Elijah dropped the two kids off at kindergarten. “Sam and Sarah’s dad?” The employees at the kindergarten asked enthusiastically. Elijah held the hand of each child in one hand. He nodded calmly and said, “Yes.” “You can pass the children to me.” The employee smiled as she took Sam and Sarah’s hands and said to Elijah, “The weather has been turning chilly lately. It’s forecasted to rain today too. Sam and Sarah aren’t dressed quite warmly enough.” “Can I trouble you to return home and get the two little ones a jacket?” “They’re children, and their immune systems haven't fully developed yet. They’ll catch a cold easily if they don’t keep themselves warm.” Elijah hesitated for a second before he nodded and said, “Alright.” When Elijah returned to the Moses mansion, he rifled in the cabinets, but he could not find any suitable ones. He was just about to call Sally on the phone, but he then saw the suitcase underneath Sam’s bed. The man clapped a hand to his forehead.
A minute later. Aunt Leigh had just arrived downstairs and was about to sweep the floor when Elijah rushed down the stairs. He was holding a scrapbook and striding toward the door. Aunt Leigh was confused.Wasn’t he going to deliver jackets to the two children? Why… “Aunt Leigh.” The man paused when his hand touched the doorknob. “Please deliver the jackets beside the suitcase to the two children at the kindergarten.” “Also, please prepare something for all the children in the kindergarten to eat. Tell them that it’s a present from Sam and Sarah’s father.” The man turned and left once he finished speaking. Aunt Leigh frowned. “Sir, didn’t you say you were going to deliver them yourselves?” “I have something even more important to do!” Elijah raced off like the wind after saying that. Aunt Leigh shook her head as she watched the man run off. —————— Sally had just left the police station when she received a call from Elijah. The man’s deep voice was ting
Elijah’s grip on the steering wheel faltered. He stared dumbfoundedly at the surprised woman through the rearview mirror. “I’m just confessing my love for you. Did you have to read so much into it?” Sally’s face turned red soundlessly. She glanced carefully at him through the rearview mirror. “I just thought it was weird…” The woman’s delicate voice was tinged with sweetness as she said, “Why did you just randomly tell me that?” Elijah’s grip on the steering wheel tightened. He wasn’t telling her that randomly!Not randomly, but with all the proof in the world! He felt multiple emotions as he looked at the woman in the backseat. He had spent five years looking for her. Even though he had not managed to find her, she had not hesitated to save him during that fire three years ago. And she had not said anything after saving him. What a rare sort of woman Sally was when compared to Wren, who had demanded multiple things from him under the pretence of having saved him
Finally, the man placed her atop the large bed in the bedroom. The bedroom was on the second floor. It had huge french windows, and you could gaze out to the sea from the bed. The sun shone in from the windows and bathed the entire room in a golden light. The man’s eyes were filled with love as he looked at her. “Sal.” “Why…” Her heart shuddered as she looked at the man sheepishly. Five years had passed. Sally felt somewhat scared now that he was on top of her again in the same place. “Why didn’t you tell me?” The man stared straight into her eyes with his jet-black ones. His eyes were filled with an intense look for her. “Was there any meaning in keeping it a secret from me?” Sally was startled, “What… what are you talking about?” “I know everything now.” “Wren never saved me three years ago. It was you, wasn’t it?” Startled, Sally nodded instinctively. A second later, she pursed her lips and asked, “How… how did you know?” “If I hadn’t found out.” Elijah
Elijah cradled Sally in his arms as he silently waited for her punishment. He thought she would give him an insane punishment judging for the amount of time she remained silent. However, he had not expected for Sally to chuckle after a long silence and say, “Your punishment is to send Sam and Sarah both to and from school in the future!” Elijah was first startled, then he kissed her gently. “Alright.” To some parents, bringing their child to school early in the morning might be a form of torture. However, it was a form of enjoyment for Elijah. After all, he had foolishly missed watching his children growing up for five years. Back then, if he had just remained steadfast for a little longer if he could have found her then…Pity, there were no “ifs” in the world. Thus, when Sally said he would be in charge of bringing the kids to school, the man smiled sweetly and said, “I will definitely fulfill that.” Sally lay in the man’s arms and basked in the heat emanating from
He had given her a private room when she requested it. He had taken care of her sister when she had asked him to. He had bought her a car to travel and enjoy the scenery in when she asked for one. After all, he had always thought Wren’s legs had become paralyzed from saving him. Back during the fire, he had been drugged at the table. Thus, he had always felt guilty that he had needed a woman to save him. Moreover, it was a woman whom he had never met before who had saved him. She had ended up unable to walk for three years because of him. However, Elijah had never expected his sentimentality to become something that could be exploited. Nor had he imagined that Wren had such an ugly heart hidden beneath her beautiful, elegant face. Even when things had progressed to this stage, she was still trying to get Sally to lie to him together! The car soon arrived at Central Hospital. The pressure around the man seemed to drop as he got out of the car. Behind him was Blair,
Wren stared into Elijah’s ruthless eyes in shock. A feeling of hopelessness slowly took over her. In the past, she had always thought that Elijah’s gentleness toward her was an indication that he liked her. She had even gloated internally that she was lucky the woman had died. If not, Elijah would have been deeply grateful to her. If she was the person who had saved him, and he treated her so kindly, she would be the only choice for his second wife if he never found his ex-wife. After all, after spending three years by Elijah’s side, she had seen Elijah reject countless noble daughters and women who threw themselves at him with her own two eyes. Everyone was jealous that she got to have the chance to save Elijah and bear the name of being the person who had saved his life. Without exaggerating any facts, Wren’s next step would have been to seduce Elijah into her covers if Sally had not returned. After all, he had only treated her kindly. She had equated that kindness
The teenager smiled at Elijah. “I haven’t seen eye-to-eye with her for a long time.” “Can you let me hit her to my heart’s content?” “Yes.” Elijah turned around. Blair soon started hitting and kicking her. This woman and her sister had been abused their privileges while they stayed with Elijah for the past three years. Blair had long since been unable to stand it! “Elijah Moses!” Wren did not stop struggling. As she received the blows from Blair, she crawled over to Elijah and grabbed his shoe. “Make him stop!” “I can… can leave you and not let anyone know this is how you treated the person who saved you. I won’t let your business partners terminate their contract with you…” Elijah laughed coldly and flung her hand off him as he walked toward the door. “I don’t care what others think of me.” “My business partners won’t terminate their contracts with me because of an insignificant person like you. You’re placing yourself on too high a pedestal.” Then, the man glanc
————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