A Sweet Romance: The CEO's Reborn Wife Chapter-5

Old Master White/ML grandfather

"I formally announce the engagement of Liam White and Everly Smith!"

Grandfather White immediately took out a pair of rings he had prepared much earlier and handed them to the two of them solemnly.

Old Master White/ML grandfather

"Liam, are you not going to put the ring on Everly?"

Liam White/ML

"I will."

Everly stared blankly as Liam picked up her hand and gently slid the ring onto her ring finger as warm applause immediately rose up around them.

In this life, she had finally succeeded in becoming engaged to Liam, with the approval of their elders and the blessings of their friends.

At this time, a mellow and romantic tune came on and everyone moved in unison to the dance floor.

Before Everly could come back to her senses, a warmth enveloped her waist and she was swept forcefully into Liam's embrace.

Her left hand rested lightly on his shoulder and her right hand was naturally clasped by his.

The warmth against her palm dazzled her momentarily.

In her last life, every moment she spent with Liam had been tense and aggressive, yet in this life, they could hold each other while dancing.

Memories flashed through her mind in a torrent: all of her nonsensical pestering, his initial silent acceptance, the end of his endurance, his spiral into darkness, and finally, his hopeless letting go.

Liam White/ML

"You're not focused."

An icy voice suddenly came from above her head. The devil had immediately noticed her change in emotion.

Everly Smith/FL

"Huh?"

Everly felt a habitual pang of fear and her body trembled instinctively.

However, this minute movement lowered the surrounding air pressure and a coldness filled the air.

Everly raised her eyes and saw that he had once again become that icy, prejudiced man from hell.

Suddenly, the music changed to jazz downtempo.

The man tugged her forcefully and wrapped her tightly in his embrace. Lowering his head, he looked at her.

Liam White/ML

"Are you afraid of me?"

Everly Smith/FL

"How could I be? I just thought of all the silly things I did and felt that I had been very stupid."

Everly scrambled for an excuse. Whenever she lied, she tended to ramble on.

The moment she lied, she regretted it. Such pitiful tricks, Liam would be able to see through them before she even said anything.

How could she possibly hide it from him?

As expected, the invisible darkness surrounding him immediately wreaked havoc around them, even the dancers and guests nearby unconsciously moved a meter away.

Everly closed her eyes and, without thinking anything more, voluntarily hugged him and rested her head against his chest.

Everly Smith/FL

"If you keep being so intimidating, I might truly become afraid of you!"

Everly's heart beat wildly after telling the truth but the almost out of control darkness from a moment ago largely dissipated.

Liam White/ML

"You're not allowed to be afraid of me."

Everly Smith/FL

"All right, then you're not allowed to scare me."

Everly spoke softly and, at the same time, let out a breath from the bottom of her heart.

Who would have thought that a few words and a coquettish act could immediately turn the irascible devil into a soothed giant beast, silent and even gentle?

Everly Smith/FL

'Why did I always argue with and go against Liam in my last life?'

At this moment, Everly suddenly felt a gaze filled with hatred and jealousy coming from behind her.

Without needing to turn her head, she already knew whom this gaze belonged to.

Everly Smith/FL

'Liana Raines, you're going crazy with jealousy, aren't you?'

After the dance ended, Liam was unwilling to let go of Everly.

It wasn't until his personal assistant, Zhan Ying, came and said something in a low voice by his ear that he finally let go of her hand.

However, his searching gaze still did not leave her face.

Everly Smith/FL

"Relax, I'm engaged to you. I won't run away!"

Everly was about to raise her hand to swear an oath but she suddenly remembered the peal of thunder as she swore her oath in the morning and she awkwardly put her hand down again.

Watching the devil, Liam go up the stairs to the second story, Everly counted silently in her mind.

Everly Smith/FL

'Three, two, one!'

Liana Raines/Fl cousinn

"Eve! Are you all right?"

A sickly sweet voice rang out right on time from behind her.

As expected, Liana'swas always able to accurately pinpoint her location within three seconds.

A mocking smile tugged on the corners of her mouth, but when she turned around, she looked at Liana with a calm expression.

Everly Smith/FL

"What could possibly be wrong with me?"

Liana stared at Everly. She could feel that something wasn't right.

Uneasily, she grabbed Everly's hand to demonstrate their closeness.

Liana Raines/Fl cousinn

"It was my fault earlier. I couldn't think of any other good excuse for your lateness. I could only think of preparing a gift as an excuse. Fortunately, you managed to resolve the situation. You won't blame me, right?"

Liana put on her signature expression of innocence. Her eyes seemed to gaze guilelessly at Everly.

In her previous life, whenever Everly felt that something was wrong, once she was faced with this expression, she would always choose to believe Liana.

Everly Smith/FL

'I'm sorry, but in this life, my intelligence is back online so that I can see through you.'

