Mr. and Mrs. Price had arrived at Damon’s place.
Mrs. Price, Agatha, kept glancing at Delilah’s belly with a bright, happy expression.
"That’s wonderful, thank God! Our son is going to be a father so soon. Although Demian is gone, God has brought a new life to the Price family. If not for this, I really wouldn’t know how to go on!"
Agatha said, her eyes teary. Demian was her second son, who had tragically passed away in an accident.
"Don’t worry, Aunt. I’ll take good care of you and the child from now on," Delilah said obediently, displaying her cultured demeanor.
Agatha wiped her tears. "How many months along are you?"
"Two months!"
"Not bad. From now on, you shouldn’t go anywhere. Stay here at the mansion and take good care of yourself!" Agatha patted Delilah’s hand, then turned to her son. "Damon, since Delilah is carrying your child, you mustn’t treat her poorly. Pick a time and get the wedding arranged as soon as possible!"
"No!" The one who opposed was Damon’s father, Jamal Price.
"Damon, have you forgotten what you promised your grandfather back then? No matter what, Hazel is your grandfather's lifesaver. If he finds out that you divorced Hazel and then married another woman, he might just die of anger!"
Damon lowered his gaze, his expression unreadable. "I’ll explain everything to Grandpa personally. As for Delilah, I must marry her. But as for Hazel, we simply don’t have a fate together. Being tied together without feelings will never lead to happiness."
"You... you still have the nerve to say that?" Jamal was livid. "You haven’t even divorced yet, and you’re keeping a mistress outside. Hazel is knowledgeable and well-mannered, and she doesn’t hold it against you, but now you’re saying you don’t have a fate together? You wasted three years of her life, how can you say such a thing?!"
Damon remained calm and indifferent, unfazed. "Dad, this isn’t my fault. You all forced her onto me!"
"You!"
"Alright, alright, it’s not worth arguing over a woman who couldn’t even bear a child after three years!" Agatha patted Jamal's back. "It’s better that she’s gone. A woman from a poor, remote place doesn’t deserve my Damon. I’ve never liked her. Now that we’re about to have a grandson, we should be celebrating! You can’t even reject your own grandchild, can you?"
Jamal sighed deeply, pain evident in his expression, and fell silent.
Half an hour later, they left. Delilah changed into a light silk camisole dress and gently knocked on the study door.
"Damon, it’s all my fault. My presence has caused a rift between you and your father. How about I tell them the truth? I don’t want to make you feel torn, truly."
Delilah’s appearance was a picture of innocence, with a gentle expression and the faintest hint of tears threatening to fall. She instantly had the man wrapped around her finger.
Damon waved his hand. "It has nothing to do with you, don’t blame yourself."
"Damon, I think I should move out," Delilah said, her tone soft and delicate.
"Delilah, you and the child you’re carrying are the most important people to Demian. Since he entrusted you to me, I will take care of you both. Don’t worry, as long as I’m here, no one will harm you."
These words made Delilah’s heart flutter with joy.
She secretly admired the man in front of her—handsome, with great manners and a wealthy background. A man like him was far too good for that Hazel.
At the time, Damon's younger brother, Demian, had been completely captivated by her. She had hoped to marry him to enter a rich family, but who knew his life would be so short? It was just a small joke, and yet he tragically slipped off a cliff and died.
Thankfully, Delilah was lucky enough to be taken in by Demian’s older brother, Damon.
If she could smoothly win this man’s heart, she wouldn't have to worry about her future.
Thinking this, she eagerly leaned towards Damon. "Damon, you must be working so hard late into the night. How about I give you a massage?"
"No need." Damon sidestepped, and Delilah missed her chance.
Was it just her imagination, or did she see a hint of disdain in Damon’s eyes?
He picked up his coat. "You rest well, I’m leaving first."
"Huh? Damon, aren’t you going to stay with me here?"
"The company apartment is closer to the office, so I stay there."
Delilah was left dumbfounded.
She gazed at Damon as he left, her expression turning cold and calculating as soon as he was out of sight.
"Go get the supplements Mrs. Price brought me."
The servant replied, "Yes, Miss Hasani!"
