Since Charlotte's inauguration banquet, some things had become tacit agreements between them. Griffith didn't reach out to Madeline, not even a phone call. They grew up together and had a deep friendship. If it weren't for this matter, they probably would never have had a chance to confront each other.Since they had come to this point, there was no need to talk about feelings. They would have a fair fight instead. When Griffith saw those pieces of evidence, he truly admired Madeline.He had underestimated her over the years."Don't underestimate your grandfather too much. He managed to build a legacy from a small factory, which means he's highly capable," Griffith said.Charlotte sneered, "Who knows how many dirty tricks he used."Even using those close to him; it was disgusting.Griffith gently patted her back to calm her emotions.He didn't mention Madeline's matter, not out of consideration for their relationship but out of concern for Charlotte. She had lost too much. Besid
The room fell silent for a moment.Madeline didn't say anything.The smile on Isabella's face gradually faded. She straightened up and said, "Are you trying to advise me to stop?"Madeline shrugged.She leaned back, closed her eyes, and said, "If I want someone to obey my will, I won't use persuasion. I'll do whatever it takes to make them do as I say. It's more efficient that way."Isabella fell silent. After a moment, she sneered and said, "Then I'm curious, what are you going to use to coerce me?"Madeline opened her eyes and smirked, "Did I say I wanted you to obey me?""You just...""I was just giving an analogy."Madeline stretched and headed inside. She was wearing simple long-sleeved pajamas and laid down on the bed, ready to sleep.Isabella stood at her door and said, "If I were you, after saying something like that, I wouldn't sleep here tonight. Aren't you afraid I'll kill you in the middle of the night to prevent you from obstructing my plans?"Madeline put on an
Charlotte quickly ran into the yard and saw Griffith getting out of the car.She rushed up and hugged him tightly.Griffith heard her trembling breath and reached out to pat her back."I'm fine.""I thought..."Hearing the quiver in her voice, Charlotte quickly stopped. She had promised him not to be weak anymore."It's cold outside; let's go in," Griffith said."Okay." Charlotte let go of him and pulled him inside.With him at home, the room seemed to instantly warm up a bit.Charlotte had questions to ask, but Griffith insisted on eating first. He stood by the table, rolled up his sleeves, and casually observed what dishes she had prepared tonight."Did you make the shrimp balls?" he asked.Charlotte hugged him from behind, saying, "Are the things on the internet true?" "Half true, half false." "Did you know this would happen a few days ago?"With the Sanchez family falling so easily, she should have known that revenge wouldn't be easy."Just a little.""Can you han
Griffith's prediction of facing prison came true sooner than expected. Even though Charlotte had mentally prepared herself, she felt her vision darken when she received the news. She waited for a day and a night before finally receiving notification that she could go see Griffith.Before going, she packed many things, only to realize that Griffith lacked nothing upon arrival. He stayed in a small suite, far from anything resembling a prison.Seeing her looking like she was bringing him the last meal, he sat on the sofa with a complex expression."You call this a prison?" she said, gesturing around.He beckoned her over.Setting down the food container, she brought the shrimp balls he had ordered and walked over to him, holding them out.Griffith couldn't hold back a chuckle, and then he pulled her into his arms and took the plate from her hands. Charlotte glanced at the surveillance cameras and didn't dare to speak recklessly."Is this a tactical maneuver of yours?" she whispere
The Conway family had a big secret: Donovan had an illegitimate child who was already nine years old.Eliot had known about it for a long time. To avoid trouble, he strictly ordered Sophia to give the child's mother a one-time child support payment without any further contact. Most importantly, no DNA test should be done to avoid leaving any legal evidence.This way, even if things were revealed in the future, it wouldn't cause a big mess.But unfortunately, Donovan and his brother only had daughters. Sophia, who had put in a lot of effort to enter the Conway family and feared Griffith, always worried that Eliot would make a mistake. Knowing that Donovan had a son, she secretly made contact and arranged for a DNA test.Usually, it could be easily covered up.But unfortunately, Gordon's incident happened. Now, it was a critical time when even a slight piece of evidence could become a fatal wound for the family. Let alone such a big problem!Sophia also knew the seriousness of the
"You still have the nerve to call me Grandpa?!" Eliot roared.Griffith remained silent.Eliot took a deep breath and asked, "Did you have a hand in your uncle's matter?""Does it matter whether I did it or not?" Griffith retorted."I'll find out sooner or later!" Eliot exclaimed.Griffith replied calmly, "Of course, you will find out. But before you have the time to investigate the truth, you must protect me first."Eliot was so angry that he almost couldn't catch his breath. What kind of mess had he created?"You've gone to such great lengths just to bring down the Sanchez family and even your own grandfather!" Eliot exclaimed. "A woman made you confused to this extent. Are you brainless?!"He couldn't understand, really couldn't. What was Griffith trying to achieve? The trouble in the Conway family was detrimental to him, with no benefit!"In every wrong, there is a mastermind. Back then, the Sanchez family was the mastermind, and you tacitly approved everything. You were th
