The man who had just come out of the operating room was incomparably exhausted. He looked at this woman, who was not too young, with his exhausted but gentle gaze. The hardships over the years that she had been through could be seen on her face, but she also had the purity of a naive person, which made people feel that she was incomparably pitiful when they took a look at her. The man's heart skipped a beat. "You are?"At that moment, a few nurses and also the family of the patient were crowding around the man. The patient's family did not see Isadora, Minerva, and Aino at all. They were only concerned about the patient. "Doctor Payne, may I know how my son's condition is now?"One of the assistants immediately answered, "The operation was very successful. Don't worry!"The family immediately broke into tears of joy. "Thank you. Thank you, doctor. You are my son's life savior!"While saying that, the family of the patient wanted to bow deeply to the doctor, but one of the assistant
"Holden…I miss you so much. I miss you very much. Don't leave me. Never ever leave me again, alright? I have been so pitiful being alone, Holden…"At that moment, Isadora, who was already in her thirties, was crying like a little girl. In fact, she had never had any romantic relationships. The only person she had fallen for was Holden. Therefore, she had sealed everything great in those few days she had with Holden. That was a man who had died miserably, who had only wanted a home with a sense of warmth, a garden, a farm, and loved ones in his life. Isadora understood him. She understood him very well."Holden, I have a home now. It's a house that Mister and Missus Poole had bought for me in Kidon City. I have a home and I can give you a home. You never have to be alone anymore in the future. If you don't want to go to Kidon City, you can be in South City as well. Look, you have your two nieces in South City. They miss you very much. Although we are very poor and have no money, I can
He did not have any rhyme or reason, and he did not even know her, but he said, "Alright."It was because that voice in his head had repeatedly told him to agree with her. It was because, from the bottom of his heart, he truly felt sorry for this woman before his eyes who had jumped into his arms. It was also because of that ugly and small little girl who was crying her heart out, and also that even smaller child. Vireo felt incomparably sorry for them for some reason.When she heard that, Isadora immediately lifted her head. Tears were still gushing down her cheeks, but she smiled like a sunflower in bloom. "Holden, Holden, is what you said true? You'll never leave me again? Are you truly Holden?""I am Holden," said the man."Uncle Holden…" Hearing that man say that, Minerva immediately rushed over, squeezed Isadora aside with all her might, and then put herself into Vireo's arms."Uncle Holden…" There was still another even smaller child on the outside looking at him with eager
He did not know that Isadora was calling for him. Isadora thought it was because her voice was soft, so she called out again, "Holden…"Vireo suddenly stopped in his tracks, and then he turned around to look at Isadora. "Mm-hmm?""Holden, it's quite chilly outside. When you get changed, you have to add more layers. Do you understand?"Vireo nodded. "Alright."When Vireo turned a corner, the three girls could not help themselves but held each other's hands in excitement. "Is this true?""He truly is Holden. He is your uncle. I called out to him and he answered. He is holden.""I didn't lie to you, right? He is Uncle Holden.""I also feel that this is my uncle. He looked exactly the same as my uncle. Even his voice is the same. He truly is our uncle." Although Aino did not believe it that much that he truly is her Uncle Holden. However, the world truly has such a coincidental matter. This man truly looked exactly like her uncle. This man's last name was also Payne.Other than fee
When they heard that voice, the first person to get up was Aino. She got up from her seat and rushed over immediately. "Dad!"At that moment, Isadora and Minerva, as well as Vireo, saw Sebastian and Sabrina standing not far away from them. It was Aino who had secretly sent a text to her mother to her parents about the situation on her end.She was very excited. She was as excited as Minerva. However, unlike Minerva, Aino had never lived together with her Uncle Holden. The kinship Minerva had for her Uncle Holden was deep-rotted. It had been that stable since her childhood. On the other hand, although Aino liked her Uncle Holden very much and he was indeed her uncle, her kinship with him was not as strong as Minerva.Besides, Holden had set her and her mother up so miserably back then, so Aino actually still held a grudge against him. Later on, it was after her Uncle Holden had died that she forgave him in her heart. Therefore, when she saw her uncle again, she knew that this man loo
"Sabrina, I had already figured it all out. I will be living in South City in the future. I will do my best to find a job and work a few jobs. I want to buy a house with Holden. It's alright if it would be a little tough on us. We will build our own home. What do you think, Sabrina?"Isadora looked urgently at Sabrina. She treated Sabrina as her best friend and her life savior. Among the living in this world, other than Holden, Sabrin was the most important person to Isadora. Seeing that Isadora was so eager as if she had been possessed, what more could Sabrina have said? She could only pat Isadora on her back and said while feeling sorry for her. "Alright, I support you. You don't have to work a few jobs. You can just work one stable job. If you want to buy a house, I can loan a portion of the money to you. You can then pay me back when you have the money.""Thank you, Sabrina." Isadora was extremely happy.Sabrina shook her head and then looked at Vireo. "Have you…already promised
