The crowd looked at Charmine strangely. Charmine came to look for Anthony? Did they know each other that well? Nervous as she was, Charmine simply found an excuse and said to Anthony, “I have some problems regarding our collaboration. We need to discuss it.” Anthony frowned. Collaboration? There were too many people around them. He thus turned to the officer in charge and instructed, “Excuse me. If there’s anything, let my assistant know right away.” “Yes, Sir!” The crowd nodded with respect. Anthony followed Charmine as they walked away. Charmine felt somewhat uneasy. They were seen leaving together in front of so many people! She only had the intention of distracting Anthony and completely forgot that they were in a public setting. As Anthony got on the front passenger’s seat, she had no choice but to get in and drive away. Driving away from the riverside, both of them were left alone in the car. Anthony finally asked, “What is it?” His tone was serious. If
It seemed that Charmine had to talk with those elderly men for a long while to be able to access the system. He stroked her head by impulse. “Thank you so much.” His words, however, only made Charmine feel guiltier. The access was indeed given to her by those men. However, she spent no effort in getting it. In fact, Kay and his men even used this access to wipe out all of the evidence. Anthony would not be able to find out anything using this access. She was merely trying to divert his attention, to slow down the process, yet there he was—thanking her.Hopefully, he would not have her head when he learned the truth. When they got home, Anthony went to the computer room and used the most advanced computer to log in and investigate. With that, he spent the rest of the day working on it. When Charmine saw that he was busy in the computer room, she left secretly and sent a text to Guy and Hugh, [Remove all evidence from the river as soon as possible.] Anthony had arrange
Anthony noticed Charmine had zoned out and, thinking she was angered, held up her hand. “You may hit me if you’re angry, just don’t hold it internally,” he spoke as he held her hand to hit himself. Charmine quickly retrieved her hand. “Not at all, I won’t hold it against you. Go and sort out your things.” What was most important is that she dared not hold it against him… Should the day come that he found out the truth, he might punish her severely if she did hold it against him! Seeing that she was not angry, Anthony felt perplexed. Since when had she become so understanding? Nonetheless, the matter at hand was readily difficult. He had to walk out of the car. Charmine watched his back uneasily. Anthony would soon dive back into the investigation. He already had his suspicion, and if she tried anything else, he would be more suspicious. Chris was already outside the door, waiting. Seeing that Anthony had come out, he pouted with displeasure. “Daddy is a bad guy. Why w
Charmine then contacted the C team. “Any update?” “We’re about to contact you. After investigating in the forest for a day, we finally found a footprint. According to the depth and size of the print, the person is an adult male, 1.7 meters tall, weighing fifty kilograms, and has a physique minimal fat and mostly muscles. According to the sole, it’s a match to the guards of the Warren family. We pulled out an investigation on the Warren family and found out that someone did bring a box into their treasure chamber,” answered the team leader. Charmine frowned. “The Warren family?” The team leader then sent some documents about the Warren family. The Warren family was into biotechnology. They focused on inventing all kinds of advanced medication. The documents had detailed information on each of the family members, and their eldest daughter was married to the Granger family. In other words, the Warren family was related to the Granger family. Charmine frowned. In this sense
If Anthony found out about this, it would be too difficult to explain. Guy also retrieved his hand and said to the elderly woman, “Don’t be so rash, Grandma!” “How am I messing around? You’re twenty-nine! Who’s not married yet at your age? Do you want me to be worried all the time?” The elderly woman sounded weary. Guy frowned. Whenever he was put in this situation, he always found himself at a loss for words. Charmine still had other things to attend to, thus she simply found an excuse and said, “Do have some time for yourselves, Grandma Warren. I need to go to the washroom.” With that said, she turned to leave. Guy wanted to apologize to her, but she had already left when he turned around, and the sight of her retreating form made him feel some type of way. Sure, he had met Ann before and felt nothing, but seeing her again this time somehow made his heart race and his cheeks growing hotter. It was how he felt when he met Charmine… Was Charmine also informed and came t
It was far from enough to promote to other countries, even with the added benefits to the pre-existing ones. However, there were indeed some improvements made, and he could aid them or not, but it was not worth spending too much time on. Anthony closed the proposal and observed the situation outside, in the garden. It was empty, without any passersby. Had Guy gone to the pool area? “Luke, inspect the area.” “Yes, Sir!” Luke walked out and explored the mansion secretly. Meanwhile, Guy’s cousin, Jimmy Warren—tired from playing in the pool—led a model to a spot behind the tree and had some fun. Once they finished, they wanted to rest in the lounge when the butler abruptly stopped him. “Sir, you can’t go in. There’s a major figure inside. Senior Warren instructed that if anyone disturbed him, their leg would be cut off.” “What kind of major figure?” spoke the nonchalant Jimmy. “Do I even have to make way for him?” “Boss Bailey… The Boss Bailey…” the butler emphasized,
Baffled at the sudden turn of events, Charmine did not have enough time to think about it before she fainted. It was not long after that an old maid looked around and eventually spotted Charmine. The maid frowned suspiciously. Why would Ms. Ann faint here? Grandma Warren had tasked her to get Ms. Ann, but this woman had mysteriously fainted before she could do anything. Had Grandma Warren asked others to do it? Though confused, the maid paid not much thought into it—so long as she was unconscious. She quickly went forward and covered Charmine with a bag, pretending to be carrying a heavy bag as she pulled Charmine to a room not far away. On a tree far away, a person was monitoring the situation with a telescope. After making sure Charmine was dragged into a room, his lips curled up with satisfaction as he then sent a text that read, [Madam, the plan is working.] … Jimmy’s assistant also led a model to a room located at the far end of the building in the backyard. It w
The assistant was baffled when he, upon taking out the woman from the bag, saw Charmine instead. How did he end up with the wrong woman? Was there another woman in that room? However, it was too late… He heard footsteps coming back from not far away. He had to tear out Charmine’s dress and leave in a hurry. Charmine thought it was going to be Guy, but never did she think it would be Anthony instead! She thought she was hallucinating when Anthony’s tall figure came in against the light. Why…would Anthony be here? Why did he come? Just as she was about to call out for help, Anthony looked at her for a second before he instantly turned away, seemingly disgusted. Only then did Charmine recall she was Ann Liam, wearing the skin mask of her face. If Anthony found out she came to the party in a disguise and was framed by someone to be sent to Guy, she would be dead meat! With his back turned to her, Anthony felt awfully disgusted and was about to leave, but he had to ge
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