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It was just as Hesper imagined. When Rickard realized that he couldn't find her, he immediately went to the hospital. “Mr. Duval, the hospital director said that Julian left a few hours ago.”Rickard’s legs grew weak as he balled up his fists. She remembered to bring Julian along. She had everything figured out, except him and their child!“Keep investigating! Find her even if you need to dig into the ground!”Seeing him losing his temper, Benji wanted to ask why Hesper leaving would make him so angry but didn't in the end. Only Rickard would know the reason. Night fell and Rickard returned home tired after searching everywhere without finding her. Sophia and Junpier, who were waiting in the living room, immediately scolded him. “Where have you been? Did you go search for Hesper? Let the woman leave. Why would you waste time searching for her?”Rickard looked at Sophia. The insult and disdain on her face made him feel disgusted. “Shut your mouth. She’s your sister-in-
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“I’ve told you many times not to run around the garden. Didn't you hurt yourself enough the previous time when you fell? Did you forgot about that already?”Ren, feeling sad, waved his hand. “No no, daddy. What are you doing outside? I’m just playing with Uncle Benji. Right, Uncle Benji?”“Yes, we’re just playing.” Benji forced a smile that looked worse than crying, but he didn’t dare defy the child. Once, he didn’t play along, and soon after that, the child planned his revenge and got him good. If it weren't for Rickard walking by and saving him, he might still be stuck in a tree. Rickard saw through their pretense and glared at Ren. “Go play by yourself. I need to speak to Uncle Benji.”“Okay,” the child quickly replied. He would say yes as long as he didn't get punished. In the study. Benji wiped the sweat off his forehead and politely said, “Mr. Duval, our partnership with Lane Holdings is ending, but I heard that the person who took over this project is very enthusiasti
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“You’re threatening me?”Enraged, Sophia shouted, “You old hag! Who do you think you are? How dare you threaten me? When Hesper was here, you kept kissing her feet, and now that she's left, you’re doing the same with her son? Listen, this is the Duvals' residence, not the Riveras'! You should know who your masters are!”“I know, I know, I just don’t want…” Wanda lowered her head humbly. However, Sophia didn’t give her a chance to finish her sentence and pinched her. “Alright, if you care so much about this little bastard, you’ll suffer in his place!”Again and again, Sophia’s long nails dug into her. Wanda’s arms started bruising and her tears welled up. “Granny, please let go of me.” Ren couldn’t stand seeing her suffer, so he escaped her grasp and kicked Sophia. “Old witch! How could you bully us!”“How dare you kick me!” Sophia found her chance. She reached out to grab his collar to teach him a lesson. The little boy easily evaded it. Seeing someone from the corner of
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Rickard scoffed and left with Ren. Sophia started panicking and immediately went to talk to Juniper. Emperion, Reverie Villa. Hesper quietly pruned the branches of her rose plant. Three of her assistants followed behind her and held up all kinds of tools. They were all very respectful. In the past three years, Hesper had become Rachael Lane. Master Lane loved her, and with Matthew's support, she became an important person. When she first came to Emperion, she lived in Reverie Villa. He gifted it to her in the second year she was there and even let her name it. “Hesper.” Matthew got out of the car behind her and walked over with his assistant, Tanner. When Hesper saw how the car’s tires almost ran over the rose branches, she frowned. “Matthew, I’ve told you so many times. You can’t drive your car to the garden. You’ll hurt the plants.”“I’m sorry.” Matthew was nice about it. In the past three years, his relationship with Hesper became like that of actual siblings, and he
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The one speaking was Matthew’s second uncle, Wilfred Lane. Matthew was the eldest child of the eldest son, but since both his parents passed away early, the siblings were left outside. The second uncle became greedy and wanted to take their place. Luckily, Arthur Lane was an understanding man and protected Matthew. Wilfred, having tried and failed to get to him, had slowly turned his attention to Hesper. Hesper wasn’t angry, so she smiled and said, “Uncle Wilfred, grandpa didn't come to welcome me. He was just anxious to see whether I was here already or not. I’m not like you, having your own place yet still hanging around here. People might think that this is actually your home.”She was mocking him, and he knew it. Wilfred’s expression changed as he glared at her. “It was obvious that you weren’t brought up here. You don’t even understand etiquette. How could you speak to your elders like that?”“Alright, that’s enough.” Arthur cut him off. “Everyone could see what you’re
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“Could the flight be delayed?” Benji asked. They both walked forward, not noticing a woman with curly red hair in a black dress and sunshades who walk past them. At that moment, Rickard felt something. He turned around and saw the woman walking over to a Porsche parked by the road. “Benji, does she… look like Hesper?”“What? Mrs. Duval?” Benji looked over too. However, her emanation and outfits were very different from hers. How could that be her?“Mr. Duval, are you mistaken? Why would she show up here?”“You’re right…” Rickard took a deep breath, thinking that he imagined it because he was fatigued recently. “Let’s go in and take a look.” The two walked over. No one noticed that the woman who got into the Porsche had lowered the window and showed half of her pretty profile. “It’s been a while, Rickard Duval.” The face behind the sunshades really did belong to Hesper. “Let’s go. I need to rest at the hotel.” At her words, the driver drove away. Rickard and Benji w
