Tina was about to fall asleep, but the noise and movements outside her room woke her up instantly.“That thief is worth a lot!”“She isn’t the only one that’s worth a lot, right? That diamond ring…”“Oh my god! That’s a pigeon egg diamond ring! Even if we can’t catch her, we can still lead comfortable lives forever just by selling that ring!”The people outside kept gossiping loudly in excited tones.Tina might not be able to hear them clearly, but she still tensed up anxiously.What was going on outside? Did Samuel figure out her whereabouts?Right now, Tina resembled an easily frightened bird. She couldn’t help but feel paranoid whenever something happened around her.She opened her room door slowly, and noticed a small crowd conversing outside.“What happened?” she asked.However, everyone went quiet the moment they heard her question. The woman who argued with her yesterday noticed Tina’s disheveled appearance, and started mocking her relentlessly.“Oh? Aren’t you suppos
However, what Tina didn’t know was that the woman who had barged into her room ran to the corridor sneakily afterward. She started whispering with everyone else about something mysterious.“Are you sure? That’s impossible, right? There are no such things as coincidences in this world!”“Yeah! Did you maybe see it wrong?”The truth was that someone had read important news from the day’s newspapers. Samuel Langford, the CEO of the Langford Group, had issued a bounty with great rewards in hopes of tracking down a despicable thief.Apparently, that bold thief had stolen a pigeon egg diamond ring from him. Since it was a priceless piece of jewelry, anyone who could provide him with vital information that could allow him to retrieve the ring could walk away with a million dollars.Of course, the thief would not be spared. Anyone who managed to catch the thief would be rewarded four million dollars.Altogether, Samuel would be rewarding five million dollars for both the ring and the thi
Panic started taking over Tina’s senses, but she forced herself to calm down.“How is this related to me?”The woman outside her room purposefully said, “I was trying to tell you this earlier. Regardless if you’re the woman on this bounty or not, I advise you to leave this place immediately!”After that, silence ensued from outside the room. It seemed as though the woman had already left on her own.‘Was she really here to help me out? Did she barge into my room this morning just to tell me this?’Panicked thoughts started cluttering Tina’s mind.Even though the woman in the picture was completely different from how she looked right now, it was dangerous for her to remain in a place that was packed with people.She gritted her teeth and thought for a while. Then, she slowly opened her door.The next moment, a smug voice drifted into Tina’s ear.“Haha! I knew it!” The woman didn’t leave the vicinity at all. Her face showed up at the crack of the door instantly. “I knew that you
Tina’s blood froze in her veins at the sight of the headlights.Who else would come to the rundown district in a luxury car other than people affiliated with a certain someone?They must be Samuel’s men, ready to apprehend her at first sight!While the car approached her from the front, sounds of people cursing at her could be heard from behind. They had discovered she had escaped, and were in hot pursuit.Gritting her teeth, Tina crouched behind a trash can filled to the brim with garbage that resembled a small mountain. She covered her mouth and tried very hard not to gag in order to avoid the pursuers.Soon, the luxury car stopped at the roadside. A group of bodyguards pooled out of the car immediately.“Were you the one who discovered the thief?” they asked.The woman pulled out the pigeon egg diamond ring and exclaimed, “That’s right! I found her. She’s inside the building.”“Take us there!” said the chief bodyguard.However, the woman refused to budge. “Hand me the mone
Tina originally thought her identity as a fashion designer would be exposed the moment Samuel put her on a bounty. If that was the case, her colleagues at the studio would find out that she was a woman named Tina instead of Linda. However, Cindy’s phone call made her realize that something was off.“Are you even listening to me?” Cindy screamed in dissatisfaction. “You haven’t left Paris yet, right? I had someone check your schedule. You were just looking for an excuse! I want you to show up in front of me right now. Otherwise, I’ll tell my husband about what you did and make sure that your studio can’t stay open!”After that, Cindy gave her address before hanging up. If it was in the past, Cindy would not have bothered talking to such lowly commoners. However, the circumstances now were different. She never expected that her husband would be entangled with that minx once again. How could Cindy ever let it happen?She needed to find a way to make herself look more glamorous and beau
Tina was covered in cold sweat from head to toe. Right now, she looked very ragged.After locking the door, she took a long bath in the bathroom in order to feel more comfortable. At that moment, her phone started ringing. She could see from the screen that Kara was requesting to start a video call with her.Just as Tina accepted the call, she heard her daughter’s voice.“Mommy!” Kara complained. “Mommy, why didn’t you pick up when I called you yesterday?”The sight of her daughter safe and sound almost made Tina tear up.Kara looked very worried. She went near the screen to study her mother’s face carefully.“Mommy, why are your eyes so red? Are you crying?”“No.” Tina quickly rubbed her eyes and did her best to conceal her sadness. She replied with a smile, “I just took a bath earlier. Perhaps the water got into my eyes.”“You have to take care of yourself, Mommy,” Kara said with deadpan seriousness. “I’m not with you now, so you mustn’t forget to eat and sleep properly even
