Raelyn had successfully set up Lucian tonight, as she was assisted by William, Archer, and Natalie. If it weren't for the sake of the plan, Natalie would never be alone with Raelyn willingly. William, on the other hand, had wanted to grasp Lucian's intention towards Natalie. Based on his observations and events from the past few days, Lucian did not pose a threat towards Natalie but was extremely concerned about Natalie's safety and wellbeing instead. That was strange! William pondered for a moment, then looked at Michael and said, "Show Michael the video and see if he discovers anything." At this, Bobby showed the video to Michael, who frowned after watching it, "Lucian's reaction is very strange indeed. Any chance that she is homosexual?" William froze and asked, "What do you mean?" "It's similar to a case I've worked on before. The victim was a lesbian and had the same reaction as Lucian when she was harassed by a man. However, I may be wrong as L
Savannah was shocked as the policemen carried out their duties and showed no sign of leniency towards her. Naturally, she was not willing to follow them to the police station and the situation was chaotic. At this time, Charles finally turned up at Ronald's apartment along with George and Philip. The three of them heaved a sigh of relief when they saw that Savannah was fine, but Charles was suddenly anxious when he realized that the police were there too. As Hayden would be furious when he arrived at the apartment and saw that Savannah was alright, Charles quickly spoke up to try to ease her out of the situation. "Oh, Savannah! We're so glad that you're fine! We were all worried about you! Dad is looking for you everywhere! Savannah, what were you thinking? What if something were to happen to you? What about dad?" "Charles, I really can't take it anymore! I... I wouldn't have done this if I had a choice..." Savannah sobbed and felt her heart sank as she realized
William was stunned upon hearing that and asked, "Is it true?" "Yes, but Devon was very secretive about it. I once saw Devon wrote a love letter to Natalie and I recognized his handwriting immediately." "What happened after that?" "Raelyn was interested in him later and began to pursue him. Devon then switched his target from Natalie to Raelyn, as Raelyn is the eldest daughter of the Saunders family, which meant that she has a better status than Natalie." William frowned and thought for a moment, "Does Lucian have any business with any other men besides Devon?" "Nope! The pair are friends that merely benefit from each other. Lucian is an extremely odd woman. I remembered an incident that happened during a company gathering with their clients. She vomited in the bathroom when a drunk client had touched her accidentally. Her reaction is not normal at all." "Could it be that she drank too much?" "Nope. They even joked about it when she went to puk
Raelyn initially thought that Paisley had called to deliver good news to her, but it went the other way. Raelyn's heart sank upon hearing Paisley's words, "How did you know?" "My men have been keeping a close eye on Ronald's apartment. Some policemen and a few members of the Howard family went into the apartment not long ago. The policemen left eventually, followed by William and Sir Hayden, who stopped by for only a short while. Charles and his two brothers were the last to leave with Savannah. She hasn't got a scratch on her!" Raelyn was out of words as Paisley sighed before she continued, "Mrs. Anderson, what are you going to do now?" "Nothing at the moment," Raelyn replied calmly as she was on her toes against Paisley and did not want her to know her trump card. "Mrs. Anderson, you should give a deep thought about it. However, please ignore my words if Savannah doesn't have something that she can use against you." Paisley doubted that Raelyn didn't have a b
Andrew, Michael, Raymond, and a young man were playing cards together in the chess room located behind the grand hall. Michael's eyes lit up immediately as he waved at William when he saw the pair walking into the room. "William, come take my place. I need to go to the bathroom." William knew that he was going to find Abbie, hence he grinned and sat down to replace Michael. Andrew and Raymond were bitter when they saw that William was joining the game, "Let's make things clear first. The winner doesn't get anything, only the loser has to pay up." "Why?" William picked up the cards and asked nonchalantly. "Because you play dirty," Raymond accused William matter-of-factly as Raymond knew that he did not stand a chance against him. William laughed and pulled Valeria onto his lap. "You're living in the past. How could I possibly cheat?" "How else could you win every game without losing even once?" Raymond questioned him. "One should never underest
As Natasya froze in shock, Michael had also sensed her presence. He held Abbie in his arms tightly while looking at Natasya coldly. Then, Natasya left the gazebo in a hurry as she was undoubtedly embarrassed. After she left, Natasya was upset and furious. Why did it feel like she was the one who had done something wrong when it was Michael who was messing around? It was infuriating! Michael seemed to have come alone and did not bring along his fiancee, Azalea to the party tonight. If that was the case, who was that woman in his arms? Natasya had only managed to see that the woman was wearing a white dress and had her hair tied up in a bun. She hadn't managed to catch her face as she had been in shock back then. Who wore a white dress and had a bun tonight? Natasya immediately thought of Abbie, as she had a strong impression of her. Natasya recalled seeing Abbie and Valeria make their appearances together as she and Raelyn made their way into the grand hall
Raelyn knew what Natasya meant, as joining forces with Paisley meant that she was betting on a risky game. On the other hand, Raelyn could always trust Natasya as she was her daughter. However, this was not a simple matter. "Natasya, William is Valeria's now. Making William yours meant going against your uncle and grandfather. It's risky." "I'm fine with it. Why should we be afraid of them when Wolf Group would be under our control? Have you seen the way they treated us tonight? They look down on us because we are not powerful enough. If I can make William mine, they would have no choice but to accept it, wouldn't they?" "William isn't easy to deal with and I'm worried that we might fail." Raelyn was interested in this plan, but she had never once succeeded in setting William up. If he were to make a counter-attack, they would be in deep trouble. "This is a piece of cake as we shall save the best for last. Firstly, let's use Paisley as the opening act of our pla
Savannah was brought to Charles' villa, where she took a shower and got changed, but she couldn't stop sneezing. She had wanted to pretend to be ill, but her wishes had unexpectedly come true. Now, Savannah had caught a cold as Ronald had thrown her into a tub of ice-cold water. Seeing her like this, Charles called a doctor to check on Savannah. The doctor said that she caught the flu after being exposed to a low temperature for a long period of time and prescribed some medication for her, which seemed to be ineffective. Savannah continued to sneeze while cursing William and Ronald at the same time. "That ruthless William! And Ronald, that b*stard, how dare he join forces with Willian to plot against me! I'll have a piece of him when I get better!" Meanwhile, Charles sat beside her silently with a blank face. He only started talking when Savannah was out of breath and stopped cursing, "What actually happened back there? Why did you come with this plan?"
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