Anthony frowned and simply picked one up. She saw that these parcels were all sent by someone named “Charmine’s biggest crush”. He looked at Charmine and curled up his lips, “The fans are so imaginative. They romanticized us and even sent us gifts.” Charmine raised an eyebrow and unwrapped one of them. There were some gifts, accessories and handwritten words… Looking at the beautiful gifts, she had a complex feeling. From the beginning, their relationship was controversial. Everyone who saw the news would say the same thing: She’s not good enough for him! All these years, she worked hard to improve herself. The incident from five years ago had now been resolved… Finally, their love was now official and blessed. Charmine’s red lips curled up as she continued to unwrap the parcels. Anthony sat by the side and saw her expressions. He knew what she was thinking. He looked at her emotionally. It was his fault that this day did not come sooner. He simply picked up a p
Charmine picked up the bloody parcel and eyed sharply the bloody knife inside.Who was trying to threaten her?Anthony instantly took out his phone to call Luke to investigate.Ten minutes later, Luke called him back."This is an elaborate scheme, Boss; we can’t trace who sent this at all! Every piece of evidence had been destroyed. I tried to retrieve any piece of evidence we could get, but what I got in the end was blurry footage."Anthony hung up and turned to Charmine. "Can’t find anything."Charmine looked at the time. "Let’s just head to work for the time being. I'll ask Kay to look into this.""Okay."This event unsettled Grandma Bailey deeply. She watched as Anthony and Charmine walked out before chasing after them, pleading, "Charmine, Anthony, be careful when you’re out. Call the police instantly if anything seems out of the ordinary!"Charmine turned back to look at the elder before calmly replying, "We will, Grandma."She had been through countless trials. This me
Susan noticed Anthony's and Charmine's behavior and caught a whiff of the putrid smell that hung in the air.She took a tissue to close her nose as disgust was etched onto her expression. "What poor luck we have. How did we end up with this unlucky woman? She brings fear to the house every day; it's repulsive!"Anthony and Charmine, however, ignored Susan entirely. The maids held their breath and started to clean up, yet the revolting smell and animal carcasses nearly made the women throw up.They said nothing as they cleaned the mess, but upon finishing with their duties, complaints were aired."These things are too disgusting!""We haven’t had this kind of incident in decades. It's like all these things happened after Charmine moved into the mansion!""The Baileys had been fine all this time, but now, they're plagued with these things a little too often.""Sigh! Ms. Annabel was so nice, yet she was forced out of the mansion!""We’re so unlucky to be serving a woman like Cha
After they were done with their breakfast, Charmine said to Anthony, "I’m going to my entertainment company to sort out something. I probably won't be back for lunch."Anthony frowned and gazed at Charmine earnestly. "Are you busy?""Yeah. I haven’t been there for a long while, and I have lots of things to take care of."Anthony nodded. "I'll send you there.""No need." Charmine placed down her cutleries. "Carry on with your meal; Rio is already waiting outside."Anthony recalled who he was and was not bothered. "Just be careful," he reminded her."Okay."She walked past the living hall, and the maids in the area eyed her warily.It was as if she was disgusting and terrifying, just like the parcels they had to clean up.Charmine ignored them and remained unperturbed, her prominence oozing from her being as she walked, much to the maids' chagrin.Charmine offended the wrong person and caused these terrifying incidents, yet she was nowhere apologetic and acted as though none of
The Baileys arrived at the pier where they spotted a large cruise docked nearby, and a lonely yet arrogant figure waited by the pier. There was a glass with red wine in it in his hand, and a suave air permeated from him. He smirked as he watched the Baileys rush toward him, his face not yet revealed to them.When Anthony spotted the man, he frowned.This man was Charmine's kidnapper?Just as suspicion crept into Anthony's mind, the man gradually turned over to show his face.It was…Charmine’s agent, Eric!?Anthony’s elegant face contorted in fury as he growled, "It's you, huh?"Eric sipped his wine aloofly and smirked at the Baileys. "How did it feel like in the past few days living in fear?"Everyone was shocked to see this ruthless man. Was he the one that sent them that series of threats? Was he not Charmine’s agent?Susan pursed her lips and thought of something. She crossed her arms elegantly. "So it was you who sent out the threats in the past few days?"Eric glare
"Many years ago, Susan had a fling with a man in Muriona, and she ended up pregnant in the affair. The man would end up succumbing to his cancer, while Susan would later on birth the child and dump him in an orphanage."Everyone was downright discombobulated to hear this never-before-heard story.Susan cheated, gave birth to another child, and sent him to an orphanage?!Darryl’s face contorted uglily in embarrassment and bitterness. He was the heir of the Bailey family, yet his wife cheated on him for so many years without him knowing it.He cursed to himself.Darryl, unable to quell his anger, lifted his hand and—Slap! His heavy hand swung right across Susan's cheek."How dare you!""Well deserved." Senior Bailey glared at Susan and scoffed, "What a disloyal wife. Charmine was punished for your sin! How could you?!"Grandma Bailey also glared at Susan. "We didn't abuse you, Susan, so how could you do this? How could you?"Susan’s cheek seared with pain as a loud buzz hummed
Anthony's breath hitched when he saw Charmine.He clenched his fists and, without doubting himself, relented "I can agree to your terms, so let her go right away. This has nothing to do with her; you only hate me after all. As long as you let her go, I'll take the pill. Everything will end right away."Susan shook her head. "We'll die after eating the pill. I’m not taking that!"She had just reunited with Eric, and she did not want to die yet. She looked at Eric and begged, "Please let Anthony be, why don't you? He’s your brother, after all, and he doesn’t even know about your existence. If you’re really angry, just kill Charmine, and I'll make it up to you—"Anthony's expression contorted in sheer fury upon hearing Susan's plea, and he glared at her with murderous intent."This was all your fault, so what right do you have to make Charmine take your blame?!""What on earth are you going on about?" snapped Grandma Bailey. "Charmine has been kidnapped because of you, yet you want
"No one's stopping you now. Eat!"Anthony clenched his hands tightly and took another glance at Charmine. He was more determined than before, and he was close to eating the pills in the bottle.Charmine, who was held hostage, gradually opened her eyes at that moment. Her gaze drifted toward Eric before she asked, her tone challenging, "Will you really feel good after you've killed them? You saw Susan suffering from a serious wound; would you still kill the one sibling you have left in the world?"Eric halted, and his eyes darkened.Charmine had just woken up, yet what she said…He cast a cold glance at Charmine. "It's my business, and it has nothing to do with you!"They were his family, and he did not want a family like this!Charmine looked squarely at him. "Eric, I don’t care if you used me or plotted against me all these years; I've treated you like a true friend, nothing more nor less. You were the only person who stayed by my side in the past five years, so I hope that you