Quirina was lying half-naked by the trash can by the time she was discovered by someone. She looked like a frozen chicken with how deathly pale she looked. Her eyes were filled with despair.She was sent to the hospital and underwent an examination. She had a broken rib, numerous cuts and bruises on her body, and a mild concussion.She refused to let the doctor lodge a police report as she thought it was too embarrassing.Abraham went to visit her in the hospital after receiving the call. His face fell upon seeing her disheveled look. Anger rose within him."Call the police! They must catch those two bastards! I want to skin them alive!" he shouted in a fit of anger.Quirina shook her head as she pleaded tearfully, "Forget about it. I can't embarrass myself further. Things will be blown out of proportion if you lodge a police report. How would I show myself in public in the future?"She just had sex with Ron before all of this happened.When Quirina gave birth to Samantha, she e
Holly finished restoring the silk painting after a week. She then called Annie and asked her to get someone to retrieve it and send it to the museum where it would be exhibited later.She thought of how she would be able to see the painting she had restored in the future whenever she visited the museum. Holly's name would be listed under the restorer column, and the painting would be exhibited for generations. She felt rather honored.It was especially so when she thought about how she could bring her future children to the museum. She could tell them that their mother was the one who restored the painting. She felt a sense of achievement by that thought alone.Holly couldn't help but touch her flat belly when she thought of children. She had been trying to get pregnant for a while but to no avail.However, there was no point in rushing things, as she would be learning ceramic restoration under Trevor soon. It would be a long and challenging journey for her.…Holly asked Hayde
Holly replied, "You refused to let me meet people, and I can't even go on business trips. You're too overbearing. It'll suffocate me."I'm an individual that needs to work and have normal social interactions. I can't possibly center myself around you like how I used to."Bryce fell silent. He smiled faintly before replying, "I'm very open-minded. I didn't disallow you from being Trevor's mentee."That was because Trevor was already over 80 years old.Holly couldn't help but laugh. "Alright. You're handsome, so whatever you say goes."Bryce replied, "I've postponed my evening engagement, so I'll come pick you up later. Hurry and eat up."Holly hummed a reply before ending the call. She then went to the reception to foot the bill before returning to the room to continue eating.No sooner after she started eating, Bryce had sent her a WhatsApp message. There was no text, only a smiley face emoticon.He never was one to send emoticons. He rarely sent WhatsApp messages as he would c
Holly woke up early that morning. James drove her to Trevor's Pavilion, which was located in the antiques city.Trevor's Pavilion was an antique store operated by Trevor. It mainly dealt with official kiln porcelains, gold, and glassware, as well as calligraphies and paintings.Today was the day Trevor would officially take Holly in as his mentee. He was seated on a vintage parlor chair in his office.Upon meeting Holly, Trevor pulled out an envelope and handed it to her. It was his monetary gift for her.Holly was mildly surprised. She wasn't expecting him to give her a monetary gift even though he was taking her in as his mentee."Thank you, Mr. Habel," she thanked him before politely accepting it.The envelope was rather thick. She then placed it into her handbag before pulling out another envelope and handing it respectfully to Trevor.It was a credit card prepared by Bryce before she came over. The credit card contained one million dollars, and the password had been written
Surprise flashed in Abelin's gaze when he saw Holly, but he remained composed.He smiled slightly and asked, "Why are you here in Mr. Habel's store? I recall that you're working in Treasure Grove."Holly's lips curled into a smile as she replied, "I just became Mr. Habel's mentee today."Abelin became even more shocked and said, "He declined my offer when I asked him to become my mentor not long before, but he actually took you as his mentee now. Looks like I'm no match for you, after all."Trevor stroked his beard as he replied leisurely, "I decided to take Holly as my mentee by fate."Abelin smiled and replied, "If you say so. Come look at this Edgewood vase, Holly.""Alright."Holly put on a pair of white gloves and carefully took the Edgewood vase from Abelin. She then placed it down on the velvet cloth over the counter. After that, she picked up a magnifying glass and started studying it meticulously.She then said, "This Edgewood vase has a graceful shape and a full glaze
The documents fell to the ground loudly.Wendy Myers, the secretary, knocked on the door and entered with a cup of coffee.They bumped right into each other, and she was shocked.After placing the coffee on the table hurriedly, she bent down to pick up the documents.After picking them up and placing them on the table, she carefully observed Bryce's mood.Although he looked calm, his gaze was cold.It was like the rushing current under a calm sea, and a tidal wave could happen at any moment.Wendy was so scared she couldn't breathe. She carefully said, "Mr. Gabelman, here's your coffee."Bryce glanced at the coffee with his frosty gaze and didn't say a word.Wendy held her breath and carefully walked out.She was afraid of angering him again if she walked too loudly.After a few steps out of the office, Wendy heard Bryce pulling out his phone. He made a call and asked, "How do you feel on your first day of class?"His tone was gentle like a breeze.Wendy was stunned when s
Holly arrived at Priscilla's house after half an hour.Before she even got close to the door, she could hear loud noises coming from inside the house. It sounded like there was a fight, and things were being thrown.There was also a man scolding Priscilla.Afraid that Priscilla was being bullied, Holly anxiously grabbed her keys and opened the door.After entering the house, she saw that the living room was in a mess.Broken glasses were everywhere.There were also pillows, remotes, and fruits thrown all over the ground.The chairs were crooked, and the couch and coffee table were out of place.Priscilla's hair and shirt were messy.An unfamiliar man had his hands on his hips as he said, "Give me five million dollars, or you'll be sorry!"Priscilla angrily yelled with her reddened eyes, "Give it up! I won't give you a dime!"Since the two were in a heated fight, they didn't even realize someone had entered the house.Holly coldly looked at the man and asked with her voice r
Bryce shot daggers at Lucas.His dashing face was so cold that it could give anyone chills.Lucas panicked as Bryce stared into his soul.He knew who Bryce was all along.However, that was the first time they officially met.Bryce was domineering. When angered, he was even fearsome.Lucas' mind went blank after being scared out of his wits. His legs went numb, and he instinctively wanted to escape.Thus, he started running for it.However, Bryce grabbed Lucas' arm and pinned him to the wall when he ran past him.There was a loud thud.Lucas' back hit the wall so hard that he started having cold sweat in pain.Bryce grabbed Lucas' collar and held up his fist. Then, he punched Lucas right in the nose.Lucas could only feel a wave of pain in his nose. It was so painful that his vision went blurry, and his ears started ringing.Before he could return to his senses, he received another punch in the corner of his eye.Lucas almost went blind from the punch.He struggled to esc