《My Mute Wife》


 Chapter 1 To Fulfill Your Will

    In her wedding night, Lexie Mitchell sat on the edge of the bed, feeling bitterness in her heart.R¨ºAdt??St chapters at Novel(D)ra/ma.Org Only


    When Edith Mitchell didn¡¯t want to marry the disfigured oldest son of the Howard family, her father let her rece Edith to marry him.


    Without a wedding, without guests, she was taken to the Howard family.


    And she was disappointed in her family.


    A push at the door interrupted her thoughts and she looked up to meet the man¡¯s dark and sharp eyes.


    ¨Cn Howard.


    Her current husband.


    He was talk and thin, pressing his lips, arrogant and domineering.


    But on his handsome face, there was a scar that ran from his forehead to his chin, which made him look fierce.


    At his sharp gaze, she subconsciously averted her gaze back.


    Suddenly, he spoke with finality, ¡°You¡¯re not Edith.¡±


    The woman in front of him was clearly more beautiful than Edith.


    Lexie instinctively reached out and gestured towards him.


    n frowned, ¡°What are you doing?¡±


    Lexie was bbergasted for a moment, and only with hindsight did she realize that he couldn¡¯t read her signnguage, so she smiled awkwardly, took out the pen and paper she was carrying, and wrote down a paragraph for him to read.


    The next second, the man¡¯s eyes became icy cold.


    Heughed out coldly, ¡°What does Peter Mitchell mean? Knowing full well that the one I want is Edith, how dare he deliberately send a mute illegal daughter over?¡±


    The words ¡®a mute illegal daughter daughter¡¯ caused Lexie¡¯s breath to pause and slowly lowered her eyes.


    Then, her chin was lifted by the man. n¡¯s voice was as cold as winter water, ¡°Your family thinks I¡¯m so easy to fool?¡±


    The hand in Lexie¡¯s sleeve clenched tightly.


    Would he be so angry that he would just kick her out?


    What about her grandma¡¯s treatment ¡­


    Lexie wanted to exin, but seeing the man¡¯s cold eyes, she only felt her breath tighten.


    At her dwindling gaze, n suddenly spoke, ¡°Come here.¡±


    Did he now agree her to stay?


    Lexie was first happy, then she thought of what she was about to face, and slowly got nervous, and got sweat seeped out of her palms.


    Seeing her hesitation, n thought she had backed off and spoke faintly, ¡°Although your family displeases me, since you¡¯ve married me, you have to fulfill the obligations belonging to a wife.¡±


    Lexie bit her lower lip and tilted her face to the left after lying down t.


    A soft taunt came from his ears, ¡°I was asking you to serve me in the shower.¡±


    Hearing that, Lexie¡¯s face instantly went blushed.


    She sat up abruptly and saw the man coldly watching her.


    Anger surfaced in Lexie¡¯s eyes.


    Was it fun to y her like this?


    n narrowed his eyes slightly, his voice sullen: ¡°What are you still doing frozen?¡±


    She held back her emotions and slowly walked up to him, her fingers identally scraping his skin.


    The man suddenly grabbed her wrist and closed in on her, ¡°Did you do that on purpose?¡±


    Lexie flinched and shook her head.


    Those clean, clear eyes were as bewildered as they could be.


    n stared at her, another pair of clean, bright eyes unknowingly appearing in his mind.


    He thought of the Mitchell family the culprits who destroyed those eyes.


    He sneered coldly, ¡°I wasn¡¯t going to do anything to you tonight, but you couldn¡¯t stand the loneliness, I have to say yes.¡±

 Chapter 2 Deliberate Humiliation

    Lexie woke up sore and weak.


    The man was nowhere to be seen.


    Only the slightly cool tobo breath from him was left in the air.


    Lexie dragged her tired body to the bathroom to take a shower, and when she came downstairs, the first thing she saw was the middle-aged beautiful woman sitting on the sofa, with her arms around her chest, staring at her coldly.


    She had seen this person from the photo her father had given her, it was n¡¯s aunt, Diana Sutton.


    She heard that n lost his parents when he was young and was brought up by Diana, and then his grandfather took them back together, and when n built a business empire that belonged to him with his own abilities, he always treated Diana as dutiful as his mother.


    At this moment, Diana looked her up and down, ¡°That old fox Peter doesn¡¯t keep his word, knowing full well that the one we¡¯re marrying is Edith, yet he married you, a mute, thinking that our family is a garbage collection station? I don¡¯t know why n kept you, but since that¡¯s the case, you¡¯d better behave well. Don¡¯t think that you care not the hostess by marrying into our family, we are not fools.¡±


    ¡°Well, now go and make the dinner first, you should be virtuous!¡±


    It was clear that therge the Howard family wasn¡¯t short of servants, but Diana was inclined to let a neer who had just married over do the cooking.


    Faced with Diana¡¯s sharp gaze, Lexie lowered her eyes.


    Even though Diana deliberately made things difficult for her, she couldn¡¯t resist for the time being, for a woman without power and authority couldn¡¯t argue with these people.


    Lexie turned around and went to the kitchen, it was just a meal, no big deal.


    However, her concession was not respected. Diana rightfully considered her weak and deceivable, coldly snorting and bristling, ¡°Surely you¡¯re disgrace!¡±


    Lexie¡¯s footsteps paused, then left as if nothing had happened.


    Soon, n returned from thepany. Diana smiled and greeted him for dinner, and the man turned his head to see at a nce that it was Lexie with an apron cooking in the kitchen.


    He frowned.


    Seeing this, Dianaughed, ¡°She was the one who insisted on cooking, I think she wanted us to taste her cooking.¡±


    n nodded and didn¡¯t say anything.


    Lexie grew up staying with her grandma, so she could do cooking and household chores, and soon she finished four dishes and one soup before she brought them up.


    Her virtuouspetence was seen by the servants, but they didn¡¯t have much respect for her.


    In the eyes of the crowd, only the lower ss serves, the upper ss is served.


    During the meal, everyone, including the servants, put their focus on n, treating her like air. Lexie was ufortable, and in order to avoid this atmosphere, she casually ate a few bites, nodded at them, and got up to go upstairs.


    After Lexie left, Diana pursed her lips, ¡°How rude, can she be uncaring just because she is a mute?¡±


    n didn¡¯t even raise his head, directly picking up the document and flipping through it.


    Seeing that he didn¡¯t answer her own words, Diana¡¯s eyes turned and added, ¡°n, this the Mitchell family actually married a mute to our family, it¡¯s simply too bullying! They still want you to fund their business? I think it¡¯s a dream!¡±


    Diana knows her nephew¡¯s tactics, and so she is not worried about the the Mitchell family taking advantage, but only the thought of marrying such a mute made her fell ufortable, because it was inevitably would beughed at.


    But n still didn¡¯t say anything, not even an expression.


    Diana saw that he obviously didn¡¯t want to talk about this topic, so she smiled curtly, ¡°Kevin is studying medicine in France, and he wille back after so many years. He can¡¯t have a mute as his sister-inw, right? It¡¯s a joke, so send her away after some one. I will help you find another woman, okay?¡±


    n finally reacted this time, sweeping an expressionless nce at her, ¡°I know what to do, so you don¡¯t have to worry.¡±


    His cold and detached tone caused Diana¡¯s face to stiffen.


    After the man left, the servant Marry came forward and whispered, ¡°Madam, Mr. n said that because he was afraid of your worry and strain, don¡¯t think too much about it.¡±


    Diana¡¯s face was full of sorrow as she sighed, ¡±Can I not think much about it? Ever since n was found from the traffickers, his personality has changed a lot, he is no longer as approachable as he was when he was a child. Although he received me into the Howard family and I have been enjoying wealth, I know that he mes me in his heart. If I wasn¡¯t careless, he wouldn¡¯t have been taken away by the traffickers and suffered so much.¡±


    Marry¡¯s lips twitched and she didn¡¯t know how to speak. Mr. n had been unbeatable in the business for more than ten years, but his personality had also be more and more cold and indifferent, no wonder Madam thought much about it.This is from N?velDrama.Org.

 Chapter 3 Leave It to Chance

    Inside the vi, there was a lot ofughter.


    The delicate looking Edith was hugging Peter¡¯s arm and pouting, ¡°Dad, just buy me that Maserati, anyway, we have got the Howard family¡¯s 10 million, so we won¡¯t worry about money in the future!¡±


    Peter was sitting in his chair reading the newspaper, he turned his head without good grace and red at her: ¡±You still have the nerve to ask for a luxury car? Let you marry into the Howard family and you don¡¯t go, I really don¡¯t know what you¡¯re thinking? the Howard family is so rich, you can have anything you want if you marry into it¡±


    Edith was full of disdain: ¡°Dad! n is ugly, and I¡¯ve heard that he has a very entric personality. I¡¯m sick just thinking about it. I don¡¯t want to marry him. And I¡¯ve got that mute Lexie to marry instead.¡±


    After a pause, her eyes rolled, put on a wry smile, ¡°If it¡¯s that Kevin Stewart, I¡¯m kinda willing, I heard that that he¡¯s a medical doctor in France, handsome and so promising, I quite like this type.¡±


    After all, she was pampered and her families could not force her to marry the one she did not like.


    Peter sighed, ¡°Kevin is Diana¡¯s son, but not the heir to the Howard family, what is he? Besides, n is not easy to fool, if not for Lexie, where would you find a recement in a short time?¡±


    Edith raised her chin, quite disdainful, ¡°There will be others without her, maybe she is eager to marry into the Howard family! A mute is lucky to have married into a rich family!¡±


    Peter smiled and did not say anything, only he himself knew clearly that he was the one who forced Lexie to marry her with her grandma¡¯s life-saving money.


    But there would be no need for his daughter to worry about any of that.


    Although Lexie was also his own daughter, but one grew up spoiled and loved, and the other was a mute ced in a remote mountain vige for many years before being recognized.


    What¡¯s more, Lexie wasn¡¯t like Edith who could fight for the glory of the the Mitchell family.


    The father and daughter were talking when thepany suddenly called.


    Peter¡¯s face suddenly changed when he got through: ¡±What did you say? The money chain transferred from the Howard family is empty? This can¡¯t be!¡±


    Then something was said on the other side of the phone, and his expression grew stony.


    Edith was close, and as soon as she heard that the money was gone, her face changed dramatically, ¡°What should we do, dad?¡±


    Peter frowned and didn¡¯t know what came to mind, gritting his teeth in hatred, ¡±n, that bastard! How dare he trick me? I¡¯ve married my daughter and he¡¯s gone back on his word!¡±This is from N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°That ugly bastard is really annoying!¡± Edith was quite thankful: ¡°Luckily I didn¡¯t marry with him, this kind of scum goes back on his word, what a shame!¡±


    Then she looked back to her father and asked hesitantly, ¡°Dad, what¡¯s our next step?¡±


    Peter calmed down and pondered for a moment, ¡°Since he is unkind, don¡¯t me me for being unjust, don¡¯t forget, Lexie is in his the Howard family.¡±


    When Edith took a look at her father¡¯s chest, sheughed.


    Her father has always been resourceful, n only would be under her father¡¯s control!


    And at that moment, Lexie was mopping the floor, and Diana was sitting on the sofa drinking tea and staring at her with a prickly gaze.


    ¡°Wipe it clean, being our the Howard family¡¯s daughter-inw should be diligent and thrifty, from now on you have to clean the room every day. Marry is old now, so she can¡¯t be too tired. You should share some of the work, we don¡¯t wantzy daughters-inw in the Howard family.¡±


    Diana did not like this mute, and couldn¡¯t tantly kick her out, mainly because she was worried about affecting the Howard family¡¯s reputation, so she wanted to let Lexie know and get out on her own: ¡°Of course, if you feel aggrieved by yourself, you can leave. Alright, I¡¯m going to go outside for afternoon tea, so hurry up and get to work, don¡¯t bezy!¡±


    With that, she picked up her bag and headed out the door.


    Lexie kept watching Diana out the door before she let out a long sigh of relief.


    This Diana was simply too mean, it was really quite tiring to get along with her.

 Chapter 4 Which One is More Important

    After doing house chores all morning and with a dry throat, Lexie intended to pour herself some water to drink, and when she passed by the corner of the stairs, she happened to hear two maids talking about her secretly.


    ¡°I heard that that Edith is a foreign doctoral graduate, not only good-looking, but also especially good at dancing,st year also won J City White Swan dance championship.¡±


    ¡°Yes, look at this one, she is a mute and timid. She married into the family even without a wedding, what a shame.¡±


    ¡°Although Mr. n has a scar on his face, but he is very capable, rich and powerful, how can he take a mute as his wife?¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right, I¡¯ve heard that people who can¡¯t talk like that are third ss disabled.¡±


    Lexie¡¯s gaze flickered slightly.


    She wasn¡¯t actually born a mute, but when a fire damaged her throat at the age of ten, her father couldn¡¯t afford to spend a lot of money to send her abroad for treatment.


    As a child she didn¡¯t understand the reason, butter she realized that she had not grown up with her fatherpany, but was picked upter.


    So thesements could not have any effect on Lexie, she smiled unconcernedly and when she was just about to turn around to leave, an icy and sharp voice appeared outside.


    ¡°Who gave you permission to gossip about the Howard family¡¯s affairs?¡±


    The two maids jerked back and saw that n, whose face was full of ice and whose gaze could freeze people to death, was staring at them with narrowed eyes.


    The two maid immediately panicked, ¡°Mr. n, we wouldn¡¯t do it again! We were wrong! We won¡¯t talk nonsense anymore! Please spare us!¡±


    The man was still full of frost. His assistant Jack, who was following behind him, walked to the front and spoke to the two men, ¡°Both of you are fired.¡±Belonging ? N?velDram/a.Org.


    The two maids were instantly distraught.


    n suddenly looked over in Lexie¡¯s direction, nced at the stains on her hands and the apron on her waist, and frowned slightly, ¡°You¡¯re my wife, why are you doing all these things?¡±


    This tone of questioning sounded a bit baffling to Lexie.


    Diana made her do these thing and he did not know it?


    When she didn¡¯t say anything, the man frowned slightly, ¡°There are servants in the house, you won¡¯t need to do these things in the future.¡±


    Lexie nodded obediently, did not show any bit of spection.


    She untied her apron, put down her broom, and when she was just about to go upstairs, she inadvertently swept a nce at the two fired maids kneeling on the floor.


    Lexie¡¯s heart moved slightly.


    In fact, this man wasn¡¯t actually helping her, but was just doing it for the Howard family¡¯s reputation.


    The story of Cindere only existed in fairy tales, not in her perception, so Lexie wasn¡¯t going to be grateful to a man for that, that would be too silly.


    Back upstairs, as she had just opened her bedroom door, her phone suddenly called.


    It was her father calling


    Hesitantly, she pressed the connect button.


    What she didn¡¯t know was that n downstairs had also received a text message from his assistant: [The Mitchell family called Mr. Howard]


    The man¡¯s eyes were slightly averted, his expression inscrutable.


    Lexie didn¡¯t know that her phone had been bugged by the Howard family and quietly listened to her father talking on the phone.


    ¡°Lexie, I have an urgent matter that needs your help, go to n¡¯s study and get a business contract marked with the red word ¡®real estate¡¯ and take pictures of it for me, every single one of them, and don¡¯t let him find out.¡±


    Peter said it easily, but the words were not trivial.


    So Lexie was silent for a while and did not respond.


    He had expected that she might be reluctant, and his voice was a little colder, ¡°I know you are a filial child, and don¡¯t forget that your grandma is still waiting for you.¡±


    Lexie was shocked by the phrase ¡®Grandma is still waiting for you¡¯.


    Grandma was still in aa in the hospital, and based on her father¡¯s cold-blooded personality, he really didn¡¯t care if she lived or died.


    Lexie simply can¡¯t start a half-hearted affection for Peter, such a cold-blooded father has long chilled her heart, but grandma is different, she can¡¯t disregard her grandma¡¯s safety.


    The choice was already made in her mind as to which was more important.


    Back in the room, n was leaving with his jacket, and gave her a look before he left.


    That nce, however, carried a deep, dark light that she couldn¡¯t read, and Lexie didn¡¯t think much about it, waiting in silence until the evening.


    After eleven o¡¯clock the servants went to rest.


    Lexie stood at the door of n¡¯s study, her hand already pressed on the door handle.

 Chapter 5 Letting Her Go?

    Her palm was slightly moist, still a little nervous.


    Hesitating for a moment, she pushed the door open.


    The room was dark and she used her phone to shine a light on it as she walked to her desk, finally her eyes fell on the drawer underneath it and she opened it to see a file packet marked real estate red, which was indeed ced inside.


    She picked up the file, a little confused in her mind as to why such an important document was unlocked.


    Soon, Lexie realized what was going on, her face changed slightly, and she was just about to leave.


    The lights were suddenly turned on.


    ¡°Are you looking for this?¡±


    With the man¡¯s indifferent and icy voice ringing out, the things in Lexie¡¯s hand were dropped to the ground in shock.


    At the moment, n was carrying a copy of the same file bag in her hand, and the file bag that she had dropped on the floor fell open.


    And it was empty?


    Lexie was shocked!


    n¡¯s pair of deep eyes were calm and dark, but they were more like the sea before a storm, hiding an unseen raging: ¡°Peter told you toe and get it, right?¡±


    Lexie couldn¡¯t help but breathe a little sharper.


    So he knew the truth and had been waiting in the study to catch her?


    Realizing this, coldness instantly crawled up Lexie¡¯s back!


    He suddenly came towards her, and Lexie¡¯s pupils contracted.


    Every step the man took seemed to step on her heart.


    Finally, he stopped in front of her and looked down at her tight face, not knowing whether to mock or actuallypliment her, ¡°You¡¯re bolder than I thought.¡±


    Lexie smiled bitterly in her heart.


    She wasn¡¯t bold, but there was no other way.


    She did not try desperately to exin for herself in front of this intelligent man; the more she exined, it was the equivalent of a cover-up, and the only thing she could do was to be silent.


    n¡¯s voice suddenly turned very sharp: ¡°As my nominal wife, you stole my the Howard family¡¯s business secrets, I¡¯m calling the police now, and you¡¯ll spend the rest of your life in jail.¡±


    He pulled out his phone and was ready to call the police.


    Lexie jerked her head up, theposure on her face unable to maintain any longer.


    However, the man remained cold: ¡°Now you know you¡¯re afraid?¡±


    Lexie pursed her lips and her face went pale.


    If she goes to jail, what will Grandma do afterwards?


    n snickered when he saw her in such a mess, ¡°Want me to let you off the hook?¡±


    Lexie¡¯s eyes snapped up, would he really be so kind?


    Sure enough, the manughed, but his voice mocking: ¡±You are very obedient to Peter, you do whatever you are told to do, don¡¯t you know that doing this is against thew? Since you are so obedient, then fine, take off your clothes to please me now! Maybe I can let you go once I¡¯m happy.¡±


    Lexie was stunned.


    In front of the powerful man, she was as humble and weak as an ant.


    She closed her eyes and opened them again, and with trembling hands, she slowly began to undress herself.


    n was a little surprised.


    He deliberately taunted her in this way, not expecting her to actually do what he said.


    Good, he¡¯d like to see how far she could go for that!


    Jacket ¡­


    Shirt ¡­


    It was just about to be the turn of the underwear.


    Perhaps God was helping her, as n¡¯s phone suddenly rang.


    ¡°Mr. n, things have been arranged, and Peter has taken the bait.¡± It was Jack who called.


    n nodded, after hanging up the phone, he raised his eyes to look at Lexie who was standing there. She was trembling, within the red eyes, hiding vulnerability and sadness that refused to be easily revealed.


    He suddenly lost the desire to continue and waved his hand, ¡°Alright, a bitter face is appalling, get out.¡±


    The man¡¯s sudden change of tone caused Lexie to freeze in ce, her hand still maintaining the motion of unbuttoning.


    n impatiently prodded, ¡°Still not going?¡±


    Lexie snapped to attention.


    He was for real letting her go.


    Not daring to stay a moment longer, she hurriedly got up and left.Owned by N?velDrama.Org.


    After returning to the room, Lexie had been apprehensive, deeply afraid of n suddenly changed his mind, trembling until twelve o¡¯clock at night. She did not feel relieve till the man really had note back in midnight.

 Chapter 6 Silence in Response to Change

    In the Mitchell family, the atmosphere is tense.


    Peter had just answered a phone call before pacing back and forth in the living room with a gloomy face.


    Edith came back from outside with a puzzled face, ¡°Dad?¡±


    Peter smashed a cup in anger: ¡±That stupid Lexie! The pictures of the contract sent over to me are all fake! She must have been found out by n! I was surprisingly careless, and now thepany¡¯s stock market has dropped drastically, it won¡¯t take long to lose more than tens of millions.¡±


    Edith dropped her bag in her hand in shock and asked sharply, ¡°How did this happen? Is there a solution?¡±


    Peter thought with a sullen face and looked at her, meaningfully, ¡°Edith, only you can help dad.¡±


    ¡°Me?¡±


    Peter nodded: ¡±Right, Lexie married on your behalf should have angered n, that¡¯s why he took such revenge on our the Mitchell family, but unfortunately, I¡¯m not something he can take at will! Edith, don¡¯t you like Diana¡¯s son Kevin? As long as you can get Kevin on your side, I have a way to let Kevin get all of n¡¯s property, and by then everything in the Howard family will be ours. Hehe ¡­ n dares to do this to me, I¡¯ll make him pay a terrible price!¡±


    ¡°Dad, can you really get n finished?¡±


    Seeing his daughter in a bit of disbelief, Peter sneered, ¡°Of course, what are you afraid of with Lexie as a pawn? So you have to go to the Howard family as soon as possible, you can¡¯t dy.¡±


    When Edith heard that she was allowed to go to the Howard family, she instantly hesitated: ¡°But Dad ¡­ I have no problem seducing Kevin, after all, he is brilliant, I don¡¯t mind, but ¡­ if n, that ugly monster, treats me ¡­ what if he misbehaves with me? I heard people outside say he likes me, I¡¯m afraid of being taken advantage of by him, dad.¡±


    Peter knew her concerns and patted her hand to reassure her, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, you go to please Diana first, if n does something to you, you go and let Lexie out as a shield, Lexie will help you, besides, you can use Lexie to reach the matter with Kevin.¡±


    Edith bit her lip in embarrassment, and for the sake of the family business, she finally agreed to do so.R¨ºAdt??St chapters at Novel(D)ra/ma.Org Only


    When Lexie got up in the morning, she found that n hadn¡¯t returned all night.


    She was relieved, not knowing how to face him now, and not seeing him for a while made her feel a little more at ease.


    She was sitting in front of the mirror,bing her hair, at this point, the maid burst in and, without saying a word, took her things straight out of the master bedroom.


    What are you doing?


    After Lexie expressed this meaning, the maidughed contemptuously, ¡°Mr. n said you will go to live in the side room from now on, and you are not allowed to go one step closer to the master bedroom from now on!¡±


    Lexie was stunned.


    She thought the man hadn¡¯t pursued the matter furtherst night, but to her surprise he hadn¡¯t nned to let her off easily and now he¡¯d kicked her out of the bedroom.


    Under the mocking gaze of the servants, Lexie carried her things to the most isted room.


    Since n forbade her toe near.


    She just stayed away.


    The entire the Howard family currently knew that she had been kicked out of the master bedroom, and everywhere she went, people were looking at her funny.


    Even Diana looked at her with gloating eyes, as if she had already guessed that she would end up like this: ¡°How¡¯s that? the Howard family¡¯s wife isn¡¯t so easy to be, it¡¯s not toote to leave.¡±


    Diana was implying with every word that she should get lost, but Lexie continued to have her own way, as if she couldn¡¯t understand her words, responding to all changes with silence.


    Diana, however, gritted her teeth in anger, ¡°You mute can¡¯t speak, but your temper is stubborn, I¡¯d like to see how long you canst!¡±


    Since Lexie came to the Howard family, no one from the the Mitchell family hase to see her, not even to care to ask, and everyone can see that Lexie is not valued in the the Mitchell family.


    This became the bottom line for Diana to justify oppressing her.


    Lexie had no desire to dwell with her, and silently stayed within the side room, guarding her own acre ofnd.


    But not long after, Edith suddenly came.


    As Edith had just arrived, Diana coldly shooed her out: ¡°You still have the nerve toe to our the Howard family? Please go out.¡±


    Edith¡¯s purpose this time was first and foremost to capture Diana¡¯s affection.


    She didn¡¯t get stage fright, instead she acted as if she was bewildered, ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I agreed to let her marry here because I blindly listened to my sister, don¡¯t be angry, okay?¡±


    When Diana heard that there was something wrong in these words, her eyes red, ¡°What do you mean? Make it clear!¡±

 Chapter 7 Something Happened to Grandma?

    Edith told her what happened from beginning to end in a pure-hearted manner, saying that Lexie was a peacockish sister and cheated on her..


    Lexie was standing right next to her, watched Edith¡¯s acting with cold eyes, her face expressionless, and didn¡¯t defend herself under Diana¡¯s disgusted and despised gaze.


    Because she knew it wasn¡¯t necessary, Diana didn¡¯t like her, much less believe her.


    Sure enough, Diana looked at her with a look of filth, ¡°No wonder you refused to leave, so you came for the Howard family¡¯s wealth, what a greedy bitch!¡±


    Seeing this, Edith hooked her lips in triumph, then moved closer to Lexie and said in a voice that only two people could hear, ¡°Dad let you make sure to cooperate with me.¡±


    Lexie suddenly turned her head and her pupils shrank, [What do you want?]


    Edith naturally read her signnguage, smiled and whispered, ¡°You don t need to care, just cooperate with me, otherwise ¡­ I will go and tell Dad.¡±


    Seeing the exchange between the two, Diana looked at Edith and asked suspiciously, ¡°What did she say to you?¡±


    Edith sighed in mock sadness, ¡°My sister hates me now, I told sister I¡¯m sorry, I didn¡¯t mean to.¡±


    Diana snorted coldly, ¡°What a virtue! I¡¯ve seen a lot of bitch who was greedy for wealth, but it¡¯s the first time I¡¯ve seen a mute who is also so obnoxious.¡±


    Having heard more than enough hurtful words, Lexie had long been numb inside.


    In the time that followed, Diana¡¯s attitude towards Edith eased, and the two soon had aughing conversation.


    After all,pared to the mute Lexie, Edith was more to her liking, and was very good at talking sweet words, and in a few words she had made Diana happy.Belonging ? N?velDram/a.Org.


    On the contrary, it was Lexie who acted like an irrelevant outsider.


    Aroundte afternoon, n returned.


    He was in a ck suit without a half-assed crease, her clean, short hair back over his head, revealing his forehead, a full-on business tycoon¡¯s pose.


    Although the scar on his face was frightening, the way he pursed his thin lips was manly and aristocratic.


    Edith froze as soon as she saw him.


    There were rumors outside that n was ugly to the extreme, and Edith believed them, but she didn¡¯t expect this man to be so handsome even with scars on his face!


    Edith¡¯s heart was filled with regret and reluctance, had she known he was so manly, she definitely wouldn¡¯t have let Lexie marry him!


    But then she thought about what her father had asked her to do ¡­


    The mind was all torn, but in the end it was her own thoughts that prevailed.


    Whether it was n or Kevin, she wanted both of these men for sure!


    By making these two men fall deeply in love with her, her father¡¯s purpose would be aplished


    ¡°n, you¡¯re back.¡±


    Edith changed into ady¡¯s coy pretence to approach him, unable to say how pleased she was at the thought that this brilliant man had begged to marry her in the first ce.


    However, to the shock of no one, n looked at her with a cold gaze.


    Not only was Edith puzzled, but even Diana couldn¡¯t believe it.


    When it was n who took the initiative to ask for Edith¡¯s hand in marriage, he must have liked her as well, how did this reactione about?


    Was it because of Lexie¡¯s proxy marriage?


    Was that why he was angry with her and deliberately left her alone?


    Edith figured this out and immediately released, ¡°n, I have something very important to tell you.¡±


    n was clear that she was here for Peter¡¯s matter, and paused in his steps, ¡°Follow me.¡±


    Edith¡¯s face lit up with joy and she was following up with him.


    Lexie stood right next to the couch, her eyes on him from start to finish.


    n went straight up to the second floor without even giving her a single look.


    Diana swept her eyes at Lexie, whose presence had been extremely low, and sneered, ¡°See, the one n likes is Edith, where¡¯s your ce here? Leave quickly if you¡¯re smart, don¡¯t wait to end up in a disastrous situation and make a fool of yourself.¡±


    Lexie had heard too much of Diana¡¯s taunts and was numb.


    There was just something in her mind that she couldn¡¯t figure out.


    Before the marriage, the Howard family always thought it was Edith who was going to marry over, but why was there no wedding with guests?


    It was n who took the initiative to ask for Edith¡¯s hand in marriage.


    But strange as it was, it didn¡¯t have much to do with her, and she didn¡¯t really want to think about it.


    Back in her room, she suddenly noticed several missed calls on her phone.


    On closer inspection, it was actually a call from the People¡¯s Hospital.


    Lexie dialed it.


    ¡°Miss Mitchell, is it? The patient is in a bit of a situation, pleasee to the hospital as soon as possible.¡±


    Something happened to Grandma?

 Chapter 8 No Point in Going Back

    Lexie instantly panicked and hurried downstairs to run outside, as the servants were just about to stop her, Diana stopped them.


    In Diana¡¯s opinion, Lexie was irritated by the sight of Edith spending time with n, which was why she ran out in a negative manner, ¡°Leave her alone, it¡¯s better to go!¡±


    Lexie took a taxi to the downtown hospital.


    Fortunately, Grandma was out of crisis and was operated on by a new chief internist.


    The old man with a full head of gray hair was lying on the hospital bed with her eyes closed, her weak breathing proving that she was still alive. Lexie knelt in front of the hospital bed, holding her grandma¡¯s hand, tears falling from her eyes.


    She didn¡¯t cry when she was forced by her father to marry the Howard family, she didn¡¯t cry when she was spurned by Diana, and she didn¡¯t cry when she was despised by the servants.


    The only one who could tug her heart was her grandma who had been the best to her.


    If her spiritual pir copsed, Lexie would break down.


    A knock sounded at the door and she subconsciously turned around to see a handsome young man in a white coat.


    ¡°Hello, I¡¯m the patient¡¯s chief surgeon, Kevin, and you¡¯re the patient¡¯s family member, right? I need to talk to you about some of the patient¡¯s condition.¡±


    Lexie was grateful to this doctor who helped her grandma, wiped her tears, reached out and gestured, and gave him a smile of sincere gratitude.


    Kevin was stunned for a moment by the girl¡¯s smile, her eyes washed by tears, as if a rainbow after the rain, beautiful and excessive.


    ¡°Ahem, you¡¯re wee.¡± Kevin didn¡¯t know signnguage, but at this point he could understand what she meant.


    ¡°This old woman¡¯s condition has only been temporarily stabilized, but arger operation will be needed, during which you try to talk in the patient¡¯s ear and spend more time with her to ease her emotions and make her less nervous, which will be more conducive to the results of the operationter.¡±


    Lexie pursed her lips and nodded slightly.


    Knowing that the other person did not understand signnguage, she simply listened quietly the whole time, smiling politely every now and then.


    Kevin was extraordinarily taken with this pretty girl at first nce, and made a point of urging some safety precautions before preparing to leave.


    But he was stopped by Lexie.


    She took a pen out of her bag and wrote the note IOU along with her name and phone number before handing it to him with both hands cupped.


    Kevin nced at the beautiful handwriting on the IOU, then at her face, and shook his head with a smile, ¡°No need for that.¡±


    He knew that the old woman¡¯s granddaughter was currently having difficulties, so he wasn¡¯t going to ask for it.


    But Lexie didn¡¯t agree, and stubbornly tried to slip the IOU into his hands.


    Kevin couldn¡¯t refuse again, so he had to take it.Belonging ? N?velDram/a.Org.


    In his heart, he perceived the girl differently, and his good feelings multiplied.


    After he left.


    Only then did Lexie breathe a heartfelt sigh of relief.


    Grandma had a tumor in her head, and because she was too old, no one would operate on her, and she was in aa for a long time and needed a lot of money to keep her alive.


    She learned from the nurse that it was the Mitchell family who had stopped funding Grandma.


    With no one to pay, Grandma¡¯s medication would naturally be cut off.


    That¡¯s what makes a crisis situation.


    Without the help of Dr. Kevin, today would have been a fatal day.


    It is evident how ruthless Peter¡¯s heart is.


    Only so far, because of the matter of stealing the documents, she had not only offended n, but even her father had withdrawn his supply of medical expenses to her grandma.


    In that case, what was the point of her going back to the Howard family?


    With her father not treating her grandma, there was no need for her to return.

 Chapter 9 Things are not as they should be

    Lexie had stayed at the hospital, but just at ten o¡¯clock at night, Peter called her again.


    After looking at it for a long time without answering, but the phone continued to flicker, finally, she gritted her teeth and answered it.


    Peter¡¯s voice was cold and unusual, ¡°After hearing Edith say that you left the Howard family in the morning, I guessed that you were at the hospital with your grandma, so I¡¯m sure you¡¯re clear on why I disconnected the hospital¡¯s money.¡±


    Lexie pursed her lips, and she knew clearly that it was because she hadn¡¯t finished what he had told her.


    Immediately afterwards, she heard Peter sneer, ¡°Do you not want to go back to the Howard family? I¡¯m telling you, Lexie, you have to go back! If you refuse to go back, I will make all the hospitals in the city not dare to take in your grandma, you understand I can do that. Of course, if you don¡¯t believe me, you can boldly try, if your grandma dies identally, you¡¯re the one who killed her.¡±


    Lexie¡¯s expression suddenly changed.


    She squeezed her phone, breathing hard with anger, and how she wished in this moment that she could speak up and let out all her frustrations with this father.


    Peter achieved his goal and smiled in satisfaction, ¡°You better behave or you can¡¯t afford the consequences.¡±


    After he hung up the phone, Lexie¡¯s eyes fell on the face of her grandma on the hospital bed, and her heart thought bitterly, if she had some sess, she wouldn¡¯t have been taken by her father at will, and her grandma¡¯s condition wouldn¡¯t have to be dyed until now.


    Now at eleven o¡¯clock at night, she took a deep breath and took a taxi back to the Howard family.


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    Lexie hadn¡¯t eaten any food since the morning, and she lightened her steps to go to the kitchen to find something to eat.


    Just as she reached the living room, she was startled by the dark figure leaning against the corner.


    Apparently, the man had spotted her too.


    Why is n here? Where¡¯s Edith?


    ¡°What are you looking for?¡±


    Seeing her look around, n narrowed his eyes and asked.


    Lexie took out a pen and paper and wrote down two words: [Sister]


    n¡¯s gaze became dark as he stared at the woman¡¯s face, ¡°Aren¡¯t you afraid that I¡¯ll let Edith rece you?¡±


    Lexie was baffled by his question and didn¡¯t know what to say for a while.


    He flicked the unburned cigarette butt on his fingertips with two fingers, the butt then fell to the ground, the spark died out, and he raised his eyes to look at her, ¡°Edith is staying at the Howard family, what to say and what not to say in front of her in the future, I hope you understand this.¡±


    Lexie froze, was this a warning that she couldn¡¯t make Edith angry?


    Thinking of the imperative to n in Edith¡¯s eyes during the day, Lexie slowly lowered her eyes, for so many years, it had never been Edith¡¯s part to bully her, when would she take the initiative to mess with Edith?


    If she could, she would like to never have any dealings with Edith.


    Unfortunately it was not to be.


    The next morning, Edith knocked on Lexie¡¯s room door.


    ¡°Sis, I heard Mrs. Stewart say that the pond in the backyard is quite fun, would youe with me to see it?¡±


    Edith looked at her with anticipation like a lively, harmless little maiden.


    Lexie nced around, and Marry as well as the servants were paying attention to their direction.


    If she didn¡¯t go, maybe the Howard family would say something about her again.


    So, Lexie nodded and agreed.


    The two of them walked together within the Howard familypound, and they had to say that this the Howard family was simply too grand, even Lexie sighed in his heart.


    It was said that n¡¯s grandfather Stanley Howard had retired from his position ten years ago, and had been living in the old mansion to recuperate his body and mind, with n taking care of everything, even more powerful than when Stanley was in his prime.


    In the mall, no one could take advantage of n¡¯s hands, and likewise, the people who ttered him were inrge amount..


    The backyard pond of the Howard family, with its strong human and financial resources, isparable to arge swimming pool.


    The water swam with all kinds of valuable fish, and Lexie apanied Edith as she stood on the vintage bridge and admired it downwards.


    For an hour or two Edith was happy to enjoy the scenery and be at peace with each other.


    But as they were about to leave.


    Lexie, who was walking in front, was suddenly pushed by Edith and almost fell.


    Steadying herself and looking back, with a poof, Edith fell into the fish pond.


    ¡°Help! Help¨C¡±


    Lexie froze on the spot.


    This trick of Edith¡¯s was too obvious, how could therge the Howard family not have cameras? As soon as they checked, they would find out the truth.


    But Edith had always been smart, couldn¡¯t she have thought of that?

 Chapter 10 I Didn’t Push Her

    It wasn¡¯t long before the sound of a cry for help drew a group of people from the front room.


    After Edith was rescued, as expected, the first thing she did was to cry and question Lexie, ¡°Sister, why did you push me!¡±


    Lexie looked at the condemning eyes of the people around her, and frowned slightly, under the eyes of so many people, but what should be exined still had to be exined.


    She shook her head as she exined in signnguage, [I didn¡¯t push her.]


    Edith, the only one who could read signnguage,ughed in her heart as she said aloud in mock shock, ¡°You said you hate me? Sister ¡­ why do you hate me ¡­ we are sisters ¡­ how can you be cruel?¡±


    Lexie¡¯s expression faded.


    Edith deliberately twisted her exnation, and the subtle faces of the people around her showed that others clearly believed her lie.


    With Edith deliberately spreading the word, the entire the Howard family knew that n liked Edith, and it was in turn Lexie married into the family.


    So people are antipathetic to Lexie, sympathetic to Edith, and delighted by her sweet-talking ways.


    ¡°I think she¡¯s just jealous of Miss Edith, that¡¯s why she¡¯s doing this.¡±


    ¡°What a cruel heart, even do that to her own sister.¡±


    ¡°So pity on the surface, so bad on the heart.¡±


    The murmurs around her made Edith¡¯s heart smug, but on the surface she looked at Diana with a face full of aggression, ¡°Mrs. Stewart, it¡¯s not what you think, my sister didn¡¯t do it on purpose!¡±


    Diana¡¯s sight was like a knife as she sternly scolded Lexie, ¡°There¡¯s no need for a malicious woman with a wrong heart like you to continue to stay in the Howard family!¡±


    Edith added, ¡°Mrs. Stewart, please let my sister go, I understand her, if I hadn¡¯t suddenlye to the Howard family, my sister wouldn¡¯t have been stimted to treat me like this.¡±


    Lexie looked even lighter after hearing all of them.


    How could she not understand Edith¡¯s purpose?


    It was nothing more than wanting to force her away from the Howard family, and it just so happened that Diana was also of the same mind, so the two of them used each other to get what they wanted.


    But how could she take the me?


    She took out pen and paper she carried in her bag and wrote: [I demand to see the surveince and clear my name].


    Edith wasn¡¯t nervous at all, even emboldened: ¡°Sister, I really don¡¯t me you, just admit it, even if the surveince is found out, you¡¯ll be more embarrassed.¡±


    Marry said at this point, ¡°Mrs. Howard, the camera is out of order.¡±


    Diana nced at Marry and nodded, speaking with her eyes open, ¡°That¡¯s right, it¡¯s been broken for a few days, and the maintenance crew will onlye to fix it tomorrow.¡±


    Lexie sneered.


    It was clearly a lie, but these women were scheming. Even they knew the truth, they deliberately ignore the truth.


    Surveince was probably turned off early by these people long ago, which is why they were emboldened.


    It wasn¡¯t that Edith had set her up sessfully, but that everyone here had never epted her at all, and for them, right or wrong didn¡¯t matter.


    What matters is that only Edith is worthy of n.


    And she the mute.


    Not worthy!


    She thought it was just Edith¡¯s frame-up alone, but she didn¡¯t expect the entire the Howard family to join forces with Edith to target her.


    Was this perhaps premeditated?


    Lexie was right in thinking, and sure enough, Diana said at this moment: ¡°You did such a wrong thing, no amount of exnation will help, you must apologize to Edith!¡±


    The hand at Lexie¡¯s side clenched involuntarily.


    Once she apologized, it was an admission in disguise.


    She was now like a wicked woman who had been med by all, and suffered the sneering and contemptuous looks of the people.


    Lexie took a deep breath, looked at the crowd without saying anything, and wrote out her attitude.Owned by N?velDrama.Org.


    [I didn¡¯t do it, why should I apologize?]

 Chapter 11 The Best Mom in the World

    Diana frowned unhappily, this mute was simply endless!


    ¡°You pushed Edith into the water, the servants saw it and you still want to weasel out of it?¡±


    When Edith fell into the water, these people were in the very far front room. Do they have irvoyance?


    That was a lie.


    Lexie tightened her jaw, clearly not believing this absurd reason.


    the Howard family deliberately said that the monitoring was broken, and Lexie had no way topulsorily go to see it, and the atmosphere was a little stiff for a while.


    At this time, a familiar warm voice came from behind, ¡°I can prove she didn¡¯t do that.¡±


    Upon seeing the visitor, Lexie was stunned.R¨ºAdt??St chapters at Novel(D)ra/ma.Org Only


    Dr. Stewart?


    The tall young man walked towards them and came to Diana¡¯s side and spoke, ¡°Mom, I¡¯m back.¡±


    Diana smiled at once, affectionately holding her son¡¯s arm, ¡°Aren¡¯t you going back this afternoon? Why is it early?¡±


    Kevin said with a smile, ¡°I actually came back half a month ago, I just interned at the hospital for a period of time, and I came back today to surprise you, but I didn¡¯t expect to see such a scene.¡±


    Speaking of this, he dropped his gaze on Edith, the smile on his face faded a bit, ¡°I clearly saw that you fell on your own, why did you say it was Miss Mitchell pushed you?¡±


    The crowd was stunned at this statement.


    In particr, Edith blushed slightly and bit her lip, ¡°I ¡­ I ¡­ clearly feel that it was my sister who pushed me, maybe it ¡­ was my mistake?¡±


    Marry was just about to say something, but she was instantly silenced by Diana¡¯s sweeping nce.


    Her son had seen it, and others might hurt the peace by continuing to mislead.


    Thinking of this, she looked at Lexie, but her attitude was unconcerned, ¡°You and Edith are sisters, it is normal to have misunderstanding.¡±


    Edith nodded repeatedly, ¡°Yes, sister, maybe I misread it, sorry, please forgive me.¡±


    Lexie didn¡¯t want to ept her perfunctory apology, not even responding to Edith with a single nce, only setting her gaze on Kevin.


    Once again, this man had helped her.


    She was genuinely grateful and made a gesture of thanks.


    Kevin read it and nodded at her.


    In fact, he was surprised at first.


    He didn¡¯t expect the girl that he had a crush on from one meeting in the hospital to be his sister-inw.


    For some reason, he felt a bit strange in his heart, as if he was sorry and regretful, and didn¡¯t thing much of it, so he had to put his eyes on Diana again, ¡°Mom, let¡¯s end this matter here.¡±


    Diana understood that her son did not want them to continue, he always would intervene in things that were unfair.


    Diana didn¡¯t want to upset her son over this trivial matter, and nodded with a smile, ¡°Go, I haven¡¯t seen you for so many years, let¡¯s have a chat.¡±


    The group of people gradually left, leaving only Edith and Lexie.


    Edith stood up from the ground and stared at Lexie oddly, ¡°You and Kevin know each other?¡±


    Lexie ignored her.


    Edith was sarcastic, ¡°Sister ¡­ you and your mother are really the same kind of person.¡±


    Leaving Lexie alone with a cold face, she went away.


    Ever since she went to the the Mitchell family more than ten years ago, Lexie had been called the daughter of a vixen by Edith, insinuating that her mother had hooked up with her father to give birth to her.


    As a child, Lexie wanted to tell them that her mother was not that kind of person, that her mother was gentle and talent, that she was the best mother in the world!


    But growing up she realized how foolish the idea once was.


    How could a bunch of bloodsuckers care about the truth?

 Chapter 12 Imperative

    After n returned, Diana exined the matter, probably saying a few irrelevant words.


    He just casually swept a nce at Lexie in the corner, without taking a position.


    Lexie wasn¡¯t lost, she had expected this result.


    But Edith¡¯s heart couldn¡¯t help but snicker, it showed that he didn¡¯t care about that mute at all in his heart, didn¡¯t it?


    Edith came forward with a smile on her face and handed the man the coffee she had made long ago, ¡°n, have some coffee, it¡¯s been a busy day.¡±


    Unexpectedly, n refused, ¡°No, it¡¯ste, you should go back.¡±


    Edith¡¯s smile froze at the corner of her mouth.This is from N?velDrama.Org.


    She pretended that she couldn¡¯t understand it as if she was being driven away, and was deliberately pretending cute: ¡°n, I want to learn something from you, so that I can help my father manage thepany in the future, can I?¡±


    Such a delicate and soft girl pouted, and the average man cannot bear to refuse.


    n, however, narrowed his eyes, ¡°If you don¡¯t leave now, you can¡¯te again.¡±


    The scar on his face would make him look badass when he looked at people with a cold gaze.


    Edith¡¯s face changed slightly before she hurriedly smiled, defusing the embarrassment for herself, ¡°Alright, alright, I know you¡¯re afraid that my dad is worried about me, right? Then I¡¯ll go home first ande back another day, bye~¡±


    She was still smiling when she left, and as soon as she left the house, her face instantly clouded, and she took onest look at the door with an imperative determination in her eyes.


    Lexie brought a cup of brewed oolong tea and put it over after Edith had left.


    She knew that n liked to make a cup of tea every time he left work, so he did not drink the coffee Edith made.


    Lexie subconsciously tensed up, and with her head down, she could still feel his dark gaze falling on her.


    ¡°What are you staying here for?¡±


    The corners of Lexie¡¯s lips pursed and she raised her eyes to look at him, closing her hands and cing them between her neck and shoulders in a gesture of sleep: [Aren¡¯t you going to bed?]


    She had only asked casually, but was clearly misunderstood by him.


    n frowned, ¡°You want to sleep with me?¡±


    Lexie was stunned and shook her head in a hurry.


    He strode away, ¡°Since not, leave me alone.¡±


    Lexie froze in ce for a moment, then left in silence.


    Neither one of them noticed Kevin standing by the window.


    A sh of shock crossed his eyes.


    He was to see his cousin, not expecting to see this scene.


    It turned out that n wasn¡¯t nice to her.


    Realizing this, Kevin¡¯s previous doubts were figured out, no wonder even Marry dared to tell Lexie what to do.


    He heard from the nurse caring for the elderly that Lexie¡¯s grandma was initially sponsored for treatment, but inexplicably cut off.


    Kevin then guesses that perhaps n broke her money chain, and Lexie fretted about that.


    He had heard what Marry had said during the day, and he had seen Diana¡¯s attitude towards Lexie.


    What was not to understand?


    As a mute who can¡¯t speak, was disliked by her husband and had an awkward and embarrassing position in the Howard family, she must have a hard time.


    How a tender and helpless woman could afford the expensive medical bills of her grandma?


    It was a strange woman whom he had only met twice, but Kevin¡¯s heart was inexplicably sour.


    Maybe, he should help her.


    ¡­


    Lexie woke up in the morning, and it was still a day of being ignored by everyone in the Howard family, and since her cleaning was stopped by n, Diana didn¡¯t continue to make her work.


    She finished her meal under the contempt of the servants and got up, only to be called by Kevin.


    ¡°Miss Mitchell.¡±


    Kevin did not call her sister-inw and kept calling her Miss Mitchell instead, which also made Lexie less embarrassed.


    She showed a puzzled look and heard Kevin speak again, ¡°The dean told me that your grandma has woken up, and I happen to be going to the hospital to see your grandma, so I¡¯ll take you with me.¡±


    Lexie was first happy because her grandma woke up, then she was a bit hesitant and expressed in signnguage, [Is it okay?]


    Knowing what she was concerned about, Kevin smiled and shook her head, ¡°It¡¯s okay.¡±


    In the end, the eagerness to see her grandma prevailed.

 Chapter 13 You’re a Good Man

    Kevin¡¯s car was a gray Infiniti with a very low-key appearance, just like the feeling Kevin gave her, warm and calm.


    The exact opposite of n.


    n had a ck Maybach, a twenty million luxury car that was very eye-catching in the crowd.


    Why was she suddenly thinking of him?


    Lexie bit her lower lip in chagrin and looked out the window.


    As the car had just left the Howard family¡¯s front door, Diana came back just in time with Marry, who was stunned, ¡°Madam, is that Mr. Kevin¡¯s car?¡±


    Diana nodded, ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡±Belonging ? N?velDram/a.Org.


    Marry said, ¡°I just saw Mrs. Howard ¡­ in Mr. Kevin¡¯s car.¡±


    Diana¡¯s face sank, ¡°Are you sure?¡±


    Marry nodded solemnly, ¡°Yes, Mrs. Howard is sitting in the passenger seat and Mr. Kevin is talking andughing with her.¡±


    Diana fell silent and nced towards the outside of the gate with a gloomy gaze, ¡°Check properly how the two of them met.¡±


    Lexie arrived at the hospital, rushed to Grandma¡¯s ward together with Mr. Kevin.


    Lexie heard her grandma¡¯sughter from the doorway and saw the nurse telling her grandma jokes through the ss doorway.


    Her grandma¡¯s soft smile warmed her heart.


    As she pushed the door open, Grandma looked up and saw her, and her eyes lit up, ¡°Lexie!¡±


    Grandma was very excited, Lexie rushed over to hold her, shook her head and did signnguage: [You just ger well, you can¡¯t go down to the ground, you have to rest more.]


    Grandma obeyed as she had to lie back down andughed, ¡°I am good, and I feel full of strength.¡±


    Lexie smiled gently and peeled an apple for her, then scooped it out with a spoon and put it in a bowl, then put the small fork in it before she handed it to Grandma.


    Grandma is old, the corners of her eyes are full of wrinkles. Seeing that Lexie was so understanding, she can¡¯t help but flooded with tears: ¡°Good girl, I have been your burden.¡±


    Lexie slowly shook her head and gestured, [We are families, you are not a burden. Grandma, you have to get well and get better as soon as possible, I have to take you on a tripter, didn¡¯t you say you like going to see the snowy mountains?]


    Grandma smiled with tears in her eyes, ¡°Okay, okay, I will get well soon.¡±


    This warm and touching scene in front of him made Kevin¡¯s heart feel emotional, although he grew up without a father, his mother gave him much care and treated him well.


    But Lexie¡¯s affection with her grandma still touched him deeply.


    He spoke in a warm voice, but it was offfort, ¡°Miss Mitchell, I just asked the nurse, your grandma is good now. I¡¯ll go prepare the information for her review first,ter you can bring her to me in the office.¡±


    Only then did Lexie remember that Kevin was also here, and felt quite embarrassed for neglecting him, [Thank you, Dr. Stewart, you are a good person.]


    Kevin couldn¡¯t understand thisplicated signnguage of hers, but Grandma exined it to him.


    ¡°No worries.¡± He smiled and after he left, Grandma squeezed her eyebrows and teased Lexie; ¡°Is this handsome young man your boyfriend? I have been in aa for so long, why didn¡¯t you tell me?¡±


    Lexie was stunned, not expecting her grandma to misunderstand her and Kevin.


    She didn¡¯t want to tell her Grandma that she had married someone else, lest Grandma would be upset, so she shook her head, [No, grandma, he¡¯s a doctor who has helped us, he¡¯s very nice].


    Grandma was a little disappointed but relieved that her granddaughter was so wonderful that sooner orter she would meet a partner who would really be good for her.


    After spending the afternoon with her grandma, Lexie left the ward and went to the dean, intending to ask her how much more money she needed for the next major surgery.


    Unexpectedly, the dean said with a smile, ¡°Miss Mitchell, no need to worry, someone has already paid the money for you, your Grandma¡¯s surgery is scheduled for next Monday, there is no need for you to pay separately.¡±

 Chapter 14 She is Bound to Return it!

    Lexie was shocked.


    Who¡¯s helping her?


    Anxiously, she wrote on a piece of paper, [Please, Dean, can you tell me who paid the money? I can go and thank that person.]


    Thinking about how Kevin had been instructing him not to say anything, the dean had to smile and refuse, ¡°Sorry, Miss Mitchell, the other party has forbidden the hospital from revealing his name, so please understand.¡±


    She nodded disappointedly and thought about it the whole way back.


    There was no way anyone she knew could have paid this off for her, and she couldn¡¯t figure out who it was.


    Although she didn¡¯t understand why that person was helping her, she was bound to return such a great favor!


    There was no rush, she would always find a way to find her benefactorter.


    Soon, the car returned to home.


    It was getting dark by this time.


    Lexie had just arrived on the first foot, and Kevin had returned on the second.


    The two happened to meet again in the living room.


    ¡°Miss Mitchell, I was ready to pick you up, I searched all over the hospital but couldn¡¯t find you, and when I asked the nurse, I found out that you had left.¡±


    Kevin smiled and went to greet her, looking at her beautiful face in front of him, his mood was inexplicably good. After a full day of surgery, it was as if all the exhaustion had been swept away.


    Lexie showed an apologetic smile: [Thank you, Dr. Stewart, I have something to do, so I¡¯ll leave first.]


    Kevin waved his hand, smiling, ¡°No thanks, if you go to the hospital again, just take my car directly, it is ok.¡±]


    Lexie genuinely felt that Kevin was a very nice and good person, and was the only person who was kind to her in the Howard family.


    Kevin was Diana¡¯s son, but they were nothing like mother and son, andpared to Diana¡¯s severity, Kevin was particrly nice.


    Lexie: [The dean said that my grandma will have surgery next Monday, are you the main surgeon?]


    Kevin smiled and shook his head as he saw the handwriting she had written, ¡°Yes, don¡¯t worry, after the surgery, your Grandma will bepletely healed.¡±Owned by N?velDrama.Org.


    Lexie smiled soothingly.


    The two talked for a while longer before she went upstairs.


    As soon as she entered the door, she saw n sitting on the sofa, fiddling with the cigarette case and lighter in his hands, and moving skillfully to light a cigarette.


    His face was vaguely indistinguishable in the white lingering smoke.


    The whole room was eerie to the core.


    Lexie was a bit surprised, she had bumped into him by chance outside the kitchenst time, could it be that this time was also by chance?


    But if it was a coincidence, why would he purposely show up in her room?


    He stood up from the sofa and approached her, bowing his head, ¡°You went out with Kevin for a whole day, and came back downstairs to chat for a long time. Lexie, you look soft and weak, but I didn¡¯t expect you to be ambitious, and you even want to be with Kevin.¡±


    Lexie¡¯s face changed and she hastily took out a pen and paper to exin: [Kevin is my grandma¡¯s main surgeon, we talked about my grandma¡¯s affairs, it¡¯s not what you think].


    n took the piece of paper and scanned the words on it, then tore it with both hands and threw it to the ground.


    He furrowed his brows deeply, his eyes deep and dark, ¡°Do you think I¡¯m blind?¡±


    This woman had never smiled since she came to the Howard family, but just now she was smiling at Kevin downstairs happier than ever, and the way Kevin was looking at her was a gaze that looked at a woman he liked, so he did not believe there was nothing going on here!


    ¡°You can¡¯t take advantage of me, so you go and approach Kevin, do you think Kevin will really like you? You think he would genuinely like a mute?¡±


    Lexie¡¯s face suddenly went white.


    She obviously had nothing to do with Kevin, so why did he have to misunderstand her?


    Was it fun to insult her like that?


    Lexie didn¡¯t bother to exin anymore.


    She grimaced and walked around him to move forward, not wanting to argue with him.


    Only to have the man suddenly snap her wrist!

 Chapter 15 The Night is Long

    In a sh, she was pinned down on the couch by n.


    n¡¯s sharp vision seemed to prate her heart: ¡°Why do you want to be with Kevin? Is your intention to provoke our rtionship, or do you want to humiliate me? Or, do you hate Diana and deliberately use this to get back at her?¡±


    A pair of Lexie¡¯s wrists were held down by him with a deadly pressure, unable to move.


    She panicked, what did he want!Content bel0ngs to N?vel(D)r/a/ma.Org.


    n¡¯s thumb rubbed her eyebrows lightly, ¡°What a clear and beautiful pair of eyes, but unfortunately tainted with unintentional purposes, and unscrupulous filth, the daughter of the the Mitchell family, how can there be any pure daughter?¡±


    There was a surprisingly strange hint of hatred revealed in his tone.


    Hatred?


    Lexie didn¡¯t understand where he got the hate.


    She tried to break away from him hard, her mouth kept opening and closing: [Let go of me ¡­ Let go of me ¡­]


    But he was forceful, making Lexie feel the pain, thinking of the trepidation in the Howard family for days, and now she was still pped with this bad reputation, all the aggression ran up in her mind.


    In the middle of the struggle, a hospital case record dropped out of her pocket, a history of her grandma¡¯s illness.


    n picked it up and looked at it, and his expression was stunned.


    She wasn¡¯t lying.


    He looked down at the woman beneath him, who had long since burst into tears.


    It was the first time she had ever shed a tear in front of him.


    She didn¡¯t cry out as tears silently trickled down the corners of her eyes.


    Somehow, his original anger dissipated.


    ¡°I will let you off the hook this time, and if I ever see you get overly close to Kevin in the future, I¡¯ll lock you up.¡±


    Thest three words made Lexie¡¯s body tremble.


    Only after he left did Lexie shakily pick up the case record  and put it away.


    Finally, she closed her eyes fiercely, a slightly hoarse cry escaping from her throat, if she wasn¡¯t unable to help herself, she really wanted to leave this ce, far away and never want to see n!


    Early the next morning.


    Lexie woke up with two swollen eyes.


    Afterst night, she deliberately avoided meeting up with n, pretending as if she couldn¡¯t see him every time she had no choice but to encounter him.


    Even to avoid suspicion, she waited for Kevin to leave before going downstairs.


    The lost look of Kevin was seen in Diana¡¯s eyes, and her heart was even angrier. Diana came straight to Lexie and warned, ¡°No matter what your purpose is, don¡¯t go near my son in the future, do you hear me?¡±


    Lexie had no intention of arguing with her and nodded before she walked away.


    Diana shouted coldly, ¡°Stop right there!¡±


    Lexie stood in ce, her back to her, listening to Diana sneer behind her, ¡°If you dare to have improper dirty thoughts, I will make your life worse than death.¡±


    She turned around and looked at Diana, exining with a pen and paper, [My encounter with Dr. Stewart was just by chance, there is no purpose as you think, I won¡¯t talk to him again in the future and will avoid him far away.]


    After watching her write down her promise, Diana¡¯s face eased up a bit, ¡°No matter if what you said is true or not, in any case, if you dare to go against today¡¯s words, I will let you know the consequence!¡±


    Lexie put the pen and paper away and left, drenched in exhaustion.


    After she left, Marry came up to Diana and said, ¡°Madam, I don¡¯t think what she said is credible.¡±


    Diana raised an eyebrow, ¡°How so?¡±


    Marry had a deep face, ¡°Mr. n likes Miss Edith, sooner orter he will have to divorce Lexie, Lexie probably also expected this, that¡¯s why she put her attention on Mr. Kevin, in an attempt to use him to gain power and wealth, so the guarantee she wrote today is just to fool you.¡±


    When Diana heard that, her face sank, ¡°Then what do you say, how am I going to deal with her?¡±


    Marry thought about it and spoke, ¡°I think there are two points, first, stop Mr. Kevin from meeting her, second, let Miss Edith squeeze Lexie out as soon as possible, so that this scourge will have no way to continue to stay in the Howard family if not ¡­ ¡±


    Diana fell into a deep thought after hearing these words.


    After a long time, she dialed Edith¡¯s number.

 Chapter 16 Gym Teacher

    On the other side, Edith was admiring her freshly dyed nails as she held the phone between her shoulder and chin, ¡°Mrs. Stewart?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s me, Edith, I want to talk to you.¡±


    Edith sat up straight, ¡°Okay.¡±


    After hearing that, she hung up her phone and looked at a certain point on the floor in disbelief.


    Peter came back from the office and waved his hand in front of her eyes, ¡°What¡¯s wrong with you?¡±


    Edith came back to her senses and grabbed his arm, ¡°Dad! You must help me with what I saidst time!¡±


    Peter froze and frowned, ¡°Don¡¯t be ridiculous! I still have use for Lexie to stay in the Howard family, so you¡¯re not allowed to mess around.¡±


    Edith was obviously unconvinced, ¡°Dad, if I get the likes of those two men, I can help you too, so why do you have to count on that mute? What can she do?¡±


    Although Peter loved Edith, he also knew her capriciousness, ¡°You just need to get Kevin¡¯s heart, it¡¯s best to make Kevin obey you only, so that in the future, my n can be betterpleted. Don¡¯t think much about the rest, n has no feelings, you¡¯d better not mess with him.¡±Owned by N?velDrama.Org.


    Edith shook her head: ¡°No, no, no, dad, you think wrong, n is very good to me, he likes me, and I am confident that I can make him fall in love with me. Kevin sooner orter will also be mine, so dad, just promise me, you get Lexie away from the Howard family, my n will be halfpleted, okay, dad?¡±


    Even if Peter was loving her, he didn¡¯t want to watch her fool around, ¡°Stop that, I won¡¯t help you in this matter, you cut off the idea of n before it¡¯s toote. I will not let go of n, so you can¡¯t fall in love with him.¡±


    Edith ended up being unable to sway Peter, and red at his departing back with a face full of displeasure.


    She was so capricious that even Peter couldn¡¯t stop her, ¡°No matter what method I use, I must marry n, he¡¯s supposed to be my man! Lexie took him from me!¡±


    Then, Edith gritted her teeth, ¡°Since you won¡¯t help me, dad, then I¡¯ll do it myself!¡±


    She dialed Lexie¡¯s number.


    Lexie was watering the flowers when she received an unfamiliar number, and upon hearing the voice, she realized it was Edith.


    ¡°It¡¯s me, sister.¡±


    Edith¡¯sughter came over, and Lexie¡¯s hand carrying the flower pot paused.


    Edith told her purpose: ¡°Sister, I won¡¯t beat around the bush, I want n, please take the initiative to leave. Seeing that you are my sister, I won¡¯t make it too difficult for you, how about that?¡±


    Lexie simply wanted tough.


    Her father wanted her to stay the Howard family, while her sister forced her to leave.


    Lexie certainly would not threatened by Edith, because Peter controlled the safety of her grandma, while Edith was just a capricious, self-centered.


    So after Edith made this ridiculous request, Lexie cut off the call directly.


    Edith stared at her phone, her face was gloomy, suddenly she thought of something, the corner of her mouth hooked, ¡°Lexie, you forced me to do this!¡±


    The smile on her lips was as weird and demonic.


    Immediately after, she went to another person, ¡°John, I want you to find a high school gym teacher for me, and force him toe over and meet me by any means necessary.¡±


    ¡­


    Sure enough on the third day, a video hit the news.


    It was a confession from a balding middle-aged man about a female student he had dated a few years ago when he was a teacher in high school, after which the two of them got a room.


    And Lexie¡¯s picture was ced below the video.


    After that, people started investigating on her, name, address, and identity as an illegitimate daughter, one by one.


    Soon , another post [unknown story between the Howard Group president¡¯s mute wife and a high school male teacher] hit the headlines hot search.

 Chapter 17 Will Alan Believe Her

    [Oh my God, it¡¯s so exciting! That¡¯s Mr. n¡¯s wife!]


    [Why would Mr. n want to marry a mute? It¡¯s not logical.]


    [This woman is quite pretty, why did she like a bald male teacher? Disgusting!


    A series of nastyments reflected in n¡¯s eyes.


    He stood up, grabbed his jacket and left the office.


    Jack followed closely behind, secretly saying that Mrs. Howard was going to suffer this time.


    It didn¡¯t take long for the Maybach to return home.


    As soon as he entered, n threw his phone in front of Lexie.


    Lexie was on her lunch break at this time, and she was instantly awakened by his actions, and she hurriedly sat up, picked up her phone and looked at it suspiciously, then tapped on that page.


    As she browsed backwards, her face gradually sank.


    Who posted these things on the inte?


    How was it that all those things from high school, which many people knew about at the time, but which have been peaceful for so many years, were suddenly being exposed?


    A cold, deep voice came from overhead, ¡°What¡¯s going on here?¡±


    Lexie pursed the corners of her lips, her expression tightened to the extreme as she quickly exined on the paper [I don¡¯t know what¡¯s going on either].


    Whether it¡¯s the bald teacher¡¯s nasty confessions or those nderous rumors of her seducing the teacher, etc., they¡¯re all false!


    Before n could speak, Diana suddenly came in with Edith.


    Diana came over in a rage, pointing at Lexie and cursing, ¡°Shameless woman! You¡¯ve disgracedthe Howard family! Look at your scandals all over the inte now!¡±


    Edith stood behind Diana, and after seeing Lexie¡¯s pale face, a glint of gloating shed under her eyes.


    She pretended to be worried and spoke to Lexie, ¡°Sis, what¡¯s going on? Isn¡¯t that person who appeared on the inte your high school gym teacher? Why did he say those unpleasant words? Is he getting back at you for breaking up with him back then?¡±


    Edith stressed the words ¡®high school gym teacher¡¯ and ¡®break up¡¯, Diana immediately got furious upon hearing it: ¡°Even Edith knows about this, see how you can still exin! ¡±


    Lexie turned her head to look at Edith and wrote: [You¡¯re lying, you said I broke up with my gym teacher, do you dare to swear with your conscience?]


    Edith was not afraid, she pretended to be aggrieved, ¡°Sister, how can you say? I¡¯m worried about you.¡±Content bel0ngs to N?vel(D)r/a/ma.Org.


    Lexie thought to herself, ¡°Edith is obsessed with acting, it¡¯s a pity that she doesn¡¯t go to be an actress.¡±


    So, she turned her face to look at n, and seeing his deep brow, he kept staring at her with probing eyes, Lexie thought about it and wrote down again, [I didn¡¯t do those things, please believe me.]


    Diana reached out and pointed at Lexie¡¯s nose, ¡°You degraded yourself and ended up in this situation, and you still say you did not do that? Today I¡¯ll let you get out of the Howard family, we don¡¯t want an indiscreet woman like you!¡±


    Lexie thought that what should be exined had been exined, if was not important that if Diana believed it or not, what was important was whether n would believe her.


    Because only n was capable of helping her prove her innocence!


    So, she kept looking at the man¡¯s scowl.


    Seeing Lexie ignore her, Diana was angry, and her words became more and more mean: ¡°Why didn¡¯t the video talk about others, but only about you? It is because you have a problem. I advise you not to argue. This matter has be a big deal, everyone knows about it, don¡¯t me me for being cruel, we can¡¯t tolerate you anymore!¡±


    She suddenly gave Lexie a hard push.


    Lexie stumbled as being yanked, and managed to stabilize herself.


    She subconsciously looked at n, but saw that the depths of the man¡¯s eyes were roiling with indifference.


    Lexie¡¯s heart, all of a sudden, sank to the bottom.

 Chapter 18 I Am Innocent

    ¡°Mrs. Stewart, don¡¯t me my sister, that was all in the past, my sister was young and made a mistake.¡±


    Edith pretended to plead for Lexie, but in reality, she was deliberately pouring fuel on the fire.


    Sure enough, it instantly triggered Diana¡¯s anger.


    Diana interrupted Edith as she pulled her hand.


    ¡°Edith, you¡¯re still speaking for her? She designed to steal your marriage and has such a disregard for propriety and shame, such a scheming woman is simply tarnishing the luster of our the Howard family!¡±


    Diana became more and more agitated as she spoke, pointing at Lexie, ¡°You hurry up and get out of here right now! You ¡­¡±


    Diana wanted to say something else.


    However, at that moment, n stopped herter words with a movement.


    He sank his eyes and straightaway sped Lexie¡¯s wrist, coldly dropping a few words, ¡°Youe with me.¡±


    He didn¡¯t even give Lexie a chance to react.


    n¡¯s strength was tremendous, and Lexie¡¯s wrist was clutched in his hand, feeling straight as if it was about to be crushed by him.


    He pulled Lexie all the way back into the room and closed the door hard, then mmed her onto the bed with one hand.


    Lexie fell down woefully, the sudden weightlessness making her feel a little dizzy.


    She was just trying to get up from the bed, but the man held her firmly underneath him.


    What did he want to do?


    Lexie¡¯s pupils were tinged with a panicked look, and she couldn¡¯t stop shrinking back, but there was nowhere for her to escape under n¡¯s confinement.


    There was an air of total danger permeating this man that made her ufortable.


    ¡°What are you hiding from? Feeling heart weak?¡±


    n let out a coldugh, the sarcasm in his eyes growing stronger.


    Lexie took in his expression, and when she heard what he said again, her eyes widened and she red back.


    n stared at her, his icy voice rang out over Lexie¡¯s head like a precursor to anger.R¨ºAdt??St chapters at Novel(D)ra/ma.Org Only


    ¡°You really are a good, obedient dog that Peter raised.¡±

 Chapter 19 Who’s Trying to Set Her Up?

    Lexie was stunned and grabbed the sheets.


    She shook her head and made a gesture, [I didn¡¯t.]


    She wasn¡¯t Peter¡¯s dog, she hated the the Mitchell family and had to marry into the Howard family for her grandma.


    ¡°What, with just a shake of the head, you want me to believe you?¡± n¡¯s voice sank a little, and his coarse palm moved upwards, like he could snap the woman¡¯s neck at any moment.


    He was really angry, ever since this mute came to the house, there was no peace in the Howard family, and now there was this scandal, he really had underestimated a mute.


    Lexie fought against his strength.


    She didn¡¯t want to die, her grandma was still waiting for her to save, and she couldn¡¯t die.


    ¡°Looks like you won¡¯t admit it until you get a little punishment!¡±


    Seeing her stubbornly struggling, n let out a chortle and suddenly exerted force, picking her up by her entire body.


    Lexie gave a startled cry, and even though she couldn¡¯t speak, fear made a raspy voicee out of her throat, hoarse and unpleasant, causing even more disgust in the man.


    n carried her straight into the bathroom and threw her into the wide bathtub, ordering in a cold voice, ¡°Take off your clothes!¡±


    Lexie was stunned.


    What was n going to do?


    She raised her head, but met with n¡¯s cold eyes, which were not mixed with the slightest temperature, at this time, any exnation she had seemed pale and powerless.


    Lexie closed her eyes fiercely and bit her lip, after hesitation, she resigned herself to her fate and moved slowly to take off her dress.


    Finally just the bra was left.


    Her body was exposed in n¡¯s eyes, and at this moment, she felt like a ything without dignity.


    The next moment, n unscrewed the tap, and it was cold water.


    The cold water however rushed down from the top of the head, ruthlessly washing her whole body, with a moment of temperature lost, Lexie shivered fiercely and her face went pale.


    So cold, so icy.


    ¡°Again, is the news true?¡± Outside the water screen, n lowered his voice, each word coldly and somberly striking at Lexie¡¯s heart.


    Lexie shivered and shook her head, her teeth chattering, she wouldn¡¯t admit to something she hadn¡¯t done.


    [No, really.]


    She was shivering with cold water all over her body.


    After n paused to release the water, Lexie wrapped her arms around her chest, shivering, her face already showing a dark blue color.


    ¡°Just admit it, and I¡¯ll let you go.¡± He said in a cold voice, giving her onest chance.


    Lexie still shook her head.


    She braced herself for difort, shivering and gesturing with her hands.


    [I haven¡¯t done it, can you believe me?]


    n didn¡¯t understand signnguage, but could see that she was trying to deny it.


    If she wasn¡¯t a member of the Mitchell family, he wouldn¡¯t have continued at this point, for wanting to investigate the truth of the matter, he had many ways.


    But she was a member of the the Mitchell family, and she was causing this kind of trouble.


    What kind of good people can there be in the Mitchell family?


    Driven by such thoughts, n turned on the tap directly, ¡°Still not admit it, huh? Then just stand here until you admit it.¡±


    The sshing water rushed down again, and Lexie¡¯s shoulders jerked up.


    n, however, took a half step back and coldly looked at the watch on his wrist, without expression on his face.


    He wanted to see how long Lexie could hold out.


    Time was ticking ¡­


    Lexie stood in the bathtub, almost delirious from the cold water, her legs were shaking uncontrobly, and almost fell down.


    But even then, there wasn¡¯t a hint that she was going topromise.


    She couldn¡¯t afford to take such a me nor was she willing to be humiliated for nothing.


    She won¡¯t admit what she hasn¡¯t done!


    Wasn¡¯t it just water?


    She was not afraid.


    The sound of water ttering in the bathroom, n¡¯s face was getting sunken as he looked at his watch.


    With a ¡®bang¡¯, Lexie finally couldn¡¯t support herself and her entire body flopped into the water, the moment her knee hit the edge of the bathtub hard, the sharp pain caused her eyes faint and she fell straight down.


    n¡¯s eyebrows knitted fiercely, the expression on his face growing more and moreplex, his tall body appearing extremely cramped throughout the bathroom.


    She actually didn¡¯t admit it until she passed out.


    There must be something hidden about this.


    Eventually, n fished the woman out of the bathtub, took a dry towel and wiped her body, and carried her back to the bed.


    ¡­


    Her head hurt and her throat was scratchy.


    Lexie woke up feeling weak and in cold sweat.


    She shivered and hugged the cover tighter, a mist of tears roiling in front of her eyes.


    The door was pushed open so hard she shivered in fear.


    Marry looked at her with disgusted disdain and casually threw down a bowl, ¡°Mr. n told you to drink this.¡±


    The soup spilled out of the bowl and got all over the bedside table.


    Lexie drew out two paper towels in silence and wiped up the spilled soup.


    This soup smelt like ¡­


    It was ginger soup.


    ¡°It¡¯s really bad luck, you¡¯re sick short after you got married, you really are a third degree cripple.¡± Marry snorted coldly, turned her head and walked away.


    Lexie had a splitting headache, so she didn¡¯t bother to pay attention to her vicious remarks.


    She lifted her hand with all her strength and threw the paper towel into a trash can not far away.


    As for that ginger soup ¡­


    She didn¡¯t take a sip.


    Who knows if something could have been put in there?


    There were too many people in this family who were bad to her and had to be guarded.


    Not long after putting the ginger soup down, the door to the room opened again, and in came n.


    Lexie couldn¡¯t help but shiver as soon as she saw him, thinking about everythingst night, every pore in her body was flooded with cold air as if she was immersed in ice water.


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    [I was framed] Lexie forced down the fear inside her and tried to gesture.


    Unfortunately, n couldn¡¯t read it, and his tone was cold, ¡°No need to gesture, since you don¡¯t admit it, prove it to me yourself, it¡¯s none of your business.¡±


    Lexie was stunned, what did he mean?


    ¡°Get dressed.¡±


    Dropping those words, n then turned around, ¡°I¡¯ll wait for you downstairs.¡±


    n drove her directly to the private high school she had previously attended.


    In the principal¡¯s office, in addition to the principal, stood the gym teacher involved in the incident.


    ¡°Mr. n, there should be some misunderstanding about what happened back then,¡± when facing n, the principal also looked coy, afraid of offending the Howard family because of this matter.


    n raised hisrge hand, interrupting the principal¡¯s words and looking at Lexie, his face expressionless, ¡°Is that him?¡±


    Across from the principal and n, Lexie and the balding gym teacher locked eyes, and those bad memories of her high school days instantly flooded back to her, and she subconsciously shrank behind n.


    This subconscious move fell on n¡¯s eyes, inexplicably making his heart tighten.


    [Yes]


    Lexie nodded stiffly.


    ¡°How about the causes and consequences of the matter, tell me,¡± n¡¯s voice was cold, and the gaze he looked at Lexie didn¡¯t have a trace of the warmth of being a husband.


    The people in the office looked at each other.


    It seemed that the rumor was true. What status can a mute have in the Howard family?

 Chapter 20 Get to Know the Truth

    To facilitate the conversation, the office had a signnguage teacher brought by n to help Lexie trante.


    Lexie gritted her teeth and met the gaze of the gym teacher, [The person in the video is not me, you exin.]


    ¡°Howe it wasn¡¯t you?¡± The gym teacher said, ¡°You were the one who took the initiative to seduce me back then.¡±


    [You¡¯re talking nonsense]


    Lexie gestured quickly, [Why should I seduce you?]


    The signnguage interpreter¡¯s words fell on n¡¯s ears, and he pondered.


    Although Lexie was a mute, she was the eldest youngdy of the the Mitchell family, and seducing an ugly-looking gym teacher was indeed unbelievable.


    The gym teacher, however, perked up, ¡°You were for high gym scores, and the school you applied to for study abroad needed all excellent scores in all subjects, but your gym scores were so poor. You seduced me and threatened me with a video, so I had no choice but to change your scores.¡±


    Lexie¡¯s face turned white and she hurriedly gestured in defense, how could she possibly seduce the teacher just to change her scores?


    The way n looked at her changed as well.


    In a stalemate, he stopped coldly, ¡°Go get the file.¡±


    The school files have records of the grades in each subject, and once they saw the files, the truth of everything woulde out.


    The file was quickly picked up.


    Although Lexie was a mute, her grades in all subjects were actually very good, except for her gym grades at the end of the second semester of her sophomore year, which had a failing grade that was crossed out in red.


    Changing from failing to excellent, anyone could see the problem.


    A strong chill instantly rose in n¡¯s cold eyes as he coldly questioned Lexie, ¡°What else do you have to say?¡±


    Lexie¡¯s face was almost paler than the walls as she shook her head feebly.


    With a ¡®pop¡¯, the file bag was mmed on the desk, ¡°From today onwards, you¡¯re not my wife anymore.¡±


    The entire office fell silent at this.


    Lexie panicked, she couldn¡¯t believe that n had believed someone¡¯s story so easily.


    No, she couldn¡¯t let n loathe her! It had to be exined clearly.


    She couldn¡¯t leave the Howard family, for her grandma¡¯s life was still in Peter¡¯s hands.


    In desperation, Lexie stopped n and gestured sharply.


    [I can get my ssmates to testify]


    ¡°No need, it is a disgrace to the family!¡±


    n¡¯s tone was indifferent, and he swept her a disgusted nce, striding away without hesitation.


    ¡°Mr. n, I¡¯ll see you off.¡± The principal was following, and the rest of the teachers scattered.


    Looking at n¡¯s back, Lexie¡¯s mind went nk, and not knowing who had intentionally or unintentionally bumped into her, she stumbled, hit her knee on the coffee table, and squatted down in pain.


    ¡°Are you okay? Lexie,¡± came the man¡¯s voice from behind her.


    Lexie came out of the pain, she turned around like a reflex, and before she could stand she jerked back several steps, looking at the bald man in front of her in horror.


    Everyone in the office was gone, leaving her and the gym teacher.


    [Don¡¯te over]


    ¡°n came to my door, I thought it was going to be a big disaster this time,¡± the gym teacher sneered, ¡°I didn¡¯t expect it to be solved so easily, it looks like you¡¯re having a hard time in the Howard family, Lexie.¡±


    Lexie¡¯s hands and feet were instantly cold, and the corner of her eyes nced in the direction of the door, and she hurriedly had to flee towards the door.


    The gym teacher was quick to grab her by the arm and roughly yanked her back, mming her hard on the couch and saying viciously, ¡°We haven¡¯t made the words clear yet.¡±


    Lexie¡¯s eyes were bleary from the fall, and her heart sank to the bottom.


    Don¡¯t touch me! Somebody help me!


    She struggled to open her mouth to try to make a sound, but no matter how hard she tried, only a raspy whimper barely escaped her throat.


    ¡°Don¡¯t be afraid,¡± the gym teacher shifted his eyes down and stared at Lexie¡¯s heaving chest with a lewd smile.


    ¡°If you were willing to obey back then, I wouldn¡¯t be afraid of you making a scene, so I haver covered it up. Even n doesn¡¯t want you, so why not just be with me ¡­¡±


    Lexie shook her head in despair and shrank into a corner of the sofa, trembling all over.


    The truth back then was actually quite simple, a lustful gym teacher wanted to take advantage of a mute girl and failed to do so, so in order to cover up the truth, he directed his own drama and made a fuss in the school, no one cared about the truth at all, everyone just wanted to watch the fun.


    Even n didn¡¯t believe her nowadays.


    His hand came toward her, and Lexie¡¯s eyes were filled with fear, staring in despair.


    Don¡¯te any closer ¡­


    Suddenly, there was a loud ¡°bang¡± as the office door mmed against the wall, almost shaking the entire room with it.


    The next second, the gym teacher screamed in dismay and was taken down to the ground.Content bel0ngs to N?vel(D)r/a/ma.Org.


    When Lexie came back to her senses, the gym teacher¡¯s lewd face had been viciously stepped on by a shiny leather shoe, and the foot was like crushing a piece of rag.


    ¡°Ah-¡± the gym teacher screamed, and his features twisted to an eerie degree.


    Lexie tilted her head and was stunned.


    In the smoke and dust that filled the room, a huge shadow enveloped Lexie¡¯s entire body.


    His cold face was somewhat blurred, his voice was not loud, but clear, ¡°Whichever hand he just touched my woman with, destroy it.¡±


    It was n.


    He didn¡¯t leave?


    n¡¯s assistant Jack took the pinhole camera out from behind one of the paintings in his office, ¡°Mr. n, it¡¯s all recorded.¡±


    It wasn¡¯t until the gym teacher was dragged out that Lexie came back to her sense.


    She looked at the man in front of her in a daze, [You have been here?]


    Looking at the woman in front of him in a state of disarray, n¡¯s brows knitted slightly.


    The news was so full of holes that it didn¡¯t stand up to scrutiny, but it was hard to catch substantial evidence because it had been so long ago, which was why he used this trick to get to know the truth.


    Justmiserate with this woman.


    The moment the word shed through his mind, n¡¯s eyebrows knitted.


    Lexie didn¡¯t know what n was thinking, and as the truth of the matter came out, she let out a sigh of relief and held onto a corner of the sofa to barely support herself as she stood up, but the pain in her knee suddenly hit her, causing her to fall straight towards the ground.


    A low, muffled cry of surprise was met by a pair ofrge hands that caught her just in time.


    Looking at the bruise on Lexie¡¯s knee, n¡¯s eyes sank slightly, ¡°You got injury just now?¡±


    Lexie was a little uneasy, afraid that she had given him trouble again, leaning on the sofa and gesturing carefully, [I can walk by myself]


    The watery mist in her eyes had not yet cleared, and her pretty little face was pale and haggard, obviously in pain but gritting her teeth and forcing herself to act as if she was okay.


    n¡¯s heart tightened, and the moment she was about to get up, his big hands pressed her shoulders, took off his suit jacket and covered her body. He picked her up horizontally, and carried her away in full view of the public.

 Chapter 21 For the Sake of the Howard family

    Lexie was carried into the car by n, like a dream, the pain in her knees could not be felt, and for the first time she felt that this man was not so cold and heartless as he seemed on the surface.


    Sitting in the car, Lexie looked at him, [Why are you helping me?]


    For the question she had just asked in the principal¡¯s office, n hadn¡¯t answered her yet.


    Going to all the trouble to set this up for her didn¡¯t seem like something n would be able to do.


    n frowned at her gesture, and even though he couldn¡¯t read the signnguage, he could see what she meant from Lexie¡¯s grateful gaze.


    ¡°You don¡¯t have to thank me, I¡¯m not doing it for you.¡±


    n¡¯s tone was as cold as his face, ¡°I¡¯m checking out this matter just for the sake of the Howard family, since you have married into the Howard family, you are a member of the Howard family, better keep your peace and we¡¯ll be fine with each other, otherwise don¡¯t me me for being rude if you cause trouble like this again.¡±


    The cold voice rang out in the carriage, instantly dousing the warmth somewhere in Lexie¡¯s heart.


    How could n possibly bother for herself?


    Thinking about how he treated herst night, Lexie couldn¡¯t help but shiver and shudder.


    If something like this happened again, n would definitely kick her out.


    There were no words all the way.


    After sending Lexie back to home, n didn¡¯t stop and directly asked his driver to take him to thepany.


    The car sped down the city¡¯s arterial roads.


    ¡°Mr. n, the school has taken care of it, there won¡¯t be any more rumors about that incident back then, and the media has all withdrawn their articles in preparation for an apology.¡±


    n leaned in the back seat and closed his eyes, his features reflected on the car window ss, looking more and more cold and stern, ¡°After so many years, this thing was still rehashed, I¡¯m afraid that a gym teacher is not so capable.¡±


    ¡°Are you saying that there is a push behind this?¡±


    ¡°Check it out.¡±


    ¡°Okay.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡±


    The next morning, the news of the college gym teacher molesting female students rushed to the top of the hot search list, a number of victims jointly voice theirints, the original high on the hot search list about Mrs. Howard¡¯s news was instantly covered, thework public opinion lopsided ¡­


    ¡°The gym teacher has been transferred to the public security organs to deal with the progress of his repeated crimes over the years, our reporter will continue to follow up ¡­¡±


    On the TV¡¯s big screen, the news reporter worded the day¡¯s legal news.


    ¡°You really can¡¯t trust the news nowadays, one statement on a day,¡± Diana turned off the TV in a bad mood, sitting on the living room sofa with her arms in her arms and sulking.


    She originally thought she could rely on this news to drive away the mute who looked so repulsive, but she didn¡¯t expect her to be wrongly used, and what was even more unexpected to her was that n had personally led a clear investigation into the matter.


    Diana frowned.


    How could that be? n was brought up by her own hands, so how could he have a fancy on such a third-ss crippled woman, but n had always kept Lexie in the Howard family, something she had never figured out.


    ¡°Madam, Miss Edith is here.¡±


    The servant¡¯s voice pulled back Diana¡¯s thoughts.


    ¡°Edith is here,¡± Diana got up to greet Edith, ¡°Why did you rush here early in the morning? Did you see the news?¡±


    ¡°News? What news?¡± Edith asked as she sat down on the sofa and looked at Diana in confusion.


    ¡°It¡¯s that mute ¡­ news about your sister earlier, now it turns out it was framed, that gym teacher at your school was reported, and now he has been arrested.¡±


    ¡°What? How is that possible?¡±


    ¡°Didn¡¯t you swear before that your sister and that gym teacher had been dating? Howe things have reversed so badly, now I am afraid that n would say that I¡¯m making a big deal out of it!¡±


    Diana was clearly ming Edith.


    Edith was slightly stunned and made a surprised look, ¡°Mrs. Stewart, that incident back then was a big deal at school, the whole school knew about it. Howe n went to school and things all settled down?¡±


    Hearing these words, Diana¡¯s expression stalled.


    ¡°But the person who wrote the news is also really bold, knowing that my sister is now Mrs. Howard, he still dares to write these scripts. He is really not afraid of offending the Howard family.¡±


    Edith¡¯s words reminded Diana, and her mind suddenly jolted.


    ¡°You mean that n did it for the Howard family ¡­¡±


    Edith lowered her head and drank her tea, reluctantly pulling the corners of her mouth, taking the me off herself, ¡°Mrs. Stewart, just pretend nothing happened, my sister is Mrs. Howard now after all.¡±


    Diana¡¯s face turned pale.


    With Lexie¡¯s ¡®antecedent¡¯ of swindling Edith into marrying into the Howard family instead, she was convinced of Edith¡¯s words, not to mention n¡¯s attitude was indeed wrong, how could he go to great lengths for a mute girl¡¯s innocence?


    It must be for the Howard family¡¯s dignity.


    This fucking dumb girl!


    Thinking of this, Diana put down her teacup and said in no good mood, ¡°Marry, where is that mute? Doesn¡¯t she know that there is a guest at home and she needs to greet. How can she be so rude?¡±


    ¡°I will get her now.¡±


    At the moment, Lexie was resting in her bedroom.


    Yesterday she was drenched in cold water, n has servant prepare the ginger soup, but she did not dare to drink it. She felt cold when she woke up in the morning and still wasshivering under her quilt.


    The rude sound of the door opening woke Lexie from her nightmare, and as soon as she opened her eyes, she saw Marry standing in the doorway.


    Marry eximed, ¡°Why are you still sleeping, Mrs. Howard?¡±


    Lexie stretched out her hand from under the quilt and gestured breathlessly, [Is something wrong?]


    ¡°Stop gesturing, I can¡¯t read,¡± Marry¡¯s tone was full of disgust, ¡°Madam told you to go down, Miss Edith is here.¡±


    Edith was here?


    Lexie¡¯s heart sank, struggling, but still got up gritting her teeth.


    The matter of high school was suddenly turned up, it must be attributed to Edith, after all, the person who wanted to drive her out of the Howard family the most nowadays was Edith.


    The threat was unsessful, so now she muste for her revenge.


    Despite her reluctance to dwell too much with Edith, n loathed the fact that she made troubles, so she had to deal with it carefully, at least not argue with Edith again.


    Lexie changed into a in white dress and went downstairs, her face pale, and her feet were weak when she went downstairs, and if she hadn¡¯t been holding on to the handrail of the stairs, she was afraid that she could have rolled down if she hadn¡¯t been careful.


    ¡°Sister, why don¡¯t you look well?¡±


    Edith looked up at her, making a false face of worry.


    Diana gave Lexie a nk look, ¡±What is that look? You want your mother¡¯s family to know that you¡¯re not doing well in our family? Did you bring this on yourself?¡±


    Lexie stood at the stairway, not even having the strength to retort.


    ¡°What are you doing standing there? Go get some refreshments. It is true that an illegal daughter has no hospitality, didn¡¯t your mother teach you have to behave?¡±


    Listening to Diana¡¯smanding words, Lexie silently clenched her fingers, but she could only hold back and nod, going to the kitchen.


    Edith¡¯s gaze flickered, ¡°Mrs. Stewart, my sister doesn¡¯t seem to be feeling well, I¡¯ll go help her.¡±Content bel0ngs to N?vel(D)r/a/ma.Org.

 Chapter 22 What Do You Want

    In the kitchen, Lexie was taking the snacks and filling the tes.


    Edith suddenly came in.


    ¡°Let me help you, sister.¡±


    Lexie¡¯s back stiffened and she subconsciously took a step back, pulling a safe distance from Edith.


    Edith cocked her head and looked at her, ¡°What¡¯s that look on your face? Are you afraid that I¡¯ll eat you?¡±


    [No need to pretend to be nice to me. You did the news thing, right?]


    Although Lexie had a good temper, she had always seen things clearly.


    ¡°What does it have to do with me?¡± Edith hugged her arms and snorted coldly, ¡°With this incident, you should see clearly, you¡¯re not wee in the Howard family at all, and you¡¯re still staying here.¡±


    Lexie looked at her and exined, expressionless.


    [Marrying into the Howard family was arranged by you and father.]


    ¡°Yes, that¡¯s right, but at first I didn¡¯t know what kind of person n was, and now it seems that father made a big mistake in this move, and it¡¯s only right to for me, a daughter, to help him fix it.¡±


    [You should tell that to father.]


    Lexie¡¯s eyes were firm, and if Peter wanted her to leave the Howard family, she would definitely leave without hesitation.


    As long as she didn¡¯t endanger her grandma¡¯s life, she didn¡¯t want to stay in the Howard family in fear.


    Edith, however, misunderstood her and her face instantly sank, ¡±Are you pressuring me with father? What are you? Do you really think that father is thinking highly of you by marrying you to marry into the Howard family?¡±


    Lexie frowned.


    What was in Edith¡¯s mind?


    In the beginning, it was they who disliked n¡¯s ugly appearance but had to attach to the Howard family, so this was why they pushed her into this fire pit.


    ¡°Lexie, I¡¯m telling you, I want n for sure, the position of Mrs. Howard belongs to me, so you better give up, otherwise don¡¯t me me for being rude. I have been merciful in this matter!¡±


    Lexie red at Edith, wanting to retort something but not wanting to make a big deal out of it, [What exactly do you want from me?


    ¡°I want you to go and file for divorce with n yourself and leave the Howard family.¡±


    [That¡¯s impossible] Lexie shook her head.


    ¡°Then don¡¯t me me for being rude, Lexie, don¡¯t forget that even without the gym teacher, you still have other leverage in my hands!¡±


    Lexie frowned.


    ¡°I heard that Myles Lawrence has returned to the country, if n knows about that thing¡­¡±


    Edith¡¯s gaze was filled with cold mockery.


    [Don¡¯t be ridiculous.]


    Mentioning that name, Lexie¡¯s face suddenly turned even paler, and her hand holding the corner of the table trembled slightly, [I have no contact with Myles for a long time]


    Seeing Edith refusing to stop, Lexie clenched her fist, her gaze gradually calming down, [If you have to be do this, I guarantee that even if I leave the Howard family, you won¡¯t be able to enter the Howard family¡¯s door]


    ¡°What did you say?¡±


    In front of Edith, Lexie fished out her phone from her pocket.


    ¡°You recorded it?¡± Edith¡¯s face sank fiercely.


    She had never expected that Lexie, who had always been obedient, had done this trick.


    If the words she just threatened Lexie were heard by n, the consequences would be unthinkable, after all, the ¡®gym teacher¡¯ news was a disgrace for the Howard family.


    [I don¡¯t want to fight with you for anything, as long as father agrees, I¡¯ll leave the Howard family immediately, don¡¯t you force me!]


    Lexie¡¯s gaze was calm and determined as he quietly looked at Edith.


    Peter can¡¯t control Edith, the pressure from both ends fell on her, and she can¡¯t keep sitting still. Or when there was a trouble, she would be kicked out by n!


    Edith was furious and reached for the phone, ¡°Give me the phone!¡±


    She was careless, and the recording should never be kept.


    Lexie hurriedly dodged, and the te with the snacks behind her was knocked over.


    It hit the ground with a ng and fell in pieces.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong, Edith?¡± It came Diana¡¯s questioning voice from the living room.


    Seeing this, Edith was even more anxious, taking advantage of Lexie¡¯s unpreparedness, she grabbed her phone and threw it directly into the pool, the ttering water instantly submerged the phone.


    In the scramble, Edith actually hugged Lexie directly and both fell down towards the ground.


    ¡°Ah¡­¡±


    Screams echoed through the kitchen.


    ¡°What¡¯s going on?¡± A deep, cold male voice came from the kitchen doorway.


    At some point, n also returned, coincidentally bumping into the argument.


    At this moment, Lexie was pinned underneath and raised her head in pain, and she saw Diana and n walking in one after the other.


    n stood behind Diana, tall like a majestic mountain.


    Lexie shuddered subconsciously.


    Without waiting for Lexie to exin, Edith, who was sitting on the ground, was the first to cry, ¡°n, my hand is bleeding!¡±


    Diana eximed, ¡°What¡¯s wrong with this?¡±


    Edith¡¯s hand pressed against the broken porcin, and bright red blood oozed from her palm, dripping to the ground.Content is property of N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°My sister wasn¡¯t feeling well, so I tried to help her, but she pushed me. n, I¡¯m in so much pain ¡­¡±


    This was simply nonsense!


    Lexie¡¯s face was pale, and she subconsciously looked at n and shook her head straight.


    She believed that it was impossible for Edith to make n gullible with such a clumsy tactic.


    n frowned slightly, striding past Diana and squatting down in front of the two, but only swept a cold nce at Lexie, extending his hand towards Edith in the next second, ¡°Let me take a look.¡±


    Edith was still sobbing and trembling as she stretched out her ¡®delicate¡¯ hand towards n, ¡°It really hurts, I just wanted to help my sister, but my sister said she doesn¡¯t like me always appearing here, saying she is the mistress here, n, shouldn¡¯t Ie ¡­¡±


    n¡¯s face sank slightly as he gave Lexie a cold look.


    ¡°This is the Howard family, it¡¯s not your turn to decide who cane.¡±


    Lexie¡¯s heart sank, looking at n in disbelief, shaking her head in denial.


    [I didn¡¯t.]


    She hadn¡¯t done anything, so why wouldn¡¯t he even hear a word of her exnation?


    In front of her, n helped Edith up and instructed the maid to get the medicine.


    Edith obediently leaned into his arms, and he didn¡¯t dodge away.


    As she left the kitchen, a smug glint flooded Edith¡¯s eyes, and she cast a warning look towards Lexie.


    ¡®The phone¡¯s gone. If you talk too much, you¡¯re dead.¡¯


    Seeing Lexie still sitting on the floor, Diana red at her in disgust, ¡°Why are you still sitting there? Hurry up and clean it up. I really don¡¯t know what¡¯s wrong with the Mitchell family, you are both the Mitchell family¡¯s daughter, but let such a nasty daughter marry into our family, it¡¯s really bad luck!¡±

 Chapter 23 Every Man Has His Fate

    ¡°Clean the ce up and serve a cup of tea.¡±


    After Diana left, Lexie fished the phone out from inside the sink.


    It was definitely not going to turn back on since it had been soaked.


    She didn¡¯t expect Edith to dare to be so reckless in the Howard¡¯s house.


    Thinking of the way Edith just pampered n, Lexie suddenly had some heartache, not because of n, but she had watched Edith like this for long.


    Whatever she wanted, all she had to do was to pout and she had everything.


    And she ¡­


    Forget it, every man has his fate.


    Lexie set her phone aside, gathered the broken porcin pieces inside the trash can, then refilled the snacks and made tea and sent it to the living room.


    At this moment, the maid had already helped Edith treat the wound on her hand.


    The wound wasn¡¯t really big at all, just a small cut from the broken porcin, and it had stopped bleeding when it was bandaged, yet she still looked teary-eyed.


    ¡°n, it hurts, did you not bandage it properly?¡±


    n held her hand and looked at it carefully, saying faintly, ¡°It¡¯s not a big deal, if you¡¯re not sure, have someone take you to the hospital.¡±


    ¡°Could it get infected? It might need a tetanus shot.¡±


    Hearing this from Edith, Lexie even wanted tough.


    Edith was a medical student, but made the pretense of being ignorant.


    ¡°Lexie, what are you still standing there for?¡± Diana saw Lexiee out and said in a bad mood, ¡°You¡¯re dummy and clumsy, why don¡¯t you hurry over and apologize to Edith?¡±


    Lexie was stunned.


    She didn¡¯t do anything, so why should she apologize?


    After setting down her snacks and tea, she silently stepped aside.


    Diana didn¡¯t relent, ¡°Did you hear me? Are you deaf?¡±


    ¡°Forget it, Mrs. Stewart,¡± Edith leaned over n and made a generous face, ¡°My sister shouldn¡¯t have meant it.¡±


    Hearing that, Diana held Edith¡¯s hand, ¡°You are too kind, no wonder you are bullied by some heartless people. If only are you are n¡¯s wife.¡±


    Hearing that, the servants of the Howard family all had a strange look on their faces.


    Lexie clenched her fingers in secret, embarrassed.


    The most important reason for herck of status in the Howard family was Diana¡¯s attitude towards her.Content is property of N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°It¡¯ste, I¡¯ming back to get some things and I have to go to the officeter, so I gotta take my leave.¡±


    n¡¯s voice interrupted their conversations. He stood up from the sofa, ncing at Lexie, ¡°Youe upstairs with me.¡±


    Lexie was stunned and looked at n in surprise.


    Was he helping her out?


    Watching the two go upstairs, Diana¡¯s face sank, indignantly saying, ¡°This mute really has some tricks, making n protect her so much!¡±


    Edith didn¡¯t think so, ¡°Mrs. Stewart, n is just taking pity on her, if he really protects her, why didn¡¯t he refute what you said?¡±


    In her opinion, n not only didn¡¯t protect Lexie, but also disgusted her, and probably he was to scold Lexie for making her get injured.


    When she thought of how n had just cared for herself, Edith was smug.


    On the other side, n closed the study door.


    Lexie took out the paper and pen she had with her and wrote a line and handed it to him to read.


    [Thank you for helping me out just now.]


    n nced at it and snorted coldly, ¡°You¡¯re thinking too much.¡±


    Lexie faintly stared.


    ¡°What was that about in the kitchen just now?¡±


    [I didn¡¯t do anything]


    ¡°How did Edith¡¯s hand get hurt? What were you arguing about?¡± n¡¯s gaze was stern as he looked coldly at Lexie, ¡°Did Peter tell you toe to me again to find something?¡±


    [No]


    Lexie hurriedly shook her head, [Edith¡­]


    The words on the book were not finished, and Lexie suddenly stopped writing, hesitating for a while, not knowing whether to write on or not.


    ¡°Keep writing,¡± n pressed abruptly closer, his cold, deep voice pressing down from overhead, as if even the tip of the pen had been filled with lead, pressing on the book.


    Lexie could only write on, [Edith asked me to divorce you, she wants to marry to you.]


    This was the truth, and even if she didn¡¯t say it, the entire family could see what was on Edith¡¯s mind.


    ¡°You don¡¯t want to?¡±


    n¡¯s voice rang in his ears.


    Lexie was suddenly startled, not knowing how to reply for a moment.


    It wasn¡¯t a matter of whether she wanted to or not, and it wasn¡¯t even her own will to marry into this family in the first ce.


    ¡°What? Peter regrets it so soon?¡± n snorted, ¡°Your family is really shameless, marrying daughter as casually as selling cabbages.¡±


    With the insulting words fell on her ears, although they stung, Lexie was used to them.


    What she was suspicious of was n¡¯s tone, which didn¡¯t take Edith seriously.


    He seemed to loathe the Mitchell family.


    But if he loathed the Mitchell family, why did he have to ask to marry Edith in the first ce, and still cared for her in front of others?


    n didn¡¯t continue and looked at her coldly, ¡°I have something to tell you.¡±


    Lexie showed a puzzled look.


    ¡°You haven¡¯t been back to your family since you¡¯ve been married, have you?¡±


    Hearing that, Lexie¡¯s heart stuttered as she nodded carefully, though the Mitchell family was really not worthy of her family.


    ¡°I¡¯m free tomorrow to apany you to go back.¡±


    Lexie cast a surprised look towards n.


    What did he want to apany her back to the Mitchell family for?


    Seeing her hesitation, n¡¯s gaze sank, ¡°What? Not willing?¡±


    Lexie shook her head in a hurry.


    She just did not understand.


    Looking at the woman with this mute look, n impatiently waved his hand, ¡°Alright, there¡¯s nothing else, you can go out.¡±


    Lexie nodded and heard n¡¯s voice from behind her as she walked to the door.


    ¡°I told you to be act properly, I didn¡¯t mean you should be tolerant. You are my wife, and you should know what should do and what shouldn¡¯t do.¡±


    Lexie¡¯s movement to close the door paused slightly, nodded and exited.


    Once the door closed, n took a seat behind his desk.


    After his slender finger slid twice on the phone and tapped on a software icon that was not avable on the market, Edith¡¯s voice came from inside, sarcastic and mean, and just different from she was just now.


    From the first day Lexie married into the family, her phone was monitored.


    He knew exactly who she was talking to, what they said, what was newly recorded on her phone.


    However, the move that Lexie recorded her talking to her own sister was really something n hadn¡¯t expected.


    He had really underestimated this mute.


    ¡°Myles Lawrence is back to the country ¡­¡±


    Edith¡¯s threatening voice came from the phone¡¯s speaker, and n¡¯s brows frowned slightly.


    Myles Lawrence?


    n snorted coldly.


    These two sisters of the Mitchell family were both tough nuts.


    On the trip to the Mitchell family, he wanted to see for himself what that old fox, Peter, had in mind.

 Chapter 24 Back Home

    After returning from Howard¡¯s house, Edith was smug as hell.


    As soon as she entered the house, she was called out by Peter, ¡°Edith, where have you been?¡±


    Edith just entered the house, didn¡¯t notice her father sitting on the sofa and was startled, ¡°I ¡­ I went to Howard¡¯s. Didn¡¯t you tell me to approach n?¡±


    ¡°Nonsense!¡± Peter pped the table and stood up, ¡°Did I let you get close to the Howard family to do something nonsensical? What¡¯s with the news?¡±


    Edith said sheepishly, ¡°What news, I ¡­ I don t know.¡±


    ¡°You don¡¯t know?¡± Peter¡¯s face turned livid with anger, ¡°You¡¯re my daughter, there¡¯s absolutely no way I¡¯d let you marry n. You¡¯ve never seen his tactics, so you don¡¯t know how sinister he is.¡±


    Having fought with n many times, he had long known that n was a man who would do whatever it took, otherwise he wouldn¡¯t have risked offending n by marrying Lexie instead in the first ce.


    Edith thought otherwise, seeing Peter¡¯s face easing, she immediately took advantage of the situation to hold his arm and said petntly, ¡°Dad, don¡¯t worry, n is really good to me. He even taught Lexie a lesson for me today in front of me, no matter what I say, he believes it, I think that Lexie is useless to stay in the Howard family.¡±


    Saying that, Edith spiced up what happened today at Howard¡¯s house.


    The more Peter listened, the more uneasy he felt, ¡°Edith, listen to me, he¡¯s not that simple, do you think he can¡¯t read these little tricks of yours?¡±


    A man, who had been in the business world, had seen many storm, how would be get fooled by a girl?


    ¡°Gee, don¡¯t worry, Dad, I promise you that when I marry into the Howard family, n will help our family¡¯s business.¡±


    ¡°Edith!¡± Peter immediately changed his face, revealing a stern look as he scolded, ¡°I¡¯m telling you for thest time, it is absolutely impossible. If you insist, I will send you out of the country to continue your studies, and you don¡¯t have to care about Kevin Stewart.¡±


    Edith was startled, looking at her father¡¯s stern look, the words she wanted to say were all swallowed back, the smug look frozen at the corners of her mouth for a long time before she reluctantly nodded her head in agreement.


    Looking at his daughter¡¯s aggrieved look, Peter¡¯s heart softened and he said kindly, ¡°I am doing this for your own good. Don¡¯t get angry, cheer up, n ising tomorrow morning.¡±


    ¡°n ising to our house?¡± Edith¡¯s eyes lit up.


    Was it because she was hurt and came to see her?


    In the next second, Peter¡¯s words shattered her fantasy, ¡°If Lexie really doesn¡¯t work at all, n wouldn¡¯t apany her back.¡±


    ¡°Lexie is back too?¡±


    ¡°Of course,¡± Peter warned, ¡°Edith, I¡¯ve said everything that needs to be said, your affair with n ends here, and there will be absolutely no trouble tomorrow.¡±


    Edith was dissatisfied in her heart, but she didn¡¯t dare to disobey Peter on the surface.


    In her mind, Lexie wasn¡¯t even a worthy opponent, and n was definitelying for her.


    As for Kevin, she had figured a way out a long time ago.


    She would have both of these two men.


    Early the next morning, n took Lexie back home.


    Bags of gifts were piled up in the living room, and the maids of the Mitchell family looked on in awe.


    Didn¡¯t it say that Miss Lexie has no status in the Howard family and was even worse than a servant?


    And Mr. n, who was rumored to be ugly-looking, was surprisingly so handsome, even with a scar on his face, it didn¡¯t affect his looks at all, but added with the man¡¯s cold and resolute aura.


    When Edith saw this, she instantly went crazy with jealousy and said sourly, ¡°n, you¡¯re so good to my sister, it¡¯s her blessing that she married into the Howard family.¡±


    ¡°Edith, you should call n brother-inw,¡± Peter gave his daughter a warning look.


    ¡°Mr. Mitchell,¡± the corners of n¡¯s lips lifted slightly, ¡°These are all small gifts, and I¡¯ve additionally prepared a gift for you and Edith.¡±


    Upon hearing this, Edith¡¯s eyes instantly lit up, ¡°Really, I have a gift too?¡±


    n nced at Lexie.


    Lexie immediately reacted and handed the bag she had been carrying in her hand to Edith.


    n had just given her this bag before getting out of the car, and she had no idea what was in it.


    In front of everyone, Edith opened the bag and immediately eximed, ¡°I¡¯ve loved this ne for a long time, how did you know about it, n!¡±


    New from Tiffany¡¯s, the diamonds on the ne glisten in the sunlight and are worth a lot of money.


    Lexie also froze.


    There was no excuse for n¡¯s generosity, but to give his sister-inw such an expensive ne as soon as they meet is really hard not to make people think more.


    Peter¡¯s face was grim, ¡°It is such an expensive ne, Edith, return it to your brother-inw.¡±


    ¡°Just a ne, it¡¯s not worth much,¡± n¡¯s tone was light, suddenly taking Lexie¡¯s hand and asking, ¡°It¡¯s also a token of Lexie, and picked by her, right, Lexie?¡±


    Being held by n¡¯s hand, looking at his smiling appearance, Lexie felt a chill run down her backbone.


    She gave a stiff nod.


    Edith of course knew for sure that it wasn¡¯t Lexie who went to pick it, only as an excuse for n to fool Peter in order for her to ept it, and at that moment her heart was smug as hell.


    There was some small talk.


    Lexie quietly sat aside to peel the fruit and when she was about to hand the apple to n, Edith suddenly said, ¡°n, you haven¡¯te to my house before, let me show you around.¡±


    ¡°Edith.¡±


    ¡°Gee, Dad, it¡¯s too boring that you always talk about business, I¡¯ll show n around.¡±


    With that, Edith separated the two hands and pulled n to leave, and Peter couldn¡¯t even stop her.


    Peter¡¯s gaze retracted from the two figures and finallynded on Lexie, his gaze immediately went cold as he questioned, ¡°Did you buy the ne?¡±


    Lexie put the peeled apple down and shook her head.


    ¡°You¡¯d better catch n¡¯s heart as soon as possible and not let him get any ideas about Edith.¡±


    Lexie was silent for a while, [Edith likes n, and she takes the initiative to approach n, and I couldn¡¯t help it.]


    ¡°She¡¯s young, are you going to let her fool around too?¡± Peter red at her without good grace, ¡°You¡¯re at least her sister, are you going to watch her jump into the fire?¡±


    Hearing these words, Lexie¡¯s heart suddenly ached.


    She was just a year older than Edith. Peter loved Edith, and he, without hesitation, married Lexie into the Howard family, and now he morally kidnaped her.


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    Other than pretending in front of people, when had Edith ever really called her a sister?


    ¡°I had not done with you about the paperworkst time, so you better do what you¡¯re told to do this time.¡±


    At those words, Lexie¡¯s heart stuttered.


    What did he want her to do again?


    She didn¡¯t dare to offend n again.


    Peter¡¯s tone however suddenly shifted and eased down, ¡°Lexie, you are also my daughter, watching you suffer in the Howard family doesn¡¯t sit well in my heart either, so I will definitely help you gain a foothold in the Howard family.¡±


    Lexie was slightly stunned.


    Peter looked at her and handed over a paper packet, ¡°As long as you¡¯re pregnant with n¡¯s child.¡±

 Chapter 25 The Unknown Herbal Formula

    Peter¡¯s voice was low, but it fell on Lexie¡¯s ears with a rumble.


    What kind of person was n? Except for the vindictive sex on the wedding night, he looked at her with undisguised indifference, and Peter actually wanted her to carry his child?


    This was a pipe dream.


    [That¡¯s impossible] Lexie shook her head.


    Peter said without changing his face, ¡°Nothing is impossible, as long as you put this inside his tea, and try a few more times, let him have it without finding it out, you will get pregnant in the end.¡±


    Lexie was stunned.


    Was that something a father would say to his daughter?


    When she had first been taken back to the Mitchell family, she had had expectations for this father, longed for care from a father, but those expectations had all been dulled by the cold treatment day after day.


    Even so, she had never thought that Peter would sell her to the Howard family as if she were a good, after all, she was his daughter.


    [Dad, have you ever treated me as your daughter?] Lexie looked at Peter, trying to find a hint of warmth in his gaze.


    ¡°Of course you¡¯re my daughter, you¡¯re the eldestdy of the Mitchell family, so you should know that these are all your responsibilities. Lexie, as long as you give birth to n¡¯s child, then the Howard family will all be yours! I¡¯m doing this for your own good.¡±


    Peter said his ns, the greed that could not be concealed in his eyes was like a pot of cold water, making Lexie¡¯s heartpletely cooled down.


    [I can¡¯t do it] Lexie refused.


    n had already warned her, and she didn¡¯t want to take the risk.


    Peter¡¯s face went grim, ¡°You have to.¡±


    Lexie wanted to say something else, but the voices of Edith and n came from outside.


    Peter quickly shoved the paper bag into Lexie¡¯s hand and pressed her hand, warning, ¡°Don¡¯t forget that your grandma is still lying in the hospital.¡±


    The fatal weakness was in his hands, and even though Lexie was reluctant, she had to endure it.


    ¡°What are you talking about?¡± n¡¯s voice rang out behind him.


    Lexie¡¯s back stiffened and she held the paper bag tightly and hid it in her sleeve.


    ¡°Nothing, Lexie hasn¡¯te back for a long time, just a little chat,¡± Peter straightened up and looked at n calmly, squeezing out a smile, ¡°Lexie said she was well taken care of in the Howard family and was doing well.¡±


    ¡°Is that so?¡± n gave Lexie a meaningful look.


    When she met his gaze, Lexie suddenly felt heart weak and blushed.


    ¡°My Dad and my sister haven¡¯t seen each other for a long time, let them talk. n, let me show you upstairs,¡± Edith disliked the way n was paying attention to Lexie, pulling his arm and shaking it.


    ¡°No need, Lexie will take me.¡±


    Hearing these words, Lexie¡¯s expression stalled and she looked at n in surprise.


    ¡°n ¡­,¡± Edith shook n¡¯s hand.


    ¡°I said before I came that I wanted to see the ce where Lexie lived before she got married,¡± n drew his arm out and his cold gaze turned to Lexie, ¡°Right, Lexie?¡±


    He called out ¡®Lexie¡¯, causing Lexie to shiver.


    What the hell was n up to?


    Looking at the figure of n and Lexie going upstairs, Edith stomped her feet in anger.


    ¡°Edith, sit down,¡± Peter¡¯s face sank as he watched his daughter like this.


    n was really a tough nut, and he did not know what tricks he had made his daughter, who was spoiled since childhood, so obsessed with him.


    At this rate, it was going to have troubles.


    Lexie led n into her bedroom.


    It was hard to get sunlight into the room for it faced north.


    Closing the door to the room, Lexie looked resctriced and pulled out the chair in front of the desk, letting n sit.


    ¡°Is this where you live?¡± n nced at her with aplicated gaze.


    Lexie nodded.


    n frowned.


    Rather than a girl¡¯s bedroom, this was a shabby study, with a wall of bookcases filled with books, an outdated desk, and a folding single bed in the corner making up the entire room.


    The Mitchell family was also a rich family, he had never thought that Peter would let his daughter live in such a ce.


    However, thinking that Peter could allow Lexie to marry into the Howard family, it was evident that this mute daughter indeed had little status in his heart.


    Lexie looked at n uneasily, wondering what exactly he was going to do.


    But n just stood in front of the bookshelf, casually drew a book out, and asked seemingly thoughtlessly, ¡°What did Peter say to you?¡±


    Lexie¡¯s heart tightened and she shook her head cautiously.


    ¡°Didn¡¯t say anything?¡± n lifted his head, his gaze extremely cold, ¡°Then what is it in your hand?¡±


    The moment these words fell, Lexie¡¯s mind went nk at once, and she involuntarily took a step back, the paper bag she had been clutching in her palm almost drenched in sweat.


    He saw it.


    n did not approach, but the way he stood still was even more frightening, the pair of his unperturbed eyes seemed like abyss, as if she was about to fall.


    After a long time of stalemate, Lexie finally stretched out her hand, her shoulders trembling slightly, and slowly spread her palm towards him.


    It was her instinct to survive.


    The door squeaked open with a sudden sound.


    ¡°n,¡± Edith pushed open the door, said with a sweet smile, ¡°I¡¯ll bring you some fruit.¡±


    A faint trace of impatience shed across n¡¯s face as he said faintly, ¡°Thank you.¡±


    ¡°You are wee, just feel at home,¡± Edith came in with a te, ncing coldly at Lexie as she walked past her, ¡°Sister, do you want to go help in the kitchen? The maids don¡¯t know what food n has to avoid.¡±


    Lexie nodded and moved her foot, kicking the white paper bag that she had identally dropped earlier under the bed.


    [Then I¡¯ll go and help, you guys talk.]


    The moment she closed the door to the room, Lexie only regained the feeling of breathing, the clothes on her back had long been drenched in cold sweat.


    She could never drug n.


    Through the door of the room, she heard the sound of n and Edith talking inside.


    ¡°How do you like the ne?¡±


    ¡°I like it, for it is from you.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡±


    ¡°You studied pharmacology abroad, didn¡¯t you?¡±


    ¡°Yeah, that¡¯s what my family does.¡±


    ¡°With the prescriptions of Mitchell Pharmaceutical Group, do you still need to go abroad for further study?¡±


    ¡°Yeah, I don¡¯t know what my dad was thinking, with the patent on our family¡¯s prescription, it¡¯s perfectly sufficient to keep passing it on, so why bother learning from someone else¡¯s stuff?¡±


    ¡°Oh? Then Edith, you should have seen your family prescription, right?¡±


    ¡°¡­¡±


    Hearing the word ¡®prescription¡¯ing from the door of the room, Lexie¡¯s heart thumped and sank.Content is property of N?velDrama.Org.


    The reason for n suddenly apanying her back to home and approaching Edith seemed to make sense to her.


    The Mitchell family was a century-old pharmaceutical family, and the most valuable thing about the Mitchell Pharmaceutical Group was not the name of the Mitchell family, let alone Peter¡¯s business talent, but the unknown herbal forms.


    n came for this.

 Chapter 26 Leading ‘Wolf’ into the House

    In the bedroom, facing n¡¯s inquiry, Edith was suddenlycking of confidence, ¡°Of course ¡­ of course I¡¯ve seen it, that¡¯s something that¡¯s passed down in our family.¡±


    n had read countless people, and when he saw Edith stammering, he knew she didn¡¯t know the truth.


    Peter, the old fox, was even defending his own daughter.


    However, since he had sent Edith to study medicine, he was bound to prepare for the future inheritance of Mitchell Pharmaceutical Group.


    So n didn¡¯t say anything about it.


    Edith changed the topic, ¡°n, actually I¡¯m not very interested in the management of my family¡¯s business, and I¡¯m studying medicine, so I still want to depend on my own in the future, can you do me a favor?¡±


    n¡¯s gaze lifted from the book, ¡°What kind of favor?¡±


    ¡°I want to work in a hospital.¡±


    ¡°Which hospital?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s Renhe Hospital,¡± Edith carefully surveyed n, afraid of revealing her purpose.


    A deep meaning surfaced in n¡¯s eyes.


    ¡°Sure.¡± A cold voice rang through the room.


    ¡°¡­¡±


    At lunch, Edith was diligent in helping n with food.


    n, however, just said thanks and turned to his cup to drink water, not moving his chopsticks.


    Lexie shook her head silently in her heart.


