Goran's wife charged toward Sherlyn, looked at the latter's heavy makeup, then raised her hand and slapped her across the face. "You shameless little b*tch! What were you doing grabbing my husband earlier?"Sherlyn's usual arrogant, high-and-mighty attitude disappeared in an instant, and she covered her face guiltily. "I... I..."Passersby were starting to gather and watch when they heard the commotion.Goran was afraid of making the headlines, so he hurried forward and grabbed his wife. "We're in a hospital, darling, and there are a lot of people here! Let's talk about it at home!"Goran's wife jerked her hand from his grip. "Why should I be afraid of shame if you're not ashamed to have an affair?""Darling, please...""Don't forget the prenuptial agreement we had when we got married! It clearly states that you will have to divorce me unequivocally if you were caught having an extra-marital affair and that all assets will be stripped of you. What else do you have to say now that
Lilliana knew that Goran's wife had a strong background and could not be offended that easily. If she was genuinely under the impression that Sherlyn was Goran's daughter, Sherlyn's future would be completely ruined!With those considerations in mind, Lilliana had no choice but to tell the truth. "I'm sorry. I had it forged. I wanted to use that to help my daughter gain Mister Goran's favor. They aren't related by blood, and I found someone to forge the paternity test. If you don't believe me, you can ask the agency who handled it."Goran had a look of disgust on his face. "Lilliana, you're absolutely..."Marvin's eyes widened as well. "Lilliana, you're completely..."The two old men spoke at almost the same time, and they were similarly disgusted by Lilliana's shameless behavior.Goran's wife could tell that Lilliana was not lying, and she began to believe it because it explained the logic of their behavior too. Since she had calmed down slightly, Goran took advantage of the situ
Sherlyn and Lilliana then went back to the ward to get their belongings because they wanted to go home as soon as possible to try and coax Marvin. As soon as they walked in, they saw Corinne sitting lazily on a chair in the ward. Her eyes were closed, apparently since she was having a very pleasant nap, and that was enough to rile up the desperate mother and daughter.Sherlyn stepped forward to try and push Corinne, but Corinne stopped her wrist before she could do anything. Corinne grasped her wrist tight and opened her eyes wearily. "Why did you try to sneak up and attack me as soon as you entered the ward?"Sherlyn withdrew her hand unhappily and said in a sharp voice, "You're responsible for everything that happened today, Corinne."Lilliana agreed bitterly. "Yes, it must've been the work of this little b*tch!"Corinne tilted her head in confusion. "How so? What did I do? Everything that happened to the two of you today is by your own choice, was it not?"Sherlyn gritted her t
The truth of the matter, however, was vastly unlike that which was portrayed by the trending searches.Sherlyn was furious because she used to be the one giving out orders to rile public perception against certain people, and she felt unjust that it somehow became her turn to be slandered."Mister Aaron, the trending searches aren't true! Please believe me..." she hastily tried to explain.Aaron, however, was unmoved and said in a professional manner, "The problem now is not whether I believe you, Miss Sherlyn, but whether or not the public believes you. If you do not agree to a peaceful termination of the contract, we can proceed with the legal procedures too. However, I should remind you that the compensation you would have to pay for losing the case would be much, much higher."Sherlyn was at a loss. She knew she could not win against Newmoon Group in the lawsuit, and she eventually decided to compromise. "Okay. I'll sign the termination agreement..."Just like that, Sherlyn si
Corinne frowned when she saw Tommy. "How does he know I'm in the hospital?"Jeremy had clearly sent her to the Carews that morning, so she wondered if he had sent someone to follow her.Tommy explained, "Because you're using his cell phone. He can use that to locate your whereabouts.""I see." Corinne looked at his cell phone in her hand and felt a little uncomfortable that she had been monitored remotely.Tommy then said, "He knew that you called an ambulance, but because he couldn't get out of an important meeting that the company had today, he told me to come over and find out what happened to you.""I'm fine. It was my stepmother that got a little hurt.""Great to hear that, ma'am."Corinne felt uncomfortable when she heard him call her 'ma'am'.She recalled how he referred to her as 'Miss Corinne' in the past, and she was clueless as to why he changed his way of addressing her.She did not bother to delve too much into it and so asked softly, "Did Jeremy tell you where he
A bit of reciprocity was not bad at all, and fortunately for Corinne, she was given the paintings that she wanted."Well, say thanks to your boss for me!"Corinne then rang the doorbell and asked the butler to send someone out to help her bring in the three paintings.Tommy received a message on his phone, and he glanced down to read it before raising his head to look at Corinne. "Ma'am, Mister Jeremy wanted me to ask you if there's anything you'd like to eat tonight."Corinne was taken aback. "He's coming back for dinner tonight?"Tommy nodded. "I believe so."Corinne frowned unhappily, wondering why he chose to return when Pamela was no longer watching over the two of them all the time."Anything's fine. I'm not picky!""I see... Alright then!" Tommy followed Jeremy's instructions to watch Corinne enter the house safely before driving off....At that moment in Holden Group, Jeremy—who had just ended his meeting—leaned lazily on his seat while massaging his brows wearily.
'Honeymoon?' Jeremy narrowed his eyes subtly. He never once considered that his marriage to Corinne would require a honeymoon.Sunny muttered discontentedly on one side, "You're overthinking things! Jeremy and Corinne won't last long anyway, so there's no need for a honeymoon! He'll be going on a honeymoon with my sister in the future, anyway.""You don't understand a thing at all!" Zeke had a sly look as he raised his eyebrows to look at his brooding friend on the office chair. "So… Are you going, Jeremy?"Jeremy flipped to another page of the document and said while reading it, "She's tired today, so we won't be going over today. I'll bring her along and meet up with you guys early tomorrow morning."Zeke snapped his fingers and said, "It's settled, then!"He then gracefully placed his hands into his pockets and turned to leave.When he saw Sunny standing still, Zeke paused and raised his hand to pat the young man on the shoulder. "What are you still doing here, Sunny? Come wit
Jeremy had a straight face as he turned around and went to get the bacon from the refrigerator. Inside the kitchen, the two of them silently did their respective tasks without talking to each other. Jeremy's gaze was constantly transfixed on the petite girl beside him as he chopped the bacon.The mac and cheese with crispy bacon were finished in mere minutes, and Corinne said to Jeremy, "You can bring the bowls to the dining table now. I'll head to the bathroom for a bit!"Jeremy had no objection as he picked up the two bowls and walked out of the kitchen.At that moment, Bowen the butler came in from the outside and was terrified to see Jeremy bringing the bowls to the table. He looked all around and saw that no servants were waiting on duty. They had sneaked off somewhere and neglected their duties just because Jeremy was not there!"Sir! When did you return? Please allow me to help you! You shan't be allowed to do these things!"Jeremy glanced at Bowen but did not hand over the
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
"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
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
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
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
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
"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
"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
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