The chaos on the Internet grew more intense as netizens speculated wildly about the matter.Wanda had instructed the studio to keep the fans calm and not to cause trouble on Lawson Global's official account. So, the fans learned to behave this time.Except for a few who criticized Angeline for deliberately involving Ica-rus, and for using Ned's girlfriend's identity to confuse the timeline and slander Ingrid, there wasn't much more commotion.However, Ned couldn't tolerate reading those comments on his tablet.In a low voice, Wanda continued, "When we disclose the truth, Ms. Lawson will also be spared from any innocent harm! Look… If you agree, could you please cooperate with us to issue a statement in advance?"I've already discussed it with the prison. Linda will reveal the truth during the interview, too. Silent Voice is quite popular nowadays, so we can use it to relay our message. Consider it a kind gesture from us to attract some attention to Lawson Global's subsidiary.""O
After that, Wanda didn't forget to comfort Ingrid, saying, "Netizens have short memories. For now, you only need to admit your mistakes, apologize, and pay the compensation that is due to keep your upcoming movie, variety show gigs, and your fans."Let them be upset for a while. After the storm passes, or when more sensational celebrity scandals break, people will forget about your matter. Look at Nadine Wilkins and Grady Pierce. Neither of them are clean."They've both been criticized before. Especially Alisa Cooper, a current top idol, who was once so heavily criticized that her company almost gave up on her. Yet, she's still at the top now. "Strengthen your mental resilience, and don't pay too much attention to what's happening online. After the storm has passed, we'll expose a few big scandals of current top idols, and this matter will be quickly buried."On the other end of the phone, Ingrid listened to Wanda's words for a while before responding softly, "Wanda, thank you for
PandaDiary: "Wow! Ingrid's really something. She stole Ms. Lawson's heart-touching and tear-jerking love affair and made it hers. Then, she even lied about being Simon Norwalk's savior, who also turned out to be Ms. Lawson! OMG… What a bitch!"Debora77Debbie: "I'm just saying, Ms. Lawson is indeed a top-tier female lead in a novel. She experienced a rebirth and rose the ashes with overwhelming beauty and strength!"Ms. Dalton just casually imitated her and stole her glory all to become an international superstar, with resources bursting at the seams. Just think about it… Ms. Lawson's successful as she is today even without those things."Ms. Dalton can't catch up to her even if she were on a rocket! I'm not kidding. She is truly the ultimate female lead! No matter what kind of adversity she faces, she can still shine like a star!"TaylorFlower: "Mr. Fletcher is really shameless! Ms. Lawson was your ex-wife, who loved you so much. When you forced her to sign that confidentiality agr
MickeyRifle: "Managers handle artists' affairs but are not their legal guardians. If the artist doesn't agree, can the manager sign any contract on their behalf? Isn't this a joke? They're really taking us netizens for fools!"TheGreatestShow: "Just like my username, this is indeed the greatest show I've ever watched! The former manager should take all the blame. She's scum for funneling all the resources to Ingrid. She deserves to die!"No.1TopJudge: "No, why do I sense something fishy about this? Isn't Ned intentionally fabricating this to win back his ex-wife? It seems like he and Ingrid are both blaming the manager to prove Ms. Lawson's innocence. Is there some kind of conspiracy behind this?"DUHHHHH: "What are you talking about? Everything's a conspiracy to you. Are your nonsensical comments also part of a conspiracy?"…Although Ned had tried his best to prove Ingrid's innocence in his tweet, most netizens weren't buying it. The situation was growing increasingly more inten
After addressing the reporters, Nathaniel walked around the front of the car and drove away with Angeline. In the car, she was frowning, her expression clearly displeased."How about we release the recording?" Nathaniel asked."Isn't Ingrid holding a press conference tomorrow after 2:00 pm? I also heard they've arranged for reporters to interview someone in prison, likely Ingrid's former manager, in the morning," Angeline said with a faint smile."Ingrid's current manager is really going all out to clear her name," she added.Angeline hadn't been explicitly monitoring the situation in prison, but Taylor had been vigilant and kept an ear out for any news from there.So, when Wanda met with Linda, he had already received the intel.Nathaniel looked surprised when he said, "So they're planning a chain of events!""Just wait and see! The Norwalk family will soon make a move to clear their name. If they don't involve me, it's fine. But if they do, I won't hesitate to surprise them,"
As soon as Angeline entered her house, she changed her shoes and casually placed the items Brayden had given her on the shoe cabinet.She washed her hands before opening the fridge and taking out a water bottle, but she didn't drink it for some time. She knew Sean had sent the items through Brayden.Forgetting the water, she called Heather to inquire about Thomas' situation.Heather had just left the lab when she answered, "You don't need to worry about Thomas. Since you last spoke to him, he has been actively cooperating with the treatment. But there's something else I need to tell you.""What is it?"Heather pressed a button on the vending machine for a chilled Coke and replied, "Yesterday afternoon, someone went to Thomas' old ward looking for him. They spoke Endorian, so they probably weren't locals. "Since it's a ward under Vitality Biotech Group and Danny had specifically instructed to keep Tom's name on the room, it has not been used by any other patient. The nurses said
"Alright! I'll do as you say!" Danny said, looking at Heather, who had fastened her seatbelt in the passenger seat.He took a small blanket from the storage compartment, draped it over her, and then tenderly kissed her forehead.Noticing the dark circles under her eyes, he said, "Get some shut-eye. I'll wake you when we get home.""Okay," she responded.After hanging up with Heather, Angeline frowned, unsure if the people who had gone looking for Thomas were men sent by Sean or the Lane family.In truth, she trusted Sean's character. So, the men were most probably acting under the instructions of Brian and Melissa.She took out the phone she had kept powered off, hesitating to call Sean. She felt that if he knew about this, he would probably keep an eye on the Lane family and prevent them from bothering Thomas again.For Thomas' safety, she decided to make the call.Meanwhile, Sean was in a meeting on a Bluetooth headset when he heard the phone's vibration hidden from within hi
"If there's nothing else to say, I'll hang up first," said Angeline softly over the phone."Angeline…" Sean called out to her. "Do you really have to be engaged to Nathaniel?""Why?" she asked.She thought they had already clarified everything when they met that day.Before Sean could say anything, there was a knock on his study door."Mr. Kingston, Mrs. Kingston has woken up. She's in a bad mood and wants you to go to her," the maid said softly from outside.Upon hearing the maid's voice, Angeline said, "You should go."Sean quickly explained, "Melissa is not used to the hospital, so I brought her home with me. Initially, I planned to send her back to the Lane residence, but given her condition, she cannot be without me. "Just like before, we are staying in separate rooms. She has nurses and maids taking turns to look after her.""Okay, I understand," Angeline replied. "Go ahead with your business. I still have work, so I'll hang up now."With that, she ended the call.
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