ログイン"I'm Linda." The woman smiled faintly and extended her hand toward Dominic. "Dom, I believe this is our first time meeting, isn't it?"Dominic reached out, shook her hand, and returned the smile. "Hello. Please, come in."Linda nodded and walked straight into the house.Jessica remained seated on the sofa and did not get up. She called out weakly, "Mom, you're here.""You child, I came all this way, and you don't even come to greet me?" Linda complained.Her steps were elegant, and her gaze swept over the house with casual scrutiny.Dominic said, "Please sit. I'll pour you a cup of coffee.""No need." Linda smiled faintly, her tone carrying quiet authority. "I'll have a chat with Jessica."Dominic frowned.Linda remained polite, yet she had a way of making him feel dismissed.Despite his relationship with Jessica, Linda showed no malice toward him, but she offered no warmth either.There was a chill beneath her smile, a sense of distance, as if he were no more than a stray c
On the way, Dominic felt a faint stir of trepidation. He and Jessica's mother had never formally met, yet their paths had crossed twice, whether by design or coincidence.The first time, she had used Roy to pass him a check. Dominic had refused it.The second time came during a video call with Jessica. She had sensed he was nearby and issued a warning, which he had ignored. Not long after, he ended up in bed with Jessica.Given all that, he doubted she would greet him warmly when she arrived.The thought left him inexplicably uneasy.…Before long, Dominic reached home.As soon as he pushed the door open, he saw Jessica on the sofa, her expression troubled."Where is your mom?" Dominic blurted out.Jessica froze for a moment. Though she had been upset, she suddenly burst out laughing and shot him a playful glare. "You haven't even met my mother!"Dominic took the hint that she had not arrived yet. He walked over with a grin and winked. "I'll have to change how I address her e
Rosie curled up at the head of the bed, arms wrapped around her knees. Her eyes looked dull, unfocused, as if she did not know what to think."Rosie! Rosie?"Before Benjamin could finish speaking, the call disconnected. She had already hung up.He stared at his phone for a few seconds. His emotions surged to a breaking point. Without warning, he slammed the phone onto the ground. "Fuck!"The assistant outside heard the crash and rushed in. "Mr. Clark!""Get out!" Benjamin roared. He breathed heavily, his eyes bloodshot.The assistant froze in fear, then hurried out.Benjamin stood in his office on the Anderson Tower's top floor. As one of the top five enterprises in the country, even a branch tower of the company rose dozens of stories high.He faced the floor-to-ceiling glass. His gaze slowly turned cold. "Dominic! You brought all of this on yourself. Just wait. I won't let this go."Isabella, do you know what I gave up for you? I wasn't just an Anderson heir, but I could hav
"Miss Jones, Miss Jones…" The maid's voice drew Rosie slowly out of sleep."Ah!" Rosie screamed, shrinking frantically into the corner.The maids exchanged glances.One of them asked cautiously, "Miss Jones, did something happen?""Don't come over, don't come over…" Rosie's eyes were filled with fear as she waved her hands.The housekeeper stepped in. "All right, Miss Jones. We'll leave."They turned to go."Don't go!" Rosie suddenly screamed. "Stay here. You're not allowed to leave."Her thoughts were in complete disarray.At her command, the service staff stopped in their tracks.Rosie looked panicked. She muttered almost incoherently, "Don't leave… None of you leave. There's something dirty in the room…"Her gaze darted around, but she saw nothing unusual.Then she turned on her phone. On the pitch-black screen, several blood-red words appeared without warning.[I'll come back for you…]Rosie's whole body trembled. Her eyes flew wide, and her scalp prickled as if it mi
Those few minutes felt like an entire century to Rosie. When the doctor finished the examination, she asked with fragile hope, "What… is the situation?"The doctor frowned and said, "There are wounds."At that, Rosie's last hope shattered. She felt hollow, as if something essential had been stripped away, and she swayed unsteadily where she stood.She did not remember how she left the hospital.By the time she returned to the villa, a single thought echoed in her mind. 'Dirty, too dirty!'She rushed into the bathroom and stood before the mirror. Bruises covered her body, and tears began to spill uncontrollably down her cheeks.The image of the old beggar rose again in her mind, his yellow teeth and filthy, reeking presence making her tremble.Her teeth chattered as she forced out each word. "DominIc, you beast… I will kill you!"Her eyes burned red, and her hatred for Dominic climbed to its peak. She had no intention of looking for any beggar, because in her mind, everything wa
Rosie sat frozen on the floor, her whole body shaking as unspeakable images rose in her mind. Horror filled her eyes.Dominic watched her with indifference.The beggar was, of course, fictional. If Rosie reported it to the police, a DNA test would prove that nothing of the sort had happened. Dominic was certain she would not dare to check.In reality, the entire scheme was Abigail's work, inspired by Jessica's earlier operations.To Dominic, Rosie was an enemy, and no method was too extreme. He had considered letting Abigail act more directly, but Rosie's background was no weaker than that little psycho's. After weighing the risks, he abandoned the idea.Still, Dominic was no pushover. He repaid every grievance. If he could not kill Rosie, he would leave her with a memory she would carry for the rest of her life.After all, Abigail had executed the plan, and Rosie bore primary responsibility for Abigail's death. In that sense, this was a form of divine retribution.After a long
Dominic's cheek twitched, and anger hit him so hard it almost felt like a heart attack. He clenched his teeth and replied.[If you added even one punctuation mark, I'd believe you.]On the other end, Lilith hugged her phone. When she saw her father's reply, her small face scrunched up in frustrati
The next day, Dominic woke a little after 6:00 a.m.He had just finished getting dressed when he suddenly remembered that Lilith was already on summer break. A smile crept onto his face for no reason at all. He flopped back onto the bed and went back to sleep.He slept until 7:30 a.m., when the al
Earlier, Dominic had noticed Tom from a distance. After all, no one wore a cotton jacket in June, yet nobody else seemed to find it strange. No one even glanced at him.Tom watched a scantily dressed woman walk into a small residential compound in the alley. Only then did he lower his gaze and say
Isabella took a deep breath and forced the blood rushing to her head back down. She gnashed her teeth. "Autumn, did you fall into a cesspit? Why is your mouth full of crap?"Autumn froze. Her expression changed, flushing blue before draining pale. This time, Isabella had struck her weak spot dead-o







