Seeing Vincent cry, Athena felt her heart clench tightly.She didn't know why, but ever since she laid eyes on Vincent, she was extremely fond of him.Athena looked at Vincent and then at Birdie. She said worriedly, "It must have been frightening, getting separated from your parents like this."Don't be scared. Just tell me your parent's phone number and I'll help you contact them right away."Vincent continued weeping. "I don't remember."Birdie felt a smile forming on her lips.To hide her expression, she quickly lifted her hands to rub her eyes. She began to cry. Well, at least, she pretended to."Hmm …" Athena paused but didn't think much of it.After all, it was normal for young children not to remember their parents' phone numbers."Why don't I take you to the police station? What are your names?" Athena asked in a gentle tone."I'm Vincent and this is Birdie." Vincent then asked, "What's your name, miss?"Athena replied with a smile, "I'm Athena."Athena?Vincent'
Seeing that Alexa had apologized, Athena's tone finally softened. "Vincent and Birdie are good kids. It's already pitiful enough that they got separated from their parents."They'll be staying here for the time being. If you really dislike children, then just refrain from coming over for now!"Suppressing the anger and resignation in her heart, Alexa quickly said, "Aunt Athena, I was being rash. I actually love children. Please don't kick me out."Considering the many years they've spent together, Athena sighed. "All right. In the future, please help me look after them."Alexa forced out a smile. "Of course. As long as you like these children, I'll surely like them, too."Vincent let out a yawn, tiredness clear on his face.Noticing this, Athena said softly, "You must be tired, Vincent. Let me take you both to rest." With that, she took Vincent's and Birdie's hands and headed inside, completely forgetting about Alexa.Watching their disappearing figure, Alexa could no longer h
Under everyone's pained gaze, Athena knelt on the ground.With her hands overlapping one another and her left palm facing downward, she began pumping Alexa's chest.Alexa's breathing and heartbeat had already stopped, but Athena refused to give up.The golden four-minute rescue time was critical in recovering a patient's breathing and heartbeat.After these four minutes, the longer it was prolonged, the smaller the chance of resuscitating the patient.Therefore, Athena didn't waste a single second and continuously pumped Alexa's chest.The weather in Autumnvale was rather chilly but Athena was already starting to sweat.Beads of sweat covered her forehead and neck, slowly trickling down her skin.At that moment, everyone was silent.Even if Athena couldn't save Alexa's life, no one would blame her. They knew that she had already done her best.Suddenly, Athena felt a faint heartbeat from under her palms.Alexa slowly opened her eyes.At that moment, the sunlight emerged, ca
Since then, Anderson and Alexa had become regular guests at Athena's place.Alexa had just lost her mother. So, she redirected all her feelings to Athena.Athena felt sympathetic toward Alexa for losing her mother at such a young age. Hence, she treated her with exceptional care.Anderson could tell that Athena was not an ordinary person. Her pharmaceutical skills were out of this world.With her beautiful looks and extraordinary talents, Athena quickly captured Anderson's attention.Anderson and Lily's marriage was an arranged one, purely for business purposes. They had no feelings for each other.On the day of the accident, their initial plan was to file for a divorce.With unclear intentions, Anderson started showing great care toward Athena.Not long after, when Anderson felt like the time was right, he confessed his feelings to Athena.However, he was brutally rejected.Undeterred, Anderson proposed another alternative to Athena. He suggested that she be Alexa's godmothe
Anderson's face was glum. He grumbled, "What else could she have said? When has she ever not rejected me?"Alexa's face was full of resignation. She clenched her fists and said, "Dad, why does Aunt Athena always refuse to marry you?"During the accident back then, it was Aunt Athena who saved me. Since then, I've always regarded her as my own mother."Alexa had completely forgotten that in that car accident, it was Lily who had risked her life to protect her.To rescue her, Lily's body was even destroyed in the process.This was a detail Alexa had selectively chosen to forget.Alexa huffed. "If Aunt Athena truly has relatives, why don't they come find her? Why are they just letting her wander around alone?"All these years, it's been the two of us who have been by Aunt Athena's side. We've never seen anyone come looking for her!"Anderson remained quiet. A complex look flashed in his eyes.In reality, over the years, many people had come looking for Athena.But he deliberatel
The next morning, Vincent took Birdie out for breakfast. In the meantime, he chatted with Larissa on the phone.As Birdie listened to their conversation, many questions popped up in her head.Birdie asked Vincent in puzzlement, "Vincent, are you saying that Ms. Athena might be your grandmother?"With a serious look, Vincent replied, "I'm not sure yet, but I think there's a huge possibility that she is."There are tons of people in the world with the same name and surname."However, one who shares the same name and surname, looks like my mommy, and has amnesia is extremely rare."I don't believe in such coincidences. Perhaps something happened that made Grandma lose her memory and forget Mommy."Birdie, let's stay by Grandma's side until Mommy comes to find us."While Vincent was just a child, he was already displaying an extraordinary sense of dominance.As long as it was something he decided on, he would decisively act on it.He suspected that Athena was his grandmother, so
Vincent and Birdie were seen to be happily eating cake inside!"Little brats, it's you again! You're doing this on purpose, aren't you?"Alexa was infuriated. Why was it that no matter where she went, she would run into Vincent and Birdie?Vincent cast a sidelong glance at Alexa, sneering. "Ma'am, is your brain functioning properly?"I came here first. Don't you know the principle of 'first come, first served?'"I didn't argue with you for snatching my seat in the restaurant. But now you've followed me here? How shameless can you be?""How dare you scold me? You dined and dashed then made me pay for your bill! I still haven't settled the score with you!"Alexa's face was flushed with rage. She dashed over, wanting to grab Vincent.Vincent chuckled coldly and uttered, "MAVIS."The sounds of metal clanking were heard, and a towering robot stood in place.MAVIS stepped forward, looking down at Alexa from above. "Young master, the target has been identified. Prepared to launch!
