After patiently waiting for a moment, there was finally a voice on the other end of the phone."Delbert...!""Sorry, the number you dialed is temporarily unavailable. Please try again later."A clear female voice came from the phone.Harriet looked up at the notification bar and realized that there was no signal on the ship, so she couldn't get through to Delbert at all.Helplessly, she handed the phone back to Arthur.It seemed that she could only contact Delbert after arriving in Imperium. She hoped that Delbert wouldn't be so angry as to erupt like a volcano.After arriving in Imperium, there must be a lot of difficult things waiting for her to deal with.What was her mother’s background? Why was she called "Yvonne"? Who were the black-clothed people who tried every means to get rid of her behind her back?There were also plenty of questions waiting for her to answer one by one!Several hours later, at the port, Imperium.Harriet, who had just disembarked, felt bit un
At the port.Delbert's beautiful eyes were fixed on the phone screen with a hint of expectation, his face showing an unmistakable nervousness.This was his fifth attempt to get through to Harriet.But each time he failed to hear that familiar voice on the other end of the phone. There was only a mechanical female voice repeating the same sentence."The number you dialed is currently unavailable. Please try again later."This time was no exception.After failing to reach Harriet once again, Delbert gave up. Perhaps Harriet had lost her phone.However, he didn’t close the dialing interface. Instead, he made a call to someone he hadn’t heard from for a long time and soon it was answered."Delbert?"A gentle male voice came from the other end of the phone, with a hint of restrained excitement.The man's name was Liam Lynch, a true noble in Imperium, who had known Delbert since childhood.Because Delbert didn’t want to go to the Carlson family’s manor, he had no choice but go to
The girl's long hair cascaded down her shoulders, and her face was adorned with light makeup.She was dressed in a slim-fitting shirt and a skirt, exposing her long and fair legs, which were very eye-catching.The girl sat down next to Delbert in a familiar manner and looked at Liam with a gentle smile. "Liam, why is there an esteemed guest at home? Aren't you going to introduce me?"Delbert didn't give the girl who suddenly sat beside him a glance. He simply moved slightly to one side, creating a considerable distance between them.The girl didn't seem to feel awkward and sat with her legs crossed on the sofa, looking at Liam as if waiting for him to introduce her.Liam felt somewhat helpless as he introduced her to Delbert. "Delbert, this is my sister, Lily."Then he looked at Lily Lynch and patiently explained, "Lily, this’s Delbert. I’ve mentioned him to you many times. He has saved my life."After giving a quick nod at Lily, Delbert continued to answer the question Liam had
Arthur smiled, "Yvonne, don't you remember? You like these dishes ever since you were young.""Ever since I was young?" Harriet was a bit puzzled.She liked these dishes ever since she was young, but how did Delbert know? They had never met when they were young.Before Harriet could think about it in detail, the door of the villa was suddenly pushed open forcefully.From a distance, a familiar voice could be heard."Arthur, I knew you hid Yvonne in your house!"This voice...It was so familiar!Wasn't this the voice of Henry, whom she had met not long ago at Holy Night?So they really were brothers!Harriet was about to walk out of the dining room to meet Henry, but she saw Henry, ignoring the servants' obstruction, striding into the dining room.He walked directly in front of Arthur and grabbed his collar, angrily questioning, "Why did you hide Yvonne away? What do you want to do to her? Even if you’re my brother, if you dare to hurt Yvonne, I’ll never let you off!"Being
Faced with Arthur's cold retort, Henry was momentarily speechless. He pointed at Arthur with an angry face but couldn't come up with a rebuttal.Meanwhile, Harriet, who witnessed the entire argument between the two brothers, frowned slightly. She had been prepared to mediate between them ever since she heard from Arthur about the discord among her eight brothers on the ship. However, she hadn't expected their relationship to have deteriorated to this extent. They were quick to quarrel at every trivial matter. They were acting like kids.Seeing that the two were still arguing, Harriet felt a headache coming on and quickly tried to mediate."Brothers, for my sake, can we stop quarreling? Can't we just let bygones be bygones?"Afterwards, she repeatedly made eye contact with Arthur.Arthur understood and immediately continued according to what Harriet had said. He humbly apologizing to Henry."Alright, it’s my fault. I shouldn't have brought Yvonne to Imperium without tell
"Not at all!" Arthur responded almost instantly, "I won’t be affected by him!"Seeing Arthur like that, Harriet felt extremely helpless. Arthur was obviously mad! It was clear that he was very upset.Harriet sat next to Arthur and tried to comfort him, much like comforting a child."Arthur, you and Henry are brothers for more than twenty years. I can see that he has a quick temper. As the eldest brother, sometimes you need to be more magnanimous and give in to him. What's the point of always arguing like this?"Arthur brought her to Imperium because of their mother and the discord among the brothers. He needed her to come back and mediate the conflicts among them. The current situation was precisely what required her help in mediating.After hearing her words, Arthur also found them reasonable, and his expression indeed softened slightly.Seeing that, Harriet continued to bring out various reasons and tried to persuade Arthur.After a while, although Arthur's anger had s
