Semua Bab Opening My Eyes to Reality: Bab 771 - Bab 780

"You don't know anything, Mom!" Lucille snapped over the phone. "Honestly, she's been saying at my boss' place in the last few days that she hasn't been home. "I don't know what excuse she used to get in, but I'm not giving her another chance again. Mr. Zimmerman is the man I've set my eyes on, so she doesn't stand to compete with me."Everything immediately clicked for Nadine. There was no way she could let Cheryl block her precious Lucille's path! No matter what it cost, she'd drag Cheryl back and make sure the latter couldn't get any closer to Benjamin.Nadine tried calling again but couldn't get through. So, she had to visit Attenborough Group herself.Traffic routes in Grendale were complicated, and having been here for just two days, Nadine couldn't make sense of the bus lines at all. She had no choice but to take a cab.When she stepped out and saw the fare, she was utterly stunned. It wasn't that far of a distance, yet the cab cost a staggering 300 dollars.She refused

Benjamin hadn't wanted to come in the first place. He wouldn't have bothered making the trip if he wasn't eager to know what Cheryl and Jessica had talked about.But Jessica seemed oblivious to his impatience. She stood up and walked over to him before reaching out as if to straighten his tie. Her voice was sticky-sweet as she said, "Are you tired after a long day at work? Should I have the attendant get you some warm milk, or would you prefer something else?"Just as her fingertips were about to brush against his collar, he took a step back. It wasn't an obvious move, but it was enough to chill the boisterous atmosphere in the room by several degrees.His gaze locked on her, and his voice was even colder than the AC in the room. "Jessica, I didn't come here to reminisce."His words seemed to freeze everyone in the room.Jessica's smile stiffened for half a second before it softened. She slipped her arm through his, with her nails digging slightly into his forearm.Her voice drop

Jessica's lips curved with a smug smile as she trailed her fingertips along the sharp lines of Benjamin's jaw. Her mind was spinning ahead to plan that once she got him into the room, she'd make sure he had zero strength to resist.As long as she got him into bed and they had sex, she could use it to tie him down for good.Besides, she'd taken ovulation pills beforehand. There was a high chance she could get pregnant tonight, and if she did get pregnant, marrying into the wealthy Zimmerman family would be a piece of cake with the baby as leverage.Since Benjamin had decided to dump her, she had to resort to such extreme measures.A soft ding chimed. Just as the elevator doors were about to slide open, the emergency exit door swung outward diagonally ahead.Cheryl stepped out and was holding her phone, her fingers hovering over the screen and her expression tight with urgency, clearly having just taken a call. When she looked up, her eyes fell on the two figures at the door of the

Jessica looked at the phone in Cheryl's hand, then at Benjamin leaning against her. His eyes were unfocused, and his entire body clung to her.Though Jessica burned with rage and hatred, she dared not take another step forward.Noticing that she was scared stiff in place, Cheryl turned and supported Benjamin, guiding him toward the emergency exit door.With his body leaning almost entirely on her, the heavy weight strained her, but she dared not slow her pace.His head rested lightly on her shoulder as his warm breaths brushed against her neck, accompanied by pained groans. "Cheryl… C-Cheryl…"She answered softly in a voice barely a whisper, "I'm here."The dim hallway lights cast their overlapping shadows on the wall. The journey was strenuous, yet it carried a hint of salvation in the middle of despair.Cheryl helped Benjamin into the elevator. By the time they arrived at the lobby on the first floor, his consciousness was slipping as he murmured her name over and over in a ho

Passersby on the sidewalk gave Benjamin a wide berth, and some even took out their phones to snap photos.Natalie quickly got out of the car and rushed over to drag him to the side of the road. But when she let go, he halted like a wild horse straight into the shrubbery."Ben! Where are you going?"Natalie ran after him, only to see him hugging a thick tree trunk and pressing his cheek to the bark, even sticking out his tongue to lick it. He mumbled incoherently, "Don't leave… Cheryl… Let me hug you…"As he spoke, he tightened his arms around the tree and began rubbing his face against the trunk. It was a sight simply too much to bear.Natalie felt her scalp tingle. She immediately ran over to pull him away. "This is a tree, not Cheryl! Stop gnawing on it. You're going to peel the bark off."But Benjamin was unbelievably strong. She mustered every ounce of her strength to finally pry him off the tree. No sooner had she dragged him away than he started trying to take off his pants