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The call ended before Yves could try to find out where it came from. The phone he had was not high-tech enough to track down Kelly's exact location."Who's there?"Yves looked up quickly and saw some shadows nearby. "Come out!"Andrew and a bunch of people stepped out of the shadows. "Mr. Yves Hoffman, you're really on your toes!"Andrew and his friends had been tailing Yves, curious about his intentions. They were not sure if Yves had anything to do with Kelly's disappearance. However, just minutes before, Charles had figured out that Yves was not the kidnapper, which was why Andrew's group had to come out of hiding."Are you one of Charles's guys?" Yves asked, recognizing the man who was always with Charles like a trusted officer."Andrew!" Andrew said, introducing himself. "Are you looking for Ms. Anderson too, Mr. Yves?""It wasn't you?""Mr. Yves, you must be joking. Ms. Anderson is our lady's sister. We wouldn't be involved in such a thing!" Andrew explained, pulling out
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Yves and Andrew rode together in the car. As soon as they were seated, Andrew passed a cell phone to Yves. "Mr. Hoffman is on the line!"Yves picked up the call, and Charles's voice came through. "Should I call you Jacob or Yves?"With a scoff, Yves replied, "You choose!"Charles put the phone down and listened to Yves's crisp voice through his earpiece, not bothered at all. "Did you dump your stocks because you're ready to stop fighting?"Yves's finger twitched, but he kept silent. Charles laughed softly, his eyes on the tracker's screen. "Fred won't agree, will he? His real target isn't me—it's the whole Hoffman family. Since you won't act, is he coming himself?""You're smart!" Yves said with a sneer. "But you're still caught in his game, aren't you?""Why did you stop? Is it because of Kelly? Or did you stumble upon the truth?"Yves's face went pale. "How long have you known?" He had only learned the truth recently, but Charles seemed to be in the know as well."It doesn’t
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"Do you think I'd still believe you?" Kelly cut Fred off. "Was everything a lie from the start? Did you get close to me and help me just so you could use me and Seth as pawns one day?""You're very smart!""No, I'm not smart at all. If I were, I wouldn't have agreed to meet you today. If I were smart, I wouldn't have brought Seth to see you!" Kelly was furious. She could not believe that Fred, whom she thought was a good person, was actually Yves's real dad. "Yves turned into a killer because of you, right? How could you be so heartless?"“Heartless? You think you know what heartless is?" Fred scoffed. "If he hadn't stepped in, Charles would never have let him off the hook. That's real heartlessness!""You're making things up. He could've lived in a world without hate and had a safe and quiet life. He would be nothing like he is now, losing his innocence and hurting people left and right!" Kelly stared down Fred, her eyebrows knitted together in anger. "Why did you bring me here? A
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Yoan carried Seth to Kelly, who quickly knelt down. "Don't be scared, Seth. I'm right here!""Mommy!" Seth cried out, looking at Kelly with big, sad eyes. "Why did Godfather kidnap us? Is he a bad man?"Seth was too little to understand what was going on. All he knew was that he and Kelly had been kidnapped and that Kelly was tied up, which made him cry even harder.Kelly's heart was heavy as she watched Seth cry. She felt helpless but kept comforting him again and again, hoping that Charles and the others would realize something was wrong.She was thankful that Noelle had been clever enough to hide a tracker in her hair before she left home.Yoan had searched her thoroughly at the villa, discarding all her communication devices. The only thing he had not touched was her hair.Her hair was in a ponytail today, with the tiny tracker concealed within the band.Seeing Seth's sad little face, Kelly could only keep reassuring him. "Seth, be brave. I'm here, and I'll stay with you. If
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"Enough!"Fred kicked Kelly, and she fell to the ground, overwhelmed. She was already hurt, and Fred's kick made her cough up blood."Mommy!"Seth was accidentally knocked down too, but he quickly scrambled to his feet. "Mom, Mom!"You meanie!"Seth stood up, his face red with anger. "You can't bully my mom!" In a flash, he dashed forward, grabbed the man's leg, and bit down as hard as he could.Fred had not expected Seth to bite him. He kicked angrily again, sending Seth flying."Seth!" Kelly cried out. "Fred, how could you? Seth's just a little boy!"Kelly pushed through her pain, rushed to Seth, and burst into tears. "It's okay, Seth. It doesn't hurt. Don't cry. I'm fine!" She regretted saying those things that had made Fred so angry.Fred was nothing like Yves. Yves would never hit her or a child, but Fred was cruel and heartless.Kelly cried as she comforted Seth, who was sobbing from the pain. However, he bravely got up, hugged his mom, and started comforting her instea
