Everyone on the second floor began whispering to one another. Maybachs were one of the most luxurious cars ever! In this town, few people had even seen a Maybach before, let alone driven one! While everyone was looking around for the rich owner of the Maybach, Elijah stared grudgingly at Sally and said, “I told you not to buy me a car when I have such lousy skills, but you refused to listen. “I’ll go move the car.” The man stood and walked off when he finished speaking. Sally stayed at the table to field off the impending storm. The guests at the table looked like they had been struck by lightning. One of her male classmates said in a low voice, “Maybachs are not cheap.” “I didn’t know Sally is so rich now. There’s no way of telling if you just looked at her.” The women who had been teasing Elijah for being poor now had ugly expressions on their faces. Their faces were pale as they lowered their heads to take a sip of tea. The chubby man and other men were more
Everyone at the table fell silent. All of Sally’s classmates stared at her in shock, unsure of what to say at that moment. The women who had spoken rudely at Sally just moments before turned green with envy as they looked for a hole to hide. Just minutes before, they had been laughing at Sally and telling her that money was the most important thing when one grew up and entered society. A few minutes later, they found out that they might never earn enough in their entire life to afford even one of Sally’s cars! Then, someone at the table sighed. “Back in school, our homeroom teacher used to say that Sal would be the most successful among us after graduation. Guess he wasn’t wrong!” “That’s right.” As someone else voiced their agreement, they smiled and gazed at Sally. “Someone like you probably has lots of men trying to date you, right?” “No wonder your boyfriend is so handsome. You must have looked through your options carefully.” Sally smiled as she nodded, finally f
“Really?” The man smiled at Sally. “Maybe I’m overthinking things.” “After all, I only got to be with you after fighting against so many other amazing men. I’m scared.”Sally, “...” She wished she were dreaming...The remaining minutes were spent in nervousness. However, she did not remain nervous for long because the wedding ceremony had started. “Dun dun dun dun--” The lights in the room dimmed as the wedding march began playing. The groom wore a suit and stood at the altar with a bouquet in his hands as he watched the bride walk down the aisle with her father.When Sally saw the groom’s face… she nearly dropped her cup onto the floor. Because the groom… did not look the greatest. He did not look scary, but he had a long face and thin eyes… Each feature looked alright, but when combined… It was not scary, but it was uglier than everyone else present. “Can’t believe Felix is as ugly as ever even after all these years.” Someone at the table began laughing. “P
The atmosphere at the wedding became charged when Luis appeared. Rebecca’s family and friends all knew of Luis’ existence, and many of Felix’s friends knew that Rebecca and Luis had once been in a relationship too. Some stood to yell at Luis, while some tried to haul him out. Luis broke out of their grasp and stared steadfastly at Rebecca. “Rebs, are you really going to marry him?” Rebecca stood at the altar and stared at him dazedly. “Why… why are you here?” Sally could see the look in Rebecca’s eyes now. There was shock, surprise, and also the ignition of passion. “He’s no match for her.” Elijah sat beside Sally and spoke softly as he poured her a drink. “Your best friend was blinded by love. She never furthered her studies after graduating high school, but instead chose to work and fund her poor boyfriend’s tuition fees.” “With Rebecca’s help, he managed to complete both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees before getting a good job.” “However, when your friend’s mo
Tears welled in Rebecca’s eyes as she stared at him. Pursing her lips, she turned to look at Felix. “I’m sorry…” Felix stumbled and nearly fell. Thankfully, the emcee caught him just in time. Then, she turned back around and looked at Luis. “I…” “I am.” At that moment, Sally could see that Rebecca’s eyes fill with a desire for love and life. Compared to the bride who had looked like a walking zombie just now, Rebecca looked like an actual human now that she was planning to run away from her wedding. “Alright.” Luis smiled as he grabbed Rebecca’s hand. They jumped down from the stage and dashed through the crowd before hurriedly leaving the venue. The wedding erupted into chaos. Sally stared in shock in the direction that Luis and Rebecca had left. Had they… escaped that easily? It was a wedding… One had to remember that the venue was filled with Felix and Rebecca’s friends and relatives as well as the hotel’s security. If everyone contributed just a little,
Sally looked upwards at the man in front of her. Her impression of Felix at first glance was that he was ugly. However, perhaps because she had been looking at him for a long time, but also perhaps because of what had just happened, she found that Felix was not as ugly as she had originally made him out to be. She pursed her lips. “I came to attend because I happened to be giving Dorothy a ride back.” “Indeed, it’s been a long time since Rebecca and I were in contact.” Felix nodded. “Is that so?” Then, he smiled and looked at Elijah. “Your boyfriend?” “Husband.” “Not bad.” The man smiled quietly. “I’m so sorry you had to witness that embarrassment.” “This was not a perfect wedding.” Sally pursed her lips and remained silent for a long time before she sighed and asked, “Why did you do that?” Felix frowned. “What’s wrong?” “My husband just explained things to me.” “You and Luis were in this together, weren’t you?” Felix remained silent for a while before he
