She could not seem to get comfortable as she tossed and turned in the backseat. “Hubby, should we go back?” She gritted her teeth but could not stop herself from speaking to Elijah. “I just think that there’s something odd about the two men at my uncle’s house.” “He said that they were the sons of his former comrades, but he’s already lost touch with them.” “He’s been out of the army for more than twenty years. Why would his comrade’s sons visit him and refuse to leave the house?” The more Sally thought about it, the more she felt that something was amiss. “No, hubby, we should go back.” “What if they are…” She scratched her forehead as she mused, “My uncle is an honest man. He’s never really offended anyone…” Her head jerked upwards. “Hubby, could it be that Wynn Summers’ husband sent someone over to make things difficult for my uncle after he got out of jail?” The more she thought about it, the more plausible it seemed. She sat upright and said, “No, no, we must go
Elijah’s grip on the steering wheel tightened. “You fell sick in the summer?” “Yes.” Sally nodded obediently. “Now that you mention it, I must remind uncle the next time we visit.” “We should pay back the money we owe that distant relative even if he hasn’t made an appearance after all these years.” “It’s got to do with our credibility.” Elijah smiled as he nodded. “Sure. You talk to your uncle and tell him that I’ll foot the bill.” “After all, I should express my gratitude toward the person who saved my wife’s life.” Sally pursed her lips and nodded solemnly.Her phone rang just as she was about to say something else. The school counselor had sent a message in the group chat, telling everyone to buckle down and study hard for the upcoming finals. Moreover, he had sent Sally a private message reminding her that she would need to put in an extra amount of work to make up for the classes she had missed that semester and that he had a genius friend who had some free t
Her uncle had also said that she had gained weight when she visited him at Summers Family Village. Had she really gained weight? Sally pouted and took a deep breath. “I’m going to spend my time revising and losing weight at the same time!” “Alright, alright!” Aunt Leigh smiled as she pulled Sally into the mansion. “I’ve made you fried chicken. Let’s enjoy the feast I’ve prepared for you before we begin losing weight!” Sally, “...” —————— A City Police Station. The chief of police looked helplessly at Elijah. “Young Master Moses, how are you this sharp?” “We haven’t even had time to try the man, and you’re already here to visit him. This is against the rules!” Elijah nodded and shifted in the chair he was sitting in before the chief. “That’s alright. You have your rules, and I don’t want to get special treatment.” “I can wait.” “Tell me when he’s been tried and is allowed visitors. I want to be the first to visit him.” The chief was about to begin crying.
Elijah remained silent for a brief moment. In the end, he smiled and said, “She might seem silly, but she does genuinely care about you.” “If I hadn’t stopped her, she would have known by now.” Stunned, Shawn lowered his head and said in a choked voice, “Thank you.” “No need to thank me.” Elijah shut his eyes. “I never knew that the fire thirteen years ago that ruined both my sister’s and my life, also saved another girl’s life.” “What’s more, that girl is now my wife. Someone who I’ll be spending eternity with.” He crossed his arms. “Uncle, I’m not here to interrogate you. I’ve already had my men tell me how everything happened.” “What I did not expect… was for everyone to be able to keep this from me for such a long time.” He had always felt that there was something off about Shawn Summers, but he had never been able to place it. Shawn Summers always avoided getting into deep conversations with him.“Does the old man know that it was you?” He furrowed his brows
Elijah narrowed his eyes and repeated what Shawn had told him. “You were just being manipulated.” “Even if it wasn’t you thirteen years ago, there would have been someone else.” He shut his eyes and curled his hands into fists. “We can’t just place all the blame on you.” Shawn laughed bitterly. “What’s done is done. It’s my fault.” “I will bear the consequences of my sins.” He stretched and said, “I’ve already made the necessary arrangements. Her auntie will take the family to begin a new life in a place where no one knows them.” “With me gone, no one will come looking for trouble.” Then, he shut his eyes and said, “To be honest, it’s that silly girl I’m most worried about.” “She has a complicated background. Her mom is a strong woman, and her dad…” A second later, he laughed bitterly and said, “I might as well tell you about her past now that I’m here. At least you won’t be as confused when her parents come knocking at your door.” Elijah narrowed his eyes. “Alright
Elijah spent his afternoon at the police station talking to Shawn. When he returned home, he saw that Sally had fallen asleep at her desk whilst holding a book to her chest. His lips curled into a smile when he saw her neatly written notes spread out before her. Her handwriting reflected her personality. They might seem rigid, but you could not help but love them. Taking her into his arms, he helped her change into pajamas before tucking her into bed. “Bayes’ Theorem…” Even when she was fast asleep, the only things that came out of her mouth were what she had been revising. Elijah smiled before pulling the covers over her. The later she knew the truth about Shawn, the better. After all… she still had finals. “Madam stayed up waiting for you.” Elijah had just left the room after putting Sally to bed when he bumped into Aunt Leigh. Aunt Leigh had a serving of warmed garlic butterfish in her hands. “Madam made this for you. She was going to warm this up for you her
“Even when your chauffeur, Ol’ Joe, made a mistake, you would not hesitate to make him go jogging in the rain.” “You… were quite unreasonable in the past.” Elijah shut his eyes as he sank into thought. She had a point. However, he had not dealt any punishments for a long time. “You seemed to have become a whole new person after getting married to Madam.” “Madam is a very friendly person. It made you much more humane…” Suddenly realizing that she might have said something to offend him, Aunt Leigh hurriedly added on, “Madam has had a huge influence on you.” “She… is quite similar to the previous Madam.” The “previous Madam” Aunt Leigh just mentioned was Elijah’s mom. The man’s hold on his cutlery faltered. “I nearly forgot that you used to serve my mom, Aunt Leigh.” He took a deep breath and raised his gaze to look at Aunt Leigh. “Tell me, what do you think my mom would do to the people who set my sister and me on fire if she met them today?” After saying that, h
Sally was awakened by her counselor’s phone call the next morning. She grabbed her phone blearily and did not even look at the caller ID before answering. “Who is this?” “Sally Summers, are you still asleep? It’s already eight o’clock!” The sound of her counselor’s wailing rang in her ears. “Do you still remember that you were that kid who would wake up at 5 in the morning to read every day?” “Do you still remember how you used to prioritize your studies before all else and work diligently every day?” Sally yawned and took a look at the clock. It was indeed past eight. It was true that she had grown lazier after getting married. She used to be able to wake up at 5 on the dot every morning. Now… sigh… “My genius friend is already here.” The counselor coughed lightly as he spoke over the phone. “My friend said that he’s very interested in bun... I mean, students with results like yours. That’s why he’s so eager to begin tutoring you!” Sally frowned, thinking that h
————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