A miserable expression flashed across Vireo's face. Who was he? He was very lost, and yet, he also seemed to be very clear. At that moment when he saw Sebastian, he also felt a sense of familiarity. He felt a kind of strong kinship as if he had met him before. Therefore, when Sebastian asked him who he was, he felt very lost in his heart. Was he Holden Payne?Ever since he had regained his senses, Vireo had been asking himself this question in his heart. Prior to that moment when he met Minerva, Isadora, and Aino, he vaguely felt that he had been dreaming or it may have been a side effect his condition had left him. However, after he had met the three girls, he suddenly felt emotional that nothing was too strange in this great big world. There were endless wonders in this universe and it was something that nobody could figure out. Any kind of mystery could happen in this universe. For example, him, Vireo Payne.Vireo's hometown was in an incomparably underdeveloped county in the cent
Their third daughter was Abigail Payne. All three of the daughters were the apples in Lucius and his wife's eyes. Their only son, Vireo, was the only one who had been treated differently. Lucius and his wife had ignored him since the day they had adopted him. However, Vireo did not understand it when he was still a child. Why was it that the other boys in other families had three sisters before him, the boy was treated like a little king in the family, but things were different in his family?The child, who was only a few years old, had to wear his sister's hand-me-down shoes. Usually, when they were having a meal together, their parents would give the delicious food to his three sisters as much as they could. He was only able to have some if there were any leftovers. Most of the time, Vireo was standing at the side watching his three sisters wearing beautiful and stylish dresses, having chocolates and all kinds of snacks, while he, on the other hand, was only able to watch.He was j
In a blink of an eye, Aino was already 18.She was already going to college.Her husband, Mister Ford, already had gray hairs on his sideburns and was already a man who was pushing 50.Both Sebastian and her had gone through thick and thin together for almost twenty years.That was so fast."Old man," Sabrina called out.Sebastian turned her head to the side and looked at Sabrina. "What did you just call me?"Sabrina smiled. "Isn't that right? You're going to be fifty next year, and I'm only in my early forties. I'm not an old lady, but you are a proper old man! Let me ask you something. Your sideburns have turned gray, are you going to dye your hair on our wedding day?""I'm not going to! I simply want others to say that an old man like me is marrying a young wife! Listen to me. You'd better stop dressing up and putting on makeup in the future!" Sebastian said to his wife, who looked ten years younger than him.How unreasonable!This old lady simply has not aged a day since
Yvonne hugged her children and lifted her head to look at her mother. At that moment, she was incredibly excited. She was both excited and aggrieved, which made her cry inconsolably. She rushed into her mother's arms. Immediately after, her father also hugged both her and her mother. The family of three was finally reunited. No, it should be a family of five at that moment. It would be a family of six with Marcus included. The family of six hugged each other and cried so much that the people at the side could not help but cry as well. Even the nurse also teared up.It was after a long while that Yvonne's parents let go of her."Alright, my child, let's go home. Let's go home."Helena raised her head and looked at Yvonne. Her child did not have her original face anymore, but she was truly her child. After her child went missing for five years, she finally got her child back. During that time, Yvonne got a rare condition that was hard to cure in any part of the world, but she was cure
After everything, all of it, was handled, Marcus suddenly burst out in tears."What's the matter, my son?" Missus Shaw has lost three sons and he was the only son left by her side. When she saw her son crying like that, it was only natural that she felt very saddened."Mom…I just feel that karma really is a funny thing. It's really making a fool of all of us! It turned out that everything was already destined. Everything was destined!" Marcus was covered in tears.Missus Shaw was confused. "What's the matter, my child?"Marcus cried and then he smiled. "Mom, I've finally understood why God let Yvonne go through this disaster that lasted for five years. It turned out that God had given her the biggest hardship which seemed so inhumane, but God had given her the best reward. Otherwise, the person who truly died would've been my Yvonne, wouldn't it? I would've been my Yvonne."Hearing him saying that, Missus Shaw said extremely emotionally as well, "That's right. At the end of it all
