The other onlookers watching the show also walked over, trying to pull Harley and the others away.The atmosphere became boisterous until an angry voice rang out. “Throw her out!”In an instant, the crowd hushed.Nesta, who was waving her arms like a madman in an attempt to break free and tackle Sylvia, also calmed down. Her lips curled up, and she looked at Sylvia like a triumphant winner. She looked smug as if Sylvia was about to get thrown out.The corner of Sylvia’s lips tugged upward coldly.Soon, Ben and Jacob, who came with the children, walked up.One of them grabbed Nesta’s collar, and the other grabbed her ankles. They lifted her and marched out of the homestay.The crowd was stunned into silence once again.Only Nesta, who was being carried away, yelled out in panic. “Let go of me! You've got the wrong person!”Ben and Jacob continued walking without a change in expression.Nesta felt that something was wrong and quickly turned to Tara. “Tara, ask them to put me do
At this moment, she felt the onlookers' gazes focusing on her from all directions.Tara’s ugly expression immediately became stiffer. After a while, she forced a smile and said, “It is cold here. Let's all return to rest in our rooms.”The scene was silent for a few seconds.Someone then replied, “Ms. Avery, Ms. Reiss is your good friend. Master Carter threw her out. Are you not going out to see her?”Tara was unsure whether that person was reminding her out of goodwill or intentionally saying so.Her face turned red, and she glared toward where the voice came from.Instead, she saw a group of people staring at her with cold glances.Unable to stay there any longer, she spun on her heel and stormed out of the homestay.……Inside the homestay, there was a private restaurant decorated warmly.Many people who did not even live here would travel a far distance for the tasty food here.After Odell walked in with Isabel, Sylvia also entered with Liam in her arms.Odell sat down i
Liam and Isabel glanced at him swiftly and then continued eating the food Sylvia had scooped for them.Odell said nothing, but Sylvia accidentally let out a chuckle.His eyes turned cold, and he glared at her. “Is that funny?”Sylvia quickly said, “No, of course not.”She pursed her lip after she said that, appearing to be holding back her laughter.Odell snorted. “I’ll throw you out too if you keep laughing.”Isabel, who was burying her head in food, immediately looked up and scowled at Odell. “Baddie, I’ll bite you to death if you dare to throw Mommy out!”Liam said to her, “Sister, ignore him. He’s intentionally trying to frighten Mommy.”While Odell was rendered speechless, Sylvia let out a laugh again. He immediately shot daggers at her, and Sylvia covered her mouth with her hand directly.Odell looked at Liam and Isabel and said coldly, “Focus on your food. If you speak again, I’ll send you both home now.”Isabel humphed and lowered her head to eat while Liam picked a p
Sylvia knew that they were doing this on purpose. She held back her chuckle and looked at Odell and Tara.Tara was obviously pissed, but she still forced herself to put on a smile despite having a strained expression.Odell frowned, and he did not look happy either. Soon, he looked toward Liam and Isabel.Isabel was still in Sylvia’s arms, and she did not even want to look at Tara. Liam looked straight forward, his face cold and stiff.Odell then glanced at Tara who lowered her head, looking a bit hurt. Even her eyes were red. She took the initiative to say, “Odell, don’t be unhappy. Since Liam and Isabel don't want to see me, I’ll leave.”After that, she stood up.Seeing her red eyes, Odell stood up after her and said, “I’ll go somewhere else with you.”Tara looked delighted, but she still said, “There’s no need. You can eat with Liam and Isabel here.”Odell did not speak. He glanced at Sylvia and the two children and then walked away from his seat.Tara quickly caught up to
The majority of the people were resting in their rooms, and it was quiet in the public area.Odell peeked inside.Tara took his arm and said, “Odell, it’s late now. Let's go rest too.”“You can go first. I’ll take a look at the kids.”Tara smiled gently. “Okay, then I’ll wait for you in the room.”“You don’t need to wait for me. I have something else to do later, and I’ll return after seeing the kids.”Tara’s eyes darkened, and she said reluctantly, “Alright. Be careful on your way back.”“Okay.”Odell directly walked inside.Looking at his distant figure, Tara’s gaze turned cold. She cursed Liam and Isabel in her heart at the same time.Why did they come at this time?When they were having dinner just now, she had racked her brains to smooth things over about Nesta calling Sylvia a mistress.In the past, Odell would have stayed for her no matter what business he had. Seeing that he did not stay tonight, he was definitely still mad with her.It was all because of those two
Odell coughed in a low voice and replied, “It’s an adult matter. You wouldn’t understand it even if I told you.”“How would you know that if you didn’t tell me?”Odell’s eyes darkened. “Stop talking and sleep now.”Liam did not utter a word but stared at Odell with his big eyes.Odell frowned, and his face fell.Only then did Liam close his eyes. He rolled over and lay on Sylvia’s chest, putting his small hand on her waist.Odell glowered at him and said, “Do not tell your mother that I leaned close to her tomorrow.”Liam ignored him, but Odell knew that he heard him, so he turned off the lights and walked out.……It was a night of dreamless sleep.Sylvia comfortably woke up the next day.When she woke up, she saw Liam sitting beside her and playing with a Rubik’s cube while Isabel was nowhere to be seen.Sylvia immediately asked, “Liam, where is your sister?”Liam looked out the door and replied, “Sister is playing with them.”Sylvia put on a jacket and walked out of the
