Colette was immediately surrounded by reporters the second she left the Warde manor."Colette, were you kicked out by Mrs. Warde Senior? Why did she kick you out? Does she know you are a fake?""Are you still engaged to Mr. Zachary? I heard you plotted for Mr. Zachary to end up with another woman. Why did you do it? Could you tell me your reasoning?""What was your biological father like? Did Ginny really kill him? How did she kill him? Why did she kill him?""Colette, did you know you joined the family due to a mix-up in the hospital? Why did you seduce Mr. Zachary? You took Ms. Victoria Jameson's rightful place in their family and stole her fiance. Don't you think such behavior is shameless?"…The reporters' questions were sharper and harsher than the next.They questioned her without respect, as if she was a joke.Colette had opened her mouth several times but was interrupted by another question. She did not know how to answer them."Colette is there. Knock that shameless
#"What did you say? You don't want it? Do you want Colette to find someone else? Megan, isn't sending someone abroad easy for you? We're talking about the Harper Corporation's shares here. It's three percent for 100 million dollars."Jenna continued, "This is basically free money. Colette is in deep waters right now. That's why she's desperate enough to sell her shares so cheaply. Why don't you want it? You should think about it properly."Megan nodded and was firm with her answer. "That's right. You shouldn't accept the offer either."Megan wasn't in a good mood, so she ended the call without giving much of an explanation.Jenna never imagined that Megan would decline the offer. She was even prepared to make a profit from the arrangements.Jenna was disappointed, annoyed, and frustrated with the turn of events.Megan must have grown dumb due to having a filthy amount of money.She wasn't like Megan. She did not have an unlimited amount of money to spend. She was unwilling to gi
Yvette looked at the clock when she heard Colette's voice on the other end. It was 4:30 am.She sat up on the bed and gave the best smile she could muster at such a time.It seemed like Colette was anxious.It was great that she was anxious."Do you have any evidence?"Colette retorted, "Do you think I won't have any evidence? I also have a card up my sleeve. When you asked me for help, I recorded our conversation. The fact that you have documents on the dirty things I did is enough evidence that you contacted Yvonne before her death."Yvette, our real mutual enemy here is Victoria. I never planned on bringing you down. The situation at the hotel with Zachary was an accident. I asked Ethan to help me."I didn't know the woman he brought over was you. I would have never agreed to it if I knew. It must all be an elaborate scheme of Victoria's. She wants us to fight among ourselves. We can't let her have her way!"Yvette asked coldly, "Did you kill Paul?"Colette was guilty and e
Benjamin pursed his lips and avoided Victoria's gaze.As he did, he felt feelings of irritation and nervousness surfacing.Victoria teased him, "I asked you a question. Didn't you hear me? Do you want to drink water?""Benjamin, why aren't you looking at me? We haven't been married long, and yet you're already tired of my looks? Am I so ugly that you can't even look at me?" she asked.Victoria held Benjamin's head and forced him to look at her."Am I ugly or beautiful?"Victoria inched closer to his face.Benjamin enjoyed it when Victoria messed around. His frown relaxed slightly as he said, "You're the most beautiful one.""You have good taste," chuckled Victoria as she leaned in to kiss him.However, Benjamin froze and dodged her."Your body can't handle it?" asked Victoria with a raised brow.Sure, he could be bad at everything. But when it came to performing in bed, he could not be an amateur.He wanted to hug her. He didn't care if she was willing, all he wanted was to
Yves was still worried about Victoria and Benjamin. Thus, he used Louis as an excuse to call Victoria."It's not me, it's Louis. I'm not sure where he heard the news from. But he's worried about you, He insists on meeting you," he said.Yves continued to ask, "Is it convenient for you now? How is Ben doing?"Victoria looked at Ben, who was busy handling his company affairs. She asked, "Louis and Yves want to come over. Is that alright with you?"Yves was slightly confused. "Mrs. B, who are you talking to?""Who else can it be other than Benjamin?" she replied.After momentarily thinking about it, he said, "They can come over."Victoria ended the call. "The Harpers' Security Team Election Event has to be postponed for a few days. I'll inform Ethan," she said.Benjamin looked at Victoria. "The rules are irrelevant. You have the final say."As Yves got ready to leave, he happened to bump into Megan at the garage."Yves, where are you going?" asked Megan.Yves answered, "Mrs. B'
Louis froze at the question. At that moment, the memory of him meeting Victoria for the first time began to surface.As he recalled the memory, his gaze became gentle.A short while later, he brought himself back to the present and away from the memory. He looked at Victoria as she was talking to Megan. "She acted quite similarly to how she's acting now. Did something happen to you? There's something about her that seems off."Benjamin looked at Louis. Although his lips moved, he remained silent.Louis looked back at Benjamin. "Protect and look after yourself. Don't let her become the person she used to be."…Meanwhile, Megan was busy questioning Victoria about Louis."Victoria, have you known Louis since a long time ago? What do you think of him?"Victoria glanced at Yves. "That's right. We've known each other for many years now. You're asking me what type of person he is? Well, he's a talented and capable man." She continued, "If not for that, you would not have fallen f
Colette was hiding in the hut Cole found.After waiting for a long time, she finally received a phone call from Yvette."Where are you? Send your location. I'll pick you up immediately," said Yvette.She informed Colette and continued, "I've already had someone draft the share transfer agreement. All you need to do is sign it. Once the contract takes effect, I'll immediately transfer the money to you."While she was on the phone, Yvette calmly took control of the situation.Colette replied, "Cash. Twenty million in cash and transfer the remaining. I'll tell you the location. We'll meet there!" She felt restless and impatient, and despair was apparent in her voice. She did not believe that Yvette would give her fifty million dollars. She was also worried that her bank account could be frozen at any given moment. But ultimately, her body, and especially her face, needed the money.The infection on her face had not been handled on time and was starting to fester. On top of that,
Although Yvette and Colette were seated at the back, they did not pay much attention to the drive.However, upon hearing the driver's words, they turned back to look. There were indeed two police cars behind them.Yvette looked tense as she turned back around to look at the driver and asked, "How long have they been chasing us? Are you sure that they're following us?"The driver replied, "It's already been five or six minutes. They've been constantly following us. I even made way for them, but they did not overtake me."Colette currently feared the police the most, and she panicked immediately. She pulled Yvette's arm and shook it, asking, "What should we do? Yvette, what should we do now? Are the police here to arrest me? I don't want to go to jail!"Yvette's expression was extremely upset. She shook off her hand and ordered, "Don't panic, don't panic yet!"She calmed down for a moment and then pointed at Colette. "Colette, are you constantly being followed?"Colette's voice
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