"That half-dead should be happy that he still has a wife before he dies. If it is not for the former head's will, that half dead would have been abandoned long ago."
"Now that he is married. Does it mean the Albrecht family could stop supporting him?"
"Isn't that the same as letting him die? Why go through all that? Just give him an injection to end his suffering. He wouldn't wake up anyway. Why waste people's effort and money?"
Their mocking continued.
Kingsley put down his wine glass and finally spoke, "Don't be like that. My brother might not be able to wake up. But father and mother is respecting grandfather's wishes. We keep our own words and we make sure to fulfill them."
The man who was interrupted was not offended. He knew that Kingsley was just saying it to look nice. But everyone here knows how happy Kingsley was when they talked badly about his half-brother.
"It's my bad. The Albretch truly deserved to be looked upon by many
Suzie rode the bicycle early in the morning to the main mansion. She planned to be discreet. However, she was caught by the middle-aged maid who once scolded her for being late. The senior maid was in a bad mood early in the morning. Her mood worsened when she saw the young and pretty maid just coming in.Nowadays, they were a lot of pretty young maids who were recruited in this mansion. A lot of them were clumsy and didn't know how to do the job well. They only know how to look pretty. The senior maid exactly knows why those maids were here. The second young master was known to be flirty and love pretty women. Many women wish to be the mistress of the only favored son of the Albrecht family.The old maids want to take advantage of that fact and brought their most pretty relative to this mansion wishing their relative could become the young madame of this house.Despite the newly recruit maids being inexperienced, they were still accepted. Because every one of them has a backer. T
Betty closed the door and gestured for Suzie to sit.Suzie did not mind that Betty did not offer to get some drinks or snacks for her. It was good to be direct and have no pretentiousness between them. This would save her some time."I am looking for a butler named Jonathan. You knew him, right?"There's no way Jonathan, who was the son of the head butler, would be a stranger to Betty.Betty nodded. "Yes, I knew him." She did not ask why Suzie was interested in this man. She just wants to finish their discussion before anyone learned of this.Betty could handle Jona later. But the other senior maid who worked under the Madame like her and knew the truth about this 'favored' daughter-in-law' would not let any of this pass by.They might report this to Madam and make Madame doubt her."I need something from him. But I haven't seen him in a while. Do you know where he is?""Jonathan is not here in the mountain villa. He was transferred by his father to the capital a week ago."Suzie was
Suzie waited for almost an hour before Betty came in again. She handed Suzie Jonathan's number. "The head butler kept Jonathan's number a secret and warned everyone to not contact him. If the head butler found out that I give you his son's number, he would surely doubt our relationship. He might tell Madame that we have some secret dealing." "I understand what you are worried about, Aunt Betty. Don't worry. Even if the head butler found out that I got Jonathan's contact number I won't point at you. I am good at keeping secrets." Betty looked at Suzie with doubt. However, she had no choice but to trust Suzie. Until she found something to threaten Suzie with, she had to be the one who was at disadvantage in this deal. Suddenly, Betty's eyes lit up. She just remembered something and gain enlightenment. She doesn't have to be the one who was always at a disadvantage. She could also receive some benefits from this deal. Suzie promised to help her niece after all. "Eldest Young Madame
Javier listened to the radio while waiting for Suzie to come home. Since he couldn't move, he could only do very limited things in a day. With the radio's background song, he could only wait for his wife to come home while exercising his forefinger.Suddenly, he heard footsteps behind the door. His ears immediately perked up. He thought it was Suzie. But the footsteps don't sound like his wife's.It was heavy and the steps interval were long. Javier immediately put up his guard. Other people who came here besides his wife had no good intentions. He had experienced many such things in the past. A voice sounded behind the door."Why are there so many complicated locks here? The bamboo gate was locked. The entrance door was locked. And even the master's bedroom? Is she insane? Why would she put a padlock in Javier's room?" Javier recognized his voice.It was that damn Kingsley! What was he doing here?!It's quite a long time since Javier heard Kingsley's voice. After he repeated thi
Javier's body was shaking non-stop as anger rose to every nerve of his body.He wanted to stand up and beat this jerk to death! He wanted to tear off his mouth that said those disgusting words and throw his body to feed the sharks. So he would never be able to touch his wife.Javier's anger was so intense that it made his body involuntarily tremble. He felt the sudden strength to move his hand and clenched it into a fist.If he could move, he had already thrown a punch at the face near him. But all he could do was clenched his hand hard."What are you doing?!" A loud shout suddenly interrupted Kingsley's mocking laughter.Kingsley turned to the door and saw Suzie running in with a pale face. Before he could greet her with a flirting smile, Suzie pushed him away and leaned down to check on Javier's condition."Husband! What's wrong with you?"Suzie held Javier's arm which was shaking non-stop. The fast pace of the beeping in the heart monitor made Suzie panic.Javier was having another
Dr. Rivera nodded. "Yes. If we scan him, we might find out if his brain injury miraculously got better. Then these changes could be explained." Suzie was silent. She stared at Javier's pale face. A lot of thoughts were running through her head. After a long time, she turned to Dr. Rivera, "Doc, can you tell me why you are able to enter this place? I don't doubt you. However, I know that no stranger could enter the Albrecht villa unless Reyna approved of them. May I ask what is your relationship with the Albretchs?" Suzie did not doubt Dr. Rivera's ability or background since it was Jonathan who introduced him to her. She believed that Jonathan was not stupid enough to look for a Doctor that would possibly harm Javier. However, Dr. Rivera was too capable. Aside from becoming the best in his field at a young age, he was able to get in and out of the Albrecht villa freely. If Javier indeed had a chance to wake up and it was known to the wrong people, Javier would be in danger. Reyn
***** Kingsley returned to the north mansion with a gloomy expression. He seemed angrier than before he left. His footsteps were heavy and his mood was irritable. Reyna had been waiting in the north hall for Kingsley. "Have you cooled your head off? Lunch has already been prepared." Reyna tries to liven up the atmosphere. They had a fight earlier and she was angry after hearing Kingsley's accusation. But when her son left, she thought of the matter and understood her son's heart. Even though she was not often outside, she knew what the people kept saying about his son. Because Colton took reign of the inheritance and the company by himself without showing any support to Kingsley, many people mocked and laughed at Kingsley. They discussed in their private talks that Kingsley was not trusted by his father and that Colton was training another heir. If Colton showed even just a bit of support to Kingsley such as introducing him to his business partners or supporters, these rumors
The ballad song on the radio was the first thing that Javier heard when he regained consciousness. Because of the tremors and the loud palpitation of his heart, he passed out.But before he completely fell into the darkness, he was aware of Suzie's sudden appearance.He heard Suzie's soothing voice. He could not focus on his surrounding but he could vaguely hear Suzie scolding Kingsley and telling the latter to go out.When Javier remembered that, he completely woke up. Too bad though, he could not open his eyes.He could only move his right hand as a sign of him waking up. Was his wife okay?How could he pass out when Kingsley was in the same room with his wife? What if Kingsley hurt Suzie?Just the thought of it made Javier angry. Why he was so useless? He could not even defend and protect his wife from harm.Anger and helplessness intervened. His right hand unconsciously turned into a fist. When his hand moved, Javier halted.He felt his right hand. He opened and closed it. Clenc