The living room fell silent again when the woman finished speaking. A second later, Felix picked his cup up and took a sip from it. “Rebecca’s mother got involved in a car crash last month. She became comatose while the driver at fault died on the spot.” “Her family was unable to afford her mother’s medical fees. Shanice got in contact with me and asked if I would be able to help.” “Of course I could help. So, I paid all the bills and also paid for an additional ten years of care.” “I’ve made some small accomplishments in my business. Thus, I was still able to afford the fees although they were not cheap.” “Rebecca felt very apologetic and decided to marry me when Shanice told her I’ve had a crush on her all this while.” “I know she was still in love with Luis. She wouldn’t be happy getting married to me because she doesn’t like me.” Then, he laughed a self-deprecating laugh. “But I still had a sliver of hope in me. What if, just what if, she liked me back?” “What if sh
“That’s where you’re different from Luis Cabero!” Sally pursed her lips as she continued encouraging him. “There’s no need for you to beat yourself down like that!” Felix laughed. “It’s too late for that now.” He put his cup down. “I might need a long time to forget about her in the future…” “It doesn’t matter if I can’t forget her. I’m used to it anyway.” Felix stood when he finished speaking. “You two must have things to take care of if you traveled back to Summers Village, right?” “You two should go do what you need to do.”Then, he gazed gratefully at Sally. “You’re still the same as before. “Whenever you learned that I was facing troubles, you would always stand by my side and help me.” Sally pursed her lips and said, “It’s what I’m supposed to do.” On the way back, Sally leaned against the car’s window and shut her eyes tightly as she tried her best to recall memories from high school. However, she could not remember anything. Her memories seemed to be lock
————One year later. The wedding of Zoey Williams, president of Yoder Corporation, and Thomas Yoder, the young master of the Moses family, was held at A City’s grandest hotel. On the wedding day, Zoey wore a gorgeous wedding gown as she walked over to Thomas. She raised her head and smiled at him. “When I was a kid, Freya always said that I would have to marry her brother when I grew up.” “However, I realized that I did not like Elijah. I much preferred Sis Sally.” “Who would have thought that at the end of the day, I would still end up marrying Freya’s younger brother. As per her wishes, I’ll be taking care of her brother forever, and allowing her brother to care for me for the rest of my life.” Thomas smiled as he pulled her into his arms. “My beloved ZZ, I finally get to marry you.” Freya, carrying Frigg and sitting with the rest of the family, turned to exchange smiles with Bennett. The wedding was joyful and romantic. Everyone attending basked in the loving atmosp
“If you destroy everything I have, then I’ll destroy everything you have!” Queenie gritted her teeth, a hideous expression on her face as she glared at Sally and said, “If it weren’t for you, I would still be the high-and-mighty young lady of the Tate family!” “It’s all because of you that I became nearly a stand-in for you. I’ve enjoyed many years of lavish treatment at the lavish family, but I was discarded unceremoniously into the dust!” “Sally Summers, it’s all your fault! Everything is because of you!” “I won’t forgive you even if I become a ghost!” “Alright then, go be a ghost!” Elijah narrowed his eyes and raised a hand to grip Queenie’s chin. The hatred in his eyes caused Queenie to smile. “Elijah Moses, choke me to death if you have the guts to do so!” “If you can’t choke me to death, I have multiple ways to make life miserable for you!” “Your sister is just one part of my plan!” “You probably don’t know this yet.” Her lips curled upwards into a bloodthir
The woman lying in bed frowned and said in a weak, hoarse voice, “You are…” “I’m the woman who did it for a long time with your husband.” She sat down on a nearby chair and watched gleefully as the woman’s face turned increasingly paler. “You have a pretty bad memory, Mrs. Lucca.” “We just met the other day.” She shook her head as she spoke. “It makes sense, though. It’s only normal that a half-dead person would not have a great memory.” “Forgive me for being blunt, Mrs. Lucca. President Lucca told me that you don’t have many days left.” “When you’re gone, he’s going to leave his daughter and marry me.” The woman lying in bed turned pale as she shook her head and said, “Impossible… That’s impossible…” “Quincy, he…” “Nothing is impossible.” Queenie continued smiling a gleeful and flaunting smile. She threw her pregnancy test strip onto the woman’s face. “Look, I’m pregnant.” “How could I have gotten pregnant if we only did it one time? Such coincidences don’t exi
“In your dreams!” Quincy gritted his teeth together tightly. “I wouldn’t want you even if every other woman on the planet was dead!” The woman on the other end of the line laughed lightly. “You’re going to abandon your child because Freya Moses is dead?” “You planted your seed in my stomach.” Quincy gritted his teeth and was about to continue arguing when Elijah gave him a look. Quincy pursed his lips. “So, what do you want?” “Let’s meet up.” Queenie yawned. “Can you pick a place?” “There’s a cafe nearby the hospital.” Quincy sighed. “I don’t have much time for you, so don’t try talking nonsense after we meet.”“What a man you are, trying to ghost someone after you’ve slept with them.” The woman shrugged nonchalantly. “Alright. You can wait for me. I’ll be there soon.” She hung up. Quincy pursed his lips and looked up at Elijah. “Why do you want me to meet her?” “You’ve got to have some bait if you want to trap someone.” “This time, Quincy, you’re the bait.
