The tiring night was over and only the servants were left to clean up the party room. Although the mansion's servants had to work overtime, the extra salary was enough to make the servants eager to get the job done. Some even said they would work overtime every day if the salary was that much. Although, they also didn't know what would happen the next day because there were two bad incidents that happened in two days, a stain on Noah's dress and a fire that made the drone attraction stop before the end of the show.While the servants were busy cleaning up, William and Noah were already in their cozy bed. They had cleaned up and changed into their pajamas. Noah rested her head on William's arm as she hugged him."Thank you for the wonderful party," Noah said. "I didn't expect you to bring that dress. Even Princess Eugene never wore it. I really feel like a queen."William kissed Noah's temple briefly, then said, "Yes, you are indeed a queen, my queen."Noah closed her eyes, letting the
All the servants were lined up neatly in the second floor garden, right beside the swimming pool. They didn't know why they were gathered there. They turned to each other and asked the person beside them why."They said it was an order from Miss Alexander.""Why did they gather us? Is it because of the incident at her engagement party?""No way, she told us earlier that she would forget about that incident. As long as we don't repeat the mistake again."Although the servants were downcast, they were able to steal glances at Noah who came with Selena. If the Noah they usually saw was always smiling kindly, the current Noah seemed to have a cold and arrogant look on her face. They had no idea why their Misstress was such a different person."Good afternoon, Miss," the servants greeted Noah at the same time as a respectful welcome.Noah didn't return the greeting. She stared at the row of waiters in front of her from left to right. "At first I wanted to tolerate your mistake. But, I thin
Selena sat in her chair with her entourage of lawyers. She kept her head down most of the time, avoiding Tom's threatening glances. Selena wasn't afraid of Tom, she was just pretending to attract the sympathy of the people in the trial, including the reporters who had come to cover the news. She had even prepared a press conference after the trial was over."Based on the evidence in the form of recordings and witnesses, Thomas Monroe was found guilty of assaulting Selena Ryle. Thomas Monroe was sentenced to six months' imprisonment, one year of city detention, and ordered to pay a fine of one million dollars to the victim."Tom's eyes widened. He looked up at his father who was sitting in the audience. Mr. Monroe's face was red with anger at the judge's verdict. He had tried to lobby the prosecutor and judge to free Tom. However, William Smith's power behind Selena was very strong.The trial ended and the participants slowly began to leave the courtroom. Mr. Monroe was approached by r
"Is there anything you need?" Selena asked William.William, who was sitting in his chair doing his work, immediately raised his eyes to Selena who had just entered his room."I told you that if you want to enter my room, knock first," William vaporized."I knocked, but there was no answer. I thought it was something wrong with you," Selena replied.William clenched his hand on the table. "Get out, I don't need you. So, don't come back to my room."Selena gave a small smile. "Okay." She turned around, then said to herself, "Yes, reject me as hard as you can because no matter what you will bend your knees before me."William massaged his forehead after Selena left his office. It had been three days since Selena had worked in his office. If it wasn't for Noah's request, he wouldn't have accepted Selena to work there. Selena had no skills at all, let alone to be one of his team of secretaries. However, William couldn't refuse Noah's request. Besides, Noah promised that Selena would only
For William everything was fine. He was just walking as usual with the intention of working. He didn't have time to look anywhere. At first he did see a glimpse of a man's shadow approaching him, but he thought the man just wanted to pass by because he was neatly dressed like an employee. Besides, the area could only be entered by employees in the company building or visitors who had registered at the reception. However, he didn't expect the man to run up to stab him in the stomach."I'm going to kill you!" The man threatened and continued to thrust the knife, even though he was in a bit of distress.[Someone has targeted you][Self-protection has been activated]Gregori, who was not far from William, immediately pulled the man who stabbed William. Some panicked shouts were also heard from some people who were there, so security immediately came to the scene and secured the person who wanted to harm William."Sir, are you okay?" asked Gregori, holding William's arm with a very worried
"How long are we here?" Selena asked Anne.The two women were still at the Pearl Hotel, which was being renovated. Anne was given the task of checking the repairs against the recorded data. She matched everything written in the documents and ticked the parts that matched."We have to check everything in the data and hand it over to Mr. Smith when we get back to the office," Anne replied."And why is this the secretary's job? Isn't the secretary just organizing the schedule and accompanying to work?"Selena complained, she wanted to get out of there and go back to the office to see William. Besides, she didn't want to linger in such a boring place with so much noise and debate. There were still places being renovated, so the sound of workmen and fine dust from the repaired parts of the building flew around."We also do this kind of work sometimes as secretaries because it's our job to make Mr. Smith's job easier. For the person who always accompanies him, there is Mr. Gregori."Selena,
