Avery didn't know what Jason heard. She wanted to ask, but he didn't give her the chance to."You're not the person I thought you were. You disgust me," he spat.With that, he stormed out. Shortly after, Marie came in, all while cursing at Jason and informing Avery about what was being said on social media. Avery was devastated. She didn't do any of the things he accused her of. Ever since she started dating Jason, all she did was practice, dance, participate in competitions, and stay with him. Apart from Jason and Edward, there were no other men around her. Yet why?She grabbed Marie's hand, pleading, "Marie, can you tell me what happened on my birthday?"She was already regretting not investigating the incidents of the night herself.However, she had just recovered from the fever and felt completely drained. She didn't know what to do apart from asking Marie about it. "I was drunk and can't remember anything. I think I was drugged too …" she said. Avery was no fo
After that day, Avery's relationship with Jason became increasingly tense. It was as if she were dead to him. He completely ignored her since then, even beginning to frequently interact with the woman in his ward that day. Meanwhile, Marie provided Avery with the information she found. Marie relayed that on the night of the incident, Jason went to the hotel but received a phone call and hurriedly left. Marie also revealed that about an hour after Jason left, he was taken to the hospital. Almost simultaneously, the woman he was with received the Ocean's Heart sent by Jason. Hearing this, Avery was filled with bitterness.Was this what Jason considered love? He claimed to love only her, yet left just because of a phone call from another woman. Was it that woman or someone she knew who called him? Did they know it was her birthday and that Jason would come? Was that why they called him away before he saw her? Ultimately, Jason left because he thought another woman was more
That was how Avery got pregnant. For the next two months, Avery and Jason were at odds. Avery realized how ruthless Jason could be and gave up on him, only to find out that she was pregnant two months later. She knew that this was the only chance for her relationship to work. If Jason was willing to return for the child's sake, she could forgive everything that had happened as well. Before she found Jason, Marie came to see Avery. Marie found out that Avery didn't sleep with the man she arranged and was scheming to destroy Avery. When she learned that Avery was pregnant, a sinister look appeared in her eyes. This was all she needed to push Avery over the edge. Before Avery could meet with Jason, Marie released the recording and surveillance footage she found from that hotel. It became an internet sensation in just half a day and everyone's attention was on Avery. There were articles with headlines such as "Ms. Stewart's Way to Success", "That's the Kind of Performer
Jason's distrust was the last straw. All the excitement she felt when she found out that she was pregnant had now turned into despair. She didn't remember how she returned, moving through the motions like a living corpse.To make matters worse, she returned home to find swarms of reporters charging at her. The flashlights blinded her and the reporters' questions stung her. She had thought that she had become strong and fearless. She assumed that she could face any challenge after coming this far with her hard work. However, when reporters shot baseless accusations at her, she realized she couldn't withstand it after all. Amid the chaos, someone shoved her, and she collapsed onto the ground. A sharp pain pierced through her stomach and she snapped out of it. Covering her stomach, she looked around frantically. She thought to herself, "My child. No, no way …" When she first learned that it was Jason's child, she was over the moon. However, when Jason humiliated her and
Tossing aside the documents, Jason stormed out the door and rushed to Avery's apartment building. The investigation had brought back a lot of memories. His love for Avery had all turned into pain and misery when the incident took place. He thought that he had forgotten about her, but realized at this moment that she had never left his mind. As he frequently ran into Avery, he fell deeper into distress. He didn't want to let her slip away. When he heard that she was dating another man, he would get frustrated. When she humiliated him, he would feel ashamed and would want to show her the best of him. Wherever she went, he wanted to follow. He wished for her to see him as the person she originally fell in love with.Whenever she mocked him, he would recall how he used to humiliate her. He knew that this was karma for what he did to Avery. Hence, he didn't try to explain himself. There were times when he wondered if what happened was just a misunderstanding. However, o
Getting along? Impossible. "Who's getting along with him?""Who's getting along with her?"Lucy and Lincoln blurted out at the same time. They then glared at one another and looked away in a huff. Faye covered her mouth and chuckled. The way they mirrored each other was proof enough to Faye that they were getting along. Not wanting to waste her time teasing them, she grabbed Lucy's arm and changed the subject. Lucy came to Jorn City for training whereas Lincoln came to handle the collaboration with Cameron. After all, the winter launch was approaching and Light Moon Designs was in the midst of preparation. Faye and Cameron were both in Jorn City. Neither of them had time to go to Jeorgia, so Lincoln could only make the trip to Jorn City himself.However, Faye focused on chatting with Lucy and paid him no attention, so he felt slightly upset. As he had expected, Faye didn't care about him at all. "Mr. Colt, it's been some time since you returned to Jorn City. Will you
Monica's bluntness left Faye and Lucy chuckling in the next room. They had heard that Ethan's wife was a formidable woman, but she exceeded all their expectations. Her presence was dominating and Faye was thoroughly impressed. Feeling humiliated, Ethan's expression darkened and he shoved Monica away. "Monica, are you even a lady? What happened to your manners? Listen to what you're saying."Monica crossed her arms. "Why don't you look at what you're doing first? Ethan, do you take me for someone you can bully?""Don't think I'm afraid of you," Ethan said as he glared at Monica. "This is just a political marriage and we weren't supposed to interfere with each other's private lives. Who are you to control me?""Just because we can have our own lives, doesn't mean I should tolerate being cheated on. Do you think that just because we aren't in love, you can have your fun outside? Does that mean I can have a lover as well?"Her words enraged him. "I'm sure you've been dying to
"Nonsense, Tracy," Ethan said as he turned his head. Glancing at Tracy, who looked frail and helpless, his gaze softened."You're my woman. How could I let you endure harm?"Monica clapped her hands and laughed. "Here I thought no one else could make you show such an affectionate look other than that woman from back then. How surprising ..." She took a deep breath. "Since you love her so much, why not sign this agreement? What's wrong? Are you scared? Haven't you always wanted to get rid of me?" A vicious scowl formed on Ethan's face. "A malicious woman like you doesn't deserve my love."Monica shrugged. "Why are you hesitating then?"In fact, Monica knew exactly why Ethan was hesitant.The Garcia family was facing tremendous turmoil.Due to the failure of the cruise banquet, the Garcia family's clever scheme backfired and they had offended many influential figures. The Garcia family was now a target of scorn and faced unprecedented losses in the past few days. If thi
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