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
James smiled helplessly and focused his attention back on the stage.Tamara was doing fine when she started, but she slowly turned pale in the middle of the game.Sebastian mirrored her expression.At the same time, the host also noticed Tamara’s discomfort on the stage. However, the other opponents couldn’t hear the host over the sound of their game.Even the crowd grew worried at this.Tamara’s teammates were pushing forward. They realized Tamara’s archer was nowhere to be found and couldn’t help but ask, “Where are you, Cutie? We are pushing forward.”Yet Tamara could only close her eyes. Her three babies just had to pick this time to start kicking up a storm in her womb.Her worst fear had come true.One of her babies gave a forceful kick that sent Tamara bending over in pain. Her phone almost fell from her hand.“What happened?”“Cutie looks ill.”“She looks pale. Did her water break?”“Poor girl. I can’t believe she still came to the competition. Her husband is an idi
“What happened?”“What the fuck?”“Cutie looks ill. Did her water break?”The crowd was paying close attention to Tamara. When they saw how off she looked, the chatters began again.When her teammates saw this, the colors immediately drained from their faces. One of them even cursed, “I fucking told you to call it quits. Why didn’t you fucking listen? Do you know how fucking important this competition is? I need the money to cure my mom’s sickness.”The teammate was greatly angered. They thought they would win and never expected such mistakes from Tamara.When the other three heard this, they immediately agreed, “They’re right. You shouldn’t have come. Don’t you know your limits?”“Damn it! Why did a pregnant lady like you come anyway? Do you really think you could win?”“Just log off! We don’t need you!”Their awful rants sounded from Tamara’s headphones. Tamara grew pale at this, and her brows tightly knitted together.All the compliments she had received before had turned
The audience’s jaw dropped.Margot laughed hysterically. “Take that, assholes! Come on, weren’t you all chatting up a storm earlier? Why did you all suddenly stop talking? Who’s talking now, huh?”James facepalmed.Margot didn’t hold back in her mockery. The people around her glared harshly at her, but none dared to speak up.What she said was true.Who was it who said Tamara’s husband was useless? That all he had going for him were his looks?Who mocked Tamara? Saying she had to make a living via her streams? And that she was living a sad life?Now that they had a better look, they could see that the handsome man on stage was none other than the president of ST Corporation, and he was Tamara’s husband!“Holy fuck! I ship them so much! They look so cute together!”“Oh my god! So that is Cutie’s husband? She is such a lucky woman!”I’ve heard that the wives of wealthy people lead a suffocating existence. Even though Cutie was pregnant, she could still live her life the way she
The bed was also adorned in striking white. Margot's bridal gown gradually slipped off, and her hair spread out behind her on the bed. Her smooth skin shone beneath the dazzling light.Benjamin stared at her. "Margot, you have to spend the rest of your life making up for your lies.""Okay," Margot agreed without hesitation.The temperature in the room rose, and the night had just begun.It was as Tamara said. Because of their tragic past, the heavens decided to bless them in this life. They lived happily ever after from that day onward.Benjamin successfully inherited the Inkling Corporation. A year later, Margot gave birth to a daughter. She resembled Benjamin and was as beautiful as a doll.Their little girl grew up in a loving family, and the love between Margot and Benjamin only grew with time. They developed Nammu Bay, transforming it into a popular tourist destination.Another year passed, and Tamara and Sebastian got married. The wedding was almost identical to the one fr
The newlywed walked into the wedding hall hand in hand.The wedding hall was also well-decorated. Shane, Trevor, Jacob, and Alex sat in the front row.The host congratulated the couple, and after the couple exchanged rings, the crowd erupted in cheers. The wedding went past quickly. And when Margot was led to her bridal room, she was still very much in a daze.Because of Margot's condition, she had to leave early and let Benjamin deal with the guests alone.As time passed, Margot grew more and more anxious. But she didn't dare move a muscle. Benjamin had told her to keep the veil on and wait for him.Margot had never been this obedient before. But she had no choice. Disobeying wouldn't do. What if her husband ran away?Just then, the door opened. Margot's heart tightened, and she immediately went tense in anticipation.A faint stench of alcohol wafted over, and she saw his shoes from under the veil.He was standing before her but made no move to greet her.Margot couldn't help
When the others saw Benjamin standing still in a daze, they all asked in confusion, "What's going on? Why did he stop?""What is he thinking about?""Did he lose his mind because he was too excited to meet his bride?"Someone made a joke, and others burst into laughter.Downstairs, Sebastian exchanged looks with Tamara, who was upstairs. His gaze returned to Benjamin.The wedding had been going on smoothly. But it seemed that Benjamin's memories might be their biggest challenge.Now that Benjamin had recovered his memories, what would he do next?However, Benjamin quickly came back to his senses. He walked forward calmly until he reached the door. As his gaze swept over Tamara and Natasha, a small smile appeared on his face.Tamara piped up, "Mr. Inkling, Nat and I had planned to set up some challenges for you. However, considering the hardships you and Margot have gone through, those challenges seem trivial in front of you. So, I thought, why not give you a clear path that led
