As the discussion became heated, Joey logged onto her personal account and tweeted the following: [We’ve done thorough investigations with no mistakes. In order to get hold of the Jordans’ assets, Charmine plotted against Tiffany and Robert, and that is unacceptable behavior! She knows better than anyone else what she has done!] Joey’s tweet turned everyone against Charmine. Even those who trusted her before doubted her after that. [Joey wouldn’t be so pissed if they didn’t have evidence.] [Charmine’s loaded with money though. Why would she harm someone else for money?] [The wealthiest always want more. Also, the Jordans have quite a lot of assets, and the total would be almost two hundred billion!] [Think about it: Charmine is an outsider, and it’s not too hard to imagine an adopted daughter plotting against the actual heir and heiress of the family, stealing their assets…] [The outsider screwing the family? That does seem plausible…] … At Violet Villa. Charmine an
They were under attack! Anthony rushed to shield both Charmine and Chris, and the shattered pieces fell onto him instead. “Bring Momo to the second floor,” instructed Anthony, voice low yet domineering. Although Charmine hesitated, they had to make sure Chris was safe. “Be careful!” She eyed Anthony firmly. “Don’t worry; you won’t be left a widow.” Anthony’s lips curled into a dark and seductive smirk. His words made Charmine flabbergasted. How was it that he could still flirt with her in such a dire situation? She held onto Momo’s hand and rushed upstairs. Anthony walked to a safe corner to observe the situation when he eventually realized that the people outside were… Meanwhile, Charmine arrived on the second floor as she brought Chris to the balcony. When she looked down, her brows furrowed. The people standing downstairs were none other than Joey and Adam! Joey and Adam brought about 10 bodyguards with them and allowed the bodyguards to attack her mansion w
“You’re no longer a part of the Jordan family; you’re not one of us! Don’t you ever come back to the Jordan mansion. I brought you home back then, thus your life belongs to me, and I’ve the right to take away your life if Robert can’t be saved!” Joey growled with so much hatred and anger. Although Charmine had grown immune to such words, listening to her biological parents saying them still troubled her. Out of the blue, a warm and tiny hand held hers, followed by a soft and loving voice that spoke, “Don’t be sad, Mommy. Momo and Daddy will protect you. We’ll stay by your side.” The voice brought Charmine out of her thoughts as she looked at the tiny Chris standing beside her. He was looking up at her, his watery crystal-like eyes filled with comfort. A warmth spread throughout her being. Her closest family had done nothing but hurt her while the ones supporting her and showing her love were those who were not even related to her. A smile appeared on her red lips. “Mommy’s
Charmine was pulled back by Anthony’s grip and she could no longer walk away. She turned to look at him. “What is it?” Anthony gazed into her eyes. “One word from you, Charmine, and I can help you fix everything.” No matter if it was Tiffany or the entire Jordan family. Why would she rather be scolded every day? Charmine’s red lips curled upward as she pulled herself away from his grip. “Don’t worry; I can fix my own things. It’ll be over soon.” The more they hated her, the more exciting it would get tonight. Her darkened eyes were filled with anticipation and amusement. ... Charmine had a good night’s sleep while the Jordans were in a mess. Senior Jordan used up his best connections to find the experts, only to hear them reporting that it was an impossible task to bring back Robert. That was disheartening news to the Jordans. All-day long, they had been making phone calls to connect with as many people as possible. Joey and Adam were haunted by massive snakes th
“Tiffany’s busy. Of course she’s finding Robert the best doctor in the world,” replied Joey, her adoration evident in her voice. After all, Tiffany was her best daughter. She was her actual daughter anyway. Everyone in the ward sighed. “They both grew up in the Jordan family, but why is Tiffany so perfect when Charmine is worse than a dog’s feces?” “Even though Tiffany had her fair share of mistakes, she’s not like Charmine who dragged down the entire family with her.” “We must spend more time looking after Tiffany in the future. She’s our only hope!” “Exactly. Adam was almost burnt by the fire and Tiffany saved him. Nothing like Charmine, see, who’s always destroying things!” At that moment, Senior Jordan’s attorney burst into the ward. “This is bad, Senior Jordan,” panted the attorney. “It’s bad!” Adam eyed the attorney, displeased. “What are you so anxious for? How would there be anything worse than our current situation?” “Yes, of course. Ms. Tiffany she… She…” The
The doctors quickly rushed in and carried away Zachary to the ward next door, resuscitating him. Zachary regained consciousness not long after, but at the thought of how his entire collection was gone, he fainted again. It was mayhem for the Jordans, blindsided by the turn of events. Tiffany ran away… She ran away with all their money… Everything valuable in the mansion was gone… What else did they have? Amelia thought of herself as she briskly went to the attorney and clung to his hand. “What about me? What about my 5 percent shares?” “You and your mother still own the shares, but… The company is now fifty billion in debt, and the entire company will be used to repay the debts. Those who hold the shares are now responsible to pay them…” explained the attorney. Amelia’s pupils dilated. 50 billion in debt? ‘Responsible for paying the debt’? She had to pay that much?! “No—not happening! Why would Tiffany do that? How can this have happened? Find her now. No matter what i
