"I did investigate back then, right after the car accident. The car wasn't tampered with. From the evidence at the scene, it was clear that the accident happened due to the driver's carelessness. Plus, before that accident, Luke had made some arrangements. It was like he knew he was going to die."So, when Leona claimed that the car accident had been orchestrated by my brother, I had some doubts. That day, I was supposed to accompany Leona to her destination, but Luke sent me away."His voice was calm, but Amelia could feel the sorrow he was silently enduring."But, your brother was gone."Amelia couldn't restrain herself from airing her doubts. Even if everything Leona said was true, Luke had already died. What could she possibly achieve with the evidence?Liam smiled. "When Luke was alive, he established a charitable foundation. Even though he's gone, the foundation lives on. The Prescotts donate to the foundation every year. If Luke was exposed as a murderer, it would significa
After listening to Amelia, Alex nodded thoughtfully. "No matter what happened in the past, you're still their daughter. Since they're getting married now, you should go. "Besides, didn't you force your dad to choose? He just chose your mom. If you don't want to accept them as your parents, then you should take this opportunity to clear things up so that you won't have to be distressed all the time in the future."On the day of the wedding banquet, Amelia got all dressed up. The Jacksons' family home was not in Sableton, so she set off earlier to avoid the traffic.Amelia was fully focused on her driving. Even though there wasn't much traffic, her eyes were glued to the road ahead. She didn't notice that there was a car following her.While stopped at a red light, Eric noticed a familiar-looking car to his right. Just as the lights turned green, Eric saw that it was Amelia's car. Raising his eyebrows, he felt delighted as he hadn't expected to see her on the road.Just as he thoug
On his way to the parking lot, Liam ignored his ringing phone. He tossed it onto the passenger seat and drove toward the hospital. Throughout the journey, his phone continued to ring.But Liam wasn't in the mood to pick it up. Out of the corner of his eyes, he saw that it was from Leona. The sight of her name only annoyed Liam further. The phone finally went silent. Perhaps Leona had accepted that Liam probably didn't want to talk to her. But as soon as the ringing stopped, another call came in. It was from One-Eye. Liam calmed himself down and answered the phone. He could ignore Leona's call, but not One-Eye's. "Mr. Onei, to what do I owe this pleasure?""Well, someone has been trying to reach you, but she hasn't had much success. So, I'm doing her a favor."Liam's eyes narrowed. "Oh? I wonder who it is.""Hmm, it's someone close to you. She's an old friend of mine too."As he said that, Leona's voice came through. "Liamo, I tried calling you. Why didn't you pick up your ph
Liam turned his back on Leona, unwilling to face her. "You keep saying that I won't divorce Amelia. It's true. Because if I divorce her, I'll have to marry you. But I feel disgusted thinking about how I'll have to sleep with a woman like you. I feel dirty."Leona's jaw fell. "So that's why." She then smiled bitterly. "But Liamo, it wasn't like I lost my virginity by choice. When I was engaged to Luke, I still thought about you a lot. And when Luke tried to initiate sex, I turned him down."Men have their needs. I know that. So I let Luke sleep with other women. I kept this fact from everyone. But one day, he was drunk. And he … He forced himself on me." Leona began weeping pitifully.Liam just started at Leona. After a while, he offered her a hand. "Get up. The floor is cold."Leona was overjoyed. "Liamo, you still care about me, don't you? You still love me."After Liam guided Leona to the couch, he continued, "I know it wasn't your choice. But what happened that day happened. I
"What now? Don't you want to leave me?" Liam asked with a smile when he saw Amelia hesitating to sign the document in front of her.Amelia lifted her chin and glared at Liam. "I can't wait to leave you." She then bitterly mocked herself. She had been the one pushing for a divorce, yet she was the one who was hesitating at the very last minute.While Liam opposed the idea at first, when he made up his mind to sign the divorce paper, he did it decisively. Perhaps because he already found another person, even though Liam had told Amelia that he was forced to marry Leona.Over the past few days, Amelia had been thinking. What if Leona lied? What if the proof that Luke had wanted to kill Leona never existed? In that case, Liam would never recover the proof even if he married Leona. Would he divorce Leona then? Or would he not?Amelia shook her head, trying to push away those things in her head. She clenched the pen in her hand. The moment the tip touched the paper, Amelia felt her heart
"Sir, I found a lead. Three different individuals bought Madam's equity." Gio came in to report the results of his investigation.Liam put down the document that was in his hands. "Who are they? And who did they buy it from?""All three of them are foreigners who live abroad. They have some money but keep a low profile. Not many people know about them. As for their broker, all three of them said they found the broker online."I traced the broker's IP address. He logged on in cybercafés, and looking at the security footage yields nothing so far."Liam frowned. Gio lowered his head, knowing that he hadn't been very successful with Liam's orders lately."The transactions were carried out in three different cybercafés, at three different times. I think the broker was the same person. But the security footage of those cybercafés all had problems around the same time of their visit. I checked the list of visitors and found no one suspicious."Liam's expression darkened. "They came prep
