What?Keegan’s heart skipped a beat, and he instantly had a bad premonition.He immediately grabbed the cell phone handed to him by the bodyguard and saw that the headline above was the scene where he was causing a fiasco at school. He did not know whether the person who had secretly filmed the scene had the intention to smear his name or not, but it so happened that the person had captured all of his most hideous expressions!It was as if those ugly pictures alone were not enough as the full version of the video was also uploaded below!What was even more amazing was that the headline of this news read: ‘The wealthy businessman, Keegan Lang, is in arrears in payment for migrant workers, and he even caused a commotion at his daughter’s school by threatening to jump off a building!’This news, coupled with the video of the scene as evidence, caused Keegan to feel as if he had been stripped naked and had no reputation or honor left!How could he hold his head up high and be left wi
When Keegan finally contacted the media, the other party hung up on him directly on the grounds that he was busy. He obviously did not intend to withdraw this groundbreaking news.Keegan was so angry that he smashed several things after he had returned to the villa, before he finally gave up.“I’m so damned furious! They’ve even made my picture into an emoji. This is slander! They are smearing my name and reputation on purpose!”Clara did not dare to say a word out of fear that Keegan would release his anger on her. She simply came up with an excuse and returned to her room.Not long after, the sound of a car engine came from outside. It was Jaime who was back.Keegan came back to his senses, hurried over to Jaime, and said earnestly, “Jaime, you’re back. Help me to think of a way to suppress this goddamned news about me!” Jaime glanced at him indifferently, and the joy or anger in his eyes was indistinguishable. However, there was a hint of oppression coming from him as he said
Clara was admiring her fresh manicure. There was an ambitious, indifferent, and mean look in her eyes, which was completely opposite of her usual simple and kind appearance. However, this scene was not seen by anyone.Soon, the family doctor came.Clara had a worried expression as she made way for the doctor. After the doctor was done examining Keegan, she asked with flushed red eyes, “Doctor, how’s my father? Is he going to be fine?”When the doctor saw the girl crying miserably in front of him, he suddenly felt a little emotional. There were three sons and a daughter in the Lang family, but all of them were not as filial as Keegan’s adopted daughter who was in front of him now. He said, “Don’t worry. Mr. Lang had simply fainted due to anger and anxiety. It’s no big deal. He simply needs to rest. I’ll prescribe some medicine for his qi and liver, and he will be fine after taking it for two days.”“Thank you, Doctor.”Clara wiped her tears away.Keegan woke up leisurely not l
“But…”Clara bit her lips, and she wanted to say something else. However, Keegan cut her off and said, “You should keep it properly. It’s yours if I say it’s yours. Okay, my dear daughter, go back to your room. I want to rest now.”“Okay.”Her efforts were not in vain. Her ‘filial piety’ had been greatly rewarded.Clara picked up the jewelry box and smiled sweetly as she said, “Thank you, Dad.”“Go, go.”Keegan waved his hand.After Clara left, the door was closed again. When no one else was around, Keegan took out the envelope in the jewelry box, opened it, and a black card fell out. There was a balance of one billion dollars in the card!In addition to this black card, there was a piece of paper in the envelope which was a handwritten letter.It was a letter written by his wife; the mother of his youngest daughter, Sienna.The letter was probably written to inform them that the black card with one billion dollars and the whole set of expensive sapphire jewelry were all do
9:00 pm sharp.The Universal Atrium closed on time.Hunter, Monki, and the others sent the experiencers, who were reluctant to leave and were still thinking of going through the experience again, away. After that, they closed the door and calculated their business income for the day.The place was popular, and their income was high every day.“What is our goal?” Hunter cleared his throat and asked loudly. All the subordinates answered in unison, “Work hard to make more money so that the boss becomes the topmost wealthy person!”Yes! Today, they were one step closer to this dream!Hunter stretched his body in satisfaction, then patted the shoulder of a buddy next to him and said, “Monki and I will stay back to clean up today. You guys have worked hard. Go and rest!”The entire building was now theirs. They had expanded the area of the science and technology atrium downstairs, and the top two floors were their rest area. A group of subordinates chatted and laughed amongst them
Monki and Hunter sneered. They were not kind people, and in the early years when they often went to war, what kind of difficult people had they not encountered then? Even if these people’s mouths were sealed tightly, they could still pry them open!Monki picked up a can of gasoline next to him and found that there was still some leftover gasoline in it. He was very happy as he poured the gasoline on one of the arsonists before he threatened casually, “You only have three seconds to consider. I’ll set you on fire if you don’t say anything.” The lighter lid was opened, and a small flame emerged after a click.How could a man who was covered in gasoline dare to gamble with his own life? He hurriedly shouted, “I’ll speak up! I’ll tell you everything! Keegan Lang sent us here. He said that he would give each of us two hundred thousand dollars if we set this place on fire! We were simply instructed to do so!”Monki and Hunter looked at each other. Since the Universal Atrium had been ext
