Faye continued throwing questions at Sebastian, "What are you going to do?" "Faye, what do you think I can do? Yvette has been wronged so greatly! I must get to the bottom of this matter as I don't want to make wrong accusations! But I assure you, I'd never let the perpetrator slip past me." Faye was a little worried. "Don't act rashly before getting your facts right." Patting Faye's shoulder, Sebastian said, "We've been together for so many years. You should know me the best. Have you ever seen me acting out? Our daughter has been wronged. I just want to seek justice for her." Sebastian had always been a man who went by the book. He never had any ulterior motives on his mind. For the past few decades, he and Faye had been working diligently to earn a living and managed to accumulate some wealth. Therefore, Faye knew what kind of person he was. However, she was still worried. "Sebastian, I just can't help feeling that something's not right." Seb
Vanessa had disappeared. They couldn't find her, and her phone was switched off. Julien sent out a search team to search through the amusement park as well as the usual spots Vanessa would visit, but to no avail. They tried to look through the video surveillance footage of the amusement park. Coincidentally, the video surveillance system was not working during the time when Vanessa had disappeared. Therefore, there wasn't a single footage that was useful. Could it really be a coincidence that the video surveillance system wasn't working? Julien believed that things were not as simple as he hoped. There was no way Vanessa would've run off on her own. Someone must have abducted her. But who would do that? Why would they want to kidnap Vanessa? Thinking that Vanessa might be in danger, Julien's mind was all over the place. However, the expression on his face was calm as he pulled out his phone. In a composed manner, he called Neil, "Uncle Neil, I
"I know you can't wait to kill me. Let me be honest with you. I'm the culprit behind your beloved mother... Emily's suicide. But Vanessa, even after knowing the truth, is there anything you can do about it?" Fiona pulled Vanessa's head back and gently slid her fingers across her face. Then, she slapped Vanessa's face again several times. "I'm going to slap you and scold you all I want. What can you do about it?" "What exactly did you do to my mother back then?" Vanessa was still in daze after being knocked unconscious and kidnapped to this secluded place. Before she could come back to her senses, she had to suffer the onslaught of slaps from Fiona. Not only her face was swollen, but she was starting to feel dizzy too. However, she was adamant about getting an answer. She needed to know what happened. Emily's death had always been a psychological knot in Vanessa's heart. Vanessa knew that Fiona had something to do with the matter. However, there was nothing she could do abou
"If I'm not human, I wouldn't have given your mother the honour of taking her own life. If I'm not human, I would've killed you too, and you wouldn't even be alive to talk to me now. If I'm not human…" Fiona was so worked up that she gave Vanessa another hard slap. "Yes, you're right. I am cruel. I have no conscience, that's why you're here now." "Fiona, I've let you hit me and lashed out at me all you want. You've also said all you had to say. Now, why don't you tell me your intentions for kidnapping me?" Vanessa's face was so numb as if it wasn't hers anymore. Not to mention, there was blood on the corner of her mouth. Nevertheless, she told herself that she could not collapse. She had to hold on for a while more. She believed that Julien would come to rescue her very soon. Fiona didn't answer Vanessa's question directly. Instead, she began to narrate about the past. "When I met your father, his business was doing well. As a big shot in the industry, he would give me what
"Fiona, what on earth do you want from me?!" When it dawned on Vanessa what Fiona had in mind, Vanessa was suddenly in a panic. She wanted to get up and run away. However, her feet were still numb after being tied up for so long, which impeded her escape. In fact, she wasn't afraid of being killed by Fiona. She was more terrified that the nightmare a few years ago repeated itself. Vanessa glared at Fiona, saying, "l warn you, you'd better not mess around with me... If not, I'll..." "What? Don't tell me you still haven't figured out what I'm going to do." Fiona laughed out loud. "You were lucky last time and escaped. This time, I'm going to let you bear another b*stard child, I'll make sure your reputation is completely ruined." Fiona then took out her cell phone from her bag. "Also, I'm going to take a video of you exactly like your mother's and then send it to Young Master Julien. Oh my gosh, I'm so excited just thinking about it! I'm sure he will be very thrilled to
"Smack!" Patrick smacked Vanessa with all his might. This sudden attack made Vanessa feel dizzy and could only hear a loud buzz in her ears. Slowly, her eyesight became blurry, as if she were being sucked into an unknown, scary vortex. She opened her mouth, attempting to speak, but she wasn't even able to utter a syllable. Everything before her eyes became darker and darker. In the end, she couldn't see anything nor hear anything. It was as if she had fallen into a dark bottomless abyss. "Lawrie, Julien…" Before losing her consciousness completely, only two persons appeared in Vanessa's mind. If she couldn't make it this time, Julien would definitely take good care of Lawrie. Also, Lawrie would slowly accept Julien as his father. "B*tch, do you think you can get away by playing dead?!" Seeing Vanessa had passed out, Patrick covered his ear that had been bitten by Vanessa with one hand. He then slapped Vanessa's face with the other hand. The slap was not en
