Flora's health had improved significantly recently. The housekeeper hired by Faye and the bodyguards hired by Cedric kept her company at all times. She was now able to go to the office. She started to familiarize herself with the company's operations. Thus, she started to engage with the management.With tasks to focus on, Flora had a speedy recovery and she was doing great. Upon receiving a call from Faye, Flora's face lit up with joy. "Darling, aren't you busy today? Why do you have time to call me?"Faye beamed. "I just wrapped up work. I realized I hadn't heard your voice in several days. I'm just wondering what you are up to."Flora chuckled. "I just visited the office and am about to go home. When will you and Cedric be finished with your work?" she asked in anticipation. She was bored alone at home and missed Faye and Cedric."We are almost done. We should be back in a few days," Faye said, then changed the subject. "Mommy, I want to see you.""Silly child, it
When Faye arrived at the hospital, Victor was in the operation room. Lukas sat in front of the door with his head bowed, looking exhausted. When he noticed Faye, he looked up. "Faye, you are finally here … I'm sorry, but the state my uncle was in was just too scary, and I …"She shook her head. "It's okay. Don't panic. Tell me what happened to your uncle."Lukas nodded and took a deep breath. "Recently, he would take a walk every morning and night at the park near our place. At first, he would get tired after just a few steps, but now he can occasionally run two laps. In hopes of having you cure him, he has been working really hard to get stronger. "This morning, when I accompanied him on his morning run, he said he wanted to run an extra lap. After he finished, he looked energized. I even complimented him on getting stronger. "To my surprise, he puked blood when he went home to shower. I only happened upon the blood stain when I went into the bathroom to look for somethi
After inquiring with the doctors about the current situation, Lukas headed out to learn that Faye had already left. Before she left, she told Lukas to keep her identity a secret and shot him a stern look. "I did a blood transfusion, so I'm a bit tired. I don't want to deal with them, understand?"Lukas was grateful for her help. He was reminded that she had come to help Victor, only to end up donating her blood. Feeling guilty, he agreed to any request she had. It wasn't until the doctors stepped out that he realized Faye had done far more than a blood transfusion for Victor. Feeling moved, he felt as though Faye was truly a goddess. When Faye returned home, she felt tired. She took a brief shower before going to sleep. After waking up, she came to realize that she hadn't completed her investigation. It was getting dark outside, and she was starving. She planned to order takeout and continued working. Just then, Cedric called. "Where are you?" he asked in a pleasant
Faye didn't attend Damien's gourmet tasting event with Cedric. Instead, she went with Avery. Avery brought Cecilia along. When the three arrived at the entrance of the upscale dessert shop that was hosting the event, a crowd had already gathered in the courtyard.The white tables were adorned with lively checkered tablecloths, complemented by white chairs and several rotating tables filled with various delicacies.As soon as Cecilia entered, she couldn't contain her excitement and started munching on pastries. With her mouth full, she waved to Avery and Faye. "Mo—Avery, Faye, come! The food is amazing ..."With her mouth full of delicious treats, she looked overjoyed and slurred her words. Avery looked at her adoringly and walked over to pat her head. "Eat slowly. There's a lot of food here. Don't eat too much.""Mm, mm ..." Cecilia nodded in contentment. While grabbing a handful of popcorn from the table for children, she even started feeding Avery. "Avery, you shoul
When Faye clapped, Zara was startled and Tracy turned around. Spotting Faye, Tracy panicked. She took two steps back as she stole a glance at the young man sitting beside her. He was sipping tea with his head down."Faye, I didn't say anything. I didn't mean anything … I am just really happy that these girls like you so much."Faye nodded. "Thank you, sister.""I really didn't mean anything. I ..." Tracy said.She lowered her head and started to wipe away her tears pitifully. Faye simply retrieved what she had left on her chair and prepared to leave without a word. However, Zara stopped her. "Ms. Brown, aren't you going to explain yourself?"She regarded Faye as her role model. If she turned out to be a horrible person, she wouldn't admire her no matter how outstanding she was. At this moment, Faye's indifference and refusal to acknowledge others upset her. Was Tracy right, or was there something else?"What should I say?" Faye glanced at Zara. "Those who are inno
Faye didn't understand why Tracy would put herself in such a compromising position by trying to get her involved. Had she forgotten that Faye was far more talented than she was? Did she think that performing with someone else could alleviate some of the humiliation she felt?"Are you sure you want to dance with me?" Faye asked. Tracy glanced at the heels Faye was wearing and narrowed her eyes devilishly. "Of course. After all, I can't possibly be compared to your skills. Instead of disturbing the guests with my mediocracy, I figured having you here can at least offer a visual treat for them."Faye came close to sarcastically clapping for Tracy once again. Did she really think Faye didn't notice the cunningness that flashed across her eyes?Faye shrugged. "Don't underestimate yourself, Tracy. This is your chance to prove yourself. It won't be appropriate for me to get in the way of that, right?"Kimberly nodded. "Yeah, Ms. Brown is far too talented to perform with anyone e
"Haha, I didn't expect you to like this, Ms. Brown. I'm slightly surprised," Damien said with a smile."I've suffered from poor health since a young age, so I carry a scent of medicine on me wherever I go. As I got used to it, I started to grow fond of this scent. These cakes were made for me by an old lady I had met when I was a child. At the time, these were the best dishes in the whole world to me. I can't forget about them even now."I recently visited a herb plantation and processing factory, and discovered that they were using herbs with medical properties in food. Aside from soup and ordinary dishes one sees in the market, they even made cakes with herbs. When I returned home, I led my team to begin researching and recreated them over three months."He then sighed. "However, cakes that taste like herbs don't really have much market value.""What if you sell them as a health supplement instead of desserts?" Faye blurted out. His eyes lit up and he shot her a look of appro
A strange feeling rose in Faye's heart. She followed Clint and Lizzie to Victor's room.Clint and Lizzie had lost the arrogance they once had, and both had lost weight.Faye was aware of their recent situation. With the little money they had, Clint and Lizzie joined Lizzie's brother in making an investment. However, Lizzie's brother was not competent. He had only invited Clint to invest because his company was on the verge of collapsing.Unfortunately, Clint was unaware of this and thought it was a great opportunity for a comeback. Hence, he put all his money into the project. In the end, they had lost everything. If Clint hadn't invested in another project before, they might not even have been able to afford to rent a house.Their quality of life sharply declined, making their days very difficult. Lizzie insisted on siding with her family, making it impossible for Clint to retrieve his money.The two were at their wit's end and could barely afford a life in Jeorgia, yet her
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