William had received a report from the police about the motive for the stabbing committed by a man named Luke. As explained by Gregori earlier, Luke stabbed William out of revenge for his dismissal. Luke, who fell into poverty and was forced to live on the streets, felt desperate. When he was depressed and desperate, he decided to come to the Emerald Corp office building to find William and kill him.At that time, William was sitting on the second floor terrace of his house looking up at the night sky that was only accompanied by a full moon and a few stars. He found the reason very strange. For a homeless person, Luke's clothes were quite neat. In addition, the stabbing was very planned, even as if Luke knew when William left and returned to the office. William turned to the table beside him. He reached for his cigar and knife. After cutting the cigar he lit it with the lighter that was also on the table. While thinking about the problem that he still had to explore the motive for,
"Good morning, Mr. Smith," greeted Jane as she bowed to William who had just entered the office building with Gregori and Selena following behind him.William only turned his head briefly to look at Jane who was already in a new position at William's company. there were two receptionists working at the company, but one of them had to go on maternity leave, so William needed a temporary replacement for three months to replace her. Anne, his secretary, suggested taking Jane on as a temporary receptionist. After all, Jane was also always visiting the Pearl Hotel and doing things that weren't her job. Besides, Jane was also experienced in serving hotel guests and sometimes filled in for the receptionist. Jane definitely knew how to handle corporate guests.Meanwhile, Selena who was also passing in front of Jane glanced at Jane and winked one eye at the company's new receptionist. So far her plan was going smoothly, as if Goddess Fortuna was on her side. Noah had begun to suspect William.
After the vacation at the castle ended, William brought Noah and Micah back to stay at the mansion. Upon returning from there, Noah felt that all her memories were impossible. She felt that she had never met William before. So she just felt that the memories were fake. Although in her mind, Noah already felt comfortable with William. He was very warm and responsible. Even Noah was always cared for without being restrained. Noah, who had resumed her activities as a model, began to occupy herself with her world. She didn't want to get lost in her uncertain feelings. She was happy to see Micah actively playing and occasionally missed William when he was out of town on business. However, Noah tries to suppress her feelings. Being a model and brand ambassador gave her a little distraction from her feelings.A hundred days had passed, but Noah decided not to accept William, even though she was secretly in love with the man. She just didn't want to become William's past. Even though William
Noah continued to think about William's offer after returning to her hotel. She felt that William's story didn't make sense. How could he die and come back to life in the same body. However, when she said goodbye earlier, Micah cried to keep her from leaving. At that moment, Noah's heart was touched and she was a little convinced. "Is it true what William said?" Noah was confused alone in her hotel room. Not long after, her cell phone rang and it was a call from the agency. Noah lazily answered the call. The voice on the other end was shouting and wanted Noah to come back from her vacation quickly. "Hurry back and work again Noah! I allowed you only two days of vacation, but it's been more than two days!""I'm just exercising my right," Noah said."Don't mess with me, Noah. Who would you be if it wasn't for the agency that raised you? You think you can make it to the top of popularity like this on your own!"Noah hung up and threw the phone away. She began to rethink William's offer
Noah has been having nightmares again, lately if she has a lot of thoughts or is too tired she always has nightmares. Noah often wakes up in the middle of the night because of her dreams. A murder against her. Noah was always frightened and couldn't sleep anymore if she just had the dream. Noah would spend her time waiting for the morning by opening her bedroom window and looking at the view of the city with the flickering lights decorating it.Noah actually wanted to go to the doctor to consult her dreams, but she didn't have much time. Her manager was always giving her endless work. She was like a cash cow for the agency, but she still couldn't rebel. She doesn't have enough courage to rebel. Because it was the agency that made her the super model she is today. Returning the favor is like a mantra that binds Noah to her agency.The cell phone rang from the nightstand, Noah glanced at the flat object and just let it flicker. She didn't move from the side
