Seeing Howard's indifferent and imposing demeanor, Emilia suddenly smiled and said, "I came today to tell you some good news.""Oh," Howard responded indifferently but didn't ask for details.Undeterred, Emilia asked, "Why don't you ask what good news it is?""Regardless of what happens with you, it's never good news for me."Emilia was angry after being blatantly looked down upon by Howard. Nevertheless, she was going to achieve her goals no matter what, even if it meant being ruthless."But this time, it might not be a bad thing for you and your family!"Howard leisurely finished the tart in his hand, then clapped his hands and stood up. "Get to the point. I don't like beating around the bush."So, Emilia straightforwardly said, "I want to marry you!"Howard was speechless.Has she gone crazy?The last time he visited the Watson family, she was so afraid of getting involved with him that she chased after him to clarify the situation, stating that a relationship between th
"I really didn't expect to run into you here! So, you're related to Miss Clark." Alex sat up straight, taking a cup of coffee from Nadia.Nadia also poured herself a cup of coffee and sat across from Alex, saying, "If it weren't for Lana, you might not have seen me over there.""But honestly, I'm really happy to see you here, Nadia." When Alex said this, there was admiration in his eyes as he looked at Nadia.Nadia probably knew about his feelings for her. Her face suddenly turned red, and she lowered her head, unsure of how to respond to Alex's admiration.Worried that Nadia might be overwhelmed, Lana quickly walked in. As soon as Alex saw Lana, he immediately put down his coffee cup and stood up, greeting her with a smile. "Hello, Miss Clark."Without answering, Lana walked over to sit next to Nadia and coldly questioned, "What do you want? Say it. Let's not waste each other's time."Seeing Lana's unfriendly attitude toward Alex, Nadia couldn't help but whisper, "Lana, Alex h
Early in the morning, the weather was gloomy, with dark clouds in the sky. Even the wind carried a chill. Such weather always gave people a lonely feeling, affecting their mood negatively.Today was the day for Carol's farewell ceremony and cremation. Even though Carol and Lana had numerous grievances during their lifetime, death erased past grievances, and everything would soon pass, just like the gloomy clouds in the sky.Lana, recalling the bond from their childhood, decided to come help with Carol's arrangements.The Clark family was now in shambles. Sarah had passed away, Carol was gone, Zeke and Nelson were both in prison, Jennifer was unreachable, and the family's reputation had long been tarnished. Thus, Carol's farewell ceremony practically only had Lana in attendance.Looking at Carol in the small coffin, her clothes disheveled and stained with blood, Lana couldn't bear it. She went to the few shops near the funeral home that sold items for the deceased, bought se
When Lana arrived at Marcel's house, Nicholas was tied up in Marcel's garden, basking in the sun."Damn, Marcel, are you drying some bacon?"Lana ignored the furious Nicholas, who was tied up in the tree."Lana, how can you still crack jokes? Hurry up and let me down!"Lana, however, didn't even glance at him. She kept searching for Marcel inside the house."Marcel, where are you?"Then, Lana heard Marcel's voice. "Why did you come?"Marcel was still nowhere to be seen. "Marcel, where are you?""The matters here are none of your concern. You should leave. Without my word, you are not allowed to step in here again."Marcel's tone was unusually serious, and Lana had never heard him speak to her so seriously. Marcel seemed strange today."Marcel, I'll leave, but can I take that piece of bacon from your yard with me?"Marcel replied firmly, "No!"Since Marcel didn't allow Lana to save Nicholas, Lana concluded that Nicholas must have done something to anger Marcel. She didn't wa
After Lana and Nicholas brought Marcel out of the basement, they returned him to his room. Marcel lay on the bed, covering his head with a blanket, unwilling to face his two disciples with this terrifying appearance. Lana and Nicholas, in a very coordinated manner, avoided mentioning his appearance and guided the conversation elsewhere.Lana cautiously probed, "Marcel, since when did you start … feeling like this?"A muffled voice came from under the blanket, "Twelve days ago!"Twelve days ago? That was the same day Liam was injured and nearly died! Lana and Nicholas exchanged a terrified glance, both reading shock in each other's eyes.Lana's body began to tremble from the shock, as if something was trying to break through her emotional defenses. She continued warily, "Is it related to Liam?"Silence enveloped the person under the blanket. Marcel did not respond, only lying there quietly. Lana and Nicholas didn't press him further. They waited patiently for his answer.
