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Riana couldn’t sleep the previous night. Peter’s harsh words keep repeating in her mind. She felt hurt and depressed. Thinking about the ugly incident brought tears to her eyes.“Why did he hate me this much? I tried my best to be a dutiful daughter, yet he despised me”Riana wiped out the fresh tears that gathered around her eyes and covered herself up with a quilt. As soon as she fell asleep, Jessica knocked at the door and entered.“Wake up Riana, you have a visitor,” Jessica said.“Leave me alone Jessica, I want to sleep”“Then I will pull you up from the bed” “What is it? Why disturb my sleep”Riana reluctantly opened her eyes. Jessica smiled and sat by her side. “I hope you slept well?”“You know the answer already. I couldn’t sleep. I felt terrible thinking about my life” Jessica pulled her into her arms and stroked her hair.“Everything will be alright. Accept the situation and move on. Forgive your parents, especially Nora. She did what every good mother would have done.
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Two weeks later, Jessica banged into Riana’s room and pulled her up from the bed. “What is wrong with you? Why are you disturbing my peace?” Riana frowned and got up from the bed.Since she broke up with Abel, Riana spent her time on the bed and Jessica was tired of seeing her friend depressed, so she came up with an idea.“Your treasure chest is in a safe somewhere, right?. Can we see it, please?” Jessica said.“Well, I’m not in the mood for something like that”“Then you will miss the chance of selling it at a good price. I heard the AE auction house is going to auction off items with great value. I’m sure they will be interested in your treasure chest if you want to sell it.”Riana jumped up from the bed. Her eyes lifted and sparked with excitement. The treasure chest Abel gave to her was indeed valuable, and she was sure the AE auction house would love it. However, she has her doubts.“How did you get to know about this?”Jessica lowered her head. She didn’t tell Riana that she w
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“What!” Riana said, her gaze growing darker as she stared at the shopkeeper“How can you call this treasure? It does not hold any value. We don’t buy valueless objects”“How can you call this valueless? Do you know the original owner of this treasure chest? It’s the queen of England, Queen Victoria.” Jessica screamed.The man laughed.“How dare you belittle our dear Queen Victoria? She can’t possibly use this low-quality object. The original Treasure Chest was brought here a few days ago and we are preparing it for the AE auction." “Able Copper bought this chest for me. How can a man of such integrity lie about the value of this treasure?” Riana said.“We know Mr Copper as a man of integrity, but we also know Ms Meghan as a dubious woman. How can you say that this valueless object was given to you by Mr. Copper when your mother already sold the original Treasure Chest to us?” Jones said. He looked at Riana suspiciously.Riana staggered backward and slapped her back on the wall. Her
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“Riana, I just got a job in the auction house. I don’t even know where valuables are kept “ Jessica said.“All I required from you is to let me in," “I hope you know what you are doing because the AE auction house is no place to mess around”“Just help me get in and I will take care of the rest.” Riana insisted.“If that’s the case, we need to depart immediately, Celina mentioned that the auction will start in twenty minutes. From experience, the most treasured valuables are sold last. If we hurry, we can get there just in time”“What are you waiting for? Let’s hurry?”Jessica and Riana left the pawnshop to seek Celina. When they came outside the shop, Celina had gone. They quickly got into their car and drove to the AE auction house.AE auction house belongs to Avery and Evanston. It was one of their newest investments. The auction house was splendid and had a large auditorium that could accommodate more than one thousand people. It was the opening of the auction house and people a
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“Without her significant contributions, this auction house wouldn’t be in existence. She is no other person but Ms Avery Clinton, my good friend and a brilliant partner,” Evanston said.The people roared and clapped their hands. Avery strode with confidence towards the stage. A smile spread across Evanston’s face as he welcomed Avery into his arms and planted a kiss on her cheek.Abel’s heart throbbed, and his vein bulged under his skin. His hand vibrated when Evanston’s lip touched Avery’s skin.“Why would he do that? How dare him touch my Avery?” He scowls.Avery looked gorgeous in her simple but classy dress. Her beautiful face stared in Abel’s direction and their eyes met for a split second before she looked away and took the microphone from Evanston. “We appreciate everyone’s presence at this auction event as we celebrate the launch of our new business. You won’t be let down as we have amazing treasures you will be happy to take home.”Avery was confident and charming, and Abe
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“I can’t come inside that office. The system will identify me. From this point onwards, you are to handle it. I wish you luck,” Jessica said and hugged Riana.As soon as Jessica left, Riana grabbed the door handle. Unfortunately, the door was locked. Jessica didn’t mention this possibility.Startled and confused, Riana remembered her hairpin.She pulled the pin and her massive brown hair loosened and covered her shoulder. She used the pin to unlock the door and stepped inside the office.Riana saw different valuables on the table, but her treasure chest was not there.Her heart twitched and panting hard. She frantically searched for the box under the table and inside the drawers.When Riana couldn’t find her Treasure Chest, she moved towards the door. Unfortunately, the door jerked open and Riana swiftly hid behind the huge shelf that stood in front of her.Soon, the intruder stepped in and took one artifact from the table. She was about to leave when Riana grabbed her neck and pulle
