"Violet, you truly have a knack for surprises," Carl remarked, feigning affection while holding Isabelle. "You've gone to great lengths to save Whitney.""Carl, she is truly your daughter!" Violet exclaimed loudly. "Haven't you noticed the striking resemblance? You both share seafood allergies and react similarly to many things!"Carl's eyebrow arched, and he sneered, "Do you take me for a fool, Violet? Such lies from your lips!"Heartbroken, Violet asked, "Why won't you believe me?"Carl's fists clenched, the veins on his hands bulging as he sneered, "Why should I believe you? Do you really think that someone of my status could fall for a woman like you, who lacks the figure and the looks?"When I said I liked you earlier, it was merely for my own amusement since you seemed readily available. But I never expected you, being the gullible woman you are, to take it seriously."Carl's eyes gleamed with menace, looking icy.Violet couldn't understand Carl's thoughts, and trying to d
Carl didn't remain by Isabelle's side. Instead, he kept a watchful eye on the doctor examining her. He was mainly concerned about the child she bore. Without that child, he wouldn't be able to save Whitney, making it impossible to make up for the guilt he had carried for all these years.Carl assigned two of the most capable maids from the villa to take care of Isabelle in her room while he went to the study. The villa felt empty without Whitney and Violet around, like a dungeon that had entrapped him. There was a deep and lingering sense of bitterness in his heart. Opening his laptop, Carl gazed at the heartwarming family picture on the screen. It was a picture of himself, Whitney, and Violet huddled together. A mix of anxiety and relief flooded his emotions."Whitney, don't worry. Daddy won't let Mommy know," Carl said with a pause. "Daddy promises Daddy will take good care of you."In the picture, Whitney was smiling cheerfully. She looked nothing like a child suffering from le
At night, the sky was dark, and everything was just right for Violet, who was wearing the special glasses, to act. Based on the route in her memories, Violet ordered the assassins to distract the guards. She went into the underground prison instead.Everything was smoother than she had expected. Within half an hour, she had already searched through the entire place, and she even found the secret door. But she couldn't find any trace of Whitney."Who's there?" A cold air flashed by Violet's side.Violet narrowed her eyes, trying to follow the shadow. She was about to chase after that person when someone stopped her.Then, Carl's cold voice sounded, "Violet, you must remember what I've told you before!"Carl stared at Violet with bloodlust in his eyes, yet his heart was broken. He didn't want to harm her, but he knew they had to hurt each other one more time.Carl clenched his fists, and the veins on his forehead popped out. His eyes were filled with bloodlust, as if he was going
Carl's heart ached when he saw Violet like this. He got up and walked toward her, then clenched his fist and sat back down. He took his phone and called someone."Isabelle, do you want to come over? Reed can help you." The sweet voices on the phone felt like a sharp knife cutting into Violet's numbed heart. They turned her last glimmer of hope into silence, changing it into resistance and anger."Oh? Ms. Cooper, why are you here?" a soft voice suddenly sounded.Isabelle was already by Violet's side, and she even passed Violet a piece of note.With a slight movement, Violet rolled up her sleeves, completely ignoring Isabelle's questions.Isabelle approached Carl, and he embraced her, his big hands gently caressing her slightly protruding belly. Carl looked at Violet mockingly."Isabelle, you should be resting in the bedroom. Why would you come here to see someone so disgusting?" Carl asked."Carl, how could you say that?" Isabelle knew Carl was putting on an act in front of Viole
"Ms. Cooper, Lucy was so nice to you. How could you? Boohoo. Carl … I miss Lucy." Isabelle pretended to cry bitterly, but Carl thought she seemed to be sincerely upset. He hugged her lovingly and comforted her while glaring at Violet."Violet, don't ever think about seeing your daughter's body anymore! Leave, leave now!" Carl roared as he tightened his grip on Isabelle.She was faking her sobs in his embrace, and he wanted to skin her alive badly.But for Whitney and Violet, Carl had no choice but to put on an act and protect Isabelle.Carl's every move was just adding salt to Violet's wound. His care for Isabelle and cruelty toward Violet was not even anything compared to how he treated Whitney.Whitney was also his child, and she brought him so much happiness!Even if Violet and Carl couldn't be together, he didn't have to be so cruel!Violet's eyes reddened, and she spoke in a cold tone, "Carl, just let me see her body. You can kill me after that."Violet seemed determined t
"I … I can't do that." Upon hearing those words, Violet began to reach for the buttons of her clothing.But as her hand brushed against the fabric, she suddenly withdrew it. Instead, she clenched her fists tightly and turned her gaze toward Isabelle.Isabelle sat by Carl's side lazily with a mocking smile.Even Isabelle knew Carl was just trying to humiliate Violet, so why was Violet doing this to herself?Violet could just provoke Carl, leave, and head to the crocodile pond to find Whitney's body.With a firm resolve, Violet's gaze toward Carl had changed. "Even if I were willing to do it, I wouldn't do it for someone as untrustworthy. And you, Carl, are the epitome of treachery and deceit!""Get out! Get the hell out!" Carl roared, though the grip on his fists had loosened slightly.He knew that Violet wouldn't do it.But his heart sank when she said yes.Looking at Violet now, Carl admitted that he felt much better.He was pretending to be mad, but in fact, he felt relieve
