Arianne wasn’t sure if she should laugh or cry. “Stop bickering. It’s the middle of the night, and everyone’s exhausted. Let him focus on driving. There are four lives in this vehicle.”Tiffany stroked her belly. “That’s right, four lives. You’d better focus on the road; who knows if my shock from today affected the baby? I’ll get a check up tomorrow when I visit Jackson at the hospital.”“We’ve sent people over to the hospital to take care of him,” Arianne said with a frown. “You shouldn’t leave the house alone. What if you run into trouble, and no one’s around with you? No matter how worried you are about Jackson, you’d better stay at home for the next few days. If you really need a check-up, I’ll go with you and have Brian drive us there. It’ll be safer with a man with us.”When they arrived home, Arianne immediately fell asleep when her head hit the pillow. She truly couldn’t move any more.The next morning.She got up as usual and went to the office with Mark. Then, she reali
“Same thing,” Mark calmly replied. “He has zero identity. It’s not easy to find him if he wants to hide himself away. I’m afraid we’ll just have to wait until he shows his face again.”“Even Jackson, who’s great at self-defense, has been cut down. If you or I run into Seaton, we might actually lose our lives…” Alejandro latched onto Jackson for some mystifying reason.Jackson gritted his teeth angrily. “What are you implying? Some things can’t be overcome, okay? He f*cking snuck an attack on me. Stop looking so mystified. Just wait until I’m out of this hospital. I’ll knock you down first. You’ve certainly got a big mouth, you villainous pest.”Alejandro laughed instead of getting enraged. “You may be pissed, but you can’t do anything about it, can you? If you want to beat me up, I’ll stand right here, perfectly still. I swear that I won’t fight back, as long as you can get out of bed and raise your fists.”“Enough,” Arianne said helplessly. “Why are you two acting like kids at a t
Mark stepped out of the wrecked bedroom. His expensive leather shoes were now stained with residue from the explosion. He was no calmer than Arianne. He walked towards the staircase and sat on the balcony. “Do you have a cigarette?”Alejandro pulled out a cigarette and handed it to him. “This is the first time I’ve ever seen you like this. The kid is fine. He’s not at home. I’ll go look for him right now.”Mark took a few puffs of his cigarette before he could gradually calm down. He called the housemaid over to ask her about the situation. Based on the housemaid’s reply, a man dressed in a utility uniform arrived at the house around 1PM, claiming to check on the air-conditioning. He was wearing a face mask and baseball cap. She couldn’t see his face too clearly. Henry was not around at the time, so only one housemaid followed the repair man upstairs. Everyone thought that Henry had called the repair man over, so no one questioned it.The housemaid stood by and watched the man at th
Hearing this, Arianne immediately answered in Mark’s place. “Yes! We’re going, right now!”Mark didn’t object. The corners of Alejandro’s lips curved into a smile. “That’s the right choice! I have to rush home for dinner. Stop dallying. Give the Tremont Estate staff a long holiday. I can’t sustain that many mouths, nor do I lack any staff.”Finally, only Arianne, Mark, Aristotle, and Mary went to the Smith Manor together. Aristotle couldn’t be separated from Mary, so she had to come along.Melanie personally prepared a large meal when she found out that Mark and Arianne were coming over. She used to be waited on, hand and foot, when she lived with the Larks. Now that she was married, she didn’t have any other interests aside from taking care of her baby, so she managed to hone her cooking skills.Melanie’s welcoming attitude made Alejandro very uncomfortable. “They’re not guests, no need for such a ceremony. Can’t you tell the staff to cook instead?”Melanie shot him a look. “Yes,
Although both of them had very similar identities, with Alejandro being Mark’s younger brother from another mother and Aery being her younger sister from another father, how was it that they were being treated so differently? It was probably because some people knew when to admit their mistakes and change while others refused to.Humans are never perfect and will make mistakes, but some are worthy of being forgiven while others aren’t.The harm that Aery had inflicted on Tiffany was irreversible and that incident had long but been a thorn in Arianne’s heart. Although Alejandro was involved in that matter, Aery bore a much larger responsibility because Alejandro had never intended to harm Tiffany in the first place.Furthermore, Alejandro’s actions may have been quite extreme, but it was all for a good reason. There was no way for him to avoid any conflict with Mark due to his identity as the Tremonts’ illegitimate son. However, Aery was able to prevent all misunderstandings with Ari
Instead of being the stern man who had little words to say, Henry suddenly laughed out loud and was filled with emotions. Even his eyes seemed to sparkle with something that seemed like tears. “You little rascal, are you trying to curse me dead? There’s no need for you to send me off. I’m just an employee for the Tremonts, not your senior. I’ll have my own way of going off when the time comes.”Mark pulled up Henry’s blanket and kept him warm. “You’re already my senior in my eyes. I am the man I am today because of you. Therefore, you’re even more fatherly than my real father ever was.”Henry sighed. “Anyhow, he’s still your father, so you should leave the past behind and move on, since it already happened such a long time ago. You should head home soon. I’ll be fine here and will be able to discharge in two days. My men are doing their best to find Seaton’s whereabouts; I’ll get it resolved properly for your sake. I promise that such an incident will never occur again.”Mark shot a
Mark gently sighed in relief when he was satisfied with what he had just heard.Alejandro took a puff on his cigarette before continuing. “Actually, besides being an ambitious man, Seaton has his eyes on Tremont Estate because of his wife’s intention to divorce him. However, this is as far as my understanding goes. Seaton’s been dragging on with his divorce despite the amount of time that has passed. On the other hand, Seaton’s wife owns a portion of his company’s shares and he would most definitely be in a lot of trouble the moment they divorced and his wife gained another portion of his shares, hence why he’s got his eyes fixed on Tremont Enterprise. He wouldn’t have to worry about going bankrupt if he manages to acquire your company. Seaton’s company was affected when he was in trouble; his wife even sold us her shares without hesitation when we acquired the company. Women are said to be very vengeful beings the moment they’ve been thoroughly hurt. Judging by Seaton’s inhumanity, I
Summer sighed. “Based on your current situation, I think you’ll be fine, but you’ve really given me a shock. Why did you ask Tiffany to hide the truth from us? Wasn’t it merely just a light stab? You didn’t actually injure any vitals, yet here I was, thinking that it was much worse, since you tried to hide it. My heart really can’t take such pressure anymore.”Merely just a light stab…?Jackson immediately grew even more suspicious of his real identity. Was this something a mom would actually say to her son? If he did not know Summer’s attitude any better, he would have actually gone for a DNA test!Summer left the hospital with Tiffany after Jackson insisted that they leave. The pair met up with Atticus, who was just about to return to the ward as they were leaving, and Summer begrudgingly asked, “Where have you been? Is this how you visit a patient in the hospital? How could you leave after just two minutes? Jackson was really unhappy about it.”Atticus was startled. “It’s not li