    Having been in the Howard family for quite a few days, she knew n¡¯s eating habits; he wouldn¡¯t eat the food that others gave him, and he wouldn¡¯t have a single bite withoutmunal chopsticks on the table.


    Edith was making a mistake ttering n.


    However, n was so close to Edith, why he made an exception for her? Lexie thought darkly.


    n nced at Lexie¡¯s absent-mindedness through the corner of his eyes and ced his bowl directly in front of her, ¡°The Mitchell family¡¯s cook is good, Lexie, eat more.¡±


    Hearing n¡¯s inexplicably concerned voice, Lexie turned back to her senses and met the scowl of Edith across the room.


    If eyes could kill, then Edith¡¯s gaze had already killed her.


    Lexie couldn¡¯t help but shiver, and she seriously suspected that n was deliberately trying to stir up Edith¡¯s discontent with her.


    [I can¡¯t eat this much] She gestured and pushed the bowl back, [You have it]


    The bowl stopped halfway between the two men when they pushed it.


    Against n¡¯spelling gaze, Lexie¡¯s hands felt like they were filled with lead and couldn¡¯t push.


    After a while, she reluctantly tugged at the corner of her mouth and pulled the bowl back to herself, [Thank you]


    During lunch, Peter asked about some business dealings. n seemed to be in a good mood and actually revealed some inside information about the project.


    ¡°Director Gardner of SEC said that?¡± Peter¡¯s eyes lit up.


    n was calm and cool as always, ¡°It was my assistant who happened to overhear what Director Gardner said when we were negotiating the cooperationst week, but the financing risk is still very high, and I heard that the Lane Group and a few others are still on the sidelines.¡±


    ¡°The financing project that the Lane Group is optimistic about is definitely not bad,¡± Peter smiled joyfully, ¡°Sophia, open a bottle of wine, it is a good day.¡±


    While looking at Peter, Lexie secretly was worried about him.


    Although she did not know much about the business world, n¡¯s words almost had no difference with the fortune telling. He used Director Gardner and the Lane Group as a front, Peter would believe that the project financing was extremely profitable.


    In ordance with the Mitchell Group¡¯s great loss, if Peter really invested in new projects, that debt rose to the peak, if he was careless, Mitchell Group would go bankrupt.


    Lexie thought a lot, but didn¡¯t say a word.


    It was a meal that was on pins and needles.


    n had to go to a meeting at thepany in the afternoon, so he didn¡¯t stay much longer, and took Lexie with him when he left.


    The Mitchell family came out to see their guests off.


    ¡°n,e often in the future,¡± Edith pulled n to pamper him, her voice so whiny that Lexie got goose bumps.


    ¡°It¡¯ste, we gotta go, Mr. n, you still have to go home and change first.¡± The driver on the side coughed and whispered to remind the two of them of the time.


    n nodded slightly and nced at Lexie, who was standing to the side, ¡°Get in the car.¡±


    It was only then that Lexie returned to her senses and nodded her head.


    n frowned impatiently, in his eyes, Lexie was like a wooden person, her eyes werex and listless all day, and this moment, she was watching him and Edith talking, not reacting.R¨ºAdt??St chapters at Novel(D)ra/ma.Org Only


    Before getting into the car, she passed by Edith, and Edith said in a low voice, ¡°n did notpany you back to home, but he was here to see me. You¡¯ve seen how much n cares about me, I¡¯m afraid you haven¡¯t received any gifts from n until now, right? You are no different from a servant in his eyes.¡±


    Lexie was embarrassed, but still forced herself to make a face of indifference and gestured [You still want to have this position as a servant]


    She was good-tempered, but not contrary.


    With those words, she turned and got into her car.


    As the car faded away, Edith stomped her feet as she watched, rushing to Peter to spill her guts, ¡°Dad, look at her, she is arrogant now. If we really let her continue to stay in the Howard family, she¡¯ll bully us in the future!¡±


    Peter frowned, ¡°Okay, stop it, did you tell n?¡±


    Edith froze for a moment before responding, ¡°Yes.¡±


    ¡°What did he say?¡±


    ¡°Of course he said yes.¡± Mentioning this, Edith was smug, ¡°n let me work at Renhe Hospital whenever I want, so I can see Kevin every day then.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s good,¡± Peter nodded thoughtfully, ¡°From now on, you¡¯ll have less contact with n, and put more of your energy on Kevin.¡±


    Although Edith was not reluctant in her heart, she still nodded her head on the surface, and with a good girl¡¯s look, she took Peter¡¯s arm and went into the house.


    The car pulled out of the cottage area and drove slowly down the street, the rear view mirror reflecting Lexie and n.


    ¡°What did Peter give you?¡±


    The man¡¯s deep, cold voice rang out from the carriage, not a trace of emotion audible.


    Lexie had been prepared and said, [Nothing, just told me to remind Edith not to get too close to you for fear of causing gossip.]


    ¡°Is that so?¡±


    Her jaw was pinched, and a sharp pain struck, causing Lexie to draw a cold breath.


    He didn¡¯t believe it?


    n, however, snorted coldly and increased the force on his hand as if he was pinching a small bird with ease and recklessness, ¡°Is Peter afraid of causing gossip? Or is he afraid that his precious daughter will lead the ¡®wolf¡¯ into his house?¡±


    Lexie was stunned, and the movements of pping n¡¯s arm were much slower.


    Was this a disguised admission that he did have other ns for the Mitchell family?


    Was it really about the prescription?

 Chapter 27 The Howard family

    Lexie was in pain from being pinched, but could only make a whimpering sound, hoarse, even the driver couldn¡¯t help but take one more look in the rearview mirror, unable to bear it in his heart.


    ¡°Where¡¯s the stuff Peter gave you?¡±


    His cold and deep voice echoed in the carriage. He clearly saw that Peter had given something to Lexie, but it was interrupted by Edith at the house.


    Lexie¡¯s eyes were filled with tears as she shook her head repeatedly.


    This soft look of her rebelliousness fell in n¡¯s eyes, and the force in his hand involuntarily eased.


    So much time had passed, even if she had really been given something, it would have been hidden by her long ago.


    ¡°You¡¯d better remember that as long as you stay in the Howard family, you are a member of the Howard family, and it¡¯s better to behave well, or don¡¯t me me for being rude.¡±


    Lexie shrank in a corner of the car seat with a stunned look on her face and n directly let go of his hand.


    Lexie¡¯s position in the Mitchell family was clear to him, and even if it wasn¡¯t clear before, this trip to the Mitchell family today made it very clear.


    If she didn¡¯t have something in Peter¡¯s hand, she wouldn¡¯t be so obedient to this so-called father of hers.


    Thinking about the hospital, n had some ideas.


    Lexie looked at n in fear, one hand covering her hurtful chin, her back tightly leaning against the car door. Making sure n had let her go, she took a breath of relief.


    In that moment just now, she had the feeling of being in the abyss.


    Staying by n¡¯s side was really a heart-testing thing.


    After sending Lexie back to the Howard¡¯s house, n went straight to thepany.


    The assistant Jack came with a cup of tea.


    ¡°Mr. n, the hospital has been contacted, and Miss Mitchell can go to the hospital tomorrow for her internship.¡±


    ¡°Have you talked to Kevin?¡± n didn¡¯t look up, and after taking a sip of tea, he turned the book over a page.


    ¡°Not yet, Dr. Stewart is not at the hospital today, but the dean will notify him.¡±


    n nodded, ¡°Lexie¡¯s grandma is also in that hospital?¡±


    ¡°Yes,¡± Jack nodded, ¡°Dr. Stewart is indeed the chief surgeon, and ¡­¡±


    Hearing Jack¡¯s hesitant tone, n lifted his head, his eyebrows cold, ¡°And what?¡±


    ¡°The records on the hospital show that Dr. Stewart paid for the surgery for her grandma.¡±


    Jack hadn¡¯t figured out why Kevin helped Lexie¡¯s grandma?


    n¡¯s brow furrowed slightly.


    Seeing the book n was flipping through in his hand, Jack¡¯s expression faintly stalled.


    Half a minuteter, he hesitated, ¡°Mr. n, you seem to be quite concerned about your wifetely.¡±


    It was a signnguage book that he had never seen in n¡¯s office before, and n had brought it with him as soon as he arrived today and hadn¡¯t stopped flipping through it until now.


    Thinking about Lexie¡¯s situation, Jack¡¯s heart was somewhat mixed up.


    ¡°Shall we have the hospital and get a more senior doctor to have the surgery?¡±


    n was thinking about something and was pulled back into his thoughts when he heard this, giving Jack a cold look.


    Jack winced inwardly and knew that he had said something wrong, ¡°I am sorry.¡±


    After the assistant left, the office fell silent.


    n¡¯s long fingers rubbed the pages of the book in his hand, flipped to thest page and found a page of words on the nk, it could be seen that it had been a long time, the handwriting had faded a bit, but still could be clearly seen, it was a transcription of ¡°To the Oak Tree¡±.


    [If I love you, I will never be like a climbing trumpet vine, relying on your high branch to show off myself ¡­]


    Looking at the graceful handwriting, Lexie¡¯s soft and clean eyes urred to n¡¯s mind, so she also liked this poem?


    Lexie returned to Howard¡¯s house.


    In the living room, only Marry was cleaning the table, and when she saw Lexie return, she didn¡¯t even say hello.


    Lexie was not angry, [Where is Mrs. Stewart?]


    If Diana wasn¡¯t home, she¡¯d be able to breathe a sigh of relief and go upstairs for some rest.


    But Marry frowned, ¡°Why are you gesturing? I can¡¯t read it.¡±


    Lexie froze, the gestures she had just made were not exactly in signnguage, ordinary people could perfectly follow her expressions to see what she meant.


    As she was about to take out her book to write, a familiar voice suddenly came from behind her, ¡°My mother is out, what do you want from her?¡±


    As soon as Lexie turned around, she saw Kevin looking at her with a slight smile.


    Lexie nodded at him as a greeting, and wrote on the book she pulled out, [Nothing, I brought some things from home for Mrs. Stewart]


    The things brought back were prepared by Peter.


    After all, she was the daughter of the Mitchell family. Though she was no longer favored, his father still had to rely on her to do things, so he had prepared some gifts.


    ¡°She shouldn¡¯t be back untilter, just give it to Marry.¡±


    Lexie nodded, indicating that he knew.


    [Why are you home? Not at work?]


    ¡°It¡¯s my day off,¡± Kevin exined, ¡°By the way, I¡¯m going to the hospitalter, do you want toe with me?¡±


    Lexie was slightly stunned and shook her head after a moment of silence, smiling faintly as she refused.


    [I¡¯m not going to the hospital today, but tomorrow.]


    Thinking about her earlier contact with Kevin and n¡¯s poor attitude towards herself, her heart chilled, it was best not to cause any more unnecessary misunderstandings, and it was good for everyone.


    After saying this, Lexie pointed upstairs and made a sleeping gesture, indicating that she was going upstairs to rest.


    Unheard loss surfaced in Kevin¡¯s eyes, but he nodded, ¡°Okay, go ahead.¡±


    Looking at Lexie¡¯s figure going upstairs, obviously a little weak, for some reason, the feeling in Kevin¡¯s heart that he wanted to protect her became even stronger.


    As the night gradually sank, the bedroom on the second floor of the Mitchell¡¯s vi was lit up.


    ¡°Yes, thank you, Dean, I will go to the hospital tomorrow morning on time.¡±


    Edith held the phone, and the tone of her voice was one of unconcealed joy.


    Hanging up the phone, she looked at the induction notice she received on her phone screen and immediately sent a message over to n, ¡°n, I received the news from the hospital, I didn¡¯t even expect you to do it for me so soon, thank you.¡±


    But she did not receive any reply.


    It was already eleven o¡¯clock at night, and when she thought that n should have returned home at this time, lying in a bed with Lexie, the smile on Edith¡¯s face froze.


    No, Lexie and n didn¡¯t sleep in the same room at all, Diana had told her that.


    But what the father meant ¡­


    Edith quickly rummaged through the drawer and pulled out a white paper packet.Content bel0ngs to N?vel(D)r/a/ma.Org.


    It was picked up next to Lexie¡¯s bed when she left her room in the morning.


    She majored in pharmacology, and grew up with herbal forms, so she knew what the white paper bag contained by smelling it.


    If she was not mistaken, this was given to Lexie by her father. Her father asked Lexie to drug n?

 Chapter 28 Hospital Visits

    The following day was breezy and sunny.


    Diana got up early in the morning to apany her son to dinner.


    Kevin sat at the table and couldn¡¯t help but nce up to the second floor, ¡°Where¡¯s Lexie?¡±


    By rights, he should address Lexie as his cousin-inw, but thinking of n¡¯s attitude towards Lexie, he couldn¡¯t call out for some reason.


    ¡°Why are you mentioning her this early in the morning?¡± Diana put an egg onto the te in front of Kevin, ¡°Son, have this egg.¡±


    Kevin frowned, ¡°Mom, you should be nice to Lexie, it¡¯s not easy for her.¡±


    Hearing this, Diana showed an unhappy expression, ¡°You just returned home and you don¡¯t know the situation. Your cousin was originally going to marry Edith, the second youngdy of the Mitchell family, it was Lexie who tricked Edith, and only then did she marry in her ce. You want me to be nice to such a woman? ording to me, I should let n divorce her and kick her out.¡±


    Kevin¡¯s frown deepened, surprisingly, there was this whole thing.


    As they were talking, there was a sound from outside in the living rooming down the stairs, and it was Lexie getting ready to go out.


    Diana immediately pulled long her face, ¡°You are thetest to get up, you are reallyzy.¡±


    Lexie stood silently and gestured, [Sorry]


    ¡°Who can understand what you¡¯re saying?¡± Diana didn¡¯t have a good temper, ¡°Where are you going early in the morning?¡±


    [Hospital] Lexie wrote down in her notebook.


    Diana had an obscure look on her face, ¡°You go to the hospital every day, do you know how many germs you brought back with you?¡±


    She waspletely oblivious to the fact that her son was a doctor, and had spent much more time in the hospital than Lexie, and had been exposed to far more patients and germs.


    Seeing Lexie being scolded, Kevin immediately got up from the dining table and interrupted, ¡°Mom, I¡¯m done eating.¡±


    ¡°You are done? Eat some more.¡±


    ¡°No,¡± Kevin said smoothly as he picked up his jacket that was resting on the back of his chair, ¡°Lexie, I need to talk to you about your grandma¡¯s surgery, take my car to the hospital.¡±


    Lexie nodded.


    It was imperative for her to escape from Diana, otherwise, she would be scolded for the whole day without being able to get out, let alone going to the hospital.


    ¡°Hey¨C¡±


    Diana failed to stop Kevin, and in her son¡¯s face, she couldn¡¯t go too far with Lexie, so she could only watch as the two went out the door, one after the other.


    ¡°This damned mute! Kevin is haunted, why is he still helping her?¡±


    Marry was setting the table and warned, ¡°Madam, you have to be careful, Mr. n is ignoring Lexie, but Mr. Kevin is good-tempered and kind-hearted, there is no guarantee that this mute will have other thoughts.¡±


    Hearing these words, Diana¡¯s heart thudded and she turned her face, ¡°How dare she?! If she dares to approach my son, she will never stay in the Howard family again!¡±


    But when she thought of that temper of her son, Diana was indeed a bit rmed.


    On the way to the hospital, Kevin pulled out a bag of biscuits from the back seat, ¡°You haven¡¯t had breakfast, have some, when we get to the hospital, buy some foodter at the breakfast shop.¡±


    Lexie took the biscuits and wrote in her notebook, [Thank you]


    Kevin took one look at it andplimented, ¡°Your writing is beautiful.¡±


    Lexie continued to write, [I was thanking you for helping me out just now]


    ¡°It¡¯s my mom¡¯s fault, don¡¯t mind it,¡± Kevin held the steering wheel, while apologizing to Lexie ¡°My mom is a bit stubborn, except for the family, she is more or less mean to others, if you suffer any aggravation from her, I apologize to you on her behalf.¡±


    Lexie examined the man in front of her, his face was handsome, his tone was gentle, different from the sarcastic Diana, so it was hard to imagine that he was Diana¡¯s son.


    ¡°By the way, I heard that it was your sister who was originally going to marry my cousin?¡±


    Lexie was slightly stunned and nodded in the end.


    ¡°So how did it turn out to be youter?¡±


    Lexie fell silent.


    The reason wasplicated and could not be exined in one or two sentences, and there was no way she could talk to Kevin about it.


    She couldn¡¯t tell him it was because Edith disliked n¡¯s ugly looks, so she took Edith¡¯s ce, because she wasn¡¯t the kind of person who talked badly about people behind their backs.


    Seeing her silence, but Kevin was distressed, ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I shouldn¡¯t have asked that.¡±


    [It is oaky] Lexie shook her head, [I¡¯ll tell you when I have the chanceter]


    ¡°Okay,¡± Kevin smiled, ¡°If you are wronged at home in the future and my cousin treats you badly, you cane and talk to me and I will help you persuade him.¡±


    [No need] Lexie waved her hand.


    If she let Kevin go to n and say something, she couldn¡¯t imagine what kind of attitude n would have to face he, and she was afraid it would have to be even worse.


    Kevin suddenly felt a little powerless.


    This girl beside him could not speak and looked soft and weak, but she was tough, and her gentle eyes were with force, so that he could not move away his eyes.


    Wasn¡¯t such a girl more worthy of love than that Edith?


    He really didn¡¯t know what his cousin was thinking.


    Soon after arriving at the hospital, Kevin had to go to the outpatient clinic, so Lexie went straight to her grandma¡¯s ward.


    During her pre-operative recuperation, Grandma already looked better than before. When Lexie arrived, Grandma was chatting with the patient in the next bed.


    When she saw Lexie, Grandma smiled brightly, ¡°I told you it was about time Lexiees to see me, see, she is here.¡±


    Lexie smiled gently and took her Grandma¡¯s rough hand, [How are you feeling? Are you okay?]


    ¡°I¡¯m fine, but why have you lost so much weight? Is it because you¡¯re worried about me, so you haven¡¯t eaten properly? Or is Peter not good to you?¡±


    Grandma had never been very kind to Peter.Content bel0ngs to N?vel(D)r/a/ma.Org.


    [No, grandma, I¡¯m good these days.]


    ¡°Good, by the way, Lexie, is the surgery very expensive? I don¡¯t think I have any problem, I think I can be discharged from the hospital tomorrow.¡±


    [No] Lexie squeezed her grandma¡¯s hand with a serious face, [The surgery must be done, you don¡¯t have to worry about the money, it has been solved.]


    ¡°Howe?¡±


    Lexie pursed her lips, [My Dad paid it.]


    Grandma looked at Lexie suspiciously, ¡°Really?¡±


    Lexie nodded solemnly.


    In order to reassure grandma, she can only say so, if grandma knew that she married to the Howard family for her medical expenses, grandma must refuse to operate.


    Sure enough, Grandma sighed in relief, ¡°Peter still has some conscience, but I don¡¯t think he really wants to help us, but he¡¯s just trying to figure out our family¡¯s prescription.¡±


    Prescription?


    Lexie faintly stared, [What prescription?]


    Grandma looked around and lowered her voice and said, ¡°I never told you before, Peter took you back to the Mitchell family in the first ce, it was for our family¡¯s prescription, that prescription ¡­¡±


    ¡°Lexie¨C¡±


    A familiar voice suddenly came from the doorway, interrupting Grandma¡¯s words.

 Chapter 29 The Dispute

    Hearing this familiar female voice, Lexie¡¯s back immediately stiffened, and when she turned around, she saw Edith standing in the doorway in a white coat, looking at her with a high-minded attitude.


    [Why are you here?] Lexie froze.


    Grandma also frowned and subconsciously held Lexie¡¯s hand tightly, swallowing back what she was going to say.


    ¡°Of course I¡¯m here for the internship, unlike you, you don¡¯t even have a job until now, just replying old people.¡± Edith sarcastically spoke to Lexie.


    Come for an internship?


    Lexie gaped at her in surprise.


    Edith did wear a whiteb coat from Renhe Hospital, and came in with the medical record book of the room check, and walked straight to Lexie and grandma, ¡°By coincidence, on the first day of work, it was me who came to help your grandma check her body.¡±


    Lexie subconsciously shielded herself in front of her grandma, looking extremely resistant.


    ¡°Lexie,¡± Grandma patted Lexie¡¯s shoulder and looked at Edith, without being condescending, ¡°I didn¡¯t expect the second youngdy of the Mitchell family to leave the family business behind and run to work in a hospital, what a promising career.¡±


    Edith had a smug look on her face, ¡°It¡¯s still the old woman who speaks well, unlike some people who can¡¯t speak and is still annoying.¡±


    She arrived early this morning and was greeted by the director, so she was treated politely by anyone in the hospital.


    As soon as Grandma heard this, she snorted coldly, ¡°It¡¯s a pity that people with wrong hearts talk about what medical skills, Edith, I don¡¯t need you to examine me, please get me someone else.¡±


    ¡°What did you say?¡± Edith¡¯s face changed, ¡°Who has the wrong heart?¡±


    ¡°I am talking about whoever is biting like a mad dog.¡±


    Grandma¡¯s temper had never been very good, and it was caused by the cold eyes she had received in her early years when she was alone with Lexie.


    Besides, she had seen what Peter and his daughter had done over the years, and if it wasn¡¯t for the sake of Lexie getting good education, she wouldn¡¯t have Lexie stayed in the Mitchell family.


    Edith at once scolded, ¡°Olddy, it is your blessing that I gave you examination. I don¡¯t have a wrong heart, you and your daughter who died long ago have wrong hearts. Your daughter is a mistress and the daughter she gave birth was deserves to be a mute, this is all retribution!¡±


    ¡°You ¡­¡± Grandma was furious and couldn¡¯t speak as she covered her chest.


    Lexie was anxious, helping her grandma to smooth her breath, waving her hand to let Edith stop talking about it.


    ¡°What? Feeling ashamed? Lexie, you are just like your mother and your grandma, you still think you are something good? I¡¯m warning you, stay away from Kevin, don¡¯t be delusional.¡±


    Lexie was afraid that her grandma would be stimted again, so she was about to push Edith away.


    ¡°How dare you push me? Let go, what are you doing?¡± Edith pushed Lexie fiercely.


    With a bang, Lexie stumbled and took a few steps back, falling directly onto the hospital bed, her back hitting the end of the bed, was barely able to breathe from the pain.


    ¡°What¡¯s going on?¡± A male voice came from the doorway.Content is property of N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°Kevin,¡± Edith¡¯s face changed. She originally wanted to speak out to humiliate Lexie, once she saw Kevin, she immediately made an aggrieved look, ¡°Kevin, she pushed me first.¡±


    Kevin did not bother to talk to her, hurriedly went up and helped Lexie up, ¡°Are you alright?¡±


    Lexie¡¯s eyes were filled with tears from the pain, but she shook her head and looked towards her grandma in the hospital bed.


    Kevin knew what she meant, and after helping her sit down aside, he immediately took the stethoscope and went to check on grandma, ¡°Grandma, lie down first, adjust your breathing, don¡¯t think about anything.¡±


    Seeing this, Edith dissatisfied, ¡°Kevin, I ¡­¡±


    ¡°Shut up,¡± Kevin held his stethoscope in one hand and turned his head to throw Edith a stern look, ¡°Who told you toe here? Get out!¡±


    As a trainee on her first day, without any training or permission from the attending doctor, she hade into the ward and bad-mouthed the patient, and when this was over, he would have to ask the chief for rification as to who had sent her here.


    Atst, Grandma¡¯s emotions calmed down and her heartbeat gradually returned to its normal frequency, resting against the hospital bed, with Lexie sitting next to her, holding her hand tightly.


    ¡°Grandma is fine, don¡¯t worry,¡± Kevin reassured Lexie.


    Lexie nodded.


    [Is Edith working here? Can we not put her in charge of Grandma?


    At the mention of this, Kevin¡¯s face sank slightly, ¡°I¡¯ll handle this matter, you don¡¯t have to worry.¡±


    After saying this, he immediately turned around and went out.


    Edith was still waiting outside the door, and as soon as she saw Kevine out, she immediately went forward to exin, ¡°Kevin, it¡¯s really not what you saw, she pushed me first.¡±


    Kevin sank his face, revealing a rarely cold look, ¡°Edith, do you think no one hasn¡¯t heart what you said to Lexie and Grandma?¡±


    There were other patients in the ward and a little questioning would reveal the truth of what had happened.


    Edith blushed, being arranged by n into the hospital was so easy that she had just gotten smug and only wanted to give Lexie a lesson, she had never expected this to happen.


    But looking at the way Kevin defended Lexie, she was not resigned but gritted her teeth, ¡°Kevin, why are you so protective of her? Don¡¯t you forget that she¡¯s your cousin-inw.¡±


    Kevin didn¡¯t change his face, ¡°This is a hospital, she¡¯s a patient¡¯s family, what does that have to do with what you¡¯re saying?¡±


    A remark made Edith speechless, at once annoyed and angry, she stamped her foot, ¡°I¡¯m going to tell Mrs. Stewart!¡±


    After saying that, she ran off angrily


    Kevin stood in the hallway, frowning at Edith¡¯s figure running away with an impatient expression.


    They were both the daughters of the Mitchell family, but the second youngdy and Lexie were too far apart. Lexie could not even get out of her grandma¡¯s medical bills, so he could imagine how much hard time she had suffered since she was a child.


    Besides, Lexie, after coaxing her grandma to rest, followed Kevin to his section to treat her wound.


    With the push by Edith, she got her ankle injured, it actually wasn¡¯t bleeding anymore and it wasn¡¯t a big deal, but Kevin still treated it for her.


    ¡°Well, try not to touch the water for a couple of days.¡±


    [Thank you] Lexie wrote down two words and handed the notebook over.


    Looking at the beautiful handwriting on Lexie¡¯s book, Kevin suddenly asked, ¡°Earlier, I heard from grandma that you were not born with your dumbness, have you thought about treating it?¡±


    Lexie was slightly stunned and shook her head.


    It was true that she wasn¡¯t born with her mute, the fire had smoked her voice back then, and originally the doctor had said it could be cured, but it had been so many years ago that she had missed the best time to treat it, besides, she couldn¡¯t get enough money for the treatment, so she had given up.


    ¡°There¡¯s no rush, I¡¯ll tell you about thister. Is your back hurt too? Let me see.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡±


    At this moment, the door of the section where Kevin was seeing the doctor was not closed tightly, and no one noticed that there was a mobile phone outside that happened to capture the image of the two people alone, framing the most misunderstanding-prone picture.

 Chapter 30 Get the Hell out of the Howard Family

    In Howard¡¯s group office, n was watching the engineering n on hisputer.


    ¡°Mr. n, our biggestpetitor for the Tomly project this time, Sing Tan Group, has basically negotiated the bid for that piece ofnd, and it¡¯s a bit difficult to change the situation now.¡±


    Jack¡¯s voice came from behind theputer, with a lot of worry in his tone.


    n said, ¡°There are no easy words in the business world.¡±


    Jack pondered.


    Howard¡¯s group had made it so big that the opponents who could bid against it were never generalists, and it was impossible for a tiny opponent to appear in front of n.


    As he was talking, n¡¯s eyes suddenly went dark.


    ¡°Mr. n, what¡¯s wrong?¡± Jack¡¯s heart tightened and he was worried about the engineering department, ¡°Is there something wrong with the nning?¡±


    It wasn¡¯t until he saw theputer screen that had been turned around by n that Jack snapped back to his sense.


    On theputer screen was a new anonymous email, with only a photo attached.


    Jack¡¯s face was not very good, ¡°Mr. n, this photo ¡­¡±


    The photo was of Lexie and Kevin in the section, and Kevin was holding one of Lexie¡¯s hands and was looking down at something carefully for her.


    n stared intently at the two men¡¯s interlocked hands, his voice extremely cold, ¡°Check the IP address and see who sent it.¡±


    Jack shivered violently, ¡°Yes.¡±


    n stared at the photo, his fingers tapping the desktop, his eyes sinking as he thought of what happened over the past few days.


    It seemed that although the Mitchell family arranged this mute girl to the Howard family, it didn¡¯t turn out the way they wanted.


    On the other side, Lexie was inexplicably uneasy.


    She stayed at the hospital until the afternoon, just as Kevin got off work and gave her a ride.


    Just after returning to Howard¡¯s house, the two of them were called by Diana.


    Diana swept Lexie with a displeased look, ¡°Kevin, why did youe back with her?¡±


    Lexie was about to take a notebook to write, Kevin already opened his mouth to exin, ¡°It just so happens that I got off work, so I brought her back. We are families, and I am just doing her a favor.¡±


    ¡°We are not families?¡± Diana nced at Lexie contemptuously, ¡°It¡¯s uncertain how long she can stay in our family, I ¡­¡±


    ¡°Mom,¡± Kevin directly interrupted Diana¡¯s words, her face went dark slightly.


    Hearing that, Diana could only embarrassingly close her mouth, swallowed the rest of her words and said kindly, ¡°Okay, I won¡¯t say anything more. It¡¯s rare that you get off work early today, stay and talk with me.¡±


    Considering Lexie¡¯s situation in the Howard family, Kevin looked up and turned his head, ¡°Lexie, go and rest, I¡¯ll let you know when it is time for dinner.¡±


    Lexie hesitantly nced at Diana.


    ¡°Alright, go ahead,¡± Diana was trying to talk to her son, so she didn¡¯t bother with Lexie, she waved her hand, like she couldn¡¯t wait for her to hurry up and leave.


    Lexie was relieved.


    After the sound of the door closing came from upstairs, Diana collected her disdainful gaze and peeled an apple for her son, speaking, ¡°Kevin, I heard that Edith went to your hospital for her internship, right?¡±


    ¡°Yes,¡± Kevin said, a little distracted.


    ¡°Edith is the second youngdy of the Mitchell family, highly educated, pretty. I have met her, she is a kind girl, in the future she will work with you, so you should take care of her.¡±


    Kevin looked pale, ¡°She doesn¡¯t work with me.¡±


    For the way she had spoken out against a patient at the hospital this morning, he would never take on someone like that as his intern assistant, and he would have to request a change of assistant regardless of her connections.


    ¡°Did Lexie say something to you?¡± Diana frowned, ¡°This mute even talked bad words about others, she just doesn¡¯t want her sister to be good.¡±


    Kevin had a serious face, ¡°Mom, can you not judge people by their appearance?¡±


    Diana was mean, and Kevin knew it, plus n¡¯s attitude, so Lexie¡¯s situation in the Howard family can be imagined, and Kevin couldn¡¯t bear it to see it.


    ¡°I¡¯m not judging people by their appearance, I¡¯ve investigated it,¡± Diana patiently exined to Kevin, ¡°That mute¡¯s mother was a mistress back then and got Edith¡¯s mother killed, this kind of woman will only bring bad luck?¡±


    Kevin¡¯s brow furrowed for a moment, ¡°Who did you hear that from?¡±


    ¡°Edith told me herself,¡± Diana sighed, ¡°At noon today, she came to me crying, saying that she had a bit of unpleasantness at the hospital in the morning, and was misunderstood by you. After her exnation, I realized that she is so pitiful, how hard it is for her to lose her mother at the age of a teenager?¡±


    It turned out to be Edith.


    Kevin¡¯s frown deepened, ¡°Mom, you can¡¯t just listen to one side of the story.¡±Owned by N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong with you?¡± Diana instantly changed her face when she saw Kevin still speaking for Lexie, ¡°Are you under some kind of drug by that mute? Why do you always help her?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m not helping her, I¡¯m telling the truth, and,¡± Kevin looked at Diana seriously, ¡°Mom, don¡¯t bother with cousin¡¯s family if you can. He has his own life, and we have our own.¡±


    ¡°What do you mean by that, you ¡­¡±


    ¡°Mom, I¡¯m tired, I¡¯m going to my room for some rest,¡± Kevin put down his cup, directly interrupted Diana¡¯s words, and went straight to his room.


    Looking at her son¡¯s back, Diana¡¯s face turned livid with anger.


    Lexie was resting in her room when she suddenly heard the sound of something being dropped with a ¡®ng¡¯ from downstairs, startled, and through the door of her room, she heard Diana¡¯s fuming voiceing from downstairs.


    ¡°I¡¯ve worked so hard to bring him up, and now that he¡¯s grown up, he¡¯s starting to use me.¡±


    ¡°Madam, don¡¯t be angry, Mr. Kevin certainly didn¡¯t mean that.¡±


    ¡°Why not? He just dislikes me for lingering in the Howard family and disgracing him? n has never said a word against me, but he had, is he my own son?¡±


    ¡°Madam, take it easy and have a sip of tea.¡±


    ¡°ng,¡± there was another loud ng, like the sound of broken porcin.


    Lexie¡¯s grip on the book clenched slightly, puzzled.


    In fact, she had always found it strange. The Howard family had such a big family, even if n had lost his parents in his early years, he did not need his aunt Diana to bring him up.


    And judging from Kevin¡¯s attitude, he seemed to resist Diana staying at the Howard family.


    Listening to the noise downstairs gradually subsiding, Lexie finally breathed a sigh of relief and turned the book to a page. She really had no intention of paying attention to these matters of the Howard family.


    Unfortunately, the peace did notst long, and before she could finish reading the page, the door to the room was pushed open from outside with a ¡®bang¡¯, without even a knock.


    Lexie was taken aback and looked up in surprise.


    Diana was standing in the doorway, looking at her in anger, ¡°Mute, hurry up and pack your things and get the hell out of Howard¡¯s house right now!¡±


    Lexie¡¯s heart tightened and she clutched the book tightly.

 Chapter 31 The Handhold of Obedience

    Diana looked arrogant and disdainful as she looked down at others.


    ¡°You¡¯ve seen how n treats you, I don¡¯t care what means you used to marry in your sister¡¯s ce, with a cripple like you, are you worthy of the status as his wife? You still presume to get close to my Kevin, I tell you, it is delusional!¡±


    [I never wanted to get close to Kevin, he is just my grandma¡¯s attending doctor.]


    Lexie wrote down a paragraph for Diana to read.


    ¡°What the hell!¡± Diana angrily knocked the notebook over in her hand.


    With a ¡®pop¡¯, the notebook fell to the ground, and Lexie hurried to pick it up.


    ¡°Marry, call the car, send her back to the Mitchell family now, and tell them that she is not allowed to set foot in our family again, or else they will bear the consequences themselves!¡±


    With a contemptuous face, Diana directly told the servants to pack up her things and throw them out.


    Marry could not wait to drive Lexie out of the house, so she hurried to shove Lexie¡¯s things into the suitcase and dragged it out.


    Lexie had little things, and a tiny suitcase wasn¡¯t even full.


    When she watched Marry tug away her suitcase, Lexie¡¯s face suddenly turned white and she stumbled to grab it back.


    There were still things left for her by her mother in that suitcase.


    She struggled to say something, but could only make a hoarse sound that no one could read, no matter how hard she gestured in her hands.


    She scrambled all the way to the door.


    ¡°Get the hell out of here!¡± Diana pointed at Lexie¡¯s nose, her face iparably gloomy.


    Lexie was in a hurry to get her suitcase back, but she was mistaken for not wanting to leave. Marry pushed her, saying in no good mood, ¡°I¡¯ve told you to leave, what are you doing?¡±


    Lexie stumbled on her feet, and in the midst of her weight shift, she cried out in shock as she fell backwards.


    But the expected pain didn¡¯t hit her, a pair ofrge hands held her waist from behind and steadily caught her, ¡°What are you doing?¡±


    A cold chortle sounded from overhead.


    When Lexie raised her head, she saw that under the backlight of the streetmp, n was looking ahead with a gloomy face.


    With things in the suitcase scattered all over the floor, he could tell at a nce that Lexie was being kicked out.


    ¡°Who gave you the guts?¡± n let go of Lexie, his face sunken.


    ¡°It¡¯s ¡­ it¡¯s ¡­,¡± Marry¡¯s face was pale and she nced towards Diana at the side for help, shivering and unable to say a single word.


    Diana did not expect n to suddenly appear, but still said, ¡°n, this woman can¡¯t stay here, the Mitchell family is clearly fooling us, we can¡¯t hold back this anger!¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s my business to keep her or not, and no one else has the right to interfere.¡±


    n¡¯s voice was not loud, but was firm.


    Diana rarely had been embarrassed. She brought up n, so the Howard family respected her, and she was always high and proud, but in front of n, she dare not say too much.


    She weakened her temper and tried to persuade her nicely, ¡°n, don¡¯t be angry, marriage is not a matter of child¡¯s y. You haven¡¯t got a license anyway, so it doesn¡¯t count at all.¡±


    Hearing these words, Lexie clenched her fingers at once, suddenly seeing a glimmer of hope.


    The Howard family and the Mitchell family got married, it waspletely a sudden move, although she could do nothing about it, but if n resolutely did not want her, Peter would have no way out, and she did not have to be worried in the Howard family.


    The glint in Lexie¡¯s eyes fell impartially into n¡¯s eyes, and in that instant, even he didn¡¯t realize it his face sank.


    Was she expecting to leave the Howard family?


    Dream on!


    n¡¯s cold voice rang out in the courtyard, ¡°If this is what is being referred to, you don¡¯t have to worry about it, Aunt. Tomorrow at two o¡¯clock in the afternoon, we¡¯ll get the marriage license.¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    Everyone¡¯s face changed, and that included Kevin who had just heard the noise and came out of the house.


    The moment he saw Kevine out, n¡¯s gaze went colder, and suddenly grabbed Lexie, his eyes fixed on her, ¡°Without my permission, even she herself doesn¡¯t have this right to leave the Howard family.¡±


    Lexie¡¯s arm was in pain and she let out a grunt of pain, clenching her teeth.


    But to others, she was being protected by him.


    Kevin¡¯s eyes suddenly darkened a bit.


    Diana¡¯s face stiffed, but she didn¡¯t dare to say anything more.


    This was the Howard family, and n was the owner here.


    ¡°Follow me upstairs,¡± after the concise words fell, n withdrew his gaze that hadnded on Lexie and walked towards the vi withrge strides.


    Lexie followed with her suitcase in her arms, and as she passed by Kevin, she heard him ask in a low voice, ¡°Are you okay?¡±


    She shook her head, not daring to say anything, and hurriedly followed n, unaware that Kevin¡¯s words fell on n¡¯s ears, inexplicably harsh.


    As soon as the door to the bedroom on the second floor closed, the house instantly fell into silence.


    ¡°What¡¯s going on?¡± n unbuttoned and sat on the couch, coldness radiating from his body.


    Lexie shook her head at n, [I don¡¯t know]


    ¡°Really?¡± n grunted, ¡°You seem to have a good rtionship with Kevin?¡±


    The icy voice echoed through the room, and Lexie¡¯s heart stuttered.R¨ºAdt??St chapters at Novel(D)ra/ma.Org Only


    ¡°Uh¡­ ¡±


    Before she could respond, n stood up abruptly and pinched her cheek, his expression cold and stern, ¡°You are capable, my aunt kicked your out because of Kevin, right?¡±


    ¡°Deny it? Then what is going on?¡±


    Lexie desperately shook her head to deny it, but she saw n¡¯s phone raised to her eyes, and the picture on the screen was the picture of her and Kevin in the hospital.


    The force in n¡¯s hand didn¡¯t decrease, and his words became increasingly mean, ¡°Does Peter think that he can pin down the Howard family by relying on his two daughters?¡±


    Lexie shook her head feebly, her eyes red.


    Looking at her helpless appearance, n¡¯s gaze went dark, ¡°You were willing to marry into the Howard family because of your grandma, right?¡±


    Hearing the word ¡®grandma¡¯, Lexie¡¯s heart suddenly startled, and fear appeared in her eyes.


    What was n going to do?


    ¡°That is why you are obedient to Peter?¡±


    n¡¯s eyes were cold enough to make her panic, and Lexie subconsciously wanted to step back, but her back was already pressed against the wall.


    ¡°Have you thought about it, if Peter can control you with this, I can too.¡±


    In this instant, Lexie only felt like falling into an ice cer.

 Chapter 32 Make a Deal with You

    The cold temperatureing from the pinched cheek was nowhere near as cold as the sound in her ear.


    Lexie only felt her mind buzz and go nk as she looked at n in fear.


    n slowly let go of his hand and sat down again on the sofa, slightly raising his chin, his expression arrogant and cold, ¡°Earlier, I thought you were lying, but now it seems that you are really willing to do anything for your grandma¡¯s illness.¡±


    It was a long time before Lexie tried to get up to breathe, but because of inhaling too hard, she choked hard, covering her neck and leaning against the wall, coughing uncontrobly.


    She choked out tears and her hand was shaking with the pen, [What do you mean?]


    n slowly inhaled and exhaled, his slender hands crossed on his knees as he leaned down and looked up at her, ¡°I want to make a deal with you.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡±


    ¡°I want the Mitchell family¡¯s prescription.¡±


    Prescription again¡­ He was really after the Mitchell family¡¯s prescription!


    Lexie¡¯s face stiffened and she shook her head repeatedly, [What prescription? I don¡¯t know.]


    The Mitchell family¡¯s prescription was a trade secret, the lifeblood of the Mitchell Pharmaceutical Group, and even Edith didn¡¯t know much about it, let alone her, a coldly treated illegitimate daughter!


    ¡°There¡¯s no rush.¡±


    Of course he knew that Lexie wasn¡¯t that capable.


    ¡°Of all the prescriptions the Mitchell family have, I only need one, the one in Peter¡¯s personal safe.¡±


    Lexie shook her head helplessly, [You¡¯re imposing on me]


    No matter which one n wanted, there was no way she could get it.


    ¡°Imposing on you?¡± Looking at the beautiful words on the notebook, n¡¯s eyes grew gloomier and gloomier as he looked coldly at the woman in front of him, ¡°That¡¯s right, I am imposing on you, this is the debt your family owes!¡±


    When Peter caused Linda to be buried in the fire, he should have paid with his life.


    Thinking of this, n¡¯s face became even more gloomy as he said quietly, ¡°At the end of this month, when Peter celebrates his birthday, if you can¡¯t get it, I willpletely help you eliminate the handhold of yours in Peter¡¯s hands, and then, you won¡¯t have to be constrained by anyone anymore.¡±


    A deep, cold voice echoed through the room, and Lexie was viciously stunned.


    What was n going to do with her grandma ¡­


    Absolutely not!


    ¡°Have you thought this through?¡±


    [Give me some time], Lexie had to take a step back.


    She couldn¡¯t do this thing that n had instructed her to do, she didn¡¯t even know where the safe was that n had mentioned, so how could she get the prescription?


    ¡°Is that a deal you¡¯re making with me?¡±


    Lexie gritted her teeth and clenched her pen, [Grandma¡¯s surgery is next Monday, I need to wait until Grandma¡¯s surgery is over before I can go do this.]


    Looking at the stubborn look of the woman in front of him, n knew that pushing further would not have the result he wanted, thinking for a moment, he uttered, ¡°Okay.¡±


    He¡¯d waited all these years, so he didn¡¯t care about these few days.Owned by N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°Don¡¯t try to make any tricks,¡± n dropped a warning before he left, ¡°Don¡¯t forget that you don¡¯t have anyone to rely on should something go wrong.¡±


    With a ¡®bang¡¯ of a closed door, Lexie shivered violently.


    A whileter, Lexie held onto the chair and slowly sat down, her legs weak without a bit of strength.


    She couldn¡¯t stay any longer in the Howard family and even J City, and she had to take her grandma away as soon as possible.


    In the following day, n went out early in the morning and met Kevin at the door.


    ¡°Morning.¡±


    ¡°Waiting for someone?¡± n nodded as a greeting, his gaze crossing over to Kevin and seeing the car behind him as if he was waiting for someone.


    Kevin didn¡¯t shy away from it, ¡°I¡¯m going to work, and I¡¯m taking Lexie to the hospital to see her grandma.¡±


    ¡°Lexie?¡± n felt it inexplicably harsh, and coldness flooded his eyes.


    And at that moment, Lexie came out of the house, carrying a in beige canvas bag, and once she stepped out of the house, she met the gaze of the two men and was stunned for a moment.


    Such a coincidence?


    She had purposely leftte today to avoid these two.


    ¡°Lexie, good morning!¡± Kevin¡¯s voice reached Lexie¡¯s ears.


    She subconsciously raised her head and smiled towards the distance, but when she met n¡¯s gaze, her smile instantly froze, and she could only nod cautiously, standing motionless by the door.


    ¡°Come on, I¡¯ll take you to the hospital.¡±


    Kevin¡¯s voice rang out again, as gentle and bright as ever, just like this morning sunshine.


    ¡°No need, I¡¯ll go to the office and drop her off on the way.¡± n¡¯s voice echoed in the courtyard, inexplicably causing this morning sunlight to be tainted with a bit of cold air.


    Lexie¡¯s face stiffened.


    ¡°Lexie ¡­,¡± Kevin froze.


    Lexie didn¡¯t dare look at Kevin¡¯s eyes, clutching the canvas bag strap tightly, and under n¡¯spelling gaze, she slowly walked over and got into his car.


    From beginning to end, n didn¡¯t say a single word of nonsense.


    Kevin looked to the car with a look that could not hide his loss.


    n walked past him and pressed hisrge hand on Kevin¡¯s shoulder, quite forcefully, his tone a little cold, ¡°You should call her cousin-inw.¡±


    Kevin faintly stared.


    The car pulled away from the entrance of thepound, which inexplicably looked stern in the height of summer.


    From the rearview mirror, he saw the white figure in front of the courtyard getting farther and farther away, but the apology in Lexie¡¯s heart grew deeper and deeper.


    ¡°What? Reluctant to ride in my car?¡±


    The man¡¯s cold voice rang out, and Lexie jerked back to her senses, hastily shaking her head in denial.


    ¡°So you¡¯re disappointed you didn¡¯t get a ride with Kevin?¡±


    Lexie shook her head, [I don¡¯t want to take his car, even if I don¡¯t take your car, I won¡¯t go and take his car.]


    ¡°Oh? Is that so?¡±


    [Mrs. Stewart doesn¡¯t like me being close to Kevin, I¡¯ll keep my distance.]


    Taking the initiative to exin and avoid unnecessary misunderstandings was the way she had learned to survive around n.


    Seeing this, n grunted, ¡°You are rather sensible.¡±


    Diana had always regarded Kevin¡¯s marriage as very important, and ordinary girls couldn¡¯t even make it, let alone Lexie.


    n nced at Lexie and turned his eyes to the window again, saying quietly, ¡°Stay away from Kevin and don¡¯t ask for trouble.¡±


    Lexie nodded, indicating that she understood.


    Looking at her with this mute look, n didn¡¯t bother to talk to her anymore, closing his eyes and leaning back in his chair to rest.


    The scenery outside the car window receded rapidly, the carriage was quiet, and Lexie gradually took a breath of relief.


    Lexie cautiously looked at n.


    The scar on his face seemed much faint even as he slept, not as hideous and gruesome as it usually was.


    Lexie examined it for a while, and she found the driver was observing her from the rear-view mirror, at once she was stunned, bending down, by going to pick up the canvas bag dropped in between the two seats to cover embarrassment.


    Just as she picked up the canvas bag, her wrist was grabbed by arge hand.


    Lexie was startled and thought it was n who had woken up, but when she lifted her head, she saw that his eyes were still closed, but cold sweat was sliding down the scar at the corner of his forehead, as if he had fallen into a huge nightmare.


    Would a man like him be haunted by nightmares too? It was actually a little heartbreaking to watch.


    Lexie gradually calmed down and carefully tried to draw back her hand.


    ¡°Linda-¡±


    In an inaudible whimper, n snapped open his eyes, his sharp cold eyes seemed to hide two ice des, whooshing into Lexie¡¯s eyes. She fiercely jolted, instantly even her breathing stopped.

 Chapter 33 The Nightmare

    The air in the carriage seemed to freeze.


    As if n was still in the dream and notpletely out of it, he just grabbed Lexie¡¯s hand without letting go, and his originally cold and sharp gaze slowly wandered away, looking at her as if he was looking at another person through her.


    Lexie was too frightened to move and became more and more panicked.


    ¡°Mr. n, the hospital is here.¡±


    The driver¡¯s voice pulled back n¡¯s mind, and the moment he saw the woman in front of him, he almost immediately reverted to his cold appearance, speaking, ¡°Get out of the car.¡±


    Lexie didn¡¯t dare to say much and grabbed her canvas bag, getting out of the car.


    She watched the car pull away from the hospital entrance before she sighed in relief, heartily holding her wrist, which had just been scratched painfully, and moving it twice to make sure it wasn¡¯t broken.


    The man even was horrible in his dream.


    But she had just heard n shout a name ¡®Linda¡¯?


    On the other hand, after the car drove away from the hospital, n had been lost in thought.


    The driver drove on, worried, ¡°Mr. n, did you just have a nightmare?¡±


    n¡¯s intense brows wrinkled, and his expression was cold and stern.


    It¡¯d been years since hest dreamed about that fire.


    One¡¯s memories faded with time, and despite his deliberate attempts to remember over the years, he still couldn¡¯t stop those memories of her from weakening little by little in his mind.


    He didn¡¯t know when he hadn¡¯t been able to remember what she looked like, only the eyes blurred by tears in the zing fire, the dreams ending abruptly whenever he tried to get close enough to see them clearly.


    But just now, Lexie¡¯s face actually ovepped with hers in the sea of fire.


    Thinking of this, n fiercely clenched his fists, veins rippling on the backs of his hands.


    How did she deserve it?


    ¡°To the cemetery,¡± the man¡¯s cold voice rang out from the back seat.


    The driver froze for a moment, meeting n¡¯s stern gaze in the rearview mirror, his hand on the steering wheel shook slightly, ¡°Okay.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡±


    Lexie spent the whole day at the hospital with her grandma.


    The following day was Monday, and Grandma¡¯s surgery was scheduled for the early hours of the morning, and that was under help of Kevin, so she had to stay there tonight.


    ¡°Her temperature is normal, and without incident, we can operate normally in the early morning.¡±


    In the ward, Kevin personally took Grandma¡¯s temperature and came out and instructed Lexie on some pre-operative precautions.


    ¡°Don¡¯t give Grandma any food in the afternoon, there will be an enema at about 2:00 p. m. It will be a little rough, so tell her to be ready.¡±


    Lexie nodded, [I will talk to grandma]


    ¡°Right, you haven¡¯t had lunch yet,¡± Kevin nced at his watch, ¡°Come on, let¡¯s go eat together.¡±


    Lexie shook her head and politely declined, [No, I have to stay with grandma.]


    Kevin was about to say something else but a female voice came from behind him, ¡°Kevin, you¡¯re here, I¡¯ve been looking for you for half a day.¡±


    Hearing the voice, Lexie and Kevin frowned almost simultaneously.


    There was no need to look, and they knew it was Edith.


    [Dr. Stewart, you go ahead, I¡¯ll go in.]


    Kevin pulled her back, ¡°You have to have some food.¡±


    Lexie¡¯s footsteps lurched, and as she froze, Edith had alreadye up to the two of them.


    As soon as she saw Kevin pulling Lexie, her face instantly changed, ¡°Kevin, what are you doing?¡±


    Lexie snapped back to her senses, drawing back her hand, her eyebrows frowning slightly.


    Kevin nced at Edith and said coldly, ¡°We were just about to go to dinner, what do you want?¡±


    ¡°You guys?¡± Edith¡¯s eyes were on fire with anger, and she gritted her teeth, ¡°It¡¯s not quite appropriate for the two of you to go to dinner, is it?¡±


    Lexie was about to refuse, but Kevin spoke again, ¡°There are so many people in the hospital canteen, so why is it not appropriate to eat together? Miss Mitchell, you have many rules.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s not what I meant, I ¡­ Kevin, I came to ask you for advice on this case ¡­¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s lunch break.¡±


    Kevin interrupted directly, in a polite yet detached manner, ¡°Let¡¯s talk about it when we finish eating, let¡¯s go.¡±


    Lexie rarely saw Edith defeated, and she did not expect Kevin, who had always treated people with generosity, to be so cold to Edith, she was a little stunned for a while, and when she came back to her senses, she had already been pulled by Kevin and walked some distance away.Content is property of N?velDrama.Org.


    [Wait a minute], Lexie carefully tugged on Kevin¡¯s cuffs.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± Kevin stopped in his tracks.


    [Dr. Stewart, you go eat, I¡¯m not hungry yet.]


    Despite the great pleasure of seeing Edith defeated, Lexie politely refused Kevin.


    Kevin frowned and inquired patiently, ¡°You seem to be avoiding me? Is there anything wrong?¡±


    Lexie shook her head and smiled faintly, [I have to go back to stay with grandma].


    With those words, she turned into the ward.


    The moment she turned around, the smile on Lexie¡¯s face slowly disappeared, her current situation really didn¡¯t allow her to offend Diana anymore.


    Looking at Lexie¡¯s leaving figure, aplicated feeling of loss bubbled up in Kevin¡¯s heart for no reason.


    It was a feeling he had never had in his first twenty years.


    As soon as Lexie returned to the ward, her grandma looked at her with a surprised face, ¡°Why are you back? Didn¡¯t you go to dinner with Kevin?¡±


    [How do you know?]


    Lexie was stunned.


    ¡°Why don¡¯t I know? I asked Kevin to take you to dinner,¡± Grandma looked smug, ¡°Dr. Kevin is a good person, good looking, good in every way, more importantly I can tell he has a crush on you. Lexie, you have to take your chance.¡±


    Lexie hurriedly went to cover her grandma¡¯s mouth, [Stop that, it will tarnish Dr. Stewart¡¯s reputation. We have nothing to do with each other, you¡¯re overthinking it.]


    What did Grandma think? Wasn¡¯t this a mess?


    Seeing Lexie¡¯s anxious eyes, grandma stopped, but in her heart she was still very reluctant, ¡°Lexie, don¡¯t think you don¡¯t deserve him, in my eyes, you are much more beautiful and excellent than that Edith.¡±


    Lexie shook her head helplessly.


    It wasn¡¯t even a matter of being excellent or not, it was a matter of her already being married to n.


    Grandma took Lexie¡¯s hand andmented, ¡°Lexie, you have grown up, you and your mother look much alike, both are beauties.¡±


    Lexie had almost no memory of her mother, she had only heard it from her grandma that her mother was knowledgeable, gentle and virtuous, the most excellent girl in the world.


    [How did my mother die?]


    At the mention of this, Grandma¡¯s face was stricken and suddenly fell into silence.


    Just when Lexie thought that Grandma would again be as silent as before, Grandma suddenly said in a suppressed voice, ¡°Because of a prescription.¡±


    A prescription? Again?


    Lexie¡¯s heart stuttered and she looked at her grandma in a daze.


    Grandma asked, ¡°Lexie, do you remember what happened when you were a child?¡±

 Chapter 34 Grandma’s Hiding Something

    Lexie shook her head, a little confused.


    She barely remembered anything from her childhood, and had always thought it might be because she remembered things at ater age than others, and shortly after she had memories, she had been received by Peter to live in J City.


    Grandma reached out her withered hand and pined the hair in front of Lexie¡¯s forehead behind her ear, revealing a clear and beautiful face of hers.


    As if talking to the air, she uttered, ¡°You don¡¯t remember, if you do, how would you be willing to follow Peter to J City?¡±


    Lexie was slightly stunned and puzzled, [Why? Didn¡¯t father bring us to J City because he felt that the ce we lived was unsafe?]


    When she was a child, she lived in the mountains with her grandma and mother, and then in a mountain fire, her mother died unexpectedly, and it was because of this incident that Peter received her and her grandma to J City.


    ¡°Of course not, he is simply for ¡­¡±


    [For what?]


    At the mention of the ident, Grandma¡¯s face was suddenly gloomy, and her cloudy eyes fell into great mourning.


    Lexie pulled at the corner of her grandma¡¯s coat, [Grandma, what¡¯s wrong with you?]


    Grandma suddenly snapped back to her senses and reluctantly said, ¡°I am fine.¡±


    Grandma patted Lexie¡¯s hand, ¡°Lexie, you must live a happy life, it¡¯s enough for us to live this life without shame, your mother in heaven must also wish you a peaceful life.¡±


    Listening to her grandma¡¯s words, Lexie nodded her head obediently.


    ¡°By the way, Lexie, do you still have that box your mother left you?¡±


    Lexie nodded her head.


    ¡°Keep it well.¡±


    [Grandma, what¡¯s inside that box?]


    For as long as Lexie could remember, her grandma had been asking her to hide the box, but the box was squared and she was unable to find an opening, as if it were a carved piece of wood.


    But Grandma said it was a box.


    ¡°You¡¯ll know when you can open it one day.¡±


    The words of the grandma mean a lot, and Lexie always felt that over the years, Grandma seemed to have been hiding something from her.


    The operation was in the early hours of the morning, and Lexie had only closed her eyes for a while.


    Kevin himself was the main surgeon, which put Lexie¡¯s mind at ease.


    The lights in the operating room stayed on, Lexie waited outside the operating room alone until dawn, and finally waited until the surgery was over, and as the door to the operating room opened, Kevin came out while taking off his mask.


    ¡°The surgery went well, grandma is fine,¡± looking at Lexie, Kevin told her with a faint smile.Content is property of N?velDrama.Org.


    Lexie finally let out a sigh of relief and slumped back in her chair.


    ¡°Is everything okay?¡± Kevin made a subconscious move to help her.


    Lexie shook her head, [Thank you.]


    ¡°You¡¯re wee, it¡¯s my job as a doctor, but you haven¡¯t slept all night, go get some sleep. Grandma¡¯s anesthetic hasn¡¯t worn off yet, she won¡¯t wake up in a short time.¡±


    Lexie nodded her head, but her body couldn¡¯t move.


    Her nerves had been tense throughout the surgery, and now she was so relieved all of a sudden that her legs were too weak to walk.


    Kevin looked distraught, ¡°I¡¯ll help you.¡±


    Lexie waved her hand, [I¡¯ll rest here for a while, please take care of Grandma.]


    Kevin could obviously feel Lexie¡¯s detachment from himself, originally wanted to ask something, but looking at her current haggard appearance, he still did not ask.


    ¡°Then I¡¯ll go get you something to eat.¡±


    Before Lexie could politely refuse, Kevin had already shoved a bottle of water into her hand and left first.


    Lexie was left alone in the empty corridor.


    The thought of what she would have to face after her grandma¡¯s surgery only made her feel panicky.


    Early in the morning, the Howard¡¯s vi.


    ¡°n, less coffee, it¡¯s not good for your health.¡±


    Diana handed the juice to n and nced upstairs in the direction of the second bedroom, ¡°These two days Lexie hasn¡¯te back, what is she doing? She doesn¡¯t care about her husband, how could she?¡±


    n looked at the newspaper, his tone indifferent, ¡°She¡¯s in the hospital taking care of her grandma.¡±


    ¡°The hospital has plenty of caregivers, does she have to stay there for twenty-four hours a day? Kevin hasn¡¯te back for the past two days either, and every time I called him, he said he was  busy, I think it is Lexie pestering him.¡±


    n looked up from the newspaper, his gaze sinking slightly.


    ¡°n, don¡¯t be angry, I know you are sympathetic to this mute, but our family is not a shelter that takes in everyone. If this mute is peaceful and quiet, it would be fine, but look at her, she is scheming.¡±


    The more Diana said, the more agitated she became, ¡°Kevin defends her, even doesn¡¯t listen to me. Kevin is soft-hearted, it must be this mute who seduces ¡­¡±


    ¡°With a ng, the coffee cup was ced heavily on the dining table, Diana¡¯s voice came to an abrupt halt, and she looked up in fear to see n¡¯s cold face.


    ¡°n, I said too much, but, but ¡­ I do this for your good.¡±


    n interrupted, ¡°If you are free, why don¡¯t you think about Kevin¡¯s marriage?¡±


    Diana was stunned.


    ¡°I¡¯m done eating and going to the office.¡±


    Dropping a sentence, n grabbed his jacket and left the dining room in stride.


    Hearing the sound of an engine in the courtyard, Diana¡¯s face quickly sank as she cursed, ¡°This mute is such a scourge, n clearly doesn¡¯t want me to interfere, it seems like I can¡¯t get rid of her in a short time, what an eyesore.¡±


    Marry was clearing the table and came to console her, ¡°Madam, you don¡¯t need to take her to heart, what can a mute do? Mr. Kevin won¡¯t like her, do you really like Miss Edith?¡±


    ¡°Edith? Hmph,¡± Diana snorted coldly, ¡°What is the Mitchell family? It is just an old Chinese medicine family that has gone down the drain over the years, if it wasn¡¯t for n asking to marry his daughter, would they have got in touch with our family?¡±


    Marry wondered, ¡°Then you are ¡­¡±


    ¡°I just want them to fight against each other. If I can¡¯t get rid of this mute, how am I going to exin to the Dexter family?¡±


    Mentioning the Dexter family, Marry froze, ¡°You¡¯re still thinking of the Dexter family ¡­¡±


    Not waiting for Marry to finish her words, Diana suddenly thought of something, ¡°I haven¡¯t seen Mr. Stanley for some days, right?¡±


    Marry nodded, ¡°Every summer, Mr. Stanley came from his hometown to the summer resort in J City for a vacation, and this time should have passed.¡±


    Diana pondered, ¡°n got married, and Mr. Stanley hasn¡¯t met his grandson-inw yet, I should also take a trip to visit him so I can tell him in advance.¡±


    Marry was slightly stunned, quickly reacted and said joyfully, ¡°Yes, you raised Mr. n, everyone in the Howard family respects you, and Mr. Stanley will definitely listen to whatever you say.¡±


    Marry¡¯s words made Diana¡¯s boredom for days sweep away, and she said dly, ¡°Let¡¯s do it this weekend, prepare some gifts, I¡¯ll go to the summer resort to meet Mr. Stanley.¡±


    ¡°Okay.¡±

 Chapter 35 Consider My Lexie

    At Howard Group headquarters, the office was lit with incense, mixed with the smell of tea, which made people meditate and concentrate.


    n was not old, but had the old-school style, and usually he was unsmiling, which was one of the reasons why he took over the Howard Group at such a young age and was sincerely convinced.


    ¡°Mr. n, we¡¯re almost done talking about the Tomly project, here¡¯s thetest progress.¡±


    ¡°Okay,¡± n took the file, leaned back on the sofa and flipped through two pages, asking casually, ¡°Has there been any recent news over at the hospital?¡±


    Jack answered, ¡°The operation went quite well, Mrs. Howard has been personally taking care of her grandma. The olddy is recovering well and will be discharged in another week, and I see that Mrs. Howard has been looking for a house recently.¡±


    ¡°She¡¯s looking for a house?¡±


    ¡°It should be a house where the olddy lives after she is discharged,¡± Jack exined, ¡°Earlier the olddy had been living with Mrs. Howard in the Mitchell¡¯s, but not Mrs. Mitchell is married now. The olddy has nothing to do with the Mitchell family, so she shouldn¡¯t want to live there anymore.¡±


    In fact, Jack¡¯s statement was considered a euphemism, just based on Lexie¡¯s position in the Mitchell family, her grandma¡¯s life in the Mitchell family would not be easy.


    n pondered for a moment, ¡°You have someone arrange the house privately.¡±


    Jack froze for a moment, snapping back, ¡°Yes.¡±


    Wasn¡¯t Mr. n not at all concerned about his wife? Why did he change his attitude ¡­


    Lexie stayed in the hospital for a few days and watched her grandma¡¯s spirit gettingter, she rxed a lot.


    Kevin came over to check in the morning. To avoid post-operative infection, the hospital had changed the single ward for grandma, which was much quieter than the previous environment.


    ¡°Grandma is recovering well, and at this rate, she should be discharged sooner than expected,¡± Kevin smiled, receiving the stethoscope into his coat pocket.


    ¡°Thank you, Dr. Stewart,¡± Grandma¡¯s head was wrapped in gauze, but she didn¡¯t look like a patient at all, she was very spirited and took Kevin¡¯s hand and examined him. The more she looked at him, the more she liked him.


    ¡°I have a question.¡±


    Kevin smiled, ¡°What is it?¡±


    ¡°What do you think of Lexie, Dr. Stewart?¡±


    Grandma¡¯s words caused Lexie, who was standing by, to freeze, and the knife she was holding to peel the apple almost cut her hand.


    Kevin, however, didn¡¯t hear the slightest thing wrong, and gave Lexie a look, ¡°Lexie is very nice, pretty and gentle, and most importantly, kind.¡±


    ¡°You don¡¯t mind that she can¡¯t talk?¡±


    Kevin froze for a moment, and that was when he heard some of the implications.


    Without waiting for him to answer, Lexie had already sharply pulled at her grandma, gesturing with one hand, [Grandma, what are you talking about? Stop it.]


    ¡°She is embarrassing,¡± Grandma said with a smile, ¡°Dr. Stewart, Lexie is about the same age as you, although not as highly educated as you, she has a master degree, and her job is stable, working in the J City Library as an archivist¡­ ¡­¡±


    Grandma had long speech, mentioning everything and Lexie could not stop her.


    ¡°Dr. Stewart, Lexie is a good girl, think about it.¡±


    Kevin lookedplicated, and when he looked at Lexie, he found her shaking her head carefully, as if she was asking for help.


    It looked like Grandma didn¡¯t know about Lexie¡¯s rtionship with him, or even that Lexie had been married!


    After chatting for a while, Grandma urged Lexie to send Kevin off, which was clearly to create a chance for the two of them to be alone.


    [I¡¯m sorry, don¡¯t take what grandma said just now to heart.]


    As soon as they left the door of the ward, Lexie was apologizing to Kevin.


    Kevin wondered, ¡°Doesn¡¯t grandma know about your marriage yet? Why didn¡¯t you tell her?¡±


    The Howard family was a powerful family in J City, and marrying into the Howard family, no matter how n was, should be considered a pretty good marriage for the Mitchell family.


    Lexie, however, had a bitter face and looked awkward, [Please help me keep it a secret, don¡¯t let grandma know for now, I¡¯ll talk to grandma sometimeter.]


    Perhaps it would never need to be said, if she could sessfully take her grandma out of J City.


    Looking at her, Kevin frowned, ¡°Do you have some kind of hardship marrying my cousin?¡±


    Lexie froze for a moment.


    ¡°My cousin¡¯s personality has been a bit withdrawn, so I was still surprised when I heard that he got married, thinking it would be a business union or something. I heard that the Mitchell Pharmaceutical Group had some problems earlier, did you do it for the Mitchell family ¡­¡±


    Looking at Kevin¡¯s concerned look, Lexie was suddenly very touched and also suddenly very aggravated.Content is property of N?velDrama.Org.


    It was the first time someone had asked her that since she had married n, even though Kevin¡¯s guess wasn¡¯t entirely correct.


    Everyone thought that her being able to marry into the Howard family was a blessing, and that a mute should be grateful to be married to n.


    Lexie shook her head and denied it.


    Just in time, the phone suddenly rang, interrupting the conversation between the two men.


    Lexie saw an unknown number, and when she got through, a male voice came from there, ¡°It¡¯s Miss Mitchell, isn¡¯t it? I am from real estate agency, are you looking for a house? I happen to have a house here, and I can show you this afternoon.¡±


    Lexie had no way to speak and when she was about to hang up and text a response, Kevin held out his hand, ¡°Let me take it.¡±


    The two were close enough so Kevin could hear what was said on the phone.


    He knew that recently Lexie was looking for a house.


    Lexie gratefully handed the phone over.


    ¡°Hello, she¡¯s not avable to answer the phone, just tell me about the house.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡±


    ¡°This afternoon?¡± Kevin lifted his wrist and looked at it, ¡°Around 12:30 p. m. I think, I happen to be off work on my lunch break, so I can go over there.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡±


    ¡°Okay, then.¡±


    Hanging up the phone, Kevin handed the phone back to Lexie, ¡°I¡¯ll apany you over to see the house at twelve noon.¡±


    Lexie shook her head, [Don¡¯t bother, I¡¯ll just go by myself.]


    ¡°Forget it, you¡¯re easy to be fooled,¡± Kevin smiled gently, ¡°It just so happens that I have nothing to do at lunchtime, so I¡¯ll go with you.¡±


    [Thank you.]


    Lexie couldn¡¯t refuse, and she did get a little scared alone.


    Soon it was noon and Kevin drove her to the ce she had agreed with the real estate agent.


    The man from real estate agent wore a suit and was enthusiastic about introducing the house, ¡°We have arge t, one hundred and fifty square meters, with an elevator, which is very convenient for the elderly, most suitable for your situation.¡±


    Lexie followed the agent and looked around at the house in front of her, and really couldn¡¯t pick a single thing wrong with it.


    The house was on the fifteenth floor with bright kitchen and bright bathroom, they could just move in. The most important thing was that the location was excellent, only ten minutes walk from the library where Lexie worked. If something happened to grandma, she couldpletely rush back at the first time.


    But ¡­


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong? Don¡¯t like it?¡± Kevin¡¯s voice came from behind her, ¡°I think it¡¯s not a bad ce.¡±


    Lexie hesitantly asked, [How much is the rent for this ce?]


    The agent looked at her words and immediately smiled, ¡°Miss Mitchell, don¡¯t worry, this house is very cheap, the monthly rent is three thousand.¡±


    Three thousand?


    Lexie froze.


    Even if she had never rented a house, she knew that three thousand couldn¡¯t even afford to rent a toilet in such a location and decoration.


    How was that possible?

 Chapter 36 Outrageous Real Estate Agent

    Seeing Lexie¡¯splex expression, the real estate agent immediately spoke again, ¡°If you think it¡¯s expensive, you can actually negotiate, I think two thousand will work.¡±


    Lexie opened her eyes wide, unable to believe what she had heard.


    She hasn¡¯t said a word, but the agent dropped a thousand?


    That was outrageous!


    Kevin also felt something was wrong and asked bluntly, ¡°Is there something wrong with this house?¡±


    ¡°How can you say that, Sir? You absolutely can¡¯t find a more suitable house in a five kilometer radius, it has no problems at all, and this is a new house that hasn¡¯t been lived in, and the price is so cheap.¡±


    ¡°ording to what you¡¯ve said, and what we¡¯ve seen, the rent on this house is a problem.¡±


    The agent¡¯s face stiffened and he looked at Lexie inquisitively, ¡°You guys are thinking it¡¯s too cheap?¡±


    Lexie nodded.


    ¡°Well ¡­¡± the agent scratched his head, ¡°Two thousand is okay.¡±


    Lexie slid on the phone, found out the same neighborhood, the average monthly rent was 15, 000 or so, she could not help but draw a cold breath.


    She tugged on Kevin¡¯s sleeve and shook her head.Owned by N?velDrama.Org.


    Kevin understood what she met, ¡°I need to see other house first.¡±


    After saying that, he took Lexie with him and was about to leave.


    The agent got anxious and shouted after him, ¡°Then why don¡¯t you name a price and I will rend it to you?¡±


    ¡°¡­¡±


    Sitting in the car, Lexie looked at the other two house and rental prices sent by the agent and frowned in confusion.


    Was the rental market bad right now or was this agent¡¯s business skill questionable? He didn¡¯t offer more than 3, 000 for a four-bedroom, two-bathroom apartment.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I think you may not have the house that I need.¡±


    Lexie politely replied the message.


    The agent said, ¡°Well, tell me what kind of house you want, I have all kinds here.¡±


    Lexie didn¡¯t reply again and sighed silently as she looked at the chat record on her phone.


    She had little money and could only rend a small one-bedroom apartment.


    Kevin swept the contents of her phone out of the corner of his eye, ¡°This agent is a bit strange, it¡¯s a good thing I apanied you here today, otherwise I don¡¯t know what he¡¯s trying to get.¡±


    Lexie nodded in agreement and cklisted the agent.


    ¡°No rush, don¡¯t worry, I¡¯ll help you with this.¡±


    [No, thanks, I¡¯ll do it myself.]


    Lexie said thanks and looked down and continued to check various rental information on her phone.


    She didn¡¯t want to bother Kevin with anything else.


    On the other hand, n was reading a document in his office.


    The assistant Jack answered the phone and then cautiously came over to report the situation, ¡°Mr. n, there was a problem with the agency and he was cklisted by Mrs. Howard.¡±


    n frowned, ¡°Can¡¯t even get that done.¡±


    Jack got cold sweat, ¡°The house in your name is really not suitable for renting, and there is no way to fully match the market price ¡­¡±


    Meeting n¡¯s cold gaze head-on, Jack changed his tone, ¡°I¡¯ll think of another way.¡±


    Only then did n take back his gaze.


    Jack sighed silently, embarrassed.


    Who was the boss trying to force? He¡¯d married, there was nothing wrong with caring for his wife, just arrange it himself. Why go through all this trouble?


    ¡°By the way, Mr. n, Mr. Stanley called during your meeting this afternoon.¡±


    n responded, ¡°What did Grandpa say?¡±


    ¡°He has arrived at the summer resort and asked you toe over for a meal this weekend.¡±


    ¡°What else did he say?¡±


    ¡°He asked you to bring your wife with you.¡±


    n frowned slightly.


    In the evening, after apanying Grandma to dinner, Lexie went back to Howard¡¯s.


    It waste at night when she arrived home, and the Howard family¡¯s servants were all resting, so Lexie was relieved, and gingerly went back to her room to get a change of clothes.


    While packing up, she saw my mother¡¯s belongings, the small ck square box.


    Thinking about Grandma¡¯s words, her intuition told her that the box had a secret.


    As she was flipping through the box, the sound of the door opening next door came from outside.


    n¡¯s study was next door.


    He was home?


    Lexie was startled, shoving the box back to the bottom of the closet.


    After a while, the movement faded away, but Lexie was uneasy, hesitantly opened the door, and then saw the light on in the kitchen downstairs, and a long shadow fell from the doorway.


    This was actually not the first time Lexie had seen him go downstairs alone in the middle of the night to boil water.


    There were servants in the house, but n did not ask the servants to do it.


    ¡°Is snooping also a task given to you by Peter?¡± A cold voice came from the kitchen.


    Lexie winced and snapped back to her senses, holding onto the stairs and wondering if she should go downstairs or back at this moment.


    ¡°Make tea and send it to the study,¡± after instructing, n set the half-unpacked tea pot on the table and turned to go up the stairs from the other side.


    Lexie stood for a while and went downstairs to make tea.


    n was used to drinking oolong tea in the evenings at the office, the first habit of his that she knew of after she married over.


    The scent of tea spread through the study, with a light creaminess.


    ¡°I heard your grandma¡¯s surgery is over?¡±


    Lexie had originally put down her teacup and was about to leave, but n called out to her, and she raised her head, her gaze apprehensive as she nodded.


    ¡°Want to do what I want you to do yet?¡±


    Lexie clenched her hand, looking a bit clueless.


    ¡°Peter is having a birthday banquet at the end of this month, and here¡¯s the invitation.¡±


    A gray invitation was slowly pushed from across the desk, stopping in front of Lexie, and n¡¯s slender fingers pressed on it with great force.


    ¡°It¡¯s being held at the wine estate on the western outskirts of your family, and if I guessed correctly, Peter¡¯s safe deposit box is inside that estate.¡±


    Lexie¡¯s hand holding the invitation trembled slightly.


    Why did n know so much about the Mitchell family¡¯s affairs?


    [How do you know?]


    n gave her a look and said, ¡°When the timees, all you need to do is avoid the guests and make a trip to Peter¡¯s study, then find the safe deposit box.¡±


    Lexie said, [Even if I can find the safe, I don¡¯t have the password, I can¡¯t open it.]


    ¡°That¡¯s not for you to think about.¡±


    Lexie didn¡¯t understand n¡¯s intention with her finding the safe? If she couldn¡¯t open the safe, it would be a waste to find it, but for the sake of her grandma, she could only nod and agree.


    ¡°Take this,¡± n handed her a card, ¡°there¡¯s no password.¡±


    Lexie froze, casting a surprised nce towards n.


    Was he doing her a favor?


    Without waiting for Lexie to reach out, n threw that card directly onto the table.


    The ¡°snap¡± rang out with a sound that was not too loud, but rming.


    ¡°I want to be the first to know if Peter threatens you again in the future and makes you do something.¡±


    Lexie bit her lips tightly, and the touch that hadn¡¯t yete out of her heart was instantly vanished.


    So that was it.

 Chapter 37 Mr. Stanley

    It was only after Lexie left from the study that n lifted the cup of tea in his hand and took a sip.


    Oolong tea¡¯s fragrance was rich, a light creamy aftertaste, and the house¡¯s smoky aroma mixed together, giving a calming effect. Listening to the sound of the door closing next door, n actually went a bit off.


    After Lexie took care of Grandma in the hospital for a few days, Grandma recovered well.


    This afternoon, Lexie was shopping at the store near the hospital, and when she went out, she saw a figure in a suit on the roadside bowing slightly towards her, ¡°Miss Mitchell, Mr. Stanley wants to see you.¡±


    The person who came was none other than Mr. Stanley¡¯s personal butler, and it was Mr. Stanley who wanted to see her.


    Since n took over the Howard Group, Mr. Stanley has retired, and had rarely appeared in J City all these years. He would only go to a suburban vi in J City for summer vacation every year.


    Other than this time, even the people of the Howard family couldn¡¯t see him.


    When she got into the car, the scenery in the window receded all the way back, and Lexie clutched her fingers uneasily.


    Perhaps seeing Lexie¡¯s nervousness, the butler on the passenger seatforted her, ¡°Miss Mitchell, don¡¯t be nervous, after all, you¡¯re married to Mr. n, so you should meet the elders of the family.¡±


    Lexie pursed her lips and nodded politely.


    At this time, inside the summer resort on the outskirts.


    ¡°I haven¡¯t seen you for long, Tina, you are a big girl now.¡±


    Diana sized up Tina Howard and praised her.


    Tina Howard is n¡¯s cousin and his eldest uncle¡¯s only daughter, who has been pampered since childhood, so she has developed a foul temper, but is very good at pleasing Mr. Stanley.


    Tina sat next to Mr. Stanley and said with a smile, ¡°Mrs. Stewart, you look younger.¡±


    Diana sighed, ¡°No way, I¡¯ve grown a lot of gray hair from worry.¡±Content is property of N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± Tina blinked, ¡°What else could be bothering you, Mrs. Stewart? Let Grandpa know, and he can help you.¡±


    ¡°ording to n¡¯s character and family background, it¡¯s impossible for him to marry a mute. If you knew about this matter in the first ce, you surely wouldn¡¯t have agreed to it, right?¡±


    On the chair, Mr. Stanley had a beard, a majestic and righteous look, polite but cold, ¡°n has his own idea since he was young, since he made the decision, he naturally has his reasons. The eldest youngdy of the Mitchell family may have a mute disease, but perhaps she has some strengths.¡±


    Mr. Stanley had carried out investigation, so he knew that Lexie had a master degree. Although she did not inherited the family business, she had a decent and stable job, and she was a modest person.


    At least it was a famous family¡¯s daughter, she was better than those who coveted the Howard family¡¯s business.


    ¡°Strengths?¡± Diana frowned, ¡°I¡¯m too ashamed to say it out, it¡¯s okay to make a scene in our own family, but the family¡¯s scandal is on the news.¡±


    ¡°The news?¡± Without waiting for Mr. Stanley to say anything, Tina was the first to open her mouth, ¡°I heard about that matter too, wasn¡¯t it all settled by cousin?¡±


    ¡°What news?¡± Mr. Stanley¡¯s brow furrowed.


    ¡°You don¡¯t know?¡± Tina immediately held out her phone, ¡°This, I wanted to tell you earlier, but it has been rified before I could, so I didn¡¯t bring it to disturb you.¡±


    Seeing that Tina said the things about Lexie, Diana simply quietly drank tea at the side, waiting to see this good show.


    As expected, as soon as Mr. Stanley saw the news content, his face sank, ¡°Nonsense, this is joking with the Howard family¡¯s reputation.¡±


    Tinaforted, ¡°Grandpa, don¡¯t be angry, it has been rified? No matter what the truth is, Cousin will definitely take care of it.¡±


    ¡°If he doesn¡¯t even have the ability to handle this, he wouldn¡¯t have to stay in the position of president of the Howard Group,¡± Mr. Stanley sulked, ¡°But Lexie made such a scene short after she married into the family, she for sure is not a good person.¡±


    It was ridiculous that a mute made such a scene.


    Tina hesitantly said, ¡°Grandpa, I¡¯ve heard about things about this cousin-inw.¡±


    ¡°What? You knew her before?¡± Diana revealed a surprised look.


    Tina said, ¡°Her sister Edith and I both studied abroad, we had good terms, at that time I heard from Edith that her sister is withdrawn, and did not behave well when she was in school, and ¡­¡±


    ¡°And what?¡±


    ¡°And she¡¯s an illegitimate daughter with an inherently improper status,¡± Tina revealed a hint of contempt, ¡°and she is indeed unworthy of my cousin.¡±


    As they were talking, someone came outside to deliver a message.


    ¡°Mr. Stanley, Miss Mitchell has arrived.¡±


    Mr. Stanley frowned, ¡°Let her in.¡±


    The butler led Lexie into the hall.


    Lexie was still carrying the canvas bag she usually carried and the fruit she bought at the store in her hand, and there were no semnce of ady¡¯s temperament all over her body.


    Diana didn¡¯t have a good mood and said, ¡°Why did youe dressed like this?¡±


    Lexie clutched the bag with some aggravation.


    No one had informed her in advance that she wasing to see Mr. Stanley, and since the butler had picked her up directly from the hospital, she hadn¡¯t had time to change her clothes.


    Tina had heard of Lexie before and looked her up and down, and when she saw Lexie¡¯s face, she was jealous.


    She was so beautiful.


    But the thought of Lexie being mute immediately relieved her a lot.


    So what if she was pretty, she was a mute.


    ¡°Miss Mitchell, this is Mr. Stanley, and this is Tina, Mr. n¡¯s cousin,¡± the butler introduced Lexie to the people present, and then stepped back at Mr. Stanley¡¯s gesture.


    Lexie nodded politely towards Mr. Stanley and Tina, pointing to her mouth to express that she had no way to speak, politely and submissively.


    Mr. Stanley sized her up and saw that although she couldn¡¯t speak, she was behaving appropriately and generously, so his heart was somewhat relieved again, ¡°Have a seat.¡±


    Lexie sat down on the chair next to Diana, only half of the chair, with her back straightened.


    Mr. Stanley nodded, ¡°You¡¯ve been married to n for quite some time now, I was to see you, but this was a bit sudden today, have I disturbed you?¡±


    Lexie took out a pen and paper, [Whenever elders want to meet, it¡¯s appropriate.]


    The beautiful handwriting fell in Mr. Stanley¡¯s eyes and he admired her.


    But the handwriting was another reminder that the woman in front of him was a mute.


    Mr. Stanley collected his expression and said in a deep voice, ¡°I heard that the one who was going to marry n in the first ce was your sister?¡±


    Lexie¡¯s heart stuttered.

 Chapter 38 Is She the One You’re Marrying?

    Mr. Stanley¡¯s words left Lexie with no way to argue.


    The entire family knew that the person n was going to marry at first was Edith, but the one who was sent into the Howard family on the wedding night was her, a mute.


    Not waiting for Lexie to answer.


    ¡°Yes,¡± Diana immediately spoke, ¡°I heard that someone was intimidating her own sister, saying that our family is a tiger and wolf¡¯s nest, and that n looks ugly and has a bad character, and then make a generous appearance to marry into our family for her sister ¡­¡±


    Lexie¡¯s face changed.


    [I didn¡¯t say those words.]


    ¡°You are still arguing,¡± Diana wanted to say something else, but was interrupted by Mr. Stanley.


    ¡°Alright, there¡¯s no need to say more about what¡¯s already true,¡± Mr. Stanley looked at Lexie, his gaze slightly sunken like n¡¯s, causing Lexie to shudder.


    ¡°Miss Mitchell, since it was a misunderstanding in the first ce, why don¡¯t we settle it properly? You and n are indeed inappropriate to be together.¡±


    Lexie squeezed her fingers tightly and looked at Mr. Stanley in surprise.


    Mr. Stanley said in a deep voice, ¡°Not many people knew about this marriage, it¡¯s good for both families to stop the damage in time. We will give you somepensation, and the marriage will be called off.¡±


    Lexie looked at the people present, some gloating and some standing by.


    She dreamed of leaving the Howard family, leaving n, but if she just left, would Peter let her go? Would n let her go? The result was imaginable.


    She shook her head against the overwhelming pressure.


    Mr. Stanley¡¯s face sank, ¡°You don¡¯t want to? Even the proper youngdy of the Mitchell family is not good enough for our family, not to mention that you are an illegitimate daughter, for the Howard family ¡­¡±


    The words ¡®illegitimate daughter¡¯ fell on Lexie¡¯s ears with the sting of a needle.


    Her nails almost pinched into her palm.


    ¡°Grandpa,¡± a cold voice came through the door, breaking the frozen air of the room.


    Lexie jerked her head up, and saw n striding across the threshold, in a tailored ck suit, his tall figure wrapped in a chill.


    ¡°n, you are here,¡± Mr. Stanley looked faint, ¡°just in time to get the divorce out of the way in front of you.¡±


    ¡°Grandpa,¡± n nced at Lexie, ¡°Lexie is my legitimate wife, marriage is not a child¡¯s y, and I haven¡¯t considered divorce.¡±


    ¡°Nonsense,¡± Mr. Stanley¡¯s face sank and his tone heaved, ¡°You were marrying the Mitchell family¡¯s second youngdy, and they sent a ¡­¡±


    ¡°Grandpa!¡±


    Before the word ¡®mute¡¯ could be fully uttered, it was interrupted by n¡¯s voice, ¡°I never said that it was the second youngdy of the Mitchell family that I was going to marry.¡±


    At the drop of a word, the entire room was silent.


    Lexie was also stunned and looked at n in amazement.Content bel0ngs to N?vel(D)r/a/ma.Org.


    ¡°I¡¯m marrying the Mitchell family¡¯s daughter, never naming Edith,¡± n¡¯s words confirmed that what they had just heard was correct.


    Mr. Stanley looked puzzled, ¡°Are you saying that it was Lexie that you wanted to marry in the first ce?¡±


    n didn¡¯t say anything, and this tacit attitude made Diana crazy.


    ¡°n, you can¡¯t be childish, how could you possibly be willing to marry a mute ¡­¡±


    ¡°Aunt, you probably don¡¯t know me very well.¡±


    n nced at Diana, the chill in his gaze causing Diana to shut her mouth.


    He hadn¡¯t nned to bring Lexie here at all, and today grandpa suddenly called Lexie here in advance, so he knew whose idea it was.


    The atmosphere froze for a moment.


    n¡¯s temper was on par with Mr. Stanley¡¯s, the butler saw this and eased situation, ¡°The dinner is ready, why don¡¯t we eat first?¡±


    Mr. Stanley frowned, stood up on his crutches, and said lightly, ¡°Let¡¯s eat.¡±


    Lexie sighed in relief.


    While eating, Lexie sat next to n, dressed inly but with dignity and generosity.


    Seeing that n didn¡¯t eat much, Lexie peeled the shrimp for him, leaving only a shrimp tail, which was neatly ced on his te.


    This scene fell in Mr. Stanley¡¯s eyes.


    Lexie had the rare atmosphere of a grand dame, if not a mute, it was not a bad idea to marry n.


    After eating, n was called to the study by Mr. Stanley, and Lexie waited in the living room.


    The maid served tea, and Diana talked to Tina.


    ¡°It¡¯s been a while since I¡¯ve seen you, Tina, and I heard that this time you areing back with the intention of getting engaged?¡±


    ¡°Yes.¡± Tina smiled.


    ¡°I heard that the other party is the eldest son of the Walsh family, young and talented, you are so lucky.¡±


    ¡°Actually, I don¡¯t want to get married so early,¡± Tina seemed to avoid the engagement, and ncing at Lexie at the corner of her eyes, she suddenly turned her words, ¡°Hey, howe you and my brother didn¡¯t have a wedding?¡±


    Lexie was drinking tea, she raised his head when she heard that, not knowing what to say.


    Diana didn¡¯t have a good mood and said, ¡°Having a wedding is a joke for the Howard family? We can¡¯t afford that.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right.¡±


    Tina looked at Lexie, ¡°Edith said that if I had told her earlier what kind of person my cousin was, maybe it would have been her who married my cousin, not you.¡±


    Lexie was slightly stunned, not knowing what Tina meant by saying this.


    ¡°You peeled shrimp for my cousin, but my cousin didn¡¯t even eat it, what is the point? What I despise most is a woman who loves vanity and has no self-respect.¡±


    Tina did not speak in a loud voice, but that arrogant attitude was like stepping on people underfoot.


    Lexie¡¯s look grew awkward.


    As they were talking, Tina¡¯s cell phone rang, and Lexie was close enough to see the word ¡®Edith¡¯ on the caller ID, which was extraordinarily dazzling.


    ¡°Excuse me, I¡¯ll take a call, Mrs. Stewart.¡±


    Tina took her phone and went out, and nced at Lexie with contempt as she was leaving, very dismissive.


    Diana slowly sipped tea, this trip was really not in vain, even if Lexie¡¯s marriage temporarily could not be withdrawn, but the cold attitude of the Howard family on her was enough for her to suffer.


    She just didn¡¯t believe it, in the long run, this mute would still be able to tough it out.


    n was called into the study by Mr. Stanley.


    Mr. Stanley said bluntly, ¡°What exactly do you think of this marriage?¡±


    n¡¯s face was cold, ¡°I won¡¯t divorce Lexie for now.¡±


    ¡°Why? I can see that you don¡¯t like her, and if she were able-bodied, it is okay, she really doesn¡¯t deserve you.¡±


    ¡°Grandpa, it doesn¡¯t matter who I marry, as long as it¡¯s the Mitchell family¡¯s daughter.¡±


    Mr. Stanley was stunned and looked at n in surprise, only graduallying back to his senses after a long time, ¡°n, you¡¯re not still holding a grudge over what happened back then, are you?¡±


    Mentioning that year, coldness floated between n¡¯s brows, his face sunken.


    Mr. Stanley frowned, ¡°I told you, that fire was an ident back then.¡±


    ¡°It wasn¡¯t an ident,¡± n¡¯s gaze was sure and cold, ¡°The mountain fire was set by Peter to kill a person.¡±

 Chapter 39 Do You Hate Him?

    ¡°Who was he going to kill?¡±


    ¡°Alfie Mitchell.¡±


    This name, which had disappeared from J City for many years, was somewhat unfamiliar to Mr. Stanley, but it wasn¡¯t hard to hear that there was a great connection with Peter.


    ¡°Peter¡¯s brother?¡±


    n nodded, ¡°After that fire back then, Peter had an extra thirteen percent of shares in his hand overnight, bing thergest shareholder of Mitchell Pharmaceutical Group and officially taking over the Mitchell Group.¡±


    Mr. Stanley¡¯s gaze turned grave, ¡°n, this is a private matter for the Mitchell family.¡±


    The family¡¯s infighting had always been bloodless, and there was no point in rehashing such a secretive old story.


    n¡¯s tone was extremely cold, ¡°Peter should pay for it.¡±


    Seeing that he couldn¡¯t be persuaded, Mr. Stanley collected his expression and sighed helplessly, ¡°I¡¯m tired, you should go back first.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡±


    After n went out, the butler came in and served tea to Mr. Stanley.


    ¡°Mr. Stanley, it¡¯s natural that Mr. n dislike what the Mitchell family did, after all, that fire almost cost his life back then.¡±


    Back then, it was the Mitchell family that stopped the Howard family from putting out the fire, and if n hadn¡¯t been so lucky to have escaped on his own, he would indeed have been died in the fire.


    ¡°You really think that n is holding on to the Mitchell family for his own sake?¡± Mr. Stanley had a worried look on his face, ¡°There was another child who perished in the fire back then, right?¡±


    The butler froze, ¡°You mean to say that Mr. n is doing it for that child?¡±


    Mr. Stanley nodded.


    n had a cold face and a hard heart, and would do anything to achieve profit, but only he, the grandfather, knew that n was most righteous.


    ¡°Then this is a difficult matter,¡± sighed the butler.


    ¡°¡­¡±


    After returning from the summer resort, n¡¯s face hadn¡¯t looked good.


    In the evening, Lexie made tea and sent it to his study.


    n did not drink tea as usual, nor did he look at her, but kept looking at the pages in front of him, not turning a page for a long time, his brow tightly knitted in a chilling manner.


    [Are you in a bad mood?]


    Lexie looked at him cautiously.


    n nced at her, the hand clutching the pages tightening slightly without speaking.


    Lexie asked apprehensively, [Is it because Mr. Stanley asked you to divorce me? What do you need me to answer if this matter is asked again?]


    She just wanted to figure out n¡¯s thoughts in advance to avoid making a mistake.


    ¡°Nothing to do with you.¡±


    Hearing that, Lexie pursed her lips and carefully took a step backwards to prepare to leave.


    n¡¯s moods were always so cloudy and unpredictable, making her inscrutable.


    ¡°Stand there.¡±Content bel0ngs to N?vel(D)r/a/ma.Org.


    His voice suddenly came from behind her, and Lexie looked back in dismay.


    Across arge desk, n was looking at her coldly, his face with an ugly scar on it, and the pair of his eyes staring at her closely are like cold winds that make her panic.


    His voice was not loud, but resounding, ¡°Do you hate Peter?¡±


    Lexie¡¯s heart trembled for a moment, and she shook her head after a while.


    n¡¯s face sank down, ¡°Why don¡¯t you hate him? He made you marry me instead of Edith, used you as a pawn that could be manipted at will by my side, and even threatened you with the safety of your loved ones¡¯ lives, why don¡¯t you hate him?¡±


    Lexie clenched her fists.


    After a moment, she still shook her head.


    Even so, Peter was her father, raising her for so many years and giving her better-than-average living and educational conditions.


    Otherwise, with a disability like hers, she wouldn¡¯t be having a good time right now.


    ¡°He¡¯s still a murderer!¡±


    His deep, cold voice echoed through the room, and the moment she met his crimson eyes, Lexie¡¯s heart fell.


    [What do you mean by that? Who did he kill?]


    n¡¯s face was getting grim.


    Perhaps it was the chat with his grandfather today, the first time he talked about the truth he had found out over the years, or perhaps it was the fact that Lexie¡¯s presence was causing him to have nightmares more and more frequently these days.


    At the moment, that emotion inexplicably urred.


    He looked at Lexie, those eyes that were extremely simr to Linda¡¯s, innocent, simple, clean.


    But Linda was gone forever, and in front of him was this mute, the murderer¡¯s daughter.


    ¡°ng¡±, the tea served by Lexie was knocked down, the tea cup fell on the floor, instantly split into pieces, sshing tea mixed with tea leaves, smashed on Lexie¡¯s ankle.


    ¡°Ugh-¡± Lexie whimpered in pain.


    ¡°Get out!¡±


    Lexie was stunned, [What¡¯s wrong with you?]


    ¡°Can¡¯t understand?¡± n¡¯s eyes were horrible.


    Lexie subconsciously took a half-step back, and then, ignoring the pain from the burns on her feet, she scrambled away.


    She dreaded to think if she would have been torn apart by this man if she had stayed one second longer.


    After she left, n strode over to the window and pushed it open, letting the cold wind blow onto his face, slowly blowing those suppressed emotions away and gradually calming down.


    There was the sound of a door mming from the next bedroom.


    Followed by the ¡®click¡¯ of a locking door, his eyebrows frowned.


    Thinking about the conversation he just had with Lexie, n was suddenly annoyed.


    What was the use of talking to her so much? This mute was just a pawn of Peter, even if she fell into his hands, it would not change the fact that her surname was ¡® Mitchell ¡®.


    Lexie returned to her room and sat on the edge of her bed for a while, her heart palpitating.


    Out of the corner of her eye, she saw the gray invitation in the corner of her dresser.


    The moment she saw it, her heart suddenly tightened, the day after tomorrow was Peter¡¯s birthday banquet, and what n wanted her to do couldn¡¯t be avoided.


    It waste in the night.


    The summer resort of the Howard family on the outskirts of the city was stately and serene.


    On the balcony on the second floor, Tina leanedzily on the balcony, holding her phone, ¡°Grandpa doesn¡¯t like her, but my cousin insists, so there¡¯s nothing that can be done. Edith, you should give up, my cousin has a very strange personality.¡±


    Not knowing what was said on the other end of the phone, Tina showed some impatience.


    ¡°Well, it¡¯ste, I gotta go.¡±


    After saying this, Tina hung up the phone and muttered, ¡°Why should I help with this crap?¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± A tall figure stepped out of the room, and even in the dim light, it was hard to hide the handsomeness of the man¡¯s good looks.


    Tina turned from the railing and shrugged her shoulders, ¡°Nothing, Edith asked me to go her father¡¯s birthday banquet, I think she doesn¡¯t want to give up on my cousin.¡±


    ¡°So are you going?¡±


    ¡°No, what¡¯s the fun of a birthday party? Watching a bunch of people ttering each other?¡±


    The man wrapped his arms around her waist, ¡°But your father asked me to go there.¡±


    ¡°What?¡± Tina froze, and then came back to her senses and her eyes lit up, ¡°Then I¡¯ll go too.¡±

 Chapter 40 The Figure in the Wine Cellar

    Since that night, Lexie hadn¡¯t seen n for two days.


    ¡°Mrs. Howard, Mr. n has a meeting to attend, so he¡¯ll bete.¡±


    The driver took Lexie to the birthday banquet, exining on the way why n didn¡¯te.


    Lexie nodded to show her understanding, looking a little nervous.


    She was well aware of the weight she carried in n¡¯s heart, not to mention that he had exined that he hadn¡¯te to this birthday banquet at all to wish Peter a happy birthday.


    After getting out of the car, the butler of the Mitchell family led Lexie towards the meeting room.


    ¡°Miss Lexie, Mr. Howard is meeting guests in the front room, and Miss Edith and her friends are in the side room, so I¡¯ll take you there.¡±


    [Thank you]


    Across the hall, it was the estate¡¯s semi-outdoor pool, next to which balloons were stacked.


    Lexie was suddenly stunned, and her footsteps slowed down.


    Her memory could vaguely remember the first and only time she had been here back then.


    On Edith¡¯s tenth birthday, Peter spent one point eight hundred million to buy the manor, credited to Edith¡¯s name. That day came many guests, rtives of the Mitchell family and business partners of Peter.


    Edith, who was only ten years old, was surrounded by the crowd and stood among the children like stars.


    ¡°Lexie, if you are my servant, I can allow you to follow me here whenever you want.¡±


    ¡°Edith, you have your sister as a servant for you?¡±


    ¡°What sister, what kind of sister is she? Do you have a mute sister?¡±


    ¡°Hahahaha ¡­¡±


    At that time, Lexie just arrived at the Mitchell family for more than two years, excluding the sickness and recuperation in the hospital for more than a year, the real time to spend with Edith was only about half a year.


    ¡°Mute, it¡¯s good enough for you to be my servant!¡±


    ¡°Hit her!¡±


    ¡°Ah¡­¡±


    ¡°Blood, she¡¯s bleeding!¡±


    Lexie stood on the inside of the floor-to-ceiling window and suddenly felt a pinch of pain in the corner of her forehead, causing her face twist.


    ¡°Miss Lexie,¡± the butler¡¯s voice pulled Lexie¡¯s mind back.


    ¡°Miss Lexie, what¡¯s wrong wit you?¡±


    Lexie forced a smile and shook her head.


    [It¡¯s okay, let¡¯s go]


    She wasn¡¯t born to go against the grain, but she had to behave well. After what she had suffered, she knew that living safely was just not easy.


    In the side hall, young men and women were gathered, mostly young people of the same generation of the Mitchell family, as well as Edith¡¯s ssmates and friends.


    ¡°Edith, your sister is here.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡±


    Edith looked back from the crowd, and a hint of contempt surfaced on her face, half joking and half serious, ¡°My sister is not like the old days, she has status now. Everyone is here, just waiting for my sister, it is obvious that she has no us in her eyes anymore.¡±


    Lexie frowned and only nodded towards the crowd as a greeting and said no more.


    Edith nced towards behind her and deliberately said in a high voice, ¡°Sister, how did youe by yourself? Where¡¯s n?¡±


    [He has something else to do and can¡¯te now.]


    ¡°How can he be so busy? Can he make time to apany his wife to his father-inw¡¯s birthday banquet?¡± The crowd whispered.


    ¡°I thought Lexie had been different now, but I guess she doesn¡¯t have a good time.¡±


    ¡°I think so, she¡¯s a mute and married for Edith, how can n have a crush on her?¡±


    ¡°I heard that it was Edith who went to plead for mercy, which didn¡¯t involve the Mitchell family.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡±


    Lexie clutched her handbag with restraint, and did not want to exin, turned around and headed for the corner, wanting to avoid this group of people.


    Edith, however, stopped her with a condescending tone, ¡°Help me get a bottle of wine from the cer.¡±


    Lexie frowned, [Why don¡¯t you go get it?]


    ¡°Me?¡± Edith looked around and rightfully said, ¡°I have to entertain the guests, can¡¯t you see that? If I leave, can you entertain guests here?¡±


    Lexie couldn¡¯t speak, and she didn¡¯t know these people well, so thisment was clearly an embarrassment to her.


    She gritted her teeth and walked away.


    Behind her came Edith¡¯s plucked voice, ¡°Hey, do you know where the wine cer is? If you don¡¯t know, find a maid to ask, the maid can¡¯t read your gestures, so bring a notebook with you!¡±


    The jeers that rose and fell in the room were harshly.


    Watching Lexie leave, Edith took a ss of wine from the waiter¡¯s hand, her gaze meaningful.


    Good show was on.


    The wine cer was on the other side of the hall and she had to take the elevator down to the negative level.


    Lexie waited for a long time and the elevator had note up, so she simply took the stairs to go down.


    Her heels stepped on the carpet, not very loud, almost covered by the sound of music from upstairs.Content is property of N?velDrama.Org.


    After going down to the negative floor, she saw a floor of bookshelves and a lounge area, only inside were rows of wine cabs, quite a bit higher than Lexie¡¯s height, and it took her a while to remember that she hadn¡¯t asked Edith what wine she wanted.


    Originally she wanted to go back and ask, but thinking that she would be humiliated by Edith, so she randomly took one.


    As she had just taken the wine, she suddenly heard the sound of small talk from deep in the cer.


    Lexie¡¯s footsteps lurched.


    Someone was there?


    ¡°Aren¡¯t you going up to talk to your friends?¡±


    The man¡¯s voice was low and warm.


    ¡°There is nothing to say? If you hadn¡¯te, I wouldn¡¯t have bothered toe to this party, how many of those people are noble? Their families are not that good and even the Mitchell family is also in decline, otherwise would Peter sell his daughter for a mere tens of millions?¡±


    This woman¡¯s voice sounded familiar.


    Lexie¡¯s hand clutching the wine bottle suddenly tightened, looking through the gap between the wine cabs, she saw the two entwined figures in the corner.


    Tina Howard?


    On the sofa in the corner of the wine cer, two figures were obsessively entwined, the woman covered in a nket, half her shoulders bare, her posture flirtatious, leaning against the man¡¯s shoulder to catch her breath, obviously having been in a ¡®big fight¡¯.


    Lexie was stunned and couldn¡¯t believe what she saw.


    Tina had a marriage contract on her and the other party was Bob Walsh, the eldest son of the Walsh family, were these two looking for excitement in someone¡¯s wine cer?


    Lexie didn¡¯t want to crash into someone else¡¯s business, and was turning around to leave.


    In her haste to walk, the corner of her skirt hooked by the wine cab, and the sound of her clothes tearing suddenly rang out, which was particrly harsh in the quiet wine cer.


    A dead silence passed.


    ¡°Who is there?¡±


    Tina¡¯s voice suddenly rang out.


    Lexie blushed and hurriedly tugged at her skirt.


    ¡°Stop there.¡± Tina¡¯s coldly voice came from behind her.

 Chapter 41 The Study Darkroom

    ¡°Lexie?¡±


    Tina called out to her in rm.


    Lexie subconsciously turned her head back, bumping into this kind of thing made her more embarrassed.


    ¡°You ¡­ don t misunderstand ¡­ ¡± Tina¡¯s face went pale.


    Lexie didn¡¯t understand for a moment why she was so flustered, although it was embarrassing, she and Bob Walsh were already going to be engaged, and making love was not something unseemly.


    But in the next second, she understood when she saw the man behind Tina.


    He was not Bob Walsh.


    [I¡¯m here to get the wine.]


    Lexie pretended to be calm and raised the wine in her hand.


    She had never seen Bob nor did she know what he looked like, but she had just seen yesterday this man behind Tina in the Howard family¡¯s summer resort on the outskirts.


    If she remembered correctly, this man was the Howard family¡¯s driver.


    ¡°Lexie ¡­ no ¡­ cousin-inw,¡± Tina was clearly a bit overwhelmed at this moment, and couldn¡¯t even speak too well, ¡°It isn¡¯t what you think like that, we¡¯re just ¡­¡±


    ¡°She saw it.¡±


    A male voice came from behind Tina with a tone of certainty.


    Lexie shivered coldly.


    Tina gradually calmed down and looked at Lexie with a slowly sinking gaze, ¡°You saw it?¡±


    Lexie shook her head violently in denial.


    ¡°Don¡¯t pretend, you¡¯ve seen it all, right?¡± Tina looked at the wine she was holding, ¡°How long have you been here?¡±


    Lexie took a step back, her face embarrassed, not knowing how to exin.


    ¡°Now that you¡¯ve seen it, it¡¯s okay,¡± Tina took a deep breath, her face grim, ¡°If you dare to tell anyone, I can guarantee that you definitely won¡¯t be able to stay in J City.¡±


    Lexie hugged the red wine bottle tightly and nodded.


    She certainly would not ask for trouble.


    It wouldn¡¯t do her any good to tell anyone about Tina¡¯s personal affairs.


    Watching Lexie leave from the wine cer, Tina¡¯s hands still couldn¡¯t stop shaking and was soon held by the man behind her, a low voice fell into her ear, ¡°Can she be trusted?¡±


    Tina¡¯s face was tense, ¡°I have to, she is a mute and has a hard time in the Howard family, what can she say? Besides, what evidence does she have?¡±


    The man¡¯s gaze sank.


    Lexie ran out of the wine cer in a panic, managed to get upstairs and run to an upied area, and stumbled when she ran head-on into a waiter.


    ¡°Miss Lexie, are you all right?¡±


    Lexie shook her head in panic and gradually eased up.


    Listening to the sound of music in the distant room, Lexie handed the bottle of red wine to the waiter, [Please give this to Edith].


    A piece of her dress was torn in the wine cer.


    Time was running out, and she still deal with what n had ordered her to do, and she would be taunted by Edith again if she went back.


    The banquet hadn¡¯t officially started yet, and Peter was meeting his guests in the hall, so she had to take advantage of the gap to go to the study and find the safe that n had mentioned.


    The winery was huge, and it was lucky that Peter¡¯s bedroom and study were on the third floor where the banquet was being held.


    Following her memory, Lexie sessfully found the location of the study.


    There was a click, and when the door opened, she was greeted by the smell of soot in the house, but like the ashes of incense lit in a temple.


    Lexie looked around and eventually found the source of the smell, the bookcase with the burnt out incense burner on the first tier, behind which the Bodhisattva of Medicine was worshipped.


    The Mitchell family was a family of medicine, and it was traditional to worship the Bodhisattva of Medicine, and in this aspect, Peter was still very old-fashioned.


    ording to what n had said, Peter¡¯s safe was in the cab to the right of his desk.


    She walked over quickly and pulled the cab door open.


    As expected, as n said, there was a silver safe in the cab door, embedded in the bookcase inside with a code lock, unless she had the code, it was impossible to open it. And she could not take it away, for the safe and the bookcase was connected together.


    After taking a picture of the safe, Lexie sent the photo to n.


    [The safe is here, can I go now?]


    There had been no reply on the other end.


    Lexie was flustered in her heart and as she was about to leave, the sound of talking suddenly came from outside.


    Peter was back.


    She looked around, not finding a ce to hide.


    A hand suddenly reached out from behind her, covering her mouth and dragging her towards the back.


    By the time she came back to her senses, she was in the middle of a dimly lit environment, and the strong smell of incense was so choking that she would have coughed out if her mouth hadn¡¯t been covered.


    ¡°Don¡¯t talk.¡± A low voice came to her ears.


    Lexie¡¯s back stiffened.


    It was n. She could not believe he¡¯d been here all this time.


    Peter seemed to have brought in a guest, and through a partition of the bookcase, she could clearly hear the conversation outside, which seemed to be about medical equipment shipping.


    At the moment, n pressed one hand against the partition of the bookcase and listened to the movement outside for a while, the lighting through the gap hitting the bridge of his nose with coldness.


    Lexie gradually calmed down.


    After confirming that they wouldn¡¯t be discovered, n let go of his hand and Lexie was able to breathe normally.


    It was dark inside the room, and nothing could be seen, except for a point of light flickering eerily behind them.


    Lexie shrank back, not daring to move.


    Her back pressed against n¡¯s chest and their breaths mingled together, and only the two people¡¯s misced heartbeats could be heard the quiet room.


    They didn¡¯t know how long it was before the sound ofughter came from outside.


    ¡°That¡¯s it then, Mr. Gardner, I¡¯ll have my assistant draw up the agreement.¡±


    ¡°Okay, no problem.¡±


    It wasn¡¯t until a mming door sounded outside that Lexie sighed in relief.


    n let go of her.Content is property of N?velDrama.Org.


    She did not know what button he moved, but with a gentle push, the bookcase pushed a corner outwards, and light from outside leaked in, illuminating most of the dark room.


    ¡°They are gone,e on out.¡±


    Lexie returned to her senses and nodded.


    [What are you doing here?]


    Why did he need her to make this frightening trip since he could do it himself?


    n nced at her, his gaze cold, ¡°Can you open this safe if I don¡¯te?¡±


    [Can you open it?]


    Lexie looked at him in surprise, but quickly regained her normal color.


    n was a man of great power, and nothing seemed difficult for him, let alone a small safe.


    n didn¡¯t pay her any attention, ncing behind her thoughtfully and snorting coldly, ¡°How many people has your Mitchell family killed? What age is it now and Peter even worshiping such a thing?¡±


    Lexie¡¯s expression froze, following n¡¯s gaze, she saw the full view of the dark room, which was actually a small Buddhist hall, and the light point that just flickered on and off was the incense lit in the incense burner.


    Lexie couldn¡¯t help but walk a little closer, and when she saw the ¡®Buddha statue¡¯ enshrined inside, her face suddenly turned white.

 Chapter 42 The Woman in the Photo

    The so-called ¡®Buddha statue¡¯ was not a Buddha statue at all, but rather a wood que carved with the date of birth, with four corners chained with redcquer sprayed on it and firmly fastened to its base.Content bel0ngs to N?vel(D)r/a/ma.Org.


    The picture frame to the right of the que was covered with a bright yellow piece of talisman paper with messy characters drawn on it.


    Lexie¡¯s feet felt like they were filled with lead, and her eyes were staring at the talisman paper, as if she wanted to see through the picture frame behind it.


    n could see that something was wrong with her, ¡°What¡¯s wrong with you?¡±


    As if she hadn¡¯t heard him, Lexie reached out her hand towards the piece of talisman paper.


    ¡°What are you doing?¡± n pulled her back with one hand.


    The things here could not be touched, or Peter must know that people came when he came back, if this time he could not get the prescription, the next time it will be more difficult.


    Lexie¡¯s face was white, and she remained staring at the piece of talisman paper like a demon.


    What the hell?


    n frowned, ¡°Don¡¯t you move.¡±


    Never believing in superstition, he reached out and uncovered the piece of talisman paper directly, revealing the picture frame behind it.


    In the frame was a ck and white photograph, taken in a studio, in the style of thest century.


    The woman was wearing a cheongsam, her young face with a warm smile inexplicably made n feel somewhat familiar, as if he had seen this woman before somewhere.


    A sudden choked voice came from behind him.


    n was stunned, and when he turned around, he saw a tear-streaked face.


    Lexie¡¯s gripped the bookcase with a deadly grip, her eyes were red, and despite her best efforts to hold back but still unable to suppress her great mourning, she choked out a hoarse voice.


    Looking at Lexie¡¯s face, n suddenly understood something.


    The woman in this photo was¡­


    Lexie¡¯s eyes were blur, the crimson chains, the clear birth date, and the identical photo she had one of, all telling her what it was.


    The sound of phone vibrating came from n¡¯s pocket, and he nced at the near-by safe, then at Lexie, annoyed.


    He put the talisman back on, dragged Lexie and headed out.


    Lexie struggled and refused to go.


    ¡°Come on,¡± n chided in a low voice, ¡°She can¡¯te back to life even if you are here.¡±


    This woman was such a pain in the ass, if he had known there would be such an ident, he might as well not have had her make this trip.


    In the lounge on the second floor.


    After sending the bag with the gown into the bedroom, Jack closed the door and came out.


    ¡°Mr. n, why is Mrs. Howard suddenly like this?¡±


    n¡¯s brow furrowed slightly in thought, ¡°How did Lexie¡¯s birth mother die?¡±


    When he first wanted to marry Peter¡¯s daughter, he had Jack do his research.


    Jack froze for a moment, ¡°It was a car ident.¡±


    ¡°Are you sure?¡±


    ¡°Here¡¯s what the police station records show, Mrs. Howard¡¯s birth mother had a precarious job, usually went out to work at night and drank a lot, and then died in a car ident.¡±


    ¡°What does she do for a living?¡±


    ¡± ¡­¡± Jack hesitated.


    In fact, this matter had already been reported to n at first, and it wasn¡¯t difficult to find out.


    In the file, Lexie¡¯s mother was a prostitute, and because she was pretty, she was considered the headliner of a certain high-end club at that time, and Peter often went to patronize her.


    ¡°Later she suddenly quit and disappeared, and then it was Peter who received the news that she had died in a car ident, leaving behind a daughter, and Peter took the daughter back.¡±


    n remembered the photo he saw in the Buddha Hall. The woman in the photo looked simr to Lexie, both with a virtuous face and clean eyes, she did not look like a prostitute.


    Seeing n¡¯s silence, Jack couldn¡¯t help but ask, ¡±Didn¡¯t you go to find the prescription today? Why are you suddenly asking about this? Did something happen?¡±


    n returned to his senses, ¡°I failed to get the prescription.¡±


    With that, he lifted his wrist and nced at his watch, ¡°Has the party started yet?¡±


    ¡°Yes, they¡¯re all waiting for you, and have urged several times.¡±


    ¡°I am not going.¡±


    ¡°What?¡± Jack revealed a look of surprise.


    n said in a deep voice, ¡°Tell Peter that I still have things to do, so I¡¯ll take Lexie back first.¡±


    His n was for Lexie to go to the safe and wait for the camera in the hallway to record the video of her going in, so that even if he took the prescription, Peter would only suspect her.


    But he didn¡¯t expect the unexpected and was dyed.


    Now, based on Lexie¡¯s situation, she could not continue to attend the party.


    Just as the words left his mouth, the sound of a door opening came from behind him.


    Lexie pulled open the door and stood in the doorway, the new gown fit perfectly on her body, the ck ruffledce perfectly trimmed the line of her shoulder and neck, revealing her dedicate neck.


    Her eyes were red, which showed that she had been crying, and now she looked fragile.


    [I¡¯m fine for the party.]


    n was stunned.


    It was already dark, and people wereing and going in the hall.


    Edith was chatting with her friends when a waiter came and gave her a bottle of red wine from the wine cer and said something in passing, she instantly showed a smug smile.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong, Edith? A bottle of red wine gives you such pleasure?¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s so pleasing about red wine?¡± Edith raised her eyebrows, ¡°What can make me happy is that someone got into the trap.¡±


    ¡°What do you mean?¡± Her best friend didn¡¯t understand Edith¡¯s words, looked around and wondered, ¡°Didn¡¯t you say Tina is here too? Howe we haven¡¯t seen her?¡±


    ¡°She is gone.¡±


    ¡°When?¡±


    Edith said meaningfully, ¡°Her good deeds have been spoiled, and she is unable to take care of herself, so she has no interest to the party. If I were her, I would definitely be thinking of how to kill someone right now.¡±


    ¡°What are you talking about?¡± Her friend frowned, ¡°It¡¯s getting hard to understand what you said.¡±


    As they were talking, someone suddenly said, ¡°n is here.¡±


    At that, Edith¡¯s eyes lit up and she immediately stood up from the sofa, straightened her hair and clothes, and looked towards the ce where the crowd¡¯s eyes were gathered.


    ¡°Isn¡¯t that your sister?¡±


    As the sound of her best friend¡¯s voice fell, Edith had already seen the man.


    On the stairs, n, dressed in a straight ck suit, his face as cold as ever, his ghastly scars unable to conceal his handsomeness, was currently walking towards the center of the banquet hall.


    The one apanying her was actually Lexie. She changed into a ck evening dress, holding n¡¯s arm, elegant and calm. The two appeared in a very harmonious manner.


    This scenended in Edith¡¯s eyes and stung to her heart.


    She clenched her fingers so hard that her nails pinched in her palm.


    How could Lexie attend the banquet with n in such a calm and collected manner, was this a clear attempt to show off in front of everyone and humiliation to her?

 Chapter 43 The Third Option

    n rarely showed his face in front of people, but the guests at the Mitchell family¡¯s birthday banquet all relied on the rumored ugly scar to recognize him at a nce.


    ¡°This is n?¡±


    ¡°He doesn¡¯t seem as scary as the legends.¡±


    ¡°Yeah, he seems to have good terms with Lexie.¡±


    There was a lot of chatter in the banquet hall, but thanks to the sound of music as a cover, plus the fact that someone had already taken the initiative to go up and say hello to n, the scene was instantly lively.This belongs ? N?velDra/ma.Org.


    Many people handed business cards to n, and Lexie habitually wanted to pull out her hand to leave first, but her hand was pressed, and she met n¡¯s calm and powerful gaze.


    She froze for a moment, listening to thepliments of those around her, and when she looked up again, she was already smiling decently towards the crowd that had flocked over.


    Since she was a child, she had hardly ever been surrounded by so many people, and for the past ten years or so, her life had been as quiet as her mute disease, without a single movement, and she was always the one with the least presence at the various parties of the Mitchell family.


    Marrying n seemed to be a real life turnaround.


    ¡°Edith, your sister and your cousin-inw seem like they¡¯re getting along quite well.¡±


    The words of her best friend fell on Edith¡¯s ears, and her already grim face instantly turned pale, ¡°It¡¯s just a show, he can¡¯t cold-shoulder her in front of so many people.¡±


    Saying that, Edith walked straight towards n.


    ¡°n.¡±


    Lexie was apanying n and greeting the crowd and they were interrupted by Edith¡¯s voice.


    ¡°n, why are you sote? My sister came by herself just now, I thought you weren¡¯ting.¡±


    As if Edith didn¡¯t see Lexie next to her, she only focused on talking to n.


    Anyone could hear her deliberate emphasis on the words Lexie ¡®came by herself¡¯.


    n¡¯s tone was light, ¡°There¡¯s something going on at thepany, so I had the driver send Lexie over first, did I miss anything?¡±


    Edith blushed, nced at Lexie, and said sarcastically, ¡°No, did my sister say something to you?¡±


    n didn¡¯t answer, his gaze falling on Edith¡¯s neck, ¡°The ne is good on you.¡±


    The topic changed quickly, the crowd was unsure, only Edith¡¯s eyes lit up, she was shy, touching the diamond ne on her neck and not speaking.


