After being locked inside the mansion for three days, Juliet had come to decided that she would obey her parents and get married."Have you really come to terms with it, Juliet?" Mrs. Sutton asked."Mom, if I can't fight my enemy, I can only give up," Juliet said calmly. "I said before that I've never meant to trouble my family. If I've done something wrong, I will accept the punishment on my own.""You haven't come to terms with it," Mrs. Sutton said. "I know you never will, because you think it's unfair. I think so as well, but there are plenty of people in Ylore who can't even make ends meet. It might be unfair, but we have to endure it.""You are right," Juliet agreed. "Is Jane back from school? It's been so long since I last saw her. I want to talk to her.""She's in her room. You can go ahead!"Juliet headed toward her younger sister's room and knocked on the door. Shortly after, the door was opened."Juliet?" Jane beamed at the sight of her older sister. "I thought they l
Juliet was freed.She had broken the chains on her in her own way.When Mrs. Sutton saw her daughter's lifeless body, she wailed and lost consciousness in that very moment.Chaos erupted inside the house, before returning to peace shortly after."It's good that she died! That ought to save me some trouble!" Mr. Sutton said coldly. "There's no need for a funeral. Do not say a word about this to outsiders. Just get her body cremated."He left his son in charge, before leaving.After Mr. Sutton left, the tears in Jane's eyes scrolled down her cheeks."Brother, can I keep Juliet's phone?" She pleaded. "I feel so horrible. She wouldn't have done this if I didn't give her that hairpin...""She will find a way to take her own life even if you didn't!" He returned to his room to retrieve Juliet's phone, before handing it to Jane. "I threw the sim card away, so you can just keep the phone!"Jane returned to her room in tears with Juliet's phone.Meanwhile, in Aryadelle.During the Ta
Elliot leaned over to listen as well."Do you know how I got into the Sterling Group? Elliot met me once and decided to hire me right away..."Isaac's voice came into their ears.Shocked, Avery handed her phone to Elliot. "It sounds like Isaac."Elliot heard Isaac's voice as well and turned up the volume."Is it because you have a great resume? Maybe because you have certain skills?" Juliet's voice appeared.Elliot turned to look at Avery. "Isn't this Juliet's voice? Your assistant is with my assistant?"Avery took her phone and dragged Elliot out of the audience stand. Once they exited the hall, they found a quiet corner and opened the audio file again."Do you know how I got into the Sterling Group? Elliot met me once and decided to hire me right away... I've done it this time!" Isaac said in the audio."Is it because you have a great resume? Maybe because you have certain skills? Isaac, can you teach me?""Not only do I have an excellent resume. I am talented as well. Why
"Can you sleep in peace not knowing what has happened?" Elliot asked. "You need to be here for the annual dinner, so go back to your seat! I will return once I have a handle on what has happened."Avery nodded. "Call Isaac and ask him out to a restaurant nearby. It's late, so don't wander too far.""Yeah. I'll go now," he said and shot his bodyguard a look.His bodyguard followed Elliot, and, once they left, Avery returned to her seat."Mom, where's Dad? Where did he go?" asked Layla, noticing that Elliot had not come back with her."Your dad needs to handle something.""What's wrong? Is it dangerous?" Layla asked worriedly."It's not dangerous. I wouldn't have let him go if it's not safe," Avery reassured her. "If all goes well, he should be back soon."As soon as Elliot walked out of the hall, he called Isaac.Not sensing the crisis awaiting him, Isaac answered the call and asked brusquely, "Do you need something, Mr. Foster?""Come out. There's something I need to talk to
Isaac had been calling and sending Juliet messages for the past two days, but she had not replied.Could Juliet have told Avery and Elliot?If she had not, even if Elliot had known about the scars on Juliet's wrist, he would not have brought them up."You don't need to know how I guessed it," Elliot said. "Why is Natalie looking for someone with scars on their wrists? Do you really not know anything about it?""Mr. Foster, I am not close with Natalie. I really do not know what she is trying to achieve." Isaac immediately distanced himself from Natalie. "Go and question Natalie. I’m sure she will tell you. If she really was not afraid of death as you say, she would not have hidden herself away, not daring to leave the house at all.""Isaac, from tomorrow onward, you don't have to come to work," Elliot said. "Until I find Natalie and get to the bottom of this, you will stay at home. If you try to run, well… you'll see what happens."Isaac was astounded that he had been fired. He sa
In her apartment, Natalie was sitting on the sofa, scrolling through her phone to pass the time.She had slept during the day, so she was not tired at all.She had followed a few of the staff at Tate Industries, so she was browsing their social media. That night was Tate Industries' annual dinner, held at the city's largest exhibition center.Many staff posted photos on their personal social media.Natalie looked at the liveliness of the photos, then thought about how alone she was at that moment. She felt a little sad.Some of the staff had even taken photos of Elliot giving a speech on stage. Elliot, in these photos, looked tall, slender, and authoritative. He was exactly as she remembered him: the emperor who controlled everything.Natalie's eyes grew sore. She thought of the foolish things she had done and the fantasies she had had of being with him in the past.Ring! The doorbell pulled her back to reality. She rose from the sofa and walked toward the door. From the con
Natalie shook her head. "I rarely leave the house nowadays. I got Isaac to help me keep an eye on things, but not only did he not help me, he also sold me out… I only know this much. I'm really not trying to go up against you all."Elliot got up from the sofa and left.Natalie should not have had any more information concealed. If she did, she would not have sought Isaac's help to look for the person with scars on their wrist.Something had happened to Juliet when she returned to Ylore. Ylore had major problems.After Elliot and the bodyguard left, Natalie breathed a heavy sigh of relief. A moment later, she picked up her phone and found Isaac's number."Elliot came looking for me just now. Isaac, did you sell me out?!" Natalie yelled angrily, "You're a useless person!""Natalie, I was just about to ask you that! Just because I know things, I've been fired! You bring bad fortune! How could I have possibly let Elliot know about this?" Isaac was in his house at that moment, dialing
Avery, I have to make a trip to Ylore." Elliot told Avery his thoughts. "Stay here and care for the children."Avery was a little baffled by his firm decision. "Are you going to look for Juliet?""Juliet is dead. She was forced to commit suicide. I suspect the person who killed her is the murderer that wiped out the Gould family back then." Elliot swallowed his saliva. "Right now, I don't care whether I can locate Ivy or not, I have to find this murderer."If the Gould family had not been wiped out, they would have long gotten Ivy back."If the murderer is in Ylore and is a Ylorean, don't you know how much danger you are in?" Avery was disassociated from the lively atmosphere she was in. "If you insist on going, I'll come with you.""Someone needs to take care of the family.""Hayden and Layla don't need anyone to care for them anymore. Robert needs someone to care for him, but he has the nanny and his siblings. He won't stick to me.""Avery, there are too many uncertainties on