William got off work two hours earlier than usual and asked Bobby after getting into the car, "Is everything ready?" Bobby replied, "Yes. I have prepared some tonics for President Garcia, and some tobacco and wine for President Saunders. The wine was taken from the cellar in your villa according to your instructions." "Okay, let's go there directly." They were about to arrive at Natalie's villa when Raymond called. "When are you coming?" "I'll be right there. What's up?" "It's no big deal. I just wanted to remind you to prepare some presents. You can't visit your in-law's empty-handed, right?" William replied, "I know, and you don't need to tell me that!" "What have you prepared?" Raymond asked. "Tonics, tobacco, and wine." "That's it? Nothing else?" "No" "Did you just forget about me? You want to please my parents, but can't you give me something?" William was not polite at all. "Why should I? I don't need to plea
These words caused Emily's movements to go rigid and Azalea wrapped her arms around her waist. "Auntie! You definitely wouldn't treat me like this if you were my mom! You'll definitely care about me, love me, and give me all of the best things. Auntie! I really hope that you're my mom!" Emily's heart was full of mixed emotions when she heard Azalea's words. Any mother wouldn't be able to stand it if their own daughter was bullied like this. Emily was distressed and angry when she saw the bruises on Azalea's body. "I'll call Callum and ask him how the Floyd family disciplined their daughter. Did they teach her how to bully others by taking advantage of her power?" Azalea and Meadow hadn't expected that Emily would call Callum to question the scene. They expected that Emily would be furious when she saw Azalea being injured and she would reveal Azalea's identity directly as her daughter. Emily's reaction was different from their plan. She was angry and sad,
William understood what Marcus meant, so he sneered and said, "That old bastard, Ornard, is so despicable that I'm appalled!" Marcus also felt that Ornard's plan was too vicious. "Yes, he replaced his daughter with the heiress of the Floyd family. He is so scheming, and I'm guessing that he has been planning all this for a long time. He has been keeping the Floyd family in the dark all this time. If it weren't for you, I'm afraid that all of the Floyd family's property would have fallen into his hands." William frowned. Ornard was targeting the assets of the Floyd family and his plan was definitely not something that was done in a few days. He must've planned in since Veronica married Callum. Ornard knew Callum very well. He knew that Callum didn't like Veronica, and that Callum would never sleep with another woman other than Emily. Since Callum would never have another child, Ornard took advantage of his own daughter to plan all this. Ornard made Veronica loyal
Angel scolded Ornard in her heart because he was the main reason why she became like this. If Ornard and Paisley hadn't colluded and robbed the city construction project from her, why would Fandrey and Callum give her a cold shoulder? The main reason why Angel called Ornard wasn't that she wanted him to pity her, but she sobbed after she heard Ornard's question, "They treated me well before, but they don't like me because of the city construction project. It's all Paisley's fault. That bitch robbed my project and made me end up like this. I hate Paisley!" Ornard was extremely embarrassed when he heard Angel scolding Paisley, but he couldn't tell Angel that he was the mastermind behind the whole scheme. He wanted to quickly change the topic. "Angel, you have been wronged. You should recuperate first while I find a way to avenge you. You can rest assured that I will definitely kill Braelynn to let you vent your anger! I swear!" Angel didn't believe that Orna
Richard was about to leave the company when he received a message from Angel. He was stunned when he read it. Had Angel gone mad? When did he give her flowers? William called him just as he was thinking and said, "I just arranged someone to send a bunch of flowers to Angel on your behalf. Did Angel say anything to you?" "F*ck! Are you the one behind this? William, why are you giving flowers to that impostor? Are you trying to ruin my reputation? What will I do if Braelynn hears about this?" "Don't worry, I'm the one who arranged it. I'll take care of it for you, and I'll explain everything to Braelynn." "I don't believe you. I say William, did you voluntarily call me to confess that you wanted to plot against me?" "How can I scheme against you? I'm trying to find a way to help you, okay? Look, Braelynn will no longer be in danger after I've dealt with Angel and Ornard, who's supporting her. Braelynn would return to the Floyd family to be the sole heiress a
Paisley received the invitation from Ornard to register their marriage half an hour later. Paisley clicked on the website and saw the details of Ornard marriage registration, so she immediately filled in her details. Paisley had a smile on her face after she handed it in because she was one step closer to her goal now. The next thing she had to do was take the marriage certificate and plan the wedding ceremony. Ornard gave Paisley a week to deal with the city construction project, but she was not sure if she could handle the affairs well. It was just that Ornard's proposal was too tempting. She knew that this was a test and a chance for her to successfully marry Ornard, so she had to take advantage of this opportunity. She did not have much experience in managing a company, so she did not know how to deal with it. She only agreed because she had a backup plan, and that was to ask Hardy for help in prison. In order to confirm her relationship with Emi
