Warning: My Mommy is A Savage Chapter 251-275

 

Chapter 251 

The next morning, Charmine received a call from Eric.

“HollyOak terminated their contracts with a few artists, including Scarlet. They all want to meet you, and they need your signature. Since their terminating compensations are such large sums, and all of them are top supermodels in their own rights, the assistants couldn’t even make them go away.”

“Alright,” answered Charmine, “I’ll come over.” Charmine turned to look at the bed and gazed at both Anthony and Chris, fast asleep. Perhaps they fell asleep rather late. Chris did not wake up early to paint; he slept soundly in the middle while Anthony laid flat on the inside of the bed. Two figures-one big, the other small—with skin that glistened like jade carvings. A warm smile appeared on Charmine’s lips unknowingly. Charmine got off the bed carefully as she did not want to wake them up.

Not long after she left, the phone on the bedside vibrated. Anthony opened his eyes to see a message popped up on his phone.

[Hello, Mr. Bailey. I’m Tiffany Jordan. I’d like to tell you about what happened five years ago. I’m guessing Charmine wouldn’t tell you? That’s because she wanted to handle it herself. She’s always been so independent, never wanting others to help her. However, Julian had been crossing the line lately. Not only did he leave me, but he even tried to threaten Charmine with what happened five years ago so she’d marry him. The evidence consists of something that agonizes Charmine, and it could even make her do things she’s unwilling to do. If Julian reaches his limit, he might want to take down Charmine with him, completely destroying her.

Only you can save her. I’ll be waiting for you at Green Café at 2pm.]

Anthony’s gaze darkened. He did not want to get involved with Charmine’s secret, but as he read Tiffany’s text…

Was the incident happening five years ago so serious?

It seemed that he had to figure it out. He pulled up Luke’s contact and ordered, “Clear up my schedule in the afternoon.”

Meanwhile…

When Tiffany made sure that Anthony got her text, she prepared herself in delight. She was officially discharged from the hospital, and although her hair was shaved, it was only a patch a t the top of her head. Topped with a wig, the scar would be as good as gone. Moreover, with the perfume in Tiffany’s possession, Anthony would surely sleep with her!

Developed by an expert, the perfume-once spritzed-would erase a person’s self-control and make them do things against their will. Since Julian ditched her, Tiffany had to find herself a

new suitor. If a woman who had given birth could sleep with Anthony, so could she! Whatever Charmine could get, so could she!

Once she bedded him, she could at least get hold of a large sum of silence fee with the evidence at hand, even if Anthony did not want her. If Drake Jordan would not give her the family shares, she could buy them with her money and take charge of the shares entirely. She had to b e in control of Jordan before Charmine exposed her.

Also…

She reached out to touch her stomach; she happened to be in her fertile phase at that moment. If she could be impregnated with his child, so what if the Jordans despised her? She would not have to worry for the rest of her life! With that, Tiffany picked out her outfit with eagerness.

Charmine arrived at RisingHawk, with only Scarlet in her office. A mild-natured woman, Scarlet was HollyOak’s second most-treasured artist. She was soft-spoken as well, and it gave one the impression that she was akin to a moonlight’s soft glow.

Alas, Hollyoak promoted her as a foodie. No matter what events she participated in, Scarlet had to eat, eat, and eat some more to gain ‘likes’ from the audience and make them like her character. Although Scarlet hated that persona, she had no choice but to obey the authority of the company. With this set-up character, she won Most-Likeable Supermodel Award, and the company she represented won the support and likes of the customers. Last year, she received the ‘Most Commercial – Valued’ award, and this year, she won the ‘No.1 Supermodel’ award.

Charmine looked at her with suspicion. “Why are you here? Have you managed to terminate your contract? Is HollyOak willing to let you go?”

 

 

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“Mhm,” Scarlet answered with a hint of discomfort in her eyes, but she changed the topic

swiftly.

“I heard that Mr. Eric and Mr. Young said your company would not pre-arrange the characteristics of your artists. Does that mean we get to be ourselves?”

“Yes. I’ve gone through your profile; you can stick to your gentle and intellectual style. In a few days, you’ll be attending the annual Horizon Night as the Head.” Charmine said with a professional tone.

“Really?” Scarlet called out in surprise.

Horizon Night was an annual event. As organized by the organizer, thousands of people would walk around the heritage area in traditional attires, a globally-known event. The Head had always been Tiffany Jordan; the company never gave it to anyone else. Even when Scarlet took part in the past, she was only at the Second or Third seat. They even made her sneak in some snacks to eat during the show, in which she was criticized by many of the traditional-wear enthusiasts.

All of a sudden, she was to be the Head?

Charmine then answered in a mature voice, “Yes, don’t worry. We won’t make you binge-eat. Toss out the foodie character in the future. Do ask if you have any further questions.”

A thought then occurred to Scarlet as she asked, “Does this go for other models as well?”

“Everyone is treated the same here.” Six simple words, well-versed and fluent.

As she spoke, Charmine handed a few files to her. Scarlet accepted the files and saw all the future plans for her and a few other supermodels. After getting rid of her pre-set foodie persona, the other supermodels had a personality that suited them. The plans not only got rid of their pre-set personas, but they even incorporated more opportunities. It looked much better than HollyOak’s proposal!

Scarlet stayed back on everyone’s behalf to learn more about what RisingHawk had for them. I t seemed that everything was well thought-out for them.

She stood up and reached out her hand. “President Jordan, I look forward to working with you.” 

“Likewise.” Charmine shook her hand and added, “Remember to tell everyone: If the high price signing turns out to be a loss, I’m the one losing the most.” With that, Charmine’s lips curled upward as she left the office.

It was not until then when Scarlet remembered. Yes, the terminating compensation was almost 1 billion for each of them, and Charmine paid them all. If they did not work hard

enough, Charmine would incur a huge loss. Furthermore, Charmine took them in with such high costs and gave the best customized proposals, all while only taking the least amount of commission. What was she after?

Looking at Charmine’s retreating form, Scarlet thought that Charmine was different from other supermodels, and different from any other managers…

After the meeting, Charmine went to another room to meet Eric and Rio Young. While Eric was not in, Rio’s eyes squinted into a long line the moment he spotted her. “Charmine, you’re finally free to come over,” he greeted her enthusiastically. “It’s been five years since the last time we met!”

“What now? Miss me? You want me here, checking up on you?” teased Charmine.

Rio hastily buttoned up the top button of his shirt. “You don’t have to. I’ve been so occupied with work everyday, and so are you, ever since Tiffany’s exposed! You must’ve been swarmed b y the paparazzi lately. How’d you have time to check on others?”.

Charmine’s eyes dulled at the thought of Tiffany. It was true that the paparazzi did look up for her and asked for interviews, in which she rejected them all. Still, perhaps she could consider attending a show or two in the future, all to publicly shame the couple.

Meanwhile, Rio added, “Speaking of which, when I read the news about Tiffany, I remembered something important from five years ago that I should’ve warned you. On the night of the incident, I saw Tiffany meeting up with a man and had a private conversation with him.”

“Aman?” Charmine’s brows tightened as she grabbed onto his wrist. “What did the man look like?”

 

 

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As he looked at her reaction, Rio could not help himself as he teased, “I haven’t seen you this anxious before! So you do care about things, huh?”

They had kept in touch for the past five years, though Charmine was no longer the Charmine h e knew five years ago. She turned into someone completely different, as though nothing could trigger her feelings.

Charmine had a small frown on her. The truth was that before she came back, she did not care about this; she only wanted to look for that man once and for all. After she had spent some time with Anthony, however, she realized she hated that man so much that she would cut this man into pieces.

She regained her composure and let go of her grip on Rio’s wrist. “Of course I care. A man like that living in this world is only causing more harm to others. Of course I have to fix it as soon a s possible.”

“It’s true that a boss has a better sense of responsibility than others. However…” Rio’s face turned serious. “Back in the club, we were quite far apart. I only managed to catch a glimpse of him, and I couldn’t see his face clearly. The only thing I could make out was that he was one of Boss Walker’s men.”

“Boss Walker?” Charmine frowned.

Rio nodded. “Yeah, and the man was wearing a half-moon ring. I liked the ring, so I took a closer look. It was the Walker gang’s logo. If you want to investigate it, you could ask Kay and his men to screw the gang over. There might be some clues.”

Charmine fell into deep thought. Screw the Walker gang over? That was a good idea.

Just as Charmine was about to act on the thought, she received a frantic phone call from Kay as he blurted, “Boss Jordan, the agarwood you developed last year was sold at a high price of ninety million! You won’t believe who bought it! Guess who?”

“Oh, not interested,” Charmine said flatly. It was something she developed out of boredom last year; she did not even care whether that thing was sold or not.

Kay was stunned.

Could his boss be more cooperative? Alas, with Charmine’s attitude, Kay could only continue,” It was your sister Tiffany who bought it, and she even asked Boss Bailey out to meet her at Green Café!”

“What?” Charmine grimaced. “She’s seeing Anthony?”

“Yes, Boss Bailey is about to go there, Room 999. You’re welcome,” added Kay. 2 Charmine’s eyes darkened. Why would Anthony want to meet Tiffany? The agarwood

perfume’s medical effect can be very captivating; they could end up in bed anytime. “Don’t bother about Anthony,” she ordered. “Following that, you’re in charge of capturing everyone from the Walker gang. No one should be left behind.”

“All of the Walkers? No one left behind? Boss, you’re kidding,”

Beep, beep, beep!

Before Kay could finish his sentence, Charmine had already hung up on him. She had no timet o catch up with Rio as she marched out of the company and called Anthony as she walked. 1

Meanwhile, Anthony sat in the car as Luke-as the driver-drove into Green Café’s parking lot. He rested with eyes shut, though scenes of Charmine’s words from Phoenix Hotel rang in his ears. It was apparent that Charmine did not want him to get involved, and as a man of his word, he should not. However…

Someone threatened her. How could he not get involved?

As he was deep in his thoughts…

Ring, ring! His phone rang, and his phone displayed the caller ID: (Wife).

 

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 Anthony frowned; it was the first time Charmine called him. “What is it?” he spoke once he picked up

Charmine was already on her motorbike, her phone wedged between her chin and shoulder.“ Don’t meet up with Tiffany. You can ask me whatever you want to know when we’re home. I’ll tell you what you want to know.”

