"You don't need to be with Michael, I won't keep you trapped."Wasn't that still a demand?She had to do what he said to gain freedom.Jane shook her head.Zachary felt like his head was going to explode.After giving it some thought, the conversation returned to the original question."What's the reason you wanted to break up with me? Did you fall in love with Michael?"Jane had been flying back and forth on planes these past couple of days and she was really tired.She had originally planned to rest for a bit in the lounge chair when she arrived at Madam Hall's little courtyard.The food on the plane wasn't tasty, and Michael had sent her a message when she landed, saying that Madam Hall had specially prepared dinner for her.There was also roasted potato.But instead, Zachary had restrained her, and she hadn't had the chance to rest. She was still hungry.She had no patience to argue with him any longer."Yes."As soon as she finished speaking, she went from sitting to
Jane smiled, "Thank you, Madam Hall.""No need to thank me."Michael brought the food to the table. "Let’s dig in."Jane was truly hungry. She first drank a glass of orange juice to get her stomach started, then began eating heartily.It wasn't fully dark yet. The mountains in the distance were bathed in an orange glow.The sunset was beautiful, and the small courtyard was very comfortable.Jane's stomach was round from eating, and she let out a satisfied burp.It was perfect.Meanwhile, at the hotel.Ross glanced at the dining table. Not a single bite of food had been touched.Since arriving at the hotel room, Zachary had taken a cold shower and then sat by the window smoking.He never expected Zachary, someone who was so talented, to stumble when it came to love.Though Roy was currently keeping an eye on Michael's place, he didn't dare report anything.Ross, hiding in the shadowy corner, also made sure not to breathe too loudly.Finally, Zachary spoke up. "Has he arriv
The truth was that Jane had fallen for Zachary and was hurt.But luckily, she hadn’t lost all hopes in life.Three days later, Charlotte arrived at Michael's house with her child and Yasmin.Just as they arrived, Jane, wearing a straw hat, rolling up her pants, and covered in mud, was coming back.Charlotte's eyes widened. "For someone who always puts on makeup even to take out the trash, what happened to you? Have you become stupid after falling in love?"Jane shot her a glance. "Can’t you think of something good?"Charlotte laughed. "I do want to, but this—this really shocks me.""It looks good to me," said Yasmin. "The most comfortable state is the most beautiful."Jane looked at Yasmin, who had a peach-blossom glow on her face, and said, "Ms. Jackson seems to be enjoying the benefits of love. You seem to have changed.""Stop teasing me.""Why isn't Jason here?""He'll be here in the evening. He had a shoot that couldn't be postponed."Jane ushered them inside and introd
"What are you doing?" Michael immediately stepped forward, pulling the two apart and shielding Jane behind him. Frank pulled Zachary back. Zachary, who had originally wanted to pull Jane back, stopped. Michael, who usually appeared gentle and obedient, now glared at Zachary with burning eyes and shouted, "This is my house. Get out!" Zachary calmly wiped away the water on the corner of his lips with his thumb. His gaze toward Jane, however, was intense and burning. "Jane, come with me." At that moment, Jane just wanted to beat him up. "Michael, call the police." Michael immediately followed the order without hesitation. Zachary attempted to move forward again but was pulled back by Frank. Charlotte stood in front of Jane to protect her. "Mr. Collins, you two have already broken up. If you force her again, I'll have to tell your elders and let them handle you." "I didn't agree to the break up." Zachary's eyebrows narrowed as he spoke. "Jane, if you wan
Zachary watched their interaction, his gaze growing cold. "I'll marry you." Jane replied, "You dare come with me to get our marriage certificate now?" "What's there to be afraid of?" Jane paused for a moment. "After we’re married, I won't have any contact with your family. I don't like them. I won't attend any social events as your wife, and I won't care about your affairs, much less cook for you..." "You don't need to. I'll cook. If I'm not around, I’ll arrange for someone to deliver the food from the Summit." Zachary’s eyes softened a little. "Any other demands?" Jane gritted her teeth. "I want 200 million dollars as wedding gift." "Okay." Jane regretted her words a little. "Uh, but your family is definitely going to come make things difficult for me..." "They won't. I’ll prevent them from doing so." Jane looked to Charlotte for help. Charlotte didn't expect Jane to put herself in such a situation so quickly. She looked at Frank. Frank smirked. "Ho
"Yes, that’s right." Jane nodded like mad. "You really do know me." Charlotte patted her shoulder. "Don't worry, you won't be able to get your marriage certificate that easily." Jane asked, "Why do you say that?" Charlotte said, "Don’t you know what kind of status Zachary’s father has? If he casually makes a call, who would dare to enter your details into the system at the Civil Affairs Bureau?" "That's true." Jane had just been blinded by anger earlier. Now, she wasn't worried at all. Michael also breathed a sigh of relief, but he still apologized to Jane. Jane waved her hand. "Let's not talk about this anymore." However, she still apologized to Madam Hall. "Sorry for scene." Madam Hall smiled and said, "I'm old enough to have seen many things. This little scene won't scare me. I'll go prepare the bed for you. I have a room with a big bed, enough to fit all of you. It will be more convenient for you to talk there." Jane went to help. Michael p
