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"Fine. You can eat with your hands this time. But promise me there'll be no more next time," said Corinne with a sigh when she saw his hands were sticky with barbecue sauce.'Bryan' quickly nodded and said, "I promise, Mommy! Thank you, Mommy! Thank you, Aunt Francine!"Corinne thought there was something off about 'Bryan', but she could not point out what she found so odd about him.He still looked the same as ever, but his behavior was very puzzling. Then again, kids could be unpredictable, so it still made some sort of sense.'Maybe I'm overthinking it. The white polo tee could be just a mistake on his kindergarten teacher's part… Just like Francine said,' she thought.Corinne took a few bites of her food absent-mindedly when her phone suddenly vibrated.She picked up her phone and saw it was a message from Lucas.[Corinne, I'm outside the mansion. Please come out if you're free. It's urgent.]Corinne stuck by her decision to not go back to being a Rivera, though she maintai
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Corinne had never heard about that painting before."How did you discover that painting?" she asked."I saw it at a friend's house. Moreover, the paint on the canvas isn't completely dry yet."Corinne's eyes became focused. "And you think it was painted by Nellie Nymphaea?"Lucas nodded sombrely. "Yes. Nellie Nymphaea's style and brush strokes can be imitated, but there's one habit that our mom has that no one else knows about."Corinne did not have much memory about her mother so she looked curiously at Lucas. "What habit?""Mom always adheres to a very standard way of holding her brush when painting, but when it comes to signing her works, she'll put her hand down, causing her to pick up some paint from the canvas. And this will show up as a 'C' shape next to her signature."Every time, she would try to fix her mistake and remind herself not to do it again, but she never does remember. So the same thing would happen again and again. The painting I bought this time has a little
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Lucas' eyes darkened with caution when he heard the name 'Brian Addison'.Corinne was observant enough to catch the changes in his eyes. "What's the matter? You don't like Brian Addison?"Lucas shook his head. "Brian Addison was the name Adam used when he was still living in this city."'What? They're the same person?' thought Corinne with shock. "Does that mean that piece of land belongs to Adam?"Lucas nodded. "What time is the auction tomorrow? I'll go with you.""It's at ten in the morning.""I'll come pick you up tomorrow then. Meeting's finished. Now ask the servants to carry the kids' gifts from the trunk inside.""Sure. By the way, thanks," replied Corinne absent-mindedly.A few moments later, a group of servants came out of the mansion to bring the gifts for the kids inside.Corinne watched Lucas' car leave with a thoughtful expression. She then looked down at the painting in her hand.'There's finally a lead on Mom. Maybe there'll be a lead on Jeremy too…'…The k
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The next morning, Lucas picked up Corinne at the mansion. The two of them went to Agatha Auction House together.Christine begged to go with Corinne. Not wanting to break her heart, Corinne decided to bring her along with 'Bryan' and Joey.The two adults and three kids walked into the venue, and a manager quickly came out to welcome them."Welcome, Mister Lucas. Your private booth is ready. Allow me to bring you there now," said the manager respectfully.Lucas, who was carrying Christine in his arms, nodded and followed the manager. Corinne, who was holding the two boys in each hand, did the same.Their private booth was located on the second floor, which allowed them to have a clear view of the fully-packed floor below.Lucas glanced at the crowd below before going into their private booth. "This auction sure has attracted a lot of people. I'm guessing there'll be some highly-sought items up for auction later?"The manager smiled and nodded. "You're right, Mister Lucas. Most of
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'Bryan' turned and pouted. "I need to poo too, and I'm worried you'll miss your auction, Mommy. Maybe Joey can come with me? I know where the restroom is!"Joey naturally was willing to accompany his little brother to the restroom. He happily jumped down from his chair and said, "Mommy, I'll take Bryan to the restroom! I promise I'll keep an eye on him. We'll be back in no time."As sensible as Joey was, Corinne was still reluctant to let two little boys go alone. Thus, she said to Edmund, who was standing by, "Edmund, it's not convenient for me to go into the men's restroom, so please look after them for me.""Of course, Miss Corinne," said Edmund with a respectful nod.Edmund took Joey and 'Bryan' to the restroom. Not long after that, the manager walked in with a few waitresses to serve them some imported snacks and milk-based beverages."Who else is there on the second floor?" asked Lucas nonchalantly.The manager's smile froze at the question. "Umm… Sorry, Mister Lucas. I can
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Edmund opened the cubicle door and saw Joey's hands dripping wet and his face all scrunched up."Sorry. I… I didn't mean to do it! Mister, I accidentally made Joey trip, and both of his hands went into the toilet bowl," said 'Bryan' guiltily.Edmund was speechless. 'I guess it's true you can never take your eyes off of kids since all kinds of things can happen…'Edmund did not know whether to laugh or cry when he saw Joey looking at his own hands with disgust."It's okay, Joey. We'll just need to give your hands a good wash. Let's go over to the sink now," he comforted him.Joey was kind of a clean freak as well. He was visibly made uncomfortable by the toilet bowl water on his hands, so he quickly nodded and followed Edmund over to the sink.By the time Edmund turned around after he finished helping Joey wash his hands, 'Bryan' was already gone.'Sh*t, this isn't good!' he thought with a frown.…Meanwhile, in the other private booth, Sophia was carrying the real Bryan in her
