Chapter 853
Were her eyes red?
Hearing that, Vincent frowned. "Are you sure?"
Morgan nodded. "Yes. I didn''t notice from afar, but I was pretty sure that she had bloodshot eyes when I saw her upfront... Weren''t you the one who
made her upset, sir?"
"Why would I upset her?" Vincent sneered. "It''s a miracle if she doesn''t upset me! Why would I make her angry?"
Ever since they had gone out, something felt off, Morgan thought.
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"Okay, I''ll go make sure the cooks have dinner prepared,” Morgan informed.
"Sure," Vincent replied inly. He then sauntered over the room and plopped down on the couch.
After Morgan left, Vincent made a call to Ruben.
"You''re finally calling me! Why didn''t you pick up my call this morning?" Ruben started bbering over the phone. "Hey, are you having fun in Sceuc
Whary? I just looked it up on the Inte. It''s a small town and a perfect ce to catch fresh air.
There are also a few tourist attractions. Did you guys visit them all? How’s ine? Let me talk to her!"
Interrupting his endless speech, Vincent stated, "She''s not here."
"What? She''s not there? I thought you wouldn''t let her leave your sight at all!" Ruben teased.
Annoyed, he creased his brows.
Ruben rattled on, "Anyway, you won''t believe how difficult it is to deal with Mr. Jones! He looks gentle and polite on the outside, but he''s such a
merciless person. I can''t believe he managed to make me suffer a few losses while maintaining his calmposure... Beachmarsh City must be the
secret hiding ce of all these powerful figures."
Interrupting him once again, Vincent requested, "Find out something for me.”
"Uh, what is it?"
"Did you thoroughly investigate ine''s past?”
I investigated her rtionship with Seth Perkins, but I didn''t find out anything else about her..." Ruben raised his eyebrows. "What''s wrong? Is that
brat hiding some secret?”
It was obvious that Vincent didn''t want to continue. With that, he ordered, "Find out everything about her since the year she went to
Beachmarsh City. It''d better be as detailed as possible. Give me in a day."
After that, he hung up the phone.
The sound of water flowing in the bathroom didn''t seem to stop. The longer he listened to the sound, the more frustrated he felt
In the end, he got up, strode towards the bathroom door, and knocked on it.
There was a pause in the room before ine''s voice could be heard. "What is it?”
"Come out.” ordered Vincent in an impatient tone.
Irritated, ine shouted, "What do you want? Use the other toilet if you need!"
"I''m counting to three. If you don''te out, I''ll force my way in.”
Force his way in? How exactly was he going to do that? She was smart enough to lock the door!
"One."
“Two.”
"Three."
After three counts, there was still no sound from the inside.
The corners of Vincent''s mouth curled up as he sneered and turned to leave.
ine pricked her ears up to listen. When she heard the sound of footsteps leaving, she muttered in suspicion, "What a freak."
Staring at her reflection for a while, she turned on the tap and sprayed cold water over her face.
Bang!
Following the loud bang, the bathroom door was smashed. ine shrieked.
Thud!
Another loud noise came soon after.
Afraid, ine quickly ran over towards the door. As soon as she opened it, a heavy shadow fell on her head. She shut her eyes immediately and let
out a cry out of fear.
However, the pain didn''te.
Opening her eyes carefully, she met
Vincent''s datk orbs. His body was
long and slender, and the sleeves of
his shirt) were rolled up to his elbow,
revealing his sturdy and strong
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Widening her eyes in shock, she looked at him as if she had just seen a psychopath.
With a loud thud, Vincent threw the ax away in his hand and said coldly, “Do I look like I''m joking?"
ine was beyond shock to answer him.
After three counts, he said that he would barge in when she didn''t open the door.
It turned out that he managed to force his way in...
She waspletely speechless.
Taking two steps forward, he approached her petite figure. Using his height as an advantage, Vincent looked down upon her and examined her
features. "Were you crying?"
A glum look spread across ine''s face immediately. To hide her expression from him, she turned away and bit her lips.
“Just cry if you want to. There''s
nothing to be’ashamed of. It''s not
easy to break ties with a family
whom yeu" Ve lived with your whole
life.” After pausing for a moment, she
suddenly raised his hand and. stroke
henhead lightly. "You don''t ave to
hide and cry to yourself. Its no big
deal." ”
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Stunned, she didn''t utter a word.
Was he... was he trying to console her?
For a guy like Vincent who had no family and didn’t have any affection and feelings. wasn''t he supposed to mock her for crying over petty little things?
She couldn''t believe that he was trying tofort her... Moreover, hisfort brought some warmth to her heart.
At the very least, he didn''t make her feel embarrassed, nor awkward.
"I wasn''t hiding. I just came in to wash my face..." ine mumbled.
Who would have thought that this fellow would be so violent to smash open the door?
What else was there that he wouldn''t do?
Chuckling, he teased, "Liar."
Hearing the sound, ine raised her head and looked at him for a brief moment, but quickly lowered her head back again.
She had neverseen him smile like
this. A faint-smile tugged at the
comers ofthis mouth, and his eyes- >
looked aif drowned in tenderness.
The gentle look on his face made
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All of a sudden, she felt a little ufortable. She wiggled her body, trying to get out of his embrace.
A sudden force locked her in ce. He then asked, "Where did you get the 300.0007"
Raising her head, she saw that the smile on his face was gone. He was now staring at her with deep eyes.
"You just have to know that I didn''t steal it." She took a step back and kept a distance from him. "Does it have anything to do with you?"
"Of course it has something to do with me. I need to know what else you''re trying to hide from me..." Vincent exined while putting down his hand.
"After all, I don’t want my other half to keep any secrets from me.”
Her face immediately turned scarlet. "Who''s your other half? Don''t be shameless!"
With a half- smile, Vincent snickered, "It doesn''t matter if you don''t want to admit it. There''ll be plenty of time in the future for you to understand our
rtionship.”
"What..." She stared at him. “But I don’t like you!"
"It doesn''t matter, because I like you. You don''t have to like me back."
Baffled, she stood there, at a loss for words.
What could she have done? There was nothing she could do when dealing with Vincent.
Admitting defeat, she let out a sigh. "There are plenty of women out there who are better than me. Why... why do you like me? Am I warth it?"
After serious thought, he nodded, "What you said makes sense. Before I figure out why I like you. you''re not allowed to go anywhere without my
permission. You must stay by my side."
What a lunatic!
ine was nearly suffocating on her fury.
Gazing at her deeply, he continued, "Also, you''re not allowed to think about Howard Perkins anymore. You won''t have the chance to be with him. Do
you understand?"
In response, ine looked him straight in the eye. emphasizing every word, "If you tell me why you want to mess with Perkins Family, I... I promise to
be with you."
She wasn''t good at lying. When she lied, she would stammer.
Just like what she was doing now.
Squinting his eyes in suspicion, he asked, "Really?"
If he could make her settle down with him. it wasn’t such a bad deal.