“She only spent a few minutes here,” Sansa told Russell, “and I could clearly see that she wasn’t a friendly woman. Yet you dated her for months and couldn’t tell what kind of woman she truly was? No offense, but any person with an IQ of 1 would have figured it out.”Russell frowned deeply. “Are you saying I have zero IQ?”“No. It’s not zero, of course, but it’s just less than one,” she teased him.“Can we stop talking about Natasha?” Russell hissed. “My mom didn’t even want me to think about her.”“Alright. Alright, sir,” Sansa softly said. Even though her mouth was small and throat was thin, her voice was still clear and loud. “I’ve seen money buying people’s common sense, but I guess love can also mess with people’s common sense. At least from here on, don’t let anyone fool you like this. I will also be careful so that I won’t fall into love due to appearances alone.”Russell didn’t say anything.“By the way, I saw a tent at the end of this street,” Sansa said. “They’re freely givi

Russell was excited about the dinner until Jessica called. After talking with her, his mood changed.“I shouldn’t jump the gun quickly. I will first see what kind of a deal Regan offers and then decide if he’s really trying to help or just purely doing business.”After all, Russell had gone out of his way to tell Regan that he’d owe him one if he were to help him with this lease deal.“I can see why adults wish they stayed as children because there’s too much going on in the adult world. Too many people constantly try to harm each other through unethical means in the name of competition and what not. Heck, you can’t even trust your own family because they have so many lies hidden in their heart that they’ll never reveal their true self to you,” he briefly thought about his father. “I don’t want to end up like him, who’s hiding big secrets in his heart.”Just then, Elora called him from the hall.“I’m coming, Mom,” he replied, though not in a loud voice because his health condition sti

Regan made Russell wait for his reply before nodding in agreement. “We can keep it a secret. Since you’re okay with the deal. I’ll send papers tomorrow.”Russell was relieved to hear that.Elora didn’t like how Regan was being so selfish when making a deal with his own grandson. (What’s his plan? Secret or not, it’s going to come out sooner or later. Is he trying to make the Lynn family hate him so that it’ll be easier to attract Russell to come to his side? Tsk, if only I was able to work, I wouldn’t let my son be toyed with by these selfish people. I would have let him live peacefully under my roof.)A few seconds of silence passed.“So, Mr. Regan, what do you do?” Elora asked him on purpose. “Do you live with your children now?”Regan’s expression slightly changed. His gut twisted a little as he spoke, “My son and his family died in an accident, so I’m living by myself right now.”Russell was shocked to hear that. “I’m so sorry.”“It’s okay. What happened brought me down to the rea

Russell was aghast after he ended up spitting the medicine in Sansa’s face, but he was even more astonished to see Jessica at the door.Jessica silently came and sat down in the chair and pulled the documents out of the file. “If you read these and sign them, I’ll be on my way,” she said, looking Russell in the eye, “so you can continue playing with your ‘juvenile’ maid.” Even though she had put on a poker face, her eyes were oozing out anger and jealousy.“I’m not a minor,” Sansa said, wiping her face clean with a towel. “And I’m not a maid, either.”“Yes, Jessica. She’s a nurse,” Russell quickly explained while struggling to get off the bed. “My father-in-law selected her because she’s exceptional when it comes to healing even crazy injuries.”“Oh, I can definitely see that,” Jessica said icily, squinting her eyes and giving a mildly threatening gaze at Sansa. “Fighting the patient who got stabbed three times is considered exceptional treatment these days.”“Who is this woman?” Sans

Russell’s phone rang. It was Kyra calling.“I’ll be outside,” William said and left.Russell’s eyes lit up initially, but then he remembered just how many times he had called but received no response from Kyra. His ego told him to not answer, but his responsibility as her husband told him otherwise.In the end, he answered the call. A few seconds of silence passed.“Did you cry?” Kyra asked.“No,” Russell softly but quickly responded. “I would be lying if I said I wasn’t frustrated, but I didn’t cry.”“Your sister called me a few days back and told me how your father has treated you, and how you used to suffer a lot,” Kyra said, startling him. “She told me to not make you cry, but I was angry. That’s why I didn’t answer your calls. You know why I didn’t answer, right?”“Yeah, I think I do.”Kyra exhaled audibly. “I heard that you leased Tuna Waves?”Russell’s eyes slightly widened. (How did she know about it already? Did William tell her?) “I did. I thought it’s something I should do.