Esther was urged back by a call from the Westvale family. Evander’s mother, Elena, wanted to see her. It was something already agreed upon, and since Elena was also one of her patients, Esther wanted to check how she was recovering after being discharged from the hospital.
When she hurried back to the Westvale residence, Elena was already sitting on the living room sofa. A wheelchair stood nearby, and nurses were bustling about, but her complexion looked worse than when she was discharged. Had she not rested well?
“Esther, you’re here! Come, sit down.”
Not only did she look unwell, even her voice was noticeably weak. “I’ve been wanting to see you for a while. My health took a turn for the worse.”
“Mrs. Westvale, you really needs to take good care of yourself!”
When the woman reached out to shake Esther’s hand, Esther gently held her wrist a second longer—just enough to notice how light and thready her pulse was. Years of clinical experience told he
“Pft!!!”Esther really couldn’t hold it in and suddenly burst out laughing. By the time she realized her reaction was a bit abrupt and covered her mouth, it was already too late. The man’s gaze was fixed steadily on her face.“Ahem—”Esther quickly wiped the smile off her face. “Sorry, I didn’t mean to—”“Even if you did, it’s okay!”Before Esther could finish her sentence, the man leaned in close and, in front of the elders and youngsters, bit her ear playfully, smiling suggestively.“I like it when you do it on purpose. The fact that you can laugh means you believe what I said!”Esther: “… Is that the point?”“Of course! I’m not the kind of jerk who causes messy love troubles and lets his girlfriend get slapped in public every day!”His voice was low and powerful, with a sexy, ma
Unexpected warmth made Esther’s heart instantly soften like mush. She wanted to say something but suddenly found her throat choked up.Meanwhile, the little one gleefully ran over holding a branded mother-child matching outfit gift box,“Mommy, Mommy, this is the gift I’m giving you! Matching outfits! Mommy and Zoe will wear matching outfits—just us two girls, no brothers or daddies have these!”Evander: “… Did you buy that? How is it your gift?”Evander’s eyes involuntarily landed on the matching outfit gift box the little girl was holding. His eyes twitched sharply. It was a high-end private-order brand for mother-daughter outfits, only female styles, perfectly suited for Zoe to give. His mother had chosen the gift well—truly appropriate for the little girl, not something his absent son also got involved with.It was thoughtful, but since there was no father outfit, he felt a bit annoyed.
“Grandma Westvale, you’re really wronging me! I like you—it has nothing to do with Evander. You’ve watched me grow up, you know exactly what kind of person I am, don’t you?”Since it had come to this, even if she had to pretend, she would do it convincingly. “And you already know how he’s been bullying me since we were kids. I’ve endured it for years without ever telling you. Of course I came here because I missed you, Grandma!”“Hahaha, that proves my charm is way greater than that brat Evander!” Old Madam Westvale slapped her thigh excitedly and said, “Isn’t that right?!”“Of course! How could Evander compare to you? His eyes are all on Miss Davenier now, but you, Grandma, your eyes are on me! How could he compare?”“You’re right, you’re right. But…”Old Madam Westvale trailed off, then looked at her with a
Evander had been holding back anger, but it instantly vanished, replaced by the image of the woman calling him “baby” in that coquettish voice. Usually ascetic and indifferent, his mind even pictured her calling “baby” while under him.He quickly shook his head, forcing himself to stop those crazy images — this was a police station!“Since you don’t like him, then kick him out!”“I’m leaving, I’m leaving!”Oh god, the male boss is jealous. Randy felt terrified. If before he’d accidentally wandered in without knowing who Evander was, now he had done his research clearly: Evander, Country A’s richest man, the king of the capital, a well-known international figure. His wealth and power were definitely not inferior to their boss.To let such a figure misunderstand you had designs on his wife was basically a death sentence — there’d be no body to find. He cou
“Luna, let’s go back!”Marcell carefully tugged on Luna’s clothes. “I promise I won’t fight with anyone anymore. Please don’t tell my dad, okay?”“Who says you can’t fight with others!”Luna was about to agree, but when her eyes caught the angry and imposing look of Esther through the glass door, she immediately changed her mind. “If you want to fight, fight only those you can beat. If you want to bully others, fine — but never bully someone stronger than you, and never bring trouble to the family by messing with people you can’t afford to offend!”That little brat was always causing trouble. When he did, he knew it was useless to go to their parents — so he’d come to her, the older cousin. Even if the other family was powerful and didn’t want their child wronged, as long as Luna kept a good attitude, the other side would show respect to her status as the t
“Esther?!”The moment Chloe saw that face, her legs went weak, and she collapsed straight to the ground. “You actually pretended to be... no, you are her... You’re a murderer!”“Sorry, I’m a legal citizen, paying taxes legally all over the world!”She could even do something like hiring a killer, and kill people she didn’t have any deep hatred for. If she let this slide, who knew who she might kill next? Esther felt that mercy was not her style.“Chloe, you really believe such a vicious urban legend? You’re really overestimating your own kindness! If I were really a killer, how could you have easily kidnapped one of my subordinates?!”As she said that, Esther lifted the suitcase from the car, adjusted it, and handed it to Randy, who had just followed from the car behind. “Is it true that doctors at the children’s hospital in the western region haven’t