It was quite obvious who Shannon was talking about.Sean looked in Shannon's direction and his lips moved. No one knew what he said in return.During the time that the store was being redecorated, Laura and Shannon ordered some new stock. After all, Sean did say that he was going to buy everything they had in the store.After making the order, Laura looked at the time. It was about time she went to meet a certain someone."You go, Miss Walker. I'll be fine by myself.""Okay." Laura nodded at Shannon. "I'll be back soon."As soon as Laura left, a taxi pulled over at the side of the road.Harry got out of the car. In order to keep his identity a secret, Harry would always come to the Jacobs Group in a taxi.He had heard that Sean had brought men to renovate Laura's store, so he came to see how things were going.After getting out of the taxi, Harry didn't see Laura. Instead, he saw the crybaby from last night.Harry walked over and said, "Hey, crybaby, where's Laura?""Who are
Emily clenched her fists, which were on the table. The expression on her face still didn't change. "These are all just your guesses, Laura. You don't have any proof."Laura curved her lips into a smile. "Who told you I don't have any proof? I have a voice recording.""A voice recording?" Emily's face changed. She subconsciously raised her voice. "Zack's wife has a voice recording?"Emily instantly realized that something was wrong when she said those words.The smile on Laura's face disappeared.Seeing this, Emily didn't try to hide things anymore. She sneered. "You're right. I was the one who told Zack's wife about Jasmine. I was also the one who blamed it on you."Jasmine still couldn't forget about the beating she received from Zack's wife. Emily pretended to bump into Jasmine and "unintentionally" brought this matter up in front of Jasmine and put the blame on Laura.Jasmine had never liked Laura. She knew Laura would occasionally talk to Emily, so she immediately believed E
When Laura walked out of the cafe, she stood there for a while before leaving.She didn't go to Zack's wife and the voice recording didn't exist either. She said that just now to deceive Emily.However, when Liam proposed to her that day, she didn't see Emily. This was why Laura didn't tell Emily about what happened. That was because Emily already knew.Laura didn't like being involved in other people's relationships. When the three of them had dinner together last time, even as an outsider, Laura could see some of the problems between Emily and Liam, not to mention Emily.However, Emily wasn't willing to face reality and wasn't willing to accept the truth.She was deeply in love with Liam.'Looks like relationships do hurt people,' thought Laura.She walked along the sidewalk and allowed the cold wind to blow past her.The Jacobs Group began making things difficult for the Johnson and Booth families. This allowed Sean's father to find out what foolish thing his son had done.
Mark thought that Chris was going to ask him to give him the piece of land for free. He didn't expect Chris to say that he was going to pay for the land.The price of the land wasn't cheap at all."What? You don't want the money?""No, it's not that. The Booth Group is willing to give you the land for free, Mr. Jacobs.""Let's not pretend anymore." Chris raised his head. He moved his fingers and Assistant Jacobs passed the document to Mark."Mr. Booth, please take a look at the contract. If there aren't any problems, then please sign it."Mark was at a loss for words.Chris had already prepared the contract.However, Mark knew that the land could help the Booth Group go up the ladder, but if the Jacobs Group targeted them, then the Booth Group would become bankrupt before they were able to finish the project.If the land could be used in exchange for the Booth Group's safety, then it was worth it.Besides, Chris was willing to buy the land, so the Booth Group didn't lose out
Two days later, Laura's convenience store was completely renovated.The layout was a little different than before. In order to show sincerity, Sean deliberately asked Harry to ask Chris about what Laura liked.The new style of the convenience store was designed according to Laura's preferences. Shannon liked it as well when she saw it.The previous goods had all been bought by Sean and the new goods that Laura had ordered had arrived as well.Shannon and Laura began filling the shelves together."Miss Walker, the new layout isn't bad at all. After what happened, the store not only got a new renovation, but our sales have rocketed as well," said Shannon.The goods that they had planned to sell in a month were all sold in one day.After hearing what Shannon had said, Laura couldn't help but smile. "Do you want to be locked in the interrogation room again?"It seemed that Shannon had forgotten how terrifying it was, to be locked in the interrogation room. She had even forgotten th
Laura and Chris had a flash marriage, so they didn't hold a wedding.Luke and Jessica planned on holding their wedding after the child was born.Laura found an excuse and said, "We're busy with work, so we don't plan on having a wedding for now.""That's not on. How can you have such a thought? If word got out, you're going to be a laughingstock," said Jill. "Back home, newlyweds would definitely need to hold a wedding. It's so that you can invite friends and family to celebrate. Not only that, I don't advise having a child before you're married. If word got out, outsiders would say that the female was an indecent person. If the female had really become pregnant then you should hold a wedding soon after. Otherwise, people would say things behind your backs if you hold a wedding after the child is born."Linda was more open-minded. She didn't like sticking her nose into Laura and Chris and Luke and Jessica's matters."Things are different nowadays. Let the youngsters do whatever th
