Helma booked the venue for Emeraldshade Forum's dinner gathering.It was the same traditional restaurant as last time. The restaurant building was shaped like a small courtyard. It was suitable for a private event, so she booked the entire restaurant.She told the other three members in advance that
Helma arranged for Sophia's room to be on the second floor.Now, she lived with Jade and Sophia on the second floor, and Wanda and Neil were on the third.When Neil came back from work in the evening, Helma updated him about the matters discussed that day.In the living room, Neil looked serious.He
Cole looked up to see Helma come in. He waved.Helma walked to Cole and sat down. "You heard it too."Cole nodded. "I'll handle it.""No need. Lia did this only because she held grudges for what happened before."Helma frowned. "I just don't know why she suddenly dared to do such a thing? She clearl
Rana sat by herself for a while. Then she opened her chat with Ximena.Ximena was the daughter of the Millens, so she was definitely wealthy. However, Rana was the closest to Ximena, and she would never seek help unless she had to.Soon, Ximena responded to her text.Ximena: [Rana, I also want to he
When Rana returned home in the evening, her face was flushed.This was her first time pawning something.The 1.8 million bag was pawned for only 800,000.The boss even looked around with a magnifying glass, picking out the shortcomings of her bag.Her usual short temper almost made her come back wit
Time zipped by, and the buzz about Green Tassel Fragrances ripping off Starlight Perfume's scent had not settled.The folks online who caught Helma and Lia's scent-mixing show knew Lia's reputation well enough to side with Helma, figuring she was clean and Lia was just stirring up drama.Helma was t
Cole looked at her, his gaze intense, "Jordan's digging pointed to Yondu too. He's been eyeing Greenville for ages, moving the Ferguson Group's heart and soul here. He's definitely shooting for the stars. However, his game plan this time? That is the million-dollar question."Helma agreed wholeheart
Helma nodded in agreement, "That's what I was thinking, but the investigation shows Yondu is the one backing Lia."Everyone knows that without Yondu's cash infusion, Lia's studio would have been sunk by mica lawsuits by now. Lia might even be behind bars.What could have driven Yondu to pour money
With everyone else keeping mum, Silver Obsidian cut to the chase, "We'll go with Helma's plan."For six months straight, Serena had practically lived in the lab. At first, Starlight Blossom did not seem to do much. Everyone was on edge, wondering if it would make any difference at all. Then, in the
During her month off, Helma took a break from the daily preschool runs and whisked her kids away on a travel spree.The trip was not without its scares—Serena had a severe bout of illness.Helma was prepared, yet the sudden severity of the attack caught her off guard.Without a second thought, she r
Under the questioning eyes of the crowd, Helma fired up her laptop and plugged in a USB stick.The video started playing on the massive screen.The timestamp in the corner showed it was from two nights ago.Usually, the lab was locked up tight after hours, and by eight or nine, the research center w
Hort watched her walk away, a storm of emotions on his face.Ever since she joined the research center, he had seen Wendy as this super-capable girl with a heart of gold.Whenever the team hit a wall with the experiments or the data just would not play nice, Wendy was the one who would spark up the
The poor thing's symptoms were straight out of a horror flick: muscles clenching like crazy, nerves on fire, bleeding inside, gasping for air, and foaming at the mouth. Some of them even had their hearts stop cold turkey.According to the timeline, the rat had been juiced up with three rounds of Sta
With the report out of the way, the experiment team kicked things into high gear to wrap up their project.The meticulously calculated data was in, and the verdict was clear: Starlight Blossom's effects were rock-solid stable. The only thing left for the lab mice was one final shot.The brain trust
"Come on, you think the boss is scatterbrained like you? Someone totally did this on purpose!" "Who would do something that evil?!" "Guess we're gonna have to push back the presentation." Everyone looked like they had lost their best friend, except Wendy. She had this worried frown, but her eyes w
After pulling two all-nighters, Helma had the report materials ready to go.The research center was deserted.She stretched, yawned, and glanced at the clock. One AM.She powered down her computer and left, still yawning.Once she was gone, a sneaky figure slipped into the office...Deputy Commander
Helma had tried to get the scoop from Leon, but the guy was like Fort Knox—nothing useful ever slipped out. Therefore, she backed off from the matchmaking game. Still, she was not blind to Wendy's little crush, especially with errands like these document deliveries. "You got it, boss," Wendy replied