Frank looked at Zachary’s expression.The latter’s face didn't show much change, he was always composed. Even when he smiled, it was fainter than most people's.Frank understood and guessed Zachary emotional changes."She promised to marry me, so shouldn't you be happy and toasting with me to celebrate this moment? What's with sad look on your face?"Zachary crushed the cigarette butt in the ashtray.He stood up, grabbed the entire bottle of liquor, filled his glass, and drank it all in one go.Frank pulled over a chair and sat down opposite him.Nonchalantly swirling his wine glass, he said, "You'd better slow down with the drinking. If you throw up, I won't take care of you.""No need," Zachary replied coldly, and then went straight to drinking from the bottle.Frank raised a hand to scratch his head. He then continued, "By the time you're throwing up and completely drunk, I'll call over a female staff to give you a bath and change your clothes. Then I'll take a few pictures
"I don’t want to tell you anymore." Zachary clenched his fists. "Please, I'm begging you." Frank leaned back against the door, a hint of amusement flashing in his eyes. "Things are valuable because they're rare. You never used to say the word 'beg' before. When you said it the first time, I thought it was interesting, so I helped you. Now, hearing it repeatedly, it just feels boring." Frank was the kind of person who always did as he pleased, never caring about others' feelings, except for Charlotte. Zachary had gotten used to it over the years, but this time, the matter at hand was important. He had no choice but to ask, "What do I need to do for you to help?" Frank was usually playful, but there was a limit to his jokes. Small matters didn't matter much. But when it came to something as significant as getting the marriage certificate, he became unusually serious. "I won’t be hard for you to get a marriage certificate out of Jeswood. You just need proof that
The baby really did kick out."Truly a mischievous little brat."Jane laughed, her soft hand resting on his large palm, a mischievous glint in her eyes."As long as there’s someone that he’ll listen to, I, as his mother, won’t have to worry anymore."Zachary wanted a daughter like Jane.But as long as it was her child, even if it was a son, he would be fine with it.However, the son she painstakingly gave birth to was for someone else."Sparrow really looks like Frank. Aren't you worried that he might bully your son?"Jane wasn’t worried, "If my son is as clever as you, he wouldn’t necessarily be the one getting bullied."These things were still too early to discuss.Zachary stopped the conversation. "Come and sleep with me, honey."As soon as he finished speaking, the door was knocked on loudly.Zachary was about to curse.Jane calmly smoothed out his messy hair that had been pushed up from sleeping."Get some sleep. I'll go answer it. This time, I’ll make sure to handle
"Miss Howard, regarding this matter, Mr. Howard said that he will not get involved. You can look into this matter, but he doesn't recommend you getting involved."Leanne expressed concern, "But I'm afraid that Zachary might be threatened this time, and if he’s angry, he won’t handle things properly. You saw my cousin's condition. What if later, he and Jordy are still at odds? What should we do then? Carter didn’t achieve his goal this time, so who knows how he will retaliate next time."The possibility of Carter seeking revenge was slim.Since he managed to get Zachary to agree, he would certainly continue to follow Zachary and make sure this matter was handled.In the future, if something happened to Westley, Carter would still be the one to deal with it."You don’t need to worry about this. Zachary will handle it."Leanne couldn’t match Zachary’s intellect,Which was why she wanted to make some preparations beforehand."Alright, I’ll keep an eye on things."Buck went to arra
Nathan said, "It can't be fake, it has to be real.""Fine, fine, fine," Max, tired of dealing with this pampered younger sister obsession, replied. "I'll make an announcement about the delay."Nathan thought of something, "Notify that assistant."Max purposely asked, "Which assistant?"Nathan hung up the phone directly.Max clicked his tongue, realizing that he couldn’t joke around.It was really boring.He found Jasmine's number and called, introducing himself and mentioning the delay.Jasmine was more concerned about Jordan. She had been unable to contact her, but after messaging Charlotte, she got a reply saying not to worry, Jordan was fine.But now the shooting had to be postponed because Jordan wasn’t feeling well.She didn’t know who to believe."Is Jordan okay?""She's fine. Don’t worry."Jasmine sensed something was off. "Mr. Jenson your voice sounds different."Max quickly lied, "I'm his assistant, but I haven’t been in touch with you, so I’m giving you his name
