“I’m not Lena. It’s me.” A man’s chuckle rang out from the other end of the phone.Fern returned to her senses after being stunned for a short moment. “You’re… Jeremy.” They had not contacted each other during this period. “Have you forgotten me since we haven’t seen each other in such a long time?” he teased her. “How’s that possible? It’s just… I've been rather busy lately.” She was busy looking for work. “Busy?” Jeremy let out a low chuckle. “Don’t lie to me. I’ve already heard that you’ve been blacklisted from the industry by that Stewart bastard. Nobody dares to ask you to be in their movies or commercials now, right?” “ Fern opened her mouth to explain things, but she would be trying to hide the truth from him if she did that. Since he already knew about it, then there was nothing to hide from him. “That’s why I’m working hard to look for a job.” “Why didn’t you look for me?” Jeremy asked her in an accusatory tone. “I—”Before she could finish speaking, Jeremy
After the car drove onto the road, he looked at the watch on his wrist. He then told the chauffeur, “Let’s head over to Rue’s school.” Fern and Jeremy agreed on a time to meet with the director. After having their coffee, they ended their meeting. Her gloomy mood for the past few days finally lifted after she walked out of the cafe. She looked at the time and realized she should go pick up her daughter from school now.She got on the bus and headed toward Rue’s school. The bus was stuck in traffic for more than ten minutes. It was already past school hours when Fern arrived.Even so, she had told her daughter that she should wait at the school entrance if nobody came to pick her up and not run off somewhere else.Rue had always been obedient, so Fern was not worried about her. She thought that Rue was at the school entrance, but she did not see her anywhere after walking an entire round. She started to panic. Just then, Rue’s headteacher walked out of the school. Sh
Sydney nodded in an understanding manner as a flash of emotions flickered across her gaze. She spoke to Fern courteously, “You should stay for a meal. I’ve just finished cooking. Eugene said that he’ll be home soon.” Fern looked at the dining table, which was a short distance away. Had she cooked all the dishes on the table? The dishes on the table were all Eugene’s favorites. “It’s alright, I’ll leave after taking Rue with me.” She did not want to disturb them. While they were speaking, the sound of a car driving into the porch sounded from outside. “President Eugene is back,” the butler said as he turned around to walk out of the house and greet him. Fern stood in the living room and waited for them to enter the house. Although she had stayed here in the past, she suddenly felt extremely uneasy being here right now. She wanted to leave as soon as possible once she got her daughter back. After a while, Eugene walked in while holding Rue’s hand. “Mommy, why are y
“I saw it myself. I wouldn’t have seen it wrongly.” Eugene took a step closer to her as his eyes gleamed coldly. Fern was forced to take a step back due to his oppressive stance. She spoke in an amused and angry tone, “I didn’t know that you enjoy spying on other people, President Eugene.” Eugene’s lips curled into a mocking smile. “Don’t change the topic. Do you dare tell me that you’re not dating Jeremy?” “We’re just friends who met up for a cup of coffee. We aren’t dating. Aren’t you overthinking things?” Fern really did not know what was going on in that head of his. “Are you really not dating him?” He stuffed one of his hands into his pocket and looked down at her with a haughty expression on his face. “How can you prove that?” “I…” She was stunned by his question. It was as if he were asking her to prove that her mother was truly her biological mother. How could she clarify that to him? Furthermore, he was already viewing her interactions with Jeremy in a prejudi
...Fern met up with Jeremy today. He was going to bring her to meet the director. They had planned this meeting some time ago. Jeremy brought her to meet Director Sanchez in a room. He was a famous film and drama director in the industry. “Nice to meet you, Director Sanchez,” Fern greeted as she extended her hand to him. Director Sanchez shook her hand and gave her a once-over. “Your image is a good match for the role that I have in mind.” “I told you that she’s a perfect match.” Jeremy reckoned that he had given him the perfect recommendation.Director Sanchez nodded and smiled at him. “Thank you for finding an actress who suits the role so well.” “It’s nothing. We’re the ones who should thank you for giving us this opportunity.” Jeremy was accustomed to such situations, thus he was used to speaking such formalities.Fern smiled as she sat beside him. She did not dare to say anything. After all, she had been blacklisted from the industry. If she said something to offe
Wyatt turned around to smile at her after hearing what she said. “You’re mistaken. President Eugene just thinks that Director Sanchez’s film is good and worth his investment. He’s not going against anyone.” He paused for a moment and glanced at Jeremy before continuing to speak, “After taking a look at the script, President Eugene doesn’t think that Mr. Ziegler isn’t a good match for the male lead. If someone more suitable takes on the role, the viewership ratings will be better. He just wants to obtain more return on his investments.” He said so much just to let Fern know that Eugene was a businessman. He wanted returns on his investment. He was not going against Jeremy and her. However, given Fern’s understanding of Eugene, Wyatt’s words were just grand-sounding excuses! She sneered and said, “There are so many films out there. Why does he insist on investing in this one? Why does he want to replace the male lead and not any other roles? Ask him to come here. I want to pe
