Sergio stood in the darkness and watched the couple leave. A hint of coldness flashed in his eyes. "Not involved with politics? Do you think this will prevent the century-old foundation of the Richards family from being harmed?" "Huh, I'm afraid you're dreaming." "Even if the Richards family wishes to find a path free of any influence, it would be improbable." Sergio thought. The smile on the corner of his mouth was getting colder and colder. "Hansen, are you angry? I really came here with Hannah. I only met Sergio much later," Jenna muttered. He had misunderstood her relationship with Sergio back in Wullen Town. Now, she was afraid of raising his suspicion. Hansen was easily jealous. "Silly girl, you are my wife now. Why should I be angry? I believe everything you say." Hansen reassured her with a smile. A broad smile appeared on his face, devoid of any misgivings. His joyful appearance was completely different from the suspicious appearance s
"Madam Lilian, it's rare for you to visit this place. I have prepared a feast based on A City's culture. Have a taste of our hometown dishes. It will still be noon when you return to Europe." Yezon walked over and invited her. He had personally asked Madam Lilian to come over. She would only be here for three hours. After that, Madam Lilian would have to leave the country to attend an important meeting in the afternoon. Madam Lilian had attended the banquet out of respect for Yezon. Therefore, he prepared a meal consisting of the local specialties of A city for her, hoping that she would like it. "Alright, thank you." Madam Lilian thought for a moment and nodded in agreement. "Tell you what, you all can have dinner with me." "Don't worry, Madam Lilian. I have prepared sufficient dishes." Yezon added, "This way, please." As he spoke, he held her hand as they walk towards the long dining table. Waiting at the sides of the table stood waiters, bar
During the meal, Jenna's and Madam Lilian's conversation went on to be calmer and more relaxing. The atmosphere seemed like it was not a grand banquet, but more like a casual gathering. It was friendly and easy-going. This banquet was the most delightful and longest meal attended by Madam Lilian, just because Jenna was sitting by her side. In fact, the others who were accompanying Madam Lilian were of more importance, yet she was having fun chatting with Jenna throughout the dinner. She at times behaved like a child, talking about delicacies, and exciting experiences with Jenna, completely ignoring the whole table full of people who were there to see her. Her delighted laughter could be heard from time to time. Time passed very quickly just as they were enjoying their conversation. She stood up in reluctance as they were about to separate and leave. Before leaving, she turned around to take Jenna's hand and said in a friendly manner, "My child, I have enjo
"Tsk, they're so in love. Sergio, did you see that? They are so happy, and the Richards Group is prospering. Even Madam Lilian adores Jenna. It seems that we can't compare to them." Zoella walked to Sergio's side and clicked her tongue in wonder. If she was right, Sergio intended to approach Madam Lilian that night but did not succeed. Madam Lilian was treating Jenna so well and was even eager to be with her. There was no chance for Sergio to get closer to Madam Lilian. What did this mean? It showed that Madam Lilian was hard to approach, and she treated everyone differently. She looked kind, but she was shrewd, and definitely not stupid at all. Madam Lilian definitely knew why Sergio wanted to approach her. If she didn't give him the chance, it meant that she didn't care about all those things at all. "What do you mean?" Sergio turned back and glared at Zoella. "I'm just stating the facts. That's all." Zoella shrugged her shoulders and put the leather bag
As soon as Jenna reached the 88th floor, she saw a long line of people waiting in front of the door. All of them were managers who would be presenting documents to her. "Good morning, Ms. Murphy." Everyone was busy greeting her when they saw her walk over. "Good morning." Jenna smiled and opened the door of her office. They soon got down to business. The whole process was efficient and fast. There were only two people left in the row. One was the director of the global manufacturing manager, Mr. Benson Parker, while the other was the global sales manager, Mr. Yaris White. After a moment of silence, Mr. Parker walked in first. "Ms. Murphy, please take a look at the recent manufacturing process of the cars." Mr. Parker walked in and nodded politely to Jenna, handing over the document with both hands. "Thank you." Jenna took the document and looked briefly at the report, using a red pen to mark some of the places. Raising her chin, she waved
"Good morning, Mr. Richards." Everyone in the hall stood up and called out respectfully in unison. Their voices were loud and clear. Hansen did not look at them. His eyes were fixed on the ground. He casually waved his hand in the air, indicating to them to sit down. Then, he led Alvin forward with large strides. "He's so handsome." Jenna cheered for him in her heart. She tilted her head and appreciated the tall and graceful temperament Hansen showed. His commanding demeanour was not something that could be built within a short period. It came from years of confidence, training, and a rich environment. Hansen grew up privileged and had been trained to be a leader, which helped him achieve his current accomplishments. She stood there absent-mindedly. They were married. Although they loved each other, she sometimes still felt like it was a dream. As he walked over with calm and confidence, she didn't dare show her affection or even talk to him in public, as
Days passed, and summer was on the horizon. The weather was gradually getting warmer. Since Jenna had been appointed as the vice president of Richards Group, she tried her best to perform all her tasks well. Indeed, Richards Group had a new look in less than a month. The overall performance made progress. Sitting in the bright and spacious office, Sergio was calm. He had been working for several days. He had experience in politics and a good reputation in the army. It was easy for him to take over the position as head of state security. Of course, the importance of this position was also beyond the imagination of ordinary people. He thought of the activities later in the evening. He stood up and walked outside. As soon as he started the car, his phone rang. "Mr. Xanthe, we found out that Zoella has planted people in the internal management of Richards Group. I wonder how that woman will deal with Richards Group." The man's voice was mysterious
