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Chapter 571

The police soon arrived at the scene of the car accident.

Genevieve's tummy was hurting ducto period cramps, so Bruce drove her back to Regality Gardens.

Along the wav. slic give Cooper a call and told him, "I found the person who attacked lohann:1. but Sylvic had cotton to him first and killecl liini oil. Have somcone check the security camera footage in the area and try to identify that man."

Genevieve was sweating all over from the pain by the time they arrived at Regality Gardens. As she couldn't even get out of the car on her own, Bruce scooped her into his arms and carried her into the elevator.

He still remembered the password to her door as he had been there before.

After placing Genevieve down on the couch, Bruce poured her a glass of water and handed it to her with some medication. "Here you go, Genev. The pain will go away after you take this medicine."

It pained him to see that she couldn't even sit upright to take her medication.

With the pills and water in his mouth, Bruce held her mouth open and fed her the pills orally. Although Genevieve was drifting in and out of consciousness at the time, she was still able to swallow the pills.

Upon noticing the water droplets on the corner of her lips, he leaned in close to kiss them.

Bruce felt a strong urge to make out with her when he felt the sensation of her soft lips against his, but he was able to fight it off and carricd hier into the bedroom.

After helping her get changed into hier pajamas, he went to check her refrigerator for ingredients and made her some oatmeal.

By the time Bruce returned to her bedroom with the oatmeal, Genevieve was frowning deeply as though she was in great pain.

"Here, you need to eat something before you sleep, or you could get gastritis. Genev, can you hear me? Genev?" Bruce called out to her while holding her up in his arms.

He let out a sigh when he got no response from her whatsoever.

With no ouier choice left, he could only feed her the oatmeal orally instead.

For some reason, the frown on Genevieve's face slowly eased up when she was held in his arms. She even instinctively wrapped her arms around his waist to get into a more comfortable position.

Bruce placed the bowl of oatmeal on the nightstand, kissed her on the forehead, and hugged her tightly throughout the night.

When Genevieve woke up in the wee hours of the morning, she was still aliule groggy. She then brushed the blanket oll and drank the glass of water on the nightstand.

Having relieved her thirst, she was about to go back to sleep when she noticed a man lying on the bed.

The dim lighting from her beaside lamp cast a warm glow on the man's face, and Genevieve froze when she saw who he was That?4mandi.im I draminer? Ilhy is het here?

Sull in a dazed state, Genevieve didn't notice the black choker on the nightstand when she woke him up with a poke on the arm.

Upon secing the exhausted look on her face, Bruce pulled her back onto the bed and held her in his arms.

"Go back to sleep," he whispered while gently patting her on the back.

Genevieve recognized his voice, but his embrace was so comforting that she fell back into a deep sleep.

It was already eight in the morning by the time she woke up again. The sun shining brightly through the window was the first thing Genevieve saw when she opened her eyes.

Having recalled the incident from last night, she quickly turned around to check the other side of the bed.

The pillow and bed-sheet showed no signs of someone sleeping on them, but there was a faint scent of sandalwood on the blanket.

As the glass of water on the nightstand was nowhere in sight, Genevieve figured she had probably dreamed everything up.

Armand died long ago, so there's no way he could've been here. Still, I haven't dreamed of him in a long time, so why would I suddenly dream of him last night?

After washing up, Genevieve was making coffee in the kitchen when she noticed a box of ibuprofen on the counter.

That was when she recalled Bruce bringing her home last night and feeding her the medication orally

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Genevieve soon found herself blushing really hard as the memories from last night started flooding in

Her train of thought was interrupted by the sound of the doorbell ringing.

Opening the door, she saw Cooper standing outside with breakfast in hand.

Noticing the awkward look on her face, Cooper said, "I went looking for you two at Primrose River last night. Jane is with me at the moment. I can talk to Jane if you object to us being together." He had told Jane that he wouldn't refuse any of Genevieve's requests as he belonged to her.

Having been snapped out of her daze, Genevieve replied, "I only had you head over to Primrose River because I was putting up an act with Bertilla. I'm really happy that you and Jane are together, so why would I object to your relationship?"

Cooper breathed a sigh of relief as he entered the house.

"Then why do you look so unhappy to see me?"

"Huh? I do? Maybe it's because of the discomfort from my period," Genevieve mumbled as she followed him into the dining hall.

Not suspecting a thing, Cooper asked worriedly, "Do you want me to buy you some medicine?"

"No, that won't be necessary. It doesn't hurt much anymore," Genevieve replied, feeling uncomfortable as she recalled the incident from last night.

