Melanie refused to believe it. She had seen Alejandro unbutton Lynn’s lapels with her own eyes. “Tell me the truth. I won’t cause you any trouble. You have no need to be afraid of me.”Lynn shook her head again. “It’s really nothing. Whatever you saw that day, it wasn’t like that. He has never touched me. He has only asked me to stay because he wants me to do something for him that involves my ties to Jackson West.”Melanie immediately understood. “I understand. He has asked you to break Jackson and Tiffany up, hasn’t he?”Lynn hung her head and did not say too much. She was in a wealthy man’s courtyard. The more she talked, the easier it would be to make a mistake.Melanie silently let out a sigh of relief. At least, Lynn and Alejandro weren’t having a torrid affair. “Has he asked you to do anything lately? You don’t have to keep it from me, I just want to know. I won’t get involved. I’m nothing but a tool to grant him benefits. I have no right to meddle in his personal affairs.”
Arianne grabbed him and held him back. “Mary is sleeping. Why would you move the cot now? Let’s just try to get by tonight. Can’t you have someone move the cot tomorrow? Go back to bed. He’s not going to disturb my sleep by drinking milk. I’m going back to sleep too.”Mark’s brain had gotten fuzzy from sleepiness. He had not considered that. He grunted in reply and lay back down on his bed to continue sleeping. Aristotle shifted his tiny body. He faced his head towards Arianne, suckling on her milk, and placed his foot on Mark. His father turned his head to the side, opened his eyes and smiled at him. Then, he indulgently held his chubby little foot.Arianne smiled when she saw this. Mark may seem annoyed by the fact that Aristotle wasn’t born a girl on the surface, but his body language remained honest.The next morning, Mary hurriedly knocked on the door. “Sir, Madam. It’s a disaster! Aristotle is missing!”Mark got up and opened the door. “He’s here with us. He crawled over in t
Arianne’s laughter could be heard throughout the entire building till even Brian could hear it as well. He mumbled unhappily, “I’m a disgrace to mankind, not being able to marry even at the age of thirty…”During the journey, Arianne took out a mirror from her bag to tidy up her makeup. She had done her makeup in a hurry; since she had to leave suddenly, her lipstick was slightly crooked.Just as she was done tidying up, Mark reached out and turned her face towards him. His fingers rubbed against her lips. “I’ve told you not to use such a red shade already. I’ll throw away all those lipsticks one of these days.”She slapped his hand away. “You’re really asking for me to hit you. I’ve just put this on! How is this red? I’ve already chosen the lightest shade they have. My lips have always been this red naturally, alright? You chauvinistic man, you’re hopeless!”Mark saw that she did not dare take out her lipstick to put it on again and grinned.After being angry for half an hour, Ar
It was Lynn. She always lingered around him. Every time he blocked a number, she would come back with another one. Jackson had begun to think about changing his own number. However, he thought about it deeper. He had not been able to confirm whether Alejandro was actually Ethan or not. Could Lynn be of use since she was working under Alejandro?The thought did cross Jackson’s mind a while ago, but he did not execute the plan since it may get others involved unnecessarily. Now that Lynn had said that she no longer wanted to work for Alejandro, he began to hesitate a little. What if it was true? He and Lynn went way back. They just weren’t able to develop their relationship to the extent that others might have imagined.As he thought of this, he swiftly replied to her message. ‘Will contact you at three in the afternoon.’After finishing lunch with Tiffany, he sent her back to the office to have an afternoon nap. He kept looking at his watch for the time, and as Tiffany began to fall
Lynn drew a quick breath. “I’ll help you. I owe you my life, so what’s this to me? I’ll contact you when I’ve gotten it, so you should head back first in case Tiffany finds out you’re meeting me. Remember to delete any traces of me contacting you.”When she finished, she immediately got up and walked off. The waiter returned to their table with a fresh cup of hot coffee and placed it on the table of an empty seat. Jackson looked at the cup of coffee and went deep into thought. His heart felt a little uneasy. He was not worried about Lynn’s capability in completing the job, but he knew that there were risks involved with this task and he secretly regretted asking her to do it since he was not used to asking women to do things for him. However, he knew that he had no choice since Tiffany was involved in this.During the winter, night came earlier. Jackson was driving Tiffany back to White Water Bay Villa. Normally, he would be very careful as he drove, yet on that day, he seemed to be
He got up and headed to the kitchen. “The baby’s being curious. It’s not that he doesn’t like me.”At the Smiths’ private manor.Alejandro, Melanie, and Don Smith were eating in the dining room. It was mostly Melanie and Don Smith talking to each other, as Alejandro kept quiet without interrupting then.As they spoke more excitedly, Don Smith suddenly asked, “Melanie, how is it that you’re so into meat these two days? In the past, you would rant on and on about losing weight, and you would only eat a tiny bit everyday during meals because you were afraid of gaining weight. Now that you’re eating more for the past two days, you seem to look much better. You should maintain this lifestyle. Health is the most important thing to have.”Melanie looked at Alejandro and saw that his body had frozen. She immediately said, “My doctor has said that my anemia is getting a little serious, and he advised me not to go on a diet. I don’t seem to be able to stop the moment I begin to eat freely.”
He pursed his lips and called Jett. “Look at the surveillance cameras. Did anyone enter my room while I was eating.”Jett was curious. “There are no cameras in the room. There are never cameras in the bedroom, only the areas outside.”He looked at Jett and gave him a meaningful look as he said, “There is a surveillance camera just outside my room that is aimed directly at my bedroom. You aren’t aware of it because Don Smith had it installed. Look for his men to check the records—there’s no need to do it in secret.”Jett cautiously nodded his head. “Alright, I’ll get right on it.”Five minutes later, Jett returned and said, “Sir, it’s Lynn! She had looked around outside your door before and entered only when she confirmed no one was looking. It’s unknown why she had entered your room, but she looked normal when she left and it didn’t seem like she took anything with her. Have you lost something? She had come to me to hand me her resignation today and asked me to inform you on her be
Lynn paused. She picked up her phone and stared at Jackson’s number. Her tears landed on the screen. She was scared. She was afraid of death. Regardless of how strong she was, she was still a woman, and she wanted to live. Oh, how she wished for someone to come and save her. In the past, the first person she would turn to in her time of peril would be Jackson. Now, she had lost the right to do so.She called him in the end. She knew that Jackson wasn’t going to answer. He must be taking meticulous care of his pregnant wife, Tiffany, right now…However, unexpectedly, the call connected.She burst into tears at that very moment. Her body was trembling ceaselessly. She tried her best to hold back her sobs and control her urge to call for help. “Jack, I’ve used up a lifetime’s worth of fortune in meeting you. Let’s end it here,” She ended the call after saying her piece. She hadn’t managed to hear Jackson’s voice. She didn’t even know if he had heard her at all.Alejandro watched the