Travis swallowed his saliva. He was obviously somewhat tempted, but he was not a fool. How could there be such a good thing for no reason?Out of caution, he asked, “Dad, what is it you want me to do?”Keegan said faintly, “Take the blame on my behalf.”“What?”Travis raised his voice and stepped back fearfully. What a joke! Although he was ignorant and only knew how to waste his life away, he did not want to go to prison for his stepfather with whom he was not even related by blood!His life would be over if this was a murder charge!It was not worth it!Travis stepped back and said, “Dad, I think that it’s more appropriate for your youngest son to do such a thing. I’m so much worse compared to Jonas. So, why don’t you ask him to come over instead?”It was not that this thought had not crossed Keegan’s mind. However, since he had a stepson who could take the blame for him, why would he get his own son to take the blame for him instead?Keegan was patient as he persevered
...Twelve midnight. Sienna leaned against the head of her bed as she casually flipped through the book in her hand.Her cell phone rang at this moment.Sienna answered the call without looking at it and asked lazily, “How did it go?”“Boss, I’m enraged! Keegan is really a heartless bastard! He’s really shameless!”Hunter complained, “That sly old man is actually shirking all responsibilities and pushing all the blame to his own stepson! He said that his stepson was young and ignorant, so he felt that the Universal Atrium was affecting their Feng Shui. Therefore, his stepson made use of his name to cause trouble. Oh my God! Who would believe this excuse?!”Sienna turned the page of the book, as if she had already expected this, and asked casually, “So, what is the final outcome?” “At present, it’s said that it should be attempted arson, and the implications are relatively minor. In addition, his stepson also confessed his own wrongdoing in a good manner and denied the main ch
The wind blew, and there were wrinkles in the lake.Her heart was also in turmoil.Sienna looked away. Of course, she did not really mean to leave, not to mention, the things that she brought with her had not come in handy yet.Sienna broke away from Harry’s grip, then walked to the group of rocks where she had just sat down and picked up a bag on the ground which contained more than a dozen hand-folded paper cranes.There was a small candle on top of the paper cranes, and a paper-folded disc was placed underneath. The candles could be lit and then placed in the water. Sienna took out a lighter, lit a few, then put them in the water. After that, she looked at Harry, raised her brows, and said, “Here, want to do it together?”Harry sat down beside her. He looked at the delicate paper crane in his hand, then thought for a moment and asked, “Did you fold all these?” “Yes.” Sienna looked at the faint candlelight on the water and said slowly, “When I was young at about the age of e
Eagor was immediately excited. It flew twice around Sienna before returning to its nest.By a lake, a few kilometers away from Lang Garden.Harry’s eyelashes were half drooping under the moonlight. His thick eyelashes cast a layer of shadow on his eyelids, and his handsome face looked extremely secretive. It seemed as if he was covered with a layer of fog which was light and stunning, but it was impossible to see him clearly. Sienna sat down next to him.This was a group of rocks, which was cold and uncomfortable.But that was not the point. The point was that she was here.A trace of surprise flashed across Harry’s eyes, and there was also a certain emotion on his usually calm and unperturbed face as he asked, “Why are you here?” Sienna looked at the lake in front of her, raised her eyes, and said, “I can’t let you enjoy such beautiful scenery alone.”Under the moonlight, there were layers of mountains and rivers in front of them, and the neatly planted pines and cypresses s
Sienna paused for a moment and subconsciously replied, “Aren’t we going to Scott Mansion to see Lady Scott tomorrow?” “We are going to Scott Mansion to see my grandmother tomorrow. Just accompany me tonight, okay?”The corners of Harry’s mouth curled into a shallow arc, and the clear aura around his body dispersed. He was extremely gentle. “Okay?”Sienna keenly felt that Harry’s speech at the moment was different from usual, but she could not tell what the difference was. After a brief moment of hesitation, she declined, “It’s already very late. Let’s rest early.”“Okay.”Harry got up. He was still smiling as he said, “Goodnight, then.”He then left.The dining room instantly became quiet, and Harry’s invisible charming aura gradually dissipated. The crystal lamp above Sienna’s head did not move and was emitting a warm glow.Sienna wiped her mouth, then got up and left the dining room.When she was about to go upstairs to her room to rest, she inadvertently heard someone
