This afternoon, Andrea Quirke, Andrius' younger sister, hurried back from the north.Andrius and Mary went to the airport to pick her up.It had been a long time since Andrius saw her. He was somewhat taken aback when he finally saw her.Even Mary, who was merely an acquaintance of Andrea, found that Andrea had lost a lot of weight.However, she did not look haggard. Instead, she looked accomplished and strong.Andrea smiled when she saw Mary. She rushed over and hugged her."Hello, Sister-in-law. Forgive me for coming back so late. I was delayed because my project just happened to be in a critical period!"Mary was stunned as she felt Andrea's tight hug. She was not sure if she should return the hug or not.As Mary’s arms hovered in mid-air for a few seconds, they finally landed on Andrea's back. She patted her back lightly."It's okay. Everyone's very happy that you've come back!" Mary said with a smile.Such a warm hug puzzled Andrius a little.Immediately afterward, her
Not long after, Lucas and Chloe also came to help.Since Auntie Tamsine's illness was gradually recovering, Lucas' personality had also undergone many changes. He was not as dull as before but slightly carefree and nonsensical.He punched Andrius as he walked up to him. "We made a pact to be single, but you secretly got hitched. How sneaky!"Andrius raised his eyebrows. "If you, Master Montgomery, wanted to get married, the line of women who'd want you would stretch from one end of Coast City to the other. You said it yourself, no?""Really? When did I spew such arrogant nonsense? Hahaha..." Lucas laughed.Then, he came to Byron and Rosalie's side. He immediately restrained himself and asked with concern, "Byron, Sister-in-law, is there anything I can do for you now?"He must be talking about Rosalie's mother.Rosalie shook her head. "Even the police haven't found a breakthrough yet, so there's no rush. Thank you for your concern, Lucas."However, Byron squinted his eyes and sh
When Mary presented the wedding dress, it made Rosalie a little envious.As for Chloe, her eyes were fixed on the dress. She could not help but be envious and jealous.Estie used a lot of velvet and smooth lines in this design. The gown had a light, airy feeling, like a white swan about to spread its wings and take off.There was also a sense of serenity.Mary's figure had always been great, and after putting on this wedding gown, she looked even more exquisite and majestic."It's so beautiful. Estie, you've done your godmother right!" Rosalie sincerely praised Estie, "My daughter is amazing!"That made Mary ask Rosalie to focus on her, the bride.Chloe was astonished to learn that this was designed by Estie, and she was lost for words."So, this wedding dress is exclusively unique in this world. Miss Wilson, this wedding dress suits you!" Chloe praised without hesitation.Mary felt great inside. A sweet smile appeared on the corners of her mouth.‘I don't want to take this o
Mary could not accept such a hefty gift.This was too much!Rosalie smiled casually. "Hurry up and sign it. Don't worry, I've advanced the commencement date, which is before your registration of marriage with Andrius. So, this is considered your pre-marital assets. In this way, you can join the Quirke family with your head held high, okay?"This was because Rosalie once had the same state of mind.Back then, when she married Byron for the first time, she often felt lowly and insignificant.Therefore, she gave her best friend these shares in order to relieve that pressure when facing her future in-laws.Furthermore, Mary was an important member of Petal Talk Group. The hospital she was in charge of was actually the hardest job.After some back and forth, Mary finally agreed and signed the agreement.When Camelia came in, she was in shock to hear her daughter mention the five-billion-dollar gift.She waved her hands quickly. "No way, absolutely not. Rosalie, we both owe you enou
The wedding was an exhausting affair for Andrius and Mary.The newlyweds complained endlessly. They never expected to be so tired.Fortunately, at three o'clock in the afternoon, Andrius pulled Mary in for a passionate kiss after exchanging rings. The wedding ceremony ended successfully."Wow, I never thought Andrius could be so sensual! I guess I was too reserved at the beginning!" Byron looked at his wife with an ambiguous smile.In Rosalie's eyes, she felt that the moment the couple hugged and kissed was so beautiful.She turned around and was pulled into her husband’s embrace, who could not help kissing her passionately too.Fortunately, they were watching the newlywed kiss from a spot backstage. There were not many people around.Otherwise, it would be embarrassing to still behave like lovesick teens considering they were a long-time married couple.When the banquet started, Byron and Rosalie originally planned to stay for the whole event. However, Detective Carter called
In a villa in the suburbs.Violet was fidgeting all over. She held the phone in her hand, checking the clock from time to time.Ethan was lying flat on the sofa. His arms were motionless because of the plaster casts. He was just like a disabled person.He hated Byron so much. ‘Of all the things that wretched man could do, he broke my arms. Now, I can't even play poker or go on my mobile phone.’Ethan murmured disapprovingly at his anxious mother. "Mom, aren't you worrying a little too much? You were unshakeable like a mountain while you were in the police station. Why are you so scared now that you've been released?""What do you know? I'm really worried. Rosalie's wretched mother left behind evidence of our crimes in her heirloom."Violet gave her son a vicious look.Ethan was slightly startled, but then said coldly, "What evidence? What does it have to do with me?! I don't remember whether I was involved or not. You poisoned Rosalie's mother yourself."Violet listened to how
