"C'mon, you're already engaged to me. You should know what I'm like." Kieron chuckled softly. "Everything's been a mess tonight—we barely ate anything, so let's get some food. I know a place that serves delicious food. Sean used to bring us there all the time."Lara's lips trembled as if she wanted to say something, but she remained silent with her brows tightly furrowed."Don't worry about anything. Your parents and sister are fine, and the police have already caught the guy. Once they get to the bottom of this, your name will be cleared. But before that happens, you can't starve yourself out of anger. It's not worth it." Kieron held her hand.Then, he turned to pull her away. "C'mon, I'll take you out for something nice!""Wait!" Lara stopped him.He turned to look at her in confusion. "What now?""I… I…" She suddenly looked a little embarrassed. "How's my makeup?"Only then did he realize her makeup was indeed a bit smudged. "I have some wet wipes in my car, so you can clean
Asher shook his head. Robert stood before the floor-to-ceiling windows and looked at Yasmine and Xavier as they played with the puppies. He sounded baffled as he said, "The Scott family hasn't made enemies out of anyone in recent years, have they?"Asher stood behind him. "Ms. Monica has been in accidents a few times now, and I heard that the most serious one was when Ms. Grace was with her. Because of that accident, Ms. Grace has ended up in her current state. I think… Ms. Monica should be their target.""You mean Monica's made an enemy out of someone?" Robert turned to look at him."That's my guess. I didn't ask for too many details on this matter," Asher said."That shouldn't be the case…" Robert held his walking cane tightly as he walked back to the couch. "We looked into every aspect of Monica's background when we were picking a suitable wife for Sean."She's someone of good character, which is rare in our circle. She's also always kept a low profile and is polite to everyone
Angeline didn't think she could continue condoning Melissa's behavior. Although she and Monica weren't considered friends, they were still acquaintances, and they'd worked together in the past.Before this, she couldn't tell Monica the truth because Sean was on his path to vengeance. She couldn't do anything to jeopardize his life. So all she could do was warn Sean so he could keep a close watch on Melissa. On her end, she would advise Monica to settle down or at least date someone.But things were different now.Sean had gotten the revenge he wanted, and nothing would put his life at risk anymore. Although Angeline still couldn't tell Monica the truth, she could tell Sean that she wouldn't mind reminding Monica to watch out for Melissa if anything were to happen to Monica again. That way, Sean would keep an eye on Melissa.And if Sean still refused to keep Melissa on a tight leash, it would lead to Scott Incorporated going after her. If that happened, keeping her safe and happy wo
"The photos were from Cade Smithers. You remember him, right? He was with us when we went to Kieron's resort. Cade was at the same restaurant the Steele and Scott families were at, and he knew they'd reserved the whole third floor."He was about to leave the place when he saw police officers arrest a man in a waiter's uniform and stuff him into a police car. He heard that the guy had disrupted the dinner and wanted to snap a photo to ask Kieron what had happened. He didn't expect the guy to be a hitman," Nathaniel said.Angeline pulled out her phone and started scrolling through the group chat he'd mentioned. Then, she found the photo. It showed the police dragging a disheveled Kirby out of the elevator and just so happened to show his face in full.She saved the photo and sent it to Lenny, whom she hadn't contacted for a long time. She texted, "Send this photo to Brayden and ask him if he knows who this guy is."Lenny hadn't shown up before Angeline, but he'd always been secretl
As soon as the call connected, Brayden asked, "Where did you get that photo from?""Is he Melissa's subordinate?" Angeline asked while pouring herself a glass of water.He didn't answer her. Instead, he asked, "Where was the photo taken? Was he there for you?""I guess that's a yes." She sipped her water.Brayden fell silent. He wondered how she had arrived at that conclusion."Melissa's memory loss and her becoming child-like is simply an act. This isn't her first attempt at taking Monica's life. Now that Sean's taken care of everything he needed to, he can end his fake marriage with her at any time."That's why she was in such a rush to send someone after Monica after returning to Lonla," Angeline said."Kirby is a freak, and he's willing to do anything for Melissa's sake. He must've decided to go after Monica himself when he saw how Shane refused to accept Melissa as his wife. What does that have to do with her? Stop trying to blame her for everything!" Brayden snapped, s
Brayden couldn't believe Kirby had gone after Monica, who was surrounded by bodyguards, despite his condition. He hadn't cared about the consequences at all.After some thought, he decided to inform Sean about this. The latter's expression became extremely ugly when he heard that Kirby had gotten caught after trying to assassinate Monica, and he pursed his lips tightly.Prior to this, Angeline had warned him many times of the possibility that Monica's numerous accidents had to do with Melissa. He'd looked into the matter and had indeed found them to be linked to Kirby.He'd asked Kirby about it, but all the latter had said was that he'd grown up with Melissa and owed his life to Melissa and Brian. He would do anything to make Melissa happy.Kirby had also told Sean that he knew how deeply Melissa loved Sean and that his guess was that Sean's heart was with Monica, his ex-fiancée. Wanting to make Melissa happy and reduce her worries, he'd orchestrated the accidents… but failed to ge
The Scott family was determined to get to the bottom of this matter, especially Lara, whom the rest of the Scotts had wrongly accused this whole time. She kept a close watch on the investigation and swore to prove her innocence.…One day, Angeline asked Monica out for lunch at noon and brought up the attempted murder.Monica said, "My dad's going through a list of enemies we might have made. He's already started looking at names from my great-grandfather's generation. None of them are from Keman!"And why would I have anything to do with Kirby, an orphan with whom I've never met? I'm guessing he was hired by someone, or…""Or?" Angeline smiled, knowing Monica wasn't done."Or… well, I don't know. Our whole family's been racking our brains, but none of us can think of any old grudges against Trustworth Group." Monica frowned. "We don't have many overlapping businesses. In fact, their target market is Marvonian and Yuropian companies while our focus is in Lonla."I really c
"It'd be good if you could settle down with this guy and announce it as soon as possible. Otherwise, countless people will be eyeing you," Angeline said with a smile. "Just yesterday, my grandfather was talking about how sentimental you were."He was worried that you were still hung up on Sean because you haven't gotten together with anyone since his death. He even had Mr. Millstone keep an eye out for eligible bachelors so he could introduce them to you."Monica laughed. "Mr. Lawson Senior has genuinely handed the reins to you, huh? I can't believe he's even in the mood to play matchmaker for me."Angeline chuckled. "Granddad trusts me a lot. He's long since handed me the reins."Monica would be lying if she said she wasn't jealous of Angeline. Although the latter and Robert weren't related by blood, Robert trusted her."You're lucky, but it's also because you're capable of handling the responsibilities passed to you. The fact that you've established Vitality Biotech alread