Anthony’s expression soured. “You found out?” }

“There’s nothing in the world that I don’t know of. Anthony, if you don’t want to become my enemy, come home now. I’ll wait for you at home. Tiffany is pulling a dirty trick, don’t go.” With that, she hung up.

She believed that Anthony would come home. Once that was settled, Charmine used an anonymous phone number to send Julian a text:

(Tiffany Jordan fainted at Green Café’s room 999, she only left your phone number.]

Charmine’s eyes dulled after the text was sent. Based on Julian’s character, he would definitely go and look for Tiffany, and should they sleep together, they would be all over the headlines! The two wh*res should be glued together! It was only when Julian slept with Tiffany that he would not have time to annoy Charmine.

Hah! So, Tiffany wanted to bed the man that even she did not dare sleep with? Fat chance! 2

Meanwhile, inside Green Café…

Tiffany was dressed in a red dress with a v-shaped neckline. Coupled with her alluring body and innocent face, even Tiffany was blown away with herself. Her lips curled into a smirk as she eyed the agarwood perfume at the corner.

The agarwood perfume was incredibly potent; Tiffany had already tried it on. As long as she put it on five minutes before he came, all self-restraint would be thrown out of the window-i na minute’s time-as the scent dissipated in the air.

However, Tiffany was impatient. “What’s going on now?” she phoned Ronnie. “Is Anthony here yet?”

“Yes, he’s arrived. His car drove into the parking lot just now,” Ronnie answered.

Tiffany hung up the phone right away and walked to the corner to spritz the perfume. She had also placed childhood photos of Charmine. Since Anthony cared about Charmine so much, he would flip through the photos once he got in, but before he could finish the photos, his mind would be seduced by Tiffany and the scent. Needless to say, it was a matter of mere moments before Tiffany would become Anthony’s woman, impregnated with his baby! The least she could get was control over the Jordan family through Anthony, or at least attain a large sum of

money!

With that, she put the pinhole camera in place, ingested the antidote that worked against the scent, and waited on the sofa patiently. Still, she had waited for more than 20 minutes for Anthony, and the antidote started to wear off. Unconsciously, her vision became blurry and messed up, and her body heated up gradually.

Click!

At that moment, a sound was heard as the door was pushed open. A strong and tall figure entered the room.

Tiffany looked up to see Anthony’s handsome face; the face that was oh-so captivating. She was already heated up as though her body was inside a furnace, though her last shred of rationality reminded her to wait a little longer. She had to wait for Anthony to be poisoned. She had to let him approach her first.

His tall figure walked to her side. He did not realize her unusual expression nor did he speak. H e picked up the album on the table and started flipping.

Mid-way as he flipped at the photos, his actions gradually stopped. Finally, his gaze landed on her body.

Tiffany stood up. Her sweet and soothing voice called out, “Boss Bailey…”

Her seductive voice sent shivers down one’s spine. His Adam’s apple bobbed as he went on top of her.

Finally! She succeeded! She was Anthony’s woman at last! She would never have to wait for Julian again!

 

 

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At the same time, Charmine arrived at the Baileys’ mansion in her motorbike. She saw Chris seated in the living room, focused on his laptop.

Warily, she asked, “Momo, where’s your Daddy?”

“Daddy went out and isn’t back yet. Why are you back so early, Mommy?” Chris put down his laptop and ran toward Charmine. He stopped right before her and reached his arms, to which Charmine habitually responded by picking him up into her arms. “Did your Daddy drive?” Charmine frowned. “Or was Luke driving?”

“Uncle Luke drove,” Chris answered.

Charmine made a quick mental calculation. Luke’s driving speed was at about 40 kilometers per hour. From the mansion to Green Café, it only needed 25 minutes maximum. Charmine took up half an hour to come home, so why was Anthony home yet? Perhaps she was wrong all along? Perhaps Anthony did not care about her words and went on to meet Tiffany? A wave of uneasiness hit Charmine as she placed Chris on the sofa and took out her phone to call Anthony

Beep, beep, beep!

The waiting sound was heard instead, followed by a computerized voice that said, “Sorry, the number you have called is unavailable.”

Charmine’s brows furrowed; nobody picked up. Perhaps Anthony really was in trouble? She turned to Chris. “Do you have Uncle Luke’s phone number?”

“Sorry, Mommy, I don’t,” Chris answered. He continued anxiously, “Mommy, do you think Daddy is in trouble? When Daddy left this morning, he said he was off to a very important meeting, concerning Mommy’s future happiness. He left so quickly and canceled all his meetings in the afternoon. I tried calling Daddy ten minutes ago, but he didn’t pick up nor did he return my call until now.”

Charmine frowned. Nobody picked up, even from 10 minutes ago?

Anthony was a responsible man, and it was unlikely for him to not pick up twice! Something was wrong. She turned to Momo Chris right away. “Momo, you stay home, alright? Mommy will go and look for Daddy.”

“Okay!” Chris nodded.

Charmine picked up her motorbike key and rushed to the door hastily. Her mind was overwhelmed with the thoughts of the agarwood perfume’s effects. She was the one who developed, thus she knew it better than anyone else. A normal medication would make a person feel unwell and unstoppable, but if their willpower was strong enough, it could be resisted. However, this agarwood perfume could induce hallucinations and distort the image of whoever they were seeing into someone else, working from the mind. Thus, however strong the willpower was, they would not be able to resist it. If Anthony really slept with Tiffany because of her…

Charmine felt white-hot anger just at the thought of it. Overwhelmed by her thoughts, she did not see a solid figure in her way and bumped into the hard wall of flesh.

In pain, Charmine raised her head to see who it was, and her brows instantly tightened. It was Anthony! Aloof, handsome, and regal in his well-trimmed suit. He seemed as if nothing had happened.

She asked with a frown, “You’re home? Why didn’t you pick up?”

“Hmm?” Anthony noted her rather panicked look as he shifted his gaze to Chris.

Anthony, 10 minutes ago, used Luke’s phone to call and check in with Chris. He told him that his phone stopped working, and he even warned that if Charmine came home, he had to comfort her.

Looking at his father’s concerned gaze, Chris made a face with a naughty grin. “Daddy, I liedt o Mommy saying that you’re in trouble. Mommy rushed out looking for you, so Mommy does care about you! Haha! Have fun!” With that, he scurried away, wobbling in his short legs.

Charmine was dumbfounded.

So, the little boy tricked him, huh?

Anthony’s face seemingly brightened in an instant. With his eyes still on her, he teased, “You worried about me?”

 

 

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Four words, uttered huskily with a sense of softness in it.

Flushed-face Charmine turned to walk toward the sofa and pretended to be calm. “I was worried about you being bitten by a b*tch. After all, you’re still my contract-partner.”

How were they merely contract-partners?

Anthony’s lips curled into a small smile as he gazed at her. “Charmine, actually fancying me and worrying about me isn’t a shameful thing.”

Cough, cough! What an interesting choice of words…

“Fancy you, my foot!” Charmine denied him with all her heart and reiterated, “I was worried that you’d be bitten by ab*tch because of me. I didn’t want to owe you anything.”

Anthony smirked faintly and did not speak. After he removed his jacket and hung it on the clothes stand, he walked toward Charmine and sat down. “If I truly was bitten by the b*tch, would you look down on me?”

Look down on him?

Charmine frowned and instinctively asked “What about you?” She looked at him with a serious gaze, somewhat darker than usual.

Anthony’s lips fell into a small frown. “Am I such a shallow being in your heart?” His soothingly deep voice needled her heart, his facial composure serious, not at all perfunctory.

Charmine almost believed him when he answered her… Still, what man in the world would not mind what happened to her?

Her red lips curled up. “Whether that’s true or not, that’s for you to know. However, why did you agree to meet Tiffany today? Is it because you want to know about what happened five years ago?”

Mentioning that, Anthony’s gaze turned a shade darker. He was ready to take out his phone to show her, but his phone somehow stopped working. Anthony fixated his questioning gaze at her. “If I say I only wanted to solve your problems, would you believe me?”

Solve her problems?

Charmine was an intelligent person; she understood most of it in mere seconds. She said to Anthony, “Tiffany is just a fake person, and you can’t believe whatever she says. As for what happened five years ago, it’s not a big deal, but if you want to know, I can tell you.” With that, she took a sip of water from the glass on the coffee table.

Anthony’s eyes flickered as he noted her every move. Drinking before she spoke, she was nervous.

She was nervous because she was not ready.

Seeing that Charmine placed down the glass about to speak, Anthony said instantly, “You don’t have to tell me, though I just wish to know: Would you make decisions unwillingly because of that incident? Or do you feel pain because of it?” His questioning tone was filled with concern and seriousness. 1

Charmine’s red lips curled up a little. “If I would, why would I spend so much time with him o n the stage last night at the ceremony? As of pain…”

Her eyes locked with Anthony’s as she spoke with a deep tone, “The more you ask, the more pain I’d feel. Even after you know about it, even with your resources, you won’t be able to help me solve it.

“Anthony, as I told you before, some things in the world can’t be solved with money and ability. Material things are easy to solve, but the entanglement of one’s heart is difficult to untangle.”

It was rare for Charmine to speak to Anthony with such seriousness. Anthony’s gaze sank a little; he had never seen Charmine speaking with such solemnity.

After a moment, he said, “I understand it now. From now onward, I won’t involve myself in this. However, if you decide to tell me one day, come do so by all means.”

Charmine’s brows furrowed. He would no longer ask questions…? 

All of a sudden, Kay barged in and called out excitedly, “Boss Jordan! Something’s up! Something big is up! Breaking news!”

 

 

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“What is it?” Charmine frowned. Why were her men overreacting these days?

Kay blurted, “You won’t believe who Tiffany slept with! The person who walked into her room was Julian’s personal assistant, Oliver!” 1

Charmine squinted. Oliver?

An interesting piece of news, indeed. She sent the text to Julian, yet Julian sent Oliver over instead? Furthermore, Tiffany wanted to sleep with Anthony, but ended up sleeping with Oliver instead?

