Hazel had indeed been caught up with work, and lately, she’d been spending more time with Sully and Xander. That left Eddie feeling a little left out.
But seeing his sad, pitiful look, Hazel still gave him a cold stare. "Is it because I haven't taken you out for a nice meal? Whether you see me or not doesn't really matter to you, does it?" "Boss, what are you saying?" Eddie rushed up to Hazel, frowning deeply, clearly upset by her words. "You're actually doubting my feelings for you? I really missed you! It's not just about the meals!" With that, Eddie squatted down next to Hazel. "Boss, did you forget the task you gave me?" He said this with a mysterious air, even as Sully stepped aside, avoiding them. Sully was used to Eddie acting like this, so she didn’t pay him any mind and went to continue her own work. "What task?" Hazel truly had forgotten. She’d been so busy with the company lately that she hadn’t seen Eddie in a long time. She dJamal had been back home for a while now. Since his return, he hadn’t been very clear about what he was busy with, always locking himself away in the study with the old master. Damon had tried several times to ask him what had happened abroad, but he hadn’t had the chance—or perhaps, Jamal was deliberately avoiding him. That day, with fewer matters to handle at the company, he returned home early and happened to find both Jamal and the old master sitting in the living room. Outside in the yard, Agatha was accompanying Delilah for a walk, probably just after finishing a meal. “Dad, Grandpa, since you’re both free, why don’t we go to the study and talk?” Upon seeing Damon enter, Jamal immediately stood up, as though trying to leave. However, before he could even reach the stairs, he was stopped by Damon’s voice. Jamal glanced at the old master, unsure if he should follow Damon to the study. When the old master nodded, he finally turned and helped the
The old master shook his head and glanced at Jamal. Without hesitation, Jamal locked the study door, pulled a book from the shelf, and pressed a hidden mechanism. With a faint click, the bookcase slid open, revealing a dark, mysterious room.Damon had been here once before with his grandfather, so he wasn’t surprised by the hidden chamber. However, he couldn’t help but feel curious about what his father intended to do this time.He followed the old master into the hidden room. As soon as they entered, the lights inside turned on.Inside, there were some cabinets, unlike the bookshelves in the study. These cabinets had much higher security, looking like solid wood and even locked.The old master walked up to one of the cabinets, inputted a string of numbers, and opened a drawer. He took out a stack of documents and placed them on the desk in the middle of the room.The old master sat aside
Delilah turned her gaze to Jamal and Mark. Seeing that Damon had already left, the two didn’t speak much and hurriedly left the study. Before leaving, they double-checked to make sure the study door was securely closed. After they had gone, Agatha couldn’t hold back her complaints. "Why do they all seem so strange? When I tried to talk to them, no one paid attention." "Maybe there’s something they don’t want us to know. By the way, Mom, have you heard about the fire at the Queen family estate? Anyway, it’s no big deal. Let’s go out to the balcony and enjoy the sun. You can tell me more about it while we’re there." Delilah helped Agatha as they walked toward her room. At the time of the incident, Delilah hadn’t been with Damon yet, and there wasn’t much information to be found online. Since the Price family had such a good relationship with the Queen family, perhaps Agatha knew more. ... Damon originally thought that asking Mark would reve
As soon as Sully left, Hazel received a message from Sheila, saying that the villa was finished and asking when she had time to come take a look. During the renovation, Hazel hadn’t visited once—partly because she was busy, and partly because she trusted Sheila so much. She checked her schedule for the afternoon and found that she didn’t have much to do, so she decided to push everything back for a day and drove directly to the villa. Sheila was waiting at the door and smiled broadly when she saw Hazel. “I swear, this is the most beautiful design I’ve ever seen! Every space is used to its fullest potential, and it’s both beautiful and practical.” She was so excited, as if the villa were hers, and her enthusiasm made Hazel’s heart flutter with anticipation. Hazel had already looked through the photos of the design her mother had made many times, but seeing it in person still filled her with excitement. “From the way you’re acting, I can tell the des
Aside from Hazel, Damon was the second person to know the news about the house being renovated.“Huh? Didn’t you say you were doing it secretly? How come you told her so quickly?”Instead of reflecting on himself, Damon blamed Sheila. Sheila rolled her eyes, unwilling to say more, and pulled Hazel into a boutique.The store was filled with all kinds of towels, bath towels, and many plush toys. Hazel and Sheila shopped for quite a while, filling up a large shopping cart.When they were about to pay at the counter, they noticed an employee, who had been following them with a cart, walking up to them."Hello, Miss Queen. You don’t need to pay for these. Mr. Price said that from now on, you can shop here for free."As the developer of the mall, Damon’s name was well known to the employees.When Agatha and Delilah came to this mall to shop before, they always mentioned Damon’s name to flaunt their status.But Damon had never appeare
When the villa door opened and Agatha and Delilah saw it was Damon, Delilah immediately softened her expression, acting much more delicate. However, due to being in the late stages of her pregnancy, combined with eating and sleeping well, she had gained quite a bit of weight. Even though she tried to look as fragile and weak as before, it was no match for how she looked before her pregnancy. "We haven’t questioned you yet, yet you’re already questioning us!" Delilah was startled by Damon’s tone, but Agatha wasn’t. No matter what, she was still Damon’s mother, and she didn’t believe her own son would lay a hand on her. Agatha took a moment to size Damon up, and seeing him still wearing the apron, her anger flared. "Look at you now! Do you even know you’re the president of the Price Corp? You’ve actually debased yourself to do servant’s work!" "I don’t understand. What’s so special about this Hazel? How can she make you so obsessed with her, that you
