"Ember, what can I do for you?"Ember would not call him under normal circumstances, so Caleb felt a little worried."It's nothing, I just wanted to tell you that I will attend the party you mentioned," Ember spoke calmly without the slightest change in her facial expression."Really? Okay, are you free on Saturday? The party will be held on Saturday, and you can bring Avery along."Caleb was pleasantly surprised. He was figuring out how to persuade Ember to attend the party just now, but he didn't expect that she would call him."I'm available." Ember accepted the invitation and hung up the phone.It was sunny on Saturday. She and Caleb had agreed to meet up at Lane's Manor before attending the party.However, she was not ready to take Avery to such an occasion, so she took Avery to Lane's Manor and wanted to leave the child with Eva.The picnic party would be held in the suburb, so Ember was not dressed ostentatiously."Avery, I'm going to attend a party. Be a good boy at ho
Penelope suddenly raised her wine glass and said those words before downing the wine in one gulp."Em can't drink, so I'll drink on her behalf."Caleb didn't know what Penelope was up to, so he voluntarily came forward to drink the wine for Ember.All eyes were on Caleb as she drank up the wine in the glass."Shouldn't you guys call Ms. Sanders 'Mrs. Lane' during your first meeting?"After Penelope finished toasting Ember, she started a ruckus instead of sitting down.One of Caleb's wealthy friends couldn't stand it anymore, so he just spoke his mind. "Tch! Didn't she rely on her son to get her position? How can she be worthy of being Mrs. Lane? "His thought was exactly the same as the people around him."I am not worthy, you say? Are you implying that Ms. Ferguson deserves the title?" Ember smiled lightly as she shot an emotionless glance at the man.The scion spoke his mind without any restraint."Yeah, she is rich, talented and beautiful, unlike you, a woman who relied on
At this time, the most important thing was the aura. The one who looked more intimidating would have the advantage in the situation."Okay, let's see how fast you'll get humiliated." The scion smiled contemptuously.After all, they often played these games at parties. Someone without a wealthy background like Ember should not be good at these games.The first game was archery. The scion started first, shooting arrows one after another with the bow in his hand.After shooting arrows three times, he obtained a high score of twenty-seven points.Everyone else present cheered as if they had achieved victory."Are you going to be alright?" Caleb was a little worried. After all, the scion had a good score.The silent Ember just took the bow and arrows from the hands of the scion."Can you even do this? Don't embarrass yourself if you can't do it." The scion sneered.Ember didn't take his words to heart at all. After all, she knew the scion would be the one getting humiliated in thr
Seeing Ember having so much fun, Penelope got angrier, but there was nothing she could do about it. After all, she couldn't even beat Caleb's friends at cards and archery.Penelope glared in Ember's direction. She looked like she was about to rush over and tear Ember to pieces in the next second.Suddenly, Penelope saw several horses.She abruptly stood up and said to them, "It's boring to play cards, so why don't we have some fun and go horse riding?"Everyone looked in the direction Penelope pointed and saw a group of horses grazing on the field."Horse riding? Sounds like a good idea. Let's do it." Others agreed that horse riding was much more exciting than playing cards."It's too dangerous to ride a horse." Caleb directly refused the offer as he thought that Ember had never ridden a horse before."I can give it a try."With that, Ember walked straight in the direction of the horses.A few friends followed Ember.Horse riding was much more difficult than playing cards and
Ember's horse was completely off course at that point. It jumped up again as soon as Penelope's horse crossed the finish line.The horse threw Ember off with the jump, and she fell hard to the ground.Caleb rushed over and quickly helped Ember up when he saw what happened.The crowd followed Caleb's lead and came to Ember's side."Are you okay?" Caleb was extremely worried about Ember's condition."I'm fine," Ember replied as she dusted herself off. Fortunately, she was wearing protective gear and had not suffered any serious injury."Ms. Sanders, are you okay? I told you not to act tough, didn't I? This aggressive horse is not suitable for you."Penelope came to the crowd on horseback and asked Ember, feigning concern.She flashed a smile as if Ember had become a laughing stock."Let's take a break."Ignoring Penelope, Caleb picked Ember up and took her to the resting place.Later, he asked his assistant to check the surveillance footage. He could tell that something was
"This has nothing to do with me. I didn't administer the drug."Penelope began to feel anxious. If they had found out the truth, she would be too embarrassed to stay in the venue."Is that so?" Caleb looked at Penelope.Overwhelmed by guilt, Penelope dared not look him in the eye."I dispatched my assistant to ask the stable manager just now, and he said that you personally gave him the drug. How do you explain that?"Caleb didn't intend to show any more mercy to Penelope as she had decisively committed the misdeed without thinking of a way out.As soon as Penelope heard those words, she felt dizzy. Never did she expect that this person had betrayed her."That's not true!"Penelope's tears fell continuously like broken beads."Drop the act already," Ember shot out rudely. "It's pointless to keep up the act when the investigation has been completed."The crowd was a little taken aback at the sight of this situation. The stand-off here might be worse than one taking place on th
