The banquet hall was magnificent, with golden decorations and a crystal chandelier emitting dazzling light.Melodious music played, accompanied by the laughter and clinking of glasses from men and women.Today, those who came were all influential figures in Lochcliff.Attending the birthday banquet was secondary; the main purpose was to network.They all particularly wanted to get close to Russell, the person in power of the Maddox Group, after all, this big shot is usually too low-key, and it is not easy to meet him in person.At that moment, Marlene was sitting in the main seat, with Livia and Aubrie standing beside her.They were responsible for receiving the gifts sent by the crowd.Alonso, who was standing by, said, "If you're tired, go rest in the upstairs guest room."Marlene waved her hand and said, "I was in a particularly good mental state now, thanks to the divine doctor. His medical skills were truly remarkable. In the past, I often felt chest tightness and shortness of br
Dahlia's voice was loud, so many people turned their gaze towards her.Zoey looked at the old lady and said solemnly, "I did not plagiarize, this is my own design."Dahlia sneered, "The exact same style, and you say you didn't copy it, who would believe that? Remember, Ariana is the designer for Born Beauty! You've only been at Born Beauty for a month, what can you design? Zoey, you better apologize to the old lady quickly. The old lady has always been magnanimous, she will definitely forgive you."Zoey said indifferently, "You have never trusted me once, in the past or now. I did not plagiarize; this is my original work."Dahlia stared at her, "You didn't plagiarize, did Ariana plagiarize?""You have judgment, don't you?" Zoey looked at Ariana. "Ariana, have you thought before speaking? Did I plagiarize you?"Ariana pursed her lips and looked at the old lady. "Grandma, this is really my creation. I don't know why the brooch designed by Zoey is the same as mine."She chuckled and said
Zoey glanced in Russell's direction, and at that moment, the man was being surrounded by a group of big shots.She felt that the timing was perfect. If Russell had discovered something, the person behind the scenes would not dare to act recklessly. How could they obediently come to light?She got up with Leanna and the two of them walked towards the direction of the restroom, their steps slightly floating.Leanna felt a bit stronger and not as hot.She said in a voice that only the two of them could hear, "Zoey, how did I do with these few steps?"Zoey chuckled, "It was convincing enough to be mistaken for real.""I was a bit excited, when were we caught?"Zoey had not replied yet when four men approached from behind. They each grabbed hold of their arms and pulled them into the lounge, locking the door behind them.Zoey and Leanna were dumped on the couch, while four men stood in front of the couch, starting to unbuckle their belts and uttering vulgar words.Zoey sniffed her nose, an
Zoey looked at Ariana's astonished expression, her eyebrows slightly raised. "I shouldn't be here, I should be there, right?"Ariana's lips twitched, "No, no, I thought...""You thought that woman was me," Zoey tightened the grip on the hand resting on her shoulder, "Where did you get so many assumptions from?"Ariana let out a painful "ah" and said, "Zoey, you hurt me."Livia accused Zoey, "You should let go of Ariana, she came to find you because she was also worried about you."Zoey not only did not let go of Ariana, but she also tightened her grip, "You're worried about me, so you brought so many people to witness this spectacle. Is this to protect me or to ruin my reputation?"Ariana didn't expect Zoey's hand to be so strong. She felt a sharp pain on her forehead, and beads of sweat started to form. "Zoey, I'm really worried about you!""You were worried about me, shouldn't you have immediately found Russell to save me? What makes you think your fancy footwork can save me? Huh?"