The fake Yvonne was still conscious the second before she died. She watched herself fall over with her eyes widened. She never would have expected it. After she had plotted everything, she was only one step away from the wedding, and then she could have replaced the real Yvonne and truly be a part of the high society of South City and be the wife of a rich man. However, she was fatally shot. Who was it?There was no time for her to look into it in detail before she fell to the ground. All of her regrets were forever sealed in her body. Without even a cry or shouting, she fell to the ground. She was feeling so reluctant to accept defeat that her heart had already stopped beating but her eyes were still wide open.Marcus was also stunned. He did intend to have Bonnie's entire gang arrested in one go, and he had already done it. The police were simply there that day to have this group of people surrounded. However, never in a million years would Marcus expect that someone would kill Bon
Two female attendants wheeled out a completely sealed glass cart. The ring that was carefully kept inside the glass cart was truly colorful and dazzling. Every side of the gem was radiating in different colors as the light shone upon it through the glass chart. The fake Yvonne was stunned silly when she saw it. Another person who was also stunned silly was the tan and fat man holding a pair of binoculars while sitting in a car across from the jewelry store.The tan and fat man muttered, "Gosh! This man must love her so much. He actually is willing to spend so much on her! This woman really deserves to die! She deserves to die too much!"Inside the jewelry store, Marcus looked at the fake Yvonne gently. "Do you like the ring I'm giving you?"The fake Yvonne was so excited that tears streamed down her face. "I like it. I love it too much! I truly love it so much!""I should've given you this ring four years ago. It was such a pity that at that time…""It's fine, hubby, it's fine. Is
All thirty people in the banquet hall were stunned. At that moment, they still have not made sense of what the hell has happened. How come a group of police came in once Yvonne left? Did they arrest the wrong people?"No, officer, we're…friends of Master Marcus of the Shaw family in South City. We've saved his wife. Master Marcus even said he is going to give me two apartments as gifts. Did you…have the wrong place?" Bella boldly asked the police at that moment.Nobody answered Bella. A few police officers came up and confiscated all of their phones. Not a single one was left behind.Bella could not hold herself back anymore and said while trembling, "We're Marcus' friends. He is not an ordinary person in South City. If Marcus knew that you've arrested us, when the time comes…"A police officer sneered. "The people we're arresting are all of you, the group of Marcus' friends!""Huh? Why?" Bella did not understand. Actually, she was not too familiar with the law. She just knew tha
"A billion dollars! Isn't he just insulting us, the three Shaw brothers? Marcus loves this bitch so much! When I see her looking so happy, I just want to kill her immediately! I have to have her killed!"At this end of the call, the tan and fat man asked Marcus' eldest brother very respectfully, "Sir, as long as you give an order. Just tell me, how do you want to get this woman killed? Why don't I kill her now?""No!" Marcus' brother stopped him and said. "It's not the best time now. There are too many people in there, so it's not going to be easy for you to escape. I only have a loyal servant like you. I can't let you die. You have to find a place outside that you can easily run away after getting the deed done. Now is not the right time!"The tan and fat man instantly said, "Alright, Sir, whatever you say. I'll find an even messier place and have this woman killed! I'll be hanging up now, sir!"After he hung up the call, the tan and fat man continued watching everything inside th
When Bella heard Marcus saying that, she immediately said shyly, "Gosh, how can I trouble Master Marcus in everything? No…there's nothing else.""Come on, Bella, whatever difficulties you have, just say it. My husband is the second most powerful person in South City anyway. There's really nothing he can't do." The fake Yvonne lifted her head and looked at Marcus coquettishly. "Am I right, hubby?"Marcus looked at the fake Yvonne very dotingly. "Baby, what do you think? I'm a husband that you've picked, so could you have been mistaken?""That's right!" The fake Yvonne happily leaned her head on Marcus' shoulder. Marcus hugged the fake Yvonne and was feeling so disgusted that he almost threw up. This Yvonne and his Yvonne indeed look very alike. They looked extremely alike! If this Yvonne did not speak and remained quiet, Marcus would feel that this is his Yvonne and his wife whom he had been thinking of all day and all night. However, the real Yvonne would never make such a request o
Of course, the fake Yvonne agreed. Three days later, they held a banquet for the fake Yvonne's benefactors at the most luxurious hotel in South City. Some of them were out-of-towners. There were also some from South City. Marcus roughly scanned them and surely, the middle-aged woman was there. She was the woman who was staying in the same area with Mila back then and the one who suggested letting Mile do a DNA test.Marcus held the fake Yvonne's hand and came to the middle-aged woman. "Miss, do you still recognize me?"The fake Yvonne immediately introduced her to him. "Darling, let me tell you, this is the lady who had helped me the most. Her name is Bella Hughes. She has always been taking great care of me, including the time I had a miscarriage. She was the one who took care of me. I feel we should give her two apartments!"The middle-aged woman named Bella immediately waved. "No need, no need. There's really no need for that. To be able to escort you back to your husband's side