“The Jordan family is now facing bankruptcy, and you two are the biggest criminals! You two should be responsible for all the debts!” “Exactly! You’re the one with the most responsibility! You better find out where Tiffany is, or the entire Jordan family will be over!” “Even if you find her, this will still impact our shares negatively. It’ll cost us a lot!” “You’ll be responsible for all of our losses!” Everyone jeered at Joey furiously. Joey was already heartbroken by the situation at hand, yet everyone made it worse for her with their mockery. They were the same people who tried to impress and befriend her, yet… It was Tiffany! That sly Tiffany! She took Senior Jordan’s 30 percent shares of the company and sold them all out, causing such a mess! How could she be so heartless? Why would she do that?... Rio left the ward silently among the chaos. After leaving the hospital, he took out his phone to call Charmine. “Charmine, shall I tell them the truth now?” “No nee
Lily looked up to see Amelia throwing the meal box onto the floor before tugging her hair in fistfuls, agitated. “Argh! I can’t take it anymore! I don’t want to stay in this ward, and I don’t want to sleep on the chair! I don’t want to eat this disgusting meal—I want to have seafood and lobster!” “Amelia, dear, please bear with us. Perhaps things will get better once we get to find Tiffany. The police are hunting her down all over the world now. Just bear with us for a while…” comforted Lily. Amelia growled, “Bear with you? Till when? When will they find her? What if she spent all the money when they found her? I can’t do this anymore! I don’t want to live like this anymore! You gotta think of something, Mom!” Lily sighed deeply. Felix glared at Adam and Joey. “Look at the mess you both have caused. You two must think of ways to fix this. We can’t live on like this! Don’t you have another daughter? Isn’t that adopted daughter of yours loaded with money? Go and find her so she’d
There was an unnoticeable glint in Sonia's eyes. She nestled herself further into Harry's arms as she added, "Let’s go to Pares. We'll come back after I give birth to the baby.""Alright."Harry stayed by Sonia's side as he watched over her, cared for her, and talked to her until she finally slept in his care.He stood up tiredly and walked out of the room to sit in the living room.Thuck!Something fell out of his pocket.He narrowed his eyes to the source of sound and spotted a USB.Since when did he have a USB in his pocket?With a small frown on his face, Harry curiously picked it up and noticed the front side of the USB glowing. Something was carved onto its surface, too.[Granger].Was it Dior’s USB? Why was her USB inside his pocket?Harry’s clear fingers held on the USB tightly. He thought for a moment before he took out a laptop, turned it on, and plugged in the USB.A moment later, the screen showed what seemed to be peculiar surveillance footage with a descriptio
Dior was still lost in her storm of thoughts when a shadowy figure zipped past her and ran toward Harry.When she spotted this familiar figure, she reacted quickly and held onto him."Let go of me!" growled Guy. "How dare he slap you and misunderstood you? I have to beat some sense into him!"Harry broke free and chased after Harry.Dior, despite having lost all hope and life in her, mustered the last strand of her will to chase after Guy and reeled him back. "Brother, don't," she muttered, "spare your energy…" Her sorrow clouded her eyes as she mumbled, "He’s the man I love. Even though he hates me, I won’t allow you to hurt him. As for the explanation…"Dior smiled ironically. "Whatever. That slap decimated every beautiful daydream I have about him, anyway."She no longer expected anything from him.He had no trust in her, so what would it matter if she finally got him? He did not even love her, and he did not trust her either.Dior smiled elegantly, but her eyes were fille
Dior looked forward to that new shift.She watched as Harry made his way into the restaurant silently, unable to deter her mind from the daydreams she had of him, of the new chapter of their story they would have.He would apologize to her, trying to redeem himself, and kiss her dearly as he embraced her. Later down the line, they would have a child of their own, too.Harry's long legs walked in strides, his dark gaze trained on Dior.The bright light shone on Dior’s delicately stunning face, and she also wore a red dress.He remembered her wearing this back in Mount Village.He could remember how alluring she looked back then, how they stayed in the same room, how she put down her ego to treat him with so much gentleness.Harry’s cold face mellowed down, but recalling a certain memory, the vague wistfulness in him vanished and he sat in front of her.Dior looked at him fondly, like she always would. "Long time no see."Her eyes burned brightly as if she wanted to drink in his