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Everyone gasps as they behold the beauty of the Chest. Abel knitted his brow. Immediately, he saw the Treasure Chest. Anger poured out of his soul. He held his breath for a long time without remembering to breathe.Is this what he got from Riana after he made so much effort to bring home the chest?Abel was snapped back to reality by the auctioneer. He explained the value of the box and its origin.“This is a Treasure Chest of Queen Victoria the 5th. The Queen of England with her image engraved and the name of the first person ever to buy the Chest out of the royal family, Abel Copper, well written inside, a gift he brought to his fiancee on her twentieth birthday. This Treasure Chest was brought to the AE auction house by the Valuable pawn shop. The Treasure Chest is worth more than a hundred million. The base price is one hundred fifty million”Abel’s anger boiled over, his hands shaking and his face empty and void of any emotion as he stared at the Treasure Chest.His mind went bac
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“Three hundred million,” Avery said.The crowd roared. Riana clenched her fist and glared at Avery.As the crowd praised Avery, Riana’s hatred grew stronger.“Ms. Clinton is a true heiress; who else can bid this high if not her?” someone from the crowd said.“Honestly, no one can compete with the Clinton family”Abel knitted his brow. He bought the Chest one hundred million dollars three years ago, even though many thought he bought it five hundred million. How could Avery raise its price to three hundred million? Abel never thought she would be interested in the Treasure Chest.He clenched his chest when he realized how she wished him well and prayed that he return home with the Treasure Chest.Abel recalled the night he returned without the Treasure Chest. Avery was really sad and couldn’t eat anything, but he never regarded her feelings as significant, so he went to bed without even inquiring about the cause of her distress.Like always, Avery never mentioned the Chest again or co
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Chapter 157“Who is the boy’s father, and how did you know the little boy?” Abel asked.“Take a look at this,” Douglas said, shoving his phone into Abel’s hands.Abel stared at the video playing before his eyes, his heart pounding. His legs wobbled, and his hands became clammy.Before the video could end, Abel clenched the phone tightly and strode toward the exit.“Wait! What about the collaboration? And where are you going with my phone?” Douglas shouted, but Abel was already gone.Outside the VIP room, Abel turned to Jason, who was waiting in the corridor.“Keep that old fool in check and make sure he deletes all the videos,” Abel ordered.“Which video?” Jason asked in confusion.“The old fool has a video of Avery and me... making out.”Jason knitted his brows together, his expression shocked.“Don’t spare him. Crush him into pieces and ensure every copy of the video is erased.”“You can count on me,”---At the hospital, Avery had just stepped out of the operating theater and was h
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Twenty minutes later, Abel arrived at the Greenville Hotel. As he walked into the restaurant, he spotted Mr. Douglas seated at the far end of the room, near the window. Without hesitation, Abel strode toward the older man and grabbed him by the neck."Mr. Copper, what are you doing?" Douglas gasped, his voice trembling.Abel ignored him and dragged him toward the VIP room upstairs. As soon as they entered, Abel shoved Douglas onto the couch."What was that nonsense you sent me earlier?" Abel demanded.Douglas was speechless. The last time he had tried his luck with Abel, things hadn't ended well. Now, he had another opportunity to make a deal, but he knew he had to resort to devious means to achieve his goal.After Abel caught him with Riana, Douglas had been certain approaching Abel again would be a death sentence. However, when his contact called a few months ago and informed him about Avery's return to Mallory Avenue, Douglas began plotting how to use her to get close to Abel. Then
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Chapter 155Currie's heart skipped a beat. How could these children think she was hiding something from them? Last night, when she had asked Avery about the kids’ father, Avery had been hesitant to answer.And now, Aaron and Aerial thought she knew who their father was. Currie thought for a moment, lowered her voice, and said softly,"Do you want my brother to be your daddy?"Her eyes stayed fixed on the kids, searching their expressions.Aerial's eyes lit up, excitement shining in her face."Of course, I want him to be our daddy!" Aerial exclaimed. "He would protect us, right?"Aaron, calmer than his sister, nodded and asked, "Will you help us?"Sometimes, Aerial wondered how her brother managed to stay so composed no matter what.Currie hesitated briefly before offering a compromise."Why don't we go to the park first? We'll talk about this later.""Are you going to buy us ice cream?" Aerial asked eagerly."Of course, I will.""But Mom says it's not good to eat too much sugar.""I h
