Sadie was infuriated and tried to smack Sophia, but Sophia caught her wrist in midair.Her icy gaze locked on Sadie as she slowly stood up from her chair, saying, “I haven’t even settled the score with you yet. How dare you try to attack me? Let me tell you something, Sadie. If anything happens to my grandmother, I guarantee worse things will happen to your daughter!”After saying that, she pushed her. Sadie was no match for Sophia's strength, so she stumbled back several steps and fell to the ground. Aggrieved, she looked up at Lawrence and said, "Why did you bring her back from the countryside? Did you do it just to stir up trouble in our family?"Lawrence did think that Sophia was partly responsible for Sharon's broken engagement, but he harbored some guilt because he had misunderstood Sophia at the time. Now, her words were becoming increasingly malicious. How dare she try to encourage Sharon to attempt suicide again right now? He felt that it was time to step in. He helpe
Adam accompanied Jeffrey to Dorothy’s ward again. Dorothy struggled to sit up in bed. “You’re here, Jeff.”Jeffrey was worried about her. “How are you? Adam mentioned that someone had come to make a scene. Are you feeling better now?”Dorothy smiled. "I'm fine. I’m much better now."Jeffrey sighed. “It’s not good for people our age to get anxious and angry. Who on earth dared come here to provoke you?"Dorothy was silent for a while before saying, "It was Sophia’s stepmother. Remember the canceled engagement? Her daughter attempted suicide by cutting her wrists. She thought Sophia was to blame, so she came to take her anger out on me."Jeffrey said angrily, "What does that have to do with Sophia? How dare she try to blame you for that?”Dorothy smiled when she saw Jeffrey protecting her so fiercely. She would be at ease if Sophia married into his family. At least someone would have her back. "I met your grandson," she said. "Huh?" Jeffrey was surprised. "You met him? Wher
In ward 1306, Sophia prepared to leave for the countryside tomorrow. Dorothy could not help but worry, saying, "Two days should be enough. The small box is in the basement of that old house on the hill, with dark red patterns."Sophia nodded. "All right."Dorothy continued, "If you encounter people you'd rather avoid, just steer clear. Don't let yourself get dragged into any conflicts.""I understand," Sophia replied.Seeing how calm Sophia was, Dorothy added, "Don't just say it. Make sure you take my advice to heart."Sophia glanced at her. "I got it. Why don't you trust me?"Dorothy smiled. "That's more like it. A woman should be gentle, not always ready to fight. Being too fierce won't win you any hearts."Sophia remained silent.The two were still talking when there was a knock on the door. Sophia turned and saw Lawrence. Her expression darkened. She knew he was not here to visit her grandmother.Her grandmother had been in the hospital for a month, and whenever he came to
Edward felt a whirlwind of emotions. His ears began to ring, and the overhead light became blurry. He knew he was bleeding.Elliot had the nerve to lay hands on him like that, but it wasn’t over yet. Soon after, Edward felt another gust of wind. Someone was kicking him—each blow was powerful. He shouted in pain, too agonized to even beg for mercy as he instinctively tried to avoid the kicks.When he thought the person would beat him to death, the person grabbed his collar and pressed him against the mirrored wall with a thud.Fresh blood trickled down from his head. He saw Elliot’s face through the mirror, so cold it bordered on numbness.Edward froze and could not believe Elliot was the man in the mirror with sinister eyes. "A-Are your legs healed?"Elliot sneered, "What do you think?"Edward was shocked. "So it was you?"When he emerged from the private room at the nightclub that day, he caught a glimpse of a figure that looked like Elliot. He sent bodyguards to chase after hi
After Elliot left Jeffrey's hospital room, Dorothy hurried over. She had heard from a young nurse about Jeffrey being rushed into the operating room for emergency treatment, which had frightened her. Despite her less-than-ideal physical condition, she made her way over.Only Adam was present in the ward. When Dorothy saw Jeffrey, her anxiety finally began to subside."How are you, Jeffrey?" Jeffrey smiled helplessly. "Well, I didn't die. I didn’t expect to collapse by noon when I was just boasting to you in the morning. I can’t deny I’m getting old now.”Dorothy sighed, perhaps considering the time she had nearly died herself. She felt a hint of melancholy, "Yes, every day’s a gift at our age. Who knows if we'll live to see our two children get married and have children."Jeffrey nodded solemnly. "We can. Elliot said as long as Sophia agrees, he can marry her anytime."Dorothy hesitated. "Sophia shouldn't have any objections either. I just feel the two children haven't met yet
"There are dogs on that mountain. I don't want to risk it." Zoey asked impatiently, "Are you still going?"Elliot replied firmly, "Yes, let's go!"The trio set off toward Lingen Mountain. When they reached its foot, the sky had turned pitch black. Zoey took the money and exited the car, saying, "Take care, you two!" Samuel glanced at Elliot's wheelchair and suggested, "Mr. Elliot, why don't you wait here? I can go alone.""No need," Elliot said, getting out of the car himself. It was already late, and there were no other people around. He could manage to climb the mountain on his own.As they walked, they could not help but notice the distinctive choice of location for this house. Building a house on a hill like this was a testament to the owner's uniqueness, someone who refused to conform to the norms of society.After half an hour's walk, they finally saw the house Zoey had mentioned.Elliot had expected to find a thatched hut, even though they frequented this area. They woul
Sophia spotted an opportunity and reached for Elliot’s pants. She figured if he had no shame, he would not mind losing his pants. Elliot was not about to let that happen. He just wanted to startle her a bit. He could not afford to be naked in the water if he wanted to find the doctor. However, in the flowing water and under her pulling, he could feel his pants starting to slip down.His expression darkened, and he grabbed her hand. "Can't you show a little restraint? Why are you trying to strip me?"Sophia was annoyed. "You're the shameless one for sneaking up on me while I'm bathing. You perverted, shameless idiot!"Elliot clung to his pants. "Why do you accuse me of being shameless? I've never met such an audacious woman like you."Sophia challenged him. "If you don't leave, then stay here forever!""Fine by me, we can enjoy a bath together!" Elliot declared, ignoring his pants as he lunged toward her.Sophia scoffed, "You're delusional. Who would want to bathe with you?"Sh
Samuel suddenly sneezed and rubbed his nose vigorously. He remembered that Elliot might be coming out here later. He turned to the four men and said, "Forget it, get out of the water. Just leave, and don't come back up this mountain again."The four men immediately emerged from the water, thanking him profusely."Thank you for sparing our lives, sir.""Thank you so much, sir."Samuel felt very pleased with himself and said, "No need to thank me. Just get lost before I change my mind."The four men scrambled away in a hurry.Elliot was not sure how he managed to keep quiet for so long. After he saw the four men leave, he whispered to Sophia, "Stay here. Wait for me."He swam toward Samuel and shouted at the smug man. "Come here!"Samuel stood up, delighted. "Back so soon, Mr. Elliot?"Elliot resisted the urge to pull him down and said, "Take your clothes off.""Huh?Elliot suppressed his anger and urged, "Hurry up!"Baffled, Samuel obediently took off his coat."Give th