2024-04-22 05:15:49Quickly, Jill got up after listening to the recorded voice, which shocked her. Her eyes widened, as if she couldn't believe what she was listening to.
Seeing her mother's sudden change in demeanour, Camellia also got up after gazing at the man she had met discussing the topic of marriage in Arthur's luxurious room. She approached her mother to find out what was going on that was making Jill behave impolitely. "What are you doing, mum?"Jill twisted her head with both eyes, scanning the surroundings. She glanced at the clock that was almost nine. "He's here. Did he ever send someone here? Why do I feel like he knows my movements here?"Arthur, who was sitting on his stool, frowned. He rose slowly, with both eyebrows furrowed in surprise. "What is it, Mrs Reynolds?"Jill moved quickly. She approached Arthur nervously while biting her lower lip as she glanced around. "Aland is here. He knows I'm going to have a press conference about this issue soon. And he—"Jill a
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Ten minutes earlier, Arthur had briefly excused himself to Camellia to go to the hotel to get something. Camellia, who had understood, nodded and said yes without hesitation. Quickly, he contacted someone in the car park to prepare the car in front of the lobby to shorten the time.Along with Jill, who also went down from the top floor to the underground floor, Arthur was behind her back, heading to the ground floor. Sure enough, it only took him a short while to arrive at the hotel and search the room Jill was in. Slowly but surely, he searched for the suitcase that Camellia had mentioned in a text message.In just a moment, she could find the suitcase that Jill had hidden under the bed. He quickly opened the suitcase and tried to find the hidden file. He found it!In the pocket on the back cover of the suitcase, he found documents he had never seen in all the time he had known Jill. Without thinking, he photographed every single file he found with a triumphant smile th
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In the JF Groups room, Pete, who was watching the press conference, let out a long sigh. For the first time, he felt relieved when he saw Jill make a statement. After that, he resumed the JF Groups project and rescheduled Aland and Ronald White's meeting.Elsewhere, Shannon just stood with her arms crossed. Instead of paying attention to the press conference that might affect Reynolds Industries, Shannon focused on the statement in the court's judgement. She read all the facts about who Jill really was from the pictures she took when she found Jill's confidential documents.Shannon massaged her head lightly. She really did not expect Jill's life to be so full of drama. Although she herself did not understand whether the court judgement was something that could be accounted for or not.Out of curiosity, Shannon finally opened a search page. She entered keywords with Cavill's name. Sure enough. She found a lot of news about the name she had entered.Shannon swallowed h
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"Forget about this. They must be working together. Those two bastards must be seeking revenge. Meggie with her demands, and Aland with his desires. Damn it!"Arthur's eyebrows rose as he sniggered softly. He grabbed a proposal that had to be presented before lunchtime. "We should go meet Joseph this afternoon, Mrs Reynolds. Isn't he the biggest distributor who brought Reynolds Industries so much demand? This time, you have to get it. Not just for US Foods' benefit. But it will also be the presentation after you return after being expelled by Shannon, right? If you can take over Reynolds Industries' favourite position, I can just buy you an apartment like the one I have now. Isn't that exciting, Mrs Reynolds?"Instead of answering enthusiastically, Jill squinted sharply. She glanced at the watch on her wrist before finally reaching for the proposal Arthur held out in front of her. "Even I was your future mom in law when you almost married my daughter? Can't you go alone this
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"That's easy, Mr White. I'm just her son-in-law, married to one daughter she loves so much. I may not have done much, but my mother-in-law gave up everything so that her other daughter would not feel neglected. Isn't that the kind of attitude my mother-in-law has always shown, Mr White?"Instead of laughing and confirming, Ronald White looked at Aland even more intently. His head nodded slowly as he took stock of things. "You know very well, Mr Fischer, how Jill really is. Why are you still trying to cover it up in front of me? We can have an open discussion here. No one will know. It's just us here."Aland looked around the room. For some reason, he felt that Ronald's words contradicted the truth. "No, Mr White. I'm only here to discuss the schedule for the first phase of construction. Besides, I have nothing to say about my mother-in-law, even if it's just the two of us. If you have no problem with the proposal, then fine, I'll assume you approve it even if you haven't rea
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The Emerald Hotel to be flooded with many flashes of light. There were many journalists and reporters ready to ignore the many moments of the rich business executives and the invited rulers. One by one, the luxury cars stopped to drop off the guests, who continued to arrive.From a distance, Aland and Shannon, as well as Pete, who was in the same car, the luxury car that James had owned for a long time, had stolen more attention. Just as the three of them disembarked simultaneously, the lightning-like flashes that filled the sky continued to arrive, along with the snap of each camera held by the paparazzi in front of the famous hotel.Ignoring the many questions from the media crew, Shannon, who continued to be bombarded with questions because she was not an important part of her sister's wedding party, continued to walk in without answering a word according to Aland's instructions.Similarly, Aland kept his mouth shut when reporters asked him about being a guest, not a
