Darya looked at her with an expression too complicated to describe. Deep down, she still didn’t believe Nancy didn’t have feelings for Jace. But she said nothing more—because Jace had just walked in.
“Jace!”
Darya instantly put on her best face, once again becoming the gentle and elegant heiress she always portrayed in front of others.
But the man’s expression was clearly displeased. “What are you doing here?”
Darya froze. “I just heard Miss Moretti was unwell and happened to be nearby, so I came to check on her.”
Jace’s gaze fell on Nancy, who had shut her eyes the moment he walked in. He pressed his lips together. “Come outside with me.”
Out in the hallway, Jace’s face was cold and expressionless—he could’ve been carved from ice. “Don’t show up around Nancy again.”
Darya hadn’t expected he brought her out just to s
Naomi quickly realized the fact, feeling as though she had swallowed a fly—completely uncomfortable.Her marriage to Darian was essentially like marrying a close relative, wasn't it?Wasn't this illegal?"I don’t need to lie to you. The Hollis family and the Dragomirs have been continuing this way, and that’s why both families’ lifespans are shortening. Even the survival rate of children is low. But even so, this is the best way in the absence of a way to break the curse."Naomi couldn’t accept what she was hearing.Darian seemed to feel it was a bit cruel to a certain cousin: "We’re only married in name. We just need to have the certificate. You only need to stay by my side at all times, or if you can't leave Atlas, you can bring him along."Naomi: “...”Do you even hear yourself? What do you mean, bring Atlas?Darian glanced outside, then pulled out a small box from his
Jay only managed to contact Naomi when he couldn't get through to Atlas’s phone, as Atlas usually never turns off his phone during work hours."Madam, are you really planning to use Darian’s medicine?"Naomi looked at the unconscious Atlas, her brows tightly furrowed. "I'd rather believe in it than not. I can't afford to take the risk."Jay felt bitter. It had been hard for Naomi and Atlas to come this far, and now they had to face another test.Darian arrived quickly, wearing a custom-made suit. The gray tailcoat highlighted his tall figure. A man like him, Naomi was highly likely to believe he wasn't after anything she could offer.Jay stood behind Naomi, vigilantly staring at the newcomer. He needed to protect the Madam for the CEO, or even if the CEO woke up, he would be furious."Mr. Hollis, let’s get straight to the point. What is your purpose?"Darian let out a light laugh. "If you want to talk about purpose,
However, what she didn’t expect was that as soon as she walked into the house, she saw the person she had just been thinking about. At that moment, he was holding a phone, seemingly preparing to make a call.Clarissa was so surprised that she didn’t know what to say, but just smiled at his actions. “Were you about to call me?”The girl, holding a Samoyed, tilted her head slightly, her expression playful, and her eyes were full of sunshine.Samuel’s throat tightened. He didn’t say that when he first entered the house, he wanted to hug her. Instead, he simply motioned for her to come closer with a finger. “Clarissa, come here and let me hug you!”Without a word, Clarissa threw herself into his arms.The cool, fresh scent was his scent, but at first, when she first entered his embrace, she smelled the faint trace of tobacco.“Sam, I’ve developed a new recipe. How about I make it for yo
Even if Teddy was furious, he couldn't bring himself to say anything while looking at Samuel's face. He only let out a deep sigh, "Sam, stay here from now on. After you finish your college entrance exams, come over."Samuel listened to his self-righteous words and coldly retorted, "Mr. Rhodes, I have nothing to do with you. You have no right to order me around. The only reason I came today is because a certain woman, even on her deathbed, was still thinking of you. I just wanted to see what kind of man could make her so miserable."This caused Assistant Sonny, who was standing by, to quickly lower his head. In the upper circles, few people liked to play around. But generally speaking, the heads of the major families always kept their entourages clean. The mistresses portrayed in TV shows and novels were many, but the smart families knew to marry virtuous women."Samuel, I am your biological father!""Oh, then you've mistaken the person. My last name is Go
Kael finally agreed to Kalea's request, and the two parted on bad terms. Kael sat on the living room sofa, rubbing his temples. His father had already been sent to the hospital.Logically, Kael should have gone to the hospital to stay with his father, but he felt mentally exhausted. He leaned back on the sofa, letting his thoughts drift.He thought back to the Anderson's banquet, where he had wanted to reconcile with Naomi. He couldn’t believe that after all this time, Naomi hadn’t felt even the slightest affection for him.But when he saw Atlas and the way Atlas’s gaze fell on him, his original intention to reconcile had been forgotten.He sighed deeply at the thought.The maid, Dory, carefully approached him. "Sir, your father has been sent to the hospital. Do you need me to bring him some food?"Kael furrowed his brow. "Yes, prepare it, and I’ll take it to him later."Dory nodded quickly and left.Onc
Naomi paused. Although she had suspected this, hearing it directly from the person involved still felt somewhat unbelievable.However, just by the tone of his voice, it was clear this was a sensitive issue for him. While Naomi wanted to learn more about the hidden family, she wasn’t in a rush."Well, if you don’t want to say, it’s fine. Finnick, you and Tristo don’t need to investigate the Dragomir family for now. Just keep an eye on it, but focus on what you’re doing. Handle the things at hand first."There was a long silence on the other end, then a faint "Okay."Naomi was about to hang up when Finnick suddenly spoke again, "The woman you asked me to look into seems to have some problems.""You mean Nancy?" Naomi had asked Finnick and his team to keep an eye on Nancy before she left."Yes, Jace Blair’s wife, Darya, has quite a background. Although they appear to be a normal married couple to outsiders, h