NovelEnglishHelen Lane, Lanecorp's ice queen girlboss, actually had tears in her eyes.
Who knew whether she was hurt or just crying, though? "I'm sorry..." she murmured.
"It's fine." Frank sighed. "Like I said, just watch out from now on." "I'm sorry...' "Are you listening?" "Sorry..." Frank was actually left a little overwhelmed by Helen's apology just then.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtAfter driving for a long while, the tour bus finally returned to Zamri.
Vicky was already there, waiting and smiling as she welcomed everyone back.
Nodding at Helen, she then threw herself into Frank's arms. "Good job, darling!" Frank felt a little embarrassed by Vicky's straight ball, though he was relieved to see Helen merely watching them with a smile and nothing else.
"Con!" Vicky pulled Frank along just then, having generously rented out an entire hotel in Zamri as temporary lodgings.
As Mona alighted, she found Winter staring at Vicky and Frank, and she yanked Winter by the sleeve.
"What? Oh!" Winter finally cto her senses and left a little reluctantly.
"I'm envious... No, I mean I'm jealous!" Kat suddenly growled through her teeth nearby.
"Eh?!" Winter was startled since she thought Kat was talking about her.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmThough she patted her modest et chest as she turned and saw that Kat was staring at Vicky, she could not help sighing wistfully as well. Content belongs to en.kikistoriesswn Meanwhile, Vicky was saying, "Darling, I've sent speople over el to look, but they said even the foundations of Cologne Court have been destroyed and can't be repaired, so I've hired people to build a larger, grander mansion! What do you think?" Content belongs to en.kikistoriesFrank scratched his head, surprised that Vicky was bringing such good news after it had been a while since they had last met. "Well... thank you very much." Content belongs to en.kikistoriesVicky then turned to Helen. "Oh, and you can stay at the hotel too while my people fix Cologne Court." Helen was surprised that Vicky was being thoughtful to her as well, but she shook her head. "It's fine. I'll sleep in Lanecorp Tower." "Nonsense!" Vicky snapped, but she soon flashed her signature mischievous smile. "I might sneak into Frank's bed, y'know?" "It's fine." Helen was smiling calmly for once, even tucking her hair behind her ear. "We're family. Does who comes first make any difference?" "What..." Vicky blurted.
Helen simply shrugged and strode into the hotel, leaving Vicky stumped and staring blankly as she left.
It felt like Helen had changed, though Vicky could not say how specifically.
"Well then... shall we get srest too?" Frank suddenly pinched Vicky on the waist, causing her to moan before glaring at him accusingly.
She then giggled. "Oh, my... Being a little forward today, are we?"
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