The iron gate opened with a creak, and Enzo looked up to meet Alessia's face, which was still clean and expressionless, just as it was before entering the courtyard. If there was any difference, it was that she now held a wooden stick, stained with blood.
"Hey, Miss La Rosa," Enzo said, looking away from the stick, waving his hand in a rather forced manner.
Alessia made way without any extra expression, gesturing for Enzo to come in.
Enzo's face immediately turned bitter, and he chuckled awkwardly, "Um, maybe I shouldn't come in after all!"
Alessia didn't say anything, just looked at him.
This made Enzo feel embarrassed. Finally, he hung his head, but still walked in.
As Enzo entered, the scene in the courtyard unfolded before him.
Under the light, the old courtyard was in a mess, with more than twenty men lying on the ground, unable to g
Enzo was taken aback for a moment, revealing his white teeth. "Not bad. After all, Nolan and I are close friends, so I naturally know about your situation since he hates you so much."Alessia narrowed her eyes. Although she felt something was off with Enzo, his explanation seemed reasonable.She had been so high-profile at the Ramirez family banquet today that anyone in the city who followed entertainment gossip would probably know about her divorce and her two children.As the two of them walked out of the alley, they saw a car coming from a distance, stopping right beside them.The car door opened, and out came Dominic!When Dominic's gaze fell on the bloodstains on Alessia's body, his eyes darkened.He bypassed the front of the car and came to her, looking her up and down. "What happened? How did you get blood on yourself?""Mr. Carter
Dominic finished speaking with a serious expression, but even after waiting for a long time, he didn't hear Alessia's response. He cleared his throat, thinking that Alessia was unhappy, and began to lecture her."Alessia, every family has its rules. It's a rule in the Carter family to be home by eleven o'clock. If you think it's too strict to be home by eleven every night, you can inform me in advance if you have other plans."After Dominic finished these words, he still didn't hear Alessia's response.Dominic's expression became even more unnatural, anger rising in his eyes. He turned his head and said, "Alessia, don't push it too far..."What did he see?Dominic stopped halfway through his sentence, stuck in his throat.At this moment, Alessia, somehow, had already tilted her head and fallen asleep.She looked particularly obedient when
Deeply understanding the personalities of her own children, Alessia pretended not to notice their emotions as she was about to leave.Unfortunately, Alessia underestimated Christian's ability to act spoiled. Just as she took a step forward, Christian rushed over and tightly hugged her thigh."Mom, don't leave, I don't want you to go!" This sentence was filled with tears and genuine emotions.Alessia's expression stiffened as she saw the little one looking up at her with a cute face, pleading, "Mom, can you personally come to pick me up after school today so that I can see you earlier?"After saying this, the child grabbed onto her clothes and shook them.Although Alessia knew that this little one must be up to something mischievous, she couldn't help but be softened by the pleading."Alright, I promise you." Alessia helplessly brushed his hand away.&n
"Bro?" Alessia called out.Riley looked up, adjusted the silver glasses on his nose, and smiled politely, "Sia, why are you here?""I'm sending the kids to school." Alessia noticed that Riley was still wearing yesterday's clothes, and his face looked a bit tired. Sensing that something was wrong, she furrowed her brows and asked, "You didn't go back yesterday? Why are you here, and where's Bianca?""She's in the hospital." Riley replied.Alessia was surprised, "Why is she in the hospital? She seemed fine when she called me last night."Riley tiredly took off his glasses and rubbed his brow, "She lied to you. It's not a big deal, but last night, Bianca didn't want to go home. We had a little argument, and she accidentally sprained her foot. Don't worry, she'll be discharged after breakfast."Alessia breathed a sigh of relief, "Then I'll go with you."&n
Alessia turned around to see Clara clapping sarcastically and speaking in a tone dripping with sarcasm."Ah, what a deep sister-in-law relationship! Oh, wait, you have been abandoned already, just a discarded woman. The title of sister-in-law really doesn't suit you anymore."Alessia's eyes turned cold. She hated trouble, and Clara was like a nuisance fly. If the fly didn't fly around her, she wouldn't bother to pay attention. But if it insisted on sticking to her, she couldn't stand it.It just so happened that Grandma wasn't around, so Alessia didn't have to consider Grandma's feelings.Alessia glanced at Clara lightly and asked, "Miss Clara Carter, if I'm a discarded woman, then what does that make you?""What do you mean?" Clara's expression changed immediately upon hearing this, as ifher sore spot had been touched.Compared to Clara's sharp words
