Solomon was the right man for the job. He took a trip to Ashdale that afternoon. Ralph was old and a man of authority. Solomon did not want to use violence with him. After much internal debate, he tricked Ralph into coming to Richworth by saying Mable was in trouble.Upon their arrival at Richworth, Solomon led Ralph to a remote villa and put him on house arrest. Ralph could not stop worrying about Mable during the journey. So, he was relieved to learn that it was a ploy to get him to Richworth. At least he could be sure that Mable was fine. He had no idea what had happened between Mable and Blair. However, Solomon mentioned Mable betrayed them. Concerned that Mable was in danger, Ralph tried to get through to her on the phone multiple times. However, his calls went unanswered. Hugh stayed by Ralph’s side. He had joined Ralph on the trip to Richworth and wanted to evacuate with Ralph upon learning the setup. Alas, they were outnumbered by Blair’s men. For Ralph’s safety,
Blair put a lot of thought into the wedding, wanting to give her only the best. However, she did not appreciate the gesture. Her tenderness and feelings for him were false.Blair was consumed by anger at the thought. “Hello? Master Blair, are you there?” As it was silent on the other end, the person asked. Blair said indifferently, “That won’t be necessary. You can shut down the construction now.” After all, the wedding was not happening anymore. “Huh?” Before the person could ask, Blair hung up. “Eat something, Master Blair,” Amos persuaded. Blair took a sip of coffee. “Take the food away. I don’t have any appetite.” Amos clearly had something on his mind. Just then, Blair’s phone rang again. Annoyed, Blair grabbed his phone grimacingly. “What is it?” Aunt Grace’s voice came on the phone. “Master Blair, there’s a woman with a little girl asking for you. She said she’s Liv.” Blair furrowed her brows. Why did Olivia go to the villa? He asked, “Tell he
Aunt Grace raised her brow in surprise following Olivia’s question. Olivia seemed to know Mable. Since Olivia knew Mable, she had the nerve to bring the child to the villa. The woman must be trying to take Mable’s place. Aunt Grace could not stand Olivia even more. With a courteous and distant smile, Aunt Grace replied, “You must be talking about the lady of the house. She went to visit family a few days ago.” Aunt Grace made it clear Mable was the lady of the house.“Really?” Olivia smiled faintly before sipping her drink. She grinned. It had been five days since Blair left Oakshire Estate. He had not visited them during the period, and he would not take her calls, either. Olivia was worried Blair would turn his back on her and Nicki because of Mable. To her surprise, Mable had left a few days ago. Olivia saw her opportunity. She put down the cup and held Nicki’s hands, asking gently, “Do you need the toilet, Nicki?” Nicki looked at 23 sitting not too far away.
Aunt Grace explained with a smile, “23 only listens to the madam and Master Blair. It won’t respond to anyone else.” The smile on Olivia’s face froze, but she quickly pulled herself together. The old hag referred to her as anyone else, like she was irrelevant. Once Olivia became the lady of the house, the first thing she vowed to do was fire Aunt Grace. The sound of a car engine came from outside the house. Olivia suspected that Blair was back. She looked at Nicki, who was nearby. “Dad is home, Nicki.” Nicki nodded and hopped off the sofa to run out. Blair had just got out of the car when Nicki came running out of the house. “Dad!” Blair found it hard to give the girl an attitude, especially when she smiled excitedly and talked cutely. He paused and let Nicki cling to his leg. Nicki looked up, her sweet puppy dog eyes blinking. “You’re finally home, Dad. I miss you so much.” Sharing the tender moment, Blair picked her up. “I’m sorry. I’ve been busy lately.”
