Elena almost fainted again, but she pulled herself together. Her hands gripped her father's arm tightly for support."But Nicklaus' secret is still at my father's mansion. Let's go there first," Elena said."I don't want to take any chances. It's better to go straight to my mansion. Besides, the safe is fireproof and impact-resistant. Even if someone finds it, they won't be able to open it," Jack explained. "Grab your things and leave immediately.""Jack is right, sweety. Besides, I'm the only one who knows about the secret room in that bedroom. None of the servants or housekeepers know about it," Edward agreed.Elena thought hard. What if the video had already spread? If David and Jennifer already knew, it was likely that David's men also knew. They could look up her GPA at the university and her father's wedding date at the Civil Registry Office.Suddenly, her mind flashed back to the magnetic card she had held earlier. Ah, yes. Without that card, the safe still couldn't be opened.
"Why the rush? We can open the safe tomorrow," Elena said as she followed her father, who was walking quickly into the Pierce family mansion."Elena, don't walk so fast!" Jack scolded from behind her."I don't know. I suddenly felt that I had to find that magnetic card now. I've been feeling restless since earlier," her father replied. The man immediately walked away and went up to the second floor where Alexander's room was.Mia, Elena's former personal maid, hurriedly approached them."Why didn't you say that you were coming here, Ma'am? We're still in the middle of preparing dinner," Mia said, who now served as the head maid, with a panicked expression. After Matthew Patt and Miranda Kiehl were arrested, the servants hired by the two of them were immediately dismissed by Alan. Only the servants recruited by Alexander and Elena remained, including Mia."It's okay, Mia. We just want to take something," Elena replied."You're already heavily pregnant! Let me get you some milk and fr
David knew it wasn't easy to convince others to trust him after what he had done. Trust was like glass. Once it was broken, it could never be repaired. And he was experiencing that firsthand now. No matter how good his intentions were, others would still be suspicious and distrustful."I'm not lying. Elena's safety is in danger. She could be killed.""She’ll be in danger if you get near her, you psychopath!" Nathan snapped. The man kept his gun pointed at him."I’m serious." David raised both hands. "Listen, I am obsessed with her. You found the cameras in her room yourself. But now, there’s something more important.""You're cunning and manipulative, Dave. You'll do anything to achieve your goals. I know your nature. You're just trying to divert attention." Nathan snorted derisively.David cursed inwardly. At a critical moment like this, he wasn't trusted at all."Listen, I didn't waste my time coming here just to talk nonsense. I could go straight to Elena. But no. I know that bast
"Destroy the Greenlake building. Destroy it when Alexander's granddaughter sets foot there."David stood motionless in his hiding place. He never expected to hear such a terrifying plan from Nicklaus Hunter.Originally, he had intended to come to Nicklaus' mansion to collect the payment that the man had yet to transfer. Since the security guard at the entrance recognized him, he was allowed inside. That guy didn't know that his relationship with Nicklaus was strained.Earlier, he had seen Amanda and her mother rushing into a car. Amanda's face was bruised and bleeding heavily. It seemed the old man was truly furious over Amanda's outrageous behavior this time.He almost entered the old man’s favorite room, but Nicklaus’s bodyguard stopped him. He said that there was still an adopted child of his employer visiting. And now here he was. Behind the door of Nicklaus’s office, eavesdropping. Earlier, he had hidden in one of the unlocked rooms when Jacob Reeves came out of there."When sh
(You're a loser, Nick. There must be a reason why your love stories always fail. You're a monster incarnate. Who would want an ugly monster like you who can't do anything?)(Enough, Nick! Victoria is already Alexander's. Let her go, just as I let her go. My child doesn't deserve a mother like her.)(You will face my grandchildren as retribution for bringing that fugitive into my home. You will die a miserable death, Nick. You will die just as you killed Victoria before.)(You may have succeeded in poisoning me through Matthew. But you will feel the same. The world will witness your shame from the past.) "Arrgh! Grandpa, stop! It hurts!" Amanda screamed, now lying on the ground with a gash on her forehead and bleeding profusely. Nicklaus ignored his granddaughter's screams. The granddaughter he hated because she was so ugly and always causing trouble."You should never have existed. I should have had children with Victoria. I hate your grandmother for being so ugly and giving me ug
For the umpteenth time, Elena stomped her feet on the floor with a pout on her lips. Once again, her father had forgotten. This time, he had forgotten the magnetic card to open the safe. Half an hour had passed, but the card was still nowhere to be found. She was growing tired, bored, and hungry. Her husband returned to the secret room with a sweaty face. His eyes widened with excitement."How about it? Did you find it?"Jack sighed deeply. "Let's go home first. Dad really forgot where he put the card.""How could he forget? That card is really important!" Elena exclaimed in disbelief."Never mind, it's been so long. Before your grandfather passed away, so it's been years ago. We'll look for it again tomorrow," Jack said calmly. "Let's go home first. Let your father rest." With a mix of frustration and disappointment, Elena stood up from the sofa and left the messy secret room. She almost scolded her father, but her steps halted.Edward Brown looked exhausted but not defeated. He