Hansen felt somewhat baffled as he stood at the same spot. Hansen did not look down on the poor, but other than the fact that her name rang a bell, he couldn't remember anything about her. Was she one of the women whom he had met when he was out with Frederic? She didn't look like one, and she called him 'Hansen' openly. With this approach, it seemed that they had known each other for a long time. What was more, he didn't even possess a single memory of that woman. His mind was totally blank. He shook his head and told himself not to think any further as he walked towards the elevator of the lobby. As for women, especially employees of his very own company, it was better for him not to interact with them. Moreover, he had a wife now. He had no interest in dealing with these so-called acquaintances whom he did not recognize at all. The house of the Yates family was average. In A city, it was just an inconspicuous, old villa. Fortunately, the location was su
Santiago went home once more to retrieve Jepherson's sperm from the sperm bank. After that, Raeleigh got pregnant through medical procedures. However, when Raeleigh was only three days pregnant, the doctor made a major discovery. He informed her that he made progress with Shaney's illness , and that he might have misdiagnosed her condition. At that time, Raeleigh had been so overjoyed that Shaney was fine, and she only remembered that she was pregnant after half a month since learning about Shaney. By the time she remembered that she was with child, she wanted to stop her pregnancy. However, Santiago persuaded her to give the baby to him. Raeleigh pondered about it for a long time before finally agreeing. ...... Time passed in a blink of an eye, and Raeleigh had never expected for things to turn out the way it did. She gave birth to her second child, and Shaney had made a full recovery. Santiago had told her that the baby was the will of God, and he
When Raeleigh got out of the car, she began staring at the Richards family's courtyard. Although the Richards family had already buried Marissa's body, Raeleigh was still unwilling to go back. However, as she gazed at Carsten's precious little face that was looking at her expectantly, she had no choice but to follow Jepherson inside. At that moment, Santigo and the other children were in the yard. When Santiago saw Raeleigh and Jepherson, he smiled and gestured at Jepherson. "What are you doing?" Raeleigh asked when she saw Santiago. "Nothing." Though Raeleigh did not believe Jepherson, she decided not to ask further. When Carsten saw Forden and Shaney, he immediately tried to break away from Jepherson's arms, wanting to get to them. The children were all gathered in the Richards family manor that day. Coupled with the four other children of the Whalen family, there were ten children altogether, and they almost occupied the entire courtyard. Ra
Raeleigh said nothing as Carsten continued sinking his teeth into Jepherson's neck. She stared in shock as blood seeped out of his wound. Jepherson raised his hand and patted Carsten gently, then walked to the bed and sat down. After a while, Carsten finally fell asleep. He closed his eyes as he dozed off in Jepherson's arms. Meanwhile, Raeleigh had rushed out of the room to ask the hotel staff to prepare disinfectants before going back into the room to help Jepherson clean his wound. Jepherson leaned against the wall, still holding Carsten in his arms and unwilling to let go. Raeleigh frowned. "What should we do?" Jepherson's voice was a little hoarse. He had been busy for the past two days entertaining guests. "He got scared because of the crowd. He thought that you didn't want him anymore since he couldn't find you, and probably thinks that I'm the one who forced him to stay there." After bandaging Jepherson's wound, Raeleigh helped wipe Carsten's mouth. Sudd
After Raeleigh and the others left, Santiago walked to Zorion's car and stopped him. Zorion casted a glance outside. "Rossie, you should go first. He won't show any mercy once I get off." "You knew he wouldn't show you mercy, so why didn't you think of that before you caused trouble?" "I was just kidding! Who knew he'd have such a bad temper? I didn't expect him to take it seriously." Rossie sighed and gave in. Glancing at Zorion, she finally understood that he was only using her as an excuse to escape whenever he got into trouble. She got out of the car and looked at Santiago who stood opposite her. "Long time no see." "Where's Zorion?" "He's so afraid of you that he doesn't even dare to come out," said Rossie. "It's too late to be scared." He walked up to Zorion's car with the rod in his hand, then raised the stick and smashed it against the car until it was completely wrecked. When he was done, he tossed the stick aside, turned to pick
After leaving the kindergarten, Raeleigh followed Santiago to the Richards family manor. It had been four years since she returned, so she was no longer familiar with the place. Santiago went in, put Carsten down and asked the children to keep themselves entertained. He then looked at Raeleigh and said, "I came back this time because Mrs. Richards is dying. She has been unconscious for a while now. I came back to see her for the last time." Raeleigh asked, "Mrs. Richards?" "Yes. Jepherson hasn't been home these couple of days because he has gone to visit her. He didn't tell you about it because Mrs. Richards doesn't want to see you. While she was still herself, she did say that she would never let you into the family, and that she didn't want to see you ever again. Jepherson went to take care of her but was worried about you. So, he asked me to come home to take a look and it was only then did I find out that Carsten is autistic. This is on your plate now."