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Nightfall. Hesper didn’t sleep well. She had a dream. In the dream, there was a small child crying and tugging on her hand, questioning her. “Mommy, mommy, why don’t you want me anymore?”“Baby…” Hesper frowned sadly in the dream. She knew that that was her baby, so she dolefully said, “I do want you. I just…” She wanted to hug the child, but he kept stepping backward, so she couldn’t get grasp him. The little boy stood in the rain, crying his eyes out. “You don’t want me anymore. Everyone laughed at me saying that I don’t have a mom. You don’t love me. Then why did you have me?”“No, that’s not true.” Hesper shook her head frantically. How could she not love her baby?She couldn’t bring him along in that situation. “I’m sorry, baby. It’s my fault for not taking care of you…” Her tears rolled down from the corner of her eyes as her heart ached. Suddenly, a large hand grabbed the child. He was so started, he started shouting. “Ah! Help, help!”“Baby!”Hesper jolted and woke
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Benji took a quick glimpse of his watch and felt his heart skip a beat. “Two minutes.”“Hmph.” Rickard snorted coldly without showing much emotion.‘Even after such a long time, the person in charge of Lane Holdings still hasn’t shown up. I’d like to see whether they’ll arrive in the final two minutes or not.’The man tapped the table lightly with his fingers, which showed that his patience was about to run out.Finally, just before he completely lost his mind, the door of the conference room pushed open.“President Lane, you’re...” Benji’s face was filled with joy, but he stopped instantly before he could finish the whole sentence.Staring at the person who came in through the door with his mouth slightly open, Benji asked, “Ms. Xanthos? Why are you the only one here? Where’s President Lane?”Renee Xanthos was the person in charge of communicating with him and arranging this meeting, so the two had contacted each other several times.Renee gave off a sweet smile. “I’m really s
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He had never anticipated that he would end up loving her so deeply.It could be said that amidst all the misunderstandings and complexities, their journey together had taken many winding paths."I wouldn't risk getting into trouble just to set off fireworks for someone I didn't even like," Rickard said, his voice gentle. "You dummy."His words were soft, but as Hesper listened to his explanation, she cleared her throat, and her eyes turned bloodshot. She had never imagined that the person she had loved so intensely in her youth had, at some point in their lives, secretly admired her.Hesper attempted to smile but ended up with teary eyes. Seeing this, Rickard reached out and affectionately ruffled her hair. "If it's going to make you cry, I won't say anything more."Hesper pursed her lips. "If you don't want to talk about it, then don't."Rickard, despite understanding her reluctance, couldn't help but reflect on the past and openly admitted to the emotions he had felt in his you
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They were flooded with memories, and Hesper couldn't help but admit that she had been through so much with Rickard. Her eyes welled up with emotion.The livestream ended, as they couldn't maintain constant surveillance of their lives. Even though they hadn't gone home yet, the crew had left.In the past two days, people had gotten to know them quite well, so the crew decided to give them some alone time.Hesper sat in the passenger seat and stole a glance at Rickard. She couldn't help but say, "I never expected that the only time you were seen as making a mistake in Grandpa's eyes was because of me.""There are many things you don't know," he replied. Hesper raised an eyebrow and asked, "Like what? Tell me."Suddenly, Hesper recalled the countless times Rickard had looked at her. Yet, during those moments, Rickard had always had feelings for Juniper. She knew that was the reality, so she never expected that Rickard might have had the same strong feelings for her as she had for h
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Hesper glanced at Rickard, who remained emotionless, but she still reached out to hold his hand.[This is tough to see. Both of Rickard's parents are no longer here… Sigh.][Hesper immediately checked on Rickard. If I were Rickard, I'd love her so much.]Ernest shook his head and remained silent as he flipped to the next page. Most of the pictures were of Hesper after that. She hadn't realized she had so many childhood photos. Julian appeared in some of them, too.Before everything went sour.Rickard didn't have many pictures. As he grew older, he became quieter.Most of them showed Hesper standing next to Julian, but there was something off about them.[Did you notice... In many of those pictures, Hesper was looking at Rickard, and in others, Rickard was looking at her.][Oh my god, is this puppy love? I had no idea!][I remember Rickard had another lover.]Hesper had noticed, too, but there was no need to remind people that Rickard used to hate her, so she dismissed it as a