Agatha looked at Damon in disbelief, staggering back two steps, almost falling. Fortunately, Delilah was quick and caught her in time. "Damon, it’s one thing for you to speak to me like that, but how can you speak to Mom like that?" At this moment, Delilah still didn’t understand the situation and thought that, in Damon’s heart, family members were the most important. "And you—you're here now, but why are you still acting like this in front of everyone? Do you need me to remind you of the situation with the child in your belly? You really think you’re carrying my child?" Damon had wanted to say this for a long time. As long as Delilah stayed at home and had the child, Damon wouldn't say anything to her. But she insisted on causing trouble, dragging Agatha into it. It wasn’t enough that she caused trouble, but she even came to Hazel’s place to do it. The Price family had tolerated these two women, but why should Hazel also be expected to tolerate them?
At the hospital, Damon anxiously handed Agatha over to the doctor, then took Delilah for an examination. During the process, he found time to call Jamal and Kin. He only relaxed when they arrived at the hospital. "Dad, you’re finally here. Mom is in your hands now. Kin, take care of Delilah. I’ve got other matters to attend to, so I’ll leave first." Before either of them could respond, Damon rushed out of the hospital, but after running a few steps, he turned around and went back to Jamal. He explained the situation with Delilah’s pregnancy to him, asking him to find a way to explain things to Agatha carefully before leaving. Earlier, he had acted impulsively, but now, he couldn’t let Agatha know the child wasn’t his—it would be too much for her to handle, given her condition. After settling everything at the hospital, Damon quickly drove to Hazel’s villa. Since he had already said everything to her today, it was best to continue and explain things to h
Damon and Chrissy had grown up together. Although Damon had never been particularly kind to Chrissy, he had never done anything to hurt her, either.Spending so much time with him, Chrissy knew Damon well. He was the type who acted tough but had a soft heart.Every time she had a problem, Damon would help her like an older brother, always solving things for her.Unlike the brothers at home, who only lectured her—she’d heard enough of that to last a lifetime."Yeah, after she learned about your identity, she really admired you. If you go and comfort her, try to be friends, she’d be so happy."After hearing this from both the old man and Damon, Hazel didn’t think much of it. She followed Damon upstairs to find Chrissy’s room.Damon knocked on the door first. "Chrissy, Hazel’s here to see you. She wants to take you shopping. Are you going?"There was a brief silence in the air, then some sounds came from inside. Less than half a minute l
Next to her, Sheila couldn’t stop marveling at the exquisite design sketches, her eyes glowing with admiration.When the last sketch came out, Hazel finally widened her eyes. On the video displayed on stage, it was the original design sketch for her mother’s villa.And the notes written on it were also in her mother’s handwriting.Just moments ago, Mr. Sullivan had said that these sketches were all approved by the designer themselves, but how did he manage to get her mother’s permission to expose the sketches to so many people?After the lecture, Hazel and Sheila squeezed their way backstage, pushing past the bodyguards to barge in.Seeing that Mr. Sullivan was about to leave with the bodyguards escorting him, Hazel quickly shouted.“Mr. Sullivan, I’m Novaria’s daughter. I came today to ask you how you got my mother’s permission to release her design!”Not only had everyone attending the lecture seen Novaria’s sketch, but everyone fol
At first, Chrissy hadn’t noticed, but now she realized just how skilled Gavin was at coming up with excuses.Even after all this, he was still trying to make excuses for himself. Did he really think she was a fool? That she would believe anything he said?"Or is it that you can’t even take it out? You’ve been with me just for my money and body, haven’t you? Now that you’ve had your fun, why are you still struggling? During our relationship, you haven’t lost out."She was right—if Chrissy didn’t reclaim the money from their relationship, Gavin had already made a fortune.If he hadn’t squandered the money and wasn’t so vain, those funds could have sustained him for the rest of his life.“Damon, let those ladies in.”Gavin's mind tightened, an ominous premonition rushing to his head. He wanted to stop it, but he could only stand there and watch the door, hoping the people coming in weren’t the ones he dreaded seeing.But as expected, he
Parents who dote on their children will always support them as long as they don't make a major mistake. Chrissy had been blinded by Gavin, and now she couldn’t even see such a simple truth. “I brought them back to confront Gavin face to face, but I was worried you couldn’t handle it, so I thought we’d talk first. Since you’re so strong, let’s go upstairs and confront Gavin together.” Chrissy looked up at Damon, a hint of resistance in her eyes. She wasn’t strong at all, and she wasn’t ready to accept this so easily. It was all forced. She nodded and followed Damon upstairs with the three women. Chrissy was a relatively traditional girl, so in the Price family, her room was far away from Gavin’s. One was at the far end of the second floor corridor, and the other was at the opposite end. Gavin’s room was close to the stairs, and as soon as Damon reached the second floor, he could faintly hear some sounds coming from inside Gavin’s room.
