LOGINYara was furious and immediately started making calls for reinforcements, preparing to go after Cora. But the moment her car pulled out of its parking space, another vehicle suddenly cut her off. Had she not slammed the brakes in time, she would have crashed into it.She honked loudly, but the other car didn't budge. When she got out to confront the driver, she found Joseph inside. Yara shouted, "Joseph, move your damn car!"Joseph took a drag from his cigarette and said calmly, "Relax. Cora isn't going to Marla. She just wants answers. At worst, Marla will get beaten up a little. She'll be fine."He was the one who informed Cora that Marla had returned and suggested that she come personally. Now that Cora had successfully taken Marla from Yara, all that remained was for him to play his part and delay Yara.Yara sneered. "Shouldn't you go look for Cora and make sure you're there yourself? Do you honestly think Cora will tell you the truth afterward?"Inside, Yara was seething. S
"Joseph, you'd better let me go, or I'll call the police and report you for unlawful detention." Marla took a deep breath. She couldn't tell Joseph the truth, or her life would become a living hell."The police? Marla, I saved your family before. Is this how you repay me?" Joseph's expression turned cold."You're a doctor. Saving lives is your responsibility. How could you use that to bargain with me? Where are your ethics?" Marla was being openly hostile.Joseph chuckled mirthlessly. "So morality really is the best weapon, isn't it? Fine, I won't make things difficult for you."Joseph dragged Marla into a car and drove straight to Skyhaven Central. Then, he called Yara and told her to come get Marla."Yara, keep your dog on a leash. Don't let her wander into my clinic again. I don't treat animals!" Joseph shoved Marla toward Yara. Seeing the cold, guarded look on Yara's face and her obvious lack of interest in speaking to him, Joseph simply turned around and left.Yara brought M
That evening, Joseph had just returned to the company when Cora arrived.Joseph immediately asked, "If you're not going to divorce me, what are you doing here?"With no one else around, Cora said, "Is divorce the only thing on your mind? Aren't the children more important? Are you sure whatever you did was safe? I feel like Natalie and the others are getting worse."Joseph scoffed. "If you're trying to trick me into coming home, save your breath. If there's something wrong with them, take them to the hospital and get them examined instead of imagining things. I only did what I did to keep them from being forced to give blood and to save their lives."Cora, if you're willing to hand over your own flesh and blood, then sorry for meddling in things I shouldn't have."Cora complained, "You make it sound as if I'm the villain. In reality, you're the one doing terrible things, yet somehow you're the one everyone sympathizes with."Everyone who knew of the DNA test all thought of her as
Joseph instructed the men to proceed with caution and arranged for additional personnel to meet them along the way.As for Lacey, she deserved the lion's share of the credit for locating Marla. Joseph did not treat her poorly. He offered her a substantial sum of money, but she refused it, saying she would do anything for him. In the end, he arranged for Lacey to go to Croma and assist in investigating Grace's death.That afternoon, Lexi brought in two more injured men. Just like the previous cases, both of them had been struck on the head with a blunt object and knocked unconscious on the spot. After examining them, Joseph found that they had only suffered concussions, with no signs of intracranial bleeding.It was nothing serious.Once the treatment was complete, Joseph noticed that Lexi seemed unusually downcast. He asked, "What's wrong? If you're scared, then stop staying in Jenton and go home."Lexi glared at him. "Spare me the reverse psychology."She rolled her eyes. "I'm
Joseph felt no sympathy for Shirley. The two of them had never crossed paths before, and her habit of going back on her word had only left him with a deep sense of distaste.That said, if Shirley could be used to provoke and retaliate against Jonas, he was more than happy to make use of her. As for Shirley saying she wanted to be with him, that was a matter for the future. It was also something that he had no intention of agreeing to.Right now, Joseph had only one goal, which was to uncover the identity of the girls' biological fathers and find the men Cora had taken as lovers.He wanted to know what those men had that he didn't.More importantly, his attention was on Yara.That night, after leaving the office, he quietly made his way to Skyhaven Central and entered Yara's home.Grace's former subordinates were incredibly capable. Without anyone noticing, they rendered Yara and everyone else in the house unconscious.This time, Joseph didn't abduct Yara. After failing to find a
Cora said, "I didn't…"Joseph cut her off. "Cora, you won't let me interfere in your company. You won't even let me set foot inside your headquarters. So, you don't get to interfere in mine, either. I have work to do, so leave."Joseph had long since grown accustomed to Cora's effortless lies, so much so that he was numb to them now. He had no desire to continue the conversation and simply wanted her out of his sight.When she asked him to go back home, Joseph refused without hesitation. What was there to go back to? To look at the children he had poured his heart into raising, only to learn they belonged to someone else? It would only bring more pain, humiliation, and resentment.Cora returned home in disappointment. Faced with the hopeful looks in her children's eyes, neither her words nor the things she had brought carried any weight. Selena lost her temper on the spot and threw everything Cora had brought onto the floor.Cora was about to scold her when the girl complained of
Joseph walked into the bar and found the owner, Anne Wells. One look at her long, dark curls made him start to doubt that what the hotel front desk had told him was fake.Sure enough, when he said he wanted to repay the room fee and deposit, Anne immediately refused. She denied ever driving him to
Joseph rejected Cora's unreasonable demands without hesitation. "No way. I meant every word. The paternity test result is real, which means your cheating is real. You've already been unfaithful, so there's no point in keeping this marriage going. We have to di—""Joseph, is this the sort of attitud
Cora had once been the number-one beauty in Jenton. Even now, at 40 years old, she was still stunning. Thanks to her good maintenance routine and a pampered lifestyle, there was no trace of age on her face—she looked like she was 28 at most. Her age only added a touch of mature charm to her.She wa
Joseph was prepared for this and met Cora's gaze head-on. "Cora, you're now the richest person in Jenton. Your net worth is what, 80 billion dollars? And that's even a conservative guess. I'm not going to make some ridiculous demand to split everything equally. That money isn't mine, and I didn't ea







