Blair stepped into his office in the X Group, only to find Solomon waiting for him on the sofa. “Any leads?” Blair asked. Solomon stood up and handed him a file. “I dug out your phone texting records when Mable was abducted. I noticed Ethan had sent you a text of Mable’s coordinates, but the message was deleted.” Blair took the file and opened it for a look. His expression turned solemn. The file showed the time the message was sent to his phone and when it was deleted, which were less than a minute apart.The message was brief, simply indicating that Mable was on Hilary Island. “I remember you were on the cruise ship at the time, Master Blair. I had my people check on the cruise’s surveillance, so we should get the tape in no time.” Solomon refused to believe that Blair would delete the text message. Ethan’s message corroborated their later investigation into Mabel's location. If the message had not been deleted, they would have found her at least a day sooner.Blair s
It was not new news that Olivia was out to get Mabel.Olivia lied, claiming that Mable had kidnapped her. She feigned illness and unconsciousness, demanding that Mable donate blood. She even went so far as to harm Nicki to frame Mable.Her suicide attempt was mainly to stop Blair from marrying Mable. Blair tolerated and gave Olivia multiple passes because she had once saved his life.However, that was the last straw. If Olivia had not deleted the message, Mable would not have suffered so much, nor would her hands have been so badly injured. Perhaps their unborn child could have survived.Blair clenched his fists as his expression turned glum. As gloominess took over Blair, Solomon held back something he wanted to say. “Master Blair…” “What else did you find out?” Blair spoke in a flat tone. “I reexamined Olivia’s medical file. Despite her claims of being wounded, she only suffered minor scratches and ligature marks when we found her at sea after the abduction. Knowing Aus
At Oakshire Estate, Olivia waited by her phone after she sent a text message to Mable. Olivia thought Mable would call her to give her a piece of her mind. To her surprise, Olivia did not even get a reply, not even by text.She had underestimated Mable’s ability to keep it together. While lost in her thoughts, Olivia heard the commotion outside. The bedroom door was kicked open, and Mable emerged, her eyes chilling.Dumbstruck at first, Olivia soon let out a delightful smile. It was all in her head. No woman would be able to remain composed after seeing those pictures. Olivia stared at Mable. “What are you doing here, Mable?” The household staff in the villa did not dare to stop Mable, seeing that Mable was out for blood. Worried that she might hurt Olivia, they persuaded, “Ms. Page is doing poorly, Ms. Jefferson. Please calm down. We can all talk.” Ignoring the household staff, Mable made a beeline to the bed and stared menacingly at Olivia. “Did you send me the photos
Spike was Mable’s bottom line. She would make anyone who hurt him pay. Olivia looked at Mable with fear in her eyes. “No… Don’t…” Anthony’s words jumped into her mind. He had warned her against provoking Mable. He said Olivia’s tricks were nothing to Mable, and Mable was above fighting back. However, if boundaries were crossed, Olivia would never be a match for Mable.“Don’t…” Struggling to breathe, Olivia opened her mouth. Her eyes were bulging. “Mable!” Blair’s voice came from behind. Grasping at straws, Olivia reached her arms out to Blair. “H-Help me, Blair…” Seeing that Blair had arrived, Mable hurled Olivia away in a rage. “Ah!” Olivia tumbled off the bed. Sitting on the ground, she reached for her neck and coughed violently. She wailed for help, “Blair… Cough… Help… Mable… S-She wants to kill me…” ‘Hmph, bitch! Blair will make you pay!’Noticing the palm prints on Olivia’s face, Blair looked at Mable and saw her bleeding right hand. “Did you do this, Mabl
With a pale face, Olivia stared at Blair and shouted, refusing to be ignored, “I’m hurting so badly, Blair. My hand is bleeding.” In case she could not catch Blair’s attention, Olivia raised her voice. Blair looked back at Olivia, his expression unreadable. “I thought you wanted to die.” Since Olivia sought the afterlife so much, he did not mind granting her wish. Olivia’s breath caught in her throat. She had never seen Blair look at her with such a cold, menacing gaze before. If looks could kill, she could feel his murderous intent radiating off of him, like when Mable had strangled her.She shrunk her shoulders back and shuddered, feeling the chills down her spine. Blair had no time for Olivia. He looked at Mable, his fingers shaking as the doctor cleaned the blood off her palms. “Does it hurt?” he asked. Mable went all out when teaching Olivia a lesson. She had not felt any pain then, but now that she had cooled down, her fingers ached particularly on her index and m
“I won’t do it again.” Mable shook her head. Once the doctor tended to Mable’s hand injuries, Blair asked, “Tell me. What happened?” Mable would not have come all the way to Oakshire Estate to hurt Olivia for no reason. Olivia must have done something to anger her.So, Mable told Blair the full story. Mable did not share with Blair about yesterday’s phone call because Olivia’s dirty tricks were nothing. She did not want to waste her time and energy on Olivia. Mable never imagined that Olivia would stoop so low as to send those disgusting photos that terrorized Spike. She could not tolerate her any longer.Blair scowled after Mable’s explanation, his icy aura sending the household staff scurrying to the corners.Olivia had the audacity to manipulate photos to drive a wedge between him and Mable.Goddamnit! Mable stood up, not wanting to spend another second at the place. “Sort it out. I’ll wait for you in the car.” “Alright. I’ll be right there soon.” Blair nodded and
Olivia never imagined that Blair would recover the deleted message after so long. Besides, he even retrieved surveillance footage from the cruise ship. She hugged Blair’s legs and explained in tears, “I’m sorry, Blair. I accidentally deleted the message. Believe me. I didn’t mean to hurt Mable…” “Don’t touch me!” Blair kicked Olivia away in disdain. Without a care for her wrist pain, Olivia crawled back and kneeled before Blair tearfully. “I won’t do it again, Blair. Please forgive me. Even if you can’t see it in your heart to forgive me after I saved your life, please do it for the sake of our daughter.” The mention of Nicki made Blair scowl. He stared at Olivia with a smirk. “Did you really save me, Olivia? Is Nicki really my daughter?” Olivia’s eyes popped wide open as she turned emotional. She shouted, “It was me! I saved you. That was my first, and I was pregnant with Nicki as a result. She’s your daughter. Didn’t you investigate, Blair? You did a paternity test with Nic
Blair hid his emotions behind his eyes. “Even if Olivia is Liv, I won’t forgive her for what she had done to you. As for Nicki—” He paused and gave Mable a conflicted look. “Do you mind if Nicki is my daughter, Mabes?” Mable chuckled. “I don’t think I have the right to mind. Don’t I have a son, too?” Blair pulled Mable into his arms. “If Nicki is my daughter, I will take the responsibility as her father. I will treat Spike as my own, too, Mabes.” “Okay.” Mable nodded, realizing that she and Blair were building a family with kids of their own. … That night, Olivia dragged her suitcase out of Oakshire Estate. Riding in a cab, Olivia looked back at the receding villa in resentment. Mable, the bitch put her in this position. Olivia was determined to make Mable pay. She booked a hotel to stay and sat in the room in hesitation before finally dialing Anthony’s number. …Meanwhile, Anthony sat in the conference room of Black C’s headquarters in Monafett, listening to a b
“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