That night after showering, Quentin heard a ping coming from his phone—he received a notification.He was clad in a bathrobe and strode over to his table to pick up his phone.[President Hall, I’ve emailed you about Iris’s movements over the last two days.]Putting his phone down, Quentin powered up his laptop and entered his email account.The email started with Iris’s itinerary for yesterday. She was at her ramen shop the whole day, only leaving for a while to head over to the supermarket before going home.Everything seemed normal yesterday.Today was the same, she was at her ramen shop. However, she went out in the afternoon to a café. The person she met up with came as a surprise for Quentin.He narrowed his eyes when he saw Isabelle Shachbury’s name.He remembered coming home to see Iris in an extremely frightened state. She claimed that she had a nightmare but Quentin was not easily fooled. She would not appear that frightful if it were just a bad dream.He guessed that
Night. Rain poured down in heavy sheets as lightning flashed. Dragging her suitcase behind her, Claire Schmidt wandered aimlessly in the rain.“Claire, Joshua didn’t leave you because he won the lottery, but because you didn’t fulfill your obligations as a wife.”“Claire Schmidt, aren’t you bored of this yet? I’ve wanted a divorce for a long time. Are you against it because you’ve got your eyes set on the family fortune?” Claire did not know if it was rain or tears on her face. Her vis
Claire felt a dull pain in her heart. Her hands, which were holding onto her hot chocolate, began trembling. Her lips quivered as she said, “Mom, I’m your daughter…” “Evee is your little sister. Can you bear to see her suffer?” “What about me?” “Either way, it’s settled. You must be married to the Yeich family in one month! Your father and I could never live if we knew that both our daughters were ruined.” On the day of the wedding, Claire’s little sister, Yvonne came to visit. “Sis, I
Claire opened her sleepy eyes. And her gaze was met with a pair of deep, cold eyes. The man’s brows were sharp, and underneath his wolf-like eyes, was a well-defined nose with a sky-high bnridge. His lips, so thin that they seemed to have been shaved with a knife, were tightly pursed. Although he was in a wheelchair, he still managed to look intimidating, forming a little bubble around himself that no one was allowed to come near. “Yvonne Schmidt?” Claire only froze for two seconds before hurriedly sitting up on the bed. At a loss for words, she looked at the man. Claire nodded her head nervously.She had replaced Yvonne in marrying into the Yeich family, so naturally, she did not dare to reveal her true identity. “Hah!” Another tinge of coolness appeared on the corners of Mason’s eyes. He took an envelope out of his pocket and threw it down in front of Claire. Carefully picking it up to take a look, Claire realized its contents were photos and information about her little
Claire spent the night alone in the empty room. She got up early and moved all her clothes into the closet, hogging the entire room. She had made matters clear with Mason last night. He probably would not be sleeping here, so the entire room was hers. A titular couple, both with nothing to do with the other. For her, it was a good thing.After changing, Claire went downstairs, where a group of servants were busy working. Feeling hungry, Claire wanted to ask where the kitchen was, but the
Now, hearing that the Old Grand Master wanted to see her, Claire immediately became nervous. “Second Young Madam, please follow me.” The older maid saw Claire rooted to the spot, so she spoke directly to her. Claire came back to her senses and nodded as she followed her. The Yeich family home was humongous. Even with a maid leading the way, Claire still felt overwhelmed walking through it.They soon arrived at the study, and the maid’s attitude became extremely humble. “Second Young M
Mason left his sentence at that, but Claire could understand the threatening message hidden behind his words. She felt a little angry. She had quit her job because of him and had to follow his back all day. The initial agreement was that they would have nothing to do with each other, yet now they were forcibly tied together. Claire was not happy about this as well. However, she did not say anything aloud. She was in too much of an awkward position at the moment. They continued walking in s
Claire started lightly upon hearing that. Mason had probably plotted it all, even if she managed to get here, she would not be able to enter the office. “Get out of here. People like you don’t even have the qualifications to be one of our normal employees, and you’re here thinking that you can be the CEO’s assistant.” The receptionist’s gaze became even more contemptuous, and the people next to her let out a couple of jeers.“God, look at what she’s wearing. And she dares say she’s an assis