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Hesper and Rickard entered the room and awkwardly informed Ernest that everything had been live-streamed just now. Ernest was shocked, but upon hearing that it was something people do, he nodded."It's fine. There's nothing that others can't hear."Hesper pursed her lips and glanced at Rickard before saying, "We didn't expect the Summers to come and see you. You should move in with us so these people will leave you alone."If Ernest lived with them, no one would dare intrude because they represented power and influence.Who would dare challenge them?"I don't want to get involved in your life. Renfew and Renarie would keep you occupied enough."Hesper understood that he had already made up his mind not to live with them, so she didn't press the matter further.She could understand his concerns, as many things might become inconvenient. Besides, Ernest didn't want to disrupt their lives either."We'll be heading to Fredonia soon, so even though we have filming to do, we wanted t
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So what if the cameras were still recording?"Was my son's life not as valuable as your son's?"If he had grasped this earlier, recent events might not have unfolded. Jade had a point.The live chat fell silent. Though they lacked the full backstory, they could deduce what had transpired in the past.[I heard Rickard lost his parents when he was a child. I feel sorry for him.][His parents died because of that incident. It's no surprise if he harbors resentment.][Truthfully, this old man has no shame. If my child were responsible for another child's death, I'd beg for forgiveness.]Everything unfolding before their eyes was purely coincidental, and no one had control over the situation. They could only watch and terminate the livestream immediately if anything escalated.Fortunately, Jade received a stern talking-to and refrained from discussing the matter further, but Mrs. Summers did not fare as well. Hesper and the others bore witness to her irrational behavior.[This is e
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"We've known each other for years, Ernest. I saved your life once, and now your descendants want to take my son's life!"As they approached, Jade Summers was angrily berating Ernest before him. Hesper's countenance immediately turned frosty as she walked over to Ernest."You should conduct yourself more appropriately, Mr. Summers Sr."Jade was taken aback to see Hesper, but he composed himself, took a deep breath, and fixed her with a hatred-filled gaze."If it weren't for you, none of this would have happened. You're just a woman. Since when do you get a say in the Duval family matters?"In the 21st century, people were all for equality. Besides, Hesper was no ordinary or unintelligent woman. Naturally, she had a voice in these matters.The viewers were inundated with comments when they heard Jade's words, and the live chat exploded.[Who is this guy? He looks old but lacks respect.][What's the argument about?][I sense some drama.]Rickard walked over. Jade had thought he
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[Didn't Hesper mention that Mr. Duval Sr. took care of her? Maybe she did grow up well.][I'm certain she did. Hesper doesn't strike me as someone who would tolerate mistreatment.]Hesper and Rickard were under constant surveillance throughout the journey, and they hadn't allowed Benji to accompany them. Rickard was behind the wheel, with Hesper in the passenger seat.During the drive, they remained silent, but to observers, it appeared as though they were in harmony.Upon arriving at the ancestral mansion, Hesper noticed other cars parked around and cast a curious glance at Rickard. Visitors to Ernest's home were a rarity."Sir, Ma'am, you're back," a young housekeeper greeted them. It was the same person who had assisted Wendy earlier, but they couldn't recall her name. Nevertheless, Hesper had faith in her.Noticing the housekeeper's troubled demeanor, Hesper deduced that the guest inside was likely unwelcome. However, she couldn't fathom who would disrupt Ernest's life. Given
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Rickard noticed something in Hesper's expression, prompting him to ask, "Is there something else you haven't told me?"Being intimately familiar with each other wasn't always without its challenges. Hesper could never conceal anything from him.She sighed and replied, "It's nothing. Just that Pennleigh will also be on the list."Rickard fell silent.Hesper was aware that sometimes Rickard might not appear bothered, but Pennleigh's presence did bother him.Observing Hesper's awkward expression, Rickard lowered his gaze and suddenly took on a pitiful appearance, like a big dog caught in the rain.Yet, she knew he was merely putting on an act. Still, every time she saw him like that, she couldn't help but miss the Rickard who didn't engage in such playful antics. His character had undergone a change.Hesper found it amusing but didn't quite know how to express it. She sighed and added, "It's a fantastic opportunity. I know you'll let me go, right?"Rickard had no intention of inte
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"Sullivan lied to her. He had her parents quietly killed. She found out after she turned her back on you."Benji lowered his gaze. "She was already dead when you came back. It was suicide."The conclusion lacked the weight necessary for such a betrayal. Hesper shut her eyes. The person she had trusted most was Renee. They had shared countless years together.Hesper acknowledged that their bond might not have been a genuine friendship. Renee had abandoned her when given the choice.However, Hesper had faced such situations before.Thankfully, there had been someone who had placed her first in their heart, reassuring her that she wasn't always relegated to being an option. Hesper stood in silence for a while before simply nodding.There was nothing she could do to aid Renee now. Renee had entered and departed alone, leaving no trace behind with Hesper.When the topic was broached, it weighed heavily on her heart. Hesper understood the situation but found herself at a loss for word