In the upstairs bedroom, the chilling night breeze carried the intoxicating scent of flowers. Blair sat on the sofa on the bedroom balcony and stared grimly at the roses in the garden downstairs. Even though the roses had withered, the air was thick with floral scent. Blair took a sip of wine, unable to shake off the irritation. He grabbed his phone and dialed the number he knew by heart. “I’m sorry. The number you’ve dialed is unreachable at the moment.” Mable’s phone was still switched off. Blair clenched his phone. If his guess was right, Mable was likely with Rory. He had been tempted to demand Mable from Rory in the last few days. However, he managed to restrain himself. Blair thought Mable would come home to him with Ralph in his possession. However, he had not heard from her at all. She sure held it together. However, he could not take it anymore. With that in mind, Blair dialed Rory’s number. The call rang for a long time. Just as he was about to give
Rory paused before saying cheekily, “Besides, she doesn’t want to have anything to do with you anymore.” Blair scowled. “Doesn’t want anything to do with me? She can forget about that ever happening!” Their relationship aside, Blair could not possibly let her go after she stole X’s confidential files. Rory’s voice came on the phone. “Don’t forget our wager, Blair.“You have lost, so you should keep to the promise and stop seeing her.“We will get to the feud between X and Secret soon enough. It’s time to settle scores.” Blair scoffed. “Ha! Did you think the files Mable stole could shake X to its core?” Rory refused to back down. “How would we know unless we try? The war between us has only begun, Blair.” After much thought, he added, “You got one thing right. Mabes approached you to steal secrets. You can blame that on me. As we agreed, you should never see Mabes again.” Blair narrowed his eyes dangerously, his eyes filled with anger. “You don’t get to decide things. I’
Back in Fasier, Rory ended the call and summoned Adam. “Blair took Mabes’ grandfather. Send people to Richworth to rescue the old man.” Adam scowled. Ralph was Mable’s only family left in the world. If anything were to happen to him, Mable would never forgive herself. “Blair captured Ralph to force Mabes to appear.” Rory rolled his eyes. “Duh! It’s not like Blair captured him to give him a nice retirement home.” Adam had no words. “Why did he do that, though? He and Mabes—” Adam was struck by a thought mid-sentence. “Did Blair think Mabes stole X’s confidential files?” Rory smirked. He had ordered Zoe to bring Mable back right after stealing the files so Blair would be suspicious of Mable. The seed of doubt he planted worked. Rory wanted Blair to feel the pain of betrayal and manipulation. He would make anybody pay for trying to harm Mable. Adam got the message from Rory’s silence. “I’ll contact Rahman to get on the job,” Adam said. Rahman often visited Ri
Mable would be in pain the whole day during the Necro Poison attack. Rory fought poison with poison, numbing her senses from pain. However, the method had rendered her unconscious for a while. The doctors would take Mable’s blood pressure and temperature every two hours. They had to give her a shot to stabilize her pregnancy, too. Adam walked into the room and instructed the doctors to monitor Mable's vitals closely, as today was crucial.Zoe could not shake off her concern as she stared at Mable’s pale face. “Mabes has been out for three days, Adam. Will she be alright?” Adam nodded. “Don’t worry. Rorr won’t let anything happen to her.” Zoe held Mable’s hand. “Please be strong, Mabes. You must make it through.” She stared at Mable’s belly and sighed to herself. She could not understand why Mable would risk her life to protect her unborn child. Was it worth it to bear the child of the man who did not love her, used her, and tried to kill her? He did not deserve her. If
“Arthur proposed to Tracey?!”In the afternoon, Tracey posted several photos of her and Arthur in a hot air balloon. In one of the photos, she held a bouquet with a dazzling ring on her ring finger.[Yes, I do.]That was the caption.Blair hugged Mable and nodded with a smile. “Yeah, Arthur proposed to her today. Trace called to say they’ll prepare for the wedding after they return from their trip.”“That’s great!”Mable was sincerely happy for Tracey and Arthur.She asked Blair, “Do they have any ideas for the wedding? We can help them prepare in advance.”Blair said, “We can call Trace and ask.”Mable looked at the time. It was midnight in Monafett, and she did not want to disturb them by calling at this hour. She smiled and said, “I’ll call her tomorrow.”Getting two good news in a row today made Mable feel particularly good. After dinner, she could not help but want to drink some wine to celebrate.Blair had not drunk for a long time, either. Seeing her in high spirits,
Kyle stared into Zoe’s eyes. He had indeed noticed it, but he was not sure yet.However, when Zoe called him by his full name, he was completely certain.Zoe had regained her memories.From the moment she woke up, her emotions had been off. Even Monica noticed something wrong with her, so how could he not have seen it?Kyle looked at Zoe, reaching out to brush the hair by her temples. “It’s been a long time since you called me that.”Zoe had not called him since waking up, but as soon as she did, she called him Kyle instead of Ky. He knew then she must have remembered everything.Although Kyle knew that this day would come sooner or later, he did not expect her to regain her memories at this moment.He was completely unprepared and caught off guard.Zoe lowered her head. “That’s what I used to call you, but you tricked me into calling you Ky.”She remembered everything as soon as she woke up.The events that happened when she had forgotten felt like a dream, too surreal to be
Kyle named the baby Six not only because he was born at 6 pounds and 6 ounces but also because June 6th was the day they first met.He would always remember the scene when he first saw Zoe, even though their relationship started with deception, manipulation, and even revenge.Kyle caressed Zoe’s cheek and said, “Zoe, I’ve never told you this, but I fell in love with you the moment I saw you. It was love at first sight.“I want you to stay by my side forever and let me stay by your side forever. I’ll never let you go again in this lifetime.”Zoe’s eyes slowly reddened as she listened to Kyle’s heartfelt words.Indeed, she never knew he fell in love with her at first sight...They both did.Kyle gently wiped away her tears. “Zoe, I promise you. We’ll only part in death, never in life.”Zoe choked and nodded, burying her face in his chest as she cried.In her arms, Six seemed to sense his mother’s emotions and moved restlessly.Zoe quickly comforted him.“Let me.” Kyle took the
