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
Ember knew that Avery's situation would grow more precarious as time passed. Fortunately, Caleb had already transferred the money.He had rushed to the bank and transferred the money to the account number without hesitation.After returning home, Ember tried to dial the number again. To her surprise, she got through even though the number had been unreachable just now."I've transferred the money to you. Where is my son?" Ember forced herself to calm down, but her arms were still trembling slightly."An abandoned building near No. 19, East Street." The kidnapper hung up the phone after leaving the address."Let's go there right now!"Ember had the speakerphone turned on, so Caleb could hear their conversation clearly.Along the way, Caleb kept flooring the gas pedal and almost collided with the cars in front of him several times.However, he couldn't care less about the near mishaps. Avery was all on his mind.He forcefully shortened the journey from more than half an hour to
"Caleb!"She had arrived as a representative of the Ferguson Corp to conduct business with Caleb."What are you doing here?" When Caleb saw Penelope, he felt irritated."Is Ms. Sanders also here?" What a wonderful coincidence!" Penelope was brimming with confidence now that she had the full-fledged support of her family."Ms. Sanders, I'm here on behalf of the Ferguson Corp. I might even become a regular guest here. You won't mind, will you?" Penelope smiled at Ember, secretly pleased by how things were unfolding."Your business has nothing to do with me." Ember was reluctant to speak more now that Penelope was here."Go on, you two. Mr. Lane, I'll go back first. The money will be in your account soon."Ember grabbed her handbag and got ready to leave after saying that."Ember, just hear me out."Caleb realized Ember had misunderstood him, so he grabbed her arm to stop her from leaving."This collaboration is just for the benefit of the company. Believe me, I don't have feeli
"You don't need to pay me back. Why don't you become my secretary instead?" Caleb stood up and approached Ember."Mr Lane, you still can't afford a secretary?" Ember looked at Caleb suspiciously. His behavior today had been unusual."I've spent 200 million dollars, yet I still can't get you to work for me?"Caleb intended to keep the 200 million dollars. After all, Ember couldn't possibly earn that much money all at once."Give me the account number, and I'll pay you back right away." Ember looked away from Caleb and helped Avery smooth out his bedsheets."No need for that. I want you to work at my company as my secretary for now.""Mommy, Daddy is a hero. He saved my life, so you should just say yes to him." Avery also used the chance to speak up for Caleb.Ember could tell that her son was unable to discern the right from the wrong.."Don't worry, I won't make things difficult for you. You just need to deal with menial tasks for me. Two months is fine." Caleb approached Ember
The word had traveled throughout the company at this point."Have you heard? Mr. Lane's new secretary is his wife.""Huh? She might be pretty, but I think she's useless too."Caleb had previously hired two secretaries and an assistant. The secretaries began to gossip about Ember, their newest colleague.Ember sought out the secretaries with a statement in hand.The secretaries assumed Ember intended to cause trouble based on her poker face."What's wrong?" one of the secretaries approached Ember and inquired."Nothing. Mr. Lane requested for this statement to be filled out earlier. I've completed it for you guys. Just look through it before passing it to him later."Ember did the secretaries a favor just because it was convenient for her to do so."Okay, thanks!" The two secretaries thanked her quickly."She seems pretty decent, right?""Yup. I think she should be quite capable as well. Otherwise, how could Mr. Lane possibly favor her?"Their opinion of Ember had shifted dr