Dr. Xavier spoke his mind.Everyone looked at each other in disbelief as none of them expected that Penelope had put on an act.Led by the scion, they opened the door to the ward.The moment the door opened, the scion saw Penelope's eyes open.However, she reacted quickly and closed her eyes when she sensed someone was coming.The scion saw her movements. Now he truly believed that Penelope was just putting on an act."Alright, drop the act. I saw you open your eyes." The scion doesn't intend to cover up the truth either.After the scion said that, Penelope still had her eyes tightly closed and had no intention of opening them.Everyone gathered around Penelope's hospital bed, staring at her.Penelope probably sensed everyone's gaze on her. It was so unbearable that she could hardly stand it."How much longer do you intend to fake it? We're all here watching you." Caleb suddenly spoke, but his tone still sounded cold.The next second, Penelope slowly opened her eyes and said
"What's the situation now? Have you called the police?" Caleb walked up to Ember and asked her about the situation."I've called the police and they have started the investigation. I..."As Ember spoke, her eyes were red-rimmed, but she was stubborn enough not to shed tears.Avery was everything to her, so she couldn't lose him."I'm here. Avery will be fine." Caleb took Ember into his arms without caring about anything else.On the other side, darkness overwhelmed Avery's body as he kept struggling.A rough voice rang in Avery's ears. "Kiddo, stop moving around and wait for your parents to pay the ransom in exchange for you."Avery quickly calmed down, knowing that he had been kidnapped."I'm scared! It's so dark here!" Avery deliberately bawled, trying to attract the attention of the surrounding people.However, this was an abandoned factory with no one else around him except the kidnappers."Mister, can you open the door? I'm afraid of the dark." Avery pleaded with the kid
He was an arrogant man by nature. Now that he was upset, it was only natural for him to blame Caleb and Ember."Caleb, Ember, when I rise again, I will never spare you two!"Initially, these were words to himself, but he had not anticipated that they would be picked up by someone else."Fine, then we'll wait and see. However, you'd better think about how you're going to escape today."Henry looked around, surprised to see dozens of pairs of eyes.His voice trembled, and he attempted to reach into his coat for a weapon.He had just begun to move when he saw a corpse being thrown in his direction by Caleb's men."Do you think you still have a chance of escaping? No amount of weaponry will help."Henry was astonished when he peered down and saw his man."Are you going to come with us on your own accord today, or am I going to give you a straight up pain in the ass?"Henry's palm tightened into a fist, indicating that he did not want to choose either option."I don't want to go
"Alright, tell me who the mastermind is in exchange for sparing your mother. My patience is wearing thin."The nurse averted her gaze with a hesitant look on her face."I've already told you that no one ordered me behind the scenes. If you don't believe me, there is nothing I can do about it."Ember realized that she couldn't make the nurse give in with mere words, so she increased her bargaining chip.She opened up a picture on her phone and asked, "You are familiar with this thing, aren't you?"After taking a clear look at the picture, the nurse was a little confused about what Ember was going to do."I admit that I used this drug to kill your mother. You can take revenge on me however you want.""No, it seems that the mastermind didn't tell you the effect of this drug. This drug has been developed to cure vegetative patients. My mother gradually got better after taking it."The nurse's eyes brightened. She asked with a pleading look in her eyes,"Do you mean my mother can g
Jamie placed her hand gently on her heart."Will Valerie be with me forever?""Of course."After a great deal of persuasion, Jamie finally stopped crying. She even readily cooperated in the treatment and apologized to Ember."Mommy, I'm sorry. I was rude to you just now."Ember couldn't bear to blame Jamie upon noticing how sensible she was."Silly girl, you are my daughter. How could I possibly blame you?"Good girl, let's go see Valerie together when you get better.""Okay."After leaving Jamie in Carrie's care, Ember left with peace of mind. She had to attend to an important matter now.Caleb had already told Ember everything, she couldn't wait to meet her mother's murderer after learning that she had been captured.Caleb planned to leave the decision in her hands this time.When Ember saw the nurse who gave her many sleepless nights, she rushed forward and grabbed her collar."Who is the mastermind? Tell me!"The unwavering nurse stood by her initial statement."No o
