“The Bell family of Grand Asia, your revenues were down by 13.74 percent compared to last year. If this goes on, you can all go to hell.” Angeline’s words stabbed at those who did not meet the company’s target.Everyone present had their handkerchiefs out, wiping the beads of sweat on their foreheads.Angeline stood on the podium, clad in a bright red suit. Her white, lace shirt was tucked into her slacks. Her suit rested lazily on her shoulders. Her arms were akimbo while her hair flowed freely in the air. Her tanned skin, dark eye shadow, and purple lipstick accented her dominance in the room. Jay’s face contorted when he saw the woman on screen.To him, women were supposed to be weak and submissive. Their beauty was meant to be subtle and kept within them—just like Marilyn.Angeline was a freak of nature, emanating an aura like that. As Jay sank into deep thought, his phone rang. It was a text. He looked at the screen, seeing that Marilyn had sent him a message. It was thr
After Jay finished his meal, Angeline threw away the cutlery and bowl into the trash can. She then sat in front of him. Her eyes were somewhat dreamy as if she was staring at her own pet. “Your digestive system isn’t that healthy, so you have to remember to eat on time. Don’t simply eat as you like,” she chided. Jay glared at her with an ungrateful look. It was probably him worried about Tempest, so even his furrowed brows told the whole story.Angeline suddenly reached out and touched his brows. She said tenderly, “You have something on your mind?”Jay’s wretched mouth replied, “If you stay away from me, I’ll have nothing on my mind.”Angeline, “...”“If there’s anything bad about me, I’ll try my best to improve,” she said while gritting her teeth and forcing out a smile.Jay was disgusted by her pretentious, sweet look.“Then you can go back to your mother’s womb to be remade again,” he said wickedly.Angeline was furious. She raised her arm…“You’re asking for it, aren
Jay said, “I have no money right now. But I’ll think of a way to pay back the medical bills.”Angeline almost laughed at him.How could this guy have no money when all of Grand Asia was his?“If you have no money, perhaps you can pay with your body.” She laughed maniacally.It was hard for Jay to even start taking a liking to her, and now all of that melted away in an instant. He glowered at her with much resentment…Angeline quickly suppressed herself. She figured that she had better leave an out for herself. What if Jay regained his memory someday? Surely, he would have his revenge, judging by his personality.In the evening, the siren of an ambulance blared through the air. The siren kept wailing while parked at the entrance of Grand Asia Hospital.Jay sat up from his bed, anxious and worried.Marilyn had told him that Tempest was in a very bad condition.Tempest was very important to him.Someone who was willing to sacrifice themselves for him was considered family to
The nurse gawked at him. “Ah!... As for that, it’ll be best if you discuss it with the president!”Jay said with a justified tone, “This is my decision. She has nothing to do with it. You just bring me the agreement and I’ll sign it.”The nurse dared not go against Jay’s pressing request. “Alright.”When the nurse gave Jay the agreement, Jay signed it without hesitation. As Angeline walked out of the meeting room, the nurse gave her the agreement. Angeline took a look at the agreement and on it were the words, ‘Jay Ares’. The handwriting was smooth and nonchalant. She became maddened with rage.She stomped off to Jay’s room and threw the agreement in his face. She questioned him, “What are you doing?”Jay calmly took the papers off his face. He then looked at Angeline and said, “I don’t want you guys to stop treating Tempest halfway somewhere just because I can’t pay for the medical bills. Because of that, why don’t I give him some hope of staying alive?”Angeline replied,
The kid’s emotions were obvious. He missed him so much, and that made Jay tear up a bit.“I’ll give you my address.”“Mm.”Soon enough, Finn brought Baby Zetty over to Jay’s place. “Mister!” Baby Zetty threw herself toward his arms when she saw him. Finn walked forward, the respect on his face was habitual. “After the kid knew where you lived, she kept pestering me to bring her here. Mr. Ben, I hope that we’re not disturbing you.”Jay caressed Baby Zetty’s soft, silky hair and smiled. “No, not at all.”After Finn and Baby Zetty entered the house, Jay poured them some water. Finn suddenly rushed forward. “Mr. Ben, let me,” he said dreadfully.Jay was astonished. He could not tell if his eyes were deceiving him. Why did he feel that Finn was being too respectful to him?Finn poured him some water and handed it to him with much respect, then he proceeded to pour Baby Zetty some water. Baby Zetty looked at her Brother Finn who obviously could not contain his emotions. She coul
As they had gone through so much together, the kid started to rely on Finn.“What about your daddy and mommy?” Jay was curious. What kind of parent would give their children to an outsider that easily? It seemed ridiculous to him. Jay and Baby Zetty had met twice, yet he had never met her parents before. He theorized that Baby Zetty’s parents lacked in terms of teaching and educating their child. Their love life must be a weird one. Baby Zetty looked at Jay with sorrow in her eyes.“Are they divorced?” He drew a daring inference. Baby Zetty shook her head. “They won’t divorce each other. My dad only believes in widowers and widows, no divorcees. My daddy and mommy are very much in love. In the end, my daddy gave everything to mommy, including his life. Jay suddenly thought of a phrase, ‘An overly ardent love does not last for long’.He was a good man, and he wondered if he received the karma that he should have gotten.“What about your mommy?”Had she left her child and
“Ben, the president wants you to look after us, doesn’t she? Now we have no money for food, so can you tell the president to give us our wages upfront?” The fishermen pleaded with Jay.Jay had a fierce look on his face. The fishermen were blatantly asking him to reason with the she-devil, but he did not want anything to do with her at all.“I have some cash on me. I’ll lend it to all of you first.”Stan Hitchens said wickedly, “Ben, where is all this money coming from?” His tone was full of suspicion.Jay glowered at him with an ice-cold expression in his eyes, making Stan cower a little. He always thought that hopeless piece of trash had a horrifying stare.Tommy quickly diffused the situation and said, “Come on, Hitchens. If Ben is willing to lend us some money, he’ll be helping us. We should be thanking him. Why should we care where his money comes from?”“That’s right,” the other fishermen echoed.Stan watched the other fishermen being respectful to Jay out of a sudden. He f
The fishermen hesitated for a moment while analyzing the situation. They would probably be better off following Stan’s lead than Jay, that piece of refuse, just because Stan had been in the city for a longer period of time.Thus, they took their rage out on Jay, beating him with all their ferocity.“Kill him!”“He’s just an outsider in our village. Nobody would stand up for him if we beat him to death,” Stan said while growling.Finn turned back. He saw Jay becoming maddened with rage, taking on all the fishermen by himself.The fishermen were naturally more muscular and burly while Jay, on the other hand, had a weaker physique. Perhaps it had been too long since he lost his memory, so he forgot that he practiced martial arts before. He simply pummeled at his opponents with all the brutality within him.Flames rose from within Finn’s eyes as he gritted his teeth and growled. “You’re asking for it.”He bounded over like a jaguar. A roundhouse kick swung at Stan, launching him t
“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