Harley smiled and remarked courteously, “No need to thank me. Go on and dig in.” Sylvia smiled reluctantly, and she had Liam and Isabel sit with her as well. Shortly after that, the seats next to them were gradually filled. Apart from Harley and several other people, the ones who had previously shunned Sylvia because of Nesta and Tara began to flock over. They looked at Sylvia with a faint sense of guilt and remorse. Still, they made sure to take the initiative to greet her politely. Sylvia knew that they had simply been misled by Tara and Nesta and decided to not hold it against them considering they were just young students. She smiled politely and responded to them warmly. Upon sensing her mother’s friendly attitude towards them, Isabel proceeded to greet the crowd politely too. This only served to increase the guilt they felt. Finally, one of them could not bear it any longer and blurted out, “Miss, we’re very sorry about what happened yesterday. We apologize for h
Tara's eyes flickered, and her expression turned icy for a split second. This fool! Her claim of their friendship was merely out of politeness, and she could turn a blind eye to her for causing trouble by scolding the children in front of Odell. How dare she turn around and accuse her now?!Nesta immediately recognized the look of displeasure and contempt on her face. She narrowed her eyes and said nothing before turning around to heat out. Tara scoffed and shouted, "Useless idiot! Get out!" ...... After Tara and Nesta left, Sylvia was still in the yard looking at the finished paintings of the students. It was only until lunchtime when someone wanted to invite Tara and Nesta to eat that they found out that they had left. It was clear that they had left out of anger. Everyone knew this was the reason, so they simply smiled and move on. Tara would not be of much help even if she stayed anyway. Her attitude was brash and off-putting, and nobody ever dared to appro
She was her usual self in every aspect. She put her heart into her job and never started trouble so long as nobody tried to start trouble with her. The crew cycled through their locations during their shoot. The constant travel made her skin break out slightly, but there were no other concerns otherwise. The shoot progressed very smoothly and within three months, they managed to wrap up everything at the mountainous region previously mentioned. It was nearly evening when they wrapped up the shoot. Holding a bouquet in hand, she took a group picture with the crew and celebrated with everyone. After that, she planned to hitch a ride with another crew member and leave for home. To their demise, some men in uniform who claimed to be the road maintenance technicians showed up to break the bad news to them. They mentioned that they had to repair some of the roads urgently and so the way home was temporarily obstructed. The director took his phone and called the city hotline fo
He remembered his first meeting with Isabel. She was sitting all by herself on the floor, in the middle of nowhere. Her vulnerable expression only made her more endearing. So, he managed to get her to go to his place and installed her in his home. He fell for her and paid careful attention to all her needs. It did not take long before Isabel caught feelings for him as well. The two of them got together in no time. Their days were plain and ordinary, but also very fulfilling, that was until he met Clarice. With the help of his father, his power struggle with Roland had reached a tipping point. It was at that opportune moment when Clarice’s father saw something in Roland and planned to wed his daughter Clarice to him to join up their families, which was a cause for alarm for Decker. He stressed over it for an entire night before approaching Clarice himself the very next day. Clarice quickly caught feelings for him as well. Furthermore, Roland had been foolish enough to reject
Decker was smiling quite earnestly at Isabel. Isabel threw a deeply suspicious look at him, then she glanced at the stack of documents laid out on top of the table in front of her. “Transferal of Shares.” She was dumbfounded. "I've gone through the contract, it’s safe to sign so go ahead.” Roland picked up a pen and handed it to her. "Roland, I..." "Sign it first, I’ll explain when we get home.” Isabel frowned and tried to protest. "I—" "Don't make me have to beg." Isabel did not know how to respond. Fine. She briefly scanned through the contract. The contract stated Decker’s agreement to transfer the remaining forty percent of his shares in Rockwell Corporation to her. Roland must have talked to the shareholders of Rockwell Corporation about this as well. They all regarded Isabel with polite smiles. Isabel had flipped through the final page of the document. She signed her name on one of the marked-out sections. She proceeded to sign all thr
