Rebecca clearly knew that the reporter had a lot of followers, and yet she still paid the reporter to publish a post like that. Obviously, she had made it clear that she wanted to put Sigrid on blast. Sigrid was not keen on becoming famous, and definitely not from being insulted by the general public. "The evidence has been submitted to the police. She is a public figure, the biggest punishment for her is for the evidence to be made public," George's voice was deep and calm. However, Sigrid could feel a hint of irritation behind his voice, which was probably aimed towards Rebecca. Her image would be destroyed once the evidence for this matter became conclusive, as George had claimed. Moreover, she had instructed the reporter to commit a defamation crime. Thus, she needed to receive her sentence as the mastermind. Although she did not need to go to jail because she was pregnant, this would definitely affect her reputation. It would be devastating for someone like
Sigrid threw the phone aside and stopped looking at it. Just as she was about to go for a nap, the butler came in and said, "Mrs. Toland, your sister is looking for you." Sigrid gritted her teeth. Was Rebecca here for a fight? Well, it was good timing, since Sigrid was still feeling angry. She said, "Okay, please let her in." When Rebecca entered, Sigrid couldn't recognize her for a second. In the past, Rebecca had always appeared gentle and beautiful. She always looked energetic because of her slightly chubby face. At this moment, she seemed to have suddenly aged ten years. It was not to say that her face suddenly had a lot of wrinkles. However, she looked lethargic as of this moment. She looked droopy and naturally looked much older. Sigrid was a little surprised. Logically speaking, Rebecca should be eating all kinds of supplements and nutritious meals because of her pregnancy. She had also passed the early stages of pregnancy. Thus, she sho
"I don't think that I need to do something for you based on our relationship." Sigrid touched her own baby bump. Her voice suddenly became cold. "Moreover, you stole my boyfriend and tried to hurt me too. Don't you think that our relationship has long been ruined?" When Rebecca heard the change in Sigrid's tone, she was immediately angered. Rebecca did not expect her to react this way. Did she really think that she was all that just because she was married to George now? Just as Rebecca was about to counter, the butler walked over and said, "Madam Sigrid, Miss Elizabeth is here to see you." Elizabeth? Sigrid was a little puzzled. Before she even told the butler to let her in, Elizabeth had already stepped in, her high heels clacking against the floor. She walked quickly. Lucas was following beside her with a bunch of things in his arms. In Sigrid's eyes, Lucas looked really pitiful. Seeing that Rebecca was here, Elizabeth had to suppress hersel
When Lucas heard this, he was a little surprised at first. He then guessed, "You mean that Loris was the one behind this, and she used your face to photoshop the picture, and first damaged the Toland family's reputation, then shifted people's attention to you?" Elizabeth nodded. "I think so. However, I feel that that idiot couldn't have thought of these." Lucas was speechless. No, she may not be as stupid as you think... Although Lucas knew that Elizabeth only thought Loris was stupid because she despised her, he didn't expose it. Lucas and Elizabeth went back after they discussed this for a while. After Elizabeth learned that her face had been photoshopped onto the woman's face in the photo, she wanted to investigate this matter clearly. Thus, she left in a hurry. However, Sigrid didn't expect that although Rebecca had stated that her driver had sent her here, she had in fact asked the driver to return first because she had been expecting to meet George.
After all, this incident had happened not long after the sweet soup incident last time. At most, her baby would be a little pitiful for having such a law-breaking mother. However, since she had already broken the law, would she still care to have another additional criminal charge? Sigrid caressed her own belly. She thought that she had to make Rebecca behave for her baby's sake, for it to be born and for it to grow up safely. The news of Rebecca being sentenced to two years spread like wildfire. At first, Rebecca's fans did not believe it and thought that it was just a rumor. After three to four days, Rebecca's Facebook page still had to respond to the matter, which made her fans panic. If there were no explanations offered, then was this not a rumor anymore? On the fifth day, Rebecca's tax evasion news began to spread. After an investigation was carried out by the relevant authorities, the amount of taxes she had evaded exceeded 10% of the amount of whic
Kama's expression quickly fell. She grew even more frustrated. If only the man in front of her was Rebecca's husband, how wonderful that would be! Franklin quickly said, "George, we're a family, why do we have to be so distant? There are no rivalries between family members. Even if you don't drop the charges against Rebecca, I'm sure that probation will be more than enough." George laughed in reply. "Rebecca is not my family." Franklin quickly responded with an awkward smile, "Well... Although Rebecca and Sigrid don't share the same mother, they are still half-sisters with the same father. Of course, they are a family." George stared at him thoughtfully. "Are you sure?" Franklin broke out in a cold sweat after being stared at. He suddenly realized the meaning behind George's words, and started to panic. He wondered if George had found out about anything. Karma forced herself to calm down before replying, "Of course." "Sigrid is not your
George couldn't help but laugh. "Don't lie in front of children. She's always imitating adults now. You are setting a bad example for her." "I'm not lying!" Sigrid defended herself as she blushed. She suddenly felt that her explanation had no credibility. The main reason was that she didn't know why she blushed so easily when faced with George. Well, it must be because she seldom had any contact with men. Even Edward, because of his bad breath, she hadn't had much close contact with him. That was why she blushed so easily in front of George. Sigrid carried Tianna and they sat in front of the snacks. She tasted them first. After that, she saw Tianna looking at herself expectantly. Then, she took the baby spoon beside her to feed Tianna. It seemed that Tianna felt that it tasted good after she tried it. She urged in her cute little voice, "I still want some." Sigrid gave her another mouthful and then remarked, "Baby, you've gained some weight recently.