At seven o'clock, Charlotte finished filming early and didn't go back to the mansion. Instead, she went to the Scott family residence.At the entrance, she happened to encounter Madeline leaving work. Seeing her, Madeline was quite surprised."Why are you back at this time?" Madeline asked.Charlotte smiled wryly and said, "I'm the only one at home and feel uncomfortable alone."Madeline fell silent for a moment. She nodded and said, "Come in.""Okay."The two women entered one after the other, and Charlotte noticed no servants inside or outside."Madeline, where are the servants?" Charlotte asked."It's the weekend, so I gave them a day off," Madeline replied."We used to only give them Sundays off," Charlotte remarked.Madeline took off her coat and tightened her somewhat loose ponytail."People have families to take care of. Having more time on weekends allows for better family gatherings. Besides, we're not short of money or time, so cooking for ourselves for a day is fi
The lights went out, but Madeline wasn't sleepy, as she wasn't used to having someone beside her.There was only one exception over the years—Ezekiel. However, that was also unavoidable.She sighed and forced herself to close her eyes. Just as she tried to fall asleep, she heard sniffles beside her. She opened her eyes and turned her head.Charlotte saw that she was awake and quickly wiped her eyes. "Madeline, did I disturb you?""It's okay," Madeline said.She turned on the bedside lamp and sat up. She said, "Get up and have some water."Charlotte replied with an affirmative sound and slowly sat up. Then, Madeline brought water from the bedside for her. She took a sip and let out a long sigh."Worried about Griffith?""Yeah.""Don't worry, he'll be fine," Madeline assured her.Charlotte shook her head. She folded her legs and rested her forehead on her knees, looking exhausted."Madeline, you don't understand. A lot has happened recently. He… All because of me..." she said,
Tanya's previous full-length mirror was still usable, but because it was small, she had to walk a bit farther every time she used it. Eli had long wanted to replace it.Little did he know, she got rid of many things in the house to make room for the new large sofa for him, including that old full-length mirror."How do you like it? Surprised?" He patted the mirror.Tanya smiled wryly and pointed to the large sofa. "And you? Surprised?" Only then did Eli notice fewer small items in the living room and a large new sofa. He suddenly chuckled. It was quite nice.He thought of her, and she thought of him. This winter was truly warm.Tanya abandoned the egg tart and hugged him again. "Oh no, this mirror is so big. There's nowhere to put it."Eli carried her with one hand and moved the mirror to the corner with the other. Sitting on the sofa, he thought for a moment, then hugged her and said, "Tanya, let's move to a bigger place."Tanya knew he had been thinking about this all along.
Eli found it amusing. He pushed the head of the small money jar and couldn't help but say, "You gold digger! You love money so much, then why did you give the check I gave you to Soraya?"Tanya blinked and chuckled. "I only acquire wealth in the proper way. To be honest…" She pondered for a moment, then turned to look at him. "Probably because, at that time, I was just too fond of you like I am now."Hearing this, Eli felt a pang of heartache and leaned down to kiss her forehead. Tanya smiled, moved the gifts aside, and made some space for him.Just as they were about to talk, Eli's phone vibrated continuously. It turned out that Bridget was sending over the detailed preparation process for the wedding.Tanya scrolled through it and suddenly felt overwhelmed. Eli looked at it and also felt a headache coming. The two glanced at each other, sighed simultaneously, and leaned back.After they publicly disclosed their relationship, life continued as usual but became busier due to the w
Eli being married was shocking enough, but then his wife was hiding right in the office. In the next half hour, Tanya heard wailing from all around.The atmosphere in their office was quite good, and everyone got along well. After coming clean, everyone joked around and teased each other."Nia, don't forget Mr. Ted, he's been cursing at you all along!""Yeah, he's been calling you a fool!""I heard it, I can testify!"Ted was furious and rushed out to hit someone. Tanya followed with laughter.Before leaving work, Amy indeed brought the cake and candies, sharing them with everyone in the building. Thus, the entire group gave them their blessings.From the office to the parking lot, Tanya received blessings. When she got into Eli's car, her heart was still pounding.Eli was happily eating his candy, feeling good. Especially now that he didn't have to sneak around anymore, he even turned the steering wheel effortlessly.Tanya, holding the cake, asked him in surprise, "Were these
