LOGINRichard was the old matriarch’s longtime manservant. He had looked after her for years.The two of them were practically inseparable, and he was especially favored by her.She had seen him just that morning.And now…Evan said, “A dog that keeps feeding its master bad ideas doesn’t get to stay.”“You’ve lost your mind, Evan! Richard has been with me for years. You suddenly lay a hand on him now. What exactly are you trying to warn me about?”Old Mrs. Wright was usually calm and composed, but this time, she lost control completely.The car window was half open.Evan lit a cigarette, took a drag, then said into the phone, “Good. I’m glad you understand it’s a warning. I’d hate for you to miss the point.”“You… you…”Before she could finish, Evan hung up.Crazy.He was completely crazy.That was exactly how Stella saw him now. A full-blown madman.That was his grandmother, and he could just say he’d gotten rid of her man as if it were nothing.Evan exhaled a cloud of smoke,
Evan shoved Stella straight into the car.The whole time, she clawed at him, hit him, and even slapped him several more times.She had scratched his neck hard enough to leave thin lines of blood.“Let me out.”The moment she realized the door wouldn’t open, Stella turned and glared at him.What a shameless bastard.Evan grabbed a fistful of hair at the back of her head and yanked, forcing her to face him.Stella struggled. “Let go.”With his other hand, he touched the side of his neck, then brought his fingers up in front of his eyes.There was blood on them.“Stella,” he said darkly, “weren’t you the one who used to love me so much?”The instant she heard the word love, she fought even harder. “Let go.”“When you fed me that bowl of porridge, what were you thinking?”Stella said nothing.“Tell me,” he pressed. “What were you thinking? That if I died, no one would stand in the way of you and Felix anymore? Is that it?”The moment he brought up Felix, Stella slapped him a
Patrick nodded. “It really does.”Not just a little. At this point, it practically screamed personal.After all, if the Hogarth Group wanted to enter a new market, they normally started from scratch instead of taking over local projects already in progress.Snatching a half-finished local partnership like this was something they had never done before.Evan took another drag of his cigarette.The darkness in his expression lingered, thick and heavy. “I’ve never offended anyone from the Hogarth Group.”He didn’t even know them. How could there be bad blood?Patrick knew that too.But the way things looked now, it really did feel personal.Just as Patrick was about to say more, his phone rang.He answered, “Hello.”No one knew what was said on the other end, but his face darkened immediately. “Are you sure?”A few more words came through, and then he hung up.He looked at Evan. “Madam went to the biotech company.”By biotech company, they meant Felix’s.Evan still had no id
The line went dead silent.Fiona’s mind buzzed, and her whole body seemed to go numb.It took her a long moment to react. “What did you just say?”“We never brought Miss Rowan in. Mr. Hernandez personally picked her up on the way.”Fiona: “…”Felix had picked Stella up.He had actually picked Stella up himself.And she had spent all this time imagining Stella being tortured all night in there.No wonder Felix treated her that way today.So that bitch Stella had never gone in at all. Felix had taken her away.Did Evan know?Thinking about all the calls Evan had made to her, Fiona picked up her phone.She thought about it.Then thought about it again.In the end, she still didn’t dare call Evan directly.…Over at Wright Group—The Port Yves project had Evan’s head splitting in two.The meeting ran straight through until four in the afternoon.When he finally came out of the conference room and returned to his office, he lit one cigarette after another.Patrick stood
What right did Felix have to treat her like this?Just because she liked him, did that give him the right to humiliate her?Fiona was so furious her chest rose and fell sharply.She wanted to argue, to demand an explanation, but she couldn’t even get close to him now.Seething, she pulled out her phone and called Dora.Dora picked up quickly. “Well? Did Felix like the food from home?”She clearly thought Fiona was calling with good news. Before Fiona could even speak, she asked her question.Fiona was already boiling with anger. Hearing that only made it worse.“Ah—!”Her scream shot straight through the phone, making Dora flinch on the other end.“What’s wrong with you?” Dora snapped. “What are you yelling for?”That scream gave her a bad feeling.Sure enough, Fiona’s voice came through, full of rage. “Like it? He didn’t even touch it!”“So what if he didn’t?” Dora frowned. “Why are you this upset?”Honestly.Just because she brought it herself, did that mean Felix had
Felix’s expression darkened instantly.Jack froze for a split second at the scene, then his face hardened just like Felix’s.No one had ever caused a scene like this at Hernandez Group.“And you’re just a receptionist. What gives you the right to stop me?” Fiona snapped, her voice sharp with anger. “What, working in a fancy office building made you forget your place?”She didn’t hold back at all.The receptionist had already seen Felix walk in. One hand pressed to her cheek, she stayed silent and looked at Fiona.“Tell Felix this. I’ve never brought food to anyone in my life. He’d better not be ungrateful.”Felix’s voice cut in coldly. “You don’t need her to tell me. I heard everything.”Fiona froze.Her face stiffened as she turned around, only to meet Felix’s cold, intimidating gaze.She had seen that kind of look before, in her brother Evan’s eyes.But standing in front of Felix now, it still made her scalp prickle.“F-Felix…”Her voice came out instinctively, and sudde
“You… you’re agreeing to it?”So the moment Evan showed up, she knew how to behave. Typical. All an act.“I’ll go now,” Stella said calmly. “I’ll give her a proper apology.”With that, she threw back the covers and got out of bed.Dora had pushed so hard for her to apologize to Summer. There was
Summer had been struggling nonstop.But the moment she caught sight of Evan and Dora out of the corner of her eye, her expression changed instantly. Tears welled up as she said shakily, “That’s not what I meant. I really didn’t mean that. Stella, please let go of me.”“Ah… it hurts. My incision hu
Stella sat on the sofa, feeling the blood still flowing beneath her.It wouldn’t stop.She dialed 911 herself.Evan wasn’t answering.Marianne was panicking. She tried calling him again.On the fifth attempt—He finally picked up.“What is it?”His voice was cold.“Sir, please come back,” M
On the other end of the call, Dora forced herself to stay calm.“She’s sick. She has severe depression. What exactly are you asking her to be satisfied for?“You think she actually wants to see you? She just wants to see your face. You and your brother are identical twins. That’s all it is.“Don’







