Gale turned her face away and hurriedly got up from his legs. "Alright, you should just focus on your meeting. I'm going to go back to my room to rest."She had accomplished her goal, so it was time to leave.Shawn narrowed his eyes slightly. "Galey, are you really going to leave like that after lighting the fire?""I didn't do anything." Gale walked away in a hurry. Her skirt was hiked up beautifully as she left the study.She needed to use her looks when dealing with Shawn.He responded very well to that.In order for her plan that night to succeed, Gale needed to seduce Shawn.The moment she closed the door, Gale clutched her heart anxiously.Her success would be down to that.The whole Warm family would depend on that night."Mr. Wood? Mr. Wood?" The head of foreign affairs could be heard from the computer, "Are you listening?" Shawn opened up the camera again. "Continue the meeting.""Yes." As Shawn listened to the reports, he looked at that cup of milk.By the tim

"What about your end? Is Shawn coming?"Gale said, "He's on the way."Sam reassured her, "Things will go smoothly. If you look at it in another way, even if we fail…"Gale took a deep breath. "No, we won't fail!"Footsteps could be heard coming from afar.Shawn was there!Gale hurriedly hung up the phone and rushed to open the door."You're here." She smiled.Shawn lowered his hand, which had just been about to open the door. "That's some initiative.""I heard your footsteps. I've been waiting for you for a long time." Gale turned around and said, "Come in."There was a mild fragrance in the air that was very similar to how Gale smelled.It made Shawn even happier.In the room, there were candles, ribbons, and a long dining table that was beside the window. The candlelight was flickering."A candlelit dinner?" Shawn raised an eyebrow.Gale nodded and said, "Yes, let's eat first."He asked, "What happens after we eat?"Gale lowered her head and feigned embarrassment.Sh

The blue light from the television fell dimly on Shawn's face.He glanced at the bathroom occasionally before looking at his watch. How long was Gale planning on showering?Just as Shawn felt impatient and thought about going over, the screen suddenly flickered before it showed another image.Zach's voice was heard."You still like playing these games? It's quite exciting." Shawn narrowed his eyes as he stared right at the screen.Why did he hear Zach?The television seemed to show a small and dark room. It seemed like an image from a surveillance camera.Shawn felt like it looked a lot like a haunted house.Just as he thought about that, he heard Zach's voice again. "An escape room?? A haunted house? Since we're already here, let's check it out."Sam's voice was heard. "That's right. We've been getting better at these things. The experience is always incredibly realistic. I guarantee you. You'll like it.""Alright, sure. Let's pass this stage." Zach seemed quite excited.

He pushed Zach in a friendly way.Zach walked right inside, whistling a little tune and looking completely defenseless.He did not know that a carefully planned plot was waiting for him inside!"It's quite nice playing around with Sam. He's good at planning and a good friend at that. We should open up a business together, then my mom will stop nagging. What's so impressive about Shawn? I have my connections and resources too," Zach mumbled to himself.Zach walked inside, and the door behind him locked with a click.He did not care.The haunted house was completely dark, and he could not even see his hands.Suddenly, a ghost with white clothes on and a face full of blood jumped out, waving around.Zach reached out and pulled the ghost's wig off. "Little guy, aren't your props just too badly made? You're trying to scare me like that?"The ghost was speechless.Zach really was quite bold. No matter what happened, whether it was something scary or bloody, he was not scared at all

Underneath the hair was that old and familiar face.When Zach saw it, he shouted out in fright, "Ah!"It really was his father!He was not mistaken!That face was full of blood that constantly dripped down.Zach remembered that look. When his father had just had his accident, his father looked exactly like that!It looked exactly the same!At that moment, the defenses around Zach's heart started to crumble.He grabbed his head and knelt down on the ground. "Go away, go away. Don't come over. Dad, you should just rest in peace. Why are you here? Please, just leave dad! I'll go visit you and clean your grave tomorrow!""If you have anything to tell me, just visit me in my dreams. There's no need to come here yourself. Please let me go, dad. I'm scared!"'Alex' knelt down in front of him. "Zach, you haven't seen me for so long. Aren't you going to open your eyes and look at me?"Zach had his eyes shut tight.The moment he looked, he would remember how 'Alex' died!It was a ni

