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
Puzzled, Harmonia opened the link Alessia sent her and saw the trending hashtag. Some no-name newspaper company took photos and videos of her standing together with Dimas at the airport. However, they did not manage to capture Dimas’s face. But considering how tall he was in the crowd, he stood out like a sore thumb in the photos and videos. The photos and videos were blurry, but they did manage to capture Harmonia’s face. The newspaper company’s article was full of flair. It said that she was at the airport to send off the mysterious man, and they kissed passionately in the car for thirty minutes. Things were really heated between them, and their clothes even ended up being disheveled. After they got out of the car, they were reluctant to part with each other and wanted to stick to each other like glue. …Huh?Which idiotic newspaper agency wrote this?Harmonia cast a glance at the newspaper agency that uploaded the photos and videos. Depp News.Didn’t they know that t
Absalom wanted to kill her!“If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t have gotten a divorce with Monia. Dimas wouldn’t have been able to approach Monia either!“You should die, Luna!”Absalom had broken down, and his emotions were a storm raging in his heart. “Cough…” Luna’s face turned pale, and she could not breathe. When Holly heard what Absalom said, she froze.She then saw Absalom’s lit phone screen. Even though the screen had cracked, she could still see the news article and the photos. The face of the man in the photos was not shown, but even though other people could not recognize that tall man, there was no way she could not recognize him. After all, she was his sister. In an instant, she understood what Absalom meant. Her brother was pursuing her son’s ex?Bam!The door swung open. “Absalom, we’re in the hospital! What are you doing?!”Felix rushed over and swung his fist at Absalom. Absalom was injured, and the punch made him let go of Luna. He staggered backwa
Holly was already incredibly worried when her son’s wound tore open and he needed stitches again. Not only did Felix not comfort her, he did not even show any concern for her own son and even mocked her brother!Holly burned with rage. She glared at Felix and found that she could not tolerate him any longer. She started arguing with him. …The next day, Harmonia received a reply from Dimas. [I just arrived.[There’s nothing wrong with the draft. You can begin working on the stable.]Logically speaking, the client should be making all sorts of unreasonable demands with them and making them want to choke the client, so Harmonia was not expecting Dimas to say that the draft was perfectly fine. But Harmonia still sent him an “okay” emoji and contacted her construction team to begin work. The materials were already assembled a long time ago, so they shipped them over to the stable in the afternoon. …The paperwork for Empyrean Tower’s reconstruction had been finalized, and
Harmonia immediately shone a light over it to check the words. She found them quite familiar and felt as if she had seen them before. Those carvings were quite old, but Harmonia was certain that they were not originally part of the mural. Were those words from the ancient civilization who lived in the land a long time ago?There lived an ancient civilization that used a different language compared to their modern tongue, and all traces of the language were practically gone at this point in time. If this was really the language of the ancient civilization, why would it appear in the Empyrean Tower, which was built even before the ancient civilization?Harmonia had also read documents and literature reviews of the Empyrean Tower before and knew that there were no records of the Empyrean Tower being rebuilt or reconstructed during the time of the ancient civilization. “Monia, what are you looking at?” Louis could not help much and could only distribute water to the people. Har
It was night. The construction team removed the mural on the west wing and delivered it to Riverside Residences Area 1.Harmonia set up a lab in the reconstruction department and equipped it with all sorts of high-end equipment. She turned on the shadowless lamp to inspect the carved words in the corner. Then, she copied the words onto a piece of paper. When she had the chance, she would ask around for an expert. Perhaps they could make sense of the words. Then, Harmonia put away the paper and used a microscope to inspect the mural. “Boss, it’s impossible to fix the mural.”After all her employees inspected the mural, they shook their heads and said that it was impossible. Harmonia frowned. There was indeed no way to repair the burnt parts. But she believed that she could still save the other parts. She might not necessarily be able to repair the entire thing, but at the very least, she could make it look not as horrible as it currently was. Mural reconstruction was
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