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In her white dress, Camellia's face glistened in the light from the photographers waiting for the bride and groom to arrive. Camellia's beautiful smile combined with the sparkling colours of her wedding dress that radiated happiness caught the attention of all the guests. Shannon was no exception, who gaped in disbelief."Oh, my god! She really looks stunning in that long, flowing dress!"Aland nodded in affirmation, though his gaze was directed at Shannon alone. Even his smile was only to be shown to one woman, namely the wife who had accepted all the things that had stuck in the past.Feeling noticed, Shannon glanced at Aland briefly. It was as if she did not want to lose the precious moment of seeing her beautiful sister on stage heading towards where the groom was waiting on the main stage. "Don't be silly, Aland. Why are you staring at me when the bride and groom walking towards the main stage?"Aland grabbed Shannon's hand to hold it before gently kissing the b
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"Please let me go. I can go by myself!" Dwyane pleaded weakly. Not because of her overwhelming fear, but because her goal had already been achieved. Unfortunately, the guards were reluctant to let her go.Jill also came out angrily, following the guards who took Dwyane out of the hotel hall for the wedding from an unknown side entrance. Her feet moved quickly with both eyes ready to take in the surroundings. Just as the guards released Dwyane outside the room, Jill delivered a hard slap.Slap!Dwyane was slapped. Still being held hard by the guards, she received a second slap on the other cheek.Slap!"How dare you try to incite Arthur, huh? You weren't even invited here! Shouldn't you be ashamed of yourself for trying to ruin someone's wedding? What if the bride is you? The party is ruined, everyone's mood is ruined. That's what a wedding is to you, huh?"Dwyane did not rebel. She knew she was wrong. It was just that seeing Arthur marry another woman made he
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"What are you saying? How could the surveillance camera footage out of the blue disappear? No one else would have gone there to retrieve it because no one knows about this incident except—"Jill's sentence was not finished when she recalled the expression on Aland's face as he brought Dwyane from her tantrum. She squinted and turned around quickly and sharply. Her eyes looked at Arthur, who had remained silent since seeing Dwyane's presence there.Seeing her mother's movements, Camellia fell silent. She got up and started pulling her mother, who was staring at her husband mad. "Mum, listen to me. You remember he was constipated? He was having a bad day. Even in the middle of the show, when mum asked the guards to pull Dwyane out of the hall, he had it again, mum! Please keep your anger out of Arthur!"Jill threw Camellia's hand away angrily. Her eyes stared intently before finally pointing her finger in her face. "Don't you remember the relationship between Arthur and Dw
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"I do," Arthur said as he took out a red velvet box from beneath his luxurious clothes. He placed a simple ring with a single jewel on Dwyane's finger, which looked beautiful in his eyes.After that, the priest began to lead the prayers. It didn't take long for the two to sign the marriage contract.Although Arthur's second wedding ceremony was only held at the nearest church in the neighbourhood of the hospital, the happiness was evident on his pale face. He had been a wheelchair user for more than two hours, enduring the pain in his solar plexus after his surgery five days ago.There were only seven people in the church to witness Arthur's far from simple wedding. No party, no food. Only Shannon, Aland, Pete, Will Smith, John Benedict, Phil Allen, and Edward Frey, the officer who uncovered Arthur's many hidden cases.The first-born was given to Arthur, even though he was in a wheelchair. Seeing Arthur's weakening condition, the priest rushed the blessing and lighti
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"I'm going to file for a marriage annulment. So, will you be my lover, Dwyane?"Arthur's request just after Camellia disconnected the call made Dwyane melt. She burst into tears as he approached Arthur, who was still lying in the cage."Why just lovers? You can get married after cancelling your previous marriage," Aland said from the sofa.Aland immediately got up and approached with both hands in each of his trouser pockets. He grabbed his laptop before moving on, as he did not even get a response from his brother.Arthur was silent. Not only him, even Dwyane didn't know what to say when he was in the middle of such an awkward situation.As he put his work laptop in his bag, Aland spoke up again to help."I'll talk to Mr Smith right away. He will help you to file for a marriage cancellation as soon as possible. Only then, you guys can get married before you actually return to prison in six days. If you have anything to say, just call Pete--"Aland hadn't
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"Are you sure you're okay?"Camellia asked from a distance. The look of concern was visible, but it was not savoured by Arthur as he had savoured the anxiety on Dwyane's face earlier.The two were now connected through a call Aland had made to Mr Cavill, who was visiting his daughter. Using a phone and a laptop, the two were now face to face, even though it was only through a call connection.Arthur nodded in response to his wife's question at the end of the call. Unfortunately, he could not take his attention away from Dwyane, who was busy writing in the corner of the room."I'm fine, Lia. What about you? Did mum cause trouble again? Did she hurt you?"Although she sounded more concerned than before, Lia knew very well that it was just a pep talk from her husband. She shook her head slowly as she wiped away tears with her sleeve."Listen to me, Arthur. I asked dad to contact Aland so I could connect with you like this for some reason. Although I just found o
