Cecilia was clearly stunned. She had just learned to scooter and could not control it very well. It would not be hard for her to stop when she was going at a slow pace, and she had never been in a situation where she needed to stop abruptly. At the moment, she was going too fast and was too scared to stop. She simply remained frozen and held onto the handle of the scooter, frightened. She was merely four and had been spoiled by her grandparents, so she was not great at dealing with the unexpected danger. It was normal for a child her age to freeze under such circumstances. Faye was frustrated that she was too far away from Cecilia. If she darted forward to grab Cecilia, she could protect her from getting hurt, but Faye herself would fall forward as well. Cecilia was too close to the elderly man and was bound to charge into him, which would only cause an even bigger impact.However, Faye could not make it in time.At the very last moment, a towering figure darted out from
Silence loomed over the corridor after Cecilia called out, "Daddy". Jason's mind went blank, and Cecilia's sweet voice struck him, melting away the darkness within him. His heart trembled, and his chest heaved. For a moment, he felt as though he really was Cecilia's father. Indescribable feelings filled his heart, and his limbs felt numb. He opened his mouth to say something but could not find his voice. Meanwhile, Cecilia covered her mouth after realizing that she voiced her thoughts and looked at Jason nervously, worried that she might have offended him. Back when she was younger, she had once accidentally called a man who treated her well "Daddy". The man's expression instantly darkened at the time before telling her not to call him that as it would stop him from finding a partner. As a young child, Cecilia didn't quite know what he meant by a partner, but was so depressed afterward that she learned not to call anyone "Daddy". Still, that man kept a distance from h
Cedric's Adam's apple bobbed, his eyes shimmering with deep affection as he gazed intently at Faye. The intensity of his gaze made Faye's body grow warm and restless.At the moment, she was holding Cedric's arm and leaning against his chest, their bodies inches away from one another.She could clearly hear Cedric's heartbeat, which was almost loud enough to make her dizzy. Sensing something wrong, Faye instinctively released her grip on Cedric, hurriedly got up, and tried to escape from him. However, she stood up too abruptly and accidentally stepped on Cedric's foot, causing her to slip and stumble into him.Caught by surprise, Cedric had no choice but to catch onto Faye, and their bodies tumbled onto the couch. The impact was so great that Faye's face collided with the side of Cedric's face, her lips inadvertently brushing against his earlobe.As Faye blinked and struggled to get up, Cedric instinctively circled her waist. When she tried to rise again, she inadvertently rai
Cedric chuckled. "I don't think my wealth means anything to you, Mrs. Shaw."She raised an eyebrow. "You didn't know who I was back then."Even now, Cedric only knew about her other identity as Faye Connor and nothing else. "You gave me a special feeling. I've never fallen for anyone at first sight, and I don't believe in that either!" he said. "So? What is he trying to say? That we developed feelings for each other over time? We didn't even meet before …" she thought. "I suppose our feelings developed over time," he said seductively into her ear. She looked up in confusion, wanting to ask when they knew each other when she spotted the amusement in his eyes and widened her eyes. She shoved him away and said in frustration, "Don't you have some shame, Mr. Shaw?"They met on the night when they accidentally slept together, so they only got to know each other in a "biblical sense". She suspected that Cedric was trying to brag about his performance that night and refused to ac
The door to the balcony slid open with a slight noise, followed by the faint sound of footsteps approaching. Had Faye not been so alert, she would not be able to notice such small noises. She thought that the person had come to attack Frederic, but it seemed as though she was the target. "Looks like the Shaws really 'care' about me," she thought. She clenched her fists and narrowed her eyes, waiting for that person to approach. She initially thought that the person would head toward her right away, but he simply turned and walked into the bathroom. Faye instantly found herself stunned. This person could not have climbed two floors just to borrow her bathroom. She narrowed her eyes thoughtfully when the door to the bathroom opened, and the person tip-toed toward her bed. Feeling resigned, she finally guessed who it was. She gritted her teeth and pretended not to know anything. As expected, the person carefully crawled into bed and lay down next to her. Two minutes la
In the evening, Faye finally managed to excuse herself and went to visit Avery at the hospital. Mauve stayed at the hospital to care for Avery while Lucas took Cecilia to school. Spotting Faye, Mauve stepped out of the room. Faye handed a document to Avery. "This is the information about the person who ordered to have you kidnapped.""You've found them already?" Avery knew that Faye would look into the matter and that she only needed to focus on recovering, but she didn't expect Faye to act so quickly. Faye raised an eyebrow and sat on the side to peel an apple for Avery with a devilish smile on her face. "Someone was actually ahead of me."Avery frowned. "What do you mean?""Literally. Figure it out yourself." Faye did not care to explain. Even without Faye's finding, Avery knew who it was that targeted her. Still, she did not understand why Jason would take care of the matters if he hated her so much. "Maybe it's because those people humiliated him when they saw him wi
Avery had been laying on the hospital bed for a while and decided to get up with her mother's assistance. Her wound was on her back, but thanks to the medicine Faye provided, it was healing rapidly.She would be discharged tomorrow. However, a back injury could affect her flexibility, which was crucial for dancers. With the upcoming role as a mentor in a dance competition, she was supposed to perform a solo dance routine at the opening. She had been busy choreographing and hadn't fully practiced the dance. With just over a month left until the competition, she initially thought she had enough time to perfect the dance, only to get injured at such a critical time. Fortunately, she had Faye supporting her, or participating in the dance competition and performing the opening dance would have been nearly impossible. The wound wasn't too deep, but if poorly cared for, it could jeopardize her ability to dance in half a month."Take it slow. Your wound has just healed, and you s
For a whole week, Solomon and his sisters remained by their father's side day and night. Initially, they tried hinting to their father about everything Solomon had done for the family, but he didn't seem to take it seriously. Instead, Frederic seemed to enjoy making things difficult for them in various ways each day.Solomon had been attentive and dutiful for the first three days, tending to his father's every need. He fetched tea, massaged Frederic, and more. However, as the days went by, Frederic became increasingly good at tormenting them, and there was no progress on any other front.Solomon's patience wore thin. He could feel that Frederic was intentionally troubling him and had secretly consulted other doctors about Frederic's condition. It was confirmed that Frederic had amnesia, and the doctor explained that his sadistic behavior and enjoyment of others' suffering were likely due to his amnesia, which had released a darker side of his personality, unleashing the mischie