Do you know what she's thinking? What's on her mind?Alessia felt that Grandma Carter simply didn't know. Just as she was about to explain, she saw Grandma Carter change the subject, "I heard Ava isn't your mother!""Yeah." Alessia nodded. "It's just a misunderstanding between Ava and me."She didn't want to mention Ava's schemes in front of her grandmother, nor did she want her grandmother to worry about her."Good. With Ava's character, she indeed doesn't deserve to be your mother." As soon as Grandma Carter heard this, without asking for any reasons, she stood on Alessia's side and began to criticize Ava.Feeling openly favored by someone, Alessia felt warmth in her heart.Then Grandma Carter took the initiative, "If you want to find relatives, Grandma can help you."Alessia refused, "Grandma, it's not necessary. I don't want to find r
Alessia turned back impatiently to look at Dominic. "Mr. Carter, is there anything else? Do you want to apologize to me? I won't hold a grudge."Dominic's brows furrowed in anger, temporarily ignoring Alessia's sarcastic remarks, and spoke to Tiffany first."Tiffany, I didn't clarify this matter with you in advance. It's not your fault. You can leave first. I have a few words to say to Alessia."Tiffany pursed her lips and said lightly, "The misunderstanding is cleared up, so I won't disturb you two for now. Oh, by the way, Aunt Brenda said we'll have lunch together at noon.""Okay!" Dominic's eyes showed a moment of complexity upon hearing Tiffany's words.Alessia knew that the person mentioned by Tiffany was Dominic's mother, Brenda Jenkins, A.K.A Mrs. Carter.Brenda was a special figure in the Carter family. She seemed to exist only in the mouths of the fa
Jessie was taken aback, tears streaming even more violently. She choked out, "I'm sorry!"Sorry, even though she knew that Alessia had nothing to do with Nolan's death, she couldn't help but feel uneasy whenever she saw Alessia.Sorry, despite knowing how good Alessia was, she still couldn't help but be selfish.Alessia looked at Jessie, who was crying uncontrollably, and spoke again with indifference. "You don't have to apologize. In fact, we can't even be considered ordinary friends. I won't intervene in the affairs of the Ramirez Group in the future. I'll send someone to hand over to you. When the time is right, if you want to buy back the shares, I have no objections."The acquisition of Ramirez's shares was entrusted to Hannah Das. When the time came, Hannah would handle these matters as well.After saying this, Alessia pushed away the coffee cup in front of her and got up t
When Alessia heard Victor's words, she became a little anxious.She didn't want to see either Enzo or Dominic get hurt.Alessia left the room, and Victor wiped his mouth, proudly sighing. "Raising such an outstanding granddaughter is troublesome, always attracting trouble."When Alessia arrived at the mountaintop, she saw two equally damaged sports cars parked to the side.The two owners of the cars were hanging on the slope, climbing up while fighting and pulling each other back."What are you doing?" she called out to the two men risking their lives in this senseless fight."Sia.""Sia."Both of them, upon seeing Alessia, reached out their hands, hoping she would help them.Alessia thought for a moment and then extended both hands to pull them up."You two, use some strength and climb up first."Both men were dissatisfied with Alessia's decision to help them both simultaneously.Just moments before, they had been fighting each other fiercely. Now, they exchanged a glance and formed a
Listening to Victor's complaints, Alessia unscrewed the bottle and smelled the liquid inside.She noticed that when she took the bottle, Enzo's gaze fell on her, looking particularly nervous.She looked at him.Enzo stared into her eyes, urging, "Sia, after drinking it, you'll regain your memory."Alessia had an intuition that Enzo wasn't lying. She looked back at Victor.The old naughty boy had already sat down on the sofa, leisurely crossing his legs, not even giving her a glance.With her strong clinical experience in medicine, Alessia knew that the liquid was not poisonous.Lost memories were lost, but when it came to Elle's prenatal toxicity, no matter what reaction she would have after drinking it, she had to give it a try.Alessia closed her eyes, tilted her head back, and drank the entire bottle of liquid.
At this moment, the captain of the security team handed him a phone."Mr. Carter, take a look at this phone. Our team found it at the gate of the community during the morning patrol. It's turned off, and we can't find any information on it!"Dominic took it and almost recognized it at a glance. It was Alessia's phone.Alessia's phone was left at the gate of the community, but there was no information about Alessia in the surveillance.This proves that Alessia must have had an accident, and it was premeditated.Less than 24 hours since her disappearance, with only one phone, it couldn't prove that Alessia was really in trouble, so he couldn't call the police yet. Dominic could only arrange for the Carter family's forces to search for Alessia on a large scale.At this time, there was no need to be polite to Gordon.He also called Gordon.
