"Camille's the reason why my mother died in labor. I witnessed her slipping drugs into my mother's food. I was too young back then, so I didn't have the strength or the ability to stop Camille from doing that."After that, Charles locked me in my room because he didn't want me to meet up with the police, who were investigating the case. Hence, I jumped out the window from the third floor and broke my legs in the process. Still, I cried and screamed at the top of my lungs that Camille was the murderer, but—"At this point, Stephen started chuckling coldly. "Charles claimed that I was too emotional from losing my mother at such a young age, and that was why I was babbling nonsense."Many years had already passed since the incident, yet Stephen refused to recall those painful memories.After all, the years when he'd been forced to endure all the torment at Robinson Residence, watched his own mother die due to birth complications in front of his own eyes, and witnessed Camille get marr
That day, Curtis and his men moved to a village that was still within the city district. Someone showed up outside their rented apartment right after they left.Yvonne was relieved upon hearing that Curtis and his subordinates had transferred their base of operations successfully. At least Stephen wouldn't be able to track down Curtis for the time being. He wouldn't confront her as long as he didn't have any substantial evidence.Now wasn't the time for Stephen to find out the truth.The moment Yvonne put down her phone, Hayden strode into her office, ready to report the latest news to her. "Ms. Miller, we've received the compensation from Jones Jewels. The jewels that Mr. Oatway purchased for us have been transported to Bright Gems."Naturally, receiving a barrage of good news put Yvonne in a good mood. "Alright," she replied smilingly. "Mr. Jones would never expect that the stock he'd sold at such a low price would end up in our hands." Hayden felt satisfied and happy for Yvonn
Katie left the ward after reassuring Monica. A moment later, Thomas raced out of the ward in pursuit of his daughter. "Katie, I'd like to talk to you about something!"Katie stopped in her tracks before turning around to see her father stopping in front of her. "What is it?""I noticed that Rising Sun Group has been collaborating with jewelry brands, so I was thinking—"A frown appeared on Katie's face before Thomas could finish his sentence. "Don't tell me you're planning on asking Rising Sun Group to collaborate with Jones Jewels.""Precisely!" Thomas replied happily. "Jones Jewels is our family business, after all. Now that it's in a state of crisis, can you help—""Nope." Katie had a serious look on her face. "Dad, don't you think that your request is outrageous? Don't you know how prestigious the jewelry brands with which Rising Sun Group has collaborated over the past few years are? Jones Jewels never managed to reach the threshold in the past, much less now! You haven't
"It was nothing." Xavier tore his gaze away from the study. All he'd done was ask his grandfather a couple of questions, yet the latter had gotten so enraged. It seemed that the person Arthur was financially supporting overseas was very important to him.Since that was the case, Xavier intended to find out who exactly that person was.He said to Jasmine, "I have an appointment tonight, so I won't be staying for dinner."Before she could react, he descended the stairs and disappeared from her line of sight. For some reason, Jasmine felt anxious all of a sudden.She turned back to look at the study while recalling Arthur's words. Having been in the family for many years, she was all too familiar with his temperament. Arthur's words hadn't seemed like an empty threat. He sounded like he'd definitely do as he'd threatened.Jasmine started worrying about her son. What on earth did Xavier say to Arthur to make the old man react as if he'd stepped on his tail?…When Xavier stepped int
A hand reached out from next to Yvonne and Rachel at that moment just to push the door open."Are you here with the wine? You can just enter the room right away."Both women were stunned upon hearing the words. Then they noticed the woman with short hair walking into the private room. Based on the woman's figure, Rachel recognized that she was Stanley's older cousin, the one who'd been exceptionally close to him at his birthday party.Thanks to that woman's appearance, Rachel's good mood was spoiled immediately. Her brows were tangled into a deep frown as she wondered if Stanley's cousin had mistaken her and Yvonne as the bar waitresses.Before Yvonne could react to what had happened, Rachel followed the short-haired woman into the private room immediately.The woman soon sank onto the spot next to Stanley while whining to him coquettishly, "Why did you drink so much, Stanley? Don't you know that alcohol is detrimental to your health?"Stanley shot the woman a dazed glance. "Why
However, Olivia wasn't scared of Yvonne at all. Instead, she stood up with the intention of fighting back.With her hands folded in front of her chest, the woman smiled mockingly at Yvonne. "I know Stanley has a crush on Rachel. Young men like him love beautiful women. It's very natural for him to have that sort of preference. Then again, if a certain someone thinks that she can marry into the Smith family just by relying on his meager feelings, then it's a huge mistake on her part. She's nothing but a mere starlet. It's best for her to give up while she can.""What gave you the idea that she's just 'a mere starlet'?" A cold voice rang from the couch.Everyone was surprised when they heard the question. They turned around to look at the source of the voice.Caleb leaned against the couch. Even though he wasn't sitting the most elegantly, the way the light was cast down on his gorgeous looks, which had a strong hint of brutality, made him look exceptionally attractive and enticing.
Meanwhile, Rachel pinched Caleb's cheek as soon as they were outside Euphoria Smith. "Wow! You really are my brother!"Caleb slapped her hand away. "Who else could I be? Your dad?"Rachel glared at her older brother right away. "I'm going to tell dad that you talked about him like this!""You're a grown-up now, Rachel! Stop using dad as a threat!" Caleb tousled his younger sister's hair playfully. "You ate so much for nothing over the years. It seems that you're still a kid.""Shut up! Even if you weren't here tonight, I wouldn't have let her win! Besides, I have Vonnie by my side!" Rachel hooked her arm around Yvonne's while crowing proudly, "Vonnie would've definitely beaten her up to the point she can't walk!"Amused by his sister's antics, Caleb started chuckling softly. A hint of a smile appeared on his relaxed features. Rachel couldn't help but stare at him. She hadn't realized until now that her brother was actually handsome. Since both Caleb and Xavier drank a lot, they
A week later, Turner Tech announced that it would stop collaborating on the Techno Hotel project unilaterally.Marco Blackmore, Olivia's father, visited Caleb and asked him for the reason. All he received was a curt response from the man. "You can ask your beloved daughter what happened."After that, Marco found out about what had happened thanks to Stanley filling him in, prompting him to fly into a fit of rage on the spot. He wanted to force Olivia to leave the country, but Andrea stopped him. Still, he grounded Olivia on the spot and even froze her bank account.One day, Andrea sought Stanley out with the intention of asking him for help. She wanted him to plead with Caleb not to make things insanely difficult for the Blackmore family.At that time, Stanley happened to be going through the balance sheets. He didn't even bother to look at his mother as he retorted, "When Olivia was insulting Rachel in front of Caleb, she never once took her feelings into consideration.""Well, O