The old master shook his head and glanced at Jamal.
Without hesitation, Jamal locked the study door, pulled a book from the shelf, and pressed a hidden mechanism. With a faint click, the bookcase slid open, revealing a dark, mysterious room.Damon had been here once before with his grandfather, so he wasn’t surprised by the hidden chamber. However, he couldn’t help but feel curious about what his father intended to do this time.
He followed the old master into the hidden room. As soon as they entered, the lights inside turned on.
Inside, there were some cabinets, unlike the bookshelves in the study. These cabinets had much higher security, looking like solid wood and even locked.
The old master walked up to one of the cabinets, inputted a string of numbers, and opened a drawer. He took out a stack of documents and placed them on the desk in the middle of the room.
The old master sat aside
Delilah turned her gaze to Jamal and Mark. Seeing that Damon had already left, the two didn’t speak much and hurriedly left the study. Before leaving, they double-checked to make sure the study door was securely closed. After they had gone, Agatha couldn’t hold back her complaints. "Why do they all seem so strange? When I tried to talk to them, no one paid attention." "Maybe there’s something they don’t want us to know. By the way, Mom, have you heard about the fire at the Queen family estate? Anyway, it’s no big deal. Let’s go out to the balcony and enjoy the sun. You can tell me more about it while we’re there." Delilah helped Agatha as they walked toward her room. At the time of the incident, Delilah hadn’t been with Damon yet, and there wasn’t much information to be found online. Since the Price family had such a good relationship with the Queen family, perhaps Agatha knew more. ... Damon originally thought that asking Mark would reve
As soon as Sully left, Hazel received a message from Sheila, saying that the villa was finished and asking when she had time to come take a look. During the renovation, Hazel hadn’t visited once—partly because she was busy, and partly because she trusted Sheila so much. She checked her schedule for the afternoon and found that she didn’t have much to do, so she decided to push everything back for a day and drove directly to the villa. Sheila was waiting at the door and smiled broadly when she saw Hazel. “I swear, this is the most beautiful design I’ve ever seen! Every space is used to its fullest potential, and it’s both beautiful and practical.” She was so excited, as if the villa were hers, and her enthusiasm made Hazel’s heart flutter with anticipation. Hazel had already looked through the photos of the design her mother had made many times, but seeing it in person still filled her with excitement. “From the way you’re acting, I can tell the des
Aside from Hazel, Damon was the second person to know the news about the house being renovated.“Huh? Didn’t you say you were doing it secretly? How come you told her so quickly?”Instead of reflecting on himself, Damon blamed Sheila. Sheila rolled her eyes, unwilling to say more, and pulled Hazel into a boutique.The store was filled with all kinds of towels, bath towels, and many plush toys. Hazel and Sheila shopped for quite a while, filling up a large shopping cart.When they were about to pay at the counter, they noticed an employee, who had been following them with a cart, walking up to them."Hello, Miss Queen. You don’t need to pay for these. Mr. Price said that from now on, you can shop here for free."As the developer of the mall, Damon’s name was well known to the employees.When Agatha and Delilah came to this mall to shop before, they always mentioned Damon’s name to flaunt their status.But Damon had never appeare
When the villa door opened and Agatha and Delilah saw it was Damon, Delilah immediately softened her expression, acting much more delicate. However, due to being in the late stages of her pregnancy, combined with eating and sleeping well, she had gained quite a bit of weight. Even though she tried to look as fragile and weak as before, it was no match for how she looked before her pregnancy. "We haven’t questioned you yet, yet you’re already questioning us!" Delilah was startled by Damon’s tone, but Agatha wasn’t. No matter what, she was still Damon’s mother, and she didn’t believe her own son would lay a hand on her. Agatha took a moment to size Damon up, and seeing him still wearing the apron, her anger flared. "Look at you now! Do you even know you’re the president of the Price Corp? You’ve actually debased yourself to do servant’s work!" "I don’t understand. What’s so special about this Hazel? How can she make you so obsessed with her, that you
Agatha looked at Damon in disbelief, staggering back two steps, almost falling. Fortunately, Delilah was quick and caught her in time. "Damon, it’s one thing for you to speak to me like that, but how can you speak to Mom like that?" At this moment, Delilah still didn’t understand the situation and thought that, in Damon’s heart, family members were the most important. "And you—you're here now, but why are you still acting like this in front of everyone? Do you need me to remind you of the situation with the child in your belly? You really think you’re carrying my child?" Damon had wanted to say this for a long time. As long as Delilah stayed at home and had the child, Damon wouldn't say anything to her. But she insisted on causing trouble, dragging Agatha into it. It wasn’t enough that she caused trouble, but she even came to Hazel’s place to do it. The Price family had tolerated these two women, but why should Hazel also be expected to tolerate them?
