"Stop… Stop nudging me!" said Eleanor to Aaron, keeping her head down.She looked through the reflection on the experimental equipment to ensure that her face was well-covered under her face mask. Then, she stood up and resumed her experiment."Hurry up! The competition is important!" Aaron urged. "This isn't like you. Aren't you usually eager to meet Vitality Biotech Group's founder? Why are you suddenly so scared?""Quiet! Stop spouting nonsense!"Eleanor carried on her tasks nervously, and only when Angeline left their station did she breathe a sigh of relief.When the games ended, Angeline looked at the results in her hand. Surprisingly, Eleanor's group came in first.During the award ceremony, the host announced that Vitality Biotech Group's founder would present the awards. Eleanor wished she could bury her head somewhere as her group stood on the stage."Eleanor, are you the group leader?" Angeline asked, smiling while handing the trophy to Eleanor.Eleanor's eyes were
Juliet nodded and said, "Alright! Thank you, miss! Let's hurry. We can't let that bitch get away."The female student sensed something amiss when she heard "bitch" being said but didn't dwell on it."Hold on, madam. The competition has already ended. If you're looking for a particular student, I can help you get in touch!" she offered eagerly.Upon hearing this, Katie stepped forward and said, "We're looking for Angeline Emmerson, the founder of Vitality Biotech Group, who came to present the awards! Can you take us to see her?"Someone just called us and said she was here at Krontos University."The student was stunned."I might not be able to help then. I'm not from the biology department, and… I don't know her. Maybe you could head over to the laboratory building and see if any award-winning students from the biology department have her contact information.""Mom, let's go!" Katie urged while holding onto Juliet to support her.The female student found it all rather odd as s
As she thought of a plan to corner Angeline, Juliet turned to her children and said, "Early tomorrow morning, Katie, you stay at the hospital to look after Benjamin. George and I will create a scene in front of the Vitality Biotech Group building."If Jodie doesn't pay for Benjamin's medical expenses and give him a kidney, I'll ruin her reputation!""Just causing a scene like that won't work. Last time, when we caused a scene at Lawson Global, the security dragged us away before we could even start. It was so embarrassing!" said George with a frown."And later, we were even warned by the police. If they hadn't seen that you're old, they would have detained us all, and none of us would be able to take care of Benjamin from jail!"Juliet retaliated, "If you're afraid of being humiliated, I will go alone. So what if it's the police? They'd have to release me anyway after seeing I'm an old lady! I'll just lie down in front of their building and let everyone see how the bitch is ignorin
Rachel ended the call with the Emmersons after speaking."What kind of people are the Emmersons?" she wondered.She had practically paved the way for them, like serving a meal on the platter, yet they were waiting for her to spoonfeed them.They refused to think before they acted and still expected Angeline to hand them money and even give away a kidney. Were they out of their minds?Rachel took a deep breath to calm herself down and pushed the Emmersons out of her mind, somewhat easing her emotions.Both Lawson Global and Vitality Biotech Group have become hot topics.Nathaniel had a subsidiary company that was working on a self-media livestreaming app, but it hadn't been launched yet. If George were willing to involve Lawson Global and Vitality Biotech Group in the livestream, Rachel was confident it would break the internet. It would also generate free publicity for Nathaniel's company.She thought Jeremy would be pleased once he lifted Nathaniel's curfew and learned that t
"Let go of me! You're not my children!" Juliet exclaimed in terror. "Where did you people come from? My son and daughter are both in the hospital. Who are you?"The old man pretending to be her husband cried, "Juliet, how can you say such heartless words? Our two children have been very responsible. "Because of your illness, our son didn't get married until he was 38, and now, his family has fallen apart. His wife didn't want our grandson to be affected by you, so she took him and left! I can't even see my precious grandson now!"With his face in his hands, he bawled, "Because of you, our daughter married a disabled man just to obtain the 380,000-dollar dowry for your treatment. How can you not recognize your children after all their sacrifices?""Dad, please don't say that. Mom is just sick. She still remembers that she has a son and a daughter," said the middle-aged man, who was pretending to be Juliet's son. "Mom, I'm your son. Look at me!""Mom, please… Let's just go home
"I'm so sorry. I'm sorry, everyone! I'm really sorry…" said the old man as he walked away apologetically.Meanwhile, standing on the rooftop, Danny laughed so hard his stomach hurt as he watched the video his employees had taken and immediately sent it to Angeline."Oh my God, Boss… Did you see how that old lady was screaming hysterically about calling the police while being carried away by those two people? It's so hilarious that I can't stop laughing."He chuckled as he spoke to Angeline on the phone. "We must use extreme measures to deal with people like this. She enjoys moral blackmail, doesn't she? Let her experience the power of moral blackmail herself, then!"As before, no one helped her or even considered calling the police.On the other end of the phone, Angeline was busy dealing with documents and didn't have time to check the messages Danny sent.She said, "If you have time for this, you might as well follow up on the progress of the domestic laboratories. This way,
"I just can't understand it. They're both Jay's children, and Benjamin is her son! Instead of leaving the inheritance to him, Professor Lawson gave it to that money-losing woman. What kind of university professor is he?" George complained.His chest heaved with anger as he raised his hand, continuing, "If Professor Lawson had left the inheritance to Benjamin, would I have had to work at a construction site and end up losing two fingers? "What do we do if that bitch refuses to donate her kidney to Benjamin? He hasn't even found himself a wife…"Benjamin was furious after learning that Juliet had been duped and left on the streets twice without evidence from the nearby surveillance cameras. He became even more infuriated at the mention of his inheritance from the Lawsons."I don't care! That wretched Jodie stole my inheritance. Now, she must give me her kidney and be responsible for all the medical expenses, or I'll kill her! Dad, you should disown her!" he exclaimed in frustration.
Juliet attempted to visit Lawson Global and Vitality Biotech Group again. But before she could get close to either of the buildings, she spotted the three individuals claiming to be her family smiling at her from afar.Those three individuals seemed delighted when they saw her. It was as though they had seen money. Juliet was so frightened that she didn't dare linger under the buildings for even a minute and hastily fled.When Angeline and Sean were having lunch at the company, Jamie mentioned that Rachel, a woman who had always been beside Nathaniel, had run away from a planned wedding. After hearing that the White family was planning to marry Rachel off to an old man, Nathaniel confronted them.Jeremy was so angry that he had his bodyguards forcefully take Nathaniel back and confine him within the old Hooper residence. Nathaniel currently couldn't even step one foot out of the gates of the estate.Angeline took a fork from Sean and asked, "Nathaniel doesn't seem like the kind of
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