“Everyone in the field of architecture knows Mr. Peter Rowe,” Ben looked toward Harmonia as soon as his words fell. Harmonia never expected that the expert in ancient civilization language would turn out to be her grandfather. Her grandfather had never mentioned it before. However, she did not reveal any emotions and kept everything to herself because no one knew that she was Peter’s granddaughter. Harmonia and Ben locked eyes. Sure enough, Ben was observing her. Was he testing her now because she had brought the ancient civilization language script that she had copied to test him?“Is this the only symbol engraved on the mural?” Ben asked again. Harmonia remained calm and nodded. “What can a single symbol express?”“Perhaps this symbol has many meanings?”“That’s indeed a possibility.” Ben added, “Miss Marsh, can you leave this symbol here with me?”“Of course.” Harmonia agreed.“Is the mural engraved with the ancient civilization language currently at your place, Miss Ma
He appeared somewhat surprised and seemed to think that it could not be just because of this reason alone. Harmonia curled her lips and said, “You can disguise your appearance and identity and even change your gender if you want to, but the callus on the area of your hand between your thumb and index finger is something that you can never remove permanently.”Upon hearing Harmonia’s words, Ben opened up his palm immediately and looked at the callus on his hand. He did not expect that Harmonia would be so observant!“Those men were all killed with a headshot. Such precise marksmanship can only come from years of practice!” Ben burst into laughter when he heard this. Having roamed the world for half his life, he had unexpectedly met his downfall at the hands of a woman!Harmonia’s slender fingers tapped the tabletop lightly, producing a sound that made one’s heart thump. She said, “Mr. Carter, it’s your turn to answer my questions now. You were the one who arranged for Blaze to at
Harmonia smiled faintly and left without waiting for Ben’s reaction.“What did you say? Harmonia, what did you say?!” Even though Ben had initially been calm, his expression underwent a dramatic transformation after Harmonia said those words. He was fearful and nervous, and his face was full of disbelief. “Mr. Carter, you’re an expert in history and the director of Seadale Museum. How can someone of your status and position be confined in Sea Hill Prison? I’ve provided funding to have you sent to Riverbank Prison. It can’t be helped. After all, I’m a billionaire.” Harmonia’s tone was light and airy. She knew that Ben was calm because he must have made some arrangements in advance. He would definitely be released from prison soon after she left Sea Hill.Therefore, she had to make some arrangements to ensure that he would not be able to get out. Riverbank Prison was known for its impenetrability, and it was a steel cage that even the privileged could not escape from! Ben was aware
Just as Harmonia was speculating, the car window next to her was rolled down. “Monia,” Absalom called out to her. Harmonia was dumbfounded. He was really here? She pretended not to hear him and walked outside directly. “Monia!” The car door opened, and Absalom’s urgent voice sounded, followed by a violent cough. He wanted to get out of the car to chase after her, but Holly stopped him from doing so.“What are you doing? Your wound was already torn open a second time, so haven’t you learned your lesson? Isn’t your own health and life important?” Holly was genuinely angry. The marital relationship between her and Felix had already deteriorated to the breaking point. She had initially endured it ignorantly for nearly thirty years and held on just for the sake of her two children’s dignity. However, Holly was angered to tears when she saw that Absalom did not seem to care about her at all.“Mom, I understand that my body is a gift from you, but Monia is truly very important to me.
Their mother had experienced a difficult labor and massive bleeding when she gave birth to Dimas, ultimately succumbing to the unsuccessful rescue efforts. Holly naturally held her younger brother in high regard as their mother had fought so hard for his life. “Holly, what do you want to say?” Dimas asked. Holly sighed softly and said, “She’s your nephew’s ex-wife, after all.”“Mm-hmm.” He merely responded without saying much. Holly looked at him and asked, “Have you thought it through?”“Yes.”Holly spoke with certainty, “Our family will never approve of it. When I insisted on marrying Felix back then, our family objected as well. There is now a clear boundary between me and the family, which I deeply regret now!”Holly wanted to advise him not to follow in her footsteps. “Dimas, you and I are different. Our family values males over females. I can leave the family, but they will never allow you to do so. Moreover, you are the most capable among everyone in our family. You
Pfft. He sneered and tapped his fingers lightly on the lock that was fastened on the fence, emitting a subtle sound. Rio entered the courtyard and saw his boss standing in front of the thousand-year-old banyan tree for a very long time. He was perplexed as he could not understand why one would stare at a banyan tree for so long.After an unknown period of time, Dimas spoke up and said, “Has everything been taken care of?”“Sir, I investigated Ben’s social network and found that Trey is closely related to him. Trey probably wanted to use Ben’s connections to meet more people from the upper-class society to pave the way for his business. However, Trey and his employees were already dead on the ship when I led our men to the harbor.”Dimas frowned. It seemed that this clue leading to Ben had been completely broken, but it could be confirmed that Ben was not the mastermind. There was someone else behind the scenes. Dimas’s eyes turned cold, and he turned to leave. Rio looked a
