After a few moments, the door leading into the private room was pushed open, and two men walked in.One of them was wearing a silver mask and had a slender figure. He slowly walked in as the hotel lights beamed on him. The eyes hidden beneath the mask were as dark as ink; he exuded the presence of a king.He was covered up tightly, wearing a high-collared shirt under a long coat. They couldn’t even see his neck.The other man was someone tall and lithe, his brown bangs covering the other half of his face. His eyes were beautiful, like light shining through the darkness.“My apologies for the long wait.” The masked man glanced at everyone from the Hunt family before looking at Eden sitting in the chair, who didn’t even glance at him when he came in. He quickly withdrew his attention.When the masked man opened his mouth, everyone from the Hunt family stood up. “We’ve only just arrived, Alain. Please have a seat.” Catherine’s voice was respectful.Even though they had never seen
Daliah, who cursed Eden the most viciously, looked at Catherine in shock.“Grandma, are you alright? Eden’s the one who’s spouting nonsense and upsetting Alain. You want us to apologize to her?” Daliah’s tone was filled with agitation.Catherine gave her a sharp look as she gritted her teeth. In a cold voice, she said, “I’m telling all of you to apologize. Right now!”“I...” Daliah wanted to rebuke, but Edison stopped her.In the end, because of the pressure from Catherine, everyone who cursed at Eden had to apologize, including Melinda.She really felt embarrassed for having to apologize to her own daughter whom she had abandoned, but she couldn’t go against Catherine.After apologizing, Catherine then looked at Alain with a smile and said, “These young ones are much too rowdy these days. Please forgive them for their insolence, Alain.”Alain took out a cigarette and lit it up. The lips under the mask puffed out smoke as his eyes turned toward Eden. “Will you accept their apolo
Without Alain around, everyone from the Hunt family glared at Eden angrily.Especially Melinda, who stomped toward her like a madwoman. “You piece of trash! I brought you and your grandmother here from so far away not to go against me! If I don’t teach you a lesson right now, you’ll never know just how dangerous the real world is!”Melinda raised her hand and wanted to slap Eden, but before she could even swing her hand, Eden grabbed her hand.She raised an eyebrow, coldness in her eyes and her voice. “Take your hand back or I’ll snap it in half.”“Why you...!” Melinda spluttered as she clutched her chest, her face becoming paler. “You must think very highly of yourself! Let’s see how you are going to get your dying grandmother treatment without the Hunt family!”Eden let out an icy scoff. “Whatever!”Did they really think they could use her grandmother against her?If she didn’t come willingly, who could force her to come to Estburg?Four hundred thousand dollars a month... Wa
Alain’s slender fingers paused as his eyes met Eden’s. His eyes narrowed slightly, though barely noticeable.What sharp eyes.Even though it appeared as if she was looking at him nonchalantly, her eyes were extremely invasive. Despite wearing a mask, he could feel her eyes piercing through his mask, looking right at his face.The two of them looked at each other for some time before Alain looked away with a smile. “It’s indeed worth more than my necklace.”When the others heard what he said, they all stared at him with wide eyes.What was wrong with him?It was obvious that the tablet was something cheap, but he said that it was worth more than the Crystal Devotion.Alain put it into his pocket and looked at Eden. “Are you leaving? I’ll walk with you!”His tone was warm, like the breeze in spring.“Sure,” Eden didn’t distance herself and turned around and left without second thought, leaving the Hunt family behind in confusion and anger.“Grandma, are we really going to let E
The following day, when Eden came downstairs, Melinda didn’t even smile at her. Even the maids were giving Eden the cold shoulder and weren’t treating her as well as before.They all heard what happened during the engagement banquet and looked down on Eden even more.However, Edmund’s attitude toward Eden hadn’t changed at all. He was still the same as before.“I’m sorry, Eden. I asked for help from many people, but I still can’t get you in. For now, you can go to Paleoak High. While it’s not as impressive as Riverside Senior High, it’s still a good school,” Edmund said apologetically as they were having breakfast.He didn’t just give up on Eden after what happened last night. He really did the legwork to try and get her into Riverside Senior High.However, despite being the number two family in Estburg, they were simply a family of merchants. There were many things that were beyond their power when influence was vital.He contacted many close friends but still he couldn’t get Ed
Both Horace and Caelus expressed surprise when they heard that.Samuel Graham had never given anyone a recommendation letter ever since he became the principal of Riverside Senior High many years ago.Even children from the Ward family had to take the entrance examinations and hit the minimum benchmark if they wanted to attend Riverside Senior High. Yet he gave a recommendation letter to a stepdaughter from the Hunt family?Horace looked at Eden with interest, with more questions running through his mind.“Don’t listen to her, Alain. There’s no way Mr. Graham would give her a recommendation letter. She’s just mad that we can’t send her to Riverside Senior High.” Melinda was scared that Alain would believe that the Hunt family had a very lax code of conduct and taught one of their daughters to spew nothing but lies; she was afraid he might call off the engagement.Alain glanced at Melinda and said, “It’s fine. If she wants to attend Riverside, the Ward family can make the arrange
Horace’s expression immediately changed the moment he said that, and he quickly glanced at Eden. He sighed in relief when he saw that she was still asleep.However, he lowered his voice. “Didn’t you already place an order with the Agency? What did they say?” “They rejected it,” Alain said as he leaned back on the seat. He was in an extremely awful condition right now, as if he was going to faint at any moment.Horace frowned and asked, “Didn’t you already offer them one billion dollars? K still won’t accept the job?”He pondered in silence before adding, “We can increase our offer. The most important thing is to get Nosoi to treat you no matter the cost. If one billion isn’t enough, then offer them two billion. If K is still not willing to accept it, tell him to make an offer. Even if I have to go bankrupt, I’ll get the money for you.”“Master Horace, it’s not about money,” Caelus glanced at Horace and answered seriously. “When the Agency responded to me, they just said that K re
The tumors on Alain’s body were disappearing at a speed that was observable with one’s eyes.The three huge tumors on his abdomen disappeared completely without a trace.However, only the three tumors had disappeared. There were no other changes.But it was already quite rare for three tumors to simply disappear just like that in his current condition.Horace was stunned for a very long time before finally he excitedly made a call. “Come to Skygarden. Right now!”Caelus also realized what had happened and quickly said, “How are you feeling, boss?”“I can breathe easier now, and I can feel my blood flowing,” Alain raised his head and looked at the staircase, light glistening in his dark eyes.Caelus let out a breath of relief.While three of the tumors on him had disappeared, he was still worried that the pill would threaten his boss’s life.Thank goodness Alain was fine!Twenty minutes later, Sulien came with a few doctors.Sulien Tucker was the youngest doctor with an MD-Ph