《Love Is Gone ( Nora Smith)》


 Chapter 1

    Chapter 1


    "Miss Smith, you¡¯re pregnant." The doctor¡¯s words were like a thunderp, making the sleepy Nora


    Smith¡¯s eyes widen suddenly.


    "...What?"


    How could this be?! Although she was neen years old, she had never been intimate with any one of


    the opposite sex! However, the doctor handed her the medical report.


    "You¡¯re already in your fourth month of pregnancy.You''re not in good health, so you won¡¯t be able to


    surgically inducebor.You can only choose to give birth to the child." Nora returned home in a daze.


    After Nora¡¯s father gave her a stern scolding, he searched the surveince cameras, only to find that


    four months ago, she was indeed staying at home obediently due to poor health, and hadn¡¯t gone out


    at all! However, outsiders didn¡¯t believe it.


    Everyone secretly mocked her: "Her belly is already so big, yet she¡¯s still giving excuses and saying


    that she didn¡¯t stray with some man.The Grays are so pitiful.Why do they have to be engaged to such a


    person?!"


    "She¡¯s fat and ugly from the start, and neither is her family background very good.It was a few lifetimes¡¯


    worths of blessings that she could climb the socialdder by having a connection with the Grays.Now


    that she¡¯s gotten herself pregnant before the wedding, surely the Grays will break off the engagement,


    right?"


    Amid all the spections, Anthony Gray paid the Smiths a visit.


    At that time, Nora¡¯s belly was already bulging.


    At eight months of pregnancy, her belly was big enough to cover her toes.


    In the study, Nora¡¯s father asked cautiously, "Anthony, are you thinking of breaking off the


    engagement?"


    Anthony gave an unexpected answer: "...No, my grandfather refuses to!"


    The Grays were a top-ss rich and powerful family while they, the Smiths, were just middle-ss.


    Even if they took the opportunity to break off the engagement, no one would be able to criticize the


    Grays for it.


    By refusing to break off the engagement, what were they after? The more Anthony thought about it, the


    angrier he became.


    He cursed irritably, "The sight of her pig-like face already disgusted me from the start, and now she¡¯s


    even pregnant with some guy¡¯s child.Why should I be the hero to take over the responsibility?"


    Nora¡¯s father immediately said, "Don¡¯t worry, Anthony.I''ll send the baby away immediately after she


    gives birth!"


    Nora, who had kept quiet this whole time, suddenly raised her head.


    "No."


    In the past few months, she had gone from hesitating to being at a loss, and then to a state of


    reluctantly epting reality.


    She could feel her child¡¯s heartbeat more and more clearly as each day passed, and she had already


    long since developed feelings for it. The child was innocent.


    They mustn¡¯t abandon it.She wanted an annulment! But it was at this exact moment that she suddenly


    felt waves of pain and convulsions in her abdomen.


    This...She was about to go intobor!! Five yearster.


    "Mommy, wake up.The ne is taxiing."


    The crisp voice made Nora open her eyes, upon which she immediately saw a delicate, adorable, and


    young face.


    Cherry Smith¡¯s big grape-like eyes blinked, and she rested her chin on her hands.


    "Mommy, did wee back to the States this time to look for Daddy?"


    Nora stretched and sat upzily in herfortable business-ss seat.She said lightly, "You don¡¯t


    have a father."


    Cherry sighed like an adult.


    "I¡¯m not a three-year-old anymore.I¡¯m not going to believe your nonsense.I don¡¯t have a father? Surely I


    couldn¡¯t have just popped out of a rock, right?" Nora didn¡¯t reply, as she tied up her shoulder-length


    hair.Her fair skin and sharp, pert nose, coupled with her rosy lips and graceful figure, made her a


    beautiful sight on the ne.


    Cherry continued to mumble dissatisfiedly, "If it isn¡¯t to look for Daddy, then is it to find my elder


    brother?"


    Elder brother...A cold glint shed past Nora¡¯s downcast almond-shaped eyes.


    That year, she had actually given birth to a pair of twins¡ªa boy and a girl.


    However, Nora¡¯s father had disregarded her wishes and forcibly abandoned the two children.She had


    climbed down from the delivery bed and fought with all her strength.


    In spite of that, she had only managed to save Cherry.


    After that, she even went into critical condition.


    Had her aunt not rushed back in time and took her overseas to recuperate, she would probably have


    ceased to exist in the world.


    It took five years before she finally recovered.


    Her obesity, which was caused by the mistaken use of hormones during her childhood, was also finally


    cured.On the surface, her return to the States this time was because the Grays had finally agreed to


    call off the engagement, so she hade to handle the affairs.


    However, the most important thing was actually to continue looking for her child.


    Half an hourter, the ne came to aplete stop.


    Nora let Cherry sit on the suitcase.Then, she walked while pushing the suitcase forward.


    As soon as she turned on the phone, she received a call.


    On the other side of the line was a frivolous but lively voice.


    "Anti, you have to be careful!"


    Nora asked casually, "Why?"


    "Justin Hunt, the head of the number one family in the States, is currently collecting your personal


    information from all around the world.He¡¯s probably not going to give up this time until he finds you!"


    The voice sounded a little like its owner was gloating.


    Nora said, "...Oh."All content is ? N0velDrama.Org.


    "Anti, you were overseas previously and weren¡¯t in his territory, so you were able to avoid it


    perfectly.But now that you¡¯ve returned, you won¡¯t be able to escape anymore! As the most prestigious


    surgeon around, can¡¯t you just treat his grandmother¡¯s illness? " I heard that Justin Hunt is very


    generous, and is even a man so handsome that it¡¯s hard toe by one like him.


    Maybe the two of you can even develop a romance that''ll move one to songs and tears!"


    Nora yawnedzily.


    The number one family was a big family with a big business.


    Interpersonal rtionships within it wereplicated.


    Treating the illness of someone from there might even end up involving the struggle for power and


    inheritance.


    Why would she involve herself with the open and secret fights of such top-ss rich and powerful? She


    was back in the States to look for her son.She mustn¡¯t cause anyplications.


    As she approached the exit, Nora suddenly spotted a familiar figure in the arrival hall in front.She


    replied perfunctorily, "I¡¯m not blessed enough to enjoy such beauty."


    After hanging up, she tossed the phone into her pocket and cast her eyes downward coldly.She didn¡¯t


    expect to see an old acquaintance so soon.


    Aman stood at a prominent spot at the exit of the airport.He was wearing a suit and looked quite bright


    and cheerful.He looked a little more mature than how he had been five years ago¡ªhe turned out to be


    her fianc¨¦, Anthony Gray.


    Seeing the woman getting closer and closer, Anthony straightened his back and neatened his luxury


    suit.


    Then, he smiled and asked confidently, "Hi beautiful, can I ask your name?"


    He was the exact picture of a male peacock with its train spread open.


    Nora paused and looked at him coolly.


    "Nora Smith."

 Chapter 2

    Chapter 2


    "Nora Smith."


    Cherry, whose head was originally lowered as she yed a mobile game, pointed to the card in


    Anthony¡¯s hand and read out the name written on it in her young, tender voice.


    Then, she asked excitedly, "Did I read it correctly?"


    Cherry had grown up abroad all this time and was currently in the literacy development stage.


    Nora rubbed her head and said in a cool and melodious voice, "Yes, you did."


    Anthony was dazzled by the casual smile at the corners of her lips.


    When did such a big beautye to California? She was even more beautiful than those B-list


    celebrities! Nora was indifferent to the burning fervor in his eyes.


    Cherry, on the other hand, blinked and asked innocently, "Mister, are you here to pick..."


    Before she could say ¡®...us up?¡¯, Anthony hurriedly tossed the card behind him and interrupted her.


    "Of course not, little girl.I have nothing to do with that damned fatty."


    A touch of disdain appeared in Cherry¡¯s big eyes.


    "Mister, you''re so pitiful to be blind at such a young age, sigh."


    Which part of her mom was fat?! Her words stunned Anthony for a moment.


    Taking advantage of the opportunity, Nora stepped forward and left the area coldly.


    Anthony wanted to go after her, but his assistant stopped him.


    "Mr.Gray, don¡¯t forget the old sir¡¯s instructions."


    Anthony looked at Nora from the back and made a dissing remark.


    "How wonderful would it be if that ugly freak was even half as beautiful as those sisters? I would have


    put up with her antics from back then and decided not to call off the engagement!"


    At Hotel Finest, a hotel under the Hunt Corporation.


    In the presidential suite, Nora looked at her cell phone after Cherry went to bed and fell asleep.


    There were already seven or eight missed calls from the Smiths.


    When she returned the calls, she heard her father¡¯s angry cursing.


    "Nora, what are you doing?! Why aren¡¯t you picking up? Weren¡¯t you making a huge fuss about


    breaking off the engagement? Get your a*s back here right away, and stop wasting your younger sister


    and Anthony¡¯s time when they¡¯ve got something good going for them!"


    It was impossible for Nora¡¯s father to let go of the Grays after climbing the socialdder and


    establishing a connection to such a prestigious family.


    This was also why he had insisted not to break off the engagement.


    Now, the Grays had finally relented and agreed to let her half-sister marry into the family instead.


    There was no loss in this for Nora¡¯s father.


    It was only then that the two families finally reached an agreement.


    Nora said lightly, "I''lle back now."


    She entrusted Cherry to Mrs.Lewis, the nanny that had I returned to the States with her, and went out.


    When she was waiting for the elevator, she suddenly heard some soft footsteps.She turned to see a


    child dressed in gray silk pajamas, her short hair tousled as she stood in the elevator hall with sleepy


    eyes.


    Her daughter had short hair, and her exquisite, adorable facial features made it hard to distinguish


    whether she was a boy or a girl.


    When they were living abroad, Cherry would give Nora a hug every time she went out.


    Therefore, she didn¡¯t think much about it.She habitually squatted down, and hugged and kissed the


    child on the forehead.


    Although her voice was low, it was gentle.


    ¡®¡®l bring you some mousse cake tonight, baby.Go back to your room now."


    Her daughter¡¯s usually quick-witted eyes became dazed for a moment¡ªshe was probably so sleepy


    that she had turned silly.


    Then, under her gaze, she nodded, turned around, and walked back.


    This floor was the top luxury presidential suite, and there were only two suites in total.


    Apart from the one they were upying, it was said that the Hunts had left the other for themselves, so


    it was not open to outsiders.


    There likely wasn¡¯t anyone staying there at the moment.


    Ding!


    The elevator arrived.


    Nora went in right away.


    Thus, she didn¡¯t see the door to the other presidential suite opening.


    A tall, capable, and steady figure walked out.


    The man¡¯s back was to the elevator entrance.


    His voice was low and deep, and he had an aura around him that was hard to ignore.


    He ordered the child, "Go back to your room, Pete."


    Five-year-old Pete Hunt stared in the direction of the elevator.


    The soft hug and the kiss on the forehead from thatdy just now had made even him, the sole


    grandson of the Hunts, blush uncontrobly.


    Pete¡¯s face tensed up tightly.He had been brought up strictly ever since he was a baby.


    Even the nutritional value of his mealshad to be calcted.


    However, a strong desire suddenly emerged in the boy who had always exercised self-control: "I want


    to eat mousse cake."


    Justin Hunt nced at him and carried him into the room with one hand.


    Exuding an icy aura that kept people away from him, he walked over to theputer and continued the


    video conference.


    The person opposite him gave him their report.


    "Mr.Hunt, we''ve confirmed that Anti has indeed returned to the States.On top of that, we¡¯ve just bought


    a photograph of her at a high price.I''ll send it to you right away."


    Justin¡¯s thin lips parted slightly, and he coldly spat out two words: "Find her!"


    It was brightly lit at the Smiths¡¯ vi.


    Outside the door, Nora listened to the digital lock¡¯s "Input error" voice prompt, her lips curling up into a


    mocking smile.


    The password had been changed, yet she, the Smiths¡¯daughter, didn¡¯t even know.She lowered her


    eyes emotionlessly, raised her cell phone, and tapped it casually a few times.


    Then, she ced it on the digital lock.


    A few secondster, the door opened with a click.


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    The lively atmosphere in the living room rushed toward her, and the crowds going about made her


    realize that it was her younger sister, Ang Smith¡¯s, birthday today.


    Seeing that no one had noticed her, Nora found a sofa in the corner and sat down, intending to nap for


    a while.


    However, a low cry came from the deck where no one was looking.


    A few youngsters had surrounded a girl and were assaulting her.


    Ang, who was wearing a blue dress, held a red wine ss and sneered as she looked at the girl that


    had been pushed onto the ground.


    It was her cousin, Lisa ck.She had always been on good terms with that damned fatty, Nora.


    Smack! Someone gave Lisa a tight p.


    "Did you just say that the fatty¡¯s facial features actually look pretty good? There must be something


    wrong with your eyes.I''ll treat them for you..."


    "Hiss..."


    She took a ss of water infused with hot peppers and sshed it at Lisa¡¯s eyes.


    "That ugly freak looks like a pig.She can¡¯t evenpare to one of Ang¡¯s toes! How were you even


    able to say that she looks pretty good, Lisa?"


    Lisa wanted to scream from the burning pain, but someone had covered her mouth, so she could only


    produce muffled cries as she choked with pain.


    Ang suddenly squatted down.She took out a photo of Nora at her fattest and yed with it in her


    hands.


    "Hey, all of you are being too rough."


    When the others heard her, they giggled and let go of Lisa, who covered her red and swollen eyes with


    her hand.


    "Please, let me go..." Ang smiled.


    "Let''s act in a more refined manner, and make a bet."


    Lisa¡¯s weak voice came out of her throat.


    "What kind of bet?" Ang pointed at the photo.


    "If you can prove that she really is good-looking after she loses weight, I''ll eat this photo.If you can¡¯t do


    it, then you''ll eat it.How does that sound? Isn¡¯t it very fair?"


