Chapter 1712The car pulled up to a secluded suburban villa.The environment was excellent, with blooming flowers and a pleasant fragrance in the air. This cluster of villas was located near the filming site, making it a desirable place to live for A-list celebrities. However, the filming location was not fixed, so only a few people would buy properties here.As Joanne stepped out of the car, she was amazed by the sight. Lucas explained, "Living in a hotel would attract reporters, so Mr. Atherton simply rented a villa.""So it is..."Joanne's words were interrupted by a magnetic, inscrutable voice from above. "Are you disappointed that I didn't buy this place?"She looked up to see Edwin leaning against the railing on the second floor. His dark shirt and vest accentuated his perfect body shape. His back was straight as he looked down at her.Sonia subconsciously touched the corner of her mouth. Fortunately, she didn't drool.Had Mr. Atherton changed? He seemed to have deliber
Chapter 1713Sharon suddenly widened her eyes, not believing it at all. This was the name of Mr. Atherton's ex-wife, wasn't it?She was said to have run away with the other man. How could she be Joanna Walters?Sharon burst out laughing, her head almost off. Then she looked at Joanne the way she looked at an idiot. "I was wondering why Mr. Atherton was suddenly hooked by you. It turns out you're crazier than me, eh? Joanna Winters… haha, Mr. Atherton, don't tell me you believe her nonsense. Joanne had eloped with a man a long time ago! How could she have come back? She's obviously a fraud."Joanne's eyes twitched. But Sharon thought she had a grip on some crucial leverage."You say you're Joanne, then you really are, eh? Even if it's true, you ran away with a man, and you aren't chaste anymore. Mr. Atherton, don't believe in such an imposter. You should be with me. I'm the one who loves you sincerely!"Edwin knitted his brows, feeling disgusted at being offended.Sharon go
Chapter 1714Joanne's face showed no mercy. "Destruction is your choice."If Sharon had been dedicated to taking care of Puffy after being chosen by Edwin and behaved herself as "Mrs. Atherton" or concentrated on improving her acting skills, she would have been able to maintain her glory.In the end, it was greed that got the better of her. From a rural town to a rich and powerful family, facing infinite temptations, she was not satisfied with just being Edwin's pawn. She became exaggeratedly greedy. Her desire finally swallowed her up.Embracing Joanne, Edwin said to Sharon with a half smile, "You should be grateful that I've become merciful after having a daughter. Otherwise, the most suitable place for you is the underground auction house."Underground Auction House...That place was a gray area on the edge of crimes.Sharon was instantly drained of her strength and sank to the floor. 'Is Joanna really Joanne? No wonder Edwin abandoned me as soon as he saw her...'Sharon sud
Chapter 1715Edwin said, “I didn’t. Tail is willing to listen to me now.”Joanne didn’t expect Edwin to be so shameless. “You haven’t spent much time with Tail yet. Are you sure that she is completely willing to listen to you? Sonia said that you convinced Tail by bribing her. You can’t educate her like that. You should reason things out to convince her.”Edwin touched his nose. “When did Sonia tell you that?”“I learned it when I called Sonia.”“Why didn’t you call me?” Edwin frowned and felt jealous.When Edwin was in Sapphire City, Joanne rarely called him. On the contrary, Edwin often called Joanne.It turned out that Joanne often called Sonia secretly...Edwin felt down.Joanne didn’t notice it at all and said seriously, “I agree to let Tail stay in the studio lot this time because I want to see if you have educated her well. You want to have a son? It’s still early to talk about it.”‘Still early? Does it mean that I have the chance to have a son with Joanne?’Edwin’s
