The sound of keys turning came from outside the door. Gloria quickly packed everything up, wiped his tears, and turned to walk out of the bedroom.
Patrick walked to the bar counter with a shopping bag in his hands. "The beef is so good today. I picked some and brought you breakfast. Gloria, go wash up and sit down to eat." As he spoke, he placed the bag next to the sink, which was filled with many kinds of food. Patrick rolled up his sleeves in front of the sink and started to wash the vegetables. Gloria's hands were hanging by her side, behind her back. She clenched her fists so hard that the nails sank deep into her tender palms. She raised her head only to see that outside the balcony, the windows had already been equipped with bars, enveloping the large room. There was wind blowing, but she felt suffocating. Gloria did as she was told silently. He asked her to go wash up and then have breakfast. She went to wash up and then satLuana knew Clarissa was worried, so she quickly whispered to reassure her, "Clarissa, I've divorced him. Don't worry."Hearing this, Clarissa's tension eased. "If you're divorced, there's no need to go back to him."Luana glanced at Dorian, who pretended not to listen, and gave a bitter smile. "Clarissa, he won't give up my sister's heart."Clarissa understood that although Luana was divorced, her freedom was still controlled by Dorian.Seeing Clarissa's furrowed brow and anxious expression, Luana gently patted her hand to signal it was alright.As they were about to chat some more, Dorian lost his patience. He stood up, grabbed Luana by the hand, and pulled her toward the door.Luana only had time to tell Clarissa that she'd come back the next day before being dragged out of the villa and into the car.As soon as they left, Clarissa received a call from the nightclub, informing her that someone had paid a large sum to see her and urg
After blocking and deleting Clarissa, Gehrmann casually threw his phone aside.At that moment, Cline entered the villa from outside. Seeing the phone on the ground, his thick eyebrows slightly furrowed."Cline, you're back?"Gehrmann got up from the sofa. Seeing Cline drenched, his face filled with worry. "Cline, why are you soaked like that?"Cline ignored him, took off his suit jacket, and accepted a towel from a servant.He leisurely dried his hair while asking Gehrmann, "Why are you at my place?"Gehrmann sighed and replied with disinterest, "The weekend was too boring, so I came over for a couple of drinks."Cline cast him a cold glance. "I don't have time to drink with you."Cline had no interest in engaging with Gehrmann. After drying his hair, he headed straight for the bathroom.Watching Cline's noble and aloof figure disappear upstairs, Gehrmann let out a relieved yet resigned sigh.Over the past few yea
The weight of these revelations pressed heavily on Luana's heart, like a stone compressing her lungs.Clarissa understood—Cline had taken Luana away and convinced her of his love.But for Luana, who had brushed with death, this belated realization came too late.Clarissa gently patted her back. "Now that you know he loves you, what do you plan to do?"Tears streamed down Luana's face. "I've forgiven him, but I've also turned him away. Clarissa, he and I—we're impossible."She had made her decision before learning the truth, a decision sealed with a promise.The past, with its unavoidable regrets, had been left behind three years prior.Back then, they had plenty of time yet never once voiced their love...He misunderstood her cries for Albion in her sleep as indifference.Her heart, chilled by his emotional distance, never found the courage to speak.Their relationship was flawed from the start—a
Russell sighed as he watched the bodyguard follow Luana at a respectful distance.Cline loved her so deeply yet chose to let her go. Russell could only imagine the pain in his heart.He offered Cline a pack of cigarettes, "Take these to ease your mind..."Cline glanced at them indifferently, his expression returning to its usual cold detachment. "Throw them away," he said.He no longer needed such crutches. Some people, once buried in his heart, would accompany him for life.Russell was surprised that Mr. Moriarty, who had relied on smoke and alcohol for three years, could quit so easily.He glanced at Cline, who was propping himself up with one hand on the car window, gazing out sideways. In a daze, he seemed to see the Mr. Moriarty of the past.Before he met Luana, Cline didn't touch cigarettes or alcohol. He was aloof and dignified, indifferent and disdainful towards everyone and everything.Now, though scarred by love, Clin
Luana slowly lifted her head and looked at the exquisitely handsome face before her.Just like that rainy night eight years ago, he had come to her side in her most helpless moment.He held a large black umbrella over her head, as if shielding her from all the storm's fury.As before, he stretched out his slender hand, signaling for her to rise with his assistance.But this time, Luana did not place her hand in his palm as she had eight years prior.Instead, she merely studied his scarred right hand, and tears inexplicably fell.Cline saw this and bent down, kneeling on one knee before her. With his long fingers, he gently wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes."Don't cry. From now on, I will not disturb you again," he said.After speaking, he thrust the umbrella into her hand and rose to leave.Watching his tall and straight figure disappear into the rain, Luana's eyes welled up once more."Cline, tha
"He wasn't afraid to defy his mother for you, but he didn't want you dragged into his chaotic world, exposed to the same dangers he faced. And back then, thinking you didn't love him, he didn't want to burden you further."Still, he never expected that slap would cost you your life..."Eva paused, her voice slightly husky as she continued, "When you called him before you passed away and he didn't answer, it was because he was at a closed-door meeting at NASA in the US."Also, he didn't delete your number—he had it memorized."And he never slept with Runa. She sneaked into his Houston house on her own.""Cline never treated you as a substitute. From the beginning to the end, the person he loved was only you!""Enough!"Luana suddenly interrupted, her clear eyes now bloodshot.Her body began to shake uncontrollably, as if she had been struck by something.She grabbed her phone from the table and stood up to leave.