"Shit! Isn't that too ruthless?""Leave it to the four Moore brothers to pull this trick!""Stop standing around and start drinking!"Benjamin watched on without any change in expression. He turned to the last row of men and smiled. "I'll leave the first round to you."Those men were all eager to try. They rolled up their sleeves and loosened their ties, their eyes gleaming with excitement.Benjamin made room for them, and they eagerly stepped forward. They picked up the glasses and downed them in one gulp."Let's go!" The cheers that erupted motivated them further. But despite their fierce drinking, they were no match for the abundant alcohol. When they looked up, they found that they were only halfway through. Some of them were already feeling tipsy!Sunlight spilled onto the drinks. A gentle breeze caused ripples on the liquid, resembling scattered stars.The men noticed the entrance was within arm's reach, and they gritted their teeth to endure the torture.Harris was th
The morning sunlight bathed the earth, casting a brilliant glow on every corner of Simmons Residence. Everyone's faces were filled with smiles. In the room, the styling team was already in position. They first helped Margot into the wedding gown and began styling her hair.Although Margot never decided on her bridal makeup, she did try each style. To surprise her, Benjamin accompanied her to try out the bridal makeup but kept the final choice from her.Now, dressed in the beautiful wedding gown, Margot remembered the makeup styles she had tried before, and a smile graced her face. Tamara and Natasha also changed into their bridesmaid dresses. The makeup artist was working on them when Alex walked in with a gentle smile. "Have you done your preparation for the challenges?"Tamara gave a thumbs up. "Don't worry, Mom. I won't let them take your daughter away easily."Alex giggled. "That won't do. We have to see if Margot agrees."Margot immediately exclaimed, "I'm all in favor!"
"You're right!" Tamara exclaimed, and the three women chatted for a while before gradually falling asleep.In the Inkling Manor, lights were on, and a festive atmosphere filled every corner. Wealthy young men who knew Benjamin gathered there, celebrating the night.A few people sat on the couch by the pool. There were various drinks on the table. Jack picked up a bottle and praised, "This is a good wine. It's at least 30 years old! You're going all out, Mr. Inkling."Benjamin's face carried a contented smile. "It's my big day, so let's all have a good time together."Jack gave him a thumbs up. "You're very generous, Mr. Inkling."The others laughed along.Benjamin turned to Sebastian and suddenly smiled. "Why are you so calm? When we go over tomorrow, I wonder what challenges Tamara has for you."Sebastian calmly muttered, "She'll only cause trouble for you."Benjamin cocked an eyebrow. "You're quite confident. I can't wait to see you eat your words tomorrow."Sebastian shrugg
Margot responded, "Yes, but I believe he will recover his memory soon."Joseph chuckled. "It doesn't matter if he does recover his memory. He loves you either way."A sweet smile appeared on Margot's face.He was right. Benjamin loved her with or without his memories. Nothing could ever change that.Joseph gazed at Margot for a while before shifting his gaze away. He turned to the night sky outside. "It seems that tonight will be a special one."Margot looked at him. "Do you have any plans for the future, Joseph?"Joseph smiled. "I will work for Moore Corporation. After all, I'm the only one in our family who studied business."Margot's eyes flickered. Joseph's life was still the same as in her past life. He would still manage Moore Corporation while the other brothers shine in their respective fields."That's great! I'll have a powerful backer now. I can just mention your name if someone bullies me. As the cousin of the Moore Corporation's president, no one would dare lay thei
Margot reached out to touch the wedding gown, feeling the expensive fabric. Every stitch and thread carried Benjamin's love for her. She looked up at Tamara. "I'm scared, Tammy."Tamara seemed to know what she was afraid of and hugged her close. "Don't be. This is real. It's really happening.Tears welled up in Margot's eyes. Tamara understood her the best. She feared this was just a dream, an illusion she would wake up from. There was no rebirth, cat-and-mouse games, or Nammu Bay destruction. Everything was just a trick her mind had made up.After all this time, Margot finally felt fear.She held onto Tamara tightly. Even when tears streamed down, Margot didn't dare to blink, afraid that she would return to a cold room if she did, a world without him.Tamara gently stroked her back. "Hold me tight, Margot. I'm real. You've felt the wedding dress. That's real, too. Nothing is an illusion. It was all real."Margot finally calmed down. She suddenly felt embarrassed. "Sorry about
"I do! I do want to be your daughter," Margot hurriedly exclaimed. She looked flustered. "I was just a bit overwhelmed. I never expected this. Aunt Alex, I …"Tamara laughed. "Since you're now her daughter, why aren't you referring to her as your mom?"Margot felt even more embarrassed!She grew up in an orphanage and had little concept of parental love. Although she had fantasized about having a mother like Tamara's, it was just a dream. She didn't have a mother. That was why she felt close to Alex. With Alex officially adopting Margot as her daughter, Margot gained a mother from that point onward.Margot's eyes watered. No matter how hard she tried to hold it in, she couldn't stop the tears from falling.Seeing this, Alex quickly took out tissues to wipe them away. "Don't cry. You'll get wrinkles if you cry."But the comforting words only made it worse.Margot threw herself into Alex's arms.Alex comforted Margot patiently, her eyes also glossing over.However, Jacob fr