Some people could be unbearably attractive just by a simple act of drinking water. Wilson was undeniably charming to women!Clara remembered how she used to love drinking from the same mineral water bottle Wilson drank from before. It was like an indirect kiss. Now that she thought about it, she was too naive back then.Taking a deep breath, Clara stated, "Wilson, I'm sure we both know this very well. You have no right to detain me. I'm now a free woman.""Free?" Wilson chuckled. "Do you know how much it would cost to make you unfree?" His words sounded like a threat!Clara's heart sank. She knew what he meant. Wilson was perfectly capable of controlling her freedom. If Wilson really wanted, he could find another reason to put her in prison again!Clara shivered uncontrollably thinking about the days in prison, her face turning pale. She pursed her lips tightly, her hands on her knees tightly clenched into fists. She seemed desperate, suppressing the fear in her heart.Her reacti

Wilson realized for the first time that Clara was more determined than he thought. Clara had harmed herself without thinking it through. When Wilson saw her blood dripping, his blood had run cold. Every nerve in his body was tingling.It was as if she had stabbed him with the broken glass! It hurt so much!Feeling amused by Wilson's pain and anger, Clara laughed and caused the blood in her wound to ooze out faster!"Don't laugh!" Wilson panicked, afraid she would bleed too fast and too much.Clara laughed as if mocking his panic."So, is this considered a life?" Clara said with difficulty. She could feel the blood rushing out, but she would not die. Clara had suffered too much in prison. Having experienced countless injuries and healing, she knew very well. An injury like this would not kill her. She only did this to let Wilson understand her determination. "I can live the rest of my life without bearing a child. You can have the doctor remove my uterus as well. Of course, it

"That man really is your nemesis. The moment he shows up, you're hurt again!" Mrs. Wells said with hatred. "What's going on here?! Did you really stab yourself, as he said?""Yeah," Clara admitted it. "Mom, I stabbed myself.""But why…""He wants me to bear his child." Clara felt bitter. "Isn't it funny? He was the one who did that to me back then. Now he wants to get back at me by asking me to give him a baby.""Does he still have feelings for you? After all, you two were…""Mom!" Clara interrupted her mother's unrealistic thinking. "He only wanted me to have a baby because Sandra can't conceive. He's just using me as a tool. If he had any feelings for me, he wouldn't have put me in prison."Mrs. Wells looked gloomy. "What a mess. You had to pay for your father's wrongdoing! How could Wilson do that to you?! You've done so much for him…""Mom, enough." Clara stopped her mother from continuing. The past had been a nightmare to her—a nightmare she was trying to forget. "You came

"It's not like you're my..." Lisa stopped mid-sentence. She subconsciously tried to deny their relationship, but her words caught in her throat. Something uncomfortable welled in Lisa's chest. The way he looked at her somehow made her breathless. She owed it to him.A deafening silence passed between them."What? Not going to finish your sentence?" Terry's voice broke the silence in the car."I... I wasn't going to say anything," Lisa said sheepishly. Come on! Why feel guilty?! Lisa thought to herself in her mind. Both of them should know well. They were in a fake relationship!Even so, his words sometimes… He gave her an illusion where… Lisa was not sure if she was misunderstanding things… It was as if Terry had been in love with her since they had first met! But how could that be?Men like him must have seen all kinds of women. Would someone like him really like her? Was it all just an act? Some of his actions and words might be intentional just to make her fall in love with h

"Come! Here, to our new colleague, Serenity!" A colleague raised his glass in a toast.As the main reason for the celebration tonight, Serenity was naturally the focus of the toast.Serenity was not a good drinker. She was already a little dizzy after a couple of drinks. Her new colleagues kept raising their glasses at her, but she had to decline them all. Later, she made an excuse to go to the washroom.In the washroom, Serenity leaned against the sink, splashing her cheeks with cold water. Her cheeks were hot from the alcohol.Serenity stared at her reflection in the mirror. Several strands of loose hair on her forehead and cheeks were wet, dripping with drops of water. Her cheeks were scarlet red, and her nose and lips seemed redder than usual. She blinked her eyes and fluttered her eyelashes.Serenity used to find her long eyelashes beautiful. She would skip the mascara occasionally and wear only light makeup. After she had met Jackson, she realized a man's eyelashes could be