Harmonia did not know what to do about this. She wanted to move back, but for some unknown reason, her legs felt like jelly. Dimas smiled and grabbed her waist. “Judging from your reaction, I got the answer I wanted.”Harmonia could not make sense of what he said. But once her legs no longer felt like jelly, she stepped out of his embrace. How did he know whether she liked how he looked? She had not even said anything yet. Dimas returned to the fitting room. Harmonia stared at his back and smiled. He wanted to know whether she liked how he looked in the suit, right?She turned to the cashier. “I want a set of each style for all the suits you have in your shop, along with all colors for all the dress shirts over there.”There were plenty of suits and dress shirts here. Which one would be her favorite look for him?Have fun guessing, Dimas. Harmonia’s words did not sink into the cashier’s head for some time, but when it did, her eyes flew wide open in shock. So, this was
Rebuilding a stable?!And she had been wondering how to get a construction deal! It just fell straight into her lap!“Mr. Martinez, do you need to rebuild your stable? Have you found your design and construction team?” Harmonia stared at Dimas. Even though she wore sunglasses, Dimas could still sense her glee. “Not yet,” he answered. Harmonia’s eyes lit up. “What about Marshtown Studio? We have a great design and construction team, and we provide great one-to-one service. We won’t outsource our work either. As a fellow resident of Nilus City, I wouldn’t lie to you!”He had to say, the little menace was great at doing business. While relaxed, Dimas stared at her. “I’m not from Nilus City.”Harmonia immediately changed her wording. “You’re my friend. I wouldn’t lie to you.”“Friend?” Dimas chuckled. “We’re friends?”Harmonia changed her wording again. “If we’re not friends, then you can be my client!”Dimas stared at Harmonia and took a step forward with a smile. “I want
Harmonia gave Dimas a look that said, “NOT funny.”Absalom’s expression turned darker and colder, as if he was about to explode in the next second. They were dating? Heh.“I thought you were a gentleman, Uncle Dimas. I can’t believe you’d want your own nephew’s ex.”“Honestly, I wasn’t even aware you were married, much less divorced.” Dimas smiled and said calmly, “I haven’t even given you your wedding gift.”Harmonia could hear the underlying meaning in Dimas’s words. First of all, she had already gotten a divorce from Absalom. Second, they had never held a wedding, so Harmonia did not even have a ring. Hence, it only made sense that Dimas never gave Absalom a wedding gift. Absalom met Dimas’s gaze, and his own gaze was filled with derision. “You don’t have to bother preparing a wedding gift for me.”He then looked at Harmonia, and in the next second, the cold look in his eyes faded away. “Monia, I know everything.”Harmonia just frowned. Know what? She was confuse
Then, Dimas handed a box of tissues to Harmonia. Harmonia took the box. Honestly, she had seen men handing handkerchiefs to ladies before, never men handing tissue boxes to ladies. “Mr. Martinez, I recall you telling me to stay away from your nephew, but as you can see, he’s the one sticking to me like glue.”Dimas smiled. Of course, he knew. Even so, he still told her to stay away from Absalom. After all, he was worried. But he had a good chance to woo Harmonia right now, and wise men always seized opportunities to achieve their goals. He was going to take it. “I misunderstood you.” Dimas apologized. “Please allow me to treat you to lunch as an apology.”Of course, he would not fall on his knees to beg Harmonia for forgiveness. That would just be too over the top and would spook Harmonia. So, he decided to do something else. Harmonia was taken aback. “You don’t have to do that. Let’s go to the stable instead.”She had to demolish the original stable and rebuil
“Nightlight’s a rabbit.”“A rabbit?!” Harmonia was surprised. This was her first time hearing that a horse had become friends with a rabbit. Dimas nodded and looked at Firefly’s spacious stable. Harmonia looked over as well and saw a meticulously built nest for a rabbit. “Where did Nightlight go?” Harmonia asked. “It ran off.”At that moment, Firefly chuffed in great displeasure.Dimas gave him a look, and it wilted. Harmonia saw how pitiful Firefly was. “I have a rabbit. I’ll give it to you as a gift.”A neighbor of hers in Green Town gave her a rabbit. In order for it to not end up as an emergency food source, Harmonia had brought it back to Nilus City. However, she did not have any experience rearing rabbits and did not have time to take care of Rabbit Stew either. She also only had a cage for it. Compared to the nest here, her cage was a worn-down motel, and the nest was a five-star hotel. She had to give the emergency food source a good master so that it could
Harmonia shook her head. “He’s Absalom’s uncle.”What?!Then, Louis returned to their office and started setting up a team to build the stable. Absalom went with Harmonia to pick up the rabbit. “Wait a moment.”Once they reached Heron Bay Villa, Harmonia immediately went to retrieve the rabbit cage. Dimas waited for her in the car.“Aren’t you going to go down?”“Sugar babies shouldn’t make themselves known, you know?” Much less get out of a car. Rio could not figure out Dimas. He sounded really upset but looked quite happy. Soon, Harmonia came out of the mansion and carefully handed the rabbit cage to Dimas. Rio found the rabbit really familiar. Wasn’t that Nightlight?!Dimas was really calm, as if he had never seen the rabbit before. “What’s its name?” he asked. “Rabbit Stew.”“Good name.”Rio was beginning to wonder whether he was hearing things. Was this what they meant when they said someone was b*llshitting?“Who is it, Ms. Marsh? Do we have a guest?”
Harmonia stared at the message Dimas sent her and tightened her grip on her phone. She then remembered that she had not bid him goodbye just now and just slammed his door shut. She had not even been thinking at that time. Now that she thought about it, she was in the wrong. [That’s not it, Mr. Martinez. Mr. Smith has a love-hate relationship with Rabbit Stew. I was worried that he’d cry because he didn’t want to part with it.] Harmonia replied. [And that’s why you chased me away?][It was in the heat of the moment. Sorry.]Then, Dimas did not send her any other messages. Just when Harmonia wanted to put her phone down, he sent her another message. [I got home.[I received the suits and shirts. [I’ll be sure to wear them.]Harmonia stared at the messages and fell into a daze. [So long as you like it, that’s good.] She replied. [You bought them. Of course, I’ll like them.]Harmonia just thought that Dimas was being weird. Ginevra saw Harmonia holding her phone
“Ms. Marsh.”Harmonia looked up and saw Dimas in a suit. She was not expecting to run into him at the airport. What a coincidence. “How do I look in this suit?”“Huh?” Harmonia then gave his suit a look just for show. “You look good.”“You’re really good at choosing suits.”…She was not! Could he not say such things?! She just pointed at random suits and did not even choose them!Mr. Smith saw Dimas, and he was stunned. He had run out of the villa but did not manage to catch Harmonia’s new “lover” red-handed. Yet he showed up so “coincidentally” at the airport?He also learned of a major secret: Harmonia was the one who bought Dimas’s suit!Oh goodness! Just how far along were they in their relationship?!With curiosity burning in him, Mr. Smith snuck glances at them. But Harmonia could sense Mr. Smith’s burning stare, and she changed the topic. “Are you here to pick someone up?”“I’m about to leave the country.”Harmonia did not ask any further questions and just n
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