There were so many details about what happened that no one else could know!"Dad's here for my life. No, I still want to live. I don't want to die…" Zach constantly muttered to himself. He was already starting to faint. "I was forced to. I didn't want to harm you at all! Dad…"'Alex' asked, "If you didn't want to harm you, then who forced you to? Who was the mastermind behind everything?!""I…"'Alex' shouted, "Speak! If you don't answer, I'll drag you down to hell with me. What's the point of letting a son like you continue living!""Don't! Dad, I'll tell you everything!" Zach's face was full of tears. He cried as he revealed the truth."It was mom. Mom had me change the medication!""When Peter suggested borrowing the medicine from another hospital, Mom immediately pushed me to get it with the nurse. On the way, she sent me a message asking me to change it!""She had already made arrangements at that hospital. After I arrived, the medicine was already changed. Then, I would b

"It's just a pity, I don't have a son as old as you. Stop calling me that. I'm not even married yet," 'Alex' said.Zach was stunned. He looked up abruptly, not crying anymore.The haunted house was very dark, and only a vague silhouette could be made out.The skin was full of wrinkles, and those rough eyebrows made it look like his father.However, how could there be ghosts in the world?Ghosts only existed in the heart!Zach hurriedly got up. "You… Who are you?!"He lost all of his earlier fear as he stared right at the 'ghost' in front of him. His expression was pale.Zach was no idiot. He realized what he had said and done earlier.He had revealed the truth behind his father's death!"Guess who I am? You kept calling me dad earlier. It felt so intimate," that person said. Zach reached out and grabbed a wig."Who are you?! You tricked me into saying all that earlier… What are your intentions?! Everything I said earlier was fake! It was all false!" Zach said."Hahaha, yo

"I don't want anything. I just want the truth to be revealed!"Zach hurriedly stopped him. "No, no. What do you want? Money? Or something else? I'll give you anything!"He let out a sly smile, still trying to struggle in the end.However, Sam still shook his head.Zach was incredibly angered as he stared at Sam. "Very well, don't blame me for not being nice then! So what if you know the truth? I won't admit it. Who's going to believe you? Even… Even if you recorded it, I could say you forced me! No one will believe that I killed my father!"Sam smiled as he switched on the torchlight, shining it at the ceiling.The camera blinked in a red light.Zach was utterly defeated."Who exactly are you? You're clearly the Carson family heir. What do you have to do with the Warm family? You sabotaged me for the Warm family. How could that benefit you?" Zach asked.Sam slowly answered, "Gale used to be my fiance.""Impossible! I've looked into you. I didn't find anything like that!""Th

Gale's voice was incredibly clear.However, listening to it carefully, her voice was still a little choked up.It had been so difficult. This day had come after so much difficulty. It had come far too late.However, she finally saw the glimmer of victory.She had won."Why didn't you tell me? Why didn't you let me help you? Do you know how dangerous it was going to see Zach alone?!" Shawn asked.He felt a chill in his heart just thinking about it.Zach even dared to kill his own father. What could he not do?What if something happened to Gale?Did she even think about how worried he would be?Gale answered, "I needed to go even if there was danger. I won't tell you about what happened. I just wanted the results. Shawn, you saw the results now."He shut his eyes and gulped."What did you and Zach talk about? Did he do anything to you?! Did he mock you and toy with you?!" Shawn raised his voice unconsciously.She was Shawn's wife, noble and proud.Zach was not even worthy o

"You took me out of school and tossed me into the mental hospital. I was inside for two years, even having to fight for scraps with the dogs… You married me and aborted my child. You forced yourself on me.""Shawn, you've never respected me! You've never treated me as your wife, nor have you ever looked at me as someone with any dignity!"Tears welled up in Gale's eyes.She uttered, "I really want to slap you right now, Shawn, because you owe me that.""Alright, hit me," Shawn answered.He owed her. He owed her far too much.He would never be able to repay her.If hitting him would soothe her anger, even if just by a little…He was willing.He could be slapped however many times she wanted!"Ha…" Gale smiled mockingly. "A slap would be too little for you. Do you think a slap would take away everything you've done? Would it take away those two dark years in the mental hospital, father's three years in prison, and mother's pain and suffering?!!"Shawn shook his head slowly."