"A mother who was yet to be forty died with resentment! James Dunn! You're a man who has committed so much sin, yet you're telling me that you're sincere to me?"James was unable to say anything at all. He looked dispirited as if he was about to die. "You may not know this but I really have fallen for you. I had really never fallen for any of the women that I have scammed. However, I have really given my love to you! I had truly thought about living my life with you. It's just that being in this line of work, I don't have a choice. I have already been working together with my gang for so many years. We are one entity. We can't be divided. However, I truly have given you my love! I send you flowers every day! I made breakfast for you and I helped you repair your electrical appliances at home. I went to watch you dance and play the piano every day. I truly have fallen for you!"James actually had a catch in his throat when he said that. His eyes were teared up and his expression was in
Gloria was suddenly stunned. Both Sabrina and her looked at each other. To be honest, a few years have already passed, but even until that point, both the mother and daughter were still unable to get closer to this loved one of theirs. They could only say they no longer hated him at best, but they truly were unable to love him."Can you…open the door for me?" Old Master Shaw's voice was trembling.Gloria bit her lips and then said softly, "Hold on for a moment."Immediately after that, she opened the door. Right at the moment the door was opened, Gloria saw that Old Master Shaw's back seemed to be slightly more hunched than before."Is there…anything?" Gloria asked."Gloria, I…I heard, I heard that James really…really is a scammer and also a murderer? Are you…alright? You already knew all he had done beforehand, and you still took such a risk? You're too bold! What if something were to happen? He didn't…do anything to you, right?"Old Master Shaw was still quite reserved with his
"However, I really can't follow you back and act all happy in front of you. That's because you and I are really not close to each other at all. Not only are we not close, but every time I see you, I will be reminded of my weak and sick mother, who had been lonely all her life, and had died with so much resentment."Speaking of that, Gloria lowered her gaze. No words were able to describe that kind of pain."My mother was a person who had never been willing to trouble anybody. Even when she knew that she was seriously ill, she did not trouble her family. Instead, she chose to go somewhere far away by herself. The loneliest and most helpless day in her life was the day she saved our life! She had saved you! What did you do instead? You treated the savior of your life as the woman who kept pestering you. You treated her as a woman from the lowest position in this world. You were deeply afraid that she would ruin your family. Your noble character and integrity, your loyalty, and your dev
Four hours later, Old Master Shaw was wheeled out of the emergency room. Marcus' parents, as well as Marcus and Yvonne, were waiting outside the door. Gloria, Sabrina, and Sebastian were also at the side.Marcus immediately stepped forward, grabbed the doctor's arm. "What is the situation with my grandfather?" There was a sense of worry in his voice.The doctor sighed and shook his head. It seemed like he had made a tough decision before he said to Marcus, "Old Master Shaw is already very old and is already considered to be at the end of his journey. He is expected to live for another week at best. All of you…may prepare for his funeral.""No!" Marcus instantly burst into tears. "Grandpa…""Dad…""Dad, you have always been very healthy…"Marcus' parents rushed forward and wept. Gloria, who was nearby, bit her lips as she watched everything. To be honest, she was feeling guilty at that moment. She felt she should not have said such provoking words to such an old man.When she saw
Both the mother and daughter had yet to really set foot in the Shaw Residence. When they came to the solemn and mighty mansion, Gloria instantly stopped in her tracks."Mom." Sabrina raised her arm and wrapped it around her mother's shoulder.Gloria looked at her daughter. "I am afraid. Do you know that?"Sabrina nodded. "I know.""That is a kind of fear that had been etched in my heart and could never be erased for life." Once Gloria approached the entrance of the mansion, she was reminded of how she was standing outside of this huge mansion and was chased out of the house by her classmate, Jennie Gibson, who was an incomparable noble little princess wearing a princess gown.There was also…her own brother as well. They were half-siblings, but he was still her brother. Until that moment, Gloria was unable to forget being kicked by her brother and landing a few meters away. After Gloria was kicked that time, she was bedridden at home for a very long time and was vomiting blood ever
Both Gloria and Sabrina came to Old Master Shaw's bedside."Gloria, I'll…I'll first…speak to Sabrina."Gloria nodded. "Alright."Gloria and Sabrina were both indifferent toward the bunch of people crying behind them. Sometimes, both the mother and daughter duo would silently think to themselves, were they being too heartless? So what if they were too heartless or what if they were not heartless? They could not be forcing themselves to pretend to be sad while they really did not want to cry or were not truly sad, right? It was just that both the mother and daughter duo felt slightly awkward being among the entire family who was so saddened.Sabrina awkwardly came to Old Master Shaw. "Old Master Shaw, if there's anything that you need me to do, you may just let me know. As long as it's something that I could do, I will do it."That was the only comfort Sabrina was able to give to the old man. If she were asked to kneel before his bed and say something like, 'Grandpa, I feel very sor
Gloria, who was behind Sabrina, even cried. Originally, she did not cry a single tear at all. However, when she heard her father regretting how he treated her mother, Gloria cried. She was not crying for her father. Instead, she was crying for her mother who had died with resentment. No matter how sincere a person's repentance was, no matter how much the person regretted it, a young and vibrant life would never be able to be repeated."But these…." The old man's voice became weaker and weaker, and more and more hoarse. His voice was so hoarse that Sabrina could not even bear to listen to him anymore."Just…take a rest. My mother and I no longer blame you anymore. It's true. Just take a rest. Don't have too much of a burden on your mind. Your health has been great and you don't have any serious illness. You certainly are able to live to a hundred years old. There are many centenarians in this world. A female writer even lived till she was one hundred and twelve years old. You're still
The voice had stunned everyone present. Gloria and Sabrina were no exceptions. The man who entered looked similar to Marcus, but he seemed to be about eight years older than Marcus at a glance."Keegan?" Marcus called out in surprise. "Weren't your flight delayed? I thought you would be arriving in the afternoon. How come you're home so soon? You should have called me when you arrived at the airport so I could go pick you guys up."The last time Marcus' eldest brother returned to South City was five years ago. Five years had gone by in a blink of an eye. Time really flies. It is unexpected that their grandfather was on his deathbed when Marcus met his brother again. Marcus could not help but feel emotional. He did not notice the anger on his brother's face at all, so he excitedly came to his brother's side. "Keegan, you're truly here just in time. Grandpa…will be leaving us very soon. It's fortunate that you still get to see him one last time before he passes. This is truly great, Ke
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