Melvin froze slightly, as if he didn't expect her to refuse so decisively.Lyra: "Those years became unbearably dim for me, starting when old Freeman let me stay at the manor.""Old Freeman was kind to me, but he was not so trusting me. Fiona wrongly accused me of stealing jewelry. Wesley helped her and and he didn't say a word. Although I don't hate him about that, it's absolutely impossible you want me to commemorate the day!"Her eyes were cold.Melvin hadn't seen the look in a long time. He admitted his mistake, "I'm sorry. I didn't know it was like this..."Lyra will not take it out on him."You were supposed to be working late at the group. It's normal to be unaware, but this commemorative dinner is not necessary."She said as she looked at the time. It was getting late.After instructing Eleven to take good care of Melvin, she turned her head and prepared to go out.Melvin grabbed her hand with a quick glance."Lyra, Garrett, he's going to propose to you tonight. Do you know?"
Missing?Lyra frowned, "How can she be missing when she's staying in jail?"Fifteen shook his head, "She disappeared during the half-hour activity time after dinner yesterday. Just like evaporating without leaving any trace.""No trace?"Lyra laughed, "An adult can still disappear like that? How can we not find out? We must investigate thoroughly! Who has been visiting her recently and for how long? Check them all carefully! Don't miss a single detail!""Yes.""Wait."Fifteen was about to leave the office when Lyra called out to him with a stony face, "Check all of Fred's recent prison visits again.""You are suspicious of ..."Fifteen didn't finish, and Lyra's gaze grew colder and colder.Hopefully, she was overthinking it.Heavy rain poured down in that afternoon.When the night was falling, the rain did not stop, but went heavier and heavier.The heavy rain invaded the window glass, splitting the original intact glass into what seemed like one crack after another.The weather was h
Melvin keenly noticed that he was sighing, "Eleven, what's wrong with you?""I'm fine." Eleven hesitated for two seconds, "Mr. Freeman, go in by yourself. I won't go in.""Okay."Melvin didn't delay and went straight upstairs.As soon as the door was opened, the grim atmosphere hit him, more harsh than the rain outside.He subconsciously held his breath, raised his eyes and crashed into the cold and stern eyes."Lyra, it's already eight o'clock in the evening. Are you hungry? Is it because there is too much pressure on both sides of the company lately? And you encountered something bothering you?" His tone was gentle, with a hint of fluke.Lyra waved at him with a fake smile, "Come here. Get closer."Melvin dutifully walked over to her and stood beside her.Without waiting for him to crouch down, Lyra grabbed his white shirt and lifted it off hard, exposing his waist wrapped by bandages.Melvin was severely shocked, "Lyra, you..."Lyra did not listen to him at all, viciously ripped th
When he thought about this, his heart didn't feel so bad.These were the experiences she once encountered in the Freeman family, and he was now just redoing them all over again.After paying it back and not owing it, would everything go back to the original point?Thinking about this, he clenched his fists, braced himself for consciousness and put his posture on his knees standard.This downpour late at night.Melvin had been kneeling in the garden for two hours, and Lyra had been standing by the window and sill watching for two hours.Since the incident of Lyra's being drugged, the bodyguards had the rule of taking turns to watch late night.Tonight it was Eleven who was on duty, and he was hiding in the shadows, watching him as well.Obviously because of the special drugs, Melvin's body was very weak. From beginning's firmness to the gradually shaking body, his back was still straight while kneeling. Eleven really admired him.Even if he was on his knees, he looked noble, and he wou
If it really wasn't him, then this wasn't so simple.Lyra's cold eyes narrowed slightly, and when she looked at Melvin, there was still doubt in her eyes.Her hand pinched his cheek hard.The man's cheek was squeezed and the eyebrows slightly knitted, but his dark eyes were bright, like a big dog of grievance."I believe you one last time. If I find out you're still lying to me, I'll immediately throw you in jail and see how many days you can survive and how long it takes your men to get you out." After she finished, she angrily withdrew her hand.Melvin leaned back against the floor, being completely exhausted.He wanted to continue to say something but a sudden smell of fish and sweet rushed upward, and he was choked and coughed violently.It was as if the lungs were going to cough out.He was not afraid to be in jail. Even if Lyra really sent him in, there were not many people inside who dared to bully him.But he didn't want Lyra to continue to misunderstand him."If I...lie... sh
"That's right."She sounded calm.Seeing his great reaction, Lyra continued, "I've done some rough calculations. Now that your debt is almost paid. Shouldn't you be happy to be released from the agreement? Then you can continue to be your Mr. Melvin."What she said was true that to pay off his debt to her was his goal.But..."You have said that before. After paying the debt off, you'll be completely isolated from me all our lives. Is that true?" Lyra's face were serious, "Yes.""Then I won't sign. You also said a year against three years. It's only been over half a month. I haven't even paid it off!" His eyebrows furrowed and his cheeks puffed out in anger as he handed her back the paper in his hand.Lyra didn't reach out to catch it, and her expression was once again cold, "Melvin, don't be unreasonable. Sign it!"Melvin was very depressed by her fierce attitude. He stepped forward in her direction, holding her slender wrist. He was going to say something to dissuade her but was not
