It turned out she had underestimated Eugene. How could he really completely cut ties with Fern?"Ahem, how much do you owe? Do you want me to pay it back for you first?" she deliberately asked.Fern shook her head. "No, I can handle it myself."Sharon knew she would refuse. She had to feign a helpless sigh and said, "If you have any difficulties, you can just talk to me. Don't treat me as an outsider. I’m Rue's aunt, after all."Fern could feel her sincerity. "Thank you."Sharon did not stay too long. She still had to prepare Simon’s gift. The man had specifically told her that today was his birthday. Even if they do not plan on having a big celebration, she still had to go back to accompany him for dinner and get him a gift. She left Fern's home and went to a DIY pottery workshop.The shop provided everything their customers needed to make their own pottery that can be used as ornaments. Sharon wanted to make a pair of matching mugs by hand. She thought no gift could be bett
"Old man, look how much I respect you! I came all the way back from school to celebrate your birthday with you," Sebastian put one hand on his daddy’s shoulder and said with a smile.Simon saw that his boy had grown a lot taller. He was only in middle school, but he was already five foot seven."Yes, today’s my birthday but I'm not old yet. Take back what you just called me," Simon corrected him.Sebastian sighed. "Old is old. It's only human to grow old, why do you mind it so much?" He patted daddy's shoulder. "But don’t worry, you’re just the right age to be a handsome and rich uncle. Girls nowadays dig that!""If your mom hears that, she'll beat you up." Simon looked at him askance.Sebastian raised his eyebrows indifferently. "I’m only saying this because she isn’t around. But let me warn you, don’t you mess around with girls outside and cheat on my mother—""No such thing will happen," Simon directly cut off his words."I know. Otherwise, you wouldn't have given me a sister
Simon looked at the clock on the wall. It would not have taken her that long to come back here from the lab.A bad feeling rose in his heart. He ended the call and dialed another number. "Locate Sharon’s whereabouts for me, I need to know where she is."The other side received his command and replied, "Yes."The next step was to wait for his subordinates to report Sharon's whereabouts to him.Sebastian noticed that Simon was a bit nervous, so he patted his shoulder and comforted him, "Don’t think too much, maybe Mommy wants to give you a surprise or prepare other gifts for you."Simon wrinkled his brows and did not say anything. Without news of her safety, his heart could not be at ease.Soon, his men called to report, "President Zachary, we couldn’t find her whereabouts but the surveillance from the lab’s entrance shows that she came out and did not go anywhere else. Wait… A man approached Madam and brought her away.""What man?" Simon immediately became alert."He had his bac
For some reason, Howard's smile sent a chill down Sharon’s spine."Then what exactly do you want?" Sharon tried to talk to him more to distract him. Maybe she could find a chance to escape."Aren't you curious about how I was able to get out of jail early? I already told you, I found success in jail and became an inventor." He suddenly made small talk with her.She was not interested at all, but in order to stall for time, she had to cooperate and act like she was curious. "Inventor? What did you invent?""Strictly speaking, it’s not an invention. It's just… Like you, I researched a very peculiar fragrance that allows the people who smell it to stabilize their minds and even forget their past troubles."Sharon could not help but snicker at his words, "I don’t think it’s possible to do that with any fragrance.""Just because you can't doesn't mean I can't. Besides, you should know that using fragrances can put people to sleep, right?" There was a certain eerie glint in his eyes.
Howard reached out his hand, gently stroking her cheek with compassion. The smile on his face looked a little demented. "Sleep well, Shar. When you wake up, your memories will only be of me, and we’ll go back to the best times in the past."...Simon's men quickly found Howard's current residence.He had not hidden his whereabouts at all. It was as if he wanted Simon to find him.Fearing it might be Howard’s trap, Simon brought his people to Howard’s house. However, they did not go in."Howard, come out!" Simon shouted.The place was surrounded by his men front and back. Howard definitely could not escape unless he had an underground passage."Howard, I’m going to help myself if you don't come out right now!"Simon stared inside with a cold look on his face. Did this nephew of his want to use Sharon to threaten him again?He did not believe Howard was going to do the same thing again and put a bomb inside the house, waiting for him to go in and blow him up.His men shouted fo
"Sharon, look at me and say it again. You don't know me well?" Simon thought she was pretending not to know him, but the way she resisted him so much did not seem like she was pretending. He could not help but panic.Sharon just hid in Howard's arms, looking like she was terrified of Simon. How would she dare to say one more word to him?She pulled on Howard's sleeve and whispered, "Is he really your uncle? He's so mean."Howard enjoyed her dependence on him. In fact, when they were in love, she had always obeyed him."Yes, he’s my uncle. Perhaps he’s suffering from some kind of physical defect, so he always has a bad temper." Howard looked at his uncle who was still in a wheelchair, wondering if his legs were still unfit to walk.He was no longer an able-bodied man. How would he be able to give Sharon happiness?"Oh, so it's like that." Sharon glanced at the man with some sympathy, but his gaze on her was too intimidating. She quickly looked away."Howard, let go of her." Simon
"Quit the act? What act?!" Sharon did not understand what he said. After thinking about it, she asked, "Are you suspecting that my feelings for him are just an act? Then let me tell you, I love him and I want to be with him forever!"As far as she could remember, Howard's family had always disapproved of them being together. Hence, it was no wonder she would say such things."Shar, stop it." Simon could not believe what she was saying."You're the one who should stop this nonsense. Let me go right now!" She relaxed her face, but deep inside, she was still a little scared of him."This is your home," Simon said.Sharon looked around and then snorted. "What are you talking about? This isn’t my home. What exactly do you want before you’ll let me go?"Simon became silent again and just stared at her without making a sound."Why do you keep looking at me? I'm warning you, don’t you dare hit me!" Sharon was scared by his stare."Will you finally stop messing around when I get a docto
Sharon widened her eyes the moment she heard the man opposite saying the word ‘me’. She was terribly shaken. “You… I…” She was at a loss for words. She could not believe it. She could not believe that this child belonged to both of them! “You’re lying to me! I’m a young lady. How could I already have a child? How could I have a child with…” She did not dare to continue speaking. With the memories she had now, something like this was simply outrageous. She was extremely angry as well. She scolded him, “I didn’t expect you to be so treacherous! How dare you resort to such roguish means to break Howard and me apart?!” Simon continued to speak at an even pace, “Bonnie is your child. You suffered a lot when you gave birth to her. The doctor operated on you and took her out of your womb. You can touch your abdomen and see if there’s a scar there.” Sharon reached down to touch her abdomen. There was really a short scar over there! She started to panic. Was he telling the truth?