Tell her innermost thoughts to Thomas? Evonne shifted into a comfortable position as she lay in bed and stared at the darkness around her. “Can I say no?” “Don’t misunderstand.” Before Thomas could say anything in response, Evonne laughed bitterly and said, “It’s not that I don’t trust you or that I hate you.”“It’s just that I’m not used to talking about stuff that happens to me with other people.” It was not that she did not have friends. She and Sally had known each other since college, and they had gone through all sorts of events together. Sally was the person she knew and trusted the most. However, after seeing Sally and Elijah reunited, she knew there were many things she could no longer tell Sally. She knew that Sally was happy now. She also knew that Sally’s happiness had not come by easily. Thus, she was not willing to have that kind, naive woman worry about her. She was reluctant for her private matters to affect the woman’s happiness. Which is why she h
“My aunt told me the truth about myself once I was old enough to understand.” “By right, I should have had bitterness and resentment ingrained within myself. After all, I’d been trafficked since I was a kid, and my parents died in a car crash after I finally managed to find them.” “But my aunt hoped I would be an optimistic person…” “She taught me how to love my life, and she was the one who let me believe that every person on earth is kind.” “But… Elijah’s speculations about her injuries all make sense… I really don’t want to be suspicious of my uncle…” “I…” The man’s voice grew softer and weaker as he spoke. In the end, they turned into the sounds of his even breathing. A while later, the woman on the bed quietly got out of bed and smiled wryly as she pulled the thin blanket over him. “Didn’t you say you wanted to listen to my story? How did it end up becoming me listening to your story?” “Little kid.” ———————— The next morning. Thomas was still lying on th
It was… Seth Greene!? Thomas nearly fell off the leather seat when he heard that name. “Why him?” “Yeah.” Joseph had no choice but to tell the truth. “Sir doesn’t have many friends. All these years, Mr. Greene was the only one who never left him.” Thomas, “...” Why was this bodyguard so honest!? Offering the fact that Elijah did not have many friends so easily? Joseph seemed to have read Thomas’ mind as he shrugged and said calmly, “Not like it’s a secret.” Thomas pursed his lips and began thinking of Elijah… With his constantly grumpy face and cold, aloof personality, he did seem the part of someone who did not have many friends. Although the two looked nearly identical, Thomas felt the need to admit that he was much more likable than Elijah. When he thought of that, he turned to gaze at the scenery outside the window as he said, “But either way… is Seth Greene willing to help me given my identity?” “It’s not that.” Joseph continued saying calmly, “Mr. Greene m
Thomas was shocked speechless. A long while later, he pursed his lips and looked up at Elijah, “During yesterday’s wedding, didn’t he just…” “He’s given up.” Elijah’s voice was low and calm. “We’re all smart people here. No one will want to waste their time on a relationship that will never work.” “If he and Evonne could have reconciled, they would have done so long ago.” “Instead of torturing each other for so many years, they might as well let things go.” “He’s already gotten past it.” Thomas, “...” To be honest, although the feelings he had toward Seth mostly consisted of hatred, he still felt uncomfortable after hearing he had given up so easily. Evonne was such a wonderful woman… Wasn’t he going to hold on for a little longer? “Alright, stop poking your nose into other people’s business.” Elijah shrugged. “The information Seth compiled for you last night is all useful stuff. There’s about a half-hour left before the meeting starts, and this should be enough.”
“I keep thinking that Seth’s motives aren’t pure.” The corners of Elijah’s lips curled upwards slightly as he gazed lovingly at the woman on his screen. “Are the strawberries fresh?” Sally pursed her lips and picked up a strawberry to stuff into her mouth. “Quite fresh.” “I’ll have Joseph buy you more if you like them.” “Don’t change the subject.” Sally pursed her lips and used her bright eyes to glare at him. “I’m talking to you about Seth. Don’t think I’ll get tricked just because you’ve changed the subject!” A smile appeared on Elijah’s chiseled, defined face when he saw the huffy look on the woman’s face. “Looks like you’ve matured a bit.” “No kidding!” Sally pursed her lips. “I’m already a mom to two kids. Of course I’m very mature now!” “Very mature?” Elijah smiled wryly but could not be bothered to expose her. “I can’t tell you too much about Seth right now.” “Why?” “Because you’re too close to Evonne.” Elijah picked up his coffee cup and took a sip fro
Thomas’ first meeting was surprisingly successful. Thanks to the presence of his assistant, Seth, Thomas could manage to answer any question the shareholders threw at him no matter how tricky they were. After that meeting, there might be some people who were still unconvinced of Thomas’ abilities, but they were definitely convinced of Seth’s abilities. Some even invited Seth out for a cup of tea when the meeting ended. However, Seth turned down all of their invitations in front of Thomas. “Their motives are clear.” After hanging up on the fifth person who had called to extend an invitation, Seth smiled as he poured Thomas a cup of tea. “I went to cause a scene at your wedding, so a lot of people think our relationship is not as indestructible as it seems.” “They’ve naively assumed that you won’t have such a smooth journey after they stir up trouble in your relationship with me,” Thomas nodded solemnly. “It’s not just them who think that way. I’m thinking the same too.”
“What good news?” “You managed to subdue the shareholders who wanted to make things difficult for you on your first day of work. Don’t you think you should let your uncle know of this good news?” “Okay.” Thomas nodded and picked up his phone to dial Simon’s number. The phone rang for a long time, but no one picked up.Finally, Thomas hung up huffily. “Perhaps he’s busy.” However, what he did not know now was that the sound of Simon’s phone had been switched off before it was placed on the window in a hospital ward. “Lisa Marsh.” Simon sat on the chair next to the bed and gritted his teeth as he stared at the woman who was lying with her eyes shut in front of him. “What do you want to do, huh?” “It’s been so many years. I spent so much effort building Yoder Corporation up from the ground, but you’re insisting on giving the legacy I built away to an outsider!?” “Yes, I admit that I am where I am now in terms of accomplishments because I took money from the Moses family
The first thing Thomas did after wrapping up his work for the day was drive up to the hospital. After yesterday’s wedding and today’s meeting, it had been two days since he had last visited his aunt. “Tom.” Franklin stood up from the couch he had been sitting on in Lisa’s private ward. “Here to see mom?”“Yes.” Thomas smiled as he took his coat off and swiftly sat down beside Lisa. He took her hand and said, “Aunt, I didn’t embarrass you on my first day of work today!” “The two assistants Franklin introduced to me are amazing!” “What’s even more astonishing is that one of those amazing people, a man named Seth Greene, learned his skills from Elijah!” The more Thomas spoke, the happier he became. He could even feel Lisa’s finger, which he was holding in his palm, quiver slightly when he mentioned the name “Elijah”. He thought Lisa was interested in Elijah and thus began chattering away about Elijah to her. “This person is amazing too.” “He might look identical to me
————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