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
Tommy continued to persuade him with great delight. "From what I heard, this project is a restoration project by Grand Asia Empire’s president to restore Tourmaline Estate. She has plenty of money and has always paid our wages on time. Come back with me.”Ben mulled it over. He did not have a single penny with him, nor was he proficient in a particular line. Hence, he returned to the construction site with Tommy.When Stan and the rest saw him returning, they ridiculed him unceremoniously. "Why did you come back? I thought you went out to make big bucks."Ben looked at the dirty construction site and asked Stan, "Where’s the project leader?"He might be unfit for dirty jobs, but he could try his hand with other jobs.Stan eyed him skeptically and looked at Ben’s face that was very different from theirs. Fishermen like them had been tanned since childhood, but Ben’s face was fair and flawless. He looked way better than the young masters in big cities.Stan pondered and thought tha
Angeline stood on the construction site clad in a white suit, her long wavy hair draping down to her waist. She studied the construction site with one hand on her hip and started complaining, saying, "Why wasn’t the garbage on the construction site removed in time? Why isn’t the project being completed according to schedule? Who is the cause of this delay, Grayson? Find out and fire him."Angeline wore a stern look on her face, her voice sharp and cold. It sent everyone trembling with fear."Also, half a year has passed since Tourmaline Estate’s construction started, but I haven’t seen any significant progress at all. Can I know what the workers in charge of this construction project are doing? If they continue to move at this snail speed, maybe I’ll die first before the construction is complete!"The chief designer, project manager, and a group of engineers followed behind her with their heads hung low. They were afraid to even breathe after getting scolded by her.Ben looked at A
At this moment, Angeline, Grand Asia’s president, was sitting in the office. She had erupted with a thundering fury."I spent hundreds of billions building Tourmaline Estate, not for you to build some jerry-built building project. There was a storm last night and the wall collapsed just like that. Can someone explain to me what the hell is going on?"“Please calm down, Ms. Severe. This is the designer's fault. Something is wrong with the blueprint."“Where’s the designer? I want to see him immediately. Don't undertake a hard job if you don't have the necessary skills for it." Angeline was furious.Several fishermen rudely escorted Ben to the office where the president was giving the admonitory talk. From a distance, Ben could already hear the president's furious shouts. "What is the designer doing? Eating sh*t? How can you make mistakes on such a simple structure?”When Manager Hanes brought Ben inside, several fishermen kicked Ben behind his knees, causing him to crash to the gro
Angeline stepped on her stiletto heels and left.Grayson walked over and said reverently to Jay, "My president may look fierce, but she’s actually a warm person. Make a trip to Grand Asia. She won’t make things difficult for you."Jay nodded.Grayson sent Jay downstairs and opened the Ferrari door for him in a respectful manner. Jay was slightly startled when he saw Angeline sitting inside."I should take the car in the back, right?" Jay felt uneasy for some reason.Grayson wore a stern look on his face and said, "My president needs to deal with a host of problems every day. Take this car with her so it’ll be easier for her to ask you certain things about the blueprint."Jay glanced guiltily at Angeline. For some reason, he felt flustered when he saw this she-devil.It was as if he owed her in the past life.Angeline stared at him with a cold expression and said furiously, "What’s wrong? You think I’ll eat you up? I’m not interested even if you’re Prince Harry. Don't worry, I w
Angeline, “...” Damn it. How did he actually move her back then when he seduced her like that?Why was he so disgusted now when she was practically doing the same thing?The driver could hardly hold back his laughter.Thinking how embarrassing this was, Angeline threatened the driver viciously. "Laugh again and I’ll ask the doctor to inject you with two doses of Clostridium botulinum."The driver had no choice but to stifle his laughter.When the Ferrari pulled over at Garden Of A Diary, Angeline yanked Jay out of the car by pulling one end of the cotton cloth that bound Jay’s wrists. He walked toward the house.Jay's dashing face looked darker than ashes. He felt extremely humiliated for being treated like livestock by a she-devil.Angeline pulled him into the bedroom. She took out a pair of handcuffs from the drawer and handcuffed his left hand to the bedpost, then untied the cloth that was tied around his wrists.Jay tried to break free from the handcuffs, but it was to no