"Ah! This is ..."It was a woman in the sack. She was unconscious, and her hair was disheveled, covering her face. And she smelled of acid.Her arms and legs were full of bruises and marks. She should have been suffered abuse previously?Ashley looked up at the man with a dumbfounded look.The man didn't say anything and just laughed.But that laughter meant a lot.She covered her mouth and nose, resisted the urge to vomit. Then she lifted the woman's disheveled hair."Is this... Charlotte?"Didn't she get sent to jail by Lyra?Ashley heard that she was sentenced to ten years. How came they got her out so quickly?"She was broken off the engagement with the Freeman family and cut off from the Matthews family. She's nothing but a waste now. Can she be useful?" The man still had a smile, "Soon you'll know."Melvin was recuperating over the past few days and Lyra was busy at the office.The two people lived in the same villa at night, but they had basically never met.The next day, after
The old Carver seemed to sense his resentment-filled gaze and glared over viciously, "What are you looking at! Kneel down! Don't think you're done with this!"It sounded like he didn't intend to forgive Cody.Lyra thought about it and smiled, "Oliver, I came today mainly to take Cody back to the set. His shooting is almost over. if it's delayed, it won't be fine. I will take him to apologize to Seth. And I'll teach him a lesson properly."The old Carver looked at Lyra, then at Cody, and nodded with great satisfaction, "All right then, I'll rest assured leaving him to you.""Thank you, Oliver for your trust. I'll take Cody then?" She said it while wining at Cody.Cody covered his swollen back and got up from the ground with difficulty.The housekeeper looked at him and was a little worried, "Mr. Carver, why don't we let him get a medicine before they leave. It's too hard to continue filming with an injury.""What medicine!? Why should I make my Rara wait for him? He should be made to r
When they saw Micah come out, everyone gathered around.Keith asked nervously, "Micah, how's it going?"Micah lowered his head and did not say a word. His face looked flat, so that they couldn't guess whether the test result was good or bad.Seeing this expression on his face, everyone was heart-wrenching.Lyra said resignedly, "Micah, just say it. Any outcome won't be much worse than now. I can take it."Micah remained silent and walked up to Lyra. He wrapped his arms around her shoulders and hugged her tightly.His ever-cold and arrogant face had a rare smile, "Rara, my most precious sister. You're the Lloyd family's most honored daughter!" Once he said these words, everyone instantly fell relieved.Only Malcolm, who looked sullen, separated the two from each other in an embrace and took back his petite fiancee with him arms. "You're adults. Pay attention to the intimacy. Don't just hug like that.""You!" Lyra helplessly gazed at the jealous Malcolm. Her small hand quietly reached i
Seeing that it was Micah at the door, Lyra and Malcolm looked at each other. Obviously, neither of them didn't expect that it would be him. Micah's body was too wet.He was reluctant to go in and wet the carpet. So he was still standing by the door, and his usually cool eyes locked on Lyra.Lyra didn't quite understand. Remembering what happened at the Lloyd family the other day, she asked icily, "Why do you come over here without an umbrella? Is it an emergency?"Micah adjusted his breathing before saying, "Rara, I haven't come to you for the past few days because I was being watched. Tomorrow is the return party, so I have to get rid of the surveillance and sneak over."Lyra's heart softened for a moment and she turned her head to Malcolm, "Get Micah a thick bath towel and make some ginger tea.""OK."With a thick bath towel, Micah wrung the water from his body until it was half dry before entering the living room.Malcolm went to make ginger tea, and Lyra sat on the couch."Micah,
Ethel's face froze.After a while, she could only reluctantly lower her head, "Yes.""Good girl! That's what the daughter of Lloyd family is supposed to be." Keith smiled and stroked her head.After stroking her head perfunctorily, he took the lead and turned his head away, saying resentfully, "Change your clothes back. Your face is injured. You should not be able to choose today. We can come here another day."...Lyra made her way out of the shopping district.It wasn't until she got into the car that she opened her bag again and took out a small note.This was what Keith forced into her right hand when he was helping her just now.Unfolding the note, it contained only one sentence.[Give me some time.]Lyra's brows furrowed as she gazed silently at the nice handwriting.Why should he be given time?Did he find something and was he quietly investigating?As she was thinking about it, her phone rang and it was Malcolm's calling.Once the phone was connected, his voice sounded slightl