    The rest immediatelyughed.


    "But what are you to do if that fatty can¡¯t shed the pounds?"


    "For the sake of a bet, is she really going to get liposuction done just to prove that her ugliness isn¡¯t


    because she¡¯s fat? Hahaha..."


    "Lisa, you have absolutely no way of proving that she''ll look good after she slims down, so..."


    "Eat the photo! Eat the photo!"


    Everyone pped and made a ruckus.


    Ang held the photo up in her face.


    "Are you going to eat it yourself, or do you want us to help you with it?"

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    Chapter 3


    Ang¡¯s eyes gleamed viciously.


    Everyone was congratting her and cursing that damned fatty, but that little bitch Lisa actually said


    that Nora¡¯s facial features weren¡¯t ugly? Hah.


    Ang was about to pass the photo to Lisa when suddenly...


    A cool, fair, and slender arm reached over and took it away.


    With her eyes downcast, Nora casually balled up the photo and grabbed Ang¡¯s hair.


    When she opened her mouth to cry out in pain, she stuffed the photo into her mouth! Her actions were


    as slick and smooth as butter.


    It was only when she tasted the bitter and unpleasant taste in her mouth that Ang finally reacted.She


    was about to spit it out when she heard a low and indifferent voice.


    "A bet¡¯s a bet, Ang."


    Ang¡¯s movements suddenly froze dramatically, and she looked at her as if she had just seen a


    ghost.


    The girl wore a simple white shirt with jeans, which made her legs look long and her waist slender.


    Her hair was tied casually behind her, and a few trifling strands covered her neck.Her skin was as


    smooth as silk and was fair and clean.Her entire self was iparably beautiful! That familiar voice,


    though...


    At the sight of the situation, the others gathered around.


    A boy frowned.


    "Who the heck are you, pretty girl? Ang is Mr.Gray¡¯s fianc¨¦e! Aren''t you afraid of offending the


    Grays?" Nora ignored him and helped Lisa up.


    Seeing that the condition of her eyes wasn¡¯t too serious even though they had turned red, she


    whispered, "Go and rinse your eyes with clean water."


    Lisa bit her lip and shouted with some uncertainty, "Are you, Nora?"


    "Yeah." Everyone was stunned.


    They looked at her incredulously.


    Someone subconsciously spoke.


    "That fatty¡¯s actually this stunning after she lost weight?"


    Everyone looked at Ang again.She was actually pretty good-looking and could be said to be rather


    beautiful.She had always been proud of her looks.


    However, in this instant, as she stood next to Nora, she instead seemed a little dull.


    The look in their eyes made Ang feel as if she had been given a few ps across the cheek, and


    her face was burning hot...


    She had deliberately told the fatty toe back and annul the engagement during her birthday party


    just to let everyone see that she, Ang, was so much more beautiful than Nora.


    But now, she had be the joke instead!


    "What happened?"


    Nora¡¯s father strode over with his current wife.


    When he saw Nora, he was taken aback.


    Surprised, he called out, "Nora?"


    His elder daughter was actually so beautiful after she slimmed down? The light in Ang¡¯s eyes


    flickered at the sight.


    Suddenly, she broke into tears and took out the photo from her mouth.


    "Nora, I know you''re unhappy that Anthony is breaking off his engagement with you.You can continue


    to hit me..."


    Her sobs snapped their father back to reality, and he reached out to hit Nora without any warning.


    "Nora! Anthony is breaking off his engagement with you because of your immoral behavior and


    premarital pregnancy! You were the one who didn¡¯t know better.What does your sister have to do with


    it?"


    Nora felt the depths of her heart turning cold.


    Five years ago, her biased father¡¯s heartlessness had thoroughly broken her heart.


    She was about to avoid the p when her stepmother, Wendy Simpson, unexpectedly came forward


    and stopped her father.


    "There are so many people watching, Henry.Don¡¯t forget the more important matter." The more


    important matter...


    Henry Smith suppressed his anger and spat, "Come upstairs with me!"


    In the study.


    Henry, Wendy, and Ang sat together.


    Nora sat opposite them.She leaned against the sofa, her eyelids drooping, making her look like a


    defiant madman who despised everything.


    However, anyone familiar with her would know that she was just sleepy.


    Henry went straight to the point.


    "Nora, the Grays have agreed to annul the engagement, and your sister is also going to marry into the


    Grays.It¡¯s your sister¡¯s birthday today.Why don¡¯t you give her thepany that your mother left behind


    as a wedding and birthday gift?"


    Ang said eagerly, "Your premarital pregnancy has embarrassed the Smiths, and also caused the


    Grays to be the subject of ridicule for so many years.Take it as you¡¯repensating us by giving me


    thepany!"


    Henry threw the contract that he had prepared in advance over and ordered, "This is an ownership


    transfer agreement Signit."


    Nora¡¯s eyes were cold.


    The Smiths had obviously been the ones who didn¡¯t want to annul the engagement because they


    wanted to climb up the socialdder.


    The Grays had also refused to annul it for some reason.


    Yet everything was now her fault? Besides, everything that the Smiths had was left behind by her


    mother...


    Not only were they hogging the house, but they didn¡¯t intend to spare even thepany now? Their


    insatiable greed was disgusting.


    She looked up slightly, and said coolly, "No."


    As if a cat with its tail trampled on, Ang shouted sharply, "Nora, what do you mean by that?"


    Nora nced outside¡ªit was gettingte.


    She wanted to go back and sleep with Cherry, so she went to the point and said, "Calling off the


    engagement, okay.Wedding gift, nope."


    Then, she stood up and walked out.


    "Stand right there, Nora!" Henry yelled angrily.


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    Unfortunately, Nora turned a deaf ear to him.


    When she reached the front porch, Ang came chasing after her and blocked her path.


    "Tell me, Nora, do you have no intention to annul the engagement at all because you can¡¯t bear to give


    up Anthony?!" Nora found her annoying.


    "Get out of the way."


    "So, that¡¯s really what you''re thinking! You¡¯re so shameless!"


    Ang reached out her hand and sent it flying toward her face arrogantly and unreasonably! The next


    moment, however, Nora grabbed her wrist.


    Unable to break free, a flustered and exasperated Ang cursed angrily, "Don¡¯t you dare think that


    Anthony will have a change of heart ande back to you just because you¡¯ve be pretty! He¡¯ll


    never marry a sullied woman like you who''s saddled with little bastard children, no matter what! Oh,


    and by the way, why didn¡¯t you bring back that little bastard child whose father¡¯s identity is unknown?"


    Smack! With all her strength, Nora returned to her a ruthless p of her own.Her pupils were very dark,


    and she looked like a demon crawling out of hell.


    "Cherry is not a bastard child.If I ever hear you spouting nonsense again, I¡¯m not holding back!"


    After leaving behind a warning, she turned and left.


    Ang¡¯s cheek stung fiercely.She widened her eyes in shock and was so scared that she seemed to


    have even forgotten to cry.


    Neon lights flickered at night in California.


    Nora sat in the cab with her eyes closed and rested.


    Light flickered on her face, shining and dimming erratically, giving off a feeling of loneliness.


    Unknown father...


    Little bastard child...


    These two phrases made her sigh in mncholy.It was still a mystery how she had be pregnant


    five years ago.


    She had no clue as to who Cherry¡¯s father was.


    "We''re here."


    The cabby¡¯s voice interrupted Nora¡¯s thoughts.


    She had only just alighted and entered the hotel when a row of bodyguards suddenly rushed out in


    front of her and stopped her at the side.


    "Please step aside!"


    Many people who were stopped spected in low voices: "What is Mr.Hunt going out for when it¡¯s


    already sote?"


    "I heard that the Hunts¡¯ sole grandson wanted mousse cake..."


    When Nora stretched out her hand to yawn, she immediately saw a tall and noble figure striding out of


    the elevator with a boy about five or six years old in his arms.


    The man kept his gaze straight as he walked forward.


    However, when he passed by Nora, he suddenly stopped.He looked at her with a deep gaze, and said


    in a deep voice, "Miss Smith..."


    Nora paused mid-yawn.

 Chapter 4

    Chapter 4


    With her mouth half-open, Nora looked at Justin in astonishment.The man was very tall, and was a little


    over 6¡¯2".


    Dressed in a ck bespoke suit, his legs were long and straight.


    Thevish hotel lights spilled onto his expressionless face, making his facial features appear three-


    dimensional and refined with a firm outline, and he gave off a sense of loftiness.


    However, the mole at the corner of his eye forcibly merged allure and coldness, adding a sense of


    abstinence to him.


    The little boy he was holding was also wearing a suit.


    He was leaning on the man¡¯s shoulder and had buried his head into it to hide his appearance, so as to


    prevent the media from secretly taking photos of him and exposing information about him.


    Unfortunately, she was in no mood to appreciate his good looks.


    Had Justin Hunt...caught wind of her identity as Anti? She was just thinking about it when she noticed


    Justin frowning.


    In an imposing manner, he said, "Stay away from my son.Also, you¡¯re not my type."


    His voice was deep and melodious like a baritone hitting one¡¯s eardrums.


    It made people want to hear him speak a little more, yet they were dissuaded by that chilly aura of his


    that reached bone-deep.


    Nora¡¯s eyes, which had been drooping because of drowsiness, widened big and round in this instant.


    A question mark slowly appeared in her mind: ? While she was stunned, the man turned away and


    strode off.


    The people around looked at her all at once, and they took a step back as if she was some kind of virus


    while they engaged in private discussion


    "In recent years, countless people have tried to approach Mr.Hunt by pleasing the Hunts¡¯ sole


    grandson, but Mr.Hunt hates that the most!"


    "It seemed like thest woman who had dared to have ideas about the Hunts¡¯ sole grandson had


    married a 60-year-old man in the end.That woman is too bold!"


    It was only when she overheard thements that Nora finally understood what he meant.


    Is that man out of his mind? Soon, Justin left the lobby.


    The bodyguards also withdrew, and the hotel lobby went back to normal.


    Inside the extra-long ck Bentley.


    Pete had a sullen look on his face, and he made a silent protest.


    Justin frowned.


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    His son¡¯s abnormal behavior tonight had caused him to check the surveince camera footage in the


    corridor.


    There, he saw that the woman had kissed and hugged his son.


    The problem was that for the very first time, Pete, who had always been averse to others and disliked


    physical contact, hadn¡¯t resisted.


    Was it because that woman was so fair and beautiful that she was overly eye-catching? He thought of


    her sheer beauty that even her simple dressing couldn¡¯t hide, and the kind of careless wildness in her


    actions when she was yawning.


    And, in particr, the rejection and indifference in her cat-like eyes when she was facing him.She was


    unlike other women.She certainly had a few tricks up her sleeve! At the Smiths.


    The birthday party was already over when Anthony arrived.


    Ang¡¯s face was swollen, and a clear handprint could be seen.She applied a towel wrapped around


    ice as a coldpress to her cheek.


    In tears, sheined, "Why are you here sote, Anthony?"


    Anthony looked ufortable for a moment.


    On the way to the Smiths, he had taken a detour and asked a private investigator to help inquire about


    the beauty he saw at the airport today.


    He coughed and put on an anxious and concerned look.


    "What happened? Did that fatty hit you? Is she refusing to annul the engagement? Where is she? I will


    pay her a visit myself!"


    Pay her a visit himself...


    That means they''ll meet.


    For some reason, Ang thought of that aggressively beautiful face, and a sense of anxiety formed in


    her heart.


    If Anthony were to meet Nora, he definitely wouldn¡¯t take a fancy to her...


    Right? Ang tightened her hold on the towel.


    Then, she immediately said, "Anthony, you don¡¯t need to go in person.She just can¡¯t bear to let go of


    thepany.Don¡¯t worry, I''ll make her agree."


    Anthony didn¡¯t insist.


    After all, his mind was no longer here.


    He nodded and said with emphasis, "Without thepany, Grandpa will never agree to our


    engagement! I''ll leave this matter to you.I don¡¯t want to see her pig-like face, either.By the way, did she


    be even fatter?"


    Ang became wary.


    She didn¡¯t answer but said, "Don¡¯t meet her if you don¡¯t want to.I¡¯ll definitelye up with a solution


    about the wedding gift."


    "Okay."


    After leaving the Smiths, Anthony drove absentmindedly.


    However, his mind waspletely on the woman whom he had met at the airport.He didn¡¯t know who


    she was, but the air around her, and her beauty were something that he had rarelye across in his


    whole life.


    It''d be great if 1 can take her as my wife.


    As soon as the thought formed, he couldn¡¯t curb his strong desire to see her again.


    Suddenly, he received a call from the private investigator.


    "Mr.Gray, I couldn¡¯t find the identity of that beauty, but I found the hotel where she¡¯s temporarily staying


    at." Anthony¡¯s eyes lit up.


    "Send it to me!"


    When Nora reached the hotel, Cherry was already asleep.She went straight to the study.She sat on the


    sofa and made a call.


    "Solo, give me all the information about Idealian Pharmaceuticals."


    The lively voice sounded a little powerless at the moment.


    "Say, Anti, don¡¯t go too far.Do you think I¡¯m your subordinate just because I owe you my life? Don¡¯t I,


    the world¡¯s number one hacker, deserve some respect? You¡¯re asking me to do even something as


    trivial as this? How about you name your price, and we call it even?" The corners of Nora¡¯s lips curled


    upward slightly.


    "Sure.How much is your life worth?"


    ¡°..."


    After a moment of silence, Solo said, "Fine, you win.Give me five minutes."


    Five minutester, Solo emailed her all the information about Idealian Pharmaceuticals.


    Idealian Pharmaceuticals was thepany that her mother had left behind when she died.She was still


    young at that time, so thepany was handed over to a dedicated manager to handle in her


    stead.She had never taken over the reins all this time, either.


    However, for the Smiths to want it so much, and even wanted her to give it to Ang as a wedding gift,


    there must be something fishy going on.She carefully looked through the information until she heard


    faint footsteps in the soundproof corridor.


