"Invite your adoptive mother. We want to thank her properly.""Alright. I'll call her right now."After hanging up the call, Holly called Priscilla. Then, she told the latter about how she reunited with Yoel and how he invited her to his house. Priscilla didn't sound too happy. "Since you've reunited with your family, I shouldn't interrupt your moment."Holly kept quiet for a moment and said, "Mom, please don't be sad.""I was too narrow-minded. Back then, I was worried that you would be upset if you knew that I wasn't your actual mother. Now, it seems like you're taking your reunion with your actual father well."Holly tensed up. "Mom, you'll always be my actual mom.""Since you're my only daughter, you'll always be my daughter as well." Priscilla sniffled and wiped away the tears in the corner of her eyes. "By the way, the police came yesterday and asked me to help in their investigation. I told them the truth and gave them the blanket and clothes you had last time.""Alr
After half an hour, Arthur arrived at Larsen Manor. During his drive there, he was in deep thought. In the end, he accepted reality and decided what he would say to Holly when he arrived. Since things had changed, he had to be flexible.Upon entering the living room, everyone looked toward him in unison. Arthur smiled and loosened his tie. Then, he gently cleared his throat and greeted everyone with a friendly tone, "It looks like everyone is here."No one answered him, and he stood there awkwardly. Then, he shot Holly a look before glancing at Bryce and Yoel.Everyone looked deadpan. Even Olivia wasn't excited to see him at all, and he felt miserable. After all, she was the one who told him to come here. Now, she was giving him the cold shoulder. There weren't many people who would dare do that to him in his entire life.For a split second, he wanted to turn around and leave badly. However, having been in the business world for many years, he had learned how to be composed.
Feeling helpless, Arthur had no choice but to speak up. "I knew Holly was different from the others. I guess she picked up your elegance."Yoel smirked faintly. "Don't say that, Mr. Gabelman Senior. The Larsen family is nothing great, so there's no elegance here."Arthur was stunned for a moment, and he stuttered, "The Larsen family's net worth is as good as the Gabelman family's. How could you guys be nothing great?"Yoel filled a bowl with chicken broth and brought it to Holly. Then, he slowly said, "There's always a higher mountain. "Although we're as great as the Gabelman family, we're still insignificant in the eyes of royalties and world-class wealthy families."It isn't scary to be mediocre. Instead, it's worse to be prideful and always look down on others. Being arrogant isn't that different from being ignorant." He didn't hold back when he said that. At that point, he might as well point at Arthur and call him ignorant.Arthur had always been flattered by others, and
For the past few months, Arthur had been trying to pair Bryce up with multiple women, but the latter kept rejecting them. If this went on, his relationship with Bryce would only get worse. So, he decided to let it go for his own son. After all, there was no harm in letting the others criticize him a little.He looked at his watch and turned around. Then, he said with a fake smile, "I've just remembered that I've let my assistant deal with it, so there's no need for me to attend to it myself now."No one answered him, and he awkwardly smiled. He found an excuse for himself and grabbed a seat again.After they had finally finished the meal, Holly was brought by Grace and Olivia to the backyard to enjoy the flowers. Bryce followed behind.Meanwhile, Arthur was having coffee with Yoel in the living room. As the wind blew through the windows, the aroma of coffee filled the room. Arthur brought the coffee to his mouth and took a sip. "Is this from the Robinsons?"He usually drank Go
Arthur couldn't accept the cruel rejection, even though he had mentally prepared himself for it while on the way here. He had always been an arrogant person. At that moment, he couldn't take it anymore."I shall take my leave now and not disturb you further, Mr. Larsen." He grabbed his phone and left.When he reached the door, he heard Yoel's calm voice from behind. "Show yourself out. Goodbye." Arthur stopped in his tracks for a moment and started walking faster after that. Upon leaving the room, he asked the housekeeper to call Olivia from the backyard so that they could leave together.After getting in the car, he could no longer hold it in and started complaining, "Yoel is more than ten years younger than me, but he has been cold toward me the whole night and wouldn't stop attacking me with his words. "How could he do that when he isn't even that capable?"Olivia rolled her eyes at him."When Bryce was stuck in a wheelchair for two years, Holly did everything for him. Afte
Bryce thought Yoel made sense, but he still felt something was wrong. What the latter said didn't feel like what a father would say. However, logically speaking, there wasn't anything wrong with it as well. Bryce glanced at the toothbrush and decided to conduct another DNA test before making his next move.Upon returning to his room, he sealed Yoel's old toothbrush in a bag. Holly saw what he was doing and asked, "Whose toothbrush is that?""Your dad's."She was puzzled. "What are you doing with his toothbrush?""I want to do another DNA test. He was reluctant when we asked him to give us a strand of his hair last time. Something feels wrong."Holly found an excuse for Yoel. "Maybe he's afraid of the pain? Or maybe he's an elegant man who thinks pulling out his hair might ruin his image. That's how much some people would care about their reputation."Bryce walked to her side and held her waist from behind. Then, he placed his chin on her head and gently said, "Some people wou
Julien Zachman answered, "It's been too long. We couldn't find anything useful from the blanket and clothes that Priscilla had given us. We've also checked with the hospital she mentioned previously."Surveillance cameras weren't common back then, so the footage could only be stored for a year. Since you wouldn't allow us to investigate publicly, this case is difficult to handle."Yoel pinched the bridge of his nose in frustration. "We're on the opposite side of the law. If we do things out in the open, the murderer might get anxious, and Holly's life will be in danger.""That's true. Safety comes first. We'll do our best to investigate in secret and not let anyone find out about it.""Thank you for your hard work. Call me if you have any leads.""Understood, Yoel."After hanging up the call, Yoel looked up at the psychiatric hospital near him. The light in that particular ward would never go out at night. With the bars installed outside, it looked like a prison with someone trap
The auctioneer looked toward her board and yelled, "Bidder 88, 11 million dollars. Going once. Going twice. Is there anyone else who would like to place another bid?"At that moment, a coy voice came from the corner, "I'll pay 12 million dollars for it."Holly turned around and saw a familiar young face. The person was wearing branded clothes and had delicate makeup on. Various pieces of jewelry adorned her slender neck and ears, all shining brilliantly. It was Samantha.Holly wasn't too surprised to find her there. After all, a wealthy woman like her would be at events like this regularly. Holly turned back to the stage and raised her board again, calmly calling out, "20 million dollars."Samantha wanted to raise her board again to call out her new price. Just as she was about to do it, she heard Holly's new bid and chose to pull her hand back again. She felt pressured enough when she bid the necklace for 12 million dollars, calling out that price through gritted teeth.Aft