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After Hesper recovered her memories, neither of them brought that up, but it didn't mean it never happened. Juniper took credit for what Hesper did for years while Rickard was still stuck in the storm from his younger years. Hesper chuckled and said, "I really loved you back then, Rickard. But I hated you just as much after that. Why do you keep coming back into my life? We're always on opposite sides of a path.""I…" Before he could say anything, Hesper shook her head, the determination in her eyes saying everything. Rickard held his tongue and just looked her in the eyes. "When I carried you in the rain, that was when I loved you the most." Hesper's eyes were red. What fell from her eyes might be more than rainwater. "Now, I'm going to get you out of my mind while I walk away in the rain."Hesper sounded firm. Rickard stretched out his hand to hold her, but Hesper pulled back and walked away, not giving him a chance to say anything. The repeated hesitation in the past was t
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Hesper was almost done with her work in Salt City. She closed her eyes, looking tired. Sylvie said, "You should rest. There's nothing you can do now, but if you fall sick, things will get worse."Even though Sylvie made sense, it wasn't easy for Hesper to calm down and rest. "I'll get in touch with Mr. Lane's network, so you should get some rest to make sure that you'll be fine tomorrow. Ok?"Hesper nodded. Sylvie pressed her lips together and then left, leaving Hesper alone. She knew the waves of issues would tire Hesper out so she couldn't let her fall even further. Sylvie decided to contact Rickard after some consideration to understand what happened. She lost the plot with what happened recently. Meanwhile, Rickard was informed of Renfrew's disappearance too. He frowned and texted Kenji. He didn't bring anyone with him to Salt City. Kenji was investigating Nathaniel's whereabouts elsewhere. Renfrew's disappearance would affect Hesper, so Rickard regretted not being mo
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Meanwhile, Hesper only slept for three hours even though she forced herself to sleep. She just couldn't relax knowing what happened to Renfrew, so she pulled Zaylour out of bed and rushed back to Genecity overnight. Hesper didn't tell Sylvie because she knew she would stop her. Only Zaylour would quietly play long. "I can imagine the look on Sylvie's face tomorrow when she finds out that we're gone." Zaylour was enjoying it. "I wanna see for myself if the usually calm and collected Ms. Ilbert will flip."Hesper wasn't interested in Zaylour's joke. Zaylour knew Renfrew was much more important than that bastard Rickard, so he was just trying to cheer her up. It was obviously… not working. "Don't worry too much. Ren is a genius and we have men from multiple families looking for him. I'm sure we'll find him in no time."Hesper lowered her gaze, rubbed her temples, and then shook her head. "I'm worried that they'll kill him. If it's the same people who took him, or someone working
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"Alright, get out of the car." Zaylour yawned. "I've met with Zoya and the others. She also suspects that Sophia is behind this."Hesper frowned and got out of the car. If Zoya thought the same, it meant she had enough evidence. Zoya and Sophia didn't know each other well, so she wouldn't have guessed it. If it really was Sophia… Hesper shook her head and told herself to calm down. Even if it really was Sophia, she had to keep calm to think clearly. If she was just worried and afraid, it might cause Sophia to hurt Renfrew even sooner. Taking a deep breath, she turned around and said, "Let's go in."Zaylour nodded when he saw she was calmly thinking. He went upstairs after Hesper and for the first time ever, thought how fragile she was when he saw her back. Trying very hard to pretend that she was strong, she gave the impression that there was nothing she couldn't do. Now she was just a normal person, as normal as normalcy gets. Zoya and Renee stood at the door. When the
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Hesper rubbed her temple and said, "I'm going to see Julie Duval today, but we don't need to go through Rickard."Was she going straight to Duval's residence and dragging Julie out?Zoya and Renee exchanged looks and they both could see questions and worry in each other's eyes. Hesper wasn't in the best state of mind right now, so if bypassed Rickard and searched for Renfrew alone, she might be the first one to fall apart. Right when she was going to say something, the doorbell rang and all of them looked toward the door. Zaylour looked through the peephole and raised his brows. "A surprise."Hearing that, Hesper curiously turned around. Zaylour opened the door and Rickard looked straight into her eyes. Frowning, Zaylour grabbed Hesper and whispered into her ears. "Ren is waiting for you. Don't throw him out."Hesper pursed her lips and still took a step back to let Rickard in. "Ren is missing. Did Sophia do this?"They didn't expect to have already found out, but Renee lo
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"You’re heartless enough to abandon your own son, so why wouldn’t you betray your wife too?" Zaylour paused for a split second and then sneered. "Oh, my bad, I should address Hesper as your ex-wife instead."Every sentence that came out of Zaylour’s mouth pierced Rickard’s heart, while Hesper frowned and shook her head.Although Rickard was someone that she could not predict, she still trusted his character. After all, Renfrew was his son, so Rickard would not be so cold-blooded when it came to this matter."Okay, cut all this nonsense, I’ll go with you, but you have to tell me the exact location." Hesper’s determined gaze was fixed on him. "I want to know where it is now."Rickard nodded; he had no objection to this matter and immediately uttered an address. Hesper took a glance at Zoya, who immediately understood what she meant. She turned on her laptop and searched for the address."The owner of this place really is Julie McCall."Hearing this, Hesper felt slightly relieved an
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Rickard, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke. Hearing the information from Rickard, Hesper turned around and responded.Rickard then continued, "We should’ve entered Sophia’s monitoring now. The camera at the corner looks like a very new model, so it can’t be the property of this building."Indeed, if one were to pay careful attention to the environment here, dilapidation and backwardness were the only two characteristics that would catch one’s eye. Even if there was a surveillance camera, it was mostly a useless piece of gadget that was set up just for show, let alone a brand new camera.Naturally, the building did not have an elevator either. However, fortunately, the old apartment was not high, and there were only six floors in total. The two reached the top floor very quickly, only to meet a wide-open door as if the owner of the property did not intend to take any precaution at all.Seeing that, Hesper became more vigilant and subconsciously took a glance at Ricka
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"My mother and I saved your life more than twenty years ago, and Mr. Duval Sr. promised us that he’d give us a lifetime’s worth of status and wealth. However, you chose to give up on us just because of Hesper Rivera. What can I say about that?" Wiping away the tears that were rolling down her cheeks, Sophia’s gaze turned cold. "You’re going to give us a new identity, send us abroad, and give us a large sum of money. This is what you owe us as repayment."Hesper could not understand what Sophia was saying all of a sudden.‘Could it be that... both Julie and Sophia aren't related to Rickard by blood at all?’Feeling some disbelief, Hesper turned and stared at Rickard, who agreed to Sophia’s terms. "I came here personally today because I want to bring this absurdity that’s been going on for the past twenty years to an end."You did save my life back then, and I’m grateful for that. But you’ve affected my life in all ways possible, and you’ve brought a lot of harm to the people around
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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