Chapter 1716"Of course!""Then why did I hear that you thought I was full of wrinkles and not worthy of my wife?"Sonia was stunned. Her smile froze. "Absolutely not! Mr. Atherton, who said that? He was definitely lying to drive a wedge between us.""Oh," Edwin replied casually.Sonia thought he didn't trust her loyalty. How dared she gossip about her boss behind his back? That was courting death. She immediately put up three fingers, grinding her teeth."Mr. Atherton, you still haven't said who it is. If you say it, I'll go beat him up right now and carry him over for you to figure out the truth!"Edwin said evenly, "My daughter.""I'll go... Huh?" Sonia paused and swallowed silently."Where are you going?"Sonia made a wry face. "Nowhere, but I'm wronged."'Miss Atherton is a little villain. When did I say that Mr. Atherton was full of wrinkles and not worthy of his wife?'Boohoo, Miss Atherton got me in huge trouble! I take her out to play every day... How could she do
Chapter 1717"Why want a man? Our young city lord's heart is fully on her career!""I'm in tears. I seem to see Shirly, the one who won't have a good end ..." "Doesn’t anyone think that Jaden’s acting skill is not in Joanna's league? Jaden seems nothing compared to her! This time Joanna has my back. Director Freddie is really a visionary..." ...Jaden skimmed several hot news pieces in one breath and found in surprise that they were all related to Joanna. The trending topics he had bought didn't show at all. Not only that, even the previous trending topics and news about his feigning unconsciousness and being hospitalized due to exhaustion had disappeared, as if someone was deliberately suppressing his popularity. The only trending topic related to him was... the comparison of his acting skills with Joanna's!"What's going on? I bought the trending topics, didn't I? Why is Twitter full of tweets attacking me?" No sooner had he finished speaking than hashtags like #Jaden R
Chapter 1718While Jaden and Yosef were so anxious that they couldn’t fall asleep at night, Joanne had fun with Edwin and their daughter. Joanne had a strange sense that Edwin and Tail had secrets. They seem to be plotting something behind her back. Joanne was busy with her shooting, so she didn't bother to figure out what they were up to. In the morning, Sabrina shared her tweet in a message and said, [Great! Now everyone is talking about you. Those haters made a fool of themselves."] [Thanks to Jaden's interview, if it wasn't for him, the topic about me wouldn't be trending. Be honest with me, Sabrina, did you do something for me?"] Joanne was surprised that those clips made such a trending topic. "I'm guessing it would have been Mr. Brown's doing. I don't have the power." Sabrina credited it to Jack. Then she exclaimed, [As of this moment, you have gained hundreds of thousands of more followers. You are becoming popular even before the TV series aired!" Ever since
Chapter 1719Sonia snapped a picture and exclaimed with a big smile, "Is it Mr. Atherton? He gave you such a surprise!" Joanne didn't say anything. They carried the box to her dressing room, which Joanne had previously shared with Sharon. After Sharon left, Joanne used the room alone. Joanne opened the box and a huge teddy bear appeared, with a large bouquet of blue roses in the bear's hands. "Wow! This's...This's surprising, isn't it?" Sonia was dumbfounded. Joanne had an embarrassed look on her face, too. She had a slight twitch at the corner of her mouth. ‘The bear is cute and the roses are lovely. But why did he put the two things together? It would be a pity to crush the roses.' "It must be Mr. Atherton. I guess he didn't want other people to see the roses, so he sent them with a teddy bear."Joanne remembered the last time Edwin sent her a bunch of roses and that she told him she liked it.'Was it Edwin?' Joanne felt happy inside. "Why didn't he send it to the
