After the female host finished speaking, she and the male host stepped aside, and two workers in white suits pushed a mannequin covered in white cloth onto the stage.
The white cloth was pulled away, revealing a mannequin dressed in a black gown.
The gown was simple in design but unique, with countless black feathers wrapping around the bodice and cascading down, with a crystal pendant hanging from the end, forming a Y shape.
Overall, it looked like a proud black swan.
"This is the work of Designer Al, the first gown she designed after establishing her studio."
"I heard that the royal family of Country M bought it at a high price, but Al was unwilling to sell."
There were also many wealthy ladies and socialites present, and as soon as the gown appeared, someone shouted out its name.
Alessia pursed her lips. This gown was som
The female host, as usual, began with some customary words before glancing at the cue card in her hand. However, when she saw the name of the performer, she paused momentarily. But she quickly dismissed any doubts, knowing that the performance list had been thoroughly checked and printed out. So, she proceeded to announce according to the script. "We are all brave children, even if we walk alone in the darkness, we never give up. Now, please give a round of applause for Miss Alessia La Rosa, as she brings us the song 'Dark Walker.'" As the host finished her words, another beam of white spotlight shone down. Dominic, who had been expressionless throughout the event, had his pupils constrict as he heard the name announced by the female host. He suddenly turned his head. He saw the white spotlight shining on the third row, where Chiara La Rosa had been seated just moments
"This won't work!" Alessia refused; she still needed to stay here to find her son. She knew Dominic was domineering, but she hadn't expected him to be this domineering. It seemed the conversation couldn't continue like this. Alessia straightened her body, ignoring Dominic's restraint, and pushed his hand away. Dominic's gaze turned cold, and he grabbed Alessia's wrist in return. Unexpectedly, Alessia was just playing a distraction. A cunning gleam flashed in her eyes as she swiftly kneed him, aiming for his most vulnerable spot. Dominic was about to be injured, but at a critical moment, a coldness flickered in his eyes. He suddenly sidestepped and grabbed Alessia's knee that was causing trouble. With her knee grabbed, Alessia could only use her strength to push upward. However, her move was still evaded by Dominic. Both side
Dominic walked ahead, taking big strides. Bianca could only follow at a distance. The two of them left the building where the archive room was located, crossed a small path, and arrived at the main road. Suddenly, Dominic turned around. Bianca also stopped in her tracks. "Where's Christopher?" Dominic's eyes were sharp as an eagle's. Bianca was taken aback, only then did she remember her nephew, whom she had forgotten again. The big boss was obviously in a bad mood, she was dancing on the edge of a knife. Panicking, Bianca quickly took out her phone and called Christopher, luckily this time Christopher answered the call quickly. Bianca breathed a sigh of relief, listening to her nephew's cool voice coming through the phone. "At the entrance of the orphanage
The man in front of her wore a blue duckbill cap and a black mask covering his face, revealing only a pair of eyes. As soon as the man dragged her behind the big tree, he sneakily looked around, as if afraid of being discovered. Alessia remained composed, observing the man in front of her. She had planned to leave the event venue and figure out how to shake off Dominic before finding Dylan Frost. But unexpectedly, before she could even find him, he showed up. At this moment, it seemed that Dylan had finally finished observing the situation. After he let out a long sigh, he removed the mask from his face and spoke with lingering fear. "Sis, how did you provoke Dominic? He has arranged people at both the main gate and the back gate, waiting for you to fall into his trap. Luckily, I found you beforehand." Alessia wasn't surpris
"Mr. Carter, we've arrived!"The black Mercedes stopped downstairs at the Carter Building, and the driver turned around respectfully.Dominic lowered his gaze, casting a glance at Christian sleeping soundly in his arms.He had some urgent matters to attend to at the company, so he had the driver bring him here first.Seeing this, Bianca immediately reached out to hug, only to hear Christian mutter with closed eyes, "Mommy."Bianca's hand froze, feeling the temperature in the car drop several degrees.Feeling apprehensive, Bianca continued to embrace her, only to see the little one in her brother's arms suddenly cling tighter to his neck, cuddling and cooing."Mommy, don't leave me..."Now Bianca didn't dare to move at all.Dominic furrowed his brows.It seemed that the woman h
Alessia raised her head to see Sisca in a chiffon dress, along with Dominic, whose face remained impassive, and several other people, presumably all coming out from the private rooms. Trouble! Alessia furrowed her brow, only to find Dylan, who had always been obedient, now speaking up with impatience. "Sisca, did you forget to brush your teeth when you got up? Or did you forget to bring your ears when you left the house? Where did you hear that my singing was filled with tender emotions?" Dylan's impolite words caught Sisca off guard, her face turning pale. But she came out here precisely to cause trouble. So what if her photo was deleted? She could still find a way for Dominic to see it. Suppressing her anger, Sisca glanced at Alessia with ill intentions, pretending to be innocent as she spoke. "Dylan, why are you so angry?
Dominic glanced coldly at Sisca, his deep eyes shifting slightly. He always had no patience for such matters, but the image of Alessia being intimate with Dylan just now flashed in his mind. Almost involuntarily, Dominic spoke up, "Is what she said true?" Alessia, who had originally just wanted to watch the show, looked at them with disdain now. Scumbag. "As long as Mr. Carter is pleased." Alessia spoke calmly, walking past them without a second glance. As they brushed past each other, Dominic suddenly acted. With one hand, he grabbed Alessia's wrist, and with the other, he locked her waist, forcefully pulling her into the adjacent men's restroom. Alessia found herself locked behind the door by Dominic. Seeing this, Sisca tried to follow, but Dominic extend
"On the second day, Before Eleanor even got up, she received a message from Bianca. [Elle, don't forget our appointment, okay!]" Eleanor, still half-asleep, glanced at the message and yawned, then tapped on the phone screen: [Auntie, I won't miss it.] After sending the message, Eleanor crawled back and lay down beside Alessia again. Although Eleanor's movements were small, they still caused Alessia, who was lightly sleeping, to open her eyes. She gently touched her daughter's soft belly and asked, "Who did you message?" Eleanor, with her eyes closed, snuggled in Alessia's arms and replied in a muffled voice, "A friend." It should be from Chris, the new friend she made, and it seems like they've made up. Her daughter is obedient, so she's always reassured. Alessia's gaze softened as she turned her head and saw her so
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