Sally could finally try on wedding gowns at the bridal store two days later. Elijah sent a team of bodyguards with her when she left the house that morning. Sally gazed confusedly at him as she put her shoes on. “Why don’t you accompany me yourself if you think it's dangerous?” To be honest, she wanted her future groom to be by her side when she was trying on her wedding gowns. “I’ll cloud your judgment if I’m there.” The man walked over and bent down elegantly as he knotted the shoelaces on Sally’s canvas shoes with a flourish. “Besides, I have something important to do today.” Sally pouted and lowered her gaze to stare at the side profile of the man tying her shoelaces for her. “You’re really not going?” “Yes.” Elijah smiled and met her gaze. “I’m looking forward to seeing you in a wedding dress too. “However, I would like it to be a surprise on my wedding day.” Sally pouted but accepted his reasoning. The girl stood and let out a sigh. “In my opinion, those gow
Evonne agreed. Then, she batted her eyes at Zoey. “I heard that you’re close to Zane Larson.” “Did he ever tell you if the head of his household liked these elements too?” Zoey could not stop herself from rolling her eyes at the mention of Zane. “I’m not close to him!” That man was the weirdest, most confusing person she had ever met. She did not even want to know him, let alone become close to him! “I’m so sad to hear that.” Zoey had just finished speaking when the man’s lazy voice rang out. Zoey and Evonne jumped in surprise. When they instinctively turned their heads toward the source of the sound, they saw Zane leaning elegantly against the railing on the third floor as he looked at them. “Miss Zoey, not only have I had coffee and yogurt with you, we have also taken a plane ride together.” “How could you say that we aren’t close?” “That makes me so sad.” Zoey rolled her eyes. “F*ck off!” Evonne frowned. “Why are you here?” If she recalled correctly, the
“Really?” Sally tugged shyly on the folds of the gown. “I felt like I wasn’t me anymore.”True enough, this style differed from her usual style. Zane let out a sigh. “Bunny, you need to have more self-confidence.” “You’re gorgeous.” Sally nodded seriously. She was so nervous she had even forgotten to ask Zane what he was doing here. She turned to look at Evonne and Zoey. “What do you guys think?” “Beautiful.” Evonne smiled as she gave her opinion. “I think you’re feeling uncomfortable because it’s so different from your usual style.” Zoey nodded in agreement. “Try the others on. Maybe you’ll feel more comfortable in the other designs.” Sally nodded and was just about to turn back into the changing room when Zane shouted, “Bunny!” Sally turned around in surprise. “Click.” Zane had taken a picture of the moment that Sally had turned around with her widened eyes. He gazed contently at the image in his camera roll before smiling at Sally. “You can go in now.” “Al
Then, she used her phone to send pictures of the two photographs to Zane. “Please help me ask her.” The fact that she was Nicole Larson’s daughter was not a secret anymore, so she did not bother with the formalities when talking to Zane. Zane smiled as he looked at the two photographs. The man stretched and turned his gaze toward the third floor. “Aunt Nat, of the two designs she chose, one of them is yours.”“She might still be undecided, but this means that she is unable to let go of the gown you prepared in her final choice.” “Are you going to continue watching the fun?” Sally’s eyes widened in shock when she heard what Zane had said. She raised her gaze and looked toward the third floor. She saw a group of bodyguards dressed in black crowded together. The mass of black made it difficult for her to see if anyone was standing amongst them. “Bring her upstairs.” A woman’s cold, arrogant voice rang out. “Please have her friends hold on for a moment.” Zane grinned
Shawn nodded and stepped forth to take Sally into his arms. However, he did not dare to do so and stood rooted to the spot as he stared intently at Sally. “Sal.” “Uncle!” They had not met for a long time. All these days, she had felt worried, aggravated, helpless, and sorrowful. Sally’s eyes brimmed with tears as she thought of all that had happened.She rushed forth without care to hug Shawn. “Uncle!” “I was so worried for you!” Shawn pursed his lips and glanced nervously at Nicole. He wanted to return the hug, but he did not dare to do so. After all… Ever since the moment Sally’s true identity had been revealed, Shawn Summers, a bodyguard from a rural village, was no longer fit to be her uncle. The difference in their status in society was astronomical. She was supposed to be one of God’s favorites but had ended up suffering for so many years because of his momentary selfishness. She had even… nearly missed reuniting with her parents. Now, he did not know what
Sally felt that she would never achieve Nicole’s level of elegance no matter how hard she tried. Her eyes were haughty, indifferent, elegant, and calm. It had the kind of indifference one had after witnessing all the sorrows and pain that the world had to offer. Her eyes did not show any excitement even when gazing at her daughter, whom she had not seen in nineteen years. “What are you staring at?” Nicole laughed lightly and pointed to the spot beside her. “Come sit.” Sally pursed her lips and sat down nervously beside her. Ever since her grandfather had mentioned that her mom was coming for her, Sally had imagined countless scenarios of their reunion. She had thought that it would be the same as when her father reunited with her, and they would cry buckets of tears as they embraced each other. However… She glanced nervously at the woman beside her. She… could not bring herself to cry. The woman raised her hand elegantly to bring a peeled grape to Sally’s mouth.
Under Zane’s guidance, the tailors in the bridal shop began separating and connecting the two gowns. An hour later, Sally stood in front of the mirror dressed in the gown made from the combined hard work of Elijah and Nicole. A faint smile tugged on the corners of her lips as she gazed at herself. It was gorgeous. She should be happy now… “Not bad.” Nicole glanced at the gown before she stood up, pulling the mask over her face. “Zane, let’s go.” Startled, Sally turned around to look at her. “You’re leaving?” Nicole nodded. “I came to watch you try on and pick your wedding dress. Now that you’re done, it’s time for me to go.” Sally pursed her lips. “I thought…” She had initially thought that Nicole had come for the same reason as Bennett. She wanted to reunite with Sally. However, from the time she had met Nicole, she had not even called her Mom once. And now she was leaving. “What did you think?” Nicole furrowed her eyebrows as she turned around to pose the qu
——————As they returned to the Moses house from the bridal shop, Sally thought about it for a long time before she decided to send the pictures of her in the wedding dresses to Jane Lindell. “Auntie, I’m having a wedding soon. Will you be able to make it?” She knew that Jane had already remarried, and might now come even if her uncle had returned… However, she still hoped that Jane would be able to witness her marriage. After all, Jane was the one who had assumed the role of her mother for the past nineteen years. Even if she had only ever allowed Sally to address her as Auntie. Soon, she received a reply from Jane. “I don’t have time.” Those four cruel words caused Sally’s heart to ache. She bit down on her lip and thought for an even longer time before typing out her reply. “Auntie, I really hope that you can make it.” “Uncle has returned.” “He will be attending my wedding as well.” “I sincerely hope that you and Uncle will be there to witness my marriage.” S
————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