Birdie watched in bewilderment.They had clearly used Alexa's credit card to pay for the cake just now! How could Vincent still accept the money so naturally?If Alexa found out, she would surely be furious.Just then, Athena got a call from Anderson."Is that so?" Athena frowned. "I got it. I'll check with Vincent."Upon ending the call, Athena's expression turned conflicted.Vincent asked in concern, "Ms. Athena, is there something bothering you?"Athena gently caressed Vincent's head.Vincent was so adorable. How could he possibly be like what Anderson had said?To get to the bottom of things, Athena eventually decided to ask, "Vincent, I heard that you dined and dashed at a restaurant."You accused Alexa of trying to kidnap you, threw a cake at her, and even stole her credit card."Are these things all true? Do you have any particular reason behind your actions?"Athena furrowed her brows.Although she hadn't known Vincent for long, she could tell that he was a well-be
Ambrose faced his back to Larissa.She tried to conceal her grievance and anger, shouting, "Aren't you leaving? Leave then!"He kept his back to her, not daring to turn around.Despite her efforts to suppress her emotions, he detected a touch of grief in her voice.Ambrose was frightened of turning around and seeing her tears.As long as he saw those eyes, he would be unable to resist the temptation to be selfish once again, to stay by her side at all costs.He gradually tightened his gloved hands.No. He couldn't be so selfish. He had become a monster, unworthy of her!He wanted to escape, hide, and not let Larissa see his monster appearance. However, he couldn't move at all. His feet stubbornly stayed in place, as if rooted.She walked up to him. She stared attentively at him for a moment before slowly reaching out to hold his hand.Just as her fingertips were about to touch his hand, Ambrose suddenly returned to his senses.Damn it! What was he doing? How could he let Lar
Max's treatment of external injuries was professional.He gently patted the wolf cub's head and said, "Bye."The wolf cub's eyes were full of gratitude. It looked at the humans deeply before running away without looking back.Larissa and her team continued to search for traces of the werewolf in Northernmost.However, they didn't find any useful clues. Max couldn't help but ask, "Madam, do you think there would be werewolves here?"She replied, "Although Jackie lied about the wolf cub, I believe he saw something real. No matter what, I'll find him, even if we have to turn Northernmost upside down!"On a mountain several miles away, a tall figure stood against the wind. He stood firm amidst the snowy landscape like a sturdy tree.The wolf cub approached him and affectionately rubbed against his trousers. He lowered his head, giving it a faint glance. "Little fool, don't get caught in human traps again."His tone was stern, with a hint of teaching. The wolf cub lowered its head i
There were no cameras in the hotel room, but there were in the corridor.In a fleeting moment, Larissa finally noticed something wrong.She rewinded the video and played it back slowly several times. Finally, she confirmed what she had seen.She slumped into the chair, completely lost.She knew that something must have happened to Ambrose.Although the footage got grainy right away, Larissa still saw it—Ambrose's hand had undergone some sort of transformation.What on earth had happened? She must find him as soon as possible!Everything was fine last night. Ambrose set off fireworks for her and even used drones to write his vow in the sky.He had done so many romantic things for her. Why did he change overnight? What was wrong with his hand?Larissa's mind was in chaos, unable to make sense of anything. After thinking for a moment, she called Max."Max, send a ship to pick me up... No, send me a helicopter. I have to go back right away."After returning, she immediately aske
Ambrose's pupils shrank.His right hand had completely transformed into the shape of a wolf claw.The mutation continued to spread up his arm, resulting in a thick layer of wolf fur.Dawn was approaching. A faint light shone on the horizon. The distant sea was tumultuous with no end in sight.Ambrose stood on the balcony, his black hair fluttering in the sea breeze.He cautiously lifted his right hand. At this moment, his hand could no longer be called a hand.From his fingertips to his arm, it had fully transformed into a wolf's paw. Even more terrifyingly, the mutation was still spreading toward his shoulder.His time was running out.Ambrose stared at his right hand intently for a long time. Until the cold air covered his long eyelashes with a layer of frost, he put on his gloves again, hiding the mutated hand.He returned to the bedroom, where Larissa remained asleep. She appeared to be having a beautiful dream, smiling as she slept.Ambrose sat down by the bed, gazing at
