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for a long time, but also perhaps because of what had just happened, she found that Felix was not as ugly as she had originally made him out to be.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
“What will you do if her boyfriend sells her to me?” Sally, “!!!” How was that possible! She gritted her teeth and asked, “Quirinus Banks, what on earth are you thinking of doing?” “Nothing much.” The man on the other end of the line laughed coldly. “I’m considered a pariah now. Both my dad and my sister want nothing to do with me.” “All my assets are frozen, and Banks Corporation has been bought away from me by Moses Corporation.” “Your father beat me up and posed tons of restrictions on me. It was so difficult for me to escape. What can I do to you?” “I’m scared now.” He sounded crazy. “I’m scared of your background and your family members.” “So, I wouldn’t dare to touch you.” “But I can touch other people…” “I’ll start with Rebecca York. And then there’s Evonne Turner, Zoey Williams, and the one from not too long ago, what’s her name… oh yes, Annie Skye.” Sally gripped her phone as she felt layers of cold sweat form on her. She gritted her teeth and said, “
Elijah had received a phone call from one of the men he had sent out to spy on Quirinus. “He’s found a place to live in C Town, which is beside Summers Village.” “Sir, I saw him calling someone in his room just now… Should we bug his line?” Elijah narrowed his eyes slightly. “No need.” “Quirinus is a very smart person. He’ll easily find out if we’re eavesdropping on him.” “Our mission now is to follow him and make sure he doesn’t realize it.” “Yes sir.” When the call ended, Elijah got some other people to look up where Rebecca and Luis were headed. These two people might have zero connections to him, but Rebecca was Sally’s former best friend and had helped her family avoid getting involved in a car accident. He knew Sally would be thinking about it even if she did not say a thing to him. Which was why he decided to forge ahead silently. The man turned back to the hotel once he had taken care of everything. “Sir.” Pierre hurried up to Elijah the minute he entere
The two stayed together until the next afternoon. The man did not plan to let her go, although she told him she had already regained all her memories. In the end, they halted because of a phone call from Felix. “Sal, can you get in touch with Rebecca?” The disappointment had vanished from Felix’s voice. His voice was deep and calm now as he said, “I can’t get in touch with both her and Luis.” Sally crawled out from Elijah’s grasp. “Why do you want to meet her?” Felix laughed. “I only remembered this when I was packing yesterday. Rebecca insisted on registering our marriage before this, and the documents are still with me.” “After some thought, I decided to cut all ties with her so that she would not be burdened with her marriage to me when she’s with another man.” “This is a good thing to me, her, and Luis.” The man’s voice was expressionless, but Sally could still detect the hints of disappointment in it. Now that Sally had regained her memories, she was no longer
————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