After scolding Dan, Tine left the storeroom. As she was at the end of the hallway, she tried calling Denise again.Like before, she thought no one would pick up the phone. However, the call strangely got through this time.Finally, there was a place for Tina to vent her anger."Denise, why didn't you pick up my calls? The maid in the mansion had told me that everything went as planned. Why—""This is Steven."A low, deep male voice rang out before Tina could continue. "Denise is asleep. I'll be keeping her phone from now on. Mrs. Howard, I already know everything that happened today."He paused for a while before continuing to talk remotely, "Denise is my sister, not a tool for you to use to fight for your games. She'll no longer contact you or be related to you from now on. I also hope that you'll never contact her anymore. She's a pure-hearted girl that'll trust everything you say, so I'll never let her contact you people anymore."After that, Steven hung up the phone.As Tin
Steven lowered his head and toyed with Denise's phone. He raised his head and looked at Kate's face with an indifferent expression. "I'm doing this for your own good; Tina and Dan can never outdo Thomas. Furthermore, he has Joshua helping him now."He curled up his lips into a smile and added, "I don't know Joshua that well, but I'm sure you do. If you truly help Tina to hurt Thomas' daughter, which is the child Joshua used to take care of…I'm sure you know what the consequences will be."Kate furrowed her brow vehemently. She narrowed her eyes and said, "Yes, you're right, but that doesn't mean Tina and I don't have any chance of winning. If we really do something to the child, I know Thomas and Joshua will cave in."Steven merely squinted at this and said nothing.Kate leaned back and switched to a more comfortable posture. She looked at Steven plainly. "Well, I kinda help you this time so Joshua and Thomas would be indebted to you, so you owe me one."She curled up her lips and
Malcolm panicked on the other side of the phone as he heard what Kate said. "Ms. Miller, please…I beg you! Please save me!"He was squatting among the bushes behind the street while wearing a thin trench coat. He looked at the people going in and out of the mansion he lived in as his gaze frantically darted around.There was once a time he used to be a famous and influential person in Merchant City. After he conspired against Luna and Joshua, his family degenerated to the point he had to flee to Saigen City and became a no-name man.He regretted it deeply, but most importantly, he was scared. At this moment, he finally knew what he did wrong. Other than Kate who did not give a shit about him, there was no one else he could get help from.He bit his lip and spoke humbly, "Ms. Miller, I…I'll do anything that you request, so please help me. I can't let Joshua and Thomas catch me. After all the things I did in the past…they'll kill me!"Kate cackled upon hearing the evidently afraid M
The sun rose into the sky from the east and woke up the earth. It was a brand new day.Denise woke up and looked at the ceiling when she opened her eyes. Everything that happened yesterday appeared right before her eyes like a movie.At that moment, someone knocked on her door.Along with that came her mother's kind, tender voice. "Denise, are you awake? The first time we did after we woke up was to get your brother to bring you home. He told us you came back last night. How are you today?"She had mixed feelings as she listened to her mother's soft and gentle voice. She could not help but remember the recording she heard from Luna and Gwen's hotel room.They literally said to let her die. They said she was no longer useful to the family and that she was a disposable pawn. They even said they wanted to use her to beg for mercy with Joshua and Thomas and begged them not to stop the cooperation.It was at this moment that she felt the dam breaking inside of her. She covered her mou
Nigel's reply came almost instantaneously.[Nigel: Don't worry, neither of my parents knows about me contacting you. I just wanted to tell you some of the stuff I've heard about you.]Denise's entire body froze when she saw this. A split second later, something struck her…The audio recording of Steven and Mr. and Mrs. Hughes, which she had heard from Luna's computer, had come from one of Joshua and Luna's children.Therefore, this boy that contacted her…was probably none other than that skilled hacker son of theirs.At the thought of this, Denise quickly typed another reply.[Denise: What have you heard about me?][Nigel: Plenty of interesting stuff, but I will only tell you under one condition.][Denise: What condition is it?][Nigel: You have to promise not to lay another finger on little Riley.]Denise was silent for a moment when she saw this.[Denise: Is that it?][Nigel: Yes. I've been keeping an eye on Riley all this while for fear that something bad would happen to
Nigel froze when he saw this. He was a little surprised that Denise would make such a request.A split second later, he curled his lips into a smile.[Nigel: I guess you're not as dumb as I thought.]He initially thought that this woman, who had been brainwashed by her family into liking Thomas against her true will, would not be the sharpest tool in the shed. Therefore, he was surprised to see that she still had some basic awareness.Denise furrowed her brow, feeling a little uneasy as she stared at the screen.The more she thought about the fact that a seven-year-old child had called her 'dumb', the more outraged she got.She bit her lip and typed a response.[Denise: Didn't Joshua or Luna ever teach you manners?][Nigel: I wasn't trying to be rude, I'm just telling the truth.]Nigel turned on the webcam.The moment he did so, the screen of Denise's laptop was filled with the image of a young boy that was almost identical to Joshua. To be specific, Nigel's features resemble
"Steven? Where else do you think he'd be?" Mrs. Hughes chuckled. "He went out to find Kate, of course. Your brother and Kate are growing closer and closer."She glanced surreptitiously at Denise and added, "By the way, how are you and Thomas doing now?"This morning, your Aunt Tina told me she'd been trying to set you and Thomas up; how did everything go?"Denise's heart turned cold when she heard this.After listening to the audio recordings that Nigel had sent her, Denise finally knew the truth.The reason Tina had so willingly treated her like a tool against Thomas was all because of Mrs. Hughes, her 'mother.'Mrs. Hughes had once promised Tina that her daughter would listen to her every command. Not only that, but Mrs. Hughes was the one who had given Tina the idea to use Denise to seduce Thomas."She came from a poor family, and if she hadn't caught my eye when she was a child because of her looks, she might've been sold by her family and be working as a prostitute by now.
At the hotel.Gwen had just finished her lunch and was about to invite Luna to go with her to visit Yannie when she received a call from Denise."Ms. Larson, I've sent you an email. Please take a look at it."Gwen's eyebrows furrowed at this. "That's fast."Denise had just agreed to work with her to find evidence of the Hughes and Miller families' wrongdoings just a night before. All too quickly, she sent her an email less than 24 hours after their agreement. How was this possible?"Of course." Denise curled her lips into a smile. "I've lived in this household for more than twenty years, so I know every nook and cranny where confidential information is stored."Then, she sighed and added, "Unfortunately, this is all I can find for today, and I'm not sure if there are others. I'll continue searching for a few more days. Don't forget our promise."Gwen nodded. "Yes, I still remember."With that, Denise hung up the phone.Gwen froze for a long time when she heard the dial tone, t