She dithered for a good long while until, finally, she gave Elias a call.“What do you want this time?” The other side intoned. It was obvious he spared Mimi not much patience.To Elias’ surprise, what answered him were the sounds of a woman sobbing. Alarmed, he changed his tone. “What’s wrong?”“I… I’m at the harbor, around o-one of the w-warehouses… J-Jeanette… Jeanette’s been taken away!”“What did you just say!?”Elias wasted no time and arrived at the warehouse, where he found Mimi squ
The man was too scared to even shout in pain. Instead, he kept nodding like his life depended on it. “Okay, I admit, we threw her into one of the contaminants, and then we went to get our payment from our employer. She was still unconscious at that time, so we thought it was safe to leave her alone. The rope probably was not as tightly bound as we had thought, so she escaped while we were away. See? Now we’re on the same boat! We’re looking for her too!”The other three jumped into a chorus of
Unfortunately, there was no one by the sea but the roaring waves. No one could hear her.The cost of her attempt at escape came soon. A nagging, persistent jolt of muted pain flared from her abdomen, causing Jeanette to reflexively cup her hand around where it hurt.It was a small action, but it triggered Olivia’s deepest grudge. “Why is a disgusting b*tch like you given a chance to bear Damon’s children!?” She erupted, raising her hand and swinging it at Jeanette’s cheek.The pain in her ab
When Damon rushed to the beach, there was already no one at the shore.Olivia was nowhere to be found, and Jeanette was nowhere to be seen.It was high tide, and the waves were rising, one after another. Even the wind was much stronger than before.One of his men suddenly shouted, "Found it!"Damon rushed forward desperately, only to find that the man had just picked up a shoe from the sea.It was Jeanette's shoe."Mr. Damon, Miss Jeanette may have already—""That’s impossible! Keep looking!" Damon's eyes were red, and his voice sounded more aggressive than before.How could anything happen? How could anything happen to her? Hadn’t she escaped from the container? Hadn’t they captured all those human traffickers already?How could she be in danger?A few minutes later, Jeanette's other shoe washed up next to his feet with the waves.He staggered to his feet, almost losing his balance.There must have been a mistake. How could she have fallen into the sea?"Impossible! It’s
The search-and-rescue mission at sea lasted three days.Everyone searched relentlessly during these three days, but to no avail.The only thing they found were those shoes that were washed up with the high tide the other day.Damon sat on the shore while holding her shoes. He reached out his hands into the sea as he tried to grab hold of something, but other than getting his palms wet, there was nothing in his grasp.Jeanette had disappeared just like that, and he could not find her even aft
He was a man with an ego and could not stand any lies and schemes. He simply could not accept that his own wife had climbed into his bed through such rotten means.However, it had become clear that both of them were victims of a plot. It had been a simple misunderstanding, but it had taken two years to overcome it.He owed it to her.Unfortunately, God refused to give him a chance to make it up to her.…Jeanette's funeral had already begun, but Damon was late. He was visibly haggard—there
Damon did not even look at Mimi, as if giving the accomplice who had killed his wife another glance would taint his eyes.Mimi was stunned and subconsciously took a step back."Mr. Godfrey, I… I know I was wrong, but I…"She was so flustered that the bouquet of white flowers in her hand fell to the ground, and the flower petals scattered everywhere.Damon's eyes betrayed that he was holding back his rage. If it weren't because they were in Jeanette's funeral hall, he would have actually stre
Damon obviously could not let that happen. He would never let go of those who had hurt Jeanette, each and every one of them.After a long time, he finally stood up and said to Parker, "Let's go.""Where are you going, Mr. Godfrey?""I’m going to see a lawyer."The Gardner family only had one daughter their entire life, and that was Olivia. She was extremely precious to them.It was a big deal this time, and there was overwhelming media coverage everywhere. It was very unlikely that Olivia w
…In jail, Xavier stared at Jeanette’s face through a layer of glass. His expression was filled with hatred.Jeanette stared at him and took a deep breath. Then, she picked up the phone.“How’ve you been?”Xavier smirked. “Since my own brother has decided to send me to jail, why has he asked you to come all the way here? To insult me? You really are a match made in heaven.”Jeanette sighed. Actually, Xavier was a very smart man, on par with Damon. Besides, when she had first joined the Godf
In the car, Mimi turned to look at Zeke, who was next to her. For a moment there, she had no idea what to say to him.They had pretty much silently admitted to the media’s claims over their engagement. Over the past few days, Zeke had been making preparations for their engagement party. She had been the one to suggest getting married, but now she was beginning to feel cold feet. She wasn’t sure if she was ready to spend the rest of her life with Zeke.Zeke seemed to be in a good mood. He had
“Damon Godfrey! It was you, wasn’t it? How could you do this to me?” His expression was ruthless. His eyes were filled with a terrifying expression, unlike ever before. He looked like a wild animal that had been suppressing its urges for a very long time.Jeanette had never seen such a terrifying look on Xavier’s face before. She paused in fright as she stared at Xavier from afar.Damon seemed perfectly calm. “You brought this on yourself, Xavier. I know what you’ve done. It’s just that I neve
“You’re overthinking it!” Elias slapped her hand away.Vanessa laughed bitterly. “Oh, I wish I was, Elias. But the facts prove that you’re in love with Mimi Norton. You’re in love with your best friend’s fiancee!”“That has nothing to do with you!” Elias was like a cat who had his tail trampled on. He was tense. He had grown increasingly annoyed now that the heart of the matter had been prodded at.“Nothing to do with me? Elias, do you really think that I was only in love with your position?
