"You might be laughing and joking, but you might be depressed. I still don't know you, are you as bold as you say?"Xena was amused. "How do you know I'm not?"Sophia raised an eyebrow at her. "How can you easily accept someone else when your heart is taken?"Xena was stunned, her face changed instantly. "What do you know?"Sophia snorted proudly. "I know everything."Xena frowned, pondered for a while, and tentatively asked, "About that livestream?"Sophia looked at her without confirming or denying anything."Speak up, what else do you know?""Are you still trying to hide it from me?"Xena sighed somewhat dispiritedly. "No, it's all in the past.""Is it really in the past?" Sophia said. "If it's in the past, why have you been away from Phoenix for so long? You've been coordinating with Velvet Vision’s assistant, and Hamish and the others still don't know your real identity?"Xena stared at Sophia, as if she suddenly didn't recognize her. She had grown up a lot and was no l
Elliot remained speechless, even though he was in high spirits a moment ago. He wanted to let her stay overnight and visit Xena tomorrow, but she had already hung up. Elliot rubbed his forehead, wondering why Sophia did not come home to sleep.‘Should I ask Xena to stay? But if she did, Sophia would want to accompany her. Maybe I should say I’m not feeling well.’Elliot smirked, thinking Sophia would know immediately. After some thought, he remembered that they had a big event tonight."So, why don't you accompany Xena tomorrow? We’re going to see Edmund tonight, right?""Oh right, then I'll go back after dinner."Elliot felt satisfied with what he heard, and he could show some generosity, "Then I'll come pick you up tonight.""There’s no need. Since I drove here, you can just wait for me at home."Elliot liked it when Sophia used the word ‘home.’So, he smiled and replied, “All right.”After hanging up the phone, Elliot’s mood improved significantly.…Sophia and Elliot arr
Elliot glanced at Sophia and asked, “Who is that person?”His eager inquiry made Edmund chuckle as if he felt superior to Elliot. Edmund asked proudly, “Why should I tell you?”Elliot sneered, “He’s manipulated you for so long. Are you willing to let him continue toying with you?“Why would it matter since he’s toying with you, too? We’re on the same boat.”Sophia laughed aloud. “How are you and Elliot on the same boat? You can only lie here or live the rest of your life in a wheelchair. You’ve lost your looks and your legs while your wife only married you for your money. She might even leave you.“You should know that you’re in this condition because of that person’s schemes. Although he also manipulated Elliot, we’re in a better situation than you. That person manipulated you two at the same time.“Instead of uniting with Elliot, you chose to continue competing with him. Your hate for that manipulator should have grown, but you aimed it at us instead.”Edmund frowned. “What do
Hamish excitedly looked inside. He thought Xena would be angry and ignore him. He did not expect her to let him in so quickly. Even so, he froze when he saw several men surrounding Xena and pampering her.One said, “How’s the pressure, Xena?”Another asked, “Are the grapes sweet enough?”Xena resembled an empress enjoying the men’s services. After hearing the doors open, Xena said with a hint of laziness, “Long time no see, Brother-in-law.”Hamish returned to his senses when she called him brother-in-law. He thought he was in a favorable position since Xena had let him in. Soon after, he realized he had been too optimistic.‘Why isn’t she angry? Why would she have avoided me for three years if she weren’t?’Hamish knew he should not be jealous of those men fawning over Xena. He approached her and asked, “Xena, are you okay?”She looked at him and shrugged smilingly. “I’m doing well, but I can’t compare to my brother-in-law.”Hamish frowned, "Do you have to talk to me like that?
Mary did not bother with questioning the men and went to help Hamish up from the ground, asking, “Are you okay?”"I’m fine," Hamish was annoyed, knowing they would not have thrown him out if Mary did not show up.While helping him untangle the net, Mary asked, "Did Xena throw you out?"Hamish remained silent as he struggled to get out. Mary continued, "I called you to ask if you wanted to come and see her. I didn't expect you to be here already. I just saw her come back online."Hamish finally got out of the net and said impatiently, "Go in and talk to her."Mary frowned, "What about you?""I'm going home.""Wait." Mary intercepted him and held his bruised face. "What happened to you? You’re hurt."Hamish turned away. "It's nothing."Mary looked anxious. "That doesn’t look like nothing. Did you fight with Xena? How did you get injured? Is she still upset at us?"Hamish looked at her and sighed, "Mary, I—"Mary abruptly pulled him toward the car, saying, "All right, let's dea
"I'm questioning you," Edward said sternly, "You're the one who did this. Now you're here to harm Edmund again. What's the point of arguing? Elliot, I'll consider you lucky if you can leave today."Elliot glanced at Ethan, "Are you going to intervene? If not, I'll call the cops."He turned to look at Sophia. "Did you record everything?"Sophia responded, "Of course I did."Without waiting for Ethan's response, Elliot called the police, "Is this the police station?""Elliot!" Ethan called out to him.But Elliot did not listen. Instead, he said, "Please come to the Patton family's mansion. There's a case that may require assistance."After hanging up, the people in the room had various thoughts. Some were watching the drama unfold, some were surprised and skeptical, and others had their hearts pounding. Besides him, there could not be anyone else responsible for Edmund's death.But what surprised them the most was that the least likely person to call the police did so. It was pre
“I’m the CEO of the Shaw Corporation. I surpass you in every aspect, whether it’s ability or family background. If someone like you can covet Elliot, why can't I? I am more qualified than you.""You can stay if you help me pursue Elliot. The treatment you received from me before will be the same in the future."While everyone whispered among themselves, Janine’s panic grew. She instinctively retorted, "So what if I love him? I have admired him for a long time. Everything I've done is for him. What right do you have to interfere?"Sophia clicked her tongue and said, "If you're going to say that, then I have to set the record straight with you."She took out her phone and found the conversation records between Janine and Wylie. After playing the two recordings, silence fell over the room.Sophia smiled and said, "At the end of July, you were still desperately professing your love to Elliot. By early August, you were already married to Edmund. Ha! Isn't it more reasonable that you us
Ethan’s expression turned solemn as he sat in the main seat. He stared into Elliot's eerie and complex eyes, thinking he had underestimated Elliot. After all, the latter did not fall into a trap and even countered every move.Meanwhile, Edward lost his temper. He stood up and stormed to Janine, grabbing her collar and throwing her to the ground. His eyes were bloodshot as he cursed, "Damn, you, you filthy whore. I’ll kill you!"Janine cried in pain, unable to utter a word in defense.Jordan kicked Janine, causing the conference room to descend into chaos.Elliot roared, "Stop!"Edward had lost all reason due to anger, ignoring Elliot's words. Elliot then looked toward Ethan. Ethan seemed angry as well. He simply watched, showing no intention to stop the violence against Janine.Finally, Jeffrey intervened by banging his cane on the ground, "Stop! Stop it right now!"The noisy conference room gradually quieted down while the barely conscious Janine. Blood was trickling from her n