Everly Smith/FL

"Of course don't blame you. I actually need to thank you properly!"

She would not immediately reveal Liana's true colors; that would be letting her off too easily!

She had plenty of time. She would return all the pain that she had suffered and all the bitterness she had endured in her last life to her and Liana had to bear it!

Although Liana felt that there was something strange about her tone, she didn't have time to think about it, and actually felt rather pleased.

Liana Raines/Fl cousinn

'So Everly is as stupid as she always had been. I thought she had become clever!'

Liana Raines/Fl cousinn

"Then I can be at ease. As long as you don't misunderstand me, everything is all right!"

Liana smiled with false happiness.

Everly couldn't be bothered to act out this long and boring scene with her.

Everly Smith/FL

"Did you need me from something?"

She had been spoiled by Liana and her mother into a bad-tempered and arrogant person so her current tone would not arouse Liana's suspicions at all.

As expected, Liana did not notice Everly's attitude at all.

She looked around warily and suddenly came closer. In a low voice, she spoke next to Everly's ear.

Liana Raines/Fl cousinn

"During the day, you couldn't be reached on your phone. Senior Shawn is almost out of his mind with worry! He's waiting for you right now in the garden outside. Go quickly and find him!"

Hearing these words, Everly laughed coldly to herself. As expected, this was who Liana was.

When one plan failed, another one awaited her, going without end until it killed her!

Liana Raines/Fl cousinn

"Eve! What are you hesitating for? You've finally gotten that bad guy Liam to loosen his guard. This is your last chance!"

Liana Raines/Fl cousinn

"Don't you want to escape with Senior Shawn? He's already bought plane tickets!"

Seeing Everly's lack of action, Liana continued to fan the flames and even pulled on Everly's hand to lead her outside, forcefully taking her to the garden.

Liana Raines/Fl cousinn

"I'll keep a lookout for you inside!"

After leaving these words, Liana immediately turned and ran away as if escaping the situation.

Everly stared coldly into the dark garden. This scene was exactly as it had been in her last life.

At the insistence of Grandfather White and Liam, the engagement was still completed even after she wreaked havoc at the engagement dinner.

Just like now, Liana had appeared and passed on a message with seemingly good intentions.

Then she had gone joyously to the garden to see Shawn Stanton.

Dizzy with love, she had immediately confessed her feelings to Shawn, and had even been willing to immediately elope with him.

However, all of this was heard in full by Liam, who appeared shortly after.

The horrifying event that this later caused... Everly didn't want to recall any of it.

She knew what had happened, but to prevent Liana from becoming suspicious, she could not refuse.

Shawn Stanton

"Eve!"

As expected, a soft and clear voice rang out from the darkness.

Yet this voice made goosebumps rise all over Everly's body, and she trembled with a roaring rage.

She wished that she could rush in and rip off this trashy man's face!

But at this moment, she had to restrain herself and force herself to look calmly in the direction of the voice.

Everly Smith/FL

"What are you doing here?"

Following the sound of hurried footsteps, a young man walked out of the darkness. The faint moonlight shone on his face, as gentle as jade.

Otherwise, how could Everly, a firm believer in appearance, fall so deeply in love with him?

However, for some people, there was only a filthy heart beneath the beautiful face!

Shawn Stanton

"Eve, I know you hate me. I hate myself too for not being able to take you away during the day today!"

Shawn put on what he believed to be a sad and pained expression.

Shawn Stanton

"After I found out about Liam, I called you to come back to the airport so that we could leave together, but I couldn't get through to your cellphone. However, I haven't given up!"

Everly coldly watched Shawn's clumsy performance.

In any case, it was dark outside and he could not see her expression.

Naturally, Shawn was not aware of what Everly was thinking right now.

He continued to be enchanted with his own performance as he tossed a meaningful gaze at Everly.

Shawn Stanton

"I know that everything that happened in the hall earlier was not what you wanted, right? You pretended to be so good to Liam and fooled everyone so that everyone would relax their guard."

Shawn Stanton

"I already have the tickets. Let's go right now!"

Everly almost threw up listening to his impassioned speech.

As she was about to open her mouth, she felt a sudden chill behind her.

Everly acutely sensed an icy gaze being directed at her; that familiar chill, surpassing the darkness of the night...Liam White!

As expected, just like in her previous life, he had been lured here by Liana!

Seeing that she did not reply, Shawn questioned her hurriedly.

Shawn Stanton

"Eve, what are you hesitating for? You love me deeply, don't you?"

As Shawn Stanton said this, Everly clearly felt the dark aura behind her move abruptly.

It felt as if a single wrong word would result in her being immediately swallowed whole, without even a single bone remaining!

It was at this moment that Shawn decided to court disaster and actually walked toward her. He even stretched out a hand to take her hand...

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