Since Julien took over Rovio, Kevin rarely took part in managing the company. His favorite pastime was accompanying Karen to tour around the world. The two of them enjoyed their life as a couple. Although Kevin wasn't usually in charge, he still held some power. The juniors were all very polite to him. Often, a single sentence from him was enough to shut other people up. As long as Karen cooperated with him, anything else he did came easily. He looked at the children, and his tone was still calm. "Remember to ask your men to pay more attention. As long as we can get Levi back, it doesn't matter even if we have to give up all of Rovio." It was such a big decision to trade Rovio, but Kevin said it so casually as if he was making small talk with his children after dinner. Not just that, everyone present did not show any anger or dissatisfaction to his comment. Because to them, Levi was very important as well. If they lost Rovio, they could always build
"Today is our wedding. There are many guests outside who came to witness our happiness." Levi held Monique in his arms and said in a low voice, "Silly girl, don't doubt yourself. I'm really back." "Yes, you are." Monique slightly raised her head and saw the affection in his eyes. This was how she remembered him, but she kept feeling like it wasn't real. Ten days ago, she returned to her dormitory after training as usual. The moment she opened the door, she saw a figure's back facing her. It was the figure that she had been thinking of day and night. "Levi!" She called out his name, but no sound came out. Perhaps she was hallucinating again. This wasn't the first time she had seen' Levi return in the past few days. Whenever she approached him, he would always suddenly disappear. No matter how she shouted, he would not respond to her. At this moment, the figure slowly turned around and his gentle eyes fixed on her. "Tomboy, I'm back safely." His voice,
Introduction to the new story: Adrienne Carter accidentally slept with the sc*mbag, Jefferson Hefner. The next day, he said domineeringly, "Since we've already slept together, marry me. I promise to treasure you forever." She felt too threatened by him, so she had no choice but to agree. On the same day, they went to register their marriage. On the first night after they got married, he brutally kicked her off the bed. She glared at him, but he didn't even open his eyes. He said insincerely, "I'm sorry! I've never slept with a woman before, so I'm still not used to it!" Adrienne was so angry that she gritted her teeth and complained inwardly, "So much for treasuring me!" Much later on, she found out that this sc*mbag actually had another shocking identity! ...... The main story: A disfigured corpse lay in a bright red pool of blood. The corpse could not be identified as male or female. The body parts were scattered around the
Adrienne put the bowl of soup that was filled with salt in front of Jefferson. Then, she put down the bread and smiled widely at him. "Mr. Jefferson, breakfast is served." "I'll take that bowl, and you can take this one," said Jefferson. He wasn't looking to be poisoned by her just yet. "Mr. Jefferson, the two bowls are the same, why..." Adrienne really wanted to rush over and bite the man, and then kick him a few more times. "It's just breakfast, all he has to do is eat it. Why is he being so fussy?" she wondered. But, she didn't dare to! She was so timid that she didn't dare to provoke him. Her childhood experience was still vivid in her mind. She was not stupid, why would she bother him? "I want the other bowl," he answered annoyingly. That was right, no matter how rich one could be, Jefferson's happiness could not be bought! This arrogant but shrewd son of a b*tch! Adrienne scolded in her heart. One day, she would poison him to
Jefferson turned around, grabbed Adrienne's chin, and said, "Adrienne, listen carefully. If you dare to let your attention wander when you're around me again, I'll be sure to kill you." Adrienne was stunned. Surely enough, Jefferson has gone mad! Could he ever act like a normal person? Adrienne wondered. It didn't seem like that day would ever come. Seeing that Adrienne did not answer, Jefferson raised his eyebrows impatiently and said, "Did you hear me?" "B*stard, should I stop doing something just because you asked me to? Who do you think you are? As if bullying me when we were younger wasn't enough. Even now, you want to marry me and continue all your dirty tricks." Adrienne really wanted to stand up for herself and refute him. But when she saw how fierce he was looking, all the courage she had managed to gather instantly vanished. She had no choice but to shrink back her neck and answer obediently, "Yes, Sir!" "Adrienne..." He patted her he
After work, it was midnight by the time Adrienne had returned home. She opened the door. The house was pitch-dark; Jefferson wasn't home. Perhaps, he had gone out to hang with his friends. Adrienne turned on the light and dragged her exhausted body to the bathroom. She had stayed in the autopsy room with the rotten and stinky corpse for the entire day. She felt like she too smelled like the corpse. She had to wash up quickly so that she could forget the terrible things in her mind for the time being. Adrienne turned on the water tap all the way and stood under the running water without taking off her clothes. Unexpectedly, the more she wanted to wash away those terrible memories, the more those memories poured into her mind like a flood. The fresh blood and the pieces of flesh scattered all over the ground... "No, no, no..." In a trance, Adrienne seemed to have returned to the crime scene from a year ago. The floor was scattered with fles
Jefferson's omelet didn't get served; he almost burnt down the kitchen instead. For the time being, they would not be able to cook. Adrienne didn't feel like eating takeouts either. Hence, Jefferson had no choice but to drive her out to a place known as Well Eaten Farm and Restaurant. It was located in the eastern suburbs of Chatterton Town, and it was a very famous organic restaurant. The reason why it was famous was that all the ingredients used in the restaurant were healthy foods. The owner of the restaurant planted all the vegetables himself. He didn't use any pesticides so they were all organically grown. The animals were also reared personally and slaughtered fresh. They were grass-fed so their meat texture was tender and delicious. When this venture first began, the restaurant was operating at a loss. After that, they slowly grew a returning customer base and word spread about how good their food was. More and more people started to know about it and their bus
Jefferson's face fell and he spat out the pork that he had just eaten. "Adrienne, are you trying to ruin my appetite?" She deliberately brought up gory details of a headless female corpse to make him lose his appetite. Since she had decided to put on this act, she had to see it to the end. If Jefferson found out that she was messing with him, she would be doomed. Adrienne took out her mobile phone and casually dialed a number. She acted like she was calling Quill. "Sergeant Scott, get your men to search if there is a butcher's knife nearby the crime scene today. Check if there are any butchers living nearby or if there are any butcheries. If my guess is right, the murder weapon used is most likely a butcher's knife." "Yes..." Adrienne nodded and said, "Once you find it, send it to the forensic department. I'll take a look at it tomorrow." Seeing Adrienne hanging up the phone, Freddy immediately gave her a thumbs-up. "Adrienne, you're surprisingly professio
...... 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