Gwen looked as if she had seen a ghost when she saw me. She started screaming insanely and smashing things. Dixon gathered her in his arms when he saw that.His chest had always been warm and calming.Gwen gradually calmed down as she kept muttering Dixon's name. And that man, my husband, consoled her, "It's alright. I am here. She won't do anything to you."Dixon's momentary gentleness belonged to her. He turned to me and questioned me coldly, "What are you doing in the hospital? Quick, go home."He always told me to go home in front of Gwen.I looked away from the gentleness Dixon gave Gwen. At that moment, Gwen made use of Dixon's influence and threw a cup of boiling water at my face. I screamed in pain and backed away in a panic. I hit some things and just as I was about to fall, someone grabbed my arm.I looked up at him helplessly. "Dixon."His gaze was conflicted when he looked at me. Then, he glared at Gwen and took me to the emergency department. I looked into a mirror
I had a dream. It took place in the Shaw villa. My parents and Dixon were there. They conversed with familiarity about my 23rd birthday party.I stood by the sofa listening to Dixon speak. His voice was warm and gentle. "Carol likes the color red. Let's decorate the place with red roses. I will play the piano then."Dixon's eyes were filled with warmth and gentleness. The sun outside the window shone on him, making him seem even more handsome and warm. I wanted to reach out to touch his brow bone. However, my fingers went through him and into the air. I yelled his name loudly, panicking. However, he did not reply. I cried hysterically and everything in front of me turned white.My eyes flew open and I saw that I was in a hospital room. I was still wearing that brightly colored dress I had had on earlier. Dixon was standing beside him with a cold expression on his face.It felt as if I could not accept the cold man in front of me after having seen that warm and gentle Dixon Gregg in
Covered in a thick layer of snow, Wu City was so beautiful that it was almost beyond words. I wandered the street among the numerous shops in the snow, dressed in a golden gown with a pure white long coat. The delicate silver earrings I wore that day matched somewhat perfectly with my make-up.It was such a busy city. Standing among the crowd rushing in every direction, I felt like an outsider. I stared at all the people passing by, while the cold wind carried the snowflakes and landed on my face, my hair, and my clothes. However, I didn't feel cold at all. Maybe I was numb. Maybe I had something more important to do. I started following an average-looking man on the street.While he stood there smoking by himself, I gathered all my courage and approached him with my bank card in hand. I opened my mouth to talk and my voice sounded humble. "Would you like to date me for three months? I'll give you five million in return."Stunned by my request, he looked at me as if I was a fool. Af
I remained silent while Dixon kept staring at me, waiting for an answer.I rushed to hop off the bus as soon as it stopped at the next station. I was relieved to see that he didn't come along. I took a taxi back to where I had been to pick up my car and drove myself back home.The extravagant villa was looking extremely empty. I sat on the sofa, unable to concentrate on anything else apart from what Dixon had said. "I still owe her a wedding."To be honest, Dixon indeed owed Gwen a wedding.Three years ago, Gwen had given up on Dixon as much as he had given up on her.Even if she had refused the three million and insisted on staying at Wu City right by Dixon's side, he would have broken up with her.It seemed that there was no right and wrong in their case.He should have given her a grand wedding three years ago.I had just taken her place and it was time to restore everything to how it was.While I was lost in thought, Summer Jacobs called.She was a friend of mine, and God
It had been snowing for days. Wu City was glittering under the city light with everything covered by pure white snow. We stood face to face in the narrow lane, his shadow stretching long and thin on the ground below us. He could easily have been mistaken as a character walking out of a manga. He heard what I said and was stunned. He looked at me with curiosity but didn't say anything about how I had addressed him. He simply asked me, "Where do you live, young lady?""The villa of the Shaw family..."As soon as I replied, I remembered that Dixon had never been there before, so I told him the address in a hurry. He gave me a faint smile and took off the scarf to wrap it around my neck, the warmth of his body still lingering.I heard him say, "Let's go. I'll walk you home."His smile made him even more good-looking...It seemed that his eyes and brows had been painted on just to add to his charisma.I stepped up to walk by his side and attempted to hold his hand. I could tell that h
I wanted to date someone. In fact, I wanted to be loved. I was so desperate that I would even settle for someone pretending to love me.Because I didn't have much time left.I had no intention of wasting my precious time on unworthy things.I smiled at him and said, "It's none of your business."I went back to my car and started driving again. To my surprise, Dixon opened the door and hopped in while the car was moving, which was extremely dangerous. I pressed on the brake hard and couldn't help but shout at him, "Are you crazy? You could get hurt!"There was not a trace of fear on his face. I stared at him with a glacial look. I was about to tell him to get out of my car when he said, "Are you still in love with me?"It sounded like a question but I thought he knew the answer.What a shameless person! In three months, he was going to marry someone else, yet he was sitting in my car and asking whether I still loved him."Does he really think he can do whatever he wants?"Looki
Dixon's eyes were fixed on me. I really couldn't understand why he was acting like this."Why is he pretending that he cares about me? We are divorced..."I pulled my hand out of his palm, trying to calm myself down. "I don't know what to tell you. Maybe I've always wanted love. Since I'm rich, it has just occurred to me that maybe I could buy love with the money I have. Anyway, it's not like I've never done something like this before."I paused for a second as I stared into his clear eyes, then went on to say, "I've traded the Shaw Corporations for our marriage. Now I'm just trading money for love.""Then, let's date."I was so surprised that I dropped my purse on the ground. "What did you say?""I'll date you and pretend to love you. I'll spoil you and cherish you as if you're the most precious thing in my life. I'll make you happy and do whatever you tell me to do. I will be your perfect boyfriend until the day of my wedding."His last words woke me up. It was nothing but a d
Summer and I had known each other for a long time, since long before my encounter with Dixon Gregg, so she knew about my feelings for him from the very beginning.She knew that I had only one password for everything and it was related to the day when I met Dixon.It was December 27th, 2009. The first snow that year had begun to fall that day."Carol, you look pale. Stop forcing yourself to smile.""I'm not. I think it's just too cold."I chatted a little bit longer with her in the tea house and left. On my way back home, a strange number called me.I picked up the phone and asked, "Who is this?""I'm Mrs. Gregg, Gwen Worth."I sneered and said, "You are not even married yet."Gwen paused for a second and went on to say forcefully, "I know. It's just how I address myself. I'm meant to be Dixon's wife and you have held the title from me for three years. Caroline Shaw, I've waited for him and watched you be by his side for three years. Now it's time to finally set things straight