Larissa didn't notice Ambrose's abnormality. She thought he was preparing a surprise for her."Then hurry up, Mister!" She tiptoed and kissed his face before running out with a smile.His gentle smile disappeared after she left.Ambrose stared at his mutated right hand, his expression gradually darkening.He didn't want to appear so hideous in front of Larissa. So, he put on a pair of black gloves, intending to hide it from her.Larissa waited outside, kicking the ground with boredom. After a while, Ambrose came out."Mister!" Larissa dashed for him like a lively bird.He hugged her as he had done countless times before. She hooked her arm around his, and they walked out together.When the restaurant doors slowly opened, Larissa noticed the pink rose petals scattered all over the floor.It was so beautiful!It was evident that Ambrose attached great importance to their wedding anniversary tonight.She stared at his strikingly gorgeous profile. He turned and showed her a doti
A week later, Birdie awoke.She burst into tears upon seeing Larissa. "Ms. Larissa, those people beat me so badly! I thought I'd never see you again!"Larissa tenderly hugged Birdie and patted her back to comfort her. "It's fine now. Don't be afraid. I've already avenged you."Vincent stood nearby. He tightly pursed his lips, believing that the punishments meted out to those people were too light.After Birdie had stopped crying, she looked at him and asked, "Vince, why are you still so short?"He felt like he'd been struck by lightning.Birdie was a year older than Vincent. Girls at this age tended to be taller than boys, causing Vincent to be a head shorter than Birdie.He pursed his lips and quietly put away the small cakes he had prepared for her. It took him a lot of effort to snatch it from Victor.Even if he gave it back to Victor, he wouldn't give it to the ungrateful Birdie!Larissa could tell Vincent's thoughts and nearly came out laughing. She barely managed to hold
Larissa observed Fernando, feeling increasingly familiar with his appearance."Hmm... aren't you the guy who owes me a hundred thousand dollars in medical expenses? Have your injuries healed?"It was simple for a person to leave a lasting impression on her. He only needed to owe her money.When Fernando heard the familiar voice, he finally confirmed she was the one who saved him."It's me. I'm really sorry..."He didn't hide anything and confessed all of his wrongdoings. After speaking, he nervously waited.Larissa might criticize him harshly, hit him, or even trample on his dignity as Nayla did. Everything was his fault. He was willing to face the consequences.But...She pondered for a moment and suddenly asked, "You're quite skilled, huh?""Uh..." Fernando didn't expect her to ask such a question out of the blue. He paused for a moment before nodding.Larissa waved. "Join the Hamiltons as a bodyguard then! If you perform well during the three-year testing period, we'll pro
As the Daltons' men surrounded Max, Nayla managed to flee."Damn it!" He gritted his teeth and glanced at Fernando. "Since you didn't join Nayla in harming Ms. Zoey, I'll let you go. You may leave!"However, Fernando didn't do so. He seemed to have made a certain determination and bent toward Max. "Please allow me to stay by Ms. Zoey's side. I'm willing to spend the rest of my life protecting her."Max squinted. "Do you think I'll still believe you?"Fernando remained bent over. It was a posture of persistence rather than reverence. "I won't give up even if you disagree.""Whatever!" Max turned around indifferently and led the Hamiltons' guards away.Fernando soon straightened up. He appeared resolute. Even if Max barred him from entering the Hamilton residence again, he would silently protect Zoey....Nayla stitched up her face at the Dalton residence, her hands trembling violently."Damn it!" She let out a shrill roar and hurled the needle holder violently to the ground.H
Fernando became more certain of the truth when he saw Nayla's panicked expression."Do you want me to believe you? Then show me how you used the silver needles to save me.""I—" Nayla bit her lip tightly. "You hurt me, Fernando. Have you forgotten that I saved your life? You promised to repay me. How could you doubt me?"He returned to his former coldness and stepped closer to her."You're not the one I owe gratitude to. When I was severely injured and unconscious, I couldn't see who had saved me. I'd even forgotten her voice. Fortunately, I've recalled it. Or I'd have no idea how much longer you'd deceive me!"During this period, the humiliations he had endured from Nayla were vivid and echoed in his mind.He had also doubted how a kind woman who would help a stranger could become so cruel.Nayla explained that her parents had abandoned her since birth. Larissa had also caused the death of her grandmother, who had raised her.After returning to her biological family, Larissa r