登入Sure enough, Owen chimed in. "That's the Howe elders' philosophy. The one who lives the longest is the real winner. "What's the point of living if you're just going to die young? Does it even matter if something wonderful only lasts for a short time? "This time, the Howes have set their sights on our medical sect because they want to make sure we die young. Too bad. They didn't expect me to be this tough. I've lived to be 120 years old."Joseph didn't rush to give his opinion; he kept listening instead. When it came to life experience, no one could compare to Owen, who lived to be 120. People said only the good die young. Still, no one could deny that Owen had lived an extraordinarily long life. Owen glanced at Joseph. "You've got plenty of tricks of your own. What's your next move? Or have you already taken matters into your own hands and run into trouble?"At this point, Owen knew nothing about what was happening outside Emerald Mountain. Not only did Judy not let a single
Joseph still wasn't aware that Cora had already arranged for them to have children through IVF. He assumed that if he went home, she expected him to put everything she had done to him behind them.Of course, Joseph refused to go home. Whatever he was doing now was far more worthwhile than going home. Joseph didn't give Cora a definite answer, but she wasn't worried. Instead, she talked about Natalie going back to school and realized he wasn't opposed to the idea at all. He clearly wanted what was best for her too.Joseph had raised Natalie for over ten years. He couldn't just stop loving her like that, especially since he was such a kind-hearted man. Skylar and Yara really deserved to suffer for what they had done. Deep down, Cora was furious. She was already thinking about how to get back at them. She had no intention of letting things end so easily. As they talked, Cora moved closer, wanting another round. Since she still had the energy for it, she was just as willing to gi
Natalie asked, "Mom, will society be different after I graduate? Will there even be a place for me?""Of course. Your time hasn't come yet, and you can't expect society to stay the same just because you want it to. "But your time will come eventually. You're still young, after all!" Cora explained as she kissed Natalie on the head, trying to reassure her. "Mom, you should go find Dad and spend more time with him! I smelled another woman's perfume on him. Don't let him go looking for someone younger.""Your dad's not that kind of person! Even if he does have any woman around him, she must've thrown herself at him," Cora said. Deep down, she was starting to feel uneasy. If Joseph really had a mistress, he might start neglecting her.After offering Natalie a few more words of advice, Cora headed to Joseph's new villa. Just as she expected, he was there. Delighted, Cora rushed toward him and threw herself into his arms, hugging him tightly. She sniffed at his clothes, but there
Joseph hadn't met Cora for days. Since New Year's, she had been texting him, complimenting Natalie. He found it odd and decided to visit Natalie at her place.Natalie could walk, but it seemed that she was in the adjustment period and still needed the wheelchair most of the time. Despite that, she stood up and beamed pleasantly at Joseph, saying, "Dad, take a seat. I'll get you a drink."The last time Joseph had heard her call him "Dad" was about two years ago. Yet, it felt like ages ago; so distant.However, he couldn't sense any familial affection from Natalie. After all, it hurt him that Natalie had insisted that Skylar was her father all this time.On the other hand, he couldn't resent her because Natalie was not in control of her own destiny. She was merely a brat.When Natalie noticed Joseph was silent and didn't verbally provoke her, she saw it as a chance to get into his good books. "Dad, what's keeping you busy recently?"Joseph would never tell her what he was doing
When she realized Zachary had no other women, Yasmin felt a heavy weight on her shoulders. She must bear children for her husband to inherit their careers. However, she didn't know that Zachary, who was Joseph in disguise, had already boarded a private jet and was almost reaching Jenton.At Emerald Mountain, two more elders had secretly used the plasma they had reserved in the past; they didn't want to suffer from aging. Subsequently, a transfusion reaction occurred—the blood coagulated in their veins, triggering a blockade, and then a cerebral hemorrhage before succumbing to their deaths.Joseph deliberately explained these two cases to Owen, but the latter immediately saw through the situation.Staring at Joseph, he uttered, "You're ruthless, Henry. You injected a blood-clotting agent into our bodies. Whenever we use such plasma products, it is as good as transfusing cement into our bodies. That makes no difference from suicide!""Looks like I'm not the only smart one in the
Joseph refused to compromise and instructed Dean to provoke the Howes. They exposed insider information about one of the Howes' projects to shake up their stocks as payback for the Howes' previous attempt to acquire the Summers family.This caused the Howes great distress, and they wanted to get back at the Summers family. However, they couldn't get rid of them because the Zahn family from Jenton backed the Summerses.As a result of the Summers family's actions, the Howes lost the project they wanted to secure during New Year's. Instead, it fell into the lap of a third party.Another influential national figure called for a meeting between the Yeagers and the Howes, even asking for talks between the Howes and the Summers family. None of the talks achieved a mutual outcome because Joseph had no intention of making peace.After February, Joseph orchestrated intermarriages between the younger generations of the Yeager and the Summers family through some young ladies from the Zahn fa
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
Joseph Hart stared blankly at the three paternity test reports in front of him. The confirmation that he and his children shared no biological relationship stabbed at his eyes.All three of his daughters were confirmed to have no blood relation to him. His eldest, Natalie Hart, was 15 years old. Th
Joseph met Bernard's scrutinizing gaze and said, "It's genuine. I didn't believe this was the truth, either, so I did a few more paternity tests with different labs. But the results… they didn't change."Bernard didn't speak right away. He just stared at Joseph, his eyes sharp and probing.A bitte
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







