The words were foreign to him as he had never enjoyed the warmth of a family.Murong Ling's heart clenched tightly, and he did not dare to look his son in the eye.He had neither showed affection nor fulfilled his responsibilities as a father since his son's birth.He had dumped all of his hatred for the little fellow's mother on him. The agony in his heart became too unbearable, and he fled."Dad... Is he really my dad?" muttered the little fellow to himself as he watched the disappearing figure.The servant finished washing the fruit and left the house. The Little Master was alone, staring longingly at the door with reddened eyes.The car outside the door had vanished as well."Ah." She sighed softly and brought the fruits over."Little Master, let's go back and eat some fruit. We'll read your storybook again tonight, alright?" She half knelt on the ground, coaxing him gently.She felt sorry for this sensible child. She could not comprehend why Master Murong had not brought
Upon hearing the news about the three of them, a few workers gathered in excitement and discussed their speculations.In just an hour or so, the rumors had spread like wildfire all over the company, and they came in different versions.Miao Xiaobei was completely unaware of the situation.For three consecutive days, she had descended into serious work mode and had busied herself with the Fengteng Company collaboration project.She had been working overtime almost every night, even on Sunday, thus losing track of time completely.She only paused and shifted her attention away from her work when the secretary knocked on the door. Leaning back on her office chair, she massaged her brow.The intensity of her workload had worn her out."Come in.""President, Fengteng Group has announced to the media that Murong Group won the bid. A contract has already been signed."The secretary was caught off guard by Murong Group's haste."What?" Miao Xiaobei was appalled. Her fingers tapped aw
Murong Ling's intense gaze made Miao Xiaobei uneasy, but she managed a response."Miss Miao, is there something wrong with you? I remember reminding you last time that my mother only gave birth to me, alright?" Disdain poured through her retort."Sister, are you still angry with me?" muttered Xiao Wanwan dejectedly.She looked like tears could fall any moment."Would a supposed sister push her elder sister off a cliff? Would she covet everything that belongs to her sister? It's the first time I've seen a little sister like this."Ye Qian had interrupted the conversation. His brown pupils were like bottomless pits, and his gaze locked onto the face of the man opposite him.At Ye Qian's words, the color drained from Miao Wanwan's face. She gaped at the cheery man opposite her in horror."I was just joking. Why does Miss Miao's expression seem so foul?" Ye Qian said with a twinkle in his eyes."I was just dismayed by your words. How could anyone be so cruel as to harm her own sist
"Murong Ling, with your family background and capabilities, it would have been a piece of cake for you to verify certain things. Did you try investigating? Do you know who I saw when I discovered her at the base of the cliff? It's the person you loved most."Ye Qian glimpsed the embarrassment on his face, and his lips curled into a sardonic smile as the latter part of his story had been gibberish.Murong Ling suddenly felt very cold, a cold that chilled him to the marrow."You'll regret it someday." Ye Qian allowed his words to sink in before chasing after Miao Xiaobei.By the time Miao Wanwan left the washroom, the three of them were nowhere to be found in the banquet hall.She scoured the crowd extensively before catching sight of Ling, who was drinking in a dark corner. The other two had vanished."Ling, what's wrong?" She stepped forward and sat beside him.Murong Ling scrutinized her with keen eyes.Ye Qian's words chimed in his head as a seed of suspicion started developi
After she digested his words, Miao Xiaobei glanced at Miao Wanwan, whose face lit up with glee.The fact that this type of guy appealed to Miao Wanwan attested to the dirty tricks up her sleeves.This time, she was looking forward to what Miao Wanwan would do next."Isn't this President Li of the Fengteng Group? Nice to meet you," she replied sweetly.Her captivating smile held him spellbound.His eyes trailed down her sexy shoulders lasciviously as his body reacted in a lewd way.In order to prolong his fun in bed, he had heeded the waiter's advice and swallowed a pill.The pill should have taken at least half an hour to take effect, but he could no longer control his urges with her standing right in front of him.Miao Wanwan had been paying attention to them, and the scene happening before her eyes made her eagerly await Miao Xiaobei making a fool of herself.The medicine she had given to the waiter to slip into her drink contained a potent dose of drugs."President Miao, y
She descended into a full-blown panic attack as she tried desperately to explain, but nobody paid attention to her pleas."Ling, believe me. My sister must be holding a grudge against me, and thus she plotted to sabotage me. You have to believe me."She launched herself at Murong Ling and lamented. Others' opinions did not matter to her, but she was exceptionally worried about Murong Ling's decision of whether or not he believed her."Ah, you're getting more skilled at making things up," Miao Xiaobei derided.Murong Ling gave a grimace of wrath. Contemplating her sarcastic tone, he stared daggers at the woman in his arms. His frigid aura frightened all the people present, and they retreated in succession.However, Miao Wanwan was heedless to his rage. She enveloped his waist as she persisted in wailing."Ling, it was that b*tch Miao Xiaobei who set me up. You have to trust me. This is not the first time her devious schemes have succeeded.""Enough!" he bellowed impatiently.She