Although Edward didn't show it in front of others, he was well aware of his true feelings. Edward noticed the sinister look in Rebecca's eyes and said disdainfully, "Since I can't forget Sigrid and you are also still thinking of George, why don't we divorce?" Rebecca originally felt that she had won when she saw his hideous expression. Her husband had cheated on her when she was pregnant. Thus, she wanted him to know that she also had an emotional affair. Bring it on. Let's hurt each other. Who cares anyway? However, when she heard Edward mentioning a divorce, she paused. She then quickly added, "Don't you forget that I am still pregnant with your child." Edward looked at her and replied with a cold voice, "It's only a child anyway. It doesn't matter to me if you want to get rid of it." The Finn family was wealthy, and Rebecca was a disgrace to the Finn family. In the future, if Edward inherited everything that his father left behind, and Rebe
"Okay." Grace agreed and said, "I have something else to discuss with you." When he finally heard this sentence, Zaden knew that there must've been something going on. "What's the matter?" As they talked, they went into the lounge. Zaden also specifically told the secretaries that no one was allowed to come in and disturb him before work in the afternoon. These words made the secretaries' eyes turn red. Since he had ordered them to keep everyone out of his office while he was inside with a woman, it was hard to control their imaginations from running wild. "How's your investigation on my surrogacy?" Grace asked. Zaden had thought that Grace's patience was wearing thin, and so she had sought him out for an update on his progress. Feeling a little ashamed, he said, "I'm sorry. There hasn't been any progress so far. You know that information on surrogacy is highly secured. It won't be so easy for my subordinates to investigate it." "It's okay. You
"Stop!" Grace made a gesture and said, "I'm going to the Empire Group. Do you want to go with me?" "Oh?" Gentry was flustered for a moment and then realized that he had almost gotten himself in trouble. He quickly said goodbye. "Sorry, sorry for bothering you. It's my fault!" Grace shook her head helplessly. She went to the kitchen to bring the toiletries she had prepared for Zaden, and set off for the Empire Group. Grace took a cab, as she didn't have the nerve to ask her chauffeurs to give her a ride. This was the first time Grace had taken the initiative to go there. She didn't know whether she was going to meet Zaden or not, but the staff at the front desk had changed since the last time she had went to deliver food and she didn't know when it had happened. Hence, the new staff didn't know her at all. However, when she saw that Grace was dressed up very beautifully and elegantly, she guessed that Grace must be someone important. Naturally, she didn't d
This time, Grace took the initiative. She stood on tiptoe, hooked her arms around Zaden's neck, and took the initiative to plant her pink lips on his. The chaste kisses turned into lingering kisses. Zaden had always restrained himself very much. Every time he met Grace, he always felt that he was on the verge of losing control. "Well, I can't believe that you are so obedient today. Go to sleep. If you kiss me again, I might not remain chaste. You won't have a chance to sleep even if you want to," said Zaden. After going to bed, Grace took the initiative to cradle into Zaden's arms. Just like Dulcie acting like a spoiled child, Grace had also put all of her heart and soul into Zaden, like a spoiled child. The next day, there was still no sign of Zaden at breakfast in the Andrew household. "Oh? Dad's gone again..." Dulcie said regretfully. Douglas found that his sister was upset, thus he comforted her, "It doesn't matter, Dulcie. Daddy need
The silent confrontation was still going on, and Zaden was waiting. When would Moira give in? Moira was also waiting. When would Zaden be gracious enough to let her go? However, perhaps these two people didn't know each other very well. They both had naive expectations that were absolutely wrong and impossible to achieve from the beginning. "It's so cold..." Moira murmured in a low voice. As she spoke, a puff of white vapor immediately appeared in front of her lips. Even though kneeling down like this was not a big deal, Moira had always been pampered and had grown up a spoiled child. She had never suffered this kind of hardship before. Her body could not bear it either. She only felt that her legs were on the verge of losing its strength and becoming numb. The rain grew heavier and heavier, and the wind and rain swayed. Flowers in the garden were beaten into a mess by the rain, as so was Moira. Moira's body had reached its limit, and she could not catch h
