Murray Family Mansion.
In the morning, the only remaining daughter-in-law of the Murray family, Olivia, got out of bed and went downstairs for breakfast. As soon as she arrived at the table, a servant rushed in.
"Madame, there's a gentleman named Richard here, and he wishes to see you."
"Mr. Richard? Which Richard?" Olivia gracefully drank her porridge and didn't bother with the servant, causing her assistants to open their mouths to ask.
"I think he's the editor of some fashion magazine. He gave me his card and said he wanted to speak to Madame about something important." The servant said, handing the card to her.
The assistant immediately reached out to take the business card, looking at it, her expression changed, and she quickly handed it to Olivia.
"Is it him?" Olivia lazily looked at the name on the card, with her eyebrows slightly raised.
"Would you like to see him, madam? Otherwise, shall I send him away now?" The assistant as
"Richard's determination to gain a large sum this time meant he was in no rush to reveal the price in his heart. 'Please bring me my checkbook,' Olivia realized that Richard's appetite was not small this time and mocked him in her heart as she turned her head to instruct."'Madam, here it is.' Olivia waved her large pen, filled in a number, signed her name, tore the check, and handed it to Richard."'To Mrs. Murray's eyes, is the reputation of the Murray family and young Nicholas worth only 50,000?' Richard looked at the check and counted the numbers as if he didn't want to."'The reputation of the Murray family is worth only that, and it's not that my son's reputation is worth so much, but I just want to give you that. After all, I'm the only one who can sell this information for that much money. If you really were to publish it, not only would you not earn a single penny, but as the editor, you would achieve great things. If you know what's good for you, you should accept the money
"Mama, it's boys' time now. We boys are going to play with the boys, you can go play with your little daughter, don't disturb us." Seeing their parents hugging, Bryan immediately squeezed in between them and said to Clarice."Alright, I understand. I won't bother you, mommy will be carrying the little sister from here." Clarice was helpless to do anything with him, so she broke away from Nicholas and went upstairs to the nursery to look for her daughter.Nicholas took Bryan to the outdoor garden to play, and as Clarice went upstairs, she saw that Bella was already awake, lying quietly in the crib nibbling on her little hands, and her maid, Sara, got up."Alright, Sara, you can go downstairs for breakfast. I'll take care of Bella." Clarice said, and picked Bella up from the crib and played with her little face. "Sweetie, are you hungry? Let's eat?""Madam, I'll go downstairs first." Sara turned around and walked out the door.Clarice untied her clot
At night, Clarice persuaded the two children to sleep. She went to the bathroom to take a shower and dried her wet hair as she walked out of the bathroom wearing a bathrobe. Nicholas had already washed up; he sat on the bed and casually flipped through a magazine. When he saw Clarice come out, he got up from the bed, walked to her side, and reached out to take the towel from her hand to dry her black hair."I can do this myself." Clarice was a little embarrassed to bother him, so she just opened her mouth and spoke softly."I know, but I want to help you." Nicholas helped her dry her hair until it was halfway dry, then he pulled her to the vanity next to her. Holding her shoulders, he pushed her into a chair and sat her down.Clarice had never enjoyed such service before, although she felt a little regretful in her heart, she had to admit that she was still very happy. Closing her eyes, she felt his slender fingers gently massaging her scalp. The warm wind blew
"You are talking to Miss Johnson in the living room."Miss Johnson?" Nicholas seemed unfamiliar with this name."She is your mother's best friend, and her daughter just returned from Switzerland," she explained.Nicholas was not very familiar with this name, but when he learned that she was Madame Johnson, his mother's friend, then she was President Johnson's wife, and she was his mother's best friend when she was young, and the two were always very close."Sir, you may not remember this, but when you were young, you had a good relationship with Miss Johnson," his mother's assistant replied."Is that so?" Nicholas said indifferently."That's right, but you were only one or two years old at the time. I'm afraid you wouldn't remember now.""Then don't mention it anymore," Nicholas said as he began to walk towards the house.Seeing his cold attitude, the assistant knew he was not interested in the past and dared not bring it up again. She just followed him into the house and went to the
Everyone entered the living room and Mrs. Johnson said goodbye."You and I haven't seen each other in a while, let's stay here tonight, tomorrow I'll get someone to send you back." Olivia asked her friend to stay."This... Jessica said she would sleep in her grandmother's room tonight." Mrs. Johnson was in a difficult position."Nicholas, my love, can you take Jessica home?" Olivia said as she turned her head to look at Nicholas."Nicholas, then I'll have to trouble you." Nicholas opened his mouth and wanted to ask the driver to send him away, but then heard Jessica say with a smile, so, it was hard to refuse, he could only wave indifferently."Then let's go.""Go. Be careful on the road." Olivia had a benevolent smile on her face as she watched the two leave."Nicholas, you usually have a driver, right?" She looked away and said."Yes." Nicholas agreed as he started the car and drove off."Nicholas, you just said at the table that you have someone you like, is that true? Or were you
