The sound of Max hitting the ground echoed in the house. He had fallen and fainted on the ground of the first floor with his body covered by blood when Jessica realized what had happened.Jessica's face turned pale. She quickly looked around and ran back to the bedroom before the servants came. She pretended that she didn’t know what happened and walked to the bed, taking off her clothes.Soon, the servants started shouting anxiously, “Max fell down the stairs.”“Call the ambulance!”“Where is Mr. Collins?”“We should immediately tell Mr. Collins!”“Mr. Collins.” The door of the bedroom was pushed open with a bang. The maid immediately turned pale when she saw the two people on the bed. Her words stuck in her throat.Jessica suddenly screamed in a high pitch and quickly pulled the sheet to cover her body.Zayden was startled out of his sleep. He opened his eyes and frowned. He suddenly sobered up when he saw Jessica who was lying beside him half-naked. He asked unpleasantly, “Why are
After getting to the hospital, Eliana dragged Alice to the inpatient department.“Eliana slow down. You are going to pull off my arm.” Alice reluctantly followed her out of the elevator. She couldn’t believe what Eliana said until they walked into the ward and saw Max lying in bed.“What happened to Max?” There was no one other than Zayden’s grandfather in the ward.He was delighted to see Alice and quickly stood up. He asked deliberately, “I am sorry, you are?”Alice hurriedly introduced herself, “I am Alice Brown, the manager of Dream High Hotel. My daughter goes to the same kindergarten as Max. Are you Max’s relative?”She seems to have a clear mind and is very polite to me. Besides, she somehow looks like Max. The old man comes to like Alice. He looked at Eliana, who was making a face, from the corner of his eyes and said amiably, “I am Max’s great-grandfather.”“You are the president of Dream High Group?” Alice immediately stood straight up. “I am sorry I didn’t recognize you.”“
What Jessica didn’t expect was that Zayden’s grandfather criticized Zayden after he told Alice to leave, so eventually Alice and Eliana stayed.“I think it is more likely that Max doesn’t need you.” The old man said coldly, giving an angry glance at Zayden. He scolded him bluntly in front of Alice, “What Miss Brown said is true. Look at yourself. Can you say that you are a good father? How much wine have you drunk? Where were you when Max fell down the stairs? Were you lying in your room? How careless you were!”Having been blaming himself, Zayden felt more and more guilty as his grandfather criticized him. He didn’t insist on Alice’s leaving, frowning restlessly, “She can stay if she wants. Grandpa, you can also stay here if you want, okay?”“Why am I supposed to do staying here?” The old man snorted coldly, “I am too old to clean up the mess for you. I still want to live for a few more years.” Then he called his butler and left.Before he left, he secretly made an OK hand gesture to
Zayden looked at Max’s pale face and realized that Max was looking at him with bitterness. Regretted, he secretly drew a sigh and asked Max carefully, “Do you blame me for not taking care of you.”Max didn’t respond to him and leaned into Alice’e arms, with his left hand tightly gripping Alice’s clothes.Alice found that Zayden looked a little frustrated. She was kind of sorry for him and had to console him reluctantly, “Maybe he was scared last night. Give him some time to calm down and he will be alright.”You don’t even care about your son. It’s reasonable that he is closer to other people than to you. What a normal thing! Alice added in her heart.As they stayed silent in awkwardness, Eliana suddenly rolled her eyes and pulled Zayden’s sleeve. She said cutely, “Uncle Collins, I can’t pass this level. Can you help me?”Zayden slowly stopped frowning when he was distracted by Eliana. He turned to her, “Which level?”“Here. Here. I can’t beat the boss.”The situation was lightened up
“Sir, I think Miss Hughes has nothing to with the accident.” Jones frowned in embarrassment.“Nothing to do with her?” The old man asked in disbelief, “Why are you so sure about it?”“Miss Hughes was in Mr. Collins bedroom when the accident happened.” The butler bit the bullet and said, “A Maid broke in his bedroom and saw them on the bed.”The old man was livid when he heard it and pounded on the wooden table, “Shameless!”He never really liked Jessica. He often heard about all kinds of her gossip these years.Besides, after Zayden introduced her to the family six years ago, he ordered his men to investigate her background. She was first a waitress selling alcohol in a nightclub. How was she able to become the top star in the industry with such a bad start? He didn’t think opportunity was the most important reason.This woman is ambitious. “Sir, do you want me to continue the investigation?”The old man took a deep breath and said deeply, “Not necessary. I have something else for you
Alice was suddenly gratified and tried to say something nice, “Mr. Collins, you can eat as much as you can. There is enough lasagna. I can cut more slices for you if you want.”Zayden was eating. He unconsciously twisted the end of his brows when he heard her words.After Alice left at noon, Eliana kept asking Zayden questions, “Uncle Collins, don’t you think, my mommy is good? She can make delicious food and take care of other. Max also likes my mommy. You can’t find another woman like her in the world. Isn’t she much better than that big star?”Zayden could only smile at her, “Yes, your mommy is good.” Understandably, kids think no one is better than their mother.Eliana didn’t mean that. When she heard Zayden compliment her mom, her face suddenly lit up.“Uncle Collins, do you think my mom could be your wife?”Zayden was stunned by her suggestion.Although Zayden knew that Eliana liked to stay with him, he never expected that this little girl wanted to be a matchmaker for her mothe
Alicia smiled and quickly took a cup of tea to the sofa and said, “Dad, have some tea.”Alicia’s father was reading the newspaper on the sofa. He put down and looked at Alicia lovingly, “It’s too late. You should wash up and go to sleep. Girls can’t stay up too late.”“OK.” Alicia nodded sweetly, “I know Dad. You should take care of yourself too.”“By the way,” her father took a sip of tea and looked up, and asked, “You said you had seen your sister in the shopping mall last time. Do you know where she lives now?”The smile on Alicia’s face froze. She tried to repress her displeasure, “How should I know? I wanted to talk more, but she seemed to be busy and wasn’t willing to talk to me. If I hadn’t met her in the shopping mall, we would not know that she has already come back.”Her father sighed, “Well, we shouldn’t let her live alone. If you are not too busy, I want you to inquire where she lives. I want to have a look. I think I had better persuade her to live with us. Otherwise, I w
On Saturday morning, while Alice was still sleeping, Eliana pulled her up. “Mommy, time to get up.”Alice looked at the alarm clock drowsily and said desperately, “Ellie, it’s only seven o’clock. What are you doing?”Eliana held her arm and wouldn’t let go. She said firmly, “Mommy, it’s the first time that you go to Uncle Collins’s house. Shouldn’t you get dressed up? Come on. Have a shower. Put some makeup on. Get changed.”Holding the pillow in her arms, Alice felt hopeless. Why does my daughter keep pushing me to every man she meets?With Eliana badgering her, Alice put on light makeup and took out a T-shirt and pair of jeans that she usually wore on weekends from the wardrobe. However, before she put them on, Eliana had taken them away.“Mommy, how can youb wear these?”“What else can I wear?”“This one.” Eliana pulled out a burgundy backless dress, “This one is pretty.”“Are you crazy?” Alice patted on her forehead angrily, “I am not going to a night club. Besides, this a cocktai
“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