Delbert continued to ponder the clues about Harriet's disappearance, without giving a single glance to Lily. He coldly responded, "Sorry, I don't drink tea."Lily was startled. The atmosphere in the study became awkward, and Liam wanted to say something to ease the tension. He could see that Delbert had no interest in his sister. However, Lily continued to smile and bent down to place the tea in front of Delbert."Delbert, this’s the best tea in the city. You’ll definitely like it."After saying that, she intentionally sat next to Delbert, almost leaning into him."Oh, are you so sure that I’ll definitely like it?" Delbert avoided Lily's approach and asked coldly. He was obviously displeased.Just as Lily was about to lean on him, he suddenly stood up. Lily missed her mark, and her disheveled hair fell in front of her, making her look particularly embarrassed.She looked up and saw that Delbert had already walked to the door of the study. He exuded an aura of nobility
Three days later.The melodious and elegant music sketched out the mingling banquet, where people from the upper class gathered in groups, conversing. This banquet was a great opportunity for them to expand their social network.Just as the banquet was about to officially begin, a cry suddenly rang out.The surrounding guests frowned, ready to find out who was so uncouth, but their attention was drawn to a voice.Almost instantly, everyone suddenly understood why the person had cried out just now.Because the girl walking gracefully towards the center of the hall was absolutely stunning!She was wearing a crimson dress, and her fair skin was like that of Snow White.The girl seemed to notice the gazes cast upon her. With a slight raise of her eyebrows and a charming yet pure smile on her lips, every move she made stirred the hearts of everyone present.Harriet paid no attention to the gazes of the crowd and walked straight ahead with Arthur and Henry in front of her."When d
Chapter 783Delbert spoke like a spoiled child, and Harriet couldn't help but laugh. She felt that Delbert was acting strangely.After holding her for a while, Delbert led her to walk outside."Let's go!" he said eagerly.It made Harriet feel even more puzzled.Before long, they arrived at a nearby amusement park.After getting out of the car, Harriet noticed that the scenery at the amusement park was beautiful."The Ferris wheels!" Delbert smiled, leading her toward the Ferris wheel.Delbert bought two tickets, and they got on the Ferris wheel hand in hand.Throughout the ride, Delbert held Harriet's hand tightly, while his other hand secretly took out an engagement ring from his suit pocket.Harriet saw it and finally realized what was going on.It was a surprise that Delbert had prepared for her.Delbert went down on one knee and spoke solemnly, "Ms. Harriet Munoz, would you be willing to marry me?"His eyes shone eagerly. He was even more nervous than when Harriet marr
Chapter 782Marc wondered if Molly had developed depression at that time.Molly slowly sat up and said, "You were forced to marry me, so you must have been angry, right? I remember everything!"Marc held her hand and listened quietly.His heart was in turmoil, but he didn't know what to say.Molly didn't want to recall those things, but today she had to bring them all up."I bumped into Lula scheming against you and was forced to sleep with you. Then I married you. But would Lula let me off so easily?"Marc could guess what had happened, and he said, "It's all in the past. Don't dwell on it. I'm different from before. You can trust me and depend on me."Molly forced a smile and said, "You don't know. Because of your misunderstanding and torment, Lula had people insult and slander me. Those things eventually led to my psychological trauma, causing my depression. Do you understand now?"Marc looked at her pale face and felt a sting of guilt.It was his fault.He held Molly in
Chapter 781Molly intended to drape the blanket over Marc, but Marc woke up."You're awake. How are you feeling?" Marc said with concern, his eyes bloodshot.Molly shook her head. "I'm alright. Sorry to wake you up.""Well, the doctor told me that you had taken many antidepressants," Marc said in distress.Molly turned pale, not expecting the doctor to reveal her depression.The disease had been haunting her and reminding her of the unpleasant past.Molly met Marc's gaze and faltered. Her hands clutched the blanket, as she didn't know how to broach the topic."You're my wife. I have the right to know the truth," Marc said seriously.They had been together for so long, but he didn't know about this matter until an outsider told him.Molly bit her lip and shook her head. Unable to hold back, she cried out, "I'm sorry, Marc. I really..."Marc stood up and took her into his arms. He said apologetically, "I'm sorry. It's my fault. I shouldn't have rushed you. It's okay if you don