His words made Paisley's eyes flash. "That's a good idea. Dad doesn't understand the current situation and he's so greedy. It's possible for him to accept the project." "This... you really want Dad to take over the business?" Hardy only mentioned it casually. "Yes! Dad is so vicious. He doesn't care about you and he only has eyes for his mistress and their bastard sin. Anyway, Acma Corporation will not belong to us in the future. Why don't we negotiate this with Ornard? We can get some benefits from this as well." Paisley had already made up her mind to let her father take over the business. Hardy also hated him, but he had to remind Paisley, "You have to think about it clearly. After you set Dad up, he will never let you go. You will become an enemy of the Anthony family, and you will no longer have a relationship with them. You can no longer rely on them in the future." "Dad won't give me another chance if I fail this time. I'll lose everything either way, so
William found out that Paisley had gone to visit Hardy the next morning in William. Marcus smiled and reported, "It seems that Ornard has placed pressure on Paisley, so she has no other choice but to ask Hardy for help. I don't know what kind of tactics Hardy has given her, but I heard that she was smiling when she left." William laughed, "She's not afraid to do anything now that she's desperate." Marcus changed the topic when saw that William didn't care about this matter at all. "Mr. Howard, I just arranged for someone to send flowers and fruit baskets in the name of Richard to Angel. She was so excited that she asked the bodyguard when Richard would have time to visit her?" William held his pen and sneered, "Hehe, why is she so impatient? Looks like I have to speed up my actions to fulfil Angel's wishes as soon as possible." "Dealing with Angel requires Richard's cooperation. Should we ask him to go to the hospital to see Angel?" Marcus proposed. "He wo
On the day of Azalea's recovery, she was escorted out of the hospital by two police officers to wait for her sentence. She was wearing shackles and handcuffs as she walked through the parking lot. She saw Michael with Abbie, who was holding Emma in her arms. Michael was holding Abbie's waist, ready to get into their car. Seeing that Michael had recovered, Azalea was extremely perplexed. She had learned from the police that Leonard's man had tried to kill her to silence her and knew that Leonard was using her, so she did not regret her vicious behavior. Azalea stared at the child in Abbie's arms and Michael as she started to have vicious thoughts. If the one who got injured that day was Abbie, and if Abbie died, everything would be different now, wouldn't it? Michael would be living a life worse than death. His child would not have a mother anymore, and no one could have what she couldn't. She would be satisfied. However, all of this was just her imaginatio
After Leonard's matter was settled, Richard returned to the Clark family. Abbie wasn't asleep yet and was sitting alone in the living room in a daze. Richard walked to her and sat down. Then, he reached out and patted her on the shoulder. "Why aren't you asleep yet?" "I can't sleep. Richard, he... he will be fine, won't he?" "Don't think too much. He will be fine." "I don't want anything to happen to him... Richard, I actually hate him very much and have never thought of being with him again. I have suffered enough! Every time I made up my mind to cut all ties with him, something bad would happen like what happened now. Richard, what should I do?" Richard understood Abbie's dilemma. "Abbie, do you still love him?" "I don't know! I hate him! I hate him so much!" "You can't let him go, can you? You and he broke up three times, but he has always been in your heart." Richard sighed. "To be honest, I don't want you and him to start over again. After
It was late at night in Azalea's ward as she lay on the bed and fell asleep with her eyes closed. Three of Azalea's ribs were broken while one of her hands was handcuffed to the hospital bed. The policeman guarding her felt that there was no way she could escape, so he relaxed his guard. The man who was arranged by Leonard's assistant had been waiting for the right moment in the hospital. Then, they immediately entered the ward and attacked Azalea when they saw that the policeman had left. Just as they covered Azalea's mouth and were about to suffocate her to death, a soft voice could be heard by the door of the ward. "Hey! Are you trying to silence her?" The man turned his head and saw that Bobby were taking photos with his mobile phone while Silas was bent over in laughter. Later, Leonard was woken up at 2 a.m. in the morning when Richard and his bodyguards came to visit him furiously. Leonard had already guessed the purpose of Richard's visit as soon as
