Elizabeth and Colette rushed toward Ginny.Elizabeth held Ginny's mouth to prevent her from biting her tongue while Colette forcefully restrained her body.Meanwhile, the servants hurriedly brought towels and stuffed them into Ginny's opened mouth.Everyone acted in sync, and it was evident that this was not their first time dealing with such a situation.The entering reporters were initially bewildered. When they realized what was happening, they raised their cameras and started taking pictures.Ginny, in her seizure, seemed highly sensitive to the cameras. Her eyes rolled back, and her expression became more contorted.Elizabeth shouted at the reporters, "No photos! No more pictures! Stop taking pictures!"The police intervened in the matter by preventing the reporters from getting closer. "Didn't you hear? No more photos! You're obstructing official business!"The reporters reluctantly put down their cameras upon hearing the charge.Nicole's face lit up with satisfaction. S
Westshore Manor.Victoria sat on the living room balcony while basking in the sun. She was watching live broadcasts on her tablet while talking to Tilly on the phone.Various fruits were arranged on the small coffee table in front of her, and Benjamin was sitting across from her."Hahaha, Vicky, I'm dying of laughter. My stomach is cramping. Why am I so happy?"Victoria found it amusing as well. Still …"Is it that funny?""Isn't it hilarious? Where did Colette get the nerve? Clearly, she's the fake one, but she mocks you as a country bumpkin. This is karma! Vicky, have you read the comments? Check them out. The comments are more entertaining than the live broadcast. Internet users nowadays are pretty interesting!"What's wrong with Colette's face? Why does she look like a pig's head? Did a pig kiss her? With Colette being so disgusting and hypocritical, even pigs wouldn't want to kiss her."Vicky, did Zachary really pee himself? Can someone really be scared to that extent? He'
Yves was confused. "Did he leave early? We agreed to meet at six, but he hasn't shown up yet."Suddenly, a bad feeling struck Victoria.Yves suggested, "Why don't you call the driver who was supposed to take him? Could it be Quinton? I'll call him now to check where they are."In a shaky voice, Victoria replied, "Quentin hasn't been around lately. I'm going downstairs to see who's driving."Benjamin had been staying at Westshore Manor recently. It was Quinton who handled most of the external matters. He only visited to have Benjamin sign important documents.Victoria felt lost. She stood up from the sofa and rushed downstairs without even putting on her shoes.Yves could feel the nervousness and concern in Victoria's voice through the phone. He tried to reassure her, "Mrs. B, don't worry. Youngville is Benjamin's territory. Nothing will happen to him. Do you want to call Ethan and ask about it?""It's unlikely that Ethan is involved. I'll check who's driving downstairs. I'll cal
Victoria hung up on Ethan and immediately called Benjamin. Still, no one answered.She paced around the living room while biting her finger. Suddenly, she remembered Benjamin's abnormality after meeting with Elizabeth. She hurriedly called Elizabeth.Elizabeth regretted calling Benjamin and what she said to him.She sat on the bed in her room while feeling extremely anxious.Suddenly, her phone rang. Elizabeth startled.She picked up the phone and saw Victoria's caller ID displayed on it.For the past few months, Elizabeth had hoped Victoria would call to mend their relationship.Finally, Victoria called.However, she was too guilty to pick it up.Elizabeth sighed at the thought of Ginny. She answered the phone hesitantly but with a last flicker of hope."Did you call Benjamin today?"Victoria got straight to the point. She didn't waste any words.Elizabeth didn't answer her question.Silence implied that she did.Victoria questioned, "What did you say to him? "Elizab
Benjamin seemed to be agitated by the amount of people trying to hold him down. His eyes turned red as his gaze was full of hostility.He looked like a wild beast.The Harper family's doctor stood before him. There was a big injection needle in his hand. His expression was anxious as he said, "Hold him. Hold him down."He went up and injected something in Benjamin's neck.But it was as if something was wrong with his veins, and the needle couldn't get through it.Benjamin shouted out in pain. The seven to eight bodyguards, who had managed to pin him down, flew across the room.The doctor had also fallen to the ground. He spat out a mouthful of blood after being crushed under two bodyguards.The injection needle in his hand had also pierced one of the bodyguards lying on him. The small dosage managed to sedate the big man in a second.The amount of sedation in the injection was enough to sedate an elephant.The rest of the bodyguards and the doctor widened their eyes in disbeli
Isaac watched as Victoria turned to leave. He quickly called her back.When Victoria turned around, he took a deep breath.Victoria's expression turned cold. She opened the study's door and quickly left.Isaac realized things were going wrong. He quickly got up and ran after her.Victoria was already carrying Diesel, who was lying on the first floor."Are you petrified of Benjamin's crazed behavior? Do you want to be with me now?"Diesel could not tell that there was something off with Victoria as he continued to provoke her."Be with you? Aren't you just a useless bastard who doesn't even know how to use his own dick?"Diesel was already weak from his injuries. His reaction was immediate when he heard Victoria's words. "Who are you calling useless? Benjamin is the impotent one!"Victoria looked at him with disgust and disdain, and she scoffed at him.Diesel could not stand the insult and began to insult Benjamin.Victoria's gaze was cold. "Diesel, it turns out you did not l