    This was the ne n had given her earlier when he apanied Lexie back home.


    ¡°Mr. Peter is here.¡±


    Someone shouted, the eyes of the crowd focused on the door on the other side of the banquet as Peter and a few cousins from the Mitchell family entered the banquet hall talking andughing, attracting the attention of the crowd.


    ¡°n, let¡¯s go and wish Dad a happy birthday!¡±


    Edith directly pulled n and left, while n didn¡¯t refuse, leaving Lexie where she was.


    Lexie froze for a moment, an inexplicable loss spreading through her heart as n¡¯s arm drew away from her hand.


    Anyone would love a vivid and delicate woman, right?


    Regardless of Edith¡¯s private character, at the very least, she appeared to be a delightful person on the surface.


    n was pulled by Edith to Peter and when he looked back, he found Lexie had already walked away.


    ¡°n,e help me push the cake.¡±


    ¡°Okay.¡±


    He returned to his senses and followed Edith to push the cake cart, but his mind seemed to stay where it was, and what was always swirling in his head was the look of the woman breaking down and suffering just now in the study, and he couldn¡¯t calm down for a long time.


    Lexie has no intention of joining in the fun, watching from a remote corner as Edith and n push the cake cart out to wish Peter a happy birthday, and she took a bottle of wine out on her own.


    She didn¡¯t usually drink, but she wanted to today.


    The indignation in her chest almost exploded at the thought of her mother¡¯s memorial tablet being locked up in such a cramped ce by Peter.


    Anyone could see that it wasn¡¯t a Buddhist hall for the dead at all, with crimson chains and walls full of talismans, formations made on the souls of the dead, it was not for worship, but for suppression!


    Was it true that her mother died in a car ident?


    She was suddenly very suspicious of the matter.


    It waste at night, and a full moon was reflected in the pool outside the room.


    ¡°Are you nning to drink too much and then y pathetic in front of n?¡±


    A female voice came from the front, and Lexie¡¯s hand carrying the wine bottle slightly sped, looking up at the opposite side.


    She didn¡¯t know when Edith found her way here.


    ¡°Was I guessed right?¡± Edith sped her arms, her twelve centimeter heels stepping on the floor tiles by the pool, her cold eyes high and proud, ¡°I¡¯m sorry I forgot you¡¯re mute and can¡¯t speak at all.¡±


    Lexie gave her a look, [Do you need something?]


    Why didn¡¯t she pretend to be good in front of n and Peter, what was the pointing to her?


    ¡°Of course, I just had a drink with n. n is now talking to my dad about business, so I came out to for some fresh air and I have to go backter.¡±


    After saying this, she snorted coldly, ¡°Do you think anyone is as much of a loser as you are?¡±


    Lexie clenched her fist, her gaze sinking slightly.


    ¡°What are you looking at? Did I say something wrong?¡± Edith looked around and said smugly, ¡°You still dare toe here? Have you forgotten how you knocked your own head bloody here when you were a child?¡±


    At the mention of her childhood, Lexie only felt a vague pain in her forehead.


    Edith was no less vicious than she was now when she was a child. Back then, she pushed Lexie into the unfilled pool and Lexie fell on her head, which was still a nightmare for her.


    ¡°Do you think that if the same thing happens again as it did back then, would n defend me as much as Dad did?¡±


    Edith¡¯s gaze suddenly turned sinister.


    Lexie¡¯s face changed and she subconsciously took a step back.


    ¡°What are you panicking about?¡± Edith looked at her coldly and untied the ne around her neck in front of her, ¡°I will do what I should do at this age, do you think I¡¯m still the same as when I was a child?¡±


    As soon as the words were out of her mouth, there was a parab and the ne fell into the pool.


    Lexie frowned at her, [What are you doing?]


    ¡°I¡¯m giving you two choices now, one is to jump in and help me get my ne back, or I tell n that you snatched my ne and threw it in the pool, you have two choices, I¡¯m still being lenient with you.¡±


    Lexie¡¯s face turned white as she questioned, [Why on earth are you doing this?]


    Edith looked her up and down, ¡°I still haven¡¯t settled the score with you for what happened at the fish pondst time! Suddenly ites to my mind, fair enough, right?¡±


    Lexie clutched her fingers tightly.


    Edith fell into the fish pond at Howard¡¯s house, that was simply her own doing, but she now was putting the me on Lexie.


    If it was said that because her mother had died, Peter taking her and her grandma in was considered a favor, she put up with Edith¡¯s bossiness, but what she saw in the Buddha Hall today had knocked that over.


    [Edith, I think there¡¯s a third option.]

 Chapter 44 He Can Read Sign Language?

    Edith froze, ¡°What third option?¡±


    Before she could return to her sense, Lexie suddenly raised her hand and pushed towards Edith¡¯s shoulder with force.


    There was a loud ssh in the pool.


    ¡°Ahem ¡­ help¡±


    ¡°¡­¡±


    Lexie stood on the shore, the moonlight illuminating her face with extreme coldness.


    The third option was to let Edith fall into the pool with her damn ne.


    Themotion at the pool soon alerted the people in the banquet hall, and the waiters rushed to rescue Edith from the pool, one by one, wrapped around her with towels, and even so, she made a fool of herself in front of the crowd.


    ¡°Edith,¡± Peter hugged her, ¡°Are you okay?¡±


    Edith cried out, shaking and pointing at Lexie, ¡°She pushed me down!¡±


    As those words fell, the onlookers were in an uproar.


    Peter¡¯s face sank as he stared at Lexie, ¡°What¡¯s going on?¡±


    Lexie didn¡¯t say a word, nor did she deny it.


    ¡°Good, Lexie, you¡¯re going to be ungrateful after bing Mrs. Howard, aren¡¯t you? You dare to do this to Edith, if anything happens to Edith, I ¡­ will ¡­¡±


    ¡°What?¡± A deep, cold voice came from behind Lexie, interrupting Peter¡¯s reprimanding voice.


    Before Lexie could turn around, her side was already covered by a tall figure.


    Looking at n, the anger on Peter¡¯s face was clearly suppressed a bit, ¡°What? Mr. n, are youing to defend your wife now?¡±


    The words reminded the crowd.


    Lexie was no longer the previous Miss Mitchell who had been bullied, she was at least n¡¯s wife, no matter what she has done, Peter should at least respect n.


    n, however, was indifferent as always, ¡°This is your Mitchell family¡¯s business, I¡¯m just here to take a look.¡±


    There was absolutely no way to figure out what he meant.


    Lexieughed at herself inwardly, how could he possibly help her?


    If he could help her, Edith would not have so much courage to y such tricks.


    After hearing n say so, Peter was relieved, but after all, n came, he could not say it was Lexie¡¯s fault, so he coldly questioned, ¡°What the hell is going on here? How did Edith fall into the pool?¡±


    n stuck his hands in his trouser pockets and stood aside as if he was an outsider watching the action.


    Lexie withdrew the gaze that fell on him, no longer making expectations, and a hint of aggression surfaced on her face, gesturing, [Edith¡¯s ne fell into the pool, she wanted to pick it up herself, and I tried to stop her, but failed.]


    ¡°Nonsense,¡± Peter¡¯s tone sank, ¡°How would Edith jump into the pool for a ne?¡±


    [Ask her, she jumped into the fish pond once before at Howard¡¯s house, right, Edith?]


    Lexie¡¯s face was rarely cold, she was aggressive at this moment, even mentioned the fact that Edith fell into the fish pond at Howard¡¯s house.


    Edith shrank in Peter¡¯s arms, and her face really changed.


    If Lexie had said that that things out, it would be more embarrassing.


    The guests present could not read signnguage, only Peter and Edith could, so at this moment the guests looked at each other, not knowing what Lexie was saying.


    ¡°What fish pond?¡± n¡¯s voice wasn¡¯t loud, but Lexie heard it.


    Lexie was stunned and subconsciously looked at him.


    He could read signnguage?


    Edith immediately panicked, her face was pale and she said sharply, ¡°No, I didn¡¯t say that my sister pushed me, I mean ¡­ I mean I was going to pick up the ne, and I misunderstood her.¡±


    When those words fell, the guests instantly murmured.R¨ºAdt??St chapters at Novel(D)ra/ma.Org Only


    ¡°How could she misunderstand?¡±


    ¡°It is unfair.¡±


    Peter¡¯s face sank, in front of so many guests, he was furious, ¡°Edith, what the hell are you talking about? I think you have a problem with your brain.¡±


    Listening to the chatter of the guests, he was so angry that he simply left Edith behind and walked away.


    ¡°Dad!¡±


    Edith was wrapped in a towel and was in a state of disarray.


    The butler called the guests into the banquet hall, leaving Edith alone and furious.


    Lexie, I¡¯m not finished with you!


    Because of this farce, Peter felt ashamed, and the party ended earlier than expected.


    Lexie and n returned to Howard¡¯s house in one car.


    ¡°You don¡¯t even blink when you tell a lie.¡± His deep voice carried sneers as it echoed through the carriage.


    Lexie¡¯s face froze, and she looked at n in dismay.


    He knew she lied?


    n narrowed his eyes slightly, ¡°Unfortunately, you were a bit impulsive, for there are quite a few cameras at the banquet.¡±


    If Edith hadn¡¯t been flustered by her phrase ¡®fish pond¡¯, she would just go straight to the surveince and the truth would havee out.


    Lexie sighed in relief and leaned back in her chair again, [There won¡¯t be a camera, she¡¯s not stupid.]


    Since Edith dared to throw the ne in her face for her to go down and pick it up, it must have been as certain as thest time at Howard¡¯s house that it would not be photographed.


    Unfortunately, what Edith didn¡¯t anticipate was that Lexie would just push her down.


    However, it was thanks to n¡¯s help.


    After a moment of silence, Lexie asked, [You can read signnguage?]


    If he had always known signnguage, why did he look like he couldn¡¯t read it when she first came to the family?


    n frowned slightly, impatient, ¡°What does it have to do with you?¡±


    Lexie froze for a moment and skipped the question, [Why did you help me when you knew I was lying?]


    Just now, if he hadn¡¯t suddenly opened his mouth to ask about the fish pond, Edith wouldn¡¯t have been so nervous, and the farce wouldn¡¯t have ended so quickly.


    n¡¯s tone was cold, ¡°Help you? You¡¯re thinking too much, what I¡¯m helping is the Howard family¡¯s reputation, Mrs. Howard couldn¡¯t do such an unseemly thing.¡±


    Lexie looked dark.


    Was he disgusted that she was giving him trouble again?


    At this point, n¡¯s phone popped up with a text message alert, breaking the stagnant atmosphere.


    Lexie collected her gaze and silently swallowed the other questions she wanted to ask, and consciously inclined her head to look out the window.


    n turned to read the message.


    ¡°Mr. n, I have investigated, it¡¯s indeed the same as you guessed, it¡¯s a formation to suppress unjust spirits that is passed down among folk who believe in feng shui.¡±


    Looking at the message, n nced over Lexie out of the corner of his eye.


    Lexie leaned against the car window, quietly looking out of the window in concentration, looked soft and meek, only if he looked closely, he could see the gloom under her eyes, which was only there since she came out of the study.


    n replied to Jack, ¡°Go find out exactly how Lexie¡¯s mother died back then.¡±


    ¡°Wasn¡¯t it a car ident?¡±


    ¡°No.¡±


    After the reply of certainty, n put away his phone, his face serious and grave.


    If Lexie¡¯s mother had really died in a car ident, Peter would not have been condemned by his conscience to use even this folk feudal superstition of feng shui formations.


    The suppression of a tablet was simply absurd.

 Chapter 45 The Cause of Her Mother’s Death

    After returning from the Mitchell family¡¯s birthday banquet, Lexie had been distracted.


    She left for the hospital early the next morning.


    ¡°Day in and day out, just live in the hospita,¡± Diana stood in front of the dining table and said angrily.


    Marry said, ¡°Madam, don¡¯t worry, Mr. n will divorce her soon.¡±


    ¡°How so?¡±


    ¡°Even now they are still sleeping in separate rooms, if woman doesn¡¯t have a child, the rtionship canst lone, let alone the fact that she is a mute.¡±


    Hearing that, Diana subconsciously nced upstairs, suddenly thought of something and said meaningfully, ¡°Then if another woman has a child, won¡¯t the problem be solved?¡±


    In the inpatient unit of Renhe Hospital, Grandma was recovering well and able to get out of bed and walk around.


    Lexie was in the hospital room eating breakfast with her grandma.


    [Grandma, I have a question.]


    ¡°What is it?¡±


    [You saidst time that my dad took me home because of something else, not because my mom died?]


    Grandmother¡¯s hand paused, ¡°Why do you suddenly want to ask this?¡±


    Lexie smiled gently, [I used to get a headache when I thought about my childhood, then you always told me not to think about it, and I¡¯ve forgotten all about it now. If I don¡¯t ask, I won¡¯t even remember what my mother looked like].


    ¡°You miss your mother, right?¡± Grandma sighed and took Lexie into her arms, patting her shoulder tofort her, ¡°Don¡¯t think too much about it, since you can¡¯t remember, just be happy.¡±


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    [Grandma, my dad told me that my mom died in a car ident.]


    Grandmother looked gloomy and silent.


    Because of her status as an illegitimate daughter, Lexie rarely had the chance to be able to mention her birth mother, whether it was in front of Peter or in front of the rest of the Mitchell family.


    The fact that her mother died in a car ident was the one she heard the most.


    ¡°That¡¯s right.¡±


    Grandma¡¯s voice was obscure and reluctant.


    Lexie straightened up, [But you told me before that my voice was burnt from a fire in the mountain forest, mom had been living with us, and a car can¡¯t go there, how could there be a car ident?]


    Even if she didn¡¯t have any recollection of it, she had heard her grandmother talk about it many times.


    Before being picked up by the Mitchell family, she and her grandmother and mother lived in a remote mountainous area where there were not even roads and cars could not drive in at all, so when there was a sudden mountain fire, the fire brigade could not even get in.


    Grandma inclined her face, clearly avoiding the question, ¡°Why are you suddenly asking this today?¡±


    Lexie tugged at her grandmother¡¯s sleeve and tried to get her to look up at herself and talk.


    ¡°Lexie, I¡¯m tired and want to sleep.¡± Grandma¡¯s voice was hoarse as sheid down.


    Seeing that, Lexie didn¡¯t dare to ask any more questions.


    Ever since she was a child, her grandmother had rarely mentioned her mother, and now that she was in poor health, Lexie was even more afraid to stimte her.


    Especially when she had already established that the cause of his mother¡¯s death back then was definitely not an ident.


    After Grandma slept, Lexie closed the door and went out.


    ¡°Lexie,¡± She met Kevin who had juste to work, ¡°why are you here so early today?¡±


    He had originally wanted to bring her her, but was informed by Diana that Lexie had left early in the morning.


    Lexie just nodded and gave a forced smile.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong? What¡¯s bothering you?¡±


    Lexie shook her head.


    ¡°Is it about the rental?¡± Kevin inquired with concern.


    Lexie was not in a position to exin too much and simply nodded.


    Think of it as a rental thing, and indeed renting was enough of a headache for her.


    Kevin smiled, ¡°You don¡¯t have to worry about that, I¡¯ve arranged it for you.¡±


    Lexie looked staggered.


    It had been arranged?


    ¡°The World Trade New Town one kilometer from Renhe Hospital.¡± Once he entered the door of the department, Kevin put the key on his desk and showed the photo to Lexie.


    ¡°It has two bedrooms, it¡¯s a house of my friend. He¡¯s going abroad for his PhD for two years, so it¡¯s vacant.¡±


    Lexie didn¡¯t even look at it and shook her head directly, [Your friend¡¯s house is not appropriate for grandma to live in.]


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I already talked to my friend, he said the price doesn¡¯t matter, just don¡¯t damage those furniture of his.¡±


    Lexie was still hesitating, but Kevin had already taken out the rental contract, ¡°It has gone through the formal process, I am just doing a favor, don¡¯t have pressure.¡±


    Since so, Lexie felt embarrassed to refuse.


    Kevin had already helped her a lot, but Lexie knew very well that she should stay away from him.


    [Thanks, but I can¡¯t take it.]


    Lexie returned the contract with a determined look, [Dr. Stewart, my grandma will be discharged from the hospital after some time, I will find a house on my own. Thank you for taking care of me and grandma all this time.]


    Kevin¡¯s expression darkened, ¡°You don¡¯t have to be so polite with me.¡±


    Lexie shook her head, clenched the note, got up and was ready to leave.


    Kevin knew nothing he could say would help.


    Looking at Lexie¡¯s leaving figure, he felt lost.


    He¡¯d never wanted to help a girl so badly as he did now, and he¡¯d never been so frustrated for she had turned down his help.


    Intuition told him that Lexie was avoiding him.


    It was alreadyte in the afternoon when Jack entered n¡¯s office with a document in hand.


    ¡°Mr. n, here¡¯s the investigation report you asked for.¡±


    n nodded slightly, flipping through the documents while instructing, ¡°Say it.¡±


    ¡°It is urgent, there are still specific details that I haven¡¯t been able to verify, but we found out that the woman who died in the car ident is not Miss Mitchell¡¯s mother.¡±


    n nced up at him, ¡°Go on.¡±


    ¡°The age is wrong, the woman was twenty-three when she died unexpectedly, but Miss Mitchell was eight years old when she was picked up and brought back to the Mitchell family.¡±


    n¡¯s gaze was cold as he said, ¡°That doesn¡¯t say much.¡±


    Peter might have some special fetish to make a fifteen year old woman get pregnant.


    ¡°It¡¯s not just about age, there is something that has been overlooked before, Miss Mitchell¡¯s grandma.¡±


    n¡¯s gazended on the document, just in time to see the column on the identity of Lexie¡¯s grandma.


    Jack said, ¡°Miss Mitchell¡¯s grandmother¡¯s hometown is Laoshan, and this woman who died in a car ident has nothing to do with it.¡±


    Laoshan?


    n¡¯s hand suddenly trembled, and he frowned.


    Jack suddenly realized something and his face froze violently.


    He forgot that the ce that could not be mentioned most before his boss was Laoshan.


    In the biggest abduction case in J City that year, n was abducted by human traffickers, causing him to almost die in Laoshan.

 Chapter 46 What’s Your Chip?

    The word ¡®Laoshan¡¯ echoed through the office.


    n¡¯s face sank, and the ugly scar trembled viciously, as if it was a sinew extending down from the corner of his forehead, pressing against the surge of emotions.


    ¡°Laoshan?¡±


    Jack returned to his senses and nodded his head, ¡°Yes, Lexie was received into the Mitchell family with her grandma when she was eight years old.¡±


    ¡°From Laoshan?¡±


    ¡°This is not clear,¡± Jack looked at n apprehensively.


    After all, twenty years had passed, the servants of the Mitchell family had changed several times, and it was not easy to find out that Lexie came with her grandma, and there was really no trace of where she came from.


    Hearing this answer, n¡¯s expression however becameplicated, suddenly snapped close the document in his hand, ¡°Go check it out and have someone go to Laoshan.¡±


    Jack froze for a moment, ¡°Mr. n, why do you suddenly want to check this?¡±


    n said coldly, ¡°Go find the people who survived that fire back then, find out everything about Lexie and her grandmother and the Mitchell family, as soon as possible.¡±


    Meeting n¡¯s stern gaze, Jack nodded, ¡°I¡¯ll have someone check it out.¡±


    n nodded slightly.


    ¡°By the way, Mr. n, there is one more thing.¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°Miss Mitchell is renting a room, but the agent has been unable to contact Miss Mitchell, so he contracted Dr. Stewart and Dr. Stewart said he has rented the house.¡±


    ¡°Where?¡±


    Jack was apprehensive, ¡°World Trade New Town.¡±


    n¡¯s brows knitted.


    At night, the sound of an engine came from the courtyard of the Howard¡¯s vi, extraordinarily clear in the night.


    Lexie had already washed up and was leaning against the bed reading a book, and the moment she heard the engine, she immediately closed the book and put it aside, got out of bed and put on her slippers.


    She had been waiting for n to return.


    In the living room, when Lexie came downstairs, n had just taken off his jacket and handed it to the maid, the moment he saw Lexie, he said, ¡°You¡¯re still awake?¡±


    Lexie shook her head and pointed to the kitchen, [I¡¯ll go make you some tea]


    When she made the tea and sent it to the study, n wasn¡¯t there, and the door to the master bedroom was left open, and there was the sound of running water.


    Lexie waited for him in the study, and a newspaper with frayed edges on the top of the table caught her eye.


    The paper was yellowed, but the words ¡®J City Times¡¯ on the masthead were still clear, and the front page headline below was striking ¨C n Howard, the eldest grandson of the Howard Group was sessfully rescued, and the Laoshan human trafficking nest was burnt by a mountain fire.


    A newspaper from 20 years ago?


    Lexie was stunned.


    n had been abducted and sold in his early years, and it wasn¡¯t hard to know about it, but why did he still keep the newspaper from back then until now?


    ¡°What are you doing?¡±


    A gloomy voice suddenly sounded behind her, Lexie was startled, and with a ¡®snap¡¯, the newspaper cover fell on the carpet at once.


    [Sorry]


    She scrambled to lean down and pick it up.


    n, however, was one step ahead of her, and before her hand touched the newspaper, arge hand had already picked it up from the ground.R¨ºAdt??St chapters at Novel(D)ra/ma.Org Only


    n¡¯s tone carried a distinct displeasure, ¡°Who gave you permission to just touch my stuff?¡±


    Lexie¡¯s heart tightened and she showed an apologetic look, [I¡¯m sorry.].


    n swept her impatiently and put that newspaper in the desk drawer.


    Before closing the drawer, seeing the picture of ¡®Laoshan Fire¡¯ on the newspaper, his fingers suddenly clenched.


    He nced at Lexie, and in connection with what Jack said in the afternoon, n suddenly had a guess in his heart.


    ¡°When did you get picked up back to the Mitchell family?¡±


    Lexie froze for a moment and gestured carefully.


    [About eight years old.]


    ¡°You are not sure when you got picked up?¡± n gave her a sidelong nce and questioned in a cold voice, ¡°Where did you live before you went back to the Mitchell family?¡±


    Lexie shook her head.


    [I don¡¯t remember.]


    Seeing that, the sulk on n¡¯s face intensified and he snorted coldly, ¡°Do you not remember, or do you not want to talk about it?¡±


    Although he was sure that the fire in Laoshan twenty years ago was set by Peter, he never found tangible evidence and his motive for setting the mountain on fire.


    Lexie was picked up short after the fire. It was as if there was some kind of connection between the two, which made him suspicious.


    Lexie, however, really didn¡¯t remember, with a barely bitter face.


    [I got sick after I was taken back to the Mitchell family, and I really don¡¯t remember anything before I was eight.]


    Even what her mother looked like, it was only when her grandmother kept a picture of her mother that she didn¡¯t forget.


    Seeing that she did not know anything, n lost his patience, ¡°If you don¡¯t know anything, why are you still standing here?¡±


    Lexie gritted her teeth.


    [Earlier you said you wanted to trade with me, I want to talk to you.]


    n¡¯s gaze sank slightly as he shot a cold nce at Lexie.


    [If I help you find the prescription, will you let me leave the Howard family?]


    ¡°You want to leave the Howard family?¡± n narrowed his eyes.


    Lexie pursed her lips.


    [Since I wasn¡¯t the one you wanted to marry in the first ce, you can go to the Mitchell family after I leave and ask for an exnation, and then Edith can still marry you whenever you want, she¡¯s happy to do so.]


    n¡¯s face sank, ¡°And then?¡±


    Lexie wondered, [What?]


    n took a few steps closer towards her, and while the huge shadow poured down, his cold, deep voice was like a gust of wind that swept past her ears, ¡°And then, you can choose whoever you want to be with? Like Kevin?¡±


    Lexie was stunned and took a step backwards, only to be grabbed by n.


    ¡°You¡¯re thinking I¡¯ve been too lenient with youtely, aren¡¯t you?¡±


    Lexie shook her head, trying topose herself.


    [There¡¯s nothing between me and him.]


    ¡°In all the years I¡¯ve known Kevin, I¡¯ve never seen him so attached to any woman, driving you to the hospital, buying breakfast, taking care of your family, or even ¡­¡±


    n¡¯s eyes snapped cold, ¡°Or even take you and your family to live in his own house.¡±


    Lexie¡¯s face changed, [What house?]


    She didn¡¯t do that.


    ¡°No?¡± n used force, almost crushing Lexie¡¯s wrist, ¡°Don¡¯t tell me you don¡¯t know that the house of World Trade New Town is under Kevin¡¯s name, and don¡¯t tell me you¡¯re just renting, this movie-making plot barely fools five-year-olds.¡±


    Lexie¡¯s face was pale.


    [I really don¡¯t know.]


    And she hadn¡¯t even promised Kevin to live there.


    n looked at her coldly, his gaze like a knife, sweeping over her body, ¡°Trade needs a chip, what is your chip? Your body?¡±

 Chapter 47 You Remembered?

    It was already dawn when Lexie woke up.R¨ºAdt??St chapters at Novel(D)ra/ma.Org Only


    The man had left at some point, the sheets still warm. She tried to move, her body aching as if it had been crushed.


    Lexie clutched the sheet and managed to sit up, and after a moment of dizziness, she looked at the light on the curtains with a stony expression and thought of what n saidst night.


    ¡°Remember, once you¡¯re in the Howard family, I¡¯m the only one who can decide when to tell you to get out.¡±


    Lexie clutched the sheet with a death grip.


    Was she destined to be held in check all her life?


    No, she had to change things, even if it was for Grandma¡¯s sake, she couldn¡¯t go on like this.


    As she was thinking, her phone suddenly rang.


    Peter¡¯s voice rang out on the other end of the phone, very cold, ¡°Go back home right now, I have something for you.¡±


    Looking at the hung-up call, Lexie frowned.


    She knew Peter must me her for what happened on the day of his birthday banquet.


    Just as well, she had something to see him about.


    When Lexie arrived home, the maid informed her that Peter was in the backyard.


    ¡°Like I said, I have a use for keeping her, not just the one role of keeping her by n¡¯s side.¡±


    ¡°What use can she have? You¡¯ve raised her for so many years, it is not fair for Edith.¡±


    Lexie walked to the door of the backyard and heard the sound of men talking from the courtyard through a screen.


    It¡¯s Edith¡¯s uncle Asher Cooke.


    Asher especially doted on Edith, his niece, and was now losing his temper with Peter, ¡±Peter! Don¡¯t forget, Edith¡¯s mother got depressed because of her! Are you going to let Edith repeat the same mistake?¡±


    ¡°This is absolutely impossible, Edith is my favorite daughter, otherwise I wouldn¡¯t have let Lexie marry into the Howard family for her, you know what kind of person n is. ¡±


    Hearing these words, Lexie¡¯s feet froze in ce, and a cold wind swept through her heart.


    Yes, everyone knew what kind of person n was. Knowing that to marry to n was a disaster, Peter still let her do it.


    Asher said, ¡°Since she had married into that family, break off rtions with her, I do not want Edith to see her.¡±


    ¡°That won¡¯t work, even if she married someone other than n, our rtionship can¡¯t be broken.¡±


    ¡°Why?¡±


    ¡°You forget, for that prescription, she¡¯s the only clue.¡±


    Lexie¡¯s heart stuttered.


    She confirmed that she had heard correctly that Peter had said that she was the only clue to the prescription.


    Lexie did not dare to listen more, in order to avoid rming the two, so she walked back to the living room and wait, pondering the two people¡¯s conversation, and she felt there was something wrong.


    It didn¡¯t take long for Peter to send Asher away, only toe out and see Lexie in the living room.


    ¡°When did you get back?¡± He looked odd.


    Lexie exined calmly.


    [It¡¯s been a while, the maid said you have a visitor, so I waited here.]


    After exining, she gave a nod towards Asher behind Peter as a greeting.


    Asher coldly snorted and swept a contemptuous nce at her, not even saying a word, and walked straight away.


    After sending him away, Peter only came back and sat down, and the maid came and served tea.


    [Dad, what did you want me toe back for?]


    ¡°Edith has told me that you were the one who pushed her down at the party.¡±


    Peter¡¯s expression was extremely serious, and the way he looked at Lexie was not even as polite as looking at a stranger.


    Lexie, however, was calm, [What the truth is depends on who you believe in, and no matter what I say, you believe what Edith says, don¡¯t you?]


    It¡¯d been like that since she was a kid.


    Even when she first went to the suburban winery when she was a child, she was pushed by Edith into the pool that wasn¡¯t filled with water, knocking her head to the ground, no matter how she insisted it was Edith who pushed her, it was settled after Edith said, ¡°It was sister fell down by herself.


    Edith did not even apologize.


    Peter felt awkward said in a deep voice, ¡°What are you saying? You are older than Edith, you are her older sister, you should be tolerant to her.¡±


    [So if she kills someone and sets fire in the future, you¡¯ll definitely let me take the me for her?]


    Just like this time when she was asked to marry into the Howard family.


    Lexie had always had a meek temper and had hardly ever been this aggressive.


    Peter froze for a moment, and suddenly became annoyed, pping the table and scolding, ¡°You¡¯re thinking you have n as your backer now, so you dare to say anything? Don¡¯t you forget that you¡¯re from the Mitchell family.¡±


    Looking at Peter¡¯s furious look at this moment, Lexie became calm.


    [Dad, I¡¯ve been dreaming about my mom for the past two days.]


    Peter¡¯s gaze lingered, not knowing if it was because of guilt or what, the sulk on his face dissipated a bit, ¡°Your mother has been gone for many years, after that big illness, don¡¯t you remember nothing?¡±


    Lexie looked meek.


    [I seem to have remembered something recently.]


    Peter froze and looked at her in surprise, ¡°What have you remembered?¡±


    Lexie said carefully, [I have recurring dream, inside the dream, my mother seems to take me to the mountains to pick herbs, and keeps making me carry a ¡­]


    ¡°What?¡±


    [Prescription.]


    Peter stood up from the sofa in a moment, looking at Lexie with surprise and joy, ¡°Prescription? You remembered it?¡±


    Lexie was stunned and had aplicated look.


    Before she came, she had already prepared her words, so as to get the cause of her mother¡¯s death out of Peter¡¯s mouth, in fact, she wasn¡¯t sure if it was rted to the so-called prescription, but it was just a bet.


    But by the looks of it, it was the right bet.


    The car drove all the way to the Mitchell family¡¯ winery on the outskirts.


    In the back seat of the car, Peter consoled Lexie, ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter if you can¡¯t remember, I will take you to see something, and you will be able to remember when you see it.¡±


    Lexie nodded meekly, looking sideways out the window as her thoughts tumbled.


    What was the prescription? What was the connection with herself? Why Peter impatiently bring her toe to the suburban winery?


    The words echoed all the way through her head ¨C she was the only clue to the prescription.


    The only clue?


    Did this mean that Peter has kept her in the Howard family all these years because of the clue?


    The car drove to the winery, and Peter took Lexie directly to the study that day.


    Looking at the direction of the bookcase, Lexie¡¯s face instantly sank, forcing herself to hold back to question Peter about the matter of the tablet and formations behind that bookcase.


    ¡°Lexie,e here,¡± in front of Lexie, Peter directly opened the safe under the desk and took out an envelope from it, handing it to her, ¡°Open it and take a look.¡±


    What was this?


    In her heart, Lexie vaguely guessed something.


    ¡°This is our family¡¯s heirloom herbal form.¡±


    Lexie clenched her hand.


    The thing that n had gone to great lengths to find was this.

 Chapter 48 A Prescription

    Receiving the envelope from Peter, the thin sheet did not feel any weight at all.


    [Can I read this?]


    Lexie hesitantly looked at Peter.


    Even Edith had never seen it, Peter had just shown it to her, so it was unbelievable.


    Peter, however, nodded with great certainty, ¡°You are my daughter, what belongs to the Mitchell family is belongs to you, you can read for sure.¡±


    In front of Peter, Lexie carefully opened the envelope and drew out a yellowed piece of letter paper inside, with a few lines of small, elegant letters on a red spacing grid.


    [Astragalus, forsythia, wolfberry ¡­]


    The prescription looked nothing special, wasn¡¯t it just the recipe for Mitchell Pharmaceutical Group¡¯s ¡®Nerves Soothing Pill¡¯? The ingredients would be marked on the boxes of the medicine.


    But that was where the strangeness came, there was no difference between the contents of this recipe and the one on the medicine box, again both withoutbeling the dosage.


    Lexie was puzzled when Peter¡¯s impatient voice rang out, ¡°What about it, Lexie, did you remember anything?¡±


    Lexie shook her head.


    Of course she couldn¡¯t think of anything, it was originally a swindle to him.


    ¡°Take a closer look,¡± Peter was a bit impatient, ¡°Didn¡¯t you say, your mother made you memorize it? Think about the dosage of these medicines.¡±


    Hearing these words, Lexie understood his intention.


    Peter had a prescription, but not the dosage of all the medicines.


    But the best seller for the Mitchell Pharmaceutical Group was the ¡®Nerves Soothing Pill¡¯, and it had never been broken over the years, so how exactly did he produce it without the exact dosage?


    Lexie asked, [Dad, how did my mom die?]


    Being asked this question, Peter¡¯s face suddenly stiffened, ¡°Didn¡¯t I tell you? Your mother died in an idental car ident, why, what did grandma say to you?¡±


    Looking at Peter¡¯s faint-hearted look, Lexie swept the corner of her eyes over the bookcase.


    She shook her head in denial.


    Peter¡¯s face eased up a bit.


    Seeing that Lexie couldn¡¯t think of anything, Peter looked disappointed and sat down behind the desk.


    Lexie handed the prescription over, but it was also casually set aside by him, as if he didn¡¯t care at all.


    This prescription was not worth anything at all, what was worth was the dosage. No wonder Peter would lock this up here and not even setting up a defense.


    ¡°Forget about Edith, how are you doing with the things you were told?¡±


    A cold voice came from behind the desk.


    Lexie forced herself to be calm, [I¡¯m doing it.]


    ¡°It¡¯s true that this matter can¡¯t be rushed, but you have to step up, the Mitchell family needs the Howard family as a backer, not only for me but also for yourself,¡± Peter looked at Lexie, ¡°Do you still have the medicine?¡±


    Lexie frowned and shook her head.


    The packet of medicine had been thrown away long ago, and it was probably still under her bed anyway since no one went her room all year.


    Peter, however, was happy, thinking that Lexie had already used up the packet of medicine.


    ¡°I¡¯ll have one sent over some other time, and remember, don¡¯t put too much in at once, lest you get caught.¡±


    Lexie reluctantly nodded in response.


    Peter locked the prescription back into the cab, and changed his normal attitude towards Lexie, ¡°Lexie, it¡¯s rare for you toe back, soe home with me for dinner tonight.¡±


    Lexie was secretly surprised, thinking that perhaps it was because she had mentioned the prescription.


    As night fell, the bustle of J City was just beginning.


    Inside the Howard family¡¯s summer resort on the outskirts of the city, Tina had been called into Lennox Howard her father¡¯s study for a while now.


    There was a loud ng, and the sound of broken porcin came from the study.


    ¡°Tina ¡­¡±


    In the living room, Tina¡¯s mother Bonnie stood up in a hurry.


    ¡°Sit down,¡± Stanley leaned on his crutches and sat motionlessly on the sofa, his face was distinctly stern.Content bel0ngs to N?vel(D)r/a/ma.Org.


    Bonnie¡¯s face turned white, not daring to disobey Stanley¡¯s words, ¡°Dad, Tina is still young, I¡¯m afraid that if she says something, Lennox will get angry and beat her.¡±


    ¡°Even if he beat Tina, you can¡¯t go in there, Tina made a mistake.¡±


    ¡°Dad, Tina is your most beloved granddaughter.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s enough!¡± Stanley¡¯s cane struck the floor heavily, interrupting Bonnie¡¯s words.


    ¡°She did such a thing, have she considered the consequences? I¡¯m just too spoiled with her, so she dares to do anything! If the Walsh family finds out about this, how will we exin to them?¡±


    Bonnie blushed furiously.


    At this moment in the study, Tina was kneeling on the floor, her knees already bruised, yet she still had a stubborn face, ¡°I admit it and I have nothing to say.¡±


    Lennox was shaking with anger, pointing at Tina¡¯s nose and scolding, ¡±You have nothing to say? You tell me, what about your engagement with the Walsh family? What should I and your grandfather do?¡±


    ¡°Big deal, I¡¯ll back out of the marriage.¡±


    ¡°Is this something you can change? The marriage was decided long ago, it¡¯s not up to you!¡±


    Tina inclined her face, ¡°Whatever.¡±


    Seeing his daughter so stubborn, Lennox turned livid, ¡°Tina, I¡¯m telling you, Victor has been transferred away by me, from now on, you will never see him again!¡±


    Tina blushed, ¡°Where did you transfer him to?¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s not for you to worry about; in any case it¡¯s somewhere you won¡¯t find him, and if you find him once and I catch you, I¡¯ll transfer him to a farther and more bitter ce.¡±


    ¡°On what ground you do that?¡±


    ¡°On the ground I¡¯m your father!¡± Lennox gave Tina a cold look, ¡°Just kneel here until you are willingly marry into the Walsh family.¡±


    Dropping those words, Lennox left the study without looking back.


    The door to the room closed with a ¡®bang¡¯.


    Listening to the sound of the room door locking outside, Tina was so angry that she gritted her teeth and fished out her cell phone to call Victor.


    ¡°Hello?¡±


    There was a long silence on the other end of the line.


    ¡°Say something! My dad said he transferred you, where did he transfer you to?¡±


    ¡°Tina, let¡¯s not contact each other again.¡±


    ¡°What did you say?¡± Tina was anxious, ¡°Where are you now?¡±


    ¡°The airport,¡± the man¡¯s voice was feeble, ¡°You father¡¯s men are around, so I can¡¯t tell you where I¡¯m going; in any case, I won¡¯t see you again, so you give in to your father and live a good life.¡±


    ¡°No, you¡¯re at the airport, where are you going? I¡¯ming to you now,¡± Tina got up from the floor to open the door, but the door was locked from the outside and couldn¡¯t be opened.


    ¡°Open the door! Open the door for me! Is everyone dead?¡±


    The sound of boarding came from the other end of the phone, and without waiting for Tina to speak, the phone hung up.


    ¡°Hello? Hello? Victor!¡±


    Holding the phone, Tina finally broke down.


    Who the hell had spilled the beans on this, letting her dad and grandpa know?


    Not many people knew about it.


    Tina suddenly remembered what had happened the day on the Mitchell family¡¯s birthday party.


    It was her! It must be that mute!

 Chapter 49 She’s Not on Marriage Leave?

    A weekter, Grandma was discharged from the hospital.


    Since Lexie revealed that she had the hint of recovering her memory, Peter¡¯s attitude towards her had obviously reversed quite a bit, calling several times in a week and asking Lexie toe home for dinner more often when she was free.


    This made Lexie even more certain that her mother¡¯s death must have something to do with the prescription.


    ¡°Lexie, I can take care of myself, why do you hire a nanny?¡±


    In the bedroom, Grandma nced towards the door andined a little about Lexie¡¯s reckless spending.


    Lexie folded her clothes and looked up towards her grandma with a slight smile.


    [The nanny was found with the help of Dr. Stewart, and she onlyes to help you cook and clean every day, and she can contact me in time in case something happens to you.]


    She didn¡¯t ept the house Kevin helped her find, but epted the nanny Kevin helped introduce.


    ¡°I am fine.¡± Grandma looked around and sighed, ¡°This house is actually a bit too big for me to live in alone, it¡¯s a pity you don¡¯t evene and stay with me.¡±


    Lexie lowered her head and didn¡¯t exin much.


    Grandma thought she was still living in the Mitchell¡¯ house, after all, herst name was Mitchell, so there wasn¡¯t much to exin.


    ¡°Dr. Stewart is a very nice person, Lexie, let¡¯s thank him if we have the chance.¡±


    [Yes, Dr. Stewart is very good.]


    ¡°You call Dr. Stewart over for dinner this weekend, I will make you dumplings.¡±


    Lexie folded her clothes with a start and immediately shakes her head.


    [Dr. Stewart is very busy.]


    ¡°It¡¯s his business if his is busy or not, but we have to thank him.¡±


    Lexie knew she couldn¡¯t argue with her grandma, so she simply agreed.


    Just say Dr. Stewart was not avable when the time came.


    Grandma saw through her, ¡°You should call Dr. Stewart now and make an appointment in advance, just so I can ask Dr. Stewart if he has any food he can¡¯t eat.¡±


    As soon as she heard this, Lexie immediately raised her head and pointed at her watch.


    [Grandma, I have to go to work this afternoon, it¡¯s almost toote.]


    ¡°Hey, you girl ¡­¡±


    The door closed with a ¡®bang¡¯ before Lexie breathed a sigh of relief.


    She knew that her grandmother¡¯s idea was to set her up with Kevin, but she was the only one who knew that it was simply impossible, but there was no way to exin too much, so she could only avoid it.


    And she wasn¡¯t lying, her leave ended today and she had to go to the city library this afternoon to go to work.


    ¡°The result of the bidding for the Binjiang New Town project hase out. In this period of time, everyone¡¯s efforts have not been in vain, also thank Mr. n for his strong support of our engineering design team. Later when the contract is officially signed, we will start to implement the overall project nning ¡­¡±


    In the conference room, the engineering department¡¯s conduct a project summary meeting regarding the bid.


    After n listened for a while, his assistant Jack came in after answering a phone call and said, ¡°Mr. n, the matter of your email leak earlier has been investigated clearly.¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s going on?¡±


    ¡°Follow the IP address, the outgoing address is abroad, the exact address has been located.¡±


    n frowned.


    After the meeting, he returned to the office.


    Jack looked serious and handed the report he found to n, ¡°This is the exact address.¡±


    Looking at the logo of ¡®SG¡¯ Group on top of the investigation report, n¡¯s eyes went dark slightly, ¡°Are you sure it was sent from SG Group¡¯s internalputer?¡±


    Jack shook his head, ¡°ording to the investigation, SG Group has five floors of this building rented out, currently we can only find out that it¡¯s the IP address inside the building, but there¡¯s no way to determine whichputer it is yet. Theirwork in this building has a self-protection system, our current technical team can¡¯t get close to it.¡±


    SG Group and Howard Group had a fight three years ago, when SG wanted to enter the domestic new energy market, Howard Group jumped the gun, and because of this matter, the twopanies were considered to be enemies.


    ¡°Mr. n, do you think those photos were sent by SG¡¯s people?¡±


    n raised his head, his eyes calm, ¡°What do you think those two photos did to Howard Group?¡±


    Referring to those two photos of Lexie and Kevinst time, Jack was a bit apprehensive and hesitantly said, ¡°Maybe it¡¯s trying to do the same thing as thest scandalous incident to drive public opinion and affect Howard Group¡¯s goodwill reputation, thus affecting the stock price.¡±


    ¡°Then they don¡¯t have to send it to me.¡±


    n pinpointed the loophole in it.


    If it was really like Jack said, the other party could have just sent it to the media, written some reports and bought some people to smear the Howard Group, it did not have to send photos to his email.


    Jack was speechless.


    That was indeed the truth.


    ¡°So, Mr. n, they¡¯re ¡­¡±


    ¡°It may not have anything to do with them.¡±


    Weren¡¯t there five floors rented out? And based on the experience from previous encounters, SG¡¯s people won¡¯t be so stupid to do anything that would be found out the truth once they checked.


    n instructed, ¡°Check whichpanies have rented those five floors? What are the backgrounds of the people in charge? Also have someone from the overseas market investigation team keep an eye on SG¡¯s recent movements.¡±


    That email was directed at Lexie. He only thought it was the same as thest scandal at first, almost certain that it was the work of that brainless second youngdy of the Mitchell family, Edith, again.


    But now it didn¡¯t seem so simple.


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    ¡°What¡¯s Lexie been up totely?¡±


    Jack froze, ¡°I was about to tell you, Miss Mitchell¡¯s grandmother was just discharged from the hospital this morning, now she lives in Xinqiao, a nanny has been hired, the nanny ¡­¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°The nanny was introduced by Dr. Stewart.¡±


    Jack sounded nervous.


    Huo snorted, ¡°Instead of being a good doctor, he is working as a housekeeping agent.¡±


    He and Kevin did not have good terms since they were young, and the two had opposite personalities. In n¡¯s eyes, Kevin was an idealistic child who had not grown up, while in Kevin¡¯s eyes, n was a profit-oriented businessman.


    ¡°The house she¡¯s renting is in Xinqiao?¡±


    ¡°Yes,¡± Jack nodded, ¡°it¡¯s close to the city library where Miss Mitchell works.¡±


    If Jack didn¡¯t mention it, n almost forgot that Lexie had a job, right in the city library.


    ¡°It¡¯s quite an easy job, she can take such a long vacation.¡±


    Jack exined, ¡°Miss Mitchell was on annual leave and took a week of sick leave for her grandma, that¡¯s why it took so long.¡±


    ¡°Annual leave?¡± n was stunned, ¡°It¡¯s not her wedding leave she took?¡±


    Jack froze, suddenly feeling that he had said the wrong thing.


    It waste afternoon.


    Lexie came out of her grandmother¡¯s rented ce and it was still lunch break when she arrived at the library.


    Lest she disturb her colleagues in the office, she put her bag down and went straight to the library to sort out the books.


    Her main job was to organize library files and return books on loan, from 9am to 5pm. Although the sry was not high, it was a very leisurely and stable job, mainly because the people here were very simple.


    ¡°Hello, are the literature and history books over here, please?¡±


    Lexie was pushing the cart to put the returned books on the shelf, when she heard the male voice from behind her. Her body suddenly stiffened, and her feet were like glued to the ground, unable to move.


    The voice, as if it carried all the light of teenage years, instantly shone out the warmth in her heart that had ever been kindly treated by the world.

 Chapter 50 Hell to Earth

    ¡°I remember it was over here,¡± the voice behind her was bright and determined, ¡°Wasn¡¯t it, Lexie?¡±


    Lexie was slightly stunned and finally turned to look at Myles.


    ¡°Long time no see,¡± The man in front of her was a head taller than Lexie, handsome and bright. After eight years of absence, he was more mature, and he looked at Lexie with a big smile on his face.


    Lexie looked at him in amazement.


    [How did you get here?]


    Eight years ago, Myles¡¯ family emigrated abroad, and she thought she would never see them again.


    In Lexie¡¯s twenty-nine years of life, Myles was one the people who were nice her, like a small sun almost brightened her entire youth. In her most isted time, he was the one who steadfastly stood by his side.


    The rich aroma of coffee spread from the coffee bar next to the library.


    Lexie examined the man for a long time, still thinking it was a dream.


    ¡°Lexie, I know I¡¯m quite good looking, but I¡¯m going to blush if you keep looking at me like that,¡± Myles winked towards her with a teasing look.


    Lexie couldn¡¯t help but give him a nk look.


    [And you haven¡¯t changed your narcissism at all.]


    ¡°Take that as apliment,¡± Myles smiled cheekily and nced sideways out the window, ¡°The country has changed quite a bit, and I¡¯m relieved that you¡¯re working in a good ce.¡±


    [When did you get back?]


    ¡°It¡¯s been a while, but I¡¯ve been busy with work transfer procedures before, and if I¡¯d known your grandma was in the hospital, I would havee to see you sooner and been able to help.¡±


    Work transfer?


    Lexie looked at him in dismay, [You go back to work in the country?]


    ¡°Of course, do you think I¡¯de back for travel?¡±


    [Then your parents ¡­]


    Halfway through Lexie¡¯s gesture, she suddenly realized that it wasn¡¯t good.


    Myles gave a bitter smile, ¡°My mom ¡­ died two years ago.¡±


    Lexie¡¯s face stiffened, [Sorry.]


    When Myles suddenly emigrated, one of the most important reasons was his mother¡¯s poor health, requiring constant treatment abroad, so Myles¡¯ father simply sold hispany at home and the family moved abroad.


    ¡°It¡¯s okay,¡± Myles smiled in a fake light-hearted way, ¡°it¡¯s been two years, and my mom had suffered a lot, so maybe this is a relief for her.¡±


    Lexie suddenly felt bad in her heart.


    Myles¡¯ mother, whom she had met, was an exceptionally gentle mother, and it was because of such a mother that she was able to teach a child with such a warm and bright personality as Myles.


    Myles suddenly stretched out his hand and snapped his fingers in front of Lexie, startling her.


    [What are you doing?]


    ¡°Don¡¯t make such a mournful face, will you? I have tofort you. When I was in high school, I broke my leg and you cried, others thought I bullied you¡­¡±


    Lexie let out augh.


    ¡°Well, enough about me, how are you doing?¡±


    [I ¡­]


    Without waiting for Lexie to speak, her cell phone suddenly rang, interrupting Lexie¡¯s gesture.


    The word ¡®Jack¡¯ on the caller IDnded in Lexie¡¯s eyes, and her heart thudded, suddenly having a not-so-good feeling.


    ¡°Mrs. Howard, are you in the library now?¡±


    Lexie tapped on the back of the phone in response.


    ¡°That¡¯s good, Mr. n asked me to arrange for someone to send some wedding candy to your colleagues, it¡¯s almost there, then I¡¯ll have someone send it directly.¡±


    Lexie showed an incredulous look.


    Had she misheard? n arranged for someone to distribute the wedding candy to her colleagues?


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± Myles asked with concern.


    Looking at Myles¡¯ clean and bright eyes, Lexie¡¯s heart inexplicably grew a hint of bitterness, she tapped again on the back of the phone, and hung up.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± Myles asked again, ¡°Why do you look so pale?¡±


    Lexie shook her head and forced herself to stay calm.


    [It¡¯s okay, I need to get back to the office to deal with something, so I can¡¯t stay with you.]


    ¡°Oh, okay, then you go ahead, I don¡¯t need yourpany,¡± Myles sighed in relief and leaned back in his chair with a smile, ¡°I¡¯ll sit here for a while before I go back, I¡¯lle to you some other time.¡±


    [Okay]


    Lexie nodded and as she was just getting up, Myles called out her again.


    ¡°Aren¡¯t you forgetting something?¡±


    Lexie froze, showing a puzzled look.


    [What?]


    Myles shook his phone, ¡°Won¡¯t you leave me a contact?¡±


    The afternoon sun was shining, the way Myles smiled made Lexie feel as if she had been pulled back to earth from the edge of hell in this moment.


    Sitting by the window, Myles looked at the verified Wechat on his phone, then put down his phone reassuringly, and when he picked up his cup, he saw Lexie returning to the library, and he couldn¡¯t help but raise a smile on his face again.


    Why was this girl still as wooden and silly and cute as she was back then?


    As soon as she returned to the office, Lexie was swarmed by his colleagues.


    ¡°Lexie, why didn¡¯t you tell us?¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right, you are mysteriously.¡±


    ¡°You husband must be handsome and rich, right?¡±


    ¡°Bring him over some day and we¡¯ll meet.¡±


    The voices fell on her ears, and Lexie revealed a bewildered face.


    Because she couldn¡¯t speak, she usually didn¡¯t interact much with her co-workers, who weren¡¯t hard to get along with but really weren¡¯t close to her either, and it was the first time she had been surrounded so suddenly.


    ¡°Lexie must have married to a good husband, look how thoughtful her husband is, he even sent someone to deliver the wedding candy.¡±


    As the words fell, Lexie saw the wedding candy box on nearest desk, red carved openwork small wooden box, inntern shape, delicate and borate, look very upscale.


    She understood instantly.


    The man in charge of distributing the wedding candy was dressed in a suit, assistant-like, but it was the first time Lexie had seen him.


    After distributing the wedding candies, he respectfully asked Lexie, ¡°Mrs. Howard, Jack had me sent more, where is the left to be ced?¡±


    At this, her colleagues looked at Lexie with envious faces.


    Lexie forced herself to calm down and pointed towards her desk.


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    The man who brought the wedding candies immediately nodded, then put the rest of the candies on Lexie¡¯s desk, ¡°Mrs. Howard, then I¡¯ll leave first.¡±


    Lexie said thank you, wishing that he could not leave quickly.


    Once he left, the atmosphere in the office became a bit weird, with a group of people looking at each other with different expressions.


    Someone uttered, ¡°Let¡¯s wish Lexie a happy marriage!¡±


    As these words fell, others wished Lexie a happy marriage.


    Lexie barely smiled in response, but she was uneasy.


    What exactly did n mean by doing this?

 Chapter 51 Is There Enough Wedding Candies?

    At night, Lexie went to the study to bring tea to n.


    ¡°Leave it there.¡±


    Hearing the door open, nmanded without raising his head.


    Lexie put down the teacup, but stood still.


    n lifted his gaze to look at her, ¡°Anything else?¡±


    Lexie hesitated for a moment.


    [Are you still working on the prescription thing?]


    n gave her a look, ¡°After missing thest opportunity, it¡¯s indeed a bit difficult to go to your suburban winery again, but it¡¯s possible to take advantage of the wine business to make a trip. Why? You have an idea?¡±


    Lexie shook her head.


    She had already seen the prescription and wasn¡¯t going to tell n about it yet.


    There was no dosage for that prescription, and she was worried that even if she told n, he would think she was hiding something.


    n asked casually, ¡°I heard thatst week Peter took you to a winery in the suburbs, what for?¡±


    Lexie¡¯s heart stuttered.


    How could she forget that n knew her whereabouts?


    [He ¡­]


    Seeing that Lexie was unable to exin, n¡¯s gaze gradually deepened, ¡°What did he tell you?¡±


    Lexie froze and she nodded in her haste.


    [He gave me a packet of medicine.]


    ¡°Medicine?¡± n frowned, ¡°What kind of medicine?¡±


    Lexie gestured, her face embarrassed.


    n did not take long to learn signnguage, so he could not understand this kind of professional terminology. He lost patience in the end and dropped the paper and pen, ¡°Write it down, what medicine?¡±


    Lexie¡¯s face, however, suddenly turned rosy, holding the pen, she slowly wrote down three English letters ¨C ¡®LSD¡¯.


    The medicine that Peter gave her was developed by Mitchell Pharmaceutical Group itself, and ¡®LSD¡¯ was just a simr drug on the market.


    n had been in the mall for many years, and had got used to the dark side of human nature. He knew drugs like this type have always been an essory to the nightclub scene, so he instantly understood what Lexie meant.


    ¡°Peter told you to drug me?¡±


    Lexie nodded, her face blushed.


    n snorted, sneering, ¡°Where¡¯s the medicine?¡±


    Lexie pursed her lips.


    [I threw it away.]


    She didn¡¯t bring the medicine that Peter gave her back to Howard¡¯s house, and to be safe, she threw it all outside.


    ¡°Peter is not treating you like a human being at all.¡±


    The sarcastic voice came from behind the desk.


    What n said was the truth, and she had no way to deny it, but it was indeed embarrassing to be taunted like this.


    [If there¡¯s nothing else, I¡¯ll go to my room.]


    n nodded slightly.


    Watching Lexie walk out, her slim figure seeming to blow down with a gust of wind, he suddenly asked, ¡°Is there enough wedding candies?¡±


    Lexie was stunned and looked back in surprise.


    Across arge desk five meters away, under the dim light, n¡¯s face was gilded with a soft glow, and even the ghastly scar was a lot more amiable and rtable.Content is property of N?velDrama.Org.


    Looking at the scar, Lexie snapped back to attention and nodded in a panic.


    [Enough.]


    It was panic, even with some fear and resistance, so that her shoulders unconsciously trembled along with her as she nodded, as if in fear that he was going to do something against her next.


    The kindness on n¡¯s face disappeared instantly, and even he couldn¡¯t tell what he was expecting.


    Should a woman who had been coerced into marrying him, a mute who was living carefully, be expected to be grateful to him?


    Back in her room, Lexie took her breath violently.


    Thinking about how n¡¯s face had taken a sharp turn just now, her heart palpitated.


    The man¡¯s personality was so shifty and unpredictable.


    He had the wedding candy sent over, probably because he wanted everyone in her colleagues to know he was getting married, so that there wouldn¡¯t be any more unexpected trouble that couldn¡¯t be resolved.


    After thinking about it, Lexie felt that this was the exnation that made more sense.


    Lexie went to work normally in the he following day.


    Just after getting off the subway, she received a message from Myles, ¡°Good morning.¡±


    ¡°Morning.¡±


    ¡°Do you usuallye to work at this time?¡±


    Come?


    When she saw this word, she stopped at the entrance of the library building, looked up from her phone screen, and saw a straight figure from afar, standing at the entrance of the library, waving right towards herself.


    Myles?


    Her eyes lit up and she immediately sped up and walked towards Myles, after she took two steps, a sharp shout suddenly came from behind her, ¡°Lexie!¡±


    Everyone around the workce was stunned, and Lexie was even more so, and the moment she turned around, a loud p fell from the sky andnded hard on her cheek.


    Lexie hadn¡¯t even seen who it was, the woman had already grabbed her clothes with one hand, and without saying a word, she pushed Lexie down to the ground, hitting Lexie.


    ¡°You bitch, you have to ruin my happiness for you don¡¯t have a happy marriage? I¡¯ll get you killed!¡±


    ¡°Lexie!¡± Myles ran down the steps and pulled the two apart, scolding that woman, ¡°If you dare hit her again, I¡¯ll call the police.¡±


    ¡°Go ahead!¡± The woman¡¯s voice was sharp and piercing, ¡°I¡¯ll see who in J City dares to arrest me.¡±


    Despite the insane behavior, her cocky tone was familiar to the ear.


    Lexie was protected by Myles, and only now did she see the visitor and was surprised.


    It was actually Tina.


    ¡°Lexie, are you okay?¡± Myles¡¯ voice came.


    Lexie¡¯s ears buzzed, covering the cheek that had been pped, she looked at Tina with a bewildered face.


    [What are you doing?]


    Why did Tina suddenly appear like crazy?


    ¡°I really underestimated you, and you are pretending to be innocent? What kind of a thing do you think you are? Just a dog sold to my cousin by the Mitchell family, didn¡¯t my cousin tell you that it¡¯s not your turn to take care of the Howard family¡¯s affairs?¡±


    Tina stared at Lexie with an angry face, ¡°I¡¯m telling you, this matter is not over. Since you make Victor and I feel bad, you won¡¯t be able to live well in the future.¡±


    A series of usations came down, but Lexie didn¡¯t understand a single word, but she knew Tina must have misunderstood her.


    ¡°What Howard family? Marry your cousin? What nonsense are you talking? Lexie, don¡¯t be afraid, let¡¯s call the police, this woman is mad,¡± Myles protected Lexie, and fished out his mobile phone with one hand to call the police.


    [Don¡¯t call the police.]


    Lexie tugged on Myles¡¯ sleeve.


    n had long warned her to be peaceful and not to give him any more trouble, and Tina was a member of the Howard family, so if this became a big deal, the only one who would be unlucky would be her.


    There was a lot of chatter around the room.


    ¡°Didn¡¯t Lexie juste to work yesterday? There were wedding candies, what¡¯s going on here?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t know, is she the mistress to destroy that woman¡¯s family?!¡±


    Myles looked at Lexie, ¡°You¡¯re married?¡±

 Chapter 52 She Cuckolded my cousin?

    Facing Myles¡¯ surprised gaze, Lexie gave a bitter smile.


    She was married for reasons that were hard to exin.


    The library¡¯s security guards arrived, but were stopped by the bodyguards around Tina, and the two sides were at a standstill.


    Myles had a calm face, ¡°I don¡¯t care what background you have, this is a society under the rule ofw, do you really think the police can¡¯t control you?¡±


    ¡°What are you?¡± Tina hummed contemptuously and looked at Lexie again, ¡°I was underestimating you, I heard that you are close to Kevin and now another man has popped up. Does my cousin know that you¡¯re out there keeping other men with his money?¡±


    In the face of the people around her, Lexie clenched her teeth and was about to argue, but she was firmly pulled by Myles and shielded behind him.


    She looked at Myles¡¯ side face in amazement.


    Myles said in a deep voice, ¡°Violence in the street, assaulting person, shall be punished by detention for five days to ten days, openly insulting or ndering person, and in serious cases shall be punished by imprisonment for a term of up to three years.¡±


    Myles¡¯ voice was so loud that even Tina, who was always domineering, felt shock in her heart.


    Her bodyguard advised in a low voice, ¡°Miss Tina, if this goes too far, I¡¯m afraid you can¡¯t exin to your father, let¡¯s go back.¡±


    Tina had only just been released by Lennox, if her family knew that she was causing trouble again, she might have to be locked up again, and it would be difficult to get out again.


    ¡°Mute, wait, we¡¯re not done with this!¡±


    Tina gritted her teeth and red at Lexie, leading her men to withdraw.


    ¡°It¡¯s okay, everyone disperse.¡± The library security guard evacuated the crowd.


    Myles turned to Lexie, ¡°Are you okay? I¡¯ll take you to the hospital for a checkup.¡±


    Lexie shook her head.


    [I¡¯m fine, thank you.]


    Myles looked down at her, and said with concern, ¡°Your face is swollen, it¡¯s not a light injury, I don¡¯t live far from here, I¡¯ll take you back and take care of it.¡±


    Tina was ruthless, with that p, Lexie¡¯s right face was swollen, her hair was messy, and she looked wretched.


    There was no way to go to work with this look, and thinking about the gossip that had just been discussed by the crowd, Lexie nodded.


    She could be indifferent to what others said about her, but she wanted to exin it to Myles.


    Myles rented a duplex apartment a block from the library, very simply decorated and furnished, with paper boxes stacked high in the living room.


    ¡°Sit down first, the house is not ready to be cleaned up yet.¡±


    Lexie nodded and took a seat on the couch.


    Myles brought over the ice pack.


    [Thank you.]


    Lexie took the ice pack and carefully put it on her face.


    The extremely low temperature collided with the fiery pain in her cheek, and a momentary tingling sensation hit her, and Lexie couldn¡¯t help but shiver as her cheek gradually went numb from the ice.


    ¡°Drink some water,¡± Myles poured water and handed it to her.


    Hot air came up from the clear ss, filled the air, and quickly disappeared.


    Across the coffee table, Myles also sat down and inquired, ¡°Are you sure you don¡¯t need to call the police? With violence in public and so many witnesses, a case like this can file a sue.¡±


    Lexie shook her head slowly.


    Myles was awyer, and she knew that he would help whenever she needed it.


    But the other party was Tina, a member of the Howard family, so she could only endure it.


    [She is the cousin of n, the chairman of the Howard Group.]


    ¡°The Howard Group?¡± Myles was stunned, ¡°How did you offend the Howard Group?¡±


    Connecting what Tina said, he suddenly realized something and looked at Lexie in dismay, ¡°You really ¡­ got married?¡±


    Lexie¡¯s grip on the ice pack tightened slightly, trying to look calm enough, she nodded extremely slowly, for it was a fact that couldn¡¯t be denied.


    A clear look of loss surfaced in Myles¡¯ eyes, but he still managed to give a smile, ¡°Then I should wish you a happy new marriage.¡±


    But it sounded extremely ironic.


    ¡°When did you get married, have you had the wedding?¡±


    Lexie shook her head slowly.Content bel0ngs to N?vel(D)r/a/ma.Org.


    How could the Howard family have a wedding when n married a mute? Wasn¡¯t that waiting to beughed at?


    And she understood in her heart that the reason n kept her around was only because she still had use value for him, and when he had no more value, he would definitely kick her away.


    Myles asked again, ¡°What kind of a man is he? Is he good to you?¡±


    Lexie was stunned and wondered why her nose was suddenly sore.


    [Pretty good, I ¡­ have things to do, I have to get back to work.]


    She lowered her head to avoid Myles¡¯ gaze and hurriedly left grabbing her bag.


    ¡°Lexie!¡±


    Myles¡¯ voice calling out to her came from behind her, and Lexie didn¡¯t dare to turn around at all, afraid of being seen by Myles with her tears streaming down her face.


    So much had changed in eight years, and though she was always warm in her heart when she was a teenager, unfortunately she couldn¡¯t go back.


    And on the other side, Tina got into a dark green supercar.


    ¡°There¡¯s no need for you to follow.¡±


    After dropping the words and waving off the bodyguards.


    With a ¡®whoop¡¯ and a roar of the engine, the car quickly drove away from the street.


    From the passenger side came Edith¡¯s concerned inquiry, ¡°Are you okay, Tina?¡±


    Tina didn¡¯t say anything with a sullen face, and even though most of her face was covered by the sunsses, it wasn¡¯t hard to see how gloomy her face underneath the sunsses looked.


    Edith said, ¡°Tina, I know the man who just protected Lexie.¡±


    Tina called her early in the morning to ask her about Lexie¡¯s workce, and she knew that things were moving in the direction she had expected, and was very happy to follow Tina to be here, wanting to get a piece of the action.


    But she didn¡¯t expect a windfall.


    ¡°Go ahead,¡± Tina didn¡¯t even look at her, stepping on the elerator under her foot to the bottom and scurrying straight onto the highway.


    Edith held on her seatbelt, forcing the difort in her throat, ¡°That man¡¯s name is Myles Lawrence, he¡¯s Lexie¡¯s first boyfriend, he¡¯s from the same high school as us.¡±


    ¡°What does it matter to me?¡±


    The car was too fast, several overtakingne change almost about to hit the guardrail, Edith almost scared out of her shit.


    Tina was really a nutcase.


    She said sharply, ¡°Myles¡¯ family emigrated abroad a long time ago, and the first thing he did when he came back was to find Lexie, there must be something unseemly between the two of them, don¡¯t you want to teach her a lesson?¡±


    Hearing this, Tina¡¯s feet only loosened.


    The speed of the car slowly stabilized.


    ¡°Go on,¡± said Tina, her voice extremely cold.


    Edith could not easily calm down, ¡°You have to teach her a lesson, like today definitely won¡¯t work, but what she did with Myles is definitely a legitimate reason, as long as your cousin knows about it, she will definitely have no good consequences.¡±


    ¡°You think she¡¯s cuckolded my cousin?¡±


    ¡°Who knows, but it¡¯s hard for her to exin.¡±


    Tina thoughtfully nced at Edith through her sunsses and snorted coldly, ¡°In order to get my cousin to divorce her, you really have no regard for your sisterhood.¡±

 Chapter 53 You don’t have to look at anyone

    Edithughed, ¡°People are self-interested, and my rtionship with you is much better than I have with her, what is she? What is she worthy ofparing with you? Although I don¡¯t know what kind of conflict you have, but as your friend, I¡¯m on your side.¡±


    In a few words, Edith plucked herself from the cause of this incident.


    In her eyes, Tina was stupid, letting go of the eldest son of Walsh Group and having to get involved with a driver, wasn¡¯t that a proof that she was stupid?


    Sure enough, Tina didn¡¯t suspect anything in the slightest, a face full of gloom.


    ¡°What Victor suffered outside, I want this mute to suffer ten times. Just letting her leave the Howard family is too good for her!¡±


    Edith withdrew her gaze, and as she bowed her head, a glint of sinisterness shed in her eyes, her heart smug.


    Nightfall.


    After work, Lexie piled into the bathroom as soon as she got back to Howard¡¯s house.


    She looked at her red cheek in the mirror and tried to touch it, recoiling in pain.


    The injury was obvious, in addition to the redness and swelling, there were several scratches from nails, supposedly cut by the rhinestones on Tina¡¯s nails, which had scabbed over after an afternoon and looked shocking.


    She could not go see grandma in this condition.


    Thinking of this, Lexie fished out her phone and texted her grandma.


    ¡°Grandma, I am busy these days, so I won¡¯t be going over your ce in the time being. Take care of yourself and eat on time.¡±


    She soon received a reply from grandma, ¡°So, will you be off on weekend?¡±


    Lexie hesitated for a moment, thinking that her face should be almost well by the weekend, ¡°Yes.¡±


    ¡°Good,e over this weekend and I¡¯ll make you dumplings for dinner.¡±


    Looking at the message, Lexie smiled and replied ¡°Okay¡±.


    The sound of an engine came from downstairs.


    n was back.


    Diana greeted him and went to the dining room, ¡°n, you are back, Kevin is also back early today, dinner is ready, wash your hands and we can eat. It¡¯s rare for us to eat together.¡±


    n handed the maid the jacket he¡¯d taken off and nced at the living room first; Kevin was sitting in the sofa, so he nced upstairs again and asked, ¡°Where¡¯s Lexie?¡±


    ¡°As soon as she got back, she piled into the room.¡±


    ¡°Tell her toe down to dinner.¡±


    Dropping the words, n walked straight towards the living room.


    Diana nced at Marry, and despite her reluctance, she could only wave her hand to let her go call Lexie.


    As n had just sat on the sofa, Marry came downstairs, ¡°Mr. n, Mrs. Howard said she¡¯s a bit unwell, so she won¡¯t be eating together, she will sleep first.¡±


    ¡°Why are there so many problems?¡± Diana rolled her eyes and mocked, ¡°It¡¯s only been a day of work, why is she so tired?¡±


    ¡°Mom,¡± Kevin gave Diana an unpleasant look and turned his head to ask Marry, ¡°What is wrong with her? I¡¯ll go take a look.¡±


    ¡°No need,¡± n¡¯s voice suddenly rang out, interrupting Kevin¡¯s movement to get up.


    Across the coffee table, Kevin met n¡¯s cold gaze with a clear warning.


    Kevin wanted to say something else, but he was red at by Diana.


    n coldly dropped a sentence, ¡°You guys eat first.¡±


    Looking at n¡¯s figure going upstairs, Diana pulled Kevin by the hand and lowered her voice, ¡°What do you want to go?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll go and have a look.¡±


    ¡°What? No. Kevin, I¡¯ll tell you onest time, from now on, you are not allowed to meddle in Lexie¡¯s affairs, or don¡¯t me me for being rude to her.¡±


    The guest bedroom on the second floor.


    As Lexie had just turned off the deskmp and was ready to go to bed, a sharp door opening sound came from behind her.


    She jumped in shock and jerked back.


    The slender figure stood in the doorway, illuminated by the bright light outside, casting a long shadow that fell in the room and impartially extended right to Lexie¡¯s toes.


    She almost reflexively took a step back and looked at n in fear.


    Looking at the ice bag in Lexie¡¯s hand and the redness on her face, n asked, ¡°What happened to your face?¡±


    Before Lexie could return to her senses, n had already strode forward and lifted her chin with his hand, his face instantly going grim, ¡°Who did this?¡±


    Lexie pursed her lips.


    [No one, I was careless, it was just an ident.]


    ¡°You think I¡¯m blind?¡±


    That was clearly the mark of a p in the face.


    Facing n¡¯s cold look, Lexie knew she couldn¡¯t hide it, so she could only confess.


    [Tina did it.]


    This was outside of n¡¯s expectations, and a sh of surprise shed in his eyes.


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    Lexie nodded, and then shook her head after a while of thinking.


    Her encounter with Tina was just twice, once at the summer resort and once in the underground cer of the Mitchell family¡¯s winery, she wasn¡¯t sure about for reasons, but she guessed that maybe it had something to do with that incident in the winery.


    n thought for a moment, linking it to the events of the week, his voice lowered, ¡°Her affair with the driver was told to grandpa, and she was released until today, is it rted to this?¡±


    As he spoke, n looked at Lexie, his cold, sharp gaze rming.


    The affair between Tina and that driver was found out?


    Was that really rted?


    Lexie¡¯s hand holding the ice pack was cold and numb for a moment, and after a moment of silence, she nodded and honestly confessed, [Earlier in the underground wine cer of the Mitchell family¡¯s winery, I identally saw her with that driver].


    Confessing, Lexie carefully gauged n¡¯s face and tried to exin, [But I promised her, I didn¡¯t tell anyone.]


    ¡°You¡¯re not that stupid,¡± n scowled.


    Telling his grandfather about the affair between Tina and the driver wouldn¡¯t do any good for Lexie.


    Tina was brainless, thinking that only Lexie knew about those things about her, and only then decided that it was Lexie who had ratted her out.


    [Sorry for the trouble again.]


    Lexie looked at him uneasily.


    Her originally beautiful and innocent face was now swollen, bruises and blood marks strewn miserably, her dark eyes full of constraint and unease, soft like a broken doll.


    n was suddenly distracted and coldly shouted, ¡°I told you to be peaceful, I didn¡¯t tell you to be weak, did you not understand what I said?¡±


    His unexined outburst made Lexie freeze.


    ¡°As long as you¡¯re still Mrs. Howard, you don¡¯t need to listen to anyone in J City, and Tina is no exception.¡±


    n¡¯s face was gloomy, and after dropping those words, he pulled the door open directly and went out, shouting at the stairs, ¡°Kevin, bring the medicine box up here.¡±


    The door to the guest bedroom was open, and as she watched the slender figure outside the door walk away, Lexie didn¡¯te back to her sense for a long time.


    It was probably the first time she had intuited kindness from this man towards herself.


    Was he concerned about her?


    Lexie frowned, even if he really was caring for her, this wasn¡¯t at all enough of a reason to change her mind about n, wasn¡¯t all of this that she was enduring now brought on by him and Peter?

 Chapter 54 Divorce Him

    ¡°Keep the wound out of the water for a couple of days, or it will easily get infected.¡±


    [Thank you, Dr. Stewart.]


    ¡°No need to be polite with me,¡± Kevin gathered the medicine box while ncing at the ice pack next to him, ¡°Don¡¯t use this anymore, it¡¯s okay to reduce the swelling, but you have a trauma.¡±


    Lexie nodded.


    She had originally just taken an ice pack for the pain, and after the ointment was applied, her cheek, which had been on fire, was covered with ayer of coolness and the pain was much lessened, and she didn¡¯t need the ice pack.


    ¡°How did you get the injury?¡±


    Lexie shook her head, [Caused by my carelessness].


    It was gettingte, and Kevin had been in her room long enough, so even though n had called him in this time, she didn¡¯t dare dy much.


    Seeing Lexie looking at her watch, Kevin knew what she meant, and gave a bitter smile, ¡°Then you can rest first, I¡¯m going out.¡±


    Lexie nodded towards him.


    Kevin passed by n¡¯s study on his way back to his room.


    He didn¡¯t know if it was intentional or not, but the door to the study was rarely open, and n was sitting behind his desk, flipping through papers as usual.


    Kevin walked to the door and knocked on the room door, waiting until n looked up before saying, ¡°n, Lexie¡¯s injury is nothing serious, don¡¯t worry.¡±


    ¡°Thanks,¡± n looked at him and corrected, ¡°You should call her cousin-inw.¡±


    Kevin¡¯s hand carrying the medicine box tightened slightly and he said with a straight face, ¡°Instead of looking for these insignificant problems of mine, you should care more about her.¡±


    ¡°This is our business, not yours.¡±


    n¡¯s gaze fell back to the paper in his hand, ¡°Close the door for me when you leave.¡±


    Kevin¡¯s brow knitted instantly.


    A mming sound came from the doorway, softly.


    Even when he was angry, Kevin would still exercise rational restraint and maintain his good manners, which was the point where n and he couldn¡¯t get along the most.


    After the footsteps outside the door were far away, n fished out his phone and made a call.


    ¡°Arrange for two men to follow Lexie around.¡±


    Jack froze for a moment, and wondered, ¡°Didn¡¯t you say before that it was unnecessary?¡±


    n said, ¡°Keep her safe.¡±


    For two days in a row, Lexie had to wear a mask to work.


    What happened in the library door spread around, colleagues were all informed, but kept silent before her, but behind the scenes, they were gossiping.


    In front of the library shelves, Lexie filed the returned books as usual.


    Across the row of bookshelves, a familiar voice came.


    ¡°I haven¡¯t heard of her having a boyfriend before, but suddenly she¡¯s married, so it¡¯s guaranteed that she is a mistress.¡±Content is property of N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°I heard that too, she was beaten up so badly that day and she did not even fight back.¡±


    ¡°That was her husband who¡¯s protecting her, right? He¡¯s quite handsome.¡±


    Lexie gripped the book in her hand and gently took a step back towards the inner side of the bookshelf, using the shelter of the bookshelf until the two colleagues had walked away, and only then did she straighten up and set the book on the shelf as if nothing had happened.


    ¡°Why don¡¯t you exin when they said that about you?¡±


    A male voice suddenly sounded behind her, and Lexie froze for a moment before turning around to see Myles.


    She knew that Myles wasing, for she woke up in the morning to see a message from Myles saying that he had something for her.


    [I can¡¯t control what people say.]


    ¡°Where¡¯s your husband? Just let you get bullied like that?¡±


    Myles wrinkled his brows with an annoyed look, ¡°Last time it was his cousin, this time it¡¯s your colleague, and this is what you¡¯re telling me that you¡¯re having a good life?¡±


    Lexie didn¡¯t understand why Myles was so angry as soon as he saw her and frowned.


    [What¡¯s wrong with you?]


    Myles wanted to say something, but they were in the library, so he simply pulled Lexie, ¡°You go out with me.¡±


    Lexie was dragged by him all the way to the open space between the two buildings of the library.


    ¡°Lexie, tell me seriously, did you marry n of your own free will?¡±


    Myles let go of her hand, with a rare serious look.


    Lexie gasped and her chest rose and fell violently, hearing this, her heart stuttered and she turned her face away to try to avoid Myles¡¯ gaze.


    Myles, however, saw right through her and said in a deep voice, ¡°Look me in the eye and don¡¯t lie.¡±


    Lexie pinched her palm, forcing herself to calm down and look up squarely at Myles.


    [I have nothing to say to you.]


    ¡°It was Peter who forced you.¡±


    Myles bluntly told the truth, ¡°For the sake of Mitchell Pharmaceutical Group¡¯s capital turnover, he sold you to n.¡±


    He said in a definite tone, without hesitation, not giving Lexie any chance to argue.


    Lexie looked at him in dismay.


    [How do you know?]


    Myles took a deep breath and grimaced, ¡°That¡¯s really true.¡±


    [Myles]


    Lexie let out an inward cry of surprise, but failed to stop it, watching as the man cursed ¡®fuck¡¯ before turning around and mming his fist hard into the wall.


    Bright red blood slid down the snowy white walls.


    Lexie¡¯s eyes widened and she sharply grabbed his wrist to check it, the skin on his joints was broken, and the white wall ster was stained with blood, shocking to the eyes.


    [You¡¯reing with me to the hospital.]


    Myles pulled her back, ¡°Lexie, divorce him and leave the Howard family.¡±


    Lexie¡¯s footsteps paused, her back turned to Myles and she didn¡¯t dare to turn back.


    She wanted to get a divorce, to leave the Howard family and to leave that horrible man.


    ¡°I know what you¡¯re worried about, I¡¯ll help you settle grandma, if you¡¯re worried about the power of the Howard Group, I can settle grandma abroad in advance. And I¡¯ll personally help you with the divorcewsuit, I promise, you¡¯ll be able to leave the Howard family unharmed.¡±


    Myles was awyer of fame in the industry, and he did have the confidence to say this.


    It was a long time before Lexie gathered the courage to turn around and face Myles.


    [Thanks, but I can¡¯t go yet.]


    ¡°Why?¡± Myles¡¯ face changed and he snapped in anger, ¡°What are you waiting for? I¡¯ve heard all about it, that n is unscrupulous and profit-oriented, what kind of life have you been living in the Howard family?¡±


    Lexie asked curiously, [Who told you all this?]


    Myles had only just returned home, and he wouldn¡¯t suddenly know so much about it if someone hadn¡¯t told him this on purpose.


    ¡°Does it matter? Isn¡¯t that all true?¡±


    Lexie nodded solemnly, her gaze calm.


    [Yes]


    Intuition told her that someone had set a trap in the dark and got Myles involved.


    Knowing that Lexie was a stubborn person, Myles could only confess, ¡°I don¡¯t know who it is, I suddenly received an anonymous text messagest night, but the number did not exist when I dialed it back.¡±


    Saying that, he handed his phone to Lexie, ¡°Look.¡±


    The content of the text message was not much, just saying that Lexie was forced to marry into the Howard family by Peter and that she had a hard time in the family, including being treated badly by the maids and setting up.


    After reading the text message, Lexie had pretty much understood it in her heart.


    [Myles, do you really want to help me?]

 Chapter 55 Reasons to Stay in the Howard Family

    Myles spoke with certainty, ¡°Of course.¡±


    Of course he wanted to help her, to see that she was doing well, otherwise he wouldn¡¯t have decided to go back to work.


    [Then don¡¯t do anything.]


    ¡°Why?¡± Myles¡¯ brow furrowed in disbelief.


    [If I¡¯m right, the text message was sent to you by Edith.]


    Edith¡¯s warning still echoed in her ears, ifparing the Howard family and the Mitchell family to a bucket of muddy water, she herself was already caught in it, and she couldn¡¯t let Myles get involved.


    ¡°Edith?¡± Myles frowned, ¡°Why would she do that?¡±


    In high school, Edith was a grade below them, so Myles and her didn¡¯t really have any interactions, he just knew that she was Lexie¡¯s sister.


    Lexie froze for a moment, a guess swept through her mind, she suspected that all this was done by Edith to get Myles to take her away, [I don¡¯t know.].


    ¡°Lexie,¡± Myles gradually calmed down and advised bitterly, ¡°no matter who sent the text messages, these are the facts. The Mitchell family is unkind to you, there¡¯s no need for you to condemn yourself to stay in the Howard family for them.¡±


    Lexie shook her head.


    [I didn¡¯t stay at the Howard family for them.]


    ¡°And who are you doing this for?¡±


    Myles did not understand, grandma had been operated sessfully and discharged from the hospital. As long as Lexie was willing to, she couldpletely take grandma away from this ce.


    Lexie hesitated for a moment and confessed to Myles.


    [I want to find out how my mother died.]


    Lexie said something about the Mitchell family¡¯s winery.


    Myles froze, ¡°You suspect that Peter killed your mother?¡±


    Lexie nodded.


    After a long moment of silence, Myles eased down, ¡°Is it true that you will leave Howard family after you find out about this matter?¡±


    [Uh-huh]


    Myles looked serious, ¡°Then I¡¯ll check for you.¡±


    Lexie frowned and looked at Myles seriously.


    Myles was about to say something else, but Lexie looked down at his hand and gestured, [I¡¯ll take you to the hospital.]


    ¡ª


    As dusk sets, the evening sun decorated the distant hills of J City with extra brilliance.


    As soon as Edith came home, she was called to the study by Peter.


    ¡°Dad, you want to see me?¡±


    Edith was in a good mood and entered with a smile on her face.


    Peter, however, had a serious face and questioned, ¡°Where did you gost weekend?¡±


    ¡°Last weekend?¡± Edith froze, ¡°Went golfing with a friend, what¡¯s up?¡±


    ¡°Who¡¯s that you¡¯re ying with?¡±


    Edith froze for a moment, showing a panic look, and whispered, ¡°My college ssmate.¡±R¨ºAdt??St chapters at Novel(D)ra/ma.Org Only


    ¡°That¡¯s Tina! n¡¯s cousin, Lennox¡¯s daughter,¡± Peter¡¯s face was grim, ¡°Lennox and n have always been at odds, and the Howard family¡¯s internal situation is different from ours, it¡¯s veryplicated, you can¡¯t handle it, so lessen your interactions with her.¡±


    Edith was dissatisfied, ¡°If I can¡¯t handle it, can¡¯t that mute Lexie handle it?¡±


    Peter plucked up his voice, ¡°Can you be the same as Lexie? I just need her to sit firmly in the position of Mrs. Howard, as long as she is still Mrs. Howard, our family will be able to do things by the name of the Howard family. As for how she lives in the Howard family, it depends on her own destiny.¡±


    Edith couldn¡¯t listen to Peter¡¯s words at all, ¡°Dad, but have you thought about it, she¡¯s not even close to us, if she really sits in the position as Mrs. Howard, will she help us?¡±


    Peter¡¯s heart stuttered.


    ¡°There was the olddy holding back, but now that she is out of the hospital, if Lexie really captures n¡¯s heart, will she still put us in her eyes?¡±


    ¡°¡­¡±


    Edith¡¯s words reminded Peter.


    After she went out, those words echoed in Peter¡¯s ears, and he suddenly remembered some of Lexie¡¯s perverse actions during this period of time, and vaguely felt that something was wrong.


    Lexie stayed in the Mitchell family for twenty years, and she never mentioned the previous things, howe she now she came back and suddenly mentioned ¡®medicine prescriptions¡¯ after a few days of her marriage?


    Peter¡¯s face grew sullen as he got up and walked around the sofa, pulling open apartment of the cab and pulling out a brown medicine bottle from it, staring at it for a long moment with an unkind gaze.


    A few momentster, he dialed out a call.


    ¡°John,e by tomorrow morning and deliver one thing out for me.¡±


    ¡°Send it to the Howard¡¯s.¡±


    At night, Lexie made tea for n and brought it into the study.


    For some time now, n was used to drinking the tea she made and disliked Marry¡¯s tea for being not smooth, so if there was nothing else, she would make tea and send it over at this time every day.


    This was one of the few times in the day that she met with n.


    n lifted his head, his gaze resting on the right side of her face, his brow frowning, ¡°How¡¯s your face feeling?¡±


    Lexie subconsciously touched her cheek.


    The redness hadrgely disappeared and the scabs of blood had fallen off where the nails had scratched her, leaving two light pink scars that stood out against her pale skin.


    She shook her head.


    [It is okay.]


    n nodded, and uttered, ¡°You¡¯lle with me to the summer resort tomorrow to my grandfather.¡±


    Lexie froze for a moment and asked cautiously.


    [Must we go?]


    ¡°What? You have something to do?¡± n looked up at her, ¡°Tomorrow is the Howard family¡¯s gathering dinner.¡±


    Lexie was stunned.


    n was taking her to the Howard family¡¯s gathering dinner?


    But Myles had asked her to meet tomorrow.


    Facing n¡¯s probing gaze, Lexie exined


    [There¡¯s nothing important, but I had agreed with my grandma to spend the weekend with her and make dumplings, it¡¯s okay, I¡¯ll tell her I¡¯ll go another day.]


    Looking at her uneasy look, n thought of the conflict between her and Tina, so he thought she did not want to be there because of Tina, ¡°Since you¡¯ve made an appointment with your grandma, no need to go with me then.¡±


    Lexie froze for a moment, a look of dismay.


    [Is it okay?]


    n¡¯s tone was cold, ¡°Tomorrow is a family banquet, there are many people going, it is okay you don¡¯t go, and you¡¯re not that important.¡±


    Hearing these words, Lexie then felt relieved and nodded silently.


    She was indeed a dispensable person, or rather, it was more appropriate for her not to show up at the Howard family¡¯s gathering dinner.


    The next morning, the driver and assistant came to pick up n early in the morning.


    There was a general meeting to be held in the morning, and after the meeting, he went straight to the summer resort.


    Stanley rarely returned to J City, and he came to the summer resort during the two months of July and August every year, so the Howard family banquet was scheduled for this time.


    ¡°Mr. n,¡± Jack was standing in front of the car door waiting, and as soon as he saw n, he walked over with a delivery box, ¡°A delivery person just came over and said it was Miss Mitchell¡¯s delivery, so I just signed for it.¡±


    n nced at it, but nced at the sender information column on the courier box, which clearly read ¡®Mitchell Pharmaceutical Group¡¯, and immediately frowned.


    ¡°Who sent this?¡±


    ¡°Just an ordinary delivery person,¡± Jack nced towards where the delivery person had just left, ¡°nothing special.¡±


    Looking at the delivery box, n uttered, ¡°Unpack it.¡±

 Chapter 56 The Tonic

    Jack froze for a moment and opened the box, taking out the contents wrapped in vacuum bubble wrap.


    He queried, ¡°Mr. n, it¡¯s a bottle of cough syrup.¡±


    The brown medicine bottle wasbeled with cough syrup, bearing the logo of the Mitchell Pharmaceutical Group, and the date of manufacture and ingredients were very clear, a product soldmercially by the Mitchell Pharmaceutical Group.


    n¡¯s gaze, however, sank even deeper.


    Would the Mitchell family send a bottle of cough syrup to Lexie? Obviously not.


    Sensing that something was wrong, Jack cautiously said, ¡°Mr. n, is there something wrong with this?¡±


    n looked calm, unable to see anything unusual, but ordered in a deep voice, ¡°Have someone take it to theb to see what the ingredients are.¡±


    ¡°Yes.¡± Jack nodded, vaguely fearing that there was something wrong with this medicine.


    The car drove away from the neighborhood and drove to Howard Group.


    Jack spoke about the shareholders¡¯ meeting and reminded, ¡°Mr. n, at this meeting, I¡¯m afraid your uncle is going to have a fit over the Binjiang New Town project.¡±


    Lennox Howard?


    n¡¯s face was expressionless, ¡°With the help of the Walsh family, Uncle Lennox has more strength than before.¡±


    ¡°Yes, he has a lot to do with the internal problems that have arisen in this project.¡±


    ¡°The people involved were dealt with?¡±


    ¡°Kept one, as you said.¡±


    n nodded slightly, ¡°Will Tinae for this meeting?¡±


    Tina also had shares of Howard Group in her hands.


    Jack nodded, ¡°The shareholders will all be there.¡±


    n did not speak, the rearview mirror reflected his gaze, chilling.


    It was said to be the day of the Howard family¡¯s banquet, but in fact it was also the day of the annual shareholders¡¯ meeting.


    The shareholders of the Howard Group would basically be there. The Howard family was a family business, the shareholders, in addition to the Howard family, were the patriarchs who followed the Howard family back then.


    ¡°Is it reasonable for the group to invest more money in Binjiang New Town project this year than in both ofst year¡¯s big projectsbined?¡±


    At the meeting, Lennox threw a straightforward question to n.


    n looked calm, ¡°The return ratio of the Binjiang New Town project is five times that ofst year¡¯s project, which means that as long as we win this project, it¡¯s worth the profits of allst year¡¯s projects.¡±


    ¡°What about the risk? You¡¯re not even considering it? This is a time when the industry is tightening its policies and expanding investments is simply not right.¡±


    ¡°Policies are made for people to see, and if we all do things as timid as you, we might as well not have to invest.¡±


    The air in the room froze for a moment as those words fell.


    Lennox¡¯s face turned pale.


    In the end, it was the other shareholders who helpedmunication before the meeting could continue.


    When the meeting ended, Lennox coldly snorted, didn¡¯t even nce at n, and left in a angry manner, while the rest of the crowd didn¡¯t dare to say much, and one by one, they scattered.


    Tina leaned sideways against the conference table and asked n, ¡°n, in front of so many people, isn¡¯t it a bit too much for you to disrespect my father?¡±


    n nced at her, hands folded, leaning back in his chair, ¡°Not everyone relies on respect in business. Uncle Lennox does respect the Walsh family, but unfortunately his methods won¡¯t work with me.¡±


    Tina blushed, ¡°You¡¯re taunting me?¡±


    Lennox took his daughter to marry the Walsh family for the sake of business, which seemed to outsiders to be the norm of the gentry,monce, but in Tina¡¯s eyes it was a great humiliation.


    ¡°It¡¯s to remind you,¡± n¡¯s eyes sank slightly as he said coldly, ¡°to clean up your own mess and not to anger innocent people.¡±


    ¡°Innocent people? Who?¡± The corner of Tina¡¯s lips lifted in a sneer, ¡°Lexie? That mute?¡±


    The word ¡®mute¡¯ fell on his ears, inexplicably harsh, and a hint of displeasure surfaced in n¡¯s eyes.


    Tina turned around and pressed her hands on the conference table, her face mocking, ¡°I¡¯m kindly reminding you to keep that mute in check, and also, don¡¯t always be defending against your own family. Her first love can pop up today, maybe tomorrow she¡¯ll have a child with someone else, and you¡¯ll be a father to someone¡¯s child.¡±


    n straightened up without changing his face, his voice low, ¡°You think everyone is like you?¡±


    Tina¡¯s face changed.


    n stood up from his chair, fastened the buttons of his suit, and said carelessly, ¡°If you pick a fight again, I won¡¯t mind giving the Walsh family an address, and I think Bob will be happy to deal with him personally.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t you dare!¡± Tina gritted her teeth, ¡°My marriage to the Walsh family was set by grandfather himself! How dare you stir it up?¡±


    ¡°What do you think?¡±


    His voice was cold and loud.


    Tina, however, winced in her heart.


    She knew that n would do anything.


    ¡°So protective of her, and threatening me over her! Do you really like that mute?¡±


    n walked to the door and heard Tina¡¯s exasperated questioning from behind him, his dark pupils suddenly contracted.


    Tina added, ¡°Do you really think she¡¯s really such a peaceful person on the surface? Do you know who she¡¯s been seeing and what she is doing behind your back?¡±


    ¡°Mind your own business.¡±


    Dropping these words, n strode out of the conference room.


    Jack had been standing guard at the door and was frightened by the sight of n¡¯s frosty face as he came out.


    ¡°Mr. n, go straight to the resort or ¡­¡±


    n sulked, ¡°What has Lexie been up totely?¡±


    ¡°Miss Mitchell has beenmuting normally.¡±


    ¡°And today?¡±


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    Thinking of what Lexie saidst night, n¡¯s gaze sank slightly, ¡°Her grandma has been out of the hospital for so long, have someone send some tonic over.¡±


    Jack froze, ¡°Now?¡±


    ¡°Now.¡±


    The icy tone made Jack jolt, ¡°Okay.¡±


    As night falls, the street lightse on gradually.


    The taxi stopped in front of the Howard¡¯s vi, and after Lexie paid, she stood at the door and looked towards the upper floor, just in time to see the light on through the window of the study on the second floor.


    n had returned.


    As soon as she entered the living room, Marry said grimly, ¡°Mrs. Howard, can you tell me in advance the next time youe back sote, should I send this tea up to the Mr. n or not?¡±


    Lexie tucked the corners of her mouth, showing a hint of apologies, and then put her things down to make tea.


    n had been waiting for her in the study for a long time.


    ¡°Come in.¡±


    She opened the door and went in to see n¡¯s usual calm face.


    Lexie walked over with tea.


    ¡°Where have you been today?¡±


    n¡¯s voice was sullen.


    Lexie carefully put down the tea set.


    [I told you yesterday that I went to Grandma¡¯s house.]


    ¡°How is she?¡±


    [Pretty good.]


    ¡°Is that so?¡± n looked up, ¡°Have she had the tonic I had sent over?¡±


    Lexie looked up at the man in dismay.


    Tonic? What tonic?

 Chapter 57 A Trap

    The next second, n had stood up.


    Lexie subconsciously backed away.


    n approached step by step, his voice extremely cold, ¡°What? The tonic is not to your liking? Didn¡¯t eat it?¡±


    ¡°Or do you not even know about this?¡±


    n choked her and pushed her hard against the cab door with a loud ¡®thud¡¯.


    Lexie gave a startled cry, hissing ¡®whimper¡¯ extraordinarily helplessly.


    Looking at the woman under his hands with her face twisted, a pair of beautiful innocent eyes filled with tears, n was expressionless.


    He hated it when people lied and did it so clumsily.


    ¡°Am I being too lenient with you, making you think you¡¯re doing all these little tricks under my nose with impunity?¡±


    Lexie shook her head with a ¡®whimper¡¯ and her face turned red.


    ¡°Say, where have you been today?¡±


    [Nowhere.]


    ¡°Is that so? You didn¡¯t go anywhere, you just disappeared into thin air for a whole day?¡±


    When n¡¯s hand made a strong effort, Lexie tilted her neck to show a pained expression, and her hands held on n¡¯s arm, gesticting haphazardly.R¨ºAdt??St chapters at Novel(D)ra/ma.Org Only


    It was her instinct to survive.


    ¡°It¡¯s something else you¡¯re nning¡¯ with Peter behind my back, isn¡¯t it?¡±


    [No]


    Lexie shook her head desperately.


    n swept all the tea cups and tea sets off the desk with a big wave of his hand.


    There was a loud ¡®tter¡¯ as the cups shattered to the ground, and the boiling hot tea sshed on Lexie¡¯s feet, causing her to scream in pain, her hoarse voice echoing through the room.


    Lexie was rudely pressed against the desk. n took out a medicine bottle from that messy table, his face as cold as frost, ¡°Is this the medicine?¡±


    The brown bottle wasbeled with the Mitchell Pharmaceutical Group¡¯s cough syrup, and the liquid inside shifted slightly in the light, glowing with an eerie cold light.


    Lexie¡¯s face stiffened.


    [What is this?]


    She hadn¡¯t even seen this thing before.


    ¡°The medicine that Peter sent you, you don¡¯t know what it is?¡±


    ¡±Mr. n, there are hallucinogenic ingredients in this bottle of medicine, long-term consumption will cause a person to go blind and even kidney organ failure, this medicine is not at all amercially avable medicine.¡±


    Jack¡¯s words echoed in n¡¯s ears, and his hand choking the woman¡¯s neck tightened with a jerk,pletely choking out her already weak voice in her throat, leaving only a pair of eyes staring at him, as if they were about to fall out.


    n¡¯s face was ghastly, ¡°You are so obedient to Peter, if you die here, do you think he¡¯ll collect your body?¡±


    He didn¡¯t give Lexie any chance to exin at all, his big hand tightened fiercely and choked Lexie¡¯s neck hard.


    Lexie struggled desperately, but it was all for naught.


    Looking at the woman under his hand, her face gradually turning pale, tears sliding down the corners of her eyes, and her panic-stricken appearance, n¡¯s brow furrowed tighter and tighter.


    After a long while, he let go of his hand.


    The force on Lexie¡¯s neck suddenly disappeared, and almost a survival instinct made her break free from n¡¯s shackles and she fell to the carpet, coughing desperately.


    n squatted down in front of Lexie, holding the bottle of medicine in his hand, ¡°Drink it.¡±


    Lexie covered her neck and made a ¡®whimper¡¯ sound, not even having the strength to exin.


    ¡°I thought you said it was an aphrodisiac.¡±


    n lifted her chin, forcing her to tilt her head up to look at himself, his other hand bringing the bottle to her mouth, uttering out one word, ¡°Drink.¡±


    Lexie¡¯s shoulders shuddered, and her body went cold as she shook her head helplessly and tried to step back.


    n pinched her cheek and forced it down without waiting for her to swallow.


    The bitter medicine continued to seep down her throat and her nasal passages were filled with it.


    Lexie struggled desperately, and the brown potion spilled all over her body, but she still got arge portion of it poured in.


    The bitter, pungent potion reverberated in her mouth, and the fishy taste made her stomach turn over instantly, coughing and dry-heaving at the same time, but she couldn¡¯t throw up anything.


    Soon a burning sensation hit her stomach and she fell to the floor in pain, curling up into a ball.


    n looked at her from above, indifferent, ¡°In the future, if Peter sends a bottle of medicine over, you¡¯ll drink a bottle, and that¡¯s the downfall of your smartness.¡±


    Lexie¡¯s ears buzzed, unable to hear what n said at all, and her eyes were blur until they were pitch ck.


    She didn¡¯t know how long it was before she felt someone pick herself up and heard the sound of arguing again.


    When she woke up again, she was in a hospital room.


    She opened her eyes and met with blinding white.


    ¡°You are awake?¡± An unfamiliar female voice came from the side.


    After looking for a while, Lexie could barely make out that it was a nurse.


    ¡°She is awake, go get Dr. Stewart.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡±


    Dr. Stewart?


    Kevin Stewart?


    Lexiey on the pillow, gradually remembering the events before she fainted.


    n forced her to drink the medicine.


    Soon there were hurried footsteps at the door, and Kevin arrived.


    After doing the examination, Kevin let her lean on the bed, ¡°You have to be hospitalized for observation for the next two days, walk less, your body is still weak, and you have to be given injection every day.¡±


    Lexie¡¯s face was pale.


    [You saved me?]


    Kevin nodded.


    Last night he had felt something was wrong when he heard the argument in the study, and by the time he barged in, Lexie was already lying unconscious on the floor.


    ¡°The ingredients of the bottle of medicine you drank have been assayed, it is a chronic medicine that is not avable in the market, overdose will cause kidney organ failure, fortunately it was found early, otherwise you would have been dead.¡±


    Wasn¡¯t it an aphrodisiac?


    Lexie clutched the quilt tightly, her mind buzzing.


    If she remembered correctly,st night n said that the bottle of medicine was sent to her by Peter.


    Did Peter want her to put this medicine in n¡¯s food and want him dead?


    That was why n was so angry.


    Seeing her face pale, Kevin asked, ¡°Lexie, tell me the truth, did my cousin force you to drink the medicine?¡±


    Before Lexie could nod, a cold, deep voice rang out from the door.


    ¡°That bottle of medicine has thebel of their Mitchell Pharmaceutical Group on it, who the hell is trying to get anyone to drink the medicine? Kevin, I think you¡¯re mistaken.¡±


    Seeing the visitor, Lexie was viciously stunned.


    The remaining anger on n¡¯s face had not yet subsided, and he gave Lexie a cold look when he entered the door, ¡°With this bottle of medicine, I can sue you for intentional murder.¡±


    Kevin frowned, looking at n and then at Lexie.


    For a long time, Lexie clenched her teeth.


    [I drank the medicine myself.]


    ¡°Why?¡± Kevin was filled with disbelief.


    ¡°Now that things are clear, Dr. Stewart, you can go out and mind your own business,¡± n unceremoniously gave his expulsion order, staring closely at Lexie, ¡°I still have something to say to her.¡±


    Upon hearing this, Lexie¡¯s face was ashen.


    Kevin wanted to say something else, but Jack had already pulled the door open, ¡°Mr. Kevin, please.¡±


    As the door closed, the ward was so quiet that a pin dropped on the floor could be heard.


    As she watched n approach, Lexie¡¯s breathing suddenly increased, and her back sticked against the bed, unable to retreat.


    ¡°Scared?¡±


    n snorted, his pitch-ck eyes were like two ice knives, ¡°When you joined forces with Peter and tried to drug me, howe you weren¡¯t afraid?¡±

 Chapter 58 Can’t Save Anyone

    [No.]


    Lexie shook her head desperately.


    ¡°Did you not join forces with Peter, or did you not drug me?¡±


    n snorted, ¡°Almost forgot, you haven¡¯t had a chance to drug yourself yet, have you?¡±


    Lexie leaned against the bed, her eyes full of powerlessness, unable to do anything but shake her head in denial.


    [I really don¡¯t know what¡¯s going on with that bottle of medicine, it¡¯s not the one I was given before.]


    n was impatient, ¡°There¡¯s no need to deny it, it doesn¡¯t matter anymore.¡±


    ¡°Are you forgetting that the deal between us?¡±


    Lexie was stunned.


    [I¡¯ve been to the winery, as you said.]


    ¡°Yes, but what was the result? You didn¡¯t get the prescription, did you?¡±


    At the mention of the prescription, Lexie fiercely pinched herself under the quilt and tried to calm herself down.


    [Is it that if I give you the prescription, you¡¯ll let me go?]


    n¡¯s icy gaze rested on her face, ¡°You know the prescription?¡±


    Lexie exined, [Peter took me to the winery and showed me the prescription.]


    ¡°Why did he suddenly take you to the winery?¡±


    [In exchange, I promised to help him with his work at the Howard family.]


    n¡¯s brows knitted as he sized her up, judging the truth of her words.


    He dropped notebook onto the sheets, and his thin, cold lips uttered out, ¡°Write it down!¡±


    Lexie held a pen, her fingers pale and slender as she recalled the contents of the prescription she had seen in the study that day and wrote it down in the notebook, stroke by stroke.


    [Angelica ¡­]


    After writing the first herb, Lexie¡¯s fingers paused for a moment, nced at n through the corner of her eyes who had been staring at the side, her heart trembled, and she gritted her teeth and wrote down two words after it ¨C [150 grams].


    ¡°Finished?¡± n took the book she handed over in disbelief.


    Lexie nodded cautiously.


    The prescription was all about herbs and the dosage, which was not within n¡¯s expertise.


    ¡°If this is true, what happened before will go away and be forgiven, but if you dare to lie to me,¡± n swept her a cold nce and dropped a sentence while putting the prescription away, ¡°Be prepared for a permanent stay at the hospital.¡±


    Lexie winced and subconsciously clutched the sheet.


    n took the medicine and left in a hurry, he needed to go verify the authenticity of the prescription as soon as possible.


    It wasn¡¯t until the sound of the door closing was sounded that Lexie¡¯s grip on her palm gradually loosened and she gasped violently.


    She could stay in J City anymore.


    She didn¡¯t dare to imagine what would happen to her if n found out that the dosage of the prescription was incorrect.


    Coming out of the hospital, the car drove to Howard Group.


    In the carriage.


    ¡°Mr. n, go straight to the office or ¡­¡±


    ¡°Go to the research institute.¡±


    n held the prescription written by Lexie and pondered.


    Half a minuteter, he instructed, ¡°Have someone check if Lexie has still been to the Mitchell family¡¯s winery after Peter¡¯s birthday banquet.¡±


    Jack froze for a moment, ¡°Okay.¡±


    The car soon drove to Howard Group¡¯s pharmaceutical research institute in the west of the city.


    The idea of acquiring Mitchell Pharmaceutical Group was not a recent one, but n had been nning for a long time before that, but Howard Group had not been involved in the pharmaceutical industry before, so many things had to be built from starting.


    This pharmaceutical institute was an important starting point.


    ¡°Mr. n, why are you free toe today?¡± A middle-aged man in a whiteb coat came out of theb and greeted towards n.


    n handed him the prescription, ¡°I would like to ask Professor Chaw to take a look at this prescription.¡±


    ¡°Prescription?¡± Professor Chaw pushed his sses and looked at the paper for a while, his expression very serious, ¡°Isn¡¯t this the prescription of Mitchell Pharmaceutical Group¡¯s ¡®Nerves Soothing Pill¡¯?¡±


    ¡°¡®Nerves Soothing Pill¡¯?¡± n suddenly recalled the names of the medicines he had seen in the list of that batch of default orders that day, and the Howard family¡¯s ancestral ¡®Nerves Soothing Pill¡¯ was listed.


    n asked, ¡°Can you make it ording to this?¡±


    ¡°Of course, there is nothing unusual about the prescription, the recipe is written on the box, the key is this dose. Each family has their own dose, these cannot be published, otherwise it would be copied.¡±


    Professor Chaw revealed a puzzled look, ¡°Mr. n, how did you get this prescription? ording to reason, it¡¯s a trade secret of Mitchell Pharmaceutical Group.¡±


    n didn¡¯t mean to answer, but looked at theb behind Professor Chaw, ¡°I heard that theb has recruited new people into it?¡±


    ¡°Yes, it is John, my student, recruited in for an internship, professional things still need to be done by professionals. By the way, the test report of that medicine that Jack brought over yesterday was John who produced.¡±


    ¡°I read that medicine too, I was about to ask you, that medicine can¡¯t save or harm people, what is Mitchell Group producing that kind of medicine for?¡±


    Hearing this, n¡¯s eyebrows knitted slightly, ¡°What do you mean it can¡¯t save or harm people?¡±


    ¡°That medicine tastes bitter and has a pungent smell, it is a chronic medicine that works only when taken for a long time, what fool do you think would take such a medicine for a long time?¡±


    ¡°What if it¡¯s mixed in with the food?¡±


    ¡°Impossible,¡± Professor Chaw shook his head, ¡°That drug is easily found out in anything you put inside, the taste is too strange to fool anyone.¡±


    At those words, n¡¯s eyebrows knitted.


    In the following afternoon.


    Lexie slept drowsily in the hospital for a whole day, not even having lunch, and woke up near evening, awakened by the vibration of her mobile phone.


    ¡°Hello? Lexie, is that you?¡± Myles¡¯ anxious voice came from the other end.


    Lexie tapped twice on the back of the phone to indicate it was her.


    Myles felt relieved, through the phone, he took a breath andined, ¡°I sent you so many messages, but you did not reply one of them. I hang up, and send message to you.¡±


    There were several unread texts and missing calls on the phone, all from Myles.


    ¡°I¡¯ll pass by the libraryter and bring you something to eat.¡±


    ¡°You didn¡¯te to work?¡±


    ¡°Why aren¡¯t you replying to messages?¡±


    ¡°You colleagues said you asked for a sick leave, what happened to you?¡±


    Lexie nced at the time, the first message was sent in the morning, while thest message was twenty minutes ago, she did not reply for a day, it was no wonder Myles was worried.


    ¡°I¡¯m fine, I¡¯m just not feeling well and I¡¯m going to be hospitalized for a few days.¡±Content bel0ngs to N?vel(D)r/a/ma.Org.


    ¡°Hospitalized? That serious? Which hospital?¡±


    ¡°Not serious, it¡¯s just that the doctor said I need to stay in the hospital to recuperate, so don¡¯t worry and you don¡¯t have toe.¡±


    After a while, Myles sent a message, ¡°Tell me the truth, is it n who did something to you?¡±


    Lexie¡¯s hand holding the phone trembled slightly, even when she saw the words ¡®n¡¯ on the screen, she was still physically scared, the fear that man gave her had seeped down to her bones.


    She replied after a while, ¡°No.¡±


    ¡°Which hospital are you in?¡±


    Myles persevered and pursued with a firm attitude, ¡°I¡¯m going over to you now.¡±

 Chapter 59 Myles Sent Me

    Looking at the messages that kept popping up on her phone, Lexie replied, ¡°I¡¯m really fine, I¡¯m just a bit tired, I¡¯ll sleep first.¡±


    Then whatever Myles sent, she stopped replying.


    After a long while, Myles sent, ¡°You take a good rest.¡±


    After that there was finally no movement.


    Lexie was relieved, but her heart was as ufortable.


    If Myles came at this time, in case he met n, or if someone with an intention to see him, it would only cause trouble.


    Putting down her phone, Lexie got out of bed and poured water.


    A door opening sound came, the sound of high heels stepping on the floor with a sharp sound, ¡°Howe you pour water for yourself, Mrs. Howard? n didn¡¯t even hire an escort to wait on you?¡±


    Lexie didn¡¯t even need to raise her head to know it was Edith.


    She was hospitalized, how could Edith let go such a rare opportunity to taunt her?


    [What are you doing here?]


    ¡°Don¡¯t be so wary, I just heard that you are hospitalized, so I came to care about you, after all, you are my sister,¡± Edith opened her mouth with a sneer, ¡°Even dad is now asking me to be polite to you, so in the future our family will have to reply on you.¡±


    Edith walked to the table, ¡°I¡¯ll pour you water.¡±


    Saying that, in front of Lexie, she handed a ss of water to Lexie, ¡°Here, drink it.¡±


    The water was still hot.


    Lexie nodded, not really thinking that Edith was that kind.


    Sure enough, the moment she was about to take over the ss, Edith let go of her hand early.


    With a ng, the ss fell to the floor, splitting in pieces while hot water sshed everywhere.


    Lexie failed to dodge, the sshing hot water scalded her feet. In pain, she held the corner of the table, and she barely stood table.


    ¡°Yikes! Sorry, why don¡¯t you hold it steady, sister?¡±


    Edith eximed at Lexie in a do-gooder manner, ¡°Got scalded? That¡¯s why I said, don¡¯t drink that hot water, let me get you a new ss of cool water.¡±


    [What the hell are you doing?]


    ¡°What am I doing? Don¡¯t you know it?¡± Edith¡¯s face changed, ¡°You think I have forgotten the fact you pushed me into the water, right, mute?¡±


    Lexie¡¯s face went pale and her pupils contracted violently.


    How could she forget that Edith was vengeful, she had made a fool of her in front of so many guests at the birthday banquet, there was no way she would just let this go.


    As she froze, Edith had already taken a ss of cold water.


    The warm sun outside the window shone in, illuminating the ss brilliantly, but the cold light glistened in Edith¡¯s eyes.


    Lexie subconsciously raised her arm to shield her face.


    ¡°Ah¡­¡±


    The expected coolness did note, instead, Edith¡¯s scream startled Lexie. She looked up, but saw Edith¡¯s arm being twisted by a short-haired woman with one hand, bending her waist and crying out in misery, and the ss of water in her hand was also taken away.


    ¡°Who are you? How did you get in here?¡±


    ¡°With doctors like you who abuse your patients, it¡¯s no wonder the doctor-patient rtionship is so tense.¡±


    A clear, cold voice came from the woman¡¯s mouth, she twisted Edith¡¯s arm with great ease, not allowing the person under her hand struggling break free.


    ¡°Ah¡­¡±


    Edith screamed miserably, ¡°I¡¯ll call the police if you don¡¯t let go!¡±


    ¡°If you struggle any more, your arm is going to be ruined.¡±


    ¡°You don¡¯t scare me, I¡¯m the doctor, I ¡­¡±


    Edith was brutal at first, trying to move twice, a ¡®click¡¯ sound like celery snapping obviously rang out, she froze for a moment, then screamed out in misery, ¡°Ah-¡±


    Lexie¡¯s heart jumped as she watched, and she was gesturing with her hands to get the short-haired woman to let go of Edith.


    She was Peter¡¯s precious daughter, if something happened to her, ordinary people could not bear the consequences.


    ¡°What are you doing?¡±


    A male voice came from outside the door, and Lexie jerked her head up to see Kevin.


    Kevin walked in hurriedly.


    Meanwhile, the short-haired woman had let go and dropped Edith.


    Edith stumbled twice and was held up by Kevin who had rushed in, ¡°What¡¯s going on?¡±


    ¡°Kevin! I think my arm is broken,¡± Edith¡¯s head was covered in cold sweat from the pain, tears came out of her eyes, and she fell into Kevin¡¯s arms and cried out in pain, ¡°It hurts.¡±


    Kevin rushed at the short-haired woman and said in a cold voice, ¡°Who sent you here? Do you know that intentionally hurting someone is punishable by several years?¡±


    [She didn¡¯t!]


    Lexie hurriedly stopped in front of the short-haired woman and shook her head at Kevin.


    [She helped me.]


    Kevin froze slightly, incredulous.


    At this moment, Edith in his arms was sobbing louder, ¡°Kevin, I¡¯m dying of pain, send me to the orthopedic department to find the doctor, my arm is really broken.¡±


    ¡°Let¡¯s go to the psychiatric unit first.¡±


    Lexie was still frozen when she was suddenly pulled by a hand, the short-haired woman shielding her, expressionless, ¡°A crazy person who sshes hot water on a patient can also be a doctor?¡±


    ¡°Ssh hot water?¡±


    Kevin nced at the mess under the table through the corner of his eyes, and also saw the red swelling of the burns on Lexie¡¯s feet, and immediately understood everything, so he pushed Edith away with a livid face.


    ¡°Ah!¡± Edith held her dislocated arm and screamed miserably, tears soared out of her eyes, but she was still gritting her teeth and weaseling, ¡°Kevin, don¡¯t believe them, they are together, talking nonsense!¡±


    ¡°I know in my heart whether it¡¯s nonsense or not,¡± Kevin looked at her coldly.


    Ever since he had seen how sinister Edith was at the Howard family¡¯s fish pond, he knew that Edith was a tough nut, and this incident today was definitely Edith¡¯s handiwork again.


    Seeing that she couldn¡¯t hide it, Edith cried in anger, ¡°Kevin, why are you like this ¡­¡±


    ¡°If you have time to howl here, why don¡¯t you go find a doctor to treat you bones?¡± the short-haired woman gave Edith a meaningful nce, ¡°There will be after-effects even if they are attached after a long time.¡±


    Upon hearing these words, Edith¡¯s face turned white with fear and stuttered, ¡°You ¡­ you wait to receive awyer¡¯s letter!¡±


    Dropping those words, she scrambled away, clutching her ¡®crippled¡¯ arm, hastily.


    As soon as she left, Kevin hurriedly pulled Lexie, ¡°Let me see where it hurts.¡±


    Lexie sat on the edge of the bed and carefully lifted up her trouser legs, then revealed arge red swelling on the surface of her feet from the burns and rows of blisters.


    Kevin frowned, ¡°You bear with it for now, I¡¯ll go get the medicine.¡±


    Kevin left in a hurry.


    After a ¡®bang¡¯ of a closed door, only Lexie was left in the ward, together with the short-haired strange woman.


    It was then that Lexie got a good look at her.


    She was quite taller than Lexie, in an army green jumpsuit, patent leather Martin boots, with bright features, and a cool and very spirited temperament.


    She said, ¡°My name is Flora Miller, Myles sent me here.¡±


    Lexie froze for a moment.


    Flora lifted the fruit and flowers from the corner she had brought and raised them towards Lexie, ¡°He said you are sick and hospitalized, but he couldn¡¯t show up himself, so he asked me toe and see you.¡±R¨ºAdt??St chapters at Novel(D)ra/ma.Org Only

 Chapter 60 He’s on the Run from Murder

    ¡°Never touch the water, and be careful not to break the blisters either.¡±


    Kevin put medicine on Lexie and admonished, ¡°It¡¯s too hot, so don¡¯t bandage it, don¡¯t touch the covers when you sleep, and try to keep your feet exposed.¡±Content bel0ngs to N?vel(D)r/a/ma.Org.


    [Thank you.]


    Lexie looked at Kevin and said thank you.


    Kevin, however, was still uneasy, ¡°If Edithes again, you must ring the bell and call the nurse. I have already told the hospital to transfer her as soon as possible.¡±


    Lexie¡¯s brow furrowed slightly.


    [It¡¯s okay, you don¡¯t have to go through all that trouble for me.]


    It wasn¡¯t like her beef with Edith was only at the hospital, no matter where she went, as long as there was a chance to meet, Edith wouldn¡¯t let go of the opportunity to humiliate her.


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry, it¡¯s not just for you, her character dictates that she¡¯s not fit to be a doctor,¡± Speaking of which, Kevin frowned and nced at his watch, ¡°You get some rest first.¡±


    Lexie nodded with a gentle gaze.


    When Kevin went out, Flora was on the phone in the hallway outside the door.


    ¡°I¡¯ve been to the hospital, I¡¯m outside the ward now, and I¡¯ve seen her.¡±


    ¡°She looks okay, I¡¯ll ask herter.¡±


    As she was speaking, Kevin came out. Flora and him looked at each other and nodded to each other as a greeting.


    ¡°The doctor is out and I gotta go in.¡±


    In the ward, Lexie told Flora to sit down.


    [How did Myles know I was hospitalized here?]


    After gesturing the signnguage, Lexie realized that the other party shouldn¡¯t be able to read it, and as she was about to reach for her phone, Flora said, ¡°He doesn¡¯t know, I deduced it, and I just told him.¡±


    Lexie froze for a moment, [You know signnguage?]


    Flora looked m, ¡°A little.¡±


    ¡°Myles said that your grandma had her surgery here earlier, and it just so happens that I have friends working at this hospital.¡±


    Lexie nodded in understanding.


    [Thank you for visiting me, I am fine.]


    ¡°It is okay, as it happens, there¡¯s something on you that interests me.¡±


    Lexie was stunned.


    [What¡¯s it?]


    ¡°About the Mitchell Pharmaceutical Group.¡±


    Flora¡¯s gaze was cool and calm, just quietly looking at Lexie, but it was this calm gaze that caused Lexie¡¯s heart to suddenly tighten up.


