"..." Never had Alex imagined that a fragile woman who had only ever said ‘Yes’ or ‘Yes, Alex" in front of him; who only said ‘I'll leave’ with a smile on the day he chased her out, could be so logical and good at defending her case. Her mind was clear and organized, with no resemblance of the woman that had been by his side for the past seven to eight years. On top of that, Alex realized that everything she said was true."’That's right! I blamed her for finding someone else after four months away from me, but how did I manage to forget that I was the one who chased her out without any hesitation? Have I thought about where she was going to stay? Or that she could tell the directions? Or how helpless she would feel when I tossed her out hurriedly without even giving her identification card? I haven't, because I've always thought that her love to me was natural and when I showed her even the slightest adoration, that's supposed to be some sort of a gift,’ he thought with a frown, as h
Therefore, dead or alive, staying together was the most important thing. Noah cried out to Jane over and over again, but Jane couldn't seem to stop her tears from falling."Noah, stop talking, Noah. Listen to me. You are only forty; after saving up for three to four years, you can still find yourself another wife. Mom wants a grandchild so bad, Noah, you have so much more to live for. A man as kind-hearted as you will live a long life with plenty of children and grandchildren. Just remember to set a grave up in my name then and come to visit every now and then, and I'll be more than satisfied," Jane said with a smile that shone with contentment. She did not need much. She wanted so little, very little, to the point that she would be happy as long as there was someone who thought of her in this world."By the way, Noah," Jane added. "Will you please return the money Sabrina lent me after my death? She is my savior, the best girl I've ever known in this world. You have to help me retur
"Wh--What did you say?"Jane, too, snapped her head up to look at Alex. "Wh--What did you just say?""And you wouldn't admit it when I say you are vicious! Woman, look at the mess you've caused. I was here to set up an emergency defense and thanks to you, it's all wasted.""..."Summoning his courage somehow, Garrett wiped his tears off and immediately rushed over to help Jane up. "Mrs. Poole, no… Ms. Sheen, you… You've misunderstood Master Alex. He isn't here to look for you. He's staking out here for something else.""Re--Really?" she asked."You've been with me for almost eight years, don't you know me at all? When have I ever murdered people as I please like Sebastian? How could you think of me like this? You even went and said all those things about how I'm going to torture you! Pregnant or not, you can't get so paranoid because of it, can you?""...""A Poole would never be so petty. You are just a woman, and don’t even mention all the things you've done for me in the pas
"Oh, okay, we… We will leave right now!"Jane and Noah helped each other up and just as the two had taken a step to leave, Jane suddenly paused and said, "Wait.""What's wrong?" Noah asked."Food. Our food. The food the owner gave us, Noah. I won't be able to work this job as Master Alex is asking us to leave this city. We need to eat something before we leave, my food…"It was only then that Jane had finally remembered the food in her pouch. She turned around abruptly and stared at the leftovers that she had thrown to the ground. The food in the pouch had been liquid and had spilled all over the ground, leaving nothing much inside the pouch. Even so, Jane could not bring herself to throw it away. After spending seven years by Alex's side, she had forgotten how hard life could be, but back when she was imprisoned by her husband, she had once been starved for three whole days, and even pet food would have tasted like heaven back then. When she was on the run with Noah, the three of
"Your one million," Alex replied calmly. Startled, Jane backed off. "I… I didn't ask you for money. I… I won't ask for a penny from you, don't worry.""Didn't you say so yourself, that you've worked for almost eight years as a maid at my house? A maid should be paid every month and one million shouldn't be too much for the past seven years.""...""Take it, you've earned this."Jane still refused to take the card. "I'm Alex Poole, I can't have people thinking that I am someone who would owe a maid her salary despite my enormous wealth, so just take it."With that, Jane finally accepted the card hesitantly. But then, he pulled out another card and presented it to her. Both Jane and Noah were confused. She gazed up at him and asked, "Wh-why are… you giving me another?""Alimony.""...""You said so yourself. You have always been the one who took protection and I've never done so. I am the one to blame for your pregnancy and for how damaged your body is right now. It's my chil
"It's okay," Alex said to Jane gently. "Actually…" Jane's eyes shone with loneliness for a brief moment. "Actually… You and Ms. Park look really good together. You practically grew up together and you've waited for her for ten years. The two of you are from equally powerful families. She has travelled the world and has seen plenty. I think… Maybe you weren't the one behind everything when Ms. Park went after my life, were you? I can kind of understand Ms. Park's intention now, she… She must really love you for her to be this jealous of me. I know now. I won't resent her any longer. You two have my blessings. I hope you could be together til your last day and uh… have plenty of children. You are so tall and handsome, while Ms. Park is also very interesting, I'm guessing that… your children… will probably be beautiful. Um… Goodbye. I will never appear before you again. We are going to live our lives well now that we have the money for it…" she said as she walked away with Noah, both in
"What did you say, miss? What's your command?" Lily's driver asked. He had received quite a handsome sum of profit from her and had been spending nights in the hotel with Lily, and was currently completely enslaved by her to the point that he was willing to be a dog she kept around. However, he was a bit upset when he saw Jane and Alex break up, because that would mean that Alex would be marrying Lily in Kidon City in the near future. The driver did not think that Alex would be able to keep the promises he roared toward the sky, and stared at Lily eagerly as he thought so. "I'm going to destroy Jane's happiness!" Lily said viciously. "But… She is already separated from Master Alex, so why would you..." The driver looked at the evil woman before him in confusion. ‘What a skillful woman! She almost became the death of me last night. Why wouldn't Master Alex be interested in a woman as desirable as her? Wait, Master Alex seemed to have waited for ten years for her as well, but now h
He could not escape. He could only admit defeat. “I’m… I’m willing to obey your command, Miss Lily.”Lily sneered. “That’s more like it.”After a pause, she said, “Pack your things. From now on, we will be stalking Jane, then find a time to get rid of that man!”“Yes, Miss Lily.”The two of them then quietly checked out of the room and left.Over on this end, Alex got in the car that was parked on the street, and then he ordered with a hoarse voice, “Get rid of everything here and let everyone keep their lips sealed. Just take it that we have never been here.”“Yes, Master Alex!”“Block all the news. Nothing can be posted, not on any tabloids or internet,” said Alex again.“Got it, Master Alex!”“Let’s go.”“Yes!”The driver, Andrew, asked, “Master Alex, are we going back to Kidon City?”Alex replied, “Yes, return to Kidon City.”“Yes!”After this group of people, who had first come to this northeastern land from Kidon City, had kicked up a storm for three weeks, one of