Before the search and rescue personnel could finish speaking, Warren cut him off sharply. "Keep searching. She must still be alive!"Even though he also knew that the odds were not in Evelyn's favor, he still believed that she wouldn't abandon him.Chet looked at Warren seriously. "Clara had suffered burns to her entire body. She is now disfigured and has lost her voice. Johnny just went to save her. Should we send someone to bring her back?"Warren clenched his jaw at the sound of that name. "This is an order—no matter what, I want her alive. She would be getting off too easily if she died!""Warren, we should mentally prepare ourselves," Chet said while nodding. His voice was full of grief, and he clapped Warren on the shoulder.With such ferocious winds and waves, the likelihood of Evelyn surviving was very small. Not to mention, she also had to face her thalassophobia.If it were a river instead, where the currents weren't so strong nor deep, there might be a chance.But thi
When Johnny heard that, his fist stopped in its path and hovered in mid-air.After a long pause, he finally responded. He shook his head incredulously. "That's impossible. How could she be my daughter?"Chet regarded him stormily. "It's not that you can't believe that this is true. You just can't accept that you did all of those things to your own daughter! For Clara's sake, you hurt Evie over and over again. This time, you even helped her escape from prison. It's your fault that Evie is missing right now."Johnny, if Evie found out that she had a father like you, she would be devastated. If she is really gone, then you would have killed her with your own hands!"It was the first time the warm and elegant Chet had roared at his father.Thinking about how all of this had happened because of his father, he grew to despise him even more.If Johnny hadn't had an affair and got his mistress pregnant, Chet's mother wouldn't have died, and Evie's life would not have been in danger over
Johnny was dragged into the car. His arms and thighs were throbbing with pain.He knew that his bones must be broken.However, that pain couldn't compare to the hurt he was feeling in his heart.He clutched his head and wailed in agony. He then lay down in the backseat of the car and sobbed.As soon as their car drove off, a silver sports car came to a stop in front of the porch.Ethan handed Jazzie a tissue and comforted her in a soft voice. "Don't cry. You've been crying for days. Warren must be even more devastated than you. We're here to see him, not make him feel worse."But the more Jazzie wiped away her tears, the more she shed.She looked at the empty swing on the porch, then at the white Samoyed silently waiting at the door. She felt a painful sting in her heart.Evelyn had lived here for three years. She had spread her youth and love all over this place.Every flower and blade of grass carried traces of her.Jazzie remembered clearly how Evelyn would take Bailey f
Warren's eyes darkened.He knew how important the chip technology data was for the Larkin Corporation.He had spent five years and billions of dollars on the research and development of those chips. Only then could he fight against Milania's monopoly of the chip industry.If he lost the data, their future products may not be able to be released into the market. This would mean a major loss.Warren immediately set his phone down. He walked into the study and logged onto the computer network to investigate the missing data.When Ethan and Jazzie entered, they found him frowning at his computer.Even though he heard them come in, Warren didn't even look up, nor did his fingers pause on the keyboard.Seeing him like this, Ethan immediately knew that something had happened. He walked over and asked, "Did something happen at the company?"Warren's deep voice was still a little hoarse. "Someone attacked our firewall, and we lost our chip technology data.""Fuck!" Ethan swore. "They'r
"Ethan, why the fuck are you still gaming? Can't you let me sleep?'Jazzie rubbed her face against his thighs, and her hot breath fanned over Ethan's abdomen.An electrifying tingle instantly spread through his body.Ethan stopped typing and smoothed his hand over Jazzie's hair. He lowered his voice and said, "Alright, I'll be quieter. Go back to sleep."When she heard that voice, Jazzie was even more certain that she was lying on her own sofa at home, and that her head was cushioned by her pig plushie.She brazenly wrapped her arms around Ethan's waist and rubbed her warm cheeks against his thighs. "If you make any more noise, I'll kill you," she mumbled.However, her movements made it hard for Ethan to focus on his task.He looked down at the woman lying in his lap, and his gaze fell on her mouth which never seemed to stop yapping.There was a brief moment where he wanted to suck those lips between his own. He wanted to find out if her mouth tasted as spicy as her searing wor
As Ethan spoke, he gently caressed the side of Jazzie's face.He slowly tipped his face closer to hers. His affectionate gaze glittered, and his lips were curved into a faint smile.His warm breath fanned across her face, making her heart race.Just as their lips were about to touch, Jazzie suddenly came back to her senses. She blocked Ethan's lips with her hand and said, "You bastard, you were trying to take advantage of me. Dream on!"Ethan cocked an eyebrow at her. "Did you think I wanted you to kiss me in return?""Wasn't that it?"Ethan laughed quietly. "I was going to ask you to cook for me as repayment. But if you want to switch to that instead, I'm happy to accept."With that, he leaned down to kiss her.Frightened, Jazzie struggled out from his arms. Blushing madly, she said, "Keep dreaming! Wait here. I'll go downstairs to see if there's any food."With that, she turned around and left.As Ethan watched the door swing shut, he touched his lips and smiled. "You dummy
With that, Dwayne reached for Evelyn.Evelyn quickly shot up in bed and kicked him in the crotch.Dwayne cried out in pain. He clutched his crotch and spun around in circles.His blond-haired friend, Brad, immediately ran over. He raised his arm to slap Evelyn across the face. "You stupid bitch, you should be grateful that my friend wants you. If you stay with him, you'll live a good life. Yet, you dare to reject him. Do you have a death wish?"Evelyn saw stars from how hard she was slapped. Blood seeped from the corner of her mouth.Dwayne kicked Brad in the butt, cursing. "Get the fuck away. I like feisty women like her. It just makes her hotter."He reached out to wipe the blood from Evelyn's mouth, but she hit him again.She knew that she would suffer the consequences if she continued trying to fight with these men.She had to think of a way to buy time so that Warren could come to her aid.She abruptly put on a weary expression. Looking tearfully at Dwayne, she said in a
Evelyn jumped down from the bed and ran into Warren's arms. "Warren."The two of them had nearly been parted by death. Their hearts were bleeding with a pain that they couldn't describe with words.The words they wanted to say caught in their throats as they hugged each other tightly.Warren gazed at Evelyn with wet eyes, kissing her forehead repeatedly.He could feel Evelyn's body heat and warm breaths. He knew this wasn't a dream; this was reality.He had really found his Evelyn.She was alive."Evelyn, I'm so sorry I'm late."Tears spilled down Evelyn's face. "Warren, Clara kicked me multiple times, and I don't know how long I spent at sea. I'm terrified. I'm terrified that I lost our baby."Clara had put a lot of force behind her kicks. Each time, she aimed her foot at Evelyn's abdomen.At the time, she had already felt a pain in her belly. Not to mention, she had floated at sea for so long, and she was still in the risky stage of her pregnancy.Any of those reasons coul