Clint's words caused Tracy, who was applying makeup, to pause. She sneered. "Dad, I haven't officially started a relationship with Mr. Garcia yet. It won't be appropriate to make such demands now.""Yet you dress up every day and go out on dates? You even stayed out all night from time to time." Clint's expression darkened, his tone unpleasant."Dad ..." Tracy finished applying her lipstick and stood up, holding her purse. As she turned, her alluring features were revealed. She wore a tight-fitting strapless dress that accentuated her graceful figure. Overall, she looked charming and enticing.She smiled. "Nothing comes without effort. Going out every day, dating, and feigning joy and intoxication are initial investments. Why would someone spend money on me or invest in me otherwise? If you want him to arrange projects for you, that's not a problem. But he needs to become your son-in-law first, right? "Before that, I need to gain his favor. Do you really think running a business
"How will you correct yourself?" Faye said mockingly. Clint was enraged by her tone. Was Faye challenging him?However, recalling his intention, he could only swallow his pride. "Faye, I know how horrible I've been. When will you come back to Jorn City? I have some money, and I want to give it to you when you return. Think of it as a form of compensation."Clint was giving out money now? Interesting. He must be really desperate. Faye pursed her lips. "Sure, I'll be heading back three days from now.""Great, what time are you landing? I will pick you up at the airport …" Clint said excitedly. Faye gave him the time of her flight and hung up.In the evening, Cedric returned home, and Faye asked, "Are you executing your plan already?"He pinched her cheek and chuckled. "This is just the beginning. Why? The Browns are getting nervous already?"Faye briefly explained that Clint wanted to give her money for compensation. Cedric scoffed. "There's definitely an ulterior motive.
Faye raised her gaze and found her car surrounded by six men of varying heights. There were four in the front and two in the back. They were all brandishing guns and pointing them at Faye. They wore black stockings over their faces, looking sinister and terrifying. However, Faye couldn't help but find it amusing. She obediently raised her hands and looked around, feigning panic. "Open the door and get out!" The man outside the driver's seat was tall and imposing. He forcefully kicked at the car door, his voice rough and menacing. When Faye remained still, the man kicked the car door harshly again. "Get out, do you hear me? Get out right now."Faye obediently reached for her seatbelt, but as her hand moved, the man nervously tightened his grip on the gun. "Don't play tricks on me. Hands up and get out. Get out!" Amused, Faye wondered if these people were here to entertain her.She innocently raised her hands again, looking warily at the people outside. "How am I supposed to
There was another?Faye froze in place. Cedric lay on the ground, and her heart started pounding violently. He must have known all along. Was that the reason he insisted on her getting into the car?Faye's eyes reddened. She wanted to approach Cedric, but he stopped her. "Faye, don't come over."Faye pursed her lips. "How much time do we have?""These two are connected. After the first one is disarmed, it will trigger the second one." Cedric's voice remained calm, devoid of any emotion. He turned his head, looking sharply at Faye. "Babe, listen to me! Get in the car and drive away from here immediately.""Tell me how much time we have right now!" Faye stubbornly stared at Cedric, her expression equally determined.Cedric felt helpless. Holding a bomb in one hand and scissors in the other, he said, "One minute and 30 seconds, but it's different from the one before. It's not a simple setting. It's a complex dual-layered setting. I don't want you to take any risk. Faye, trust me a
Jesse couldn't help but laugh when he heard Cedric's question to Faye. Did Cedric not even know who his wife was? Jesse recognized her at a glance. It seemed like he could use this to mock Cedric in the future. Smirking, Jesse signaled his subordinates to clean up the sprawled figures on the ground. He then quickly walked to Faye's car and took out a detector.To his relief, he didn't detect any other bombs in the car, but he discovered that the brakes had been tampered with. Jesse's expression darkened at the realization of how ruthless the culprit was. He hoped this person wouldn't fall into Cedric's hands, or they would suffer unimaginable punishment. Cedric's methods would be even more ruthless when dealing with these people. After Jesse and his team cleared the scene and prepared to leave, they noticed something glinting in the corner behind the car.Jesse approached curiously and paled upon closer inspection. "Oh no, there's another one below. Run—"Jesse rushed
Faye pouted and rolled her eyes. "No one knew who exactly you were mourning."She heard that Cedric's rumored girlfriend passed away at the same time she almost died on a mission. According to what she was told, Cedric burst out in tears and remained depressed for a long time. People around him assumed that he was upset because of a woman's passing because no one knew about anybody in the army. Moreover, missions were supposed to be dangerous, and dying wasn't a rare incident. Cedric's expression darkened slightly, and he kissed her. Faye couldn't shake him off as he held her tight. Unable to move, she could only let him do what he wanted. By the time he let her go, she was panting, her lips swollen. He rubbed her lips with a smile. "Do you know now?"She widened her eyes and glared at him. "You are dodging the subject.""Call me Big Brother again." He chuckled. Frustrated, she said, "Jerk.""You even look the same when you are mad. I should have known that you were
Cedric chuckled. "I suppose you already knew, Mr. Victor.""Those people are really desperate. How dare they come after my daughter?" Victor slammed the table in anger, his face turning red."Perhaps it's not entirely because of you," Cedric calmly replied. After all, they didn't know that Faye was Victor's daughter. Victor was even more furious. "That's even worse! It's bad enough that they are plotting against me, but to plot against my daughter!""Mr. Victor, please calm down. We will handle this matter.""This is a matter of the Garcia family. I will handle it myself."Cedric raised an eyebrow. "Faye already has a plan."Victor paused for a moment, then revealed an excited smile.He had already mentioned that this was a matter of the Garcia family, but Cedric mentioned that Faye made arrangements. Did that mean he acknowledged Faye as part of the Garcia family? This thought made Victor uncontrollably delighted. He nodded and said, "Alright, let her know she can come
Lincoln had witnessed this kind of nauseating scene many times. Women running around in places like this late at night were bound to face harassment. However, he usually couldn't be bothered unless it went too far. At this moment, the woman he had rescued out of goodwill last time lay sprawled on the ground. It was the same woman who had bid him farewell with a sad face at the bar, the one whom Lucy accused him of toying with. Lincoln had intended to ignore her and drive away. However, the woman had already spotted him and shot a desperate look in his direction. She said nothing and simply stared at him in silence. With tears in her eyes, she stubbornly refused to admit defeat. Her body was trembling, and she clenched her fists as if she was holding out for a miracle. Lincoln hesitated. If he left like this, would it be considered standing by idly as someone faced danger? Even though this woman had no connection to him, wasn't it a form of chivalry to intervene when witne
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