Sean held Angeline's face forcefully and raised his voice. "Angeline!""If you don't believe me, you can call Brayden and ask him." Angeline held the couch armrest tightly, trying her best to calm herself down as she looked straight at him. "So, do you want Bart to ask you for him, or will you take the evidence I have and hand Tom back to me alive?""Must you do this?""I have no choice. I have everything you care about with me, but I care about them too!" Angeline's voice was firm. "This is the only way I can save Tom.""You're willing to do anything just to save him!" Sean laughed coldly."Yes! My children are more important to me than my life. Tom saved my life, so I'll do anything as long as I can save him. But…" Angeline chuckled and closed her eyes to hold back her emotions. Her voice still trembled slightly as she said, "I never imagined that I'd have to sit down with my husband and negotiate in this way just to save the life of the man who saved my son."She had never
He had reminded Angeline repeatedly not to tell Sean anything, but she had gone to Keman to tell him."I got there in time, so nothing happened!" Brayden frowned. "Am I to blame for this? How am I supposed to know how Angeline provoked Bart? She even called the police after that, and I was the one who had to clean up the mess.""Why couldn't you mind your own business? Why did you have to make an opportunity for Ned? Brayden, you've crossed the line! You have no right to stick your nose into my personal affairs!" Sean was furious.Brayden had never seen Sean lose control like this. He always had the impression that Sean wouldn't bat an eye even if the world were to end."Yes! I was being nosy! I didn't want you to trouble yourself over such a trivial thing! What should I have done instead? Should I have told Melissa that Angeline is your lover and watched her crazy lapdog kill Angeline? "Ms. Monica of Scott Incorporated, your ex-fiancée, got into a car accident! That crazy dog of
Melissa had fallen from the sixth floor and was in hospital, but it hadn't been revealed to the public yet. If Angeline already knew about it, then it must be true."What's wrong with him wanting to avenge his sister? If your family member died, wouldn't you do the same? How did Melissa get her heart? You grew up with her. Don't you know? "Do all of you think that only the upper-class' lives matter? Is everyone else just a portable storage for organs and blood to you?" she questioned. Angeline raised her voice as her breathing quickened.She suddenly realized what her goal was, so she closed her eyes and adjusted her breathing. "Brayden, do you want to make a deal with me?""I don't think this deal will benefit me in any way." Brayden sat on the couch with his legs crossed. "Your friend deserves to die for hurting Melissa! If Shane has locked him up, you and Shane will fall out anyway if he dies. "That sounds good to me! It'll help me achieve my goal, too. So why must I save h
Brayden pondered for a while before he replied, "Fine! But under one condition, Melissa must be safe and sound.""What if Melissa dies?" Angeline asked. "Then your marriage will be pointless to me!" Brayden said. "You getting married will help Shane and Melissa be together, fulfilling his mom's dying wish. That's all I asked." "But think about it, Brayden. Why would I ask and negotiate for your help if I could wait until Melissa is safe? Isn't it better for me to talk to Sean if Melissa is safe?"Given how important I am to Sean, won't he release Thomas for my sake if Melissa is safe?" Angeline pretended to sound confident, but truth be told, she was unsure. Most importantly, Angeline couldn't see Thomas, thus she was unsure if he was safe at the moment or could last until Melissa was safe. Thomas had intended to murder Melissa. But given they had imprisoned him instead of sending him to the police, he definitely didn't get the treatment he needed. Besides, Brian would ne
"Have Thomas' team keep an eye on Melissa and Shane's villa. If someone brings Tom out, follow them. Then get him straight to the airport and leave for Lonla once there's a chance," Angeline ordered. "Did Tom actually try to murder Melissa?" Danny massaged his temples. "Okay! I'll inform the team. But Angie, is Melissa dead?" "Not yet," Angeline replied. "But it's hard to say. Anyhow, let's get Tom out of here first." "Roger!" After hanging up the phone, Angeline sat on the couch and waited for updates. The transparent floor-to-ceiling window reflected Angeline's slightly confused expression. She didn't know how she and Sean came down to this, where they had to threaten each other. However, come to think of it, the thing that Angeline used to threaten Sean was something they both cared about, yet what Sean used to threaten Angeline, he didn't seem to care about as much. He didn't care about Robert, who raised him, or his sister-in-name, Jessica. He also didn't care ab
Melissa still hadn't been saved, yet Brayden had lost Thomas. If Sean found out about this, he would kill Brayden. And even if he didn't, Brayden would be filled with regret. Brayden's phone rang. He felt a shiver down his spine as he saw the number. It was Sean. Brayden pressed his lips. He didn't think about how to explain to Sean when he promised Angeline to get Thomas out, yet he still did it without considering the consequences. Because Brayden thought if Melissa was safe, he returned Thomas to Angeline, and she got married as promised, then Melissa and Sean could finally be together. But if Melissa didn't make it, he could have someone kill Thomas instead, considering Sean might let Thomas go for Angeline's sake.After all, Sean deeply loved Angeline. Who knew if he might be obsessed with her so much that if Melissa died, he might give up on avenging her and let go of Thomas?Although Brayden had yet to think about an excuse, he answered the call regardless, given
"Okay. Thanks. Please let me know if there's any update," Brayden said before hanging up the phone. He was still concerned. If Angeline did trick him and take Thomas away, he wouldn't let her go that easily. Sean knew Angeline had taken Thomas away after confirming she had left the hotel and was returning to Lonla. Sean hesitated but decided not to pursue after her. If Sean sent someone to pursue Angeline, she would definitely protect Thomas. Hence, the man he sent would undoubtedly get into a fight with Angeline, who was alone without any backing in Keman. If something were to happen to Angeline during the fight, Sean would never forgive himself. Sean could tell Angeline cared about Thomas very much. But as long as Melissa was safe, he could consider letting Thomas go, given he was friends with Angeline and had once saved Xavier. But, with the premise that Thomas never showed himself around Melissa anymore. Sean turned to look at Brian, who refused to rest. He was wait
A lowlife like Thomas was nothing to Brian.It was his sister's honor to have her heart given to Melissa. How dare he attempt to murder Melissa?Now Melissa had lost her womb and could never have her children of her own anymore. "I should've gotten rid of him back then, too!" Brian thought. But who would've thought a lowly peasant like Thomas would come to Keman and assault Melissa?Sean thought for a bit in silence before asking Brian, "We couldn't keep imprisoning him like this. I'll bring him to the police station." "No!" Brian objected. Realizing he was overreacting, he placed the water glass at his side and said, "I mean you can just give him to me. There's no need to trouble you. You're already busy with Kingston Empire. Don't be too hard on yourself." Brian patted Sean's shoulder. He genuinely cared about Sean overworking himself. Although Melissa and Sean were only married on the surface, they still lived together. When Melissa went home for dinner with Brian, she