Damon had already discussed this matter with Grandpa Mark, so Grandpa Mark was not surprised by his actions now. However, the thought that he had just resolved one issue with Agatha and now had to deal with Gavin left him feeling uneasy."Chrissy, you and Damon go to the tea room downstairs. He has something to tell you. Whatever he says, you’re an adult now, so you must stay calm."Damon, who wasn’t sure how to begin, was relieved that Grandpa Mark had taken care of the arrangement for him.Chrissy’s bad feeling only grew stronger, but she still did as Grandpa Mark had said.Damon instructed the housekeeper to take the three women to a more secluded spot before leading Chrissy to Grandpa Mark's tea room."Damon, what’s going on? Why is it so mysterious? Just tell me, otherwise, I’ll never feel at ease," Chrissy started questioning as soon as they entered the tea room. Damon took a deep breath before finally speaking."Chri
The private room wasn’t small, but the table was relatively small, likely a special arrangement by the restaurant. After all, since the restaurant prioritized confidentiality, it needed to ensure that guests felt safe while dining there. The small table set up this way was designed so that guests wouldn’t feel like their private conversations could be overheard. "Hazel, I’ve already ordered the dishes in advance, all of them are your and Grandpa Omar’s favorites, and I’ve included some snacks that’s suitable for breakfast. I’ll have the server bring it in right away." After saying that, Damon pressed the button in front of him. Within a few seconds, the door opened, and a server entered, respectfully looking at Damon. "Mr. Price, may I serve the dishes?" Damon nodded slightly, and the server bowed and left the room. Soon, a series of dishes were brought into the room by a line of servers. The dishes were abundant, and they looked as good as th
No matter how you look at it, Hazel was the one who suffered the most from this incident, both mentally and physically.By the time Damon arrived at Hazel’s house, it was already past eight in the evening. Hazel had taken her medicine and was ready to rest, but when she heard that Damon had come to visit, she still went downstairs to greet him."Hazel, thank you. I know it must have been you who called Grandpa Omar and changed his mind. I need to sincerely apologize to you for the things my mother did.""Since it’s already so late, I’ve rescheduled the dinner to tomorrow morning. After my mom apologizes to you, she’ll head straight to the airport for a flight at 2 p.m."The press conference that was supposed to take place tomorrow morning had been canceled, saving them a lot of trouble."You don’t need to thank me. I just didn’t want my private matters to be exposed to the public. It has nothing to do with your family. Also, if your mother’s apolog
"Mark, I need to make it clear. If her attitude improves, she can return after ten years. But if she remains the same, she’ll stay abroad indefinitely."Before coming to the Price family, Omar had first gone to the company to have an agreement drafted, detailing how this matter would be handled.He took out two identical copies of the agreement and handed one to Mark."Look, we’re not getting any younger. Who knows when we’ll be gone?"“To ensure Hazel doesn’t get into trouble, I’ve drafted this agreement in advance. Both of us will sign it on behalf of the Price Corp and Omar Corp.”Even if Omar didn’t bring it up, Mark was already preparing this agreement.Agatha living abroad with Jamal might not be a bad thing for the Price family.Seeing Jamal’s attitude toward Agatha, it was impossible to expel her from the Price family. For the sake of the family’s future, it was necessary for Agatha to reform.During her time abroad, it
When the organizers announced the postponement, there was nothing anyone could do but return to their work.Fortunately, the tickets were still valid. The organizers assured them that the same tickets would be honored for the rescheduled event.Calculating the time, it seemed like the lecture would be in two days.Hazel answered the phone, and Sheila’s loud voice immediately came through.“Hazel, are you okay?! I just heard you were injured! I was going to visit you at the hospital, but I found out you’ve been discharged. Where are you? I’ll come right over!”Hazel paused for a moment. “I’m at the villa. You don’t have to—”Before she could finish, the call was abruptly disconnected. Hazel looked at her phone, already knowing that Sheila was definitely on her way.She had wanted to tell Sheila not to come today since they would meet in two days anyway, and Sheila was so busy with work. There was no need for her to make an extra trip.