Russell looked at the girl with flushed cheeks and a dazed look in her eyes. He lifted her chin with his fingertips and said, "I didn't see."Zoey raised an eyebrow, "Is she pretty or am I pretty?"Russell chuckled, "I didn't see, how would I know what she looked like?"Zoey thought that this man was particularly cunning and would not fall for any questions.She squinted at him and asked, "Am I good-looking?"The two of them were breathing close to each other, the girl's fragrance mixed with the rich aroma of red wine wafting into the man's nostrils.Russell's Adam's apple bobbed up and down as he croaked, "Good-looking."Zoey hooked her fingertip around the buttons of the man's shirt, and if she got just a little bit closer, their lips would touch."Who were you to Roland?"Zoey's eyes flickered, "Roland, he was my little brother, responsible for running errands."Russell finally let go of his worries and said, "Zoey, in the future, can you please let me know if you have something go
Ariana returned home angrily and took out her blocking medicine from her bag, screaming like crazy.Dahlia pushed the door open and saw Ariana had swept all the cosmetics on the dressing table onto the floor."Baby daughter, what happened to you?"Ariana broke down and cried, her makeup was all smudged, and she looked extremely disheveled. "Mom, how could Zoey do this? I was worried about her safety, so I went to find her. Not only did she publicly abandon me, but she also manipulated Moriah into believing that I orchestrated the whole thing. She deliberately provoked Moriah and caused her to scratch me. Moriah has AIDS. I have to take antiretroviral medication now, or else I will contract HIV!"Dahlia heard it and her mind buzzed."That damn bitch! If I had known this would happen, I should have killed her back then!" Dahlia tightly held Ariana's hand with concern. "Ariana, don't cry. You won't get it, and if you do, Mom will make that bitch accompany you in death! Stop crying, your
When Zoey put on the dress yesterday, she felt a little loose, but she didn't think much of it.After all, Z&L Design did not have any issues, and this renowned styling studio did not encounter any low-level problems.When she and Leanna were sitting on the couch eating dessert, they noticed that something was wrong.After they brought Moriah into the lounge, Zoey's dress was about to burst, but luckily Zoey used a silver needle she carried with her to make a loop and managed to control it.Then Russell said it was when the maid helped her change her dress that it broke down.However, she did not find the silver needle, perhaps it was picked up by the servant.She didn't ask much either, after all, she was embarrassingly drunk.Zoey now comes to demand an explanation, making the guilty Lilah refuse to admit, "There was absolutely no way such a problem could have occurred in our styling room."Zoey raised an eyebrow, "So you mean there was a problem with the brand? Do you know who was
Russell, upon seeing the situation, instinctively wanted to rush out.Troy was afraid that he would act impulsively, slamming the door shut and charging towards the man.However, he was still a step too late.Zoey had lifted her foot and kicked the person away, causing the glass bottle to shatter into pieces on the ground, making a sizzling sound.Some of it splashed onto the man's hands, and he cried out in pain.Zoey stepped on the man's hand and crushed it fiercely, "Tell me, who sent you?""No one sent me! Ah..."Troy looked at Zoey's cold and piercing eyes, as if he saw Russell. Indeed, blood is thicker than water."Mrs. Maddox, let me handle it," Troy said respectfully.Zoey already had a few candidates in mind. "Lilah from the styling room, Ariana, or Nelson, none of these three are innocent."Troy nodded, "Mrs. Maddox, you go back to the car first, I will call the police."After all, since this incident occurred in public, it was more appropriate to report it to the police.Zo
The warm yellow light illuminated the room.The two people on the bed held each other tightly.Zoey lay on Russell's chest and said, "Russell, both the Venomous Worm and your illness would be cured."Russell gently caressed her thin back, "I knew."Zoey suddenly looked up at him and asked, "Are you thinking about separating from me again?"Watching the girl's eyes turn red, Russell felt a pang of heartache. "No, after going through life and death, all I want is to be with you every moment. Zoey, I'm sorry, can you forgive my previous thoughts?""No good," Zoey pouted. "Ever since you had this idea, I have felt very insecure, always thinking that you would leave me at any moment.""Sorry..."Zoey covered the man's mouth and said, "I don't want to hear you say sorry."Russell kissed her palm and moved away, "My bad, can we not talk about it anymore in the future?""What if you said it again?""Then may I be s
Upon hearing such a title, Enzo was so infuriated that he almost fell backwards, but his happiness outweighed his anger.He hugged Roderick tightly, "You devil, I missed you so much!"Roderick stiffened and quickly pushed the person away, "Don't ruin my reputation!"Enzo rolled his eyes and said, "Both of us are halfway in the grave, why do we care about this?" As he spoke, he prepared to pounce.Roderick pushed the person away again, "Disrespectful to the elderly!"Enzo was speechless.Zoey had gotten used to their love-hate relationship, and if it wasn't like that, it meant that they had fallen out.But being able to see such a scene again, she was happy.Roderick glanced at Zoey and Russell, "You two, come in."Gilberto, who was not called out, naturally went back to his own room.He made a phone call, his eyes filled with gloom, "Why are they still alive?""Sorry boss, that old man changed the password
