Aurelia Shaw's gaze flashed with a hint of coolness, and she said in a calm voice, "No matter how rude I am, I don't have the habit of exposing myself in front of others.

Miss Anna, do you usually like to show off your figure in front of so many people?"

Anna Reed followed her gaze and looked down, noticing the wet fabric clinging to her chest...

"Ah!" Anna Reed exclaimed, covering her chest as she fled awkwardly.

Aurelia Shaw could only hear her reluctant voice coming through: "Aurelia Shaw, just you wait, this isn't over between us!"

Aurelia Shaw gently curved her lips, her eyes remaining indifferent, suddenly feeling a strong gaze directed at her.

She looked up but didn't find anything unusual around her.

Was she mistaken?

...

"Did you cause trouble for me again?" Mason Nightshade's voice came, and she looked up to see him walking over, bending down fondly to pinch her cheek, his lips curling up, "Offended the mayor's daughter?"

"Yes." Aurelia Shaw nodded slightly, "She seemed to have mentioned she's the mayor's daughter."

Seemed to have mentioned— or did I actually know it?

Mason Nightshade lovingly kissed her cheek, "Let's go."

"Is your business done?" Speaking of which, she still didn't know what he came to do here, only seeing Gustavo Yates and the others with tense expressions, even Dylan Harper was here.

"It's done." Mason Nightshade's eyes deepened slightly, a lazy smile on his lips, his seemingly calm exterior hiding a sharpness.

Aurelia Shaw didn't ask further.

Back home, Aurelia Shaw made two bowls of noodles; she hadn't eaten much at the party, and Mason Nightshade, busy handling matters, certainly hadn't eaten either.

Mason Nightshade was in the living room on the phone, speaking fluent English, and when he saw her bringing the noodles, he pulled her into his embrace, "Wife, how did you know I was hungry?"

Aurelia Shaw glanced at his phone.

Mason Nightshade chuckled lightly, continuing to engage fluently in English with the other party, while opening his mouth and signaling to Aurelia Shaw: Ah, feed me.

Aurelia Shaw: "..."

...

After dinner, Aurelia Shaw returned to her room, and in a daze of half-sleep and half-wakefulness, she was weighed down by a heaviness, her chest stifling, and her body burning as if on fire.

She opened her eyes groggily, shocked—a handsome man, under the moonlight, was starkly outlined, his eyes murky, hiding a fierce beast within, and this beast had already been unleashed from its cage.

"Mason..."

Mason Nightshade silenced her with his lips, not allowing her any extra words, swiftly capturing the fortress, leaving her no strength to counterattack.

Seeing her playing so happily with the Campbell family's grandson during the day, he was jealous but also harbored a thought: Has she accepted the child?

Or perhaps she has actually accepted it, and he just hasn't realized it yet.

And he didn't plan to give her the time to realize.

He was already very despicable, despicably keeping her by his side, despicably making space for himself in her heart once again, so what if he's despicable with a child?

He only wanted her.

...

The next day, Aurelia Shaw woke up sore all over, and the instigator had already left for work. She sat up and browsed the online news, catching sight of a headline that drew her attention.

"Clan Johnson's company faces bankruptcy overnight; how will their CEO Nathan Johnson cope? Will he be able to recreate a business miracle like Mason Nightshade?"

Nathan Johnson, one of the investors of 'You Are My Star'...why did things happen so suddenly?

For some reason, Aurelia Shaw felt this matter was related to her and was also connected to the party Mason Nightshade attended last night.