It was four o’clock in the morning when Cole returned to the mountain villa. When he opened the door and entered, Carson was standing behind him like a ghost.“Are you heading out or are you just coming back, Young Master?” Carson rubbed his eyes sleepily. His voice was akin to a ghost that was crawling out of an ancient well.Cole shoved the coat in his hand into Carson’s arms. Then, he sat down on the sofa in the living room with a darkened face. He picked up the hip flask on the coffee table and began to gulp the contents down.Carson walked over. “Who made you this unhappy, Young Master?”Cole swallowed a mouthful of liquor, and the corners of his lips curled up in anger.“That damned woman, Angeline Severe, actually rejected me after I went all the way there to present myself!” Cole scoffed angrily.Carson’s jaw dropped in astonishment.Did he hear him right? His young master went out wanting to frolic with that woman in the dead of night but was rejected instead?Cole p
“What’s going on, Miss?”The servant opened the bedroom door and was dumbstruck when she saw the exquisite scene in the room.“Get out.” Yumi scoffed at the servant furiously.The servant proceeded to cover her eyes and hurried out.However, more and more people, including Yosemite and his wife, rushed to Yumi’s room upon being alarmed by her scream.Soon enough, Yumi’s room was surrounded by a crowd of people.The room’s door was locked, and the two people inside the room were fully clothed.Yumi glared at the man in front of her. “Who said you could come in here?”The man knelt in front of her and bowed his head, not daring to impose.“I’m sorry, Miss. It seems like I was confused last night.”Yumi trampled on his good-mannered heart. “Were you plotting to do something to me?”The man raised his head, stupefied. “I didn’t, Miss. Please believe me. I was obviously sleeping in my own room last night, but I don’t know what happened. When I woke up, I was already in Miss’ room
Yosemite looked at his sweet daughter and back at Seth, who was continuously nodding his head. He could somewhat believe his daughter’s words.“In that case, find a time to get married as soon as possible. You’re not young anymore, Yumi. You can’t afford to stall it.” Yosemite knew that if the scandal was spread, the Titus family’s honor would be destroyed.It did not matter whether Yumi liked this hothead. Marriage was the best way to protect the Titus family.Personal profit before everything else was a businessman’s way.Sometimes, even a daughter’s happiness had to be sacrificed.Yumi nodded, yet the smile on her face quickly dimmed. Yosemite wanted to suppress this matter resolutely. “Although I don’t particularly like your family, Seth, since you and Yumi are in love with each other, I won’t be a hindrance. My daughter should still get married in a grandeur manner. I know that the Severe family is not at their prime, but even if a rich family is not as rich as they were be
Angeline opened the door and stood there, saying to Old Master Severe, “I promise you. After breakfast, I’ll go to Imperial Capital and get Sera back.”The old man only went downstairs to eat after Angeline’s concession.After breakfast, Angeline tried to fulfill her promise and drove to Imperial Capital’s Grand Asia Hospital.Sera stayed in Grand Asia after giving birth to the baby for nursing care. Her discharge date was probably in just a few days.Angeline went straight to the front desk of the inpatient department and inquired about Sera’s ward number.Jack Ares was truly generous toward Sera. Despite everything, he had arranged for the best VIP ward in Grand Asia for her.Angeline felt puzzled. Jack and Jay clearly did not see eye to eye, so how could he be willing to offer such a profitable ward for Sera? He would not have asked his father back for the fee, right?Angeline started to get a little nervous after getting out of the elevator.She did not want to see Jay at a
Angeline chuckled goofily. “What are you saying, Sir Ares? Not a day has gone by where I don’t dream of meeting you again.” Her exuberant smile ran a shiver down Jay’s spine. “I’ve reminded you before, Angeline Severe. Don’t involve yourself with shady men.” Jay’s tone grew dark. Angeline’s eyes widened in indignation. “As if I need you to remind me that, Sir Ares. My mother’s never allowed me to spend time with shady people ever since I was a child. Forget shady men, she wouldn’t even let me be around shady women.” “Are you still playing dumb?” Jay’s tone was dark. Angeline’s mind clicked, and she knew that she could no longer keep the situation under wraps. Quietly, she murmured, “What’s youth without stupid decisions, Sir Ares?” Hidden in her words was a jab at how Jay too had done the same when he was young. Her words reminded Jay of the things he had done when he was young and head over heels in love. Kissing her when she was down with a fever because he could no
Regardless, Angeline wore an expression of ignorant courage and spoke, “He doesn’t have a say in this.” Jay responded with an ‘if you may’ gesture. “Tell me how it goes.” Angeline was stunned at how easily he was letting her off. Had she known he would be all bark and no bite, she would not have spent the last few days constantly looking over her shoulder. Exiting Jay’s hospital room, Angeline was shocked to realize that Sera’s was right next to his. “What a coincidence.” Angeline sighed. What she did not know was that it was Jay’s intention, just so he would have the chance to see her. In Sera’s hospital room sat Jack’s first wife next to her bed, caringly feeding Sera chicken soup. Mockery danced over Angeline’s expression as she leaned against the doorframe. “Thank you for taking so much care of my sister, Madam.” Both the madam’s and Sera’s gazes turned to the door. Seeing Angeline, their expressions instantly turned to shock. Angeline continued, “Although, I’m
The madam’s panic was not lost to Angeline’s eyes. Kneeling on the floor, the madam picked up the shattered shards of porcelain. Angeline sighed. “I’ll process the documents for your discharge.” However, when Angeline returned from completing the discharge paperwork, she was met with the sight of Jack and his henchmen at the hospital room door. “I’m here to bring you home, Sera.” Now that his dirty secrets had been thrown into the light, Jack decided to forego his gentlemanly facade to blatantly take hold of Sera from Angeline. Sera remained quiet as she sat on the bed in complete disregard of the fight between Jack and Angeline. Like an abandoned puppet, she would follow whoever won. Angeline, as far as Jack was concerned, was only arrogant because she had Jay backing her up. Now that the two had separated and were on horrible terms, Jack paid her no attention. What he did not know was that Angeline was the type of person who worked better the stronger the pressure.