The servant’s panicked look displeased Cindy greatly.“What’s wrong? Tell me exactly what’s going on right now!”“Young master seems to be sick. A fever has broken out,” the servant reported worriedly.Young master? Was that Cindy’s son?Tina was momentarily baffled. Then, she chuckled bitterly in her heart. Since Cindy and Samuel were already lovingly married for so many years, it was natural for them to have a child together. However, the news of Keith being sick didn’t affect Cindy in the slightest. She simply laughed coldly before exclaiming, “He’s sick, you say? It’s only been a few days since I chased him into the attic. He must be acting!”Tina was shocked by Cindy’s selfish and vile nature. In comparison, the servant looked quite torn.“Mrs. Langford, Young Master really is sick. We just took his temperature. I think he hit 38 degrees already. Should we send him to the hospital and get him checked?”“Why does he need to go to the hospital? Can’t you see I’m busy? If Sa
A small figure was curled in the dark and narrow attic. Keith’s body was alarmingly hot, and the fever showed no signs of dissipating even after he took the antipyretics. His exposed skin was littered with eerie-looking red rashes, which presented both a shocking and disgusting appearance.He kept drifting in and out of consciousness as he mumbled weakly, “Mommy…”Keith never thought that things would become like this. Why? Why would his mommy turn out this way after so long of separation?Was he… not her real son?Why did she not hesitate to strike him when the moment called for it? Why did she ignore him when he was down with a fever?Keith could never understand the reasons. At that moment, he heard the sound of the attic door being opened.“Young Master is inside… Are you really experienced in taking care of children?”“Yes. I have a five-year-old daughter who was always sick when she was still a newborn, so I know how to take care of children.”Tina approached the child on
Chapter 826The man's breath was scalding her skin, and his deep, husky voice assailed her eardrums.Like a scared rabbit, Tina abruptly turned around and asked, "What are you doing..."She turned around, only to end up in his arms. The man happened to bend down, but she kissed him by accident. It was not her intention.Tina widened her eyes in astonishment.Samuel hadn't expected her to suddenly turn around. It was such a pleasant surprise.He didn't give the woman a chance to escape. He lifted the blanket to cover Kara and keep her out of the improper scene.In the next instant...He wrapped his arms around Tina's slender waist."Heh, did you do that on purpose, eh?" His voice was thick with playfulness."I didn't." Tina avoided making eye contact with the man.'Come on, it was just an instinctive reaction.'Unexpectedly, things went this way. She found it hard to explain.As expected, Samuel was not convinced. "Stop quibbling."This woman was full of lies.He found
Chapter 825Tina originally felt a little embarrassed. As she listened to Kara's words, Tina's fair face and ears turned red uncontrollably."What are you talking about? Why don't you hurry over here and take a nap?"Tina couldn't help but glare at her daughter.She couldn't understand why her daughter said that. Keith must have taught Kara such things.Tina thought, 'I should talk with Keith.'Although he was a genius hacker, and he knew a lot of things at a young age, he couldn't mislead his sister.Just as Tina was muttering inwardly, Keith, who was talking to Arthur, suddenly sneezed."Wow, boss, I didn't expect you to sneeze like an ordinary person."Arthur said with a voice changer, "Tut, tut. Is someone cursing you?Keith couldn't help but frown."Who dares to curse me?" He narrowed his eyes. Although his face was young, his tone was like that of Samuel. "Is it you?"At these words, Arthur immediately broke a sweat as if a big crime was pinned on him."Boss, I was w
Chapter 824Samuel was walking so fast that Tina had to jog to keep up. She was afraid of being left behind.Finally, Samuel stopped at the door to Kara's room.After he carried Kara inside, Tina came up.The sight of the woman appearing and panting made him frown."What happened to you?""I," Tina stammered, "you walked too fast. I couldn't keep up."She didn't know why she was so weak now.It was not a long way from the courtyard to the room. The trotting had brought profuse sweat to her forehead. Her face was a bit pale, and she was teetering.Samuel saw it, tensed up, and grabbed her despite his anger at her.Like iron, his robust arm wrapped around the waist of the tottering woman.His brows locked in a frown, he said coldly, "Did you cast the doctor's caution to the wind? You're aware of your condition and know that you need to recuperate, yet you ran so fast. You'd get yourself killed."In a deep voice, he reproached Tina for not caring about herself.To Tina's ears
