Liam hung up the phone harshly after hearing the cold voice from the end of the receiver. Unwilling to give up, Liam called the number once again. He then hung up the phone after receiving the same response.Gwyneth's car was left in the parking lot, her bracelet was found in the corner, and her phone was turned off for no apparent reason. Even if Liam did not want to admit it, he knew he had to investigate the situation.'Something must have happened to that woman...' Liam's heart throbbed a little when he thought about it. Just as he was ready to leave the building, he saw Elizabeth running toward him.Elizabeth was a little out of breath in front of Liam. However, she could tell that Liam's expression was particularly abnormal. "What's wrong, Liam?""Did you see Gwyneth when you were coming over just now? She's gone," Liam asked patiently. He did not want to let go of any possibility at that moment.Elizabeth was overjoyed when she heard Liam's words. 'Seems like Kingsley's pla
"We don't know what happened, Mr. Luther..." The organizer of the event, who was initially full of confidence, was now as pale as a ghost. His voice was trembling. "I know nothing about what happened to Ms. Glen, Mr. Luther."Everyone knew what kind of relationship Liam had with Gwyneth. The two were in a contract marriage, and they were now divorced. None of them thought that something bad would happen to Gwyneth at the auction, and none expected Liam to be so concerned about it."Look into it and find out what happened." Liam's face had turned dark at that moment, and his words sounded like they were coming from the gaps in his teeth.The employee who was in charge of the surveillance was pale then. He pressed a few buttons on the keyboard but did not know what to do. Ultimately, he looked toward the event organizer like he was about to cry. "S-Sir. W-What do I...""Expand the scope and extend the time of recording." Before the organizer could say anything, Liam answered as if gi
"How much do you want, boss?" One of the men holding the phone asked with an excited look. Clearly, he was ready to suck Kingsley dry of his fortune."Not too much. At least one hundred thousand for each of us. It'll just delay our time if we ask for too much, which wouldn't be good for us." The leader of the gang was smoking a cigarette. His face was relaxed without the slightest hint of nervousness.A few of the men immediately danced with pleasure when they heard that. They wrote a set of conditions and sent it to Kingsley, which seemed like a threat. To put everything short, they told Kingsley that they would not do anything to Gwyneth if he did not transfer the money.[Haven't we discussed the payment before? Since when you guys brought up the floor price?]The leader of the group coldly snorted when he saw Kingsley's reply. He snatched the phone away from his men and wrote: [Mr. Leed, you did not tell me the woman's identity before. Doesn't she have Luther Corporation support
The leader of the kidnappers watched the reaction of Gwyneth and Wanda as two guns appeared before their eyes. Wanda was shaking violently, and her face turned pale as soon as she saw the gun. The kidnappers find her to be rather brave.On the other hand, Gwyneth was unfazed when she saw the firearm. She did not even blink. It was as if she did not know that a man was holding a gun before her.The leader suddenly became interested when he saw this and quickly walked toward Gwyneth. He squatted close to her and looked at her face before grinning maliciously."Hehe. Good one."The agreement with Kingsley was not that they would take the lives of the two women. Instead, they were asked to be despicable and destroy Gwyneth's innocence.Before this, the group leader was not interested in taking part. He thought of just letting one of his men get the job done. But now, he changed his mind. The man had done this so many times. This was the first time he met a woman unafraid of a gun. It
"Hey, beautiful. There's no need to rush. You'll know what I'm going to do with you in a moment," said the kidnappers' leader as a sinister smile appeared on his face. His slightly opened jacket revealed a gun at his waist. The man did not notice it, but Gwyneth's lips curled into a faint smile.'I'd say... Some people work hard to end the life of others, yet they don't know when their life will end,' thought Gwyneth.When the leader was about to put himself inside her, he felt a sharp pain in his lower body. He looked at Gwyneth and realized she had kicked him in the nuts. She sneered as she stared at the man's distorted features.Gwyneth took advantage of the situation and pulled her hand out of the rope that had been loosened. She had already untied the rope when Wanda was negotiating with the kidnappers.She tried to stall as long as possible to ensure their safety. She did not want anything to go wrong. However, that was not enough.She was still sitting on the ground. All sh
The kidnappers could not help but tremble after being yelled at by their leader. They looked at each other, and one spoke hesitantly, "But boss, they didn't say we could kill her. Will we get into trouble...""Damn it! If you bastards don't do something quickly, I will shoot you first!" The gang leader cursed in pain as he tried to stand up. However, that kick in the nuts almost killed him. Both of his legs were weak. All he could do was lay on the ground and give orders.The leader of their group was considered an outlaw. Naturally, the men were more afraid of their boss than of Gwyneth. They looked at each other again and could not help but swallow a few times.In the end, they made up their mind. Just as one of the kidnappers was about to shoot, he felt a sense of numbness in his wrist. He looked down and almost fainted from shock as he saw the gun he held was now on the ground, and his wrist was bleeding profusely.It turned out that just as he was about to shoot Gwyneth, someo
