“Zayne, you’re not content with being mediocre, but you’re not a person meant to do big things. You’ve wasted most of your life and to put it bluntly, you’re just a burden to others.”Jay’s words hit Zayne like a heavy hammer. He was the young master of the Severe family. The majority of the time, he would be receiving flattery from others. He had never truly known how to position himself. Jay’s short sentence seemed to have woken Zayne up from a dream.He drooped his head and reflected on himself very seriously. “I know that I was in the wrong, and I’ll change. From now on, I’ll try my best to split the housework with Josie. I’ll start with small things and won’t bite off more than I can chew. Please, Jay, give me a chance. Don’t introduce Josie to a new boyfriend.”Hearing Zayne’s remorse, Jay thought it did sound somewhat genuine. The guy seemed like he was serious about turning over a new leaf. He just needed more experience. Jay said with a cold face, “You’ve always been good
Savannah looked at Jens suspiciously as an inexplicable sense of anxiety filled her eyes. She muttered, “I only remember that my master said that my true destiny is someone cold and who never smiles. Since Jens’ brother has a cheerful and lively personality, he’s clearly not the one I’m looking for.”Whitney smiled and said, “Little girl, you’ve never even met Jens before this, nor have you seen Baby Robbie. You merely heard from your master that your prince charming is a cold, harsh man. Have you ever thought that perhaps your master is wrong? After all, destiny is not something static. It may change over time.”Savannah said confidently, “My master has high morality and is virtuous. He’d never lie to me.”Jens stood aside looking helpless.Whitney decided to pull Jens aside and whispered, “Do you believe her words, Jens?”Jenson merely told her as it was, “Truthfully, it’s somewhat bizarre. She was right several times.”Whitney would never believe in Savannah’s little fortune-t
Angeline was truly moved by Roxie’s strength.Meanwhile, Roxie’s face was filled with happiness at being able to lie in Mommy’s arms. Perhaps because of the fear of death, Roxie opened up her heart and told Mommy about her childhood.“Mommy, I have a secret that I’ve been keeping in the bottom of my heart. I was planning on taking it with me to the grave, but I suddenly changed my mind.”Angeline said softly, “Are you going to tell me about it?”“Yeah.”“I’ll listen, Roxie. Take it easy.”Hence, Roxie started telling Angeline about it.“I was actually over five years old when I was abducted by human traffickers. However, since I was small and frail due to being malnourished for a long time, traffickers mistakenly thought I was just a three or four-year-old child. They firmly believed that when I grew up, I would forget about my parents and would not cause trouble to the organization, so they never put their guards up against me.“After entering the organization, I was finally a
Angeline’s heart became tighter listening to Roxie’s story about her childhood. It was the kind of numbing pain that pierced into her soul, heart, liver, and even her lungs.Angeline held onto Roxie tightly as if she was holding a newborn baby. She pressed her weak head into her arms. Roxie’s tears were pouring like heavy rain that kept on flowing. Angeline looked at Roxie, who was getting weaker and weaker because of her illness. She felt even more sorry for her. “You have to listen to Mommy, Roxie. You have to be strong and survive this hurdle. Then you’ll have endless happiness in the future.”Roxie suddenly said softly, “I’d like to see them, Mommy.”Angeline knew that Roxie was referring to her parents. Although she hated her heartless parents who had no sense of responsibility, it was still Roxie’s wish. Hence, Angeline said to Roxie, “Alright, sure. Mommy will look for them.”After settling Roxie down, Angeline walked out with red eyes.When Jay saw Angeline’s expression,
However, Charles’ position in the Banners household was not that high up because his father was merely the illegitimate son of the Banners family. The son of an illegitimate child simply had no rankings in the Banners family.Hence, Charles, who lacked status from birth, lived a life of poverty even though he was born in a wealthy family. Every time he witnessed the other Banners children eating well, dressing well, and attending the best schools, his heart grew distorted.When he grew up, because of his poor financial background and self-consciousness, he made the decision to marry a woman from a small family. Unexpectedly, not long after his marriage, he had a realization that in terms of his career, he could rely on the title of being a young master from the Banners family to find himself a good job.He gradually became wealthier, then turned a blind eye to his sickly wife. Furthermore, Charles looked rather handsome and was soon taken a liking to by a lady from a rich family. Af
When Jenson and Whitney entered the hall, they heard the gloomy voice of Charles’ wife saying, “What military academy is she talking about? Charles Banners, don’t you try to fool me. In my opinion, she’s clearly a vixen you’re having an affair with…”Before she could finish her words, a silver needle flew over and pricked her lips.Madam Banners collapsed to the floor in fright, her eyes looking straight at the silver needle.Then, Whitney’s sharp and clear voice sounded. “Madam, don’t start assuming that this rotten old husband of yours is a treasure that everyone will fancy. Your taste and preferences don’t represent the masses, Madam. I only like a man like this one.”Then, Whitney held Jenson’s hand affectionately. Jenson usually disliked it when a girl approached him or touched him. Yet, he was not at all repulsed by Whitney’s physical touches.Madam Banners looked over at Whitney. She thought that although the girl was stunning, she was simply aggressive and not the type a m
Jens’ handsome eyes instantly froze. “Mr. Banners, even if other people get a divorce and remarry, they’re able to mention and face their past wives and children calmly. Yet you’re flying into a rage out of humiliation from just hearing about your former wife and the child you had together. What’s the reason for this?”“What does it have anything to do with you?” Charles angrily asked again. “Me? Well, I’m bored and I like being nosy nowadays. For those who abandon young children like that, I just want to redress the grievances on behalf of those innocent children,” said Jenson casually. Charles was fuming. At this point in his life, he was someone who had power and respect. If a scandal about him abandoning his child was exposed, his future would be ruined.“Who the f*ck told you that I abandoned my child?” Charles quibbled. “Back when I divorced her mother, her mother was the one who forcefully took her away. I was helplessly separated from the child as well.”Facing Charles
Jens’ words rekindled the hope inside the estranged parents’ hearts. They thought that as long as they treated Roxie a little better, they might be able to change her mind about them. If Roxie was willing to listen to them, she would become a chess piece in their hands and would be entirely up to their disposal. Charles immediately smiled and said to Jens, “Young Master Ares, Roxie is my daughter. All of the wrongs I did to her in the past were merely because I didn’t know her whereabouts. Now that I know she’s still alive, as her father, I’ll do everything to make up for my mistakes. I’d like to take my child back now. I’ll treat her well in the future.”Jenson looked at him coldly and said, “How about going back to the Ares family’s house for now to visit her? As for whether she wants to go home with you or not, that’s an entirely different matter.”“Alright, of course,” Charles responded quickly.Madam Banners and Charles quickly got a few of their things and rode in their ow