LOGINUnderstanding exactly what his wife wanted, Cale could only let out a long breath and shake his head faintly. He refused her unspoken request. To him, this was not the right time.Then he looked at Naomi for several seconds. “I did know your father well.”“That’s not an answer,” Naomi shot back at o
“Why not?” Naomi demanded, unable to hide the indignation in her voice. “They were my parents. Why can’t I visit their graves?”Cale took a slow step toward her while Naomi continued glaring at him.The photo frame was still in her hands as the atmosphere in the room tightened even further. Her fing
“Aunt Lydia!” the little girl squealed dramatically. “I missed you!”She bolted straight toward Lydia, completely ignoring her father’s warning to be careful. The young man who had seemed absorbed in his own world suddenly broke into a run as well.“Oh, my darlings!” Lydia welcomed them warmly.She
Three days after arriving in Hong Kong, Naomi’s fever had finally broken completely.Her body still tired easily, but color had begun to return to her once-pale face. The room prepared for her was on the eastern side of the mansion, overlooking a wide garden with a small pond and carefully arranged
Several minutes later, Falcon raised a hand.Everything stopped.Andrew collapsed face-first onto the floor, his body trembling from pain.“Why are you still holding on?” Falcon asked.Andrew spat blood across the marble, then looked up at him through swollen eyes. “Because... there are people worth
Don Falcon’s study still carried the remains of anger that had not yet burned itself out.A crystal glass lay shattered in the corner, its fragments glittering across the marble floor. One chair had been shoved violently out of place, and the heavy scent of alcohol mixed with cigarette smoke lingere
My Wife:I already gave Arsen my full schedule for the month. Why didn’t you tell me yours? I want to talk to you. Is it really that hard to talk to your own husband? Are you as busying as the president or something?Daven stared blankly at his phone screen. He didn’t bother to reply. The only thing
Althea pushed open the steel door at the end of the fifth-floor hallway—a heavy door with a cold metal handle that led straight to the secret rooftop garden above the administration building. A place she’d only recently discovered. Chase had mentioned it once, calling it his favorite spot to unwind.
“Why did you hold me back?” Vanessa snapped, her voice laced with fury. She yanked her arm away from James, who had been gripping her firmly since they reached the car. “Were you trying to stop me from speaking to Daven on purpose?”“I would never do that, Miss Vanessa,” James replied calmly, his to
“I rushed back to the hospital the moment I heard Mommy was awake. Sorry I’m a bit late—I had to wrap up one last commitment,” Vanessa said with a smile as sweet as honey.And she wasn’t lying. The second she received the news, Vanessa had come straight to the hospital, perfectly styled and wearing