Chapter 823"What?" Immediately, the maid got the attention of the other maids around. The maid glanced at Tina who was chasing after Samuel and gleefully told the others what had happened earlier. "Mr. Langford warned that woman that she was only a maid. "He also told the little princess that the woman was not her mummy. Only his wife could be the little princess's mommy!" The other maids were stunned. "Really, Mr. Langford really said that?" "If Mr. Langford treats her as a maid, how can she come to the party this afternoon and wear such a fancy dress..." "It must be due to the little princess!" "Mr. Langford gave her some decency for the sake of the kids, but that woman went too far. I heard she claimed at the party that she was Mr. Langford's woman. She went out of the boundary." "Mr. Langford must have been angry with this woman. He went to take the little princess away himself and warned..." The maids gossiped and chattered. They used to be careful
Chapter 822Samuel's tone was icy.Kara pursed her lips and said aggrievedly, "But Mommy is not a maid. Even if Mommy were a maid, she would always be Kara's mommy."Kara's words gave Samuel a headache.Samuel thought, 'Ah! Like mother, like daughter!'Tina always makes me nervous, and so does Kara. Kara is on her mother's side and doesn't take me seriously.'They may be secretly calling me a bastard.'Samuel stopped in his tracks and asked coldly, "You are very unwilling to let your mommy leave, right?""Yes!" Kara nodded her head repeatedly."Then tell me. Do you want me, or do you want your mommy?"At Samuel's words, everyone around was stunned.Tina was a little confused and wondered if she had misheard. How could Samuel possibly say this?Why...Tina was amused, feeling Samuel's annoyance. The originally cold and ruthless man looked a little childish.The drivers also lowered their heads, trying to pretend they had not heard anything.Samuel, however, did not bother
Chapter 821Once the words were out of Samuel's mouth, Tina's heart was in her throat again.She looked at his dark eyes that were gleaming with playful light and immediately had a bad feeling. Despite that, she asked, "What... is it?""Moving into my room!" Samuel replied.His authoritative tone brooked no argument.In fact, this couldn't be called a request.If he wanted, this woman should have appeared in his room last night. He wouldn't have let her go to the room next to the children's.Samuel was just upset that this woman had failed to appreciate his kindness. Through this, he hoped that she would cooperate.However...Tina subconsciously blurted out, "No!"…The air in the car was frozen in an instant."Say it again?" Samuel forced the words out of his gritted teeth.His scowl frightened Tina so much that a cold sweat broke out on her back.She was too careless to blurt out her thoughts.She had to explain, "It's... not like that. I mean, the children need care
Chapter 820"Haha, Daddy is really nice. Daddy was worried about me and Mommy?!" Kara immediately said. Samuel, who didn't want to admit he was terribly worried, snorted. "Yes, I really was. I was worried that your mommy would kidnap you!"When she heard Samuel had specially come over to pick up their daughter, Tina had had some inexplicable feelings. But after hearing her explanation, she felt like he had poured a basin of cold water down her head, making all her feelings disappear. Yeah, of course, Samuel was worried! He didn't trust her at all, but treated their daughter so nicely as if she was a little princess. Of course, he was afraid that she would kidnap his precious daughter!Feeling so uncomfortable, she could not help but say, "I wasn't thinking about kidnapping the child…""Really?" Samuel asked with a very suspicious eye, "Do you think I'll believe what you say?!"Honestly, this little woman just turned around and ran away without any hesitation. But she d
Chapter 819When the car came into Tina's sight without any presage, her face turned pale.She was afraid that someone would get out of the car to harm her, so having no hesitation, she turned and ran with Kara in her arms.Immediately afterwards, a man's shout came from behind..."Tina! Where are you going?"His voice was pleasant to the ear, though it was tinged with annoyance.Tina's heart skipped a beat suddenly, and a sense of security came over her.‘It's Samuel!’She stopped running. Before she could turn around, Samuel had caught her wrist.It seemed that he was worried that Tina would run away with their daughter.Samuel exerted so much strength that Tina gave a gasp in pain."It hurts!" She subconsciously cried out and struggled. "Release me..."However, upon hearing her words, Samuel got angry.He was going to be infuriated by Tina!He went to the hospital in the morning. During the examination and treatment, he missed Tina and their children a lot.However, w
Chapter 818Mireya was pissed off. She grabbed Madam Langford's arm and angrily complained, "Godmother, look! How dare she publicly say that? She is so ambitious! "We must not let her marry Samuel!" Madam Langford patted Mireya's hand and said, "Don't worry! Samuel will only marry you! Such a slut cannot marry into our family!" "What about our previous plans..." Mireya asked. After thinking for a while, Madam Langford replied, "We'll leave this woman alone for a few days... Then we will..."People saw Mireya and Madam Langford whispering to each other, and they thought that Madam Langford was very fond of Mireya. "Mireya will definitely marry Mr. Langford. Look how close she is to Madam Langford!" "Yes! As for that woman..." Speaking of which, they turned their eyes to Tina. Even though Tina was never conspicuous, and neither did she care about others’ opinion, those people were always picking faults with Tina and slandered her. "Although Mr. Langford loves