Evonne did not know if she was imagining things or not, but Chelsea seemed to smile in her direction as she entered the restaurant with Seth. Evonneโs chest tightened, thinking that her eyes must be playing tricks on her. When she looked up again, the two had already walked in. There was not even a shadow in sight. โEvonne.โ When Sally walked out of the fondue place with her handbag, she saw that Evonne was staring dazedly at the restaurant opposite them. She reached over and knocked her on the head. โWhat are you looking at?โ โNo-Nothing.โ Evonne coughed lightly as she jolted back to her senses. She smiled at Sally and asked, โWhatโs up?โ โIโm done talking to Zoey.โ Sally smiled at her. โI think itโs almost time for us to go home too.โ Evonne looked down at the time. It was already past four in the afternoon. She smiled. โYou should definitely be going home now. Elijah should be almost done with work now, right?โ Sally pouted. โDo you think he gets off work this so
โEvonneโs place? Or Franklinโs place? Or perhaps, Sethโs place?โ As the man watched the mischievous expression slide off Sallyโs tiny face, the smile on his lips turned even more gleeful. โAh, how unfortunate. You donโt have many places to go to in Y City, Mrs. Moses.โ Sally, โ...โ By that, did he mean she was not going to escape from him that easily today?! The woman coughed lightly as the expression on her face changed from one of terror. She was now trying to curry favor with him. โWhy would I escape?โ โI just remembered that I left a copy of my notes in Evonneโs bag, soโฆโ Elijah raised an eyebrow. โIs that so?โ Then, he got up and elegantly walked over to Sally. โShall I accompany you to get it back from Evonne?โ When Sally saw the man walking toward her, she gulped and felt her stress levels rising. She smiled shyly. โNoโฆ No need!โ โItโs notโฆ Itโโs not something Iโm in a rush to use. I can just get it back from her tomorrow.โ โSure. Thatโs good.โ Elijah smi
Sally held her phone and sat at the head of the bed, her head spinning as she read the texts Annie sent her. How was it possibleโฆ Just last night, Elijah had told her with such heartfelt words that Seth had not gotten over Evonne. He was willing to stay in Y City and assist Thomas only because he hoped Evonne would be happy. He was deeply in love with Evonne. However, the man Elijah had claimed to be deeply in love with Evonneโฆ was now engaged to Chelsea, the sister he grew up with?!She pursed her lips, and her hands shook as she picked up her phone to reply to Annie: [Did you mishear it?[I donโt think itโs possibleโฆ][What do you mean impossible?!]Annie was a fast replier. [The Greene family has already announced the wedding to the entire world with much fanfare![Itโll be held on the 15th of next month!]On the other end of the line, Annieโs face was contorted with anger. [Why?[I used to be a big fan of Seth Greene and even thought he was a pretty good man. Why i
โHow can I be in the mood to eat anything?โ Sally pouted and sprawled over the tray. She gazed at the steaming bowl of garlic noodles but could not summon any appetite to eat. โThereโs no way itโs good news if youโll only tell me after I finish this bowl of noodles.โYouโre worried I wonโt eat anything after hearing bad news.โ She knew the man and his tricks all too well! Elijah raised an eyebrow and smiled. โSince you know I wonโt tell you anything before you finish eating, you should hurry up and finish this bowl of noodles.โ Sally pouted. Although she was hungry, she was even more eager to learn more about Seth and Chelseaโs marriage. The woman stared at Elijah and huffed.Elijah gazed back at her calmly. Their eyes met. One pair was filled with indignance while the other showed no distinct expression. After a long time, Sally finally caved in.She pursed her lips and obediently picked up the bowl of noodles, using her fork to pick up several strands. Before Sal
Sally hurriedly shot back, โIโm not asking him to remain chaste for Evonne, but at the very least, he shouldnโt get together with Chelsea the minute after Evonne rejects him, right? โIt shows no respect for his relationship with Evonne in the slightest!โ Elijah smiled at her but did not say anything more. The more Sally spoke, the more she felt she was in the wrong. It was as thoughโฆ she had no right to be angry at Seth. It was because he had initially wanted to get back together with Evonne. She was the one who turned him down. He had every reason to begin a new life with another person.Sally became even more annoyed when she thought of that. Logically, she could understand where Seth was coming from. However, she just could not bring herself to forgive him. โAlright.โ Elijah smiled wryly and pulled the tiny woman, who had a gloomy expression on her face, into his arms. โStop worrying about other peopleโs affairs and get some sleep.โ Sally pouted and lay in Eli
Just as she was about to step out the door, she seemed to remember something and turned back around to look at him. โAre you driving to the office? I think weโre going the same way. Do you want to give me a ride?โ Stunned, Thomas hurriedly nodded. โSure!โ Then, the man forgot to even have breakfast before he left with Evonne. Indeed, the route to the event planning company and Yoder Corporation was the same.Evonne and Sally had attended interviews in more than ten companies yesterday. They did not even realize that the event planning company and Yoder Corporation were on the same street when they arrived yesterday.When Evonne got out of the car, she immediately caught sight of a breakfast place nearby. She had spent the entire morning getting ready and had not eaten. Now, she felt hungry as she looked at the breakfast place. She took a look at the time. There was still some time before work started. Thus, she smiled and turned to look at Thomas. โYou havenโt had breakfa