Simon and Yves waited downstairs. They did not call an ambulance for Diesel either.They did not even remove the wheelchair pressed on him.Yves immediately ran over when he saw Victoria emerging from the study with Benjamin on her back."Mrs. B, what's wrong with Ben? I can help!"Victoria looked at Yves. She said softly, "That's alright. I can do it. Benjamin is fine. He got injected with a sedative, so he's currently out of it now."Yves' expression darkened. Sedatives meant that Benjamin had gone berserk.He had it under control for the past few years.Yves was lost in thought. When he saw Victoria leaving, he ran to catch up with her. "Why?"The air around Victoria turned cold. "Where did you park your car?""At the entrance."Victoria went downstairs. When she walked past Simon, her gaze turned cold. She looked at him sharply.If Simon had not asked Benjamin to go out for drinks last night or if Victoria had been beside Benjamin the whole time, she would have been th
Victoria ended the call with Lena and immediately transferred 150 million dollars to her. She also sent Waldo 100 million dollars.Waldo immediately called her when he received the large sum."Vic … Victoria, you … You transferred me … 100 million dollars … Is it … Is it for me …"Waldo was so shocked he couldn't speak properly.He did not know who had sent him the money, but his first guess was Victoria."I sent it to you."Waldo was in tears from gratitude and disbelief. "Victoria, so it was from you. Why? Since when have you been so generous? How did you know I was broke? Have you hit the jackpot? You treat me so well."Waldo continued, "Did Wendy and the others also receive the money? I … Victoria, why did you give me so much money? That's so out of character for you. Where did you get so much money? Victoria, you're amazing. You're …"Victoria was not in the mood to listen to his flattery. "Get close to Zachary and influence him to gamble. The money is for you to gamble wi
Victoria saw that Benjamin wasn't looking like he was kidding at all. She placed both of her hands on his chest and turned her head away when he leaned in to kiss her.She then pushed him away hard and changed the topic by saying, "I heard that Solomon was beaten up in his own house last night."Benjamin chuckled lowly and said, "There's no use changing the topic."As he was talking, he arched his neck and pressed his lips near Victoria's ear.Victoria's ears, especially her helix, were extremely sensitive. She subconsciously pulled her hands back and covered her ears with her palms.Benjamin took the chance to wrap his arms around Victoria's waist and pulled her close to him. His face was close to hers.Victoria could feel Benjamin's burning desire as she was pressed down onto his lap. She now knew better than to struggle.This was just shooting herself in the foot!It wasn't that she didn't know what he was like, but she just had to stir him up.Victoria felt uneasy when she
Victoria used her other hand to support her cheek as she blinked.She said, "How could someone who dislikes wasting words and unnecessary chatter nag endlessly over just a small wound?"Benjamin coldly asked, "Are you complaining that I'm long-winded and annoying now?"He looked aggrieved, as if he would be angry if Victoria were to answer "yes".Victoria laughed out loud again and replied, "I'm not!"She used her finger to poke at Benjamin's cheek.She was smiling when she asked, "Are you madly in love with me, Benjamin?"Benjamin looked at Victoria seriously as he crouched by her legs.If it was before this, he would've nodded and replied "of course" without hesitation. But now …Benjamin couldn't be as confident and sure when he recalled Wendy's previous words.Victoria didn't think much of it and took Benjamin's silence as affirmation.She continued, "I'm thinking that you're definitely madly in love with me. That is why you're so heartbroken and reacted abnormally even
"Where are we heading to now, Ben and Mrs. B? Why are the people here so weird? Why are they dressed up as if they're in a period drama?"What is this place? Why are the both of you here?"Yves was back to his lively self as soon as he got into the carriage. He started asking endless questions."You regained your memories now, Ben? I knew you'd never forget about Mrs. B no matter what. Even if you did, you'd definitely remember everything as soon as you saw Mrs. B!"Yves gushed on. It took him a good while to realize that Benjamin's expression had changed. Even the atmosphere in the carriage became strange.He asked, "Did I say something wrong?"Wendy laughed dryly and replied, "He's not as deeply in love with Victoria as you think he is. He didn't remember anything."Yves laughed awkwardly before pursing his lips.He started to butter Victoria up."How did you know Ben is here, Mrs. B? How did you find—"Victoria pursed her lips and glanced at Gwen who was driving in the fro
