Filed to story: My Gorgeous Wife is an Ex-Convict Novel by Anastasia Marie
“All right, I’ll send you the list of medicine I bought as well as a copy of the certificate for lost wages. Please pay by then.” As she finished, she said to Brian, “Thank you for today, Mr. Hart. I need to go now.”
With that, Grace left the lounge, leaving Brian and Evelyn alone.
Brian stared at Evelyn coldly, frightening her.
Evelyn managed to squeeze out a smile. “Brian, why are you looking at me like that? By the way… You and my sister… Well, do you know each other?”
“Why, do you want to pry into this as well?” Brian asked without a reply.
“I… I’m just curious. I’ve never heard my sister mention it,” she said.
“Right, your sister lives in a shabby and small rental house.
She’s sweeping the road as her job. Now, as an extra, she had to keep kneeling and groveling to you, her sister, for a mere 330 dollars. Why would she mention it to you?” There was a rare chill in Brian’s voice.
For Evelyn, at least, it was the first time he had spoken to her in such a cold voice.
Evelyn unconsciously shivered a little. “Brian… My sister and I have some misunderstanding…”
“Oh, what kind of misunderstanding do you two have that you would make her kneel and grovel over and over again?” Brian asked.
Evelyn felt a pang of panic. “I… I just wanted the film to look better. Sis did it right, so I thought of… letting her demonstrate. I… It wasn’t my intention to…”
Evelyn stammered. As she tried to make herself appear innocent, she just grew more and more nervous as Brian watched.
“That’s enough. You don’t need to say anymore. How many people do you think will believe your excuses?” Brian interrupted coldly. “Do you take yourself for a fool or do you think I’m a fool?”
Her face turned pale, and she felt as if he had seen through her.
Brian casually took Evelyn’s hand. Her thin and fair wrist was wearing a diamond-encrusted limited-edition watch that was on the market for two million dollars.
“Do you feel that you have become successful and want to show off to your sister? You want her to know how much power you have now by getting her to kneel and grovel and do whatever you want when you know that she can’t even fight back?”
Brian seemed to speak casually, but Evelyn listened in horror.
“Come to think of it, I’ve given you a lot of things during this time too. Some other people have also secretly given you a lot in order to please you. Simply pick out anything you have on you, and your sister probably won’t be able to earn enough for it even after several years. How about you? Have you not thought about helping her?”
“I…” Evelyn’s eyes were wide open, but she could not utter a complete word. She was shaking like a sieve.
She thought that she had been secretive about the ‘respect’
she was receiving from others who wanted her to put in a good word for them with Brian. In fact, she had helped these folks who ‘respect’ her a few times prior. Just by intentionally bringing up good things about them in front of him indirectly helped complete favors for them.
As a result, what she thought was a secret was now exposed by him in such a straightforward and simple way.
“You know why I didn’t expose you before? Because it doesn’t matter to me. You work so hard to act in front of me. I have to pay you some compensation, don’t I?” he said lightly.
She looked stunned. Her face turned from pale to red as if someone had slapped her several times. It hurt and embarrassed her.
“However, I don’t like people who act too much and take themselves too seriously.” Brian’s face darkened as he pulled the two million dollar watch off Evelyn’s wrist and fiddled with
“I can make you a star, but that doesn’t mean you can do whatever you want. Otherwise, the bigger a star I make out of you, the harder you’ll fall.”
As he finished his sentence, his fingers loosened. The watch fell heavily to the ground, causing fine cracks to appear on its surface.
Evelyn gasped. Her body stiffened with fright.
“Also, you don’t have to go to tonight’s party anymore,” Brian said before walking out of the lounge. Evelyn did not even have a chance to explain herself!
Evelyn looked at the watch on the floor in confusion. It was worth more than two million dollars. It was the first time in her life that she had worn such an expensive watch.
However, he had dropped it just like that! Was he telling her that he could always do the same to her?
Even if the people outside praised her to the sky, to him, she was just something he could throw away at any time?
Evelyn’s hands that were at her sides were clenched into fists.
She held Grace accountable for all this.
The party tonight was a gathering for Emerald City’s top elites. She had been looking forward to the party tonight and even specially ordered a dress from France to be flown in by air with the hope of impressing those elites tonight. It was a good opportunity for her to raise her popularity as well as build connections.
However, because of Grace, she was unable to go to her party tonight!
Grace would have to pay her back for this sooner or later!
Naturally, Emerald City’s top elites’ parties also attracted several journalists, but not all journalists could enter such. parties.
As a result, many journalists had to barricade themselves in front of the hall’s entrance to see if they could get anything of value.
A fleet of luxury cars kept stopping at the hall’s entrance. The people getting down from these cars were, of course, all celebrities from all walks of life in Emerald City.
Suddenly, a black Bentley stopped in front of the hall’s entrance. A few experienced journalists, after seeing the license plate, knew who it was immediately and put down their cameras without even being told to.
After all, the man never liked being photographed by journalists.
One of the journalists who did not know any better took a full face photo of the man and posted it online. As a result, the photo was deleted, and the journalist lost his job. He could no longer stay in Emerald City.
It was a popular saying among the journalists that they should not simply take photos of Jason. Even if you took one by accident, you should not publish it or put it on the internet. Your could only take a picture of his back. He would not go after you if that was the case.
The Bentley’s door was opened, and a tall figure stepped out.
The crowd was wowed.
Although there were some top celebrities at the party tonight, Jason was not inferior to any of those A-list male celebrities. In fact, he was even more striking than they were.
He had a beautiful face, and when he looked at people with those charming, amorous eyes, the journalists could not help but fall for him. He was too beautiful to describe. His beauty was the kind that could attract both men and women.
However, when these eyes were cold, it gave people an indescribable tension.
Jason, now with half-drooped eyes, was surrounded by his own bodyguards as well as the venue’s security guards. His long, lean body was wrapped in a well-tailored black suit, making his figure look extremely well-proportioned. There was an air of elegance all over him.
Jason always had great fashion sense, which was a consensus among the journalists.
However, today there were exceptions.
The plot is getting interesting to follow.