Chapter 106: Recording this to Enrico?
“Still pretending? Planning to take my recording to Enrico?” Paige saw right through her. “Aren’t you recording this?” She could guess why Rachel had come to her today. She probably wanted to record a conversation showing her own sincerity and Paige’s betrayal, to publicly expose it…
Rachel instinctively hugged her book tighter.
“Stop these pointless tricks. If you really want to compete for Enrico, do it openly. If you want to fight me, let the Elite Club and Peak Club compete fairly,” Paige said. “That way, I might even respect you a bit.” She was so confident. She wasn’t afraid of losing either the man or the competition.
Paige turned and walked away.
Rachel’s eyes fixed on her, she slowly loosened her grip on the book. She walked over to the stone table, sat down, and opened the book cover. Inside, holding a recorder.
None of what Paige said could be publicly disclosed.
A gentle breeze rustled the leaves, casting shifting shadows. Rachel sat there, her long black hair lifted by the wind. The vulnerability, the grievance, and the innocence on her face had disappeared, replaced by a sharp gaze. Paige was a formidable opponent, seeing through her feelings for Enrico with a single glance… Yes, she loved Enrico.
For so many years, she had never seen Enrico until last year when he strode in with a gun. She sat on the sofa, watching him. His cold, ruthless face, his murderous eyes, had haunted her ever since. To this day, she could vividly recall the patterns on Enrico’s coat from that day.
That day marked the beginning of her mad love for him. She knew it was somewhat twisted, but she couldn’t control herself.
Whenever Enrico argued with Jeremy, she always stood by Enrico without question. Yet, in Enrico’s eyes, she was just like Leah, bowing to him out of necessity. This secret crush was both sweet and painful. Throughout the year, she saw Enrico only a few times, but each encounter was deeply etched in her memory. She thought that, given enough time, perhaps Enrico would start to see her differently. Then one day, he brought Paige back to soak in the hot springs. He actually brought a girl home and let her use the hot springs built by his late mother.
She felt immense pain but forced a smile as she offered macarons to the girl. The girl just reached out to take them; she didn’t even see her face, only the bracelet on her wrist.
Later, when the Malik scandal broke, her friends urged her to check out the news. She glanced at it, not shocked by the scandal involving a senator, but stunned by the bracelet on Paige’s wrist. She had finally found the mysterious woman.
She thought how great it would be if Paige could just disappear from this world. With this in mind, she casually mentioned to Jeremy that Paige was the woman Enrico had brought home. Predictably, Jeremy immediately had someone keep an eye on her.NôvelDrama.Org owns © this.
Paige seemed to have conflicts with the Clarkes, so she used the Clarkes against her. But the Clarkes proved useless.
Paige seemed to have a relationship with Bryan. Enrico would surely be furious if his woman was unfaithful.
But in the end, Paige was unharmed.
Later, Jeremy started to bribe Paige. She waited quietly, not for Paige to kill Enrico, but because she knew Enrico would inevitably discover Jeremy’s schemes.
Once that happened, whether Paige acted or not, Enrico would become suspicious and might even take severe action against her.
But she kept waiting and hoping, yet nothing happened to Paige. And Enrico showed no intention of abandoning her.
She couldn’t understand what was so special about Paige that could enchant him so thoroughly. No matter what happened, Enrico seemed willing to forgive her.
She began to approach Paige. Yes, Paige was right. She used the pretext of mending family relations to get close to Paige, hoping that by doing so, she could get closer to Enrico.
The plan was perfect, but the more Rachel looked at Paige, the more her jealousy grew. She couldn’t suppress her envy. So, she continuously incited those around her to go after Paige, thinking she had covered her tracks well. But Paige had seen through it all. Rachel had become nothing more than a stepping stone for Paige to establish Peak Club. She had been completely outplayed by Paige, who had been cautious of her from the start and never fell for her tricks.
Paige would surely tell Enrico about her secret crush, wouldn’t she? How would Enrico react? Disgusted? But she wasn’t his biological sister, only an adopted one. With her looks, her upbringing, and her status, she could very well be his woman. Paige didn’t deserve him. But Enrico wouldn’t even spare her a glance.
Rachel’s hand slowly clenched into a fist on the stone table, she was filled with jealousy and pain as she looked ahead.
“Joss, I refuse to believe you’re invincible,” she thought to herself. No one could stop her from getting Enrico. No one!
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Night fell.
Diamond Mall had been cleared out. There were no guests or staff, only Jaden and a group of bodyguards standing guard inside the mall. It was the first time Paige had seen a mall this empty.
“Come on, buy whatever you like,” Enrico’s deep, magnetic voice whispered in her ear.
He pulled her onto a long escalator, and as she looked at the brightly lit mall, she sighed inwardly, thinking how much better it would be to spend this time planning for Peak Club.
Enrico led her into a luxury women’s clothing store and turned to her, “Want to try on some clothes? See anything you like?”
Paige glanced around casually. “They’re all fine.”
“Get everything in her size,” Enrico instructed Jaden, who had been following them.
“Yes, sir,” Jaden nodded.
Paige looked at Enrico as calmly as possible. “I don’t have space for all these clothes,”
Enrico looked down at her, his gaze deepening. “Are you hinting that I should buy you a house to store them?”
Just as Paige was about to refuse, Enrico pulled her into his arms and said to Jaden, “Find a few villas around Rose Estate to store her clothes.”
“I…”
Enrico looked at her with a terrifyingly good mood. “Hmm? Anything else?”
“No, that’s enough,” Paige decided not to refuse further, fearing he might escalate to buying planes or something.
Jaden took out his phone to make notes, directing the bodyguards to gather the clothes. Suddenly, he said, “Boss, we don’t know the size.”
At this, Enrico loosened his tie, looking at Paige with great interest, scanning her from head to toe.
Paige, feeling the intensity of his gaze and guessing what he intended to do, quickly said, “Jaden, I’ll just tell you my size.”
“I feel like you’ve gained weight recently,” Enrico said, standing in front of her. “So, I’ll measure you myself.”
Jaden immediately found a soft tape measure in the store and handed it to Enrico. Enrico took it and gave Jaden a look, who then promptly left with the others.
Enrico glanced at Paige. “Come on, to the fitting room.”
“Why do we need to go to the fitting room just to take measurements?” Paige asked, puzzled.
“It’s better to take off your clothes,” Enrico said, as if it were the most obvious thing in the world.
Paige’s expression turned cold, and she pushed away his approaching hand. “Do you enjoy humiliating women for your amusement regardless of the situation?”