“You’re still young, Jane. There are some things you don’t understand right now. You can’t have a child with that cripple, he can’t give you a normal life. Don’t you see? A woman’s life is incomplete without children. If you give that all up to spend the rest of your life looking after him, you’ll regret it”.Jane’s smile stiffened. A woman’s life is incomplete without children. If so, why did her mother abandon her?“My husband has been nothing but kind to me, Senior. Thank you for your concern but I don’t want to divorce him”.“You’re giving in just because he was kind to you?”No matter how he thought about it, Brock just couldn’t understand. That man wasn’t just ugly, he was also crippled. Whatever his character, he simply wasn’t the kind of man anyone would want to spend the rest of their life with.She must be repressing her true sentiments.“Jane, trust me please. I just want to help you”.The more Jane listened to him, the more the itch in her scalp grew. Her senior, whom she d
Jane was dumbstruck.“Why is it considered intimacy when you kiss me, and clinginess when I kiss you?”Her husband’s face was still as cool as ever.“Ah, you’ve caught me, I just wanted more of you for myself. Clever girl”.Now he was just making fun of her. Jane steeled her expression and rose from his lap.“Bruce said you have a gift for me. Where is it?”Ethan took her hand, and like a magician performing a trick, a necklace appeared in his palm. It glittered as it caught the light, resplendent and sparkling.Jane had never received a gift like this. “It’s beautiful!” she exclaimed, elated.“Let me put it on for you”.When he clasped the necklace around her neck, Jane heard a ding noise. She wasn’t familiar with luxury goods, but surely no jewelry clasp would produce a sound like that?“What’s that noise?”“The clasp of the necklace is held together by a magnetically locked button. If it’s forcibly unfastened, the necklace will be damaged and lose its value”.Ethan’s eyes simmered
“The Young Master’s medicine is produced overseas”, he said, scrambling for an excuse, “It can’t be bought here”.“That’s fine. Just let me know the name, and the specifics of my husband’s condition. I plan to ask my professor about it, he’s a renowned practitioner of medicine; he might be able to help us find a cure”.Bruce met Jane’s expectant gaze, at a loss for words. His gaze drifted to the upper storey, where Ethan watched them unsmiling. Is this some kind of show to him? “The medicine…”He whipped out his phone and searched for the names of several medicines, skimming over them and reciting a list of ingredients at random.“The doctor modifies the medicine according to the Young Master’s condition”, he added, after a moment’s consideration, “so I’m not quite sure what exactly he needs for his next dose”.“Does he also take medicine to aid in that area?”“That area?” Bruce echoed, confused.Jane coughed politely, a flush rising to her cheeks. I am a medical student, she reminded
“The nerve of you to show your face here, little sl*t. To think that filth like you exists in this world!”Jane pushed back her seat and stood, raking a cold gaze over the crowd around her. During her meal, she had heard a group of students sniggering at her but she hadn’t bothered with them.There wouldn’t have been a point rebutting whatever rumors they were cooking up; people would talk and spread nonsense as they pleased. But now that they were right in front of her, she couldn’t just sit back and do nothing.She had thought back on the texts Ivy had sent her before she had come down to the cafeteria. Someone had dug up her old pictures to compare with her now and claimed that she had hooked up with a rich man to get her hands on those branded, luxury goods.All because of two outfits which she had gotten on discount. It left her speechless, it was so illogical and so unbelievable. What was wrong with these people, to go to such contemptible lengths?“Who are you and why did you po
It was one thing for Jane to hurl the contents of her plate at Linda, and it was another thing to physically strike her.“You don’t seem to be thinking clearly so this is a wake up call for you. Do you take me for a pushover?”Linda clutched her cheek. Her face was burning red and she was still soaked in soup. Eyes watched her from every direction, including the dreamy Brock Davenport who was staring at her coldly. It was the last straw for her. She lunged at Jane heedless of the consequences.In the blink of an eye, Brock had shoved her away, shielding Jane behind him.“Stop this, Linda”.Linda was about to lose her mind. Every fiber of her being was on edge, leaving her an unstable wreck full of rage.“I'm your classmate, Brock. She slapped me and you’re protecting her? Are you under some kind of spell?”“This has nothing to do with him”.Jane spoke before he could, “Linda, you slandered me and tarnished my good name. If you can’t prove any of your allegations, then you owe me an apo
“A date?”Jane’s astonished gaze swiveled to Darren. What is he saying? She and Brock weren’t dating and he knew it!“I’m trying to clear your name”, he told her quietly, “Just play along, will you?”“But I — ”“I know there’s nothing between you and him. I’m doing this so Linda will back off. Trust me”.Jane exhaled a breath of resignation and removed his arm from her shoulder. He didn’t resist, instead exchanging a glance with Brock. The other senior looked equally surprised at his words but it was clear he understood when he announced it.“Me and Jane are dating”An uproar rose from the crowd. Brock Davenport, dating a girl in school?Linda was stunned, she must have heard something wrong, there was no way Brock Davenport could be in love with that wh*rish Jane!“I don’t believe it!” she bursts out.“I couldn’t care less what you believe”, Darren scoffed.“Jane is Brock’s girlfriend, she didn’t hook up with anyone outside of school. Linda, you ought to apologize for slandering her!”
Jane’s eyes widened as if in shock. Brock’s gaze simmered, he hadn’t thought that Darren was capable of screwing someone over like this.“Your Senior just likes to joke around”, he said hastily, trying to salvage the situation.“Aren’t you well aware of that by now?”Darren threw an arm around him in a brotherly gesture. “Why so bashful?”, he asked with a smirk.“If you like someone, you ought to tell them”Brock shoved him away, red faced, Jane laughed awkwardly.“Ok, ok, I’ll stop”.Darren’s smile never left his face, “True, I said you two were a couple, but couples can break up. You could do so now if you want. Just remember to make it clear to everyone”.Jane nodded in understanding.“But this will mean sacrificing Senior Brock’s reputation. I…”“Brock is magnanimous by nature. It may be a sacrifice, but not a hard one. Besides, those girls were bothering him too so you’re helping him also by pretending to be his girlfriend. Isn’t that right, Junior?”Darren nudged him with an elb
“You think too plainly sometimes, Jane. On occasion, it pays to be flexible. The Seniors are helping you out and you want to break things off? What will the two of them think?”Jane pondered her words for a while, trying and failing to come up with a better solution. She felt a stab of resentment at whoever had started the rumor to begin with.“I wonder which troublemaker started spreading those rumors about me…”Ivy too, thought that those rumors were sickening. Worst of all, they tarnished Jane’s good name.“I’ll help you look into it, if I can’t find out then I’ll ask Brock for help. He’s sure to have greater connections and resources than us both”Jane nodded but inwardly, she still wished she could uncover the truth herself. If Brock helped her, then she would owe him yet another favor and she disliked bothering him unless she had to. The situation was still fresh in her mind when she returned to the mansion, leaving her in a bad mood.Ethan saw her staring idly at her food and as