Her face was slightly swollen, and there was a fingernail scratch on her cheek. His gaze hardened as he spoke to her in an icy tone. “Were these injuries caused by Sydney’s mother?” Fern’s anger arose when he mentioned this incident. “Why are you asking me about it when you already know the answer?” As soon as she finished speaking, Eugene’s handsome face inched closer to hers. She instinctively raised her hand and pushed his chest away to stop him from coming closer to her. “Eugene Newton!” she shouted at him. There was a hint of warning and panic in her voice. Did he understand what avoiding each other meant? She did not want to get slapped by his mother-in-law again tomorrow! Eugene fixed his dark gaze on her face. There was a hint of pity in his low voice. “Does it still hurt?” Fern trembled. What was this man trying to do? Why was he speaking to her with such an attitude and tone? It was no wonder that Sydney would misunderstand both of them. It was no won
Fern watched as the car disappeared from her line of sight. She turned around to get into her car but was shocked by the figure standing a short distance behind her. “Asher?” she called out instinctively. Asher walked toward her. His expression was exceptionally calm, so she could not tell how he was feeling. However, his gaze was completely focused on her. Emotions surged within the orbs of his eyes. She felt extremely uneasy with his gaze pinned on her like that. She could not help but ask, “What’s wrong? Why are you looking at me like that?” As soon as she finished speaking, he suddenly pulled her into his embrace. Fern was stunned. She instinctively raised her hand to push him away, but he tightened his hold around her. He rested his chin on her shoulder and said, “Are you finally willing to acknowledge me as your boyfriend?” he asked her in an extremely joyous tone. Had he overheard her conversation with Eugene just now? “Don’t misunderstand. I was just—” She
Jad laughed and said, “That’s more like it.” He watched as she took a sip of the tea and said, “That’s right, I need to attend a birthday dinner tomorrow night. Accompany me there.” She asked in an odd tone, “You should bring a date to the dinner. Why must I accompany you?” Jad continued smiling at her. “You’re right. I have a date, but the dinner held tomorrow night is related to the project you’re working on. I can introduce you to a few presidents. It’ll be helpful for your career.” The way he spoke about things made Fern think that tomorrow was one of the presidents’ birthdays. It was related to the project that she was working on for Newton Corporation as well. Evidently, Jad viewed Newton Corporation’s project with extreme priority. Therefore, it was not strange that he was bringing her along to the birthday dinner. “If it’s related to work, I can attend the dinner with you.” Jad laughed and said, “I admire your determination.” ...Today was Old Master New
As soon as Mrs. Wagner finished speaking, the few women noticed the change in Sydney’s gaze. Mrs. Little added, “How can you say something like that? Does it mean that we’re old just because we’ve given birth to children?” Mrs. Wagner pursed her lips and smiled. “That’s not what I meant. We’re all women who have given birth to children. Of course, we can’t compare to women who haven’t given birth before. Look at Mrs. Newton. Her skin is firmer and smoother than ours. Even if we use better skincare products, we won’t be able to compare to her.” “You’re right, Mrs. Wagner. Giving birth is extremely taxing on a woman. Luckily, we have the ability to preserve our youth well. We don’t need to worry about looking after our children either,” Mrs. Caesar said as she looked at Sydney. She then asked, “You’ve been married to President Eugene for three years. Do you still not intend to have children? The Newton household owns such a huge family business. They need a child to inherit the
As soon as she finished speaking, Eugene, who looked as elegant as ever in a Western suit, walked over from behind her. “Happy birthday, Grandfather,” Eugene said in an even tone. The old master glanced at him. There was a look of dissatisfaction in his gaze. “Are you busy with work now?” “I’m busy with the company’s matters. You know that, Grandfather.” Eugene thought that he had not done anything to offend his grandfather. The old master huffed and said, “Regardless of how busy you are, you should’ve fetched your wife over to the event.” Eugene knew why the old master was displeased with him now. Sydney could not bear to watch him get scolded by the old master. She immediately said, “Eugene is busy with work. There’s no difference if I come over on my own or if he fetches me.” “Look how considerate Sydney is of you.” The old master was satisfied with his granddaughter-in-law. After all, he had selected her. Eugene frowned, but he gave in to the old master. Toda
“President Lawrence, let go… Can you…” Fern could not resist feeling slightly infuriated. However, she could not free herself from his grip. Jad dragged her in front of Old Master Newton. Suddenly, she sensed a sharp gaze being directed at her. Her chest tightened instinctively. Right then, she heard Jad greeting Old Master Newton. “Old Master Newton, I hope you’ll have a long and prosperous life!” The old master pretended not to hear what he said. His muddled but harsh gaze was fixed on Fern. His deep and old voice sounded extremely frightening. “You’re back?” Fern’s scalp turned numb as she sensed the old master’s gaze on her. His words were evidently directed to her. He knew that she had left the country previously? She had no choice but to bite the bullet and meet the old master’s gaze. “Happy birthday, Old Master Newton.” The old master did not say anything and continued staring at her coldly. There was an exceptionally stern expression on his elderly face. Eu
Fern knew that Sharon had helped her resolve this tough situation so that she would not be disgracefully kicked out by those bodyguards. However… she had never wanted to attend the old master’s birthday dinner in the first place. She wanted to leave.“Thank you,” she told Sharon. “No need to be courteous with me,” Sharon said as she glanced at Eugene meaningfully. Eugene continued frowning silently. He exuded a sense of coldness that prevented anyone from approaching him. “Bonnie, wish your grandfather a happy birthday!” Sharon carried her daughter to the old master. The old master glared at Sharon coldly and said, “You don’t need to be so courteous with me. I’m afraid that you’ll make me angry again in the blink of an eye.” Sharon chuckled and said, “Grandfather, I haven’t made you angry lately.” “You invited others to my birthday dinner without telling me. Doesn’t this count?” Was the old master blaming her for inviting Fern over? “Grandfather, regardless of eve
Overcome with frustration, Fern walked along the corridor. Her footsteps were slightly rushed, so she almost ran into someone while she was making a turn in the corridor. “Sorry.” She instinctively apologized. The other person had no intention of moving away. The cold voice of a man rang out from above her. “You shouldn’t have come here.”She was all too familiar with this man’s voice. She raised her head and was met with the sight of Eugene’s icy and handsome face.Given the expression on his face, it seemed that he was extremely unhappy with her presence.Right, his grandfather did not like her. His wife saw her as her love rival. Nobody welcomed her here.“I really didn’t know that it’s your grandfather’s birthday dinner. President Lawrence insisted on having me accompany him here,” she explained. She did not want him to misunderstand that she had deliberately come over to let everyone know that she was back in the country.“Why did you come over just because he asked you t
“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