16Oliver turned around, but it was late. Zachary had picked up a golf club and hit his head with it.Oliver fell with a thump.Then, Zachary sat on top of him and raised the club to hit him on the head again and again.Oliver tried to grab Zachary's hand but lost all his strength after suffering two heavy blows.Zackary hadn't stopped the movements of his hand, however.Oliver's expression went stiff as he lay on the ground with his eyes wide open. His head moved sideways with each blow and was soon brought back into place by his neck.It looked as if he were dead.My first instinct was to stop Zachary from killing Oliver.But just as I was about to speak, I paused.I hoped inwardly that Zachary could continue."Bang.""Bang.""Bang."I seemed to be enjoying the sound.However, neither Zachary nor I noticed that Oliver was still holding a knife in his other hand.He hadn't released his grip.I only saw a flash of light.A second later, Zachary groaned and covered his

2Over the next few days, Wendy followed me around every day to shop. She then posted photos on Instagram after our purchases were made.I spent money on Wendy without any hesitation, hoping to attract the man's attention and waiting for him to take the bait.Eventually, the man couldn't contain himself. As he couldn't get through to Wendy on the phone, he came to find her.At the time, I was drinking with some guests when someone mentioned that Wendy had a visitor. I glanced at his back and simply returned to the private room while instructing one of my subordinates to deal with him.The girl spoke to him jealously and exaggeratedly about Wendy's recent situation. "A wealthy man from Hong Kong has taken an interest in her and is generously supporting her. The man is very elegant and handsome, and he also has a very successful business. Wendy is incredibly lucky!"I heard that the man became immensely jealous upon hearing this news.Leaning against the wall with my arms crossed,

5As I was walking toward Flora Cafe, I got delayed by something. By the time I arrived, the café was in chaos.My mother had Wendy's left cheek in her grasp while slapping her right cheek, screaming, "You've embarrassed me! What kind of impression do you want your father to have of me for raising such a child?"I watched this scene quietly.My mother had hit me in the same way before. Back then, it was because she believed that I had delayed her remarriage, and now she blamed Wendy for the crisis in her marriage.I had been protecting Wendy ever since I got to know her, and I did not want her to suffer in any way because I still had hope.I still hoped that my mother would show some motherly instinct and protect her daughter, even if that daughter was not me. It was better than my mother being a cold monster.`But she still let me down.She cared more about men and her marriage than her own children. All her children were used as pawns just to keep men around, and once the chi

5On Friday, it was raining pretty heavily.I checked the weather forecast in advance and invited Yorrance to my studio. As expected, Yorrance was drenched. His hair and clothes were soaked through, and he sneezed a few times. I took a photo of him, which startled him at first, but I told him I wanted to use it as a reference for my drawing.Yorrance said that I could start drawing right away, but I told him it wasn't a good idea because he could catch a cold if he didn't dry off.I tossed him a towel, and he wiped his face with it. I had to admit there was something about a wet and handsome guy that was really attractive. His white t-shirt was clinging to his body, showing off his abs. Yorrance noticed me looking and quickly tried to cover up with the towel, but it wasn't enough, so he got flustered.It was awkward, but that was exactly what I wanted.I asked Yorrance, "Do you want to take a shower and change into dry clothes at my place? It's not far.""No, it's fine." He refu

12I did not even remember how I left there, but I was already home when I came to my senses.A lot of my colleagues saw the commotion today, and I could already imagine what they would say behind my back, but I did not care about that. I just remembered the cold and searching look in Yorrance's eyes when he left.You see, people could talk all day about accepting deception and betrayal, but when they actually encountered it, they would not do so.It was late, and I had already fallen asleep when the banging on my door woke me up. I went to open it and saw Yorrance standing there. "All along, you knew that she's my..." he began to say.But before he could say the last word, he stopped and changed his words. "You knew my identity all along?""Yeah.""Then, did you get close to me just to...""You're smart. You should have already guessed the truth."His expression looked terrible, and his eyes were cold, which was unfamiliar to me. "Charmaine, have you ever liked me?"I was