Zoe couldn’t find her voice until after a long time. “You’re out of your mind, Noah!”This was the first time she spoke to him in this way. Noah was genuinely stunned as well. At that moment, he was sitting in a manor in Silvercrest. It was renovated entirely in ivory and gilded accents, embodying the word ‘extravagance’ to the letter. It was also where he kept Gwynn.Liam’s younger sister, Gwynn, married Noah when she was twenty years old. She lived in his manor ever since. Luxurious cars would chauffeur her to and from her college. She had to cut off all social outings after her classes ended. A year had passed since then and she no longer had any friends. It was as if she was cut off from the world and served only to be his submissive wife.He wouldn’t even allow her to learn any skills, much less do house chores and anything a trophy wife would normally have to do. All he did was pamper her. In fact, he overdid it so much that she knew only how to make paintings and nothin

Gwynn was reading the newspaper, which detailed about her husband’s scandal in a luxury restaurant. A blue French vase and a silver candlestick were laid out on the table neatly.All of a sudden, she received a text message. It was from an unknown number.“Hi, Gwynn! My name’s Maddox. I’d like to know you better. Would you like to be friends with me?”She stared at it for a long time. All of a sudden, she wanted to know how it felt to be loved for real. So, she accepted the young man’s request.…Three days later, Noah’s servant gave him a call. “Ms. Gwynn has been taking the bus home from college for the past few days, Mr. Noah.” That wasn’t what she was trying to convey to her master. There was more. “She seemed very happy whenever she got home.”He responded lightly, “I see.”Putting down his phone, he leaned over and made a call with the landline. “I need you, Kim.”A moment later, his beautiful assistant, Kim, came into his office. “Is there anything I can help you with, M

Gwynn’s face turned pale. Lowering her head, she traced across her belly with her lean fingers. It was unbelievable. She was pregnant and the first thing her husband asked was if it was his baby.Who else could’ve impregnated her? Did he think Maddox was the father of her baby?In the past couple of years, she had fallen head over heels for Noah, as if she was under his spell. As time went by, however, she began to realize that he didn’t love her in the least. It was made especially clear when she saw the picture of him hugging and kissing another lady.She wasn’t a fool. She also did her own investigations into the past. Liam’s assistant hadn’t been forthright with her back then. All she said was for her to stay away from Noah because he was anything but decent and he saw her brother as his arch-enemy. Not only did she get closer to him, but she even got married to him a year ago. Gwynn didn’t explain herself to him. Curling up herself, she bent downward slightly, as

Noah regarded Maddox wordlessly. The young man was beaten up so badly, but it did nothing to diminish his refined good looks. Chuckling lightly, he murmured repeatedly, “Held hands, have you? With which filthy hand did you hold hers?” Rising, he picked up a baseball bat. Maddox raised his eyes and glared at him. He couldn’t believe this was how Gwynn’s husband was. She was so slender and fragile, while Noah was so cruel and violent.Gritting his teeth, the young man said, “We’re just friends! You might own her body, but you’ll never own her mind. She’ll never be yours. Believe me when I say she’ll break free from you someday.”Picking up the document, he read it. A philosophy student?Snorting, he slipped his hands into a pair of white gloves and put on a pair of safety goggles. Instead of wasting another word on Maddox, he swung the bat at him.A minute later, both of Maddox’s hands were ruined. A bloodcurdling scream filled the air. Lowering his gaze, Noah smiled fa

She wanted to know if he was telling the truth or bluffing her.Mason stared right back at her. They knew each other very well because they had been married for several years. That was why she knew he still had feelings for her. She was sure of it. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have gone to Kirk Manor, had sex with him, and held onto him so tightly.The truth was that she couldn’t take it anymore after the first couple of rounds. However, she pushed herself to go on just so she could satisfy him.She wouldn’t have done that if she didn’t love him from the bottom of his heart.Mason felt sorry for himself. They loved each other but they could never get the timing right. In the past, Zoe loved him. Then, she grew disillusioned and stopped loving him over time. After that, it was his turn to fall in love with her. Now, however, they couldn’t love each other. Every time he got his hopes up, one glance at his busted legs was more than enough to kill his dreams of getting back together w