They ended the call shortly after that. Isabel glanced at Martha and was hesitating if she should break the news right away. Martha seemed to have sensed her staring and suddenly turned to her with a flash of concern. "Isabel, what's wrong?" Isabel took a deep breath and broke the news. "Auntie, Master Rockwell just passed away." Martha's eyes widened. After a lengthy silence that lasted more than ten seconds, she started to break out in tears. She covered her face with her hands and expressed amid bouts of tears mixed with laughter, “Wonderful! About time! I hope he enjoys life in the underworld. God knows that someone like him will never deserve a spot in heaven!” Isabel did not know whether she should celebrate with Martha or console her. Soon, Martha began to collect herself. She briefly wiped away her tears and joyfully took Isabel's hand. "Isabel, let’s go shopping! I’m in such a good mood today, I’m going to go on a shopping spree!” "Okay. But Roland w
Isabel held onto Roland's hand firmly during the entire drive home after leaving the hospital. It was because Roland’s hands were cold and rigid. Isabel sat with him and tirelessly rubbed his hand to keep them warm. After one hand was warm, she would shift her attention to the other. By the time she managed to warm the other hand, the original hand would turn cold again. She decided it was easier to take both of his hands and caress them with the warmth of her palms. Roland looked at her with a gentle glow deep within his eyes. “Thank you, Isabel,” he said softly. Thank you for loving him, and for sticking by his side all this time despite circumstances. Isabel smiled. “I’m just warming your hands, it's no big deal. Still, you’re welcome." Roland smiled faintly and left it at that. Soon, his hands began to warm up off of the heat of Isabel’s palms. When Isabel felt that his hands were no longer freezing, she prepared to pull her hand away. That was when
Decker looked nothing like his usual self. The pompous, arrogant man who held himself far above others and who expected everyone around him to kiss up to him because he was superior to them all. It was as if he had been plunged not only to Earth but a pile of swamp. He had completely lost his usual grace. Isabel said crossly, "Decker, have you gone mental? Is everything going on too much for you?” “Yeah, could you help me?” he said with a coy smile, “Just one hug should be enough to take care of it all.” Isabel rolled her eyes. Without warning, he suddenly braced himself and lunged right at Isabel, stepping past Brandon who was caught off guard by this sudden attack. Isabel barely had time to react. Just when it seemed like his hand was about to graze Isabel, a long pair of arms seized Isabel from behind and jerked her backward. It was swiftly followed by a long, muscular leg shooting outward right next to Isabel. Thump! Decker was kicked to the ground.
"How did you and Roland meet?" Decker suddenly asked. Isabel turned away, fully intent on ignoring him. "Did you meet each other at Carter Corporation? Or did you meet him outside of work and gradually fell in love with him, then you decided to set him up with a position at Carter Corporation?” What did he mean by that? Was he insinuating that Roland was relying on her to snake his way into Carter Corporation? She threw a sideways, belittling look at him. "Do you think Roland is anything like you? He wouldn’t latch on another woman to further his goals.” Decker was not upset by this as he continued with a smug smile. "Oh? Then how did he get into Carter Corporation?" “He proved his worth.” Isabel realized that she had been roped in by Decker again. Nevertheless, she continued, “He passed the interviews himself. I was one of the interviewers and initially planned to dismiss him, but he managed to leave a very good impression on my father and the rest was history.” "
"I never meant to kill him! Roland, you have to believe me. Why would I still try to deceive you when I’m in this state?” “In that case, you can go ahead and explain things to him in the afterlife.” Master Rockwell was taken aback by this, his demeanor tightened. "You...you..." Roland looked at him calmly. "Don’t worry, I won’t hurt you. It was Grandma and my parents who raised me. They instilled morals and virtue into me and made sure I’d grow into a decent man.” Master Rockwell was briefly relieved to hear this, but before he could rid himself of his trepidation, Roland continued in a dark voice, "But I won’t forget about you and Decker bribing all those media outlets to defame Isabel. I know you manipulated the stock prices to try to kick me out of the corporation. I’ll make sure to settle our score through the legal system.” If convicted guilty, they would have to rot in prison. “Roland… listen to me, Roland. Decker is your uncle. If you want revenge, you can come
Master Rockwell must have heard their shifting movements and opened his eyes. When he recognized the faces of Roland and Isabel, there was a brief glow in his murky eyes. He motioned to the nurse to have her help him sit up from the bed. After he managed to position himself seated up against the head of the bed, he asked the nurse to leave. Then he cast a loving, tender smile on Roland and Isabel. “Roland, Isabel, please have a seat.” Roland said disinterestedly, "We have things to get to, just hurry up and tell us what you have to say." Isabel stayed silent. A look flashed in Master Rockwell's eyes. Then, he turned to Isabel and expressed regretfully, "Isabel, I’m a foolish old man, it was me who told Decker to leak pictures of you two. He had no choice because I forced him to do so. If you have to blame someone, blame me!” Isabel frowned. She was somewhat impressed by how smoothly the old man switched his mask from one to another. From a forlorn and sad state t