When she heard the sound of water running from the restroom, Anatasia gnawed at her lip in frustration. She stood outside with her ear pressed against the door, trying to eavesdrop.She knew that Cedric had turned on the tap on purpose so that others couldn't hear their conversation. She was certain that Cedric was explaining his past relationship with Cynthia to Faye. However, she was curious as to how he would phrase it. Would he say that he only considered Cynthia as his sister? Since Cynthia had already passed away, Cedric could say anything he wanted. However, since Cedric used to care a lot about Cynthia, it seemed unlikely that he would insult the memories of her for Faye's sake. How exactly did he feel about Cynthia? As she was deep in thought, Lincoln stood and went outside to answer a call. Her expression shifted, knowing that this was her chance. Not bothering to eavesdrop any longer, she got up and sent the waiter away before discreetly making her way towar
Perhaps luck was on Cedric's side as his phone rang just as he started fumbling with his words. He struggled to answer and was deciding how to explain this part of the story to Faye. The nature of his actions in the team was classified, a rule that applied to everyone, including the youngest member who had passed away. Their identities were concealed behind code names, with no knowledge of each other's past lives before joining the team.Most importantly, the individual who had passed away was a young man. If Cedric were to express his sorrow to Faye, he feared she might misconstrue it as an interest in men. Even if he chose to tell her about it, the details surrounding the comrade's identity remained off-limits.The call was from Mason. When Cedric didn't answer, he called again. Having worked for Cedric for years, Mason knew what situation warranted calling multiple times. If he was calling Cedric repeatedly, it had to be about something urgent."You should probably an
In truth, Anatasia didn't have much to ask. She only insisted on keeping Faye here to make her drink that glass of water and use the utensils she had contaminated earlier. As long as Faye ingested the drug, it would take effect in ten minutes. Anatasia only needed to keep Faye here for ten minutes before proceeding to the next step in her seemingly perfect plan.As for Cedric, she hadn't planned to invite him today in the first place, so his leaving was within Anastasia's expectations. Moreover, the timing of his departure was just right. Anastasia had already prepared four or five questions in advance and asked Faye the questions one by one. These questions were not substantial, just menial concerns about whether her dress would be ready on time and if the quality of the dress could be guaranteed. These were trivial matters—far from important.Lincoln couldn't stand it anymore and frowned. "Anastasia, you've gone through so much trouble to keep Ms. Fischer here just to ask t
"How exactly should I react, Ms. Streep?" Faye stood and watched as Anastasia panted with her face flushed.Faye smiled. "What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?""Why are you still fine? What the hell is going on?" Anastasia screamed hysterically. Faye raised an eyebrow. "What makes you say that, Ms. Streep?" She strode forward. "Should we take you to the hospital?""Don't touch me!" Anastasia pushed Faye away before she could touch her, "I put it in your cup and your plate! How … How are you alright?" she screamed in frustration. Faye's expression darkened. "What did you put in?"Anastasia gritted her teeth to prevent herself from losing control. Snapping out of it, she realized she had come close to letting it slip and flushed in anger. "Nonsense. I didn't do anything!"Faye kept her polite smile. "You look unwell, Ms. Streep. Perhaps something was wrong with the dishes! Waiter!" A staff member hurried over. Faye pointed at Anastasia. "Ms. Streep looks unwell. I suspect
Cedric got into the car and drove straight to the private hospital owned by the Shaw family. Unexpectedly, Astrid was waiting outside the surgery room.Cedric's expression darkened, and his gaze became menacing. "Cedric, you're finally here!" Seeing Cedric, Astrid stood up and rushed towards him, anxiously throwing herself into his arms. "I am so scared …"Cedric stepped aside to avoid her with a gloomy expression. "What are you doing here?"Astrid staggered and almost fell to the ground. After balancing herself, she looked up at Cedric and bit her lip. "I-I went to see Grandpa this morning. Suddenly, he had a heart attack! So I brought him here ..."Astrid was wearing a light beige dress. It was a custom design from Allyson Designs, tailored for her slender figure. The high-quality material wrapped around her graceful figure and the well-fitted large V-neck added a touch of subtle allure. The beige color added a hint of innocence to her appearance. She looked pitiful with mi
Meanwhile, in Freesia, Faye went downstairs with Lincoln but wasn't in a hurry to leave. Instead, she glanced at the hotel next to the restaurant. From what she saw, Anastasia headed that way. If she wasn't mistaken, Anastasia probably had something arranged there. What did she plan exactly?Faye rubbed her nose, feeling the urge to watch the drama unfold. She went into the car, unlocked her phone, and activated the tracker she placed on Anastasia. Soon, the phone displayed Anastasia's location and the audio from Anastasia's end. Anastasia entered a room, and there was the sound of water running. She later made a call to seek help. Soon, there was the sound of clothes tearing, followed by unspeakable noises. Faye chuckled, not wanting to imagine the scene. Judging from the noise, at least three men were inside the room. "Anastasia sure has quite a preference in bed?" she thought. Faye's expression darkened, and her gaze sharpened as she recalled the drug on her utens
"Ding!"The surgery room door opened, and a young doctor in a scrub suit walked out. He came out to the sight of Cedric strangling a woman, causing him to pause for a moment.Cedric withdrew his arm upon sensing another presence.Astrid fell weakly to the ground. The warmth from Cedric's palm still lingered on her neck, but the burning pain made it difficult for her to breathe."Ahem!" Nathan Nealand was the chief doctor of the private hospital owned by the Shaw family and Frederic's main attending doctor.Frederic had been fine over the years, with the exception of his weak heart. Still, after years of treatment, he had improved significantly and wouldn't have a heart attack unless he was provoked. Regardless, it was normal for people to grow weaker as they aged. "What happened?" Cedric frowned, his voice cold.Nathan took off his face, revealing his handsome features. "There is no major issue.""He hasn't had an attack for a long time. Why did it happen this time?" Cedric,
"And this is?" Nathan noticed Faye early on. At first, he thought she was associated with Lincoln and didn't inquire further. But when Faye suddenly proposed to check on Frederic, he couldn't help but furrow his brow."Dr. Nealand, this is Faye, the chief designer of Light Moon Designs." Lincoln introduced. Noticing Nathan's somewhat puzzled expression, he smiled and added, "She's also my sister-in-law in a sense."Nathan was momentarily stunned at the words "sister-in-law". Lincoln referred to Cedric as his brother, meaning Faye must be Cedric's wife."So this must be Mrs. Shaw. I apologize for my rudeness." Nathan scanned Faye for a moment. Despite her seemingly simple and young looks, her noble and elegant demeanor made her seem formidable. He had always been curious about the kind of girl Cedric would choose. Seeing Faye, he realized that the two were a match made in heaven. Quickly averting his gaze, Nathan smiled. "Are you a doctor, Mrs. Shaw? Do you feel that there's
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