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Ricky looked up at her and asked, "You're early. You knew, didn't you?""Yeah," Irene admitted.Ricky's eyes were unfocused as he stared into the distance. "The cops were asking if I saw her, and if I knew anything."Irene quietly listened, but she knew that someone got Samantha out of prison—she never could have escaped by herself.Not sure how to assure him, she said, "You need to take care of your health." Ricky suddenly turned towards her. "She just died last night… How did you know?""I—"Irene was about to say that Isaac told him, but quickly changed, "I overheard the cops telling you.""Ah," Ricky murmured, but he knew that she was lying. Was she hiding something? Why? Because she knew that Isaac killed her mother?Beneath his blanket, Ricky’s hands balled into fists. "My condolences," Irene said quietly.Ricky forced a smile. "I know. She's never coming back… By the way, was Isaac with you before midnight last night?"Irene shook her head. "No, he's busy with wo
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Ricky hid his phone under his blanket, and moved so quickly that neither Irene nor Sheryl noticed it.Sheryl walked up to the food she left on the bedside shelf. "You must be hungry, right? Come have some breakfast."As she spoke, she unboxed the food she had cooked meticulously. "I'm not hungry. Can I be alone for a while?" Ricky's expression and tone was flat, but he didn’t appear too miserable.Sheryl tried to talk to him, but Irene stopped her. "Let's give him some space, Mom."As such, Sheryl restrained herself. However, she told Ricky, "I'll leave everything here. Eat it when you're hungry."Ricky did not respond, however, leaving her sighing. "Alright," Irene said as she pulsed Sheryl along. "Take your time, Ricky."Closing the door behind her, she told Sheryl, "Ricky needs time to accept reality. He won't be eating, but don't try to be pushy. Samantha’s his mother, and being unable to take it is normal."Sheryl understood. "I'm just worried about his health. He's sti
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Stan had to pass Quincy’s message to Isaac, who stopped and turned to stare at him. "What?!"Stan repeated Quincy's message, and asked, "What would she want with Kathy?"Isaac held out his hand. "Give me the phone."Stan did so, and he asked coldly, "What do you want?"Quincy went straight to the point. "I heard Kathy saved you from drowning that one time. Everything you owned now would’ve been my son's if you died back then—did you think I'd spare her after she ruined my schemes?""What do you want?" Isaac repeated. "Cutting to the chase already? Good. Since Kathy saved you, she must be important to you, right? So let's make an exchange—Kathy for my son. How about that?"After Quincy had met Kathy, she found out that Kathy was fond of Isaac, and they had agreed to work together.As she carried out her scheme, Quincy remembered that she could use this to force Isaac to make an exchange, and save her own son."Your son isn’t with me," Isaac said, while giving Stan a look—the l
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Isaac left without pausing for a moment, even as Kathy started to bawl behind him.Stan was puzzled.Isaac wasn’t heartless, especially to those who helped him."Mr. Jefferson?" Stan called out in uncertainty. Isaac finally paused just as his fingers reached his car door handle. "Tell Quincy I won't interfere if she rescued his son."He was unmoved before, because he believed that the whole thing was an act—that Quincy and Kathy were working together.And they certainly were—Quincy had even promised Kathy that she would be untouched.Naturally, it was just deception on Quincy's part; she knew that if they wanted Isaac to believe them, a mere act would never be convincing.The instant Kathy agreed to play along, she was going to be deflowered. Stan quickly returned inside the house, but he was already too late—Kathy was wailing tragically even as he passed Isaac's message.Quincy was laughing, as if she knew this would happen. "Why walk away in the first place?"As she ente
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Isaac certainly wanted Quincy Moore, but he wasn’t that impulsive."It'd just dirty our hands," he growled after weighing his options. "Let's go."Stan quietly got in his car and left.They took Kathy to the hospital. She wasn’t hurt, but she would still need a checkup and some comforting after what had happened. Since Isaac had always been cold to her, she was actually surprised that he was suddenly so kind and caring.As she sat on her bed, she didn’t forget what Quincy told her—act miserable and tragic to curry sympathy."I can't live like this… Sob…""Such a shame," Isaac said impassively.Kathy looked up. "W-What is?""You have a pretty face, and you could’ve married an upstanding man. I wonder who’d want you now?" Then, deliberately giving her a look of disdain, "Did you really think I’d fall for you after what happened?"Crash!The dream Quincy envisioned for Kathy shattered right there and then.Isaac was right—what man would like an immodest woman? Even if he
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Isaac wheeled on Kathy with an icy glare.She flinched, and quickly let go of him.His severe expression faded, and he said, "I’ll let you keep your job.""Really?" Kathy exclaimed in disbelief."If Quincy asked…""I got it," Kathy said, her mind suddenly sharp. "I’ll tell her that you are warming up to me.""Good," Isaac said.Kathy then asked, "How will I get my revenge?""Win her trust. I’ll slowly teach you how to get back at her.""Really?" Kathy asked stupidly."Of course."Kathy was certainly overjoyed, so much that she was forgetting what had happened just hours ago.Nearby, Stan was raising a brow—is Isaac going to use Kathy against Quincy?One must say that his method of turning Quincy's scheme against her was devastating! "Take your time to get better," Isaac said, and left. Stan followed Isaac and asked softly, "Sir, she did save you before… Using her like this is a little cruel, don't you think?"Isaac glanced at him and snorted. "Does she deserve anythin
