In a dimly lit bar where sentimental music played, Lucy looked gloomy.Faye lightly clicked her glass with Lucy's and said, "You'll naturally start talking after a few drinks."Lucy studied the composed expression on Faye's face and downed the contents of her glass in one go before leaning on Faye's shoulder."Faye, how do you manage to remain calm and composed all the time?" Lucy appeared lost and sounded confused. "I've tried, but with so much happening at once, I can't seem to calm down. I don't even know how to face reality."Faye gazed at the sparkling lights with a smile. "Perhaps it's because I've experienced many unexpected situations that things just don't affect me the same way anymore."She then threw her arm over Lucy's shoulder. "It's not that I'm calm. It's just that I've become numb."Lucy bit her lip and looked at Faye's face with teary eyes. She wiped away her tears and asked, "What have you been through overseas?"Faye pursed her lips and pinched Lucy's cheek
"No way, no way! I came out for a drink to let off some steam, and Lincoln Cole happened to be here, too? Why is he here?! Is he following me?" Lucy thought. Lucy tensed and tightened her grip around the glass, trembling. Faye noticed something was wrong with Lucy, raised her gaze, and spotted Lincoln, who was approaching with a frown. Faye glanced at Lucy and then at Lincoln. She couldn't help but feel that something was wrong. Sensing Faye's puzzled gaze, Lincoln finally noticed Faye sitting next to Lucy. The sharpness in his glare eventually turned into uneasiness. Still, he walked over to Faye and Lucy. "Hello, Ms. Fischer and Ms. Murray. What a coincidence to see you here."Faye smiled and poured him a glass of wine. "Quite a coincidence, indeed."Lincoln was momentarily at a loss for words, and the atmosphere became awkward. He simply raised his glass, down the drink, and said to Faye, "I've already done what you assigned me to do this morning. The PR department shoul
At first, Lucy was worried that Frank might send someone after her and Faye. But as they continued to stay in the bar, nothing happened. She eventually forgot about Frank and continued drinking with Faye. However, she slowly began to cave under Faye's sharp gaze and bit her lip. After a moment of hesitation, she eventually told Faye about what happened the previous night."I really don't know what happened. I just remember that I drank a lot when I got back, and then I lost consciousness. "In the middle of the night, I vaguely remember feeling hot and uncomfortable. Then I was in pain, I tossed and turned … When I woke up, I saw a man in bed with me."Lucy covered her face and sounded distraught. "Faye, what's wrong with us? You just had something like this happen with Cedric before, and now it's my turn. "I-I really don't know what to do now! I even wish I could die ..."The problem was that the man involved was not just an ordinary person. It was Lincoln. Lucy had no ide
Faye's expression darkened when she caught the strange scent and stumbled back. "You dare to drug me?" she questioned sharply. Nick kept Lucy as his hostage, his eyes crazed. "Don't call it that. Faye, I'm just helping you out. You wouldn't want me to cut your friend's throat, right? "You can't make a decision and say yes when you are sober. And you wouldn't want Lucy to get hurt, so I helped you out. Your body will make the decision for you!"He pressed the knife closer to Lucy's neck. "Don't make me wait too long. Once the drug takes effect, you might just jump me right here!""Fuck you!" Lucy might be drunk but sobered up when Nick grabbed her. She shouted angrily, "Dream on, Nick Lynch! How dare you even think about touching Faye? How stupid!""Shut up!" He grabbed her neck. "Do you have a death wish?""You are the one with a death wish! Who are you to dream about sleeping with someone out of your league?" Lucy shouted at Faye, "Faye, just leave! Don't worry about me.
After Faye and Lucy left, Lincoln stayed back. He turned and glared coldly at Nick, who lay on the ground with fresh wounds added to his existing injuries, his body beaten and battered.Seeing Nick struggling to get up, Lincoln's expression darkened. He crouched down, grabbed Nick's collar, and delivered two punches that knocked out two of Nick's teeth.Nick widened his eyes as he glared at Lincoln angrily. "Lincoln Cole, how dare you hit me? If Light Moon Designs wants to thrive in Jeorgia, it will still need my father's support in the future! You—"Before Nick could finish his sentence, Lincoln slapped him across the face."The punches just now were on behalf of Ms. Fischer. Who are you to try and sleep with her? Take a good look at yourself. "This slap is for Lucy. Remember this, Nick. Lucy is mine. If you ever dare to harm her again, you'll regret it."Nick had blood all over his mouth. His face was swollen, and his nostrils flared as he shouted, "Lincoln Cole! Do you real
Stella clearly didn't understand what Benny meant when he said that Cedric was more than just a figurehead for the Shaw family. She angrily shouted, "He might be a powerful businessman, but you're the future mayor! Look at how they've mistreated your son. If words about this get out, what will people think of you?"You've worked so hard to be in this position to free yourself from others' control and gain more power, right? "How are you any different from a manager from a small company? You're so timid that you wouldn't have made it here if it weren't for the people backing you!"Enraged by her aggressive tone, Benny raised his arm and slapped her across the face. "I said shut up!"Stella was initially stunned, her eyes widening. She then jumped at Benny, her face flushed. "Benny Lynch, how dare you hit me? I'm going to kill you! You coward! What else can you do apart from bullying me and our son?"This sent Stella into a frenzy, and she lunged at Benny, wanting to fight him.
Sensing Faye's irritability, Cedric furrowed his brows. He decided not to touch her and instead propped his head up to look down at her with concern. Faye was sleeping on her side, with her long hair covering part of her face. However, Cedric could still see the flush on her cheeks."Is the air conditioning in the room too high?" Cedric wondered. As far as he remembered, the temperature was usually set this way, and Faye had never complained."Was the water too hot when she showered, or is she hot because of all the drinks she had just now?" he thought. "Be a good girl, turn around, and let me take a look," Cedric said patiently, despite feeling hurt by Faye's rejection earlier. He was genuinely concerned about her.Faye shook her head impatiently. "It's nothing. I just had a bit too much to drink. I'll be fine after a good night's sleep."However, even as she said this, Faye felt disoriented and uncomfortably warm. She couldn't tell if it was because of the alcohol or Nick
Cedric had been restraining himself all night and was on the brink of losing his mind. He finally managed to fall asleep at dusk, yet Faye woke up and started seducing him. Not only did she lean against him, she even started touching him. When he was woken up by her kiss, all he could think of was how he was going to punish her. All thoughts about respecting and waiting for her to say yes were cast aside. Cedric, who lacked sleep and was boiling with desire, sensed how she clumsily kissed him and turned to pin her against the bed before devouring her lips. Faye wasn't appalled by his kiss and touch, as she had gotten used to his presence and touch. Throughout the night, she kept having odd dreams that were filled with inappropriate scenes, driving her crazy. It felt even worse than swimming in a pool of her own blood. She was stuck in her dreams and only managed to wake up close to dusk, yet her entire body felt like it was burning. She was a little hesitant to sedu
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