“Yeah, it was them.” Justin nodded. “However, they were instigated by someone else. The Light-Shadow Killers are infamous in the kickboxing circle and have done many dirty things. Recently, I found that there’s a mastermind in the dark who's been ordering them all along.”Alexander looked at him and pondered. “You’re saying that Ms. Riggs is the mastermind?”Nodding, Justin assured, “My sources should be reliable.” “She’s capable of this?” Alexander heard about this back then, and he could guess his uncle’s outlook on the situation. All these years, the number of people who tried to seize power from Alexander at the Russell family’s residence had only increased. They had pulled many tricks to do that as well. Alexander felt that the place was too nasty and lacked the warmth a home should have, so he avoided going back there and meeting all those people unless it was absolutely necessary. Due to his blood relationship with the Russells and his grandfather’s last words before he
“The arrangement is complete, and we can gradually move into the market. There are still some difficulties for us to break through because a few conglomerates are in control.”“Of course, it’s going to be difficult! What would I need all of you for if it was simple?” Heather questioned, “Am I paying you to do nothing?”The man did not dare to utter another word. “Conglomerates? They’re all useless. The Tanner family is in a mess now, and they’re still recovering, so they won’t be able to do anything. The Lodge family had some troubles too. As for the Russell family…”Heather smirked. “You guys don’t need to worry about that. Just do as I asked.”“Yes, Ms. Riggs.” The man nodded.A look of satisfaction finally appeared on Heather’s face as she picked up the cup of espresso and took a sip. From the corner of her eyes, she caught sight of someone, making her expression darken instantly. “You can leave first.”“Ms. Riggs?”“Leave now!” she ordered in a low voice and put her cup do
Ralph felt humiliated by her words, which felt like a hard slap to his face. When his furious gaze met hers, the fire burning within him immediately diminished.‘Why is this woman so different from how she was when I met her two days ago? She’s a completely different person! I would have thought that I got the wrong person if she didn’t look the same, if her words didn’t match, and if I didn’t know what she looked like.’“I…” Ralph muttered, not daring to be harsh on her anymore, and could only give in. “Okay then. I’m sorry, and I admit that I was wrong. I shouldn’t have said those things to you, but you must understand that I’m a normal man, and like any other, I would get jealous when I see my fiancée drinking coffee with another man. Heather, I just love you too much!”As he said that, he reached his hand across the table, wanting to hold hers. In response, Heather’s hand shifted place so fast that he almost did not notice her movement. A second later, her hand was already off
After saying that, Heather was ready to leave, with Ralph chasing after her. “Where are you going? Let me take you.”“I have a car.” She did not stop and just continued to walk quickly. “You can ask your driver to take your car home. It’s rare for us to spend time together, so don’t be so cold to me, all right? Give me a chance to spend time with you, hm?”“I drove here.”“You did? Didn’t you say that you can’t drive?” He vaguely remembered that she mentioned something about not knowing how to drive. Plus, she seemed to have a driver who drove her back when they bade farewell the other day too. Heather finally stopped and replied after some thought, “I learned how to do it.”“In such a short time?”It astonished Ralph. ‘She learned how to drive in just a few days? Getting a license would take much longer than this, right?’“I’ve been learning, and I just got my driving license recently.’ she replied perfunctorily, not wanting to spend time talking about all this nonsense with
In Eudora, there was a private manor that took up smaller than the average land size of a typical manor. Since it was far from the city, it lacked development opportunities, so the housing price was low and the population sparse. Only a few people here knew who the manor belonged to.Heather’s car was arriving, and when it came to a complete stop, a maid came over and opened the door for her. She exited the vehicle and threw the keys to the maid, who then went to park the car in the garage while Heather walked into the house. “Ms. Riggs, welcome back,” another maid greeted her as soon as she entered the house. She then bent over with a pair of slippers and helped Heather change into them carefully. Another one came over to help her remove her coat and change her clothes. Everything went smoothly, and Heather seemed to be used to this routine.She just opened her arms and let them serve her. A moment later, she squinted her eyes and asked, “Where is she?”“Ms. Hannah is in her ro
‘Could it be that she likes him?’“N-No!” Hannah shook her head fervently and explained in a hurry, “I… I have no feelings for him.”“That’s better be the case! Don’t you ever forget that you’re supposed to help me, not to fall in love with him for real! Hannah Riggs, listen to me carefully. You’ll be my shadow forever, and no one will know about your existence!”Hannah had her head hung low, nodding, while the light in her gaze diminished gradually. “Heather, I know that I’ll be your shadow forever. I won’t compete for anything with you.”“Compete with me?” That phrase made Heather scoff. “Do you think you’re qualified to do that? You’ve never been better than me in anything you did ever since we were young! How could you compete with me? Also, the man bought this stupid thing for me! I only gave it to you because I pitied you. Plus, you need to deal with him in my place. Wear this, so he doesn’t get suspicious.”When Hannah heard the bracelet was for Heather, her face paled inst
“Y-yeah.” Hannah’s voice was almost inaudible, and one would have missed it if they did not listen carefully.The sight of Hannah would always make Heather feel irritated for no reason. She waved her hand and reminded, “Okay. Just stay here obediently and don’t wander around. Remember everything I’ve told you!”“I’ll remember them!” Hannah repeated her elder sister’s words like a robot. Heather was not going to be bothered and get engaged in an argument with Hannah because of this either, as her younger sister had always been this way since they were young.Finally, she turned around to exit the room, leaving Hannah to stare at the pearl bracelet inside. Each of the pearls was perfectly round, and they shone with a warm luster. ‘It’s so pretty! Still, it’s for Heather, not for me. No one would buy anything for me or care for me. Heather has always been the one people cared for. She is the dazzling light admired by many, while I am the annoying shadow that shouldn’t have existe
Seeing his confused and irritated look, Margaret said, “Tell me about it then. What was she doing at the time, and what were you doing? What did the two of you talk about? I’ll analyze the situation and see if you did or said anything wrong to make her unhappy.”Margaret’s words shocked Ralph, who shifted slightly to the side and looked at his mother in disbelief. “Mom! You’re kidding me, aren’t you? You want to analyze the situation for me? How would you know what’s in her head? She’s so much younger than you are!”“What? Are you calling me an old woman?” Displeased, Margaret threw him a sidelong glance and asked. “No, no, no! That’s not what I meant. I just wanted to say that you might not be able to guess what she is thinking.”“That’s hard to say.” Margaret seemed confident. “You don’t understand this. We’re both women, and I’d understand her better than you, you silly boy. Come on, are you going to tell me? I’m leaving if you’re not going to say anything. By then, you can thi