“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
Sydney reflexively reached out to pull him back. She had a panicked expression on her face. “Eugene, where are you going?” Eugene seemed to finally remember that they were holding a wedding ceremony right now. He was a groom today! He frowned. There was a panicked look in his eyes. “Sydney, I need to settle something important right now. Let’s put the wedding ceremony on pause. Wait for me to come back.” He did not tell her that he would not marry her, nor did he tell her that the wedding ceremony was canceled. He simply asked her to wait. However, she was afraid. How long did she have to wait? Today was the day of their wedding and he was leaving her alone here. Would she not become a laughing stock? “Eugene Newton, what are you doing?” Old Master Newton got up and asked him with a cold expression on his face. Eugene seemed to be extremely panicked. “Grandfather, there’s something urgent that I need to settle right now. The wedding ceremony must be put on pause.”
Fern slumped into the chair. She was stunned. Nevertheless, her mind was filled with confusion. She had been scammed. There was no one named Shannon Woods on that flight. That meant the woman was not Jeremy’s mother! She had fallen into Jeremy’s trap. However, she could not understand why he wanted to do this to her. Drug possession came with a death sentence. There was not any bad blood between both of them. Why did he want her to die? “Sir, I’m really innocent. The luggage doesn’t belong to me. I was just there to pick someone up.” Fern could only repeat these words again and again although her explanation was still weak. Just then, another police officer entered the room. “Your friend, Jeremy Ziegler, is here,” he told her. Fern’s attention perked up as she got up. Jeremy was brought inside the room. She wanted to rush over and ask him to clarify everything to clear her name, but the police officer held her back. “Sit down.” He did not allow them to get too clos
Jeremy furrowed his brows tightly. He seemed to be extremely worried about her. “Fernie, if you tell them everything truthfully, you won’t be sentenced to death. If you were just helping to transport drugs, your sentence might be reduced as long as you tell them who your higher-up is.” “Jeremy Ziegler!” Fern finally could not resist roaring out loud. If the police officers were not in the room, she would have rushed over to strangle him and ask him why he was setting her up like this! “I’ve forgotten that you’re a top actor. Your acting skills are immaculate! I must’ve been blind for treating you as my best friend all along. I never once suspected you!” She shouted angrily. Finally, she pointed at Jeremy in front of the police officers and said, “Regardless of whether you believe me or not, he was the one who asked me to pick up that woman from the airport. He told me that Shannon Woods is his mother. He had everything planned out! You must arrest him as well!” “There’s no e