“All right. I’d better go see Martin now,” Valentina muttered before stepping out of the living room.Seeing how complicated the situation had become, she couldn’t just let her mother and her two sisters worry about it alone.She also couldn’t ask anyone else for help, since this involved internal matters of the Varelli family.Therefore, the only option left was that man.And Valentina was certain he would have more than enough ideas to offer her.Knock. Knock.“Martin, are you inside?”Valentina called out as she knocked on the door.It was already nine in the morning.Martin should have finished breakfast by now.“Martin.”Receiving no answer even after calling twice, Valentina turned the doorknob.“Martin,” she said again.But the room was empty.“Where did he go?”Without thinking too much, Valentina immediately began walking through the mansion, which had nearly fifty rooms.Yet no matter where she looked, she couldn’t find him.“Aish! Where did that man go? Why didn’t he tell m

“Thank you for—”Putting on the crisp white shirt over his body, Martin did not immediately continue his sentence when he realized someone seemed to be watching them from outside.But when he turned his head, he saw no one there.Yesterday, after returning from Regalis, he contacted the jewelry appraiser, Dr. Cassian Morel.“There’s something I’d like to discuss with you. Can we meet?”The appraiser agreed—but only at one place: Diamond Hotel.“I want the entire top floor cleared and security tightened. If you can do that, I’ll grant your request.”With his money, that actually wasn’t a problem for Martin, even if he had to pay for the entire floor.The problem was that Diamond had extremely strict policies.Booking one or two rooms—or even several rooms—on a floor wasn’t an issue.But renting an entire floor exclusively? That was very difficult.It wasn’t just anything. The hotel had a guest list filled with important figures from various countries. Some rooms were even pre-booked fa

“What?”Quinn frowned.That she was married to Martin—that was true.She had never made it up or lied.So far, people had only sneered that she had chosen the wrong man, though now it was clear that they were the ones who had been wrong.But now that someone was questioning whether she truly had that kind of status, it shocked her.“What do you mean?”“Ma’am, please forgive me.”The lawyer loosened his tie again.He seemed aware that his question was rather sensitive.“Please don’t misunderstand, but…”He didn’t even finish his sentence before turning his laptop around so the screen faced Quinn.“I’ve checked it and had my people verify it at the office where you registered. But…”He hesitated again.“What’s written here isn’t a marriage certificate. It’s a cohabitation record.”Cohabitation—living together between a man and a woman—actually didn’t require registration at the civil office.But some people did it for security purposes.“What?”Quinn immediately grabbed the laptop with

“Martin.”Valentina could only murmur softly as she watched the young man’s back move farther and farther away, descending the stairs until his figure completely disappeared from her sight.She wanted to chase after him and ask where he was going.But her steps stopped, as if they had suddenly become too weak to move.Somehow, Martin’s gentle pat on her head had not only erased all the anger in her heart, but at the same time, a strange warmth and comfort began spreading throughout her body.This is really strange, Valentina thought. Her expression and gaze turned gloomy.Why am I suddenly feeling something that seems so familiar? Why am I feeling it again now?Ever since Valentina left for Belvaria more than a decade ago, people might think she rarely returned home—perhaps once or twice a year at most.But the truth was actually different.“Are you still going to sneak in like a thief every time you visit?”Michael opened the window of his study, letting his youngest daughter climb i

There was actually something people never understood about her sister.There were only two kinds of people she could get angry at.The first were people she disliked.In that case, Valentina would never hesitate to beat them up.And because very few people could get close to her, there were also very few who dared to make her angry.The second kind were people she cared about deeply.Only with them could she truly get angry.Of course, she would never hurt them.And in that second category, there had only ever been two names: Gianna and their father.And now, seeing how furious Valentina had been toward Martin—only for that anger to disappear the moment he patted her head—Gianna frowned even more.Doesn’t that mean…Valentina liked Martin.Not just liked him.Her feelings for him were very deep.“No… that can’t be possible, right?”Gianna shook her head.“Valentina can’t possibly like her own sister’s husband.”Then, after watching the man leave her sister behind, Gianna was about to