“Zoey, stop talking to him.” Sally stared at Seth. “You should leave.” Seth stared impassively at Zoey before the corners of his lips curled upwards slightly. “If you regarded her as a friend, what you should not be doing now is standing here and yelling at me.” “Both she and Thomas are drunk now, and there’s only a child left in the house. You can continue if you aren’t worried anything will happen to them.” When Zoey heard what the man said, she had to fight the urge to sit on top of him so she could strip his skin back and break his bones! Sally pursed her lips and made the wise choice to stop Zoey. “Let’s go.” “No matter how much we hate him, he isn’t as important as Zoey is, right?” Finally, Zoey exhaled and glared fiercely at Seth. “You wait!” “I won’t let you get off so easily!” Seth smiled without saying a word. The only thing Sally could do was drag the fuming Zoey toward the mansion. When they entered, she turned around instinctively for another look.
Elijah was much calmer than she was. “This is his decision.” “Have you tried persuading him?” “No, I helped him make the decision.” Sally was at a complete loss for words. She cried for a long time. She wanted to ask Elijah why, but she could not seem to string the words together. Everything seemed to go in a circle, returning to its starting point eventually. Evonne and Seth had gotten to know each other because of her. Evonne and Seth had fallen in love with each other because of her. And now, she was also a part of the reason why Evonne and Seth had ended up the way they were now. She had prided herself on being Evonne’s best friend. Yet, she had caused irreversible damage to Evonne’s life. “Are you at the Yoder house?” Elijah sighed. “I’ll go pick you up.” Sally nodded. She nodded vigorously. She knew he could not see her. However, she was so miserable she could not make another sound. After disconnecting the call, she squatted on the balcony and rai
Zoey flew into a panic! Evonne’s condition was not looking great! Her hands trembled as she grabbed the doctor’s arm. “What happened to her?” The doctor shook his head. “You should get her family here.” Zoey pursed her lips. In the end, she was still unable to get a proper answer from the doctor. When she returned to the ward and saw Rohan, who had just turned five years old, she shook her head. She could not allow Rohan to face the bad outcome that would come out of the doctor’s mouth. As she closed her eyes, she thought of Thomas. Thus, she sped to the Yoder house after helping Rohan settle down. Thomas was still black-out drunk. Panicked and left with no other choice, Zoey grabbed a basin of cold water and poured it over him. “Thomas Yoder! Stop sleeping! Your wife is in danger!” Thomas was jolted awake. He did not have time to lose his temper when he heard what Zoey had said: Your wife is in danger. He was momentarily stunned before he looked at her. “What h
She was here to encourage Evonne to look into the future and face the rest of her life! However… Zoey held the diagnosis in her hands. She realized that there was precious little she could do. Evonne Turner, do you really like that man so much? Is he worth you suffering all these grievances and lowering yourself so much until you’re one with the dust? Is he worth you… harming yourself in this way for him? Emotions whirled in Thomas’ chest as he stared at Zoey. He did not know where the bravery and emotions came from, but he pulled Zoey toward him and held her in his arms. “She will be alright.” “She’ll be alright.” It might be the first time he held a woman in his arms, but he could not be bothered to think about that right now. He held Zoey tightly and patted her on the back. “Don’t cry.” “Cirrhosis isn’t an incurable disease.” “The doctor said she can regain her health as long as she cooperates with the treatment plan.” “Even if she can’t recover… she can
“Help me keep it a secret.” Evonne sighed and instructed calmly. “I’ve already troubled everyone a lot. I don’t want to cause any more trouble.”“No one thinks you’re troublesome!” Zoey gritted her teeth and rushed over to hold Evonne’s hand. “I know you don’t want Sal and the others to worry about you. I can persuade Thomas to help you keep it a secret!” “But you need to promise me that you’ll stop drinking, that you’ll stop mistreating yourself, and that you’ll cooperate with the treatments!” Tears shone in her eyes. “If you cooperate with the treatments, I’ll help you keep it a secret. Deal?” During these years, Zoey had watched as Sally and Evonne were troubled by love. The obstacle between Sally and Elijah was a grudge from the older generation. As for Evonne and Seth, it was a problem of their own! To be accurate, it was Seth’s problem! Grudges from the older generation could fade away slowly. Time would eliminate them. However, how could the man ever feel re
She only had Rohan left now. Only had Rohan left now. Despite her current health, she did not want to abandon Rohan. She had even once thought that if she did not make it, she would let Rohan grow up with Sam and Sarah. She was not worried about handing her child over to Sally. At the very least, she would not be as weak as her father had been. —————— “Tell me honestly…” Sally was shivering in the bedroom. Wrapped in a blanket, she raised her head and stared out of her large, round eyes filled with sadness. “What will happen to Seth in the end?” “Will he die?” He would not have done things in such a resolute manner if he were not confident, he would end up dead, right?” In the past, Sally had always thought that Seth had let Evonne go and done such things because he did not like or love Evonne enough. However, now it did not seem to be the case. He had pushed her away completely and right into the arms of another man. He was willing to help the man ge
Elijah sighed and continued holding her. “Furthermore, ever since he was a child, the Greene family would scold him at every turn. When he was disobedient, they would lock him in the basement without giving him anything to eat or drink.” “Seth received a kidney transplant more than ten years ago.” “He was only a teenager at that time. Neither you nor I can imagine the things he’s gone through if his kidney had become necrotic at such a young age.” “After that, Jameson became Seth’s doctor and told me Seth’s life story.” “When his kidney became necrotic, the Greene family had no plans to arrange for him to receive treatment.” “I was pretending to be disabled and blind in front of outsiders at that time. There were many things I could not do on my own.” “So I sought out Seth. I asked if he would be willing to work for me if I funded his treatment.” “Just like that, we first became superior and subordinate. And then progressed to become the best of friends.” Elijah gazed i
Evonne spent three days in recovery at the hospital. Three days later, the director from the event planning company phoned her. “Evonne, there are three days left before Ms. Greene’s birthday. You should start making preparations now.” “Ms. Greene said that she will be meeting you at the office this afternoon. Have you finished preparing?” Evonne clutched her aching body as she said calmly, “There’s nothing for me to prepare.” It was just a meeting with Chelsea Greene. Five years ago, Chelsea would meet her every day. However, at that time, Chelsea was the abuser while she was the abused. Now, Chelsea was her employer while she was service personnel. She laughed a bitter laugh. It seemed that no matter whether it was five years ago or now, there would always be a class gap between her and Chelsea. Since she had decided to face the matter head-on, Evonne put on some heavy makeup and wore her dressiest clothes to meet Chelsea after lunch. Chelsea and Evonne had made p
————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