Kay asked, “Do you want me to expose this matter? Or do we let Julian go there himself?” If news about this broke out, Tiffany’s reputation would be totally screwed!

“No need, we’ll just sit back and watch. What’s the fun of killing her so easily?” Her red lips curled up mockingly, the epitome of beautiful malice.

A thought then occurred to Charmine as she glanced at Anthony and walked back to her room. After shutting the door, she asked, “How’s the task I gave you earlier?” “Hmm… I went to have a check on the Walker family right away. They’ve raked up quite the underground image in Burlington for at least a hundred years. They made profits from assassinations, mercenaries, and the likes. They only have staff at the bottom level of the society collecting debts and fighting. Overall, they make profits from taking tasks. According t o my findings, it’s true that Tiffany had been in touch with the Walker five years ago,” Kay reported.

Charmine’s eyes darkened. Since she knew it was the Walkers, it would be much easier. Still, Kay was not done yet. “Though according to statistics, the Walkers have around ten thousand followers in Burlington. I’ve no problem screwing with them, but I can’t guarantee that I can capture every single one of them, since most of them are not at their base most of the time.”

Charmine frowned. If he could not guarantee a 100 percent capture of the Walkers, then it would not be possible to run a complete investigation. They did not even know which department of the Walkers Tiffany had ‘visited’ back then.

Kay added, “If Boss Jordan wants to get hold of everyone, we’ll have to take action during their annual dinner, which would be happening by the end of the year.”

The Walkers would host an annual dinner by the end of every year, yet it was only June. Thinking of the annual dinner, a glint appeared in her eyes.

“Alright, I’ll arrange something. Don’t do anything for now, and wait for my instructions.” After she hung up, she looked up at the sky, seemingly in a deep thought.

She had a task that night. Since they found out it was the Walkers, she might as well drop by their base later!

Meanwhile…

Tiffany woke up with anticipation, only to find out that the man laying beside her was Oliver!

“Argh!” She let out an ear-piercing shriek as she shot up straight and covered herself with the blanket.

Oliver was woken up by her scream, and as he assessed the situation he was in, his pupils dilated.

What happened? He was sent by Julian to pick up Tiffany, so how did he end up sleeping with her? Tiffany was his boss’ woman! How could he sleep with her?

“Why is it you?!” Tiffany growled through gritted teeth. “When did you come in? What’re you doing here?!”

“Ms. Jordan, I’m sorry, I… I don’t know what happened either! Julian sent me here to pick you up, but when I entered the room, I…” he paused, too afraid to continue his sentence.

Tiffany clenched her fists tightly. Was it the perfume’s effect? Was it that Oliver came in to look for her but was poisoned by the scent? She could have sworn it was Anthony!

No, the label on the perfume did state that the scent could cause hallucination, and that included mistaking a person for someone else. Had she been poisoned at that time and mistaken him for Anthony then?

In other words, Anthony never came in. It was Oliver all along, and Oliver was the man she slept with!

She slept with an assistant! As he noted the change in her look, Oliver collapsed on the ground and begged on his knees.

 

 

 

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“Hit me or yell at me as you please, Ms. Jordan. I’ll call Mr. Cabell right away, I’ll take responsibility.” With that, Oliver took out his phone.

Tiffany went and smashed his phone before she aimed her reddened eyes at him. “What are you telling him for? Have you not wronged me enough? Do you want me to be ditched by Julian?”

“… I didn’t mean that.” Oliver was caught off-guard.

Tiffany was seething in rage as she glared at Oliver’s pitiable expression, though she forced herself to calm down. Since everything had already happened, she had to resolve it and bury it before anyone caught wind of it. Tiffany rolled her eyes and said, “Don’t tell anyone about what happened today! You have to act as if nothing happened!”

“But-”

“But? But what? If I don’t care about it, why should you? Do you want to marry me or something?” Tiffany growled as she picked up his clothes and threw them at him.

Oliver shook his head hastily. “No, I don’t dare to. I’ll leave right away!” He picked up his clothes as he spoke.

Tiffany glared at him and warned, “If you tell anyone about today, I’ll sue you for raping me! I won’t let your family go either. Do you understand?”.

“Yes! Don’t worry, Ms. Jordan. Nothing happened today!” Oliver promised.

With that, Tiffany let him go as she glared at his retreating form, all while she gritted her teeth. She slept with an assistant! What an insult!

Luckily, this was a no-man’s high-tech café, and the coffees were delivered by robots. Nobody would know what went down as long as she fixed the pinhole camera she placed.

Still, why did Anthony bail on her?

When she picked up her phone to call Ronnie, she saw the voice messages her assistant had left for her:

(Ms. Tiffany, something’s wrong. Mr. Bailey suddenly left! He went into the parking lot but left later on!]

(Ms. Tiffany, I’ve investigated the matter and found out Charmine had called Mr. Bailey. She asked him to go home.)

(Ms. Tiffany, what now? Is there another plan?]

(Ms. Tiffany?]

Tiffany clenched her fists tightly. Charmine… It was Charmine again!

Was this all a trap she set up? Tiffany’s life would be as good as gone if Charmine found out what happened in this place! Anxiously, Tiffany sent a message to a hacker that read, (Delete all the footage of me at Green Café, and check if Charmine has anything regarding this matter.)

(Noted.]

Zed was a reputable hacker in the industry with excellent skills. Tiffany felt less anxious, though her eyes were filled with hatred. If she happened to know that it was indeed Charmine’s trap, she would not let her go!

Night-time, inside a room in the Bailey mansion…

Chris pulled on Charmine’s hand. “Mommy, let’s wear matching pajamas to sleep tonight! Momo wants to wear matching pajamas with you two.”

“Well, alright, but I didn’t buy them today. Mommy will buy one for you tomorrow, alright?” Charmine ruffled on his hair as she reassured him.

Chris merely grinned. “No need. Momo was bored today and bought one for us! Ta-dah! Look!” As he spoke, he pulled out three matching pajamas from his back as though it was part of a magic trick.

A frown appeared on Charmine’s face, and her forehead creased as she gazed at the clothes. The pajamas…

 

 

 

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There were three sets of pajamas, and each had a simple illustration at the center, It was plaint o see and notice that the illustration was of them three! Two of the sets were white short sleeved t-shirts with shorts, while hers–the female version-was a V-shaped shirt without the short pants. The shirt was rather short that it only covered down to her thighs. Although the simple drawing made it seem rather cute, the V-shaped cutting was rather…

So she had to sleep with Anthony with this low-cut shirt on?

Charmine instantly turned the idea down, “Oh, Momo, you and Daddy can wear these. Is it okay if Mommy doesn’t wear this?”

“Oh? But why? Momo bought this for Daddy and Mommy. Momo picked this design myself, and I even printed my drawing on it,” muttered Chris with a pout.

Charmine did not expect that he did everything on his own; his feelings would be hurt if she turned the idea down entirely. She could only carry him to the bed as she gushed, “Momo is so clever! Mommy really likes the clothes you made. Still, Mommy doesn’t feel quite well these days, so I might need to wear something longer.”

“Don’t worry, Mommy. I’ll turn up the temperature right away!” As he spoke, he ran with his tiny feet to change the temperature.

Charmine was dumbfounded.

Why was the kid so persistent?

Concurrently, Anthony came out of the shower wrapped in a bathrobe, and he felt rather cold. Chris went up to him hastily and passed him his pajamas. “Daddy, wear this tonight. Mommy has agreed to wear the matching outfit with us tonight! We’re waiting for you!”

Anthony looked at Charmine doubtfully; the pajamas were rather childish. Would she wear them? Still, she had the pajamas by her side, thus he did not question further and went to the washroom.

Chris ran back to Charmine excitedly. “Mommy, Mommy! Daddy has agreed to wear our matching pajamas. We’re waiting for you!”

Charmine was at a loss for words yet again.

She intended to teach the boy to not trick others, but she could not bear to do so when she looked into his joy-filled eyes. Without much of a choice, she could only pinch Chris’ puffy cheeks lovingly. “You tricky little kitten. Alright, Mommy will wear it with you.”

“Yay!” Chris jumped cheerfully.

Charmine looked for a tube-top bralette and a pair of tight shorts from the wardrobe before she went to the changing room.

After getting changed, Chris sat as he waited in anticipation. Since Daddy and Mommy were not making any progress recently, he decided to help them out!

Eventually, the doors to the changing room and the washroom were pushed open at the same time. When Anthony came out, he saw Charmine right away. Charmine was dressed in an oversized shirt edged with lace, and the simple drawing in the middle made her seem rather cute. Nonetheless, the shirt only covered her down to her thighs, and the pair of long and straight legs below the shirt were fair and alluring. Anthony could not help but steal a few good looks at Charmine.

Charmine, too, looked at Anthony. Usually, he would wear dark-colored pajamas to sleep. Yet, just like her, he wore white pajamas with a simple cartoon drawing in the middle. It gave him a warm and gentle disposition. Moreover, a red patch of heart was sewn into the right side of their chests, and it shifted the atmosphere into a much more loving environment.

At unease, Charmine walked to the bedside and said, “It’s eleven already. Momo sleeps early.”

“Okay!” Chris got in the bed and rolled to the other end of the bed.

Charmine frowned. “Momo, you have to sleep in the middle.”

“Hm? But didn’t Mommy say sleeping in the middle isn’t good for the lungs due to the lack of air circulation? Momo did feel like it was harder to breathe for the past two days, so that’s why Momo has to sleep on the side and let Daddy sleep in the middle,” Chris reasoned.

Charmine felt queasy. Anthony would sleep in the middle while she slept at the side? That was the equivalent of them sleeping together!

 

 

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“How about Momo sleep with Daddy?” reasoned Charmine. “Or just with Mommy? Having just two people on the bed will let the air circulate better.”

“No! Three of us sleep together! I like sleeping with Daddy and Mommy.” Chris looked at Charmine with his puppy eyes. “Other children’s mommy and daddy are together… Unless, Mommy lied to Momo? Does Mommy not want to become Momo’s Mommy?” His voice turned soft and pitiable at the end.

Worried that the boy would find out about her contract with Anthony, Charmine explained, “O fcourse not. Mommy’s just not used to sleeping at the edge of the bed. Mommy will hug Momo to sleep!” With that, she went to the middle of the bed and faced Chris as she hugged him in her arms. With that, Chris could be used as a shield or could be woken up if Anthony was to do anything to her.

