Right after that, Yvonne's sharp voice cut through, "Is that bitch in there?"The two bodyguards didn't say a word. They just stood there like rocks, blocking the doorway.Yvonne demanded, "Get out of my way!"Upon hearing about Tally's arrival, Yvonne promptly rushed over.Her uncle, Elijah, for some unknown reason, had personally invited her into the house.As the butler returned, he walked in on the intense standoff between Yvonne and the bodyguards.He walked over, sounding pretty displeased, "Ms. Yvonne, mind your words."Hearing the butler's voice, Yvonne turned and asked, "Zane? Is she really here?""Ms. Johnson is recognized as Mr. Hunt Senior's chosen daughter-in-law. It's best not to create unnecessary drama," he cautioned."What? Daughter-in-law? Zane, are you kidding me?" Yvonne shouted in disbelief.How on earth could that bitch even deserve to be the Hunt family's daughter-in-law?No way. As long as she was around, Tally could forget about stepping into the Hun
Tally was about to rush out. But she was halted by a bodyguard who sternly said, "Hold on, Ms. Johnson."Zane's face turned pale. He had no clue how Victor managed to sneak in.The Hunt residence was heavily guarded. With a bodyguard stationed at each door, it was almost impossible for strangers to wander freely.Yet, surprisingly, Victor found a way in.While Zane was lost in thought, Victor had already arrived at the doorway, asserting, "Are you letting her go, or do I need to snatch her away myself?"The word "snatch" carried a compelling and audacious tone, leaving no room for negotiation.Sensing the tension in the air, everyone present had an abrupt change in expression, especially Zane, who promptly protested, "Mr. Victor, you can't do that.""Ahh!"Before Zane could finish, a bodyguard was already sprawled on the ground. The scene left everyone momentarily gasping in disbelief.Tally was momentarily stunned. She stood there dumbfounded, gazing at the fallen bodyguard.
Markus and Sean were together at the moment. With a displeased expression, Sean coldly asked, "Can you share her details with me now?"Markus replied, "Of course, but I need a small favor from you first."Sean, furious, demanded, "What else do you want me to do?"His eyes burned with intense anger as he glared at Markus.Having dedicated numerous years to Johnson Group and appreciating their goodwill, Sean felt a strong connection to the company. Selling his shares to Markus was never part of the plan if it weren't for this incident.Clearly, Markus played dirty."Markus, she's not into you. Do you think acquiring my shares guarantees control over Johnson Group? You're being too naїve!""Do you really think Victor can protect her forever?" Markus sneered, indifferent to Sean's confidence.Sean entrusted his shares to Markus primarily due to Victor's past maneuvers, leading him to perceive Markus' recent actions as nothing more than a desperate struggle.Sean remained silent,
Markus clenched his teeth and demanded, "Why on earth was she taken to the Hunt residence?""Mr. Hunt Senior was concerned because of you. Haven't you been…" Zane hesitated, realizing something and deciding not to continue.Markus naturally picked up on the unspoken meaning in Zane's incomplete sentence.He scoffed, "Because of me? Seriously, am I that useless in his eyes?""No, no! It's not that! Mr. Hunt Senior is just worried about your recent state," Zane quickly explained. Zane didn't dare to convey Elijah's true feelings about Markus. In Elijah's mind, Markus was indeed utterly useless.Lately, Elijah often complained, saying Markus had learned nothing during his years at Albert Group. Comparing him to Byron, who was decisive and efficient, Markus seemed to have gained no valuable skills.If he had picked up anything, he wouldn't be in such a sorry state now. Elijah would have had his own grandchildren.Of course, Elijah only wanted grandsons.Markus abruptly ended th
Markus made his way back to the Hunt residence. Before he even stepped inside, he could hear Elijah unleashing a barrage of ranting and cursing.Letting out a sigh, he closed his eyes for a moment and braced himself.As soon as Markus walked in, seemingly out of nowhere, something came flying at him. He tried to dodge, but he wasn't quick enough. The thing struck his forehead forcefully, leaving his head buzzing. Zane exclaimed, "Mr. Hunt!"Amidst Elijah's temper tantrum, his grip tightened on the smoking pipe when he heard Zane's shout.Seeing Markus standing at the doorway with a red mark on his forehead, Elijah angrily slammed the smoking pipe onto the table.Fed up and seething with anger, Elijah glared at Markus, his patience worn thin. "You're driving me crazy. You can't even handle a woman? Fucking useless asshole."Markus ran his hand over his forehead and noticed blood.Seeing this, Zane quickly instructed one of the house staff to fetch the first-aid kit. The sta
Elijah had never faced setbacks in life. But this time, surprisingly, it found him right at home."Just handle it however you want," Markus said.With that, he turned and started to walk away.Seeing Markus about to leave, Elijah quickly called out, "Wait.""What else do you want from me?" Markus asked coldly.Elijah responded, "What else? I didn't call you back just to have you tell me to handle this.""Then?""Then… Ugh! You're nothing like Byron. Byron is more…"Before Elijah could finish the sentence, he couldn't help but think about Byron's recent situation. His head throbbed even more.Elijah couldn't shake the thought of whether Byron and Markus were truly his kids. On the flip side, it felt more like he had been raising a pair of freeloaders.Elijah had never been one to meddle in the marital affairs of his two sons, and he was never allowed to intervene. But now, after finally seeing some developments, those two seemed determined to outdo each other and take things t