Tanya walked out of the room with her guard down and came face to face with Ted's sneaky expression. She paused.Ted gasped, his brain instantly turning blank.He looked at Tanya, covered his mouth with his left hand, and placed his right hand over the left with his eyes gradually widening.God! This was insane!Tanya regained her composure and glanced in Eli's direction. Eli remained calm, glanced at the fruit plate on the table, and said, "Should we take some down to share with your colleagues?"Tanya nodded. She glanced at the still-disheveled Ted and kindly handed him a tangerine."Sir?"Ted swallowed, looked at Tanya, then at Eli. Finally, he settled his gaze on the tangerine in her hand, mechanically accepting it.Tanya turned to look at Eli. 'Look, you've scared my superior.'Eli shrugged."I'm leaving," she said.Eli nodded and escorted her to the door.Ted followed them out and was sent into the elevator by his boss. As the elevator doors closed, he let out a long
The deep blue bedsheet was neatly spread out. But the two pillows lacked pillowcases, exposed in a sorry state.Eli placed his hands on his belt and turned to look at Tanya. "Is this also your doing?"Tanya leaned against the door frame, only poking her head in, smiling sheepishly."I accidentally drooled while sleeping that day and dirtied the pillowcase. Knowing that you're a neat freak, I took them all off to wash," she said. She raised her hand and swore, "The pillowcases have been washed and are in the cabinet at home."Eli wasn't interested in the pillowcases' whereabouts. He remembered when Amy called him, saying Tanya missed him and wanted to touch the sheets and pillows after waking up.Nonsense!He took a deep breath, then turned his head to Tanya with a frightening smile. Tanya realized the danger and tried to run, but he grabbed her by the waist."Hey, what are you doing?" she said.Eli tossed her onto the bed and followed suit."What are you doing?!""Collecting
Tanya sat upright in the office. Eli stood before her with his hands behind his back. "Come on, explain."Tanya's eyes darted around. "Do you believe me? It's because I missed you too much. When I came to your place, I couldn't help but take away everything related to you." Eli scoffed. "Including the toilet paper?"Tanya pondered seriously.Eli tapped the coffee machine and pointed to the plug that had been pulled out, saying, "If the coffee machine wasn't too heavy, would you have taken that too?"'This brat has no conscience at all. Does she even understand what a cold shoulder is?'While he was reminiscing in her room, she made a fortune in his office!Tanya blinked and gave him an embarrassed smile. "If you think about it from another angle, I love you deeply. If we couldn't reconcile and you came back to see all this, you would hate me. Hate represents love, and love means you can't forget me. My obsession is so deep; I want to stay in your heart forever."Eli fell silen
"You should buy something while visiting. Do you have enough money in your account? If not, I will transfer some to you," Mrs. Moran said on the phone.Tanya didn't want money; she just wanted to hear some advice. She knew her parents' financial situation wasn't good. Due to illness, her stepfather had retired from his position as a butler of the Sterling family. Although the Sterlings provided a retirement package, Mr. Moran was getting old, and he had a son. She heard that his son's business had lost a considerable amount of money in recent years. As a stepdaughter, she had already received enough help from them, so how could she ask for more money?During her university days, she didn't ask her family for money. If she could find a part-time job, she would, and if not, she would endure it just to avoid causing her mother trouble."Mom, I don't need money. I have enough."When Mrs. Moran heard this, she felt even more sorry for her.Since her ex-husband was useless, Tanya suffer
After breakfast, Eli called Bridget."Why did you send her a check? Do you have nothing better to do?"Bridget had just arrived home and begun playing poker with a few old friends.She threw out a card, rolled her eyes, and said, "It's the first time I've met my daughter-in-law! What's wrong with giving her some money!"Eli was speechless."Madam, you came up and threw 500,000 dollars just like that. Aren't you afraid of scaring people?""What should I do? Throw 50,000 dollars instead? That's too stingy."Eli was speechless. Holding onto the railing, he glanced downstairs and saw Tanya ironing her coat in the living room."I almost got dumped because you caused a scene," he joked.Bridget threw the cards while chuckling. "It's good to be dumped. With your unruly behavior, someone should make you suffer a bit.""Are you really my mother?""If you still want to be a good son, hurry up and go through the procedures, live a proper life with Tanya, and try to give me a grandson n
"What did Her Majesty tell you?"Tanya nearly lost her composure, fighting back laughter.Bridget said nothing more as she left with Benjamin, leaving Tanya and Eli to return to the apartment. The journey back was silent, with Tanya deep in thought. Upon entering, Eli halted her at the entrance.Exhaling deeply, Tanya reached into her pocket and withdrew a check. Eli's gaze fell upon it, noting it was only for $500,000. As he moved to take it, Tanya tucked it back into her pocket. On the bar, a spread of breakfast awaited them - fried eggs, sausages, fruits, and vegetables. Despite the inviting display, Tanya's attention was on Eli."Don't you want breakfast?"With the situation still unclear, Eli's appetite waned. Nonetheless, knowing Bridget's nature, he remained calm. Seating himself opposite Tanya, he nibbled at a sausage, noticing her lack of interest."Is everything alright?" he asked, concerned.Tanya shook her head.The oversized sandwich Bridget had ordered had already