It had been two days since Leonard's assistant brought Azalea back to the city and she was specially sent here today to attack Michael. Although Azalea hated Michael, she did love him immensely in the past and she didn't want to kill him. The one she hated the most was still Abbie. She had been overshadowed by Abbie since she was a child and she had never won against her before. It was all thanks to Abbie now that she ended up like this. Michael wouldn't deal with her if it weren't for Abbie, and she wouldn't have been driven to a dead end like this. She was going to die in the end anyway, so she wanted nothing more than to drag Abbie down with her. She knew that she couldn't get close to Abbie. Besides, she also knew very well that Leonard wanted to use her to kill Michael so that he could marry Abbie. Azalea acted as if she had been persuaded by Leonard's assistant to attack Michael, but in fact, her target was Abbie all along. She saw how desperat
Azalea looked up when she heard the voice and met Leonard's assistant's gaze in the car. She stopped crying once he got out of the car. "Miss Clark, I've been looking for you everywhere!" Azalea lowered her head frantically when she saw him, but he said warmly, "Miss Clark, get in the car." She didn't know if Leonard's assistant knew about the murder she'd committed, so she hesitated for a moment before getting into the car. He then gave her a bottle of water and some food. Azalea was famished because she hadn't eaten anything for a few days, so she wolfed down her food desperately. Leonard's assistant had been observing Azalea all this time, and he said once she finished eating, "I know what you've done! The police are now looking for you everywhere." Azalea's expression was filled with panic. "Are you going to hand me over to the police?" "No, I'm here to help you." "How can you do that?" Azalea asked in frustration. "I won't be a
It started to rain again early in the morning, which made the air in the mountains damp and cold. Meanwhile, Azalea lay motionlessly on the messy bed. She could hear the child's wailing from outside while Monthel's mother tried to coax the child. However, there was no sign of it ending even after some time. Monthel's mother started to become angry as well, so she scolded the child and eventually began to target Azalea again. "Why are you still lying in bed at this time? I've never seen someone as lazy as you. A wife should get up early in the morning to cook, but you are the only one who will laze around like this!" This was not the first time that Azalea had been scolded. Monthel's mother had begun to pick on her the second day after she arrived. Azalea would fight back initially, but she no longer dared to talk back after she was slapped in the face by Monthel. Monthel's mother cursed outside for a while. Then, she lifted the curtain and came into the ro
Leonard's expression turned very ugly, but Richard did not give him a chance to even catch his breath. "After I learnt of your relationship with her, I sent someone to extract the DNA of the fetus in Evelyn's belly and compare it with yours. The results show that she's indeed pregnant with your child, but you can verify it personally if you don't believe me." Since Richard dared to say this, there was no possibility for Leonard to turn the tables. The veins on Leonard's forehead bulged as he was filled with humiliation. He initially wanted to get back at Fandrey by asking him to propose the marriage to the Clark family, but she ended up being embarrased like this. He was furious, but Richard continued, "We are very grateful to you for saving Abbie's life. Although she can't marry you, we can continue to be friends if you want to." What could Leonard say? He had done a terrible mistake, so he couldn't possibly tell Richard that he wanted to cut all ties between t
Abbie tried her best to escape, but it was useless. Michael even kissed her on the face a few times, which made her so angry that her voice trembled. "Michael... F*ck you... I'm going to kill you!" Michael turned a deaf ear to her words because he hadn't been so close to Abbie for such a long time. He missed her like crazy, so how could he bring himself to let her go? Abbie kept struggling desperately, but her physical strength was no match for Michael's. Michael then carried her back to the sofa, which made her furious because she couldn't escape. "Michael, what are you trying to do?" Michael did not answer her at all. Instead, he just hugged her so tightly as if he didn't want to let her go at all. He hugged her for such a long time that her whole body had gone numb. "Michael, what's wrong with you? Let go of me! I can't move!" It was only then did Michael let go of Abbie. Her limbs had already gone numb and she felt extremely uncomfortable. Just t
Michael happily placed the coffee he ordered for Abbie in front of her. "Here, I've ordered your favourite coffee." However, Abbie sneered and picked up the coffee to splash it all over him. The coffee was very hot, but Michael just smiled bitterly and said, "Do you hate me so much?" "What do you think?" Abbie looked at Michael coldly without any affection in her eyes. "My feelings for you have never changed! What happened between me and Azalea is all fake, and I've never had anything to do with her. The news with Anastasia was also fake. I was the one who used her to provoke Azalea, but Leonard made up those news articles to get back at me. I swear, I haven't been with anyone else apart from you!" Abbie let out a cold laugh, "Really?" "I'm serious! I swear that I'm not lying to you!" "There's no need to swear, or else even you'll beleive your own lies." Michael became desperate when it was obvious that Abbie didn't believe him. "What do I have