Damon reached out and held her wrist. “You don’t believe me? Then come with me.”Jeanette smacked his hand away, looking very stern. “What are you planning? I’m not leaving with you.”Felix suddenly emerged from his room, holding a teddy bear, just as the pair were in the midst of conflict. He widened his large, limpid eyes and looked at Damon at the doorway. His expression filled with immense joy.“Daddy!” The little boy smiled and happily rushed to wrap his arms around Damon’s waist. “Daddy, are you here to take Mommy and me home?”Damon smiled and gazed at his clever son, a god-send, and spoke in a gentle voice. “Of course. Would you like to come home with Daddy?”“Yes!” The little boy’s voice was clear. Then, he carefully turned to Jeanette. “Mommy…”Jeanette frowned. Her heart was a mess. Felix missed his home. He was such a small child and had been forced to endure the conflict between her and Damon. He must have suffered. However, she couldn’t go home with Damon like this.
Jeanette was standing in the kitchen, staring dazedly at the pot of burnt potatoes, looking exasperated.‘I’m such an idiot! I’ve actually managed to burn potatoes… by boiling them. This is completely unheard of! It’s all my fault for being so careless. I left the potatoes to boil and ran off to do something else. I was so busy that I completely forgot about them, until two minutes ago, when I smelled the burnt potatoes. Then I remembered that mine and Felix’s dinner was in that pot. All of the water had actually evaporated!’Jeanette felt a massive headache as she stared at the blackened potatoes stuck to the pot. This was the only food they had at home. Now that the potatoes were ruined, she had no other choice except to take Felix out for food.She scratched her head in exasperation. Felix appeared from behind her, hugging the teddy bear she had just bought for him, and walked into the kitchen. He lifted his chubby, naively little face and stared pitifully up at Jeanette.“Mommy
In a restaurant, the surrounding atmosphere was illuminated by a gentle, dim light, which made it all feel warm and comfortable. Mimi stared at Zeke, who was seated in front of her. She looked hesitant and nervous. She released two soft coughs, unable to say the words she wanted to say.‘Get engaged…’These words felt very distant to her. She did believe that Zeke was the kind of man she could spend the rest of her life with, but to prepare herself for marriage with him in such a short period… She couldn’t bring herself to accept it. After all, she and Zeke had only been dating for a very short time. Unfortunately, Vanessa’s threat had rendered it impossible for her to avoid the subject. Upon careful consideration, it made sense. Since she was going to be with Zeke, why would the time of marriage make any difference?Perhaps it was time for her to truly accept this relationship and start a new life.She took a deep breath and looked at Zeke, who sat in front of her, then swallowe
“Father, even if he is my brother, he should be responsible for his crimes. We live in a civilized society. Besides, he’s worked with an outsider in a plot against our company. You know this. The company wouldn’t have been reduced to this mess if it weren’t for him. Father, your constant shelter and indulgence has caused him to make so many mistakes! If you continue spoiling Xavier, he’ll resort to something even more terrifying in the future,” Damon said with a frown.Christophe smirked in his rage. “Damon, has your search for power driven you mad? How could you be so cruel to your own brother? It’s not like you’re unaware of why I’ve been so indulgent toward him. Xavier has never been of sound mind from a young age. Are you worried that I’d leave the Godfrey Group to him? That he would take everything that belongs to you?”Damon was taken aback. He chuckled bitterly and exasperatedly. “Father, do you really think that that’s what I think? Would you really be bold enough to leave th
The car drove along the road. The driver, a woman, dressed in black wearing a baseball cap, slowly spoke. “What did you say to her?”Vanessa pursed her lips, looking particularly relaxed. “I told her to get engaged with Zeke within a week.”The sound of the car coming to a screeching halt filled the air. The car stopped in the middle of the road, just like that, forcing a row of cars behind them to stop as well. The driver widened her eyes. Her expression was full of rage. “I thought we agreed to expose her affair with Elias? It was a great opportunity for us to ruin her, and you just gave it up?”Vanessa shrugged, looking unperturbed. “Why would I want to ruin her?”“I thought you hated her? Don’t tell me you’re going soft!”The woman frowned. Her expression was filled with anger as if she resented her for not doing any better.She had been planning for so long, coming up with all sorts of schemes to find someone who hated Mimi just as much as she did. However, who would have th