Two days later, in the evening, Chandler and Erin sat in his study, selecting the layout of the villa that Erin had mentioned. There were piles of brochures showcasing the surrounding facilities of that villa on the coffee table.As soon as Erin made her selection, Chandler immediately instructed Kyle to make a full payment for it. They would only need to sign the relevant documents when the time came.Chandler encircled Erin's waist with one hand. With her back leaning against his torso, he buried his face at the nape of her neck and said in a hoarse voice, "Shall we go back to the bedroom, my dear wife?"His hands were starting to misbehave, so Erin quickly caught on to what he was suggesting. Blushing furiously, she was about to decline since it was still quite early—only 8 pm. Suddenly, there came a series of knocks on the study door from outside. Erin immediately struggled to get up. No matter if it was Asa or Trent, it wouldn't be appropriate for the person outside the door
Three days later at 1 pm, Erin appeared at Alan's private hospital. As soon as Cherry saw her, she stood up and walked briskly over to her. She couldn't hold back her tears as she threw herself into her daughter's arms, sobbing nonstop.Just an hour ago, Cherry called Erin and informed her that Charlotte had been hit by a car and was currently in the emergency room. Erin was worried about her mother's mental state and feared that she would fall ill from being too sad and crying too much.Erin tried her best to soothe Cherry. "Don't cry, Mom. Aunt Charlotte is undergoing emergency treatment now. Have some faith in the doctors, they'll do everything they can to save her!"Cherry suddenly looked up and said, "It's my fault your aunt got hit by a car—"Hearing her words, Erin was shocked. She asked anxiously, "Tell me all about it, Mom.""I-I pushed her, and she was hit by a passing car. The traffic police have taken the car owner with them to investigate the accident. I begged the po
Erin was stunned after hearing what Gavin said. Her mother's matter had yet to be resolved, yet something had happened to her brother as well. She felt a headache coming on and asked, feeling shocked, "Where are you now? How did the accident happen? Are you sure you've killed the person?"Erin was blunt because if that truly had already happened, she had no time at that moment to be concerned about her brother's feelings."Erin, I'm sorry. I actually returned to the city three days ago, but I haven't gone to look for you guys … My classmate from college invited me to a party—" Gavin started recounting with a catch in his throat.Erin cut him off, saying, "Gavin! Get to the point! Don't talk about anything that's not important!"Gavin was taken aback, then he said in a deep voice, "I'm being blocked by a crowd at Senloux Street now. I was drunk driving …Two were killed and one was severely injured … Erin, I don't want to go to jail! I'm begging you, please save me …"Two were kille
Twenty minutes later, Chandler was frowning and pacing back and forth in Alan's office after Erin told him about Gavin.Of course, he was feeling a little upset. With Chandler's capability, taking care of the trouble that Gavin got himself into was just a small matter. However, he was afraid that someone with ulterior motives would maliciously sensationalize the accident caused by Erin's mother and brother.Both incidents happened at the same time. Logically speaking, if it were truly orchestrated by someone, then the mastermind behind the scenes was too eager to succeed! The person attacked so frequently. Was he not afraid that Chandler would find something?Chandler had been in the business field for many years. Once something like this happened, he would always first wonder if it were a coincidence or someone's dirty work. Because the nature of the two was different, and the way he would deal with them would also be different.Suddenly, Chandler stopped in his tracks and said to
At 3 pm, Erin brought Gavin to the Maple Villa which was located in the suburbs. It was a private property that was never opened to the public.Erin never expected that the owner of the villa would actually be Aunder's God of Gambling, Louis. What was even more unexpected was that the two people who were killed and the one who was severely injured in Gavin's drunk driving accident were actually Louis' fraternal twins and their nanny!The twins were killed on the spot while the nanny was so severely injured that she was still in critical condition in the ICU.At that moment, Gavin was on his knees in the living room of Maple Villa.Erin wanted to kneel with her brother as well, but Chandler had told her that she was not allowed to beg Louis for forgiveness in ways that were not within reason. Besides, her brother had stopped her as well. He said he should be the one bearing the consequences for his actions, so he could not make her suffer with him.Chandler wanted to come along to
Louis' words stunned Erin! She was dazed for ten seconds as she stared into his eyes, trying to find a sign that he was joking.It was unclear if it was because Louis was in no mood to joke or if he seriously was not joking, but his expression was torn and helpless. Erin could understand his helplessness.This was the first time she felt it was fortunate that she was Louis' friend and not his foe. She was truly lucky to be able to sit there unharmed at that moment instead of being immediately driven out.She and her brother had come to ask for Louis' forgiveness with great sincerity, but she knew it was not an easy feat.How could they easily make up for the two lives that were lost? Louis moved his gaze away from Erin's face and walked toward his desk not far away. Erin stood as well and followed behind Louis slowly.She had not figured out how to reply to him. It was clearly an unreasonable request that was beyond anything normal, but Erin could understand after putting hers
Louis kept asking her for the reason, but she could not answer him. If she were the one facing the tragedy, she believed she would do the same.Erin was suddenly reminded of the few years after she was burned and disfigured."Louis, I know I might not sound convincing if I bring up my past, but I still want to tell you that I also used to resent destiny for being unfair to me back then. Why was I the one who was kidnapped? Why must I be the one who's burned the disfigured? To be honest with you, I used to resent Chandler as well because he was the reason I was kidnapped. However, I let it go in the end because I chose to spare myself."She continued to say calmly, "Every major decision changes our lives. There are good changes, so of course, there are bad ones as well. If we have to get down to the source for everything, I think there's no way we can live well. Because our lives are destined to be imperfect the moment we are born. If my son is the one who died, I think I'd be just l
Louis was a little confused to see Ronda begging on her knees for his forgiveness. Standing behind Ronda, Tony said, "She previously said this has something to do with the children."Children?Louis squinted, saying with great certainty, "Ronda, as long as you tell me the truth, I can spare your life."If Ronda could ask him to spare her life, it had to be something major.Ronda was on her knees, not daring to look up at Louis. If the twins were not killed after being run over by a car and Louis suddenly wanted to do a paternity test again, she would never be afraid of being found out. After all, a paternity test had been conducted when the children were born.Ronda's voice was shaking a little as she said softly, "Mr. Gamel, I've actually kept something a secret before I agreed to this. Two days before I got the embryo transfer done … I had sex with my ex-boyfriend with whom I had broken up, and we didn't use any protection. I was thinking there can't be such a coincidence … but