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
I struggled in despair, like a fish out of water. I don't know what I did wrong to have to put up with all this."Ah…ah…ah! Stop it! Please!"I cried out in pain as Enoch poured a cup of hot water into my hand. The skin on my hands started to turn red and painful. Even though it was winter, my forehead was drenched with sweat. I panicked when I saw Enoch continue to carry hot cups of water toward me; I shouted: "Darius, I did nothing wrong; why are you doing this to me?"Darius' face remained as cold as ice; he ignored my words. I know Darius wants to destroy my face because he wants me not to dare to meet Steven and automatically leave him; he wants me to disappear forever from Steven's life.While I was hopeless, the door suddenly opened. Right now, I feel like I'm holding onto a buoy when I'm about to drown in the ocean. I couldn't see the faces of the two people who had just entered because they were standing against the light. Suddenly, I heard Zelda's voice say:"Get off her rig
I walked up to Steven and hugged him tightly. I could hear his heart pounding loudly in my chest. I could feel his body tensing as if trying to suppress his burning rage. What I didn't expect the most was that Steven had installed the camera without my knowledge, which was beyond my expectations."Steven, you are my world, the most important person to me," I whispered. "I'm sorry; I shouldn't have lied to you."Steven remains silent; it seems that he is very angry with me. I looked up at him and was startled when his tears fell down my face. I whispered his name in confusion: "Steven, I… I didn't mean to lie to you. Actually, I…Suddenly, Steven took me in his arms; he carefully took my hand and said as if he was reproaching me: "You know, you do this to make me feel like a useless person. I was so useless that even my woman could not protect me. You make all my promises a cliché. I told you something, do you remember? As much as this world hurts you, I will love you twice as much. I
Steven and I leave Darius' mansion. He drove in silence and held my hand tightly. His face showed anger. I don't know what to say to him now. The atmosphere around us became oppressive and tense. I suddenly thought, would everything be different if I didn't hide this from him but calmly said it?I suppressed a sigh and turned to look outside in a chaotic mood. Suddenly Steven stopped the car on the side of the road and took the initiative to speak first with a tired voice: "Why did you go there?"I turned to Steven and met his sad eyes. Perhaps when he made this choice, it also meant that he was cornered. Sunwell is his heart; if he says he doesn't need to, it's a lie. I feel incredibly guilty. Steven had to give up his everything to keep his promise to protect me and stay by my side for the rest of his life. Am I a person who is both selfish and greedy?I didn't answer Steven's question but asked him back. "Do you regret deciding to give up everything?"Without thinking, Steven answe
Steven took my hand and led me to a house with a large garden not far from the valley of tulips. Even though it's not the season for flowers to bloom, I can still smell the faint sweet fragrance that dissolves in the cold winter weather. It makes me feel more relaxed and at ease."Aunt Jack!" Steven called out loudly, causing the two people who were working hard to do something to look up. Seeing Steven, they couldn't hide their surprise. A full-figured woman hurried towards us and was followed by the tall man. He seemed calmer, but his face was also filled with joy. As she approached, I noticed that her and Steven's eye colors were very similar. Steven's eye color seems inherited from his mother's family line.Steven's aunt was emotional, her eyes red as if she was about to cry. She stroked Steven's face and said, "It's been a long since I've seen you. Since the day Evelyn died, you have not returned to this place. I'm sorry, I can't come to New York to visit you either because I did
Darius is looking for us. No. More precisely, he's looking for Steven. I realized that Darius still didn't let us go. If one day Darius finds us, what will he do? I am scared and feel insecure thinking about this. Perhaps Darius was subjective that Steven would leave me when he confiscated everything Steven had, but that was a wrong move on his part.Darius said something to Esperanza, and she laughed in a disdainful tone. She said in a disgruntled voice: "I don't know what happened between you two, but I have some advice for you. You should look at yourself and ask yourself why Steven made that decision."As soon as he finished speaking, Esperanza hung up the phone angrily. She mumbled, "Darius is a madman. Forcing Steven into a dead end, now feel regret and want to find him back?"I intended to return to my room quietly so Esperanza wouldn't discover that I overheard her and Darius' conversation. But I was caught by her. Surprised, Esperanza said:"Diana, when did you and Muriel com
When I woke up, it was past 9 am. Steven was no longer with me. I looked down at my body and had to say, "God, what did Steven do?"My body was full of the kiss marks he left from yesterday's hot lovemaking, so I had to wear a turtleneck sweater to hide them. I stood in front of the mirror, felt fine, and walked out of my room."Diana, are you awake? Sit down and have breakfast. Maybe you had to clean up yesterday, so you were very tired, right?" Esperanza said as soon as he saw me.Honestly, I'm not tired of helping Esperanza clean because I'm so used to such tasks. The thing that makes me tired and wakes up late is because of last night. The aroma of the food made my stomach rumble. I took the plate of food Esperanza prepared for me and said:"Thank you! Look how delicious it is! But where has everyone gone?"Esperanza said while washing the dishes: "Muriel went to school early. And Daniel and Steven are out in the Tulip Valley. Did you sleep well last night? I kept worrying that yo
I couldn't sleep all night. I kept tossing and turning all night after talking to Zelda. I don't know how to tell Steven. Steven was a little startled when he saw my listless and tired face. He sat down next to me and checked if I had a cold."Diana, what are you doing?"I shook my head and rubbed my temples with my hands to find some sanity. After a night of thinking, I decided to be frank and discuss this matter with Steven. Because right now, Sunwell Corporation desperately needs him. I looked around and saw no one but Steven and me, making us more comfortable and able to talk to each other more honestly."Steven, Zelda called me yesterday and she told me everything about Sunwell's current situation."Steven's expression changed as soon as I mentioned Sunwell. He's still trying to prove that he doesn't care about it. He said nonchalantly: "I am no longer the CEO of Sunwell. Now Sunwell and I were no longer related. So you don't mention it anymore."Steven stood up to avoid me, but