Dimas took out his phone and saw the money he had just received from Harmonia.Shortly after, he received a WhatsApp message: ‘The five million dollars is to thank you for your hard work today.’Dimas was puzzled and questioned her: ‘What hard work?’‘You helped me beat Soren Zeller up, helped me retrieve the surveillance footage and displayed it on the large screen, and you even asked Rio to act as a veterinarian to testify on my behalf. In addition, I should cover the medical expenses for the horse that resembles Firefly as well.’Harmonia had a clear understanding of everything, and she did not miss out on any detail at all. She knew that he had taken action against Soren because of her, so she specifically paid him for his hard work.Even though it was her idea to retrieve the surveillance footage and display it on the large screen, she still rewarded him for his hard work even though he did it with little effort.As for Rio playing the role of a veterinarian, Rio truly had a
“We’ve just had a brief encounter, and he arrived swiftly with an air of determination before I even had the chance to have a meaningful conversation with you. You didn’t believe me when I told you that he was worried about you and afraid that you would be aggrieved!” Mr. Parish shook his head and chuckled as he observed the expressions of the two individuals with a meaningful gaze.Dimas had a dangerous look in his eyes as he squinted and walked directly toward Harmonia, reaching out and pulling her behind him. “She came with me, so it’s my responsibility to protect her.”Harmonia looked at her hand that was being firmly held by Dimas. She pursed her lips and was momentarily speechless. Although Mr. Parish was someone whom Dimas trusted and they shared a seemingly good relationship, he still rushed to them as soon as possible. Did he genuinely fear she might suffer injustice, even from someone he trusted?“That’s right. You should protect her well. If you keep protecting some
“Mr. Parish, that was what my mother left behind for her daughter-in-law.”Mr. Parish suddenly came to a realization. He patted his leg lightly and laughed heartily as he said, “You haven’t felt any love or affection toward anyone in twenty-eight years, but now, you’re taking action even faster than a rocket.”Dimas smiled faintly, but his gaze turned cold. Was he fast? Not really. It was because he came too late that the young lady mistakenly thought that Absalom was the one who saved her and married him wholeheartedly. However, his scumbag nephew failed to provide her with the happiness and safety she deserved. Dimas’ eyes turned colder. After leaving the round meeting room, he immediately instructed Rio, “Make sure that there’s no possibility for Luna to be released no matter who tries to bail her out.” Rio complied immediately but was a step too late. “Sir, Absalom paid a hefty bail for Luna three minutes ago. She has already been released.”Dimas’ expression changed abr
“Holly, where are you going?” Dimas asked. Holly concealed her emotions and said with a smile, “I’m taking Monica home first. She will be taking the entrance examination to get into university next year, so we can’t afford any delays.”“That’s not true!” Monica immediately interjected, “It’s because those people inside are talking about how Absalom bailed that wench, Luna, out with a large sum of money! Mom couldn’t stand listening to their discussion anymore, so she decided to take me home.”Holly pulled Monica, gesturing for her to shut up. However, it was not an easy task to make Monica stop talking. “Mom, I know that you're doing this for my sake. You’re afraid that it will affect my university entrance examination, so you're holding off on the divorce.”Holly pinched Monica’s thigh gently. “Nonsense! Get into the car quickly!”“Oh.” Monica rubbed her thigh aggrievedly and walked toward the parked car. After taking a couple of steps, she stopped, turned around, and shouted
The moment she was about to stand up, a hand grasped her arm and helped her up. A snapping sound was heard amidst the surrounding noise. All the lights in the venue came on. Harmonia saw the man who helped her up clearly in the darkness—Absalom!She shook his hand off immediately and took two steps back to maintain her distance from him. Absalom’s eyes were filled with sadness that could not be concealed, but he still asked with concern, “Honey, are you hurt?” These days, even food could not be eaten randomly, so how could he randomly call someone his honey?!She shifted her gaze immediately and caught a glimpse of Tessy in the crowd. Tessy was still smiling charmingly, but her smile was full of malicious intent. Tessy then disappeared from her sight. Harmonia pursed her lips and felt a chill. She wrinkled her brows as she had no interest in dealing with the mistress and her daughter. She then lowered her head to look for her handbag. After the lights came on, the noisy
“Young lady, do you stand to gain anything from scaring me?” His tone carried a slight hint of playfulness and humor, intending to make Harmonia relax. His breath lingered with the fragrance of sandalwood, inducing a sense of tranquility.She gradually regained her composure as she looked at the redwood beaded bracelet on his left wrist. Dimas noticed her eyes becoming clearer and finally felt relieved. He spoke in a deep voice, asking again, “What happened exactly?”Her long, curled eyelashes fluttered, and she replied softly, “When the power went out just now, someone bumped into me. When the lights came back on, my handbag was gone, and the pearl earring worn by that wealthy lady went missing along with it.”Harmonia had personally witnessed the wealthy lady putting on the pearl earrings on her ear, one after the other, and one of them was indeed missing now. “I suspect…” Harmonia bit her lower lip. She did not need to finish her sentence; Dimas already understood what s
The small butterfly on the handbag was dazzling and eye-catching. The strap of the Hepburn-style short dress worn by Harmonia also had diamond-studded butterfly designs on her shoulders. One could tell at a glance that it was a set.Among the crowd, socialites and noble ladies began to speak up one after another.“This handbag belongs to her! I saw her holding it earlier.”“Yes, we were just discussing how beautiful this handbag is!”The next moment, the wealthy lady rushed to Harmonia and said, “I knew it! I was wondering why I got shoved when the power went out.”The wealthy lady glared at Harmonia indignantly. Her words were sharp and aggressive, and they were filled with anger.Tessy, who was aside, added fuel to the flames as she said, “I already told you that a poor person with no background is the most suspicious. The evidence is conclusive now.” Discussions continued around them as they accused Harmonia.Absalom wanted to speak up for Harmonia immediately when he hear
There was an uproar at the scene. “Wasn't this pair of earrings part of Mr. Parish’s collection? How did it suddenly become Harmonia’s possession?”“That’s right! The earrings definitely haven't been sold yet. Otherwise, why would it be on Mrs. Stint’s ear?” “Besides, who is this handsome guy? I've never seen him before.”Whispers and murmurs filled the area with some questioning Harmonia and others questioning Dimas’ identity.In fact, even Harmonia herself was somewhat confused, but she speculated that this might be Dimas’ arrangement.Mr. Parish then stepped forward and smiled amicably. He approached Dimas and said, “Let me introduce to you, Dimas Martinez, the only son of a relative of mine.” Although no one knew which relative of Mr. Parish it was or which influential faction Dimas was connected to, Mr. Parish held a significant position in the upper class of Nilus City.Anyone he specially introduced must carry considerable weight. Who would be foolish enough to conti
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