    Disturbed by the sound, Nora frowned.


    Mrs.Lewis exined, "There are people staying in the presidential suite next door.I heard it¡¯s Mr.Hunt."


    Her cell phone beeped at this point¡ªit was a message from Solo: "The number one family is


    impressive indeed.Mr.Hunt offered me a few million dors just to know whether you''re a man or a


    woman.Anti, you''re done for!"


    Justin Hunt again.


    Nora cast her cat-like eyes downward slightly.


    Her long, slender fingers tapped a few times on the keyboard, and she replied: "Pass him a message


    for me."


    In the presidential suite next door.


    The tall and slender Justin sat on the sofa and leaned back.


    His assistant Lawrence Zimmer stood there respectfully, "Mr.Hunt, Solo has brought a message from


    Dr.Anti."


    Justin looked up coldly.


    "What is it?"


    Lawrence coughed and touched his sses.


    Then, he read out the message methodically.


    Dr.Anti asks, ¡®Mr.Hunt, are you looking for me in such a hurry because you require brain surgery?"


    With this, the temperature in the room dropped to a freezing point.


    After a long while, Justin finally suppressed his anger and squeezed out two words: "The! Photo!"


    Lawrence instantly understood what he meant, and he immediately brought out a photo of Dr.Anti that


    he had bought at a high price and handed it to him.


    Justin took it.


    He would see just who exactly the person making fun of him was!

 Chapter 5

    Chapter 5


    The photo, which was taken half a year ago, was just a snapshot taken during one of Anti¡¯s surgeries.


    The subject wore a surgical cap, and their body was wrapped tightly all around.


    All one could tell was that it was a slightly chubby woman.


    She was looking down, her cat-like eyes slightly downcast with a focused and serious look in them.


    Those eyes look a little familiar...


    Justin quickly dismissed the thoughts in his mind.


    The physique of the woman next door didn¡¯t match.It wasn¡¯t her.


    During this time, Mrs.Lewis was chasing Nora to bed.


    "Nora, because of your poor health, you usually need more sleep than others.You¡¯re not allowed to stay


    up anymore..."


    Nora stretched and said in a slightly hoarse voice, "Okay."


    Although she had recovered, her constitution was weak, and she had little energy.


    She needed a full twelve hours of sleep every day.


    When she was living abroad, her aunt had even nicknamed her the Queen of Sleep¡ªbecause if


    nothing happened, she could just sleep for three days and three nights straight...


    The next day, she was woken up by the phone.She picked up the call with her eyes closed.


    Ang¡¯s voice reached her.


    "Have you given the matter about thepany any thought?"


    ¡°...Not really."


    In a charitable tone, Ang said, "How about this¡ªwe''ll both take a step back.I give you half a million,


    and you transfer thepany to me.Surely you''re satisfied now?"


    Nora turned over and found afortable position, but still did not open her eyes.


    Idealian Pharmaceuticals¡¯ annual ie approximated $5,000,000.


    All the money had been handed to her nominal guardian, Henry Smith, during all these years.


    Although the money wasn¡¯t much, her mother¡¯spany wasn¡¯t to be given away so thoughtlessly!


    Ang continued sarcastically.


    "Does your aunt¡¯s savings even amount to $100,000 after she¡¯s worked so hard for so many years?


    That¡¯s $500,000 we¡¯re talking about.You¡¯ve probably never seen that much money in your life, right?"


    The presidential suite cost $100,000 per night.


    Moreover, worried that Cherry would be ufortable in her lodgings before they found a house, her


    aunt had straight-up booked a one-month-long stay.


    Indeed, she had never seen such a pittance.


    Seeing that she still wasn¡¯t speaking, Ang changed her strategy.


    "Nora, you may not know this, but thatpany isn¡¯t making any money at all, and is close to


    bankruptcy.If you transfer thepany to me, there may still be a chance to turn the losses into


    profits!" Nora thought, Ha ha ha.


    Ang went on.


    "It¡¯s a pharmaceuticalpany.Trash like you that didn¡¯t even go to school undoubtedly know nothing


    about it.I¡¯m a high-achieving medical student, and I¡¯ve always taken first ce in professional


    knowledge all these years.And, I¡¯m even intending to apply as a postgraduate student at Professor


    Anti¡¯s! " Anti is the most amazing surgeon in the world, and they can perform even the most difficult


    operations.


    They are a legend in the industry! However, they¡¯re very mysterious.


    The Boston University had put in a lot of thought to invite them over as a professor...


    "Why am I telling an idiot like you all this? It¡¯s not like you understand what I¡¯m saying! Nora, I¡¯d advise


    you to quit while you''re ahead.Don¡¯t puff yourself up at your own expense! Thepany will only go


    bankrupt faster."


    Nora knitted her brows, a little annoyed.


    "...It¡¯s too noisy."


    An agitated Ang demanded, "What do you mean by that?"


    She threatened her fiercely.


    "Are you feigning ignorance because you don¡¯t want to annul the engagement?! I¡¯m the only one that


    Anthony loves, and what he values about me is also my talent in medicine! Even if I don¡¯t get the


    company as a wedding gift, he''ll still marry me all the same! Seems like you want to do this the hard


    way, huh?!"


    Nora hung up decisively and tossed the cell phone aside.


    Then, she hugged the pillow and fell into a deep sleep once more.


    As for Ang¡¯s threats...


    No matter what kind of demons and monsters they were, all of them could juste over and send


    themselves to death¡¯s door! After a full twelve hours of sleep, Nora finally got out of bed reluctantly.She


    decided to go to some private investigators to look for clues to her son¡¯s whereabouts.


    Nora changed and went out.


    At the door, after a very perfunctory hug with Cherry, she slowly instructed, "Don¡¯t y games all


    day.Take care not to spoil your eyesight."


    "Four kills, four kills! Oh, you¡¯re so stupid!"


    Cherry¡¯s hand tapped away quickly on the phone she was holding.


    When she heard her mom, she nodded without even looking up.


    "Okay.Don¡¯tworry, Mommy, I¡¯ll take care of Mrs.Lewis."


    She clearly wasn¡¯t listening at all.


    Nora looked up slightly and added, "There¡¯s a very difficult person next door.Don¡¯t go out if you don¡¯t


    have to."


    Cherry¡¯s eyes immediately widened with interest.


    "Is he a monster, Mommy?"


    With Justin¡¯s arrogant appearance in mind, Nora, who had always been reticent in nature, said slowly,


    "Well, this monster is as beautiful as a woman and has a mole at the corner of his eye, but it seems


    that his brain isn¡¯t working very well."


    "Oh." Cherry waved.


    "I definitely won''t go out, then.I don¡¯t y with dummies." Noraughed.


    Then, she closed the door and got ready to go to the elevator.


    However, when she looked behind her, she immediately froze.


    At some point in time, Justin was actually standing behind her.


    The man¡¯s tall figure made the spacious hallway seem a bit cramped.


    His dark eyes were staring at her, and even the mole at the corner of his eye seemed to be exuding a


    bone-deep chill.


    He was probably going out.


    An assistant and a bodyguard followed behind him.


    There were only the three of them, but his presence was no weaker than yesterday¡¯s.


    Nora raised her eyebrows.


    To be honest, her aunt had given her a thousand reminders and warnings before she returned to the


    States.


    Here, she could protect her, no matter who she provoked.


    However, the only person she mustn¡¯t mess with was Justin Hunt!! She had given a sarcastic reply as


    Antist night, but that was because they were separated by the Inte.


    But now...


    Nora cast her cat-like eyes downward slightly, and she exined in a careless and sloppy tone,


    "Mr.Hunt, I was just joking with the child.


    I definitely wasn¡¯t alluding to you or anything like that."


    The corner of Lawrence¡¯s lips spasmed a little.


    Can that woman''s tone get any more perfunctory? Is there any monster out there that has a mole at the


    corner of its eye? That monster¡¯sst name is probably Hunt, right?! There was no visible emotion on


    Justin¡¯s face, making people unable to tell what he was thinking.


    He merely cast a long look at Nora before taking the lead and walking ahead.


    Nora deliberately dawdled where she was, and waited for them to enter the elevator before she walked


    out and let out a sigh of relief.


    That man had only given her a simple nce just now, but she had sensed fierce murderous intent.


    He was indeed trouble.It was best that she stayed far away from him.


    In the elevator.


    Justin narrowed his eyes slightly.


    The lighting had been bad the previous night.


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    He was nearer to her today and discovered that the woman was astonishingly fair.


    Her cat-like eyes were casually downcast, and her curly eyshes were long and ck.


    She appeared sweet and docile, but how was it that he found that wild energy around her when she


    dissed people without using expletives a little familiar? At the same time.


    After Pete was sure that the demon lord was gone, he immediately dialed the neighboring room¡¯s


    phone extension number.


    Someone picked up, and a young voice sounded.


    "Hello?" Pete paused.


    "I¡¯m staying next door.Can I visit you?"


    The little girl was surprised.


    "So, you''re the little dummy from next door?"


    As the youngest genius in the field of finance, this was the first time someone had called him a


    dummy.However, the little girl quickly spoke again.


    "Can you y games with me?"


    The light in Pete¡¯s dark eyes flickered a few times, and he replied, "Yes, I can."

 Chapter 6

    Chapter 6


    The lobby of Hotel Finest wasvishly decorated, and the neat and clean marble floor reflected light.


    Anthony sat on the sofa and stared in the direction of the elevator.


    The Hunts¡¯ hotel management was strict, and the front desk refused to sell their customers¡¯


    information.


    Thus, he could onlye over early in the morning to wait, in hopes that he could catch the


    woman.His hard work paid off, and he finally found her.He jumped onto his feet when the graceful


    figure carelessly came out.


    With a bouquet of roses in his hands, he blocked her path in what he thought was a very charming


    manner.


    "Hello, beautiful.What a coincidence, I didn¡¯t expect for us to meet again!"


    Nora was rendered speechless.


    They had already annulled their engagement, so why was this guy still showing up in front of her again


    and again? Anthony, who didn¡¯t notice her annoyance at all, said with a smile: "Since it seems like


    we''re destined to be, surely you should tell me your name now?"


    Nora narrowed her eyes.


    She originally couldn''t be bothered to pay him any attention, but when she thought of how he had also


    been in the delivery room back when she was giving birth...


    Perhaps she could try sounding him out.Her lips slowly parted.


    "Isabel Anderson."


    Anderson was her mother¡¯sst name.


    Anthony¡¯s eyes lit up.


    "Are you free, Miss Anderson? Coincidence is a wonderful thing.How about going to the cafe next door


    and having a chat?" Nora nodded without much care.


    Anthony walked in front eagerly.


    "This way, Miss Anderson...By the way, where¡¯s your younger sister?"


    Nora raised her brows.


    "My younger sister?"


    "Yes, that little girl who came out of the airport with you yesterday.You look only about 20 years old;


    surely you can¡¯t possibly have a daughter who¡¯s already that age, right?" Anthony jested, thinking he


    was being humorous.


    "..."


    Nora couldn¡¯t be bothered to exin.


    Instead, she replied, "Let''s go upstairs."


    "It¡¯s just as well that she isn¡¯t here.That way, she won''t bother us...The cakes from the cafe over there


    are pretty good.You can bring some back for your sisterter..."


    The way to chase a woman was to please everyone around her.


    Anthony was very experienced in this.


    Nearby, Justin, who had just inspected the hotel, stared coldly at the two of them from the back.


    Behind him, Lawrence, his assistant, curled his lip.


    "That woman¡¯s too much, Mr.Hunt! Never mind that she had deliberately approached Pete to please


    you, but she¡¯s actually two-timing? "And, she even referred to her daughter as her younger sister when


    she was lying to someone else! I didn¡¯t even see her putting in that much effort when she was lying to


    you!"


    The bodyguard behind him had question marks all over his face.


    Was this really something to bepared? Justin¡¯s expression darkened.


    A sharp look shed across his deep-set eyes, and even the temperature in the entire lobby seemed to


    drop a few degrees.He said frostily, "Look her up."


    "Yes, sir."


    After walking into the cafe, Nora found a table by the window.


    In a matter of a few words, she had made Anthony turn the topic to the matter of his engagement.


    Anthony was eager to exin himself, yet his tone was mocking and awful.


    "I''m really not a scumbag, Miss Anderson.You don¡¯t know how ugly that fatty is.There¡¯s so much flesh


    on her face that even her eyes were nearly squeezed shut.When she walks, it¡¯s as if the whole ce is


    shaking."


    She even insisted on using the excuse that her obesity is due to hormonal injections.Hah, she speaks


    as if she¡¯ll be a beauty if she slims down.


    "She''s also mentally ill.She dropped out of elementary school in third grade, and stayed at home ever


    since, cooping herself up every day in her room.She doesn¡¯t even kick up a fuss when anyone hits or


    scolds her, much less retaliates.


    "It¡¯s unfair to make me marry an uneducated, illiterate, and mentally impaired fatty like that, isn¡¯t it?!"


    Nora was Close to nodding off as she listened to him with her cheek in her hand.She had known since


    she was a child that crying and kicking up a fuss were useless in a home as biased as theirs.


    The reason why she hadn¡¯t fought back despite being hit was that she had always kept her mother¡¯s


    last words firmly in her mind¡ªshe must be in and mediocre, and that she was not allowed to show


    her wit and ingenuity before she became of age.


    She had said that this was the only way her life could be saved."I really hate the Smiths¡¯ behavior.If it


    weren¡¯t for thatpany, I wouldn¡¯t be humoring Ang now, either..."


    Anthony, who realized that he had said too much, hurriedly asked, "Oh, what am I saying such things


    for? Where are you from, Miss Anderson?"


    Nora casually made up an answer.


    "New York."


    The Andersons from New York? Anthony swallowed hard.


