“Life is a journey with no return trip. I used to be obsessed with my career, but I later realized many other things in life are equally as important or even more important than my work. I’ve focused on chasing my goals and moving forward, but I’ve forgotten to slow down and smell the flowers.“Sometimes, slowing down and experiencing the beautiful things life offers might even bring me a step further in my career.”When Lily began to slow down, she was anxious and would also feel restless. Later, her focus shifted to her child when her belly enlarged, and she no longer felt as indifferent about it as before.Moreover, she learned about the scent only a baby would have after learning about prenatal education and meeting a few mothers. She learned about the smell of sweat on pregnant mothers who also neglected themselves because they were too busy caring for their children.It gave her the idea to create a perfume for pregnant mothers, so they could still smell great and feel good a
Heather doubted the secret handbook’s authenticity the most because Alexander had not come looking for her even after such a long time. She had spent so much time and effort to steal the secret handbook. Logically, Alexander should go all out just to retrieve such a crucial lost item.She put herself in Alexander’s shoes and concluded that she would search every corner of Kingsland if she had lost something so important to her.However, Alexander was so calm, as if nothing had happened. Ralph said Alexander did not look for him at all, which meant he did not care about his lost handbook.There was only one reason for Alexander’s indifference—the secret handbooks Heather and Ralph stole were fakes. If Alexander could set up a trap for Ralph, Heather believed he would also set one up for her.After calming down and thinking things through, she figured out many things.“The real secret handbook is still with you guys.” Heather continued after she sucked in a deep breath and cleared h
After a few years of training, my trainer told my grandpa to take me home and said there was nothing else he could teach me. Before I left, he gave me a box of meditation books and asked me to read them whenever I was free.”At that time, Alexander stopped for a moment before continuing, “After reading more of these books, I gradually understood that the key to kickboxing is strengthening the mind. No matter how important the moves are, our minds are most important. From these meditation books, we can sometimes find answers for kickboxing and business skills.”Hearing what he said, Lily said half-jokingly, “In other words, you almost became a Zen master at teaching meditation.”If Alexander did, he probably would not have met her. To her surprise, Alexander nodded thoughtfully. “Well, I almost did.”Laughing, she playfully swatted at him. Now, Lily related what Alexander told her to Heather. Shocked, the latter became speechless for a long time as her face flushed and then pale
“You’re poisoned?” Cocking her head with a frown, Lily sized the woman up and made her conclusion.Heather did not deny it and nodded slightly. Almost no one knew about her being poisoned, and it would be dangerous for her if her enemies were to find out about it. Chump knew about the danger and had kept quiet. Thus, he was surprised that Heather would let Lily know about it. After thinking for a moment, Lily connected the dots and came to another conclusion. “The one who poisoned you is your twin sister, right?”Shocked, Heather suddenly looked up at her. “How did you know?”Apart from Chump, only Ralph knew about Hannah poisoning her. However, Chump would never tell anyone, and Lily could not have learned about it. With a sigh, Lily said, “It’s not hard to guess. It would be hard to poison someone as alert as you, and the only person who could do so had to be someone you trusted and did not guard against. Considering that your twin sister kept showing up before us when you w
Heather threw him a look of disdain. “Frankly speaking, I have no idea what Hannah sees in you. How is she attracted to a man like you?”“Yes, I’m a good-for-nothing, so I’m not capable of harming you. Please let me go!” After a pause, he looked at Lily. “Lily-no, I mean Mrs. Russell or Ms. Christian, you’re here to save me, right? You’re here to take me back to the Russell Estate, right? No matter what, my mom won’t abandon me, right?”Lily sighed inwardly, seeing him act like a coward. ‘Alexander has never been so fearful in the face of death. He’s always calm and steady as if everything is under his control, and his presence has a reassuring effect on people around him.’ ‘It’s no wonder Ralph is not a member of the Russell family. He and Alex have nothing in common.’Looking at him, Lily said blandly, “Grandma’s ill and in bad shape. The doctor says she could not be agitated further.”Thanks to him, the older woman had suffered blows multiple times, and her heart could hard
“Then what do you say I let both of you go and give you the freedom you want?” Heather continued.Hannah widened her eyes in disbelief. “What evil schemes are you up to? Tell me what you want, and stop beating around the bush!”Lily did not comprehend what Heather was planning to do either. However, knowing that Heather must have her reasons, Lily said nothing and sat quietly aside.“I’m being serious. Since you like Ralph so much, don’t you want to leave and spend the rest of your life with him?” Heather’s offer was tempting.Even though Hannah thought it was a trap, she was willing to take the risk. She turned to look at Ralph, then furrowed her brows to look over at her sister. “Say it. Name your conditions.”After growing up together, she knew Heather as well as herself. ‘She would never be so kind and let us off unconditionally. Her offer must come with terms.’Heather nodded with a half-smile. “My terms are simple. First, you are to sever your ties with the Riggs family, an
“Annie, don’t be rash!” Ralph tried to dissuade her.Hannah shook her head, held his hand, and said, “Even without my arms, I still have legs, eyes, and a mouth. We’ll find a way to make a living. I don’t care as long as I’m with you.” “But…”“You’re such a romantic, aren’t you?” Heather snorted and said, “However, have you thought it through? I’ll kick you out of the Riggs family, and you’ll lose your arms while your beloved man is broke. How will you survive later without your bread and butter?”“You know nothing about love. You’ll never understand!” Hannah was indifferent. Heather looked at Chump, and a glinting knife dropped onto the floor with a clang.“You agreed so readily. You think you can reattach your arms after I cut them off?”Lily frowned as she looked at the knife, which she knew was sharpened, judging by its blade. She turned her gaze to Heather and saw her severe, unblinking expression.“I’ll do it myself!” Hannah exclaimed and bent over to pick up the knife.
“I know you too well. After you chop off his leg, you’re going to do something else. You never wanted to give us freedom or let me go. I don’t want to leave then. Just kill me!” Hannah looked like she was ready to sacrifice herself.Heather stared at Ralph quietly, but he simply looked down without a word and had no intention of saying anything.“Aren’t you two in love? Won’t you give up anything for each other? I’ve given you a chance, and you can’t bear to sacrifice a leg?” Heather mocked and directed her words to Ralph.“Uncle Ralph,” Lily said, “Hannah is willing to sacrifice so much for you. Aren’t you going to say something?”“What do you want me to say?” Ralph looked up at Lily and emphasized his every word, almost angry. “What should I say?! That I’m okay to have my leg chopped off? Sorry, I’m not!”“As winners, you guys act all high and mighty and treat people like dirt. Now I have nothing, yet you still want to chop off my leg. How will I make a living without my leg? Wi