“I’m… her ex.” Absalom found the last two words to be extremely difficult to get out of his mouth, and he did not sound confident at all when he said them. He had always stood superior to everyone else and had never felt such embarrassment before.Even though they were divorced, to others, an ex-husband should be pretty familiar with his ex-wife’s belongings. If they found other items that could serve as clues, they could immediately have him identify them too. When the police saw that he was healthy and strong, they agreed to let him join the search party. Absalom then saw the mess of footprints along the muddy slope, and he saw at least nine pairs of footprints. He became even more certain that Harmonia and Hector had not just gone missing. This was a kidnapping!Absalom felt his heart leap to his throat, and he clenched his teeth while he clenched his fists. Who would do such a thing?!After walking for around ten minutes, he noticed something: the mud on his shoes se
“She’s not awake yet?” Blaed had a cigarette between his lips. He snarled, “Pour water on her.”“Alright!”Blaed’s lackeys poured water over Harmonia. She frowned and opened her eyes. “Remember me, Ms. Harmonia?” Blaed stared at Harmonia and started whistling smugly. “What do you want?” Harmonia pretended to be scared as she met Blaed’s gaze, but she did not stop moving her hands. Even if the glass shard had already broken the skin on her palms, and her palms were covered in multiple wounds, she endured the pain and continued cutting through the ropes. “Your father has absolutely no sense whatsoever and refused to give me three million dollars as his protection fee. You lack just as much sense as he does and attacked me. You should have asked around and learned that I’m the ruler of Green Town. No one would dare fight me!”Harmonia just found his words hilarious. The ruler? He was not worthy of that title! He was at most an ant!Blaed felt really smug and stepped on one o
Harmonia struggled hard and broke free of the bonds. She then grabbed a glass cup beside her, smashed it, and pointed it at her neck. “Dream on! You’re not getting anything, not my body, and not the money!” She pressed the broken shard into her neck, and blood started seeping out. At that moment, the door to the storage room opened. Bang!One bullet struck Blaed’s gun, and it slipped from his grasp. Bang!The second bullet hit Blaed’s leg. Crash!He fell to his knees in front of Harmonia. Dozens of bodyguards surged inside and subjugated Blaed’s lackeys. Harmonia opened her eyes. In her shock, she saw a man holding a rifle in one hand while he held her wrist in the other. “Ms. Marsh, holding onto that is going to hurt a lot.”“I-It’s you…”Harmonia was not expecting Dimas to show up here. He took away the glass shard in her hand. “Can you stand?”Harmonia nodded. Then, Dimas walked toward Blaed. He had a gentle smile on his lips, but it brought chills down
Dimas smiled.He did not know about other women, but the one before him was particularly wild.The fearless little girl had grown up.…Harmonia was drenched and covered in blood, and it made her uncomfortable.Dimas noticed her discomfort. He immediately asked someone to prepare a room and clean clothes so that she could rest. Then, he left the room.The door clicked shut, but Harmonia remained still. She was still wary because she had just escaped a dangerous situation. Simply closing the door could not put her mind at ease.At that moment, she heard Dimas giving instructions. “Rio, guard the door.”“Understood.”Harmonia was surprised. It seemed like he had noticed her wariness.She did not know if Dimas was good or bad, but at least he would not harm her, and that was enough.Harmonia breathed a sigh of relief. She took the clean clothes and headed to the bathroom.She needed a thorough shower to feel more comfortable and clear her mind.Meanwhile, Blaed was in a roo
Harmonia was really independent.Harmonia scanned her surroundings and spotted several speedboats near the ship. It seemed that Dimas had chased after them with a group of people in those speedboats.“You saved me again.” Harmonia looked at Dimas and sincerely said, “Thank you.”Dimas asked, “Do you want to repay me?”Harmonia was stunned. Why was it different from last time? Dimas did not react as she had expected.“I thought you were going to say this was just a small favor, and I didn’t have to thank you.”Harmonia continued, “Anyway, how’d you like me to repay you? As long as it’s within my abilities, I’ll do my best.”Dimas got onto the speedboat and gripped the steering wheel with both hands.“You managed to escape on your own tonight.”“Understood.” Harmonia knew what he meant.“Aren’t you curious why I asked you to say that?”“I’ll just say whatever you tell me to say. Saving my life is more important than any questions.”Dimas found her intriguing.His smile deepe
“I do business with the Marsh family.”Dimas had a legitimate reason to be here, but Absalom did not.At this moment, Harmonia and Ginevra were seeing everyone out.Harmonia did not expect Absalom to come over.“Absalom…” Disbelief filled her eyes.“He followed the rescue team up the mountain and was the first to find Hector,” Ginevra said. “For your sake, he knelt down before me and your dad and did not even flinch when your dad tried to whip him.”Ginevra’s words made Harmonia subconsciously clench her fists.She found it hard to match the image of Absalom that her mother had described to the man she remembered from her past.He hated her so much. Why would he willingly set aside his dignity, kneel down, and face her father’s whip for her sake?Ginevra added, “Harmonia, he’s here for you. It’s up to you to decide how to handle it.”Then, she sighed softly. What an ill-fated relationship.Harmonia lowered her gaze. She could not put her feelings into words, and her mind fil
Absalom’s words sounded sincere and touching.If this were in the past, Harmonia would have been on the verge of tears and vigorously nodding in agreement.The core of a marriage was built based on sincerity and trust.In the past, Harmonia trusted Absalom wholeheartedly. All he needed to do was explain, and she would readily believe him without hesitation.However, things had changed.Harmonia lowered her gaze and tried to hide her sadness.“Absalom, even if Luna went to great lengths to save you, it was still a favor you personally owed her. You shouldn’t repay it by hurting me.”Absalom’s heart ached, and his face turned pale.“Everything in the past was my fault. No matter how you want to punish me, I’ll accept it. Please don’t leave me.”The surroundings grew quiet, and the atmosphere became tense.Harmonia clutched her shirt. She had vowed never to look back!“Mr. Terran, it’s too late now. It’s pointless to say all these after everything that has happened. You should
Hector frowned when he noticed Harmonia’s bandaged hand and neck.“I heard that you were unharmed, but look at these. You’re clearly injured.”“Hector, these are just a few scratches. It doesn’t hurt at all. What about your shoulder? Does it still hurt?”Hector frowned even more at Harmonia’s words. He clutched his shoulder, which had just undergone surgery, and gasped in pain.“Yes, it hurts. I can’t even eat properly because of it,” said Hector as he struggled to pick up the spoon.“Let me help you.”Harmonia grabbed the spoon and scooped up a mouthful of porridge. She gently blew on it before offering it to Hector.As Ginevra watched their interaction, something she had never thought of suddenly crossed her mind.She was unsure if her hunch was accurate. However, she did not know whether to ask for clarification or let things remain confusing. While she was feeling indecisive, Safan entered the hospital room.He had already learned of Harmonia’s safe return. When he saw h