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
She pursed her lips and made a phone call immediately, arranging for the hotel dry cleaning service. She noted down Dimas’s room number as well and arranged for the hotel staff to deliver the suit directly to him. All matters in Sea Hill were now resolved in Sea Hill.As for Seadale Museum, with Ben imprisoned, the reconstruction of the museum would have to wait for the appointment of a new director and would likely be put on hold for a considerable period. Harmonia took a painkiller late into the night and soon fell asleep. Early the next morning, Harmonia checked out and took an early flight back to Nilus City. When Dimas received news of Harmonia’s checkout, he smirked subtly—his suit was still with her. Another reason to interact with her had presented itself. The doorbell suddenly rang. “Sir, your suit has been dry-cleaned.” A hotel staff member, who was outside the door, spoke respectfully. Dimas furrowed his brows. This was the suit that he had wrapped around her wais
“Absalom’s uncle.”“What?! Trashy-Ab’s uncle? Forget about it, then. Speaking of which, don’t you think that Trashy-Ab is acting a little strange this time? Is he trying to get the best of both worlds?” “What do you mean?” Harmonia asked. “Do you know who withdrew the trending topic about your secret meeting with a young boyfriend this time?”“Trashy-Ab?” Harmonia learned from Alessia’s way of addressing Absalom and found the term to be quite catchy. “Yes! It makes sense for him to withdraw the trending topic if he wants to remarry you, but why would he send resources to that wench, Luna, at the same time?” “Resources? What kind of resources did he send to Luna?”“He’s giving Luna the cover of the magazine, Viviane, for next month!”Harmonia was not surprised and could not help but chuckle as she said, “He has to show me some concern if he wants to remarry me, but he needs to continue pleasing his mistress if he wants to continue to win her over. Don’t I know any better aft