Chapter 780When Marc arrived at the hospital, the medical team was already waiting at the entrance.Marc quickly briefed them on Molly's condition. "My wife suddenly fainted. I'm not sure what's going on. Please help check on her." "Mr. Welch, please wait outside," the nurse said, intercepting him.Marc looked at the closed emergency room, and anxiety caused him to feel breathless.After a long time, the doctor came out, and Marc urgently asked, "How is she?""After a series of tests, we confirmed that Harriet has stomach cancer," the doctor said solemnly.Marc was struck dumb. Even his ears were buzzing."What?" He trembled."Her stomach has suffered significant damage, and she can't eat many things," the doctor explained, sighing at Marc's dejected look."But she's always been fine? Did you make a mistake in the examination?" Marc said, looking at the doctor incredulously.He had been with Molly for so long, but he hadn't heard of her stomach discomfort."I know the res
Chapter 779Later, Delbert handed over the audio recordings of Sadie and Felipe's conspiracy, as well as the evidence of Sadie's attempt to embezzle assets from the Carlson Group, to the police.The police immediately began the trial of Sadie and Felipe. In the end, the court sentenced them to eight years in prison.Excited about the news, Harriet led Delbert to see Miriam.Seeing her innocent look, Delbert wanted to embrace her and protect her forever.Miriam saw Harriet's happy face and asked, "What's going on? You look so happy.""I have some good news to tell you," Harriet replied.She let go of Delbert's hand and hugged Miriam. "Felipe and Sadie have been sentenced to eight years in prison. We won, and the Bass family is finally ours."Miriam took some time to overcome her shock. "Is it true?"She never thought they would win in the end.Harriet nodded vigorously, and Miriam confirmed the truth.She could finally return to the Bass family.She no longer cared about Fel
Chapter 778Levi raised his glass to congratulate them. "Yvonne, Delbert, I wish you happiness forever.""Me too," Arthur said.The others followed suit. Delbert had to drink with them one after another.They wanted to test Delbert's endurance and love for Harriet.Delbert kept drinking until his face was flushed red.When the meal was over, Andy and the others went back to rest.Harriet and Delbert were left alone in the living room.Harriet used the tissue to wipe Delbert's face.Her gaze was filled with tenderness.Enchanted, Delbert grabbed her hand and put it on his chest."Harriet, I missed you so much," he said.His breath, mixed with the fragrance of wine, sprayed on Harriet's face.Then Delbert bent down to kiss her.They cuddled together, their eyes locked in a collision of longing.They kept holding each other, and Harriet bravely met his gaze.Delbert picked her up and carried her upstairs.The sound of rain drowned out many sounds, but it couldn't extingui
Chapter 777Soon, Delbert received a mail containing the documents.He skimmed them through and found that everything was fine at the company. Ben was quite a good manager.Delbert was satisfied with his performance.But Ben remained nervous, even though he could tell Delbert's good mood."You've done very well!" Delbert praised.Relieved, Ben scratched his head and said, "Thank you, sir.""You've been with me for a long time. Do you think I should give you a raise?" Delbert said.In Ben's mind, his current salary and the benefits provided by the Carlson Group were quite good, but who would refuse more money?"Is it okay, sir?" he tentatively asked.Delbert fell silent. Ben shivered and quickly added, "No need. I think it's good enough.""No, you will get a raise," Delbert smiled, having learned to scare people from Harriet.Subconsciously, he had been affected by Harriet.Ben was overjoyed, wondering if it was Harriet's credit.In the evening, Harriet sent a message to D
Chapter 776Delbert handed Saide over to the police and left without hesitation.Sadie bit her lip, her eyes glistening with tears. The police officers took her away for interrogation.Sadie couldn't accept the fact that Delbert had no feelings for her at all.In the interrogation room, she licked her wounds and refused to talk.Her heart was broken, and her face was covered with tears.Delbert couldn't wait to see Harriet.Harriet was working. To avoid disturbing her work, he decided to meet her at the family banquet in the evening."I'm working right now. Can you come over tonight?" Harriet said.She was eager to see Delbert, holding and smelling him."Oh, you don't want to see me?" Delbert teased her."How could that be? But I'm working. With you around, I can't focus, so you have to wait for a while," Harriet said while reviewing the documents.After Felipe's arrest, a lot of things at the company required her attention. She was up to her neck."I can help you," Delber
Chapter 775Felipe was on tenterhooks when he received a message from his trusted aide."Miss Bass has disappeared in Meawood City. We couldn't find her," the man reported."Keep searching and find her at all costs," Felipe urgently said.He used all his connections and even hired private detectives, but there was still no news.It wasn't until Sadie returned to Imperium that Felipe got the information. To his surprise, Sadie had gone to Meawood City with Delbert.Although Delbert had lost his memory, Felipe couldn't feel reassured. He decided to temporarily leave Imperium and lay low for a while.He packed up his belongings and planned to escape abroad.Just as he was transferring his assets at home, the police suddenly came to his door."Hello, are you Mr. Felipe Bass?" they said.Felipe didn't expect the police to act so quickly. He said nervously, "Yes, may I help you?"But the following words from the police dashed his last hope. "Based on the video sent by Miss Harriet