    That was a big-name familyparable to the Hunts! Anthony fawned on her even more.


    "I didn¡¯t expect you toe from such a wealthy family.No wonder you have such apelling


    presence and air of elegance around you."


    Nora didn¡¯t care about his assumptions and continued to sound him out.


    Her disposition seemed casual, but her grip around her coffee cup had tightened slightly.


    "I heard that your fianc¨¦e gave birth to a child five years ago, but it was abandoned.I''m really curious¡ª


    where did that child go?"


    Anthony hurriedly exined.


    "That¡¯s just a rumor, Miss Anderson! That fatty took the child abroad!"


    What the Smiths publicly announced was that Nora had only given birth to a baby girl.


    After all, they would incur the people¡¯s wrath if anyone knew that they had done something like


    abandoning a newborn infant.


    Nora scoffed.


    "I¡¯m just curious.Since you don¡¯t want to say it, then forget it!"


    She put the coffee cup down heavily on the table and pretended that she was leaving, vividly acting the


    part of a rich, spoiled princess.


    Sure enough, Anthony panicked.He reached out to grab her.


    "That¡¯s not what I meant.Don¡¯t get mad¡ª"


    Nora subtly evaded him and raised an eyebrow.


    "So, are you going to answer me or not?"


    Her behavior didn¡¯t raise Anthony¡¯s suspicions.


    After all, such secrets about wealthy families were what many people liked to talk about idly.


    Just like gossip about celebrities, a lot of people would find it interesting.He spoke reluctantly.


    "Uncle Henry¡ªHenry Smith¡ªwas the one that handled it back then.I really don¡¯t know anything."


    Seeing that Anthony didn¡¯t seem to be lying, Nora lost interest right away.


    What a waste of her time that she could¡¯ve spent sleeping.She got up and walked out straightaway.


    Anthony was stunned for a moment before he went after her.


    "I¡¯m telling the truth, Miss Anderson...Are you busy with something? In that case, why don¡¯t you give


    me your number? We can contact¡ª"


    "I don¡¯t think so."


    Nora left behind only four words and went straight out, got into a taxi, and left.


    A confused Anthony was left behind frozen in ce.His expression couldn¡¯t help but darken.


    Were the temperaments of all the girls from top-ss wealthy families this vtile? She was too hard


    to chase! Nora got a few private investigators in California to try and look for clues.


    It wasn¡¯t until the evening that she finally dragged her tired self back to the hotel.


    Beep.


    As soon as she opened the door, she heard the conversation between Cherry and another child


    coming from within: "The princess is here! Everyone, step aside! The little dummy is to escort her!"


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    "...OKay."


    "Heh heh, do you want to try my cannon? Little dummy, tank the damage from the defensive tower.Go!"


    "I¡¯m out of HP."


    "Hey, why are you running? Thank the damage for me, and I''ll be able to get the five kills!"


    "l die."


    "Are you a man or not? You''re so cowardly even in a game.What are you so scared of?"


    Cherry was usually very cute and well-behaved, but once she started ying games, she would


    be very irritable and foul-mouthed.


    Her behavior today was already considered rather self-restrained.Whose kid was this ying mobile


    games with her, though?

 Chapter 7

    Chapter 7


    Nora walked into the living room and saw Cherry in her pajamas holding a cell phone.She was sitting


    cross-legged and was ying happily with the game¡¯s audio turned on.


    Hearing the sound of the door opening, the little girl turned and looked over.


    Seeing that Nora was about to get mad, she put on a bright smile and blinked her big round eyes.


    "Mommy, you''re finally back.I was so bored.I missed you so much!" Nora sighed silently.


    Wasn''t the reason why Cherry yed games every day exactly that she was either busy or sleeping,


    and didn¡¯t have any time to spend with her? She resisted her drowsiness and desire to immediately


    jump into bed, and said, "Clean up the ce, Cherry.Let¡¯s have dinner outside tonight."


    Mrs.Lewis asked, "What would you like to wear tonight, Cherry?"


    Cherry thought about it seriously.


    "The little gray suit from Gi!" Nora frowned.


    "Are you wearing boys¡¯ clothing again?"


    Cherry had a quirk¡ªshe liked going out with her dressed like a little boy.She continued to stare at the


    phone.


    "Uh-huh.This round¡¯s ending soon.Mommy, what are we having?"


    Nora reached over and grabbed her cell phone before she answered, "We''re having pizza downstairs."


    Then, she turned off the game.


    "Hey! We''re raiding soon.You¡ª"


    An irritable Cherry was about to throw a tantrum, and she was even about to curse.


    However, when her eyes met Nora''s, the little girl pursed her lips and squeezed out two words from in


    between her teeth: "Let''s go."


    In the room next door.


    Pete stared at the cell phone.


    ¡®sweetcherry¡¯ had logged off the game, and the voice call had also been disconnected.He felt a small


    sense of loss at the bottom of his heart.


    Chester Hunt, who was sitting on the sofa, breathed a sigh of relief at the sight.


    "Kiddo, you''re done atst.My tyrant of an elder brother ising back soon, so hurry and clean up the


    ce!"


    Pete, who looked sullen, didn¡¯t speak.


    Chester came over and looked at his cell phone.


    "Who are you ying with? You look so reluctant to log off.If you want to y it again, why don¡¯t! y


    with you next time? I¡¯m really good.I¡¯m ranked among the top ten yers on the local server.The top


    yer on the server, sweetcherry, is our team leader, and the two of us are online buddies.I''ll get him to


    let you join and y together next time..."


    At the sight of him looking over, Pete turned off the screen and stood up.


    "Uncle Chester, I wanna have pizza." Chester suddenly felt a headacheing on.


    "C¡¯mon, behave, kiddo.Justin¡¯s not gonna agree to that!"


    As the only grandson of the Hunts, Pete was treated like a VIP.


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    His daily schedule was scientifically nned, and he executed it in strict ordance with the timing.


    Although he didn¡¯t attend sses, he was busier than even adults.


    As Justin wasn¡¯t around today, and Chester felt really sorry for this poor little nephew of his, he risked


    his life and indulged him in ying games all afternoon.


    But...


    Eating out?! This was definitely testing the limits of Justin¡¯s patience! Chester tried painstakingly to


    dissuade him.


    "You forced him to take you out for cake yesterday by refusing to take your medication, but this method


    isn¡¯t going to work today.C¡¯mon, kiddo, behave..."


    It was as if Pete didn¡¯t hear him at all.


    He went straight back to the bedroom and opened the closet.


    He was about to take a random piece of clothing to change into when he suddenly spotted the limited


    edition little gray suit from Gi.He put on the suit impulsively and walked out.


    Shocked, Chester stopped him.


    "Justin¡¯s already downstairs!" Pete looked at him coolly.


    "Uh-huh.It¡¯s fine as long as he¡¯s not at the door."


    Chester watched him leave, feeling as though chills were going down his spine.He felt like a violent


    storm was about toe.


    One minuteter.


    Justin opened the door and strode in, his presence as strong as ever.


    As he entered, a terrified-looking Chester lowered his head and greeted him weakly.


    "Justin..."


    Justin, who was taking off his coat, paused.His inky eyes swept across the room, and his expression


    darkened.


    "Where''s Pete?" He sounded displeased.


    Chester became even more scared.


    "...He¡¯s at the pizza ce downstairs."


    As soon as he spoke, the tyrant suddenly turned around, scaring Chester so badly that he shouted, "I


    know it¡¯s my fault, Justin.Hold back a little...Huh?"


    Justin had already bypassed him and left.


    Chester, who thought that he had managed to narrowly escape, had only just heaved a sigh of relief


    when he heard the other man¡¯s deep voice.


    "I¡¯ll deal with you when I¡¯m back."


    The pizzas at Hotel Finest were $99 each.


    There were all kinds of varieties, and one could order their fill of vors there.


    With a menu in her hand, Nora walked toward the empty tables.


    Cherry followed her.


    Dressed in a little suit, her daughter looked awfully handsome, and there was a sly look in her spirited


    eyes.


    "Mommy, I''ll go look at the cakes."


    Nora let out an "Okay".


    However, when she turned around, she saw her ¡®daughter¡¯ standing behind her and staring at her all


    wide-eyed.


    Pete was only trying his luck.He didn¡¯t expect that he would really meet her again.


    A bit of joy that had never once been there before appeared in the eyes of the usually taciturn boy.


    When Nora saw him staring at herself silently with a menu in his hand, she asked in confusion, "Did


    you not find the cake disy counter, baby?"


    ¡®Baby¡¯... Pete blushed.


    Although his grandparents also asionally called him that at home, the woman¡¯s voice was casual


    andzy, and it actually sounded exceptionally affectionate.


    His eyes suddenly turned red, and he asked sadly, "Are you my mommy?"


    Nora was puzzled.She felt like something was wrong with Cherry.


    Was it because she had forcibly logged her off the game just now? Although Cherry was a spoiled little


    princess, she had always been a lively and active child.


    Surely not, right? Nora bent over and rubbed his head.


    With a low chuckle, she said, "Alright, it¡¯s all Mommy¡¯s fault.What do you wanna have? I''ll order it for


    you, okay?"


    She held up the menu.


    "Do you want pepperoni pizza?"


    It really is Mommy! Pete¡¯s eyes widened.


    He wanted to ask "Mommy, why did you abandon me?", as well as "Where have you been all these


    years?"


    Yet, when all the words reached the tip of his tongue, he swallowed them all down again.He, who had


    grown up being taken care of by Justin, had difficulty expressing his feelings.He could only nod heavily.


    "Yeah!"


    Nora waspletely unaware of howplicated the boy¡¯s emotions were at the moment.She took


    him by the hand and walked to a rtively quiet and inconspicuous table in the corner.


    Cherry, who was lingering at the cake disy counter, looked at the mousse cake, and then at the


    ck Forest cake, unable to decide.


    In the end, it was only after she decided that she would have both that she finally decided to go back to


    where her mother was.


    However, as soon as she turned around, she noticed a very good-looking young man walking toward


    her aggressively.


    Then, he stretched out his long shapely arm, picked her up, and forcibly brought her out.


    "This is all junk food! Don¡¯t eat it!"


    Cherry, who was dumbfounded, struggled fiercely.


    "Who are you? Why are you ordering me around? Let go of me! Help, someone¡¯s kidnapping me!"


    Themotion attracted the attention of the entire dining hall.


    Justin had a stormy look on his face.


    As they were in public, his good upbringing made him suppress his anger in the end, and he snapped,


    "I¡¯m your father!"

 Chapter 8

    Chapter 8


    Chester, who hade after them, couldn¡¯t help holding his forehead when he saw the situation.It was


    all over.


    The kiddo and the tyrant were at it again.


    Pete was stubborn and obstinate.


    Justin was domineering.


    Everything was usually fine if Pete was obedient, but once he refused to behave, chaos would


    undoubtedly break out at home.


    He was just thinking of calling their family home and asking them to save his little nephew when he


    noticed that the tyrant had suddenly stopped in his tracks.


    Mild surprise came over his countenance.


    The few heated droplets on his neck stunned Justin and froze him to the spot.


    This can¡¯t be...He loosened his hold slightly and was immediately faced with a bawling little face.


    Cherry was crying hard, and her sobs wracked her tiny little body.She touched Justin¡¯s face with her


    hand.


    "Daddy...You¡¯re Daddy..."


    Justin was at a loss for words.


    His son always had a sullen look on his face, but his facial expression was a lot more animated at the


    moment.


    Big teardrops rolled down from his dark eyes.It made one feel extraordinarily...helpless.


    "Don¡¯t cry anymore." Justin said hoarsely.


    Then, he stretched out his hand awkwardly, trying to wipe her tears.


    However, a soft little hand grabbed his fingers instead.


    "Daddy!"


    She finally had a father.She was no longer a child that had popped out of a rock.


    Although Cherry was lively and outgoing, she nevertheless felt terribly envious every time she saw


    other children being lifted high into the air by their fathers.


    Her soft voice caused Justin to swallow back the "Real men don¡¯t cry" line that he was about to say.


    Pete was only five.He was still a child.His usually hard and tough heart actually softened a bit.


    With a sullen look, Justin chided, "Oh, really now.Crying and kicking up a fuss just because of some


    food?"


    Despite that, he put Cherry down in an unprecedented move.


    Cherry sped hisrge hand tightly as though she was afraid that what was already in the bag...


    uh, afraid that her father would disappear.


    She looked up and said, "Let¡¯s have dinner together, Daddy."


    Justin pursed his lips and looked at his watch.


    "I only have an hour."


    Chester, who was already dumbfounded a long time ago, was rendered speechless.


    In the past, Pete had always rather gone hungry and be punished than give in! Had he be


    enlightened? Cherry was terribly excited.


    She had found such a handsome father! Whether he really was her father or not, it was in no way a


    loss! The world of a looks-obsessed fanatic was just that simple!


    "Eat this, Daddy! This is expensive!"


    "Don''t just drink juice, Daddy.It¡¯s too filling, and you won''t get to eat much."


    Justin stared solemnly at his son who was behaving like a totally different person.


    Meanwhile, Chester, who was seated next to him, whispered, "Justin, has Pete been possessed?"


    After choosing what she wanted to eat, Cherry took Justin¡¯s hand and walked towards the table in the


    corner.


    "Daddy, Mommy¡¯s over there."


    Justin¡¯s vision followed her finger and saw the woman in the corner again.


    She was leaning backzily on thefortable sofa, her eyes downcast as if everything happening


    around her had nothing to do with her, and indifferent as if she was isted from the world.


    She supported her cheek with one hand while holding a fork in the other as she ate absentmindedly.


    There was an inexplicable charm in her movements.Her fingers were long and slender with well-


    defined joints.


    Such fingers were very nimble and flexible and were very suitable for ying the piano.


    They were very beautiful.


    Opposite her, a child sat with their back to them.


    As the child was too short, they could only see the top of their hair.It was likely her daughter.


