The presentation lasted almost an hour. Everyone in the hall applauded and gave a thumbs up. They all seemed satisfied with the new technology.
Charles also clapped but he didn’t lift his head. There was a faint smile on his face but it looked so cold.
Abigail stared at him, trying to figure out what he was thinking. She wondered how he could be so indifferent after sending so many apology messages to her. Shouldn’t he try to talk to her? Judging by his appearance, she thought he didn’t intend to talk to her. Were those apologies all fake? Or was he mad at her?
“Hey, beautiful. That was great.” Aidan gave her a lateral hug, placing his hands across her shoulder.
She came out of her trance and lowered her head im
After an unknown span of time, Charles gradually regained his consciousness. He hissed with pain and tried to lift his hand. But he couldn’t move his hand a bit. He opened his eyes and found himself chained. His hands spread wide on both sides and chained on two pillars. His legs were chained as well with the same pillars. He squirmed to escape. The clanging sound of the iron chains resonated in the dimly lit room.“You are awake.” A deep familiar voice came not very far from him.Charles turned his head to look at the source of the voice and saw Aidan strolling towards him. One of his bodyguards pulled out a chair for him. Aidan sat on it, facing Charles, placing one leg over the other. His eyes were focused on him. There was a sinister smile on his face.Charles tried to break f
Robert Mills tried to console her, but she didn’t listen to him at all.“This news is fake. He doesn’t have a gambling problem. He doesn’t owe any money to anyone.” She kept saying in a state of trance. Tears flowed down ceaselessly.“Abi, my princess, calm down.”He tried to hold her in his arms, but she pushed him away. “I want to be alone.”“Listen, Abi. I know you developed a bond with him in a short period of time. I am also sorry to learn that he is no longer with us, but we have to…”“He is not dead,” She exclaimed before he could finish speaking. “This news is not true. All are lying.” Her eyes were red b
A wave of relief spread within him, and his lips curled up slightly. The excitement was obvious in his expression.“Are you telling the truth? Is he going to come out of the vegetative state?”“Yes, Mr. Reid.” The doctor replied calmly. “He is a fighter. He was in a terrible state when he was brought to the hospital. I was not sure if we could save him or not. But he is stronger than I thought. He fought against death. And now he is getting better. It’s not less than a miracle.” He cracked a smile.“No, Dr. Roy. I don’t believe in miracles. It’s you and your team’s efforts that my son’s condition is improving. I am indebted to you.”
Charles was stunned and opened his eyes to look at him. His expression was unpleasant.“Listen, I don’t need you here right now. I can’t sleep if someone is watching me.” He raised his head slightly and glared at him, creasing his eyebrows.“I won’t look at you. Trust me.” Riley was still smiling. Grabbing a business magazine from the center table, he showed it to him and said, “I am reading this. Have a good sleep.”Without caring about Charles’s annoyance, Riley started reading the magazine.Charles rolled his eyes and dropped his head onto the pillow. He closed his eyes and tried to get some sleep. Initially, he thought that he couldn’t sleep in the presence of someone else, but he fell asle
Half an hour later, David came to the ward. He saw Charles standing by the glass window, watching something outside. He approached him and said politely, “Good morning, master. What can I do for you?”Charles didn’t respond immediately. After a while, he opened his mouth and said, “My friend is suffering from leukemia. She is at the Lifecare Hospital in the city M. Can you bring her here?” He turned around slowly and looked at him. “I want to take care of her.”David chuckled and said, “Don’t worry about Miss White. Her medical bills have already been taken care of. And yes, I will arrange for her to come here.”Charles was stunned and peered at him with utter interest, knitting his eyebrows tight. ‘Her medical bills have already been taken care of?&r
That night when Owen Reid visited Charles, he asked, “I heard that you asked David to change your identity. Why do you want to do that? Are you scared of facing that loser, Aidan? Then I have to tell you that there is nothing to fear. I will make sure that he gets the punishment for his sin.”“No.” Charles raised his head and looked at him. His tone was heavy and cold. His eyes were glittering with a strange light. “Don’t touch him. I will deal with him.”His hands gradually curled up into balls on his lap. The muscles of his jaws tensed up, and his eyes moved to a certain point on the opposite wall.“The old Charles had died in that fire. This is my new life. I want to start over, with a new identity. From now on, don’t call me Charles. Call me Xande
Owen Reid smiled, but that smile didn’t reach his eyes. There were mixed feelings in his heart. He was happy to see how simple his son was. However, his face clouded with sorrow the moment he recalled the hardship his son faced in life. If it was not for his mistake, Xander wouldn’t have had all those problems. Bitterness spread within him. But very soon, he changed his mood. His son, the sole heir of this family, had returned. It was the eve of the celebration, and there was no place for sadness. From now on, he wouldn’t let him suffer again. With this thought, he smiled and began to eat.After having dinner peacefully, they went to discuss something in Owen Reid’s study.Owen Reid gave him some files and sat on his seat. “You can find the information about Pinnacles in those files. I want you to be familiar with the busines
Abigail was not ready to admit that the person was not Charles but Xander Reid. She couldn’t believe that two people could look the same to each other. She began to think that somehow Charles had escaped from that fire. He didn’t die that night. But how could he be the heir to such an enormous business empire? This question stirred her emotion. Tears pricked her eyes. She wanted to believe that the person in the photo was Charles, but at the same time, she also couldn’t believe that he was the heir to Reids. She was anxious.Serena’s words resonated in her ears. Xander Reid was away from country C all those years, and he came back last month. He had an accident upon arrival to country C and sustained a severe injury. The incident with Charles also occurred a month ago. When she put the two situations together, she began to suspect that Xander Reid could be Charles.
