"Return the money? Miss Armani, do you think money can solve the issue between us?" John's mouth curved upward, and he suddenly leaned forward, his beautiful face tilting towards her, and a warm breath landed on her face."I've already told you, you don't need to return the money, just consider it payment for your beautiful body. From today onward, throughout the entire year, all your nights will be mine. After all, you wouldn't want people to see us in broad daylight, would you?""You filthy scoundrel!" Mary felt insulted, and her lips began to tremble with anger. Her large eyes stared at him for a moment."You're so kind to me!" John looked at her with a smile, completely unbothered, and Mary clenched her teeth. She had never met such a shameless person before. "You don't need to think too much. I definitely won't agree to your request." If the tiger didn't show its strength, did he really think she, Mary, was just a kitten? "You don't agree? Then, I'll call Markus right away and as
Peony GardenAfter Edward dropped Clarice off at home, he left. Sensing his anger, she didn't know how to broach the subject of him and John working together to harm Nicholas. Edward only returned home in the evening after a whole afternoon of reflection. Determined to face the issue, Clarice decided to have a good conversation with him.The car pulled into the garage, and she waited for him to come upstairs. However, he didn't enter and went straight to the bedroom. Clarice asked Beatrice where he was, only to find out he had gone directly to the office.Since Beatrice was going to bring tea to him, Clarice took the initiative and went first. When she reached the door, she knocked twice. Edward looked up, eyebrows slightly furrowed. Seeing the tea cup in her hands, he looked again and revealed a gentle smile."Have you not rested yet?""No, actually, I was waiting for you!" Clarice walked to the table and placed the tea cup in front of him. "I made this for you now, and since I know
"Are you so afraid that he'll get hurt, but what about me? Can I screw myself over for you?" Edward looked at her as if he were hearing a joke, but Clarice didn't say anything. "In your heart, am I so inferior to him, Clarice?""Edward, I didn't mean that!" Clarice shook her head in panic; she never meant to imply that."If that's not what you mean, then what is it? It's my business who I want to cooperate with and what I want to do. Please respect my decision as much as I respect yours!" Edward spoke, turning away to the table. "It's getting late; you can go rest." When he asked her to leave, it meant he didn't want to hear anything more from Clarice.Clarice turned and left the room, a bit disappointed, but understanding that there was no way to stop Edward now.The sky gradually turned cold, and when the first snow fell, it had been five months since the child grew in Clarice's belly. Gretta was very nervous, calling a doctor to examine her thoroughly every week. Filippo's days at
Gretta quickly took the phone out of her purse and dialed 120. After calling for an ambulance, she immediately turned around and glared angrily at Samantha."Listen, if anything happens to Clarice's unborn child, I won't let you off the hook." At this moment, Filippo was also concerned about Clarice's baby. After all, she was his granddaughter, so how could he not be worried?Now that he saw Gretta threatening Samantha like this again and was worried that she would stay here, making the situation even more complicated, he turned to her and said."Samantha, go home first. I'll take Clarice to the hospital.""No, Lippo, I want you to stay with me." However, Samantha held his hand and refused to let go."Be good and listen to me!" Filippo patiently consoled her.To Gretta's ears, the interaction between the two was like setting a fire in her heart. However, she didn't have time to worry about these things now, as everything was focused on her son. In the end, Filippo still couldn't persu
"No... you... I... this matter is quite complicated to discuss. Your mother and I don't want to hide it from you, it's just that... we feel it would be better if you didn't know." Hearing that he wanted to look for someone, Clarice responded immediately. "So, it seems true that my father is with someone, and it has affected my mother!" Edward interrupted, surprising Clarice. "How do you know?" Hearing this, she suddenly raised her head and stared at him. "Who is this woman?" Edward didn't answer her question but instead countered with another question. Clarice lowered her head, not daring to say that name. "Okay, I'll get someone to investigate!" Edward spoke as he turned to leave, and seeing this, Clarice knew she could no longer hide this matter from him and shouted, "Wait a moment.... I... I'll tell you everything..." Only then did Edward stop walking, turned back to the side of the bed, and sat down, looking at her, waiting for her to tell him the truth. "Your father does have ano
After Fillipo left through the door, Samanta's smile vanished instantly, replaced by an extremely somber expression. She got up and went to the bathroom to wash her face, as if trying to cleanse herself of all traces he left behind. She then looked at herself in the mirror, recalling the three months before her pregnancy when her reactions were intense, and her appetite was poor. Thinking about Clarice's pregnancy and the care people around her received, Samanta felt even more jealous.Both were born into the Murray family, and while Clarice received attention during her pregnancy, Samanta felt neglected. It wasn't fair at all!However, before she could revel in her perceived superiority over Clarice, on the way to the hospital for her routine pregnancy check-up, she was hit by a car, causing her entire world to turn upside down.Upon reaching the hospital, she discovered that the child in her womb was gone, and she had lost a significant amount of blood, making her uterus unsafe. She
"Why are you so nervous?" Seeing her uneasy expression, Edward chuckled. "Don't worry, our children are naturally more fortunate than those unfair bastards, and with that, you don't need to worry." When Clarice heard his voice, she felt shivers run down her entire body.Edward now looked completely different from when he first met her."Tomorrow night, John Longhini is going to invite me to dinner, and I'll take you along. You should be willing to accompany me for dinner, right?" Edward suddenly said again, and hearing his tone, Clarice knew she couldn't refuse, so she nodded."Alright!""Good girl, and remember to dress well!" Edward spoke as he left, and Clarice watched him in silence, a bad feeling arising in her heart.The current Edward was far from the warm and generous man she initially knew. In fact, she was a bit uncertain if the Edward she first met was the real Edward or if this was his true face. The image of the warm and virile guy from before was just a disguise he had p
"I used to drink, but recently I can't drink anymore." Mary's face revealed a sweet smile as she looked at John."And why is that? May I know?" At that moment, Mary reached out and intimately wrapped her arm around Nicholas, pushing the wine glass in front of Nicholas."Nicholas and I are trying to get pregnant, so neither I nor Nicholas can drink."John Longhini knew she was intentionally teasing him, so the corner of his mouth twitched a few times, but he didn't explode and just continued to laugh."Oh, so it's really a pity. Two days ago, I was dining with the editor of a weekly newspaper, and he even told me that he knew Mrs. Murray had many famous wineries under her banner and wanted to invite her for an interview with him. It seems not very appropriate for Mrs. Murray not to drink and make this visit."Upon hearing him mention Markus, Mary immediately thought of the picture he had, and the story that John's assistant had made up. Her little heart tensed, using the fact that Nich