To Jill, Chris was way better than Jessica.The more Jill looked at Chris, the more she liked him.She picked up the fork in her hand and placed some food on Chris's plate. "Here, I haven't used my fork yet. Have some of this.""Thank you, Grandaunt." Chris smiled.Seeing this, Jessica rolled her eyes disdainfully.Jessica could be said to be a snob. Ever since she heard from Luke that Chris's job was nothing like what Shona had said, with an annual income of over 200 thousand dollars and was just a security guard, her attitude towards Chris changed.She was very disdainful towards Chris now. She felt that his handsomeness was worth no money at all. They couldn't really live off his handsomeness, could they? Money was still more important than most things.Since a relative came to visit, Nicholas came back home as well.He brought a bottle of wine to the table and was about to pour some for Chris and Luke.Chris still had to drive in the afternoon, so he shook his head and ref
No one knew what Jessica had planned. Because she said that Luke could be arranged to work at the Jacobs Group, Shona became very happy. She even began to like Jessica again.After the meal, Jill found out that Laura had a convenience store. She wasn't someone who could sit and do nothing all day, so she wanted to visit Laura's store.She was a member of the Walker family, so Laura wouldn't refuse. However, she could only show the store to Jill on Monday when she went to work."Can I go and live with you for a few days, Laura? I'll go with you to your convenience store on Monday when you go to work," said Jill.Jessica was lying on the sofa and eating an apple. When she heard what Jill said, she rolled her eyes. "I think that's a good idea. It's been quite a long time since you last visited Empfield, right, Grandaunt? It's Laura's day off tomorrow, so she doesn't have to go to work. She can take you around shopping as well. If you're willing to come and live with me, Grandaunt, I c
The two children attracted Laura's attention and she just watched them play.The two children looked a little alike. The boy was obviously a little older than the girl. They were most likely brother and sister.The little girl noticed Laura's gaze, so she walked up to her. "Are you looking at us?"The little boy noticed his sister standing in front of two strangers. He then rushed over and stood between the girl, and Laura and Chris with an alarming look on his face."Don't worry. We won't hurt you." Laura squatted down so that she was the same height as the two children."I think I know what she wants, Owen," the little girl suddenly said with a serious face."What does she want?" The little boy's face softened when he looked at the little girl."She's looking at us, so she must be wanting to play with us!" the girl said innocently and then looked at Laura. "Am I right?"Laura squatted down and pinched the girl's face with a smile. "Yes, you are! I love children who are cute l
"Harry and I are planning to go to the beach after this, do you want to come with us?" Shannon asked Laura.After giving it some thought, Laura nodded. "Sure!"The three of them waited for about a quarter of an hour after the meal before Chris came to pick them up."Have you finished?" Chris was asking everyone but his eyes were fixed on Laura."Yes, we have. I have to admit, the food here is actually quite nice," said Harry.He seemed to not have had enough as he placed some more food in his mouth."Do you want some more? We're in no rush anyway."Laura was worried that Harry didn't have enough to eat."No, I'm full. Let's head to the beach." The thought of going to the beach and enjoying the night view with Shannon made Harry very excited."What beach?" asked Chris. He was a little puzzled."Shannon just said that they were going to the beach and asked me if I wanted to join them. It felt like a good idea to me so I agreed. Do you want to come as well?" Laura turned to look
Lucas and Dawn waited for a while but their food still wasn't served."What's taking them so long?" mumbled Dawn."They're probably busy. We don't have any other plans tonight, there's no rush."Lucas picked up his phone and began playing a game. At the same time, he poured a glass of water for Dawn. "Here, have some water., it'll ease the hunger"Dawn was rendered speechless.She picked up the glass, took a sip of water, and then began looking around. That was when she noticed a table of a man and two women receiving their food as soon as they sat down.Seeing that, Dawn shouted, "Waitress!"A girl in her early 20s quickly walked over to her. "How may I help?""When will our food be served? We've already been waiting for a long time." Dawn was a little dissatisfied."I'm sorry, Miss. The kitchen is already preparing your dishes and the food will be served very soon," the waitress said apologetically."What do you mean by that? We've already been waiting for ages. Not only th
