In less than two minutes, Thorne returned to the cell, which had now turned so quiet that even if a pin was dropped, it’d be heard. He was holding a black box. All the criminals were so petrified that they held their breath as if, that way, Maverick wouldn’t discover their presence. Thorne strode towards Mr. Hunt's cell, unlocked it, and then strode into it while holding the toolbox. Upon seeing the door open, Mr. Hunt tried to take advantage of the opened door to run away. He dashed for the door immediately. Unfortunately for Mr. Hunt, Thorne was multiple times faster than him. With a fierce kick from Thorne, Mr. Hunt landed on the floor like a broken doll. He grabbed his chest and groaned in pain. “Bastard.” Thorne cursed, his face morphing in contempt. He opened the toolbox and took a step back. “Done, boss.” Maverick made his way into the cell at a calm and leisurely pace, but with every step he took, the faster the prisoners’ hearts pounded. He sat down, an auth
‘Meet @ 10:00 a.m. Bring the script. Let’s talk.’ Upon seeing the text sent by that certain number, Lessie’s eyes widened, and she squealed in joy. Luckily, Lessie hasn't slept yet. Had she seen this text the next morning, she'd have collapsed and cried to death. Originally, Lessie believed there was no hope between her and Maverick after Maverick ‘dumped’ her on the road; it turns out that... Lessie squeals and rolls about the bed in excitement, but in the next second, she springs up from the bed and stands up. No. No. No, she can’t be rolling about stupidly. Every time ticking means every time lost. Immediately, Lessie began to bustle about, doing her nightly routine and selecting her choice of clothes. Lessie planned to arrive in front of Maverick with such a beautiful and glowing face and body that when Maverick caught sight of her beauty, he'd be swept off his feet. Immediately, Lessie picked up the script; her smile very radiant. It turns out that the script w
Maverick twisted the doorknob and opened the door to his office; his expression deadpanned. Suddenly, his expression switched to gloom, and a freezing aura began to exude from him. Regardless, Maverick stepped into his office. Upon hearing the sound of an opened door, Tatiana sprang up from the sofa she was sitting on. She was dressed in a white gown that fell on her knees, and her long hair fell past her shoulder. Her face seemed to have minimal or no makeup, making her look so innocent and enchanting. A sweet smile appeared on her face, and she raised Valencia’s book. “Maverick, I went through the script; I love it so much. Can I act in it?” Tatiana inquired in a nervous tone. She clenched the book tightly, and her breath unconsciously hitched as if she were afraid that Maverick would coldly reject her. Maverick’s eyes landed on Tatiana’s hand, which clenched Valencia’s book, and his brows knitted. He strode towards Tatiana and snatched the book. Indifferently, he beg
A soft symphony played by a famous orchestra band drifted in the Carter family's luxurious mansion. A joyful ambiance, happy laughter, and chattering pervaded the whole mansion. Different flowers ranging from roses, daisies, etc. were neatly arranged, highlighting the mansion’s artistic luxury and beauty—making one's eyes linger, and its scent softly teasing one's nose. Top prominent people held glasses of expensive alcohol and interacted with each other clearly to build more connections and familiarity and get investments. Mr. Carter and Amabella held each other's hands carefully. The couple wore a matching set of deep blue, happy smiles plastered on their faces. With a warm smile on their faces, they made their way to the guest and interacted with the guests one after the other. The sudden opening of the door attracted the guest’s attention, causing everyone to turn to the door. Lessie was dressed in a bronzed-gold one-shoulder ball gown with floral drape details an
'Mr. Carter is so lucky. His daughter fawned and cared about his health so much. How Lucky! My good-for-nothing children only cause trouble all day. Not only is Lessie a successful and popular actress, but she also knows how to care for her parents. Her husband and his family will be very lucky. Can you take a look at my foolish son? Do you think he's very outstanding? I want to introduce him to Lessie. Hmph!Don't even think about it. Lessie is such a heartthrob and one of the most beautiful ladies in the country. It's your son's fortune to be able to carry Lessie's shoes!' Upon hearing the various discussions in the mansion, Mr. Carter's face crinkled in a wide and proud smile. Suddenly, Lessie's eyes pooled with tears, and her lips quivered pitifully. She grabbed Mr. Carter's hands anxiously and lowered her head sadly. “I wonder how younger sister Valencia is. Although she had caused trouble in the past, the family missed her so much. We have been searching for her all to
Upon hearing Lessie's words, Valencia pressed her lips together and nodded her head in understanding. Suddenly, she curved her lips and let out a peal of laughter as if she had just heard the most shocking joke. Valencia's eyes turned cold, and her brows arched coldly. “Miss me? It's appropriate to say you seem glad that I left. None of you reached out to me, and Dad didn't hesitate to block my bank card less than a week after I left. If you have called my number, you'll certainly be able to reach me. And you mention missing me… I'd rather believe pigs can fly.” Valencia smirked and let out an amused chortle. Valencia paused and raised her chin; her cold and contemptuous glance landed on the green-faced Lessie immediately. “It's quite shocking to hear that from someone who is planning to use my novel to create an award-winning drama and whose mother stole my mom's design to open a fashion line without permission… and wedding anniversary?” Valencia scoffed coldly. “What a joke! I
