The next day, all the newspapers that had reported on the **Seventh Club** the day before underwent major staff changes. Several people mysteriously disappeared, leaving everyone baffled. People speculated that it had something to do with the **Seventh Club**, but the police couldn’t find any clues. They only managed to catch a couple of small-time henchmen for routine questioning, but after getting no useful information, they had to release them. This news quickly spread throughout **the Hammond Group**. Of course, while everyone was discussing this, they didn’t forget another piece of recent gossip: The Hammond family’s heiress was about to marry the eldest son of the Castro family. As soon as Britney arrived at the company that morning, she overheard the whispers of her colleagues, but she didn’t pay much attention. Carrying a stack of documents that needed the chairman’s signature, she stepped into the elevator. Unexpectedly, she ran into Barrett, the head of Group A. "Ms. H
That night, the cold was even more intense, with temperatures around -6°C. A black sedan drove toward a private villa. This was another property of the **Hammond family**. Though it wasn’t as old as the main family estate, it was purchased by Britney's great-grandfather during his lifetime and was still considered a rare treasure. After the Maxwell family moved out of the old estate, they had been living here. Britney’s family braved the chill and entered the living room, only to find the Maxwell family sitting comfortably together, chatting and laughing without any intention of greeting them. “Conrad’s parents heard that I’m expecting a boy. They’re so happy they can’t stop smiling! Conrad, don’t you think so?” Stephanie said, her face full of smiles. It wasn’t clear whether she meant this to be heard by Britney. “Yes! Mom and Dad are very happy. Actually, whether it’s a boy or a girl, they’ll love it,” Conrad replied, sitting with Stephanie with their backs to the entrance. “H
“Dad, Conrad still needs to drive later!” Stephanie tried to dissuade him.In front of her younger brother and others, Maxwell’s authoritative presence kicked in. He wouldn’t tolerate being contradicted, even if it was his own daughter.“We still have a driver at home!” “Let Conrad have a drink with you and Quinten. It’s rare that he’s home,” Jamiya said to her daughter. Conrad stood up and moved towards Maxwell’s side. “It’s fine! I can’t take care of you, so make sure you eat well! It’s good for the baby.” Hearing Conrad’s words of concern, Stephanie felt a wave of happiness. It was the first time he had ever expressed care for her pregnancy. Britney, sitting next to Diana, gracefully settled into her seat. Meanwhile, Britney received a multimedia message from Manuel. “Do you like it? Here’s a design for the matching rings I’ve been working on. Can’t wait for you to see it first.” On the white paper, the grey pencil sketches outlined the general shapes. The men’s ring was slee
Stephanie and her mother, Jamiya, were in the room looking at clothes when suddenly, Stephanie remembered there was someone else in the house who made her uneasy. She rushed downstairs, but Britney was nowhere to be found, and Conrad was also missing. Thinking of the only possible explanation, Stephanie hurried to the garden. To her surprise, she saw it—Conrad was holding Britney! So, Conrad still had feelings for Britney… Britney, didn’t you agree to marry Manuel? And now you’re letting Conrad hold you like this without resistance? Isn’t this too embarrassing? She turned around and quickly returned to the living room. In the cold wind, Britney and Conrad stood facing each other. Catching sight of the figure walking away, Britney smiled faintly. Since there wasn’t time to deal with her right now, why not give her some trouble? Since Stephanie had gone so far, she wouldn’t feel sorry for her in the future! “Manuel can’t give you what you need, but you think Conrad can?” Britney
“Geovanni, apologize to Mr. Fletcher!” Britney turned and sternly addressed Geovanni, who was standing behind her. Geovanni thought he had misheard. Pointing at himself, he said, “Apologize to him? Britney, are you out of your mind? Why should I?” “If you don’t apologize, I’ll show you what it feels like to have the door slammed on you!” Britney raised her brow, her tone full of authority. “If you don’t understand, let me spell it out for you. The person sitting here is your direct superior! And who told you to throw company documents on the ground? Every piece of paper at the Hammond Group, even scrap paper, could be company confidential! If something goes wrong, can you take responsibility for it?” “You…” Geovanni was speechless. He didn’t expect Britney to take advantage of this situation, making him, the future heir, apologize to a Sales Department manager in front of so many people. How would he hold his head high in the Hammond Group after this? “Why? Are you afraid?” Britne
After finishing their Western meal, Britney took Karsyn shopping. They wandered from Universal Mall to New World Mall. Over the years, Britney wouldn’t say she fully understood the tastes of the Schwartz family, but at least she had a good grasp of them. The Schwartz family preferred high-end, tasteful items and had very particular standards. Britney put in a lot of effort choosing gifts, hoping that Karsyn would leave a good impression when meeting the Schwartz family for the first time. After picking out the gifts, they noticed it was still early. The two of them went into a luxury lingerie store, where the manager instantly recognized them as VIP customers and warmly introduced the latest arrivals. “Britney, this lingerie looks perfect on you! Why don’t I give it to you as a wedding gift?” Karsyn laughed mischievously. The pink leopard print set, with a mix of leopard spots and black lace, was both seductive and delicate. The thin straps were adorned with dazzling rhinestones, a
