You Watched Me Break, Now Watch Me Rise のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 611 - チャプター 620

"You promised you wouldn't drink after the last time, but you immediately forgot all about it. You were planning on staying out all night as well," James said.His hand, which had been resting at her waist, slid down to her bottom and gave her two light but firm swats."Are you rebelling right now, Beverly? Are you going to do it again?"Beverly was crying so hard that she could barely catch her breath. Her throat felt raw, and tears streamed endlessly down her face. After being spanked twice, she wailed even louder and more heart-wrenchingly.Seeing her puffy, red-rimmed eyes and her utterly aggrieved expression, James sighed and gently stroked her back.He'd caved again. He was always too soft with her.Worried she would cry herself sick, he pulled her into his arms and cradled her small face in his large hands. "Stop crying."Leaning down to kiss her tears away, he murmured tenderly, "Honey… There, there… You'll hurt your eyes crying like this."But Beverly didn't register

James had recruited an enormous number of talents, filling the lab to the brim.Back then, his trials had been brutally harsh. He locked everyone in the lab for a full three months, until he got the results he needed.He purchased existing research findings from other research institutes, allowing the talents he'd recruited to stand on the shoulders of their predecessors.Only Gwen rose above the rest. She was the first to successfully print a beating heart, thus earning James' favor.At the time, she felt like a commoner who'd suddenly caught the eye of a prince.Three years ago, he brought in Patient No. 1. Then, updates on the patient's medical history kept coming in, all compiled together in her medical record, Medical Case No. 1. Only then did Gwen realize that the entire research lab existed for the sake of that one patient. Later, James got married. Gwen gradually pieced together that Patient No. 1 was his wife, and she slowly learned some truths about their marriage from

Beverly's neck did ache a bit, though, as if someone had pinched it hard. Even after James finally let her go and pulled her into his arms, she continued to desperately try to recall what had happened, but she had no memory of it at all.What she did remember was getting drunk and calling James, only for Gwen to answer the phone. And in a fit of anger and spite, she'd gone home with Anna. So how had she ended up at the hospital?James looked at Beverly, who looked adorably dazed and lost, and pinched her cheek lightly. "Go change."The thought of Gwen left Beverly uneasy. She went into the bathroom and found a neatly folded white shirt and a pair of jeans on the counter, all in her size and that would also conveniently cover the marks on her body.When she stepped out, she found Wendell standing there with an invitation card in his hands."Chief, Mrs. Bronson… Dr. Parker is getting engaged tomorrow. This is her engagement invitation."Beverly blinked in confusion. When Wendell

Beverly's face warmed as she avoided his gaze shyly. "What time is it? I have an appointment with Mr. Henderson. I need to go meet him.""I'll have him come here to meet you," James said, worried she wouldn't be able to manage."That's not necessary."Beverly's gaze drifted to the buttons on James' shirt. She reached out and toyed with one idly, partly out of boredom and partly to distract herself."We need to discuss the facial recognition transmitter design. It won't just be Mr. Henderson; the designers and the senior software engineers from the Security Center will be joining us, too.""Then have all of them come over," James said, lowering his head to kiss her cheek.She turned her head to dodge, and his kiss brushed her earlobe instead. The warmth made her even more flustered and sent a shiver through her. She tried to push him away, but he only looked up at her without budging.Turning to look at him, she said, "That wouldn't be appropriate. They already think I climbed up

Anna laughed. "James nearly scared me to death.""Huh?""Didn't he tell you? He was sitting in my living room in the middle of the night, waiting for us in the dark. When he saw Damien carrying you through the door, his eyes were practically shooting daggers at Damien," Anna joked."Sorry, did you just say Damien carried me through the door?" Beverly gaped at Anna. "You should have woken me up!""I doubt I could have, given how drunk you were," Anna countered wryly.Beverly heaved a sigh of relief when she realized Anna wasn't upset or angry about the incident. She recalled her conversation with James earlier that afternoon and how he'd suddenly brought up Damien. "No wonder…""No wonder what?" Anna prompted."Do you think James could be…" Beverly leaned close to Anna and whispered in her ear, "Jealous? I mean, do you think he likes me and not just because I'm Cipher?"Anna met Beverly's expectant gaze. "Well—"They were interrupted by the chime of the doorbell. The man who'