"Why are you so worried about me? Are you afraid that something will happen to me?" said Audrey in a cold and stern voice."You pretended to be dead five years ago and now you're back all of a sudden. How can we not suspect you? If you wanted to avoid Daniel or us, then why are you reappearing now? I'm not sure if you don't have a hidden agenda."Audrey laughed lightly. She couldn't make sense of her parents' nonsense. "Jesus, Dad! How could you say something like that to me? I'm not like you guys who like to play games," Audrey quipped."Watch your mouth, Audrey! Remember who you're talking to!" Bryan snapped angrily."Of course I remember who I'm talking to, the honorable Mr. Bryan Larson," she taunted.Bryan took offense.He seemed to be holding back his emotions. However, Bryan was still holding back because they were in a public place and he didn't want to make a scene.He still had to maintain his good name. Don't let his emotions bring him down too."I know, your presence now i
Audrey received a phone call from the boutique manager. She answered the call surprised to learn that Bryan wanted "The Pearl of Venice" dress and would pay any amount for it. It must be Patricia's wish and as usual, Bryan and Lidya will always fulfill her wishes.Audrey, who was still upset with her parents' treatment, smiled slightly. She took advantage of this and said she would sell the dress for seven hundred million."Seven hundred million?!"Bryan was dumbfounded when the boutique manager mentioned the amount Audrey wanted. Seven hundred million for an ordinary dress?Lidya, meanwhile, was visibly upset. She felt that Audrey was doing this on purpose."Did you see how that kid acted? Because we wanted it first, she deliberately raised the price." Lidya said in a high tone. She was so upset and had expected that Audrey would take advantage of the situation.The store manager looked at her uncomfortably, then he said. "This dress was made by a famous fashion designer named Ashley
Tell me where Alea is. You must have brought her from school, right?""I don't know," Daniel replied indifferently.He was still flipping through his documents as if Audrey's question wasn't important."Daniel!" Audrey shouted angrily as Daniel ignored her. "If anything happens to Alea, I will never forgive you. Tell me quickly, where are you hiding Alea?" Audrey was so impatient that she accidentally snapped at him.Daniel looked up with his eyes flashing. "Didn't I tell you that I don't know! What did I bring Alea for anyway, huh? Tell me!"Daniel didn't like being forced to admit something he hadn't done. Audrey had been babbling on and on, and Daniel had said he didn't know, but she was still insisting and Daniel hated being treated like that!Audrey fell silent. Seeing such a serious expression, she was sure that Daniel wasn't lying.Suddenly panic hit her hard. If Daniel wasn't the one who took Alea, then who was?"Do you love that child very much?" Daniel asked in a low tone. H
Patricia didn't want to, especially when she saw that the dress was very beautiful and elegant. By wearing the dress, she could show everyone that she was a classy woman, but she had to pretend to give in to Audrey in front of her parents."Now that I think about it, that dress is indeed very expensive. After all, it's yours, you want it too, right? So, I don't mind if you have it back. I can buy another cheaper dress," she said in a soft tone. Trying to show her good side in front of everyone.The goal is for everyone to praise her, especially her parents.Audrey, who already knew how Patricia was, just snorted coldly. "I will not accept the dress that is already yours, because it has been tainted by your hands," Audrey said sarcastically. She deliberately said this to undermine Patricia's ego.And it offended Patricia, making her face red as if the blood in her body had boiled."Audrey! Watch what you say!"Audrey smiled mockingly. No matter how much Patricia tried to look like an a
Feeling that it was useless to continue in the house without success, Audrey chose to leave immediately. She was sick of dealing with the drama-filled Larson family.She realized that they wouldn't take Alea because they had no love for her.Audrey was about to step out when Lidya stepped in again and stopped her. She gave Audrey a sardonic look. It was clear that Lidya was angry with what Audrey had done earlier."After what you've done, disturbing the peace in someone else's residence, now you're just going to leave?"Lidya clapped her hands mockingly. "Wow, wow, wow! You're doing great, Audrey. Messing up and then leaving. You should apologize to us first for making accusations." Lidya then stood in front of Audrey with an angry look.Audrey was still standing but her gaze was turned away from Lidya. She was reluctant to respond. However, the words that came out of Lidya's mouth next could not make Audrey hold back her emotions anymore."Just for an illegitimate child you accuse yo
