"Sis Wendy, how is it? Any solution?"The clock was ticking, it was getting late. Andrea felt increasingly anxious.Finally, something clicked in Wendy. She gritted her teeth. "The man that night, did you find anything about him?"Andrea's eyes widened in astonishment. "You want to find him? Didn't you say that he is with Rosalie? What if he rats you out?"Wendy's eyes were full of desperation. "This is my only way! That man has an imposing demeanor, he must have some influence!""But...how could such a person be Rosalie's lackey?" Andrea's eyes were full of puzzlement."Did you find anything or not?" Wendy could not be bothered to explain further, and asked in a cold voice.Andrea nodded hesitantly. "I checked the surveillance, trailed him and found his residence."Wendy did not hesitate. "Take me there!"Andrea could only agree.The two took a taxi on the curb. Andrea gave the address, and the car slowly drove away from the hotel entrance.The car stopped at the gate of a
Wendy clenched her hands that hung by her side tightly. Her fingertips dug deep into her flesh."Who said I was begging you? I'm threatening you, can't you see it?""Threat?" Alistair's eyes became more playful, "I don't think you’re in any position to threaten me, darling."Wendy gritted her teeth. "If you don't help me, I'll call the police! What you did to me that night is enough for you to go to jail!"The smile on Alistair's face suddenly dissipated. His whole demeanor turned sharp as a blade when she threatened him about going to jail."If I was afraid, I wouldn't have done it that night. Do you have evidence on me to put me in jail?"Hearing this, Wendy's eyes trembled imperceptibly.‘Evidence... I had thought about using this man at the time, so how could I leave evidence?’"If you don’t have any, then you better behave yourself. Don't be mistaken that I have a crush on you just because I’ve touched you. If you hadn't had a relationship with Byron, your looks alone woul
“Speaking of which, you haven’t told me why Byron wanted to break off his engagement tie with you.”Alistair stared at Wendy’s face in bewilderment.Wendy’s anxious mind relaxed a little upon hearing that question. She was relieved. “You have nothing to do with Rosalie?”Puzzled, Alistair asked, “Why do you think I have anything to do with her?”Relieved, Wendy did not hide her hatred for Rosalie. “If not for that b*tch, I would have already married Byron! I’ll never forgive her for snatching what was mine.”Alistair’s gaze on her changed. After a while, he smiled suddenly and said, “I can help you.”That was out of Wendy’s expectations. Delighted, she looked into his eyes.She was unsure if she was thinking too much, but she seemed to notice a glimpse of malicious intent in his eyes.Alistair did not want to waste his time putting on an act. He stated his suggestion frankly, “I can send you abroad, but you must listen to my arrangement. It might be a little challenging. So, ar
There was no news of the arrest for the next two days.The Lawrence family had sent their men to look for Wendy, but they could not find her anywhere in Coast City.Troubled, Luther looked at Byron, who was standing in his study. “Sir.”“Are there any updates on the investigation of Wendy’s whereabouts?”Byron’s voice was cold upon mentioning Wendy’s name.Luther could sense Byron’s anger, and he was afraid. “We found nothing. Even the police can’t find her.”Byron’s mood sank, and it made a chill run down Luther’s spine.“What about Henry and Magdalene? Wendy didn’t contact them?”Byron’s gaze was sharp, and it showed how displeased he was.Luther’s voice sounded nervous. He answered cautiously, “No. I’ve looked into that. They lost contact with Wendy since the photo got exposed online.”Then, he glanced at Byron’s expression before speaking out what was in his mind, “I suspect Wendy might have fled. She hasn’t contacted Lucille for a long time, maybe because she noticed som
Andrius’ expression looked serious when he hung up the call. He strode out of his room and stood before Andrea’s room.Since Wendy left, Andrea had been hiding in her room out of guilt.When she heard someone knocking on the door of her room, she almost darted out of her bed in shock.“Andrea, it’s me. Open the door.” Andrius’ demanding voice came from the door.Andrea did not dare to face him. She pretended to sound ill and said, “I’m not well. Let’s talk some other day…”“If you don’t open the door, I’ll get the key and open it myself.” Andrius did not plan to compromise this time.Andrea got up from her bed and opened the door. “Andrius, what’s so urgent that you…”Andrius stared straight into Andrea’s eyes and asked, “Two and a half million is missing from our company’s account when you worked there. What did you spend this money on?”At first, he thought his sister had bought some luxury goods.After all, it was not a lot of money. Thus, Andrius just turned a blind eye to
Andrius promised to stop Wendy from returning and arresting Wendy if they found her.Those words moved Andrea.If they could arrest Wendy, she would be free from Wendy’s threats.As she pondered, her expression changed.Andrius could see the change in her expression and continued asking, “Has she already escaped from Coast City?”Andrea drooped her eyes and nodded guiltily, not daring to say a word.Getting the answer he wanted, anger shot through Andrius, but he soon suppressed it.“With Wendy’s situation now, she could not have escaped with Byron’s men and the police searching for her. Even with your help, it’s impossible. How did she escape?”A glimpse of hesitation flashed across Andrea’s eyes, and she begged her brother. “Andrius, promise me you’ll tell no one about this, okay? I’ll tell you if you promise me.”Andrius looked at her expressionlessly.“If Byron knows I didn’t tell him about Wendy’s escape, he won’t forgive me! Maybe it might even implicate our family…”A
After learning the truth, Andrius pondered for a long time before finally deciding to be honest with Byron.Otherwise, the Quirke family might end up like the Fuller family if Byron learned the truth from Wendy one day.After deciding, Andrius dialed Byron’s number and called him out for a drink.Byron was in a bad mood and had nowhere to vent his anger. Thus, he agreed to go out.They decided to drink at a bar they had been going to.Andrius had already ordered the wine when Byron arrived and was drinking alone in the private room. He looked as upset as Byron.“Why? Did something happen to the Quinton family again?”Byron sat beside Andrius, took a glass, and poured himself some wine.Andrius pondered how to tell Byron what had happened, and his mind was a mess.Only when Byron’s voice came from beside him did he realize Byron had arrived. He stopped gulping down the wine.After a few seconds, he finished the wine before speaking with a wry smile.“Didn’t you suspect Wendy
Rosalie wanted to pick up the three kids from school daily. She would only be at ease if she did so.The first night, however, she was occupied with her project and had to ask Linda to pick the kids up.Half an hour later, a call came in from Lucian.Rosalie thought Linda had not arrived yet and quickly picked up the call.Lucian’s wary voice came through the other end of the call. “Mommy, can we leave with Miss Linda?”Rosalie was startled for a few seconds before realizing she had told the kids not to leave with anyone except her.However, she did not expect the little ones to be so vigilant.“Yes, I sent Linda to pick you guys up. You can leave with her,” she responded gently.Then, Lucian’s cute voice sounded relieved, and he hung up the call.Rosalie put her phone aside, but guilt gradually overtook her.After all this, and now that Wendy was missing, she was supposed to stay by the kids’ side.However, the research and development of new drugs was an urgent project, an