Joey continued sleeping and didn't hear her. Once she woke up, she realized that Selena didn't stop the car in front of the studio. Instead, they were at a newly developed apartment in a residential area.She stared dumbly at Selena and asked, "Are you here for a client?"Selena saw Joey had woken up and dangled the keys from her fingers. She said, "Of course! I'll show you what luxury is!"Only when Joey got out of the car did she realize that Selena was bluffing. There was no client! This was an apartment Selena had secretly bought for Joey!It wasn't a big space with three rooms, but it was more than enough for Joey to live alone.Selena explained with concern, "I'm worried that the jerk would steal your assets, so this place stays under my name for now. I'll transfer the ownership to you once you've settled the divorce."Joey held the keys in her hands and stayed silent in bewilderment.Selena waved her hands like it wasn't a big deal. "Come on, you're the one who's been bri
"We're going back to the Gray Residence tonight. Grandpa wants to see you," Zachary said.Joey was already angry to begin with, as she was drowning in the canceled orders and increasing debt. She huffed when she heard Zachary.She said coldly, "I don't think it's appropriate for me to go there."Zachary, who was on the other side of the phone, stayed silent for a few seconds before bossily demanding, "We haven't divorced. It's not up to you whether you get to sit out of it."Harold and Rose had raised Zachary since he was a child due to certain reasons. Therefore, Zachary respected and treated his grandparents very well. That was why he did not object when his grandparents asked him to marry Joey.In Zachary's and Joey's three years of marriage, Zachary's understanding of marital duties consisted of two things. One was to consummate their marriage once a month, and the other was to reassure his grandparents their marriage was going strong by visiting the Gray Residence as a loving
Charles had been an honorable man his whole life. Rose's nasty comments were uncalled for.Joey also wanted a child. However, that depended on Zachary, didn't it?Joey felt hurt when she thought of it. Despite that, she obediently replied to Rose, "Sure, Grandma."Harold frowned and reprimanded Rose, "It's not every day that Joey comes back to visit us. Now stop being obsessed over pregnancy and babies."Rose rebutted, "Oh, you're the one talking? Don't you want a great-grandson?"Harold changed the topic. "Joey, I heard some rumors outside. What do you think about them?"Joey remained polite and answered, "I believe Zachary will take care of those rumors."Harold was satisfied with her reply. He said, "No matter what they say, you're the only daughter-in-law the Gray family will acknowledge. Those uncultured women can dream if they want to join our family."Rose added, "Also, you have to work hard and give birth to Zachary's baby. Once you two have a child, of course he'll com
Joey washed up and spread her blanket on the couch. She was about to lie down when a knocking sound came from the door. She bolted up and asked Zachary in a low voice, "Did you lock the door?"Zachary glanced at her and asked loudly, "What is it?"Maisie answered, "Mr. Zachary, it's me. Madam Rose prepared fresh yogurt tonight, and she asked me to take a bowl of it for Madam Joey. If you haven't slept, I'm coming in!"With a click, the door opened.Joey jumped out of the couch and quickly stuffed the blanket under the bed. She reached the bed before Maisie came to them, squeezing into Zachary's bed and pulling the covers over them.The moment Joey rushed into the bed in a hurry, she accidentally bumped her head into Zachary's chest. They groaned in pain at the sensation. They sounded pretty suggestive late into the night.Maisie, who had swiftly made her way to the bed, had to stop and ask tentatively, "Mr. Zachary, Madam Joey … May I come in?"Zachary bit back the pain. He glan
Meanwhile, Joey and Zachary remained in the room. Once Joey saw Maisie leave, she wanted to scamper out of the bed. Zachary reacted quicker than she did, pinning her on the bed before she could move.Joey subconsciously held Zachary off by pushing his chest. She increased the distance between them and questioned reluctantly, "Ms. Maisie's gone. What else do you want?"Zachary stared at her deeply and asked hoarsely, "Didn't you want this when you grabbed me just now?"Joey was baffled.She huffed in annoyance. "I was hinting at you to keep Ms. Maisie away from my side of the bed! Are you freaking sex-deprived? I can't believe this is what you've been thinking!"Zachary grasped her hand with force.Joey tried to break free from his control. Her face grew red as she pulled her hand back. "What are you doing?"Zachary emphasized each word as he repeated, "Hinting at me?"Joey blushed. She muttered stubbornly, "Get off of me!"Zachary's gaze darkened. "Are you looking down on my a
It was cold.Heart-achingly cold.Joey lay against the bathtub and fell asleep between the sensation of fire and ice.She soaked herself in cold water the whole night and remained in a daze until the next day.Before she left, she even told Maisie, "Zachary left early last night and didn't come back for the whole night. I don't know where he went. I won't wait for him anymore. I have to go to work now."She didn't care what Zachary was up to. She only wanted Maisie to inform Rose about it. Joey was telling Rose that she and Zachary didn't sleep together last night. She wasn't the one who bailed either.Joey didn't know how she managed to leave the Gray Residence. Selena was shocked by her pale face once she stood in front of Emmen Fashion. Selena asked, "What happened to you last night? Why are you looking like this?"She quickly stepped forward to hold Joey, who couldn't even stand straight on her own feet. She felt Joey's burning skin. Selena gasped, "Why did you come here whe
Joey woke up in a hospital. The first thing she saw when she opened her eyes was a handsome face.Startled, she snapped her eyes shut and opened them again slowly. The face was still there, now with a teasing smile. The only thing that marred the perfect features were the dark circles underneath the eyes."You're finally awake." Kent breathed a sigh of relief as he watched Joey's eyes brighten with consciousness. He shrunk back to the side of the bed and slumped down listlessly.Joey sat up slowly and looked around, but she found no one else in the room besides Kent. She was a little touched. "Have you been here the whole time?"She didn't know how long she'd been out. Kent's time was counted by the second. He'd probably lost a lot of money in the time he'd spent waiting for her to wake up."I can't pay you anything," she blurted out.Kent was speechless. Despite her good looks, Kent found he couldn't have a conversation with Joey that didn't end up being about money."Wait, a
Selena had moved out at a young age and hadn't kept close contact with her family. She wouldn't have called Finn if things were less urgent and she could find someone else to help.To her dismay, Finn left her high and dry even though she rarely asked him for help. Selena was so angry that she sent him a voice message filled with veiled curses. Then, she blacklisted him.Joey watched this happen in speechless silence.Selena flipped her hair over her shoulder dismissively. "Don't get sympathetic on my behalf. I was adopted, so we weren't close anyway. I wouldn't have called him if I had any other choice."Joey was relieved to see there was nothing but anger in her eyes."Oh, right, Joey," Selena said, her expression turning serious. "I chose a couple of outfits for you this morning. I wasn't going to put much effort into that fashion banquet with Eastwell, but now that we're working with them, we should keep up appearances. There are going to be plenty of socialites and rich wom