Angeline raised her eyebrow."I want to have a child with my husband!" Melissa yelled. She demanded in her nasal, yet determined voice, "If you can cultivate the ova and fulfill my wish, I'll comply with your request."Angeline would have to be a fool not to understand the implications of her words. Melissa, having lost her uterus, wanted Vitality Biotech Group to help cultivate ova from her stem cells.She wanted someone else to carry and give birth to a child that would be hers and Sean's."Mrs. Kingston, this is illegal…""The laws vary from country to country. You can do it in an overseas lab! Besides, I have the money, so legality doesn't matter. Name your price, and I'll pay it!" Melissa said nonchalantly.Indeed, in her eyes, the law meant nothing. All she saw was her own desires."I'm sorry. I can't agree to that," Angeline firmly refused."Didn't you always want me to cooperate with your Rh-negative blood type experiment? How dare you refuse me?" Melissa was infuriated
"Don't get angry! It's my fault. I got too anxious seeing Melissa's vital signs spike." Sean sighed. "I've already convinced the Lane family not to pursue Thomas' assault on Melissa any further."Can we end it here? She knows nothing, and I don't plan to tell her. Let her believe that Thomas is already dead. Can you stop as well?"Hearing the fatigue in Sean's voice, Angeline replied, "As long as your pursuit of Tom ends here, we can also let it go. I don't want my friend risking his life either. But, as I've said before, I'll use legal means to ensure the guilty are punished.""Angeline!" Sean's voice was strained as he questioned, "Are you driven by a strong sense of justice, or are you targeting Melissa out of spite?"Angeline was momentarily taken aback by his words. She pressed her lips together before she said emotionlessly, "Shane Kingston, wasn't I clear enough last time? I've known Tom long before I knew of Melissa's existence. I'm not holding a grudge. I'm seeking justice
Although Angeline had Eric hand over all the evidence to the police, she could deduce the entire situation based on the incomplete evidence chain.She said, "I lost a sister too, so I know what it feels like. I used legal means to put Tommy behind bars, and I'll do the same to Melissa and Brian."I understand they're your family, but the people they killed were also someone else's family. Justice is rare in this world, but Tom is my friend and my son's savior. I'll do everything in my power to avenge him."You and Melissa grew up together, and perhaps if it weren't for my unexpected presence, you two would be together now. I understand why you protect her, so Shane, let's each rely on our own abilities from now on."Her throat ached as she swallowed hard."Until you complete what you need to do, let's not contact each other anymore. This way, we won't affect each other's mood or let anyone else discover the truth."Angeline finished speaking and hung up the phone before Sean coul
Brian's throat tightened, and his eyes turned red as he looked at his daughter.He said to Sean, "No one understands his daughter better than her father. Melissa is just too afraid of losing you. She thinks that having a child with you will keep you by her side."Worried that his words might upset Sean, he quickly added, "Shane, I don't mean to force you. I just…"After a long pause, Brian sighed. "I plan to take Melissa to an island to recuperate once she's better."For her birthday, he had gifted her an island. Before Sean returned, the island had been fully developed. It had one villa for residential purposes, with accommodations for other staff and personnel located slightly far away. The peaceful and quiet environment was ideal for recovery."Alright," Sean agreed. "I'll arrange for the best medical team to accompany her.""Thank you," Brian said, patting his arm. "You should head back to Kingston Empire. Don't worry. I'll take care of Melissa."Sean nodded and said, "I'l
Ingrid had also used Ned as a shield when having to wine and dine with powerful investors. Ned was a good guy—even though he and Ingrid had already broken up, he would still hurry over to where she was and help her drink with the investors whenever she called him. Then, he would take her away.However, the more Ned helped Ingrid with these things, the more dependent she became on him. She couldn't be without him.Ingrid had considered pulling dirty tricks to keep Ned by her side—she'd even considered pretending to take her own life so she could smear Angeline's reputation. But she'd realized that she and Angeline weren't in the same league anymore.She'd once looked up to Angeline, but now, the latter wasn't even within her reach anymore. No matter how hard she tried, she wouldn't be able to bring any actual harm to Angeline. In fact, she would probably get herself in trouble."I came to tell you that I agreed to be on 'Survival Island' because I wanted to announce that I've regain
Ned's voice grew louder as he spoke, making Ingrid stagger backward and fall onto the couch in shock. Her pupils constricted as she looked at him. He was about to lose control of his emotions."I'm sorry," Ned said, unable to keep the sob out of his voice. "I'm sorry, Ingrid. You're not wrong in this at all. I know you're not to blame. That's why I came to inform you about this beforehand."This way, you can have your people prepare a statement to keep you out of trouble. Push all the blame on me if you want, but… I genuinely can't lose Angie. I'm really sorry about this."He covered his face with his uninjured hand as he leaned against the couch, looking exhausted. He couldn't stop apologizing, "I'm sorry, Ingrid. I'm sorry, but I can't live without Angie."Ingrid couldn't help bursting into tears at his words. She'd already tried so hard to keep him by her side—why couldn't she compare to Angeline? She wondered if she was inferior to Angeline, and if it was just because she'd met
"I can make things up to you in other ways. I'm now the president of Wyndham Entertainment, so I can give you all the resources you need. You can have anything you need! But I really can't be with you anymore, Ingrid. I'm genuinely sorry," Ned said."Sorry's not gonna cut it, Ned!" Ingrid shut her eyes. Then, she opened them and grabbed her bag. "I'm fine with you joining the show—feel free to do it."But if you do, you'll be there as my fiancé. You'd better play your role as my fiancé and say only what you should say unless you want you, me, and Angeline to go down together!"With that, she left."Ingrid!" Ned cried. She didn't stop, though.All she did was grip the doorknob and turn to look at him as she opened the door. "I love you so much, Ned. I'm willing to lose everything to get you, so don't push me too far."She shut the door.Ned sat dazedly on the couch and stared at the door, unable to calm down. He knew everything was his fault—he'd hurt both Angeline and Ingrid. Ho
Wanda could tell Ingrid was down in the dumps. She felt worried something would happen to Ingrid while driving, so she said, "Don't worry about the film set. I'll call the crew and ask them for the day off. Where are you now? I have something to tell you, so I'll go to you.""Can we do this tomorrow? I'm… I'm not feeling well today." Ingrid didn't want to see anyone at the moment."It's important, Ingrid. I wouldn't have called you otherwise," Wanda said seriously.Left with no choice, Ingrid shared her location with Wanda. Wanda grabbed her bag and told the rest of the employees to keep their mouths shut. She had them discuss the PR statement and devise a proper plan. They were to email it to her later.After that, she quickly drove to Ingrid.…As Wanda pulled her hair out over Ingrid and Ned's mess, Brayden received a report on Wyndham Films' financial figures since Ned had taken over."My, my. It looks like he's actually pretty good at raking in the big bucks!" He flip