Thanks to Patrick’s compliments, Jimmy once again felt that he was growing more and more capable.Soon, Jimmy left the DuPont residence, while Patrick quickly prepared to head over to Swallowston once more to bring Joanna home.***As Jimmy stepped out, he made some calls to gather his friends in Northrive before driving over to the Drake residence.The Drake family was one of the ten most powerful families in Northrive. In fact, they were one of the strongest. A single command from them was all it took to wipe out the entire family of anyone who got on their bad side. After all, some of their own people held high-ranking positions within Internal Affairs.Consequently, to establish a good relationship with them, Patrick suggested that Joanna be wed to Grisha, the eldest son of the Drake family.However, Grisha had a mental disability since birth and was rather well-known as an eight-year-old boy living in an adult’s body. On top of that, Grisha’s legs were weak and he needed the

After a moment, the two finally returned to their senses, with Jimmy turning toward Joanna.With a cold voice, he said, “Joanna, as a woman—a woman of the DuPont family no less—have you no shame? I want you to come back to Northrive with me this instant!”Jimmy used to be Patrick’s illegitimate son but was recently legitimized. On the contrary, Joanna was the one who turned into the illegitimate daughter after her mother died, which explained why Jimmy was able to talk to her in such a manner.Joanna thought his words laughable when she heard them, and Samantha thought it was hilarious.But at that moment, Moses said, “You’re supposed to be my brother’s wife, Joanna. Your marriage date has already been set so you must return to Northrive with me today. As for the guy next to you, well… He’s a dead man!”‘Thank goodness Father isn’t here,’ Joanna thought.She might have stopped Adrian if Patrick were there instead of Jimmy. However, since it was Jimmy, someone completely unrelated

She frowned and said, “You can forget about it, Jim. I have a boyfriend. Now, hurry up and get me home!“The more he looked at her, the more Jimmy was attracted to Abigail. Although she definitely did not have a physique as decent as Joanna’s, it still did not stop her from having a beautiful appearance overall.Jimmy’s lust grew even stronger as he said, “Please sleep with me, Abby. I really like you.”“Are you insane? Don’t you realize that I’m way out of your league? You must be delusional!”Unfortunately, Abigail’s refute sparked Jimmy’s anger, causing him to frown in displeasure.He stared at Abigail and said, “I’m delusional? Fine! I’ll show you whether I’m delusional or not!”“Aaah! What are you doing, Jimmy?!”After that, Abigail’s terrified screams from the car could be heard throughout the outskirts.***At sunset, Samantha left the hospital after completing her check-up. Adrian and Joanna had accompanied her the entire time.Joanna reached out her hand and caressed

Despite her denial, Joanna was, in fact, swayed deep inside.However, she was not going to act on her feelings since there were too many things she could not change at that point—Jimmy murdering Abigail for example!‘The Drakes will no doubt be furious when they find out, and Father’s going to receive the brunt of their wrath when that happens.’***Adrian and his family sat down for dinner after they were done discussing the topic.Rue made a single bowl of chicken soup for Samantha, while an envious Adaline was only able to watch on.Samantha was clearly the one most well taken care of in the family at the moment. After all, she was carrying Adrian’s child.While they were having dinner, the sound of engine roars could be heard outside all of a sudden. Then, glaringly bright lights from several pairs of headlights shone into the house, lighting up the entire place. Despite their best efforts, Jewel Road’s security personnel had failed to stop the cars from entering Adrian’s co

Jimmy covered his severely bruised face and cried, “My face! My face!!!”He cradled his face as blood and tears flowed down. He was shocked by the outcome. He thought that Adrian would not fight back.For a moment, he regretted his actions.Meanwhile, Rosie screamed like a madwoman when she saw Jimmy being slapped. “Aaaah! How dare you hit my son, you little b*stard! How dare you hit someone far superior to yourself!”Rosie charged at Adrian as she yelled. At the same time, she brought out a dagger she had packed into her handbag beforehand and tried to stab him. Based on this, one could tell just how cruel and wicked Rosie was.Upon seeing this scene, Adrian frowned and lost his patience with the woman. He grabbed Rosie by the back of her head before she could even reach him and kneed her in the stomach.“Argh!”Rosie instantly felt a jolt run through her entire body and her mouth opened in a scream. She then fell to her knees as she clutched her stomach, her eyes glazing over.