But Eugene wasn’t giving up that easily. He grabbed hold of her arm, stopping her from taking another step. His eyes were nearly bloodshot by now. “Did he touch you,Leah? Answer mel”“Someone drugged him!”Leah growled out, glaring at him.“What?” Eugene gaped in shock.“I managed to try and calm him down a bit, but I can’t do much else to help him, so I’m getting him to the hospital right now!”Leah tugged Eugene’s hand away, yelling, “I don’t have time to deal with this nonsense right now, Eugene, but mark my words. If something happens to Jason because of this, I’ll make sure you and your family pay!”Her words were like blades that lodged themselves in Eugene’s heart. It felt like someone had carved a hole into his very being. His cheeks were warm and flushed as if she had just slapped him in the lace.Eugene never expected Leah to be so hostile toward him all for another man, nor had he ever seen such a ferocious, determined gaze.There was a mesmerizing beauty in it.“Come back,
Grandpa Moore’s face was bone white as he quivered just the slightest. “What is this, Leah? What is going on?”He was finding it hard to believe.“These claims of yours are baseless.Do you know the shame such news would bring if it were leaked to the public?”Ezra asked, “We have the state’s best security here. They would have found the culprit by now! Everyone on the guest list tonight are close friends and family. No one would dare to do this! There must be some misunderstanding. Maybe Jason got food poisoning, or…”“You can choose not to believe me, but the truth will come out eventually. Our doctors are very efficient at what they do, so the results should come out very soon,” Leah said firmly, her gaze a cold, glearning blade,She continued, “You said it yourself–you have the best security guarding this house tonight, with only family and friends attending the celebration. That means the culprit is most likely among you.”Ezra looked like he had eaten a cockroach.Meanwhile, Jessi
“W–What do you mean, Eugene? Are you trying to lock us in? Do you think we’re some kind of criminal suspects?”Sarah screeched, fearful their schemes would be revealed.“That’s a bit of an exaggeration, don’t you think? I just need everyone’s cooperation to clear out the rotten apples in our family,” Eugene snapped, exuding even more authority than his own father did. “If you are Innocent, you won’t have to worry about anything.”“Yes.”Grandpa Moore cited. “We…We can’t let something this humiliating stand! We need to investigate this matter and give Leah and Jason proper closure.”Celia’s teeth were chattering in lear, while Sarah could no longer retort.“Mr. Moore…” Just then, Tristan entered the hallway, two bodyguards behind him dragging the kitchen maid between them.With a strong push forward, the girl was, flung onto the floor before everyone.“I managed to get the CCTV footage as you instructed, sir, I was implementing a lockdown on the whole venue when I caught her trying to es
Eugene quietly stood by Leah’s side.Occasionally, he opened his mouth to speak, but nothing came out.Jerome kept on side–eyeing him. If looks could kill, Eugene would have been sent to meet his Maker already.Jerome couldn’t believe that Eugene, whom he deemed an asshole, was the one who had married his precious Leah. Did he actually think he deserved her? Jerome thought Eugene was useless.“Mr. King!”Jessica cried, running up to Jerome, ‘I’m really sorry about tonight. I made a grave mistake, I really didn’t know Leah was your daughter I misunderstood her relationship with Mr. Jason. I’m so sorry…”Jerome didn’t even look at her. “So you’re saying that if Leah weren’t my daughter, you would have continued talking trash about her and ruining her reputation?”“I–I didn’t mean that.” Jessica stuttered.Eugene remembered how Jessica had accused Leah and Jason of sleeping together in front of Jerome and his grandfather.Jessica’s gaze then had taken on a shade of deviousness Eugene had n
The Moore’s might be one of the established elites in the City, but the stock price of the Moore Group would have doubled following the news of the marriage with the King Family.Alas, it was too late.*******In the dark of the night, Leah looked out of the window with a vacant look and an empty heart. She replayed the memory of Eugene’s shattered expression when he demanded to know why she had married him in the first place.Somehow, looking at the frustration and indignance on his face, she felt like she had abandoned him.She clenched her fist and shook her head hard. She reminded herself not to spare any sympathy for men, for that was how tragedies start.Eugene couldn’t possibly fall in love with her now, not after she had waited for him for three years to no avail. Perhaps he had only pretended to look resentful and bitter in front of Grandpa Moore to absolve himself of his cruelness in their marriage.“So, why did you marry him?” Jerome gritted his teeth and cracked his knuckl
“Eugene did not even inform us when he decided on the divorce. Of course, he wouldn’t tell me his intention to call off the marriage!”“Those are different things!” Sarah’s voice was shrill, unlike her usual comforting tone. “Eugenedoes not love Leah King at all. Unlike Leah,Jessica is his childhood sweetheart. They have a deep bond!”“Right. That’s beyond me too. If they share a deep bond, what else did Jessica want from him? Why couldn’t she behave instead of stirring trouble with Ms. Leah?”“She has humiliated our family with the infidelity drama in front of Dad. I will not help her thistime, and I can’t guarantee whether the marriage will happen!”His chest tightened when he recalled his father’s taunt. “I wouldn’t have advised Eugene to seekdivorce if I had known better. Jessica is not the right match for our family; worse, she’s a troublemaker. It’s indeed hard to get along with those from different backgrounds!”Sarah’s shoulders slumped when she realized that Ezra wanted no
“It’s fine as long as you made it here before 5:00 pm. We’ll have to wait a day more if the city hall is closed.” Leah dropped a chilly remark and marched to the entrance, leaving Eugene behind.His throat tightened.He was brought back to the day they registered their marriage three years ago. As he was notified of an emergency meeting by Yoarkley’s project manager, he had no choice but to stay back at the company.After the meeting, he had to host a VIP who dropped by. When the meeting was over, it struck him that he had forgotten to inform Leah about the postponement of the marriage registration.The memories of that day were vivid and cruel. When he rushed over to the city hall, the place was almost empty. There, he found Leah alone, looking downcast. Her frail figure appeared lonely and pitiful.He did not expect her to wait all day for him. Her stubbornness was one of a kind.He had wanted to apologize to her. However, he did not do so because he struggled with mixedemotions fr
“Mr. Moore!”******Eugene woke up to find himself lying on a patient bed.“Leah.”The first thing out of his mouth was her name.“The tendon in your right hand is injured. We observed some light concussion and a bit of blood clot, but they shouldn’t pose an issue.”Leah stood by the windows with her back against the light, leaving him with the sight of her lovely silhouette.When Eugene was in a coma, Tristan filled in Leah with the details of the car crash.Tristan claimed that Jasper had not slept at all. He found Eugene in the study filled with suffocating cigarette smoke in the morning.“I think he must have lost his focus because he didn’t sleep well. His headache might haveaffected his driving as well.”Leah was aware of the intensity of Eugene’s headache. For that reason, he had rarely drivenhimself anywhere in recent years.He had pulled off sleep deprivation, heavy smoking, and refusal of medical treatment in one day.“Who are you torturing yourself for? Jessica might feel