When Zachary entered the password for the second time, the door was opened.Charlotte, with sharp eyes, came out and quickly pulled Frank away.When Frank tried to speak, she covered his mouth.As soon as the elevator doors closed, Frank pressed her against the wall, trapping her in the corner, pulling her into his arms."Since when are you an authoritarian, not letting me speak?"Charlotte pushed him. "There are cameras."Frank didn’t even look back, "I’m blocking the view, they can’t see.""Did you miss me?"Charlotte smiled helplessly, "You’ve only been gone for two days.""Two days and you didn’t miss me?" Frank’s eyelids drooped. "27 hours of flight, 1620 minutes, 97200 seconds...""I’ve missed you." Charlotte interrupted him. "I’ve missed you."A wicked smile instantly spread across Frank’s eyes. He leaned closer to her and asked, "Which part of me did you miss?"Zachary went straight to the bathroom as soon as he entered the house. After cleaning himself up, he came
"Yes.""Quickly, tell me."Leanne's curiosity was stirred, and Buck said."Mr. Collins made this foster sister marry the second son of the Hilton family."Leanne was shocked."The second son of the Hilton family, from the Yelar?""Which other Hilton family could make the Collins family silent?"Leanne gave a thumbs-up. "Impressive.""Zachary's mind and tactics are indeed remarkable."Buck continued, "Coincidentally, Mr. Collins’ sister is Mandy’s direct superior."Leanne nodded, "No wonder Carter insisted on Zachary backing down. But I still have a question.""What is it?" asked Buck."Why would the second son of the Hilton family marry Zachary’s sister? They don’t need to form an alliance with the Collins family to gain any benefits, do they?" said Leanne.Buck was stunned.The marriage between the Hilton family and the Collins family was facilitated by Lucifer.But Lucifer's name was a taboo for the Leanne."You can’t even tell me?" Leanne was extremely curious. She w
"I don’t have any ideas."Nathan took Jordan onto the plane and gave her a cup of milk.They flew straight back to Impelia, where they went to the hospital for a full body check-up.Although there were no external injuries, he was still not at ease.Jordan had kept refusing, but she couldn't argue with Nathan and went for the check-up.While waiting for her examination, Nathan received a call from Calvin."What happened?""Do you know the consequences of leaving the team without permission?"Nathan of course knew, but he was too worried and was caught up in a mission, so he took the risk."Don’t worry, Grandpa, I know what I’m doing."Calvin's tone was stern. "Nathan, everything you have today was earned with blood. If you aren’t careful and lose it, how will you protect those two cousins?"Nathan responded, "I’ll reflect on my actions. I won’t let the Jackson family face any issues, and I won’t lose everything I have."Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to stop Westley from en
"How could you think of me like this?" Jane glared at him. "You sound as if I’ve been terrible to you. I think you’re amazing, capable of handling anything, which is why I rely on you and trust you so much."Zachary’s frown relaxed. "I’ve put a lot of effort in this time, how are you going to reward me?"Charlotte couldn’t take it anymore and hung up the video call."Stop treating me like I’m invisible, both of you."Jane didn’t call back. She knew that help from afar couldn’t solve the immediate problem.She leaned on Charlotte’s shoulder and sighed.Charlotte patted her head. "Don’t keep sighing. We’ve already found a solution to the problem.""I feel so sorry for Jordan.""No one’s life is without difficulties."Jane knew that, but she still didn’t want Jordan to go through such hardship.Charlotte opened her phone to show her something.Jane was surprised. "A pink dolphin?"Charlotte nodded. "Yes, Jordan took it.""Why didn’t she send it to me?""This was sent to me b
"Jane..."Jane looked at her, heart aching. "Don’t worry. I’ll have Zachary take you back. I’ve bought your favorite food.""But Westley...""It has nothing to do with you."How could it not? Jordan wiped her tears. "If he really dies, without any proof, I won’t be able to explain it."This was indeed a problem.If Westley really died, no one would be able to torment Jordan anymore.But Westley’s death couldn’t be tied to Jordan."Don’t worry. Zachary will look into this clearly. It won’t be tied to you. Come back first."Jordan nodded. "Okay.""Jordy!"Leanne saw Jordan nodding and quickly said, "my cousin did hurt you, but it wasn’t a crime that he deserves to die for. Before you two got married, everything he did for you wasn’t fake. My parents and I are sincere with you too. Even if you hate my cousin, you can’t just stand by and watch him die, right? Please, I beg you. Just say something, save him, and I promise I’ll do everything I can to make sure he never bothers you
Carter moved at a steady pace. "Of course, you could also find someone else to perform the surgery on Westley. After all, you all have power and influence, finding a skilled doctor shouldn’t be difficult. You can even find someone from another country. I’m not the only one who can do this surgery."Leanne grew anxious. "Carter, what do you mean? People's lives are at stake. Can’t you save my cousin first? As long as my cousin is fine, I’ll agree to whatever conditions you put forward."Zachary bypassed Carter and walked away.Frank spoke for Zachary. "Since the head of the Howard family has promised you, there’s no need for me to stay with Mr. Collins."Carter followed, walking out without saying a word, but it felt like he had said something.Leanne chased after them and blocked their way."What do you mean? Are you just going to watch my cousin die?"Zachary understood that Carter’s reluctance was related to the matter of Mandy’s reassignment.But that was something he couldn