The old man looked at Xin and scoffed. “Don't take me for a fool, grandson! I saw your eyes on her,” he said, and he proceeded to take a seat. “You can fool me all you want, but I swear not to spare her if anything happens.“A certain coldness washed over Xin's back. He knew exactly what his grandfather meant. He was silent for a few seconds before shaking his head. “Grandpa, I am not interested in something that I dumped in the past. I just think that I have some use for her,” he said.The old man creased his brows. “What do you mean? She is just a useless village girl who only knows how to cry,” he said. He didn't like the girl at all.Xin pursed his lips, his hands clenching into fists under the table. He did not like it when anyone else ridiculed Isabel. He was the only one who was allowed to do it.However, when he lifted his eyes, he looked so calm. “That's what everyone thinks. But she might be here on a mission. And if we are not careful enough, we might regret it later on,” h
Skye pursed her lips. “Um, I came to remind you that we have a business lunch with a client at one,” she said.She knew that if she went on talking about Isabel, she would only anger Xin.“I will handle it,” Xin said. He still remembered that he had a meeting.“Okay,” Skye said, a look of disappointment on her face. She thought that Xin would ask her to prepare the required documents. Normally, she would be the one to attend such meetings with him.“Ask Birdie to help me prepare everything that I need,” Xin calmly said before going back to work. He did not look annoyed after being hit by Isabel.Swallowing hard and in anger, Skye left the office. She had made up her mind to deal with Isabel before it was too late.…I was feeling so guilty after hitting Xin. Every time I heard someone walking from his office, I felt scared. I was worried that he would do something to me.Moreso, I felt bad that I had to hit him in front of Skye. What if he held it as a grudge against me?Suddenly, the
I looked away from him, but I could tell that he was still looking at me. It made me so uneasy.A few minutes passed, and I felt him moving closer to me. I quickly turned to look at him, ready to defend myself in fear that he would try to hurt me.But I paused midway when he reached for my safety belt and fastened it. A blush appeared on my face. Why was I perverted?He didn't say anything else to me. He quietly drove, even though he would look at me from time to time.And since there was nothing I was doing, I felt idle. To pass time, I decided to go through the files just to make sure that everything was fine. After all, it was also part of my work.And I had reached the fifth page when I realized that something was wrong. A certain page was missing. I felt a little apprehensive.Xin was supposed to use the documents in the meeting. Wouldn't I be in trouble if he found out that the page was missing?And how would I tell him that it was missing? What if he thought that it was just pa
“Xin…” I called unconsciously. What was he talking about? Did he say that his heart ached?Xin turned to look at me in shock, and I felt like I had done something wrong. I looked back at him in confusion.“Did you call me Xin?“ He asked, a smile appearing at the corner of his lips. His grip on my hand also increased.And I blushed. It had been more than five years since I called him that. I didn't know why my tongue had slipped.“Bella…” Xin called and moved closer to me. “Can you call me that often? I miss the life that we had in the past.“My eyes turned teary. Heaven knew how much I missed the same. I missed the time when we were young and he treated me like a real princess.To be honest, at times, whenever he treated me, I wanted to jump into his embrace and hug him tightly, just like I did when I was young.Xin was still looking at my face, and his expression slightly changed. “Do you want to cry? Is something wrong?“ He asked.I shook my head and looked up at him. “What is the m
…Abby had just walked into her room when she found Chris fully dressed. After that night of them being together, he spent most of his time with her.She looked at him in confusion. “Are you going somewhere?“ She asked. She was used to staying with him, and she felt lonely whenever she was alone.Chris stood up with a sigh. “Baby, something happened at home and needs my attention. I really feel bad about going,” he said.He also did not want to leave. He wanted to spend all his time either with her or at her place. Had it not been that his dad had threatened him, he would never have left.A sad look appeared on Abby's face. “When will you come back?“ She asked. She knew that she could not stop him from doing his thing. She couldn't be so selfish.A smile appeared on Chris's face. “What? You don't want me to leave, right? Did you finally fall in love with me?“ He joked.Abby blushed, but she shook her head with a pout. “You are crazy, you know! No one would fall in love with you,” she
Skye looked more shocked. She shook her head at us. "But... I saw her drop this. How could it have all the pages?“ She asked, not realizing that she was exposing herself.A smile appeared on my face as she looked at Xin. He sighed and looked at Skye. “You saw her drop it, but you couldn't tell her about it?“ He asked, his voice a little cold.Skye looked terrified for a second. Then she hurriedly shook her head. “Um… I thought she did it intentionally. You know how she is,” she said, sweat forming on her forehead.Xin just stared at her, not saying anything else. And she must have felt uneasy. "I have something to do. Please excuse me,” she said and ran off.I chuckled a little at her behaviour. But just when I looked up, I met Xin's eyes. He was looking at me coldly, like I had committed the mistake of my life.I quickly closed my mouth and put on a straight face. Why did it look like he was mad at me for no reason?“Don't you think there is something you need to explain?“ He asked,
Xin's happy mood disappeared from his face. He sat up with a start and looked at Birdie. “Investigate him? What do you mean?“ He asked in shock.Birdie trembled. “I don't know what came over me. He asked me to find out which of your friends is Little Lion's dad,” he said.He also found it questionable when the old man asked him to do that. And he had even told him not to inform Xin about it.Xin pursed his lips. “You didn't tell him about Isabel, right?“ He asked tensely. He didn't want to cause her any problems at such a time.Birdie hurriedly shook his head. “I would dare,” he said. "But there is something else."Xin looked up again, some form of irritation appearing on his face. “Aren't you going to say everything all together? What else does he want?“ He asked. He was feeling so uneasy about everything.Birdie cleared his throat and looked away from Xin. “Boss, he wants me to do a paternity test between the two of you,” he said.And Xin felt like his whole body had gone numb. “Pat
…Little Lion got out of class and was heading for the school bus when someone called him. He pursed his lips and turned. He already knew who the person was.“Xin!“ He waved his hand and ran towards him. Xin was happy that the child ran towards him. He carried him up and kissed his cheek.“How are you?“ He greeted. But his attention was on the child's face. All the words that Birdie had told him kept ringing in his head.Once again, his heart raced. He couldn't imagine how it could be if Little Lion was actually Isabel's and his son's.However, he shook his head. Bella had told him countless times that Little Lion wasn't his son. The child was born months after she left him.Little Lion looked around at his classmates, who were looking at him with awe and jealousy. To them, it appeared like his rich and handsome dad had come to pick him up.He smiled and also waved at them. A few days ago, he had just argued with a few kids who said that he was fatherless.However, when he liked back