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
Noticing the confused look on Victor's face, Clint knew that his words worked and Victor was starting to believe him. Even if Victor didn't completely believe what he said, Clint had succeeded in piquing his interest and getting him curious. With his head bowed, Clint sighed and pulled Lizzie to the chairs nearby to take a seat. Smiling bitterly, he said, "Yes, the truth. When I first met her, she was alone and had started a small business in Jeorgia. I was one of the managers she hired. She was only in her 20s at the time. "Not only was she beautiful and young, she was also talented and great at running a business. I admired her and thought that a woman like her, who could do anything, was practically a goddess. "She was rich and capable, so I assumed she was an aristocratic lady who only came to get a taste of ordinary life. "However, the more I got to know her, the more I realized that she was different from other high-born ladies. She wasn't proud and was reliable, more
"She said she was sorry about the child. Since things had come to that point, there wasn't much for her to say. I just needed to play the role of a good father, and she would handle the rest."Clint laughed. "Hahaha ... Did she think I would do anything for money? She actually said that as long as I played the role of a dutiful father, she'd transfer five percent of the shares to me when the child turned three, and another five percent at five ..."Although Brown Corporation was named after Clint, he only had a five percent stake. The rest belonged to Flora.Clint had never dreamed that Flora would say such things to him. He was completely dumbfounded and couldn't recover for a long time. After Flora finished speaking, she left and went about her business.When Clint came to his senses, he confronted Flora. However, Flora showed no remorse. She told him, "Initially, I truly didn't know about the pregnancy. I didn't marry you only because of the child, but I can't rule it ou
For a brief moment, Faye felt confused upon hearing Clint's words, causing her to question even her own mother. However, as Clint hastily departed after answering a phone call, she quickly regained her composure.Clint and Lizzie were both cunning and were likely plotting something if they had come all the way here just to say those things to Victor.She came close to getting fooled. Recalling Clint's shouts from inside the room, she didn't hesitate and swiftly hacked the surveillance system near the room before storming inside to find Victor on the bed, unmoving. Her heart sank at the sight and she hurried over to help him up. She then went to check for his pulse—finding none.She worked so hard to revive him previously, yet all it took was a few words from Clint and Victor came close to dying again. Faye was furious. Victor made promises about getting better and claimed to feel hopeful again after meeting her, finally finding the courage to take control of his life. Yet
Indeed, Faye was right. He never truly knew that woman, yet she had given so much for him. If it weren't for her, he wouldn't be alive. His body only managed to withstand being plagued by illness for over twenty years because of the training and medicine she gave him. But what about him?He thought he had never doubted her and remained loyal to her. He might be intelligent, but was a fool when it came to love. He had always misunderstood her. She was young and beautiful with countless men pursuing her. Whenever he saw her with another man, he would get jealous and even dreamed of locking her away. When she was involved in the accident, he didn't doubt her and did his best to help her through the hardship to search for the truth.However, he was merely doing what he thought was right and never took her feelings into consideration. Nor had he discussed his decisions with her. Though he was helping her and did manage to resolve a lot of issues, he alerted her enemy and
Lizzie was hurt by the mocking look in Tracy's eyes. She would never let her darling daughter suffer if she had a choice in the matter.But Tracy didn't understand her hardship and even blamed Lizzie for her current plight. However, Lizzie soon let go of the hurt she felt.Tracy wasn't in the wrong ; she was suffering because of her mother's incompetence. Lizzie was the one who caused her pain. Trembling, she held Tracy. "Tracy, my darling. It's my fault. I was incompetent and that's why you're suffering here in Jorn City … It won't happen anymore—our suffering has come to an end. We have money now so we don't have to suffer again …"Tracy frowned and asked, "Money? Where did you get money?"Tracy once placed all her hopes on her parents and frequently asked them for money. However, over a month had passed and she gave up on her parents altogether.They had lost Brown Corporation—and without Flora, they had nothing. Tracy looked down on them and could only plan to get
Having received a definite answer from Lizzie, Tracy smiled triumphantly. She couldn't just keep such great news to herself. She had previously asked around and knew that Cedric was at odds with Damien. If she shared this good news with Damien, he might be able to exploit it and stir up a scandal. With that thought in mind, she didn't even bother to press Clint about how much money he had in his possession.She hastily went back to her room to freshen up.However, she realized that her key card was missing when she arrived outside her room. Unable to find it, she gave up and quickly returned to the bathroom in her parent's room to change into a new outfit, grooming herself to look more charming. She fixed her long hair and left the room.Lizzie was discussing how to use the money with Clint when she saw Tracy heading outside. "Tracy, where are you going at this time?" "I lost my key card. I'm going downstairs to get a new one," Tracy said. Recalling the money Clin
Tracy couldn't believe that Damien would remain unmoved and close the door after hearing what she had to say. Did she get the information wrong? Wasn't Damien at odds with Cedric? If he was, then why ...Undeterred, Tracy tried to knock on the door again. However, after lingering at the door for two minutes, a tall security guard approached her, claiming she had broken into the VIP area and disturbed the guests there. Despite Tracy's attempts to explain herself, the guard refused to listen and even suspected her of suspicious activities since she didn't stay on the top floor. He threatened to take her to the police station.Jorn City was different from Jeorgia. The Century Hotel was one of the top hotels, and those who could afford to stay here were either rich or powerful. The top floor was exclusive for VIPs, open to the young elites of the four major families, royal relatives, and even leaders of various countries. None of them were people who could be approached so easi