Alice was annoyed and drove the two of them out of the kitchen.“They are so strange today. Why are they suddenly so interested in cooking? If they stayed here, I am afraid I am not able to finish the cooking until the night!” She thought speechlessly.Outside the kitchen Zayden and George looked at each other with disdain in their eyes.Eliana and Max, who popped their heads out of the bedroom door and watched what happened in the kitchen, couldn’t help but cover their mouths and laugh.“See? Pressure indeed can help make things happen,” Eliana said proudly.Max nodded approvingly with joy on his face. It was the first time that he had seen Zayden go after a woman.The lunch was particularly hearty. Alice cooked fish, braised chicken wings, fried meat with bamboo shoots, and tomato and egg soup. When she put the dishes on the table the air was immediately filled with the fragrance of the food.The food was so delicious that all of them were eaten up. After lunch, the two kids went ba
“Of course, I won’t believe you!” George thought and looked at Zayden’s back with his face full of hostility.“As the CEO of the Dream High Group, you can get everything you want. What do you have to come to such a small apartment to experience the so-called ordinary people’s lives? Humph! I don’t believe if you say that you didn’t have any other intentions.”Alice quickly finished making the bed in the room. When she came out, she prepared a new towel as well as toiletries and gave them to Zayden.At night, Eliana and Zayden brushed their teeth in the bathroom. Eliana was standing on the small stool with bubbles in her mouth, looking extremely happy.“What are you smiling at?” Zayden asked. After spitting out the water, Eliana crooked her finger to beckon him. Zayden knew that she had something to tell him and bent down.Eliana patted him on the shoulder, sighed as if she was a grown-up, and said, “I have told you that my mommy is very excellent. She has countless pursuers at home an
Outside the door, there was a group of entertainment reporters and photographers. They came here early in the morning when they heard that the famous cellist George had come back from abroad and was living here.Not long ago, the news that the popular star Mary had specially gone to Vienna for George’s cello recital, and the two of them left the concert hall together hit the headlines. All the entertainment reporters in the city hoped to get first-hand information about Mary’s relationship with George. However, in the past half a month, Mary had never shown up in any public activities and the reporters had no news about her.Therefore, as soon as they knew George was here, they rushed there immediately to interview him and get more information about him.“Are these reporters crazy? I have nothing to do with Mary. I don’t even know who she is,” George said unhappily as he closed the cover to the peephole and turned around.“Why did they came to me?”“It is rumored that you are Mary’s b
“You have arranged a place for us?” Alice was stunned and asked, “Where we will live? Dream High Hotel?” She thought that it would be good if she could live in the Dream High Hotel so that she didn’t need to commute to work.“Perish the thought,” Zayden said directly, “There is no vacant room in the hotel now.”“No Vacant room? But when I checked the occupancy before…”“Get into the car.” Before Alice could finish her words, Zayden interrupted her, urged her to get into the car, and asked the driver to drive.Soon, the car stopped at the gate of the Kingsford Neighborhood. Looking at the villa in front of her, Alice thought speechlessly, “Oh God. After staying at home for a day, we came back to Kingsford Neighborhood again…Then she asked Zayden, “Mr. Collins, this is the place that you have arranged for me to stay in?”“Yes.”Before Alice could say anything else, the maids had already carried her suitcase into the villa quickly.“I don’t think it’s appropriate for us to stay here,” A
“But Alice is the daughter of the Brown family. How could she be willing to be a surrogate mother?”Jessica frowned and said with doubt, “If Alice was a surrogate mother, how many children did she give birth to back then? Why does she still have a daughter?”Mike adjusted his glasses, slowly opened a document, and said, “According to Lewis, six years ago, they took the wrong person to Zayden’s room. But It was not until Alice come from the room the next day that Lewis knew it. After that Lewis kept an eye on Alice. When he knew that Alice wanted to have an abortion, he sent people to stop her. Then he threatened her with the Brown Group and forced her to sign an agreement about the child.”“At that time, he didn’t know that Alice was pregnant with Twins. And when the boy called Max was born, he was taken away by Lewis. Later, Lewis learned from the doctor that Alice gave birth to a girl after he left and the girl had been taken away by Alice. Lewis feels guilty about Alice and didn’t d
After asking a maid for the scald ointment, Alice went upstairs and knocked on the door of the cloakroom.“Come in.” Zayden had changed his clothes. And the pajamas that he wore just now were casually thrown on the floor.“Are you okay? I have brought you the scald ointment,” Alice said, standing at the door.Zayden nodded and said, “Thank you,”“You are welcome. You may apply it now. I will go out first.”“Okay.”After putting down the scald ointment, Alice turned around and walked out of the cloakroom. After taking a few steps, she suddenly remembered something. She turned back, pushed open the door directly, and said, “Remember to…” Before she could finish her words, she froze when she saw what Zayden was doing.Zayden, who was taking off his pants and didn’t expect that she would suddenly come back and was taken back. His hands shook, and the belt slipped from his hands. The next moment, his trousers dropped, revealing his strong and long legs.Alice covered her eyes, turned her b
A red palm print appeared on Zayden’s face and he could tell how angry Alice was. It was the first time that he had seen Alice so furious. And he couldn’t help but feel regretful for his abruptness just now.“I am sorry,” he said.Hearing this, Alice was stunned. She didn’t expect Zayden to apologize to her. She had thought that he would be angry with her. After no one had ever disobeyed or slapped him. She clenched her aching hand and felt a little uneasy. “Forget it… I… I will move away with Eliana soon.”“Hold on.” Zayden stopped her and said, “You don’t have to move away. I will go on a long term-business trip and will take the flight at three this afternoon. Please help me take care of Max when I am away.”Alice stopped her steps, hesitated for a moment, and then nodded. If she move away immediately, she had no place to live. And even if she wanted to rent a house, it took time.After changing his clothes, Zayden went downstairs. He didn’t continue to have breakfast but just told
Miss Jones sat down on the sofa and said slowly, “Ten thousand dollars.”The moment Alice heard this, her lips compressed into a thin line she didn’t say anything.Eleanor frowned and said, “Miss Jones, you you kidding? Ten thousand dollars?” It’s nothing but a short of blackmailing, she thought.Compared with her, Alice was calmer. She pulled Eleanor’s sleeve and motioned her to calm down. Then she said, “Miss Jones, we have known your compensation claim. How about we change a room for you first? As for the compensation, I will report to our general manager about it and reply to you as soon as possible if there is any update.”“I haven’t finished my words,” Miss Jones said with a smile. “Ten thousand dollars for one cockroach. I saw two cockroaches just now, so the total compensation is twenty thousand dollars.Eleanor’s face turned livid with anger when she heard that. She had never seen such a difficult guest.When she was about to lose her temper, Alice grabbed her arm to stop her
“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