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River clenched her fists tightly, thinking. Is there really no other way?”
River felt heartbroken when she thought about Axel’s sad face and quietness earlier.
All of a sudden, Tyler ran downstairs and took River’s hand “Come with me, Mommy.”
River followed Tyler upstairs in confusion and saw Axel’s face on the laptop screen after entering the room.
She hastily called out, “My precious!”
Axel’s dim eyes lit up at the sight of River. “Mommy.”
River felt the urge to cry. “Is your daddy giving you a hard time, my precious?”
“No.” Axel shook his head. “Your eyes are red. Mommy.”
River said, “I’m fine. Dust got into my eyes.”
Tyler exposed her. “Mommy misses you and doesn’t want to be away from you
Axel was stunned. Soon after, he smiled faintly. “Hmm, I miss Mommy, too.”
Tears welled up in River’s eyes. She turned her head and let them fall.
Axel said comfortingly, “Don’t be sad, Mommy. We can still keep in touch, and I’ll figure out a way to see you when Daddy is in a better mood.”
Tyler leaned close to the screen and said, “Leave Mommy to me, Axel. Don’t worry!”
Axel said, “Alright, I shall go offline then. Good night, Mommy, Ty.”
He then ended the video call.
Tyler hugged River to comfort her.
At 9:30 p.m., River put the two children to bed before she headed downstairs to talk to Neil.
Neil brought up the conversation after noticing that River had calmed down. “River, I took it upon myself to give a copy of the voice clip to Wayne, and he went looking for Grandpa.”
River took a sip of juice. She was well aware of her brother’s collection of voice clips.
“If my guess is right, he got the money,” River said.
“Yes. However, Grandpa sent someone to kill him, and I don’t think he can get away.” Neil replied.
River’s hand, gripping the glass, trembled. “Is he trying to stir up trouble once more?”
“I bear half of the responsibility in this case. I figured out the ending but didn’t stop. In fact, I facilitated it.”
In other words, he got someone else to do his dirty work
“Neil. I know you did it out of kind intention, but don’t do this anymore, okay?” River looked at him solemnly
“I don’t want you to get your hands dirty like him. Even though Wayne is detestable, there are other ways to deal with him.”
Neil’s gaze turned gentle. “River, I promise I won’t do it again.”
River turned her gaze away, her unease growing. The thought of someone dying due to something she set in motion unsettled her. She firmly believed in just punishment for wrongdoing, not unchecked killing. Moreover, the person involved was Lily’s own son.
On an early Thursday morning at Xander Residence, Daniella was awakened by her ringing phone. She answered the call with a sense of irritation.
“Hello? Who’s there?”
“Bitch! You better not let me catch you, or you’ll die terribly!”
The hoarse, deep voice startled Daniella, jolting her awake. Her eyes widened in shock as she saw the caller’s number on the screen
‘Wayne? Isn’t he being pursued by Grandpa? How is he still alive? she wondered
Daniella feigned her puzzlement. “What do you mean, Mr. Hunter?”
“Stop pretending! Even though I lost the evidence, I can recognize your voice!” Wayne shouted. Would I come back to seek compensation from them if not because of you? Would I be pursued if not because of you?”
Daniella clutched the blanket tightly. “Mr. Hunter, don’t make false accusations like this. I felt quilty, so I told you to seek compensation from River. Who would have thought you’d reach out to my grandfather?”
“What more is there to explain at this point?”
“I’m not attempting to give an excuse, but River is the cause behind your problem.” Danielle.
attempted to influence Wayne’s perspective. “Just consider my thoughts, Mr. Hunter River was the one who provoked issues with me, leading my grandfather to step in and teach her a lesson.
Essentially, River is the reason for your mother’s situation, isn’t she?”
Wayne kept quiet.
Daniella’s heart raced. She understood she couldn’t be connected with someone like Wayne..
Getting no response from Wayne, Daniella continued. “Mr. Hunter, I’m sure you’ve been manipulated. Are you aware of the Xanders‘ status in Novamere? Would the Xanders tolerate threats?
“The person who guided you must have known my grandfather would target you and used this to control and remove you. You need to find this person behind it!”
