Following the voice, everyone turned to see Chet standing by the door in a grey suit.His eyes shone with the kind of disappointment and heartache that could not be hidden.He made his way to Clara and pointed at Xena who trailed behind him. Then, he demanded, "Who is this woman? And why is she in our basement?"Chet looked like a warm and graceful man, but Clara knew that that was just surface level.She knew her brother could be as merciless as Warren if he wanted to.Chet would not have been able to gain a foothold within the Sullivan family at such a young age if that had not been the case.Clara cried and shook her head. "Chet, it's all because Warren doesn't want me anymore. He ignored my survival for Evelyn, and I was infuriated. The only reason I went to Xena was to exact my revenge on Evelyn," said Clara.As she cried, she turned to Warren and said, "Warren, ever since I was a baby in my mother's womb, you've said you wanted to marry me. Why do you not want me anymore?
Warren licked his teeth and then grinned evilly."If that's the case, then don't blame me for being merciless. The woman I love was hurt, and I can't let things slide.""Warren, don't forget that Clara almost died all those years ago to save you. She lost the ability to conceive because of it. You can't do this to her."Warren's gaze turned more and more cruel. He countered, "She repeatedly hurt the woman I love. Do you think I'd care about what she did for me after all this?"His words were like lightning. It mercilessly struck Clara down.She couldn't believe that Warren would ignore his life's debt to her for Evelyn's sake.Clara felt utterly defeated once it dawned on her that she could no longer use it to force his hand.The only play she had was gone.Under those new circumstances, how could she get close to Warren again? How could she make him forgo everything just to save her?Clara knew that she couldn't possibly concede so easily.She suddenly stopped crying but rem
Evelyn's post was long, and Warren stared at it for a long time.She talked about how irresponsible her mother was toward the family. She also specified how much that hurt her and her father.The drama stirred up by netizens calling Evelyn a horrible daughter passed once the post was shared.Unfortunately, that got everyone to focus on her mother instead.Many looked into Xena's messy private life and shared that information online.It was obvious that horrible information was shared to help seek justice for Evelyn and her father. However, it had, in effect, made things worse for Evelyn.Warren didn't know what Evelyn was doing at the time. Nor did he know if her illness would act up again after reading those comments.He had no idea if she could handle the pain arising from dealing with that past trauma, either.He hesitated for quite a while before he called William.The phone rang for a long time before someone tapped on the button to pick up the call.William's angry and
Warren replied, "I miss her too, but she doesn't want to see me. What do we do, Bailey? She doesn't want us anymore. What do we do?"He spoke softly, and his voice was rough from being exhausted.His eyes glowed with indescribable pain.Bailey seemed to have understood his words. The dog bit the man's pants and pulled him toward the exit."Bailey, what are you doing?"Bailey barked at him a few times and continued pulling Warren toward the exit.Only then did Warren understand what Bailey was trying to say.He wanted to see Evelyn.Warren hesitated momentarily before crouching down and stroking Bailey's neck. In a deep voice, he ordered, "Go keep her company. She's in a bad mood lately, so take care of her for me, okay?"Hearing those words caused Bailey to run in circles excitedly.Warren took Bailey to the ground floor of Evelyn's place.The orange light by the balcony was glowing brightly.Warren guessed that Evelyn was sitting on the couch on the balcony. She was alone
When Warren saw Evelyn there, his heart felt as though it had been hit hard. It hurt so much that he couldn't breathe.His dark brown eyes glowed under the streetlight above him. It amplified the pain in them.The heartache was so bad that Warren didn't even feel the pain from his lit cigarette burning him.Just like that, he stared at Evelyn without shifting his gaze. He was terrified that she'd disappear if he even blinked.Warren wanted to ask her if she had another nightmare. He wanted to hold her in his arms and comfort her.However much he craved holding her, his heart ached more.Without even thinking about it, he crushed the lit cigarette in his fist.The sharp pain allowed his mind to slowly clear up.He immediately fished his phone out to send Evelyn a message. He wanted to ask her how she was.Unfortunately, it was then he realized that Evelyn had blocked him in every possible way.When he came back around and shifted his gaze up once more, he realized Evelyn's fig
"With that being said, you don't need to worry about anything. All you need to do is forgive me and help me get on Warren's good side. "Do that, and my dad will assign all of our family's cases to you. What do you think?"Clara had said she was there to apologize, but her stance remained all high and mighty.Evelyn chuckled.After that, she replied mercilessly. "I don't need your apology, nor do I need those cases. How Warren treats you is his business, not mine."Don't come looking for me again. You are not welcome here, so please leave."Evelyn turned around to leave as soon as she finished speaking.Clara suddenly scoffed behind Evelyn."Ms. Jefferson, I know that your father has been cut off from the rest of the family. Your grandmother has taken away most of his assets, and he is in urgent need of a business partner."Go talk to Warren for me and convince him to forgo making me go to the mausoleum. If you agree to do that, I will get my dad to help your father get back o
Clara's plan to hurt Evelyn failed. Worse still, she still had to go to the mausoleum the day after.That put her in a bad mood, so she went out for a drink with her friends. She ended up drinking too much and had to have someone drive her home.She gave the driver an address, then rested against the backseat feeling woozy.There was no saying how long the car had traveled before it finally stopped.Clara thought that she was home, so she opened her eyes.Unfortunately, all she saw was a secluded field.She instantly realized that she had been conned.It had just occurred to her to open the door to flee when a black hood was put over her head.What followed after was a series of beatings.All Clara felt was her organs hurting. It was as though they were being crushed.She wanted to shout for help, but someone stuffed something in her mouth. That item reeked and made her nauseous.There was no saying how much time had passed. Clara was aching all over from the beating.Like
Warren said hoarsely, "Did you listen to Dad and take good care of Mom?"Bailey barked twice.Warren hooked the bag in his hand around Bailey's neck and smiled. "This is a present for you and Mom. Can you give it to her for me?"Bailey yapped obediently and ran toward Evelyn.Evelyn had just run five miles and was now sweating buckets. Seeing Bailey dashing toward her, she fell backward onto the grass. She petted Bailey's head and reprimanded him gently, "Didn't I tell you not to take things from strangers? Why are you so naughty?"With a smile, she took the bag off Bailey's neck. Just as she was about to look inside, a familiar, deep voice rang out nearby. "I gave it to him, not a stranger."Evelyn's smile instantly froze. She slowly looked up to see a tall man standing in front of her. He was wearing a black shirt and gray slacks. His defined brow looked even more chiseled under the warm yellow light, and his dark eyes quietly and cautiously observed her.After a few moments