Delilah was born into poverty. Even after mingling with various rich men for years, she had never made a fortune. Now, with one foot in the upper class, her life was bound to be different from others.
Looking at the expensive supplements in front of her, Delilah smiled mischievously, then glared at the servants standing nearby. "If any of you dare to say a word in front of Damon, I’ll rip your tongues out, understand?"
The servants trembled in fear. "Understood, Miss Hasani!"
...
Early the next morning, another bombshell swept through Vernon.
[Price Corp CEO to Marry New Lover—What Happened to Morality? What Happened to Humanity?]The public was overwhelmingly one-sided. Damon, with his high looks, successfully shifted the attention toward the mistress.
In no time, the comments below were all full of insults toward Delilah.
Delilah, fuming, went to complain to Damon. He, however, was in a bad mood and impatiently offered her some words of comfort.
A moment of showing off their affection should be enough to make those haters green with envy, Delilah thought, her mind turning. She pouted and said, "Damon, tomorrow’s the pregnancy checkup. How about you come with me?"
Damon didn’t even look up. "Okay."
The online posts escalated, with even Hazel’s rural background being thoroughly exposed.
Several posts attacking her with harsh language appeared.
[Price Family’s Ex-Daughter-in-Law, Queen, Is Accused of Vain and Unscrupulous Behavior, Willing to Do Anything to Marry into Wealth.]
[Damon Price’s Ex-Wife Accused of Abusing the Maid, With Photographic Evidence]
"Heh, boss, you're famous!" Eddie laughed gleefully, thoroughly enjoying the posts.
Hazel threw her phone aside, rubbing her temples. At that moment, all she wanted to say to Damon was, "Go to hell!"
Several of the accounts were connected to that scoundrel man. If anyone believed that he wasn’t involved, they were fools.
She typed a message, and a W******p group that had been dormant for three years suddenly lit up.
This group contained the best hackers, the most impressive information gatherers—tools all at her disposal.
Hazel closed her eyes for a moment, then opened them again, her gaze sharp and clear. In the next second, she issued her command.
"In five minutes, I want the entire Price Corp network to crash!"
"Understood!"
Five minutes later, the Price Corp was in chaos.
Damon was fuming in his office. "Get the best technical experts for immediate repair, and track down this hacker’s IP address!"
His subordinate replied, "The other party is cunning. The tracked address is either in a trash bin or submerged in a river!"
Damon narrowed his eyes, quickly connecting the dots from the past few days.
The woman’s whereabouts were untraceable, the driver who raced with him had vanished, and the hacker attacking the Price Corp couldn’t be found...
It seemed something was subtly pulling him toward the truth, which was about to be uncovered.
But he quickly dismissed the thought.
No! This can’t be!
His ex-wife was just a woman who grew up in a rural area, someone who had never seen much of the world. How could she possibly have such power...
***
Sully initially thought Damon was just trying to scare them. But the moment she saw the serious expression on his face and the thin layer of sweat on his forehead, her own expression changed instantly. If Damon wasn’t joking, then something must have happened to Xander. This also meant they were now in danger. “What exactly is going on?” Hazel walked over to Damon and took his phone to check. The screen showed Xander’s number. Hazel recognized it immediately—there was no mistake. She tapped to redial, but the result was the same: no one answered. “It’s my fault. I saw the message Xander sent me this morning but didn’t call to confirm. Now I don’t even know if his phone is still in his possession.” “But we’re in trouble ourselves now. Let’s focus on finding a safe place first.” As he spoke, Damon dialed the contact he had arranged for this trip. The call connected quickly. “Mr. Price, we’re waiting outside the airport. Should we c
Hazel snatched the phone directly from Damon’s hand. “You need to stay safe too. It’s best to confirm whether Harold is even home before heading over.”From her last visit to Harold’s estate, Hazel knew it wasn’t an easy place to enter—nor an easy place to leave.Living in such a prime and highly guarded location, there were surely numerous bodyguards watching from the shadows.She feared Xander might get caught the moment he approached the estate. If he were brought to Harold, that would be one thing—but what if he didn’t even get the chance to meet him and was dealt with beforehand?Harold had the power to make such a move in Country D, and no one would dare challenge him.The estate was Harold’s private domain. If he wanted to, he could accuse Xander of trespassing and ruin him entirely.Realizing the severity of the situation, Hazel suddenly regretted asking Xander to take this risk for her.It wasn’t necessary. If she went hersel