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Thus, Sophia had no choice but to suppress her anger. 'I'll show them what's what when we're home!' she thought.However, it was still hard for her to process her emotions so quickly, so she got up and said, "Please look after Benjamin while I go to the restroom."After that, she strode out of the private booth angrily.She had never been treated so badly by any other people in the world. The only two people who had ever made her that angry were Jeremy and Benjamin.It was very frustrating, to say the least.After Sophia went out, Jeremy looked down at the little boy in his lap. "Why did you say something like that?" he asked curiously.'Benjamin' did not feel like he had done anything wrong. He really did not like Sophia from the bottom of his heart."I just don't like her touching me!" he answered honestly.Jeremy frowned. "No matter what, she's still your mother. You can't talk like that to your mother. You must respect her."'Benjamin' understood that, but Sophia was not h
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"Why are you crying?!" shouted Sophia. She looked up and was shocked to see the other person was Benjamin."Owie… It hurts!" cried Benjamin, holding his scraped knee.'When did he come out?' thought Sophia with bewilderment. 'No, that can't be right. Even if he followed me out, he would've bumped into me from the other side.'In other words, the kid who bumped into her was the real Benjamin. Of course, she had no way of knowing that.Benjamin had run out of the restroom to escape notice from Joey and Edmund. He was in so much of a rush that he did not look where he was going, and thus he knocked into Sophia.The little kid immediately stopped crying at the question. "I… I came out from the restroom and… And…" he tried to explain guiltily.'He came out from the restroom? But how could that be when I was the first one out of the room? I didn't see him walking past me at all…' thought Sophia, puzzled. She looked to the front, then to her back. 'I guess he could've made one big round
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Sherman could not help but feel fearful when he recalled the incident.Rita gently smoothed his furrowed brow. "I knew you'd come to rescue me, just like all the times you did. I love you, Sherman."Previously, Rita confessed her love to him when she was groggy. At this moment, however, she was clearly awake, even sporting a faint smile on her face as she confessed.Sherman immediately blushed. "I love you, too."Rita did not stay long in the hospital; she quickly returned to the Parr family's mansion. Just as Sherman's grandparents had said, Rita did not have any major injuries, so there was no need for her to stay in the hospital that long. In fact, she might even recover faster emotionally under the care at home.Not once did Sherman bring up Rita's job, but she surprisingly resigned from New Capital Times on her own accord. It would be difficult for her to investigate cases with her current condition; not to mention Sherman had handed over the evidence to the police. The polic
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"Sherman, I like you. I love you," Rita finally confessed.Sherman, deeply pained, pulled Rita into his arms. "This is all my fault. I should've looked for you quicker. I've never blamed you. All I want is to see you smile. It's enough for me as long as you're willing to let me stay by your side."You don't have to confess to me. I know it's hard for you to do that because of your family. I've seen the way they've treated you, and…"The bodyguards who had barged in with Sherman felt a bit awkward to see their company president in tears. However, the priority was to get Rita to the hospital for a check-up. Being tied up for hours could cause circulation issues, and it could be dangerous if her limbs did not regain feelings soon.In the end, they got the bravest among them to convince Sherman to let them take Rita to the hospital. Instead of letting them do it, Sherman wiped away his tears and, with ease, lifted Rita as if she was as light as a feather.Fortunately, after the hospit
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With that, Karen left without looking back. She was carrying Vince's baby in her womb, so how could she pin all her hopes on Sadie? Since Sadie was obviously unruly, she would have to rely on her son.'Sadie can spend the rest of her life with Esmond since she likes him so much. God knows it had been exhausting enough to raise her. Plus, it's only fair for Esmond to take care of her since I've done my part taking care of her until now,' thought Karen.Meanwhile, the only consolation for Sherman was that Esmond did not try to put up a fight. It seemed that he still cared about his daughter Sadie.Sherman led his men to a dilapidated house. Esmond had been cautious enough to choose a rundown house situated at the end of a village.When Sherman barged in, he found Rita lying on the floor while Esmond's men ignored her. Esmond's men had followed his orders, and since he did not instruct them to do anything to Rita, they left her well alone.Before the men could react, they were surrou
