Angeline grabbed Sean's necktie as he was about to get up. With one leg kneeling on the bed, Sean was forced to bend over. He held Angeline's hand on his necktie and moved them toward his lips before kissing her fingers. "You're drunk, so you should get some rest. I'll take a shower and get changed.""Sean…" Angeline called and touched Sean's face with her other hand. "Why are you so handsome?" Sean's eyes were focused on Angeline, who looked silly in her drunken state. He held her hand, which was caressing his face and lips, before kissing it. "I'll be quick. You should sleep first. Stop fooling around, okay?" Sean sounded calm. "Your voice sounds great, too." Angeline giggled. "Such a wonderful man is mine." Sean looked at Angeline with a bit of resignation. "Yes, yes. I'm yours." "Sean…" Angeline called again. "You're using the wrong form of address." Sean grabbed Angeline's hand and bit her thumb. "Ouch!" Angeline whimpered like a kitten. "That's the wrong form o
Angeline was probably drunk at that time, but it wasn't enough for her to forget everything from the night before. She admitted she wasn't a match for Sean.Having not been to the office for two days, she intended to get up and go in, but when she checked her phone, she realized it was still early. She put the phone back down and pulled her arm under the quilt.She closed her eyes, and the image of Sean teasing her to the point that she was on the verge of tears while calling him "Honey" flashed through her mind. She vowed never to drink again, as she would be taken advantage of easily whenever she drank. It seemed that Sean enjoyed teasing her when she was tipsy.The bedroom door opened, and she buried her head under the quilt.Sean walked to the bedside holding a glass of honey water and sat down, smiling."I know you're awake. Get up and drink some honey water so you won't get a headache," Sean said. "I won't drink again! Every time I do, you'll take advantage of me!" she s
It had been proven that Ned and Angeline had a car accident on their way to register their marriage, resulting in Ned losing his memory. Ned's parents and their mutual friends had worried that if he remembered Angeline, he might be overwhelmed and end up in a vegetative state. So, since he had lost his memory, they never mentioned Angeline in front of him to protect him.After losing his memory, Ned actively pursued Ingrid, and when she was with Ned, she didn't know that he had legally married. Those who claimed to be Angeline's friends had testified that when Ingrid learned Angeline had awakened and that she and Ned had been legally married, Ingrid decided to break up with him, but Ned was unwilling to let her go.On Twitter, they said that after losing his memory, Ned had become a different person. He didn't intentionally betray his past relationship with Angeline, as he had transformed into a completely new person.The old Ned no longer existed, and he loved Ingrid the most.
Scorpio_Angel216 wrote: "Honestly, I think Ms. Lawson from Lawson Global must be quite capable to have founded Vitality Biotech Group and be adopted into the Lawson family. "A woman with that kind of talent and charm wouldn't have to cling desperately to any man. Besides, she's already a part of the elite. Attracting a man would be as simple as waving her hand. Everyone, let's be rational about this!"Hazelsweetie commented: "I heard some insider gossip that the subsidiary of Lawson Global that collaborated with Ingrid on a project hasn't renewed their contract. Could it be that the ex-wife is causing trouble?"Why is this woman haunting everyone like a ghost? She's already an ex-wife. Shouldn't a proper ex-wife be as good as dead? Why must she come out and ruin Ingrid and Mr. Fletcher's relationship?"!GoIngrid! added: "I'm so sick of this! Didn't we already clear up the accusations of Ingrid being a third party? Mr. Fletcher and his ex-wife are already divorced! Can't this ex-wi
That was why Brayden thought he could ease his mind by releasing some files to the internet, which could simultaneously serve several purposes.He got his subordinates up in the middle of the night to organize the information about the love story between Angeline and Ned. After that, he spent some money and had gossip tabloids with millions of followers uploaded that information online.Soon, the old love story between the two made the headlines.callmeDoug wrote: "I just read about the past relationship between Ms. Lawson from Lawson Global and Mr. Fletcher. Oh my, it's like a high school romance novel! Back in the day, Mr. Fletcher used to declare his love for his ex-wife all the time publicly!"Once, his ex-wife went on stage to accept an award for academic excellence. Right after her, he hobbled up with crutches, not for an award but to apologize for something. However, instead of apologizing, he first publicly confessed his love for her."He told everyone not to learn from hi
Materialisticme wrote: "Honestly, I used to support Mr. Fletcher and Ingrid, but after seeing the history between him and his ex-wife, it's hard to judge. All I can say is fate can be cruel, and all three of them are victims in this situation."But_You_Are_Mine commented: "The love story between Mr. Fletcher and his ex-wife is moving, and I admit that his ex-wife is very capable. But I don't think she should get entangled with him again."Wouldn't it be better if she stayed a strong and independent woman rather than fighting with another woman over a man?"Wo0fW0of commented: "I agree with the previous comment. I found the story between Mr. Fletcher and his ex-wife touching, but since he has lost his memory, let's leave it in the past. Miss Ex-Wife, please leave the couple alone and don't become a third party."Many netizens who had previously supported Ned and Ingrid stopped using toxic language to insult Angeline after reading the love story between Ned and Angeline.However, th
BaByy commented: "I just have to say this. If someone saved my child, I would thank them, even if it was my ex-husband or my enemy! But why did Mr. Fletcher save the child? Is that his child?"RedPANDA wrote: "Is this for real? Mr. Fletcher and his ex-wife have a child, so what about Ingrid? You'd better not tell me it's because his ex-wife drugged him and got pregnant! How shameless is that?"Weren't Mr. Fletcher and Ingrid together back then? She drugged him, got pregnant, secretly had the child, and now she wants to use the kid to win him back. That's just too much!"At 8:20 am, the previous post about Nathaniel and Angeline having dinner and him escorting her home shot to the top of the trending charts, holding the spot firmly.Two hashtags namely #hoopergroupheirtomarryadoptedLawsondaughter and #thefourmostreputablefamiliesinkrontostoformalliance gained enormous popularity, with netizens enthusiastically discussing them.Many of them started to speculate whether the Lawson fa
Cute34beetle commented: "It was just dinner. Did the Hoopers officially announce that they're letting the prestigious Nathaniel Hooper marry a divorced woman with a child? "Ridiculous… Is she even qualified? Who does she think she is? Would Mr. Hooper Senior allow it? Would the Hoopers permit it? And besides, I don't believe Mr. Hooper would just pick up someone else's cast-off!"Just then, fans of Ingrid and Ned, who had been taken aback, became active again, rushing to Twitter to criticize this blogger for spreading rumors and not being afraid about getting sued by the Hooper Group.Although Nathaniel was at work, he wasn't interested in his job. He was busy gossiping with his secretary. Seeing the fans of Ingrid and Ned attacking Angeline by saying that the account owner had been paid by her to implicate the heir of the Hooper Group and confuse the narrative to whitewash her intentions, Nathaniel thought of Jeremy's plan to set him up for dinner with Angeline.He bit his lips
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