    Justin retracted his gaze and looked at Cherry solemnly.


    "She isn¡¯t your mommy."


    "She is my mommy."


    With a cold look, Justin bent over.


    "Remember this, Pete.Don¡¯t trust any women, especially...beautiful ones!"


    Cherry¡¯s eyes widened.


    Pity? It would really be a pity only if he didn¡¯t ept Mommy! Her eyes suddenly became red.


    "If you don¡¯t recognize her as my mommy, then you''re not my father!" Justin looked displeased.


    His sullen gaze was as if it wanted to pierce right through people, and even the mole at the corner of


    his eye felt scrutinizing.


    Just how had that woman bewitched his son? She actually made Pete say something like that!


    And...He suddenly realized something, and he asked, "Did youe down together with her?"


    Cherry replied, "Of course."


    It was just like what he had thought.He knew it.


    Why would Pete suddenly want pizza? Justin scoffed.


    That woman was still flirting with some other man downstairs this afternoon, yet now she was trying to


    seduce him by using his son again.


    It seemed that the verbal warning he gave herst night was not enough.He turned around forcefully.


    "Don¡¯t talk to her anymore." Cherry was confused.


    She looked at her mother aggrievedly, then looked up at her big and tall father.


    In the end, she gritted her teeth and left with Justin.


    She wanted to help Mommy kidnap Daddy home.


    "Daddy, isn¡¯t my mommy good-looking? She¡¯s even prettier than the celebrities.If you marry her, how


    impressive would it be when you take her out in the future?" Justin was perplexed.


    Just what kind of indecent things did the woman say to his son?! Nora, who was eating slowly, was


    close to falling asleep.


    Her daughter was being exceptionally sensible this evening.


    The usually picky eater surprisingly didn¡¯t pick out the carrots and had eaten them all.It was just that


    she was taking quite a long time to eat.She was slightly worried.


    "Are you eating too much?" Pete rubbed his round belly.


    He knew that he would probably be grounded by the tyrant when he returned.He had dawdled for over


    an hour because he was reluctant to part with Mommy.


    When he heard her, he pursed his lips and said, "I''ll get another cake."


    "....Go ahead."


    The corners of Nora¡¯s lips spasmed a little.Then, she leaned back and closed her eyes.


    At the same time, Cherry took the opportunity while the others were taking their belongings to sneak


    back and check on Nora.


    When she discovered how sleepy she looked, she felt a little sorry.


    Having dinner with her was already taking a lot of time away from her sleep.


    Yet she had apanied Daddy and abandoned Mommy.She shouldn¡¯t have done that.


    Cherry walked over and sighed.


    "Are you sleepy, Mommy? Let¡¯s go back."


    The little fellow¡¯s finally full.


    Nora stretched and let out an "Okay".


    Then, she held her hand and left the restaurant.


    A minuteter, Pete came back, only to see the empty table.


    The light in his eyes slowly dimmed, and his shoulders also slumped.


    At this point, a deep voice came from behind.


    "Time''s up." Pete¡¯s tiny body trembled.


    When he turned around, he saw the tyrant standing impatiently behind him.He knew that he would


    definitely be scolded when they got home.


    Unexpectedly, the next moment, Justin bent over and picked him up.


    He even asked, "Are you full?"


    Pete was puzzled.


    Did the tyrant decide to turn over a new leaf today? In the top-ss presidential suite.


    Ding!


    Nora was about to go to bed when the doorbell rang.


    She asked impatiently, "Who is it?"


    An unfamiliar male voice reached her.


    "My name is Hunt, Miss Smith."


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    Hunt? Nora got up and called out, "Open the door, Cherry."

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    Chapter 9


    "Mommy, I¡¯m in a fierce team battle now! ...Be careful of the ones at the back! Hey Chesty, how many


    times have you already died? Why are you more fragile than even ss?!"


    Cherry, who was sitting on the sofa, dissed her teammates angrily without even looking up.


    Resigned, Nora walked over to open the door.It wasn¡¯t Justin standing outside but a man who looked to


    be about 20 years old.


    He wore a white casual outfit and was leaning against the wall as he yed a game on his cell phone.


    His deep-set eyes that looked simr to Justin¡¯s were slightly upturned, and there was a bright and


    harmless feeling in his facial features.


    He looked just like a well-brought-up boy from a rich family.


    At the sight of the door opening, Chester lowered his voice and said in the call with his gaming team,


    "Leader, I¡¯m already dead I] anyway, so I''ll count on you for this round."


    After turning off the microphone, he raised his head and looked Nora up and down.


    The woman was astonishingly fair.


    Her originally docile-looking and cat-like eyes were slightly lidded, and there was some fatigue and


    sleepiness on her expressionless face.


    Her voice was very low as she asked, "Is something the matter?"


    No wonder she dared to seduce Justin.She did indeed have some impressive assets.


    Chester said, "Miss Smith, I''d like to discuss something with you.Can you move to the suite downstairs


    and give up the presidential suite?"


    Nora raised her eyebrows.


    "Why?" Chester offered her a check.


    "Let me kindly remind you that this hotel belongs to the Hunts.ording to the regtions, if the hotel


    cancels a booking without a reason, they''ll have to pay double the damages for breaching the


    contract.Here¡¯s a check for one million dors."


    Nora stared at the check wordlessly.


    Did she look very poor? Why was every one of them trying to dismiss her with money? Seeing that she


    wasn¡¯t giving in, Chester threatened, "If you don¡¯t agree to it, then I can only trouble the guards to throw


    you out.


    I¡¯m sure Miss Smith wouldn''t want to escte things to sucha degree, right?"


    How dare he threaten her? The look in Nora¡¯s eyes turned cold.


    Then, she heard Chester continue.


    "Miss Smith, you¡¯ve been trying time and again to seduce my elder brother.I¡¯m cutting you some ck


    because it isn¡¯t easy taking care of a child.Otherwise, I wouldn¡¯t just be changing your room


    reservation!"


    Trying time and again to seduce his brother? Nora yawned and askedzily, "I¡¯m curious¡ªhow did I


    seduce him?"


    Chester replied angrily, "Didn¡¯t you spend a huge sum of money to stay next door exactly to enjoy the


    benefits of a favorable position? You¡¯ve managed to deceive Pete, but I¡¯m not that stupid.I¡¯ve looked


    into you; your fianc¨¦ broke off his engagement with you, and you even gave birth before you got


    married.What makes a woman like you think you¡¯re worthy of pursuing my brother?"


    It turned out that one was in the wrong just by living next door.


    Where did Justin get that sense of superiority from? Nora asked coldly, "So, no one¡¯s worthy of staying


    in this room?"


    Chester was shocked by the sudden increase in forcefulness in her aura.


    Nevertheless, he said sarcastically, "Of course not.My brother has found out that Dr.Anti is staying right


    in this hotel, and he''ll find her very soon.He''ll definitely invite her to stay here! Only distinguished


    guests like that deserve to stay next to my brother!"


    Nora was puzzled.


    Had her information been found out? She wasn¡¯t afraid of Justin, but getting entangled with such a man


    would be a very troublesome affair.


    Nora cast her eyes downward and thought for a while.


    Then, she took the check from Chester and said lightly, "Thank you.Get someone to help us with the


    room transfer."


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    Being too close was really troublesome, indeed.


    Chester breathed a sigh of relief.


    "At least you still have some self-awareness."


    The presidential suite downstairs wasn''t as good as these two top-ss ones, but it was nevertheless


    more than enough for three.


    Most importantly, the room card assigned to guests that stayed downstairs didn¡¯t allow ess to this


    floor.


    This way, that woman wouldn¡¯t have any chance toe into contact with Pete anymore, let alone


    Justin! Why did she thank him, though? A puzzled Chester returned to the room.


    Then, he reported his meritorious deed to Justin.


    He said, "You don¡¯t have to thank me, Justin.With this, I¡¯ve made up for my mistakes!"


    Justin was sitting behind arge desk, with both hands tapping away quickly on the keyboard.


    Without even looking up, he chided him in a low voice.


    "How meddlesome." Chester was perplexed.


    Why was he detecting a bit of dissatisfaction in those two words? He sneaked behind Justin and saw


    that theputer¡¯s ck screen was densely packed with various intertwined lines.


    Among them, a red dot was slowly moving.


    It was Anti, the person whom Justin had been keeping tabs on for half an hour.


    With a solemn look, he was about to continue tracking her movements when the red dot suddenly


    shed a few times and disappeared.


    The temperature in the room dropped by a few degrees.


    A silly Chester said, "You''ve lost her, Justin."


    Justin slowly raised his head, his dark eyes a difiting sight.


    He slowly said, "I can see that very well."


    Chester instantly shut up.


    Lawrence nced at Chester and sighed mentally.


    The situation in the Hunt family was soplicated, and everyone there was an elite whose thoughts


    people could hardly fathom.


    How did they produce such a simpleton? He coughed and said, "Mr.Hunt, why would she suddenly go


    offline at this critical moment?"


    Was there a traitor among them? However, Justin was personally taking part and had suddenly


    ambushed her this time.


    Only the three of them knew about it.If it wasn¡¯t because Anti had receivedst-minute news, then...it


    could only be a coincidence.


    The hotel was very efficient.


    Half an hourter, Nora was already in the study of the new suite.


    After she sessfully blocked an external attack, she called Solo.


    The other party spoke first.


    "Sorry.Mr.Hunt found some top-ss hacker from somewhere and found information on you from me.At


    the moment, he¡¯s only found out that you''re staying at Hotel Finest, though.Your exact location hasn¡¯t


    been exposed."


    Nora gave an "Mm" and said, "Be careful next time."


    "Okay."


    After hanging up, Nora got up.


    When she passed by the second bedroom and saw that Cherry was already asleep, she walked back


    to the master bedroom.


    After such a dy, she was already sleepy to the extreme.


    Two minutester, the second bedroom door suddenly opened.Cherry¡¯s head poked out from within.


    After confirming that her mother was asleep, she gently closed the door, took out her cell phone, and


    logged in to the game.


    Chesty said, "You¡¯re finally back, leader.What were you doing just now?"


    Cherry curled her lip.


    "The idiot next door suddenly demanded that we change rooms."


    "F*ck! Which idiot is that? How dare they bully our leader! May he choke to death on a ss of water!"


    Chester didn¡¯t think much of the incident even after cursing.


    After all, one would always meet all kinds of strange neighbors when staying in a hotel.


    He asked, "Didn¡¯t you say yesterday that you¡¯re back in California after living abroad all this time? I¡¯ve


    come all the way to California to look for you.Where are you staying now? The top-ss suite next door


    just so happened to be vacant.It¡¯s on me!"


    They didn¡¯t find Anti in the end, and it was empty anyway.He took a sip of water from his ss.


    Right away, he heard ¡®sweetcherry¡¯ scolding him.


    "Get into position, Chesty.Even the monsters in the river are better than you in getting into their


    positions!"


    It was only after she scolded him that she replied, "I¡¯m staying at Hotel Finest."


    "Pft!" Chester choked hard and started to cough violently.


    After getting over it, he eagerly said, "I¡¯m also in Hotel Finest.I¡¯lle to you!"


    "Okay."

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    Chapter 10


    Cherry and Chesty had known each other for over half a year.They got along very well and were


    already good friends.They had already nned to meet when she got back to the States, so she


    agreed as soon as Chester said that.


    Chester asked eagerly, "Which room are you in?"


    Cherry was about to tell him the room number when she suddenly thought of something.


    Instead, she said, "Not tonight, my mom is asleep.Let¡¯s do it tomorrow instead."


    Chesty suddenlyughed.


    "Everyone says that you sound like a little girl only because you''re using a voice changer and that


    you''re, in fact, a dirty middle-aged man.Can you tell me whether you''re male or female?" Cherry


    grinned.


    "It¡¯s a secret."


    California was in the west of the States, and the humidity in the air was just right.It was mild in winter


    and dry in summer.


    With the curtains in the room closed, the room waspletely dark, which made it very suitable for


    sleeping.


    It was already in the middle of the day when Nora finally slowly opened her eyes.She checked the time


    ¡ªit was already past one o¡¯clock in the afternoon.


    Cherry and Mrs.Lewis had already had lunch, so she simply called for takeout.


    At the same time at the hotel entrance.


    With aplicated look, Ang watched Anthony hurriedly enter the lobby.She clenched her fists.


    During the past few days, Anthony¡¯s attitude toward her whenever she called had been very


    perfunctory, and all he asked about was Idealian Pharmaceuticals each time.


    A woman¡¯s sixth sense told her that something must be wrong.


    Thus, she had trailed Anthony early this morning.


    Little did she expect that she would be here.


    Hotel Finest was one of the most expensive and upscale ces in California.


    Ang quietly followed Anthony in and saw him turning into the bar on the first floor.


    He took out a wad of cash, handed it to several waiters, and instructed softly, "...You know what you¡¯re


    supposed to do, right? Act ording to my signals tonight!"


    "Yes, sir."


    After they dispersed, Anthony took a deep breath nervously.


    Then, he lowered his head and started to draft a text message.


    ¡®Hello, Miss Anderson.Sorry if this is a little sudden, but I got your number from the bar on the first


    floor.I''d like to invite you to the bar downstairs at 8 pm"


    After sending the text message, he raised his head and looked at the setup in front of him with


    satisfaction.


    He didn¡¯t know how he had offended the pretty womanst time, but she would definitely fall for him


    tonight.


    After all, no woman would be able to resist a romantic move like this.


    Seeing that she didn¡¯t respond even after a long while after he sent the message, Anthony thought for


    a while and sent another text message to his friends: "Eight o¡¯clock tonight at Hotel Finest¡¯s bar in the


    lobby.Be there or be square."


    He had reserved the whole ce and was asking his friends toe over and cheer for him.


    However, he didn¡¯t realize that he had identally also selected Ang¡¯s name when he mass-sent


    the message.


