After Alice left, Maggie looked up and asked Trevor, “Why are you running? It’s not an emergency.”“Aria told me that something big happened and that I need to see you right away. What did Alice mean, by the way? Is it about Beatrice?” Trevor asked, his voice trembling.Maggie rolled her eyes at him and said, “I’m not sure, because I didn’t ask her. Did you help Beatrice with her luggage? You delivered the luggage so quickly?”“I dashed over as soon as Aria called me. And I left the luggage in the hotel lobby and ask the staff to deliver it to her room.”“Fine. Tell me about the photo then,” Maggie said, after calming down.“Huh? What photo?” Trevor froze and asked, unable to comprehend what she was saying. It seemed that he had forgotten that he had kept Beatrice's photograph in his study.“Are you serious? You should explain it while I’m still in a good mood? Why do you have her picture in your study at your parents’ place?”“Do I even have a study?”Hearing that, Maggie was speechl
“What are you looking for?” A woman dressed in black asked Gary.Started by the woman’s voice, Gary turned his gaze to the person behind him. He couldn’t see the woman’s face because it was too dark. The only thing he could tell was that the woman might be in her fifties.“Who are you?” Gary asked warily, becoming nervous.The woman laughed out loud and then asked him, “I should be the one to ask the question. You are on my doorstep right now. Do you have any idea about that?”It wasn’t until Gary saw the gate that he realized he had accidentally wandered into someone else home. Then the woman stepped out of the shadow, her dark green eyes sparked like emeralds in the pale moonlight.Gary stepped back and said, “I’m sorry, madam. I will leave now. I came here to find a moon-shaped shell for my friend,” as he spoke, he looked down at the shell at the woman’s feet.“Are you looking for this?” The woman asked, picking up the shell after looking down.Gary nodded.“There are many unique s
“Yes, Areiza, it’s been a while,” Aria said as she walked in. She was dressed in a pink stain slip dress with her hair cascading over her shoulders. Even though she only wore light makeup, she appeared attractive and energetic.Areiza could not help but clench her fist when she saw Aria’s beautiful face. “I was not expecting you to marry Damian. I assumed you had a crush on him then and you will fall in love with someone else in a few years.”“A lot of things also happened out of your expectation. For example, you didn’t expect Damian to go looking for me when you kicked me out,” Aria sat quietly on the sofa and said, “Please take a seat. I don’t want Damian to think I can’t entertain guests because he will be here in a few minutes.”Areiza folded her arms and said mockingly, “Do you really believe you can take my place as hostess? You are so nave Aria. If it wasn’t for Alice, you might have died on that island. Also, if it went for the fact that Damian adopted you and put a lot of ha
Maggie wanted to say something to comfort Damian, however, when she saw his somber expression, she shut her mouth. She secretly grabbed Alice’s arm and asked her what to do.Alice frowned, thinking ‘She had overestimated Aria. After everything Aria had been through Alice once thought she had become a mature adult. Aria should not have left without explaining herself, no matter what Areiza had said to her or what had happened here. She is in her 20s and she shouldn’t have left with total disregard for anyone else’s feelings, leaving Damian to clean the mess for her. What the hell was she thinking?’ Alice thought.After exiting the lounge, Maggie asked Trevor to contact the police and ask them to locate Aria.At that moment, Alice said, “We don’t have to go look for her. She is an adult. She can look after herself.”“But she didn’t have her bag with her when she left. Aria probably didn’t bring any money, what if she’s in danger.”“She asked for it. If she wants to leave, then let her l
The next morning, Alice got up early because she had a meeting. Grabbing a few bites of breakfast, she then hurried to the hospital.At the hospital, while Alice was still putting on her white coat, Tracy barged into her office, saying, “What took you so long to get there? The meeting is about to begin.”Alice replied, “I need to put my white coat first. What’s this meeting about? I heard the Dean is coming.”“They are seeking volunteers. I have heard that the epidemic is resuming in Fleosil, and International Medical Association is requesting help from all over the world. The small countries surrounding it will be suffer if they can’t control the epidemic,” Tracy spoke up right away.Sighing Tracy added, “The Documents in your hands contain all the information our hospital’s doctors learned during their research trip to Fleosil. The situation is far worse than we had anticipated, so we decide to send twice as many teams as originally planned to assist.”Frowning, Alice flipped throug
At noon Alice went back to her office for a break after finishing her shift. Soon, Patrick appeared at the door asking, “Mrs. Collins, May I come in?”Alice glanced at him and replied, “You have already entered my office before I can answer you. What happened?”“I finished the poster you asked me to work in this morning. I printed the first draft as well as some flyers. I will make some changes if you find anything wrong with it.” Patrick raised the stack of papers in his hand and spoke.“Take a seat,” Alice said, pointing to the seat beside her. ‘Patrick, you can be rude sometimes, but I got to admit that you are hardworking guy, as you never fail to finish the task, I assigned you.’ Alice thought to herself.Taking a look at the posters, Alice said, “That’s great. You can later post them on the bulletin board. Send the flyers to your co-workers and collect the list as soon as possible.”“This is just a draft. Don’t you want to make some changes to that?” confused Patrick asked.“Tha
Alice had no intention of giving the medicine to Patrick before because he was still a student. However, she could not think of anyone to whom she could give the medicine. So she had planned to sneak in there herself.Patrick remained silent. Alice said the medicine down and said, “I was only kidding you. You don’t have to do that for me. All I ask you to keep my secret!”“Do you trust me, Mrs. Collins?”Alice froze after hearing Patrick’s words. In his cleanroom suit, Patrick looked like a polar bear, though with goggles, his beautiful green eyes were staring intently at Alice.“What? Why are you so excited?”“It’s the first time someone has put me in charge of something so important. Don’t worry, Mrs. Collins, I will bring the medicine there for you.”“Are you willing to do that?”“Without a doubt. Since I was a child, I have been anticipating the fantastic opportunity to save the word. I am so excited.” Patrick explained.Alice frowned and said, “Stop it, please. You are going to t
Alice and Patrick returned to the hospital after lunch, while Zayden went home alone. On the way back, Zayden received a call from Raea.“Is Alice there? I called her several times, but she didn’t return my call.” She asked.“When did you call her?”“About an hour ago.”Zayden realized Alice was in the lab at that moment. He said, “She was in the laboratory at that time, and there was no signal. What happened?”“Something happened to Max,” Raea said.Shocked, Zayden slammed on the brakes immediately. He clutched his steering wheel, tightly feeling worried.“Are you all right?” In a panic, Raea asked.“I’m fine! How is Max doing?”“His arm had three stitches. I took him back to the hotel after the doctor treated his wounds. I advise him to rest for a while, but he didn’t listen to me. He is working in his room right now.”Zayden clenched his fist around his phone, saying a bit anxiously, “Don’t tell Alice about it, please. I will get there as soon as possible. Could you gather informat
“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