Whitney went straight to her room and mentioned Jane in the group chat.She said that Caleb had seen the messages—and that he had even bought those kinds of clothes.Jane had been waiting for her reply!"This is great! You're married—there's nothing a night in bed can't fix. If once doesn't work, try a few more times."Whitney had only wanted them to recommend a sincere gift to make it up to him.But things had spiraled into this.She deleted the chat history and lay on the bed, feeling both shy and embarrassed.She knew Caleb was cooking now, but she couldn't bring herself to go help.Not that he needed her help anyway.Soon, he finished cooking.When he saw she still hadn't shown up, he came to the master bedroom to find her.He found her buried under the covers like a cocooned caterpillar.He walked over and deliberately patted her butt.Whitney was startled.She shot out from under the covers, hair frizzed, staring at the culprit with a mixture of anger and helplessne
"Don't call me that...""What, others can call you that but I can't?"Whitney broke away from him and took her phone back."They were just joking around in the group chat."Caleb didn't ask anything. He closed the passenger door, walked around the front of the car, got into the driver's seat, and drove off.Whitney had thought he was angry and might not come to pick her up.So she had planned to go shopping after asking Jane and the others.Now her plan was completely messed up.Caleb was in a better mood.He also looked down on himself.How could he be so easy to coax?She hadn't even said anything to him, and he was already not angry anymore."What do you want to eat tonight?"Whitney was so nervous she stuttered, gripping the seatbelt, and said, "A-anything is fine."Caleb went to the supermarket, and Whitney silently followed him.The supermarket was inside a large shopping mall. Her mind was drifting, not paying attention to the path, just trailing behind Caleb.Sh
Dianne didn't eat much to maintain her figure, so she mostly gave the meat to Whitney.But Whitney had a small appetite and couldn't eat so much."Aunt Dianne, I can't eat anymore...""Take your time, don't rush."She couldn't refuse, so she ate slowly, taking small bites.Dianne took a sip of water and said, "When Caleb isn't at home, just come to eat with me, or you can go to the Hilton family’s residence to eat. Grandma is getting older and likes to have people around when eating her food."Whitney wasn't good at handling such relationships. When Caleb wasn't around, she didn't want to go.But she couldn't directly refuse an elder, so she said, "I'll come when I have time."Dianne knew that she was rejecting her.Caleb was so useless. A whole year had passed and he made no progress.It felt like things had worsened since they first got married."You and Caleb didn't have an argument, did you?"Whitney didn't dare to argue with Caleb. Just seeing his cold face would terri
As long as her own things were there, that was enough.And over the past week, she felt like she was slowly letting go of that habit.Her heart had settled once again.But then Caleb came back.The two of them, one in the kitchen just pouring water, the other at the entrance taking off his coat.Their eyes met.It was too sudden, and Whitney didn't know what to say. She awkwardly opened her mouth. "You... you're back?"Caleb nodded, changed his shoes, and walked inside.Whitney tightly gripped the cup in her hand, "Did... did you have anything to eat?""I did."His tone was a bit cold. Whitney wondered if he was just tired, so she didn't disturb him further.Once she had finished reading, she went back to her room to wash up.When she saw Caleb lying down with only the dim light on, she assumed he was asleep. She then took her clothes and went to the other bathroom to shower.But after she turned to leave, the man opened his eyes.Whitney finished her shower but wasn't su
On the other side, Caleb threw his phone aside.The force was considerable, and it landed with a loud thud.If not for its special design, the screen would likely have shattered by now.Max, standing nearby, laughed. Seeing him silently drinking, he asked knowingly, "What's the matter? Has your wife taken a liking to someone else?"If it were anyone else, if their husband left without a word and answered a phone call with such cold indifference, they would surely be angry.Even if they didn't make a fuss, there would at least be some sign of frustration.Max guessed that Caleb wouldn't say anything, so he flipped open a blank document, his tone sarcastic. "Come on, you've traveled all the way from Yelar to Impelia for a business trip. It must be for a deal worth tens of billions, right?"He wrote "10 billion" on the blank sheet of paper, signed his name in the bottom corner, and handed it to Caleb. "Alright, sign here."Caleb gave it a cursory glance, his expression cold.Even
When Whitney went out, she ran into Yvonne and handed her the car keys. "Sorry for the trouble, Yvonne.""It's no trouble. I’ll just give them to Millie later on. Don't worry about it.""Okay."Whitney waved goodbye to Yvonne and got into Georgina's car.Georgina exchanged a few words with Yvonne before driving off.On the road, she asked, "Why didn't you get your driver's license?"Whitney replied, "I did, but I haven't driven on the road yet. I'm afraid I might damage Gilbert's car.""How could that happen?" Georgina laughed. "Gilbert's identity is special. The car has armor on the outside, it's crash-resistant, bulletproof, and resistant to everything.""As long as you avoid pedestrians, you'll be fine."Whitney still didn't dare.Georgina asked, "Didn't Caleb help you practice? He doesn't have much to do anyway."Caleb had indeed offered to help her practice driving.But she didn't dare, afraid of crashing his car, something she could never afford to repair.She liked
His eyes were ice cold. His noble background and the inherent sense of authority he carried made her feel breathless.She stood there for a while, then picked up the plate and walked over.Tentatively, she asked, "Do you... do you want some food?"Caleb looked at her for a few seconds before opening his mouth.Whitney sighed in relief, using a fork to pick up a piece of pasta to feed him.Seeing that he seemed to be eating fine, she slowly continued feeding him.Suddenly, she asked, "Was your alcohol poisoning a lie?"Caleb was still a little stirred up inside, his voice calm as he asked, "Do you want to have an argument?"Whitney didn't dare.She had only suddenly remembered this matter.Earlier, he had pinned her down for a while, yet she hadn't noticed anything wrong.Even if he was physically fine, he had gone to the hospital today, and surely, he shouldn't have had this much energy at night.Although she didn't know why his mother had lied with him, she understood that
Whitney was surprised and said sincerely, "Both of you are really talented."Georgina smiled, "We're from the same orphanage. We're not biological sisters, but we're just like real sisters."At that moment, Taylor came over, and Yvonne introduced her to Whitney.Taylor was also a quiet person. The two smiled at each other and then fell into silence.Georgina said to Taylor, "Get ready. His flight should be tomorrow night."Taylor's face immediately darkened. "Okay."Whitney sensed that something was off, but seeing their expressions, she wisely didn't ask."Let's go," Caleb returned with the food and called out to Whitney.Whitney didn't want to go back. "I want to talk with Georgina for a while."Caleb didn't speak, only looked at her, but his gaze was cold.Reluctantly, Whitney followed him back.Yvonne hooked her arm around Georgina's shoulder, watching Whitney follow Caleb to the room.She smiled slightly. "She looks really cute. Just like when you were Lucifer's secret
Whitney deeply regretted it when Caleb pinned her down in the hot spring pool.She should have just driven the car back slowly. Once they were in the city, she could switch drivers.She could have said she was nervous driving, that she was too tired, and surely she would have been able to avoid all of this.Instead, she had chosen to stay here and do something so embarrassing."This is an outdoor hot spring..."The boldest thing Whitney had ever done was when a man with some power had used his position to take advantage of her.At that time, she had been truly frustrated.She had worked so hard, with blood on her hands, just to survive and live a stable life.Yet, there was always someone trying to make her life difficult.In a fit of anger, she had used a brow-shaping knife to hurt that man.If it weren't for meeting Zachary, she would definitely be worse off than a street rat by now.But Caleb could always break her understanding of things and perform such bold actions."