Chapter : 139 Nancy didn’t want Ariel’s scent or any trace of her left on Jayson, his things, or in his personal space. Jayson didn’t refuse. He glanced up through the rearview mirror and saw the slender figure who had just reached the bus stop. Ariel’s body wobbled slightly–maybe low
Chapter : 138 Jayson picked up the call. His deep voice was unreadable. “What’s up?” The car was cramped. Ariel couldn’t help but hear Renee’s coy tone from the other end. “Jay, you’ve left your house, right? Come pick me up.” Jayson was never one to indulge Renee’s demands. Usually,
Chapter : 137 The only issue was that her appetite had been poor lately. Any strong taste easily triggered nausea. But faced with Betty’s concerned look, Ariel forced herself to hold back the wave of queasiness. “Jayson, get Ari something sweet to wash down the bitterness,” Betty instructed right away.
Chapter : 136 Ariel knew Jayson only cared about the photos because of Betty, but since they were getting a divorce, there was no need to keep up appearances behind the scenes. Deleting the photos was the best solution. There was no point in taking up space on his phone
Chapter : 135 When Ariel returned to the marital home, Betty instructed Georgia to simmer some soup. The bubbling sounds from the kitchen filled the air with a subtle, savory aroma. Betty smiled warmly when she saw Ariel come in. “Why are you alone? Where’s Jayson? Is he parking the
Chapter : 134 Jayson gave Ariel a thoughtful glance, as if piecing together the situation in his mind. After a brief moment, he looked away coldly, then turned his attention to Perry and Lucas. But Ariel caught something strange in that look. “Why did you come here?” Perry asked, clearly
Chapter : 133 Ariel didn’t even have time to react. While applying pressure on her lower abdomen, she looked up in shock. Blood was already smeared at the corner of Perry’s mouth. His face darkened with fury. Across from him, Lucas‘ usually roguish gaze had turned cold and sharp. Without
Chapter : 132 Ariel walked to the hospital’s entrance and sat down on the stone steps to rest. The expert Ewan had mentioned had no set date for his return. And if he really was a renowned expert, getting an appointment with him would be a battle. If she could
Chapter : 131 Zach had watched the whole thing unfold–from when Ariel opened Jayson’s car door to when Nancy, the actual girlfriend, showed up. He couldn’t help but shake his head with a chuckle. Why did he always end up catching these entertaining little dramas? No wonder Ariel had given
Chapter : 130 Ariel tilted her head slightly, calmly meeting Nancy’s gaze. Nancy stood tall in her heels, chin lifted slightly just to look down at Ariel. Despite her elegant posture, the haughty gaze in Nancy’s eyes was unmistakable. Even when she knew about Ariel’s relationship with Jayson, she’d never
Chapter : 129 Chad’s gaze shifted to Ariel as soon as Jayson arrived. He couldn’t help but smile seeing her completely unfazed while focused on recording data. He’d known that she was a strong–willed woman all along. Once she made up her mind about something, she’d pull herself out of
Chapter : 128 Meanwhile, the others didn’t miss out on Ariel’s smile. Frederick frowned. “I can’t believe she’s still smiling now. It seems like our advice fell on deaf ears!” Nancy stayed silent, although she was equally dissatisfied. “She’s just a housewife who doesn’t understand tech–trying to reason with her
Chapter : 127 Ariel’s hand froze mid–air. She turned and looked over. Nancy had swiftly made her way over. Her gaze was laced with displeasure when she said, “Do you think this is some kind of toy model? It’s the result of years of hard work by research scientists–you’re not
Chapter : 126 As for Zach, he casually greeted, “Long time no see.” His grandfather, Andy Quinton, used to be a top–level government official and his father, Gary Quinton, was in the Department of Defence. So naturally, he was no stranger to people like Tony. After that, Zach glanced over
Chapter : 125 Ariel looked at Perry in surprise, while he stared blankly at their brief touch, seemingly lost in thoughts. She subconsciously frowned and quickly pulled her hand and her notebook away. Her gaze grew distant when she said, “Thanks.” Perry couldn’t help but purse his lips at the
Chapter : 124 Ariel frowned. Her heart sank. “Why?” “You know the reason better than I do. I hope you won’t attempt something you shouldn’t.” Jayson hung up right after saying that. Ariel had a look of bewilderment on her face. Then, it slowly dawned on her what Jayson meant
Chapter : 123 For a moment, Katie was so shocked that she was at a loss for words. Gradually, she noticed how there weren’t any turbulent emotions reflected in Ariel’s calm eyes. She simply looked serious. Katie opened her mouth, but she only managed to find her voice a while
Chapter : 122 Jayson did not react any differently. “Of course.” It was almost impossible to tell whether Jayson was really being sincere when looking at his proper and elegant demeanor. Lucas paused briefly. He took another glance at Ariel. Then, he left to meet his girlfriend. Ariel had placed
Chapter : 121 Chad was quite surprised by how fast Jayson had received the news. He had only found out about this yesterday, yet Jayson was already taking relevant actions today. Chad acted as though he had little information about the project. He shook his head. “Nothing much has been
Chapter : 120 They rarely shared such moments since the two of them had hardly spent any time together. Moreover, Jayson was not a romantic or affectionate person. Ariel reckoned it was most probably because Nancy did a good job educating Jayson that he turned out to be so considerate