Russell’s eyes were bloodshot, and his breathing was heavy."Zoey, help me."Zoey bit her lip, her heart pounding in her chest. She steeled herself, her trembling hands reaching for the buckle of his belt. The heat from his body made her breath catch, and she could feel her ears burning with the intensity of the moment.Her hands shook as she closed her eyes, letting him take control. Russell kissed her greedily, not even attempting to hide the desire that had built up inside him.After what felt like an eternity, Russell finally stopped.Zoey moved slightly, her voice barely a whisper. "Is it over?""It’s over... but then again, it’s not," Russell replied, his eyes locked on hers. The way her lips were swollen and her eyes hazy with emotion sent a jolt through him."Wait, what do you mean?" Zoey asked, stunned.Russell swallowed hard, his Adam's apple bobbing. "I want more."Zoey could hardly process his words as his hands moved down her body, pushing her T-shirt up to reveal her tone
Zoey entered Russell's room and found him standing by the floor-to-ceiling window, speaking on the phone. His dark blue pajamas blended seamlessly with the same-colored curtains, making his fair face seem even more clean and striking. Upon hearing her footsteps, he turned his gaze toward her.After hanging up, he walked over to Zoey.Zoey lowered her gaze, nervously nibbling on her lower lip.Russell gently lifted her chin with his finger. "Not dare to look at me?"Zoey mumbled, "No... not at all."Russell took a step forward, his toes brushing against hers. "I'm sorry. I wasn’t in control tonight.""It’s okay, I understand. After all, you were drugged.""But what if I wasn’t drugged?" Russell's voice was soft, yet there was a challenge in it.Zoey gulped, feeling a tinge of fear.Russell chuckled lightly, then swept her up in his arms. "Go to sleep, okay?""Okay."Zoey lay in his arms, inhaling the clean and comforting scent of his skin. But his warm body heat made her heart race, and
In the following days, Zoey left early and returned late, only to take a quick shower before collapsing into bed. She had prepared an alternative plan, one that only she and Leanna knew about, so the finished garments could only pass through their hands.Russell was unaware of her plan and thought that Zoey was avoiding him because of the events from that night, which had clearly frightened her.That evening, Zoey returned home, exhausted. She collapsed onto the bed, and Russell noticed her fatigue. He came over and began massaging her shoulders. "You look really tired," he observed."Mm." Zoey explained the situation to him, and Russell understood that Zoey wasn't neglecting him but was simply drained.Seeing him lost in thought, Zoey quickly got up and sat on his lap. "What's on your mind?" she asked.Russell gazed deeply into her eyes. "I was wondering if your period has ended yet."Zoey blushed instantly, knowing what he meant. She whispered, "It's been over for several days now."
After Russell hung up the phone, he looked at Zoey. "The person has been silenced," he said. Zoey bit her lip. "Looks like we’ll have to trace the source through Liu’s phone." Russell nodded. They returned to the bedroom, and Russell began to recover the phone’s contents. "The card used by the other party doesn’t have any registered identity, and the signal was sent from outside the country. Nelson has been staying in the country, and there’s no related information on his phone. So it’s likely that Liu sent the message to an international virtual number, which was then forwarded to Nelson. They communicated through a virtual network number, making it impossible to trace the source." Zoey clicked her tongue. "Nelson has finally gotten smarter. But it doesn’t matter—no matter how clever the fox is, it can never escape the hunter’s grasp. Since we suspect it’s him, we just need to keep an eye on him. He’ll definitely make another move." Russell nodded in agreement. "Yes. The
Ariana turned her gaze at the sound, her eyes filled with uncontrollable anger and hatred. Roland looked at her with a provocative smirk. "Has everyone forgotten the conversation between Zoey and Ariana? All of Ariana's sketches were done by Zoey! Maybe this time it's the same!" Ariana almost ground her porcelain teeth to dust, wishing she could devour the silver-haired man in front of her. But in front of so many people, she had to maintain her composure. She put on a pitiful look. "I did stay in a psychiatric hospital for a few days because I was really depressed. I admit that Zoey was my voice double, but I don’t accept that those sketches were hers. They were all created by me through hard work, sleepless nights, and dedication. I absolutely refuse to accept Zoey’s claims. I hope to prove my strength at this new product launch and lead Born Beauty to greater heights." Beside her, the design director Jayleen nodded seriously. "I can testify that these sketches were drawn b
Below the runway were the audience seats, each row priced differently— the closer to the front, the more expensive the tickets. The first row, the VIP section, had ticket prices reaching a million per seat, and tickets were extremely hard to come by. Most of the people seated here were female celebrities and socialites.To everyone's surprise, even the Best Actress of the Baihua Awards, Madeleine Keller, was attending the event. The woman had a graceful figure, and her eyes and brows exuded charm, but there was a coolness to her demeanor that gave the impression of someone who was to be admired from a distance, not approached too closely.Madeleine was very considerate toward her assistant, and had even bought a ticket for her. The assistant quietly said, "Galaxy Studio is using the designs of a new designer this time. I heard that Star didn’t submit their designs, and no one knows if they’ve been pushed out. This designer is named Zoey, and she's the fiancée of Russell, the presiden
