"Lily, are you trying to give everyone a treat, or are you trying to benefit yourself? Is my show not exciting enough to keep people alert?" Jessie pretended to be displeased, bantering with the host.
"Haha, it seems that my little idea can't escape your sharp eyes. The show is indeed exciting, but I want to see something even more exciting," the host replied, turning to the audience to stir up the atmosphere. "Isn't that right, everyone?"
There wasn't much response from the audience because Ava had said that the mysterious guest was just a gimmick, so people weren't interested in any surprises midway through the event.
Although the atmosphere wasn't lifted, the event still had to continue.
Jessie generously said, "Okay, since everyone else wants a surprise, I must arrange it."
The host continued, "So, Miss Jessie, what exactly is our surprise?"
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"What do you mean by that?" Immediately, supporters of Al also came out to retort. One fan said, "It means exactly what it says. Al has never shown her face in public before. This woman who popped out of nowhere, who knows if she's the real Al or a fake one." "Just now, we also heard what Miss Ava said. Who knows if it's Jessie who's afraid of the mystery guest being exposed and offending someone, so she deliberately brought out a fake Al to shut everyone up. Anyway, Al has always been indifferent to fame and fortune. Even if Al knows she's being impersonated, she probably wouldn't bother!" Once this fan spoke, the supporters of Al fell silent instantly because what she said did make some sense. Moreover, just before Al came on stage, Ava seemed to have made a gesture of obstruction. For a moment, these supporters couldn't make up their minds. On
Christopher felt a tingling sensation on his scalp and said, "Even if you glare at me, Dad, I'll still tell my sister." Regardless, he decided to go all out to get his dad to interact with Mommy! Dominic thought of his daughter's big watery eyes and gritted his teeth. This brat seemed to be really itching for trouble. Indeed, daughters were better. Daughters were Daddy's little cotton jackets. Dominic took a deep breath and raised his hand amid Bianca's shocked gaze. Hearing the conversation, Sisca's eyeballs were about to fall out. At the same time, she had another question in her mind: who was the sister Christopher mentioned? Sisca didn't know at this moment that her question wouldn't remain unanswered for long; someone would soon provide an answer. On stage, Jessie looked at the many raised hands b
A snow-white suit adorned with silver sequins, resembling snowflakes falling in winter. Several elegant and flowing belts around the waist, neatly cut. This outfit was neither overly intricate nor dull; everything was just right, perfectly complementing Dylan's facial features and body proportions. At this moment, almost everyone held their breath, their gazes fixed on Dylan's every step on the runway. Dylan walked back and forth on the runway twice, finally settling beside Alessia. At this moment, thunderous applause erupted, with everyone deeply impressed by Alessia's design talent. In just twenty short minutes, she completed the ‘winter’ theme, a task that seemed almost impossible, and she did it exceptionally well. Even Ava, who always maintained a critical attitude, couldn't find any faults to nitpick at this moment. Sh
Alessia didn't go back to the front stage but stayed backstage, watching. The two little ones had participated in big shows abroad before, so now, when they stepped onto the stage and started strutting their model walks, they exuded a full presence. Christian was lively and cute. Even when he reached the middle of the stage, he didn't forget to blow kisses and send out heart shapes, just as he said, captivating the audience below. Eleanor, on the other hand, was relatively shy, but her unique sweet temperament and adorable appearance also won the hearts of many people. "Wow!! Elle is so obedient and adorable! Truly my niece! Chris is not bad either, although a bit exaggerated, he's quite cute," Bianca, sitting in the audience, cheered as if it were New Year's. For the first time, Dominic watched his son and daughter's performance, and his heart melted. The corners of hi
It was already half past six, and several cars were heading towards X Villa. Among them was Riley. Jessie said she would come after the event ended. After an hour's drive, the cars parked at X Villa, and everyone got out of the cars one after another. It was already evening, and it was cool. From the balcony of the viewing rooms, you could see the lights of thousands of households. The three kids had different levels of excitement on their faces. Christian and Eleanor were happy because this was the first time they had gone out so far since returning to the country, and they were staying overnight at the villa tonight. Christopher was happy because he could play with his parents and siblings. The whole family was neat and tidy, as if Mom and Dad had already reconciled. However, n
Bianca suddenly turned her head. If Riley's mention of Alessia and Dylan's good relationship was unintentional the first time, this was already the second time. A while back, there were rumors online about Alessia and Dylan being high school sweethearts, causing quite a stir. Riley couldn't possibly be unaware of this. Bringing it up now seemed like deliberate mischief. Bianca glared at Riley, but he just smiled gently and continued, "Ladies first, or should Mr. Frost go first?" Bianca's eyes almost popped out of her head. She and Jessie were playing this game with the purpose of setting her brother up with her sister-in-law. With Riley's attitude, it seemed like he wanted to pair her sister-in-law with Dylan. How could that be allowed! Bianca was angry, but she had to abide by the rules of the game. Dylan, who outwardly app
Dominic glanced at Alessia, knowing that she was doing this on purpose. However, it wasn't something he couldn't talk about. He looked into the distance, as if recalling and regretting, "It was at the beginning of sophomore year. I met her on an online forum, and we agreed to meet at the end of the semester. But she stood me up, and afterwards, she never logged into the forum again." Everyone's first love happened quite early, but they hadn't expected Dominic to be even trendier, having an unsuccessful online-to-real-life relationship. Alessia raised an eyebrow, feeling a bit smug. However, she quickly realized something. The time Dominic mentioned was when he went to Niagara Escarpment alone and encountered the landslide. Moreover, Sisca's brother died because of that incident. Last time, she asked him why he went to Niagara Escarpment. &
Under Dominic's arrangement, the two groups acted separately. Under a big tree, Bianca hung up the phone and looked around. She realized that unconsciously, she had walked to a secluded place away from the crowd. Bianca was about to walk to a brighter place to wait for Dominic when she saw three drunken men walking towards her. Bianca ignored them and moved on. But the men's voices of discussion came from behind her. "Hey, there's another beauty here, she's really pretty!" "Hehe..." After the discussion, there was a series of suggestive laughter. Just by the sound, you could imagine how lecherous these men looked. Bianca felt disgusted. If it weren't for Christian missing, she would have definitely knocked their teeth out with her hig
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