“Since President Eugene has prepared breakfast, I’ll eat here.” Asher sat down on the seat beside Fern. Eugene narrowed his eyes and said, “I only prepared breakfast for them. There isn’t much.” He meant that there was not a portion for Asher. “It’s alright. I’ll just try some of it to fulfill my curiosity about your cooking skills.” He did not believe that Eugene could prepare something delicious. He used his fork to take a piece of scone and put it in his mouth. It tasted… exactly like how pastries prepared by chefs in hotels would taste like! How was this possible? Eugene could not have such excellent cooking skills! He still did not believe it. He tasted another scone. It still tasted as scrumptious as the previous one! Eugene smiled at him ambiguously when he noticed the change in his expression. “What do you think? Are my cooking skills acceptable?” Asher said, “Although they can’t compare to mine, they’re still acceptable.” He would never admit that Eugene’s c
Fern stood by the door as she watched Asher leave. When she turned around to return to the house, she bumped into a warm body! She did not know when Eugene had been standing behind her. She took a step back and stabilized herself. “Why are you here?” Why did he sneak up on her as though he wanted to scare her? Eugene fixed his dark and heavy gaze on her as he asked in an even tone, “Does he often go in and out of your house so casually?” “Are you referring to Asher?” She nodded and said, “He stays next door. We can visit each other’s place any time.” There was nothing odd about this. “Even if you’re neighbors, he’s still a man. You should be more cautious. After all, Rue still lives here. You should be more considerate to her.” There was a stern expression on Eugene’s face. Fern frowned. She and Asher were just friends. Why did she have to avoid him? Besides, their interactions did not affect Rue. “You just need to care about Rue. Don’t think about other things.”
People continued passing them by non-stop. It was inconvenient for her to continue pulling away from his hold, so she had no choice but to let him lead her forward. As they entered the underwater tunnel, it felt like they were immersed in the ocean. Large schools of ocean fish swam past them above their heads and by their sides. “Daddy, Mommy, look here! It’s a great white shark!”Among the schools of fish, a large marine mammal swam over. The other fish parted ways for it.The great white shark swam past their heads above the tunnel like it was a king that was surveying its territory. Rue was extremely excited. Her gaze followed the great white shark.Fern cast a sideways glance at Rue. Perhaps she no longer felt anxious or insecure with her parents’ company. She wanted Rue to go back to how she used to be as soon as possible. Of course, it would not be that easy to get rid of her psychological trauma.After leaving the underwater tunnel, they went to watch the dolphin per
After playing for the entire day, Rue was tired at night.Fern had helped her take a shower. She was now blow-drying her hair for her.The little girl lay her head on Fern’s lap. Her dark hair was spread out across her legs.Fern looked at her daughter. Rue was getting prettier as time passed. This made her want to protect her even more. “Mommy, I was very happy today,” Rue suddenly said.“I’m very happy too,” she replied.Rue immediately raised her head to look at her. “Really?” She fixed her gaze on her to make sure that she was telling the truth.Fern turned off the switch of the hairdryer after drying Rue’s hair. She smiled and told her, “Of course.”Rue sat up and stared at her. “Are you happy when you spend time with Daddy?”Fern had just put down the hairdryer. She was slightly stunned after hearing the question. She turned around and met Rue’s gaze with a smile. “Yes, I’m happy.” “I realize that I’m very happy whenever I get to spend time with you and Daddy.” Rue he
However, she could not bring herself to forget about Rue’s words. Had Eugene and Sydney really never slept in the same room before? After Rue fell asleep, Fern cautiously walked out of the room. She headed to the living room to drink some water. However, she caught sight of someone seated on the sofa. “Asher?” She was shocked. She did not know when Asher had come. “You were accompanying Rue to bed just now, so I didn’t disturb you guys.” He got up and walked toward her. “Is Rue asleep?” “Yes, she just fell asleep.” She reached out to take a cup and pour some water for herself, but he moved faster than her. He poured her a cup of water and handed it to her. “Thank you.” Asher watched her drink the water. He then asked, “Did both of you go out with Eugene Newton today?” “Yes, he brought Rue to the aquarium. Rue hasn’t been so happy in a long time.” “How about you? Were you happy?” he suddenly asked as he fixed his gaze on her. Fern was stunned. She turned h
“Asher, you’re overthinking. I believe that Eugene won’t do something like that to me.” Fern did not want to argue with him anymore. “You believe in him?” Asher was shocked. “How can you believe in him?” “That’s enough, Asher. I’m really tired today. I would like to rest earlier. Please go back,” Fern said. Asher wanted to continue convincing her to keep her distance from Eugene, but he had no choice but to stop since she did not want to continue speaking to him anymore. However, he was not willing to give up just like that. “Alright, you should take some rest. Let’s talk after you’ve rested.” Fern frowned. Did he still want to talk about this? Asher stopped pestering her. He turned around and left. Fern pinched her brow. She felt like Asher was being way too sensitive about the things between her and Eugene. ...Fern wanted to accompany Rue for some time before returning to the company. She could not continue taking leaves. Besides, Rue was doing much better no
Why did Old Master Newton suddenly want to snatch Rue away from her? She panted softly. It was hard for her to contain the anger within her. Her hands trembled slightly as she took out her phone from her pocket and called Eugene. Eugene had just ended a meeting. When he accepted her call, he thought that it was from Rue. “Hello, Rue?” “It’s me.” Fern’s breath had yet to even out. “Huh, what’s wrong?” Eugene was taken aback by the fact that she had taken the initiative to call him. “Your grandfather sent his men over to take Rue away. He wants Rue to move back into the Newton household,” Fern said. Eugene frowned after registering her words. “My grandfather?” What was the old man up to? “Yes, his bodyguards snatched her away from me by force. Are you going to handle this?” Eugene’s gaze darkened as he said, “Of course, I’ll handle this.” He had conceded to all of the old master’s requests, but the old master still behaved so rashly. It seemed that he could n
Eugene thought that what the old master had said was funny. “Grandfather, what do you mean that I’m under their control?” The old master huffed coldly and said, “I asked you to keep your distance from that woman, but you refused to listen to me and even spent the night at her place. Are you purposely doing this to show me or have you forgotten that you’re a married man?” Eugene narrowed his eyes and asked, “How do you know where I spent the night? Did you hire people to spy on me?” The old master’s expression darkened as he slammed his hand on the table and shouted, “That’s ridiculous! Do I still need to do something like that at such an elderly age? I may not know your whereabouts, but the person sleeping next to you every day should know, right?” The person sleeping next to him every day? Eugene frowned and thought about it. He asked coldly, “Are you referring to Sydney?” The old master still had a rigid expression on his face. “Who else would I be talking about?” H
“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