"You don't believe me?" Seeing that Levi and Monique were both young, Fiona figured she could easily fool them. Once they fell into her trap, they would probably let her go. "If you don't believe me, you can bring me in first. You can confirm with my darling Vaness when she regains consciousness. Everything will be made clear then." Her darling Vaness? F*ck! Even Monique, who didn't know much about Vanessa and Fiona's relationship, got goosebumps hearing such disgusting words! If Fiona truly cared for her daughter, she wouldn't be behaving this way when Vanessa was badly injured. "You old hag! Do you think we're going to believe you just because you're ugly?" Levi said while sizing Fiona up. He couldn't believe not only this woman was hideous, but she was rotten to the core. "I have to commend you for playing the role of the evil stepmother perfectly. Just the sight of your disgusting face makes me want to slap you." "Slap!" Before Levi could even fi
Vroom! The helicopter not only stirred up a gust of wind, but also produced an ear-piercing sound from its engine. However, Fiona's scream was even more deafening. "Help!!! You're kidnapping me! You're murdering me! I'm going to sue all of you! If you're caught by the police, you'll go to jail!" Levi grabbed a megaphone and shouted, "Hey old hag, did you finally realize what kidnapping and murder is? Did you possibly think you're above the law when you kidnapped and hurt Vanessa?" "I... Help..." Before Fiona could finish her sentence, she let out a shriek again. Her voice was sharp and irritating, just like her attitude. Levi continued to shout at her through the megaphone, "The chopper is going higher. Now it's 100 meters off the ground. In a while, it will be more than 1,000 meters, and it will continue to go higher. Enjoy your ride!" "Ah!!!" The only reply she gave to Levi was more deafening screams. Looking at the chopper and th
...... Eight months later. Adrienne had given birth to a daughter, gathering the entire Yard family in Chatterton Town. Everyone was in high spirits but Jefferson had a sour expression on, as if that was the worst day of his life. Sierra found a moment and went over to Jefferson. "Hey, Jeff. Adrienne just gave birth but why do you have such a long face on? Did you want a son instead or something?" Jefferson responded rudely, "It doesn't matter to me whether it's a boy or a girl. That little girl is our daughter, and I'll love her no matter what." Sierra continued, "Why do you look so upset then?" "Must I have a reason for that?" Well, he was angry at himself. Adrienne had almost lost her life in the labor room earlier, but he hadn't been able to offer any help. Throughout Adrienne's pregnancy, Jefferson had done an enormous amount of research and found out that a C-section birth was relatively safer. Hence, he'd insisted that Adrienne und
...... Johan was still clamming up. Maxtor was so anxious that he couldn't stand still. "Johan, what happened between you and Sierra? Can't you at least explain the situation to me?" After a long silence, Johan looked up and out of the window. "There have been so many fights and misunderstandings between us in the past years and it seems that the past was a time that we can never go back to." Upon hearing this, Maxtor seemed to have put his finger on the crux of the problem. "Did Miranda make Sierra misunderstand you?" Maxtor said earnestly, "Johan, I've told you before that woman has a twisted psyche and you need to stay away from her. You pitied her for being an orphan, but look at what she has been up to." "It has nothing to do with Miranda. It's me. If I..." If he had explained everything to Sierra back then, she wouldn't have felt that insecure about their relationship. He knew everything, but he still got mad at her. Maxtor continued, "He
...... On the first day of school, Miranda was once again met with an unpredicted truth. She found out that Sierra was the top scorer in the entrance exam. She was the overachiever that every university was dying to recruit. Not only did Sierra come from a good family, but she was smart and beautiful to boot. Sierra possessed everything she could have in life. Miranda couldn't figure out why she had to take Johan away from her when she already had so much. What made Miranda even more disappointed was not her inferiority but Johan. On the first day of school, she was over the moon to see that Johan was at the gate to receive her. However, when Johan took her luggage from her and she was wallowing in her excitement to see him, He said to her, "Miranda, that is the girl I like, Sierra. She will be your sister-in-law in the future. You should get on well with her." She didn't want to be nice to her. Instead, she hated her. Mirand
