George saw his sister, Katie, raising her hand, gesturing for him to use his hand to appear even more pitiful. Hence, he quickly raised his hand."I broke two of my fingers, and no one wants me at construction sites anymore. Her brother is very sick right now, and we need money every single day at the hospital. I want her to help her brother, but I can't even see her! I have no choice but to seek help on the Internet!"The camera turned, and Benjamin appeared on the screen, lying on a hospital bed. Benjamin was deathly pale, and he whimpered as he lay on the bed. He couldn't even open his eyes.The camera turned once more to reveal Katie, who was sobbing pitifully."Jodie…" As soon as the word slipped out, Katie realized she had made a mistake and hastily covered it up. "Angeline is heartless! She doesn't care about her own father and brother, and she only cares about having a good time on her own! "Just a tiny amount from her could save Benjamin! What a bitch! Sean was just as
Very soon, the comment left by "Transformed Models" was buried under the others. Although some people criticized Katie for favoring her nephew over her niece, most people still remarked that Angeline was a ruthless daughter. They wondered how she could abandon her father and sick brother, especially when her father was a cripple while her brother was seriously ill.Everyone at Lawson Global had already learned about it when Robert received the news.George's video spread like wildfire because of its connection with Lawson Global. It garnered many views.The world always favored the underdog.Everyone could tell from George's comments that Angeline had been adopted. Consequently, some people stated that once she was adopted, she was no longer connected to her biological family.However, others drew a timeline from the news reports of when Robert acknowledged Angeline as his granddaughter, which had only occurred that year. The criticism of Angeline on the Internet intensified."
When Angeline arrived at the office that morning, she felt the burning stares of Sean's secretariat and her own on her as soon as she got out of the elevator. It confused her.The moment she entered the office, she put her bag at her feet and glanced outside through the door, which was slightly ajar. She asked Jamie, "Why are they all looking at me this early in the morning?"Jamie took her suit jacket and hung it up as he said, "Ms. Lawson, perhaps you haven't seen the news yet. It's… Well, your biological father in Emmerson Village went on live broadcast to accuse you of abandoning them. Screenshots of the broadcast have been spreading on the Internet. The company wanted to repress it so that it would stop trending, but Mr. Millstone told us not to do so. Everyone in the secretariat is trying to figure out Mr. Lawson Senior's reasoning."Those who were firmly loyal to Sean wondered if Robert had lost confidence in Angeline and planned to kick her out. They speculated that it was
Based on what Angeline knew of the Emmersons, she could tell they had already rehearsed their lines before starting the live broadcast. However, Katie hadn't been able to hold back her emotions at the mention of Angeline, and had ended up criticizing her again.However, she was puzzled about when George had broken his fingers.Angeline really had no idea. Over the past few years, she had kept an eye on the Emmersons to prevent them from rearing up their heads again and from disturbing Robert, but she had no interest in knowing the details of their lives.When she read through the comments below the video, they were all insults and criticisms from Internet trolls and people on the Internet who didn't have the whole story. Many people had even tagged Lawson Global in the comments to ask them accusingly about their decision to let someone as heartless as Angeline be the company's executive vice president.Angeline watched a vlogger try to use the traction the post was gaining by une
The comments and trending topics could have been more kind toward Angeline on Twitter. Trending hashtags such as #lawsonglobalsVPcrimeofabandonment and #lawsonglobalhidesthetruth were just some of the tamer examples on the internet. While Angeline was lambasted that day, George received multiple donations from the netizens, telling him to buy food or rent a place with the money. Even several loving people from society donated for Benjamin's treatment. After having had a taste of fame, Benjamin also started a livestream that night. Benjamin appeared sickly before the camera and lamented Angeline for not caring for him after their mother died. As he was dying, he expressed his dying wish was for Angeline to return home to see him and bear the responsibility of looking after George and Juliet as a family. Benjamin's speech sparked another uproar among the netizens, either sympathizing with him or inciting discontent against Angeline. Aside from them sending comments to motivat
Silent Voice had announced on their Twitter account that they would interview Angeline in a live stream for the first time since she founded Vitality Biotech Group and took over Lawson Global. The live stream would start at 12:30 pm on the day after tomorrow, and there would be a Q&A session with ten randomly selected viewers in the chat. The netizens quickly flooded the comment section with overwhelming responses. MonologuingMelon: "Is Ms. Lawson about to face the controversy head-on?" JustAnotherRandomVest: "Pick me! Please pick me! I must ask this question! How is Ms. Lawson this perfect? I'll definitely be on time for the livestream. So please pick me, host! Considering my punctuality!" LuckyBucky: "Damn. Isn't Silent Voice a subsidiary of Lawson Global? Ms. Lawson is attracting more new fans for her app through the popularity of the controversy! And once the variety shows are on the platform, hoo boy! Silent Voice will be the talk of the town!" NyankointheAlley: "'Silent
Brianna had never heard of an employee's benefit that provided childcare services like this, so she interviewed a random Lawson Global employee. The employee adjusted the glasses on their nose and replied, "Yeah, it's because we're busy most of the time. While we had the time to send our kids to school in the morning, we may not be free to pick them up after school. "Our company resolved this by having dedicated staff and buses to pick the kids up. The kids can then have their lunch at our canteen. They can self-study or even have extracurricular activities at our company! We even have daycare services for kids under four years old who aren't in kindergarten." "When did the company start offering these services? Did you have to pay for them?" Brianna asked. "These are all Mr. Lawson Senior's ideas. He had started planning this long ago and implemented it this year. And the best part about it? It's one of our perks for being Lawson Global employees, so they're completely free!"
