Adora froze, her eyes locked onto him, glistening with both anger and embarrassment.Louis rubbed his sore arm where she had hit him, looking wronged as he reached out and took the phone back from her lap.Then he shoved the screen right in front of her eyes.Adora, still flustered, forced herself t
But Louis wasn’t reassured. He frowned. “Do you really have to go back to school today?”“Mm. I still have a lot to do. Staying home would just waste time.” Adora knew exactly what he was worried about. She reached over and gently squeezed his hand, offering a faint smile. “Don’t worry, I’m fine.
At that moment, Peter, still injured and slumped on the floor, staggered to his feet. Wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, he shouted, “Mom, are you out of your mind? The company’s already a mess thanks to her! “She owns more shares than anyone except Dad. What, we’re supposed to work fo
“Actually, we came today because we wanted to bring you home,” Lilian said, her voice trembling with emotion. “We truly, sincerely wanted to take you back. After all, you’re our biological daughter, not like Ruby. “That wretched girl… ever since she got with Shane Sung, she cut ties with us comple
Louis glanced around the living room, a faint smile tugging at his lips. “This home? It’s under Adora’s name. She bought it outright with her own money. It wasn’t from me and Eugene. It just so happens that I was the previous owner. “Funny how things work out. If you hadn’t thrown her out, she wou
Peter was seething, eyes bloodshot with rage.He’d been drinking nonstop these days, soaked in alcohol from morning to night. His head was foggy, and his body worn out.Now that he’d taken a beating, dizziness clouded his vision.He couldn’t even stand.Theodore, older and not in terrible shape, st