‘That’s right, there is indeed nothing going on between you and Luna. After all, someone else is the mother of your child! I don’t know for certain whether you were intimate with Luna, but I know that you were definitely intimate with the mother of your child! Otherwise, how could this child be conceived? Was the child conceived miraculously? What a joke!’“No matter how much you owe her and even if you owe her the world, it has nothing to do with me.”“It’s up to me if I want to make things difficult for her. Who are you to ask me to let her off? Is it just because you are my ex-husband?” Monia sneered and got up from the sofa after saying those words. “Monia, I just want to cut all ties with her. That’s all,” Absalom frowned and explained. He was not defending Luna. He just wanted to make it up to her so he could sever all ties with her. However, Harmonia was not convinced. “It’s your business if you want to sever ties with her, but I don’t want that at all. I want to push he
Absalom furrowed his brows even more when he heard this. “What did you say?”Absalom gestured at Wayne, and Wayne released Luna immediately. Luna ran to the bed again immediately. She sat directly next to Absalom and held his hand as she said, “Ab, everything I said is true. I witnessed it with my own eyes!”Absalom withdrew his hand and looked at the seat not far away.“Sit there!” His gaze and voice were icy.Luna was frightened and quickly stood up, walking toward the seat not far away. Just as she was about to sit on the sofa, Absalom reprimanded her coldly, “Who allowed you to sit on the couch?”She did not deserve to sit on the sofa his wife had sat on!“Where should I sit then, Ab?” Luna sobbed. Her shoulders shuddered, and she looked extremely aggrieved.“Can’t you see the stool over there?” This stool was the farthest from him.Luna looked at the cold stool and was even more aggrieved as she wiped her tears away. However, she did not dare to show any temper because
The car window was rolled down, and Dimas’s enchanting face appeared in Harmonia’s line of sight.“Get in the car.”“Didn’t you go back to the studio?” Harmonia was somewhat surprised.“Picking up the boss is an employee's duty as well.”Harmonia was dumbfounded. After getting in the car, Dimas asked leisurely, “Boss, where to?”“Back to the studio.”Dimas shifted his gaze to the driver's seat, “Did you hear what my boss said?”Rio, who was seated in the driver's seat, was startled and nodded repeatedly, “I heard what your boss said, Mr. Martinez.”Rio had learned his lesson this time. The Toyota Alphard immediately headed toward the direction of the Riverside Residences. -Boom! The sky darkened, and the rain intensified, showing no sign of stopping. It was already past working hours back at the studio. She had been delayed in Sea Hill for a few days, putting the mural repair work on hold. In order to avoid affecting the progress of Empyrean Tower, Harmonia planned to s
The moment the bathroom door was pushed open, Dimas’s gaze froze on the floor tiles in front of him, and his urgent voice rang out immediately, “What happened?”When Harmonia heard his voice, she curled up and hugged her body immediately.She quickly looked toward the direction of the door. Fortunately, the dry and wet areas were separated by a glass partition. The glass was completely fogged up, and visibility was even more obscure in this pitch-black environment with the surrounding hot steam. It could be said that it was impossible to see anything clearly. After a while, there was still no response in the spacious bathroom. Dimas became anxious as he said, “Monia, say something.”He did not refer to her as Miss Marsh, and the word that came out of his mouth was—Monia.Harmonia trembled, tightening her arms around herself even more as she explained bluntly, “I had just finished taking a bath and wanted to change clothes when there was a sudden power outage. I slipped on the f
It was definitely not okay for him to carry her out in this situation. He was a very powerful and masculine man. It would be too dangerous for her if he were to carry her in her current state. Dimas looked at Harmonia and felt a surge of desire and longing simply by looking at her. He silently recited some Buddhist scriptures and relied on his strong self-control to turn around and leave. Harmonia looked at his back and then glanced at her current state before preparing to attempt to stand up again.Unexpectedly, Dimas’s voice suddenly sounded in the next second, “Be good, don’t move.”Harmonia was stunned for a moment. Her hand that was holding the edge of the bathtub suddenly froze in place. She looked at his imposing figure through the foggy glass, feeling somewhat confused. When he suddenly appeared in front of her again, he placed another immensely large bath towel over her head, wrapping her up tightly. Dimas squinted. This was perfect. He wouldn’t think about it if he
Dimas was obviously dissatisfied with the remark ‘owner's boyfriend’. He raised an eyebrow and corrected Titus, “Change it to ‘family member’.”Titus nodded vigorously, resembling a chick pecking at grains as he replied, “Yes, yes, that’s a good title. It’s simple and direct and can be described in two simple words.” Dimas responded, closed the villa door, and walked back to Harmonia with the ointment. “The property manager came to inquire about the power supply,” Dimas explained concisely.He then slowly opened the ointment cap. Upon seeing this, Harmonia immediately retracted her leg, but Dimas grabbed it and forcibly extended it.“Dimas Martinez!” Harmonia yelled out his full name. “Yes?”Harmonia was furious. “Who’s the boss here?!”“You.” He confirmed. “In that case, let go of my leg immediately!”“I’m sorry, but I cannot comply.”“I’m the boss!”He was ignoring his boss's orders! Was this employee really rebelling?!“I am a good employee for the sake of my boss.
Harmonia widened her eyes in shock as she looked at the man in front of her in disbelief. ‘Damn it, Dimas Martinez! What on earth are you talking about?!’ Harmonia was so angry that she wanted to kick him.“Monia, what's going on?” There was a noticeable change in Hector’s tone. His tone was still gentle but carried a sense of urgency. Harmonia explained, “Hector, I injured my ankle, right? One of my employees working overtime today is proficient in physiotherapy, so he’s applying medicine and massaging my ankle for me to help it heal faster.”Dimas smiled helplessly. Just a moment ago, he was a person who had to be hidden. Now, he had another visible identity: a physiotherapist. His smile deepened as he looked at Harmonia.This time, he deliberately lowered his voice and said, “Miss Marsh, since you’re the one who’s asking me to massage your ankle, you should behave and stop moving.”Harmonia thought to herself, ‘Damn it! Did I fall into Dimas’s trap?! It seems like it, huh?’
“My employee?”Dimas’s lips twitched slightly upon hearing this word. He remained silent as he did not know whether to be angry or amused. Employee? Hah. She was really daring to answer that way!The next moment, he picked Harmonia up from the sofa without saying a word. “Dimas Martinez, what are you doing again?!” Harmonia was startled.“Can't you tell? I’m carrying you.” His eyes looked calm, and his short hair covered his eyes. Harmonia could not see the look in his eyes or sense his emotions at the moment. However, she could vaguely feel his displeasure. Was it because of the word ‘employee’? She hadn't said anything wrong. He was her employee. Did he want her to say that he was her uncle instead? However, she and Absalom were already divorced.Dimas suddenly stopped in his tracks and looked down at Harmonia with an incredibly sharp gaze. “I'm not interested in being your uncle.”Harmonia was dumbfounded. How did he read her thoughts?Dimas carried Harmonia back into
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