“But how can I find them? And what about dealing with the Healy girl?” Wayne retorted.
Danielle smirked. “I have a way that will allow you to get the money and escape unscathed.”
“What is it?”
“River treasures her son very much…”
At 7:30 am.. River entered the children’s room to wake them.
Liora lay in River’s arms, utterly exhausted. She could not even lift her head and kept yawning. She murmured, “Mommy, can I sleep a little longer?”
River helped Liora get dressed. “Liora, have you forgotten about your museum trip today?”
Liora’s shut eyes opened up suddenly. “You’re right! The kindergarten is taking us to the museum today!”
She turned her head to look at the sleeping Tyler and shook him. “Wake up. Tyler! We’re going to the museum today! We’ll be late!”
Tyler sat upright and glanced at Liora “Got it. Stay quiet.”
He looked at River and said, “Good morning, Mommy.”
River caressed Tyler’s face. “Good morning. Ty Take care of your sister at the museum today
Tyler nodded. “Hmm. I’ll watch over the spider, so Lia won’t eat it.”
“What! I’m not going to eat a spider!” Liora glared at Tyler.
“Ah, I see. The spider will eat Lia then.”
“No! I hate spiders! Mommy, Tyler is bullying me again…”
River was amused by her children early in the morning. Just as she was about to tell them to get ready, a feeling of unease stirred in her chest.
‘Is it because I stayed up late last night?” she wondered.
River didn’t think much and took the two kids to clean up.
After breakfast, she brought them to the kindergarten entrance and left for work once she saw them inside.
Naomi entered the office with a tablet. “Ms. Healy, the project manager from Global Investment
Firm wants to meet you this afternoon.”
River put down the design sketch and looked up. “Investment firm?”
Naomi said, “Yes. He is probably here to discuss a collaboration because he is optimistic about our company’s prospects.”
River smiled at Naomi. “You think so?”
Naomi said in all seriousness, “I think that you may choose not to engage. We have enough funding from the presale revenue to initiate the next batch of clothing production and establish the storefront. Since we have a strong cash flow, why should we share it with others?”
River asked, “I shall ask you in a different way then. Do you think money or connections will grant you a firm position in Novamere?”
Naomi kept quiet for a moment. “There is no lack of wealthy people in Novamere.”
River said, “Hence, we can only progress further with connections. Here, look into the firm owner and the firm’s track record. We can take our time to meet them”
Naomi nodded ‘Thank you for the guidance, Ms. Healy. I’ll get to it right away.”
In the MK parking lot, Alex was about to leave his parked car when another car hit the back of his vehicle.
He glanced over and saw a familiar figure hastily stepping out of a red Mercedes Benz.
Because the person was wearing sunglasses, Alex couldn’t immediately identify them.
As he exited his car, the woman walked toward him in high heels and took off her sunglasses.
When Alex looked up and their eyes met, he was left completely astonished.
“It’s you?” they said in unison.
Paige glared at Alex in contempt. “You scumbag! Tell me, how would you like me to compensate for this?”
Alex’s lips twitched. “How am I the scumbag when you’re the one who left after sleeping with me the other day?”
“I’m the one who left?” Paige was furious. “Was I supposed to stay and cuddle with you if I didn’t leave?”
Alex scrutinized her and pondered for a short while. “That’s not a bad idea either…”
“You scoundrel! Pervert! Scumbag!” Paige berated Alex for being shameless.
She took out her phone to call her insurance company, She didn’t want to deal with this accident privately with Alex anymore. It was making her feel really disgusted!!
It was her first time, and the damned man did not even say a word!
Paige thought about it, and her eyes reddened with tears.
Alex realized her mood was off and suspected she might be upset about losing her virginity. This issue bothered him for a while. He had wanted to meet her but didn’t know how to apologize.
Alex said after Paige got off the call, “Paige Watson
“Why do you address me by my full name?” Paige said unpleasantly.
“I’m sorry that I didn’t know you. Alex appeared slightly embarrassed as he rubbed his nose.
Paige pursed her lips. “Do you think that the apology is useful now?”
Ok this story is getting boring now, everyone is controlled by Daniella and she doesn’t get exposed, she is always successful in whatever she schemes against River and is recruiting everyone……