In the operating room, the lights were bright. The surgery lasted from 1 pm or 2 pm and didn't pause at all until after 9 pm.Outside the operating room, Clint stayed all afternoon and only left after 6 pm. He couldn't stand it anymore, so he had Lizzie and Tracy waiting at the door and went to have dinner on his own.When he got back, he still didn't see Faye anywhere.He started cursing her. "Faye's still not back? That useless daughter. She keeps saying that she's worried about her mother, but she's nowhere to be found at such a crucial moment."Dr. Jinks came out from the operating room once to ask Clint if he'd seen Faye. He told Clint that he didn't find Faye inside.However, Clint never saw Faye outside either. She must have run off in secret.Tracy hid a laugh. "Is that right? Flora's fighting for her life in the operating room, but Faye's not waiting outside the door. She's run off instead!" Lizzie suddenly sighed, looking worried."That poor child, though. Her mother
Useless trash? A sharp look flashed through Cedric's eyes. He put his hands in his trouser pockets and flashed a roguish smile.Though he was smiling, he gave others a dangerous feeling. Clint shivered at the gloom that came off Cedric in waves.When Clint came back to his senses, his expression was displeased.Wasn't Cedric just a waiter? Why should he feel scared of a simple waiter?More laughable was this waiter himself. Where did he find his confidence to look at Clint in such a way?Just as Clint was about to explode in an outrage, Dr. Quinn cough. "Please don't cause a scene. With Dr. Connor here, the patient will be fine. Settle your other matters once the surgery ends."After Dr. Quinn said that, he put his mask back on and went back into the operating room.The light on top of the operating room was still lit. After a moment of bewilderment, Clint felt rage stuck in his chest. He wouldn't feel better until he let it all out. Wearing a dark expression, Clint glared a
A scream rang through the operating room. Then, Faye said icily and sarcastically, "Dr. Quinn, why are you ruining your own career when you've achieved so much at your age? How could you not value your own future and be willing to forget the ethics of being a doctor for some small benefits?""Since you can harm your patient in an operating room, then the hand you use for suturing might as well be broken."Faye took the needle from Dr. Quinn. Just as she was about to shove him away, Dr. Quinn fought back.Dr. Quinn suddenly grabbed a scalpel from the side and went at Faye viciously.Right then, he was like an uncontrollable beast. He had forgotten all about any ethics as a doctor. And he didn't care about the miracle doctor or whatever that stood before him, either.All he knew was that the consequences were going to be serious once people found out about what he did. Thus, he had to keep this woman under control and drag her down with him so that he could get out of the situatio
The figure fleeing from the operating room was fast, but Cedric was faster. In an instant, he pressed the person against the wall."Dr. Connor … am I such a terrifying beast that you have to run from me like this?" Cedric smiled roguishly as he pulled the mask off the woman."Do you think you can escape me this time?" As he spoke, the smile on his handsome face froze when he saw the woman's face.Not many people had seen Dr. Connor's face, but all the information on her said that she was Danurian, with the distinctive features of a local woman. But the woman before him did not have those features. Instead, she was blonde-haired and blue-eyed."I'm sorry, C. You have the wrong person." Alice smiled and gently pushed Cedric away. She straightened her clothes before walking away enigmatically."Fuck!" Even though he was usually calm, Cedric lost his cool and kicked the wall. He'd been tricked! And so thoroughly, too.His expression was dark and his eyes red as he gritted out, "Dr. C
"Who are you trying to threaten? I'm your father. Why would I hurt your mother?" After saying this, Clint looked away.Yes, he felt guilty.Faye lounged lazily against the wall and kicked one foot up. Her narrowed eyes flashed with a cold light.She didn't say anything further and only looked at them frostily. Her gaze made it seem like she was regarding a bunch of criminals, which made Clint feel uncomfortable.Tracy was unhappy about this.Loudly, she said, "Faye, my parents and I got here early in the morning with food for your mother because we knew she was going to have surgery. We wanted to wish her a smooth surgery."What do you mean by saying all this? What do you mean by what we did to her? How could we do anything to her with so many people at the hospital?"As usual, Lizzie put on her kindly act. She pulled Clint and Tracy back and said, "Enough, Clint, Tracy. You're not children anymore. There's no need to get into a childish fight with Faye."She continued, "Flora'
Clint and Tracy panicked. They looked at the two policemen with unease.But Lizzie remained calm. She stepped up nonchalantly. "Officers, what have we done to warrant the two of you taking the time to come here?"Then, she smiled. "If it's because of Flora, that's our family's business. We can settle this ourselves, there is no need to trouble you."Faye, let's stand together as a family. We can smoothen any misunderstandings out. Why do we need to make such a big fuss out of it and involve the police?"Lizzie looked at Faye and tugged at Clint's sleeve, silently asking him to say something.Clint knew that once this matter was brought to the police, they would be in a lot of trouble. Who knew what other things would pop up later on.Now that the Brown Corporation was under fire, the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, plus the police, would ring up Clint at any moment to ask him about the company.Now, he was terrified just at the sight of the police."Lizzie is right, Faye. We
The corners of Faye's lips twitched. Her somber expression was replaced with that of someone rendered speechless.How could this man be C?She'd probably given it too much thought.C was someone who had spent thousands of dollars searching for her on the dark web.Since last year, he'd had his sights set on her, searching for news related to Dr. Connor.Under normal circumstances, if he was someone who desperately needed her, she would have helped him.But the problem was that C was someone from the Shaw family.The Shaws were the largest family in Jorn City. They were so complicated that it exceeded Faye's expectations.She'd heard that C was so anxious to find her because he wanted her to treat Mr. Shaw Senior.Mr. Shaw Senior was once an almighty person. He was the one who managed the Shaws all these years.Now that he'd fallen, the Shaws had become chaotic.What with their own family politics and them being wary of the outside world that was eyeing them, the Shaws were n
The car drove on steadily.It was quiet in the car. Only soft music could be heard.It seemed like Cedric was focusing on driving, but he was actually waiting for Faye's answer. He hadn't expected that Dr. Connor would suddenly come to treat Faye's mother.All these years, he'd exhausted every method trying to invite her, but failed.How could Faye and Dr. Ziegler get her in so easily?Insider info had told him that Alice had arrived in the country with a pack of technologically advanced medical supplies. Only then was Cedric certain that this mysterious Dr. Connor would really appear.He had done so many preparations just to catch her. However, even though this was in Jeorgia, his own territory, he still failed.He just couldn't understand how that woman had managed to escape his traps. He was eager to meet her.When Faye asked him about Dr. Connor, Cedric began wondering if Faye could get her to appear. Even if she couldn't, Faye might know something.However, there was stil
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