"Mr. Xanthe, how can a shrewd person like Hansen marry a woman like Liya? He won't be that foolish. Let's not talk about any other factors first. As long as Liya registers with him, she will be able to obtain a portion of the shares of the Richards Group in the future. This is not a small sum. As a businessman, how can he not understand this? Furthermore, he will never fall for a vulgar woman like Liya. The one he loves is Jenna. Everyone can see the consequences of him marrying Liya. He would definitely end up losing both his wife and money. Unless it is absolutely necessary, he wouldn't do such a foolish thing." The man's voice was as soft as a mosquito's buzz. However, Sergio could hear each and every word clearly. It seemed as if his ears were hurting from those words too. Hansen Richards, how bold of him to have used such a sinister method! He had actually finessed and fooled those two women. Thinking that he even actively spread the news of his wedding to the pu
Hansen was the one who personally recruited and appointed Yaris, but it turned out that he was a spy. That was such a great humiliation! How did he end up placing Yaris in such an important position? Hansen couldn't even remember it clearly. It was apparent that he had been too careless at that time, which also meant that he was too satisfied with himself. He, who had always been invincible in the business world, never thought that he would personally recruit a snake. "Are we really unable to find Yaris' whereabouts?" Hansen vented the hatred in his heart by exhaling a deep breath. He then lifted the glass in front of him and took a large gulp. Finally, he felt a little better. That day, everyone whom Yaris had appointed had all been replaced. Even those who usually had a good relationship with Yaris were all replaced. Taking advantage of that opportunity, Hansen replaced most of the low-skilled and mid-level leaders with new talents. He was sure that ther
On the highway, Sergio's car was slowly driving towards the Richards Group. His phone rang. Sergio picked up the phone. "Mr. Xanthe, Zoella has indeed fallen into Hansen's trap. She hates Liya to the core right now and doesn't want Liya to become Hansen's second wife. She has already planned to stir up trouble at their wedding and point out that Liya was the one who had stolen Jenna's fingerprints, so that Liya will be charged with a crime, and Hansen will not marry her." The news from the other side of the line made Sergio's heart turn cold. That foolish woman! Zoella was indeed driven by emotions, and it didn't matter how smart she was. Zoella couldn't move on from the emotional stage, and if things went on like that, Zoella and Liya would only get themselves killed. It was not that he pitied Zoella's prospects, but he was actually thinking about his own future. The election was about to enter the second round next month. That was the crucial
"It's very simple. Liya will just be the second wife. Even if she were to marry Hansen for real, she won't be greatly respected in Richards Manor. From Liya's current mental state, she's very likely to seek revenge against Richards Manor. So, why don't you just sit back and take advantage of her? There are so many benefits to this." Sergio's eyes were filled with a smug smile. He was giving her pointers at the right time. Zoella's eyebrows twitched. "What are the benefits?" "It turns out that you're always smart but sometimes a fool, huh?" The sarcastic smile at the corner of Sergio's lips grew apparent. "Don't you want to take revenge on the Richards Group? At present, Liya is the best pawn to do so, but you want to abandon such a good pawn. I really feel sorry for you." Right then, Zoella's started to twitch as well, as she looked at him with a blank and helpless expression. "Think about it. Don't you want Hansen to suffer? Don't you want to take revenge again
The Ink Garden was surrounded by greenery. There were lush trees, chirping birds, and fragrant flowers, which made the surrounding air particularly pleasant. When Jenna finished her work in the office, she slowly walked out of the Ink Garden after visiting Vivian. As soon as she stepped out of the gate, she could see a long and quiet corridor in front of her. "Greetings, Madam." Jenna lifted her head and saw that Paul was greeting her while bowing to her. "Paul?" Jenna was a bit surprised. She didn't expect to meet Paul in the Ink Garden at that point in time. "Madam, I'm here to visit Vivian. So, I thought I'd visit you as well." Paul smiled as he explained. "Oh." Jenna gave a faint smile after hearing his explanation. "Madam, in another two days, Mr. Richards will be marrying Liya. You won't have any other thoughts, right?" Paul looked at her and asked worriedly. Jenna clenched her fists for a moment and loosened them. She smiled bitter
Feeing extremely helpless, Jenna could only allow Hansen to carry her out of the living room of Green Jade Garden. Hansen's embrace was broad and strong. Lying in his embrace that way was very comfortable. Coincidentally, Marissa walked in from the outside and met them, but she pretended not to see their intimate actions. Right then, she was very eager to see them getting along peacefully. Marissa stood there until she watched them leave in the electric vehicle and felt very bewildered. It was clear that his son loved Jenna a lot. Was he out of his mind? Why would he take a second wife? What in the world was going on? She shook her head and sighed. Just then, Trevor walked out of the elevator and saw Marissa lamenting and sighing. Puzzled, he asked, "Who provoked you to make you shake your head and sigh with a pained expression?" Marissa looked up and saw that Trevor was walking towards her steadily. She then felt depressed and said unhappily,
"Put me down. I'll be okay after lying in bed." Jenna pushed him. The doctor was going to come in soon. It wasn't appropriate to let others see them acting that way. "What's there to be afraid of? We're already husband and wife. Why are you still being shy?" Hansen tightened his embrace while saying with an anxious expression. "Why did you vomit so much?" He was really distressed. "Fortunately, I brought you here, so that you can be properly examined by an experienced doctor." "Hansen, I'm fine. It's just that I'm not used to the drink you made." When facing Hansen's good intentions, Jenna felt like weeping but had no tears. "Your little face is so pale and yellow. So, you have to be properly nourished," he said in an overbearing manner. "It's not as serious as you said. You don't have to treat me as someone who's severely sick or a pregnant lady." Jenna couldn't help but show a sweet smile at the corner of her mouth and spoke reproachfully. Hansen o
The light in Trevor's eyes flickered. "Jenna, where did you guys go today?" He turned towards Jenna. Although he looked calm, his anxiety still couldn't be concealed. Jenna looked up and saw that everyone's eyes were looking at her, including Liya. After lowering her head and thinking about it, she said politely, "Dad, Hansen took me out to buy something today, and then he left because he said that he had something urgent to deal with." Jenna didn't tell the truth. She didn't know why, but when she saw Liya's eyes, she didn't want to mention anything about it. Her intuition told her to do so. After receiving Jenna's reply, Trevor nodded his head and said, "Since it's an urgent matter, then we don't have to wait for him. Let's have dinner first. He's a man. So, it's plausible that he won't be eating at home when he has to handle a lot of things." As soon as he said that, everyone lowered their heads and began to eat. "Jenna, this is the soup Han
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