She could not help but burst into tears again although she was annoyed. “Damn it, Liam! Don’t talk about this kind of thing to me now. If my eyes become puffy because of my tears, that scumbag will realize it.” Liam smiled when he heard that. Then, he lowered his voice and said, “Don’t you worry about your parents. I’ll arrange it carefully. Take care and be safe. Wait for my call.”Vivian replied to him with her assurance before telling him, “I’ll switch this phone off for now. I’ll switch
Ignoring him, she slid the gloves back on and put her hands into the pool to catch the fresh fish. Probably because the fish knew its fate, it thrashed about. Water splashed everywhere because of her battle with the fish. Still, she did not manage to catch it to put on the chopping board. At that moment, he could not suppress his laughter as he watched that while standing behind her. Thus, she felt slightly angry. She turned around and shouted at him, “What are you looking at? Come and help me!”
Vivian was so close that she could not even pretend that she had not heard that, so she feigned being surprised and looked up at him.Edward averted his eyes when they looked at each other. He lowered his eyelids subconsciously and avoided her gaze. He seemed to be slightly regretful about picking up that call in front of her. At the same time, he hated Estelle even more. He thought that her call was rather baffling. Obviously, he could not take that phone from Vivian and go to talk to Estell
She realized that he had no intention to leave, but she did not ask him to leave either. She took a blanket out and gave it to him. Then, she said, “You can just spend the night in my room. I’ll go and sleep in my parents’ room.” Edward was slightly surprised. He grabbed her and asked, “Why?” Clearly, she did not want to sleep with him at home. Nevertheless, she could only reply seriously, “Don’t you have to pay respects to your ancestors during the Lunar New Year? It’s an important ritual.
“It’s six in the morning. We’re too old to sleep much, so we woke up early.” Mrs. Carraway replied. Then, she said, “Isn’t it midnight there? I’m afraid that I’d be mistaken, so I asked someone else yesterday. Did you stay up late for the New Year? Come, wish us Happy Lunar New Year.” Vivian never expected that her mother to call her just for that purpose. She soon broke into laughter. She then immediately wished them and asked, “Are you enjoying yourselves there?” “It’s fine. There was
Vivian’s reaction came two seconds late. She finally let out a dazed “oh” and ended the call. The other phone was still connected. She tried her best to keep her cool as she told Liam, “Liam, Sean Jackson is here. He’s outside the door. I may not be able to leave.”Her voice was hoarse and rigid and bore an unmistakable sense of fear. Liam felt as if his heart was going to break when he heard her. However, her terror called for him to be steady. “Don’t be scared, Viv. Just face him as usual. Yo
Unfortunately, her body could not suppress the disgust she felt. She was afraid of his discovery, so she had no other choice but to wrap her arms around his neck and pull him close, preventing him from seeing the expression on her face. Then, she drew her lips closer to his ear and pleaded wickedly, “Let go, Sean Jackson. I can do it.”How could he possibly resist these words? All his misgivings disappeared when he heard that.However, he calmed down unexpectedly and kissed her patiently, as i
He chuckled and actually followed her into the kitchen. There were milk and bread readily available in the fridge. She took them out and heated them up, then gave him instructions to fry some eggs and ham, or more eloquently speaking, “help one another with reciprocal affection.” As the pair busied themselves, they heard the phone ring in the living room. Since both had their own agendas, they were taken aback. Vivian looked outside and put on a feigned casual tone, “That must be yours. You’d be