He was worried her back would hit the wall. So, he had purposely put his hand out to cushion her fall. “Absalom, let go of me!” The way Harmonia looked at Absalom was full of anger. “Harmonia, you’re only opposing me to attract my attention.” Harmonia chuckled at this. She felt it was absurdly funny. “Mr. Terran, confidence is a good thing to have, but arrogance is not.” She had to admit. Absalom had the right to be cocky, but his arrogance was misplaced! “Harmonia, I’m giving you a chance to return!” He had a feeling that she was getting farther and farther away from him. A chance? “Absalom, you should just give up!” Her words did not have a shred of warmth to them. It made his heart clench. Harmonia’s pretty brows frowned. She put in her all to escape his hold. However, she put in too much energy, and the back of her hand struck his lower jaw. The slap was not too heavy, but it was enough to draw everyone’s attention. Taking this opportunity, Harmonia pus
Harmonia nodded slightly and explained, “The apology was for my clumsiness. When I saw you getting into the car, I was worried that you would leave and that I couldn’t catch up. Human legs can’t outrun cars after all. The thank you was for saving me once again.” “Again?” He smirked. “You are a grateful one. It was but a simple gesture. There’s nothing to thank me for.” Once he said this, he walked toward the parked Alphard. He stopped in front of the car. “If you really want to thank me, then stay away from my nephew.” The surroundings were exceptionally quiet. His words were as heavy as a giant rock thrown into a quiet lake. Harmonia thought she misheard! His nephew was Absalom? So, he was Absalom’s uncle who never showed up, Dimas Martinez! Dimas Martinez was an extremely mysterious man. There were very few who had seen him! Harmonia frowned. It was clearly summer, but there seemed to be a chilling breeze. It was freezing her to the bone. She never thought t
Harmonia’s gaze shifted. She immediately looked for an equipment room. The equipment room was located between the east and west wings. It was in a small but discreet place. Dominic had already passed all the keys to the Empyrean Tower to her. Harmonia opened the equipment room door with no problems. She confirmed all the surveillance faculties were working just fine! She swiftly typed on the keyboard and searched for the surveillance footage from six days ago. She was right! The high-definition security cameras clearly recorded the scene where Luna took the abortion medicine herself! Furthermore, she was not visible from that angle. The solution really would present itself when one was not looking for it. Her efforts were not for naught after all! Harmonia laughed lightly. She wanted to corner Luna with this evidence. So, it was super important for her to preserve the surveillance! She took out a USB flash disk from her bag and copied this footage into it. … I
Harmonia wanted to make Marshtown Studio a globally recognized construction company. She was running toward her ultimate goal of being an elite, aristocratic, and affluent woman! “Not interested?” Alessia almost fell off her chair again. After three rounds of drinks, the group started chatting idly. Hector took out an invitation letter from his briefcase. There was a unique logo on the invitation. It spelled out the words “Nilus City University of Architecture”. Then he gave a copy of the event flow to Harmonia. “This is the flow for tomorrow’s convocation ceremony. You can first familiarize yourself with it.” Harmonia nodded and accepted it. “Alessia, could you help me look up this year’s valedictorian and invited guest lists.” “Here you go.” Alessia took out a document holder from her bag and passed it to Harmonia. Harmonia was stunned and puzzled. “Aren’t you just a bit too fast?” “The news company I’m at, Aureole Media, is working together with Nilus Uni
Goodness. The ninth place? Harmonia checked BuildEasy’s rules for increasing rank. Then, she understood that the ranking was based on the company’s scale, orders received, the difficulty of the orders, and the importance they held. Even if the Empyrean Tower’s order was not keyed into BuildEasy, based on its importance and difficulty, Marshtown Studios still got some points for it. Taking this into account, Marshtown Studios had been dead last before they secured the Empyrean Tower project. … The next day, Nilus City University of Architecture drew its curtains for its convocation. It was Nilus City University’s 100th anniversary. Thus, this year’s convocation received a lot of attention. Almost all the high-profile people in Nilus City were here. Harmonia and Hector showed up at the same time. They were extremely eye-catching. Many students were wondering if they were dating. Absalom heard the discussions all around. So, he looked toward Harmonia and Hector. He
Who could forget that Nilus University had a most mysterious valedictorian? That year there were no traditions and no passing of the Legacy Crown. However, that person had amazing grades! It was said she was the best engineer in almost a hundred years, a genius if you will. And now, she was here!Under everyone’s gazes of anticipation as they looked around, Harmonia stood up from her seat. She followed the hostess and strode up on stage. The second Harmonia walked up onto the stage, everyone exclaimed with surprise. “What? The new person in charge of Marshtown Studio is that mysterious genius from our university?”“Oh my gosh! Who would have guessed that the best person in Terran Construction was actually Mr. Terran’s wife?”“Ahem, to be precise. It's his ex-wife.”In the audience seat, Hector was unfazed. He was smiling as he watched Harmonia. His sister should have had all eyes on her and been star-studded like this all along!On the other hand, Absalom’s handsome featur
The chancellor was startled when Harmonia shouted at him to stop. He thought he had lost this opportunity!However, to everyone’s surprise, Harmonia took out her smartphone and opened an app.“Mr. Chancellor, please place an order on BuildEasy for formality’s sake.”The chancellor let out a sigh of relief. “Oh, you mean BuildEasy? I have this on my phone. It’s very convenient and popular. I placed orders on this app when I was building a house in my hometown.”Harmonia did not know how to reply to that. Soon enough, on behalf of Nilus City University of Architecture, the chancellor placed an order with Marshtown Studio.After all the approvals were granted, Marshtown Studio gloriously made it to number eight of the top ten companies on BuildEasy with two major orders!…After leaving the chancellor’s office, they ran into Alessia, who was leading a photography team taking pictures around the campus and coordinating with the promotional team to upload all sorts of posts online
That was Luna’s last card! She knew she could not clear her name. So, in desperation, she wanted to drag Harmonia down with her.However, what Luna never expected was that, following Harmonia’s instructions, Alessia had already released the second video!The video footage showed Luna drinking the abortion medicine herself!The students and university officials who had gathered around the scene witnessed the latest trending topic.The crowd began to discuss it.“So, she drank it herself, didn’t she? How could she try to frame someone else like that?” “The timestamp in the corner of the video showed it’s from six days ago in the afternoon!”“Does she think we’re all blind? She drank the medicine herself. She’s got blood all over the lower part of her body. Then, she was taken to the hospital in an ambulance. Yet now she’s trying to frame someone innocent here?”Luna heard the discussions around her. Her eyes widened and she was gasping for air.“How… How is this possible? Why d
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