    [What do you want to ask me?]


    Flora asked, ¡°Do you know your father had a man named Paul Poole with him?¡±


    Hearing that, Lexie immediately nodded.


    Paul Poole was one of Peter¡¯s assistants, who used to frequent the Mitchell family and had a pretty good rtionship with Edith, who called him ¡±Uncle Paul¡±.


    ¡°Have you seen this persontely?¡±


    [Haven¡¯t seen him in a long time.]


    ¡°When was thest time you saw him?¡±


    Lexie thought seriously, [About six months ago, I remember it was still winter, a snowy day, almost New Year¡¯s Eve].


    ¡°Six months ago?¡± Flora asked again, ¡°Then do you remember what he brought, said, and did that day at the Mitchell¡¯s?¡±


    Lexie shook her head.


    Too much time had passed, and she had never had any contact with these people, and whenever they came, her grandmother would pull her away from them, so she didn¡¯t get to see anything.


    Looking at Flora with a serious face, Lexie couldn¡¯t help but ask.


    [What are you asking about him for?]


    Flora looked back at Lexie, ¡°Nothing, we suspect he¡¯s on the run from murder.¡±


    Lexie was stunned, and her pupils had sharp contraction.


    Murber?


    Flora, however, did not change her face, uttering, ¡°Besides entrusting me toe see you, Myles also asked me one thing.¡±


    Lexie was still in shock and didn¡¯te back to her senses for a while, only looking at Flora in a daze.


    ¡°Myles told me that you suspect your mother¡¯s death was a homicide, and if that¡¯s true, then you can¡¯t rule out Paul Poole¡¯s involvement in the matter.¡±


    [What the hell are you?]


    Lexie forced herself to calm down and looked closely at Flora.


    ¡°Oh yeah, I forgot to introduce my profession,¡± Flora lowered her head and fished out her ID, ¡°I¡¯m the deputy captain of the J City Investigation Bureau.¡±


    Lexie looked at the ID, unbelievable.


    On the other hand, in the Howard Group headquarters.


    Jack hurried into n¡¯s office with a document and the video tape.


    ¡°Mr. n, after the birthday banquet, Miss Mitchell did go to the Mitchell family¡¯s winery once with Peter together, and someone witnessed that Peter took Miss Mitchell into the study.¡±


    The video ying on n¡¯sputer was the surveince of the Mitchell family¡¯s winery.


    The surveince showed that Peter and Lexie got out of the car together and went into the vi.


    Behind theputer, n¡¯s slender fingers rested on his chin, the shadows hiding the scars on his face, revealing the cold side of his face, and he frowned at the sight of the image.


    By the looks of it, she wasn¡¯t lying.


    Jack handed over another document, ¡°There¡¯s one more thing, for the matter you asked me to look into earlier regarding Miss Mitchell¡¯s birth mother, I found something, and I think I might need to let you know in time.¡±


    n withdrew his gaze, leaned back in his chair while taking the document in his hand, and casually turned a page.


    His gaze sank upon seeing the words ¡®Missing Persons Filing¡¯ inrge letters, ¡°What is this?¡±


    Jack said, ¡°Earlier, you asked me to check Miss Mitchell¡¯s birth, but I found that Miss Mitchell surprisingly didn¡¯t have any file records before she returned to the Mitchell family, and then I had someone go deeper to find out that, before she was eight years old, Miss Mitchell was abducted and sold.¡±


    n¡¯s face changed slightly as he looked carefully at the file in the document.


    ¡®Abduction¡¯ was almost a taboo word here in n.


    Jack had a cautious look on his face.


    ¡°Although the details are not clear yet, but from the time of the police station¡¯s case, Miss Mitchell was missing from birth, and Peter himself reported the case at the police station twenty-eight years ago, and has also been looking for her until twenty years ago.¡±


    For the matter of being abducted and sold by human traffickers, no one knew better than n what kind of experience it was. His hand clutching the edge of the paper tightened, the joints of his fingers gradually whitening.


    It was surprising that Lexie had been abducted and sold for eight years as well.


    ¡°Mr. n,¡± Jack carefully called out to n, ¡°Are you okay?¡±


    n returned to his senses, but then looked at the document in his hand in thought.


    Half a minuteter, he instructed, ¡°Find someone reliable and make a trip to the Mitchell family¡¯s winery.¡±


    ¡°Go take some pictures.¡±


    After Jack went out, n¡¯s gaze kept falling on that document, and he read those police station case records over and over again, unable to quiet his mind for a long time.


    He didn¡¯t expect Lexie to have the same experience as him.


    So when Peter set the mountain on fire twenty years ago, Lexie hadn¡¯t been taken back to the Mitchell family but was living in deep water, and at that time, she was about the same age as Linda.


    Somehow, in connection with what Professor Chaw had said, n¡¯s brow furrowed.


    Did Lexie really not know that there was something wrong with the medicine given by Peter?

 Chapter 61 How Did You Get Hurt?

    For several days in a row, Lexie didn¡¯t see n.


    Instead, Flora came every day, bringing food with him.


    [Thank for you delivering food to me every day.]


    Lexie was embarrassed.


    Flora unscrewed the lunch boxes and ced them one by one on the dining table, ¡°I was entrusted by someone, and besides, I need your help.¡±


    Lexie¡¯s eyebrows frowned slightly.


    [I really don¡¯t know much about Paul Poole, the one who is closer to him, besides my father, is Edith, maybe you should go and ask Edith].


    ¡°No, it¡¯s easy to spook her if I ask her instead.¡±


    ¡°By the way, don¡¯t mention this to your family, for your own good.¡±


    Lexie nodded to show that she understood, but she was still puzzled.


    [You suspect Paul Poole of killing someone. Who did he kill?]


    ¡°A sales agent for a pharmaceuticalpany.¡±


    [Why?]


    ¡°Initially, it¡¯s a business rivalry and Paul Poole is just a henchman being directed.¡±


    Lexie¡¯s heart stuttered.


    Did that mean that the Mitchell Pharmaceutical Group was involved?


    [Telling me this, aren¡¯t you afraid of spooking my father?]


    ¡°No,¡± Flora looked at her, his gaze sober and calm, ¡°Paul Poole is a knife of Peter, aren¡¯t you also suspecting that your mother¡¯s death is rted to Peter? And aren¡¯t you already nning to leave J City?¡±


    ¡°By the way, Myles asked me to bring words that Grandma has been arranged, and you can leave J City anytime as soon as you¡¯re ready.¡±


    Hearing these words, Lexie¡¯s face suddenly became tense, and her hand clutching the chopsticks trembled slightly.


    She had to leave, because the fake prescription definitely could not fool n.


    It waste in the evening and the roar of nes crossed the sky over J City Airport.


    The car picked up the man from the terminal and drove down the airport highway.


    ¡°Mr. n, it¡¯s still necessary for you to deal with it personally. The contract for Binjiang New Town is finally signed, the engineering team can go ahead with confidence and boldness.¡±


    Jack held the contract in his hand and couldn¡¯t hold back the joy in his voice.


    n said, ¡°We still have to be careful.¡±


    ¡°You mean your uncle ¡­¡±


    ¡°He¡¯s suffered a loss this time, and I¡¯m afraid that the marriage between Tina and the Walsh family will be ahead of the agenda.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I have had the things ready.¡±


    n nodded.


    ¡°Mr. n, you¡¯re tired after these busy days, let me send you hometer.¡±


    ¡°No, go to the hospital.¡±


    Hearing that, Jack¡¯s heart stuttered, somehow inexplicably was worried about Lexie.


    It was already dark.


    Kevin knocked on the door and entered the ward with Lexie¡¯s examination report.


    When he came in, Lexie was leaning on the bed looking out of the window at the moonlight.


    ¡°Wanna go for a walk?¡±


    Kevin¡¯s voice pulled Lexie¡¯s thoughts back.


    She froze for a moment and looked back.


    Kevin tucked his hands in the pockets of his white coat and showed a warm smile towards her, ¡°It should be quite boring to stay in the ward all the time, right? The rosebuds are blooming outside, I¡¯ll take you out for a look.¡±Content is property of N?velDrama.Org.


    Lexie hesitated for a moment and nodded her head.


    She hadn¡¯t told Kevin about leaving J City, so she had to thank him for taking care of her these days anyway.


    The hospital walls were crawling with vines of rosebuds in all colors.


    Kevin helped Lexie towards the pavilion.


    ¡°The indicators are normal, but the injury on your foot is not yet healed and you can¡¯t walk around easily, so I rmend you to stay in the hospital for two days for observation before being discharged, which is safer.¡±


    [It¡¯s better to get out of the hospital as soon as possible.]


    ¡°Why so rush? Got something to do?¡±


    [Nothing, it¡¯s just boring to be in the hospital]


    Kevin nodded in understanding.


    [By the way, thank you for taking care of me all this time, and for helping to hide the truth from Grandma.]


    ¡°You¡¯re wee, but do you still n to keep the marriage between you and my cousin a secret from Grandma?¡±


    Lexie pondered, [It shouldn¡¯t be necessary in the future.]


    Kevin, however, froze, ¡°Are you nning to tell Grandma?¡±


    Lexie was about to reply and her gaze suddenly contracted.


    Lexie¡¯s hand trembled for a moment and pulled her hand out of Kevin¡¯s hand.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± Kevin wondered, following Lexie¡¯s gaze but seeing n.


    ¡°n? When did you get here?¡±


    n had been there for a while, and when he didn¡¯t see Lexie in the ward, he just happened to see a scene of Kevin helping Lexie take a walk downstairs through the window.


    ¡°I just arrived,¡± As his cold words fell, and his sunken gaze was fixed on Lexie, ¡°So badly injured? Why don¡¯t I have someone assign you a wheelchair so that you can go out easily?¡±


    Lexie¡¯s face went white and she bit her lips tightly.


    Kevin uttered, ¡°n, Lexie¡¯s foot is injured.¡±


    It was hot, and despite Kevin¡¯s repeated instructions to be careful, her burns became infected and had to be wrapped up in gauze, and right now, with gauze wrapped around her feet and wearing a wide slipper that didn¡¯t fit, she was having trouble walking.


    n¡¯s brow furrowed slightly as his gaze fell to her foot, ¡°How did you get hurt?¡±


    [It is okay, it¡¯s almost healed.]


    Lexie wasn¡¯t willing to exin much.


    ¡°She still needs more rest for she had old and new injury. n , if you are too busy with your work, you don¡¯t have toe to the hospital too often, I am here to take care of Lexie.¡±


    Because of the medicine, Kevin had been wary of n, and directly helped Lexie to go back to the ward.


    n¡¯s gaze sank, ¡°Wait.¡±


    Lexie¡¯s shoulders trembled as her arm was pulled, and she looked up at n in panic.


    Kevin¡¯s face changed, ¡±n! What do you want? Don¡¯t go too far.¡±


    ¡°Dr. Stewart, you are overly dedicated,¡± n gave him a sideways nce and picked Lexie up, saying, ¡°But you seem to forget that she is my legal wife.¡±


    Lexie¡¯s mind went nk, looking up to see the stubble on n¡¯s chin, the profile of his face illuminated by the moonlight, cold and resolute.


    The summer evening breeze swayed the roses in the yard, shaking off the petals.


    Large dark clouds in the distant sky crept in, as if a major storm wasing.


    There were surprised looks all the way down the corridor, and Lexie struggled to get down.


    ¡°You¡¯d better not move,¡± a deep, cold voice rang in her ears, ¡°but if you really want to be in a wheelchair, I don¡¯t mind it.¡±


    Lexie shivered, one hand clutching the corner of her hospital gown tightly.


    The faint smell of tobo came from the man, which caused fear into her heart.


    n put her back on the hospital bed and swept a nce, ¡°How did your foot get hurt?¡±


    Lexie clutched the sheet, her face pale.


    [identally scalded.]


    ¡°By yourself?¡±


    Seeing that she didn¡¯t say anything, n¡¯s brows knitted slightly and he poured a ss of water, but seeing Lexie¡¯s expression visibly wince, his frown deepened and he handed over the ss of water, ¡°Warm water.¡±


    Lexie revealed a stunned look of disbelief.

 Chapter 62 Let Me Go, You Marry Edith

    ¡°I¡¯ve already taken the prescription to have it rationed and analyzed, if this prescription is true, I¡¯ll let bygones be bygones for what happened before,¡± n¡¯s voice fell on her ears, Lexie was flustered.


    The corner of n¡¯s eyes swept over a corner of the ward, where piled with some fruit and flowers.


    ¡°Someone came to see you?¡±


    Lexie¡¯s heart stuttered and she tried to suppress her nervous look.


    [My friend came by.]


    n didn¡¯t seem to think much about it, ¡°Since you¡¯re injured, stay in the hospital for two more days and go back home when you¡¯ve recuperated.¡±


    [No, I can be discharged tomorrow.]


    ¡°Tomorrow?¡± n looked at her gauze-wrapped foot and cut to the chase, ¡°No.¡±


    [I still have to go back to work at the library.]


    ¡°No worries, I have asked leave for you.¡±


    At those words, Lexie looked stunned.


    n seemed to be different from his usual self today.


    As they were talking, the door opened, ¡°n, when did you get here?¡±


    Edith¡¯s voice interrupted the conversation between the two.


    As soon as Lexie heard Edith¡¯s voice, her foot was in pain like a conditioned reflex.


    n frowned, displeased, ¡°Why didn¡¯t you knock at the door?¡±


    Edith spat her tongue at him, a look of extreme intimacy and familiarity with n, and pouted, ¡°I forgot, it¡¯s because I know you¡¯re here, I¡¯m especially happy. You¡¯d been away for so many days, and you didn¡¯t even answer my phone.¡±


    n looked perfunctory, ¡°I was rather busy because of the meeting.¡±


    ¡°I understand, work is important,¡± she stood in the doorway for a moment and suddenly looked at Lexie, her tone warning, ¡°Sis, you need to rest more since you¡¯re injured, why are you still running around? People in the hospital are talking about it.¡±


    Lexie pursed her lips and didn¡¯t say a word.


    No wonder Edith came so quickly.


    ¡°Anything wrong?¡± n looked at Edith.


    ¡°Can¡¯t Ie to you if nothing is wrong?¡± Edith immediately turned back, smoothly pulled out the chair and sat down, ¡°Actually, I received Tina¡¯s invitation yesterday, she will be engaged at the end of the month. n, you have no femalepanion, I have no malepanion, let¡¯s go together. ¡±


    Hearing these words, Lexie looked dark and silently clenched her fingers, she was very self-aware.


    But it was too bullying for Edith to say that in front of her.


    n nced at her and said with a sideways nce, ¡°Let Kevin apany you.¡±


    ¡°Why?¡±


    ¡°I have femalepany, I can¡¯t go with you.¡±


    Edith¡¯s face changed and she said sharply, ¡°How is that possible? Who is it? Howe I don¡¯t know?¡±


    A hint of impatience surfaced on n¡¯s face as he looked at Edith, ¡°Is it very questionable who my femalepanion is?¡±


    ¡°You mean ¡­,¡± Edith blushed and subconsciously looked at Lexie.


    Howe n brought Lexie with him?


    Lexie was also surprised and unbelievable.


    Edith gritted her teeth and was still undeterred ¡°But isn¡¯t my sister injured? She shouldn¡¯t be able to go.¡±


    ¡°There¡¯s no rush, the engagement party is at the end of the month, there¡¯s still time to go.¡±


    A sentence blocked Edith¡¯s speech.


    Looking at n¡¯s cold face, Edith suddenly thought of something and said to Lexie, ¡°Sis, did you say something to n?¡±


    ¡°You got hurt because you failed to hold the cup yourself, you can¡¯t falsely use me!¡±


    Lexie frowned.


    For a moment, she didn¡¯t know whether to call Edith stupid or bad.


    n¡¯s face changed as he looked at Edith and questioned, ¡°Lexie got injured because of you?¡±


    Edith was shocked and panicked for a moment, ¡°No, I didn¡¯t mean that, n, it has nothing to do with me. They wronged me, that woman even twisted my arm, I ¡­¡±Content bel0ngs to N?vel(D)r/a/ma.Org.


    ¡°That¡¯s enough!¡± Coldness covered n¡¯s brow.


    Looking at n¡¯s expression, Edith fell like in an abyss, ¡°n, don¡¯t misunderstand, I¡¯ll exin.¡±


    After the words were said, Edith gave Lexie another warning nce before she hurried away.


    The door to the ward closed with a ¡®click¡¯ and silence returned to the room.


    n and Lexie always felt extra quiet around them when they were alone together, she couldn¡¯t talk and was cautious in her actions, as if she was always trying desperately to make herself invisible.


    ¡°Your injury is rted to Edith?¡±


    Lexie clutched the sheet and didn¡¯t say anything, she had no intention of stirring up trouble.


    ¡°Both of you are daughters of the Mitchell family, and even if you are an illegitimate daughter, you don¡¯t have to be so contrary.¡±


    Looking at her unresponsive, n barked, ¡°Did you hear me?¡±


    Lexie shuddered in shock and looked at n in dismay.


    ¡°You are weak and ipetent, it is a disgrace to me!¡±


    n¡¯s irritated look fell in Lexie¡¯s eyes, and she suddenly felt that this man wasn¡¯t as unfeeling as outsiders saw him, and perhaps he didn¡¯t want to hurt her.


    [If you want, I can leave the Howard family and you marry Edith.]


    n¡¯s face sank as he stared intently at Lexie.


    [Originally, it wasn¡¯t me you were going to marry, and you know that it was my father¡¯s arrangement that I stay by your side, so rather than keep suspecting me of trying to harm you, why don¡¯t you let me go?]


    ¡°What makes you think I¡¯ll let you go?¡±


    [I have no use for you, and no matter if you want to deal with the Mitchell family, Edith is more suitable than me.]


    Lexie was calm, gesticting.


    She still had a glimmer of hope for n, that maybe because she was worthless, he would let her go so that she could leave J City with her Grandma.


    ¡°What kind of ce do you think the Howard family is? You cane and go whenever you want?¡±


    n¡¯s hand pressed against the sheet, his tall shadow enveloping Lexie, and her shoulders jerked and she backed away reflexively.


    ¡°Let you go? So that you can alert Peter that I¡¯m looking for the Mitchell family¡¯s prescription?¡±


    [I won¡¯t!] Lexie shook her head hurriedly.


    ¡°I don¡¯t believe you,¡± n stared at her coldly and said, ¡°I¡¯ve only believed in anything that I can control in my own hands, or ¡­ dead people.¡±


    Lexie was stunned, and a chill ran out from her heart, freezing her limbs.


    ¡°Stay here, don¡¯t make a fool of yourself, it¡¯s not up to you to decide who is more valuable.¡± n straightened up and uttered.


    The door to the ward ¡®banged¡¯ and the cold wind swept across her face, Lexie winced and when she came back to her sense, n was already gone.


    She clenched her fists and looked in the direction of the door, her brow furrowing.


    How did she forget that for n, she was a ything, a pawn against the Mitchell family, so she could not leave on her own.


    In the corridor outside the ward, n¡¯s face was livid as soon as he came out.


    Jack had been waiting, ¡°Mr. n, just Miss Mitchell, oh ¡­ not ¡­ Miss Edith ran out in tears, she is ¡­ ¡±


    n nced at the ward door out of the corner of his eye, ¡°Book a restaurant tomorrow night and ask her out for dinner.¡±


    Jack froze for a moment, but didn¡¯t dare to ask more questions, ¡°Okay.¡±

 Chapter 63 Collaboration

    In the following morning, Lexie insisted on being discharged from the hospital.


    Kevin took a half day off to send her back to Howard¡¯s house.


    ¡°My mother is not at home today, so you can rest for the day,¡± Kevin helped her back to her room and said, ¡°Even if you are at home, you should rest well and never move around, this injury of yours will take at least another three to five days to fully heal.¡±


    Lexie nodded, [Thank you.]


    The corner of Kevin¡¯s eye nced at a sneaky figure at the door and deliberately raised his voice, ¡°There are some servants in the Howard family who have been here for a long time and have forgotten their identity, although I am not the owner of this house, I can still make the decision to dismiss one or two servants.¡±


    The figure at the door shifted for a moment, and after a while, Marry walked out in panic, ¡°Mr. Kevin, I am just concerned about Mrs. Howard and came to see if there was anything I could do to help.¡±


    Kevin snorted coldly, ¡°Is that so? Not here to spy on us?¡±


    Marry blushed.


    There was a warning in Kevin¡¯s tone, ¡°I have to go back to work this afternoon, serve Mrs. Howard well or my cousin won¡¯t spare you if anything happens to her.¡±


    Marry nodded, not daring to say more.


    When Kevin left, she stood in the doorway and looked at Lexie, saying grimly, ¡°Mrs. Howard, what would you like to eat tonight? I¡¯ll have the kitchen prepare it.¡±


    Lexie shook her head.


    [I don¡¯t have appetite, just leave me alone and close the door for me.]


    ¡°Eat some, I¡¯ll have the kitchen prepare some porridge for you.¡±


    Marry¡¯s change made Lexie puzzled, but she only thought that Kevin¡¯s words just now had worked, and didn¡¯t think much of it.


    ¡°Then you can rest, and I¡¯ll bring up your meal in the evening.¡±


    When Marry left, Lexie carefully got out of bed, rummaged through her suitcase, and put the small wooden box inside that her mother had left her in the canvas bag she usually took out with her.


    Leaving J City, she didn¡¯t n to take too many things with her, a little savings, and her mother¡¯s relics would be enough.


    At night, Lexie ate some porridge and felt tired, so she went to sleep.


    And at that moment, the sound of an engine rang out in the yard, and Edith helped n into the living room.


    ¡°Edith, what¡¯s wrong with n? Has he drunk?¡± Diana eximed and stepped forward to help.


    ¡°Mrs. Stewart, n seems to be drunk, I¡¯ll send him up to rest.¡± Edith had a concerned face.


    ¡°Miss Edith, you¡¯ve had drunk quite a lot too, are you alright?¡± Marry wanted to step forward to give a hand, but was stopped by a look from Diana.


    Diana ordered, ¡°Marry, go cook some sober soup and send it upter.¡±


    ¡°Edith, then you send n up, the second room on the second floor on the left, don¡¯t take the wrong one.¡±


    Edith nodded, and when she met Diana¡¯s eyes, her eyes tried desperately to suppress her excitement, and her hand holding n couldn¡¯t help but tremble.


    Diana smiled meaningfully at her, ¡°Edith, please take good care of n.¡±


    ¡°I will, Mrs. Stewart.¡±


    After settling n on the bed, Edith carefully asked, ¡°n, are you okay?¡±


    n was lying unresponsive on the bed.


    Seeing this, Edith carefully took out a white paper bag from her handbag, turned her back to n and poured it inside the water cup on the bed, ¡°n, drink some water, you will be better.¡±


    n was drunk and unconscious, allowing Edith to feed him half a ss of water down.


    Putting down the cup, Edith climbed up the bed and unbuttoned her shirt.


    n¡¯s wheat-colored chest was fully disyed, and his cold, handsome face was reflected in her eyes as if he was the embodiment of desire, making her want to pounce on him.


    Edith sat on her knees over him and undid her own clothes.


    Half-drunk and half-awake, n suddenly opened his eyes.


    Edith was shocked, her face was white with fear, ¡°You ¡­ you¡¯re not drunk ¡­¡±


    And in the next second, n¡¯s eyes went blurry and he violently rolled the woman over and pressed her down.


    Edith snapped back to her senses and calmed down.


    How could he still be sober after all the drinking he¡¯d done tonight?


    Not to mention the bag of pills!


    As the man tore her clothes, she immediately circled his neck, her voice soft, ¡°n ¡­¡±


    At this moment, in the living room on the first floor, Diana listened to themotioning from upstairs and could hardly hide the smugness on her face as she waved her hand towards Marry, ¡°There¡¯s no need to send it.¡±


    Marry put down the soup.Content bel0ngs to N?vel(D)r/a/ma.Org.


    ¡°By the way, that mute ¡­¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry, the porridge I gave her at night has been given a sufficient amount of sleeping pills in it, she won¡¯t even wake up tonight, so she definitely won¡¯t spoil your good deed, Madam.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s good, it is such a rare and good opportunity, we can¡¯t let her out to spoil it.¡± Diana coldly snorted, ¡°As a cripple, she wants to earn a ce in the Howard family? Don¡¯t dream.¡±


    Knowing that n had asked Edith to dinner tonight, she guessed that something would happen at night, and she had confidence on the tactics of this second youngdy of the Mitchell family.


    And all she had to do was take care of that mute.


    ¡°Madam, isn¡¯t it a bit too risky for us to do this?¡± Marry showed concern, ¡°if outsiders find it out, isn¡¯t it bad for the Howard family¡¯s reputation?¡±


    Dianaughed coldly, ¡°Who would go out and make a big deal out of such things? Edith?¡±


    Marry froze, ¡°What if Mr. n is angry?¡±


    ¡°What does this have to do with us? It¡¯s her who sent n back, and we can¡¯t stop them, so don¡¯t think about it, we didn¡¯t do anything.¡±


    After saying this, Diana yawned and stretched out before went towards her bedroom, ¡°I¡¯ll get a good night¡¯s sleep tonight.¡±


    It waste in the night.


    Lexie slept in a daze and had a very deep dream.


    Vaguely, she felt as if someone had pulled herself up, and the cold breeze dug into her pajamas.


    She couldn¡¯t help but shiver, and subconsciously reached out to pull at the quilt, but before her hand could reach the quilt, she was pressed down, and the next second, something rushed into her body.


    ¡®Ah¡­¡¯


    The unfamiliar yet d¨¦j¨¤ vu sensation invaded her limbs, and the pain made her cry out in surprise, jerking her awake from her dream with a start. When she opened her eyes, only to catch a glimpse of the man heaving over her.


    n ¡­


    Why was he here!


    The moment she woke up, cold sweat instantly seeped out from Lexie¡¯s back, she wanted to scream but couldn¡¯t, desperately trying to escape this nightmare.


    This must be a nightmare.


    n¡¯s eyes were red, he was like a beast out of its cage, as if he was going to tear her apart in the next second, and no matter how much she struggled, he held her firmly in his grip.


    Sweat slid down the scar on the man¡¯s face and dripped onto Lexie¡¯s face, mixing with her tears.

 Chapter 64 Doing It for Others

    The following day.


    ¡°Madam!¡±


    ¡°Ma¡¯am,e upstairs and take a look!¡±


    The inside of the house was dim, and the curtains were airtight.


    Lexie was awakened by the shouting outside the room.


    ¡°There was a bang and the door opened from the outside.


    Lexie cowered in fear, and the pain that struck the top of her foot jolted her awake.


    Diana stood in the doorway, and with a nce, she saw the bare-shouldered Lexie, as well as this room full of mess, and immediately chided, ¡°What the hell is going on here?¡±


    In the room, there was the woman¡¯s clothing scattered on the floor and blood dotting the sheets, mixed with unidentified stains, it was easy to imagine the intensity ofst night in this room.


    Lexie, however, looked bewildered.


    What had happenedst night? The aches all over her body were reminding her ofst night¡¯s memory.


    She was sleeping deeply, n suddenly barged in and tore her clothes, and no matter how much she struggled, it had no avail. He pounced towards her like a wild animal.


    Lexie shuddered violently, not daring to believe it.


    ¡°Madam, Miss Edith is still in Mr. n¡¯s room,¡± Marry¡¯s voice came from behind Diana.


    Diana gave Lexie a fierce re, ¡±Hurry up and put your clothes on! Are you nning to exhibit it for the whole family to see? What a shameless thing!¡±


    Leaving this behind, Diana and Marry left in a hurry.


    Lexie¡¯s mind went nk and her ears buzzed.


    And on the other side, in the master bedroom.


    Edith woke up from n¡¯s bed, unclothed, and therge room was empty except for herself.


    ¡°Edith,¡± Diana hurried in the door.


    ¡°Mrs. Stewart,¡± as soon as she saw Diana, Edith immediately jumped into her arms and cried out.


    ¡°What¡¯s going on here?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t know, Mrs. Stewart, why am I here? Isn¡¯t this n¡¯s room? The clothes on me, me and n ¡­¡±


    Diana looked around the messy bed and revealed a puzzled look.


    ¡°Don¡¯t cry, Edith, what happenedst night?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t know, I don¡¯t remember anything,¡± Edith¡¯s eyes were red and tears were falling down, ¡°If my father knows about it, he would beat me to death!¡±


    This was meant to ckmail the Howard family?


    Diana¡¯s eyes swept over with a touch of contempt as she nced at Marry.


    Marry understood, ¡°Miss Edith, don¡¯t cry, Mr. n went out early in the morning, and it seems that ¡­ he slept his wife¡¯s roomst night.¡±


    At those words, Edith¡¯s crying stopped abruptly and she looked at Marry incredulously.


    Diana patted her shoulder in relief, ¡°It¡¯s alright, Edith, you can take your time thinking about it if you can¡¯t remember. You wash your face first, I¡¯ll have someone send you a set of clean clothes over.¡±


    After saying this, Diana waved her hand and took Marry to leave first.


    As soon as the door closed, Diana¡¯s face sank.


    ¡°What a useless thing.¡±


    Marry asked, ¡°Sost night ¡­¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t bother, let her figure it out for herself.¡±


    Diana was in the midst of her anger and coldly said, ¡°That mute took the advantage!¡±


    And inside the room, Edith¡¯s face was so gloomy.


    n actually slept in Lexie¡¯s roomst night?


    She had gone to such great lengths to drug n, but in the end, she had done it for Lexie?


    It was noon at the headquarters of the Howard Group.


    Looking at the missed call on his phone, n impatiently pressed hang up.


    Not long after, Jack arrived in a hurry, ¡°Mr. n, Miss Edith called again and said she wanted to see you.¡±


    ¡°Tell her I¡¯m not avable.¡±


    ¡°Okay,¡± Jack responded with a careful nod.


    Early this morning, n¡¯s face looked very grim.


    ¡°Any other calls besides hers?¡±


    Jack froze, ¡°No.¡±


    n¡¯s eyebrows went cold at once, impatiently he snapped the phone onto the table.


    Taking out the fire on that woman was a matter of necessity.


    He wasn¡¯t drunk at allst night, but he just wanted to see what kind of tricks Edith wanted to y, but he didn¡¯t expect her to have so much guts to drug him.


    But when he woke up early in the morning and saw the tear-stained face of Lexie sleeping unconscious beside him, his heart suddenly welled up with indescribable guilt, and he actually fled in a hurry.


    ¡°Mr. n, if you don¡¯t have any other orders, I¡¯ll go out first.¡±


    Jack¡¯s voice pulled n¡¯s thoughts back.


    n frowned, ¡°Wait.¡±


    ¡°You go find a master who can read Feng Shui ande to my office.¡±


    ¡°What?¡± Jack froze for a moment, incredulous.


    A Feng Shui master?


    ¡°Mr. n, what are you trying to do? I thought you didn¡¯t believe in this?¡±


    ¡°Just do it, what¡¯s all the nonsense?¡±


    Jack nodded, ¡°Okay.¡±


    Today, his boss was furious. Early in the morning, several departments were scolded, so he¡¯d better talk less.


    It rained all afternoon in J City and only stopped raining in the evening.


    Marry knocked on the door with dinner, again with a grimace, ¡°Mrs. Howard, dinner is ready.¡±


    [Just put it on the table, please.]


    ¡°I don¡¯t care when you eat your meal, but I¡¯ll have to watch you take this medicine.¡±


    Medicine?


    Lexie froze, and when she looked up, she saw the pill box held in Marry¡¯s hand, and the words ¡¯emergency contraception¡¯ on it fell into Lexie¡¯s eyes.


    Her heart ached for no reason, and she instantly paled.


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    What happenedst night vividly urred to her mind. In fact,pared to the newlywed night, n was gentlest night, but at the moment the pill told her that it was really just an illusion.


    Marry thought she didn¡¯t want to eat, ¡°Mrs. Howard, don¡¯t make it difficult for me.¡±


    [Give it to me.]


    Lexie held out her hand.


    Seeing that Lexie had the medicine, Marry sighed in relief and said contemptuously, ¡°Then you remember to eat.¡±


    Lexie did not respond, holding her water cup with a gloomy face.


    As if it was because the pills dissolved so quickly, she felt a gush of bitterness in her throat.


    The phone on the table lit up for a moment and a text message from Myles popped up.


    ¡°Are you okay?¡±


    Lexie collected her thoughts and replied, ¡°I am okay.¡±


    Myles asked, ¡°Grandma has been settled, do you have much luggage? Do you need my help?¡±


    ¡°No, I have nothing to take away.¡±


    Lexie nced at the canvas bag hanging by the door, her mother¡¯s belongings and her bank card were in it, and she needed to travel light to leave J City, so she didn¡¯t n to take anything else with her to avoid alerting others.


    ¡°Okay, well, if you¡¯re ready to leave, let me know anytime.¡±


    Lexie was tapping words on her phone, and then the door opening sound came from behind her, the moment she looked up, she met a pair of narrow and cold sharp eyes, and her hand shook at once.


    With a ¡®pop¡¯, the phone dropped, making an extremely clear sound in the quiet room.


    n frowned, his gaze falling to the floor.


    ¡°What are you doing?¡±

 Chapter 65 What Do You Mean?

    The phone on the floor was still the WeChat interface, glowing blindingly in the light.


    Not waiting for her toe back to her sense, n walked to her and slowly bent down.


    Lexie¡¯s face was pale and she was nervous.


    Just a moment after picking up the phone, the screen suddenly went dark, flickered, and returned to the lock screen.


    ¡°See if it¡¯s broken.¡±


    Looking at the phone n handed over, Lexie took it, [It is okay.].


    ¡°Still haven¡¯t eaten?¡±


    n didn¡¯t get suspicious, his eyes falling on the table.


    The meal from Marry was still steaming.


    Lexie regained herposure and put her phone back on the table as if nothing had happened.


    [Why are you back so early today?]


    n frowned, ¡°What? You expect me toe backte?¡±


    Lexie was stunned, [No.]


    n nced at her and dropped a document on the table, ¡°Take a look.¡±


    The ck foldernded on the table with a soft sound.


    Lexie flipped it open, and the moment she saw the contents, her pupils contracted violently, and her shoulders trembled slightly.


    On the first page was a piece of talisman paper molded in a transparent bag, exactly the same as the one she had seen in the dark room of Peter¡¯s study, with some details written next to it.


    ¡°The feng shui master said that this is for suppressing unjust spirits, there¡¯s a matching formation, and people would not do this formation if he didn¡¯t kill someone and was rted to the death.¡±


    Lexie jerked her head up and looked at n, incredulous.


    ¡°No need to look at me like that, I don¡¯t believe in this, but I just thought it was strange that Peter was offering something like this in a dark room. Thinking maybe I could find out something, so I had someone check it out.¡±


    ¡°Now it seems that your mother¡¯s death had a great deal to do with him.¡±


    Lexie¡¯s fingers holding the folder gradually tightened, and even her knuckles gradually turned white.


    She couldn¡¯t read the talisman paper, but when she saw her mother¡¯s tablet chained by four creepy red chains, she knew it had to be no good.


    [Why are you checking this out for me?]


    ¡°Since it¡¯s a trade, you help me find the prescription, and I can help you look into your mother¡¯s death.¡±


    Lexie¡¯s face changed.


    From the inside, she didn¡¯t want n to help her with this favor.


    This man was unpredictable, even if he was sincere in helping her to investigate the cause of her mother¡¯s death, she was afraid that in the future, she would be under his control.


    Making a deal with the devil couldn¡¯t possibly end well for her, but she had to obey on the surface.


    [Thank you.]


    Seeing that n still didn¡¯t leave, Lexie looked at him with an apprehensive expression.


    [Anything else?]


    n stared intently at the woman in front of him, the image ofst night lingering in his mind.


    It¡¯d been like this all day today.


    At first, he med it on the alcohol and the effect of the damn drug Edith had given him, but at the moment, when he saw this woman, his body started to react again.


    ¡°Last night Edith sent me back and she drugged me, do you know about this?¡±


    At those words, Lexie was stunned.


    She shook her head, [I don¡¯t know.]


    ¡°Is that so? Isn¡¯t it that Peter failed in one scheme and came up with another one? Since he couldn¡¯t rely on you to seduce me, so he nned to use Edith to seduce me?¡±


    [Edith? That¡¯s impossible. If he wanted to do that, he wouldn¡¯t have let me marry you for Edith.]


    At the mention of a recement marriage, a hint of coldness leaked out of the man¡¯s narrow eyes.


    [Were you really druggedst night?]


    n looked at her, ¡°You seem disappointed?¡±


    Lexie first froze for a moment, and then her face turned blushed.


    [That¡¯s not what I meant.]


    ¡°And what do you mean?¡±


    Lexie subconsciously stepped back, and the moment her back clung to the back of the chair, her nightgown suddenly slipped off her shoulders, revealing her shoulders, and a thin belt dangled from her neck as if it could break at any moment.


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    Lexie pulled up her clothes in rm.


    ¡°What are you doing? I¡¯ve seen everything that needs to be seen.¡±


    Hearing that, Lexie was so ashamed, but her mind couldn¡¯t help but remember those images fromst night, and her face burned even more.


    Looking at the woman in front of him biting her lip, her face rosy, n frowned more tightly.


    After a while, with a startled cry from Lexie, she was grabbed onto the bed by n.


    The moment the nightgown was ripped off, Lexie¡¯s mind went nk.


    The night was gettingte.


    The lights were dim in the detached building of the Howard family¡¯s summer resort on the outskirts of the city.


    Tina, her clothes disheveled, leaned against the couch with her hair draped, staring at a foreign romance movie ying on the giant screen across from her, bottles of wine scattered around her.


    A beer bottle nging sound came from the doorway.


    ¡°Why drink so much? What if others see that?¡±


    Lennox stood in the living room, as soon as he entered and saw Tina with this wretch look, he was furious, ¡°Don¡¯t you forget, you¡¯re getting engaged at the end of this month!¡±


    Tina didn¡¯t even look at him and sneered, ¡°I won¡¯t forget, don¡¯t worry, I¡¯ll definitely do as you wish to marry into the Walsh family, and help you advance your business.¡±


    ¡°What are you talking about? Is it not for your own good to arrange this marriage for you? Bob is young and talented, in the whole J City, who wouldn¡¯t envy your marriage?¡±


    Seeing that Tina wasn¡¯t paying attention, Lennox didn¡¯t bother to talk to her about this anymore, only his face grew serious, ¡°I¡¯vee to say something to you.¡±


    ¡°Go ahead, I am listening.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t meddle in anything that has anything to do with n.¡±


    Tina snorted with a look of disdain.


    ¡°Did you hear me?¡± Lennox raised his voice, ¡°He has removed the men I arranged for the Binjiang New Town project, he is young, but his skills are unfathomable, don¡¯t mess with him, do you hear me?¡±


    ¡°Yeah.¡±


    Tina responded perfunctorily and smoothly covered herself with the nket, ¡°I¡¯m going to sleep. Do you want to continue lecturing me? You can go on!¡±


    ¡°You ¡­¡±


    Seeing that, Lennox didn¡¯t bother to talk to her again, his eyes red in anger, if not for the engagement at the end of the month, he would have made her kneel for a few days.


    ¡°During half month, don¡¯t make a scene! Or else that kid won¡¯t have a life ore back!¡±


    The echo of mming doors was left in the room.


    After an unknown amount of time, Tina suddenly sat up from the couch, grabbed the whiskey next to her and gulped it down, then viciously mmed the bottle towards the giant screen.


    ¡°All fucking no good! Why shouldn¡¯t I be allowed to mess with him?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m going to mess with him! Get me killed if he can!¡±


    A smashing sound followed by the ringing of the phone on the table finally fell on her ears.


    Seeing the caller ID, Tina¡¯s eyes suddenly sank.

 Chapter 66 Plotting an Escape

    It was past midnight, but the bar street of Lan Kwai Road in J City was lit up.


    ¡°Why do you want to see me in thiste hour?¡±


    Tina yed with the wine ss on the table, her sharp nails sliding over the ss.


    Edith said, ¡°You asked me to entrust someone to find out where Victor is now for you, and I found out two days ago.¡±


    Tina blushed and said sharply, ¡°Why didn¡¯t you tell me so earlier? Where is he now?¡±


    ¡°A factory in the northern part of F Continent, which should be the farthest overseas factory for your Howard Group, and your father sent him over there to work as a worker.¡±


    ¡°Give me the exact address.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m afraid it¡¯s useless to give it to you.¡± Edith frowned with aplicated expression.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡±


    Edith flipped out the photo album on her phone and pushed it to Tina.


    Under the lights of the bar, the phone screen was illuminated sharply, and it was a death certificate from an overseas identification agency, with Victor¡¯s name written on it.


    Tina¡¯s pupils contracted violently and she grabbed the phone incredulously.


    ¡°Two days ago, the people I entrusted with brought back news that when Victor was on his way to pick up raw materials, he encountered local stragglers who robbed him at gunpoint, and by the time he was found, he was dead.¡±


    ¡°Impossible,¡± Tina¡¯s lips moved, her face creepily white.


    She immediately dialed a number, her voice extremely cold, ¡°Harry, where is Victor now?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t want to hear that, tell me where he is! Or I¡¯ll make you get the hell out of the Howard¡¯s Group tomorrow!¡±


    Not knowing what was said on the other end of the phone, Tina¡¯s eyes darkened little by little.


    With a loud bang, she smashed the phone out in anger, and Edith screamed in shock, covering her mouth and looking at her in horror.


    And the next second, Tina¡¯s tears flowed down.


    For a long time, Edith regained herposure and saidfortingly, ¡°I am sorry, it is my fault, I should not have invited you to my father¡¯s birthday banquet, maybe then you would not have been seen by Lexie, and Victor ¡­¡±


    Tina¡¯s eyes were red, ¡°Lexie ¡­¡±


    ss after ss of whiskey gulped down as she pronounced the name over and over again.


    Blood for blood, and she wanted the person who killed Victor to bury him.


    ¡ª


    The early morning sun shone through the cracks in the curtains.


    Lexie woke up from her dream, and as soon as she opened her eyes, she saw the intricate pattern on the ceiling, and froze for a while before hearing the sound of watering from the bathroom and she gradually woke up.


    A momentter, the bathroom door opened from the inside and Lexie scrambled to close her eyes and rolled over onto her back.


    The soft footsteps came closer and closer, finally the man took a seat by the bed.


    ¡°Tired fromst night?¡±


    As a few simple words fell, Lexie¡¯s eyelids jumped, her face turned red, she opened her eyes stiffly, embraced the quilt and sat up cautiously.


    n said indifferently, ¡°I thought you could pretend for long.¡±


    His hair hadn¡¯t been blown dry, and droplets of water flowed down, leaving trails on his chest.


    Lexie didn¡¯t dare to look directly at the man at all at the thought ofst night.


    n put on his shirt and gave her a look, sneering, ¡°You can¡¯t even pretend to sleep, what is Peter¡¯s point of sending you here?¡±


    With those words, he got up to leave, but was pulled by a hand that reached out from under the quilt.


    Turning back to see the red-faced little woman, most of her face buried under the covers, her eyes were watery.


    n frowned and said condescendingly, ¡°You want me to stay with you?¡±


    Lexie shook her head in panic, her slender fingers pointing at his shirt with care.


    [Your shirt¡¯s buttoned up wrong.]


    n was stunned, and lowering his head he really saw two buttons tied in the wrong ce, and the hem of his shirt was not tidy.


    After a moment, a voice sounded in the room, ¡°You do it.¡±


    Lexie froze for a moment, and under the man¡¯s oppressive gaze, she stiffly stretched out her bare arms, one hand clutching the quilt for fear of dropping it, the other reluctantly going to help him unbutton it.


    n looked at her bare shoulder in the air, his dark eyes gradually contracting.


    ¡°Are you seducing me?¡±


    Lexie¡¯s hands paused and she shook her head.


    [No.]


    ¡°No?¡±


    Following n¡¯s gaze, Lexie lowered her gaze and clutched the quilt with a startled cry, her face instantly blushed and buried in the quilt.


    For some reason, seeing Lexie¡¯s embarrassed look, n was in an inexplicably happy mood.


    He re-buttoned and got up to leave.


    ¡°It¡¯s early, get some more sleep if you¡¯re tired.¡±


    His low voice was maic, mixed with ease that echoed through the room for a long time.


    By the time Lexie came back to her senses, n was already gone.


    This seemed like the first time this man had spoken to her in such a calm tone, was he concerned for her?


    Lexie was stunned.


    The sound of a vibrating phone came from the bed.


    Seeing the words ¡®Myles¡¯ pop up on the text message, Lexie snapped back to her sense.


    In the Library, Myles pushed the cart and walked through the bookshelves, helping Lexie ce the books high up, ¡°Better on your feet?¡±


    Lexie nodded, [Yes.]


    ¡°How¡¯s the stuff packed?¡±


    [There¡¯s nothing to pack, it¡¯s almost ready to go, I¡¯m just worried about Grandma.]


    Grandma¡¯s health was not quite stable enough to handle the long distance.


    Myles said, ¡°I¡¯ll take care of this, I have a friend¡¯s private hospital that should be able to help, when the timees, just arrange for Grandma to go over to the hospital in advance, just conceal the information or whatever.¡±


    Lexie revealed a hesitant look, [I¡¯m afraid it¡¯s not quite possible, if you arrange for Grandma to live there, the chances of concealing it are very small, and n will easily follow that to check you out, and then you will be implicated.]


    ¡°I¡¯m okay with that.¡±


    [No.] Lexie shook her head with certainty, directly rejecting Myles¡¯s proposal.


    She could ept a small favor like Myles requiring information for her, but really having him to get involved, she didn¡¯t dare to take such a big risk.


    Myles knew he couldn¡¯t convince her, ¡°But ording to what you said, the Howard Group is so powerful that, no matter where you run to, he can find you, and if you take Grandma with you, there¡¯s no such possibility to for you run away. n sooner orter will suffer retribution.¡±


    Listening to Myles¡¯s indignant cursing of n, Lexie suddenly frowned.


    She didn¡¯t actually fully agree with Myles¡¯s assessment of n, that man was scary, but he did help her out a few times.


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    [There is a way.] Lexie returned to her senses.


    ¡°What way?¡±


    [He has said he only trusts the dead except those he can control.]


    Myles was stunned.


    [As long as I¡¯m dead, he won¡¯te after me or make things difficult for Grandma.]


    Lexie shoved the book in her hand onto the shelf, her gaze calm but sure.

 Chapter 67 That’s the Quality of Professionalism?

    As she was talking to Myles, the sound of her phone vibrating came from Lexie¡¯s pocket.


    Seeing the contents of the text message, Lexie looked stunned.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡±


    [Nothing, spam, don¡¯t you have a legal aid to do? Go on.]


    Myles nced at his watch, ¡°Okay, then, I¡¯ll talk to Flora about it some other time, I think you need help if you really do that.¡±


    After Myles left, Lexie re-scrolled her phone and frowned slightly at the contents of the text message.


    The text message was from n.


    ¡°Stay put from work and I will pick you up.¡±


    If it wasn¡¯t for the text message memo name, it would be hard for her to believe that these were the words n would have said.


    ¡°I have a meeting this afternoon and will be leaving workter than usual, so I won¡¯t bother you.¡±


    n did not reply after she sent it.


    There was still work to be done at hand, so Lexie had no time to think about it and tucked the phone into her pocket.


    Afternoon.


    For the meeting, Director Duncan came to their apartment to ask for help.


    ¡°Not enough logistical staff, someone from your section will be outter to help pour tea during the two days of meetings.¡±


    As soon as they heard this, the members in the office lowered their heads and did not want to do this job.


    They preferred to y with their cell phones during a meeting? Why go and serve tea?


    ¡°Let Lexie go,¡± said an unsuspecting voice, suddenly sounding from the corner.


    Lexie was slightly stunned and looked up from theputer.


    ¡°We¡¯re all exhausted from sorting out the filestely, Lexie has taken a lot of leave these past two months and rested enough, I think it¡¯s fair to let her go, Lexie, how do you think?¡±


    Without waiting for Lexie to speak, Director Duncan frowned and said in a bad mood, ¡°Scarlet Gardner, you don¡¯t want to work yourself, but you have an excuse to find work for others.¡±


    The female voice in the corner weakened instantly, ¡°I was just kidding.¡±


    Director Duncan nced at her, ¡°Is this the time to joke? Youe with me.¡±


    Upon hearing this, Scarlet Gardner¡¯s face instantly turned pale.


    As soon as Director Duncan left, the people in the office looked at each other and talked.


    ¡°I told you that Lexie has a background and connections, just now Director Duncan was obvious protecting her.¡±


    ¡°Scarlet deserves it, trying to assign others to do it when she doesn¡¯t do it herself.¡±


    ¡°Lexie took so many days off this month, and as she had just returned from her wedding leave for a few days, she took sick leave, I heard that her husband personally called to the curator.¡±


    ¡°Really?¡±


    ¡°Why would I lie to you?¡±


    ¡°¡­¡±


    The noise of the murmurs, which fell on Lexie¡¯s ears, made her frown, but her face remained calm and cool as she continued her work, marking overdue books on loan to theputer.


    But that she did not look for trouble didn¡¯t mean trouble would note to her.


    ¡°Lexie,¡± Grace at the opposite desk tapped the partition with her pen, ¡°You¡¯ve been married for so long, and we¡¯ve never seen what your husband looks like? What kind of person is he? When will you let us meet him?¡±


    Thinking of n¡¯s face, Lexie¡¯s heart suddenly chilled.


    [Just an ordinary man.]


    ¡°No way,st time you came back from your wedding leave, your husband specially sent his assistant to deliver the wedding candy, and this time on sick leave too, I heard that the curator gave you a month¡¯s leave.¡±


    Lexie didn¡¯t know about this, and was surprised to hear it.


    n personally called the curator and gave her a month of sick leave?


    [He¡¯s fussing about. I¡¯m fine. I¡¯m here at work already, aren¡¯t I?


    ¡°But Lexie, we want to meet him.¡±


    Lexie was clearer than her colleagues did not really care about her married, but wanted to see her making a fool of herself.


    She knew that if she refused, it was not going to over.


    [He¡¯ll pick me up from workter.]


    ¡°Really? That¡¯s good,¡± there was a murmur of envy in the office.


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    Lexie said lightly, [Then you can say hello to him.]


    ¡°No problem, we¡¯ll just take a look from afar to satisfy our curiosity.¡±


    Lexie always looked light, unable to see any sorrow or happiness.


    As they were gossiping, andline rang on Lexie¡¯s desk.


    ¡°Hello? Records Management Section.¡±


    ¡°Lexie,e over to the conference room, we need help.¡±


    The call was from the deputy director of the library.


    ¡°Just now Director Duncan just asked a person to go with him, still not enough manpower?¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s for handing out mineral water to the guests at the back, and the leaders in the first row in front need someone to pour the tea, and I think you¡¯re the best person to do it.¡±


    Lexie faintly froze, but still agreed.


    When Lexie entered the meeting with the hot water bottle, the meeting had already started for a while, and the curator only told her that the people who needed her to pour tea were in the first row.


    In the conference hall, a bunch of men in suits, there was woman in blue suit stood out. She was high, with exquisite makeup, sitting in the first row against the aisle.


    Director Duncan pointed out deliberately, ¡°That one is the head of thepany that made this charity donation.¡±


    Because the man beside that woman was very tall, blocking her figure, and Lexie followed Director Duncan¡¯s gaze but did not see her appearance.


    ¡°You just pour water in order.¡±


    [Okay.]


    Lexie immediately carried the teapot and walked over.


    The meeting was suspended for the moment, and there was chaos inside the room, all discussing the new library expansion.


    Lexie bent down and refilled all the tea in front of the people in the first row along the way, finallying to the woman in the blue suit. As she lifted the teapot and was ready to pour the tea, a familiar female voice rang out, ¡°What a coincidence, we¡¯re meeting again.¡±


    Lexie was stunned and jerked her head up.


    The air froze for a moment.


    It was Tina had that solemn look?


    Why was she here?


    At the thought that n had told her earlier about Victor¡¯s death, Lexie actually felt some sympathy for her, and wondered if Tina knew the news now.


    ¡°Is it so much trouble to pour a cup of tea? Why don¡¯t I do it myself?¡±


    Tina¡¯s voice pulled Lexie¡¯s thoughts back.


    [I will do it.]


    Lexie poured the tea and her eyes signaled that she was leaving.


    Tina, however, lifted the corners of her lips and took advantage of the fact that the people around her were discussing business without paying attention to them, directly pushed the cup of tea she had just poured in front of Lexie.


    ¡°Yikes!¡±


    The papers on the table were instantly soaked with water, and the nning board leader stood up with a startled cry, ¡°How did you pour the water?¡±


    Lexie couldn¡¯t believe that Tina could do such a thing in full view of everyone.


    ¡°You did that on purpose, didn¡¯t you?¡± Tina looked at Lexie coldly, her eyes full of hatred, ¡°This is the professional quality of the city library¡¯s logisticians? Not as good as the workers in our frozen warehouse!¡±


    Lexie¡¯s face stiffened.

 Chapter 68 Working Well Together?

    The eyes of the people around them gradually gathered.


    A meeting leader was already running over to with tissue to help with the process.


    ¡°Sorry, sorry.¡±


    ¡°The paper is wet.¡±


    ¡°John, bring over five copies of the meeting materials again.¡±


    Large water stains leaked straight down the table, the leaders in the first row had to stand up, and the scene was a mess all of a sudden.


    Lexie hastily took tissue from the logistics staff to wipe the table, but was stopped by Director Duncan, ¡°Lexie, you¡¯re not needed here, you can go back.¡±


    ¡°She made a mess and you let her go without even an apology? That¡¯s a pretty forgiving job you have here at the library, is there a need for expansion with this quality of staff?¡±


    Although Tina¡¯s voice was not loud, her tone was mean and cold, echoing in therge conference room.


    Lexie¡¯s face turned pale.


    Director Duncan said, ¡°Miss Howard, this is really a misunderstanding, she didn¡¯t mean to not apologize.¡±


    ¡°Doesn¡¯t she have a mouth? Need someone else to exin it for her?¡±


    Director Duncan frowned, ¡°Miss Howard, this is because ¡­¡±


    Not wanting Director Duncan to be embarrassed, Lexie gestured.


    [Sorry, I was careless.]


    ¡°Well ¡­,¡± the deputy bureau of the nning board was stunned, ¡°This ¡­¡±


    Different eyes all gathered on Lexie¡¯s body, it was not the first time Lexie felt it, yet it was still embarrassing.


    Well-meaning sympathy and unkind mockery were both humiliating to her.


    ¡°You can¡¯t talk?¡± Tina gave her a sidelong nce and said deliberately, ¡°That¡¯s my fault, now that care for the handicapped is being promoted, I apologize to you.¡±


    ¡°Lexie, right?¡± Tina faked a nce at her work ID, ¡°Sorry, you don¡¯t me me, do you?¡±


    Lexie reluctantly pulled the corner of her mouth, looking bitter.


    [No.]


    ¡°It is a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding,¡± Director Duncan eased up the situation.


    Lexie nodded apologetically towards the crowd, clenched her fists and turned to leave.


    ¡°Wait.¡± Tina called out to her, ¡°Director Duncan, we need to know about the historical and cultural information of the library as well, so let her be responsible for interfacing with us.¡±


    Lexie was stunned and looked at Tina in surprise.


    Director Duncan said, ¡°Miss Howard, Lexie has never done any work in externalmunication, and as you can see, she¡¯s not quite suitable orpetent.¡±


    ¡°Is that so? I think she¡¯s a good fit, she¡¯s unfamiliar with the historical background as a senior library employee?¡±


    ¡°How is that possible? No one knows our library better than Lexie, she was the first prize winner inst year¡¯s historypetition.¡±


    A female voice came from behind Director Duncan, drawing the attention of the crowd.


    Lexie was nervous at this sharp voice.


    Turning back, she saw Scarlet, with a grimace.


    Director Duncan wanted to say something else, but the curator nced at him warningly, ¡°So be it, since it¡¯s someone Miss Howard designated, it will be convenient tomunicate in the future.¡±


    The library repair and expansion project was a charitable donation from the Howard Group, even the leaders of the nning bureau had to respect to Tina. Even if they could see that Tina was obviously targeting Lexie, it was impossible for them to offend the Howard Group for an employee.


    ¡°Then congrattions in advance for a good cooperation,¡± Tina looked at Lexie, a cold light shing across her eyebrows.


    Lexie winced inwardly.


    It was not until the meeting was over did Lexie pack her things to leave work.


    Tina had put her in charge of the docking, and her instincts told her it couldn¡¯t be good.


    ¡°Lexie!¡± A colleague¡¯s call came from behind her, stopping her in her tracks.


    Lexie looked back and saw Grace from the same section catching up with two other colleagues.


    [What¡¯s up?]


    ¡°Lexie, did you forget that you said you¡¯d let us meet your husband after work?¡±


    Lexie froze.


    Almost forgot about that.


    [I¡¯mte from work today, he won¡¯t be here, so I¡¯ll take the subway back.]


    It was an excuse she had thought up long ago.


    ¡°What? Why didn¡¯t you tell us earlier? And we have been waiting for so long.¡±


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    [Sorry.]


    The sudden sound of a car horn interrupted the crowd¡¯s grumbling.


    When Lexie looked up, she saw a ck car parked on the street head-on.


    ¡°Mrs. Howard,¡± Jack got down from the passenger side and waved towards Lexie.


    Lexie froze for a moment.


    n had surprisinglye, she had clearly sent him a message saying that he didn¡¯t have toe.


    ¡°Lexie, is that your husband?¡±


    ¡°I thought he isn¡¯ting.¡±


    [I didn¡¯t know he woulde either.]


    ¡°Just in time, let¡¯s meet him.¡±


    Lexie reluctantly tugged at the corner of her mouth, her throat bitter.


    [I¡¯ll ask.]


    Now it was hard to deal with the situation.


    ¡°Mrs. Howard,¡± said Jack, pulling open the car door.


    [Wait, don¡¯t drive yet.]


    Lexie gestured towards the driver.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± n¡¯s voice rang in his ears.


    Lexie hesitated for a moment, cautiously


    [That¡¯s my colleague over there. They said they wanted to meet you.]


    n¡¯s brow furrowed slightly.


    [Sorry, just forget I said that.]


    Lexie changed her words, [Wait for me, I¡¯ll go tell them.]


    Without waiting for her to turn around, her hand was already grabbed by n.


    A slightly cool temperature came from her palm, startling Lexie into a shiver and raising her head in dismay.


    n did not look at her, but rolled down the car window.


    ¡°Is that them?¡± A low voice echoed through the carriage.


    In the evening, the streetmp gradually lit up, a man in the car with a cold face, scar on it, looking hideous. Grace and other people fiercely hit a jolt, no one dared to go forward like they have seen a ghost.


    Lexie suddenly felt embarrassed and annoyed, and without waiting for n to speak, she pressed the switch, rolling up the window.


    [Go.]


    Seeing Lexie¡¯s gesture, Jack hesitantly nced at n.


    n nodded slightly.


    The car merged into the traffic on the downtown street, the library fading back out the window.


    Seeing that Lexie was not in the right mood, n asked, ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡±


    Lexie was silent for a while.


    [I¡¯m sorry, I didn¡¯t expect this from my colleagues.]


    ¡°You¡¯re angry for me?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s not a bad thing to make people afraid.¡±


    Lexie looked stunned, met the man¡¯s eyes in dismay, calmness far beyond his age shed in his dark eyes.


    [Why?]


    ¡°If one is fearful of you, he will not easily provoke you and it save a lot of unnecessary trouble.¡±


    Lexie looked at him in a daze, in fact, in ordance with the current medical technology and the Howard family¡¯s financial power, as long as n was willing to, that scar could bepletely non-existent.


    [So ¡­ did you leave this scar on purpose?]


    n gave her a look and didn¡¯t deny it.


    After a moment of silence in the carriage, Lexie asked boldly, [How did you get this scar?]


    Hearing this, the man¡¯s eyes suddenly went dark, ¡°You want to know?¡±


    Lexie was startled.

 Chapter 69 Cause of the Killing

    After a few seconds of hesitation, Lexie shook her head.


    She didn¡¯t want to know.


    Her grandmother had taught her from a young age that it wasn¡¯t good to know too many secrets.


    n said, ¡°It¡¯s all been a long time ago.¡±


    Lexie was slightly stunned.


    n¡¯s parents were dead when he was a kid and he was brought up by her aunt. It was ok if he was born in an ordinary family, but since he was born in the Howard family, he had experienced a lot since childhood.


    She suddenly felt that n wasn¡¯t as scary as before, and the scar wasn¡¯t as hideous.


    n asked, ¡°I heard from your father that you were abducted and sold when you were a child?¡±


    Lexie froze for a moment and carefully shook her head, [I don¡¯t remember much about my childhood.


    [Why are you asking this?]


    ¡°Nothing.¡±


    n narrowed his gaze and closed his eyes.


    Lexie thought about it.


    About the matter of her being abducted and sold, she had heard two very different stories since she was a child; in the mouths of Peter and the Mitchell family¡¯s servants, she had been abducted and taken away by traffickers at birth, and had been stranded for eight years.


    But in her grandmother¡¯s mouth, she had grown up living with her in the mountains.


    It couldn¡¯t be that Grandma had trafficked her to the mountains, could it?Content bel0ngs to N?vel(D)r/a/ma.Org.


    Something suddenly urred to her.


    In the the following day, Lexie asked Flora to meet her at a cafe.


    ¡°te, one cappino, please.¡±


    ¡°Okay, hold on a second.¡±


    As soon as the waiter left, Flora asked, ¡°Myles has told me you are leaving J City, have you decided it?¡±


    [I can only go.]


    ¡°But a method like faking death is too risky, and if something does happen to you, it¡¯s not worth the loss.¡±


    [I know, but there¡¯s no other way.]


    ¡°What is the reason for the sudden departure? Myles didn¡¯t tell me in detail on the phone.¡±


    [n asked me to find a prescription for him, and I had no choice but to give him a fake one.]


    Lexie briefly told Flora about the prescription.


    ¡°A prescription?¡± Flora pondered, ¡°This prescription should be considered a core secret of your family, right?¡±


    [Yes, but the core should be the dose, after all, the ingredients of the herbal form are written on the box of the medicine, only the dose is the most important.]


    ¡°But even you father doesn¡¯t know the dose?¡±


    [Yeah.]


    ¡°That¡¯s too strange,¡± Flora revealed a puzzled look, ¡°Since it¡¯s a core secret of your family and an heirloom prescription, how could Peter not know about it? Didn¡¯t you say that the prescription was in his hands?¡±


    Lexie was slightly stunned.


    ¡°Think carefully, what did that prescription you saw look like?¡±


    [The paper is a bit yellowed, it looks like it¡¯s quite old.]


    ¡°Sure the dose isn¡¯tbeled?¡±


    [No, there¡¯s not even a space for the dose, so it¡¯s certainly not faded over time.]


    Lexie didn¡¯t understand why Flora was suddenly so concerned about the Mitchell family¡¯s medicinal recipe and was puzzled, [What are you asking this for?]


    Flora withdrew her serious gaze, ¡°Wait a minute.¡±


    Lexie waited for a while, Flora slid on her phone, then slowly pushed it in front of Lexie, ¡°Look, do you know this person?¡±


    On the phone was a personal file with a ck and white photo that looked to be old.


    The man was in military uniform, good-looking, about in his early twenties.


    Lexie shook her head in confusion.


    [No.]


    She¡¯d never seen this man before, or this picture.


    Flora frowned, ¡°This person is Alfie Mitchell.¡±


    Lexie froze.


    This one called Alfie Mitchell was Peter¡¯s elder brother, or Lexie¡¯s uncle.


    ¡°You must have never met Alfie, he died before you were born and was suspected to have killed by others, and the police investigated for a long time for this case back then.¡±


    Lexie had heard about it, and when the Mitchell family mentioned Alfie, they would mention the cause of his death, saying that he had apanied his fianc¨¦e to climb a mountain together, but his fianc¨¦e had pushed him straight off the cliff.


    [Was the murderer caught?]


    Flora shook her head, ¡°Those years the police have been investigating, but they never found out where that woman was, it was like she had evaporated, and most importantly, the Mitchell family refused to pursue the matter that year and used connection to hide it.¡±


    [Why?]


    ¡°You really don¡¯t know?¡± Flora looked at her with some odd eyes.


    [I don¡¯t know.]


    ¡°Alfie¡¯s fianc¨¦e, named Daphne Mitchell, was the adopted daughter of the Mitchell family¡¯s old man.¡±


    It was said that family scandal could not be publicized, the Mitchell family had lost a son, even if he was really killed by this adopted daughter, they had to ensure that it was not out of big deal, in case the reporters were rmed, the reputation of the Mitchell family would be ruined.


    Flora said, ¡°I heard that back then Daphne was already pregnant when she escaped, the Mitchell family did not pursue for the sake of that child. The Mitchell family at that time than now has more right to, so the big murder case was suppressed.¡±


    Lexie looked helpless.


    Before Peter took over the Mitchell family, it was true that the Mitchell family had once been glorious.


    [But I¡¯ve never heard about Daphne Mitchell, nor have I heard that Uncle has a child.]


    ¡°Because they¡¯re dead, and the police tracked them down for some years back then before finally finding the bodies of Daphne and her daughter.¡±


    Lexie only felt a gust of cloudy wind at the back of her head, [Why are you talking about this?]


    Flora gave Lexie a meaningful nce, ¡°Because Paul was suspected to kill Daphne and her daughter.¡±


    [Why did Paul kill them?]


    ¡°Paul was Peter¡¯s men, and to put it bluntly, Peter wanted to kill them.¡±


    [Why?]


    ¡°It¡¯s easy.¡± Flora looked at her, taking the coffee brought by the waiter and taking a sip.


    Lexie gradually came back to her senses, [You mean, it¡¯s for the medicine prescription?]


    After all, it was that prescription that started this thread.


    ¡°It is understood that Alfie has always been more liked by the old man of the Mitchell family, so originally, if there are no surprises, the one who inherited the Mitchell Pharmaceutical Group should be Alfie.¡±


    [Are you suspecting that Peter killed for an ancestral medicine prescription?]


    ¡°That¡¯s a strong possibility.¡±


    [But that prescription I saw didn¡¯t help at all, not even the dose was written.]


    Flora lookedplicated, ¡°Lexie, have you ever thought that there might be a connection between this matter and you?¡±


    Lexie faintly froze, [What do you mean?]


    ¡°Daphne and her daughter died twenty years ago, you were taken back to the Mitchell family by Peter twenty years ago, and at that time had people take care of you, but now they use you ¡­¡±


    ¡°You mean that all this could have been my dad for the prescription ¡­¡±


    Lexie¡¯s heart stuttered.

 Chapter 70 The Feeling of Death

    There was some confusion in Lexie¡¯s head.


    These people that Flora said had never been in contact with her, let alone having anything to do with her.


    But these people all revolve around one thing ¨C the prescription.


    ¡°While there¡¯s no evidence at this point that there¡¯s any connection between you being picked up back then and the death of these people, I always felt there was a connection between this point in time.¡±


    Flora¡¯s voice was lowered, ¡°Did Grandma ever mention anything to you about the prescription?¡±This belongs ? N?velDra/ma.Org.


    Lexie was slightly stunned.


    Grandma had actually mentioned it to her once when she was still in the hospital, but was interrupted by something else at the time.


    [No.]


    Lexie denied it.


    Flora was a bit disappointed, ¡°Forget it, then let¡¯s not talk about this first, in any case, I will help  with your leaving J City, I will handle the follow-up work, you don¡¯t need to have worries.¡±


    [Thank you.]


    ¡°You¡¯re wee.¡±


    ¡°I have some business to attend to, so I¡¯ll leave first.¡±


    Lexie nodded, and through the ss window of the cafe, she saw Flora go out and get into her SUV.


    She didn¡¯t mean to lie to Flora, it was just that since she was a child, her grandmother had told her that she would lose out if she spoke too much, and if a thing was not clear to herself, she would try to speak as little as possible.


    Back at the library, a colleague reminded Lexie.


    ¡°Lexie, Director Duncan came by and asked you to send that material on the table to Howard Group for the head of their engineering design department.¡±


    Lexie froze for a moment, thinking about meeting Tina at the meeting yesterday.


    [Okay, thanks.]


    It waste afternoon.


    [Hello, I¡¯m looking for Director Hopkins of the Engineering Design Department.]


    Lexie handed the words typed out on her phone to the receptionist in the lobby on the first floor of Howard Group to read.


    The receptionist gave her an odd look, ¡°Do you have an appointment?¡±


    [I¡¯m from the city library and I¡¯m here tomunicate with Director Hopkins about the cultural and historical background of the city library building.]


    ¡°Wait a minute then, I¡¯ll make a call first.¡±


    Lexie nodded and stood aside to wait.


    ¡°Hello? Sylvie, someone from the city library came, saying that she has an appointment with Director Hopkins.¡±


    ¡°Oh, okay, I¡¯ll send her straight up then.¡±


    Hanging up the phone, the receptionist said, ¡°Please wait.¡±


    [Thank you.]


    After waiting a moment, a sound came from the elevator entrance and the heels were the first to step out of the elevator.


    ¡°Hello, I¡¯m Director Hopkins¡¯s secretary, Sylvie, Miss Mitchell, right?¡±


    [Yes.]


    ¡°Director Hopkins is still on site at the moment, I happen to be going over there, let me take you there directly.¡±


    Lexie was stunned, [If he is busy, I cane back another day.]


    ¡°It is always busy in this business, Miss Mitchell, are you not unwilling to go to the construction site?¡± Sylvie frowned, ¡°It¡¯s like this, Director Hopkins really wants tomunicate with you, I just called to confirm with him.¡±


    [Well, is the site far away?]


    ¡°No, I¡¯ll drive.¡±


    Sylvie looked enthusiastic, while asking about city library, while taking Lexie down to the underground parking garage by elevator.


    The scenery outside the car window flew backwards, the skyscrapers of J City were gradually left behind, and more and more green belts were seen.


    Lexie sat on the passenger side and lifted her wrist to look at the time, it was already 4:30 pm.


    [Not arrived yet?]


    ¡°Almost there, the site of this project is already the closest one under construction to our group, and it takes us half a day to get to and from thest one.¡±


    Lexie turned her head to look out the car window.


    This was almost at the border of J City and N City, and a little more driving would bring them to East Sea.


    After another half hour of driving, Lexie leaned back in her seat and yawned as the car finally pulled over.


    ¡°Here we are.¡±


    Lexie followed behind Sylvie and got out of the car, with the sound of waves in the distance, surprisingly, they really drove to the East Sea coast.


    ¡°Miss Mitchell, this way.¡±


    [Thank you.]


    Lexie wrapped her jacket tightly and stepped on the beach towards the sea.


    After walking a few steps, when she saw the woman standing on the beach, the soles of her shoes seemed to stick to the sand, and she couldn¡¯t move them.


    ¡°Hello, Lexie.¡±


    Tina, dressed in a beige dress, with ace parasol held for her by her bodyguard, lifted the corners of her lips at Lexie, revealing a smile.


    Lexie suddenly had a shuddering feeling and subconsciously took a step back.


    ¡°Director Howard, I have sent her here, I¡¯ll go back first.¡±


    ¡°Go ahead.¡±


    Lexie, Tina, and her two bodyguards were left on the beach.


    [What do you want?]


    ¡°Don¡¯t be nervous, just have a chat, look how beautiful the view is from the beach.¡±


    Tina¡¯s voice mingled with the sound of the waves, and Lexie only felt a chill run through her heart.


    ¡°You know what? Victor likes to see the sea, he used to tell me that he wanted to buy a house on the beach and live in it with me, and every day when he wakes up, he can see the sun rise from the sea, so I proposed the seaside resort project, and soon, this ce where you are standing, a resort will rise from the ground ¡­¡±


    ¡°Do you think he can still see it?¡±


    Lexie was stunned, [People can¡¯te back from the dead.]


    ¡°He¡¯s dead!¡± Tina¡¯s face suddenly turned livid as she stared indignantly at Lexie, ¡°You get him killed, do you know what it¡¯s like when people die?¡±


    At this moment, Tina looked like a madman, and her eyes were extraordinarily gruesome.


    Lexie took a step back in panic and looked around, but this is an untouched ce.


    ¡°Hold her down!¡±


    After her words fell, the two bodyguards caught Lexie.


    Lexie shook her head desperately, her eyes fixed on Tina, wanting to say something, but she could only let her hoarse scream drown in the sea breeze.


    The two bodyguards set Lexie up on the beach, and the beach was covered with signs of dragging and struggling.


    Tina followed behind, her long wavy hair tossed by the sea breeze, ¡°Lexie, people have to be punished for the mistakes they make, do you know that because of your snitching, you got a human life killed?¡±


    Lexie shook her head, fighting the urge to cry out.


    She hadn¡¯t snitched at all.


    ¡°I¡¯d love to know what it¡¯s like when Victor died! Why don¡¯t you tell me!¡±


    Not even looking at her, Tina casually motioned her finger to indicate the two bodyguards.


    The next second, rough force came from the back of Lexie¡¯s head.


    Lexie was pressed into the middle of the pounding waves.


    Gravel and seawater pped wildly against her face, and the foul smell of seawater filled her nostrils as she struggled desperately, almost wringing her arms, but she was unable to break free from the two strong men.


    After an unknown amount of time, two bouncers lifted her up.


    The air poured into her throat and she couldn¡¯t suppress a shudder, coughing.


    [I didn¡¯t do it, I didn¡¯t snitch!]


    Just when she thought Tina had had enough revenge, Tina raised her hand again, and the seawater filled her nostrils again.


    The sound of the sea flowing was in her ears and the oxygen was getting thinner and thinner.


    Lexie didn¡¯t even have the strength to struggle.

 Chapter 71 Do You Know Who She Is?

    ¡°Miss Tina, keep this up and she will die.¡±


    ¡°What are you afraid of? If she dies, throw her into the sea and feed her to the fish, I want her to bury Victor with her!¡±


    ¡°Miss Tina, she¡¯s Mr. n¡¯s wife after all.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡±


    ¡°Lexie, this is a lesson for you, our game has just begun!¡±


    Dropping those words, Tina led the men away.


    Lexie climbed up from the beach, drenched, and the sea breeze blew and cooled her so much that she winced violently, and she couldn¡¯t help but clutch her arms and look around in confusion.


    This sea was a to-be-developed area and there was not even a single person in sight.


    It was already dark.


    n has just returned home from the office.


    Diana immediately greeted him, ¡°You came in time, ready to wash your hands for dinner.¡±


    n asked as he took off his jacket, ¡°Is Lexie back?¡±


    ¡°Not yet, why? You didn¡¯t pick her up from work today?¡± Diana¡¯s tone was tentative.


    Not seeing n go to pick up Lexie, she had long been happy.


    n frowned.


    He had business today and hade backte, and it was reasonable that at this time Lexie should have returned from work long ago.


    Taking off his jacket, he called as he walked towards the living room.


    ¡°Sorry, the number you have called is temporarily unanswered, please try againter.¡±


    A sweet female voice on the other end of the line repeated mechanically.


    Diana said, ¡°She is a living person, how can she be gone? n, don¡¯t worry about it, hurry up to eat, don¡¯t worry about her, maybe she¡¯s gone back to her father¡¯s house.¡±


    As if he hadn¡¯t heard Diana¡¯s words, n dialed another call out.


    ¡°Hello? It¡¯s me.¡±


    ¡°Is Lexie home yet?¡±


    After that, n immediately hung up the phone, grabbed his jacket and headed out.


    Diana hurriedly took two steps after her, ¡°n, it¡¯ste at night, where are you going?¡±


    The ck car sped down J City Highway.


    Jack¡¯s voice came over the Bluetooth headset, ¡°The people at the library said that yesterday Tina went to the library for a meeting to discuss the expansion project and designated Mrs. Howard as the person in charge of the handover.¡±


    ¡°Go on.¡±


    ¡°Then this afternoon Mrs. Howard went to Howard Group to deliver the documents and didn¡¯t go back afterwards, and I had the security office take out the surveince and determined that someone from the engineering nning department took Mrs. Howard away.¡±


    ¡°Where¡¯s Tina?¡±


    ¡°She¡¯s been out of the office all day today and now her phone isn¡¯t answering.¡±


    ¡°Who took her away?¡±


    A growling voice scurried from the other end of the line, and Jack froze in fear.


    ¡°I¡¯ll meet you downstairs at Howard Group in twenty minutes, and bring her with you!¡±


    A deep, cold voice echoed through the carriage.


    After saying this, n took his headphones off and mmed them down hard on the passenger side, his face sunken.


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    He had only asked Jack to pay more attention to Howard Group¡¯s donation to the city library expansion project, and hadn¡¯t asked anyone to interfere more, thinking that Tina would be merciful on ount of Lexie being one of his people.


    But the current situation was just not what he thought it would be.


    Twenty minutester, underneath Howard Group.


    Jack had already brought over Director Hopkins from the engineering design department as quickly as possible.


    n got out of the car, mmed the door shut with a ¡®bang¡¯ and walked with wide strides.


    ¡°Mr. n ¡­¡±


    Before Director Hopkins could finish her sentence, in the next second, she received a vicious kick from n, screamed miserably, jerked back a few steps, and fell to the ground.


    ¡°Did you take Lexie away?¡±


    n was furious.


    ¡°Mr. n, Lexie wasn¡¯t taken away by Director Hopkins, but his secretary Sylvie,¡± Jack was frightened and confused, only now did he exin in a panic, ¡°but Sylvie¡¯s family is far away, it¡¯s toote to go to her at this moment.¡±


    n looked at Director Hopkins, ¡°Your secretary?¡±


    Director Hopkins was already scared at this moment, ¡°Mr. n, I don¡¯t know about this matter, I really don¡¯t know! I don¡¯t know what¡¯s going on at all.¡±


    ¡°Is that so?¡± n took two steps towards him, ¡°It was all done by your secretary without your knowledge, wasn¡¯t it?¡±


    Director Hopkins nodded his head, ¡°I¡¯ve been in meetings all afternoon today, I really don¡¯t know what¡¯s going on.¡±


    As the words had just fallen, n grabbed his cor, and his shadow pressed Director Hopkins out of breath.


    ¡°I¡¯ll ask you again, where did Tina have you get her?¡±


    That cold, stern look in his eyes, as if he was going to kill someone in the next second.


    Jack hurriedly reminded, ¡°Director Hopkins, do you know who was taken away by Tina? That¡¯s Mr. n¡¯s wife! Do you know what you¡¯ve done?¡±


    When those words fell, Director Hopkins instantly turned pale.


    ¡°What? She ¡­ she¡¯s Mr. n¡¯s ¡­¡±


    The doleful sentence, despite not speaking, revealed that he knew about Lexie¡¯s visit.


    ¡°I¡¯ll tell you!¡± Director Hopkins knew he couldn¡¯t hide it anymore, ¡°I¡¯ll call Sylvie, I¡¯ll ask her now where she is.¡±


    In front of n and Jack, Director Hopkins rolled over and flipped out his phone.


    As soon as the call was answered, he asked sharply, ¡°Where is Mrs. Howard?¡±


    A momentter, Director Hopkins pressed the speakerphone, and Sylvie¡¯s trembling voice came from the other end of the line, ¡°In Sea City, I sent her there, but I didn¡¯t know she was the chairman¡¯s wife! Director Hopkins, you have to protect me!¡±


    Protect you? Director Hopkins was in trouble himself! Jack thought darkly.


    After getting the exact address, n got into the car without saying a word.


    After the rumbling engine sound, the car drove into the streets of J City at night, a ck lightning like speeding towards the direction of J City Expressway.


    On the other hand, Lexie had been walking barefoot on the highway for a long time.


    Her phone was in the water and she couldn¡¯t turn it on at the moment, and she tried to stop cars on the road, but none of them dared to stop with her in such a wretched state.


    The evening wind blew and she shivered as she hugged her shoulders.


    She didn¡¯t know how long she had been walking, but she felt her calves getting heavier and heavier, and each step was incredibly difficult, and her head was dizzy, so she held onto the guardrail and tried to take a break.


    The moment she touched the guardrail, she suddenly felt spun around and fell towards the ground.


    For a moment, she thought it would be nice to just die.


    If she died like that, she wouldn¡¯t have to bother Flora to help her fake the scene of her deathter on, let alone worry about her Grandma being used as a threatening weapon because she was dragged down.


    As she was thinking, a bright light came upon her, the headlights so blindingly bright that she had to use herst strength to raise her arms to shield her eyes.


    The car stopped not far from her heels.


    A tall figure ran out of the backlight in her direction.


    The man¡¯s voice was anxious, ¡°Lexie!¡±


    Was it a dream?

 Chapter 72 You Don’t Have to Torture Me

    The tall man ran towards Lexie, and the light from the headlights shone on his back, dazzling.


    Before Lexie passed out, she only heard a familiar voice, she recognized it as the man¡¯s voice, but was not familiar with the anxiety and concern.


    She must have made a mistake.


    The ck car was driving smoothly on the J City Highway.


    Lexie was woken up by the warm breeze in the car, and opened her eyes in a daze to see the man driving in the front row, his side face cold, his slender fingers on the steering wheel.


    ¡°You are awake?¡±


    n saw her in the rearview mirror, ¡°Are you okay?¡±


    Lexie moved her arms before she realized she was covered in his suit jacket, faintly smelling of cologne and tobo.


    She was stunned and clenched her fist before holding out her hand in a gesture.


    [I¡¯m okay.]


    ¡°Are you hurt?¡±


    [No.]


    ¡°I¡¯ll take you to the hospital.¡±


    [No, I¡¯ll just go back and have some rest.]


    Even though the temperature in the car had been turned up high, her entire body was soaked in seawater, and the feeling of walking in the ocean breeze for over two hours was still in her memory, making her wince at the thought.


    [Thank you for picking me up, I¡¯m tired and want to take a nap.]


    n frowned and nodded slightly, ¡°Go ahead.¡±


    There was no movement in the backseat, and the man¡¯s gaze skimmed over the rearview mirror to see the woman cowering inside his suit, looking as if she was a stray cat that had been bullied, and his frown deepened at that moment.


    Lexie wasn¡¯t actually asleep, she buried her face inside the suit. n found her so quickly, perhaps he knew what Tina was going to do to her, but he acquiesced.


    It would be a long drive back to J City, and the journey was wordless.


    The car drove into the garage of the Howard¡¯s vi.


    n carried Lexie out of the back seat, her lips pale as she shrank into the suit and shivered.


    ¡°Mr. n.¡±


    ¡°Where¡¯s Kevin? Tell him toe upstairs.¡±


    After dropping these words coldly, n directly carried Lexie away.Content bel0ngs to N?vel(D)r/a/ma.Org.


    The maids were shocked to see that n was carrying Lexie in his arms.


    ¡°What happened?¡±


    As soon as Kevin saw Lexie, his face immediately changed, ¡°What did you do to her again?¡±


    n said unhappily, ¡°I just got her back, what do you think I did to her?¡±


    Kevin clenched his fists, his face pale.


    If Lexie wasn¡¯t still unconscious, he would have had to ask what n really wanted at this moment.


    Kevin took the ear thermometer and took the temperature, ¡°She has a fever.¡±


    ¡°Is it serious?¡±


    ¡°It depends on the individual¡¯s constitution,¡± Kevin didn¡¯t even look at n and said without good grace, ¡°A fever can hurt the brain of someone with a poor constitution, or trigger other illnesses. She was not well before, and she still has injuries on her feet!¡±


    ¡°Why on earth did she get like that? Where did you bring her back from?¡±


    Looking at the dirty stain on Lexie¡¯s face, Kevin couldn¡¯t suppress his anger and yelled out directly.


    Outside the door, Diana and Marry, who had been eavesdropping, were startled.


    Diana was eagerly about to open the door and enter, but was pulled back by Marry.


    n, however, didn¡¯t get angry and kept his gaze on Lexie¡¯s tightly closed eyes, spitting out two words concisely, ¡°The beach.¡±


    Kevin was slightly stunned and took a breath to calm himself down, ¡°Have someone change her into clean clothes first, I have fever-reducing medicine, let her take it for observation first, if the fever goes down in the morning, she¡¯ll be fine, if not, send her to the hospital.¡±


    ¡°Okay.¡±


    ¡°n, I still have to remind you again,¡± Kevin stood up and faced n directly, ¡°She is a living person, I don¡¯t care how you married her into the family, she is a good girl. Even if you don¡¯t like her, don¡¯t torture her.¡±


    n¡¯s voice was deep, ¡°Go get the medicine.¡±


    Kevin only thought that n was not listening to his words at all, her face turned livid, clenched his fist and left indignantly.


    It waste at night.


    The evening breeze picked up on the balcony and it looked like it was going to rain.


    ¡°Mr. n, Director Hopkins is a senior worker in the engineering department, he is impable in his professionalism, this time he made a mistake, but was forced by Tina, he did not mean to do that. If he gets fired, it may have bad impact.¡±


    n¡¯s tone was extremely cold, ¡°But he still did it.¡±


    On the other end of the phone, Jack winced in fear, not daring to advise any further.


    ¡°Have HR search for his recement.¡±


    n lit a cigarette with the wind at his back, not smoking much himself instead of being mostly dispersed by the wind, ¡°How¡¯s the investigation of Victor¡¯s death going?¡±


    Jack replied cautiously, ¡°It¡¯s still under investigation, we should have news soon.¡±


    ¡°Have someone keep an eye on Tina.¡±


    ¡°Okay.¡±


    After the phone hung up, n extinguished his cigarette butt and walked into the house with strides.


    Lexie had already taken the medicine and fallen asleep, still in a feverisha, with fine beads of sweat on both sides of her pale cheeks, like how she looked that day after he had her had the medicine.


    n suddenly had a seizure in his heart, and after a long time, he sat down on the edge of the bed and held Lexie¡¯s hand.


    Lexie grunted twice in distress, her brow furrowed as if she was caught in a terrible nightmare.


    ¡°Lexie,¡± n called her name, but had no any response.


    Lexie was having a dream.


    It was still the dream of the fire, the dream that had trapped her since she was a child.


    The more times she dreamed it, the more it made her wonder if it was a dream or a real memory deep in her mind that she just didn¡¯t quite remember herself.


    It was noon when Lexie woke up.


    She went to just touch the rm clock by the bed with her hand.


    Eleven o¡¯clock?


    She scrambled to lift the covers and get out of bed.


    Just then, a ¡®click¡¯ sounded on the door, and n opened the door and came in with a bowl of porridge in his hand.


    ¡°You are awake.¡±


    Lexie only felt embarrassed and reluctantly pulled the corner of her mouth.


    [Just woke up. You didn¡¯t go to the office today? I had to go to work.]


    ¡°I¡¯ve asked leave for you,¡± n put the porridge down and said with a straight face, ¡°so you don¡¯t have to go to the work today, have something to eat.¡±


    [No, the prep for the library¡¯s recent expansion project is particrly important, and I can¡¯t just take leave.]


    As soon as the words left her mouth, n pressed her shoulder and directly pressed her down, ¡°I told you, I¡¯ve asked leave for you, your current state is not suitable for any high-intensity work.¡±


    Lexie felt that it was a bit unbelievable that he was suddenly so patient to reason with her, and sat back on the bed in a daze.


    ¡°Have some porridge,¡± n pointed to the bed, ¡°seafood porridge.¡±


    Lexie shook her head.


    [Thanks, I don¡¯t have much of an appetite. Put it there for now.]


    n frowned, a hint of sulks creeping up between his eyebrows, clearly a precursor to anger.


    Lexie tensed up reflexively, her face ghastly white.


    Seeing that she was weak and timid, n was suddenly annoyed in his heart, and half a minuteter, he pressed his emotions back in, reached out with his long arm and picked up the bowl.


    ¡°Open your mouth.¡±


    Lexie looked at the spoon raised to her mouth in disbelief.

 Chapter 73 Emergency Contacts

    The spoon was sent right up to her mouth, and Lexie subconsciously ducked back a little.


    [I¡¯ll do eat myself.]


    n frowned and handed the bowl over.


    Lexie avoided his gaze, lowering her head and taking small sips of porridge.


    ¡°Your foot is a little infected, so don¡¯t go to work for a couple of days.¡±


    Lexie froze for a moment, if n didn¡¯t remind her, she didn¡¯t even see that her foot, which had been almost healed from the burns, had been rewrapped with gauze this time.


    They came home sotest night, she knew who wrapped it up.


    [But the library has arranged for me to take on the library expansion, and I need to interface with Howard Group.]


    ¡°Let¡¯s talk about it when you¡¯re healed.¡±


    [But Howard Group ¡­]


    ¡°I¡¯ll take care of it, you don¡¯t have to worry about it.¡±


    Lexie was slightly stunned and nodded.


    In recent times, n¡¯s attitude towards her seemed to have really changed, whether it was alerting herself to Victor¡¯s death or arriving in timest night, she felt incredible.


    He waited until Lexie finished her porridge before he went out.


    ¡°Stay home and recuperate, don¡¯t go anywhere.¡±


    The low voice echoed in Lexie¡¯s ears, and looking at the empty bowl by the bed, for a moment, her heart moved and she couldn¡¯t help but hold her wrist.


    She actually woke up oncest night in the middle of the night to find herself clutching the cuff of n¡¯s shirt while he sat on the floor, asleep just leaning against the side of the bed.


    She was still feverishly confused at that moment, thinking she was dreaming, but as soon as she let go, the person next to her bed woke up.


    Hisrge hand reached out to probe her forehead, testing the temperature, and asked, ¡°Not feeling well?¡±


    Lexie remembered that thest time she had been sick and watched over all night, it seemed like when she was very young and her Grandma was at her bedside, and the feeling of reassurancest night was like that time.


    It was already evening.


    Tina was standing on the balcony on the second floor of the vi in her pajamas when a cell phone ring came.


    ¡°Hello?¡±


    ¡°Miss Tina, you must help me.¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± With a can of beer still in her hand, Tina uttered.


    The call was from Director Hopkins of the Engineering and Design Department.


    ¡°Because of what happened yesterday, Mr. n is going to fire me.¡±


    ¡°What? Because of what happened yesterday?¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s a big deal, Miss Tina, you¡¯ve done me a great disservice this time,¡± on the other end of the phone, Director Hopkins cried out, ¡°Why didn¡¯t you tell me earlier that Miss Mitchell was Mr. n¡¯s wife?¡±C0pyright ? 2024 N?v)(elDrama.Org.


    Tina sneered, ¡°If I had told you earlier, would you have dared to do that?¡±


    This bunch of inmmatory viins dared to get involved at all, if they knew Lexie¡¯s identity.


    Director Hopkins did not know what to do, but the only person he could rely on was Tina, so he had to be obedient to her, ¡°Miss Tina, I did ording to your instructions, can you help me plea for mercy¡­¡±


    ¡°You got an interview for the dismissing?¡±


    ¡°Not yet, but the newsing from the HR department that Mr. Howard had HR look for someone to rece me in this position already.¡±


    Tina leanedzily against the railing and took a sip of beer, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, my cousin won¡¯t fire you recently.¡±


    ¡°So what¡¯s he doing? HR ¡­¡±


    ¡°Just deterring me to stop,¡± Tina gave a disdainfulugh, ¡°But he will likewise make grandpa look down on him.¡±


    ¡°Rx, I¡¯ll take care of this.¡±


    Hanging up the phone, Tina drained the beer in one go, squeezing the can out of shape with one hand.


    She had known n for so many years and had never seen him put anyone in his heart since he was a child, for he was born in the Howard family, he didn¡¯t dare to put anyone in his heart.


    A mute was just a mute, what waves could she make?


    Lexie stayed at home all day and until she heard the engine downstairs in the evening, she thought it was ning back, but not long after, Kevin came over with a medicine box and knocked on the door.


    ¡°No water on the wound, right?¡±


    [No.]


    ¡°Good, one more change of medicine, and if there¡¯s nothing wrongter, just remove the gauze and wait for the wound to heal, have more rest.¡±


    [Thank you.]


    Lexie¡¯s injured leg rested on the stool as Kevin methodically bandaged her wound, the light inside the house was bright, hitting the top of his head and emitting a soft glow.


    ¡°What happened yesterday? Is he rted again¡±


    [No, it has nothing to do with him.]


    ¡°Just don¡¯t defend him; I know him, he doesn¡¯t care about anything but business, doesn¡¯t care about anyone but himself since he was a child.¡±


    Lexie wanted to exin for n, but seeing that Kevin was already determined, she did not know what to say.


    As they were talking, Marry¡¯s voice came from downstairs.


    ¡°Mr. n, you are back, have you eaten?¡±


    ¡°Not yet.¡±


    ¡°Madam hasn¡¯t eaten yet either, so I¡¯ll have the kitchen add some dish.¡±


    ¡°Where¡¯s Lexie?¡±


    ¡°Upstairs.¡±


    Marry¡¯s voice was plucked up a lot higher than usual, as if she was deliberately trying to shout at someone.


    Lexie¡¯s heart stuttered.


    [Kevin, go.]


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry, he called me to change your medication and told me toe back from work early, and besides, we are doing nothing.¡±


    Kevin wrapped thest loop of gauze and unhurriedly packed his medicine chest.


    There were footsteps from outside.


    When Lexie looked to the door, n had already opened the door and entered, ¡°Changing medicine?¡±


    ¡°Yes, I¡¯ve already told cousin-inw about the precautions,¡± Kevin carried the medicine box, ¡°Cousin-inw, I¡¯ll leave first.¡±


    Two ¡®cousin-inw¡¯ in a row seemed to be a deliberate attempt to remind something.


    n didn¡¯t change his face, ¡°Let¡¯s eat togetherter.¡±


    ¡°Okay.¡±


    After Kevin left, n closed the door. Seeing that Lexie was holding a book in her hand, he asked, ¡°What¡¯s the book you¡¯re reading?¡±


    Lexie turned the cover over to him.


    It was a novel in German.


    ¡°You know German?¡±


    [Took it as an elective in college, not very proficient.]


    n remembered his earlier visit to Mitchell¡¯s and saw a whole shelf of books in Lexie¡¯s tiny bedroom, a wide array of books in all kinds ofnguages, some of which he couldn¡¯t even understand.


    ¡°How much more do you have that I don¡¯t know about?¡±


    A low voice rang in her ears, and Lexie subconsciously clutched the corner of the page.


    n tossed a box at Lexie¡¯s side before taking a seat, his slender fingers tugging at his tie, ¡°This is for you.¡±


    Lexie froze when she saw the phone box at her side.


    [For me?]


    ¡°Isn¡¯t your phone broken?¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t turn your phone off in the future, and remember to set your emergency contact to Jack when you turn it on.¡±


    [Why?]


    ¡°Sometimes I can¡¯t be reached, but Jack is 24 hours on call.¡±


    Lexie frowned, surprised, and looked at n, who seemed to have misunderstood.

 Chapter 74 Seeing Mr. Stanley Again

    Regardless of what n thought, he did take care of her a lot in the past two days.


    [Thank you.]


    At night, with the sound of the ttering water in the bathroom, Lexie was unable to read the book.


    After an unknown amount of time, the sound of the water stopped abruptly and she immediately snapped out of it, closing the book and setting it aside, pulling the covers up quickly and lying down, turning her back in the direction of the bathroom, upying only a very small spot by the side of the bed.


    The sound of the door opening was followed by a slight rustle of the covers being lifted behind her.


    ¡°Are you asleep?¡±


    Lexie¡¯s eyes closed even tighter.


    The next second, arge hand passed through the space between her neck and the pillow and pulled her into his embrace, his freshly showered body temperature unusually high, radiating heat like a steamer.


    Lexie opened her eyes in panic, only to hear his voice from above her head, ¡°Go to sleep.¡±


    Even breathing swept the hair around her ears, the man¡¯s chin rested right against the top of her head, and Lexie felt like a small caged bun, pressed inside a cage drawer, hot, but inexplicably reassuring and gradually rxing.


    Lexie rested at home for a few days, and the injury on her foot was almost healed.


    That afternoon, she was alone in the garden tending to the flowers when Marry hurriedly pushed out the door, ¡°Mrs. Howard, change your clothes, Mr. Stanley wants to see you.¡±


    With a slight shake of the scissors in her hand, Lexie cut off the rose¡¯s branch in one go, and arge, brightly colored rose just fell onto the grass.


    [Did he say what he wants?]


    ¡°How should I know? Anyway, you¡¯re told to go over there, so hurry back and change, it¡¯s quite a while from here to the resort.¡±


    Marry urged, and Lexie could only put her things down and go back to change.


    ¡°I¡¯ll call you a cab.¡±


    [No, I¡¯ll drive.]


    After Lexie drove away, Marry immediately changed her face, ¡°When Mr. n is home, she pretends to have pain all over, now she can drive by herself.¡±


    On the road leading to the outskirts of the city, Lexie looked at the three rmended paths on the navigation, hesitated for a moment, she chose the third route.


    Flora had said that the traffic surveincework on that road was minimal, especially since there was no time to repair it after the rainstorm some time ago, and many ces were blind spots.


    It was already dark.


    In J City¡¯s famous Happy Club, n was attending a party.


    He took over the Howard Group at a young age, if he simply relied on his brain, some business simply could not be done.


    Jack returned from a call and came up to n¡¯s ear, ¡°Mr. n, Mrs. Howard has been called by Mr. Stanley to see him again.¡±


    n frowned, clinked his ss with a boss beside him calmly and, after drinking, he pretended to go to the bathroom and brought Jack out from the box.


    ¡°When was that?¡±


    ¡°I think it was this afternoon, the man from the resort called and said that Mrs. Howard has arrived.¡±


    n¡¯s eyes sank, thoughtful.


    ¡°Mr. n, I don¡¯t think there¡¯s any need to worry, Mr. Stanley has no grudge against Mrs. Howard, she might just be called over to listen to some lectures, it doesn¡¯t matter.¡±


    ¡°Where¡¯s Tina?¡±


    Jack looked stunned, ¡°You think this might be rted to Tina again?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s certain.¡±


    Dropping these words, n no longer hesitated and walked outside the clubhouse with wide strides.


    ¡°Mr. n, here ¡­¡±


    ¡°You take care of it.¡±


    Lexie was led by the butler into the hall where she hadest time.Content bel0ngs to N?vel(D)r/a/ma.Org.


    When she entered, Mr. Stanley was drinking tea, and there was only a middle-aged woman in the room, standing by in a suit, presumably serving tea and water.


    ¡°Mr. Stanley, Miss Mitchell has arrived.¡±


    The butler waited at the door until a nonchnt answer was given inside before gesturing for Lexie to enter.


    ¡°Have a seat,¡± Mr. Stanley spoke with a robust voice despite his old age.


    Lexie nodded and sat down.


    ¡°Answer whatever I ask you,¡± Mr. Stanley nced at her, a few chills sinking into his cloudy gaze, not hiding his displeasure with Lexie in the slightest.


    Lexie showed a hesitant look.


    At this moment, the middle-aged woman who had been standing beside the old man opened her mouth, ¡°Miss Mitchell, there is no need to worry, I will trante for you.¡±


    It turned out to be a signnguage interpreter.


    [Okay.]


    ¡°You were coerced into marrying into the Howard family by your father, weren¡¯t you?¡±


    [Yes.]


    ¡°Peter should have used this to coerce you into doing quite a few other things as well,¡± Mr. Stanley took a sip of his tea and said quietly, ¡°I heard that some time ago, you were hospitalized?¡±


    Lexie¡¯s heart stuttered, [Yes.]


    ¡°And the reason?¡±


    Lexie clenched her hand secretly, [I am feeling not well, hospitalized for something, nothing special.]


    ¡°Is that so?¡± The tone of the old man¡¯s rhetorical question was clearly not convinced by this, ¡°Do you think that you and n are living far away from me and I¡¯m so old that I don¡¯t know anything about?¡±


    [That¡¯s not what I meant. It¡¯s true that I¡¯m not well.]


    Lexie wanted to exin something more, but Mr. Stanley seemed to have run out of patience, knocking his cane and saying coldly, ¡°Go kneel in the ancestral hall.¡±


    Lexie was stunned and looked incredulously.


    Because of the annual family feast in the summer resort, so the Howard family¡¯s ancestral hall was also built here. It was a quadrangle, more or less ipatible with the distant European-style buildings, but the Howard family could be preserved through the war, which already a big family¡¯s wisdom and luck.


    ¡°Mrs. Howard, it¡¯s here.¡±


    Lexie looked at the door of the ancestral hall in front of her, clenched her hand, and stepped inside.


    The door behind her was closed with a creak, and she was the only one left in the candlelit ancestral hall.


    After looking around, looking at the yellow futon in front of the tablet, Lexie hesitated for a moment, but went over and knelt down to pay her respects.


    [All the ancestors of the Howard family, my apologies for disturbing you.]


    She didn¡¯t believe in God or Buddha, but had been taught by her grandmother since she was a child to be respectful.


    It waspletely dark outside.


    ¡°Miss Tina, Mr. Stanly has sent Lexie to kneel at the ancestral hall.¡±


    At that, Tina immediately turned around from the balcony and looked far away in the direction of the ancestral hall in the northwest corner, snorting, ¡°That damn ce is eerie, enough suffering for that mute.¡±


    ¡°She just said a few words to the old man, and  made him displeased and she got punishment to kneel in the ancestral hall.¡±


    ¡°When you dislike a person, even her breathing is wrong. A mute actually affect thepany¡¯s personnel transfer, can grandfather not be angry?¡±


    Saying that, Tina nced to the southeast, ¡°Just wait, my cousin will probably be here soon.¡±


    ¡°Mr. n wille? He is concerned about her?¡±


    ¡°You all think n is lonely and cold, unscrupulous and doesn¡¯t treat people like human beings, right?¡±


    The subordinate¡¯s face snapped and he dared not say more.


    Tina sneered, ¡°In fact, in the entire Howard family, he¡¯s the most indecisive!¡±

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    It waste at night and the car drove into the summer resort.


    ¡°Mr. n, what brings you here at this hour?¡±


    ¡°Where¡¯s Grandpa?¡±


    ¡°Mr. Stanley has gone to bed, so why don¡¯t I have someone arrange for you to stay tonight, and see him tomorrow.¡±


    n was stopped by the butler at the door of Stanley¡¯s room, the door closed tightly, as if Stanley didn¡¯t intend to see him.


    ¡°Mr. n, Mr. Stanley is really sleeping.¡±


    n clenched his fist, ¡°Where¡¯s Lexie?¡±


    The servants on the side didn¡¯t dare to speak.


    ¡°All mute?¡± n looked around, but none of them dared to answer his question, at once his face sank, ¡°I am asking you guys!¡±


    There was a dead silence in the living room and everyone was silent.


    ¡°Yo, a rare guest.¡±


    A mean voice came from the stairs, and Tina plopped down on the stair railing, ¡°I thought I was hallucinating, but it¡¯s really you back, cousin.¡±


    n frowned, his face unsettled.


    ¡°It¡¯s not your style toe running and making noise at this time of night, anything wrong with the office?¡±


    ¡°Where¡¯s Lexie?¡±


    ¡°Lexie? Oh, my mute cousin-inw, I heard that she was called back by grandpa today, you should ask grandpa.¡±


    The impatience in n¡¯s eyes grew and he didn¡¯t bother to talk to her anymore, ¡°Butler Lee, is grandpa really asleep?¡±


    The butler was helpless, ¡°Mr. n, since Mr. Stanley says he¡¯s asleep, he means he doesn¡¯t want to see anyone. Listen to me and stop asking, in the morning, Mrs. Howard will definitely go back intact.¡±


    ¡°Where is she now?¡±


    ¡°Mr. n,¡± he was about to say something more, but was interrupted by the sound of the door opening behind him.


    The servant opened the door stood in the doorway while a deep, cold voice came from inside, ¡°Tell him to get his ass in here.¡±


    n¡¯s eyes contracted and he immediately entered the door.


    The butler wanted to say something, but didn¡¯t have time to stop n, so he could only look at the closed door of the room and sigh.


    He had watched n growing up, and hadn¡¯t seen him like this looking for someone irrationally, and it was no wonder that Mr. Stanley was so angry.


    The only one in the Howard family he was pleased at this moment was Tina.


    Even in August, the mountains are extraordinarily coldte at night.


    Lexie was wearing only a dress and was kneeling in the ancestral hall with chill.


    It was dimly lit in here, and she hadn¡¯t brought her phone in, so she didn¡¯t even know what time it was.


    ¡°Squeak,¡± a sound of a door opening came from behind her, and Lexie winced in fear, looking warily at the door.


    Heels kicked at the door in the moonlight, and step by step, Tina crossed the door towards her.


    It wasn¡¯t until she got closer that Lexie saw the personing, and her pupils suddenly contracted.


    ¡°It¡¯s only been a few days and we meet again, cousin-inw.¡±


    Tina stood not too far away, still with that overbearing look, ¡°Every time we meet, we are in an odd ce, in yourst life you owed me a lot of money, right?¡±


    Lexie had no cell phone and no pen and paper to respond to her words, so she could only listen to her talk alone.


    Tina stepped on her twelve centimeter high heels and circled around her, holding her arms, smug, ¡°You know what? My cousin arrived half an hour ago.¡±


    Lexie froze.


    n was here?


    ¡°Unfortunately, he didn¡¯t seem to be bothering with you at all; Grandpa called him in to talk about something, and when he came out, he went to the guest room to sleep without even asking about you.¡±


    What?


    ¡°Are you surprised? Not believing my words?¡± Tina sneered, ¡°I¡¯ll tell you why, because there¡¯s no need to be false and yful with a dead man.¡±


    [What did you say?]


    Lexie¡¯s face paled in disbelief.


    ¡°In a short time, you will be one of these tablets, offered inside this ancestral hall, and im to the public that you have passed away due to illness. We will give Peter a considerable amount of pension money, do you think he will pursue it?¡±


    Lexie stumbled and got up from the futon.


    That was not possible.


    She didn¡¯t do anything wrong, so why should they, the Howard family, want to kill her?


    ¡°You don¡¯t believe me?¡± Tina yed the recorder, ¡°Just listen to it for yourself.¡±


    After a noise, Stanley¡¯s voice came from the recorder, ¡°n, I¡¯m disappointed by what you¡¯ve done recently, the Mitchell family is a tough nut, but that doesn¡¯t mean you can be fooled by Peter.¡±


    ¡°Grandpa, Peter isn¡¯t that capable yet, you¡¯re overestimating him.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t think I don¡¯t know anything, he¡¯s good enough at the marriage recement. You¡¯ve let me down by handling it, you should have let Lexie go a long time ago, she¡¯s worthless.¡±


    ¡°I keep her for the prescription.¡±


    ¡°Didn¡¯t you already have the prescription?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s still being rationed, and there is no final result yet.¡±


    ¡°So, what are you going to do when the final resultes out?¡±


    During the several seconds of silence, the gloomy wind inside the ancestral hall blew the back of Lexie¡¯s neck.


    After an unknown amount of time, n said, ¡°I¡¯ll take care of it.¡±


    Mr. Stanley then said, ¡°Did you issue Hopkins¡¯s personnel transfer order?¡±


    ¡°I haven¡¯t posted it yet, I just had the idea.¡±


    ¡°For that woman?¡±


    ¡°For the normal operation of thepany,¡± n¡¯s tone was calm, ¡°Since Hopkins dares to do anything just because of Tina¡¯s words, it means he doesn¡¯t take thepany¡¯s rules and regtions into consideration, keeping him around will only lead to big problems.¡±


    ¡°What if I say that big problems will happen if that mute stays with you?¡±


    The words emerged from the recorder and echoed through therge ancestral hall.


    ¡°Then all at your disposal.¡±


    The brief and concise sentence fell, not a hint of emotion could be heard, as if she was an object to be bought and sold and disposed of at will, existing only for the value on her body.


    Mr. Stanley said, ¡°She¡¯ll be a tablet in the Howard family¡¯s ancestral hall, and you¡¯re willing to?¡±


    ¡°Marrying her would have been an exchange of benefits.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡±


    Lexie was stunned and couldn¡¯t believe what she heard.


    After the recording was yed, Tina looked at her condescendingly, her gaze actually somewhat sympathetic, ¡°Did you hear that? Grandpa doesn¡¯t n to keep you, keeping you in the Howard family is n¡¯s biggest failure since he lived so long.¡±Content bel0ngs to N?vel(D)r/a/ma.Org.


    ¡°If you¡¯re still expecting n toe to your rescue, then I advise you not to be delusional, he won¡¯te.¡±


    ¡°Earlier I thought he was so attached to you, but now it seems to be no more than that.¡±


    Lexie dropped down to sit on the futon.


    Was she really going to die here?


    Tina¡¯s sneering voice felt into her ears, gnawing at her nerves like dense worms.


    Just now in the recorder, n¡¯s indifference made him different from the one who had been taking care of her these days.


    Which one was the real him?


    Tina said, ¡°I told you, that if you snitched, I¡¯d get you killed, and now I¡¯m unhappy that you¡¯re not dead in my hands.¡±


    Lexie suddenly looked back at Tina and suddenly thought of something, she pulled out an incense from the incense case and wrote on the ground.


    ¡°What are you doing?¡±


    Tina frowned and stared her for a long moment.


    [Do you really think I¡¯m the one who snitched?]

 Chapter 76 Putting Her to Death

    After writing thest word, the incense in Lexie¡¯s hand also broke off a piece.


    ¡°At this point, you still want to y tricks on me?¡±


    Tina¡¯s face was very grim, ¡°Of course you refuse to admit that you snitched, which murderer admits that he killed someone?¡±


    Unable to argue with her, Lexie knelt down and wrote down.


    [Edith Mitchell]


    ¡°You said it was Edith who snitched?¡± Tina first froze for a moment, not knowing what came to mind, suddenly sneered, ¡°Find the right person to pass the buck, before Victor¡¯s ident, Edith didn¡¯t even know about us, do you think I¡¯m stupid?¡±


    Lexie looked at her quietly, her gaze calm and rming.


    Tina was stupid, but she was not an idiot.


    That day it was Edith who let her go to the wine cer, instead of asking a waiter to do so, which was supposed to be a suspicious ce. No one knew why Tina and Victor went to the wine cer, but she was sure, it was definitely rted to Edith.


    ¡°Impossible!¡± Tina¡¯s face suddenly looked pale.


    She suddenly thought of Peter¡¯s birthday banquet before, Edith invited her three times to be sure to be there, and in her face instructed the waiter to take wine.


    ¡±Creak¡±, the door closing sounded, and Tina came and went in a hurry, her figure already disappearing in the doorway.


    Looking at the ancestral hall door that had been closed tightly again, Lexie let out a sigh of relief, her hand was ufortable, and only when she spread her palm did she see the incense that had been broken into countless pieces, her hand was covered in powder.


    The following day, Lexie was awakened by the sound of the door opening.


    ¡°Mrs. Howard, wake up.¡±


    Lexie was cold beneath her, and her eyes opened in a daze as she braced herself against the hard floor and barely supported herself.


    Butler Lee waited at the door, ¡°Mrs. Howard, Mr. Stanley said you cane out now.¡±


    Lexie nodded, and when she stood up, her knees went numb, and if it weren¡¯t for the help of the servants on both sides, she would almost have fallen over.


    Looking at the servant¡¯s skilled stance, did the Howard family often have peopleing to kneel at the ancestral hall?


    The servants helped Lexie into the guest room.


    The guest room was a suite with a living room, clean clothes on the bed, and hot water ttering in the bathroom.


    Lexie froze for a moment, [Aren¡¯t we going to see Mr. Stanley?]


    ¡°Mr. Stanley told you to change clothes and have breakfast before going to the living room.¡±


    [Where is n?]


    ¡°Mr. n should be with Mr. Stanley at this moment.¡±


    [He didn¡¯t leavest night?]


    ¡°No.¡±


    At that, Lexie thought for a moment, [I¡¯ll just do it myself, you guys go out.]


    ¡°Yes, Mrs. Howard.¡±


    In the bathroom, the water was dense, and Lexie soaked her entire body inside the bathtub, thinking about the recording that Tina gave her to listen tost night, she felt her heart suffocating.


    The way n had changed his attitude toward her during this time, in the end he was for the prescription.


    After a good while of holding her breath, Lexie jerked out of the water and breathed heavily.


    After breakfast, Lexie went to see Mr. Stanley.


    Mr. Stanley was eating breakfast, and n and Tina were also apanying him, seeing Lexie enter, n only gave a faint nce and didn¡¯t say a word.


    Mr. Stanley said, ¡°Have you eaten yet? Sit down and eat together if you haven¡¯t.¡±


    [I¡¯ve eaten.]


    ¡°Sit down.¡±


    ¡°Did you think it all through at the ancestral hallst night?¡±


    Lexie was confused hearing that.


    Mr. Stanley gave her a look, ¡°Do you know why you were made to kneel in the ancestral hall?¡±


    Lexie shook her head.


    ¡°Do you really not understand, or do you pretend not to understand?¡±


    Lexie subconsciously nced at n.


    n still looked as steady as a mountain, his face unchanged as he sipped his porridge, as if the old man talking to her didn¡¯t have half a thing to do with him.


    ¡°Grandpa, why are you talking to her so much?¡± Tina rolled her eyes and chucked vegetables into the old man¡¯s bowl, ¡°We should just let her kneel longer so she doesn¡¯te and interfere with your meal.¡±


    Stanley said, ¡°Yes, to a pawn of the Mitchell family, it¡¯s useless to say too much. Stupidity can still be saved, but if you can¡¯t understand current affairs, then it¡¯s really hopeless.¡±


    [I don¡¯t understand what you mean.]


    ¡°Forget it, from today onwards, you¡¯ll be staying at the summer resort.¡±


    When those words fell, Lexie was stunned.


    Tina bounced straight up from her chair, ¡°What do you mean let her live here? What gives her the right to live here?¡±


    Stanley nced at Tina with displeasure, ¡°Just because she is n¡¯s wife.¡±


    Tina obviously didn¡¯t expect such an oue.


    And Lexie was even more surprised,st night she clearly heard the contents of the recording Tina gave her, which clearly meant to put her to death, howe Stanley let herself stay here?


    She suddenly had a bad feeling about this.


    ¡°Grandpa, because of this mute my cousin.¡±This belongs ? N?velDra/ma.Org.


    ¡°That¡¯s enough,¡± Stanley set aside the chopsticks in his hand heavily and gave Tina a warning nce, ¡°Tina, you¡¯ve be more and more unrulytely, sit down.¡±


    Even if Tina was more capricious and presumptuous, she didn¡¯t dare to disobey the old man¡¯s wishes.


    ¡°n, what do you mean?¡±


    n also set aside his chopsticks, uttering, ¡°At your disposal, Grandpa.¡±


    Lexie stared at him in a daze.


    After breakfast, Lexie followed n back to his room.


    All along the way, Lexie was apprehensive, she always felt that Stanley didn¡¯t have any good intentions in leaving her in this ce.


    Lexie was about to take the tea brought by the maid, but was pulled by n to sit down.


    ¡°Did you get that bruise on your legst night?¡±


    Lexie nodded.


    After kneeling all night, her knees had long been bruised, and she couldn¡¯t have walked on her own in the morning if not for the help of the servants.


    ¡°Grandpa told you to kneel at the ancestral hall, and you literally kneeled all night, are you stupid?¡±


    ¡°Mr. n, the medicine is brought over.¡±


    n nodded slightly and waved the servant away.


    ¡±Click¡±, after the door mmed shut, n squatted down to apply medicine to her knee.


    Lexie was startled and showed a ttered look, [I¡¯ll do it myself.]


    ¡°Don¡¯t move.¡±


    He rubbed the ointment away, the ointment was probably blood activating and blood stasis relieving, when it was first applied, there was a bit of a burning sensation, but it soon cooled, the smell of musk spread through the room.


    At this moment, n¡¯s behavior was again very different from the time he was just at the dining room.


    ¡°It shouldn¡¯t be much of a problem.¡±


    [Thank you.]


    n wiped his hands and sat down on one side.


    Lexie was careful, [Can I not live here?]


    n¡¯s brow furrowed, ¡°Grandpa only stays here for two months a year, and in another month he¡¯ll leave J City, so you won¡¯t have to stay here anymore then.¡±


    [I have to work. It¡¯s inconvenient to get back and forth here.]


    ¡°I have asked leaves for you.¡±


    Lexie wanted to say something, but eventually dropped her hand and lowered her head without saying a word.


    Stanley asked her to stay here, probably he intended to find a suitable change to get her killed.


    n suddenly took her hand in his, ¡°Not happy?¡±

 Chapter 77 Add the Swing

    Lexie was stunned, and the warmthing from the back of her hand made her overwhelmed.


    ¡°I¡¯ll pick you up as soon as the project at Howard Group is over.¡±


    n¡¯s voice was low and strong, and Lexie¡¯s heart inexplicably jumbled violently, not the normal rhythm.


    n¡¯s car slowly drove out of the gates of the summer resort.


    On the balcony on the second floor of the vi, Tina¡¯s face was sunken.


    ¡°What the hell does Grandpa think? Is the old man confused? I can¡¯t believe he told this mute to live here!¡±


    ¡°Keeping her here is probably to keep her from influencing Mr. n¡¯s decision on the group, so I can see that your prediction is right.¡± The assistant¡¯s voice came from behind her.


    ¡°But I didn¡¯t expect Grandpa to be so soft-hearted, and now that he¡¯s left her behind, I¡¯m afraid the entire Howard family thinks she has Grandpa¡¯s approval and is officially a member of the Howard family!¡±


    Tina pped on the balcony hard, her eyes stern, ¡°Now with her here, I can do nothing about her.¡±


    ¡°Miss Tina, didn¡¯t you ask someone to check on Edith? Maybe that incident really has nothing to do with Lexie.¡±


    ¡°How¡¯s the investigation going?¡±


    The assistant pondered for a moment, ¡°Edith has been with Mr. Kevin recently, and she has actively signed up to attend the hospital¡¯s symposiums, exchange meetings and such, and ¡­¡±


    ¡°And what?¡±


    ¡°And I see that Peter has made a private appointment to see Mrs. Stewart, and it looks like he has some interest in Mr. Kevin.¡±


    ¡°She likes Kevin?¡± Tina didn¡¯t expect it, ¡°When was that?¡±


    After all, before this, she had heard Edithin that it was her who should have married into the Howard family instead of her mute sister, and she had always been upset about this matter, so how could she turn to someone else now?


    ¡°News from the hospital, quite a long time ago, and it was before the Mitchell family¡¯s birthday banquet when Edith works for Mr. Kevin as an assistant.¡±


    At those words, Tina¡¯s brow furrowed deeply.


    She originally didn¡¯t believe that Edith would go and snitch, after all, the matter between herself and Victor didn¡¯t get in her way, and right now Edith liked Kevin, so she was even less involved.


    On the balcony, a fresh breeze gusted, and out of the corner of her eye, Tina nced at the parking lot in the distance.


    ¡°Lexie drove herself herest night, didn¡¯t she?¡±


    The assistant was stunned slightly, ¡°Yes.¡±


    Looking at the white car, Tina¡¯s eyes flooded with a touch of sinister venom, she hated it when people yed tricks with her.


