Thea's smile was obviously enchanting, yet Harley Louis could see the sadness in her eyes. He felt a stab in his chest as he reached out to push her away. "Is someone else's words worth torturing yourself over?" "Is it worth it?" Thea Stewart smiled bitterly, "It doesn't matter! No one cares anyway! So why should I care if it's worth it or not? Life is short, so I don't want to think too much!" "Idiot!" Harley gritted his teeth, "You will regret it when you wake up!" "Why would I? Do you hate me as well?" Then, Thea hugged Harley from behind. Under normal circumstances, Harley would never reject a woman who had thrown herself to him willingly. He had always believed that it was natural for men and women to feel an intimate attraction towards each other. He didn't need to beg her. After all, he didn't want to be miserable like Amos. But this time, he hesitated. He could never bear to hurt a girl in pain. "Hey..." He frowned, "D
Tina Steward felt her head buzz as though she had been hit by a hammer. In a trance, she sensed the comfort from Harley's tenderness, "I like you!" Suddenly, her cheeks were hot. She felt like Harley was looking at her again. She closed her eyes hurriedly and pretended to be asleep. The next second, Harley ran his fingers along her forehead gently, "Hey, you should get up now. Aren't you tired of sleeping all day?" Thea was embarrassed. She then quickly opened her eyes. The two of them did not speak and the atmosphere was a little awkward. After a long time, Thea asked, "Did I do anything to you last night?" Harley Louis was momentarily speechless. "No!" "That's good!" Thea breathed a sigh of relief as her face relaxed. Harley frowned, "Are you that happy?" "Of course. I'm glad that I did not do anything stupid while I was drunk, else I'll be screwed..." The next second, Harley blurted, "Who said that you didn't do anyth
Steven Granger maintained an innocent look on his face, "Eudora, of course, you may opt to reject me!" "Forget it!" Eudora George shook her head, "I'll do it." "Really?! I knew that you wouldn't reject me," Steven said, "I'm going to the construction site now. Eudora, would you like to come with me?" "Sure!" Eudora nodded as she spoke. Since she had accepted the project, she would have to visit the construction site one way or another. It would not matter whether she were to head over today or the day after. Christopher Gellert immediately said, "I'm coming along too!" Steven suddenly smiled, "President Gellert, you're such a good boss! You're even willing to accompany your employee to the construction site!" Christopher frowned. Eudora then said in a hurry, "It's okay. I can go by myself. Besides, you had just gotten back. There are a lot of things that still need your attention." Christopher then glanced at Tina Holt who was next to him and f
She lowered her head and kissed the back of his hand. Then, Eudora George spoke with a smile. "I will do whatever I can to protect myself now that I have you and Juju by my side. Besides, didn't we agree that we would go through thick and thin together? Look at me. I'm fine, am I not? At most, I will ask someone to keep me company next time." Looking at her clear and bright eyes, Amos finally calmed down a little. He then let out a sigh of relief and said, "I'll accompany you next time." "Okay!" Eudora said with a smile. At this moment, she saw a box in the back seat, "What's that?" Amos then relaxed a little, "Oh, it's the gun that the Old Master had given to Juju. I took it and asked someone to modify it. Now, it is a toy gun, and the beads in it have been replaced with soft water bullets." Eudora reached out and examined the gun. As Amos had said, it was modified. Nevertheless, they still retained the original shape of the gun. Even the soft
Steven Granger remained silent as Harry Granger smiled at him. "Well, you deserve to be my son. I am right. How was your visit today?" Steven told the truth, "We managed to measure the place, and then Amos showed up and we left." Kaylene Yoder was even more confused, "What was Amos doing there? Isn't he supposed to be busy with his work?" Harry rolled his eyes at her question, "Stop interrupting! Go to the kitchen and cook!" After that, he looked at Steven and asked, "Did you hire Eudora as your designer?" "Yes!" Steven nodded, "Eudora is good at her work. I like her designs very much." "Good, good!" Harry laughed. ...... At the Ruby House. Although Eudora George wanted to believe in Juju, she still had to ask. "Juju, could you please tell me what had happened earlier?" Juju said, "He wanted to grab my gun, so I hit him!" Eudora glanced at the toy gun, "Didn't I tell you not to take this gun out to play?" Ju
As Kesha's figure gradually became smaller and smaller, Steven Granger spoke. "Eudora, is she really your sister? Why didn't you talk to her then?" Eudora George frowned, "I have nothing to say to her!" Steven smiled and said, "Your sister is quite cute!" Eudora didn't want to talk to him anymore. Kesha was the sort of person who was always up to no good. When she left Rosaville City, she had decided that she would never come back here ever again. Therefore, even though she had come back, it was to help a friend. She had never even considered meeting with the people from her past. Now that Kesha George had brought up the past, she suddenly felt a little conflicted. She started to wonder if she was really as heartless as Kesha had indicated. ...... When Eudora got home, she helped to hang the decorations in the house. However, it was obvious that she was distracted. When Amos Granger got home, he frowned when he saw that Eudora