At the hospital, Damon anxiously handed Agatha over to the doctor, then took Delilah for an examination. During the process, he found time to call Jamal and Kin. He only relaxed when they arrived at the hospital. "Dad, you’re finally here. Mom is in your hands now. Kin, take care of Delilah. I’ve got other matters to attend to, so I’ll leave first." Before either of them could respond, Damon rushed out of the hospital, but after running a few steps, he turned around and went back to Jamal. He explained the situation with Delilah’s pregnancy to him, asking him to find a way to explain things to Agatha carefully before leaving. Earlier, he had acted impulsively, but now, he couldn’t let Agatha know the child wasn’t his—it would be too much for her to handle, given her condition. After settling everything at the hospital, Damon quickly drove to Hazel’s villa. Since he had already said everything to her today, it was best to continue and explain things to h
Before leaving, Damon had told Jamal that his visit to Hazel was highly secretive. Logically, Agatha and Delilah had been at home the whole time, so there was no way they should have known. And Damon’s visit to Hazel’s house was a spur-of-the-moment decision, not planned in advance, so there was even less reason for them to know. "I don’t know. It was Delilah who suddenly told me Damon went to Hazel’s house. I got so mad I didn’t think much about it." "Now that I think about it, there’s something off. Delilah had been with me at home the whole time. How would she know exactly where Damon went?" Jamal’s expression sharpened, a hint of the aura he had when he was the president of Price Corp in the past. "I told you before, Delilah is no simple character, but you wouldn’t believe me. Now you see, don’t you?" "From now on, keep your guard up around her. Don’t let her use you without you even realizing it. Look at how things have gotten between you and Damon
Delilah hadn’t expected Agatha to suddenly step in and angrily threw a decorative object at Agatha, hitting her on the forehead. Everyone in the room gasped, and the nurse following behind quickly approached to check the wound on Agatha’s forehead. The nurses had realized by now that being a wife from a rich family wasn’t just about carrying a child. Unlike Agatha, who had been a rich family’s wife for many years, her position was far more secure. It was better to focus on Agatha and the benefits she could secure, rather than waste time flattering Delilah, who might be kicked out of the Price family at any moment. "Ma'am, are you okay? You’re bleeding. I’ll call a nurse to help you bandage it." After saying this, the nurse hurried off, leaving one nurse behind to stay with Delilah. It was their job. Seeing the dark expression on Jamal’s face and the blood on Agatha’s forehead, Delilah instantly quieted down. She had thought these people had already
HX’s headquarters was in D country, so it was perfectly normal for Xander to return there for work.However, Harold’s people must know that Xander was involved in this matter. It wouldn’t be easy to keep it from him entirely."We still need to be cautious. Harold is not as simple as we think," Damon said, his worry clear, though he didn’t have a better solution.Sully had been silent, her head lowered. She knew everything about the incident between Hazel and Harold from the very beginning.She always felt that Harold didn’t seem to have bad intentions toward Hazel. If he truly wanted to know if the Shadow Vial X was on Hazel, he wouldn’t have used such a reckless approach. After all, if something went wrong, Hazel could really lose her life.Harold only had Hazel as a lead; he wouldn’t so easily abandon this clue."Have you considered that what happened to Hazel this time might not have been done by Harold?" Sully suddenly spoke up.
"I’ll find a way to bring her back to the Price residence. My Grandpa’s health isn’t good, so we have most of the medical equipment at home. If Hazel just has external injuries, treating her should be no problem."Even though this hospital was invested in by the Price Corp, Damon no longer dared to let Hazel stay here for treatment.After all, there were so many people in the hospital, and he couldn’t be sure whether they were all from the Prices."I understand. If you need anything, just call me directly. You can keep Sully close to you. She’s a girl, and she has a good relationship with Hazel. Plus, she’s quite capable," Xander said."It’s better for her to take care of Hazel while we handle the situation."Damon nodded, not planning to have Sully leave with Xander. As for Omar, there were no secrets about him, and he was a good fit to stay in the hospital for treatment.Fortunately, there were doctors loyal to the Price family in this hos
Damon didn’t believe this was a simple accident; it had to be related to Harold. Originally, he had planned to investigate the matter involving his granduncle later, but now, the urgency of finding answers had increased.Damon sat in the ambulance with Hazel, heading to the hospital while Kin stayed behind to handle things at the scene.Once everyone was rescued, the police took their statements, and the area was quickly cleared. The bloodstains were washed away with water, and aside from a few spots that hadn’t dried, the horrific scene seemed as though it had never happened.Before the results of Hazel and Omar’s surgeries were available, Damon couldn’t bring himself to inform the old master.Ever since the events with Agatha and Jamal, the old master’s health had been deteriorating. The doctors had insisted he needed to rest.The old master had already worried himself sick over the situation with Hazel’s paren