'It really has been long,' Gwyneth thought as she nodded to Hayden. She had not seen him ever since she returned from studying abroad. Gwyneth frequently received calls and texts from Hayden initially, but she always tried to put him off. Hayden was smart and naturally felt that she was avoiding him. So, the two lost contact sometime after that.Although Hayden treated Gwyneth well, she always felt weirded out by it. But aside from the sudden increase in affection, the two were really good friends initially, especially since he had saved her life.The corner of Gwyneth's lips twitched slightly. She wanted to thank Hayden when more sounds of footsteps came from outside. She looked over Hayden's shoulders and saw a group of policemen had arrived. She also noticed that Liam was one of the people who led them there.Gwyneth's eyes flowed with emotions seeing that man's face, while Liam's heart almost stopped beating when he saw her.Liam walked toward her in big steps and checked her o
Elizabeth wanted to get close to Liam, but she almost let out a yelp when she heard Gwyneth's words. She turned to look at Gwyneth, who was dealing with the police, and felt a chill all over her body.'How did this bitch find out that Kingsley is behind all this? What if the police find Kingsley, and he rats me out...'Elizabeth pursed her lips, wanting to step forward and say something to the officers, but her guilty conscience held her back. She did not dare to look at Liam at that moment, let alone the police.Elizabeth had always wanted to be in the spotlight, but now, she wanted everyone to forget she was there. After thinking about it, she immediately moved to the corner of the room, trying not to let people notice her.On the other side of the room, Gwyneth reiterated the conversation between the kidnapper and Kingsley to the police. She told them everything word for word and imitated the same tone of voice the kidnappers had to bring out the situation's essence.The police
The wedding was set for early August, with one ceremony abroad and one in the country.Although Liam had proposed just before they tried her bridal gown, he still had plenty of romantic tricks up his sleeves. Even today, articles about them were still trending, just as he came true on his promise that everyone would learn that Gwyneth was his wife.It was a wedding like no other, and to avoid unnecessary issues, only close friends and employees from their respective companies were invited.For once, Liam's family was in full attendance, while no one from Gwyneth's family was present…-Glen Villa was in utter chaos as Bianca hurled insults at Gaspard, her usual gentle demeanor replaced by savagery. "See?! What did I tell you?! Gwyneth is an ingrate, and it's only now that you realize—you're her father, but you're not even invited to her wedding! What do you even amount to, Gaspard?!"Even as she ranted, she rushed up to beat him up.Furious, he shoved her away. "Stay away fr
Anyone would be melting from the charm of Harley's puppylike affection.Sadly for him, Gwyneth was not just anyone—she remained unaffected, and once he finished, she growled coldly, "I hope you'll remember that Liam is the only one for me."Harley felt a pang of pain over his chest and growled through his teeth, "If only I came to you earlier—""It still wouldn't be you," she said, looking him in the eye, each line more brutal than the next.And with those words, she refused to look his way as he returned to Liam.She thought that Henry had put together the banquet since his wedding with Aubrey was coming soon. Now, however, it seemed that Henry only wanted to set up a meeting between Harley and her.Feeling weary inside, she leaned against Liam's chest and breathed, "I want a trip abroad to relax, Liam.""Abroad?" Liam had just that in mind, though he had planned that further in the future and for a different purpose.Her mentioning it herself unquestionably suited him. Gent
Gwyneth's attention, however, was constrained to the first part—bewitched in college?! Hell, she would have no idea Harley existed if not for Henry, let alone that he was Henry's cousin.And what did he have to do with her anyway?Shooting Liam a grumpy glare, she huffed, "Don't try to blame me for everything. I don't even remember what he looks like.""Really?" Liam asked, deliberately provoking her. In reality, he was initially upset after seeing the text, but Gwyneth's reaction delighted him to the last.Smiling, he asked, "So you're saying that I'm the only one in your heart?"In that case, why waste time?Also, Henry really had the gall to ask his woman to console his cousin!Sneering, he picked up Gwyneth's phone and called Henry, who urgently cried from the other end, "Did you see my text, Gwyneth? I really have no choice here… Harley's drunk, and he's been calling your name since yesterday. When he woke up just now, he—""So what?" Liam growled, cutting him short. "Yo
