“Groom-to-be Evan Picther, and bride-to-be Ruby Hart, sincerely invite Alice Brown to join them in celebration of their engagement.”The italic letters on the cover were particularly eye-catching and conspicuous. There were cartoon images of the two of them on the inner page. Alice held the card in her hands with no enthusiasm in her eyes.On second thought, it was not surprising for her to see them getting engaged. The last time when Alice met Ruby in the elevator, she saw the ring that was invaluable to her on Ruby’s finger.What was surprising was that they dared to send this invitation card to her. Alice leaned back on the sofa and smiled sarcastically. She could still feel the pain in her heart when she thought about that thing five years ago.If it weren’t for Evan Picther and Ruby Hart, she wouldn’t end up living like this.It was said that one’s life was never complete without falling in love with a douchebag. What’s more, if a friendship couldn’t be considered complete withou
“Who is Elaina Brown?” Jessica blurted out the question.Zayden looked at her and answered indifferently, “The daughter of the one of the employees.”“Why do you need to reed the medical history of an employee daughter? Which employee?”On hearing Jessica’s words. Zayden closed the documents he was reading and put them on that medical record. He asked in a tone that brooked no argument, “Do I need to report you each and everything that I do?”Jessica looked stunned, “No, I didn’t mean that. I was just asking casually.”“You have too many questions.” Zayden said impatiently. “I still have a lot of things to do. We will have dinner with Grandpa. You can directly go there, I will arrive on a time.”He was suggesting that she should leave now.Jessica immediately regretted that she had asked too many questions without thinking. She wanted to say something to make Zayden feel better, but he still looked very impatient, so she found an excuse and left the office. However, before she left, s
The Driver’s words reminded Jessica, she thought, “Zayden always goes in his own way no matter what other people say. He seemingly obeys his grandfather, but privately he still does what he pleases, which means that all I need to do is to make sure that Zayden doesn’t change his mind.”That night, Zayden and Max stayed in the old Mansion.Zayden thought that his grandfather had something to tell him, but he suddenly answered the phone call and waved the servants to let them clean up a room for Zayden and Max.Then he locked himself in the study.“Has Grandpa been busy recently?” Zayden looked at the butler suspiciously.The butler answered calmly and unhurriedly, “Mr. Collins has been communicating a lot with his friend. I don’t know about the details. Sir, you can go back to your room first. Mr. Collins will come outside after he finishes the call.”However, Grandfather didn’t hang up the phone call until midnight. Zayden read a whole book for Max while waiting for his grandfather. T
Alice didn’t feel anything wrong about this question. She nodded and said happily, “I can’t believe you still remember me.” Jessica ignored her and kept asking, “What’s your daughter’s name?”Jessica’s eyes fell on Eliana. She looked at her cute pink face and was suddenly seized by fear. Why did this little girl look a little like a Zayden? “That’s impossible.” The voice in her mind reminded her.“I am Eliana Brown. You can call me Ellie.” Suddenly Eliana broke into their conversation. She looked up and her eyes roamed over Jessica.“Eliana Brown?” Jessica clenched her hands when she heard her name. She thought of the medical record that she saw in Zayden’s office that day and felt more suspicious. Then she directly asked, “Why do you take your mother’s last name?”Eliana turned her head and looked at Alice, looking confused.It was normal that Alice didn’t feel anything wrong when Jessica asked her daughter’s name. But now, when Jessica was talking about her privacy, only fools would
Amelia, the beautiful assistant, quickly answered seriously, “The swing isn’t high and there are soft cushion underneath. There has never been a swing-related safety incident in the kindergarten before.”Zayden pointed to the swing frame and looked displeased, “The face that no accidents happened before doesn’t mean there is no safety concern.”Then Zayden turned around and looked at the rainbow-color running racetrack solemnly, “And the running racetrack. The corner of the track hasn’t been completely covered by the rubber, and you haven’t removed all the weeds. Children tend to forget everything when they play. What if a poisonous snake appears in the weeds?”Amelia went pale, not knowing how to answer the criticism, and thought, "She never met such a difficult parent in Fairy Tale before. I mean look at those weeds. They are not as high to reach my ankle!”“I think it’s alright.” A clear female voice suddenly broke the silence. Alice walked down the hallway to them. “Eliana once fe
At first, Alice thought that Zayden refuse to play because he didn’t want to trouble her, so she kept telling him that it was alright. After pushing the swing for a few rounds, she finally sensed the anger and reluctance in his tone.He said, “Alice Brown. Stop it now.”She quickly let go of the rope, “What… What’s wrong?”Zayden stepped on the ground and controlled the swinging ropes, his expensive leather shoes leaving two “skid marks” on the ground.He turned around and glared at Alice, and said word by word, “Did I say I want to swing?”“Didn’t you just think that it was not safe? You should try it for Max.” Alice still hasn’t realized what a wrong she had done and said naturally, “Besides, staying with a child means playing the things they like. Haven’t you played with Max before?”“And that’s the reason why you think I should swing right here and right now?” He stared at Alice with annoyance in his eyes.Alice looked at Zayden up and down in confusion. Then, the smile on her fac
Zayden looked out of the window, but he was not in the mood to appreciate the street scenes.Jessica’s words reminded him. Thinking back on his behavior during this time, he suddenly realized that he did treat Alice Brown differently.Was it because she saved Max?No, that was not at all. His assistant, Henry, and butler already had shown thanks to her. It was not part of his plan to help her daughter to go to Fairy Tale and let Max study with her. These thoughts lingered in his mind and made him confused.He was caught up in the heavy traffic, and it had been noon when they arrived at the hotel.The hotel manager and the foremen stood in two neat rows. Zayden walked between the staff and took a glance at them. He saw that Alice stood at the end of the row. When he passed by her, he couldn’t help but check her out twice, and thought, “How odd. The ordinary uniform looked inexplicably beautiful on her.”Alice became worried since Zayden didn’t go away and kept staring at her, so she as
Henry immediately stooped talking under Zayden’s cold gaze, fastening his seat belt silently, and starting the car.It was not difficult for Henry to figure it out. Alice Brown has a bet with the boss. If she can’t achieve the KPL in three months, she has to leave the hotel. All the interviewers present that day witnessed the bet. Although Alice has gained great performance since she started working here, it is still far away from the target she promised. After two months of passing and staying in the hotel for a while, she doesn’t have much time left. It seems that she won’t be able to reach her goal. The boss lets her take charge of the anniversary.But the thing that Henry couldn’t figure out was why his boss paid so much attention to Alice Brown. Is it only because she saved his son?Boss, didn’t you say you were satisfied with the driver's skills? Why did you suddenly want to fire him?”“He talks too much.”Henry did not dare ask more and started feeling worried because he talked
“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