Before Harmonia could say anything. The phone beeped, and the call ended! Harmonia swiftly stood up from the sofa. While calling Louis back, she ran toward the outside of the villa. Hector and Ginevra also heard what was going on. Hector also quickly caught up to Harmonia. On the other hand, Ginevra was frantic. She ran into the kitchens to call for Safan. … Once Harmonia entered the town, she saw Louis holding onto the booth. “Under broad daylight at that! This is preposterous! This is Mr. Safan’s new project!” Louis yelled. Blaed said, chuckling. “What does it matter if it’s Mr. Safan? Why don’t you go check who I, Blaed Herb, am? You are in my territory. I will destroy your booth if you do not pay your protection fees!” Blaed had a cigarette in his mouth. With big gold chains draped around him, revealing two large and tattooed arms, he seemed very fierce. He had a metal rod in his hand as he walked up to Louis. A few other minions followed him with their stic
“I look forward to it.” Harmonia laughed coldly. She was not the slightest bit afraid. Blaed’s eyes were wide open. He was astounded by her charisma. While he was still dumbstruck, the police took him away and did everything according to procedure. Blaed being detained in prison, was not news in town. On the contrary, Harmonia going against him had become the talk of the town. Marshland Studio’s booth for group purchasing housing projects was up once again! Louis was dedicated to his job as he led volunteers to work hard to sell, promote, and explain their purpose of being there. Their orders on BuildEasy were growing rapidly. It was to the point that the platform started to suspect them of making fake orders and began an investigation. However, after their investigation, they realized there were no problems at all. Their rankings skyrocketed. For the first time ever, the top ten, who had always been well-established at the top, felt a sense of danger. … A
Was that Dimas? It really was him! She had not mistaken someone else for him when she saw him in town, then!He must have been the one who called the police for them too. After all, no one in town would dare offend Blaed Herb!…Wait. Didn’t he call her father “Mr. Marsh”? Did he know her father?“When did you arrive, Dimas? Why didn’t you tell me beforehand? I could have sent someone to pick you up.”When Safan saw Dimas, his personality shifted completely. Harmonia was absolutely baffled. What was going on?Before Harmonia could make heads or tails of the situation, Dimas stepped in front of her. “How are you, Ms. Marsh?”Harmonia could not even say anything due to her shock. Safan nudged her gently. “Stop daydreaming.”Finally, Harmonia’s mind returned to the present. She looked at Safan, as if she was saying, “And why do you think I was daydreaming?”Then, Harmonia nodded at Dimas and gave him a cursory greeting. “Hello, Mr. Martinez.”“Allow me to introduce Dimas Marti
Right after they left, Harmonia asked Ginevra for the keys to the cold storage. Once she got into the cold storage, Harmonia opened the tea leaf cans inside and checked the tea leaves within them. “Are you really not leaving, Monia?”Ginevra had only just met Harmonia and did not want her to leave. But the moment she thought about how bothersome Blaed was, she was worried. Harmonia nodded. “As long as Blaed stays, he will continue creating problems.”As her mother, Ginevra knew her daughter well. If Harmonia did not want to leave, no matter what Ginevra said, it would be useless. “You have to protect yourself, Monia.”“Don’t worry. I’m the one who’s going to protect all of you.”Harmonia then checked the tea leaves on another shelf to make sure that there was nothing wrong with them. “What are you doing?” Ginevra was puzzled. “Mom, these tea leaves can’t be sold, right?”Ginevra nodded. “The new tea is about to be put on shelves. If we sell old tea leaves, it’ll affect
“Mr. Safan’s daughter is amazing! She set up a tea booth and gave away free tea. Not only did she manage to use up the old tea leaves, but she also managed to promote the new tea leaves. Plenty of people were asking about it!”“She didn’t just promote the new tea leaves. She even promoted Green Hill and brought tourists here. Our AirBnB is already fully booked!”“She’s pretty, kind, and smart! She’s really the Aphrodite of Tea and Mr. Safan Junior!”When Dimas heard their praises, he smiled. Truly, she would never stay still. …When the sun set, the tea booth closed its doors. Harmonia massaged her aching shoulders and returned to the bungalow. The moment she stepped into the living room, Safan stormed toward her. “I told you to stay put, you brat! But you never listen to me! You just keep causing me trouble! Do you also cause trouble wherever you go?!”Ginevra and Hector pulled Safan back. Even as Safan swung his fist at Harmonia, he was still around thirty meters awa
Hector could not understand it. Safan had always been a fair man, but things were different when it came to Harmonia.“I didn’t ask her to do this. Isn’t it tiring and hard?”Realization struck. “You pity Harmonia—”“I didn’t say that!” Safan denied it and felt embarrassed.But Hector did not expose him and just asked, “So, what did you want to tell me here?”“I’ve booked plane tickets for you two. You’re leaving with Harmonia the next morning.”“Monia’s not going to agree to that.”“Then think of something! Why else do I need you for?!”Hector fell silent. After he left the study room, Hector went downstairs. He saw Ginevra sitting alone in the living room and was looking outside anxiously. He looked around and saw no sign of Harmonia. “Where’s Monia?”“She went to the tea booth. But it’s pouring outside, and it’s dark. I’m really worried.” Ginevra grew more worked up. Upon hearing this, Hector also became nervous. “Calm down. I’ll head over right now.”“Alright.”
The man was Blaed Herb!She had already contacted a private investigator to look into all of Blaed’s crimes. The evidence was about to be delivered to her hands, and she was absolutely going to make him rot in jail. But he had actually got out of detention before she could even get the judge to sentence him to prison? It seemed like he had someone powerful supporting him. The rain continued pouring down, and thunder roared. Blaed gestured at them, and the dozens of men charged at them. Hector shielded Harmonia and fought against them. “Run, Monia!”But Harmonia went forward to help with the fighting instead. With a side kick, she made a man who tried to ambush Hector stumble backward. At that moment, Blaed took out a gun, aimed it at Harmonia, and gave them an evil grin. Hector saw it. He quickly grabbed Harmonia’s hand and wrapped his arms around her to shield her. Bang!The bullet went through Hector’s shoulder. “Hector!” Harmonia cried out. She steadied Hector
But Harmonia did not go down the mountain. She ran up instead. She even caused a huge ruckus while on her way up to attract Blaed and his lackeys’ attention. “Over there, Blaed!”Once Blaed and his lackeys heard the noise, they immediately went after her. At that moment, Hector finally understood what Harmonia was trying to do. She was luring Blaed away from him. But that also meant that she had to face the danger herself!What an idiot!“Monia…”Hector gritted his teeth and wanted to chase after her, but after taking a few steps forward, he lost his last bit of strength and fell to the ground. The muddy mountain path became extremely slippery because of the rain. Harmonia missed a step and rolled down a slope!When she struggled to her feet, she felt a gun placed against her head. …It was late, but Harmonia and Hector had yet to return. When Safan and Ginevra arrived at the tea booth, they found that the place was empty, and they could sense that something was 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