Before Kesha even handed Eudora the gift, Amos looked at the housekeeper who was standing behind him and said, "Are you not going to throw it away?" The housekeeper took the gift hurriedly and left with Kesha. As Kesha walked out of the main gate, she saw the housekeeper throw the gift into the trash can. There were so many trash cans in the Granger family's mansion, however, the housekeeper had deliberately threw outside, which obviously meant something. Kesha gritted her teeth and said, "Oh, Eudora. You really think of yourself as the Young Mistress of the Granger family, don't you?" Just as she was thinking, someone tapped her on her shoulder. "It's you?" Kesha George was stunned. She turned around and saw an enchanting smile on the guy's face. It was the guy that Eudora George was with the other day, Steven Granger. In fact, the only reason she was at the Granger family mansion and pretending to look for her sister was all for Steven. After
In order to ease the atmosphere, Eudora George quickly found some riddles for everyone to guess. Juju managed to guess some of the easy ones while the harder ones were left to the adults to guess. Eudora soon felt that Juju had lost interest. Therefore, in order to get her attention, she found some simpler ones for Juju to guess. While she was busy looking for riddles, she heard Kaylene Yoder sighing in front of her. "The atmosphere here is so good today. Steven, you should have brought a girl with you." Steven Granger whined and said, "Mom, not now. There is no relation between a festival and a girlfriend." "Who said so? Back then, there was a saying that couples who share a kiss on Thanksgiving would live happily ever after for the rest of their lives!" Eudora was a little amused. There were still people who believed in this superstition. She was thinking of telling Amos Granger about what she had heard, but before she knew it, the man had al
Naomi immediately changed the topic by saying, "I'm going to the meeting." As they spoke, her phone rang again. The secretary took a look and said, "It's from Mr. Olsen." Naomi said, "I'm late to the meeting! I'll talk to him after the meeting!" The meeting lasted for a few hours. After a few hours, Naomi stood tiredly in front of the sink. She looked more mature than she did before. She was indeed no longer the innocent girl she used to be. She remembered that before she went to the meeting, the secretary had mentioned that there was a message from Culver. She took out her phone and clicked on the message. The next second, her hand trembled, and her phone fell to the ground. ...... When Naomi arrived at the funeral home, Culver was already waiting for her at the entrance. "When did it happen?" Naomi tried hard to hold back her emotions along the way, but the moment she opened her mouth, her emotions flowed out. "Last ni
Although Naomi and Eddison were reluctant, they submitted under Amos' domineering aura. The next day, they packed up their things and went back to Rosaville City. As soon as the car was about to turn, it was stopped by Amos. "Go straight to the Granger Mansion." Eddison asked curiously, "Why are we going there?" "You're going to take over the Granger family's business, that's why!" Naomi teased. Before Naomi could finish gloating, Amos teased her, "You too." The two siblings' faces instantly stiffened, as though they were forced to resign to fate. Indeed, the first thing they did after they returned to the mansion was to ask Alfred to clean up the two master bedrooms for Naomi and Eddison. Although the two rooms were master bedrooms, they weren't totally identical. Alfred gave the better room to Eddison. Before they entered the house, Alfred noticed that Naomi seemed to be rebelling. After thinking about it, Alfred explained t
After coaxing Eudora for a while, Naomi managed to persuade her to eat a few mouthfuls of food. She was finally much calmer. However, it could be seen with the naked eye that she had lost some weight. Naomi was incredibly worried. While Eudora was on a walk with Eddison, she sat in front of Amos's bed. She said, "Dad, hurry up and wake up! Mom misses you so much that she's about to fall sick! Are you really willing to let her go on like that?" Naomi sniffed, "Mom was so beautiful when she was young. She looks really pretty now, too. If you don't wake up soon, I'll find someone else for her! When that time comes, don't regret it!" There was still no movement from the person on the bed. Naomi sighed in disappointment. When she turned around, a hand suddenly grabbed her sleeve. Naomi's heart skipped a beat of joy. When she turned around, she saw Amos staring at her. He yelled, "Don't you dare!" "Dad, you're awake!" Naomi was incredibly