    After he left, the waiters whispered among themselves.


    "What¡¯s Mr.Gray intending to do?"


    "He¡¯s prepared such a huge surprise.He must be intending to propose to his fianc¨¦e, right?"


    "His fianc¨¦e is so lucky..."


    An excited Ang¡¯s cheeks turned a little warm as she listened to their soft spections.A warm


    current also surged up from the bottom of her heart.


    How could she suspect that Anthony was being unfaithful? She really shouldn¡¯t have! Buzz...She


    received a text message sound notification on her cell phone.She looked down¡ªit was a message


    from Anthony: "Eight o¡¯clock tonight at Hotel Finest¡¯s bar in the lobby.Be there or be square."


    Ang couldn¡¯t helpughing.


    His tone was exactly the same as whenever he asked her out for a date in the past.


    If she hadn¡¯t secretly seen all these, she would never have imagined that Anthony had prepared such a


    huge surprise for her.


    Ang was in a good mood and walked out slowly.


    When she looked up again, she just so happened to see Nora, who was dressed in her pajamas and


    slippers,ing out to pick up her takeout order.


    Her eyes were downcast, and her smooth and silky hair draped behind her.She was fair-skinned, and


    her facial features were impably refined.Her sleepy appearance made her seem a little as if she


    was taking a leisurely stroll.


    Despite being dressed like that, the air around her still attracted people¡¯s attention,


    nevertheless.Ang¡¯s hands balled up slightly.She couldn¡¯t curb her jealousy.


    How could that woman possibly afford to stay in Hotel Finest? She was definitely just pretending to be


    rich.


    She quickly took a couple of steps toward her and reprimanded her.


    "You don¡¯t even have any clothes anymore, yet you still insist on staying in this hotel.Are you nning


    to seduce some rich guy here, Nora? How about taking a good look at yourself first? Do you really think


    you can trick people into paying for you just by using that face of yours?"


    Nora, who was carrying her takeout in one hand and reading a text message on her cell phone in the


    other, looked confused.She casually tapped twice on her cell phone and deleted the Spam text


    messages sent by Anthony.


    Then, she said indifferently, "Uh-huh.At least I have a face to be proud of."


    Her cat-like eyes swept across Ang¡¯s face casually.


    Those few words of hers were very insulting.


    Ang was infuriated.


    Was she saying that she was shameless? Or was she implying that she was ugly? Or perhaps...She


    meant both? She narrowed her eyes.


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    Then, she suddenly smiled.


    "Nora, do you want to know where that abandoned child of yours is? If you do, then I''ll see you at the


    bar at 8 pm."


    So what even if she was pretty? Didn¡¯t Anthony dump her all the same anyway?! She wanted Nora to


    see with her very own eyes how Anthony was going to propose to her! Ang turned and left after


    leaving these words.


    A slightly chilly look entered Nora¡¯s eyes as she looked at her from the back.


    8 pm at the bar again.


    Hah, she would see what her precious little sister and ex-fianc¨¦ have prepared for her! She retracted


    her gaze and went upstairs with the takeout.


    Although the presidential suite they were staying in wasn¡¯t the best of the best, it still had a kitchen.


    Cherry was still growing; they mustn''t eat out all the time.


    The meals that they ate every day were all made by Mrs.Lewis.


    At dinner, Mrs.Lewis prepared a healthy meal with both meat and vegetables.


    Nora had been busy all afternoon.


    When she sat down to eat, she noticed that Cherry had a troubled look on her face.


    She propped Cherry¡¯s chin up with her chubby hands and sighed deeply.


    "Mommy, I¡¯m bored." Nora pinched her facezily.


    In a slightly hoarse voice, she said, "Why aren¡¯t you ying your games, baby?"


    "It¡¯s the weekend." Cherry said disdainfully, "All the school kids are on holiday."


    The corners of Nora¡¯s lips spasmed a little.She felt that Cherry might possibly have forgotten that she


    was just a kindergartener.She passed Cherry her food and asked, "What do you want to do? I¡¯ll spend


    some time with you."


    "It¡¯s fine.Mommy¡¯s busy."


    Cherry put on a very sensible expression while her round eyes darted about here and there.


    "Can you get Mrs.Lewis to take a walk around the hotel with me at eight tonight?" Nora pretended not


    to notice her sneaky thoughts and chuckled softly.


    "Sure."


    Her daughter was very cheeky and always came up with all sorts of entric ideas.She had also


    always been a smart and sensible child and had never let others take advantage of her.She didn¡¯t need


    to worry about letting Mrs.Lewis go out with her.


    After they ate, the trio split up at the door.Nora went to the first floor for her appointment.


    When she saw that her mother had entered the elevator, Cherry took out her cell phone and sent a


    voice message: "Chesty, I¡¯m out! Where are you?"


    Chester¡¯s reply came very quickly: "Table 28 at the cafe on the first floor.I¡¯ll be waiting for you here!"


    Cherry grinned. "Okie Dokie! I''ll be there right away!"

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    Chapter 11


    The bar on the first floor was already bubbling with people¡¯s voices by now.


    Anthony was quite well-known in California.


    Under the power of his summons, his friends brought more friends along and filled up the ce.


    The lights in the entire bar were blurry, and men and women were twisting their bodies fervently on the


    dance floor.


    Ang, who wore a long red gown, was sitting in the corner with a drink in her hand and her cheeks


    rosy.


    Next to her, her group of fair-weather friends wasplimenting her.


    "Hotel Finest¡¯s not cheap, Ang.Anthony must have big ns in mind, right? Is he...going to


    propose?"


    "He must be proposing! I¡¯m sure of it! Isn¡¯t your sister back? I heard that even the marriage certificate


    has been torn into pieces.With that, their engagement can officially be considered annulled!"


    "It¡¯s all that damned fatt...damned woman¡¯s fault! If it hadn''t been for her hiding abroad for so many


    years and refusing toe back and annul the engagement, Ang and Anthony would have been


    married long ago!"


    "Hey, why is that woman here?!"


    With these words, Ang also looked at the entrance.


    Nora was still dressed just as casually today.


    Jeans and a ck T-shirt set off the skin around her neck, making it look so fair that it was glowing


    white.She was expressionless, her eyes were slightly lidded, and she gave off a world-weary feeling,


    yet her looks were eye-catching and beautiful.


    As soon as she entered, she immediately attracted the attention of everyone around her.


    The moment she walked in, a waiter rushed to the back.


    "Mr.Gray, she¡¯s here!" Anthony stood up immediately and walked forward.


    "Get ready!" The loud music in the bar gave Nora a headache, and overwhelming irritation filled her.


    She looked up.When her indifferent gaze located Ang, she walked over to her.


    Before she had even gotten near, she heard a pretentious Ang say, "Why are you here, Nora?


    Anthony will never agree to meet you."


    As soon as she said that, her unsavory friends also spoke.


    "Nora, are you here to make a scene because you caught wind that Anthony¡¯s going to propose?"


    "You were the one with immoral conduct, sleeping with some guy and getting yourself pregnant before


    marriage.That¡¯s why Mr.Gray dumped you.Yet you''re here to harass him now? Where¡¯s your sense of


    shame?!"


    "Even if you¡¯ve be pretty, it won¡¯t change the fact that you''re saddled with extra baggage! Why


    would Mr.Gray ever pay any attention to you? Is there any point in pestering him so persistently?"


    Due to the deafening music, themotion here didn¡¯t reach far.Nora didn¡¯t care what others said


    about her.She looked at Ang.


    "Tell me, where is that child?" Ang approached her with a sardonic smile.


    She pointed to the sofa next to her and spoke in a voice that only the two of them could hear.


    "Nora, sit down obediently, watch tonight¡¯s exciting show in its entirety, and give Anthony and I your


    blessings after that.If you do that, I''ll tell you." Nora understood now.She wanted to use the marriage


    proposal scene to humiliate her.


    However, the private investigators didn¡¯t have any leads at all.


    As long as there was a glimmer of hope, she was unwilling to give it up.Nora sat on the sofa and


    leaned back.She closed her eyes, her long eyshes casting shadows on her cheeks as she uttered,


    "You sure have nothing better to do."


    Ang stared at her fiercely.


    Things had already reached this stage, yet her sister was still so calm.


    It made her look like some kind of clown.She clenched her fists.


    Suddenly, she started to mock Nora.


    "Say, Nora, if you hadn¡¯t been fat and had always been this pretty, would Anthony have broken off the


    engagement?"


    Nora¡¯s eyes suddenly flew open, and a sharp glint appeared in her cat-like eyes.


    "What do you mean by that?" Her obesity had been due to the mistaken use of hormonal injections.


    Even though she had worked so hard to lose weight and suffered so much, it was useless.Her body


    needed to slowly repair its bodily functions.


    Judging from what Ang said, could it be that...


    Seeing that her expression had finally changed, Angughed arrogantly.


    With a venomous look in her eyes, she said maliciously, "We''re both Smiths, so why should you be the


    one to marry into the Grays? But what if you were a fatty? Take a look at what''s happening now¡ªsure


    enough, Anthony has fallen in love with me!"


    "So what even if you¡¯ve slimmed down? It¡¯s toote! What a waste of that face of yours.If you weren¡¯t


    saddled with extra baggage, you might have been able to find another man...But now? Tsk, tsk."


    Anger roiled in Nora¡¯s eyes.


    To think her stepmother had been so vicious just for the sake of an engagement! She was only five


    when she was injected with hormones! She was just about to lose her temper when¡­


    ...


    All the lights in the bar suddenly went out, and the music came to an abrupt stop! Two secondster, a


    white spotlight shone at the center of the dance floor! Anthony was wearing a white suit and he looked


    handsome and elegant.He held a guitar in his hands.


    The moment he appeared, the audience screamed.


    "Anthony! Anthony!" Regardless of whether they were male or female, everyone cooperated and


    shouted his name.


    Anthony smiled.He stretched out a finger and gestured for the audience to keep quiet.


    The ce instantly becamepletely quiet.He strummed the guitar a few times and a melody formed


    smoothly.


    Meanwhile, he also hummed the most popr love songs.


    Although it wasn¡¯t a celebrity-ss performance, it was bearable.


    Ang stood up excitedly, her tears flowing with emotion.


    Anthony was so handsome! After finishing a song, Anthony put down the guitar.


    Then, he held the microphone and said, "I booked this whole ce and got so many friends over today


    because I would like to tell a certain girl something.


    From the very first moment Iid eyes on you, I¡¯ve thought that you are a very extraordinary girl."


    "Wow! Anthony! Anthony!"


    Everyone cheered again, livening up the atmosphere to a climax.


    Anthony gave a wave.


    Immediately, a few "pops" sounded, and the balloons on the ceiling burst, scattering a shower of roses


    from above! This is so romantic! Ang covered her mouth.


    Her eyes were filled with surprise.


    She turned to the side excitedly and said sarcastically to Nora, "Did you see that? Anthony was so


    dismissive toward you back then, but he¡¯s putting in so much effort for me today!¡±


    "Even ten of you can¡¯tpare to a single toe of mine!" Ang felt invigorated.


    Especially when she saw the envy in the eyes of the girls around her.


    Her heart felt like it was going to burst from happiness! Then, she saw Anthony slowly walking step by


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    The surrounding crowd voluntarily stepped aside, as if building a bridge between them.


    Ang straightened her back.


    She couldn¡¯t help but take a few steps toward him.


    She felt like this day was the highlight of her life! She didn¡¯t notice that there was only one person in


    Anthony¡¯s eyes at the moment.


    Even in this dimly lit bar, the woman sitting on the sofa was dazzling and eye-catching.


    There was no one else¡ªincluding Ang¡ªin his eyes at all.


    The only thought on his mind was that this was dramatic enough even for a proposal, so the beauty


    would probably give him a chance again, right? Ang stopped after taking a few steps forward.


    Seeing Anthonying nearer and nearer, her smile blossomed uncontrobly.


    Anthony would probably get down on one knee in front of her next, right? But unexpectedly¡­

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    Chapter 12


    Ang watched Anthony pass her by to finally stop in front of Nora.He bent down and offered her the


    roses in a gentlemanly manner.


    "Miss Anderson, may I have the honor of bing friends with you?"


    Ang¡¯s eyes widened in astonishment as she stared at the scene in disbelief.


    The light in the bar was a bit dim, which made her feel as if she was dreaming.


    Why had Anthony gone up to the damned fatty? Nora didn¡¯t expect such a dramatic twist, either.


    She had only met Anthony twice, yet he had dumped his prospective fianc¨¦e to woo her? But when she


    saw how surprised and furious Ang looked¡ªto the extent that it made her look rather savage¡ªher


    anger from just now calmed a little.


    The corners of her lips curled upward with great interest into a mischievous smile.


    Her smile, which was as bright and dazzling as a blooming sunflower, made Anthony''s eyes light up.He


    was about to say something, but Ang couldn¡¯t control herself anymore.


    She screamed, "Anthony!"


    It was only when he heard her voice that Anthony finally noticed Ang standing beside him.


    He frowned and asked, "Why are you here?"


    Ang was still fantasizing that perhaps Anthony had mistaken someone else for her because of the


    darkness, but his question had shattered herst vestiges of hope.


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    She red at Nora angrily.


    "You bitch! You¡¯re so shameless!"


    After she shouted, she raised her hand to Nora.


    Anthony immediately stopped her.


    With a sullen look, he snapped, "What are you doing, Ang? Don¡¯t make a scene here like a shrew."


    Ang¡¯s eyes flushed angrily.


    "Are you actually defending her? Do you know¡ª"


    "Enough!" Anthony interrupted her.


    "Take a look at yourself now, Ang.Can''t you take a leaf out of Miss Anderson¡¯s book and pick up


    some of herdy-like air and charisma?" Ang was stunned.


    "W-who did you say she was? Don¡¯t you know who she is?" Anthony was taken aback by her question.


    "She¡¯s Isabel Anderson..."