Nicholas' Mansion.Without any warning, the assistant suddenly came to visit and bumped into Clarice, who held Bryan tightly while looking at the woman in front of her with vigilance. On the other hand, she looked at her as if she were watching a show."I was wondering who it was, so it's Edward's wife, but I wonder why you're in Nicholas' house? And these two children, if I remember correctly, Edward died several years ago, so, are you married again?""Sara, can I bother you to take Bryan and Bella upstairs?" Clarice was afraid the assistant would say something bad for the child to hear, so she passed Bryan into Sara's arms and instructed her. Upon hearing this, Sara took Bryan and sat him down, without thinking and playing with the remote-controlled cars, heading to the second floor."This matter..." Clarice opened her mouth, wanting to explain something, but before she could speak, she heard the assistant say."Forget it, if you have something to say to Madame, you should be able t
"No, he's my son!" Nicholas emphasized."Mom, why are there so many guests at home today?""Son, this is daddy's mommy, your grandmother, she came to visit daddy." Clarice had no choice but to explain, and Bryan nodded."And where's my gift?" Olivia was speechless. Who the hell did he think he was? "No gifts? Came to see us without any gifts?" At that moment, a look of disgust appeared on Bryan's face, and Olivia's face was full of strangeness because of this brat, and her heart was catching fire again. She could only fiercely look at Clarice and say to Nicholas."Don't think just because you have a son, I'll agree for you two to be together.""I don't need my mother's permission." Nicholas looked at Olivia with an expressionless face and spoke with an inflexible tone, and this time, Olivia was truly enraged, she raised her hand and pointed at Nicholas's face."You... You..." Before she could finish her words, she had already fainted.Seeing this, his assistant hurriedly stepped forwa
"The bride won't show up anytime soon. She should be in the dressing room now." Alice immediately reacted to her reminder and turned to look at Sebastião, who was beside her. "Sebastião, I'm going to look for Agnes, do you want to come with me?" It was rare for Sebastião not to annoy her, he just nodded to her. "Clarice, what about you?" Alice looked at Clarice."You go ahead, I'll wait here for Nicholas, he should be here now." Clarice shook her head."Alright, then let's go ahead." At that moment, Alice also stopped complaining, she casually pulled a waiter over and asked where the makeup room was, then along with Sebastião, she went to look.Clarice stood in the center of the venue for a while, and everyone present was unknown to her. She didn't know any of them. Seeing those people joyfully drinking and chatting, toasting each other, made her feel extremely out of place in this world. Occasionally, a man would come up with a glass
In the ApartmentAt 10 PMThe two children had already gone to sleep, and Clarice was tired of sitting on the bed, reading. She lay down as well and fell asleep, disoriented. Just as she was drifting off, she suddenly felt as though a familiar palm was gently caressing her cheek.She, who usually slept very lightly, woke up and slowly opened her eyes. Under the faint light, a familiar face appeared before her. When she saw the person in front of her, she felt a mix of surprise and joy.“Nicholas, is that you?”“It’s me,” the other person replied in a gentle voice.“How could you...” Clarice wanted to ask why he was here, but she quickly laughed at herself. “I must be dreaming right now; otherwise, how could you be here?” Nicholas looked at her bitter smile and took her hand, letting her soft hand rest against his warm chest.Powerful, rhythmic thumps vibrated through her palm. The sensation was so real, so reliable.“Nicholas, is it really you? I... I’m not dreaming, am I?” Clarice wa
"Mr. Cassano, this is the butler from the Johnson family. Miss Jessica has just been taken by the police.""What? Jessica was taken by the police? Why?" Nicholas pretended to be surprised as he asked."They said she paid someone to kill on her behalf, but that’s impossible. We believe she must have been wronged by someone. Someone like her would never do such a thing, and she has no enemies." The butler explained."Really? If she has no enemies, who would accuse her falsely?" Nicholas asked."Well…" The butler realized he couldn’t win this argument, so he handed the phone over to Mrs. Johnson."Nicholas, it’s me, Auntie. Please, think of a way to save Jessica. After all, her wedding is the day after tomorrow. If the reporters find out about this, even if Jessica is innocent in the end, the reputations of both the Johnson and Cassano families will be affected, and your wedding will be definitely impacted. You need to act quickly." Mrs. Johnson urged."Aunt, don’t rush. How about this?
