LOGINInitially, Mavis wanted to contact Joseph, but after hearing the doctor's explanation, she knew Joseph's hands were tied even if he were here. They were then asked to leave the ICU. After hearing the prognosis, Mavis agreed to continue treatment, but she knew it was merely humanitarian care. "Zach, your father already has one foot in the grave, but the problem is whether you can shoulder the responsibility or not," Mavis said to Joseph, who was now disguised as Zachary."I can do it, but not entirely. I'll still need your support," he replied.Despite his humble tone, Joseph knew Mavis was preparing for Colin's death. At the same time, she wanted to regain the family power in her hands.After all, she'd be a little younger once she had a successful blood transfusion.But Joseph was no angel. Since he dared to perform a blood transfusion for Mavis, he had a countermeasure. Furthermore, he had already set the trap after making Mavis stay in Jenton for so long.It would be peac
Joseph returned to Emerald Mountain after switching back to Henry's account. Right after he arrived, his subordinate reported the latest developments, and they were beyond his expectations.The Howes, or the agents they had hired, had scattered something across the estate using a drone. After a quick analysis, they determined that it was the second portion of the toxin that was used to speed up the curse.In fact, someone had dropped a smoke bomb in Zahn Group, filling the building with thick smoke all of a sudden. The sampling inspection later revealed that it was also a catalyst to speed up the curse.Perhaps there were other moves aimed at activating the curse within the Zahns. They would then be punished for breaching the promise, displaying hereditary defects and dying during mid-life.The Snows' lesson showed that once a hereditary condition had developed, the descendants of that family would be tormented by that disease until the entire family was wiped out.A vengeful hear
"I'd like to think Joseph wouldn't do anything crazy either. You trust him, don't you? Then you have to keep him from doing anything reckless."Jenna studied Cora's expression. As long as Cora and Joseph still had feelings for each other, Jenna and Joseph could never truly be together.But that wasn't true. Jenna and Joseph had already been living together like a married couple at Emerald Mountain. Cora made Jenna promise that she would develop an antidote as soon as possible. Only then could Cora finally relax. Cora also learned that Skylar was barely clinging to life in the special care ward. If she killed him, she would only be giving him an easy way out. Joseph was keeping him alive because he wanted him to suffer for as long as possible.In the evening, Cora went to the sanatorium to visit Bernard, only to learn that Joseph had dropped by. He had brought some medicine and even had Bernard take it. For a moment, a thought crossed her mind. She wondered if Joseph had given
Cora tried calling Joseph again, only to realize that he had already turned off his phone, leaving her speechless.But on second thought, whenever she went out for business dinners or traveled for work, she would turn off her phone too. Of course, she always had another phone turned on. "Oh my goodness! If I'd known he'd be away, I never would've kept this from him!" Cora sighed before heading to the Traditional Medicine Center to see Jenna. "It didn't take her long to track me down…" A flicker of panic crossed Jenna's face. Since she was now with Joseph, she couldn't help feeling nervous around Cora. The moment Cora brought up her daughters' health problems, Jenna's anxiety vanished. After all, none of them were Joseph's biological children. Joseph had already warned Jenna that Cora might come to consult her, so she was already prepared. The so-called curse was actually a form of poison that altered certain sections of the Zahns' DNA. It was a genetic defect that prevented th
Joseph answered, "You weren't at Emerald Mountain, so I didn't want to be there either. The weather's lovely today, so I thought you might come here. I guess I was right."Jenna sincerely paid her respects to Grace and observed a moment of silence. Finally, she said, "I hope Grace will watch over me so I can look after you. I'll love you the way she never got to!""It's already cold enough. Don't get all mushy here. I'm getting goosebumps." Hearing Jenna say something like that in front of Grace's grave felt a little strange to him, so he took her back to his car. "Don't change back into Henry just yet. Let me look at you!"Jenna straddled his lap and cupped his face in her hands. "I have to be honest. You look way better now! You always look so weird whenever you're Henry!""Of course it looks weird! It's not even real!" Joseph didn't resist when Jenna leaned in to kiss him. After all, it wasn't their first time kissing, and now they were both in this together. But when Jenna
On the way back, Joseph ran into Edith, who was heading back to her place. They went to a nearby cafe. In the quiet private room, Joseph sat across from Edith, a faint smirk playing on his lips. She felt like she had already become his prey, so she asked, "All… All it took was one word from you, and Zachary dragged me off to have my blood drawn so they could extract the plasma."I feel like I've lost half my energy now. You just met my mom. What did you say to her? Is she trying to marry me off for her own benefit?"Joseph nodded and said, "That's exactly it, but you won't be tied down to me. I told Mavis you'd be my woman from now on, and that I'd let you go once you've given me a child. "You'll be free again. Mavis wants me to have you as compensation for what she did to Grace."Edith knew it. So Mavis really was going to give her away to make it up to this bastard. How could she do that to her? Was that even fair to her? She wasn't some bargaining chip Mavis could just give
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







