Blanche, who was being hugged by Granduncle, glanced at Xavier who had been staring at him. He blinked cluelessly and got a little scared, so he turned his head away and grabbed onto Granduncle's neck.Blanche was a little uncomfortable being stared at."Come on, give Uncle a hug!" Xavier stretched out his hands toward Blanche.Blanche did not recognize this uncle and did not like the look in his eyes, so he did not look back because he did not want to give that uncle a hug.Granduncle said to the child in his arms, "Lanie, this is your uncle.""But I’ve never seen him before." Blanche thought that this uncle looked like a meanie with fierce eyes."He’s really your uncle. He’s my biological son. What are you afraid of? If he scolds you, just tell me and I’ll peel his skin off.”When Daniel said that, he stuffed the child into Xavier's arms.Xavier hugged him safely.Blanche was a little reluctant and looked at his daddy for help. He did not want to look at Xavier's face.Xavi
Bianca looked up at Xavier and recognized who the man was.When Grandpa suddenly coughed up blood in Crawford Manor the other day, he stayed there to recover and rest. While they were there, that man and Yvonne were with Luke in his study.Since Bianca's impression of Yvonne was bad, she decided that the man might be a bad person too.At that moment, someone passed by. Bianca ignored Xavier and passed the flyer to the passerby, repeating the words, "Hello, if you have the time, please take a look. Thank you."Xavier turned to look at her.Bianca wore a black cotton T-shirt with a knot tied at the back of her waist and a pair of denim moderate-length shorts.The way she dressed made her look like a female college student who had not graduated yet."Don't you need to go to work today?" Xavier asked, taking his gaze away from her small waist that would make anyone want to grab it.Bianca continued handing out the flyers as she looked back at him, candidly saying, "No."The truth
"An aunt? What aunt?" Blanche asked as he stood next to Granduncle, pursing his lips cluelessly.Both Granduncle and Grandaunt's eyes lit up in an instant.Did the blockhead finally open up? Did he finally get together with a girl he liked and was going to bring her back to meet everyone?Tears of joy filled their eyes as the old couple looked at each other. It was as if all the hardships they had endured over the past few years were finally released. They were relieved. Their son was finally becoming a good man.After a few years in prison, it seemed that the time spent was not in vain.In the beginning, Granduncle had forced Blanche to make that call. He even whispered for Blanche to turn on the loudspeaker so that he could hear it too. Therefore, Blanche followed the orders and turned on the loudspeaker.As soon as the loudspeaker was turned on, Uncle Xavier said, "Don’t worry, she’s a beautiful aunt. You’ll definitely like her."When the old couple heard how nice his son was
Blanche no longer wanted to talk to Daddy. He took a towel to dry Rainie’s fingers when she was by the pool, playing happily."Why did you get your hair wet? You’re a girl." Blanche sighed. Apart from her strict dad, there was her older brother who was slightly older than her.He crouched in front of the pool, drying his sister’s hair and face while he solemnly wondered how much easier life would be with a mommy.Since he was a baby, he always hoped that his mommy would come back to look for Rainie and him. He thought that even if Mommy did not get back together with Daddy, at least she would visit them on the weekends to see Rainie and him because that would be enough.However, it was different now. Blanche no longer hoped that Mommy would come back to look for them. He just wished that Daddy could marry Aunt Bea and make her their mommy instead.That way, Rainie could also have a beautiful childhood like other girls."Is that... Yvonne?" someone asked and pointed at the manor’s
"Excuse me, I have to use the bathroom." Luke finished another glass of red wine, put down his glass, and nodded to the influential people on the table. Then, he turned around gracefully before leaving.The dinner was set in the air-conditioned living room. It was a cold evening outside, and the dinner was very lively.Jason saw his boss heading upstairs, so he took the two kids and walked toward the stairs."Uncle Jason, why are we going upstairs?" Blanche asked with his little fingers still pressing on the buttons of his game console. He was blinking his big eyes."To look for your dad.” Jason could not explain too much to the child.After taking the two children upstairs, Jason asked the two children to put on their shoes while they sat on the chairs next to the stairs. He continued, "Let’s sit here and wait. Your dad went to the bathroom."Blanche nodded.He waited for Daddy to come out of the bathroom."But Uncle Jason, I still want to stay.” Rainie thought that waiting fo
At that moment when the air in the bedroom was heavy, she managed to find her cell phone.After turning it on with difficulty, all her notifications flooded in.Brayden texted and asked her, ‘Bea, what time are you getting off work? Shall we have dinner together tonight?’Bianca rushed back to reply to Brayden.After replying to him, Bianca did not dare to look back at Luke who was next to the bed. She took a soft breath, turned the doorknob, and walked out in a pretend huff.She carefully closed the bedroom door. Bianca looked around and realized that she was in a manor, presumably Xavier's home.There were sounds of glasses clinking from downstairs. It sounded like a cocktail party.Bianca looked around and there seemed to be no other way out except for going downstairs and leaving through the main entrance. She walked toward the stairs and did not dare to make a sound."Ms. Rayne?" As Jason walked upstairs, he happened to bump into Bianca who was looking down from the stairs
