Lily finally calmed down. She looked at Lucian."Lucian, I'm alright. Don't worry."Before Lily and Queenie entered the lounge, the latter revealed Lily's schedule implicitly through a call. Silence dawned upon the air. Even the music was stopped. Everyone present couldn't ignore the cold air flowing from Lucian. Sneering, Calista shifted her gaze and thought, "These two are shameless." "They're displaying affection in public when I'm around. I wonder how far they can go behind my back."As an afterthought, she deemed the divorce with Lucian was the wisest choice she had ever made. Lucian read her expression, and the others could tell that he was very upset.No one uttered a word. The invisible weight in the air loomed over them as it exuded from him. As the host, Andrew endured the pressure to relax the atmosphere."Mr. Northwood, have a seat."The main purpose of the entire plan was to win Lucian's favor. Although things were not going according to Andrew's plan, he was one
"Mr. Yarrow humiliated you under Calista's orders. If Mr. Northwood hadn't come, the investment would've gone out of the window.""You danced for nothing," Queenie said.Even though Lucian wouldn't do anything to Calista just because she said that, Queenie thought he would at least comfort Lily. Yet, he didn't say anything.Queenie looked at him only to see his distracted side. He wasn't listening to her.After making the phone call, Andrew asked carefully, "Mr. Northwood, it will take some time before the contract is printed. How about a drink together?""It's fine. Pass it to Ms. Yates after it's done. I have something else to attend to."Andrew was speechless by how quickly Lucian changed his attitude. Had he not been watching Lucian, Andrew would've thought that the person who wanted the contract clinched urgently was someone else.Lily stood up."It won't take long. We can go home with Queenie to drop her home along the way."Queenie's place was located along the way to E
Lucian hummed noncommittally. Calista waited, but he did not say anything else."Say what you need to say, then let go," she snapped impatiently.Lucian stared at her. Calista was frowning, her annoyance with him apparent. He pursed his lips. He did not like the way she was acting toward him.In the past, no matter how cold he was toward her, she had always been pleasant. But now …He frowned."Let's go."Calista was confused. Where did he want to go? What was wrong with him? Calista backed away warily, staring at him as if he were a pervert. Lucian did not like her instinctive reaction.Coldly, he said, "If you want to know who that person was, you'll follow me.""Just give me a name. It's not safe for us to be out alone at this time of the night."Lucian was furious. He gripped the handle of the door so tightly that the veins on his hands popped."Calista, what do you think I'll do to you?""How would I know?"Calista lifted her chin. Even though she was a good six inches
Nikolette tried to avoid answering him. She did not want to show weakness in front of Calista. However, the woman beside her opened her mouth. She was the waitress at the cafe."I'll talk! Ms. Everhart …"She tried to approach Calista, but one of the bodyguards pulled her back."I sent the audio recording to a friend by mistake, and then," she pointed at Nikolette furiously, "she came to me and forced me to sell her the recording. She said she's your sister, and the recording was damaging your reputation. I thought she seemed trustworthy, so I sold it to her. I didn't know she would be so evil and leak it to the press!"Not everything she said was true, but Nikolette did not refute any of it. She held her head high and looked at Calista haughtily."So what if I leaked it to the press? It's the truth anyway, isn't it, Calista? I didn't just leak the recording to the press, I also leaked the photos of you with Mr. Northwood. Otherwise, you wouldn't be able to marry him, given your s
Lucian's lips were pursed tightly as he looked at Calista."Why are you interested?""I'm just …"Before she could finish, she grabbed the handle above her in horror and screamed, "Keep your eyes on the road, Lucian! You're driving! Look in front!Her voice was shrill to the point of breaking.The road they were driving on was not busy, but it also wasn't empty. Lucian kept staring at her without slowing down, so they were close to hitting the car in front of them.Calista closed her eyes tightly and screamed, "We're going to hit them!"The breaks squealed shrilly, but the impact did not happen. Apart from the strain of the seatbelt tightening around her, Calista did not feel any pain.Calista opened her eyes. There was only a very small distance between the Bentley and the car in front. If Lucian had hit the breaks just a second later …Calista was furious."Lucian Northwood, if you want to die, go and die somewhere far away from me. I have no intention of dying with you. Ot
Selena placed a hand over her chest as she got up. She felt overwhelmed by the information, to the point that she had lost her appetite. Calista moved to help her, but she turned her down."I need some quiet. Finish your food, then leave. I don't know how many more surprises like this my heart can withstand."Then, she waved a hand at Macy."Give them the invitation."Macy picked up an invitation from the coffee table and handed it to Calista before going to the kitchen.Technically, Lucian was her employer, so she should've given the invitation to him instead of Calista, but his cold smile terrified her.Calista opened the invitation. It was an invitation to an engagement party. When she saw the bride's name, she raised an eyebrow. It was one of her classmates from university.Lucian had been looking at her, so when he saw her expression, he asked, "Someone you don't like?""Not really. We weren't close."It was the kind of natural enmity between the top of the class and the
Sharon's husband, Theodore Beckett, was the second son of the Beckett family. The Beckett family wasn't exactly upper-class, but they were still a rich family.He'd never been insulted to his face like this before. Theodore looked at her darkly."If you're here to congratulate us on the ceremony, you're more than welcome, but if not …"He glanced over at the entrance of the garden and paused.Schooling his expression, he abandoned his threats toward Calista and strode over to the car that had just stopped at the entrance."Mr. Northwood."Even though the engagement party was about to start, he still stayed out there just to wait for Lucian. Lucian got out of his car and nodded at Theodore."No need for the pleasantries, Mr. Beckett."Theodore did not relax.He gestured toward the entrance of the hall, saying, "Right this way, sir."Technically, he should be the center of attention at his engagement party, but Lucian overshadowed him just by standing beside him. Theodore looke
Calista intended to mock Lucian. However, he did not lose his temper as she expected.Instead, he looked at her and said, "How do you know no one would back you up? You've never even tried."Calista was taken aback. Did he lose his mind again? She pursed and cautiously took a few steps back and prayed for help against this lunatic. Lucian's face darkened when he saw her reaction."What is this?" Calista threw the plate onto the table and warned, "Stay away from me so I don't get infected by your madness and end up as crazy as you."Then, she turned around and headed to the restroom. As she exited the bathroom stall, several people surrounded her, blocking her way. "Calista, aren't you going to catch up with your old friends?"The leader of the group was Amanda Riley, Sharon's best friend. She was one of Calista's classmates in university, as were the others behind her. However, she wasn't familiar with them as they were from different faculties. Calista raised an eyebrow and