When Aurora heard that Nanako wanted to become friends with her, Aurora was overjoyed.She could not hide her joy and excitement as she blurted out, “Jasmine, is what you are saying true?”Jasmine laughed as she said, “Of course, it is true. Why would I lie to you?”Aurora could not help but sighed as she said, “In truth, I have always wanted to be friends with her. I really admired her very much from the very beginning. Moreover, even though I have not had much interaction with her, I can feel that she must be a very good and nice person.”Jasmine nodded slightly as she said, “Nanako is indeed a very nice young lady. She is also very friendly and humble.”Aurora could not help but feel more or less guilty as she said, “To be honest, Nanako’s strength was originally far above mine. The only reason why she lost to me was because I took the pill that Master Wade gave to me. I really feel very ashamed whenever I think about it…”Jasmine smiled as she said, “It’s okay. It is your goo
As she spoke, Doris picked up her coat before she told Faith, “Mom, I will leave first if there is nothing else.”Faith nodded before she said, “Take care and pay attention to your own safety on the road.”“Okay, Mom. I got it.”Doris said goodbye to her mother before she stepped out of the ward. When she saw that there was still enough time, Doris went to Dr. Spears’s office in the Department of Nephrology.There were only ten hours left before the end of the deadline that Edmund had given to her. The only glimmer of hope that Doris had left was in the hands of Dr. Spears. She did not know whether Dr. Spears would be able to find the right kidney for her father at the last minute by using some connections.When Doris arrived at the office, she knocked on the door, and she heard Dr. Spears saying, “Please come in.” After that, Doris pushed the door open.As soon as Doris walked into the office, she said with some regrets, “Dr. Spears, I am so sorry to disturb you again.”Dr. S
When Doris heard that it was news related to the patient in Ward No. 1, she immediately realized that he was talking about her father. So, she blurted out, “Hello. May I know what is the result of the examination report for the patient in Ward No. 1?”The man looked at Doris with a hesitant look on his face before he glanced at Dr. Spears because he did not know whether he should continue speaking.Dr. Spears hurriedly urged, “Levi, you can just tell us what the results of the examination report are! Stop dawdling!”Levi hurriedly said, “This is the case. The laboratory discovered that there is excessive mercury in the blood of the patient in Ward No. 1. After that, the laboratory department sent the blood sample over to the laboratory in the judicial department for further inspection of toxic substances in the blood! As a result, a large amount of mercury dichloride was detected in the blood sample!”“What?!” Dr. Spears exclaimed, “Mercury dichloride?! Are you certain that it is m
Waylon nodded seriously before he said, “Miss Young, can you tell us if your father has any enemies or whether he is not on good terms with anyone? Besides that, is there anyone who has any form of a financial dispute with your father?”Doris shook her head and said, “My father has always been a very conscientious person, and he has been teaching and educating people for so many years. He has also always been very willing to help others out at work. Therefore, he has never had any conflict with anyone.”Waylon asked again, “Then, did your father eat anything weird recently, or did he come into contact with anything strange?”Doris continued to shake her head and said, “It seems as though that did not happen at all. Everything was normal before he fell ill…”Waylon continued asking, “Do you usually live with your father?”Doris nodded and said, “Yes. We live together.”Waylon asked again, “Who else is living with you besides you and your father?”Doris said, “My father, my mother
Doris felt very nervous when she heard Waylon’s words at this time. So, she hurriedly asked, “Captain Skitter, based on your experience, do you think that it is more likely that my father had accidentally come into contact with this kind of highly toxic substance, or do you think that it is more likely that he had been poisoned in secret?”“I am not sure either.” Waylon explained earnestly, “Based on the current situation, the clues that we have on hand are simply too limited. We basically do not have any useful clues that could point us in the right direction.”As he spoke, Waylon asked again, “By the way, Miss Young, do you think your father will be able to accept any inquiries in his current state? We might be able to obtain more useful clues if we can ask him directly about certain matters.”Doris shook her head as she sighed and said, “He has already been in a deep coma over the past two days…”Waylon hesitated for a moment before he smacked his lips together and said, “Well…
Moreover, as he was her boss, Doris would certainly feel a lot of stress and pressure if he were to call her. It would not be appropriate if he affected her when she was doing something important.So, he told Graham, “It’s okay. We can start without her first.”Either way, to Charlie, the dinner banquet today was just a secondary matter. The most important thing was because he wanted to give everyone a gift in return.If Doris could not make it to the dinner banquet tonight because of something important, there was no need for him to rush her. After all, he could just give her the pill in private when he had the opportunity to do so, then.As soon as Graham heard this, he hurriedly told everyone, “Come! Come, everyone! Come to the dining room. We are about to start our dinner banquet tonight.”Everyone followed Graham into the dining room. At this time, the Quinton family’s chef had already placed sixteen different types of appetizers on the table in the dining room.Lord Moore s
