However, this had nothing to do with her. She would not have anything to do with Sydney in the future. They were waiting for their taxi when a car stopped in front of them. Upon catching sight of the car, Fern recognized that the car belonged to Jeremy. As expected, the door of the driver’s seat opened to reveal Jeremy, who stepped out of the car.He walked in front of them. “Are you guys waiting for a taxi? What a coincidence. Hop in,” he told them with a smile on his face. “Why are you here?” Fern looked at him in confusion. “I called Lena and she told me that you were signing a contract here. I was worried, so I came over to help you look at it,” Jeremy told her honestly. Fern glanced at Lena. When did she call Jeremy? Lena seemed to notice her confusion. “While you were in the fitting room putting on the bridal gown, I had a call with Jeremy,” she said. Fern looked at Jeremy and said, “I’ve already signed the contract. I’ll be modeling for this bridal gown sh
Jeremy was driving whereas Fern sat beside him in the passenger seat. “You mentioned that you signed up for classes? Are you going to get an accounting certificate?” Jeremy looked at her in surprise. Fern nodded and said, “Yes, I’m intending to do so.”Jeremy looked confused. “Why? Although it’s a good thing that you’re thinking of pursuing a different pathway, it isn’t a must for you to get an accounting certificate, right?” Before she could reply to him, he added, “Besides, your acting skills are excellent. It’d be a pity if you gave up on acting just like that.” “I’m not giving up on acting. However, you know the situation that I’m in right now. If I don’t pursue a different pathway, I won’t be able to raise my daughter.” She had not filmed anything in a long time. Besides, after going through the money laundering incident, nobody would want her to star in their films. Everyone in the entertainment industry knew that once they started losing opportunities to star
The news of Eugene’s marriage had spread everywhere. Everyone knew about it now. It was not odd that Rue did too.Fern nodded lightly and said, “Yes.” A hint of sadness appeared in Rue’s gaze. “Why? How can Daddy marry someone else?” She could not accept it. Fern did not expect her daughter to react so strongly. Perhaps she should have told her daughter about it so that she could mentally prepare herself for it. “Your father and I have separated. We have our own lives now, so it’s normal for him to get married to someone else.” “Does that mean it’s also normal for you to marry another man one day?” Rue’s eyes were red-rimmed. She was upset and slightly angry. Fern hugged her daughter and said pitifully, “No, I won’t marry another man. I won’t get you a stepfather.” In her embrace, Rue raised her head to look at her mother. She still looked extremely confused. “How can Daddy do that? I thought that he’d definitely get back together with you. He wants to marry you, Mommy.
“Daddy, are you going to marry Aunt Sydney?” Rue’s soft voice rang out from the other end of the phone. Eugene’s heart lurched as he put down the pen in his hand. He got up and walked over to the windows. He looked at the night view outside, saying, “Yes.” “Do… you like Aunt Sydney?” Rue asked. Eugene stuffed one of his hands into his pocket. To him, it no longer mattered if he liked her or not. However, he still replied to Rue, “Yes.”“Do you like her more than my mother?” Rue had a lot of questions tonight. Eugene’s gaze darkened. After a brief silence, he spoke in a hoarse voice, “Rue, your mother and I separated a long time ago…” “So you stopped liking my mother a long time ago, is that it?” Eugene did not know how to reply to her question. His feelings for Fern were not as simple as liking her. Rue’s voice turned softer, and she sounded extremely down. “I knew that you no longer liked my mother. Alright, since both of you don’t like each other anymore, I’ll give
She was lucky that he was willing to marry her. It was a blessing that she must have cultivated from the deeds she did in her past lives. She lowered her eyes and waited for him to say something. “I must come clear to you. I’m marrying you not only because I want to take responsibility for you but also because it’s my grandfather’s intention,” Eugene told her slowly. Sydney’s heart lurched once again. She would not have felt as upset if he only told her that he was marrying her because he wanted to take responsibility for her. However, he was telling her that he was marrying her because Old Master Newton wanted him to do so! Did it mean he did not intend to marry her at all? He was being forced to do so? “If you find it hard to go on with this, I… can talk to Old Master Newton. You don’t have to force yourself to marry me.” She lowered her head and clenched her hands into fists as her eyes started stinging. “I’ll definitely marry you. After getting married, you’ll be my w
Fern went to shoot some promotional photographs for the bridal gown shop in the morning. In the afternoon, she went to pick up Jeremy’s mother from the airport as agreed. She stood at the exit with a placard that had the name ‘Shannon Woods’ written on it. After a while, she caught sight of a middle-aged woman, who seemed to have preserved her youthfulness well, walking toward her with her luggage. “You’re Jerry’s friend, Fern Thompson?” The woman gave her a once-over with a kind expression on her face. She gazed at her like she was looking at her son’s girlfriend. Fern nodded and said, “Nice to meet you, Aunt. Jeremy asked me to come over to pick you up.” “He has already told me about it on the phone. Sorry for troubling you,” the woman said courteously. “It’s no problem at all. I’m his good friend, so it’s only right that we help each other out.” “You’re so pretty. Why aren’t you his girlfriend?” the woman asked in a pitiful tone. Fern smiled and said, “That dep
“Don’t worry, I won’t run away since I didn’t do anything wrong. You guys can come with me.” “That’s a must,” the policewoman said as she headed over to the washroom with Fern. Fern walked into the washroom and called out, “Mrs. Woods, are you in here?” She opened the door of every single cubicle and checked inside, but she could not find Shannon Woods anywhere.What was going on? “Is the person you want to find not here?” The policewoman looked at her with an ambiguous smile on her face. Evidently, she thought that Fern was just coming up with an excuse to drag things out.Fern looked at the luggage. Suddenly, she felt that something was off. Could it be…She followed the police officers to the station and handed the luggage to them so that they could inspect its contents.The police officers opened the luggage. There were some female clothes inside the luggage. There was a black pouch as well.They proceeded to investigate the contents of the pouch. Fern watched them
All the guests could see the happiness on Sydney’s face through the white veil that she was wearing. Sharon sat in the guest seats. After Sydney appeared, she heard the people behind her gossiping about her. She even heard some immature kids giving remarks like, “The bride is an ugly witch!” The parents of the children covered their mouths at once to stop them from spouting nonsense. However, nothing could stop the people beside her from speaking in hushed voices. “The bride is quite pretty, but it’s a pity that one side of her face is ruined.” “She sacrificed half of her face in order to become President Eugene’s wife. As long as President Eugene doesn’t mind her appearance, she can enjoy living a luxurious life.” “That’s right. I wonder if President Eugene really doesn’t mind her appearance? After all, men like women for their looks.” “Who knows? However, her wedding gown looks expensive. The design looks exceptionally good as well.” “The wedding gown looks good
“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