Anthony looked at her and turned off the lights. The room fell pitch-black dark, and Chris shut his eyes with content. It did not take long until he fell into dreamland and began to snore like a little kitten.

Charmine let out a silent sigh; a cutie like Chris was rather overwhelming to have. Although the bed was wide, the thought of laying beside Anthony still intimidated her. Also, her shirt was shorter than usual, thus Charmine was on guard to not let anything slip.

After a second thought, she reached out to cover herself in the blanket when her fingers suddenly made contact with something cold.

What was that?

She touched it again, its bone structure distinctive. One, two, three…

They… They were Anthony’s fingers!

Charmine jolted slightly. She touched Anthony’s hand! Worse still, she touched it for quite a while!

“I was just trying to pull up the blanket. Don’t take it the wrong way!”

Charmine faced away from him as she wiggled away from him. Anthony could see the perfect outline of Charmine’s body under the moonlight’s soft glow. In the dark, Anthony softly yet huskily called out, “You’re breathtaking, Charmine.” His low voice was hoarse and magnetic.

Charmine’s heart seemingly stopped beating for a moment. She was breathtaking… So breathtaking…

Why was his voice so seductive?!

This man was a born flirt! Not only could that handsome face of his turn one crazy, but his voice was so sexy as well!

She gave it her all to repress her racing heartbeat, and it was not until then when she remembered something important: She was not covered in a blanket, which meant that her position allowed him to look at her…

As she leaned on her side away from him, he could obviously feast his eyes on her waist, thighs, and her overly short shirt!

Terrified, she flipped over to lay flat on her back. With a serious tone, she warned, “Sleep well, and don’t speak.”

Not those flirting words, at least.

Furthermore, she had plans that she had to execute, but everyone must be asleep before she could carry them out.

Wordlessly, Anthony flipped over and tried to sleep, yet he managed to steal a glance of her. Her side profile looked utterly stunning under the moonlight.

Suddenly…

He raised his hand and reached down to her clavicle. Charmine’s eyelids instantly flipped open in alert. “What are you doing?!”

 

 

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without a word uttered, Anthony’s hand landed on her shoulder before he made a sharp tug.

With one pull, a strand of hair was pulled out from the shirt.

It was late at night, and Anthony busied himself with pulling out a strand of hair from her shirt? Also, how could he spot a strand of hair in the dark room? The strand of hair only got longer the more he pulled…

Realization dawned on Charmine as she half-whispered, “Stop!”

Too late.

With a pull, the stitches on one pajama sleeve came off. Not knowing what material the shirt was made of, a small patch was already missing on her chest area as her bralette was revealed!

Anthony’s large hand halted; he never expected such a thing to happen either. “My apologies,” he muttered lowly, “I’ll get you another shirt to change into?”

“No need.”

She would wake up anyway, and it would be too much of a hassle to change into another shirt. She pulled over the blanket to cover herself as she added, “Sleep facing away.”

Anthony frowned, but he eventually relented, “Okay.”

He would never reject her request. With that, he flipped over and faced away from Charmine.

Charmine thought she would sleep in peace, but the lone sight of his back made her heart skip a beat for the nth time!

Under the moonlight, his back seemed wide as his broad shoulders arched into his fit waist. Anthony, undeniably, had the perfect male model’s physique. His muscular figure could make a person launch at him automatically and tightly hug him in bliss.

This man… Even his silhouette could turn one’s imagination as wild as it could get. Charmine shut her eyes hastily and forced her mind to divert from her fantasy. She repeatedly chanted in her mind, ‘Beauty is deceiving, beauty is deceiving. It’s all in your mind… It’s all in your mind…

 

The clock ticked on and, luckily, Anthony kept his promise and did not turn around. Gradually, his breathing became calmer.

As she thought of her plan and the Walker family, Charmine climbed out of bed after she was sure that Chris and Anthony were fast asleep. Her shirt fell off as she sat up, a result of being torn. Luckily, Anthony was asleep and did not see her. She paid no mind to it and walked into the changing room. She then picked out dark-colored clothes from her luggage and put them on before she stealthily left the room.

The moment she left the room, Anthony-who laid still on the bed-opened his eyes.

Charmine, however, did not notice that. She used the key Anthony gave her before, picked the quietest car from the garage, and left the mansion.

The black compact car drove away to a mountain located five miles out of the city. The mountain range stretched up to more than 10 kilometers. According to rumors, wild animals were spotted in the area, thus nobody dared to approach this mountain. While others assumed this was a normal but dangerous mountain, Charmine knew that this was where the Walker gang operated.

Tiffany hired the Walker gang to set her up five years ago, and since the Walker gang was a well -established organization with strict rules and disciplines, they would not disclose any information, which was why Charmine failed to find any information for the past five years.

It was almost time for everything to come to light. Charmine had to find out who did it!

Charmine got down from the car and swiftly walked toward the mountain. While it was pitch black, she had excellent vision. She climbed over the tree trunks, swung over the huge green vines, and crossed the gullies. Dressed in dark clothing, she was akin to a wild cat of the night. In the darkness, Anthony followed behind her and watched her agile body with clouded eyes.

 

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This woman always managed to surprise him… Still, what was she doing in the Walkers’ base?

Once the hurdles were crossed, Charmine eventually arrived at the main base that was guarded with high walls and hounds on patrol not far away. Her red lips curled into a faint smirk as a medicine pill flew across the air, and the hounds dropped to the floor ir

Her agile figure crossed and turned over the high fence.

Inside the wall was a spacious five thousand-square training field. The Walker gang was known to the public as a martial arts teaching organization. Only a handful of people knew that one could only join their training through connections and eventually become a part of the Walker group.

Inside the manor were guards in every hundred meters, though Charmine managed to avoid them all as if she was in a no-man’s land. As she passed by the courtyard, a loud ‘crack’ was heard due to the broken porcelain. Luckily, she quickly jumped onto the trunk and effectively hid from sight.

There was a man by the pond, dressed in burgundy silk pajamas. He had one knee bent and another bathed in the pond, seemingly relaxed. His long lace-up pajamas robe hung loosely, and it exposed his fair skin under the moonlight. He seemed almost like a vampire.

Charmine frowned. According to Kay’s information, he was the Walker gang’s patriarch, Alexander Walker.

It was not as obvious in photos, but he was quite charming! Why was there a man in the world more enchanting than women? Based on his appearance, he did not look a day over 30 years old, yet he managed to become the Walker gang’s patriarch…?

Alexander Walker reclined on the stone languidly as he drank his wine from the bottle. The wine in the bottle flowed into his mouth, though a sliver of it dripped down the line of his jaw, past his Adam’s apple and to his chest. A sultry image, it was.

Charmine let out a sigh. Luckily, he was merely drinking wine. She got off the tree trunk carefully and continued her exploration.

Anthony was hiding on a tree trunk not far away, and he saw with his eyes Charmine’s expression when she saw Alexander. A wave of displeasure arose from his heart.

She looked at another man for more than five whole minutes!

Was she into this type of man?

Regardless, the most important thing was to protect her. What kind of people were the Walkers? There were at least 100 men in the base. How bold was she?

Anthony followed swiftly behind her cautiously, and it was only then when he realized that

Charmine already cracked the Walkers’ storage room code and slipped inside!

The code consisted of fingerprints, face, and pupils triple-recognition. Even with the best hacker in his company, it would take at least half an hour to crack them open! Even after that, i t was also likely to trigger the system’s alarm, yet this woman spent just a minute to crack open the code? Without attracting any attention as well?

As he was deep in his thoughts, Charmine emerged from the room with a thick ledger at hand. She looked at her surroundings and left swiftly after making sure no one was around.

Anthony’s eyes turned even darker. She came all the way-dead of night-just to steal their ledger? Why did she steal the Walker gang’s ledger?

It was all a mystery to him.

He left swiftly as well and arrived at the mansion before Charmine did. Anthony swiftly went back to lay in bed.

Upon Charmine’s return, she noted that both Baileys were still asleep in bed.

Thankfully, she was not discovered.

She took off her nightclothes and brought the ledger into the washroom to read. The ledger consisted of the Walker gang’s order records from five years ago; all the orders back then were recorded into the ledger in her hands. As long as she could find the records around July five years ago, she could determine which man Tiffany had contacted back then! Once she found out the man who ruined her, she could make him pay! Charmine flipped through every page with seriousness.

 

 

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The ledger recorded the information from January to December five years ago. Some were of debt-collections, some were of revenge, some were ‘teaching someone a lesson’, while some were on information-spying. The Walkers seemed rather resourceful.

As she turned the pages, she eventually reached their July records. Her movement slowed down as a strange uneasiness emerged from within. Anxiously, she saw a line of writing:

(13th of February. Client: Veronica Ramos, Hired: Rex Walker, Target: Charmine Jordan, Commission: 50000.]

Charmine’s eyes squinted. Rex Walker?

The man who ruined her was Rex Walker?

Once Charmine turned on her phone and powered up a global-file storage engine, her fingers fluttered as she typed on the screen. Not long after, a man’s profile came out.

Rex Walker. Burlington. Primary school education. Illiterate. Multiple rape incidents.

The photo showed a man of thick and rough complexion, with his skin dull and dark along with yellowish buck teeth.

Charmine’s stomach churned at the sight. Was this truly the man who ruined her? How much did Tiffany hate her that she paid 500,000 bucks for this kind of disgusting man to ruin her?

She crunched the paper in her hand, her knuckles turned white as her nails dug deep into her flesh. Although she knew the man would be nowhere near ‘nice’, Charmine could not accept it when she saw the truth with her own eyes, that she was ruined by such a disgusting man!

Her whole life was ruined because of this particular man?

She trusted Tiffany, treated her like a true sister back then, and it never occurred to her the intentions of hurting Tiffany. Alas, she had already planned such an evil act behind her back! Charmine wanted nothing more than to go up to Tiffany and punch the living daylights out of her, but it was not time yet. It was not the right time. Charmine had to hold back a little longer, for in a month’s time, she would be able to ruin Tiffany completely! 1

Once her rationality calmed her down, she closed the ledger and tossed it into her locked suitcase before she stormed out of the room. All the maids in the mansion had fallen asleep, the place pin-drop quiet.

