I immediately added, "But I feel like this reason is a bit far-fetched."Jared shook his head gently, "Don't overthink it. We've been investigating the movements of Melvern and the Sunny family thoroughly. Once we figure out the Sunny family's intentions, we can understand their purpose. Of course, we can't rule out the possibility that Liora wants revenge, but Melvern may not have the same motive."Jared looked at me and said, "You have no bad blood with Melvern.""It's hard to say, as these kinds of people are unconventional. Do you know how they think? I couldn’t be sure about that. At the very least, Melvern must see me as an obstacle.""But he fears Atlas," Jared stated.At that moment, Atlas walked in with large strides. Noticing that we were all there, he came directly to me.Jared glanced at Atlas and asked, "Why are you so late?""Had a few clients to talk to.” He exchanged a look with Jared.These two seemed to have a good understanding of each other. Just that moment
From a different perspective, this was a chance for Oliver to mend things, and Lauren couldn't do anything about it, because she knew just how influential and powerful Jared and Atlas were. It had to mean something that they were meddling in her business.And Oliver himself was the God of Wealth in Foswood. Naturally, his assistants would be great people as well. If Atlas provided him with an opportunity like this, he wouldn’t let it go to waste.He quickly stepped forward. "I love her. I also know that Lauren has endured a lot for me over the years. She’s faced a lot of criticism and hardship. I know all this, and it's a pain engraved in my heart."When Lauren saw Oliver immediately declare his stance, she glanced at me, her face burning red."My emotions were conflicted at that time. When I was faced with that life and death separation, I wanted her to leave peacefully, and I overlooked Lauren's feelings for me. But when Lauren left me, my whole world collapsed. It was like I had
We all breathed a collective sigh of relief. Ivanna clapped her hands and exclaimed, "Alright, let's eat. Get them to serve the food quickly, Jared! I’m starving.”Jared promptly played the role of a waiter and summoned the servers waiting at the entrance to bring in the food.We sat together as three families. Ivanna, never one to miss an opportunity to tease, threw a comment at Oliver. "You’d better hurry up, Oliver. Look, you’re the oldest among the three families, but your future child will be the youngest. You should seize the opportunity while Atlas hasn't completed his mission yet. It shouldn't be too hard."That remark instantly made us all blush. Lauren complained, "Control her, Jared. She wasn't like this before. You've spoiled her.""You should let Oliver spoil you too," Ivanna retorted before Jared could respond."After you give birth, we'll settle the score properly." Lauren gave Ivanna a sly glance."Stop trying to avoid the topic. You’re both not young anymore, so
My heart was lodged in my throat. I had a feeling that when Oliver shielded Lauren from the knife attack, stepping in front of her in a split second, he had actually taken the blow meant for me. I sensed it the moment Lauren pushed me away, her swift gesture revealing that the assailant was targeting me.I realized that if she had reacted a second later, I would have been injured.The car arrived at the hospital, and the ambulance stopped at the entrance. The doctors who had been waiting swiftly transferred Oliver on a mobile bed to head to the emergency room.Oliver was rushed into the emergency room, and Lauren sat on the floor, staring at her blood-stained hands and muttering, "Why is there so much blood? He'll be fine, won't he?"I hurried over and grabbed her. "Don't worry, Lauren. He'll be okay."She looked at me in disbelief, gripping my hand tightly. "He's lost so much blood, Chlo. What do we do? I can’t let anything happen to him!”At that moment, more doctors hurried ov
All eyes were fixed on the hospital director, and a hush fell over the room.The director announced, "We managed to save the patient. Fortunately, the knife missed his heart by only a few millimeters, so we managed to work on his wound. If the knife had been any closer to his heart, it would have been impossible for us to do anything. “He lost a lot of blood as we extracted the knife because it was a risky procedure. The good thing is, we made sure he didn’t suffer from a second injury throughout the surgery. “If he had fallen to the ground, he would have died on the spot. He’ll be sent to the Intensive Care Unit for observation in the next 24 hours. If he can get through this, he should be fine after that.”Lauren's body trembled, tears streaming down her face. She murmured, "He did it for me."I quickly tried to reassure her. "Take it easy, Lauren. He’s been saved. Don't worry. I know you two did it to save me.""I want to see him," Lauren pleaded.We went to the Intensive C
After sleeping for just over four hours, Lauren woke up and hurriedly returned to the Intensive Care Unit. Unfortunately, the nurse had just wheeled Oliver out to transfer him to the regular ward.Lauren broke down when she didn’t see Oliver, crying, "Where is he? Where's Oliver?"At that moment, I was afraid that if something really happened to Oliver, Lauren might think about ending her life too.Alex stepped forward, gently embracing the agitated Lauren. He softly said, "Don’t be upset, Lauren. They're getting ready to move him to the regular ward. Don't worry."Lauren looked at Alex in astonishment, asking, "Really? Don't lie to me.""It's true."I nodded, and we helped her back to the room to wait. Shortly after, they brought Oliver back.Lauren rushed over. "Oliver."Oliver was still unconscious on the bed. He looked extremely pale, and was still receiving a blood transfusion.Soon after, Jared and Atlas entered the room together. They had been handling business outside
Atlas furrowed his brow and said into the phone, "Mike, don't worry! We're heading there right away. Call the police and let them investigate. We'll be there soon.""All right. Hurry up and come over. I'll try to gather some friends to figure things out."After hanging up the phone, he turned to Cane beside him. "Book the plane tickets immediately. Jared, I'll leave things here to you."In the hospital room, everyone seemed a bit lost. Lauren reassured me, "Go quickly! You can leave this to me and Jared. Don't worry. We'll find him."I just glanced at the weak Oliver lying on the hospital bed and said, "Oliver, take care of yourself. Sorry!"He blinked. "Go on."Atlas, Cane, and I left the room. We immediately ran into Ivanna who was carrying a thermos. She asked, "Where are you all going in such a hurry?""We've got something urgent. We'll leave things here to you."I was still pondering how someone could disappear like that? A perfectly healthy person, at that?My phone ra
I quickly entered their dressing room, which was neatly arranged with no clutter or signs of any books brought back.I searched around hastily and then hurriedly left the dressing room. Time didn't allow me to continue searching. I needed to find my mom and ask her what my dad brought home.Exiting their room, I rushed to Rose’s room since they were probably together.I indeed found my mom with Rose, organizing something.I immediately asked, "Mom! When you and Dad returned from Bibury, did you bring back any books?"My mom turned to look at me, hesitatingly asking, "Why did you come back so early today? How’s Oliver?""He's stabilized. He's out of intensive care now, and things seem to be fine. He just needs some rest," I responded absentmindedly. My mind was focused on the question I needed to ask her."Thank goodness. We were just discussing this matter with Mrs. Rose," my mom mumbled.Anxious, I pressed on, "Mom? Did you bring back some books from Bibury?""Why are you sud