The sharp end of the knife sank into Quincy’s skin. Intense pain came, but he did not seem to feel a thing as he continued pushing. Suddenly, a large, strong, and dry hand took hold of him. Quincy frowned as he tried to continue forcing the knife in, but he could not exert any more strength. Elijah’s cold voice rang beside his ear. “Do you feel like my sister will live on for much longer if you die before her eyes?” “Have you ever thought about how much she likes you and how important you are to her?” Stunned, Quincy turned instinctively to look at Freya. The woman was sobbing controllably. As she gazed tearfully at him, it seemed that she had multiple things she wanted to say but could not find the words. Tears flowed once more from Quincy’s eyes. Ignoring the blood flowing from his chest, he dashed over to Freya and held her tightly. “It’s my fault.” “It’s all my fault!” “Freya… I can’t live without you.” “I cannot… I…” Freya could not stop herself from wr
After Freya was hospitalized, Quincy canceled all his work plans and spent all his time in the hospital watching over her. Although she never let him in, and although he could only ever gaze at her through the window from afar. However, he insisted on not taking even a step away from her ward. He stood guard there stubbornly, and no one could talk any sense into him. Both Elijah and Thomas could not bring themselves to chide or drive Quincy away when he acted this way. And thus, Freya finally agreed to meet him on the seventh day. The woman’s face in the ward was pale, and she was considerably thinner than from before hospitalization. She looked extremely haggard. Tears welled in Quincy’s eyes when he saw what his beloved looked like from a close distance. It was all his fault. It was all his fault! He had caused her to end up this way! All because of him!“Is there anything you would like to say?” Freya leaned against her pillows. Eyes shut, she seemed to have
Sally’s lips pursed themselves together when Freya’s name was mentioned. She would admit that she had had a horrible first impression of Freya when they first met. The woman had stripped nearly twenty years of Zoey’s life away from her. Even now, Zoey still bore the scars she had inflicted upon her on her face. And she had even attacked Sally’s mother during her and Elijah’s wedding. However, times had changed, and five years had passed since then. Sally could not bring herself to be cruel toward Freya, who now showed complete remorse. Additionally, she had treated Sam and Little Sarah with genuine kindness lately. Sally had begun to think of her as family. Yet, now, something like this happened. She sighed. “Freya…” “Freya will not be in great condition when she regains consciousness. You need to prepare yourself mentally.” Freya’s illness was in her heart. The sort of illness she had made it so that she could not be made angry, excited, or frantic. If not, not e
Evonne and Sally were slurping instant noodles when Elijah and Thomas arrived at the doctor’s on-call room. They were starving and had virtually no energy left. The only thing in the room they could use to fill their stomachs was instant noodles. When the door opened, Elijah frowned slightly when he saw his petite wife steadily making her way through a pack of instant noodles. The man strode over and grabbed her bowl. “Unhealthy stuff.” Sally had been enjoying herself and raised her head angrily when her instant noodles were taken away. “I don’t care if it’s not nutritious! I’m hungry… Hubby?” The emotions in the woman’s eyes turned from anger to shock, and then to surprise! Reaching out her arms, she encircled Elijah’s neck and jumped into his arms. “You’re back!” “I missed you so much!” He had been on his ocean trip for more than half a month. They had never been separated for so long since getting back together. The signal on the sea was spotty, and she could never
When Sally finished suturing the last ruptured blood vessel in Freya’s heart, she was starving, exhausted, and had little to no energy left. Evonne, who was beside her, was not much better off. “It’s steady! The patient’s heartbeat is steady again!” The nurse staring at the electrocardiograph yelled out excitedly! Given the condition the patient was in, if it weren’t for these two doctors, they would never have been able to save her! “Dr. Summers and Dr. Turner are amazing!” “Of course.” A senior doctor standing nearby smiled as he stroked his beard and said, “How did you think Dr. Summers earned her title of genius surgeon?” The young nurse’s mouth widened in surprise. “In that case… why are Dr. Summers and Dr. Turner no longer working as doctors?” The senior doctor sighed. “I guess they have their reasons…” In another corner, Evonne leaned against the wall, exhausted as she turned to look at Sally. “Dr. Summers, do you still plan to stay on as a housewife?” Sa