Angeline did not respond.Ridden with angst, Josephine jumped up, groping and fumbling for the light switch whilst shuddering in the dark. When light shone on the bed, Josephine noticed that the white bedding and sheets were stained crimson with blood, flowing into patches of blood lotuses.Josephine cried out in panic. "Oh my God, Angeline."When Grayson and Zayne broke in and saw Angeline unconscious after biting her wrist, the two adult men were so shocked that they stood in a daze.Josephine screamed at them. "What are you doing? Hurry up and send Angeline to the hospital."Flustered, Grayson and Zayne quickly sent Angeline to Grand Asia. At that time, their minds were mostly blank. They did not know what they were supposed to do at all, so Josephine had to direct them every step of the way.It was only until the doctors brought Angeline back to life did Zayne and Grayson’s souls returned to their bodies. The two lay limply in Grand Asia Hospital’s corridor with lingering f
Then, Angeline retreated into her own world for a very long time.Whenever anyone talked to her, she would just take on the listener’s role without giving any response.When Grand Old Master Ares heard about Angeline's condition, he personally came to the ward and said to Angeline, "Oh, Angeline, I know just how much you like Jay. I’m here today to tell you that Jay may not be dead. The tank I sent him that day has been tested countless times by a hail of bullets, nor is it penetrable using biological or chemical weapons. I believe that the fire wasn’t able to destroy the tank."After a pause, he advised earnestly and said, "Therefore, Angeline, you have to love yourself and manage Grand Asia well. If Jay comes back someday, you have to show him the most beautiful side of this world."Unfortunately, Angeline did not respond even after Grand Old Master Ares spoke for so long.The doctor said, "If Ms. Severe can’t unravel herself from her depression and desperation in a short period
This caused a ripple effect!Some of the shareholders offered a few commonplace remarks in hopes that others might come up with more valuable opinions, whereas others created difficulties for Grayson.Grayson knew that the shares held by this group of people were extremely meager, coupled with President Ares’ suppression for so many years, their presence in Grand Asia was close to nil.Now that President Ares had unfortunately passed away, and the new president had yet to display her prowess, they were seizing this opportunity to vent out the bottled-up grievances in their hearts.Grayson fell silent.He did not want to fall out with the shareholders now that Grand Asia was in trouble because this would greatly reduce Grand Asia's public influence.However, the more Grayson remained silent, the more the shareholders saw him as an easy target. Now that no one was there to back Grayson up anymore, he seemed to have lost the arrogance he once had."Grayson, you need to hurry up and
When they noticed how young Angeline was, the shareholders recollected themselves and decided to see if this female president was actually that capable and noteworthy.If not, they would not hesitate to embarrass her."Who was the one who proposed the terrible idea to sell Grand Asia?" Angeline sat on the president's revolving chair and crossed her legs, staring condescendingly at them with frosty eyes.Her every word and deed carried Jay’s shadows.The shareholders were extremely puzzled. Where on earth did the former president scout a woman like that? She shared the exact same approach as him—no one would ever know what was going through their heads.The shareholders dared not answer rashly.Grayson pointed to the shareholder who made the most noise earlier. "He’s the one, Ms. Severe."Angeline glanced faintly at the shareholder, her eyes filled with contempt and disdain as she said in a condescending and arrogant manner. "Compensate him and kick him out of Grand Asia, Grayson
As Grayson walked past Zayne, he asked him quietly, "What happened? Did Ms. Severe recover from her mental illness already?"Zayne glanced guiltily at Angeline who was walking in front of him. Covering his mouth with his hand, he lowered his voice to say, "I was in the ward yesterday lamenting about how her mental illness was getting worse. I contemplated sending her to a psychiatric hospital for treatment, but she suddenly went berserk when she heard what I said. She jumped up from the bed and bashed me up real good. She even claimed that she isn’t mentally ill. Then this morning, she just recovered for some weird reason."Grayson jumped for joy. "Does that mean she has stepped out of the shadows and accepted the president’s passing?"Zayne stroked his chin, looking very pessimistic. "Well, she’s not shutting herself out from the world anymore, but I doubt her mental illness has cured. Just look at that makeup she put on herself. It’s like a palette of colors has tainted her pure a
She was like an empress standing on a giant’s shoulder looking condescendingly at her subjects.“Have you drank the waters of Lethe, Jaybie? And crossed the bridge to the underworld? Would you still remember me?"I'm sorry, I can't join you yet. I need to stay here and finish what you started and find our son. Also, I want to stay here and wait for your return."A gust of wind rose from the ground, taking away the rustles of the autumn and welcoming the harsh cold of winter.Like winter, Angeline turned colder and colder as she waited.Using ruthless and unsparing methods, she quickly forced the Titus, Bell, Ares, and Severe families into submission.A few years later.In a fishing village.A woman was picking freshwater mussels by the river with a four-year-old child on her back. Several women gesticulated at her and said, "That’s her, the woman who picked up a wild man a few years back and married him. I heard that the man has also brought with him a man in a vegetative state
The man straightened his back and said, "Where there’s a will, there’s a way. I’ll go out into the world and take a look. There’ll surely be something I can do."Just as Marilyn and her man were at the end of their rope, the first batch of village men who made a living outside of the village returned.They wore decent clothes and spoke fluently as they told stories and gave lively descriptions to their fellow villagers of the wonderful world out there.Marilyn overheard the men saying how easy it was to earn money out there. As long as one was willing to work hard, one could easily earn thousands of dollars a month.When Marilyn returned home, she said to her man, "Darling, Brett from the village went to Imperial Capital for a year and has changed dramatically after coming back. They said that it’s really easy to earn money out there. Should we step outside and try our luck with them? Maybe we can make a lot of money and you’ll be able to offer your savior treatment and even afford
He was extremely quiet, a man of few words.The villagers asked him, "What’s your name?"He answered mildly, "I forgot. Just call me Ben!”The men in the village were called Rob, Bob, and so on—nicknames that were easier and friendlier to remember."What can you do?"The man shook his head. "I don't know."The villagers revealed a look of disdain."You’re just a pretty boy." Someone spat out these words at him.He shot a stern gaze at the man, causing him to cower in fright.After two days and one night on the train, they finally arrived in Imperial Capital.The villagers paid him no attention and left him at the train station after getting off the train, leaving him to fend for himself.He looked at the flourishing metropolis, the bustling crowd, and the traffic. This sight seemed to be giving him deja vu.At this time, a kind villager turned back and took his hand, saying, “Hurry up, Ben. Don’t let Stan Hitchens and the rest leave you behind. You’ll be a beggar if you can