“I have something to attend to and won’t come to the company until tomorrow afternoon,” Zayden said on the phone. Then he hung up the phone, stepped on the gas, and drove onto the highway.It was already evening. He drove at a fast speed all the way and arrived at the hospital two hours later. As soon as he arrived at the ward that Alice was in, he heard Alice’s scream from inside. “What are you doing? Let go of me.”Without thinking, Zayden pushed the door open and rushed in. On the bed, a man with gauze wrapped around his head put his arms around Alice’s waist. After Alice struggled and broke free, he gets out of the bed and grabbed Alice’s arm again.Seeing this, Zayden strode over immediately, grabbed the man’s collar from behind with one hand, and grabbed the man’s wrist with the other hand. Then he had the man’s hand tied behind his back. The next moment, the man screamed in pain.“Hey, let go of him. He has just been rescued and woken up. Don’t do that,” Alice said anxiously. “
Alice blushed to their ears and stammered, “You…”“What did I do to you?” Zayden asked again as he walked her leisurely and looked at her. “I don’t mind if you want to demonstrate it for me.”In a fluster, Alice kept retreating and her calf hit the sofa. Then she lost her balance and fell backward. Subconsciously, she grabbed the nearest thing in front of her. The next moment she realized that she was grabbing Zayden’s collar.When she was about to push him away, the thunder suddenly boomed outside and a bolt of lightning crackled through the sky. “Boom!” Then the room suddenly became dark. Being frightened, Alice screamed and immediately held Zayden tightly, shivering. Soon, the guest’s noises came from outside the room.“What happened?”“Is it a power failure?”“Ladies and gentlemen don’t be afraid. Go back to your rooms and wait for a moment, please. The circuit breaker tripped, and it will be repaired soon,” the receptionist said in a soothing voice.For a moment, the whole hotel
After a while, Alice’s partner who sat opposite her quickly understood what Alice meant and played cards.“Two!”Alice's eyes immediately lit up with joy. When she was about to play the card that she didn’t want, a deep voice came from beside her. “Joker.”Zayden looked at her calmly and said, “It’s your turn.”Alice forced a smile and said stiffly, “Pass.” Then she thought unhappily. He must have known which card I was going to play so he played the Joker on purpose. In the next few rounds, Alice didn’t even have the chance to play any of her cards because of Zayden.“Yeah! We won again! You are so awesome, sir!” The girl who was Zayden’s partner cheered excitedly. She was only about eighteen years old and seemed to be a college student. As for the other girl, Alice’s partner, she also fixed her eyes on Zayden all the time.The two girls were not in the mood to play cards at all. After the first round, they took turns chatting with Zayden and asking about his age and work while actin
When Alice came back to the room and pushed open the door, she found that the room was in darkness. She could see a figure sitting on the sofa with the help of the light that came in from outside. With a cigarette between his fingers, Zayden inhaled deeply on the cigarette and the cigarette glowed red in the darkness.After hesitation, Alice closed the door gently and walked toward him. “Why did you suddenly come back? You don’t like the gumbo?”“No,” Zayden answered briefly. For a moment, Alice didn’t know what to say.She gently waved her hand, trying to disperse the smoke. Although she had been holding her breath, she couldn’t help but cough when inhaling the smoke. Hearing, her cough, Zayden paused for a few seconds and stubbed out the cigarette. Then he stood up and opened the window, letting the fresh air in. The oppressive atmosphere in the room gradually faded away.“We will leave early tomorrow morning. As for the man that you hit, he will go back with us and be transferred t
Alice felt that she had no way to refuse. So, she had to add Giselle as a friend. Only then did Giselle smile as happily as a child. Alice couldn’t imagine how such a woman could do something like scamming Collins’s property and cheating on Zayden’s father. Alice showed a puzzled expression but held back from asking her what had happened.“Then, I will go back first.” Alice put the noodles and side dishes on her plate and nodded politely toward Giselle. She had just walked upstairs and placed the plate on the table when Zayden came out of the bathroom. He was wrapped in a bathrobe, his wet hair was dripping down his neck, and there was a water stain on the bathroom door.Alice felt her throat tighten after seeing such a scene. It took her a long time to come back to her senses, and then she coughed awkwardly. “Have some noodles. I just made it myself.” Zayden looked at her, then at the noodles, and nodded.As he sat down on the couch, Alice felt like a small puff of hot air was coming
Zayden’s expression softened. His fingers gripped the steering wheel hard and said calmly, “Mind your own business.” Alice could tell that he was a little upset even though she could only see the side of his face.Zayden had a meeting in the afternoon, so he called Henry on the way and then dropped Alice off at the hospital entrance. When they arrived, Henry had been waiting there for a long time.“Mr. Collins, Miss Brown, how are you?”Henry stood in front of the car door and greeted them both. He then spoke about the patient who had been transferred to this hospital. “The patient was making a scene from when he was about to leave, and the doctor gave him a sedative shot before bringing him here. Mr. Collins, if you are going to see him later, you will be careful.”Alice frowned and said, “Really? He used to be quite normal when I was around.”Hearing this, Zayden gave her a deep look and said unhappily, “What you think is normal is different from what everyone thinks.” When he arriv
Alice froze and asked, “Is Adrian your name?”The boy raised his head. His face was pale, and his forehead was streaked with fine beads of sweat. Then, with a reluctant nod, he said, “Yes.”“What’s your last name?” She asked again.The boy shook his head.Alice patted the back of his hand, afraid that he would become distressed again by thinking about things. She said, “Forget about it, Adrian, since you remember your name, I will try to help you find your family.”If Adrian was a college student, it will be troublesome. Since the summer break is approaching, the college doesn’t seem to care about the missing students. I have to look for his parents by myself.A week later, the Fairy Tale kindergarten was closed for the summer. Alice went to the kindergarten for the final parent-teacher conference, and to her surprise, she met Zayden and Max.As soon as Max saw Alice, he ran over to her and hugged her leg. Although he didn’t say anything, the joyful expression on his little face showe
Zayden felt much more comfortable all of a sudden after Adrian has been dragged away by Henry. He looked at Alice and said, “Let’s go. You don’t have to be so concerned about him. You are not his mother. Henry will take care of him.”Alice looked back, retracted her head that had been looking toward the inside of the suite, touched her nose with embarrassment, and smiled. She said, “I am used to it. Adrian is the same age as George and he is a bit like him, so I can’t help but want to care more about him. Maybe people will think I am a little weird if I do that.”When she mentioned George, Zayden’s face became even more darker. He asked, “Why do you always happen to bring homeless people at home? Did you do that on purpose?”Alice looked at him and asked, “What? No! I told you that I hit him by accident!”Zayden looked at her and asked, “What about George? You didn’t hit him, did you? It seems that you had a lot of guts when you were a kid. You dared to run into an underground boxing
“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