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Arthur withdrew his hand quickly as he watched Jill repeatedly. Not only Arthur, Camellia, who had been smiling hopefully, also frowned in surprise."Are you kidding, Mrs Reynolds? Getting married tomorrow or the day after? I haven't even prepared anything after you rejected me. How am I going to work and prepare everything now?”Camellia looked down for a moment before finally looking at her mum, who was now shaking her head in disbelief. "Mum, I haven't even fully recovered yet. How can I possibly get married tomorrow or the day after? Weddings are the happiest moments and I don't want to lose them just because mum is rushing it."Arthur turned to Camellia and nodded in confirmation. "That's what I mean too, Mrs Reynolds."Jill swallowed, then chuckled. Her blissful gaze faded and was replaced with disgust. "Yesterday and the day before, you kept asking me to marry you off. And this time you're asking how you're going to solve everything alone? Are you trying to belittle me now?"Ar
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"Welcome home, Mr Cobb!"Sarah O'dell and Emma Robbie's greeting must have taken Tom by surprise. He just smiled as he placed a bag of snacks on the table in front of the sofa. He also greeted some customers who make purchases.Nick just shook his head softly at the behaviour of his two colleagues. Not without reason. The two single women had won over Tom's manly demeanour. "Please understand, my two co-workers, sir. They are just going through puberty before disappointment sets in."Suddenly, Nick's words made the three visitors who were sitting with each of the JF Properties employees laugh to themselves. Meanwhile, Tom stood by the door, trying to be a greeter for the visitors who might come to visit.As the three visitors walked out after their purchase, Tom bowed before them to thank them for their trust. "Hope JF Properties bring you success."After that, Sarah quickly moved on, approaching Tom with her nose, trying to sniff out the unfamiliar scents.Being treated as such, Tom
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"Didn't I mishear?" asked Tom to make sure. He stood up in a huff as Henry approached him from behind."I heard it directly from Camellia, Aland. I think since her head was hit, her evil behaviour is starting to diminish. She told me everything. But she's still not sure when the wedding will take place."Shannon's explanation certainly made Tom understand the confidence of Arthur who suddenly came to ask him to prepare a car as a gift. "I think I should send him a wonderful present.""Did you see, right? Arthur always has a hidden way to get what he wants. His strategies are too cunning, Aland. He will utilise any means for his own benefit. Not for the good of JF Printing."Henry, who was waiting behind Tom's back, was about to turn around when Tom glanced back. "Lemme call you back later, Ms Reynolds. I need to get something done."Tom quickly put down the phone when he saw Henry handing him the company tab."There's an additional request, Mr Cobb. More than eight. They're asking for
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"Something is wrong, Ms Reynolds."Tom rose quickly from his chair. It was almost morning when Tom remembered to call Shannon after all night long of watching the furniture production without missing the procedures.He rubbed his nose furiously as he realised something was off. Fighting off his overwhelming sleepiness, he leaned back and watched the stars through the glass window in his office."There's something wrong here. After all, no one anybody wants the others to see their quarrel."Shannon, who was still closed up in bed, could not do much. She glanced at the clock that was still pointing to four in the morning while clearing her throat, adjusting her voice that was still hoarse because she had just woken up from a night's sleep."Didn't I tell you before? Because of her head injury, it's possible for Camellia to change for good in just a matter of nights. It doesn't hurt us anyway, does it? Maybe we have the advantage of keeping a close eye on their progress in making plans."
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Shannon, who had fallen back asleep, suddenly woke up quickly. There were negative thoughts that suddenly filled her head that were still sleepy. Unwillingly, she got up and contacted someone. "Mr Camerun, I'm sorry if I interrupted your time. But if I may ask, did Aland contact you before?"Pete, who was also feeling anxious, woke up. He got up and tried to pay attention to the landline. "Is there something you're worried about, Ms Reynolds?"Shannon hesitated to say anything. But no matter what, she couldn't remain silent and wait to hear from Tom, who suddenly sounded hurried. Slowly, Shannon got up from the bed and paced restlessly."The last time he disconnected the phone, he sounded hurried, Mr Camerun. I think something has happened. Should I go over there to see his current condition?"Pete glanced at the clock and shook his head, rejecting Shannon's absurd order. "It's still too dark, Ms Reynolds. Lemme send someone over to have
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Jill threw the wineglass in her hand quickly at Arthur. Her eyes were red with resentment when she heard the news that Tom had survived and Brown hadn't done his job properly."Is there no one else I can count on?"Arthur jumped backwards to get out of the way. His breath caught in his throat as he recalled the stakes that hadn't yet been raised by Jill, who was beginning to lose her mind."The police aren't continuing their investigation because there's firm evidence from the hidden cameras that Tom stabbed Lark in self-defence, Mrs Reynolds."Jill gave Arthur a sharp glance. She approached Arthur with wide strides. "I don't care and I don't want to know anything about it, Arthur! At least, if Brown dies, he won't be able to blackmail us! He won't make us go down with him."Arthur looked down and nodded in affirmation as he gazed out of the window of Jill Reynolds' luxurious room. "You're right. But doesn't that mean we can make Tom stop
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"We should get going, Pete."Tom had just finished changing when Shannon suddenly walked in with a downcast look, then she glanced to the side as Tom's head nodded curiously.As for Pete, he quickly tidied up his laptop and all the files he had taken from JF Moulding in order to deliver the furniture that was ready to be transported by two large trucks.Shannon opened the door to the room wide enough for Tom to step in. She entered, nodding when Tom saw who had arrived."I heard you almost died, Cobb."Tom was not surprised by the arrival of Jill Reynolds, who wanted to check on him. He invited her to come in and sit on the sofa after Pete left with a lot of luggage."Not nearly dead, Mrs Reynolds. But getting up once again. Isn't that right?"Jill grinned, then glanced at Pete, who had left first after bowing to her. She looked at Tom, who was getting ready to go back to work in a cheap suit he'd picked up at the conven
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"Do you want to kick me out, Aland?"Instead of being surprised by Shannon's stubborn refusal to leave for her own safety, Tom smiling. He rubbed the corner of Shannon's eyes that had to get wet and then touched her chin for a while."If you don't want to go anywhere and still want to accompany me, then you have to grow stronger than before, Ms Reynolds. This is only the beginning. And for them, there may never be a happy ending for us."Shannon blinked quickly, glancing up to keep her tears at bay. "Of course. I'll be stronger. We'll face this together. I'll show them that despite their bullying, we can still live happily."Pete, who was still there, smiled and raised his thumbs up to his chest as the couple turned to him. He grabbed the things that had been packed to take away.Tom got up with his hand, clutching Shannon tightly. He carried Shannon out of the hospital without any fear of death. Together with Pete, who bring back some im
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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
