Parker didn't mind, wearing a playful expression. He took a deep drag of his cigarette and teasingly blew the smoke in Zoe's face.Zoe, glaringly flirted with, turned red with anger. However, she didn't dare openly offend Andrew's friend and could only suppress her anger, ignoring him.She only spoke to Ryan, "You, as Andrew's confidant, wouldn't you know where he is?"Ryan chuckled after hearing her. "You're giving me too much credit. He's the boss; how would a mere employee like me know his whereabouts?"Ryan joked around, leaving Zoe helpless. With a stern face, she continued, "Uncle Jacob has specially prepared a birthday feast for him. If he still doesn't show up, is he trying to alienate everyone? If you really care about him, you should advise him to come home quickly to avoid upsetting Uncle Jacob.""Alienating everyone?" Ryan chewed on those words, his playful smile gradually replaced by disdain. "Zoe, you probably haven't figured out who is family and who is an enemy for And
While Evelyn was crying, she completely forgot to fight back."Victoria, do you think that by defeating me, you can have a good life? I'm pregnant with Caleb's child. He won't abandon his own flesh and blood."Victoria's expression stiffened for a moment, but she quickly regained her smile. Her sinister gaze fell on Evelyn's belly. "Pregnant? So what! Caleb is quite the playboy. Over the years, how many women have had abortions for him? I bet he doesn't even remember. Even if what's in your belly is a fetus, even if it really comes out, a few thousand dollars a month in living expenses would be enough to get by...""Victoria, shut up, I'll kill you, I'll kill you!" Evelyn, in an emotional outburst, struggled to get up from the ground. One hand covered her stomach, and the other reached into her handbag, pulling out a fruit knife, thrusting it towards Victoria.Victoria was a very shrewd person. She had been on guard since Evelyn entered, and the knife didn't even touch a corner of her
"Yeah, learning to leverage power, making progress. But next time, find a suitable candidate, not someone as vulnerable as Evelyn." Andrew finished speaking and extinguished the cigarette that hadn't burned to its end."Alright, don't dwell on it. Accompany me for some food outside."Isabella was a bit hungry too. When the two of them went out together, unexpectedly, they received a call from James on the way.She held the phone, looking somewhat bewildered.Since that night on her eighteenth birthday, they hadn't been in contact.After hesitating for a moment, Isabella answered the call.On the other end of the phone, James's voice sounded somewhat hoarse and weary. He asked her to meet at a nearby café.She felt that there might not be much to talk about between her and James. Just as she was about to come up with a reason to refuse, before she could say anything, he threw out a 'See you there' and hung up.Helpless, Isabella could only ask Andrew to pull over."I've made an appoint
Ryan impatiently took out his wallet, pulled out a check, and tossed it to his girlfriend. "Go shopping with your friends. Buy whatever you like, no need to save money for me."His girlfriend took the card, happily went on her way.Ryan stood on the street corner across from the coffee shop, dialing his phone."Find out why James and Isabella met, and also, anonymously notify James's current fiancée to come here," Ryan instructed his subordinate....Emily angrily stormed into the coffee shop, but Isabella had already left.James was surprised to see her. "Emily, why are you here?""If I don't come, do you plan to take me for a fool forever? Where is she?" Emily sharply asked."Who are you talking about?" James frowned at her.Emily glanced at the table, picked up the two coffee cups. "Two cups, James, you better not tell me there's only you!"James, with an exhausted expression, sighed, "I did meet Isabella today, but not in the way you think. We were discussing business.""Discussin
"Why are you still lingering here? Why not go and comfort James properly? Your frequent disturbances will eventually wear out his patience." Emily remembered James's troubled expression before he left and became worried. However, she had her ways of dealing with him. When it came to understanding James, Emily surpassed Isabella by far, which explained why she could easily win people over. As for James, he responded more to gentleness than harshness. If Emily lowered herself, shed a few tears, and then embraced him tenderly in bed, she was sure to dissipate any of his anger. Emily walked to the dressing table, touched up her makeup in front of the mirror, changed her clothes, and prepared to leave. "I won't be coming back tonight, no need to keep the door for me." Staying overnight at the Brown family's place wasn't new to Emily; Charlotte had long grown accustomed to it. As a mother, Charlotte not only didn't oppose her daughter's cohabitation before marriage but also encouraged i
Men, indeed cannot do without women, whether it's physically or psychologically. However, involving too much energy for a woman is by no means a good thing. Once a man develops feelings, fatal weaknesses emerge. Hence, when the Turner family arranged Andrew's engagement to Scarlett Taylor, Andrew clearly didn't love Scarlett but didn't oppose it. He needed a wife, not a lover or entanglement. However, Isabella today clearly exceeds the definition they set for a wife. "Alpha, have you ever heard of a term called 'loss of wisdom due to love' or 'deep affection shortens life'?" Andrew's slender fingertips lightly tapped on the smooth tabletop a few times, the sound clear and monotonous. He glanced coldly at Ryan, his deep voice devoid of any emotion. "Reading too many romance novels?" Ryan was somewhat annoyed, "I'm not joking with you." Ryan felt that Alpha had already been completely captivated by this human girl, which would become his greatest weakness. Although Isabella was
David didn't need a son-in-law who was of no help to him and might even drag him down. However, backing out of the engagement in the current situation would inevitably be seen as disdain for poverty and favoritism for wealth, which would greatly harm his political image. He was indecisive and torn. However, Charlotte didn't have so many worries. She knew about the imminent bankruptcy of the Brown family and had only one attitude: "Cancel the engagement!" Because of this, Emily had a huge argument with Charlotte. Emily still had feelings for James. He was young, promising, and handsome, once completely captivating her. Otherwise, she wouldn't have forcefully taken him from Isabella's hands. Emily had always been arrogant and willful. She had wrecked Isabella's room last time, and this time, she had completely trashed her own room. Charlotte was almost driven mad by her. "Mom, can't you help James? I know you've saved quite a bit of personal money behind Dad. Can't you lend the mo
At this moment, both Charlotte and Emily were eagerly looking at Isabella, as if her refusal would be heartless and against morality. Even David chimed in, "Isabella, James is your brother-in-law, we're all family, if you can help, please do." Great, it seemed the three of them shared the same thick-skinned attitude. Isabella's lips twitched as she managed to force a smile. "Dad, Auntie, I really want to help my sister and James..." Before she could finish her sentence, Emily eagerly interrupted, "Then give me the land deed, I'll take it to auction myself, to save you trouble." "..." Isabella didn't know what to say; she almost wanted to slap her. "I don't want to cause trouble either, so why don't you run an errand to the provincial government for me, sis," she suggested. "What do I need to go to the provincial government for?" Emily asked, puzzled. "To get the land deed from my uncle. After my mom passed away, she entrusted everything to him, and he said he'd give it to me w