Bar.Alessia drank half a cup of wine in one gulp. When she wanted to continue drinking, her glass was snatched away.Half-supporting her chin, Alessia looked at Dominic with drunken eyes."Give me back my wine. I'm happy, and I still want to drink. Dominic, be happy for me too. I not only have a dad now but also a mom."Dominic looked at Alessia, who pretended to be happy despite feeling sad inside, with a heart full of tenderness.He picked up her glass and drank the remaining half in one gulp.Turning back, his gaze was focused and gentle."Sia, of course, I'm happy for you. Actually, you can't blame Uncle Laroux for this. If I were him, I wouldn't have any favorable feelings towards any child other than the one I had with you. Of course, I would never let myself reach the level Uncle Laroux has.""Really?" Alessia
With an anxious heart, he rushed back to the hospital. When he reached the door of the operating room, he saw Dominic, Christian, Eleanor, and Christopher standing outside.Why was Dominic's family here?Gordon was stunned. At this moment, the hospital director personally handed him the consent form for the surgery."Mr. Laroux, Dr. Athena has agreed to perform the surgery on Mrs. Laroux herself. She contacted me the morning before yesterday, and I have already conducted all the necessary pre-operative examinations on Mrs. Laroux. There is no problem with Mrs. Laroux's physical condition for the surgery. You just need to sign."Alessia had already agreed.What was going on during these past few days when she chased Alessia every day for Evelyn's surgery?Was she just teasing him?Was she treating him like a fool?Gord
"Of course not." Gordon answered without hesitation, "If it were me and Evelyn's daughter, she would be the kindest child in the world."Unexpectedly, Gordon was so hypocritical.Alessia felt a bit complicated when she suddenly had that thought. She didn't know whether she should be moved or continue to hate."You can go back now, I don't need anything," Alessia said."How could you not want anything?" Gordon didn't believe it. "I told you, I'm asking for your help. You can make requests. You must have met Ava, right? If it's because of what Ava said, I can tell you now that I agree to marry her."Gordon clearly loved Evelyn so much, yet he agreed to marry Ava?Alessia looked at Gordon with a gaze like he was insane, and seeing Gordon's seriousness and pain, it didn't seem like he was pretending.She suddenly understood that when love went deep, it was
"Nonsense, I'm not doing this for Evelyn," Harrison retorted.True, driven by self-interest, he wanted to make a comeback with the help of the Laroux family. But deep down, he also resented the Laroux family, especially Alessia.So, watching the Laroux family suffer, he had no reason to help them. At most, he wouldn't kick them while they were down, just to ensure the fire didn't spread back to him."Not doing it is enough. Brother, forget about this matter. I won't ask for your help anymore. Whether I'm good or bad has nothing to do with you. Just don't send me to the hospital," Ava sighed in relief, revealing her soft side again, her emotions fluctuating.Saying she wasn't sick, some people found it hard to believe."No way," Harrison refused adamantly. "You must go to the hospital."If Ava ran wild outside for a day, she would become the fire that would in
It was the first time Harrison had ever lost his temper with her, and Ava was momentarily stunned, rendered speechless by the sudden attack.She did indeed want to coax some truth out of Harrison regarding what had happened to Alessia during the days she was detained. But Ava had long forgotten what shame was, and after a few seconds of silence, she began to cry in grievance."Brother, how can you resent me like this? I wanted to marry Gordon to help our family, what happened to Nolan was an accident, and what almost happened to Jessie was also an accident. I didn't want any of this."Seeing the tears on Ava's face, Harrison's anger subsided slightly, replaced by the familiar pain when facing Ava.Taking advantage of the moment, Ava continued, knowing that if she didn't tell some truth now, Harrison would never trust her again. So with a teary voice, she continued, "I'm not lying this time. Believe m
On the other side,It was already nine o'clock, there were no stars in the sky nor was it raining.Outside the police station, Gordon looked inside, waiting.About ten minutes passed, and Ava, still wearing the clothes she had worn in the hospital a few days ago, walked out from somewhere.The two of them exchanged a silent glance.Ava stopped and looked at Gordon for several seconds before sneering and walking up to him. "Gordon, you hated me so much, why did you bail me out?"Gordon's face darkened, “Ava, I hate you. You pushed things too far, and no one else is to blame. Look at what you've done to the Ramirez family.”“It's all because of you. If it weren't for you, how could my daughter have died? If it weren't for revenge against you, the Ramirez family wouldn't have come to this."At this point, Ava lost contro