Edmund snorted, "Who else would be capable of doing that?""How about I find someone to help you put pressure on him? The company you've built over the past decade can't just be ruined like this." Edmund sighed, "Let it be. I don't have the energy to deal with this right now."Ethan frowned again and advised, "Don't be so pessimistic. Life goes on after you leave the hospital, right? People nowadays are quite practical. It’s human nature to seek gains and avoid harm. As long as you're the CEO of Edmund Creations, there will be plenty of people rushing to cooperate with you. But if you give up and lie down, even your own siblings might leave you. It might sound harsh, but it’s for your own good. Think about it, this is reality."Edmund despondently said, "I just want to live the rest of my life in a daze."Ethan stared at him for a while. His eyes narrowed sharply, then replied, "Perhaps you want to live like this, but there are people who won't let you off so easily."Edmund loo
Sophia asked, “Aunt Jocelyn, what do you want to buy?”Jocelyn vaguely replied, “Charles’s academic banquet is in a few days. I want to buy something nice. Young people like you have good taste. Help me choose."Sophia asked, "Where did he get accepted?""Phoenix Medical University."Sophia was surprised. "He also got into medical school?""Yes, what about you? Where did you get accepted?""The same place!" Sophia was happy. "Does he also want to study medicine?""He insisted on studying medicine, following the advice of his uncle.""That's great."As they chatted, they entered a women's clothing store.Sophia was still surprised. When she saw that Aunt Jocelyn liked younger styles, she saw her coming toward her with a white ruffled skirt. "Sophia, look how pretty this dress is. Try it on, I'll buy it for you."Sophia hurriedly refused. "No, thanks, I don't need it. Elliot has someone sending me clothes every month.""I know Elliot won't treat you unfairly, but this is so
"Why did you hit me? Be careful or I'll bite you!" Sophia raised her hand angrily towards him.Andrew laughed. "Are you expecting me to support you for the rest of your life?""Who said I need you to support me?"Andrew felt annoyed. "Why were you so eager to get married?""Because I wanted to.""Was that your mother-in-law just now?""No, she's the mother of my husband's fiancée."Andrew scratched his ear, a little confused. "What? Your husband still has a fiancée?"Sophia remained silent. She also felt like she was being confusing. "No, he's already broken off the engagement. Oh well, she's just my aunt, not a mother or anything."Andrew looked her up and down, making a disgusted face. "You're so young and already getting married. Let me discuss with your friends. At least you should have consulted them before quietly getting married. How much do you really know about your husband?""Not much, but my grandmother picked him for me. I trust her," Sophia said proudly.Andre
Mary nodded, "Yes."The journalist smiled and asked, "Hamish publicly confessed his love to you in the livestream last night. Do you have anything to say about this?"Mary blushed and replied shyly, "Where did the confession come from? He was just answering questions from netizens.""He said he fell in love at first sight. Was that with you?" Mary pursed her lips and smiled, "You have to ask him about that." Although she said this, her shy demeanor was almost like a confession.The journalist continued, "Netizens also found out that Hamish specially visited the set when you were filming 'Breakthrough.' Can you confirm this?"Mary smiled, "He did visit, but he had other business."The journalist pressed on, "As an engaged couple, your relationship is widely accepted by the public. What people are concerned about now is your feelings. Do both of you have any plans to get married soon?"Mary replied, "Both our families are quite eager, but I still want to prioritize my career. I’
Jocelyn took a breath and asked, "Vanessa, did you buy the dress?""I did." Vanessa said, sitting across from Jocelyn and then pulling out the purchased dress. "It's this one."Jocelyn glanced at it and replied casually, "It looks nice."Vanessa packed up the dress again. "Aunt Jocelyn, why are you alone? If I had known, I would have accompanied you just now."Jocelyn was about to say that she came with Sophia, but before she could, they were interrupted by a waiter approaching them.He brought them a pot of tea, saying it was a new product in the store and offered it to them as a gift to taste.Afterwards, he poured a cup for each.Jocelyn nodded slightly, "Thank you, you can leave it here."Vanessa felt thirsty and picked up the cup to take a sip.Before Jocelyn could say anything to stop her, she had already drunk from it. Jocelyn didn't mention it, considering Sophia hadn't used that cup yet.She called the waiter again, "Bring us another set of tableware."The waiter co
This was a New Year's gift for everyone.Early on New Year's Eve, Elliot brought Sophia to the supermarket to buy groceries.The supermarket was crowded with people of all ages. Elliot feels somewhat uncomfortable, especially when those men intentionally or unintentionally get close to Sophia, which made him even more annoyed.With a casual glance, he saw a mother pushing a shopping cart not far away, with a little girl sitting in the shopping cart.He smiled, turned to Sophia, and said, "Soph, come up."Sophia looked puzzled, "Come up where?"Elliot didn't say a word but bent down to lift Sophia into the shopping cart.Sophia was speechless. "Am I appropriate to sit in the shopping cart at my age?"Elliot confidently replied, "Why wouldn't it be appropriate? You’re cute."Sophia hushed him. "Be quiet, don't let anyone find out."Elliot laughed, "Okay," and then covered her head with a scarf."Why are you doing that?" asked Sophia."Because you're too cute," replied Elliot.
Sophia raised her eyes and gave her a disdainful glance, "Shouldn't I be the one asking you that?"Vanessa immediately felt offended. "Sophia, what do you mean? Do you suspect me?"Sophia sighed silently as she looked at her. She found it difficult not to get angry when facing this spoiled young lady.She decided to ignore her and focused on giving acupuncture to Jocelyn.After about ten minutes, Jocelyn slowly regained consciousness.Sophia called out, "Aunt Jocelyn, can you hear me? How do you feel?"Jocelyn felt heavy-eyed and sleepy. With little energy, she weakly replied, "Sophia...""I'm here. How do you feel?" Sophia said as she helped her sit up.She felt groggy. "I'm so sleepy. Are we going home?"Sophia comforted her. "Yes, we'll go back in a moment. What happened to you? Do you remember anything before you passed out?"After digesting Sophia's words for a while, Jocelyn gradually regained clarity, "Passed out? I passed out?""Yeah, you were drugged. Did you eat an
Sophia and Elliot returned to the villa. Upon entering, Sophia plunged into the room to investigate the man with the taxi's plate number. However, after checking for a long time, she only tracked him to a shopping mall, where the man disappeared. She felt discouraged. He was wearing a mask and was difficult to trace. He could change disguises anytime, anywhere, and with so many people in the mall, finding him was like finding a needle in a haystack.Elliot patted her head reassuringly. "Don't worry. Check the car he abandoned."Sophia agreed. First, she checked the information on the car, finding out the owner's name was Easton. Then, she traced the car's route backward and discovered it came from the Edmund’s mansion.Elliot frowned and asked Samuel. "Do you know Easton?""Yes, he works under Edmund.""Go and bring him to me."Samuel nodded and left.Sophia exclaimed indignantly, "It seems it really is Edmund. He can't stay put even when he's hospitalized."Elliot remained s