    After n left, Lexie sent a message to Myles.


    ¡°The n may have to be brought forward.¡±


    Myles soon replied, ¡°Is something wrong?¡±


    ¡°Mr. Stanley is holding me in a suburban mountain resort.¡±


    ¡°What did he do to you? Are you okay?¡±


    ¡°I am fine for now, but I think now would be a good time. I took the panhandle road toe here, which is a different route than we had nned before, but it might make more sense if I had an ident on the drive back to the city.¡±


    The original n to ¡®kill herself¡¯ was hardly convincing to n, after all, with so many ways to kill herself, it was unthinkable that she had to run out in her car, but there was a more suitable reason in front of her.


    Whatever the reason, she was driving down from the summer resort and if something happened on the way, it was an ident.


    After a while, her phone vibrated and a message from Myles popped up.


    ¡°I¡¯ll support you no matter what you decide, take it easy for now and make sure you¡¯re safe while I get Flora to discuss this matter.¡±


    ¡°Okay.¡±


    After sending thest message, there came a knock on the door.


    Lexie immediately deleted all the messages and turned around.


    ¡°Mrs. Howard,¡± the woman who came in wore the uniform overalls of the maids, her face expressionless like a robot, ¡°Butler Lee told me to show you around.¡±


    [No, I don¡¯t want to go out.]


    ¡°Then I¡¯ll let you know when it¡¯s time for lunch.¡±


    After the door closed, Lexie sighed in relief and sat down on the edge of the bed, holding her phone.


    She unconsciously looked around the room she was in, always feeling as if a pair of eyes had been watching her since she had stepped into the house, and that no matter what she did, the other party would know.Content bel0ngs to N?vel(D)r/a/ma.Org.


    After the afternoon meeting, n returned to his office.


    Jack sent three sets of renovation drawings.


    ¡°The designer has made these three sets of drawings out in different styles as you requested, which one do you think is suitable?¡±


    n looked at it carefully for a moment, ¡°What do you think?¡±


    ¡°I think?¡± Jack hesitated for a moment, ¡°This one on the left is abination of Greek culture with an borate mythological romanticism tone, and this one in the middle is an extended European court style, luxurious and noble ¡­¡±


    ¡°But I don¡¯t think those are the main things.¡±


    n asked carelessly, ¡°What is the main thing?¡±


    ¡°This one, in the middle, has the brightest and warmest tones, especially the design of this small garden, and if you have a swing chair in the small garden, the picture should be beautiful with the sun setting and Mrs. Howard reading a book there, or ying with the children.¡±


    At those words, the office suddenly fell silent.


    ¡°Did I mention this house is for her to live in after it¡¯s renovated?¡±


    This talkative tongue was going to get Jack killed sooner orter.


    For a long moment, n tapped twice on the table, ¡°This one.¡±


    Jack looked over cautiously, and then he saw a long finger pointing at the picture in the middle, and he instantly smiled with joy, ¡°I¡¯ll have the designer bring someone to start the work.¡±


    ¡°Wait.¡±


    ¡°Yes?¡±


    ¡°Add the swings.¡±


    Jack froze at first, then responded, ¡°Okay.¡±


    The door to the office closed, n resumed his seat in the chair, casually flipping open the folder in his hand, which was information about Lexiepiled by Jack..


    Thinking of his own identical experience as a child, n¡¯s brow followed with a fierce jump, as if the fire that had been twenty years in the past was right before his eyes, instantly causing him to clench his fists.


    Peter was not worthy of being a father or even a human being.


    After nightfall, n leaned against his bed and read a book.


    It waste at night, yet somehow he couldn¡¯t sleep, the pillow and quilt seemed to still smell familiar, and never at any time had he felt so empty in this house.


    Swiping open his phone and ncing at it, there were no personal messages other than unprocessed emails.


    Diana was awakened by the sound of an engine outside the window.


    ¡°Marry? Is Kevin back?¡±


    She emerged from the bedroom and called out towards the stairs.


    Marry had juste out of the nanny¡¯s room with her coat on, and answered in a hurry, ¡°Mr. Kevin is on night duty tonight, and it seems to be Mr. n who went out.¡±


    ¡°n?¡± Diana immediately sobered up, ¡°He drove himself out in the middle of the night this time? Where did he go?¡±


    Marry shook her head, ¡°The maids are all resting, and Mr. n didn¡¯t tell anyone, I just heard you call me here.¡±


    Diana frowned, not knowing what came to her mind, her face sank steeply, ¡°He won¡¯t be going ¡­¡±

 Chapter 78 Not an accident, But a Sin

    Lexie didn¡¯t sleep well this night.


    It was excessively quiet in the house, and she had a nightmare.


    In the dream, the Howard family was chasing after her with a knife in their hands, and when she reached a forest, everyone behind her was holding a torch.


    She screamed for help, but her throat hurt so badly that she couldn¡¯t get it out.


    ¡°Ah¡­¡±


    She broke out in a cold sweat and jerked her eyes open.


    The curtains were undrawn, and the moonlight from outside shone in, faintly on the wallmp, like a ghostly shadow.


    ¡°Click,¡± a sound of opening door was sounded, and Lexie hugged the covers tightly at once.


    The tall figure was illuminated by the light from outside, casting long shadows on the carpet.


    ¡°It¡¯s me.¡±


    A familiar voice rang out, and Lexie looked at the visitor in a daze, looking as if she hadn¡¯t yet awakened from her nightmare, her face white in the moonlight.


    With a ¡®snap¡¯, the lights turned on and the room was instantly much brighter.


    Looking at Lexie, who was still shaking, n suddenly felt heartahce and walked over with broad steps, ¡°Having a nightmare?¡±


    It was in the bright light that Lexie snapped out of it and gave a wooden nod.


    ¡°It¡¯s okay, it¡¯s all in the past.¡±


    [What brings you here?]


    It was already past two in the morning, and seeing the rm clock by the bed, Lexie even thought that this was the dream.


    ¡°Come back and get something.¡±


    Get something? In your pajamas?


    Lexie¡¯s eyes fell on what n was wearing.


    If he remembered correctly, these were his pajamas from the Howard¡¯s vi, the green and grey suit.


    ¡°Drink some water.¡± n poured her a ss of water.


    [Thank you.]


    ¡°What was the dream about, was it that terrible?¡±


    Thinking back to the dream she had just had, Lexie still had palpitations.


    But she shook her head, [Can¡¯t quite remember.].


    A dream was rather exhausting, and she couldn¡¯t help but yawn.


    ¡°Go to bed early.¡±


    Lexie faintly stared, [Are you going to sleep here too?]


    ¡°This is my home, where am I going to sleep if not here?¡±


    [Didn¡¯t youe back for something?]


    ¡°You¡¯re rushing me to leave?¡±


    [That¡¯s not what I meant.]


    Lexie shook her head.


    ¡°Then go to sleep,¡± n jerked the cup out of her hand, casually resting it on the bed, and before Lexie could return to her senses, he embraced her and pressed her against the pillow.


    The forceing from the man¡¯s hand was a little heavy, but somehow transmitted a feeling of solidity and reassurance.


    Lexie slowly closed her eyes and epted the fact.


    Early the next morning.


    Stanley was feeding the fish at theke.


    ¡°n came byst night?¡±


    ¡°Nothing can be hidden from you,¡± confessed Butler Lee, ¡°indeed, he arrived at two in the morning, but he left early this morning and caught the morning meeting over at the group, and everything was normal.¡±


    ¡°You think this is normal?¡± Stanley scattered a handful of all the fish food in his hand, instantly causing a group of carp to scramble for it.


    Butler Lee said, ¡°I heard the doctor say that Mr. n has been able to sleep without medication for some time, I think this might have something to do with Mrs. Howard, in fact, if you want to really toss Mr. n back and forth like this every day, you might as well let Mrs. Howard go back.¡±


    ¡°The more he does like this, the more I can¡¯t let this mute go.¡±


    ¡°Why?¡±


    ¡°Men are meant to do great things, for the sake of these small love ties, his future is destined to achieve nothing, our family do not have this precedent!¡±


    Butler Lee was stunned, ¡°You¡¯re thinking of Mr. Vincent again.¡±


    Stanley held onto the railing, his withered cheeks reflecting in the middle of theke, showing a hint of decadence, ¡°Isn¡¯t the lesson of n¡¯s father enough?¡±


    ¡°That was just an ident.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s not an ident, it¡¯s a sin, so there must be no more of this kind of womanizing on n.¡±


    Stanley straightened up and asked, ¡°Is he still checking out the Mitchell familytely?¡±


    ¡°Yes, and a few days ago, he checked Peter¡¯s bank ounts overseas and found that he has a tendency to transfer funds, and he has already had people leaving preparations.¡±


    ¡°He is still sober, keep watching and report back to me if anything goes wrong.¡±


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    ¡°¡­¡±


    For several days in a row, Lexie stayed at the mountain vi, n wouldete at night, and Lexie gradually got used to his presence.


    It was a strange feeling, like cheating, yet reassuring to her.


    In this huge mountain vi, n had actually be the only one she relied on.


    ¡°Mrs. Howard, are you going out?¡±


    [I¡¯ve been out too long and want to go back to see Grandma.]


    Lexie carried her bag and carefully inquired, [Is it not allowed?]


    The maid said, ¡°No, but, didn¡¯t Butler Lee say you couldn¡¯t go out alone but someone should drive you out?¡±


    [No, it¡¯s easier for me to drive there myself.]


    ¡°Then go back early.¡±


    Driving away from the resort, Lexie watched the gate getting farther and farther away in the rearview mirror before she let out a sigh of relief.


    Stanley didn¡¯t seem to have much ill will towards her, except for the first night when he made her kneel in the ancestral hall, he hadn¡¯t treated her badly after that, and her movements were all free.


    Back in the city, Lexie drove the car directly to the alley in the old town.


    ¡°Lexie, here!¡±


    Across the street, Myles waved at her.


    It¡¯s an old neighborhood, marked in many ces for demolition, and the alley curves were hard to be found.


    ¡°Didn¡¯t get hard time abouting out, did you?¡±


    Lexie shook her head.


    ¡°This way,¡± Myles led her into a tailor¡¯s shop, greeted the old tailor in the shop, and then lifted the curtain to lead Lexie to the backyard.


    Flora had already had tea ready under the old acacia tree.


    [Sorry I¡¯mte.]


    ¡°It is okay, I¡¯m on leave today,¡± Flora raised her chin towards the front, ¡°It¡¯s almost demolished here, it is not easy to be found, right?¡±


    [Yes.]


    Myles said, ¡°This is the tailor shop of Flora¡¯s Grandpa, so it is quite safe to gather here.¡±


    ¡°Let¡¯s get down to business,¡± Flora dipped her fingers in water and scratched some lines on the stone table, ¡°I¡¯ve studied the route, when it rains heavily, the trafficwork in these ces is without signal, and this is also an ident-prone road, so it won¡¯t be a problem to hide it.¡±


    Lexie nodded with a look of gratitude.


    ¡°Recement body has been ready. The person died more than a month, but it has been well preserved, and it has simr body shape to yours. By the time the car burns down and the person is disfigured, it will be fine.¡±


    [That works?]


    Lexie was amazed.


    Myles nced at Flora, ¡°You think she¡¯s been doing nothing in the Detective Bureau all these years? There are still quite a few ces over in the ck market that do business in ghost marriages now, so it¡¯s kind of a grey business.¡±


    Ghost marriages?


    Lexie had heard of it, and suddenly there was some bitterness in her heart.


    How could she have ever imagined that she would one day be involved with something like this.


    Flora sipped her tea and looked at the sky, ¡°Now we¡¯re just waiting for a stormy weather.¡±


    The sky in J City was clear, and it had been a few days of great sunshine.


    The car was parked across the street from a department store in Old Town.


    ¡°Mr. n, I¡¯ve actually seen the locations of those nail houses before, and they don¡¯t have much impact on the nning.¡±


    In the back seat, n looked through the car window towards the outside, but saw a white car across the street with a somewhat familiar license te number.

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    ¡°That¡¯s Mrs. Howard¡¯s car?¡±


    Following n¡¯s gaze, Jack blurted out.


    Nightfall.


    Lexie handed the car keys to the maid to park the car and headed to the house on her own.


    ¡°Mrs. Howard, you are back, dinner is almost ready.¡±


    [No, I¡¯ve eaten.]


    Lexie gave a polite nod and went back to her bedroom.


    She turned her phone on and checked the weather forecast several times with different apps, and so far there was no sign of rain until next week, but it wasn¡¯t certain.


    After a simple wash, Lexie came out with her hair rubbed, and when she saw the canvas bag that was casually ced on the sofa, she paused, and after thinking about it, she went to get her medicine out and took it.


    n came every night, so she took medicine just in case.


    Late in the night, Lexie was drifting off to sleep when she felt an ¡®invasion¡¯ of a man under the covers, not knowing when the smell of men had be somewhat familiar to her, even habitual.


    ¡°Asleep?¡±


    A low voice came from behind her.


    Lexie didn¡¯t open her eyes, partly because she was too sleepy, and partly because those fears she had of n seemed to have dissipated in the dead of night.


    n looked at the woman on the pillow, his eyes dark and unpredictable.


    From the moment he entered, his face had been somber.


    ¡°The butler said you went out today?¡±


    The woman on the pillow moved her headzily in response.


    ¡°Where did you go?¡±


    This questioning tone caused Lexie¡¯s heart to suddenly stutter.


    When therge hand probed along the edge of her nightgown, the slightly cool touch made her jolt awake.


    Lexie tried to turn around, but her shoulder was grabbed.


    She eximed, making a somewhat hoarse, low sound.


    The moonlight from the window shone on her face, and before she could snap back to her sense, her pupils contracted violently, painful sound spilled from her throat, and the halo of light before her began to shake wildly.


    The dark green silk texture of the quilt slid off as it shifted, the moonlight shining on the man and woman who had melted into one.


    This familiar sensation stirred up all of the woman¡¯s senses, pain and pleasure tangled together, she wanted to scream and shout but couldn¡¯t make too much noise, she was drenched all over.


    Not knowing how long it took, but the sound of the man¡¯s dull breathing came from behind her ears, and her long hair was grabbed, assaulting her with a sharp pain, and Lexie jerked her neck up at once, forced to climb to the top pleasure.This belongs ? N?velDra/ma.Org.


    The sound of ¡®ttering¡¯ water came from the bathroom.


    A momentter, the sound of the water stopped.


    Lexie immediately closed her eyes, and if the light was on at this moment, it could be seen that her face blushed.


    There was the sound of rustling fabric rubbing in the house.


    An eerie silence fell over therge bedroom as a ¡®click¡¯ of a door closing sounded.


    It was a while before Lexie dared to open her eyes.


    She embraced the covers and climbed up, but all she saw was an empty room, and n was gone.


    There seemed to be something strange about n today.


    In mid-August, temperatures began to fall back.


    The length of time that Stanley was out for his walks also gradually lengthened.


    ¡°Mr. n hasn¡¯t been here for the past two days, and I don¡¯t know what¡¯s going on.¡±


    Stanley was on crutches, ying with two walnuts in his other hand, and said with an air of calmness, ¡°From which day on he didn¡¯te?¡±


    ¡°Three days ago, that night Mr. n came and then left in a hurry, without spending the night.¡±


    ¡°That was for three days.¡±


    ¡°Yes,¡± the butler assisted the old man towards the bridge, ¡°And Mr. n hasn¡¯t stayed home for the past three days, he¡¯s slept at the office, and doesn¡¯t look like he¡¯s in a good mood.¡±


    Stanley¡¯s face changed, and he took a deep breath and exhaled slowly, visibly unhappy.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong? Don¡¯t you not want Mr. n to have contact with his wife? Isn¡¯t it just as you wished that Mr. n has been absent for so many days and is preupied with his work?¡±


    ¡°You think he¡¯s noting for work?¡± Stanley snorted coldly, ¡°Still young and vigorous, but not m enough.¡±


    ¡°Well, it¡¯s time to ask her toe to the study.¡±


    The butler was slightly stunned, ¡°Yes.¡±


    Lexie was called to the old man¡¯s study, for the first time since she had ever lived in the mountain.


    Arge desk separated Stanley and Lexie.


    ¡°Here¡¯s the check for ten million and the divorce paper.¡±


    A document was slowly pushed in front of Lexie.


    She was slightly stunned, [You want me to sign it?]


    ¡°You and n don¡¯t fit, and you don¡¯t want to stay at Howard¡¯s, do you?¡±


    Lexie stared at the agreement for a long time and suddenly raised her head, [It¡¯s not the first time you¡¯ve asked me to leave the Howard family, why do you think I¡¯ll agree this time?]


    ¡°At that time you just arrived at the Howard family, it¡¯s normal that you can¡¯t see the situation clearly, but now that so much time has passed, you should understand.¡±


    Stanley looked at her with eyes that were clearly calm, but they were filled with indifference, ¡°Although you can¡¯t speak, you should be an understanding person.¡±


    Lexie subconsciously clenched her fingers.


    Later, she signed the agreement.


    Stanley hadn¡¯t actually given her the right to choose, and the first day¡¯s punishment of kneeling in the ancestral hall had already told her that in the Howard family no one could disobey his decisions.


    The following day, Howard Group.


    ¡°Mr. n, Mr. Stanley had this sent to you.¡±


    n looked up from hisputer and flipped through the first page of the folder, his eyes contacted slightly and he casually tossed it aside, ¡°Don¡¯t worry about it, I¡¯ll exin it to grandpater.¡±


    ¡°Not just this, but a video.¡±


    Saying that, Jack handed over his own phone.


    n frowned, and with a tap of his fingertips, the video began to y.


    Stanley¡¯s voice was the first to ring out, ¡°Here¡¯s the check for ten million and the divorce paper.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡±


    Seeing the final image of Lexie signing, n¡¯s face sank steeply, picking up the folder he¡¯d tossed aside and flipping straight to thest page.


    The signature was clear, reflected in his dark eyes.


    Jack said, ¡°Mr. n, in fact, Mrs. Howard may not be voluntary, and she may not want the ten million, Mr. Stanley¡­¡±


    As if he hadn¡¯t heard Jack, n took out his phone and opened a special software, saw radar-like red dots moving along the arterial roads of downtown J City.


    Would she have been so eager to leave the resort and run out the door if she hadn¡¯t volunteered?


    ¡°Mr. n, where are you going? You have a dinner party to attend in the evening.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡±


    Lexie had asked Flora and Myles to meet her at the usual ce.


    Flora said, ¡°Thetest news from the Meteorological Bureau, the day after tomorrow is to have a storm, and without incident, this will be thest big storm of the summer.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll meet you at the ident site, don¡¯t be afraid.¡±


    Lexie nodded and took out a wooden box from the bag she had with her and handed it to Myles, [Please keep this for me, it¡¯s the relic my mother left me and the only thing I have to take with me.]


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I¡¯ll keep it safe for you.¡±


    As he was talking, Lexie¡¯s phone suddenly vibrated and a new message alert popped up.


    The moment she saw the message, Lexie¡¯s heart thudded and tightened violently.


    ¡°You went out? Where are you now?¡±

 Chapter 80 The Feeling of Remembering

    ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± Myles¡¯ questioning voice came from the side.


    Lexie ignored him and input a message, ¡°I came downtown to see Grandma and do some shopping on the way.¡±


    ¡°It just so happens that I¡¯m near your Grandma¡¯s house, I¡¯ll pick you up, there¡¯s a party that I want you to attend with me.¡±


    Lexie went stiff, ¡°I haven¡¯t gone there yet, I¡¯m shopping.¡±


    Seeing Lexie¡¯s face getting pale, Myles realized that something was wrong and asked, ¡°What¡¯s wrong? Is it n looking for you?¡±


    When the new message popped up, Lexie only nced at it and immediately picked up her bag and headed out.


    [I have some business to take care of, so I¡¯ll go first.]


    The white car pulled away from the alleyway and sped all the way to the main city CBD.


    The phone screen was still stuck on the message from n.


    ¡°Since you¡¯re shopping at the mall, buy yourself a gown ande to the Jing Feng Hotel in an hour to apany me to the dinner party, and by the way, I like red.¡±


    Lexie vaguely felt that something was wrong, and her intuition told her that n might have known something.


    But she told herself that she should m down.


    She went to the dress shop as fast as she could and bought a red dress.


    ¡°Mrs. Howard, do you need to try something else?¡±


    [No, just this one.]


    ¡°Forty-three thousand.¡±


    Lexie drew a ck card from her bag and handed it over, [Swipe this one.]


    Across the street, inside the ck car, a ¡®ding¡¯ sounded with a sub-card charge alert.


    The man¡¯s face, however, remained grim.


    It was getting dark.


    Lexie arrived at the Jing Feng Hotel before the appointed time, changed into her high heels before getting off. Looking at the imposing hotel door in front of her, she took a deep breath and held her handbag tightly.


    ¡°I¡¯m here, where are you?¡± She sent a message over and waited for n¡¯s reply.


    ¡°1204.¡±


    Without any boration, a concise room number appeared on the phone screen, and Lexie froze for a moment and replied with the word ¡°Okay¡±.


    The walk down the elevator to the room was a journey that kept her panicked.


    As the doorbell had just been rung, the door to the room opened, and the tall figure enveloped with the light, causing her to subconsciously take a step back, but seeing n¡¯s tuxedoed suit, she felt less nervous.


    [Aren¡¯t we going to a dinner party? At this hotel?]


    As soon as she entered the door, Lexie asked her question.


    The sound of the ¡®click¡¯ of the room door unlocking came from behind them.


    ¡°Won¡¯t you ask me why I¡¯m suddenly taking you to a dinner party?¡±


    Lexie faintly stared, [You said before not to question what you said.]


    ¡°You¡¯ve taken everything I¡¯ve said to your heart.¡±


    Lexie shuddered when n¡¯srge hand brushed through her hair and touched her earlobe.


    [What¡¯s wrong with you?]


    ¡°Nice dress, picked it out yourself? How long did it take to pick it out?¡±


    Lexie¡¯s skin was very fair, and she looked like a delicate rose in this red dress.


    [It didn¡¯t take long for there is a few finished red dresses in the store.]


    ¡°Been to see Grandma?¡±


    n asked carelessly, hisrge hand falling along her earlobe to her neck.


    [Not yet.]


    With a jerk, Lexie drew back a cold breath.


    n pinched her neck but didn¡¯t make it with force, ¡°Not yet? Or you didn¡¯t intend to?¡±


    Lexie¡¯s eyes were clear and innocent as she looked at him in rm.


    As the neck was pinched more and more tightly, she heard his deep voice, ¡°What¡¯s the rush to apany me to a dinner party since you¡¯ve already signed the divorce papers? Might as well go see Grandma, no?¡±


    Lexie snapped back to her senses, [It was Mr. Stanley who told me to sign it.]


    ¡°You mean that wasn¡¯t your intention?¡±


    Lexie shook her head.This belongs ? N?velDra/ma.Org.


    ¡°Good,¡± n snorted, looking away at something, ¡°Then tell me, where did you go this afternoon? Met someone?¡±


    Lexie was stunned.


    He knew it..


    [I don¡¯t know what you¡¯re talking about.]


    ¡°Still lying!¡± n choked her fiercely, ¡°Who is that man, worthy of you running out to see him again and again?¡±


    Lexie was instantly pinched and couldn¡¯t breathe, a hoarse, unpleasant sound escaping from her throat.


    There had never been a moment like this one when n felt a burning anger in his chest that he couldn¡¯t extinguish, a picture that lingered in his mind from the first time he saw her and that man talking andughing in Old Town three days ago.


    The woman had never smiled like that in front of him even once.


    He was jealous, insanely jealous.


    It was a bad feeling to be swayed by emotions, and he disliked it, so he hadn¡¯t gone back to the resort for the past three days, thinking that he could change this irrational state of mind quickly with this.


    Until he saw that signed divorce agreement today.


    All the suppressed emotions burst out in a sh, like a zing fire ravaging the wilderness, in one uncontroble burst.


    ¡°I¡¯m going to give you onest chance, who is the man you went to see and what is your rtionship to him?¡±


    Lexie shook her head desperately, her face went pale.


    n¡¯s face looked grim, ¡°Still saying signing the agreement wasn¡¯t voluntary for you? Are you willing to die for that man?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll fulfill your wish!¡±


    The next second, Lexie was thrown onto the bed, the back of her head hitting the edge of the bed, but she couldn¡¯t care about the pain, only shrinking back in horror.


    Hisrge, cool hands grabbed her slim ankles and parted her legs hard.


    ¡°Ah¡­¡±


    The red gown was torn.


    ¡°Lexie, remember, you were sold to me by Peter, and even if you¡¯re a cripple, as long as I haven¡¯t had enough, you¡¯ll never leave the Howard family.¡±


    ¡°Where did he touch you?¡±


    ¡°Here?¡±


    ¡°Or here?¡±


    The twinge in her skin made Lexie cry out, her hoarse voice echoing through the room.


    After the mad rampage, the bed was a mess.


    Lexie prostrated herself on the edge of the bed and trembled, one hand clutching the sheet as if it were herst dignity, her eyes red and no longer in focus.


    n straightened the cuffs of his suit, turned to see her, and extended his hand towards her.


    Lexie shuddered fiercely and hugged the quilt, quickly shrinking to the corner of the bed.


    n frowned, suppressing the faint glimmer of chagrin in his eyes, and said coldly, ¡°Feeling humiliated? You¡¯d better keep this feeling of being humiliated in mind, and if I catch you once more, it won¡¯t just be like this.¡±


    There was a ¡®bang¡¯ and the room trembled the moment the door mmed shut.


    Lexie¡¯s nearly frozen gaze looked at the TV cab across the room, and tears barley fell.


    The corridor of the hotel.


    As soon as n came out, Jack followed, ¡°Mr. n, the dinner party has already started and they¡¯re all waiting for you.¡±


    ¡°All here?¡±


    ¡°Yes ¡­¡±


    As if he hadn¡¯t heard Jack, n listened with a grim face, then suddenly said, ¡°Go check out the man Lexie met in the old town that day.¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    The man that Lexie refused to name his name.

 Chapter 81 Fake Death Hoax Turns Deadly

    ¡°Did Grandpa really make her sign the divorce papers?¡±


    Tina looked back at her assistant.


    ¡°Mr. Stanley gave her a cheque for 10 million and had her sign it, I saw the agreement with my own eyes, there would be no fakes.¡±


    ¡°So, she¡¯s moving from here?¡±


    ¡°In the next two days, I suppose.¡±


    Tina snorted coldly, ¡°Then what are you waiting for? Without the status as Mrs. Howard, a cripple like her won¡¯t even have someone to collect her body when she dies.¡±


    The dark clouds in the sky are slowly approaching towards the sky over J City, and ording to the weather forecast, a storm ising.


    It was already dark when Lexie returned to the resort.


    ¡°Mrs. Howard, why do you look so pale?¡±


    [Nothing, I want to take a break].


    Lexie felt no energy at all. After driving for two hours, she had already used up herst bit of energy and fell asleep as soon as she got back to her room, without even changing her clothes.


    The nightmare came as expected, and the man¡¯s roughness in the dream was even worse than in reality, and Lexie kept struggling but couldn¡¯t seem to escape.


    Little by little the night swallowed up the resort.


    ¡°Mr. n.¡±


    In the living room, the maid picked up n¡¯s suit, ¡°You are back early today, have you eaten?¡±


    n nodded slightly, ¡°Where is Lexie? Is she back yet?¡±


    ¡°She is back in the evening, but she didn¡¯t look good and didn¡¯t eat dinner.¡±


    At that, n¡¯s brow furrowed.


    The bedroom was silent, a figure wrapped in a nket on the bed, waking abruptly when she heard the door open.


    As soon as n pushed the door open, he saw Lexie looking at him with her eyes open, her eyes covered with panic.


    The air seemed to freeze as the four eyes met.


    ¡°Have some food.¡±This belongs ? N?velDra/ma.Org.


    He entered with a bowl of porridge.


    [I¡¯m not hungry.]


    ¡°Eat some,¡± n said, passing the spoon to her mouth.


    With the afternoon¡¯s events fresh in her mind, Lexie dared not resist and took a sip with her head bowed.


    ¡°Is it hot?¡±


    Lexie shook her head and cowered.


    ¡°Have more.¡±


    n fed her with porridge as nothing had eve happened. Lexie felt she couldn¡¯t understand him, as if in his eyes, some things would pass with the appropriate punishment for him.


    After finishing the porridge, n said, ¡°I¡¯lle pick you up tomorrow night to move back to the city.¡±


    [Does Grandpa agree?]


    ¡°You don¡¯t need anyone¡¯s permission but mine to live where you are.¡±


    Lexie clutched the sheet beneath her, bitterness in her throat.


    Thinking about what happened this afternoon, n felt some regret in his heart and extended his hand towards Lexie.


    Lexie subconsciously avoided it, and his hand gave a slight pause, still pinning a strand of her hair in front of her forehead behind her ear, and then holding the back of her head, his eyes gradually contracting.


    ¡°I know you¡¯re upset about what happened today, but when you¡¯re around me, you should know what to do and what not to do.¡±


    Lexie was stunned.


    ¡°Do you hear me?¡± The force on her neck tightened.


    [Got it.]


    ¡°I have business to attend to tonight, so you¡¯ll sleep alone.¡±


    After saying this, n left from the bedroom.


    The sound of rain soon sounded outside, and Lexie pulled back the curtains to watch the ck car drive away from downstairs and into the night.


    She sent a message to Myles with only the time, ¡°Tomorrow at 2pm.¡±


    As the rain grew heavier and ¡®booming¡¯ thunder split over the sky, no one noticed two men in ck mackintoshes sneaking around the corner of the estate approaching a white car.


    In the following day, J City was covered in torrential rain.


    Lexie simply packed some things and left from the summer resort.


    Stanley stood at the window of his study, his face more gloomy than the weather.


    ¡°Mr. Stanley, Mr. n is still young and impetuous and doesn¡¯t understand that you are doing him a favour, but you don¡¯t need to worry too much about it, Mrs. Howard looks like a peaceful person without the support of her father¡¯s family.¡±


    ¡°In the position of Mrs. Howard, is it enough to be peaceful? If you don¡¯t look for trouble, trouble wille to you.¡±


    ¡°What are you worried about?¡±


    Stanley didn¡¯t bother to say more, ¡°Wait and see.¡±


    In the Mountain Road, signs with ¡®Beware of slippery roads, slow down¡¯ swept across the rear view mirror.


    Lexie held the steering wheel and nced at the navigator out of the corner of her eye.


    It was almost time to get to the appointed ce.


    As she rounded the corner, she switched on the brakes and but the speed of slowing down could not catch up.


    What was going on?


    Lexie jerked the steering wheel and barely made it through the bend with the sharp sound of the brakes, breaking out in a cold sweat.


    On the windscreen, the windscreen wipers constantly brushed the torrential rain away.


    The brakes hadpletely failed.


    n was talking to someone in the clubhouse about a business deal.


    ¡°Then I will have less 20%, as a good faith offer for our sincere cooperation with the Howard Group.¡±


    ¡°You have a long-term vision.¡±


    After seeing the boss off, n stood up to button his suit.


    Jack, who had been waiting at the door, then hurried in, ¡°Mr. n, something has happened to Mrs. Howard.¡±


    n¡¯s eyes contracted.


    ¡°The people we left behind on Tina¡¯s side made enquiries early this morning and found out that Tina had made a move on Mrs. Howard¡¯s car and half an hour ago, Mrs. Howard drove herself down the hill.¡±


    ¡°Why don¡¯t you tell me earlier?¡± An angry voice echoed through thepartment.


    Jack was in a cold sweat, ¡°You were just in business, I ¡­¡±


    ¡°Give me the car keys.¡±


    n¡¯s face was gloomy and frightening as he grabbed the car keys and headed out.


    The rain was getting heavier and heavier, with multiple hill copses already causing serious road traffic problems as the storm washed over the area, with live news coverage of the emergency repairs on site.


    In the middle of the mountain road, Lexie was desperately mming on the brakes all the way, still unable to slow down.


    The car was kept at eighty at all times, which was already a serious speeding situation on a mountain road in stormy weather.


    The mobile phone rang.


    Lexie thought it was Myles, so she managed to press the answer key.


    ¡°Where are you now? Stop the car right now!¡±


    A low growl came.


    Lexie shuddered in fear, and with a shaky hand, almost hit the guardrail of the bend.


    The harsh scraping of wheels against the ground echoed in the ears and reached the other side.


    ¡°Is there something wrong with the car?¡±


    ¡°Lexie!¡±


    ¡°Damn it!¡±


    n¡¯s growl came over the phone, angry and agitated, yet helpless, simply because Lexie was unable to give him any response at all.


    The phone suddenly hung up, as if hanging up thest ray of hope, and Lexie¡¯s mind was already a muddle.


    The hoax that she had arranged to fake her own death had actually turned out to be a dead end!


    In desperation, the phone rang again.


    The moment the man¡¯s cold face appeared on the screen, Lexie realized he had made a video call.


    ¡°Listen, when I ask you something, all you have to do is nod or shake your head.¡±


    ¡°Are the brakes failing?¡±


    ¡°And the handbrake doesn¡¯t work?¡±


    ¡°Okay, listen, you drive towards the East Coast State Highway now and don¡¯t panic.¡±


    The East Coast State Highway? This was the opposite of her nned route.


    As they spoke, the car was already driving to the agreed location. Through the windscreen and the constantly turning windscreen wipers, Lexie caught a glimpse of a familiar figure standing on the roadside, it was Myles.

 Chapter 82 No Need to Stay Back

    The white car sped past on the mountain road.


    The windshield wipers rise and fall in a curtain of rain, and the four eyes met through the ss for just a moment.


    Myles clearly saw that the person in the car was Lexie, but instead of stopping, she drove straight past.


    Realizing that something was wrong, Myles immediately drove after her.


    East Coast State Highway is the road with the fewest cars in J City, and even fewer cars on a stormy day, but Lexie¡¯s heart was still hanging in her throat, especially after overtaking three cars in a row and getting soaked to the skin.


    ¡°Are you now in East Coast State Highway?¡±


    ¡°The police are already evacuating road traffic, so turn on your cruise mode, protect yourself and be prepared for a crash.¡±


    Crash?


    Lexie¡¯s face went white as countless images of car wrecks swept through her mind.


    ¡°Don¡¯t be afraid, it¡¯ll be fine, drive a bit more and you¡¯ll see the container of the truck stop in the middle of the road and crash straight through, the airbags will pop out first, that¡¯s all you can do now.¡±


    The man in the video had a calm, sure gaze.


    Lexie nodded through clenched teeth.


    It was the only way to go now.


    She did not know how long she drove, but there were fewer and fewer cars on the road, until there was only a crazy rainstorm, and only one car left on the empty road, driven by Lexie, whose hands were already all sweaty and she could barely hold the steering wheel.


    In the distance, a blue container truck stopped in the middle of the road.


    With a loud bang, the front of the white car crashed hard into the side of the container.


    Smoke and dust rolled as the engine caught fire and burned brighter and brighter.


    The scene was happening in front of Myles¡¯s eyes when he arrived.


    And at that moment, a ck car overtook him from behind and came to a stop across the road with a sharp braking sound, and the man got out and sprinted over, smashing the window.


    ¡°Lexie!¡±


    The rain was pouring down, and through the windscreen, Myles saw n roaring for people to put out the fire and demolish the car.


    At the moment of the crash, the airbag quickly popped out and lunged towards Lexie¡¯s face. She felt as if all her bones had been washed away by the airflow, and the upper half of her body sank into the airbag, making it difficult for her to breathe.


    The car shuddered violently before quicklying to a halt, buzzing in its ears.


    The sound of a smashing window broke through the nkness of her brain and hit her eardrums, pulling back her nerves, and when she looked up, she saw only a familiar face, not quite clear through the window and the rain.


    The ident site was quickly cordoned off and the sounds of fire engines and ambnces were heard.


    In the hospital emergency.


    n¡¯s expression was cold, and his fists were clenched to death, his veins rippling.


    ¡°She has a slight concussion, have some rest and she¡¯ll be fine.¡±


    When the doctor¡¯s words fell, n¡¯s face only improved slightly.


    When the doctor had left, n asked Jack


    ¡°Where is Tina now?¡±


    ¡°She¡¯s gone on a cruise dinner with a bunch of friends.¡±


    A cold light swept through n¡¯s dark eyes as he said coldly, ¡°She sought her own death, so there¡¯s no need to be mercy to her.¡±


    ¡°Mr. n, Tina is your cousin ¡­¡±


    Jack had not finished his words when his gaze suddenly touched n¡¯s icy cold eyes and he jerked.


    Throughout the night, Lexie threw up an unknown number of times.


    The nurse was in and out frequently with the basin.


    n looked extremely pale, ¡°Didn¡¯t you say she is fine? Why is she throwing up like this?¡±


    The nurse had a frightened look on her face, ¡°It¡¯s normal to vomit as an after-effect of a concussion, when the brain is out of bnce.¡±


    [I¡¯m fine.]


    On the hospital bed, Lexie had a weak face.


    It was a fluke that she survived, so it was ok to vomit up.


    ¡°Are you okay?¡±


    Lexie shook her head and threw up so much that she barely had the strength to respond.


    [I¡¯m tired and want to take a nap].


    ¡°Okay,¡± n tucked her in, his big hands patting gently on the sheets.


    Looking at the scene, Lexie always felt that it was unreal.


    But she was so sleepy that she could barely keep her eyelids open, and it wasn¡¯t long before she drifted off to sleep.


    Early the following morning.


    After waking up from a good night¡¯s sleep, Lexie¡¯s body recovered a bit.


    Jack came in carrying arge bag, ¡°Mr. n, Mrs. Howard, breakfast is here.¡±


    Lexie leaned back against the bed, looking at the bags of breakfast that ced on entire dining table, incredulous.


    [Why did you buy so many?]


    ¡°Mr. n ordered it, saying that he didn¡¯t know what you like to eat, so he bought some of everything, and that he would buy what you liketer.¡±


    There came the sound of n coughing from one side.


    Lexie was still in a daze when the small table on the hospital bed had been pushed up.Content is property of N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°What would you like to eat, Mrs. Howard? There¡¯s soy milk and doughnuts, sandwiches and coffee, cake dough and spuds, and cold cakes ¡­¡±


    Jack counted the things he bought, not knowing what came to his mind, he suddenly smiled, ¡°That, let Mr. n help you choose, I suddenly remembered that thepany still has something to do, I¡¯ll leave first.¡±


    n coughed dryly twice, ¡°What do you like?¡±


    Lexie was stunned, and after returning to her senses, she casually pointed at it randomly.


    [Just that one.]


    The millet congee and buns, famous in J City, which tasted good.


    [You eat too.]


    n nodded slightly and took a cup of coffee, ¡°Didn¡¯t I tell you to pick you up yesterday? Why did you drive yourself down the hill?¡±


    [I drove there, I couldn¡¯t just leave my car there].


    ¡°It¡¯s just a car, it won¡¯t disappear if you leave it at the resort, do you know that even without brake failure, it¡¯s easy to have an ident in that heavy rainstorm?¡±


    Hearing that, Lexie was startled.


    n frowned, ¡°Don¡¯t do such dangerous things in the future.¡±


    Lexie nodded nervously.


    Thinking of his anxious look all the way through yesterday afternoon, she couldn¡¯t help but feel mixed emotions.


    n had always been a man of few words, with little expression on his face, but on that journey yesterday, his voice echoed throughout the carriage, almost without interruption.


    She could feel that he was anxious, but tried desperately to hold back and soothe her.


    A knock came at the door.


    ¡°Hello,¡± the familiar voice fell on Lexie¡¯s ears and she jerked her head up with a start.


    Flora stood at the door and nodded towards Lexie before looking at n, ¡°I¡¯m a friend of Lexie¡¯s, I heard she was hospitalised so I came to take a look.¡±


    n¡¯s eyes, however, went dark.


    That day in the old town, he had seen Flora, standing next to Lexie with that man.


    ¡°Mr. n, right?¡±


    ¡°Yes, hello.¡±


    ¡°Flora Miller.¡±


    ¡°You guys talk,¡± n did not ask more questions and simply stood up.


    But Flora shrugged and said airily, ¡°I¡¯m not here for her, I¡¯m here for you, Mr. n.¡±


    Lexie¡¯s heart stuttered and she looked at Flora in surprise.


    n also showed a puzzled look.


    In the corridor, Flora showed her documents directly, ¡°Sorry to disturb you at the hospital, I am here to ask you for confirmation of something, I knew Lexie before, and it was because of this matter.¡±


    The words ¡®Deputy Director of the Investigation Bureau¡¯ were clearly printed on Flora¡¯s document.


    ¡°What is it?¡±


    ¡°It is about the smuggling of drugs by the Mitchell Pharmaceutical Group.¡±


    At those words, n¡¯s gaze sank abruptly.

 Chapter 83 I Can’t Do This Thing

    [What did you say to him?]


    In the hospital ward, Lexie leaned back against the pillows and looked inquiringly at the person beside her bed.


    Flora peeled an orange and broke it to her half, ¡°Asked him if he¡¯s been checking out Mitchell Pharmaceutical Group recently, use this as a cover, it¡¯ll be much easier to meet with you again in the future.¡±


    [Did he admit it?]


    ¡°Of course not, he is not stupid, business people are most afraid of getting involved with us, if they admit it, our bureau visits his group twice a day to ask them to assist in the investigation, can they be happy?¡±


    [So the Howard Group is really checking out Mitchell Pharmaceutical Group?


    ¡°I don¡¯t know.¡±


    Lexie showed her surprise.


    ¡°Don¡¯t look at me like that, the Howard Group has been squeezing Mitchell Pharmaceutical Group for a long time, and it¡¯s not hard for me to know his attitude towards Mitchell Pharmaceutical Group from you. I don¡¯t understand business, but no matter what you do, you have to know yourself and your enemy, so the Howard Group must have had someone check out Mitchell Pharmaceutical Group, and as for what, it doesn¡¯t matter.¡±


    [Are you setting him up?]


    ¡°Obviously, it failed,¡± Flora nced at Lexie, ¡°Myles guessed correctly, n is unfathomable, you are right to decide to leave him.¡±


    Lexie was slightly stunned.


    If it wasn¡¯t for n, she would have really died this time.


    Flora was afraid that n would get suspicious and did not stay in the ward for too long. After all, Lexie¡¯s ward was now protected by special people on 24-hour shifts outside.


    In the Howard Group.


    Jack walked into n¡¯s office carrying a bag.


    ¡°Mr. n, this is from the repair shop. It should be Mrs. Howard¡¯s personal belongings, which were left in the car the other day.¡±


    Looking at the dirty canvas bag, n frowned.


    Lexie didn¡¯t even have a decent bag and had been carrying this since he met her.


    ¡°Leave it there.¡±


    ¡°Yes.¡±


    ¡°How are you getting on with what you were asked to look into?¡±


    ¡°When Mrs. Howard was hospitalized earlier, Flora had been to the hospital and I heard from the people at the hospital that there was even some conflict with Edith at that time, and it looked like it was the first time she met with Mrs. Howard, and she really didn¡¯t know Mrs. Howard before.¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s her connection to the Mitchell Pharmaceutical Group?¡±


    ¡°The Investigation Bureau has always been very secretive about what they do, but it must be a big case, and there¡¯s nothing biging in to Mitchell Pharmaceutical Group, so if there¡¯s really anything, I suspect it might have something to do with the bizarre death of an agent under Mitchell Pharmaceutical Group.¡±


    n was thoughtful.


    He knew about it.


    ¡°Mr. n, shall we check?¡±


    ¡°No need,¡± n¡¯s gaze sank as he ordered, ¡°Withdraw all the people recently sent to investigate Mitchell Pharmaceutical Group immediately, suspend research on those medicines for Mitchell Pharmaceutical Group and destroy all information.¡±


    Jack was surprised, ¡°Mr. n, those are all hard to collect, as well as the form of the Nerves Soothing Pill, if they are all destroyed, won¡¯t all the work be in vain?¡±


    ¡°Do you think an ordinary agent¡¯s death needs to be investigated by the Deputy Director of the Investigation Bureau?¡±


    Jack was stunned.


    ¡°There must be something else fishy about the Mitchell Group.¡±


    His dark eyes were deep and wise. From the moment Flora mentioned Mitchell Pharmaceutical Group to him in the morning, he knew that the game he was holding was about to undergo a new change.


    In the following day.


    The doctor had just finished examining Lexie, and an unexpected visitor arrived in the ward.


    The moment she saw Peter, Lexie was surprised.


    ¡°Lexie, why didn¡¯t you tell me about your hospitalization? I wouldn¡¯t have known about it if Edith hadn¡¯t told me, why carry everything on your own?¡±


    Peter put the fruit basket down, ¡°These are all the fruits you like to eat.¡±


    Lexie frowned, [Why are you here?]


    So much had happened in the meantime that it has worn away the little father-daughter bond she and Peter already had.


    ¡°You¡¯ve been getting on well with ntely, haven¡¯t you? I heard that Stanley has asked you to move to the resort? That¡¯s the Howard family¡¯s treasure trove, and anyone who can live there is approved by Stanley.¡±


    Lexie looked at Peter with panic.


    Later, he kindly smiled, ¡°None of this matters, I know that you have not been the kind of person who has been greedy for fame since you were a child, but I am at ease as a father if you can live well when you marry into the Howard family.¡±


    Lexie reluctantly tugged at the corner of her mouth and looked down to peel an orange.


    He always said such words with such a straight face, as if marrying her into the Howard family in the first ce was for her own good.


    After peeling the orange, she ced it on the table and gestured for Peter to eat it.


    Peter was pleased, ¡°Lexie, Edith did some things wrong, but she is your sister, sisters should help each other out in the future.¡±


    Lexie suddenly changed her face, [Help her climb into n¡¯s bed? Or help her to tell Tina to myself killed?]


    Peter was stunned.


    [Dad, I can¡¯t talk, and I didn¡¯t ask for anything, but I¡¯m not a fool, and I¡¯m not blind.]


    Edith had set her up several times. How could there be such a vicious sister in the world?


    ¡°Lexie.¡±


    [What do youe to see me about? Just say it.]


    Peter converged the deliberately loving look on his face, his usual indifferent appearance instead made Lexie feel used to it.


    He ced a ck metal on the table, the size of a fingernail cap, very discreet and inconspicuous.


    ¡°Put this in n¡¯s car.¡±


    [What is this?]


    ¡°The wiretap,¡± Peter¡¯s gaze sank, ¡°There have been some problems with thepany recently, and I suspect n has been reaching out to Mitchell Pharmaceutical Group¡¯s herbal suppliers recently.¡±


    The ck metal was illuminated by the light, and the cold light glistened.


    Lexie frowned, [I can¡¯t do that.]


    ¡°You have to do it, it¡¯s a matter of life for our family, don¡¯t forget, you¡¯re part of the Mitchell family too.¡±


    [When I wasst in hospital, Dad, why didn¡¯t youe and see me?]


    Lexie suddenly brought up the matter of her earlier hospitalization.


    Peter was stunned.


    [Do you know why I was hospitalizedst time?]


    Lexie raised her head, her eyes looking straight at the man opposite her, cold and detached.


    [If you had considered me a part of the Mitchell family, you wouldn¡¯t have thought of using me, that bottle of medicine almost killed me.]


    Peter¡¯s face changed at once, and he was speechless.


    After a long time, he said stiffly, ¡°Lexie, are you really unwilling to help me this time?¡±


    Lexie frowned, and the fact that she no longer responded said it all.


    Now that her Grandma¡¯s life was no longer in Peter¡¯s hands, she was no longer under his control, and if she helped him deal with n again, she will bemitting her own folly.


    With a ¡®bang¡¯, Peter mmed the door, his irritated voice echoing in the corridor.


    ¡°You are ungrateful! The Mitchell family has raised you for so many years for nothing!¡±


    As he walked to the lift, Peter angrily threw the wiretap into the trash.


    There was a ¡®ding¡¯ and the lift doors opened.Content is property of N?velDrama.Org.


    After Peter entered the lift, a figure in white turned out of the building, rummaged through the trash and pulled out the wiretap, after examining it for a long time, he slowly held it in his hand.

 Chapter 84 This is the Business He Wants?

    Lexie stayed in hospital for three days, as it was a minor concussion and there was little physical damage.


    On the day she was discharged, Jack came to do the discharge formalities to take her home.


    Lexie subconsciously nced behind him.


    ¡°Mr. n is not here,¡± Jack exined, ¡°Mr. n has been busy for the past two days and had an appointment with a business friend, so he asked me toe and pick you up first.¡±


    Lexie nodded, but there was still a pang of unexinable loss in her heart.


    Inside the car, Jack said, ¡°Mrs. Howard, you left your bag in the car, the repair shop sent it back, I put it in the back seat for you, see if anything is missing inside.¡±


    Lexie saw the canvas bag ced aside and casually flipped it over, turning it over twice with a slight frown.


    Strange ¡­


    ¡°Mrs. Howard, what¡¯s wrong?¡± The voice of Jack came from the passenger side.


    Lexie shook her head.


    It was not worth anything.


    In the Howard family vi.


    As soon as Lexie arrived home, she was greeted by a maid who helped her with her things.


    Even Marry, who was usually not very nice, had a new smile on her face and asked her what she would like to eat in the evening.


    [Eat whatever you want, don¡¯t bother.]


    ¡°That¡¯s not good, Mr. n has exined that the family will have dinner together in the evening, which means to receive you. Go away the bad luck.¡±


    Lexie¡¯s heart warmed for a moment.


    She hadn¡¯t received much care from outsiders since she was a child, and even though n had treated her badly before, he did take care of her a lot in recent times and even saved her life.


    Thinking about that n with Myles, she suddenly began to hesitate.


    When it was almost dark, Lexie went downstairs early to help and made the tea that n liked to drink.


    When Diana saw this, she was angry, ¡°A lowly thing, really think she is the mistress.¡±


    Marry sighed at the side, ¡°Keep your voice down, now it is said outside that Mr. n is taking good care of her, and Mr. Stanley has appointed her to live in the summer resort, she must be sitting securely as Mrs. Howard.¡±


    At these words, Diana¡¯s face turned livid with anger.


    As they were talking, the sound of an engine came from outside.


    Lexie immediately turned around and heard the voice of the maid from the doorway.


    ¡°Mr. n.¡±


    ¡°Miss Mitchell?¡±


    Edith and n came back from outside side by side, the two of them talking andughing.


    Lexie¡¯s hand shook and her tea spilled all over the floor.


    ¡°Mrs. Howard, you ¡­¡±


    ¡°Did it hurt you?¡±


    As soon as Diana saw Edith, she gave a smile, ¡°n, why didn¡¯t you tell me in advance you will bring Edith back, so that I could ask the kitchen to add two more dishes that she likes to eat.¡±


    Edith held Diana¡¯s arm and said, ¡°Mrs. Stewart, I¡¯m not a picky eater, I can eat anything, and I¡¯m on a diet, so it¡¯s good to eat less.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re not fat, it¡¯s all just right.¡±


    n took off his coat and saw Lexieing out of the kitchen.


    [Tea?]


    ¡°No, let¡¯s eat first.¡±


    Lexie nced at Edith, [Why have youe back together?]


    ¡°Do I need to report to you about my business?¡±


    Lexie was stunned.


    Edith said, ¡°I went to y golf with n together, so we are to have lunch together at noon, Sister, don¡¯t you know?¡±


    ying golf?


    Lexie clearly remembered Jack telling her that n had been very busy these two days, meeting clients.


    Apanying Edith to golf and dinner was his business?


    ¡°Come on, what¡¯s the point of asking so many questions? Do men still need to tell you everything when they are out?¡± Diana gave Lexie a nk nce, ¡°Besides, he¡¯s not with anyone else, but your sister, why don¡¯t you clean up and get ready for dinner?¡±


    ¡°n, I read a book two days ago and there is something I don¡¯t understand, so you can help me with it.¡±This belongs ? N?velDra/ma.Org.


    Edith pulled n to the living room, and Lexie was left where she was.


    Looking at the two figures, Lexie¡¯s heart felt a pang of emptiness.


    When it was time to eat, looking at n sitting down, Lexie just pulled away her chair, but was stopped by Diana, ¡°Hey, you go to the kitchen first to see if the soup is ready, help bring it up.¡±


    Lexie just had to do as she was told, but when she returned, her seat was taken by Edith.


    ¡°n, try this.¡±


    In front of Lexie, n ate the fish balls that Edith had chucked.


    ¡°How does it taste?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s pretty good.¡±


    ¡°I told you this was delicious, n, you are tired, eat more.¡±


    The two men spoke with absolutely no ce for Lexie to interject.


    After putting down the soup, she left in dismay.


    Downstairs there was so much joking andughing that no one seemed to care that she was leaving.


    At night, n arranged for his driver to send Edith home.


    Lexie had been waiting in the bedroom after taking a bath and immediately sat up when she heard the door open.


    [She¡¯s gone?]


    ¡°Yes,¡± n simply responded, pulling open his wardrobe and grabbing a set of pajamas and heading out.


    [Where are you going?]


    ¡°The study.¡±


    [Don¡¯t you sleep here?]


    n¡¯s eyes contracted slightly, ¡°You want me to sleep here?¡±


    Lexie¡¯s face stiffened, [I don¡¯t mean that, I mean, this is your room, you ¡­]


    Her face suddenly flushed red and she didn¡¯t know how to exin.


    ¡°Go to bed early, and there are maids to do the chores in the family, you don¡¯t need to get involved.¡±


    ¡°Remember you are Mrs. Howard.¡±


    A door mming sound echoed through the silent room, isting the sound of footsteps growing distant outside.


    Lexie sat on the bed, looking stunned.


    She didn¡¯t understand what she had done wrong again to provoke n to suddenly be indifferent.


    It waste at night.


    n was sitting behind his desk reading his emails.


    ¡°Master degree from California University of Political Science and Law, well known in the industry, senior partner at thew firm ¡­¡±


    A CV that could well be described as the CV of an elite young man, with a handsome and righteous face full of sunshine.


    n¡¯s face sank deeper and deeper.


    With a ¡®snap¡¯, theptop was closed.


    Friday afternoon.


    Lexie was packing her things after work when she suddenly received a call from Kevin.


    ¡°I¡¯ll meet you in front of the library, youe straight out from work.¡±


    Lexie was carrying her bag when she went out and saw Kevin¡¯s car, waving at her from far away in the car.


    [What brings you here?]


    ¡°Get in the car first.¡±


    The cars merged into the traffic and there was some traffic in the city centre because it was rush hour.


    [Is there something wrong?]


    ¡°Grandma saw the news.¡±


    Lexie¡¯s face changed and she looked at Kevin in surprise.


    The car¡¯s brakes failed that day and crashed into a truck container arranged by n on the national highway, which caused quite a stir in J City.


    She had thought that her Grandma would not know about it as she did not follow current affairs.


    [When did she know?]


    ¡°I think this morning, Grandma saw the newspaper,¡± Kevin frowned and hesitated for a moment, ¡°You haven¡¯t seen the entertainment page?¡±


    Lexie¡¯s heart stuttered.

 Chapter 85 Would He Like A Mute?

    The first item that came up for entertainment news was the Howard Group.


    The headline ¡°Chairman of the Howard Group and the second youngdy of the Mitchell Pharmaceutical Group walking together¡± has been pushed to the top of the entertainment hot list.


    One of the most widely circted reports, titled ¡°Sisters vie for one husband¡±, had been fowarded in over 10, 000 times.


    Lexie¡¯s face turned white as she read it, and she didn¡¯t even have the courage to turn down the page.


    How could she exin if Grandma read this?


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I¡¯ll go with you,¡± Kevin¡¯s voice came from one side, ¡°Things haven¡¯t gone too far, and by rights, my cousin should have already sent someone to suppress these news.¡±


    [I can¡¯t hide it from my grandma].


    ¡°You¡¯re going to tell the truth?¡±


    [This is the only way.]


    Lexie lowered her head and looked at the cked out phone screen, her fingers trembling slightly.


    Soon they arrived at the ce where grandma lived.


    When she saw Lexie, her Grandma¡¯s face changed.


    ¡°Grandma, I¡¯m going downstairs to do some shopping and I¡¯lle backter.¡±


    Kevin sent Lexie to the door and excused himself to leave first.


    When the door closed, Grandma sat down on the sofa alone, took the remote control and turned on the TV, changing the channel all the time.


    Lexie was confused for a moment, but went over and sat down.


    [Grandma, are you angry with me?]


    ¡°How dare I be angry with you? I don¡¯t even know about your marriage, and I don¡¯t know what kind of person you married. I heard he is from the Howard Group, rich and powerful, and I couldn¡¯t even inquire about it.¡±


    Lexie was at a disadvantage, so she could only smile, [Grandma, you were hospitalized for surgery, so I didn¡¯t tell you about it].


    ¡°Is that so? You¡¯re admitting it?¡±


    [I didn¡¯t intend to hide it from you, but it happened so fast, so I didn¡¯t know what to tell you.]


    Grandma¡¯s face was serious, ¡°Tell me honestly, did Peter force you to marry him? What kind of person is n? I¡¯ve heard that he¡¯s ugly and has a bad temper.¡±


    Seeing Lexie¡¯s silence, Grandma immediately stood up in anger, ¡°I¡¯m going to find Peter right now, how can he do such hical things!¡±


    Lexie pulled her Grandma back, [No, he actually treats me quite well, although I didn¡¯t marry him voluntarily at first, but he is not what is said.]


    ¡°If he is good to you, would he have an affair with Edith again?¡±


    [It was a misunderstanding, Grandma, don¡¯t believe the news reporters who write nonsense?]


    Lexie flipped out her phone, finding the news from a few days ago.


    [Look at this, he saved my life].


    On the news, it was the image of n smashing the window, and through the car window, it could still faintly see Lexie¡¯s side face.


    The scene was so gruesome that Grandma turned white on her face with fear, ¡°When did this happen?¡±


    Lexie supported her Grandma and smoothed her back tofort her.


    [It¡¯s over, don¡¯t you worry about it, it¡¯s over.]


    ¡°Show me if it hurts anywhere.¡±


    [I¡¯m fine, I¡¯m fine now.]


    ¡°I didn¡¯t know anything about such a big deal, I thought you were busy at work!¡±


    The Grandma looked as if her heart was pounding, and said, ¡°That n really treats you quite well?¡±


    [Yes.] Lexie nodded with certainty.


    Lest grandma didn¡¯t believe her, she said, ¡°He¡¯s Kevin¡¯s cousin, don¡¯t you like Kevin a lot? Kevin is such a good person, can his cousin be a bad person?¡±


    Hearing that, Grandma calmed down.


    Lexie took the opportunity to give her a back and shoulder rub.


    Grandma took her hand, ¡°Lexie, don¡¯t lie to me, if that n doesn¡¯t treat you well, you don¡¯t have to condescend to yourself, divorce is not a difficult matter.¡±


    Lexie nodded.


    Grandma left Kevin at home for dinner and asked him a bunch of questions, all about n.


    It was hard to stay up until dinner was over and Grandma sent the two out.


    ¡°If you have time, it¡¯s better for me to meet him and have hime by some time.¡±


    Lexie answered vaguely and left in a hurry on the pretext that she had something to do at home.


    ¡°Fasten your seat belt.¡±


    [Just now in front of grandma, thank you for speaking up for me.]


    ¡°You¡¯re wee,¡± Kevin held the steering wheel, ¡°we¡¯re kind of a family now, my cousin is actually not as insensitive as the rumors, and I¡¯m being honest.¡±Content bel0ngs to N?vel(D)r/a/ma.Org.


    [Is it also true that he fought for you when he was a child?]


    ¡°Yeah.¡±


    Lexie was surprised, she thought Kevin was making up stories to trick her Grandma.


    ¡°I was not well when I was a child and grew slowly, I was always teased at school and had a nickname,¡± Kevin smiled towards Lexie.


    ¡°Then I was in primary school and my cousin was in sixth grade and once after school I was blocked near the school by senior pupils and my cousin came straight over at the time, guess what happened?¡±


    Lexie shook her head.


    ¡°Then we were beaten half to death, all the money on both of us was robbed, and my cousin lost one of his shoes, and when we got home, the family was terrified and almost called the police.¡±


    Thinking of the scene when he was a child, Kevin suddenly burst outughing.


    Lexie was astonished and found it hard to believe that the man Kevin said was protecting him was n, righteous and enthusiastic.


    [But you don¡¯t seem to be close to him].


    ¡°That waster, you must have seen the news, my cousin was abducted and sold when he was thirteen and was found a monthter with that extra scar on his face and he became withdrawn.¡±


    Lexie suddenly understood.


    As night fell quietly, the lights at the entrance of the Howard family¡¯s vi were bright, illuminating the way home.


    When n¡¯s car was almost at the door, he saw Lexie getting out of Kevin¡¯s car from afar, and Kevin was talking andughing with her, while she was also smiling.


    At the sound of the engine, Lexie and Kevin looked back.


    ¡°n, you¡¯re back.¡±


    n¡¯s gaze sank slightly, and after giving a nod, he entered the house with broad steps, without even looking at Lexie.


    Lexie froze for a moment and took two steps after him to exin something, but realised that he didn¡¯t turn around, he wouldn¡¯t be able to see her movements at all.


    ¡°Come in.¡±


    As soon as n came home, he went into the study.


    Lexie came in with a tea tray and took the initiative to pour him some tea and put it on the desk.


    Seeing her standing there, n raised his head and gave her a look, ¡°Anything wrong?¡±


    [Today grandma suddenly called Kevin, that¡¯s why Kevin went to the library to look for me and we came back together].


    ¡°What¡¯s the point of talking to me about this?¡±


    Lexie pursed her lips, [I am afraid you would misunderstand.]


    ¡°Misunderstand what?¡± n¡¯s eyes sank, ¡°Misunderstanding that you and Kevin are having an affair?¡±


    ¡°Even if Kevin doesn¡¯t have any rtionship with the Howard family, he¡¯s a medical doctor and the youngest chief physician of a tertiary hospital, do you think that he will like a mute?¡±


    Lexie was stunned.


    The word ¡®mute¡¯ fell on her ears, buzzing.


    n¡¯s sunken cold gaze was like two knives.

 Chapter 86 Nod or Shake Your Head

    Lexie looked at n, not daring to believe it.


    [I don¡¯t think so.]


    ¡°No? Then what do you exin?¡±


    [I ¡­]


    n looked at her coldly, ¡°Do I need to remind you of what the ttery and even the most basic respect you¡¯re getting now is based on?¡±


    The taunting words fell on the ears and dug into her heart like a knife.


    When you open your heart to someone, be prepared for them to stab you in the heart.


    ¡°Get out if there¡¯s nothing to do, and be good.¡±


    Lexie was stunned for a moment, and seeing n¡¯s cold face, she could only leave the study.


    Then she met Kevin head on.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong with you? Why look so pale?¡±


    Lexie¡¯s face was pale.


    [I¡¯m fine.]


    ¡°Did my cousin say something to you?¡±


    Lexie shook her head with a look of disorientation.


    Looking at Lexie¡¯s slightly hurried back, Kevin frowned slightly, his heart inexplicably ufortable.


    Early the following morning.


    Lexie got up early and prepared breakfast.


    ¡°Mr. n, are you up?¡±


    The sound of the maid¡¯s voice came from the living room and she immediately brought the brewed coffee to the table.


    ¡°Mrs. Howard prepared breakfast in the morning.¡±


    ¡°No need, I have things to do.¡±


    After dropping his words, n walked straight towards the door, without even giving Lexie a nce.


    Listening to the sound of the engineing from the courtyard, Lexie¡¯s heart was empty.


    n¡¯s sudden coldness overwhelmed her.


    Midday.


    Myles asked Lexie to have dinner at a restaurant near the library.


    The matter had been put on hold for the time being because of a mishap with the previous ¡®fake death¡¯ n.


    Flora said, ¡°The Howard Group¡¯s research institute suddenly closed down.¡±


    [Why?]


    ¡°Not sure, maybe it has something to do with what I said to nst time, he¡¯s a wary man, so you can rest assured for now that the matter of the prescription is probably on hold.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s for the best,¡± Myles breathed a sigh of relief, ¡°In that way, we can still have some time to prepare, ¡®faking your death¡¯ is indeed too risky, after all, you¡¯re a living person, you can¡¯t just remain anonymous for the rest of your life. ¡±


    Flora said, ¡°There¡¯s another thing, about your mother.¡±


    Lexie was stunned.


    She had spoken to Flora about the dark room, and Flora¡¯s reaction at the time was a little strange, saying that she wanted to check it out.


    ¡°If I¡¯m right, Peter will go to offer to your mother at the Ghost Festival.¡±


    [Why?]


    Flora dipped her finger in water and drew an intricate pattern on the table, ¡°Is this the talisman paper you saw in the dark room of Peter¡¯s study at that time?¡±


    Lexie took a closer look and nodded hesitantly.


    She couldn¡¯t quite remember, there was a vague resemnce.


    ¡°Just about right, and then ording to your description, the formation and the talisman paper for locking up the souls, suppressing the unjust spirits, is somewhat simr to a case three years ago, so this talisman paper is familiar to me.¡±


    ¡°Make it simple,¡± Myles urged, struggling to hear, ¡°and make it clear.¡±


    ¡°In short, for this formation suppresses a tablet, he probably killed someone or the deceased died because of him, and he is afraid that the unjust spirit will im his life, so he makes such a dark room for worship.¡±


    [Are you saying that Peter is the one who killed my mother?]


    ¡°It¡¯s fair to say for the time being, cases like this are not the exception.¡±


    Lexie was stunned.


    Although she had long suspected that her mother¡¯s death was rted to Peter, the fact that the words were now dictated from Flora¡¯s mouth confirmed her suspicions even more.


    ¡°It¡¯s a pity you don¡¯t even know your mother¡¯s identity, otherwise it would be much easier to find out.¡±


    Lexie¡¯s face turned white, [You just said that he would go to offer at the Ghost Festival?]


    ¡°Yes, the person who does this kind of formation has to go and offer at the Ghost Festival every year, and since he believes in the talk of ghosts, he will definitely be there.¡±


    ¡°Just a few days to go,¡± Myles counted the days, ¡°isn¡¯t it just next week?¡±


    ¡°Not surprisingly, the person Peter went to offer to on the Ghost Festival is your mother.¡±


    Lexie¡¯s heart stuttered.


    As he watched Lexie leave, Myles had a worried look on his face.


    ¡°Flora, in fact, you might as well tell me directly about this matter, I¡¯ll just go and check it out, if you tell Lexie, she has to worry about this, I¡¯m afraid she won¡¯t want to leave J City if she doesn¡¯t check it out.¡±


    Flora looked pale, ¡°Don¡¯t you think that she¡¯s actually not that rush to leave?¡±


    Myles was slightly stunned.


    Nightfall.


    The neon lights gradually lit up the streets with traffic.


    n had juste out of the meal with a document on hisp.


    The car braked suddenly and sharply.


    The carriage tilted forward, and the papers on n¡¯sp slid down onto the footrest.


    ¡°What¡¯s going on?¡± Jack propped himself up in the back seat and questioned.


    ¡°There was a electric bicycle that suddenly rushed past.¡± The driver¡¯s voice was apprehensive, ¡°Mr. n, are you all right?¡±


    ¡°I am fine.¡±


    ¡°These electric bicycle riders nowadays really don¡¯t cherish their lives,¡± Jack sighed helplessly and bent down to pick up the documents, and just as he picked them up, he suddenly saw something and his body froze.


    ¡°Mr. n.¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡±


    Jack plucked something ck from underneath the foot pad and handed it over towards n.


    The ck metal, the size of a fingernail, would have been almost undetectable if Jack hadn¡¯t bent down to pick it up.


    n¡¯s face went gloomy.


    Outside the car window the evening wind was picking up and there were signs of rain.


    In the Howard family¡¯s vi.


    When Lexie came out of the shower and was drying her hair, she heard a door mming on the balcony and was startled.


    [When did you get back?]


    n came in wearing a shirt and trousers with a chill, just after smoking a cigarette.


    ¡°Do I need to check in with you about when I¡¯ming back?¡±


    [That¡¯s not what I meant.]


    Lexie returned to her senses, but her heart was still anxious.


    [Have you eaten? Do you want me to make you a cup of tea?]


    ¡°No need.¡±


    n sat down on the edge of the bed, less than twenty centimetres away from Lexie.


    ¡°What have you been doing for the past two days?¡±


    Lexie was slightly stunned and confessed, [Go to work and see grandma].


    ¡°And apart from that?¡±


    Apart from that?


    Lexie suddenly thought of Myles and Flora and her heart thudded.


    ¡°Haven¡¯t you seen anyone or done anything you shouldn¡¯t?¡±


    Lexie¡¯s face grew stiff, and the moment she shook her head, she subconsciously took a step back.


    n, however, grabbed her wrist and asked in a cold voice, ¡°What are you panicking about?¡±


    A hoarse cry spilled from her throat as Lexie forced herself to fight back the pain and shook her head desperately.


    At this moment, Lexie¡¯s innocent eyes misted up, but when they fell in n¡¯s eyes, he decided that it was a disguise of tenderness, and in the next second, Lexie was ruthlessly thrown onto the bed.


    n looked at her in a condescending manner, ¡°Take a good look, what is this thing?¡±


    The ck metal object, slipping from n¡¯s hand, fell in free fall at Lexie¡¯s feet, rolled twice before it rested on the edge of the carpet.


    Lexie¡¯s face was pale.


    Without waiting for Lexie to answer, n leaned down and pinched her cheek with his big hand, ¡°No need to gesture, from now on, you only need to nod your head or shake it when I ask you questions.¡±Content bel0ngs to N?vel(D)r/a/ma.Org.


    Lexie was in pain and her eyes were already red.

 Chapter 87 Lexie, Don’t Cry!

    Lexie¡¯s cheeks were pinched out of shape.


    The pain made her tears well up in her eyes, but n didn¡¯t have the slightest intention to pity her, and the force on his hands didn¡¯t decrease at all, ¡°Do you understand?¡±


    Lexie nodded with difficulty, tears sliding down her cheeks andnding on the back of the man¡¯s hand, burning.


    ¡°You met with Peter before you were discharged from the hospital? He gave you the bug to put in my car, didn¡¯t he?¡±


    Lexie nodded.


    n¡¯s hand immediately tightened, almost crushing her face.


    Lexie could barely breathe from the pain.


    ¡°I keep your grandma safe, and this is how you treat me?¡±


    The man¡¯s eyes were terrifying.


    Lexie shook her head desperately, struggling desperately to exin something.


    In the struggle, there was a ¡®ng¡¯ and the water cup and medicine box on the bed was knocked over, spilling water all over the floor.


    Seeing those medicines, n¡¯s face changed.


    Not knowing what came to mind, he mmed Lexie onto the bed.


    The back of Lexie¡¯s head hit the edge of the bed hard, and for a moment her eyes zed over, almost fainting.


    ¡°From the day you married in, you conspired with Peter to get the information he wanted from me, to use the Howard family to support the Mitchell Group, and then when it was done, you backed out.¡±


    [No, I didn¡¯t.]


    ¡°No? Then what is this?¡±


    n grabbed the pill box and mmed it down on her head, snarling, ¡°What is this?¡±


    Lexie shivered, and was stunned when she managed to read the words on the medicine box.


    Wasn¡¯t that the contraceptive she had put in her canvas bag earlier?


    When Jack returned the bag to her that day, she hadn¡¯t found it and thought she had lost it, so how could it be here?


    ¡°Remember it now? What else do you have to say?¡±


    [I don¡¯t understand what you mean.]


    ¡°Don¡¯t you understand? You¡¯re afraid to admit it, aren¡¯t you? Don¡¯t you want to leave the Howard family? Aren¡¯t you already in touch withwyers?¡±


    Lexie was stunned and looked at him in shock.


    ¡°I¡¯m telling you, dream on!¡±


    n stood at the edge of the bed and ripped the cor of his shirt open, furious like a wild animal.


    ¡°Ah¡­¡±


    Lexie¡¯s eyes welled up with tears of pain, and her hoarse voice made her throat burn like fire.


    n tore at her hair fiercely, releasing the anger in his chest with every movement.


    ¡°You don¡¯t get to say whether you¡¯re allowed to have children or not!¡±


    ¡°You¡¯ll never leave the Howard family for the rest of your life, unless I get tired of ying.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t forget that you are an object, something that was sold to me.¡±


    ¡°You cane and go when you want? Dream on.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡±


    Struggling to the end, Lexie no longer had any strength, listening to those extremely humiliating words in her ears, she gradually went numb.


    It waste at night.


    A door mmed with a ¡®bang¡¯ and the whole house trembled with it.


    Lexie, however, kept her eyes open and there was no longer a trace of consciousness in her body.


    The following day.


    Kevin asked Marry when he did not see Lexie came down, ¡°Where is my cousin-inw?¡±


    Marry looked odd as she set the dinner tes, ¡°I guess she¡¯s still asleep.¡±


    Diana rolled her eyes and said contemptuously, ¡°Why do you care about her? She made themotionst night, I don¡¯t know where she learned these foxy tricks, making me sleep badly in the middle of the night.¡±


    ¡°All right, son, leave it alone and have some porridge.¡±


    Kevin, however, was uneasy and was distracted.


    When he had finished eating, he went upstairs and knocked on the door while Diana and Marry were not looking.


    ¡°Lexie¨C¡±


    There was no movement inside the bedroom.


    Kevin stood in the doorway for a moment, suddenly had a bad feeling and pressed the door handle directly.


    There was a click, the door was unlocked and opened straight away.


    ¡°Lexie!¡±


    Seeing the scene in the bedroom, Kevin¡¯s face froze.


    Lexie was wrapped in only a thin nket, huddled at the head of the bed. Seeing Kevin enter, she did not mean to react, her dull eyes make his heart break.


    Kevin stood for a while before walking cautiously over to her.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡±Content bel0ngs to N?vel(D)r/a/ma.Org.


    Lexie¡¯s bare ankles were covered in bruises and her shoulders were bruised and battered.


    At the sight of Kevin approaching, she suddenly cringed and jerked backwards.


    Kevin was about to reach out and pull her back, but he was shocked by the scene he saw before him.


    The sheet was stained with blood, both dried and fresh, apparently freshly shed blood.


    ¡°It¡¯s my cousinst night ¡­¡±


    Kevin was too shocked to speak, for a long time, he pulled Lexie, ¡°I¡¯ll take you to the hospital.¡±


    Hearing the word ¡®hospital¡¯, Lexie jerked back to her senses and shook her head desperately.


    Kevin¡¯s eyes were red.


    ¡°Wait for me.¡±


    He went downstairs as fast as he could, went to get his spare medicine box and came up, ignoring the strange stares from Diana and the maids, and directly locked the door to Lexie¡¯s bedroom.


    Diana mmed the door outside, ¡°Kevin, what are you doing? Do you want to make your cousin misunderstand? Hurry up ande out.¡±


    ¡°Yes, Mr. Kevin.¡±


    ¡°Shut up, all of you!¡± Kevin mmed the door of the room hard.


    There was no movement at the door.


    Kevin forced himself to hold back his fluctuating emotions and sat down beside the bed with his medicine box.


    ¡°Lexie, don¡¯t be afraid, show me your wound.¡±


    Lexie looked at Kevin, his gaze warm, trying desperately to show warmth to ease her mind.


    Her nose suddenly turned sour and tears fell from her eyes.


    ¡°Don¡¯t cry, Lexie, don¡¯t cry!¡±


    Kevin held her cold hand, obviously tofort her, but after seeing the bruises all over the ce under the nket, he couldn¡¯t help but turn his back and wipe his tears.


    n was crazy! How could she treat a woman like this!


    Diana and Marry stood outside the door for a long time.


    Diana had been pressing against the door to listen to the movement inside, once she heard the cries inside, she immediately panicked, ¡°This fox! It really pissed me off!¡±


    ¡°Madam, don¡¯t worry, something may have happened.¡±


    ¡°They are alone in the room, what will other say about this if word gets out?¡±


    The door suddenly opened from the inside, and Diana stumbled. If Marry hadn¡¯t been quick, she would have run headlong into Kevin¡¯s arms.


    Kevin¡¯s face was very grim.


    All the words Diana originally wanted to say were also stuck in her throat, and she couldn¡¯t say a single word.


    In the thirty years she had raised Kevin, she had never seen this frightening face of her mildest-tempered child.


    Marry was also trepidatious, ¡°Mr. n, what¡¯s wrong?¡±


    Kevin sulked, ¡°Someone help.¡±

 Chapter 88 All Go Away

    ¡°I, I can help,¡± said Marry, who was pinched by Diana and immediately stepped forward.


    ¡°No,¡± Kevin stopped at the door, his tall figure blocking the doorway, and he pointed at a young maid behind Marry, ¡°You,e in.¡±


    The young maid froze and looked questioningly at Marry.


    ¡°Mr. n, do you need help? She is new here and I ¡­¡±


    ¡°No, I want her to do it, don¡¯t you understand?¡±


    Kevin¡¯s voice was so gloomy that no one dared to say anything more.


    Kevin let the young maid in and closed the door directly, and several people outside the door looked at each other in disbelief.


    The sound of the door being unlocked made Diana angry.


    Diana frowned, ¡°What¡¯s going on in there?¡±


    Marry shook her head, ¡°It¡¯s dark, I can¡¯t see anything.¡±


    Thinking of themotionst night, Diana¡¯s frown deepened.


    It was at this point that Kevin turned the lights on in the house.


    The maid¡¯s face turned pale with fright as she saw the mess on the bed and let out a cry of rm.


    Kevin said, ¡°Go to the bathroom and help Mrs. Howard take a bath.¡±


    ¡°Mr. n, this¡­¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t ask anything, you don¡¯t see anything when you go out of hereter.¡±


    The maid nodded her head.


    The bathroom was dense with water.


    Lexie soaked in the bathtub, her eyes open as if she had no sanity, not saying a word as the maid wiped her body.


    Across the bathroom door, at Kevin¡¯smand, the maid took the ointment and applied it to Lexie¡¯s pussy.


    The pain of moment hit her, Lexie cringed violently, shuddering as she remembered those images fromst night.


    ¡°Mrs. Howard, did I hurt you?¡±


    Tears slid down her cheeks, and Lexie said nothing.


    The maid dared not say more and could only be more careful.


    The outside world said that Miss Mitchell, a mute, was lucky to marry into the Howard family, but she had onlye for a few days before she encountered such a thing, which showed how absurd the rumors were.


    It rained all day in J City.


    In the Mitchell¡¯ vi.


    As soon as Edith came home, she saw the white car parked in front of the door.


    ¡°My dad¡¯s home?¡±


    ¡°Yes, Miss, Mr. Mitchell came back early this morning and his secretary is also here.¡±


    The door to the study on the ground floor was closed.


    ¡°Is something wrong?¡±


    The maid shook her head, ¡°I don¡¯t know, but Mr. Howard was looking very bad, and when I brought the tea in I thought I heard they were talking about some engineering project, something about Howard Group.¡±


    Edith¡¯s heart stuttered.


    The study was cloudy at the moment.


    Peter mmed the papers to the ground.


    ¡°How can a project that was moving forward properly to be changed? The contract is about to be signed. Haven¡¯t the bids been publicised? Mitchell Pharmaceutical Group ranking is there for all to see!¡±


    The secretary broke out in cold sweat, ¡°We don¡¯t know what¡¯s going on, there¡¯s a sudden change over there.¡±


    ¡°There has to be a reason for that, right?¡±


    ¡°I heard that Mr. Dawson met with n Howard this morning.¡±


    ¡°n?¡±


    Peter¡¯s facechanged.


    ¡°Mr. Mitchell, in the past few years, the Howard Group has been suppressing our Mitchell Pharmaceutical Group both explicitly and implicitly, this time is actually what you expected, if this goes on, Mitchell Pharmaceutical Group will sooner orter be taken over by the Howard Group.¡±


    ¡°He¡¯s dreaming!¡±


    Even the Mitchell Group was not good enough, it would not be so easy to be annexed by the Howard Group.


    Peter pressed hisrge hand on the desk, his gaze sunken, ¡°Don¡¯t forget, I still have a bottom card.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡±


    Kevin took a day off work to look after Lexie.


    He was not at ease with the Howard family¡¯s servants, and especially not with Diana and Marry, fearing that they would irritate Lexie.


    ¡°Eat some food, you haven¡¯t eaten much since lunch.¡±


    Kevin helped Lexie sit up from the bed, ¡°Be careful.¡±


    After lying down all day, Lexie still looked difited and reluctantly tugged at the corners of her mouth.


    [You haven¡¯t been at work all day today? Thank you.]


    ¡°It¡¯s okay, have some soup.¡±


    Lexie nodded and took a small sip of the fish soup, which slid down her throat but was all bitterness.


    The sound of an engine came from downstairs and both were startled.


    Kevin said calmly ¡°Have some rest, if there¡¯s anything wrong, send me a text.¡±


    [Okay.]


    Downstairs, n had just entered the house.


    ¡°It¡¯s raining quite heavily outside, Mr. n, have you eaten yet?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ve eaten,¡± n dropped an sentence expressionlessly before heading straight upstairs, only to meet Kevin head-on, who has just came out from his bedroom.


    With a ¡®click¡¯, he mmed the door shut with his hand.


    ¡°Just got back?¡± Kevin asked him.


    n gave a nod, his eyes sweeping over the te he was holding.


    ¡°Don¡¯t we have a maid in the house? Why need you to do these chores?¡±


    Seeing that he didn¡¯t mention a word about Lexie, Kevin¡¯s face instantly sank, ¡°Don¡¯t you ask me why I¡¯m doing this?¡±


    ¡°She can¡¯t get out of bed, she can hardly move now, she ¡­¡± Kevin swept downstairs out of the corner of his eye and saw Marry, he could only suppress his temper for the moment and yelled low, ¡°n, what have you done? ¡±


    ¡°You don¡¯t need to ask questions about what we couple.¡±


    n dropped a cold word and walked straight past him, heading for the study.


    Kevin turned to his back and questioned, ¡°Aren¡¯t you going to check on her?¡±


    n didn¡¯t even turn his head back.


    The door to the study closed behind him with a ¡®click¡¯ that echoed down the corridor.


    It waste at night and Lexie was drowsy from sleep.


    The pain in her body prevented her from sleeping properly, but untold exhaustion kept her awake.


    In a trance, it was as if she felt someone sitting down beside her bed.Content is property of N?velDrama.Org.


    Was it a dream?


    The moonlight shone on the bed, drawing a shadow.


    Early the following morning.


    When Lexie woke up, Kevin just happened toe in with breakfast.


    ¡°Awake?¡±


    Lexie nodded and propped herself up to sit up.


    [Were you herest night?]


    ¡°No, what¡¯s wrong?¡±


    Lexie nced suspiciously at the ss of water on the bed and shook her head, [Nothing, maybe I was dreaming in my sleep].


    As they were talking, the door to the room suddenly opened from outside.


    The moment she saw the visitor, Lexie¡¯s hand shook and the bowl of porridge knocked over onto the tray.


    Kevin moved the te away quickly, ¡°Do you get hurt?¡±


    [No.]


    n¡¯s gaze sank, but he didn¡¯t say a word and went straight into the cloakroom.


    ¡°Are you okay?¡±


    After the cloakroom door closed, Kevin¡¯s concerned voice could still be clearly heard outside.


    n was holding the cufflinks of his shirt in his hand, but he couldn¡¯t button them several times, and in his distraction, he even ripped off his tie and threw it on the sofa.


    ¡°I¡¯ll go and get you a new bowl,¡± Kevin gathered up his te and was about to leave, but Lexie tugged at the corner of his coat.


    Lexie shook her head nervously, unable to stop looking in the direction of the cloakroom out of the corner of her eye.


    Kevin suddenly understood.


    She was in fear.


    What exactly did she go through that night to make her scared like this when she saw n?


    The door to the cloakroom opened, and n had changed his clothes.


    As soon as he came out, he saw Lexie tugging on Kevin¡¯s coat.


    As they looked at each other, Lexie looked at him with a look of desperately suppressed fear, and disgust.

 Chapter 89 Can’t Make it Clear

    n¡¯s face sank abruptly, striding towards the door and suddenly dropping a sentence before opening it, ¡°Kevin, shouldn¡¯t you go to work early and do your own thing.¡±


    Kevin said, ¡°Taking care of the patients is what I do.¡±


    n gripped the door handle, his gaze grim.


    There was a ¡®bang¡¯ as the door mmed and the whole house trembled with it.


    Lexie winced violently and cringed.


    ¡°It¡¯s fine.¡±


    Kevin patted her through the sheet, his gaze stoic.


    Downstairs living room.


    ¡°Mr. n, breakfast is ready, would you like some coffee or ¡­¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s not necessary,¡± n coldly swept the servants, ¡°You are so idle and even let your owner do even a meal delivery, all of you should quit!¡±


    For a week in a row, n did not return.


    As Lexie recovered from her injuries, the Howard family had a new batch of maids.


    The morning after a week.


    Marry folded some ghost money in the backyard and said she would take them to the cemetery to be burned tomorrow.


    Lexie was standing by the window on the first floor when she heard this and then remembered that tomorrow was the Ghost Festival.


    Flora¡¯s words echoed in her ears and she clenched her fists all at once.


    During the evening meal, Kevin helped Lexie with food.


    Diana looked at it and said in a sinister manner, ¡°Kevin, your cousin has been away on business for a week and there¡¯s no news, have you contacted him in the past two days?¡±


    ¡°No, I was busy with work and I didn¡¯t care about it.¡±


    ¡°What about you?¡± Diana looked at Lexie, ¡°Do you know where n has gone? When will he be back?¡±


    Lexie was stunned and shook her head.


    n had not contacted her since the morning a week ago when he left home.


    ¡°You¡¯re not even aware of where your husband has gone. You don¡¯t even go to work, what are you doing at home everyday?¡±


    ¡°Mom, don¡¯t say it.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m in my own house and I can¡¯t talk? I¡¯m not a mute.¡±


    Lexie set aside her bowl.


    [I¡¯m done.]


    After saying that, she left the table alone, leaving Diana¡¯s chanting behind her.


    The night was gettingte.


    On the J City Airport Expressway, the ck car was speeding through the night.


    ¡°Mr. n, are you going home or?¡±


    ¡°Take Lydia to the hotel first, then to the office.¡±


    In the back seat, the man¡¯s tone was muted.


    ¡°Going to the office at thiste hour? Won¡¯t your wife be worried if you don¡¯t go home?¡±


    A clear, female voice came from the side.


    On the ss of the car window was reflected the bright face of a young girl, in her early twenties, not very pretty, but full of the vigour of youth.


    ¡°She won¡¯t.¡±


    The young girl was slightly stunned.


    n looked sideways out of the window, the neon lights sweeping across his face, leaving dappled light and shadows, and there seemed to be a bit of despondency hidden in his coldness.


    Early the following morning.


    Lexie drove out on her own.


    She stood guard near the Mitchell family¡¯s vi until almost noon, when she saw Peter¡¯s car drive out and immediately started the car and trailed up from afar.


    Peter¡¯s car drove to the Western Suburbs Cemetery.


    It drizzled a little and the ck umbre moved through the curtain of rain.


    Lexie, wearing a mackintosh, her face hidden by a mask and sunsses, trailed the whole way there.


    There was a private ce in the Western Suburbs Cemetery, which was the ancestral grave of the Mitchell family in the early years. Later, the government unified nning and expanded the surrounding area, and the ancestral grave of the Mitchell family was included in it, but the Mitchell family still had some connections back then, so there was a ce in this cemetery exclusively for the Mitchell family.


    This was Lexie¡¯s first visit to the cemetery in the western suburbs.


    How did her mother¡¯s grave end up in the Mitchell¡¯ private cemetery?


    Lexie¡¯s heart stuttered.


    From a distance, she saw Peter stop at the heel of the headstone.


    ¡°I¡¯vee to see you.¡±


    Peter squatted down and ced a handful of daisies on the tombstone, ¡°Brought your favourite flowers.¡±


    Through the rain curtain, Lexie could not fully hear what Peter said, only that he squatted for a long time in front of the tombstone, muttering to himself alone, and fished a bottle of wine out of his arms.


    ¡°I¡¯ll see you this time next year.¡±This belongs ? N?velDra/ma.Org.


    The rest of the wine, which arrived in a circle around the headstone, ¡°Drink more, after I die, I will be buried here.¡±


    Only when Peter had gone far away did Lexiee out from behind the pine tree and walk over.


    The cemetery was silent under a dreary sky.


    After walking up to the headstone, she looked at the bright bouquet of daisies on the ground and was suddenly a little afraid to take them away.


    Below that would be her mother¡¯s name.


    After standing for a long time, she slowly crouched down and reached out her hand towards the bouquet of flowers.


    When she saw the name on the tombstone, Lexie¡¯s pupils contracted violently and her face changed abruptly.


    At that moment, a dark shadow loomed down from overhead.


    Before Lexie could get up, a blow hit the back of her head and she knocked down.


    The moment she fell, she saw the picture on the headstone, exactly the same as the one in the dark room, and the one that her Grandma had secretly hidden away.


    How?


    The sound of rain was pattering.


    Kevin had just got off the operating table and came out to see an unread message on his phone.


    ¡°I¡¯m in a bad mood and I¡¯ve had a few drinks, can youe and pick me up?¡±


    Kevin frowned, ¡°Where are you now?¡±


    ¡°Summer Pce Hotel, Room 2318.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡±


    After sending out the hotel¡¯s room number, Edith turned her head to look at Lexie who was unconscious on the bed, and a hint of grimness surfaced in her eyes.


    She hated Lexie when she thought that no matter how much she racked her brains, Kevin would always treat her with an attitude of indifference.


    What made her, a mute, able to marry n and have Kevin care for her.


    If she took a picture of Lexie and Kevin in the hotel room, n would not ept her anymore.


    Lexie woke up with a pain in the back of her head.


    As soon as she opened her eyes, she saw the in pattern of the ceiling overhead.


    Where was she?


    She sat up and suddenly felt a chill, and when she looked down, she saw that all her clothes had disappeared and that she was naked under the quilt.


    There came the doorbell and she nched.


    The sound of a vibrating mobile phone came from the bedside.


    ¡°Hello? Lexie, it¡¯s me, are you in there?¡±


    Lexie was stunned and only relieved to hear Kevin¡¯s voice.


    With only the hotel bathrobe at her side, Lexie wrapped herself in it and went to open the door.


    ¡°Are you all right?¡±


    Lexie¡¯s mind was still dizzy with a sleepy look.


    Kevin suddenly frowned and sniffled, ¡°Have you really had drunk?¡±


    Lexie froze, and sure enough, she smelled a pungent odour of alcohol on her bathrobe.


    [I don¡¯t know.]


    ¡°What¡¯s going on?¡±


    Lexie shook her head, all she could remember was that she had been knocked unconscious and woke up here.


    ¡°You¡¯re not the one who texted me?¡±

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    [What message?]


    Kevin¡¯s face changed, ¡°Oh no.¡±


    At the end of the sentence, the sound of messy footsteps came from outside the door.


    ¡°n, here, I saw them go in with my own eyes, it¡¯s broad daylight, they just don¡¯t give a damn about you, how shameless.¡±


    Hearing Edith¡¯s voice, Lexie¡¯s face also changed.


    The sound of the doorbell ringing was like a fatal bell, without stopping.


    Across a door, n¡¯s voice came from outside, ¡°Open the door.¡±


    ¡°Yes, Mr. n.¡±


    Lexie looked at Kevin, already pale.


    She dared not imagine what would happen if n saw herself dressed like this in the room with Kevin.


    The door to the room opened from the outside.


    Edith¡¯s shocked voice was the first to ring out, ¡°Sister, you actually did such a thing behind n¡¯s back!¡±


    n¡¯s long legs stepped into the room, his gaze cold as if he wanted to kill, and the scar on his face looked particrly creepy.


    Lexie was stunned.


    Edith was so proud of herself.


    Originally, she wanted to take a few photos and that was all, but she didn¡¯t expect to get the news that n had returned from a business trip, so she changed her n and simply called n directly to call him over.


    Caught in the act, Lexie really could not exin.


    Kevin frowned, ¡°n, don¡¯t misunderstand.¡±


    ¡°Misunderstand?¡± n questioned coldly, ¡°Then exin, what is this about?¡±


    Looking at n¡¯s face, Lexie had a feeling of despair.


    [No matter how I exin it now, you won¡¯t believe it, will you?]


    ¡°I only believe in what I see with my own eyes.¡±


    The atmosphere was stagnant.


    Edith swept a nce at Lexie and said gloomily, ¡°Sister, you¡¯ve disgraced our family by doing such a thing. n treats you so well.¡±


    Lexie smiled bitterly, sourness in her throat.


    Again and again, he left her bruised and battered, tangled with other women and never trusted her.


    This was that n treated her well?


    n smelled alcohol in the room and his cold, sullen gaze fell on Lexie, ¡°You drank alcohol?¡±


    [I didn¡¯t.]


    ¡°No?¡±


    ¡°Wait,¡± Kevin¡¯s voice suddenly rang out, interrupting n¡¯s questioning as he looked at Edith, ¡°You bite the bullet and say I get a room with Lexie, so I¡¯d like to ask you, how did you know?¡±


    Edith¡¯s face stiffened, ¡°I ¡­ my friend happened to see it, so I rushed to call n.¡±


    ¡°Your friend? Is this the guy?¡±


    Kevin crossed his phone and yed the surveince of the hotel lobby in front of n.


    An hour earlier, a man in a mackintosh had carried Lexie out of the car outside and directly to the hotel room, and shortly afterwards, Edith followed closely behind.


    Lexie¡¯s face changed and she instantly understood what was going on.


    It was Edith who knocked her out, and Edith was the one who brought her here!


    [Why did you set me up?]


    ¡°Who set you up? Don¡¯t you talk nonsense!¡±


    Kevin said, ¡°I thought there was something wrong before I came here, so I got the hotel¡¯s surveince first. Lexie was obviously forcibly kidnapped by you and sent here, and you set it up from start to finish.¡±


    Edith instantly turned pale.


    ¡°No, n, it¡¯s my sister she drank too much on her own, I had no choice but to send her to the hotel, after sending her over, I went downstairs and called you, wanting you toe and pick her up, but ¡­ but Kevin came!¡±


    Looking at n¡¯s cold face, Edith bit the bullet, ¡°Yes, Kevin must have been called over by my sister, she had too much to drink and spilled the beans after drinking, so she must have had thoughts about Kevin.¡±


    ¡°Only a sinister woman like you would be full of filth and nastiness!¡±


    Kevin gave Edith a cold, mocking look, not hiding his disgust in the slightest.


    ¡°Such a broken lie, n, and you still believe her bullshit?¡±


    Edith was anxious, ¡°n, it¡¯s really my sister who drank too much on her own, I don¡¯t know what all this is about.¡±


    All three fell eyes on n, and Lexie was no exception.


    The truth was so obvious. What should he say?


    n, however, just nced at Lexie and dropped a nonchnt sentence, ¡°Since you¡¯re fine, change your clothes and go home.¡±


    Lexie was stunned and disbelieved.


    Kevin was also taken aback, ¡°n.¡±


    ¡°I still have things to do at the office, Kevin, since you¡¯re here, send her home.¡±


    After saying this, n nced at Lexie, not a bit of temperature could be seen in his eyes.


    Looking at the man¡¯s back as he left, Lexie only felt a pot of cold water pouring down from her head, chilling her to the bone.


    Edith became even more smug and snorted coldly towards Lexie, ¡°n, wait for me.¡±


    The voices in the corridor faded away.


    ¡°Lexie, are you alright?¡±


    Lexie pulled the corner of her mouth bitterly.


    [I¡¯m fine, thanks.]


    Kevin clenched his fist, his heart full of discontent.


    That night, Lexie did not go back to the Howard¡¯s.


    Grandma had made dumplings and was overjoyed to see Lexie back.


    ¡°I knew you would be back, see, here you are.¡±


    ¡°Just you alone?¡± Grandma nced behind Lexie, ¡°Your man didn¡¯te with you?¡±


    Lexie threw herself into her Grandma¡¯s arms, shielding her reddened eyes.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong? You are still pouting with grandma?¡±


    The flour from the dumplings was still on her hands when she saw the girl in her arms suddenly start to shrug her shoulders and realised something was wrong.


    ¡°Lexie, what¡¯s wrong? Who has bullied you?¡±


    As her Grandma¡¯s concerned voice fell on her ears, Lexie could no longer hold back her tears.


    It was so aggravating.


    She didn¡¯t feel anything when she suffered the cold shoulder after she married into the Howard family.


    Being pped in public by Tina and having strange looks all over the library wasn¡¯t much harder to bear.


    Being set up by Edith had never been that hard either.


    But today, seeing n¡¯s indifferent attitude towards her, she could not hold back her aggression.


    Lexie was crying sadly.


    Grandma patted Lexie¡¯s back, and when Lexie stopped crying, she poured a ss of water, ¡°Tell grandma, who is bullying you, is it that n?¡±


    Lexie choked back a sob.


    [No, I¡¯ve just been under a lot of pressure at worktely].


    ¡°Still trying to lie to me, I watched you grow up, don¡¯t I know your character?¡±


    Lexie had always been a well-behaved and understanding child who had been independent since she was a child, how could she be crying like this just because of the pressure of work?


    [Grandma, it¡¯s really nothing, I¡¯ll go and cook dumplings for you.]Content is property of N?velDrama.Org.


    After saying this, Lexie wiped her tears and headed for the kitchen, refusing to say anything.

 Chapter 91This Move Ruined

    Watching her back, her Grandma¡¯s heart ached.


    The night was getting darker.


    In the bedroom, Edith was on the phone.


    ¡°Tina, today when your cousin saw that mute, he was so angry at first, if Kevin didn¡¯te out to defend her and help her exin, I think she would have been kicked out tomorrow.¡±


    ¡°And then what?¡±


    ¡°Then even when n found out it was me behind the scene, he didn¡¯t me me at all, as I said, he didn¡¯t take that mute seriously at all.¡±


    On the other end of the phone, Tina let out augh, ¡°Congrattion then, it looks like you are one step closer to bing my cousin¡¯s wife.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s actually ¡­¡±


    The door to the room opened abruptly from the outside and Edith was startled, ¡°Dad.¡±


    She then hung up the phone.


    Peter gripped the door handle, his face sullen, ¡°What have you been doing today?¡±


    Edith¡¯s face stiffened, ¡°Nothing, nothing ¡­¡±


    ¡°I just heard it, and John told me all about it. You¡¯re too bold for this today!¡±


    ¡°Dad ¡­¡±


    Edith was so scared that her face turned white, ¡°Dad, I can exin, I ¡­¡±


    ¡°Next time, you need to think before you do something like that.¡±


    Hearing these words, Edith¡¯s expression stalled and she looked at Peter in surprise, ¡°Dad, you don¡¯t me me?¡±


    Edith felt it unbelievable.


    She originally thought that her father would scold her when he found out that she had schemed against Lexie again.


    Peter¡¯s face did not change, ¡°Lexie can¡¯t be replied on anymore.¡±


    ¡°Dad, what do you mean by that?¡±


    ¡°I didn¡¯t expect her to rely on the Howard family and now she won¡¯t even listen to me. If I had known this, I shouldn¡¯t have married her to the Howard family in the first ce.¡±


    ¡°I told you to be guard against her, she¡¯s scheming.¡±


    ¡°But you shouldn¡¯t have taken such liberties,¡± Peter nced at Edith, ¡°Like today, if n hadn¡¯t not bothered with you, you wouldn¡¯t have been in suffering.¡±


    Edith smiled cheekily, ¡°Dad, n is really quite good to me, look, for today¡¯s mess, not only did he not me me, he even apanied me to dinner tonight, which means he doesn¡¯t even put Lexie in his eyes.¡±


    ¡°Dad, how much better it would be if I am the one married into the Howard family?¡±


    Peter frowned and looked relieved.


    Recently Mitchell Pharmaceutical Group had been subjected to sessive spot checks by the market surveince department, several batches of drugs had been withheld, orders from customers had been dyed, plus investment losses on the property ¡­


    Thinking of this, Peter patted the back of Edith¡¯s hand, ¡°I don¡¯t oppose you getting in touch with n, but you have to promise me one thing.¡±


    Edith was overjoyed, ¡°Okay.¡±


    ¡°Edith, you have to find a way to get a copy of the inside information on the bid from n.¡±


    At the words, Edith froze.


    In the following day, Lexie went to see Flora.


    They met at the usual ce, and when she arrived, Flora ordered a pot of tea as usual.


    Lexie put down her bag, [Where is Myles?]


    ¡°He¡¯s got a case in court today, so I don¡¯t think he¡¯ll be able to make it over in time.¡±


    Lexie nodded in understanding.


    Flora asked, ¡°So eager to ask us out, is there any progress on yesterday¡¯s matter?¡±


    [Yes.]


    Although Edith knocked her out yesterday, before she fainted, Lexie clearly remembered the picture and name she saw on the tombstone.


    She never imagined that the name that was so taboo in the Mitchell family would have anything to do with her mother.


    Lexie deliberated for a while, [You mentioned to me before that you suspected that the deaths of Daphne and Alfie back then were rted to Peter, is that true?]Content is property of N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°It¡¯s true, but so much time has passed that there¡¯s no way to trace it back, Alfie¡¯s car fell off a cliff and Daphne disappeared at sea, there¡¯s suspicion, but none of it is proven.¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong? Why the sudden mention of them both?¡±


    [I followed Peter yesterday to the cemetery].


    Seeing Lexie looking like she wanted to say something, Flora realized that something wasn¡¯t quite right, ¡°And then? ¡±


    [You said the person he went to offer to on the Ghost Festival was my mother, but I saw the person he went to offer yesterday].


    ¡°You know that person?¡±


    Lexie nodded.


    ¡°Who is it?¡±


    Lexie¡¯s gaze wasplicated as her fingers lightly traced a few strokes on the table.


    Flora was stunned, revealing an incredulous look, ¡°Are you sure? How could it be her?¡±


    Lexie nodded solemnly.


    What she scratched on the table was the word ¡®Daphne¡¯.


    She was sure of it, and the picture on the headstone was exactly the same as the one her Grandma had once given her, the same one inside the darkroom, in ck and white, with the woman in it smiling brightly.


    Lexie¡¯s hand trembled slightly as she held her cup of tea, her mind in a state of confusion.


    After all these years, she surprisingly never knew that her mother was actually Daphne, the adopted daughter of the Mitchell family back then.


    ¡°Wait, let me sort it out,¡± Flora fiddled with teacup on the table, ¡°The Mitchell family only had Peter and Alfie in his generation, plus his father adopted Daphne back then, and, Peter and Daphne are your parents?¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s not right, Daphne was just the adopted daughter of the Mitchell family, if she wanted to be with Peter, there was no reason for the family to disagree, why would she have to leave J City?¡±


    [I don¡¯t know.]


    ¡°Daphne ¡­ Peter ¡­ Alfie ¡­¡±


    Flora recited the names of these three people and suddenly raised her head, ¡°This can¡¯t be, Daphne disappeared at sea back then, you ¡­¡±


    ¡°Lexie, is it possible that your mother was forced to do that back then?¡±


    Lexie¡¯s face stiffened, [Why do you say that?]


    ¡°ording to my understanding, Daphne was extremely aplished in pharmacology back then, and in those days was one of the few female university students who had gone abroad to study. Her father loved her, and at that time, half of the Mitchell family¡¯s pharmacy was managed by her.¡±


    [By my mother?]


    ¡°Yes, we¡¯ve been looking into these for a long time too, and then for some reason, the Mitchell family suddenly kicked Daphne out, when she was pregnant with you.¡±


    [If she was forced, there was no need for the Mitchell family to kick my mother out after conceiving me].


    Flora frowned, ¡°Unfortunately, almost everyone from back then is gone, and you don¡¯t remember anything from your childhood, so this is really not easy to investigate.¡±


    Lexie suddenly remembered something, [There is one person who might know.]

 Chapter 92 The Past Story

    ¡°Who?¡±


    [My grandma.]


    Lexie originally thought that by finding out her mother¡¯s identity, all doubts could be solved, but she never expected that things would be moreplicated and even involve the case of the session of the Mitchell family back then.


    When Lexie left the teahouse, the sun was zing outside.


    From a distance, he saw Myles running head-on.


    ¡°Lexie, sorry I¡¯mte, you and Flora are all done talking?¡±


    Lexie answered, [Yes.]


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong with you? Why look so pale?¡±


    [It¡¯s okay, there are some things I didn¡¯t understand, I have to go back and ask my grandma].


    Myles pulled her, ¡°Are you okay?¡±


    Lexie nodded, but looked distracted.


    ¡°I¡¯ll drive you there.¡±


    ¡°I have my car here.¡±


    ¡°No, I¡¯m not at ease.¡±


    Myles insisted, and Lexie could no longer put it off.


    No one noticed that across the street from the teahouse, a man had been standing for some time, with a trail of cigarette butts dropped at his feet.


    ¡°Hello? The person you asked me to keep an eye on is getting in the car and leaving with a guy, do you still want to keep an eye on her? You¡¯ll have to reimburse me for the travel fare.¡±


    A female voice came over the phone, ¡°Who did she leave with? Did you take pictures?¡±


    ¡°How should I know that? You didn¡¯t ask me to take a picture either.¡±


    ¡°Take a picture now.¡±


    ¡°They had been left.¡±


    ¡°Are you a waste? You can¡¯t even make it done well¡±


    Hearing the scolding voice on the other end of the phone, the man¡¯s face suddenly changed, ¡°Who are you scolding? Try one more curse, I will quit.¡±


    After saying this, the man hung up the phone and mmed his cigarette on the ground.


    ¡°What the fuck, yelling at me.¡±


    Looking at the car parked across the street, the man cocked his head and stared at it carefully for a moment,mitting the number te to memory.


    After Lexie got out of the car, Myles never left, the car was parked at the entrance of the alley, looking at the lights on the building from afar.


    When she opened the door and saw Lexie, Grandma was overjoyed, ¡°Why are you here today?¡±


    [Grandma, I have something to ask you].


    Lexie had rarely been so serious, and Grandma froze for a moment.


    ¡°What is it,e in and talk.¡±


    On the sofa, the aroma of jasmine tea permeated the room.


    Lexie got right to the point.


    [Grandma, I want to ask you about my mother].


    Grandma looked puzzled and her gaze flickered, ¡°Why do you suddenly want to ask about your mother?¡±


    [Is my mother¡­]


    Lexie typed Daphne¡¯s name on her mobile phone and handed it to her Grandma.


    The moment the Grandma was stunned and her face suddenly changed, it already said it all.


    ¡°Lexie, how did you know that? Peter told you?¡±


    [No, I found it out myself].


    ¡°You found out? What did you find out?¡±


    [A lot, who my mother was, and how she really died].


    Lexie told everything she saw at the Winery.


    After hearing the formation in the dark room of the study, Grandma was shaking with anger, ¡°Peter, he pursued Daphne when she was alive, and now that Daphne is dead, he still won¡¯t let her go, he¡¯s simply a devil, he¡¯s going to hell!¡±


    [Grandma, what do you really know? What is the truth?]


    The remaining anger on Grandma face was still fresh, and she pondered for a while, ¡°Lexie, originally I didn¡¯t intend to tell you about this, but since you know about it yourself, I can¡¯t hide it from you anymore.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m not actually your real grandma.¡±


    Lexie was stunned and incredulous.


    ¡°Your real mother is indeed Daphne, an orphan girl adopted by Parker Mitchell. Back then when I was in the Mitchell family, your mother helped me a lot, so then when something happened to her, I followed her out of the Mitchell family.¡±


    It was only from her Grandma¡¯s ount that Lexie learned of the twists and turns of that year.


    Daphne was an orphan adopted by Parker Mitchell, growing up with the two brothers, Alfie and Peter. Parker Mitchell was a kind person who appointed people by merit and always raised Daphne as if she were his own daughter, sending her abroad to study and letting her take over half of the herbal medicine business when she returned home.


    ¡°Then the Mitchell family was offended and framed, Mr. Alfie dealt with it but died unexpectedly, all the herb houses were seized and Mr. Parker¡¯s health was deteriorating, when the eldest son of the Chang Hua Medicine in the capital suddenly came to the door to ask Miss Daphne to marry him.¡±


    Lexie looked stunned, [And then what happened?]


    Grandma shook her head, ¡°No one knows what Mr. Parker was thinking, I still remember it raining heavily that day, Miss knelt at Mr. Parker¡¯s door all night, and early the next morning, Mr. Parker still had someone pack up her things and let her leave the Mitchell family.¡±


    When Daphne was expelled from the Mitchell family, the Mitchell family was left without a daughter and the marriage proposal from the Chang Hua Medicine went nowhere.


    ¡°Then I followed Miss Daphne away, not expecting that she would be kidnapped to the ship and thrown overboard.¡±


    [Is it someone from Chang Hua Medicine?


    ¡°No,¡± Grandma looked serious, ¡°It was that murderous damned Peter, he actually colluded with Chang Hua Medicine just topete for the session of Mitchell Pharmaceutical Group. He knew that Mr. Parker had given all the prescriptions to Miss Daphne, that¡¯s why he did such a thing.¡±


    Lexie¡¯s mind was confused.


    Her mother and Peter were nominally brother and sister, and Peter was still scheming against her mother for the prescription, so what was the story of her own birth? How was she born?


    [Then how was I born? Was my mother¡­]


    ¡°That bastard doesn¡¯t deserve it,¡± spat Grandma, ¡°if not for the unexpected death of Mr. Alfie at the time, originally the Mitchell family was to have a wedding. Miss Daphne and Mr. Alfie had discussed it and exined it to Mr. Parker, but they hadn¡¯t expected the ident.¡±


    [Are you saying that my father is Alfie?]This belongs ? N?velDra/ma.Org.


    ¡°Yes, Miss Daphne is the only heir to the Mitchell family, Peter at most is a heartless man and seeks power of the family!¡±


    Grandma spoke with excitement, her eyes red, ¡°After Miss Daphne came back from the ship, we lived in my hometown in Laoshan, but I did not expect that after a few years, Peter would find us and set fire on the entire mountain.¡±


    Lexie had some vague impressions.


    She barely remembered anything from her childhood, yet she always dreamed of the fire, as if it had no end, and no matter how much she ran, she couldn¡¯t get out, and it turned out to be all true.


    ¡°Lexie, you guessed right, your mother was killed by Peter¡¯s men. They thought they had the real prescription, but unfortunately, there was no dose on it at all.¡±


    Lexie was stunned, thinking of the prescription that Peter had shown her in the study at the winery.


    The graceful words on it turned out to be her mother¡¯s handwriting.

 Chapter 93 Helping You Buy Mitchell Pharmaceutical Group

    ¡°Back then, after your mother died, you also got your voice burnt by the fire, in order to save you, I just told Peter that only you knew the prescription, that¡¯s why he took you back to the Mitchell family and imed you as the Mitchell family¡¯s illegitimate daughter to the public.¡±


    [But I don¡¯t remember anything.]


    ¡°Lexie, memory is something engraved in your bones, you remember everything your mother has told you, you just forget it for a while, one day you will remember.¡±


    Grandma took out a photo of Daphne, exactly like the one on the tombstone.


    As Lexie looked on, she suddenly felt a pang of sorrow and tears fell from her eyes.


    Grandma hugged her, her eyes also moistened, ¡°My Lexie, if Miss Daphne knew in heaven that you were now so well grown, so beautiful and kind, she would be so happy.¡±


    Lexie cried for a while, having a hard time digesting these past events.


    Even if Peter had treated her badly, she had treated him as her father, and there was no parent under the sun who really didn¡¯t care about their daughter. But she was not his daughter at all, so no wonder he was so cruel.


    Thinking of what Flora said, Lexie wiped her tears.


    [Grandma, do you remember what the person who killed your mother looked like?]


    Grandma clenched her fist, ¡°I can remember him even he is in ashes. He set the mountain on fire to destroy the body, almost burning the people in the whole vige to death.¡±


    Lexie swiped open her phone, flipped out a wanted photo and handed it to her grandma.


    ¡°That¡¯s him, I remember he had a big mole on his face.¡±


    Grandma¡¯s voice was shaking, as if she was remembering something very terrible, and her face was pale.


    Lexie gripped her phone tightly and slowly calmed down.


    She wanted to avenge her mother¡¯s death and to make sure that those who have not been punished to be duly punished.


    It was already dark.


    When he saw Lexieing downstairs, Myles got out of his car and greeted her.


    ¡°Are you okay?¡±


    Lexie shook her head, [Grandma has told me everything, get in the car, I will let you know.]


    ¡°Okay.¡±


    Myles pulled open the door, ¡°Get in.¡±


    As they were talking, there was a sudden, piercing sound of a siren in the distance.


    Lexie looked up and saw the ck car across the street and her face changed instantly.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± Myles noticed that something was wrong with Lexie.


    Lexie didn¡¯t have time to answer and the mobile phone in her pocket kept ringing, she looked at the caller number and her hand shook along with it.


    ¡°You have one minute to get over here and get in the car.¡±


    On the other end of the line, the man¡¯s voice was grim.


    ¡°Lexie,¡± Myles also saw the car across the street and pulled Lexie¡¯s arm at once, ¡°is that him?¡±


    Lexie gritted her teeth and pushed Myles away, [You go back quickly, I¡¯ll contact youter.]


    After delivering this, Lexie hurriedly ran across the street.


    n had always been a man of his word, and if she dyed any longer, she was afraid that Myles would not be safe.


    In the ck car, n¡¯s face was grim, his eyes were so quiet that it was rming, quietly looking out the window at the man¡¯s figure across the street in front of the white car.


    Lexie got into the car from the other side.


    ¡°Drive.¡±


    As his words fell, the car drove away from the alley.


    On the way, n didn¡¯t say a word, but Lexie¡¯s heart felt as if it was about to jump out of her throat.


    The driver did not take them to the Howard¡¯s vi.


    The road outside the car window was getting stranger and stranger, and Lexie¡¯s heart was getting more and more panicked.


    In the country house.


    As soon as he entered, n took off his suit jacket and threw it on the sofa.


    Lexie stood apprehensively in the entrance hall, looking around, the furnishings in the house were new, there was a smell of new decoration, and there was not a single person in therge house.


    n tugged his tie loose and suddenly turned around.


    ¡°Ah¡­¡± Lexie screamed, her scalp seeming to tear.


    n grabbed Lexie¡¯s hair and pressed it fiercely against the wall, ¡°You disappeared for two days and didn¡¯te back just to go see this man, right?¡±


    Lexie almost fainted from the pain, tilting her head with a horrified look.


    ¡°Myles, an LLM graduate from California University of Political Science and Law, a youngwyer who is well known in the industry. What are you doing meeting awyer behind my back? What? nning to sue for divorce?¡±


    Lexie shook her head desperately and tried to push him away.


    ¡°What¡¯s the reason you¡¯re going to use? Domestic violence? Or something else?¡±


    n roughly yanked her by the hair and viciously threw her out.


    Lexie cried out in pain and fell on the edge of the sofa.


    When she lifted her head, n had already approached, ¡°Tell me, what do you want?¡±


    Lexie backed away in terror, but her legs were trembling.


    [No, I don¡¯t want a divorce].


    ¡°So what are you doing with awyer?¡±


    [I ¡­ I just asked him for advice on something.]


    ¡°What is it?¡±


    Lexie gritted her teeth and made up a haphazard excuse in her haste, [something about my inheritance in the Mitchell family].


    ¡°Oh? Nothing else?¡±


    [No.]


    ¡°Is that so? There¡¯s nothing left to hide from me?¡± n¡¯s gaze sank so hard that thest glimmer of light disappeared, ¡°Other than his status as awyer, he has nothing else to do with you?¡±


    Lexie was stunned.


    ¡°Isn¡¯t it always the first love that women find most difficult to let go of?¡±


    Mad jealousy sank into his dark pupils.


    Lexie¡¯s face lost all colour at once, as if she had fallen into an abyss.


    He already knew that!


    In the next second, Lexie cried out in pain, and her whole body was lifted up from the floor by her hair and mmed onto the sofa.


    n pinched her cheek and said fiercely, ¡°In order to hide this first love from me, you went to the trouble of using Kevin as a shield, you really went to great lengths!¡±


    Apart from cries of pain, Lexie could no longer think of any reaction.


    The pain of her scalp tearing almost made her die of pain, but n didn¡¯t have the slightest intention of showing mercy and ripped open the cor of her shirt.


    ¡°Where did he touch you?¡±ConTEent bel0ngs to N?v(e)lD/rama(.)Org .


    ¡°Here? Or here?¡±


    Lexie¡¯s body trembled with fear, and that fear extended to all her limbs, her pale face without a trace of blood, her eyes red, staring deadly at n, unable to utter a sound.


    Not knowing where the strength came from, she suddenly and viciously pushed the man on top of her away.


    There was a loud ¡®bang¡¯.


    n hit the coffee table, he grunted and strained to get up, his hand feeling over the back of his head, his hand covered in blood.


    Lexie retreated to the corner clutching her cor, stunned.


    n sat on the ground and looked at the blood all over his hands, instead he calmed down, ¡°Good, you still want to keep your purity for that man?¡±


    [Don¡¯t youe any closer.]


    Lexie cowered, her gesticting hands were shaking, [You only married me to control the Mitchell family, I can actually help you.]


    ¡°What can you do to help me?¡± n coldlyughed, ¡°Don¡¯t forget you¡¯re just a bastard daughter, you¡¯re of no value to me other than a bed warmer.¡±


    [I can help you by acquiring the Mitchell Group].

 Chapter 94 You Must not Lay Hands on Him

    n¡¯s eyebrows jumped unexpectedly and his gaze sank.


    The two men were separated by a sofa and coffee table, not too far apart.


    The floormp was leaning against the sofa, the dim light swaying, shining on Lexie¡¯s face.


    This was the first time he had seen Lexie look like this, her ruddy eyes sunk with resentment, yet it seemed less because he had hit her and more like because of the mention of the Mitchell family.


    He calmed down, giving a dismissiveugh, ¡°You¡¯re dreaming?¡±


    [There are problems with Mitchell¡¯s medicines, and several of the medicines they provide to their suppliers are fake.]


    n was stunned.


    How could she, an illegitimate daughter, know something that even Edith didn¡¯t know?


    [As long as you help me and let me work in Mitchell Pharmaceutical Group, I can get the evidence that Mitchell Pharmaceutical Group is making fake drugs].


    After calming down, Lexie¡¯s mind grew clearer.


    For what she could not do by herself, she could trade with n for mutual benefit, treating Peter as an enemy. The enemy of the enemy could be a temporary friend.


    n was silent for a long time, and then suddenly stood up holding the coffee table.


    Lexie¡¯s face went white again and she grabbed the vase next to her with her hand.


    ¡°What do you want?¡± n gave her a look and said coldly, ¡°Aren¡¯t you going to trade with me? Are you going to trade with a dead man?¡±


    ¡°Go and find the medicine chest.¡±


    Lexie froze for a while and looked at n who seemed to have calmed down, and only then did she sigh with relief.


    A few minutester, Lexie found a medicine box and came to treat n¡¯s wound.


    Lexie¡¯s hand shook and when sheid hands again, it was much lighter.