Charmine took out a bottle of wine from the fridge and walked into the computer room. She powered up the gaming machine as she gulped a mouthful of wine. Since she could not punch anyone to vent, she could only lash out in the game! She smacked the keyboard with her headphone on as her other hand moved the mouse rapidly, all while she wore a frosty, icy expression.

Anthony stood by the door and studied the scene before him. She was controlling the mouse, smacking the keyboard, and gulping mouthfuls of wine. Even though he could not see her face, he could feel the rage that practically seeped out of her.

What made her so furious?

Anthony had never seen Charmine in such a bad state, even after he had known her for quite some time. He wanted to walk into the room, but he ended up standing by the door, merely watching over her in silence.

Charmine gamed for a very long time as her rage continued to fester. In the game, she killed whatever came in sight, and it caused havoc in the gaming world.

(OMG! Boss! Skill is on point!]

(Please teach me!)

(Never thought a sniper can be so impressive! This is perhaps the best gamer in the country!]

(This tactic seems familiar. Reminds me of the gamer Kill who took the gaming world by storm five years ago.]

[It can’t be. This account seems like a new account! Can’t be Kill, I guess…?]

[Kill hasn’t logged in for four and a half years! Back then when she was in, she rocked the world!)

(This new gamer Boss is so impressive too! Wow! She killed another five!)

The gamers practically gawked at Charmine’s character.

Meanwhile…

Robert was also logged into the game and was playing concurrently, though he kept on seeing global announcements that showed the following notifications:

[Congratulations to Boss for 5 kills!) [Congratulations to Boss for killing the Dragon solo!)

 

 

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 (Congratulations to Boss for 10 wins in a row!]

Robert frowned in disbelief as he quickly ended his game to enter observer mode. He saw a female sniper that roamed the map that would, from time to time, shift between killing soldiers and slaughter monsters. The female sniper would even shoot at other players for no reason.

The shooter was usually the most vulnerable character that could be killed at any time, yet she was able to use the immunization boost to avoid all attacks. She managed to turn dangerous tides into victories and killed all of her enemies.

Utterly fascinating! Who knew that a vulnerable shooter could be so dangerous? Moreover, records even showed that the gamer was a female! There was a female gamer with such refined skills?!

Robert instantly dropped her a message that read, (Hello. Are you interested to sign with SA? Give us a price.)

Robert wanted to sign her in his team so badly, but she did not reply at all. After the game ended, she went right into another one, almost as though she was in a killing spree.

Many of the gamers did not enter the battlefield; they all sat back and became her audience. The Lord of Honors discussion page was plunged into mayhem with the gamer ID ‘Boss’ becoming everyone’s idol. Charmine played the entire night away as she drank, but she did not realize that the wine had a high alcohol content of 80 percent! After finishing the bottle of wine, her eyes became heavy as she fell asleep on the desk.

It was only then when Anthony-who had been watching her from the door-walked into the room. He turned the computer off and carried Charmine back to the room in his arms. 1

Utterly wasted and drunk, Charmine’s body went soft like soil, as if she had no bones in her. Even though she had blacked out, her brows were slightly furrowed, seemingly troubled. Anthony placed her on the bed and gently covered her with the blanket.

Anthony sat on the edge of the bed and watched Charmine with a concerned gaze. What could h e do about that little wild wolf?

Charmine did not sleep well that night as she dreamt of the night five years ago. His body was heavily built like a tall mountain, pressed against her so tightly that she could not resist. She forced herself to open her eyes to see his face, but she had no energy left in her.

“No…! Don’t..!”

A scream of agony escaped her lips, akin to that of a kitten that fell into a well.

Anthony frowned. What was it that caused her such pain? He could not help but connect the

dots that he knew: Tiffany harmed Charmine five years ago; Tiffany could end up in jail because of it; all of them would be ruined if the incident came to light.

Unless…

A terrifying thought occurred to Anthony.

Meanwhile, Charmine was moaning in agony, “Don’t…let go…!”

Anthony’s face sank a shade darker. He laid down beside her and wrapped his arms around her and gently caressed her back. Meanwhile, he took out his phone and texted Luke, (Find out what happened to Charmine five years ago.)

Although he agreed to not get involved, seeing her suffering in such agony made it impossible for him to do nothing. Nonetheless, he hoped that the investigation’s result was not what he thought. 1

As he placed Charmine’s head on his chest, he gently coaxed her, “Don’t be afraid, Charmine, I’m here.”

His deep voice resonated in her ears, and she eventually calmed down and fell asleep. Alas, Anthony could not sleep the entire night as his mind raced with all the possibilities. With Luke’s efficiency, the results would be out on the next day, and he would know about Charmine’s past. 1 If it was as he speculated…

 

 

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Charmine slept soundly for a very long time. When she opened her eyes, she was greeted by a luxurious high ceiling. What was she leaning against?

She looked back to see that Anthony was laying beside her, and what she was leaning against was his right arm!

How did that happen? Was she not playing her game last night? Why was she in Anthony’s arms?!

Once he noted that Charmine was awake, Anthony put down his working phone and asked with his deep voice, “Do you feel unwell?”

Charmine shook her head in reply when she spotted the time on his phone. It was already six i n the evening! She slept till six in the evening of the next day!

She sat up and asked, “You stayed here with me the entire day?”

“Mhm.” Anthony tried to get up, but when he tried to move his right arm, he realized that he could not move it. A flash of discomfort appeared in his eyes.

Looking at his numbed right arm, Charmine instinctively went to massage it as she commented, “Are you crazy? You could’ve pushed me away.”

“I was reluctant to,” his words sounded simple, yet they were deep and soothing.

Charmine’s heart skipped a beat. Reluctant?

Reluctant to wake her up, or reluctant to push her away? Charmine never experienced such warmth even at a young age, and even Julian did not pretend to be so loving back then. Back when Manager Brown had poisoned her, it was Anthony who stayed by her side for one whole night, and this time, he stayed by her for one whole day. He had every opportunity to do anything to her, but he did not…

She squinted a little as she continued to massage his arm to improve his blood flow. After a while, she asked, “Is it better now?”

Anthony tried to move his right arm. “Still numb.”

Charmine had no choice but to continue her massage. She did not realize it, but she-at that very moment-seemed like a loving wife sitting beside Anthony in her pajamas. Anthony enjoyed the moment in silence; it was rare for him to see this gentle side of her.

It was then when a text lit up his phone, and the notification showed:

[Mr. Bailey, I’ve done all I can, but someone else is working for Ms. Jordan. No clue.)

Frowning, Anthony sat up to quickly turn off his phone.

It was too late.

“I…” The usually fearless and decisive Anthony was suddenly overwhelmed with worry; worry that Charmine would hate him.

After a moment of silence, he looked into her eyes and affirmed, “Charmine, I only wanted to help you.”

Wanted to help her? Invading her privacy was helping her, how?

Charmine was livid; she wanted to lash out at him. She did not want anyone to know about what happened five years ago, and she did not like people exposing her scar. Despite all that, however, Charmine had no heart to be angry at Anthony as she gazed into his deep and sincere eyes.

“Do you really want to help me?” Charmine asked.

Anthony nodded in a heartbeat.

Charmine suddenly felt ironic. If Anthony knew about the incident five years ago, would he still like her as much? Since the situation had escalated up to this, there was no more point in hiding the truth from Anthony. Instead of letting him find out on his own, she might as well b e honest with him.

After a moment of silence, her lips parted, “Since you want to know, I hope you can also accept the answer.”

 

 

 

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“Five years ago, I was —”

“Mommy! Mommy!”

Before Charmine could finish, a small figure barged into the room. With a bowl of green soup a t hand, Chris ran toward her and handed it to her. “Mommy, this is a soup that Daddy asked them to make for you. It’s a secret recipe, and you won’t have any headache after drinking this.”

“Thank you, Little Momo.” Charmine went soft for Chris as she pinched his cheek. Once she accepted the bowl, she slurped the soup without hesitation.

Charmine then returned the bowl to Chris. “Mommy and Daddy have things to talk about. Why don’t you go play downstairs first? Mommy will come find you later.”

Charmine made up her mind; Anthony would be told everything.

Unexpectedly, Chris replied, “Grandpa and Grandma called me earlier, saying that they’re arriving here in half an hour.” Anthony had told Chris to stay downstairs, and if it was not because of the call, the boy would have stayed downstairs.

Charmine’s brows furrowed. “What did you say? Your Grandpa and Grandma are coming?”

“Yeah, Grandpa and Grandma said they want to discuss the birthday dinner with Daddy. It seemed quite urgent,” Chris answered honestly.

Charmine immediately got out of the bed and turned to Anthony. “T’ll go back to the Violet Villa” she affirmed, “so we can talk later.”

She could not let the Baileys know about her relationship with Anthony. Since she would leave after two months, there was no need to add more troubles to her plate.

Anthony noted Charmine’s worry, thus he did not insist. “Drive safe,” he simply told her.

“Okay.”

As Charmine was about to leave, she recalled Chris’ confession days ago. She knelt before the boy and held his shoulders warmly. “Momo can go to the gym and exercise when they come. You don’t have to see Grandpa and Grandma.”

“Huh? Why?” Chris frowned. His dad and teachers taught him to be polite and to never run away from problems.

Charmine then replied, “They don’t seem to like you, and they’ll scold you when they see you anyway. Why bother sticking your warm face at their cold butts? Also, you’re not at fault, you’re innocent. Why should you have to endure their insults and scoldings?

“You have to remember that you’re Mommy’s little prince. Mommy can’t stand seeing you

being compromised, and you don’t have to! Mommy will be hurt if you do, do you know that?”

Chris nodded. “Alright, I promise, Mommy! For Mommy, I won’t compromise myself!”

It was only after Chris made his promise was Charmine confident enough to make her leave. Before she left, she instructed the maids, “Keep my things away.”

After Charmine’s departure, Anthony changed out of his pajamas and kept the three sets of pajamas in a box.

Moments later, Darryl Bailey and Susan Claydon stepped into the mansion with the eldest daughter of the Houstons, McKenzie Houston.