Violet didn't say anything. She just stared at Isabelle with mixed feelings that contained disdain and hatred, which scared her off. Although Isabelle and Violet were 33 feet away from each other, Isabelle still felt scared looking at her. It felt like a reaper was standing right in front of her. She knew Violet could end her right now, even with Reed here. Reed glanced at Isabelle indifferently and said, "Please behave, Ms. Furon." Sensing Reed's rude attitude, Isabelle sneered, "Mr. Tomlinson, do you feel sorry for her? If so, why don't you strip off your coat and dance with her? I mean, the ground you are standing on is quite suitable to be your dance floor." Violet could take Isabelle's rudeness for the sake of Whitney, but she wouldn't let her drag Reed into this matter. She didn't want Reed to be punished by Carl. Violet raised her voice and said coldly, "Don't you dare cross the line, Isabelle." "Did I cross the line?" Upon seeing Violet's bloodshot eyes, Isabell
The Demon King noticed what Violet was going to do, and his eyes darkened. He sneered as he attacked Violet's chest. Violet instinctively dodged his attack. Swiftly, his palm stuck again. When Violet reacted, he pulled out a gun and aimed it at the railing beside her, forcing her closer to the edge of the platform. She was hanging from the railing at this point. Seeing Violet losing, Isabelle smiled with satisfaction. But her happiness didn't last long before a sharp ringtone sounded. "Finish her as soon as possible, Demon King." After that, Isabelle glanced at her phone, and her face dropped in an instant before she rushed out. Isabelle walked away from the crocodile pond, and Violet's body had reached its limit. Violet's knuckles turned white as she held onto the railing tightly, and her face looked pale. Before her was the Demon King, and there was a pond of crocodiles below her. She had to think of a way as soon as possible. "Oh, you have no idea how much I like to se
"Uh-huh." Violet reached out and hugged Carl. There was deep affection in her voice."I've conceived two children for you, and you've been pretty nice to me recently. Who else should I marry if not you?"Great joy rose in Carl's eyes after listening to Violet.After all the ordeals they had gone through, she finally agreed to marry him!Violet chuckled when she saw Carl unconsciously getting excited. Her heart was filled with satisfaction.She said on purpose, "But if you're not serious about marrying me, I won't be serious about marrying you too. We can get a divorce once I give birth to the baby. How about that?""I won't let you leave me." Carl held Violet tightly, looking anxious as if she would disappear all of a sudden.His heart was satisfied when he felt her warmth in his embrace. He lifted her up and spun around in excitement. He looked like a kid who got candies, which stunned Maverick as he entered.Maverick then lowered his head and said in a low voice, "Carl, this
"Vi, promise me you won't risk yourself ever again. Please trust me no matter what happens." Carl hugged Violet in fear.Violet nodded and leaned on his shoulder. She said softly, "Carl, if you hadn't shown yourself on television, I wouldn't have fallen for Benilio's trap easily. Then, Silvia wouldn't have kidnapped me.""Yes, it's my fault." Carl tightened his arms around Violet. "Vi, I've been wanting to ask you something. I don't know if you would give me an answer.""What?" Violet rested in his arms. She was getting sleepy after using her wits and energy against Silvia."Help me keep these two keys. When I need it, help me open a box." Carl took out two heart-shaped keys like a magician, giving them to Violet.Violet took the keys and looked at them carefully. She couldn't find anything special about them. She nodded and agreed to Carl's request."Okay, anything else?" Violet was getting more sleepy."There's something more, but I can't tell you about it right now." Carl loo
"Carl, I'll settle things with you next time."Silvia knew she would be at a disadvantage if she continued fighting with Carl. Without waiting for Carl to strike, she took out a poison gas bomb with itching powder added to it.She threw it at Carl. The poison gas bomb landed on the floor and exploded immediately. As Carl backed off quickly, Silvia used the opportunity to escape in a flash.Carl only went after Silvia when the gas dissipated. Silvia had already reached the entrance of the restaurant with one injured leg. She took a pregnant lady hostage and left quickly."Contact the Zuissian police and lock down the city. They must catch Silvia and save the pregnant lady."Carl came out from the kitchen, and Maverick immediately went up to him and told him about the current dangerous situation.Carl made a quick decision and asked Maverick to deal with it accordingly. Then, he looked around and asked for Whitney's and Mick's whereabouts."Whitney and Mick? Did they come here?" M