At the hospital. When Zoe woke up again, it was already the next morning.As soon as she opened her eyes, she saw Kyle sitting by her bedside.Kyle noticed her waking up and quickly held her hand. “Zoe, you’re awake. How do you feel?”Zoe stared at the man in front of her and blinked, feeling shocked.When she did not answer, Kyle immediately became nervous. “What’s wrong? Do you feel uncomfortable anywhere?”Zoe remained silent and continued to stare at him. Her eyes gradually turned red, and her nose tingled with a strong sense of sourness.Kyle’s heart clenched at the sight. “Zoe, don’t scare me like this. Zoe...”He was getting anxious and was just about to call the doctor when she suddenly grabbed his hand. “I... I’m okay. I just had a nightmare. I’m a bit groggy after waking up.”Kyle hugged her, his warm hand gently patting her back. “It’s okay. I’ve been by your side all along.”Zoe buried her face in his shoulder, softly humming without saying anything.At that mom
“I see.”Outside the delivery room, Kyle’s family and the others were still waiting anxiously.Close to midnight, the door finally opened, and the nurse carried the baby out.“It’s a boy. Both mother and son are safe.”Everyone breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.Before long, Zoe was pushed out. Monica checked on the baby before hurriedly walking to Zoe’s side and taking her hand. “Zoe, you did so well.”“I’m okay, Mom.”Zoe was still very weak after just giving birth, and her voice was weak. Monica immediately told her husband to call the servants to brew a tonic and sent it over.Mable walked to Zoe and felt her heart ache when she saw the latter’s pale face, but she smiled and said, “Congratulations, Zoe.”Zoe smiled, no longer having the strength to speak.Blair and Solomon congratulated Kyle.Kyle nodded, not paying attention to them, and took Zoe back to the ward with the nurse.Zoe was a first-time mother, so she was extremely exhausted after giving birth an
As soon as Mable learned that Zoe was about to go into labor, she rushed to the hospital immediately. It was late at night, and Blair was worried, so he accompanied her.When the two arrived at the hospital, Zoe had already been taken into the delivery room. Kyle followed her in, but his parents waited anxiously outside.Mable looked at Monica and Floyd and asked, “Isn’t Zoe’s due date still about ten days away? Why did it suddenly come early?”Monica said, “We’re not sure, either. After dinner tonight, Zoe said her stomach was hurting. Kyle helped her upstairs to rest, but not long after, he called for someone to prepare the car to go to the hospital...”Seeing Mable stare anxiously at the delivery room, Blair held her hand and comforted her. “Don’t worry. Zoe has been healthy her whole pregnancy. There shouldn’t be any problems.”Mable nodded. “Yeah, I hope both the mother and child are safe.”Soon, Solomon and Ines also arrived.Solomon greeted Kyle’s parents and asked, “How
Without saying anything, Solomon placed his behind Ines’ head and kissed her.Ines wrapped her arms around his waist...Knock, knock!The untimely sound of knocking interrupted them.Ines jumped like a startled deer, eyes wide and cheeks red.The servant’s voice came from outside. “Sir, dinner is ready.”Solomon hugged Ines and cleared his throat. “Got it. We’ll be right there.”The servant acknowledged and left.Ines buried her head in Solomon’s chest and took a deep breath before saying, “Let’s go. Don’t want your parents to wait too long.”“Yeah.”Solomon stroked her head and looked at the drawing he had just completed. “Once it’s dry, I’ll have it framed and hang it in the bedroom, okay?”Ines asked, “In this bedroom?”Solomon nodded and kissed her forehead. “Yeah, we’ll probably come back to stay here often in the future.”Ines pursed her lips and smiled silently.“Let’s go have dinner.” Solomon led her downstairs.After having dinner at the Rowland residence, Solom
Solomon embraced Ines from behind, resting his chin on her shoulder. “I learned to draw when I was young and almost did fine arts for college.”“Why didn’t you?”Winning first prize in a national art competition indicated a high level of drawing skill.Solomon said, “Painting is just one of my many interests. I do it to pass the time when I’m bored. I’ve never thought of becoming an artist.”Ines nodded. “I see.”Solomon suddenly perked up and opened a small cabinet beside the bookshelf, taking out a canvas and some paints. “Come on, I’ll draw a portrait.”Ines was stunned. “Of me?”“Yep. Give me a moment.”Solomon led Ines to sit on the sofa, then went out to find a servant to bring him the easel.Although he had not painted in many years, he still had all the tools he used before.Before long, the servant helped him bring in the easel and other tools.After looking at the layout of the bedroom, Solomon asked Ines to sit in the soft chair by the window, where the lighting w
Ines blinked. “I was just thinking about what to bring to your house tomorrow. I can’t go empty-handed...”Solomon laughed at her words. “You don’t need to bring anything. Just seeing you will make them happy.”“That won’t do. I still need to buy something.”Although she knew that Solomon’s parents did not lack anything, she could not just go without a gift. It was still necessary to have proper etiquette.Ines was a little nervous at the thought of visiting his parents tomorrow. “Can you tell me what your parents are like?”Solomon noticed her nervousness and squeezed her hand. “Don’t worry. My mom and dad are very nice. They won’t make things difficult for you.”Ines looked at him and nodded.With him by her side, she was not that worried.She heard Solomon say that his father liked tea, so she bought a gift box from the supermarket. In addition, she also brought some nutritional supplements to bring along when they go to Solomon’s house tomorrow.After buying everything, th