Don Smith dismissed everyone else from the ward. “Mark Tremont came to see me last night.”Alejandro tensed on the bed. “So?”Don Smith stared fixedly at him. “You’re one of the Tremonts, aren’t you? But Mark Tremont won’t let you live. Otherwise, you wouldn’t have ended up in Nafaeth with the real Alejandro, then assumed his identity.”“What are you trying to imply?” Alejandro replied in a non-committal manner. “I have no intention of hiding my past. However, I see no need to mention it. The Tremonts and I have nothing to do with each other.”The old man clicked his tongue. “Are you that unfeeling? After everything that Mark has done to you, you’ve never considered taking everything that belongs to you? When the time comes, both the Tremonts and Smiths will be yours. Don’t you have any ambition?”Alejandro suddenly smiled. “I’m aware that the Smiths were once involved with the Tremonts, but they’ve parted ways long ago and everyone has been minding their own business. You just wa
Alejandro gave no reply. He knew that Tiffany didn’t love him anymore. He had missed out on three years, which was equivalent to an entire lifetime. He would have to use the rest of his life to make up for letting her down over the past three years. He just simply refused to believe that the girl whose eyes were once filled with him and him alone had fallen in love with another man, just like she had once loved him. He just couldn’t accept it… He didn’t want to sever their connection. He would rather give everything up and have her instead. Was that so wrong?One month later.Alenjandro’s surgery was complete and he had returned to the manor. He had lived the life of a convict throughout the entire month. He was under surveillance by Don Smith’s men at all times. They weren’t just watching him, but also taking precautions against Mark’s men to prevent them from finding proof of his identity as Ethan.During this time, Don Smith stayed in the capital and personally managed busine
Melanie opted against telling Don Smith about her pregnancy. She forced a resolute smile on her face. “I’ll take good care of Alex, grandfather. I’ll definitely help speed up his recovery. I’m not good with managing business, so we’ll have to trouble you for the time being. Get an early night’s rest. I can take it from here.”Don Smith nodded, feeling pleased. Then he turned around and left.Melanie put her sadness away and carefully asked, “Shall I help you with your bath?”Alejandro glanced at her still-flat belly. “Tell Jett to do it.”She gritted her teeth. “What’s wrong? I can’t look at your body now? You’ve never tried to hide it before.”He didn’t answer. Instead, he drove the wheelchair to the bedroom door. “Jett!”Jett pushed the door open and walked in, but when he saw the ashen look on Melanie’s face, he was shocked. He paused and said, “Sir, Don Smith has summoned me. Please excuse me.”The atmosphere turned cold. A short while later, Melanie let out a soft scoff and
Melanie refused to believe it. She had seen Alejandro unbutton Lynn’s lapels with her own eyes. “Tell me the truth. I won’t cause you any trouble. You have no need to be afraid of me.”Lynn shook her head again. “It’s really nothing. Whatever you saw that day, it wasn’t like that. He has never touched me. He has only asked me to stay because he wants me to do something for him that involves my ties to Jackson West.”Melanie immediately understood. “I understand. He has asked you to break Jackson and Tiffany up, hasn’t he?”Lynn hung her head and did not say too much. She was in a wealthy man’s courtyard. The more she talked, the easier it would be to make a mistake.Melanie silently let out a sigh of relief. At least, Lynn and Alejandro weren’t having a torrid affair. “Has he asked you to do anything lately? You don’t have to keep it from me, I just want to know. I won’t get involved. I’m nothing but a tool to grant him benefits. I have no right to meddle in his personal affairs.”
Arianne grabbed him and held him back. “Mary is sleeping. Why would you move the cot now? Let’s just try to get by tonight. Can’t you have someone move the cot tomorrow? Go back to bed. He’s not going to disturb my sleep by drinking milk. I’m going back to sleep too.”Mark’s brain had gotten fuzzy from sleepiness. He had not considered that. He grunted in reply and lay back down on his bed to continue sleeping. Aristotle shifted his tiny body. He faced his head towards Arianne, suckling on her milk, and placed his foot on Mark. His father turned his head to the side, opened his eyes and smiled at him. Then, he indulgently held his chubby little foot.Arianne smiled when she saw this. Mark may seem annoyed by the fact that Aristotle wasn’t born a girl on the surface, but his body language remained honest.The next morning, Mary hurriedly knocked on the door. “Sir, Madam. It’s a disaster! Aristotle is missing!”Mark got up and opened the door. “He’s here with us. He crawled over in t
Arianne’s laughter could be heard throughout the entire building till even Brian could hear it as well. He mumbled unhappily, “I’m a disgrace to mankind, not being able to marry even at the age of thirty…”During the journey, Arianne took out a mirror from her bag to tidy up her makeup. She had done her makeup in a hurry; since she had to leave suddenly, her lipstick was slightly crooked.Just as she was done tidying up, Mark reached out and turned her face towards him. His fingers rubbed against her lips. “I’ve told you not to use such a red shade already. I’ll throw away all those lipsticks one of these days.”She slapped his hand away. “You’re really asking for me to hit you. I’ve just put this on! How is this red? I’ve already chosen the lightest shade they have. My lips have always been this red naturally, alright? You chauvinistic man, you’re hopeless!”Mark saw that she did not dare take out her lipstick to put it on again and grinned.After being angry for half an hour, Ar
It was Lynn. She always lingered around him. Every time he blocked a number, she would come back with another one. Jackson had begun to think about changing his own number. However, he thought about it deeper. He had not been able to confirm whether Alejandro was actually Ethan or not. Could Lynn be of use since she was working under Alejandro?The thought did cross Jackson’s mind a while ago, but he did not execute the plan since it may get others involved unnecessarily. Now that Lynn had said that she no longer wanted to work for Alejandro, he began to hesitate a little. What if it was true? He and Lynn went way back. They just weren’t able to develop their relationship to the extent that others might have imagined.As he thought of this, he swiftly replied to her message. ‘Will contact you at three in the afternoon.’After finishing lunch with Tiffany, he sent her back to the office to have an afternoon nap. He kept looking at his watch for the time, and as Tiffany began to fall
Lynn drew a quick breath. “I’ll help you. I owe you my life, so what’s this to me? I’ll contact you when I’ve gotten it, so you should head back first in case Tiffany finds out you’re meeting me. Remember to delete any traces of me contacting you.”When she finished, she immediately got up and walked off. The waiter returned to their table with a fresh cup of hot coffee and placed it on the table of an empty seat. Jackson looked at the cup of coffee and went deep into thought. His heart felt a little uneasy. He was not worried about Lynn’s capability in completing the job, but he knew that there were risks involved with this task and he secretly regretted asking her to do it since he was not used to asking women to do things for him. However, he knew that he had no choice since Tiffany was involved in this.During the winter, night came earlier. Jackson was driving Tiffany back to White Water Bay Villa. Normally, he would be very careful as he drove, yet on that day, he seemed to be