However, he did not want to use the children to blackmail her.The beginning of a relationship should start for the sake of marriage. Once they got married and became husband and wife, their relationship should be eternal and endless.However, he was stuck in a deadlock that could not be broken.Their relationship started too early. He did not even have the time to meet her formally and confess to her. Instead, they had children right from the get-go. Twins too!The moment she resisted him, he could just tell her that those were her kids and forced her to marry him.However, to what extent would the love be if he forced her to get married to him just because she loved those two kids? Would she be willing to abandon her own freedom and everything for the sake of her kids so that she could be by their side?If they went that route, the union of their marriage would not be pure.The hatred in her would drown all his love for her.It would not be love that bound her and kept her by
Yvonne was busy thinking about things.Among the wealthy bachelors of A City, who was the most difficult? No, not the young playboys nor the fickle-minded prince. It was none other than the cold and indifferent Luke Crawford.Especially when dealing with women, Luke was extremely indifferent.Yvonne needed to admit that she had a lot of chances to get closer to Luke, but after all those years, the two of them were practically strangers.However, Yvonne never felt humiliated because other women were treated just the same.Bianca Rayne alone was the outlier who Luke seemed to have taken a liking to.Yvonne could not wrap her head around why that mediocre Bianca was so beloved by Luke! However, no matter what Bianca used to get Luke to be hooked on her, she knew she had to solve the Bianca problem as soon as possible.She wanted to make Bianca a dirty whore, inside and out.If Bianca got married to a poor scumbag and suffered a torturous marriage while living in a hell on earth, Y
Luca also reminded Luke to tell the kids not to contact her during this period. The device could not be removed. If it was, Abel would definitely notice. Rather than making him suspicious or prompting him to install even better devices, it was better to just leave this one in place.Luke quickly replied: [Got it.]Luca put on a faint smile and began narrowing down the search, trying to figure out where that man had installed the device.If it was just for listening, she did not care. It could stay. However, if it was a surveillance camera, she needed to be more cautious. In the end, she found the device under the bed.She did not bother checking whether it was for listening or monitoring. After all, if it was placed there, the only possibility was that it was an audio bug. A camera in that spot would not capture anything useful.Anyone trained on the Island of Despair would not make such a rookie mistake.After a quick wash-up, Luca went to bed.The next morning, she receive
“Babe, don’t listen to her nonsense. She’s just trying to drive a wedge between us,” Hera said gently, hoping to earn Abel's affection.Abel did not take Hera’s words seriously. Instead, he picked up his phone and made a few inquiries.After checking with multiple sources to confirm where Lucius and the others had gone, the person on the other end of the line reported that Lucius had not left home in the past few days.As Luca listened to the voice on the other end of the phone, her expression remained calm.Gerald let out a sigh of relief but was also puzzled. He had always felt there was something going on between Lucius and Luca, yet unexpectedly, Luca’s outing this time had nothing to do with Lucius.Hera’s face turned pale. So, it really was not because of him.In that case, she…Hera instinctively looked at Abel, only to find that he was already staring at her. Their eyes met, and Hera could not help but shudder. Abel’s gaze was terrifyingly cold.Just when she thought he
“Oh? What made you so happy? Spill the tea.” Hera’s curiosity grew. Whatever it was that had Abel smiling like this had to be something big.The last time she was with him, he had closed a billion-dollar deal over the phone, but his expression had remained indifferent. It was like it was just another ordinary day at the office.However, he was currently grinning from ear to ear. Could it be something even bigger than that?Abel set down his unlit cigar. His fingers lightly traced along Hera’s cheek before resting on her eyes.“Your eyes… They’re beautiful,” murmured Abel.It was not the first time he had complimented her eyes.Hera had gone for the perfect foxy-type eyes, and every man she met would gush over how stunning they were.However, Abel was different. Other men would say her eyes were beautiful and then follow it up with praise for her face, her figure… The whole package.Yet Abel? He never mentioned anything else but just her eyes. It was as if her face and other par
