At 11:00 pm, Faye finally finished up with Felton. She stumbled downstairs, completely exhausted. Just then, she saw Cedric asleep on the living room couch.Faye rubbed her forehead, feeling pity for this man.He was already exhausted, yet he still refused to listen to her advice to go home and rest. He insisted on waiting on her.She walked toward him. As she debated whether to wake him up, Cedric opened his eyes slowly."You're done?" Cedric rubbed his eyes and yawned. He stood up and extended his hand to Faye. There was a faint smile on his handsome face. "Then let's go home."Faye nodded. They left the Keane Manor hand in hand.An hour later, Faye walked out of the shower comfortably. She realized that there was another person in her room.She lifted her brows. "It's late. Are you not tired, Mr. Shaw?"Cedric had already showered and was in a robe. He was sitting on the couch in her room while scrolling his phone.Upon seeing Faye walk out as she dried her long hair, h
There was no reaction from Frederic as if he was in a deep sleep.Faye chuckled. "I'm a doctor. If I can cure you, that means I'm aware of your current condition. So …"She tilted her head and revealed a mischievous smile. "There's no point in pretending to be asleep in front of me.""Taylor is also a doctor. Why didn't he notice?"A hoarse voice tinged with doubt could be heard from the man on the sick bed. Realizing that he had been found out, the elderly man opened his eyes. His gaze was cloudy but still had a sharpness to it. He stared at Faye. "Young lady, did you trick me?"Faye always thought that Frederic Shaw, the head of the Shaw family who had struck fear into everyone's hearts, was a stern and ruthless old man.She didn't expect to be so amused by the first sentence he said.His sense of humor was on par with Benjamin's. "What are you laughing at?" Frederic stared at Faye intently. It felt as if he was trying to see through her. "You said that it was you who
After Solomon left, Frederic furiously sat up again. "That unfilial son! That unfilial son! I knew that he was only after my inheritance. I'm not even dead yet!"Faye passed him a pill. "Calm down. Otherwise, your inheritance might actually come into play."Frederic shot Faye a dirty glare. "Young lady, how could you say that? Are you wishing for my death too?"Faye blinked her eyes innocently. "I would never wish for your death; The only time I may cause the death of someone is when I commit a medical misdiagnosis."Frederic was enraged. After quite some time, he finally asked, "What did you mean by what you said just now?"You said that what belongs to Cedric is also yours?" Frederic carefully studied Faye. "Are you my daughter-in-law?"The corner of Faye's lips twitched slightly. "Does Cedric even admit to being your son?"Frederic was once again left speechless. He struggled to find the right words. Indeed, Cedric never acknowledged Frederic as his father despite the DNA
The tickets were from Sophia. The seats weren't in the front row. It seemed to be at the fifth or sixth row.Coincidentally, Lukas' tickets were from Sophia too. His seats were next to Faye and Avery.He could see the ladies sitting there from afar. Damian, who was next to Lukas, was excited. "Lukas, look! It's Faye! I think she's sitting next to us.""It is!" Lukas also broke into a genuine smile as they squeezed through the crowd, trying to make their way to their seats.He told Jason, "Jason, since your seat is in the front row, I won't be coming with you. I'm going to meet my muse."Jason looked at the direction Lukas was pointing. Jason's eyes darkened as he grabbed Lukas, who was all excited."What's wrong, Jason?" Lukas blinked his eyes dubiously. Confusion was written all over his tender face.Jason took Lukas' ticket before shoving his front-row tickets into Lukas' hands. "Let's switch sweats. You take the front seats."Lukas' face scrunched up. "No. I wanna sit with m
The host's enthusiastic voice could be heard from the stage, but it failed to pull Avery back from her surprise.Stiffly, she stared at the built and cold man. She thought that she was dreaming. It had been a while since she had last dreamt of him.She wondered, "If it isn't a dream, why did he show up here? And since when? How much did he hear the conversation?"Avery's expression darkened as she thought of her conversation with Faye. Fortunately, she didn't continue her words. Otherwise …The mere thought of it scared her.She bit her lip before taking a deep breath, trying to calm herself down. She was going to ask why Jason showed up here.He coldly said, "You still have what?"Her heart raced as she balled her fists. "What does that have to do with you?"He burst into a chuckle without much thought. "I didn't expect the famous Ms. Stewart to be in trouble because she can't find a partner."He had heard everything. Flushing almost instantly, Avery wished she could bury h