To Charlie, the Healing Pill was very ordinary, and it was not a big deal to him at all.However, it was not the same way for anyone else. Although this pill would not be able to prolong their lives, at the very least, it had a life-saving effect at the most critical moment. If they had the pill, this would be equivalent to them having an extra life at the most critical moment.Jasmine was the best example.If she had not been carrying the pill closely with her on her body all the time, she would have already died in a foreign country like the others who had been with her when she fell off the cliff in Japan.Therefore, everyone who was present was extremely excited and happy.Charlie distributed the pills one by one before he told everyone, “Make sure that you keep your pill properly. Let’s continue eating!”Everyone cautiously placed the wooden box containing the pill into their pockets before they got up and returned to their seats.Everyone was in a happy and enjoyable moo
Doris felt very grateful, and she said, “Thank you so much, Young Master!”Charlie smiled indifferently as he said, “It’s okay. You don’t need to be so polite with me.”As they spoke about this matter, Charlie wanted her to go and get busy with her own family affairs at hand. He did not want to delay her any further, but at this moment, he suddenly heard a man’s voice suddenly coming from Doris’s end of the line. “Miss Young, we have found out the source of your father’s poisoning!”At this time, Doris was still holding the cell phone in her hand. When she heard the man’s words, she completely forgot that she was still on the phone with Charlie, and she blurted out nervously, “Captain Skitter, where is the source of the poisoning from?!”Waylon was wearing a latex glove as he held a heavy book in his hand, and he said, “Our criminal investigators discovered that each and every page in this book contains traces of mercury dichloride!”“Moreover, we also found that there seem to b
Charlie frowned in thought for a while, before saying, "Well, there is a plan, but I can't vouch for the chances. I also need you to cooperate with me and not let anything slip, or everything will go to waste. Can you do that?""I can!" Claire nodded, determined, before quickly asking, "So? What's the plan?""Well, it's not specific," Charlie replied. "We just have to improvise as we go along. Let's just head in for now!"-They left the airport and took a cab to the traffic police's headquarters. Just as she entered, they saw their Cullinan parked outside.Charlie sent Claire in first while he carried her luggage before following.Meanwhile, Elaine was wailing in her room, "I've been married to him for years! Suffering so much pain and humiliation, only for him to hook up with an old flame behind my back! Is it wrong if I struck out?"The traffic police officer was on the verge of a breakdown, but he still said patiently, "Ma'am, I've told you many times—what he did was wrong
Claire wasn't all that experienced in love and hence didn't know how a person caught in a love triangle would think or why they would experience such terrible mood swings.Still, Charlie's explanation gave her a general idea, and she sighed, "Actually, Dad looked really bad when Matilda came back. He was so obsessed with her that he didn't care if Mom was alive—even bringing her home for dinner. I'd be seething if I was Mom."Charlie sighed in exasperation. "Well, let's not loiter about. Let's go to the traffic police station.""Yeah!" Claire nodded, before holding his arm, "If they're there, that means they're safe, and they won't be fighting with those officers around. So, let's not head over so quickly."Charlie raised a brow. "What are you getting at?"Claire sighed, clearly troubled. "We have to think—how are we going to alleviate this crisis? If it's really as you say and Mom has mostly guessed it right, this fight might just be the start. At best, that fight on the highway
The traffic police officer smiled in exasperation. "Is there no getting through to you? You could even afford to drive a nice car, and you'd most likely survive an accident. But what if you were left bedridden for a long time? Yell at each other in the same hospital room?"Elaine waved him off. "I don't care—all I know is that I will always get my revenge, and on the spot if possible. If there were superheroes, I would be Wonder Woman!""Urgh…" The traffic police officer was utterly speechless. "How about this? We will call your daughter and have her come over to bail you. She will mediate your fight!"With those words, he returned Elaine's phone to her, and it happened to ring just then.It was a call from Claire.Seeing that the contact name said [Daughter], the traffic police officer quickly said, "Go on, answer it!"Elaine took it and answered the call, and Claire asked urgently before she could say a word, "Mom? Where are you? Where's Dad? Are you both alright?"Elaine sulk
