Adora arrived at the station and was brought in to see the two traffickers. After carefully going over her memories, she shook her head."Officer Watson, they’re not the ones who trafficked me," she said, clearly disappointed.Michael nodded, then added, "According to their statement, though, some
Lilian quickly stood up to stop her daughter. "What is it this time? Didn’t I just talk to you a few days ago? You can’t keep arguing with him. “A gentler approach works better with men. If you keep throwing tantrums, you’re only pushing him away—don’t you get that?"Ruby was petty and overly emo
Ruby muttered under her breath, "She’s probably up to no good. The minute she saw Eugene, she asked him for two hundred thousand dollars… who knows what for."No one responded.With the police digging into the trafficking case from years ago, Ruby felt like she was sitting on a ticking time bomb. G
The moment the cloth was lifted, Ruby’s soul practically left her body. Her scream cracked so sharply it could’ve torn the roof off. She bolted out of the room at the fastest speed of her life.Lilian caught a glimpse of what was inside the transparent box and turned ghost-pale. Terror gripped he
Peter had no choice but to offer an explanation. "It belongs to my sister. She’s not home right now. Can you please take it with you?""No, we can’t," the firefighter replied flatly. "If it belongs to someone in your household, it’s your responsibility. You’ll have to sort it out yourselves." With
Ruby held an ice pack to her chin and snapped, "You’ve got some nerve asking that! Your damn snake scared Mom so badly she fell!"But Adora had already reviewed the footage from her room. The security camera faced both the desk and the doorway, and she’d seen everything crystal clear on her phone.
The moment Ruby realized the snake shared her name, her face twisted with fury. To her, it was clearly a deliberate insult."Adora, you’re unbelievable! You actually named that thing after me? What the hell is wrong with you?!"Adora lifted the snake’s head with a gentle hand, her voice calm, almos
Madame Lee: As long as it makes money, that’s all that matters.White-Coat Deity: If we don’t share the same philosophy, there’s no point continuing. I think I’ll just leave the group.Adora frowned as she read the message.Seriously? A grown man quitting a group chat just because of a difference in
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