Who Is The Real Boss?

Rupert fell silent.He opened the bedside table drawer, selected a cigar, and then lit it with a lighter.

As he sat and smoked, a cloud of smoke gathered around him.His expression was cold, and there was a touch of sadness in his frown.He continued to smoke until the cigar was entirely spent.

"Candy...She was with me when I was kidnapped as a child."

Kidnapped? Annabel frowned.

If she remembered correctly, Rupert had mentioned kidnapping several times before.

"Annabel, have you ever been kidnapped?"

At the time, Annabel had thought the questions were strange and rude.

But now, she wondered if he thought as Candy or a substitute for Candy.

Rupert's expression turned dark as he remembered what had happened when he was young.

"The kidnappers wanted me, and Candy was just in the wrong place at the wrong time.We were locked up in a cabin somewhere.We spent a few days in the dark together."

"How did you escape?" Annabel asked in a voice that was deep with emotion.

For some reason, she wanted to know what Rupert and Candy shared.

Rupert's handsome face crumpled as he answered, "Candy fell off a cliff to save me."

He didn't want to recall the past.It was too painful.He had been powerless to save Candy.

All he could do was watch as she disappeared into the abyss.

Candy was never heard from again, but he hadn't given up hope that she had survived.He had been looking for her ever since but found nothing.

Annabel fell silent.

Rupert's past with Candy was more tragic than she had imagined.

Candy had fallen off a cliff to save him.

Maybe she was dead.

wonder Rupert couldn't

I look

Annabel suddenly asked.

Rupert was stunned.

then, Candy was just a

memory of what she looked like as

he remembered about Candy was the warm feeling she

That was unforgettable.

were alone, it seemed like Annabel was Candy, but not

was because Annabel had the same faint fragrance and gave

similar,"

Annabel felt inexplicably uncomfortable.

drastic action to protect her in the past, like when he stepped in front of a

we should try

because

"Rupert, listen, I'm Annabel.I'm my own person.There is only one of me in the world.I'm not a replacement for Candy.My future husband must love me wholeheartedly.I won't marry someone who sees me as a substitute.So, it’s impossible for us to be

she got up and went straight to

firmness of her tone echoed in

sofa without hesitation, he considered the complex emotions he had

whether or not it was because of Candy that he fell in love with Annabel.But he did know for

late at

month with Rupert.He truly was an exceptional man, just as her grandfather had promised.He was talented, handsome, capable and respectable.He was considered

already belonged to his childhood

when it came to love.She would never be someone's

more; therefore, they couldn't be together.Both Annabel and Rupert had

and Annabel rose from the sofa

handsome face also showed signs

noticed that both looked tired

dishes went to waste,"

should control yourselves," Bruce said with

Annabel was speechless.