"Mr. Summers, Mr. Scholfield is waiting for you in the meeting room.""Okay."Nathan tidied his desk, picked up a file and headed towards the meeting room.As soon as he walked in, he saw Lucas sitting on the sofa with his legs crossed.Lucas had a lazy temperament and his lips were curved into a mischievous smile. He looked at his watch and said, "Mr. Summers, you're three minutes late."Nathan was used to Lucas's behavior, so he just looked at Lucas indifferently. "Here's the contract. Check to see if you have any problems with it."Lucas sat up, took the contract, and flicked through it casually. "Where's the pen?""Aren't you going to read it more carefully?""I don't think that Mr. Summers is going to trick me, right?" asked Lucas. His voice was casual and his hand was getting ready to hold a pen.Nathan smiled, took out a pen from a drawer, and signed his name on the contract before passing it to Lucas.Lucas held the pen tightly in his hand as he signed his name on the
Nathan waited in the police station with Amelia.About an hour later, two police officers brought a man in black and wearing a baseball cap in front of the two of them.There were wounds on his face as well. It was obvious that he had been beaten up.One of the officers passed a delicate purse to Amelia. "Miss Summers, is this your purse?"Amelia's eyes lit up. "Yes, that's the purse I lost.""This is the person who stole your purse, Miss Summers. What do you want us to do with him?" the other officer pointed at the man and asked.After giving it some thought, Amelia said, "I've just checked my purse and nothing's missing. I'll let him off this time.""Looks like you're in luck. Quick, thank Miss Summers for her kindness.""Thank you so much, Miss Summers!""Alright, just try not to steal things in the future. You can leave now." Amelia waved her hand.After the man in black was released, Amelia and Nathan headed back home as well.Amelia then sent a text to the man in black
"Get someone to find out why Amelia went to the police station today." Nathan gave the order."Yes, Mr. Summers. I'll get right on it." Dominic nodded and went out of the room.After giving it some thought, Nathan still felt that he should head to the police station in person to ask Amelia what she was doing.When Nathan arrived at the police station, Amelia had just finished talking to Jack."Amelia!" Nathan called out.Amelia stopped walking and turned around. She then looked at Nathan with a face full of surprise."Nathan, what are you doing here?" Amelia smiled and walked over to Nathan."I came to check if Jack had said anything else. I've also heard that you came to the police station instead of to work, so I thought I'd come to give you a lift on the way back."Amelia nodded with a smile. "Okay, I'll head back home with you once I've found my purse.""What purse?" Nathan felt a little puzzled."I was going out with a few friends, but I lost my purse on my way. There we
"Please take a seat, Miss Summers. We've already sent men to look for your purse. We'll find it soon." One of the officers put on a big smile and tried to please Amelia when he found out that she was the daughter of the Summers family.Amelia just nodded and then went to sit on the chair.A while later Amelia asked the officer that just spoke to her, "I'm a little bored. Can I take a look around?""Sure! I can...""There's no need. I want to take a look around by myself. Notify me when you find my purse."With that said, Amelia left the reception room and began walking around the police station.She didn't get far before she saw Jack."I need to speak to Jack," Amelia said to the guard outside the cell."I'm sorry, Miss Summers. Mr. Summers gave us specific orders to keep an eye on him and not let anyone visit him."The guard stopped Amelia. His attitude was respectful, but wasn't letting her anywhere near Jack."Do you not know who I am?" Amelia became a little angry. She co
After losing her memories, Mrs. Summers couldn't remember anything. She didn't want to dwell on this matter since it was in the past.However, Alex wasn't going to let Nancy off that easily. "She must be punished. Otherwise, who knows what she would do next time!"Nancy had become more and more arrogant. Alex felt that if he didn't teach her a lesson now, she would do something even worse.After hearing Alex's words, Mrs. Summers still didn't want to punish Nancy. "She's our child after all. We shouldn't criticize her too much. Everyone makes mistakes, right? Let her off this once for me."Nancy kept nodding her head after hearing Mrs. Summers' words. "Dad, I'm so sorry. I promise there won't be a next time. Please forgive me just this once."Seeing that Mrs. Summers was asking him to let Nancy off, Alex had no choice but to say, "Since your mom has forgiven you, then I'll let you off this once. But if there's a next time, I'll kick you out of the Summers family myself!"Nancy qu
Seeing the look on Nancy's face, Alex knew that she knew about the glass of water. His face immediately paled.Amelia quickly walked forward. "Dad, Nancy was just a little thoughtless, I think she didn't mean any harm."Her words made Alex even more infuriated. "She was thoughtless? Was that the reason to add sleeping pills to the water?"If it weren't for that glass of water, Alex wouldn't have been in a deep slumber and the things that followed wouldn't have happened.Nancy began shaking in fear. That was because she did add sleeping pills to the glass of water.She was planning on getting Chris to drink the water and then she would get someone to bring Chris to her room when he was asleep.That way, Chris would have to be responsible for her under the pressure of the Summers family.However, what Nancy didn't expect was that Alex drank the water instead of Chris.Amelia wasn't worried that Nancy would sell her out. That was because drugging Chris wasn't something appropriate