Late that night, a car drove to the north of the city, near the highway entrance. Alice and Giselle got out of the car while they were still miles away from their destination. And the driver looked surprised by it.“Keep the change, sir!” Alice said as she handed the driver a $50 bill and looked him in his eyes.The driver took the bill and kindly reminded her, “Thank you. Please be careful, because this is a dangerous neighbourhood. Do you two live here?”Alice said with a nod, “Our house isn’t far away. Will just walk there because the road ahead is rocky. Thank you so much.”After that, the driver drove away.The location was desolate. There were dim streetlights on both sides of the road, and no one was in sight. Alice turned on her phone’s navigation and walked slowly to the abandoned power plant by the river with Giselle.“Boss they have arrived,” The largely abandoned plant echoed with a man's voice.Jenson soon walked down the stairs. He walked down the concrete stairs, slowly
“I was on vacation when you went there,” Alice replied calmly.Jenson frowned and didn’t ask any further questions. He didn’t mind that Giselle had bought Alice along with her. After all, he only wanted the money and Giselle only wanted her son back.Much to his surprise, he never imagined that Giselle could manage to get $5 million in such a short or that she would have so much money. And he began to regret not having asked for more before.When Alice noticed Jenson’s eager and greedy eyes, she felt sick. She could see that Jenson had destroyed Giselle’s life. If it were not for Jenson, Giselle would still be the naive affluent woman, and Zayden would not have become withdrawn. Alice believes that this selfish and cruel man is the source of all the tragedy.It had already gotten late. Alice looked down at her watch and spotted the person beside Adrian resting against the wall, yawning and appearing to fall asleep in the next second. Jenson also appeared sleepy and smoked a cigarette
“Zayden!” Alice blurted out at that moment.After hearing her words, Jenson tightened his grip on her neck and asked, “What? Who the hell is he?”“You won’t get any money if you don’t let go of her,” Zayden said thoughtfully. He had a cold gleam in his eyes as if he was from hell.The trunk of the car slowly opened behind him. Two huge aluminum suitcases were carefully packed with 400 gold bars inside.“There is 5 million in here?” Jenson asked, wide-eyed.Zayden said coldly, “Six million. You can have this money right now if you let her and the guy next to you go.”Jenson sneered and said, “Who do you think you are? Tell these cops to back off and leave the car keys here. These two guys will be useless when I reach the port terminal. After that, I will return them to you.”Zayden frowned and looked at Nian. They were both aware that kidnappers always had the upper hand in these crucial situations. Nian made a motion, and the soldiers with shields began to retreat. However, Zayden Por
Zayden raised his eyebrows in surprise. Giselle then seemed to lose all hope. She shouted with all her strength at Jenson in the distance, “You ****!Stop talking nonsense!”On the other hand, Jenson scoffed, looked at Zayden, and said, “Thirty years ago, your mother was going to marry me. However, she lied to me. She was not even Collins, she had been adopted. To be honest, your grandfather adopted her so she could marry Adan when she came of age. All of my efforts that year were futile! Later, your mother becomes pregnant with you, my child. Aden beat me when he found out about it, yet he still wanted to raise you. He raised you while I was away from home for all these years. And look how successful you are. He sure did a great parenting job!”“Are you done?” Zayden said at this point, and he appeared to regain his composure. Zayden didn’t react much as Jenson spoke, as if he didn’t believe what he was saying. He just looked at Jenson with contempt.“You should have given me that mon
After seeing Zayden Giselle was stunned. Seeing that, Alice immediately pressed her on the shoulders and forced her to sit down.“I will give you two some privacy,” Alice said, then put the apple and the knife on the nightstand as she walked past Zayden, she showed him an encouraging smile.Zayden and Giselle misunderstood each other for 20 years, so they could not solve these problems overnight. Zayden resented Giselle, and she kept holding on to him. Therefore, they still needed more time to get along and understand each other.Giselle appeared even more uneasy after Alice left. She said, “I will leave here this afternoon. I won’t bring you any troubles.”Zayden frowned at her and said, “The doctor recommended you stay in the hospital for a week. So, why are you leaving this afternoon? If the doctor knows that you have left, he will blame me for it. You are making it difficult for me.”Giselle froze, unsure how to respond. Zayden frowned again, this time in an unnatural way. They we
“Tell me why you went to Lewis’s house. I saw you on surveillance.” Zayden asked Adrian right after the three returned from the small courtyard to the side room. He didn’t even give Adrian the time to prepare.Alice clutched her teacup tightly and cast an unintentional look at Adrian. She was extremely nervous.“You think I killed Lewis, don’t you?” Adrian asked.Zayden said calmly “I didn’t say that. If you didn’t do this, just explain why you were at Lewis’s house on those days.”Then they both became silent. Zayden knew that Adrian was his brother, but he was not more friendly with him because of that. Plus, he was curious whether what happened to Lewis had anything to do with Adrian.“All right, I admit it. I went there because Jessica asked me to look into something.” Adrian said.Hearing that Alice’s heart skipped a beat, and her hands trembled. She thought ‘Adrian are you going to tell the truth? Will you tell Zayden about I am actually Max’s mom?’Zayden became surprised and s
Zayden asked Henry to let the police handle the case the next morning. Later, Henry found the fake Jennifer Morris.Henry told Zayden about everything over the phone, “She tried to run away, but all the doors were guarded. So, we just got her and handed over her to the police on suspension of fraud. They checked out her identity. Her real name is Miley Johnson and she is Jessica’s cousin. But Jessica ran away. She left the villa where she lived with her valuables with her.“Have the police asked the woman where Jessica went?”“Yes, but she refused to answer no matter what. This will most likely take us some time.”“It’s alright, we’re not in a rush. Let’s see if she has more patience or I do.” Zayden tone was icy like the bitter winds of winter.After this family dinner, the Collins begin to prepare for Zayden and Alice's wedding, which will be held on February 1stAlice had not divorced Damian yet, and she was an American citizen. So, after she got divorced, her marriage to Zayden ne
When Alice got out of the car, she noticed that she had come to the house she used to live. She exclaimed, “I remember that I sold this house.”Areiza explained, “Damian was worried you don’t like living in another house. So after you left, he asked me to buy this house.”Hearing that Alice had mixed feelings. As she entered the house, she discovered that the furnishings in the house were nearly identical to what she had seen before. There was a Christmas tree near the fireplace. The tree was beautifully decorated, and very Christmassy. “Damian decorated this tree himself before Christmas.”Alice asked as she touched the silver belts on the tree, “Oh? Did he invite his friends to spend the holidays here? He threw a party here every year, and it was always a blast.”Areiza replied, “No, he spent the night here alone on Christmas Eve.”Alice’s hand froze. “By himself?” she asked slowly, turning her head back to look at Areiza.When Alice was in America, Damian would plan every holiday f
“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