Valeria did not take William's words seriously. She hung up the phone and stayed in the office for a while until Abbie's call came in. Abbie sounded extremely excited. "Valeria, my brother is asking us to watch a show in Climax Space. Hurry up and get ready. I'll come to pick you up." "Huh? Do you really want to watch it?" "Of course! He said that Andrew is directing the show himself! Also, he mentioned that it would be an interesting show, and we would be laughing heartily at the end of it!" "Alright, I'll get ready now." Ten minutes later, Abbie reached her office. Valeria took her bag and got in the car. "Abbie, what the hell is going on? My husband also called me to tell me about this matter, but I still don't believe it." "He said that he was going to teach the b*tch who was pretending to be innocent a lesson. By the way, do you know that someone exposed how we dealt with Azalea that day?" "Yes, my husband also asked me about it. Hmm... I
The assistant nodded. "I'm sure of it. If that's the case, he might find out that Miss Anthony was behind this! Richard is a vicious person, so if he finds out that she and Talitha plotted against Abbie, he will not let them go!" Hardy knew how ruthless Richard was too. This time, Paisley was really in serious trouble. She had dug her own grave by provoking Richard, but he couldn't leave her alone. After all, she was his sister, so he couldn't stay still while Richard punished her, right? He asked his assistant, "What do you think Richard will do?" "I don't know, but something happened today. I never thought that it was fishy this morning, but I think that it's a little suspicious now." "What is it?" "Well, someone posted online about how a rich lady was flirting with the men in the nightclubs. In fact, this news was spread immediately after Abbie and Azalea's scandal was released. The assistant looked at Hardy carefully as he continued, "There
Upon hearing Abbie, Raymond turned to her and asked confusedly, "What's interesting?" "You'll see," Abbie said as she started to shoot something on her phone. She was sitting above Raymond, so he thought she had wanted to take videos of the pole dance and didn't pay much attention to it. Meanwhile, as Paisley and Talitha were drinking, it didn't take long for them to start feeling dizzy. Paisley was the first to realize something was wrong. "Isn't this a little too strong? I only drank a few sips, and I'm already tipsy." "Tipsy? I don't think that's the right word." Talitha asked. "What do you mean?" "I don't know... Shouldn't you feel high? Well, I am. I feel invincible!" Talitha said, and her words had Paisley starting to feel the same. She could feel every cell in her body pulse as if they were awakened by the upbeat music. All she wanted to do was to dance along to the rhythm. As they
Paisley's heart sank as she had regained her consciousness entirely after she got into the car. Even if Paisley was really dumb, she would have still known that what happened back there wasn't real after seeing the frightening look on Hardy's face. She must have mistaken another man for William and had shamelessly thrown herself at him. She must have mistaken another man for William and had shamelessly thrown herself at him. At the thought of it, she could still taste the man in her mouth. Disgusted, Paisley immediately drank a bottle of water to rinse it away. However, she couldn't get rid of the repulsing feeling no matter how many times she had rinsed her mouth. She murmured, "Hardy, just what is going on?" "How would I know?" Hardy was still boiling with anger. "We're going back right now!" Knowing that she had totally messed up tonight, Paisley asked in a hoarse voice, "Surely there's a way to turn things around?&quo
Knowing that there was nothing he could do after talking to William, Archer had no choice but to call Talitha, I can't reach Richard either. "How could that be possible? I don't believe you, Uncle Archer. I'm your niece! How could you not help me?" Talitha shouted angrily. "Are you not helping me because of Valeria? Uncle, you're being ridiculous!" Archer was irked at her accusation, "You can always call your parents if you think I'm ridiculous and no help to you. Your parents must be able to save you since they're so powerful anyway!" Then, he hung up as soon as he finished his words. Meanwhile, Hardy was appalled at the idiocy Talitha was displaying. He had no time for her blind arrogance and pride under this situation, so he called for his assistant, "Send Miss Anderson back to her hotel." Seeing the distaste on Hardy's face, Talitha burst into tears. Nothing had been going her way the entire day, and her tears were sti
If it weren't for the snores coming from Natalie's caregiver, it was ghost-quiet in the ward at dawn. Natalie opened her eyes and peered at the bed opposite hers. She frowned and eased herself to sit up. The caregiver, whom Lucian had arranged for Natalie, was sleeping soundly, and this displeased her. She was still fast asleep after Natalie had put on her shoes and got out of bed, which was strange as the caregiver would always wake up at Natalie's slightest movement. Someone must have done something to her. Natalie let out a sigh and lifted her wrist to glance at her watch. It was time. She gently opened the door and left the room. Outside, the corridor was like a ghost town. Natalie softly padded along the corridor towards a door at the other end of the floor. Just as she raised her hand to knock on the door, it swung open from the inside. In one swift motion, Archer grabbed Natalie by the wrist and pulled her into a tight embrace. It was dark in the wa
At two o'clock in the morning, the group of friends who were celebrating finally left the bar, all in different states of drunkenness. Wrapping his arms around her waist, William helped the drunken Valeria into the car. Since she was in an extra good mood that night, she had downed a few more glasses of wine than usual. Her head was spinning, but she was very much conscious and alert. After settling down into the car, she hurriedly checked the news on her phone. She couldn't help but giggle when she saw the video of Paisley and the young man making out. William gaped at her, "What are you so happy about? "What's there not to be happy about? That shameless b*tch is always scheming against others. Finally, the tables have turned on her today! Andrew is really awesome!" He is? What about me, then?" William asked. "Not so much. I mean, I've never seen you dealing with Paisley like how Andrew did", Valeria shrugged. The more she watched the
When she heard Gavin's words, Raelyn was dumbfounded, "I... Dad, what do you mean? You're not going to do something about it?" "What do you want me to do, huh? Go against Richard for your sake?" Gavin sneered. "I'm old, weak, and well aware that I can't pull Richard down. Both you and Devon are still in the prime of your life, so why don't you two challenge Richard yourselves? Go on, then!" Raelyn was enraged by this point as she thought Gavin would take her side, and she didn't expect him to speak of her that way. "I'm your daughter, and Talitha is your granddaughter! Are you just going to sit there and watch us get destroyed like this?" "Can't your husband or Talitha's dad take care of it? You only know to look to us for help when something terrible happens. What do you take the Saunders family for?" Gavin looked at Raelyn coldly. "You're no longer considered as part of the Saunders once you've married, so don't you even think that I must do everything for you
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