"Everything has been done as you ordered. The photoshopped photos of Everly and a man were sent to Mr. Baxter's butler, which had not aroused suspicion."She sneered and tapped on the screen with her fingers painted with exquisite nail polish. Soon, a message was sent out."Continue the observation and perfect everything in the follow-up!"The other party replied with a simple, "Yes!".Lisa's eyes flashed coldly as she read the reply and the latest movements of Carson and Everly."Carson Baxter, you can only be mine! Anyone who stands in my way, don't even think about getting off scot-free!"…For a week in a row, everyone in the Baxter Corporation was trembling with fear.No one dared to speak loudly, fearing that they would be the unlucky ones that would get their president’s wrath, especially those that had to send documents to Carson's office. "No way! I don’t want to be the one to send the documents today!""Don't refuse. When it's our turn, we'll do it too!"The man w
He lowered his eyes and thought for a while. He then shook his head and said, "I have something on tonight."Lisa walked over and sat down in front of the desk. She smiled and said, "What's wrong with you? I've heard that you've been acting very strange these days. Since you stood us up that day, everyone in your company has been scared of you. I just saw the young lady who came to deliver your document. She looked so scared of you...""Let's go to relax together. You can’t stay like this all the time, all right?"Carson glanced at Lisa then he picked up another document. He did not say anything, but Lisa understood what he meant. He did not want to go."Brother Baxter...""Robbie." Carson had already called out to his secretary when she was about to continue."Okay, okay. Brother Baxter, don't call for anyone else, or I'll feel embarrassed. I'll go myself!" Lisa said with a forced smile. The smile on her face did not fade away until she was sure that she was completely out of si
"No!"She threw her hands in the air. She tried grabbing onto anything that came her way, no matter what it was.She finally grabbed onto a rope, but she was going down too fast and heavy. The rope was dragged all the way down with her on it.She fell into the river, and the river waters instantly went past her neck. She was also choking from the waves on the water surface. Fortunately, she held onto the rope and did not sink into the water completely.She tried to swim upstream, but the other end of the rope around her feet was the box of fish, which weighted half of her and needed to be loaded onto the truck. She was dragged deeper into the water, and she could not get out of the river."Help!" She screamed for help in a hoarse voice, but this was the dock at midnight, far away from the city or crowd. The workers had gone to rest, and she was the only worker left here. No matter how loud she screamed, she received no response.She kicked her legs hard, trying to break free from
He suddenly started his car again, made a huge drift. He turned around and drove to the dock.When Carson’s car stopped at the dock, he instantly opened the door and got out.Deep down in his heart, he wanted to look for her, but there was only a dim light left above the dock, a truck that had its shutters left open, and a ship swaying gently in the wind and waves.He stood there like a lonely island. He did not know why he suddenly felt scared.He had not been here since that day. On that day, he found that something seemed to have changed in his heart and something was about to break out. He had not dared to face it.He thought for a long time. He decided to come to see her today, but he did not see her. Where had she gone?Would she disappear from his world again? Just like she did the last time?"Everly!"He called her name, but the only response he got was his own echoes over and over again.There seemed to be no one here.His lips were pursed into a straight line, and t
It was until Everly choked and coughed out a mouthful of water.She looked at him in a daze and then proceeded to faint."Don't sleep now. I'll take you to the hospital."He picked her up and returned to his car. He turned the heat up to the maximum and took off her wet coat. He then started the car and rushed to the nearest hospital.Carson drove his car at its highest speed. The roars of the car engine could be heard on the road, and everything around it turned into drags of light and shadow as it zoomed past the place.He looked at her lying motionlessly on the passenger seat. His grip on the steering wheel increasingly tightened. No one noticed that a woman walked out of the dark corners of the dock after Carson left.The woman was wearing high heels and an exquisite fur coat. She stared at the shadows of Carson's car that was driving far away, and her delicate eyes were full of malice."Miss Lisa, it's not my fault. After sending everyone away, I set that woman up on the
The Butler immediately rang the bell. When he helped Carson to the other side of the room, he found that Carson's clothes were still damp!In the past week, Carson had been like a working machine, overworking himself to the point of breaking every day. He jumped into the water on such a cold day. Several hours had passed since he saved Miss Everly. Carson had been waiting for Everly in his wet clothes on such a cold day!He had not collapsed until he was sure that Everly was fine and the arrangements for her follow-up were made and completed!"Sir..."The butler looked at Carson, whose face was flushed from the fever that he was in, and then looked at the woman lying unconscious on the hospital bed. He sighed helplessly.…When Everly finally woke up, the white ceiling came into view. The evening light shone through the curtains. The whole room was dyed an orange tint, making it hard to tell whether the scene before her was the reality or just a dream.Was she not drowning previ
It was quiet in the room. The maid looked at her and cautiously said, "Miss Everly, would you like to go to see Sir?"Everly had not answered. She just sat there unmoving, like a sculpture."Miss Everly?"The maid's voice came again."You go out first." Everly finally said in a hoarse voice.The maid wanted to say something, but she saw how indifferent Everly was acting. She nodded and said, "I'm just outside. Miss Everly, just call me if you need anything."After the maid left, Everly was the only person left in the room.She looked down at her tightly clenched fists and slowly loosened them. Blood seeped through her fingers and continuously dripped down the sheets.The wound on her palm caused by the rope was already scabbed, but now the scabs cracked again and blood was flowing out of them.She looked at them and recalled the scene when she fell into the river again and again.It was not an illusion.He saved her…Her hands trembled slightly, and a tear fell on her palm.
"Ding dong! Ding dong!"Everly looked over subconsciously when the doorbell rang. The maid had already gone to open the door to greet the guests. Footsteps and laughing voices were heard in the next moment. "Oh my, Oliver looks much better now! How terrific!""That's right, it's been such a long treatment, and Oliver's body is slowly getting better. The doctor said to keep this up, and he will be no different from an ordinary child when he gets older.""Oliver is great!""Sigh… Oliver should have continued staying there for his treatment on such a chilly day outside. However, I heard that Carson was very sick, so I asked the doctor and brought Oliver here.""Come on in quickly! It's warm inside, don't want Oliver to catch a cold!"The door opened again. Everly watched as the servant brought in a child who was fully wrapped with thick clothing. Such a little human, he seemed to be only about three years old, looking amusingly spherical with so many layers of warm clothes on him.