“Grandpa, do you think I’m a terrible person? Like, a total heartbreaker?”Mark shook his head. “Of course not. It’s just that you never really liked Gavin. You only liked the way he pampered you, not Gavin himself. In other words, you liked how he treated you.”No one dislikes being treated well. The difference lies in whether someone is wise enough to understand why others are treating them so kindly.Chrissy, still inexperienced in the ways of the world, falling for someone like Gavin was entirely natural.“Now that you’ve seen he’s not a good person, and you’ve realized all his kindness was just an act to deceive you, it’s no surprise you’ve been able to move on from him so quickly.”Grandpa Mark’s words left Chrissy deep in thought.It did seem to be the case. Even though she had been with Gavin for quite some time, she often found herself disliking him more than enjoying his company.Take, for instance, how he always liked takin
“Sully, how can you not understand something so simple? Chrissy clearly doesn’t want to talk about it. Don’t keep pushing her,” Hazel said, unable to watch any longer, offering a few words of advice.Sully was still a bit confused, scratching the back of her head. “Huh? There’s no one in this house who isn’t closer to her than us. Why would she be embarrassed to talk?”“People need their own space,” Hazel replied. “Some things, she’ll talk about when she’s ready.”With that, everyone returned to their rooms to rest.This was the first time the Price residence had felt so lively since Agatha and Jamal left.Grandpa Mark wasn’t fond of noise, but when it was just him and Damon, he found it boring.Now, with so many young people around, it felt quite interesting.Later that evening, Damon knocked on Chrissy's door, holding a cup of warm milk. Chrissy had expected
“I told you this isn’t the right way to do it. Sully told me we should wait for them to come to us.” Chrissy, although new to the job, had always handled communications with Sully, so even though she was a newcomer, she wasn’t afraid to argue with Carlos.However, Carlos was stubborn when it came to work. If something wasn’t right, he wouldn’t budge.Before coming here, Carlos had made it clear to Damon that if his opinions didn’t matter, he wouldn’t come.Damon had promised Carlos that once he came to Queen Corp, he would be in full charge of the company’s operations. This part was true—after arriving at Queen Corp, everyone there followed his lead, except for one unexpected complication—Chrissy.Chrissy had no experience in managing a company and constantly went against him.If Carlos told her not to do something, she would do it anyway, and when she made a mistake, she acted like she couldn’t care less.Carlos, usually a refined gentleman
For some reason, Hazel couldn’t shake the feeling that Harold wouldn’t harm her. Despite their two previous encounters, where she had ended up tied up both times, there was something almost magnetic about him.It was as if there were a kind of magic surrounding him—magic that made her feel safe.At least so far, every time she had met Harold, she had always returned unharmed.This car accident was the only exception, but the people behind it didn’t seem to want her dead. If they did, she definitely wouldn’t have woken up so quickly."No matter what you decide to do, make sure to think it through carefully. Let Damon investigate first," Mark advised.Hazel nodded and gave a small laugh. "Thinking back, it's actually quite amusing. The once mighty Damon now seems more like my assistant."Her words made Mark laugh as well. "Assistant’ is a rather flattering term. It’s more like he’s become a servant."Th
Hazel's injuries from the car accident weren’t light. If an ordinary person had been in her place, they’d probably need ten to fifteen days of rest. But Hazel had the Shadow Vial X in her system, so she had recovered to a great extent in just one week."Didn’t expect the Shadow Vial X to be this powerful. No wonder so many people are trying to get their hands on it," Damon couldn’t help but comment, despite his vast experience.Achieving immortality seems impossible with the current state of science, but things like the Shadow Vial X, which can enhance the body's functions and push human limits, are precisely what draw so many to covet it."Though you're better now, it's best you don’t go out just yet," Elias calmly pointed out, and everyone agreed.No matter who caused the accident, it was most likely aimed at the Shadow Vial X. If news got out that Hazel was recovering so quickly, it would only make people even more f
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