In the garden of the Clark family's villa, Abbie was sitting by the lake and talking to Valeria on the phone. "Valeria, I'm so bored!" "If you're bored, go shopping and buy your favorite bag to feel better." "Not anymore!" Abbie replied in distress. "Why? You're being restricted to shop again?" Valeria asked with a smile. "No, I can spend unlimitedly but after thinking about it, I feel that I can no longer live life like this anymore. I have to work hard." "Wow, I can't believe what I'm hearing!" "I'm not kidding. In the future, not only will I not buy bags anymore, but I will also sell all the bags in my house." "What do you mean? Are you gonna turn over a new leaf?" Valeria was getting curious. "What happened to you?" "It's all because of Michael. If I continue to spend like this, I don't think Michael can support me. I have to change my concept of spending from now on." Valeria couldn't help laughing. "Michael has severa
Richard was suddenly enlightened. "Oh damn! Why didn't I think of that! My wife sure is smart!" "For fuck's sake, who's your wife?" Richard said with a cheeky smile, "Chill out! Let me ask Azalea what she is doing first." While Richard was talking, his bodyguard who was keeping an eye on Azalea, called him. "Sir, Azalea just went to the airport for a security check. Before that, she went to a jewelry store and got a custom-made dupe diamond ring." "Oh? What kind of ring did she order?" Richard asked. "A very big diamond ring." "Huh?" Richard was stunned. Why would Azalea do that? A fake diamond ring did not even have value! What the hell was she doing with such a large ring? Richard then continued, "Where's her destination?" "New York!" It seemed that Azalea was chasing after Michael. Then why didn't she follow Michael's first flight but fall behind for a day? And why did she get a dupe diamond ring beforehand? When
Richard's bodyguard searched through a few jewelry shops with the ring design before he finally figured out the whole story. He then reported it to Richard immediately. Richard had just sent Braelynn to her house. After hearing the bodyguard's report, he was furious. "Is that bastard Michael preparing to go behind my back and propose to Abbie? That damned bastard is still as shameless as before. He also deceived Abbie secretively back then. Now that Abbie has lost her memory, he is using the same tricks. Are there no other women left in the world? Why is he clinging on to my sister?" Braelynn tried to coax him. "Don't be angry. This means that Michael truly loves Abbie. If not, he wouldn't be so hung up on her!" "Does he have to go behind my back even if he loves Abbie? I've already given him my permission and asked him to settle his family issues before coming for Abbie. He promised me back then. Yet he used shameless tricks like this before he could settle the
Michael's proposal was successful without any obstructions. So he took advantage of the opportunity and suggested to Abbie for them to get married there in the States. "Abbie, besides proposing to you, I came here this time to discuss with you another important matter. That is about our marriage." "Marriage? My parents won't allow it, and it's the same for your parents. Are you thinking of doing the same thing as William? Do we need any documents to get married? All my documents are in my house's safe, and I don't know the password to it." "I don't think we do. This is what I think. Since our parents are forbidding us to get married, let's elope. After becoming a legally married couple in the States, they won't be able to stop us anymore. We will hold our wedding after we return. What do you think about this idea, Abbie?" Abbie had always wanted to marry Michael. So she naturally wouldn't refuse Michael's request to elope. "Alright! Let's get married then!"
Azalea thought that she had gotten hold of Abbie's weakness, and Abbie would not dare to challenge her. Yet, Abbie laughed and said, "Is this all you're capable of? Should I be afraid?" She stretched out her hand and pointed at Azalea's face. "Azalea, I've tolerated you in the past and let you slander me in my house without trying to defend myself. Did this give you an illusion that I was helpless against you? Did you think that I was easy to bully? You're wrong! I don't want to teach you a lesson because I don't think you deserve it. As I am the eldest daughter of the Clark family, it's degrading for me to discuss these things with a maid's daughter like you!" Abbie calling her a maid's daughter made Azalea's face turn red. This was what she hated the most. Although she had lived with the Clark family for so many years, she always knew she was different from Abbie. Although the servants of the Clark family were seemingly polite to her, they were all gossiping a
Helen was not a fool. How could Abbie's words deceive her? Azalea had certainly been chased out viciously by Abbie. If it had been in the past, Helen would have exposed Abbie. But now, she already knew what Azalea was like. Azalea was ungrateful and did not deserve her attention. So Helen consented to Abbie's behavior. The servant took Azalea's luggage and brought it out. Then the bodyguards outside took the luggage and threw it to Azalea. Azalea stood outside sheepishly. She was still hopeful when her luggage was still inside the house. She hoped Helen would reprimand Abbie when she found out what had happened. But when the bodyguards threw out her luggage, Azalea finally gave up hope. Azalea picked up her suitcase dejectedly, and the anger in her heart erupted like a volcano. She hated Helen for not speaking up for her and Abbie for being so arrogant. As they had mistreated her this way today, Azalea swore to take revenge on them! The b
Michael returned home after sending Abbie home and saw many missed calls on his phone. He looked through them and saw they were from Richard and William. He then immediately returned William's call. William answered and said, "You still know to return my call?" "I was busy. William, I'm so happy. Abbie accepted my proposal and agreed to get our marriage license with me tomorrow. I'm so excited! Hurry and congratulate me! I need to share my happiness with my friends now!" William naturally wouldn't let Michael down. "Congratulations on your successful proposal." "Thank you! William, I'm overjoyed. I want to let the whole world know about my happiness." "Don't. You'd better hide your joy in your heart. Richard will kill you first if he finds out about this." "I did this in secret precisely because I'm afraid of Richard finding out. This is supposed to be a joyous occasion to be shared with everyone. But because our families are opposing our marriage, Abbie a
In the hospital, Aurora continued to wait outside the ICU. After Ornard left, he only arranged for his secretary to come to the hospital and never appeared again, not even a phone call. Aurora's heart was filled with despair. As Ornard was ready to let go of the child, what could she do without Ornard's support? She had given herself to Ornard since she was in college. She was only his lover whom he summons to see as he pleased. It was after she gave birth that Ornard began to treat her differently for the last three years. As Ornard seemed to like baby, Aurora thought she could have a better life because of her son and become the only woman in Ornard's life. But this incident smashed her hopes and dreams. She had thought that she would be able to stand firm to endure this life and death situation with her son, but Ornard had already given up everything hastily. Aurora had still fought against Ornard in anger and didn't want to give in when Ornard said he
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