Leon glanced at the butler and raised his eyebrows, giving him a code to go. The butler obeyed and left. Leon's gaze returned to Claire.“Whether I come to a party or not is none of your business!”Claire pulled up one corner of her lips and smiled scornfully. “Do you think you're that important? Or perhaps you came here because Anastasia invited you? I still remember before you married that village girl, you tried to get close to the girls from the Braun family.”"But it seems like the rich women don't want to make you their gigolo, so in the end you chose to marry Elena. Luckily, you can be a sycophant and succeed in becoming Mr. Altafini's servant.”Leon was furious to hear all the insults from his ex-wife, but he tried to hold his tongue."If you think I'm that bad, then why did you ask me to come back to you?" Leon spat out his words and snorted. "You even slandered me as having raped you just to make my marriage to Elena annulled. Isn't that a very embarrassing thing?” he quippe
Every time he saw Leon, fear and guilt immediately enveloped Edward's heart. The man felt uneasy. His gaze looked blank as he stared around him.“They won't be able to catch me. What am I worried about?” Edward muttered convincingly to himself not to worry about it anymore.Seeing Edward's anxious attitude, Elora looked at him in wonder. "Are you okay?" Elora's soft voice and sweet smile made Edward move his lips into a slight smile. Although he couldn't deny that his heart was beating with worry filling it."My dear Elora, I'll excuse myself for a moment to go to the toilet. I'll be right back.” Edward asked permission to leave.Elora nodded and let Edward leave her. The man left the ballroom not to go to the toilet but to go to the parking lot.Edward got into his car and looked for his anti-depressant medication but couldn't find it."Hufttt! Did I leave the medicine at home?” complained Edward, sighing in annoyance. He leaned back in the car seat while rubbing his face in frustrat
"She is at home," Leon answered briefly with a faint smile."Oh, I see."“How about we have dinner tomorrow? "I'll invite Jessica too," invited Carlos.Without thinking, Leon immediately rejected Carlos' invitation. "Sorry, I can't come," he replied.“Leon.” William glanced at his son with a warning look. "Carlos will only be in New Zealand for a week, so you better not refuse his invitation," said William.Leon let out a soft breath. "Okay, I will attend tomorrow together with my wife." He moved his lips into a smile.“I will wait for your arrival tomorrow.”***Leon and Elena rushed into a taxi to go to a restaurant to attend Carlos' dinner invitation.“So, he is the heir's cousin? Will the heir also come?” Elena asked, looking at her husband.“Hmm, no. I mean, the heir is not coming.”“Why didn't he come, and they invited us instead? This is a bit odd.”"I don't know. I just followed orders from Mr. Altafini," said Leon while rolling his eyes. Elena leaned her head on the headrest
Heavy rain began to pour down on the city. The weather turned colder. What's more, winter will soon arrive. Elena, who was wearing a sleeveless dress, immediately felt the cold air hitting her skin. She crossed her arms to hug herself.Leon realized that his wife was cold. “Elena, you must feel cold. We should buy a jacket to keep you warm," said Leon as he immediately pulled Elena into his arms. He tried to warm his wife for a few seconds.“No, you don't need to buy me a jacket.”“It's okay, Elena. I still have enough money to buy it for you!” Leon insisted.Elena no longer refused Leon's request. She smiled and was touched when she saw Leon paying so much attention to her.They went to a clothing store, which was still in the mall. When he was about to enter the shop, Leon received a message from Jessica telling him that the duo Lackner had left there.“Okay, Elena and I will be here soon. We are buying a jacket first.” Leon replied to his cousin's message.They entered the clothing
The cashier returned the card to Leon, her eyes glancing slightly at Daniel. Daniel, who was standing behind Leon and Elena, smiled grinningly while giving a thumbs up. He liked the awesome cashier work.Leon sighed as he looked at Elena. "I'm sorry, Elena; I didn't bring cash. Maybe we can buy this jacket another time.” He tried to cheer up Elena because Leon knew that his wife really liked the jacket."Don't worry, you don't have to buy me this jacket now, I can wait another time," said Elena smiling.Cora folded her arms across her stomach while looking at them with an intimidating gaze. The cashier knew that Cora wanted them to leave the store immediately, so they gently shooed them away."If you have nothing else to do here, you can leave now," ordered the shopkeeper.Elena nodded and turned her body to look at the door. The sudden arrival of Edward and Max surprised them."Edward Lackner," Leon muttered as he looked at the man. They looked at each other, but Edward immediately l
Edward walked towards the parking lot with Max. Along the steps leading to the parking lot, there was no conversation between them until, when they were about to get into the car, Max started talking."I don't understand why you are helping them?" Max asked while holding Edward's hand, which was about to open the car door.Edward sighed and turned to his cousin. “What's wrong if I want to help them? You saw that lady, she was only wearing a sleeveless dress, and the weather outside was cold," he replied.Edward's gaze accidentally fell on a Porsche parked not far from his car."That car," Edward muttered as he stepped closer to the car.Max looked at the car and realized that it was his cousin's, which had been sold."Isn't that your car?" Max asked as he walked over to his cousin.Edward nodded. "Yes, and I saw it again." He rubbed his head while letting out a frustrated sigh."But who do you think bought your car? I wanted to buy it, but you forbade me. Sigh, this car should be mine
Claire knew that the heir would definitely stay in the presidential suite. She got into the elevator, and instead of pressing the floor number corresponding to her room, she instead pressed the floor where the heir's room was.“I have to be able to talk to him!” Claire's determination. She was very ambitious and wanted to prove it to the people who looked down on her. If she could date the heir, no one would dare to mock her. Claire would get all the prestige and luxury.Claire imagined the handsome face of Carlos, whom she thought was the heir. "At least I've seen his face; he's very handsome."Carlos has almost the same height and posture as Leon, 190 cm, so Claire was sure that this man was the mysterious master who bought her building.When the elevator door opened, Claire's eyes immediately widened, and her heart beat fast because she saw Carlos standing in front of the elevator door. Claire's eyes that couldn't take her eyes off Carlos made the man wonder.Claire's tongue felt s
Carlos chuckled. His laughter made Claire frown."What are you talking about? You won't find the heir here," said Carlos as his laughter subsided."What do you mean?"“I mean, he's not here. The heir is at his residence; we are just his representatives," explained Carlos while shrugging his shoulders."What?" Claire's face turned pale. Her expression suddenly changed. She was very ashamed of what she had done. 'Jeez, what have I done? I already told him about what happened to me and the heir, but it turns out he wasn't the one!' Claire cursed herself in her heart.“Is there anything else I might be able to help you with, Miss?” Carlos bowed his body while watching Claire's face look down in shame.Claire shook her head. Without saying a word, she stepped forward to leave there.“Miss, what is your name? If you want to say something to the heir, I will tell him.” Carlos' exclamation made Claire stop in her tracks. She was silent for a moment, but she was embarrassed enough to say her n