If Alice was only sobbing in silence back in her own room, then this time she was wailing. Large drops of tears fell, washing away the makeup she put on before heading out in order to cover her swollen eyes. She looked hideous."Oh… Lissy…" Richard immediately started panicking. He cared most about his little sister, and if it were not for her, he would not have dared to storm up to Carson's door judging from Carson's status in the community.Though he and his sister argued and bickered most of the time, with Alice calling him by his nickname all the time, he felt horrible when she was truly upset."Look at you, stop crying. You look hideous," he immediately said and passed the tissue next to him for her to wipe away her tears."Richie…" Alice was still crying her heart out and refusing to look at him. She simply cried as she stared at the rain outside and said, "It hurts so bad…""It's okay… I don't even think Carson is worthy of you! Look at how many women he's had before. He ev
"This isn't like you. You weren't like this when you were facing Alice and Angelica. You've overestimated her," the man said in a low voice.Lisa glanced at the man beside her and sneered. "I'm not overestimating her. I just hate her too much. She is the reason why I have to suffer everything. Whenever I think of the pain I've gone through lately, I itch to tear her apart!""Alright. I still think you are too worried, she's just a woman," the man continued.Lisa seemed to be reminded of something and smiled. "Sure, she's just a woman. She used to be an arrogant, wealthy lady and even after all these years, she's still the same. She could never compare to me.""As long as you know that," the man said."Get off here. There's no surveillance around. It's no good if people see the two of us together," Lisa said.The man didn't say anything and simply opened the car door and went out immediately.Lisa watched as he left before stepping on the gas and left swiftly as though nothing ha
There were also people contacting her to express their willingness to take her side. However, Everly did not bother to look at any of those and simply watched the pouring rain outside the window in silence.It was already Spring, and Cannesville welcomed its rainy season. It had been raining for the entire week, and one's heart simply grew heavy along with it."Everly." Annie came over with a blanket. She walked toward Everly and placed the blanket on her. When she saw the way Everly was absorbed into her thoughts, she could not help but say, "What should we do now? All the cards are on the table now, but Carson Baxter still refuses to let go and Oliver isn't here with us. Do we…give up?"Everly did not respond and continued to stare at the rain outside with her lips pursed.Oliver had not come to visit her for the past week. She was not sure if it was because he had been stopped by Carson, or that Oliver blamed her for hurting his father."Where is Austin?" Everly avoided Annie's
The look in Carson's eyes darkened, but he did not speak or act in any way."Dad?" Oliver looked at Carson in confusion before looking back at all the things he had set up on the table. "Is there something you don't like to eat here?"After glancing over, Oliver looked back at Carson and mumbled, "This wine is Mom's favorite wine. All the decorations are the way Mom likes them. Even these utensils are what she used in the past. This should be right!"When the butler saw everything, he hurried over and said to Oliver, "Oliver, you've forgotten to wash your hands. He is asking you to go wash your hands!""No, I…" Oliver wanted to argue that he had already washed his hands but nodded when he noticed the look in the butler's eyes and said, "I'll go wash them now.With that said, Oliver hopped out of the chair and headed to the washroom on his own, leaving Carson and the butler behind.Carson pursed his lips at the sight before him and clenched his fists."Sir, even if there is any s
The two headed inside as they spoke.It was office hour and the lobby in Baxter Group was packed with people. When Everly went in and stepped into the lobby, everyone went quiet.They pretended like they had not seen her, but Everly knew that all eyes were on her."It's fine, it doesn't matter anyways…" she thought.Once the two went into the elevator, the silence was instantly replaced by deafening sounds when the crowd erupted into a discussion.With what happened in the president's office before being streamed on the live feed, this was the first time Violet appeared before everyone in the past week. On top of that, not only was she not alone or with her assistant, she came with Austin. This was incredibly shocking news.Amongst those people, one person snuck to the side to take out his phone before dialing a number and said, "Yes, that's it. Violet is here, and she's here with Austin Samberg… Yes, I know… Don't worry…"…Everly and Austin took the elevator and reached the f
Everly stroked Oliver's photo gently and placed it into the box they had prepared on the side. Annie came in time and was about to approach Everly to help when Austin stopped her with his hand placed firmly on her shoulder.Annie did not know what he meant, but immediately noticed Austin shaking his head.She turned back around to look at Everly, who had gone to take down the drawing she drew with Oliver from the wall. Annie sighed with resignation in her mind at the sight."Everly, I'll go organize the other documents. That way, we should be able to pack everything by noon and head to our new working site," said Annie.Everly's hands froze for a moment, before she nodded and said, "Sure."Annie and Austin gave each other a look, before leaping into action.Just as Annie had predicted, they had gathered and packed everything before noon. The porters went back and forth. With Violet before the center of attention for such a long time in the office, everyone was absorbed in a heate
Robbie felt even more depressed when he saw the state Carson was in. He knew how much Carson cared for Everly and suggested, "Baxter Group and Violet's Studio are still business partners at the moment. Our work on The Angel is still incomplete, and we have every right to ask them about moving away without getting our consent."Carson simply stared at the documents before him with his head bowed. His hair was neatly combed back, leaving his long lashes to conceal the looks of his eyes from anyone who tried to read him."Mister Baxter." Robbie was not sure as to what Carson was thinking but continued regardless, "We can act accordingly in regards to the terms and conditions on the contract. At the very least, we can get Miss Pettis to stay here in Baxter Group."In that case, Carson would be able to see her every day.Carson heard every single word Robbie said as he studied the documents before him. In the end, he placed his signature on the paper without lifting his head and said, "
"It's not about that. I have something personal to talk about with Violet," Robbie immediately said in order to avoid direct conflict with Annie."What sort of personal thing?" Annie glared at Robbie warily. After all, Robbie worked for Carson and represented Carson, so there was no difference between Robbie talking to Everly and Carson talking to Everly himself."Annie, Mister Baxter didn't ask me to come over and stop you. I'm really here on my own will," Robbie explained with resignation."You…" Annie was about to say something when Everly tapped her on the shoulder. She looked at Everly and said, "Violet?""It's fine. Head down first. I'll be there in a minute." Everly stepped toward Robbie and said, "Let's find somewhere quiet to talk. I happen to have something to talk to you about as well."Annie wanted to stop them. She remembered all the words Robbie said to her in the hope of getting her help in matchmaking Carson and Everly. What if…Everly called out her name when she