Stephen was sitting opposite Elvin in the VIP room of the paternity testing center.Julian put the snacks he'd bought in front of Elvin. However, the little boy didn't even spare them a glance and kept his eyes fixed on Stephen expressionlessly.Standing aside, Julian watched them staring at each other and felt a little unreal. The more he looked at them, the more he thought that Elvin was the mini version of Stephen. He didn't know that even an imperial temperament could be inherited. If it had been any other child, they definitely would have cried all the way after being caught by a group of strangers. However, Elvin was different. He entered the car on his own and said, "I'll go with you. Don't hurt Lloyd." Not only did he not panic, but he also wanted to protect someone who was more than 20 years older than him. Julian couldn't help but steal a peek at Stephen, wondering if he'd been as smart and sensible as Elvin when he was a child. Right then, a series of hurried foots
When Stephen arrived, gloominess and sadness filled the atmosphere in the whole mansion. Ariel's face was covered with tears. She hurriedly went over to him and said, "Stephen, go and see Grandma quickly. She ..." It was Ariel who'd called him earlier. At that time, the doctor had been performing CPR on Elizabeth. However, there was nothing else that the doctor could do. The family had been told to prepare for the funeral arrangements. The room was filled with Andersons.Elizabeth was lying on the bed with her dying breath, fixing her eyes on the ceiling. When Stephen walked closer, Philip silently moved to the back to make room for him. Elizabeth couldn't say anything. She struggled to flit her eyes from Stephen to Ariel. Stephen could guess what she meant by that. She was telling him to make his promise in front of her before she went the way of all flesh. However, Stephen had only just found out about the existence of his son. He couldn't help but hesitate. How could he
The Anderson family was the most prominent family in Northerna City. Hence, the news of Elizabeth's death naturally spread like wildfire.Yvonne had just given Elvin clothes for him to change into when she received a series of voice messages from Rachel. She played the first. "Mrs. Anderson Senior has passed away! The Anderson family …"Yvonne immediately paused it halfway through and turned around subconsciously to spare a glance at her son, who was changing his clothes obediently. After making sure that he hadn't heard the news, she let out a sigh of relief and turned the rest of the voice messages into texts. The Andersons would be holding a funeral service for Elizabeth for seven days at Northena Memorial Garden. At that time, all the members of the Anderson family would show up. It was said that Harry— Philip and Elizabeth's youngest son, who'd run away from home—would come back too. It seemed like the Andersons would have some heated days coming up soon. Yvonne didn't kno
It had been raining non-stop in Northena City since the day Elizabeth passed away. There were lines of luxury cars parked outside Northerna Memorial Garden. The atmosphere seemed even more gloomy with the sorrowful music being played in the background. Although it was already the third day of the funeral service, a lot of people still came over to give their condolences to the family. Everyone wore solemn expressions on their faces. When they met the family of the deceased, some of them even looked like they were about to cry.The funeral ended up serving as a chance for upper-class society to get close to the Andersons. It was as if the Andersons were going to acknowledge them just because they'd come to give their condolences to them.Stephen was sick of seeing how pretentious these people could be. Just as he was about to turn around and enter the room, the butler's voice came through. "Mr. Harry!"Everyone in the mourning hall looked at the door. Right then, a long-haire
It was dead silence in the other room of the mourning hall. The pregnant woman stood up and introduced herself. "I'm Brenda Sanchez, Harry's wife. We—"Before she could finish speaking, a cold sneer interrupted her. Brenda looked at Charles, neither showing a humble nor an arrogant attitude. "You're Charles, right? Harry speaks about his family often. He still misses everyone, although he's overseas—""Enough. It's not your place to talk here." With a long face, Charles turned to Harry and said, "Dad isn't around today. You'd better deal with this woman fast and drive her away.""Brenda is my wife," Harry replied without any changes in his expression. "Since I've brought her back, I'm prepared to face everything. If you really can't accept her, then we'll leave together once the funeral ends." As soon as Harry finished speaking, Charles slammed his hand on the table. "You're going to leave again? Do you see Anderson Mansion as a hotel? It's your home, and we're your closest ki
Benjamin quickly pulled Ariel's hand just as she was about to run away. "Ariel, don't run. I have something—" A loud slap cut off his words. Shivering, Ariel glared at him with reddened eyes. "Never show up in front of me again! I have nothing to say to you!" To show his sincerity, Benjamin quickly released her and raised both hands in the air as if he were surrendering. "You're going to marry into the family soon. Do you really want our relationship to stay like this? I mean, I'm going to be your brother-in-law, right? And you, my future sister-in-law." Ariel instantly returned to her senses once he pointed out their relationship. Indeed, she would marry Stephen soon, and meeting Benjamin was unavoidable. If they continued like this, it would only make Stephen suspicious. Enduring her fear, Ariel took two steps back. "What … What do you want to say?" "I just want to tell you that it's been eight years. Can we—" "Shut up!" Ariel shouted hysterically but quickly realized how
Yvonne had never wanted to be involved in any of the Anderson family's matters. Therefore, she remained silent throughout the whole funeral service. Unexpectedly, trouble came knocking at her door. It was a text from Old Jim stating that the Dawsons had given an order asking for a doctor in the shortest time possible. He'd remembered that Yvonne was in Northena, and the pay was high. Hence, he'd arranged for Yvonne to take on the case. Since the Dawnsons needed a doctor at such a weird time, Yvonne couldn't help but think that it was related to the Andersons. As she was hesitating, Old Jim sent over the commission for this case, which was 20 million dollars. Instantly, her qualms about taking this case disappeared. No one would give up an opportunity to make more money. Moreover, Miller Jewels was expanding and needed funds. That was her motivation to take the case.The following day, Yvonne checked the surveillance to find Curtis and Lloyd playing with Elvin. With this software
"Lead the way." Yvonne was about to enter Dawson Manor when the teenager stopped her once again."You can't let my dad know that you're a doctor!" The girl's complexion turned slightly pale. "J—just say something like—""My company and Dawson Corporation were set to discuss a business deal some time ago. I wasn't able to contact Ms. Dawson during the past few days, so I specifically came over to visit her."Yvonne came up with a reasonable excuse on the spot. The girl's expression lit up in return. "Wow! That's it! You're so smart! Yes, let's go with that!""What's your name?" the older woman asked."I'm Nadia Dawson. You can just call me Nadia.""Got it, Nadia. Now, lead the way.""Alright!" Nadia took the lead happily and led Yvonne into the mansion. "Dad, someone's here to talk business!"Nadia's father, Bernard Dawson, shot up to his feet in the living room. "What on earth are you doing? Didn't I tell you to—"Just as he was about to lecture his daughter, the man happened