C&B Winery.Today, Geovanni felt frustrated all day long and had nowhere to vent. He asked Stephanie for Conrad's phone number and arranged to meet at the winery after work.This private winery was Conrad's own private property, named after the initials of Britney and Conrad. It symbolizes Conrad's love for Britney.Conrad took out a bottle of red wine he had cherished for a long time and sat down across from Geovanni with his long legs."What's wrong? You look gloomy."Geovanni was torn inside, whether to tell his brother-in-law or not. However, he thought about everyone around him and couldn't find a suitable confidant."Conrad..." Geovanni slowly opened up and faithfully recounted everything that had happened at the company during the day to Conrad, leaving out not a single detail.Conrad shook the liquid in his cup and listened attentively. He looked down upon the inexperienced Geovanni. However, Alexzander had instructed him to win him over, as it would be beneficial for them in
"The Melton girl was devoted to you; you should have taken advantage of it long ago!" Alexzander said, sounding somewhat reproachful.Franklin looked at Alexzander without much expression. "I hope you won't regret it later.""The members of the Schwartz family all share the same blood. I know you are fully focused on managing the district, but if there is profit to be made in the business world, do not easily give up," Alexzander said as he took a sip of herbal tea.Franklin's mother was not exactly fond of him, but rather saw him as a business alliance. Although her demeanor changed drastically after her death, Franklin was still her own biological son."Usually, I often help your younger brother... after all, you two are brothers! Your mother's matters..."Franklin's dark eyes narrowed slightly as he concealed his emotions. "I didn't have a younger brother, my mother only had me as her son!"Watching Franklin's back, Alexzander also knew how outstanding his son was, but he was stuck
Looking into the mirror, Sierra touched the necklace around her neck.The more people praised her, the more her heart floated with beauty...Regardless of whether the other person was flattery or adulation, the more she looked at herself in the mirror, the more beautiful she felt. Especially with the expensive necklace around her neck, it further accentuated her beauty.Unfortunately, as soon as she thought about it, she realized that the necklace did not belong to her. She was only helping someone else choose it to give to someone else. She felt extremely frustrated.In fact, beautiful jewelry did enhance people's facial features.But in Raiden's eyes, they were all the same, just a few diamonds, like glass beads, then added to various parts of a little cat or put on wings or something, just changing the design...He generally wouldn't choose these seemingly complicated things, just paying the money is fine.He just wanted to make th
Actually, she had always had a dream in her heart, which was that the prince would drive a luxury car and stand in front of her with a bouquet of flowers...This scene appeared many times in her dreams, but she never expected that someone would actually do it."Um. I had time."Sierra nodded shyly.I thought to myself that I hadn't been able to contact my aunt and uncle, and I didn't know if they were at the villa or not. I decided to go out with this man first and check on them later when I could get in touch with them.Now, she completely forgot that Stephanie had warned her before that Raiden was a playboy.Raiden smirked and gentlemanly opened the door of the passenger seat for Sierra. After she sat inside, he walked around the front of the car and sat in the driver's seat.Sierra sat in the car, lowered her gaze, and looked at the large bouquet of roses, immersing herself in the fragrance of the flowers. It was her first time rec
On the balcony outside the second floor of the villa, a slender figure was wrapped in a dark robe, standing there. The faint sunlight shone on the tall male body, creating a golden halo around the figure. The sharp short hair was topped with water droplets, giving it a cool and sexy look.Manuel had just finished taking a shower when he received a call from Cortez, reporting on the situation of the Maxwell family at the hospital. The cigarette butt flickered at his fingertips, and his sexy Adam's apple rolled up and down with each exhale of smoke rings.His cold narrowed black eyes deepened in color when he heard Cortez say that Maxwell had been arrested and the conflict between Jamiya and Stephanie had escalated. However, there was no extra expression on his face, as if everything had been expected long ago."Um." There was only a faint response before hanging up the phone.After finishing the cigarette in his hand, Manuel entered the bedroom. He pulled
"Stephanie, how could you..." Jamiya scolded.With an incredulous expression on her face, she couldn't believe that her daughter had easily pointed out her son.But compared to Jamiya's strong protectiveness towards her calf, Stephanie appeared much more rational."You should go and ask the doctors and nurses here first, to see if you can take him away," Stephanie said calmly, but beneath her calm exterior, there was a storm brewing.The remaining two police officers heard Stephanie's words and did not give them a hard time. They approached the glass and took a look at the person in the intensive care unit she had just pointed out. One of them went to find the doctor, and after a few minutes, Geovanni's attending physician, Dr. Cortez, rushed over. The three of them were communicating.At this moment, Jamiya finally realized that her daughter's actions were entirely because of Geovanni's current state, which the police officer couldn't take away.