The person who entered the house first glanced at Nicholas and greeted him with a look, and Nicholas responded with a slight expression. However, Luna pretended not to know anything and asked,"Officers, we heard you're here to apprehend a suspect. Could you explain?""Of course, we know this is the Cassano family, but even if it’s the Cassano family, if someone breaks the law, they will still face consequences," the detective said."Officer, may I ask who you’re trying to arrest?" Nicholas asked."Who is Julie?" The officer looked around the room and asked. When Julie heard her name, she froze, her face turning pale."Julie is here. Why? What has she done?" Luna raised her hand and pointed at her."Miss Julie, you are suspected of murdering a man from our town, Wayne Robust. We are taking you in for questioning." The officer didn’t answer her question but instead walked over to Julie and said sternly."Officer, there must be some misunderstanding!" Olivia exclaimed in surprise upon h
Just then, in addition to the old man from before, a lady entered the room with a basket of vegetables in her hands. Seeing Julie, she asked.“Old man, are there any guests?”“To see Wayne.” The old man said.“Uncle, auntie, Wayne's just had a little chat with me and he's a bit tired. Now that he's asleep, I won't bother you anymore. “As she spoke, she got ready to leave.“Let's eat before we leave.” The old woman wanted him to stay, but her husband looked at her. “She's busy.”“Ah, then I won't send you away. Take care. “The old woman smiled.As soon as she received the amnesty, Julie quickly left the room, and after she left, the old man looked at the old woman with disapproval.“What happened to you? Didn't you see that she was fully armed when she came to the house for fear of being infected by Wayne? Would she dare eat our family's food?”“I didn't think she was like the people who came to our house this morning. I think these people are very nice and don't dislike us.”“Aren't
“I never knew Nicholas' weakness until Clarice and Jessica came along. And Clarice's way of allowing me to find Nicholas' weakness, and Jessica's appearance, was the equivalent of giving me the knife. ”Julie's mind was immersed in the fantasy of revenge, and her expression became fierce. “But, unfortunately, Jessica is very stupid, and to be exposed so quickly, I didn't expect you to find me here.“You really are incredible. You knew how to deal with Nicholas, and yet you chose to blame me. Did you want to make Nicholas fight with me?”“But in the end, you still didn't find out?”Julie now regretted her mistake. After all, although Edward could have become her greatest help, he was different from Jessica, he was very intelligent and couldn't be controlled.“We're in the same boat now. Your goal is to destroy the Cassano Family, and so am I. That's why I think that if we work together, Nicholas will definitely be no match for us.”“Tell me, how can we cooperate?” Upon hearing this, J
"You must be very curious, right? How did I know you were the one hiding behind Jessica?" When Julie sat down, Edward spoke with a smile."Did Jessica tell you? Did she feel like I was using her?" Julie asked."Did she tell me? Do you think a woman with that kind of IQ would even realize she was being used by you?" Edward scoffed."If she didn’t tell you, then you..." Julie’s confusion grew deeper."Isn’t there a saying in this world? If you don’t want others to know about it, do it yourself, because someone else might find out. By the way, I don’t have any enmity with you, so why do you like to frame me? Have you thought about the consequences of being discovered by me?" Edward spoke, deliberately leaving out what had happened 30 years ago. Instead, he seized Julie and asked Jessica to incriminate Edward, causing a misunderstanding between him and Nicholas."Did you invite me here today to take revenge for me framing you?" Julie, however, was quick-witted and could only respond with
The Next MorningJulie got up early the next morning, had breakfast prepared in the kitchen, arranged for the servants to clean, and went to the garden to tend to the flowers and plants. When Olivia finally got up, Julie served her breakfast. After noticing that Olivia seemed busy preparing for the wedding, she stepped forward and spoke to her."Ma'am, there's something I need to take care of today. I promise it won't take long.""You're leaving?" Olivia frowned. "The hotel will send someone to deliver the menu later, and I wanted you to help me look it over.""It won’t take long. I should be back in about an hour. I’ll contact them at the hotel and ask them to come for lunch. Is that alright?" Julie thought for a moment."Alright, then go and come back quickly." Seeing Julie seemed to be in a hurry, Olivia simply waved her hand and added, "Go ahead."Having received permission, Julie quickly went upstairs to change before leaving.At 9:00 a.m., Edward's people arrived punctually at t
In the Cassano Family's Main House.It was three in the morning when Julie was lying in bed, sleeping deeply.Suddenly, the phone on the nightstand rang. She must have done a lot of bad things over the past years.Although she thought it was revenge, she still subconsciously knew she held two new lives in her hands.Thus, over all these years, she had rarely slept peacefully.Nightmares came almost every night.At that moment, her phone rang again, and on this quiet night, it felt especially deafening.She woke up startled and looked at the clock on the wall opposite her bed. It was three a.m.Why would someone call her at this hour? Frowning, she picked up the phone from the nightstand.The screen’s light was much brighter than her night lamp, making her eyes—accustomed to the dim light—feel uncomfortable as she squinted.When she saw the caller ID was from an unknown number, she assumed it was a call from a scammer but had no intention of answering. She simply hung up.She placed th
As soon as he entered, he saw that Luna and Edward had arrived, and Edward’s forehead appeared to be slightly injured, so he had wrapped it with a simple bandage.“What happened to you?” Nicholas asked when he saw this.“What’s going on? Wasn’t it your lovely fiancée who did this? I was in need of a cut for you this time. Think about how you’ll make it up to me when the time comes.” Edward crossed his legs and bit into an apple as he spoke.“President, why did you call us here so urgently? Is there something important?” Luna asked.“Yes.” Nicholas nodded. “Over the past two days, I’ve been thinking about Julie’s pregnancy. I now have an answer in my heart, and it’s far from the truth.”“What are you trying to say?” Edward asked.“I suspect that the father of Julie’s child is actually my father!” Nicholas fell silent for a moment before speaking in a deep voice.“What?” When Edward heard this, he was so shocked that he didn’t even have time to swallow the apple crumbs in his mouth. He