"Uncle Charles?" Christian muttered, while looking in the direction earlier voice came from, he was surprised to see his uncle standing at the entrance of Adams mansion.He then turned his eyes toward James, who hesitated before lowering his head in guilt."Sorry, young master," James admitted, with a low voice, "When Master Charles called earlier, I was worried about you and told him everything."Charles walked straight to Christian, his face a mix of concern and full of fury, "Chris, are you okay? Nothing happened to you, right? You're not hurt anywhere, are you?" He is already shooting daggers at Morris and other ready to kill them if they were to think about hurting Christian.Understanding his uncle's concern, Christian smiled faintly at his uncle’s protectiveness. "I'm fine, Uncle, nothing happened to me."Before Charles could respond, Morris came forward, clutching his chest dramatically like a person who lost his everything. "Master Charles, you have to bring justice for me!"

"No dad.... No, I don't know anything," Ivan stepped back, fear radiating from his body looking at his father coming in his way.But Morris was beyond anyone's expectations and have no intention of showing mercy on anyone.He went straight to Ivan, the belt is still in his hand, "Do you think you’re any better than this bitch? Like mother, like son, both of you are useless," he barked, grabbing Ivan’s arm and yanking him forward."No! No, please!" Ivan screamed, struggling in his grip, but the grip of Morris is too strong to escape."You’re a failure, just like your mother, you brought nothing but troubles you good for nothing bastard," he shouted, throwing Ivan to the hard floor. Before Ivan could scramble away, Morris lifted the belt in his hand, and beat him hard on the back.Ivan’s cry out of pain was sharp and heartbreaking, Teresa pushed Morris aside and hugged Ivan trying to shield him from Morris's cruelty, "Stop hitting him Morris, he is our only son, please don't hurt him."

"Destruction is fine," Liliana crossed her arms, letting out a sharp breath, as if she was trying to control her emotions. "What about Chrissy? He suffered a lot, if we are concentrating solely on destroying Adams family, when are we going to give him the happiness he deserves?" "We will give him something better than mere happiness," Betty said firmly. "A life where he doesn’t have to constantly prove himself, a life where he’s not treated as an option, a life where he doesn't have to think about getting ignored or abandoned, a life with nothing but full of love." Everyone agreed with Betty, however Liliana said with a faint smile, "Even though we are adults, we are so excited about our birthdays, guess what, I happened to find it after making my people to talk with a maid from Adams family that Chrissy never celebrated his birthday, not even once, they allowed him to have a birthday party." "What?" Amelia frowned in disbelief, Liliana nodded with a guilty face, "Yes mom, even whe

"Is everything prepared?" Lord Sargent's voice creaked through the silence.The gentle glow of candlelight fell on the walls filling up with the shadows of a group of people.Outside, the dark night with stars looking like a beautiful painting, especially the moon at high in the sky, bathing the Sargent's mansion in a silver glow. The heavy silence of the night was suddenly disturbed by hushed whispers and shuffling footsteps."Don’t make a sound.""Shh, you’ll wake him up!""Can’t you see? He’s sleeping!""For God’s sake, shut up, all of you!"The excitement in their voices was barely controlled, yet there's some urgency and at the sametime they remained quiet.Betty, Liliana, Edward, and Charles tiptoed forward, their faces glowing with anticipation. Behind them, Lord Sargent and Amelia followed, she is carefully holding a small cake with a single candle standing at its center.Liliana was the first to approach Christian’s bedside, ahe knelt beside him, her fingers running gently

"Everyone, get inside the cabin! Now!" Charles barked, with a sharp and urgency filled tone wanting everyone to be safe.Liliana grabbed Christian’s wrist, tugging him away from the railing. "Chrissy, don’t just stand there! Let's go inside, it's dangerous here!" But Christian couldn't move even an inch.His body refused to listen not only to Liliana, even to himself.He could only stare at the monstrous wave, growing larger and larger, an unstoppable force heading straight for them. Despite in the strong wind and heavy sounds of the sea, he still managed to hear his own heartbeat since it's loud enough to reach his ears, "Is this how I'm going to die? That too on my birthday?" A hand fixed on his shoulder, snapping him out of his frozen state. It is Ezra, he is trying to boost confidence in Christian through his instructions."Chris," Ezra said, his voice low but firm. "Listen to me, we have no time, you've to stop it at anycost."Christian’s eyes widened in shock. "What?" He ya