Leia reacted as if she had seen a ghost and shunned a good distance from Xavier the moment they were in the room.She listened to Shirley's wail in disbelief."Xavier, you scum. Are you going to let her be like this? You are the infamous simp of Beach City… ahem, I mean the most loyal man. Why have you suddenly become so cold-blooded and heartless?"Xavier crossed his legs and leaned against the door casually. He nocked his chin up a little and stared at the woman nonchalantly. "Didn't I just make it very clear that you are my true love? Desolating my true love for the sake of an unworthy old flame is simply not worth it!""Bleurgh!"Leia pretended to puke and punched the man. "You'd better stop," she growled. "I've just had breakfast. Don't make me puke and waste food!"'Haha! How hilarious. If I am Xavier's true love, the Sun will rise from the west."As the descendants of the Great Eight of Beach City, they had known each other since they were young. Though they had little in
Leia frowned in confusion. "Doesn't she have her heart set on you now? As the top star, she disregarded her public image and cried so miserably outside just to win your heart back. What else do you want from her?"Xavier remained silent, a deep melancholy still permeating his eyes."So, I would say that it's not that sincerity is worthless, but it was you who wasn't sincere. You are just unwilling to accept that you got no love in return. Now you've gotten it; you start to act cocky again…""What do you know?"Like a bear that was being poked, Xavier lost all of his calm. His eyes turned cold, and he pushed Leia onto the big bed, sneering. "You're an idiot in love and have no experience at all. Do you know what love is? Aren't you a little too presumptuous to talk about it when you have never experienced it?""Who-who told you that I have no experience? I have lots, I…"Leia looked into the man's beautiful eyes, and her heart started to race inexplicably, and she stammered involu
The atmosphere was very ambiguous. The two of them were about to kiss each other. Suddenly, Leia seemed to have regained her wits. She abruptly raised her legs to kick Xavier off the bed. After that, she leaped and stood up. "All men are scumbags. What's more, you're that scumbag Stefan's buddy. Birds of a feather flock together. You'll only be worse than him!" However, Xavier seemed completely unperturbed. Half sitting on the carpet, he propped his arms up and revealed a carefree smile. "I'm glad to see you have such an awareness. Keep this in mind. Don't ever tread the path of love. This thing is devastating. One can only lead an easy life without love." They bade each other goodbye before they took their respective flights to fly to Sun Island, which was near Quartz Island. They did not know that their destination was the same. They boarded the plane to the edge of Sun Island before they got a private speedboat to go to the island. The speedboat heading to Sun Island o
"You're very smart. Money does indeed resolve a lot of conflicts..." Xavier was wearing a floral shirt, beach pants, and a pair of flip-flops. Although he had dressed humbly, he appeared very natural and casual, especially with the innate aura of a wealthy heir that he exuded. So, he appeared very noble and elegant. He did not at all look like a poor man. At a glance, he saw Leia, who was sitting on a high chair, and unconsciously broke into a charming smile. "Naughty kitty, we meet again. If nothing happens between us, given our destiny, I'm afraid we'll disappoint God." Leia glanced at him and said angrily, "Xavier, don't you have anything else to do? Why did you stalk me instead of coaxing Shirley?" "I didn't stalk you." "Stop lying. If you didn't stalk me, how would you know this dock and book this speedboat..." Leia sighed, "I know I made a big joke today and sewed discord between you and Shirley. When I'm free, I'll explain to her well. But please do me a favor and do
"That's impossible!" "I'm going to my bestie's utopia," Leia stressed. "She won't expose it to others easily. How would that scumbag know? Are you trying to fool me?" Xavier remained calm and smiled with a profound meaning. "Is there a possibility that Stefan isn't an outsider to your bestie?" "If he's not her outsider, then he is her enemy. She'll never tell her enemy her last sacred place, so there must be... some kind of deception!" "As for that, why don't... you call and ask her?" Putting both of his hands in his pockets, Xavier kindly reminded her. Leia frowned. After a long hesitation, she took out her phone and exclaimed fiercely, "I'll call my bestie now and expose your cunning scheme!" Raising his brows, Xavier gestured for her to go on. "You're more than welcome to do so." Soon Renee answered the phone. When she learned that Leia happened to be with Xavier, she nearly screamed on the other end of the phone. Renee shouted, "Dang! There are a total of 197 coun
