demeanor was nowhere to be seen as she asked Calista with a friendly tone, "Miss, may I have your birth date? Ah, ah, ah ..."Suddenly, the woman whimpered. Lucian increased the pressure on his grip, causing her face to contort in pain.Her knees buckled, and her voice strained as she begged, "Let go, let go, please let go ..."The pressure from Lucian's grip was so intense that she could almost hear her bones creaking.Lucian's expression remained unyielding, and in her desperation, she cried out, "Help, someone's trying to murder ...""She's not someone you can plot against," Lucian interrupted, shoving her aside.The woman stumbled a few steps back before falling to the ground.
Lucian carried Calista on his back, as he analyzed what happened earlier to her. "Vivian must've got something up her sleeve.""Yeah."She could already tell from how she used to tackle things back then. Calista was quite flustered. If she knew that was going to happen, she wouldn't have gone shopping.However, she was also well aware that Vivian would still find a chance to put her in a bad position even if she didn't go shopping. This matter was getting out of hand. That woman wasn't trying to play up to the upper crust by getting her son a wife. Instead, she was so desperate to the point that she wanted to arrange a marriage for her son for a change of luck.It didn't matter whether it made sense to her because she took it seriously. When science couldn't solve the problem, she'd leave it to the gods to decide. A mother would do anything for her son. That woman wouldn't give up easily for the sake of her son. If she believed in what Vivian said, she wouldn't give up desp
Lucian phrased his words without skipping a beat. But after all that, what he wanted was to ask Hugo to not get in his way. Hugo was infuriated, yet amused. "Rest assured. I'll handle the engagement. I'm not going to do something sickly like marrying the younger generation of the family to a vegetable for the sake of our reputation."Lucian was at a loss for words.Although he had Hugo's words and he knew even if Calista was his daughter, she wouldn't be forced to marry the vegetable for the sake of receiving their favor, he wasn't happy with it. "To turn on your words doesn't seem like a sensible man would do. Criticisms will surely come to you easily." "I appreciate your concern, Mr. Northwood. But it's not like I'm getting in on years for nothing, as I've gone through a lot, and the last thing I'd do is to be threatened by someone else," Hugo stated firmly.He continued, "We do appreciate his son's favor, but we can't marry the daughters of the Jacquez family to him just
Timothy lowered his head, looking at his chest. His soaked shirt clung to this body, slightly revealing his well-built body. He had a briefcase with him, and he was also dressed formally with a tie. He must be here for business. Silence hung in the air. Seconds passed, or maybe even longer, at least to Yara. Every second felt like years to her.She didn't forget her promise to Timothy—she swore she'd leave him alone. But now, she happened to bump into him again just after a few days. For sure, enemies were bound to cross each other's paths. Just how unfortunate she was?A middle-aged woman next to Timothy, who seemed to be his client, stuttered, "Mr. Ho … Howard … you can clean it off first."In haste, she looked high and low for some tissues. Timothy brushed his hand against his soaked shirt. He said icily, "Ms. Quinn, how did you manage to survive until now?"It was as if she was cursed. Wherever she went, she brought misfortune. Not only she was affected, but even others
Yara's expression turned bitter. "... Mr. Howard, we're acquaintances, right? You don't have to be that harsh."Lucian was an angel compared to Timothy."Didn't you make the promise? You just don't feel like keeping up to your promise, don't you?"Yara was at a loss for words. It's not like there's any way possible for her to keep up to this promise. Timothy frowned as he tugged on his shirt. It was unpleasant having the wet shirt clung to his body."I got into trouble because of you. Out of guilt, shouldn't you accompany me to buy a suit as a token of apology?" "Then how about the deal with them? How about the 6800 dollar compensation? Do you not want it?""My assistant will deal with it.""No way," Yara said.She wore a pair of heels today for the sake of her blind date. Knowing Timothy, she knew he wouldn't stop until he had thoroughly explored the entire mall.She didn't want to be unable to get out of bed tomorrow.Firmly, she stated, "It's so late now, and I'm worrie
In the tea room, silence hung in the air. Calista and Hugo had been silent for almost half an hour. Hugo brewed a pot of tea and handed a cup to Calista. "Don't you have anything to ask me?"It's been three days since Vivian exposed her identity. Even the Russell family came and caused a ruckus. They demanded to change the bride and said they didn't mind Calista being divorced.But Calista, who was involved in this, didn't even text Hugo about this. Calista held the cup and asked, "Why is Julia not going to show up at Granatia Hills today?"Hugo was at a loss for words. This wasn't the question he was expecting from her. However, judging from Calista's expression, she'd probably never ask him that question unless he started the topic first. "Do you not have anything to ask regarding what Vivian said that day?"Calista was about to say no when she saw Hugo's expression. He spelled 'ask me now' with his expression. So she swallowed her refusal instead and said, "Was what she
Lucian wasn't even aware that his presence wasn't welcomed. "Since there aren't any suitable men in Apthon, why not look for some in Capeton?"Hugo sneered at him. He gritted his teeth as he said, "Mr. Northwood's right. Liam, get a list of young and talented men in Apthon, and leave Mr. Northwood out of the list."After he said so, his gaze turned to Calista. "Then we'll go on blind dates every day. Meet two in one day, and you can date them if you like. Just break up if you don't like them. Since you're young, you have to date more to—""Mom must be infuriated by your dating principle. That's why she ran away," Lucian interrupted.There's no way Lucian would let his words get into Calista. Otherwise, he had to be by her side every single day to keep an eye on her. Hugo was dumbfounded. As he met with Calista's probing gaze, he finally understood what it was like to get a taste of his own medicine. "Calista, the reason behind our breakup is quite complicated. It's hard t
At Everglade Manor, Calista was immediately locked in Lucian's embrace the moment she stepped inside."Is Mr. Jacquez your dad?"Calista's eyes widened slightly in surprise. "Didn't you know?""I wasn't sure.""You weren't sure. Yet you were such a natural when you called him dad."Calista was speechless. From how quickly he changed his way of addressing Hugo, she thought he already had solid proof. "He was already trying to introduce a new boyfriend to you. So it would only be right for me to take the first move and take control of the situation, right?" Lucian retorted, resentment evident in his tone. Feeling wronged, he added, "When he said he wanted to introduce other men to you, you didn't even refuse.""I was about to defend you. Who knew you came in at that time?"Lucian's spirits lifted in an instant. He smiled and rubbed his head like a dog on her shoulder. He's tall, so this position wasn't that comfortable for him. "Callie, I checked the calendar. The 18th of