All the calls were about the same thing. The only difference was that the others were far less polite than the first person who called.The last person was extremely straightforward and said, "It’s already confirmed that Miss Davidson would soon become Miss Baxter. Even if Violet wants to go up against her, what are we supposed to do? You people will be exiting this country once you are done with this collaboration, but we will remain in this company. Do you expect us to offend the future President’s wife for you?"After receiving countless calls, the information they had been so close to getting had been taken away."Everly…" Annie looked towards Everly worriedly, clueless as to what to do next.Everly pursed her lips tightly. Everyone in the Baxter Group had always considered Alice as the person who would eventually become the wife of their president. Words that Carson purposefully backed Alice up earlier in the meeting room had gotten out, and no one in the company would dare to
He was forcing her to beg, but how could she?…At night, on the Cannesville highway."Everly." Annie looked at Everly, who was sitting in the back seat of the car, and said worriedly, "According to the latest news, all our operations have been restricted. Not only did they shut down our operation in the company, but also on other aspects."Everly gazed up at Annie."Alice did this, and Carson Baxter turned a blind eye to it." Annie continued, "She even took control over the manpower the second heir left with us.""Should we simply go public with your identity?" Annie asked hesitantly.Snap!The pen in Everly’s hand had been snapped in half following the distinct sound. It had been a while since she last saw Oliver. Ever since she bumped into him that day, she had not had any chance to do so. What was left for her to do? To go public with her identity?She knew that once she did, Carson would not let her go. Even if it were to maintain his own image, he would force her to stay
"Mister Samberg?" the secretary asked again."She won’t believe that if we tell her. After all, I’ve shown her plenty of proof that it looked real." Austin lowered his head and looked away from the rear-view mirror to avoid the secretary's stares.The secretary did not notice his unusual behavior and continued, "Should we call Mister Baxter? It would help to tell him the truth about everything as well!"Austin remained silent for a minute before saying, "Just drive."That was when the secretary noticed something was wrong and refrained from looking back at Austin while the car raced towards the direction of the airport.…Meanwhile, in a nursing home at Cannesville.The group had gone in for a long time without reporting back. Both Annie and Everly waited outside with a dark expression.Suddenly, a group of people walked towards them. Everly and Annie looked over but could not see their faces through the darkness."Everly!" Annie blurted out."Call them!" Everly immediately s
"What are you going to do to them?" Everly glared at Carson as she struggled to try and get away from him."That depends on whether you are willing to tell the truth, Violet," Robbie answered.Carson tossed her to the side and roared coldly, "What is your purpose for coming to Cannesville?"Everly covered her throat as tears gathered in her eyes from the gaping and coughing. She sat on the bottom of the car and gazed up at his cold expression. For a moment, she was overwhelmed by the irony of everything.He knew. He knew about everything she had been doing. He had been looking down upon her like a giant outside a toy castle looking down on a foolish clown."Answer me!" he barked as rage filled his cold eyes.Everly sneered sarcastically. "Why bother asking me if you already know what I did?"Carson narrowed his eyes and stared at her. "Don’t you think that I won’t be able to kill you!""Yeah, of course you can!" Everly gritted out word by word, "You would kill anyone, and yet,
The car went silent. Everly and Carson confronted one another, and they could even hear each other breathing in the silence."So, did the Logans send you?" In the end, Carson was the first to speak. His voice was filled with anger."Let me go!" Everly had not answered directly and began to struggle frantically."Answer me!" he barked as he tightened his grip on her.His eyes were filled with a murderous urge. He had known long ago that the Logans supported Violet, but he had not paid much attention to it. Now that he thought about it, Violet was likely someone the Logans had trained before sending her to Carson.He thought back to everything that Violet had done, and there seemed to be a purpose she hid below the surface. He did not want to dig too deep into it because he missed her too much. The relentless torture was unbearable. Therefore, when he saw Violet, he found himself a chance to ease his thirst by dressing Violet up into a doll that looked like Everly.He had not imagi
"If you touch it, don’t even think about leaving Cannesville alive!" Carson’s hellish voice echoed through.All Everly did was laugh. Her crazed laughter had her entire body shaking as she looked at him with tears in her eyes. She smiled and said, "All for a dead person’s photo?"'How hypocritical! I followed him around for six years, and he sent me to prison for four years. Yet now he is threatening me over a photo of me, someone who wanted to kill her in the past? How hypocritical can he be to try still to fake it in front of me? If only he cared for me, even for a split second, he wouldn’t have shown any mercy against me, nor would he treat our child that way! Who is he trying to fool by acting like this? Hilarious! Absolutely hilarious!' she thought.She was falling about the place laughing. "And what if I do? Are you going to kill me? Haha…""Violet!" He roared and reached over to grab her.However, Everly moved quicker and tore the photo apart. She tore once and twice before
In the torn-up Maybach, Everly stared ahead. The clip-on mask had been damaged and was now lying by her side.Her left cheek burnt with pain as tears rolled down her face. The scene from earlier occupied her mind and made it so that she could not calm herself. Even so, she picked up the phone and found John‘s number to make a call as she drove."Violet?" He picked up immediately. "How did things go?"Her tears had not stopped as she drove the car to a sharp turn. "I messed up."She wiped away her tears and took a deep breath. "It’s my fault. They realized what I had been planning to do long ago, and he… had already reinforced the guards over there. Annie and the others are now being held hostage by Carson Baxter…"There was a red light ahead, and Everly stepped on the brake abruptly. She lowered her head as tears fell from her eyes uncontrollably.It was her fault, all of it. If only she could be more patient and submit to Carson, perhaps things would noy have escalated to this p
Everly held on to the tombstone so tight her knuckles turned white.Tears fell from her eyes as she looked at Bonnie's photo through her blurry vision. She could not control her emotions.Previously, it was Bonnie and Granny Preston. At that moment, it was Annie and others. What would happen in the future?Who else? Would it be…Oliver? Was she going to continue? Perhaps, she should go to a place where nobody could find her alone and stay a recluse for the rest of her life? "Bonnie, Granny Preston, what should I do?"The weather was freezing. It suddenly started to snow again. Snowflakes landed on Everly. Not far away in the dark, Carson slowly walked over.She was not wearing her mask because it was broken. Carson had a good look at her face the moment he got down from his car.It was her! It was truly her! Slap!Carson slapped himself brutally. It was until he felt the pain only then he acknowledged that he was not dreaming."Mister Baxter!" Robbie, by the side, jumped