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Fred squinted. "Are you certain?""Yes! He's alone. No one's with him!""Keep a sharp eye on him!"Following his memory, Yves quickly reached Edward's gravestone. It was clear that no one had taken care of it for a long time, but there were fresh marks on the ground and flattened grass in front of it.Yves glanced around. "Come out. I'm here!"Fred caught Seth in a swift move, and Yoan pulled Kelly out.Seeing the blood on Kelly's mouth, Yves's eyes briefly narrowed in shock before returning to normal.He balled his fists, his gaze fixed on Fred. "I didn't think you'd still be alive!""Disappointed I'm not dead?" Fred held Seth tight. "Looks like this mother and son mean a lot to you!""Enough talk. You didn't bring me here just for them!" Yves said calmly as Fred studied his face."After all these years, is this how you greet your own father? How can you be so unfeeling?""My father died a long time ago." Yves's voice was frigid as he stared at Fred. "What do you really wan
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"You knew he was the real villain all along, so you killed him!""Haha!" Fred's eyes blazed with fury. "He had it coming. Without him, I'd be the top dog of the Hoffman family. Mateo and Henry wouldn't stand a chance. I'll let you in on a secret—I did want to go back to the Hoffmans, but your grandma said no. That old man from the Yorks told me I had to wait until he kicked the bucket to get my revenge. But he was the killer, so I took care of him myself. I bet your grandpa would thank me if he could see me now!""You're a lost cause, and I'm not going to help you mess with Charles or the Hoffmans for any longer!" Yves glared at Fred. "And do you really think you can take on Charles without my help?"Charles gutted York Group in just two weeks. Charles wiped out every single company you had and all the ones I owned. You can't possibly be clueless about that, right?""Zip it!" Fred's face darkened, a deadly look in his eyes as he grabbed Kelly by the throat. "If you don't want him d
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Instead of the expected scene of chaos within Collosus Group and their plummeting stock prices, the screen was filled with a series of lines that looked like a steep mountain slope—all showing the stock prices of Fred’s overseas companies taking a nosedive.Fred could not believe his eyes and kept whispering to himself, "It can't be true."Yves was just as stunned, but when he saw how calm Charles was, he realized that Charles was much more capable than he had ever imagined.Charles was looking at Fred with a serene expression. "Maybe I should start calling you 'Uncle'?" he said, his voice warm and friendly.Fred's face twisted with anger. "Haha! Charles, you're really something. I never thought you'd dig up so much dirt in such a short time and even manage to wreck the empire I've spent decades building. But do you really think you've seen all my tricks? Do you think I only used Kelly just to draw Yves out?""Oh?" Charles raised an eyebrow, a hint of curiosity in his voice. "Then
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Kelly might not have realized her voice was shaking. "Yves, if you can't do it, don't make promises so easily!" She was scared, really scared. Promises about a future that might not happen were the scariest kind.She had thought that with Fred's death, Yves's troubles with Charles and the Hoffman family would be over. However, Kelly did not really understand what this 'over' meant or what it implied.Kelly was scared that seeing him then might mean she would not see him again.Yves was taken aback by Kelly's words. He had been waiting for days, waiting for her to say something, but he had not expected her to say that.Kelly seemed to catch herself getting too emotional. She calmed down and looked away from Yves. "Where's Seth?""He's at Phoenix Tree Residence with Bran. They seem to really like each other!"When Yves talked about Seth, his eyes twinkled with a smile. Kelly glanced over and caught the happy look on Yves's face. She was a little surprised at first, but then it made
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Kelly gazed up at Yves. "There are caregivers, doctors, and nurses here. Even the servants will come!" She had told Yves clearly that he was not needed there, that he had no role to play.Yves understood what Kelly meant, but he was not upset. He just smiled gently at her. "You're still sick, and I don't trust them to look after you!"Kelly was at a loss for words and turned her head away, too frustrated to look at Yves.A shadow of sadness passed through Yves' eyes, but he quickly shook it off. "Dear, once you're better, you can tell me to leave."Kelly faced him again. "Don't you have things to do? What about the Yorks? The Hoffmans? How will you explain to the Yorks? How will you deal with the Hoffmans?" She could not understand. Did Yves no longer care about the things he used to chase? "Fred was your real dad. He's gone. Don't you care at all? Haven't you ever wondered why he was so into Hoffman's wealth, and you're part of the Hoffmans too, you...""Are you worried about me?
