"If the Millers support Scott, I won't stand idly by!" Alex exclaimed, his anger evident.Lucas sighed. "This is not for you to intervene.""What do you mean?" Alex asked."How do you plan on intervening?" Lucas questioned."If they join forces with Scott, I'll ruin the Millers' reputation! Don't forget, I haven't exposed Azure's dirty tactics to the media yet," Alex declared."The Millers won't be affected by that.""Why not? Azure is a Miller!" Alex said anxiously."Have you forgotten that Azure claimed to cut ties with the Millers before she was detained? Even if you leak the story, do you think it's enough to impact the Millers?" Lucas explained."How is Scott going to strengthen his position using the Millers?" Alex asked.Lucas' expression turned solemn. "Do you understand what it means to look at the big picture?""So you're saying that some people will still show respect to Scott out of consideration for the Millers' reputation, even if the Millers cut ties with Azure
Alex nodded and said, "Understood, I'll talk to Paige.""Hmm."-After returning to the apartment, Alex pondered the situation for a while before texting Paige.Alex: [Are you busy?]Paige: [Not really. How can I help?]Alex: [Azure is going to be released soon. Scott facilitated it.]Paige was shocked upon reading the text. Overwhelmed with emotions, she found it challenging to continue texting and decided to call Alex.Alex answered promptly, and Paige asked, "How do you know about this?""Caroline told me. How do you feel about this matter, Paige?" Alex replied."If Scott really is going to get Azure released, I won't let them off!" Paige clenched her phone tightly.Alex remained silent before sharing details of his conversation with Lucas."I can offer you my support, but I'm afraid I can't fully protect you, Paige. Public opinion seems to be the only thing that can safeguard you now," Alex explained."I'll do the expose then! I'm not afraid of how others perceive me a
Caroline was stunned. 'Yes, Kenny is not a Cheasian. Why would he be buried here?'Feeling dejected about not being able to visit Kenny's grave, Caroline requested, "Please help me prepare some flowers."Elvira frowned, confused by the flower request.Marie understood the situation and explained, "In our Cheasian culture, we offer flowers for the deceased.""This is really pointless!" Elvira complained in Spanish.Although Caroline didn't understand Spanish, she could hear the contempt in Elvira's tone.Caroline added, "There's something else.""Can't you just say everything all at once?" Elvira impatiently asked.Caroline requested, "Tell Scott that I'm returning to my company. Please return my phone to me."Elvira stared at Caroline for a moment before leaving to talk to Scott.While Elvira was calling Scott, the sound of a car engine was heard from the yard.Elvira ended the call upon seeing Scott's car and headed outside. They entered the villa together soon.Caroline s
Josie: [Don't worry about the company. We're proceeding according to the plan. We'll wait for you to personally review the quarterly report when you're back.]Josie: [We're very sorry for Mr. Hayes' passing.]Josie sent a photo, and Caroline tapped on it. It showed all the employees placing white lilies at Kenny's office. Caroline's eyes welled up with tears upon seeing the photo. Her tears dropped on the phone screen. She wiped them away and replied to Josie.Caroline: [Thank you all for waiting patiently. I'll be back in a few days.]She sent the same text message to the work chat group.The employees boiled over with excitement right away.Employee A: [Are you feeling better, Ms. Shenton? We were almost scared to death when we saw the trending post!]Employee B: [We're really glad that you're back safely, Ms. Shenton!]Employee C: [Sales hit a new high this month, Ms. Shenton! We're waiting for you to come back and celebrate together!]-Caroline felt warm and fuzzy in h
"You're finally back, Ms. Shenton!" greeted the female receptionist as Caroline returned.Caroline replied with a smile, "Yeah, I'm back."Happily, the receptionist held a card and walked toward the elevator with Caroline.While waiting for the elevator, she looked at Caroline and asked, "Are you feeling better, Ms. Shenton?""Thank you for your concern. I'm pretty much recovered." Caroline smiled elegantly."That's good."The elevator door opened, and the receptionist said, "Please go in, Ms. Shenton."Caroline nodded, entered the elevator with Elvira, and pressed a button.Josie rushed toward the elevator doors upstairs upon learning of Caroline's return. Nervously, she smoothed her clothes and watched the elevator ascend.She took a deep breath and greeted, "Ms. Shenton, welcome back…"Stupefied, Josie looked at the woman standing behind Caroline.Caroline exited the elevator, smiling at Josie. "Didn't I tell you not to come and receive me yesterday?"Josie averted her
It was understandable that Evan wielded significant influence and connections in Angelbay.Scott couldn't swiftly take over those connections, so he had no choice but to seek assistance in maintaining his position.Caroline was disgusted. She couldn't imagine Paige's emotions upon receiving the news.-When Alex read the news in the apartment, he promptly called Paige, who quickly answered. Somberly, Alex conveyed, "Paige, Scott got engaged to Azure."After a brief pause, Paige remarked, "Well, bastards are always the perfect match for bitches."Although she sounded calm, Alex could feel her fury.Concerned, Alex asked, "Paige—""I'm fine. Give me Carol's other number, Alex," Paige interrupted.Alex promptly texted Caroline's contact number to Paige. "I've already sent it to you. Do you need me to do anything?" he asked.Paige gasped. "Get someone to keep an eye on Azure. I'm going to hang up now because I need to talk to Carol.""Okay."After ending the call, Paige swift
They locked the door and relished typing on the keyboard.Calmly, Axel observed Tyler's enthusiasm for the laptop. "We should get ready to start, Ty."Tyler nodded. "Yeah. It's about time because we've wasted so many days."Axel powered on the laptop and gazed out the window while waiting. "I wonder how Lia's doing now. We haven't received any texts from her."Tyler halted his actions, looking at Axel helplessly. "If I'm not mistaken, she texted us last night. It's only been less than a day."Axel smiled awkwardly. "Is it? I find our days longer without her.""That's because we don't even know what we should do. We can't even go to school, can we?" Tyler explained."I don't know when this kind of life will end.""I'll text Mommy later and ask her to talk to Scott about us going to school.""Yeah, but let's not talk about this first. I'll help you remove the record of logging into the wireless network," Axel suggested."Sure, go ahead. I'll start looking up Elvira.""Great."
Tyler took control of the phone.Tyler: [I'll ask Aunt Yuliana to send you the data implantation tool tomorrow, Mommy. Be cautious.]Caroline: [Of course. Have you both been eating well lately? Any updates on Lia?]Tyler sent Caroline the photo that Liora had forwarded to him.Upon seeing Liora's selfie, Caroline was taken aback and quickly messaged Tyler.Caroline: [Is Lia no longer in Angelbay?]Tyler was perplexed.Tyler: [No, I don't believe so. She hasn't mentioned leaving Angelbay.]Liora's picture depicted her in a room with different furnishings from Benjamin's place at the cemetery.Caroline: [Give me Lia's contact number, Ty.]She soon received Liora's contact number, realizing only then that Evan and Liora hadn't disclosed it to her.Caroline called Liora without delay. After a brief wait, Liora picked up. "Hello?"Caroline recognized the familiar, childlike voice. Suppressing her longing to see Liora, Caroline gently said, "It's me, Lia."Liora's eyes widened