Fern had to pick up Rue soon, so she bid Jeremy farewell. Jeremy got into his car after watching her leave. He narrowed his eyes and stared at her silhouette as it vanished into the distance. A sneer formed on his face. It seemed that Eugene still cared a lot about her. As long as Eugene cared about her, things would be easy for him. He picked up his phone and dialed a number. “Hey, Director Lee. Let’s meet up if you’re free.” It was time for him to teach Eugene Newton a lesson! A few days later, Fern received a call from Jeremy. He asked her to meet him again. She recalled how Eugene had picked up Rue from school after she met up with Jeremy previously. If she kept meeting up with Jeremy, would Eugene bring Rue away again? However, Jeremy and she were just interacting like ordinary friends. Why did they have to restrict their actions because of Eugene? Anger surged within her when she thought of this. She could not continue living under Eugene’s shadow. Afte
Fern did not hesitate. She signed the contract with Director Lee with Jeremy as the witness. The filming for this movie would begin a week later. Director Lee handed the script to her so that she could go through it at home. After coming out of the teahouse, Jeremy sent Fern home in his car. Half an hour later, they arrived at her place. “Regardless of whether you want to hear this from me or not, I’d still like to thank you for what you did for me today,” she told him as she waved the script in her hand at him. Jeremy smiled at her. He accepted her gratitude. “Alright, take me out on a meal when you’re free then.” “That’s easy. Just wait for me to invite you out.” She felt much more at ease since he accepted her gratitude. Otherwise, she would keep feeling like she was indebted to him.Jeremy nodded and said, “The filming for Director Lee’s movie is about to begin. You’d better spend time going through the script at home. I won’t disturb you anymore. Call me if there
“I’ve completed all of his final requests. That’s it.” Yvonne cast a final glance at Quincy, who was gripped with shock. She then left the room. Quincy did not say anything to make her stay. She kept staring at the box of ashes. She stared at the box of ashes silently for an extremely long period of time. Terry asked her, “Miss, do you believe that these are Dayton Night’s ashes?” She turned around to look at Terry. To be honest, she did not really believe it. “Why don’t you first look at the assets that he transferred to you and see if they’re real?” Terry suggested. “Help me settle this.” She handed the thick pile of documents to him so that he could verify them. “I’ll go now.” Terry left the office at once. Quincy stared at the box of ashes and muttered softly, “Dayton Night, what are you trying to do this time?” She was shocked when Terry told her that Dayton had really transferred all of his assets and finances to her after verifying the documents. “Does
Quincy was still deep in thought when her secretary called her through the internal phone line. Her secretary told her that a woman named Yvonne Leif was here to see her. She frowned. Yvonne Leif? After thinking about it for a while, she finally recalled. Was Yvonne Leif not the woman by Dayton’s side? Why was she looking for her now? If she did not die, then Dayton Night... Quincy’s heart lurched. She asked her secretary to bring her in at once. After a while, her secretary brought Yvonne into the office. From the moment Yvonne appeared in her office, Quincy kept staring at her. She had a shadow. She was not a ghost or a spirit… Yvonne was perfectly fine from head to toe. She did not seem injured at all. Did she manage to avoid the bombing on the island? Yvonne was wearing a pair of sunglasses and holding onto a box. She carried her handbag on her wrist. After a while, she stood opposite Quincy’s office desk.She then took off her sunglasses and met Quincy’
Dayton had a dark expression on his face as he stared at the island with a bleak gaze. He pursed his lips. He had no intention of saying anything.He did not want to leave the island. Yvonne and his men were the ones who forcefully brought him away.“I’d rather stay on the island,” he said after a while.Yvonne looked at him in shock. After a few seconds, she burst out in mocking laughter. “You’d like her to bomb you to death, right? It’d be better than dying after going through all the torment of your illness, right?”After a momentary silence, he said, “I owe it to her.”Anyway, he would not be able to live for long. He should just fulfill Quincy’s wishes and let her end his life personally.He would not have any regrets if he died by her hand.Yvonne could not help but slap herself across the face. She then scolded herself out loud, “Why am I being such a busybody?! Why do I insist on saving you when you want to die so badly?! I’m such a fool!”She really regretted her decis
