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
Absalom wanted to see Harmonia and tell her the reasons behind why he did what he did and ask her for another chance.The moment Absalom said Harmonia’s name, Safan’s anger grew. He ran into the bungalow. When he came out again, he held a whip in his hands. During his younger years, Safan was an equestrian who participated in the Olympics, so he was a master at equestrian events. Safan swung the whip. With a loud crack, it hit the floor. “You have no right to see my daughter!”When Absalom saw the long whip, he showed no signs of fear.In the next second, he threw himself on the floor in front of Safan. It surprised Ginevra. As human beings, they all possessed their own pride that would not allow them to apologize to others easily, much less grovel at someone else’s feet. But someone as privileged as Absalom was actually kneeling down for Harmonia?“If whipping me will make you calm down and let me see Monia, I’m willing to get whipped.”Absalom did not frown. Even if
“I’m… her ex.” Absalom found the last two words to be extremely difficult to get out of his mouth, and he did not sound confident at all when he said them. He had always stood superior to everyone else and had never felt such embarrassment before.Even though they were divorced, to others, an ex-husband should be pretty familiar with his ex-wife’s belongings. If they found other items that could serve as clues, they could immediately have him identify them too. When the police saw that he was healthy and strong, they agreed to let him join the search party. Absalom then saw the mess of footprints along the muddy slope, and he saw at least nine pairs of footprints. He became even more certain that Harmonia and Hector had not just gone missing. This was a kidnapping!Absalom felt his heart leap to his throat, and he clenched his teeth while he clenched his fists. Who would do such a thing?!After walking for around ten minutes, he noticed something: the mud on his shoes se
“She’s not awake yet?” Blaed had a cigarette between his lips. He snarled, “Pour water on her.”“Alright!”Blaed’s lackeys poured water over Harmonia. She frowned and opened her eyes. “Remember me, Ms. Harmonia?” Blaed stared at Harmonia and started whistling smugly. “What do you want?” Harmonia pretended to be scared as she met Blaed’s gaze, but she did not stop moving her hands. Even if the glass shard had already broken the skin on her palms, and her palms were covered in multiple wounds, she endured the pain and continued cutting through the ropes. “Your father has absolutely no sense whatsoever and refused to give me three million dollars as his protection fee. You lack just as much sense as he does and attacked me. You should have asked around and learned that I’m the ruler of Green Town. No one would dare fight me!”Harmonia just found his words hilarious. The ruler? He was not worthy of that title! He was at most an ant!Blaed felt really smug and stepped on one o
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