Violet entertained the four private detectives with delicious food and drinks. Then, she went up to the second floor with Sophie for a detailed discussion.Sophie gritted her teeth angrily when she saw her brother in such a mess."Rosalie is going to drive us all to death, but don't forget, even rabbits bite when they're cornered. If we can't survive this, we'll put her three children up for slaughter!" Violet's eyes flickered with sinister coldness.From Violet's tone, Sophie could understand that her mother was worried."The best way now is to find a way to leave Coast City. Once we arrive at Crystal Wharf, we can consider going abroad," Sophie's original plan was to find a way to get Rosalie's mother's heirloom, but this was impossible from the way things were now."However, if you think about it, the police must be watching me now. It won't be that easy to leave Coast City," Violet looked worried.Sophie nodded. Suddenly, she thought of a plan, and a small smile appeared on t
"Mom, the vehicle that just got out must have been followed. With Byron's powerful influence in Coast City, we may even have difficulty leaving the villa now," Sophie stood by the window and gently opened the curtains with her fingers to reveal a little gap. She observed the surroundings.Outside was eerily quiet.Sophie expected many eyes to be surveilling them around the villa.First, she asked two private detectives to drive out with the goal of approaching the Jacobs old home. Her intention was not to find the heirloom but to disrupt Byron's arrangement.Immediately afterwards, she picked up her mobile phone and said, "You can go too!"In the courtyard of the villa, the lights of another car were turned on. This car belonged to Ethan, and there were two other private detectives sitting in it. The destination of their trip was the airport.Sophie believed that Byron had predicted the destination of the two cars and it was the focus of their surveillance.Sure enough, not long
The immense pain caused Violet to become delusional. Besides the heart-piercing howls, she suddenly burst out laughing maniacally.She bit her lip until her mouth were filled with blood. Her face was grim and distorted and her eyes bulged out of the sockets.She stared at Rosalie viciously and sneered in a sinister way. "Rosalie Jacobs, so what if I poisoned your mother to death? Who made her a b*tch, unwilling to divorce obediently, and kept taking money from Gordon. She isn’t that great! Hahaha...""......" Rosalie's blood boiled. The seventh silver needle appeared in her hand.At this time, Byron quickly walked to her side and grabbed her.‘If my wife is overtaken by her emotions and takes a step forward, she would be a murderer for sure.’He hugged Rosalie, not letting her go any further.Sophie saw her mother in such pain. She stared at Rosalie with red eyes and kept yelling. "Rosalie, how dare you treat my mother like this? I will kill you! I will definitely kill you..."
When Violet heard Rosalie's concrete words, her face was horrified, and her eyes darted quickly."Rosalie, what nonsense are you talking about? When have I ever done something like this? Don't try to slander me!" She nervously argued.As everyone knows, she had fallen into Rosalie’s verbal trap."You haven't done it? Didn't you ask Ethan to help you poison Mama? It's mercury. Just a little bit could affect my mother slowly. Just two or three times a month is enough. The long-term accumulation of toxins was enough to shorten my mother's life to a few years. Ethan was so young then and you are willing to use him. Aren’t you afraid that he would accidentally ingest it?"Rosalie's angry face and hateful eyes made Violet look away in fear. Her body trembled uncontrollably."Violet, you still insist on arguing until now. I really couldn't do anything about you a few days ago. However, I can come to you now, which means that I have enough evidence to prove that you used your good son Eth
The chainsaw roared, and the iron chain was severed in less than thirty seconds, followed by two iron doors which collapsed to the ground.Byron and Rosalie walked in through the iron gate.The frightened Sophie rushed downstairs first. When she saw the couple, she panicked and shouted. "What are you trying to do? Breaking into a private house is illegal. I'll call the police immediately!"With that, she took out her mobile phone and feigned intimidation.Rage shot to the top of Rosalie’s head. She rushed over, snatched Sophie's phone, and smashed it to pieces on the ground.How refreshing to be the bad guy.For the past twenty years or so, Rosalie had been a pro at being a good person. She always suffered losses from being kind.The best way to deal with shameless people was to be even more shameless than them. In this way, there was nothing the opponent could do.Sophie was stunned for a few seconds, but she could not stop Rosalie at all."Where is Violet? Get the hell out n
