In the penthouse, Victoria's eyes turned cold as she looked at Jerry. Jerry's face had already turned pale, unable to meet her gaze.“Victoria Cavendish,” Lucas called out to her. “I assume you know his royal highness, right?”Victoria wasn't entirely sure who he was, but thinking back, only Alex knew her position, and Sophia had mentioned that Alex had a bullet wound on his back.It made her wonder how Alex had a diamond card and could give Sophia a golden card, which was restricted to the royal family.It was impossible to think of anyone else, especially since Sophia got the Eden Group project exclusively.“Yes,” Victoria replied.“Great,” Lucas probed. “If I punish this man named Jerry Denevue, what do you think his royal highness will think?”Lucas planned to cancel Jerry's capture if he was somehow connected to the royal family.Victoria scoffed. “He will feel happy if you just discard this garbage.”“Great,” Lucas felt pleased. “I will help his Royal Highness clean this garbag
"Are you okay, father?" Victoria asked, noticing that the name 'Alex' had a significant impact on him."Viccy," her father walked to her side and sat beside her, holding her hand gently. "There's a rumor about how the king names the prince and the princess."Victoria nodded, her eyes wide with curiosity. She leaned in closer, eager to hear more."The firstborn will start the alphabet with A, the second with B, the third with C, and so on. When you mentioned the name Jerry on the phone a few days ago, we thought he must be the tenth born," her father explained, unable to contain his excitement."Father, do you mean Alex is the firstborn?" Victoria choked, her voice trembling with a mix of hope and fear."The firstborn of the Archelion Empire is Alexander Kingsley. The second is Beatrice, then Christopher, and so on," her father continued.His eyes shone with excitement as he spoke. "If your guess is correct, then the one named Alex is supposed to be Alexander Kingsley, the firstborn an
Alexander stared at the screen, his eyes narrowed in suspicion."Mr. President, are you really surrendering?" he asked."Yes, please come to the president's palace. We will sign the surrender pact," the president replied."Mr. President, I don’t know if you are truly surrendering or if you just want me to go there so you can ambush me," Alexander chuckled. “As I know you are the person that hate Empire the most.”"It's good to be cautious," the president laughed as well."I have recorded this video of you surrendering and will broadcast it on all communication channels of the Drakonia Federation. For the citizens to hear. Are you okay with that?"The president's face twisted in anger. "You bastard Empire! How dare you attack our Federation! We will never bow down to you.""So, it was all a trick to lure me there and attack me. But you made a wrong move, Mr. President, if you think you can ambush me there," Alexander laughed."As we are speaking now, your fake surrender has already bee
Andrew Deneuve, his face pale and still smeared with blood, drove himself to the Deneuve Mansion.“Where is Mother?” he asked the maid.“She’s in the main hall with the Spancer family,” said the maid.Hearing this, he hurried to his room to change his clothes and wash his face, wanting to make himself presentable. He would not show the disgrace of the Deneuve family to the outsider, especially his soon in law family.When he walked to the hall, George Spancer seemed really happy. Andrew took a seat at the table without disturbing the conversation.“With the judge’s verdict that Sophia was stealing money from the Deneuve group, I will use it as a basis to attack Grace Cecil, the Eden Group general manager for Blackwood,” George said.“How can you do that?” Grandma Deneuve asked. “I heard the CEO from the Eden main branch picked her himself.”George smiled cunningly. “Even though Eden Group is big, when they put their branch in Blackwood, they must align with the local culture and local
Sophia returned to her office after the court hearing. Her head ached, her heart ached, and she felt like her entire world had turned upside down.She was a model, a beauty, and one of the top three goddesses in the industry, with many people jealous of her, thinking she had everything.Yet here she was, in her office, crying silently, wondering how all this misfortune had befallen her.Her once loving and caring family had turned into her greatest enemy. Her husband hadn't come back, and she felt utterly alone, facing an endless stream of problems.Even her best friend had chosen to side with her family.Everything made her question her life and decisions.“Sophia Deneuve, the Total Construction general manager, was convicted of stealing about 20 million dollars from the Deneuve Group while she was the CEO of the company,” the reporter said on live television. “Since she stole from the family, the Deneuve family is still waiting for her to return the money.”Sophia looked at the scre
Keaton stepped in, his presence commanding respect. “Miss, I think you made a mistake. The previous Alex wedding venue included only the Royal Ritz room and the penthouse. The garden areas are not included.”“How dare you say that,” Envira snapped, grabbing a document. “This is the judge's verdict, granting us access to all areas of the Royal Ritz Hotel.”“You clearly made a mistake. The judge has no authority over our Ritz management. The judge only stated that we give you what Mr. Alex and Sophia rented from us,” Keaton replied, stepping forward.“If you cannot accept that, I will proceed with refunding your money.”“How dare you!” Preston rushed forward, trying to intimidate the older man. “We will call the police, claiming you refuse to fulfill the judge’s verdict.”“Please, call the police now,” Keaton said, pushing Preston away. “I will call our Ritz lawyers, and we can settle this in court.”“We will do it,” Preston and Envira said before leaving.Sophia looked at Keaton, her e
Merly still couldn't believe the life that had unfolded for her.All she did was try to find a better future.One year ago, she was kind and pure, and she chose Alex as her husband because he was kind, protective, and a gentleman from the capital city.He was an early retired soldier on his way back to the capital when they first met.At that time, Merly's handbag was stolen, and Alex came to her aid, retrieving the handbag and kicking the thief out.As a thank you, Merly treated him to dinner. Alex was a poor soldier, and Merly took pity on him.They exchanged numbers and kept in touch while Alex searched for a cheap place to stay in Blackwood.Alex was looking for a job, and since Merly worked at Total construction company, she helped Alex get a job there too.They started meeting each other more frequently, and since Alex was handsome, they hit it off really well. Just after a month of intense meetings, they got married.At first, Merly loved Alex deeply, wanting nothing more than
"Anybody home?" someone called early in the morning.Merly was just waking up when she heard someone knocking on her door."Miss Merly, are you home?""Yes," she yelled from the bedroom. "Just wait."She tried to dry her clothes, glancing at Ugor, still asleep like a pig beside her. She walked out and opened the door.The man looked to be in his thirties, with bushy eyebrows and a furrowed brow looking at her and inside the house.She knew what it meant: "Disgusting."Merly knew that ever since she started living with Ugor, everything had turned into a disaster.He was so dirty, never cleaned the house, and all their stuff was decaying. It was just like a pigsty."My boss wants to meet you," the man said. "Do you have time today?""Your boss?" Merly asked. "But I have to go to work today.""We will pay you for your time," the man said.Ugor's eyes suddenly opened when he heard about money. "No, you cannot take her away today," he yelled from the room and quickly walked out in only his