The Miller Manor became unusually lively.Except for the old woman's burned dwelling, the other houses became lively and vibrant again.However, beneath the surface harmony, there was a daily struggle, with hidden fluctuations.That day, Thea voluntarily went to Uma's room. Although Uma had few chances to see her, the daughter-in-law of the Miller Group, she had always heard stories about her.She was also a sad and bitter girl, who had also encountered unworthy people, but she was able to stay true to her original intentions and bloom in the mud. And she stood at the top, overlooking all living beings.Uma admired Thea.So she was very friendly and polite to Thea when she arrived, saying, "Miss Fletcher."Thea walked to her bed and pulled up a stool to sit down. Then she looked at her with a smile on her face."Aunt Uma, is your health better now?"Uma was pleasantly surprised by the care she received from Thea, perhaps because Thea's smile was so genuine. For the first time, Uma fel
Mark glared at Thea fiercely and said, "What is your intention in trying so hard to get close to my mother?"Thea laughed and said, "I got close to Aunt Uma, no matter what, it was more straightforward than you."Mark's face darkened. Yes, after just hearing Uma's confession, he realized deeply how much Uma despised him, a person who sought to gain without effort.Mark left with a bewildered expression on his face.Thea returned to Thorne's room with a heavy heart.Thorne was sorting through a box of old books when Thea approached and asked in astonishment, "What is this?"Thorne said, "I found some old books in the library of the Miller Manor. I wanted to flip through them and see if there was anything worthwhile."Thorne poured a cup of tea. He handed it to Thea."Uma disclosed her relationship with Olivia?"Thea shook her head and said, "She, on the other hand, opened up to me and confided about her past, but her social circle was simple. It mainly consisted of her parents from her
Robert took a step forward, but Thea quickly blocked him, saying, "Dad, today this door cannot be entered by anyone without Theodore's permission, including you. Please don't make it difficult for your daughter-in-law."Robert's face turned pale and then green as he stared at Thea. Suppressing his anger, he said, "That's your grandfather we're talking about. He's old and sickly. If Thorne were to anger him to the point of a serious illness or even death, how could he face the ancestors of the Miller family? Even if it were to be known, he would be labeled as an unfilial elder. Thea, if you truly care about him, you should consider his reputation."Thea smiled and said, "Dad, both Thorne and I are people who have risen from the mud. We don't care at all about how others perceive us, reputation is just a passing cloud to us. So, I will definitely go to any lengths to fulfill Thorne's wish."Robert reluctantly stepped back. However, he paced back and forth anxiously with his hands behind
Who knew, Thorne told her, "There is no room for me here, only my mother's room. When I used to come to the Brown Manor, I would stay in my mother's room."Thea was extremely shocked.Olivia ultimately died, and Thorne was young at the time. The Brown family arranged for him to stay in Olivia's room. How could they not worry that Thorne might be scared?Thorne seemed to read Thea's mind and laughed, "Although they say that people like my mother, who died tragically, have strong grudges after death, I am not afraid at all. I really want my mother to come into my dreams, but she probably doesn't want to scare me, so she has never been willing to enter my dreams."Thea dryly said, "She was a good mother."The butler of the Brown family came out at this moment and, upon seeing Thorne, his expression first froze, then filled with a sense of helplessness. "The young master has returned?"Thorne asked, "Are Grandma and Grandpa at home?"The butler said, "Your grandfather went to visit a frie
"Olivia?" Thea exclaimed with both surprise and joy, calling out eagerly, "Are you really Olivia? Do you know how long Theodore has been looking for you?"She felt her body break free from the shackles of that mysterious force. She managed to sit up successfully, but when she tried to get off the ground and walk towards Olivia, Olivia suddenly stepped back.Her voice trembled slightly as she said, "Thea, don't come near me."Thea stood still, staring at her blankly.They were just inches apart, but Olivia's body was incredibly blurry."Thea, it's not that I didn't like you approaching me, but I was afraid that my appearance would scare you. Just stand there obediently and listen to me for a few words."Thea felt that Olivia was like a wisp of smoke, silently coming and silently leaving. She was afraid of her departure, so she obeyed her."Okay, I will just stand here and listen to you."Olivia sighed and said, "I know Thorne is very filial. Everything he does is for me. But I don't wa
Because it was too late, Thea and Thorne did not go home and instead stayed at the Brown Manor.Dinner was brought by the butler. Lady Brown, using her vegetarian diet as an excuse, declined to have dinner together with the young man. Thorne did not suspect anything, but Thea insisted on keeping the butler for a while and asked many questions."Lady Brown wouldn't dislike me, would she? Is that why she deliberately said she's a vegetarian? Butler, how many years has she been a vegetarian?" Thea deliberately teased.Thorne's expression changed slightly, and he looked at Thea with some confusion. He kindly held Thea's hand and took the initiative to defend Lady Brown, “Thea, you have misunderstood Grandma. As far as I can remember, Grandma has been observing a vegetarian diet on the first and fifteenth day of every month."Thea, however, stared at the butler and asked, "Is it true?"The butler smiled and said, "Yes, Lady Brown has been a vegetarian for over twenty years. Miss Fletcher,
