Emilia felt that she had already made things clear. If Howard knew better, he would give up and never appear in front of her again. However, Howard's response was unexpected."It's okay. I've already waited so long. What's another few years?"Emilia frowned as she assessed Howard with her cold eyes. "Howard, you're not an idiot. Do you really need me to say it out loud? You might not want to hear them."She was done acting.Howard shrugged as if he hadn't understood. "You've said plenty of harsh words to me. I've heard them all. Besides, you were the one who came knocking on my door to marry me. Have you changed your mind so quickly?"Emilia was beyond words."Oh, I get it now," Howard continued, "They say money changes a person. It seems that applies to you as well. Now that you've become a new elite in Dawsbury City, you think I'm not worthy of you anymore, right?"Emilia sneered. Took him long enough to figure that out!"Fine, I won't force you. I'll help you find someone
It was said that Duke Snyder and his wife would secretly arrive in Dawsbury City tomorrow afternoon. Emilia had put in a lot of effort to obtain this precise information. The moment she received this news, she decided to try her luck at the airport tomorrow.One had to take initiative in their life, as good fortune seldom came knocking on the door willingly.Emilia's proactive outlook in life led her to her success today. Only fools daydream for luck to arrive at their doorstep. Wise people would actively seek such opportunities.The next afternoon, Emilia showed up at the airport exit, pretending to wait for someone to return. She was dressed elegantly in a white gown and a white lace hat adorned with pearls.According to the information she gathered, there was indeed a middle-aged foreign couple emerging from the airport with their luggage around 2:50 pm. Though they had no entourage, their refined attire indicated their noble background.After a short while, Emilia also notic
Maverick was too naïve. Even Emilia had no idea what to do with him anymore.Emilia dismissed him with a wave of her hand and said in a defeated voice, "Go and have someone buy the books you need first."Maverick was more than happy to be away from Emilia's nagging and ran off joyfully.Emilia lay on the sofa, looking outside the floor-to-ceiling window. The gloomy sky reflected her current mood. Everything she had achieved through various means, she couldn't just hand it over to Maverick, who was nothing but a wastrel."Can't you see? You're taking care of someone who's nothing better than a wastrel. Do you still want to continue working for them?" A voice suddenly sounded.Emilia frowned, looking displeased at the person who spoke. "How did you come here? I already said this isn't the place for you to come and go as you please."Cynthia sneered, casually sitting down beside her. "Say it again? Am I not allowed to be here?""Didn't we say so?" Emilia found Cynthia's presence
The store manager noticed that Lana seemed to not recognize the person in front of her. So, he leaned in and whispered in her ear, "Have you forgotten? When our store just opened, it was robbed, and this manager was the one who helped us resolve it."Lana finally remembered. There was indeed such an incident. When her perfume store had just opened, for some reason, it became a favorite target for thieves, getting robbed every few days.Eventually, the manager came up with a solution. They assigned dedicated security to guard the perfume store at night, preventing further thefts. Since then, Lana had a great impression of the manager.However, she never expected that the manager was such a young man. It also seemed like he had a crush on her.Lana immediately extended her hand to the manager, who came to strike up a conversation. "Hello, I'm Lana. Thank you for looking after our store."The manager, Jason, stared blankly at Lana's hand extended toward him. His face turned as red as
"Liam, seriously, if you're going to be irrational, take it somewhere else. Don't start talking nonsense here," Lana admonished, feeling a sense of guilt toward Jason due to Liam's behavior.In an attempt to diffuse the situation, Lana guided Jason away, expressing her apologies, "Jason, I sincerely apologize for today. You're free to go. I'll handle this."Interrupting a couple's date—what was Jason thinking?Deciding it was time to leave, Jason acknowledged Lana with a nod and swiftly made his way out.Liam couldn't bear to witness Lana advocating for another man in his presence. Instantly, a surge of jealousy flared within him.Halting Jason, who was on the verge of leaving, Liam asserted, "Hold on, I haven't given you permission to leave. How dare you just walk away?"Jason was taken aback.What was happening here?It seemed he had landed himself in quite a predicament!"Ms. Clark!" Jason implored, locking eyes with Lana, hoping she could help him out of this situation.
Later that evening, Lana accompanied Jason as they made their way back to Dawsbury.As he left the airport, Jason was promptly escorted to his upcoming workplace. Meanwhile, Lana set out to inspect the various businesses she owned in the vicinity.Despite Gilsbury providing a delightful break from Dawsbury, Lana's unwavering work ethic continued to prevent her from fully entrusting her affairs here.After completing her inspection of the spa, Lana had just stepped out when she unexpectedly collided with someone.Glancing at the scruffy-bearded man before her, clad in a simple T-shirt and jeans, Lana briefly questioned whether she had mistaken him for someone else."Howard?" Lana's eyes widened as she gazed at the man. "What brings you here?"Howard was frank, saying, "I've been trying to reach you for days. After you blocked me, I had no option but to take a chance and come here."Lana was aware that Nadia had given him the agreement letter, but she hadn't anticipated Howard hav
Howard was dead serious as he addressed Lana, his expression devoid of any hint of humor."No, mere suspicions won't cut it. Since the incident with Nadia and me being abducted, I've had this nagging feeling that something isn't right about Emilia."Howard struggled to put into words his unique intuition."What precisely seems amiss?" Lana questioned.Howard deliberated on his choice of words. "Well, it's like her shadow, maybe? There's this constant, mysterious feeling surrounding Emilia. It's elusive, veiled—hard to pin down."Lana, trying to make sense of Howard's cryptic description, furrowed her brows and pressed for clarification. "Elusive?"Howard paused, attempting to find an alternative way to articulate his thoughts. "Imagine her silhouette," he suggested."The impression Emilia leaves on me consistently brings to mind the figure of someone.""Her silhouette?" Lana found the description increasingly perplexing. "Are you suggesting there are two Emilias?"Lana's words
"Mr. Liam, are you seriously rejecting these generous terms?" Cynthia persisted.Yet, Liam remained resolute. "I won't change my mind. To me, marriage isn't a mere transaction. I won't trivialize its significance."Undeterred, Cynthia was prepared to challenge him further."You speak of not taking marriage lightly, but wasn't your previous union with Ms. Lana essentially a transaction?"Frankly speaking, the marriage between Liam and Lana was indeed transactional. Lana entered the Kane family to fulfill a debt of gratitude, and the marriage with Liam primarily served as a means to reassure Violet.The underlying motive was clear—once Carol returned to the country, they would part ways amicably.Liam couldn't stand hearing Lana's name from other women. Regardless of the nature of his relationship with Lana, there was always a reserved and sacred space for her in Liam's heart.While Liam had appeared amiable just moments earlier, a sudden seriousness overcame his expression as h