The sun was shining brightly. Colette brought Megan to sit in the gardens and asked the housekeepers to prepare some fruits and desserts.Colette sipped her coffee and exclaimed, "Time flies by so quickly. In the blink of an eye, we have graduated from Brighton. It still feels like yesterday when we were still students."We were known as Brighton's Mary-Kate and Ashley. I really miss those days. If it weren't for Victoria stealing our limelight, we could have shone brightly in our own field."Colette seemed nostalgic. She didn't miss the time she spent in Brighton, but she missed the fame.She was a hard-working beauty. Many men would fawn over her. She even felt like the country's president barely deserved her.Victoria had ruined everything.Colette was full of hatred when she mentioned Victoria.Under the sun, Megan felt a chill when she looked at Colette's dark gaze.Colette continued to reminisce.As if they were best friends, Colette asked curiously, "Since when did you
Colette was acting weirdly. Anyone with eyes could tell that something was wrong.Megan watched as Colette dropped her phone. She looked at Colette and said worriedly, "Lettie!"Megan did not know what had happened. She frowned and looked around anxiously.She was in the Warde manor. If people saw Colette in such a state, they would think she had bullied her.Megan was afraid of a misunderstanding.Colette heard Megan's shaky voice. She shuddered and came to her senses.She looked at Megan as emotions swirled in her eyes.Megan was also looking at her.Suddenly, the phone stopped ringing.Colette's heart pounded. She quickly used her hand to cover her phone as she picked it up. She made sure her phone screen was against her palm."What's wrong with you?"Colette gulped. "Nothing's wrong."The second she finished speaking, her phone began to ring again."Who's calling you?""I believe they've got the wrong number."Megan was suspicious and did not believe her words.Cole
Megan followed Louis into the house to bid Elizabeth goodbye.They held hands. Upon seeing this, Nicole and the others, though unaffected, had a somewhat unpleasant expression.Especially Nicole. Her eyes were steeped in dissatisfaction as she looked at Colette.Useless thing. She had left for so long yet she had nothing to show for it.Megan held Louis' hand. When she walked past Zachary, she slowed and glanced in his direction. It was the same scene as before.Zachary, in front of Elizabeth, did not restrain himself. He was still completely immersed in his phone.Nicole followed Megan's line of sight. Upon seeing Zachary whose eyes were glued to the screen, her eyes filled with deep-seated frustration.She wanted to reprimand him, but she resisted. His temper was very bad lately, especially when he was playing mobile games. If he was disturbed, he would fly into a fit of rage.He spared nobody's feelings. His mother was not an exception.Nicole did not wish to embarrass him.
In the Warde Manor's living room, Elizabeth eyed Colette. "What did you say to that Jenkins kid?"She immediately replied, "Nothing. Just a simple chat to catch up."Elizabeth did not expect her to be truthful in the first place. Stone-faced, she expressed her stance."She is now in a relationship with your uncle and will become a part of the family in the future. Don't say what you aren't supposed to say."I'll ask you one last time about you and Zachary, have you really thought it through? Do you want to be together with him?"She had never viewed Zachary highly. Otherwise, she would not have allowed Victoria to break off the engagement.She looked down on him in the past. Based on his behavior today, she looked down on him even more.Ginny looked at Elizabeth with displeasure."Mom, why can't you agree on them being together? They're from the same generation. Besides, Beatrice and I don't get along."It's not as if you are unaware, they will have a lot of conflicts from now
Colette picked her phone up and turned it on.She then looked into the mirror and made the saddest and most aggrieved expression that she could.After that, she went next door to seek Ginny.Ginny was still wailing.Upon hearing the sound of the door being pushed open, she thought Elizabeth had arrived. She immediately started to wail louder.Colette walked to her bedside."Mom, it's me, Lettie. Your voice has gone hoarse. I'll pour you some water."Ginny was extremely disappointed when she saw that it was Colette. "I won't drink it. No one cares if I live or die. I'll just die from thirst."Colette had the servants stationed in the room leave. She then turned and poured Ginny some water."Mom, your words stab me in the heart like knives. If I don't care about you, then who would? You're my most important person. I value you more than my life."Grandma loves you. Why else would she give the Harper family's shares to you?"Colette advised Ginny and helped Elizabeth put in a g
Colette never thought that Ginny would seek Yvette out to settle the score, nor did she expect her to call the police. She panicked immediately.She grabbed onto Ginny. Her throat felt tight."Mom, lower your voice. If Grandma found out, she would care even less about your survival."If Ginny wanted to meet Yvette, then her lie would fall apart. Also, if a police report is lodged, the one arrested would be her instead of Yvette.Colette felt cold all over when she thought of those miserable days at the police station. She would rather die than go back.She continued, "If Yvette still cared about her reputation, would she go so far as to threaten me with this for a little money? She has nothing to lose and is now throwing caution to the wind."What if you irritate her and she publishes those pictures? What would you do?"It would've been fine if this had happened in the past. She had status. Begging for her help wouldn't have been shameful."But with her current reputation … won
"Have you prepared the money? Why haven't you called me? Do you want my fingers to be cut off?"The first word out of Paul's mouth was about money. His voice disgusted and nauseated her.She was even more frustrated when she thought of how much effort she had to put into getting the money from Ginny, only to give it to scum like Paul.Cut off his fingers? Why did they not kill him immediately instead?However, she had her plans and goals besides handing him the money this time."We'll talk when we meet."Colette told him an address. "Meet me at that location."The place she chose was an abandoned factory on the outskirts of Youngville. Finding that location was not an easy feat for her.Not a single person lived at that location. There were also no surveillance cameras within a few miles of the place.They would not run into any familiar faces if they met there. They also would not be filmed or photographed.Colette was the first to arrive. She parked her car and took the sui
After Colette and Paul parted ways, Colette headed straight to the mall.She entered the elevator with a bunch of shopping bags, heading down to the basement parking lot.Just as she stepped out of the elevator, she heard someone calling her from behind, "Are you Ms. Colette Jameson?"Colette turned around, wondering who it could be. Was it someone who knew Ginny?She was startled. One of the bags she was carrying slipped to the ground.Before she could regain her composure, a girl walked up to her. The girl was a few years older than her. She seemed familiar but Colette couldn't quite place her finger on it.Colette looked at her and asked, "Did you call me just now? And you are?""I'm Jenna Stone, the granddaughter of Leon from Cormal Corporation. We met before in Danube City at the party after the Brighton and Fortuna showcase competition."Jenna picked up the bag that Colette had dropped. She casually checked the contents. A hint of envy flashed in her eyes before she hande