If Sir Brown truly cared about his daughter, he would not only pray for her every day. He would certainly also help her make wishes, wouldn't he?Olivia has been dead for nearly thirty years, so Sir Brown must have made more than one wish. Among the wish notes hanging on the wishing tree, there must be his handwriting.Thea paced back and forth in front of the wishing tree, pondering how to find Sir Brown's wish note.Finally, she had a thought and, based on Sir Brown's height and the condition of the wish papers, she sincerely clasped her hands together and made a wish, “May God bless me to find Sir Brown's wish paper."Then she tried her luck under the tree. Flipping through this and that, surprisingly, fortune favored the determined, and she actually managed to find Sir Brown's wish note in the end.The moment she saw the wish post, her heart sank to the bottom of the valley.The wish card had no words on it, but it depicted a creepy picture. The picture showed a bloody person with
"Hahaha," the person laughed arrogantly, "How can ordinary mortals punish me? In this world, I am the law. No one can restrain me."Thea said, "But you are also human, and humans have weaknesses. One day, you will die a terrible death.""Childish," the person spat at Thea, "shut your mouth because I don't want to hear such childish and foolish remarks from you. You have no idea who I am, nor do you know how strong I am. Yet, you dare to describe me using the weaknesses of ordinary people? This is simply an insult to me."Thea said, "You indeed had some skills. You managed to kill Olivia, yet you have been able to escape punishment for so many years?""How did you know that Olivia was the one I killed?"Because I saw the stitched wound on Olivia's face, it was sewn together with a thick silver needle on the wall.Thea was absolutely certain at that moment, “So, you killed Olivia? Did you dismember her?" Thea gritted her teeth and asked with great anguish."How could you have met Olivia
Samuel howled, "But I didn't want to accept it."It was late.Drake came in holding a roster. He opened the roster, which had photos of the blind date participants - some with makeup, some without, as well as candid shots and work photos. It also contained the archival records of the individuals from birth until now."Please take a look."Kassidy eagerly took the boys' roster, while Samuel held the girls' roster and they both started flipping through them."Wow. They're all so good." Kassidy exclaimed enthusiastically, "So handsome and talented... I like every one of them. Except for this rich young man... What a nickname, 'Foodie'? This photo must have been photoshopped, definitely a chubby person..."She threw the roster to Drake, "Everyone except him."Drake smirked.Samuel pouted and said, "This chest is too small.""This hair color was too yellow." "This leg was a bit thick.""This waist would be perfect if i
Eric returned home and only then did he realize that his mother, Hana, had already been discharged from the hospital. Ingrid's attitude towards him had become much colder. In fact, she even showed a hint of disgust towards him."Eric, where have you been hiding these days when mom had a car accident and was hospitalized?"Eric, with the postoperative sequelae, was very weak and feeble, saying, "I had a little accident..."Hana finally noticed something unusual about her son, “What's wrong with you?"Eric lifted up the hem of his shirt, revealing the surgical scar on his lower back. "I had my kidney taken away by someone."Hana's pupils dilated, filled with fear. "How could this happen?"Eric closed his eyes in pain and said, "This matter is hard to put into words."Ingrid, who was skilled in calculations, immediately realized that the value of Eric's utilization had been discounted."You were not feeling well now, so will you b
Eric said, "Kassidy, please stop talking. I believe this wasn't done by you. Your character is just like your mother's, both of you are honest and kind people, who would never stoop to such despicable means."He lowered his head in shame and said, "I am getting what I deserved."Kassidy stared at Eric expressionlessly. It was strange, as once she had faced Nathan's myriad of turbulent and grand emotions, but now she was calm like dead ashes.In the end, she simply said, "I didn't mean to not save you. I truly didn't realize how difficult your situation was."With boundless hatred towards that man, Emma pleaded with Kassidy, "So now, could you please help us seek justice?" Despite the pleading tone, her voice was firm, tinged with a hint of reluctant inexperience.Kassidy stared at her coldly and said, "Why should I help you?"Emma was stunned, and then her little face turned bright red.Yeah, why did Kassidy save her?She shoul
