"Abel, why don't you reunite with your father?"Abelin kept quiet. After a long while, he said depressingly, "He's dead. Even if he's still alive, he's dead to me."Holly stopped talking. Not every father was as great as Yoel.Suddenly, she felt a pair of slender hands grasping her wrist and smelled a familiar scent. Holly turned her head and saw Bryce's handsome face. She smiled. "Why are you out here?""It's windy out here, so I'm here to bring you a coat." He covered her snuggly with a coat, and it helped keep her off the wind.Abelin heard their conversation over the phone and said to Holly, "There's nothing wrong here. I was just calling to check up on you. I won't disturb you further."She was stunned for a moment. "Alright. Goodbye, Abel."He answered with a hum, "Take care." It was a simple reply, but it showed how much he missed her. They were in different countries, but his heart was with her at all times. He couldn't forget her, even if he wanted to.Holly then r
Needless to say, it was Arthur who brought those people. Holly and Bryce went downstairs after they changed into fresh clothes together. They could see a line of luxurious cars outside through the huge gate. From what they could observe, there were at least a dozen of them.A group of strong bodyguards were carrying the gifts out of the trunks. Then, they moved the gifts one after another into the yard. There were accessories, like pieces of jewelry, rings, bracelets, necklaces, earrings, and more. There were also delicious treats, wine, shoes, and clothes.As promised, Arthur didn't leave anything out at all. Just the accessories alone were enough to make a small hill.There were at least ten pairs of bracelets, ten golden necklaces, and many golden accessories that shone so brightly that they could blind a person. Of course, they were branded and expensive as well. Arthur clearly spent a lot of time and energy on this.Other than that, he was also giving them a villa that was
Quirina said unhappily, "Our family isn't worse than the Larsens, so you only have yourself to blame for being useless. If you can have Levi in the palm of your hand, Arthur won't look down on you at all."When Quirina brought up Levi, Samantha was furious. "Don't get me started. Levi wouldn't even lend me 40 million dollars when I asked him for it at the charity auction back then."Quirina knocked on her head."Don't you feel ashamed bringing that up again? You're a loser for spending more than 50 million dollars on a necklace that was only worth ten million dollars. "You'd better learn from Holly and see how she's manipulating Bryce. I wouldn't have been humiliated if you were half as good as her."Samantha refuted Quirina, "Mom, are you mad? Why do you want me to learn from that country bumpkin?""You should learn how to manipulate men. That girl looks ordinary on the outside, but she's unexpectedly sly."Samantha didn't care at all. "Yeah, right. Bryce is just being nice an
Bryce subtly glanced at Arthur. "He insisted on coming with me, saying he had to support his in-law's art exhibition. So, I waited for him to finish his tasks, and it took 30 minutes."Holly chuckled. Back then, Arthur would do everything to force her to leave. Nowadays, he couldn't help sticking close to her. She never expected the arrogant Arthur to have such a hidden side.It was a great contrast compared to his previous behavior, and Holly would've thought he was possessed if she didn't know better. She would never have been able to do that if she were in his shoes. It was too embarrassing.Arthur said with a chuckle, "Holls, Dad had high hopes for you since a long time ago. Back then, I'd always say everything about you other than your poor family background. Now that your family turns out to be so impressive, you're basically flawless."Hearing him refer to himself as "dad" and calling her Holls made Holly have goosebumps.She smiled and said, "Mr. Gabelman Senior, Bryce and
Arthur couldn't stay calm anymore as well. "Hey, don't you think you're going too far? Holls and Bryce have a great relationship, so why are you trying to tear them apart?"Yoel's gaze flashed with mockery.He put down his cup and smiled faintly. "I heard you had done everything you could to tear them apart as well, Mr. Gabelman Senior. What gives you the right to force them to divorce and remarry whenever you feel like it? "Holls is my dear daughter, and I love her a lot. I won't let anyone bully her."Arthur was left speechless, but he needed to maintain his image. Although he said nothing, he was infuriated.He hated how grudgeful Yoel was being and how the latter tried to get him to pay back for everything wrong that he had done. After all, he thought everything was in the past now and that Yoel was being unreasonable for not letting it go.After moping around, he moved on to silently complain about Holly for not only embarrassing him but also taking advantage of the situati
Yoel politely responded, "Thank you."Levi's appearance instantly dampened the lively mood. The crowd soon found their excuses and got up to leave.Soon, only Yoel, Holly, and the three Gabelmans were left in the open space. All five of them sipped on their coffee wordlessly, each with their own thoughts.Suddenly, a shrill voice sounded, "Why didn't you bring me along, Levi?"Holly's eyes twitched upon hearing that voice. She didn't have to look up to know that it was Samantha. She really was everywhere.Levi turned to look at her and asked, "Why are you here?"Ignoring everyone else, Samantha walked over to him and sat close beside him. She said sweetly, "You're my fiancé. You have to work on a daily basis, and it's finally the weekend. Wouldn't it be great for us to spend some time together now?"Levi scooted further away and distanced himself from her. "Did you track me down?"Samantha gave him a wink. "It's not nice to say that. I'm just caring for you."Levi eyed Bryce a
Samantha stood up and left without waiting for Arthur's reply. She got angrier the more she thought about it.Arthur used to be so protective of her and sided with her in putting Holly down. But everything changed in the blink of an eye. He was now protective of Holly and was starting to pick on Samantha instead.What a realistic old fox!Samantha couldn't accept the drastic contrast. She angrily stomped out of the exhibition venue and got into the car. She then went straight to Cott Group.…As soon as Samantha reached Cott Group, she immediately went to Abraham's office. Opening the door, she looked at Abraham with reddening eyes and said hoarsely, "Uncle Arthur bullied me, Dad."Abraham frowned upon hearing that. He lowered the document in his hand. "How did Arthur bully you now?"Samantha replied, "He asked me to stop appearing in front of Holly in the future so that she wouldn't be upset."Abraham got beyond agitated upon hearing her words. "That damned Arthur! What did he
Someone knocked on the door as they were conversing. A young man in his late 20s walked in.He was dressed formally in a navy blue shirt, complete with a three-piece suit and a tie. He looked decent and carried himself dignifiedly.Christopher smiled kindly and told Holly, "This is my son, Gabriel. He's heard so much about you and insisted on following along when he heard that I was meeting you."Gabriel Fernandez carefully studied Holly before smiling at her. "I've been following you ever since you appeared in 'Treasure Talkers,' Ms. Sinclair. "Your live painting of 'The Crane' truly astonished the audiences. As expected, you're more stunning in real life, Ms. Sinclair."He had a polished way of speaking.Holly smiled slightly. "You're too kind, Mr. Gabriel. I'm just an ordinary person.""It's admirable how you're so modest despite your great reputation, Ms. Sinclair." Gabriel pulled a chair out and sat opposite her.The four of them ate and drank merrily. During the meal, Ga