Gerald picked up a photo from his desk.

In the photo, Eliana was smiling happily and squatting down to feed the stray cats by the roadside. The sunlight illuminated her body dramatically and gave her a slightly hazy halo, making her look like a god in an oil painting.

It turned out that Eliana was the daughter of the Pierce family. No wonder her eyes looked so similar to hers…

For a moment, Gerald was stuck in a trance. Through the photo, he pictured the young girl of his dreams again. She was the woman he had been longing for but had never really possessed.

He was thinking about Ingrid White, Eliana’s mother.

Lost in thought, Gerald’s mind started churning out various schemes.

Eliana was a member of the Pierce family, and Maurice liked her.

The corners of Gerald’s mouth twitched upwards. This was wonderful news. He finally found Maurice’s weakness! Now, all he needed to do was think about how he could use Eliana to his advantage.

It didn’t take long before he hatched a plan.

Swirling the red wine in his glass, Gerald smiled viciously. “Bring Hodge to me,” he barked.

sky. Under the cover of the night, a storm was brewing amidst the shadows. Unbeknownst to her as

“Achoo!”

her home. After rubbing her nose, she took

she found that the living room was dark. The only light came from the children’s

“Eliana, you’re home!”

behind her. She walked over and flicked on the lights

Adrian?” Eliana asked as she shook off her shoes and

how noisy it is,” Nana complained. Her head ached at the mere thought of

been out of her mind to have taken

gauze wrapped around Eliana’s arm. She immediately narrowed her eyes and anxiously picked

dare he bully a girl? So I lost the dog and I made the mistake. Worst case scenario, I’ll

Preston hurt

didn’t look like she was going to apologize at all.

burst into laughter and waved her hand dismissively. “Relax, will you? It

frowned. It was clear that she

and

“Hodge Chadwick.”

deepened. “Hodge Chadwick? Who’s

He’s the only person who can tell me the

clenched her fists. No one wanted to find Hodge more than she

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