“No, I will do it.” I gritted my teeth as I got out of the car. I hurried over to the large patch of grass in front of the villa.The villa was huge. The grass area alone was about 300 square meters. It would usually take two or three workers to clear out the weeds, but now he wanted me to do it alone with my bare hands.I knew he was trying to torment me.After all, I was in the wrong. After pausing for a while, I squatted down and started working.Theo sat in the car and did not get down. He stared at me as I worked. There was no emotion on his gloomy face.After a long while, he floored the accelerator and drove off, leaving a trail of exhaust gas behind.Watching him leave, I stood up and let out a long sigh of relief. I did not sleep last night, and my back was hurting so much that I could not stand straight.I remembered I had not had breakfast yet either. Regretfully, I said to the child in my belly. “Baby, I'm so sorry. I'm not qualified to be a mother. I have only made
“Do not worry, the child is fine,” Mason suddenly spoke in his usual cold voice.Startled, I turned to find him standing at the foot of my bed.After what had happened, I thought that I would not be able to keep the child alive. I was relieved that the baby was alright.Mason kept staring at me.Feeling a little awkward, I turned my head and tried to prop myself up, but I could not move. He stretched out his hand behind my back and helped me to sit up. He reached for a cushion and placed it behind my back for me to lean on.“Thank you.” I felt even more awkward, trying to distance myself as far away from him as possible.He did not say anything. He just reached over to fiddle with the IV drip bottle to make sure the liquid continued flowing into me.I looked up at him.He understood my confusion and said, “Do not worry. It is just nutrient fluid. It will not harm the child. You were malnourished and weak. That is why you fainted.”“Does he know?” Since Mason knew the existence
I had calmed down. I laid on the bed and looked at them coldly. I had a whirlwind of emotions in my heart. I did not know if it was because I was feeling sad or because I was pitiful.Theo looked at me. His eyes were still cold. He embraced Cindy and gently patted her back to comfort her. “Be good and stop crying.”“Theowy, you do not want Wanda's child, right?” Cindy grabbed his shirt and asked desperately.My heart clenched as I looked at him nervously, also waiting for his answer.However, he did not even look at me and only focused on Cindy. He wiped her tears away and remained silent.Cindy cried even harder, almost losing her voice. She choked and said, "Theowy, you promised my parents that you would take care of me for the rest of my life. They have left me behind, and now you want to leave me too?"“Cindy, do not say such nonsense. I never said that I do not care about you.” Theo frowned, but his tone remained gentle.“But if she gives birth to this child, you will not g
I did not say anything. Cecilia did not know about the baby yet.“When are we leaving? I will need to hand over the shop to someone else first.” She had waited a long time for this day, and now she was full of anticipation.“Soon. When I am done with what I need to do, the three of us will leave for a brand new city together and start over.” Since I had already made up my mind, I did not want to delay any longer. The sooner we settled this, the better.“Three of us?” Cecelia glanced at my belly. She then took the iced milk tea from my hands and replaced it with a cup of hot water. “It is okay. I am here. The three of us will be happy.”She had always understood me so well and always so accommodating to me. I thought this must be the true meaning of having a best friend!After coming out of Cecilia's place, I felt completely relieved. Once I had made the decision, I felt much better in my heart.I took out my phone and called Mason. This time, it only rang once before the call got
Seeing my expression change, Mason continued, “I thought my first meal with you would be quite dull. I did not expect it to be much better than I imagined.”I smiled helplessly. I supposed it was my silent character that made Mason think that way.I was not a talkative person, so I did not know what to say. I simply said, “I need your help for something, Doctor Mason. Will you help me?”He raised his eyebrows and leaned his long body back to look at me. “No wonder you suddenly invited me out to dinner. Tell me, what do you need help with?”“I… I need an abortion!”He stared at me for a long time before saying in a joking tone, “I am Theo's good friend. You are trying to get me into trouble.”I looked at him and smiled. “Because you are his good friend, you would not want to watch Cindy kick a fuss every day that would make things difficult for him, right? Also, did you not always hope that you could help bring them together?”He did not say anything. His perfect brows furrowed,
When it came to dividing the assets for the divorce, Theo was very generous. Other than the shares that Grandmother left for me, he also gave me the villa, some other properties, and almost half of the company's dividends.Looking at this, I would leave as a wealthy lady. Even if I decided not to work for the rest of my life, I would not need to worry about food and clothing.I felt like laughing, thinking about it. Perhaps Theo figured that those were the things that I wanted from the start. As long as he gave me enough of those things, there was no reason for me to not agree to the divorce.After a moment, I took out a pen and signed the papers.When I returned to the villa, there was no one at home. Cindy had probably left together with Theo.I went up straight to my room on the second floor and turned on the light. I found Theo sitting on the sofa. The expression on his face was cold. He snorted when he saw me.My heart clenched as I controlled the uneasy feeling in me and lo
He suddenly let go, and I was free again. I did not open my eyes and just laid there on the couch like a dead fish.After a long while, he took me in his arms and held me close. Leaning against his chest, I could clearly feel the beating of his heart. Thump, thump, thump. It was strong.“How much longer do you want to pretend?” His deep, magnetic voice reached my ears.He raised his hand and pinched my cheek, but I still did not move.“How could you in your right mind decide to end the life of the child? Are you not ashamed?” The tone of his voice was a little low, but it was obviously not as angry as before.My heart skipped a beat. My eyelashes fluttered, but I still did not open my eyes.With a barely audible sigh, he carried me and gently placed me on the bed.There was an unusual emotion in me. For the first time in three years, Theo held me so tenderly.I thought he would leave, but he still stayed in the room. He even called Mason over to check on me.Come to think of i
I opened my eyes and gave him a puzzled look.“Look, although most jewelry is bought by men for women, the choice is in the hands of women. If you find a male celebrity to be your ambassador, his female fans might end up buying them. Even if they are not fans, they will still be attracted out of curiosity. Do you understand the concept of opposites attract?”Xander was in high spirits when he spoke. His handsome face was slightly blushed, making him look even more dazzling.He was right! Who said that jewelry must be represented by only women? There were even male celebrities who promoted sanitary pads now.Just like he said, most of the fans who religiously follow celebrities were women. If Xander, a celebrity with more than sixty million fans, were to be the ambassador, the impact would definitely be extraordinary.Why should I go through the trouble of looking for an international model if I already had a good candidate in front of me? “Wandy, it is not my place to criticize