Abigail Bernstein was a quiet and obedient girl who seldom say NO to her father’s decisions. Even when it’s about her marriage.
To save their family’s company out of bankruptcy, her father arranged her to marry Diarmuid Althoff, the grandson of a billionaire. But on their wedding day, the groom did not appear. Abigail was disappointed but could do nothing about it.
Alone and boring on wedding night, Abigail accepted to replace her colleague’s shift. At her workplace, the hospital, she saved a wounded man being hunted down by gangsters, and made out with this stranger to blow off steam.
The stranger, however, turned out to be her husband that did not show up at the altar.
Abigail turned toward Diarmuid. “So? Which is it going to be?” “The first option,” James answered impatiently. Diarmuid gave him a look but did not say no. Abigail wrote it down and said, “Alright. Maintain this routine everyday, and adjust it accordingly depending on the results. You may be discharged now -just finish the paperwork…
Tit for tat had always been a common gimmick in business. Ding dong. The doorbell rang just then, and James went to open the door. Since he had seen Jane Tanner’s true face too, the image appeared in his mind once more when he saw her again. Still, he stood aside to make way. “Come…
But Diarmuid never opened his eyes, even though he was actually pushing his tongue up against hers now and was kissing her so hard that he was almost devouring her. She felt her breath leaving her lungs. Was he really awake…? “I missed you, Abigail…” he murmured, almost unintelligibly. But she clearly heard it.She froze.…
“These are my friends. They have acquired a taste for good-looking men, especially Zidonians. So I’m offering you to them-don’t worry, they will give you some proper lovin’.” She deliberately emphasized on that last part to highlight the importance. James was speechless.She looked young, even harmless and innocent… And yet! He inhaled deeply to repress…
He still had to head to Abigail’s apartment-he did not have anytime to waste here. He also bought Zidonian breakfast this time, since he could tell that Abigail did not enjoy the last breakfast he brought her-she probably did not like the local food. When he rushed to Abigail’s apartment, however, she was just about…
James was on top of a woman. Abigail could not see who it was-only her fair, thin legs.She blinked. James got himself a girlfriend and even brought her to Minerva? Just then, the woman cried out furiously, “Let go of me, James Cross, or I’ll scream for help!” Abigail was left speechless-that did not seem…
Abigail quickly clasped a hand over her nose-she blinked her fake eyelashes even as Diarmuid kept staring at her. “Don’t tell me it’s a fake mole to look pretty?” he asked. Abigail racked her brains, and said, “O-Of course not. I’ve been applying some ointment to remove it.” Plucking the fake mole off and holding…
Abigail was too tired to move, so Harvey answered it, and he frowned when he saw that it was James. “What are you doing here?’ James scoffed. “That’s my question.” As he spoke, his gaze darted towards ‘Dr. Tanner’ who was sitting on the couch. There was a chair opposite her, clearly Harvey’s. If they…
“No, you don’t have to.” He had been worried because Abigail never left Diarmuid’s room the whole night, so he had been eavesdropping as he stayed outside. James frowned. “You’ve learned to eavesdrop now, Harvey? Picking up more unnecessary skills, are we?” “You’re the one who left the door open.I just came in,” Harvey retorted,…
It was fine if she cursed him, but not his family. “Hit me if you dare.” Erin suddenly dropped to the floor, her hair a mess.She was certainly in a sorry state especially with her stink of alcohol. Still, James merely rolled up his sleeve to check the teeth marks she left on his hand.…