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Ricky looked up abruptly, his eyes widened in surprise after he scanned through the agreement."What…?""Our father wanted you in charge of Spencer Holdings anyway," Irene told him. "He didn’t give it to you right away because he's worried about your lack of experience. I went to check on things today, and it's obvious you’ve proven yourself. Plus, I'm too busy since I have to take care of Tommy. So, I'm handing the company to you right now. You know I was never interested anyway—my lifelong ambition is to be a doctor."Irene simply wanted Ricky to know that she had no intent on keeping Spencer Holdings for herself, and that she would not meddle once he took over.Still, Ricky was actually suspicious instead of happy that she was giving him Spencer Holdings at this time, and wondered what her intention was.Was it because she knew Isaac had murdered his mother, and the company was given to appease him? "I'm still young, Irene. Dad wanted you to manage it, so you do it," he said,
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Isaac was in the photo, along with Kathy! They were standing outside a hospital ward, with Kathy holding the hem of Isaac's jacket—he had turned around, so his expression could not be seen.Irene did not flip out when she saw the photo, since the fact that she was sent it made one thing clear: someone wanted her to see it.Their objective was also obvious—they wanted a misunderstanding between her and Isaac.Thus, Irene refused to jump to conclusions and decided to listen to what Isaac had to say instead. Though she blackened the screen and turned to look outside the car, her mood soured by the minute. Suddenly, she seemed to forget entirely about Ricky. The photo was all she could think about.Although the rational part of her mind insisted that someone was deliberately attempting to drive a wedge between her and Isaac, the emotional side of her mind was still worried.After all, Kathy was beautiful… And why was she tugging at Isaac's clothes?Nonetheless, she was soon bac
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Soon after the wedding, Mr. Fowler proposed for Stan to work at his company to get used to the work over there.He was worried as he did not have much time left, and it would not do if he was gone before the proper arrangements were made.Still, Stan returned to Franconia with Isaac and his family, sorting out things at work and finishing every task he had on hand.While Isaac used to have a lot of free time with Stan around, he was just slightly busier after Stan left. After all, no company should operate in a way that losing a single person would stall all their operations.And after a week, Stan sorted out all the remaining tasks he had in Franconia and returned to Zidonia to start work at the Fowlers' family business.While Stan had property in Zidonia too, he moved into the Fowlers' mansion, but not as a live-in son-in-law. He was simply aware of Mr. Fowler's illness, and Rea wanted to spend more time with her parents.And as the son-in-law, he was obliged to do that much.
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Despite feeling wistful, Mr. Fowler eventually passed Rea's hand to Stan. "I hope you will both cherish each other from now on."Rea told him, "We will."Thereafter, it was the usual proceedings of a wedding, with exchange of rings and vows, the wedding speech, and the luncheon!Though everything went smoothly, Mrs. Fowler could not help shedding tears.She was pleased that her daughter was finally getting married, especially since she was looking forward to this.But now that Rea really did marry, she was worried that her life might get difficult and unhappy.Such was the worrisome nature of mothers.-Later, Stan led Rea to Isaac's table.They were all acquainted, but Stan introduced everyone once again to reacquaint them with Rea.After all, she was no longer Zachary's friend's cousin now, but Stan's wife.Erin was grinning from ear to ear. "Congratulations.""Thank you." Rea smiled in return."Congrats," Baby said, imitating the adults.Rea reached out to stroke his c
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Zachary said, "I heard you sealed the deal with Rea Fowler, and her family is preparing for your wedding."Stan smiled. "I'm the look of success—getting a girl couldn't be simpler. See? I'm getting married already.""Well, I guess we're all taken now," Erin said.Tommy poked his head up just then. "Congratulations, Uncle Stan.""Thank you." Stan chuckled, patting his head."Also, I heard that you're marrying into the Fowler family?" Zachary asked.Everyone turned to stare at Stan in shock, but it was understandable.Stan was not that modest that he would have to go that far—he had money and was successful enough to afford a wife.Still, Zachary—who knew the Fowlers—suggested, "To be fair, they do need someone to take care of the family business…"-Either way, it meant that Irene's family would be delaying their return trip to Franconia.After all, none of them had expected to attend Stan's wedding so soon after Zachary's.Stan himself did not expect that either, as he had
