Both Jane and Old Taylor were shocked.Charles thought that Isaac was definitely bluffing. He had stayed in the north for three years; when he came back, people nicknamed him “the Southland Boozer”. He’d met good drinkers before, but he’d never seen someone who drank highly alcoholic drinks by the barrel.“Fine, let’s drink. You start.” Charles smacked the table, brimming with arrogance.Diana poured half a barrel of liquor into each bucket, giving them about six pints of liquor each. Just looking at it made her feel faint. Drinking this amount wouldn’t kill them, right?But when she remembered how that asshole had ridiculed her, her concern then dissipated.Isaac lifted the bucket, raised his head, and began to gulp it down.He guzzled the strong alcoholic drink. The dining room was so silent that it was scary. Everyone watched with eyes as wide as saucers as Isaac’s Adam’s apple bobbed up and down nonstop, as if he was drinking water.“Ah… What a treat!” Half a barrel of liquo
“Old Taylor, Mrs. Taylor, sorry for all the trouble we caused today. We will definitely come back another time to apologize.” Mr. Peters glanced at Old Taylor and Jane before he lifted the violently vomiting Charles to his feet and left quickly “Father, what kind of shitty guest did you invite? If Albert finds out about this, he will be furious that we let an outsider call the shots in our family matters.” Jane stood up huffily and left.Diana glared at Isaac fiercely. “Garten, you got off lucky today, but you’d better hope you don’t run into me again.” When she turned around, she twisted her ankle, making her curse loudly, “Fuck, I’m never wearing high heels again.” She immediately kicked off her heels at the doorway and walked out barefoot.Only Old Taylor and Phillip were left in the dining room. Old Taylor got up and bowed to Isaac. “Mr. Garten, thank you for showing me the Owens family’s true colors.”“As I said, alcohol makes people tell the truth. We can believe Charles’ wo
However, Isaac continued to chew again. Then, he swallowed, and Margaret’s racing heart slowed down again.She thought, “That’s what you get for acting high and mighty all the time. You’ll be on the toilet all night today.”After dinner, Eugene volunteered to do the dishes. Margaret and Allegra sat on the sofa, watching television.Isaac said he had overeaten and wanted to go on a walk. He then walked outside, a cigarette hanging from his mouth.Margaret watched Isaac’s disappearing figure. Then, she glanced at the clock. It was almost time; it should kick in after another half an hour.Soon, Isaac returned. He went to the kitchen and made three cups of hot tea. He gave Allegra and Eugene a cup each while he drank the last one.After half an hour, Margaret suddenly frowned and covered her belly with her hand.Her stomach rumbled as waves of cramps hit her, making her unable to sit still.She turned to look at the others, who seemed fine.Shit, what was happening?“I—I need to
Edward led the way, and unexpectedly, Allen and Sean were right behind him.“Edward, what are you doing here?” Eugene was shocked that the three of them were here together, but he didn’t dare ask why. He simply nodded and greeted them.“How’s Margaret? Our father is worried sick and asked me to check on her,” Edward said, pushing the door open.Actually, he was with Allen and Sean tonight to discuss how to get rid of Isaac when he suddenly received a phone call and learned that something had happened to Margaret. Hence, they thought they might as well come over together.As soon as Edward entered the room, Margaret cried out in a loud voice, “Edward, that piece of shit, Isaac, did this to me. He spiked my food. I can’t stay in Riverview anymore!”Seeing how ill his sister was, Edward’s heart hurt. He gritted his teeth and said nastily, “Margaret, don’t worry. That Garten bastard only has a few days left. Mr. Nox and Mr. Merck already have a plan. They’ll make sure his body is chop
In the end, Isaac still went into the water. It was only because Isabella couldn’t swim but really wanted to play in the water.He held her body up with his hands, teaching her how to swim while Serena watched from the side. Occasionally, a wave would wash over them, and Serena would lose her balance.Her hand brushed against Isaac’s waist by accident.Isaac stepped away from her as if he’d been electrocuted, making Serena burst into laughter underwater.After playing in the waterpark all morning, they went to a restaurant outside and had beef ribs for lunch. In the afternoon, they rode roller coasters and other rides. Isabella was in high spirits.At night, they planned to go ice skating. Serena was already exhausted, but Isabella was still overflowing with energy as she hung from Isaac’s neck.The sun went down, and the three stopped under a tree on the sidewalk outside the amusement park to rest.A stylish man wearing sunglasses and carrying a backpack approached Serena.He
“Come on, I know Aurum County better than you. Why are you acting like a coward and being scared of everything? You two keep eating, and I’ll go take a look. If something’s off, I’ll come back right away.” Serena gestured at Isaac, asking him to relax. Then, she got up and left.“Why did Auntie Serena leave?” Isabella asked innocently with a spoon in her mouth.Isaac pursed his lips. “Your aunt wants to become a celebrity and is too impatient.”Meanwhile, Serena exited the hotel and immediately hailed a cab. She rattled off the address she was given and rushed over as if she was on fire.Serena got off at an office building in the middle of Aurum Boulevard. Then, she took the elevator to the 16th floor.When the elevator doors opened, she saw the senior talent scout she had met earlier today, Jaden Wells.“Serena, you’re here? Please, come in.” Jaden gave her a handsome smile, looking like a total gentleman.He brought Serena into the office. Inside, the lights were bright, and
Serena’s vision began to blur. When she saw Jaden walk toward her, she realized something was wrong.“Mr. Wells, what are you doing? W—What do you mean by ‘work for it’?”“Serena, I don’t want your money, so what do you think you can give me? If you pleasure me tonight, I’ll definitely make you into a household name. Come, let me kiss you!” Jaden said, leaning close to her.Serena struggled to stand, reaching out to push Jaden away, but her hands were powerless.“What are you doing? Don’t come near me,” Serena said fearfully, on the verge of tears, as she tried to stand and get away.Back then, she had the opportunity to get into an acting agency that matched her major, but the boss had also made this sort of request. It was why Serena had chosen to teach at a school instead.She had never thought she’d face the same thing again today at the hands of a man who was exceptionally sly.She couldn’t dodge Jaden’s hands and ended up getting caught by him.Jaden wrapped his hand arou
“Put this on. We can’t stay here long.” Isaac was expressionless.Seeing Isaac’s tanned skin and lean muscles, Serena blushed as her heart began to beat crazily. She suddenly pounced on Isaac.Isaac was stunned. He pushed Serena off and saw that her eyes were dazed and her face was flushed. He said in a low voice, “He gave you a date rape drug. Calm down.”He turned his head to find Isabella looking at him curiously with a wide gaze. Fuck, had she seen what happened just now?Serena seemed to have lost her rational thinking and once again pounced on him.Isaac raised his hand and gave her a karate chop on the neck, knocking her unconscious. Then, he carried her with one arm, held Isabella’s hand with the other, and walked out.Meanwhile, Jaden, who got slapped earlier, ran to the office downstairs. He nervously dialed a phone number.The line connected, and the person at the end of the line immediately began to chew his head off.“Jaden, you bastard, are you crazy? Why are you