Angeline smiled and replied, "I'm not sure if anyone still remembers The Family Search, which aired on Oceanford TV many years ago. But one of the guests, Anne, was my biological mother's friend, and she talked about her mother's passing after a difficult labor. "Anne was my adoptive mother. We have the legal adoption paperwork. So, the implication of me abandoning Mr. Emmerson is absurd. After Anne adopted me, his obligation to support me as my biological father was legally relieved, as stated by the law. If Mr. Emmerson still thinks he's right, he can sue me anytime."If the viewers are interested, they can look up Oceanford TV's The Family Search. I won't discuss this today," Angeline smiled and said calmly. "And to those in the chat who say I'm cruel for not helping Mr. Emmerson and his family despite my current capability, I just have one thing to say. "I'm a charitable person, but I'm not God. Returning good for evil is never my thing. If the law says I'm guilty, I'll glad
As soon as the words were out of Angeline's mouth, the sound of lounge slippers padding across the floor rang out. Yasmine ignored the shock on Ned's face and turned to reach for Sean. "Hold me, Daddy!"Sean smiled and lifted her into his arms. Then, he stood beside Angeline and looked at Ned imperiously. "Nice to meet you, Mr. Fletcher. I'm Shane Kingston. Thank you for pushing Angie away in the past—it led to my relationship with her."Ned knew precisely who "Shane" was. Just a few days ago, he'd seen the news about Melissa's press conference explaining her relationship with "Shane".His mind buzzed. He knew Sean and Shane looked similar enough for Dexter's men to have gotten the wrong person. However, he hadn't expected "Shane" to have anything to do with Angeline!"You… Are you the kids' father?" Ned's voice was incredibly shaky."Yes, and again, thank you for that!" Sean smiled. "We've never told anyone about this because I didn't want to endanger Angie and the kids.
Sean didn't give Angeline the chance to finish. "You were right to bring this up to me!"He wrapped his arms around her from behind and continued, "You and the kids will always be my main priority. I know I said I want Melissa to remain safe and happy under my watch, but my feelings for her are purely familial love."She's family to me, and I must care for her. But you and the kids mean more to me than anything else in the world, including her."His honesty made Angeline feel slightly more at ease. She said, "Those are your words, not mine…""I swear on my life that I mean every word." He pressed a kiss to her head. "Can I stay here tonight? I want to sleep with you and the kids. Also, I came from Brayden's place upstairs, so no one will know I'm here.""Granddad made it clear that if anyone finds out about this, he won't allow the kids to see you anymore.""Got it. Don't worry about a thing. Mr. Lawson Senior raised me, and I owe him for that. I won't put him in a tough
Angeline nodded without saying anything. Once Nathaniel was gone, she received a call from Sean."Now that everything has been taken care of, I want to give you a gift," he said, the smile in his tone evident. "Can you have the kids spend Friday night at Grand Court Residences? I want to show all three of you my gift on Saturday."He missed Yasmine and Xavier terribly. Before resolving the issue with Melissa, he hadn't dared to say he wanted to see them. Even if Angeline were okay with it, Robert probably would've objected to his wishes. Now that the dust had settled, he couldn't wait to see them."I don't call the shots regarding the kids now. I'll have to ask Granddad," Angeline said."I'll talk to him about it." Sean was worried Robert would take his anger out on her. "This all started because I insisted on being with you, so I'll handle it. I'll visit Mr. Lawson Senior later today."Angeline didn't know how Sean's conversation with Robert went, but Robert had Asher drop
That night, Melissa called Sean. "Shane, let's publicly announce our divorce. We can tell everyone that we only got married on paper so the Lane family could offer you its protection."Tell them that Dexter repeatedly tried to harm you so he could take the Kingston family fortune, and tell them how he tried to snatch you from the Lane family so he could secretly deal with you."She paused, then continued, "Now that Dexter's in prison, we can get a divorce, and Lori can adopt me as her daughter. We'll become cousins, and we'll still be a family.""Melissa…"Sean was surprised. He didn't expect her to see the light in such a short time."Since you don't have any feelings for me and won't ever make me your wife, I'll settle to be Lori's daughter. That way, you'll always be my family!" Tears streamed down Melissa's face as she spoke. "I adore Lori and want to be her daughter.""Alright," Sean said."Can you head to Keman with me, then? We can visit Dad together before getting
