Lily didn't answer Giselle's question. The two of them remained silent until Lily finally trembled and stood up. Her voice sounded hoarser than before.She hung her head low, and her hair fell on both sides of her face, covering her disheveled look. "Ms. Stone, I'm begging you. Please help me. I can't lose Yves…"Yvonne was the only piece of hope in her life. She didn't dare even recall the scene of discovering Yvonne in the bathtub. The entire tub of water was dyed red with blood, making it look extremely jarring."Mrs. Sullivan, the only person who can save her is you," Giselle said.Lily found herself caught in a dilemma. After a while, she finally relented. "What should I do?"Giselle and Lily exchanged contact information.Lily wasn't in a suitable state for a discussion, with her emotions running high. Giselle asked to get some rest for tonight. She figured Yvonne probably wouldn't want to see her looking so disheveled.Upon Lily's return to Yvonne's hospital room, she was
Hector grabbed Julia's head from behind and kissed her fiercely. Unfortunately, an uninvited guest, Jonathan, appeared beside them. "Hector! Calm down!" he shouted. Julia pushed Hector away with all her strength. Her face flushed, her lips swollen, and her eyes filled with tears, making her look utterly pitiful."What does he have that I don't?" Hector's clothes were disheveled, and pain was reflected in his eyes. He continued, "I can give whatever he can't."Julia had never quarreled before. All she could do was say that he was unreasonable before running off. That left Giselle, Jonathan, and Hector staring awkwardly at each other. Hector wiped the lipstick off the corner of his mouth with the back of his hand, clearly frustrated. Giselle stepped aside to make room and gave Hector a nudge. "Go after her." She figured both of them had realized they were stand-ins for each other's true love. And it seemed that Hector was at a disadvantage. Hector chased after Julia while
But out of personal consideration, Jim reluctantly agreed. "You only get five minutes."Giselle thanked him before stepping into the interrogation room. Seeing Giselle, Lily's eyes sparkled with hope. Giselle pulled out a chair and sat across from Lily. "Yvonne hasn't woken up yet."Lily's lips trembled, but no words came out."Time is limited, so I'll keep this brief. Firstly question, is your husband Brady Sullivan?"Lily lowered her head, and her hoarse, barely audible voice escaped her cracked lips. "Yes…""Second question, do you two have a marriage certificate?""He said we'd register once he retired from the industry. Brady is at the peak of his career…" Lily explained. Hearing that made Giselle sick, but she just continued with her third question. "Third question, do you love Yvonne?" "I do.""No, you don't," Giselle countered coldly, shaking her head. Her sharp and icy gaze bore into Lily, showing no trace of sympathy for Lily's frail and haggard appearance."Y
The wind outside blew Linda's hair into a tangled mess.Giselle's swift and controlled movements triggered a deep fear in Linda. She screamed as the wind rushed into her mouth, contorting her face.Giselle gripped the back of Linda's neck, her cold expression sending chills down one's spine. "You were asking for it, weren't you?" She had clearly heard every word of Linda's insults outside the ward. How could someone who claimed to be from a prestigious family stoop to insulting an innocent girl? Charlotte the only one whose life had any value?"Giselle Stone! Let go of me! You… you…" Linda shouted."What's wrong with me?" Giselle replied with a mocking smile, tightening her grip. The pain caused Linda to bare her teeth. Hanging halfway out the window, she felt dizzy and disoriented. "Didn't you suggest someone should die? I thought you were the one who wanted to die." Giselle's sarcastic tone was clear. It brought a sense of satisfaction to everyone around, except for Linda.
