The Tanner family’s manor.Daniel stood on the balcony on the second floor, currently in a bad mood.Mrs. Tanner went upstairs and took a long time before she found her husband."So what are you going to do?” Mrs. Tanner knew her husband's temper. Usually, he was calm, but his son always managed to push him to the edge.After all, she was the one who gave birth to her son. No matter how much of a jerk he was, she still wanted to protect him as his mother.Mr. Tanner snorted. "When your son comes back, let's see what reasonable explanation he’ll give Old Master Crawford.”Mrs. Tanner was anxious. "Isn't this obvious? What explanation do we still need? Don't you understand your son? The most important thing right now isn’t to listen to our son’s explanation but to think of a countermeasure to calm Old Master Crawford down from his anger!"As his parents, they knew their son’s thoughts and ways best.They thought it was strange that their son had suddenly announced his marriage an
Luke stood at the door.She was not sure if the man was standing there intentionally, but her way out was blocked. There was just a door, but his body was firmly blocking the way…Allison sat on the sofa and remained silent. She let the Tanner family speak first. Her brother had the first say, then her sister-in-law could add on. On the Crawfords’ side, she had Old Master Crawford.She did not have the place to speak at all.That moment, her son, who was the head of their household, came over.Everyone who was human in the living room did not speak.Allison wanted to move things on faster. No one wanted to get rid of Bianca more than she did.In the end, she could not help it anymore. Allison got up from the sofa and walked to the door to take Blanche over. At the same time, she said to the two people who were blocking the doorway. "Sit down. Xavier should be back soon.""Grandpa called me over. What's the matter?" Luke's calm voice sounded. He heeded his mother’s words, went t
Bianca looked up and saw Xavier."How’s Grandpa doing?" Xavier did not disturb Bianca and the little guy. He walked straight toward the front of the bed.No one answered his question.Bianca instinctively put her guard up. The little guy at her feet held her thigh and raised his head. He mouthed without making any noise, “Don’t be scared, Aunt Bea. Daddy will be back soon.”Xavier sat in front of the bed and looked at the old man with the scabs on his face. He could not help but feel resentful. How could those people hurt the old man like that?However, if he had not been hurt, Xavier would not have been able to force Bianca to obey him.After thinking about it, he started to have an internal struggle. ‘Is it wrong to do whatever it takes to achieve my goal? Or is it human nature to do so? If you’re not ruthless, you’ll miss out a lot.’Grandpa woke up.He weakly asked, "Xavier, you’re here?""Grandpa." Bianca came over and hurriedly put a pillow behind Grandpa's head.Xavier
Luke’s brows furrowed slightly, his dignified expression still a little upset. She knew why he was feeling upset."Can you show some respect?" Bianca pulled out her hand to avoid any more unnecessary touching.Out of her expectation, the man gripped her wrist even tighter the very next moment.Luke's deep and piercingly cold gaze was chilling as he looked at her flickering eyes. "How do I show my respect to you? Should I address you as my cousin-in-law?”His tone was sarcastic and cold.Bianca was once again annoyed by his words. "If that’s what you want to call me, I don't mind."Just when the man was on the verge of breaking her wrist, Grandpa said, “Bea, have you packed the kid’s school bag?”Bianca could not say anything from the pain she was feeling. Her wrist would have broken if he had not loosened his grip.Luke's cannibalistic appearance was reflected in her misty eyes. She lowered her head, gritted her teeth silently, and broke away from his grip..."Say goodbye to G
Faye crossed the road.Bianca stared at Faye who was more than ten meters away. The woman then crossed the road from another crosswalk...Bianca did not cross the crosswalk to get to work, but she was sneakily following Faye…Her work, her project, and everything else became unimportant at that moment.‘Bianca, why are you doing this?’As she walked, she interrogated herself.In the end, however, she could not get a real answer.She refused to admit to herself that she actually wanted to see the kid that she gave birth to last time, even if it was only one look. That was why she subconsciously followed Faye and tried to find more information about the kid from last time.Faye crossed the road and walked straight to the T Corporation building.Bianca looked up at the company logo and frowned.‘What was Faye doing here?’In such a short time, she could not think of an exact answer.Bianca followed Faye into the company. When she passed through the revolving doors, she deliber
"The department head of the design team told me that there’s a newcomer in their department called Bianca Rayne. I heard that Bianca’s hometown is located in the town where our project is going to be developed. I wanted to learn more about the customs of the town from her at the meeting, but her team leader said that she didn't come to work..." After the senior officer finished speaking, the officer looked up at the boss.After observing the boss, he found that his boss did not look annoyed. On the contrary, there was a faint smile on his face.A fleeting smile.After working at T Corporation for many years, it was the first time he saw the boss smile… Furthermore, it was because a subordinate was absent from work for no reason.Luke's sharp eyes rested on the town's design drawings.He was not surprised that Bianca did not come to work.…At the subway station.Bianca bought a ticket and went in.Not far ahead, Faye led the two little kids and they stood together while they w
Bianca took the subway to her office. On the way there, she took out her phone and could not resist calling Luke.She urgently wanted to get an accurate answer from that man."Sorry, the number you’ve dialed is unavailable. Please try again later.""..."‘Why is his phone turned off?’Bianca frowned slightly and did not give up. She called him again.However, she got the same result.The number she dialed was Luke's private number. Outsiders did not have it and only his family and close friends had it.He was the only one who could decide whether to turn it on or off.However, Bianca remembered that Luke once personally told her that that phone was turned on 24 hours a day and that she could find him whenever she needed.When she thought about it, she understood why Luke's private phone was turned off.Previously, his thin and sexy lips were intimately pressed against her cheeks before they moved toward her ears. When he kissed her, he told her that she could find him anytim
When she was back in the design department, she turned on her laptop and looked at the current appearance of the town that was to be developed.Luke wanted to develop the small town which she had never thought of.According to neighbors, the development of the town seemed to have been going for several years now.Most of the houses were marked for demolition.‘Are you alright? Will you be able to work well?’ Sue sent a message and asked Bianca.Bianca replied, ‘I’m fine.’Even though Bianca said that she was fine, the truth was she was still distracted and could not get herself to focus on work.After working for a few minutes, she would start thinking about those two cute little kids, Rainie and Lanie. Their faces would float into her mind.After drawing something for half an hour, Bianca got up to get some water to drink. She started thinking about Luke’s strange temperament again. Lately, she could not tell how he was feeling. When they were in the hospital yesterday, he had
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