Henry had just come out of the Blue Ocean Restaurant when a man greeted him at the lobby in a luxury black sedan-type car."Mr. Henry. Please come in."When Henry got in and sat down, the door was closed. The man, who was none other than Jack, immediately got behind the wheel. The car left the lobby of Blue Ocean Restaurant at a moderate speed."Jack, may I know your surname or do you have another name?" Henry asked suddenly.Jack looked at Henry from the center mirror. "Yes, young master. My name is Jack Robinson.""Well, I'm not comfortable calling you Jack for some reason. Can I just call you, ‘Robin’?" asked Henry. There was an unpleasant memory that Henry had experienced with someone named Jack, so, whenever he called that Oliver Wood's men, Henry felt like remembering Jack – someone who made him annoyed for some reason."Robin? I don't mind at all, Young Master."Henry nodded once. He stared out the window, taking in this busy corner of Eastland. "We'll go to the Emerald Group f
Ridgewood AvenueThere was a dead-end alley on Ridgewood Avenue that Lily Wilson will never forget for the rest of her life because it has a story to tell. And, that time Henry took her there, to Ridgewood Avenue, a place where one day many years ago, Lily witnessed a scene that brought tears to her eyes.Several years ago when Henry was only twenty-five years old, he saved a girl who was the daughter of a conglomerate from an accident. Because of that one encounter, the girl fell in love with Henry who she considered to be a mature man with a charming personality. From that day on, the girl continued to pursue Henry and asked him to marry her.As time passed, even though the girl found out one day that Henry was already married, she still maintained her love for him. In fact, one day after she heard that Henry had been evicted from the Wilson family home and was living in poverty in a shabby flat, she went looking for him.The two then met in the alley, on Ridgewood Avenue."Henry, m
Some time later, Lily and Henry entered a simple restaurant. A woman in her fifties with an Asian face welcomed them."Hello, my dear children... it's been a long time since you last came here.""Hi Aunt Miho," Lily greeted Auntie Miho's friendly greeting with a sweet smile. "We've had a lot of work to take care of recently." Lily replied kindly.Aunt Miho frowned and then glanced at Henry. "Wow... does that mean, Henry got a job? I'm happy to hear that, dear."Lily and Henry shook their heads together. "Henry hasn't gotten a job yet, but he got lucky so our current life is much better than before." Lily answered honestly.For a moment, Aunt Miho took a deep breath hearing that Henry was still unemployed. However, remembering that Lily mentioned that they had gotten lucky, Aunt Miho smiled again. "Whatever it is, I'm glad to see you two with such cheerful faces like today." Aunt Miho took out a pot of green tea and two cups and placed them on the table where Henry and Lily were."Aunt
After lunch at Aunt Miho's shop, Henry took Lily for a walk to Ridgewood Park. In the past, when their stomachs were hungry in the afternoon, they would often take a stroll in Ridgewood Park while looking at the street food sellers.Back then, when Lily's savings were low, dinner was an activity that they omitted. Skipping dinner proved easier than skipping breakfast. That's why, when the hunger struck their stomachs, Henry and Lily would sit in Ridgwood's garden, watching the people go by until they were both seized by an irresistible drowsiness. After hunger was drowned out by sleepiness, they would go home and fall asleep without bothering to reduce their meager money."Honey, I brought you here on purpose, so that I would always remember that I was once a useless husband." Henry muttered as soon as he and Lily arrived at Ridgewood Park.At that time, one of Lily's hands grabbed Henry's elbow, holding him close as she rested her head on his shoulder. Lily's eyes were closed as she
"Are you sure she's Mrs. Hudson, Honey?" Lily was shocked after hearing Henry's whisper. In fact, someone named Mrs. Hudson was the one who contributed the most to Lily and Henry's misery when the two had just arrived at the shabby flat in Ridgewood area two years ago.Henry nodded his head. "Yes, she is Mrs. Hudson. Although her face is much worse than the last time we met, I still recognize her, Lily. If you have any doubts, just try to call her name.""Is that so?" Lily's heart raced as she made a move to call out to the old beggar. "Mrs. Hudson...? Is that you?"The old beggar jerked her head back, her hand that had been halfway into the trash can now retracted as her ears heard a familiar voice."Li... Lily Wilson..." The old beggar stammered, not expecting that she would meet Lily Wilson again on such an occasion.The old woman was indeed Mrs. Hudson, just as Henry had expected. At that very moment, Lily was seen grinding her teeth, holding back the anger that had been delayed.
What made Lily's body weak was the news from Mrs. Hudson that she could barely believe. Mrs. Hudson said that two years ago, she was asked by Catherine Wilson to slander Lily so that Lily would be required to pay a substantial fine for the mistake she never done.In fact, it was also Catherine Wilson who created all the scenarios including the plan to hire five fake witnesses to aggravate Lily's sentence."Honey, what's wrong with you?" Henry, who had just finished giving a lesson to Lukas, rushed over to Lily and hugged her limp body.Receiving no answer from Lily, Henry turned to stare at Mrs. Hudson and asked, "What did you just say to my Lily?""Henry..." Lily muttered softly, preceding Mrs. Hudson who was just about to reply. "Please take us both to a cozy and private dining place, I want to talk more with Mrs. Hudson."Henry frowned. From the tone of her voice, he could guess that Lily was currently not harboring much anger towards Mrs. Hudson, which naturally made Henry curious
At the same time in another place, Catherine Wilson was sitting on the sofa watching television when her cell phone beeped several times indicating that someone had sent her a message. Lazily, Catherine reached for her phone and opened the message.[Kelly: Hi, Catherine. Oh, what a jerk you are. My son told me that Lily Wilson was in a meeting at the Eemerald Group Mega Project. I missed the big news, that your daughter won that Mega Project. What do you think of me, why don't you invite me to dinner to celebrate Lily's success?]Ding!Catherine frowned again as she felt her cell phone vibrate.Ding!Ding!Ding![Rosmela: Catherine, Kelly just told me that Lily Wilson is now a successful career woman. Emerald Group! Oh, shit, are you trying to hide this good news so we don't charge you for dinner? What a cheapskate you are!][Gloria: Some time ago, I heard that the Emerald Group's Mega Project was won by a young woman named Lily Wilson. Ah, what a fool I was for not guessing that the
When Lily later agreed to Catherine and Jacob's request, Catherine had a big grin on her face. Meanwhile, in the car, Henry was wearing a sardonic smile."Lily, today the Emerald Group disbursed a few percent of the fee for you, it seems that your father and mother have heard the news so they feel the need to look good in front of you."Hearing Henry's words, Lily nodded slowly. "You're right, Honey. I've memorized my mom and dad's attitude, they must be expecting me to give some of my income to them.""And, now that you've given them their share of the money, I'm sure they'll be even greedier and hope for a much bigger share!""Ha ha, Henry, it seems that we both understand their behavior very well, huh. Well, I'll be there tomorrow afternoon then. Do you want to come with me?"Henry seemed to think for a moment and then shook his head. "There are still some things I need to prepare. If you need my help later, just call and I'll be there right away."Lily smiled because she had alrea