Mama’s last will intermittently recorded the last three years of her life.When Rosalie finished reading her mother’s last word, the dam had broken, and she burst into loud sobs.The heart-piercing grief lingered in her chest. She kept murmuring under her breath. "Mama, my Mama...hurts so much in her life. She was in so much pain!"She tearfully looked at her husband. At this moment, Rosalie was like a frightened little animal, her entire body trembling helplessly.Byron read the will with her. The typically calm and introverted Byron felt his eyes burning and tears streamed down his face.Immediately, a monstrous anger appeared on his face. He exuded a deadly aura all over. He gritted his teeth and said ruthlessly, "Honey, we must avenge Mama. Violet is not human. She is just a beast clad in human skin!"Rosalie cried bitterly while hugging Byron, inconsolable for a long time.Finally, Detective Carter read the contents of the will and remained silent for a long time.The con
[My dear daughter, my beloved Rosalie, I wonder how many years later will you see this written will? Ten years, or twenty years? Or you may not see it at all."[Darling, Mama loves you very much, I love you too much. So, it is you who gave Mama the courage to accept my fate at this moment. I know very well that my life is slipping away bit by bit, but I don’t feel afraid at all!][However, Mama don’t know why such bad luck happened to you. You were only three years old and just learned to run and jump around, and you’ve just learnt to pronounce the word Mama properly. Despite that, death is around the corner, knocking on my door. Mama feels reluctant, this is such a waste! Mama prays to God, I’m willing to accept anything as long as you live, even if it means falling into hell.][You were suffering from a congenital genetic disorder. I took you to many hospitals and finally found a solution. However, the treatment cost is as high as one million dollars. Mama can't afford this at all
Byron, who has always been calm in dealing with things, felt anxious this time.The car continued to accelerate. There was no time to lose. He needed to verify personally whether the heirloom left by his mother-in-law were really hidden in the frame of the wedding photo.Rosalie also looked solemn, and her heart was beating fast.Violet cared so much about Mama’s heirloom. She was still looking for it even when she could not find it after more than ten years, which shows that this heirloom was of great importance.Perhaps, there was enough evidence in it to prove that Violet harmed her mother.Rosalie truly wanted to know; how did Violet manage to poison her slowly? At that time, she had no contact with Mama at all!In about ten minutes, the car arrived at the Jacobs old house.Early in the morning, Detective Carter still led his bodyguards to search around, knocking on every wall, trying to find some hidden storage space.Upon seeing the eager faces of the young couple, Detect
That voice seemed to unveil Rosalie's dust-sealed memory like an old chest.An image from that year flashed across her mind in an instant.Under the sweet-scented osmanthus tree, Mama and Aunt Lou were eating cakes, chatting and laughing over tea. As the sun set, Rosalie came from the kindergarten on the corner of the street, lugging her schoolbag as she rushed home, less than a hundred meters away.Then, she exclaimed. "Mama, I'm home!"At that time, Mama was so healthy. Her eyes were always joyful, and she was as beautiful as an angel.Aunt Lou was also very young at the time, she had just married and had no children. She liked to ask her Mama for advice on family life issues.How wonderful it would be if life could stay that way forever!Unfortunately, everything was ruined by Gordon.Rosalie’s thoughts were raging. It took a long time before Rosalie came back to her senses and told Aunt Lou that she had returned to Coast City, and everything was fine.Aunt Lou continued to
On the second day of the wedding, Mary woke up and habitually thought that it was her home. She was about to go out in her pajamas.Fortunately, Andrius carried her back to bed just as she pushed the door open.Mary woke up from her confusion and realized her new identity, the daughter-in-law of the Quirke family.The husband held her, but suddenly refused to let go. His hands began to wander naughtily.Mary was astonished. They were keeping each other up until late last night. It was only a few hours apart."Is there any custom ceremony that has not been completed? Does your family need us to greet the elders on the first day after marriage?" She suddenly became flustered, and she was short of breath.She wanted to quickly change the subject, so her man would not continue his passionate torment.It would be really embarrassing if they made any noise this early in the morning.Andrius shook his head, and moved his lips closer, wanting to attack.Mary resolutely covered his lip
In the Jacobs’ old family home, Detective Carter kept receiving calls from the bodyguards, and knew the movements of Violet's family like the palm of his hand."Sure enough, it was a bait and switch. On the surface, two cars set off; one came to us and the other was headed to the airport. In actual fact, they escaped from the basement in a taxi. However, they were indeed unable to escape."Detective Carter summarized his updates and reported to Byron and Rosalie.The detective was shocked. The bodyguards that Byron arranged for him had excellent professional skills and strong execution ability. These men were obviously carefully cultivated.Byron nodded calmly.He sighed secretly in his heart. Sophie reacted exactly the same way as Xander Lancer back then, she chose to escape by water.Indeed, travel transportation such as airplanes and high-speed rails have rigid, fixed schedules and are relatively easy to be discovered.Rosalie's mind was not present at all. As long as the hus