Russell and Zoey hid in the corner of the alley, leaning against each other, enjoying a long-lost tranquility.
Zoey recounted all the past events that Alonso had told to Russell.
Russell had never imagined that Zackary had held a grudge for over forty years, and had sent his grandson to seek revenge on him.
"How dare Zackary, who killed so many people in the Maddox family, have the audacity to seek revenge on us?" Zoey exclaimed angrily. "This person has no moral compass and has always believed that he should be the head of the Maddox family, that he should have supreme power. He is just a branch of the Maddox family, and he should be grateful to receive any dividends from the Maddox family. How can he shamelessly try to take over the Maddox family like this?"
Russell sighed heavily from his nostrils, "Desire is at play. He intensely longs for what he does not possess, wanting to seize it for himself. He does not consider this to be wrong."
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Sitting in Gilberto's car, Zoey turned her face away from the window, her eyes devoid of focus and any trace of vitality."Do you particularly hate me?"Gilberto couldn't bear the silence and oppressive atmosphere any longer, so he cleared his throat and asked.Zoey did not answer the man's question; silence was the best response.Gilberto clenched the steering wheel, and suddenly changed lanes, heading towards a large tree on the side of the street.Just as they were about to collide, he abruptly slammed on the brakes.The car barely stopped ten centimeters away from the big tree, and he looked at Zoey with an expressionless face, still gazing out of the window.He grabbed Zoey by the back of her head and turned her towards him, anger filling his eyes. "Tell me, do you really hate me?"Zoey chuckled lightly, "And what if not? Your grandfather wanted to possess things that didn't belong to him, to kill others, and felt that eve
Russell fell silent. He didn't care about his own life or death, but he cared about Zoey and the child.Roland, who had been silent all along, spoke up, "Zoey actually hinted at me when she was getting in the car. She said if a blizzard is coming within two weeks, we should enjoy this beautiful scenery while we can."Madeleine asked, "Zoey said this, but I didn't think much about it. What does it mean exactly?"Roland sighed lightly, "The antidote still has half a month of experimental time. Zoey's suggestion is to inject Mr. Maddox with the antidote in case of an emergency. Although there may be some side effects, it is still better than being controlled by Gilberto's drugs. As for Zoey, I believe she has her own plan."Russell's thin lips were trembling, "Her plan was to save me, and she was working hard to find a solution to the chip. If it didn't work, she would go down with Gilberto. I can't let anything happen to her."Roland said, "The probl
Zoey stared at the woman intently, watching as she took out a syringe and a vial from the silver box.The woman extracted the liquid from the medicine bottle using a syringe, expelled the air inside, and grabbed Zoey's hand to inject it into her bloodstream.Zoey grabbed the woman's hand and snatched the syringe, pushing the liquid away, then leaped up and pushed the woman towards Gilberto.Gilberto stumbled as he watched Zoey run out of the cage, his eyes filled with a sinister glare.His lips curled into a sinister arc as he pushed the woman to the ground and walked out of the cage, heading towards the outside.Meanwhile, Zoey ran downstairs and saw that there were many mercenaries in the living room aiming heavy weapons at her."Could you run out?"The man's voice sounded behind her.Zoey clenched the needle against her own neck and turned her head. "Gilberto, you're just using me to threaten Russell. If I die, I'd like to s
A private airport in the suburbs.When Gilberto arrived, Zackary had just gotten off the plane.The old man had gray hair on both sides of his temples, with a serious expression on his face. When he saw Gilberto approaching briskly, his cloudy eyes squinted slightly.He tightened his grip on the dragon-headed cane in his hand and scolded, "I thought you were bewitched by that woman, not even recognizing your own grandfather!""I dare not," Gilberto lowered his gaze."You dare not?" Zackary sneered, "You dare to confine me, what else do you not dare to do?"Gilberto glanced at the man supporting Sir and said, "Didn't you contact Uncle and bring him out to Lochcliff?"The man's name was Ernest Maddox, and he was Zackary's nephew.Due to health reasons, Gilberto had no children throughout his life. There were high expectations for him, but he disappointed everyone by keeping the old master under house arrest and showing leniency t
A dim basement.Gilberto watched as Brock's tendons in his hands and feet were severed on the ground. He wiped his bayonet with a white cloth.He suddenly lifted his eyelids and said, "Why did you repeatedly defy me again and again?"Brock looked up at him and said with a bitter smile, "Because I was only doing it for your own good, Gilberto. I was only doing it for your own good!"Gilberto stared at him with a fierce gaze and said, "I have given you several chances already, and you have not appreciated them. The thing I hate the most is when someone defies me."Brock's eyes were red, and blood dripped from the corner of his mouth. "And what about Zoey? She has defied you not just once or twice!""Did you compare yourself with her?""Yeah, how can I compare to her? You like her! But does she like you?" Brock was unwilling, "Gilberto, I love you, I have loved you for many years!""Your love disgusted me!" Gilberto gritted his te
