"Yes, she really lost her memory." Zachary was very direct. "Please be nice to her and make up for your past mistakes." Mrs. Slate nodded. "I will—I mean, I don't have to worry about anyone taking the family estate now that you're in full control, let alone arrange your marriage. You have the power now, and of course I hope you can be with the one you love.""And don't mention anything about the best in front of her," Zachary added.Mrs. Slate nodded again. "I know."Lulu watched as they whispered to each other, her heart ice cold.Were they trying to mess with her again?She was fortunate that found out so much thanks to eavesdropping, or she would have suffered again without ever knowing what hit her.Zachary entered and started to help her wash some of the ingredients, but Lulu pushed him away, forcing him to leave. "You don't have to help. I'm doing just fine.""You just came. How can I leave you alone in the kitchen?" Zachary protested, feeling bad for her. "I don't wan
Irene woke up at her hospital ward, and Isaac poured her a cup of water, asking softly, "Are you hungry?""No," she replied. "Have you acquired the drug I told you to get?""Yeah," Isaac replied. "I've already told James to administer it on Ian Jefferson—I'll hand him over to the old man after that."Isaac had actually asked around, and he found out that the drug could destroy a person's hippocampus.Irene was basically helping Ian forget old grudges—to offer him a clean slate.It was certainly a good idea. Otherwise, locking Ian up meant guarding him, in fear that he would escape and continue to wreak havoc."Henry's condition is serious, but Ian being at his side might help," Irene said. It was actually an idea inspired by Lulu's situation—one would not be upset over something they had forgotten. Still, Isaac did not want to hear anything about Henry Jefferson. "I'm just giving him Ian to spare myself the trouble."And there was nothing else to consider about that. Knowi
Irene got out of bed.She had to keep her head reared after the surgery on her neck.Unable to see underneath herself, she knocked into a table and almost fell over.Isaac quickly returned inside when he heard the commotion, frowning as he watched her standing there. "What are you doing?""Oh!" Irene gasped. "Wait, didn't I tell you to buy me food?""You were just sending me away while you went to the washroom, weren't you?""Nope." Irene did not deny it."Really?" Isaac simply walked up to her and scooped her up in his arms. Then, carrying her to the washroom, he started to loosen her pants—Shocked, Irene quickly caught her own pants while snapping, "What are you doing?!""Helping you with your potty business," Isaac replied in amusement. "We're married—is there a part of you I hadn't seen?"Irene was speechless and she simply shoved him.It only seemed to make Isaac's grin broaden. "Getting shy, are we?""Get out." Irene appeared to be getting angry, so Isaac left th
At the next instant, Ricky dashed forward and pulled Lulu to his side, snapping, "Where have you been? They were all saying that you're dead, so why are you showing up now? And what are you doing with Zachary Slate? Don't you think he's hurt you enough?"Lulu's heart stirred when she saw the disappointment in Ricky's eyes.He really cared about her, did he not? Why else would he be so concerned?"Ricky, you're just a brother to him, so stop being delusional." Zachary took Lulu's hand then. "Don't listen to him—he's just a kid who hasn't seen the world."His words almost left Ricky with a stroke, and he naturally did not let go. "What, should she listen to all the crap from you, who's supposedly an adult? I may be younger, but I at least have a conscience. You were the one who hurt her, and yet you're so thick-skinned that you'd still show your face around her!"With that, he turned to Lulu. "Tell him you hate him—tell him to let you go and to never bother you again."Irene was ju
Zachary was left flabbergasted as he saw Lulu standing there with a club in her hands. He had never expected her to blindside him!"Lulu…?"What was she doing? He was totally confused!Lulu pretended to look shocked, and she stammered as she explained, "I-I was trying to hit Ricky…"Her words left Ricky even more frustrated, and he kicked Zachary from behind, catching him off guard and knocking him to the floor. Then, he leapt on top of Zachary, straddling him while raining fists on his face left and right…Zachary, stunned by Lulu's hit, could not fight back just then!…In the house, James frowned at what he was seeing from the cameras. "Should I get involved?"Ricky might really kill Zachary there…Isaac spared the screen a brief glance and said, "Go."James stepped out of the mansion right then, pulling Ricky off Zachary and warning him, "Keep this up and you're out of here!"Ricky spat spitefully at Zachary nonetheless.At the same time, James was puzzled—Lulu had
Isaac glowered immediately at the sight of the diary. He growled coolly, "What are you doing? Feeling nostalgic, or is regret hitting you?"Irene was speechless, but since he had been behaving like that recently, she decided to ignore his jibe and said, "Let's go."She reached out, intending to hold on to him as they walked out together, but Isaac did not move, acting just like a pouting kid. As such, Irene withdrew her hand—she was not thick-skinned enough to have to depend on him on everything and she could walk fine on her own.She slowly walked, heading outside inch by inch! Isaac actually could not bear to look. "Trying to play the sympathy card, huh?"Irene simply ignored him—he was getting neurotic lately, so she did not want to upset him further or argue!Still, as she stubbornly inched forward, Isaac eventually walked over and carried her off.She pursed her lips. "So? Are you going to tell me what's gotten into you lately?"Isaac growled grumpily, "Shut up and eat.
Irene actually forgot she wrote that down.Still, as she tried hard to remember, she recalled how she threw a tantrum after an argument with her father Lionel and ran out of the house.It was raining, and she was soon soaked through.That was when Seth happened to be returning, and seeing that she was alone, he offered her shelter under his umbrella. At the time, she thought that she was like a prince who came to her on a white horse—kind and affectionate.She was just fourteen, the age when teenage hormones started blooming, and she hence wrote down all those fluffy feelings. Naturally, it was embarrassing just thinking about that now.To think that she had done something like this!Still, she now finally understood why Isaac was behaving so weirdly and saying that weird stuff.So this was the root cause… but when did he read it?She then realized that it was in his study anyway, and that he could read it anytime. Obviously, she should throw it away and then explain ever
Irene could not care less that her face was heavily bandaged.She aligned and dashed into the Twinrise office building, heading straight for the front desk when she spotted James stepping out."What are you doing here?" he asked."I'm looking for Isaac. Where is he?" Irene asked right away."He's out to deal with something," James said. "Is it urgent? Do you want me to call him back right now?"Irene thought about it, but gave up. "It's fine."She decided that she could wait until Isaac came back, and she turned to leave.When she returned to the hospital, she managed to make it back to her ward before Seth did his rounds and he helped her change her bandages."Can I stay home to recover instead?" Irene asked just then. Seth chuckled. "Do you hate the smell here? Aren't you a doctor yourself?""No, it's just cabin fever," Irene said."Well, sure. Actually, if you don't want to come here, I can visit your home to change your bandages every other day too."Irene quickly rej