"Yes, yes. I'm just a poor nobody. You're so generous, but you're only transferring 20 thousand dollars?"Clearly, this taunt worked wonders on Linda. Stung by the provocation, she pressed another two zeros, increasing the sum. Satisfied, Giselle released her grip. With a look of disgust, she wiped her hands with a wet tissue, as though she had touched something filthy. Linda was shocked and collapsed to the floor. Giselle looked at Linda, who was unconscious on the floor. She then innocently turned toward the shocked doctors and nurses. "I didn't do anything," she said. The scene just moments ago had been nothing short of dramatic—an astonishing reversal of power. Giselle had everyone around her feeling exhilarated. Linda was carried out by her bodyguards. The doctors and nurses then confirmed Yvonne's condition was stable and left the room. At this moment, the room quieted down. Yvonne gazed at Giselle. She wanted to say so much, but the only words that came out were j
The temperature in Seaworth City dropped sharply as autumn set in. Especially at night, going out with bare arms and legs would make anyone feel chilly.As Giselle left the hospital parking lot, she noticed three familiar figures. Sebastian and Harold flanked Charlotte. She was wrapped tightly in layers of clothing, appearing fragile as though a gust of wind could blow her away. With the guardrail opened, Giselle casually looked away. She had never imagined that one day she'd offend every single member of the Grant family so thoroughly. But… It felt so satisfying. Even the air back home seemed to have a sweetness to it now. …Inside the car, Charlotte removed her mask and looked up at Sebastian with a pitiful expression. "Sebastian, Mrs. Lawson's coming back tomorrow. My face is still swollen…"That wretched woman, Lily, had almost destroyed Charlotte. Thankfully, she hadn't left any permanent scars, but the pain still stung. Because of it, she was making a scene in front of
No matter what was said or done now, Emma would just take it as an attempt to hide the truth.After about 40 minutes, a message from Chester popped up, "Come downstairs."It was short and straightforward.Seeing Giselle get up, Emma waved her off generously before she could even speak. "Go ahead. Go fly into your lover's arms."Giselle was at a loss for words. Sometimes, she thought that it'd be nice if some people weren't able to talk.Chester was leaning against the hood of his car downstairs, his black trench coat accentuating his tall figure. He only lifted his slightly lowered head when he heard footsteps.Underneath his dark, messy hair was a face with refined and attractive features. His gold-framed glasses added an air of grace and classiness to him.Suppressing the look of amazement in her eyes, Giselle politely asked, "Mr. Fordham, is there something you need from me?""Uncle Richard asked me to come pick you up."Giselle fell silent.Richard did say that he would g
"Giselle Stone, I've really underestimated you!"Jonathan wrapped his arms around Giselle's slim waist from behind, his low, husky voice carrying a hint of restrained anger.Giselle jumped from shock, causing the flashlight in her hand to drop to the ground and roll off to the side.The large hand around her waist was impossible to ignore."Now that Hector doesn't want you anymore, you go after my uncle? Aren't you a little too shameless, Giselle?"The two of them had appeared together in front of him more than once.He had previously suspected their relationship but quickly dismissed the idea. In his mind, Chester and Giselle were people from two different worlds—they couldn't possibly be together.However, seeing the two of them get out of the car together shook his belief, making him irritated and furious.When he saw Giselle head to the wine cellar alone, he followed her without a second thought.After sending the housekeeper away, it was just him and Giselle there.As Gi
Chester looked into Giselle's eyes as he raised the corners of his lips slightly. "You're my wife. You can do whatever you want."After his last accident, he had taken advantage of the situation with Giselle under the pretext of amnesia. He would call her his "wife" or "Gigi" interchangeably.Until now, he had not had the time to come clean to her about this. Chester needed more time.Giselle was overwhelmed by the sudden profession of love.For some reason, her entire body suddenly felt warm. She looked away quickly, rolled down the car window, and let the wind blow upon her face. It was only then that her pounding heart settled into a calm rhythm.Chester caught everything from beside her.A trace of delight flashed across his eyes at the speed of light. When their gaze met again, however, it had disappeared without a trace.Chester decided to take it slow and easy.He straightened up and said, "A new restaurant recently opened in the suburbs. Should we go there for lunch?"
"You don't have to explain anything. Me and Jonathan? We're just aunt and nephew to each other."You're trying to ask him out, aren't you? When you finally win him over, don't forget to address me as Aunt Giselle, okay?"It was a soul-crushing blow.Giselle used their unique relationship as an opportunity to attack them without mercy!The greatest part about this was that they could not do anything to her.Charlotte's and Jonathan's expressions matched, which was a rare sight. Jonathan clenched his teeth in anger. His eyes hardened as he said, "Giselle, you're truly something else!"She knew to hit where it hurt. How did he not know that Giselle had this side to her?Giselle feigned humility. "You're too kind."The whole fiasco between the trio was becoming something of a movie to the passersby. Even when lunchtime was almost over, they were reluctant to leave.Some really were born with the talent to gossip.If they had to choose between money and gossip-worthy news, they
