Selena heard what her aunt said earlier.Thus, she was a little surprised at how fast her aunt changed her tune.She thought about it and could not help but admire her aunt’s character.Selena smiled. “I’m going to see grandpa.”“Your grandfather is inside. He woke up a while just now, and he has been thinking about you all this time. You’ve been away for three years, yet you didn’t update us about your well-being. You made us worry every day.”Seeing that her aunt was about to start chattering again, Selena smiled slightly and walked straight to the door of the ward.“I’ll go in first.”Selena’s attitude was not friendly.Her aunt’s face darkened, and she snorted coldly.“The old man is going to die soon, so who else will coddle her? Contact Derek immediately and ask him to take her away. In the meantime, we can talk to him about his investment in the next project.”The person next to her nodded in agreement.Selena pushed the door open and went in.There were three other
Selena said, “The Nelson family’s financial situation is not optimistic, right? You giving me shares in the company is equivalent to leaving a sh*t ton of debt for me. Grandpa, do you hate me that much? You sold off my happiness, and now you want to sell my life away? You want me to rely on Derek and please him just to get the money while sacrificing myself, so that I can take care of that useless bunch that’s the Nelson family, right?”Selena finally stood up as she talked.Her face was cold, and every time she took a breath, she could feel a tingling pain in her heart.The person on the bed looked shocked. His face was dark and livid, and his eyes became cold and harsh in an instant.Orville breathed heavily.“You...”Selena took a deep breath, sneered, and looked down at the dying old man. She sounded relieved.“Today, I thought you wanted me to come so that we can reconcile. I was willing to, but the grandpa that I respected so much back then is still thinking of using me at
People like Derek bowed to people who were richer and more powerful than him.He would also boss around those who were not as rich as him.Derek had long stopped keeping up the kind act since the beginning by beating and scolding her.He had three faces.Selena could not take it anymore.Knowing that she locked the door, Derek tugged on the car door unwillingly. His face was tense, and he looked at her with fierce eyes.She suddenly felt her scalp go numb.Selena recalled the severe pain and humiliation of having her hair yanked out, and this feeling spread across her whole body.She looked away in a panic and started the car with trembling hands.Derek recklessly ran to the front of the car to block her and slapped the hood of the car. He warned her, “Get out of the car! Do you hear me, b*tch?! I will kill you!”The car engine started. Selena’s face was pale, and her hands on the steering wheel were trembling slightly.Her tears flowed as she said in a trembling voice, “Go
Seeing the change in Eric’s expression, Mitchell finally could not help but ask, “President, what’s the secret? How important is it that Selena is holding it over your head?”Eric’s face was tense and gloomy.As Eric’s confidant, Mitchell wanted to know. Mitchell could come forward for things that were inconvenient for Eric to show up. Thus, Mitchell had to know the importance of this matter so that he knew how to deal with it.Eric stared at him stubbornly. His lips were pursed into a straight line, and he looked stern and cold.Eric did not tell Mitchell what was going on.He just lowered his eyes and said in a deep voice, “Go and see if Selena’s situation is reversible.”The implication was that Eric wanted to help Selena.Mitchell frowned slightly, nodded, and left without saying anything.Eric’s throat twitched slightly. His deep and dark eyes were not focused. They were turbulent, dark, unfathomable, and frightening.Selena dared to threaten him.He could not conceal th
At this moment, Eric did not look like a restrained wealthy man.He was not bothered about his image.He did not conceal his insidious and unscrupulous nature.It was frightening.He puffed out a cloud of smoke, which filled the air.Then, he sneered.His laughter was like a boulder that slammed into Selena’s heart. It made her tremble violently.Every movement in the car was clearly audible.She bit her lower lip tightly, and she looked guilty.“I’m sorry.”She knew that her apology was hypocritical and naive. Although it would not be effective, she still wanted to say it.“I really had no choice in the afternoon. I didn’t know what to do. When Mr. Crawford called me, I just wanted to grab onto my last sliver of hope. I’m really sorry. I didn’t want to threaten you. I’m really sorry…”Selena’s voice was trembling slightly as she whispered pleadingly.She turned sideways. To better express her apology, she even wanted to stand up and bow to Eric.As a result, she forgot t
The driver had not spoken yet.Eric, who was in the car, impatiently urged Selena in an extremely cold voice.“Get in the car. You can’t get a taxi here. There have been reports of mugging in this area. Even if you want to go from being a murderer to a victim, don’t get me involved.”Selena’s heart sank, but she still got into the car anyway.The smell of agarwood in the car had already dispersed.Only the faint smell of agarwood on Eric’s body remained.Eric was looking at his email on the iPad. His expression was cold and stern, and his eyes were heavy and indifferent.Selena sat there and did not dare to turn around.However, she was much more relaxed compared to earlier when she came because Eric let her off the hook.After a while, the silence was too awkward.Eric put down the iPad, rubbed his brow bones, and casually said, “You’re temporarily released on bail for today. In the coming days, you must actively cooperate with the police if they ask you to. But every time y