It's widely known that Ruth didn't like Emilia, but Howard didn't expect Ruth's indifference toward Emilia to be such an extent. Due to Ruth's indifference, the atmosphere became somewhat awkward. Although Danny was a bit unhappy, he didn't dare to get angry with Ruth.Wade, on the other hand, kindly pulled Howard to sit down and said, "Don't be nervous, Howard. Ruth is a bit aloof with everyone. Don't take it to heart.""I'm fine, Mr. Watson!"Though Wade said that about Ruth, how many people truly believed it? Danny shifted the conversation to other topics and chatted happily with Howard. When dinner time came, Alex also returned.Seeing Howard here, Alex was a bit surprised. "Howard? Why are you here?"Howard had been unable to find an opportunity to tell Alex about his agreement to marry Emilia.Accurately speaking, he didn't know how to bring it up. After all, Alex knew that he didn't genuinely like Emilia, and there was even a bit of dislike. Suddenly deciding to marr
Emilia suppressed the tumultuous emotions within her as she brought Howard to the underground garage.Coincidentally, Alex had also arrived."My, I thought you didn't want anything to do with each other. You sure have a lot to talk about now. "I even slowed down just so I wouldn't disturb you, and here you are, still being all over each other."Whether intentional or not, Alex made Emilia and Howard flush red with his words.Howard soon asked Emilia to go back before he had a chat with Alex in the garage."You're going out late. Going on a date with some pretty lady?"Everyone knew about Alex's behavior back when he was in the country. That was why it wouldn't be surprising even if he was going out to meet some woman.However, Alex didn't casually agree with Howard's words as he always did. Instead, he solemnly warned Howard."Howard, you can be promiscuous all you want, but don't lump me with you. I'm heading out to deal with something. "Also, I told you that I'm intereste
After undergoing some changes, the Watson family recently announced that Emilia was set to marry Howard, the second son of the Rein family.This news immediately set the entire Dawsbury City abuzz with excitement.Conversations among the common people of the city these days revolved around the marriage between the Watson and Rein families. Different opinions abound regarding the union of the two prominent families."Emilia Watson is such an outstanding woman. I always thought she would remain single for life. I didn't think she would actually get married.""With her high standards, how could she be interested in someone from the Rein family?""I heard it's a prearranged marriage agreement between the two families.""That's ridiculous. I heard that after Emilia Watson took over the Watson family, the Watson family had to bear significant losses because her decisions kept failing. That's why she had to agree to marry the son of the Rein family to make amends.""The Rein family can
Would Lana forgive him and spend the rest of her life with him?Liam's heart was filled with a sense of anticipation.Since the reason for the incident had been clarified, everyone let out a sigh of relief at the same time and also went back to rest. Even Leonardo was taken away just to give the two people who had been apart for a long time some space to be alone.After everyone had left, Liam straightened out his clothes and approached Lana, then proceeded to slowly crouch down."Lana!"In the man's deep and sexy voice, there was an unusual tremor and a hint of choked emotion.Liam had no idea what kept him going during these years after losing Lana.Liam didn't dare to do anything too bold. Instead, he gently leaned his handsome face against Lana's hand, repeatedly calling her name.Three years had already passed since Lana left in a fit of anger, setting off a series of events afterward.If she still had any resentment, it would have vanished when she saw Liam's tall figu
Liam's outstretched hand awkwardly hung in the air, and eventually, he could only withdraw it."Speak up if you have something to say, or else, stay quiet. We're not in the mood to listen to you." Hector's attitude toward Liam was still unfavorable, to the extent that he didn't even want to see him.Lana suddenly said, "Something very serious actually happened today."Following that, she placed Leonardo down and showed everyone the wound on his neck.A ring of red marks surrounded Leonardo's delicate neck. In some places, the marks were so swollen that it looked like a tire had been wrapped around his neck. It was a shocking sight to behold.Hector, Violet, Mandy, and Romelius were immediately enraged."What happened to Leo?""What happened to his neck? It could have been fatal if it was any worse.""Who was responsible for watching Leo today? How could they be so negligent and let the child get injured so badly?""This doesn't look like any ordinary wound. It looks like it wa
"Stop looking at me like that. If you want to kill or torture me, go ahead." Cynthia knew what would happen to her after the truth came out, so she gave up struggling. "However, even after my death, I'll haunt you for the rest of your life!"As they listened to her absurd threat, Lana and the Traffic Light Trio burst into laughter."If ghosts were real, then Emilia would be the first to look for you."When her deceased sister was mentioned, Cynthia's smile remained unchanged. "That fool probably never knew it was me who betrayed her until her death."Considering the situation, Cynthia didn't believe she could leave the Garrison Villa tonight."What exactly do you gain by single-handedly destroying the Cooper family?"Lana was still very confused by Cynthia's actions.After all, Emilia and Cynthia were twins and had the same blood coursing through their veins. With all the Coopers gone, Cynthia had nothing to gain from it either!Cynthia sneered at Lana's question. "Lana, yo
