They got back to Rose City late at night. Damian called Alice and then drove Aria to the hospital.In the hospital, Aria lay in the bed her face hidden behind the covers. She paid close attention to Alice’s expression to see if she was mad at her or not.Alice's movements were gentle because she was redressing Damian’s wound. Meanwhile, she said to Aria firmly, “You don’t have to look at me that way. If had known you would do this on your own, I would not have asked you to work for me!”Damian had only just told Alice what had happened, which terrified her. She couldn’t imagine how remorseful and heartbroken she would have been if that man had hurt Aria deeply.“I am sorry, Alice!” Aria said sincerely.Alice’s bandaging abilities were better so, Damian could move his fingers flexibly. He then gave her a satisfied nod.As Alice reached for four scissors, Damian noticed the cartoon stickers on her wrist and asked, “When are you interested in these childish tricks?”Surprised, Alice look
Flora invited Alice to Zayden to her birthday party. She made many dishes and only invited her family members.While having dinner, Eliana fiddles with her crab legs on her plate intently. She gathered some crab meat and placed it on Flora’s plate, saying, “Happy Birthday, Grand Aunt Flora!”Hearing that Flora laughed happily.Eliana pulled out the jade bracelet with her greasy hand while eating crab meat, which surprised Flora and moved her to tears. Then Flora cried on her husband’s shoulders.Zayden, who was sipping the soup, looked perplexed and locked eyes with Eliana, who was also feeling overwhelmed.Eliana had crab paste on her nose, but she didn’t even realize it. She said as she was worried, “If you don’t like this one, Grandaunt Flora, I can get you another. Don’t cry, please!”After hearing her words, Flora looked up, smiled, and kissed her cheeks, “I cry because I feel so happy. I love your gift, of course.”Then Alice’s phone vibrated. She got a message from Maggie sayin
“I’ll give you an hour to send me surveillance video for the time she left the store, until she disappeared,” Zayden ordered Noel.“Sure, Mr. Collins,” Noel was nervously sweating. After he sent Zayden to the office. Noel worked nonstop to get the video.He sent the surveillance video to Zayden and ran back to his office an hour later.“I have emailed the video to you, Mr. Collins. What should I do next?”Zayden was still infuriated after checking all the surveillance video. He quickly shut down his laptop.About ten minutes later, Noel parked his car at the East End near the new villa area. Then a dozen strong men dressed in black suits walked to them; they were the bodyguards Zayden hired.“Who is it?” A maid opened the door after hearing the doorbell. She was wary after seeing the people in front of her, so she only opened the door crack.“Hello, we have come to see…”Zayden’s face was expressionless as if he was a gang member, too. He reached out and grabbed the edge of the door t
Zayden reflected on what had occurred before he hung up the phone. And his heart was broken when he recalled the scene in which Alice was mourning her father’s death.“Go to the police station, Noel…”Zayden leaned back in his chair, exhausted from that long day. But, he was fully aware that he needed to stay awake. His phone rang again as he was about to fall asleep.“Hello?” Zayden answered the call.Maggie said anxiously, “Alice is missing, Zayden. Alice has been trying to get out and look for the man since we got home from the police station, and I told her to wait for a while. I accidentally fell asleep on the couch just now and when I woke up, Alice was already gone.”Zayden hung up the phone immediately and then called Alice several times. But she didn’t answer the calls. He then asked Noel to drive him to the Japanese restaurant.****The picture on the wall was the first thing Alice noticed when she walked into that restaurant. A waitress in uniform approached her at that mom
Zayden remained silent because he had not yet discovered any useful clues. His hands clenched tightly.Then he uttered, “Maybe Alice got hurt because she found some clues, but…”“But what?” Maggie asked impatiently.“It should have been the same person who sent me the message on her phone!”Zayden had not been able to figure out why. He had the impression that everything that happened recently was targeted at the Collins or Alice. The suspect appeared very vicious when she pushed Rita down the stairs, but he could not understand why the person would pass up such a good opportunity and said Alice back.As she listened, Maggie frowned, she walked past the ward impatiently, cursing several times.Zayden was irritated by her voice. He was about to tell Maggie to leave when he noticed Alice moving uneasily. He quickly stood up and took her hand in his.“Zayden,” Alice said, her voice horse. After a few struggles, she opened her eyes, and the bright light over her put her in a trance.“Alic
Henry prepared to return to England after Zayden called him that day. However, something went wrong with one of the cases he handled and he had to stay to deal with it. So, he emailed all the information he got to Noel.On the weekend, Noel printed all the files and drove to Zayden’s Manor in the West End. He took a sightseeing car to the entrance, and it took him ten minutes to get into the square.At the same time, Aria and Rose were playing tennis in the courtyard. Two young girls sat panting on the ground, looking energetic. Noel could not help but stop and watch for a moment. He then coughed softly and waved to Zayden, who was sitting nearby.Zayden wore a casual sports suit, which was unusual for him. It made him look much gentler and younger. He pointed to the sightseeing car on the side after spotting Nole and then walked there.And Gray was climbing on top of Alice, clutching one of her thighs. He seemed to treat her like a kiddie slide at a theme park. Zayden returned his ga
Oven kept Eliana in his house in his hometown, a village south of the city. Every day he asked his relatives to bring food to her.He told his neighbors and relatives that Eliana was his friend’s daughter, who was mentally ill and suffered from severe persecution delusion. His relatives were simple-minded and didn’t suspect anything.When he got home, his neighbor had just delivered lunch to Eliana through the window. She greeted him and said, “You are here to see the girl, right Owen. I think she’s very ill. Every time I see her, she tells me she is being kidnapped. You should get her to a hospital in town.”Owen smiled as he wiped the sweat from his brows, “Thank you. I’m bringing her back to town right now. Her father had just found her a hospital.’“That’s great!”Owen took out his keys and opened the door after the woman was gone.Inside the house, Eliana heard their conversation. She took a rolling pin from the kitchen and hid it behind the closed door. As soon as she saw him co
“What? He didn’t kill himself?” Noel was taken aback and continued to grab his hair.Zayden realized that Noel seemed to be too exhausted. So, he got out of the car and yanked him out of the driver seat, saying, “I will drive myself back. You can go now, home and on your own, and you can take the day off tomorrow.” He then got into his car and drove away.As Zayden predicted, many news outlets covered the story the next day. They said, “Summer clothing violated the law by using toxic fabric, causing the children of Rose orphanage to suffer. The president of the orphanage kidnapped Summer, the president’s daughter to fight for his rights and then was forced to commit suicide.The news almost destroyed Summer. Alice had evidence that the company had previously been wrongfully accused, and she had the opportunity to prove her innocence. However, because Owen was no longer alive, the public began to blame her.The damage to Summer’s reputation was insignificant to Zayden but the netizens'
“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