The atmosphere in the restaurant immediately turned silent. Chelsea was just about to begin bragging about how she and Seth were engaged now. However, she was forced to swallow her words immediately. She pursed her lips and gazed indignantly at Seth, who was sitting beside her. โSeth, take a look at your ex-girlfriend. How could she say that about me?!โ Evonne raised an eyebrow and swept a cold gaze across Chelseaโs face. โYou already know that Iโm your fiancรฉโs ex, but you still pretended to be on good terms with me. Was this not the outcome you were looking for?โ When she finished speaking, she grabbed Thomasโ arm and said coldly, โHubby, letโs go sit there.โ The only thing Thomas could do was offer Seth a wry smile as he allowed Evonne to drag him to the other end of the restaurant. โItโs been so many years, but sheโs still as obnoxious as ever!โ Although they were at two separate ends of the restaurant, Chelseaโs every word still managed to travel into Evonneโs ears b
Both Evonne and Thomas frowned at the manโs sudden arrival. โWhat are you doing?โ The woman glared coolly at Seth. The look in her eyes was as cold as the snow during the freezing winter months. โIโm not doing anything.โ Seth laughed coolly as he picked up the bowl of banana almond flax oatmeal that they only had a spoonful of and turned to walk off. Evonne narrowed her eyes and said in a cold voice, โSir, what are you doing?โ โI quite like this bowl of oatmeal.โ Seth did not even turn his head around as he said, โIโm worried that youโll become a fan of this oatmeal after finishing it and frequent this restaurant in the future, Ms. Turner.โMy fiancรฉ would not like to bump into you.โThomas, โ...โ What the f*ck was that reasoning? How could that man be so unreasonable? โMr. Greene.โ The manโs blood boiled, and he disregarded his relationship with Seth as he stood, saying, โDonโt you think youโre being too overbearing?โWe ordered this bowl of oatmeal, but youโr
โโโโOne year later. The wedding of Zoey Williams, president of Yoder Corporation, and Thomas Yoder, the young master of the Moses family, was held at A Cityโs grandest hotel. On the wedding day, Zoey wore a gorgeous wedding gown as she walked over to Thomas. She raised her head and smiled at him. โWhen I was a kid, Freya always said that I would have to marry her brother when I grew up.โ โHowever, I realized that I did not like Elijah. I much preferred Sis Sally.โ โWho would have thought that at the end of the day, I would still end up marrying Freyaโs younger brother. As per her wishes, Iโll be taking care of her brother forever, and allowing her brother to care for me for the rest of my life.โ Thomas smiled as he pulled her into his arms. โMy beloved ZZ, I finally get to marry you.โ Freya, carrying Frigg and sitting with the rest of the family, turned to exchange smiles with Bennett. The wedding was joyful and romantic. Everyone attending basked in the loving atmosp
โIf you destroy everything I have, then Iโll destroy everything you have!โ Queenie gritted her teeth, a hideous expression on her face as she glared at Sally and said, โIf it werenโt for you, I would still be the high-and-mighty young lady of the Tate family!โ โItโs all because of you that I became nearly a stand-in for you. Iโve enjoyed many years of lavish treatment at the lavish family, but I was discarded unceremoniously into the dust!โ โSally Summers, itโs all your fault! Everything is because of you!โ โI wonโt forgive you even if I become a ghost!โ โAlright then, go be a ghost!โ Elijah narrowed his eyes and raised a hand to grip Queenieโs chin. The hatred in his eyes caused Queenie to smile. โElijah Moses, choke me to death if you have the guts to do so!โ โIf you canโt choke me to death, I have multiple ways to make life miserable for you!โ โYour sister is just one part of my plan!โ โYou probably donโt know this yet.โ Her lips curled upwards into a bloodthir
The woman lying in bed frowned and said in a weak, hoarse voice, โYou areโฆโ โIโm the woman who did it for a long time with your husband.โ She sat down on a nearby chair and watched gleefully as the womanโs face turned increasingly paler. โYou have a pretty bad memory, Mrs. Lucca.โ โWe just met the other day.โ She shook her head as she spoke. โIt makes sense, though. Itโs only normal that a half-dead person would not have a great memory.โ โForgive me for being blunt, Mrs. Lucca. President Lucca told me that you donโt have many days left.โ โWhen youโre gone, heโs going to leave his daughter and marry me.โ The woman lying in bed turned pale as she shook her head and said, โImpossibleโฆ Thatโs impossibleโฆโ โQuincy, heโฆโ โNothing is impossible.โ Queenie continued smiling a gleeful and flaunting smile. She threw her pregnancy test strip onto the womanโs face. โLook, Iโm pregnant.โ โHow could I have gotten pregnant if we only did it one time? Such coincidences donโt exi
โIn your dreams!โ Quincy gritted his teeth together tightly. โI wouldnโt want you even if every other woman on the planet was dead!โ The woman on the other end of the line laughed lightly. โYouโre going to abandon your child because Freya Moses is dead?โ โYou planted your seed in my stomach.โ Quincy gritted his teeth and was about to continue arguing when Elijah gave him a look. Quincy pursed his lips. โSo, what do you want?โ โLetโs meet up.โ Queenie yawned. โCan you pick a place?โ โThereโs a cafe nearby the hospital.โ Quincy sighed. โI donโt have much time for you, so donโt try talking nonsense after we meet.โโWhat a man you are, trying to ghost someone after youโve slept with them.โ The woman shrugged nonchalantly. โAlright. You can wait for me. Iโll be there soon.โ She hung up. Quincy pursed his lips and looked up at Elijah. โWhy do you want me to meet her?โ โYouโve got to have some bait if you want to trap someone.โ โThis time, Quincy, youโre the bait.