Benilio asked for the votes to be finalized and combined with the judges' choices. He was about to announce Carl as the winner when the crowd suddenly erupted.It turned out that a plump foodie who only ate Carl's walnut cake suddenly collapsed. Her foaming mouth indicated that she was poisoned."What? Who would be so evil to kill us?" The foodies were horrified. Some of them screamed and became restless.The restaurant went into chaos at once. Amidst the mess, a cold smile formed on Silvia's lips. She quickly snuck into the kitchen where Carl was at."Arrest those troublemakers and send them to the police. Keep calming the crowd down." Maverick watched as Silvia sneaked away with a smile on his face. He gave his orders calmly.The Walkers' bodyguards, who had been on standby, received Maverick's instructions. They immediately contacted the Zuissian police headquarters and asked for police cars to take away the troublemakers.They also got Carl's and Nathaniel's walnut cakes exam
The plump woman stared at her watch gloomily. Her expression turned uglier the more time had passed. A few female foodies wanted to chat with her, but they backed off once they met her gaze.Soon, there was an empty space surrounding the plump woman that separated her from the crowd.Maverick and the Demon King stood on the upper floor, looking at the situation downstairs with their eyebrows furrowed hard."Mr. Walker, I think I found Silvia." Maverick took a photo of the ground floor and sent it to Carl."Since she showed up here, it means she must've everything ready where Annabel is kept at. Our men are rushing over to Annabel. You must ask our men to protect Violet, too. I suspect that …""They've found Annabel. She's safe and sound. But there was a pool of blood there. They don't know whose blood it was." Carl cut Maverick off.He continued, "Maverick, I've done everything to keep Violet safe."All you have to do is to keep an eye on the foodies. There are real foodies amon
"Demon King, I'm right outside the door. Come out for a second. I've something to give you." Maverick thought about it and called the Demon King.At that time, the Demon King had just slightly recovered from the blow of losing Annabel. He frowned a little when he received Maverick's sudden phone call.His fingers trembled, and he really wanted to reject the call. But when he thought of his beloved Annabel, he picked up."Huh?" The Demon King heard Maverick as soon as he picked up. He furrowed his eyebrows."You're outside? What about Annabel? You didn't come with her?"The Demon King was obviously disappointed. He thought by speaking with Maverick on the phone, he could hear Annabel's voice a little.Violet sat right beside the Demon King. She curled her lips when she saw the Demon King sulking like a kid.She thought that the Demon King and Annabel would make a pretty good couple if there was no Maverick. The Demon King had never dated anyone, and he would treasure Annabel."Y
"Carl, there are many special ways to propose. You can look it up on the Internet or ask for help from someone more experienced in love. For example, Ray from our company is pretty good at it." Annabel continued to suggest.Carl's face darkened even more when he heard that.Ray didn't even know how to pursue a woman properly. Yet he knew how to propose to someone? Quit joking!"Annabel, you don't have to worry about this. You just have to focus on recuperating," Carl said bossily and hung up.Annabel snickered when she heard the call was disconnected.Oh, Carl. He was undeniably good in business, but when it came to women …"It really is true that genius men can be complete fools in some other ways." Annabel sighed.Maverick had just finished carrying out Carl's orders. He got the stuff ready and was about to tell Annabel that he was going to send the stuff to Carl. It was at this moment that he heard Annabel's random comment."Annabel, are you talking about me?" He grinned. He
"Kiera, I won't give up." Nathaniel strengthened his resolve after looking at the pictures."What's the point?" Kiera disagreed."There's plenty of nice people in the world. Even if you don't like me, there are so many excellent women out there. Why can't you find someone among them?""I can't. I can't find anyone else like Vi ever again." His voice became lower as if he was caught up in his memories."I've decided from the first moment I saw her. Ever since I met her when we were young, I was bound to protect her for the rest of my life. I'll be her knight in shining armor forever.""Kiera, I've made these desserts for Vi, and I need your help to give it to her. I'll drive there right now. You just have to come out for a moment." Nathaniel's pleading voice came from the phone. Kiera couldn't bear to refuse. She let him drive over and agreed to take the desserts.Nathaniel was overjoyed and immediately left in his car.He was in a hurry. He didn't realize that after he left, a
Whitney, who had been hiding in the dark, curled her lips when she saw the interaction between the two.She grinned. She would matchmake Nathaniel and Kiera so that they could leave Violet and Carl alone. This was the life Whitney wanted."Ms. Quartley, keep up the good work. I'll create more opportunities for you guys," Whitney swore to herself."Whitney, I'll help you." While Whitney was thinking about ways to get Kiera and Nathaniel together, Mick's calm voice sounded next to her ear.Whitney knitted her eyebrows and looked to the side. She pouted in dissatisfaction."You'll help me? Do you know how to pursue a girl? Do you have previous experience that can help me bring Mr. Nathaniel and Ms. Quartley together?"Whitney put her hands on her hips like a spoiled girlfriend."I don't." Mick's gaze dimmed. But when he saw Whitney's smile, he strengthened his resolve."But I'll help you with everything I've got. Besides, although I've never pursued a girl, my dad has plenty of ex