LOGINShe clutched her head, on the verge of breaking down.This was truly a dead end.She felt guilty toward Evan, and she knew she had deeply hurt him at the banquet. But at that moment, she simply hadn't been able to think about anything else. There was no way she could handle both men at the same time. In the heat of the moment, her entire attention had been on Zeke—how could she possibly spare a thought for Evan?Now that everything had already happened, Hazel wanted to make it up to him. But she had no idea how. Her mind felt like a tangled mess."Hazel, you can't blame yourself for this. With Zeke's temper, he was bound to come and cause a scene the moment he found out. You did the right thing by calming him down first. Evan just happened to get the short end of the stick.""Exactly. It's not that big a deal. Just go explain things to Evan. He loves you so much—he'll definitely forgive you!"Roxanne and Anya both tried to comfort her.Anya, especially, was casual about the
'Unbelievable!'"Who said I was trying for a baby with her? I didn't even know about that beforehand. I was tricked into going…" Evan explained helplessly."What? Tricked into going?" The two women froze."Exactly. If I'd known in advance, do you think I would've shown up? What a mess…" Evan was genuinely annoyed. Not only had he been misunderstood, but he had also made a complete fool of himself."I knew it! I knew you would never ditch the two of us and go looking for that old hag!" Estelle glanced at Sylvie before adding, "Honestly, if you picked this old hag here, fine—but Hazel? That old hag is absolutely out of the question!""Watch your mouth, Laurent. Don't lump me together with her. That's disgusting!" Sylvie snapped, instantly bristling.The two women relaxed after hearing the explanation, but they still issued a warning."But Evan, if something like this happens again, call us. We'll go with you."Evan was rendered at a loss for words. 'Bring you two along? The place
The reason they had sent people to monitor Evan was simple—to gather proof that he had broken ties with the Solberg family.And now, they finally had it."At the banquet, the Solberg family originally planned to announce that Evan and Hazel were preparing to have a child. But then Zeke suddenly barged in and caused a huge scene. When it came down to choosing between Evan and Zeke, Hazel ultimately chose Zeke!"After hearing the servants recount the entire incident, Darius burst into loud laughter. James, Josephine, and the triplets no longer wore expressions of despair and collapse. Instead, they were laughing just as wildly."The Solberg family tried to be clever and ended up humiliating themselves!"They immediately grasped the true nature of what had happened."I told you that so long as Zeke existed, Hazel would never stay with Evan!""That kid is nothing but a joke in front of Zeke!""Stefan tried to prove that brat was one of theirs through this stunt, but instead, he sho
The once-magnificent Eisenberg Castle was also no more. In its place stood decay and desolation, the grounds overrun with weeds. Even the front gates had been sealed shut.Because they could not repay five times the value of the drakeblood gemstone, every business and asset under the Norwood family's name had been seized and mortgaged at equivalent value.They didn't even have a home anymore. They were now sleeping beneath a bridge.Cain's words had carried the force of law. When he declared the Norwood family would become beggars, they truly became beggars. Overnight, they had fallen from lives of wealth and privilege to the bottom of society.For people who had long been accustomed to luxury and indulgence, the humiliation was worse than death. That very night, two members of the family couldn't endure the shock and jumped from a building.No one even bothered to clear the bodies. They were already beginning to rot, flies buzzing around them. And yet, this was only the beginning
They were all sent by the Norwood family.Darius had already learned certain things about Evan and knew that Evan and Hazel's relationship had long since begun to crack. Divorce was only a matter of time.He was desperate to get solid proof.'If the Norwood family is sinking, then don't expect to live in peace either!' he mused.But the ones under the greatest pressure right now were the Solbergs. They had intended to use this opportunity to keep Evan with them forever, yet Zeke had ruined everything. The result was a complete uproar throughout Silverton's upper circle.Whether it was the fact that Hazel's former love had barged into the Solberg family's banquet, or that Hazel had run after Zeke in front of everyone without a thought for her husband's dignity, the Solbergs had been thoroughly humiliated.The irony was crushing.Now the whole circle was gossiping about Hazel, calling her shameless and disloyal.Even Stefan's reputation had begun to suffer. As the saying went—a
"Exactly. If I were Evan, I'd walk out without looking back.""This is ridiculous!"Some of the guests had finally had enough and began criticizing openly.The murmurs and accusations made Stefan's vision go dark, and he nearly passed out.This wasn't what he intended at all!Everything was ruined.The plan they had carefully arranged to reconcile the two had been completely destroyed—all because of Zeke.Evan said nothing this whole time. As he watched the entire scene unfold, a cold smile slowly appeared on his lips.In that earlier situation, he had truly been cornered, but who'd have thought Zeke would show up and solve the problem for him?Still, Evan could not help muttering under his breath, "Some old habits really never change…"Cynthia happened to hear the remark.Her legs gave out instantly. She dropped to the floor with a thud, staring at Evan as her voice shook. "E-Evan… let me explain. Hazel, she—""No need." Evan simply grinned and looked at Stefan and Cynthia
Aria and Victor both bristled at the scene unfolding in front of them."Hemsley, Cable—have you two no shame? We came here to protect Mr. Norwood. Yet, here you are turning this into some kind of adoption ceremony!"They hadn't even had the chance to speak to Evan when those two swooped in like vu
'The Queen of Finance keeping a man, and that man being Evan? That's impossible!'Sure, even someone as powerful as the Queen of Finance was still a woman, still human, still with needs. That much was nothing out of the ordinary. But Anya simply couldn't picture Evan having any connection at all
'Bang!''Crack!''Crack!'Three of the black-clad assassins had their necks snapped in the blink of an eye. It was clean, efficient, and most importantly, a brutal display of power. In the end, only the leader remained standing. A cold tremor ran down his spine as he drew in a sharp breath.Even
They rushed to Ivana's suburban villa as fast as they could.When she saw so many people crowding her doorstep, Ivana nearly jumped. "What are you all doing here?""Aunt Ivana, where's Evan?" Sylvie blurted out, panic overtaking her completely."Kiddo? He left a while ago," Ivana said, surprised







