"What do you mean the market is crashing? I don’t care! It’s your incompetence!""A rebound tomorrow? You want to buy more? And what if it keeps dropping?""Fine… I’ll give you one last chance."As Adora walked past, she caught snippets of Theodore’s conversation and quickly pieced together what was
Laura raised an eyebrow. "So, have you figured out a way yet?" Adora smirked, unhurried. "It’s already in motion. Once I push her into a dead end, things will fall into place." She wasn’t in a rush. In fact, she rather enjoyed toying with Ruby—watching her spiral into frustration, panic, and de
Adora shot back, "What, you think I stole them?"She gestured for the workers to bring the two large boxes inside. Knowing her room was too cramped to maneuver, she gave direct instructions. "Assemble them here in the living room. Once they’re put together, I’ll move them in."Lilian pressed her f
As soon as they stepped inside, Theodore and Peter were met with the chaotic sight of the living room. Confused, they listened as Lilian vented her frustrations. Peter’s irritation flared instantly. "Adora, Mom has a migraine, and you’ve been hammering away all afternoon? That’s too much." Ado
Eugene also thought that Adora was behaving rather unreasonably. Since he had just helped her assemble the cabinet, he felt entitled to step in and persuade her."Adora, can't you eat in your room? The smell is too strong."Her lips were tinged red from the spice, and her eyes glistened with unshed
Louis chuckled. "Does your dad know how much of a flirt you are?"Before the little boy could answer, a notification popped up at the top of Louis’ phone screen.It was a message from Zachary.“White-Coat, Madame Lee tagged you in the group chat.”Louis frowned slightly, no longer paying attention t
White-Coat Deity typed, "We'll see next week. If I have time, I'll come."Adora was watching a movie when she noticed her messenger icon flashing repeatedly. She had no choice but to open it and take a look."Meeting up in person?" she typed back.She instinctively resisted the idea. After a momen
Adora stared at her best friend in disbelief. "You’re not secretly into him, are you?" Laura scoffed. "Not even close. I’m not in his league. Just pure admiration, that’s all." "Not sure he deserves it. Don’t forget what the Walker family does. If he’s investing in medical research and it actual
Thinking of her son’s future, Lilian’s resolve hardened.If cutting ties with her eldest daughter would bring peace back to their home and secure happy, stable marriages for her other two children—then she felt the sacrifice was justified.…Adora’s head injury still hadn’t fully healed when her ski
Lilian paused, brushing it off casually. "When it comes down to it, a car crash is simply an accident. What more is there to ask?""Not necessarily. My brakes were tampered with. The fact that I’m still alive is nothing short of a miracle.""What are you saying? Someone tried to hurt you?" Lilian’s
"Something like that..." Eugene muttered."I thought Adora didn’t even move back to stay with the Matthews. How could she have possibly done anything to Ruby?"Eugene lifted his eyes and explained, "A while back, she brought home a snake and treated it as a pet. She even named it 'Ruby.'"Louis rais
Eugene grabbed his arm. "Uncle Louis, can you talk to Ruby? She won’t listen to me."Louis looked thoroughly annoyed, his tone sharp with sarcasm. "She’s your woman. If she won’t listen to you, why the hell would she listen to me?""Uncle…"Before they could argue any further, a nurse burst out from
The information between the two of them was exactly the same, like it had been copy-pasted.Even Adora couldn’t help but find it oddly coincidental, a ripple of intrigue stirring in her heart.Louis had indeed just taken a call from Eugene.After Ruby was rushed to the hospital, the doctors conclude
Adora held the phone away from her ear, letting her father’s furious shouting run its course. Once the yelling subsided, she brought it back and said calmly, “What’s done is done. Yelling won’t change that. Where’s my snake?”“The fire department killed it!”“Killed it?” Her eyes widened as fury fl
Elliot: What’s that supposed to mean, White-Coat? Sounds like there’s something we don’t know.Miles: Yeah, I’m picking up on that vibe too. Did you two have a private chat or something?Adora stared at her phone, brows slightly furrowed.How was she supposed to explain this?A while back, she’d mes
In the living room downstairs, the Matthews family was in the middle of discussing how to arrange things for Adora when a sharp scream suddenly rang out from upstairs. The three of them jumped to their feet in shock.Before they could even ask what had happened, Ruby came bursting out, then tumbled
Ruby's joy came to an abrupt halt the moment she heard the news."She’s not dead?" The words slipped out before she realized how wrong they sounded.Sure enough, Eugene looked at her in shock. "Ruby, are you really hoping for your sister’s death?""No... I… I'm just worried about her," she stammere