"Everyone has their first. Don't worry. The fact that you were picked is because you have the ability. Have faith in yourself." Reese patted Sophia's shoulder. Noticing that Sophia hadn't drunk the water, Reese urged, "It's almost time. Drink some water to hydrate your throat. Break a leg!"Sophia nodded lightly, looking at Reese gratefully. "Thank you, Reese."Then, Sophia raised the glass to drink.Faye's eyes darkened. She rushed forward to grab Sophia's hand before the latter drank the water.Sophia was already on the edge to begin with. Now that Faye grabbed her hand, the water glass fell.Faye caught it with quick movements. She held it tightly and steadily without spilling a drop of it."Faye?" Sophia's eyes lit up the moment she saw Faye.She sprang to her feet, staring at Faye excitedly. Her face was red. "Faye, how did you come in here?"She processed what had just happened, thinking that Faye was trying to stop her from drinking the water.Confused, Sophia gazed a
As the song ended, thunderous applause erupted in the sports center.The audience gave Sophia a standing ovation. They were even cheering and screaming.Their reaction was beyond Sophia's expectations.She put away her violin and stood on the stage for a good minute or so.Sophia finally snapped to her senses when she saw Faye, who sat in the audience, clapped and gave her a thumbs-up. She smiled sweetly and bowed politely before leaving the stage.Most of those invited to the concert were music enthusiasts or influential figures from high society. Each of them had their unique perspectives and definitions of music.This intense applause undeniably signified recognition and immense encouragement for Sophia.Even she hadn't expected to receive such a level of recognition.She didn't snap out of it until she stepped off the stage and her mentor embraced her."Sophia, you were amazing! I knew you could do it. You didn't let me down," her mentor, Mary Turner, who was also the Pres
Faye didn't expect that the mentor whom Sophia spoke highly of and admired so much would recognize her.Seeing the shocked expression on Mary's face, Faye was confused.She wasn't surprised to see Mary, but she needed some time to recall who this person was."Faye ... I can't believe it's you." Mary grabbed Faye's hand excitedly. She was a bit too aggressive, and it made Faye uncomfortable."Don't you remember me?" Mary widened her eyes. She looked somewhat disappointed.At that moment, Faye felt like a heartless person who had a one-night stand and vanished the next day. But she really couldn't remember when she had met Mary."I'm Mary. We once performed together on stage at the National Violin Competition," Mary excitedly explained. "You were very young then, and many people made fun of you, myself included ... It wasn't until you took the stage that we realized we were proven wrong."Hearing that, Faye finally remembered.Back then, she was 14 years old.She was invited t
Official Hart was well aware that if he indeed went to Pembrook, he couldn't successfully assume the role of the leader without the support of the security team. It wasn't that he underestimated himself, but Pembrook was a peculiar city. Ordinary officials who went there could only be puppets. Even those who thought they had some capabilities, like the previous mayor who attempted to overthrow the security team, faced a tremendously tragic fate. His attempt to gain full control over Pembrook doomed his political career and might even cost him his life. Official Hart didn't want to be a puppet, and he certainly didn't want to lose his life. Going to Pembrook was about enhancing his qualifications to open up more opportunities. In simpler terms, it was about building his portfolio.To go to Pembrook, he must have a good relationship with the security team. Now that the captain of the Pembrook Security team had actively approached him, he had nothing to lose. However, Official
Faye had made arrangements for Jeorgia, while Cedric started an investigation into what the Anderson and Garcia families were doing. Faye knew that this was a trap and that nothing happened by coincidence. However, she didn't know what the culprit's motive was. She didn't have to wait for long because she received a phone call from Tracy later that afternoon. "Faye, you could've come at me if you were upset. Why did you target Grandma? She treated you well, yet you killed her over such trivial matters. Are you even human?"Faye smirked. "Since when do you care about her, Tracy?""What are you talking about? That's our grandmother. You did this, didn't you?""Would you believe me if I said I didn't do it?" Faye sneered. "Don't think that you can do anything you want just because you married someone rich. Faye, don't even dream of getting your murderer of a mother out! I won't let you. You better come back to Jeorgia, or this won't ever be over."With that, Tracy hung up.
