“Thanks, but we don’t need them anymore,” said Paige as she continued to explain how Zion offered her his pair of swimming trunks. “We’ll just use his since he willingly offered them.”Vincent chuckled out loud. “This guy lives up to his name, huh? He’s indeed a difficult person. I’ll need to stay around until the competition ends, who knows, I might discover something interesting.”“Okay, suit yourself then, I have to hide now. Zion left with his intern to discuss some matters. From the looks of it, I think it’s bad news,” said Paige as she recalled the look that Zion gave her when he left with Madison. She suddenly felt chills run down her spine.She tightened the collar around her neck and asked, “Is everything ready? Zion knows that I didn’t bring any swimming attire with me, so we’d be exposed if Yoel changed into his swimwear.”“Don’t worry, leave it to me,” said Vincent as he reached into his backpack and pulled out a set of sports attire and cap. He then handed them to Paig
Yoel only thought of provoking Zion and did not think of how Paige was careful with her words around Zion as she did not want to cause any trouble.Zion flew into a fury when Yoel provoked him and immediately threw a punch at Yoel.Yoel was not able to avoid his punch in time and his entire body crashed hard against the locker when Zion’s fist landed on his face. Yoel then tried to get up and staggered towards Zion hoping to return him a punch.If Yoel was still in his glory days as an athlete, he would have been able to get in a few extra punches even if he would not be able to defeat Zion. However, Yoel was now weaksomeday. Before his fist could even land on Zion’s face, his wrist was grabbed by Zion and he was once again slammed to the ground.“So, you think that you can touch me? Why? Do you think that you won’t be thrown in jail again for the financial fraud case since you were bailed out? Let me tell you, with how you’re behaving around the company, I can make the cops come f
When Zion showed up again at the swimming pool, he was not wearing a swimming cap and neither did he have a towel over his shoulders. He simply had on a pair of swimming trunks and he showed off his sculpted body figure and his pair of long legs. At the sight of that, the female employees that were attracted to him previously fawned over him.One of the girls said to her friend, “This is just too much, isn’t it? Madison’s such a lucky girl. If cheating is legal, I’d risk everything I’ve got just to be with him!”“Even if you want to, Zion needs to give his consent too, right? Who knows, maybe Madison’s his type. I think it’d be wiser if you target someone else instead,” said the friend as she looked around the other guys that were by the swimming pool, trying to pick out a few decent-looking guys for her friend.However, no matter how hard she tried, no one could be compared to Zion.As Zion’s assistant, Madison was in the middle of making preparations for the competition with on
“Miss Sanders, you’re still not pregnant.”The glint of hope in her eyes faded away instantly. Biting down on her lips, Estelle Sanders mumbled, “Alright…”With a pitiful look on his face, the doctor passed her the examination report. “Miss Sanders, how about...giving up? You’re overstretching your body and it can’t stand another distress. Even if you were to get pregnant, we can’t say for sure that you’ll be able to reach the full-term pregnancy…”Biting her lips, Estelle was silent as her body turned stone cold. The doctor was concerned about her. He called out to Estelle, “Miss Sanders, are you feeling all right?”“I’m fine and I’m listening.” Her voice sounded shaky and it seemed that blood had drained her lips, turning it pale-white. Looking at her, the doctor let out a deep sigh, “You know, if you go through with the chemotherapy now, it might increase the chances of extending your life.”“That’s not necessary. I must get pregnant,” As she stood up, she insisted, “Doctor
When it came to her, Skyler was filled with resentments. He showed no pity for her and did not utter a word to Estelle. Tears streamed down Estelle’s eyes, but she remained silent. Choking on her sniffles, Estelle started coughing strenuously. She lied on the bed for quite a while as she did not have the strength to sit up. She was in tremendous pain. With an icy cold voice, Skyler uttered, “Sign the papers.”“...”She sat up shakily and asked, “You’ve been drinking?”“It’s none of your business!”“Your stomach’s not in a good shape, try to cut down on the alcohol.”“How could I possibly touch you if I’m sober?”A force of strong blood smell rushed up to her throat, and the sticky fluid leaked from the corners of her lips. Estelle frowned while she wiped her mouth clean with the bedsheet under her. Her heart turned stone cold. She kept a calm and gentle voice. “You came home really fast, there isn’t much traffic is there?”Skyler had already tidied himself up. He lit up
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