Lahat ng Kabanata ng Dead at Heart: Kabanata 151 - Kabanata 160

Ariel was completely oblivious to all these things happening on Zach's side. She and Chad discussed for a while the high-tech material that Vireon was about to launch.Even before the event started, Ariel had roughly listed out the pros and cons of this new material made by Vireon.After she was done making her notes, Ariel noticed that Jayson and Nancy had split up. Nancy was nowhere to be seen. On the other hand, Jayson was trying to move away from the crowd forming around him, heading toward the hall.Ariel put down her pen and stood up. She informed Chad before leaving her seat. "I'm going to the restroom for a bit.""Sure." Chad was looking down as he responded.Ariel stopped Jayson just as he turned the corner. Jayson's expression remained unchanged when he saw Ariel. "What's wrong?"Ariel lifted her head. Her face was so tiny that it made her big, serene-looking eyes stand out even more. "I need to ask you something. So, just give me a moment."This time, Ariel did not tr

Even Ariel, who was usually mild-tempered, could not help feeling a bit piqued and shocked by his words. She could not understand why Zach seemed to have a lot of scorn and disdain for her."Mr. Quinton, have I somehow offended you previously?" Ariel did not try to steer the topic away. She stared at Zach expressionlessly and asked straightforwardly.A cold light shone in her eyes. Still, Ariel maintained a steady tone in her voice. She did not lose her temper or yell at him.Yet, Zach did not think that Ariel was acting this way because of her mild temperament. Instead, he reckoned Ariel dared not argue with him and try to defend herself because she had a guilty conscience.After all, he had personally witnessed Ariel's attempt to seduce Jayson."No. You and I barely know each other. There's no way you could've offended me."Ariel creased her brows. She felt even more confused now as to why Zach had made that absurd, unfounded remark earlier.Chad's face darkened. He had always

Matt spotted Ariel first. His brows arched. Still, he greeted her and Janice. "What a coincidence seeing you here."Ariel merely cast him a brief glance. Then, she grabbed Janice's arm and led her away. She clearly had no intention to interact with him.Despite how often Matt had treated her with scorn and disdain in the past, Ariel endured all of it because of Jayson. However, she did not have to do that anymore.On the other hand, Janice had no intention of speaking to Frederick. She simply ignored Matt and him.Matt felt quite surprised. He was not mad or annoyed about it.It seemed to him that Ariel had been growing bolder lately. He could not help but wonder if she was trying to use another approach to catch Jayson's attention.Just as Jayson had predicted, Ariel did not personally deliver any hangover soup to them the night before the federal holiday."Don't you think Ariel is acting a bit haughtily these days?"Frederick furrowed his brows. He was a little flabbergasted.

Ariel would recognize the ring anywhere.It was a family heirloom that Katie had passed down to Elena. Back then, Elena wore this ring as her wedding ring. At one point, the Sanderson family encountered some financial issues. Morgan took the ring and sold it for cash to gather funds for his business.Elena felt really hurt because of what Morgan did.He did not discuss it with Elena before selling the ring. By the time she realized the ring was gone, it was already too late. The ring was nowhere to be found.Elena still could not forgive Morgan for his actions, even after their relationship fell apart.Although Katie had not said anything, Ariel could tell she would think about the ring occasionally.Ariel never thought she would come across the ring at a charity auction after all these years."I suppose what belongs to the Walker family will eventually come back to us one way or another," she pondered.Even Janice had noticed the sudden change in Ariel's emotions.Tears welle

Ariel fell into deep thought after hearing Janice's words."Is that it?" she pondered.She stared at Jayson with a somber look in her eyes. Ariel could not tell what he was thinking at the moment.If it were just as Janice had predicted, Jayson would be outright trying to humiliate her and the Walker family. Ariel could not stand the thought of Nancy, Sarah's daughter, wearing Elena's wedding ring!"Ari, we'll figure out a way." Janice looked at her worriedly. She noticed Ariel was growing pale. It was obvious Ariel had received quite a blow because of this incident.Ariel calmly nodded. She had no choice but to take one step at a time and see how things would progress.Ariel would have to think of some other way to get the ring back. There were rules they had to abide by for the charity auction. Ariel could not just violate them.She lifted her head and stared ahead. Nancy was clearly in a great mood. She turned her head slightly as she was speaking to Jayson, who listened to h