Tally was adamant about staying in Serenity Heights and had no intention of offering any apologies to Yvonne.Victor brought her back to Serenity Heights, saying, "Take a shower first and wash away the bad luck."Tally nodded. "Yeah, it's been a pretty unlucky day."It seemed she hadn't checked her horoscope before leaving home today, leading to a series of unfortunate events.However, she couldn't just stay cooped up at home. After all, there were responsibilities at the Johnson Group that demanded her direct attention.And who would have thought she would get dragged to the Hunt residence today—talk about one heck of an unlucky day!After getting out of the shower, Tally gave Irina a call."Ms. Johnson," Irina answered promptly."Schedule a meeting with Sean for me. Just tell him I need to see him," Tally said, drying her hair while on the call.Irina, a bit surprised, hesitated, "You want to meet Sean? I don't think it's necessary."In Irina's view, Sean's past loyalty to
Victor stared as Tally gagged, then glanced at the spoon with the remaining omelet.His face darkened. He wondered if it was really so awful that a single bite could make someone puke.In that awkward moment, even the butler and servant couldn't bear to keep watching.Victor handed Tally a glass of water. She took it, rinsed her mouth aggressively, and still found the taste lingering."Blergh!""Again? Was it really that bad?" Victor wondered. Doubting it, he shoved the remaining omelet on the spoon into his mouth, wanting to see just how awful it was.But when the omelet hit Victor's taste buds, his expression completely froze. It was beyond distasteful. Immediately, Victor rushed to the trash can."Blergh!"The butler and servant, who were outside the kitchen, saw this and exchanged confused looks. They couldn't believe Victor had thrown up from eating his own cooking.Just how terrible must it taste to create such a horrifying scene?Five minutes later, Tally sat up, clu
After leaving the Hunt residence, Tally made her way directly to Victor's company.Worried she might lose her way, Drew had been waiting downstairs in anticipation of her arrival.When Tally saw Victor, her face lit up with joy."You should've seen Mr. Hunt Senior's expression earlier. He looked like he wanted to eat me alive." Tally couldn't help but laugh.Victor reached for her hand as they sat down on the couch together. "Were you scared?" he asked.As Tally sat down, she casually looked back and noticed a framed photograph on Victor's desk.Out of curiosity, she picked it up and examined it. But with just one glance, she froze in surprise."When... when was this taken?" she asked. Her shock was evident as she turned to Victor.The picture was taken back when they were at Beverly Peak, during his hospital stay after being bitten by a wolf.She remembered looking after him until she herself fell asleep.In the picture, her eyes were closed, her expression peaceful.Victor
What made it even more absurd was that Elijah bought into it, too.Tally couldn't believe Elijah couldn't see through Markus' façade. He actually bought into Markus' excuse that his behavior was all because of her.And now he was acting like he'd rather die than leave her."Fucking hell," Tally muttered inwardly. She wondered who came up with this messed-up plan for Markus.Clearly, Tally couldn't quite grasp how Markus' mental state could deteriorate like this. However, given his history of going insane, this outrageous plan didn't seem entirely implausible.He was perfectly fine when he was with Albert Group, so how did he end up like this back at Skyline Group?Tally just couldn't figure it out.Elijah shot her a sharp look, gritting his teeth as he said, "You, leave!"Zane hesitated, saying, "Sir, but…""Just let her leave!" Elijah insisted.Elijah's words were punctuated by short, hurried breaths.Tally nodded, saying, "Mr. Hunt Senior, you're indeed the more rational o
Elijah and Zane glanced at each other. Then, their stares turned sharper as they both fixed their eyes on Tally.Tally swallowed nervously. "Why are you looking at me like that? Did I do something wrong?""You're not even married to Victor, so why are you calling yourself a married woman?" Elijah snapped, his anger evident.Tally remained silent.Observing Elijah's furious expression, she nonchalantly rummaged through her bag, retrieving the marriage certificate and wedding invitation.Then, she handed them over to Zane.Zane took the documents and swiftly flipped them open. His eyes widened in disbelief as he read through them.He promptly handed both documents over to Elijah.As Elijah took them and examined them, his expression darkened significantly upon seeing Tally and Victor's marriage certificate.He was shocked when he saw that their wedding date was today, along with the printed timestamp.In that instant, Elijah's breathing grew heavier.He glared at Tally with an
