“Caleb belongs to the Custry family. What does he have anything to do with the Moore family? What are you plotting? Why do you keep taking Caleb away? Are you looking down on us, the Custry family?” shrieked a voice.Downstairs, Selena from the Custry family was kicking up a fuss.Selena was best friends with Sandy, and both of them had married into the Custry family. They always had each other’s back.Selena had only one daughter. She was snobbish and arrogant herself. When she learned that Caleb had been taken to the Moore manor, she made it her life mission to bring him back.Selena glared harshly at Jonathan and Cheryl and sneered, “Have you forgotten? Seb divorced that mute long ago. Why are you still bothering Seb’s son? Are you trying to get on our good side? What’s wrong? Is the Moore family coming to an end?”Selena’s snobbish yelling greeted Jonathan and Cheryl as they walked downstairs. It took them some time to realize Selena was there for the kid.Cheryl raised a bro
“How dare you?” Selena was furious.Tamara took a seat beside Cheryl. She asked casually, “What happened, Aunt Cheryl? Tell me all about it.”Cheryl smirked, “Gladly. You know how men are. Edmund is your typical spendthrift. He doesn’t think twice before spending all his money. He even tried to win a college student over by divorcing this lady before you.”Cheryl sent a mocking glance at Selena as if she was nothing but a pathetic clown.Tamara feigned shock. “That’s horrible. I feel sorry for the lady.”“There’s more than meets the eye,” continued Cheryl. “She had used some dirty tactics to ensure her marriage with Edmund. She is doomed to never have his heart for the rest of her wretched life.”“Shut the fuck up!” Selena had had enough of this. She glared harshly at Cheryl. “Why are you trying to bring up the past? My sole mission is to bring Caleb home with me right now!”“You wish to bring Caleb home?” Tamara raised a brow at her. She didn’t even try to hide her mockery. “An
“I don’t want to live any longer, Mother!” wailed Joanne. Sandy’s heart broke hearing her daughter’s distress.She asked worriedly, “Don’t cry, Anne. Tell me what’s wrong. Did someone bully you? Tell me what happened. I’ll make them pay!”Joanne only continued to cry.She didn’t know where to begin!She was supposed to attend a meeting at Custry Corporation today. Just as she was about to deliver her speech, a video of her fucking another man appeared on the screen behind her!Joanne’s jaw dropped.Even worse, every employee received a copy of the video from the screen in their emails.Everyone had a video of her!Joanne was devastated. She immediately locked herself up in the storeroom.Who was it?Who the fuck was it?How did this video get out?She remembered who that man was. He was the man who barged into her room back then!After that day, Joanne dug up information about the man. He was just a nobody who worked at the club. Joanne relaxed at the realization.She k
Joanne grew pale. She trembled as she watched Sebastian approach her.“Listen to me, Seb. Whatever you saw in the video is fake. I was framed. I didn’t…” Joanne stuttered as she defended herself.She was married to Sebastian.If she ever found the person behind this, she would…“There will be a meeting with the company’s shareholders today. I will inform them of my decision to repurchase your shares. I’ll also send you overseas.” Sebastian’s dark eyes shone coldly. “For the time being, you should leave.”Joanne was now as white as sheets. “What do you mean by that? You are sending me away?”Sebastian’s eyes were as dark as the abyss. “You have to understand how your actions have affected Custry Corporation. To prevent any loss, you have to leave the Custry family.”Joanne shook her head. “No! I will not! I am the daughter of the Custry family! This is my home! No matter how much you despise me, you are still my brother, even if only by name! Think about a solution to this, pleas
“Anne! Are you insane? How could you speak to me like that?” Sandy trembled with anger. She couldn’t believe the daughter she had raised had turned on her.Instead of dealing with her problems, Joanne blamed her mother!Joanne held her stinging cheeks. She stared at Sandy in disbelief. “Did you just hit me?”Sandy swallowed. “I love you, Anne. I don’t want to see you suffer. That’s why I think you should lay low for the time being. If you continue to stay in Clacton, you…”“You…hit me.” Joanne was too shocked to hear what Sandy had to say. “I hate you!”Joanne roared through her tears before running out from the manor.“Mrs. Custry.” The butler caught the stumbling Sandy before she could fall over.Sandy pointed at Joanne’s retreating figure. “Quick! Go after her! Something bad might happen to her!”“Yes…” The butler immediately sent someone after Joanne.“Stop!” Just then, Hugo came down the stairs.His face darkened as he watched Joanne’s figure disappear around the corner.
Tamara sighed.It seemed there was no way out of this.“I suddenly lost my interest in talking to you, Margot,” groaned Tamara.“Come on. I’ll stop. Let’s talk about the opening ceremony. The 8th, right? I think that’s a good date. Do you have anything else you need to prepare?” Margot immediately jumped back to the topic.Tamara smiled, “Nothing much. Once we have a date, we can leave the rest to the planner.”“Okay,” Margot said as she jotted down the date.Just then, Tamara received another call. She checked the caller ID. Her lips immediately curled into a smile. “I’m going to hang up. I’m receiving another call.”“Is it Young Mr. Lynch?” Margot teased knowingly.“What a smartass,” giggled Tamara. She hung up the call before she answered Sebastian.“Tammy,” came the low and husky voice. Tamara instantly melted.“I’m surprised you have the time to call me,” taunted Tamara.Sebastian huffed in amusement. “So it was you.”Tamara hummed. “What’s wrong? Do you feel sorry for
Tamara giggled.Sebastian’s tone softened. “Can you come out?”Tamara looked at her watch. It was already midday. “Don’t you have anything else going on today? After what happened today, don’t you need to help settle it?”“The Custry family is the one in trouble. What does that have to do with me?” muttered Sebastian faintly.Tamara was taken aback. Amusement shone deep within her eyes. “So you’re no longer a part of the Custry family? Then why should I meet up with you?”Sebastian raised a brow. “Are you saying you were in it for the money?”“Partly,” smiled Tamara. “Your looks are a plus too.”Sebastian chuckled lowly, “Then you have to meet up with me soon. Who knows? Some rich lady might set their eyes on me. We won’t be able to meet up as much if that were to happen.”It was Tamara’s turn to quirk an eyebrow. “Am I not rich enough for you? How many other rich ladies are you planning to seduce?”Tamara started to make her way to the wardrobe.“It’s a first come, first ser
The car stopped in front of the manor.Sebastian got out of the car without saying anything else. He walked over to Tamara’s seat and carried her out of the car. With Tamara in his arms, he walked toward the manor.Tamara felt speechless.Wasn’t he the one who had warned her against testing each other’s limits while it was still bright outside?What the hell was he doing?“Sebastian Lynch, put me down.” Tamara pounded her fist against Sebastian’s shoulders. Her face was flushed with embarrassment.Sebastian pecked her forehead. “You asked for this, Tammy.”Tamara tilted her head in confusion. “What?”Before she could question it further, she was brought into the lift.Sebastian pushed her against the wall and kissed her. He didn’t allow her to resist him.The lift stopped on the third floor. Once the door opened, Sebastian carried Tamara out and headed for a room.Tamara was under Sebastian’s mercy throughout the whole journey. There was nothing she could do against him.Si