A few minutes later, Archer walked in with a smile and greeted, "Hi there, Hayden!" Hayden nodded in a displeased manner while Andrew tried to brighten up the mood and said, "President Saunders, this way please!" Archer ignored Hayden's cold attitude and grinned while taking a seat, "I heard that William is finally back, hence I stopped by to see if there's anything that I can help with." "There's no need for that. The Howard family can handle it accordingly," Hayden replied sternly. "Well, I'll cut straight to the chase. My father went to the hospital today and was told that Natasya's spleen was badly injured due to the accident. Devon was also there and we all knew that Natasya and Hardy were the mastermind of scheming against William. However, we do not have any evidence to prove them guilty. Natasya has finally had a taste of her medicine as she is now hospitalized. Should we do something to make Devon into a bigger mess?" "Isn't Devon your brother-in-
Natasya was still unconscious on the hospital bed. Devon and Raelyn were accompanying her in the ward as they waited anxiously. "Is there something wrong with her? It's been five hours and she has yet to wake up. Let's ask a doctor about it," Raelyn suggested. Devon informed his secretary to make the necessary arrangement. The doctor came over and told them to wait for a little longer as it was not something alarming. The couple had no choice but to continue waiting in the hospital. They then decided to bring up the topic of Declan and discussed, "I have found someone to pull some strings and managed to get a lawyer for the preparation of an appeal. He would get a lighter punishment if everything goes according to plan." "Really?" Raelyn asked with a surprised look on her face. "Yes, but the plan can only work if there was no one getting in our way. Your father and brother would not mess things up, right?" Devon asked. "I'll persuade my dad, w
Paisley halted her steps and inquired Bevan as she saw him coming out of the room, "Assistant Bevan, is my brother in there?" "Yes! But Mr. Anthony is in a bad mood now. Please do be cautious," Bevan reminded her. "Alright, thanks for the heads up." Paisley pushed the door open and questioned, "Hardy, why are you not answering my calls?" "I am occupied here to deal with things accordingly. Do I look like I have the time to entertain your nonsense?" Hardy replied impatiently. "I would want to talk about serious matters with you. Talitha has some juicy news and she is inviting us for dinner tonight..." "Don't even think about it!" Hardy interrupted her words and refused swiftly. "Hardy, the secret involves both William and Natasya. Are you sure that you are not curious about it?" "That b*tch!" Hardy gritted his teeth and cursed. He was actually dying to know about it, but he knew what Talitha would want from him in exchange for the hint. A disgus
Deborah had just got up and was very surprised to see him return instead of exercising, "Why are you back? Is it raining outside?" "Nope, the weather is fine. I have something to ask you. How did you come up with the idea of using my private plane to send William back home?" Deborah glanced at his stern face and asked, "What's with the serious look? Did something bad happen?" "Nope, I'm just curious. It was William's idea to return home by using a private plane instead of yours, right?" "Not really. He just told me that he didn't like the idea of heading to the airport as he was feeling anxious due to his amnesia. He would feel uncomfortable and would suffer from a headache. Hence, that was when I came up with the private plane idea. He told me to discuss things with you as he was afraid that you would not agree with him." "That b*stard! How dare he!" Fandrey chuckled despite feeling angry and said, "Do you know that he's using your affection towards him t
William narrowed his eyes and questioned, "Who was there when Declan slipped his tongue?" "There was only me and a loyal subordinate of Declan. However, Declan eventually got rid of him," Ronald replied. "Really? Are you implying that both Talitha and Natasya are the daughters of Declan?" "Nope! It is only Talitha. They are twins but have a different father," Ronald shook his head and answered. "Talitha is the daughter of Declan while Devon's daughter is Natasya. Talitha has a similar feature with Declan but no one noticed it as his face was messed up. On the other hand, Natasya takes on Devon's look. I remember during the party, Talitha received a more expensive and generous gift from Declan compared to Natasya." "What are the odds?" William chuckled sarcastically. It was obvious that the brothers from the Anderson family had slept with Raelyn around the same time. It was then she got impregnated with her twin daughters. William did not imag
The atmosphere soon turned as cold as ice. "Didn't he lose his memory? Why is he here then?" Declan thought to himself. Declan composed himself and questioned, "What are you doing here?" "Isn't it obvious that I am paying you a visit?" William marched into the cell while staring down at Declan. Declan was feeling uncomfortable with the terrifying aura that William had possessed. "What do you want from me?" "Your brother's lawyer paid you a visit and you were being told that you will be set free soon, am I right?" William sneered and continued, "You must have been looking forward to that day, aren't you?" Declan was feeling suffocated by his words. He was very intimidated by William as he was the one that made him ended up in jail. He had never once expected that William would be paying him a visit in a fine and healthy condition. It did not seem like William was suffering from a memory loss. Declan questioned nervously, "Didn't you forge
Both Valeria and the servant walked out to welcome Abbie in. She had two limited edition toys with her and said, "Valeria, look! I've brought some toys for my son and daughter." Valeria grinned and received the present from her. The servant then complained, "Miss Clark, please remember to address her as Val instead of Valeria. It's a relief that Sir William is not here or else it would be a disaster." Abbie stuck out her tongue and apologized, "I'm so sorry! I have forgotten about it. Val! Val! I'll remember to call you Val from now onwards!" They headed into the hospital ward and Abbie took out the package. She proudly showed it to Valeria and asked, "Isn't it gorgeous?" "Yes, it is!" Valeria glanced at the toys and said, "Wow. This must have cost a fortune, right?" "That's a small matter. I had to pull many strings in order to obtain these." Abbie chuckled satisfyingly and continued, "They would definitely be over the moon upon receiving this." "Th
The both of them eventually left the private room after enjoying dinner. The cameraman that was arranged by Talitha was ready to capture the perfect shot. The cameramen immediately pressed the shutters upon seeing Talitha pretended to lay on Hardy's body. He was feeling disgusted but needed to put on a good act. He then held Talitha in his arms and helped her into the car. The car hurled straight to the hotel of the Saunders family. Hardy took the wheel while Talitha was seated at the passenger seat. She looked at him affectionately and tried flirting with him during their journey to the hotel. Talitha adored Hardy very much and would only lose control when it comes to him. She brainwashed herself that Hardy was a man with a few words. Hence, she would be able to explain why he was so cold towards her. She finally reached out and held his hand after teasing him for a while. Hardy composed himself and reminded her, "Hey, be careful. It will be
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