Holly and Annie went up to the counter. There were two employees. One of them was fervently telling Holly to sign up for a membership card.Holly had actually intended to do just that. But at the thought of Samantha frequenting the salon as well, she decided not to. It wasn't worth the trouble.She refused the receptionist politely.They then walked into the elevator.Holly asked, "What made you so riled up today?"Annie massaged her wrist, saying, "My family came from a farm. When I was in elementary school, my mom married my stepfather, Hayden's dad. We moved to the city after that."I didn't like dressing up, so I was bullied in school. They called me a commoner and a country bumpkin. What's worse is that they put worms and bugs in my schoolbag and beat me up in the washroom. I got so mad that I took up self-defense classes."After we graduated, I beat all my bullies up. When I heard Samantha today, I remembered how it felt like to be bullied, and I just couldn't stop myself.

Byce glanced at Annie and her muscles. "Just… don't touch him."Annie turned up her nose. "I won't. He's not my type." But Bryce was.Of course, she kept that last bit to herself.She couldn't hit on her friend's husband. She had basic morals.Holly nudged him. "It's too late. Annie is a girl, after all."Bryce patted her head. "Don't worry. Caleb looks suspicious, but he's a respectful person. He wouldn't do anything to her. Don't you think they're a good fit?"For whatever reason, Holly agreed. It felt weird, but it made sense.Ten minutes later, Caleb rushed over.Holly said, "You can take Annie out for a late-night snack and send her home by midnight."Annie wasn't actually stupid. She just thought of Holly as family.Although she had her own reasons for wanting to stay a little longer with Bryce, did that mean she was to completely stay away from him?Bryce had very openly kicked her out. Her pride felt a little wounded. "It's okay. You two can have fun. I'll spend th

Annie even began singing.Holly felt like she had been a worrywart for nothing.As Bryce had said, Annie would be the one doing the bullying, not Caleb.Caleb was just a small fry around Annie.Holly put down her phone. Suddenly, the doorbell rang, and there were frantic knocks on the door.She looked out the window.Quirina was pressing the doorbell, flanked by bodyguards.Quirina's hair was a mess. Her expensive clothes were all wrinkled, and her perfect face was now in shreds.There were traces of blood on her face. Some of the wounds were new and bleeding.Some had formed scabs. Some of the dark-red blood clung to her face.She looked scary.Holly brought her bodyguards out. Then, Leitia opened the door.Quirina was in a rage. In a frenzy, she rushed over, wanting to claw at Holly's face. But as she reached out, she pulled her arm back.She didn't dare to attack Holly anymore.The bodyguards shielded Holly quickly, separating them.Quirina clawed at her face hard. So

Quirina wanted to argue.Holly said, "And don't argue with me. Everyone knows what happened. Give them the money and sit at his grave. I'll be sending someone to watch you. You can come to me for the antidote after three days."Quirina rolled her eyes. "Will you go back on your word?"Holly sneered. "Do you think that people are like you? The decision is in my hands."Quirina was defenseless against Holly. She had no choice but to follow her orders.She spat out, "I bet you wouldn't even dare lie to me. If you make me mad, I'm taking everyone down!"50 million dollars was a lot for a rich man's wife like her.Abraham would surely interrogate her if she asked him for money.Quirina was afraid that the car crash fiasco would be exposed. She didn't want her affair with Ron to be found out, either.She would rather cut her losses and run while she still could.Quirina wrote a check and sent it to Lily's house.She went to the clinic and got herself patched up. Then, she brought

Charles was excited. "Where is it?""It's at Mt. Dragonspine. It's not far off from where Xander's ships sank."Xander and his crewmen left Shontelly around the end of the Monclair era. As they were about to reach Silverbrooks River, they were suddenly ambushed by guards. Xander sank his ships full of treasure to the bottom of the river.Because of that, it created a goldmine of treasure.Countless people went to dig up whatever they could find.It wasn't surprising that Charles, a professional in the antique industry, would know about this.He was so excited that she could hear a tremor in his voice. "Watch them! Don't let anyone steal them! I'll report to my superiors at once and get an archaeological team to head over.""Alright."Just as Charles was about to hang up, he thought of something. "You could have chosen to take the treasure all for yourself. Why didn't you do it? No one could resist a temptation like that."Holly knew that he was testing her. He was speaking fro