At that moment, the pianist was still playing the piano. Zayden’s furious questioning voice was drowned out by the wonderful sound of the piano. However, the people around that table all looked surprised. Damian was the first to react to what was going on. Then, he immediately asked a waitress to take Eliana away. Alice then regained her composure. His astonished expression quickly changed to indifference when she saw the woman standing behind Zayden. “This is none of your business, Zayden.” she answered indifferently. Zayden gave Damian a harsh stare and stated, “Is it true that you two are just friends? But why do you look like a family to me?” He recalled the last time he had seen Alice, and he watched Damian leave her house. Alice was able to defend herself eloquently during their fight. Even though Zayden had seen them together, she insisted that Damian was simply a friend. Zayden began to doubt if the information he had been given was correct because of her righteous attit
Zayden then felt a shiver running down his spine, and his heart ached. The last trace of tenderness in his heart disappeared. He looked at Alice’s expressionless face and said word by word. “Do you dare to say it again?” “Yes. And I won’t change my mind. If you hurt Damian, you should came at me as well.” Alice said in a decisive tone. She gazed at him with disdain as if she had been deeply disappointed in him. Then, she even began to doubt herself, I was so stupid that I fell in love with you, Zayden. It turns out that you are just a narrow-minded pretentious man and would gloat over your wealthy family. You even think that you can just trample other people’s lives as you like! Zayden’s fists were clenched more tightly, and his bone made a cracking sound. He said those words with his gritted teeth, “Are you willing to your life on the line for one another? What a touching friendship you have! Alice, you were lying to me before!” Alice frowned but didn’t explain anything. Howeve
Alice’s heart skipped a beat after hearing Trevor’s words. “Why did you ask that?” She looked at him warily and asked. Trevor appeared to be at ease. He answered, “To be honest, since I am taking care of Maggie at home every day, I don’t know what had happened recently. I just heard that you and Zayden broke up the other day. He told me that you are still married. Is it true, Alice?” Alice exhaled a sigh of relief as she heard this. “That’s right,” she replied honestly, frowning. “Bravo!” Trevor gave Alice a thumbs up, much to Alice’s amazement. He said, “Alice, you are the only woman in this world that made Zayden became your lover willingly. Respect!” His “compliment” did not sit well with Alice. She expressed her displeasure by saying, “That’s so ridiculous! To tell you the truth, I married Damian just to get a green card. That way, Eliana and I could live in the U.S legally. I needed a green card, and Damian needed the money. As a result, we made a deal.” Trevor rubbed his c
Henry’s anxious voice echoed in the large VIP hospital room. “They didn’t say anything else in the meeting. But as you know, one of our projects in Leeds was canceled. So,many people on the board wanted you to explain it to them. Mr. Kensley said some good words for, but Mr. Clements almost got into a fight with him.” “Okay, I got it.” Zayden had taken off his patient clothes and put on a black haute couture suit. The suit fit his muscular body perfectly and concealed the bandages on his back. When he got up, he didn’t look like he had been seriously injured. “Do the discharge paperwork for me, please.” “But, the doctor said you can’t leave here yet.” Zayden acted as if he hadn’t heard the words. After buttoning his jacket, he walked out of the ward with a big stride. Before he left, he said indifferently, “Get me out of the hospital, Henry, and figure out what you are going to tell them.” Henry thought there was nothing he could do but watch Zayden leave. He sighed and then wal
Maggie and Daniel graduated from C. S. M. in the same year. Daniel obtained his Ph.D. at that time, while Maggie had a master’s degree. Not only did they study with the same tutor, but they also often collaborated to make clothes. The dress that Alice brought to Maggie was the one she used to design with Daniel. Alice noticed that Maggie had already looked much better than before. She was not only lucid and aware of who she was, but she also recognized Alice. Moreover, Maggie seemed like a normal person, and she even went to the kitchen to prepare a salad for Alice. Seeing how enthusiastic she was, Alice was heartbroken, though. Maggie’s behavior did not indicate that she was improving, rather, it showed that her condition was worsening. Maggie had told Alice before that if she seemed enthusiastic about everything around her after the attack, it was a sign of schizophrenia getting worse. By repressing her feelings and trying to please others around her, she was attempting to hang
After a big fight with Trevor, Alice went back to her office and worked through the night. She couldn’t stop yawning when she woke up early the next morning. Then, Damian called her and invited her to breakfast.It was only 7:30 a.m., so most of the people who would have bought breakfast at that restaurant were not up yet. In addition, no one would be sitting around eating breakfast as leisurely as Damian and Alice.Damian placed a peeled poached egg on the little dish in front of her after noticing how drowsy she appeared.He asked with concern, “Are you tired, Alice? Didn’t you sleep well last night?”Alice waved her hand while yawning once again. She replied, “I didn’t sleep at all! Well, to be honest, I slept for a while at five o’clock. The office is not a good place for sleeping, and that couch is uncomfortable. To be honest, I had already woken up when you called me.”“If you want to run a business, you must take your time. Alice you don’t need to work so hard or use so much en
Sean froze as he heard Zayden’s questioning him and clenched the book he was holding.Zayden firmly said out loud, “Jason wouldn’t have done those evil things if you hadn’t put too much faith in him three years ago. That way, he wouldn’t have harmed Max either. When it first happened, you didn’t want to penalize Jason because he was a part of our family. Well, I did nothing at the moment because it had already happened. I didn’t expect you had let him run for president once more!”After he was done, he looked disappointed in Sean.Sean was a tough person who had a strong sense of right and wrong. Since Jason was a member of their family, Sean didn’t think he should be held accountable for that incident. However, Zayden thought that was improper.Zayden had looked into who had harmed Max three years ago. To be honest, he had almost known the truth. If Sean hadn’t stopped him from pursuing the probe back then, he would have sent Jason to prison.“But Zayden you didn’t have concrete evid
As Max struggled, his drawing board fell to the floor and made a loud noise. He cried out on Zayden’s shoulder. Seeing his sad face, the servants in the courtyard looked heartbroken as they pitted him.Rose couldn’t bear to see him cry. She mustered up all her courage to run to Zayden and stood in front of him. She said, “Hey, where are you taking Max?”Zayden looked at her and said, “Get lost.”Rose gritted her teeth and said, “Hey! I am your aunt. Show me some respect, please.”Zayden looked irritated as soon as he heard her words and then said, “Rose, stay out of my way.”Rose suddenly lost her cool after hearing his words. As she moved aside, she muttered, “Oh, I am sorry, I was just joking. You can go now.”Zayden then went away without a word. Rose felt upset as she looked at the broken drawing board on the ground.“I heard Sean wants Zayden and Miss Miller to get engaged,” the servants in the corridor whispered as she bent down to pick up the board.“Huh? What? But I remember
“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