Trouble in Paradise

I immediately threw my pillow down at him. At that moment, i really wasted to suffocate him with it

"Ow, ow! You're hitting me! This is domestic violence Pere desThis belongs © NôvelDra/ma.Org.

clutched his head as he wailed on the flor

I paused suddenly. "How could it be dothestic violence when I'm not part of your family?"

Pete chuckled, "You are. I know you're waiting for me, and I'm waiting for you too. We're heading toward each other. Becoming a family is just a matter of time."

"Nonsense." My heart skipped a beat as I hurriedly lay back down on the bed. I did not look at him anymore.

I knew he was waiting for me, but was waiting for him too? I did not know. 1 only knew that I had my own reservations.

A man should be established by 30. Pete had not settled down or

established his career yet. However, the Shelman family was different from ordinary families.

He was now at the age to focus on his career. His brother was right. My presence would not be helpful to him. Besides, I was not sure if I could love another man so freely again like how I had loved Nicholas.

I fell in love with a man who was already bound by all sorts of things before we were even together.

"Ari, I know what you're thinking. I can't make you feel safe and secure right now. But you haven't rejected me, so I know you're waiting for me too.

"I konw your personality. If you really had no feelings for me at all, I would

y your side. You would have rejected me completely and not given me any chance or hope.

П

"I don't blame you for hesitating. I just hate myself for growing up too slowly. If I had known this day would come, I would have fought with my

other no matter what would be righing up the unimportant work when The did not want to manage the group anymore and needed my help reedest

When we be together in the future we'll stay in Radiant Chy if you think

you still want to live a Radiant City

incomement we can move to

another city he been preparing for both possibilties

Temember when you were little you said you wanted to live in the clouds can buy a large high-se aratment so you can see clouds as soon as you open your eyes. Actually prefer apartments too. They he bright and much better live in the viles

mumbled a drowsy response. Then turn up and burone

He said a lot more but gradually fell asleep listening to Pete's gente voice. In my dreams. I actually imagined the stene he described and it seemed oute nice

freected him before anything had ever begun, it would be too timid of me

Tite next day, he was still reluctant to let me go when he saw me off. He asked if I could star

Three months would pass quickly. He was working hard on his career, and I had to be doing something too. I needed to get back up where I had falen.

Although I had only been on one episode of the reality show, the effect of it was much better than my live streams. Someone had already contacted me about helping with a lawsuit. However, the dient was from another province. I needed to go back to Jay Caldwell & Co. and discuss it with Yasmine first so that she could assignme

an assistant for the business trip

To my surprise, I got a call from the

director as soon as I got off the plane. In a sincere tone, he asked if could give him another chance by participating in the next show. He had booked a restaurant and wanted to treat me to

orrer

After the show aired, he gained a lot of traffic because of my situation with Jasmine. So, it was understandable that he wanted me to continue

recording.

But Nicholas must have played a crucial role in this. Without his change of heart, the director would not have reconsidered.

I went home and got changed. In the end, I decided to go see what this was about. There was no reason to push away an opportunity after all. It could be a turning point for me. However, when I arrived at the meeting place, I found that the venue the director had chosen was not a restaurant at all, but a bar.

Nicholas had been to some

high-end clubs for business, but those were completely different

yel

from this place. The music here was loud enough to burst one's

eardrums. Could people really hear

each other speak here?

As I hesitated at the entrance, I saw the director. His eyes narrowed into a smile when he saw me. 'Ms. Jones, you're here! Hurry! The big boss is waiting You're about to hit it big!"