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
The more Victoria spoke, the more heinous and atrocious she found Ashton's crimes. She was so angry she could not help but want to rush over and kill him."They're in a very bad position right now. We need to speed things up."She pursed her lips and thought for a moment. She then looked at Ethan. She asked, "Do you have any questions you'd like to ask? Ask, and I'll answer."Her thoughts were rather chaotic. She could not think of a good idea at the moment, so she planned to reply to his questions first.He sat by her side.He stayed silent for some time, then he said very quietly, "I saw her face. Is it true? When did you know about this?""The first day we arrived at the lab, I felt that something was off. She kept staring at you.""Ashton placed her in the lab to steal my formula. She stared at me because she wanted to learn it secretly. What's off about that?"She replied, "But she wasn't looking at your hands. She was looking at your face instead. Though I found it odd
Ethan and Victoria had just left their rooms. When they were about to go downstairs, they bumped into Freddie. He said, "You're finally awake, dear guests. Ashton has been waiting." They followed him to the dining hall. Before they entered, Victoria took a deep breath and suppressed her urge to kill Ashton.Almost immediately after they took their seats, Ashton's men started serving them sumptuous local cuisine.Victoria noticed the smile on his face. When the fox preached, look to the geese. And she was right."We have good news, Lynch. Money's rolling in!" Ashton sounded excited, and his eyes were sparkling. "I let a few of my old clients try the sample you gave me. Someone has already placed an order."Ethan took a sip of milk before looking at Ashton. "You're efficient. I've just produced those samples yesterday afternoon, yet we have a buyer already?"Ashton was confident and proud. "Can't let the opportunity slip. When it comes to making money, the sooner we take action, t