With high heels adorning her feet, she stomped and said, "Make him call me mommy, then throw him out.""Did you hear what Miss Jade said, ya little bastard? Let her hear you call her mommy. Or else..." Harry roared.As soon as he said that, more than 20 burly men behind him reached to their lower back and pulled out their expandable batons."Or else, don’t blame me for not sparing you any courtesy. I’m giving you a way out. Be a good boy and call her mommy," Harry said with a smirk and continued. "Then, if you kneel on the ground for her and admit your mistake, you’ll be allowed to leave here safe and sound. Otherwise, I’ll send you out on a stretcher."Jade could not resist laughing. She took two steps forward in her high heels and fished out her cellphone from her bag.If Darryl finally caved in and called her ‘mommy’, she would record it and send it to Lily!"What if I don't?" Darryl was amused and began looking at Jade up and down.Jade frowned upon seeing Darryl’s resistan

"You ... " Lily frowned when Ashton talked about the marriage proposal. "Forget it, I’m not divorced yet."Although Darryl was a loser, he had worked hard in the past few years and fulfilled his housework duties. He received a telling-off every time he failed to do a good job, yet he never complained.Even a dog would have feelings, let alone a human.Darryl had recently loaned them five million and relieved the company of its woes. Aside from that, Darryl had to take out all the money he had saved over the years to avoid embarrassment when William suggested going Dutch in Oriental Pearl Hotel.Ashton looked at her affectionately. "Lilybud, am I inferior to Darryl in any way? He’s a loser! Don't you worry, I’ll prepare a big gift for Grandma's birthday and wish her a happy birthday! She’ll be delighted with the gift. I’ll propose marriage when the time comes and I’m sure that Grandma would not refuse."Lily casually sipped her coffee. The Lyndon family's rules were very strict, an

"Valentine's Day is coming soon, Lily. It would be such a blessing to receive a set of Poesia Eleganza’s Crown line cosmetics," Phoebe said to Lily."You? Keep on dreaming," Lily said with a smile.At present, Poesia Eleganza’s Crown line had an exceptionally high price and was limited to only 520 sets, which were probably all sold out. Those who could buy them were big families who had ample connections. Smaller families like the Lyndons had zero chance of obtaining them. "Alright, enough," Lily giggled. "Let’s go and buy a couple of clothes. Granny’s birthday is coming soon. We have to dress nicely for the celebration."Phoebe nodded, then walked into a store arm in arm with Lily.The next day, at Platinum Corporation.Darryl sat in the general manager's office and got up from the sofa. It was two in the morning by the time they finished their drinking session the night before. He could not be bothered to go home, so he decided to just sleep at the company.His cellphone vibr

"Think carefully, Lily. Think about how much scorn and ridicule you had to face since marrying Darryl," Samantha said coldly. "We’ve provided him food and clothes during the three years of your marriage to him. At least he has the decency to repay the favor by lending us money to help with the company’s five million deficit. We’re even now and all I want is for you to leave that loser.""Mom... " Lily bit her lip."Also, Ashton called me and said that he’d attend your grandma’s birthday," Samantha continued. "He said he prepared an amazing gift that your grandma will love. You can and should be with him if grandma takes a liking to him."As she was talking, she saw a man coming over from some distance away. Dressed in a suit and leather shoes, he held a suitcase in his hand. The person was Wentworth, Lily's father.Lily and Samantha went over to welcome him. The family of three then chatted and laughed all the way out of the airport.Back home, Samantha cooked a sumptuous meal. Co

Clad in a sheath dress, Elsa stood at the entrance of Platinum Corporation. Not only was she charming and alluring, but many paparazzi also took pictures of her and assumed that she was a new rising star.Even the security guard thought Elsa was a celebrity and were cautious not to stop her. She went all the way up to the President’s office, chancing upon Pearl walking out when she was just about to knock on the door and enter.Pearl was going to pour tea for Darryl at that time. The moment she opened the door and saw Elsa, she immediately ejected the latter from the building after knowing that she was sent by the Lyndon family.Was there anyone who did not know who Elsa was? As a renowned beauty in Donghai City, she had many suitors and always rejected them. On that day, however, she was the one who experienced rejection, and she felt lingering displeasure.The old lady was beyond anxious when she learned of what happened.----The next day, at the Lyndon family villa.It was G

