Alexander was rendered speechless by Ralph’s outrageous warning. “I know that Heather is an attractive woman, and she’s from a prestigious family, too, but she’s my future wife, so don’t even think about it!” Ralph warned him explicitly. He was feeling restless and worried that Alexander was also interested in Heather. He knew that he would be no match for Alexander. However, Alexander laughed and tapped Ralph’s shoulder, “Uncle, you’re overthinking. She’s not my type!” He added casually, “I understand your thinking, but I advise you to keep your eyes peeled and be wary of her. She’s a wolf in sheep’s clothing.” Then, he released Ralph, walked toward his car, and drove off. Ralph stood frozen on the spot for a moment before regaining his senses. He pondered about what he had said but decided that Alexander was just trying to scare him. ‘How could Heather be a wolf? He must be joking. Has he even seen such a pretty wolf?’ Ralph thought to himself. Moreover, Heather wa
Heather was disgusted with Ralph. She did not even want to touch him, nor was she planning to be a real couple with him. She just wanted that book and used Ralph’s connection to the Russell family to slowly swallow the family business from within and incorporate it into the Riggs family. After that, she would just divorce him. However, Heather had changed her mind. If her marriage partner were that man instead, she would not have to go through so much trouble. She could still obtain the book and the Russell family’s wealth simultaneously. Unfortunately, he was already married. Soon, she was back at her own villa. The Riggs family’s villa was cold, unlike the noisy atmosphere of the Russell family’s place. She would not have suggested moving into that house if it was not for the book. Heather had been a talented fighter since she was young. Unfortunately, the previous generation of Riggs was not gifted in this aspect, so her parents had lost interest in the family’s fighti
“Enough!” Heather slammed her fists onto the table. Hannah was shocked and started trembling.“Look at you. We don’t resemble each other at all! Stop shaking!” Heather demanded. She wanted to kick her sister so badly. “Are you afraid of me? Genuinely afraid of me?”“Y-Yes, I am,” Hannah said in a nervous and small voice.“You’re afraid, huh?!” Heather smirked coldly. “If you’re terrified of me, then you wouldn’t have gotten your ears pierced without my permission!”Heather also had to get her ears pierced because of Hannah’s selfish desires. Heather had never wanted to change anything on her body and especially hated tattoos and piercings. Training to excel in kickboxing was already tiring and painful, so why would anyone do that to their body?Moreover, having pierced ears would only give Heather’s enemy’s another opportunity to hurt her. Imagine if she was fighting someone and the person took a chance to pull at her earrings. It would cause severe damage. Heather did not want to
“I-I understand,” Hannah answered in a small voice without looking up, “I’m sorry, I won’t repeat this.”Heather was satisfied with Hannah’s attitude and nodded. “Okay. Remember, your body isn’t yours but mine. No matter what you plan to do with it, you must discuss it with me first. Make sure you take good care of your body, too, okay?”“Okay,” Hannah replied.Heather smiled in satisfaction, “Go and get someone to apply some medicine for you. Remember to eat well too. You’ve lost too much weight.”“Yes,” Hannah replied and walked toward her room in the basement. Her small room was the only place where she felt safe.“Right, I’ll be moving into the Russell family’s house from tonight onward. You’ll stay here. Ensure you don’t walk around so the others won’t see you, okay?” Heather called out to Hannah and told her about her plans.Instead of nodding in acknowledgment, Hannah turned around and looked at Heather. “You’re moving in with him?”“What’s wrong?” Heather raised an eyebr
Meanwhile, Alexander did not sit idly by either since he needed to determine Heather’s intentions and the secret his grandfather wanted to discuss before passing away—the Russel family’s secret.Moreover, the Riggs family was most likely the one that had sent the Light-Shadow Killers to the Russell family’s house. However, he was still unsure what they intended to accomplish and whether or not they were planning to harm Lily. Alexander did not know what was happening but was determined to nip everything in the bud.Lily was unaware of these things and had much time on her hands lately. Aside from tending to her garden and caring for herself, she could only focus on caring for her unborn child.She had not been to her lab for a long time, but Olivia occasionally sent her updates about her perfumes. Olivia had succeeded in developing two new formulas and wanted to ask Lily for some opinions. Lily was impressed with Olivia’s progress, as the formulas looked good.To Lily’s delight, an
However, it seemed like her father was right. “Of course, I love the gifts you’ve given me too. I love everything!” Lily knew that Lisa was joking, so she said smilingly, “Come over here and have a seat. What would you like to drink? How about some juice and coffee?” Lily suggested, then told Nick, "Since you have allergies, you need to tell me what foods you can't eat so that I can make sure that they aren’t added to our meals."“Okay, thank you,” Nick said politely. “I’m surprised that you brought Nick along,” Lily said.“Well, I had no other choice. His dad had something to do, so he asked if I could babysit Nick for a day.” Lisa sighed in defeat. She and Nick actually got along great, especially after what transpired at Westwood the last time. Lisa felt sorry for the boy and occasionally called to check in on him. For this reason, Mike sometimes asked her if Lisa could watch Nick for a day or two. In return, Mike would share his business resources and connections with
“Still, it’ll be interesting!” Lisa was also interested now. Two hands, one adult-sized and the other small, reached out toward her tummy. Lily sat there speechless. She could not just move out of their reach, after all. At that moment, Lily’s phone rang, and it was the perfect excuse to get away from them. “I need to take this.” Lisa and Nick both felt disappointed because they could not feel the infant. The caller was none other than Alexander. He was curious about how Lily was doing and wanted to know if she was resting well. "Do you have guests over?" he asked.Ever since Lily got pregnant, Alexander made sure to strengthen the security at home. He was also very strict with who was allowed into their residence. As a result, he was aware of visitors at the house. “Yeah, Lisa’s here, and she brought many gifts, too,” Lily replied as she glanced in Lisa’s direction. While Lisa sat back and enjoyed the fruits laid out for her, Nick sat bolt upright, clearly still
Ralph was startled but quickly recovered when he recalled her snuggling up to him like an innocent girl. He disregarded it and said, “Okay, fine. I know you don’t mean anything by your actions and aren’t an easy girl. Look, we’re getting married soon. Shouldn’t we get acquainted with one another before? We’ll soon be husband and wife, and when that happens, we’d naturally have intimacy between husband and wife…”While speaking, he got to his feet and moved toward her, opening his arms for a hug.Just as he was about to touch her, she lifted her foot and stepped against his chest to block him from getting closer.Heather crossed her arms and stared coldly at him. “Ralph, this is my last warning. If you come close to me again and try to do anything, I’ll kick you out!”“What’s wrong with you, Heather? Weren’t we fine before? You used to like my kisses a lot. You…”“Shut up!”She balanced herself while bending her knees and kicked Ralph forcefully. Ralph flew backward and hit the