ANMELDENWhen the car stopped in the mall’s parking area, Lydia stepped out first. She paused for a second, unconsciously scanning her surroundings. People moved back and forth, footsteps blending with the sounds of car doors opening and closing.Nothing seemed out of place.And yet, something about it made
Naomi’s brows drew together. “Mistakes… in the past?”Lydia waved her hand dismissively. “You’ll find out someday. But you don’t mind being around them, do you?”Naomi let out a soft laugh. “Even though they’re noisy and sometimes a little annoying, being around them feels… really nice.”“Yes.” Lydi
“I’m going to miss you so much,” Grace said, her eyes glistening with unshed tears.Since morning, she hadn’t left Naomi’s side. Earlier, she had even managed to persuade her parents to delay their departure. Clinging to Naomi, Grace then turned to Lydia with a pleading look.“You’ll come back home,
A moment later, he leaned back in his chair.For years, the Black Dragon organization had stood under his control as the protector of the Chen name that had nearly vanished. But the true bloodline who should have stood at the center of that inheritance was now sleeping in an upstairs guest room, una
Night settled slowly over the skies of Hong Kong as Cale’s car passed through the main gates of the Miller mansion.The garden lights glowed in neat rows, casting golden reflections across the stone path still damp from the afternoon rain.A long day of work had not managed to erase the tension from
Near noon, they stopped at a private restaurant inside the park.Everyone had only just taken their seats when a tall man in a casual jacket walked in without ceremony.“So it’s true. You rented an entire amusement park just for your last day in Hong Kong.”Lydia looked up and broke into a wide smil
The next morning, Althea and Josh arrived at the prosecutor’s office under tight security. The screening procedures moved quickly, yet the tension lingered. Two attorneys accompanied them. Cameras still waited outside the building, but they managed to slip in without facing blinding lights or relent
Silence settled over the room again. Eli lowered her head even further. She wished her chair could swallow her whole. She didn’t want to hear any more of this conversation—there was no warmth, no kindness, only tension and suffocating pressure.Selena leaned back in her chair. “Fine. Perhaps I shoul
Cale exhaled slowly. “I think… we have no choice but to play along with the game that’s already been forced onto my family.”Aaron’s brow furrowed deeply. “What do you mean, sir?”“You said you have people monitoring Harold’s unusual movements, didn’t you?”“That’s correct, Mr. Cale.” Aaron still di
“Ah… this feels such a relief.”The words slipped lightly from Selena’s lips, as if they had just escaped a heavy burden—rather than the very eye of the storm that had shaken Eli’s life to its core. The girl turned her head slowly. Ever since she got into the car, she had chosen silence, her back to







