“No!”“Don't!”“Dimi!” The exclamation burst out spontaneously!Harmonia rushed down from the car at the first moment, heading toward the broken guardrail. However, it was already too late for anything. She watched helplessly as the vehicle plunged into Peace River. Splash!There was a shocking splash!“Dimas!” Harmonia shouted his name, but her voice was quickly covered by the wind.There was no response at all. Her eyes turned red, and she bit her lip as she turned and rushed toward the off-road vehicle! If it weren't for them, would he have fallen into Peace River?! Harmonia did not care that they had guns, and every combat move she made was filled with anger and frustration. Absalom acted swiftly, engaging in a struggle with several other men!Just then, one of them aimed his gun at Harmonia. “Honey, be careful!”Harmonia, who had sharp eyes and quick hands, did a somersault and knocked the man to the ground.Bang!The gun was pointed into the dark night, firing
“Young lady, my suit is ruined.”At this moment, Harmonia felt as if her words were stuck in her throat, and she could not speak up at all. She then turned around and saw him! His short hair was dripping with water. He was completely soaked, and there was a long slit on his suit, but it didn't affect his looks and presence at all. He looked at her with a playful expression in his eyes. He had clearly experienced a close call with death, but he didn't take it seriously at all. His first concern upon coming ashore was surprisingly about the suit?!Harmonia’s eyes turned red, and after a considerable effort, she finally squeezed out the words, “Dimas Martinez…” He smiled, quickly walked to her, and pulled her into his arms without any explanation at all. “Let me hug you. I don't even know if I'm dead or alive.”As soon as he finished speaking, his strong and powerful arm suddenly tightened, and he lifted her up slightly, letting her step on the surface of his shoes. He had notice
There were so many people watching! He may not care about being embarrassed, but she did!“A rich woman's feet should not touch the ground.”Harmonia was dumbfounded. ‘What kind of reason is this?!’Dimas remained calm and carried her without even panting.He had already placed her in the ambulance before she could speak again. Not far away, sharp eyes stared at this scene. His short hair faintly covered the violence in his eyes, and his fists were clenched tightly.“Mr. Terran, should I return these slippers to Madam?”Absalom lowered his head, looking at the pair of Chanel limited edition sneakers in Hunter’s hands. He sneered, took one of the sneakers, and threw it fiercely into Peace River!Why would he still need to give it to her? His wife had been tricked into getting into someone else’s car now. Absalom cursed angrily and walked toward the luxury car not far away.Hunter quickly opened the rear door.“Mr. Terran, it's getting late. After such a thrilling incident t
“I'll do it myself!” Harmonia hurriedly stretched out her hand, and her slightly cool fingertips touched the back of his hand, but she quickly retracted her hand. “Why are you avoiding me?” His palm still circled her delicate ankle as he raised his eyes to look at her with a teasing expression. Harmonia was stunned for three seconds, “T-There was static electricity.”It was summer now, and it had been raining a lot these days. The weather was humid, so where could there be static electricity?The young lady was clearly making things up.Dimas laughed, “It’s normal to have static electricity. After all, Miss Marsh is full of power!”Harmonia was speechless. Even Rio, who was standing aside, was completely dumbfounded. His boss knew that Miss Marsh was talking nonsense, so how could he continue to play along with her?His boss was becoming more and more awesome after unleashing his emotions and desires. Harmonia seized this moment to quickly take the sneakers and bend down t
“Mr. Parish, are you really okay?” Mr. Parish’s female assistant, Rinaine, was very worried.“That’s right, Mr. Parish. Do you really want to be discharged?” His male assistant, Mitus, also showed concern.Mr. Parish smiled helplessly, “The two of you have been with me since you were young, so you should know me very well. I never lie. If there's nothing wrong, then there's nothing wrong. There’s no need for me to deceive you, right?”With that said, Mr. Parish urged them with a smile.“Mitus, quickly arrange the discharge procedures for me. The smell of disinfectant in this place has irritated my respiratory tract.”“Rinaine, I heard that Dimas and that girl are also in the hospital. Go and bring both of them here.”“Okay.” Mitus and Rinaine responded, leaving the ward one after another.Mr. Parish took out an old-fashioned pocket watch with a black-and-white photo of four people. Over time, the photo had aged, yellowed, and was blurry, but he could still identify it accurate
“Mr. Terran, do you enjoy blocking the way so much?” Absalom did not answer nor did he move away. Instead, he spoke earnestly, reiterating, “I really bailed Luna Woods out for your sake.”This was truly a speechless event!“Mr. Terran, why are you still dwelling on this? Even if you bailed Luna Woods out or put her in prison and worship her every day, it has nothing to do with me!”Abasalom’s expression was gloomy, and his tone was very affirmative!“Monia, don’t put on a tough front. You’re just turning a blind eye to me because you’re angry because of Luna.”Harmonia was dumbfounded. “I know that you seduced Dimas just to disgust me because he is my uncle. I can tell you clearly that you’re the one in my heart, so why go through such trouble?”Harmonia was dumbfounded. Damn it. His confidence was back. What kind of nonsense was this? She almost believed it herself. Before Harmonia could react, Absalom had already held her head, wanting to pull her into his arms, wanting
Dimas’ voice suddenly came from behind her. Harmonia was stunned. When did she see his body completely? When did she run away? “Mr. Martinez, it seems like I haven't… seen anything I shouldn't have seen, right?”“I came so close to you but you still couldn't see it clearly?” How was she supposed to answer this question? If she answered that she saw his body clearly, it seemed wrong, but it did not seem right even if she answered that she did not see it clearly. The atmosphere froze like this.Dimas walked in front of Harmonia and bent his long legs slightly to meet her at her eye level. “We’ll be even closer next time, okay?”They would be pressed against each other if they got any closer! It would be better for them not to be closer!Harmonia quickly changed the topic, “Mr. Martinez, why don’t you manage your nephew instead if you have some free time?”No matter how the uncle and nephew confronted each other, they were still family. After all, an uncle was an elder, and t
Harmonia felt that this matter was not so simple! If it was really for money, Mr. Parish’s walking stick alone was already worth tens of millions of dollars!Even if the kidnappers did not know much about valuables, they should recognize that wealthy people's belongings were definitely not cheap, especially such a large piece of white jade.However, they did not care about that delicate antique walking stick at all, which was why it was left lying on the ground.However, this was just her speculation, and it wasn't appropriate for her to ask or say too much.Fortunately, those people were all caught, and Mr. Parish was safe and sound.Rio happened to drive the Toyota Alphard over when they left the hospital. However, Harmonia had already contacted Louis in advance, and her BMW also arrived at the same time. Harmonia took the initiative to speak up and said, “Mr. Martinez, I won’t give you a ride since you already have a car. I’ll go home first.”After saying that, she quickly w
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