"What are you doing, ma'am?" Victor was startled to see the incident as he was too late to prevent it to protect Fae.He had not expected at all that the middle-aged woman, who looked unsteady and weak, would be so daring in her actions."Don't ask what I am doing!" she retorted sharply. "No matter how poor I am, whoever hurts my son, I will retaliate! I will judge her without mercy." Her eyes stared fiercely, speaking with the sound of tears and screams that broke as she endured the pain.A burning sensation instantly spread across Fae's smooth cheek from the hard slap she had just received. The woman stood frozen in place, staring straight at the cold hospital corridor floor with a blank gaze.Her mind was suddenly jolted severely, spinning rapidly to digest the situation unfolding before her. The wave of anger, profound sadness, and despair radiating from Carlos's mother's cries stabbed directly into the deepest part of her heart.Fae couldn't help but wonder, could all this disast

"Miss, we should return to the hospital right now,” Victor urged after glancing at his phone screen.Fae turned to him in confusion. “What is it? What happened? Has Derek woken up?” Her face looked eager.But when Victor shook his head, the smile on her face vanished. “We need to check on it now, Miss. It seems Mr. Derek's condition is taking a turn for the worse.”Fae instantly stood up from her seat, her footsteps even leading ahead of Victor who followed closely behind her, as Fae's mind suddenly plunged into chaos once again.Fae's hurried footsteps paced down the quiet hospital corridor, her breath coming in irregular gasps. Amidst her exhaustion which had not fully recovered following Carlos's stabbing incident and the lingering guilt that still haunted her, a new piece of news slammed into her soul without mercy. Derek's condition had taken a drastic downward turn; the young man's vital signs suddenly plummeted sharply.As soon as she arrived at the VVIP floor where Derek's spe

The shadow of Jordan's back walking away with a triumphant smirk was still clearly imprinted in Fae's mind, leaving behind an anger that burned her chest. The woman took a deep breath to quell the turmoil of her emotions, then stepped closer to Victor, who was standing by the side of the hospital corridor with a gaze that implied absolute firmness.“Victor,” Fae called out in a soft yet emphatic voice, her eyes staring sharply toward the elevator where Jordan had just disappeared from view. “I want you to immediately send someone to tail Jordan. We must look for evidence of his involvement directly.”Victor furrowed his brow, looking at Fae with a serious and considerate gaze. “Tail him, Miss? Are you sure this is the right time to take such a risky step?”“Very sure,” Fae answered firmly without the slightest hesitation. “The search for evidence on the streets and in Carlos's flat is too slow and keeps hitting dead ends because his men always move one step ahead of us. We no longer h

The silent and tense atmosphere that had suddenly gripped the large table slowly began to thaw after Jordan straightened his expression, then responded to the joking question with a calm smile without a shred of guilt.“Do you think I'm crazy and intentionally looking for trouble with the West family?” Jordan said in a relaxed tone of voice, leaning his body back against the sofa while shaking his head slowly.The man who had just delivered the joke furrowed his brow. “Then, what is the meaning of all your stories about how annoying that young man is?”Jordan let out a short breath, then took a sip of his remaining drink. “I indeed don't like him, and I admit his behavior is very bumpkin-like and annoying, just like a loser who has just gotten his hands on money. But, no matter what, Derek is a legitimate member of the West family. Seeking trouble openly with them is the exact same as digging my own grave and bringing massive, unnecessary trouble to my company.”Hearing that explanati

“You sold the camera?” Fae muttered softly, halting her question upon seeing the expressions of Carlos's parents change.Carlos's father instantly startled in shock upon hearing his son's confession. The middle-aged man stared at Carlos with wide eyes, unable to believe what he had just heard.“You sold it, Carlos?” the father asked with a shaking voice, a tone of heartache clearly implied behind his words. “Why, son? Isn't that handycam the single most precious and dearest item from your grandfather? That item means so much to you, why did you sell it?”Carlos felt a sharp pain radiate around the stitches in his abdomen every time he breathed, but he tried to ignore it.Enduring that pain, Carlos nodded his head slowly, forcing a faint smile onto his pale lips to calm his father.“Yeah, it's fine, Dad,” Carlos lied in as calm a tone as possible. “The camera was actually broken ever since it dropped some time ago, the components inside were ruined and could no longer be repaired. So,