Tally was completely baffled by what was happening."I've been straightforward about my feelings for him," Tally complained under her breath.From her perspective, if something were to happen to Markus now, she shouldn't be blamed solely for her decision to get married. Victor nodded, saying, "Yeah, I know."Victor had always been aware of this. By now, Markus had become such a puzzle that Victor couldn't quite figure him out.Considering how clear Tally had always been about her feelings toward Markus, it was puzzling how he got himself involved in this mess.This time, Victor didn't accompany Tally to the Hunt Residence. He believed she could handle the Hunt family on her own.The atmosphere at the Hunt residence was incredibly tense at the moment.The moment Tally stepped inside, she could practically feel the frost coming off Elijah. His gaze seemed to pierce right through her.Zane's tone was far from pleasant as he said, "Um, take a look at this."With that, he passed
Tally was pretty happy a moment ago. But now, she was all worked up talking about the Hunts.Earlier on the road, Tally filled Victor in on the phone call she received from the Hunt residence.Victor's lips twitched as he heard the news. "So Markus left a suicide note and vanished?""Exactly. Can you believe the trouble he's stirring up now?" Tally shook her head incredulously.Tally was utterly exasperated with Markus by now. It had been a while since this whole thing started.She had to admit, these days had been incredibly "fulfilling" for her. It was so fulfilling that it almost left her reeling.And it wasn't just Tally struggling to keep up. Even Victor had been taken aback by how things were unfolding.He shot Tally a look of disbelief. "So you're going to the Hunt residence now?""Yeah, I'm going. I want those Hunts to know that I'm officially yours. Let's see if they have more shameless tricks up their sleeves."When it came to describing the Hunts, Tally summed it up
Tally was beginning to see where Markus got his persistent nature from. It ran in the family. It was as the saying went—like father, like son.No sooner had she ended the call, the phone rang again.Tally took a deep breath, reminding herself that today was supposed to be a happy day, not one filled with annoyance.But dealing with these people…After giving it some thought, she hesitantly answered, "Zane!""Ms. Johnson, you might want to come over to the Hunt residence."Tally asked, "What's going on now?"She was almost out of patience with these people.Zane explained, "Mr. Markus left behind a suicide note."Tally's expression froze in disbelief.A suicide note? Tally couldn't comprehend what was happening. She wondered if Markus was pulling another one of his stunts.It had only been less than an hour since Elijah arranged his marriage, and now he went ahead and left a suicide note."Where is he?" Tally raised an eyebrow.With everything happening so quickly, it all f
Looking at her identification papers, Tally let out a sigh of relief.Fortunately, Tally had some knowledge of her father's habits. Otherwise, guessing the password for the safe, which belonged to her comatose father, would have been a daunting task.When Irina called, Tally answered, "Hey, Irina.""Guess what? Markus is engaged!""What?" Tally was shocked.Irina shared her surprise."This time, it seems Mr. Hunt Senior might genuinely have it out for you. We haven't even made a move, and suddenly they're announcing Markus and Sarah's engagement.""Sarah?" Tally was even more surprised.It was only today that they found out who had been secretly admiring Markus. Before they could even step in, Elijah had taken the initiative.It seemed like all these years, Elijah appeared unconcerned, but he actually knew everything.But if he was dead set on hating her, then so be it. Tally couldn't care less.On the other hand, if Elijah truly desired for her and Markus to be together all
Elijah said, "Very well, then."Thinking about his troublesome son, Elijah wondered how he hadn't noticed Markus' extremity in his romantic pursuits before.Elijah was so angry that he couldn't catch his breath.Giving Markus a fierce look, he tried to hold back. Despite that, he couldn't resist putting in one final word, "No matter how much you want to be with Tally, I won't allow it."This time, there was no room for negotiation.At Elijah's words, Markus' eyes turned cold. "I'm afraid you have no say in this.""You..." Elijah's breath hitched as he heard Markus' retort. In a fit of rage, he grabbed a teacup and hurled it toward him.At that moment, Elijah felt an overwhelming urge to lash out at Markus.Elijah insisted, "Regardless of your decision, you and Sarah are officially engaged starting today."His tone was unusually firm.At this point, Elijah wasn't asking for Markus' opinion. He was simply informing him.Regarding Tally becoming Elijah's daughter-in-law, Elijah
Kathryn was confused when Jessica suddenly shoved her into the car and promptly closed the door. With her hand still gripping the door handle, Kathryn looked up at Jessica and suggested, "Uh, how about dinner tonight?"Upon hearing Kathryn's dinner suggestion, Jessica paused before nodding and responding, "Let's talk about it later. I'll give you a call."Jessica seemed really busy, and Kathryn could tell from the way she talked that she was in a rush.Kathryn couldn't help but feel for Jessica as she watched her close the car door and hurried off toward the nearby office building, waving goodbye as she went.Kathryn found herself wondering who Jessica was in such a rush to meet.Kathryn couldn't resist stealing a glance back as the car pulled away. In that brief moment, Kathryn's heart skipped a beat as she saw Jessica walking alongside Lloyd. They were heading toward the glass doors of the building.Before Kathryn could double-check what she saw, the car had already turned.