Roderick's heart clenched instantly with fury upon hearing such horrible statements from Clara. He was immediately consumed by anger but tried his best not to raise a hand.Roderick's stare toward Clara at this moment was deadly. Simply because she wished Oliver Santos dead, Roderick was tempted to put her in her place.However, he tried his best to suppress the anger.It was highly surprising to him that he and Mr. Dalton were the only ones who felt the harshness of such a heartless statement.The rest of the Santos family, who were the biological children of Oliver Santos, didn't feel a thing. It was just a random statement to them.This made Roderick understand that for Clara to be so bold as to say such a thing among family members without holding back a word about it, it must have been a casual statement they say among themselves.Not even a sign of regret or worry appeared on Clara's face for mentioning such an inhumane statement.After Roderick was able to swallow his anger, he

The lady was surprised to hear that. She was aware of Roderick's financial capability and was worried that he must have inconvenienced himself to make such a provision.Then, she turned to ask him, "Roderick, I hope this didn't cost you too much and won't affect you? I have a few thousand dollars with me. You can have it to cover part of the bill."She was about to reach out for the cash when Roderick quickly stopped her."That's not necessary, Mrs. Dalton. Keep the money with you; it will be useful for your other expenses in the future. Besides, the apartment doesn't cost that much. So, you shouldn't be worried about me."Emotions took over the lady's heart as she gazed at Roderick with concern. She was moved by his good heart. Despite having only a little, he was still so generous in looking out for her and the old man."Thank you so much, Roderick, for all you do. I believe someday Mr. Santos Sr. will get well to appreciate all you have done for him," Mrs. Dalton couldn't help but

Roderick felt his forehead instantly covered with sweat as soon as he saw the message.There was no doubt that Kate had a great interest in Roderick. Given that, no matter what Roderick did to her, she wouldn’t even get angry. Instead, she would find a way to settle the matter brilliantly.Roderick had promised to come and pick her up at the junction, but she hadn’t seen a light from him after a couple of minutes. Wasn’t she supposed to get angry about it? With the thought that Roderick didn’t value her.But not Kate. She had different thoughts about the matter instead.She felt she was the one at fault for showing up at Roderick’s place unannounced. Given that, he would have to hurry quickly to tidy his home to receive her.Kate was the type who believed strongly in her instinct. Then, she thought of putting her instinct to use and followed it to find Roderick’s place.To her, it was just a form of adventure. She had relied on her instinct to locate places in the past, although not e

Roderick was bewildered by the sudden attack of the angry-looking dog toward them, but he didn't flinch. Meanwhile, Kate's heart skipped a beat, and she closed her eyes tightly in shock and fear of what her fate might be in the next moment.WHOOOF! WHOOOF! The dog let out his anger as he jumped on them, causing the mountain of boxes in Kate's hands to crash to the floor and the contents to scatter around.This nearly made her pass out as the whole world seemed to pause before her eyes.Just then, she began to hear the dog panting softly. WUHHH! WUHHH!Kate was too afraid to open her eyes and see the damage the dog might have caused—not until she heard Roderick's voice calming the dog. "Ruk! Calma! Calma!"Kate slowly opened her tightly shut eyes and was surprised to see Roderick stroking the side of the dog's neck.The lady's eyes opened wide in disappointment as she asked Roderick with a frowning face, "Mr. Holmes, was this the surprise you had for me, or was this just an accident?"

UGGGGHHHH!!Christina suddenly threw up as her olfactory system couldn't stand the smell of the dog feces.She quickly got to her feet and rushed to the restroom to take care of the mess.The more Christina thought about what had just happened to her, the more her stomach grew irritated, and she nearly vomited her intestines.Roderick was satisfied to hear her vomiting continuously as he sat in the sitting room. A wicked smile appeared on his face as he was glad to teach the dumb motherfucker some lessons.He turned to Kate and pleaded, as his secretary had nearly spent the whole day vomiting in the restroom."Please, forgive me for this mess, Miss Bolton."However, Kate waved her hand nonchalantly. "It's no trouble at all, Mr. Holmes. After all, she was the one who made the bet. She had to face the consequences of her actions."Very good.This sounded pleasing to Roderick's ears, as Kate was able to reason as he had expected.Some moments later, Christina returned from the restroom,