Before Liler could speak, Dimas had already stepped forward quickly as he grabbed Harmonia’s hand and pulled her into his arms.“Are you running away from home just because you're mad at me?”Harmonia was caught off guard by this sudden embrace. She widened her eyes in surprise as she was bewildered. She could not push him away, but not pushing him away was not an option either. What kind of act was Dimas putting on now?!When Liler saw this scene, his mouth was agape. He pointed at Dimas then at Harmonia. “Bro, what's going on between you and Fairy Monia?”“That’s right, my dear second grandson, what's going on between you and this girl?” Madam Judd was also puzzled.Harmonia was confused as well now. She could not figure out what kind of act Dimas was putting on nor could she understand why Liler and Madam Judd were addressing him in such a manner. Bro? Second grandson? Wasn't Madam Judd’s second grandson supposed to be... deceased? What was going on?Dimas kept an eye o
The plan could not keep up with the changes and now, things had reached the point of no return due to various reasons. After all, spoken words were like spilled water that could not be taken back once it was said. Therefore, she could only pluck up the courage to move forward and find a way to justify herself in this situation. At this moment, everything revolved around the old jade mine.Harmonia silently recited countless times in her heart, ‘Focus on the bigger picture. That’s the most important thing.’She then spoke up and asked, “Don’t I look eighteen? Wow, you don’t even know how old I am? Grandma, look at him! He’s always bullying me!” Harmonia’s voice was so soft and gentle. The more aggrieved her tone sounded, the greater her anger. Liler thought to himself, ‘My goodness, is Fairy Monia acting coquettishly? Why isn’t she acting coquettishly toward me?!’Dimas half-squinted his eyes and could not help laughing. He knew that the young lady had no other choice. She co
The next moment, he placed her on the drawer chest. He held the counter with both hands and calmly looked at her.Harmonia glared at him angrily, “Dimas Martinez, what are you doing?”He stood in front of her, and the wall was behind her. If she came down from the drawer chest now, the distance between them would only get closer!She had no choice but to move backward, pressing her back against the wall.“You’re angry?” His tone sounded confident. “You fabricated lies and made me your girlfriend. Can't I be angry?” He chuckled, “Didn’t a billionaire woman lie about her age as well?”In fact, she was only twenty-two years old. Her hair was tied up in a simple high ponytail today, and she was wearing a white T-shirt and light skinny jeans without any makeup on. She looked innocent, just like a sixteen-year-old.“Liler mistakenly thought I was only eighteen years old, but they didn't mistake me for your girlfriend!” Harmonia said, placing her fair and soft hands on the drawer ch
He had already left before Harmonia could come back to her senses. Harmonia called Louis immediately. It was then that she learned that Dimas had found over twenty mural restoration experts, specially brought in from Dairkth, to carry out the restoration work in Empyrean Tower.Mural restoration was such a niche industry, so how could he find over twenty mural restoration experts all at once? Furthermore, they were all professionals. If what Absalom said was true and Dimas only made money through venture projects, he would only be making a decent living, at most. He would not possess such abilities and skills, let alone be able to bring these mural restoration experts in from Dairkth. What exactly was Dimas’ true identity? What was his relationship with the Judd family and Madam Judd? Just as Harmonia was pondering this, a noisy commotion erupted. Harmonia sensed that something was amiss and ran toward the window immediately. She drew back the curtain and saw a group of bodyg
“Isn’t it just three billion dollars? I'll give it to you!” The casually spoken words surprised the entire crowd! After all, this was three billion dollars in cash, not three billion in hell money for the dead!The butler and the servants quickly made way for her. She quickly stepped forward and stood in front of the Judd family members. She had an extremely cool demeanor. The scar-faced man took a puff of his cigar. The moment he saw Harmonia, his eyes lit up. Harmonia’s beauty dazzled him, making him drool.“Oh, I was just wondering who it could be. So, it's you, beauty! Why don’t you have sex with me? I'll give you a discount. I’ll charge you 2.9 billion dollars instead of three billion dollars, then. What do you think?” The scar-faced man looked lecherous as he burst into laughter! His bodyguards joined in the laughter as well.Harmonia shot a deadly glance at him.The scar-faced man was frightened and took a few steps back, letting the bodyguards stand in front of him. Aft
Dimas had followed Madam Judd’s instructions and conducted surprise inspections and checked the accounts in all the restaurants, cafes, and other shops owned by the Judds just as he had done in previous years. When he learned that Geroth and his men had caused trouble at Judd Mansion, he rushed back immediately. However, it seemed that the situation had already been resolved with the young lady’s help. Madam Judd looked toward the door and saw Dimas, “So, the three billion dollars belongs to Dimas?”Harmonia nodded vigorously. “Yes, so this money belongs to the Judds. Grandma, you don't need to return it to me.”She then blinked at Dimas immediately. Dimas answered, “Yes, this is my betrothal gift to Harmonia.”Harmonia was dumbfounded. Madam Judd smiled in relief. Liler muttered in a low voice, “Fairy Monia is only eighteen years old, so what’s the hurry? There are so many other good men outside that she hasn’t met yet. Dimas, you’re deceiving Fairy Monia.”Madam Judd gl
After Geroth’s matter was resolved, Dimas left Judd Mansion and went to the shops to continue checking the accounts. Harmonia returned to the room upstairs. She vividly remembered the logo on the box containing the trash stones—it was the logo of Sex Cigars. If she remembered correctly, Sex Cigars were transported via Marsh Consortium ports, and the boss’ last name was indeed John!Harmonia curled her lip, took out her cell phone, and called Mr. Smith. -Three hours later, Geroth, who had exchanged the cheque for three billion dollars in cash, was immersed in joy. He listened to music, crossed his legs, and held a woman with a slender waist and ample hips in his arms until a call came in, and he pushed the woman away and jumped up from the sofa!“What did you say?! Marsh Consortium’s three major ports won't allow us to unload our goods? Why?!” Geroth roared. “The person in charge from Marsh Consortium said that our goods have damaged the port roads several times, and workers
After the incident that happened during the day, the elderly Madam Judd was very worried and refused to sleep when Dimas did not come home or answer his phone. She sat in the living room and waited anxiously. The butler and Liler took turns persuading her to no avail, so they had to ask Harmonia for help. Harmonia was lying on the bed, swaying her fair and slender legs and flipping through information on ancient civilization language on her tablet. To this day, the characters engraved on the mural remained a mystery to her. She was researching the ancient civilization language earnestly, so she did not notice that Dimas had not returned home yet until the butler and Liler appeared. After the two spoke one after the other, Harmonia had a rough understanding of the situation. She raised her head and glanced at the clock on the wall. It was almost midnight. “Dimas is not back yet, and he’s not answering his phone?”The butler and Liler nodded. Harmonia went downstairs and loo
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