When Ginnie returned home with Adam, four obstetricians were already waiting for her. Adam said sternly, “Over the next few months, you’re all fully in charge of monitoring my wife’s pregnancy. You must fulfill my wife’s needs and ensure a safe delivery for her!”The four obstetricians bowed as one. “Understood, Mr. Grant, Mrs. Grant.”But Ginnie scowled at that. She was once an orphan and always hoped to have a baby of her own, but at that moment, she was uncertain. Was there truly a need for a baby born of lies to be brought into this world?At that moment, Adam’s assistant ran in while sweating. “Bad news, Mr. Grant, check the news! Word about Miss Warma plagiarizing Mrs. Grant went out, and a large group of ghostwriters have appeared online to insult her!”Adam grabbed the phone the assistant handed to him. When he read the contents, his eyes flew wide open before he hurriedly said, “Have the PR department call for an emergency meeting now, hurry!”With that said, he d
Ginnie wiped away her tears and turned around in the face of Adam’s unyielding stance. Whenever Adam made a decision, no one could change his mind. She returned to the bedroom and quietly started gathering all the gifts, letters, and photos they had given each other. Once she had done so, she burned them all. Then, she went online and found a hospital located in a rural area before making an appointment to have an abortion the next morning. Ginnie set her alarm at 5 a.m. and headed out alone while the private doctor was still fast asleep. Within the cramped operating room, the doctor repeatedly asked Ginnie whether she really wanted the abortion, and she gritted her teeth before nodding. As the cold apparatus started moving around callously within her, her tears slid down her cheeks. The operation was soon over. With a feeble voice, Ginnie asked the doctor to put the fetus into a jar and give it to her. Such was the gift she intended to give to Adam before she left. W
Adam brought Snow to the hospital. Even if the doctor said that she was fine, he still watched the doctor dress Snow’s wound before bandaging it. Only then did he feel relieved. While he watched Snow get her head bandaged, Ginnie’s pale face also remained a constant presence in his head. “Snow, I’ll have Leo send you back. I’ll come with you for the follow-up tomorrow.”Just as Adam wanted to leave, Snow hugged his waist. “Adam, I don’t want to go back to that cold house. Can’t you stay with me just for tonight? We can sleep in the same bed.”Adam’s heart raced. He never would have thought that Snow would ask him to stay with her for a night. They were both adults. They knew the hidden implications behind Snow’s words. But there was a sense of unease in Adam’s heart, and pain accompanied it. The warmth from Snow’s embrace made him constantly think about how Ginnie had fallen to the cold, hard ground while she watched him in despair. In the end, he steeled himself and br
Adam clenched his phone tightly and asked urgently, “Explain. What happened to Ginnie? Where is she now?”At that moment, he could not wait to meet Ginnie. He had already made up his mind. He was going to protect her and not let anyone hurt her anymore. But in the next second, what Leo said made Adam feel as if he had been struck by lightning. “Mrs. Grant got into a cab two hours ago, but the car got into an accident and exploded. She died in the explosion… and only her ashes remain.”Adam flew into a rage. “What on earth are you saying?! How could there be an explosion?! Ginnie was fine this morning, and I even saw her! How could she be dead now?!“I know. She’s mad at me, isn’t she? Are you two working together to punish me through this?”“Mr. Grant…” Leo wiped away his sweat and said helplessly, “You can come to the funeral home in the southern suburbs to take a look. Mrs. Grant’s ashes are here.”Adam put his phone down in a daze. Like a dead man walking, he dragged his fe
When Adam returned home, all life seemed to drain out of him. For a few days straight, he refused to even set foot out of the house and just kept apologizing to the urn while he hugged it. One day, he suddenly ordered Leo to apprehend all the reporters who had surrounded her on the day of her accident. Even though he had thrown mud at Ginnie to protect Snow during the cyberbullying, he had also restricted all access to Ginnie’s information immediately to prevent anyone from doxing her. Hence, these reporters could not have figured out where Ginnie lived so soon. Someone must have been pulling the strings behind the scenes, and he was going to find that person!The reporters were locked up in a room under Adam’s orders. In their fear, they spilled the beans within a few hours. “Mr. Grant, Snow Warma was the one who told us to do this! We never thought that it would lead to Miss Sullivan’s death!”“Snow Warma gave us each one million dollars and told us to make Miss Sullivan’s
Enraged, William grabbed Adam’s collar. “Adam, are you picking a fight?!”But before he threw a punch, he paused.Because Adam had played a recording right in front of everyone. “When are you going to divorce Ginnie and marry me? I know that you’ve always liked me, and I’m willing to leave William for you.“Adam, I don’t want to go back to that cold house. Can’t you stay with me just for tonight? We can sleep in the same bed.”Since he loved Snow but could not be with her, whenever Adam met her, he would record whatever she said so that he could replay it repeatedly to savor it. He had not expected these recordings to end up becoming the best tools to reveal Snow’s true colors. Snow’s eyes flew wide. She lunged forward and grabbed the recorder from Adam’s hands before grinding it to pieces under her foot. “Those are fake, honey. Adam got someone to stitch my words together to lie to you. Trust me, I would never betray you.”But William was no fool, much less tolerate being