    ¡°Why are you suddenly taking on Mitchell Group?¡±


    [He wasn¡¯t treating me well and didn¡¯t treat me like his own daughter, and I wanted to find a way for myself.]


    Flora had said the matter of her mother could not be casually mentioned to others, so Lexie did not dare to talk nonsense.


    n, however, suddenly asked, ¡°Do you know something?¡±


    Lexie was slightly stunned, [Am I supposed to know anything?]


    n frowned.


    Thinking about all the information Jack had found out, he was suddenly distracted, ¡°No.¡±


    After treating the wound, Lexie packed up the medicine box.


    n¡¯s head was wrapped in gauze, and his original hostility was reduced, the bow on the back of his head looked a bit funny.


    ¡°You haven¡¯t exined what happened with thatwyer.¡±


    Lexie paused for a moment in her packing.


    Later, she turned around, her gaze calm and strong, [You cany hands on him.]


    n¡¯s eyes sank.


    Lexie¡¯s quiet eyes made n¡¯s heart suddenly tighten.


    ¡°Is this your way of warning me?¡±


    [Since you agreed to make a deal with me, I can¡¯t possibly take no interest at all].


    ¡°Interest? The interest you want is for me not toy hands on that man?¡±


    [I¡¯ll help you acquire the Mitchell Group, you can¡¯ty hands on people around me. Don¡¯t be suspicious of me, this deal is not a loss at all for you, isn¡¯t it?]


    Lexie was apprehensive, not knowing how n would respond.


    n looked at her quietly, his eyes growing darker and darker, ¡°Okay, I promise.¡±


    Lexie had always been submissive to him, and today what she said was already unexpected.


    Was it really to find a way out for herself? Or was it a lie made up to protect that man?


    He would like to see what kind of incident, a bastard daughter, could make.


    Late at night.


    In the Howard¡¯s vi.


    ¡°None of them came back? Did you call Jack to ask?¡±


    ¡°Yes, he said Mr. n has something to take care of and won¡¯t be back tonight.¡±


    ¡°What about that mute?¡±


    ¡°Jack didn¡¯t say, but Mr. n has been quite cold to her recently, I¡¯m guessing they are not together.¡±


    Diana sipped her tea, smug, ¡°It¡¯ll be fine once the novelty wears off, n has seen so many women, what can a mute be capable of? She is not that obedient, he¡¯ll get bored of enough ying.¡±


    ¡°But, Madam, I heard that Mr. n came back from his business trip with a woman.¡±


    At those words, Diana¡¯s face changed, ¡°A woman?¡±


    ¡°He also have a t arranged, and I heard that she is a university student who studied in J City university.¡±


    ¡°Who is she? Did you find out the details?¡±


    Marry shook her head.


    That was all the information from n¡¯s driver.


    After picking up n from the airport, the driver was also surprised to see n returning with a woman.


    Diana¡¯s frown deepened, ¡°Have someone check it out, don¡¯t let her take the advantage.¡±


    ¡°Okay.¡±


    Three dayster.


    Groundbreaking ceremony for the renovation of the City Library.


    Lexie was called to help out with the logistics and in the bathroom, she bumped into Tina.


    ¡°It¡¯s been a long time, cousin-inw.¡±


    Tina gave her a sidelong nce as she looked in the mirror to fix her makeup, ¡°You look good, I thought you¡¯d have to take a year and a half off after that car ident.¡±


    Lexie clenched her fists and shivered involuntarily.


    The car ident still haunted her.


    [You caused the ident!]


    ¡°So what if it¡¯s me? Did you see my cousin pursue anything?¡±


    Tina had a smug look on her face, ¡°The whole family knows that I did that, but what can you do? I told you, even if you were in the Howard family, no one would take you seriously, and sooner orter you¡¯ll have to pay for Victor¡¯s death.¡±


    The gloomy voice echoed in the bathroom and Lexie shuddered.


    Tina was a crazy woman.


    ¡°By the way, there¡¯s something I need to remind you of,¡± Tina suddenly raised her eyebrows, looking eerie with a wry smile, ¡°You may not be able to be Mrs. Howard for long.¡±


    ¡°Who would expect there is another person?¡±


    Lexie was unsure, but Tina sneered and walked away with her bag.


    The foundation stoneying ceremony was held in the open space.


    n was also present as an investor.


    Lexie stood in the line of ceremonialdies, holding a tray with scissors that would be usedter for cutting the ribbon.


    From a distance, she saw that the secretary beside n was not Jack, but a girl.


    ¡°I¡¯ve never cut a ribbon, is it interesting?¡±


    The girl¡¯s delicate voice was somewhat out of ce in this setting.


    n¡¯s face, however, had a rare look of doting, ¡°Want to try?¡±


    ¡°May I?¡±


    ¡°Sure, it¡¯s just a ribbon cutting.¡±


    Lexie heard these words as she walked up to the two men with her tray. She raised her head and met n¡¯s eyes, but his eyes were very unfamiliar.


    Without changing his face, n took the scissors from the tray and handed them to the girl beside him.


    ¡°Thank you,¡± the girl smiled sweetly towards Lexie, ¡°You look so pretty, Miss.¡±C0pyright ? 2024 N?v)(elDrama.Org.


    Lexie froze.


    On the side, Tina also took the scissors and said grimly, ¡°Lydia, I¡¯m afraid, thisdy doesn¡¯t want to hear you call her Miss.¡±


    The girl was confused.

 Chapter 95 All’s Well that Ends Well

    ¡°No one takes you for a mute if you don¡¯t speak,¡± n nced at Tina indifferently.


    ¡°I¡¯m not a mute,¡± Tina bristled, giving Lexie a nk look as she took the scissors to cut the red ribbon.


    After the ribbon-cutting ceremony, Lexie came down from the stage with the red ribbon and stood to one side with a sour heart when she saw n and the girl standing side by side.


    She had never seen n so tantly protective of anyone before.


    Even if it was Edith, she knew in her heart that n was only ying games with her for the sake of Mitchell Pharmaceutical Group.


    The celebratory banquet was held at the hotel.


    As she watched the banquet hall mingle, Lexie felt bored and went outside alone for some fresh air.


    ¡°What are you doing here alone?¡±


    A man¡¯s voice came from behind her.


    Lexie was slightly stunned and turned around to see n in a ck suit, extraordinarily handsome under the night.


    [It¡¯s a bit stuffy in there, so I¡¯lle out and have a look around].


    Since the deal was made at the suburban vi three days ago, n¡¯s attitude towards her has been cold and indifferent, and he no longer asked about her schedule or who she was meeting with.


    [Why are you out too?]


    Lexie nced behind him, [Your secretary seems to be quite young].


    ¡°If you have time to care about my secretary, you might as well think about your work with me.¡±


    n handed her a document.


    Lexie froze for a moment.


    [Appointment letter?]


    The letter of appointment for the deputy finance director of the Howard Group, which bears the signature of n, and the official seal of the Howard Group.


    ¡°With your identity as an illegitimate daughter, Peter won¡¯t easily let you enter the Mitchell Group and meddle in Mitchell Pharmaceutical Group¡¯s internal affairs, and by the time you figure out how to do it, three or five years will have passed.¡±


    [Then what do you mean by letting me into Howard Group?]


    ¡°I seek to do things quickly, to get immediate results. Doesn¡¯t Peter covet Howard Group¡¯s partner? Seeing you enter Howard Group, he¡¯s bound to take the initiative to stick it to you.¡±


    Lexie understood at once.


    [I¡¯ll get my resignation typed up tomorrow].


    n nodded slightly.


    ¡°n, I¡¯ve been looking for you for a long time, why are you here?¡±


    The ss door to the terrace was pushed open from the inside and it took the exaggerated strength of the girl¡¯s entire body to push it open and poke out her ponytailed head, her face brilliantly bright.


    Lexie¡¯s hand clutching the document tightened for a moment.


    The coldness on n¡¯s face melted away considerably, ¡°What brings you here?¡±


    ¡°It was so boring, several people asked ma all kinds of questions, so I dismissed them all.¡±


    When the girl saw Lexie, her eyes immediately lit up, ¡°I¡¯ve seen thisdy before, at the ribbon cutting.¡±


    ¡°Hello, my name is Lydia Hunt, I¡¯m n ¡­ No,¡± the girl spat out her tongue and smiled, ¡°I am trainee secretary of Mr. n.¡±


    ¡°Can¡¯t you speak?¡± Lydia scowled at her.


    Lexie subconsciously looked at n.


    n didn¡¯t have the slightest intention of introducing her and nced at his watch, ¡°Lydia, let¡¯s go.¡±


    ¡°Where to?¡±


    ¡°Aren¡¯t you bored? Take you somewhere else to eat.¡±


    ¡°Now? So many people are still waiting for you.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t bother with them.¡±


    Lydia still wanted to say something to Lexie, but n had gone, so she had to follow him.


    Looking at the backs of the two men, Lexie suddenly felt that the wind on the balcony was quite strong and couldn¡¯t help but wince a little.


    n had another new love and didn¡¯t care about her, wasn¡¯t that what she had always wanted?


    But why did it feel so bad inside?


    The night was getting darker.


    After the meal, n sent Lydia home before turning back.


    Jack surveyed the rear view mirror for a moment before hesitantly speaking, ¡°Mr. n, there¡¯s been a lot of talk in thepanytely.¡±


    ¡°What does it all say?¡±


    ¡°About you and Miss Hunt, said you arranged for a young girl to be your secretary, said you and her ¡­¡±


    ¡°Do you think it is necessary to tell me about this? Do you need me show you how to do?¡±


    Jack¡¯s face went white, ¡°I don¡¯t mean that, I know you protect Miss Hunt, but gossip is very hurtful. Miss Hunt is young, in case she is used by someone ¡­ Lennox Howard and the others have been waiting to catch you in the act.¡±


    n looked light, ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter, next month Lydia will start school, she won¡¯te to the office much.¡±


    Jack wanted to say something but didn¡¯t.


    It was bing increasingly difficult to see what his boss was trying to do.


    The news of Lexie¡¯s resignation to join Howard Group soon reached Peter¡¯s ears.


    As expected by n, as Lexie had just finished the induction procedure, she received a call from Peter asking her toe out for a meeting.


    In the pharmaceutical factory of the Mitchell Pharmaceutical Group.


    The wind was a bit strong and the sun was blinding. After Lexie got out of the car and squinted for a while to adjust, she saw a figure waving towards her in the distance.


    ¡°Lexie, you came here when you were a child, do you remember?¡±


    Peter walked all the way through the workshop of the pharmaceutical factory.C0pyright ? 2024 N?v)(elDrama.Org.


    Lexie followed him with aplicated look on her face.


    This was the only pharmaceutical factory of the Mitchell Group in J City, the others were set in more distant areas due tobour costs ornd rent.


    ¡°In the early years, all the sessors of the Mitchell had to study medicine, that was the ancestral motto, you know that, right?¡±


    [Yeah.]


    ¡°But it¡¯s different now, we have a research and development team, we¡¯re a listedpany, so the sessor is looking more at management talent, to put it more simply, who thepany is handed over to is a matter of my word.¡±


    [Why are you telling me this?]


    ¡°Lexie, do you know why I haven¡¯t let Edith into thepany?¡±


    Lexie shook her head.


    ¡°She¡¯s not good at business, it¡¯s not right to leave thepany in her hands, but you¡¯re much moreposed than she is, you¡¯ve been a brilliant girl.¡±


    Lexie sneered in her heart, already knowing in her mind what he was going to say.


    ¡°The Mitchell Group is to be in your hands in the future.¡±


    Lexie¡¯s eyes sank without a trace of joy.


    ¡°I heard you quit your job and went into Howard Group?¡±


    [Yes.]


    ¡°It¡¯s a good thing, now that you¡¯ve married into the Howard family, you really should help your husband with some things, it¡¯s a sign of his trust in you, and a good opportunity for yourself.¡±


    [What good opportunity?]


    ¡°Promote cooperation between the two sides, Howard Group has always been the industry¡¯s trendsetter when ites to real estate, wouldn¡¯t it be great for all if you could help me at this time?¡±


    Lexie¡¯s heart sneered even more.


    He was the only one who rejoiced.


    [But I don¡¯t understand Mitchell Pharmaceutical Group¡¯s business, so even if I want to help, I couldn¡¯t.]


    Peter was pleased, ¡°What¡¯s so difficult about that? As long as you¡¯re willing to, I can have someone take you to get familiar with it as soon as possible.¡±


    [Is this appropriate?]


    ¡°Why not? You¡¯re my daughter and you are part of the Mitchell Group, I trust you.¡±


    Saying that, Peter patted her shoulder, ¡°Let¡¯s not talk about what happened in the past, how can a family have any overnight feud, how do you say?¡±


    Lexie tried to force out a polite smile.

 Chapter 96 Who are You?

    Coming out of the pharmaceutical factory, Lexie said goodbye to Peter.


    As the car drove out of the park, she suddenly pulled over and quickly got out of the car, holding onto a tree on the side of the road for a moment of vomiting.


    When she thought of Peter forcing her mother to die, she wanted to kill him by a thousand cuts.


    Having just made a false start with him had made her stomach flip and sick.


    In the Howard Group.


    ¡°Director Mitchell, this is your office.¡±


    Jack led Lexie, through thepartment of the finance department.


    ¡°Come on, let¡¯s stop the work in your hands, this is the new deputy director of finance, let¡¯s all meet.¡±


    The crowd in the finance department rose to their feet.


    ¡°Hello, Director Mitchell.¡±


    Maybe because Jack had enjoined in advance, the people in the finance department did not show surprise at the fact that Lexie was a mute, but were all very friendly.


    Lexie greeted them one by one and then went back to her office.


    n had asked her toe here, but it was just a front, she didn¡¯t really need to do anything herself, so she would not have any dealings with these people, her only job was to keep an eye on Mitchell Pharmaceutical Group¡¯s movements.


    There came a knock at the door.


    When Lexie looked up, she saw a familiar face.


    It was Lydia.


    Lydia was not at all surprised to see her.


    She stood up straight in front of her desk and brought a document to Lexie¡¯s desk, smiling, ¡°Director Mitchell, this is the information Mr. n asked me to send here, and also, he sent me here to ask what else you need?¡±


    Lexie casually flipped through the document, then closed it.


    [This should be sent to the legal department. Did you go to the wrong ce?]


    ¡°Then maybe I sent it to the wrong one.¡±


    Lexie looked at her quietly, [Did you do that on purpose?]


    The handwriting on the note fell in Lydia¡¯s eyes.


    ¡°You¡¯re very clever!¡±


    Lydia smiled cheekily, ¡°n is not here at the moment, I¡¯m too bored to be alone. I heard from the other secretaries that there¡¯s a new deputy director in the finance department, so I thought I¡¯de and confirm my suspicions.¡±


    [What¡¯s your suspicions?]


    ¡°I saw you talking to him on the balcony the other day, and I thought then that you and he were not in a normal rtionship, but I didn¡¯t have time to ask, and now it seems that I was right!¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re n¡¯s wife, right?¡±


    Lexie¡¯s heart stuttered.


    The young girl in front of her was not yet twenty years old, at her most naive and innocent.


    But if she really was innocent, how could she be by n¡¯s side?


    She was suddenly alert, [What are you?]


    ¡°Me?¡± Lydia blinked, revealing a wry face and said, ¡°You actually want to ask what is my rtionship with n, right?¡±


    Lexie couldn¡¯t help but frown.


    The girl¡¯s eyes were so soulful, clean and prating, so well protected at first nce, that she could be so outspoken about what she saw.


    ¡°For my rtionship with n, well, you can guess.¡±


    Lexie frowned, [I can¡¯t.]


    And she did not want to.


    ¡°You¡¯re angry?¡± Lydia suddenly winked at her, ¡°But I¡¯ve heard you have a good temper.¡±


    Lexie froze.


    A knock came at the door.


    ¡°Miss Hunt,¡± Jack came and was relieved to see Lydia, ¡°Mr. n is back and looking for you, why did youe here?¡±


    Lydia said, ¡°I was bored, so I went around, what did he want with me?¡±


    Jack gave Lexie a hesitant look, his voice unconsciously lowered.


    ¡°Mr. n had someone get the butterfly pastry you like.¡±ConTEent bel0ngs to N?v(e)lD/rama(.)Org .


    ¡°Really?¡±


    Lydia¡¯s eyes lit up and she immediately headed out, suddenly remembering something when she reached the door, turned around and waved her hand, smiling, ¡°Do you eat butterfly pastry?¡±


    Lexie¡¯s heart suddenly seized and she shook her head.


    Lydia made a pity look and sighed, ¡°Well, I¡¯ll just have to eat it myself then, he doesn¡¯t really like sweets either.¡±


    Lydia¡¯s figure disappeared in the doorway.


    Lexie¡¯s heart was stuffy, as if it was blocked by something, there was a feeling of not being able to get a breath.


    It turned out that there really was a woman who could make n take good care of her.


    In the evening, Lexie asked Myles to have dinner.


    ¡°I read the legal information you gave me, thewsuits against the Mitchell Group are really tricky, and you can also see from thesewsuits that the Mitchell Group has most likely note out of the previous financial crisis at all.¡±


    Lexie was puzzled.


    [But when I married into the Howard family, Peter made a deal with n and got a good amount of money].


    ¡°Maybe the hole is a bottomless pit and that money won¡¯t plug it?¡±


    [Although Peter promised to give me ess to the inner workings of Mitchell Pharmaceutical Group, I have not been able to see the core finances, and the finance department is all his inner circle.]


    ¡°Don¡¯t you worry, there¡¯s always a way.¡±


    Lexie nodded.


    ¡°Let¡¯s not talk about that, you haven¡¯t looked goodtely, you¡¯ve been under a lot of stress, I guess.¡±


    [I¡¯m fine.]


    ¡°From the first day I knew you, I knew you are a person who carries everything on your own, it¡¯s weirdly boring,¡± Myles gave her a nk look, ¡°Eat some meat and replenish yourself.¡±


    With that, he took a chopstick of beef onto Lexie¡¯s te.


    Lexie originally wanted to say thank you, but for some reason, when she looked at the beef on the te, her stomach suddenly turned upside down and she covered her mouth.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong with you?¡± Myles straightened up, his gaze tense.


    [Nothing, I¡¯m going to the bathroom.]


    Lexie squatted in front of the toilet in the cubicle and vomited dryly, but nothing came out but sour water.


    When she got up, she was so dizzy that she could only stand for a while holding onto the wall.


    The sound of high heels on the floor came from outside.


    ¡°Got it, Dad, you¡¯ve said it hundreds of times, can¡¯t I remember?¡±


    The familiar voice caused Lexie to pull the door open with a start.


    Edith?


    Why was she here too?


    Edith put her mobile phone on speakerphone and put it on the sink, answering the phone while doing her makeup in the mirror.


    ¡°It¡¯s internal bid information, it is not easy to get it. I just got a dinner date with n today, so I can¡¯t be too obvious.¡±


    ¡°You need to be quick, the deadline is just around the corner and you need to have it by the day after tomorrow.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m sure I¡¯ll get it, you¡¯ll just have to wait.¡±


    Edith looked in the mirror and touched up her lipstick, ¡°Dad, you still have to rely on me at this time, what can you expect from that mute?¡±


    ¡°No more talk, n is waiting for me to eat.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡±


    After waiting for Edith to leave, Lexie sighed with relief.


    Internal bidding information?


    When she returned from the bathroom, Lexie was distracted.


    Myles said with concern, ¡°What¡¯s wrong with you? You are not feeling well? I will apany you to the hospital.¡±

 Chapter 97 Inexplicably Ill

    Lexie shook her head, [I might have had bad food.]


    ¡°Then order a few refreshing dishes.¡±


    Lexie¡¯s gaze, however, fell in the distance.


    The person who was eating with Edith was n, who was rtively far away, so she couldn¡¯t hear what they were saying at all, but she could clearly see n helping Edith with food.


    Lexie¡¯s hand unconsciously clenched the tablecloth beneath her.


    She knew that n was only ying games with Edith, but it was still hard for her ept.


    Since when did that man¡¯s every move tug at her heart and his contact with any woman make her heart ache?


    Somehow, she suddenly thought of Lydia.


    If he could be so affectionate to Edith, what would he be like in front of Lydia?


    ¡°What are you looking at?¡± Myles followed her gaze.


    Lexie suddenly pulled him.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡±


    [Let¡¯s eat elsewhere.]


    Lexie¡¯s eyes were full of gloom.


    Into the night.


    The Howard family had all gone to bed, Lexie went downstairs to pour tea, and n had just returned.


    [Back sote?]


    ¡°Yes,¡± n took off his jacket and casually threw it on the sofa.


    Seeing that he had no intention of paying attention to her, Lexie felt bored and went to the kitchen to make tea with a gloomy expression.


    She had been busy organizing information recently and had stayed up several all-nighters.


    The kitchen was a little dim with only the wall lights on.


    As she waited for the water to boil, Lexie pulled open the overhead cupboard to look for tea leaves, but when she saw the tea pot, she found it was ced at the far end and it was a bit of a challenge to reach it with her height.


    A long arm crossed over her head and rested on the cupboard door, with a smoky voice, ¡°What do you want to take?¡±


    The smell of the man¡¯s cologne ran into her nose and Lexie¡¯s heart followed with a violent contraction, her shoulders trembled as she pointed her way.


    n handed her the tea tin.


    [Thank you.]


    Thinking that he had always liked the tea she made before, Lexie wanted to ask him if he wanted a cup of tea too.


    ¡°How¡¯s it going with the Mitchell Group?¡±


    Lexie¡¯s fingers faltered slightly as she was about to gesture, her throat slightly bitter.


    [Found some suspicions, but still didn¡¯t get to the crux of the matter. Peter and his men don¡¯t trust me yet, so it might take a bit of effort].


    ¡°There¡¯s no rush, the Investigation Bureau is also looking into the Mitchell Group these days, so it can wait.¡±


    Lexie nodded, suddenly thinking of the incident at the restaurant today, she couldn¡¯t help but ask, [Have you still been in contact with Edith recently?]


    n suddenly looked at her, his gaze sunken, ¡°What?¡±


    [Peter seems to be nning to have her look for bid information at your ce, so watch out for that.]


    ¡°Where do you know that from?¡±


    Lexie froze for a moment, and n didn¡¯t seem surprised at all.


    She snapped back to her senses.


    [I heard it by chance, forget it if you don¡¯t believe me].


    The sound of water boiling sounded in the kitchen and Lexie turned around.


    Looking at Lexie¡¯s back, n¡¯s frown grew deeper and deeper, his cold side face looked steep andpelling in the light with a hint of chill.


    His mind suddenly went back to the figure of Lexie and the man leaving together with the check in the restaurant tonight.


    ¡°You heard that tonight, didn¡¯t you?¡±


    His voice sounded behind her, and Lexie¡¯s movement to pour the tea gave a start.


    ¡°Where have you been tonight?¡±


    [Had dinner with a friend.]


    ¡°Which friend?¡± n took a step closer, his tone low, ¡°Do I know him?¡±


    Lexie¡¯s waist was against the cooking table behind her and there was no way back.


    n¡¯srge hands pressed against her sides as he leaned down and warned, ¡°Lexie, I agreed to have cooperation with you, but that doesn¡¯t mean you can go in and out of public with other men with impunity.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t forget that you are still Mrs. Howard.¡±ConTEent bel0ngs to N?v(e)lD/rama(.)Org .


    [We are just friends].


    ¡°No need to exin to me, you can save those words for when you¡¯re photographed and exin to the press.¡±


    n¡¯s voice was extremely cold, and his eyes were also without a trace of temperature as he said, word for word, ¡°If you don¡¯t mind the trouble.¡±


    Lexie was terrified.


    ¡°When you get a chance, remember to ask that Miss Miller about Mitchell Pharmaceutical Group¡¯s situation.¡±


    Dropping these words, n left with his jacket.


    Hearing the sound of footsteps fading away in the living room, Lexie clutched her hands, waited until the sound of the door closing came from upstairs, she suddenly turned around and dry-heaved into the sink.


    Until all the acid water had been vomited out, all the strength was gone.


    At the same time, she felt a stifled aggression in her throat, and her eyes turned red as her nose sank, tears falling in the sink.


    She didn¡¯t know why she was feeling so bad, her heart felt like it was strangled in a gush of stabbing pain.


    The following day, in the Howard Group.


    ¡°Mr. n, this is the bid information you asked for.¡±


    n said, ¡°Book the restaurant at noon and find a chance to put it in the right ce.¡±


    Jack gave a nod.


    ¡°Anything else?¡±


    Seeing that Jack did not leave, n gave him a look.


    Jack said hesitantly, ¡°Nothing special, but didn¡¯t you find a miniature wiretap in your carst time? I remembered that Edith had also ridden in your car.¡±


    n lifted his head, his eyes changing slightly.


    ¡°Mrs. Howard didn¡¯t have much contact with Peter and had been in hospital before then, so I also pulled up the hospital surveince and found that Peter had indeed been there, but the two had an argument and I found this.¡±


    Jack handed over a sh drive.


    The sh drive was connected to theputer, and when it was clicked on, it contained the surveince footage from the front of the hospital lift, on the very day that Peter went to the hospital to look for Lexie.


    In the scene, Peter was clearly furious and threw something into the trash, but just as the lift door closed, a figure in a white coat came out of a side entrance to the building and rummaged the object out of the trash.


    ¡°It¡¯s Edith,¡± Jack¡¯s voice echoed through the office.


    He was apprehensive; after all, it had been some days since the incident had passed and he had only found out the truth.


    n looked at the image framed on the screen, his face grim, ¡°I know, you go out first.¡±


    ¡°Okay.¡±


    After Jack turned to leave, n did not return to his senses for a long time, with a distracted look.


    In the afternoon, Lexie went to report to n on the investigation of the Mitchell Group.


    ¡°Come in.¡±


    Therge office was quaint and old-fashioned, with an old style of decoration.


    This was the first time Lexie hade to n¡¯s office.

 Chapter 98 Shattering all Her Illusions

    ¡°Have a seat.¡±


    [The one called Anika Pearson is the finance director and Peter¡¯s most important right hand, they are still very guarded against me, I can¡¯t check their original books].


    ¡°There¡¯s no rush,¡± n poured a cup of tea and slowly pushed it in front of Lexie, ¡°Soon, you¡¯ll be qualified to check their ounts in name.¡±


    [Why?]


    ¡°Mitchell Group is about to be plunged into a new round of debt crisis.¡±


    Lexie was confused.


    At that moment, the mobile phone she had ced on the table vibrated.


    n nced at the word ¡®Myles¡¯ out of the corner of his eye, he looked down and tasted the freshly brewed tea and suddenly poured both the cup of tea in front of himself and the cup in front of Lexie, ¡°This tea is average.¡±


    ¡°For Tina¡¯s engagement party at the end of this month, you will attend with me.¡±


    Lexie was slightly stunned and clenched her fists secretly.


    n, knowing full well that Tina had targeted her so much and almost got her killed, still asked her to apany him to her engagement party.


    [Can I not go?]


    ¡°No,¡± n stared at her intently, ¡°don¡¯t forget who you are.¡±


    Lexie pursed her lips, speechless for a moment.


    ¡°Also,¡± n nced at the phone on the table and said coldly, ¡°since it¡¯s a deal, you should make some progress, so far you haven¡¯t shown me anything, do you think I can still trust you with the ability to help me acquire Mitchell Pharmaceutical Group?¡±


    [I¡¯m trying to figure out what to do.]


    ¡°You¡¯ve made progress a long time ago when you spend half your time talking to people to figure out what to do.¡±


    Lexie was stunned and looked at n in surprise.


    ¡°In three days, I need to see a tangible proof of financial vulnerability at Mitchell Group.¡±


    The words echoed around the office.


    [Three days? That¡¯s not possible!]


    There was a stalemate when the sound of the door opening rang out.


    ¡°I went out and bought a watermelon, it¡¯s so sweet¡­¡±


    Lexie looked at the visitor and the voice of the visitor came to an abrupt halt.


    Lydia was carrying a watermelon in her hand and froze the moment she saw Lexie, subconsciously looking at n, ¡°Am I interrupting your conversation? Why don¡¯t I go out first and you guys continue talking?¡±


    n said, ¡°No, we¡¯re done talking.¡±


    ¡°Then I¡¯ll go cut the watermelon!¡± Lydia looked at Lexie with a smile, ¡°Lexie, you can eat together too.¡±


    [Thank you, no need.]


    Lexie stood up and gestured with n, [Then I¡¯ll go first.]


    n had a cold face, thinking of the vibration of her mobile phone just now.


    Lexie left the office, listening to the girl¡¯s happy voice behind her, her steps slowing down.


    Her knees and feet were inexplicably a little tingly.


    If it wasn¡¯t for the purpose of bringing down Mitchell Group, n would never have married a mute in the first ce.N?velDrama.Org is the owner.


    She had thought that with all the care she had received, perhaps he had taken some pity on her because the scar on his face had some resonance with her.


    But Lydia¡¯s appearance shattered all her illusions and made her realize clearly that there was absolutely no way n could have any feelings for her.


    Having seen the way n doted on and loved Lydia, she was certain that this man he was just cold and heartless to those he did not love.


    n¡¯s warning was like a ticking time bomb, making her anxious.


    Lexie was clear that if she did not produce some real results soon, n would not have the patience to continue working with her.


    For several days in a row, she ran very offten to Mitchell Pharmaceutical Group.


    Just after arriving at Mitchell Pharmaceutical Group in the afternoon, Lexie was invited to his office by Peter¡¯s assistant.


    ¡°What the hell! We¡¯re friends when I can be used, but I can¡¯t, I am kicked away! Get the hell out of here!¡±


    A file flew out of the office and hit Lexie at her feet, startling her.


    The papers and furnishings on the desk had all been swept to the floor and the secretary was crouching on the floor to clean them up.


    Lexie looked at the assistant in surprise, [What happened?]


    The assistant sighed and knocked twice on the door, ¡°Mr. Howord, Miss Lexie is here.¡±


    ¡°Come in.¡±


    The assistant made an inviting gesture towards Lexie.


    As soon as Lexie entered the office, she saw Peter propped up on the table, a grimace on his face, and the house in a mess.


    ¡°Lexie, you¡¯re finally here.¡±


    Peter walked out from behind his desk and pulled Lexie as if he was grabbing thest straw, ¡°You must help me this time and help Mitchell Pharmaceutical Group get through this difficult time.¡±


    Lexie was puzzled, [What happened?]


    ¡°The Seas Group suddenly withdrew its capital, our overseas factories all stopped running, the capital chain broke, something went terribly wrong. If we don¡¯t close this loophole as soon as possible, the board of directors will pursue me and my position will be lost.¡±


    [Hasn¡¯t the Seas Group been working with Mitchell Pharmaceutical Group for a long time?]


    At this, Peter¡¯s face sank, ¡°A bunch of ungrateful man that see profit and forget righteousness, I took the trouble to help them bid, I didn¡¯t expect them to lose the bid, ming it all on me and withdrawing capital ¡­¡±


    Bidding?


    Lexie suddenly understood it.


    ¡°Lexie, if n can let you into Howard Group, then you can speak up for me, as long as he is willing to help with the capital injection, we will be able to get past this difficult time.¡±


    Lexie had calmed down, [Take it easy, I have to see how much money is missing first].


    ¡°You¡¯re willing to help?¡±


    [Of course, but the finance has never been willing to let me see the books.]


    ¡°You want to see the books?¡±


    Immediately, Peter showed a wary look.


    Lexie revealed am awkward look and pulled away from Peter, [I know you won¡¯t feelfortable showing me the books, but I will also try my best to advice n, but for something I am not clear, he will not be convinced, I can only try to help].


    Long silence fell over the office.


    Peter pondered for a moment and dialed a phone number out, ¡°Tell Anika from the finance department that when Lexie enters and leaves the finance department in the future and checks the books freely, say that I gave my consent.¡±


    Hanging up the phone, Peter looked at Lexie, ¡°Lexie, is it okay now?¡±


    Lexie nodded, a pair of calm eyes as gentle as ever, but for some reason, it made Peter panicked.


    He always felt as if his rebellious daughter was very different from what she used to be.


    Coming out of the office, Lexie immediately sent a message to n.


    ¡°I¡¯ve got the books, Mitchell Group¡¯s capital chain is indeed broken and in trouble, what are you going to do about it?¡±


    She waited a while and received a reply.


    ¡°Have dinner with me tonight.¡±


    Lexie was slightly stunned.


    They met at a restaurant.


    Before getting out of the car, Lexie smoothed her hair in the mirror, not knowing why, her heart thumped.


    This was the first time she and n had eaten out alone.

 Chapter 99 Eating Alone

    ¡°Hello, Miss, do you have a reservation?¡±


    The waiter asked, standing at the door.


    Lexie gestured twice and the waiter looked confused as she looked towards the restaurant, trying to find n¡¯s figure.


    ¡°Lexie, here!¡±


    A clear voice came from a window seat.


    Lydia waved towards Lexie from afar, in a silver dress, long hair draped over her shoulders, smiling.


    Lexie¡¯s heart stuttered and she subconsciously clutched her handbag.


    The table was by the window and the lights of the city centre were on.


    [Why are you here?]


    ¡°n went to call, over there,¡± Lydia pointed towards the outside of the terrace.


    Across the floor-to-ceiling window, the long figure stood with his back to the dining room, talking into the phone.


    Lexie had aplicated look on her face.


    ¡°What do you want to eat, Lexie? We¡¯ve just ordered some, have a look.¡±


    The menu was pushed from across.


    Lexie had only just taken a nce at it, Lydia said, ¡°Why don¡¯t you have this? I think this is quite good, and that dessert, I have just ordered one, do you want one too?¡±


    Lexie froze for a moment and simply stopped watching, returning the menu back to the table, [You order it.]


    ¡°You don¡¯t mind if I eat with you, do you?¡±


    Lexie pulled the corner of her mouth, [No, I am here to talk about business matters].This belongs ? N?velDra/ma.Org.


    ¡°Actually, today was supposed to be a dinner for the two of you, but when I got off work I asked if I coulde, and n agreed to bring me along.¡±


    Lexie¡¯s eyes contracted and she clearly felt a hint of oppression.


    ¡°A business marriage like yours is actually a business matter in itself, right? There¡¯s no feeling about it.¡±


    [What are you trying to say?]


    ¡°Don¡¯t get me wrong, I have no interest in the status of Mrs. Howard, you don¡¯t have to worry about me being a threat in any way, but I won¡¯t leave n, not in this lifetime.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ve known him for ten years.¡±


    Lexie¡¯s nails pinched into her palm at once.


    Ten years, n had actually known her for ten years.


    How old was Lydia ten years ago?


    [What¡¯s your rtionship with him?]


    Lydia suddenly smiled, her gaze crossing over her shoulder, ¡°Finished with the phone call? I just finished ordering food with Lexie.¡±


    n¡¯s silhouette was reflected in the ss window.


    He walked past Lexie, without any hesitation, and naturally settled down next to Lydia, Lexie looked like an outsider byparison.


    ¡°What was the conversation about, why are you so happy?¡±


    ¡°Just now Lexie asked what our rtionship is, and you came before I had a chance to answer.¡±


    As the words fell, n frowned at Lexie, ¡°Howe I didn¡¯t think you were so curious before?¡±


    Lexie froze.


    ¡°Lexie was just casually asking, why are you so serious? It¡¯s weirdly scary.¡±


    n¡¯s face eased, he uttered, ¡°How¡¯s it going with Mitchell Group?¡±


    Lexie nced at Lydia.


    n looked faint, ¡°Lydia is not an outsider, you can just say it.¡±


    Hearing these words, Lexie¡¯s heart was suddenly sour.


    But Lydia smiled, ¡°I¡¯m not interested in your business affairs at all, I¡¯m going to the washroom, you guys talk.¡±


    Lexie handed the information to n.


    [As you expected, Mitchell Pharmaceutical Group is in financial crisis, fell out with the Seas Group, and now urgently needs a capital injection. Peter told me to ask you for help, in exchange, I asked to see the original ount book, and have now seen part of it].


    ¡°Mitchell Group¡¯s financial situation is much worse than I expected.¡±


    [What do you n to do?]


    n closed the document, his face cold, ¡°Didn¡¯t Peter want me to help him out? Then let¡¯s do as he wishes and help him.¡±


    Lexie was stunned.


    n¡¯s words made Lexie¡¯s heart skip a beat.


    It was entirely conceivable that if Peter heard such news, he would be so furious that he might not be able to fail to catch his breath and pass out.


    [Do we really have to do this? What if he flips out?]


    ¡°Would he dare?¡± n¡¯s tone was light, ¡°If he falls out with the Seas Group, the one backing he had and only had is gone, and if the industry knows he doesn¡¯t get along well with the Seas Group, what can he do now?¡±


    From the time Edith stole the information, he put his n into action, everything was a trap set by n for Peter.


    Lexie shuddered at his scheming heart.


    The sound of a piano suddenly came from the recital stand in the middle of the restaurant and attracted the attention of the crowd.


    When Lexie looked up, she saw Lydia sitting in front of a white grand piano, her ten fingers dancing.


    The Canto was yed with great skill and fluency, with strong and magnificent emotions, and the chasing melodies in the music seemed to speak of endless longing and chasing.


    After the song, the restaurant apuded.


    The circle of children gathered around the piano immediately apuded, ¡°You are awesome, y another one.¡±


    Lydia smiled brightly as the tune changed under her hand and the cheerful tune flowed out, a Christmas serenade inexplicably harmonious even on a summer evening.


    Lexie suddenly saw across, and found that when n looked at Lydia, gentleness was in his dark eyes, a calm look she had never seen before.


    Lydia returned from ying the piano, ¡°Have you finished talking? I¡¯m starving, can we eat?¡±


    n handed her a tissue to wipe her hands.


    Seeing this scene, Lexie¡¯s throat burst with bitterness.


    [Then I¡¯ll leave first.]


    ¡°What?¡± Lydia looked inquiringly at n.


    n frowned and asked, ¡°Why in such a hurry to leave? You have something to do?¡±


    [Yes, I have to go back and read the books and prepare work for tomorrow, and I have to go back and prepare the information as you said, so you guys eat.]


    ¡°Too busy to even eat?¡±


    [I¡¯ll eat at home.]


    Lexie had already stood up with her bag, just waiting for n to say something.


    n was silent for two seconds, and then said, ¡°Go then.¡±


    Lexie nodded and turned to leave.


    ¡°Why has Lexie left?¡± Lydia stood up.


    ¡°Don¡¯t mind her,¡± n¡¯s face was inexplicably tinged with a few sulks, and his inky pupils were sunken.


    Looking at n¡¯s sullen look, the smile on Lydia¡¯s face faded, ¡°You actually care about her, don¡¯t you?¡±


    ¡°Where do you see it from?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s visible.¡±


    n frowned, avoiding the topic, and said, ¡°I thought you didn¡¯t want to y the piano anymore?¡±


    Lydia grew up on the piano and was exceptionally talented. Originally, her best future was to go abroad for further studies, but she was unwilling to do so and concealed from n that she had taken an entrance exam to a university in J City, throwing a tantrum and saying that she never wanted to y the piano again.


    It had been a long time.


    ¡°I want to y it again,¡± Lydia nced at her hands, ¡°I¡¯ll y sometimes, it¡¯s not bad to stay in J City as a piano teacher in the future.¡±


    ¡°But staying in J City will bury your talent.¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t think so, I think ¡­¡±


    Lydia wanted to say something else, but noticing that n looked distracted, she clenched her hand.


    Never mind.

 Chapter 100 Jumping Out of Car

    On the other side, the underground parking garage.


    Lexie closed the door and yanked the seatbelt several times without pulling it off.


    Suddenly a little weak, he slowly slumped over the steering wheel.


    Ten years, how many decades can one have in one¡¯s life.


    Looking at Lydia, surrounded by children and shining brightly towards the sun, Lexie felt ashamed of herself for the first time, the girl was so perfect, with a bright, bright look that was so different from her own.


    ¡°Beep-beep¡±, identally hitting the button, and the horn echoed through the garage.


    The piercing sound startled Lexie.


    She snapped back to her senses.


    What are you thinking about?


    She still has her mother¡¯s revenge to be avenged, and she¡¯s actually hurting here over a little inexplicable emotion.


    After her mind cleared a bit, she thought of what n had said during dinner, edited a text message and sent it to Peter, then drove out of the car park.


    At the beginning of the night, the night in J City is extraordinarily busy and heavy.


    Peter stared at the text message on his phone for a long time, a face as heavy as if water could drip out of it.


    ¡°Dad, I¡¯m home.¡±


    Edith¡¯s voice came from behind her, and as soon as she entered she wrapped her arms around Peter¡¯s neck from behind, ¡°Daddy, I¡¯ve got my eye on a bag today, will you buy it for me?¡±


    Peter shook off her hand, ¡°What else can you know besides buying a bag?¡±


    An icy voice echoed through the living room and Edith was startled.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong with you?¡±


    ¡°Let me ask you, where did you get the bid information you gave me from?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s ¡­ I took it from n¡¯s car.¡±


    ¡°And he let you get the information that easily?¡±


    Peter¡¯s face was gloomy, ¡°I should have known long ago that it was impossible to help with your brains, and now it¡¯s good that instead of helping, you¡¯ve pushed yourself into the fire and been hamstrung.¡±


    Edith had never been scolded like this by Peter, ¡°Dad, what¡¯s going on?¡±


    ¡°What is it? The good you did!¡±


    ¡°The bid information is fake, the Seas Group took this information I gave them to the bidding meeting and lost, and unterally announced that they were ending their cooperation with us, and now Wen is facing a break in their capital chain and needs arge sum of money, do you know what the consequences will be once the board knows this news?¡±


    ¡°What are the consequences?¡±


    ¡°I will be removed from the position of executive president and someone else will be chosen instead.¡±


    Edith¡¯s face went white and her brain buzzed.


    ¡°The only person who can help us now is n.¡±


    ¡°Dad, don¡¯t worry, I ¡­ I¡¯m going to get help from n now.¡±


    ¡°There¡¯s no need,¡± Peter¡¯s tone was cold, ¡°from now on you¡¯ll just settle down, Lexie has already looked for n.¡±


    ¡°She¡¯s willing to help? How could n listen to her?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s profitable, so why not listen? Look at that!¡±


    Peter held the phone screen up to Edith¡¯s eyes.


    The moment she saw the message, Edith¡¯s pupils contracted violently, ¡°Howard Group wants to buy 15% of our shares? And put it under Lexie¡¯s name? This is absolutely not eptable!¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ve decided to say yes to selling the shares in your name and holding a press conference tomorrow at two o¡¯clock.¡±


    ¡°Dad!¡±


    Looking at Peter¡¯s figure without looking back, Edith stomped her foot in anger.


    Why should she sell her shares to that mute?


    Dad is crazy and so is n?


    Edith was so angry that she immediately fished out her mobile phone and called out, ¡°Hello? It¡¯s me.¡±


    ¡°I can call you today for $50, 000 to do what I asked you to do and get it done ahead of time.¡±


    ¡°Tomorrow at noon, I won¡¯t allow her to show up at Winn¡¯s.¡±


    The following day.


    n and Lexie came out of Howard Group together and a car went to Mitchell Pharmaceutical Group to sign for the confirmation of their shareholding.


    ¡°This time, Peter is willing to cut the meat, so it¡¯s clear that Mitchell Pharmaceutical Group internal financial situation is already very bad, you just need to get their real financial situation, and you don¡¯t have to do everything after that.¡±


    In the carriage, the man¡¯s voice was cold.


    Lexie nodded, [I understand.].


    Lexie¡¯s mobile phone suddenly rang and when she saw the caller ID, she didn¡¯t even think about it and immediately pressed hang up.


    Next to n, she did not dare to take any risks.


    n asked, ¡°Why aren¡¯t you answering your phone?¡±


    [Not an important call, get to business first].


    After exining, she put her phone on silent, only to receive a text message just in time.


    ¡°Myles has been injured and hospitalised, he needs a blood transfusion urgently, where are you now?¡±


    Lexie immediately straightened up and grabbed the handle of the car door with one hand.


    The text message was from Flora and the phone call just now was also from her.


    [I¡¯m getting off.]


    n frowned, ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡±


    Lexie gestured anxiously, [Sorry, I have something urgent to take care of right now, can you wait until I¡¯m done before you go over to sign the contract?


    ¡°What¡¯s the rush?¡±


    Lexie gritted her teeth.


    ¡°Can¡¯t say?¡±


    n¡¯s gaze gradually sank, ¡°Give me the phone.¡±


    ¡°Give it to me.¡±


    The two cold, deep words fell and echoed through the carriage, the air condensing for a moment.


    The speed of the car gradually slows down.


    Faced with Huo Zhi cold gaze, Lexie gritted her teeth and actually turned around to open the door.


    ¡°Stop the car!¡± n¡¯s pupils contracted violently.


    Sharp brakes sounded at a red light junction.


    The car¡¯s door was pushed open and Lexie had already jumped out of the car and rolled down the road.


    At the moment, she actually got up regardless and stumbled away.


    The driver¡¯s face went white with fear, ¡°Mr. n.¡±


    n¡¯s face stiffened as he looked at Lexie¡¯s back stumbling away in the distance, it took him a long time to turn back around, slowly withdrawing his hand and clenching it into a fist, ¡°Drive, go to Mitchell Group first.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡±


    Lexie hurriedly took a taxi to the hospital.


    Flora paced back and forth in front of the operating room.


    Seeing Lexie limping over, she immediately strides over, ¡°What¡¯s wrong with you?¡±ConTEent bel0ngs to N?v(e)lD/rama(.)Org .


    Lexie¡¯s face was full of anxiety, [How is Myles doing?


    ¡°I don¡¯t know what kind of person I offended, I was beaten up, and now I¡¯ve lost too much blood and need a blood transfusion urgently, but the hospital¡¯s blood stock is not enough, I remember Myles told me that you and he have the same blood type, so I can only look for you.¡±


    Lexie nodded and immediately gestured to show that she was willing.


    In high school, she and Myles officially became friends, and it also had to do with a chance ident in which they discovered that they had the same blood type.


    In the operating room, a needle is inserted into a vein and bright red blood flows into the guiding vessel.


    Lexie looked at Myles, who was unconscious next to her, and had only one thought in mind.


    Make sure nothing happens.


    When she came out of the blood transfusion, Lexie was pale.


    ¡°Sit down and rest for a while,¡± Flora helped her to sit down, ¡°the operation will still take a while.¡±


    [What happened? How did Myles get beaten up?]

 Chapter 101 Break one of his legs

    ¡°The specifics police are still investigating, he was receiving an anonymous text message, went out from thew firm at noon and ended up in an ident.¡±


    [Myles is good-tempered and has just returned to China, how could he offend anyone?


    Flora shook his head, ¡°they when thewyer, dry this line is easy to offend people, but not something unexpected, or wait for the results of the investigation out.¡±


    Seeing the wound on Lexie¡¯s leg, Flora said, ¡°Go get it treated first, and I¡¯ll take you there.¡±


    In the hospital¡¯s debridement unit, the doctor bandaged Lexie¡¯s knee and gave instructions not to touch the water and so on.


    Lexie nods her head.


    Myles was wheeled to the ward after his surgery.


    Lexie was in the hospital room with her.


    Flora received a call and had to leave on short notice.


    [You go ahead, I¡¯ll just stay here with you.


    ¡°Then you work hard.¡±


    Myles was lying on the hospital bed with seven or eight stitches on his forehead, and the anesthetic had not yet worn off, so he was still asleep.


    Lexie tucked her in, uneasy in her mind.


    Myles had just returned to China and had not taken many cases, so how could he suddenly offend someone and beat him up so badly?


    ¡°Is Myles hospitalized here?¡±


    A familiar voice came from the doorway.


    Lexie¡¯s thoughts were jerked back and as soon as she turned around she saw the door to the hospital room being pushed open and n Howard, dressed in a pitch ck suit, striding through the door.


    ¡°The door mmed shut behind him.


    Lexie stood up at once, the stinging sensation in her knee making her blush very hard.


    n¡¯s gaze crossed to Lexie andnded on the hospital bed behind her.


    ¡°Is that what you told me was urgent?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s really quite urgent, if it¡¯s a runaway funeral.¡±


    For a moment, Lexie fell into the abyss, she subconsciously took a half step back, her thighs resting against the edge of the hospital bed, stumbled a little and held onto the rail at the end of the bed.


    n looked at her coldly, ¡°Don¡¯t you have anything to exin to me?¡±


    [Myles was bleeding heavily from surgery and was a rare blood type, and the hospital didn¡¯t have enough blood in the bank, so I had toe over.


    ¡°Really? So one phone call and you jumped out of the car like crazy and didn¡¯t even want to live?¡±


    [Things are urgent, sorry.]


    Lexie¡¯s throat tightened and her gesturing was instantly interrupted.


    n choked her neck as easily as if he were choking a chick, his towering figure enveloping her in a cloud of gloom as her breathing stopped abruptly.


    ¡°Lexie, I warned you to stay away from other men for as long as you¡¯re Mrs. Howard, and it looks like you didn¡¯t listen to a word of it, did you?¡±


    [No.]


    Lexie shook her head feebly and struggled to gesture, [I¡¯m friends with Myles.


    n was indifferent.


    As a man, he simply does not believe in the existence of so-called pure friendship between men and women.


    A man who cane all the way back from abroad for Lexie, to say that he does not have half an idea about her, that is simply impossible.


    ¡°Does that mean that whenever something happens to this friend of yours, you¡¯ll drop everything you¡¯re doing ande running to him regardless? He is the number one priority in your life?¡±


    Lexie was so pinched that she couldn¡¯t make any sound, a face was held blue, and the tears in those innocent eyes dripped down on the back of the man¡¯s hand, rolling.


    n¡¯s eyes boggled.


    At that moment, a hand suddenly grabbed the hem of his suit and pulled it down hard.


    Myles woke up at some point and struggled, tugging at n¡¯s shirt, his voice hoarse and shaky, ¡°Let her go!¡±


    Lexie nched.


    Inwardly, he cried frantically, ¡°Let go, Myles, let go!


    ¡°I don¡¯t know how to live!¡±


    n¡¯s pitch-ck pupils suddenly tightened.


    ¡°Ahem¡­¡±


    Lexie jerked her neck up, her throat was choked to death, and thest slit that flowed into the air was blocked.


    The sky spun around and she was thrown hard to the side.


    ¡°Someone!¡±


    n¡¯s voice fell heavily in his ears, ¡°Break one of his legs!¡±


    Lexie¡¯s brain exploded.


    Two bodyguards barged in with sticks and no one outside dared to ask questions.


    Lexie lunged like crazy and jumped on Myles.


    Don¡¯te over!


    Don¡¯te over!


    n spat out two words coldly, ¡°Pull away.¡±


    ¡°Lexie!¡±


    Myles¡¯ eyes were covered with red blood, and he struggled to grab her, but was viciously broken away by the bodyguard, and the two men pulled Lexie aside directly on her feet.


    n pulled out a chair and sat down, impassive, ¡°Do it.¡±


    One of the bodyguards swung a stick directly at Myles¡¯ calf and smashed it hard.


    ¡°Ah¡­¡±


    The man¡¯s mournful cries echoed in the ward for a long time.


    Myles¡¯ pair of eyes almost red out of their sockets, a head of cold sweat under the painful bruises, but still gritted his teeth and said word for word, ¡°You ¡­ shall not die well!¡±


    n raised his hand and flicked two fingers.


    ¡°Go on.¡±


    The bouncer¡¯s stick falls.


    ¡°Ah¡­¡±


    There was more and more blood on the bed.


    ¡°Ah!¡± Lexie hissed frantically, but could only make a hoarse, unpleasant sound.


    Myles passed out and the bed was covered in shocking blood.


    Lexie was released and fell limply to the ground. She looked incredulously at what was happening in front of her, and it was as if her heart had been ripped open and torn into a million pieces and trampled on the ground.


    The shiny leather shoes appeared in front of Lexie¡¯s eyes at the sound of scraping on the ground.


    n pinched her cheek and forced her to look up, the face with the scar cut down vertically looked grim at the moment, ¡°See? You caused all of this.¡±


    Lexie¡¯s one eye was red and teary.


    Doctor!


    Where are the doctors?


    She didn¡¯t know where she got the strength to break away from n and stumble out the door, she was going to call the doctor, who could surely save Myles.


    n, however, pulled her by the hair and grabbed her back with ease.C0pyright ? 2024 N?v)(elDrama.Org.


    Lexie¡¯s knees went weak and she mmed into the ground, the pain so intense that she almost died from the pain.


    ¡°Where to?¡±


    A harsh voice came from overhead, andrge hands pressed against her shoulders, holding them in a death grip, unable to move.


    Lexie was on her knees.


    Humiliation, anger and despair came like a storm.


    She grabbed n¡¯s arm violently and bit it hard!


    ¡°Well¨C¡±


    n grunted, a pained look appeared on his cold face, quickly shaking off Lexie, but his arm was already bitten and bleeding, and his white shirt was stained red.


    ¡°Mr. Howard!¡±


    The bodyguard was quick to hold n.


    n covered his hands and looked angrily at the woman in the corner, only to see her with bright red blood at the corner of her lips, looking almost insane, looking at him with hatred in her eyes.


    He had never seen her like this before.

 Chapter 102 You’re a madman

    For a moment, Lexie stood up holding onto the wall and stumbled out the door.


    The bodyguard tried to step forward to stop it, but n said coldly, ¡°Let her go!¡±


    Without his consent, there is no way any doctor in this hospital would dare to listen to Lexie and treat Myles.


    Myles lost one of his legs.


    Comminuted fracture of the left leg.


    Lexie was forcibly taken home by n and locked up in the house for three days. All the meals sent by the maids were brought out unchanged, and she did not eat or drink for just three days.


    J City was enveloped by heavy rain and lightning shed outside the window.


    ¡°Or don¡¯t you eat?¡±


    The maid shook her head with a difficult face.


    Kevin frowned, ¡°This can¡¯t go on!¡±


    With that, he went upstairs.


    ¡°Hey, Kevin! You¡¯re not allowed to go!¡± Diana Sutton called.


    Kevin went straight upstairs and broke into the bedroom.


    Lexie shrunken in a corner of the bed, cloaked, a white nightgown lining the face is bloodless, the whole person a bit of poprity is gone.


    ¡°Sister-inw.¡±


    Kevin walked briskly, but when he reached her, he crouched down carefully, afraid that if he moved a little too much, the woman in front of him would fall apart like a te of sand.


    This scene was all too familiar to Kevin.


    Thest time, too, he barged in, Lexie was cowering in the corner of the bed, which was covered in blood, and she was like a broken doll, without a trace of life.


    ¡°Sister-inw,¡± he changed his title and carefully held her shoulders, ¡°what happened? You tell me.¡±


    Lexie was indifferent.


    That feeling of grief is desperate.


    Kevin forced down the feeling of powerlessness in his heart, ¡°No matter what happens, you still have to live, don¡¯t forget, you still have grandma, as long as you eat and live, everything will be fine in the future.¡±


    Lexie scrutinized Kevin, but her gaze was unfamiliar.


    Her mind went nk.


    On the first day, all she could think about was the scene of Myles¡¯ ruined leg.


    The next day was a confusing mix of everything that had happened before and after she married into the Howard family, hitting her nerves and almost making her brain feel like it was going to explode.


    But by the third day, she couldn¡¯t remember anything.


    It only feels like a sinner, an unlucky person, and that without himself, those around him might instead be better off and not threatened by anyone.


    Lexie¡¯s eyes were vacant.


    Kevin panicked in his heart, he could no longer stand it all and picked her up straight away, pressing his voice, ¡°I¡¯m taking you away from the Howard family.¡±


    Diana¡¯s face changed as soon as she saw Kevin carrying Lexie out, ¡°Kevin, what are you doing?¡±


    ¡°If you ¡­ your brother sees it, you hurry up and put her back!¡±


    These words just fell, the vi¡¯s door, a tall figure just entered the door, with a rainy night chill.


    At the sight of n, Lexie flinched in response.


    ¡°I¡¯m going to take her away today, no matter what I say,¡± Kevin sulked, ¡°I¡¯m not going to stand by and watch a big live person die in THE Howard family.¡±


    ¡°Why did she die in the Howard family?¡± asked n, his gaze sinking.


    ¡°Tortured to death by you.¡±This belongs ? N?velDra/ma.Org.


    ¡°Yeah? Is that what you told Kevin? That I tortured you?¡± n¡¯s eyes fell on Lexie and came toward her.


    Lexie nched and clutched Kevin¡¯s shirt.


    ¡°Isn¡¯t it?¡± Kevin took a step back with a wary look on his face.


    n did not change his face and looked at Lexie, ¡°Your friend broke a leg for you, and then med himself for being sad, but also made a scene these days, I think, your friend also do not want to see you like this, right?¡±


    Hearing this, Lexie jerked her head up, her pupils contracting badly.


    Kevin frowned, ¡°Brother, what¡¯s going on?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s a long story, let¡¯s wait until Lexie gets better.¡±


    Kevin still has doubts in his mind.


    The person in his arms suddenly tugged at his shirt.


    Lexie made a feeble gesture, [Put me down.


    Kevin was stunned.


    But before she could put the person down, n had already taken over and picked her up, ¡°Your leg is notpletely healed, don¡¯t go down.¡±


    The chill in the man¡¯s arms made Lexie shiver, and she subconsciously tried to break free.


    A lowered voice came to his ear, ¡°If you don¡¯t want his other leg to be broken as well, you better behave.¡±


    Lexie shuddered hard.


    Lexie was carried upstairs by n.


    Even being held, she felt chilled and her nerves were tense, as if a bit of wind was blowing and her nerves were going to break in the next second.


    ¡°Myles¡¯ diagnostic report came back with aminuted fracture of the left leg.¡±


    Lexie nched.


    [n, you¡¯re crazy!


    ¡°You should have known the first day you married in that making a deal with me is not that easy, everything you have is from me, and from today onwards, you can only be obedient.¡±


    n looked at her coldly, ¡°Otherwise, I don¡¯t mind keeping him in a wheelchair for the rest of his life.¡±


    Lexie cringed hard.


    After putting her down, n mmed a document on the table, ¡°The share transfer agreement, after signing it you are the majority shareholder of the Mitchell Group and participate in board resolutions.¡±


    Lexie didn¡¯t even have the heart to read that document.


    If she had known that the deal with n would result in Myles losing her leg, she would have rather died in the car ident.


    ¡°Sign,¡± n¡¯s cold words fell from his head, hisrge hand tightening around Lexie¡¯s wrist as he moved to sign the document.


    Lexie gritted her teeth, as if her hand was a thousand pounds, and signed her name in one stroke.


    With a ¡®bar¡¯, tears slipped down and dripped onto the page.


    The moment her eyes blurred, it was as if her heart had died.


    n¡¯s eyebrows quivered fiercely.


    [I won¡¯t see Myles again, you leave him alone.


    The hint of pity in n¡¯s eyes was instantly suppressed, saving up a chill.


    ¡°Apany me to Tina Howard¡¯s engagement party this weekend, and by then you¡¯d better settle down and do your Mrs. Howard¡¯s part.¡±


    Dropping these words, n mmed the door with the papers and left.


    I don¡¯t know how long it took, but Lexie sat down on the carpet, holding the corner of the table and shaking.


    With the transfer of shares, Lexie became a legitimate shareholder of the Mitchell Group, and the finance department no longer dared to underestimate her.


    Going into the finance room to look at the Mitchell Group¡¯s ounts didn¡¯t reveal much of a problem.


    She suspected that the treasurer had another set of books in his possession.


    Flora ordered a cup of coffee and waited for her downstairs at the Mitchell Group.


    [Sorry, I¡¯ve been busy the past two days].


    ¡°I know, I saw the equity announcement, congrattions,¡± Flora¡¯s gaze was a little heavy, much different than usual, ¡°What¡¯s going on with Myles¡¯ leg?¡±

 Chapter 103 I’m in love with him

    Lexie gritted her teeth and held back her emotions, [I don¡¯t know.


    ¡°You don¡¯t know? I just left from the hospital that day, left less than two hours before and after, went back and saw him alone passed out in bed, the room was full of blood, you didn¡¯t know where you were, you didn¡¯t know?¡±


    [How is he doing now?


    ¡°Not good!¡± Flora¡¯s tone intensified, ¡°Aminuted fracture, the doctor¡¯s rmendation is to amputate and install a prosthesis, do you know what that means for him?¡±


    Lexie gritted her teeth to death and fought back the tears.


    ¡°What do you really think?¡±


    [Sorry.]


    ¡°Is it useful to be sorry? What the hell are you doing? What are you going to continue to cover up for the Howard family and the Mitchell family when things have gone this far?¡±


    [I¡¯m still checking, you wait for me for a while.


    ¡°I can wait, Myles can¡¯t,¡± Flora raged, ¡°Lexie, I¡¯ve seen how Myles treats you, he¡¯s determined to get you out of the Howard family, even out of J City, but what are you doing? He got hurt and you can¡¯t even tell me who did it?¡±


    Lexie never mentioned it, a hand wrung red.


    She can not say, the Howard family in J City¡¯s status is extraordinary, although Flora is the deputy director of the Bureau of Investigation, but she even the Mitchell family this matter have to visit, everywhere scrupulous, not to mention the Howard family.


    Lexie was well aware that it would take someone in a higher position, and more conclusive evidence, to bring n down.


    ¡°Good, you don¡¯t know do you?¡± Flora pped a piece of information on the table, ¡°This is thewsuit, I¡¯m sure this is n¡¯s doing, the prosecution is already involved, on the day of the trial I want you toe and testify, I don¡¯t believe you have no conscience at all.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re on your own!¡±


    With those words, Flora took off.


    Lexie sits alone in the cafe, pale.


    She drove to the hospital alone.


    ¡°The surgical n needs to be signed by the family as soon as possible, and the sooner it¡¯s done, the better the oue will be.¡±


    ¡°My father is abroad and can¡¯te over for a while, and I¡¯m not going to rm them, I¡¯ll just sign.¡±


    Myles¡¯ voice came from the ward, a little weak.


    ¡°She knocked on the door, but did not dare to enter.


    ¡°Lexie?¡± asked Myles, his gaze lifting from behind the doctor andnding on the doorway.


    The doctor said, ¡°Then think about it for a while, I¡¯ll go out first.¡±


    ¡°Well, thank you, doctor.¡±


    Myles patted the side of the bed, squeezing out a smile despite his weakness, ¡°Why don¡¯t youe in when you¡¯re here,e sit down.¡±


    Myles¡¯ left leg was wrapped tightly and exposed outside the quilt.This belongs ? N?velDra/ma.Org.


    As soon as Lexie saw him like this, her heart cracked, her nose got sore and tears fell down.


    [Sorry.]


    ¡°Silly girl, what are you saying sorry to me? Don¡¯t cry, it¡¯s too ugly,¡± Myles raised his hand, but found that he couldn¡¯t reach Lexie, the remaining section was only ten centimeters away, but it was like the end of the world.


    Hisplexion was much dimmer for a moment.


    ¡°Lexie, you can¡¯t stay with the Howard family any longer, n is too dangerous a person.¡±


    [I¡¯m the one who got you into trouble.]


    ¡°It¡¯s not your fault, I lost a leg, but it¡¯s all still worth it if you stop in time, Lexie,e with me abroad, I can¡¯t protect you here.¡±


    This is the most impotent sentence Myles has uttered since he returned home.


    He was once such a spirited teenager who felt that with a sense of justice, he could fight all the injustice in the world, but in front of reality, his light was silenced by the darkness without a sound.


    A great sense of powerlessness came up from the bottom of my heart.


    Lexie pinched her palm fiercely and was silent for a long time.


    [Drop the charges, okay?


    Myles blushed, ¡°What did you say?¡±


    [Drop the charges against n, you go abroad for treatment, and don¡¯te back.]


    Lexie¡¯s gaze was stoic, her reddened eyes pressed with sinking pain.


    She knew how much the words hurt Myles, but she had to say them.


    ¡°Lexie, are you afraid of him? You¡¯re threatened by him, aren¡¯t you?¡± Myles suddenly got cranky, ¡°Why should you be afraid of him? Myw firm has the bestwyers in the country, and they all said that the evidence is overwhelming this time, and once the trial starts, n will definitely go to jail!¡±


    [Impossible.]


    ¡°There is no impossibility, things happen!¡±


    Myles struggled to grab Lexie¡¯s arm, and the pain from the tear in his leg hit him, sending him back to the bed with a heavy thud.


    Lexie scrambled to hold him up.


    ¡°Lexie! You have to divorce him!¡±


    [No way! Myles, listen to me for once, okay? Drop the case. If you really want what¡¯s best for me, you¡¯ll drop the case!


    ¡°What if I don¡¯t want to?¡±


    The two men were at a standstill, and Lexie gritted her teeth for a long time.


    [I¡¯m in love with him, I can¡¯t leave him, everything will be fine as long as you go].


    Myles¡¯ face took a sharp turn for the worse.


    He grabbed Lexie¡¯s arm, ¡°No way! You could never fall in love with someone like that!¡±


    Lexie¡¯s face was surprisingly calm as she jerked her arm out with force.


    [For the sake of friends, withdraw theint, thank you.


    After saying this, she stood up, [Get some rest.


    ¡°Lexie!¡±


    Myles¡¯ voice echoed through the ward.


    ¡°With a ng, he fell off the bed.


    Lexie¡¯s hand clutching the door handle trembled hard, and finally gritted her teeth and closed the door and left without looking back.


    She personally pushed away the only man in the world who truly loved and cherished her besides her grandmother, and was physically and mentally wounded.


    Why have thingse to this point?


    She has no time to think, but to continue to go on, so that those who deserve retribution, all get the punishment they deserve, whether it is Peter, or n.


    Over the weekend, Tina¡¯s engagement party.


    The ballroom was gilded and full of money.


    Lexie had just finished processing the financial information in the morning and came alone.


    ¡°Lexie!¡±


    It¡¯s a familiar voice that Lexie has seen before.


    Lydia Hunt, carrying the hem of her blue dress skirt, jogged over a few steps and said with a smile, ¡°What took you so long to get here? Lexie, n is over there, let me take you to him!¡±


    Lexie nodded her head.


    The two of them were just about to leave when they ran into Tina and Edith Mitchell head-on.


    Tina is today¡¯s protagonist, a white evening gown sarong, the Howard family little princess of the faction full.


    As soon as Tina saw Lexie, she rolled her eyes, ¡°What a bummer.¡±


    ¡°Sis, you¡¯re here too, huh?¡± Edith eyed Lexie and Lydia oddly, ¡°I thought you weren¡¯ting today, everyone thought n was bringing his secretary to the engagement party.¡±


    ¡°Sis, howe you can¡¯t evenpare to a secretary now?¡±


    Lexie clenched her fingers and had no words to retort.

 Chapter 104 Banquet Fiasco

    Lydia didn¡¯t seem to like these two people and pulled Lexie to leave, ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡±


    A ¡°sting¡± sound suddenly rang out between the four men.


    ¡°Yikes!¡± Edith eximed, ¡°Oh my God, Tina, your dress!¡±


    Lexie was toote when she realized something was wrong.


    The heel of her high heels stepped on the hem of Tina¡¯s skirt, thece of whitece, ripping a huge gaping hole as she stumbled with one foot.


    ¡°You did that on purpose, didn¡¯t you?¡± Tina¡¯s face instantly changed.


    Lexie hurriedly stepped aside.


    Another ¡°sting¡±, along the opening, the skirt directly tore arger piece, the thread also hooked on the heel of Lexie¡¯s shoes, looking very funny.


    [Sorry!


    ¡°What are youparing?¡± Tina was so angry that she turned blue, ¡°You must have done it on purpose! Purposely wanting to see me make a fool of myself? Purposely not wanting to make me feel better!¡±


    With that, Tina gave Lexie a hard shove.


    ¡°Lexie, look out!¡±


    Lydia was quick to grab Lexie and hold her up, blocking her in front of her and saying, ¡°It was just an ident, I can see that Lexie was apologizing, what are you doing? It¡¯s just a dress?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s just a dress?¡± Edith held her arms to watch the fun, ¡°Little sister, do you know how much artisan work went into making this dress? Italian craftsmen, it took a year to sew it out, stitch by stitch, it¡¯s worth a fortune!¡±


    Edith arched a fire as Tina¡¯s face clouded over and shouted, ¡°Where¡¯s security, get her out of here!¡±


    Security guards came in hot.


    Lexie stumbled as she was yanked, so embarrassed that she wanted to find a crack in the ground.


    People around the strange eyes cast, no one knows her, are pointing.


    Lydia was so angry that she shouted, ¡°You can¡¯t be so unreasonable, let go! Let go!¡±


    ¡°This is my engagement party, this is the Howard family, is it the turn of an outsider to make decisions?¡±


    Tina red at the security guards, ¡°Don¡¯t drag them out yet, what are you standing around for?¡±


    The security guard simply dragged Lydia out with him.


    ¡°Ah!¡±


    Lydia screamed and fell down with Lexie both.


    At this moment, a figure on the periphery of the crowd hurriedly walked in.


    Seeing the two falling to the ground, n immediately picked Lydia up and questioned Tina, ¡°What¡¯s all the noise about?¡±


    Lexie fell to the floor and Lydia was pulled up, much lighter, but her knees were still aching, barely holding onto a side table and standing up without saying a word.


    n¡¯s original outstretched hand retracted and gave Lexie aplicated look.


    ¡°Brother, did you bring her here to embarrass me?¡± Tina¡¯s temper was not small, and today was her home turf, so naturally she was fearless, ¡°She deliberately stepped on my dress and ruined my engagement party, how does that count?¡±


    n¡¯s gaze sank, ¡°Is that the reason you had security kick people out?¡±


    Tina was stunned.


    ¡°Who moved the hand?¡± n swept a circle, several security guards stood unevenly, no one dared to speak.


    ¡°Then break all the hands!¡± The lightly spoken words fell, and a dead silence fell around.


    Everyone looked at each other and secretly drew a cold breath.


    Lexie was also stunned.


    She didn¡¯t expect n to get so angry.


    Lennox Howard and Bob Walsh came in a hurry at the news.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong with this this?¡±


    Bob took Tina¡¯s hand, ¡°It¡¯s not hurt, is it, baby?¡±


    Tina scowled and shook off his hand.


    The person next to him came up to Bob¡¯s ear and briefly described the situation.


    Bob immediatelyughed, ¡°What a big deal, it¡¯s just a dress, honey, I got another one for you, just go change.¡±


    After saying this, he said towards n, ¡°Brother, we are a family, there is no talking about two families, just a tussle, Tina¡¯s temper is not unknown to you, hard mouth and soft heart.¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t know what kind of evil wind is blowing around me again, I don¡¯t know how to advise a little!¡±


    Bob, though a dude, is a good judge of character, ncing at Edith with a mischievous gaze.


    Edith blushed.


    Bob said, ¡°The party¡¯s about to start, brother, give me a break?¡±


    Seeing that n had no intention of pursuing the matter further, he immediately rushed Tina to change her clothes and let all the people present disperse, so that the scene could be maintained.


    ¡°Brother,ter I will apany you to drink two more sses, as an atonement.¡±


    After saying this, Bob this goes.N?velDrama.Org is the owner.


    Lexie stood off to the side, slowly calming down.


    ¡°Is everything okay?¡± n¡¯s voice came from in front of him.


    She froze for a moment and looked up only to see n holding Lydia¡¯s hand and examining the scratch marks on her hand, ¡°Have the doctor look at itter.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m fine, they¡¯re just being bullies, by the way, Lexie.¡±


    Lydia suddenly remembered Lexie and immediately turned around and asked, ¡°Lexie, are you okay?¡±


    Lexie shakes her head.


    n¡¯s gaze fell on Lexie, seeing her limping and holding the table, a sh of pain swept through his eyes, but quickly disappeared as her gaze was cast over.


    ¡°If you are injured, go to the side and rest.¡±


    The nonchnt drop of a phrase has long been a habit for Lexie.


    Lydia, however, looked at n¡¯s sullen gaze and thoughtfully


    Lexie was injured and her knee was so sore that she could barely walk and had to rest in a side rest area.


    Lydia apanies n¡¯s side to socialize.


    As soon as she saw the two figures wandering among the guests, Lexie felt more and more like an outsider, and she simply didn¡¯t understand why n had to attend the party by himself.


    Just to save the Howard family¡¯s face? But it tramples on her pride.


    ¡°Who is that Lydia, anyway?¡±


    A familiar female voice came from behind her, and somehow Edith found her way over.


    Lexie frowned.


    ¡°I have long heard that n has recruited a new female secretary, not too old, everywhere are protective, I still do not believe, today saw, really have to believe, you allow such a person poke in his side?¡±


    Lexie nced at Edith, [Aren¡¯t you following him too?


    ¡°You ¡­¡± Edith¡¯s face was blue and white, ¡°What the hell is she?¡±


    Just now she thought n was standing up for Lexie, but on closer inspection, n had been shushing Lydia, and the security guards had been reprimanded for pulling and tugging on Lydia.


    This Lydia, gave her a sense of crisis.


    [I don¡¯t know.]


    ¡°How could you not know that? Don¡¯t you work for the Howard Group? That¡¯s his secretary, when and from where were you recruited?¡±


    [If you want to know this, why don¡¯t you just go ask her?

 Chapter 105 Engagement Cancelled

    ¡°You don¡¯t think you¡¯re a shareholder of the Mitchell Group, but if n hadn¡¯t backed you up, how long do you think you¡¯d be in this position?¡±


    ¡°But I really admire you,¡± Edith suddenly leaned down, ¡°Myles¡¯ leg was broken, and you still managed to apany the killer to the dinner party without changing your face.¡±


    Lexie¡¯s pupils suddenly contracted.


    [How do you know about this?


    Myles¡¯ leg was broken by n, something that even Kevin didn¡¯t know about, but Edith knew all about it.


    [It¡¯s you!


    Lexie suddenly straightened up.


    Myles was beaten up and taken to the hospital the other day and it was Edith who did it!


    It must be her!


    Only she would think of ways to deal with Myles to dy herself like this in order to keep the shares in her hands from being transferred, so she was watching the whole time, so she knew n broke Myles¡¯ legster!


    I can¡¯t believe she didn¡¯t think of that!


    Lexie red dead at Edith and struggled to get up.


    Edith, however, pressed her shoulders hard and pushed her back into the sofa, saying grimly, ¡°You think n doesn¡¯t know that? But he knows that I¡¯m the Mitchell family¡¯s firstdy, and you¡¯re just a worthless bastard daughter!¡±


    The stinging words fell on the heart, as if a dull knife cut the flesh, one by one, are the deepest torture.


    Lexie¡¯s eyes were covered with red blood.


    [Edith, you¡¯re going to die!


    ¡°Hmph,¡± Edith grunted coldly, ¡°If curses work, everyone should stop living.¡±


    ¡°That Lydia, you don¡¯t take it seriously, I do, just wait!¡±


    Looking at Edith¡¯s leaving figure, Lexie couldn¡¯t stop trembling, and bean-sized tears slipped down her cheeks.


    It¡¯s because of yourself, everything is because of yourself.


    She should never have gotten Myles involved in the first ce.


    Everything is irrevocable!


    In the distance a figure in a tuxedo walked by andnded in Lexie¡¯s eyes.


    Her gaze suddenly tightened and she thought of something, immediately holding onto the couch and stumbling to her feet.


    Bob just came out of the dressing room after coaxing Tina out, full of joy, as if he was very satisfied with the marriage.


    Although it is a business union, but Tina in the celebrity girls that is also one of the best body education and ability, marry her into the door, that is definitely a face.


    A in, pale figure stopped in front of him, blocking the way.


    ¡°You are?¡±


    The woman in front of you looks gentle and lovely, especially a pair of eyes that have just cried, the more pitiful they look.


    Bob is also a million flowers, but have not seen this kind of look, the first look will feel itchy, but quickly reacted, ¡°sister-inw?¡±


    [I have something to say to you.]


    Lexie handed him the screen of her phone to look at.


    Bob straightened his cor and looked around the room, ¡°That¡¯s not very nice, is it?¡±


    [Something very important, about Tina.]


    Bob was slightly stunned.


    In the middle of the banquet hall, the sound of the piano flowed slowly.


    Everyone was waiting for the main character of the day, the firstdy of the Howard family, to appear.


    Lennox tied his bow tie early and waited joyfully for the public announcement of the marriage between the Howard family and the Walsh family, which would give him more confidence on the board of the Howard Group from then on.


    Lydia said, ¡°I don¡¯t seem to have seen Lexie all this time, I¡¯ll go get her.¡±


    ¡°No, she doesn¡¯t like this kind of asion.¡±


    Lydia was stunned and looked at the man beside her in dismay, ¡°You seem to know her preferences very well.¡±


    n¡¯s brow furrowed slightly.


    I do not know when he will suddenly emerge from the heart of some irrelevant things, such as like to eat sweet and sour mouth, like red bean porridge, do not like lively, like quiet, rare blood type ¡­


    ¡°I remember you didn¡¯t know signnguage before, did you learn it for her?¡±


    Lydia¡¯s voice pulled him back to his thoughts.


    ¡°What exactly are your feelings for her?¡±


    Lydia¡¯s words are also n¡¯s subconscious asking himself questions, asking for so long without an urate answer.


    ¡°You like her.¡±


    ¡°No.¡±


    He was extremely quick to deny it.


    Lydia¡¯s gaze, however, quickly dimmed, ¡°Linguistics says that answering too quickly to a choice of something, without the slightest thought, is lying!¡±


    n¡¯s eyebrows quivered fiercely.


    At this point, the music in the ballroom came to a screeching halt.


    The eyes of the crowd fell in unison in the direction of the revolving staircase.


    Tina, in a white engagement dress, like a queen, slowly walked down the stairs and stood amidst the flowers, waiting for Bob to pick them up.


    Bob emerged from the door on the other side, his ck tuxedo lining the whole man¡¯s spirit.


    But at this time, his face was extremely ugly, and he walked angrily towards Tina.This belongs ? N?velDra/ma.Org.


    ¡°Pop¡±.


    A loud p echoed through the ballroom.


    Everyone was stunned.


    Bob pped Tina over the railing and snarled in anger, ¡°Bitch! Did you have fun lying to me for so long?¡±


    Tina covered her face and looked at Bob incredulously, ¡°How dare you hit me?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m not just going to beat you up, I¡¯m going to tell you that this engagement today! I¡¯m calling it off!¡±


    ¡°What did you say?¡±


    Lennox hurried up to him, ¡°Bob, are you crazy?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m crazy?¡± Bob snorted coldly, grabbed Tina¡¯s hair and snapped her neck roughly, ¡°This woman has no shame, she¡¯s engaged to me, and she¡¯s keeping a man outside, even pregnant with a child! You the Howard family, who the hell is crazy?¡±


    The room was filled with an uproar.


    In the ballroom, the tidal wave of chatter almost drowned the people.


    Lennox¡¯s face stiffened, ¡°Bob, that¡¯s not something to say, who are you listening to, you can¡¯t use Tina so wrongly.¡±


    ¡°Is that so?¡± Bob grabbed Tina¡¯s hair hard.


    Tina let out a scream under his hand, ¡°Ah-¡±


    ¡°Then tell me, whose child is in your belly? Do you dare to go for a paternity test?¡±


    Tina¡¯s face was pale and she couldn¡¯t say a word as she covered her stomach.


    Bob shrugged her off straight away.


    She fell to the ground and let out a cry of pain, holding the railing of the revolving staircase to one side in pain, but could not get up.


    Lennox was embarrassed and tried to save face, ¡°Bob, if there¡¯s anything we can say, let¡¯s talk about it afterwards, properly.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s not necessary!¡±


    Bob roared, and with a big wave of his hand, he leaned down and pinched Tina¡¯s cheek, ¡°You were in a hurry and panic to get me drunk and sleep with me that night, just for this child, right?¡±


    The Howard family¡¯s face is already lost when such words are brought to the table.

 Chapter 106 A Farce

    Lennox was so angry at this moment that he could barely stand.


    If he had known that Tina was pregnant with a child, he would have had to press her to abort it even if he had someone tied up. He didn¡¯t expect her to be so bold as to hide it.


    Now that we have caused such a big trouble, how can we still end it?


    ¡°Ah! Blood!¡±


    I don¡¯t know who screamed, and all eyes gathered under Tina¡¯s body.


    Bright red blood flowed down her calf, and the white sarong was quickly stained red to the eye.


    After all, it is his own daughter, Lennox can no longer care about other, rushed to have someone pick up Tina to go to the hospital, the scene is chaos.


    Lydia kept clutching n¡¯s sleeve and blushed slightly, ¡°Oh my God ¡­¡±


    n patted the back of her handfortingly, with a calm look as if he had long been ustomed to such things.


    Tina is ying with fire, she will have this day sooner orter.


    ¡°You¡¯re not surprised at all? You knew all along?¡±


    ¡°Hmm.¡±


    ¡°What happened today won¡¯t be you too ¡­¡±


    ¡°No,¡± n denied, his eyes falling in the distance and asking the assistant beside him, ¡°Where¡¯s the wife?¡±


    The assistant was stunned.


    It¡¯s been a while since I¡¯ve seen one.


    n thought of something and his face sank.


    ¡°Where are you going?¡±


    ¡°Wait for me here, I¡¯ll be backter.¡±


    Leaving Lydia behind, n strides away.


    On the second floor of the ballroom, in a corner with an excellent view, Lexie had been standing for a long time.


    She took in everything downstairs, holding onto the railing with a tight grip until Tina started bleeding profusely and was taken to the hospital, and her hands began to tremble.


    ¡°Did you have fun watching the fun?¡±


    A familiar male voicees from behind you.


    Lexie¡¯s body stiffened and the moment she turned around, n¡¯s hand was already around her neck, ¡°Who gave you the nerve to run to Bob?¡±


    Lexie was choked, her waist was pressed hard against the railing, her whole body was on her back, and as soon as n let go, she could have fallen from the second floor.


    Instead, she gritted her teeth in a death grip.


    [I don¡¯t know what you¡¯re talking about.]


    ¡°Is that so?¡± n pressed a step closer and increased the force of his hand, ¡°Not many people know about Tina and Victor except you, didn¡¯t you tell Bob?¡±


    [Do you believe me when I say it¡¯s not me?


    Lexie corner of the eye swept a nce at the side, a nce will see the first floor hall piano, from here to fall, not dead also have to half crippled.


    She didn¡¯t dare to struggle too hard and kept gesticting, [I didn¡¯t even know she was pregnant!


    n was slightly stunned.


    Indeed, even Lennox didn¡¯t know about Tina¡¯s pregnancy, so how could she know?


    The force on the neck is loosened.


    Lexie was grabbed back from the guardrail by n.


    ¡°Cough, cough, cough ¡­¡± she held the stairs and kept coughing.


    ¡°You better not have done it, you know what will happen to you if I find out that you did it!¡±


    Lexie shook her head in horror and took a half-step back, stumbling.


    When n saw this, he thought of the injury she had just sustained and frowned, ¡°What are you doing running around when you¡¯re not well? Is it because the scene today is not messy enough?¡±


    [I was looking for a quieter ce to stay.


    ¡°Go hometer, there¡¯s nothing for you here.¡±


    [Hmm.]


    Watching n¡¯s figure leave, Lexie truly breathed a sigh of relief.


    The coughing was gradually curbed, the panic in his eyes disappeared, and he was excessively calm.


    At the groundbreaking ceremony for the library expansion, she saw Tina secretly taking her medication behind the crowd¡¯s back, and she kept an eye out for it at that moment, andter found out that she was taking folic acid, so she was already sure of eight or nine points.


    The child could not be Bob¡¯s, otherwise there would be no need to be sneaky.


    Contact to the previous things, she added some more fuel to the fire, but any man can not stand his fianc?? e cheating, let alone a dude like Bob.


    Tina¡¯s engagement party has undoubtedly be a farce.


    Edith was terrified, but as Tina¡¯s ¡®best friend¡¯ and the only doctor on the scene, she was the first to apany along to the hospital.


    At the door of the operating room, she keptforting Tina¡¯s mother.


    ¡°Auntie, don¡¯t worry too much, this is our hospital¡¯s best obstetrician and gynecologist Dr. Chan operating, Tina will definitely be fine.¡±


    Mother Howard wiped her tears, hard and embarrassed, ¡°This child has made such a big trouble ¡­ her father is still apologizing to the Walsh family over there, this is a disgrace!¡±


    Edith grudgingly tugged at the corner of her mouth.


    It is estimated that the marriage between Tina and the Walsh family is finished, after she can continue to stay in J City is a problem, and again with her, I am afraid to get dirty.


    With that in mind, she excused herself to leave.


    Just as she reached the entrance of the building, she was grabbed by a figure that covered her mouth and pinned her to the wall.


    Edith¡¯s eyes widened, ¡°Well-¡±


    Bob had a gloomy face, ¡°Edith, you already knew about Tina and the wild man, right? You¡¯ve been helping to cover up for her, haven¡¯t you?¡±


    Edith shook her head desperately, tears of fearing out of her eyes.


    Bob obviously drank a lot of wine, smoky alcohol, big hands on her body, did not hide the contempt in his eyes, ¡°I should have thought, she hangs out with you all day, can be what good goods, are all bitches!¡±


    After saying that, he pinched Edith¡¯s cheek and sneered, ¡°She has the punishment she deserves, but what about you?¡±


    Edith cried and begged for mercy, ¡°I really didn¡¯t do anything, please let me go, Mr. Walsh, I really didn¡¯t know! I don¡¯t know anything!¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t know anything? Do you think I believe that?¡±N?velDrama.Org is the owner.


    ¡°The gown was yanked off Edith¡¯s shoulders, and before her cry of surprise came out, her mouth was covered withrge hands.


    The building was dark, while the sound of medical staff walking around could be heard outside.


    She didn¡¯t dare to let out a shout and was shaking all over.


    Who the hell is it! Who put the story out there?


    Lexie put the ledger back in her hand and leaned back in her chair to rest.


    She thought for a long time, could not think of who Peter would let keep the ledger to, since it is hidden ledger, there must be something wrong inside, is it ¡­


    She thought of the Mitchell family¡¯s winery.


    At this moment, a door opening sound came.


    As soon as Lexie looked up, she saw Edith standing in the doorway with her arms in her arms and a furious look on her face, ¡°Lexie, you¡¯re really cozy, you took my shares and you think you¡¯re the majority shareholder? Why don¡¯t you answer my calls?¡±


    Lexie frowned and nced at the phone beside her.


    [I was busy this morning, I didn¡¯t see it, what do you want?


    ¡°Of course I¡¯m not okay, did you know that Tina had a miscarriage, she didn¡¯t keep her baby, and her chances of conceiving naturally in the future are very low, it¡¯s basically impossible to get pregnant again!¡±


    Lexie frowned, [What does this have to do with me?

 Chapter 107 – Sheepish teenager

    ¡°Nothing to do with you? Don¡¯t pretend, didn¡¯t you tell the truth aboutst night?¡±


    [I don¡¯t know what you¡¯re talking about.]


    Edith sized her up, trying to see something on her face, and said suspiciously, ¡°Really, you didn¡¯t say that?¡±


    [What should I say?


    ¡°You better not have said it, I tell you, if it affects the business of both the Walsh family and the Howard family because you said it, n won¡¯t let you off the hook.¡±


    Edith¡¯s voice was cold, ¡°the Howard family has decided to send Tina abroad to convalesce, and for you, that¡¯s something to celebrate, right?¡±


    Lexie looked at Edith quietly, [At the Mitchell family¡¯s winery, you arranged for me to crash them, right?


    Edith¡¯s face froze, ¡°What are you babbling about?¡±


    [You came to me so furiously because you were worried about something happening to Tina, or you were afraid that without her as a knife, there would be no one to use as a gun for you in the future?


    Lexie hit the nail on the head, nailing Edith¡¯s dirty mind in no uncertain terms.


    Where did she ever really consider Tina as a sister, but just a murderous knife.


    Edith was furious, ¡°So what if you are? Who the hell do you think you are? You think I¡¯m worthy to do it myself?¡±


    [Is he treating you well?


    ¡°What are you talking about?¡±


    Lexie writes three words on a Post-it note and slowly pushes it to Edith.


    The word ¡®Bob¡¯ is extraordinarily clear and strong.


    Edith¡¯s face went pale.


    ¡°You ¡­ you ¡­¡±


    Lexie rang the bell at hand and the assistant outside immediately opened the door and came in, ¡°Mrs. Howard, what can I do for you?¡±


    [Sending guests.]


    Edith stared at Lexie incredulously for a long time beforeing back to her senses and gritting her teeth.


    ¡°Lexie, wait for me.¡±


    After Edith left, Lexie leaned back in her chair for a long time, her eyes all quiet.


    Tina¡¯s miscarriage is thest straw that broke the camel¡¯s back, and she seems to have lost her mind.


    n really doesn¡¯t suspect that this has anything to do with him at all?


    Never.


    Tina and Bob¡¯s engagement fell out, for the Howard family is a disadvantage, but for n is confronting Lennox, but the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.


    The lesser of two evils.


    You¡¯re just pushing the envelope!


    In the evening, Lexie packed up her materials and left work, and asked her grandma to have dinner with her today.


    Grandmother habitually nced behind her and was disappointed again.


    ¡°I¡¯ve told you many times to bring that n back for me to take a look at, but why hasn¡¯t there been any movement so far?¡±


    [He¡¯s busy at work and wille when he has time].


    ¡°I don¡¯t know if it¡¯s true,¡± Grandma frowned, ¡°I¡¯m not an old feudal mind, if you really can¡¯t live, divorce him early, there is no dy in finding someone else.¡±


    Lexie gave her grandma a bowl of food, smiling and not answering, and muddled the matter again.


    After apanying Grandma to dinner, Lexie went downstairs alone.


    A figure sneaking around the neighborhood, hiding behind a tree.


    Lexie¡¯s heart tightened, and subconsciously reached into her bag, clutching her apanying anti-poaching rm, which she immediately dropped on the ground as soon as the other party made any movement.


    For some time now, she has been feeling like someone is watching her.


    No, she had to find out who it was!


    ¡°What people? What are you doing hiding somewhere?¡±


    A reprimanding male voice suddenly came, startling the figure hiding behind a tree.


    A look at themunity security, the figure immediately ran towards the entrance of themunity.


    ¡°Stop!¡± The security guard drew his legs and gave chase.


    Lexie was stunned in ce for a few seconds and went after her.


    When I first found this neighborhood for my grandmother, I was looking at the good security here, the security guards are young and strong, and indeed before the man ran to the entrance of the neighborhood, he was jumped to the ground by the security guards.


    There were many residents around who came out for a walk, gathered in twos and threes, and immediately surrounded the security guard and the ¡®thief¡¯.


    ¡°Is this the person who was burrized in the neighborhood in the past two days?¡±


    ¡°Eighty percent is.¡±


    ¡°Looking pretty young, what¡¯s wrong with doing something?¡±


    ¡°Kids these days are loafing around.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡±


    Gossiping, Lexie looked inside from afar.


    It was a teenager, looking young, just about 20 years old, dressed up in a flowing manner, a blond hair is particrly conspicuous.ConTEent bel0ngs to N?v(e)lD/rama(.)Org .


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong with him?¡± Suddenly someone eximed, and the crowd scattered outward like a tidal wave.


    The man who had been jumped to the ground by the security guard suddenly convulsed wildly, spitting outrge clouds of white foam from his mouth, his eyes rolled straight up, and this hideous look scared all passers-by.


    Lexie, however, reacted immediately.


    Sheep epilepsy.


    She immediately rushed up, pushed aside the pointing crowd, squatted on the ground, picked the teenager¡¯s head up directly, went around from behind, flipped out a signature pen and snapped it hard in his mouth, separating his tongue and the upper and lower rows of teeth.


    While doing this, she made a motion towards the people around her to make a phone call.


    A passerby soon responded, ¡°Call an ambnce, right?¡±


    Lexie nodded her head desperately.


    ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll make the call.¡±


    The ambnce soon arrived, Lexie is considered the first witness, and the first time out of the first aid, so was called by the paramedics, apanied all the way to the hospital piece.


    Hospital Emergency Department.


    ¡°You handled it well, did you learn it before?¡±


    After the nurse checked on the patient, she pulled the curtain closed and came out to talk to Lexie, ¡°What are you to him?¡±


    Lexie shook her head repeatedly and wrote a line to the nurse, [Just passing by and met it, by the way, can I go now?


    ¡°Huh? You don¡¯t know him, huh? Then who signed for him?¡±


    The nurse froze, turned her head to look at the emergency room bed and patted the side of the bed, ¡°Hey, talk when you wake up, people send you to the hospital you can¡¯t let them pay your bill, right?¡±


    Behind the curtain, the teenager¡¯s figure shrank back significantly, closing his eyes in a y dead.


    In fact, he woke up long ago and deliberately pretended to be asleep.


    Lexie held out her hand and took the payment slip.


    [Give it to me.]


    After paying the fee, Lexie returned with the bill.


    The teenager was still lying in a makeshift bed in the emergency room, his blond hair sticking out against the white pillows.


    Lexie stood next to her for a while, put the slip for the medication on the side of the bed, tore up another sticky note, wrote down a line with a brush and set it aside.


    After doing so, she left.


    After Lexie left, the teenager opened his eyes and got up from the hospital bed, seeing the sticky note on the side of the pillow, ¡°Remember to take the list to get the medicine when you wake up, I paid the money, don¡¯t worry.¡±


    The handwriting was clear and the teenager looked at the direction Lexie left with aplicated look.

 Chapter 108 – The East Window

    Lexie came out of the hospital when it was already dark.


    ¡°Lexie?¡±


    A familiar voice came from behind her, and she froze for a moment, turning around to see Flora.


    Flora was carrying a thermos box and had juste out of the parking lot, looking like she was heading towards the inpatient unit.


    ¡°Did youe to see Myles?¡±


    Lexie frowned and shook her head.


    [Something came up and I came over to take care of it].


    ¡°I thought you¡¯d figured it out,¡± Flora¡¯s face immediately sank, ¡°what exactly did you say to Myles that he suddenly dropped thewsuit and stopped suing, and he¡¯s going back to his country for treatment at the end of this month.¡±


    Lexie was speechless.


    I don¡¯t know how to tell Flora that I¡¯m full of regret, and I probably don¡¯t have to, because a bted apology can never undo an existing mistake.


    ¡°Where are you going this minute?¡±


    [Go home.]


    Flora nodded, ¡°Okay, just in time, Myles had asked me to forward something to you, now that you¡¯re here, go get it from him yourself.¡±


    Lexie was slightly stunned.


    Seeing her hesitation, Flora was furious, ¡°He¡¯s leaving soon, and you¡¯re not even willing to see him? Have you fed your conscience to the dogs?¡±


    [That¡¯s not what I meant.]


    ¡°Then hurry up.¡±


    With that, Flora shoved the thermos into Lexie¡¯s hand.


    Carrying the thermos box, Lexie entered the ward.


    Flora is right, Myles is leaving, even if it is to say goodbye, she shoulde to see him.


    In the ward, Myles was sitting by the window reading a book when the wheelchair beneath him stung Lexie¡¯s eyes.


    She was stunned and stood in the doorway for a long time.


    I don¡¯t know if there is a psychological sense, Myles suddenly turned his head, then saw Lexie, also stunned for a moment, eyes brightened, ¡°Lexie?¡±


    Lexie felt as if her legs weighed a thousand pounds, and it was hard to take the steps to go inside.


    [Flora asked me to bring it to you. She said you¡¯re leaving at the end of this month].


    Myles¡¯ eyes fell on the thermos box and his eyes darkened a bit.


    ¡°Well, the doctor rmended that it is better to go abroad for treatment, and all the hospitals there have been contacted.¡±


    [That¡¯s good.]


    ¡°By the way,¡± Myles pulled a wooden box out of the bag at his side and handed it to Lexie, ¡°here¡¯s your stuff, intact.¡±


    Looking at the wooden box, Lexie¡¯s heart was sore.


    When she decided to fake her own death, she asked Myles to keep it, the only thing her mother had left her.


    [Thank you.]


    ¡°The n thing, I¡¯m dropping the case.¡±


    Lexie nodded, [Heard from Flora.


    ¡°Don¡¯t you ¡­ have anything more to say to me?¡±


    [You go abroad for good treatment and take care of your health].


    Lexie clutched the wooden box, turned around and walked away.


    She was afraid that if she stayed any longer, she would not be able to hold back her tears any longer and they woulde out in a raging torrent and would not end.


    Myles¡¯ voice came from behind her, ¡°Lexie! I don¡¯t believe you¡¯re really in love with n, and I don¡¯t believe you¡¯re asking me to drop the charges because of him. Before you leave, can¡¯t you tell me the truth?¡±


    Lexie¡¯s hand trembled as she held the door handle, but left with determination.


    In the cab, Lexie gritted her teeth with a deadly grit, her eyes red.


    Looking at the hospital that was getting farther and farther behind me, tears could not be contained and fell down.


    A twinge of pain in her heart, indescribable pathos spreading through every vein.


    It¡¯s too weak.


    In the midst of the world¡¯s countless artificially created rules, she and Myles are like a small boat, swaying and ready to be swallowed by the waves.


    The Howard family is the abyss and n is hell.


    She is already in hell, Myles is the only light, even if from now on she can only watch from afar, she hopes that the light can exist peacefully on earth, for a long time.ConTEent bel0ngs to N?v(e)lD/rama(.)Org .


    The sky rained down and covered the city.


    It waspletely dark by the time Lexie arrived home.


    ¡°Where did it go?¡±


    Upon entering, n¡¯s voice echoed in the living room.


    Lexie changed her shoes with a start.


    [Went to grandma¡¯s.]


    ¡°Yeah? Not back until now?¡±


    [There was an incident on the way, so it was dyed.


    ¡°Did something happen on the road, or did something happen to someone, so that you couldn¡¯t leave?¡±


    n got up from the couch, a cold glint in his cold eyes.


    Lexie shivered and took a half step back, [I don¡¯t know what you¡¯re talking about.


    ¡°Still having a good time with that man today?¡± n approaching, tall body like a huge dark cloud, even if not yet approaching, see the same are oppressive people can not breathe.


    He was angry, even furious.


    Starting with Lexie¡¯s single-minded focus on work and herck of concern for his affairs, starting with all the time she spends outside of work, either visiting her grandma or going home and falling asleep ¡­


    This anger could no longer be contained until today, when she learned that she had gone to see that man again and the information she had suddenly received began.


    Myles is already leaving J City, I won¡¯t see him again, I¡¯m just going to get one of my things back, I really don¡¯t mean anything else.


    Lexie ignored her grandmother¡¯s advice and fumbled to pull out the wooden box from her bag.


    ¡°What is this?¡±


    [It¡¯s my mother¡¯s belongings, which were ced with him before, and he returned it to me, and it will never matter again.


    ¡°Why did your mother¡¯s relics end up with him?¡±


    Lexie was viciously stunned.


    How could she forget that the significance of this relic is not trivial.


    Outside the window ¡®boom¡¯ the sound of a thunderstorm fell and the rain became more intense.


    n, however, was not just going to ask about this relic, he said coldly, ¡°I heard a joke today that the deputy director of the Detective Bureau bought a corpse on the ck market.¡±


    Lexie winced violently and shivers began to run through her body.


    ¡°You can¡¯t tell me about the relic, can you? Then let me tell you why it¡¯s at his ce!¡±


    n suddenly turned gloomy and mmed a piece of information down on Lexie¡¯s body with a st.


    ¡°tter¡± a, information like snowkes fluttered scattered all over the ground.


    Lexie saw only a few of the photos and instantly turned ashen.


    He knows all about it.


    The fake death, he knows all about it ¡­


    n fiercely pinched her chin, pressed her against the wall, and with a ¡®thud¡¯ of impact, growled low, ¡°What exactly did you want to do when you drove down the mountain the day of the ident?¡±


    ¡°Say it!¡±


    It was as if he had forgotten that Lexie was mute and couldn¡¯t speak at all.


    The low growl echoed in her ears, and Lexie only felt as if her nerves were bursting and her mind was buzzing.


    ¡°Step by step, golden cicada, elopement are arranged so watertight, howe I didn¡¯t find you so deep-rooted in mind before? Your friends are all so capable?¡±


    ¡°Hmm?¡±


    n¡¯s hand tightened more and more, and the veins on the back of his hand pulsed wildly.


    Lexie¡¯s throat tightened so much that she made a whimpering sound and a face that rose to a bruise.


    Those eyes that were about to stare out in mournful despair.


    What it¡¯s like to be more desperate than death.


    It¡¯s probably when you¡¯re being choked by your beloved and pushed to the point of no return.

 Chapter 109 When did you fall in love with this man?

    This moment, the heart is like death.


    She doesn¡¯t know when she fell in love with this man.


    Maybe it was when he saw him shielding her from gossip and insane jealousy at Tina¡¯s wedding reception.


    Or maybe it was the day of the car ident when he reassured himself not to be afraid and he was waiting for her.


    Or maybe it was when he first married into the Howard family, when he scolded the servants and defended himself.


    And maybe even earlier ¡­


    The woman¡¯s gradually darkening eyes fell in n¡¯s eyes, the tip of the iceberg suddenly shattered, his heart seized hard, his hand also followed a tremor.


    ¡°I warned you not to test my boundaries!¡±


    ¡°Uh¨C¡±


    The moment her neck rxed, the air poured in violently and Lexie copsed in the basement, coughing continuously, ¡°Cough ¡­¡±


    n walked out with a big stride.


    ¡°I¡¯m going to break his other leg right now!¡±


    Lexie has a death grip on n¡¯s leg.


    Myles had already had a leg broken by him, and she fought to the death not to let the same thing happen again.


    n¡¯s irritation increased, ¡°Let go!¡±


    Lexie used all her strength and held on for dear life, no matter what she could not let go.


    ¡®ng¡¯, the vi¡¯s door was pulled open by n, the storm instantly burst into view, Lexie just held his leg and was dragged all the way to the outer courtyard.


    The cobblestone path is worn with blood on the knees.


    n grabbed her cor and roughly lifted her up, ¡°For this man, are you willing to give up your life?¡±


    Lexie whimpered, unable to make any other sound.


    In n¡¯s mind, there is no other bond between a man and a woman than the love of a man and a woman, and there is no way to exin it.


    [Please, leave Myles alone.]


    n¡¯s eyes suddenly ached with the kind of pain that stabbed up from his heart and made him cranky.


    ¡°Good! Let him go, then you will kneel here! I¡¯ll let him go as long as you kneel!¡±


    As soon as the words left his mouth, Lexie was grabbed by the neck cor and mmed down hard on the cobblestone trail hill.


    ¡°Uh¨C¡±


    The cold rain pped on his face, Lexie gritted her teeth and slowly got up, falling to her knees at n¡¯s feet, her eyes drenched by the rain, her pale face fragile but stubborn.


    With a ¡®bang¡¯, n mmed the door hard.


    In the darkness of the night, Lexie was left alone, kneeling in the rain.


    The night waste and the rain was heavier.


    The rumble of thunder was followed by one after another, as if it was deliberate to let the people tonight not sleep well.


    The white car is parked in the garage.


    As soon as Kevin returned to see such a situation in the courtyard, immediately changed his face, ¡°sister-inw ¡­¡±


    Lexie was kneeling straight, drenched in rain, as if she had lost consciousness, like a statue, clenching her teeth in death.


    ¡°Sister-inw, what¡¯s wrong with you? You get up.¡±


    Kevin couldn¡¯t drag Lexie.


    Marry hurriedly came out of the house, holding an umbre over Kevin¡¯s head, ¡°Mr. Kevin, this ¡­ you just leave it alone.¡±


    Kevin took a look in the direction of the study on the second floor, his face sank even deeper, and immediately headed inside the house.


    ¡°Mr. Kevin ¡­¡±


    Marry was busy chasing after him.ConTEent bel0ngs to N?v(e)lD/rama(.)Org .


    Kevin ran to knock on n¡¯s study door, but there was no movement inside.


    ¡°Brother, open the door!¡±


    ¡°Brother, were you the one who made Lexie kneel outside, are you out of your mind?¡±


    ¡°She¡¯s your wife, why do you do this to her over and over again?¡±


    ¡°Kevin!¡± Diana rushed out and grabbed Kevin, ¡°I think you¡¯re the one who¡¯s crazy, why are you always getting involved in their couple¡¯s business?¡±


    ¡°My brother is too much!¡±


    ¡°Even more excessive is between them as a couple, if that dummy does not want to, she can divorce and leave, n so treat her, she is not still in the Howard family does not leave? Who forced her to do so?¡±


    ¡°Yes, Mr. Kevin, you should stop adding fuel to the fire, the young master will not listen to you!¡±


    Kevin listened with fury, ¡°Okay, you don¡¯t listen, right? You don¡¯t dare to persuade either, right? Good!¡±


    Kevin darted downstairs, grabbed an umbre and ran outside.


    ¡°Kevin, where are you going?¡±


    Kevin took off his jacket and draped it over Lexie, himself standing next to him with an umbre, an umbre of limited size, mostly blocking Lexie¡¯s side, and soon, his own body was mostly wet.


    Diana was so distraught that she stood in the foyer and stomped her foot, ¡°Kevin, what are you doing? Come back to me!¡±


    ¡°My brother has to torture people in this way, I¡¯ll go along with it! Consider it a merit for him!¡±


    The words buzzed twice in his ears as they reached Lexie¡¯s ears.


    She looked up at Kevin and tried to say something, but her arms were too heavy to lift, so she could only shake her head feebly towards Kevin and tell him to go back.


    Kevin plucked the bangs on her forehead to the side for her, his tone gentle yet firm, ¡°It¡¯s okay, sister-inw, in this family, even if no one is on your side, I¡¯m with you!¡±


    Diana couldn¡¯t resist her son¡¯s temper, and didn¡¯t dare to persuade n, so she was angry and had a headache.


    At this time, the second floor study, a corner of the curtain was lifted by arge hand.


    n stood tall, his somber gaze seeing the figures standing in the courtyard, Kevin holding an umbre to protect Lexie with an unknown depth of affection.


    He instantly threw down the curtains hard and his face was blue.


    Outside the door came the sound of Diana knocking on the door, urgently, ¡°n, you just let Lexiee back, even if she made a big mistake, the big deal is that you divorce her and let her go back to her mother¡¯s house, don¡¯t let people say we are bullying people.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡±


    ¡°Just think of it as looking at me as a sister-inw, you know Kevin the boy has a good heart, he can¡¯t look at this!¡±


    ¡°¡­¡±


    ¡°n ¡­¡±


    I don¡¯t know how long it took, but Diana persuaded both sides, but one could not persuade, and finally sat in front of n¡¯s door and wiped his tears.


    In the middle of the night, the rain outside the window showed signs of stopping and began to drizzle.


    n pulled open the door of the room as soon as he could.


    ¡°Wow.¡±


    The two people at the door, Diana and Marry, drew a cold breath and stared in shock, unable to say a word out of the original prepared speech.


    n said in a cold voice, ¡°Tell her to get her ass in here!¡±


    Lexie and Kevin were helped into the house by the maids, both of whom were freezing, and the maids took towels and wrapped them around them, but they couldn¡¯t stop the chill that was soaking through from the inside out and stinging the bones.


    ¡°Go on, bring over the ginger tea.¡±


    ¡°Kevin, have some ginger tea to warm you up.¡±


    Kevin took the ginger tea, but brought it to Lexie¡¯s face.


    [Thank you.]


    Lexie carefully took the bowl when the maid¡¯s voice of inquiry came from behind her, ¡°Ma¡¯am, is this what you dropped?¡±


    The maid was holding a wooden box, soaked by the rain, the skin was swollen and showed signs of peeling.


    ¡°This is soaking bad!¡±


    Lexie¡¯s pupils suddenly contracted for a moment.

 Chapter 110 Myles is dead

    Lexie took the wooden box from the maid¡¯s hand and put down the ginger tea without moving.


    [I¡¯ll go upstairs first.]


    Diana nced at her and said unkindly, ¡°What are youparing?¡±


    She hates Lexie at this moment. Since Lexie came in, Kevin¡¯s rtionship with n has been getting worse and worse, and so has her rtionship.


    It is simply a gue.


    Lexie took a hot shower.


    The wooden box has been floating on the surface of the water, the edge of the swollen part has gradually fallen off, revealing clear carved marks.


    Each of the six faces is a differentbination of Arabic numerals.


    ¡°13, 20, 22, 18 ¡­¡±


    Previously, she was all properly kept her mother¡¯s only relic, never found a way to open the wooden box, but now it seems that the wooden box does not need to be opened at all, what is important is these numbers on it.


    But what does this number mean?


    ¡°atishoo¨C¡±


    She sneezed and realized that the water in the tub had gotten a little cold.


    The next day, the rain cleared up.


    Lexie was rained on all night and woke up with a groggy head, but still managed to get up, she had to take the wooden box with her and go find her grandma.


    Maybe grandma knows the secret of the wooden box.


    I just came down the stairs and ran into ning down the opposite stairs.


    She was stunned, and without thinking, quickly gestured, [Where are you going?


    n¡¯s face suddenly surfaced a sulk, ¡°Company!¡±


    She¡¯s that worried about going after Myles herself!


    With those words, n walked quickly downstairs and left in his car without eating breakfast.


    Listening to the sound of the engine outside, Lexie was apprehensive.


    Before leaving the house, she sent Flora a special text message, ¡°Tell Myles to leave J City as soon as possible, the sooner the better.¡±


    n may not move him today, but she really has no way to guarantee that he will suddenly get cranky one day and suddenly move again.


    Flora¡¯s reply came quickly, ¡°Don¡¯t worry about it.¡±


    This resistant attitude made Lexie¡¯s heart hard again for a while.


    Lexie took a taxi to her grandma¡¯s house.


    Grandma just came back from grocery shopping and was all smiles when she saw Lexie, ¡°Aren¡¯t you working today? Why are you here so early?¡±


    [Took a leave of absence and wanted to keep youpany].


    ¡°Just in time, I bought vegetables and made fish soup for you at noon, look, all thin.¡±


    Grandma said while carrying the vegetables she bought to the kitchen, ¡°I met a young man at the market today who helped me carry the vegetables all the way, the character of the young man now is really good.¡±


    Lexie helps Grandma put her things away and pulls her to a stop.


    [Grandma, I have something to ask you].


    ¡°What is it?¡±


    [Do you remember this?


    Lexie rummaged through her bag and pulled out the ¡®wooden box¡¯ that had been soaked in waterst night.


    Instead of a wooden box, it is now a rectangr block of wood, but it is carved into the shape of a wooden box to hide the eyes and ears.


    ¡°Is this ¡­ your mother¡¯s relic?¡± Grandma froze before recognizing it.


    Lexie nods her head.


    Grandma wiped her hands and carefully took it from Lexie, ¡°How did it turn out?¡±


    [After being soaked in water, it became like this, with all the numbers on it, what do these numbers mean?


    Grandmother frowned, a difficult look, ¡°Your mother did not tell me at first, just said that once the ident, then I must let me give you this wooden box, the secret of the remedy are here, this ¡­¡±


    A prescription?


    Lexie was stunned for a moment.


    What can these numbers have to do with the prescription?


    For three days in a row, Lexie clutched the wooden block and examined it.


    The numbers on the six faces, she almost knew them by heart, but still could not figure out the rtionship between these numbers and the prescription.


    At noon on the third day, Lexie suddenly received a phone call.


    ¡°Where are you?¡±


    Flora¡¯s voice was cool and husky, a little different than usual.


    Lexie froze for a moment, not knowing how to respond.


    ¡°I forgot, you can¡¯t talk, I¡¯ll send you the address,e on over.¡±


    What¡¯s going on?C0pyright ? 2024 N?v)(elDrama.Org.


    ¡°Myles ¡­ is dead.¡±


    Four words,ing from the other end of the phone, Flora¡¯s suppressed voice with a few choked sobs.


    Lexie¡¯s hand shook.


    ¡°The phone fell to the ground with a snap.


    How is it possible?


    Hospital mortuary.


    Myles¡¯ face was covered with a white cloth when Lexie stumbled to arrive.


    Flora was standing aside, talking to a few police officers, and when she saw Lexieing, a cloud came over her face, ¡°I thought you weren¡¯ting.¡±


    Lexie¡¯s mind was nk, a hand trembling to untie the white cloth, the clean face appeared under the white cloth, the lips have no blood at all.


    She ¡®flopped¡¯ and fell to her knees.


    This is impossible!


    This is absolutely impossible!


    ¡°Murder. The police wouldn¡¯t have found him so early if I didn¡¯t have his cell phone location,¡± Flora¡¯s voice came from behind her, ¡°in the western suburbs of J City, where he had his throat slit.¡±


    ¡°Who do you think did it?¡±


    Lexie can¡¯t hear Flora¡¯s voice, nor can she cry, a gentle and quiet face like a robot, numbly facing everything in front of her.


    There was no way she could ept this reality, it was too much like a nightmare.


    Flora yanked her up off the floor and held back for a few seconds, but still couldn¡¯t hold back and yelled, ¡°FUCK, I¡¯m talking to you, do you know that Myles was killed on purpose!¡±


    Lexie finally snapped back to her senses and looked at her sideways in a daze.


    [Why?


    ¡°Why else? Myles¡¯ rtionships in J City are extremely simple, with almost no enemies other than us old friends, and I can only think of one suspect!¡±


    Lexie was viciously stunned.


    n ¡­ did not let Myles go after all.


    Not knowing where the strength came from, she violently broke away from Flora and ran out like crazy.


    the Howard Group.


    n had just finished a meeting, took a sip of coffee, and looked up to see Lydia sitting on the couch reading a book.


    ¡°Ma¡¯am, you can¡¯t go in there ¡­¡±


    Suddenly there was a loud noise from outside.


    Immediately after, ¡®bang¡¯ a loud sound, the office door hit the wall hard.


    Lexie stood in the doorway with a pair of crimson eyes, her chest heaving violently as if she had run an 800-meter sprint and was trembling all over.


    ¡°Lexie!¡± said Lydia, standing up from the couch.


    n asked, ¡°What brings you here?¡±


    When Lexie walked in, Lydia felt something was wrong when she saw her face and immediately asked the assistant outside to close the door and not to pry.


    [What happened to Myles, did you do it?


    Lexie took a step closer to the desk, her hands gesticting rapidly.


    ¡°What is it?¡± n¡¯s face sank at the thought of the word ¡®Myles¡¯ and he said coldly, ¡°Is that why you came to question me about whether I secretly broke his other leg?¡±


    Lexie was indifferent.


    She clenched her fists, her nails dug hard into her palms, but still looked as stoic as water.


    [Do you really think you can escape thew when you buy a murderer?


    ¡°Say what?¡±


    [Myles, dead.]

 Chapter 111 – Avenging him

    n¡¯s eyes were clearly stunned, but he quickly calmed down.


    Coldly, ¡°Just for this matter, you came to question me?¡±


    Lexie¡¯s eyes were red, and one hand was constantly trembling.


    [A human life, in your eyes so disdainful, it was you who did it!


    Looking at her heartbroken look, n was furious andughed coldly, ¡°So what if I did it? This is J City! What can you do to me, a mute bastard?¡±


    Lexie¡¯s eyes were red, and at Lydia¡¯s scream, she suddenly grabbed the jade on the table and smashed it hard towards n¡¯s head.


    n dodged and cried out in vicious pain.


    Lydia ran over like crazy and pushed Lexie away hard, ¡°How¡¯s n?¡±N?velDrama.Org is the owner.


    n covered his forehead, blood seeped out from the cracks of his fingers and flowed down the scar at the corner of his eye into his neck, and his whole face looked hideous.


    Lexie dropped to the floor, her eyes full of despair and fearlessness.


    Myles is dead. n did it.


    She wants to avenge him!


    ¡°Where¡¯s the security! Security!¡± Lydia stopped in front of n and shouted frantically towards the outside.


    Someone soon rushed in.


    Lexie was racked away by the security guards, still clutching the jade in her hand, and when she was leaving, she stared at n with a horrible look of indignation, as if she would definitely kill him if only she had the chance.


    n looked at the image of her being pulled away, his chest smothered as if it were about to explode.


    For that man, she wanted to die with herself!


    ¡°I¡¯ll take you to the hospital,¡± Lydia said, holding n up, her face full of anxiety.


    Lexie was taken to the police station.


    Flora was the first to see her.


    ¡°I heard all about it, you are too impulsive, how did you get yourself into such a mess?¡±


    But only half a day, Lexie¡¯s eyes boiled deep sunken, the whole person¡¯s bones, as if there is no soul, pulling the corners of the mouth miserably.


    [I¡¯m the one who got Myles killed, I¡¯m guilty.]


    ¡°The prosecution is already gathering evidence, n is the biggest suspect and he should receive a court summons soon.¡±


    [What can I do?


    ¡°Testify, that leg of Myles, he broke it, right.¡±


    Lexie deadpans and nods.


    The matter hase to this, she is not afraid of anything, the big deal is that the fish is dead, she also want to send n the murderer to the cell.


    Flora clenched her fist and said coldly, ¡°If you had been willing to testify, maybe this wouldn¡¯t have happened at all, and Myles wouldn¡¯t have died.¡±


    Flora has always spoken directly, and these words were like a knife that stabbed hard through Lexie¡¯s heart, stabbing her where it hurt the most, reminding her that it wasn¡¯t n who killed Myles, it was her indecision.


    ¡°What? Lexie hurt n?¡±


    the Mitchell family cottage.


    Edith was shocked when she heard the news.


    Peter Mitchell is putting on his jacket, anxious to get out of the house.


    ¡°How can it be fake? The police department called me, she is really crazy, dare to do it to her own husband, this is to put us the Mitchell Group to death!¡±


    ¡°Dad, wait,¡± Edith pulled Peter to her feet, ¡°What the hell is going on here? How would she dare to do something like this if she wasn¡¯t pushed to the limit?¡±


    ¡°She can do it when she¡¯s pushed? What madness!¡±


    Peter was so anxious that he was afraid that the Howard family would offend the Mitchell family because of this incident, and when the Mitchell Group¡¯s newly acquired shares were all transferred back to n¡¯s hands, the Mitchell Group would be constrained in every way, and he would not be able to sit down again as chairman of the board.


    Peter didn¡¯t have time to exin to Edith and left home in a hurry.


    Edith stood at the door for a moment, fished out her cell phone and made a call, ¡°City Hospital? Hello, I¡¯d like to ask how a patient named Myles is doing in ward 402?¡±


    ¡°402? Let¡¯s see, oh, that patient has been discharged ah.¡±


    ¡°Discharged?¡±


    Edith froze for a moment, ¡°Okay, I got it, thanks.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re wee.¡±


    Hanging up the phone, Edith was vaguely aware of something.


    The only one who can make Lexie so mad is Myles, besides Grandma.


    Something must have happened to Myles.


    She clenched her fists at the thought of being humiliated by Bob earlier in the hospital.


    She must get Lexie to leave J City forever, only then can she marry n and get rid of Bob.


    Lexie spent half a month in detention.


    During this time Peter came to visit, she avoided it and heard that he had a fit outside.


    The rest was just Flora and the police departmenting to ask her some specific details.