"Can I get an orange soda?"At Daniel's residence, Kenzie asked for more drinks. The maid she ordered could only furrow her brow, surprised by Kenzie's request.The reason was that Kenzie had never had a sugary soda drink.But there was nothing the maid could do but nod, she couldn't refuse Kenzie's request."Yes, sir. I'll take it to your room right away."Kenzie smiled, then quickly walked away and went back to her room.He picked up his bag and put his shoes back where they belonged. Not long after, there was a knock on the door from outside.Kenzie stepped up to open the door but only opened it slightly."Here are the drinks you requested, sir."The maid handed Kenzie a can of orange juice soda and a plate of snacks. He took them without letting the maid into the room."Thank you, you may leave," Kenzie said.The maid bowed respectfully and left. After making sure the maid was completely gone, Kenzie closed the door quietly and placed the tray on the table.Then He took another st
Daniel's eyes widened as he saw Alea behind the curtain. Alea was no less surprised, crouching down and putting both hands to her face.Alea almost shrieked, frightened by the sight of Daniel's tall figure towering over her. However, she managed to hold back her scream and tried to cover her eyes, hoping Daniel wouldn't see her.Daniel smiled at Alea's innocent behavior. However, he was reminded of the incident at the office, when Audrey accused him of kidnapping her child. And now, Daniel couldn't believe that Alea was actually in his house right now.Slowly, Daniel pulled Alea's hand, bringing her to her feet and out of the curtains. He watched her carefully. Her tiny body, her tiny fingers intertwined restlessly.The child had a pair of beautiful eyes and right now she looked as nervous as a little white rabbit.Adorable."What's your name?" Daniel asked as gently as possible.However, the girl remained silent. She avoided Daniel's gaze. Alea knew that the man in front of her was K
After leaving the Larson family residence, Audrey contacted Nicky. He was still at the police station and Audrey caught up with him. After a failed attempt to find Alea, Audrey is now putting her full faith in the police to find her.Audrey was really worried and anxious. Alea was still young and the child was not yet able to take care of herself. Audrey was so worried, she couldn't think of anyone who would kidnap her.If they asked for a ransom, Audrey would give whatever they asked, as long as Alea was safe in their hands.Audrey looked panicked and sad. Her face was already wet with tears. Never before had she faced a situation like this. Audrey was afraid that something would happen to her beloved child.Bad shadows are now haunting her. Especially when she remembers that lately there has been a lot of news circulating about the abduction of minors. Thinking about it makes her body tremble."You have to calm down, Audrey. Pray that Alea is okay." Nicky tried to comfort her."How
Audrey let out a long sigh, she felt that Vincent was not her rival, so she was not interested in racing with him at all. Besides, she had more important things to do than just racing.Audrey shook her head. "I don't want to," she said, taking another swig of her drink and casting her eyes forward. "Why don't you take the other racers? With your family's last name, you can take them all instead of wasting time with me."Vincent chuckled. He just wanted to compete with Audrey, the woman who had beaten him out of boredom. The more Audrey rejected him, the more curious Vincent became about her."How can you like car racing? From the looks of you, you're not the type of woman who likes a challenge."Audrey laughed. "What you see is not necessarily the truth," Audrey said ambiguously.That was also what was currently happening to her. What she had seen from Daniel, how he had tried to convince her that he would love her for life and it turned out to be nothing but nonsense.Audrey was now
Audrey broke away from Vincent, she took a deep breath before returning her facial expression, trying to look normal.No, she wasn't crying. She must not cry. Daniel couldn't make her like this."Are you okay?" asked Vincent as he searched Audrey's eyes.She then squinted at Vincent. "Yes, I'm fine," she said firmly. Refusing to be looked at with a pitying gaze.Vincent pointed at Audrey's wet under-eye. Audrey immediately wiped it away and said loudly that she was not crying. "I got dust in my eyes earlier," she reasoned.Vincent smiled at her. Even under these circumstances, the woman still showed her pride.Audrey's hand looked up at Vincent. He frowned, not understanding what she wanted."The car keys. Give it to me, let me drive. You're too slow to drive." Audrey complained.She wanted something to get her adrenaline going right now. That way, it would be easy for Audrey to forget for a moment what made her heart so disturbed.Vincent seemed hesitant to give it to her, so Audre
Seeing that, Audrey couldn't resist going deeper and checking further.Audrey moved into the living room without Lili's permission. She knew she shouldn't have done such an unethical act, but her heart couldn't resist finding out more information.Asha was too clever to manipulate Audrey's feelings right now, so she could no longer think clearly and only suspicion dominated her mind.Audrey examined the living room carefully, then who knows what wind made her step back in without the owner's permission."What exactly are you looking for?" Lili asked Audrey. She knew that the woman in front of her right now was her boss's ex-wife. And because Lili had a specific purpose, the woman deliberately ended up confessing."Do you live alone here?" asked Audrey who seemed to be still examining in detail everything she passed."No, I don't. This is my house and Daniel's too."Audrey flinched for a moment at that, before she went back to her normal demeanor, trying to hide the hole in her heart.
