Hailey swallowed nervously, clenching her fists. Informing the rest that Eleanor now had a powerful backing will make them try to bring her back to the family at all costs, which might make her lose the shares she stole from Eleanor before kicking her away. She and her father had made sure Eleanor won't have any gainful employment to ensure that she will forever stay servile, unable to challenge them to recover what she lost.“I don't think your speculations are correct. Eleanor has her bad sides, but she's a kind person, with a long suffering spirit of endurance. She's not the type that will intentionally hurt her family out of spite. You must be mistaken.” The eldest grandson of the Campbell family said with a frown, feeling unhappy about Bennet's manipulations. It was no secret that he wanted to cut off the other branches and keep the entire company for himself.“Fine. Since you all claimed that Eleanor is the one intentionally attacking her family, do you have any proof? I won't l

Alex nodded in satisfaction as he listened to the things going on in the Campbell's household. Things were indeed going according to plan.“Should we withdraw the remaining support from Campbell's family now?” Raz asked, walking closer to Alex.“No, just wait for a while. Once they're done with their bantering, I will know what decision to make.” Alex said, waving him away.“The other two reporters allowed in are asking why it was suddenly re-scheduled. They have been waiting for a while, but the interview suddenly got canceled. So, of course, they won't have anything good to write about CloudSea corporations.” Raz whispered hesitantly, already knowing what Alex would say.“Just tell them that we caught an MSC reporter, trying to sneak in with a stolen VIP access card. You should know what story to tell them, why are you distracting me?” Alex snapped, going back to what he was doing.Raz simply chuckled and moved away, shaking his head.******“Dad, it's obvious this complaint is crea

“What's wrong boss?” Raz asked, nearly colliding with Alex who was rushing out of his office as if he was being pursued by a monster.But there was no monster capable of making him run without looking back, like a frightened coward. So why was he running like that?“Nothing. Let's go home. It's very late.” Alex whispered, hurrying into the passageway that will lead him to the VIP elevator.Curiosity got the better of Raz, and he entered the office, peeping cautiously as if expecting to fight an enemy, his hand on the hilt of his gun as he looked around, searching for what made Alex run out of his office with such horror in his face. He walked around the room, searching all hidden places that professional assassins could hide in, without results. He moved to the rooms attached to the main office, but there was still no one.Just as he was about to leave in defeat, he heard a tiny sound, making his eyes quickly snap to the floor, noticing how Alex had hurriedly thrown it on the floor. I

Ariella immediately screamed in horror.However, before she could reach the floor, a strong arm caught her legs mid air, while a smaller pair quickly caught her back, catching her in his arms.Ariella opened her eyes, noticing that Luz was the one who caught her while Alex grabbed her leg, suspending her mid air.Alex gently carried her in his arms, rubbing her back as his heart, which was still pounding in horror, communicated the kind of fear he felt in that split second.She suddenly began to laugh. However, none of them found it funny. The tears falling down her cheeks exposed the fact that her laughter was fake.“Sweetheart, please don't cry, you're frightening me.” Alex whispered, carrying her to his dressing room.He slowly sat down on a sofa, sitting her on his lap.“Don't cry, okay? Big girls don't cry.” He whispered, cradling her head against his chest.Soon she stopped crying and began to hiccup, letting Alex wipe her tears. “Why can they do it but I can't? I'm so useless.

Sweat was matting Alex's forehead as he struggled against the dark hand holding his throat tightly.His eyes snapped open and he pushed the hand away, hurriedly sitting up.“Are these the dark memories Luz talked about, that are hiding in my mind which will consume me when I lose guard? I thought I have gone past all those traumas and disappointments, leaving that dark place behind. Why am I remembering those bitches again? Is the dark book so powerful that it can play tricks on someone of my level? Or was it because my cultivation and spiritual sea was destabilized, due to the crack in my cultivation foundation? No! I'm too big for my mind to play tricks on me. What just happened here?” Alex wondered, looking around.At that moment, he noticed a human skull with a weird pair of eyes. The right eye was green, while the other was red. The dark smoke was still swirling around the area, slowly receding into a black earthenware pot under the skull.Alex's mind Immediately got sharper, an