Ronald was stunned for a moment. Valeria was telling the truth. Valeria had money of her own. If she was to compensate, she would have to use her money first. No wonder Valeria wasn't worried at all. She must have already thought about it a long time ago. Ronald was pissed off. "You unfilial daughter, good at nothing but spending money!" "I'll spend it as I'd like!" Valeria talked back, "You wish I leave it to the mistress and her daughter?" "You!" Ronald was so angry that he gasped. He tried to hit Valeria, but Valeria took a few steps back and looked at him with a cold face. "If you hit me, I will sue you! If you don't want to be embarrassed, you'd better control yourself!" Ronald was shocked and angry with Valeria being snarky. However, there was nothing he could do. He didn't want to get into such a bad relationship with Valeria. He tried his best to suppress his anger. "Your mother is not in the world any longer, and I'm still so you
Ashley and Mason had gone to see Athena not just to cheer her up, but to intimidate her into silence. They meant to make Athena know that the Howard family was behind them. In order to force Athena to join them, they used both coercion and seduction. Nobody knew that Athena had already been discovered by Marcus. Marcus was straightforward. He directly told her that they were clear about what she and Ashley had done. It would be smart of her to choose the right side or she could end up in prison. Athena never thought that Ashley was not only against Valeria, but also the Wolf Group. She was clever enough to know not to be enemy against Wolf Group. So she divulged everything right away. So the meeting with Athena was actually a trap. Athena brought a recording pen according to Marcus's instructions. The whole conversation was recorded, and also Mason and Ashley's ugliness. Athena handed the recording pen to Marcus, and Marcus immediately called the pol
When the interrogator arrived, Ashley had already peed in her pants. Seeing this, the interrogator scolded her loudly. "What's wrong with you? Are you crazy? Why didn't you call me if you needed the washroom? How embarrassing!" "I... I've called you, but no one heard me," Ashley said in shame and anger. "What are you crying for! Stop that and tell me everything if you want to leave this place. Or else you can just stay here!" The interrogator spoke to Ashley harshly. "You had better not think that you will be lucky enough to escape this! We all know what you've done, so you'd better start talking. Or else, we'll just send you to jail with the evidence we have now." Ashley did not answer and she continued crying. Seeing that she was not going to talk soon, the interrogator ignored her and left. Sitting in the interrogation room with her pants soaked, Ashley felt utterly disgusted and uncomfortable. Mason, who was in the room next to her, started
The bodyguard at the door of the ward greeted William respectfully as he arrived. "Is everything all right?" William asked calmly. "Yesterday, Madam Elizabeth brought her men over, but we stopped her. She was pissed and wanted to call you, but none of us spared her any attention." "Well done!" William said before he walked into the ward. Meanwhile, Hayden was already awake and eating breakfast. When he saw William, his face broke out into a grin, "You're here!" "Are you feeling better?" William sat down beside the bed. "I feel much better after seeing you!" Hayden stopped eating his food, and he reached out to grasp William's hand. "You look well, but thinner than you used to be." "Really?" William touched his face. "Yeah, I know you're tired because you have to take care of me." Hayden looked at his beloved son. "William, have you considered what I said to you earlier?&quo
Ronald thought that the news of Elizabeth hiring Michael as a lawyer was just a hearsay. However, he didn't expect to really see Michael in person. Michael pushed Ronald away. Then, he stood still and replied calmly, "It's me! Don't you recognize me, Mr. Brown?" "You guys... Are you really her lawyer?" "Yes! I'm the lawyer hired by Miss Brown." Michael said with a poker face. "Mr. Brown, I'm warning you now! As a family of the criminal suspect, you're now being suspected of personal attack by the threatening words that you said to my client. And I can sue you justifiably!" "She... she's my daughter!" Ronald was a little afraid after hearing Michael's words. Michael was obviously not joking. He could definitely do it if he really wanted to ruin him. "She is an independent being and you have no right to dictate her or threaten her to do things that are against her will. I have recorded everything just now. Mr. Brown, good luck!" "Uhm... ab
After Michael left, Elizabeth and Ronald were the only ones left in the room. Elizabeth looked at Ronald and said, "What's your plan, Mr. Brown?" "That wretch did such a shameless thing, and I really want to beat her to death. She should really be responsible for the apology." "I'm talking about the compensation. Ashley is the one who caused this trouble. Mr. Brown, you wouldn't be thinking of not paying for it, don't you?" Elizabeth reminded. "It's the Howard family and Mason who harmed Valeria, so Ashley is just an accomplice. However, she's at fault for framing her sister with those evil tactics. Therefore, I didn't intend to let her out, just let her be put into prison then." Ronald was extremely miserly when it came to money. Hence, how could he pay the compensation for Ashley? Elizabeth didn't expect Ronald to be such an unbelievable niggardly on the money. Then, she looked at Ronald coldly. "So, you don't want to cooperate with the Howar
Charles just wanted to take the time to prepare so that he could stop William from entering the company. However, he didn't expect that Hayden would be able to see through his thoughts. Hayden even suggested holding a board meeting to introduce William in person. Wasn't this going to ruin his plan? Charles was displeased, but he couldn't do anything about it. And he had no choice but to agree to it. However, Hayden had no intention to stop his plan. He had to teach his elder son a lesson, because Charles was too scheming so that he even tried to stop his brother from working in the company. Then, Hayden picked up the newspaper on the bedside table and asked, "What's the matter with Howard Group's apology?" "It's about one of the company's designers. There's some incident that happened, but it's all settled now." Charles said in a vague tone. "Is it a small matter that will even lead to an official apology from the Howard Group? I heard that Elizabet
At night, Valeria and Abbie went to the Revolving Restaurant together, and they chose the seat next to the window. Abbie wore a neutral outfit and her hair was fiery red, which made her skin appeared white and tender. Meanwhile, Valeria was dressed conservatively. She wore a white princess-like dress, and her long hair was tied into a bun. Her delicate face and her slender neck were captivating. Everyone's gaze was fixed on them the moment they entered the restaurant. The B City's Revolving Restaurant was exceptionally famous. People had to make an appointment in advance before they came, and the consumption rate was extraordinarily high. Abbie and Valeria were foodies, but they never gain weight no matter how much they eat. Once settled down, she smiled and said, "Let's binge eating tonight, and go clubbing after this!" "Let's go home after dinner. I don't wanna my boyfriend to worry." "You're hopeless, why are you even worse than when you w
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