"Plop—" Moira's kneecaps hit the ground, the sound of it ringing crisp. Grace was dumbfounded. She looked at Moira, who was kneeling in front of her, and could not say anything for a while. As for Zaden, there was not even the slightest expression on his face. "What, what are you doing?" Grace asked. She instinctively stood up from her chair as she took in the scene before her, at a complete loss of what to do. Moira glanced at her. Sometimes, when one's ego was at one's feet, one becomes more able to take humiliation than usual. She replied with indifference, "Why are you so agitated? I'm not kneeling at you. Don't think too much of yourself." Moira looked at Zaden and said, "Zaden, I beg you, please have mercy on the Coulson family. No matter what you demand, as long as I can do it, you can demand it!" Zaden frowned and said, "Kneel further if you want to. You're an eyesore right now." Mercy? For someone like Zaden, mercy had always bee
"No, Mother, if Zaden takes over the Coulson Group, then we..." Moira could not continue speaking. She did not even want to imagine what would happen. "You understand now? I thought a donkey kicked you in the brain!" "That... That won't do. I'll go beg him right now!" Moira shouted. Now that things had come to this, it was obvious that Zaden's target was Moira. Although she was extremely unwilling, she would have to make a stand against him now. No matter what she would have to experience, she had to protect the company. She could not lose everything. She rushed to the Andrew family villa, but Moira was not even allowed through the main entrance. "Let me in!" Moira began making a scene outside. She made such a ruckus that it was difficult for the people inside to ignore her. "Mr. Andrew, Miss Coulson is causing a scene outside, this..." the butler informed Zaden "Let her be," Zaden said expressionlessly. This was not the first
Grace frowned before cutting Moira off. "Moira, there's no use in talking to me like that. I just want to know who it is. Tell me the truth!" "Do you think I'll tell you just because you want to know?" Moira scoffed before retorting, "Who do you think you are?" "Does this mean that you admit you used Mr. Yale's name to deceive me?" Grace quickly latched onto the loophole in Moira's words. "Hah, I didn't say that. You're just making things up." Moira was still as stubborn as a mule. She once again diverted the topic so that she could insult and ridicule Grace. All sorts of vulgarities came through the call, and each minute that passed only pushed a person's limits even further. Grace felt nothing at Moira's words. However, Zaden, who was next to her, did not want to hear any more of it. He was on his last straw, so he grabbed the phone to end the call. "Are you stupid? Just letting her scold you like that?" Zaden asked, his tone sour. "As long a
"Mr. Yale and his wife are quite old, so having children has been difficult for them. In the beginning, they contacted many surrogacy agencies. However, Mr. Yale was extremely cautious when it came to picking a surrogate mother. This caused a lot of trouble to the agencies since the surrogate mothers they suggested never met his standards." "Later, Mr. Yale thought about going abroad to find a surrogate mother. However, right at the critical moment, he suddenly found out that Mrs. Yale was already pregnant!" "The pleasant surprise caused them to give up their search for a surrogate mother. After all, Mrs. Yale wasn't getting any younger and they both went through a lot to get this son, so that's why the Yale family treats him so preciously." As Zaden listened to the report from his subordinate on the other end of the call, his mood grew complicated. The only way he could clear his mind was to focus on the fact that the night wind had blown his body cold. To be h
Mr. Yale's word of thanks was like a knife stabbing into Grace's heart. How could she be worthy of his gratitude? She could not take it anymore and felt like returning to the car to escape the situation. Mr. Yale withdrew his hand in embarrassment. Even he, who was usually slick and smooth, could not find the right words to say at this time. Zaden tried to smooth things over by saying, "I'm sorry, she was one of the victims too, so..." "I understand," Mr. Yale said with a nod. "We understand and more than anything else, we thank you, Mr. Andrew. You've worked hard today. We won't take up any more of your time. You should go back early and rest. We will definitely drop by next time to properly thank you." Zaden nodded and turned to get in the car. Dulcie was all worn out from crying too long, so she was curled up in her seat and fast asleep. Zaden asked softly, "What on earth happened before I arrived?" Grace suddenly turned teary-eyed. The tear