    Half a monthter, the original court date was scheduled.


    Lexie waited in the waiting room for a public official toe and take her to court to appear, but instead waited for Lydia.


    [How is it you?


    ¡°I¡¯ll pick you up and take you out.¡±


    Lydia has lost a lot of weight, and when she looks at Lexie, there is a bit of mischief in her eyes.


    ¡°You don¡¯t know yet, do you? The trial was cancelled.¡±


    Hearing this, Lexie was severely stunned, [Impossible!


    With Flora there and her testifying, how could the trial be cancelled with so much evidence?


    ¡°There¡¯s not enough evidence, n had nothing to do with Myles¡¯ death at all, you¡¯ve wronged him.¡±


    Lexie jerked up from her chair and red at Lydia, full of anger she had no way to vent.


    Lydia couldn¡¯t read signnguage and looked at her with a sympathetic andpassionate gaze, ¡°Believe it or not, I¡¯m sure n isn¡¯t like that, and this incident has nothing to do with him.¡±


    ¡°Do you know that you smashed him and he got seven stitches in his head? You really have a way with people!¡±


    Lexie clenched her fist to death, and she didn¡¯t believe a word Lydia said.


    ¡°Don¡¯t believe me, do you? I¡¯ll take you somewhere!¡±


    After saying that, Lydia carried her bag and walked out, saying without good grace, ¡°Still not leaving? Already bailed!¡±


    Lexie followed Lydia to the western suburbs.


    The site has been cleaned up.


    Even if Lydia does not say, Lexie knows where this is. The chalk marks on the floor have not disappeared, and a human-shaped outer frame can be vaguely seen, and Lexie¡¯s face is gradually turning white.


    ¡°n was with me the whole time on the day of the ident and I can testify that he did nothing.¡±


    Lexie slowly kneeled on the dirt, a pair of thin hands touching the dead grass on the ground, and her lips were trembling as images of Myles¡¯ murder swept through her mind in confusion.


    Flora¡¯s phrase ¡®one cut to kill¡¯ always echoed in her mind.


    [I don¡¯t believe it!


    Lydia and n are in the same boat, and whatever n does, she will definitely cover up.


    ¡°Well, if you don¡¯t believe my words, you should believe your own friend¡¯s words, right?¡±


    Lexie was stunned when she looked up and saw Flora standing behind Lydia.


    I don¡¯t know when she came.


    Lydia got in the car and waited. From a distance, she saw Flora squatting down, touching the dead grass on the ground like Lexie, and then sitting on the ground.


    ¡°The police collected all the evidence, and Myles had an unfamiliar call on his cell phone that could not be traced to a source, and it was after that call that he lost contact with me.¡±


    ¡°This is not the first scene of the crime.¡±


    Lexie was stunned, [Where was that?


    ¡°City Hospital¡¯s parking lot.¡±

 Chapter 112 The Price of Divorce

    Flora showed Lexie a video.


    ¡°This is the surveince from the parking lot of City Hospital. That day he was just discharged from the hospital and I was supposed to pick him up, but for some reason he left the inpatient unit by himself, with two people catching up behind him.¡±


    Lexie clearly saw the image inside the video as two men dressed in ck caught up and dragged Myles into the van with them, leaving only a wheelchair in the parking lot.


    Myles didn¡¯t even have a chance to call for help, and he didn¡¯t even have time to run.


    Lexie felt a tightness in her chest, a breath of air could note up like, blocked in the throat.


    [How desperate he must have been at that moment!


    ¡°These two people have previous convictions, are fugitives, and so far the investigation hase down to nothing to do with n. The police suspect that Myles was silenced because he saw something he shouldn¡¯t have seen.¡±


    Flora put away her phone, ¡°Presumably a smuggling deal.¡±


    Lexie¡¯s hands were braced on the ground, unable to catch her breath.


    Even if n hadn¡¯t done it, if he hadn¡¯t broken one of Myles¡¯ legs, this wouldn¡¯t have happened at all.


    After Flora left, Lexie took Lydia¡¯s car back to the city.ConTEent bel0ngs to N?v(e)lD/rama(.)Org .


    The Howard family vi is uninhabitable and Lexie is taken to her apartment by Lydia.


    ¡°This period of time you live here first, this matter knows not many people, you adjust your emotions, apologize to him early, it will pass, when the time to go to work, the days still have to live.¡±


    Lexie¡¯s hands sped the couch cushions and her face went pale.


    [I have to apologize to him?


    She bursts outughing.


    A crazy person who deliberately hurt people, who is she to apologize to him.


    Lydia gave her a look, ¡°I understand what you¡¯re going through right now ¡­¡±


    She originally wanted to say something else, but swallowed her words, ¡°Forget it, you should rest first.¡±


    A ¡®bang¡¯ sound of a door mming came and the room fell into silence.


    Lexie got up holding the couch and looked around her surroundings.


    The apartment n arranged for Lydia is a duplex, a high-endmunity, with full security and property, and the house is extremely luxuriously furnished, which shows the importance of her.


    Lexie touched the wine cab and took two bottles out.


    Stumbling, he pushed open the bathroom door and put a tub of cool water to soak himself in.


    The alcohol in the throat feels hot and spicy, but the body is cold.


    I don¡¯t know how long it took, but the sound of the door opening came from outside.


    Lexie was already unconscious from drinking.


    As soon as the man pushed open the bathroom door, he saw the bathtub stained red, and his face changed, ¡°Lexie!¡±


    A pair ofrge hands fished her out of the bathtub, her clothes were soaking wet, but there were no injuries on her body, and only then did n see the red wine bottle soaking in the tub.


    In this moment, the fire was on.


    He grabbed Lexie¡¯s cor and yelled, ¡°Don¡¯t you want to live? Who are you showing off to here? If you have the guts, you can slit your wrists and hang yourself! Have you forgotten who you are, dying for a man?¡±


    Lexie looked drunkenly at the man in front of her and no longer had the strength to push away.


    Sheughed madly.


    [Isn¡¯t that what you want to see? Isn¡¯t it what you want to see when Myles is dead?


    ¡°How many times do I have to tell you, his death has nothing to do with me! You really have proof, go out and sue me right now, go!¡±


    Hearing n¡¯s words so righteously, Lexie¡¯s heart was left with nothing but sadness.


    This world is like this, materialistic, whoever has money is the person at the top, stepping on countless corpses below, n and Peter are not any different.


    All are murderous executioners.


    Seeing her like this, n was furious and pushed her head into the tub.


    ¡°I think you¡¯re really crazy and need to wake up!¡±


    ¡°The sound of water rushing past your ears and your mouth and nose being flooded with alcoholic water.


    ¡°Cough, cough, cough!¡±


    Large hands grabbed her by the hair and pulled her up. She was lying on her back on the bathtub coughing and sobering up, coughing until her eyes were red and almost staring out, looking at n with dead eyes.


    [I want to divorce you!


    So what if you¡¯re sober.


    She hates him.


    The more sober you are, the more you hate!


    After understanding what she meant, n¡¯s face wentpletely cold.


    ¡°You¡¯ve lived afortable life for so long that you don¡¯t know the hardships of the world. Do you think I can let you go just because you look like you¡¯re dying? You want a divorce, right?¡±


    n grabbed her wrist, his fierce face closing in, towering over her, spitting out the words word by word, ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll give you a chance! Finish this job, and I¡¯ll let you go!¡±


    ¡°Change your clothes ande out with me!¡±


    Lexie was taken by n to a famous clubhouse in J City.


    Without hismand, a middle-aged woman in heavy makeup took her to the dressing room to change her clothes.


    The ckce halter dress and the strong smell of perfume almost took her breath away.


    Outside the locker room, Jack looked apprehensive, ¡°Nicole, what are we going to put her onter?¡±


    Nicole, with a cigar in her mouth, gave him a puzzled look, ¡°Jack, when did you start paying attention to this? Don¡¯t worry, Mr. Howard brought people that are certainly not ordinary people, naturally sent to the Howard Group important clients.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll be honest, she¡¯s ¡­¡±


    Without waiting for Jack to finish his sentence, Lexie had already opened the door and came out.


    ¡°Yo, the look is really quite dignified,¡± Nicole immediately pulled her forward, ¡°Mr. Chow likes the innocent hanging, sister, you are blessed.¡±


    Mr. Chow?


    Jack¡¯s face changed.


    ¡°Jack, Mr. Howard is looking for you,¡± came the voice of the waiter behind him.


    Jack drifted off and Lexie was already taken away by Nicole.


    He was so anxious, this is not going to work!


    Lexie is Mr. Howard¡¯s wife, how can ¡­


    The moment she stepped into the room, looking at the tacky furnishings inside, the purple water bed, and the utensils, Lexie suddenly realized that she knew what she was up against.


    Her pupils suddenly dted and she turned around and tried to run.


    ¡°Hey, where are you going?¡± Nicole shot her a look, ¡°Don¡¯t know the rules, do you? First time in this business?¡±


    Lexie shook her head desperately, trying to exin that she wasn¡¯t that kind of person.


    ¡°I can¡¯t understand what you¡¯re gesturing at,¡± Nicole grimaced, mming her onto the bed, ¡°There¡¯s no getting out of my ce once you¡¯re in, so just wait and see what I do to you if you piss off the clients!¡±


    With a ¡®bang¡¯, the door of the room closed.


    Not long after, came in a man, not tall, very fat.


    A greasy face fat, as soon as he saw Lexie, his eyes shone, ¡°Nicole this time arranged a good person, very high ss! Howe I haven¡¯t seen you before?¡±


    Lexie cringed violently and looked around the room at the whips and blindfolds hanging on the walls, and instantly her hands and feet went cold.


    She shook her head.


    [I am not ¡­]


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡±


    The man smoothly took off a whip and stepped towards her with a lewd smile, ¡°Sister, are you taking it off yourself, or am I taking it off for you?¡±


    Lexie clutched the shirt on her chest and stepped back helplessly.


    Don¡¯t ¡­


    The moment the man lunged with his whip, her heart was like death and her eyes were deste.

 Chapter 113: His honey, your arsenic

    Lexie backed away in fear, but was grabbed by the leg and yanked under the bed, the back of her head hitting the edge of the bed in pain, but she did not even have time to cry out, the fat man reached out and ripped the suspenders off her skirt.


    The whips fell on her body like a rainstorm of madness.


    ¡°Ah¡­¡±


    The woman was unable to dodge, repressed hoarse screams, the man instead gained great pleasure, more and more excited, a greasy face flushed with red, impatient towards Lexie¡¯s chest to grab.


    ¡°Bang¡­¡±


    With a loud bang, the door of the room was kicked open.


    Mr. Chow was startled and slowed down a step in his hands.


    ¡°Fuck¡­¡±


    Before he had time to turn around, he cked out before his eyes, and the man from the rear quickly used a ck cloth to cover his head and pinned him to the corner, a bout of punches and kicks in a gruesome scream.


    Lexie cowered on the edge of the bed, her hair disheveled and unclothed, like a rag doll.


    Jack¡¯s face went white and he took off his suit jacket and covered her with it.


    The sound of slow pacing came from the doorway.


    The man¡¯s cold eyes gestured, Jack immediately gestured to several bodyguards, instructing them to drag Mr. Chow, who was still grunting in the bag, out.


    With a ¡®click¡¯, the door of the room closed again.


    Lexiey prostrate at n¡¯s feet, shivering.


    [I was wrong.]


    Don¡¯t ¡­


    n looked at the woman in front of him from above, his eyes were cold like a mass of ice, he squatted down and lifted Lexie¡¯s clean face, the action was not too big, even a little gentle, ¡°Knowing your mistake is good, remember how you feel today, leave the Howard family, you are nothing, let people trample on you.¡±


    Lexie winced, her teeth almost knocking.


    [Why, why me?]


    Without himself, n has countless other options, why must he torture himself so much, why can¡¯t he let himself go?


    ¡°Because you¡¯re Lexie, nominally the daughter of the Mitchell family, but in reality with no one behind you, you¡¯re better to manipte than Edith, and even if you died one day in the Howard family, do you think anyone would dare ask me one more word?¡±


    One by one, the icy words burrowed into the ears, like a thorn in the side, poking open every nerve.


    Lexie¡¯s hands and feet were cold as she fell into the abyss.


    n stared at her face for a moment, dropped his hand, turned his back and said, ¡°I¡¯ll give you one night to sort yourself out, and first thing tomorrow morning, get to work on time.¡±


    Dropping these words, he walked away without looking back.


    Lexie¡¯s one hand propped up on the ground, supporting her shivering body, she struggled to grasp her hand as if she could grab something, but only grabbed a handful of air, nothing in her hand.


    It was she who overestimated the significance of her existence and underestimated the cruelty of n¡¯s methods.


    It was her high opinion of herself that got Myles killed.


    She rubbed her shoulders so hard she felt dirty from all the ces the man had touched.


    When I think of what just happened, a burst of acid goes straight up in my stomach.


    ¡°Vom¨C¡±


    She braced herself on the floor and vomited frantically, throwing up to the sky.C0pyright ? 2024 N?v)(elDrama.Org.


    When n came out of the private room, Jack stood up straight, ¡°Mr. Howard, what about Mr. Chow¡¯s side?¡±


    ¡°Beat it up, break the tendons, throw it in the suburbs, and make it clean.¡±


    ¡°Yes, I understand.¡±


    ¡°By the way, Miss Hunt just called and asked where you were, she seemed to have something for you.¡±


    n nced at his phone, which had several missed calls, all from Lydia.


    After a moment of silence, n said, ¡°You stay here and take her hometer.¡±


    ¡°Yes.¡±


    Looking at n¡¯s departing figure, Jack sighed.


    I really don¡¯t understand what the boss is thinking.


    In the apartment, as soon as n arrived, Lydia looked anxious, ¡°Why did you juste? Lexie is missing, she was there when I left, something is wrong, right? Should we call the police?¡±


    ¡°She¡¯s fine.¡±


    Lydia was stunned, ¡°Did you take her away?¡±


    n nodded slightly, let go of Lydia¡¯s hand and went to sit down on the couch, ¡°Got any wine?¡±


    Lydia silently clenched her fingers, looking at the man¡¯s back, her eyes suddenly ached.


    ¡°Yes.¡±


    Lexie was sent back to the Howard family by Jack.


    Diana saw her as if she had seen a ghost, ¡°You still know toe back ah you? Your own man is injured, you go back to your mother¡¯s home is half a month, your mother¡¯s home is so good, do note back to forget.¡±


    Lexie didn¡¯t exin anything and went straight upstairs.


    Diana wanted to say something else but was stopped by Jack, ¡°Ma¡¯am, Lexie is helping Mr. Howard with some work stuff and is tired, you don¡¯t mind.¡±


    ¡°A job?¡± Diana rolled her eyes, ¡°It¡¯s not thanks to n that she can make a career, and now she¡¯s putting up a fight with me, there¡¯s time for her to regret it.¡±


    Jack smiled sarcastically, ¡°You rest early, I¡¯ll go first.¡±


    ¡°Wait, why isn¡¯t n back?¡±


    ¡°Mr. Howard has gone to Miss Hunt¡¯s.¡±


    Diana was stunned and frowned, ¡°What¡¯s with this Miss Hunt? n is so attached to her.¡±


    Jack shook his head, indicating that he was not sure.


    ¡°You don¡¯t know or you don¡¯t want to tell me?¡±


    ¡°I really don¡¯t know, anyway, it should be someone who is quite important to Mr. Howard.¡±


    Jack looked pale, said goodbye and left the Howard family.


    Listening to the sound of the door closing from upstairs, Diana grunted coldly, wrapped her shawl around her and sat down on the sofa, sulking, ¡°A dummy in front of me hasn¡¯t been solved yet, and another little girl runs out, howe I didn¡¯t find so many things before!¡±


    Marry added tea, ¡°Ma¡¯am, I don¡¯t think we need to worry too much, that Miss Hunt doesn¡¯t look too old, I heard she¡¯s still in college.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m just wondering about this¡­ a little girl who just started college, how did she get to know n, and n is so protective of her that he¡¯s willing to let her fool around with thepany.¡±


    Diana pondered for a moment, ¡°No, Marry, you ask someone to check the girl¡¯s background, I always feel uneasy.¡±


    ¡°Yes.¡±


    n did not return overnight.


    The next day, Lexie dared not disobey him and left early for work.


    Just arrived at the office, before sitting down, the sound of a door opening behind you followed.


    Lydia raised the paper bag in her hand, ¡°I bought breakfast, and I bought one for you too by the way.¡±


    [Thank you.]


    Lydia put down her breakfast and didn¡¯t mean to leave, ¡°Hey, do you have any books on signnguage? Lend me two books to read.¡±


    Lexie was slightly stunned, not understanding what she meant by that.


    ¡°I can¡¯t always talk to myself and have troublemunicating with you.¡±


    Without waiting for Lexie¡¯s response, Lydia suddenly turned her words around, ¡°I¡¯m going to report to school at the end of this month, so you should be happy that you¡¯re the only one left around n then, right?¡±


    Lexie¡¯s brow furrowed and her eyes sank.


    [Do you think I should be happy to be coerced and stay in such a cage-like ce where life is worse than death?


    Lydia is like a flower that has been kept in n¡¯s greenhouse, never experiencing pain and thinking that what she wants is what others want.


    In fact, his honey, your arsenic.

 Chapter 114 – Secret Accounts Overseas

    ¡°That¡¯s not what I meant.¡± Lydia¡¯s face was full of childish persistence, ¡°Forget it, I can¡¯t exin it to you, anyway, n is not so insensitive as you see, he cares about you.¡±


    Care?


    Lexie suddenly wanted tough.


    Seeing that Lexie was not moved, Lydia was annoyed, ¡°You are so insensitive? I have said so clearly you still do not understand, anyway, if you dare to hit him again, I will not be polite with you!¡±


    After saying this, she picked up the breakfast bag on the table, ¡°I¡¯m nuts to buy you breakfast!¡±


    With a ¡®bang¡¯, the door of the office mmed shut.


    Through the blinds, Lexie could clearly see Lydia throwing the breakfast she was supposed to give her into the trash and walking away in a huff.


    Lexie took a deep breath, swept away the discarded papers from her desk, and sat down.


    Lydia angrily returned to n¡¯s office, sat down on the couch, and poured arge ss of water.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong? Angry like this?¡±


    n¡¯s voice came from behind theputer.


    ¡°Bitten by the dog.¡± Lydia didn¡¯t have a good mood, ¡°I really don¡¯t know what kind of vision you have, the women around you are stranger than one another.¡±


    n gave her an inexplicable look and was about to say something when Jack knocked on the door.


    ¡°Mr. Howard, the appointment letter from the personnel side, you need to sign it, Edith cane to work tomorrow.¡±


    ¡°Give it to me.¡±


    ¡°What?¡± Lydia popped up from the couch, ¡°Edith ising to work at the Howard Group? Howe I didn¡¯t know about this?¡±


    n said faintly, ¡°Work matters, you would not have liked to ask.¡±


    ¡°Doesn¡¯t she work at the hospital?¡±


    ¡°The Howard Group¡¯s R&D team was short of people, so they let here over.¡±


    ¡°No,¡± Lydia hurried over and held n¡¯s hand down, ¡°you can¡¯t sign.¡±


    ¡°Why?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t like her,¡± Lydia frowned, ¡°she looks like a vain woman, don¡¯t you feel disgusted to have her around you every day?¡±


    Despite the little contact, Lydia hates Edith.


    n let go of her hand and said seriously, ¡°Lydia, this is a work thing, listen.¡±


    ¡°Edith doesn¡¯t have good intentions for you, I can see that, you let here to the Howard Group, Lexie and she don¡¯t see each other, what do you make Lexie think?¡±


    n¡¯s eyes, however, suddenly sank a few shades, ¡°What if I told you that it was her suggestion to have Edithe to the Howard Group?¡±


    Lydia was stunned.


    How is it possible?


    After releasing his hand, n quickly signed.


    Jack hurriedly took the documents and fled, away from this ce of right and wrong.


    n said, ¡°Lydia, you just have to be happy, you don¡¯t have to worry about these things.¡±


    Lydia looked at n, bright and brilliant a face, very forced to pull out a smile, but very hard.


    I don¡¯t know why, but recently she always felt that she had made the wrong decision to give up piano ande to J City to study, and only aftering here did she realize that n¡¯s world was much moreplicated than she thought.


    Life, it seems, is not as happy as it used to be.


    Before the end of the afternoon, Lexie went to n¡¯s office.


    [These are some of the Mitchell Group¡¯s financials, and every year since five years ago, huge amounts of money have been flowing in batches into a secret overseas ount].


    ¡°Does Peter have a trusted person around him who lives overseas for a long time?¡±


    n flipped through the information, not very patient to continue reading.


    Lexie shakes her head.


    No one else as far as she knows.


    n said, ¡°It¡¯s almost impossible to operate a transfer of these funds to an overseas ount if someone overseas isn¡¯t taking care of it.¡±


    [There is a possibility.]


    n and Lexie looked at each other, and a name came to both of them.


    If you want to be trusted, no one is more trusted than your own daughter.


    ¡°I¡¯ll be meeting Edith for dinner tonight.¡±


    [Hmm.]


    Lexie packed up the information and tucked it into her bag, [If there¡¯s nothing else, I¡¯ll leave work first, I¡¯ll go see grandma.


    Her indifferent attitude fell on n¡¯s eyes, even he did not notice, there are a few sulking crept up his brow.


    Lexie, however, saw something and looked at him calmly, [If you don¡¯t agree, I can also go home now.


    n¡¯s eyes suddenly went cold, ¡°You¡¯re asking me to choose? Teaching me to do things?¡±


    Lexie was silent.


    She was doing everything he exined, Myles was dead, and she no longer had anything to fear but her grandmother.


    n swept her a cold nce and left first, holding his phone.This belongs ? N?velDra/ma.Org.


    The office was suddenly empty, and the cold wind blew down from the windowsill. Lexie shivered and clutched thepels of her suit jacket.


    On the way to see grandma, Lexie drove to the old street and bought her some old-fashioned snacks that she liked.


    In the whole J City, only this old street to be demolished still makes these traditional snacks.


    After packing, she carried it out of the store, looked up and saw the tailor store sign across the street, her heart swept through the image of three people once joking here, and suddenly her heart hurt badly.


    ¡°Lexie?¡±


    A familiar voice came from behind her, and she thought it was a mistake.


    Until the figure around the corner of the alley came out, sharp short hair, a pair of sunken wise eyes sizing her up suspiciously, ¡°How did you get here?¡±


    Lexie raises the snack packet in her hand.


    Flora reacted with a few moments of disappointment in her eyes, ¡°For grandma, right?¡±


    Lexie nods her head.


    Knowing Flora, it was entirely Myles¡¯ rtionship, and now that Myles is gone, and that she has caused it herself, her rtionship with Flora has froze, and the friends who were friends at first sight can now only look at each other without words, and both of them feel awkward.


    ¡°I¡¯m still looking into the Myles thing, I¡¯ll give him an exnation, n¡¯s side, he didn¡¯t do anything to you, did he?¡±


    [No.]


    ¡°Also,¡± Flora snorted coldly, ¡°you have done it with him, he is still not pursued, what do I need to worry about you? Myles is too worried about you to end up in such a situation.¡±


    Lexie is dumbfounded, her heart is overwhelmed, and she can¡¯t say a word in defense.


    Parting of the ways.


    Watching Flora¡¯s back, Lexie suddenly put the snack on the roof of the car and went after her.


    [You wait.]


    She pulls Flora¡¯s sleeve, [I have something to tell you.


    Flora frowned at her and cast a searching look.


    I suspect that Peter is going to transfer assets for the Mitchell Group and is going to short the Mitchell Group and leave an empty shell and then move out of J City or even out of the country.


    Flora¡¯s eyes tightened, ¡°Why do you conclude that?¡±


    [I¡¯m sure the Mitchell Group Medicine¡¯s signature drug prescriptions are faulty and have been relying on fake prescriptions to sustain them.

 Chapter 115 Throwing in the towel

    ¡°Is that why you quit your old job and went to the Howard Group?¡±


    Flora looked at Lexie, ¡°n sent you to investigate, huh?¡±


    Faced with Flora¡¯s pressing question, Lexie¡¯s gaze dodged away, [I still have things to do, I¡¯ll go first.


    ¡°Hey¨C¡±


    Flora failed to call Lexie and watched as her car took off.


    When she arrived at her grandmother¡¯s house, Lexie rang the doorbell several times but no one answered.


    ¡°Are you Grandma Amy¡¯s granddaughter?¡±


    The door across the hall suddenly opened, and a middle-aged woman¡¯s figure poked out inside, surveying Lexie with a puzzled look on her face, ¡°Grandma Amy was taken to the hospital, didn¡¯t you know?¡±


    Lexie blushed.


    Renhe Hospital Emergency Department.


    Lexie rushed from outside, almost hit the nurse who took the medication, the guide desk, gestured for a long time no one could understand what she meant.


    ¡°Sister-inw?¡±


    A familiar male voice came from behind.


    [Kevin.


    Lexie turns around and sees Kevin head-on.


    After exining the situation, Kevin asked the information desk and knew that grandma was in the emergency room, so he took Lexie there.


    ¡°Grandma.¡±


    ¡°Hey,¡± on the hospital bed, Grandma saw Kevin and Lexie and froze, ¡°Lexie, what are you doing here?¡±


    Lexie¡¯s eyes were red with anxiety, [Grandma, how are you doing?


    ¡°Oh, I¡¯m fine, I just fell and broke some skin, so I went home and put some medicine on it, Patrick was not worried and sent me to the hospital.¡±


    Following her grandmother¡¯s gaze, Lexie then saw the teenager standing next to her.


    [Is that you?


    The teenager¡¯s blond hair stood out in the pale emergency department.


    Isn¡¯t this the teenager who had a sheepish seizure in the neighborhood the other day?


    As soon as he saw Lexie, he scratched his head, showing a very embarrassed look, and said in a rushed manner, ¡°Grandmother is old, in case a little hurt, I worry that it is not good, so I brought her here, it is me who made a fuss.¡±


    Lexie shook her head, [Thank you.


    Grandma pulled Lexie, ¡°Thanks to Patrick it, help me catch the thief, you said you wereing to dinner, I thought I¡¯d go out to buy a fish, but the bag was snatched, I chased the thief, and fell by chance.¡±


    [Grandma, you¡¯re so old and you¡¯re still chasing thieves, you really are!


    Lexie was furious, [What will I do if you have a problem?


    Kevin wasforted by the side, ¡°People are fine, I asked the doctor who administered the medicine to grandma, it is a superficial injury, no need to be hospitalized.¡±


    Lexie was relieved, still heartbroken from looking at the gauze wrapped around her grandmother¡¯s knee.


    Patrick carried Grandma to the car, and Kevin followed him out, handing Lexie the medicine.


    ¡°The dosage and usage are written inside, I will take time to visit grandma in the next few days, you don¡¯t have to worry too much.¡±


    [Thank you].


    ¡°No need to be polite with me,¡± Kevin nced at Lexie¡¯s car and frowned, ¡°That teenager, do you know him?¡±


    [We¡¯ve met once before, so we kind of know each other.


    ¡°Sister-inw, you can¡¯t guard against people, this teenager looks ¡­¡±


    [I know, I¡¯ll ask for rification].


    Lexie also found it strange that the grandma seemed to know the teenager well.


    When she thought of him following her in the neighborhood earlier, she was also a little uneasy in her heart.


    Lexie drove Grandma back.


    Opening the door, Lexie pointed in the direction of the bedroom and told the teenager to send Grandma to the bedroom.


    [Grandma, you take a break, I¡¯ll go cook.


    ¡°Hey, well, Patrick stay for dinner too, gotta thank Patrick for today.¡±


    The teenager waved his hand in a hurry.


    Lexie, however, nodded, [I know.


    Aftering out of the bedroom, Lexie poured a cup of tea for the teenager.


    [Thank you for what happened today.


    A line was typed on the phone screen and she handed it to the teenager to read.


    The teenager immediately shook his head, ¡°It¡¯s okay, this is what I should do, you saved me before, I do such a little thing is nothing, by the way ¡­¡±


    The teenager fished an envelope out of his pocket, ¡°This is for you.¡±


    Lexie took it and opened it. Inside were paper bills.


    One hundred, fifty, twenty, and even five, in bits and pieces, in thick piles.


    ¡°This is the medical expenses you advanced to me before, I have not yete together, can only pay you this part first, the rest I will slowly work back to you.¡±


    Lexie was slightly stunned and pushed the envelope back.


    [No need.]


    ¡°No, you have to take it.¡±


    The teenager¡¯s attitude was insistent, ¡°I never owe anyone a favor.¡±


    Lexie had no choice but to leave that out for now.


    [So you¡¯re the one who¡¯s been helping Grandma all this time?


    She has heard her grandmother say several times, a teenager often help her side, a little what dirty work, are rushing to help do.


    Lexie at first thought it was amunity volunteer serving the elderly.


    The teenager nodded, somewhat rushed.


    [You were following me before, weren¡¯t you?


    Looking at the words, the teenager¡¯s face suddenly went white, with a look of wanting to exin but unable to speak.


    After examining him for half a day and seeing him sweat, Lexie was helpless.


    [What¡¯s your name?


    The teenager then snapped back to his senses and jerked to a standstill.This belongs ? N?velDra/ma.Org.


    ¡°My name is Patrick.¡±


    Lexie nodded, [I helped you as a favor, you don¡¯t have to think much about it, since the money has been paid back to me, you don¡¯t owe me anything.


    Looking at the teenager¡¯s still somewhat stiff face, Lexie added, [Stay for dinnerter].


    Patrick¡¯s face eased up and he immediately and diligently helped carry the vegetables to the kitchen, ¡°I help you, usually I help grandma pick the vegetables, grandma said I picked the vegetables picked very clean.¡±


    Lexie smiles a little and nods.


    Patrick is just 20 years old, an age when he should reasonably still be in school, but he seems to have been in society for a long time.


    After apanying Grandma to dinner, Lexie left.


    [Where do you live, I¡¯ll take you back.


    ¡°No,¡± Patrick immediately shook his head, ¡°I don¡¯t live far away, I¡¯ll just walk back, you go about your business.¡±


    Seeing that he ran fast, Lexie could not call him, and the hand that reached out hung in mid-air for a long time, silently retracted.


    She drove around the neighborhood, saw Patrick get on the bus from a distance, and followed him.


    Kevin is right, you can¡¯t be too defensive.


    It waste at night.


    Lexie drove for half an hour and waited until Patrick got off at the stop before the terminal. Looking around, it turned out to be the old town, where Flora¡¯s tailor store was located and where she hade in the afternoon.


    The surrounding walls are marked for demolition, and Patrick lives in a more isted, low alley.


    Lexie¡¯s car couldn¡¯t drive in, so she had to get out and follow from a distance.


    After walking for a while, I suddenly couldn¡¯t see Patrick¡¯s figure.


    ¡°You followed me?¡±


    A male voice came from the darkness behind him.

 Chapter 116 Silent Resistance

    Lexie¡¯s heart tightened and her back mmed against the wall.


    Patrick stepped out of the shadows.


    ¡°Patrick, is that Patrick?¡±


    An old voice suddenly came from the alley.


    Before Lexie could look back, Patrick had already gone over to her first, ¡°Grandma, why are you out by yourself?¡±


    ¡°How many times have I said, you can¡¯t see clearly at night, youe out and fall again!¡±


    Following the sound, Lexie only saw the innermost small house, the house was dimly lit, there was an old woman standing in the doorway, on crutches, trembling, while Patrick called her grandmother.


    The small house is very dpidated and in disrepair, the walls are mottled.


    The house did not even have a decent chair, Patrick pushed the clothes away from the corner of the ¡®sofa¡¯ and took his coat off andid it on, ¡°Mrs. Howard, you don¡¯t mind, you sit.¡±


    Lexie looked at the busy old man in the house.


    Patrick exined, ¡°My grandmother is old and her ears and eyes are not so good, but for some reason, she hears my voice.¡±


    [Your family, just you and grandma?


    ¡°Well, I¡¯ve been living with my grandmother since I was a little girl.¡±


    Lexie couldn¡¯t bear to hear such words, she also grew up with her grandmother.


    ¡°Patrick,e and help me see where the tea is, pour a cup of tea for the guests!¡±


    Grandma¡¯s voice came from the inner room.


    Patrick walked in busy, ¡°Grandma you don¡¯t busy, where is the tea at home ¡­¡±


    ¡°I remember that there is, what kind of people let people leave without having some tea?¡±


    Patrick was able to coax his grandmother to stop working, lift the curtain ande out, and was about to talk to Lexie when he noticed that Lexie had already left, an envelope resting on the corner of the worn table.


    He froze and grabbed the envelope to chase him out, but all he heard was the sound of an engine at the entrance of the alley.


    When Lexie arrived home, n wasn¡¯t back yet.


    She took a look at the time, 11 o¡¯clock, a meal will not take so long, it looks like it should be sent Edith home, she did not think much about it, into the kitchen to pour water to drink.


    Kevin came out of the bedroom and inquired, ¡°How is Grandma doing?¡±


    [Nothing is wrong, just rest at home for two days].


    ¡°The teenager?¡±


    Thepany has been helping the grandmother for some time now.


    Kevin is a little uneasy, ¡°I¡¯ll help you check his identity, so suddenly appeared a person.¡±


    Lexie shakes her head.


    A child who is dependent on his grandmother, filial to the elderly, even if the surface looks dangling, but he has not done anything bad, will not be bad.


    Seeing her reluctance, Kevin couldn¡¯t force it.


    ¡°By the way, the results of the drug analysis you entrusted me to do earlier are out.¡±


    Lexie took the information from Kevin¡¯s hand, but looked a little confused.


    She has not studied medicine and knows little about Chinese medicine, and the ingredients on it are not very understandable.


    Kevin exined, ¡°These kinds of Chinese medicine, including pills, oral liquid, including health products, the role of the human body are notrge, it can be said that there is no merit, the Drug Administration side, it is reasonable to say that it should also be checked out.¡±


    Many times, as long as no one is killed, everything is calm and quiet.


    Kevin was slightly stunned.


    Lexie¡¯s demeanor, however, was calm.


    the Mitchell Group in J City for so many years, more or less or some rtionship, otherwise Peter¡¯s hands on those without a dose of ancestral prescriptions, the Mitchell Group has long since gone out of business.


    Now with Kevin¡¯sb results in ce and Flora¡¯s investigation first, Lexie was sure that Peter had been selling fake drugs all these years.


    The Mitchell family¡¯s century-old medical school, with six ancestral prescriptions, passed down to Peter, and there is not a single one left.


    As we were talking, the sound of an engine came from outside.


    When n entered the door, he saw Kevin and Lexie standing together in the bright light of the kitchen, just like a pair of perfect people.


    His brow furrowed, but he quickly returned to his normal self.


    ¡°Brother,¡± Kevin offered in greeting.


    n gave a ¡®hmm¡¯, ¡°Still up?¡±


    ¡°My sister-inw entrusted me with someb tests before, and today the information just came out, so I took it to her.¡±


    n¡¯s eyes fell on Lexie¡¯s hand, thoughtful.


    Lexie put away the information, [Go up and talk.


    n nodded slightly.


    In the study, Lexie tells the truth about Kevin¡¯s words and her suspicions.


    n looked at thosebs in his hand, ¡°Originally, before the R & D room closed, I also had someone test Nerves Soothing Pill, but the results are not yet avable, you are quite thoughtful.¡±


    ¡°But,¡± he suddenly raised his head, his gaze sunken, ¡°didn¡¯t you say that Peter didn¡¯t have a prescription in his hand? Then what was the prescription you gave me?¡±


    Lexie¡¯s heart thumped, her hand shook, and ab slip in her hand floated down to her feet.


    She forgot about it.


    n stared at her coldly, ¡°No exnation?¡±


    Lexie¡¯s throat tightened.


    [I was trying to stay alive and didn¡¯t mean to lie to you.


    ¡°Then why not tell the truth?¡±


    [You won¡¯t believe it.]


    Lexie¡¯s face stiffened and she gestured carefully in her hand, [The situation was such that if I told you I had seen the prescription, but there was no dose on it, you wouldn¡¯t believe it at all].


    n¡¯s originally sullen and cold eyes were stunned for a moment.


    As far as he could remember, Lexie seemed to have said it many times.


    [You won¡¯t believe it.]


    He really never believed her either.


    Whether she was in contact with Peter or with another man, his first reaction was always that she was going to betray herself and run away from herself.


    ¡°Forget this matter, I hope you won¡¯t hide anything from me in the future.¡±


    Lexie breathed a sigh of relief.


    [I need to leave work early in the next two days, is that okay?


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡±


    I need to go over and look after her every day.


    n nodded, ¡°Yes.¡±


    ?? And, two days ago I saved a child whomitted sheep epilepsy, he has been taking care of grandma recently, if you are not sure, you can have someone investigate him??.


    ¡°What do you mean by that?¡±


    [He is twenty years old, and his grandmother is dependent on him, the family is not good, I just followed the past to see, if the old man without him, can only be self-sustaining.


    Lexie¡¯s expressionless face typed in signnguage as if it were an emotionless machine.


    n¡¯s heart was irritated for no reason and scolded, ¡°In your eyes, I am such an indiscriminate person who wants people¡¯s lives at will?¡±This belongs ? N?velDra/ma.Org.


    Lexie¡¯s face doesn¡¯t change.


    [I don¡¯t mean that, just that these things are told to you in advance to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings].


    What happened to Myles came first, and she couldn¡¯t let any more innocent people get hurt because of herself.


    ¡°Is that so?¡±


    n stared at her coldly, ¡°Why do I get the feeling that you¡¯re fighting me? Pissing me off in this way!¡±

 Chapter 117: Adding Another Fire

    Lexie clenched her fist, her eyes like a pool of stagnant water, unperturbed.


    ¡°Does staying by my side make you so reluctant and ungrateful?¡±


    n suddenly remembered the wedding night, when he first saw her, she was so soft and quiet, a pair of eyes innocent and kind.


    Extreme hatred and pity tangled, and finally grew the idea of keeping her forever captive.


    Lexie clenched her fists and didn¡¯t say a word.


    Myles¡¯ death is a dead end in her mind, even if n didn¡¯t kill him, he broke one of Myles¡¯ legs and indirectly caused his death.


    She couldn¡¯t forgive the man in front of her, but of course, he probably didn¡¯t even need her forgiveness.


    ¡°Get out.¡±


    After the three concise words fell, Lexie did not hesitate to turn around and leave.


    ¡®Click¡¯ the sound of the door closing echoed through the study.


    The lighter hit several times, smoke curled up behind the desk, blurring the man¡¯s cold, gloomy face, and his brow furrowed fiercely.


    A weekter, the Mitchell Group¡¯s pharmaceutical products destined for overseas were investigated at a special airline shipment, revealing problems with the quality of the drugs and instantly causing a furore in the news and public opinion.


    Arge group of agents appeared at the door of the Mitchell Group to demand a refund and payment of breach of contract.


    ¡°Lexie, you have to help Dad this time, if n doesn¡¯t help, these agents will make a scene and the Mitchell Group will be finished.¡±


    Lexie poured a cup of tea and handed it to Peter.


    You don¡¯t want to be in a hurry, no one wants such a thing, aren¡¯t you familiar with the people of the Drug Administration?


    ¡°Now if these public opinions are not resolved, who dares to help? What¡¯s missing is not people, it¡¯s money!¡±


    Peter was so anxious that he was sweating, and this time it was even worse thanst time.


    ¡°Lexie, you are now the majority shareholder of the group, you have the responsibility and obligation to help solve the problem, otherwise this is not good for you either!¡±


    [Are you threatening me?


    Hearing this, Peter¡¯s face stiffened, ¡°I ¡­ didn¡¯t mean that.¡±


    Lexie turns around and pulls a file out of the cab.


    ¡°What is this?¡±


    The solution to the problem, after the ident I have thought about it first, depending on whether you are willing to do it or not.


    After opening the file and turning a few pages, Peter¡¯s face gradually stiffened.


    ¡°You want me to cede thend in the southern suburbs of J City? Is that what you want or what n wants?¡±


    [I¡¯m not that capable of making you ask for n¡¯s help without cutting any meat at all.


    Lexie looked pale, [By the way, isn¡¯t Edith also in the Howard Group? If you think I can¡¯t help, you can look her up, maybe she can talk better than me.


    Peter¡¯s face sank.


    If Edith could really talk to n, why would hee here to find Lexie?


    That n, clearly is coaxing her, spend some money to buy her some gifts only, this girl can not see through herself.


    ¡°I¡¯ll take it back and think about it.¡±


    [Okay, then you take care.C0pyright ? 2024 N?v)(elDrama.Org.


    Lexie rang the bell at hand and the secretary quickly opened the door from outside and escorted Peter out.


    When he left, Lexie sat down and on her phone was a message from n.


    ¡°Did he say yes?¡±


    ¡°Not yet, but it should be a yes.¡±


    ¡°Then add more fire.¡±


    Looking at the text message content, Lexie slowly clutched her phone.


    Shares of the Mitchell Group plunged before the market closed on Friday, falling at one point.


    the Mitchell family.


    Peter mmed the contract on the table, ¡°This is trying to push me to the edge.¡±


    Edith hastened to persuade, ¡°Dad, you take a sip of tea to calm down, I have already told you, this Lexie can¡¯t be trusted, she is now doing everything to please n.¡±


    ¡°Eating inside out!¡±


    Thinking about this period of time, Lexie step by step to the current position, even he had to look at her face to act, Peter felt that he had been yed, almost a breath of air can note up.


    ¡°Dad, don¡¯t worry, I¡¯ll find a way to get Lexie out of the Howard Group.¡±


    ¡°No need for you.¡± Peter clenched his fist, an old face wrinkled, the corners of his eyes twitching slightly, ¡°It¡¯s also time to show her that staying around n is not such an easy thing to do.¡±


    ¡°Dad, what do you want to do?¡±


    Peter made a call out, ¡°Tim, have someone go to Laoshan and pick up someone.¡±


    J City South Suburb.


    After signing thend transfer agreement with Peter, n and Lexie went to the southern suburbs together.


    Jack pointed to a distant piece and said, ¡°ording to the n, that piece was originally to build a hot spring resort, but we can reduce the scope of the resort and repair the resort hotel, and thisrge piece ofnd is very suitable for a golf course.¡±


    n nodded and nced at Lexie, ¡°What¡¯s your opinion?¡±


    Lexie froze for a moment and said with a straight face, [I think if we simply build a golf course, it won¡¯t bepetitive with the golf course in the western suburbs. Nowadays, people like to be quiet, and this is very close to the temple, so we can actually consider incorporating Buddhist elements to make a mountain resort.


    The morning bell and the evening drum, the mountain does not know that the years are deep.


    It is close to Elephant Hill, and the sound of monks ringing bells can be clearly heard from the hill.


    n was thoughtful.


    ¡°n!¡±


    Lydia trotted over from the distance and took n¡¯s arm, saying gleefully, ¡°I saw the horses over there, is there going to be a horse farm here?¡±


    ¡°You want a horse farm to be built here?¡±


    ¡°Yes, in that case, you cane over and ride horses. How big is this ce? If it¡¯s finished, it must be the biggest horse farm in J City!¡±


    n gave Jack a look and instructed, ¡°Go do it.¡±


    Jack was stunned, looked at Lydia in dismay, then looked at Lexie, finally swallowed what he wanted to say, and sighed silently in his heart.


    Lexie pursed her lips, a little bitterness in her throat.


    If you don¡¯t intend to take her advice, why ask her?


    Lydia was not aware of the previous conversation, once she heard that a horse farm could be built, she cheered happily, ¡°Come on, let¡¯s go see the horses over there, it¡¯s still early, let¡¯s go riding!¡±


    n was dragged far away by Lydia.


    Lexie stood in ce, or Jack took two steps and called back to her, ¡°Ma¡¯am, let¡¯s go check it out together.¡±


    [Hmm.]


    ¡°In fact, the final may not build a horse farm, here to build a horse farm, the investment isrge return is small, the degree of risk is very high, the final feasibility program out, nine out of ten is Mrs. You said the program can be better implemented.¡±


    [I just mentioned it casually, none of this has anything to do with me.


    Lexie¡¯s face was unfazed as she followed the two joking figures in front of her towards the stables.


    Jack followed up, ¡°Ma¡¯am, have you ever ridden a horse?¡±


    Lexie shakes her head.


    ¡°Then pick a tamer one for youter, so that you don¡¯t have an ident.¡±

 Chapter 118 – Secret Calculation

    Lexie followed behind n and Lydia, spaced out and listened to the staff exin the horse in front of her, ¡°This horse is smaller in size and has a good personality, Mrs. Howard is new to riding this one.¡±


    Lexie tried petting the pony¡¯s head and was relieved to see that the pony did not resist her.


    She had never ridden a horse, but she was still quite eager to do so.


    After each chose their own horse, a staff member in charge led the horse out.


    Lexie was a little nervous.


    ¡°This is a nice looking horse hey!¡±


    Lydia¡¯s voice came from behind her, ¡°Lexie, this horse of yours looks better than the one I chose, I want to switch with you.¡±


    Lexie looked at the horse behind Lydia with some hesitation.


    The horse that Lydia chose was too tall, she had never ridden a horse before and was afraid to ride one that high.


    ¡°What¡¯s being said?¡±


    n had mounted his horse and rode over to survey the two men.


    Lydia said, ¡°I like Lexie the horse and I wanted to switch with her, but she didn¡¯t seem too willing.¡±


    n frowned, ¡°Didn¡¯t you choose this horse yourself, why don¡¯t you like it again?¡±ConTEent bel0ngs to N?v(e)lD/rama(.)Org .


    ¡°I didn¡¯t just see it, Lexie what a cute horse.¡±


    Lexie¡¯s expression was clearly difficult.


    n was about to say something, but she suddenly stepped to the side, [Then here you go.


    Lydia smiled cheekily, ¡°Thanks! I knew Lexie was a generous person.¡±


    After saying this, she rolled onto her horse, pulled the reins from the staff¡¯s hands, and ran away with a clip on the horse¡¯s belly, her voiceing from the wind, ¡°I¡¯ll go first! You guys hurry up and follow.¡±


    n rode on his horse and looked at Lexie, ¡°If you¡¯re scared, go pick a smaller horse again.¡±


    Lexie shook her head, [No, I¡¯ll try it.


    ¡°The horses at our stable are pretty good-tempered,¡± said the staff member who helped her get on the horse.


    Fortunately, although the horse is tall, but good temperament, walking slowly, and staff holding, so after riding a while, Lexie will not be afraid.


    n followed not far behind Lexie, seemingly unconcerned about Lydia galloping in the distance.


    Lexie¡¯s long hair swaying with the wind, white shirt, brown vest, a riding suit is very ttering to the body, sunset, from the back is a very spiritual picture.


    ¡°Mrs. Howard, want to try it a little faster?¡±


    Lexie shook her head sharply.


    ¡°Actually, you can try.¡±


    The staff had been persuaded to pull the reins in their hands, patted the horses, and picked up speed under their feet.


    Lexie tensed up all of a sudden and her back straightened.


    ¡°Mrs. Howard, take it easy, it¡¯s not fast.¡±


    Lexie couldn¡¯t speak and tried to gesture something but the staff was leading the horse in front and couldn¡¯t see it.


    Seeing this, n immediately scolded, ¡°Slow down! Who told you to go so fast?¡±


    The staff stumbled in fear, but the horse¡¯s hooves did not brake, Lexie shrieked, his hands almost released the reins, but the staff held on to the reins for dear life.


    Lexie broke out in a cold sweat.


    ¡°Ah¡­¡±


    A scream suddenly came from the distance.


    Lexie was startled to see from afar Lydia¡¯s horse raised its front hooves high, the reins dangling in the air ¡®snapped¡¯, Lydia grabbed a nk, the whole person tumbled down.


    ¡°Lydia!¡±


    n immediately turned his horse around and hurried over.


    Lexie was also startled, panicked, dismounted and rushed over, and when she arrived, Lydia was lying on the ground with a painful face, and n was crouching next to her, but did not dare to move her.


    Turning back to Lexie, she yelled, ¡°What are you still doing? Call an ambnce!¡±


    Lexie was yelled a jolt, panicked, touching the phone, but remembered that when changing clothes in the locker room, the phone was left there, did not bring out.


    The staff member next to me had already called, ¡°Hello? First Aid?¡±


    There is a first aid point in the park, Jack came with the staff and carried a stretcher to take Lydia away, n¡¯s face was anxious as it had never been before, running away after him all the way.


    Lexie stood still, somewhat bewildered.


    From a distance, she suddenly saw Lydia¡¯s horse, several staff members pulling on the reins could not be pulled, as if crazy, crazy hoof.


    The voice of the staff member holding the horse for himself came from behind him, ¡°Strange, why is this horse so cranky today? Is he on the wrong medication?¡±


    Lexie¡¯s heart suddenly stuttered.


    I don¡¯t know where the intuition came from, she suddenly felt that there has been a gaze falling on her, raised her head to look, then saw the distant park hotel rooftop, there seems to be a figure shaking.


    If Lydia hadn¡¯t switched horses with herself today, it would have been herself who fell off the horse.


    Renhe Hospital.


    Kevin operated himself and n was waiting at the door of the operating room.


    When Lexie arrived, the surgery was not yet over.


    n saw her, ¡°You¡¯re not needed here, go home first.¡±


    The door of the operating room suddenly opened from the inside.


    Kevin took off his mask and came out, ¡°People are fine, don¡¯t worry.¡±


    n breathed a sigh of relief.


    ¡°Broke two ribs, torn thigh muscles, need a period of hospitalization for observation, didn¡¯t you say she was good at riding horses? How did she fall like this?¡±


    n looked chagrined, ¡°I shouldn¡¯t have let her fool around on her own, the horses in the stable aren¡¯t too familiar yet.¡±


    Lexie, however, suddenly shook her head and handed Kevin a packet of something.


    The white sealed bag contains some granules.


    Kevin and n were both stunned.


    ¡°What is this?¡±


    [Feed for horse farms].


    When Lexie was leaving, she took a look at the stables. The feed in the trough of Lydia¡¯s horse was so empty that she found it strange and simply scraped some of the bottom when no one was looking and loaded it away.


    n¡¯s face was instantly covered with a chill, ¡°You are suspecting that this is man-made?¡±


    Lexie nodded her head.


    ¡°Kevin.¡±


    ¡°I know,¡± Kevin took the bag of feed, ¡°I¡¯ll take it to a friend to help withb tests to see if there¡¯s anything wrong.¡±


    ¡°Tough.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯ste, Lydia is still under anesthesia, why don¡¯t you all go home and rest first?¡±


    n shook his head, ¡°No, I¡¯ll stay here with her.¡±


    Kevin was slightly stunned, subconsciously nced at Lexie, saw her face calm, seems to have seen such a situation is not strange.


    [Then I¡¯ll go back first.]


    n looked to Kevin, ¡°Kevin, aren¡¯t you off work? Send her back by the way.¡±


    ¡°Good.¡±


    n himself pushed the operating bed and followed behind the medical staff to the ward, as if his whole body and mind were on the bed.


    Only when n¡¯s figure disappeared in the elevator did Lexiee back to her senses, her stomach suddenly flushed with acidity, and she couldn¡¯t help but rush to the trash can to dry heave.


    ¡°Sister-inw, are you all right?¡±


    Kevin¡¯s concerned voice came from behind him.


    Lexie waved her hand and said she was fine.


    Kevin suddenly thought of a time when he saw her vomiting at home, and his tone changed abruptly, ¡°Have you been doing this a lottely?¡±

 Chapter 119 You’re Pregnant

    Lexie dry heaves for a long time and suddenly looks up when she hears Kevin¡¯s question.


    Following Kevin¡¯s gaze, she looked down at the small of her back and fell into the abyss the instant she realized something with a jolt.


    n was in the hospital room watching over Lydia.


    She woke up in the middle of the night after the anesthesia had passed, saw the man sitting on the edge of the bed napping, carefully raised her hand and touched his face.


    n opened his eyes all of a sudden, ¡°Awake?¡±


    Lydia withdrew her hand and moved it, to the point of drawing a cold breath.


    ¡°Don¡¯t move, your leg is in a cast,¡± n squeezed her shoulder, ¡°the doctor said you need to rest, don¡¯t worry, it¡¯s nothing serious.¡±


    Lydia nodded a little and leaned back on the pillow to look at n.


    ¡°The horse I was riding, there was something wrong with it.¡±


    ¡°I know, I¡¯ve already had someone look into it.¡±


    ¡°The horse I had, was originally Lexie¡¯s to ride, so the other party¡¯s target, should not be me.¡±


    n¡¯s brow furrowed slightly.


    ¡°Are you saying that someone is out to get Lexie?¡±


    ¡°Hmm.¡±


    Lydia took a deep breath and exhaled slowly, raised her head on the pillow for a moment and dropped it again, adjusting it to a morefortable position, ¡°There are too many people who don¡¯t want her around you, I¡¯ve only been in J City for a short time and I¡¯ve seen several, so it¡¯s hard for me to deduce who it is.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry about it, it will be investigated.¡±


    n gave her a lift of the covers, ¡°I¡¯ll go call the doctor.¡±


    Lydia suddenly took n¡¯s hand, ¡°n.¡±


    n was slightly stunned, ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡±


    Lydia¡¯s eyes were full of dependence, ¡°No matter what, you won¡¯t leave me alone, will you?¡±


    n¡¯s gaze was deep and strong, and he held Lydia¡¯s hand tightly, ¡°No.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t think about it, get some rest, I¡¯ll give you time off at school.¡±


    ¡°Hmm.¡± Watching n¡¯s figure disappear in the doorway, Lydia¡¯s eyes slowly sank down.


    After Lydia¡¯s hospitalization, n put off a lot of the work he could, and Lexie traveled back and forth between the hospital and the Howard Group every day.


    At noon, Lexie was released from Renhe Hospital.


    The sun overhead was hot.


    She felt dizzy as she clutched thebs Kevin had given her there.


    ¡°You¡¯re pregnant and it¡¯s been two months.¡±


    Kevin¡¯s voice echoed in my ears, and I couldn¡¯t believe it was true.


    Her hand slowly brushed the small of her back, unable to believe that a new little life had been conceived here, her and n¡¯s child.


    Should I tell him?


    Her mind was a mess, and she drove around downtown J City not knowing where to go, and finally went to her grandmother¡¯s ce.


    Just after entering the neighborhood, I saw Patrick helping my grandma to walk in the neighborhood.


    ¡°Sis!¡±


    Patrick¡¯s eyes were sharp and he saw Lexie at once, waving from afar.Content property of N?velDra/ma.Org.


    Lexie walked over with her bag, [Grandma, are you feeling better?


    The grandmother smiled and patted the knee, ¡°long time ago, said is a little superficial injury, does not matter, these days are to me at home bored.¡±


    [Still need to pay more attention to rest, recovery is slow with age].


    ¡°I know, don¡¯t worry,¡± said Grandma, standing up, pulling Patrick with one hand and Lexie with the other, ¡°Come on, let¡¯s go home and make dumplings today.¡±


    Patrick immediately said, ¡°Then I¡¯ll go buy some leeks, Lexie likes dumplings stuffed with leeks and eggs.¡±


    With that, Patrick handed Grandma to Lexie and ran away in a huff.


    Looking at his back, grandmaughed, ¡°this child, I just mentioned a sentence he remembered, look hairy, but also quite attentive.¡±


    Lexieughed and made no sound.


    I was helping my grandmother walk towards the unit when an old male voice suddenly came from behind me.


    ¡°Amy!¡±


    Lexie didn¡¯t react at first, but when she saw her grandma stop, she remembered her grandma¡¯s real name.


    When I turned around, I saw an old man, wearing a blue work uniform and carrying a half-used, not new, worn leather bag, sizing them both up with a hesitant look on his face.


    Lexie¡¯s eyes lit up when she was stunned and recognized the old man in front of her.


    [Grandpa David?


    Grandpa David is one of the few memories she has of the time she spent with her grandmother and mother before being brought back to the Mitchell family.


    Although she doesn¡¯t remember much, she does remember when Grandpa David used toe back from town and bring her candy, little books, and all kinds of novelty gadgets.


    Children always remember the happy things they did when they were young.


    Grandpa David¡¯s arrival seemed to awaken those memories at once.


    The living room of my grandmother¡¯s house.


    After eating the third bowl of noodles, the old man across the street got red-eyed, ¡°There was a flood at home, and all the houses copsed, and I was left alone at home, so I thought I could onlye to you, but J City is too big, and I searched for more than a month to find here.¡±


    ¡°Been looking for over a month?¡± Grandmother frowned, ¡°How did you know we were in J City?¡±


    ¡°Twenty years ago, the license te number you and Lexie were picked up from was J City¡¯s.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s been twenty years, how can you be sure we¡¯re still in J City?¡±


    Grandpa David was slightly stunned, ¡°I¡¯m not sure, there is no other rtives, take a chance, if I can¡¯t find you, I also find a ce to work in J City, this life is also so.¡±


    Grandma wanted to ask something else, but was stopped by Lexie.


    [Where do you live now?


    ¡°Lexie this?¡± Grandpa David didn¡¯t know about Lexie¡¯s dumbness and was stunned to see her show herself the words typed on her phone.


    Grandmother said, ¡°Twenty years ago that fire, she burned her throat and has not been well.¡±


    ¡°How could this happen? J City has such good medical care and it didn¡¯t even cure it?¡±


    Grandpa David¡¯s face was full of pain, ¡°Lexie was such a cute girl when she was little, howe she had such a disease?¡±


    Lexie held up her phone, signaling Grandpa David, who hadn¡¯t answered her question.


    Grandpa David said, ¡°I live not far from here, is a basement, by the way, I saw yourmunity recruiting janitor this is looking for over, almost forgot the business.¡±


    Said Grandpa David, turning out a crumpled piece of paper from his pocket, ¡°This is what it says.¡±


    ¡°Thismunity is looking for a doorman with a monthly sry of two thousand and all-inclusive room and board.¡±


    Lexie took a look at it and showed it to her grandma as well.


    ¡°It¡¯s our neighborhood,¡± nodded her grandmother, ¡°but here the control is strict, the owners are demanding, not necessarily willing to ept foreigners, you can look elsewhere.¡±


    Grandpa David instantly showed a disappointed look, ¡°So?¡±


    Lexie, however, waved her hand and enthusiastically told Grandpa David, [I¡¯ll go and make a rmendation to the property and will give priority to the tenant or owner rmendation, so you¡¯ll have no probleming here.


    Grandma suddenly pulled her under the table.


    As soon as Lexie turned around, she saw her grandmother giving her a wink.


    Lexie froze, not understanding what Grandma meant.


    Shouldn¡¯t you be happy to see your hometown?

 Chapter 120 Baby, I’m sorry

    Closing the door to the room, Grandma pulled Lexie.


    ¡°What are you introducing David to jobs for?¡±


    Lexie wondered, ¡°Grandpa David is a neighbor, he was very nice to me, if hees to this neighborhood, it is also convenient to have a care with you, you do not know anyone in J City.


    ¡°You don¡¯t have to worry about me,¡± said Grandma, frowning with a worried look.


    [What¡¯s wrong with you?


    ¡°This David ¡­¡± grandma wanted to say, ¡°forget it, see he is not easy, old, no children, so let it be, at first he really did not help us.¡±


    Lexieughed and touched her grandma¡¯s hand, [Grandma, I know what you are worried about, always worried that the people who approach us are not with good intentions, where in the world are there so many bad people?


    [And when I saw Grandpa David today, I suddenly remembered a lot of things from my childhood.


    ¡°Really?¡± The grandmother¡¯s eyes lit up.


    [Hmm.]


    Lexie nodded solemnly.


    The fragments of childhood memories pieced together a lot the moment she saw Grandpa David, and she even remembered the time when Grandpa David came to the house carrying meat loaf bought from the town and it was her mother who opened the door.


    ¡°Brought candy for little Lexie, happy or not?¡±


    ¡°Lexie, say thank you to Grandpa David.¡±


    Her mother¡¯s voice was in her ears, indistinct and not quite real, but the first time she had thought about it in twenty years so far.


    The grandmother was thoughtful, ¡°probably destiny, there are some things that you should think about.¡±


    Patrick soon bought leeks and Grandma cooked the dumplings herself.


    Lexie specifically asked the property owner about the janitorial work, and they were very lenient about it.


    [Where do you live? Tomorrow I¡¯ll help you move to the staff dormitory here.


    Grandpa David shook his head straight, ¡°no need to bother you, I have nothing, I go back today, tomorrow I wille, Lexie, you busy with your line, after your grandma here, I facilitate care it.¡±


    Grandmother frowned, quite a bit of disgust.


    ¡°Here are the dumplings,¡± Patrick said as he brought up the second pot of dumplings, bustling around with vinegar and chili and other dipping sauces.


    ¡°Grandma, sis, you guys eat while it¡¯s hot, I¡¯ll go home first.¡±


    Grandma was busy saying, ¡°Patrick, you sit down and eat together.¡±


    ¡°No, I still have to go home to have dinner with my grandmother, it¡¯s a littlete.¡±


    Lexie pulled him in, [I¡¯ll give you a ride.


    ¡°No need, sis.¡±


    Lexie gestured to her grandma and grabbed her bag and changed her shoes to go out.


    Grandma said, ¡°Go ahead and drive carefully on the road.¡±


    Patrick followed, scratching his head in confusion, and could only keep up.


    After dropping Patrick off at home, Lexie handed him a portion of dumplings that she had already packed, gesturing for him to take them home and eat them with his grandmother.


    Patrick froze for a moment, ¡°Sister, there¡¯s no need to be so polite.¡±


    Lexie slipped the box into his hand and took another envelope from her bag and ced it in hisp.


    Patrick froze for a moment, opened the envelope and saw the neat hundred dor bills inside, his face changed, ¡°Sister, what do you mean by that?¡±


    Lexie showed him the edited message.


    [The money is what I lent you, give me an IOU, you take the money to enroll in a night school, learn something you want to learn, so that you can take better care of your grandmother in the future, so that she can rest assured.


    Patrick stared nkly at Lexie and suddenly turned his back on her face.


    A small choked voice came from the passenger side.


    Lexie looked at him and wanted to say something, Patrick actually opened the door and got out of the car, looking as if he was afraid that she would see him crying, and ran far away before he shouted, ¡°I will definitely pay you back!¡±


    Lexie smiled, started the car, and drove off into the night.


    She did not notice that the car had just left the mouth of the alley when Patrick was stopped by several dark shadows.


    ¡°What are you doing?¡±


    ¡°Hold it down!¡±


    The brief two words fell, Patrick was pressed down by two big men, cheek dead on the drab concrete wall, struggling to rub blood.


    The dumplings and envelopes all fell to the ground.


    In the shadows, out of a pair of feet in high heels, the woman leaned down to pick up the envelope, ¡°I said it, so long no contact with me, so it is to find a new gold master?¡±


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    ¡°Give it back to you?¡± The woman approached him, took the envelope and pped it twice on his face, her face turned sharply and she pressed his head hard, ¡°This is what you did for me?¡±


    ¡°I bah! Who promised to do something for you? You begged me to do it! I can do it if I want to, but not if I don¡¯t!¡±


    The woman was spat on and was instantly annoyed, ¡°You¡¯re looking for death!¡±


    ¡°If you have the guts, beat me to death!¡±


    ¡°You really think I wouldn¡¯t dare?¡± The woman took a step back, ¡°Fight! Hit it to death!¡±


    In the cramped corner, the teenager¡¯s muffled grunts of pain rose and fell.


    I don¡¯t know how long it took, Patrick was stepped on the ground by high heels, and the woman stood tall and poured out the money in the envelope, sprinkling it on his body like snowkes.


    ¡°Today is just a small lesson for you, before the end of this month, if you still can not do what I want you to do, I can guarantee that you die without anyone to collect your body! I gave you face before! Dog!¡±


    ¡°Go.¡±


    After the group left, Patricky on the ground for a long time before he got up with difficulty.


    He picked up the bills on the ground and smoothed them out, and looked at the dumplings that had been trampled all over the ground, his eyes tightened, and he could not easily find a few intact ones and put them in the box, holding them like treasures.


    After all this, he wiped the blood from his face and turned his head home like nothing else.


    This night, Lexie had a nightmare.


    Inside the dream, she runs through the grass holding the hand of her child.


    But suddenly the sky was dark and her hands were suddenly empty, no matter how she searched she could not find her child.


    n¡¯s face suddenly appeared in the darkness.


    ¡°Do your part and that¡¯s enough, don¡¯t presume what you shouldn¡¯t have.¡±


    The screen shed, Myles suddenly appeared with a bloodied face, ¡°He broke my leg and killed me, and you had a baby for him and lived happily ever after with him, can you afford me Lexie?¡±


    There were countless other voices mocking her ringing out around her, and those glowing green eyes in the darkness staring at her.


    ¡°Ah¡­¡±


    She cried out hoarsely, jolting awake, her back already drenched in sweat.


    At this moment, it is already dawn.


    With her chest still heaving violently, Lexie subconsciously touched the small of her back.


    It¡¯s only been two months, yet it¡¯s as if she can feel the signs of this little life in motion.


    Baby, are youforting mommy?


    But mommy is too weak and does not have the ability to protect you.


    So many people don¡¯t want you to be born.


    Myles is dead. Uncle Myles, who was the best to Mom, is dead, and your father is not to me.


    How can a mother still bear and raise children for him?


    Sorry, baby!


    Lexie¡¯s nose got sore and tears fell down her face.

 Chapter 121 He’s a human trafficker

    After n met with the client, he rushed to the hospital.


    Lydia is sitting on the hospital bed eating, ¡°So early today? Have you eaten yet? Do you want to eat together.¡±


    ¡°No, I just finished having dinner with a client.¡±


    ¡°So, if you hade earlier, you could still have met Lexie. Here, Lexie gave chicken soup, yesterday it was fish soup, although fish soup helps recovery, she said she needs a change of taste once in a while.¡±


    n was slightly stunned, ¡°She¡¯s beening every day for the past few days?¡±


    ¡°Yes, after I was hospitalized, she came every day, changing the pattern of cooking for me, saying that the meals sent from the restaurant were too big for the oil, so I could eat less.¡±


    ¡°Howe I haven¡¯t seen it?¡±C0pyright ? 2024 N?v)(elDrama.Org.


    ¡°I think so, Lexie seems to have deliberately avoided the time you came.¡±


    Lydia gauged n¡¯s expression, ¡°What you did before was really a bit too much, and if I were her, it would be hard to understand, so why don¡¯t you take this opportunity to talk it over?¡±


    ¡°There¡¯s nothing to talk about.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re a person who doesn¡¯t tell people what¡¯s on your mind, and you¡¯re cold.¡±


    ¡°You eat first, I¡¯ll go get some fruit.¡±


    With these words, n went out.


    Lydia nced at the mountain of fruit baskets piled up in the corner and tsked.


    Buying fruit? How about coaxing children?


    Lexie is picking vegetables in the kitchen and Grandma is watching a TV show in the living room.


    ¡°Ding-dong¡± came the doorbell.


    ¡°Patrick, the boy, told him to take his keys with him when he went out and forgot again.¡±


    Grandma chanted as she went to open the door.


    Lexie was afraid that something might happen to Grandma if she lived alone, so she gave Patrick a spare key to the house.


    ¡°You are?¡±


    ¡°Grandma you forgot, I¡¯m Jack, I came here once before.¡±


    In the kitchen, Lexie heard a familiar male voice and was stunned. She wiped her hands and came out of the kitchen and saw Jack standing in the doorway with arge bag of things in his hands.


    ¡°Ma¡¯am.¡±


    Grandma was still frozen, and Jack had already asked the people behind him to move the stuff inside.


    ¡°Mr. Howard heard that grandma was injured some time ago, so he bought some health care stuff and sent it over.¡±


    ¡°How embarrassing it is, I haven¡¯t even finished thest delivery yet.¡±


    ¡°Mr. Howard¡¯s little token of appreciation, you don¡¯t have to take it to heart, grandma, give way, don¡¯t touch you.¡±


    The four workers behind Jack, carrying a massage chair inside the living room.


    Lexie busied herself with pulling away the chairs and tables in the living room to avoid touching them.


    ¡°And where is your Mr. Howard?¡± Grandma inquired of Jack, ¡°He¡¯s been married to our Lexie for so long, I still haven¡¯t even met him.¡±


    Jack said, ¡°It¡¯s downstairs, there¡¯s still some stuff I haven¡¯t brought up yet.¡±


    Downstairs?


    Lexie¡¯s heart thumped and she immediately stopped in front of her grandmother.


    [Grandma, you stay home first, I¡¯ll go downstairs.


    Grandma didn¡¯t see her panic, and shouted at her back, ¡°You asked n toe home for dinner.¡±


    Lexie almost ran down the stairs and saw n just getting out of his car, his hands in his suit pockets, looking around the neighborhood.


    [What brings you here?


    Lexie had a wary look on her face.


    n nced upstairs at his grandma¡¯s ce, ¡°Is the delivery still satisfactory?¡±


    [I don¡¯t seem to have done anything to displease you recently?


    Lexie¡¯s reaction, like a scared hedgehog, was guarded.


    The mildness in n¡¯s eyes gradually disappeared, ¡°Just asking someone to send something to your grandma, do you have to react so much?¡±


    [Is that so? Did you just have someone deliver something to grandma? Not to warn me?]


    Lexie was quick topare, all nerves tense.


    n knew her weakness, knew that without Myles, the only thing in the whole of J City that she could not rest assured about was Grandma, and he used this as a way to warn himself not to act rashly and have any thoughts that he should not.


    n¡¯s good mood instantly went up in smoke, ¡°Lexie, you think so much.¡±


    After saying this, he immediately pulled open the car door and made a gesture to get in.


    Lexie breathed a sigh of relief and was about to go back when she heard a voice calling out to her from behind her.


    ¡°Little Lexie!¡±


    Grandpa David, wearing the uniform of themunity janitor, came towards her with a fish in his hand, smiling, ¡°Fresh fish just bought at the market, didn¡¯t you say you wanted to make fish soup? I brought it here for you.¡±


    Lexie suppressed the strange look on her face and nodded her thanks to Grandpa David.


    n had already gotten into the car, the moment he closed the door and saw the person talking to Lexie, only swept a nce, the pupils suddenly contracted and shuddered hard.


    Lexie and Grandpa David were walking upstairs together when they ran into Jack, who had juste downstairs and was on the phone.


    ¡°Yes, I know, I¡¯ve seen it.¡±


    In the narrow hallway, the moment their eyes met, Jack¡¯s eyes suddenly sank, signaling the two workers around him, ¡°Do it.¡±


    Before Lexie could return to her senses, Grandpa David let out a cry of surprise and was held hostage by two workers.


    Those fish fell in the stairwell, struggling and jumping around.


    [What are you doing?


    ¡°Madam, I¡¯m sorry, Mr. Howard¡¯s orders.¡±


    Grandpa David cried out in pain, ¡°What are you doing? Let go of me!¡±


    Lexie blushed miserably, she knew n was here for no good reason.


    She stopped Jack, almost ran downstairs, saw n standing downstairs, and immediately questioned, [What the hell are you doing?


    An innocent, elderly person who doesn¡¯t even have anything to do with himself, n actually refused to let go.


    n¡¯s face was horribly gloomy at the moment.


    ¡°Do you know who he is?¡±


    [Grandpa David is just the neighborhood doorman, are you crazy?


    ¡°He¡¯s a human trafficker!¡± n yelled low and grabbed Lexie¡¯s wrist which was gesticting wildly, ¡°What are you still standing there for? Arrest the man straight away and take him away!¡±


    n shouted towards her behind, Jack was frightened and immediately waved his hand for someone to grab Grandpa David in the car.


    Lexie struggled to stop it, but her strength was too much to break n¡¯s hand.


    This feeling of powerlessness poured down instantly like a flood, and in one violent moment, she remembered that it was the same way in the hospital ward when n had someone hold himself down and she watched Myles lose a leg.


    No, she couldn¡¯t let the same thing happen again.


    She bit toward n¡¯s wrist.


    ¡°Well¨C¡±


    n grunted and let go of his hand, Lexie broke away from him and quickly ran towards Grandpa David.


    She could not shout, but could only desperately pull the two workers.


    One of the men got impatient and pushed her away with a flip of his hand.


    ¡°Ah¡­¡±


    ¡°Ma¡¯am!¡± Jack hurried up to help her, but his face changed, ¡°Ma¡¯am, what¡¯s wrong with you?¡±


    n hanging hands, heard this a turn of the head, they saw Lexie fell to the ground, half of the skirt oozed bright red blood to.


    His eyes were fiercely stunned.

 Chapter 122 First Time Father

    Blood spread along the hem of Lexie¡¯s skirt, and a stabbing pain struck the small of her back.


    Lexie covered the small of her back, her face pale.


    [Child, my child].


    n pushed Jack away and picked her up, ¡°What are you waiting for? Drive, go to the hospital!¡±


    Jack just woke up to this.


    The car sped through the streets of J City, running several red lights in a row.


    Emergency department ward.


    Kevin came out of the hospital room.


    ¡°How is she doing?¡±


    Kevin made sure the door to the room was closed tightly before he sank down and stopped n who was going in.


    ¡°Did you care about her?¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t tell me that, how is she really doing?¡±


    ¡°She¡¯s pregnant!¡± Kevin plucked up his voice, his low voice echoing down the hallway, startling several of the medical staff into giving them a misty-eyed look.


    How could Dr. Stewart, who is always so nice, get so angry?


    n¡¯s mind buzzed for a moment, ¡°What did you say?¡±


    ¡°I said, she¡¯s pregnant, it¡¯s been over two months,¡± Kevin sulked, ¡°I wanted to tell you the other day, but you were so busy taking care of Lydia every day and didn¡¯t care about Lexie, I didn¡¯t think it made any difference at all whether I told you or not. ¡±


    n was still frozen, as if he hadn¡¯t heard Kevin, staring nkly in the direction of the ward door.


    Lexie is pregnant?


    He¡¯s going to be a father?


    ¡°n!¡±


    Thinking about Lexie¡¯s current situation, n snapped back, ¡°How is she now?¡±


    ¡°You just remembered to ask? What were you doing early?¡±


    ¡°How is she really doing?¡±


    ¡°Nothing is wrong for now, and the baby is fine, but the fetal image is unstable, and the first three months are the most important time to pay attention.¡±


    n was relieved to hear this.


    In the ward, Lexie was leaning against the bed, she had woken up and was looking out the window of the ward.


    The sound of the door opening came from behind her, and she could tell from the footsteps that it was n, and her back stiffened.


    ¡°Still ufortable?¡±


    ¡°I know you¡¯re awake.¡±


    After a long moment of silence, Lexie turned around.


    What have you done with Grandpa David?


    At the mention of Grandpa David, n¡¯s face sank slightly, ¡°This has nothing to do with you.¡±


    [Grandpa David¡¯s old, take it as I beg you, let him go, any dissatisfaction you have with me, any dissatisfaction you have with the Mitchell family, juste at me, don¡¯t hurt innocent people!


    [Isn¡¯t it enough to have Myles in front of you?


    Lexie almost copsed, her eyes filled with blood, as if they were going to burst out in the next second, staring at n with a deadly stare.


    ¡°Do people get to escape punishment just because they¡¯re older? He¡¯s a human trafficker!¡±


    Hearing these words, the despair in Lexie¡¯s heart increased.


    Looking at n, she actually let out augh.


    You can¡¯t evene up with a decent reason why Grandpa David is a human trafficker? Then why didn¡¯t you turn him over to the police?


    n was impatient, ¡°Think what you want, I have to catch this man!¡±


    When he thought of what happened twenty years ago, he hated to cut that group of people into a thousand pieces.


    Peter and the group of traffickers who trafficked him are the culprits, and none of them are going to get away.


    Police?


    More than twenty years have passed, even if the police can find evidence, but also long past the retroactive years, the culprit is still to go free?


    As we were talking, n received a phone call, looked at Lexie, held the phone and went out.


    With a ¡®bang¡¯, the door of the room closed and the room fell into silence.


    Lexie clutched the sheets beneath her, her face ashen.


    ¡°Hello?¡±


    ¡°Mr. Howard,¡± Jack¡¯s voice came over the phone, ¡°I got it. The man is a recent arrival in J City.


    ¡°Old acquaintances?¡±


    n frowned.


    When I think of the forest in Laoshan that was burned by Peter, it seems that the forest was bought and developed by the Mitchell Group, and the people who lived there knew Lexie¡¯s grandmother, so maybe it¡¯s normal.


    ¡°What else did it say?¡±


    ¡°There is nothing else, he bit the bullet and did not admit to human trafficking, the police files have long been destroyed, and can not find anything to.¡±


    Jack¡¯s tone was a bit difficult, ¡°Mr. Howard, it¡¯s been twenty years, could you be mistaken for someone else?¡±


    ¡°Impossible!¡± n¡¯s tone was cold and prated with a bitter chill.


    He will never forget that summer twenty years ago, the heat was killing him, and the old man with the hateful face who locked himself in the cer, uncovered a corner of the cer and warned himself viciously from above that he would starve himself to death in the cer if he didn¡¯t obey.


    The cer is dark and damp, you can¡¯t see anything, you can only smell the smell of sour pickles.


    If Linda hadn¡¯t saved him at that time, he would have been dead.


    ¡°Mr. Howard, so what happens to people now?¡±


    ¡°Hold it until he gives an ount of all his crimes, and then ¡­ send it to the police station.¡±


    n¡¯s tone was halting.


    If he didn¡¯t care about Lexie and the baby in her belly, he would have had to take care of the old man himself.


    The following day, Lexie rested in the hospital room.


    Kevin exined that she must be bedridden for a few days, otherwise it would be difficult to keep the baby.


    ¡°Duk Duk Duk¡±


    She looked up from behind her book and saw Lydia peeking in through the doorway, crutches in her hand.


    Lexie immediately straightened up.


    ¡°Don¡¯t you move, I¡¯ll just walk there myself.¡±


    Lydia was busy waving her hand and walking towards the hospital bed on her crutches, struggling a bit.


    ¡°Are you okay?¡±


    [I¡¯m fine, why are you here?


    ¡°I just heard that you were here, afraid that you are bored alone, I came over to chat with you for a while.¡±


    Lexie was slightly stunned.


    Lydia pursed her lips and reluctantly admitted, ¡°Well, I was too bored myself, so I came to find you, okay?¡±


    ¡°I asked the doctor, and Dr. Stewart told me that you were pregnant.¡±C0pyright ? 2024 N?v)(elDrama.Org.


    [Hmm.]


    ¡°That¡¯s a good thing, n is old enough to have a child.¡±


    There was actually some happiness in Lydia¡¯s eyes.


    Lexie wondered, [Don¡¯t you like n¡¯s?


    If you like someone, how can you be so generous as to tolerate him having a child with another woman?


    ¡°Yes,¡± Lydia shrugged a little, justified, ¡°it does not affect me to continue to stay by his side, I think even if he has ten or eight children, will not be more important than me, just like you stay by his side, I do not feel any influence ah. ¡±


    Lexie pulled the corner of her mouth, [You don¡¯t have to worry about that, I have no intention of having this child.


    ¡°Huh?¡± Lydia looked at the phone screen, stunned, ¡°Why not, it¡¯s your and n¡¯s first child!¡±


    Lexie had a bitterness in her throat, not knowing how to exin to Lydia, and not feeling the need to exin.


    Neither of them noticed that there was a figure standing in the doorway the whole time.


    After hearing Lydia¡¯s rhetorical question, he clenched his fist fiercely, his face grim.

 Chapter 123 The child must stay

    ¡°Click¡±, the sound of the door lock in the quiet room seems particrly clear.


    Lydia and Lexie both froze for a moment, and Lydia¡¯s voice came to a screeching halt.


    She looked at n, who entered the door, in dismay, ¡°When did you get here?¡±


    n¡¯s face was cold.


    ¡°Lydia, you go back to your ward first.¡±


    Lydia froze and gave Lexie a worried look.


    Lexie gestured that she was fine, and she left.


    n and Lexie were the only two people left in the room.


    ¡°You¡¯re not going to have the baby?¡±


    A deep, cold voice echoed through the room.


    Once Lydia left, the temperature in this room seemed to plummet by dozens of degrees.


    Lexie clutched the sheet, [Yes.]


    Since birth is destined to be a tragedy, it is better not to start.


    Who can bear such a childhood with a mute mother at birth, without any ability to protect him, and a father who doesn¡¯t love him at all?


    Lexie¡¯s certain look made n furious, ¡°Who gave you permission to make such a decision without permission?¡±


    The shadows fell violently, the pain on the wrist attacked Lexie drew a cold breath, the original pale face, at the moment is not a bit of blood.


    Terribly, she was shocked to find that she had a vague hint of joy in her heart.


    At the very least, n wanted the baby.


    ¡°You listen to me clearly, this child is to go or stay, you are not qualified to choose, your role, including staying in the Howard family to give birth to children, the child¡¯s surname Howard, do not need you care, you just responsible for childbirth, the birth of self-care.¡±


    A sentence like a basin of cold water, Lexie¡¯s limbs will be drenched.


    n is not going to let himself raise the child?


    She stared incredulously at the man in front of her, her heart contracting terribly.


    n shook off her hand, his eyes cool, ¡°Don¡¯t make me remind you over and over again of who you are, you¡¯re just a piece Peter sent to the Mitchell family, I don¡¯t have that much patience!¡±


    Before he left, n left a message.


    ¡°If something happens to the kid, guess if that old man can live out his days in peace?¡±


    Lexie¡¯s face was ashen.


    With a ¡®bang¡¯, the door of the room closed and the whole house trembled with it.


    She suddenly felt sick to her stomach and ran to the bathroom, holding the wall, with a frenzy of dry heaving.


    Everything in front of you is very disgusting.


    Good people are dead, or threatened, the rest of those who do nothing evil live in the scenery, in J City, a city not too small, turning their hands into clouds, stepping on other people¡¯s bodies, doing the people.


    n came out of the ward and looked at his hands, which had shaken from closing the door so much that they were buzzing in his ears.


    I actually regret a little.


    ¡°Mr. Howard, are you all right?¡±


    Jack had been waiting outside, ¡°Miss Hunt had been so worried.¡±


    n frowned and after a moment of contemtion said, ¡°Let the old man go first.¡±


    ¡°Huh?¡±


    ¡°Send someone to keep an eye on him.¡±


    ¡°Yes.¡±


    Jack did not dare to ask more questions, followed n to go outside, reported thepany¡¯s business, ¡°the foreign ount to find out a little information out, every time there is arge amount of money transfer into the ount, Edith does happen to be abroad.¡±


    n¡¯s brow furrowed.


    That ount is indeed rted to Edith.


    He has long expected that Peter has such a precious daughter, it is impossible not to give her anything to do, just let her be a general doctor.


    ¡°She¡¯s been so quiettely, what¡¯s she doing?¡±


    ¡°I was about to report to you, Peter seems to have a rtionship with a family business abroad, the two families are trying to set up, seems to be interested in marrying Edith, by the way, the other party surnamed Cheng.¡±


    At the word, n¡¯s eyes sank.Content property of N?velDra/ma.Org.


    After Lexie was discharged from the hospital, she was taken back to the Howard family by Jack to nurse her baby.


    Diana¡¯s face turned green when she learned of Lexie¡¯s pregnancy.


    ¡°When was this? A few months?¡±


    Jack stopped Diana, ¡°Madam, Mr. Howard exined that the wife should recuperate, so don¡¯t disturb her.¡±


    ¡°No, I didn¡¯t mean anything else, it was n¡¯s first child after all, I had to ask about it, or let Marry prepare early and see what she wanted to eat and drink.¡±


    ¡°No need madam, Mr. Howard asked me to hire a nutritionist, from now on the wife¡¯s diet and living will be taken care of by someone.¡±


    ¡°So much trouble? So many maids in the house are not enough for her to use?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m not sure about that, Mr. Howard thinks a lot of this kid.¡±


    Jack knew it was useless to say more, ¡°Nothing else, I¡¯ll leave you to your hard work, madam.¡±


    Looking at the master bedroom, Diana¡¯s face quickly sank.


    A thousand calctions or missed, this mute actually really pregnant.


    Things would be difficult.


    After Jack left, she excused herself and took her phone back to her bedroom to make a call.


    ¡°Hello? It¡¯s me.¡±


    A man¡¯s voice came from the other end of the phone, with the husky low tone of a middle-aged man, ¡°What¡¯s up?¡±


    ¡°Can¡¯t I call you if there¡¯s nothing wrong?¡±


    Silence on the other end.


    ¡°Come on, every time,¡± Diana muttered impatiently, ¡°I¡¯m looking for you for business, did you know that the mute is pregnant?¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°I also just learned today, I kindly remind you that if you don¡¯t do something about it, you can really end up with nothing!¡±


    ¡°¡­¡±


    The waiter hitched a white towel and poured red wine in a standard pose.


    n took the initiative to lift the ss, ¡°I heard that Edith is an expert in wine appreciation, how about a taste of this wine?¡±


    Edith, however, changed her usual warm and gentle tone, ¡°n, you suddenly asked me out, not just to let me taste red wine?¡±


    n did not change his face, ¡°Recently, I have been busy with work, so I did not bother to ask you, how are you doing after joining the Institute, no one is giving you a hard time, right?¡±


    ¡°How can anyone give me a hard time? Who doesn¡¯t know that I was handpicked by n to join the Howard Group Medical Institute?¡±


    ¡°But,¡± Edith changed her tone, ¡°I was just about to tell you about this too, I may not be able to continue at the Institute.¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡±


    ¡°My father still wants me to go abroad.¡±


    n suddenly fell silent and took a sip of wine from his ss.


    Edith pursed her lips, did not hold back, ¡°In fact, I do not want to go, but I think the country is not much fun, in the end you are my brother-inw, I oftene out to dinner with you, but also by people pointing.¡±


    n suddenly took out a small ck velvet box and slowly pushed it over, ¡°Originally, I was going to give you this, but since you are going abroad, this should not be used.¡±


    In front of Edith, the box ¡®banged¡¯ lightly and opened, the diamond¡¯s light glittered under the crystal chandelier.


    Edith¡¯s eyes lit up brightly, ¡°This ¡­ n, this is ¡­¡±


    Diamond ring.

 Chapter 124 – Dreaming of Freedom

    Into the night.


    Lexie leans over the bed and reads a book.


    There is also a medicine bowl at the bedside, in which the daily bowl of antiretroviral pills has already been drunk.


    As she read the book, she subconsciously rubbed her stomach.


    Although it is not yet the month of conception, but can already feel the signs of this little life, probably is the mother and child said to be connected to each other.


    These days she stays alone, more and more unable to let go of the child.


    She even thought of n is also without parents, in the Howard family grew up, as long as this is the Howard family¡¯s blood in her belly, no one will treat him badly.


    The child is innocent.


    ¡°Creak¡± the sound of a door opening, the sound of light footsteps is very different from those heard in the past.


    Lexie froze for a moment and turned her head to see the uninvited guest.


    Edith?


    [What brings you here?


    ¡°Surprised?¡± Edith circled her house, ¡°I heard you were pregnant, so I came to see you, after all, this in your belly, is my nephew.¡±


    Edith held out her hand, and the diamond ring on her ring finger shone brightly.


    ¡°What do you see here?¡±


    Lexie frowned, [What the hell are you doing here?


    With a ¡®pop¡¯, a documentnded on Lexie¡¯s sheet.


    ¡°Sign this document.¡±


    Lexie was stunned to see the words ¡®divorce settlement¡¯.


    She looked up in disbelief.


    Edith was so proud, ¡°n asked me to bring it to you, he has signed it, once you sign it, you will have nothing more to do with him.¡±


    [This is impossible.]


    ¡°Impossible?¡± Edith sneered, ¡°Do you really think you can hold on to Mrs. Howard¡¯s position just because you¡¯re pregnant with a child? I tell you, I can make this child in your belly worthless with just a little trick.¡±


    What foreign Cheng family, but a cover.


    She started preparing the day she heard Lexie was pregnant. She didn¡¯t believe n had any half-hearted feelings for her, men are the embodiment of jealousy, so as long as she showed the slightest sign that she would leave, n would definitely try to retain her.


    Even if it means telling Lexie to get lost!


    ¡°It was a big gamble, and if I lost the bet, I had to go abroad, but obviously, I won the bet.¡±


    Edith unted her diamond ring, her face was full of smugness, ¡°n gave me a diamond ring I like very much, we are about to get engaged, you give back shameless words, don¡¯t me me for not being polite.¡±


    Lexie clutched the document, her face pale.


    Impossible.


    [n said I should keep this child, and I don¡¯t believe what you¡¯re saying.


    ¡°So what if you keep this child? Don¡¯t worry, I will raise it well for you, if he has this life to be born!¡±


    Edith¡¯s hand came up.


    Lexie suddenly flung away in horror as the cutting surface of the diamond ring sliced through her cheek, and the pain of the flesh splitting open was instantly piercing.


    Edith let out a startled cry and gave her a hard stare.


    ¡°What are you doing? Dirtying my diamond ring!¡±


    Lexie lifted the covers and got out of bed.


    ¡°Where are you going?¡±


    [Get out of the way, I¡¯m going to ask n about it face to face.


    She didn¡¯t believe a word Edith said.


    ¡°Stop right there, n he doesn¡¯t even want to see you, why are you so shameless?¡±


    Arguing and pulling, ¡®ng¡¯, the medicine bowl smashed on the floor, broken porcin sttered everywhere.


    ¡°What for?¡±


    A chortle came from the doorway.


    n strides in.


    Edith immediately put on a soft look and leaned over, ¡°n, I advised her to sign properly, but she didn¡¯t believe me, she even got angry with me and threw things at me, I was hurt.¡±


    n gave Lexie a look.


    Lexie¡¯s eyes were red and she stared at n in awe.


    ¡°Where is it hurt?¡± n withdrew his gaze and took Edith¡¯s hand to check the injury in front of Lexie.


    She was not hurt at all, and the only blood on her hand was left when the diamond ring just cut Lexie¡¯s face, but she frowned, ¡°It hurts.¡±


    ¡°Have the maids take care of it for you, it shouldn¡¯t be serious.¡±


    The warm and worried look fell on Lexie¡¯s eyes and her heart felt like a knife.


    ¡°Leave it to me here,¡± n put his arm around Edith¡¯s waist and patted her on the back, ¡°don¡¯t take away from your good mood.¡±


    ¡°And the agreement thing?¡±


    ¡°You go downstairs first and wait for me.¡±


    ¡°Good.¡±


    After Edith left, n¡¯s eyes quickly went cold, ¡°I thought I told you to recuperate, what are you doing?¡±


    [Is what she said true? You want to divorce me?


    ¡°Isn¡¯t this what you¡¯ve been waiting for? I¡¯ll make it happen for you.¡±


    When she heard this, Lexie¡¯s mind went nk.


    She stumbled forward a step, but her foot stepped on the broken porcin tiles, the pain came from the heart of her foot, but she did not dodge, as if such pain can make her more awake.N?velDrama.Org is the owner.


    More able to recognize that this is not a nightmare, but a reality.


    n¡¯s eyes tightened and he was about to move closer when out of the corner of his eye he caught a glimpse of a shadow in the doorway of the room.


    ¡°You¡¯ll move out after the divorce, and when the baby is born, you¡¯ll be free.¡±


    The cold words fell on the ears, like falling into the ice cer.


    As if something had instantly drained the strength from her body, Lexie didn¡¯t even have the strength to sign.


    ¡°Sign it.¡±


    n walked up to her side and handed her the paper and pen.


    The divorce agreement is in duplicate and n¡¯s name has been signed.


    Lexie¡¯s eyes were instantly red, and she braced herself to take the document, but the hand holding the pen couldn¡¯t stop shaking a little.


    The only sound left in the room was ¡®rustling¡¯.


    The freedom she had dreamed of was at hand, and after signing the final installment, she was no longer n¡¯s wife and no longer involved with the Howard family.


    But this stroke is like a thousand pounds, how can not fall down.


    n suddenly took hold of her hand and shed thest stroke down hard.


    ¡°That¡¯s fine, you can keep this one.¡±


    ¡°Tomorrow afternoon, Jack will bring someone to help you move your stuff.¡±


    The cold words fell, and Lexie dropped to the head of the bed.


    The foot is still bleeding, broken porcin embedded in the flesh, like a thorn, deeper and deeper, as if it had been stuck to the heart, as if all the wounds that did not heal in the past days were all pried open and bleeding once more.


    Downstairs came the sound of Edith¡¯s pouty cheer.


    A gust of wind blew from the balcony and the agreement that had been left behind flipped over and covered Lexie¡¯s feet, stained with bright red blood.


    The four words ¡®divorce agreement¡¯ are shocking to the eye.


    The heart suddenly felt like a big hole had been dug, and the whistling wind was running amok.


    Ask yourself, don¡¯t you really want to escape from this ce?


    The day has finallye.


    But why is it so hard to feel?


    Lexie covered her chest, her thin fingers clutching her pajamas, clenching them into a crumpled ball, but still couldn¡¯t stop the tidal wave of paining from there.


    It was as if they were going to pass out and have trouble breathing.

 Chapter 125 Escape from J City

    Lexie moved straight back in with her grandma, and she didn¡¯t have much luggage.


    ¡°Lexie, why did you suddenly move back? What¡¯s wrong?¡±


    As soon as grandma saw her return with a big bag, she realized something was wrong.


    Lexie, however, did not say a word, standing in the bathroom washing her hands, soaping them over and over again, not knowing what to wash off.


    ¡°Lexie, are you trying to rush me to death?¡±


    ¡°You keep that up, I¡¯m calling Dr. Stewart.¡±


    Lexie suddenly snapped back to her senses and pulled her grandmother back.


    [Grandma, let¡¯s move and leave J City].


    The grandmother was stunned, a look of dismay.


    The following day.


    After Patrick helped put the suitcase in the trunk, he pped his hands, ¡°Lexie, you and Grandma remember to call me when you get to your new ce and tell me an address, I¡¯lle see you when I can.¡±


    Lexie reluctantly pulled at the corners of her mouth and pointed to Patrick¡¯s blonde fried hair.


    [Students have to look like students, dyeing your hair back to ck will suit you better].


    Patrick scratched his hair, ¡°I remember.¡±


    The car drove slowly away from the neighborhood.


    Rushing to the rear of the car, Patrick waved and shouted as he chased, ¡°Sis! You must call me, I¡¯ll definitely dye my hair back next time I see you!¡±


    The car soon disappeared in front of the neighborhood.


    Patrick hung his head and walked back to his grandmother¡¯s ce and there were still some things that Lexie had given him.


    I just walked to the door of the unit building and didn¡¯t notice that I bumped into someone.


    ¡°Hey!¡±


    The girl¡¯s shrill cry was a little shrill, and Patrick frowned unpleasantly.


    Turning back, I saw a girl on crutches, jumping backwards and forwards.


    It turned out to be a cripple.


    The girl red at him, ¡°You don¡¯t walk with eyes?¡±


    Patrick¡¯s heart was already harboring fire, heard the words more angry, no good, said, ¡°Who does not look, you can talk?¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong with you people? You look like a bad person, are you from this neighborhood? You¡¯re not a thief, are you?¡±


    Lydia suddenly realized something and immediately felt towards her pocket, ¡°Where¡¯s my phone?¡±


    ¡°Steal something?¡± Patrick¡¯s face turned green with anger, ¡°You¡¯re here to touch the porcin, aren¡¯t you?¡±


    ¡°Wait, if I can¡¯t find it then you stole it, it was just there! Don¡¯t you run!¡±


    Lydia fumbled around for a while and suddenly felt it in her pants pocket.


    When he saw her face change, Patrick snorted, ¡°What? Don¡¯t you want to call the police? Do you want me to lend you a phone if you don¡¯t have one?¡±


    Lydia had an embarrassed look on her face.


    Patrick gave her a nk look and turned his head to go upstairs.


    Today is a day of bad luck!


    When he got upstairs, Patrick took out the key to open the door and was just about to close it when he was suddenly stopped by an arm, ¡°Hey! You wait!¡±


    Seeing the same girl just now, Patrick was furious, ¡°Are you finished? You¡¯re still following me to my house?¡±


    ¡°Your home? Is this your house?¡±


    ¡°Not my house is it your house?¡±


    Lydia froze and muttered, ¡°I misremembered, didn¡¯t Jack say Lexie and her grandma lived in 201?¡±


    Patrick was about to close the door when he heard this and stopped, ¡°You¡¯re looking for Lexie?¡±


    ¡°You know?¡± Lydia¡¯s eyes lit up.


    Patrick eyed her warily, ¡°Who are you Lexie?¡±


    ¡°Me?¡± Lydia deliberated for a moment, ¡°I¡¯m sort of her sister-inw!¡±


    ¡°n¡¯s sister?¡± Patrick blurted out.


    ¡°You know what?¡±


    Patrick¡¯s face immediately sank, ¡°Get out of here right now! Get as far away as you can!¡±


    With a ¡®bang¡¯, he closed the door directly.


    When he helped Lexie pack up her things, she saw the divorce papers with blood on them. With the news of domestic violence so fresh in her mind and n¡¯s poor reputation outside, it¡¯s not hard to imagine what Lexie is going through.


    The sound of nging doors came from outside.


    ¡°Are you done with this?¡±


    Patrick pulled open the door with a look of impatience.


    Lydia almost mmed her fist into his face, ¡°I said, ¡°Why are you turning your back on me? I¡¯m here to find Lexie, not you!¡± Where¡¯s Lexie?


    ¡°She¡¯s not in.¡±


    ¡°No way, she just moved back yesterday!¡±Content property of N?velDra/ma.Org.


    Lydia learned wisely this time, the cane dead against the door frame, Patrick could not close the door.


    She jumped to her feet and entered the room, shouting, ¡°Lexie, Lexie, I know you¡¯re home!¡±


    ¡°Stop shouting! Were you a duck in yourst life?¡±


    Patrick¡¯s head hurt from all the noise, and he yelled out a rebuke, ¡°Can¡¯t you see for yourself that Lexie has moved out?¡±


    ¡°Moved out?¡±


    Lydia jumped to her feet and went inside, things were packed neatly on the floor, not like the normal upant¡¯s appearance.


    ¡°Where did it move to?¡±


    ¡°How should I know, Lexie left in a hurry, didn¡¯t say anything to me, drove off by herself and was leaving J City anyway.¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    Lydia blushed, ¡°How can she drive herself when she¡¯s pregnant?¡±


    ¡°Pregnant?¡± Patrick¡¯s face changed as well.


    ¡°When did it go? In which direction?¡±


    Patrick was confused, ¡°Just now.¡±


    Lydia immediately took out her cell phone and dialed the number.


    Patrick originally wanted to mock about the phone, but shut up when he saw Lydia¡¯s face.


    ¡°n! Lexie moved out!¡±


    On the other end of the line was the Howard Group¡¯s quarterly wrap-up meeting.


    n held the phone, hisrge hand slowly tightened, the back of his hand bruised.


    She actually just walked away.


    Who gave her the guts?


    As night falls, the highway is lit up with street lights.


    Lexie parked her car in the service area.


    [Grandma, I¡¯m going to get something, you wait for me in the car].


    Grandma yawned and nodded, ¡°Good.¡±


    ¡°Lexie, how much longer do we have to get to the ce? You don¡¯t say where you¡¯re going either.¡±


    [It¡¯sing, it¡¯ll be here soon].


    People are older and most easily tired of traveling, Lexie is also afraid that grandma¡¯s body can not stand, so this journey are rushed, do not dare to waste more time, want to get off the highway early to find a ce to rest.


    She didn¡¯t know where she was going and didn¡¯t dare tell anyone, afraid that n woulde after her for this child, and even more afraid that other people would have bad intentions and want to cut off the grass.


    Without the blessing of Mrs. Howard¡¯s identity, she would not be able to stand in J City, and there are many people who want the life of the child in her belly.


    She shuddered at the thought of what Edith had said that day.


    ¡°Wee.¡±


    ¡°The total is 103.¡±


    Lexie came out of the convenience store with the things she bought.


    ¡°Miss, you didn¡¯t get your cookies!¡±


    Behind her suddenly came the voice of the convenience store girl calling her.


    Lexie froze, and as soon as she turned around, she was suddenly blindfolded from behind by a ck cloth, and the next second, her eyes were pitch ck.


    ¡°Well¨C¡±


    ¡®Pop¡¯, just purchased arge bag of things all fell to the ground, cookies, milk and some chocte scattered everywhere.


    Lexie struggled desperately, trying to call for help, but only a small hoarse sound came out of her throat.


    A wave of pain hit the back of her head, and she passed out with stars in her eyes.

 Chapter 126 Captivity

    Lexie woke up soon after.


    When I woke up, it was dark around me, my head was still covered with ck cloth, my hands and feet were tied up, and the whole person was thrown in the back seat of the van.


    The van sped down the highway, not knowing how long it had been driving, and finally arrived at the ce.


    ¡°Get the man down and send him in.¡±


    Lexie was all tightened up and followed closely by two men carrying her from the car.


    ¡°Brush¡±, the ck cloth on the head was ripped away, the overhead bright chandelier shining in the eyes, the light is very blinding, she had a hard time adapting, lowering her head constantly to avoid.


    ¡°Just don¡¯t untie the rope for her, lest she be dishonest.¡±


    ¡°Yes.¡±


    Lexie didn¡¯t even have time to see who her captors were, and by the time she adjusted to the light in the room, the men were out and she was left alone in therge living room.


    Because her hands and feet were tied, she sank into the couch and reluctantly rolled over to sit up.


    Looking around the surroundings, there is a familiar feeling.


    No sooner had she remembered what this ce was than the sound of an engine came from outside the vi.


    ¡°Drip¡± the sound of the door opening.


    ¡°Mr. Howard, the man is inside.¡±


    Lexie looked up from the couch and saw the person entering the door and her heart fluttered.


    The ck suit is straight, n stood in the doorway, a nce at Lexie was tied hands and feet, a sulk instantly floated on the ck eyes, turned around and gave the man at the door a p.


    A ¡°pop¡± echoed through the doorway.


    ¡°Who did it?¡±


    The corners of the man¡¯s mouth were beaten with blood, covering his face and shaking like a sieve, ¡°Mr. Howard ¡­¡±


    ¡°Mr. Howard, the person who brought it in was a novice, and they didn¡¯t know it was Mrs.¡±


    Jack was busy helping to put in a good word and red at the group of people, ¡°This little thing can¡¯t be done properly, in case the wife gets hurt, can you be held responsible?¡±ConTEent bel0ngs to N?v(e)lD/rama(.)Org .


    n entered the room and met the woman on the sofa with all eyes, frozen in the atmosphere for several seconds, he untied the ropes on Lexie¡¯s hands and feet, the white skin were strangled out bruises marks.


    Jack hurriedly went to get the medicine box and came over.


    ¡°Give it to me.¡±


    ¡°Yes, Mr. Howard.¡±


    After the sound of the door closing, the room fell into silence, leaving Lexie and n alone.


    n took out the ointment and went to pull Lexie¡¯s hand.


    Lexie shrank back a little and avoided his gaze.


    n frowned, ¡°Edith has the Mitchell family in the hands of overseas bank ount information, you peacefully give birth to the child, do not think about anything, when the matter is closed, you are still Mrs. Howard.¡±


    Lexie was indifferent.


    n got impatient and grabbed her wrist to forcefully medicate her.


    Lexie suddenly struggled and pushed him away with some unknown strength and tried to run for the door, but unfortunately she was dragged back and mmed down on the sofa before she could even take a step out.


    n pinched her cheek, ¡°Where are we going?¡±


    Lexie¡¯s eyes were red and deadly as she stared at n.


    She was going to grandma.


    He had someone kidnap himself from the highway, but grandma is still there, grandma alone also can not drive nor know the way, what will happen, she dared not imagine.


    n, however, thought she was just trying to escape.


    ¡°Don¡¯t challenge my patience with you, you think you can just walk away with your grandma? That old man named Liu, you just don¡¯t care, do you?¡±


    What have you done with Grandpa David?


    n¡¯s cold eyes sank, ¡°If anything happens to the child, guess what will happen to him?¡±


    Lexie¡¯s face was ashen.


    Why?


    Why do people around you have to be threatened like this one after another?


    I have never had the intention of harming anyone, but why does fate never favor me, I have to torture myself so much, and even my friends and family around me are suffering along with me.


    The tears slipped silently and sshed on the back of n¡¯s hand.


    His tightly furrowed brow trembled for a moment, and the force in his hand unconsciously rxed.


    After a few moments, he let go of Lexie.


    ¡°From today, you will live here until the baby is born.¡±


    Lexie covered her neck and slumped on the couch, coughing.


    [Is it that if I give birth to the child, you will let me go?


    What the Howard familythe Mitchell family entanglement, what divorce and remarriage drama, she no longer want to get involved, she now only want to leave J City with grandma this ce of right and wrong.


    n wants the baby, then give him the baby.


    She doesn¡¯t want it.


    n¡¯s face quickly sank.


    It¡¯s amazing that she¡¯s still bent on leaving.


    At that moment, there was a noise from outside.


    ¡°What¡¯s going on?¡± He yelled impatiently toward the door.


    Jack hurriedly pushed the door in, ¡°Mr. Howard, they¡¯ve got someone who¡¯s been lurking around outside the door.¡±


    ¡°What people? Bring it in.¡±


    Several bouncers twisted the arm of a teenager and came in.


    ¡°Let go of me, I¡¯ll walk on my own!¡±


    The teenager has blond hair, ck body shirt stained with dirt, torn jeans washed to see the original color.


    Although a look at the uneducated, but so pressed by a few bodyguards, but all look untamed, a fearless face.


    Lexie¡¯s face changed as soon as she saw him.


    ¡°Lexie, are you okay?¡±


    ¡°Shut up and be honest!¡± The bouncer kicked him in the crook of the leg.


    The teenager stifled a grunt and fell to his knees.


    Lexie rushed to go over, but was stopped by n.


    ¡°What are you doing? You let go of Lexie!¡± the teenager was still on his knees with a vicious look on his face.


    ¡°You guys know each other?¡± n nced at Lexie.


    [He¡¯s innocent!


    Lexie gestured sharply toward the teenager, [What are you doing here?


    Patrick couldn¡¯t read signnguage and thought Lexie was asking him for help, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I¡¯ll get you out of here, this son of a bitch, when I get out I¡¯ll sue him until he goes to jail! Illegal detention!¡±


    Jack hurried to n¡¯s side and lowered his voice to say something.


    n gave the teenager a cold sweep.


    ¡°Your name is Patrick?¡±


    Patrick¡¯s brow furrowed, ¡°You know me?¡±


    ¡°Now that you¡¯re here, stay here and keep you Lexiepany.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll stay if you tell me to?¡±


    ¡°I heard you only have one Alzheimer¡¯s grandmother left in the family?¡±


    ¡°What are you doing?¡± Patrick¡¯s face turned pale and he struggled to get up, but he was pressed hard to the ground by the bodyguard.


    His cheek pressed against the floor, he red at n indignantly, ¡°What do you have toe at me, if you dare to touch one finger of my grandmother, I¡¯ll get your whole family killed!¡±


    Lexie suddenly turned pale and stumbled over to cover Patrick¡¯s mouth.


    ¡°Ummmmmmmm, sis you, oooh ¡­¡±


    n said, ¡°Why don¡¯t you ask your sister if I dare to move?¡±


    ¡°Stay here honestly and don¡¯t y tricks, or else it¡¯s easy to make a man disappear from J City.¡±


    After dropping these words, n gave Lexie a look and left with a wide stride.


    n¡¯s voice still echoed in the room.


    Lexie¡¯s hands and feet were cold and her arms were shaking as she held Patrick.


    He said this not only to Patrick, but also to himself.

 Chapter 127 They’re getting engaged

    After n left, Lexie helped Patrick get up from the floor.


    ¡°Sis, I¡¯m fine, how are you?¡±


    Lexie shook her head, her eyes bleak.


    I¡¯m sorry to have gotten you involved.


    ¡°This n is simply not human, how can he do this to you, you¡¯re still pregnant with your baby!¡±


    Lexie looked at Patrick in dismay.


    [How do you know?


    ¡°That¡¯s a long story, and it¡¯s because of that little cripple that I knew n was going to you.¡±


    Little cripple?


    Patrick told the story briefly before Lexie came to understand.


    ¡°I waited in the Howard Group¡¯s garage all afternoon until n came out and followed his car here, and only then did I find you.¡±


    ¡°Sister, don¡¯t be afraid, I¡¯ll take you away tonight.¡±


    Lexie shook her head and dusted the grass clippings off of Patrick.


    [We can¡¯t leave now.]


    ¡°Although the gang looks fierce, but it is impossible to guard outside all night, right? There must be a way!¡±


    Patrick doesn¡¯t believe in evil.


    Lexie nced at the floor-to-ceiling windows of the living room. Outside, three or five bodyguards stood in staggered positions, ncing into the house every now and then, guarding all entrances and exits.


    Patrick is still too young.


    As expected, Patrick was in the living room all night, the gang was outside all night, and by midnight, Patrick was yawning and his eyes were red, and the guys outside changed shifts.


    ¡°SHIT!¡±


    Patrick clenched his fist, ¡°This scumbag!¡±


    It¡¯s just dawn.


    Jack sent a maid.


    ¡°What are you doing here, and where¡¯s n?¡± Patrick knew him and red with a wary look on his face.


    Jack was toozy to bother with the child and gestured to the maid behind him to get busy.


    ¡°This is Joey, from now on she is exclusively responsible for the wife¡¯s food and living.¡±


    Patrick was furious, ¡°Are you really going to keep my sister in this hellhole?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s also for the safety of the wife.¡±


    ¡°SHIT, you¡¯re holding people in custody for the safety of the prisoners?¡±


    Jack has reason to say, and can not throw Patrick out.


    Thinking of his boss¡¯s orders, he put the few books he brought on the table, ¡°Read this if you have nothing else to do.¡±


    ¡°What is this?¡±


    ¡°Signnguage book, it will be much easier to learn this tomunicate with your wife.¡±


    ¡°Do I need you guys to teach me how to do things? What does it matter to you guys how Imunicate with my sister?¡±


    ¡°Whatever!¡±


    Jack was toozy to talk and nced upstairs, knowing that Lexie must be awake and just didn¡¯t want toe downstairs, so he called out, ¡°Ma¡¯am!¡±


    ¡°Ma¡¯am, if you need anything, call me anytime, Mr. Howard will visit you whenever he¡¯s not busy.¡±


    There was no response from upstairs.


    Patrick sped his arms in mockery, ¡°Do you see my sister hitching to you? Doggy.¡±


    Jack nced at Patrick, ¡°Kindly remind you to keep your peace and don¡¯t think about taking your wife away, otherwise, it will only cause your wife to follow your bad luck.¡±


    Patrick spat at the door, ¡°Doggone thing!¡±


    As soon as Jack left, the sound of the door opening came from upstairs.


    ¡°Sis.¡±


    Patrick climbed upstairs in three steps and went to help Lexie, ¡°You¡¯re awake.¡±


    Lexie looked very pale, and the dark circles under her eyes were especially bad.


    [Patrick, do me a favor.]


    ¡°Go ahead.¡±


    I don¡¯t know how grandma is doing, so go back and check for me.


    ¡°Okay, I¡¯m on my way.¡±


    Patrick took a few steps and turned back, ¡°Sister, so you¡¯re here alone?¡±


    [I¡¯m okay.]


    Thinking about her grandmother¡¯s safety, Lexie was unable to sleep all night, and this matter is what she is most at ease with now.


    ¡°Then I¡¯ll be back as soon as I can.¡±


    The gatekeepers didn¡¯t care if Patrick stayed or went, their only task was to keep an eye on Lexie, so Patrick¡¯s departure went smoothly.


    Renhe Hospital.


    Lydia was on crutches and pushed away the maids who were helping her, ¡°I don¡¯t need your help, I can walk by myself, where is n? I need to see him.¡±


    ¡°Miss Hunt, your leg injury is notpletely healed yet, Mr. Howard exined that you should be hospitalized to recuperate.¡±


    ¡°Retreat from what? Can I be still? Get out of the hospital today.¡±N?velDrama.Org is the owner.


    With that, Lydia pulled the door open and headed out.


    When she ran into Kevin head-on, she didn¡¯t pay attention and stumbled, knocking over a stack of books in Kevin¡¯s hand.


    ¡°Wow¡±, the magazine and newspaper scattered all over the floor.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry Dr. Stewart.¡±


    Lydia made a gesture to help him pick it up, but his leg is still in a cast, squatting is very difficult.


    ¡°It¡¯s okay,¡± Kevin stopped her and squatted down to pick it up himself.


    Lydia originally wanted to say something to apologize, but suddenly saw the page of the newspaper on the ground, her face suddenly changed, ¡°What is this?¡±


    Kevin had already picked the magazine up and followed her gaze to the cover, ¡°The news just came out this morning, don¡¯t you know?¡±


    Lydia snatched up the paper as soon as she could.


    ¡°n, president of the Howard Group, and Edith, the Mitchell Group, got engaged this week, and the two groups joined forces ¡­¡±


    The front page headline, with bold font as if afraid of not drawing enough attention.


    Lydia¡¯s face sank to a deep shame, ¡°Is n really going to get engaged to Edith?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll call him.¡±


    In front of Kevin, Lydia dialed a phone number.


    ¡°Sorry, the number you have called cannot be answered at this time ¡­¡±


    Kevin seems to have expected it, a cold face tinged with a few sulks, ¡°I called him in the past few days, did not call through, it seems, he is not going to exin to us.¡±


    ¡°Impossible, I must ask, he¡¯s not the one who starts and ends up like this! Lexie is pregnant!¡±


    After saying this, Lydia gripped her phone, her face sullen, ¡°I¡¯m going to find him!¡±


    Looking at Lydia¡¯s breezy figure, Kevin stood in ce with mixed feelings.


    Now, he realized that he could not help at all, people¡¯s destiny seems to be predetermined from birth, Lydia grew up being protected by n, Lexie grew up being bullied, Edith was domineering, Tina was uncaring ¡­


    The phone rang suddenly, a foreign number.


    ¡°Hello?¡±


    ¡°¡­¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ve thought about it, there are still some things to take care of, and I¡¯ll leave the country when I¡¯m done with the formalities on my side.¡±


    J City, the ce, is not what it used to be.


    ¡°Madam, this is a medicine to calm the fetus, drink it before meals.¡±


    Looking at the ck medicinal soup in the bowl in front of her, Lexie didn¡¯t even ask one more question, tilting her neck and drinking it all.


    The bitter taste quickly dissolved in her throat and the smell that came up almost made her vomit, but she held it back and swallowed it.


    ¡°You eat first, and I¡¯ll go clean up.¡±


    The restaurant was cold and clear, and Lexie was the only one left.


    The news of the day was shown on the TV.


    ¡°Yesterday, the Howard Group and the Mitchell Group announced a news that n, the president of the Howard Group, and Edith, the daughter of the Mitchell Group, are about to get engaged ¡­ ¡±


    Lexie¡¯s neck jerked stiffly, looking up in a daze at the content of the TV news, her face suddenly white.

 Chapter 128 – Weighing the pros and cons

    It was dark by the time Patrick returned.


    ¡°Sister, grandma is fine.¡±


    He hurriedly told Lexie about this as soon as he entered the house, ¡°Grandma was picked up at the same time you came back yesterday and is still living in the same ce.¡±


    Lexie sat at the table and froze beforeing back to her senses.


    [It¡¯s okay.]


    ¡°Sister, I followed your advice and told grandma that you were having a falling out with n and now you have to go home to settle down, so you can¡¯t go see her these days, and grandma believed me and even made fish soup for me to send over to you.¡±


    Said Patrick, cing the thermos on the table, ¡°Here, it¡¯s still hot.¡±


    Lexie tugged at the corner of her mouth, looking reluctant.


    [I don¡¯t have much appetite, you can eat, I¡¯m a little tired.


    She put away her phone and left the restaurant.


    Looking at Lexie¡¯s back, Patrick¡¯s heart was relieved.


    ¡°Joey, what¡¯s wrong with my sister?¡±


    Joey took a new set of cutlery out and shook his head, ¡°I don¡¯t know, it was fine just now.¡±


    Patrick nced out of the corner of his eye and saw the remote control resting on the dining room table and thought about it.


    Lexie didn¡¯te back out once she went back inside.


    Joey came upstairs with the hot milk and knocked on the door for half a day without hearing any movement, ¡°Ma¡¯am, I¡¯ming in, huh?¡±


    ¡°Ah¡­¡±


    The scream came from the second floor, and Patrick jumped up from the table in shock and rushed up like lightning.


    Lexie sat on the carpet with blood underneath her.


    ¡°Sis!¡±


    ¡°Quick, call the gentleman.¡±


    Joey was extremely quick to react, ¡°This is a sign of miscarriage, if we don¡¯t get to the hospital it will be toote.¡±


    ¡°Phone, where¡¯s the phone?¡±


    Patrick scrambled to find his phone, ¡°I don¡¯t have that son of a bitch¡¯s number!¡±


    ¡°I do, I¡¯ll do it, I¡¯ll do it.¡±


    On the other hand, n is having dinner with Edith.


    ¡°n, now everyone in J City knows we¡¯re getting engaged, and my dad didn¡¯t approve at first, but now he has nothing to say.¡±


    n looked light, ¡°Before uncle arranged for you to go abroad, now if you don¡¯t go, what about the business there?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s okay, there¡¯s no business there. The main thing is that there are some things that my father does not feelfortable giving to others, so I have to go over once or twice a year, and it does not have to be abroad.¡±


    ¡°Yeah? Going this year too?¡±


    ¡°Hmm.¡±


    ¡°When exactly?¡±


    Edith¡¯s expression stalled slightly as she shot a nce at n, ¡°n, why are you asking me this?¡±


    n¡¯s face did not change, ¡°Didn¡¯t you always say you wanted a proposal? Before we officially do the wedding and get married, I was afraid the time would crash.¡±


    At that, Edith¡¯s eyes glowed with joy, ¡°Really?¡±


    ¡°Of course it¡¯s true, whatever you like, I will satisfy, as long as you are happy.¡±


    ¡°n, you¡¯re so good to me.¡±


    n was about to ask something else when the sound of a vibration came from his pocket.


    ¡°Hello?¡±


    ¡°Mr. Howard, the wife is bleeding profusely, and I¡¯m afraid the baby can¡¯t be saved, where are you now, there¡¯s no hospital around here.¡±


    n¡¯s eyes sank hard.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± Edith¡¯s concerned voice came from across the room.


    n snapped back, ¡°It¡¯s okay.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡±


    ¡°Hello? Mr. Howard¨C¡±


    Joey shouted into the phone for half a day before he realized the phone had hung up.


    Patrick held Lexie up, anxious and on fire, yelling, ¡°What the hell did n say?¡±


    ¡°Sir hung up the phone.¡±


    ¡°What? That son of a bitch!¡±


    In her arms, Lexie suddenly gained some awareness and grabbed Patrick¡¯s sleeve.


    ¡°Lexie.¡±


    [Kevin].


    Her hand writes two words on Patrick¡¯s hand.


