“You can also go through my parents’ past,” signed Tamara.Sebastian gave her a curious look. “What makes you think that?”Tamara lowered her gaze. “It’s just a hunch. I hope I’m wrong.”“Very well,” hummed Sebastian. He followed her to the car.When they returned to Skarrowlilt Grove, the lights were still on.The couple had a light meal before calling it a night because they hadn’t eaten much at the Lynch manor.Sebastian had some work to do, so Tamara went to the room alone. She decided to play a few rounds of mobile games before sleeping.The gaming competition held by ST Club was nearing the finals soon. Tamara was determined to win the five million dollar cash prize.She was so engrossed with her game that she didn’t realize her room lights were dimming.Suddenly, she felt something cold slithering around her ankle. Tamara unconsciously looked down. The colors immediately drained from her face when she saw what it was.Snakes!The room was crawling with snakes. A dozen
“What happened to Tamara?” Sebastian was slowly coming back to his senses. He didn’t hear what Ms. Thompson was yelling earlier.Ms. Thompson was on the verge of having a panic attack. “Young Mr. Lynch, the room was somehow invaded by a swarm of snakes. Young Mrs. Lynch fainted from shock. She’s already on her way to the hospital. You…”Before she could finish, the previously confused male had zoomed outside like a leopard.Ms. Thompson hastened to trail after him, but by the time she emerged from the study, she had already lost sight of him.With nowhere else to go, Ms. Thompson returned to the bedroom. The snakes had been taken care of, but the servants were still in a state of shock.“Check the surveillance camera and find me the culprit,” ordered Ms. Thompson sternly.How dare they release snakes inside the room? There were even venomous snakes among them! The culprit was trying to kill Tamara!…When Sebastian arrived at the hospital, Tamara had just been brought out of
Anthony frowned. He had a bad feeling about this.When Sebastian hung up the phone, the air around them tensed, just as he had predicted. Sebastian’s razor-sharp gaze pierced Anthony like a dagger.“What happened?” Tamara pulled on Sebastian’s sleeves to get his attention.Sebastian started coldly, “The snakes in the room were released by Jocelyn, and the scented tea leaves in the study room were also her doing. After I was out, Anthony came into the study room.”Hearing this, Tamara froze. The snakes were Jocelyn’s doing?Why would she do that?Tamara recalled Jocelyn’s weird antics these past few days. Jocelyn had always been an outgoing girl with a fiery personality to match. However, she had been very obedient recently. Even though her words still stung, she never went too far. Tamara had thought Jocelyn had learned her lesson.Who would have thought she was just laying low for this big surprise?Her big surprise included poisonous snakes on top of everything else.Jocelyn
Jocelyn’s gaze was filled with so much hatred that if looks could kill, Tamara would be six feet underground by now.Tamara grew solemn. “I’m curious, Jocelyn. I am your family, and I shouldn’t have to watch my back with you around. You’ve gone against me time and time again. You even want me to die. You’re still young. Why do you harbor such hatred?”Jocelyn burst out laughing. “Tamara, I grew up being treated like a princess. My parents loved me, but you killed them! Tamara, I hate you! You deserve to die! I’ll make sure you suffer like my father and are humiliated by the press like my mother!”Another slap to the face. Jocelyn’s cheeks had grown numb by now.Her hatred for Tamara ran deep. Tamara was even starting to believe the snakes were Jocelyn’s own idea.Even so, where exactly did Jocelyn get the snakes from?Someone was helping her.“Who taught you, Jocelyn? You are still my family. Spit it out, and I’ll let you off the hook,” signed Tamara.“No one. I did this out of
Tamara was a woman of her word. Once Jocelyn came clean, she was untied.“I’ll arrange for someone to escort you out of Londsville. Don’t ever come back into my sight. I won’t be as gracious the next time.” Tamara stared at Jocelyn blankly.That was the last time she would show kindness to the Simmons family.Jocelyn smiled bitterly, “You ruined my life. You are Young Mrs. Lynch, the wife of ST Corporation’s president, while I’m a nobody. I won’t be able to meet you even if I want to.”Tamara only watched on silently as Jocelyn took her leave.Warmth engulfed her hand. Tamara unconsciously turned and saw Sebastian staring at her with amusement. “You’re letting her off just like that?”Tamara returned a smile. “I don’t want to be too cruel. The Simmons family is family, after all.”Whether it was Quentin or Jocelyn, they were her family. They were the only ones she had remaining.Tamara never intended to turn her back on the Simmons family, but Quentin was too demanding, and Joc
“Impossible. Why would the great Cutie join a random match? This was a matching system,” argued another voice.“Look at their game ID! It really is Cutie-pie! The one and only!”The two random players were getting excited, and they kept talking over each other. It was honestly too much.Tamara closed the voice chat. She spared a glance at Sebastian. He had his brows furrowed and did not bother hiding his annoyance.To him, this was a disaster.Tamara patted his hand. “If you don’t want to, we could always play against each other instead.”Sebastian relaxed a little. “It’s fine as long as they shut up.”Tamara nodded.It was time to choose their character. Margot typed: “What position are you guys taking?”The two random players seemed to realize Tamara had shut the voice chat and replied in chat. The first random player typed: “I can play the support. What will the great Cutie choose?”The second random player added: “Can I pick Yvette and follow the great Cutie around?”M
That was unexpected.Tamara was as red as a tomato. She pushed away Sebastian’s hand. Thinking back, she suddenly had a sense of nostalgia.She would never have met Sebastian, let alone fallen in love with him if events had not unfolded as they did.Why did she suddenly have the urge to thank Quentin?Sebastian saw she was lost in thought. He gently brought her back, “Want to go for another round?”Tamara shook her head. “I’m tired. I’m going to take a nap.”She was in her last trimester. Gaming was enough to take a toll on her. The babies in her stomach would occasionally shift and kick. She couldn’t focus on her game at all.She was starting to worry about the competition day itself.Sebastian observed her anxious expression. He leaned forward and pecked her lips. “Don’t worry. You’ll surely win.”Tamara nodded. She suddenly thought of something and turned to Sebastian. “I know you are the president of ST Corporation. Promise me you won’t pull some underhanded tricks. I want
“What does it matter if I am? They don’t know anything! How dare they speak so ill of her?” Margot’s face was flushed with rage.James sighed helplessly, “You’re right. They don’t know anything. Their imagination is all they have going for them. They have absolutely nothing to do with us. We are only here for Tamara. Just brush everything else aside.”Margot mirrored his sigh. “You’re right.”If they were back at 1999, Margot would have chased them out.Their attention was drawn back to the stage. Tamara had taken her seat, and the host was beginning with a warm welcome. The match officially started as soon as the remaining participants went on the stage.Margot scanned the crowd. Sadness seeped through her bones when she didn’t see the familiar figure.Benjamin had been gone for a month.When would he be back?Margot was greatly distracted.…Meanwhile, Tamara turned around on stage and saw Sebastian standing not far from her. His sexy lips curled into a smile, and he gazed