McKenzie was dressed in a halterneck dress with diamonds. Flattered with snowy fair skin, she had an elegant temperament as though she was an angel from heaven.

With bowed heads, all the maids greeted them, “Sir, Madam, Ms. Houston.”

The three of them did not flinch as they walked into the hall; they exuded an air of grace as if nothing in the world could surprise them.

Anthony remained laying on the sofa with a wine glass in his hand and made no effort to stand and greet them.

“Your parents are in front of you,” Darryl called out to him with a displeased tone. “What attitude is this?”

Anthony glanced at them coldly. “Oh? Then how about everyone walk out again so I can ask them to prepare the red-carpet for you to walk on?”

“You! You’re an *sshole!” Darryl growled, the green veins on his neck protruding in the process.

Susan hastily pulled on his arm to comfort him. “Darryl, Anthony has been like this since young, don’t get too caught up with it. Don’t forget why we’re here today.”

“Hmph!” Darryl made a sound of indignation before he snapped, “You’re getting engaged with McKenzie on my sixtieth birthday!” Get engaged with McKenzie!

 

 

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McKenzie merely stood by their sides, her elegant face reddened slightly as she lowered her head in embarrassment.

Anthony remained emotionless as he quipped, “Since when are you in charge of choosing my partner?” His cold tone was filled with displeasure.

Darryl growled, “How old are you now? You’re almost thirty! What are you waiting for? Is it that you’re still trying to find that woman from five years ago?

“Oh Anthony, I know you’re holding a grudge against us, but no matter who it is, nobody could accept a nobody who gave birth to your boy.”

Susan pulled on McKenzie and walked forward. “McKenzie is a clean and healthy girl. She doesn’t mind that you’ve got a son and said she’d treat Momo well. What else are you hesitating for? So what if you found the woman from five years ago? How could she compare t o McKenzie?”

McKenzie looked at Anthony elegantly as her red lips parted, “Anthony, your parents are getting old. Do you really want to see them worrying over you? Also, Momo will need a mother to provide him with a healthy childhood. I’ve talked it out with your parents, and as long as we’re engaged, I’ll announce Momo as my child so he can become the Bailey family’s heir.”

That was already their greatest gesture.

Anthony, on the other hand, merely sipped his wine. “Are you done?” he sassed in a low voice. 1

His reply effectively caught them off-guard, and they did not know how to respond.

Anthony continued with a cold tone, “If that’s all, please leave.” His cold tone had not even a hint of warmth.

McKenzie stiffened. She was so beautiful and skilled, but why did Anthony spared not even a glance at her?

Darryl smacked on his walking stick furiously. “Anthony! Do you want me to choke to death? You;ve moved out for so many years, when will you ever stop fooling around? Do you know that you’ve brought so much shame to the Bailey family? You should be grateful that McKenzie doesn’t mind about your past! How’re you so ungrateful?!”

“Well, why don’t you marry her then?” Anthony glanced at him as he put down the wine glass. He stood up and was ready to leave.

Darryl pointed at him with his finger furiously. “You…! You!” Agitated beyond relief, Darryl suddenly gasped for air.

Susan soothed his chest hastily, and she glared at Anthony. “Anthony, your dad is trying to help. How could you say such things to him? Are you trying to kill him?”

Anthony did not bother replying. He turned around, aloof and captivating, as he went straight to the staircase. He did not know why they came here, but since they were pressuring him into marriage, he did not have to waste anymore of his time.

The hall was left with the three of them, and McKenzie clenched her fists tightly. Her suitors could queue around the globe, yet Anthony was the only who did not seem to be impressed by her. Why so?

Susan held on her hand and comforted, “McKenzie, don’t take it personally. Anthony has been behaving like this since young, and since you’re caught up with business, both of you haven’t been spending time with one other, thus resulting in the lack of feelings. From today onward, come here everyday to spend some time with the boy. Try to spend more time with both of them.”

“But…this doesn’t seem right.” McKenzie lowered her head.

Susan comforted, “What’s not right about this? I do have a say here. You’ll come here for three to four hours daily.”

 

 

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“I know you’re busy with work, but getting married is just as important. You have to put in more effort.” 

McKenzie pursed her lips, and after a while, she nodded unwillingly. “Alright then.”

Susan then turned to the maids and remarked, “Did you hear that? Miss Houston is your future mistress in this house, so do treat her with respect.”

“Yes, Madam.” Too afraid to even breathe aloud, all the maids lowered their heads.

McKenzie glanced at the direction Anthony disappeared into, and a flash of determination appeared in her eyes.

Meanwhile…

After she left the Bailey mansion, Charmine rode her motorbike back to Violet Villa. Perhaps she had stayed at the Bailey mansion for a little too long as she was not used to her ice-cold and empty villa. Perhaps she would have to get used to that, however. There could be a chance that after she told Anthony the truth, he would not permit a woman like her to stay by Chris. Perhaps she truly would leave in two months when the contract ended…

Charmine massaged her brows and forced herself to regain composure so she could clean her villa she had not visited for so long.

It was then when her phone rang loudly. Charmine glanced at the caller ID and answered as she heard Kay speaking from the phone:

“Boss Jordan, Anthony’s men searched up for your background overnight, but we’ve settled them. The people above us are aware of this, hoping that you can reco Anthony as soon as possible.”

Charmine remained unperturbed. “Don’t worry, I know what to do.”

“But the two senior men said that they have plans for your marriage. It’s not about knowing what to do, but rather, it’s about leaving Anthony as soon as possible,” reminded Kay.

Charmine scoffed at the idea and snapped, “Did they fail their research and development project again? Are they still wanting me to get engaged to that person from the States?”

“Well, Boss Jordan, you guessed it…” Kay let out a dry laugh before he continued with a more serious tone, “It’s not entirely true; they only want the best for you. Also, William Peterson is a nice guy. Not only is he young and successful, but he’s gentle and sweet too. Most importantly, he knows about your past yet is a hundred percent okay with it and is willing to take care of you for the rest of your life.”

Charmine made herself a cup of coffee and said calmly, “Alright, ask them to cut it already. What year is it now? There’s no such thing as pre-arranged marriage anymore.

“If they really can’t develop anything, just wait for me to fix it when I’m back. Don’t have to sell me to the man. If there’s nothing else, I’m hanging up.”

Charmine was more than ready to hang up, all out of patience.

Kay quickly intervened, “Boss Jordan, wait! One more thing! So Tiffany made Oliver keep the secret for her, and she even went to see Julian last night. They slept together again!”

Charmine frowned, though after a moment of thought, she understood Tiffany’s plan right away. “Keep an eye on her,” ordered Charmine calmly, “but don’t do anything unless I give the green card.”

“Understood. Oh yes, Boss Jordan, I’ve sent you William Peterson’s photos to your Whatsapp, so remember to open them!” Kay spoke boldly before he quickly hung up in fear of being sacked from his job.

Charmine saw the notifications of Whatsapp but she merely tossed her phone aside unbothered to even open the app. She stood by the window and looked out to the forest with a thoughtful gaze.

She first met William three years ago. Back then, they were in charge of a research project, William was the prince in every woman’s heart. He was extremely gentle; he took good care of her and worked well with her. Since then, William had been staying close with her higher-ups and tried to find out more about her.

Charmine knew that William really liked her, so she asked the two seniors to tell him about the five-years-ago incident. She thought William would give up, yet he still waited for her even after three years…

Charmine had no idea why it was so, but she found herself unperturbed to tell William about her past, but it was too difficult to even start with Anthony. Would Anthony, once he found out about her past, accept her like William did?

 

 

 

Chapter 269 

Ring, ring!

Charmine’s phone rang again. She thought it was Chris calling for her to come home, but it was Eric instead. Charmine picked up the phone and was greeted with Eric’s voice,“ Something’s up. The newly signed Scarlet is exposed as a mistress, and she’s now making a scene trying to commit suicide at the company.”

“Commit suicide?” Charmine frowned.

Rio chimed in as he panted, “Yes, it’s serious! Boss Jordan, please come here! This is my newly bought building, and she’s the first supermodel we’ve ever signed!”

“We even spent one and a half billion for her contract termination. As for the Horizon Night annual event, the contract stated that if the artist can’t make it, the compensation fee is five billion bucks,” Eric said with a serious tone.

In other words, if Scarlet was in trouble, RisingHawk Entertainment would lose 6.5 billion bucks in total, along with other negative impacts.

“Got it, I’ll be there right away.” Charmine hung up and marched out of her villa. As she walked, she scrolled on the news page and read the headlines.

(No.1 Supermodel Scarlet Became A Mistress!)

Other than a few photos of her in bed, the lengthy news read:

(Scarlet signed with Hollyoak for seven years. She always had more resources than anyone else, and even her artist persona was more likeable. These were all because she had been sleeping with the CEO of Hollyoak, Johnson Spencer! The fact that she was able to terminate her contract with HollyOak was due to her relationship with Johnson, a deal sealed in bed!

(Johnson Spencer already has a wife, and his wife-Gigi Ritz-was famous back in the days! Seven years ago, Gigi Ritz was awarded the Golden Eagle Goddess Award due to her adorable appearance and skilled acting. She was only 23 years old back then when she became everyone’s favorite!

(With a bright future in sight, just as she was at the peak of her career, she announced to leave the entertainment industry and mysteriously disappeared.

(Everyone was guessing that she married a billionaire, yet nobody would have thought that she married Johnson Spencer!

[Back then, Gigi appeared in high-school dramas with a lively and energetic persona, the next door neighbor kind of girl, earning the likes of many. Even though she had left the industry for seven years, her Sweetest Goddess title was never taken up by anyone else.)

Once the headline was released, the internet went into an uproar!

(Scarlet is such ab*tch! How dare she snatched Gigi’s husband?]

Argh! My little princess Gigi! All she wanted to do was to leave the entertainment industry to live a peaceful life! Why did this happen to her?!)

(Scarlet is so disgusting! She seems so gentle on the surface, pretending to be a gentle and food-loving woman, when the truth is that she’s a third-wheeler! How dare she stole Gigi’s husband!)

(Shameless b*tch! I hope you die!)