Melissa stared at Lori, who chuckled gently. "It's alright. There's no need to rush into anything. Take your time to think about it. Get good rest for a few days, then go shopping with me. We can buy some clothes to keep up with the changing seasons."I heard from Brayden and Sean that you're the expert in fashion and dressing up. I've always wanted a daughter who could shop, exercise, travel, café hop, and go on spa days with me."She paused and continued, "I didn't get to do any of this with you because you weren't in the best state before this. Now, though, you're all better. You're back to normal, and you've regained your memories!""I'd love that!" Melissa said without hesitation. She'd only done these things with her mother and Emelia in her dreams, but that was all they were—dreams. She was delighted now that Lori was back and willing to make her dreams come true.Sean sat on the couch and sipped his coffee. He knew Lori was doing everything she could to make his life ea
Melissa nodded. Sean said, "I know you have no company management experience. Mr. Lane might have entrusted Trustworth Group to me, but it's still yours. Before you find someone to take over, my plan for the company is still to move its focus back to Lonla."The global situation isn't the best now, and Lonla is the safest place for expansion. That's why the company's focus has to return to Lonla—""You can hand the company over to Brayden," Melissa interrupted. "The only people in this world I trust are you, Dad, and Brayden. Now that Dad's in prison and you don't want me anymore, Brayden is all I have left.""I'm still your kin, Melissa. I won't kick you to the curb and leave you to die. Nevertheless, Trustworth Group is yours. You can have whoever you want to manage it. Brayden is capable of that." Sean looked at Brayden. "What do you think? Are you willing to take over Trustworth Group?""I'll do it as long as Melissa is okay with it!" Brayden nodded. He turned to look
"That's not it! I've always been willing to care for you, and I'm more than willing to care for you in the future! It's not something that I'm forced to do…" Brayden feared his words would inadvertently hurt Melissa, so he decided not to continue in that vein.He said, "C'mon, you should head downstairs to eat something. You've already slept the day away.""I don't want to eat!" Melissa lay down again and pulled the sheets around herself. She said dully, "I want to sleep for a bit longer. Shut the door on your way out."Seeing that she'd already shut her eyes and started weeping, Brayden said softly, "I'll have the kitchen keep the food warm for you. Remember to call me when you wake up, okay? I'll be right downstairs!""Okay." Brayden left the room after hearing Melissa's muffled reply. He shut the door behind him.Melissa remained upstairs. She didn't head downstairs, even when Sean returned. Sean had already spoken to Angeline on the phone and told her he wouldn't meet
Melissa slept in her room and only woke up at night. She removed her headphones and opened her red, swollen eyes. She stared dazedly at the night sky, only returning to her senses when her headphones fell out of her hands.Brayden, who'd been waiting outside this whole time, heard them fall to the floor and hurried into the room. He saw Melissa sitting cross-legged on the bed. She propped herself on one arm while leaning down to pick up the headphones.He hurried forward and picked them up for her, then remained on one knee by the bed. He looked up at her and said, "You slept for ages, Melissa. Do you want to have anything to eat? I got all your favorites, and there are different cuisines. I also got your favorite fruits and snacks!"He'd already had the maids throw out the food he'd bought at noon. Then, he'd had his subordinate buy a fresh batch.Melissa turned to look at him dazedly. She said hoarsely, "Brayden…""I'm here," he said. "C'mon, should we get something to eat
Melissa knew Sean well. So, it was impossible for her not to know if he was being serious. Sean was indeed threatening her, and he was using his life to do it. That way, she wouldn't dare to harm Angeline for fear of hurting him.She loved Sean so much that she could give up her life for him. She wondered why he was treating her that way. He knew she wouldn't allow even the slightest possibility of her threatening his safety.Just then, Sean received a call from Brayden. He said, "...Yeah, I've already picked Melissa up. We're heading to Southstream Manor now… Yeah, you can head over there. Buy some food on your way—Melissa probably hasn't eaten anything yet. She should be hungry."At his words, Melissa couldn't hold back her tears any longer. She covered her face and started sobbing. She'd spent her whole life dreaming of becoming Sean's wife, but he was now in love with someone else and no longer wanted her.Yet, she couldn't do anything about the situation, or she'd be hurting