The sharp end of the knife sank into Quincyโs skin. Intense pain came, but he did not seem to feel a thing as he continued pushing. Suddenly, a large, strong, and dry hand took hold of him. Quincy frowned as he tried to continue forcing the knife in, but he could not exert any more strength. Elijahโs cold voice rang beside his ear. โDo you feel like my sister will live on for much longer if you die before her eyes?โ โHave you ever thought about how much she likes you and how important you are to her?โ Stunned, Quincy turned instinctively to look at Freya. The woman was sobbing controllably. As she gazed tearfully at him, it seemed that she had multiple things she wanted to say but could not find the words. Tears flowed once more from Quincyโs eyes. Ignoring the blood flowing from his chest, he dashed over to Freya and held her tightly. โItโs my fault.โ โItโs all my fault!โ โFreyaโฆ I canโt live without you.โ โI cannotโฆ Iโฆโ Freya could not stop herself from wr
After Freya was hospitalized, Quincy canceled all his work plans and spent all his time in the hospital watching over her. Although she never let him in, and although he could only ever gaze at her through the window from afar. However, he insisted on not taking even a step away from her ward. He stood guard there stubbornly, and no one could talk any sense into him. Both Elijah and Thomas could not bring themselves to chide or drive Quincy away when he acted this way. And thus, Freya finally agreed to meet him on the seventh day. The womanโs face in the ward was pale, and she was considerably thinner than from before hospitalization. She looked extremely haggard. Tears welled in Quincyโs eyes when he saw what his beloved looked like from a close distance. It was all his fault. It was all his fault! He had caused her to end up this way! All because of him!โIs there anything you would like to say?โ Freya leaned against her pillows. Eyes shut, she seemed to have
Sallyโs lips pursed themselves together when Freyaโs name was mentioned. She would admit that she had had a horrible first impression of Freya when they first met. The woman had stripped nearly twenty years of Zoeyโs life away from her. Even now, Zoey still bore the scars she had inflicted upon her on her face. And she had even attacked Sallyโs mother during her and Elijahโs wedding. However, times had changed, and five years had passed since then. Sally could not bring herself to be cruel toward Freya, who now showed complete remorse. Additionally, she had treated Sam and Little Sarah with genuine kindness lately. Sally had begun to think of her as family. Yet, now, something like this happened. She sighed. โFreyaโฆโ โFreya will not be in great condition when she regains consciousness. You need to prepare yourself mentally.โ Freyaโs illness was in her heart. The sort of illness she had made it so that she could not be made angry, excited, or frantic. If not, not e
Evonne and Sally were slurping instant noodles when Elijah and Thomas arrived at the doctorโs on-call room. They were starving and had virtually no energy left. The only thing in the room they could use to fill their stomachs was instant noodles. When the door opened, Elijah frowned slightly when he saw his petite wife steadily making her way through a pack of instant noodles. The man strode over and grabbed her bowl. โUnhealthy stuff.โ Sally had been enjoying herself and raised her head angrily when her instant noodles were taken away. โI donโt care if itโs not nutritious! Iโm hungryโฆ Hubby?โ The emotions in the womanโs eyes turned from anger to shock, and then to surprise! Reaching out her arms, she encircled Elijahโs neck and jumped into his arms. โYouโre back!โ โI missed you so much!โ He had been on his ocean trip for more than half a month. They had never been separated for so long since getting back together. The signal on the sea was spotty, and she could never
When Sally finished suturing the last ruptured blood vessel in Freyaโs heart, she was starving, exhausted, and had little to no energy left. Evonne, who was beside her, was not much better off. โItโs steady! The patientโs heartbeat is steady again!โ The nurse staring at the electrocardiograph yelled out excitedly! Given the condition the patient was in, if it werenโt for these two doctors, they would never have been able to save her! โDr. Summers and Dr. Turner are amazing!โ โOf course.โ A senior doctor standing nearby smiled as he stroked his beard and said, โHow did you think Dr. Summers earned her title of genius surgeon?โ The young nurseโs mouth widened in surprise. โIn that caseโฆ why are Dr. Summers and Dr. Turner no longer working as doctors?โ The senior doctor sighed. โI guess they have their reasonsโฆโ In another corner, Evonne leaned against the wall, exhausted as she turned to look at Sally. โDr. Summers, do you still plan to stay on as a housewife?โ Sa