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
Sean had to admit that he genuinely doubted that Melissa had lost her memories.Lori hadn't paid much attention to Melissa. The latter wasn't really willing to interact with her. The person who spent the most time by Melissa's side was the carer Sean had gotten for her."You don't need to worry about her," Lori said amicably. "I think she's been quite obedient since you told her off the last time. She's also the same princess she's always been. She knows exactly how to tell the maids to care for her so she's more comfortable."Although Lori was joking, her words made Sean frown. He said, "Got it."The Scott family had kept Monica's attempted assassination under wraps, and nothing had been leaked to the media. Melissa probably still had no idea that Kirby had been arrested.The only news about the Scott family that the media had reported on was that Monica, the shoo-in as Scott Incorporated's future leader, was already dating someone whom her family had approved of.Lori asked
Melissa was evidently taken aback. After a moment, she said, "No, I had no idea.""I actually thought Kirby sneaked over here because he was afraid we would stop him from following you when we just wanted him to focus on his recovery in Keman," Sean said casually, as though he were talking about something trivial.He continued, "He's not fully recovered, so remember to let me know if he contacts you now that he's in Lonla. I have to arrange for him to get proper bed rest, or he might really lose his limbs."Sean deliberately made the situation sound grave to gauge Melissa's reaction. Sure enough, she subconsciously balled her hand, which rested on the couch's armrest, into a fist. She wasn't even in the mood to have the peeled grapes a maid placed before her.Melissa knew the special team of bodyguards Brian had assigned to Kirby to protect her had died in Menko, after which Kirby had been resting and recuperating. Kirby was still hospitalized when Brian was arrested, so there ha
Kirby hadn't left himself any room for escape after this assassination attempt. That was why he'd turned his phone off and hidden it somewhere. He didn't have anything on him to prove his identity. But he hadn't expected Lonla authorities to find out who he was so quickly.Still unable to reach Kirby, Melissa frowned and looked through the news. Perhaps it was because she constantly checked for news on Monica, but she soon saw a photo of Monica leaving a restaurant hand-in-hand with a man.She was dressed comfortably in flats and sunglasses. She held a coffee in one hand, and her other hand was locked with the man's. He was tall, and he held Monica's bag in his other hand. He'd turned to face her as he said something to her, and they were laughing.Melissa was taken aback. The man holding Monica's hand was handsome but evidently wasn't Sean. She was stunned. She wondered if the man rumored to be Monica's boyfriend wasn't Sean.She continued reading the article. Someone in the comme
Sean merely looked at Melissa with pursed lips. He didn't say anything."Why are you looking at me like that, Shane? Can't you save Kirby?" Melissa's tears rolled down her face.Sean said slowly, "I've asked Brayden to keep an eye on things. I need to head to Krontos to deal with something, so I'll see what the situation is like. I can't promise that I can get Kirby out, though. It isn't our turf, after all."Melissa nodded. "Thanks, Shane."He stood up, his eyes still on her. Ultimately, he said patiently, "Be good and remember to take all your meals. Don't throw any tantrums!""Okay." She nodded again.It was only after Sean was gone that she relaxed. She knew he suspected her. Still, there wasn't anything she needed to worry about on Kirby's side. He wouldn't rat on her, no matter how badly he was tortured.At most, he would say the same thing as before—that he'd gone after Monica because he was worried for Melissa when he saw how Sean still refused to accept Melissa.
Sean held Angeline's hand. "I'll deal with this. I'll get you a glass of water.""I want to take a shower first…" Angeline massaged her temples. "Today's liquor seemed particularly strong, and I was in the wind earlier. My head's aching.""Take a bath, then. I'll draw you one," he said softly."Okay." She nodded. "Thanks."Sean drew Angeline a bath in the master bedroom's bathroom. When he came out and saw her leaning against the couch, looking tired while resting her eyes, he went to the kitchen to get her some water with honey.Just then, her phone rang. She picked it up and saw the call was from an unknown number. Still, she answered it. "Hello?"The person on the other end of the line didn't seem to expect her to answer. He sounded choked up as he said, "Angie…"Angeline opened her eyes with a frown. It was Ned. She'd previously set her phone to reject all calls from unknown numbers but later changed it because Kirby was arrested. She'd forgotten to change it b
"I'll be at Grand Court Residences soon—give me two minutes! I'll be there just after turning this corner!" Ned said urgently, afraid Angeline would turn him down.She pursed her lips. "Fine.""Don't rush, okay? I'll wait for you downstairs. Put on a jacket or something. It still gets a little chilly at night," he said.Angeline hung up and got up. With her phone in hand, she told Sean, "I'm going downstairs for a while.""To see Ned?" he asked grimly."Yeah. He's just downstairs, and I'll be back soon."Sean's frown deepened at her words. "Why would you still need to see him?"She didn't explain. All she said was, "There's something I need to confirm. I'll be right back."Sean was still extremely bothered by Ned. After all, Ned and Angeline had grown up together and were childhood sweethearts.In the past, Sean had shown up before Angeline as her elder, trying to stop her from being with Ned. He knew how deeply she'd loved Ned.If Ned hadn't hurt Angeline so thorough