"Are you okay, Ned? What did Carmen say?" Ingrid carefully asked. "Baby…" Ned composed himself, trying not to vent on Ingrid. "How about you leave Oceanford and stay with the film crew for a few days?" "But Uncle Henry is still in a coma at the hospital. I spent my childhood at Uncle Henry's house. I can't ignore the Yates family!" Ingrid said with teary eyes. "I'll try to raise money as much as I can. But I'm worried that I might slow down Fletcher Corporation's progress. Even if the Yates get another loan from the bank, they won't get the money quickly!"Ned, how about you lend some of Fletcher Corporation's fund to the Yates? Once we've weathered the storm, I promise I'll pay you back!" Angeline had received the news of Ned in a fix for Yates not cooperating with him. Angeline showed no reaction and continued packing her luggage when she knew Carmen firmly denied Eastern Pharmaceutical from getting involved in the project. "Eastern Pharmaceutical had always been intereste
Angeline replied to Billy's message, "You all may follow Lily's instruction and take good care of Tommy. I hope Tommy can return with satisfaction." Just then, the doorbell rang as Angeline sent the message. She put down her phone and got to the door. Sean was waiting at the door with Xavier, who stood silent with a pouty face and arms crossed before a suitcase way taller than him. Patting Xavier's head, Sean said, "Xavier missed you, and I'm free for a few days. So here we are!" Angeline knelt to carry Xavier and reached for the suitcase. "It's okay. I got this," said Sean. Angeline moved aside to let Sean in. Without noticing Xavier's weeping red eyes, Angeline asked Sean, "Is everything in Lawson Global settled?" "Don't worry. Everything is under control!" said Sean. "I haven't taken any day off for years. I've told Taylor to contact you if there's any emergency when I'm away." Sean took off his coat and checked the fridge. "I'll take Xavier to the supermarket to buy
"Hey, Yasmine!" Xavier heard Robert's voice coming from Yasmine's side. Robert wore casual wear and got close to Yasmine. She quickly hung up the video call, worrying that Robert might get angry seeing Xavier with their mother and father. After putting Xavier to bed, Angeline received a notification on WhatsApp. She looked at Xavier to confirm he had fallen asleep, then muted her phone and looked at the message. It was from Billy. The message contained a video and a voice message from him. "Hey, Ms. Emmerson. Tommy is truly a spineless coward. In less than half a day, he had surrendered and said he's willing to be a dog if we spare him." Angeline didn't watch the video and replied, "Just do exactly as Lily ordered, Billy." After sending the message to Billy, Angeline sent another message to Lily. "Lily, try to take it easy on Tommy and don't kill him. A scumbag like Tommy deserves to be disparaged by the public. "After he has received enough mental torture, then we'll f
"I don't care! Tommy became like this because of Ned!" Carmen said. "If Tommy learned from his mistakes, he wouldn't have made such a mess this time! It's all because Ned pampered him too much in the past! "Now that Tommy had made a huge mistake, but Ned isn't going to help us this time? How could he do this?"Carmen's irrational comments dumbfounded Ingrid. "What are you talking about, Aunt Carmen? All these times that Ned helped Tommy were because of my sake! How could you shift the blame to him because he's not helping Tommy this time?" Seeing Ingrid this angry, Carmen quickly grabbed Ingrid's hand and said, "Please, Ingrid. Try talking to Ned again. Didn't you see that your uncle is still unconscious? If he wakes up and finds out that not only is Yates Group not involved with the collaboration with Vitality Biotech Group, but Eastern Pharmaceutical has taken over our factory and bought our machines, he'll be so mad that he passes out again!" "Stop it, Aunt Carmen! Just let E
"Aunt Carmen!" Ingrid was on the verge of tears. "Please, Ingrid. Call Ned again. I don't care if you beg him or cry to him. As long as you get Ned to inject funds into us!" Carmen begged as she grabbed Ingrid's hand. Ingrid pushed Carmen's hand away and said, "I'm sorry, Aunt Carmen. I'm not going to beg Ned again. If you think Ned is trying to scare you, so be it! Keep denying Eastern Pharmaceutical from entering the factory! "I'll pay all of Uncle Henry's medical expenses. You're on your own for the rest of it. I've done all I can for the Yates family." Ingrid turned around and left. "Ingie! Wait, Ingie!" Carmen called for Ingrid, but that didn't stop her. "That ingrate!" While Carmen still denied Eastern Pharmaceutical from entering Yates Group's factory, Ned had already given up on them. Ned wasn't the kind of person who would use a petty trick like intimidation. Ned had given Yates Group to make it up. If they didn't appreciate it, he still had other choices than
"Did Mr. Lawson Senior ask you to help Lawson Global?" Xavier asked as he knew his mother always listened to Robert. "Mom, didn't you like working in the lab? Are you going to give up working in the lab?" Angeline touched Xavier's cheek. "Don't worry. I can handle both at the same time." Just then, the doorbell rang. Angeline heard the doorbell and thought it was Sean. She opened the door with Xavier in her hands. It was Ned who stood outside the door. He saw Angeline carrying a pajama-clad Xavier and stared at him without moving or saying a single word. "What do you want?" Angeline asked. Ned came back to his senses. "I heard you were at the—" Ned stopped before saying casino because he shouldn't mention it in the presence of Xavier. Ned bit his lips before continuing, "Can we talk alone? I don't want to talk about it before the kid." Angeline put Xavier down and said, "I've turned off the heat for the milk. Go wait for me on the couch." Xavier sized Ned up condescen
"Wait." Sean stopped Ned before turning around to confirm if Angeline and Xavier weren't looking. "Angeline is a genius. She wasn't a genius because everyone said so," Sean whispered, "Although you lost part of your memory, you can look up Angeline's past. "When Angeline was 13, she was recommended to Krontos University as a bachelor-straight-to-doctorate student. She gave up the recommendation because she chose to be with you. She wanted to grow with you." "Let me get this straight, Ned. It's you who's holding a genius like Angeline back. She didn't assume she's a genius because everybody said so!" Sean said before closing the door, not even looking at the credit card Ned left. Krontos Univesity didn't recommend Angeline to pursue a bachelor-straight-to-doctorate program because she showed her talent when she was 13. It was because people found out she was a prodigy when she was 13. Even the chancellor of Krontos University felt regret that they didn't discover Angeline's ta
Nonetheless, Tommy had done everything of his own volition because he didn't want the loan shark to harvest his organs. On his way back home, Tommy broke down when he saw his sex videos playing on the big LCD screen in front of the nightclub. The road was filled with crowds taking photos of the LCD screen, commenting on his moaning and flexibility. Although some of the videos were censored, everyone could tell Tommy had sex with a man. The worst part was he wasn't even gay. Feeling sick as he thought about this, Tommy rushed toward the toilet and vomited. Everyone saw his adulating look in front of the men. He was so embarrassed that he wished to vanish from the earth. The thoughts of people worldwide talking about and mocking him flooded Tommy's mind. He curled up and hid between the gap between the toilet bowl and the basin while pulling his hair.Tommy never thought that the method he had used to blackmail and torture the women had now inflicted upon himself. Soon,