Lola was busying herself in the kitchen when Randall arrived home. She immediately smiled and said, "Randall, I want to personally cook something for you today. It's going to take some time, so why don't you do something else first?"Randall paused when he saw the eggplant she was slicing. "These vegetables…""Are all harvested from the vegetable garden out the back. Don't they look fresh and yummy? I really am impressed by your green thumb." Lola sliced the eggplant into pieces before glancing at him and asking, "What's the matter?""Nothing… Did you pick out your own present?""Yup. I'll show you later," said Lola with a wink. She then shyly chased him out of the kitchen, so he thought he would go to the second-floor balcony to read a book.Lola was a sweet-looking girl, and she knew how to use that to her advantage. She was completely different from Rowena, who was cold and unfeeling; she knew when to smile and when to act shy and weak to stir up a man's protective instinct. Ho
Lola looked up to meet Randall's eyes and found that she could not read his expression. Her face turned pale, and she could hardly hold onto the diamond necklace. She knew Randall knew what she did that afternoon!"Are you angry at me because of what I did to Ms. Peck? I swear I didn't know she works at the jewelry store! Plus, she didn't seem like she remembered me, so I thought there was no need to tell her who I was," explained Lola."So you took advantage of that by deliberately leaving an earring there so that you could lure her here?""I…"Lola had kept Randall's house running in tip-top condition ever since she moved in. She might be young, but she was competent. In fact, so many people had told Randall how lucky he was to have her. They also praised her sensibility and thoughtfulness and often compared her to the aloof and cold Rowena.However, Lola was simply too smart for her own good. Her act was up, so there was no point in her playing dumb. Randall knew she was not th
By eleven o'clock in the morning, the customers in the shop gradually lessened as it was at the tail end of the peak hour.The sales assistant touched Rowena's arm and reminded her, "Ms. Sanders is still here. Should we call her boyfriend to pick her up?""I don't know.""How can you not know? Didn't you say that she's here for you? Just what the hell is going on?"Rowena continued to shake her head resignedly. She then glanced at Lola, who was seated in the rest area. The latter still looked the same as she did earlier that morning. Truth be told, Rowena was quite impressed by her.'She was so radiant and beautiful when she came in yesterday… and yet she can remain unperturbed by all the strange looks people are throwing at her now. She's willing to endure all this to make me plead her case to Randall. She must really love him,' thought Rowena.At least for Rowena, even if a man abandoned her, she would not make herself so miserable just to get him back. After all, no one in thi
Pain shot across the back of Rowena's neck. Enduring the pain, she stooped down and punched the man right in the ribs. She did not know how much force she had used, but the man immediately fell to the floor and wailed in pain. He did not get up after that, so it was safe to assume that she had broken his ribs.However, there was no time to be surprised about her own power. She quickly pulled Lola back up."Let's get out of here. Randall has come to rescue you."Lola's expression was somewhat dazed, but her eyes focused a little when she heard Randall's name.Randall had taken down most of the men outside, so they did not run into any problems while heading out. However, Lola was in a bad condition."Randall… Lola… Lola's injured!" cried Rowena.Randall quickly walked up to her and picked up Lola from her back. Rowena quickly opened the car door for him, and he put Lola into the car."What are we going to do next?" she asked."Don't worry. Just get in the car. Someone will take
"Rowena, don't you recognize me?""Sorry, you are?""Anna Yale!""Sorry, I was terribly sick for quite some time, so I kind of lost some of my memories."To Anna's credit, she was not as immature as she was back then, so she simply smiled resignedly and said, "I see.""Although I don't remember you, I'm still the person that you can count on. If there's anything you need, I'm here to help," said Rowena."Thank you. By the way, that person out there really is my husband." Anna lowered her head and coaxed the babies in her arms. Her frown seemed like it was etched deep on her forehead.Rowena was worried about this miserable-looking young lady. "Is he bullying you? Did he beat you? Or is he having an affair?"Anna shook her head. "No, he killed my father, and forced me to be with him."Rowena fell silent. She did not expect Anna to be so honest with her, telling her such shocking yet personal matters.'Seems like we're quite close in the past. Too bad there's nothing I can do f
Three years had passed in the blink of an eye.Some people had left, whereas some stayed. Either way, it did not stop the huge changes in Athenapolis. Since the city welcomed its new president, a series of pro-business policies have been made, and the city has become busier than it used to be.That morning, President Harrison Keating announced that his daughter and her fiance would have their wedding soon. The wedding would be held at his house. Since Harrison and his future son-in-law, Yaacob, were both high-profile individuals, everyone expected nothing less than a wedding of the century.However, there were also some complaints about the possible roadblocks on the wedding day. After all, traffic congestion was bad news for businesses that relied on transportation efficiency.Randall had been making calls the whole morning to reassure several overseas branches that everything was under control. Based on his understanding, he was certain that the wedding would not be as grand as P
After leaving the restaurant, Randall bought ice cream for Ethan before asking the driver to bring them home. However, the little boy hugged Randall's leg and would not let go. He kept clamoring for Randall to take him to the amusement park."Randall, Ethan has been begging you to take him to the amusement park for years. Today is his fifth birthday, so how about fulfilling his wish?" argued Lola.Randall remained indifferent, which made Lola suspect he must have been thinking of Rowena when he saw her in the restaurant earlier.It was not a good look for her if Ethan continued throwing tantrums in public, so she simply picked him up and forcefully placed him back in the car."Daddy is busy with work, so don't cause trouble for him!" she lectured."But I want Daddy to play with me! I want Daddy…" Ethan started bawling his eyes out."Why are you crying? Stop crying or else Daddy won't want you anymore!"Frightened by her words, Ethan immediately stopped crying. However, being a s
"Mr. Getson, did you say you want to see the guest list for tonight?""Yes."The usher at the door looked at him, slightly puzzled, and said, "There are hundreds of guests tonight. Why don't you just tell me who you're looking for, and I can help you find them on the computer?""No need. Just give me the list, and I'll look for the person myself," Yaacob insisted.Yaacob was the most important guest at the party, and Sam had specifically instructed all the staff to treat him well. Two minutes later, the usher handed Yaacob a printed guest list.Yaacob returned to the bar where he had been sitting earlier and carefully went through the list but did not find Nancy's name.'What's going on? Could she really be among the models brought in to liven up the evening?' wondered Yaacob.The models were listed as performance guests, but most of them would use their stage names. Yaacob was trying to figure out which name Nancy might be using to conceal her identity.Back when Randall sent