At the Davis family, Stanty took out his phone to call Archer again. Originally, he was not going to give in to Archer, but he could not resist Meadow anymore, so he had no choice but to give up. Meadow repeated Michael's words to Stanty over and over again, causing him to overthink. He was worried that his father would scold him, so he decided to call Archer to make peace with him. However, Archer did not pick up his calls. Stanty made a few more phone calls but no one answered. He was dumbfounded. "What's wrong with Archer? Why isn't he answering my phone? Is he ignoring me on purpose? This is so infuriating!" Hearing Stanty grumbling, Meadow, who was next to him, became even more worried, "Dear, what should we do now?" "I don't know!" He got up and paced around angrily. The phone rang, and his father's serious voice came through the other end, "Have you arranged to meet with Archer yet?" "I'm busy, so not yet." Stanty answered guiltily.
Raelyn had no idea and said, "I am not sure about it. We aren't able to get ahold of William's updates due to the tight security control. However, I reckon he would have the same effect as Hardy of passing out after being drugged by the vermin." "It would be great if I could have a chat with William on the phone," Natasya anxiously wanted to know how William was doing. "How about you give him a call then?" Raelyn suggested. "No, I can't do that. Wouldn't it be contradictory to call him when I clearly told him just now that I will cut ties with him? My impression would be ruined as he is a quick-witted man." "We are left with no choice but to wait for the result patiently. I'm sure that William must have had the same reaction with Hardy." Natasya's phone suddenly rang and glanced at it. She stared at Raelyn with a surprised look on her face and said, "Mom, it's from William." Raelyn was taken aback and replied, "What? Does that imply him being fine an
Paisley was feeling confused upon seeing Hardy's bizarre behavior. She did not expect Hardy to be so patient and gentle towards Talitha. He must be trying to get rid of her, right? Paisley thought to herself. Paisley then immediately voiced out, "Hardy, we can ask Assistant Bevan to drive her home. You shall rest here for a while and wait for a much thorough check by the doctor." "There is no need to make a hassle out of it as I'm feeling alright. Let's get out of here." Hardy then put on his shoes and held Talitha's hand while preparing to leave the ward. Paisley was dumbfounded upon seeing the sight of it. Did Hardy go bonkers? She thought to herself. She paced forward and halted him, "Hardy! What are you trying to do? You are in a fragile state and we shall wait for a consultation with the doctor. Why are you in such a hurry?" "I'm worried about Talitha," Hardy replied. Talitha was delighted upon hearing it but tried to persuade him as we
Talitha immediately told Raelyn and Natasya about Hardy's behavior as soon as she returned back to the hotel. It seemed that William's prediction was accurate. Both Raelyn and Natasya were feeling excited upon hearing about it. The trio was certain that William would also treat Natasya the same way based on Hardy's sudden change of attitude. Both men had consumed the blood vermin after all. Natasya could not wait to visit William and get ahold of his reaction. However, it was not an easy task as his men were keeping a close eye on him. Raelyn noticed her expression and suggested, "Natasya, I think William must have woken up since Hardy has regained his consciousness as well. You can try to send him a message and test the waters." "Alright, that sounds good." Natasya immediately texted him, "William, how are you feeling now? I'm very worried about you." Natasya was feeling a little anxious as her message was not being reverted back. "Why is he not re
Valeria then smothered more frosting onto his face and he pretended to be upset. William tried to get ahold of her and the couple chased each other around for a while around the dining table. He eventually managed to catch her and wanted to put some frosting on her face as well. She was terrified as her face soon went as pale as a ghost and shouted, "Honey, I'm so sorry! Please save me, anybody!" Hayden hurled out of the study room upon hearing Valeria's cry for help. He burst into laughter upon seeing Valeria and William with a face full of cake frosting. The couple immediately became serious especially Valeria upon hearing his chuckle. She composed herself and greeted Hayden politely. "Cake is meant to be enjoyed instead of using it for a prank," Hayden held his laughter and warned them in a stern tone. "Okay, dad. Do you want to have a slice?" Valeria asked cordially and tried to ease the tension. "Sweetheart, it's my birthday today. Why would you off
Paisley patted his chest to ease him and the pain eventually went away. She was startled upon seeing his face being as pale as a ghost and drenched in sweat. "Hardy, let's head to the hospital and consult a doctor. I'm worried about you." Hardy shook his head and refused her idea, "There's no need for the hassle. I'm feeling fine now." "What are you talking about? You scared me to death just now!! Hardy, aren't you always in good health? Why would you suffer from chest pain all of a sudden?" Hardy had also struggled to explain as this was the first time that he had experienced a heartache. His health was always top-notch and he did body checkups regularly. Why did I feel dizzy and passed out just now? Why would my chest hurt all of a sudden? Hardy thought to himself. He had also noticed that he would suffer from heartache whenever he thought about Talitha negatively and it might be merely a coincidence. He was not convinced that his chest pa
Natasya had been carefully observing his expression. She realized that he was taken aback upon seeing her and his tone was much gentler than before. His body movements were also different this time. William used to distance himself and treated her coldly. However, it was clear that he had taken interest in her as he took the initiative and paced towards her first. She was delighted about it and replied coyly, "I have been waiting for you!" "I apologize for keeping you waiting. Is it okay if we head in and have a chat?" William made the first move and invited her. Natasya was feeling over the moon and replied, "That sounds good. William, I have a gift for you." She took the paper cranes with her when she got out of the car. It was a present that she had prepared for William. Bobby, who stood next to William, was one step ahead of him and paced forward. He grabbed the gift from Natasya and threw it aside. Natasya was taken aback by the sudden move of
Talitha just wanted to provoke her sister. It was a lie as Hardy did not invite her to have a meal. She had called him first and he only then suggested having lunch with her. His attitude had improved a lot compared to last time when he would outright refuse her suggestions. Talitha held her bag and walked out of the hotel with a smile on her face. It was seen that Hardy drove a luxury car and had been waiting for her at the entrance. He then swiftly hopped off the car and opened the car door for Talitha. She was taken aback and was feeling overjoyed as he was being a gentleman towards her. Hardy assisted to fasten her seat belt as she got into the vehicle. Talitha reached out to hug him and gave a peck on his face. He did not refuse and paid the same thing back. Oh My God! This blood vermin is indeed powerful! Talitha thought to herself and was feeling on top of the world. She would have used the blood vermin on him long ago if she knew that it wo
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