"Vi, there'll be some point where you can't keep Mick safe. So what if you can protect him now? I have so many men. It's a piece of cake to deal with him."Nathaniel inched closer to Violet, his warm breath blowing at her ear.Violet turned her head away in disgust, but he held her chin forcibly. "Vi, believe me, you don't want to try me."Once he finished speaking, he bent down, getting closer to her."What are you doing?" Violet glared at him."Of course, I'm doing what I want to do." He smiled sinisterly. He leaned toward Violet's fair cheeks, wanting to leave a kiss.But Violet obviously didn't want it. Before he could make his move, she lifted her leg and kicked his lower body."Vi, do you hate me so much?" Nathaniel shouted.Violet was strong and aimed precisely.If it were the usual Nathaniel, he would be happy looking at her reaction.Because it meant Violet could protect herself well from attacks.But when she attacked him, he felt sad.Violet didn't have to worry
The big screen wasn't far from Nathaniel and Violet. The two of them were on the screen. Violet could see herself, with her big belly, and Nathaniel standing happily beside her.He was smiling so happily in satisfaction, as if he was the king of the world when he was by her side.Violet thought of Carl out of the blue. He was thousands of miles away.If he saw what happened today, how would he react?Would he be enraged?Or would he fly here and kill Nathaniel?A faint smile crept on her face when she thought that Carl might see this.He was such a proud person. He would go mad if he saw it, wouldn't he?"Violet, I've loved you for a long, long time. I've loved you for 20 years. That's one-fifth of my whole life."Before the clock strikes at noon, do you promise me to go back to when we were kids? Do you promise me to stare at the beautiful world together in wonder? Do you promise to spend the rest of your life with me?"Nathaniel got down on one knee and stared lovingly at V
"Ray, it's time for you to give our enemy a warning." Carl contacted Ray with a smile.Ray knew it was time to wrap up their plan once he received the call."Yes, Mr. Walker," he answered. He acted according to their plan and caught Marilyn when she was tampering with the company's business.As the board of directors from the Walkers and important people in business and politics were all present, Marilyn was captured immediately. She was sentenced to death for many crimes, including corporate espionage and theft.She was executed at Zeloth's police station immediately.Marilyn was an important subordinate of Silvia's. Her sudden death enraged Silvia. But other than anger, Silvia also felt suspicious.After all, she thought Carl wouldn't be smart enough to notice Marilyn, who had kept her cover well.As for the missing Fiona, they recently found her in a human trafficking den. She was delirious.According to the traffickers, she had been there for some time. So, she couldn't hav
While Silvia was leading the rest of them in front, the assassins followed her from the back.They were experts and hid themselves really well. Silvia sensed she was being trailed, but she didn't find anyone when she turned to look at the back.She felt alarmed by the weird situation. She pretended to be calm and told Miranda that the main entrance was nearby. She said that she had a stomach ache and needed to relieve herself, asking Miranda to go first."Silvia, you're not lying to me, are you?" Miranda was more careful now that she was getting closer to her dream.Silvia had tricked her many times. Miranda learned that to avoid being tricked again, the best way was to follow Silvia closely. No matter what Silvia said, she shouldn't leave her."How would I lie to you? I'm feeling unwell." Silvia frowned, replying to her. She turned and walked toward the back.Miranda didn't believe Silvia to begin with. When she saw Silvia turning around, looking like she was leaving, Miranda or
Squinting her eyes slightly, Silvia pounced on Carl.Her movements were swift, like a flying eagle in the sky. She suddenly struck at the weakest part of Carl's body.Carl sneered coldly. He was calm when she approached him. He stretched out his arm and grabbed her shoulder, pressing hard on it.Silvia only heard the sound of her bone dislocating. A sharp pain came from her shoulder blade.Carl actually crushed her shoulder blades.Silvia was hateful and furious from the pain, but there was a trace of disappointment in her eyes. She looked rather pitiful, which would soften people up.She spoke like a siren from the sea, persuading Carl, "Carl, have you forgotten our friendship back then? So what if I hurt our teacher? I never thought of hurting you, right?"Carl, do you still remember how we were the only two Zerians back then? Do you remember how he insulted Zeria? He humiliated our country. Shouldn't I have punished him a little?""I've forgotten everything." Carl frowned wh
Over at Violet's place, Maverick glanced sheepishly at Annabel next to him after he ended the call.Annabel was looking at him with a raised eyebrow. She seemed to dislike him lying to Carl just now."Annabel, I only said it to urge Carl to come back to Vi quickly."Think about it. Vi is pregnant with Carl's baby, and Carl loves Vi a lot."If they're together, they'll be good to the baby and live with their children happily ever after. Don't you think so?"Maverick inched closer to Annabel and grinned shyly.Annabel didn't respond."Annabel, you said before that birth parents are the best in the world. I'm just following what you said."Seeing that Annabel kept silent, Maverick tried to persuade her, "Annabel, you …""Maverick, you're so annoying!" Violet cut him off and looked gently at Annabel."Annabel, it's true that Maverick broke your heart in the past. But the past is in the past."The Maverick now likes you a lot. If you're willing, it won't hurt to give him a chance
"A death wish?" Nathaniel turned around when he heard that, facing his back toward Carl. He let his sadness swallow him.He had long reached a dead end the moment he knew Violet was in love with Carl.Yet Carl said he wanted to show Nathaniel what a death wish meant?He smiled wryly. He was in love with Violet, who loved another man. He already had a death wish, and he would willingly walk to his death for Violet. But Carl dared to threaten him?Did Carl think death was the cruelest punishment for Nathaniel?No, absolutely not!He couldn't stand them being happily in love. The cruelest punishment was that he had to see how happy they were while pretending he wasn't in love with Violet.He would be jealous of their happiness but bitter if they were sad.His feelings depended on Violet and Carl's relationship. He couldn't live as he did before. He had nothing to look forward to and be happy about.Nathaniel loved Violet. He loved her stubbornly. He wouldn't change his mind even
"You can cook it for anyone!"Violet turned her face away. She still remembered Carl's first omelet. It was the worst dish in the world, and in no way was she eating that again."I only cook for you," Carl replied stubbornly. He held Whitney with one arm and reached out the other, forcefully pulling Violet into his embrace."Come on, it's time to make omelets for Whitney and my dear Vi." Carl chuckled happily.Mick trailed behind as he watched as Carl held Whitney in his arms. Whitney smiled happily, and Mick smiled, too.He would give Whitney all the happiness she wanted, no matter at present or in the future.Nathaniel walked closely alongside Mick.He had been gripping his fists hard with hatred from the moment Carl bent down and kissed Violet. He was oblivious to his fingernails digging into his palm, blood dripping on the floor.If not for Kiera noticing him early, he was still staring blankly in the direction where Violet and the others had left. She took her first aid ki
"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