When the time came, Raeleigh enrolled Carsten into a kindergarten. On the first day of school, Carsten was bullied. Raeleigh felt sorry for him as she gently touched his swollen face. He had been beaten because he could not speak. She wanted to confront the bully, but Jepherson stopped her. He told her that Carsten should resolve this matter by himself. That year, Raeleigh could not sleep well at night. Hair loss became an issue, and she was exhausted all the time. But after half a month, the children stopped bullying Carsten. Instead, their parents came to Raeleigh's home. "Just take a look at your child..." The parents pointed to their child, and Raeleigh was confused when she saw a boy about the same height as Carsten. The boy seemed to have taken a serious beating, but when Carsten had gotten beaten up like this, Raeleigh hadn't gone to look for trouble with the bully's parents, did she? Raeleigh retorted, "And? It's normal for
The snow was falling heavily. Jepherson put away the phone and took Raeleigh back into the house. The two stood inside and watched the snow. Meanwhile, Hadrian and Scarlette were busy in the kitchen, not daring to make a sound. The Richards family manor remained quiet when winter was approaching. None of the family members returned even on New Year's Day. Raeleigh went to the yard and waited for them in advance, but no one came back. After New Year's Day, Raeleigh returned to her home with Jepherson. Her family members were all surprised to see her pregnant when she got home. They did not expect Raeleigh to be pregnant after being missing for several months. Moreover, she was almost due. Everyone in the Osteen family knew that Raeleigh stayed because of the baby inside her belly. Undoubtedly, the baby was Jepherson's. However, they wondered where Santiago went. Since Raeleigh said nothing, no one dared to ask about it. They all ignored the incident and sil
Raeleigh was stopped by Jepherson's men at the entrance of the village. 'I knew it wouldn't be easy for me to run away.' "Madam Raeleigh, Mr. Richards is waiting for you." Raeleigh had no choice but to go back with them. At the same time, Jepherson sat on his wheelchair outside the village with a blanket on his lap and upon seeing Raeleigh, he breathed a sigh of relief. Raeleigh walked up to him, "Don't be complacent. I'll leave one day." Shifting his gaze to Raeleigh's belly, Jepherson stretched out his hand and pulled her to him. Despite being too weak to walk, he had a firm grip. Raeleigh lost her balance and fell onto his lap. She tried to escape, but he said immediately, "Don't move." Although his voice sounded terrifying to others, he was trying to negotiate. Everyone turned around to look at them, and Raeleigh blushed. Jepherson covered her body with the blanket, then placed his hand onto her belly. Raeleigh tensed up immediately. She ra
Raeleigh had been depressed for a while after Santiago's departure. After a few days, she finally calmed down a little. Jepherson's health had not improved during this period of time. Whenever he was free, he would stare at Shaney's photo in a daze. Deanna and Jacky had helped take care of Jepherson when Raeleigh fell ill. After Raeleigh recovered, she returned to taking care of him herself. However, Jepherson had been in such poor health that he couldn't even go downstairs. It took Raeleigh a lot of effort to help him get down, especially when he was unwilling to go downstairs. "Autumn is coming. I don't want to go down." He was saying that it was cold downstairs. Raeleigh replied, "I can't take care of you all the time. Are you going to exhaust me to death? Your parents left you alone and ignored you. Santiago abandoned you too. What do you want me to do? I have to work. I also have to take care of you..." "Then stop working. Take care of me." Rael