“Are you going on a trip? Will it be a long one?” Myra felt quite uneasy.
Tony squeezed her hand and laughed. “I’ll definitely bring you and our child along if I have to go on a trip.”
“Then what’s going on?” Myra stared at the document placed by her hand with a confused look on her face.
At that moment, Tony seemed to sense her uneasy feeling; he curled his lips into a smile and suddenly stared at her squarely in the eyes while asking, “Myra, what if I’ve decided to go after the Stark Group? Will you feel upset about this?”
“What?” Myra wondered if she misheard Tony’s words and her eyes widened in surprise.
As soon as he saw her expression, he couldn’t control himself; he let out a deep, rumbling laughter and patted her on the head. “No matter what happens, you must trust me, alright?”
…
On the other end, Gemma had intended to make her way to the Hart Group. She hailed a waiting cab then covered her head with her clothes and entered the car. Upon arriving at the destination, she got out of the car but was stopped by the driver as she had not paid her fare. Thing was, she had escaped from the hospital in a hurry so she didn’t have a single cent on her. Although she tried to make a run for it, she didn’t succeed because the driver had grabbed hold of her and refused to let go.
Fortunately, Gideon had expected her to turn up at the Hart Group as soon as he received the phone call from the bodyguard. As such, he was already waiting there. He paid the fare and then forcefully dragged her into his car.
“I don’t want to go! Gideon, I want to talk to Tony! I need to clarify things with him! I’ve ended up like this because of him, so he can’t just cast me aside!” Gemma struggled to escape. All of a sudden, the cloth that was covering her face dropped to the ground and her scary-looking face was exposed. She shrieked in fright as soon as she saw herself in the reflection of Gideon’s eyes. She then quickly picked up the cloth and wrapped her head up immediately.
“You’re all liars! You said that my face could be fixed but it’s totally irreparable! I’ll be stuck with this ugly, disgusting face and my whole life will be ruined because of this! It’s completely ruined!” Gemma cried hysterically as she ranted at Gideon.
Currently, Gideon’s brows were knitted together tightly as he didn’t know how Gemma suddenly realized the truth about the wounds on her face. However, judging by how things were right now, he knew that it would be detrimental for her to create a fuss in front of Tony. Disregarding the fact that she might not even get the chance to see him, it was quite likely that she wouldn’t even get past the receptionist of the Hart Group so clearly, there was no point for her to make a fool of herself.
“Gemma Walton, how old do you think you are? Is crying and making a fuss the only thing you can do when you’re in trouble?” Gideon was quite tempted to slap some sense into his sister; however, he didn’t bear to do so after recalling her disfigurement. And so, he commented disappointedly, “Tony will not bother to see you! Don’t you get it? He doesn’t have any feelings toward you so he doesn’t care whether you’re hurt, and neither does he care about how badly you’re wounded! Frankly, he probably wouldn’t even bat an eyelash if he received news that you died today! When on earth will you stop losing control regarding anything that concerns him? Do you realize how difficult things are for the company right now? If you keep this up, do you realize that this is just going to push the Hart Group into taking action against our family?”
“You’ve never contributed to the family at all—first, we arranged for you to work at the company but you complained about the workload. Our only request thereafter was for you to build up a good relationship with Tony, but you kept angering him all the time. Besides shopping, going to the hair salon and pampering yourself with spa treatments, what else are you good at?”
Gemma was shocked to hear Gideon’s incessant rant and she couldn’t control the tears from falling as she sobbed, “But what about my face… I can’t just pretend that nothing’s happened!” As soon as she recalled Tony and Myra’s love for each other, she couldn’t control the twisted flash of jealousy in her eyes.
“Put up with it! You must put up with it, alright?” Gideon’s eyes were as cold as icicles. “It will be just for a short while. Grandpa, Dad, and I have something important going on right now and it’s crucial to us, so you’d better not ruin things for us at this point! If everything goes according to plan, the dominant force of Bradfort City will soon be replaced. By then, we will obviously seek justice for you. I promise your sufferings will definitely not be in vain!”
