However, because this is the place where Corinne lives with other men, he finds everything here extremely unpleasant. There is a small bookshelf next to the sofa with some books on it. The man, bored, casually picked up a magazine and flipped through it.Meow~Suddenly, a cat's meow sounded near him. The man looked up and saw a white, chubby cat looking at him very warily. The cat's chubby body movements were also full of caution.Jeremy furrowed his brow and looked thoughtfully at the unfriendly cat. He never owned a pet and did not like anything with fur. However, thinking that this cat was raised by that little girl, the man developed a bit of a soft spot.After pondering for a while, the man closed the magazine in his hand, sat up straight, and extended a large hand, beckoning to the chubby white cat with a cold tone, "Come here."Meow!!!The cat did not approach and even bared its teeth at the man.Seeing this, the man became somewhat displeased. If the cat merely disliked
"Thank you very much, Mister Jeremy, for your willingness to cooperate!" Aaron could sense that Jeremy's words were not as simple as they seemed, but since he did not know the specific situation, he could only respond accordingly.Both men fell silent, but the atmosphere between them was extremely tense as if the calm before a storm.Fortunately, Corinne timely broke the uncomfortable 'tranquility' in the living room by coming out of the bedroom with her luggage."Mister, I've packed my bags!" Jeremy remained expressionless, simply nodding slightly in response as he walked toward her from the sofa.Aaron also stood up, his face filled with 'tenderness' as he asked, "Darling, why are you holding a suitcase? Where are you going without telling your husband?"Corinne glanced at Aaron, who was still acting affectionate and helplessly tugged at the corner of her mouth. "Enough! Don't call me 'darling' anymore, the cover is blown!"Aaron was speechless. Damn, the cover is blown?!Cori
"Never mind, why bother!"She got off the car in the courtyard of the Holden's estate.Tommy went to the back compartment to fetch her luggage, while Corinne stood by the car, gazing at this long-lost place without making a move for a long time.Jeremy, with his hands in his pockets, looked down at her from a higher position, squinting his eyes. "What are you standing there for? Don't you want to go in?"That's right, she did not feel like going in! Corinne glanced at the man and then strode toward the main gate of the Holdens on her own.Knowing the man's temperament, if she didn't move, he would just lift her up and forcefully carry her in again!Jeremy watched Corinne's slender figure, obediently cooperating but not looking so happy, and his brows furrowed in contemplation. Then, he followed her and went inside.Seeing their master walk away, the few servants who were sweeping the fallen leaves in the courtyard threw away their brooms and gathered together, buzzing with excite
Francine said indignantly, "Exactly! I saw Tommy carrying a suitcase when he came in. That must be Corinne's luggage! Hmph! Corinne is shameless. She left voluntarily, and now she's running back to seduce my brother, trying to ruin the relationship between you and my brother! I think her intentional disappearance before was just a ploy to make my brother want her more!"On the other end of the phone, Anya's expression was as grim as it could be. She tightly gripped her phone and gritted her teeth. She thought that today she would successfully get rid of the time bomb in Corinne's belly and have no worries in the future. But she never expected that Ayin would suddenly appear and carry Corinne out of the abortion operation room!What's even more infuriating is that this incident seems to have brought them back together? It's truly maddening! Anya was seething with anger. With this turn of events, everything she carefully planned before was all for nothing!After waiting for a long tim
Rosie's eyes shimmered slightly, "It-it's nothing! I just came to see if your previously sprained foot is feeling better?""Yeah, it's much better now. I can walk normally, but I still can't engage in intense physical activity.""That's good!"As Anya looked at Rosie, a hint of imperceptible disdain hid in her gaze. She easily saw through Rosie's intentions. Rosie always admired her brother, Lucas, and she would often find excuses to come to their house and play with her, but it was all to get closer to her brother!Staring at this 'good friend' who was infatuated with her brother, Anya suddenly came up with a plan! She quickly organized a lie and then pretended to sigh with sorrow, "Rosie, it's good that you came now. There's something, as a friend, I think I must tell you."Rosie blinked. "What's the matter?"With a melancholic expression, Anya said, "This morning, I went to the Central Maternity Hospital."Rosie looked worried. "Anya, what happened? Is there something wrong w
Anya nodded. "Yes, she promised my brother that she would abort the child, but she changed her mind when she got on the operating table, and I couldn't stop her."Rosie became furious upon hearing this. "What? Does she still want to keep Lucas's child? Doesn't she realize that she's not worthy of him? Anya, quickly tell me where that wretched Corinne is right now! I'll go find her! We absolutely cannot let that despicable woman keep Lucas's child and give her a chance to force a marriage with him!"Anya lowered her head in despair, pretending to wipe away tears. "Just now, Jeremy's sister Francine called me. She said Corinne went to the Huo family to find Jeremy again."Rosie couldn't understand. "What? Corinne went to the Holdens to find Jeremy again? What is she trying to do?"Anya looked dejected as if her clothes were trampled upon. Her voice carried a hint of helplessness and a sob. "I think it's because Corinne felt that she had no chance with my brother, so she turned back a
It was Joey.Previously, she kept pestering Jeremy to accompany her in adopting a child from overseas. However, the child still did not have an official name. Lately, she was not interested in taking care of the child herself and has left it to the nanny to handle all day long. Mostly, she was too lazy to take care of the child!This child used to have some value for her as a major excuse to cling to Jeremy and briefly hold his attention. But things are different now. Jeremy already knows that Corinne is carrying his child, so he won't care about this adopted child without a blood relationship. Thus, this child has become a burden, with no utility or value left. Anya never truly loved this child, aside from considering it as a tool for her benefit. She never had any genuine affection for the child.All the tenderness and maternal gestures she displayed toward the child in the past were only an act put on for Jeremy! When there was nobody around, she could not be bothered to preten
Anya only hesitated for a moment before quickly releasing her grip on the child's hand. She remained calm and discreetly covered the red marks on Joey's body that she caused, then gently pulled him closer to her embrace, soothingly saying, "Don't cry, don't cry, Mommy is here! Joey, don't cry, everything is fine!"Faced with the sudden change in his mother's emotions, Joey's crying subsided slightly, but he still felt very confused about what he did wrong.Lucas approached, his clear and thoughtful eyes filled with doubt. "Anya, what happened? Why is the child crying like this?"Anya looked up, her expression innocent and harmless. "Brother, you're back! It's, it's nothing. Joey accidentally fell and hurt himself just now. I was comforting him."The perplexity between Lucas's eyebrows dissipated, and he gently touched Joey's head. "A real man should be strong. You can't cry over a little bump or scratch!"Joey's face was tear-stained as he looked up at his uncle. With his limited
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