“Snow, I’m divorcing you right now! You’re a wicked woman with no morals and values! You’re not worthy of becoming part of the Thompson family!”Snow was stunned, but it only lasted for a second before she wiped her tears away with a trembling hand and forced a smile. “What on earth are you saying, honey? I’ve been married to you for three years, and I never held you against all the times you cheated on me with other women. I always showed you respect in front of other people. How could you cut ties with me with just a few words? I won’t allow it!”Snow practically hissed the last few words out. With an air of indifference, William looked away and turned to Adam. “I’m going to need some men from you.”Adam nodded. He raised his hand, and a few security guards came in to drag Snow out by the elbows. Snow’s legs left behind two trails on the floor, but she still continued struggling as she shouted, “You can’t do this! William, you won’t be able to get rid of me like this! And Ad
Ginnie quickly put the phone down and helped Gray to the sofa. “Why are you lecturing me when you’re not sleeping yourself?”Gray smiled and patted her hair while pity shone in his eyes. “You’ll be receiving your arm surgery tomorrow, and I’m worried. That’s why I can’t sleep.”Ginnie’s vision blurred. A month ago, the men Gray sent to fetch her brought her here. The ties they shared as a family made Ginnie hug this friendly old man. They even shed a few tears together. Later on, she learned from Gray that she had been kidnapped by an enemy of the family’s when she was still young, and by some twist of fate, she ended up in Shaunterpolis. Her parents fell into depression because of this and passed away, and Gray became her sole family. After learning about her arm injury, he immediately gathered together all the famous doctors in Salisia to treat her. Ginnie happily received consultation and opted for surgery while giving up on conservative treatment. The surgery was sche
Snow coughed up blood. Despite the bruises covering her face, she still gave a crazy grin. “Adam, since you want to save her, then stay here and die with me! Hahahaha!”Adam tried his best to kick her, but Snow gritted her teeth and refused to let go. At that moment, a burned beam suddenly fell down and nearly hit the three people who were still hanging tightly to each other. Adam clenched his fists tightly and gave one last, loving look at Ginnie. By then, the smoke irritated Ginnie so much that she could not open her eyes and was coughing violently. Suddenly, she heard a gentle voice in her ear. “You have to live well, Ginnie.”Immediately after, Ginnie felt someone shove her forward. Her heart raced, and she started running outward with all her strength. Fire burned fiercely behind her, but ahead of her, she heard Sirius calling out to her. The moment she ran out of the door, she heard a loud explosion behind her. “Ginnie!”Her knees gave out, and she fell into Siri
Before Ginnie could react, someone behind her covered her nose and mouth with a soaked cloth.After inhaling the pungent scent, Ginnie fell limp. When she woke up, she found herself tied to a pole in an unfamiliar environment. “Ginnie, Ginnie, you finally ended up in my hands.”Ginnie looked up in fear and found Snow, who had been tormented so badly that she looked completely different. She was so thin that she was emaciated, and there was even a horrific scar on her forehead, which should be the one Adam left on her, as told by the police officers. Ginnie gulped. “What do you want, Snow? Money? How much?”With a savage sneer, Snow drew closer to Ginnie and slapped her. “Who cares about your filthy money?! If it weren’t for you, Adam wouldn’t have left me, and William wouldn’t have divorced me! I would still sit on my throne as a famous artist that everyone admires! And now, all of that is ruined, and it’s all because of you!“Do you think that you can send me away with jus
Ginnie was taken aback by the sight and only recovered from her shock after a long while. Had Adam lost his mind? She never thought that things would progress this way. In the end, she sighed and returned to the manor with Gray and Sirius. After Adam fled, he would have to live a hard, nomadic life. If it meant that he would leave her side forever, that still worked out. One month passed, and it was time for Ginnie to enroll in Kenormel Academy of Arts. Once she stepped out of the manor, she saw Sirius standing outside in a suit, ready to send her to the university. She gave a resigned smile. “Sirius, you really don’t need to send me to the university. I can just ask Mr. Oliver to do it.”Even though Kenormel Academy of Arts was not far from the manor, she heard that Sirius had been attending quite a lot of cases in the hospital as of late and was often so busy that he did not even have time to breathe. She really wanted him to take some time to rest. Despite the dark eyeb