"I'm sorry I took up your time," Noah said as she faced William."No problem. I don't have any work today. Just checking the employees' work.""That's good, so I don't feel too guilty.""Never mind. Whenever you need me, just call. I'll come," William said.Noah nodded, she flashed her sweet smile and William responded in kind. They talked about many things, not about work or personalities but about general things that happened. Noah didn't talk about the incident in the park, nor her problem with Mr. Samael who asked her to be the lead in the movie that the producer was going to work on.William told her more about the tourist destinations he knew. All the places William mentioned were places he had been to with Noah. He wanted to know the reaction of the woman in front of him when he heard about those beautiful places. However, Noah just didn't move. She just listened as William told the story, her face was flat. "Have you bee
"Aaargh! Let go! Please don't hurt me!" Noah begged while continuing to curl up in pain. Her legs and hands were tied and the man, whose face was unclear, approached her with a crowbar. Noah struggled with a pleading look in her eyes, shaking her head and asking the man in front of her not to hit her. Unfortunately, the crowbar flew at Noah's head. The woman let out a long scream. Noah was breathing heavily, she was in her own room. Her head felt dizzy with her heart racing. Noah looked around, it was her room then she grabbed the glass of water on the nightstand. She gulped it down, the dream just now really drained her strength. She took a deep breath to normalize her heartbeat."It was just a dream," Noah muttered. She rubbed her face lightly, sweat soaking her face and body. Even though the air conditioning was at its maximum, Noah was still sweating. She looked at the clock on the wall, it was already 4am. She went to the window and opened the curtains. There was a marvelous vi
Noah's screams made William immediately run to the set. Flames were splashing from one of the flash lights mounted in the corner. He saw Noah look down in fear as the flames from the lamp almost hit her. William hurriedly took off his suit and covered Noah's head with it. He then carried Noah out of the room. Noah was almost killed if William didn't move quickly. Mr. Ramos approached the two and apologized for Noah's accident. The woman was still in shock and just nodded. Then Mr. Ramos excused himself to see the condition of the filming site. William took Noah away and sat her on the sofa he had been sitting on with Mr. Ramos. He saw Noah's face pale, the woman in front of him was really scared."Are you okay?" asked William."I'm very scared," Noah said."Calm down. It was just an accident, now you're safe, Noah.""Thank you, Will. I don't know what would have happened to me without you.""No problem. I also had a meeting with Mr. Ramos earlier. So I came here," William lied a litt
Noah tipped her hat as the wind picked up. Her flowing hair was a little messy because she had long hair. Not all of her hair was covered by the hat, making it difficult for Noah. She held her hat and hair with both hands. Her gaze lowered, not knowing that someone was nearby. Noah was surprised when the person cleared his throat, scaring her. She was about to move from her seat but someone sitting not far from her pulled out a pocket knife from his pocket, Noah widened her eyes and shook her head slowly."Where are you going, Miss?" The person played with the switchblade in front of Noah. The woman looked around the park, it was quiet. She didn't realize that twilight had passed and turned dim. The park was deserted, there were probably a few people still in the park. Mostly lovers who were busy with their own intimacy. The distance between Noah and the couple was also quite far. Maybe if she screamed, people would ignore her. People would think that Noah was fighting with her boyfri
"Good morning," greeted William as he approached Noah. He was taking a walk in the park. Little did he know that Noah was already there promoting the new summer edition of the drink. She was doing a photo shoot for this season's cooking magazine. William smiled, while a look of surprise was evident on Noah's face."Hi, why are you here?" Noah asked."Looking for some fresh air," William said."Heem, it's fresh here in the morning. I deliberately chose the morning time when I was offered a photo shoot for this summer drink.""Yes. I like the morning atmosphere here too. The sun is brighter this summer.""You're right," Noah agreed. They engaged in small talk that morning. William deliberately waited for Noah to finish the photo shoot. Then they went for a walk not far from the park. A classic coffee shop with a European feel became their choice to chat. Noah deliberately chose a seat close to the window. From her place, she could see the yellowing maple leaves. The streets were also st
Noah, who got a lot of surprises that day, found out that it was all from William. She wanted to return a set of jewelry that William had given her, but her manager forbade it. After Noah thought about it, it was better for her to keep the jewelry to appreciate William. After all, William was not like those businessmen who liked to look down on models like her."Great performance," William said, clapping his hands as he met Noah in her office."Thank you. You're not home yet?" Noah asked conversationally."Waiting for you. How about I drop you off?" William offered. However, Noah politely declined. She said she would go to her agency's office first before going home. A disappointed William excused himself, a look of sadness and disappointment on his face and in his eyes. This made Noah feel guilty. However, she also didn't want to give William hope. Her heart is still closed to William.The man with thick eyebrows and blue eyes drove his car to his mansion. He had done a lot for Noah,