LOGINThe Norwoods' expressions fell."Yeah, he doesn't have the power or connections to get the evidence! He must've had help!"The Norwoods' faces fell. Fear and terror had overwhelmed them when Evan produced the evidence. Now that they were safe, they realized that someone must've helped Evan procure the evidence. He couldn't have found it himself.Not even the Norwoods could find that kind of evidence! So, who was the one who provided help? The Norwoods had a feeling that an invisible force was pushing the whole case forward. They had to find the mastermind, or they would never rest easy.Someone spoke. "I know who it is!"Everyone turned and laid their eyes on Darius. James and the others were surprised. "You do?"Darius nodded darkly. "It has to be my competitors." He let out a long sigh.James and the sisters were stunned. "Your competitors? But you've ruled them out.""Yeah, you think they're beneath you!"They had that discussion after the last dinner. In the end, they rule
Evan's only way out was to stay with them. That meant Evan must do as they told him to. He had to stay with them and cease causing them trouble. The thought filled the heiresses with ecstasy. Evan was getting out of control lately. He had defied them over and over again. The heiresses were more than annoyed.Zeke was watching the show too. He smiled, but his smile was cold and dark. Something chilling gleamed in his eyes. "That's your fate, Evan. You'll have to give me your blood all your life, or I'll make Hazel kick you out!"Back in the Norwood estate, everyone was looking at Evan with sympathy. James, Josephine, the sisters, and the Norwoods' main branch were looking at him with cruel satisfaction. There was no doubt that they were saying, 'You might have ruined us, but you shot yourself in the foot too!'Darius, who was hiding behind everyone, looked like a ravenous beast. He knew about Evan's situation. The Solbergs' heiress didn't care about him, and they were about to ge
"Oh no, he's still in danger." Stefan and Cynthia thought Evan would be fine after clearing his name, but Cain wanted to go after the Norwoods and the people related to them. Although he had chosen not to go after Evan, it also meant that Evan had to stay with the Solbergs forever.Stefan and Cynthia wouldn't have been concerned over such minor details in the past, but things had changed. Evan and the Solbergs were no longer family, which was a problem. After all, Cain would go after Evan once the truth came to light."Fortunately, we've kept Evan and Hazel's impending divorce under wraps. I'm sure things will be fine as long as we keep this to ourselves." Stefan forced himself to calm down.Cynthia was nowhere near as easy to convince. "But Hazel wants to divorce Evan!"Stefan froze. Cynthia was right. After all, it wouldn't matter to the public or Cain if Hazel and Evan got a divorce due to marital problems. What they cared about was the fact that Evan would have no ties to the
James shook his head, babbling, "No, no, no." He couldn't accept this. The gemstone was sold for an impossible price. Five times that was too much for his family to afford. To make matters worse, they'd spent most of what they'd gotten. Suffice it to say, they didn't have any money to pay."What did you just say?" The martial servants glared at James. James crumpled, and he had no choice but to stamp the contract. As the stamp fell on the paper, the contract was sealed. Gabriel curled his lips into a ruthless smile. "I'll stay in the city and keep an eye on you. You're not going anywhere, Norwood."This was just the start. The Norwoods' members began receiving calls after calls. And the results were horrifying. They were cancellations of projects, partnerships, and friendships. The Norwoods' network was ruined.James was crushed by the outcome. He became so agitated that blood splurted from his lips. Their punishment had begun. Everyone was watching in silence, including the hei
Cain hadn't come to Silverton. He had no idea Darius was the culprit, not Evan. Gabriel scrutinized Evan from head to toe before looking away. He took a deep breath."The truth might not be the thing you think, Dad. Evan didn't steal the gemstone. It was…" Gabriel proceeded to tell his father the truth, causing Cain to fall into contemplative silence.The tension in the air was turning taut. The heiresses held their breaths, their hearts racing. They thought that Evan would be spared now that Gabriel had come to a decision. Alas, Cain came calling. The same Cain who had assumed that Evan was the one who stole his gemstone for three whole years.They wondered how he'd react to the news of his mistake. A long while later, Cain finally said, "It wasn't him? So… I made a mistake?" There wasn't a trace of anger in his tone. Rather, he sounded light-hearted.The heiresses heaved a long sigh of relief. It seemed that Cain was a reasonable man. If that were the case, the Overlord was pro
There was no sympathy in Evan's eyes. Everything about this was ironic. Even though the Norwoods were on the edge of destruction, all they still had in their brains was their bloodline—the very thing that had cast them down.Evan could feel their remorse. Unlike the fake apology they'd deigned to give him when he was framed, the Norwoods were genuinely repenting now. They were more than willing to lay down their lives for Darius.Meanwhile, they were all more than happy to set Evan up, frame him, and kick him while he was down. All because he wasn't the real heir.How… amusing.Gabriel sneered. "The family in exchange for Darius? Sure, I can consider it if you can hand over the gemstone."That was the last straw. Darius had auctioned off the real gemstone years ago. And he had done it at a high-end, overseas auction. Establishments like those valued their clients' privacy. So, Darius had no idea who bought the gemstone, let alone hand it over. Suffice it to say, the gemstone was
"Ms. Stanton? Are you referring to Ivana Stanton?"Roxanne didn't know Sylvie, but her mind immediately jumped to Ivana when she heard Artemisia ask about a certain "Ms. Stanton"."It's nothing." Artemisia shut her mouth, but a storm was raging within her.They were still in the divorce cooling-o
'Well, would you look at that… Ms. Stanton has an incredible figure with curves in all the right places. She definitely lived up to her name of being sylph-like.'Sylvie was slender, completely different from Ivana, who embodied a mature, alluring kind of beauty.Evan had already noticed her figur
But that single syllable was enough to make the ladies' hearts drop. They knew Graham had been trying to say Evan's name."What happened to him?"Graham then opened his eyes. With all his strength, he raised his hand and pointed at the open window. His throat moved as he tried to make a sound.Th
Hugo eventually grew tired of the farce. He approached Graham like a predator closing in on wounded prey. Softly, almost mockingly, he patted Graham's cheek. "Where'd all that confidence and magnanimity go, old boy? Though you wanted my apology?"That was the cue. Hugo's men surrounded them. Anya