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“Is that so, Grandpa? Did you truly make things difficult for Elijah? Don’t be difficult, old boy.” Currie patted Bennett’s back.“Don’t you want to play with your grandson instead? Come on, Grandpa, stop crying; let’s go and play.” Aaron pulled Bennett out of the chair, gently leading him toward his room upstairs.“He doesn’t want to play with me,” Aerial mumbled.Currie smiled warmly. “Come on, Aerial. He loves you and wants to play with you, too. Let’s go to the kitchen, I’m sure Elijah has something to lighten your mood,” she said, guiding Aerial to the kitchen.As they walked away, Currie couldn’t help but wonder How these kids even knew about Old Bennett.****Inside Bennett’s room, Aaron pulled a picture out of his pocket and handed it to the old man. Bennett’s face lit up with joy. He hugged the picture close to his chest, held it up, and kissed it.“Where did you find my granddaughter-in-law?” he asked, his voice filled with emotion.“Do you know my mom?” Aaron asked, confus
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“Don’t worry about the kids, Avery; I can take care of them,” Currie said the next morning after Avery received an emergency call from the hospital.Avery glanced at Currie, her expression softening as she touched her shoulder tenderly.“I didn’t know I would be needed at the hospital today. I don’t usually work on weekends.”“It’s all right. Besides, I needed the distraction.”“Thank you so much, Currie. I’m grateful. Please, if they bother you, don’t hesitate to call me.”“Focus on your work. We’ll be fine.”Avery smiled, hugged Currie, and headed for the door.“Avery!” Currie called just as she was about to leave.“Yes?”“Can I take the kids to the park?”“Sure, that would be great. I’m sure they’ll love it. Thank you so much, Currie.”“It’s nothing. Have a nice day.”Avery smiled again and left the house.As she got into her car, Avery couldn’t help but reflect on her current situation. She knew she needed to find a nanny fast. Balancing her job and raising the kids on her own was
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“Sister Nuu, were you pregnant for my brother before both of you divorced?” Currie asked, her voice curious yet cautious.Avery smiled nonchalantly and waved Currie away.“How can that be possible, Currie? Your brother divorced me the same day I was released. Could he have possibly impregnated me in prison?”Avery appeared calm and unfazed as she continued.“When I was married to your brother, had he ever considered me his wife? He wouldn’t even let me sleep on the same bed with him or stay in his room. So, tell me, do you think such a man would ever stand to see me naked, let alone father my children? Besides, he never stepped foot in my room.”Currie was shocked. She knew things weren’t going well between Avery and her brother, but she had never imagined it was this bad.What was wrong with Abel? How couldn’t he see Avery’s impeccable beauty? Why wouldn’t he appreciate her gorgeous body? Even as a woman, Currie saw Avery as an incredibly attractive person. She had watched other men
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As soon as Avery settled behind the wheel with Currie beside her, she clasped the steering wheel tightly, her eyes wide with shock.“Did I just hit Axel?” she wondered. All her life, Avery had never used force against anyone, not even in self-defense classes. But Axel had left her with no other choice. She couldn’t let him take Currie away.She glanced over at Currie, noticing her friend was visibly trembling. Avery could almost hear her heart racing.She calmly placed her hand on Currie’s.“It’s all right, Currie. He’s gone now. I’ll take you home.”“Can you take me with you, Sister Nuu? I don’t want to go back home. I’m not ready to face Grandpa and Abel.”For Currie, Abel’s house had become her refuge, a place she saw as home. She avoided mentioning her father’s house, as did many others in their circle. Even Godwin was no longer comfortable with Nora, who had changed since Riana went to jail.“Please, let me spend the night at your place,” Currie pleaded.Avery thought for a momen
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“Sister Nuu!” Currie called out from behind, unaware of the tense scene unfolding. She approached with a bright smile, holding two martinis, one in each hand.Axel’s eyes narrowed as he spotted her. In a swift, vicious movement, he grabbed her by the neck, pressing the knife close to her skin. Currie’s expression shifted from joy to terror as her hands trembled, the glasses slipping from her grip and shattering on the floor. But with the loud music blaring in the bar, no one noticed the broken glass and the crowd remained absorbed in their worlds, oblivious to the danger just feet away.Axel tightened his hold, leaning close to Currie’s ear with a sickly sweet grin as if they were just two lovers sharing a secret. “Smile, darling,” he whispered. “We don’t want to draw attention, do we?”Currie’s heart raced, but she forced a terrified smile, desperate not to make things worse. Axel gave her a rough shove, guiding her toward the door, their struggle hidden under the guise of a friendl
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By the time Avery reached the cafe, Currie had called her over twenty times. “Are you trying to drain my battery with all these calls?” Avery said, sinking into the chair across from Currie.“Sis Nuu, don’t blame me. My heart is broken. Axel and I were supposed to be on our honeymoon in Mexico, but he ruined everything. I don’t know what to do with myself. The coffee here isn’t strong enough. Can we go to the bar across the road and grab a drink? Just a bottle?” Avery hesitated. “Currie, I don’t have the strength to carry a drunk woman. Why don’t you go home and rest instead?” “All I’ve done at home is stare at my wedding dress and cry. I’ll just keep watching it and crying some more. I don’t know what else to do. Please, just buy the bottle. We’ll be out of there quickly.” Seeing how crushed Currie was, Avery relented. “All right, one glass, and then we leave,” she said. Avery hated drinking alone at a bar, especially without any male company. This would be the first time