Clark's words only enraged Flora. Eleanor abused Faye when she was a child, which led to Faye getting sick repeatedly. She even allowed Lizzie to go into their home to poison Faye while Flora was at work. Faye suffered through so much hardship at the time and came close to dying. She was already poisoned when she was pregnant with Faye, which meant Faye was born with poison in her body. Though Flora tried her best to counter the poison, Faye was still more frail than ordinary children. Eleanor knew that Faye wasn't Clint's child, so she had always been displeased with her. "Had I known that she's the kind of person who can harm a child, I would never leave Faye with her." Rage filled Flora's eyes. Just as she was about to leave, Eleanor started coughing on the bed. Clark shouted and ran outside to get the doctor. Until the doctor arrived, there were two minutes when Flora was alone with Eleanor. It wasn't until the doctor arrived that Flora found out Clark didn't even
Lizzie and Clint were momentarily stunned, confused by Tracy's words. "I just received a call from Uncle. He said that Grandma passed away and we need to go home."Clint jolted and collapsed onto the ground. "What?"Tracy smirked. "They can't reach you or Mom, so he called me instead. We need to go home right now.""Ha! So what if she's dead? She doesn't see us as family, so why should we go back?" Lizzie scoffed in contempt. Eleanor disliked her right from the start. If Eleanor didn't stop her from marrying Clint at the very beginning, Flora would have never gotten married to Clint. Though Eleanor helped get rid of Flora in the end, she continued to mistreat Lizzie when she finally married Clint. Eleanor resented Flora for being too strong-willed and disrespectful. However, she looked down on Lizzie for not being as talented as Flora and incapable of bringing more profit to the Brown family. She kept comparing Lizzie to Flora and bossed her around. Lizzie remained patie
"Damn it! Damn it! It has to be Faye! This has to be her doing. Damn it!" Tracy pushed everything on the table to the ground. Her face twisted viciously with anger. Over the past few days, scandals about her have circulated on the internet. Even information about her age when she started sleeping around and the number of men she slept with for money was released. Evidence of her plotting to steal Anthon away and bring down the Lynch family was released as well. On top of that, there was also information about her working with her mother to chase Flora out and claim Brown Corporation as their own. Every misdeed Tracy had ever committed was exposed before the public's eyes. She became the target of all condemnation. There would be different people gathering near their apartment. As soon as they stepped out of the apartment, they would get beaten. The horrible things that Clint and Lizzie did were later released onto the internet as well. The family of three couldn't even get
Monica suffered from severe depression ever since she married Ethan. She was a strong-willed woman who refused to show any weakness. Even when she was hurt, she would suffer alone and kept giving, not asking for anything in return. Ethan married her but didn't love her. On top of that, he picked on her at every turn and gave her the cold shoulder. She began to get depressed a year after marrying him. With her friend's help, she started treatment. However, the treatment process was painful. Throughout the three years she was married to Ethan, she endured his humiliation without rest, which made recovering much harder. One day, she went to the beach and came close to getting washed away. It was Brody who saved her. Brody went there to look for inspiration for his paintings. When he saw Monica, he was sitting afar and drawing. This painting won Brody countless awards. Just as he was about to leave, there was a high tide, and Monica came close to getting washed away.
Ethan sent the photos and returned to his apartment to wait while drinking. Due to the interview that took place at noon, Ethan's divorce stirred up a storm on Facebook. At the moment, he didn't need to pay to obtain attention. After Tracy declared her innocence, everyone considered Ethan a jerk who heartlessly searched for an excuse to divorce Monica. Ethan waited an hour before releasing the photos. Everyone switched from cursing at him to cursing at him and Tracy. This was not what he expected. He gritted his teeth. Just as he contemplated how to deal with this, he received a bunch of photos. Apart from the intimate photos between him and Tracy, there were ones of Tracy with other men as well. There was even proof that Tracy got an abortion when she was still a teenager. Going through everything, he finally realized how wrong he had been. He misjudged Tracy and recklessly divorced Monica. He didn't love Monica and resented her for forcing him to marry her. Howeve
"You look alright. Who would have thought you are the kind of man who would cheat on your wife?" Eleanor didn't mince her words and immediately kept her distance. Mandy smiled. "Tracy, look at what you've done to your boyfriend.""She stole Faye's boyfriend and sent Anthon's family to prison. Now, she's here destroying Mr. Garcia's family. He lost everything because of her. How interesting," Clark chimed in. He still remembered how Tracy insulted him when he tried to ask Ethan for money. He held a grudge. Tracy's expression darkened. She wanted to run, but the reporters had directed their microphones at her. "Miss, why did you choose to be a homewrecker?""Did you know that Mr. Garcia got a divorce because of you?""Do you know how he got to where he is now? It's because of the alliance he formed with the Dalding family through marriage. Without the Dalding family's help, he may have nothing. Will you still love him even if that's the case?"These questions were confrontati
Faye learned about the Brown family being taken to the police station the following morning. Just as she got up, she received a call from the police station informing her that her relatives had been detained due to a brawl. She was urged to head over to mediate the fight. Faye smiled. "I'm sorry, but they are not my relatives. Please handle it according to the law." After hanging up, she looked at Cedric, who was waiting for breakfast. She hugged him from behind and said with a smile, "Guess what interesting scene I witnessed last night?"Cedric turned his head to study the triumphant look on her face. He smiled. "Why don't you tell me?""Ethan and Tracy were caught in bed together. Didn't you know?""I knew." He pinched her face. "I was the one who asked Monica to go over."Faye rolled her eyes and pouted, losing her interest in the matter. "Why are you asking me if you already knew everything?""You saw it with your own eyes, and I'm just guessing. I prefer to hear it from