“Mr. Terran, you already know who I am, so you should know that I can easily make sure I won’t go through any sadness as the heiress of Marsh Consortium as well.“I don’t need you.”Her words were merciless and heartless. The Harmonia of the past was dead. Absalom smiled in anguish. He did love her. If he did not, why would he have overcome all the hardships thrown his way and insisted on marrying a woman he thought had just come from a mountain village? At that time, he did not even know her true identity. However, over the past five years, Terran Construction grew at a rapid pace, and he had neglected her. He had thought that all that she did for him was only par for the course because she was his wife, and he had enjoyed what he thought was what Harmonia was supposed to do for him as his wife. Later on, he learned about what Harmonia had truly done for her in secret and learned that she was a large reason behind Terran Construction’s growth, but it was already too late b
Harmonia stared at the video Dominic showed her.“Watch a silly dog video and have a dopamine boost,” Dominic said. She smiled and started watching the video seriously. “Thanks, Mr. Weber.”Tessy’s expression stiffened. She knew that they were mocking her and Luna for being b*tches, but she could only remain smiling and leave with Luna. No matter what, they were at the investment fair. More than half of the people in Nilus City’s business circle were here. She could not afford to make a fool of herself. Absalom did not defend them both either. He just watched how Harmonia was smiling at Dominic, and his expression turned cold. Then, Dominic greeted Absalom, who only responded with a grunt and said nothing else. Soon, the hall’s lights dimmed, and the investment fair began. The emcee began trying to liven the atmosphere, and it was followed by musicians performing. After the lively opening, they began promoting the shows. The investment fair made use of a brand-new mod
Then, Dimas said, “Tell them that you trust Absalom’s judgment.”Dominic smiled and said kindly, “I trust Mr. Terran’s judgment.Harmonia turned and gave Dominic a smile and a nod. Alessia, who stood at the back of the crowd, sent Harmonia a message. [Mr. Weber is so smart. If he said that he trusts your judgment, those media companies who love making groundless accusations will immediately begin making up a story about a May-December romance.[But he said he trusts Absalom’s judgment! Wanna bet whether they’re going to write a story of a love between men where Absalom and Dominic insist on being together despite what the people say about them?]Indeed. If Dominic had gone along with what Mark said, then the gossipmongers around them would misinterpret his words, even if he meant nothing by that. Once the investment fair ended, the business owners began sucking up to each other, promoting each other, and exchanging contact numbers. At that point, Harmonia had completed her
“Have you lost your mind?”Not only did she slap him, she even asked him to beg for her to come back?All humans had their dignity, and to beg meant to cast it away!He had never begged anyone for anything before!Harmonia snickered. “A good ex should always act like he’s dead. “But a certain ex of mine just keeps showing up in front of me after we got a divorce. He keeps using all kinds of tactics, be it trying to coerce me or persuade me, back into that ridiculous marriage that has already ended.”Then, she shoved Absalom away and flung her hair behind her back. “Do I really need to tell you just who is the one who has lost their mind here?”Harmonia turned around. She left with an unwavering heart, and she did not even turn back to look at him. But she knew that before a person decided to leave another, they would take a long time to make that decision. She was the same. How could she have forgotten the love she’d had for him for five years?But she did not want
But now, it was just as he said. She had already gotten a divorce from Absalom and had nothing to do with the Terran family anymore. So, what right did he have to raise his voice at her?Was it just because Absalom saved her?If she could choose, she would not have Absalom save her, even if it meant that the lighting stand would have fallen on her. Besides, she could have dodged it at that time. Harmonia stood up from her chair. “Mr. Terran, I can understand you feeling bad for your son, but there are security cameras in Telebroadcast Co, and I’m sure they recorded the lighting stand’s fall. You can check the footage to see whether I needed Absalom to save me. Is it so hard for you to come to a conclusion after you’ve checked the security footage?“Also, I remember very clearly that the law states that as a married couple, it’s only right for me to share your son’s fortune. Absalom is the one who cheated, so why should I take nothing from the marriage when I get a divorce? Is
Suddenly, a cold voice rose behind them. It was Harmonia. She stood in the corridor and had said those words calmly, but there was an indescribable strength in her voice.They looked over at her, and their eyes were filled with shock. Even the nurse’s eyes flew wide open, and she was in disbelief. There were four people in the hospital with the rare AB negative blood type?!Felix huffed angrily and was clearly displeased with Harmonia. “A poor peasant like you is unworthy of donating blood to my son!”Holly shouted right back in anger, “What’s the difference?! She’s human, just like you and me! Do you want Absalom to die?!”Felix was then able to tell what was more important in the situation. He instantly fell silent and stood to the side while feeling frustrated. Monica teared up as she looked at Harmonia and thanked her. “Thank you, Harmonia.”The nurse turned to Harmonia. “Come with me.”Harmonia left with her. “I’ll go with her!” Once Monica brought Holly to a chair
It came to a stop in front of them, and Ginevra stepped out. As it turned out, she had rushed over after hearing the news. “Mom? Why are you here?”“How could I not after something like this happened? If I didn’t stop Hector from coming, he would have followed me too!”Harmonia immediately gave Ginevra a smile so that she could be at ease. “I’m fine, Mom.”“Thank goodness you’re okay.” Ginevra held Harmonia’s hands and started rubbing them. “Why are your hands so cold? And why do you look so sick? Did you have a bad scare?”“She’s fine, Mrs. Marsh. She just looks like this because she donated blood to Absalom.”Ginevra’s eyelids twitched. She became even more worried. Then, Harmonia said goodbye to Alessia and got into Ginevra’s car. They went to Heron Bay Villa. The moment they got out of the car, Hector ran over to Harmonia. Knowing that Hector was worried, Ginevra immediately said, “Monia’s fine. She just donated blood to Absalom. Let’s have her go upstairs to rest.”
“I’ll keep it.” Harmonia took the oxygen tank. Then, Mr. Smith bade her goodnight and left. Harmonia opened her luggage and started organizing her belongings. At some point, she saw Dimas’s suit jacket. She did not know what to do with the oxygen tank and the suit, so she decided to put the oxygen tank inside the luggage as well, close it, and shove the luggage into a corner of her walk-in closet. Since she owed Dimas a suit jacket, she took out her phone and sent him a message. [Mr. Martinez, I’ve already returned to Nilus City. Could you call me when you’re free? I’d like to give you a new suit jacket as compensation.]Right after she sent the message, her phone rang. It was an unsaved number, but Harmonia had a photographic memory and could remember that this was Dimas’s phone number. She answered, and his voice came through. “I just landed in Nilus City five minutes ago.”Harmonia was stunned for a grand total of three seconds. Why did he sound like he was telling
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