Laura squinted her eyes.When Laura saw Jessica, Jessica saw Laura as well. Panic flashed in Jessica's eyes. She quickly let go of the man's arm."What's wrong?" The man beside Jessica was a little puzzled."That's Luke's sister," Jessica said in a low voice. She then quickly walked over. "Laura!"Laura stood where she was and didn't move. She looked at Jessica as she walked towards her."Laura, are you out shopping as well?" Jessica looked at the store behind Laura and the bag in Laura's hand. "Laura, are you buying something for Chris?""Yes." Laura nodded and then looked at the man behind Jessica."Laura, this is my cousin. He's here to keep me company. Please don't be mistaken," Jessica quickly said.The man walked up to Laura and sized Laura up and down. His gaze landed on Laura's delicate face. "Hello."He reached out a hand towards Laura in an attempt to shake hands. However, Laura ignored his hand. She just nodded. "Hello. I still had to head back to work, so I have to
This infuriated Laura.She only went inside to buy a present and the battery pack was stolen. It was under broad daylight as well.Laura took a deep breath and looked around. There was no place where she could fix the electric scooter. All she could do was to push the scooter forward.On her way back, a black Maybach drove past slowly. Assistant Jacobs was sitting in the driver's seat. He saw a familiar figure at the side of the road."Mr. Jacobs, it's Mrs. Jacobs."Chris was looking at a file on his lap in the back seat.He just happened to be at the shopping center for some business matters.He raised his hand and said, "Find a place to set me down."Assistant Jacobs nodded and found a place out of Laura's sight to set Chris down.Chris got out of the car and knocked on the car window. "You can head back first."Assistant Jacobs nodded and started the car. Chris then began chasing after Laura.Laura had all her attention on pushing the electric scooter, but she suddenly fe
Laura would normally cook her own lunch and dinner in the convenience store. She would also order takeaway as well.She would order takeaways more often, because she didn't have much time to head to the market to buy things to cook.However, since she just happened to pass by, then she wanted to buy some things.Chris followed Laura into the open market. This was the first time he came to such a place. As soon as they entered, the closest stall was selling ducks and chicken. A nasty smell filled Chris's nose and made him frown."I want to buy some prawns. I wonder if they sell any."Laura walked forward and Chris followed closely behind her.It didn't take Laura long to find a stall that sold prawns.The prawns were of good quality, but the price was a little too high."Young lady, you think the price is too expensive? I'm about to close the stall, so I'm already giving you a discount.""Ma'am, I do the groceries quite often, so I know the usual price. The price you're giving
Laura knew her place very well. Chris didn't tell her anything about Helen, but his attitude was clear. Therefore, Laura didn't want too much to do with Helen either.However, Helen didn't seem to understand what Laura was saying. She walked closer to Laura."Laura, I know there were some misunderstandings between Chris and his father. But after being beside Lewis for so many years, I can tell that he really missed Chris and Harry. I'm not expecting that I can be recognized by the Jacobs family, but I really hope Chris and Harry can accept their father. If I see them getting along, I can feel more at ease."Laura had been wondering why Helen came to her, but she now understood. She was here to be a persuader."Miss Foster, that's not something I can decide. After all, Mr. Jacobs had been missing in their lives for 20 years. That's not something he can make up in a short period of time."Truthfully speaking, Laura felt sorry for Chris.His parents were divorced when he was little
Helen thought that she could remain calm no matter what after spending so many years in the upper class, but right now, she didn't want to stay for a second longer. Especially, when she noticed that Chris was looking at her belly.Helen quickly reached out her hand and protected her belly. "I'll be leaving now, Laura. I'll come and see you when I get the chance in the future."Helen was about to leave with her bag."Wait."A cold voice sounded behind Helen. She immediately became alarmed."What do you want, Chris?" Helen kept her hands in front of her belly."Take your things with you."Chris had no interest in the child in her womb.Helen pursed her lips, picked up the bag at the counter, and left.Laura looked at Helen's receding figure and then turned to look at Chris. "What brought you over?"She was planning on sending Chris a text, but was delayed by Helen. Chris came down before she could send him a text.Chris returned to his normal self after Helen had left. "I felt
"Laura, it's me. I'm going to take your grandma out to do some shopping and prepare for the winter. I want to buy some coats for her. Can you accompany Jessica to the hospital for a checkup? It isn't Luke's day off today. I don't want Jessica to go alone."Laura furrowed her brows. 'She wants me to go with Jessica to the hospital for a checkup?'After giving it some thought, Laura nodded. "Okay.""Alright, you can come and pick her up then."Shona's lips curved into a smile after she hung up.Linda walked into the room and just happened to see Shona holding her phone. She frowned and asked, "Shona, what are you doing with my phone?""Oh, nothing, Mom. My phone doesn't have any credit left, so I used your phone to make a call." Shona didn't seem to panic at all. She then placed the phone back where she found it.Linda didn't overthink things and nodded at Shona.After Laura had hung up, she looked at the ceiling for a short while before heading to the bathroom to wash up.When
Jessica had deliberately brought Laura to this store. She had planned this with Shona in advance.Since Laura wasn't willing to give Luke any money, then they would take Laura to the shopping center. They didn't believe that Laura would not give any money in front of so many people.Laura squinted her eyes. She quickly guessed what Jessica was trying to do.She calmly walked up to Jessica with a smile. "I bought quite a lot of coats for him last year. He'll be fine this year."Last year, when she had just graduated from university, as soon as she received her first month's wage, Luke had sent her a few links. He said that it was almost Winter and he wanted to buy some new clothes.Back then, Laura bought everything in the links Luke sent her."Oh, well..." Jessica continued, "But they're all last year's clothes. Wouldn't it be inappropriate if he wore them this year? They're outdated.""How can they be outdated? It's only been a year. He didn't even wear the coats too much last
However, she looked at Laura a few times in an attempt to cause trouble for her. However, there was nothing wrong with what Laura had said.Laura went to the Walker family's house with Shona. She wanted to visit Linda.When Laura arrived, Linda was watching TV in her room.Laura walked inside and closed the door."Laura, how come you're here?" Linda's eyes lit up when she saw her granddaughter.Linda's room at the Walker family's house wasn't big. It was the smallest room in the house. There was a television size of a palm in the room for entertainment.There was a large liquid crystal television in the living room, but Shona felt it was too noisy and never allowed Linda to use it."I came to visit you, Grandma." Linda walked in and looked around the room. She reached out and touched the bed. "It's getting cold, Grandma. Is the bed warm enough for you? Don't you feel cold?""I don't feel cold at all." Linda shook her head. "Shona gave me a mattress yesterday. She said she bough
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