Charmine kept her phone and prepared to ride on her motorbike to Rising Hawk. Something did not add up to Charmine. Charmine, when she first met Scarlet, noted her clear and twinkling eyes, and she gave off the vibe of a gentle and innocent girl. How could she be a third -wheeler? Of course, the photos on the news were not photoshopped either.

She had to find out as soon as possible.

Charmine raised her long leg and hopped on the motorbike, rushing to the company in the speed of light. There were only 15 floors in the building, but it was five meters tall. Scarlet was sitting on the ninth floor balcony, shaking unstably.

The crowd gathered below and threw grueling insults at her.

“You’re such a b*tch! Why don’t you jump down right now? Die, why don’t you?!”

“You’re ashamed to be scolded at but not ashamed to be the third-wheeler? Now that you’re exposed, you want to jump down the building? Are you trying to ask for sympathy?”

“A real person who’s trying to commit suicide wouldn’t make such a huge scene! You’re just acting!”

“Jump! Jump! Don’t waste our time! Only with your death can you make it up with Gigi!” 1 The unrelenting jeers echoed in the air.

 

 

 

Chapter 270 

Charmine arrived on her motorbike, swiftly like the wind. She removed her helmet and coldly glanced at the security guards that stood by the sides. “Why are you even hired? Did we feed you for free? Clear the crowd!”

“Yes, Madam.” The security guards were terrified at the sight of Charmine, and they quickly started to disperse the crowd.

The crowd yelled at Charmine, “Charmine, why would you sign a third-wheeler like her? Why do you side with her?”

“Weren’t you just cheated by your sister? Why can’t you understand Gigi’s feelings? A third wheeler like her deserves to be dead!”

“Gigi’s kid is already three years old! This woman ruined their family, and she deserves to die!”

Charmine merely watched the mad fans calling for justice and walked away. Words were useless; solving the problem was key. The security guards had dispersed most of the crowd, waiting for help to be sent.

As Charmine entered the office, Rio rushed up anxiously. “Charmine, you’re finally here. What now? The rescue team said their car broke down, and it might take them half an hour to arrive, but her body might’ve hardened by then!”.

He was Charmine’s elder cousin, but at that moment, he sounded more like a younger brother.

Unperturbed, Charmine walked to the lift and called out, “Prepare some rope and gloves.”

“Huh? What do we need these for? Is it to bring her back? She’s mentally unstable right now, and she won’t let anyone come close to her!”

The usually unperturbed Rio was very anxious. After all, it was the first time he had come across something so serious.

Charmine went into the lift and pressed on the ninth floor button. “Send them to me when they’re ready,” finalized Charmine in a mature tone.

Rio went to prepare them right away.

At the lobby of the ninth floor, Eric asked everyone to leave as he did not want to trigger Scarlet. He was left behind to comfort her, though Scarlet would not take in anything he said. She remained seated on the edge of the balcony; she appeared awfully lonely.

Charmine walked closer, but Eric immediately grabbed her by the wrist. “Don’t go there. She’s mentally unstable and won’t listen to anything. She might accidentally fall.”

Charmine could only stand by the door with a frown.:

If Scarlet truly was the third-wheeler, then she should be shameless enough to not feel such pain that she would try to commit suicide. The truth was never as simple as it seemed.

Moments later, Rio came up with some rope and a pair of thick gloves. “What now?” he asked softly.

“You two, follow me.” After receiving the items, Charmine walked toward the staircase.

Eric and Rio frowned. Follow her? No one would keep watch over Scarlet if they did…

“What now? Will standing there do any help?” quipped Charmine as she walked up the stairs.

The two had no choice but to follow her. The three of them arrived on the eleventh floor, two floors away from where Scarlet was.

Eric and Rio frowned again. Why were they on the eleventh floor? How could this save Scarlet a t all?

 

 

 

Chapter 271 Charmine walked straight to the balcony, tied the rope around her waist, and put on the gloves. “You two will help me pull on the rope,” instructed Charmine, “so hold on tight.”

“What?” blurted Rio in shock, his eyes wide open. “Charmine —I mean, Boss! Boss, are you going down to save her yourself? This is the eleventh floor! If anything happens to you, how a m I supposed to face your grandpa?”

Eric, too, frowned and walked forward. “Let me do it, you hold on to the rope.”

If anything happened to Charmine, he-out of everyone-would be killed by all sorts of people since he brought Charmine back to Burlington!

“Now’s not the time to sit still and do nothing,” countered Charmine. “Also, are any of you as skilled as I am?” 1

Charmine’s remark stunned the two men silent, especially Eric. He knew that Charmine was skilled and resourceful; perhaps he was only a fraction of what she was even with his abilities..

Regardless…

Saving a person replying on a rope was too dangerous. If anything was to happen, he could not face his supervisor. 1

Still deep in his thoughts, Charmine pushed the rope and more gloves into their hands as she said, “Be calm, and don’t trigger her.”

With that, she climbed the balcony 50 meters high up the sky. She stood on the fence of the balcony under the white clouds and blue sky, her figure lean and fit. 11

Rio watched with his heart in his mouth. “Boss, please come back down? Let’s think of another way! You’re the only cousin I like, and if anything happened to you…”

“Shut your mouth! Hold on tight,” Charmine snapped at him before diving from the balcony and faced their way!

Eric instinctively held onto the rope in his hands. Rio, too, held on tight as he shut his eyes tightly out of fear.

Charmine jumped down just like that? She jumped down! They were on the eleventh floor, at least 50 meters tall!

Meanwhile, on the building opposite them, a number of news reporters had already found their spot and live-streamed Scarlet’s suicide attempt. The live-streaming platform raked up hundreds and thousands of viewers, each armed with their share of insults:

(Even Gigi didn’t attempt suicide. How dare you try to commit suicide?]

(Just jumped already! Why are you still pretending? Disgusting!)

(I don’t get how the third-wheeler has the stomach to try and jump off the building. She even tried to act as if she was the victim.)

(Ew! Disgusting!)

Scarlet, still on the balcony, wore an expression carved in pain, sadness, and desolation. She suddenly stood up and stood on the tall balcony high up in the air. She slowly closed her eyes a s silent tears rolled down her cheeks, and she opened her arms-as if she was about to fly and leaned forward.

She was just about to jump off when out of the blue, a black figure shot down from above and gave her a kick.

Scarlet—who was about to fall-was instantly kicked back in. She fell backward, followed by a loud crashing sound, while the black figure shot down swiftly, akin to a typical spy.

The reporters and viewers in the live-streaming platform gasped and shrieked in shock.

Both Eric and Rio had firm grips on the rope, but the free-fall was so overwhelming that the rope in their hands slipped down uncontrollably. The friction between their gloves and rope gave off tiny sparks. 1

In the blink of an eye, Charmine shot down to the seventh floor. The two men hastily grabbed onto the rope and tightly gripped it to stop the free-fall. The rope stopped reeling after that, but Charmine was suspended in the air.

Once they assessed the situation, Rio and Eric exchanged glances and pulled up the rope at the same time, using all their strength to pull Charmine up.

Suddenly, a faint ‘click’ was heard. They both looked down to see that the rope was faltering, ready to snap, outside the balcony!

 

 

 

Chapter 272 The originally wide-as-thumb rope was left as a pinky-width rope, ready to snap.

Their pupils dilated and instantly stopped whatever they were doing. Eric called out,“ Charmine, watch out!”

Charmine could make out the noise she had heard, and she looked up to see what happened above her. She knew right away what was happening.

Charmine was aware she should not move; even the slightest tug might break the rope. With that, she looked around to evaluate her surroundings.

Concurrently, the reporters opposite the building realized something was wrong. They focused their cameras on the worn-out rope against the balcony, and comments flooded the live-streaming platform. 1

(The rope seems to be breaking! So scary!)

(There’re at least 30 meters from the seventh floor to the ground. The fall can kill her!)

[Argh! Boss Jordan! Why did you risk your life saving a third-wheeler? It’s not worth it!)

(I wanna kill Scarlet and her family! She tried to commit suicide and almost caused someone else’s death!)

(Where’s the rescue team? Hurry up and go save Boss Jordan! Boss Jordan can’t die!)

Charmine did not know she was live-streamed. After evaluating her surroundings, she realized that she was hung below the seventh floor’s balcony, not too far from the sixth floor. Since the distance between the seventh and sixth floor was at least five meters, she was not high enough to land on the seventh floor while not low enough to step onto the sixth floor’s balcony. She was suspended mid-air without any surface to disperse her weight.

Another click’ was heard, and the rope was about to break! The point of friction above her would sever the rope in mere moments!

If this went on, she might fall to death!

[Ahhh!)

(Ahhh!)

Viewers of the live-stream left terrified screams on the platform. 1

Charmine, on the other hand, wore a small frown as she took out a dagger from her pocket. With the dagger in her hand, she flicked it against the rope.

With a loud and powerful cut, the rope was severed!

Charmine was plummeting to the ground!

Everyone watched with their heart in their mouths. What was she doing? What was she doing?!

Before anyone could react, Charmine used her grip strength to hold on to the sixth floor’s balcony. With a swift movement, she flipped mid-air and gracefully landed on the sixth’s floor balcony!

She moved skillfully and dexterously. Coupled with her black tights and top, she embodied the typical female agent!

The live-stream went viral right after.

(Gosh! Am I watching a live-stream or an action movie?)

(Boss Jordan is indeed Boss Jordan! Her skills are so refined! Wild! Handsome! Insane!)

(I’m her biggest fan! Ever!)

Charmine gracefully landed on her feet, perfectly fine without any trace of injury. She removed her gloves and tossed them aside before marching inside.

Eric and Rio shot down the stairs anxiously, and it was only when they saw her in one piece did they heave a sigh of relief.

Rio patted his chest in relief. “Boss, do you know how scared you made me feel? My lifespan will be at least three years shorter when I’m with you.”

“No worries, just sleep less and train more,” Charmine warned before she made her way upstairs. “How’s Scarlet?” she asked as she continued to walk.

“Not doing too good.” Eric then solemnly explained, “After being kicked inside, she had a scratch and she also cut her wrist. Fresh blood is squirting out of her, but she wouldn’t let anyone get close to her.” She cut her wrist? She could die if that prolonged!