One could easily find Giselle's, Chester's, and Jonathan's names online through related keywords.The news came from an insider, so the credibility was 99.99%.The atmosphere between the two became heated.When Jonathan finally managed to suppress his negative emotions, Giselle's phone rang. Instantly, his heart skipped a beat. Alarm bells started to ring in his head.Sure enough…"I'm sorry, Chester. I forgot that you're no longer at Lawson Group."Giselle addressed Chester affectionately without any hesitation.She did this on purpose, of course.Jonathan was rendered speechless. He was so mad that he could even kill someone right now.But when Jonathan recalled his mother's admonition after his fight with Chester, he did his best to hold his anger back.From the phone, Chester could be heard saying, "Just stay there. I'll come over right now."When the call ended, Giselle could hear Jonathan's sneer. "Do you have to get on my nerves, Giselle?"His resentment was as cle
Jonathan was practically running on autopilot mode as his legs carried him toward Giselle.Meanwhile, Giselle was waiting for Chester's reply.All of a sudden, a shadow loomed over her, followed by a familiar voice that called, "Gigi."Both of them were good-looking people. Their standing side by side drew many people's attention.Passersby—including the employees—looked in their direction. They had even slowed down subconsciously as they walked by, just to catch a glimpse.Giselle's gaze went from casual to chilling in a split second.There was coldness hidden in her eyes, and a look of vexation settled on her face.Giselle took two steps away from him, putting some distance between them.Jonathan felt like someone was gripping his heart tight, making him feel suffocated.Dismay instantly replaced the feeling of excitement he had felt earlier. He stared at Giselle with woeful eyes. "Gigi…"Giselle did not buy into his words and pitiful act.She grunted. "Jonathan, is this h
An hour later, the car arrived at Lawson Group.The sky looked gray and hazy, while the air was hot.It was now lunchtime, so there were a lot of people going in and out of the building. Giselle texted Chester, letting him know that she had arrived.At the same time, Jonathan, in his sleep-deprived state, was staring at his phone. The expression on his face was so dark that Rick, his assistant, was trembling with fear when he came in to brief Jonathan on his schedule. He did not even dare to breathe."M-Mr. Lawson…""This had better be important!"Jonathan was like an explosive that could detonate any second.Rick gulped. "Mr. Lawson, I've notified the board that the meeting will be held at the conference room at 2:00 pm…"His voice trailed off at the end.With a loud bang, Jonathan threw his phone to the ground.When it crashed onto the floor, the screen shattered into pieces.That immediately shut Rick up.Ever since Jonathan had returned from the hospital, his temper had
It was the weekend today, so the café was crowded.The chaos swallowed the woman's voice. Nevertheless, Giselle could still hear her clearly.She paused for a moment to ruminate on the things the woman had just said.Her husband had an affair, and the mistress happened to be a very cunning person. More importantly, the woman's daughter was on the mistress' side.To be hit with betrayal on both sides knocked the wind out of her. Every day, the woman had been drowning in her own tears.Judging from her mental state, depression seemed imminent.Giselle took a sip of her coffee before she asked with a calm tone, "The reason you've approached me is because you want to get back together with your husband and daughter, is that it?"In the public's eye, Giselle was someone who helped mend relationships. In fact, she was a professional who had been mending relationships for a long time.One could just search her name on the internet and find nothing but positive reviews.A majority of
Giselle only went home after it turned dark outside.Penny had transferred some money to Giselle and thanked her once again for today.Penny texted, "I'm not sad at all anymore. If you hadn't gone with me today, I think I would've already died from frustration." As for the aftermath of the storm, Eugene took care of everything. Every single penny that she had spent on Zayn would be retrieved through legal means.Giselle replied, "You're welcome."Only after that did she have the time to check out the link Yvette had sent to her.It was about the incident from earlier today. Videos from the live stream had gone viral.Obviously, it was not from her own live stream but a third party's.Her fans, who had gone down to the location, had captured everything on camera. There was an explosion of comments beneath related videos.One of the videos was of Jonathan. It had been edited to look like he was the hero coming to his damsel's rescue.With the accompaniment of some background
In the past, Jean had reminded Jonathan more than once to keep his distance from Charlotte, but those words fell on deaf ears every single time. He never took her words seriously.It was too late for regrets now.Jonathan lowered his head. With a pair of sad eyes and a dejected voice, he mumbled, "I've said it before, Mom. I won't have anyone as my wife if it's not Giselle."His only wish was to marry Giselle. But everyone was telling him that he had cheated on her.Jonathan found it hard to believe that he would cheat on her. He was certain that there had to be some kind of misunderstanding.And the missing piece to this puzzle was none other than that woman named Charlotte. Jean, Francis, and Martha remained silent. Jonathan was hopelessly in love with Giselle. But if he was so madly in love with her, why did he cheat on her?And if he was not madly in love with her, then why had he not gotten over her yet?But wait. The reason he was still not over her was mainly due to t
It was merely a second ago when Giselle had told him to keep a distance from her, yet she was now in his car voluntarily.Jonathan did not move an inch. He still had his back against the inside of the car door as he faced Giselle, intently looking at her."Women are really fickle. Giselle must still have feelings for me. She's just too proud to admit it," he thought to himself.As for the rumors about her and Chester, they might just be putting on an act.Giselle did not know that Jonathan was in the process of gaslighting himself. When she noticed that he was not about to drive any time soon, she frowned and said, "If you're not going to drive, scram."Only then did Jonathan fix his position. He started the engine, and they headed for the hospital.At first, he was in a joyous mood. He tagged behind Giselle upon arrival at the hospital. It was not until he had reached a ward and saw who was seated on the hospital bed that his expression turned sullen.Giselle had gotten into