Chapter 1943"Just 999 dollars! It will bring you a long, happy life together."The vendor stared at Catelyn with eager eyes, frantically trying to sell his products.Cedrick looked down at Catelyn tenderly and asked, "Do you like it?"Catelyn picked up a charm to take a look, smiling, "It's not bad, but is it too expensive?"The charm was a good symbol. However, it was just casually made, not worth that much. This vendor was clearly trying to rip them off."As long as you like it, it has value."Cedrick raised his chin. Eason immediately handed over 10 hundred-dollar bills.The vendor gazed at the dollar bills with glowing eyes, took them with trembling hands, and chose a perfect charm for Catelyn and Cedrick.Cedrick took the charm and connected Catelyn's hand and his with it.His long, slender fingers moved. Even the slightest movement was very pleasant. Coupled with the romantic atmosphere, it was so beautiful.Joanne got excited as she watched them, clamoring, "I want o
Chapter 1942"Oh my, Evelyn made the shop assistant kneel to put her shoes on? That was too much! Does she think she's a noble princess?""Check out this video. Evelyn framed Mrs. Mason at the mall with a big belly.""Even a beast won't harm its children. Evelyn risked her child's life! How can she be so cruel?""Bah! Mr. Mason is handsome and rich. Evelyn actually cheated on him!""Her lover is too ugly. Evelyn has terrible taste.""Ahhh, Evelyn moaned so lewdly in the video. How can this man compare to Mr. Mason? I want to vomit..."As people online questioned and criticized Evelyn, her reputation completely collapsed, and she quickly became notorious.Cedrick became the victim of this incident.Cedrick sat in the car, looking at the responses on the Internet. He nodded and said, "You did a good job."To create the illusion that Evelyn cheated on Cedrick, Eason used AI technology to change Ralph's face into a stranger's in the videos of Evelyn and him having sex. "Thank
Chapter 1941Evelyn's voice paused, and her eyes were vicious and angry as she questioned hysterically, "But I did everything out of love for you!"Cedrick wanted to laugh. "Thank you, Ms. Swan. Although your love makes me sick, I have kindly prepared a gift for you."Evelyn looked at him in fear and confusion when she saw a familiar figure walk in through the door.The visitor was just as tall, straight, and handsome as Cedrick. It was amazing to see any difference in their appearance."It's you? You're Ralph?" exclaimed Evelyn, her stomach lurching.For so many nights, she had sex with Ralph, the imposter. No wonder the baby she gave birth to was so disgusting too."Little bitch, long time no see. I missed you so much."Ralph grinned and walked toward Evelyn with lustful eyes."Go away! Go away!"Evelyn frantically waved her pillow, trying to repel Ralph, but these attacks were like a kitten's playing in Ralph's eyes.Ralph smiled evilly, dragged Evelyn down from the hospi
Chapter 1940A few seconds later, she tore up the piece of paper regardless and looked at Cedrick with crazy eyes, "I'm your wife! It's Mrs. Mason in name only! All of this is a lie. My daughter is your child! And could only be your child!"Cedrick sneered, his deep eyes icy, "Think what you want, as long as you're happy."His voice was deep, pleasant, and charming, but what he said sent chills down Evelyn's spine.Evelyn looked at him incredulously. The smile on Cedrick's lips became even more fascinating. "There's something I forgot to mention. Are you sure the person you married is me? My wife is Catelyn from the beginning."Previous images flashed through Evelyn's mind. She thought of Cedrick's different attitudes. His passion, his impatience... Scene by scene, frame by frame, it was like a horrible movie, making her shiver."Cedrick, you indeed lied to me..."Evelyn stared at Cedrick with hatred, her eyes paranoid and mad."Even if my child is not yours and I didn't marry
Chapter 1939"I'm satisfied," Cedrick smiled dangerously, his eyes emotional.It was a smile that made Evelyn feel extremely alarmed."Then ... show me the baby."Cedrick looked at Evelyn condescendingly, his deep eyes full of coldness. "Eason."Eason respectfully carried the baby over to the hospital bed. "Mrs. Mason, please."Evelyn took the child in surprise and lifted the swaddling blanket on the baby.Although it was a girl, Evelyn gave birth to her. Naturally, Evelyn loved her.Yet the moment she saw the baby's face, Evelyn's face suddenly changed, and she quickly threw the baby away, leaning down and vomiting."No, it's not my baby! It's not my baby!"'How can she possibly be my child?' The baby was deformed. Her little face was bruised. Her eyes, nose, and mouth were all tightly grown together. She looked extraordinarily horrible..."Mrs. Mason, this is your baby!"Eason nimbly caught the baby that almost fell to the floor and brought it back to Evelyn."Take her a
