Charlie was almost at her lips.Candice slightly lifted her head... the natural, almost magnetic sensation between them nearly filled the small space.As the door opened, the person outside was greeted by the sight of them.Kyle’s face was like ice, expressionless, as if he had been frozen in a freezer all night.Candice regained her senses.She had no idea how he knew they’d be coming down at this time—maybe he’d just been waiting for them."Good morning, where are you all headed?" Kyle asked, his tone neutral.Candice rubbed her forehead.Charlie responded casually, like a normal friend, "We’re going to the temple to pray. Mr. Jackson, would you like to join us for a fortune slip?"Kyle furrowed his brows.To the temple?He looked at Candice, his eyes conveying a clear message: Are you really going to keep the baby? Don’t be foolish!Candice turned her head away.
Caroline was getting anxious.These past few days, she had been scrambling around, but he didn’t show any interest in any of the women she had found. No, he hadn’t even looked at them.She was so upset that she was almost breathless. “Do you know why your father rushed back from America? That bitch’s son is about to get married! That bastard is only 18 this year! Why the rush to get married? He wants to get ahead of you and have a child!”“That pair of mother and son are already up to their dirty tricks. Your father is already unhappy with us because of family matters, and that bitch isn’t missing the chance to sow discord. If her son manages to get a kid before you, what are we going to do then?”“I don’t care. You have to pick someone of equal social standing and settle this marriage soon. Get pregnant within this year!”Kyle’s expression became cold.He didn’t r
“Sophia, this tattoo doesn’t have much research value. If you like it, you can get one too.”Rex put his clothes back down.Though his way of thinking was quite American, he still felt that stripping down early in the morning wasn’t exactly appropriate, so he rejected his sister’s request.Sophia, feeling disappointed, noticed Candice coming out and hurriedly got up to pull her onto the balcony.“Went chicken-stealing last night?”Candice pointed to her dark circles.Sophia scratched her chin thoughtfully, pushing her eyes up to keep them from overflowing, then carefully asked, “I heard from Bianca that she arranged for you to meet with Charlie’s mom. You even told her that Clemens’s mother invited her to pray. What’s going on?”Candice squinted her beautiful eyes.Seems like this little girl knew about Bianca’s arrangements last night.“Don’t be jealous, Clemens’s mom invited you too, Bianca the Blue.”“……”Sophia, now realizing her new code name, understood what Bianca meant—she was
His gaze involuntarily shifted toward the glowing phone screen.A message.The content read: Candice, you can’t delay this any longer. The longer you wait, the worse it will be for your health. While I still have time, I can help you...The rest of the message was hidden, but there was likely more.The sender had no name, only a phone number.But the tone was clearly that of someone familiar, even if she hadn’t saved their name... Kyle.The phone screen went black again.Charlie furrowed his brow, pondering the meaning behind those words.Can’t delay, the longer it drags on, the worse it gets for your health... His brow unfurled, and his eyes shook with intensity.Twenty minutes later,Candice emerged from the bathroom.Seeing Charlie still there, her flushed face gained an extra touch of red. Did he plan to... stay here tonight?She walked over to grab her phone, speaking casually, “I don’t have your towel in my room. If you want to shower, you might as well go back to the master bed
At first, there was music playing inside, and nothing could be heard clearly. Then suddenly, the music stopped, and a thud was heard. He quickly went in, thinking that Kyle was about to smash the globe at Charlie, but it turned out Kyle was holding the large iron ball."Sorry."Rex helped Kyle up from the floor.Kyle’s face was dark.He rubbed his arm, which felt like it was almost twisted off. What did this kid eat to grow so strong?Charlie smiled lightly. "Mr. Jackson, regarding the matter we discussed earlier, I can give you an answer now. We can cooperate." He paused, then added, "However, I have one condition.""Go ahead."Kyle sat back down.Charlie replied, "You’ll have to listen to me."Kyle, who was used to being arrogant, found the idea of cooperating with a rival already a reluctant compromise. Now, Charlie wanted him to follow his orders? It was a blow to his pride."We can d
Charlie looked at her little face and waved his hand at her. "Come here."Candice glanced at the distance between them.It was already very close.Where else could she go?"I’ll just stay where I am. Let’s talk about the important stuff, okay?" She spoke seriously, even sitting up straighter.Charlie reached out to pull her."I told you to come over, not to eat your tongue and stop you from talking."The tug-of-war in strength was too one-sided.Candice was pulled into his lap.Looking at the warm man in front of her, she felt like she was sitting on a live volcano, ready to erupt and drag her into the lava."Well, you lied to me, and I also hid something from you. Let’s just call it even, okay?"Calling it even was the best solution.She had hidden something, he had lied, both had their secrets, and in the grand scheme of things, what did it matter to keep fighting over it?