Nicholas' pupils darkened, and his body trembled. He looked past the men around him and watched me from across the detention room.I saw his hand slowly clench into fists by his sides as if he had heard something unbelievable. He stared at me in a daze as if he didn't know me.I looked at him with a
I looked at Nicholas expressionlessly, waiting for him to continue signing. Claudia tugged on his sleeve, but he didn't react."He he." She chuckled unnaturally and said, "Nick, if you don't want to divorce Ariana, I'll be the first to agree." Her smile grew as she spoke, and she was even jumping wi
I cut again, and my fallen hair flew onto him like a broken shackle. No matter how many strands there were, they could no longer bind us together. Eventually, they fell uselessly to the ground.As my fingers ran through my hair to the ends, an emptiness echoed in my heart."It's fine," I thought to
"What?" His sudden question left me baffled, making me struggle even harder."I asked," he said, gently biting my earlobe, "have you ever taken our marriage seriously even though it's a marriage alliance?"I admitted that I was weak. Although we hadn't shared much of a married life, he knew my sensi
Claudia bit her red lips, her eyes wet and filled with gloom. I was shocked beyond words when I saw her standing behind Nicholas and me. I had no idea how long she had been there, watching.She might have been there for hours, witnessing everything Nicholas did to humiliate me. Her eyes were red, a
Nicholas' cold eyes were like a venomous snake's, silent and sinister, as they turned to look at Neal."Claudia is suspected of inciting crime and hiring someone to falsely accuse Ms. Jones. The evidence I have here is irrefutable. We need to arrest her for investigation. Please cooperate with us, M
Nicholas raised his arm and placed it on my shoulder, pulling me toward him as if declaring his authority over me. The more I struggled, the tighter he held me.Suddenly, a leg inserted itself between him and me, forcing him to let go.Neal quickly retracted his leg, and in that sudden outburst, his
Nicholas didn't come after me. He had more important things to attend to. Claudia was still waiting for him.Neal and I said our goodbyes at the entrance of the detention center. As I turned to leave, he called out to me."Ariana."I turned back and saw his sharp jawline tensed, his beautiful eyes h
It wasn't until Leo was wheeled out of the operating room that I finally saw Yasmine and Nicholas in the ward.The two of them exchanged a silent glance when they saw me and turned away in unison, as if by mutual agreement.I couldn't help but feel that the tension between them had somehow lessened.
Nicholas' entire body trembled violently, his mouth opening and closing for a long time without being able to utter a single word."My father… wasn't it because of my mother…""It was your mother who ordered it, and Claudia carried it out!"Nicholas still couldn't comprehend, his voice hollow and di
Nicholas started trembling uncontrollably, anger surging through him almost instantly, consuming every fiber of his being.Although he was aware that there were still some unresolved misunderstandings between him and me, she had already said she didn't mind. He had thought it wasn't something import
The ambulance arrived swiftly, its flashing red warning lights casting Yasmine's pale face in an even starker hue.She got into the ambulance with Leo, while Nicholas and I drove together to the hospital.Nicholas sighed regretfully, "I arranged everything as quickly as I could, but I was still a bi
The crowd was gripped by terror, some clutching their heads and scattering in panic. Seeing the commotion, the bodyguards fired two shots into the ceiling.Nelson, emboldened, began to struggle fiercely, and Leo started losing control of him.Despite his injuries, Leo gritted his teeth, snatched the
I could hardly believe it—something even Neal couldn't achieve, Nicholas managed effortlessly. The evidence against Nelson was laid bare for everyone to see.I stared coldly at Nelson, already envisioning his inevitable downfall.It turned out that beyond his flesh trade, he had also ventured into t
The auction hall's large screen flickered, casting an unsettling light and filling the room with a sense of dread. The once-curious crowd now stared wide-eyed, frightened by Claudia's eerie smile and the sinister laughter echoing from the speakers.Nicholas spread his coat wide and wrapped me tightl
Nelson stumbled to the front of the stage, grabbed the microphone from the host, and shouted loudly, "Today's auction is canceled! Canceled!"Nicholas stood up calmly and said, "Since there was a bid, and my bid complies with the rules, this land is already mine! There's no justification for canceli
The auctioneer initially thought starting the bid at zero would ignite a frenzy in the auction room, given that this was a plot of land worth over 100 million dollars.But the moment he announced the starting price, the entire venue fell into an eerie silence.With Nicholas present, no one dared to