FAZER LOGINThat was even more crushing news for Aleysha. How was she supposed to get any useful information if she couldn't even enter Whetman Group?Pierce gently pushed Aleysha away and said one last thing to her. "In the future, if you need any help, contact my assistant. You have his number."With that, he opened the door and left.Once the door clicked shut, Aleysha grabbed her hair, her eyes bloodshot. She desperately tried to think of a way to overcome this crisis.She couldn't let this happen. There was no way she could let her relationship with Pierce end. If they broke up, she would be reduced to a discarded pawn and would never have a chance to get close to Gabriel again!Besides…For some reason, the memories of her time with Pierce kept playing in her head. No matter what, it wasn't the time for her to end things with him.Aleysha rushed into the bathroom and splashed cold water on her face, forcing herself to calm down.She thought about how Pierce had looked just now. He mu
As Pierce turned to leave, Enola reminded him, "You've been drinking. Don't drive.""I know," he said without looking back.He called his driver to pick him up. After getting into the car, he closed his eyes and seemed to wrestle with a decision for a while before finally saying, "Take me to Violet Gardens."Violet Gardens was a high-end neighborhood.After Pierce and Aleysha started dating, Aleysha refused to move in with him, and he couldn't bear to let her continue living in her previous rental either. Therefore, he transferred ownership of his Violet Gardens property to her, and she'd been staying there ever since.At the moment, Aleysha was at home, feeling rather uneasy. She kept recalling the way Pierce looked at her earlier. She was certain he was upset—even more so than he'd ever been in the past.She smacked herself on the head in frustration, kicking herself a little. She had truly become a little too brazen and reckless, banking on the fact that Pierce had feelings fo
With a calm expression, Enola said, "Some people don't like being too intimate with their partner even when they're in a relationship. It might be because they don't think it's time yet, or maybe they're not prepared for such intimacy. It's perfectly normal."If you can't accept that, you can break things off. Or, if you truly love her and don't want to break up with her, then you should respect her wishes.""I certainly don't want to break up with her," Pierce said. "I understand everything you just said. I've always respected her and never forced her into anything. I'm willing to wait until she's ready, no matter how long it takes. I know that's what I should do. But…"He told Enola about what had happened earlier this evening."The wariness in her eyes really hurt me," he said with a bitter chuckle, his eyes looking a little red. "I'm her boyfriend. All this time, I've been sincere in my feelings for her. It's not that I expect her to give me anything in return. I can understand
This time, Aleysha didn't notice Pierce's reaction to her. She was completely caught up in her own wariness, even backing two steps away from him."Are you seriously asking me to stay the night? You know very well that I—""Aley." Pierce cut her off with a rueful smile. "I didn't mean anything by it. I just didn't want you to tire yourself out further with the trip home. I was only going to let you take one of the guest rooms. You know that I would never force you to do anything you don't want to do."Aleysha stiffened. The pained smile on Pierce's face made her sheepish. Had she overreacted just now?They had been together for some time now, and he had never forced her into anything she said she didn't want to do."I…" Aleysha's lips parted, but she didn't know what to say.Pierce sighed. "It's fine. I'll give you… I'll have the driver give you a ride home."Aleysha was already fretting over how she should respond to him, so his words filled her with relief. She hastily nodded
Aleysha stared at the photo for a while before laughing. "This photo has been edited.""Huh?" Pierce sounded startled. "Really? But it looks pretty real to me.""That's because whoever did it did a good job. You can't tell unless you look closely," Aleysha explained."Now that makes more sense!" Pierce had a look of realization. "If the two of them really met years ago, why wouldn't I have known about it? Honestly, what's with those two anyway? Doing these things at their age? It's so cheesy!"Despite saying that, he stared at the photo again and started feeling a little envious.He slung his arm around Aleysha's shoulders and suggested, "How about we make one too? You should know how to do it, right? I'll send you a photo of me when I was a kid. You can find one of yourself as a kid and edit us into the same photo.""But why? It's so lame," Aleysha replied.Pierce's gaze dimmed. He looked a little disappointed, but he didn't say anything more.Upon sensing the change in his mo
"Steph, look at how adorable Adrian was when he was a toddler, and look at him now! Goodness, time really is cruel. I really miss the way he had called me 'mommy' in that adorable squeaky voice of his."At that time, Stephanie was lying on her bed, stomach down. When she saw the photos Amelia had sent to the chat, she tapped on them immediately. Her eyes sparkled in interest afterward.What a cute and chubby boy!Adrian must have been four years old in the photos. At that time, he had round and chubby cheeks, making him look like a cheese ball.The adorable cheese ball was looking at the camera with a wide smile on his face. Oh, he looked very adorable!Stephanie felt as though her heart was about to melt from all the cuteness. She wanted nothing more than to pull the cheese ball toddler out of the photo so that she could pinch his cheeks.Goodness, those cheeks of his must feel squishy and amazing!Stephanie quickly saved the photos. After that, she texted back, "He must have b
Out in the hallway of the corridor, Martha kept chiding Kiara."Why are you still so reckless? If something happens to her in the house, even Tyler won't be able to help you keep things under wraps!"But Kiara's expression was indignant as she argued, "I just couldn't stand the way she was acting
Adrian didn't say a word. He just sat quietly, listening to Stephanie's story."Later on, my mother got very sick. We went to every doctor we could find, but there was no way of saving her."Stephanie's voice grew thick with grief. "When she was on her deathbed, she held my hand and told me she di
Seeing that Stephanie stayed silent, Henry didn't press the matter any further. He only said, "Stay in the hospital for another two days for further observation. Don't worry. I'll arrange for someone to take care of you."Just as he finished speaking, Adrian came back into the room."I've already
After saying that, Kiara rolled up her sleeves to reveal the bruises on her arms."Goodness me! How did you get these?" Martha exclaimed. "Did they actually hit you?""There's some kind of ringleader in there, and anyone who doesn't do as she says gets beaten up…" Kiara said before staring tearful