Zoey squinted her eyes and scrutinized her, "Would you be so kind as to help deliver the message?""Oh, indeed, I wasn't that kind-hearted, it was just a transaction. He helped me obtain the antidote, and I helped him deliver a message.""What antidote?""Gilberto poisoned me, and I had to take medicine every month, or else my whole body would rot and die."Zoey suddenly grabbed her wrist. Abigail was not lying. Her pulse was very irregular.She asked, "What words?"Abigail said, "He asked me to tell you that he was strong and well."Zoey furrowed her brows, doubting the truthfulness of this statement. It was a sentence devoid of any substance.Does this statement have any meaning?Abigail shrugged, "Maybe he wanted to put your mind at ease."She looked at the cage, reaching out to touch the hard steel bars. "The gaps are so small, are they that afraid you'll escape? It seems my cousin wants you to be a canary! I'
Alonso raised his hand and wiped the corner of his mouth, "How did I perform just now?""You performed well, but you need to be humble," Russell held his forehead to prevent him from moving.Alonso pushed away his hand, quite displeased, "Where does a son pat his father's head?""If you press it, just bear with it for a while.""..." Alonso looked at him, "What do we do next?""You were admitted to the hospital, and Mom took care of you. The rest was left to us."Alonso was a bit worried, "What did you want to do?""Hold a funeral for me."Alonso said, "...Then I showed up."Then you can shed tears and faint again, go to the hospital, and tell mom to also pay attention to her emotions."Okay, your mother could definitely act well."Russell patted his shoulder and said, "Take a nap, you have been having bigger eye bags lately.""You brat, you've been too repressed these days, haven't you? Making fun o
Emilee looked at the man on the ground, his mouth and neck covered in blood. After shouting for help, she rushed in to check and found that the man had already passed away.Emilee, who watched Abigail grow up, was deeply saddened. She started hitting Abigail."It's all because of you, you despicable woman! You harmed Mr. Russell and also harmed Mrs. Maddox! I will kill you!"Abigail resisted, but she couldn't beat Emilee, who was used to rough work.Her face was covered with many fingerprints.Brent rushed up and, upon seeing this scene, he too was filled with grief and anger.However, he was very rational and immediately dialed 120 and 110.They took Abigail to the living room, tied her hands, and made her kneel on the ground.For Russell's crime scene, they did not allow anyone to enter.Soon, medical staff and police officers arrived.The doctor examined Russell and declared his death on the spot, preliminarily
Russell couldn't explain it this time, he raised his hand and pressed his forehead.To avoid suspicion, Troy directly transferred to Dalton's hospital when he arrived.When Dalton entered the ward and saw Layne, his heart was deeply shaken.This child looks exactly like Zoey, identical in every way.No wonder Russell recognized this ghostly-looking Zoey at first sight.The little one blinked his big eyes and sucked on a lollipop, "Uncle, you looked so handsome!"Dalton approached and asked Russell, "Is this your son?"Russell nodded and asked, "Are you handsome?"Yasmine was speechless."Looking handsome!" Dalton wanted to say, the male version of Zoey looks really good, even better than Russell, but he remembered Russell's advice not to mention Zoey's name in front of Yasmine. He wanted her to remember on her own, so he held back the rest of his words.He raised his hand and rubbed the little guy's head, "Does it
Yasmine glanced sideways and caught sight of Russell rushing towards her, momentarily stunned.She stood up from her seat and said, "How did you come?"When Russell passed by her, he raised his hand and gave the woman's shoulder a squeeze, "There won't be any problem."She said to the nurse, "I have the same blood type as my child, draw mine."The nurse asked, "Are you the child's father?"Yasmine exclaimed!The nurse looked surprised when she saw Yasmine and asked, "Is he the father of the child?"Yasmine was about to say no when she heard Russell say very confidently, "Yes!"The nurse pointed at Yasmine and asked, "And what about her?"Russell remained calm and composed as he uttered, "My mother-in-law has some opinions about me because I had an argument with her daughter."Yasmine was speechless.Russell raised an eyebrow and said, "Right, Mom? Layne needed a blood transfusion now, saving the child is th
Yasmine was initially startled, and then she began to struggle, but it was in vain.Russell was very skilled at using tricks to immobilize her."What did you want to do?"Russell smiled in his eyes and said, "I just wanted to ask you why you didn't take my pulse before giving me an injection."Yasmine did indeed forget about this matter, "It was my mistake, I apologize.""Do you have something on your mind?"Yasmine pursed her lips and denied, "No!""Are you still reminiscing about last night?" Russell had been thinking about keeping his distance from her after last night, but his body and mind couldn't help but want to get closer.He couldn't keep his distance!"I didn't!" Yasmine's voice involuntarily raised a few decibels.Russell saw that she was getting a little impatient, so he said, "Don't be angry, I let go."He slowly let go, and Yasmine pricked the needle.The needle was just about to stop
