At the hospital, Sonnia had awoken. However, her throat had been injured, and she temporarily couldn't move nor speak. Alas, she was rescued. When she saw Hilda, she wept uncontrollably, and her guilt grew stronger. Yet, she couldn't make a sound. She shakingly lifted her hand that was not connected to the intravenous drip. Thus, Hilda quickly grabbed her hand and said, "I don't blame you. I really don't." In response, Sonnia's mouth flattened into a line, and her tears rained down. Hilda hurriedly wiped Sonnia's tears away. Hilda understood it all. Everything that happened was not Sonnia's fault. Hence, she stayed to talk with Sonnia for a while before leaving quickly. She wanted Sonnia to have a good rest to recuperate from her injuries. Although she returned with her life, her injuries needed time to heal. When Sonnia woke up again, she kept crying without stopping. Only a small part of her tears was for her father, rather, she even felt a sense of relief when she learned tha
Connie announced the termination of the contract with the Jones Family and canceled all forms of cooperation with them. At that moment, the Jones Family had yet to respond. Sonnia stayed in the hospital for a few days before Kyle brought her back home. The sports car that had saved his life was slightly dented, but it went on the news and became a world famous car. Once again, Jordan Manufacturing shocked the whole world with the quality of its products, and the sports car was bought by a collector at a high price. After that, Sonnia and Hilda split the proceeds and donated some of them. Hilda also bought Sonnia a sturdy car as a gift. When Thomas's injuries stabilized, he was transferred to the Aebasa Residence to recuperate. During that period, Hilda's wounds healed the fastest. Moreover, Elizabeth seemed to settle down after her experience with the killers, at the very least, she did not dare to make such blatant moves anymore. Anthony also confirmed that the kill order placed by
Getting out of bed, Nathan went to get some water. When he came back, he noticed a project proposal lying on her work table. It was titled 'Proposal to Develop Pet Luxury Goods in Cooperation With the Smith Group'. "The Smith Group? The Bowen Family?" Upon seeing the words 'the Smith Family', he scowled fiercely with a trace of disgust in his eyes. "What's wrong? It's the Bowen Family! The world's greatest Taadi financial conglomerate! Is there a problem with it?" Hilda sat up on the bed and asked. The disgusted expression on his face as he stared at the words 'Smith Group' was as if he had swallowed a dead fly, and it made her even more curious. "What's with your expression? Why do you have the same expression as my mother?" The 'Smith Group' was the world's greatest Taadi financial conglomerate. Its strength was comparable to that of the Jordan Group. The family behind the Smith Group was a Taadi family, the Bowen Family that was said to be an ancient family that migrated from
The group of people proceeded to leave hastily just as they had arrived. Once they were in the car, Anthony said, "I will make some calls to ask around the locals here. We will probably hear some news soon." Nathan was also anxious and filled with regret. He was mad at himself for having stalled for a few days. Earlier, Hilda had asked for the child's photographs. According to the owner of the house, the child was delivered to them when she was just two months old. Plague and Yvonne gave the couple a large sum of money to look after the child. They even asked the couple to send the child to the best school in the area and to treat her as their own while they continued to pay them generously. Every so often, Plague and Yvonne would transfer money to that couple's bank account, but they never showed up in person. They usually had the couple mail photographs of the child at given times. From the photographs the couple had given Hilda, she could tell that the child was being raised
The black market was a place where people were trafficked. It was an illegal industry that the government had no control over. They had been in existence for centuries, ever since the maritime period. Behind closed doors, conglomerates and government officials continued to tacitly approve of them. Hence, they had never gotten banned. Every day, people were delivered like goods in mass quantities to be sold off. There were men, women, and children, anyone that had a value. Hilda and Nathan drove for an hour before they arrived at their destination. Getting out of the car, it looked like a regular shopping street. All they saw was famous international luxury brand retail stores, exclusive stores, and even the Jordan Group's high end mobile phones. It was a woman's paradise. Nathan turned to Hilda and said, "You can take a look around here. Jayden and I will go down first. I'll come and get you once I'm done." But, it was not an ordinary day and Hilda was unwilling to take a step aw
The following day, after their visit to the black market, the two men went to the Bowen Residence to find the child. Hilda did not go with them this time. She felt like she would ruin things if she went with them again. She did not go anywhere and only stayed in the hotel to care for the children. She was looking after eight children by herself. If that had been eight Luna's, she would have been exhausted, but these eight children were unusually obedient. They ate as they were told, slept as they were told, and did not speak a word. That, in turn, left her emotionally drained. Even though she did not know the experiences they had prior to this, she knew that it had left them scarred for life. She planned to bring the children back to the country. Trying to find their biological parents did not seem possible now, so she might as well find a reliable family to adopt them. She also wanted to adopt one of them too. Last month, she went for another medical checkup at the hospital, took
The next day, Hilda set off to the Smith Group. Nathan and Anthony also followed along inside the car. As they drove in the city center, Hilda admired the busy streets outside. "The Smith Group has made this place into the capital. Look over here and over there, these are all ancient imperial city plans." The Smith Group headquarters was on the northern side of Smith City. Once they got there, Hilda did not see modern skyscrapers, but a stretch of bright yellow palatial buildings. This is basically a palace! It was even bigger than the Imperial Palace Museum that used to be next to their house. This structure was huge! If it were not for the cars coming in and out of the palace entrance and those busy workers of Smith Group, Hilda would have thought that she had traveled through time. Outside the palace walls, there were several subway stations and several tourists taking photos. Dressed up as a bodyguard, Nathan had a pair of sunglasses on and a dog in his arms. They drove ove
Jerome was drinking tea with a young man. The young man looked so much like Arlo that they were almost indiscernible. That must have been the other vice president of the Bowen Group, Milo Bowen. "You're here. Please have a seat." Jerome looked up at Hilda and motioned for her to sit in the seat across. Hilda greeted them and proceeded to sit down. The four people sat at the square tea table. Hilda was feeling very nervous. After taking a sip of tea to clear her mind, she looked briefly at Nathan who was being kept outside of the garden before bringing her attention back. Jerome spoke in such a gentle tone that it was not apparent that he was the head of the Bowen Family. But, Hilda knew that this man was not as harmless as he seemed on the surface. "The Nobel House in Taadi sells western food, but the one in Smith City sells authentic Taadi cuisine. It fits my taste. I go there at least once a week." Hilda added, "The best Taadi dish at the Nobel House is probably the steamed