In front of the dress rack, Ethel was excited to show Lyra the dresses she had chosen."Lyra, they all look good to me. Which one do you think suits me better?"Lyra smiled, "You have to try them on before you know if they fit.""You're right." Ethel immediately looked to the sales, "Send those to the changing room. I want to try them on.""Okay." The sales immediately took the clothes Ethel had carefully picked out and went over to the changing room.Once the sales left, Ethel took Lyra's arm once again and smiled innocently, "To put on the formal dress is complicated. It's inconvenient for me to put it on alone. Lyra, can you go in with me and help me faster the buckle?"Lyra didn't say a word, didn't explicitly agree, and didn't refuse either.Ethel made the decision for Lyra and took her into the changing room.When undressing in front of Lyra, Ethel did not shy away as if the two were really intimate sister for many years.Lyra leaned against the wall and looked at her coldly, "Y
It had been a long time since she had not been so cold to him.Lyra didn't say anything.Because of this incident, she still felt her heart palpitating.If Keira hadn't told her this in time, if she hadn't let the driver run a red light all the way back to the hall furiously, and if the eighty times of whipping really happened, she did not dare to imagine how Malcolm would be injured.The last time when Travis was punished, she still remembered it to this day.As long as she arrived there a little late and Malcolm got two lashes, she could have been heartbroken. But why did he not care about himself?He had forgotten the promise he made to her before so quickly?If she didn't really teach him a good lesson, he would have this concealed injury thing happen again!She mulled it over seriously, took his hand, and went all the way upstairs.Malcolm felt the chill and followed her into the room without a word."Just stand here."She pointed to the carpet at the end of the bed.Although he
At the door, there was a gentle smile on Lyra's delicate face. Her chest was rising and falling incessantly, which was caused by a violent gasp after a wild running.The old White froze and didn't say anything.Albert immediately reacted and went around to the old White and pleaded, "Dad, Miss Lyra is involved in this matter. Please don't leave first. We can listen to what she has to say first. Maybe there is something that we don't know?"Lyra smiled with curved eyebrows. Her face was extremely pleasing to the elders.The old White stared at her and agreed.Malcolm, who was still kneeling on one knee in the middle of the hall, actually had no confidence to be able to endure the punishment.All his attention was focused on his back. He was concentrating on waiting to the pain, so he didn't even hear Lyra's voice at the door.He had been waiting for a while. What fell on his back was not the harsh and vicious whip of the family rule, the shirt and suit that he had just taken off and re
"Okay, got it."Malcolm's tone sounded calm. What should come always had to come. But if Lyra knew it, she would probably feel unhappy for a while...Thinking about this, he immediately instructed Chad, "Call Keira over and have her accompany Rara on her pregnancy test. Don't say anything more to Rara.""Yes."Chad immediately took out his phone and messaged Keira.Within two minutes, Keira came up from the garage.She was Chad's little follower. Chad was busy with various investigations these days. Keira had to follow all the way every time, and then obediently wait in the car for him.Once Keira arrived, Malcolm looked serious and instructed her in a serious manner, "If Rara asks later, tell her that White Corp had an urgent business and I need to go the office." "Oh, okay."After the arrangement, Malcolm immediately left with Chad.The two of them returned to the White Manor in a short time.Malcolm lowered his head and quietly thought about something the whole way.When he reached
Lyra's eyes instantly went cold.She smiled sarcastically as she remembered what happened yesterday at the Lloyd Manor."Even you don't believe this test, my brothers who have loved me for more than twenty years believe it. It's really ridiculous to think about it.""As for your advice about having Micah come here ....," the sarcasm of her tone intensified, "he is the first to believe it when he saw the report with the president's signature yesterday." Now throughout the Lloyds, she trusted no one.Irene was secretly released and went to her opening ceremony. Before she left, she yelled at her and taunted, "The one in your family has been pretending to be an innocent sheep around you for so long. I'm really looking forward to the day when you see his true face!""It must be hard to be betrayed by the one you love so much! Lyra Lloyd! I'm waiting for the day when you know the truth and fall apart!"Previously, she thought that Irene was slandering Malcolm.Now when she thought about it
Lyra burst into laughter and proudly held out her right hand to Malcolm."You must think it clearly. There is no regret it later. If you dare to bully me in the future, I will not spare you." "Okay, wash board and ruler stand by for you."Lyra was amused by him. The sadness half an hour ago completely fade away in his a gentle reassurance.Her whole heart seems to be immersed in a honey pot, which was so sweet that she can not help but smile.Malcolm took her hand, decisively put that ring on her and continued, "Wear my diamond ring and be my woman." "Rara, you can't escape in your lifetime."He cupped her hand. His soft and thin lips gently kissed the back of her hand. Then he got up and carried her on his arms."Wait."Lyra looked at the green roses under the tree, "Can't waste such beautiful flowers. Why don't we have the bodyguards cut them and put them in vases in each room?" "It's up to you."He lowered his head, kissed her on the mouth and went inside the villa.Lyra was still