The entire Goldmoor was cleansed by the night rain, seemingly washing away the sins of the night. The sun slowly emerged on the horizon, heralding the start of a new day.Karsyn held her phone nervously."How are you? Where is Britney now?" Andreas sat on the edge of the bed, shaking his silly sister.When he was heading home from the Seventh Club, he overheard people talking about something. Curiously, he approached and listened. To his surprise, it was actually about his friend Britney...What happened to them in the end?They all didn't know. According to Mr. Castro, they sent the person who was rear-ended to the hospital and then came back, but with Mr. Castro taking care of the rest, there shouldn't be too much of a problem.He didn't want to hear that there was no major issue. All he wanted was one hundred percent certainty.He made several phone calls, Britney's phone was turned off, Bryant's phone couldn't be reached, and Raid
People over here haven't even recovered from their sadness to make a decision, but these two individuals have already started discussing calmly about which arm or organ the person is missing.Everyone wanted Bryant to stay in the hospital for a few days, worried that he had hit his head and might have some aftereffects. However, he couldn't hold on and insisted on going back...So Manuel instructed Raiden to take Bryant home and have him rest for a few days.Manuel and Britney returned to the villa, and it was already dawn."I'll go take a shower first." Exhausted after a night of tossing and turning, Britney, who was already extremely tired, looked at her muddy body and didn't want to just lie down and go to sleep like that. She decided that even a quick shower would be more comfortable than sleeping in her current state."I helped you!" Manuel took a step forward and opened the bathroom door for Britney."No need! You were injured too, but
The doctor in his fifties walked out first, while the other unrelated medical staff left from the other side.Jamiya immediately got up from the chair and ran over, with Stephanie following behind. The two of them hurriedly asked, "Doctor, how is my son (brother)?"Maxwell walked with heavy steps and followed along.The attending doctor was surrounded by three people, took off his mask, and said, "The person has been saved, but once his condition improves a little, we will proceed with the next surgery.""Being alive is enough, being alive is enough... Doctor, don't worry, we will definitely cooperate well and let him recover quickly and undergo the surgery." Jamiya's suspended heart finally settled.No matter what, as long as you are still alive, it's good.Before, they said her son had only one breath left, and she knew it couldn't be true when she saw him for the last time.How could her son have had any trouble?Maxwell and
That night, there was a close encounter with life and death.The lights in the hospital poured down, Manuel's cold and rigid facial features were too terrifying, and his aura was too powerful, leaving the nearby doctors standing there at a loss, not daring to say a word."If your hand were disabled, I would have to find someone with all four limbs," Britney threatened, seeing that Manuel was still unmoved.This man really didn't take care of himself at all. Although he knew he wanted to protect himself, his hands were definitely injured badly.The man, who had been staring at Britney's wound, barely reacted when he heard her words. "Let's go!""Mr. Castro, come with me over here," the doctor said in a pleasing manner.At that moment, Raiden walked up to Manuel from a different direction."You go first, I'll follow," Manuel glanced at the older doctor.The doctor quickly said, "Okay!"After the doctor left, Raiden whisper
Raiden bumped Bryant's arm, indicating him to look at the affectionate couple after the robbery.Raiden has always been puzzled as to why there are so many flowers and plants outside, yet they insist on hanging themselves on a tree.However, seeing Manuel cherish someone so much, Britney wondered if she had saved the Milky Way in her past life.Britney let Manuel carry her onto the car.Now she is covered in mud everywhere, originally wearing a white evening gown, but now she looks like a beggar who has just come out of a garbage dump.There was not a single clean spot, whether on the body or on the face.Just as she was putting her down, Britney caught sight of the large patch of crimson on Manuel's arm, illuminated by the dim light inside the car."Manuel, what happened to your hand?" Britney pulled his hand over, blood had already soaked through his white shirt, flowing down his arm onto the back of his hand.It was as if at