Seth wanted to leave right after the dinner as he claimed that his friend was going to throw him a welcome-back party, so Master Levin did not stop him and dismissed him with a wave. However, he told Edward, “Come with me, Ed.”Edward went to the study with his grandfather and only left after about an hour. He left the estate with Wade right away since he did not plan to stay overnight. Because he noticed that Edward was not in a good mood, Wade remained silent after they left. Carefully, he in
The previous Edward had been born with a silver spoon in his mouth. Despite the fact that his parents had died early and his grandfather had an authoritarian style of teaching, his life had never been difficult. Apparently, her question was directed at Sean Jackson, the other persona hiding within him, who had once struggled to stay alive at the bottom of society by bathing in the blood of others, or perhaps, in his own blood. He had no idea why, but he had a sudden urge to keep everything abo
“Sure, no problem,” Edward replied. He pulled down the duvet covering her face and kissed her cheek before going down. Wade was already on standby in the living room. After he grabbed some simple breakfast, Edward then went out to find Alfred was waiting for him in the car. While they were on their way to the office, Alfred filled him in with his schedule. He had a tight schedule today with several sessions of management meetings and internal meetings to attend. Suddenly, he chimed in, “Can yo
As Vivian snapped out of her trance, she flashed her classmate an apologetic grin and said, “What are you talking about? I asked you out because I want to treat you to a meal.” “Hey, hey! Look at this, this, this, and this. Are these dishes supposed to appear on a table when you are treating somebody to a meal?” Her classmate used her chopsticks to point at the few dishes as she curled her lips in disdain. “If you sincerely want to treat a person to a meal, you should’ve called that person in
Renne was waiting for Vivian to say something, but the latter just kept quiet. The expression on Vivian’s face was getting on her nerves. She threw the chopsticks on the table and said, “Oh, jeez, just spit it out. You know I’m quick-tempered.” After some hesitation, Vivian finally decided and said, “Renne, I need to get away from a particular person. I need to escape from Golden South City and hide someplace else. If possible, could you lend me your identity card for a while? I promise I’ll n
As she chided her inwardly, Renne reminded, “Take care of yourself. Remember to send me your regards once everything has been settled.” After she bade goodbye to Renne, Vivian went to a few luxury stores first before she got the driver to send her back to Edward’s condo. However, Edward did not come back home until she had fallen asleep. After he washed up, he threw himself on the bed and started fooling around with her. It was only after he was satisfied that he shot a question at her, “Tell
After hearing his answer, Vivian nodded slightly before suggesting, “Then, can I go back to my parents' house? It’s too spacious here and I don’t feel comfortable staying alone, so it’s better for me to return to my parents' house. Besides, I can also video call them. Perhaps, my father might relent after seeing me staying alone in their house.” Since it was a reasonable request, he found no reason to object it. When he thought she was going to celebrate the Lunar New Year alone, he felt even
She did not dare to cry for too long for fear that Edward would notice it when he saw her puffy eyes. Vivian wiped the tears away vigorously and knelt down on the floor. She was waiting for her phone to be switched on. Out of caution, she did not call Liam directly. Nevertheless, she connected to the phone internet and wrote an email to him currently on the other side of the world. She was writing it in the tone of an old friend. It appeared like she was just talking about the good old days wi
Did you know, Vee?I’ve thought of this more than once. If only our beginning from that night wasn’t so unbearable, how wonderful would it be?… The light from the setting sun spilled towards her from the side, casting a glow on the piece of paper, illuminating the words on it, and giving them a slight shimmer. Just like last year, when she emerged from the ultrasound room in the maternity hospital, weak after a mere two steps, she had to lean against the corridor. She covered her mouth with
Vivian arrived home a little late. She parked the car at the side of the road first, then collected her subscribed newspapers and magazines from the mailbox at her gate. She flipped through the mail as she walked in. To her surprise, she found a letter. It was an envelope made from kraft paper with her name on it.It was a rare handwritten letter with the faint print of a bamboo tree, drawn with Chinese calligraphy ink. The bamboo was tall, straight, and fierce just like the script on the lette
“It’s been three months now, why isn’t the little one moving? When will the baby quicken?” he asked her, “Can it hear me? Will it remember my voice?”He even asked, “Who do you think it’ll look like, Vee? Will it be a girl or a boy?”She knew very well that he was harboring evil intentions, but she gave into him and crumbled anyway. She sobbed and screamed, “Kill me, Sean Jackson. Kill me. I will never give birth to this child even if I die! Never!”He soothed her, “Alright. Don’t give birth
His lower jaw tightened. The lines on his face stiffened icily like the cold edges of a knife. In reality, he had given up long ago. His heart was as dead as ash. However, refusing to accept this, he grasped at everything, hoping to find a straw that could save a life, not to save himself but to save his child’s life. That was how well he knew her. He knew that once she escaped, she would never spare his child. Did he hate her? Yes. He hated how he couldn’t shoot her dead. Love triumphed over ha
“Then, what should we do?” his aide asked.A hero’s end was, inevitably, death. He wasn’t afraid of death, but he was simply plagued with remaining grievances. After a bout of silence, Edward calmly said, “Do something for me. Once that’s done, just slip away. There are no lives in your hands and you aren’t in the cops’ database. No one will notice you.”This aide had received a great debt of gratitude from Edward once, so he was solely loyal to him. He became distressed when he heard this, so
“You deserve it for all of the crimes you’ve committed!” Vivian screamed, losing control. Her emotions felt strangely steady after that scream. She threw the gun away as her sparkling, dark eyes were filled with renewed determination. She stared at him and spoke, enunciating every word, “Sean Jackson and those brothers of yours, you’ve all got your justice. Beaten to death, right? Arrested, was it? But when you willfully hurt others and view their lives as nothing more than weeds, you should hav
She hadn’t slept the entire night, and she was extremely high-strung. However, she was feeling slightly fatigued. Perhaps because of the comforting glow from the brightening day outside, she lay down on the bed with her clothes on after a bout of hesitation. She had only intended on taking a nap but unexpectedly fell into a deep sleep.Vivian suddenly woke up, startled. She had lost track of how long she had been asleep. She found a figure standing in front of her bed when she awoke and was gre
Vivian was taken aback by his question. “You haven’t caught him?” she exclaimed in astonishment. She thought that they had already apprehended Edward based on the expression on Jake’s face.“Our men have surrounded the condominium,” he answered simply, “He and Wade seized a hostage and hid inside the study. Both sides were caught in a deadlock for a while, but when they burst the study door open, they only found Wade and that hostage inside.”Vivian trembled uncontrollably as she listened to h
The wedding day was drawing to a close. Vivian stayed at the condominium until the day before the wedding. Then, she moved to Edward’s villa by the lake to wait for the wedding ceremony. Edward drove her there himself, feeling reluctant before he left. He turned around and looked at her, then softly said, “Wait for me. I’ll come for you tomorrow, first thing in the morning.”Vivian didn’t respond and simply stood at the doorway, quietly watching him.For some reason, the sight of her like this