She then munched on a pie to distract herself as she asked, "Coop, did you manage to secure the footage from the surveillance cameras around the scene of the accident?"

The look on Cooper's face turned slightly gloomy as he said, "I did, but it was useless. I had someone look up the company the truck was from. According to the driver, he lost his truck when he went to use the restroom and filed a police report immediately after. The guy in the surveillance camera footage was wearing a cap and a mask, so we couldn't see his face at all. The truck was later found at a nearby marketplace. As the truck driver was helping his colleague out last night, both his company and colleague are able to testify for him."

Genevieve's heart sank when she heard that, but there wasn't much she could do.

Sylvie's granddad is General Zeigler. His bodyguards are all retired special forces soldiers, so it makes perfect sense that Sylvie could commit those crimes without leaving any evidence behind. At the thought of that, Genevieve narrowed her eyes. "That guy was killed shortly after we agreed on a place to meet. I think his phone may have been bugged."

Given how large Jadeborough was, it would've taken Sylvie a lot of time just to find the guy.

"The guys cleaning up the scene of the accident told me that his phone was missing. I had them

track down where he was staying, but all they found at his place were some clothes and other useless stuff," Cooper said with a sigh.

"If only I was a little more careful... I should've asked him to tell me the address using a stranger's phone instead," Genevieve mumbled.

"Genev, nothing will happen to Sylvie even if he testifies against her. No amount of evidence will do us any good if Old Mr. Zeigler is supporting her," Cooper stated.

"That's fine. She isn't the only one with lots of time on her hands. Collusion of government oflicials and entrepreneurs is a huge no-no, and Old Mr. Zeigler's second son is Baykeep's party secretary. The Zeigler family will be finished if something were to happen to him. Sylvie will have no one to protect her, then," Genevieve said calmly.

Having realized what she meant, Cooper reminded her, "Destroying the Zeigler family is harder than you think, Genev. The whole process will take at least a few years. You should just leave this to me."

"Yeah, I know. Right now, all I need is to halt Sylvie's career progression in the entertainment industry," Genevieve replied calmly.

She was determined to prevent Sylvie from getting what she wanted.

Their conversation was interrupted by the sound of the doorbell ringing.

Cooper told Genevieve to carry on eating while he answered the door.

The man standing at the door had a large frame and a clean appearance. The look in his eyes, however, was a bit too mature for someone of his age.

Cooper had read up some information on Bruce after hearing about him, but this was the first time they had met in person.

For some reason, he felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity when he looked at Bruce.

"Is there something I can help you with?" Cooper asked coldly as he shifted his gaze toward the food jar in Bruce's hand.

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Unfazed by Cooper's attempt at asserting dominance, Bruce replied in a deep voice, "Ms. Rachford isn't feeling well, so I made her some breakfast."

"No need! I already bought her breakfası!" Cooper said in displeasure and tried to shut the door, but Bruce was faster as he pushed against the door. With one hand pushing against the door, he held his food jar up with the other and uttered, "I just want to thank Ms. Rachford, that's all. Will you help pass this to her, Mr. Sulton?" "Take your breakfast and get the hell out of here!" Cooper's expression grew even colder as the two of them stared cach other down at the door.

Upon hearing the commotion, Genevieve went to have a look, only to feel a bit awkward when she saw Bruce at the door.

"What are you doing here?" she asked.

"I was free after completing my morning run, so I figured I'd bring you some homemade meatballs. I just wanted to thank you for getting me that film and the eight-figure payment, that's all." Bruce replied calmly.

Hmph! Does he take me for a fool or something?

Cooper sneered in disdain at the thought of that. "If you truly want to thank her, then give the film your best and stay away from her! There's no need for you to bring her breakfast!"

Genevieve breathed a sigh of relief when she heard the excuse Bruce came up with. "Stop it, Coop. He's just being nice."

Since she didn't find the pie very appetizing, she stepped forward and took the food jar over from him.

"All right, you head on inside. I'll walk him out of here!" Fearing that Bruce would refuse to leave, Cooper closed the door and personally escorted him to the elevator.

The tension in the elevator was through the roof as the two men who were six feet tall stood side by side

Cooper then pressed the button for the first floor, and the elevator started its slow descent.

"Know your place, Bruce, Genev isn't someone you can afford to go after. I'm a shareholder of Genevieve Orsi Productions too, so you'd better stop harassing lier if you know what's good for you!" he warned while adjusting his cutllinks.

Funny you say that when you're hooking up with my cousin!

Bruce thought to himself in silence.

