Teresa was able to bear most insults except when they were directed at her failed marriage. It was a long story, but to put it short, she did not give any freedom for her husband and made him a slave of the house, not even letting him go out on weekends. After ten years, her husband went crazy and ran away. She found him and brought him back, but he ran away again. This happened a few times, and when he ran away for the tenth time, she did not go looking for him anymore.So, when Elora said the words ‘your husband ran away from you,’ they hurt the depths of Teresa's soul. If it was her younger self, she wouldn’t have taken it to heart that much, but now that she had grown old and seen many things, she knew that she treated her husband wrongly. Though, she still wouldn’t accept that if anybody were to ask about it.“I don’t know who told you that bullshit, but you better take back your words,” Teresa said, “Or…” she glanced toward the driver. “It’ll only take a single bullet for me to

Later that day, Elora returned home and thanked Nora for helping her by giving her a gun and a sniper.“If not for you, she might have probably killed me, or at least kidnapped me,” Elora said. “You said she’s crazy, but I didn’t know she was this crazy.”“That woman worked under me to get the inside information about our businesses,” Nora said. “After I realized that, I had to find other valid reasons to send her away because I was afraid that she might harm me or my family. I don’t know who she has behind her back, but they’re definitely not ordinary people.”“She made it sound like the people who control the government are backing her,” Elora stated a bit tensely. “She’s a much bigger threat than I ever imagined. And I plan to keep myself and Russell as far away from her as possible.”“That’s the best thing to do,” Nora agreed. “But what are you going to do about your son?”“Mm? What about him?”“I mean, he doesn’t seem to have a plan on what to do, moving head,” Nora’s tone contai

After Teresa left, Regan got thinking about a lot of things.Gage entered the room with many wounds on his body.“Are you going to be okay?” Regan asked, looking a little worried.“I’m fine. These kinds of injuries are nothing new to me,” Gage said, slightly cringing in pain because one of his ribs probably fractured a bit. “So, what did you two talk about?”“Nothing pleasant,” Regan said and swiveled the chair to the backside, so he could view the city through the glass wall. “She was right about one thing. I was self-consumed back then, and I couldn’t be satisfied with any victory because I always kept looking for more. At the expense of love and peace, I chased the short-lived thrill that only success could offer. As a result, I couldn’t spend more time with my family. That’s what led to this day, where I eat my meals alone most of the time. I know I’m not alone because I still have my daughter and grandson, but… I do feel the pain whenever I remember I don’t have a family member o

Roddick looked everywhere on the mountain for the thousand-year-old ginseng, but he was not able to find it. He couldn’t hire men because he couldn’t trust anybody.As it was getting dark, Roddick became extremely bitter and screamed at the heavens. “LIAM LYNN! If I don’t kill you in the most gruesome way possible, I’ll change my fucking name!”At Tom’s house.Nora drew a painting of Russell, Elora, Nora, Jessica, Tom, and Max sitting in a garden. Though it looked simple at first sight, it had so much depth to it.It was so beautiful, Elora’s eyes turned wet because Nora had recreated a moment they all spent that evening in the veranda while drawing the garden of the farm house where Elora had lived for the past twenty years.“I want to buy this painting!” Jessica said. “For how much will you sell this to me, Grandma?”“I don’t need money. You can have this for free,” Nora said. “But promise me you’ll keep it safe.”“I will!” Jessica excitedly said. She and Russell were sitting next t

On the same night, at Tom’s house.Elora and Jessica were in the tuition hall, while Nora had gone back to the Lynn estate because she didn’t want to leave her son alone for long there.“If you don’t think I’m being intrusive,” Elora hesitantly said, “why didn’t you try to meet your mom or dad after you got the job?”“My dad is crazy, and my mom is crazier. They are two of the most selfish people I’ve ever seen,” Jessica said. “Compared to them, Jennifer doesn't even come close.”“Still, your mother carried you for about forty weeks in her womb,” Elora reasoned. “There are many women these days who think of pregnancy as an inconvenience. If your mom and dad hadn’t taken care of you when you were in the womb, you wouldn’t have been born, Jessica. Don’t forget that. And giving birth itself is a very painful process, though the joy that follows after you see your child completes overshadows everything else. There isn’t another experience like it in this world.”Jessica frowned visibly. “