Dior examined the footage the moment she received it.True enough, it showed Sonia and George talking about their little deal. It also showed how Dior was telling the truth while they both ganged up on her.Dior’s frail heart felt as though it was rejuvenated once more, feeling as though blood was once more pumped into her heart. Her dull eyes devoid of hope regained their lost luster once more.Not thinking twice, she dialed Harry's number with this evidence, though he had to be busy, seeing as he did not pick up even after the phone rang for a long while.Just as she was about to hang up, Harry picked up the phone."What do you want?"On the other end of the call was the voice that she had missed for so long. His low, hoarse voice sounded so cold and emotionless.Hearing his voice brought Dior back to the image of his handsome face, and her heart skipped a beat.She tried her best to restrain her fluttering emotions as she tried to speak calmly, "Do you have time? I’d like to
At Mount Village…Inside the elegant bamboo house was Dior, dressed in a beige dress. She sat in the front yard as she took sips of her wine.The sunlight shone past the leaves and illuminated her, yet she exuded an air of loneliness.She swirled the glass and could not help recalling the moments she spent with Harry.In the beginning, she was attracted by his looks; he looked so gentle and elegant.She gave him money, kept him company, and continuously showed up around him in hopes of conquering him.Alas, she ended up in this state.The time she spent with him in Mount Village was the happiest time she had ever had. They had lived inside the bamboo house together, where he took care of her and claimed her to be his woman.They even laid inside the same room.Everything was so beautiful.Cursed was her luck, however, that it was just an illusion. He had been using her from the start, while he chose to stay with the woman who lied to him and even hurt him!No matter how mu
"Although Susan was unhappy, she should've voiced out her displeasure instead of bottling things. Cheating is wrong, regardless. Furthermore, if she wanted a career, she didn't have to stay home and depend on her husband."Grandma Bailey halted.Was that what Charmine truly thought of?Grandma Bailey thought Charmine would find Susan too aggressive unto herself.Charmine glanced at Susan again and apathetically commented, "She doesn't want to make money on her own, but she wants to be rich while complaining about her man not making time for her and taking care of her? If a woman has no ability of her own and also blames others for her miseries, all she's worth is to sit quietly at home and wait for her husband to come home. She also has no right to cheat! This is how the world works."Charmine patted Grandma Bailey’s shoulder and held Anthony’s hand, her words met with everyone's evidently surprised gazes and their silence.Grandma Bailey was shocked. Sure, Charmine sounded rathe
The colossal cruise started to drift away from the pier.Eric stood on the cruise and let the wind blow at him, loneliness and hatred still oozing from his being.He stared at the blue ocean ahead of him as Charmine's words rang in his mind unceasingly.'Will you really feel good after you've killed them?''You saw Susan suffering from a serious wound; would you still kill the one sibling you have left in the world?'"Forgive them and yourself.'Deliberating everything carefully, his lips curled into a bitter smile.It was true, after all, that Charmine understood him the most.Eric poured himself another drink and downed it with loneliness as he allowed the cruise to bring him wherever it would take him.…Susan was still inside the operating room when Charmine and the rest of the Baileys rushed into the hospital.Darryl stood before the room, his expression blank, his figure lonely and helpless.So many things had happened in half a day.He found out about his wife's inf
"No one's stopping you now. Eat!"Anthony clenched his hands tightly and took another glance at Charmine. He was more determined than before, and he was close to eating the pills in the bottle.Charmine, who was held hostage, gradually opened her eyes at that moment. Her gaze drifted toward Eric before she asked, her tone challenging, "Will you really feel good after you've killed them? You saw Susan suffering from a serious wound; would you still kill the one sibling you have left in the world?"Eric halted, and his eyes darkened.Charmine had just woken up, yet what she said…He cast a cold glance at Charmine. "It's my business, and it has nothing to do with you!"They were his family, and he did not want a family like this!Charmine looked squarely at him. "Eric, I don’t care if you used me or plotted against me all these years; I've treated you like a true friend, nothing more nor less. You were the only person who stayed by my side in the past five years, so I hope that you
Anthony's breath hitched when he saw Charmine.He clenched his fists and, without doubting himself, relented "I can agree to your terms, so let her go right away. This has nothing to do with her; you only hate me after all. As long as you let her go, I'll take the pill. Everything will end right away."Susan shook her head. "We'll die after eating the pill. I’m not taking that!"She had just reunited with Eric, and she did not want to die yet. She looked at Eric and begged, "Please let Anthony be, why don't you? He’s your brother, after all, and he doesn’t even know about your existence. If you’re really angry, just kill Charmine, and I'll make it up to you—"Anthony's expression contorted in sheer fury upon hearing Susan's plea, and he glared at her with murderous intent."This was all your fault, so what right do you have to make Charmine take your blame?!""What on earth are you going on about?" snapped Grandma Bailey. "Charmine has been kidnapped because of you, yet you want