LOGINNick had wanted to ease into the conversation with a bit of small talk, but seeing how impatient she already was, he decided to get straight to the point.“Mindy, I asked you here because I want to persuade you to stop staying by Aaron Hernandez’s side. He doesn’t care about you at all. To put it bluntly, in his eyes, you’re just a disposable toy.”Mindy’s expression instantly turned ugly.Nick raised three fingers beside his temple and swore earnestly, “Mindy, you can choose to be with me. I promise—no, I swear—I’ll cherish you, protect you, and keep you close to my heart. I won’t let you suffer even the slightest harm.”Mindy stared blankly at the man in front of her, who looked so certain of himself. For one brief moment, her heart wavered.But the moment she thought of what had happened to Olivia, a chill crawled through her. Her hands, resting on her knees, trembled uncontrollably.She was afraid she would end up the same way.When she looked up at Nick again, the hesitatio
“Mr. Reynolds, please. You have to protect me. I don’t want to die!” Dr. Xavier’s entire body began to tremble.Zachary’s face darkened. More than a dozen bodyguards appeared behind him.“They’ll protect you.”Seeing the group of tall, intimidating men, Dr. Xavier finally felt a faint sense of safety.Perhaps with them here, he would be fine.He looked as if he wanted to say something, but in the end, he closed his mouth again.Zachary had already expected it and said, “I’ll have someone look into what happened with the warrant. Someone must be manipulating things behind the scenes with Liam Leed’s death.”“Thank you, Mr. Reynolds.”At the Pine Mist Island Hotel.“Mr. Hernandez, did you need something from me?”Mindy had been woken up early in the morning. Even so, she did not dare lose her temper. Instead, she spoke to Aaron in a sweet, coaxing voice.Aaron waved at the assistant who was reporting work to him.The assistant immediately stopped speaking, then turned and qui
As she spoke, she dialed Melvin’s number.“Have you bought anything online recently? Or has anyone sent you anything?” she asked directly as soon as the call connected.Melvin was completely confused by the question, but he still thought about it carefully. After confirming the answer, he said, “No.”Then he immediately asked, “Did something happen?”Sarah felt it would be hard to explain over the phone, so after getting his answer, she said, “We’re not sure what it is yet. I’ll explain when you get back.”She was too curious about the box to notice the strange tone in Melvin’s voice.After hanging up, Sarah turned around and saw Zachary using a sharp little knife to open the package.She walked over nervously and was just about to tell him to wait when she saw that he had already opened it.“What is that?” Sarah asked in confusion as she looked at the small wooden box he took out.Zachary picked it up and shook it lightly. There was a dull rolling sound inside.He undid the
Then she realized something and asked, “But how do you have a key to my place?”It seemed like this had happened before too, but she had not paid much attention at the time.Zachary gave a helpless shrug and smiled. “I asked Melvin for it. Isn’t it more convenient this way when I need to change your dressing?”After saying that, he changed his shoes with practiced ease, set down the medicine, and went to the kitchen to wash his hands.When he came back, he picked up the bowl of oatmeal Sarah had only half finished and began feeding her as if it were the most natural thing in the world.Sarah simply stared at him strangely and refused to open her mouth.This was not the first time he had fed her, but his movements were far too familiar.“My other hand is fine. I can eat by myself,” she protested softly.Zachary blew on the oatmeal and said in a fond voice, “This will be faster. Your wound needs to be redressed soon.”Sarah had no choice but to obey and drink it.By the time th
Why did Mrs. Sanders have to be the one to reveal all of this?“Nonsense! Stop saying things like that. I have no idea what you’re talking about.” Shawn swept a cold glance over Mrs. Sanders. “Don’t force me to expose the things you’ve done. Do you really think you’re any cleaner than I am?”Melvin’s hands and feet had already gone ice-cold.The person he respected most had always been David Sanders. He had always seen that admirable uncle as his goal.But now, his mother was telling him with her own mouth that his father had once arranged for killers to go after David.His vision began to blur until it felt as if he could no longer see anything at all.He forced himself to stay upright and stared at Shawn in disbelief.“Is what she said true? Did you try to hire killers to murder Uncle David?”“She’s lying. That never happened. I didn’t do anything.”“Then tell me this. Why did the workers at the family dinner back then all say you and Uncle David argued that night? And why,
Melvin saw the panic in his eyes and asked in return, “Does that matter?”Shawn swept a cold glance over Melvin and gave a harsh snort. “I don’t know what you’re talking about.”Then he turned to Mrs. Sanders.“Since you want a divorce so badly, I suppose there’s no need to retract that statement. We might as well use this opportunity to divorce right now.”He had thought Mrs. Sanders would immediately back down.He was certain his wife did not want a divorce.After all, why would she give up being Mrs. Sanders, only to become a laughingstock across the East Coast after the divorce?Melvin looked at his mother with a trace of worry in his eyes.Although Mrs. Sanders had done many things that gave him a headache, he knew she would never hurt him.Mrs. Sanders suddenly laughed. There were still tears in her eyes, but she forced herself to look strong.“Shawn Sanders, do you want to divorce me because of Fiona, or because you wanted to divorce me all along?”Shawn could not hel
Nick frowned and reached a hand toward Lucy. “Grab my hand.”Lucy looked at him in pure terror. Her hand trembled as she stretched it out. “Nick!”Her soft, pale fingers landed in his palm.In the next second, Nick yanked her toward him and pulled her onto his horse in one clean motion. The saddl
The psychiatric hospital was even more heavily secured than the cemetery.Beyond the iron gate stood a towering metal fence, thick and reinforced, its top lined with sharp spikes. It even appeared to be electrified.Sarah stepped inside.Doctors and nurses moved briskly through the corridors, bus
Sarah sat alone in a private room at a quiet tea house.She leaned back in her chair, her eyes slightly lowered. There was an invisible barrier around her, a clear signal that strangers should keep their distance.After about five minutes, someone walked in without hesitation and took the seat acr
Mia looked at her freshly painted pink nails. A tiny bunny sticker sat on her ring finger. She gave a faint smile. “They’re pretty.”After what had happened last time, she had improved a little. At least now she could manage simple conversations with Lucas.As he carefully brushed on another coat