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Arthur blinked softly. His eyes squinted as the glare of the lights greeted him as he woke up after being in a state of emergency because of heavy blood loss.Instead of finding Dwyane or Lia, he saw Aland sitting with his head bowed on the edge of the bed. Her eyes closed again to make sure before finally looking back at who was beside him.It was the same man he hated to death before. Aland.Arthur's hand moved towards Aland's closed head, hiding his face, when he suddenly saw movement from the sofa. Quickly, Arthur pretended to close his eyes again, as if he hadn't woken up from a long sleep.Dwyane was shocked to death when he looked at the clock. It was almost night and Arthur had not woken up. This was contrary to the information received from the doctor earlier.Slowly, Dwyane woke up Aland, who had fallen asleep by accident. "Mr Fischer. It's already dark. Shouldn't you be going home?"The surprised Aland got up hurriedly. He looked over to where Arth
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"What else this time, Dwyane?"Arthur's question made Dwyane shake her head slowly. She plugged the flash disc into the laptop she had brought with her. She positioned it so that the screen was facing the direction where Arthur was."I haven't seen it myself, Arthur. You can see for yourself. This was given to me by Aland. He said it was a precious gift for you."Hearing Aland's name, Arthur rose lazily. He shook his head, refusing to see what he really wanted to show."No, Dwyane. That's enough. The other day you brought me the news you secretly heard from him. And it really kept me up all night long. Now what? Are they planning to frustrate me here?"Dwyane shook her head slowly. She was just trying to keep Arthur's attention back on what Aland was about to show him."No, Arthur. The other day, the possibility that I was wrong was quite high. Aland said that sometimes there is some information that is missed and contributes greatly to misunderstandings. Tha
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"Go away, Cobb! Get out of here or I'll kill you right now!"Aland sniggered and moved off, leaving Jill filled with intense guilt."You're just bragging! Arthur is my nephew! He is everything to me! And you can't touch him! He's mine! Don't ever come back or I'll kill you right here!"The clock had already struck three in the afternoon when Aland and Shannon sat across from Dwyane Hills. He knew very well that Dwyane continued to visit Arthur, no matter what. Every day. For more than nine days."I'm sorry if I've upset you, Mr Fischer," Dwyane greeted, having just spoken after ten minutes of apparent silence.Aland cleared his throat, then took a sip of his coffee while shaking his head slowly."What do you have to apologise for? There's nothing wrong with you going there, Ms Hills. I just don't like that you went there with information you shouldn't have given."Suddenly, Dwyane's eyes widened. Her hands immediately folded on the table, and tried to rea
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"Since when did you become so talkative, Cobb?"Jill's counterattack made Aland pause. He looked at Jill, who grabbed a plastic chair to sit across from him."How can I help you with coming all the way out here?"Aland glanced at Shannon for a moment, trying to make sure that his wife was fully prepared. He looked again at his mother-in-law, whose new identity had been stripped away, leaving nothing of her once admired name."There's something I want to do about the key you gave me. Liliana's death."Jill did not seem surprised at how quickly Aland had learnt the truth with just one keyword."You found it?"Aland showed her an old photo of Sophie and Liliana that he had copied from an old file at the orphanage. Even though it wasn't clear, Jill could still recognise who was in the picture."This is you and Liliana. You two are sisters, aren't you?"Seeing that Aland was not surprised by what she had found, Jill got up and approached. Her eyes squi
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"What did you say? Sorry, but can you say it again?"Shannon's request was not without reason. For the first time, she sat in Will Smith's room with Pete and her husband to explain everything.Aland closed his eyes and smiled faintly. His hands were intertwined with each other in a position in the middle of her legs."I'm not misspeaking, Shannon. This is the truth. Until a few moments ago, only Pete and I knew about this."Will Smith didn't understand. He, who had been staring out the window while listening to Aland's explanation, could only turn around and shake his head slowly."If Arthur is not James's son, why does James insist on claiming him?""Because he just lost his son, Mr Smith. Don't you remember that his scandal broke just as he was about to celebrate JF Groups' anniversary? James couldn't just ignore Arthur's arrival with Liliana. He didn't want to act rashly, either. He asked me to keep the fact that Arthur was abandoned by Eugene a secret bec
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"Sophie? You're trying to defame our orphanage just because of Sophie's case? Do you also want to examine all the children in this orphanage so that you can be satisfied with your judgement, Mr Fischer?"Aland turned to Shannon briefly before leaning forward, trying to calm him down. "Listen to me, Mr Flitch. This is not what you think it is. We're not here to make a statement or to judge your orphanage as bad, no. I'm just here because there's something wrong. I'm only here because there's something I wanna to know. About Sophie. That's all. We will never tell anyone that Sophie is from here. After all, the whole of the UK knows that Sophie's dangerous behaviour is not the result of someone's upbringing, but her disposition, which may never change even twenty years later. We're just looking into her bloodline. That's all."Dom Flitch squinted with an angry gaze. His previously cupped hands immediately came closer, watching Aland and Shannon's movements that seemed so d