Pfft!Harmonia nearly spat out her beer in surprise. Her eyes, gleaming like dewdrops, blinked in astonishment as she contemplated the meaning of his action.“Miss Marsh, I peeled a plate of lobsters for you as a token of my gratitude in light of your graciousness in treating me to supper.”Coincidentally, Harmonia had prepared a gift for him as well. She simply thanked him and accepted his token of gratitude. After they had finished their supper, Harmonia handed the envelope with the hotel logo to Dimas as she said, “Mr. Martinez, you peeled a plate of lobster for me as a token of your gratitude. This is a token of gratitude from me. Goodnight, Mr. Martinez.”Harmonia went to settle the bill immediately, and Dimas put the envelope in the inner pocket of his suit and left with Harmonia. The entrance of the revolving restaurant was designed with tall glass walls and a giant fountain maze. After the lighting ceremony, the lights around the thousand-year-old banyan tree would go out
Dimas grabbed her wrist with one hand and held her slender waist with the other. Although Harmonia did not fall, she twisted her ankle due to her unstable center of gravity. The ground was wet after being splashed with water, so slipping on the wet floor was inevitable.“Are you hurt?” He inquired with a deep gaze.Harmonia bit her lip, feeling a slight pain in her ankle. Dimas bent down to examine her ankle. Her left ankle was now slightly swollen. Although the injury was not severe, it would undoubtedly be painful for her to take a few steps now. “I’m fine,” Harmonia said as she shook her head, displaying her usual resilience. “We’d better hurry or the water spray will come again soon.”Harmonia turned around and walked toward the exit as she spoke. She could only endure the pain as she was unable to exert force on her left ankle. Dimas approached her and held her wrist as he said, “Miss Marsh, you hurt your ankle because you wanted to lead me out of the maze. It’s only right fo
Quinn was startled. “W-what?”“I wasn't locked up here because I ruined your father's business and he is seeking revenge on me.”“Why are you locked up here, then?”Absalom frowned and replied, “It's complicated. It's not something that can be explained in a short time, but if I'm rescued, it means that there will be one more piece of evidence against your father.”Quinn bit her lower lip. She understood.If he were rescued, her father's actions of injuring him and imprisoning him would no longer be a secret.“You're his daughter, and once he falls, you might not be safe either.”Quinn hadn't thought about it deeply before, but now, Absalom's words weighed heavily on her heart.Even though her father had never cared about her and was always distant and cold toward her, and even though her sister bullied her since childhood, every word and action showing contempt toward her, they were her family, and that was something she couldn't change.Moonlight shone into the cellar throug
Absalom froze in place while holding the snacks at the sound of those words. “She… She answered the call?” His heart felt a sharp pain that hurt a million times more than the wounds on his body.That one word ‘aunt’ was something he didn't want to hear but couldn't deny. They were together, weren't they?Quinn continued to disinfect his wounds, not noticing his expression as she went on and said, “Yes. I've already told her about you. Don't worry, they'll definitely come to rescue you!”“I'm familiar with the paths at home. If conditions permit, I'll guide you when the time comes.”He snapped back to reality, rejecting her without a second thought. “No need. You've done enough for me already by saving my life.”Quinn looked at him and said, “No. I have to see you alive and rescued before I can feel at ease.”“Why?” He asked.She was puzzled. “What do you mean why?”“No one cares about my life,” His eyes dimmed with sorrow.He even wondered if it would have been better if he
Castell looked at her. His gaze was devoid of warmth but rather, it was as indifferent as cold water.“Tomorrow is your sister's assessment day, and I've been invited to Snow Manor.”Quinn nodded softly and asked obediently, “Is Nara confident that she will win?”Upon hearing this, Castell snorted with great dissatisfaction, “There's no such thing as losing among the Kenwoods! She will definitely be the winner!”Quinn shrank back in fear when she saw the ferocity in his eyes, and she did not dare to say another word. She simply nodded, forced a smile, and said, “In that case, I’ll stay at home and wait for Dad and Nara to come back victorious.”Only then did Castell nod begrudgingly.“Okay, go to sleep now.”Quinn waved to him and then turned to leave.The helicopter slowly ascended, gradually disappearing into the night.After Castell left, Quinn entered the room under Mrs. Clint's watchful eyes.After about an hour, Mrs. Clint entered the bedroom, made sure Quinn was asleep
