Vivian honestly did not mind Edward’s mocking comments. After being hurt that way, these words had no effect on her anymore. It was akin to being dragged away by the enemy every now and then to be brutally beaten and tortured. After an experience like that, you would not mind being bitten by a mosquito or two.She had one hand on the door as she regarded him with a cold look in her eyes. She had no intention of letting him in.Edward laughed. He pushed her away rudely and walked right into the r
Surprise was registered on Edward’s face. He looked up at Vivian. When she saw the panic in her eyes, he raised his eyebrows and asked, “Why is your phone under the bed?”At this point, she had no choice but to calm herself and answered his question drily. “Maybe I dropped it while I was changing just now. I might’ve kicked it under the bed.”“Oh?” Edward narrowed his eyes and said, “Then, you should take it, or you’ll miss the call.”Since he was suspicious, she had to pick the phone up in fron
Her capable girl shook with laughter when she heard this. She spoke with a coquettish voice, “Oh, Miss Moore, stop it! You’re making me nervous.”Jasmine reached out and patted the gorgeously dressed girl’s cheeks. She offered her some encouragement. “Go! I’ll be waiting for you here in the car. If you can make me wait here for a whole night, I’ll admit that you’ve got skills!”Just as the girl got out of the car, she suddenly asked, “Miss Moore, you haven’t told me about Mr. Levin’s type!”Jasm
Vivian stayed in the hotel for five days. She was only bold enough to go home on Sunday night. When she entered, Liam was surfing the internet in his study. He heard the creak of the door and went out to check. With his hand rubbing his neck, he leaned against the wall at an angle with a faint smile on his gorgeous face. He said, “I see you still remember the way back.”She stood there at the door, saying nothing as her eyes gradually reddened.Stunned, Liam forgot all about acting cool. He hast
Claude came running in no time. He did not look at all comfortable with this setting. He lowered his gaze and asked her, “Miss Carraway, you wanted to see me?”Due to her personal experiences, Vivian was extremely sensitive when it came to communicating with another person to the point of feeling beleaguered. She quickly noticed the irregularity in Claude’s behavior. As she talked to him about the New Year dinner, she kept an eye on his expression. When she saw that he was not on his guard, she
Vivian did not know why he was bringing this up, but she nodded slowly. “That is the case.”“I was envious when I heard about it as well.” Claude seemed to be talking haphazardly. He took a deep breath and appeared to have mustered some courage before he continued, “I think that it’s not easy to have such a relationship in this current society. We should cherish it.”“Thanks.” She could tell that this was not all he wanted to say. Her smile gradually faded and she asked him, “What’re you trying
The black car was parked outside the university as usual. Vivian only noticed Edward sitting in the back of the car when she put one foot into the vehicle. She stiffened albeit it only being for one split second. Then, she sat down.Edward glanced at her, then nonchalantly tossed her a paper bag. “Put this on.”She opened the bag and looked inside—it was a black minidress and a pair of black stilettos. Without a word, she placed the bag between them and turned her head to look out of the windo
The car had arrived outside a deeply obscure clubhouse. It looked ordinary and unremarkable on the outside, but upon stepping inside, it was like entering a completely different world. The section that Edward had led her into was extremely luxurious, sumptuous, and majestic like a palace. Despite being dimly lit, it glittered everywhere as its shiny, mirror-like floors reflected its brilliant lights and vibrant colors.Everyone stood up when Edward walked in. The word “Mr. Levin” rang aloud ove
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