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Chapter 40 - You Were That Man?
Cradle Reads*Author's Note/Disclaimer: This is a fictional novel. If anyone (men or women) finds yourself caught in an abusive marriage, please consider seeking help from your local hotlines (if any), marriage counsellors, or therapists.
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Javier Zhong simply looked at her with a deep meaning in his eyes.Just by him remaining silent, Stephanie Ruan could easily guess that what she had said was right.He did not respond directly to her question. Instead, he confessed, "I told Isaac to investigate your background previously and I was surprised to hear that you were the girl from the Ruan Family."After a slight pause, he recalled, "Back then, when we came down from our car to check on the accident, I found a slightly damaged phone just a few steps away.""Before I could try to unlock it, a phone call from an unknown number came in."...["How is it?"] The caller obviously used a voice-changing application as the male voice is distorted.["What do you think?"] Javier Zhong responded to the mysterious caller, in hopes of fishing out some information from him.["You dare to play with me??!! Update me on the Ruan Family right now!!"] The man screamed into his ears over the phone.["I've confirmed it, the Ruan family members
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She instantly broke into an embarrassed smile and whispered into the phone, "Mia, I'm just going on a vacation. I'll be back in a few days.""No, Director Ruan! You cannot go with him! What if he takes advantage of you during the trip? And you are in a foreign place, how are you going to call for help?!..."As Mia Xue is still blabbering on and on, Stephanie Ruan hurriedly reached for the button to decrease her phone's volume so that Javier Zhong could no longer eavesdrop on their call.Who knows how terrible his expression is right now!She really does not dare to turn her head to look at him anymore..."It's okay, I'll be fine! Don't worry about me, okay? I'm hanging up now... bye!"With that, Stephanie Ruan quickly ended the call to save herself from this awkward situation."This girl... she tends to over-worry about things sometimes..." After which, Stephanie Ruan gave him a stiff chuckle and then pretended to admire the scenery outside the window.On the other hand, Javier Zhong
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Come on... How is she going to face all these people now...Stephanie Ruan is someone who respects other people's time and she definitely does not want to be seen as an entitled person who thinks that the whole world only revolves around her.This is totally not right!!...Absolutely embarrassing for her!!On the other hand, Javier Zhong found her frustration to be very amusing!With a chuckle, he grabbed hold of the small hand that is 'attacking' him and then directly planted a kiss on her forehead.Startled by the unexpected kiss, Stephanie Ruan immediately placed her fingers on the part of her head that his lips had touched."??!..."Seeing that she is still in a daze, Javier Zhong did not want to give her time to process what had just happened.He knew that she would definitely make some 'noise' about it!As such, he reacted quickly by helping Stephanie Ruan carry her handbag in one hand while holding onto her hand with the other."Let's go." Pretending that nothing had happened,
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"??!!..."Stunned by the sudden turn of events, Javier Zhong's heart started pounding very quickly.You mean... she has agreed to share a room with him??And so... he gets to spend the night with her??Right at this point, it could be said that his mind went completely blank for a few seconds due to the excitement that is overwhelming him.Seeing that Stephanie Ruan had taken their keycard from the receptionist and is already walking toward the lift lobby, Javier Zhong hurriedly picked up his pace and followed after her.Needless to say, his mood has also improved drastically!But just before he could try to grab hold of Stephanie Ruan's hand again, her stern warning entered his ears."Don't you dare try to do anything funny tonight!""??..."What?... Has he even done anything wrong to her before??Not only did he innocently get an earful from her for no particular reason, but the current atmosphere also does not feel right for him to hold her hand as well.What a downer for his self-
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Upon hearing that, Stephanie Ruan's expression immediately darkened. "Javier, you agreed to give me some time!""I did! Is 10 hours not enough? That is already quite some time..."Stephanie Ruan could not believe her ears and is completely speechless!Wait... what did he just say?!... 10 hours??!!Other people count by the days and weeks, but this man actually dared to count by the hours and act so righteously??..."Forget it... Take this back!" Stephanie Ruan pushed the bouquet back into his arms angrily. She does not want to take anything from him!This action of hers made Javier Zhong enter into panic mode. He forced the flowers back into her arms and anxiously held on to her hands, "Stephanie, don't do this... I'm sorry, I was just joking. I will give you time."Seeing that she has calmed down a little, he slowly added with a pleading look, "But don't make me wait for too long okay? I'm really getting impatient...""..."In the centre of the large bouquet laid an exquisite royal b
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Knowing there is a possibility that 'X' might have sensed that they are coming for him, the situation is now even more uncertain and dangerous than before!Javier Zhong has no choice but to hide from Stephanie Ruan about their updated operation plan.Because if she were to come along and something happened to her, he would never be able to forgive himself!And so, it is a better idea to keep her at the hotel. This would also give him a peace of mind.However, when Stephanie Ruan heard his perfunctory response, she could not pinpoint what was wrong with it...She just has this strange feeling that something is not very right...Though Stephanie Ruan agreed with him on the outside, she still has her own suspicions in her heart which kept coming back to her mind throughout the entire meal....At the Presidential Suite, Stephanie Ruan stepped out of the bathroom in a white robe. With her hair still wet, she took a towel to dry it while returning to her room.Meanwhile, Javier Zhong, who
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Since everyone is very focused on this operation and their eyes are only locked on 'X's cabin house, no one noticed Stephanie Ruan sliding into the forest to tail Javier Zhong. As the pathway inside the forested area is very narrow and difficult to see - especially more so at the night, Stephanie Ruan is unable to manoeuvre comfortably. Each and every single step that she takes would require her fullest attention. She has to remain very vigilant of her surroundings because if she doesn't... "Hiss..." A tree branch that is protruding out into the pathway has scratched her lower arm. Without hesitating, she moved her phone's torchlight over her arm to check on the wound. "Thankfully it's not a deep cut..." She breathed a sigh of relief and quickly looked ahead again, only to find that Javier Zhong's figure is already out of her sight! "No way...!!!" Stephanie Ruan took a few steps forward and looked around anxiously for him but to no avail. It has already been about ten minutes of
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Perspiration beads are forming on Javier Zhong's face as blood is gushing out uncontrollably from the wounded areas.Shocked by this scene before her eyes, Stephanie Ruan opened her mouth but she could not speak a word!At this point, her hands are shaking non-stop as she struggles to remove her outerwear so that she could use it to tie around his wounded areas to stop the blood from flowing out.Thankfully for him, the two gunshots are very close to each other and one jacket is enough to apply pressure on both wounds."Can you try to get up??" Stephanie Ruan asked worriedly while putting one of his arms over her shoulder as she tries to figure out the best way to help him to a standing position.The two of them struggled for a while before successfully getting up together."Be careful. I'm not sure if he has left this place yet." Stephanie Ruan warned Javier Zhong in a soft voice as they took slow steps toward the door.With his current state, they better not run into 'X' again. Beca
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