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Charles opened the car door and stepped out first. Andrew, who had been driving, just shook his head. He finally understood why Ronald was always grumbling about not wanting to hang out with Charles, who was notorious for making single guys feel left out with his over-the-top romantic gestures. Andrew, a straightforward guy, had not really grasped what Ronald meant until then.Charles was really laying it on thick, showing off so much that Andrew felt like the underdog being teased.Charles reached out a hand to Noelle. "Come on out!"Taking her time, Noelle reached back. Charles gently took her hand and helped her out of the car, telling her to watch her step as if she were the most precious thing in the world.Andrew thought that the strong and respected image Charles had in front of everyone had crumbled. He could never look at Charles's serious face the same way again. Charles, who was always so serious and never joked, and even seemed a bit scary and super strict, could not
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Charles’ heart was pounding in a wild rhythm he could not control. He had always been the cool, collected type, way more grown-up than other kids his age. He was the guy who always kept his cool.However, when he saw Noelle, all that cool just fell apart.Then, whoops! She slipped and came tumbling down, right into his arms.Nobody knew that from that moment, Noelle had a special place in Charles's heart.Watching Noelle, nearly asleep, Charles chuckled to himself but did not say a word. He just hugged her a little tighter.He had thought his crush would fade away when he left, but she kept popping up in his dreams. Every "first" in his life seemed to circle back to her. Sometimes, he wondered if his crush had turned into something more.Coming back, he learned she had a boyfriend and did not even remember him.He figured that love story was over.However, there he was, hiding in the shadows, watching her, trying to stop thinking about her. However, no matter how hard he tried,
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Charles let out a sigh. "What do you think?"He guessed that Noelle must have realized it already—they had known each other for quite some time.He used to be Sebastian's student, and Noelle would often hang out at Sebastian's place back then. There was no way she would not recognize himself.Noelle scrunched her brow. "I know, you've told me before!" Annoyed, she tapped her forehead. "Ugh, why can't I remember anything?" She definitely had met Charles before, and they must have been really close. Otherwise, Charles would not look at her in such a special way.Even when she thought they were meeting for the first time and before they were close, the way Charles looked at her was just different."Okay, okay!" Charles said, catching Noelle's hand as she tapped her head. "You don't want to knock yourself silly, do you?""You're the silly one!" Noelle snorted with a mix of pride and shyness. "And anyway, even if I were silly, I'd still be your wife. What's it to you? You wouldn't loo
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Charles really did not want Noelle to find out that Kelly was hurt, but Noelle ended up finding out anyway.Noelle, who was expecting, was set on seeing Kelly in the hospital. Charles had no choice but to go along with it. To be safe, he went with her and even brought a bunch of bodyguards. He was super careful, treating Noelle like she could not do anything on her own.Noelle thought Charles was going a bit overboard, but she did not say anything. She was just glad Charles was letting her see Kelly and did not want to push her luck by asking for more.However, Noelle was really curious about Yves. "So, you're saying Yves is actually Jacob, the guy my sister is into? Seth's real dad? Have you guys worked out all your stuff? Other than the virus we've got, is there nothing else to worry about?"Over the last few days, Noelle had started to figure things out. She had been asking around, getting little pieces of the story from Liliana and Tania. She found out that Kelly was hurt, whic
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"I guess I'll go get busy then!" Ronald could not stand to look at Charles's face any longer.They had just survived a terrifying ordeal, yet Charles seemed calm, as if nothing had happened. How could he be so chill?Someone was still in the OR fighting for their life, and they had not even started to deal with what came next. There was Charles, acting all serious, saying he was busy. Busy with what? The ones running around like crazy were them, his underlings, right?Of course, Ronald kept those thoughts to himself in front of Charles.Once Ronald was gone, Charles relaxed his gaze. Shortly after, Sean and Linda emerged from the OR, pushing Kelly out too.Yves and Charles both stood up. "How did it go?" they asked.Sean removed his mask, glanced at Charles, then turned to Yves. "The patient is safe for now, but still under anesthesia. It'll be a few hours before they wake up. Let's get them to a room."With a pat on Charles's shoulder, Sean added, "You know, Charles, it wasn't
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Yves looked like he had remembered something important. "But that day, she gave Noelle the necklace. I thought she got Noelle mixed up with Kelly at first. I did talk to Grandma about Kelly when we were dating, and I even showed her a picture!"Charles squinted. "You really love and respect your grandma."Yves nodded. "She's always been so calm and stayed out of trouble. I didn't get it before, but now I do. When she gave that bracelet to Noelle, she was actually giving it back to the Hoffmans. She was also telling me it wasn't mine to want.""Aren't you part of the Hoffman family too?" Charles had to admit he had always looked up to Yves. When he first met him, back when Yves went by the name Jacob, he was someone with real guts.Yves just smiled. "To be honest, I've never cared about the Hoffman family's business. I grew up carrying a grudge, and it's always been what drove me. But now, when I think about it, what does any of that have to do with me? My grandpa passed away before
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In the operating room, Linda and Sean were working hard to save Kelly. The bullet had missed her vital organs and hit her arm, but she was still in a lot of pain.Kelly was out cold from the anesthesia. Linda was a great doctor, but surgery was not her strong suit unlike Sean. She was there to help out wherever she could.Linda realized she still had a lot to learn. She watched Sean carefully operate on Kelly, making a big cut in her arm to get the bullet out.The surgery was not too complicated, but they had to be extra careful because Kelly was so well-known. Any mistakes would be a big deal, which was why Sean was in charge.Normally, Sean would not fuss over a gunshot wound that was not life-threatening, especially if it was on a man. However, Kelly was different.The surgery was quick, and before long, Kelly was wheeled out of the room. She was still knocked out, probably from losing too much blood and the anesthesia.Outside the surgery room, Charles and Yves, along with th