On the evening of the banquet, the Garrison Villa was bustling with distinguished guests.Initially, everyone's attention was on the precious great-grandson of the Garrison and Kane family. With his confident and lively demeanor, the chubby child was absolutely adorable. Everyone was naturally curious about who the child might have chosen as his stepmother.It should be noted that the Garrison and Kane family only had one great-grandson. His future was destined to be extraordinary. As long as one could control the child, it was much more worthwhile than dealing with those individuals from the two affluent families.After all, the elders from the two families were very attentive and doting toward this child. Surprisingly, Liam, who was said to have been away from home for a long time, had returned. During the reception of guests, he unexpectedly had a smile on his face.The ladies who had come tonight, vying for the position of Liam's wife, became even more excited.Liam typi
On the night before the banquet, Romelius and Mandy finally brought Leonardo back.Lana was overjoyed, and she immediately went to the bungalow where they were staying.At that time, Leonardo had just returned home and was playing with toys on the living room floor."Leo, you're back! Did you miss Mommy? Mommy missed you so much!"Lana ran toward Leonardo, talking to him while reaching out to hug him. In a flash, Leonardo suddenly ran toward Romelius while holding a toy car.After that, he kept hiding in his arms, refusing to come out. He would occasionally peek out from the gaps to glance at Lana.His actions clearly showed that he refused to accept Lana.Lana's enthusiasm was dampened, and her outstretched arms awkwardly remained in midair. She looked at Romelius and then at Mandy as if waiting for them to persuade Leonardo. However, these two remained silent and only greeted Lana in a casual manner."Oh, Lana, you've come?" Mandy said while presenting her with a basket o
Due to the fact that the Garrison family was going to hold a banquet to introduce the mother of their beloved great-grandson, Leonardo, the Garrisons once again became the talk of the town in Dawsbury.The last time Dawsbury was so lively was when Hector introduced the Garrison family's heir to everyone.As soon as the news was released, the Garrisons became noticeably busier in the following days. All of them were busy scurrying around and helping Hector deliver the invitations.In addition to people who had business dealings with the Garrison family, the invitations were naturally sent to people who were familiar with Lana in the past. Therefore, as soon as the Traffic Light Trio received the invitation, they didn't even go to work and immediately ran to Liam's office—intending to get an explanation from him.At that time, Liam had just finished a phone call from overseas and was deep in thought when the office door was suddenly kicked open.Lincoln stood at the door, looking
With that, Sawyer ignored the unpleasant expressions on Freya and Hector's faces. He immediately picked up his child and walked away.Hector was furious. He glared at Liam, his eyes burning with anger. It was clear that he thought Liam was the one responsible for Lana's predicament.Liam was once again innocently caught in the crossfire.Freya set aside her current tasks, offered some comforting words to Hector, and then got up and chased after them.She knew Sawyer well enough and was certain that he would never have treated someone like this unless there was a reason.As Freya's family of three left, Lana's face bore a sorrowful expression. "Since I'm not welcome here, I guess I'll just go."With that, Lana got up and walked toward the door.Hector and Violet had been waiting for Lana's return for a long time. Now that she was finally back, how could they possibly let her go?Naturally, the two of them chased after Lana and tried to talk her out of leaving. They eventually ma
Liam sensed a challenging undertone in Lana's stare. After all this time, had they truly become adversaries?Releasing Lana abruptly, Violet gently patted her arm, her eyes filled with profound hurt."You're here, alive and well. Why did you leave us in the shadows? Even if you chose not to contact anyone else, you should've considered reaching out to me. Do you have any idea how much I missed you?"Over the years, Violet had been grappling with a deep sense of loss.Though it remained an unspoken sentiment among them, Violet was aware of the underlying blame directed toward Liam for what was believed to be Lana's demise.Had Liam been more emotionally available, their relationship wouldn't have crumbled. It would've stopped Lana from seeking refuge overseas while carrying their child, an act that set the stage for her heartbreaking destiny.Witnessing Liam's anguish and believing Lana to be lost forever had taken a severe toll on Violet's health, aging her considerably."Gr
Liam guided Leo to Lana's room.As they entered, Lana was already awake, bathed in the serene morning light streaming through the window.Upon hearing their arrival, Lana, while brushing her hair, shifted her gaze toward them—a familiar scene echoing times gone by."Good morning, Liam and Leo!" she greeted them effortlessly.Without hesitation, Leonardo squirmed out of Liam's embrace and darted toward Lana, exclaiming, "Hi, Nana!"Lana paused, momentarily surprised by Leonardo's nickname. "Leo, you should be calling me 'Mommy'!" she gently corrected him.Leonardo hesitated momentarily before redirecting his attention to Liam.Even though Liam hadn't exchanged a single word with Lana, he spoke up when Leo glanced his way, firmly stating, "Feel free to do as you wish. There's no need to seek my approval. Alright?"Leonardo nodded obediently and turned his gaze back to Lana, continuing to address her as "Nana."While Lana appeared somewhat displeased by this unexpected turn of ev