After more than half an hour later, almost everyone had presented their gifts to the old lady. Although not all gifts were expensive, they were far from cheap either, since most did not cost less than 200,000 bucks.It was worth mentioning that Elsa’s gift was also very noteworthy.They were a pair of jadeite bracelets, of which the quality could be described as flawless. Its beauty was beyond words.After seeing it, Grandmother Lyndon loved it so much and praised Elsa repeatedly. After receiving the jadeite bracelets, Grandmother Lyndon said to everyone, "By the way, Elsa is the eldest among our Lyndon family’s younger generation and is very caring. She doesn't have a boyfriend at the moment, so if any of you want to propose marriage, please be my guest. Of course, those who want to do so can’t be stubborn and obstreperous. After all, if you want to be her husband, you must be husband material."Elsa's complexion turned red from blushing at the old lady’s words. Many of the guests

"Come here, let me have a look at it."The old lady was getting restless and ordered softly, to which all her juniors made way for her.She adjusted her reading glasses and looked at it without blinking.Such powerful strokes, so brilliant and smooth! It was simply a masterpiece!"I’m quite certain that this isn’t an imitation," Claude gave a thumbs up and seemed rather excited. "I would never expect to see Wang Xizhi's original work here!""Yes! It’s usually seen only in museums!""So beautiful! His ability to create this piece makes him worthy of being the Sage of Calligraphy!"Everyone lavished praise on it and Grandmother Lyndon was beyond thrilled!"Alright, alright, alright!" The grandmother repeated three times before carefully putting away the scroll. She instructed her servants, "Put this in the box right away. Be sure to hold it gently and put it down carefully!""Yes,” The servants nodded in quick succession and were very cautious to not hold it using too much force

"Trash?"Yvonne found that description amusing. If she was correct, that box was probably used by the palace during the Qing Dynasty’s Qianlong period. The box’s material was very valuable and highly likely to be Golden-thread Nanmu.While it was evident that the box was weather-beaten and looked particularly wrecked, its workmanship was exceedingly exquisite upon closer inspection!The box alone was worth hundreds of thousands, yet it was treated as rubbish?!Perhaps driven by occupational habit, Yvonne opened her bag and took out a pastel green magnifying glass.The Young family has been in the antique business for generations and often picked up valuable items on the roadside. It was imperative that a magnifying glass be carried along at all times."President Young, what are you doing?"The old lady could not resist saying, "This is just some rubbish. The servants will come right away and toss this into the bin."Yvonne kept quiet. As she analyzed the wooden box through her

As Yvonne was about to continue the conversation with Darryl, Grandmother Lyndon smiled and walked toward Lily while holding a wine glass.Everyone stopped eating when they saw the old lady walking over."Lilybud, Granny wants to ask you something," the old lady spoke slowly."Ask away, Granny," Lily said.Grandmother Lyndon nodded. "Lilybud, since it’s Granny's birthday today, can you promise me to go and negotiate with Platinum Corporation? We’ll stand to earn a lot if they assign us the task of managing Giselle’s styling. Can you agree to that?""This..."Lily did not know what to think, but she secretly peeked at Darryl.Her earlier efforts in securing the cooperation with Platinum Corporation was credited to William, which had upset her tremendously.Darryl had instructed her not to agree to Grandmother Lyndon’s request.Sure enough, she saw Darryl shaking his head.Lily gritted her teeth. If she were to listen to the loser, she would have to reject the old lady in front

It was Harry Crocker for goodness sake!Although Lily did not know him personally, his name was often mentioned in her friends’ conversations!It was said that Harry was a well-known figure in Donghai City, he was young, courageous, and especially ruthless. Most importantly, Samson was the man behind him!Samson was the owner of Moonlit River Bar, the most luxurious bar in Donghai City.Lily could see Harry’s fierce face as he held the machete. If he managed to get to Darryl, the latter would at least be half-crippled, if not dead."Hurry up and leave!" Lily was getting extremely anxious. She got up from her seat and was about to go over and pull Darryl, but was stopped by those around her.Lily could not even comprehend her thought process. While it was true that she looked down on Darryl, she nevertheless felt uncomfortable when she saw that Darryl was about to be beaten up.Those around her did not share the same views. They were more excited to see Darryl being beaten up to