The hall immediately fell silent at the presence of Grandpa Moore.Sarah let out, “Jess,you’re soon-to-be his granddaughter-in-law.Go and give your grandpa a hand,”“Grandpa,let me.”Jessica smiled demurely and walked up to Grandpa Moore,wanting to take his hand and walk with him, but the old man casted a smile at Eugene and Leah instead.“Eugene, Leah Come over and walk with me.” Not only that, Grandpa Moore rolled his eyes at Ezra. “Get out of my way. I’m tired of you. I prefer the company of youngsters. Their spirit cheer me up.”Ezra smiled bitterly and let go of his dad.Jessica had stopped in her tracks, red in embarrassment, then debated if she should stay put or walk up.Forcing a smile, she silently cursed at Grandps Moore., “Old fool.Can’t you just die?Why are you still hanging around?”Leah glared at Eugene, who happened to look in her direction. She quickly looked away after they exchanged glances, leaving him with the view of her cold side profile.A little fazed, he purse
“Dad,Leah is in a relationship with Mr.King.”Ezra whispered in a low voleo “Please stop matching her up with Eugene because she’s dating someone else now. You can’t force a relationship”“That’s right.”Sarah jumped on the train. Seeing the way Mr. King immediately picked her up after she left our family, you can tell that their fling started way back.”“Way back?” Grandpa Moore glared.“Yes. How else would their relationship grow this fast? That’s why I told you it was useless to worry about Eugene and her. A loveless marriage is meaningless. They might as well break free and find their happiness.”“So, you don’t have to worry about Leah. She’s joining the King Family,they’re as good as we are,” Sarah muttered,softly with hidden intention.She wanted to shatter Grandpa Moore’s Impression of Leah as a prim and proper lady.Leah pursed her lips and stared at her feet. She had long anticipated the arrival of this day, and she was fully prepared to face Grandpa Moore’s resentment.“Grandp
“You’re right Dad.” Ezra and Sarah could only agree with Grandpa Moore with apologetic smiles.“I’m so happy with this gift.Where’s Tessa? I want to give her a hug!” Grandpa Moore beamed.“Ms. Tessa says she won’t join us because she’s sick. She’ll meet you in person later,”The butler reported.“Okay then,put away the painting.Make sure to have it framed and hung in my bedroom so I can stare at it whenever I want.”The butler nodded and carefully put the painting away.Celia was wordless with anger when she observed Grandpa Moore’s interest and care for Tessa’s gift.Celia thought that Tessa, who never had much allowance, might humiliate herself by purchasing a miserly gift. To her dismay, Tessa decided to be creative by presenting a handmade gift.In the end, the vase that she splurged hundreds of thousands on was overshadowed by a shabby painting of Tessa’s!“Oh,Tessa,just wait and see. You’re dead meat!” Celia thought.On the other hand,Jessica was pacing the corridor. She had sent
Jessica shouted, “Why didn’t she continue bidding if she wanted the painting? She never planned to buy it in the first place, she only wanted to trick me into buying it!”The onlookers shifted their opinions about the situation.“Could Ms.Leah have done that to Ms. Jessica because she was upset with the divorce?”“That’s unnecessarily petty, What’s the meaning of pulling that after a divorce?“It is not meaningless. She must have been indignant after losing her marriage with the distinguished Mr. Moore.”“She looks proper on the outside but mean on the inside. Women like her only use their brains on petty things.”Jessica felt great hearing the barrage of criticisms on Leah.“Ms. Leah, did you really do that?”Ezra knitted his brows and looked sternly at Leah. Similarly,Grandpa Moore was waiting for her answer.“Ms. Hudson, you misunderstood what happened.” Leah took a step forward. Her face scrunched up into a pitiful expression. “I was the one who first bid for the painting. You foll
Shock,rage, and disappointment flooded Eugene’s chest.He felt she had deceived to him all this time.She had made him think that there was nothing special about her when they were married.The birthday celebration continued into the night, laughter and chatter filling the venue. Halfway through, Leah decided to go to the washroom to powder up.As she went to the washroom, she recalled all the schemes and tricks Jessica and Sarah had tried to use against her. It was all so childish,she realized, scoffing at the thought. How foolish.She had already guessed how they planned to take her down, which was unfortunate for them. Of all the things those women should have considered when plotting against her, they failed to include the most important factor of them all–Grandpa Moore’s fatherly affection for her.Love and affection were something their schemes could never break through.It would have been inappropriate if she had only given Grandpa Moore the chair, as it undoubtedly belonged to
“The music artist who would perform the classical song for Mr Moore can’t make it.You know how much Mr Moore loves classical music and he had really been looking forward to this performance.”Leah sighed,heavily.”What do you mean the artist can’t make it,have you tried calling..?”“Yes,and I was informed she got into an accident.”“Oh dear,I hope she’s alright.Come with me,let’s figure something out.”With that,she walked away with Peter.At the end Leah agreed to perform instead.Peter went over to Grandpa Moore’s side and informed him that the performance was about to start.“Where is Leah? Grandpa Moore asked, not wanting Leah to miss out. He wanted her to enjoy the performance.“Ms. Leah is right here with us.”Peter grinned, then pointed at the stage. “See? There she is.”Grandpa Moore was surprised to hear that.Eugene stood up in shock from his seat, eyes wide open. His chest rose and fell unevenly as sheer awe hit him like a ton of bricks.Leah stood on stage, she had changed in
Eugene peered at the stage, but Leah had long left. He could only frown, brows knit together in focus.The wall stall were busying about in the kitchen when a simply–clad maid slipped into the room. Celia had gotten through to her, so she was prepared to do her dirty work for her.The messed with the cameras and took out the scene where Celia had given her the drugs before adding them to two champagne glasses. She then topped it off with champagne.“One for Jason King the other for Mr. Moore. Do you understand? You have to make sure he drinks It.”That was the instruction Celia had given her.This would be the maid’s golden licket to being rich. She was determined not to mess up.Right after she finished topping the drinks, the urge to go to the restroom hit her like a pillow to the face. She quickly ran off, leaving the glasses unattended.Just then, a woman in a white cotton dress snuck into the kitchen. She was the Moore family’s fourth child,Tessa.Her eyes peered carefully at her
Leah stood in the empty guest room and no sound was heard.Where was Jason?She was told he was in here.A low voice came from the bedroom too low for her to hear.She quickly went into the bedroom calling out his name.“Jason?Are you in here?”“Le…Leah stay away!”Jason yelled his breath coming in harsh pants.“What’s wrong, Jason? You’re scaring me.” Leah went and opened the bedroom door.It was dark inside, but she could still see Jason leaning against the wall,his body was soaked with moisture.He had taken off his suit, leaving only his white dress shirt sticking against his skin, the buttons open to reveal his flushed red skin.“I’ve been…I’ve been drugged.” Jason closed his eyes, trying to stay conscious. “I’ve tried everything to stay sane but I feel like a wild beast right now.”“How could this happen? Leah cried, angry and panicked.She was masterfully skilled when it came to healing and medicine. Yet, seeing her brother now under the effects of an aphrodisiac left herat a lo