Chapter 50 Marilyn snorted, “If that’s what you think, then sure.” I smiled and said, “Thanks, Mrs. Shannon.” Harlan glanced at me, said nothing, and then turned to introduce me to Gerald “Grandpa, this is my girlfriend, Charlene, You’ve met her before.” Gerald immediately let out a cold hum, his face a bit displeased. “Your … Read more
Chapter 49 I coughed, and Harlan snapped him out of it. His eyes roamed over my dress like he wanted to say something. I looked up, asking, “Aren’t we leaving?” He tore his gaze away, noticed my wheelchair, and frowned. “Still not healed?” “Is that a problem, Mr. Shannon? Think I’m embarrassing you?” I said, … Read more
Chapter 48 My lip curled in a sneer instantly as I felt smug inside. Spending 300 thousand dollars on clothes for someone he didn’t like, Harlan must be burning a hole in his wallet. “Is that a problem?” I batted my eyelashes. “I’m showing up as your girlfriend tomorrow. If I’m dressed in a cheap … Read more
Chapter 47 I shut the chat. My phone buzzed like crazy. Marilyn must’ve been fuming. But I didn’t care. I blocked her, scrolled through videos on the couch, and dozed off. Halfway through the night, the noise woke me. I frowned and heard a familiar voice outside. “Harlan, are you really falling for her?” 1 … Read more
Chapter 46 Marilyn’s eyes turned to ice. My comment hit her where it hurt. She had always been sour about me quitting my job to help Harlan. When Harlan took over the company, it was a hollow shell. It was about to crash out of the elite circle. Harlan yanked it back from the abyss. … Read more
Chapter 45 I looked up to see his unreadable expression. Then I wheeled over, passing Tamara, whose face went pale as a sheet. Harlan frowned, but he stayed silent, and he just wheeled me out. He told me to get in the car. I was about to sit in the back, but he stopped me, … Read more
Chapter 44 Tamara jerked her head up, her eyes wide in shock. “I never said that, Stella! Where’d you hear it?” When Tamara denied it, Stella’s face twisted with rage as she said, “So you’re using me as your pawn?” I grinned, watching them rip into each other, which was pure entertainment. Then I texted … Read more
Chapter 43 This time, I got into the backseat. Harlan glanced at me and clearly looked displeased. 1 figured he was ticked off ‘cause he couldn’t be with Tamara right now. I didn’t bother with him. As long as he didn’t take his temper out on me, I didn’t care if he had a long … Read more
Chapter 42 “I’m his girlfriend,” I said without hesitation. I knew the Shannon family would find out about our fake relationship sooner or later, so it didn’t matter if I brought it up now. Plus, it could completely shut down Ivan’s attempts to get close to me. Sure enough, after I said that, there was … Read more
Chapter 41 0 о Moreover, I also needed this month to break free from Harlan completely. I nodded in agreement and said, “Alright, but you’d better make it clear to Tamara to avoid her causing trouble for me.” He frowned and said, “Tamara is not that kind of person.” I sneered and said, “Who knows?” … Read more