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Karen cried and silently knelt by Sadie's side without trying to defend herself. Sadie, on the other hand, feebly tried to explain herself. Alas. Vince refused to listen.There had been many occasions before when he had chosen to believe Karen and Sadie, but at this moment, he realized he had been terribly wrong to do that.Rita used to be so kind, understanding, and well-behaved. However, ever since Karen and Sadie moved in, Vince felt like his daughter had become manipulative, always trying to compete for attention, and stirring up jealousy in front of him.Unfortunately, it took Rita's disappearance to make Vince realize that Rita was not trying to compete for attention. All Rita wanted from him was to treat her the same as Sadie.Vince used to think that Rita should give in to Sadie more since Sadie was younger, too."Why don't you go live with your biological father since you prefer him so much? I never want to see you show your face around here anymore! As for your mother, s
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Sadie was so anxious that she wanted to jump out. "Mom, don't tell me you fell for it! Why did you call Esmond? Now they all know where Rita is. You've ruined everything, again! What were you thinking?"Karen could not care less. She cried and slapped Sadie. "You nearly scared me to death! What would I do if something happened to you? I didn't raise you just to watch you die. I told you not to meet up with Esmond, so why did you secretly meet up with him? How can you ask him to get rid of Rita?"Are you out of your mind? All I want is for us to live out the rest of our lives peacefully, so why didn't you listen to me?!"Sadie was furious. Karen had stopped trying to get rid of Rita ever since she got pregnant, so how could Sadie not be angry? Rita was like a thorn in her side, and Sadie would never be happy unless Rita was dead."Don't you know I like Sherman? How could you ask me to do nothing when Rita has stolen him from me?! I was the one who liked him first. It's either Rita g
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Karen wanted so badly to slap Esmond through the phone.'What good are his pompous words now? We wouldn't be in this mess now if he hadn't hit me back then! What's more, he's saying he's doing this for Sadie. But has he ever thought of what would happen to me and Sadie if he got rid of Rita? Rita's the heiress of the Russell family. Not to mention, she's married to Sherman, so that makes her owner of Parr Group too! What makes Esmond think he can get rid of Rita so easily?'Karen's breath was ragged as she said, "If you don't believe me, just listen to your daughter's screams. I can't save her now; you will literally decide her fate! Plus, I'm pregnant with Vince's baby, so even if I lose Sadie, I still have a kid—which is more than what I can say about you!"Sherman could not help but be impressed by Karen a little. Even in this dire situation, she did not forget to express her heartfelt feelings to Vince, letting him know that she was always on his side. It was certainly not an ea
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"Sherman raised an eyebrow. "Don't worry, I'm sure it's just a minor injury, maybe just a finger. There shouldn't be any major issues. A sprained joint takes only a hundred days to heal, and it might take her even less time to heal if you take very good care of her while she's recuperating."Karen's heart ached upon hearing that. She lunged toward Sherman, wanting to hit him, but the bodyguards stopped her before she could get close.Vince, still worried, held Karen tightly beside him. "Calm down. I'm sure Sadie will come out unharmed if Rita's kidnapping has nothing to do with her. But if it does, then you should know very well that…"Vince's voice dropped an octave. He could not believe his daughter's disappearance had anything to do with his stepdaughter. However, he was not utterly naive.He continued, "How could a girl like her take Rita away? Even the car window was smashed. Others must've been involved. Does her biological father have anything to do with it?"Sherman nodded
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"Yes, it's true I met up with my biological father, but it was just a one-time thing. I don't want to go back to him at all! Otherwise, I would've done it ages ago. Dad, I'm really grateful to you for taking me in and looking after me all these years. That's why I feel like you're my real father, even more real than those who share the same blood."How could you unjustly accuse me and Mom like that? Sherman is the one spouting nonsense here. He's trying to push all the blame onto us. Dad, you have to wake up and see the truth!"Karen nodded along, but her heart was racing. 'When did Sadie meet Esmond? How did Sherman know when I don't even know? Seems like Sadie does have something to do with Rita's kidnapping. I have to settle things and get Sherman out of here.'Karen never had the thought of rekindling her relationship with Esmond. The only thing she wanted then was to peacefully give birth to her son. Everything in the Russell family would eventually go to her son, and she would
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Sherman detested people pointing their fingers at him when they spoke. He stood up slowly, towering over Vince instantly."You claim to be Rita's father, yet if I were you, I'd choose to shut up and stand aside. I can't believe you're scolding me for threatening Sadie when she's not even your real daughter!"Look at her guilty expression; it's clear she's involved. If you don't believe me, use your brain a little. No wonder Russell Group is declining under your leadership. It's only a matter of time before the company goes completely bankrupt!"Sherman showed no mercy, causing Vince to retreat with every word. Vince clutched his chest, struggling for breath.Karen, despite her weakness, stepped forward to support him. "How could you speak to your father-in-law like this? What has Sadie done to offend you? She has nothing but admiration for you. Plus, she's just a child. How could you treat her like this?"She went on and on, but Sherman stood his ground. Meanwhile, the burly bodyg
