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CHAPTER 915
It was late morning, yet the Salem sun beat down on the terracotta tiles by the pool of the Sterling villa, a heat that seemed to seep into the very bones of the people as well as the building alike.There was apple juice and mango juice among the items Benjamin brought.“Why did he bring two separate juices?” Rebecca wondered in her mind. “Was one of those for himself? Does he want to sit next to her and drink?”Obviously, she couldn’t ask him directly.“What?” Rebecca’s eyebrow, a perfect, sculpted arch, shot up a fraction.“I brought food for you since you didn’t go out,” Benjamin said.“Were you following me?” Rebecca’s voice turned a bit cold. “And who would drink fruit juice early in the morning.”“It’s eleven o’clock now,” Benjamin said.“Huh?” Rebecca checked her blue-dialed silver watch. What he said was correct.Rebecca was surprised because she didn’t remember sleeping here for so long. Did the lack of good sleep last night cause her to slip into deep sleep now without her
CHAPTER 916
Benyamin’s hands steadily clenched into fists, and the dark smoke releasing from him started to wither the flowers and plants nearby.Just then, Riley and her siblings and cousins rushed out of the building and ran to the pool with excitement.Benyamin loosened his fists and controlled his anger.Other than Riley, everybody else jumped into the pool.Riley was surprised to see Rebecca and Benjamin talking. She smiled at Benjamin, “Hey, Benjamin, how do you keep your hair so perfect? I don’t see your hair splitting anywhere. How do you manage that?”“I trim once a fortnight,” he replied politely, even though Riley’s tone was slightly rude.“Fortnight? Pfft, who even uses that word these days?” Riley approached him and tried to lift up his shirt.Benjamin took a step back. “What are you doing?”Rebecca nearly spilled the food she was eating.“I want to see if you have abs or not,” Riley said. “Why don’t you join us in the pool? I’m sure you have a decent body, so show us what you got.”
CHAPTER 917
“Just talking about some trivial things in life,” Rebecca replied, “but in an unusual perspective.”“Oh, I love new perspectives,” Benyamin patted Benjamin’s shoulder a bit hard. “Why don’t you also teach me a little bit, Brother?”“Rebecca marrying you, a pizza-delivery guy, is a joke,” Riley shouted from the pool. “This villa she lives in has architecture that’s more well thought-out than her life choices.”Riley’s siblings and cousins laughed very much from hearing her words.But both Benjamin and Benyamin were upset.“That was a good joke,” Rebecca also laughed, taking it sportively.“Why don’t we crack another joke then?” Riley said. “How about we have a swimming competition with your husband? He has slender, chicken legs, so if you refuse, then it’s the same as accepting that your husband is a joke.”Rebecca looked at Benyamin, “There’s no need for you to accept the challenge.”However, to her surprise, it was Benjamin who began to step toward the pool.“Why is he participating
CHAPTER 918
“Why didn’t you compete with him and put him in his place?” Rye asked Benjamin.“Everything has a time and place,” Benjamin replied.“He’s right,” Uzza supported him.”He already won once, so there’s no need for him to do it again. Even if he won the second time, he might have been asked to do it for a third time.”Rebecca sighed, as it reminded her of her own past when she repeatedly asked Benjamin to fight her so she could defeat him.She did come close many times, but she was never able to soundly beat him.“If you’re not going to beat him, I will,” Rye said. “I think it’s better that I fight him rather than you or Dahlia do it.”Uzza nodded slightly. “You’re the Sovereign now, but Shadow never fully accepted it. So, you’re more fitting to fight him. But how are you going to defeat him without killing him? It won’t be easy, especially if we assume that he’s possessed.”“I will count on my red lightning as usual,” Rye confidently replied, letting out the aura through her fingertips,
CHAPTER 919
Rebecca’s account was credited with 1.1 million dollars after Veronica had taken 200K and transferred the rest of the money.Seeing a number greater than a million, Rebecca expected to feel quite happy and relieved, but strangely enough, she didn’t feel any particular emotion.The money felt just like a number to now, more so than ever now.Rebecca did not waste any time in trying to hire a web developer to build a website for her brand.She also started to talk with certain fabric brands, who tried to make things difficult for her.Some asked her to come and work for them. Some wanted her to be their brand ambassador.Rebecca wasn’t willing to be bound by such stipulations right now. She wanted to be fully independent.After spending hours talking to different companies, Rebecca got tired of them all.So, she posted a video online of herself being interviewed by Veronica, talking about the most controversial topics in designing clothes so that she’d grab attention as quickly as poss
CHAPTER 920
“Why did she take me along if she wasn’t going to listen to me?” Rebecca snorted in annoyance as she was heading to her room.She heard faint music coming from the living room on the first floor.She slowly walked over and peeked.Benjamin was learning the piano while uttering the words, “Can you not hear the blood in my veins? Can you not feel my heart? It pulses your name. You’re the only one in my being. I am yours, as you are mine. Losing you means losing myself… my love. So, please… don’t be apart—”Benjamin stopped and looked over his shoulder.“I-I’m so sorry,” Rebecca quickly walked over. “I didn’t mean to disturb you.”“It’s okay,” Benjamin got up from the seat. “I don’t know how to play, so I was just fiddling with the keys. You can play if you want.”“No, no, I was just passing by, and…” Rebecca scratched the back of her neck, “the piano is good, isn’t it?”“Uh, yeah, it’s… good, I think?” Benjamin nodded and gave a belated thumbs-up.“It’s old, but it’s good. My mom plays
CHAPTER 921
Instead of going to the balcony, Rebecca went to her room.She couldn’t focus on her work as she kept thinking back on the stick in Selena’s room. She didn’t want that stick to exist as it was bringing back a terrible memory.What’s confusing was that, when she thought of the past, she was imagining Benjamin getting beaten with a stick but not Benyamin.“Why am I thinking about him instead of thinking about my husband?” Rebecca slapped herself. “What’s wrong with me?”She felt like she was insulting her husband even in her thoughts, which made her feel sick in the stomach and hate herself.“Should I ask Benjamin to leave this house?” Rebecca wondered. “But what reason should I give him to convince him without hurting him? No matter what I say, it might be offensive. His girlfriend might also find it bad, and it can complicate things. Tch, is there nothing I can do to bring some peace to myself?”Just then she received a phone call. It was from one of her rival designers.“Josephine De
CHAPTER 922
“Benjamin sweetheart,” Riley dangled her socks before her, “will you buy my beautiful socks? They’re only worth a hundred dollars.”Benjamin frowned. “Why would I want to buy your smelly socks? I wouldn’t take them even if you were to pay me money.”The jaws of Riley and the other girls dropped.“H-Huh,” Riley snorted. “You don’t know what you’re missing. Do you know how many guys back in my college wanted to buy my socks?”“I don’t know, and I don’t care,” Benjamin shook his head and walked away from the balcony, not looking back even though Riley reduced the price to 99 dollars.“He didn’t even look back,” the other girls teased Riley. “Maybe, your socks aren’t worth as much.”“Ah, stop it,” Riley snorted back. “You are all jealous that Roshan picked my socks instead of all your socks. He’s going to pay me 1000 dollars soon, and you can’t do anything about it.”“Hmh,” her words made the other girls snort in jealousy.Moments later, Roshan arrived there, a little out of breath. Seein
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