Liam Luther?! How could it be him?!Harley was left in disbelief. He was Henry's cousin, and even if they grew up in different places, he knew that Henry and Liam were friends for life.However, rumor had it that Liam had long since gotten married and loved his wife dearly. Could it be…Harley shelved the thought that occurred just then. Whatever the relationship was between Liam and Gwyneth or how reliant she was on Liam, the only thing Harley knew for sure was that he loved Gwyneth.His knuckles clenched at his sides for a long while as his eye flared once more. Without hesitation, he strode forward, cutting off Liam with his trademark sunny smile. "Greetings, Mr. Luther. I'm Harley Munroe, Henry's cousin. He spoke of you a while ago, so it's an honor to meet you today."Even as he spoke, his eyes never left Gwyneth, but he remained antsy even though he braced himself inwardly."Also, I'm wondering what's the connection here—""I want to go home, Liam," Gwyneth murmured before
After a restful night, Gwyneth returned to Greer College to meet up with Willa… Willa, for one, had placed high value on their meeting, to the point where she had postponed a class just so that they could discuss things without any interruption. Stirring her coffee, Willa chuckled as she muttered, “So, before moving on, let me apologize if I came off as snobbish the first time we met… I just have high standards since I want my work to be loved by many, you know? With that out of the way, let’s talk about the collaboration… I admit I like the plot, but… There are several conditions that you need to think about before we can proceed.” Nodding in response, Gwyneth found herself surprised that her demands weren’t outrageous at all. In fact, Gwyneth would’ve followed those principles even if Willa hadn’t brought them up! Though this was nothing to Gwyneth, it meant the world to Willa. After all, it was hard to find someone so honest these days, and she was rather grateful that she h
After putting some distance between them, Aubrey couldn’t help but ask, “…Are you sure she’ll agree…? If you need help, I do know a few scriptwriters that could easily replace Willa…” Sure, she had faith in her friend, but Aubrey seemed like a tough nut to crack… It didn’t help that there were so many other competent screenwriters out there to compete with! To her dismay, Gwyneth simply grinned and replied, “Don’t worry, I have a feeling that she’ll soon see things the way I do…” Just as Aubrey was about to sigh in defeat, a young man suddenly ran up to them and said, “Well hey there, ladies… Where to?” It was clear that he had his eyes on Gwyneth, and following a smirk, Aubrey replied, “Kid, you’re years too early to try hitting on us…” Sheepishly scratching the back of his head, the man muttered, “I mean, can I at least have your number…?” Naturally, Gwyneth wasn’t about to humor this person, especially since he was already starting to annoy her. With that, she simply sho
With that in mind, Gwyneth made her way to the author’s home… Twice, in fact. Both times, she was fully sincere with her persuasions… and with how determined she was, the author finally gave in and agreed to meet up. Pleased to hear that, she agreed and headed straight to Greer College straight after. If she wanted this to work, then she would need a professional screenwriter who shared her perspective on the job… Naturally, Gwyneth already had someone in mind. Willa Robson. With that, she quickly gave the college’s principal to ask for his permission to sit in on a class, and he agreed to her idea almost instantaneously. After all, it was an honor for someone of Gwyneth’s stature to ask for someone from his college! It was around then when Aubrey learned about what Gwyneth was doing… and frankly, she had a hard time processing things. After all, to think that her friend was taking all this so seriously! This was the same woman who used to only turn the television on to catch up
After leaving the villa, Gwyneth bolted straight for Director Motley’s house… and when she arrived, she realized that the family doctor was there as well. The doctor had met repeated failures whenever it came to scheduling a meeting with Gwyneth… But even though this was his chance to finally have a proper talk with her, he refrained. After all, he had already figured out that she was a woman who preferred keeping to herself, and since that was the case, he didn’t need to pry… Regardless, the two quickly began having a lengthy conversation regarding Director Motley’s health concerns, with the director occasionally contributing to the conversation when needed. Following that, Gwyneth began giving numerous helpful recommendations which eventually made Director Motley tear up a little. Shaking his head with a sigh of relief, the director muttered, “I really appreciate your help… Really, you’ve extended my life by quite a bit by just sharing all this…” “Hey, you’re going to make it
Having made up his mind, James began to find a way to apologize to Gwyneth.It turned out she had found a diretor she wanted for Moon Runners, but it was a newcomer who had only recently debuted and caused a tiny stir.James' expression contorted when he stumbled on the news.He had led countless film crews in winning innumerable accolades, but Gwyneth preferred some newbie over his illustrious achievements?! The woman was clearly blind!While he was certainly filled with ill will and was intent on seeing what Gwyneth could do with some novice director, he still had no choice but to apologize to her for the sake of his own future.However, Gwyneth had already anticipated his move—as soon as he called, she signaled for Wanda to put her on a YouTube livestream session.Oblivious to the fact, James repressed the humiliation he felt of begging mercy from a younger person and flashed a false smile. "Ms. Glen, I apologize for being blind and insulting you before… but I heard that you'r