'Is he really as dumb as a dog? If he isn't, how is he always so foolish and happy-go-lucky all the time?'He's a rich heir. It's fine if he likes to take selfies, but he even made a peace sign while taking selfies. It's so unsophisticated. He looks so foolish that people can't hate him at all. Click! Click! Click!Xavier was completely unbothered by Leia's gloomy face. He excitedly took a few dozen photographs before he started picking and editing the photographs with satisfaction and had them up on social media in no time. "I'll upload a post on Facebook. If not, my buddies will think that I'm dead." He purposely picked a photograph in which Leia gave the most cooperation. He did not even edit it before he happily posted it on Facebook. He even added a caption."My wonderful island trip with my world-weary buddy."Of course, there was no way Leia could see that. Although they had known each other since they were young… they were strangely not friends on Facebook up unti
Leia was struck speechless. She remained quiet and motionless as if she had been petrified. Xavier walked to Stefan, looking at the charming, lovey-dovey couple in front of him. Strangely, his handsome and bright face seemed solemn and gloomy. With a sentimental vibe, he whined, "Stef, you sure are awesome. I just went on a trip, but you guys turned hostility to love and made up with each other. As expected... no matter how skillful one is, one is no better than a talented person like you." Stefan was so gripped in a state of deep love that he acted as if he was Eros. He was not as cold and distant as he was before. On the contrary, his whole being radiated with the light of love and peace. "Bastard, stop teasing me. It's all because of my deep sincerity that she changed her mind. Keep this in mind. Sincerely is the key to love!" After he said that, he hugged Xavier with one arm and whispered in his heart, "Leia is kind and magnanimous. She's much more reliable than that wom
“Bro, why are you so nervous?”Xavier's lips curled into a mischievous smile. He remained as unpredictable as ever. "You're the one who invited me here, so shouldn't you at least show some confidence?”The two men were locked in an invisible battle. The atmosphere became weirdly tense.“Can you two... act normally?”Renee gulped and suggested cautiously.Xavier's beautiful eyes immediately curled into crescent moons as he beamed at Stefan. He patted Stefan's shoulder and said, "Haha, just kidding. Look how scared Stefan is. He's worried that his wife would run away with someone else...”“Alright, I'll stop teasing you. This island is beautiful! I want to look around!”He ran a few steps, then suddenly stopped and came back because he remembered something. He told Stefan, "Umm... Ms. Osborne has something important to say to you, Stef. Be mentally prepared, okay? Make sure you tighten your belt.”“Tighten my belt?!”Renee was confused. "What the hell? Xavier, explain yourself..
Jovan called Stefan to sound the latter out. Anyway, it would be convenient for Stefan to rush over since they were both at the same spot. "I'll be right there," Stefan said. Then, he hung up.For a moment, silence washed over everyone, as if something terrible was about to happen.After taking in the new information, Leia said indignantly, "What's going on? Why does he want to come? Isn't he too shameless? How dare he come?" Although everything wasn't discussed openly, everyone knew why Stefan and Renee broke up all of a sudden, despite how lovey-dovey they were. The reason was that Stefan had cheated on Renee.Even if the adultery was faked, it was still the cause of their breakup. If Stefan were shameful or guilty, he wouldn't have agreed to come. He was going to face Renee there with their friends and family around. Certainly, it was embarrassing. "Hmph! Why not? He impersonated me, seized my business, and snatched away my woman. Plus, he led a steady life, got married
Jovan's words made the atmosphere quiet and bizarre. "Are you out of your mind, Jovan? It's already very annoying to have someone like you here. Do you have to get another annoying guy?" Leia frowned, crossing her arms. She kept scolding him.Initially, the atmosphere was considered harmonious. It was still considered fine even if there was an annoying person like Jovan. Unexpectedly, he wanted to call another, more terrible person to come here. Things would certainly go wrong. "Ms. Osborne, you're famous for talking harshly, too. You're just like me. I love it." However, Jovan was not mad at all. He grinned while waiting for Stefan to answer the call. Generally, Stefan would not answer Jovan's call. Surprisingly, he picked it up that time."What's the matter?" Jovan purposely put it on speaker mode. Stefan sounded aloof and emotionless.Jovan sounded wicked as he calmly asked Stefan, "Do you want to join a gathering, Stefan?""I'm going to hang up if you don't say anythi
In the past, Jovan had always regarded Stefan as a coward. Stefan couldn't forget about Renee, but he kept pushing Renee to another man. It seemed like Justin was more responsible, considerate, and gentle. Of course, Renee would lead a very happy, steady, and comfortable life with such a man. At the very least, Jovan felt that he could not be that meticulous and considerate. He would only drive Renee mad just to get her attention. "Hmph! Are you trying to humiliate me or yourself?" Justin didn't find that a compliment. Instead, it sounded like smockery. Jovan made it sound like Justin was a nice guy, but would not be picked by Renee. Usually, people like that had to suffer and would not end up well."I'm praising you." Jovan was helpless because of his reputation as the villain. Although he had said a lot of annoying things, he did want to compliment Justin. His love was probably as deep as Justin's, but his and Stefan's ways of loving Renee were much inferior to Justin's.
