Aria’s tears streamed down her cheeks as she spoke, and her tears left strains on her beige sheets.As he watched this, Damian became fluttered. He regretted that he had come to check on Aria. So, he stood up and attempted to get out of the room as soon as possible. However, he had just taken a step when she grabbed his hand and dragged him to the edge of the bed.Her soft brown hair burst against his shoulder the next second. Her warm pink lips come to his along with a faint order of alcohol.It felt familiar to him. What surprised him the most was that he didn’t feel uncomfortable as Aria touched him. He felt an unusual emotion that he had never felt before surging in his heart at that time.“Stop, Aria!” Damian had to force himself to calm down and stop her. He ducked away, and her lips burst against his ear.Unwilling to let him go, Aria hugged him tightly and rested her head on his shoulder. She took half of his robe, and she felt their heartbeat separately through the thin cloth
Daniel was always nervous after that accident happened to Rita. As a result, Alice also granted him a long vacation, allowing him to focus on being at home with his wife and child.So, Alice has to put more effort into managing Summer every day. She ran back and forth between the hospital and the office and lost some weight.One day she organized information in the office as it was almost time to leave work. Then Julia, her new assistant, rushed to the door and exclaimed, “Oh no! The workers are fighting on the shop floor!”Hearing that Alice went there right away.As soon as she arrived there, she found that the large workshop was crowded with many people yelling and cursing. A group of people huddled to gather in the middle of the open space.More than ten people were wrestling in the center of the crowd, trampling the garment parts scattered everywhere on the ground.“Who is the director here? Who?” Alice screamed.The crowd came to a halt and looked at her. People who had just wre
Zayden sighed as he looked at Alice lying in the bathtub.Alice was lying comfortably in the bathtub at that time. She was wearing a facial mask and had a glass of red wine next to her. Except for one of her gauze-wrapped feet, which was placed on the edge of the bathtub, every cell in her body was enjoying the bath. She didn’t look like an injured person in any way.“Ah! Why did you come in suddenly?” Alice slammed the towel in her hand against him. Zayden frequently used his memory loss as an excuse to do many strange things and Alice had put up with it.The towel landed on Zayden and fluttered to the floor. He burned down and picked it up before approaching Alice slowly. “Let me help you,” he said.Zayden had just finished having a meeting when Noel told him about the accident Alice had had. He rushed to the hospital and discovered that she had just left. He then quickly returned home.On the way home, he felt anxious, as if a fire was burning in his heart. Nothing could prevent hi
Alice stayed with Sean until he reached the operating room door. Sean’s hand gradually separated from hers as the door closed. When their hands were entirely apart, She heard him thank her again in a husky tone.At that moment, Alice felt like she could not breathe. She thought of some similar images as she looked at the light turned on in front of the operating room door.As she almost passed out, a pair of warm hands clasped her cold ones. Alice relaxed as she realized that it was Zayden. She clutched his hand tightly, drawing greedily on the security he gave her.“Grandpa thinks that our family would not be this happy without you Alice,” Zayden sounded tired, but he still explained to Alice why Sean thanked her before entering the operating room.They stood outside the operating room, both feeling like time had stopped. Alice leaned against Zayden’s shoulder, recounting things that happened in the past.“The first time I officially met you, I pull your tie as a support and we both
Aria went to Collins’ House, a few days later with the information she had discovered.After walking into the living room, Aria said to Alice, “I asked Julia to look up the information for those fired employees. And here are the files.”Alice raised her head and carefully read each piece of information. Her expression gradually became serious.“Most of them are not local, and all of them have only been here for a month,” Alice quickly realized what was going on.Aria nodded and said, “Most of the workers in the workshop are women from the countryside. During their weekly shifts, they returned home to care of their families. I also looked into our previous hiring records over the years. We have not recruited as many people from outside the town as we have this month.”Alice nodded and asked, “Who recruited them?”“Micheal, he has been with us for many years, and Rita said, you agreed to let him work here. He had been laid off before he worked here, and his mother was seriously ill and
In angry strides, the man approached Alice.“You’re not from here around here, are you?” Alice asked. She realized something was wrong even though the man only said one word and was doing his best to hide his accent. He didn’t sound like a native.The man had no idea Alice would ask such a question. He froze, unsure how to respond. But Alice had already deduced the answer from his brief pause. She ignored the question with a smile. She said, “You are probably here because you were laid off a while ago. So, are you a previous employee or a family member of the previous employee?”The man had prepared a brief speech to take the initiative in this negotiation. But he didn’t expect Alice to realize the whole situation after asking two questions. He was frozen, unsure what to say. After hesitating for a while, he finally replied, “I’m Rosa’s husband.”“Rosa?” Alice asked, then nodded. She had previously read all the information on the fire employees in this incident and remembered this wom
Adrian didn’t deny it. Then he showed her a few screenshots of the surveillance footage.Seeing the screenshots, Alice was taken aback and felt she was running down her spine. “What’s wrong with them?” she asked.“He was too far away from the surveillance, and it was late at night, so the shots were blurry. Later that night, I watched every surveillance video of the hospital. I finally found him on surveillance video in front of the first-floor bathroom.”The last picture was not from the footage she had found. However, this made her feel extremely uncomfortable and shocked her. A few seconds later, she said in a surprise, “They both have the same tattoo!”Adrian nodded.In this screenshot, Alice saw a man in a mask and a cap. He had just gotten out of the bathroom and was kneeling on the floor, tying his shoes. And Elise could see the tattoo on the back of his hand in that image. Alice was correct in her suspicion. But when she was confronted with all of the evidence, she became over
“We are always available for inspection. We keep track of all the materials we ordered, and we would never use harmful fabrics. We have a long history of working with various significant corporations and schools, and we have never used low-quality products.”Following Zayden’s script Alice declared her opinion and denied the rumors online at a news conference.One of the reporters asked Alice, “More than ten of your employees were diagnosed with leukaemia, and you fired them all after learning about it. How can you explain this?”Alice straightened up and became more serious. She slapped a pile of material on the table, saying, “After the incident happened, we did a medical examination for all staff. Here is the medical certificate issued by the hospital. All of the employees are healthy, and no one has leukemia.”As Alice held up the folder in her hand, she heard the shutter sound and saw the flashlight illuminating the entire venue. Then she said, holding out a CD, “This is surveill
“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