Almost an hour later, Xander parked the car in front of a fancy building. Abigail frowned, wondering why Xander had stopped here. She was unfamiliar with this place as she had never been before.Xander got off the car and opened the door for her. He smiled and extended his hand to her. She smiled and took his hand and came out. She wanted to ask many questions, but since he urged her not to ask anything, she didn’t open her mouth.“Come on...”He took her into the building and went to the fifth floor, which led them to a luxurious salon.This time, she could no longer hold her curiosity and asked, “What is it? Do you bring me here for grooming?” She cast a suspicious gaze at him.Xander smiled, "
Abigail froze to hear another gunshot. More tears gushed out. She was afraid that Aidan might shoot her father again.Did he kill him?A wave of shivers ran through her body as soon as she thought about it. She covered her mouth and turned frenetically.“Abigail…” Xander panicked to hear the gunshot and called her.Samuel and his team broke the lock on the door and barged into the room. However, their steps came to an abrupt halt to see Aidan wrap his arm around her neck from behind, pointing the gun at her head.All the pairs of eyes went wide. Xander and Riley panicked to see it while Samuel and his team were all alerted, aiming the guns at Aidan.Horror was w
Relief spread to the people present in the hall. Angelina breathed a sigh, putting her hand upon her chest. She couldn't stop praying to God for Abigail to come home safely.Owen hugged Riley all of a sudden and Riley also hugged him back, but his eyes were on Xander.He assured him, “We will go bring her home safely.”“Be safe.” Owen patted his back.However, Xander was agitated when the call disconnected and shouted impatiently, “Hello… Hello…”Samuel patted his back, “President Reid, calm down.”It was only then that Xander came to reality and looked at him.“You di
Abigail’s jaw dropped as she watched him in shock. Then her eyes moved to the water spilled on the floor. There was no way for her to drink this dirty water. When she looked back at him, there was nothing but hostility in her eyes.Aidan stopped laughing the moment he saw the hatred in her eyes. He squatted beside her and grabbed her jaws tight, “Don’t show me your attitude. You are not in Reid’s mansion.”He turned her head to the door, “Your father is in that opposite room. Don’t you want to see him?”A vile smile appeared on his face, “Drink the water and I will take you to him. Or else, I will shoot him.”Abigail glared at him contemptuously.The smile on his fac
Owen was pacing back and forth anxiously. David had not answered his fifth call as well. He became suspicious that something bad had happened. Otherwise, David would never ignore his calls.In the meantime, he received his call. He answered quickly, “Hello… where are you? Did you find her?”“Owen… She… she is nowhere to be found. She never came to the airport.” David’s anxious voice came out of the phone.A wave of shivers passed through his body. Owen exclaimed in a frenzy, “What did you say? She didn’t go to the airport! Then where is she?”“I reached out to the police. We will find her soon. Don’t worry.” David was also worried, but he tried to comfort Owen.
The moment the priest asked to kiss the bride, Victor took Lilian in his arms and kissed her passionately. The applause and whistling of the guests resonated throughout the area. Abigail clicked on them to capture the memorable moments. She was happy for Lilian.In the meantime, her phone rang. She pulled her phone out of her purse and checked it, only to see an unknown number on the screen. She answered the call casually, “Hello…”Her eyes were still on Lilian and Victor.“Abi, don’t listen to him. Don’t… mm… mm…”The smile on her face disappeared immediately when she heard the panicked tone of her father on the phone. Before she could figure out anything, she heard Aidan’s voice, “Abi, my darli
The next afternoon, Abigail arrived at Rose’s café a little earlier than time and waited for Aidan sitting at a corner table. Aidan came on time and approached her with a smile on his face.“Hey, you came earlier.” He sat across her.Abigail also smiled, “Yes. I thought I shouldn't have you waiting on me.”Then she raised her hand and beckoned a waiter. The waiter came up to them, and she ordered Mocha for Aidan.Soon the coffee was served, and Aidan looked at the cup with amazement.He chuckled, “You still remember that I like Mocha.”He took a sip of the coffee and watched at her interestingly.
Abigail was completely caught off guard to hear it. Xander only wanted her love. He never had any feelings for Angelina! How could that be possible?She had seen the concern in his eyes for his girlfriend. A phone call from her was enough to make him drop everything. That was not fake.She couldn’t resist asking, “Do you mean he has no feelings for you? And what about you? Are you not in love with him?”Angelina’s face turned pale. Yes, she loved Xander. But she would never reveal it. In addition, she agreed to marry Riley. It was inappropriate to keep that feeling in her heart.She smiled and explained, “You are mistaken. He just cares for me. He likes my mom and me as his family.”She sig
Abigail couldn't believe Xander was unfaithful to her. The love and care she had noticed in his eyes could not be wrong. He also appeared to be concerned on the phone just now.Abigail was not ready to accept that all this was just acting. After reflecting on everything, she decided to find this woman.Aidan said Xander had brought her to the city recently. She could hire a private detective and show him the photos.Photos…Suddenly, something crossed her mind, and she grabbed the phone to recheck the photographs. She looked at the photo where Xander put the diamond bracelet on her wrist. That bracelet was in the closet a couple of days ago, which means this picture was taken recently.Abigail got excited and checked t