The nurse gritted her teeth, unwilling to say anything.Caleb didn't expect to worm any information out of her, so he waved his hand and ordered his subordinates to take her away.What mattered most to him now was to wait for Jamie.Not long after he arrived at the door to the operating room, he heard good news from the inside.The operation was successful. Next, they had to observe Jamie's condition.Jamie would be fine as long as her body didn't show any signs of rejecting the heart.Caleb felt heartbroken when he looked at the pale Jamie lying on the hospital bed.Fortunately, Jamie was finally getting better.Much to everyone's surprise, Jamie didn't make any noise after she woke up.She didn't say a word and just lay there like a rag doll.Distressed, Ember looked at her daughter and said, "Jamie, I will take you to see Valerie after your recovery, okay?"For the first time, Jamie's eyes were filled with mixed emotions. She raised her head and replied in a choked voice,
At the mention of the surveillance footage, the nurse hurriedly clapped her hands and said,"You're right. How could I forget the most important surveillance footage?"While speaking, she was about to turn around and go to the security room to check the surveillance footage, but Caleb stopped her."I'll go there. You should go to the operating room and see if you can be of any help."With that, he turned around and left.The nurse returned to the operating room for the time being and told Ember everything, reassuring her.Caleb led his subordinates to the security room and checked the surveillance footage.Shortly afterwards, his eyes darkened at the sight of a familiar figure.His subordinates soon exclaimed when they discovered that it was the very same nurse who had killed Mia in the hospital last time."We never found her. It turns out that she has fled back to Frissia."Caleb had run out of patience as his lips curled into a sneer."Catch her immediately! You have twenty
Jamie went out to pluck flowers for Valerie. There were many beautiful flowers in the back garden, so Jamie wanted to bring them to her in person.To her surprise, the hospital bed was empty when she returned to the ward.Jamie panicked and subconsciously ran in the direction of a nurse who was looking for her.She couldn't believe her ears when she heard the answer."I'm going to find Valerie. Miss, please get out of the way."The nurs,e who had been looking after the two children, knew that they were good friends.Witnessing the scene, the nurse felt helpless with a lump in her throat."Let's find Valerie later. Jamie, can you come with us now?"Jamie had vaguely guessed the answer, but still she stubbornly refused to give up."No way. I have to wait here for Valerie. She wants to see the flowers I've plucked."The nurse couldn't do anything about Jamie. When she was at her wit's end, Lugh appeared.He knelt down and spoke softly, "Be a good girl, Jamie. We are going to ex
Valerie's words touched Carrie. She packed their clothes and left with Caleb and Ember.Ember asked Valerie and got them a room next to Jamie's ward.Jamie looked awkward when she saw Valerie."Mommy, who is she?"Ember rubbed Jamie's head and answered gently."Jamie, her name is Valerie. She'll stay here for a while. Get along well with her, okay?"Jamie blinked, curious about the stranger in front of her."Hi, Valerie."Valerie had not talked to kids her age for a long time due to her health. She was attracted by Jamie's politeness."Hi, Jamie."Jamie and Valerie started talking. Children's friendship was simple. Ember got them many toys to play with.She tried to treat Valerie's illness but to no avail.The cancer cells had spread to the surrounding organs. The best Ember could do was decrease Valerie's suffering as much as she could.Valerie was very sensible. She gritted her teeth and endured the when it hurt.Jamie noticed that after having a similar experience.Sh
Ember and Caleb looked at each other when they heard Valerie. They could not imagine how difficult her life was that made her so mature.Carrie was comforted after a while, wiped away her tears, and spoke with choked sobs."It was my daughter's decision. I'm glad she could help your daughter."They did not act superior even though Ember and Caleb were receiving their favor.Carrie felt so distressed that she could hardly breathe when she thought of Valerie, who would die in a few months.Ember was moved. "We're here to express our gratitude. Please let us know if there's anything we could help."She wanted to make it up to them.Fortunately, they did not feel offended but refused to ask for compensation."We're not doing this to get anything in return. I only hope my organs can save lives. That's my only wish."Ember and Caleb felt so impressed. They wondered what they could do for Valerie.Suddenly, Duncan rushed in and said, "Don't mind if I do, then. You can have all my da
Then Carrie looked at Duncan again and cursed, "Duncan, I'll make sure you won't have any more children if you take the money. You'll be alone for the rest of your life."Duncan became furious when he heard that."Bitch! I've been too nice to you just now. I don't mind telling you what it takes to challenge me! You want to die with this trash, right? As you wish!"Someone grabbed his hand when he took a rope and moved toward them."Don't you dare!"Duncan was stunned and felt annoyed. "Stay away from my business! Everyone in this village knows who I am! Get lost!"As he spoke, he turned his head and saw two beautiful figures.In just an instant, he was deeply attracted by Ember's beauty and stunned.Caleb could not stand such a vulgar person, so he beat Duncan to the ground.Ember walked to Carrie and Valerie at that moment."Are you okay? Let me take you to the hospital."Valerie thanked her sweetly and helped Carrie get up, "It's alright. Thank you, miss."Carrie hurriedl