Alice played distractedly with the two children. She looked toward the car at the cemetery entrance from time to time, feeling apprehensive.After a while, the door of the car finally opened. Then, Flora and Zayden got out of the car one after another. They looked calm and relaxed.Alice was a little confused.Flora waved toward Eliana and said, “Eliana, are you on summer vacation now? Well, how about you stay at my house for a few days?”Eliana blinked her big eyes at Flora. She looked at Alice and Zayden separately and seemed to have an instant idea. She replied, “Sure! Flora can I bring Max with me?”Flora looked at Max for a moment and then felt puzzled. She realized that the boy looked somewhat similar to Alice and Eliana, even though he was not related to them.Flora looked at Zayden and said, “You know, I can’t decide myself. I can only bring Max if I have his father’s permission.”Eliana immediately looked up at Zayden and winked, saying, “Mr. Collins, you would agree, right?
They could feel the chilling evening breeze at the top of the mountain by evening. Alice and Zayden held hands and strolled around the mountain. Noticing that Zayden seemed to know this place very well, Alice couldn’t help but ask, “Hey, do you come here often? You seem to know the way.”“We used to develop this area many years ago. We were going to make it into a resort area, but it was put on hold because something had happened. It became deserted mountain after that.”Alice looked at Zayden’s face and said, “You think it’s deserted mountain? If you ask me, I think it’s pretty well taken care of. There are all kinds of flowers and trees here, and there is a large tree with respberries on it. Anyway, you don’t seem to have answered my question.”Zayden froze. After being silent for a moment, he let go of Alice's hand and paced forward alone. His shirt was bulging from the wind, making him look a little lonely.Zayden said calmly, “I used to came here when I was a kid. But I haven’t h
While they were talking, Flora walked in with the two children. “Hey! Mommy!”Eliana jumped at Alice and cheered as soon as she saw her, while Max looked exhausted. He strolled inside, and then sat down on the couch and wrapped his arms around Alice as he was about to fall asleep.“Max doesn’t usually work out, does he? We have only been running for a little while! He is a pampered child!” Flora showed an expression.Alice felt resigned. She patted Max’s head softly and explained, “Well, to be honest, it’s not his fault. Max had always been sick when he was a child. He had a fever when he was younger, so he couldn’t talk anymore. He is always in poor health.”Flora put down the teacup in her hand, looked at Max thoughtfully, and asked, “He couldn’t speak because of fever? So, he never spoke?”Alice frowned and replied, “Not really. I heard Zayden say that he has spoken twice in a year.”Flora looked at Alice with slightly more profound meaning and said, “Things may not be that simple.
“Seriously?” Alice froze. Then she burst out laughing.The girl looked only twelve years old, and Alice didn’t expect that Zayden called her “Auntie.”I can hardly imagine what Zayden looks like when he calls a twelve years old girl “aunt” Alice thought.She peeked at Zayden and noticed that he didn’t look happy. So, she forced herself not to laugh and tried to think of something to comfort him, “Jones, I think she should be his aunt in name only. I don’t think Zayden had ever called her ‘aunt’ have he?”Alice didn’t expect Butler to shake his head and deny it outright.He said, “No, he still has to call her ‘aunt.’ Although Rose is an adopted daughter, she is still a family member.”Zayden looked at the butler coldly and said, “Jones, you have been talking a lot lately. I think maybe it’s time for you to retire and go home.”Alice lowered her head and held back her laughter.With an embarrassing smile, Jones immediately changed the topic, “There is a threshold, so please watch your s
The maid nodded and seemed to be in a dilemma.“But mam, the guest room smells bad. The master said you can stay in the young master’s room and let him stay in the guest room. It’s late now, maybe it’s time for you to sleep. If you need anything, just call me.” The maid said and immediately ran away.Alice didn’t know what to do. She knew she couldn’t chase her because the house was too big and she would probably get lost.So, she decided to listen to Sean.Zayden’s room was as luxurious and elegant as the entire mansion, filled with expensive furniture. Once Alice entered it, she found a study with its door half-open on her left, and she saw a desk inside.She then saw the paper and many bottles of ink on the table. She went into the study to see what kind of pens Zayden usually use.However, she immediately burst out laughing when she saw what was on the paper. She leaned on the desk and laughed for a long time...There was a huge word on the paper, “Boring as hell.”Alice could nev
After making love all night, Alice and Zayden fell into a deep sleep. When they woke up the next day, it was already noon.“Hey, Zayden, what time it is?” Alice rolled over in bed and looked drowsily at Zayden beside her.Zayden was putting on his watch. He looked back at her and said, “It’s eleven o’clock.”“What? It’s already eleven o’clock?”Alice woke up that second, then immediately sat up from the bed and said, “How come you didn’t wake me up?”This was her first time at Collins’s old house, and she was up so late. She was afraid that Sean would think that she was rude if he knew about it.“The maid came to wake up three times before, and you still kept sleeping.”Alice retorted as she got dressed saying, “That’s impossible! Don’t lie to me. I didn’t hear anything at all.”“That’s because you were too tired last night, so you slept deeply.”Alice blushed and muttered, “I didn’t! Don’t think too highly of yourself.”“Really? Then why didn’t you hear what I just said to the maid?”
