Fern’s gaze was fixed on the figure. Her heart started racing instinctively. Was it him? Asher noticed her staring at the corner of the corridor with a dazed expression on her face. He looked over there but saw no one. “What are you looking at?” Fern returned to her senses and concealed the pondering look in her gaze. “It’s nothing. Let’s go. It’s almost time.” Asher looked at her lips and ensured he had applied the lipstick perfectly before nodding. “Let’s go.” The high-level executives and main people-in-charge were seated in the private room, which could fit up to 20 people.Manager Chad immediately rushed over to lead them in when he saw both of them entering the room. He brought them in front of the round table. “Come, let’s introduce both of you to everyone. Both of them are the talents that Splendor Investment Bank has hired from Wall Street.” Manager Chad introduced both of them passionately. “This is Asher Gibbs, the new upstart of Wall Street.” He paused fo
Fern had mentally prepared herself to face Eugene. She smiled politely and greeted, “Nice to meet you, President Lawrence.”“We have a senior and a junior. Hahaha… Great, not bad at all,” Jad said as he glanced at them evaluatively. Both of them looked extremely skilled and capable. Eugene’s pupils constricted the moment he saw Fern. He called out instinctively, “Fernie…” That was right, it was her! After three years, she had become confident and beautiful. There was a regal look in her eyes. However, the man standing beside her...was her senior? “What’s wrong? Do you know Fernia?” Jad noticed his reaction. Before Eugene could say anything, Fern spoke up, “We know each other. We were friends in the past.” She reckoned that there was no need to hide the fact that she knew Eugene. “Oh? What a coincidence!” Jad chuckled. Eugene pursed his lips as he looked at her. He remained silent as a frown formed on his face. They met each other’s gaze. Fern did not avoid hi
Fern would be officially joining Splendor Investment Bank tomorrow. It was her rest day today. She prepared to go out in the afternoon.Asher wanted to discuss some work with her. He noticed that she had deliberately dressed up today. Instead of wearing a suit skirt as she usually did when she was working, she was dressed in an elegant and simple dress. She had also put down her hair, which was usually tied up in a bun. It made her look gentler. His eyes shone at the sight of her. “Where are you going?” he asked. Fern was holding a clutch in her hand. She told him the truth, “I’m going out to buy a gift.” Asher raised his brow. “Who are you buying a gift for? Why are you dressed up like that?” He had known her for such a long time but never saw her being particularly close to anyone.“My daughter. It’s her birthday today,” she told him. Asher was beyond shocked. He asked her in a state of disbelief, “You have a daughter?” She had never told him about this before.She s
Sharon and Simon brought Bonnie to Eugene’s villa. Eugene was celebrating Rue’s birthday today. The old master’s health had been in poor condition lately. He had been hospitalized, so they did not intend to disturb him. Even so, the old master still sent someone to bring a present over to Rue. After all, she was his only great-granddaughter. “Come here, Rue. This is a gift from your uncle and me.” Sharon took out two gift boxes and handed them to her. “Thank you, Uncle and Aunt.” Rue thanked them politely. “Here’s my gift,” Jim said as he handed over his gift. His gift for her was a wad of cash. “Don’t mind my tacky gift. I think that there’s nothing in the world that can compare to cash. You can buy anything you like with this cash,” he explained himself. “I don’t mind. I like all of your gifts.” Rue had always been a thoughtful girl. Sydney brought her gift over as well. “I learned how to make a traditional dress from others. I know that you have everything you
Eugene took a sip of fruit juice after hearing Sharon mocking herself. He then teased her, saying, “The only person you can control is the man standing before you.”Simon turned around and glanced at him. “You can’t experience such happiness even if you want to.”Eugene scoffed and said, “How can you feel happy while being controlled by a woman? It sounds more like self-torture.”“Uncle, even if it’s self-torture, you won’t have the opportunity to experience such happiness in your life.” The clear voice of a boy rang out by the door as the owner of the voice quickly walked into the house.A young man who was almost 1.8 meters tall and had features similar to that of Simon’s appeared. However, he looked extremely youthful. He did not exude the steady calmness of a mature man. The regal look in his eyes made it hard for one to move their eyes away from him. He gave off a sense of nobleness. Sharon was beyond excited upon her son’s arrival. “Sebastian, why are you back?”Her son
“What’s this?” She took the stone out and evaluated it. The stone felt cool when she held it in her palm.“I found this stone in the small creek in front of the training base in the hills. This is a cobblestone.” Sebastian introduced the stone to her. “Wow, what a beautiful cobblestone!” Rue liked such novel playthings.Eugene raised his brow and huffed. “Sebastian, you’re being way too stingy, aren’t you? It’s Rue’s birthday but you’re giving her a rock?” He paused and continued to speak, “If there’s a girl that you like in the future, do you intend to give her a rock as well?” “Uncle, you should ask Rue if she likes it.” “I like it!” Rue immediately exclaimed. Eugene was rather amused by his daughter’s overjoyed expression. This girl liked the rock that he gave her? “As a father, don’t you even know your daughter’s preferences?” Sharon could not help but tease him. Eugene sat on the sofa and crossed his legs. “I don’t think that she should like something like that.”
Fern had waited in front of the villa for a while before the butler rushed out in a hurry. “Miss Thompson, President Eugene welcomes you in.” “Thank you.” She nodded at the butler and walked in with the present in her hand. She realized that the villa still looked the same as in the past. It had not changed much. However, the trees in the courtyard were now a lot taller. There were some flower beds as well. The fresh flowers were extremely well taken care of as well. The flowers that had bloomed were beautiful and bright in color. The butler noticed her looking at the flower beds. He told her, “Ma’am usually tends to these plants and flowers.”Ma’am?Fern did not know who he was referring to. After a few seconds, she realized that he was referring to Sydney. She withdrew her gaze as a sense of suffocation overcame her. Nevertheless, her expression did not change much. She followed the butler into the house and toward the dining room. As she approached the dining
Sydney suppressed the wild thoughts in her mind. She got up and smiled at Fern. “Fern, since you’re back, sit down and eat with us. We were just about to start eating.” She was behaving like the lady of the house who was greeting a guest who came from far away. Sharon spoke up as well, “Let’s eat together.” She was also extremely taken aback by the fact that Fern had returned. “Alright,” Fern accepted their invitation generously instead of rejecting their offer. “Rue, I have a gift for you,” Fern said. She then noticed the traditional dress that Rue was wearing. “This traditional dress looks good on you.” She praised. “Aunt Sydney made it for me,” Rue said. “Really?” Fern looked at Sydney. “Thank you for making her such a beautiful traditional dress. Your embroidery skills are really good.” “There’s no need to thank me. I’ve treated Rue like my own daughter since she started living here with us. It’s normal for me to make a dress for her on her birthday.” After a mom
“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