About an hour later, Damian brought Aria back to his house. The family doctor had already arrived at that moment and was also taken aback when he discovered Aria unconscious. He examined her and found that she had a high fever and a cold.Damian gave her fever-reducing medication and stayed by her side all night. Her forehead was no longer as hot as it had been when it was almost down. So, he returned to his bedroom.When the phone rang, Damian had just fallen asleep. He awoke immediately and answered the phone.“I will be right over to your house. I need to talk to you about something important,” Adrian said anxiously over the phone.When he heard Adrian’s engine start, Damian felt uneasy, so he went to his study immediately.About a half-hour later, Wendy told Damian that they had a visitor.“Bring him to the study on the second floor,” he replied.Minutes later, Adrian followed Wendy downstairs. His jacket was soaked by the rain, but he didn’t seem to mind it. As soon as Adrian ent
Alice’s public trial was about to begin in two days. In the last few days, Rishan had visited the detention center several times to see Alice. He claimed that the best thing to do at this point was to say in court that she had acted in self-defense. Meanwhile, he believed there was a possibility she would be found guilty, which made the case trickier.A day before the trial, Alice went to the cafeteria after finishing her morning study session. At that moment, Zoe, who shared a dorm with her, stopped her. Zoe said she needed to speak with Alice, so they went into a nearby restroom. She was flushed from running and appeared to have something very important to say. However, she didn’t explain anything but placed a handkerchief in Alice's hand.The handkerchief was heavy and appeared to contain something. Alice wanted to open it to look inside, but Zoe grabbed her hand and stopped her.“When you see your lawyer, please ask him to send this to my friend. Please!” As Zoe pleaded with Alice
Adam said, nodding his head, “I certainly noticed it. That day, there was news of you winning the competition and you being detained on TV. What a dramatic scene!”“If I had known how much winning the championship would cost, I would have given it to you.” Alice joked with a wry smile. She then stood up, nodded slightly to the prison guard, and said, “Let’s go back, shall we? I have things to do this afternoon.”The guard put on her hat and stood up, saying, “Let’s go.”They then walked away, and Adam could smell the rose shampoo in Alice’s hair as she passed by. Watching her back as she walked away, Adam felt less dejected. After coming back to his senses, he proceeded to his office.Alice and the guard had just left the building when the prison guard grabbed Alice’s arm and winked with a sly smile.“What’s the matter?” Alice had no idea what was wrong, but she could guess what she was up to. So Alice patiently waited for her response.The guard pointed to the other building and said
At that moment Alice thought she would remember this image for the rest of her life.Zayden stood there, tenderly and fondly looking at her. They were only separated by a busy street, and they could see each other. It appeared to be nothing out of the ordinary as if it was just a husband picking up his wife from work and taking her home.Step by step, Alice approached him and he extended his hand to her. They then clutched each other’s hands tightly. Though they had much to say to each other. Instead, they didn’t say anything and just hugged each other. By pressing their palms together, Zayden and Alice expressed the emotions they had suppressed for a long time in their unique way.Zayden held her tightly as if he never wanted her to let her go. He eventually calmed down after a while. “Alice, let’s go home.” He spoke in hushed tones as if he was about to cry. Deeply touched, Alice buried her face in his chest and then nodded.“Ahem, Mr. Collins, we can’t leave the car here for too lo
Alice stood by the window, watching her walk away. She put on her scarf and carried her bag out of the room.Zayden had just returned to the car when he took Alice's cold hands in his. He looked at her with loving eyes, curious about what she was thinking.After a brief silence, Alice sighed. “Thank you, dear.” She finally uttered as she turned her head to Zayden. She truly meant it because she was grateful for everything Zayden had done to her. Then Alice leaned against his shoulder and began to fiddle with the ring on his finger.For many years, Alice had been haunted by Martin’s death, but she rarely mentioned it because she had no evidence to prove that her stepmom killed her dad. As a result, she always pretended as if she didn’t care.Meanwhile, Alice had no idea Oliver would do something evil for the insurance money again. Back then, Oliver had hired someone to wreck Alice’s car to kill her in a car accident. The insurance's first beneficiary was Alice so Oliver would receive a
Two months laterEliana approached Alice as she came down the stairs in her coat and asked, “Where are you going, Mummy? Daddy is bullying Max!”Alice looked at the living room and found Max and Zayden playing chess face-to-face.“You are going to lose again, Max!” Zayden’s face was calm, but he spoke in a smug tone.Hearing that Eliana could not help but comment, “Max, you have already been defeated several times. You may have to perform hundred push-ups if you lose again.”“They are making a bet?” Alice was surprised.“Yes, Max has already lost many times. I will get a camera and record him doing his push-ups later.” Eliana chuckled.Alice had a brilliant idea when she realized how sympathetic Eliana appeared to Max. In Eliana’s ear, she muttered something. Upon hearing her words, Eliana became excited. She dashed toward them, leaning over Zayden’s shoulder and shouting, “Daddy, I am so bored!”Zayden turned to face her, and his solemn expression became tender. “How about I play vid
Alice had just returned home from work when she learned that Damian and Aria were getting married. It was the hospital's busiest time and Alice had to work until midnight almost every day.When Alice returned home in the evening, she heard Zayden telling the maid to prepare her something to eat. Alice was both surprised and moved. As she was about to remove her coat, Zayden grabbed her hand tightly, saying, “Your hands are cold. Why don’t you wear the gloves I bought you?”“Isn’t the project research that Max device supposed to be last a month?” Alice asked Zayden who was standing beside her. “What happened to Max? Did you just leave him there?”“Yes,” with that Zayden took Alice’s hand and sat on the couch with her. He appeared unconcerned as if he didn’t care about the project.“Huh? Even if he is capable, he is only fifteen! He is…” Alice attempted to reason with him, which was something she had wanted to do for a long time.“Damian is getting married,” before Alice could continue
The next morning, Alice woke up at nearly 9:00. She felt her entire body ache as if all her bones had crumbled. As she picked up her phone and looked at the time before setting it up, she exclaimed, “Shit!”The hospital has recently become even busier than usual. So, as chief of surgery, Alice just chaired a meeting for all the doctors yesterday. She sternly told everyone they could not be late or leave work early at the meeting. However, she had not expected to be the first to break her rules.After quickly washing and dressing, Alice dashed downstairs. Later she saw Zayden sitting leisurely at the table in the dining room, eating breakfast.“Did you turn off my alarm clock again, Zayden? I told you, if you turn off my alarm clock again, I won’t sleep in the same ring with you.” Alice yelled angrily towards the dining room.“I didn’t turn it off,” Zayden said calmly as he buttered the bread.“Who else could it be? Max is not home. And Eliana is staying at Flora’s house. We are the on
“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