"What should we do? We'll be sent away tomorrow morning. I might never see my family again.""I don't want to die! Someone, please, save us!"There was silence for a while before the sound of someone sobbing came.When Grace heard it, her gaze darkened and her heart wrenched. She had never imagined that there would still be such shady things happening in today's civilized society.Her gaze followed the sounds of the sobs.But the next moment, she locked eyes with a pair of extremely calm eyes. It made a stark contrast with the mournful atmosphere. The girl looked as if she were only 17 or 18 years old, but she had the calmness and intelligence of an adult. Her face was cold and expressionless, but her eyes were fixed on Grace, as if she wanted to see right through her. Neither of them spoke. They remained like that for half an hour. Then, the girl spoke, and there was a note of uncertainty in her tone. "Can you really get us out of here?"Grace said firmly, "Trust me. I
At these words, the women shuddered. They had obviously all tasted the strength of the whip before. Then, Darien, who was in the lead, walked out.He looked at Grace without any trace of warmth in his eyes. "I didn't think that you would be so skilled. You escaped in about ten minutes."Grace looked coldly at him, and her voice was frosty when she spoke. "Let us go, or I'll destroy this place."Darien reacted as if he had heard a funny joke and walked over to Grace, clapping his hands. He had to admit that Grace had striking features, and even in this environment, she looked exotically beautiful! A gorgeous specimen like her would fetch a good price if she got on the market. But although she was beautiful, she was a rose with thorns. "Let you go? In your dreams!"Then, he waved a hand, and a few bodyguards came forward.But just at this moment, a subordinate rushed over. "Darien, bad news! Our bar has been surrounded."Darien's expression became furious. "What is going on
However, Grace said, "Darien, let them go."Darien nodded. "Naturally. After you, Ms. Lewis."Grace was angry, and her tone became icier. "Don't you understand what I'm saying?"Darien's expression immediately became more serious. "Ms. Lewis, it's my fault for opposing you, but I spent a lot of money to buy these people. Think about what a loss it would be!"Grace didn't give him a chance at all. "Loss? It looks like you won't give up until the very end."Darien had no way to deal with Grace, but he was extremely reluctant to give up on the other women. "Ms. Lewis, we and the Lewis family have always refrained from meddling with each other. It seems inappropriate for you to do this."As an apology, I will let you choose one of them and take her away. That should show my sincerity."There was no way Grace would accept his offer. "I told you to let all of them go. This is the last chance."Darien wanted to speak further, but another subordinate rushed up. "Darien, forget it!
Seeing that Grace was fine, Timothy was finally no longer on tenterhooks. Just as he relaxed, he noticed the girl standing next to Grace.Curious, he asked, "Who are you?"Noelle stared at him sharply, not answering his question.Only then did Timothy carefully examine her.He found that she was really delicate. He reached out and touched her head, saying, "It's okay. You'll be reunited with your family soon."Unexpectedly, Noelle dodged his touch."Don't touch me!"Timothy hadn't expected this young girl to be so guarded. "Girl, aren't you underage?"This remark angered Noelle. "Who's underage? I'm already 19 years old!"19 years old?Timothy didn't believe it. Noelle looked like she hadn't fully grown, but he didn't argue with her.He just advised, "Don't run out alone in the future. The outside world is very dangerous. Today, you were lucky that you met milady. "You know, those human traffickers can do anything. They might take you and cut out your kidneys."Noelle's e
"Are you Mr. Anthony Jackson, the chairman of Elysium Bank?"Anthony smiled. "Indeed."Standing nearby, Timothy seemed to have realized something. "Mr. Jackson, are you and Noelle ... relatives?"Anthony replied, "I'm Noelle's father."This revelation left Grace stunned. She hadn't expected Noelle to be the daughter of Elysium Bank's chairman."Nice to meet you, Mr. Jackson." Grace greeted him confidently and elegantly.Anthony couldn't help but appreciate her. "There's no need for formalities, Ms. Lewis."Grace continued, "Mr. Jackson, Noelle has external injuries with some infections. After receiving medical treatment, she's no longer in danger, but she hasn't woken up yet."Anthony nodded slightly. "I already knew about Noelle's condition before coming. Thank you for saving her, Ms. Lewis.""There's no need to be so polite, Mr. Jackson. It was just a small effort. Now that you're here, Noelle is in your hands. We'll take our leave.""Wait a moment." Anthony signaled to his
Grace couldn't wait and ran toward Harold. "Grandpa, I'm back."Harold looked at Grace, who was holding his arm, and said with a hint of displeasure, "It was so dangerous tonight, and you went to join in the fun?"Do you know that those human traffickers are after money and don't care about their lives? What if something had happened to you?"Grace quickly reassured Harold. "Grandpa, I'm fine. I'm sorry for making you worry."Harold snorted. "There will be no next time. I'll strengthen your security details in the future. We can't afford such accidents again."Grace nodded repeatedly. "I got it, Grandpa."As they spoke, Harold looked at Aaron, who wasn't far away. "Tell me. What happened to those human traffickers?"Aaron replied, "The police caught a few accomplices, but the mastermind, Darien Perez, escaped. There's no news for now."Harold was furious. "How can they be so careless? They let the mastermind escape just like that. After inflicting such a big blow on them this t
"This miracle must bear fruit. If I can hold my great-grandchild soon, I'll have no regrets in life."Grace was amused. "Grandpa, does that mean I'll be out of favor in the future?""No matter what, you're the only apple in our eyes. No one can replace you."Grace leaned on Harold's arm and said adorably, "I knew you were the best to me, Grandpa."…The next morning, Grace held the usual meeting for Amirate online and didn't finish work until close to noon.She stretched lazily and came out of the study.Coincidentally, she ran into Aaron, who was coming home. He was still wearing the same clothes from the night before, and there were some wrinkles on his suit jacket.As Grace recalled what Harold said last night, her curiosity instantly reignited."Aaron, where did you go last night?"Aaron was stunned for a moment.Yet he composed himself quickly and turned the tables naturally. "Why? Did you just get up?""No." Grace quickly denied it. "I just finished a meeting. Where
"She hid it so well! She never showed a hint of the truth in front of us. If I had known she was the Lewis family's heiress, I wouldn't have dared to say anything bad about her.""We even treated her as a mistress. How could the Lewis family's heiress be someone's mistress? It's such a joke.""That's the Lewis family. If they stomp their feet, the whole of Frenda will tremble. We're just too different."Shirley felt a mix of emotions as she listened to her friends. Her father had cut off all of her credit cards because she had offended Grace and the Lewis family. Now, it was difficult for her to get even a few hundred dollars."Enough. Stop talking about her," she said angrily.Several classmates looked at each other and fell silent."Shirley, shall we go take a look at the limited edition bag you told me about?""Yeah, Shirley, I heard Chanel has a new perfume. I really want it."Shirley couldn't say she had no money, so she could only force herself to say, "Let's go take a lo