Clarissa's fiancé, Albert, was also in the store. Seeing Luana come in, he greeted her.
Luana smiled back and asked, "Where's Clarissa?"
Albert gestured towards the fitting room, saying, "She's trying on her wedding dress. Have a seat."
Luana and Albert had known each other for a long time, so she didn't hesitate to sit down in the seating area.
Ever since her high fever, Luana had been feeling increasingly weak and tired, often unable to stand firmly.
This was a symptom of late-stage heart failure, where the heart's pumping function was severely reduced, leading to blood pooling in systemic and pulmonary circulation, causing insufficient blood supply to brain tissue and resulting in brain cell ischemia and hypoxia.
With ischemia and hypoxia, fatigue and somnolence were common.
Sitting on the sofa for just a few minutes, she was already dozing off, her head propped up.
Fortunately, Clarissa quickly emerged from the fitti
His relationships with his brothers, sisters, and siblings were somewhat complex, but not too much so.The Moriarty family's parental generation had five brothers, who together had eight children.His eldest brother, Cohenli, and Cline are from his uncle's family, while Isabella is from his second uncle's.Isabella and Cohenli were born in the same year, so they were the eldest brother and sister.Gehrmann and Melissa were from the youngest uncle's family.Among the grandchildren, there are mostly boys and few girls, so Melissa, being the eighth in line, naturally became the Moriarty family's treasure.Everyone was watching her marriage closely, for fear that she might marry into a bad situation. They started selecting marriage alliances for her three or four years ago.Initially, it was set with the Coburn family, but Calvert rejected it, so the matter was dropped.Now that Melissa had returned to the country after completing
She watched as he courteously held the car door open for the woman, and she smiled gently, looking relieved.Inside the limousine, Cline took off his suit jacket without a word.The woman glanced at him and shook her head. "Your obsession with cleanliness is getting worse."Gehrmann, sitting in the back row and looking at his phone, heard this and his expression changed.He quickly put down his legs, sat up straight, and respectfully addressed the woman in the front seat, "Isabella."Isabella turned her head, looked at Gehrmann, and seeing his fear, she smiled. "Gehrmann, you're fearless, but you act like a mouse seeing a cat every time you see me."Gehrmann swallowed hard at her smile but waved his hand as if nothing was wrong. "No, no..."While he said this, memories of being strictly disciplined by Isabella flashed through his mind.The Moriarty family is large and complex, but its family values have always been strict.
Clarissa noticed Albion's eyes filled with shame and knew what he was thinking.She quickly said, "Albion, I'll prepare some gifts and go to thank Cline on your behalf. Don't overthink the rest..."Albion forced a bitter smile.How could expensive gifts ever repay someone for saving his life?He raised his red eyes and looked at Luana, who was standing nearby.He was well aware that Cline had always wanted only her.But it was the same for him. If he chose to let go, what would he do?Luana pushed down the heavy feeling in her heart and said to Albion, "I promised to take care of you for life. I won't change that easily. So Albion, don't overthink..."Clarissa looked at Luana in surprise. She hadn't expected her to make such a promise to Albion.Albion pressed his numb legs hard with his slender fingers. The collapse in his heart made him unable to face them anymore.He turned to Vivian and said, "I'm tired. Take
She felt a pang of regret and heartache. "If only you had listened to me that day..."Albion had always been stubborn, never heeding anyone's advice once his mind was made up.Now, with his legs gone, how would he endure the long journey of life ahead?But Albion didn't seem to mind. He curled the corners of his lips into a faint, indifferent smile.Clarissa knew better than to argue with him further. Wiping away her tears, she turned to Luana."Luana, the Moon Goddess must have heard my prayers and returned my two loved ones to me..."Before Albion could speak, Clarissa interjected, "You just rest there. Who told you not to listen to me?"This remark drew a chuckle from Vivian. "Mr. Preston, I thought no one could rein you in. Seems these two lovely ladies are your match."Albion responded with a gentle smile. "Fortunate I am to be kept in check by them."Vivian, having learned bits and pieces about their story from Sta
Luana snapped back to reality, looked up at Dorian, and stared at him without a word.Dorian bent down, half-squatting in front of her, and glanced at her indifferently."Let me warn you, it's fine to play with Cline, but don't get serious. He's not your true love."Luana sensed there was more to his words, as if he was hinting at something.But she didn't bother to ask. Dorian wouldn't tell her anyway.Dorian didn't plan to say more. After a brief reminder, he stood up and left.Watching the luxury car speed away, Luana felt a heavy sense of relief.She knew Dorian would come back, but for now, she had a brief taste of freedom.But as soon as she thought of the three billion dollars, her body tensed again.Squatting there, lost in thought, she received a call from Clarissa, asking why she hadn't arrived yet.Luana shook off her jumbled thoughts, replied, "I'm on my way," and drove to Clarissa's villa.Clar
Dorian had planned to return to the UK regardless of the agreement. If she refused to sign, he would leave anyway. Why should she bother signing?Dorian appeared indifferent. "Suit yourself. It's not my business if it's someone else's child."His implication was clear—if she didn't sign, he wouldn't leave and would continue to restrict her freedom.Her resolve wavered. "Are you sure you won't make me do anything conscience-shocking?"Dorian's patience seemed to wear thin. "I enjoy doing conscience-shocking things. Feel free to join in if you like."Luana's face paled. She felt Dorian was too unstable. Staying with him might lead to her demise.After a moment of hesitation, she picked up the pen and signed Dorothy's name at the end of the document.Dorian shook his head. "Sign your own name."Luana was puzzled. "Since I'm acting as Dorothy, of course, I should sign her name."Dorian snorted. "Cline could help you re