“And regarding the rumors created by this lady,” Elliot began.“Elliot…” Isabelle said, raising an eyebrow, though she seemed amused.“Well… my mother,” he corrected himself reluctantly. “I can only say that this bracelet is exclusive because it’s the first one I made. Initially, I planned to use jade for the leaves, but after examining how much material would be needed and the time required to carve each leaf, we changed it to emeralds. The change in material also affected the final cost of the piece—I didn’t want the price to be so high that only a select few could afford it,” Elliot continued to explain. “Besides, making such changes to crafting is normal for jewelers. We start with a specific idea but end up making modifications or drastic changes by the time the final piece is revealed.”Many of the businesspeople present nodded, as they had experienced similar situations when creating a new product.“And because I value Deborah a lot, I gave her the first bracelet I made and
“You…” Sophia was holding her reddened cheek tightly, but the pain was nothing compared to the shock of hearing Deborah speak.“Impossible,” Isabelle said, astonished.“Deborah…” Roger looked at Deborah in disbelief.“Ugh… damn it! Her first words were supposed to be declarations of love for me,” Jayden complained.“Sorry, my love, I’ll make it up to you later,” Deborah said, moving in to kiss him on the lips.“Well, if you put it that way, I won’t complain,” Jayden said with a flirtatious smile.“Sis, you spoke?” Elliot seemed very excited.“But… how?” Sophia said. “It’s impossible. You’re a fucking mute.”“I’m not mute by birth; I lost my voice after an accident.”“Liar! You’ve deceived us all,” Isabella declared, raising her hand to slap Deborah. But her arm was stopped by George.“That’s not true. The only liar here is you,” George said, letting her go before pushing her back. “In her childhood, Deborah lost her voice after a horrible accident in which her mother lost her
Unfortunately, that didn’t happen. Just as Roger was about to strike her in front of everyone, another fist moved faster, hitting Roger in the face and making him fall to the ground.“Finally showing everyone what you are,” Jayden said, managing to move in before Roger could land his blow. “Are you really going to hit a pregnant woman?”“The brat inside her is mine, so I can do whatever I want with him.”At those words, everyone looked at Roger with horror, disgust, and disapproval.“Security,” Elliot called the guards who were undercover at the party. They appeared and firmly restrained Roger.“Let me go!” Roger shouted as he was restrained.“We’ve already called the police, sir.”“No… wait, you can’t!” Roger tried to struggle but received a slap from Deborah.“I hope I never see you again,” she said, looking at him with hatred.“Ha… you’re crazy, but guess what… you’re mine because you’re carrying my child.”“You’re mistaken,” Deborah said, wincing with pain as she continue
“Because I refuse to accept this absurd idea. Remember our promise to stay together until death do us part?”“I remember each of our marital vows very clearly,” he said, looking into her eyes.“Then, why don’t we forget all this nonsense and—”“Isabelle, answer me honestly—what happened when Roger was kidnapped in our house?”“What…?” She didn’t understand why he was asking that question.“The house’s security cameras were disabled, and I remember I had gone out to run some errands that morning.”“Um… well, I… I don’t really remember the details and—”“Those men entered the house with the key you provided them to kidnap Elliot, but your plan failed because Elliot went to work with me that day, and only Roger and Deborah were playing in the garden when they came in.”She tightened her grip on the handle of her cup as she stared at the dark liquid. It was true—her plan had failed because Elliot had left the house without her noticing. Isabelle looked up in fear. “How…?”“It took
“Debbie! I love you so much,” Caroline said, hugging Deborah. “Thanks to you, my schedule is now full for these first few months.”“It was a pleasure to help; you deserve it.”“Thanks, but I’m still very angry with you, you terrible friend,” Caroline pouted.Deborah looked at her in confusion.“Come on, don’t play dumb. Why didn’t you tell me you could talk already?”“Oh, that… it was supposed to be a surprise because I was practicing and planned to surprise you all at a special dinner,” Deborah explained, embarrassed. “But hearing someone call my son a bastard made me lose my composure.”“Well, since you put it that way, I forgive you,” Caroline said, letting out a sigh. “That woman is incredible… she was the mistress, faked a pregnancy, and still thinks she has the right to call someone else’s child a bastard… god, you really have to be… ugh… well, let’s forget that. So, let me hear your voice again,” Caroline said, looking at her with amusement."Caroline is my best friend.”
“Alexandra was the same. Whenever she found something she didn’t know or noticed something someone liked that was unfamiliar to her, she would study it to support and encourage that person,” Nicholas said, blushing slightly as he remembered the beautiful smile of his beloved when she supported him in that way.“By the way, may I know why Deborah and Miss Alexandra left?”“Because I’m an idiot. When I returned home for a few months, I received an anonymous message with a picture of Frederick and Alexandra in bed,” Nicholas said with clenched fists. “I felt betrayed and didn’t want to listen to their pleas and explanations… I was blinded by jealousy and believed the lie… ugh… and now I find out how foolish I had been for falling into their trap. I let it ruin my relationship with the love of my life and hurt our daughter.”“That’s why that bastard will suffer the worst death, you’ll see… that scumbag lived by doing that to many more people.”“I know… but no matter how much time passe
Jayden and Nicholas were left confused by the message.“That guy is playing with us… ugh… I knew we shouldn’t have trusted him,” Nicholas complained, clenching his fists tightly.“Calm down, Nicholas… I doubt he’ll betray us; what worries me is that he has something else up his sleeve…and I don’t think it’s anything good,” Jayden said with a grimace.“Something bad?” Nicholas asked, worried. “What do you mean?”“I know Brandon,” Jayden commented, recalling his school days. “Based on our conversation just now, I have a feeling that my mother-in-law’s body is in a horrible place.”“What…?” Nicholas looked at him, scared and concerned. “What do you mean by that?”“Brandon has always had a somewhat sadistic personality and enjoys the suffering of others. So the location is likely to be a terrible place, and he wants to reveal it in person to mock our reactions,” Jayden explained, grimacing. “It makes sense because that guy has proven to be the worst.”Nicholas tightened his fists be
They arrived home just as a car was pulling away as Jayden waved it off.“My love.”“Hi,” Jayden said, walking over to help his father-in-law with the food bags. “Did you get everything?”“Yes, we took a while because that place is popular so the wait took quite a while.”“Did you wait long?” Jayden asked, concerned.“James helped us cut the line,” Deborah said.“Ha, the perks of being pregnant,” Jayden commented as they entered the house.Upon entering, Deborah saw the large painting in the living room, covered with a white sheet.“What’s this?” she asked, moving closer to uncover it and revealing a beautiful painting of a castle.“Do you like it?” Jayden asked, noticing his partner’s astonished expression.“Wow… so this is the famous painting,” Nicholas commented as he also approached to admire it.“Yes.”“It’s beautiful, my love,” Deborah said, carefully placing her hand on the canvas and noting the texture that made the painting feel more realistic despite the fantasy-l