    He turned to the side to see Nora seated leisurely on the sofa.


    With her lips curled into a smile, she saidzily, "Isabel is my middle name.I also have another name¡ª


    Nora.Smith."


    The whole bar suddenly fell quiet for a moment.


    The situation had confused everyone.


    Anthony stared at her in disbelief.


    "Y-you..."


    He was so shocked that he couldn¡¯t say anything even after stuttering for a long time.


    Ang managed to react, however.


    "She¡¯s tricked you, Anthony! She¡¯s tricked us both! She did it on purpose just to take revenge on us and


    make us a joke!"


    That damned fatty had ruined her proposal.She hated Nora¡¯s guts now.


    Ang shouted to everyone around her, "What are all of you still in a daze for? Beat her up! Beat that


    woman to death!"


    Everyone in the bar was friends of Anthony and Ang.


    Upon hearing her shout, everyone surrounded Nora.


    At the sight of so many people throwing their lives away, Nora stretched and loosened her muscles to


    warm up.


    Meanwhile, at the entrance to the lobby.


    Justin entered the lobby.He was about to go to the elevator when he suddenly heard the noise in the


    bar.


    Through the ss walls, he immediately spotted the woman on the sofa.


    There was a little more frostiness on her usually distant expression.


    There was malice on the faces of everyone around her.


    From the looks of things, it seemed like she was about to be assaulted by the group of them? Seeing


    that they were about to start, Justin suddenly turned and entered the bar.


    "Stop!"


    His deep, cold, and fierce shout made Nora, who was about to jump into action, pause.


    Then, a group of well-trained bodyguards swarmed in.


    In no time, they had surrounded the bar.


    The elegant man at the entrance wore a luxurious bespoke hand-tailored suit.


    The mole at the corner of his eye exuded a sense of chilliness.


    His cold eyes swept across the ce and he slowly said, "Group fights are prohibited in Hotel Finest!"


    Nora, who had only just gotten into the mood to fight, lost interest in an instant.


    That man sure had a lot of rules.


    It was affecting her performance.Intimidated by the aura around him, everyone else also stopped


    moving.


    Anthony, the one calling the shots, braced himself and asked, "Who are you?"


    Lawrence, who was following closely behind Justin, answered, "This is Mr.Hunt."


    Mr.Hunt from Hotel Finest...


    Justin Hunt? That man at the top of the golden pyramid?! Anthony had heard that he was here in


    California on a business trip.


    His family had given him a thousand and one warnings and told him not to mess with him.


    Everyone¡¯s expressions changed drastically.


    Lawrence didn¡¯t understand why his boss was suddenly being nosy, but since he had set the rules,


    they had to implement them.


    He cleared his throat, raised his chin, and ordered, "How dare you fight at Hotel Finest? Are you sick of


    living? Get out!"


    Everyone hurried out as if they were fleeing.


    When Nora saw that Ang was also preparing to leave with the crowd, a sharp look shed across


    Nora¡¯s eyes.She grabbed Ang¡¯s arm.


    "Ang, there¡¯s something you haven¡¯t said yet."


    Ang was already in a panic and at a loss at this point.She nced at Justin fearfully, wishing only to


    leave quickly.She lowered her voice and retorted, "What are you going crazy for? Let go!"


    "Okay."


    Nora obediently let go of her arm.


    Ang heaved a sigh of relief.


    Just as she turned away and was about to leave, a huge force suddenly struck her from behind and


    kicked her into the air.


    Bam! Ang hit the table in front and fell to the ground.She felt as if all her internal organs were


    aching.


    After kicking her, Nora walked over and grabbed her by the hair.


    In a fervent tone, she said, "Do you remember what you wanted to tell me now?"


    Ang¡¯s eyes widened.


    With her eyes red, she shouted, "She¡¯s being violent, Mr.Hunt!"


    Justin frowned.


    That woman¡¯s kick just now was unexpectedly forceful.


    She seemed to have some pretty good moves, which made him seem as if he had been too much of a


    busybody.


    Before he even spoke, Lawrence reprimanded her.


    "Group fights are prohibited in Hotel Finest, Miss Smith.Do you have no regard for Mr.Hunt¡¯s rules?"


    Nora looked up slightly.


    Her looks made her look well-behaved and sensible.


    She replied softly, "I¡¯m alone.I¡¯m not in a group."


    Her words shut Lawrence up.


    When one thought about it, there indeed wasn¡¯t anything wrong with what she said.


    Stunned, Ang screamed, "Help!"


    Seeing that someone was about toe over, Nora nced over coldly and asked, "Are you trying to


    gather a group of people?"


    Seeing that no one dared toe over anymore, she looked down at Ang whom she was pressing


    down on.


    Originally, on ount of how they were sisters, after all, she had only wanted to know the whereabouts


    of her son and hadn¡¯t intended to make things so ugly.


    But injecting hormones into her when she was only five? Such a grudge had removed all of her


    restraint.


    Smack! She pped Ang ruthlessly across her cheek.


    When she saw her cheek visibly swelling, she slowly said, "If you continue to keep silent, ¡¯ll beat you up


    so bad you won¡¯t even recognize yourself anymore."


    A trembling Ang couldn¡¯t hold it in anymore.


    She burst into tears and said, "I¡¯ll talk, Pll talk! That child"

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    Chapter 13


    "That child...Dad was the one that handled it.He never told me.I don¡¯t know anything..."


    The sobbing Ang''s speech was unclear.


    As the others were a distance away from her, they couldn¡¯t hear her clearly.


    Nora frowned slightly, frightening Ang so badly that she spoke again.


    "I really don¡¯t know! I swear! If I''m lying, then let my face be pockmarked! Sob..."


    Ang had always been vain since she was a child.


    The fact that she had sworn such a vicious oath showed that she really didn¡¯t know.


    Nora couldn¡¯t hide her disappointment.


    She couldn¡¯t be bothered to waste any more time, and she stood up and walked out slowly.


    When she passed by Justin, Nora thought of how she had ultimately been violent just now and ended


    up embarrassing Justin.


    She wanted to exin, so she looked at Justin.


    The man was also looking at her, his eyes deep and unfathomable.Nora thought for a while.


    After she thought of what to say, her lips parted.


    However, the moment she opened her mouth, she couldn''t help but yawn.


    Justin was rendered speechless.


    Next to him, Lawrence was furious.


    Never mind that she had hit someone, but she¡¯s even yawning so arrogantly at Mr.Hunt now? Was she


    showing off? As soon as the thought appeared in his mind, the expressionless woman spoke.


    "I definitely wasn¡¯t trying to provoke you, Mr.Hunt."


    The corners of Lawrence¡¯s lips spasmed a little.


    Only a fool would believe that! He was just about to give her a sarcastic reply when he heard his boss¡¯


    icy-cold reply: "...Uh-huh."


    Lawrence was confused.


    After exining, Nora walked past him slowly.


    Justin stared at her from the back and narrowed his eyes.


    The woman¡¯s actions just now had been decisive and straightforward and hadn¡¯t been sloppy in the


    least.


    They were wild and fervent.


    But it seemed like she hadn¡¯t gotten what she wanted, and she looked a little sad.


    Her listless appearance unexpectedly made him want to help her.


    As soon as the thought appeared, he heard Lawrence, who was standing behind him,in, "It¡¯s a


    good thing that you forbade them from fighting.Otherwise, judging from Miss Smith¡¯s skill, that group of


    rich kids would have been beaten up by her."


    Lawrence said to himself again, "But surely she didn¡¯t misunderstand and think that you were saving


    her, right? She¡¯s already currying favor with Pete to get close to you.If she misunderstands, it''ll be


    even harder to shake her off!"


    Justin gave him a frosty look.


    "You''re too noisy."


    Meanwhile, at the cafe.


    Cherry wore a small T-shirt, overalls, cowboy hat, and sunsses, and she looked as if she was


    dressed in an endearing hip-hop style.


    She bounced into the cafe and picked up her cell phone to find that Chesty had sent her several text


    messages.


    "Are you here yet? You''re already ten minuteste!"


    "Surely you didn¡¯t run away because you¡¯re really a super cute girl?"


    Cherry was about to reply when she received a call from Chesty.


    She picked up and said, "I¡¯m here, Chesty! Table 25...26...28!"


    An awfully bored Chester was already seated there with three empty sses in front of him.


    "Yep, yep, Table 28, that¡¯s right.You''re here? Where are you?"


    "Look down." He looked down and saw a cowboy hat.


    His gaze continued down past the hat to see his nephew, Pete¡¯s, incredibly familiar face.


    Chester was perplexed.


    He rubbed his eyes and opened them again¡ªthe person in front of him was still there.He became even


    more confused, and he subconsciously said into the phone, "Leader?"


    "I¡¯m here, Chesty."


    Beside him was his young nephew¡¯s childish voice.


    Coming from his cell phone was the familiar young girl-sounding voice.


    The two voices ovepped, causing Chester to copse into the chair as if he had just seen a ghost.


    He looked at Cherry incredulously and stammered, "L- L -Leader?"


    Cherry blinked her big, round eyes.


    "Uh-huh, that¡¯s me."


    She didn¡¯t expect Chesty to be her uncle, either.


    The two of them had even had pizza with her father! Cherry hung up, climbed onto the chair opposite,


    and sat down.


    Then, she said to the waitress, "A ss of milk, please.I¡¯m still growing up, soI can¡¯t drink coffee.Thank


    you."


    Her adorable self melted the waitress¡¯ heart into a puddle of goo.


    "Sure, kiddo.Just a moment."


    Then, she quickly ran off to get the milk.


    Chester felt as if the sky was falling.


    Was this really his nephew that had always been clumsy with words? He really was just pretending


    when he went against Justin all this time! Also! It was more than enough to have just one member who


    was derelict in his duties and ying games all day long among the Hunts.


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    Pete was the one and only grandson! He was Justin¡¯s only son! If Justin were to know that he had been


    ying games with Pete...


    Chester swallowed hard.


    He felt as if he could already see himself in his grave.


    Chester shuddered.


    Suddenly, he thought of something and jumped to his feet anxiously: "Sh*t! It¡¯s already half-past eight!


    Justin will be back soon! Hurry and go back up to do your homework, Pete! Otherwise, Justin¡¯s gonna


    kill us both!"


    He threw $30 onto the table, picked up Cherry, and ran out as if he waspeting in a 100-meter dash


    race.


    But as soon as he ran to the entrance, he immediately saw Justin exiting the bar with a group of


    bodyguards and waiting for the elevator.


    Chester was shocked.


    He put down Cherry and promptly said, "Go up the stairs to the second floor while I stop Justin.After


    that, hurry to the top floor! Don¡¯t let anyone find you!"


    Without waiting for Cherry to reply, Chester rushed toward Justin as if he was all prepared for his


    death.


    "I need to have a talk with you, Justin."


    Justin asked, "...What kind of talk?"


    Chester braced himself against his icy gaze, bit the bullet, and said, "A...h-heart...heart-to-heart talk."


    "I''m not free," Justin said coldly and entered the elevator.


    Chester followed him in.


    In order to buy more time, he pressed the elevator buttons for every floor in a panic.


    "T-it''ll only take a little of your time, Justin..."


    Justin narrowed his eyes and said with mild displeasure, "You''d best really have some kind of trouble


    that you want to talk to me about."


    ¡®Justin, I think I..."


    Chester racked his brains, but he couldn¡¯t think of any troubles that he had.


    Finally, he forcibly said, "I don¡¯t like women?"


    As soon as he said that, even he himself was dumbfounded.


    What the f*ck? What did he just say? When he saw the contemtive look in Justin¡¯s eyes, he


    panicked.


    "No, that''s not what I meant, Justin.I..."


    A rambling Chester said a whole lot of things before he finally made it past the hurdle.


    When they reached the top floor and opened the door, upon seeing Pete sitting obediently at the desk


    and studying, he breathed a sigh of relief.


    When he saw that Justin had entered the study, he sneaked over to Pete and winked.


    "For your sake, I¡¯ve been totally misunderstood..."


    A question mark slowly appeared in Pete¡¯s mind when he heard his inexplicable words: ? Had Uncle


    Chester gone mad? Downstairs.


    A puzzled Cherry, who watched her father and uncle enter the elevator, ran after them with her short


    little legs.


    Unfortunately, she still missed the elevator.


    Did her uncle tell her to go to the top floor just now? Wasn¡¯t there only two presidential suites on the top


    floor? As it turned out, Daddy was the dummy next door that Mommy had mentioned?! She was going


    to the top floor to look for her father and ask him why he had driven Mommy and herself downstairs!


    Didn¡¯t Daddy like her anymore? With that in mind, she entered the elevator, tiptoed, and pressed the


    button to the top floor.

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    Chapter 14


    Hotel Finest¡¯s management was very strict, and one needed room cards in the elevator, too.


    Cherry¡¯s room was not on the top floor, so she couldn¡¯t light up the button for the top floor even after


    she swiped the room card through the card reader.She pouted unhappily.


    After thinking about it, she decided to return for now to the 38th floor where her room was and go up


    the stairs after that.


    But as soon as she got out of the elevator, she ran into Nora.


    Cherry instantly suppressed her desires.


    She could still look for Daddy tomorrow, but Mommy was obviously a little depressed and needed her


    very much now! Nora had called several private investigators, but there were still no leads.


    After all, if even Ang didn¡¯t know where her son was, then her father might be the only one who


    knew the truth.


    But to negotiate terms with her father...He was no simple-minded fool like Ang.


    Just as she was lost in her thoughts, a small figure jumped over and hugged her leg.


    "Mommy, I love you so much!"


    Her thoughts interrupted, Nora rubbed her head and asked softly, "Where did you go to have fun with


    Mrs.Lewis?"


    Cherry looked at her fingers.She didn¡¯t dare to look at Nora¡¯s eyes when she lied.


