The doctor replied, “Genetics increases the tendency of developing the disorder.” Jay grew more concerned about Angeline’s condition. “How can I prevent it?” “You must ensure that she stays away from negative emotions as well as prevent her from paying too much attention to her eyes since that might only make the situation worse. In other words, prevent as much priming as possible.” Jay nodded. “Alright.” The maid brought in a bowl of congee for Angeline. However, she brought it out completely untouched a moment later. Her hunger strike had Jay’s concern spiking. That day, he decided to cook for her himself. He made her a bowl of chicken soup. As he entered the room with the bowl of chicken soup, Angeline turned to stare at him in shock. “They said you haven’t eaten a grain of anything ever since you woke. What are you trying to do?” While Jay’s tone was tinted with a slight ounce of reprimand, it was driven by more of exasperation than anger. “When will you send me h
Angeline glanced at Jay, confused as to what he was nervous about. Sitting across Jay, she picked up her cutleries and dug in. After the meal, she placed her cutleries back and turned to Jay with a serious expression on her face. “I can eat and sleep without anyone’s help anymore, Sir Ares. Please allow me to return home.” Jay nodded, unable to find a reason to force her to stay when she seemed to adamant about leaving him. He wanted to send her home himself, yet the words ‘I wouldn’t want to trouble Sir Ares with such trivial matters’ echoing in his mind had him abandoning the thought. In the end, he decided to have Finn send her instead. After all, Finn was the least likely to make her feel bad for Finn understood his intention. Dinner came to an end, and Finn loaded the car with numerous expensive medications and supplements as per the president’s instruction. Jay walked Angeline to the door. Words of farewell and advice that were left unsaid had clogged into lumps in h
“I can’t accept such expensive things, Finn,” Angeline claimed. When in truth, she was only rejecting the boxes because they had come from Jay Ares, a man Angeline no longer wished to have anything to do with anymore. Finn smiled. “It is the president’s wish, Miss Severe.” Angeline pulled a long face. “Even more the reason I cannot accept.” Sensing Finn’s inner turmoil, Shirley spoke for him, “Mr. Finn is just following orders, Little Angeline. Let’s not make his job any more difficult than it has to be.” Finn took the lifeline Shirley tossed over. “You know how the president is, Miss Severe. I’d surely be punished if I couldn’t follow orders. If you’re adamant on returning these gifts, Miss Severe, it would be best that you return them to the president yourself.” Angeline stopped protesting. After Finn had loaded everything off the car, Shirley approached with a courteous invite. “Would you like to come in for tea, Mr. Finn? You must be tired from all the driving.” Fin
Angeline stared at her father’s anger in confusion. “What have I done, Dad? What did I do to warrant such anger?” George accused Angeline furiously. “You did nothing to save your sister, Angeline Severe, despite knowing full well that she was locked away by Jack Ares at the Ares’ house.” Angeline spared Sera a glance. The other looked weak while her complexion appeared pale. Her physique also appeared frail enough that a strong wind might just blow her away.At first, Angeline did not understand why her father had so easily forgiven Sera’s grave mistake.Right now, however, she realized. To protect herself, Sera must have blown up the story and passed the fault onto her. Angeline explained herself, upset, “How can you just believe Sera’s words, Dad? She was doted on like a rich mistress at Tourmaline Estate. Servants treated her like they would a dignified mistress, the madam respected her as an equal, and Jack was at her constant beck and call. What was there for me to save he
It suddenly dawned on Angeline. The love and attention the Severe family had once showered her in was only because Jay liked her then. Now that they had broken up, the honor she once wore was no longer. She may not want to admit it, but such was the truth. Father once respected her because she would be the Ares family’s future daughter-in-law as her status would be advantageous to the Severe family. Angeline sighed. “I understand.” She felt upset. “Here I thought that family would always be a safe space for us. I was wrong. The life of the nouveau riche would always be a battle.” The old master replied, “It’s good that you understand.” Angeline was hollowed out with sorrow. “And I choose to withdraw from this fight.” Angeline left, sullen. The old master stared at her retreating figure, his eyes deep with thought. “It’s unlike you to run away from challenges, Angeline.” Returning to the bedroom, Angeline buried her face into the pillow and let her tears drench it a
The next morning, Jay's low-key luxury Rolls-Royce appeared at the gates of the Severe family’s compound.Finn had just honked the horn when the three munchkins rushed downstairs immediately to open the door for Jay after they heard the familiar sound."Daddy’s here!"Lady Severe and Old Master Severe limped to the door to welcome their guest as well.Finn opened the car’s rear door and Jay's wheelchair moved its way down the paved ramp.Jay looked around him and revealed a slightly forlorn look on his face when he did not see the person he was dying to meet."Where’s Angeline?" he asked.Lady Severe flashed a loving smile. "She’s still having a lie-in."How could Angeline possibly have a good sleep? She might look calm after how George treated her last night, but she must be actually bleeding inside.George wanted her to resign from her position as Severe Enterprise’s executive president and even planned to cut off ties with her. Angeline finally understood the pain that Jose
At the time, Old Master Severe thought that Jay’s worries were unnecessary and vowed solemnly to him, "Don’t worry, Jay. Although George has another family out there, I won’t allow him to let them step into our family’s threshold as long as I live."His vow still rang in his ears.A shameful look emerged on Old Master Severe's face."Jay, Severe Enterprise is left with no choice but to make the decision to support Sera. Angeline is lovesick and has no intention of running the company. If we hand over Severe Enterprise to her, even I will be worried, let alone her father," Old Master Severe explained his current predicament.A charming sneer emerged in Jay’s hawk-like eyes. "Old Master Severe, we’re both wise folks, so there’s really no need to give all these high-sounding mendacious statements."After a pause, he continued, "I know that you’re in poor health and that there’s no use for me to discuss this with you now that your son is in power. I think I should just talk to your so
Jay stared at George and said faintly, "You seem very impatient don’t you, Mr. Severe?"Jay was clearly just a guest, but his proud and arrogant bearing made him look more like an emperor looking scornfully at all living beings. He was looking down at George as though George was nothing but an insect in his eyes.This upset the lofty and superior Severe family members greatly. Did Jay think that he was still the young master of Imperial Capital who ruled the whole world? Did he not see how terribly he had fallen off the pedestal lately due to the fall in his net worth?He no longer held power in Ares Enterprises, whereas Grand Asia was pressured and blacklisted by major tycoons. More importantly, he could no longer use both his legs.Here he was, refusing to accept the current predicament he was in. He was on the brink of ruin with no hopes of freeing himself from this impossible situation.… Nevertheless, a starved camel was still bigger than a horse. A wealthy man who had beco
“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