The next morning.Yasmine woke up and realized that Layne was not by her side.She heard the laughter of children outside the window, so she got out of bed and went to the window.Russell was watering the roses with Layne.Layne held the water hose with both hands, while Russell bent down and held his little hand to help him control the direction. They watched as the water splashed around, and Layne laughed heartily.Yasmine's lips curled slightly, and this scene was quite heartwarming.But the smile on her face gradually disappeared, none of these belonged to her, what was she expecting and longing for?She wanted to find out as soon as possible if the Huffman family's tragedy was related to Russell.After she finished washing up, she reapplied her previous makeup and went outside the villa to call Layne back.Children are easily dependent on and attached to people, so she wanted to keep Layne away from Russell in order
Russell's eyes were deep and dangerous as he stared at the man. "Who sent you?"The gaze was filled with a strong sense of danger, making the man's scalp tingle. He had no doubt that if he didn't tell the truth, Russell would kill him in the cruelest way possible.He confessed, "Derrick! Maddox is your Maddox, Derrick."Derrick?Russell had never heard this name before, but the surname Maddox was somewhat intriguing.He looked at the other four people and said, "Is that right?"The other four people also nodded repeatedly in agreement.Russell stood up and turned around to look at the two people still talking on the sofa, "I'm leaving, Derrick."Troy furrowed his brows, "This name sounds familiar to me. I think I've heard it somewhere before."Braeden rubbed his chin, "I feel like I've heard this name somewhere before."Russell took off his white gloves and said, "The rest is up to you guys, I'm going back first."
Russell glanced at him and said, "What's the excitement? Have you been single for too long that you become perverted at the sight of a woman?"Troy chuckled and quickly pursed his lips, lowering his head.Dalton's mind seemed to be working particularly fast. He cleared his throat and said, "Have you improved a bit and started returning to your sarcastic state?"Russell put his arm around the man's shoulder and led him up the steps, heading towards the entrance of the hospital.Yasmine glanced at Troy and asked, "Who is he?"Troy respectfully replied, "He was Mr. Russell's good friend Dalton, and this hospital was opened by him."Yasmine nodded, "So this is the standard for every male protagonist in a romance novel, a doctor friend?"Troy was speechless.Yasmine shrugged her shoulders and quickly followed.As he watched the woman enter the door, Troy burst into laughter, but as he laughed, tears welled up in his eyes.
Yasmine looked over suddenly, and the man stared ahead, gripping the steering wheel with both hands.His hands were slender, and his knuckles were distinct, just like a perfect piece of artwork.His profile was too outstanding, with contours that seemed to be outlined with charcoal, sharp and distinct.The protruding Adam's apple showcased the man's sexual tension, faintly exuding a wild scent.The dim yellow light of the streetlamp shone on his face, casting alternating shadows and highlights on his features, creating a sense of mystery.Russell glanced at her, "Did you really think so?"His voice sounded like it had been rubbed with sandpaper, with a low and magnetic tone, which was very pleasant to listen to.Yasmine stared at him, "Russell, weren't you loyal to your wife? Then why are you flirting with me?"Russell knew that he had upset her, so he stopped teasing her. "My wife wants me to live a good life."Yasmine
Yasmine didn't expect Layne to say such words. She trembled her eyelashes and held the little one's hand back."Layne, marriage between a man and a woman must be built on a foundation of love and affection. It is a sad thing for someone to become a substitute for the person who holds love in their heart, as no one can replace them."Layne nodded, "I understood."He hugged Yasmine and looked at her with blinking eyes. "Mom, actually I think you are also pitiful, not knowing who Layne's dad is. So Layne thinks it's better for you not to look for dad and just stay with uncle."He sighed, "I don't want to think anymore, my brain capacity is not enough, the adult world is really too complicated. Mom, why don't you give me a bath instead! Layne is going to sleep!""Okay."Yasmine took him into the bathroom and gave him a bath.After coming out, the little one climbed onto the dressing table and sat on the chair, swinging his little legs.
"Go back to Serene Manor?" Yasmine furrowed her brow. Derrick is now more dangerous than Russell, so going to Serene Manor is indeed a good idea, but it doesn't feel right.She cleared her throat and said, "Those people were chasing after you, what did Layne and I do?"Russell naturally guessed her thoughts, "Can't you cure me?"Yasmine lightly chuckled, "I saw you were quite normal now, maybe you didn't need any treatment after all.""That was because you were there." Russell and Yasmine's gazes collided in the rearview mirror.Yasmine averted her gaze and said, "I felt like your illness had improved for a month or two, so Layne and I would leave by then."Russell fell silent for a moment and then said, "Okay."Layne's eyes rolled around. One or two months, huh! Uncle better hurry up and become a father!Yasmine said, "Both Layne's and my belongings are at Rivulet Villa, we need to go and get them."Russell saw through