登入Joseph didn't go looking for Cora. He didn't want to see her.Of course, that didn't mean he had nothing to do. Instead, he began gathering evidence of illegal conduct by certain doctors within the Zahn medical sect, particularly bribery and accepting kickbacks. He then had his subordinates report them to the relevant authorities under the guise of being concerned citizens from Jenton.Those people were taken away by law enforcement remarkably quickly after the initial report. The authorities merely called Joseph and told him they needed to take in several people from the hospital and would require his cooperation.Naturally, Joseph cooperated. Only after the medical sect's doctors had been arrested did he call Harry to discuss the matter.Harry blamed Joseph for failing to protect the medical sect's doctors, but Joseph had plenty to say about that. After all, those things had happened before Joseph took over. He hadn't even known what those people had been doing, so how was he s
Helen stared at Cora speechlessly before adding, "You say the Lowell family is declining. Then ask yourself honestly. Why did the Lowell family end up like this? Who brought this upon you? Isn't the fall of the Lowell family due to a decline in its morals?"Cora frowned. "Did Joseph teach you that passive-aggressive nonsense? You're pretty good at it. So now you're taking jabs at me, too? But what do you people know? You don't understand anything."She decided to stop paying attention to Bernard and Helen altogether and went back to dealing with her own affairs. She tried calling Joseph, but his phone remained switched off.Sitting in the car, she finally lost her temper and cursed him out under her breath.That night, sometime after midnight, Joseph silently appeared at the sanatorium and slipped into the villa where Bernard was staying.Bernard woke up and glared at him furiously. Yet beneath that anger was a deep sense of apprehension. Joseph had grown into someone with real po
If that was what she wanted, then he would give it to her.Joseph told Harry that he knew his place and had no intention of forcing the matter. He agreed to call off his engagement with Yara.The next day, Skylar was transferred to a private critical-care ward. Other than the medical staff who were absolutely necessary, no one was allowed anywhere near him.That day, Yara didn't contact Joseph at all. She didn't even send a single message. If Beth hadn't told him what was happening, Joseph wouldn't even have known where Yara had gone.She had gone to Sunnybrook Estates to look for the women who had been involved with Skylar, asking them to undergo kidney-matching tests. If any of them proved compatible, they would become potential donors.Over the next few days, ten women came in, all claiming to be Skylar's lovers and volunteering to do their bit.Naturally, some young, healthy men also volunteered to donate. They were Skylar's friends, company employees, and the like.But orga
Yasmin said, "You certainly know yourself well. If that's your intention, I'll report it that way."Joseph replied, "Tell Mavis I'm only protecting myself. With everything she's seen and experienced, how could she possibly not understand what I'm trying to do? Honestly! Speaking of Mavis, have you really found nothing?"Did Grace really just die in a car accident for no reason? Is there not even the slightest trace of evidence pointing to a different conclusion?"Joseph still couldn't let go of Grace's death. He had always felt that there was something suspicious about it. After chatting casually with Yasmin for a little longer, he hung up. At that moment, a more radical idea suddenly crossed his mind. He could have Lacey publicly investigate Grace's death. Of course, if there really was a conspiracy behind it, Lacey might just quietly get killed off. That would basically mean that Joseph sent Lacey to her death.He couldn't bring himself to do that.For the next three days, he
When Yara returned late that night, she called Beth over and asked in a low voice, "Did Henry not wake up at all?"Beth shook her head. "He was completely knocked out. Did we give him too much?"Yara raised an eyebrow. "What do you mean? Is he dead?"Beth said, "No. He's just snoring like a freight train. It seems like he's sleeping well."Yara replied, "Then did you do what I told you and help him deal with things?"Beth spread her hands helplessly. "He didn't react at all. He was just completely out of it."Beth had no idea that Joseph had deliberately made himself unresponsive. There was no way he was going to let someone like her have her way with him.He had to play the part of a completely helpless man. If he couldn't do it, then he couldn't. No matter how much the woman tried, it would only be a one-sided effort. It took two hands to clap, after all.Yara, however, took this as a lesson and decided that they should use the same dosage from now on. It was enough to knock
Cora forced herself to remain calm, trying to determine what Joseph had actually learned and how much he knew.Joseph said, "I don't care who they are. Anyone who enjoyed having their way with my wife back then will suffer at my hands, both now and in the future. I'm just a petty, ordinary man. I'm narrow-minded. I can't bring myself to hand my own wife over to other men and pretend I'm fine with it."Cora frowned. "Don't get so obsessed with this. I never did anything to betray you."Joseph scoffed. "Cora, why are you still denying reality? You say you never betrayed me? Then where did your daughters come from?"Cora replied, "I had another paternity test done. Natalie and the others aren't Skylar's children. They have absolutely nothing to do with Skylar. Come home, and I'll show you the results."Joseph laughed. "Last year, you said paternity tests were not scientifically reliable. Why do you suddenly believe them now? If I were you, I'd refuse to believe them at all."Cora sa
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
When Joseph finally woke from his drunken stupor, he found himself in a luxurious king-sized bed in a hotel room. He was completely naked under the covers, and from the mess all around, he'd definitely gotten down and dirty.His head buzzed as he tried to piece together last night's events. After f