"That's unnecessary." Justin stood in front of Renee, his face cold. He said firmly, "She's unwell and can't have wine." "Is she unwell? I didn't see that." Jovan sized Renee up before he sized Justin up. Then, he sneered, "And who are you to her? You can't stop her from having wine.""It's none of your business who I am to her. I said she can't have wine." Justin always kept peace with others, but at that moment, he was dominant. He didn't always want to control Renee, but she had drunk a lot of wine that day. It might have hurt her belly. Hence, he felt it better for her to abstain from wine lately. However, Jovan was unaware of that affair. He simply found Justin purposely showing his ownership over Renee, which disgusted him."Waiter, get her a glass of milk. She only wants that," Justin instructed a waiter, showing his consideration for Renee. "It's okay. I can have a little wine. Plus, I'm rather good at drinking. It's not easy for everyone to get together tonight. I do
They danced for around ten minutes. Renee danced to the song heartily. Her initial gloomy mood also improved.Renee drank some water and took a few deep breaths. Then, she sincerely praised Leia, "Alright. Your welcome ceremony is bizarre, but it helped relieve my stress. I like it very much!"She could tell that Leia had painstakingly prepared that gift for her. After all, it was not easy to ask the Zambawi people from primitive tribes to sing an English song. "I'm glad you like it. I did this because I wanted you to relax and stop taking things seriously. You need to stop being so hard on yourself and get rid of all the pressure!" Leia said honestly. The Zambawi hand-drum dance came with the charms of a primitive dance. Its goal was to set people free. Of course, it was suitable for Renee to relieve her stress."Yeah, your stress is relieved. From now on, you'll start afresh. This is for you. I'm sure it'll be one of your happy memories." Liam handed the previous Polaroid to
"This is your welcome ceremony. This hand-drum dance is to help eliminate bad luck." Leia held Renee's arm, satisfied with her arrangement. She said happily, "Listen to their song! It's a great song!""Is there a song?" Renee frowned; she felt that Leia was always doing bizarre things. She wondered how Leia could come up with such a preposterous welcome ceremony."Mm, listen carefully! It's English. You can understand it." At that point, Leia said to the Zambawi people, "Put on your microphone. And sing louder."The Zambawi people gave their cooperation. They used their typical Zambawi singing to sing the English song. While listening to the song, Renee found it very familiar. "The flowers will bloom in spring, and the birds are free. I'm still waiting, waiting for my love to come back. Hurry home!""Isn't that Spring Flowers by Curtis Harrett?" Renee finally recalled what song it was. It was a song with a happy beat. It could make people happy. The Zambawi people made th
"I don't know, either. All I ever remember from when I was young is that I led a very painful life. I once tried my best to make the Garcia family accept me. I did all the dirty and tiring jobs. I went out to work at an early age to get money for them. I also did all the house chores. "But my foster parents were never nice to me. They would always beat me up or scold me. My elder foster brother also saw me as an eyesore. He always tried to get me killed…" Quinton calmly described his past. He no longer seemed to be in pain. All that was left in him was numbness, as if he were talking about someone else.However, Renee was always in pain whenever she heard him talk about his past. She felt like she had returned to his past with him and experienced those painful things. It was normal for her to feel that way because they were twins. A lot of their thoughts and feelings were synchronized. "I suddenly recalled that I would inexplicably become gloomy many times when I was young. I
"I'm sorry." When Renee heard that from Quinton, she realized the conflict between him and Stefan had yet to be resolved. It was temporarily put aside because of her. She occasionally saw him and Stefan talk to each other and drink together, but they merely put on a show to ease her mind. Their hatred for each other hadn't been eliminated. Instead, it was growing secretly. If Renee were Quinton, she might never forgive the person who had snatched away her beloved and seized her identity. That person even ruined her face."Why did you say sorry to me? It's the resentment between him and me. It has nothing to do with you. Plus, I didn't know he was my brother-in-law then. If I knew, I wouldn't have fought him." When Quinton recalled those affairs, he realized that people were nothing but the sport of fate. If there had been no resentment between him and Stefan, Renee might not have broken up with Stefan. Their families might even get closer. "Stop bringing up the past. It's
During these days, Renee was under pressure because of her affairs. She had no chance to ask Quinton about it. Now, the long flight gave them a chance to have a deep conversation. They could talk about their woes and seek consolation."Me?" Quinton lowered his head and shook his head helplessly. "I'm still the same old me. Nothing is troubling me. I've been busy with Carmine Pawnshop. I have no time to think about other stuff.""You have no time?" Renee touched her chin and smiled naughtily. "Then, you must have been dwelling on other stuff. Let me guess… Is it the thing between you and Joanne?" "Stop asking so much." Quinton did not deny it but refused to talk much about that. "It looks like I made the right guess. You fell out with Joanne, didn't you?" Renee knew Quinton well. Generally, his work would not affect his mood. The only person who could affect his mood was Joanne, who shared a complicated relationship with him. Before Renee left Beach City, she had created a l