While Charlie was waiting for Claire at the airport, Jacob and Elaine were taken to the traffic police station.But even in the patrol car, Elaine did not stop lashing out at Jacob.As such, the traffic police had no choice but to call up another patrol car to bring them over separately.Charlie was hence left wondering what those two were up to this time as they were nowhere to be seen when Claire's flight was about to land and weren't answering his texts.Fortunately, Charlie never considered them reliable, so he was fine whether they showed up or not.If they did, they could all head home in the same car.If they didn't, he just had to take a cab home with Claire.It was past three when Claire's private jet landed, and Claire herself cleared the checkpoint in just half an hour, wheeling a trolley with her luggage.Seeing Charlie from afar, she couldn't help quickening her pace as she beamed.Charlie hurried toward her as well, and Claire shoved her trolley aside when they w
However, to Jacob's shock, Elaine wasn't misled at all as she growled icily, "Why would I ask anyone else?! If there's someone I must question, it's Matilda! She's getting married, isn't she? Good! I will be there and ask her why she hooked up with my husband!"Jacob turned pale right then.Matilda's son and even some of their old classmates would be attending her wedding.If Elaine went, he would be exposed, and he wouldn't be able to stay in Aurous Hill out of shame!His nerves gnawing at him, Jacob could only plead, "Please, just trust me this once! Anything else aside, she's getting married, anyway—there's no way that I'd have anything to do with her! That alone should prove my innocence!"Elaine snorted. "If Matilda returned when I was arrested, it means she has been back for a while! And you're saying nothing happened since? Hell, even if she's married, it doesn't prove that she wasn't up to some hanky-panky with you! Maybe while I was arrested and refused a divorce when you
The driver was left dumbstruck—this wasn't how it was supposed to go.Still, he blurted, "C-Crashing into a Cullinan? I might end up dead instead…""Fine! Then let's change cars, and you crash into ours—how about that?!" Elaine promptly retorted before continuing, "Or we could just stand right in front of your car while you run into us! I just happen to have a death wish, but if you don't kill me now, I'll kill you! Don't think about getting away either—I know your car plate! I'll sell this car and use the money to put a bounty on your head! I don't care what happens to me now! I'll claw my nails into the devil's face even if he shows up!"The driver was actually quite experienced, but even he had yet to meet someone as ridiculous as Elaine.Barely able to keep his hands steady, he threw them up as he apologized, "I'm so sorry, ma'am—I just lost my cool. I'm merely a humble driver of a Honda Civic while you own a Rolls. Hell, I spent fifty bucks buying that red emblem from Amazon,
Elaine may have led a life as if she was above the rules, but beneath that tough exterior lay crippling insecurities and a horrific inferiority complex.She was always afraid of being belittled—but more than that, of being ostracized and betrayed.Over the years, the greatest source of her complexes could all be traced back to Matilda.After all, Matilda had been a star back in their school days. Because Elaine was a close friend of hers, many boys would get chummy with Elaine, but only because they were interested in Matilda.Being from a poor farmer's family, Elaine had been scorned plenty and therefore felt exceedingly inferior around Matilda.It was from that sense of inferiority that Elaine had inadvertently developed a one-sided rivalry against Matilda, and she believed her greatest triumph over Matilda in this life was the moment she had stolen Jacob from her.However, while Elaine presumed that she could hold that victory over Matilda's head, Lady Wilson had soured that v
Moreover, given Elaine's ridiculous temper, Jacob knew she would definitely go overboard and destroy him.He wouldn't even have a place to live at that point, and it would really be game over if she held a grudge and stormed the Calligraphy and Painting Association!Under such circumstances, he couldn't ask for a divorce—hell, he might even refuse a divorce if Elaine asked for one!However, that was when Elaine laughed coldly. "Oh, my… You're really not going to divorce me?""Come on—how long were we married?" Jacob quickly reasoned. "Getting divorced at our age? People would laugh at us."Elaine scoffed. "Now I'm curious… Matilda's quite old too, and she's a divorcee marrying again. Won't people laugh at her?""Technically, she's a widow—"Jacob blurted out, but soon turned pale, tensing up again not a second after he had just calmed down, asking gingerly, "W-Why would you suddenly mention her?'Elaine stopped pretending right then and snapped, "It's actually impressive that y
Horrified, Jacob promptly grasped the steering wheel and brought the Cullinan back under control while not hesitating to snap, "Are you crazy?! We're on the highway—that could have killed the both of us!"However, Elaine ignored him and seized the moment to open the armrest box, pulling out the large white envelope.As she opened it, she muttered, "So, it really was a wedding invitation… You really are a terrible friend, Jacob Wilson, hiding a wedding invitation like this! What's the point? Just look at that nervous face of yours—would I suspect you of having an affair with the bride-to-be?"She flipped open the card and was experienced enough to check the names first while disregarding the usual preamble. She wouldn't care about the venue or the time either, focusing solely on the professor who had somehow made Jacob very nervous.That was how Elaine found the names in less than a second: Yolden Hart and Matilda Hall.Matilda?!The name could well be knives stabbing Elaine in th