It seemed like he had to clean up the mess she made after all. He motioned Finn to pass him his laptop.Outside, Jack’s sinister tone sounded again. “I almost forgot that you’re a hacker, Angeline. Still, I never expected you to be able to break through Ares Enterprises’ internal network.” Jack felt extremely lucky, for he had finally gotten hold of Angeline’s Achilles heel. After all, if she could steal Ares Enterprises’ funds, she could also steal their classified documents. That would put Ares Enterprises in a passive position. Jack was dead set on forcing Angeline to a corner. “Just wait for a demand letter of a lawsuit, Angeline. I’m suing you for endangering my company’s profits.”Angeline was only concerned about where Sera would end up. “As per our agreement, Jack, I’ve already transferred a billion to your account. Shouldn’t you honor your words and let me bring my sister home now?” Jack’s expression looked constipated. Despite standing at the edge of danger, all A
“Madam Angeline, do you have any last words?” The man showed Angeline mercy and gave her the chance to breathe in some air. Angeline pondered upon it for a while and said, “In the past, I only wished for my family’s peace and my children’s health. Right now, I hope that my children will be able to achieve all of their dreams. I hope that Jens will be able to revitalize our family’s business. I hope that Baby Zetty’s wish for there to be no more pain and suffering in the world comes true. I hope that Baby Robbie’s wish for there to be no more separations in families comes true as well.” The man was stunned. The gun in his hands tilted slightly. “Madam Angeline, wealthy people like you live luxurious lives that are free of worries. How would you ever understand the suffering of ordinary people like us? You didn’t mean anything you said to me just now, right?” Angeline said, “I’m about to die. Why would I lie to you? Although I’m from a wealthy family, I’m also a mother. I love
Angeline said, “Although Jens is young, Whitty isn’t at a ripe age anymore. Whitty has waited for Jens for so many years. She should get something in return.” Sir Ares remained silent. However, there was still an unpleasant expression on his face.Upon catching sight of the expression on Sir Ares’ face, Whitty immediately said, “Daddy, Mommy, Jens and I aren’t in a rush to get married. Jens has decided to get married after having a stable career.”Sir Ares seemed to calm down. Jenson stood up and told Sir Ares, “Daddy, I’d like to marry Whitty.” Sir Ares cast a sideway glance at him and asked, “What’s the reason behind your decision to do so?” Jenson said, “I love her.” Sir Ares’ lips upturned slightly. Not only did Jens’ personality resemble that of his, but his outlook on love was similar to his as well.Upon recalling how persistent he was while pursuing Angeline when he was young, Sir Ares knew that he could not stop Jenson.The relationship between father and son w
Sir Ares stared at Angeline speechlessly. At this moment, their memorable love flashed across his mind. He had once loved someone so deeply. He could go against his parents for her as well. Sir Ares sighed and said, “You really can’t keep your children by your side once they’re all grown up.” Angeline stared at the dispirited man before her. Her heart hurt for him. She reached out to hold his hand. Sir Ares smiled at her as she warmed up his hands. He said in an understanding tone, “Angeline, you’re still the best.” Angeline smiled and said, “Of course, I’m the best. That’s because I’m the only person who will stay by your side till the very end. Gale is such an existence for Angel, and Finn is such an existence for Baby Zetty as well.” Sir Ares said, “Alright, stop teasing me. I got it.” Yes, love was above anything else in the world. That was the tradition of the Ares family. Sir Ares was madly in love with Angeline. However, when it came to others, he felt that
However, when Angeline found out about Grayson and Andy’s marriage, she insisted on holding a grand wedding for them.Angeline and Sir Ares called Andy before them. Angeline spoke up in a touched voice, “Andy, I’ve always treated you like my biological daughter. Now that you’re getting married, I’ll marry you off just like you’re my daughter.” Angeline handed a set of jewelry, a bank card, and a key to Andy. She said, “Andy, although Baby Zetty is married, we didn’t hold a grand wedding for her. I don’t know how other families marry off their daughters. Since you’re a girl, you’ll feel secure after having your own property. You’ll have your own freedom after having your own car. You’ll take the effort to dress up after having your own jewelry.” Andy cried tearfully, “Thank you, Mommy.”Angeline hugged Andy and patted her back as she said, “Don’t cry. You must come back often to visit in the future.” “Alright.” After Angeline finished speaking, Sir Ares stared and Grayson an