Lessie’s hand balled into a fist, her chest heaved, and she gnashed her teeth together, her body trembling with fury and hatred. A few minutes ago, Lessie was being praised and raised to the cloud. However, after Valencia stepped into the hall, and with just a few words from Valencia, Lessie's clean and pure reputation was thrown into the mud, and the whole Carter family was now being bashed and detested. Originally, Lessie had invited reporters to the wedding anniversary; she even made a livestream to spread her considerateness, pureness, and filial piety. However, with Valencia’s words, all her actions had gone down the drain, and it felt as if she had shot herself in the feet instead. Now, Lessie was afraid to go on social media due to the netizens. She knew bad words about her would be circulating online, and she'd be receiving endless bashing. Lessie ground her teeth together. Why is this bitch back? Originally, Lessie already planned to put in extreme work and be
Maverick leaned back against the couch and played with his pen, his eyes glazed and his expression blank. "As the writer, the only way the script will be credited as yours is if you are involved with the movie or else forget it.” Maverick shamelessly stated Valencia’s face flushed red, veins pulsed on her neck, and her body shook in indignation. What does Maverick mean she has to be presented? It wasn’t as if she was the one who wanted to act, nor was she the director. She gnashed her teeth together. This bastard! He had never changed. He's always wanting things to go according to his flow. He's really a jerk Suddenly, Corbyn extended his hands and collected the phone from Valencia. He tucked his phone into his pocket and pronounced, “This is between us. Valencia is innocent; don’t add Valencia to...” Maverick’s brows arched, and his whole person became detached, his expression enigmatic. He rebutted in a steady and calm voice, “Mr. Corbyn, are you mistaken? The Cirillo and t
“Miss Valencia, you’re here.” As soon as Valencia stepped into the filming location, the crew members began to greet her politely while smiling at her. It was as if they were never involved in all that happened the day before.Seeing this total change of attitude, Valencia’s lips curved up in a sneer.Yesterday, they had all crowded her and called her shameless to her face, but after seeing the news, they were quick to switch and act friendly. Very two-faced and disgusting. Ayla straightened her back and smiled beautifully before catwalking toward Valencia while holding a bottle of water in her hand. “Miss Valencia, congratulations. I heard you have gotten the news solved. I’m so happy for you.” Ayla elegantly uttered with a bow, her voice and expression filled with so much joy that if one didn’t know better, one would think that she and Valencia were friends.Upon hearing this, Valencia nodded indifferently and uttered, “Thank you.” Immediately she turned to leave.Valencia inward
“Big brother Corbyn, why will Roman take the blame?” Valencia tilted her neck in curiosity and inquired while Corbyn pushed her swing. But wait… that's not the most important thing. The most important thing is how Aida was able to set her hands on Roman's phone. Except for his acting career, Roman's life has always been secretive, and he's always with his phone. Even when he's performing in a set. And if there's a rare moment, Roman’s phone will be handed to his assistant. However, it was that Roman who suddenly left his phone unlocked in the lobby when Aida wanted to steal a photo! That's not simple. Not at all. Thinking like this, how wouldn’t Valencia understand that Roman must have known that Aida was interested in his phone and purposely left it for her to use? Valencia’s face contorted in a frown. That means Roman isn't a good person either. Without hesitation, Valencia picked up her phone and dialed Roman’s number. Roman picked up the call on the first dial
Due to this, Amell had no choice but to enter the private room. His eyes awkwardly darted around the room, and his whole person was a bit nervous. “Hey.” He threw and sat at the far end from Amell.Contrary to Amell’s nervousness, Burke appeared very calm. He was so calm it was as if he wasn’t the one who kissed Amell in a fit of rage. He calmly responded without lifting his head, “Hm.”Upon hearing Burke’s response, Amell’s tense nerves slightly turned calm. His eyes narrowed due to conflicting emotions.Could it be that this bastard was in a good mood, or is it that this bastard just never cared since the beginning…Amell’s eyes that suddenly landed on Burke’s lips snapped him out of his thought. Thin lips crashed with…Amell’s eyes instantly widened in horror, and he quickly rubbed his eyes like crazy while shaking his head.It was as if doing so would prevent the image from displaying in his mind.Unfortunately, several images of lips kissing began to run through his mind, making
