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.

quietly climbed up into the sky. Under the cover of the night, a storm was brewing amidst the shadows. Unbeknownst to her as she walked home, Eliana was standing at the center

“Achoo!”

she reached her home. After rubbing her nose,

she opened the door, she found that the living room was dark. The only light

“Eliana, you’re home!”

and closed the door behind her. She walked over and flicked on

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

dog… You don’t know how noisy it is,” Nana complained. Her head ached at

she must’ve been out of

Nana notice that there was a large gauze wrapped around Eliana’s arm. She immediately narrowed her eyes

lost the dog and I made the mistake. Worst case scenario, I’ll apologize to him. He should’ve come to me!” Nana snorted

hurt her good

apologize at all. Instead,

and waved her hand dismissively. “Relax, will

was it?” Nana frowned. It was

silent and then

“Hodge Chadwick.”

deepened. “Hodge

the Pierce Group. He’s the only person who

clenched her fists. No one wanted to find Hodge more

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