Liam came home when at 6:30 P.M. The sun had already set. As soon as he entered, May asked if she should start preparing dinner.Liam waved at her dismissively. "I have all the ingredients with me. I'll cook with Amelia today. You may go home now."May thought that Liam was doing this to mend his relationship with Amelia, so she nodded. She then removed the apron she had on.Meanwhile, Amelia frowned when she overheard their conversation. What was Liam trying to do? Liam first went to the study. When he came out, he grabbed Amelia's hands. Amelia tried to break free but to no avail.Liam said with a smile, "I haven't had your cooking for a while now. Can you cook for me tonight?"Amelia declined right away. "I can't cook, and you don't like my cooking anyway. May hasn't gone far. I can ask her to come back.""Just this once, please?" begged Liam, his husky voice tinged with disappointment.Amelia shook her head. "I don't feel like cooking today."Back then, Amelia never cooke
"What now? Don't you want to leave me?" Liam asked with a smile when he saw Amelia hesitating to sign the document in front of her.Amelia lifted her chin and glared at Liam. "I can't wait to leave you." She then bitterly mocked herself. She had been the one pushing for a divorce, yet she was the one who was hesitating at the very last minute.While Liam opposed the idea at first, when he made up his mind to sign the divorce paper, he did it decisively. Perhaps because he already found another person, even though Liam had told Amelia that he was forced to marry Leona.Over the past few days, Amelia had been thinking. What if Leona lied? What if the proof that Luke had wanted to kill Leona never existed? In that case, Liam would never recover the proof even if he married Leona. Would he divorce Leona then? Or would he not?Amelia shook her head, trying to push away those things in her head. She clenched the pen in her hand. The moment the tip touched the paper, Amelia felt her heart
Although Nathan was only a little over two years old, he was very smart.He once saw Liam's photo on Amelia's phone and started to stubbornly ask if that was his father. She didn't want to lie to him and thinking that they wouldn't meet Liam abroad, she admitted it to Nathan.She didn't expect him to remember it and asked to see Liam's photos every day. That was how he recognized Liam immediately upon meeting him for the first time.Amelia had discovered her pregnancy before she left the country and chose to keep it a secret. After giving birth to her son, she named him Nathan Jenson.Three years later, Amelia returned for Peter's birthday and left Nathan with her mentor, Tolkin. She then planned to go abroad again after establishing her office in the country. But she didn't expect Liam to find out about Nathan and bring him back.After dinner, Amelia grabbed a coat for Nathan, thinking that the rooftop garden might be windy. She then brought him to the garden after playin
Karen passed away three days after Independence Day. Fortunately, Leona managed to return a day before Karen passed.As she stood beside Leona, Amelia smelled a strong scent coming from her. The perfume was so pungent that it made Amelia frown.This time, Leona wasn't wearing glasses, and her movements were unimpeded. Amelia knew that her eyes had already recovered for some time. It was just that Leona simply kept pretending.During the funeral, Leona occasionally glared fiercely at Amelia, which unsettled her. But fortunately, Liam was always by her side. Even if Amelia ignored him, he stayed with her. Especially when Leona looked at her, he would sternly return the gaze.Amelia could see that Leona still harbored resentment against her, but with Liam by her side, Leona didn't dare to do anything.After the funeral, Liam asked someone to take Leona away again. Amelia then saw the maid who took Leona away pinch her unkindly."That's the maid that's always taken care of
James spoke of the past without any warning.Amelia was surprised to hear the story. She didn't expect that the generation before her had such connections."I didn't know what Karen felt for me. She always hid her emotions well. She was always elegant and noble in front of everyone and never did anything inappropriate. She was a true heiress of a wealthy family."After finding out your background, I wanted my son to fulfill this regret for me since I couldn't be with the woman I loved. I hoped my son could be with her daughter."I wanted Luke and Leona to marry for this purpose as well. Family interests were not my priority. Unfortunately, they had an accident, and my wish wasn't fulfilled. Then, I found out that Leona had been to Bryxton and suspected the identity of Hannah and you. I told Liam about it but didn't reveal your identity."Liam's my son. How could I not know his thoughts? Once he found out that Leona had gone to Bryxton, he immediately went there too. And as I expec
