Jojo turned around in Joe's arms, facing away from the large windows, and kissed Joe deeply."It's all thanks to you. How would you like me to reward you today?" Jojo unbuttoned Joe's shirt and slipped her hand inside. Joe's breathing quickened as he held Jojo and said, "No, we should be rewarding each other…"Just then, the phone on the table rang. However, both of them ignored the call.Matilda hung up the phone, believing Jojo had betrayed her.At that moment, someone opened the door. Matilda turned around in alarm, only to see a familiar figure."I knew you would be here," Chad said, standing at the door with a lunch box.He had a cigarette in his mouth, which flickered in the dimly lit room."What are you doing here?" Matilda asked disdainfully.Chad placed the lunch box on the table and said, "These are some of your favorites!"When she heard that, she began to cry uncontrollably.She used to despise it when Chad brought her food, but at that moment, she felt an indescr
"All the evidence is against you, as many important documents bear your signature. However, given your unique situation as the founder of Bellenuite, we don't want to treat this as a criminal case. I recommend you admit to all charges and use your remaining 20 percent ownership to avoid imprisonment."Matilda became extremely agitated when she heard the last sentence, exclaiming angrily, "I will not give up my shares. Bellenuite is like my child. A mother can't just hand over her child!"Liam never expected Matilda to be so determined. He looked at Chad, hoping he would say something.At that moment, there was another knock on the door. When the officer opened the door, Janette was standing there."You won't be able to convince her. Let me!"Matilda looked at Janette, surprised, and said, "Ms. Lawson, how did you know about this place?"Dusty and tired, Janette walked into the room and proudly said, "The Lawson Group makes investors. How can we invest such a large sum of money if
Celine drove while John, whose arms were still in casts, struggled to flip through the property deeds."This is the house Matilda and Chad purchased together five years ago. They were not even married yet, but they bought a house!""Who knew what your sister was thinking back then? If I hadn't discovered the property deed in the villa, we wouldn't have known about it!"Celine got angrier as she thought about it.However, John said enviously, "But Matilda is certainly good at making money. She had only been in college for three years and already had enough money to buy her own house!"Celine sneered, "It doesn't matter how much money she makes; it's all for our family. No one can take any away, not even this house!"As they spoke, they arrived at the residential area across from Bellenuite's headquarters.Meanwhile, inside the house, Matilda was drinking soup and crying.She had no idea that being able to drink a bowl of hot soup early in the morning would be so luxurious.Only
Matilda never expected her mother to say that, especially since she had recently been bullied out of her company by outsiders.She desperately needed comfort, but her own family mocked her mercilessly.Celine, in particular, was relentless. The moment she started speaking, she began to tear Matilda down."If you had just accepted Nathan's proposal and joined the Long family, none of this would've happened. Now that the Long family has kicked you out of the company, all you have to blame is yourself. What does it all mean for us? If we hadn't sold our shares, someone else would have. Can you blame us for that?"Matilda realized her mother did not understand how the business world worked, and there was no reasoning with her.Matilda abruptly changed the subject and asked, "How did you guys get in here? And how did you get the keys to this place?"Celine proudly waved the deed in her hand, saying, "I found this in the villa. There was an extra key inside. I have to say—you're not en
Her mother and brother were the final straw that crushed Matilda.Matilda burst into tears, expressing how difficult those years had been for her."I've never asked my family for money since I was in high school. I used the scholarships I received to fund my education. In college, I worked while studying to pay my family's expenses and John's tuition and living costs. Have you ever wondered where my money came from?"Matilda was furious. She pushed Celine and yelled, "I started my own business in my sophomore year. I wanted to borrow money from my family for startup capital, but you gave me nothing and took what little I had because you said John needed a phone!"Then, after I struggled so hard to get a loan from the bank, you came for money again, saying you wanted 12,000! That was the money I needed to start my business. You know, and…"Matilda looked at Chad and smiled bitterly, guilt and regret written all over her face. "In my third year, after I met Chad, you privately asked
Celine started to panic as well. She glared at John and said, "Call him again!"No matter how often John called, they got the same response.Matilda smiled sadly and raised a finger, saying, "You sold shares worth 140 million for a little over a million. And because of that, the Long family took control of Bellenuite and evicted me. Why are you so dumb?"John refused to believe it and said, "That's impossible. Joe said he would gradually give us the remainder of the money over three months. I must have just written his phone number incorrectly. I know where he lives; I'll look for him now."Celine agreed with her son and said, "Yes, let's look for him right now!"The mother and son quickly left, leaving only Matilda and Chad in the room.Matilda collapsed to the ground, looking like a depressed old lady."Oh, you silly girl!" Chad sighed and lifted Matilda from the ground, placing her on the sofa.She was so light!Matilda was almost 170 centimeters tall, but it felt like she
Chad felt no sense of vindication from revenge when he considered Matilda's situation.That was because he was aware that their divorce resulted from someone meddling from behind the scenes.At that point, he desired vengeance. He would reclaim what belonged to Matilda and himself. Only then would Chad remarry Matilda.After hanging up the phone, Chad returned to Temple Road.There had been two arson incidents the previous night, and the smell of gasoline and the charred remains of the fire lingered in the air.At the western end of Temple Road, seven or eight incinerated sanitation trucks stood silently by the roadside.Several charred bodies were wrapped in white cloth on the ground nearby.Many of the residents were terrified and had already begun to move.Panic had spread among Temple Road's elderly residents, and moving companies crowded the street.The panic was contagious; they were truly terrified.Chad walked down Temple Road and witnessed the bustling activity.Whe
Chad knew about the Clairvoyant Eye since he was a child, thanks to his family's ancient books.Furthermore, his ancestors had relied on the Clairvoyant Eye thousands of years ago to diagnose illnesses. It was known to determine life and death at just a glance.The Jennings family lineage could n be traced back to the Magpie during ancient times when Hacniane was at war.Modern people associated the Magpie with a person. However, according to legends passed down through generations of the Jennings family, the Magpie was actually a feathered garment that resembled a bird-headed person, from which the Magpie's name originated.The Magpie's historical records spanned hundreds of years, representing various individuals from different periods.Only those who had opened their Clairvoyant Eyes could be considered worthy of the garment.According to the ancient books left by Chad's ancestors, the garment was made from phoenix and caladrius feathers and was known as the Mystical Phoenix F