    "We just strolled around in the hotel.It isn¡¯t any fun here at all.Mommy, I''ll sleep with you."


    Nora let out an "Okay" and opened the door.


    Then, she turned around to see Cherry leaning against the wall and striking a handsome pose.


    "Mommy, if you miss my brother, then you can just look at me.He probably looks just like me.We¡¯re


    twins after all!" Nora chuckled.


    "Boy-girl twins are fraternal.Just like ordinary siblings, it¡¯s very difficult for them to look exactly the


    same."


    Cherry hung her head in disappointment.


    "Is that so? I thought he would look just like me." Noraughed and brought her into the room.


    After taking a bath, the two were lying on the bed when Nora¡¯s cell phone rang¡ªit was from the


    Smiths.


    She cast her eyes down and contemted for a moment. Then, she turned off the cell phone and went


    to bed with Cherry.


    When she woke up the next day, Cherry had already quietly gotten out of bed and was ying with


    Mrs.Lewis outside.


    She took a look at her cell phone.


    Aside from dozens of missed calls from the Smiths, there was also one from her paternal aunt.Her


    paternal aunt had been the kindest to her during all these years.


    Because of that, her rtionship with Lisa was also pretty good.


    Thus, she returned the call.


    Someone picked up very quickly, but it was her father¡¯s voice that rang out instead.


    "Here I was, thinking that you¡¯ve already left the family, Nora!"


    Nora lowered her eyeszily and got out of bed to get something to eat.


    "What¡¯s up?"


    "What kind of attitude is that? I have something to ask you¡ªdid you shamelessly sabotage Anthony¡¯s


    proposal to your sister yesterday? And even hit her when the sabotage failed? Also, you have been


    saying that you wanted to annul the engagement.Now that you¡¯ve gotten your way, why are you trying


    to seduce Anthony again? He¡¯s your sister¡¯s fianc¨¦!"


    It had always been like that ever since they were children.


    The moment she and Ang had a disagreement, Henry would me her for it without even trying to


    find out the truth.


    Nora was already used to it.


    She slowly said, "He doesn¡¯t seem to be her fianc¨¦ yet, right?"


    "He was going to be very soon, but you¡¯ve messed everything up now! Come back right away and


    apologize to your sister! Otherwise, don¡¯t me me if I disown you!"


    "Do what you want."


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    Nora was about to hang up after giving a frosty reply when she heard Henry yelling angrily, "You


    ungrateful woman! Not only are you disobeying me, but do you also not care whether your aunt is alive


    or dead?!"


    Nora paused.


    "What¡¯s wrong with her?"


    "What''s wrong with her? She has a brain tumor! If you have even the slightest bit of a conscience, then


    come to the hospital in town.Otherwise, you won¡¯t even be able to see your aunt for thest time!"


    "Pll be right over."


    After hanging up, Nora quickly washed up, changed, and went out.


    When the elevator arrived, she entered to see that there were already two professionally dressed


    female elites inside.


    Nora closed the doors after she entered.Her eyes were closed on the way down.


    She overheard the discussion between the two behind her: "Isn¡¯t it inappropriate for us to treat the little


    mister like this? This is corporal punishment."


    "What nonsense are you spouting? We were sent by the old madam.Besides, didn¡¯t you see that the


    little mister didn¡¯t even cry after he was hit? He doesn¡¯t talk very much, either.I heard that he¡¯s autistic."


    "What? No wonder he looks dull and slow-witted.I''m telling you this secretly, but I felt a little good when


    I saw him being reprimanded.So what even if you¡¯re rich and prestigious? In the end, he still has to


    listen to us obediently! But what if Mr.Hunt finds out?"


    "It''ll be because he didn¡¯t finish his homework, then.Mr.Hunt is very strict with the little mister.Fathers


    would be at their wits¡¯ end once their children cry or kick up a fuss, but Pete only knows how to


    stubbornly endure it...Even if I don¡¯t give him lunch, I betcha he won¡¯t even say a word about it at


    night."


    Ding! When the elevator arrived on the first floor, the two tutors walked out and went to eat in the hotel


    restaurant.


    Nora, who exited along with them, frowned.She felt exceptionally ufortable.


    Those two hade from the upper floor, so they could only havee from the presidential suite on


    the top floor.


    Therefore, the ¡®little mister¡¯ whom they spoke of must be Justin Hunt¡¯s son? Nora cast her eyes down


    and decided to mind her own business.


    The cab she booked had already arrived.She was about to get in the car when she heard amotion


    behind her.


    Sure enough, it was Justin who hade out with his bodyguards.


    Nora looked away and got into the car.


    Before the car started, the sight of the child that had buried his head into Justin¡¯s shoulder while being


    carried by him suddenly shed into her mind.


    Although she didn¡¯t get a clear view of his face, he looked about the same size as Cherry, so he was


    likely about the same age as her.


    I welled up in Nora.


    She suddenly opened the car door, got out, and walked straight towards Justin.She was stopped by the


    bodyguards before she even got close.


    Lawrence had already noticed her wandering around the entrance just now.


    He said mockingly, "Miss Smith, I know you''re intending to express your gratitude to Mr.Hunt for his


    help yesterday, after which you''ll then ask for his contact information.We''ve already seen these


    methods a million times.Can you putina little more effort and use a more novel pickup line?"


    Nora was puzzled.


    In the distance, Justin, dressed in a ck suit, kept his eyes straight and entered the Bentley


    sullenly.He didn¡¯t see her at all.


    At the sight of the car starting, Nora¡¯s eyes narrowed angrily.


    This was a rare moment where she decided to meddle for once, yet she was being misunderstood in


    such a way? She turned around to leave.


    After taking a couple of steps, unable to suppress her anger, she turned back and went up to


    Lawrence.


    She repeatedly tried to hold back her anger, but still failed in the end.She said, "Mr.Zimmer, you should


    have Mr.Hunt visit the neurology specialists when he¡¯s free.Narcissism is an illness.Get it treated."


    Lawrence was confused.


    It was only after she snapped at him that Nora finally got into the cab as if nothing had happened, and


    went straight to the hospital in town.


    There weren¡¯t many people in the hospital.


    Nora went upstairs and entered the VIP ward.


    She hadn¡¯t even seen her aunt yet when Henry walked toward her furiously and threw the contract in


    her face.


    "Nora, you have to sign the ownership transfer agreement today, and also apologize to your sister!


    Otherwise, don¡¯t dream of saving your aunt!"

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    Chapter 15


    Nora frowned.


    Before she could answer, a gentle but anxious voice reached them.


    "Are you trying to drive me to my grave, Henry?"


    On the hospital bed, a gentle middle-aged woman wearing a hospital gown struggled to get out of the


    bed.


    Her hair was all shaved, and she looked frighteningly skinny due to her illness.Her cheeks were


    sunken, but it nevertheless couldn¡¯t hide her gentle personality.


    She was Irene Smith, her aunt.


    Nora took a couple of quick steps forward and sat on the edge of the bed.She held her hand and


    greeted, "Aunt Irene."


    Irene looked at Nora up and down for a moment.Then, her eyes turned red.


    "You look so much like your mom after you¡¯ve slimmed down, Nora." Her voice trembled as she spoke.


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    "You''ve had such a hard time outside all these years."


    During the five years when she lived abroad, Henry had never given her a single cent.


    It was instead her aunt who always sent her some money as living expenses.


    Although it wasn¡¯t much, it was her way of showing her kindness.


    Nora¡¯s heart was warmed.


    At this point, her stepmother, Wendy, said, "Nora, your aunt has been pretty nice to you ever since you


    were a child, right? She''s sick now, and you''re the only one that can cure her! You won¡¯t watch her die,


    will you?"


    Nora frowned.


    A brain tumor...


    She casually tugged off the medical report and CT scan next to her and started to read them seriously.


    A naggy Wendy said, "Your aunt''s operation is too difficult, Nora.A moment of carelessness and she''ll


    suffer brain damage, so no one in the hospital wants to do it.Dr.Larson, the head of the Department of


    Neurology in this hospital, is Ang¡¯s professor at the School of Medicine in her college.If she begs


    him to do it, maybe he¡¯d be willing to take the risk and give it a go."


    Wendy sighed at this point before continuing.


    "But now, Anthony¡¯s saying that without thepany, he¡¯ll never get engaged to your sister.Your sister


    is terribly upset and in a bad mood.You can¡¯t possibly ask someone for help in such a gloomy manner,


    right? So, as long as you give your sister thepany, we''ll let Ang beg Dr.Larson for help.Whether


    your aunt¡¯s operation goes through or notpletely depends on you now."


    When Wendy finished speaking, Henry shouted angrily, "You must also apologize to Ang for


    sabotaging her marriage proposal, seducing Anthony out of spite, and for hitting her!"


    Wendy, who was pretending to be the good guy, said, "We¡¯re a family.What are you saying all these


    for? Sigh, Nora, your aunt¡¯s illness can¡¯t be dyed any further.Why don¡¯t you sign the agreement


    immediately?"


    While the two were putting on a joint act, Nora finished reading her aunt¡¯s CT scan.It was indeed a little


    tricky.


    The tumor had enveloped the blood vessels, so the slightest carelessness would lead to mistakes and


    cause her aunt to die in surgery.


    Not many doctors would dare to take on a surgery like this even in New York, let alone Dr.Larson in


    California.


    Well, aside from her, that was.


    Irene yelled angrily after hearing what they said.


    "Henry, thatpany is the only thing that Nora¡¯s mother left for her.How can the two of you be so


    shameless?!" Wendy smiled.


    "That isn¡¯t quite right, Irene.What do you mean by she left it for Nora? Henry and Nora¡¯s mother were


    husband and wife at that time.That''s their joint property."


    "You''re so shameless...!" Irene looked at Nora again.


    "Don¡¯t listen to their nonsense, Nora.My illness is incurable.Even if you sign the agreement and have


    them perform surgery on me, there¡¯s a 90% chance that itl] fail anyway.Hurry and go!"


    "Okay.I¡¯ll visit you again when I have time."


    Nora put down the medical record and turned and walked out.Her aunt was in serious condition, and it


    indeed didn¡¯t brook any further dy.


    What was important now was to contact the hospital and borrow their equipment and facilities first.


    Henry and Wendy didn¡¯t expect that she would just up and leave like that.


    Moreover, she even disappeared from the ward in the blink of an eye.


    Henry cursed, "She''s a total ingrate.Your kindness toward her was all in vain!"


    Wendy also spoke sarcastically.


    "You were so kind to her, Irene.But in the end, she didn¡¯t even want to stay a moment longer here with


    you!"


    Irene bit her lip with her eyes red.


    "Finding me a doctor had nothing to do with Nora from the start..."


    In the top-floor presidential suite of Hotel Finest.


    "Why didn¡¯t you finish your homework from noon, Pete? This section ispletely nk! How are we


    supposed to proceed with the afternoon sybus if you do that? Finish your homework."


    With a chilly look, Pete looked at the assignment that obviously hadn¡¯t been given to him at noon and


    was already beyond his sybus.He didn¡¯t speak but instead stared at the tutor just like that.


    The tutor curled her lip.


    "What are you looking at me for? I heard that your fatherpleted all these lessons effortlessly when


    he was your age.Don¡¯t you even know how to do this question? If that¡¯s the case, then it must be your


    mom who lowered your IQ genes!"


    It was only when he heard the word ¡®mom¡¯ that Pete finally reacted.


    His jaw was taut as he picked up the pen.


    Then, he started to write silently on the workbook.He already knew how to solve these problems a long


    time ago.


    His mom wasn¡¯t stupid! But as soon as he finished answering it, the tutor said, "It¡¯s wrong.


    Why didn¡¯t you include the problem-solving process? I¡¯ve already told you so many times! Stretch out


    your hand!"


    Is including the problem-solving process even necessary for such a simple question? Pete didn¡¯t move.


    The tutor immediately grabbed his hand, took the ruler, and struck his palm hard a few times.


    Smack! Smack! Smack! The pain made Pete¡¯s eyes widen, yet he pressed his lips together tightly and


    refused to speak.


    "This is punishment for not attending the ss seriously.Now, your punishment is to attend ss while


    standing!"


    Pete stood for two hours until even his calves were sore.


    Only then did the tutors end the afternoon lesson.


    The two tutors were still whispering between themselves when they left: "He really can¡¯t speak?"


    "Alright, don¡¯t talk too much.The old madam has instructed us to take good care of the litde mister!"


    "Okay.We''lle again to report to Mr.Hunt in the evening.We must make him sound a little more


    stubborn and misbehaving.Children who don¡¯t do their homework aren¡¯t good children!"


    After the two of them left, Pete looked at the homework assigned by the tutors on the table.


    He knew that his answers were definitely "wrong" again.


    Even if he hadpleted them, they would still say that he didn¡¯tplete his homework.


    But even so, he didn¡¯t want to speak.


    If he spoke...He pressed his lips together tightly when he thought of the consequences.


    All he wanted now was to talk to Mommy and the little girl next door who was great at ying games...


    The light in his eyes dimmed again when he thought of that.


    Unfortunately, thedy next door had been driven away and she had moved one floor down.


    One floor down...


    Pete suddenly stood up.He put on his clothes and quietly left the room.


    It was impossible for him to take the elevator because the bodyguards were all standing guard there.


    He went along the wall toward the corner and slipped into the stairwell.


    Then, he opened the door and darted in.


    At the same time.


    Downstairs, Cherry took advantage of the opportunity while Mrs.Lewis was preparing dinner to also slip


    out quietly.


    She didn¡¯t manage to go there yesterday, so she would go upstairs to look for her father today! The tiny


    form of Cherry, who was wearing a cool children¡¯s outfit, entered the stairwell.


    Her short little legs climbed up the stairs with great effort.


    As she walked, she suddenly heard footstepsing from above.


    As soon as Cherry looked up, she saw Pete walking down.


    Their eyes met, and for a time, the air was incredibly still and quiet.


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