With what Yannie said, Julia thought, 'Ah, this is the one.'A frown creased Julia's brow. If Yannie was in such a hurry to push for her divorce from Jared, and if her deduction was accurate, there was a high chance that Cameron had meddled in the affair. Julia needed to devise a foolproof plan with her unmet objectives, and the divorce still needed to be in motion.However, before Julia could formulate a solid strategy, Jared's voice echoed in her ears."You can take the money back. I won't divorce her," Jared's firm words resounded, causing Julia to turn her gaze toward him swiftly.Following Shiloh's lead, he added, "Burning bridges behind us, Mom, is this really necessary? Julia did her best to mend my leg. You can't just dismiss her on a whim. She hasn't done anything wrong."Jared further asserted, "Even if she had, it's a matter between us as husband and wife. I should bear any consequences.""Absolutely, what my brother says is right!" Shiloh chimed in, supporting Jared's stan
'I'm leaving!' Is it vital to state it so definitively?Julia came to realize that the current situation wouldn't be resolved with ease. With this understanding, she turned her head to gaze at Jared. His visage bore a disdainful expression, lips forming a stern, unyielding line of ice.Though Jared remained silent, Julia could intuit his emotions at that moment.Taking a deep breath, Julia directed her attention back to Yannie. "Are you pushing your own son to the brink? Since his early twenties, he's borne immense burdens alone. He protected you, even contending for the Patriarch position in the Brooks family against his uncles. Have you ever heard him utter a complaint? Does his silence imply ease?"Jared's icy facade softened, his gaze momentarily unfocused as he looked at Julia, an unexplainable shift in his eyes.Frowning, Yannie regarded her son. She was intimately familiar with his resolute and decisive nature. Jared never voiced his suffering to others. He struggled with sever
Lost in her thoughts, Julia absently muttered to herself while her fingers unconsciously typed a sequence of characters on the keyboard."Still incorrect," Julia grumbled, displaying a slight pout. Lost in her task, she had been hoping that Jared might use her birthday as the password for the safe."What else could it be?" Julia mused, her determination unwavering as she remained convinced that the Little Jade Buddha was hidden within the safe. She understood that the process would involve eliminating possibilities one by one, and she was prepared for the challenge.However, just as Julia was about to make another attempt, her focused concentration was abruptly shattered by a voice echoing from the living room. Instantly, her movements froze, and she listened intently, her expression morphing into one of heightened vigilance."Dah, dah, dah—" The sound of heavy leather shoes ascending the stairs grew nearer and nearer. Could it be Jared returning? The measured gait ruled out the possi
“If we continue with this, she will die! She’s your fiancée!” The doctor uttered in panic. Bullets of sweat formed on his back and forehead. He looked at the man who was standing on the side. His handsome face showed no emotions as he stared at the woman on the hospital bed. Her body looked pale and lifeless. Meanwhile, the man’s eyes were filled with indifference and emptiness. “As if she deserves to live. This kind of woman does not even deserve to be my wife.” The woman felt a sudden wave of pain through her body. ‘What happened?’ she thought, feeling strange. She only remembered getting betrayed and trapped by her subordinates during the mission. She thought she was going to die. ‘Why do I still feel pain? The explosion definitely crushed me into powder.’ She slowly fluttered her eyes open. Her vision was blurry, and she could vaguely see figures in white coats moving before her. ‘Am I still alive? Am I in a hospital?’ she wondered. Before she found out the answers to h
The sound of Julia’s slap was loud and clear.Vivien was caught off-guard. Her wide and terrified eyes stared at Julia.However, this was not over yet.Julia raised her hand again. All of a sudden, another slap landed on Vivien’s cheek.“Ah!” Vivien screamed in pain. Julia’s slap was heavier than the first one. Vivien couldn’t bear it anymore, and she covered her swollen face as she cried in pain.“Vivien!” Carter called, looking at her helplessly. He then transferred his eyes to Julia, angry. He fisted his hands and imagined torturing her.“Julia! Stop it! Stop it for me!”Julia stopped. Her head turned toward Carter, raising her brow. She looked at him briefly before slapping Vivien’s face again.She wanted to see how long Vivien would be able to endure it. She wanted to know how long she could keep her façade.“Julia! Stop it. You’re hurting me. I’m begging you—Ouch!”Vivien’s cries fell on deaf ears. Julia continued hitting her, increasing the strength of her slaps every time. Viv
Getting married to Jared and becoming part of the Brooks family was her plan. She had faith that she could definitely complete the mission this time!Jared’s eyes scanned Julia from head to toe. Her face was a mess! Her mascara and eye shadow were splattered all over, and her tattered wedding dress had some red stains, which looked like blood.She looked like a jilted bride who got robbed or something.“Who are you?”Julia raised her chin. “I’m Julia Watson of the Watson family.”Jared glanced at Shiloh. “Do you think I’ll believe you?” he coldly asked her. His eyebrows were furrowed.“Whether you believe me or not, it doesn’t matter. You’ll run a background check on me anyway,” she calmly responded.Jared’s cold eyes widened slightly, curious about what she had just said.“Come on. Time is ticking. Your supposed bride stood you up, and I just found out that my fiancé was in love with someone else during my wedding ceremony. We are both the biggest losers today, so why don’t we partne
Julia stood quietly at the bottom of the stairs, looking like a deity from a painting.Slowly, she walked toward them. The two brothers’ gaze remained on her, mesmerized and curious.‘Is she really the ugly woman we met earlier?’ Shiloh thought. If it weren’t for him seeing Julia come out of the room with his own eyes, he would have never believed that the girl in front of him was Julia, the woman who married his brother. Julia approached Jared and gave her a small smile. “I’m sorry to have kept you waiting for so long.”Then, she plopped on the sofa and let out an audible sigh. She brought her feet to the chair and hugged her knees like this place was her home.Jared watched Julia’s movements with furrowed brows.‘Is that my shirt?’ he thought.True to his thoughts, it was indeed his shirt. Julia noticed his piercing gaze. “Oh. This shirt? I couldn’t find any other clothes back there. I can’t come out here with just a towel, right?” she explained.Jared looked at the shirt on her bo
‘This woman is too liberated!’ Jared angrily thought. It wouldn’t matter if it was only two of them here, but his younger brother was also here!Julia looked at Jared and tilted her head. She had a good figure, so he should feel lucky. Now, he was looking at her as if he would have an eye problem if he stared at her body for so long.“Fine. I think you believe me now. I’ll go back to my room.” She hugged the suit in her body and walked towards the staircase. Her slender and firm legs were displayed in front of them.Julia couldn’t help but think as she walked. She kept on thinking about the two brothers and how to complete her task.Also, she couldn’t be blamed for this. The mansion was huge and covered an area about the same as the palace of a certain country she had been to before.Finding something like that in such a huge place was like finding a needle in a haystack.Not to mention that she just arrived here. She couldn’t move around freely yet. Otherwise, people would start susp