8:30 PM. “Mommy, why isn’t Daddy back home yet?” Little Sarah placed her hands on her stomach as she sprawled on the table and gazed at Sally. Her large eyes blinked as she said, “Little Sarah is so hungry!” “Can’t we eat yet?” Sam, who was sitting beside Sarah, could not bear to see his little sister so sad. He frowned and gazed at Sally, “Have you called him?” “It’s late, and we should be going to bed soon. Can’t we eat yet?” Sally pursed her lips and gazed at her two pitiful kids before she shook her head and said, “You guys go ahead and eat.” She sat at the table and watched her kids eat while Aunt Leigh took the rest of the food and heated them in the microwave. Her delicate fingers picked the phone up and dialed the number which she had already dialed countless times. The line was still busy. Sighing, she stood and said, “Aunt Leigh, please help Sam and Sarah bathe and get ready for bed once they’ve finished their meal.” Aunt Leigh immediately understood wha
“Yes, alright!” “That’s more like it…” As Sally listened to the women talk, she narrowed her eyes and strode decisively over to the women. “Remember to get me a gift as well.” When the women realized that the person talking was a strange person not in their circle of friends, they immediately raised their heads to look at Sally. One of them, who did not know who Sally was, even pursed her lips and said, “Who are you? Do you have no shame, coming up and asking for a present before even introducing yourself?” “Am I the shameless one for asking for a present, or are you guys the shameless ones?” “Don’t you think it’s shameful to not only encourage a woman with impure motives to be a mistress but even ask her for presents?” Then, she yawned and said, “I think it’s right and proper for me to ask Ms. Alyssa for a gift.” “After all, it’s not too much to ask for a present when she’s taking my husband away from me, right?” The women immediately fell silent when they heard what
“What are you doing here?” Sally did not even have time to formulate a response before the man dashed out from the office and stood in front of her. The man gazed at her with his dark eyes and then looked at the pink thermos she was holding. A blissful smile tugged on the corners of the man’s lips. “Delivering dinner to me?” Then, he extended an arm and pulled her to him. “You’re so thoughtful.” Sally, “...” The women near Sally stared at each other in dismay when they saw what their boss had done. Just a few moments ago, they had just been egging Alyssa on because they thought she had the chance to replace Sally as the one who slept next to Elijah. Guess they were overthinking things. Their boss seemed to have been scolding Alyssa? And he had rushed out to hug Madam President when he realized she was here. There was no way Alyssa was going to destroy a relationship as tight-knit and intimate as this any time soon… The women gave Alyssa, who was standing ramrod
She stared at Sally in disbelief and pointed to herself before stammering, “Ma… Madam, are you talking to me?” “Who else would I be talking to? Is there a fourth person here?” Sally chuckled when she saw the shocked expression on the young girl’s face. “Don’t worry. I’m not one to hold a grudge.” “He’s my man. Do you think I don’t know what he’s like?” Alyssa, “...” A second later, she pursed her lips and apologized sincerely to Sally. “I’m sorry.” She was apologizing for how she had imagined herself to be a big deal. And thanking Sally for being such a forgiving person. Elijah sat in his office chair and picked up his fork to eat as he gazed confusedly at the two women. … He had no idea what they were talking about. “Come over and eat with us.” Sally smiled at Alyssa as she said, “Your boss is going to finish everything if you don’t come over.” Alyssa pursed her lips and was just about to refuse the invitation when Elijah spoke before her, “I’ll have the financ
“You came by my office to deliver me dinner, but you did not knock on my door when you arrived. Instead, you hid in a corner with a crowd of female employees and spied on me.” The man lifted Sally’s chin upwards. His dark eyes glinted mischievously as he gazed at her said, “What did you want to see me doing, Mrs. Moses?” Sally, “...” She believed that the man was smart enough to guess why she had been spying on him. He was only asking her because he wanted to tease her. Thus, the woman pouted and arranged her features into a jealous expression as she said, “I heard the employees talking about how CEO Moses was very close to a pretty female employee. The pretty girl had just come out of the office when she was called back in again.” “I hid in a corner because I wanted to know if CEO Moses liked the pretty girl or me more!” Elijah laughed at the expression on her face and continued smiling at her as he said, “So, have you come to a conclusion?” “Do I like you or the prett
However…Alyssa’s previous attitude, and the way everyone had been bolstering her ego, caused her to feel somewhat uncomfortable. “I’ll have Alyssa return to her original post tomorrow.” The man added on calmly when he saw that Sally was not responding to him. Sally pursed her lips and gazed at him. “Can you manage by yourself?” “No.” Elijah replied truthfully. “We won’t be able to repurchase the shares Banks Corporation owns any time soon. The only thing I can do now is think of ways to get some of Moses Corporations’ oldest shareholders to sell their shares back to me.” “At the very least, my sister and I need to own more shares than Wendell sold. If not, the Banks family will use these statistics to diminish my power in Moses Corporation during the next shareholders meeting.” “I’ll have to comb through the information we have on each shareholder. My workload will be massive if I don’t have anyone helping me.” “The rest of the employees either hold important position
Elijah’s eyebrows shot upwards. “You’ve resigned?” Sally nodded solemnly. “Yes, I’ve resigned.” “Why?” The man frowned and asked as he helped her tidy up. Sally pouted and sighed before gazing into his eyes. “I think I’m not exactly the best person to work at a research institute.” “Back when everyone thought I had plagiarized Yvette Banks, no one except Annie had any respect for me.” “I could hear people gossiping about me as I walked down the corridors.” “Now that everything’s been set straight, they all bowed down enthusiastically to me when I returned to the research institute.” Then, she smiled bitterly before saying, “I think they’re all a bunch of phonies.” “Of course, there are lots of phonies in the world. As well as people who just go along with the crowd.” The woman raised her head to gaze at Elijah and smile as she said, “I’ve been thinking about this for a long time. I just never put it into action.” “Now that the issue with Yvette has been settled an
She just could not understand. How was this man so full of vigor?They had clearly not slept the entire night, and this morning, they even... Nevertheless, he could still be so energetic when sending the kids to school?!He was a monster!She married a monster!The woman lay on the bed. Before she finished lamenting, her phone rang.It was Quirinus Banks.“Are you up?”The man’s gentle voice carried traces of concern. “When are you free these two days?”Sally yawned. “I have some time today but not tomorrow.”Quirinus laughed. “Why not?”“Because I’ll be starting my new job tomorrow as the assistant to the CEO of Moses Corporation.”Thinking about this, Sally smiled broadly.All this time, it had always been Elijah making sacrifices for her. Outside of his busy job, he still had to help her resolve things for her.Now, she had finally found the best way to repay him and help him out!The label of ‘good wife’ should belong to her!“You’re going to be Elijah Moses’ assista
————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