‘At this time, an elderly pretty boy lost the light in his eyes.’‘The person who left the comment above should compensate me! You caused me to drop my mask because I laughed!’When the production team saw that the effect was so good, they decided to let Keegan move around in the virtual world longer before letting him down.It so happened that the live broadcast time was too short, and the viewers were reluctant to leave the live broadcast room because of the high popularity and the heated discussions. As such, they simply made Keegan perform a 360-degree spin!…When Sienna returned to Lang Garden, she received the income from this live broadcast. With Harry’s crazy reward and the accumulation of countless gift rewards that she had received from hundreds of millions of viewers, Sienna made quite a considerable income.In addition, this live broadcast was a great success. It had great popularity, and the Universal Atrium would also get a huge share of the profit.Sienna was sat
Quentin was stunned for a moment. He could not bear it, and he immediately stepped forward and carried Clara, then walked out without saying a word.After he left, Christina, who had been watching this scene, sneered and said, “Pfft, she’s really good at putting on an act. Clara is really a master when it comes to manipulating men.”The live recording stopped here.This was probably the shortest episode of the live broadcast of the large-scale reality variety program, Ninja Survival, and it was probably the most thought-provoking episode.Quentin brought Clara to the hospital.Hank went home with lingering fears.The other guests who also ‘died’ also dispersed in groups of twos and threes. Jonas tried to speak to Sienna, but Sienna ignored him several times. In the end, he could only bow his head and leave in frustration. The live broadcast this time was extremely popular, and many media and reporters were gathered at the entrance of the Universal Atrium.They flocked up fra
Jonas suddenly came to his senses. He let go of Clara’s hand and ran wildly in the direction of the mountain and forest!He would only be facing death if he were to go there in the face of such raging flames. It was even more likely that he would not be able to find Sienna anywhere.But he went anyway.Hank, who was on the beach, had sobered up and was witnessing everything that had just happened. When he looked at Jonas’s back, he mocked, “At least, he still has a conscience.”But at this moment, a person fell down from the mountain wall.She was covered in blood and bruises. It was Sienna.Jonas glanced at her inadvertently. The moment he saw Sienna, he stopped in time, ran over, and asked, “Sienna, how did you get hurt so badly?” Sienna pointed at the high mountain wall and said indifferently, “It’s good enough that I survived.” Hank gulped and made a bold assumption, “Sienna, you… you didn’t rock-climb all the way down, did you?”“Yes.” Sienna nodded lightly. When Ha
In Clara’s eyes, as long as she cried and acted coquettishly, everything would be over just like that.It was just like every other time in the past. However, what she did not expect was that Jonas, who was watching her cry, was indifferent as he asked her a question in a tone that was so calm that it seemed almost unfamiliar to her. “Clara, did you really take care of me?”“…” Clara’s face was instantly pale. When Jonas was unconscious, she was busy being intimate with Quentin in order to enhance and strengthen her relationship with him.Clara said that she took care of him, but in fact, she had only been sitting next to him. Moreover, she was not the first to find out that he was down with a high fever. “Jonas…”Clara wanted to explain, but Jonas interrupted her indifferently, “Clara, I was still conscious even when I was unconscious.”Because he was conscious, he knew of Clara’s indifference and contempt for him; because he was conscious, he knew that Clara and Quentin
Christina was already waiting for him. When she saw that Quentin had opened his eyes, she walked forward with a smile and described everything that happened when he was unconscious to him in great detail.Christina was afraid that Quentin would not believe her, so she deliberately borrowed the staff’s cell phone to view the archive of each time period of the live broadcast. “Quentin, come here and take a look.”…In the virtual world, not long after Jonas had carried Hank ashore, he heard a second explosion in the forest!He suddenly raised his head and looked toward the cliff. His heartbeat quickened in an instant, and his mind even went blank.He escaped, but what about Sienna?There was only one parachute cloth. He landed successfully with Hank, but what about Sienna?Jonas raised his head, and his eyes suddenly flushed red in an instant. He originally thought that Sienna was urging him to jump down because she wanted to do an experiment. As such, he never thought that he
‘It is a fact that Clara didn’t hesitate to push Jonas from behind so that she could escape when they encountered the red fire ants before. Is this also considered right? Doesn’t this give you chills or make you feel scared? ‘Let me ask you, what will you feel when you’re facing the person that you’re desperately trying to protect and she suddenly stretches out her hands to push you to your death? Can you still empathize with her then? Can you still praise her for being kind? I’m sorry, but I can’t do that.’When the super fan was done speaking, the live broadcast room was even more deadly silent.However, Clara did not know anything about this.When she was desperately running forward, the only thoughts in her mind were to escape as soon as possible, find rescue as soon as possible, and then go back alive…Although she liked Quentin and also wanted to marry into the Kane family and become the veritable young mistress of the Kane family, the premise was that she would have to sur