Chapter 374

Chapter 379

1 smiled helplessly and raised my hand in a vow. “Not a single word, I promise. If I break my word, I’ll willingly suffer ten years of misfortune and bad luck!”

Jean patted Soleil’s shoulder. “Don’t worry. I’ve known her for years. If she has one redeeming quality, it’s that she keeps her promises.”

1 rolled my eyes at her and feigned anger. “That’s my only redeeming quality, huh? I dare you to say that again, Jean!”

“Hahaha…” Jean laughed and slapped me on the shoulder. Oh! You’ve got a killer body!”

Furious, I chased after her, trying to hit her.

They dropped me off in front of my office building before driving away.

As I turned to head upstairs, my smile faded.

I had always known that being with Soren came with immense pressure, but hearing it firsthand still made it hard to swallow.

I felt a mixture of heartbreak, guilt, and self–blame toward Soren, all tangled with helplessness.

After all, there was nothing I could do to change the situation right now.

do? Follow Candy’s example and visit the Kerway residence as often as possible? Sweet–talk William and Lisbeth into winning

wasn’t me. The thought of endlessly flattering my elders

I could force myself to do it, would William and Lisbeth buy

me as a greedy woman after their family’s fame and fortune? Would they see me as an opportunist, trying to curry favor and hold on to Soren after learning I had

the more effort I put in, the more disgusted they

wrestled with these thoughts endlessly until 3:00 p.m., when Soren

colleagues, but I got into Soren’s car instead of

settled in “Taylor, this

young man driving glanced at me through the rearview mirror. “Nice to meet you,

meet

before, but this was the first

Π

Sean,

he had to travel abroad instead of celebrating with

Chapter 379

+25 BONUS

He doesn’t have any family and has been spending the Brigidlia

look at him, startled, unsure of what

Soren’s phone rang, and he pulled it

the window, not paying attention to

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255