“You have one too? Where did you get it?” Mark was utterly stunned. For a moment, he thought Hazel might have some connection to his estranged brother.“There’s a secret room in my parents’ study,” Hazel explained. “When I went in once, I found it there. I was worried it might be tied to something dangerous, so I didn’t dare mention it.”As she spoke, Hazel felt a pang of guilt. These people cared so deeply about her family matters, sharing everything they knew, yet she had withheld this crucial piece of information.“I’m sorry,” she said earnestly. “I didn’t mean to keep it from you. I was just afraid that knowing about this might put people in danger.”Her parents’ tragic fate still weighed heavily on her, making her cautious about involving anyone else. These people were family to her now, and she couldn’t bear the thought of putting them at risk.“This is your family matter,” Mark said gently. “It’s perfectly normal if there are things you don’
Damon, who read quickly, skimmed through the entire file before passing the laptop to his grandfather."So, it turns out everything Harold told me last time was true. I thought he might have planted some false information to mislead me into passing it along to you.""What exactly is Harold's objective? If he wanted to take the Shadow Vial X from you, he should have worked to gain your trust. Why would he reveal the entire truth to you through me?"Now that the truth was out, it was impossible to hide that Harold had a hand in harming Hazel's parents.If Harold thought he could convince Hazel to hand over the artifact now, he was clearly deluding himself."I don't understand it either," Hazel admitted. "Maybe he has a plan that we just don’t know about yet. That puts us at a disadvantage."The thought unsettled her. This constant feeling of being in the dark while the enemy operated from the shadows left her deeply uneasy.Esp
“Don’t worry, Hazel. What trouble could your grandpa possibly be in? The only downside is that the information network I relied on is completely burned. Years of hard work, gone! But finding something this significant makes it all worthwhile.”Seeing the proud smile on Omar’s face, Hazel finally felt reassured enough to focus on the materials.The information was incredibly thorough, laying bare everything about Harold, including his entanglements with Novaria and Jacob.As it turned out, Novaria was indeed Harold’s adopted daughter and a key researcher in his laboratory.Later, Novaria fell in love with Jacob, who joined her in the lab. Together, they became the central figures driving the lab’s most critical research.A significant portion of the lab’s breakthroughs were attributed to their work, leading Harold to pin all his hopes on them.The dossier also mentioned the elusive Shadow Vial X, confirming that Harold’s claims were
Hazel had carefully laid out every path, waiting for Adam to take just one step forward and fall into place.There was no time to waste. In two months, the awards for Best Actor and Best Actress would be held. If Hazel could deliver a heavy blow to Bailey at that event, she’d laugh herself to sleep every night.After parting ways with Amber, Hazel wasted no time contacting Adam to meet.The two families had already crossed paths professionally, so there was no need for secrecy. Hazel simply chose a café for the meeting.When Adam received Hazel's call, he was a bit surprised. Hearing that she wanted to meet for coffee left him even more astonished.The surprise quickly turned into apprehension. After all, Hazel asking him out for coffee didn’t seem like it could lead to anything good.When he cautiously arrived at the café's location, he relaxed slightly upon seeing Hazel sitting by a window in the main hall. There were other patrons nearby,
"Don’t think I’m clueless about everything. Let me tell you, when I interned at home, I did really well. My brother always praised how quickly I pick up things," Chrissy said confidently."I've already discussed this with my family. They trust me being here with you. They even said it would be best if you helped me find a reliable partner, but you don’t need to worry about that. I can handle it myself."Before Damon could respond, Carlos jumped in, "No need, the way you pick your partners, you’re better off screening out the scumbags yourself.""Hey!" Chrissy shouted at Carlos, startling him.Carlos, knowing that Chrissy was a bit loud and unpredictable, quickly turned to Damon to avoid further confrontation. "I just remembered there are some work matters I haven’t finished. I need to leave now, so you can just hand over the work to me when you have a moment. Let’s call it a day."With that, he hurriedly exited, and Chriss
Hazel gave Elias a mischievous look, her meaning clear. "How long have you been dating, and already you’re trying to deceive Sully? What would happen if you'd been together longer?"Elias wasn’t a complicated person. His thoughts were simple, and he was somewhat slow when it came to relationships. If it weren't for Sully being more proactive, the two of them might not have made any progress at all. Hearing Hazel say that, Elias panicked immediately. "Sully, it’s not like that. I just thought it wasn’t a big deal, and Xander didn’t tell me what it was about, so I just…" Elias couldn’t finish his sentence, and Hazel added, "You didn’t know what it was but still chose to help Xander? Tsk, tsk, seems like your relationship with Sully isn’t that solid after all. It’s not as long as your connection with Xander." "No, that’s not it…" Elias tried to explain, but didn’t know how, feeling so flustered he could almost cry. "Alright, alright, I get what you