Cordy ran forward wildly and when she reached the shore, she saw that the white yacht had sailed far away.'No.'Cordy looked on helplessly at the yacht sailing further and further away from reach, under the moonlight and on the choppy sea.She knew that John and Jessica must be in the yacht.She had completely no idea how Jessica would choose to end her and John's life…Boom!A loud explosion sounded in the air, and the yacht suddenly exploded.A bright cloud lit up the night sky.'No.'Cordy looked on in disbelief at the yacht that exploded right before her eyes and started burning in the quiet night.Without any hesitation at all, she made a move to jump into the sea.For all she knew, John might still be alive.If John were to be flung out by the force of the explosion into the sea, she might be able to find him and save his life…Yet, the moment she tried to run into the waters, a bodyguard held tightly onto her."Let me go!" Cordy commanded."Ms. Sachs, the waters
Cordy left the seaside.She left the sea that killed her greatest love and went back to Richard, who had been waiting for her all along.His petite figure stood under the moonlight, quietly waiting for her without crying or fussing.At that moment, she suddenly wondered what Richard would do if she never came back.If, at that moment, she had chosen to die together with John, what would Richard do?The guilt that surfaced all of a sudden mixed up with the overwhelming sorrow in her heart, which almost made Cordy break down again.She felt like she almost blacked out from the crushing emotions inside her.It was as if her whole body had fallen into a deep, dark abyss…She bit her lip hard, forcing herself to stay strong.She had not lost everything—she still had Richard.She crouched down low, down to Richard's height and looked right at Richard who was trying his best to hold back his tears.She saw the resilience on his face that resembled John's so much. She said, "Dicky
Perhaps because both their corpses had been exploded to bits, Jessica's corpse could not be found either.The police and Alan Levine had given up.Even Cordy had given up.To them, perhaps not finding his corpse was a form of comfort to them for somehow, it made them feel like he might still be alive.Perhaps there might be a miracle.Alan was going abroad today as Jay was scheduled for his operation next week. Though the risk remained great, it was even greater if he did not undergo the operation. However, if the operation failed, Jay might very well die in the surgery.Cordy sent Alan off at the airport, and Nancy and Cora were there too.Richard was there too, of course.Events of the past few months left their mark on Alan's old and haggard face.He never expected to experience so many earth-shattering changes in his life over a few short months.Time and time again, he found himself bidding goodbye forever to people younger than himself."Dad, let me go overseas with yo
After going separate ways with Nancy, Cordy brought Richard to the detention house.Noel was implicated by what happened to the Stuarts and was awaiting her sentence.Of course, Noel was not merely punished by the law. Her public reputation was in shreds and the malicious attacks and curses from the media were enough to make her wish she were dead.Noel had it coming, and Cordy did not pity her one bit.She herself was not willing to go to the detention house.Rather, it was the detention house that called her multiple times, claiming that Noel wanted to see her.The procurator's office called her as well, saying that Noel's sole condition for cooperating with them in their investigations was for Cordy to go and see her.Cordy had rejected them many times but this time round, she wanted to draw this entire episode to a close.She did not want anyone else bothering her and Richard's lives.Yes, she had come to accept that she had to start life anew with Richard and without John
"Mr. Sachs." Cordy truly felt that he was not fit to be anyone's father.Simon's face darkened upon hearing how Cordy addressed him."You said earlier that you've cut ties with Noel. What right do you have to ask her to hand over the Sachs Enterprises shares that she owns?!""The shares belong to me in the first place!" Simon said self-righteously."If they did, they wouldn't have ended up in Noel's hands. You're already advanced in years. Don't be so shameless!""You!" Simon raised his hand, wanting to slap Cordy's face.Richard immediately pulled Cordy behind him, and fury was written all over his face. "Don't you dare hit Mommy!"Warmth spread through Cordy's heart.Both were her kin, but some kin were truly not fit to be family.Cordy caressed Richard's face and chuckled. "Don't be scared. He won't dare to hit Mommy."It was true; Simon would not dare to hit her.He was rather fearful of her, in fact.After all, he had suffered much loss because of her.Simon swung his
"Because what goes around comes around for wicked people." Cordy said each word clearly."For wicked people?! Aren't you wicked as well?!" Noel accused Cordy wildly."I'm not," Cordy said firmly, "I've never thought of bringing anyone down.""You've never thought of…yet you indirectly caused the death of so many who want to bring you down! Kyle, me, even the Stuarts…" Noel exclaimed, almost breaking down.She probably felt that Cordy enjoyed a very good life.Cordy clearly had many enemies, yet ended up escaping unscathed time and time again, even being blessed through calamities.Conversely, it took so much for Noel to plot and scheme, and she ended up in such a terrible plight."Noel, if you called me here today just to vent your frustrations, pardon me for not being able to entertain you," Cordy said as she stood to leave.She was not that kind-hearted as to help Noel relieve her pent-up frustrations inside.Noel's terrible plight right now was nothing but her own doing, an
"Noel, what you should be doing now is to cooperate with the police and admit your mistakes. For all you know, that might lighten your sentence." Cordy gave Noel her sincerest suggestion.Over the years, this was the greatest show of compassion she extended to someone related to her by blood."But what can I do after I get released? I'll be looked down upon by others in disdain, called names, and spat on like a rat on the streets!" Tears filled Noel's eyes at the prospect she had spoken of.Sorrow rose from within her.Cordy, on the other hand, remained unmoved."Cordy, do you know what the greatest wish in my entire life is?""I don't want to know.""My greatest wish is to defeat you and make everyone in the Sachs family bow down to me.""At the very least, you achieved that for a short while.""No, I didn't. I have never defeated you, never! Yes, I have been jealous of you ever since we were young. From the first time I saw you, I knew you were more beautiful than I am. You
Three years later, North City was as prosperous and bustling as it had always been.In Sachs Enterprises' board meeting, Cordy was seated right at the center.Simon sat next to her, his face dark as thunder.Who could imagine that after Noel was sentenced to jail three years ago, she would unconditionally transfer all her shares of Sachs Enterprises to Cordy?Cordy did not help Noel fight the lawsuit, and Noel was not served the death sentence. Instead, she was sentenced to seven years of jail time.Of course, Cordy did not reject Noel's offer.At the very least, it was better than letting Simon get his hands on the shares.When Simon found out that the company's shares were all transferred to Cordy, he almost had a heart attack and died on the spot.He had thought that Noel might keep the shares to herself. He never imagined that she would give it all to Cordy.Wasn't Cordy the person she hated the most in this whole world?!It was then that he realized how much that pair of