Madam Judd's tone was gentle yet firm.Nara was stunned.“That’s impossible! How could I get it wrong?! You must have made a mistake!”She gritted her teeth at the last sentence.Madam Judd chuckled and said, “All three of these are fake.”Nara had an incredulous expression as she shone the flashlight on them again.“The jade has been soaked in strong acid, impurities washed away, then injected with glue. The methods of counterfeiting are becoming more sophisticated, reaching a point where it's hard to tell real from fake. To discern the authenticity of jade, one needs keen eyesight and extensive experience to make judgments. Just because you've seen more and possess more jade doesn't mean you understand more. Do you understand now?”The proud Nara was embarrassed by Madam Judd and couldn't find a way to save herself from embarrassment for a moment. “Understood,” Harmonia nodded.Nara had to reluctantly say, “Understood.”Madam Judd then immediately began the lesson.Though
She had an uncontrollable nosebleed as blood kept dripping from her nose. She hurriedly bent over, and the drops of blood fell into the sink. Despite the flow of water, it was still extremely alarming.Harmonia did not know what was wrong with her, but after about a minute, she managed to stop the bleeding. She frowned, suspecting that it might be due to heatiness. With about fifteen minutes until nine o'clock, she quickly changed her clothes and hurried toward the appraisal room.Even before the training began, Jenell had already made arrangements for preparations at Snow Manor in advance. The tools in the appraisal room were already prepared.Harmonia and Nara arrived successively.At nine o'clock, Jenell appeared.However, the person who appeared with Jenell shocked Harmonia! It was actually her!Jenell introduced, “This is the jade appraisal expert, Madam Judd.”Harmonia and Nara greeted her. “Madam Judd.”Madam Judd nodded, pretending not to recognize Harmonia.“Let
Both Jasper and Nancy were dumbfounded. Dimas simply stood there with a strong, calm, and intimidating aura, which made people tremble with fear even without him losing his temper. Jasper and Nancy obediently admitted their mistakes. One was in his early twenties, and the other was about to become an adult, but here they were, behaving like kindergarten kids, loudly promising to be model siblings in the future.Harris laughed heartily, his face showing an expression of ‘even these two rascals have their days’.Coincidentally, Mac walked out.“What’s going on?”Harris immediately explained, “The siblings were quarreling, but their father isn't here right now, so the elder brother stepped in as a father figure to educate them properly!”Mac burst into laughter, “I don’t want to say too much, but you should quarrel less with Nancy. She's not in good health, so you should be more considerate toward her.”After Jasper calmed down, he also realized his mistake deeply. He was born w
“Two people, two favors.” Two was two and could not be less. Harris failed to play dumb. “You’re really good at calculating!”However, he had no other choice. After all, he could not handle these two people on his own! His head would ache whenever they argued. “Okay, two favors it is, then!” Harris agreed. Dealing with those troublemakers really gave him a headache.“Tell me, what two things do you want me to do for you, then?” Dimas said calmly, “I’ll leave Monia’s safety in your hands in ten days.”Harris was taken aback. “Huh? Isn't that girl at Snow Manor? With your mother there, her safety should be absolutely guaranteed.”“I’m still worried.”“Why don't you take care of her safety yourself, then?”As he spoke, Harris counted his fingers. He suddenly came to a realization.“In ten days? Wouldn’t that be the day when Harmonia and Nara will be taking their assessment together?”Dimas nodded.“You're leaving the base?” Harris understood and asked.“Yes.”“Where are you
‘You’re really killing me.’Harmonia whispered goodnight to him again, then stuffed her cell phone under the pillow as she prepared to have a good sleep.Dimas, who was at the base, also put down his cell phone at the moment. He looked at the simple layout diagram carved on the bottom of the box and turned on his laptop immediately to reconstruct it. At the same time, he called Mac to investigate Castell's second daughter.At first, Mac thought Dimas was joking. Everyone knew Castell only had one daughter, Nara. How could there suddenly be another daughter? Dimas then told Mac about the content of the phone call Monia had received. Mac immediately realized the seriousness of the matter. Before confirming whether Absalom was really in the wine cellar in Kenwood Mansion, he needed to confirm whether Castell really had a second daughter.After hanging up the phone, he acted quickly. Since she was a living person, there was no way she could not be traced.Mac's efficiency was
The air seemed to freeze at this moment.The phone clearly displayed the ‘call in progress’ message, but it was as if it was affected by signal interference, and nothing could be heard until his cold voice broke the icy silence.“I will.”Harmonia heaved a sigh of relief, feeling worried as she said, “But rescuing someone from Kenwood Mansion won't be easy, right? That place is definitely a dangerous spot. How do you plan on rescuing him? Furthermore, we can't guarantee that this isn't a scheme orchestrated by Castell.”Having finally received news of Absalom, of course, it couldn't be given up on, but the authenticity of the news also needed to be confirmed.Dimas simply smiled without answering Harmonia's question but instead changed the topic and asked, “Monia, what did you have for dinner tonight?”Just as Harmonia was about to answer, a knock sounded at the door. Her heart jumped, and she acted swiftly and quickly tucked the phone under the blanket.She then pretended to be