Emma trembled as she asked, "Which place do you want?"The man's gaze fell on Eric's waist, “Kidney."Eric couldn't help but feel a chill run through his entire body, as if every nerve was connected to his heart. A sense of unbearable despair washed over him from his heart."I disagreed," Eric roared.The man looked at him with an increasingly cold gaze, “My son was sick. He was the same age as you all, but he developed kidney failure at such a young age. The doctor said he must have surgery as soon as possible, otherwise he won't survive this year. I won't let him die, so I must find a suitable kidney source for him... As long as he can live, I don't care about breaking the law..."Eric shouted impatiently, "You idiot, not everyone's kidney is suitable for him. If we give him our kidney, it could cause rejection, and your son would die even faster."Snap-The man slapped Eric in the face and menacingly said, "How dare you curse my so
The man's face darkened, and his eyes, filled with a predatory gaze, stared at Eric. "You wouldn't be deceiving me, would you? Eric, do you realize the consequences of deceiving me?"Eric was speechless, he was dumbfounded by the man's lack of intelligence. "My phone is in your hands, I didn't have time to tamper with it. Kassidy's phone number has always been stored in my phone. If you can't reach her, it's probably because her phone is currently with her."The man thought for a moment and felt that what he said made some sense. Then he took a deep breath and said, "Then I'll give you another fifteen minutes. If Kassidy doesn't call to confirm that you have some relationship with her, then I won't be polite to you."Time passed by minute by minute.Eric's heart grew more and more anxious. He didn't know if Kassidy would call back in such a short amount of time.As the moment of the clock was about to end, Eric's phone rang. Eric let out a sigh of
Eric looked at the screen, but Samuel's words kept echoing in his ears. Suddenly, he fell to his knees, covering his face with both hands, tears and rainwater streaming through his fingers.Yes, Isabella has always been well. She was strong and optimistic, born in adversity but with a heart to overcome obstacles. She was loyal to love and loyal to her family, so she could receive selfless love from her family.Isabella, who was so good, was looked down upon by him in his past life. Now, as he finds himself trapped in a quagmire and realizes the hardships Isabella went through, he discovers that he cannot be as good as her at all. Eric is overwhelmed with shame.He deeply realized that he was not worthy of Isabella.However, Eric soon emerged from the melancholy of lost love. He had to save Emma, and the longer he delayed, the greater the danger she faced.He got up and ran hard.This time, he couldn't help but run for a long ti
Thea suddenly touched her face and said, "Your mother was young and still had her charm. If she had married a middle-aged man who was a good match for her, they could have built a marriage together. Maybe they could have lived a comfortable and peaceful life. But your mother insisted on flattering William and indulging in unrealistic dreams. In the end, she lost both her dignity and her wealth.""Ingrid, remember my words well: Be down-to-earth and work hard in life. Don't try to take shortcuts, as those who seek to gain without effort will not have a good outcome.""By the way, also tell Eric these words."Thea finished speaking and left gracefully.Little did she know, Eric, hiding in the stairwell, understood her words perfectly. He was now caught in a dilemma: a grounded life?Can he still reach the height of his past life?After Hana was discharged from the hospital, faced with a large amount of compensation money, she had no choice but
Hana was so angry that she trembled all over, "I never expected you rich people to be so unreasonable and heartless."Olivia laughed in anger, "I never expected you poor people to stoop so low in your desperate attempts to climb the social ladder. Even resorting to using your own uterus. Oh, not all poor people are as spineless as you, my sister Thea has a lot of pride."Hana took a desperate measure, treating the dead horse as if it were alive, and said, "If William is not willing to take responsibility, then I will accuse him of negligence.""Oh, so you finally reveal your true colors, huh? If you have the guts, go ahead and sue. Do you have any evidence? If you do, bring it out immediately, and we will register this child's household registration right away. If you don't have any evidence, it's not you suing him, but us suing you for damaging William's reputation."Hana couldn't argue with Olivia and left in a huff.Olivia continued to playfully
Hana panicked, "William, I was just momentarily anxious and spoke without thinking. Please don't be angry, I won't say these nonsense words again in the future."William was exhausted and said, "Let it go."The other side.Hana heard the busy tone coming from her phone, and her face froze. She looked helplessly at the pair of children next to her and said with great disappointment, "He wants me to hit this child? Just because I said bad things about her daughter being selfish and self-centered?"Eric frowned, deeply experiencing the despair of having a teammate who was a liability. He weakly retorted, "How many times have I told you that William is obsessed with spoiling girls? If you're with her, the stepmother will have to treat you better than your own mother. But you foolishly want to compete for favor with Jade."Hana held her son's hand, tears welling up in her eyes. "Son, can you help me? How can I change his mind? I don't want to terminate