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
Technically speaking, after Simon lost his position as the chairman, there was no other position left in Sachs Enterprises for him. But he pulled together other directors and confronted Cordy, forcing her to give him the position of general manager in Sachs Enterprises on the basis that he had been managing the company all along, while Cordy seldom came to the office and it would not be ideal to hire a general manager externally.Cordy did not reject his suggestion, for there was no need for her to. As Simon had a significant portion of the company's shares, he would certainly put in his best foot forward in managing Sachs Enterprises.Of course, that was what she had thought. Unfortunately, Simon was truly incapable."Yes?" Simon said in response.He had never shown Cordy much respect, be in small or big meetings.He continued to remain stuck up and prideful."Compared to last month, your KPI targets have dropped by 3%. How did you arrive at 3%?" Cordy asked."Don't you know th
"Of course, to motivate the leaders to be more proactive, what else?" Simon said in a self-justified manner. After all, everyone seated at the table were at the management level and they would all side with him on this matter. He was clearly doing this to please the management so that they would remain loyal to him. "Since everyone seated here is at the management level, I'll be frank. Everyone knows the 20/80 rule, in which 20% of the people own 80% of the wealth in this world! I was merely adhering to this principle."Cordy chuckled.He made it sound so self-righteous.She knew clearly that Simon was simply trying to weaken her power through the management. Even if all of Sachs Enterprises' shares ended up in her hands, he had the company's management in his hands. To be blunt, he still had the final say in Sachs Enterprises.How naive."Chairman Sachs, please don't find anything wrong with this. Everyone who can climb to such a position is capable in their own right; they eithe