After a while, he said, “I’m not that soft-hearted.” “That’s good.” She lowered her eyes. Suddenly, she felt slightly uneasy. Both of them remained silent. Fern could not sit here anymore. She was just about to get up and enter the ward to see her daughter when he said coldly, “I’ve agreed.” She looked at him in confusion and asked, “What did you agree to?” “I agreed to let someone else be in charge of the project that you were working on with me.” Before she could say anything, he added, “But I won’t allow Asher Gibbs to be in charge of the project.” He seemed to have something against Asher. “If you want to switch the person in charge, Asher is the most suitable candidate. His professional capability is stronger than mine—” “I don’t think so,” he interrupted her. He did not want to hear her praise another man in front of him anymore. Fern was simply being considerate of his project by recommending a suitable candidate for the position. “You want me to stop wo
Eugene stood outside the door as he looked at the woman standing inside the house. He said in an even tone, “I’m here to see Rue.” Fern returned to her senses after hearing him. She realized that she was too shocked. Was it not normal for him to come over to visit his daughter? However, she thought about how Asher was still cooking dinner for Rue and her inside the kitchen… Eugene noticed the odd expression on her face. She had not opened the door to let him in even after some time. He then asked her, “What’s wrong? Is it an inconvenient time now?” She was about to say something when Asher walked over from the kitchen and asked, “Who’s here?” Eugene’s gaze instantly darkened when he heard Asher’s voice coming from inside the house. Asher then appeared in front of him with an apron wrapped around his waist. He was holding onto a spatula as well. A complicated expression appeared on his face. Both men met each other’s gaze. Suddenly, an odd atmosphere formed between them
“I asked Mommy about it before. She told me that personally.” Eugene, who had been feeling slightly irritated ever since he entered the house, finally relaxed a little. “The dishes are ready. Rue, ask your father to come over and eat.” Fern carried the dishes out from the kitchen.In just a short while, Asher had finished cooking six dishes, including a stew.“I didn’t know that you would be coming, President Eugene, so I didn’t prepare many dishes.” Asher was being quite courteous. However, he still spoke in a way that made it seem like he was the man of the house. Eugene’s expression looked much more pleasant after he heard what Rue had told him. He looked at Asher with a mocking glint in his eyes. Fern did not like him. His feelings for her were one-sided. “It’s alright, I don’t eat much,” he told Asher courteously as well. “That’s right, I have some alcohol here. Do you want to have a drink, President Eugene?” Asher asked. Eugene rejected his offer politely. “No,
Eugene’s sudden appearance shocked both of them. Fern’s scalp numbed when he fixed his dark and cold gaze on her. It felt like she had done something to wrong him. “You should head over. I’ll wash these dishes.” Asher took away the bowl that she was holding. “Thank you,” Fern said. “It’s not the first time that I’m doing this. Why do you need to thank me?” Asher chuckled. Why did Fern feel like he was deliberately saying such words for Eugene to hear? Eugene did not wait for her. He had turned around and returned to Rue’s room. Not long after, Fern walked into the room. Rue was making a Lego model of a yacht. Perhaps it was because her father had come over to visit her, Fern felt that Rue was rather happy tonight. She was not as silent as she was in the past two days. “Rue, why did you call me over?” she asked as she walked over. Rue looked at her intently and asked, “Mommy, I want Daddy to stay over and accompany me tonight. Is that alright?” Fern was stunned.
Fern arrived at the door of her daughter’s room. She secretly peeked into the room. She saw Eugene keeping Rue company, so she did not go in to disturb them. She went to the study and opened her laptop to look at some data. Time passed without her knowing and it was already late at night. Someone knocked on her door. The door was not closed. She raised her head and caught sight of the tall man standing by the door. “Come in.” Eugene strode in with his long and slender legs. “Are you working?” “Yes, I’m working on something.” After a moment, she asked, “Where’s Rue?” “She’s asleep.” “She’s asleep?” She looked at the time. In the past few days, Rue would still be awake at this hour. “Then you…” She wanted to ask him if he wanted to leave now. However, he said, “I want to take a shower.” Fern met his deep gaze. “...” “I worked for an entire day and attended a meeting. I must take a shower.” He was someone who paid close attention to his hygiene. “You know
Eugene fixed his gaze on the woman opposite him without moving. Did... her heart no longer beat for him? Did she no longer have feelings for him? Rue had told him that she did not like Asher Gibbs and neither was she dating him. They were not a couple. This meant that she had lied to him previously. However, her current reaction made him suspect that he had just been overthinking. “I’ll call Wyatt and ask him to send some clothes over,” he said in a lukewarm tone. Fern sighed in relief. That was good. At least, she did not have to borrow clothes from Asher. He would definitely ask her questions about it. It would be hard to explain some things to him. She averted her gaze and tried her best not to pay attention to Eugene’s sculpted body. She coughed lightly and said, “You should sleep in the same room as Rue tonight.” Rue was the one who wanted him to spend the night here, not her. “How about you?” he asked as his gaze darkened. “I’ll be sleeping in the room next
Sydney almost dropped her phone. “What did you say? He… He’s spending the night there?!” Suddenly, she felt like the sky was about to collapse on her! “Yes.” Sydney’s hand trembled violently as a wave of anger surged to her head. She hung up the call and got down from the bed at once. She would head over to catch both of them in the act right now! What other excuses could they give when it had already come to this? She picked up her coat and was about to put it on when she suddenly thought of something. She paused everything that she was doing… No, if she rushed over and barged into Fern’s house just like that, she may not be able to catch them in the act. She might even be blamed for everything. After all, Rue was there as well. She had to ask someone to accompany her over there… This person must be from the Newton household. That way, there would be a witness with her if she really caught the two in the act. She would not be afraid of reporting everything to the old mas
“You said your mother sold Rue to a family in a poor rural mountainous district to be a child bride?” Sharon found it outrageous after hearing everything. At the same time, she was extremely angry! She could guess how angry Eugene was as Rue’s father. He would never forgive Mrs. Neal. “Don’t ask me for help. I agree with him that your mother crossed the line this time as well.” Sharon refused to help her beg Rue and Fern for forgiveness. “I know that what she did was wrong, but she only wanted to help me. She sold Rue in a moment of confusion. She thought that without Rue, Eugene would be willing to have a child with me…” Sydney cried as she spoke. “Sydney, I’m a mother as well. I understand what it feels like when your child is hurt. If I were Fern, I would never forgive your mother. It’s useless to beg her for forgiveness.” Given her understanding of Fern’s personality, she knew that she would not forgive Mrs. Neal. “You…” Sydney wiped her tears and looked at Shar
“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