"The medicine was obtained for me by Brett. As Miss Estela, I am constantly under media scrutiny, and even if I were to take a normal dose of sedatives or hypnotics, it would still arouse a lot of speculation. This would be extremely detrimental to the Westford family," Estela said, with a self-deprecating smile on her lips."Now that the Westford family is no more, what's the point of talking about stock prices?" she continued, realizing the truth of the matter only now. She had thought she was the yellow bird standing behind the praying mantis, but in reality, she was just a cicada on a tree."What did Maricela say to you just now that made you loosen your tongue? Weren't you adamant about not revealing anything before?" Estela opened her eyes and gave a cold glance at a certain spot.Parker, behind the glass wall, raised an eyebrow. This toothless tiger still had quite a presence."She didn't say anything to me, but she said everything," Estela replied, her mind already somewhat mu
Carissa looked at the unfamiliar number on her phone and confirmed for a long time before recognizing that the person on the other end was her uncle, Brett."Uncle, what's going on? What happened?" Carissa's voice trembled.Brett wouldn't call her during his vacation unless something serious had happened."Estela has told everything!" Brett's voice was filled with anxiety. He knew all too well what would happen to him if he got caught for smuggling illegal drugs into the country and causing harm to others. He would be executed multiple times over.Carissa dropped her phone to the ground with a loud bang.There was silence on the other end, and Brett's heart sank to the bottom of the valley. He realized that he couldn't rely on a child like Carissa in such a situation. Besides, he had volunteered for this in the first place. He just didn't expect everything to happen so quickly."Uncle, hold on. I'll tell Dad everything. He'll help us! As long as we keep this quiet, we'll be okay!" Ca
"Don't call my wife in the middle of the night anymore. She works hard every day and is so busy that she only has eyes for me. You better give up on her now." Dominic said with a slightly teasing tone, bringing his lips close to the phone and speaking softly to Wilson. "Okay." Wilson didn't know what kind of emotion he was feeling as he hung up the phone, but at that moment, he felt a deep sense of guilt towards his elder brother. He didn't expect that the relationship between Kathy and Dominic was so transparent as if they had no secrets between them. "He's hung up, you can put your hand down now." Dominic looked down at the small head buried in his chest, then at the hand holding the phone above his head, which was trembling slightly. His heart softened. "You're suffocating me." Kathy let out a big breath, lifted her head from Dominic's chest, and took a deep breath of fresh air. Then she put her hand down and rubbed it. "Are you sure it's okay to treat Wilson like th
"Wait a minute." Dominic swallowed his saliva. He had lived for almost thirty years, but he had never been as nervous as he was now."Don't worry, my parents are very nice people. They won't give you a hard time." Kathy giggled at Dominic, blinked, and opened the door with a smile."This is my first time coming to your house. Shouldn't I bring a gift? Otherwise, it would be impolite to come empty-handed." Dominic looked at himself, empty-handed, feeling a bit regretful.Kathy chuckled, "My parents don't care about these things.""No, let's go buy something." Dominic pulled Kathy and headed towards the entrance of the community.“Harry, did you see that girl just now? Is it Kathy from the Thompson family?" A middle-aged woman carrying vegetables asked her husband who was walking beside her.Harry shook his head, "I didn't see clearly. Let's hurry back. It's going to snow soon, and it will be difficult to walk later."Both Naomi and Harry forgot to bring their access cards and were tra
"This is too expensive! Auntie can't accept it!" Naomi quickly pushed the wine back into Kathy's arms. "You young people work hard, I absolutely cannot accept it. You should take it back and let your father drink it.""Auntie, my dad already has some, please just accept it." Kathy stuffed the wine into Naomi's arms and waved goodbye before huffing and puffing up the stairs with Dominic."Auntie was so good to me when I was young. In these past few years when I wasn't at home, Aunt Naomi, Aunt Milly, and our families have been taking care of each other."Dominic nodded, feeling unfamiliar with this kind of neighborly relationship. He had never experienced things like slaughtering chickens or exchanging gifts with neighbors before."Mom!"Esme was bored, sitting on the sofa with old Thompson, watching TV. Even the funniest skit didn't seem interesting to her.Their home was always so quiet and empty.She wanted to call her daughter, but it was the end of the year and her daughter was pr
"This..." Esme was momentarily speechless.Harry heard the commotion and came out of the kitchen, leaving the half-cut potato shreds behind. "What's wrong? Didn't I ask you to bring some garlic from the balcony?"Esme pointed to the crate of expensive 1980 wine on the ground. "Harry, this was all brought by Dominic."Harry hadn't paid attention to what the young man had brought up earlier and had just left it at the entrance. Now, looking at the wine and then at Dominic, Harry felt that his daughter had probably found herself a rich second-generation."Don't bring such valuable things over next time. We're a small family and can't afford to consume them," he said.Dominic suddenly felt that Kathy's parents were not as friendly towards him as before.Of course, Kathy knew what was going on and was worried about it.When the food was served, Esme and Kathy tried to ease the tension, but Harry still didn't like this rich second-generation young man.If he wasn't a rich second-generation,
As soon as he entered the door, Thompson felt that the boy Kathy brought back was too rich. Buying so much expensive wine just to drink as water? Thompson couldn't accept having such a person as his son-in-law.Kathy sneered, "Xavier, I advise you to take responsibility for your actions as a human being.""Kathy, I know that my company went bankrupt before and I couldn't give you the future you wanted, which disappointed you. But now I have founded a new company, TI. Can you come back to me?"The soundproofing effect of the old building was already poor, and many families had been eyeing Thompson's family for a long time, listening at the door crack. Now, Kathy, who hadn't been home for many years, brought back her company's boss as her current boyfriend.When the ex-boyfriend came to the door, he unexpectedly revealed the truth behind their breakup: Kathy was gold-digging and abandoned the unsuccessful Xavier?Everyone felt sorry for Xavier, who had lost both his career and love.Sud
Kathy and Dominic never expected to see such a spectacular scene when they returned home this time. Looking at the sudden appearance of uncles and aunts, Kathy's mood was quite complicated. After a long time, the elders were still protecting her just like they did in the past, no matter what. As she watched, Kathy's eyes became moist and she buried her head in Dominic's chest. "What's wrong?" Dominic held Kathy in his arms, gently lifted her face, and wiped away her tears with heartache. Kathy shook her head. "Nothing, just the smell of garbage."Upon hearing this, Thompson and Esme, who were originally quite happy, suddenly realized an important problem. This was right in front of their house! How would they deal with so much garbage later? "Don't throw it away! That's enough! You guys will clean it up for me later!" Thompson shouted at the old neighbors who hadn't had enough fun. Naomi waved her hand. "Thompson, don't worry about it. Let this brat clean it up for you later!"After