The host, Leandro, stepped onto the stage, took a deep breath, and forced a difficult smile."Who would've thought that today's product launch would feature twin designs, created by two designers. Now, let's welcome the two designers to the stage!"Backstage.Leanna patted Zoey on the shoulder. "Good luck! I'm going to find the best angle for a shot. Wait until Ariana, Jayleen, and Nelson give you thirty kneeling bows."Zoey nodded. "Please make sure it's in high definition."Leanna gave an 'OK' gesture.As Zoey stepped out, the other designers crowded around. "Ms. Spence, you must know the inside story, right? Please tell us! We're dying to know!""Yeah, Ms. Spence, stop keeping us in suspense. What's going on?"Leanna pointed to the big screen. "Why rush? It's more fun watching the drama unfold."Everyone: "..."Just as Zoey was about to step onto the runway from the waiting area behind the stage, her phone vibrated.Seeing the familiar number, she answered the call."Ms. Baker, is s
The double doors of the exhibition hall were opened, and two bodyguards escorted a woman in her fifties into the room. Zoey looked at Ariana, who was feigning calmness but with panic clearly visible in her eyes. She smiled and asked, “Nervous?” Ariana immediately retorted, her voice rising sharply, “Impossible! I don’t even know this woman. What does she have to do with me?!” Zoey nodded, “True, you don’t know this woman. After all, she was contacted directly by Mrs. Harmon.” Ariana’s fingers clenched the skirt at her side. “Stop talking nonsense! Don’t pin baseless accusations on my mother! Zoey, we were once like sisters! Why are you lying through your teeth and trying to frame my mother?!” Zoey shrugged. “Lying? Framing? It’s not like you can hide things forever!” The bodyguards brought the woman up to the stage. When the woman looked up, she saw the crowd in the hall. Zoey’s face grew serious. “Tell the truth. If you lie even a little bit, I’ll make sure to have y
The evening sun's afterglow shone through the broken glass into the factory.Nancy knelt on the ground, pleading desperately, "Elliott, please don't hurt her, okay? She's just a five-year-old child."Elliott sneered, "Child? So what? Amiya is sad, none of you can be happy! Amiya is in jail, you all will be buried with her! It's all because of your existence that Dalton lost his mind! What can you compare to Amiya? Dalton is truly blind! What have you all turned Amiya into, such a good, innocent and kind person? Tell me, are you all wrong or not?"Nancy couldn't argue with him, afraid of angering him, as he would do something to harm Nancy."We were wrong, all of us. Elliott, could you please put the knife down? Calm down a bit, what you're doing is not worth it."Elliott pointed a knife at Nancy and said, "Not worth it? It's definitely worth it! I'm going to kill all three of you today, oh wait, it's actually four of you, because you're pregnant! M
Dalton was afraid of making Nancy dizzy, so he quickly stopped.In the midst of joy, it is essential to ensure safety and not get carried away.The two of them looked at each other and smiled, their eyes couldn't help but become moist.It was really not easy to come this far.Dalton held Nancy tightly, a 6'2" man burying his face in the crook of her neck, and cried out in suppressed sobs.Nancy patted the man's sturdy back and said, "All the hardships have passed, and we will only get better."Dalton nodded, "It would be fine."Chelsea's call interrupted the two of them. Dalton and Nancy looked over and saw a woman, tears streaming down her face, filled with guilt.Chelsea said, "Nancy, I'm sorry, I misunderstood you."Nancy laughed and said, "Whether there were misunderstandings or not, at that moment, we were expressing our normal and true thoughts."Chelsea asked, "Are you blaming me?"Nancy raised an ey
Dalton looked past her indifferently and gave her an affirmative answer, "Yes!"Amiya simply couldn't accept the fact that she had gone from being a hunter to being the hunted, being manipulated by others."How could this happen? How? Where did it go wrong?" She couldn't believe that her perfect plan had failed.She looked down at the baby in her arms, and it was not Dalton's child at all. Whose child was it?She looked at Sam abruptly, "Whose sperm is this? Whose?"Sam's mouth twitched, "I just randomly picked one, it shouldn't be too bad, right?"There were three types of people who stored sperm in the sperm bank in the past. One type was the highly educated individuals, another type was the wealthy individuals, and the third type was the lower-class individuals.Those low-level workers who couldn't afford to marry a wife, but still wanted to have descendants everywhere, would adopt such a way of behavior.Dalton smirked, "Wo
