Angeline listened to Hiram and Rick talk about the possible mastermind behind the accident. She didn't say anything. She had her guesses but no evidence. Even if she did have evidence, she couldn't let anyone know.Rafael, who'd been by Fabian's side this whole time, glanced at Angeline. He told Fabian he was going to get a cup of coffee before leaving.Angeline's phone vibrated. It was a video call from Yasmine. She composed herself and walked aside to answer the call. She smiled when she saw Yasmine's chubby face appear on the screen. "Have you already taken your bath, Yasmine?""Yeah! It's Xavier's turn now. How is the lady in the accident, Mommy?" Yasmine asked. "Is she using the accident as an excuse to leave so she can go complete her secret mission? Just like Daddy did."She and Xavier were aware of Sean being their father. They'd been devastated when the media had reported about Sean's "death", so Robert had told them Sean had only used the accident as an excuse to leav
"Yeah." Angeline nodded and looked at her phone.Rafael's smile slowly faded, and his expression became desolate when he saw she hadn't taken the coffee he was holding out. "Ma'am—Ms. Lawson, don't tell me you think my brother's orchestrated this."Ms. Lara was slandering him! Fabian and Grace are genuinely in love with each other. He had no idea who she was when they got together!"Angeline wasn't interested in listening to him talk about Fabian and Grace's love story. Just then, she noticed that the operating theater's doors had opened. She said, "I need to go check on things."She was about to leave when he grabbed her wrist. He looked up at her, sounding choked up, asking, "Do you think my family's unworthy, too?""I don't think I'm someone you can have a heart-to-heart with, Rafael." Angeline frowned. "The doctor's out of the operating theater. Aren't you going to check on Grace?"Only then did Rafael turn to look at the operating theater. He straightened up when
Angeline still held some respect for Hiram. Whether in terms of their business dealings or the time Angeline had stormed out of the gathering between the four reputable families, Hiram had been somewhat protective of her. And so, she returned the favor by being respectful to him."I'm going to have to take a rain check on that. I need to head home and clean up before heading to work," she said with a smile. "Call me anytime if you need anything at the hospital. If you can't reach me, you can always call my assistants, Taylor Powell and Jamie Tatum.""Alright, then. Thanks for everything," Hiram said."I need to head to work, too. If you need my help with anything, Mr. Scott, just call me," Nathaniel said.Hiram nodded. He told Fabian, "See Angeline and Nathaniel off."Fabian pressed the call button for the elevator. He followed Nathaniel and Angeline into the elevator. Nathaniel asked Angeline, "Where are you headed?""Grand Court Residences," she said."Let me hitch a rid
Fabian shook his head. "Initially, I thought Monica was putting on a one-man show. After all, she's the only one among the sisters who's ruthless enough to harm herself. However, she wouldn't go as far as to put her life on the line."I'm positive it isn't Lara. She may seem obnoxious, but she's the one who cares about their sisterhood the most.""Doesn't that mean the Scotts will suspect you?" Rafael frowned, feeling worried."That's only to be expected." A trace of irritation flashed across Fabian's eyes. "They won't say it aloud, but I'm sure they'll do some digging in secret. Don't be too worried, though. They won't be able to link me to something that I haven't done."…Nathaniel turned to look at Angeline, who was reading the news in the car. He asked, "What do you think of the accident?"She didn't answer. Instead, she stared dazedly at an article. The news of Melissa falling from a building was reported—the caption indicated that she'd been taken to the emergenc
"There's no need to go to so much trouble. We can just arrange for our families to have a meal together and announce the news," Angeline said."This marriage isn't for our sake—it's for the Lawson and Hooper families. We need to do everything that's expected of us so that the public won't doubt us. We'd be losing more than we can gain if this affects both our businesses," Nathaniel explained.It made sense to Angeline. She nodded.…Angeline couldn't get rid of her uneasiness throughout the journey home. She called Danny as soon as she entered her apartment.He was on his way to bring Heather her breakfast. When he answered the call, he said, "What's up? Are you thinking of throwing Heather a welcome-back party because you missed the last one? I don't think you'll have the chance—she's locked herself up in the lab since her return!""I'm not calling about that. I saw an article about something that happened in Keman—Melissa Lane's been taken to the emergency room again. I'm wor
Asher had worked for Robert long enough to know him well. He knew Robert hadn't stopped worrying about whether Angeline could hold the fort down at the Lawson family once he was gone.It wasn't because Robert doubted Angeline's abilities. It was because the Lawson family had announced to the world that Angeline was an adoptive granddaughter to protect Jessica.The worst part was that Angeline hadn't been raised by the Lawsons as Sean had been. She had only become a member of the Lawson family after she was fully grown.No one dared say anything now that Robert was still alive, but Robert was worried that the company's employees would rebel against Angeline once he was gone.Even Sean had only received their acknowledgment after getting engaged to Monica. After Sean had left, no one had caused a fuss, partly because Robert was there to hold the fort down. The other reason was that Angeline was the only one suitable for the job.Things would be different once Angeline married Nathan
"It's just that Ms. Lane heard Mr. Lane and Mr. Kingston arguing about something. She must have gotten anxious because she got out of bed, but then she fell, and her head was hit by some light medical instruments." Usman knew that Brayden was one of them, so he did not hide anything."How are things now?" Brayden asked."It's not looking good. The blood clot in her brain from falling off the building became bigger, so she had an operation to remove the clot. The doctor says that… Ms. Lane doesn't seem to have the will to live. Mr. Lane couldn't accept it, so his blood pressure skyrocketed. He's holding Ms. Lane's hand right now and talking to her while Mr. Kingston is keeping them company in the hospital room," Usman explained, sighing. Brayden was puzzled over Usman's mention of Melissa not having the will to live. He wondered what had happened. "Alright. If anything happens, give me a call at any time." Brayden walked out of the elevator and returned to his own home. He was
Nathaniel saw the marriage contract and appeared in Angeline's office within an hour. He briskly handed her two signed copies. "I've signed them, and you should, too. Let's start notifying the public. Getting married within a month will be rather rushed, so let's get engaged within a month instead and have the wedding within six months. What do you think?""Have you gotten a lawyer to look over the contract? I'm surprised that you signed it and sent it over here so quickly." Angeline frowned."How could I let a lawyer look at it? Look at those clauses you added at the end. 'We're just husband and wife by name and won't consummate the marriage'… etc. You even added that if either of us requests a divorce, then it must be done with no questions asked, and there is to be no division of assets. If Hooper Group's legal department saw this, my grandfather would be sure to find out, and he'd beat me to death! He'll think I'm forcing you to sign it so I don't have to take responsibility!