You bitch!" A fierce slap resounded in the room, and Tatiana's face whipped to the side immediately, her cheeks filled with five print marks.A surge of hatred immediately overwhelmed Tatiana’s eyes, and her body trembled due to rage."It's enough that a slut daughter dared to cause chaos in my home; how dare you try to ruin the family's reputation? Do you think everyone is as naive as you to believe that a lowly guard, especially the guard of Maverick Vandenberg, would take action without orders? How dare you?" Mrs. Austergaard chided coldly, her elegant face now filled with fury. Mrs. Austeegard pointed at Tatiana and continued to chide, "You are just like your mother; you only know how to run after men without a plan for your future. Ever since you returned to the country, you have never acted like a responsible daughter of the Austegaard. Rather, you shamelessly throw yourself at men all day long. You are very shameless." She seethed. The more Mrs. Austergaard thought of all thi
The waitress immediately crawled to Valencia and began to hit her head against the floor, tears streaming profusely down her face. She bawled pitifully, “Miss Valencia, please forgive me. I just wanted to save my poor mother. My poor mother was sick, and I just needed the money. Please let me go…” Before the waitress could complete her words, the female guard grabbed her by the hair and threw her far away from Valencia. The waitress was clearly pleading with such words in order to get Valencia to soften, forgive her, and not get to the root of the matter. Unfortunately, she messed with the wrong person. “Who sent you?” The guard cruelly pulled the waitress by the hair and questioned her harshly. The waitress's lips parted and her eyes darted about, her body trembling. She cried out, “I. I didn’t see the person’s face. The person covered their eyes. Please, let me go.” She bawled pitifully. The bodyguard sneered, not falling for the waitress’s lies. Before she could speak, CCTV fo
Tatiana’s expression changed to agitation. In fact, all Tatiana was doing was her own play to turn the tide over. She had no intention to kneel.Tatiana’s face turned pale. She really doesn’t want to kneel; once she kneels, her reputation will be stained, and she will be lowly to Valencia. How can she bear that? Her hand subconsciously gripped the side of her dress.Seeing this, how can Aviva not know what was going through Tatiana’s mind? She sneered and coldly said, “What? Are those all for shows? Didn’t you want to gain Valencia’s forgiveness…”“Enough!” Maverick coldly declared, interjecting Aviva’s words.Corbyn’s eyes turned cold, and he took a step forward, his lips pressed in a thin line. “Your Vandenberg family can’t go overboard in our Cirillo family’s presence.” His cold eyes fall on Tatiana, and he ruthlessly emits, “Apologise.”Tatiana’s eyes flashed with a depressing glint, and a sense of unwillingness overwhelmed her. She really doesn’t want to. Her anxious eyes fell on
’Eh? Isn’t this Miss Tatiana? Miss Tatiana is eavesdropping on Valencia and Roman’s discussion? Doesn’t that mean Miss Tatiana isn’t clueless about how this news got revealed?Good heavens! Can this be Miss Tatiana’s handiwork? I know that Miss Tatiana is just as sly, but I didn’t expect that she’d be so vile and shameless to do such a thing.’Upon hearing the voice surrounding her, coupled with the people pointing and chiding her, Tatiana’s expression changed, and she took a step back, her whole person filled with panic and anxiety; it was clear that Tatiana didn’t expect the sudden revelation. She quickly cried out to defend herself, “This. This. I’m being framed. Someone turn it off. I didn’t do it. I didn’t.”Suddenly, Tatiana’s expression changed, and she pointed at the stunned Valencia and yelled at the top of her voice, “It’s you. You’re framing me. I know Miss Valencia will do anything to clean herself, but doing such a thing like this is very vile,” she cried out pitifully an
Tatiana eyed Valencia and her brooding expression, and she immediately came to the conclusion that Corbyn already dumped Valencia and Valencia's attendance was to find a rich man to hang onto again. “What? You are all alone here tonight! Is this a final attempt to find a man? I didn’t expect that Miss Valencia was this type of woman. However, isn’t Roman so outstanding…” Valencia didn’t even raise an eye before scoffing in disdain. She continued to stare into the distance before sneering, “Not only do you speak nonsense, you are also blind.” She pronounced Upon hearing this, Tatiana’s eyes turned cold, and a surge of indignation overwhelmed her being, but… Tatiana had yet to speak a word when one of the crowd of ladies fawning over her and following her scoffed at Valencia. “Someone is really shameless. Aren’t you the one trending in the news? I already expected you to break down. Turns out you are very thick-skinned and tenacious.” She chided harshly Valencia childishly nodded h
The conspicuous black car of the Cirillo family rolled to a stop in front of City Hotel, one of the most expensive hotels in the city.The Davis family’s son finally found his first love and got engaged to her after years of searching. As a result, Mr. Davis was so excited that he even threw a special party to celebrate with the top elite in the country and took out his favorite wine to share.“It’s been years since I attended this.” Aneira exhales and inhales deeply. If it wasn’t for Valencia and Aviva’s countless persuasions, Aneira really wanted to stay home and play with her sweet quadruplet.Home is very beautiful. Several times more beautiful than social gatherings like this, where several people are fake.Since Aneira had attended such parties in the past, it’s right to say that she’ll definitely be under people’s scrutinizing eyes. Just thinking about it made her want to return home.As if realizing what Aneira planned to do, Aviva grabbed her hand and led her out of the car.