“Alright. Ouch, it hurts when you flick me, Lanie!” Tommy pouted.“Don't cry. You were just saying you’d protect your sister, and now, you’re crying? What’s going on?” Lanie rubbed Tommy’s forehead. “Alright, I’ve rubbed it. Stop crying.”“Heh, Lanie, you're the best to me!” Tommy immediately beamed with happiness.“The whole grandma situation is over. From now on, let’s just behave ourselves and wait for Daddy and Ms. Luca to come back,” Lanie told his younger siblings.Even though their parents were not around, he had taken on the responsibility of being the elder brother. Despite being the same age as Rainie, he was much more mature.“Yes, I’ll listen to Great-Grandpa and you, Lanie!” Tommy nodded eagerly.…After Jason hung up on Allison, he let out a deep sigh.Sue walked over with a plate of fruits and placed it beside him. “What’s with that look? Have some fruits.”Jason picked up a toothpick, speared a piece of fruit, and brought it to her mouth.Sue opened her mouth
“Good evening, Madam Allison.” Jason quickly answered the phone.Allison wasted no time and demanded, “Why did you only send me such a small amount of money?”“It’s Mr. Crawford’s decision,” replied Jason, “If you suspect I’m withholding anything, you may ask him directly…”He reckoned that Allison might not be able to get in touch with Luke, so he added, “Or I could show you the chat records.”By now, Allison could not really doubt him anymore.However, with frustration in her voice, Allison asked, “Why is it so little? How am I supposed to live in A City on this?”“Mr. Crawford said that you have no extra expenses. You’re not shopping, so a hundred thousand dollars should be enough,” Jason relayed Luke’s words.A hundred thousand dollars was an amount that the average working family could not even earn in a month.Allison could not go out shopping right now, and she was not making any other extra purchases while staying at home every day. Why would it not be enough?Sophian, who over
“She's busy, so use something else. I’ve got stuff to do. I’m hanging up now.” Luke did not want to hear her rambling.Allison quickly added, “Wait, there's one more thing.”Luke frowned in annoyance.“I don’t have any money left. Send me some,” continued Allison. She was worried he might refuse. “It’s been over a month, and you still haven’t sent me my living expenses.”“Don’t worry, Jason will transfer it to you in a bit,” replied Luke. It had indeed been a month. However, he had been too busy to remember.“Alright.” Allison was about to say more when Sophian called out sweetly, “Mr. Crawford…”Before she could finish her sentence, Luke hung up the phone.Allison stared at Sophian. “What did you say that for?”Sophian was confused. She had only said a word, and the call was already disconnected. Was it her fault?“I just wanted to talk to him…” replied Sophian.“You didn’t have to say anything. I wasn’t done talking yet, and you made him hang up.” Allison was furious. She k
“As long as what Lanie wants to do isn’t illegal, I’ll support him.” Old Master Crawford rose to his feet with the help of his cane after saying that.He had known all along Allison would not have come here for anything important.This conversation was so dull.If it were not for her pestering Lanie with questions, Old Master Crawford would have pretended he did not know she was here and let her do whatever she wanted.The three kids had overheard the whole conversation between their great-grandfather and grandmother around the corner of the stairs.Once they sensed that the discussion was wrapping up, Lanie made a hand gesture to his younger siblings.Rainie and Tommy understood the gesture and nodded, following their brother upstairs.Lanie waited until he was sure no one downstairs could hear them before asking, “Why were you two eavesdropping?”“You were listening in, so why couldn't we?” Tommy grinned. He understood most of what they had talked about. What interested him m
“It looks like you're completely clueless,” scoffed Old Master Crawford. “If it weren’t for your return, do you really think Luke would've sent the kids to Crawford Manor?”Allison was not convinced and was about to argue that it was not because of her.However, before she could speak, Old Master Crawford cut her off with a blunt remark that left her speechless. “Have you looked in the mirror? With the way you look right now, just walking around at night would be enough to scare the kids. And you still think you can help take care of them? If my precious great-grandchildren see you like this, they’ll have nightmares. If it weren’t for the kids’ well-being, Luke wouldn’t have sent them here in the first place.”Allison felt a deep sense of humiliation. Being criticized like this in front of Sophian and Mr. Griffin, she felt as if her dignity had been completely shattered.Yet the worst part was that Old Master Crawford was absolutely right.Her face really was terrifying.“I can
Allison caught the disapproval in Old Master Crawford's gaze and could not help but snap at Sophian, “What are you talking about? What does this have to do with you?”Sophian met her gaze and suddenly realized that the best thing to do now was to stay quiet and lower her presence. In an instant, she regretted her impulsive words. She was so eager to leave a good impression on Old Master Crawford, but instead, she had made things worse.Now, all she could do was apologize. She pressed her lips together and bowed sincerely to Old Master Crawford, saying, “Sorry, Old Master Crawford, I couldn't hold back.”Old Master Crawford, with his strong mental fortitude, did not get angry at the gesture.“You really…” Allison was speechless. What was she even doing? Why was everything Sophian did so laughable?!She turned to Old Master Crawford and said, “Father, this woman hasn't seen much of the world. Please don't blame her.”Old Master Crawford ignored Allison’s comment and stared at S