Sirius’s gift was a document as well. When she looked at it, she found that it was an enrollment letter for Kenormel Academy of Arts.Ginnie’s eyes sparkled as she instinctively turned to Sirius. How did he know that she had always dreamed of studying at this university?Ginnie had long been preparing for Kenormel Academy of Arts’s entrance exams. She wanted to further her studies, not just to further hone her drawing skills but also to learn its theories and understand the history of art through systematic study. But the requirements to enter Kenormel Academy of Arts were really high. The dean also had his own way of doing things. Those who wanted to get in through power or money but had no talent did not even have the right to get near the university. How did Sirius do it?Sirius saw the surprise and delight on Ginnie’s face, and he knew that he had given the right gift as well. He patted Ginnie’s head. “Don’t worry. I got your enrollment letter fair and square. All I di
Adam opened it to see a court document. Ginnie was suing for divorce!His eyes flew wide with shock, and he immediately contacted Leo to buy the earliest plane ticket to Salisia. “Mr. Grant, you’ve only just finished working nonstop at the company and clearing your father’s debts for two months. It’s best if you give yourself some time to rest…”Adam roared at him, “Stop yapping and do it!”After stuffing some clothes into his luggage bag, Adam immediately left his house. But before he could even walk further away, a woman suddenly ran over and threw her arms around his waist. “Adam, I finally found you! I’m really sorry now! Please don’t abandon me!”Snow held onto Adam’s waist tightly as she cried and begged. In less than a year, she had gone through the greatest setback in her life, and all she could do at that moment was beg Adam to give her another chance. Adam was already frustrated because of the court documents. When he realized that Snow was the one hugging him, hi
Adam knew that Gray had the power and influence to back his words up.Before he left the country, he received information from Leo and learned that Ginnie still had family left, and that family was the powerful Sullivan family. The Sullivan family dabbled mainly in the medical equipment market and practically monopolized half of the market abroad. The branch companies in the country were also leaders in the field. That was just scratching the surface. Sullivan Corporation’s strength was unfathomable and far surpassed Adam’s level. Even so, he could not just give up on Ginnie because of these difficulties. He could not. Adam pursed his lips, and his gaze turned firm. “Ginnie is my wife. That will never change.”Gray scoffed. “Bah. Your wife? I’ve lived a long life, and I’ve never met a man who still has the gall to say a woman is still his wife after breaking her arm, defaming her, and disappointing her to the point of getting an abortion.“I won’t be talking with you about t
Despite her irritation, Ginnie still took the box. When she opened it, her scowl deepened. In the box were all the presents, letters, and photos she had burned. After taking a closer look, she realized that Adam had bought new copies of the presents. He also used some method to replicate the dolls and other handicraft projects they had made. The letters were copies, and Adam had used technology to restore the copies and print out the photos. But Ginnie remained unmoved, and Adam hurriedly said, “Ginnie, due to time restraints, I still haven’t managed to restore all of our memories, but I promise you, I’ll do my best to restore them.”Ginnie sneered. “Yeah. I believe that.”Even though he had not restored everything, she could still tell that Adam had put in a lot of effort to put together the things in the box. Even she could not guarantee that she could do better than Adam. Those words lit up hope in Adam. “I’m glad that you believe me. Look at these. Do you remember t
Right after Ginnie left the cafe, she saw Sirius running toward her with the sun shining behind his back. Surprised, she asked, “Why are you here? I thought you had a lot of work to do at the art exhibition?”Ginnie seemed to be acting as usual, and the sight settled the nervousness in Sirius’s heart. He extended his hand to Ginnie. “I can delegate the art exhibition operations to my assistant, but it’s different for you.”Sirius’s breathing had yet to calm down, and sweat also beaded on his nose. Seeing this, Ginnie felt warmth in her heart, and she held his hand. Both of them returned to the art exhibition. On the way, Ginnie suddenly asked Sirius, “You managed to identify who Adam was when we were at the art exhibition. How did you do it? Did you look into him?”Sirius smiled and nodded readily. “I did. A long time ago, in fact. I was also telling the truth when I said that I wanted to teach him a lesson.”Ginnie stopped walking for a second, and she felt touched. Was Siri
The moment Adam mentioned who he was, Sirius flew into a rage. Sirius knew that Ginnie’s ex had done all those horrible things to her before but never thought that he would be shameless enough to show up here as if it was his right to do so. He even expected Ginnie to get back together with him!He grabbed Adam’s collar tightly. “You’re Adam Grant? You’re that monster, then! I’ve been wanting to find some time to teach you a lesson, but you have saved me the trouble!”Sirius had already clenched his fists, but Adam still showed no fear. The reporters who had been interviewing Sirius soon followed. When they saw this, their eyes went wide, and they raised their cameras. This was Sirius’s first offline art exhibition as Orion. Ginnie could not let Adam’s arrival ruin it. She hurriedly went forward and pulled Adam and Sirius apart before they started fighting. She shook her head at Sirius. “Don’t butt into this. Let me handle it.”She then said coldly to Adam, “This isn’t the p