Nightfall came and Elizabeth was still in a bad mood, this time Richard himself was preparing dinner while assessing everything they had there."It seems like it's going to be a cold night," he commented as he noticed all the fogged-up windows outside, making it difficult for them to see clearly through them."Hmm..." she sighed, curled up in the armchair as if imitating him, now focusing her attention on a book."I'm not sure what to prepare, but I had a good idea with these meats," he remarked, starting to slice the red meat he had chosen. Elizabeth watched surreptitiously as he demonstrated his knife skills, slicing precisely and then arranging the pieces on a platter, sprinkling spices on top. The pleasant smell filled the small space. He then arranged everything on the plate with some green garnishes, making it look like it came from a fancy restaurant. He organized everything on the tray, along with a bottle of wine and two glasses, placing them on the plush rug on the floor, ne
Chapter 136 Still Leaving?Elizabeth got out of bed, leaving the sheets behind, and realized she was still missing a piece of clothing."But how? Could it be?" she asked herself, thinking Jayden had fetched Richard.She took a quick shower and hastily got dressed to leave. Still brushing her hair, she opened the door to leave when she found Ailda and Jayden waiting for her outside with grim expressions."Who died?" she asked."Are you okay? How did he find the way?" Jayden asked."He ordered us not to enter the room, to wait for you to come out," explained Ailda anxiously."Weren't you supposed to pick us up?" she asked, furrowing her brows."Not at all, I thought you'd stay for at least three days.""So, he remembers now?" she asked anxiously, intending to go to her room, but Jayden held her arm."No, he's not in the room. Since he arrived, he locked himself in the office and has been there since seven o'clock.""But it's already nine o'clock, what is he doing?" she asked confused."
Chapter 137 When Everyone Thought He Was GoneAs soon as he parked the car a few meters from the aircraft, Richard followed with the girls and Beth, leading them inside. He knew he had managed to take them safely and that no one would know where they were going."You're a good woman. Live a good life wherever you're going. There are people there who will take care of you as you need," he announced to her, who stared at him in surprise when she realized he was just pretending. Then she smiled as she understood."You were protecting me, weren't you?" she asked, lowering her head as tears fell onto her lap. "You ended up hurting the people you love so much again.""I'll fix it. Just make sure to stay safe. Goodbye.""I didn't tell you, but... there's a traitor in your house and... they didn't want to kill you like you think," she announced, leaving Richard pensive as she handed him the cellphone she was using. "Goodbye."He let them go after saying goodbye to the children.The security g
Chapter 138 Among So Many Bad ApplesMother and son were now face to face. His fixed gaze on hers brought back various memories from his childhood; Ailda was always there."You were one of the reasons I never felt alone since I was a child, always playing with me and being my safe haven," he confessed, while she couldn't hold back the tears. He approached slowly, then opened his arms to embrace her. Ailda didn't even have the strength to reciprocate, as she sobbed. "As a mother..." he sighed, embracing her warmly after months of not even communicating properly.After calming down, she was finally ready to tell him the truth."I don't know how I'm going to tell you the truth about your mother," she murmured, unsure."Do my siblings know that you're my mother? Are you their mother too?""No, I was only hired to be your mother," she explained, causing him to raise his eyebrows."Hired?""Your father, it seems he has some special condition where he can't get out of bed.""But if he can't
Chapter 139, Left to DieRicardo and Taylor tried to stop him from taking the girl."What are you doing? Don't you know that Aurora sometimes goes through situations like this?" Ricardo asked skeptically, standing in his way."I know in what state she should be, and it's not this one," he asserted, trying to pass. Jayden tried to push them away, but Richard signaled for him not to. "Do you think you'll get away with this? If you don't let me take her, I'll notify the authorities. What's in my arms is not an illness, it's neglect. Aurora always played and could run with the proper care. She's not going to reach this state now. I know every test and every result about her illness. You can't make up any lies."Ricardo couldn't argue, he just stepped aside, but Aloury continued to follow Richard until they left the mansion, and he got into the car with the girl."You're being brainwashed. I don't want you near Aurora. I'm going to report this," she announced, closing the car door, while J
Chapter 140. Freezing in solving everything."I want to start from scratch, so let our marriage be something as God commands," he announced, embracing her.They headed down to the restaurant downstairs, and amidst their conversation, Richard received a message from Zeus."We need to talk after all those events. Gaby told me everything that happened during these days at the mansion," the message read.He read the message and remained serious."Things have turned upside down during this period," Elizabeth commented."Yes, but... What made you keep the investments Bay made? I believe Zeus asked you to drop them, right?""Actually, he demanded that I abandon you too. If he knew that Bay was me, he would surely be able to force me to do it and thus bring you down for good.""Only a LeBlanc can defeat such a powerful LeBlanc, but thanks to that and some measures I took before anything happened, they couldn't bring me down," he commented thoughtfully."So... what about your cousin Kenedy?""
Chapter 41. A New Misunderstanding.Richard scheduled a meeting with all his former shareholders and also Zeus, as he requested as a retraction. Elizabeth read her father's email and was surprised to see him also requesting that Bay attend the meeting."Honestly... I don't believe it's necessary for Bay to go, after all, I didn't change our agreement.""Yes, but after they relinquished their shares and left the company in a delicate situation, you became the main representative and owner of the majority. After all, you bought all the shares they wanted to sell.""My father and them want them back?" she asked, raising her eyebrows. "Having me, do you still need my father?""Not at all," he smiled ironically."I know we're talking about business and what he did was out of revenge for you starting another family, and I confess that I... Everyone was disappointed. Still, we hadn't been able to get in touch and get any explanation.""Maybe there wouldn't have been time," he murmured though
Chapter 142. Elizabeth is BayElizabeth continued walking, pretending he wasn't there, but inside she trembled and showed fear as she remembered the last time she encountered him alone. But before she could leave, Taylor grabbed her arm, stopping her."What do you want?" she asked, startled."Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying anything, I just want to talk," he cautioned, but she pulled her arm away."I have nothing to talk about, especially not with someone like you!" she asserted, walking away.Her legs trembled with fear, she quickly headed for the elevator and waited anxiously for it to open. As soon as it did, she saw so many men who all at once looked at her with confusion. She didn't have the courage to enter, afraid that perhaps one of them was Taylor's men. So, she ran to the emergency exit to climb the stairs."Don't you think the elevator was safer?" Taylor asked, following her to the stairs."Damn..." she muttered, trying to run. However, once again, he grabbed her, stoppi