Mag-log in“I’ll try to come home as soon as possible,” she said at last.“I hope so.” Althea’s voice turned gentler. “Nathan keeps asking about Cale and all of you. Even if he’s stubborn, he actually wants you to come visit him.”A faint smile appeared on Lydia’s lips.Nathan rarely showed his affection openl
Elsewhere, Lydia hesitated for a moment before answering Althea’s call in the middle of everything happening tonight. But ever since earlier, an uneasy feeling had been clawing at her chest nonstop. She couldn’t shake the fear that something terrible had happened.Outside, the rain still hadn’t stop
Falcon grabbed the collar of a nearby chair so hard it nearly snapped beneath his grip. “Don’t test me.”Zhao Hua’s gaze slowly turned colder. “Your threats mean nothing to me.”Silence filled the warehouse once more. Outside, the rain battered against the metal roof harder than before, the noise ec
Two hours earlier.The atmosphere inside one of the warehouse docks in western Hong Kong had already been consumed by rage.Crash!A liquor bottle slammed against the concrete wall and shattered into pieces. Alcohol mixed with blood dripped onto the filthy floor while several large men stood with th
Several senior leaders of the Chen family sat around the large table with grim expressions. They had personally escorted Naomi back tonight, and now they were forced to discuss the chaos that had just unfolded. The incident inside the meeting hall had shaken everyone involved.Ashtrays overflowing w
***Rain had started falling by the time the convoy of black cars left the central Hong Kong hospital.The streets grew quieter as they headed toward the Chen family’s main residence.Naomi sat silently in the back seat beside Lydia. She had undergone a physical examination as well, but just as she
That night, the hospital room was painfully still. The only sound came from the steady beeping of the heart monitor, blending softly with Althea’s uneven breathing. Sleep refused to come. Her trembling hand reached for the phone on the small bedside table.The news was still playing on the screen —
Riana looked at her gently. “He hasn’t said when he’s leaving?”“Not yet,” Althea replied with a small shake of her head. “He said he’s still waiting on a few documents. But I can tell—when Chase starts talking in that serious tone of his, it means he won’t be here much longer.”Kate leaned back sli
“Grace, sweetheart, are you sure you don’t want to bring your teddy bear?”Althea spoke softly as she adjusted a tiny sunhat on her four-year-old daughter’s head.“No need, Mommy. Teddy gets scared when it rains,” Grace giggled, swinging her little bunny-shaped bag over her shoulder.Josh, lounging
Heavy rain drenched SunCity that night. The sky was dark, thunder rolling in the distance, lightning briefly illuminating the streets below.Inside the warm playroom, Daven lay fast asleep on the carpeted floor, Josh nestled against his chest, Grace curled safely in his arms.Althea stood in the doo