“Yeah, what’s wrong?” Alice asked curiously when she saw this look on Zayden’s face.After Zayden took the earring out of the jewelry box and looked at it for a while, he seemed to be sure of something. He then went into the study.He had an old black and white photo and a white photo in his hand when he came out. It looked like it was taken in the last century, and the corners were frayed. The photo was of a young woman about eighteen or nineteen years old, who was in a beautiful dress. She looked very aloof and had a gold necklace with two emeralds, one was small while the other was large. Although the photo was a bit old, the smooth outline of the emerald could still be seen.”“Who is this?” Alice asked in disbelief.Zayden took another look at that earring, and then put down the photo and said, “This woman is my grandmother, and what she is wearing around her neck is an heirloom from her mother’s family. The emeralds set on that necklace were two pieces, one was large and one was
“Oh, hey I am warning you. Don’t mess with him. Adrian probably hasn’t even graduated from college yet. He can’t even remember what happened before, so maybe he has a girlfriend.”Alice was very familiar with Maggie so she knew that once she started paying attention to a grown man, it meant she would hit on him.She always said Trevor was a playboy. But when it came to how often she flirted with men, to be honest, she was about the same as Trevor.Maggie looked at her and said, “Wow, wow take it easy, Alice. Do you think you are his mother? Chill, I was just asking. I am sure you can understand, after all he is so cute. Everyone likes young and hot boys, and so do I.”“Forget it! I know you very well, and you will lose interest in him after a while. Ah, I think Trevor is been pretty good to you lately. He does whatever you want.”“Oh, please! He does whatever every woman wants.” Maggie immediately looked defeated as she heard Trevor’s name. She looked at at the kitchen, and the withdr
“Mom, don’t come over!” Eliana and Max yelled at the same time.“Alice, you are such a lucky bitch. You have such two wonderful children. I have worked hard my entire life, but now I have nothing in the end,” Jessica said in an envious tone.‘Did you just mention children? Could be that you suddenly wanted to meet Gary before you die because he’s your only family?’ At the thought, Alice gently asked “Jessica, do you want to meet Gary?”Instead of answering Alice's question, Jessica remained silent. She then bowed her head and began trembling.“I will call him right now. He just left, so he will come back soon,” Alice added.“Is Gary really coming back?”“Yeah. He’s doing great this year. He has always get high grades on his test and he is popular school. He is just as smart as you are.” Alice praised Jessica in the hopes of changing her mind.“He didn’t want to see me. I tried to talk to him this year, but his maid always mistook me for a beggar and told me get lost.” Jessica spoke in
A woman in a janitor’s uniform rushed out of the tool room as Eliana and Charlotte left the restroom. The woman then pressed a fruit knife against Eliana’s neck. Eliana had no idea what was going on because it happened so quickly. She could not stop shaking when she felt the cold metal against her skin.Charlotte was so scared that she screamed. Then she immediately covered her mouth. After hearing her voice many people made their way to the restroom. However, no one dared to approach them, they all stood back and watched.Eliana grabbed the woman’s arm from behind as she wanted to wrestle her to the ground. She thanked Alice were forcing her to take so many taekwondo classes at this moment.However, the woman realized what Eliana was trying to do. She whispered in a husky voice, “Don’t do anything. I will slit your throat if you move one more time. By then your blood will flow like a water flower and you will die tragically.”The woman’s voice was so husky that it made Eliana feel li
Dominic saw Eliana the moment she walked into the room. He looked at her as if he could not take his eyes off her. Eliana shone like a star that was even more dazzling than the bright chandelier. Whenever he looked at her, his heart beat faster, and his palms sweat.Ever since Eliana entered the hall, Dominic had been looking at her. He watched her as she walked around the venue and to greet the guests and he was disappointed when he noticed that many young boys were looking at her as much as he was.Later on, the host asked Eliana and Max to come on the stage. They sang the birthday song together and then catch the multi-tiered cake. Zayden then announced that the party was started.It was not until then that Eliana was free. When she saw him after she left the stage, Eliana moved quickly towards Dominic. Every step she took seemed to step into his heart, causing it to beat like a drum.Dominic had been waiting for Eliana to become an adult for the past two years, but she had no idea
