“You’re a fool to entertain such an outrageous thought!” Noah barked. Gwynn couldn’t be bothered to explain herself to him. She merely smiled faintly. “There’s no need to be nasty, Noah. There’s a misunderstanding between me and Anderson. We didn’t do anything unspeakable with each other!“I’m not like you. You kept sleeping with ladies in Brookesville because you couldn’t control your lust. I certainly don’t have a home in Brookesville, Silvercrest, and Birkenfeld, like you do. I can’t even begin to count just how many mistresses and sex partners you’ve had.”He caught the key part in her sentences. “What’s with that tone?” He sneered. “Who is he to you? What makes you think you can call his name in that affectionate tone? You might be sucking up to the Templetons, but what do they think of you? You said you’re their guest. Well, did they give you an invitation?“If you want to go to their party, you can only do so as my wife.”…She lowered her gaze in response. She murmur

In the blink of an eye, it was the day of the party. The villa was filled with magenta stained glass pendant lights on that day. The light from within the glass cast a heartwarming pinkish hue everywhere.Numerous cars were parked both within the porch and outside the villa.All of the members of high societies in Brookesville were here. They heard that Archibald found his long-lost daughter and that she was merely twenty-five years old. Now that they thought about it, this was an extremely happy occasion, the first since the old man’s wife died a long time ago. They didn’t have anything bad to say about it.To them, it wasn’t weird that Archibald wanted to reconcile with his daughter.However, they could tell just how big of a deal this was for Archibald based on the scale of the party alone. It baffled them and made them curious about the young lady who made the old man act out of the norm. After all, Archibald was known for keeping a low profile because he didn’t want to invit

It felt like the end of the world. Underneath the dim light, Noah’s face was ashen, as if all hope was lost to him. He had never let anyone see him like this. At that moment, countless thoughts were churning in his mind. It turned out that Gwynn and Anderson weren’t an item. He could’ve led a happy life with her because she was never one of the Worshems. She was innocent through and through. She should never have been a part of his revenge. Back then, he derived great, twisted pleasure when he saw how deeply she fell in love with him. Now, however, the thought of it was excruciating!He raised his hands before he glanced at her. There was nothing but bitterness in his eyes and misery in his heart. The truth was finally revealed. He had parted ways and reconciled with her countless times over the years, but it was all his fault. Gwynn was Archibald’s daughter. This revelation tore him to shreds. The most bitter pill to swallow was that she would probably sever her ties

Gwynn was lying on the couch as she was still trembling.She murmured, “It’s over, Noah.”…The moonlight was as bleak as a morning haze under the rising sun. Everything had changed between them. Noah left the Templeton villa and went over to the club, trying to drown his problems in alcohol. The manager knew Noah very well. He read the news about Gwynn rejoining the Templeton family and knew that she was going to stay there permanently. He knew just how to comfort a broken man. Sticking close to Noah, he did what he could to soothe the latter before giving the girl at the door a look, signaling her to come inside. “She has just graduated from college, but she was having a problem securing a job. So, she’s working here until things get better for her!”He added, “She’s a virgin!”However, Noah wasn’t interested. He waved and gestured for the girl to leave him alone. The moment he raised his eyes, he was stunned. The girl looked a lot like Gwynn back when she was twent

As soon as the limousine disappeared from their sight, Kim looked at Noah and asked, “Ms. Courtney won twenty million dollars in a single night. She must’ve been in a wonderful mood.”Noah stood in the dark of night. Lowering his head, he lit a cigarette.He took several drags and wisps of light-green smoke lingered in the air. Sneering, he said, “She wouldn’t have won the twenty million dollars if she didn’t want to help me.”What he didn’t tell Kim was that he set Courtney up back when he wanted to make a connection to Graham. He arranged for a dashing, young college student to sleep with her and took a video of them doing it. He still had the video. That college student had to be twenty-seven years old now. He had an office job during the day. At night, however, he’d serve her and be her plaything. They had slept with each other just once, but he managed to hold onto her. Noah had to admit, that was quite impressive!The neon lights on the street flickered and illuminated