Gemma took some time to calm down and her sobs slowly turned to sniffles. However, she couldn’t control the resentment she felt upon recalling her current looks and her current sorry state.
“Don’t worry; even if Tony files criminal proceedings against you, as long as you follow my instructions, I definitely won’t allow anything drastic to happen to you. Although you drove your car into Tony’s, that could also be accidental on your part; it was just unfortunate that you had poor driving skills and it wasn’t an intentional move. You must stand firm on this version of events. Besides, I’ll take you to see a psychiatrist and arrange for an evaluation. Whatever it is, our family will not stand by and watch while you fall into trouble, Gemma. Grandpa’s words earlier were just out of anger—there’s no way we could abandon you!”
At this moment, Gideon gradually changed his tone of voice and he spoke in a milder tone. As for Gemma, she couldn’t stop the tears from falling but she was no longer agitated. Gideon glanced at her and upon noticing that she had finally come round to his advice, he heaved a sigh of relief. However, that was only his assumption. In actual fact, Gemma’s personality evidently indicated otherwise as she was not one who could be easily swayed.
In the end, she maintained her opinion that all her misfortune was brought on by Myra. I can put up with this for now but I’ll definitely find a way to make her pay for this. By then, I’ll make sure that she suffers more than me!
…
Kris woke up from her sleep feeling content. This was the best sleep she had experienced over the past few days.
She woke up in the arms of a man. His embrace was not as cold and hard as Gideon’s; on the contrary, it was warm and lovely. She opened her eyes gradually and saw Hayden smiling at her with a tender look on his face. He then kissed her on her forehead and asked lightly, “You’re awake?”
Kris hummed in response and she shifted in bed. She had lost herself in the throes of passion with him last night and had been up the whole night. In all honesty, she expected to feel quite uncomfortable today after last night but unexpectedly, she felt fine. Furthermore, she could tell that he had cleaned her up intimately too.
“I was afraid you’d be uncomfortable so after you passed out from exhaustion last night, I gave you a body massage.” Hayden smiled at her and he sat up in bed. He then made a move to steer her out of bed too. “You must be hungry! I made breakfast for us and I prepared your favorite porridge and dumplings.”
Kris felt quite blessed to wake up to such a blissful life; suddenly, she had the thought to just continue enjoying this life with Hayden from now on. He’s the most tender, loving partner I have ever had and I know how much he loves me. But…
Kris lowered her eyelashes and looked downward. Shortly after that, she raised her head and smiled at him. “Oh—that’s perfect because I just started to feel hungry! Hayden… can you carry me over?” She stretched out both of her arms toward him and spoke in a flirtatious voice.
Last night, she had explained to him that she would be getting engaged to Gideon soon. All of these were her father’s suggestion and everything was for the sake of the collaboration between their families. Once the deal was over, she would then call off the engagement. Hayden had accepted her explanation and he remained steadfastly in love with her.
Kris was perfectly aware that she would not remain in a relationship with Gideon once everything was settled in terms of their personal interests. He was a cruel and cunning man; despite being his bedmate, he always managed to instill a sense of fear in her even as she slept next to him. If by then Hayden was still by her side, she would consider giving him a chance.
Hayden’s eyes sparkled and he immediately swept her into his arms and carried her toward the dining area in the living room.
On the dining table, there was already a bowl of porridge served in a porcelain bowl, and it smelled divine from afar.
This was Kris’s favorite food and she usually liked the smell of it but today, as soon as she got near the dining table, she inexplicably felt her stomach churn and she couldn’t control the nauseous feeling that rose within her.
“Bleurgh!” She felt quite uncomfortable and gagged. Suddenly, she struggled to get out of his arms and rushed into the bathroom.
Hayden froze for a moment before he immediately ran after her.
Inside the bathroom, Kris retched several times but she didn’t throw up.
