Chapter One Hundred Forty-OneIn the face of Gemma's seriousness and determination, Jethro could only pursue his lips to appear pitiable before her. Regrettably, Gemma only smirked and then walked toward the luxurious black car waiting outside the grand gate.Jethro felt quite uncomfortable watching Gemma leave like that, even though she was just heading home, not with him. At this moment, Jethro's expression resembled that of an abandoned, pitiable child. Gemma sighed, glancing at him through the car's window.Seeing this, the bodyguard asked, "Madam, do you really want to leave before Mr. Jethro?"Gemma nodded slightly. This wasn't a whim; she felt her presence would certainly turn the gathering into chaos if she stayed. "Let's go. Never mind him. This isn't the first time I've gone home alone."The bodyguard understood and didn't say anything more. He drove away. Through the rearview mirror, he saw Mr. Jethro hastily rushing out of the gate, gazing at the car until it disappeared f

Chapter One Hundred Forty-Three In the darkness, Harvey felt himself standing on a puddle of water surrounded entirely by engulfing darkness. Beyond the area he stood, he couldn't see anything at all. "Where am I?" Harvey wondered aloud, his head throbbing, his body weary. Harvey took a few steps forward, and the light followed him, yet it didn't illuminate the surroundings. Suddenly, he heard the soft call of Gemma. "Harvey... Harvey..." "Gemma? Where are you? Gemma, I'm here. Can you hear me?" Harvey ran towards the sound of his name, but no matter how far he ran, he couldn't find anyone. He couldn't comprehend what had transpired. Until he saw Gemma's silhouette – standing alone, facing away from him. Harvey wanted to approach her, but he noticed Gemma tightly embracing a man – Jethro. The two of them held each other intimately right in front of Harvey. As he watched in stunned silence, a boy, seemingly out of nowhere, ran up and hugged Gemma. Harvey recognized the boy as Cle

Chapter One Hundred Forty-Five "Quinn loves me? Ha... how could it be true... she's only interested in the family's benefits, right?" Harvey muttered softly, that was all he could think about Quinn. He didn't know how much time had passed, but Harvey only felt everything around him was gloomy and dark. Until Mr. and Mrs. Reed left the sick room, and he didn't even realize. "According to the doctor, Quinn is getting better. Tomorrow we'll take her home. As for the marriage between you and her, we'll discuss it again," Mrs. Reed said coldly. Mr. Reed didn't expect his wife to make such a decision. It's true that Harvey had caused their daughter pain, but reopening the marriage discussion would bring about more issues. "Don't you try to stop me. The doctor said they want to observe Quinn's condition, so I reluctantly let her stay at the hospital for tonight," Mrs. Reed pushed Mr. Reed's arm forcefully, deliberately raising her voice for Harvey to hear. Before leaving, Mrs. Reed's an

Chapter One Hundred Forty-Seven"Are you joking, Sir? I know my actions have caused harm to both Quinn's spirit and physique, but our engagement is a significant matter. She won't be able to..." Harvey's words trailed off as he hesitated. He realized something and chose not to continue.Mrs. Reed couldn't bear to listen to Harvey speak any further. Although she was very angry, she hadn't had a moment of respite from this matter for over a month. Yet, she didn't have the authority to interfere in the engagement between these two families.Previously, her anger had led her to say that she didn't want her daughter to marry Harvey. While that sentiment was genuine, after calmly reconsidering, she realized the extent of Harvey's influence was staggering."I want to jest with you too, Harvey. But truly, this is Quinn's decision, not ours. Perhaps this engagement should end here," Mr. Reed sighed. This engagement had been arranged between the two families from the beginning, and it was solel

Chapter One Hundred Forty-NineStill not at ease, the steward said, "Let's go somewhere else to talk. If we're discovered and reported, I'll be done for."Quinn sighed, feeling that the steward was overly anxious, but she followed him to a secluded spot. It was late now, and her parents and the maids had returned to their respective rooms. The maids' quarters were in a separate area, and they had their own rooms too.Although the steward had called it a secluded place, he led Quinn to the backyard of the mansion. It wasn't exactly discreet, but at this late hour, no one would come here."Alright, go ahead," Quinn urged, having to walk a lot, making her breath heavily from exhaustion. She stood with her arms crossed, looking at him.Only now did the steward begin to speak, "When you returned to your room after talking with Mr. Harvey, he also returned to the living room to speak with Mr. and Mrs. Reed. I didn't witness that conversation, but...""But what...?" Quinn furrowed her brows.