It was very likely that Mindy was the child of human traffickers, sent here to destroy the Carver family.Aria also suspected that she wasn't Farshyan. Where would she be from, then? The audience's first reaction was that she was from Krowo because Owen was working with Krowonian business.Mindy and Owen were trending on social media because of hateful comments aimed at them. Nobody had seen anyone so venomously evil like Mindy before. Leon's fans exploded when they heard what Mindy had said about him. "What she said was honestly insane. Mindy Carver—bah! She isn't worthy of the last name Carver! When she talked earlier, I felt the hairs on my arm stand up.""She seemed unhinged. I feel like she was gaslighting Kina. Do you think Kina grew up hearing all that?""Why does she walk around so arrogantly when she's merely a student sponsored by the Carvers? What did she mean by 'just singing and dancing', huh? Kina is an international superstar who has done a lot to bring Farshya
Everyone relied on that master as well. Problems had arisen on Mindy's side, but the shareholders would never give up on all the wealth and power close to their reach—not before the master had shown up. They were already so close to taking over Carver Group, which they'd later divide between themselves, and they'd never give up on that. They realized only now that they should have kept an eye on Aria, the young woman the Carvers had brought home from the countryside. If everything didn't work out, they had their ways of dealing with her. A simple manifestation by the master was all they needed for her to disappear from this world, leaving no trace behind. They would know, especially when they'd previously done so to that annoying reporter. …Mindy was forcibly taken away from the building. She released spell after spell, but nothing budged. With her hair wild and eyes wide with fear, Mindy's heart raced. This shouldn't have happened. The master had told her that she could
Dylan screamed and yelled beside Mindy, filled with regret. Grabbing onto the police car, he pleaded to stay, insisting he could provide more leads.Owen was the only one who stayed after his lawyer's intervention. However, judging from the current situation, leaving with the police might be the better choice.Everyone looked at him in contempt. After the commotion, his bespoke suit was wrinkled, and his leather shoes were dirty with footprints.Despite that, no one planned on letting him leave. "He calls himself a father, but he's worse than an animal.""He was trying to blame the young lady for everything he did. He basically delivered his daughter to the human traffickers with his two hands!""We demand an apology!" they chanted.Begrudgingly, Owen could only say to Aria, "I'm sorry. I failed to perform my responsibilities as a father. I hope that you can forgive me.""Oh, I won't." Aria did what she wanted. "How about you, Leon?"Leon said coldly, "Same on my end."Owe
Looking at Leon, who was surrounded by a horde of reporters, Aria smiled, her mole particularly striking.Even the cameramen couldn't help but zoom into her face. Her fangirls screamed online, "Aria is so cool!"Landon, who was in the director's breakroom, raised his brow at the sight. This was Aria's first time smiling like that, and it was clear that she was truly happy. However, she'd never smiled like that while with him. This realization made Landon pause. The producer was still introducing other variety shows to Landon, who might be interested in investing in or inserting ads in them.He didn't expect the air around them to cool down suddenly, and he and the director exchanged confused looks. Wasn't everything going smoothly for Aria out there? She was also plastered all over the Internet, with every single post talking about her. So why did Landon look so unhappy?They looked at each other but didn't dare ask. They'd also heard that Landon had canceled his engagement w
"I saw photos of him eating on set. He was handsome, but he really didn't look like the scion of the richest family in the country.""He was doing shows very often so that he could debut.""Let's see who'd dare spread those rumors about how he became famous by sleeping around with executives."Starting now, no one would dare say anything bad about Leon. An online post about Leon's experiences sleeping around was taken down, and the original poster's identity was uncovered. It turned out that this was orchestrated by one of Leon's business rivals. They were absolutely stunned now, especially that actress who'd wanted to give Leon a hard time. She'd coyly requested her sugar daddy to kick Leon out of the movie filming crew. Now, she was the one being kicked out of her sugar daddy's mansion. "You could have done this to anyone else, but you just had to pick a fight with a Carver! My wife said that I shouldn't spend any time and money on women like you and that I would regret it
Most annoyingly, Georgina had no idea about Lily's resentment. "If you ever come across Aria later, you should apologize properly. You and the Short family shouldn't have done that."Lily bit her lip, innocently saying, "You know as well as I do that I don't call the shots regarding that engagement. When I was in Southbury, I did everything my mom told me to."Georgina frowned as if deep in thought. Meanwhile, Lily continued, "I told Mom that it wasn't that appropriate, but she said I was out of line and that I was fortunate that Christian liked me. "I wasn't supposed to destroy the relationship between the Kent and Short families because the Kents heavily depended on the Shorts for their business."I wasn't with them for too long, and I suffered in that village. You know well about what sort of people my foster parents were. They were known human traffickers, and they'd beat me up if I showed the slightest hint of resistance. "I dared not argue with Mom because of that. I did e
Why had the threads of time unraveled so differently from what Lily had known? The unease grew with every passing moment, gnawing at her sanity. When Georgina's voice cut through the haze, Lily could barely reply, her words stumbling in a distracted haze.Georgina thought Lily was tired, so she didn't have her stay and help after dinner. Instead, she told her to go home earlier.Lily was smart and calculating in her own right. She wouldn't be doing so well for herself otherwise. She quickly raced home after leaving Aria's mansion because she had to confirm something. When she arrived home, she saw beer bottles everywhere. After Owen's downfall, the Morris family was also done for. Even after days of effort, Marshall wasn't chosen for the project at the construction site, so he was currently downing a bottle of beer morosely. He'd also invited some construction workers along. He considered taking smaller steps and taking on some renovation projects in the future. It wasn't muc
Many people were still gathered at the broadcasting headquarters even after the recording had ended. Some of them were reporters who directed their cameras toward Aria. Someone said, "Can I send in an application to Carver Group too, Ms. Carver? I'm a technician!""Will Carver Group's niche be reconstructed after this, Ms. Carver?""Carver Group has never entered the entertainment industry. If a new path is developed just for Leon alone, will this affect Carver Group's business strategies that follow?""Don't listen to him, Ms. Carver! Look at me! Give me a trending topic!"They were both expectant and ill at ease at the same time. They wanted Aria to look at them but didn't want her to develop a grudge toward them. After filming this variety show, there was nothing more to hide. Aria looked somewhat tired—this was just how she looked most of the time, like an unpleasant daughter from a rich family. However, she was smiling gently when she looked at the reporter who'd just spok