Selena glanced at the woman and nodded politely.“Right. I don’t hire women here. You can ask around at other bars.”The woman looked at Selena ingratiatingly and said in a sweet voice, “Boss, most bars want to hire women to promote alcohol. I just want to earn a commission for my tuition fees. I promise not to cause trouble. I’m pretty, so I’ll attract a lot of customers!”Selena sized her up. The woman’s navel and most of her shoulders were exposed. When she turned around just now, Selena could see a large part of her snow-white back.She had a rough idea of what this woman was like.Selena smiled apologetically. “This is an upscale bar, so I don’t need alcohol promoters. All my customers here are regulars, so they don’t need other services. Thanks for your interest.”Although this kind of bar did not make much money from alcoholic drinks, not everyone who came here liked to be pestered by other men and women.On the contrary, the customers here mostly talk business. Some were
Nicole was finishing up her work. She smiled and said, “I don’t have any objections, but the two kids are more obedient there. They don’t skip school anymore, and they finish all their homework. It looks like Levi is doing a good job teaching them.”Clayton nodded in agreement. “Little Leaf has always been a good boy.”He walked over and took her coat. Nicole opened her arms naturally.Clayton did not mind the trouble. He put on her coat gently and gently fixed her hair.His fingertips touched the back of her ears, which made her shudder.The tips of her ears reddened as she was sensitive there, but her face remained calm.However, Clayton noticed her changes.He let out a low chuckle behind her and pinched her red earlobe as he said with a smile, “What are you thinking about? Why are you blushing?”His playful words made Nicole’s face blush even more as if she was thinking dirty thoughts.However, Nicole felt that he was the one who wanted to seduce her first.Clayton once a
Chatty and Fischer had been apart for so long, so they cried when they finally hugged.Fischer could not bear to see her cry.When her sobbing eased a little, Fischer lowered his head to wipe her tears and gently coaxed her not to cry.Chatty took a deep breath and calmed herself down as soon as possible.She had so many questions for him.Seeing that her eyes were swollen from crying, Fischer pinched her cheek and said with a smile, “Do you still want to drink coffee? If you don’t want this, we can go to my place, and I’ll make you a cup of coffee.”Chatty nodded.Fischer let down his hand and naturally held Chatty’s hand. He turned around to pick up her bag and pushed the door open.The waiter at the back was envious that they were such a perfect match.Chatty saw that he was holding her hand and felt as if an electric current passed through her heart.When they were young, Fischer often held her hand. They were inseparable, and he liked her the most.Was he still the same
After Chatty left, Clayton sighed miserably for several days, and Nicole was speechless when she saw this.Life in school was not so boring.Although Chatty had been spoiled since childhood, she was not arrogant or insufferable.Chatty was bubbly, outgoing, and clever, so she was very popular.From time to time, she invited everyone to party in her big villa. Thus, everyone loved her even more.Chatty also enjoyed her time alone.She would go for a walk along the Seine and feed the pigeons in the sunset...However, she always felt that someone was watching her whenever she was alone.Even so, she did not think much about it. After all, her father arranged so many security personnel for her.Maybe that stare was from a bodyguard.Chatty walked alone in the sunset with an ice cream in hand and a limited-edition bag that her mom bought for her. Chatty was planning to send this bag back to Mediania.She was a young and beautiful lady with stunning features, so she was a sight to
Clayton talked to Chatty about studying abroad.Chatty agreed without hesitation.He asked her where she wanted to go, to which she replied that she was fine with anywhere except France.Clayton pondered for a while before asking, “Are you reluctant about France because of Fischer?”Chatty’s eyes turned red.“I don’t remember him at all. Daddy, don’t mention him!”She felt aggrieved.Chatty grew up with him, and he suddenly disappeared one day.It felt like a dream.That person was no longer behind her. Fischer was no longer around.Chatty missed him very much, but Fischer did not even say goodbye.Clayton touched her head and looked at his daughter in distress.“Chatty, now that you’ve grown up, you should know that Fischer had no choice but to leave. He also couldn’t contact you, so if you see him in the future, don’t blame him.”Chatty stubbornly turned her head away, pretending not to care.She was the apple of Clayton’s eye, so when had she ever suffered any grievanc
