Chapter 66. Forgotten Contract"But she's alive, and you need to find her more than ever," Richard held her trembling hands, gently placing them between his. "Reality could have been less cruel to us… but that family came into our lives just to destroy everything we have."Despite feeling suffocated, it seemed like his tears were locked in his eyes, and any display of pain was something his brain repressed, as if showing weakness were forbidden.After a few minutes, he had nothing to compose himself with. He continued in his coldness and went to the room, finding Elizabeth restless, unable to move from the bed, trapped in intense back pain. He helped her take the painkiller, and within a few minutes, she fell asleep.In the morning, the first thing Gaby did was go to Elizabeth's room. If it weren't for her injured back, Gaby would have confronted her and given her a lesson, but instead, she just reprimanded her. Elizabeth was forced to stay in bed until late afternoon, still in a lot
Chapter 67: Elizabeth's DecisionRichard stormed out of his office impatiently after reviewing the document. He recognized that he had indeed signed that paper, but how could it have been authenticated? He wouldn't have done such a thing if he were lucid. And there was no way he could have done it while drunk.He entered Jayden's room and encountered a rather unusual scene: Jayden seated at the edge of the bed with Gaby behind him, on her knees on the bed, seemingly rubbing something on his back."I won't ask anything," he announced indifferently, walking up to Jayden, who stood up, looking flustered, silently staring at him. "I just want you to investigate to the ends of the earth if this contract is legitimate," he ordered, handing the papers to him."Where are you going?" Jayden asked, interrupting him as he thought of leaving the room. Gaby swiftly passed by them and left, embarrassed."Are you extending an invitation to me?" he asked, facing Gaby impartially as she opened the doo
Chapter 68: The two big shots are back.Elizabeth lay waiting in her bed until she heard a knock at the door."They're here!" she announced eagerly, attempting to get up, but Gaby stopped her and went to answer the door."It can't be!" she exclaimed upon seeing the two men."Ah, our youngest is here too!" one of the guys announced, enveloping Gaby in a hug that nearly swallowed her in his towering frame, almost twice her size."Goodness…" she grumbled, patting the man's back in an attempt to free herself. Jayden had just arrived and witnessed the scene of the two men entering Elizabeth's room, along with the hug and closeness they shared with Gaby. For a moment, he felt a slight discomfort in his chest, a sudden inexplicable antipathy towards the two."Still a wild one!" he grumbled, releasing her, and she punched the man's forearm, which he ignored as if he felt nothing."And you're still trying to take advantage of me every time you see me. I've told you, old man, you don't stand a
Chapter 69. Job opportunity for Taylor's mother.Richard stared at Ailda with seriousness, restraining his urge to reprimand her, but he couldn't agree with such a decision."I didn't say you could pick up anyone from the street, but to use an agency. It's easier to find more reliable and easily monitored individuals," he explained grumpily."You said I could hire, and this lady seems to be a good person. Why won't you let me hire her? After all, are you going to interview each one? Are you going to spend hours interviewing people after people?" she asked, making him impatient."Look, I have so many things to handle that I can ask Jayden to do it," he protested, massaging his temple."I've already chosen; I want to hire her," she announced firmly. Richard stepped back, heading inside the gate after assessing the woman. Then, he instructed, "Find out who this woman is and if she is trustworthy. Ailda insists on hiring her, and I'm not in the mood for an argument, and she's not well for
Chapter 70. Confusion AheadTaylor paced back and forth, restless, in his mother's room, while she angrily packed her bags."I didn't deceive you," he protested anxiously."You said I would be free and could live with you and your father, but you lied. That woman and that crippled girl who claims to be your sister still live in that house.""Don't talk about Aurora like that. She is my blood, not yours, but she is my father's daughter and my princess," Taylor reprimanded, agitated."Why not put me in the mansion to deal with Aloury? Your father is having difficulty getting rid of her. I can do something much better.""Are you suggesting that...""Kill Aloury, instead of putting me in your uncle's house. I can go to your father's mansion, our home. I get rid of that woman, and I can kill Aloury and..." she murmured, thoughtful.Taylor watched her with raised eyebrows."No, if you have thoughts of harming Aurora, I'm sorry, you can't enter my house without accepting her.""I didn't sugg
Chapter 71. Even if I lose everythingRichard and Jayden were gathered in the office when Elizabeth's brothers knocked on the door."Help me get to the room," Elizabeth subtly asked Gaby, without her brothers realizing that she was in pain. However, Gaby refused; she knew Elizabeth just wanted to escape the situation and hide."What's the problem now?" grumbled Richard, anxious, about to open the brown envelope that Jayden had handed him.As Jayden opened the door, Elizabeth's two brothers entered, heading towards Richard, who looked at them with confusion."Well..." Brian smiled bitterly. "You're going to explain how you can want to exchange our sister?" he asked with a tight voice, trying to stay calm, while Ryuk kept his arms crossed and a hardened gaze on Richard.But before answering them, he spotted Elizabeth, with her face against the wall, embarrassed, wishing to be invisible at that moment, feeling Richard glaring at him.Ignoring his two brothers, Richard passed between them
Chapter 72 Taylor's SuspicionsCoralie was about to search the room after making sure Elizabeth was deeply asleep, but something caught her attention even more—the faintly visible bruise marks on Elizabeth's shoulders. Curious, she pulled the fabric a bit more and gasped, surprised by the intensity of those marks. She realized that Elizabeth had been assaulted in a cruel manner. Quickly, she left the room.Jayden emerged from his room shortly after Coralie left Richard's room. He didn't understand what she was doing there, but just in case, he decided to investigate. At that moment, he began to suspect the woman and examined Richard's room and then Elizabeth, who had her back exposed. For a brief moment, his eyes were fixed on her marks, feeling a bit guilty as well until he noticed she was without a shirt. He quickly exited the room, heading to the office."I hope you didn't wait too long," he commented upon entering."I just got in as well," Jayden responded while continuing to scru
Chapter 73. Joke?Ailda knocked on the door and then entered without waiting for a response, finding Elizabeth sitting on her knees on the bed, holding the sheet covering her breasts, and Richard at the edge of the bed applying ointment to her back."Good morning," greeted Ailda, placing the coffee on the dresser next to the bed."I've told you not to work so much," he scolded her while she instructed Coralie to place the other tray next to the first one."I've done what you asked, hired someone to help me. You can stop bothering me; I'm much better now," she grumbled irritably.Elizabeth curiously stared at the person who came in with Ailda, and for a moment, their eyes met. Then Coralie lowered her head as a sign of submission, but in truth, Elizabeth felt as if she had been recognized, even though they had never met."Who is she?" she asked once the two of them left."Ailda's new assistant. I hired someone so that she doesn't overwork herself, and I end up losing one of the few peo