Some of them even got involved in the dirty trade that went on behind the curtains.Snapshots of the news Yannie had seen about these various women crossed her mind.In the past, she used to think that this was what they deserved for being greedy and vain, but now that Thomas brought it up…Yannie's hand began to shake. "They… They were ostracized and shunned from the entertainment world… Everything that happened to them…was your doing?"Her words were barely audible. She was not willing to believe that Thomas could have done something so malicious."You're clever." Thomas chuckled. "I'm a bit of a clean freak, and so I'm very picky when it comes to choosing my mate. If I ever start dating someone in the future, I won't hide it from the world either, but if people were to ride on my head and start false rumors behind my back…I won't hesitate to silence them."A triumphant smile spread across Thomas' face when he felt the woman in his arms start to tremble in fear. "What's wrong?
"She and I met before this?" Thomas furrowed his brows and flipped through the folder. "Why don't I remember her at all?"Perhaps Ms. Yannie is so plain-looking that you never gave her much notice." Xander sighed and continued, "According to my research, Ms. Yannie grew up here in Merchant City and never once left, except for the time she flew to a small village in Europa last year to attend someone's funeral in her mother's place."Coincidentally, you were shooting a movie in that same village, and you even stayed a night in the church due to the heavy rain."Thomas narrowed his eyes. "I'll never forget that night."That night, someone from the film crew had spiked his tea with a poison of some sort that enhanced his libido.To counter the drug's effects, he needed to sleep with someone, and there were plenty of women of his choosing among the film crew.However, Thomas knew that the person who had spiked his tea was undoubtedly a woman from the film crew who had intended to sle
As time gradually passed, Thomas eventually gave up…until a week ago.He received a call from Malcolm who said he found his daughter.The first thought that appeared in his mind when he heard that news was Malcolm was a liar. He had bedded only one woman in his lifetime, and he could not possibly have had a child.However, when Malcolm told him the baby's age and date of birth, Thomas fell silent. As he recalled everything, he noted that the timeline of the baby's date of birth matched with the time he slept with the woman when he was drugged.That shameless woman took advantage of him when he was at his weakest and left without saying anything. Eventually, she secretly delivered his baby.That was not all, however. That woman even carelessly misplaced the baby!With these thoughts in mind, Thomas failed to find a place to vent his anger.There were three things that he needed to do in Merchant City. One, he was going to bring his daughter Riley back with him. Secondly, he wante
After a moment of silence, Xander nodded. "Sir, I believe that could be the case. First of all, the timing and location of the woman appearing matched that woman from one year ago. We thought that the woman on your bed was a villager, so we investigated every woman in the village from ten until a hundred years old. None matched the requirements you said in the end. So—""Bullshit!" snapped Thomas, cutting off Xander coldly. "Your assumption is getting outrageous. I know you have some complaints as I've been asking you to find the woman over the last year and more. I know this investigation must've taken a toll on you, and I understand that, but you shouldn't tell me that woman is Yannie."To Thomas, the woman from that night liked him, and he believed she must have been head over heels for him. Even if she walked into the wrong room because she was looking for something, he supposed she liked him. Otherwise, she would not leave so easily after how roughly he treated her, took away he
"So your assumption is based on this so-called evidence? Have you forgotten one of the dramas I had?"Xander fell silent as Thomas snapped at him. He knew which drama Thomas was talking about.In that drama, the female lead snuck out of the room upon realizing she had slept with the male lead. After her departure, however, the supporting actress entered the room and someone saw her in a disordered manner. Thus, the main actor and everyone else thought the woman from last night was the supporting actress. It was a common plot that could be seen everywhere.However, Xander did not think the reality was like a drama."But, Sir—""Shut up," hissed Thomas. "She can't be Yannie. That's enough. Start all over again!"Don't forget that you only have six months, and it has been over two months. This means you only have three months more left. Work hard. You know what the consequences are if you don't finish the task I gave you."Xander's shoulders stiffened. "I…I know."With that, he sc
Thomas visibly quaked at this.He furrowed his eyebrows and eyed his assistant suspiciously. "You said you don't remember that woman no matter how much I persisted with you. Heck, you even remembered the wrong person and brought back another man's wife! If I didn't know I took away that girl's virginity that night, I might have brought another man's wife back with me. Did you forget that?"And now you're telling me you saw Yannie that morning?"At this point, a look of disgust and anger flashed across Thomas' eyes. "Did you and Xander agree to disgust me on purpose?"They knew how much he hated Yannie, yet they continued to tell him Yannie could be Riley's mother. What fueled them to even be this audacious?Xander and the assistant turned pale as they saw how furious Thomas was.The assistant lowered his voice and said, "Sir, I don't want to lie to you. I'm just…"'I'm just telling you the truth, that's all.'"Just what?" Thomas glared at him coldly and entered the hospital to
"That's right. We also have ample time to nurture feelings with Ms. Riley," said Thomas' assistant.Thomas curled up his lips and glanced at his assistant. "This is the best thing you've said today."The assistant chuckled awkwardly and lowered his head.The fact was…he and Xander did not lie to Thomas at all. The woman he saw that morning was Yannie!When he saw Yannie for the first time since he was here in Merchant City, he thought she looked familiar. It was when Xander mentioned that Yannie could be the woman who had slept with Thomas a year ago that it sprung into his mind.Yannie was that woman!However, since Thomas did not want to accept that fact, he could only keep the truth to himself.On the way to Riley's ward, the three of them continued talking. When they arrived, the nurse at the ICU requested them to put on clean gowns before entering. They did what they were told as they then entered the ICU, the door closing behind them.Through the glass window, people from
"Why do you need to go look for Joshua?" Sean furrowed his brow as he looked at Kate. "Riley isn't in a good condition. She's still in the intensive care unit, and they still haven't found their daughter until now. He's very busy and can't help you handle your problem, so…"Kate's eyebrows knitted together as she turned and looked at Sean in bewilderment. "Why do I need Joshua's help?"She discovered Thomas' secret! She bet Joshua and Luna had no idea that Riley was Thomas' daughter.Before this, she had heard from Luke saying that Joshua and Luna were looking for Riley's biological parents. If they knew Thomas was Riley's father, they would not need to look any further!"You…" Sean furrowed his eyebrows as he looked at Kate. "Aren't you going to look for Joshua so he'd say something good about you with Luke—""Is that what you think?" interjected Kate before Sean could finish, smirking coldly as she looked at Sean with an icy expression. "Why do I need to get Joshua to put in the