Meanwhile at Fuller Industries.Carl stood in front of Wendy with a troubled expression. "President Fuller, an unknown party from abroad has deliberately stopped us from investigating Rosalie's affairs, especially matters related to those two children, so..." Before he could finish speaking, Wendy interrupted coldly. "So you haven't found anything yet!"Carl was silent.The atmosphere in the office was icy.Wendy stared at him coldly for a long time, then gritted her teeth and said, "You took so long, yet you can't even get such a simple thing done, what's the use of having any of you!Without waiting for a response, she scowled. "Get out of here!"Carl quickly turned around and left.The office door closed, as Wendy gasped for breath out of sheer frustration.It has been days since Byron broke the engagement with her, but she has not gotten any leverage over Rosalie!If Byron had announced the news of their broken engagement, the wretched sl*t will most likely be the future
As soon as Wendy hung up the phone, with a cruel streak on her face, made another call, and gave her orders to the person on the other end.During the weekend, Wendy drove to Melody’s home early in the morning.Melody was still having breakfast, and when she saw the young woman arrive, a smile appeared on her face. "Why so early? Have you eaten anything? Would you like to join me for breakfast?"Wendy shook her head. "It’s alright, I came here specially to pick you up."Hearing this, Melody did not push further and chatted with Wendy while eating.After breakfast, Wendy and Melody went to Commercial Street."Auntie, how is Estie's situation recently?" On the way, Wendy casually asked about Little Estie. "I'm very worried about her, but I haven't had a chance to see her since that day."Speaking of Little Estie, Melody's expression became slightly heavy. "Estie was frightened from the disappearance, and her emotions had been a little unstable recently. I really don't know what el
The car slowed to a stop at a parking lot in the nearby shopping district.Wendy hugged Melody’s arm sweetly as they walked out of the parking lot.They window-shopped for a while. Wendy did not say another word about Byron, as though she had actually given up on the marriage.Nearing noon, the two of them re-emerged from the shopping district with a ton of bags in each hand.“I reserved us a table at a restaurant with great reviews online. I think you’ll like it,” Wendy said with a smile.Melody went along with her suggestion.The restaurant Wendy had chosen was not in the same shopping district. They had to drive there, so they took their bags to the parking lot.When they reached the entrance to the parking lot, however, a car suddenly rushed toward them from inside.The two of them froze for a second before they hastily stepped aside.They thought the car would drive past them as usual, but before they even steadied their footing, it turned around and rushed toward them ag
On the way to the hospital, Melody hurriedly called Byron.He picked up in no time. “Hello, Mom?”“Call the hospital for me. We were almost in an accident, and Wendy hurt her arm saving me.”Byron immediately agreed to do as she said.After she hung up, Melody called the Fullers to tell them about Wendy’s injury.The couple seemed extremely anxious to hear that their daughter was injured. They asked her which hospital she was going to and hung up.Byron moved quickly. By the time Melody arrived at the hospital with Wendy, there was already a doctor waiting for them at the door.“Mrs. Lawrence, Miss Fuller, please come with me.” The doctor glanced at Wendy’s arm and led them upstairs to an examination room.Wendy held her arm as the doctor checked it, her face pale as a sheet.When she remembered how Melody was waiting at the door, however, she felt that the injury was worth it.After all, the guilt and gratitude were written plainly all over Melody’s face.From now on, Melod
As soon as they walked into the examination room, they saw Wendy with one of her shoulders exposed and covered in bandages. The Fullers rushed to her side and looked at the doctor. "Doctor, how's Wendy’s injury? Is it serious?"The doctor glanced at Byron at the door before turning around to tell the couple, "Miss Fuller's injury isn't too serious, but she fractured her arm and will need some time to recover. Also, the scrape on her shoulder covers quite a large area, and some parts of the wound are a little deep. It might leave a scar."Everyone was stunned. Magdalene was the first to react. She looked down at the bandages on her daughter's arm and said in disbelief, "Is the scrape really that bad?"The doctor nodded.Wendy sat on the chair with a composed expression, but she was not as calm as she pretended to be. Yes, she had planned this to earn their sympathy, but she did not think she would be this badly wounded. The doctor had given her the same diagnosis earlier dur
Wendy was taken aback to hear that. She then turned around to look at the door and finally noticed that Byron was there too. She quickly recalled everything she had said and done so far, heaving a sigh of relief when she confirmed that she had not said anything out of line. She said gently, "It's alright, Auntie. I only did what was right. There's no need to repay me for anything."Melody frowned. "What are you saying? Are you trying to stop me from assuaging my guilt?"Wendy wisely chose not to say anything more. Melody turned to Byron again. "If it weren't for Wendy, I wouldn't be standing here, alive and well. No matter how you cut it, our family owes her a debt now. I'm still too shaken to properly take care of her, so I'll leave Wendy to you. You have to take care of her in my stead."Everyone in the room turned to look at Byron.Byron frowned and said, "Fine."He did not want to have anything to do with Wendy, but she had just saved his mother's life. He could not refuse.
Once he was done with all the tasks on hand, he finally walked back to the ward.When he reached the door, he received a call from Luther.Byron stopped and answered the call with a frown. "What is it? Have you found the driver?"On the other end of the call, Luther looked very solemn as well. "Our men have checked all the surveillance footage nearby, but the driver is hiding well. We can't see his face clearly in any of them. We have a few suspects, but we can't be sure."Byron's expression darkened slightly. "And what about the cops?"His mother had said that the incident took place in broad daylight. How could the perpetrator be so hard to find?Luther's tone was a little heavy. "It's the same with the police. They took in all the suspects for questioning, but I don't think they're the ones."Byron said in a low voice, "I see. Keep looking."Luther promised to do his best.Byron's expression was solemn as he hung up. The incident had happened out in the open, yet his men
Melody and the others stayed with Wendy for a while longer.Wendy did not have much patience for Melody. She was just using the woman to get closer to Byron. Now that her goal had been achieved and Byron was in her room, she wanted nothing more than to get rid of those pesky elders. Despite her impatience, she had to keep playing the good girl.“You’re so badly hurt, Wendy. You should stay in bed for a few days and leave everything to Byron.”Melody sat by her bed and touched her shoulder encased in plaster, looking devastated.Wendy was propped up in bed, and she responded to Melody’s concern with a fake smile. “I got it. Thank you for your concern, Auntie. I’ll be careful. But…”She pretended to glance at the man standing by the door before pursuing her lips. “I’m happy enough to have Byron here with me. I can’t trouble him any more than that.”Melody finally looked back at her son. When she saw how far away he was standing, she berated him, “Why are you standing all the way ov
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