The two bulky bodyguards hurriedly lifted the limp Celia from the ground and dragged her away effortlessly.Five minutes later, a new hashtag trended-#BettyBeckett Falls. She was trending online, just as she wished.********Meanwhile,Eugene and Brad held on to each other when they stumbled out of Elite. They went in as enemies but emerged as friends again. Drinking indeed brought people closer.They drank like fish that night. Brad was a heavy drinker and only emerged tipsy from the drinking session.On the other hand, Eugene had downed a little too much whiskey in his bad mood. He squinted his eyes and tugged on the knot on his tie, looking drowsy and drunk.Worried that Eugene might stumble down the stairs, Brad reached out to hold him.“Hey, Jasper, you didn’t last long, did you?That was fast. Are you high?”“You can’t tell a man in his face that he… doesn’t last long.”Eugene pinched his forehead and felt light–headed.“Why am I having a headache after drinking at your bar.Did you
However, the bullet did not hit Trevor.“Ugh. It hurts…” Leah, who had shown up from nowhere, hugged Trevor tightly. The bullet hadhit her in the left shoulder.Although Brad had only fired off a wax bullet, it had caused severe damage.Leah was drenched in sweat and trembling. Even so, she would not let go of Trevor no matter what happened.Eugene’s eyes widened in shock. His heart sank, and he felt as though he was falling from a high place.All the pain in his body was nothing compared to the blow he received when Leah shielded the attacker.She might be his ex–wife, but when she saw her ex–husband attacked, the first thing on her mind was to protect the assailant who’d almost beaten him to death.“Leah, how could you do this to me?” he seethed. What she had done was outrageous.She was technically the accomplice to the attacker.“Leah!”Trevor looked at Leah frantically and held her frail shoulder. When he checked his hand, it was stained with her blood.Taking a sharp breath, he
Leah quickly tidied up in the washroom and splashed cold water on her burning cheeks before leaving the hospital in exhaustion. Her bright eyes were flickering with passion and rage.How could Eugene kiss her after they were divorced? It was an inappropriate move. She seethed.“Leah.”At that moment, a tall shadow appeared and rushed up to her. Jason gave her a tight hug.“Sorry, Leah. I was late!”Jason cried from heartache.“Jason, I’m fine.”Knowing she was hurt in the left shoulder, he refrained from touching the wound and gently draped an arm around her shoulder. “Does the wound still hurt? I’ll send you to the King General Hospital and get you the best physician.”“I’m really fine.” Leah gathered herself and took a long, deep breath. There was an iciness in her eyes and her expression.“Where’s Tre? I need to see him right now!”************Leah’s villa had turned into a battlefield. A storm was brewing.Jason kept his distance and sipped his tea by the table, as though he wasn’t
Josh’s smile never wavered.“I want to see her.”And that made his smile wavered.”Why?”Eugene gritted his teeth.”So that she’d tell me the identity of the man who attacked me, I am not letting her off the hook.The Moore Group has one of the most formidable legal teams in the City.”“Our team is just as prepared to face you.”Josh shot back.”if you truly intend to take legal action against us,then you’re being unreasonable Given how strategically organized and managed the Moore Group has bee,I’m sure you do not want any scandal.”With that,Josh bowed and turned to leave.Before stepping out he asked “Mr. Moore. Miss Leah has also asked me to ask you if you were the one who arranged Ms. Celia’s press conference.”“That is none of your business”Eugene grunted coldly.“I’ll take my leave then,”With that Josh left.“How dare he? He was clearly here to upset you!“Tristan exclaimed, fighting the urge to run out and slap Josh in the face.Eugene took a deep breath to try and calm himself “Go
Tristan immediately smacked himself in the cheeks, feeling like he had misspoken.Eugene stared ahead, the Estate’s lights reflecting in his eyes. He could faintly hear laughter coming from the building. At that, his heart sank into an icy pil of hopelessness,It seemed Leah was truly leaving an impression on Jason’s familyEugene had considered the King family to be incredibly Intricate,Jerome had one wife before. But he had three wives now. None of them got registered at City Hall. They would surely make it tough for Leah to marry into the family. He’d thought she might give up then and there.However, it seemed like he had thought wrong. It sounded like Leah was truly getting along with the rest of the King family. He could hear their laughter even from this distance,how close they had become.Eugene was getting more distraught by the second. He had never felt so tense, so desperate. Even his breaths were becoming uneven.“Do you have any cigarettes on you? Give me one.”He asked Tr
Leah’s heart clenched for a moment. “I miss her,Tre. But Mom isn’t here anymore. At some point, we need to face reality andmove on from our pain.”“We’re the Kings,Tre. The family needs us to protect it. We are Its future. That’s why we must keep ourselves in the present and learn to look forward.”“You can accomplish that. I can’t. I’m just some boy stuck in his fever dream, refusing to wake up. This isn’t home to me anymore, Leah”The siblings sunk into silence for a long while.“Alright, that’s enough depression for one night. I respect whatever decision you make,”Trevor lazily waved his hand.Then he noticed that Leah had teared up some. He hurriedly tried to tend to her, saying, “Hey, don’t think about that anymore. I’m goingto tell you something really Interesting.Eugene is here tonight.”“WHAT?!”Leah shouted, shocking everyone present.Jerome scowled at her. “Why are you shouting?Did you see a bug or something?”“Not a bug, no. I was just telling Leah a ghost story. I didn’t
“This night’s air is too cold,sir.We might fall sick.”Tristan murmured.Eugene had been waiting in the cold for nearly an hour now. Yet, this was nothing compared to his days in the military, where standing an entire day was routine,The only difference was that his heart was in his throat right now.He was worried Leah would change her mind and not come outside. What should he do then?Barge into the estate?Impossible–he could not do that. This was the King family’s residence.What right did he have to knock on their door asking for Leah?None that he could think of.Heaving a sigh,Eugene took out the last cigarette in the box. He was about to light it when the sound of heels clicking rang out.“Eugene.”The man’s heart pounded erratically as he gazed up at his ex–wife. The cigarette between his lips nearly fell out with how much he was trembling.Leah glanced down, instantly noticing the pile of cigarette butts at his Jeet. She frowned. “What is this? I thought you quit smoking?”“
Leah was taken aback but didn’t reach out to take the box. She wondered why he was giving her a gift.“Just take it as a token of when we were married.”Eugene pressed“She couldn’t possibly accept that from you. I’ll do it in her stead.” Before Leah could say anything,Colene had taken the box from Eugene.Inside as a gorgeous bracelet carved from the finest lavender moon quartz. It gleamed with a soft light, looking like a treasure from centuries before.Leah could instantly tell this was a one–of–a–kind material, not usually for sale to the public. If Eugene had given this to her years ago,when she was in love with him, she would have been so happy she wouldn’t have been able to sleep.But her love was now buried beneath a cold, lonely desert. Unrequited love was a waste of time, along with the gifts it brought.“Wow,even I can tell how expensive this must be. Look at this crystal. You’re very kind,Mr Moore.”Colene drawled,sarcastically.She suddenly raised her hand. What followed wa