 

 

Chapter 273 

Charmine’s face darkened as he went up to the ninth floor.

When she arrived, people were already on the ninth floor’s lobby as they obstructed the balcony from Scarlet. Her manager and assistants, on the other hand, tried to calm her down, but Scarlet grabbed a vase as she feebly threatened, “Don’t come near me! Stay away! If you come a step closer, I won’t be able to control myself… I’ll do it…!”

Her wrist bled profusely, and the blood pooled on the floor of the lobby. Her manager and assistants helplessly kept their distance from her, but when nobody dared to come close, Charmine marched toward her without hesitation.

Scarlet staggered a few steps back and, with the vase raised, she yelled, “Don’t…don’t come close…!”

“Go on, throw it! Throw it right at me!” dared Charmine, no trace of hesitation in her steps that she took

Scarlet staggered backward in panic, her hands trembled uncontrollably. “I’ll do it! I’ll really d o it-argh!” 1

Scarlet was cut short as Charmine swiftly caught on her wrist and snatched the vase away from her in a swift move. At the same time, Charmine pressed her onto the sofa by their side.

The assistants leaped into action and suppressed her while the medical team initiated first aid t o stop the bleeding.

“Let me go… Let me go!” Scarlet cried out in agony. “Why…why did you save me…? Why won’t you let me die?!”

“And what would happen after you die? Let the douche go back to his family and be with his wife, happily ever after, while your reputation is ruined forever?” Charmine rebuked coldly as she stepped back and let the medical team do their work. 1

Scarlet’s body jolted at that, though after a moment, she-with a bitter smile-feebly said,” What else is there? What else can I do? I deserve to be dead… I really do…!” She closed her eyes and cried in agony as she spoke, and there was no end to her waterworks.

Her manager, Amy Lucas, instantly refuted, “No! The person who deserves to be dead isn’t you. It’s that douchebag Johnson Spencer! What a *sshole!”

With that, she rushed toward Charmine and grabbed her arm desperately. “Boss Jordan, please help us. Scarlet genuinely didn’t know that Johnson was married/ She didn’t even know he had married Gigi and had children! She was a clueless woman from the start! All she knew was that she was in love and gave all of her to that son-of-a-gun Johnson!”

Scarlet, upon hearing that, wailed loudly as her body shook.

That was true; she gave her everything to Johnson! She was only 18 back then, new to the industry. Johnson lavished her with kindness and gave her special treatment from the rest, and Scarlet believed she had met her Prince Charming at last.

She went with whatever persona he set up for her, participated in whatever events he asked her to. Scarlet never thought of leaving, even when other companies vied for her and offered her deals. Her spare times were spent on sewing wool scarves for Johnson or making him a suit by hand. She had a cat with him, and she even gave him her chastity…

Scarlet believed that they would one day be wed; she even thought of the names of their future children. The boy would be Markus Spencer, and the girl would be Katie Spencer. They would b e the product of their love, of their future.

Before this, she even thought of the handsome profit she could make here at RisingHawk, that she could earn more money to buy Johnson a new car. She never expected their relationship would get leaked, along with the photos of her with Johnson in the hotel!

In other words, Johnson had set this all up. The man she loved dearly wanted to destroy her! Eight whole years of her youth, the best years of her life-or so she thought-turned out to be nothing but a lie…

Charmine frowned. “After being with Johnson for so many years, do you really have nothing o n him?”

“Johnson Spencer is a dishonest fraud. He never told anyone in the company that he was married. Nobody knew about that, and even when he was with Scarlet, he never used social media to chat with her.”

 

 

Chapter 274 

“In other words, if it wasn’t for the news, Scarlet might’ve never found out…”

Charmine’s eyes dulled at that; the douche had skillfully wiped his hands clean. Nonetheless…

Charmine turned her gaze and, with a low voice, declared, “The person who deserves to be dead isn’t you; it’s Johnson Spencer. You have to live on. I’ll prove your innocence before the Horizon Night. Should I fail to do so, I’ll die with you.” Her cold tone lingered in the room as she turned to leave, her back seemingly regal and proud.

Scarlet had a frown on her face, yet there was a small glimmer in her eyes. Before Horizon Night? Prove her innocence? Horizon Night was only five days away, so how could Charmine prove her innocence in five days’ time?

She went viral as ‘the third-wheeler’; the third-wheel who destroyed another family. She could not even forgive herself, so how could Charmine save her?

Charmine sped off from the company, her eyes cloudy and stormy. No wonder Kelly allowed Scarlet to walk free; she set this all up to make her lose money! Charmine would lose up to 6 billion with Scarlet’s incident, not to mention all kinds of negative criticisms that would affect the company’s reputation! No matter it was for Scarlet or her own company, Charmine had to resolve the problem at hand…

Yet, since there was no evidence…

Hah!

Charmine pulled to a stop at the underground garage when she saw Chris pacing around in the garage anxiously. She got off the motorbike hastily and questioned, “Momo, what’s up? Why are you here?” 

“Mommy, Mommy, you’re finally back! Waa… Momo saw your clip, Momo is terrified…! Waa …!” Chris ran into her arms with his short and chubby legs.

Charmine frowned. “What clip?”

“This, the one where you jumped off the building to save this woman…! Waa… Momo is scared! Scared of Mommy getting hurt, scared of Mommy leaving Momo. After so many years, Momo finally found a Mommy that Momo likes… Waa…!” Chris sobbed as he handed his phone to Charmine. 1

It was not until then when she realized that the clip of her saving Scarlet was live-streamed and even made it to the headline. Her agile figure earned herself a bunch of fans, though some berated her for saving a third-wheeler.

Charmine had no time to care for that. She kept the phone and ruffled Chris’ hair as she comforted, “Momo, don’t cry. I know what I’m doing. I never do things that I’m not confident

in doing. No matter what happens in the future, Momo shouldn’t get upset because of Mommy and needs to believe in Mommy. Alright?”

“Alright! But Momo still doesn’t want Mommy to risk her life. Momo only wants Mommy to b e daddy’s little princess and let Daddy handle these things. Even if it is to ask him to jump off the building!” Chris made a serious remark.

Charmine was dumbfounded.

Ask him to jump off the building? Did that mean she held a more important spot in Chris’ heart than Anthony?

Heart mellowed at the thought, she held onto his chubby little hand. “Momo is the best. Let’s go upstairs. Mommy will make you yummy dinner tonight, alright?”

Chris pulled on her hand and said, “No, Mommy, we can’t go up. Auntie McKenzie is home.”

Charmine frowned. “Auntie McKenzie?”

“Yeah, an auntie named McKenzie Houston. She’s with Daddy,” answered Chris.

There it was, a strange pang in her heart. So McKenzie came by, and she was with Anthony? Anthony let Chris wait for her down here in the garage while he spent alone time with McKenzie at home?

 

 

Chapter 275 

She was only away from home for half a day, and this man had gone to look for a mistress!

As he picked up Charmine’s misunderstanding, Chris hastily explained, “Mommy, it’s not Daddy’s fault. Grandpa and Grandma sent Auntie McKenzie over, and they said that from today onward, Auntie McKenzie will come to the mansion and spend three hours with us.” 1

Three hours…

That basically meant that the seniors of the Bailey family wanted to cultivate feelings between McKenzie and Anthony. They were determined for Anthony to marry McKenzie.

They were not wrong; McKenzie was indeed of the uppest class in Burlington. Not only was her family impressive, but she was extremely skilled in medicine and business, and she easily overshadowed the rest.

A woman like her was indeed good enough for Anthony.

Charmine’s eyes narrowed, though not noticeably so, and looked at Chris. “Alright, Mommy will go home first. I’ll visit you another time.”

“No! No! I wanna be with Mommy, and she’ll be leaving in half an hour anyway. Mommy doesn’t have to make way for a person like her! Let’s go, Momo will bring Mommy somewhere.”

With that, Chris held her hand and led her to a secret passage. The passage was only half a meter wide; it was a spiral staircase that extended upward.

Charmine frowned. Where did Chris bring her to? She feared no one, and she knew she could easily rival McKenzie should they compete. Nonetheless, she knew deep down that she would never be with Anthony anyway and did not want anything unnecessary to happen. If McKenzie found out about her, things would get messy. 1

As she was caught up in her thoughts, Chris had brought her to an attic and brought a fingert o his lips. It was not until then when Charmine realized that this was an attic on the ninth floor, and the space was small with only a window on the door. Through the window, they could see the lobby on the ninth floor.

At the lobby, Anthony sat on the European-inspired sofa, having a meeting with a few golden haired men as if discussing something important. McKenzie, on the other hand, sat on a sofa not far away as she waited patiently. She checked on her wrist from time to time, her elegant face seemingly displeased.

Charmine was surprised. Could it be that Anthony found people to have meetings with him for the three whole hours while McKenzie was here?

“Ha-ha! Twenty minutes more to go!” snicked Chris. “No longer have to see her in twenty minutes!”

“Why so? Do you not like her?” Charmine asked in concern.

McKenzie was likely to become his Mommy.

He pouted. “I don’t like her. Momo only likes Mommy, and other than Mommy, everyone else i s fake! Also, nobody is as pretty as Mommy!”

Charmine burst out laughing at that. If they were to compare, surely McKenzie was no less prettier than her. This kid was such a sweet-talker.

Back in the lobby, McKenzie had at last reached her limit. She walked toward them and spoke t o the men in fluent French, “Excuse me, I’ve things to discuss with Mr. Bailey. It’s an important matter regarding our future. Please come again some other day.”

The men exchanged looks and left without a choice.

The lobby was left with just the two of them. McKenzie sat down and said to Anthony elegantly, “Anthony, I know you don’t like this, but this is your parents’ decision. I also sincerely wish to take care of Momo with you, providing him with a complete family.” Her voice was gentle and soothing.

Anthony, alas, remained emotionless as he stood up. “Momo and I only want a quiet place to live.”

Anthony basically called her annoying.

With that, he did not bother to give her a chance and was ready to leave.

McKenzie went forward and grabbed his wrist. “Anthony, we’ve known each other for so many years, and I’m the best option you have. Other than me, there’s nobody else in the world who’s in your league. What do you hate about me? I’ll change.”