Thanks to King Worm, there was a person beneath each of its footholds.After Zoey, Russell, and Gilberto dug the snow with their hands and rescued the person, Zoey quickly provided medical treatment.When the third person was rescued, the rescuers arrived.Because the rescue tools were in place, the remaining few people were all found.Unfortunately, two people had already lost signs of life.Zoey felt a bit heartbroken as these people came to rescue others, but ended up losing their lives in an avalanche.Russell put his arm around her shoulder and said, "The world is unpredictable."Zoey felt sad and guilty in her heart, "Let's give their families some more compensation."Russell nodded, "Okay."Zoey suddenly remembered the laboratory and she held the man's hand. "Gilberto and I fell into a cave after encountering an avalanche. Later, due to my digging through the snow, the gravity became uneven, and we fell into a lab
This feline species walked almost silently, and combined with Zoey's intense focus on examining those experimental pods, she didn't even notice the arrival of danger.When she turned around, the snow leopard was too close to her, and she didn't have time to react at all.Her pitch-black pupils reflected a scene of a snow leopard baring its sharp teeth and pouncing towards her.She hesitated for a moment, and instinctively raised the tightly gripped surgical knife.But this is almost like a flea trying to shake a tree.Just then, Gilberto pushed her aside, and the snow leopard pounced on him, knocking him down to the ground.Zoey was pushed aside and saw the snow leopard pounce on the man, splattering Gilberto's face with bright red blood.Zoey thought Gilberto's neck had been bitten off, so she rushed up to stab the snow leopard.Just then, Gilberto raised his hand and said, "I'm fine!"The snow leopard lay on him and be
Time passed bit by bit, and the air in the cave began to thin.Zoey clearly felt a wave of suffocation."Gilberto."Gilberto looked at her and said, "Were you feeling unwell?"Zoey said, "I felt like we couldn't wait for the rescue team anymore."Gilberto unconsciously furrowed his brow, "Do you want to shovel snow?"Zoey nodded and said, "Yes, even if we stay indoors, we will still die. We might as well give it a try."Gilberto asked, "Otherwise, should we wait a little longer?""Sorry, I can't wait any longer. I don't want to die here without even trying. I'm going to find Russell," Zoey said, and then she started digging the snow.Gilberto tightened his lips and watched her dig with all her might.Under the heavy snow, one had to dig at least one meter deep to go out.After a while, Gilberto crawled over to dig with Zoey. However, while digging, he paid close attention to the movements below.The
Looking around, there was only endless white snow, with no other objects.Zoey heard not only the sound of the wind but also the sound of her own heartbeat.Perhaps it was a psychological effect, but she felt as if something was staring at them with a predatory gaze.Russell said, "Since that's the case, let's not separate. Gilberto's friend's rescue team consists of ten people, plus the two who went missing earlier, making it a total of twelve people. It's impossible that we won't find anyone, as they must have encountered some danger. Let's stay alert and make sure no one gets left behind."Gilberto nodded, "This area belonged to a collapsing zone, and I suspect they might have fallen into a cave. Anyway, it is most important to protect ourselves first."Zoey fell silent. It had been over 36 hours since the two senior brothers had gone missing, and this was not good.Russell saw through her thoughts, "They would definitely be fine."
The man was wearing a white down jacket, army green work pants, and cotton work boots. His facial features stood out particularly on this snowy night.He curved his lips and walked forward, "Are you friends of Mr. Conway?"Zoey was taken aback. Is this the little brother who saved her master?She nodded slightly and said, "Hello, we are his friends. And you are?"The man's deep brown eyes twinkled with amusement. "My name is Gilberto Baldwin. I encountered Mr. Conway on the snowy mountain, and he had a high fever, so he asked me to come and fetch you all.""Thank you," Zoey asked, "Was he seriously injured?"Gilberto laughed and said, "It was a bit serious but not too serious. He had a high fever of 39℃, but he ate two bowls of rice at night and had a good appetite."Zoey pursed her lips. Her master indeed had such a personality. "So, could you please take us to find him?"Gilberto nodded at Russell and Zoey, "Alright, I took y
Zoey quickly swiped the answer button on the screen, "Master!"The sound of wind howled on the other end of the phone, and a man's breathless voice came through, "Zoey, my master just got a signal here and just saw the message.""Master, did you encounter any danger?""There was a snow leopard on this mountain! Yesterday, I got separated from your senior brothers. My old bones almost perished on this mountain, but luckily I encountered a little brother who was exploring here.""Did you get injured?""No, but it was quite thrilling. Just when the snow leopard pounced on my neck, I thought I was going to meet the King of Hell. But this little brother of mine hit it on the head with a stick, knocking it out. He led me out of the snowy mountains, and that's when we got a signal. We are currently heading down the mountain, trying to see if we can contact your senior brothers. Are you asking me about the Bound Worm?""Yeah, Russell encountered a v
Zoey let out a soft sigh from her nostrils and said, "I wanted to tell him once, but I didn't want to say it after being interrupted. I was afraid he would feel pressured. Now that this has happened, I don't want him to know even more."Leanna hugged Zoey and said, "Zoey, you were under so much pressure. In the future, if you have something on your mind, you must tell me! Don't bear so much on your own.""Okay," Zoey curved her lips.Leanna filled her wine glass and raised it to toast Zoey. "Zoey, I apologize for the falling out we had in our past lives. How could I be such a jerk and give up on you as a good friend? Knowing that Nelson and Ariana were jerks, how could I let you jump into the fire pit? I really want to give my past self a good slap. Zoey, in this life and the next, we will be the best of friends!"Zoey also raised her glass and clinked it with hers, making a crisp sound. "Cheers, forever friends."The two of them drank alcohol and