After dinner, Eliana comes back to her apartment. She took a quick shower before going to bed. As she lay down in bed, she checked her phone and found tons of unread messages in the Team Wolf Chat Group. Eliana was supposed to join her teammates in celebrating their victory after the game, but she didn’t because her parents showed up unexpectedly.Eliana’s teammates not only posted pictures from dinner in the chat room, but they also mentioned for several times. Eliana was about to go to bed after replying to everyone's message, but the moment she discovered Dominic had also texted her, she perished her thoughts.Dominic had become extremely busy since he retired from the e-sports circle two years ago and returned to London to take over his family’s business. Recently, instead of having time to play games with her, he could only teach her practical strategies occasionally.Dominic returned to Rose City this time just to watch their game. However, Dominic and Eliana didn’t even have ti
After the game was over, the lights in the hall lit up and the host invited two teams onto the stage after congratulating the winners.Max and his parents took a seat in the first row. People around them began to whisper in surprise, and they only stopped when Team Wolf showed up on the stage.The stage was well-lit, but the auditorium was dark, so Eliana had no idea her parents, whom she had not seen in a long time, had arrived on the scene.Standing on this stage, Eliana smiled while waving at the audience. She sparkled like a diamond and nothing seemed to be able to dim her light.Meanwhile, Alice looked at Eliana as if she was her biggest fire. She felt proud of Eliana from the bottom of her heart.Initially, Alice was furious when she learned that Eliana wanted to become an e-sports player. However, she began to regret it after Eliana became a world champion. ‘If I stopped her back, then I would have stopped her from succeeding. Thank goodness I didn’t do so. Alice thought to her
Two years later, an important match took place in a hall in the center of Rose City. Eliana’s team, the Wolfs would play against a team from another country.Teen Wolf had previously won the world championship twice while their opponent was a dark horse team that had only recently formed. As a result, game lovers from both countries eagerly anticipated this match.At the same time, this was the most crucial match for Eliana since she joined Team Wolf two years ago. She would be a member of the world championship team if she won the game. However, she would lose her best chance to win the World Championship if she lost it. Therefore, Eliana took this match very seriously.Because the Dream High Group was one of the match sponsors, the live room was packed with people Eliana knew. Although ticker prizes had risen to several thousand dollars per person, Max could still obtain tickets for his family.At that moment, Trevor, Maggie, and their children sat in the center of the front row. Da
Henry was very efficient. Two days later, he managed to place the information he had gathered about Dominic on Max’s desk.Then Max started reading it carefully.Dominic Deleon was Dominic's full name. He was born and grew up in London, and he was twenty years old. His great-grandfather was a politician who once held a high govt position. His grandfather was a successful businessman who owned a large corporation. As for his father, he was a businessman who made the company well.Dominic was the family’s only child, but he was uninterested in business. He fell in love with e-sports in college and soon signed up with an E-sports company. Later, he made it to one of the best teams in the country and was named captain due to his outstanding performance. He once led his team to a world championship victory.Before moving to Rose City Dominic attended a university in London. However after he fell out with his parents, he transferred to a college in Rose City because several of his teammates
“Do you really want to know about it?” Dominic asked after some thought.“Yes!” Eliana said.“I might tell you after we get to know each other better. But, you know, we are not even friends now,” He said.“Well, I’m not interested in that anymore.” Eliana said. She became impatient, so she stopped talking to Dominic.“Are you angry?” Dominic asked.“No.”“I know you won’t get angry that easily.”“That’s because I know getting angry easily is bad for my health. It’s nothing to do with you.”Hearing Eliana’s words, Dominic burst out laughing. He knew Eliana loved sashimi, so he gave her that plate. “Well, we are friends now,” he said.At that time, Charlotte was talking to Kevin and Max was talking to Jason. On the other hand, Max kept a close eye on Dominic and paid attention to his every move.Dominic quickly realized this, so he turned to look at Max. The two boys then locked their gaze on each other. Max appeared weary and hostile whereas Dominic didn’t seem to be bothered by Max’s
Alice nearly fell on her knees and then stood up straight with all her strength. Seeing that Zayden was in more pain. He wanted to rush to Alice and help her out of the situation at that moment, but he had to wait for the right time. Therefore, he stood in the crowd, silent.“I’m just a doctor. I’m not that capable enough to defeat mercenaries.” Alice said, through gritted teeth.Hearing that Victoria kicked her once more. “Are you trying to fool me? I’m sure you know some special forces! Isn’t Adrian Taylor is your brother-in-law.”Alice let out a painful groan. She took a deep breath and said, “I had no idea you know it. But sadly, none of them in Flesoil.”“That’s fine. I can wait! They will agree to my request, as long as you are my hostage.”Zayden’s gun was in his pocket, but he didn’t have the guts to touch it.At that time, Victoria’s gun remain pressed against Alice’s temple, making him nervous. His hands were sweating, and he was even more nervous than he had when he saved E