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
At eight in the morning, William opened his eyes to see Valeria fast asleep like a baby in his arms. He smiled gently at the sight of her, who looked adorable in her sleep. Although he was very much tempted to give her nose a light pinch, he was also afraid of waking her. So, in the end, he had managed to resist the urge. Then, he picked up his phone in soft motions and unlocked it. After being put on silent mode for quite some time, there were several unread messages. One of them was from Andrew, which said, "Uncle William, the Saunders family has made their move just as you expected. It seems as though Gavin is still very much attached to his daughter and granddaughter." Gavin's reluctance was true to William's expectations. So, he didn't reply to Andrew's message and moved on to the next one from Richard, which read, "Raelyn came here last night. She brought Talitha with her to Gavin's place, but they returned to their hotel in less than an hou
At the thought of this, Valeria pretended that she didn't understand the meaning behind Lucian's words, "Why do I need to rely on him? I'm perfectly capable of taking care of myself. I only need William to love me, and nothing else matters!" "Miss Brown, I know you won't want to hear what I have to say next, but love isn't everything in life. You might not see it yet, so you won't be aware of that now. But one day, when you come face to face with danger, you'll realize the struggle of fighting alone. By then, you'll regret, and I don't wish to see that happening to you." Although Valeria was aware that Lucian had meant well, she also knew that Lucian's advice had a hidden motive. So, Valeria decided to play along, "I know that you mean well, but I have no other choice because I really do like William a lot. I fell in love ever since the day I set my eyes on him, and I'm telling you... I'm not giving him up even if he's just a nobody and not someone
Due to the spread of the celebrity rumors by the Saunders family's PR Department, the gossip on Talitha and Paisley had died down. By the following morning, the news had already lost its place on the top trending list. Raelyn, who had been up all night keeping an eye on the trending news, could finally breathe a sigh of relief. The nerve-racking night left her exhausted. Without taking a shower or changing out of her clothes, she collapsed into bed and fell fast asleep. Just as she was entering into a deep sleep, the loud knocking on her door woke her with a start. Seething with rage, Raelyn violently yanked the door open to see Savannah standing in front of the door. Her face was tightly concealed. At the sight of Savannah, Raelyn suppressed her anger. Then, she stepped aside to allow Savannah to enter, "What's the matter?" "I heard Charles say that you're here, so I came to see you." "Wow, you really do have perfect t
After Raelyn finished speaking, Savannah burst out all of a sudden, "Are you sure? How is that possible!?" "Relax," Raelyn waved her hand dismissively. "It's only a suspicion, and we've not confirmed it yet." "So... you might be wrong? Geez, you gave me such a fright!" Savannah heaved a sigh of relief. "But, nine out of ten, the rumor might be real. Think about it, why would Paisley, such a stuck-up and prideful woman, be so determined to marry William if he's not the president of the Wolf Group?" "Well, because he's good-looking?" "What about my dad, then? Do you think he would accept a useless man like William to be his grandson-in-law? And Archer, too! Why do you think they put in so much effort to plot against you and Ronald? Isn't it so that Valeria could rightfully marry William? If William were what you think he was, they couldn't possibly go to such extents for him." "You'r
Raelyn felt like she had been punched in the face, but she managed to collect herself immediately, "You look like both your mom and your dad. You inherited both of their best qualities!" Talitha, who had been talking sweetly to Gavin, took this opportunity to chime in, "Valeria is so beautiful. Her beauty took my breath away the first time I saw her." Valeria simply looked at her with a faint smile, "You must be kidding, Ms. Anderson. I only remembered you throwing your bag at me and badly bruising my arm when we first met. Had I really taken your breath away, as you put it?" Talitha was flustered at this. Being the peacemaker, Raymond immediately tried to change the topic, "I think lunch will be ready soon. Grandpa had asked the kitchen to cook crabs today. We're going to have a feast!" "Really?" Talitha put on her act again. "I loved coming to grandpa's house for crabs when I was a child, but I never get t
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