The woman had her back to Victoria. It was dark outside. Victoria could only see her side profile and the wrinkles on her face.Victoria looked around and noticed there was no one around her.Victoria remembered how odd the woman had acted around Ethan. She decided to use this opportunity to investigate the truth.Victoria took two steps forward, but Sharon had already sensed her presence.Sharon turned around. When she saw Victoria, she began to panic.Subconsciously, Sharon covered her face with her hands and ran away."Wait, don't run!"Victoria wanted to catch up with her. However, due to her injured leg and her unfamiliarity with the area, Victoria did not chase after her.She slowed down her footsteps and pushed away the grass on the side.Victoria had seen something fall out of the woman's pocket.Very quickly, Victoria found a photo.When she picked up the photo, she immediately recognized Ethan as the boy from the photo.Other than him, there was a young and beauti
Not long after they returned to their rooms, Silas called Ethan."Wendy and I have searched every place that could hide a person just as Victoria has ordered us to do. We did not see anyone from the Summers family. We've looked around for a long time."There was evidence that someone stayed there not too long ago. They must have been transported elsewhere within the past few days."When Wendy returned to her room, she found a piece of paper. On it was a message saying the people inside had already been transported away, but they did not say where."Ethan quickly told Victoria everything Silas had told him.He frowned. "Does anyone in Maplewood Village know about your real identity and purpose? Is it one of the Summers family's spies? They must have quite a high position in the organization."If they knew the Summers family members were being transported away, why don't they tell us where they are? Whose side are they on? Do you know what they look like?""I don't know. I've been
Yvette and Colette were arrested under concrete evidence, especially Colette.Once Colette's crimes were brought to court, she might face the death penalty.Yvette had helped a criminal escape for the sake of money. She also had charges for Yvonne's life. Even if she did not serve a life sentence, she would not be freed in such a short amount of time.Sienna was able to release her. She was undoubtedly a capable woman.But if Benjamin had been there … no, it would be hard for her to pull the whole thing off even if only Yves was there."Sienna is Ethan's fiancée. She must have gone to Youngville for Ethan. She doesn't get along with Mrs. B. She must have ulterior motives by spending so much effort to free Yvette."Yves was furious.Although he was easily confused, he wasn't really dumb.He knew how much Benjamin cared for Victoria.If something had happened to Victoria, Benjamin would have torn Horkville apart and rushed straight to Yrinas.His ability to stay put in the host
Victoria thought of the matters that kept her up last night even while she washed up.When she headed outside, she looked at Ethan. The corners of his lips were upturned."You should act normal. Don't you know that it's very scary when you suddenly laugh out loud?"He ignored her and said firmly, "Once Ashton sees us, he'll only think that I've successfully brought home a beauty. He wouldn't think much of it."She was speechless."I don't want people to speculate about me. Forget about it. Do as you please.""Ashton is suspicious by nature. He's submissive now and acts as if he's absolutely obedient to you. But he's probably never lowered his guard around us."The woman jumping off the building last night was his way of feeling us out. He'll definitely become more wary of us if we take action."Victoria had done nothing. Firstly, she thought that the woman and child viewed death as an escape. Another point was that she had been aware of Ashton's presence before he appeared.Th
After Ethan entered the lab, he put all the tools and ingredients he needed onto the table.Because the amount of samples needed this time was larger, he chose instruments that could hold a larger volume.Once he had chosen everything, he quickly entered work mode.Victoria was dressed in lab gear. She was seated at the side.Sharon's gaze constantly remained on him. It was as if her gaze was glued on to him and was thus immovable. Her gaze was too obvious.Ashton felt extremely anxious as he looked in from the window. He was afraid that Ethan would lose his temper. His one billion would be for nothing.Thankfully, everything went smoothly.Four hours later, Ethan took off his gas mask.His face was pale due to over four hours of intense work that required high concentration. He looked extremely tired. He was also sweaty and looked like he was about to collapse.Sharon was concerned. She rushed to the front to support him. Just as she touched him, he exploded.He pushed her h
The dumb, narcissistic smile on Ethan's face quickly faded. His face became gloomy, and his mood had soured.Victoria poured him a glass of water. "If the person you missed suddenly appeared before you one day, could you accept it?"He thought about it deeply as he looked at her. His eyes held a spark of hope. "What do you mean? They're still alive?" She did not deny it. She asked hypothetically, "If someone you cared about did something you couldn't accept and crossed the line? Would you forgive her?"He knitted his brows. "What are you trying to say? Are you hiding something from me? What unacceptable thing are you talking about? Your question depends on the person involved. If it's you, I have no lines. Although you picked Benjamin over me, I will still do as you say. We're doing something that may cost us our lives, but I've never once had any doubts," he said. She felt that she was speaking to a wall. "I have something to do tonight, so I'll be going out. Follow m
Ethan was confused. "What's wrong?"Victoria looked around and released his hand. She pointed at the mobile house and said softly, "I'll give you an explanation later. Let's go take a look.""Why can't you explain it to me before we go inside?"She looked at him and explained her speculation. "I've heard that two cars arrived at the factory two days ago. Look at that mobile house. It's new and hidden halfway up the mountain. The location is covert, too. I suspect that the Summers could be inside. I'd like to confirm it."Her eyes were bright and eager. Upon hearing her words, Ethan was slightly taken aback."I'll accompany you inside then. Let's handle this quickly," he said. He took the opportunity to hold her hand again.She glanced at him but did not shake his hand off. She led while he followed. Under the dim light, the crease between his brows portrayed his restlessness.He had an inkling regarding Sharon. He wanted to know the truth, but he was scared to know it.Th
Victoria looked at Timothy, whose pupils suddenly dilated, and reached out to touch his arm.She could feel his temperature rapidly rising. His pulse was beating rapidly, too.She was familiar with this reaction. She held him still and turned her head sharply to look at Steven.Steven and Leon helped to hold him down.Steven's brows were knitted, and his whole body was shivering. He dejectedly and helplessly said, "Tim and I were injected with drugs. They said it's a new product that they've invented …" Timothy's eyes were wide open. His expression was pained. He gritted his teeth and endured the pain.He was conscious at first and could handle the pain. But gradually, his sense of reason was chipped away by the pain. He started begging. "Give, give me … Give me the drugs."Victoria tensed. Her brows knitted, and her heart welled with regret.She never thought that the product created by Ethan would be used on Timothy and Steven.Timothy's drug addiction became harder to b