Quincy cast her cold gaze in that direction. After a while, she said, “Let’s go.” Terry did not know what she was looking at just now. He only noticed the unpleasant expression on her face. He followed her and asked, “Miss, where’s that bastard, Dayton Night? Shall I capture him personally?” He did not think that she would let Dayton go. Quincy did not stop walking. “It’s fine. I know how to deal with him.” There was a hint of brutality in her cold voice. Terry was slightly stunned. He seemed to have understood something. He stopped talking to her after that. The helicopter was waiting for them outside. Quincy and Terry got into the helicopter.Below them, the island was in a huge mess. Nobody could stop her from leaving now.“Miss, shall we go back now?” Terry asked.Quincy glanced at the situation below and looked at him. There was an exceptionally calm expression on her face. “You brought plenty of explosives over, right?”Terry nodded and said, “I brought some along
“Doctor Leif, come over and take a look at Young Master. He vomited blood again,” one of Dayton’s men told her as soon as they saw her. Yvonne walked in front of Dayton. She saw the blood that he had spat out on the floor. She was no longer fazed. “You guys should learn to get used to something like this. After all, it’ll happen frequently in the future.” Dayton’s men were stunned. What did that mean? Young Master would frequently vomit blood in the future? Dayton leaned against the sofa behind him and closed his eyes. He did not have the energy to speak anymore. Yvonne did not want to chastise him after seeing his current condition. She clearly knew that he had given up on himself a long time ago. He was simply waiting for his own death. Therefore, she was not in a hurry to carry out acupuncture treatment on him. Rumble, rumble, rumble... A loud sound rang out from outside. Dayton opened his eyes immediately. It sounded like an airplane had flown over? He immedia
Quincy was so angry that her face flushed red. If she was not being held down by his bodyguards, she would definitely strangle him to death right now!Yvonne, who was watching them by the side, could not bring herself to continue watching them anymore. She felt extremely awkward as an outsider. Therefore, she got up and said, “You guys should eat slowly.” She left the room after speaking.She truly could not comprehend someone like Dayton Night. Why was he being so persistent with Quincy Lane? To make it sound better, he was a persistent man. However, he must be a nightmare to Quincy. She could tell how much Quincy hated him. Otherwise, she would not have taken Lennon hostage. She wanted to leave this island. Perhaps love was not only about giving. Some types of love were defined by shackles and imprisonment as well. Not only was Dayton trapping Quincy, but he was also doing so to himself. However, perhaps this was his final wish in life. That was the reason why he was
Yvonne stared at him. She was suddenly at a loss for words. Quincy was pushed back into her room. The door of her room was then shut tight. She heard the sound of a lock clicking into place outside. Damn it, Dayton Night. He got his men to lock her up. She had completely lost her freedom. Quincy had no more ideas. She could only fast. She would rather die than be imprisoned by him. She started fasting. Dayton’s men reported this situation to him immediately. He wanted to head over to take a look at her, but he really did not have any energy right now. “Bring her over.” He had no choice but to ask them to bring Quincy to his room. Before Quincy arrived, he asked Yvonne to help him to the sofa so that he could sit down. He could not let Quincy see him lying on the bed so sickly. Yvonne could not help but ask, “Why do you have to do this? You’re trying so hard to put up a facade in front of her. Can’t you just tell her about your illness right away?” “I don’t need
Quincy could not help but feel shocked after seeing Dayton’s appearance. He looked at her with a gaze that made it seem like he was about to eat her alive! “You’re on the island?” she asked him. Why did his men trick her? “Are you trying to take my men hostage to escape since you thought that I wasn’t here?” Dayton was filled with rage. “Dayton Night, what gives you the right to trap me here?” She should be the one angry at him instead. Just then, Yvonne chased after him. “You should go back.” She reminded Dayton after walking to his side. However, Dayton’s mind was only filled with thoughts about Quincy. It was as if he had not heard what Yvonne said. A mocking glint rose in Quincy’s gaze when she saw that Yvonne was on the island as well. It was no wonder his men were unwilling to tell her that he was already on the island. He had brought another woman over. It was impossible for her not to recognize this woman. She was the woman he had fooled around with at hi
Just then, Lennon detected the mocking tone in her voice. She was not at all concerned about whether they were tired or not.He lowered his head and peeled the apple intently. He did not intend to continue speaking to her anymore. “Let me peel it on my own. Your hands aren’t clean.” Quincy naturally reached out for the knife. Lennon did not think much about it. He just felt slightly terrified. He handed her the knife and apple at once. Nevertheless, Quincy simply took the fruit knife away. She did not take the apple from him. While he was wondering if she thought his hands were dirty, she took hold of the fruit knife and approached him. She immediately placed the knife against his neck. “Young Madam, you…” Lennon finally realized what was going on. This was her true purpose. Quincy stared at him coldly and shouted coldly, “Walk!” Lennon had no choice but to comply with her and walk outside. The men standing by the door were shocked when they saw her holding a kni