The waiting time for the operation was long and filled with anxiety. Jeanette wasn’t sure how she managed to maintain one action for so long.Damon would either receive calls from time to time from a subordinate. The police had arrived at the rehabilitation center and apprehended Juliana.However, due to her history of mental illness, it would be difficult for the court to issue a heavy sentence.“Don’t worry. Even if she feigns mental illness to escape justice, I’ll make sure that she spends the rest of her life in a living hell.”Jeanette closed her eyes and silently wept. She wasn’t in the mood to think about what the law would do to that criminal. All she wanted was for her mother to be safe.At that moment, she realized that she was just like any other person. She had the simplest wish. All she wanted was to see evil brought to justice and for good people to receive kindness in return.Unfortunately, God was not always fair.The emergency room door finally opened after some
Grace smiled. “That woman is a complete idiot. She thinks that I can be bought over, just because she’s spent a little money on me, and that I’d work for her. Obviously, she never considered that I’d rather be the lady of the Leighton household. It’s much more beneficial to me than the money she’s given me.”The woman sat in her spot, grandly. She had no idea what Juliana would think if she had seen how the woman she had used had now usurped her throne.It would seem that questioning Grace would be useless.Damon refused to waste any more time on her. He reached out his hand and waved, signaling for seven to eight heavily armed bodyguards to enter and surround the Leighton household.She panicked. “Mr. Godfrey, what is the meaning of this?”“Keep an eye on her. Don’t let her leave, and do not let her contact anyone from the outside world,” Damon ordered.One bodyguard immediately stepped forward and snatched Grace’s phone away from her.“What… What are you doing?”She tried to
Lucia attentively served him a cup of coffee and some dessert. She was about to walk out when Damon stopped her.“Do you need anything else, sir?”“You’ve been transferred to Leighton Inc. for quite a while now. Could you give me more details on Leighton Inc.’s current situation?”Lucia used to work for the Godfrey Group. Thus, she naturally complied with Damon and quickly told Damon everything she had seen and heard over the past few days.Some of her descriptions were pretty close to the things he had heard. However, the internal employees would have a better knowledge of certain details. After listening to Lucia’s description, he found out that Leighton Inc. was really a big umbrella that hid many unpredictable things.Damon was suddenly hit with regret. Maybe he shouldn’t have rushed to make Jeanette take over Leighton Inc. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have been put in so many predicaments.However, Lucia said, “Jeanette may have complained about those conceited directors in secre
“Jeanette, Miss Jenny is a good woman. God will watch over her. Don’t worry,” Mimi added encouragingly.Her knees buckled, and she toppled backward. Luckily, Damon was there to catch her.“What the hell happened?” Damon asked Parker.“I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I…”Parker hung her head. She couldn’t do anything else except apologize.Elias had to explain. “It’s not Parker’s fault. You shouldn’t blame her. It’s my fault.”“It’s my fault. I shouldn’t have left for no good reason,” Parker exclaimed.“I’m not asking whose fault it is. Tell me exactly what happened!”Elias glanced at Jeanette and tried to give a summarized explanation.Apparently, after Elias had told Mimi about Jenny’s injuries and hospitalization, she tagged along with him to visit her at the hospital.However, no one was allowed to enter the sterilized ward. They were supposed to be standing at the door, show their sincerity, then leave.Then, Elias noticed Parker keeping watch outside and casually asked where Jean
“Mom!”Jeanette awoke, screaming.When she woke up, she realized that she was in her bedroom in the Godfrey home. Her son was leaning on the side of the bed, staring at her anxiously.She pulled Felix into her arms and held him tightly, refusing to let go.‘It was all a dream. It must’ve all been a dream.‘See, I’m not in the hospital at all. I’m home. Nothing happened.’“Mommy, I can’t breathe!” Felix was gasping from suffocation.She quickly released him.“Mommy, are you alright?” Felix stared worriedly at her.“I… I’m fine.”“Daddy said that he had to leave the house for a while. He was afraid that you’d be sad when you woke up, so I’ve been sitting with you all this time.”Felix took Jeanette’s hand. He even gave her a piece of tissue paper, worried that his mother would cry.His eyes were red too. It was clear that he had been crying before she awoke. However, he was a little man. He couldn’t let himself cry so easily.“Where’s daddy?” Jeanette asked him.“Daddy said
Jeanette took a deep breath and suddenly got up to get out of bed.However, after lying down for the whole day, her entire body felt sore and weak. She was out of strength the moment her toes touched the ground and fell on her knees right in front of Damon.He quickly helped her up, "What are you trying to do?""I want to go out. For revenge."Damon knew that Jeanette was just getting by with her drive to seek revenge at this moment. Perhaps it was her drive that was keeping her from breakin
"D*mn it!" Jeanette slammed her fist against the wall, disappointed.The wall was hard, but she did not feel any pain in her fist at all. She stared and realized that Damon was actually blocking her in front of the wall."Don’t hurt yourself, even if you’re mad."He held her hand to tell her to calm down.But how could Jeanette calm down?Her mother had just passed away, but the murderer was still at large… No, she would never let Juliana go!The next day, many guests gathered at Jenny’s f
After Jenny's funeral, Jeanette became busier than ever.Magnus was still lying in the hospital. He may never wake up again because of his health condition as he had suffered a stroke. Even if he did wake up, he would probably only be able to spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair.Therefore, the burden of the entire Leighton Inc. was left on her.She was even busier than Damon.Jeanette would leave home early and return late daily. Other than paying a visit to Jenny’s cemetery days afte
…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