LOGINAngela took a bite of the walnut shortbread and chewed slowly.She looked as though she was leisurely enjoying the scenery, but her ears were tuned to the movement behind her.The sound of high heels drew closer and closer.She had someone from Division One look into the commander’s wife.She also came from a prominent family.After marriage, she and the commander spent little time together, but whenever there was time, the two of them always spent it as a couple.She had a sweet tooth and visited this walnut pastry shop at least twice a week.She loved shopping for clothes to the point of obsession.She would send someone overseas just to buy something she liked for her.Angela had directly bought out this walnut pastry shop.She planned to come at this exact time every day to “accidentally” run into the commander’s wife.She had not expected it to go so smoothly.She ran into her on the very first day.“Hi, may I ask what brand your outfit is?”Angela raised her brows slightly, her g
Dawn was just breaking.While the man was still asleep, Mandy went to the wholesale base to find Max.She told him about how the man had wanted to go to Northhaven the night before to look for new business opportunities and how she had stopped him.After hearing her out, Max paused mid-trim, the shears still in his hand.He turned to her and asked, “What happened after that? What did you say to him?”Mandy twisted her fingers together and said, “I told him it was because he’d been sick, and that I’d borrowed money from an underground lender. “I said I was afraid that if he went to Northhaven, those people might find him and put him in danger.”“Did he believe you?” Max asked again.Thinking back to the man’s reaction, Mandy said, “I think… he did.”“But he still wants to go to Northhaven to find a way to make money. He said he can’t throw away his dignity just because he’s afraid of repaying debts. He also said he has to shoulder the responsibility of supporting the family.”Max didn’
Angela’s heart plunged into an icy abyss in an instant.Michael, who had been playing with the children nearby, saw her turn deathly pale and came over. “What happened?”Angela looked at her father, fear plain on her face.“Dad… by the lake. There’s a decomposed male body by the lake.”Michael froze.He reached out first to steady her. “Calm down. Don’t scare yourself.”“But Dad… what if it really is him…”“Don’t panic yet. Listen to me and think it through. You said two people fell that day, and one of them was shot. “When you get there, if you can’t identify him from clothing or belongings, then check the body length, and see whether there’s a gunshot wound.”Angela nodded numbly.She called Tim, and the two of them went to the lakeside together.The forensic report showed that the body had fallen from the mountaintop, been struck again by a heavy object, and driven straight into the silt at the bottom of the lake.The remaining clothing was caked in mud and unrecognizable.Most of
“Donald took Nina to a desolate area outside the city and stayed there to watch her personally. He didn’t treat her wounds or give her food or water. “He told her, this is where you should have grown up. Sixteen years ago, I let you come into this world from here; sixteen years later, I’ll let you leave from here too…”Tim finished in one breath, then added, “This time, Donald seems serious.”After hanging up on Tim, Zoe happened to walk in.She brought Angela a bowl of warm soup and another of hearty broth for Michael.Angela ate slowly, her thoughts drifting to Dolly.With Donald not at home and Zoe staying with her, would Dolly be neglected by the household staff?Angela set the soup aside and called Dolly, asking if she wanted to come to the hospital to see her.Dolly was stunned with delight, answering again and again, “Yes, Mommy, I want to, I want to.”Angela gave Donald a heads-up and had Jack send a car to Rosewood Manor to pick Dolly up.For Dolly, who missed her mother ever
Angela saw Donald’s falling figure reflected in her eyes.Her breath stalled for a moment.Just as she was about to rush forward to check, a dull thud sounded from below.It didn’t sound like a body hitting the ground.More like a full, elastic impact, something with rebound.She had no idea what was happening below. Her heart was racing wildly.Then Jack’s stunned voice rose from beneath them, “We caught him! The air cushion caught him.”Tim stepped forward and leaned over to look down.Donald’s body bounced once on the orange inflatable pad, then settled there, lying intact.One corner of Tim’s mouth lifted, a trace of smug satisfaction showing.When they got back, he would definitely tell Rachel how smart and far-sighted her husband was, and how a bit of quick thinking had saved Donald’s life.Knowing no one had died, Angela’s tightly wound nerves finally loosened.But her abdomen began to harden and tighten, one side bulging into a small lump.It was likely her intense emotions tha
Michael’s tears broke free at once. Struggling against the ropes, he shouted, “Angela… don’t come over. I told you before—dangerous things are not something you need to do for me or your mom.”Angela froze for a beat, surprise and joy flickering through the tears in her eyes.“Dad…”She didn’t say much, only four words to him. “Don’t worry about me.”Angela stepped forward.From behind, Donald grabbed her arm, his face turning ashen.“Can’t you see she means you harm? This all started because of me. I’ll go.”“Donald, don’t come any closer!”Nina angled the blade toward Michael, her eyes bloodshot as she screamed, “I only want Angela dead.”“She stole you from me—she stole my twins. She’s carrying two boys, two boys that should’ve been ours. “Why her? She was the one who couldn’t have children, so why did it become me instead? Why does Angela get to be this happy?”The tip of the knife pierced Michael’s skin. Blood seeped out.“Angela, if you want your father to live, jump off the fi
“Together?”Leon was caught off guard again.He could tell Sunny stories, read picture books, play games, and sit with her while she drew, but he had never sung a children’s song.And now, he was supposed to sing one in front of Angela.What if she laughed at him?Leon lowered his head and rubbed th
Leon thought there was danger.He immediately moved his other arm to shield Angela, his vigilant gaze sweeping the surroundings inch by inch.The staff member inside the elevator was startled by Angela’s scream.He thought someone behind him was holding a gun.What else could scare a woman like that
The moment Angela came into view, Sunny’s eyes lit up, bright and radiant in an instant.Angela crouched down and checked Sunny carefully for any injuries.Then she lifted her gaze toward Bobby’s mother, Becky Fork, who was rolling her eyes at her.At a glance, Becky weighed well over two hundred po
Donald had already entered a deep joint development partnership with Luminex Imaging on X3.At the same time, he picked up fitness training and boxing again.One day, he would repay Leon for every punch with interest.Twenty days passed.Donald’s collaboration with Luminex achieved tremendous succes