In the blink of an eye, Chatty grew up.As soon as she graduated from high school, she found a boyfriend.She was also happy to go home and share the good news with Nicole.Nicole did not think much of it. She thought that her daughter should enjoy the feeling of sweet and youthful love.Thus, Nicole asked Chatty about her feelings and did not think she was too serious in a relationship.Nicole felt that she could turn a blind eye to it.However, when Clayton found out, he could not sleep all night.Clayton intended to have a good talk with his daughter.Chatty did not think much of it.“Everyone in my class has a boyfriend. If I didn’t have one, I wouldn’t be able to keep up with the trend! Of course, I have to date while I’m young. Otherwise, it won’t be considered puppy love anymore! Life without a first love isn’t perfect!”Clayton tried to persuade her. “You’re still young. If you see the world, you’ll know that men aren’t great.”“Then is Mommy blind since she’s with y
Another surveillance footage showed that the waiter almost dropped the tray because of the instability of the wine glasses, so the waiter moved the position of the wine glass. However, Jade was unaware of this.The autopsy results came out overnight.Jade was found to be poisoned by potassium cyanide.The ingredients were the same as the small bottle that Jade was carrying.Jade intentionally wanted to kill someone, but she accidentally killed herself.She would never understand which part of her scheme went wrong and why she ended up dead.The police checked the surveillance footage and found that the small bottle was initially dropped by Selena’s aunt.They followed the lead and arrested her.The aunt confessed everything without omission and told the police that she was threatened, so she had to go to the event.However, the aunt did not want to harm anyone, so she took the opportunity of her fall to throw away the bottle of medicine.Unexpectedly, Jade did not give up and
Jade was silent for a moment. Then, she pursed her lips.“I don’t care what method you use. You must get your parents to see Selena. Otherwise, I will make your parents drink this bottle of potassium cyanide.”Jennifer raised her head abruptly. Her face was extremely pale.“Okay.”She spoke in a low voice.The uneasiness and fear in her eyes could not be concealed.......A few days later, the opportunity came.Eric specially brought Selena to attend a charity auction to relax her mind.Moreover, he also bought a lot of jewelry and antiques. Soon, he became the focus of the crowd.After the auction, there was a charity dinner.Jennifer’s parents managed to get an invitation through various channels.Jade was already in the center of the venue. She wanted to watch this good show, but Jennifer’s parents came late, and the crowd dispersed when they arrived.Jade was furious.If they missed this opportunity, how long would they have to wait for the next opportunity?The Stan
When Selena talked about Nicole and Eric, she had a smile on her face, and there was no concern or disgust in her eyes.It was probably because Selena felt that Eric had left his past behind.Eric would never approach Nicole again, and they each had their own lives.Nicole smiled. The gemstone bracelet in the box was shiny and beautiful. It was extravagant with each carefully crafted gemstone. There was a kind of wild and exquisite beauty to it.Nicole shook her head and could not help but laugh.“I liked collecting these a few years ago, but I’ve restrained myself now. Thank you, I really like it!”Selena took the initiative to give her a gift, which showed that she did not mind Nicole’s past with Eric. They just laughed it off.Nicole wore the bracelet on her wrist. It was indeed very beautiful.Selena smiled and was very happy to see that Nicole liked it.“The past is in the past. Let’s forgive each other, okay?”Nicole nodded with sore eyes.“It’s a pity I didn’t prepare
Jade’s rudeness made Floyd’s face darken.Nicole twitched the corner of her mouth indifferently.“The shares of Stanton Corporation belong to the Stanton family. Back then, Uncle Noah signed his shares over to the company so that he would only enjoy the dividends. Now that he has left the company, he will not be able to enjoy the dividends. Aunt Jade, your plan has failed. These shares aren’t part of your property division. Even if they are to be divided, the interests of the company come first.”Jade’s complexion was dull.“Then what should I do? If he goes to jail, how will I survive? I don’t care! Those shares must be given to me! Otherwise, I won’t rest!”Jade sat there looking like a rogue, as if she was determined to get the shares.Floyd’s face was gloomy, and he glanced at Jade with a complicated look.“You should go back and wait for the police and the company’s notice. Noah stole hundreds of millions of dollars from the company. The company is nice enough not to chase
Jade’s face turned pale.“You should try both, or at least find a reliable lawyer to get him less jail time.”Nicole could not help but chuckle.She interrupted their conversation.“Aunt Jade, in fact, you came at the right time. We’re here to discuss how to rescue Uncle Noah!”Jade glanced at her in surprise and disbelief.“Then… What did you discuss?”Clayton smiled inexplicably. His warm gaze fell on Nicole, and he looked like he was watching a good show.Nicole sighed.“Actually, we have consulted a lawyer. The worst-case scenario is the death penalty. After all, he killed two people. But there is a way. Uncle Noah was married to you back then, right? As long as you come forward to testify that Uncle Noah has been with you all the time, so he didn’t have a chance to commit those crimes, there may be a glimmer of hope!”Jade’s face turned pale instantly, and she stood up in shock.“You… You want me to give a false statement? How could I? This is illegal!”Nicole sneered