"Mom, don't worry, Dad will be fine!" Naomi comforted her. Eudora hurriedly shook her head again, "What are you talking about? Of course, Amos will be fine. He's just angry with me! Where's my medicine? If you don't help me take it, I'll take it myself!" As she said, she got up from her seat. Naomi stopped her again and said, "I'll get it for you! Just wait here!" Eudora sat down obediently and reached out to hold Amos' hand. Naomi took a few steps outside and heard Eudora murmuring to Amos behind her. "Did you hear that? I'm being a good girl. Hurry up and wake up!" Naomi's nose twitched for no reason. She hurriedly restrained herself and quickly walked out. Her parents had been in love with each other for their whole lives. She had witnessed their journey since she was young. Eddison might not know about their history too well as he was really young back then. She remembered the time when there had been a great misunderstanding be
Amos hung up on the call and picked up the medicine that Eudora had not taken just then. He poured a glass of water and walked over to Eudora. "You haven't finished the medicine yet!" Eudora looked at the medicine in distress, pleading, "I think my body is much better now. I don't need to take it!" "That won't do," Amos remained strong-willed as always. "This medicine is good for your health!" "Medicines are drugs too!" Eudora was still putting on a fight. "You want to poison me to death, don't you?" Amos said helplessly, "Are you afraid of drugs, or do you want to suffer instead?" Eudora was rendered speechless. "Either way, I won't take it! It's too big of a pill to swallow. I know you're trying to poison me to death, so that you can find yourself a younger wife!" Amos was dumbfounded. "There are no younger girls who are more beautiful than you." "That's true!" Eudora nodded, and immediately looked into Amos's smiling
The Granger Mansion had been well taken care of, so there was nothing for Naomi to worry about. Hence, she decided to go straight back to Clearwater Bay. Amos and Eudora were not around. Although Clearwater Bay was in Cindy's care, it still felt desolate. In the evening, Cindy prepared a lot of delicious food for Naomi! "Your parents don't know that you're back in Rosaville City, right?" "No, they don't!" Naomi said after taking a sip of the mushroom soup. "Mom is in poor health, therefore I haven't told her yet. I'll go see her once I'm done with the matters here." "That's great! She must miss you and Sugar Bun." "What about you?" Naomi looked at Cindy with a smile. "Is everything alright between you and Uncle Charlie?" "Everything is fine! With everyone supervising him, he doesn't dare treat me badly!" As the two of them talked, Charlie protested from the outside. "Are you talking behind my back again with Miss Naomi?" Charl
It was only then that Culver remembered that Naomi was also in the kitchen. He concealed the panic on his face and pretended to be calm as he picked up the salmon next to him and put it on the pan. The next second, hot oil splashed out of the pan. Naomi pulled him away, "Mr. Olsen, don't act like you know how to cook!" Culver was not willing to give up. When he heard her words, he remained calm. "I can do this." "Stop lying!" Naomi exposed him without mercy. Then, she picked up the spatula next to her and flipped the salmon over. Culver stood behind her, watching her pour her heart and soul into cooking. It reminded him of the time she used to live in his house in Greene City. During that time, she had cooked all kinds of food for him every day. However, he had never actually seen her in action. It turned out she was still pretty as ever when she cooked. "Hand me the sauce!" It was not until Naomi called him
The doctor's face was solemn, "If it fails, he will only have two months to live!" Naomi fell silent. She finally understood why Nelson refused to undergo the surgery! "Miss George, you see..." "Are there not any other solutions, or at least something with a higher success rate?" Wasn't five percent too low of a success rate? It would be as if they were sending Nelson to death's door. The doctor shook his head, "It's not that we don't want to do something to help the patient. It's our wish for every patient to recover and live a healthy life, but Mr. Luther is in critical condition. We've really done our best! Moreover, his condition is deteriorating very quickly every day. It's possible that the success rate will lessen tomorrow! Therefore, we have to make a decision as soon as possible!" Naomi started to panic a bit. "Please let me think about it." She felt like an executioner at the moment. Her decision was the key to Nelson's su
"I don't like her anymore! If you want me to go back to the Olsen Group, please stop bugging me with your words!" After saying that, Culver made a call to Aaron. "Mobilize the tracking device that I asked you to create for Nelson, and find out where he has gone! " "Yes, Sir!" After getting a reply from Aaron, Culver made another phone call to the company. "Call the press and make an appointment for a press conference at three o'clock in the afternoon. I'll explain everything about this matter!" "For the stock market, just follow my orders." Marilyn looked at Culver, composed as ever, and suddenly felt a sense of unfamiliarity. Although he was the same person he had always been, it had been sometime since she felt this way. He had returned to his former self. ...... Nelson sat on the railing along the river as he stared at the surface of the water in a daze. He did not even turn his head when he heard footsteps behind him