Upon hearing these words, Mrs. Bailey was furious. "You pompous loser. What good are you except bringing us trouble?"Both tone and anger of Mrs. Bailey intensified as she scolded James, and her voice grew louder and louder."My daughter is dying there in the operating room, and it is all your fault. Stop giving her more misery and leave this place, will you, Mr. Miller?""Get lost!" You're a cursed man and a troublemaker."My daughter shouldn't have married you.""Joseph," Mrs. Bailey called her husband as she may on the bench, her face fearful, "We've made a huge mistake letting Ava get married to that bastard. It is us who her in this jeopardy.""What are we doing here, James?" Oliver said, silently gloating. "Your presence only makes Mrs. Bailey uncomfortable."James ignored him and walked to the door of the operating room, his eyes glued to the words on it.He has made up his mind that he'd never leave until he was told Ava was safe and sound.Getting late at night, the corridor
A clanging sound was heard.The signboard of the century-old family of antique valuators fell to the ground in an instant and shattered all over the place."Who... Who are you, people?" Fred who was still unclear about the situation pointed at James and the others and shouted, "How dare you break into the zinolesky house?"James did not speak and sat on the couch. His hands were placed on his thighs and his face was expressionless."We know," Henry said arrogantly. "Isn't it just the family of antique valuators?"As soon as Henry spoke, Daniel took a bag from his subordinates and threw it on the ground. "Are you talking about this?"Plank!The shattered pieces of the signboard fell to the ground.Fred's voice fell flat. "You... You smashed our Zinolesky family's old signboard?""It's exactly your precious signboard that we just smashed." James suddenly broke his silence. "Where's your son?""Who do you think you are?" Fred pointed with his trembling fingers and shouted, "The zinolesky
After hearing what James said, Benson and Elliot looked at each other."I will smash this!""I will smash this!"They started smashing the priceless Antique with all their might as if they competed.Fred was pressed against the sofa. "No, you can't smash them! You can't smash them!" He said as he watched them, tears almost falling out of his eyes. "They are all priceless antiques. Please you cannot smash them!"However, James did not even bat an eyelid at Fred's plea."Mr. Zinolesky," said Leo as he hobbled in one of the crutches. "Your antiques are worth nothing to Mr. Miller.""Mr. Miller?" Fred looked terrified. There was terror in his eyes as he looked from Leo to James."I think you are still unaware," said Leo. Then he said with authority, "This man here is the next in line of the Bailey Group, Mr. Miller.""The Ba... Bailey Group?" Fred's eyes were filled with fear. It went without saying that he knew how powerful the Bailey Group was."That's right," said Leo. He narrowed his
James raised the whip and prepare to lash. Henry was so scared he bit his lip.Only Leo did not bat an eyelid.Bam! James threw the whip onto the table."Leo, did you think I will fall for your trick?""But Mr. Miller, Henry had..." Leo tried to explain but was cut off."Enough already. All the trouble makers have been dealt with," said James. He pointed his finger at Henry and curved it like a hook. He was indicating for Henry to stand up."I'm not going to punish you, but you didn't do your job well," said James to Henry.When Davis Grey first appeared, he helped Life Long Group snare several talented people. It takes a long time to groom people to be ready to take one shot. But you'd allowed others to have something to hold against you. Now I'll have to do the appraisal myself."Henry said with a strong resolve, "Don't worry, Mr. Miller, this time I will not let the same problem happen again.""And you, said James resting an arm on the sofa and pointing at Leo standing next to him,
"I will never divorce James," Ava said weakly as she struggled to push herself up and sit on the bed. There was a hint of toughness and stubbornness in her voice."Don't be a fool, Ava," said Amelia as she gave her daughter a look of utter frustration. "He's the reason why you have been living in hell for the past three years. It's only going to get worse now that he's incurred the wrath of the zinolesky family. "We must stop associating with him.""You should go," Ava said. Her face twisted in a grimace at her attempt to sit up making her wound open up again."Stay, James.""You..." Amelia said. Her protest was cut off as Joseph pulled her away.Ava was in an extremely fragile state now. Joseph didn't want to upset her and make her condition worse. That was why he agreed to Ava's request and pulled Amelia out of the room with him."Hmph!" Amelia leveled a furious glare at James before leaving the room.Everyone else left, leaving Ava alone in the room with James.Ava's eyes shut tigh
James released his grip on Oliver."James, Oliver blurted out. He just didn't know when to stop. "If you're a man you, will divorce Ava immediately. I swear that I'll...""You're asking for it!" James balled his hands into a fist and hit Oliver squarely in the face before he was done talking.The man collapsed onto the ground in a boneless heap."Miss, James turned towards the nurse station and yelled. "Someone passed out. Please deal with him."Amelia and Joseph had planned to host a housewarming party. But their daughter had gotten injured and landed in the hospital. They didn't want to invite more trouble by holding a party and decided to do away with the idea.After Jackson Bailey heard that his granddaughter had been hospitalized, he turned up to visit her.Ava's two aunt's tagged along.They were Chyna and Daniella, Jackson's fourth and fifth eldest children.The percentage of shares they held in the Bailey Group wasn't significant. However, they enjoyed a comfortable life becau
Bella Bailey's brow furrowed, and she stared at the car that was driving further away. "How can this be?"Turner Bailey frowned. "Oh, was it?" Bella straightened her body and shook her head. "Nothing! I just thought I someone I know."Forget it! I must have just been seeing things.She knows perfectly well how much of a loser James Miller was.There was absolutely no way that someone like him would be in a fancy car like that."Seeing things? Oh, for goodness sake, stop playing with your headphone then! Do you still remember what I've told you?"Bella pouted. "I do remember. Oh, Dad, you made me come with you when Mom and sis were unwilling to.""I must say, I don't understand you. You would have preferred it if Ava Miller was gone. Now, you are putting on this show by visiting her in person with get-well-soon gifts. Dad, what are you thinking?"Turner closed his eyes at his daughter's grumbling.Nevertheless, she was telling the truth. In the past, he would not have bothered to come
Amelia's teeth were bared in a snarl. "You're something, James Miller! Oliver has been such a great help, and this is how you repay him?" Ava rose from the sofa. Her posture and tone were defensive. "What are you saying, Mom? What has James done to Oliver?" "How could you still defend him, Ava?" Amelia took out her handphone. "Look! See for yourself! Look at what he had done to Oliver!" Ava took the handphone and looked at the photograph but said nothing. She knew James very well. He was not the kind of person who would beat others up for no reason. Oliver Cooper must have said something he shouldn't have. Joseph's Bailey disappointment was deep and evident. "Ava, Oliver did not say anything because you are unwell, but James went too far this time. We have to make amends somehow." It was then that James rose to his feet. "I was the one who beat him up. I will take full responsibility for my actions. I will go and apologize to him." "Ha!" Amelia sneered at him. "Apologize? After