He was stunned for a moment, then he got up and dragged her toward the washroom. However, she was so weak that she could not even stand up. Her body swayed left and right, and it was simply impossible for her to walk on her own. He decided that he might as well carry her in his arms as he walked to the washroom swiftly. He noticed that she was gagging profusely, so he lowered his head and threatened her, “If you have the audacity to vomit on me…”Before he could finish his sentence, she had alr
She did not answer him. It was obvious that she was incapable of focusing, yet she still stared in his direction persistently. Tears were streaming down her face as she chanted over and over again, “Sean Jackson, I don’t owe you anything. Sean Jackson, I don’t owe you...”He had lost count of how long it had been since someone addressed him by that name. He became distracted without even noticing it as he listened to her in a daze. After a long while, he cursed and stood up to rinse away the so
He lay on the bed and looked at her quietly. He suddenly realized that she was more adorable when she had been drunk last night. However, he could not stand looking at her embarrassed expression, so he reminded her in an indifferent tone, “Your clothes are in the bathroom.”Her body stiffened for a moment. She held onto the bath towel and walked toward the bathroom swiftly. It was quiet for a long time after she went into the bathroom. Finally, he could not refrain from walking over to check on
He must be under the influence of some unknown voodoo spell. He actually took a step back and let go of her before he spoke in a hoarse voice, “If you don’t feel well then why do you still seduce me?”She could not answer his question, so she looked at him in a daze with her mouth gaping and tongue-tied. He sniggered softly, then turned around to brush his teeth and wash up. A moment later, it was as if he suddenly remembered something. His lips curled into a smirk with toothpaste in his mouth
She forced herself to crack into a stiff smile that looked even uglier than a crying face. Then, she loosened her tight grip on the blanket and did nothing as the blanket slipped down from her body and walked out. Perhaps, due to her long-term fitness training, she had a superb figure. Her figure was slim, long, and graceful, which was different from the matchstick-like skinniness most girls had. However, she possessed the waist-to-hip ratio that was rarely seen among Asians. His gaze deepened
It was nearing 20 minutes past eight. The forum would begin this afternoon. There were still a lot of things left to do at the function, and Vivian figured that it was not the right time to wallow in sadness. Fortunately, she found a set of spare clothes in the room, so she got herself ready in a jiffy and then rushed to the venue. By the time she made it there, most of the students had already arrived. The classroom administrator was there as well, much to Vivian’s surprise. He leveled Vivian w
Truth be told, Vivian did not expect such an answer from Estelle. She felt even more sympathy for the young girl sitting in front of her. As if she saw the commiseration in Vivian’s eyes, she replied, “You don’t have to feel bad about me, Miss Carraway. I don’t think I’m a miserable child in any sense. Although I don’t have a mother, my grandmother is very good to me and I was everything to my father before he passed away. Both of them are the most precious treasure I’ve ever had in my life.”
“I’ve thought about making a police report,” Estelle replied, “But my grandmother said a piece of paper cannot be treated as evidence, and there’s nothing the police can do. Then, we thought about getting help from my dad’s colleague. However, before we could do anything, they came to us first. They demanded we hand my dad’s notebook over as they said that everything written in the notebook is confidential and that they needed to retrieve it.” “Then, why is it still here with you?” Vivian aske
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