Charles hadn't contacted Amelia for a while, and Amelia felt something was amiss. So, she sent someone to inquire about the Lancasters' situation. From there, she learned that their business had recovered quite a bit.Amelia sat at her desk and tapped her fingers on the table as she contemplated the reasons for this change.Was it because everyone at the banquet learned that she was Liam's wife?Or perhaps Liam had stopped targeting the Lancasters?Amelia's thoughts were in a disarray. Despite avoiding Liam and cutting off all contact with him for the past few days, her heart had become increasingly restless, and she couldn't calm down.Even though she tried to avoid him, he still intruded on her life in every possible way.He would send flowers to her every day and asked May to bring the food he cooked. It made everyone in her office aware that Liam had angered her and was seeking forgiveness.Three years ago, before Amelia left, she had explained the situation to May and
After returning home, Eric's mood remained gloomy.Hannah opened a bottle of wine and poured a glass for him. "Want some?"Eric glanced at her, took the glass, and gulped it down in one go.Hannah then quickly refilled his glass, and Eric drank everything again.Hannah chuckled lightly as she poured the wine for him. "Although drinking is bad for you, sometimes, it can be a way to drown your sorrows. But don't overdo it.""Why should I be sorrowful? What do I have to be sorrowful for?" Eric mocked himself and finished the wine in his glass. He then grabbed the bottle and poured himself another glass.As Hannah watched him, she couldn't help but say, "You indeed have nothing to be sorrowful about. You're quite fortunate compared to many ordinary people. "Take me, for example. I had to marry someone who doesn't love me just to survive. Even the parents I'd known for over 20 years were not really my parents."Eric smirked. "That was of your own doing. You insisted on marrying me
Alex was resting on the bed when her phone rang.Seeing the name on the screen, she hesitated for a moment before answering."Have you made up your mind? When are you going to the hospital?"Hearing this, Alex chuckled. "I thought you called to say that you regretted your words. So, you just want to remind me to go to the hospital."Eric's voice was calm and distant as he said, "Delaying it will only harm you.""Yeah, that's why I've already gone to the hospital," Alex replied.Eric paused, seemingly surprised by her swift action. "Why didn't you call me? I could've accompanied you."Alex scoffed. "Since you don't care about me or the baby in my belly, why bother going to the hospital with me? Don't worry, even if I die on the operating table during the abortion, it's my own fault."Eric frowned. "You know I didn't mean that.""Yes, I know. You just said it out of guilt. So what if I purposely said that? Why should I feel sad alone? I want to provoke you, to make you feel trou
After the banquet, Liam drove Amelia home."Thanks for helping me today," Amelia said.This was the first time they were together alone since they'd met the shy man.Liam smirked. "You don't have to thank me. I just spoke the truth and defended my own marriage."Amelia frowned. "What do you mean?""I meant exactly that!""Stop the car and explain yourself!"Liam then parked the car as instructed. Then, Amelia spoke seriously, "We've already divorced, but now you're saying that we're still married. What do you mean exactly?"Liam smiled. "Of course, it means that we're still husband and wife. What else could it be?""You!" Amelia was frustrated. "Can you speak plainly?"What exactly did Liam mean? Amelia was confused.Other people might not know, but Amelia was aware that they were divorced. Plus, Oscar knew that she was just using Liam to reject him.Liam observed Amelia getting angry and toned down, saying, "Three years ago, we did sign a divorce agreement, but it didn't
Amelia didn't think Karen would act so quickly, and she found it difficult to refuse her after looking at her warm gaze."Mr. Prescott, the Lancasters have prepared a banquet to welcome Madam into the family. And they've invited many people, including some previous partners of the Lancaster Group and some members of the Prescotts. "However, we still haven't received an invitation. Do you think…" Gio was reporting to Liam about Amelia in the office.Liam snorted. "The Lancasters must have other intentions to organize the banquet. If they still want me to spare them and Leona, they shouldn't use this method to corner me. They're being so public about things and are putting so much effort into this banquet to force me to attend it."Gio looked puzzled.Liam continued, "Charles is a cunning old man. He begged me to let go of the Lancasters. But when I disagreed, he tried to approach Lia. He never thought she would refuse too. So, he's still furious about this. He's reluctant to give
The Lancasters' businesses had been continuously taken away, and Leona was nowhere to be found. This frustrated Charles."As expected, people who didn't grow up in this family are so unreliable. It's such a simple matter that could've been solved had she said anything about it, but she just won't help!" Charles paced around the living room while complaining about his daughter.Meanwhile, Karen looked a little worn out as she sat on the couch. She frowned and said, "Stop pacing around. You're making me dizzy!"Charles glanced at her. "I'm just too worried. If the company doesn't get new orders, we won't be able to pay salaries, and we'll lose our employees. If that really happens, the company will go bankrupt!"Despite the urgency of the situation, he still listened to Karen and sat across from her.Hannah looked at the anxious Charles and sneered, saying, "Dad, don't you understand? Liam's just venting his anger on us. He won't trouble us again once his anger dissipates.""Of c