Yves stared at Anna. She started out mumbling, and her voice grew louder toward the end.He looked confused. "Ben, Mrs. B, what is she talking about?"He was sure she was speaking the same language but couldn't, for the life of him, understand what she meant.Upon listening to Anna, Wendy immediately felt she was too quick to agree to Yves' request because of the money. She wanted to push him aside.However, he was in a sorry state with his limp. His face was visibly thinner than before, and his eyes weren't as bright as they used to be. She found herself sympathizing with him.Victoria pressed her lips together, and her brows creased further.Benjamin turned to Silas. "Go and get Asher!"Anna didn't dial back on her arrogance. "Great idea. I'm looking for him, too."There was a horse race today, yet he locked me up in that cabin! I have a score to settle with him!"Victoria recalled Asher leaving the stables urgently during the day and had a hunch about what happened."If yo
Yves looked up with teary eyes and could vaguely make out Benjamin's sour face.He rubbed his eyes with all his might. Benjamin's face slowly became clear to him as his vision cleared."It's really you, Ben! Oh, Ben!"He was pleasantly surprised, as though he finally had someone to rely on. He teared up in excitement.The next moment, he became aggrieved again. He was just like a three-year-old who was bullied by a stray cat.He cried, "You're here, Ben. Why didn't you ask someone to look for me? You've no idea what I've experienced."I've been locked away in that shabby cabin and almost lost it. I miss you so freaking much!"Benjamin looked less sour now. He took out his handkerchief that he brought along wherever he went.He passed it to Yves, who had tears and snot all over his face. "Clean up. You're a grownup man, you know. Look at you."With one hand taking the handkerchief, Yves clung onto Victoria with the other.Benjamin stared at his hand that was holding onto her.
Asher felt his heart shatter. "Why didn't you tell me earlier? I've already gifted it to someone else!"The person in charge felt his heart ache, too. "I wanted to inform you when you arrived, but you told me to talk to you after the race."You've always said that horse has a character and that you like it, no? I never expected you to give it away."Who did you give it to? Could you, perhaps, buy it back from him?"Asher was dispirited. "I can't."He waved it off and continued, "Forget about it. It belongs to someone else now."I'd been obliging to its every wish for all the time it had been here. Still, it never obeyed me."It's intelligent and chooses its own master. I can't tame it. It's no better than an average horse to me."Tell those who witnessed that incident that they shouldn't talk about it to anyone. You may leave."The person in charge glanced at him. Bowing, he acknowledged the instruction he received and left.Asher looked toward Sebastian and sighed dejectedly
Silas and Wendy immediately hurried over in excitement when they heard they were going to split the winnings.Wendy, who wasn't the best in maths, counted gleefully, "We bet one thousand gold coins. As the odds are at one to 246, we'll get … ten thousand, 200 thousand … 244600 gold coins. Am I right?"She surprised herself when she said that out loud. She and Silas exchanged glances and started hopping about in delight.That was a lot of gold coins! They were rich!"Ten percent of 244600 gold coins would amount to roughly 24 thousand gold coins, so 20 percent would make it about 50 thousand. Victoria—"Silas and Wendy were already dizzy. Turning to them, Victoria instructed, "Give us a moment, and take Onyx with you.""You …" Silas looked at her suspiciously. Was she planning to keep all the money to herself?She gave him a warning glare, and he and Wendy obediently led Onyx away.They shouldn't offend their moneybag right now.Victoria looked at Asher. "That's over 240 thousa
Everyone looked in the direction of the sound. It was a teenager who was around 15 years old. Not bothering to keep up his image, he sat on the floor and clung to Sebastian's leg.Besides him, many others were standing around Sebastian. They all looked at Sebastian pitifully.Asher loudly asked the one kneeling, "Just look at you, Troy Lancaster! What happened to your enthusiasm?"It's only a meager sum. Do you really have to react this way?"Troy Lancaster? He was the Lancaster family's youngest son, Sebastian's younger maternal cousin.Victoria had a photographic memory. She saw his name when she skimmed through the log book earlier.He had bet 500 silver coins, which wasn't the least of all. It wasn't a hefty sum either, considering who he was.The Lancasters had very conflicting approaches in his upbringing. His mother pampered him, while his father was very strict toward him because he thought he was spoiled.Judging from his reaction, he must've been greedy and impulsivel
Once Roxy left, several women with ill intentions who criticized Victoria earlier became uneasy. They came up with excuses and left one after another.As the drama ended, everyone calmed down. Some were listless, while some were feeling down.There were also a few who approached Victoria, among whom were mainly men. They earnestly introduced themselves.Benjamin scanned the men who surrounded Victoria and somehow felt betrayed. Glowering, he seemed about to fly off the handle.His glare was too harsh, and many retreated after a short exchange with Victoria. She studied those who resolutely remained beside her.Compared to people from the outside world, the clan members had less desire for material possessions.Those who stood their ground didn't feel displeased at losing a hefty sum in the bet. They also withstood the pressure Benjamin's glare exuded.It was fair to say they were the best among the best.They were from decent families and had been receiving proper education sin