Robert nodded. "I can consider it now. Call the lawyers tomorrow to draft the license agreement. In the future, Angeline will be fully in charge of the company!"Robert took off his glasses and set them aside.He asked, "I'll go to Jeremy's for dinner tonight. Ask Angeline if she's coming with us or if Nathaniel will be picking her up.""Ms. Angeline called to inform us that Mr. Hooper would be picking her up," Asher said, smiling."Alright! Tell the public relations department to get ready. They should cooperate with Nathaniel and Hooper Group." Robert smiled as he swallowed his pills. However, he wondered if Sean would try to stop Angeline when he saw the news about her engagement with Nathaniel. Robert already knew that Angeline and Sean weren't on good terms at the moment because of Angeline's friend, Thomas and Sean's childhood friend, Melissa. Based on Robert's understanding of Angeline and Sean, he knew neither of them would back down in their shielding of their fr
However, Robert despised Helen and her father, so he did not do anything about it.Robert had been in Keman to meet Angeline when Monica got into a car accident. He heard from Angeline that Melissa had been the one behind the car accident before she was pushed down the stairs by Thomas. Melissa and Sean were childhood friends, and she was deeply in love with him.Melissa now lay in a hospital bed, so she probably did not have the energy to try and murder Monica.Therefore, Grace and Monica's accident could just be a second attempt from the assasin after he had failed the first time.Otherwise, it could be Brian's doing, as he knew that his daughter was deeply in love with Sean while Sean had someone else in his heart. Robert suspected Brian was doing it for his daughter.Robert began to feel more confident that having Angeline get married was the right decision.Although the Lawsons did not fear Trustworth Group, it was an uneasy feeling to know that a poisonous snake was conti
"Hello, the guests have arrived. We can begin shooting the interview portion and then meet the other guests!" one of the workers appeared and reminded Ned. "Alright," Ned answered. While Ned sat in his seat and repositioned the microphone attached to his chest, the live broadcast camera adjusted itself to face him. The comments on the livestream exploded at once. ScreamingChick: "Oh my gosh, it really is Mr. Fletcher! Oh my! I feel like I could die of happiness! My favorite couple is on a live broadcast together! I want to watch them being sickly sweet together! Be sweet! Be as sweet as you can be with each other!" AngryJasmine: "It really is Mr. Fletcher! How sweet! The stern CEO really has joined a survival program for Ingrid's sake! This love is legendary!" Ned looked at the comments on the screen, adjusted his mic, and smiled as he said, "Hello, everyone. My name is Ned." The host of the directorial team greeted Ned from off-camera and began to ask him the usual quest
The directorial team had dropped a bombshell on its viewers. Ingrid was a famous celebrity who was splitting up with Ned, her long-time fiancé. Ned was explaining the reason for the separation and his stance on that matter. However, no one knew how Ingrid was taking it, thus ensuring that everyone would tune in when the show aired again later.That strategy would secure the viewer ratings for Survival Island."I started loving someone at the age of 11, up until I was 22 years old… The times I spent with her were my fondest memories. All my future plans had her in it. She was my world! However, she fell into a vegetative state when I was 22 years old because she saved my life. "Although I survived because of her protection, I had forgotten everything about her! During the time I lost my memories, I also lost the woman I loved. She was the lover I would have given my life for, and I lost her… I lost my world!" Ned's Adam's apple bobbed up and down. He raised a hand to cover his eye
Now, Ned was saying that he had regained his memories and that Angeline was his entire world. It did not seem to be a superficial feeling, either. Anyone could see that Ned appeared to be on the brink of completely breaking down at the mention of Angeline.People had discovered Ned and Angeline's campus romance when Ned had saved Angeline's child. However, the fans of Ingrid and Ned's relationship had managed to bury the news. Now, Ned was sinking their ship personally. He had announced that Angeline was his entire world after regaining his memories. Ned and Angeline's dramatic love story in Oceanford resurfaced once more, and within two hours, it started a new trending hashtag—"#OceanfordChildhoodSweethearts".Several people contributed their anecdotes of the love story that had taken place at Oceanford between a genius and a slacker. Some stories were true, whilst others were completely fabricated. However, all of these people had photos as evidence. After all, Ned and An
Many people tagged Ned to tell him that they had photos and videos, which began flooding in. Since Ingrid had been exposed as the third party in the relationship, Mallory had to defend Ingrid on Twitter and clarify that she wasn't a homewrecker. Mallory identified herself as Angeline's best friend. She had dug out a group photo of them from somewhere to prove how loving Angeline and Ned had been in the past and how much he had loved Angeline. Mallory had even paid money to get her tweet trending.However, things on the Internet could long be remembered. Someone discovered that Mallory had once stood up for Ingrid and said that Ned really did love the latter. Back then, Mallory responded by saying that Ned had genuinely been in love with Ingrid during the time when he had amnesia. The childhood friends of both Ned and Angeline had hoped that Angeline would move on, especially after they saw that Ned no longer loved her and was deeply in love with Ingrid instead. After all, bo
It was Lawson Global, after all. It's a legacy from one of the four most prestigious families in Krontos. The nouveau riche could never compare with them. They were old money and had huge reserves.Naturally, there was also speculation about who the father of Angeline's children was. Aiden, the paparazzo who had interviewed Sherryn while Ned was still in hospital, had been gathering evidence for a while and was preparing to drop a big story. Aiden had been planning to time his drop for Survivor Island's first broadcast once Ned and Ingrid had finished putting on a lovey-dovey show.However, Ned's unexpected announcement of the end of his engagement with Ingrid and his admission that he had regained his memories threw a wrench in the works. Aiden felt slightly dizzy when he saw that. When he saw Ned go on to announce that he had already terminated his engagement with Ingrid, Aiden wiped off the sweat on his brow and decided to take action.Now that Ingrid, Ned, and Angeline were
In the video recording, Aiden's question enraged Sherryn even more. She spoke up at once. "That is an absolute joke! Do you know why Ned fell in love with Ingrid after his car accident? You'd best dig up photos of how Ingrid dressed back then. Compare it to how she dressed when she first entered Oceanford College. You'll immediately realize why Ned fell in love with Ingrid at first sight!"I know my son better than anyone. Back then, he and Angeline were madly in love with each other. Everyone in Oceanford knew about it even while they were still in high school. Ingrid was their junior in high school and in college. It was impossible for her not to know about Ned and Angeline! "She imitated Angeline and planted herself in Ned's line of vision. I don't need to tell you her motive, do I? Did she really think that our family was dumb? Ned has always been a devoted person!"On camera, Sherryn finished her tirade and sped off in a car. The scene flicked back to the live broadcast.
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