Laurence entered the living room and greeted the guests with a casual nod.Mrs. Scott had no intention of matchmaking the two kids. Rowan wasn't expecting Laurence to get married immediately, either. He simply thought Laurence wouldn't mind an alliance marriage since he didn't seem to care about marriage. As long as they came from the same background, it didn't matter whether they loved each other or not. As long as their interests matched, that would be enough.Laurence tugged at his tie and walked toward the stairs, intending to keep the conversation brief after the initial greetings. However, his father stopped him. "We have guests. Don't you think you should entertain them?"Laurence rarely argued with his father. Even during his adolescence, he didn't rebel much, at least not openly. Yet today, Laurence wasn't in the mood to put on an act. "Don't we have you for that?"The daughter of the Cullen family was young and seemed knowledgeable and well-mannered. She was also quite
Zoey never gave up on searching for evidence of Sarah bribing the doctors, but the police couldn't find any leads, and she didn't want to have too many expectations. However, she still refused to give up.It had been a few days since she was released from the police station, and news about Sarah had spread like wildfire. Diana and her friends were sneaking glances at her social media posts and even accidentally liked them. Perhaps they believed she and Sarah had already fallen out. However, regardless of the consequences, Zoey wouldn't regret it. If anything, her only regret would be not slapping Sarah harder that day.Jason also saw the news. He knew his niece's temper very well. She was patient and rarely went against anyone, even during a confrontation. Sarah must have done something Zoey couldn't tolerate that drove her to resort to violence publicly. Jason had been busy dealing with the guys under Leo's command who had taken the money and fled. If he didn't eliminate them all at
Sarah hadn’t been able to sleep well in days. She had a bad feeling in her heart. She felt like something was going to happen, and she’d always had a keen intuition. Hence, she had been hiding in her house for the past few days.However, now that the news of her being slapped had died down, she felt more at ease.On the other hand, after hearing her uncle's words, Zoey was less worried about something bad happening. She was terrified of Laurence and knew she couldn't afford to provoke him. Nobody knew what Laurence could do once he went wild.Jason didn't rush to take action. He wasn't waiting for the perfect timing either. It was simply because Sarah had become more cautious as her guilty deeds accumulated.He didn't want to make it too obvious. It would be best not to cause trouble for himself or Zoey and not to give Laurence an opportunity for revenge against Sarah. He wanted to do it secretly so that no one would know he had orchestrated someone's death. In that case, he needed
Zoey's face was as pale as paper. It seemed like she would shatter with the slightest touch. It felt as if something inside her had broken. The ending of the story seemed to be fixed.She raised her trembling gaze and stared at Laurence with her dark eyes. He was the one who’d said those cruel things, yet he was frowning.This issue had irked her and hung over her life for so long. Finally, she heard an answer from him. It turned out that she didn't have to be obsessed and worried about the past for so long. Laurence didn't love Sarah because she rescued him.Zoey opened her mouth and wanted to say something but lacked the energy. She had many things to say, yet she only let out a faint hum. What else could she say? It didn't matter anyway. The knot in her heart was only a joke in the end.Laurence looked at her pale face and silently pursed his lips. He didn't understand her reaction to his statement. She even looked upset."You...""I got it." Zoey interrupted him. She then nod
Jasmine's voice on the phone was growing increasingly hysterical, and she sounded like she was about to lose her voice completely. The woman had always been a picture of poise and grace in Zoey's presence, often careful to maintain her image, but Jasmine had lost her cool and let loose a string of profanities. Zoey picked up a few valuable pieces of information from Jasmine's outburst. Sarah had been missing for some time, so Jasmine had turned her attention to Zoey. It explained why it had been a while since Sarah had last picked a fight with her. "I don't know. You can file a missing person's report with the police." "Don’t you think I did?”Jasmine drew a deep breath and gradually pulled herself together. She had contacted the police a while back when she realized she couldn't get in touch with Sarah. It had been a few days, but the police hadn't made any breakthroughs. Besides Zoey, Jasmine couldn't think of anyone else who would go after her daughter. Zoey may appear unas
"Nothing," Zoey muttered, her voice strained. "I just miss you. That's all, Uncle Jason." The last thing she wanted was for her uncle to overthink her words. Her heartfelt words took Jason aback as she was not usually the sappy type. She was not expressive, so the sentiment came out of the blue. Still, Jason appreciated her words. "I'll visit you once I'm done with work." Zoey let go of her doubts and hummed a response, "Sure." Jason urged her, "Take good care of yourself at home. Don't be fussy with your food. My door is always open if you face any trouble. Don't take on the burden on your own." Zoey replied, "Got it." Jason still saw Zoey as a child even though she was about to become a mother. Despite being pregnant, she still needed to be taken care of."I’ve got to go, Uncle Jason. I shouldn't take you from your job." "Alright." The smile across the man's lips faded once the call ended. He lifted his gaze and smirked at the person whose head hung low in the office.
Tristan raised an eyebrow at Laurence’s response. He hadn’t expected him to respond that way to the disturbing news."Aren't you worried? Sarah's mother is frantically searching for her. If something happens to her, you might regret it,” he urged. Tristan may have sounded well-meaning, but only he knew his ulterior motives.Laurence wouldn't have known about Sarah’s disappearance if Tristan hadn't mentioned it. The man pulled a poker face and kept to himself. It was hard to tell whether Laurence had been joking before. "Didn't her mother report her missing to the police? Where am I supposed to look for Sarah if the police can't locate her." Laurence had never been one to mince his words, but his reaction to Sarah's disappearance was out of character. Tristan curled his lips to smile, but all he could muster was a forced one. It slipped his mind that Laurence was too sharp to fall for his little act. He quit playing games and said, "Jasmine suspects Zoey is behind the kidnapping.
Laurence saw no need to bring up something Zoey wasn't involved in, as they were unrelated. It was clear that Sarah's disappearance had nothing to do with Zoey, but he couldn't say the same for Jason. Zoey must have told Jason what Sarah had done at the hospital. His niece saw him as a kind gentleman, but he was ruthless in other ways. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to establish himself so quickly. Besides, as Tristan said, Sarah was Miss Popular. She always carried a smile and hardly stepped on anybody's toes. Laurence could count the number of people she had a beef with on one hand. There was no question about who did it. Before heading to Zoey's place, Laurence sent his men to “have a chat" with Jason. He might get some useful answers out of Jason through discreet inquiries. Of course, Laurence would be lying if he denied having tried to make things difficult for Jason. Zoey would be pissed and probably would hate him more if she found out he messed with her uncle again