Laura couldn't believe that Helen was willing to give up the child in her womb's body to set Madam Jacobs up."How can she be so ruthless..."As a woman, Laura might not have had a child, but as a woman, she was born to be a mother. She couldn't believe that Helen could do such a thing.She felt it was very terrifying."Where did you get this voice recording from?" asked Laura."I felt that something wasn't right about this, so I asked a private detective to look into it for me." Chris took a sip of tea.Laura immediately knew what happened.However, she had to admit that Chris was very smart.After all, she had really thought that everything had been an accident back then."What are you going to do next then?" asked Laura.A cold gaze flashed in Chris's eyes.Back then, Madam Jacobs told Chris to give Helen 1 million dollars. He had sworn that if he found out what happened wasn't an accident, he would make Helen pay for what she had done tenfold.Chris reached out and rubb
Lewis's lips moved and he finally said slowly, "I do..."After hearing the two words, Laura sneered. "Since you already know, why have you come to ask me to help her? What if the criminal seriously injured Grandma that day? What if Grandma was seriously hurt? Do you know that you're helping a tyrant? Your mother's the person who was hurt in this matter!"In the past, Laura had just felt that Lewis was just an irresponsible scumbag. But now, looking at Lewis, Laura really felt sorry for Madam Jacobs."I only just found out as well. If I had known about it before, I would have definitely prevented Helen from doing this." Lewis squatted down and grabbed his hair with his hands. There was a painful look on his face."But Helen did all that because she's in love with me. She just wants to be accepted by the Jacobs family. She didn't really want to hurt my mom.""Why does she want to be accepted by the Jacobs family?" Laura felt a little puzzled.According to what Madam Jacobs had said
"What money? You must have mistaken..."After hearing Sandra's words, the man in the cap avoided her eyes.He then took back his work badge from Sandra and ran off with his camera.Sandra didn't go after him. She looked at his receding figure and said indifferently, "If I see you doing this again, I'll see you at the police station."The man froze for a split second before running away at an even faster pace.Sandra turned back around and walked up to Laura and Lewis.Lewis was quite tall. Even though Sandra was wearing high heels, she was still quite a lot shorter than Lewis. However, that didn't mean she had a weaker temperament."Were you wanting to use public opinion to force Laura to do what you want?" Sandra sounded very confident."I don't know what you're talking about..." Lewis avoided Sandra's eyes.However, Laura realized what was going on.She had been wondering why Lewis suddenly knelt down in front of her. This was what he had in mind."You don't?" Sandra smile
Laura and Sandra walked into a cafe.The two of them made their orders and then sat opposite each other."Madam, thank you for what you've just done."Laura hadn't noticed that someone was taking creepshots back at the gates of the community.If Sandra hadn't shown up, Lewis's plan would have probably worked."It's fine." Sandra picked up the cup of coffee in front of her and took a sip. "If he comes looking for you in the future, you can just ignore him and leave."Laura nodded in acknowledgement.She didn't know what to talk about with the person in front of her. She wanted to treat Sandra to a coffee because she wanted to thank Sandra for what she did.Sandra didn't say anything else either.The two of them remained silent for a couple of minutes before Sandra finally broke the silence. "How did you and Chris get to know each other?"Laura didn't keep anything a secret and told Sandra everything about their marriage.She had thought that Sandra was going to furrow her bro
Laura then told Harry about what happened at the gates of the community that she lived in.When Harry finished listening to the whole story, he became infuriated. "How dare he ask for your help after what that woman did? Does Chris know about this?""He should be at work right now, so I haven't told him yet. I'm planning on telling him when he comes home tonight.""Laura, if you see him in the future, just walk around him and pretend he's not there. He really knows no shame!"Laura chuckled at those words.Harry's words were exactly identical to what Sandra had said."Well, I'll leave you to have your coffee here. I've got to go."It was getting late and shopping would take quite a lot of time, so Laura decided to not waste any more time."Wait, Laura." Harry stopped her.He chuckled at Laura and then took out a small gift box from his pocket."Laura, can you take a look at this for me and see if Shannon will like it?"When Laura opened the gift box, she saw a shiny bracelet
After arriving back home, Laura told Chris about what Lewis did in the afternoon.Looking at Laura's receding figure, Chris took out his phone and typed a message. "Send a few guards to secretly protect Laura in the future."Laura had no idea of any of Chris's arrangements. She was tidying her room a the moment.Time passed really quickly. Only three days were left before the New Year.The Jacobs Group gave its employees a few days off as well, but as the CEO, Chris was even busier at this time of the year.However, no matter how busy Chris was, he still made sure he had time to go with Laura to hand out the New Year's gifts.They first went to the Walker family. Laura bought some food and drinks for Madam Jacobs and gave Madam Jacobs some money.Only Linda was at the Walker family's house at the moment. Shona and Nicholas were at the hospital taking care of Luke. Luke was still hospitalized.After leaving the Walker family's house, Laura and Chris then went to visit Madam Jaco
Laura told Harry that Shannon wouldn't be in Empfield for her birthday.When Harry found out, he gave Shannon a video call straight away.The call was answered about 15 seconds later."Hello? What is it?""I..."Harry made the call because it was an act of impulse. When he saw the familiar face on the phone, he suddenly didn't know what to say."Are you going to talk or not? I'm hanging up.""Alright, alright. I'll talk." As soon as Harry heard that Shannon was going to hang up, he began to panic. He looked at where Shannon was and asked, "Where are you at the moment?""I'm in Springmount, not Empfield," Shannon said after a short pause."I... I know..."Harry suddenly wanted to slap himself.He had never been so nervous in his life. He would always be very nervous when he was faced with Shannon. He would begin to stutter and have no idea what to say."It's your birthday tomorrow, right, Shannon?""Yes.""I've prepared a gift and want to give it to you."Harry took a dee
Laura nodded and then went downstairs with Chris.Downstairs, Harry was sitting in a car that cost around 20 thousand dollars and his gaze was locked on the elevator doors.Seeing Laura and Chris coming down the stairs together, a smile appeared on Harry's face as he waved at them.Chris sized Harry's car up and down and then gave him a meaningful look.Harry chuckled at Chris. "This is my new car, Chris. What do you think?"Chris decided to just ignore him."Laura, this is the breakfast I've bought for the two of you." Harry passed the food that was left on the passenger seat and passed some to Laura and Chris.Laura took the food and said, "Thank you.""You're welcome, Laura. We're all family here, there's no need to thank me."Thanking people was Laura's habit.She smiled at Harry and then sat in the passenger seat."Chris, I'll be leaving with Laura. Don't worry. We'll definitely be back by tonight." Harry waved his hand at Chris."Be careful on the roads. Call me if th
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