Chapter 1938"Now, all of you, stop talking nonsense and do your job. We'll have an easy time when she has given birth."The doctor reprimanded and turned to go back to his office.Inside the room, Evelyn scrolled through the videos and news with a bitter smile.These days after she came back, Cedrick visited her every day and was photographed by many reporters and media. Now the news was all about her and Cedrick being in love.Yet only she knew that Cedrick always left soon after he came, never staying longer than fifteen minutes.'Is it really because he's too busy working?'When she thought of Summer and Braylon, who came in and out together affectionately, a glint of jealousy flashed in Evelyn's eyes.If only Cedrick could always stay by her side as Braylon did to Summer.Soon, it was Evelyn's due date."Cedrick, I'm so scared..."Evelyn grabbed Cedrick's sleeve, sweating in pain. "I can't take it anymore. I want a C-section with general anesthesia..."With a cold ligh
Chapter 1937The nurse rushed to support Evelyn.Evelyn looked flustered and headed back to the ward."Has anyone touched my things?"Evelyn came back like a different person. The condescension she had when she first arrived disappeared.'Braylon is no ordinary man. What if he really wants to help Summer get back at me?'Evelyn subconsciously rubbed her belly. She mustn't let anything happen to her child. She called the nurse and said coldly, "Ask the doctor to come here! I suspect someone has poisoned me."The nurse gave her a frightened look and murmured, "Mrs. Mason, how is this possible?""I don't care! Go get the doctor to check everything in the room. I will not allow anyone to hurt my child!" Evelyn yelled in a stern voice as her eyes went crazy.The nurse called the doctor in fear, and the doctor came, checked everything, and said resignedly, "Mrs. Mason, we assure you that everything here is qualified and absolutely free of any harmful substances. You can relax."Eve
Chapter 1936Evelyn nodded with satisfaction and asked with a smile, "Did Cedrick arrange this for me?"Eason thought to himself, 'Mr. Mason has no time for her.' Yet he smiled, "Of course, Mrs. Mason. If there's nothing else, I'll go back now."Evelyn smiled and nodded, "Go ahead. There are so many nurses here. They can take care of me."Cedrick had arranged the best labor and delivery room for Evelyn. Three nurses worked 24-hour shifts, so she would have someone to serve her at any time.Evelyn walked into the glass corridor, looking out at the sunshine and green grass. Suddenly, she saw a familiar figure."Who's that woman on the bench?"Evelyn's eyes went cold as she frowned and asked the young nurse next to her.The young nurse came over and asked with a puzzled look, "Mrs. Mason, which one do you mean?" "The old woman on the bench."A sneer appeared on Evelyn's lips, and her tone was acerbic.The nurse gave Evelyn a surprised look. "This lady is Mrs. Hensley, who live
Chapter 1935Cedrick was silent for a moment, counting the time. Indeed, Evelyn's due date was approaching.The smile on his mouth grew colder as he thought about what was going to happen."I'll have Eason pick you up.""I know you're busy. It's okay to have Eason pick me up, but I want to see you as soon as I get back."Evelyn smiled sweetly, not bothering with these details.As long as Cedrick cared about her, it was the same whoever came to pick her up.Evelyn touched her round belly, and her expectant face gradually became worried.'It's said that a sharp belly predicts a son and that a round belly predicts a daughter. My belly is so round. Will I have a daughter?'Meanwhile, Cedrick hung up the phone, casually threw it to the bedside, lay back down, and pulled the soft Catelyn into his arms.Half asleep, Catelyn heard Evelyn speaking arrogantly on the phone and slumped against Cedrick's chest."Evelyn's coming back?"Cedrick nodded slightly, a little impatient. "She's