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
"So, you're saying this is good for us?" Brayden raised an eyebrow.Serena said, "You can say that. This means we'll be keeping Ned as the president of Wyndham Entertainment, right? Do you have any other instructions?""You mentioned he's going on some TV show, right?" Brayden asked. "What the hell's wrong with him? Why's a company's President going on TV to make a fool of himself?"Serena frowned. "Don't make it sound so horrible. Mr. Fletcher's fiancée, Ingrid Dalton, is on the same show. He'll create hype for the show by being on it, which will increase viewership. After all, the mess between Mr. Fletcher, Ingrid, and his ex-wife, Ms. Angeline Lawson, was widespread."Wyndham Entertainment's also invested in this show. Mr. Fletcher's presence on the show will only bring us benefits. There's no downside to this.""Wait, so he's going on a show with Ingrid? Has he lost his mind?" Brayden didn't understand. Didn't Ned swear he would do everything he could to win Angeline b
"Come in. Tell me more." Brayden was evidently interested.Serena entered the room and sat across from him. "I know someone who's part of Ingrid's management. They have told me in secret that the team is preparing an emergency plan because Mr. Fletcher will go on Survival Island to tell everyone that he and Ingrid had called off their engagement."He's going to explain that Ms. Lawson is the only one who holds his heart now that he's regained his memories, so he can't be with Ingrid anymore. He even told Ingrid's management to push all the blame on him."Serena paused, then continued, "He actually said that society is too unforgiving to women. He's willing to take the blame because he's not a public figure—he can handle the netizens' criticism."Brayden widened his eyes. "So he's going on the show to pursue his ex-wife, huh?""I don't think it's gonna work out." Serena stroked her jaw thoughtfully. "And I think history's gonna repeat itself when he eventually has to win
Angeline's accusations toward the Lane family reverberated in Sean's mind. His gaze darkened as he lowered his arm and allowed Usman to leave."Mr. Lane, why have you tried time and time again to kill Monica? She was lucky enough not to die in her earlier accident, yet you sent someone after her again. Is it simply because she used to be my fiancée?" Sean felt a chill run down his spine.His tone was icy as he continued, "Do human lives mean that little to you? How are your actions any different from Wayne Pennington and the like?""I had no choice!" Brian couldn't stop his eyes from turning red. "Melissa's my only child, Shane. Marrying you has been her biggest dream since she was a child, and she's given up everything she could for your sake!"She's my treasure, Shane. She resorted to drugging you and herself so that she could be with you, yet you refused to touch her because of Monica. Look at how that turned out—she ended up sleeping with someone else and even getting pre