At 4 A.M.Jacob was in a theater, with people watching the El Man movie, but he was standing and watching their expressions. And their faces turned from positive to negative steadily until they got out of their seats and began throwing things at the screen. And then they directed their rage toward Jacob and made him run out of the theater, run for his life, even.Suddenly, Jacob woke up in his bed, only to find out it was another bad dream. He had been having trouble sleeping these days.He then watched some of the clips of his old movies where people stood up at the end and clapped in joy and appreciation. He had wanted the same to happen for El Man, his biggest project, but that didn’t happen.Breathing at the moment felt too hard.He just couldn’t sit on the bed and do nothing. He got out of his room and went to Veronica’s room to talk about planning the party, as he had nothing else to do.However, when he went to her room, the door was already open, and Akash was hitting Veronica

Jacob was not a fan of crappy food, and he was usually very selective with everything he ate. For someone like him, eating a rooster's testicles was unimaginable. This was easily one of the most uncomfortable moments of his life. He ran to his room, wanting to get the testicular matter out of his body at any cost.Benjamin went back to the kitchen and resumed cooking.At around six o’clock.Everyone in the villa except Selena had gathered at the dining table. Shawn looked happy because he received repeated calls from his lawyer, saying that the cases put against him were being pulled one after another. He thought something miraculous was happening, and luck was finally returning to him.Elizabeth and Dorothy naturally occupied seats next to Ryan who had his eyes closed. They weren’t sure if he was sleeping or praying or thinking, but none of them had it in them to disturb him.Lisa was asking Roshan how his new car was, but he told her he wouldn’t give her the car keys because he wasn

Even though life hasn’t been easy lately, Rebecca was feeling good today as she headed out to hunt for a job.She had many reasons to be feeling positive because, for one thing, Benjamin kissed her in the morning in front of so many family members. A simple kiss to the cheek might not be a big deal for others, but to her, it meant a lot. She felt like she was receiving the attention she had missed from her parents. And she loved it.Secondly, Rebecca had asked Ryan privately if he had given Benjamin any credit card, and Ryan told her he didn’t. He also told her, he was thinking of giving a credit card to Benjamin soon as he needed to buy groceries and manage the household activities.Rebecca stopped by her Porsche 911 Turbo S. “I don’t know where he’s got the money to pay for this, but… this is a car bought by my husband.” She took some snaps and posted it online, bragging about it.Jane who woke up and saw the post online ended up biting the pillow in frustration.Rebecca drove her n

“Ms. Rebecca, you’ve been—”“Sorry, it’s Mrs. Rebecca.”“Oh, my apologies, Mrs. Rebecca. For your age, you’ve already designed very many collections,” the HR team spoke. “Your designs have been sold in stores, featured in magazines, and even worn by celebrities to this day. But you’ve also been accused of copying other’s works as well, so what do you have to say about that?”“All my designs came out of my mind and heart, from my own personal experience,” Rebecca explained, trying to sound polite and not desperate. “If you conduct a little bit of research, you’ll see that all those claims floating around are utterly false.”“Mm, as you know, our brand is still developing, and we’re looking for designers with distinct styles that can still work together and generate leads for sale. You know, unity in diversity. So, if we give you the job, what can you guarantee us?”“My focus has never been on gaining immediate customers, sir,” Rebecca replied. “I believe that we must build a relationsh

Rebecca posted online about getting a job, though she didn’t mention her salary. A lot of her colleagues and friends congratulated her and tweeted how happy they were for her.Rebecca, however, didn’t even smile or feel happy from the response. None of these same friends had actually called her back when she lost her job due to a conspiracy.“Peer pressure can make professionals look like pussies. Compared to these fake, jealous friends, Jane is a thousand times better.”Though Jane didn’t congratulate her now, Rebecca still had a much better opinion on Jane and a few other friends that were close to her.She wished she could talk with Jane, but she also wanted to give him some time to think straight. After all, if Jane were to keep pursuing Benjamin, Rebecca would be forced to forever break her bond with Jane. She didn’t want to do that.From afternoon, Rebecca kept roaming throughout the city, looking for inspiration for her designs.“The key is to see everything in a different pers