The Jenkins family invited the big shots from the upper class circle to their full moon banquet, and most of them came to the party with the intention of just watching the excitement.After all, who doesn't love to eat the melon of a wealthy family?The Blevins family, who were once expelled from overseas by Dalton, have also become honored guests and have risen in status, all because the wife who couldn't conceive was abandoned and the mistress, with the birth of a child, managed to turn her life around.People who used to sneer at them in the past, now when they see them, they can't help but nod and flatter them.The banquet hall was lavishly decorated, with photos and videos of the little baby playing on the LED big screen. Dalton was greeting the guests with Amiya, going around.Everyone treated her politely and called her Mrs. Jenkins.Only the Jenkins family and the Blevins family knew that Dalton and Nancy had not yet obtained a divorce certificate.Dalton's excuse was that Nan
Nancy held Nacy in her arms, watching all of this coldly. Chelsea, who had once treated her like a daughter, became hysterical in that moment.The people around kept pointing and whispering."This woman actually targeted a pregnant woman. She is truly wicked!"Anyway, the child was innocent!"You saw how she hurt the pregnant woman, and she didn't feel any guilt at all. This kind of person should be cyberbullied!""That's right! Send photos, send videos to her and upload them online!"***Nacy tightly held onto Nancy's neck, fear evident in her eyes. "Mom, I'm scared.""Don't be afraid, I would protect you."Chelsea looked as Amiya's skirt became stained with blood, and she felt a sense of unease. She directed her anger towards Nancy and said, "Nancy, you wanted to exterminate the Jenkins family, didn't you? You and this bastard have truly destroyed the Jenkins family!"Bastard?As soon as this word came out, the onlookers all imagined a grand drama of a wealthy family."Could it be t
Nancy looked at Dalton and asked, "Did your mother have any thoughts of divorcing me now?"Dalton didn't want any rift between the two of them, so he spoke honestly, "There's something, I guess Amiya did some brainwashing on her. But it doesn't matter what anyone thinks, because no one can influence me. The reason why my parents are acting this way is also because Amiya is really good at manipulating people. Nancy, you are in my eyes and in my heart."Nancy sighed lightly, "I know, I won't run away or be cowardly like before. I loved you, and I fought for us, unless one day you didn't want me anymore."Dalton's thin lips curved up, "I was really afraid that you would bring up the child and say that you wanted to leave me, and all that. We don't want to reach that point, you know?"Nancy nodded, "We could give it a try first, and if it doesn't work, we can go for in vitro fertilization."Dalton was glad that she was able to open up, and he embraced her in his arms. "Good. It's coming s
Carolyn, sitting in a wheelchair, twitched at the corner of her mouth, "Can that be done?"Carsen chuckled, "Of course not, I was just kidding with you."Carolyn pouted, "At a time like this, you still feel like joking?"Carsen raised her hand and rubbed her head, "My darling is going to be a mother, just kidding with you."Carolyn looked up and smiled, but in the next second, a wave of pain hit her, and Carolyn's face suddenly changed."Ouch, ouch, ouch! It seems like I was about to give birth!"Carsen hurriedly pushed Carolyn towards the elevator.Russell and Zoey followed behind, but their pace was slightly slower. By the time they arrived, Carsen and Carolyn had already gone up in the elevator.Russell took a deep breath, and Zoey looked at him with amusement. "Are you nervous?""Indeed, a little bit, I can't imagine what it would be like when you gave birth."Zoey held his hand and said, "Don't worry, nothing would happen."After a day of turmoil, Carolyn and Carsen's daughter wa
Eugene glared at Dalton and said, "You idiot! How could you say such a thing?"Dalton sneered, "Isn't this what you were doing? Treading carefully, ultimately pushing me into a corner and forcing me to surrender!"Eugene gritted his teeth and almost spat out the words from between his teeth, "Your attitude towards me is absolutely outrageous!""Sorry!" Dalton stood up, adjusting his cufflinks. "I couldn't do any of the things you mentioned. You can have Amiya live wherever you want, even if it means she moves into the Jenkins's manor, I won't object. With or without her, with or without me!"After saying that, Dalton directly pulled the door and left.Eugene looked at the closed door and lit a cigarette.He believed that everything he was doing now was for the good of Dalton. Being unfilial has no future, so are all the industries of the Jenkins family going to be donated in the future? Of course, there must be his own flesh and blood to inherit them!He felt that Dalton would start w
Nancy and Dalton returned to the room, and Dalton, worried that she was angry, immediately approached and embraced her."Nancy, I beg you, please don't leave me.""That night, I really had no recollection. I had already taken precautions, worrying that something might happen, but unexpectedly, it still did.""I knew that no woman could accept the fact that her husband had an illegitimate child. I had already told my parents that I would give up the Jenkins family's wealth. They can give it to whoever they want, because I will never acknowledge this child.""Nancy, I couldn't be without you. Don't think about giving up on our relationship just because you're having difficulty getting pregnant. My child can only be born from you, I won't acknowledge Amiya's child!""Nancy..."Dalton blurted out all his inner thoughts, how could Nancy possibly remain indifferent.She gently patted the man's back, "Dalton, I didn't say I want to leave you