"My dear, you know you have a younger brother...""I don't have a brother!" Interrupting her, Arianna said decisively, "Mom, you and Dad have only one kid! Have you forgotten? I don't have a brother!"Eloise was a little tired and gave a faint sigh, "Yes, both you and I don’t want to accept the truth, but your father is determined to bring this son home. What do you think?""It's not the first time Dad wanted to bring them home. If it were that easy, he wouldn't be asking your opinion all the time. Mom, you’re still very important in this family," Arianna turned over and said in a serious tone.Of course, Eloise knew that she was important. If it were not for her importance, Joseph would have divorced her long ago and married that bitch! She kept one blind eye for many years and did not want to make things too extreme. How many men stayed loyal to their wives? As long as he did not go overboard, she could still live well and maintain the stability of life on the surface. Ho
Her words calmed Eloise’s thoughts. That was true. Why did she want to stop him? Let Joseph welcome that wh*re and her child into the family if he wanted to. Eloise could go through with it, as there was no guarantee that everything would go their way. Even if they agreed, Eloise would make sure they regretted it.“Take a step back. If they really came in, they'd still be under your nose. They’ll live the rest of their lives with headaches. Good things don't come easy. They should prepare for the worst!" Arianna said what was on her mind.Eloise, very troubled at first, seemed to have an epiphany. She was smart and only needed a little nudge to figure things out by herself. It was only because it was sudden, making her feel bewildered. She looked at Arianna carefully again. The more Eloise stared, the more she felt she had underestimated her daughter. Eloise kept her eyes on her daughter and felt that Arianna was very similar to how capable she was when she was younger.“My
Lily was mentally prepared but still got a shock when she saw Olivia. There were several scars on her face. Even though she had applied medicine, it was still slightly swollen."Didn't you say that you beat her up?" Lily felt a little embarrassed.Olivia was proud, "Of course! You should’ve seen me beat her up until she was on the floor! She looked so ugly!"…Olivia was triumphant, and when she met Lily's suspicious gaze, she raised her hand to touch her cheek. When she felt the bruises, she subconsciously said, "Tsk!" from the pain.Then Olivia continued, "Hey, it's just a small injury. I accidentally scratched myself. You know, it's inevitable when we're fighting each other, but she’s much worse off than me, so I still beat her!"Olivia was chuffed as if there was a banner to reward her accomplishment. After all, Brittany had a bit of a social background. The last time, she still had Alexander to back her up, but what if she got into trouble again? "I'm fine," Olivia smile
Lily recalled Alexander’s words when she mentioned this. He said that he had never had a girlfriend before. She could not help but smile, “That’s not possible.”“Why not?! You didn’t see how vicious that woman was.” Olivia took a step forward as she spoke and lifted a hand like she was holding a purse. She raised her eyebrows and imitated Arianna’s arrogance, “Let me warn you, break up with him immediately. Not just any woman can marry into the Russell family. Do you honestly think you succeeded in marrying rich? Name your price. How much do you want in exchange for leaving him? Would one million dollars be enough?”Olivia exaggerated Brittany's words with a high-pitch voice and bossy demeanor. It made Lily laugh out loud, “That’s enough! Do you want me to die laughing?”“It’s true!” Olivia stomped her feet when she saw Lily’s disbelief and said, “Oh, that’s right! This stomping action was also hers and not mine!”Olivia continued, “I’ve seen a lot of women like you. What you want
Olivia and Lily fell silent as Jenny had misunderstood the entire situation.“Where did you hear these false rumors from, Jenny? I don’t have any relationship with Mr. Russell,” Olivia raised both hands, expressing her innocence. Alexander’s real wife was right beside her, and she dared not take away Lily’s position.Jenny thought Olivia did not want to admit it. She patted Olivia’s shoulder with one hand and said, “Oh well, you don’t need to keep pretending. There are no outsiders here. The photos clearly showed both of you together. So, do you want to wait until the wedding day before you will tell us the truth?”“Photos? What photos do you mean?” Lily suddenly realized something amiss.“It’s all over the newspapers and magazines. It's also everywhere on social media. Did you not read the news?” Jenny was even more surprised than the duo. How could they not know such shocking news?!The duo shook their heads simultaneously and looked at each other. They were in a bad place and b
“I-Is that…” Jenny still found it unbelievable even though the answer was right before her eyes. “I-It’s you?!”“What’s wrong? Why can it be me?” Lily felt amused by her reaction. She might have considered telling Jenny about this earlier if she knew how interesting Jenny’s reaction would be.“No. That’s not it. I-It’s….” Jenny found it difficult to accept this sudden turn of events. “Is it genuinely you?! Didn’t the rumors say that…”“Lily and Mr. Russell visited me at the hospital that day, but all my attention was on my mother at that time. There’s a problem with the angle in this photo. It's an optical illusion due to misplacement. That’s why it caused such a misunderstanding,” Olivia explained. She felt sad again at the mention of her mother.“Oh right, it’s as you say if I look at it this way!” Jenny felt there was indeed a problem with the angle of the photo after scrutiny. “These reporters are so clumsy. They didn’t get the facts right before spreading gossip. I almost made
"No, not many people know about it. I'm sorry for hiding this from you," Lily apologized sincerely.After staring at her for a while, Jenny waved her hand. "Fine, I'll forgive you!"She was not a petty person, not to mention that this was someone else's affair. It was up to Lily if she wanted to share it with Jenny."By the way, I've basically found all the information you wanted here. See if there's anything you can use. The company has been urging us. After all, once the research is successful, it'll be put into production immediately." Jenny instantly got down to business.Lily nodded as she listened. "I know. In fact, we're almost done. There's just one last step left. Once that succeeds, we can officially kickstart the production. Olivia, come and help me."Jokes aside, they were all very serious when it came to working.Before they knew it, the day had already passed. Just as Lily was about to leave, she noticed Alexander's car parked at the company's entrance."You're ear
‘That meant he gave the green light to use the photo? Is he aware that the shot was taken at an awkward angle that invites misinterpretation?’"Have you seen the photo?" Lily asked again. Alexander shook his head. Since he was so busy, he had simply said yes when his assistant came to ask and then did not follow up.He only knew that the newspapers and magazines had published the photo as gossip. Whenever he wanted to look it up, something would interrupt him, and he would forget about it. It was only now that he was reminded of it again. "Why? Did you see it? How is it? Do we look like a perfect match?" Alexander asked with great interest. Lily didn't know if she wanted to laugh or cry.'Perfect match?! We're so perfect that by only showing half of my body, you can tell we’re a couple!' "Look at it yourself," Lily said as she took out her phone and searched the Internet for the news before showing it to him. Alexander fell silent when he saw what was on the phone.His eyes narrow