She felt that she had reaped what she had sowed so she couldn't blame anyone else."However, it was Miao Wanwan that murdered my best friend and my mother. Even my own sweet child was dealt with in such a cruel and brutal way all because of her and she's the one who pushed me off the cliff."This is just the beginning. Those who died because of her will finally be able to rest easy once I've made her pay the debt of suffering she owes.""Murong Ling, just get lost," she said, her tone ice-cold as she looked at him expressionlessly."Why are you doing this!?""What else am I supposed to do? Would you be nice to the heartless monster who killed your own son?" she said coldly.A hint of anguish flashed through Murong Ling's eyes as her words reached him.If it was concerning the matter of the child, he knew that if the conversation went on, he would get nothing from her but more harsh words and a spiteful glare.He decided to take the child to her tomorrow, and thus hopefully get
Miao Wanwan stepped out of the office managing to maintain an air of composure. However, the calm look on her face vanished the moment she got into the lift.As she leaned against one of the walls, which was right below the camera, the color of her delicate fingernails slowly drained away as she gripped the hand rail.There was no reason for him to investigate things solely because of what had happened last night.This had to have something to do with what Miao Xiaobei and the man had told him.There had been something wrong with him ever since she had gotten back from the bathroom last night.It just had to have something to do with Miao Xiaobei. That little b*tch.She was going to get in the way of her plans."Miss Miao, are you all right?"A man with glasses had entered the elevator, and enquired about her welfare after seeing that her face was rather pale.Miao Wanwan had been completely lost in her thoughts. She paused for a few seconds before registering that she was no
The doctors had briefly cleaned and wrapped Shannon’s wound on the way to the hospital. She was sent into the operating theater the second they arrived at the hospital. After eight hours of trying to run from the god of death, Shannon was pushed out from the operating theater.According to the doctor, the bullet was less than a centimeter away from Shannon’s heart. No one would be able to save her life if it had penetrated her heart.Fortunately, it seemed that Shannon had a chance to survive, but she was still at the edge of danger. If she does not wake up in 48 hours, the doctors will give up on her.Although the probability for Shannon to wake up was very low, according to the doctor, Sean strongly believed that she would wake up.He could not be bothered by his own injuries but held Shannon’s hand as he sat beside her bed. He held her hand so tightly as though he was going to squeeze it into his palm.Gently, he stared at Shannon’s face and spoke in a loving voice, “Shannon,
Sean’s gaze was ever gentle, and it made Shannon tear up even more.His eyes were full of pampering and love for Shannon, just like when they had first met each other. “I’m so sorry, Shannon. I truly regret that I’ve done so many evil things to you and even broke your heart.”“Shannon, I don’t deserve your forgiveness. So, don’t forgive me, but take good care.”“No matter what happens, you must take good care of yourself, Shannon.”I love you, but I don’t want you to feel sad for me, so I guess I’ll skip this phrase. After saying everything that he needed to tell Shannon, Sean calmly said, “Julio, just take my life; don’t hurt Shannon!”Sean took a step forward and stood in front of Julio. He did not try to defend himself or hide but waited for a shot from Julio.As Julio witnessed Sean’s bravery, he knew that he had been defeated.He was finally aware that he could never compete with Sean for Shannon’s heart. Julio was suffering from that awareness. However, the grudge he had
“Julio, are you crazy?!”Startled by what he said, Shannon accidentally hit her head on the edge of the bed. Surprisingly, the pain helped her regain some energy.She saw a mug as she turned her head to the side, and she quickly grabbed the mug and crashed it onto the bedside table. The next thing she did was cut her wrist with one of the broken pieces of the cup.“Julio, I don’t love you. I don’t want a baby with you! I would rather die than have a baby with you!”Shannon’s quick action left Julio in shock! There was a deep and bleeding wound on her wrist when he managed to regain his attention. He was too stunned as he looked at the blood on her wrist.He could not be bothered to remove Shannon’s clothes anymore when he saw her hurting herself. He tightly hugged her in his embrace and uttered, “Shannon, why did you hurt yourself?! Am I so bad to the extent that you would rather die than become my wife?”Julio seemed hurt by her actions as he chuckled with grief. “Shannon, you w