Whitney handed the envelope over to Andy and said, “Miss Laurel asked me to hand this to you.” Andy slowly opened the envelope under the sisters’ curious gazes. A red spider lily specimen fell out of the envelope.Tears filled Andy’s eyes when she saw it.The sisters all burst into tears. Whitney said, “I don’t know what meaning it holds for you, but I guess Laurel wants to convey something to all of you since she wanted me to hand it to you. Have you understood what she wants to tell you?”Andy cried out loud, “This is the blood oath that we made at the military intelligence division. When we swore to be sisters, Sis Daisy mentioned that although our fates were predetermined in this lifetime and we don’t get to decide how long we’ll be able to live, we can wait for the sisters in the afterlife after death. We must wait for everyone to gather before reincarnation. We can then be reincarnated as sisters in our next life.” Whitney was touched by this beautiful oath. She teared
Jenson then ordered the servants to search every nook and cranny of Tourmaline Estate and Imperial Capital. Baby Robbie seemed to have vanished into thin air. There was no sign of him anywhere.Sir Ares sighed after hearing the news. Angeline gave up after the long search. She told Jenson, “Don’t look for him. He’s all grown up now. We can’t restrain him anymore. Don’t waste more human and physical resources searching for him. Manage Tourmaline Estate well. You and Whitty will have to take responsibility for this household in the future.” Jenson stared into his mommy’s calm eyes. Although he was curious as to why his mommy, who loved her son more than her own life, could react so calmly to his disappearance, he kept that question in his heart. “Yes, mommy.” After leaving Chateau de Selene, Jenson returned to his room in an upset mood. Whitty walked into his room with a cup of hot tea and placed it in his hands gently. “Jens, you’ve been busy every day lately. You must look af
Baby Robbie nodded sternly. After Angeline’s health recovered a little, Baby Robbie paid her a visit at once. His face no longer gave out a childish air. His handsome face exuded a sharpness that resembled that of his father’s.Angeline knew that Baby Robbie would be filled with guilt for the rest of his life after this incident. She also knew that he would change his habit of fooling around and not thinking before acting. “Mommy, it’s all my fault. If I didn’t blindly believe in her, she wouldn’t have the opportunity to damage Tourmaline Estate,” Baby Robbie said. He was filled with self-guilt. Angeline said, “Baby Robbie, I know what you’re thinking. I’m having the same thoughts right now.” ”Baby Robbie was stunned. He glanced evaluatively at the weak and exhausted expression on his mommy’s face. Somehow, Baby Robbie felt upset on behalf of his mommy. It turned out that he was not the only one who did not have a good eye for people. His mommy was in the same boat as we
Jenson decided to rebuild Tourmaline Estate with the underlying theme of ‘remembrance’. Baby Robbie fell silent after looking through the design plans.“Jens, do you think that I’ve committed a huge sin?” He suddenly voiced out his thoughts. Jenson shook his head and said, “Baby Robbie, you didn’t want any of this to happen. However, you should’ve learned your lesson by now. You can’t be kind to everyone at all times.” Baby Robbie nodded and said, “I didn’t understand the meaning behind these words in the past. I get it now.” Jenson was stunned. After Baby Robbie left Jenson’s place, he paid a visit to Angel’s courtyard. Angel was now around seven years old. She was extremely tall and mentally mature. Therefore, she did not seem like a child at all. “Brother, I heard that you haven’t been in a good mood lately. I wanted to look for you since some time ago. However, look at the state that I’m in. How can I go out?” She waved her sleeves slightly. The furniture within the
Sir Ares stared at Sis Thirteen coldly. His gaze was devoid of the fatherly love that he had always shown her.“I knew that you had a hidden motive when you moved into the Ares family back then. However, I didn’t expect you to be so evil and have such a cruel heart at such a young age. Angeline’s love and adoration toward you didn’t warm your heart at all. To me, you’re not just a traitor. You don’t have a heart at all.” Sis Thirteen stared at Sir Ares in shock. Sir Ares’ scoldings seemed to help her better perceive herself. “You hurt my father. You hurt my daddy. That’s why I steeled my heart and decided to take revenge on the Ares family,” she cried out loud. Sir Ares said in a harsh tone, “Karma exists in the world. Why would I hurt him if he didn’t abduct my children? You don’t have the ability to discern right and wrong. You’re just making excuses for yourself. Do you think you’re being reasonable right now?” Sis Thirteen shook her head in devastation. “I only know that