"Hey! Are you listening? A mere actor like you is unworthy of being with her!" Cooper shouted while glaring at him.

"Who do you think would be worthy of her, then, Mr. Sutton?" Bruce asked.

"You're unworthy of asking me such a question!" Cooper hollered with a frown.

After exiting the elevator, Cooper stood there and watched as Bruce walked out of the condominium.

Huh... Is it just me, or does Bruce's figure resemble Armand's? No, that's impossible! I personally eramined his corpsc!

Cooper then brushed those thoughts aside as he approached the condominium's front desk, asking the statl'to blacklist Bruce.

"I'm sorry, sir. That gentleman is also a resident here, so we can't blacklist him. He lives in the opposite block," the staff replied after performing a quick check.

The look on Cooper's face turned gloomy instantly.

U hat? For a mere actor, this guy sure is full of tricks! I can't believe he'd actually move here just to hit on his boss!

With that in mind, Cooper waited until Genevieve had left her unit before giving Jane a call.

As Jane was working at Genevieve's production company and would see the latter at work every day, Cooper asked her to help stop Bruce from seeing Genevieve.

On top of that, he also got some of his men into property management at Regality Gardens to prevent Bruce from visiting Genevieve.

Although Jane liked Bruce's films and sympathized with him for being dumped by his ex girlfriend, she knew full well how complicated things could get in the entertainment industry.

It's possible that Bruce is trying to use Genevieve to boost his popularity by being intimate with her. That simply won't do! Only Armand is worthy of being with Genevieve!

As Bruce was unable to see Genevieve due to Cooper's efforts, he had no choice but to have someone bring her his homemade lunch instead.

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After taking a few days off, Bruce headed over to the airport with Joash carly in the morning of the sixth.

He was a little reluctant to Icave without sccing Genevicvc as he would be way for about two to three weeks which shooting

After a brief moment of licsitation, he pulled out luis phone and sent Genevieve a text: I'll be heading overseas to shoot a film. Ms. Rachford,

Genevieve replied ten minutes later: How long will you be gone?

Bruce texted: About two weeks.

Genevieve replied with a surprised emoji: That long? What shall I do about lunch?

Bruce broke into a relieved smile when he read that text.

Not only does she find it rclaring being around me, but she has also gotten hooked on my cooking, huh? Thank goodness I practiced it a lot at home during my free time!

Bruce texted: Order takeout or something. I'll continue cooking for you when I get back.

Genevieve replied: Okay. All the best with your shoot!

Joash was going through their documentation when he turned around and saw Bruce smiling at his phone.

"You look really happy, Bruce. Who are you texting?" he asked curiously.

Bruce simply put his phone away without saying a word.

As the car passed by a street, Bruce noticed a fabric store selling beautiful knitted scarves and slippers.

Seeing as the owner was just about to open up the shop for business, Bruce pointed at the shop and said, "Pull over, Steven."

Steven did as told and brought the car to a halt outside the shop. Bruce then walked up to the owner. "I'd like to knit a pair of slippers like this one. Which type of yarn should I get?" he queried.

Noticing his fancy car and gentlemanly attitude, the owner quickly invited him into her shop and started introducing her goods.

"This one is a top pick among our customers! If you're looking to buy your girlfriend a gift, then this." the owner explained everything to him.

When she was done, she pointed at a QR code on the table as she continued, "You can also check out our official webpage for video tutorials. It's really easy, so I'm sure you'll be able to pick it up in no timc!"

Bruce nodded as he scanned the QR code and left after paying.

Joash's jaw dropped when he saw Bruce enter the car with a bag of yarn in hand. "What the... What did you buy this for, Bruce?"

Bruce shot him an annoyed glare. "I want to knit myself a luat, okay?"

"You coull've just told me that you wanted a lat, Bruce, I can buy you any hat you want! You don't have to knit it yourselt!" Joshi esclaimed in confusion. "And the yarn's grcen."

Maybe his cr-girlfriend gifted him a green hal, but he forgot about il?

Ignoring him, Bruce started watching a video tutorial on the store's webpage.

After Bruce left. Genevieve started ordering takeout for every mcal but couldn't eat much as she didn't find the food appetizing at all. Surely cnough, it wasn't long before she started losing a lot of weight as a result.

The next day, Steven dropped by to see Genevieve at work.

He kept two of Swallow Garden's housekeepers for liimself and had Rosa, who used to look after Genevieve at Regality Gardens, transferred over to prepare her meals.

While Rosa's cooking was nothing compared to Bruces, it was still a lot better than takeout, so Genevieve found herself eating quite a lot.

