I saw Steven's face go white. He slowly picked up the document, staring at it as if he was hesitating whether to read it. My heart began to beat fast; my heart rate became irregular. This feeling I seem to have experienced.I remember when I went to find my mother at Charles's casino. The men there looked at me with the wild gaze of a wolf. Kirk was the one who made fun of me, and the others started teasing me. At that time, they were going to rape a 16-year-old me. I cried out in terror and helplessness at their hideous laughter. Thinking I would die there, I seemed to pass out from the panic. But a little luck smiled on me; a woman saved me. I'm sure it wasn't my mother. She was like a savior, a guardian angel of mine, who saved me from that disgusting place. To save me, she injured her shoulder. To this day, I still don't know her face. Because at that time, everything in front of my eyes was blurry. When I woke up, I was in the hospital, and I hadn't seen her since to say thank yo
Steven took me to a quiet place. Although I have been in this town for almost two months, I never knew there was such a beautiful street here. If in autumn, this road will definitely be gorgeous."Have you been to this place before?" I took the initiative to speak, breaking the silence.Steven stopped the car and parked in a position overlooking the lake. He looked into the distance, his eyebrows furrowed with an exhausted face. Steven raised his hand to his forehead, rubbed his temples, and sighed heavily. He seemed to have something to say to me but couldn't.He shook his head, his voice low, "This is my first time here, and I happened to pass by this place. You've never been here before?"I bit my lip and shook my head in response. Since coming here, my life has been repetitive, going to work and home. I didn't dare to let myself have any privacy because then my heart and thoughts were always thinking of Steven. So I don't have time to go to places like this."Diana, why don't you
The following day, Steven and I went to the Skyline restaurant to sign the contract. I didn't want to let people know that we were together last night, so I suggested that Steven leave first and I'll come later. I think Steven will disagree because he is the one who wants to make this relationship public more than ever. However, Steven immediately agreed without asking me why I did it. I know that he respects my opinion.Even so, I told him why I hid my relationship with Steven from my colleagues. I don't want to make him feel insecure or make Steven feel as disrespected as he did when he was in love with Calliope.After we had breakfast together, I saw Steven off to the car. He kissed my forehead and said, "We look like a newlywed couple. Wake up together, eat together, sleep together, and always have you waiting for me when I come home from work."I never thought about this because it was so far away for me. But when I heard these things from Steven's own mouth, a surge of hope and
On the way to Skyline, Zelda and I talked a lot. She told me about the wrong things Calliope had done when she was Steven's lover. I think her haughty, contemptuous nature is due to her being pampered since childhood. I wish Calliope weren't my father's biological son. And I can't share with Zelda that she and I are half-sisters. It's shameful.Zelda really wanted to know how Steven met me, and I told her my story. Her expression changed dramatically, from surprise to horror. It took a while for her to calm down.Zelda looked at me with eyes of compassion and understanding and hesitantly said, "Steven…he…maybe he was…not such a mean person."I smiled and explained:"Oh, yes. I know. I know why Steven did this to me. Anyway, all misunderstandings have been resolved. Of course, I'll still be heartbroken and a little annoyed when I think back on all that. But now Steven has given all his love to me to make up for it. This is enough to make me happy. At first, I still doubted Steven's fee
The following day, Steven was lying next to me when I woke up. He hugged me tightly, making me feel so warm. I remember, yesterday me and Zelda were together on the sofa, but this morning the person lying next to me was him. Maybe last night Steven woke up; he took Zelda into the bedroom and went out to lie on the sofa with me."Good morning, honey!" Steven said softly and kissed my forehead.I was startled because I thought he was still sleeping; I looked up at him confusedly. "Since when did you wake up?""It's been a while. It looks like you slept quite late last night, huh?" He says. Suddenly, Steven laid me on top of him with a single turn. This time, me and his face to face. I don't need to look in the mirror to know that my face is probably as red as a tomato right now. Looking at him now is so charming; I really want to hide this sly man for myself."You seem to enjoy watching this handsome face of me."I nodded shyly, "That's right. I don't know why either."Steven grinned, k
The air around the room was now as cold as ice. Everyone's faces became tense and scared. Zelda and I looked at each other with worried eyes.Steven walked up to me right after that, his voice turned serious: "It seems like people are feeling disgruntled about me putting unqualified employees as full-time employees. And you guys excellent people who have to be interns at Sunwell, aren't you?"No one dared to answer. Even the employees who had worked here for a long time, when they met Steven's cold eyes, bowed their heads to do their work; no one dared to interrupt."That's correct." Calliope crossed her arms over her chest, glanced at me with disdain, and said haughtily: "Recruiting someone who has dropped out of school with no training and work experience will only cost money. and make people look down on it—even taking away the opportunity of excellent trainees. They worked very hard and traded a lot to be able to come here to work and learn. So where's the justice?"Steven sneere
Everyone suddenly fell silent, focusing their eyes on me with concerned eyes. I calmly got up and followed him. Maybe Calliope told this to Darius. I guess that Darius took advantage of what happened between Calliope and me and wanted to see me, but his intentions may have been for something else."Sir, I've brought Miss Diana!""Come in!" Darius' cold voice resounded. "Enoch, please stay out, and don't let anyone disturb my conversation with her."Although I have met the man who has always been by Darius' side, now I know his name. "Enoch - a name like it was born for him; it means devotion, devotion, and loyalty."Enoch bowed his head in respect to his master and said reverently: "Yes, sir."Then, Enoch opened the door for me to enter the room. Darius was sitting majestically on the sofa, his face cold, and looking at me with dangerous eyes."Sir, you asked for me?" I stood a fair distance from him, cautiously speaking.Darius smirked at me; he said sarcastically: "Diana, it seems t
As soon as he saw me, Killian's eyes lit up with a savage grin. Zinly was terrified; she hid behind me, her hands clutching my shirt. I can feel her body shaking, and so can I. I tried to reassure myself and tried to buy time so the police, Steven, and everyone could get to this place in time.I swallowed hard and said calmly, "If you want the money, I can give it to you. Release the girl. Do you know the baby's father? He is a dangerous man. If you let him catch you, you won't be able to escape this place. Do you understand what I mean?"Killian laughed; he didn't show any fear at my warning. He approached us, cornering us in a corner with a fierce face. Then he directly grabbed my collar and threatened:"Are you threatening a child? Get out there."Killian threw me away, causing Zinly to scream in terror. Suddenly, Killian covered Zinly's mouth and yelled, "Shut up! Do you know what I hate most naughty kids like you?"I stood up, ran over to Killian, and bit his arm hard. I won't le