"I can't come with you! I have something important to do!" Audrey refused when Vincent tried to force her to sit in his car.Audrey tried to leave, but Vincent pulled her back."All right, I'll drive you. Anywhere, I'm ready. As long as we can talk," Vincent said with a little force. He didn't mean any harm by forcing Audrey, all he wanted was a one-on-one talk with her.Audrey knew that he wouldn't mess with her. She looked at Vincent's face with an expectant expression.Not wanting to be the center of attention of the many people who were already glancing in their direction, Audrey was forced to follow Vincent and sat in his sports car.Audrey told him the address of her current destination and Vincent agreed to drive her. Along the way, Vincent continued to talk to Audrey about many things.He was still talking about what happened a few years ago.Audrey was not interested at all. Moreover, Vincent is one of the Anderson family members. First Daniel, then Asha, and now Vincent. It
Savi realized that she was being influenced by Asha's words. The woman was either intentional or not, but now Audrey began to think about it.Audrey admitted that she could not just close her ears and heart to what Asha said.And now she is very upset and has a prolonged dilemma.Initially, Audrey wanted to give Daniel a chance to fix everything. Start all over again. Maybe a new relationship would be much better for them.Especially now that Alea and Kenzie are filling their days. However, now Audrey feels that she is too naive.Daniel doesn't need her. Audrey should have realized that. Audrey felt that she was very stupid and she was sure that Daniel would consider her a woman who was easily tricked.Audrey exhaled slowly. Swallowing her heart so as not to affect her mood and behavior today. Some children were currently watching her.Audrey did not want the children to feel that her mother was not okay. Earlier, when they found out that Audrey's hand was injured by a knife slice, th
Audrey used the contact name viewer app even though she did not save the number.Asha. What else could she want? As Audrey remembered, Joni would take care of her.Audrey thought for a moment whether she should answer or not. Finally, she decided there was no harm in answering the call. Audrey wanted to know what the woman wanted to tell her."I thought you wouldn't answer my call," Asha said in a voice that sounded like it was smiling."What do you want?" she didn't want to waste time on small talk. After all, Asha wouldn't have called her just to say hello.Asha laughed. "I admit that you are indeed a smart woman. Unfortunately, your intelligence can't make Grandpa Abraham melt and accept you. You will never be accepted into the Anderson family. So don't even dream, Audrey."Audrey rolled her eyes in disgust. "So, you called me just to talk about this insignificant matter?"Asha was surprised that Audrey was not affected by her words at all.She thought Audrey would be upset or some
"Stop meddling with my personal life, Grandpa," Daniel warned Abraham. He took the last sip of his glass and left.Daniel briefly glanced at Asha who was currently choosing to look away.As the man exited the living room, Daniel bumped into Vincent who had just come down the stairs.Vincent didn't know what Daniel was here for and why. What was clear was that he didn't care. Vincent nodded in greeting to the man and Daniel nodded back. Afterward, they went their separate ways.After Daniel left, Asha looked very upset. She growled and held back her frustration. Asha did not expect that Daniel still liked Audrey. Even though five years have passed, the man still harbors his feelings for Audrey and Asha hates that right.Abraham saw Asha's unhappy expression."What's wrong, dear?" asked Abraham who immediately approached Asha."I hate Audrey, Grandpa. That woman always takes what I want. I'm upset and sad because Audrey has damaged a car that is very valuable to me." Asha bent her face
"Audrey!"When Asha said that name, Daniel immediately went silent.Now he knew the reason behind Audrey's morning rage and her coldness towards Daniel. She didn't like the car being given to Asha.If that's true, it means that the car is a special memory for Audrey so she doesn't want Asha to have it ...Knowing this, Daniel secretly smiled faintly.He felt happy, because that way, Audrey had shown her jealousy."You have to talk to Audrey so that she doesn't do whatever she wants. That car means a lot to me because it was given to me by you, but out of jealousy Audrey just destroyed it. She should realize that now-""Asha, enough," Daniel warned her. He didn't want Asha to sneer further at Audrey.Asha's mouth fell open when Daniel said that.She knew from that that he was still very much in love with his ex-wife.Asha did not like to see it. After five years, the woman should not have to come back and create new problems.She hated Audrey, and now Asha should be able to try to get
After finishing their porridge, the two children grabbed Audrey's attention and asked her to read them a royal fairy tale.Alea loves stories about kingdoms and now she wants to hear a fairy tale about a princess who is rescued by a prince. Kenzie, who has rarely heard a fairy tale, is eager to experience the same thing as Alea. He wanted to hear Audrey tell the story.So he readily agreed and looked very enthusiastic.Audrey was going to take care of some work that had previously been emailed by Joni, but once she saw the hopeful eyes of her two children, Audrey decided not to do it and instead chose to accompany them.Daniel, who was still struggling with the laptop in front of him and the pile of documents on the side of the table, occasionally glanced at Audrey.He noticed how Audrey gave warm affection to their children. Daniel's heart warmed instantly. He secretly smiled, though not fully.As he was enjoying this warm scene suddenly the ringing of his cell phone distracted Danie