One day, she was busy working when her phone started ringing.

"Hello, Ms. Rachford! It's been so long!" Paula greeted her with a smile on the other line.

After having a brief exchange, Genevieve found out that Paula had recently returned from Romdale and would be playing golf with her friends at Greenlake Golf Course. Paula was calling Genevieve to ask if she was free to join them for a game.

As Paula's husband was quite a big shot in the entertainment industry, Paula was a valuable resource that Genevieve intended to protect and use against Sylvic.

Of course, she knew Paula didn't actually want to play golf with her.

Regardless of what Paula's true motives were, Genevieve had no reason to turn her invitation down since she had asked so nicely.

When she was done taking care of her work at hand, Genevieve went home to get her golf equipment and drove to the golf course, After changing clothes, Genevieve went to the field and saw Paula wearing a red collared shirt as she teed off with her friends.

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Genevieve clapped alongside the others. She walked over, smiled, and said, "You're such a pro. Paula. I pale so much in comparison."

"Oh, you flatter mc." Paula looked pleased as she wavce lier hand.

Paula sat down on a rattan clair, picked up a cup of collec, and took a sip. "I wasn't able to attend the grand opening of the Futasy Film Festival since I was on a business trip at that time, but I've seen the opening performance. They made the right choice of picking you for the opening act. You're such a talented violinist. I'm not exaggerating when I say your music gave me goosebumps," she praised.

Paula poked Genevieve as she spoke. "Genevieve, you are a talented gal. I think you even overshadow Marilyn, who is a rare talent in the music industry."

"Oh, you're too kind. I'm just an outsider." Genevieve flashed her a faint smile.

Paula gave her a look and suddenly broke into a smile. "You played that song for Bruce, right?"

Genevieve was caught off guard upon hearing that.

Paula Icaned back into the chair. "Everyone in the entertainment industry knows about Bruce's case. I'm really into music as well. But Ms. Rachford..."

She paused for a moment before continuing, "The entertainment industry is all kinds of filthy. and he's no exception. There are people worse than him out there. He's good-looking, and it's fine if you're not looking for anything serious with him. Just don't invest too many feelings into this relationship."

Paula liked Genevieve a lot.

Not only was she pretty and talented, but she was also the younger sister of Cooper from Specter Corporation and Armand's ex-wife.

The subsidiaries of Central Group had worked closely with Exuberance Group in the past when Armand was still around. Moreover, Marlon and Armand were close friends.

Paula couldn't help but exhort Cenevieve even though she didn't like being nosy.

Upon hearing Paula's words, Genevieve swallowed her coffee abruptly, causing her to choke and eliciting a string of coughs. "You've misunderstood. I don't have feelings for him. Nor do I want to fool around with him."

"Plus, I got remarried," she added.

*I'm just worried he'll win you over someday with how well he's been treating you from time to time." Paula's statement hit the nail right on the head. "I know these artists all too well." Genevieve recalled all the times she ran into Bruce, recollected the conversations they had, and the dinner he had prepared for her.

She lowered her head and sipped her coffee in awkward silence.

Paula was indeed the wife of media bigwig Marlon Hossler. Her words stabbed Genevieve's heart even though they had only met once at the club. Genevieve excused herself to go to the bathroom. Afier she washed her face to clear her head, she pulled her phone out and blacklisted Brucc.

It was scary to think that she was starting to form an attachment to this man and thought that it would be better to put some distance between them.

A cleaner who came into mop the floor accidentally bumped into Gencvicve just as she was leaving

The cleaner quickly apologized, but Genevieve waved her off. She ran into two men on her way back to the golf course.

She figured they weren't here for golf since they didn't carry golf bags.

The old man walking in front exerted an imposing, commanding presence, whereas the man beside him had sharp eyes and a dominating presence. He didn't look much like the average bodyguard.

The old man recognized Genevieve at a glance. "Genevieve, what a coincidence!" he said in a friendly manner.

Genevieve never expected to run into Herbert here. "Looking for someone?"

Herbert nodded.

Genevieve returned to the golf course after greeting Herbert, only to find out that he was right behind her when she sat down on the rattan chair.

Paula greeted Herbert warmly the moment she laid eyes on him. "Old Mr. Zeigler, what brings you here?"

Genevieve turned to look when she heard Paula's greeting.

She knew Sylvie had returned to her roots. However, she had never seen Herbert before since he had never shown himself in front of the media. Who would have thought that the man she ran into at the airport was Sylvie's granddad?

How ironic!