It turned out to be a pair of golden handcuffs.There was shock all around with discussions abound.“Handcuffs? It's the first time I've ever seen handcuffs given as a birthday gift.”“That’s right! Why would someone give handcuffs?”Why would she give him handcuffs? Because this was the standard gear for murderers!Harmonia kept a smile on her face with no fluctuation in her emotions, “These handcuffs are made of 24K pure gold and do not come with a key. The symbolism is being locked together for life. I hope that you will be locked together for life with your beloved, Father-in-law.”The phrase ‘beloved’ had a profound meaning.As soon as Harmonia finished speaking, several rich young men who had become righteous defenders of justice continued to chime in and said, “Our model husband in the upper echelon is Mr. Terran!”“That’s right! I'll learn from Mr. Terran when I get married in the future.”“Mr. Terran and Mrs. Terran are the most compatible. Even without these handcuff
Harmonia looked up and saw a handsome face that was both familiar and yet unfamiliar to her.Three months had passed. Were his injuries fully healed?Dimas lowered his gaze and smiled slightly as he whispered, “Don't you recognize me anymore?”Harmonia snapped back to reality, immediately averting her gaze. “Put me down…”He smiled but showed no intention of letting go. Instead, he carried her toward the direction of the living room.Everyone was shocked, and all eyes were fixed on the two of them.When Absalom saw this, he let go of Luna’s hand for the first time, took three steps, and blocked Dimas.“You don’t need to trouble yourself with my wife, Uncle.”On such a big occasion in a family that attached great importance to lineage, Absalom would be at fault if he did not address Dimas as ‘Uncle’.Dimas smiled faintly, saying, “When did you remarry? I’m your uncle, so why didn’t you invite me to your wedding?”The tension was palpable.Harmonia frowned and was about to spe
“Get off me, Dimas!”However, he was calm and composed. He raised his hands to hold her slender shoulders as he brought her whole body in front of him without hesitation. He had already grabbed her delicate ankle before Harmonia could react. After confirming that she was not hurt, he called out to her, “Young lady.” Harmonia met his gaze.His deep eyes shimmered, and his eyes were filled with understanding at a depth that seemed bottomless.“Since we agreed that you would give me a privilege, you can't go back on your word. I'll reserve it for now and redeem it from you later.”Harmonia pursed her lower lip and was very surprised when she heard him say these words. Did he know something? Impossible!This matter concerned her grandfather’s death, so no matter how good Safan’s relationship with Dimas was, he would never tell Dimas about this matter.Could it be that Dimas was testing her?“It’s impossible.”Harmonia pushed him away hard and stood up. “You don’t have such pr
“You don't care about me, yet you still want to scold me… You said you wanted to remarry me, but in the end, you weren’t sincere at all. I've been waiting here alone for you for so long, and I haven't even eaten yet.”Harmonia’s words were full of grievances and pitifulness, almost as if her tears were about to fall in the next moment.Absalom immediately caught up with her. After a series of explanations, apologies, and care, he didn't forget to warn her, “Don't let him touch you again!”“I understand,” Harmonia obediently replied.Absalom’s expression improved slightly.“Am I going to get penalized for my performance today?”He then explained gently, “She's seriously injured, and with so many people around, I can't just ignore her. It’s my father’s birthday today as well, so I can’t refuse him since he has already spoken up. After all, this concerns the Terrans’ reputation.”Harmonia nodded. Absalom continued, “We are going to remarry. You are my wife. You are Mrs. Terran, s
Dimas walked into the living room. His tall figure came in with the light to his back as he stood before everyone. Harmonia was utterly bewildered, thinking she had misheard him. Absalom was full of anger as he looked at Dimas and asked, “What did you say?”Holly was afraid the two would start fighting. She immediately walked over to Dimas and said aloud, “I was planning to tell you about this after the party, but I never got the chance to do so. A few of Dimas’ venture capital projects failed one after another. He sold his house in the city to cover the losses and currently has nowhere to stay. As his older sister, I can't just watch my brother become homeless and wander around. So, I agreed to let him stay here.”Holly looked at Felix and Absalom, and then said, “I have a share in the Terrans as well, so you won’t have any objections if my brother stays here for a while, right?”Dimas’ aura was overpowering. In the past, Felix had always felt inexplicably uneasy when facing hi
“I'll accompany you to live under someone else’s roof.”Harmonia’s back instantly tensed up, and she suddenly clenched her fair palms. Did he really know something, or was he worried she would be mistreated at Terran Mansion, so he was purposely moving in with her?-Soon, the vehicles were arranged and ready to return to Terran Mansion.Harmonia’s phone vibrated several times. It was a call from her father. She was worried that it would attract Absalom’s attention, so she had to block her father's number for now. However, the next second, she received a message from Mr. Smith. “Miss, Mr. Marsh is back! He couldn't reach you on the phone and is extremely angry! He's rushing to Terran Mansion to look for you now!” Harmonia suddenly felt her heart tighten. Once her father rushed to Terran Mansion, Felix would know her true identity!Harmonia immediately replied, “Mr. Smith, please calm my father down first. Tell him that I'll be back soon.”After she sent the message, Mr. S
However, Harmonia stopped him! She shook her head at him and said, “In the past, I cut ties with my father for your sake, so you’d better not go in. I don't want to see you get hurt…”Absalom nodded and agreed, “I'll wait for you here.”Harmonia heaved a sigh of relief.She understood Absalom. As long as she played along with him, there wouldn't be any problem. She smiled at him, then turned to enter the villa.“Miss, why is Absalom here? I’ll grab a hammer and kick him out!”When Mr. Smith saw Absalom, he immediately thought of the grievances Harmonia had suffered before, causing him to roll up his sleeves in anger.Harmonia stopped him immediately. “Mr. Smith, this is a long story. Trust me and don’t act rashly for the time being.” Since Harmonia had already said so, Mr. Smith naturally nodded repeatedly. “Where is my father?” Harmonia asked again. “He’s in the study room upstairs. Mr. Marsh came back with Madam, and they look a little gloomy.”Harmonia naturally knew
“Have you had a single peaceful night's sleep since Grandpa passed away?”Safan and Ginevra looked at each other, then fell silent one after the other. The answer was naturally no!How could such a deep-seated grudge be forgotten?Harmonia then told them the whole story of how she had translated the ancient civilization language that her grandfather had left behind, subsequently learning that Felix was the culprit.“Dad, Mom, I know you're worried about me, but since I’ve decided to return to Terran Mansion, I naturally have the confidence to go against Felix.”Safan sighed heavily. How could he not know what kind of personality his daughter had? As long as it was something she had decided upon, unless she changed her mind, no one's persuasion would work. This was especially true when it involved her own grandfather!“In the upper echelon of Nilus City, besides the Marshes, there’s only the Terrans. Over the years, although we vaguely suspected that Felix was the culprit, we la
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