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"What's the problem? We've already slept together," Rea said as she put her clothes on.She frowned as Stan was still on the bed and not moving. "What, are you going to stay in my bed forever?""What am I supposed to wear?" Stan shrugged. "You haven't brought my clothes here.""I'll get it for you."Rea remembered his suitcase then and hurried downstairs to bring it up."Wear whatever you like. I'll be waiting downstairs," she said and hurried away.Stan got out of bed and put on a suit—it was only right to dress formally when it came to discussing marriage.After cleaning up and heading downstairs, he found Rea sandwiched by her parents.Stan had no idea if she had already mentioned it, but both Mr. and Mrs. Fowler were both staring at him, leaving him further tense.Clearing his throat, Stan began, "Excuse me, but—""Yes, we agree to you marrying our daughter.""You mean marrying into our family," Rea corrected them.Everyone else was staring at her before asking all at o
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If Rea asked her parents now, they would only get sad, and life would become difficult for everyoneWhat should she do to make them happy?Right, she could get married! Her parents would definitely be pleased. As for the choice of bridegroom, did she not have one readily available here?If Stan could pretend to be her boyfriend, he could definitely be her husband too.They could fake their marriage if they had to!Putting the medical file back where she found it, she wobbled up to her feet and left the room.Stan had yet to step out of the bathroom when she returned, so she sat on the bed and waited.After a while, Stan stepped out with a towel around his waist and paused when he saw Rea sitting there. "Where are my clothes?" He asked, presuming that Rea had forgotten since there was nothing on the bed or the table. "My suitcase is still in your car trunk."Rea turned toward him. "Let's get married."Stan was left speechless for a moment and soon chuckled, "Did you forge
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Mrs. Fowler smacked her daughter, but while Rea thought she was angry, she said instead, "Just do your best."Rea's mind was blown—were her parents bewitched? They were completely different from before! A long time ago, her parents had used to tell her that she did not have to marry as long as she was happy.But later on, they had persistently sent her on blind dates… and now, they were telling her to seduce a man?Touching her mother's forehead, Rea asked, "Are you sick?"Mrs. Fowler slapped her hand off. "Your dad and I are leaving now.""Yeah." Mr. Fowler nodded. "The chauffeur is waiting."Rea walked them to the door and watched as their car left before returning inside.She did not go upstairs since Stan was asleep, and she would be bored—she was the type who just could not sit still.However, it was inappropriate if she left since that would leave nobody home.In her boredom, she thought of pranking Stan. She headed upstairs to find him asleep, and soundly at that.Ca
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Unable to argue against her parents, Rea said, "Fine, fine. Whatever you say."Mrs. Fowler smiled. "Then help Stan upstairs to get some rest.""Which room?" Rea asked.Mrs. Fowler realized with a start and quickly said, "Oh, there's no bedding in the guest room… So let him stay in your room."Rea was left staring at her in shock. "When did you get so open-minded? Letting a man stay in your daughter's room?"Mrs. Fowler shrugged. "What can he do when he's drunk?""Haven't you heard of drunken fumbles?" Rea asked.Both Mr. and Mrs. Fowler shook their heads at the same time. "Nope."Rea was left totally speechless—this was just outrageous!She would think that Stan was actually their son, if it was not for the fact that they were not acquainted before.They were not like this before either—even if they were urging her to get married, they were not throwing her at a man like this!Mr. Fowler then said, "If anything happens, we'll demand that he takes responsibility and marries y
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"I get it," Stan replied quietly. "I wouldn't have been upset even if you didn't explain yourself. But since you did, I forgive you."Rea's brow creased as she pursed her lips. "See? I knew it. We really shouldn't be too nice to you."While Stan was speechless, Mrs. Fowler was enthusiastically putting food on Stan's plate. "This is our family's favorite dish. Try it."Stan nodded after a bite. "It's good."Mrs. Fowler smiled, while Mr. Fowler poured him a glass of wine. "Can you hold your liquor?"Stan smiled. "More or less.""You're being humble now." Mr. Fowler smiled at him. "You're definitely a good drinker.""A little."Rea had enough right then. "Dad, Stan has work to do, and he has to return to Franconia tomorrow. You're going to make things difficult for him."Mr. Fowler smiled awkwardly. "Right…" "You think?" Rea huffed, snatching his wine away. "Everyone only gets to have one glass."Mr. Fowler glared at Rea. "Party pooper."Rea shrugged. "I'm doing this for your
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Rea turned her head aside. "Then what's your hobby?"Stan did a double take and remembered his life… which was work and more work.It had been years since he took leave, and he would not get to goof off the last few days if it had not been for Zachary's wedding.Hobby? He certainly did not have anything like that.Now that he thought about it, his life was boring and monotonous, and he did not have anyone very close.That was why he wanted a kind, understanding wife to care and offer him company while he took care of her needs.When he looked up at Rea, he clearly felt that she was not for him—he needed someone to take care of him, but with her, he would be busy taking care of her instead."You're looking at me weirdly," Rea suddenly said."How so?" Stan asked.Rea moved closer, looking him in the eyes and asking solemnly, "Don't tell me—you've fallen for me?""You don't just suffer from a flawed personality—you're narcissistic too."Stan pursed his lips and checked the tim