...... Johan's words frightened Miranda so much that her face turned pale. "Johan, Mrs. Silas adopted me. I would have died a long time ago if it weren't for her. How could I have nothing to do with the Silas family?" Johan's face was somber, and his voice chilled Miranda to her bones. "You know that my mother was the one who took you in, but look at what you've been up to all these years?" "Johan, what-what did I do?" Miranda said, trembling with fear. Miranda was an expert at feigning a pitiful appearance and reaping sympathy from others. She even managed to tear up and gazed heart-wrenchingly at Johan at that very moment. However, Johan did not buy into her ploy at all. Not only did his eyes demonstrate her no pity, there was also a trace of disdain that Miranda had never seen before. He loathed her. Upon realizing that, Miranda's heart was broken. Johan had been her dream for those past years. She had worked so hard to do so many things in
...... Sierra wasn't able to refute because what Miranda said was the truth. It was indeed true that many could never compare with her background. However, although she was born privileged, that didn't spare her from putting in effort for her own future. Prestigious universities wanted her because she was the top scorer in the entrance exam but not because of her family background and connections. All of a sudden, Miranda smirked sinisterly. "I know you like Johan, and you want to be with him. Sierra, I like him too, and I want to be with him. You have everything so why do you still want to take my man away from me?" "Excuse me? Who took your man?" Displeased, Sierra said, "Miranda, you were the one who told me that you two were siblings, and that there was nothing going on between you guys. And mind you, you were also the one who encouraged me to go after him." Miranda shouted in a low voice, "Sierra, if I hadn't told you that, would you have remained fri
...... Averting her gaze, Sierra turned around with difficulty. However, just as she had taken a step forward, Miranda's voice sounded from behind. "Sierra, I didn't expect you to come to the airport to pick me up. Imagine my delight to be able to see you on the first day of my return." "You've misunderstood, Miss Attwood. I'm not here to pick you up." Sierra did not conceal her hatred for Miranda as she could not even be bothered to dole out the niceties at her. Miranda chuckled. "I haven't seen you for so many years, but you're still so adorable." It seemed that Miranda couldn't sense the despise Sierra had for her. She approached Sierra with a smile and wanted to give her a hug. Sierra stared at Miranda's outstretched arms and quickly dodged her. A single glance at Miranda and her eyes would be sullied. Sierra thought that she would even throw up should her body come into contact with Miranda's. Miranda was never good at reading between the
...... Stopping her car, Sierra quickly got off to check the situation. No sooner had her feet been on the ground that four men got off from the car in front of her and surrounded her. One of them pointed at her and barked, "Don't you f*cking know how to drive? If you don't, then don't drive. Say it, how much are you going to pay for the damage!" Sierra was driving in accordance to normalcy, but the other party had, so suddenly, cut into her lane without a signal. As hard as she had stepped on her brake, she still collided with the car. They were supposed to be the ones held accountable for the collision. However, they got out of the car and shouted at her, extorting compensation. Sierra suspected that these men had done so deliberately to scam her. She took out her mobile phone and was ready to call the police. However, before she could even unlock her phone, one of the men had already wrenched the phone away from her. "We have something important t
...... In the middle of cleaning the table, Rosie said, "He doesn't only come here to have meals, but he would also get one to go every time. No jalapenos on the one to go. He says that you can't take spices because your stomach doesn't handle it well." Sierra did have a stomach problem, but it wasn't till the point that she couldn't take spicy food at all. Moreover, Johan had never brought any tacos back for her. Sierra figured that he was probably getting it for someone else so she asked, "What did he say to you when he asked you to pack it?" Rosie smiled and said, "He said that he was going to bring it for his girlfriend. He's obviously talking about you, isn't he?" "Oh, his girlfriend." Smiling, Sierra did not put forth any more questions as she knew that Johan had never regarded her as his girlfriend. For him, she was nothing more like a leech that he couldn't shake off. Rosie looked at Sierra and said earnestly, "I know you two fought tod
...... "My ability to act coy?" Sierra said inwardly. She had no idea from where did his temper sneak in again. However, she knew that somehow everything she had done seemed to piss him off. If he didn't like her, then why did he come looking for her? Did he have nothing else better to do? She smiled and said, "Mr. Silas, since you don't like being around me, then let's not meet anymore in the future, nor have any meals together. I'm afraid your appetite will take a nosedive when you see me." "You shouldn't say that, Sierra." Rosie handed one of the plates to Sierra and said, "Every couple gets into fights, but you must know your boundaries. Some words are too hurtful, and you shouldn't just say everything that comes to your mind." Sierra didn't make a sound. She wasn't a fan of others poking their noses in her affairs. Besides, she was not close to Rosie either so she found her rather meddlesome. Rosie didn't seem to register in her mind that Sierra was d