Downstairs, Elijah was sitting on the couch and watching Sally wash fruits in the kitchen. Just moments ago, the woman had been so sleepy she could not open her eyes when she asked him to go downstairs and ask Zoey and Thomas to lower their voices. Yet, she seemed so energetic now as she washed fruits in the kitchen. What power did Zoey possess to make this woman, who usually hated getting up, become so diligent? Finally, when Elijah watched Sally walk up the stairs with a large plate of strawberries, he could not help but call out to her. “I’m hungry too.” Sally pursed her lips. She was not in the mood to pay him any attention. “There’s some ravioli I made in the fridge. You can heat it up yourself.”Elijah, “...”It was the first time she treated him this way. His wife, Sally Summers, was a gentle, kind, chaste, and tender person. Whenever he said he was hungry, she would immediately race into the kitchen to prepare him something tasty.However, although she was now
Evonne pursed her lips. “She’s probably not going to come in today because she’s not feeling well.” “Hah. She didn’t even bother to take leave even though she’s not coming to work. Guess they were right when they say that women from rich families are different.” Evonne frowned. “What did you say?” If she recalled correctly, she and Sally had never revealed their actual identities from the time they attended the interview in the company until they started work here. How could the director know that Sally was a rich person’s wife? “Nothing.” The director’s eyes twinkled for a moment before he lowered his head and coughed softly. “It’s Monday now. Are you done with the birthday party proposal I had you do last week?” “It’s done.” Evonne let out a breath as she turned to walk out to retrieve the proposal she had done. She placed it in front of the director. “It might be incomplete in places. I look forward to any advice you have to offer, Director.” The director frowned a
Evonne was supposed to meet the client's fiance at two in the afternoon. As it was her first time interacting with the client, Evonne arrived at the cafe ten minutes earlier. To make herself seem even more professional, she even dug out her professional clothing from the bottom of her suitcase. She had bought this outfit several years ago when she accompanied Sally to Europe to treat her burn wounds. “Evonne, you look so good in this! Formal and sexy at the same time!” Sally’s cries of astonishment were still vivid in her memory. It was because of what Sally had said that she decided to use up two month’s worth of her salary to purchase such an expensive set of formal clothing although she was aware that the clothes she wore would not change anything. At least they could give her a boost of confidence. At the end of the day, it was her first time working in a line of service like this. She was extremely nervous. Evonne sighed and took a sip of coffee to calm down her
Seth narrowed his eyes slightly as a smile tugged on the corners of his lips. Her attitude towards him might be at its very worst now, but he did not feel angry. Instead, he felt somewhat relieved. It was how she was like when he first got to know her. It was her nature, her personality. However, it had been a long time since she had been so sassy. Over this period, besides accompanying Chelsea and assisting Thomas in work, he would follow her in secret whenever he had the time. He watched as she sank into depression. He watched, and although she seemed to be making merry with Sally, she still had an underlying look of loneliness in her eyes. He watched as she stood on her balcony and smoked cigarettes in the middle of the night. He watched as she hid all her emotions from the surface and hid away to cry. He knew he had hurt her too deeply and that he had lost all right to care about her. He also knew that Thomas genuinely liked her and that he was a trustworthy
Seth did not say anything. In this scenario, the silence was equal to acquiescence. Evonne sighed and looked up coolly at Seth. “Alright.” “However, I would like to make my stance clear.” Evonne’s eyes were cold and mocking as she gazed at him. “Seth Greene, I despise you.” “You never once protected me when we were together.” “Now, I’ve broken up with you and gotten married to Thomas. I have my happiness now.” “Yet, you use my child to threaten me so that I will consent to be the springboard for you and Chelsea to further your relationship.” “I truly despise you.” She stood and left after completing that sentence. Seth’s grip on the coffee cup tightened. His ink-colored eyes followed Evonne as she left. “I remember you promised to help me plan Chelsea’s birthday celebration.” “You should explain your previous plans to me now.” Evonne’s heart went cold. She had said such hurtful things to him, and she thought at the very least, he would pretend to be a little
He had no right! Seth’s heart lurched slightly. His heart stung when he heard how easily the word “dad” rolled off Rohan’s tongue. Rohan was his son. He was supposed to be the “dad” he referred to. However… The man sighed and banished those unnecessary emotions. At this point, he no longer had any means of turning back! He lowered his head and looked down at the child much shorter than he was. “Where are they?” “Here.” Rohan pouted and made way for him. Seth frowned and walked over slowly. Thomas and Evonne were lying side by side on the couch in the living room. The two had reddened faces and reeked of alcohol. It was obvious that they had been drinking and that they were both drunk. As Rohan took out a thin blanket and placed it over them, he said calmly, “My mom and dad were really happy for some unknown reason tonight. They made out for a long time after confessing their feelings for each other and then fell asleep after getting drunk together.” While
Seth carried Thomas to the guest room upstairs on his back. When he went down again to retrieve Evonne, he carried her into the master bedroom. Rohan noticed it, but he was too lazy to expose him. After all, the man was already acting as his free labor. It would be rude to be overly picky. The little guy smiled as he held his drink and looked at Seth. “Mr. Greene, I’m sure you did not come to my house at such a late hour just to take care of my mom and dad, right?” “Is there anything else?” “Of course.”The man frowned slightly. “Where is the study?” Rohan was stunned. Turns out the man was here for work matters. Hmph, he knew it! How could a man as cold-hearted as him make a trip over just because he was worried about his mom! When the thought occurred to him, he pouted his lips and pointed behind him.The man strode toward the study. When the man walked past Rohan, some unknown force seemed to possess him as he bent down and clapped a hand to Rohan’s shoulder.
The look in the man’s eyes darkened as the expression on his face grew uglier. Because the drawings on the paper were not the comics that Thomas enjoyed, but instead… They were Evonne. Every single one of them was a drawing of Evonne. In the drawings, she was smiling, giggling, and laughing. Although she had a cheerful expression on her face in every drawing, there was a sadness she could not hide in her eyes. Every picture captioned with Thomas’ legible handwriting: How to get you to forget about him? How to get you to forget about him. When Seth saw that this sentence was on every drawing, he shuddered violently. So… So, Evonne had been putting on an act all this while? So this was how Thomas was liking her. He did not know if he should be feeling sad or glad. The man sighed and put down the sketches. Honestly, he should be feeling happy that she had a man who loved and cared for her deeply by her side. Besides, although Thomas and Elijah were wildly diffe