“Is everything alright?” Sasha asked. She couldn’t think of a better question at the moment after seeing the angry, confused, and betrayed expression on Rebecca who had ended up plucking the tag out just now. “AHH! What have you done!” Sasha clutched her cheeks in shock. “You shouldn’t have done that!”Rebecca ground her teeth as she squeezed the tag in frustration. “How dare they do this to me? If even I get duped like this, what about other designers who have little to no fame or background?” Just thinking about it boiled her blood, but she didn’t want to jump to conclusions just yet.“I must first find out if this is just the fault of the branch manager, or if it’s happening on a major level across the whole Scissor’s brand.”“Is everything alright, girls?” The two mafia guys approached them. Wearing decent suits and ties that concealed their tattoos and identities, they looked like your typical business men. They were no longer picking their teeth, either.“Why wouldn’t it be?” Re

BOOM!The bullet hit a thug’s shoulder, but the effect stopped the rest. And they all moved back. Not just the leader of the gang but the mafia guys also were stunned.There was a crowd watching, but Rebecca didn’t care. Her attention was on the thugs. “Get away from my sight before I count to ten, or I’ll empty the magazine,” she threatened and started counting fast. “One. Two. Three. Four…”Before she counted to ten, all the thugs were gone.The crowd, however, was still there, watching. “Yeah, keep watching because that’s the only thing you’re good at!” she yelled at them, making them disperse. She briefly glanced at the mafia guys before getting to her car.As she left in her car, the mafia guys looked at each other. “We should have stepped in sooner.”“Yeah. Then we might have made a better impression. Who knew she was carrying a gun?”“But we still have another one inside, don’t we?”“Indeed. Let’s put her mobile back in her bag.” They went back into the store and conversed with

As Rebecca put the milk pot on the stove, Benjamin sneaked upon her and curled his arms around her delicate waist very delicately.Just as she sensed the presence of two arms wrapping around her, she was about to react, but after seeing the parrot ring on one of the hands, her body relaxed automatically.However, he didn’t hug her. His two hands gently slid on her abdomen and reached her waist and began to massage masterfully using all the fingers. Rebecca’s back slowly straightened. She was quite tired from work, but in a matter of seconds, Benjamin’s fingers rejuvenated her and stirred up fire in her belly. His fingers firmly pressed on her back from bottom to the top, and her eyes closed in response. Her soul was sucked into submission. She got lost in the soothing sense his massage had brought upon her.The milk boiled and spilled over, whereas Rebecca’s chest also tightened and seemingly grew in size in the last minute or so. Her heart flip-flopped in her chest.Benjamin’s hands

“Where’s my coffee?” Benyamin entered the kitchen, forcing Rebecca to break out of the hug, causing Benjamin to put on a suffocated look.“The milk spilled over,” Rebecca explained. “Just wait a couple more minutes. I’ll heat it again.”As she changed the pots and boiled fresh, raw milk again, Benjamin was icily gazing at Shadow who couldn’t look back at Benjamin in the eye.(You want coffee, huh.) Benjamin sent a mental message to Shadow. (Fine. I’ll make you drink 1000 cups of coffee tonight. Nah, 1000 is too little. How about 10,000?)Shadow swallowed his breath and ended up speaking his thoughts out loud. “NO!”“Mm?” Rebecca looked at Benyamin, and he began to walk out of the kitchen in a hurry.“Mr. Benyamin!” Rebecca called out for him. “I’m almost done.”“I don’t want coffee anymore,” Benyamin replied without even looking back.After Benyamin was no longer within earshot, Rebecca frowned. “What’s up with his attitude?”“He’s the son of a big billionaire,” Benjamin casually said

It was dinner time.Another opportunity for Benjamin to show his cooking skills to his dad and at the same time make items that his wife would love to eat.Even though he was still mad at her for not kissing him when he asked her to, he still cooked dishes specifically for her.On the other hand, Kathy and Amber were cooking for Benyamin. They seemed hellbent on impressing him, and Benjamin could guess their reasons. What surprised him, however, was that even Delle was making a dessert.As a result, the kitchen was quite busy in the evening.The women kept talking to each other all the while, but Benjamin didn’t speak a word with them, even though there were plenty of opportunities to do so. Moreover, the maids also completely ignored Benjamin.Their complete focus was now on pleasing Benyamin by showcasing how talented and hardworking they were.Even as they arranged the dishes on the dining table, they kept talking about Benyamin and how handsome he was. If only they could make him