“Wow, you sound like you miss me! Long time no see, sister dear. I miss you so much too!” Maddison jeered between exhilarating guffaws. Behind her, two large men with protruding musculature lurched, kneeing both Jeanette and Damon to the ground before binding them with ropes.Damon put up as much struggle as he could, but forgoing food and water over a long time had taken a toll on his strength. He was quickly proven to be no match for the two hired thugs.“What do you want, Maddison?” He fume

…Jeanette woke up to the sight of her mother sitting by her bedside. Everything looked hazy to her bleary eyes, and she remained stunned and confused for quite some time before her mind finally registered her surroundings as the hospital.“Jeanette! You’re finally up! God, you scared me!” Jenny wailed. Her eyes were puffy.“Mom… Where’s Damon?”“He left on his own. Many things happened, you know, and Maddison… Well, she’s dead. I imagine he must have a million things he needs to work out, s

His precaution was unneeded. Restaurant security managed to apprehend Juliana when she was about ten steps away.Juliana’s eyes were bloodshot. She howled like a primal beast, shouting, “I’ll kill you, Jeanette! Your life… For her life!”Jeanette felt a tinge of pity for the older woman. It was the grief of a mother that had maddened Juliana, after all. Gripped by the bubbling sympathy, she started toward her stepmother.Damon, alerted, tried to step in. She shook her head and assured him in

She would never look back again.In the courtyard outside, Jeanette's stepmother, Juliana, had just received an IV drip in the hospital and was struggling to get home to send her daughter off personally.They happened to run into each other.Juliana was so weak that she could not even walk properly like before, but somehow, she suddenly had the strength to charge forward and grab Jeanette's neck."You have the nerve to come here? What right do you have to come here? Jeanette Leighton, go to

At that moment, Mimi suddenly let out a cold snort.Jeanette was stunned and stopped in her tracks subconsciously.Everyone’s eyes fell on them, and some of them started talking among themselves."You really like copying me. Last time, it was a bag, and now, it’s a silk scarf. Jeanette, are you a copycat?" Mimi said coldly.Only then did Jeanette notice that the silk scarf around her neck was the same as the one Mimi wore today. Even the color and pattern were exactly identical.It was inde