The morgue? Shannon almost tripped and fell to the ground.She could not be bothered by her injury to her ankle and continued to rush to the direction of the morgue with the help of the wall as a support.Unknowingly, Shannon’s eyes were covered with tears, and all of a sudden, she felt a sharp pain on her neck and lost consciousness just when she was pushing the morgue’s door open.It was already in the evening when Shannon woke up, and she realized that she was in a strange room. She was dressed in a white wedding gown, and there was a mirror nearby. Looking into the mirror, she saw herself wearing very nice makeup.Suddenly, Shannon felt a sharp pain in her head as she tried to recall how she ended up here. She remembered that she was on the way to the morgue to see Sean. How did she wake up in a strange room with this odd outfit?Whatever the reason was, Shannon had no time to think it through thoroughly. What she had to do now was to find Sean.Desperately trying to get up,
Shannon was eager to see Sean.She heard two nurses whispering at a corner when she rushed out of her ward.“What a waste; he was so handsome but died so young!”“True, such a misfortune. He is only about 27 or 28 years old. It was a horrible accident. He passed away even before he could make it to the operation theater.”“I heard that his family is quite rich; I guess he was fated not to be able to spend the money.”“Sigh. It’s sad for such a handsome man to die in such a pitiful way! His wife was at the scene of the accident and passed out while crying. She was sent to our hospital, but she is yet to awake!”“Sigh, what can she do even if she is awake!? She might as well not wake up since the first news she will get is the news of her husband’s death! It would be really pitiful for her!”…As Shannon listened to the conversation between the two nurses, her heart sank bit by bit.The man was very handsome, at the age of 27 to 28, his family was rich, his wife fainted at the s
“I mean what I said!”Ian’s handsome face turned cold as he added with an evil gaze, “Quinn, I won’t keep this baby!”“No! You can’t hurt the child! This is your baby!”Ian chuckled even more nastilly after listening to what Quinn had said. “My baby? Quinn, I’m sure you just want to use the baby to keep Sean! Sadly, Sean has known that the baby is mine since a long time ago. Do you think Sean will spare your life if he was not planning to protect my baby!?”Sean already knew that the baby was not his own! With that thought in mind, Quinn fell on the ground disappointedly; how it could be…Then, Ian turned around and walked toward his Lamborghini. He locked his door and drove toward Quinn at a fast pace!Quinn lifted her head and her eyes were widely opened with fear. It would seem that Ian definitely wanted to kill her today!But, she could not die! She was only 26 years old! She had such a bright future! How could she let herself die so young?With that in mind, Quinn did not bother a
To Quinn’s surprise, Sean rushed out to save Shannon’s life at the critical moment without a second thought.Unknowingly, Quinn’s eyes were flooded with tears, for she could not understand how Sean loved Shannon so much!She reversed the car and slowly accelerated as she attempted to hit Shannon again. She would not be satisfied as long as Shannon was alive.However, Sam managed to arrive just in time with a group of people before Quinn succeeded. She was worried that Sam would catch her, so she quickly changed her direction and drove toward the southern outskirts.Sam did not go after Quinn by himself as he was worried about Sean’s injuries. Instead, he summoned his subordinates to tail Quinn’s car.Anxiously, Quinn accelerated and drove away recklessly. She was in an extreme panic as she did not want to be caught by Sean’s men. She heaved a sigh of relief when she noticed that she managed to escape from their clasp. However, when she was driving toward a junction, all of a sudden,
She was told about Eli and Seth’s failure last night.Her men came back with news, saying that Shannon was taken away by Sean, who showed up out of the blue.From her view in the car, she could see love bites on Shannon’s neck, which confirmed her speculation. The thought of them having sex last night drove her crazy. Without a doubt, anger and bitterness had preyed on her. She clenched her fists so hard that she cut her skin with her own nails, causing blood to drip.Shannon! Shannon!You should be long dead! I should’ve killed you right away last night!But it is not too late. Shannon, go to hell!Quinn stepped on the accelerator pedal and drove the car out at full speed. It was Shannon that she was aiming for.When Shannon finally noticed the danger, it was already too late. The van seemed to be coming at lightning speed; she knew that she was unable to escape.“Shannon!”It seemed hopeless for her to think that she could survive the crash. She anticipated the accident, but
Sean took Shannon all the way back to his mansion.She had been fed with the most powerful pill of its kind. When they finally got home, her body temperature was abnormally high.Eagerly, she tried to break away. Instinct told her not to get entangled with her brother-in-law.Repeatedly, she told herself that Julio was the man she loved and that they would be getting married very soon. However, there was only one name that kept coming to her mind.Sean. Sean...Why? Why did his name keep coming back to haunt her?Is it because of the immense hatred?Or could it be…She did not want to go there.What she desperately needed was a cold shower to calm herself down. Falteringly, she tried to walk to the bathroom, but he clasped her in his arms to stop her from leaving.His sweet lips were attached to hers, and soon, their tongues were intertwined. Lost in the kiss, she could feel her mind drift. With one last effort, she regained her strength and gave him a hard slap in the face.