——————The mansion looked large and empty, but it was also well-furnished.The servant led Elijah and Sally from the first floor into the basement. The basement was dark and damp, and the unique smell of the sea permeated from it. The servant opened a large metal door, and then she opened another door. Finally, she stopped in front of a wooden door. “You guys can go in.” “The person you’re looking for is inside.” Elijah narrowed his eyes and held Sally’s hand as he pushed the door open. A table was placed in the room, and two steaming cups of tea were placed upon that table. A man was sitting with his back to them in a wheelchair. Some distance away was Bennett, who looked depressed as he sat tied to a chair, and then… There was Daniel, who was tied up and kneeling on the floor. Both Elijah and Sally were shocked by the sight in front of them. After all, before they arrived here, both Sally and Elijah had thought that the men dressed in black outside were on Danie
The man’s words sounded funny to Elijah.He actually laughed out loud.“You want to exchange lives with me? Why? Just because you and I look alike?”Elijah was someone who never really liked to laugh. Before he met Sally, even Aunt Leigh and Pierre—who were constantly by his side every day—had never seen him laugh.Now, however, he was laughing at a time he should not be.He laughed as though he had heard the funniest joke ever.A moment later, after he finished laughing, he fixed his gaze on Thomas. “You’re probably living in a dream world.”Thomas furrowed his eyebrows slightly, a hint of panic appearing in his eyes.His older brother was right. This man, Elijah Moses, was indeed very dangerous and very hard to deal with. At least, at this moment, he still felt that he was at an advantage when facing Elijah.His people had completely surrounded this area. The person that Elijah wanted to save and the person he despised to the bone were all at his mercy.The woman at Elija
This man called Thomas standing before him had a face that was extremely similar to his, but… he was not someone with a lot of depth.It was obvious today’s ploy had not been planned by him.Hence, Elijah put his guard down a little and continued to say coolly, “Have you thought about what will happen to you once I become you?“Since you want to exchange identities with me, you must have some sort of understanding about my person.“What you said is correct. Right now, I indeed do not have the freedom to choose. If you want to exchange identities with me, I can only obey.“But what about after the exchange?“I can do all sorts of bad deeds using your name as Thomas Yoder. After all, the name isn’t mine.“When people talk about me or scold me, the one they’re scolding wouldn’t be Elijah Moses.”Thomas was speechless.He had actually thought about this point before.However, Franklin said…“You wouldn’t.”He looked steadily at Elijah. “You’re a serious and mature person. You w
Thomas’ words shocked Sally so much that she could not speak.A part of it was due to Thomas’s naivety.Even though he looked identical to Elijah, this was still just their first time meeting!Moreover, he was supposed to be opposing them!This Thomas was explaining his situation so honestly and clearly, asking Elijah to give him ideas on how he should overcome this problem?He was too… naive, was he not?!Another part of it was due to the Yoders.There were simply too many things to complain about.It was understandable that they did not send the older sister’s son back after she died, but making the older sister’s son inherit the family business… was too generous, was it not?Previously, she had heard Elijah mention that all the things Queenie did these past few years were because she had someone supporting her. This person who supported her and gave her the money and resources was the Yoder family’s Franklin Yoder.However… What she heard from Thomas’ mouth was that the Yo
Thomas was so dispirited that his handsome features did not look as exquisite anymore. “I don’t even know what that woman looks like. I’m not even sure what her name is!“I heard that not long ago, she even purposely adopted a child from an orphanage because she didn’t want to marry me.“Not only did my aunt think that there’s nothing wrong with me becoming a father to someone the instant after I get married, but she even complimented the woman on her kindness… I’m almost dying from anxiety!”Sally was speechless.Besides quietly drinking her tea, there was absolutely no other way for her to suppress her feelings.Heaven knew how hard it was for her to hide her smile when this man had such an expression on his face!His face was almost identical to that of Elijah’s!He had the same exquisite and proud features as Elijah!However, the same features on Thomas were not the least bit proud or tough.In fact, he seemed like an adorable airhead!“That’s not the only solution.”Eli
The smell of blood permeated the entire basement. Sally immediately raced over to check on Bennett’s wounds. Although more than half of Daniel’s knife was in his heart, Bennett was not in great condition himself. During the tussle just now, the hand he used to grab Daniel by the wrist had gotten cut. Fresh blood gushed out from the wound.As the servant helped Thomas get to his feet, she yelled toward the door, “Bring the first aid kit over!” As the only doctor present at the scene, Sally could not bring herself to calm down no matter how hard she tried. After all, between two of the injured, one of them was her father while the other was the man she loved… Her hands trembled as she took the first aid kit from the servant and began checking the wounds on Elijah and Bennett’s bodies. Thankfully, the two only had cuts and scrapes on their skin. They were not internally injured.Elijah’s wounds were less severe, but Bennett’s were more serious. She forced herself to repr
“He’ll always want to save his neck. You might be able to get something out of him if you play your cards right.” “We can’t get anything from him.” Elijah took his phone and walked out the door. As he stood at the mansion’s door and gazed at the sea, he saw police racing over from the beach. He shut his eyes slowly and said, “He’s dead.” “What?” Freya’s voice rose an octave. “How did he die?” “He wanted to commit murder. It can be justified as self-defense.“In the end, he ended up stabbing himself in the chest with his own knife. “It probably counts as suicide. He only has himself to blame.”Both Bennett Tate and Natalie Reynolds had their lives destroyed by Daniel Moses. Now, things had come to an end with Daniel’s death. However, Natalie had already been dead for five years. Bennett… No one had any idea if he could put that behind him. “Then there’s nothing we can do.” Freya sighed. “You can always take a strand of his hair and compare his DNA against yours
Protocol required everyone present at the scene to be interrogated by the police after Daniel’s body was taken away. Bennett, Elijah, and Sally did not experience too much trouble. All they needed to do was get their statement taken. However, Thomas… The young man was rather well known in the area and the local police did not dare wake him up. In the end, a group of people formed a circle around Thomas as they waited for him to regain consciousness. Sally and Elijah first treated everyone to a meal outside and then called their friends back home to let them know of their safety. Sally even contacted Evonne and listened to her complain about how Mr. Turner was forcing her to get married. When they finished all that, Sally returned to the mansion to take a look at things. Thomas was still passed out on the couch. The officers nearby all had gloomy expressions on their faces as they stared into space. All their colleagues had packed up and gone home. Only a few of them wer
————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