    ¡°Kevin? Dr. Stewart?¡± reacted Patrick quickly, ¡°I¡¯ll call him right away.¡±


    It waste at night.


    Kevin first put down the matter at hand toe from the hospital, see Lexie hemorrhage after the appearance of all the blood, the heart are seized up.


    ¡°How did it get like this?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t know, this ¡­¡±


    ¡°Forget it, you all go out first, I¡¯ll stop the bleeding.¡±


    Kevin kicked both Joey and Patrick out and stopped Lexie¡¯s bleeding in the room to disinfect her.


    Hemostatic forceps and other medical devices collide with an icy sound.


    Lexie grabbed Kevin¡¯s hand, her lips pale, and buzzed twice but failed to make a sound.


    Kevin reassured, ¡°It¡¯s okay, once the bleeding stops it will be fine, it¡¯s okay.¡±


    Lexie then let go of her hand, tears slipping from the corners of her eyes and dripping onto the pillow.


    n talks about wanting this child, about wanting her to stay with him, about how he and Edith are just ying around, but at times like this, he still disappears without a trace.


    Such a man is the father of his own child.


    It was toote to put on the anesthetic, and the pain in the small of the back was bursting and soon numb.


    Lexie¡¯s mind was in a tizzy.


    She couldn¡¯t understand why she hade to this point.


    Life has turned upside down, she fell into an abyss, no matter how to struggle to get out, but deeper and deeper.


    The engine sounded in the yard.


    Patrick was furious at the sight of n.


    ¡°You still know toe?¡±


    No sooner had he stepped forward than the bodyguard stopped him.


    Patrick struggled, ¡°Let go of me, you dogs, what kind of skill is it to bully a pregnant woman?¡±


    n simply ignored him and went straight upstairs.


    Head-on, Kevin emerged from the bedroom with a sullen look.


    ¡°How is she doing?¡±


    ¡°Very bad.¡±


    Kevin closed the door and frowned, ¡°Complete bed rest is required, and if there is even the slightest bump again, there is a strong possibility that the baby will not stay.¡±


    n¡¯s eyebrows quivered fiercely.


    ¡°I don¡¯t understand why you have to do this, for business, for all that money and power, you can hurt her so recklessly, make her back down again and again, do you know what this is called now?¡±


    Kevin¡¯s tone was sunken and powerful, ¡°You¡¯re engaged to Edith and you¡¯re keeping her here, you¡¯re forcing her to be a third party without any consideration for her feelings.¡±


    ording to what he knew about Lexie, it was more painful than killing her.


    Self-esteem is all trampled underfoot, the moral condemnation hanging overhead, how can be at ease?


    n said, ¡°There¡¯s something you don¡¯t know, and I¡¯ll exin it to her.¡±ConTEent bel0ngs to N?v(e)lD/rama(.)Org .


    ¡°Yes, I don¡¯t understand.¡±


    Kevin carried the medicine box towards the stairs, ¡°I don¡¯t want to understand either, in a while I¡¯m going abroad, you better find a personal caretaker to take care of her, otherwise you¡¯ll regret it if something happens.¡±


    At the sound of descending the stairs, n unscrewed the door handle.


    The room is warm and dimly lit, Lexie is quietly resting on the bed, the carpet is still not cleaned blood, look shocking.


    n¡¯s gaze followed with a shudder.


    Lexie seemed to be passed out and she didn¡¯t respond at all when he came in.


    n sat down on the edge of the bed, hisrge hand hanging in mid-air for a long time before itnded on her cheek.


    If she hadn¡¯t been Peter¡¯s daughter, if she hadn¡¯t been a member of the Mitchell family, perhaps they wouldn¡¯t havee this far.

 Chapter 129 – The happy couple

    Lexie¡¯s face is warm and soft, obviously pregnant, but thinner than ever.


    The man¡¯s eyes, which are always cold, floated a faint trace of heartache, lingered for a long time, seemingly not wanting to leave.


    The sound of the phone vibrating is extraordinarily clear in the room.


    n nced at the caller ID, tucked Lexie under the covers and held the phone as he went out.


    The moment the ¡®click¡¯ closed the door, Lexie opened her eyes and heard the sound of answering the phoneing from outside the door.


    ¡°Getting home?¡±N?velDrama.Org is the owner.


    ¡°Well, okay, I¡¯ll pick you up tomorrow for your dress fitting.¡±


    The air still smells slightly drunk from the man¡¯s body.


    Coupled with the phone call, it didn¡¯t take much thought for Lexie to guess who he¡¯d juste from.


    Her eyes were red and tears fell uncontrobly.


    On the other hand, Edith hung up the phone and sat in the car with a gloomy face.


    Through the car window, she could clearly see the car in front of the vi in the distance.


    n has not finished eating with her and left in a hurry, saying it was a temporary matter, she vaguely felt wrong, trailing all the way over, and really saw what should not see.


    Lexie, why are you so haunted?


    Edith¡¯s hand on the steering wheel gradually tightened, a grim color floating in a pair of eyes.


    Kevin exined Lexie to bed rest, in order to reduce idents, Joey will pack out the first floor bedroom, try not to let her get out of bed and walk around, every day with a variety of tonic nourishment.


    Lydia somehow found her way here, carrying a big bag of stuff up to the door.


    ¡°Lexie, I brought you a present.¡±


    She took out the things in the paper bag one by one and spread them on the bed, ¡°This is the baby¡¯s clothes, pink, super cute, right!¡±


    ¡°This is a small dress, you may have to be a little older to wear it.¡±


    ¡°Right, right, this is a small dinosaur jumpsuit, hold her out in the winter can wear.¡±


    ¡°And the stroller I left outside.¡±


    Lydia dumped all the things she brought on the bed, like a kiosk, showing off the results of her recent shopping.


    ¡°Knock, knock, knock¨C¡±


    She held a rattle and smiled at Lexie, ¡°Isn¡¯t this rattle cute, the baby will love it.¡±


    Through the covers, Lexie touched her stomach, her face pale and calm.


    [How are you sure it¡¯s a girl?


    Lydia bought a whole bunch of stuff for girls.


    ¡°Intuition, I just think girls are cute, n that icy cold character, have a son like him can not, to have a daughter, and you as gentle.¡±


    Lexie reluctantly tugged at the corner of her mouth.


    ¡°What¡¯s this for? What about a grocery store?¡±


    Patrick entered the room with the soup, saw Lydia spread a bed of things, suddenly no good face, ¡°you are here to make trouble, right? Go go go, hurry out, don¡¯t disturb my sister¡¯s rest.¡±


    ¡°Who¡¯s here to make trouble? I bought something for the baby, are you blind?¡±


    ¡°I just know my sister can¡¯t use these right now, so hurry up and pack these away and get out!¡±


    ¡°Say it again!¡±


    Seeing the smell of smoke filling the air between the two, Lexie was busy taking Lydia¡¯s hand and shaking her head at the two.


    For Lexie¡¯s sake, Lydia pushed down her temper and red at Patrick.


    ¡°Sister, have chicken soup.¡±


    Patrick pulled the small dining table onto the bed and set down the chicken soup while deliberately kicking the rattles and other knick-knacks out of the way and sending them flying a long way.


    Lydia was so angry that she could have fought Patrick if Lexie hadn¡¯t been there.


    [Okay, you two stop messing around and all go eat.]


    ¡°Sister, then you remember to drink the soup, I¡¯lle and clean upter.¡±


    Lexie nodded and patted Lydia¡¯s hand again, [Go ahead.


    Lydia, on crutches and with no loss of energy despite her mobility, staggers Patrick hard and then stalks out of the room with a flourish.


    Patrick held his arm and drew a cold breath, chasing him out, ¡°Your meal is not prepared at home, you have to eat out!¡±


    ¡°What do you care?¡±


    Lydia sat down loudly at the table and called out to the kitchen, ¡°Joey, I want half a bowl of rice.¡±


    Joey is the maid who took care of her in the apartment, Jack carefully selected, this time the incident suddenly, can not find a suitable housekeeping, which is why she borrowed.


    It was also because of this that Lydia knew Lexie lived here.


    Patrick was so angry that he gritted his teeth.


    Lydia gave him a nk look and deliberately ate a bite of the roast pork in front of him, her mouth was still chattering, ¡°What? You want to eat me? I¡¯m telling you, I¡¯m not just eating here, I¡¯m nning to stay here!¡±


    ¡°What did you say?¡±


    ¡°Kick me out if you can, does this house belong to you?¡±


    Lydia gave a contemptuous tsk, ¡°Little yellow hair, please put yourself in the right position, you are just a servant beside me Lexie, really take yourself as an onion! It¡¯s you who should get out!¡±


    Patrick is blue in the face.


    Lydia originally wanted to provoke him to leave, but he suddenly pulled out the chair, sat down, picked up the bowl and chopsticks and ate furiously, like a wind swept, picking the roast meat left few.


    ¡°Are you crazy? You can¡¯t eat if you leave here? You¡¯re going to be a full-fledged ghost before you leave?¡±


    Patrick finished eating and wiped his mouth, ¡°Who told you I was leaving? I¡¯m telling you, I¡¯ll be here one day when my sister is here, and no one is going to let me go!¡±


    ¡°You ¡­¡±


    ¡°You what? If you don¡¯t believe me, ask your brother, your brother told me to stay, and told me to read more of these books.¡±


    Patrick grabbed a signnguage book in his hand, turned to the page he wasn¡¯t reading, and proudly raised it toward Lydia.


    Lydia bristled, ¡°Can you read?¡±


    The bedroom door was left open, Joey came in to give Lexie a stack of small dishes, heard the noise outside and frowned helplessly, ¡°Ma¡¯am, I¡¯ll go and close the door for you.¡±


    [No, that¡¯s all.]


    The corners of Lexie¡¯s eyes lift a little light curve.


    Listening to Patrick and Lydia¡¯s t?? te-??-t?? te only made her feel that therge vi was not so cold.


    After Joey left, she swiped open her phone and couldn¡¯t help but flip to the news of the past few days.


    The news that n and Edith are getting engaged is known throughout J City, and the recent news interviews are endless, with photos of the two of them at a casual nce.


    Lexie flipped through a few pages and saw the picture of n draping Edith¡¯s coat, her pupils suddenly contracted and she reflexively snapped her phone backwards onto the table.


    She didn¡¯t want to look at it anymore.


    For a long time, she gripped the spoon tightly, forcing herself to eat, eat the vegetables and drink the soup.


    Bite by bite, the meal was brought into the mouth, chewing and swallowing were very difficult.


    Even though her stomach was churning, she had to give birth to this child and find a way to leave J City.


    Everything will be fine.


    But why does the throat seem to be blocked, how can I swallow the rice I eat?


    ¡±Cough cough cough¡±


    Tears suddenly slipped down and fell into the bowl of soup.

 Chapter 130 Mutual Redemption

    After Joey came in and cleared the table, Lydia came in carrying arge suitcase.


    Lexie thought it was another gadget she had bought, but instead she saw her carry an old record yer out of the box and put it on the cab across the bed.


    ¡°The sound of an old record yer can calm the mind. I heard Dr. Stewart say you have bad insomnia at night, try this.¡±


    Lydia put the record on and the slow flowing music sounded as if it was covered with a heavy veil of history.ConTEent bel0ngs to N?v(e)lD/rama(.)Org .


    Lexie listened intently, and her heart really settled down a lot.


    Lydia sat down on the edge of the bed, ¡°How¡¯s it going?¡±


    [Thank you.]


    ¡°No need to be polite with me, I didn¡¯t get this anyway, I¡¯m just running errands.¡±


    Lexie was slightly stunned.


    The record yer looks like it has been years, and does not look like old, this style of thing to now are pricey old antiques, the origin of this thing needless to say can also guess seven or eight points.


    [Turn it off.]


    Lexie tapped out three words on her phone screen, her gaze quickly darkening.


    Lydia froze for a moment, knowing that she had lost her tongue, ¡°Don¡¯t, he also has good intentions, not that I am talking for him, Lexie, he is actually a very good person, just cold on the outside and hot on the inside, sometimes good intentions to do the wrong thing, more often than not he has apelling reason to suffer.¡±


    Lexie gripped her phone and looked extremely pale.


    She couldn¡¯t ept thement that Myles¡¯ leg was broken by him, Grandpa David was captured by him, and Edith was to be married by him, without anyone forcing him.


    n is a profit-oriented, possessive scumbag.


    ¡°Sis, do you know how n got that scar on his face?¡±


    [How did ite about?


    ¡°His parents died in an ident, the car ident in a family of three only one left him alive, from that day onwards, he had that extra scar on his face, that year he was ten years old.¡±


    ¡°From the age of ten until now, he has experienced being kidnapped, threatened, trafficked, all the fears you can imagine and can¡¯t imagine those that have apanied him for more than twenty years to date.¡±


    ¡°Did you know that his insomnia is particrly severe? To rely on drugs to maintain, but most of the time he simply did not dare to take the medicine, because afraid that once he fell asleep, wake up again do not know where.¡±


    Lexie looked at Lydia in dismay, [How do you know all this?


    Lydia took a deep breath, ¡°Haven¡¯t you always wondered how he and I met?¡±


    [Hmm.]


    ¡°He experienced a fire when he was a child, and the fireman died trying to save him, and that fireman was my dad.¡±


    The dismay in Lexie¡¯s eyes deepened.


    She didn¡¯t expect it to be such ayer of rtionship.


    Lydia said, ¡°my dad sacrificed the day I was just born, then I followed my mother alone, three years old when my mother also left, I became a dragging bottle that everyone dislikes, this rtive live a few days, then go to that family live a few days, and then ¡­ n found me. ¡±


    Even though Lydia¡¯s tone was light, it was still easy to hear the darkness of those days.


    Before n showed up, it was hard to think about how a little girl with no ability to take care of herself was pushed around by a bunch of cool-mouthed rtives.


    No wonder ¡­


    Lexie suddenly understood why Lydia had so much dependence on n, and why n was so tolerant and doting towards her.


    People who have redeemed each other in adversity are almost god-like to each other.


    Lydia¡¯s eyes were slightly red.


    Lexie took her hand in hers and told her with the warmth of her palm that it was all over.


    Lydia pulled the corner of her mouth, ¡°Sister, I¡¯m fine, then n paid for my schooling and sent me to piano lessons, I can do whatever I want, no one dares to bully me anymore.¡±


    ¡°I am happy, but he has been the same for so many years, no one around him really cares whether he is happy or not, light or not, everyone is using him, calcting him, including rtives, he is actually very good, just sitting in his position for a long time, many things are forced to do.¡±


    Lexie fell silent.


    Lydia held her hand tightly, ¡°Sister, believe me, he will be a good father!¡±


    Lexie¡¯s brow furrowed tightly.


    Lydia¡¯s eyes were unmistakably sincere and seemed desperately eager to look forward to her approval.


    Perhaps, indeed, he would be a good father, as she said.


    The other side.


    n and his assistant arrived at the restaurant early, waiting for the evening business meeting with a foreign couple.


    Jack said, ¡°Miss Hunt stayed over in the suburbs and said she was not going to go back to the city for the time being, you see this thing ¡­¡±


    ¡°Let her go, her foot injury also did not heal, to there as a recuperation, the school side to do her dyed admission?¡±


    ¡°Already said hello to the school in advance.¡±


    ¡°Mr. Howard, in fact, you let Miss Hunt go there on purpose, right? In order to have more people to keep your wifepany, you are not sure about other people, Miss Hunt is a bit willful, but she is cheerful and kind.¡±


    n frowned, ¡°Why are you talking so much today?¡±


    Jack smiled sarcastically and closed his mouth.


    Outside the door of the box, Edith, carrying her bag, hade happily to apany n to negotiate with the foreign businessman, but she happened to hear these words just now, and the smile on her face instantly disappeared without a trace.


    n really does care about Lexie.


    It is also, after all, pregnant, no matter what can be mother to son.


    But what if the child is gone?


    A chill rose to Edith¡¯s eyes at the thought.


    On Saturday, the weather was sunny and breezy.


    Kevin came to the suburbs first thing in the morning and examined Lexie.


    ¡°Still try to stay in bed, try not to get out of bed for more than an hour a day, to recuperate mainly, and also, to pay attention to a happy mood.¡±


    [I¡¯ll keep an eye on it.]


    Speaking of mood, Kevin sighed silently in his heart.


    Mood matters are not something that man can influence.


    Suddenly there was a loud noise from outside and the piano sound came to an abrupt end.


    Patrick¡¯s voice came from the living room with some obvious sulking, ¡°How many times have I told you not to y the piano here, just to show off that you know how to do it, right? My sister needs to recuperate, do you know what it means to recuperate, you¡¯re making a lot of noise.¡±


    Lydia immediately retorted, ¡°Who is making noise? You don¡¯t know anything, do you?¡±


    ¡°Anyway, you¡¯re not allowed to y anymore, what the hell are you ying!¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s called fetal education! Do you understand fetal education?¡±


    ¡°And teach you like that?¡±


    Kevin saw a few rare smiles floating in the corners of Lexie¡¯s eyes and inquired, ¡°It seems like it¡¯s a good thing they¡¯re both here with you.¡±


    Lexie touched the small of her back and leaned back on the bed with an extremely gentle look.


    [Lydia is very kind and I hope my children can be like her in the future].


    ¡°By the way, you know today ¡­¡±


    Kevin wanted to say something but couldn¡¯t.


    Lexie met his gaze, [What¡¯s wrong?

 Chapter 131 – In Danger

    Kevin hesitated for a moment, ¡°Nothing, just wanted to say that it¡¯s a nice day, I¡¯ll take them both out for a walk with you, the air is still very good on this side of the southern suburbs.¡±


    [Don¡¯t you have to rush back to work?


    ¡°It¡¯s a day off.¡±


    Lexie nods, the corners of her eyes lifting in a gentle curve.


    As soon as Lydia heard that she was going out, she was so excited that she immediately put down the piano and ran to the kitchen to discuss with Joey what food to bring, ¡°sandwiches, juice, milk, and most importantly, a barbecue, and a hanging chair!¡±


    Patrick didn¡¯t have the good sense to say, ¡°You think elementary school students are on a spring trip?¡±


    ¡°Recognize the calendar? It¡¯s fall tour!¡±


    Kevin held Lexie, and the twoughed helplessly.


    Before leaving the house, several of n¡¯s bodyguards left at the vi blocked Lexie¡¯s way.


    Lydia immediately yelled, ¡°What are you doing?¡±


    ¡°Miss Hunt, Mr. Howard has instructed that the missus is not to leave here.¡±


    ¡°We¡¯ll be back in the evening, so you guys just turn a blind eye.¡±Content property of N?velDra/ma.Org.


    ¡°It won¡¯t work, Miss Hunt you don¡¯t give us a hard time.¡±


    Lydia nced back at Lexie, who had a decidedly darker look on her face.


    [It¡¯s okay Lydia, don¡¯t go.]


    ¡°No!¡±


    Lydia sulked, ¡°Lexie, you guys wait for me.¡±


    After saying this, she immediately walked a little farther away and dialed a phone out.


    ¡°Hello? It¡¯s me.¡±


    It was Jack who answered the phone, ¡°Miss Hunt, what can I do for you?¡±


    After hearing Lydia¡¯s words, Jack immediately headed for the ballroom and found n, ¡°Mr. Howard, Miss Hunt¡¯s on the phone.¡±


    n in a white suit, he rarely wears white,pared to the ck suit, the hostility of the body is covered up a lot, the whole person looks much calmer.


    The ballroom was full of people who hade to his and Edith¡¯s engagement party.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡±


    ¡°Miss Hunt said that Dr. Stewart went over there today and said he was going to take the wife out for a spin, but he was stopped by a couple of them at Five.¡±


    n frowned, his dark eyes imprinted on the figure walking in the distance carrying his skirt, and murmured, ¡°Just have them follow.¡±


    ¡°Yes.¡±


    Jack busied himself with the phone and left.


    The person who came face to face was Edith, in a pink floor-length gown sarong, ¡°Jack why are you in such a hurry, what¡¯s the matter?¡±


    ¡°Nothing,pany stuff, let¡¯s go.¡±


    Edith originally wanted to ask n if he looked good in this body today, but saw that he was not interested, he was a little upset and frowned and followed him.


    As she walked away, she lowered her voice and asked the person beside her, ¡°How did it go?¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry, people are ready.¡±


    The vi in the southern suburbs was originally located near several J City niche scenic spots, surrounded by mountains and argeke.


    Kevin took Lexie and the others to spread out pic mats by theke, Patrick was busy with the barbecue, and Lydia, with one leg still in a cast and her crutches in her crevice, was indefatigably tying a hammock between tworge trees.


    When Patrick saw it, he couldn¡¯t help but spit out four words to describe it, ¡°physically challenged.¡±


    Lydia immediately gave him a nk look, ¡°Exhausted your life¡¯s vocabry, huh?¡±


    Lexie sat down in a folding chair and Kevin brought a nket over to cover her, ¡°Are you cold?¡±


    Lexie shook her head and was greeted by the shimmeringke.


    It¡¯s already autumn, the leaves are falling all over the hillside, and the scenery is really beautiful.


    ¡°Drink some water.¡±


    [Thank you.]


    Kevin stood aside and inquired, ¡°What are your ns for when the baby is born?¡±


    Lexie¡¯s gaze swept over Lydia and Patrick, pondered for a moment, and gestured, [I think it will leave J City.


    Kevin froze, but quickly calmed down after seeing a few bodyguards in the distance.


    ¡°I understand.¡±


    J City is a ce that has brought her so much pain that it would be a good thing for her to leave.


    With Lydia and Patrick around, the rare outing became fun and the group did not return home untilte afternoon.


    After dinner, he watched Lexie rest before Kevin left.


    ¡°Dr. Stewart,¡± Lydia chased out of the house on her crutches, ¡°thank you for today.¡±


    ¡°Thank me for what?¡±


    ¡°You know what day it is, that¡¯s why you chose today on purpose, right?¡±


    Lydia looked back at the lighted bedroom in the house, ¡°I didn¡¯t know what to do today, I was afraid I would say the wrong thing and make Lexie sad again, but luckily you came.¡±


    Kevin says, ¡°She¡¯s a lot tougher than we thought she was.¡±


    n and Edith got engaged today, the news has long spread throughout J City, the news is all over the ce, Lexie can¡¯t possibly not know about it.


    Even so, she cooperated with them, went out happily today and came back happily, without showing the slightest difference.


    ¡°Go back, I¡¯ll go first, feel free to call me if anything happens.¡±


    ¡°Well, Dr. Stewart you drive slowly.¡±


    After seeing Kevin¡¯s car leave, Lydia went back to the house.


    Patrick was gesturing at something on the coffee table, which had a signnguage book on it.


    ¡°Wrong,¡± Lydia gave him a nk look and limped across the room to sit down, ¡°at this rate of learning, you¡¯re not going to learn signnguage for the rest of your life.¡±


    ¡°You will?¡± Patrick was annoyed, ¡°You will you do.¡±


    ¡°Why should I learn this? I just need to understand it.¡±


    Patrick froze, suddenly understanding what Lydia meant.


    Yes, as long as you can understand it, why do you have to learn it?


    ¡°Too stupid to be true, take your time learning, I¡¯ll go find Lexie.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t disturb her for too long, let her rest early today.¡±


    ¡°Got it!¡±


    Looking at Lydia¡¯s back, Patrick is no longer as resistant as he was when he first met her before.


    It waste at night.


    Patrick was alone in the living room reading a book, ncing in the direction of the bedroom every now and then. Lydia went in for half a day and didn¡¯te out, howe there was so much to talk about between women?


    I don¡¯t know how long it took, but a scream suddenly came from the bedroom.


    ¡°Who are you?¡±


    ¡°Help!¡±


    Patrick immediately dropped the book and rushed in.


    In the bedroom, Lydia is being held up by two ck-d men, Lexie is dropped under the bed, and a dark figure is approaching her, holding a cold, glowing steel pipe.


    Patrick rushed up without saying a word.


    The visitor, however, was well-trained and kicked Patrick to the ground in three blows.


    ¡°No!¡±


    Patrick grabbed the other man¡¯s ankles and desperately tried to stop him from getting close to Lexie.


    ¡°Sister, run!¡±


    ¡°Unknowing thing!¡± The man in ck went down with a fierce foot and stepped on Patrick¡¯s finger, the sound of broken bone joints was extraordinarily clear.


    Lexie¡¯s pupils contracted violently and she wanted to shout but couldn¡¯t. She retreated to the corner and looked at the tall ck figure in front of her in horror, her face pale.


    The three men in ck came in from the first floor window and grabbed the screaming Lydia as soon as they entered.


    At this point, Lydia¡¯s eyes were red with anxiety as her mouth was covered.


    Lexie, however, could not even shout.


    The raised steel pipe reflected the cold color in the light, and Lexie mmed her eyes shut as pain struck.

 Chapter 132 The child is gone

    Kevin drove back to the city from the suburbs alone, and shortly after driving out of the vi park, a van passed him on the opposite side, with a fierce-looking man on the passenger side.


    At first he did not care, after driving for a while, suddenly felt uneasy.


    That a van of people are wearing a ck, this midnight to the suburbs to drive what can happen?


    ¡°Sorry, the number you have dialed is temporarily unavable, please dial againter ¡­¡±


    Both Patrick¡¯s and Lydia¡¯s phone numbers suddenly went dead.


    Kevin made an immediate decision and immediately turned around and headed back to the vi.


    By the time he arrived, the vi was in shambles.


    The bodyguard in the yard fell to the ground, in pain, he rushed into the bedroom, Lydia and Patrick all passed out, Lexie fell in the corner, a pool of blood beneath her.


    ¡°Sister-inw!¡±


    The lights on the operating table were bright and blinding.


    The sound of cold instruments shing stabbed in the eardrums, but Lexie could not wake up, only to hear the voices of doctors and nurses talking around her.


    The moment her body was propped open, the pain that had been numb suddenly diffused wildly, hammering every nerve in her, almost making her faint to death.


    Lexie felt like she was snorkeling in an abyss, and every time she felt like she was drowning, buoyancy would pull her up and breathe out, and then drown again.


    Over and over again.


    It was early morning when n arrived at the hospital.


    ¡°How is she doing?¡±


    He grabbed Kevin as soon as he could.


    Kevin looked at him with an expressionless face, ¡°The baby is gone.¡±


    Four words, concise, drum hammer like a heavy hit on the heart.


    n¡¯s eyes quivered and he stumbled back a step, leaning against the wall in disbelief.


    ¡°Who did it?¡±


    Kevin blushed, ¡°That¡¯s for you to ask yourself!¡±


    The existence of this child in Lexie¡¯s belly moves whose cheese and harms whose interests are self-evident.


    The next day dawned.


    It was noon when Lexie woke up.


    When she opened her eyes and saw n guarding the bedside, she froze for a moment and subconsciously wanted to move her hand, but found that her hand was being clutched by n for who knows how long, and it was even a little numb.


    n woke up all of a sudden, and the air was a little stagnant as the four eyes met.


    ¡°You¡¯re awake? How is it? Are you ufortable anywhere?¡±


    Lexie leaned back on the pillows, her hand held, and couldn¡¯t respond.


    n let go of his hand at this point.N?velDrama.Org is the owner.


    Lexie¡¯s hands were red from his clutching.


    [What brings you here?


    After asking this, Lexie suddenly realized that the surroundings were not a suburban vi, [Why am I here?


    Hospital?


    The tingling sensationing from her lower body jerked her awake, her pupils contracted violently and she looked at n, [What happened to me?


    n¡¯s cool face was tense, and he didn¡¯t know how to speak.


    Halfway through the day, facing Lexie¡¯s gaze, he took a deep breath, ¡°Lexie, we¡¯ll have kidster.¡±


    Lexie¡¯s face was instantly ashen.


    The mind already recalls everything fromst night.


    Those sudden appearance of the men in ck, the fallen Lydia and Patrick on the ground, the stick raised towards themselves ¡­


    ¡°Ah¡­¡±


    She pushed n away violently and cowered on the edge of the bed with her head in her arms, terrified.


    ¡°Lexie!¡± n had never seen her like this before.


    Lexie¡¯s mind was filled with those horrible images fromst night that wouldn¡¯t go away.


    The baby is gone too.


    The baby must have gambled away because he had sprouted the idea that he didn¡¯t want him.


    It¡¯s mommy who¡¯s sorry for you ¡­


    ¡°Lexie!¡±


    ¡°Ah¡­¡±


    n tried to get closer, but Lexie kept letting out hoarse hisses, throwing the pillows and quilts all out, shouting heartily.


    Kevin soon arrived and saw the situation in the ward and immediately pushed n away, ¡°You go out first.¡±


    Lexie sat in the corner hugging her knees, her shoulders constantly shaking, her eyes already red and swollen from crying.


    n stood away and watched Kevin approach toward her, then take her hand.


    Lexie cowered at first, but after seeing that it was Kevin, she didn¡¯t resist and let him pull her into his arms, then bawled in his arms.


    Kevin patted her back heartily, ¡°It¡¯s okay, it¡¯s all in the past, it¡¯s all in the past.¡±


    The scene fell on n¡¯s eyes with piercing intensity.


    Half a dayter, he clenched his fist and pulled the door open with a sullen face and went out.


    ¡°Mr. Howard,¡± Jack said, waiting at the door.


    ¡°Have you investigated what happenedst night? Who did it?¡±


    ¡°No, the group of people are all masked, extremely ruthless, and the surrounding surveince were destroyed, only a few images, Five they are also seriously injured.¡±


    ¡°How¡¯s Lydia doing?¡±


    ¡°Miss Hunt is fine, they seem to have been merciful to Miss Hunt, except for the shock is a little bruise, but that Patrick kid is hurt badly, left hand fracture.¡±


    Didn¡¯t hurt Lydia?


    A group of desperate people, actually know to show mercy, if not the person behind it deliberately reminded, I¡¯m afraid there will not be such a good intention.


    Who did it, he probably already knows in his mind.


    n frowned, ¡°Arrange for the best doctor to treat him.¡±


    ¡°Yes, I understand.¡±


    ¡°By the way Mr. Howard, Mrs. Howard has been calling this morning to ask where you are.¡±


    At that, n¡¯s brow furrowed even tighter, and a pair of cold eyes glittered with cold light.


    Lexie cried for a long time, and Kevin helped her to rest on the hospital bed.


    ¡°Don¡¯t think too much, take your time to recuperate your body and everything will be fine.¡±


    He covered her with the nket and patted her shoulder to let her sleep for a while.


    Lexie¡¯s eyes were red, [You¡¯ve told me this so many times].


    Kevin always said everything would be fine, but life kept going downhill, always when she thought she was at the bottom, then plunging down again, as if it were a never-ending abyss.


    After falling so deep, does she have a chance to climb back up?


    Kevin was actually dumbfounded for a long time, and then he asked, ¡°If you get the chance, would you like to consider living abroad with me?¡±


    Lexie was slightly stunned.


    Half-heartedly, she shook her head.


    She still has her grandmother to take care of, her grandmother is too old to adapt to life abroad, and she can¡¯t afford to leave her alone and flee abroad on her own.


    Kevin knew her difficulties, heartbroken but powerless, could only tuck her in, ¡°Get some rest.¡±


    Lexie closed her eyes, and as soon as she closed her eyes there was the scene fromst night before her eyes.


    Even if no one had told her what was going on, she could well imagine who was behind it, killing an unborn child so bitterly.


    It¡¯s Edith, it must be her.


    Only she is so jealous of this child in her belly that she hates to dispose of it.

 Chapter 133 I don’t have anything to do with you anymore

    the Howard family vi.


    Diana cooked a special table and waited with Edith for n toe back for dinner.


    ¡°Edith, from now on we are a family, although only engaged, but the wedding date is also set, soon you will marry into the Howard family.¡±


    ¡°Mrs. Stewart, it¡¯s not a sure thing.¡±


    Edith blushed and immediately put down her dishes when she heard the door open outside, ¡°n.¡±N?velDrama.Org is the owner.


    Diana also followed, ¡°n, look how virtuous Edith is, she just came over the day after her engagement and arranged this big table of dishes, all of which you like to eat.¡±


    n looked cool, couldn¡¯t see the slightest ripple, ¡°I¡¯ve eaten, you guys eat.¡±


    The joy on Edith¡¯s face instantly froze at the corners of her mouth.


    Diana reassured, ¡°It¡¯s okay, n probably just ate out at a dinner party, Edith, we don¡¯t care about him, we¡¯ll eat by ourselves.¡±


    Edith was pulled to the table and sat down, but the food tasted like wax.


    n came back from nowhere, and she couldn¡¯t have known better.


    ¡ª


    Kevin put the key in the foyer, ¡°Nobody lives here all the time, so you can stay here for now, and if you need anything, feel free to tell me.¡±


    Lexie nodded, [Thank you.


    This house is still the previous Kevin intended to rent to grandma to live, at that time in order to avoid n¡¯s opinion, she did not ept, did not expect to turn around, they still live in the house.


    ¡°Are you still not going to tell grandma about this? If you tell grandma, you can just move in with grandma.¡±


    Lexie shook her head, [Grandma is old and has had too many things going on one after anothertely, don¡¯t want her to worry too much about me.


    Kevin nodded thoughtfully.


    ¡°Then you can stay here in peace, it¡¯s close to the hospital and to where grandma lives.¡±


    [Well, thank you, Kevin.]


    ¡°It was the Howard family that wronged you, and I did it for my own peace of mind.¡±


    Kevin suddenly remembered something, ¡°I never understood why my cousin he had to marry the Mitchell family¡¯s daughter, it¡¯s not enough to marry you, but suddenly he wants to marry Edith, what the hell is he doing?¡±


    [He has an axe to grind with Peter].


    ¡°Got a grudge?¡±


    Kevin¡¯s brow furrowed, ¡°Do you know exactly what the reason is?¡±


    [Not sure, he didn¡¯t tell me.


    Lexie held the hot water cup, her palm was scalding red, [the very first thing he wanted to marry was Edith, and now it¡¯s kind of back on track].


    With the baby gone, thest connection between her and n is gone, and whatever n wanted to marry Edith for, he now gets what he wants.


    It¡¯s time to let yourself go.


    At night, the Howard Group¡¯s president¡¯s office is still lit.


    ¡°Mr. Howard, this is all the information you want on the Mitchell Group¡¯s overseas transactions for the past three years, as well as Mrs. Howard¡¯s entry and exit time information.¡±


    ¡°Well, what has Peter been up totely?¡±


    ¡°Domestic investment has been tightened, but frequent contact with foreign countries, is this to expand overseas markets?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m afraid it¡¯s not just a simple matter of expanding overseas,¡± n¡¯s eyes floated a bit of chill, ¡°he is so anxious to transfer assets to overseas secret ounts, I¡¯m afraid he knows that the Bureau of Investigation is investigating the Mitchell Group pharmaceuticals, can not hide for a long time, in order to find their own The exit.¡±


    ¡°Peter seems to be going abroad at the end of this month to talk business.¡±


    ¡°He¡¯s going in person?¡±


    ¡°Yes, our people nted in the Mitchell Group got the information, there should not be false.¡±


    n was thoughtful, ¡°This is news that the people in the Detective Bureau should be looking forward to knowing.¡±


    ¡°Find an opportunity to tell that deputy director without a trace.¡±


    ¡°Flora?¡±


    ¡°Hmm.¡±


    Leveraging the power of the Mitchell Group, Flora is investigating the Mitchell Group, so she will do whatever it takes to keep Peter in the country and even in J City, never giving him any chance to escape.


    Jack nced at the time, ¡°Mr. Howard, it¡¯ste, don¡¯t you want to go home and rest?¡±


    ¡°You go back, I¡¯ll stay a little longer.¡±


    Jack wanted to say something else, but looked at n was already flipping through the files, so he swallowed his words.


    During this time he has been working overtime at thepany and rarely goes home.


    If this continues, the body is going to copse ah.


    After Jack left, n received a phone call.


    ¡°Hello?¡±


    Kevin¡¯s voice came over the phone, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, she¡¯s already arranged to stay, my ce is quite safe, usually the security guards don¡¯t just let strangers in, and it¡¯s close to the police station.¡±


    ¡°Thanks.¡±


    ¡°Hey,¡± Kevin knew he was about to hang up and called out sharply, ¡°if you care about her so much, why don¡¯t you go stay with her? You know she¡¯s been in really bad shapetely, both physically and mentally.¡±


    n frowned and hung up the phone after a moment of silence.


    A weekter, the Mitchell Group was again exposed to the problem of drug counterfeiting, and several subsidiaries were closed by the regtory authority, and even Peter was called to ¡®tea¡¯.


    In this situation, Edith did not even turn to n, but quietly left the country.


    ¡°Did you have someone follow?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s been arranged, on the same flight, and will follow the whole way.¡±


    ¡°Keep us posted if you have any news.¡±


    ¡°Yes, Mr. Howard, where are we going now?¡±


    In the back seat of the car, n¡¯s eyes were sullen and cold, ¡°Go to the hospital.¡±


    The autumn night is more sluggish than any other season, and the leaves of the sycamores on the streets of J City are gradually dyed yellow, and when the wind blows, they fall into the air and flutter with the speeding cars.


    Renhe Hospital.


    Lexie sorts and loads the medical waste and takes the disinfectant and sprays it down the hallway.


    A tall figure suddenly stopped in front of her, with shiny ck leather shoes.


    ¡°Who asked you to do this?¡±


    A somber voice came from overhead, and n¡¯s face was full of pouting.


    Wearing a mask, a hospital cleaner¡¯s outfit and a volunteer red vest, Lexie volunteered to work as a volunteer at Renhe Hospital and today is her third day on the job.


    When she saw n, she frowned, [This is my own business, please move aside.


    n was furious and grabbed her wrist, ignoring her struggle, and dragged her directly into the hallway, ¡°You¡¯re not living a good life, but you¡¯re here to make a fool of yourself, is this the life you want to live?¡±


    Lexie was scratched raw, beautiful eyebrows wrinkled into a ball, but clenched his teeth.


    [I like this kind of day].


    ¡°What days? The days of cleaning the hallways, looking people in the face, and groveling to the scoundrels whoe to see you?¡±


    Lexie doesn¡¯t say a word, avoiding his gaze.


    ¡°Have you made enough noise yet?¡±


    n¡¯s voice sank, ¡°These days, I allow you to move out and not interfere in any of your affairs, is to allow you to adjust your emotions, but that is this does not mean you can do whatever you want!¡±


    Lexie slowly lifted her head, a sour nose under the mask, her eyes soon turned red, floating a watery mist, [Did you forget that the child is gone, I no longer have any rtionship with you].

 Chapter 134 Reasons to retaliate against the Mitchell family

    n¡¯s eyes were stunned.


    Lexie¡¯s eyes overflowed with devastation.


    The child is gone these days, how she survived only she knows, but n still refused to let go of himself.


    ¡°We¡¯ll have another childter.¡±


    n¡¯s voice echoed down the stairwell,ced with a sooty rasp that put people in a trance.


    Lexie looked at him in dismay, shaking her head incredulously and stepping back.ConTEent bel0ngs to N?v(e)lD/rama(.)Org .


    How could he say such things?


    [You still won¡¯t let me go! What did I do wrong?]


    She simply does not want to have any more involvement with this man in front of her.


    Let me go! I¡¯m begging you! You hate the Mitchell family, you hate Peter, go get back at them!


    I don¡¯t know which sentence offended n, his eyes suddenly raised a monstrous anger.


    Lexie¡¯s wrist hurts hard, she cries out in pain, her footsteps suddenly fixed, unable to back up again.


    n¡¯s eyes seemed to spit fire, but his voice was as cold as ice, ¡°Since you know that I hate the Mitchell family, you shouldn¡¯t have such delusions!¡±


    Peter was the culprit in the fire twenty years ago, and no one in the Mitchell family could stay out of it.


    ¡°Haven¡¯t you always wondered why I hate the Mitchell family? I¡¯ll tell you now!¡±


    ¡°Twenty years ago, Peter forcibly burned down arge area of mountain forest for property development and drove out local households, burning a man alive who, in turn, had saved my life!¡±


    Lexie¡¯s pupils contracted sharply and she was viciously struck.


    Burned to death?


    ¡°The father pays the son, do I need to teach you this truth?¡±


    The harsh voice buzzed in the ears.


    Perhaps it was the appearance of the old man who was a trafficker, or perhaps it was Peter¡¯s recent move to leave J City that was so obvious that the hatred that had been sealed in n¡¯s heart for years had recently spilled out.


    He grabbed Lexie¡¯s wrist, ¡°You will never leave J City for the rest of your life, I want you to stay with me forever and atone for the Mitchell family¡¯s sins!¡±


    The hostility in n¡¯s eyes frightened Lexie, and the coolness seemed to consume her, quickly spreading from her eyes throughout her body and soaking through her limbs.


    From the very beginning this man came to take revenge on the Mitchell family, whether it was himself or Edith, it was just a tool for him to take revenge on the Mitchell family, and he would destroy everyone in the Mitchell family!


    Lexie¡¯s face turned pale as great fear invaded her and she struggled in terror.


    Let go of me!


    Let go of me!


    A voice inside kept screaming, causing her to struggle like mad.


    n snapped at her in annoyance and pinned her violently against the wall, yelling, ¡°That¡¯s enough!¡±


    The back of his head hit the wall with a ¡®thud¡¯ and his brain buzzed.


    The sound of a vibrating cell phone rang out extra clearly in the hallway room.


    n¡¯s eyes regained a few moments of rity.


    Seeing the caller ID, he gave Lexie a cold look, ¡°You¡¯d better remember everything I said today, or else you won¡¯t forget that David, and your grandma, aren¡¯t as fit to toss around as you are!¡±


    ¡°When I¡¯m done with the business at hand, I¡¯lle pick you up and move back in with the Howard family.¡±


    The icy voice echoed in the hallway.


    With a ¡®pop¡¯, the sound-controlled lights in the hallway went out.


    Lexie inhaled a sharp breath of air and coughed violently.


    By the time Kevin arrived, n was already gone from the building.


    Lexie stood alone against the wall, her whole body numb andx.


    ¡°Lexie, what¡¯s wrong with you?¡±


    Kevin was quick on his feet and grabbed her hand a second before she slipped, only to see bright red finger marks on her hand, bruises visible to the naked eye.


    ¡°Where¡¯s my brother? What did he say to you?¡±


    Lexie shook her head helplessly, filled with only one thought.


    n won¡¯t let her go. He won¡¯t let anyone associated with the Mitchell family go.


    The illusions that she had before were all destroyed in this moment.


    That man, how much he hates Peter, how much he hates himself.


    And I can¡¯t believe I thought that he had some warmth andpassion for himself, looking forward to the birth of the child in his belly.


    It¡¯s ridiculous!


    n came out of the hospital holding his cell phone.


    The call was from Edith.


    ¡°Hello?¡±


    ¡°n, guess where I am now?¡±


    ¡°At this moment?¡± n lifted his wrist and nced at his watch, ¡°You should be at the airport.¡±


    ¡°Yes, but it¡¯s not right either!¡±


    Edith¡¯s tone was leery, ¡°My dad told me that there¡¯s no need to rush things overseas for a while, and it just so happens that I have a seminar to go to, so now I¡¯m back from the airport.¡±


    n¡¯s brow furrowed and his cold eyes sank to the naked eye.


    ¡°Why don¡¯t you say anything? Is it a surprise? Let¡¯s have dinner together tonight.¡±


    Half a long time, the man¡¯s thin lips turned out a word, ¡°Good.¡±


    Hanging up the phone, n got into his car.


    Jack said, ¡°Just heard from over there, Edith turned back from the airport ¡­¡±


    ¡°I know all about it, and it looks like Peter the old fox is aware of it.¡±


    ¡°You think it¡¯s a hit or miss?¡±


    ¡°It may not be, but Peter has always been careful, especially the transfer of funds such things rted to his family¡¯s life, so a false shot is to be expected.¡±


    ¡°Mr. Howard, so what¡¯s our next step?¡±


    ¡°Have someone keep an eye on Peter and Edith. Just because they don¡¯t go this time doesn¡¯t mean they never will.¡±


    ¡°Yes.¡±


    Jack nced at the phone, ¡°By the way, Mr. Howard, there is one more thing, your second uncle¡¯s side of the private move a sum of money, in the name of personal drawdown.¡±


    ¡°What about the amount?¡±


    ¡°Fifty million.¡±


    n frowned, ¡°Did you find out where anything went?¡±


    ¡°Not quite sure yet, but Bonnie seems to have made a lot of trouble again this year, no surprise, the money should be filling the hole to go.¡±


    Tina¡¯s mother had a gambling habit, and Lennox was paid to clean up her mess for years, something that was alreadymonce in the Howard family.


    ¡°Is this something to let the old man know about?¡±


    ¡°With such arge expenditure, we don¡¯t need to take care of it, and grandpa won¡¯t be unaware of it.¡±


    Jack nods his head.


    This means that the second house is left to fend for itself, this kind of thing without their intervention, as long as the year-end board meeting before Lennox can not plug the hole, will naturally be found.


    A private clubhouse located in the suburbs of J City.


    In the box tea room, the fragrance of tea overflows along with the sound of the guqin.


    It waste at night outside.


    The side of the coffee table, a document from Lennox¡¯s hand slowly pushed out, ¡°This is the patent transfer agreement you want, money and goods, but this thing you can not let n know that I did it.¡±


    The other party red lips pursed, calmly sipping tea, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, with so many years of friendship between the two families, I will not make it difficult for you to do, but to take advantage of this matter to say hello to the Howard Group.¡±


    The woman¡¯s voice is not loud, the wind blowing through the slightly curly gray-brown sideburns, revealing cold features, a pair of long, narrow phoenix eyes, sunken with a seemingly cold light.


    Lennox couldn¡¯t help but to fight a jolt.

 Chapter 135 – The Secret of the Remedy

    It was dawn when Lexie woke up from her nightmare.


    She had been having nightmares for days on end, starting from the day n told her about Peter¡¯s feud with him in the hospital stairwell, nightmares that haunted her like shadows, night after night.


    Fire, Forest ¡­


    Everything is d?? j?? vu, unspeakably bizarre.


    It was as if something inside the dream had been ¡®nging¡¯ against their temples.


    Her eyes snapped open and she woke up with a start for a moment before she reacted to the fact that someone was knocking on the door.


    ¡°Sis, Lexie!¡±


    Patrick?


    Lexie immediately lifted the covers and got out of bed, opened the door and saw Patrick carrying a big bag of stuff.


    Patrick¡¯s face is still wounded, one hand is also bandaged, only one hand left to move, carrying a pile of things, ¡°Sister, I thought you were not at home, no one came to open the door after calling for half a day.¡±


    Lexie hurriedly let him into the house and came with a hot water kettle to pour water.


    [What brings you here?


    ¡°Sister, don¡¯t be busy, I¡¯m leaving, that is, grandma asked me to send you something over, saying that you can use it.¡±


    [What is it?


    Lexie subconsciously nced at it, her hand shook and almost burned herself.


    Several bags are marked with mother and baby products.


    Herplexion quickly darkened.


    The grandmother should be looking forward to the birth of this child, so she still doesn¡¯t know how to tell her that the baby is gone, just as she didn¡¯t know how to tell her she was pregnant at all.


    ¡°Ahem ¡­¡±


    ¡°Sis, you¡¯re not feeling well?¡±


    [Nothing, just a little cold].


    Seeing the cold medicine punch on the table, Patrick was a bit chagrined, he should have known he should havee to see her earlier.


    After a moment of silence, Patrick remembered the main thing, turned over the bag at his feet, put forward a white canvas bag, ¡°Right, this, grandma said this must be delivered to you, the other ¡­ sister, you do not care.¡±


    Lexie looked back and took the canvas bag from Patrick¡¯s hand.


    By the time she saw the canvas bag, she already knew what was inside.


    The ¡®wooden box¡¯, a relic of my mother.


    In front of Patrick, Lexie did not shy away from taking things out directly and examining them again.


    ¡°Sister, what is this?¡±


    [My mother¡¯s relics, I don¡¯t know what they are.


    ¡°It¡¯s still inscribed.¡±


    Lexie shook her head and couldn¡¯t help but cough again.


    ¡°Sister, this cold of yours seems to be quite serious, let me flush the medicine for you!¡± Patrick immediately got up.


    The smell of cold and flu flush quickly spread through the room, and Lexie looked at the box of flush on the table, right up against the side of the form.


    Probably because of the cold, her brain has been a little dizzy, and the recipe and the numbers on the wooden box in front of her began to drift, and those numbers seemed to move on their own, wandering haphazardly around the recipe.


    There was a sudden thread in Lexie¡¯s head that connected violently.


    Herbs, dosage ¡­


    Right on.ConTEent bel0ngs to N?v(e)lD/rama(.)Org .


    She gets it.


    Looking at the six-sided wooden box in front of her, each side with a differentbination of numbers, she was instantly enlightened.


    The Mitchell Group heirloom six prescriptions, one by one, corresponding to the dosage, all in this.


    ¡°Sister ¡­¡±


    Patrick¡¯s voice pulled Lexie¡¯s thoughts back.


    She snapped back to her senses and stared at Patrick in a daze.


    ¡°Sis, what¡¯s wrong with you? Your phone has been ringing for half a day.¡±


    Lexie froze, and only then did she see the caller ID on her phone, which was from her grandmother.


    ¡°Lexie, Patrick sent everything to you, didn¡¯t he?¡±


    Lexie pressed the speakerphone and smiled slightly toward Patrick.


    Patrick understood and immediately said, ¡°Grandma, I¡¯ve already delivered it, don¡¯t you worry about my work?¡±


    Grandmotherined, ¡°I can rest assured that you are strange, a few days away, and a broken hand, I can rest assured ah?¡±


    ¡°That was an ident.¡±


    Patrick lied without changing his face and said with a smile, ¡°I delivered everything.¡±


    ¡°Where are the words? Brought it?¡±


    ¡°Words? What words?¡±


    ¡°I knew you forgot!¡± Grandma stressed over the phone, ¡°Noodles, for today.¡±


    Patrick also wondered, ¡°What kind of noodles are you eating?¡±


    Lexie, however, came back to her senses, her nose suddenly sour, today is her birthday, she herself had forgotten, grandma remembered.


    Grandma said, ¡°There is a fresh bag inside, is long life noodles, there are maids at home let the maids cook it for you, very convenient, you love to eat this since you were a child.¡±


    Lexie¡¯s eyes were red and tears almost fell.


    Patrick scratched his head, ¡°Sis, it¡¯s your birthday today, I didn¡¯t even know.¡±


    He immediately rushed to the phone and said, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, grandma, I¡¯ll cook noodles for my sister.¡±


    As she listened to her grandmother¡¯s voice urging Patrick to cook noodles, Lexie fought back the sourness in her throat, but tears were falling down her face.


    It was hard to hang up the phone, Patrick was at a loss for words, ¡°Sis, don¡¯t cry, it¡¯s all my fault, I didn¡¯t know it was your birthday.¡±


    Lexie shook her head, forgetting herself.


    Patrick was too busy going to the kitchen to cook her noodles and moring to order a cake, talking to himself alone, not noticing Lexie¡¯s odd look and being out of breath the whole time.


    Lexie stared at the ¡®wooden box¡¯ on the table and clenched her fist.


    This may be the only card she has left to get rid of n.


    Even if it¡¯s not for herself, for the sake of grandma, she has to find a way to escape from this strange circle.


    On the other side, the ck business car sped down the highway.


    n is on his way back to J City from L City.


    ¡°Okay, just have it delivered by evening.¡±


    On the passenger side, Jack just finished answering the phone and turned back, ¡°Mr. Howard, everything you asked to arrange has been sent over.¡±


    n nodded slightly, ¡°How much longer to J City?¡±


    Jack nced at his watch and estimated, ¡°About five hours.¡±


    Tim, the driver, couldn¡¯t help but say, ¡°Mr. Howard, L City is so far away from J City, you have to rush back today for something urgent, and then you have to go back to L City for a meeting tonight, it¡¯s a lot of work.¡±


    Jack gave augh, ¡°Tim, this you do not know it, today the wife¡¯s birthday, Mr. Howard, of course, must rush back.¡±


    ¡°Ma¡¯am?¡± The driver froze for a moment.


    Aren¡¯t they all divorced?


    Which wife?


    Of course, this is something he did not dare to ask.


    The first thing you need to do is to get a good idea of what you¡¯re getting into.


    The carriage fell silent for a moment, leaving only the sound of the wind outside the windows.


    n looked out the window and was lost in thought.


    For the past few days he has been regretting that what he said to Lexie at the hospital that day was too heavy and should have scared her.


    But he could not think of any other way to make her stay in J City, her attitude that day really annoyed him, in case she ran away again likest time, the consequences are unthinkable.


    This meeting in L City will take a long time, so in case there are any surprises, he may not have time to arrange to respond.


    What¡¯s more, the worst oue is not that she fled, but that someone is secretly scheming.

 Chapter 136 We will have children again

    Shortly after Patrick left, Lexie heard the doorbell.


    She thought Patrick had left something behind and went to open the door before she saw the delivery boy.


    ¡°Is it Miss Lexie?¡±


    Lexie nodded her head.


    ¡°Here are two express packages for you, you sign for them.¡±


    Lexie froze, signed for it and then took a cake and a handbag from her little brother.


    There is still half an uneaten cake on the table at home, that Patrick learned of his birthday and ran out in a hurry to order it at noon.


    Who ordered this courier boy to deliver it?


    Lexie ces the cake on the table and takes a rectangr suede box out of her handbag.


    ¡°The box opened with a bang, revealing a silver ne that glistened in the light.


    The pendant is simple, in the shape of a small openwork sun.


    Lexie put the box down and found the card on the cake, unsigned just ¡®Happy Birthday¡¯.


    The phone suddenly vibrated while I was lost in thought.


    Kevin texted, ¡°Did you get the stuff?¡±


    Lexie immediately understood, ¡°Got it, I was wondering who remembered my birthday.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t forget you¡¯re my patient, so it¡¯s not surprising that I remember your birthday, right?¡±


    ¡°Thanks.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re wee, are you free at the moment? I just got off work, let¡¯s take a walk downstairs.¡±


    Lexie nced at the clock, ¡°Good.¡±


    The neighborhood was bustling, it was just after dinner out for a walk, all the lights were on, and the sound of children running around happily was everywhere.


    Lexie put the cake on the stone table and unwrapped it, and without her greeting, arge number of children gathered around, each looking at the cake with bated breath.


    ¡°Auntie, this cake looks good on you!¡±


    Lexie made a gesture of waiting and grabbed a knife and fork and a disposable te, ready to cut up and share with the kids.


    ¡°Lexie, wait a minute.¡±


    Kevin, however, stopped her and took the candles out from a box aside, ¡°Auntie invited the children to eat cake, what should the children do ah, today is auntie¡¯s birthday oh.¡±


    The little girl at the head of the group, with two dreadlocks, immediately said, ¡°Happy birthday to your aunt!¡±


    ¡°To sing the Happy Birthday song!¡±


    ¡°And let auntie make a wish with her eyes closed!¡±


    ¡°To blow out the candles!¡±


    Lexie shook her head and gestured to Kevin that she didn¡¯t have to go to all that trouble.


    Kevin still lit the candles and the children gathered around sang the Happy Birthday song in unison, the children¡¯s voicesing together with a healing effect.


    ¡°Make a wish.¡±


    [Not used.]


    ¡°Auntie, you have to make a wish on your birthday oh, my mom said birthday wishes can¡¯t be said, you have to think about it in your heart so it cane true.¡±


    A milky voice came from Lexie¡¯s side.


    She looked down, only to see a little girl less than table height is tilting her head to talk to her, a pair of eyes like ck grapes as beautiful and clean.


    Lexie¡¯s eyes were immediately much softer, and with the children¡¯s eyes watching, she sped her hands and silently made a wish in her heart, then blew out the candles and gave the children their cakes.


    ¡°Don¡¯t thank your aunt yet.¡±


    The parents next to them teach their own children to say thank you.


    The children ran wild with disposable cake tes, smearing cream on each other¡¯s faces, and it was as if strangers in the neighborhood were brought closer together for a moment and became very warm.


    Under the streetlight, a smile finally appeared on Lexie¡¯s face after many days.


    [Kevin, thank you.]


    ¡°No need to be so polite with me.¡±


    Kevin sent Lexie downstairs, ¡°The most important thing for you to do now is to adjust your emotions and your body, don¡¯t think much about anything else.¡±


    ¡°You have to think outside the box about children ¡­¡±


    I know, you don¡¯t have to worry about me, I didn¡¯t intend to have that child, let¡¯s pretend that he never came.


    Lexie¡¯s look was bleak.


    Kevin some regret mentioning the child, the conversation turned, ¡°go up, the recent cooling, cold you have to pay attention to keep warm.¡±ConTEent bel0ngs to N?v(e)lD/rama(.)Org .


    Lexie nodded and turned to get into the building elevator.


    When she arrived home, she was about to close the door.


    ¡°Bang¡±, the door was arge hand from the outside against.


    Lexie jerked her head up and winced when she saw n¡¯s grim face, set off by the centipede-like scar on his face that grew more and more hideous and frightening.


    Didn¡¯t he go on a business trip?


    n sidled into the room, closed the door behind him, and coldly looked the room around, ¡°You really seem to be doing quite well without me.¡±


    Lexie took two steps back, her face pale.


    [What brings you here?


    n a sullen face, while walking towards Lexie, while ripping off the tie, casually thrown on the sofa, cold sharp pair of eyes as if two icebergs can not be melted.


    ¡°You¡¯d hate for me toe and ruin your cozy day, wouldn¡¯t you?¡±


    When n steps closer, Lexie steps back.


    She didn¡¯t know what she had done wrong again.


    n grabbed her hand and she stumbled, actually tugging n and her to crash into the couch, the man¡¯s weight pressing down on her, making her grunt out.


    The moment she reacted, she immediately struggled.


    n, however, pinned her down and couldn¡¯t move, his cold voice echoing in her ears, ¡°Never intended to have this child from the beginning, did you?¡±


    Lexie winced.


    Could it be that n had been following when he and Kevin were walking and talking?


    At this moment, n¡¯s eyes are monstrous anger.


    ¡°I told you to stay in peace and quiet, and this is how you stay with me?¡±


    He drove seven or eight hours back from L City to spend her birthday with her, and to ease the tension between the two, to tell her there was a long term future.


    But he didn¡¯t expect to see Lexie and Kevin surrounded by a group of kids singing just as they entered the neighborhood.


    The scene was warm and harsh.


    If seeing the scene was merely eye-opening, then Lexie¡¯ster reply to Kevin¡¯s words about the child was heartbreaking.


    This woman never even thought about keeping the baby.


    Thinking about it, n¡¯s hand slowly used force.


    Lexie¡¯s shoulder tightened, hitting her with a shattering pain that twisted her pretty features into a ball.


    Let go of me, let go of me!


    She struggled desperately, but was rewarded with more vigorous shackling.


    A hell-like echo came from overhead, ¡°When those people broke into the vi and caused you to miscarry, did you actually feel very happy in your heart?¡±


    Lexie¡¯s pupils contracted violently, unable to believe what she was hearing.


    n¡¯s eyes were filled with intense anger, ¡°You think you can have nothing to do with me because this child is gone, right? I¡¯m telling you Lexie, you¡¯re delusional!¡±


    ¡°Sting,¡± Lexie screamed, the fabric on her shoulder having been torn.


    n grabbed her struggling hands and pressed them above her head, saying coldly, ¡°I told you, we¡¯ll have children again!¡±


    Lexie¡¯s face was ashen.


    No, don¡¯t!

 Chapter 137 Progress on Myles’ death

    In the early hours of the morning, the sound of ¡®ttering¡¯ water came from the bathroom.


    n tied his tie, buttoned his golden cufflinks, casually opened the closet door, flipped out a set of clothes and threw them on the bed, ¡°Get changed, pack some of your stuff ande with me.¡±


    The flush on Lexie¡¯s face faded and gradually became pale and feeble.


    [Where are you taking me?


    ¡°Why do you ask so many questions? nning to tell Kevin or who?¡±


    At these words, Lexie clutched the sheet and had no more to say.


    The car sped along.


    Jack¡¯s eyes lingered in the rearview mirror for a while, seeing the two people sitting in the back seat, the carriage was excessively quiet, and always felt the atmosphere was odd.


    When we arrived at the hotel, the driver went to park the car, Jack muttered, ¡°This whole way, are not talking, I can not breathe, the two people are quarrelsome?¡±


    The driver nced at it, ¡°Our Mr. Howard is already a little talker, and the wife does not speak, can not be quiet? Can you expect the young master to speak up?¡±


    Jack faintly froze, it makes sense.


    If you really quarrel, your wife can not follow Mr. Howard to business trip.


    It was morning when we arrived in L City.


    n had to rush to a meeting, leaving Jack to take Lexie to check in.


    ¡°Madam, the luggage is here for you, whatever you want to eat and drink, the hotel menu is all over there, you can order it to be sent up or you can go downstairs to eat.¡±


    Upon entering, Lexie sat down on the couch, looking weary.


    When she didn¡¯t respond, Jack added, ¡°You¡¯re tired, aren¡¯t you? We were surprised that Mr. Howard made such a round trip to celebrate your birthday.¡±


    To celebrate your birthday?


    Lexie suddenly raised her head and looked at Jack in dismay.


    ¡°You can rest first, Mr. Howard may be busy in the next two days, can not care toe back during the day, you can call me if you need anything.¡±


    ¡®Click¡¯ a closing door sounded and the room fell back into silence.


    Lexie¡¯s mind reverberated with what Jack had just said.


    n was rushing back to J City from L City to celebrate his birthday?


    So he had been downstairs in the neighborhood and saw himself and Kevin apanying the group of kids to share the cake, and he saw himself and Kevin saying that he didn¡¯t want the kid in the first ce?


    Is that why he was so angry?N?velDrama.Org is the owner.


    Was he angry because he was with Kevin, or because he said he didn¡¯t want kids?


    The mind is suddenly a jumble of confusion.


    Out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly nced at the floor mirror across the room.


    The mirror is illuminated by her own long hair disheveled on her shoulders, a thin and haggard face, and dull eyes, she was suddenly stunned and touched her cheek.


    Since when did you be this way?


    She actually thought n would have some love for her?


    How is it possible?


    The phone ¡®dinged¡¯ a bit and a message popped up.


    ¡°I¡¯ve got a new development on the Myles case.¡±


    Lexie¡¯s eyebrows jumped hard when she saw this sentence from Flora.


    ¡°Found the real killer? Who killed Myles?¡±


    ¡°Not yet, but there are new clues, I¡¯ll show you a photo, see if you¡¯ve seen this person.¡±


    After this message, Lexie received a picture.


    The man in the photo is not very old, bearded, wearing a ck jacket, a pair of eyes like a hawk, cold and can not see any temperature.


    Lexie¡¯s heart suddenly shrank violently.


    She has seen this person before.


    This is the man who kidnapped himself from the highway in the first ce, then took him to n¡¯s vi in the southern suburbs, and he was the one with the guards for the rest of that time.


    Flora said, ¡°This man, Five, was n¡¯s sidekick, and that day at the same time he and several others showed up at Renhe Hospital with an aluminum box in their hands, and if I¡¯m right, they were making a deal.¡±


    Lexie¡¯s hands gradually began to shake.


    She had guessed what Flora was going to say.


    ¡°If I¡¯m right, Myles may have crashed their deal and been silenced.¡±


    ¡°Lexie, I think you need to be prepared that Myles¡¯ death may still be rted to n, and you should not be fooled by his words.¡±


    ¡°Businessmen like them, they always put profit first.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡±


    Looking at the words on the phone screen, Lexie couldn¡¯t contain the trembling.


    Chest heaving wildly, as if drowning, can not breathe, the body is heavily pressed by the huge stone, how can not breathe properly.


    I don¡¯t know how long it took, but she breathed in hard.


    ¡°Ahem ¡­ Ahem ¡­¡±


    With a violent cough, tears came to my eyes.


    A silent hiss reverberates in the chest.


    In a roundabout way, Myles¡¯ death still has a great deal to do with n.


    I don¡¯t know how long it took, but Lexie forced herself to calm down and replied to Flora with the message, ¡°What can I do?¡±


    ¡°Wiretap, I need to know who n¡¯s men are making a deal with and what the deal is.¡±


    Lexie clutched her phone and after deleting her chat messages with Flora, she got up from the couch and went to the bathroom to take a shower.


    Wrapped in a bath towel looking at herself inside the mirror, staring for a long time, long hair damply draped over her shoulders, cheeks thin, but still beautiful and lovely.


    She¡¯s better looking than Edith, and that¡¯s what people have been saying since she was a kid.


    If it was really n who killed Myles, then she must put him in jail herself to avenge Myles¡¯ death.


    The top floor of L City¡¯s tallest hotel.


    Break in the middle of the meeting.


    Jack hurriedly entered the lounge with a document, ¡°Mr. Howard, there is a turnaround in the project, the other party is willing to share with us at the market price for the patent we had stolen.¡±


    n took the document and read it, the furrow between his eyebrows instantly ttened a lot, ¡°immediately draw up a contract to sign with the other side, then redraft a contract for the next negotiation, raising five points on the original basis.¡±


    ¡°Yes.¡±


    ¡°Wait,¡± n suddenly called out to Jack, ¡°what¡¯s the reason the other side is willing to give up the sharing rights?¡±


    ¡°I heard it was their Mr. Duncun who answered the phone and said it was your friend who opened the door.¡±


    Friends?


    n was thoughtful.


    ¡°By the way Mr. Howard, when will the theft of the patent be reported to the board of directors?¡±


    ¡°There¡¯s no rush, wait until we finish talking about this project.¡±


    ¡°Then the second uncle¡¯s side ¡­¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t startle the snake first, the second uncle can hide from us to steal thepany¡¯s patent, it means that in our ce is nted eyes, this matter do not mention to anyone for the time being.¡±


    ¡°Yes.¡±


    ¡°Go ahead and get the contract thing done first.¡±


    After Jack left, the lounge was quiet.


    n leaned back on the sofa and closed his eyes to recuperate, a face that has always been ancient water without waves, appearing a rare fatigue.


    It is true that there have been many thingstely, but not as many as the storms he has encountered over the years, but for the first time he feels that no matter what he does, he is overwhelmed.

 Chapter 138 – Enduring Humiliation

    Into the night.


    It waste when n returned to the hotel.


    In the bedroom, Lexie had fallen asleep.


    Lexie was awakened by a cool breezeing from a corner of the quilt, and before she could turn around, she was hugged from behind by a man, his long arms pressed against her shoulders, and he easily enveloped her in his arms.


    The light citrus shampoo smell and the man¡¯s body tobo smell blend, see the man did not take the next step, Lexie only gradually settled down.


    n hadn¡¯t actually been asleep, and he could feel the stiffness and alertness of the woman in his arms.


    I don¡¯t know how long it took, but there was a subtle breathing sound in his arms before he closed his eyes.


    It waste at night and it was the season of autumn and winter.


    A car was speeding through the streets of J City, and just as it was about to cross the traffic light intersection, a truck suddenly came out of the intersection on the right.


    The driver of the car mmed on the brakes, and the harsh brakes sounded at the intersection.


    ¡°Bang¡± a loud sound, the car into the truck under the car, raising a thick smoke and dust.


    The following day.


    n woke up with his arms already empty, and his heart suddenly sank.


    There was a sudden thin sound from outside.


    Pulling open the door, Lexie is setting up at the table.


    Hearing a movement behind her, Lexie turned around and looked at n in dismay.


    He was standing barefoot on the carpet with no shoes on.


    ¡°What are you doing?¡±


    Lexie snapped back to her senses and raised the juice in her hand.


    [I had the hotel send over breakfast].


    n was stunned.


    After washing up, he sat down at the table and Lexie handed him a ss of milk before eating a meal in front of him, as if he had forgotten all the unpleasantness of yesterday.


    n took a couple of bites and put down his ss.


    ¡°When things are done here, I¡¯ll take you back to J City and bring Grandma to live with me.¡±


    Lexie showed a dazed look and quickly shook her head, [No, grandma is not well, I n to send her to a nursing home afterwards].


    ¡°I¡¯ll have Jack contact the best nursing home in J City as soon as possible.¡±


    Lexie ced the peeled eggs on the te in front of n, [Thank you.


    [If it¡¯s not convenient, I can stay away from J City for a while.ConTEent bel0ngs to N?v(e)lD/rama(.)Org .


    ¡°Inconvenient?¡±


    [Aren¡¯t you investigating the Mitchell family¡¯s overseas ounts? Edith shouldn¡¯t want to see me.]


    n frowned slightly, sizing up Lexie.


    He vaguely felt that something had changed in Lexie, but couldn¡¯t tell.


    Once upon a time, she would not have taken the initiative to mention Edith with such an attitude with provocative attacks.


    But he was actually a little happy inside.


    ¡°You don¡¯t have to take her to heart, she doesn¡¯t dare to do anything to you, she and I are just engaged to be married, everything is not settled yet, since you know that I am investigating the matter of overseas ounts, just wait for me to finish the business in peace.¡±


    ¡°Did you hear that?¡±


    n¡¯s words were thinly veiled, as if Edith in her eyes was a pawn.


    Lexie pulled the corners of her mouth and nodded, but her heart was as cold as water.


    I wonder if that¡¯s what he said about himself in front of Edith.


    A pawn used to find the Mitchell family¡¯s ancestral remedies, do not take it to heart.


    Halfway through breakfast, Jack suddenly came knocking on the door.


    ¡°Mr. Howard, there¡¯s something going on in J City.¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡±


    ¡°Bonnie was in a car identst night and died on the spot, it¡¯s been on the news.¡±


    n¡¯s face changed and he immediately got up from the table.


    Lexie cut a te of fruit and stood outside the study door when she heard the sound of Jack and n talking from inside.


    ¡°The truck driver was drunk and ran a red lighting from the side, Bonnie¡¯s driver didn¡¯t have time to brake and crashed directly into it, destroying the car.¡±


    ¡°When was this?¡±


    ¡°About 1 a. m. or so.¡±


    ¡°Aunt Yee went out in the car after 1 a. m.?¡±


    ¡°Bonnie is going to the airport.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡±


    ¡°Is Second Uncle nning to give up on the country and let Second Aunt go abroad first to escape the storm?¡±


    ¡°It has that meaning.¡±


    Lexie¡¯s hand holding the fruit te tightened slightly.


    Lennox and n, the uncle and nephew have always been at odds, because Tina¡¯s matter is even worse, Lennox this person is not a business material, but extremely loving wife and children.


    Bonnie was killed in a car ident, and if it was really man-made, the most suspicious person would be n.


    Although from what she¡¯s heard so far, the incident has nothing to do with him.


    In the middle of a daze, the sound of a door opening suddenly sounded.


    n¡¯s figure appeared in the doorway, his cold, sullen gaze falling on her, ¡°What are you doing here?¡±


    Lexie froze for a moment and then whirled around to show him the fruit te in her hand.


    The vignce in n¡¯s eyes faded a few points, ¡°No, I have some things to take care of now, you stay in the hotel by yourself and don¡¯t run around.¡±


    Lexie nods good-naturedly.


    n took Jack out.


    As soon as he left, Lexie put down the fruit te and sat down on the couch, covering her chest, her heart thumping.


    ¡ª


    ¡°Second uncle, your condolences.¡±


    At the hospital morgue, Edith was the first to arrive andforted Lennox.


    ¡°I want to be alone with her for a while, so you all go out.¡±


    Lennox¡¯s face was not kind, especially when confronted with Edith, and he shooed everyone else out, leaving himself standing by his wife.


    Edith grips her cell phone and goes to the stairwell to make a call.


    ¡°Sorry, the number you have called is temporarily unanswered.¡±


    n¡¯s cell phone is always out of service.


    The Howard family out of such a big thing, he can not bepletely ignorant, even if it is in L City on business, will not be indifferent, will certainlye back as soon as possible.


    A photo was suddenly received on the phone.


    Edith opened the picture to zoom in and his face sank steeply.


    n actually took Lexie to L City with him!


    ¡°This incident is definitely not an ident, Mr. Howard¡¯s side just ready to leave J City in the first foot, the second foot was blocked the way, and directly car ident death, who believes it?¡±


    ¡°Who could have done it, the Walsh family?¡±


    The sound of Lennox¡¯s assistant and bodyguard talking came from outside the stairwell, and Edith snapped back to her senses, ears cupped.


    ¡°The Walsh family has fallen out with Mr. Howard, but not hard enough to do so.¡±


    ¡°Then who else could it be? You¡¯ve been following Mr. Howard around, what does Mr. Howard think?¡±


    ¡°Mr. Howard suspects that ¡­ was n¡¯s doing.¡±


    ¡°Mr. Howard stole and sold the patent and took the money for the project, this matter has not been reported to the board of directors, but n must be aware of it, I¡¯m afraid that the death of thedy and n can not get away with it.¡±


    Hearing this, Edith¡¯s heart stuttered.


    Did n really have someone do it?


    She winced and turned around to leave the hospital and get out of this mess.


    Just two steps away, she suddenly thought of something.


    If the knife is used to kill, Lennox this knife is much better than the original Tina.

 Chapter 139 – Cutting off the grass

    Lennox came out of the morgue, a weathered face wrinkled, eyes covered with red blood, as if the next second to crack as frightening.


    The bodyguards and assistants at the door immediately silenced, not daring to say a word more.


    ¡°Where is n now?¡±


    Lennox¡¯s voice echoed down the hallway.


    The assistant said, ¡°n should still be in L City to talk about the project, the news from there said, this time the bid, n¡¯s chances of winning a lot, basically is ten to nine.¡±


    ¡°Nine out of ten?¡± Lennox clenched his fist, the back of his hand bruises, ¡°I want him one life for one life, should not have left this scourge in the first ce, cut off the grass without removing the roots, the spring wind blowing again.¡±


    ¡°What you mean is ¡­¡±


    There was a sudden click in the building room, the sound of something falling.


    Lennox¡¯s face tightened.


    The bodyguard and the assistant had quickly pulled open the door between the building and saw a terrified Edith.


    ¡°You didn¡¯t leave?¡±


    Edith took two steps back, holding onto the handrail of the stairs, a face pale with fear, ¡°Second Uncle, I didn¡¯t hear anything, I¡¯m leaving.¡±


    ¡°Didn¡¯t hear a thing? Do you think I believe that?¡±


    ¡°I really didn¡¯t hear anything.¡±


    ¡°Stand still!¡±


    The two words fell in a deep and cold voice, and the bodyguard immediately understood and grabbed Edith.


    She screamed and was knocked unconscious before she could call for help.


    ¡°Take her with you and count her as a hostage.¡±


    Lennox nced at Edith coldly, his face unkind.


    If it wasn¡¯t for her whispering in her daughter¡¯s ear, Tina wouldn¡¯t have been so confused and done so many stupid things that she ended up falling out with the Walsh family and ending up with a mental disorder.


    Edith woke up in an abandoned warehouse.


    ¡°What do you want?¡±


    ¡°Mrs. Howard, we, Mr. Howard, have asked you to stay here for a while, nothing more.¡±


    ¡°Second Uncle?¡± Edith snapped back to the hospital morgue, ¡°Why are you arresting me, I don¡¯t know anything! It¡¯s got nothing to do with me!¡±


    ¡°Nothing to do with you?¡±


    Lennox¡¯s sneering voice came from the darkness, ¡°How many of the people around n have clean hands? I don¡¯t care what you did or didn¡¯t do, with you in my hands, n will have to listen to me.¡±


    L City¡¯s bidding session, he must do everything possible to make n nt a heel, otherwise the theft of patents reported to the board of directors, n will not let himself go.


    Edith¡¯s face paled, ¡°What¡¯s the point of arresting me if you¡¯re going to threaten n.¡±


    ¡°You are his fianc?? e, everyone in J City knows that he is obedient to you, who will be arrested if not you?¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s all a lie, the person he cares about most is the dummy, not me at all!¡±


    Mute?


    Lennox frowned.


    ¡°Although the two of them are divorced, do you know that he took that mute to L City, so uneasy that she stays alone in J City, still not afraid that I or others will do something to harm her, the person he cares most is Lexie!¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s the point of you telling me this, can I now have someone go to L City and get her too?¡±


    ¡°No need to catch her, she has a soft spot, right here in J City.¡±


    Edith¡¯s voice echoed through the warehouse, grim and unmistakable.


    n returned to the hotel after an afternoon meeting and saw Lexie asleep on the couch with a magazine resting on herp, looking like it was about to slide off.


    He caught the magazine with a quick eye, about the magnitude of too much, woke up Lexie.


    Lexie looked sleepily at the man in front of her and snapped awake, her body stiffening.


    ¡°Woke you up?¡±


    n rested the magazine on the coffee table.


    Lexie sat up straight, [When did you get back?


    ¡°Just finished working, and you haven¡¯t been out all day?¡±


    Lexie nods her head.


    She had never left J City in her entire life, and L City was her first visit.


    n lifted his wrist and nced at the time, ¡°Change your clothes and go out to dinner with me.¡±


    Lexie was stunned and looked at n with dismay.


    As soon as he entered the box, he was greeted by someone who greeted n.


    ¡°Mr. Howard, you¡¯re finally here, sit over here, sit over here.¡±


    Lexie did not expect n to bring her to the dinner.


    At the round table, a table of men surrounded by young women aspanions, a nce at it is clear that all are not the original wife of the family, are outside women.


    As soon as Lexie was seated, the woman next to her pointed to her handbag and asked, ¡°Did Mr. Howard buy this for you? It¡¯s a limited edition.¡±


    Lexie subconsciously nced at the bag in her hand with aplicated look.


    She had hardly brought any luggage, all the clothes, bags and essories were all re-purchased for her by n in L City, and she didn¡¯t pay attention to what was limited.


    The young woman next to him was very red-eyed and immediately took hold of the man on the other side, ¡°Look at it, people are so good-looking bags, I waspared to it.¡±


    The man¡¯s hair was white, but he coaxed the woman, ¡°After dinner, I¡¯ll go buy you an identical one.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s what you said!¡±


    ¡°Sure, but you¡¯ll have to drink a few more for meter.¡±


    ¡°No problem.¡±


    Such a conversation fell on Lexie¡¯s ears and she frowned.


    At the table, the men chatted about business matters, the women rarely intervened to get involved, most of them just picked up a ss of wine when the field was a little cold to help cheer up and drink a couple of sses.


    Halfway through the day, n went out, leaving Lexie alone.


    ¡°The pretty girl Mr. Howard brought in, why hasn¡¯t she been talking?¡±


    A male voice came from across the room, and Lexie was slightly stunned.


    ¡°I didn¡¯t expect Mr. Howard to like this kind of quiet and introverted,¡± another person at the table said, ¡°A very good eye indeed.¡±


    The woman beside the man was not happy at once, picking up a ss of wine and saying in a sinister way, ¡°The beauty is also not talkative, I toast the beauty, right? Make a friend.¡±


    Before Lexie could react, the ss in front of her was poured with red wine.


    Lexie frowned and couldn¡¯t stop looking outside the box, but n never came back.


    She can¡¯t drink alcohol, Kevin is treating her for dumbness, many irritants can¡¯t be eaten, and her diet needs special attention.


    The woman across the table was leering, ¡°What, the beauty doesn¡¯t give me face?¡±


    ¡°Kiki, what is so difficult for people, really so want to drink, I drink with you.¡±


    The young woman next to Lexie suddenly stood up, picked up her red wine ss and smiled towards the woman across the table, ¡°Mr. Howard just left for a while, it wouldn¡¯t be nice toe back and see yourdy friend getting drunk, would it?¡±


    After saying this, she drank the wine in one go, ¡°Kiki, satisfied?¡±


    The woman across the table had an ugly look on her face, but n happened to be back, so she could only suppress her anger and sit down.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± n felt that the atmosphere was not quite right as soon as he took his seat.


    ¡°Nothing, nothing, Mr. Howard, let¡¯s continue the conversation we just had about the market.¡±C0pyright ? 2024 N?v)(elDrama.Org.


    n nced at Lexie and saw nothing unusual about her, so he didn¡¯t think much of it.


    Lexie¡¯s eyes instead fell on the young girl at her side.


    We don¡¯t know each other, why should she help herself?

 Chapter 140 Mysterious Female Companion

    After the meal broke up, the crowd left the box.


    n talks to the others and Lexie stands by the door waiting for him.


    The woman who helped her block the drinks came back from the bathroom and saw her and smiled towards her, ¡°You haven¡¯t left yet, I forgot to introduce myself to you, my name is Joanna.¡±


    Lexie nodded gratefully and gestured with her hand, [Thank you just now.


    ¡°It¡¯s a small thing, don¡¯t worry about it.¡±


    Joanna walked away before Lexie suddenly remembered something.


    This Joanna was not surprised that she could not speak, and, moreover, she seemed to understand signnguage.


    ¡°What are you looking at?¡±


    n¡¯s voice came from behind her, pulling Lexie¡¯s thoughts back.


    She looked back, [Nothing, can we go back?


    ¡°I have some business to attend to, so go to your room first.¡±


    Thinking about what Flora said, Lexie carefully inquired, [Can¡¯t I join you?


    ¡°Business, you¡¯re bored on the side, go back and rest, I¡¯ll be back soon.¡±


    With that, he stroked the back of Lexie¡¯s head, ¡°Behave.¡±


    Lexie nodded without changing her face, but turned around for a moment with a look of disgust.


    When she returned to her room, the first thing she did was to tug hard at her hair, and her scalp attacked with a burst of pain, as if that would eliminate the disgust she had just felt from those intimate actions.


    Standing in the doorway, she thought carefully about the people at the meal just now.


    n came to L City, openly for the Howard Group bid, in fact, secretly in doing other things, these people at the table, Lexie has not heard of one, she was in the Howard Group titr work for some time, through the work of finance, and the Howard Group have financial transactions with the customers have touched The Howard Group is the only one of its kind.


    And tonight, none of these people are among them.


    Something is definitely wrong.


    Thinking of this, she immediately went out.


    Even if it is not possible to eavesdrop on their conversation, taking a few photos to Flora and passing them on, so that she can check the identity of these people, may be enough.


    Two bodyguards guarded the entrance of the conference room on the second floor of the hotel.


    Lexie hid at the corner of the corridor, waited for someone toe out of the box, quickly pressed the shutter of her phone and took several pictures in a row.


    ¡°ng¨C¡±


    A loud sound of breaking ss suddenly came from the direction of the restroom on the other side of the corridor.


    ¡°What people?¡±


    The bodyguard at the door immediately rushed over, and Lexie¡¯s heart tightened, not daring to stay longer and rushed away.


    When she pressed the elevator, she kept an eye out and only pressed to the next two floors of the floor she lived on, and when she got out of the elevator, she climbed up through the hallway.


    Just as I entered the stairwell, I suddenly heard the sound of coughinging from below.


    Stunned, she looked down through the gap between the staircase handrails and was the first to see a streak of blood, dripping down the steps.


    In an instant, the blood in her body rushed up and her hands and feet went cold with fear.


    ¡°Ahem ¡­¡±


    The cough was suppressed and sounded like a woman¡¯s voice.


    Lexie came back to her senses, cautiously descended half a flight of stairs, peeked down towards the stairs and caught a glimpse of the figure leaning against the back of the stairwell.


    Joanna?


    She was stunned.


    Joanna also saw her, first with a wary gaze, and only after recognizing her did she sigh with relief, holding up her index finger to her lips in a ¡®shhh¡¯ gesture.


    Lexie went over carefully and saw that her white suit sleeves were all covered with blood, which was dripping down her, from the stairwork below, everywhere.


    [Are you injured?


    ¡°It¡¯s okay, don¡¯t worry about me, you hurry up and go.¡±


    [How does that work?


    ¡°This is out of your hands, get out of here.¡±


    After saying this, Joanna could not support herself, sliding down the stairwell door to the ground, a beautiful young face is now bloodless, just like the symptoms of fainting from blood loss.


    ¡°There¡¯s blood here.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s up there.¡±Content property of N?velDra/ma.Org.


    A man¡¯s voice came from downstairs.


    Lexie couldn¡¯t care less, looking at Joanna¡¯s dripping sleeve, she immediately tore off a corner of her dress to tie the wound on her arm to temporarily stop the bleeding, and helped her walk upstairs.


    ¡°Howe the blood is gone by here.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s definitely on this floor.¡±


    ¡°Go, hurry up, don¡¯t let her get away.¡±


    Listening to the movement of the door opening and closing downstairs, Lexie drew a cold breath and took a long time to calm down, rushing to bring Joanna back to her room.


    Lexie took Joanna into the bathroom and tried to unzip her jacket to check her injuries, but she grabbed her hand.


    Faced with Joanna¡¯s wary look, Lexie tried to exin something, only to hear Joanna say, ¡°Go find ¡­ go find Flora.¡±


    Lexie¡¯s pupils contracted sharply in dismay.


    Suddenly there was the sound of messy footsteps outside.


    ¡°Mr. Jorden, only this room is not covered by surveince, the woman must have run here.¡±


    ¡°Nonsense, this is Mr. Howard¡¯s room.¡±


    ¡°No harm, juste in and check it out if you suspect.¡±


    Hearing n¡¯s words, Lexie¡¯s heart thudded, nced down at the blood on her body, and immediately locked herself into the bathroom.


    ¡°Lexie ¡­¡±


    n¡¯s voice came from outside.


    The other rooms and cabs in the suite were searched and no one they wanted was found.


    ¡°Mr. Howard, where is thatdy friend of yours?¡±


    The sound of ¡®ttering¡¯ water came from the bathroom.


    Only the master bathroom was left unchecked.


    n stepped closer, hisrge handnded on the door handle and twisted it, it didn¡¯t budge, ¡°Lexie, you in there?¡±


    Lexie was mute and could not give a quick response whether she was in there or not.


    The door lock was forcibly unscrewed in n¡¯s hands, and ¡®clicked¡¯, the bathroom door was pulled open with a violent shake, and in the bathroom at the moment, Lexie, who was wearing a bathrobe, cried out in shock and covered her chest.


    She apparently just finished showering, shoes are not yet worn, bathrobe half worn, towards the bathroom door to reveal most of the snow-white shoulders.


    n¡¯s face changed and he immediately closed the bathroom door, stopping the group behind him.


    ¡°Not here, you can go.¡±


    The bodyguard wanted to say something else, but was stopped by Mr. Jorden, ¡°Well, since there is none, go check somewhere else and leave Mr. Howard alone.¡±


    After saying this, the group left the suite.


    Lexie emerged from the bathroom in her robe, her hair still damp, and looked cautiously out into the living room.


    [Are they gone?


    ¡°Gone,¡± n frowned, ¡°scared you?¡±


    Lexie nods her head.


    n said, ¡°They were just talking about something, but they were bugged, so they¡¯re looking for someone at this moment, you didn¡¯t see any strange people, did you?¡±


    [No.]


    n took her hand, ¡°No, it¡¯s good, don¡¯t worry about the outside for two days, just stay here and I¡¯ll take you back to J City when we¡¯re done.¡±


    The air is filled with the unique fragrance of a woman¡¯s body, inexplicably sweet.


    Lexie was wearing only her bathrobe, and the drops of water from her hair fell on her corbone and slid down her pale skin into the gray robe, disappearing.


    The knot in the man¡¯s throat rolled a little.


    Lexie gave a startled cry and was picked up across the room and headed towards the master bedroom.


    She hooked her hands around n¡¯s neck, but her gaze fell on the door of the second bedroom bathroom, through which she could faintly see the bloody arm behind the shower curtain.

 Chapter 141 – Swept into the Vortex

    The night iste, and by the pillow, n is already asleep.


    The sound of steady breathing is just out of earshot, like a slight breeze with a hint of sleepy warmth.


    Lexie carefully lifted the corner of the quilt and got out of bed, making sure n was asleep before she left barefoot, she pushed open the door to the second bedroom and went into the bathroom.


    Pulling open the shower curtain, the bathtub was empty and even the blood had disappeared.


    Where are the people?


    Lexie blinked hard to make sure she was seeing things right.


    What about the woman who was covered in blood and dying?


    She looked around and tried to find some blood in the bathroom and found nothing, but she noticed that the clothes she was wearing that day were also missing.


    There is one USB left on the washstand.


    Lexie¡¯s mind snapped back to what Joanna had said ¨C go find Flora.


    The following day.


    Lexie brought the tea into the study and saw ¡®Mr. Jorden¡¯, whom Joanna had apanied the day before, sitting in the study with a cigar lit and a silver safe on the coffee table.


    Mr. Jorden said, ¡°What happened yesterday was an ident, and it was my misuse of people that almost spoiled it.¡±


    n asked, ¡°Did you get the man?¡±


    ¡°No, but she can¡¯t make any waves, she definitely can¡¯t escape L City.¡±


    ¡°Mr. Jorden has always done things without missing a beat.¡±


    ¡°Thank you, business well, about integrity, do our business are risky, first check the goods ¡­¡±


    Mr. Jorden¡¯s hand rested on the safe, cigar smoke curling up.


    He suddenly nced at Lexie.


    n said, ¡°Lexie, you go out first.¡±


    Lexie nodded obediently and left the study.


    Back in the bedroom, she quickly put on her headphones and soon heard the sounds of a study conversationing through them.


    She glued the bug under the tea tray that Flora had sent her to the hotel.


    Mr. Jorden said, ¡°If you the Howard Group¡¯s pharmaceutical line can achieve this quality, then this foreign channel, I can pull the strings and give half of it to the Howard Group.¡±


    ¡°Just half, Mr. Jorden? We¡¯re offering a much lower price than the Mitchell Group.¡±


    Mr. Jorden let out augh, ¡°Do this business know the truth that the eggs should not be put in one basket, there are very few changes in suppliers, this is the first time to cooperate with the Howard Group, Mr. Howard forgive me, there is also to take the risk.¡±


    ¡°Understandable, but of the people in this press, I also asked to arrange an escort from THE Howard Group.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s not possible.¡±


    ¡°Mr. Jorden, you can¡¯t make me the Howard Group take all the risk, can you? Wouldn¡¯t Peter send someone along when he made a deal with the Mitchell Group?¡±


    ¡°This ¡­¡±


    Lexie listened to the conversation in her headset, her heart racing.


    n is involved in the Mitchell Group business, but what business is it that requires such caution?


    And the silver safe, simr to the one Flora described, the one Myles saw at the hospital before he was killed, maybe the deal that crashed through was the same one.


    After Mr. Jorden left, n came out of the study.


    Lexie went to the study to pack the tea tray.


    n said, ¡°Don¡¯t get busy, just leave it for the hotel attendant to clean up.¡±


    ¡°Come here and sit with me for a while.¡±


    Lexie¡¯s hand tightened slightly as she put down her tea tray and walked over.


    ¡°Come and sit down.¡±


    n¡¯srge hand pped the side of his body.


    [What¡¯s wrong?


    ¡°Let¡¯s go back to J City in the morning, we¡¯ve found a nursing home for grandma, make an appointment tomorrow and I¡¯ll go back with you to see grandma.¡±


    [No need.]


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong? Don¡¯t want me to see grandma?¡±


    Lexie¡¯s face tightened and she pursed her lips, [Grandma doesn¡¯t know about my miscarriage yet].


    A sh of chagrin crossed n¡¯s cold eyes.


    Half a minuteter, he held Lexie¡¯s hand, ¡°Then don¡¯t let grandma know yet, I¡¯ll let Jack take care of the sanatorium, you don¡¯t have to worry about it.¡±


    Lexie nodded.


    Her obedient appearance fell on her eyes, and the fatigue of the past few days subsided.


    n pressed down and leaned in close.


    Lexie, however, reflexively inclined her head, and her hand subconsciously stopped at his chest.This is property ? N?velDrama.Org.


    For a moment, the disgust that came out of her eyes fell in n¡¯s eyes, and n¡¯s face instantly sank as hisrge hand cupped her cheek, forcing her to look at himself, ¡°What are you thinking?¡±


    Lexie whimpered twice in pain.


    ¡°The meekness of the past few days is all pretend, right? In fact, you still hate me in your heart, so why don¡¯t you continue to pretend? Because you¡¯re going back to J City tomorrow, aren¡¯t you?¡±


    Lexie¡¯s face turned red and she couldn¡¯t struggle.


    n¡¯s hand strength increased, angry, ¡°Even if it is pretend, you also give me pretend like a little, only two days of work can not pretend, how do you n to live in the future?¡±


    Lexie made a sound of pain, feeling like a fish on a te, at the mercy of others.


    The man in front of her only treats her as a ything, wants her tough when sheughs, wants her to cry when she cries.


    He knows that his obedience is all pretend, but enjoys it, he does not care what he really thinks, as long as he obeys him and what he shows is enough to satisfy him.


    The pain in her cheeks grew numb, and Lexie tried to make her eyes look soft and pleading as she looked at the man in front of her, tears sliding down the corners of her eyes.


    n¡¯s mind wandered and impatiently let go of her.


    ¡°With a loud bang, the door mmed shut and n was out.


    One of Lexie¡¯s hearts was put back in ce and she covered her chest as the air poured violently into her nasal cavity, causing her to cough uncontrobly.


    The sound of a phone vibrating on the coffee table has been vibrating for a while now.


    When she saw that the caller ID was Patrick, she immediately pressed hang up and replied to the message.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡±


    ¡°Grandmother is missing.¡±


    Seeing this, Lexie¡¯s face changed abruptly, ¡°When did it happen? Howe it¡¯s gone?¡±


    ¡°Grandmother¡¯s shopping cart is not at home, she went out early in the morning, and has not returned! I am now looking for her in the vegetable market, but asked the familiar vegetable vendors, all said that grandma did note to buy vegetables at all this morning.¡±


    Lexie was about to ask something more when her phone suddenly vibrated and an unfamiliar call popped up.


    ¡°Hello? Is this Lexie?¡±


    The voice on that end was specially treated to sound eerily creepy.


    Lexie¡¯s heart stuttered with a bad feeling.


    ¡°I know it¡¯s not convenient for you to talk, but it¡¯s okay, just listen to me, your grandma is in my hands now, if you want her to return safely, do one thing for me.¡±


    ¡°Go beg n and voluntarily drop this bid in L City.¡±


    Lexie nched.


    How could n possibly listen to her?


    She ¡®ah ah ah¡¯ into the phone for half a day to exin, but can not make a normal voice and the other party tomunicate, the other party directly hung up the phone, only leaving a sentence, ¡°Lexie, you do not have much time, and the old man¡¯s body should not be able to withstand the torment.¡±

 Chapter 142 Desperate

    The phone was hung up and Lexie was shaking all over as she hurriedly called back.


    ¡°Sorry, the number you have dialed is an empty number ¡­¡±


    She ¡®ah¡¯d¡¯ several times at the TV wall, and therge living room echoed with hoarse sounds.


    The mind buzzes.


    n ¡­


    n is now the only person who can save Grandma.


    She ran outside almost without thinking.


    Hotel lobby on the first floor.


    As soon as Lexie got off the elevator, she saw n get into a car at the door.


    She went after them like crazy.


    ¡°Ahhhhhh¡±


    Lexie tried to call out to n, but no sound came out of her throat, and she watched as the ck car drove away from the door.


    She chased after the car with her bare feet, as if she could not feel the pain drilling in the bottom of her feet, and kept chasing the sedan to the street, desperately.


    The car stopped at the traffic light intersection, looking to catch up when Lexie¡¯s knees went weak, the whole person fell toward the ground, instant ckness in front of his eyes.


    The intense pain spread from her knees throughout her body, and she barely had the strength to lift her head, curled up on the side of the road like a dying shrimp.


    Passersby pointing.


    ¡°What happened to that guy?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t know, should I call the police?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s a girl.¡±


    ¡°Is it a car ident, howe you¡¯re not even wearing shoes?¡±


    ¡°¡­¡±


    I don¡¯t know how long it took, but a male voice came over the chaos of people, ¡°Ma¡¯am?¡±


    Lexie¡¯s brain went ¡®buzz¡¯.


    ¡°Mr. Howard, it¡¯s Mrs.!¡±


    Jack shouted sharply towards behind him.


    When Lexie looked up, the tall figure was striding towards her through the crowd.


    The moment they looked at each other, n¡¯s cold, frosty face was now screwed up, ¡°You don¡¯t want to die? Chasing a car on the road?¡±


    [Please, save grandma.


    Lexiey at n¡¯s feet, holding back the pain and gesturing toward him for help.


    n¡¯s brow frowned fiercely, a touch of heartache almost overflowed from the bottom of the cold eyes, not to say that she picked her up and quickly folded back to the car.


    ¡°Go back to the hotel and call a doctor.¡±


    ¡°Yes, Mr. Howard.¡±


    Lexie¡¯s knees, elbows, soles of feet are all wounds, the doctor treated for a while, half of the blood alcohol cotton balls and gauze thrown in the trash.


    ¡°It¡¯s nothing serious, it¡¯s just a trauma, just be careful not to touch the water to prevent infection.¡±


    ¡°Thank you, doctor.¡±


    Jack sends the doctor out.


    ¡°Mr. Howard, there¡¯s something fishy about this.¡±


    ¡°Something fishy is big.¡±


    n sunken face, ¡°we just confirmed the winning bid, the foot after someone in J City kidnapped the grandmother threatened us to withdraw the bid, the biggest suspect is our opposite the two.¡±


    ¡°But which family moved the hand?¡±


    ¡°That depends on which one of them knows more about me.¡±


    Threatening him to withdraw the bid, not to arrest the Howard family, not to arrest his rightful fianc?? e, but to arrest the rumors of the most cold ex-wife¡¯s grandmother, this turn is too big.


    ¡°In your opinion, which one is it, Jin Mao Group?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m afraid it¡¯s neither.¡±


    Jack was stunned, ¡°Neither?¡±


    ¡°Go check out what my second uncle has been up totely.¡±


    The words fell, Jack instantly enlightened, ¡°I¡¯m going to check.¡±


    Lexie was awakened by a nightmare.


    When she woke up it waspletely dark, she sat up violently from the bed, her cheeks were stained with cold sweat, her broken hair was messy on her face, and her whole body was pale and frightening.


    ¡°Awake?¡±


    A man¡¯s voice came from the bed.


    Lexie snapped out of it.


    How is grandma? Did you save grandma?


    ¡°I¡¯ve asked Jack to take care of the rescue, and the police should have the results soon.¡±


    Police?


    Lexie nched.


    [No police!


    Absolutely no police should be called.


    If the kidnappers were alerted, grandma would be dead.


    ¡°What can I do that the police can¡¯t do?¡±


    n¡¯s glib tone was so cold that Lexie felt as if she had just seen it in a nightmare.


    In the dim light, she gritted her teeth and lifted the covers, ignoring the pain in her knees and feet, and fell to her knees in front of n, tears instantlying out of her eyes.


    I can¡¯t afford to lose her.


    At this moment, she put down all her dignity, [The other party said that if you are willing to give up the tender of L City, grandma will be safe!


    She choked up, tears couldn¡¯t stop falling, and her eyes were red.


    n pinched her chin, without a trace of movement in his cold eyes, and said coldly, ¡°When you put the monitor in my study, why didn¡¯t you think to ask me?¡±


    A listener?


    He found out?


    n raised his hand and the phone fell on the carpet in front of her, and the recording inside the phone yed out.


    It was the entire conversation in the study where n and Mr. Jorden traded.


    Lexie¡¯s face was instantly ashen.N?velDrama.Org is the owner.


    After sending it to Flora, she forgot to delete the original recording from her phone, and n actually looked at her phone.


    n pinched her cheek hard, forcing her to look up at himself as she cried out in pain, ¡°Tell me, what do you want?¡±


    ¡°I can¡¯t believe I didn¡¯t know that you had so much guts.¡±


    ¡°Who did you give this recording to?¡±


    Lexie gritted her teeth so hard that blood froth ground out of the corners of her lips.


    [No, I didn¡¯t give it to anyone, I really didn¡¯t give it to anyone!


    She knew very well that once she admitted it, her grandmother would be hopeless.


    ¡°So what are you bugging for? Curious?¡±


    n¡¯s voice snapped up, ¡°Do you think I¡¯m stupid? That I¡¯ve been too patient and indulgent with you?¡±


    In order for Jack to find out the source of the kidnapper¡¯s calls received by Lexie as soon as possible, he touches Lexie¡¯s cell phone, but he does not expect a lot of unexpected gains.


    The moment this recording appeared, it knocked the pity out of his heart.


    Lexie had nothing more to say, and she stared at n with one eye in despair.


    Even if she has to die, she can just ask him to save her grandma.


    Those eyes overflowed with watery mist, imprinted in n¡¯s eyes, somewhere in his heart suddenly touched.


    n was suddenly annoyed and threw her away to go out alone, and just as he took a step, his foot tripped.


    Looking down she saw Lexie prostrate at her feet and was clinging to his leg for dear life.


    [Please save grandma, I beg you].


    ¡°Why should I save her? What kind of person is she to me? Worth me giving up a hundred million dor project?¡±


    n impatiently shook her off and coldly dropped the words, ¡°Stay here honestly, you¡¯re not going anywhere without my permission.¡±


    After a loud ¡®bang¡¯, the room fell into a dead-like silence.


    Lexie ran like crazy to smash the door, hissing out a hoarse, unpleasant voice, but always only a ¡®ah¡¯ word, all the anger and despair all drowned in the throat.

 Chapter 143 Private Action

    Close the door, n a face cloudy.


    He casually tossed Lexie¡¯s phone to Jack.


    ¡°Give the phone to the private detective, and no surprise, the kidnapper will call again.¡±


    ¡°Yes.¡±


    ¡°Also, notify the project manager, here in L City, to prepare to withdraw the bid.¡±


    Jack looked at n in amazement and disbelief.


    How long they have been talking about this project, the whole group knows that the importance of this project is not only reflected in the profit value but also in the long-term cooperation opportunities in the future.


    It¡¯s amazing that n actually said he withdrew.


    J City the following afternoon.


    ¡°Miss Hunt, you can¡¯t go in there right now.¡±


    ¡°Miss Hunt!¡±


    ¡°n!¡± Lydia burst into his office as she pushed the door open, furious.


    n had just finished his morning meeting and sat behind hisputer. When he saw Lydia looking like this, he frowned, ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡±


    ¡°And you ask me what¡¯s wrong, where¡¯s Lexie?¡±


    ¡°She¡¯s not back for a while?¡±


    ¡°Not back?¡± Lydia nodded, ¡°Okay, so let me ask you, where¡¯s grandma?¡±


    n frowned.


    ¡°Grandmother was kidnapped, do you know about this?¡±


    ¡°I know.¡±


    ¡°Know?¡± Lydia¡¯s anger instantly rose and she raised her voice, ¡°You can still sit here leisurely and drink coffee, that is Lexie¡¯s only family, do you know that if anything happens to grandma, Lexie will never forgive you in her life!¡±


    n asked, ¡°Who told you this?¡±


    ¡°Stay out of it! Just tell me if you care about this matter or not!¡±


    ¡°I am not a police officer, how can I manage this matter?¡±


    ¡°The kidnappers clearly came for you. What did Lexie and Grandma do wrong? If they weren¡¯t involved with you, who would bother them? I know better than anyone!¡±


    ¡°By that, do you mean you are ming me for having to put you in danger all these years?¡±


    Lydia¡¯s face froze and her anger froze at the corners of her mouth.


    ¡°Get out, I have things to do.¡±


    n converged to look at her, a pair of cold eyes frozen with frost.


    Lydia clenched her fists in indignation, ¡°Just go!¡±


    She left the Howard Group and Patrick called out to her at the door, ¡°How did it go?¡±


    ¡°The deal fell through?¡±


    ¡°I can see that and still ask?¡± Lydia red at him, ¡°I really didn¡¯t expect n to be so stone-hearted now, is grandma¡¯s life more important than money, the kidnapper wants money, just give it! Is he still short of money?¡±


    Patrick only knows that Grandma has been kidnapped and Lexie has suddenly lost contact, so he can onlye to Lydia.


    It¡¯s been two days, but n is drinking coffee in the office like nobody¡¯s business, and Lydia just blew a gasket.


    ¡°No business, no evil, as I said before, where is Lexie? Did you ask?¡±


    Lydia was stunned, ¡°I forgot.¡±


    Patrick stared straight up, ¡°So you just went to fight?¡±


    ¡°When I get angry, I forget everything!¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m convinced! I might as well not look for you!¡±


    ¡°Wait for me,¡± Lydia said analytically as she caught up, ¡°I probably know where Lexie is! They go to L City, and n and I have been there, and he never goes there without staying in a hotel!¡±


    ¡°You mean, we¡¯re going straight to L City? To find Lexie?¡±


    ¡°Well, go!¡±


    Once Lydia left, Jack cautiously entered the office.


    ¡°Mr. Howard, the coffee is cold, can I get you a new one?¡±


    ¡°No, how are things going with the investigation?¡±


    ¡°There are eyebrows, and your prediction is almost the same, is the second uncle let people move, themunity¡¯s surveince although not captured people, but captured that day around the suspect vehicle, license te number a check, is the second uncle¡¯s men¡¯s car.¡±


    n¡¯s face slowly sank down, ¡°He¡¯s a dog in a hurry and intends to break the pot.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m afraid that in Second Uncle¡¯s opinion, he¡¯s backed into a corner, and if we withdraw the bid on our front foot, he¡¯ll be able to take advantage of the Jin Mao Group¡¯s east wind and seize the opportunity to set up another business with them.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s not the issue right now.¡±


    Jack came back to his senses and said, ¡°Yes, I understand, the private detective side is already following up on the address of the second uncle¡¯s ce, there should be news soon.¡±


    ¡°By the way, the private detective said that on the day your second aunt died in a car ident, Edith visited the hospital morgue, and Lennox was there, but she was not seening out of the hospital exit that day.¡±


    ¡°Edith?¡±


    n¡¯s brow jumped, ¡°Come on, take a trip to the Mitchell family.¡±


    L City is still some distance away from D city.


    To save time, Lydia and Patrick went by high speed train, which saved half the time than driving.


    ¡°This is the hotel.¡±


    Lydia pointed to the door, ¡°n will only stay here when hees to L City, ny-nine percent chance.¡±


    ¡°And what about the remaining one percent?¡±


    ¡°h h h, crow¡¯s tongue!¡±


    Lydia red at Patrick and went straight into the lobby, going straight to the counter to ask about Lexie¡¯s check-in.


    ¡°Lexie, right?¡±


    The employee at the counter checked theputer carefully and suddenly had a somewhat meaningful look on his face, ¡°Sorry, we don¡¯t have this guest staying at the hotel, you and your friend may have found the wrong ce.¡±


    ¡°Looking in the wrong ce? That¡¯s not possible.¡±


    ¡°How is that impossible?¡± Patrick gave her a nk look, ¡°L City is so big, so many hotels, and you¡¯re so sure n wille and stay at this one? Overconfident.¡±


    ¡°I also believe in the evil toe here with you, have this effort I might as well go home, along the street to the market to find out who kidnapped grandma!¡±


    Lydia was stubborn and asked the teller again, ¡°Lexie didn¡¯t check in, what about n? He is your VIP customer here.¡±


    ¡°Sorry, and no.¡±


    This time, the teller didn¡¯t even check it.


    Seeing this, Lydia¡¯s heart then understood seven or eight points.


    Patrick mored to go back to J City, but was dragged to the hotel¡¯s logistics by Lydia.


    ¡°What are you doing?¡±


    ¡°Shh,¡± Lydia covered his mouth, ¡°keep your voice down, you¡¯re afraid people won¡¯t know you¡¯re not gone, right?¡±


    ¡°What the hell do you want?¡±


    ¡°Disguise yourself and go save someone.¡±


    ¡°Save someone? I told you, Lexie¡¯s not here!¡±


    ¡°You believe what they say, huh? Where¡¯s your brain?¡±


    Lydia snorted, ¡°I think with my toes also know, just that lobby manager is lying, he first looked at Lexie¡¯s information, must have found something, the face changed, and I talk about n, he even did not even check directly with me to deny.¡±


    ¡°What does this mean? Even if Lexie is staying at this hotel, can¡¯t we still find her room by room?¡±This is property ? N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°Who said anything about looking room by room?¡±


    Lydia handed Patrick a pair of staff overalls, ¡°n only lives in a suite, and there are only two suites on a floor, so is it a hassle to find them?¡±


    Patrick suddenly felt that this girl in front of him still had some brains.


    ¡°So what are we going to do now?¡±


    Lydia said with a straight face, ¡°Go to the suite and knock on the door and clean up!¡±

 Chapter 144 Send her back now immediately

    ¡°Room service.¡±


    Lydia and Patrick both pushed the hotel cleaning cart.


    The man who came to open the door was a man dressed in ck, pulling it open and leaning to the side, ¡°Come on in.¡±


    Lydia was slightly stunned and quickly pressed Patrick¡¯s hand.


    The big man is n¡¯s bodyguard, they have seen it before, if not for the mask, the bodyguard would have recognized them both directly.


    Not surprisingly, Lexie is inside this suite.


    The door to the master bedroom was kept closed.


    Lexie sat on the carpet, hugging her knees helplessly, her eyes dried with tears.


    I don¡¯t know how long it took, but there was a knock on the door from outside.


    ¡°Duk Duk Duk¡±


    The door of the room opened from the outside and the bodyguard came in with a tray of food, ¡°Madam, you haven¡¯t eaten for two days, the hotel has made soup, you should at least eat a little bit, if something happens, we can¡¯t afford to take care of Mr. Howard.¡±


    Lexie¡¯s shoulders were shaking as she knocked over her dinner te.


    The bodyguard was scalded and drew a cold breath, but did not dare to say anything, and could only swallow his anger and pack his things out, cursing as he walked.


    ¡°Still not eating, huh?¡± The bodyguard outside gave him a sympathetic look, ¡°Scalded?¡±


    ¡°No, I won¡¯t send anything in the evening, you send it in.¡±


    ¡°Send it in and don¡¯t eat it, or let¡¯s not send it.¡±


    ¡°If Jack and Mr. Howard know about this, we will be skinned, we are the two brothers are unlucky life, bear it.¡±


    ¡°Let¡¯s eat first.¡±


    The hotel has already brought up the noon meal, which is all set on the table at this moment.


    The two bodyguards went over and sat down, eating while ncing at the two people who were still cleaning the room, ¡°Why are you guys moving so slowly today?¡±


    ¡°Hey? The master bedroom doesn¡¯t need to be cleaned, no need to go in.¡±


    Lydia and Patrick nodded hastily, packed their things and got ready to go out.


    The two bodyguards behind them feasted on the food on the table, only just ate no more than two bites, Lydia and Patrick had not yet reached the door, the two behind them both fell down, lying motionless on the table.


    ¡°Down down down!¡± Patrick tugged on Lydia¡¯s sleeve, ¡°You¡¯re too strong for this drug.¡±


    ¡°n engaged in that Institute of Medicine, I went to y when I got two bottles by hand, the market does not dare to sell this kind of medicine, thanks to my foresight.¡±


    Lydia raised her eyebrows in triumph, ¡°First things first.¡±


    The two of them were busy running to the master bedroom.


    ¡°Lexie!¡±


    As soon as they opened the bedroom door, they saw that the bedroom was a mess, and Lexie was sitting on the carpet next to the bed, her whole body was so haggard that she was almost out of shape.


    When she saw Lydia and Patrick, Lexie thought she was dreaming and was stunned for a while.


    The trio rented a car and drove back to J City overnight.


    On the road, Lydia was driving in front.


    Lexie used Patrick¡¯s cell phone to contact Flora first.


    n wouldn¡¯t help, so she had to go to Flora.


    ¡°Patrick, you tell Lexie to take it easy for now, I¡¯m going to pull her phone¡¯smunication information right now and see if I can find the address of the kidnapper at that time.¡±


    ¡°Okay, I got it.¡±


    Hanging up the phone, Patrick reassured, ¡°Lexie, things might not be that bad. Maybe the kidnappers won¡¯t make things harder for Grandma when they know n won¡¯t help.¡±


    ¡°Yeah, it¡¯s possible,¡± Lydia interjected, holding the steering wheel, ¡°n¡¯s not really that hard-hearted, and I think he might be thinking the same thing.¡±


    ¡°Come on, you¡¯re still speaking for him? It¡¯s not the first time, he¡¯s such a lunatic that he¡¯s locked Lexie up.¡±


    Patrick didn¡¯t look good when he mentioned n, ¡°People like him are just sick, what do they think other people are? Are they prisoners or animals? When he says lock up, lock up, he refuses to save people himself and still won¡¯t let Lexie think of her own way.¡±


    Lydia said, ¡°When we get to J City, you guys wait for me and I¡¯ll go talk to n.¡±


    ¡°He can listen to you?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s better than not saying anything, Lexie, don¡¯t worry about it yet, I¡¯ll think of something, that¡¯s your grandma, n certainly won¡¯t see it through.¡±


    After meeting Lexie, Lydia learns of the kidnapper¡¯s demands.


    ording to her knowledge of n, she felt that n would not give up a human life for a little profit, not to mention that this person was Lexie¡¯s grandma, the only family member.


    At the moment, Lexie¡¯s mind is filled with the safety of her grandmother.


    Patrick¡¯s words are certainly some truth, but most of the kidnappers are some vicious people, if they know n¡¯s attitude is tough, how can notpromise, the biggest possibility is still to tear the ticket.


    I¡¯ve never heard of someone failing to threaten and having the hostage return unharmed.


    And Lydia ¡­


    Lexie only thinks she trusts n to save her life because he is used to obeying her.


    On the other side, the ck business car sped through the streets of J City.


    On the passenger side, Jack¡¯s face changed instantly after answering a phone call, ¡°Mr. Howard, the L City hotel said that the wife ran away.¡±


    n¡¯s cold eyes were imprinted in the rearview mirror, instantly on fire, ¡°Ran away? What do you mean run away? So many people can not watch her one?¡±


    ¡°It was Lydia who took her away.¡±


    n¡¯s face sank and he immediately dialed a phone out.


    Lydia¡¯s phone keeps ringing.


    When she saw the caller ID, she was busy saying, ¡°Oh no, it¡¯s probably n who knows I brought Lexie out.¡±


    Patrick sneered, ¡°You¡¯re doing justice, what can he say about you?¡±


    ¡°Shut up, you don¡¯t want to make things moreplicated, you stay quiet for a while.¡±


    After saying this, Lydia carefully pressed the speakerphone to answer.


    n¡¯s voice immediately rang out from the carriage, ¡°Lydia, where are you now?¡±


    ¡°Me? I¡¯m hanging out with my friends.¡±


    ¡°Stop this nonsense, Lydia, did you run off to L City and take Lexie away from you, is she with you?¡±


    Lydia could not continue to lie even if I had taken the person away, so what? You have no right to imprison people, I was going to look for you, what do you really think, is business cooperation really more important than human life?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m doing this for her safety, Lydia, listen carefully, is Lexie with you now? If you¡¯ve taken her back to J City, send her back right now.¡±


    Hearing this, Lydia¡¯s temper also rose, ¡°You still refuse to help, right? If you refuse to help in this matter, do you think you and Lexie can still continue to go on? If you won¡¯t help, we might as well just go to the police!¡±


    ¡°No!¡±


    ¡°Why not? Lexie¡¯s friends will definitely help.¡±


    ¡°When I say no, I mean no!¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re so overbearing! I was wrong about you!¡±


    After saying this, Lydia hung up the phone directly, angry and blue in the face.


    Patrick was about to say something sarcastically when his phone suddenly rang, ¡°It¡¯s Miss Miller, did you get the results so soon?¡±


    Lexie¡¯s eyes lit up instantly.


    Once the call was answered, Flora¡¯s voice came from the other end, ¡°Lexie, I¡¯m sorry I didn¡¯t make it.¡±


    Lexie pinched her palm violently.


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 Chapter 145 – Grandma is also dead

    Flora¡¯s voice is like the weather just before it rains, dull and depressing.


    ¡°I received the news rushed to the time, the Interpol brigade side has closed the team, the emergency center car is still parked at the scene, grandma has been rescued ineffective, passed away.¡±


    Lexie¡¯s brain exploded with a ¡®boom¡¯.


    Grandma ¡­ passed away?


    The sound of emergency brakes sounded sharp and harsh in the street.


    Lydia looked back in panic, only to see Lexie¡¯s bloodless face, ¡°Lexie!¡±


    Lexie didn¡¯t even hear Lydia¡¯s voice as she violently grabbed Patrick¡¯s phone and vocalized incredulously into it, opening her mouth but all she could do was hiss, ¡°Aaaahhhh!¡±


    She didn¡¯t believe what Flora said. How could Grandma be dead?


    The surgery was sessful, and Kevin said that grandma would live in peace and health.


    The hospital morgue.


    The moment the doctor removed the white cloth, Lexie ¡®flopped¡¯ down on her knees, tearsing out of her eyes.


    ¡°Lexie, you ¡­¡±


    Lydia wanted to say something but was stopped by Patrick.


    ¡°Let¡¯s go out first and leave Sister and Grandma alone for a while.¡±


    No one knows better than he does how important a loved one who is dependent on him is to him, and his reaction would probably be the same if his grandmother died.


    Looking at her face, which was no longer alive, Lexie couldn¡¯t breathe for a moment and cried out as she held onto the bed.


    The corridors all echoed with the sound of mournful cries.


    I don¡¯t know how long it took, but the sound of arguing came from the hallway.


    ¡°How dare youe? Who told you toe, you get out now!¡±


    ¡°Patrick, calm down, he didn¡¯t cause this, why are you so mad?¡±


    ¡°If he hadn¡¯t seen him die, would grandma have died? What qualifications does he have to see grandma?¡±


    ¡°What are you doing?¡± Lydia eximed, ¡°n you have to tell them to let go of Patrick, what are you doing?¡±


    The sound of leather shoes crashing on the floor came from the doorway.


    Lexie kneeling in front of her grandmother, a pair of eyes red, listening to the sound of footsteps behind her, her hand holding the hospital bed gradually clenched into a fist, the corners of the lips are followed by trembling.


    ¡°Lexie,¡± n¡¯s hand hung in mid-air, half-heartedly retracted, ¡°people don¡¯te back from the dead.¡±


    People can¡¯te back from the dead?


    Lexie turned around sharply and stared at the man in front of her with a deadly stare.


    It¡¯s amazing that he can say something like that lightly.


    n frowned, ¡°I will let people arrange the afterlife for grandma, the site of the cemetery will be chosen in a ce with good scenery, you don¡¯t have to worry too much about the things behind, you pay attention to your body.¡±


    Lexie¡¯s body is still wounded, but how can these woundspare to the wounds in her heart?


    Looking at n¡¯s indifferent look, Lexie couldn¡¯t stand it anymore and pushed towards him fiercely.


    Who told you toe? Who told you toe here! Who are you toe here?


    She frantically punched n, while he didn¡¯t duck and didn¡¯t move to let her pounce.


    Those soft punches were nothing to him, and Lexie, who had lost all sense of rage and resentment, could not see the pain in his eyes.


    Why can¡¯t you save grandma?


    If you are willing to save grandma, perhaps the former things can be written off, this life owes you such a big favor, you treat me again, I can also endure.


    But you just don¡¯t see the death.


    Her grandmother is the benefactor who raised her, and although she is not rted by blood, she is loved as if she were her own granddaughter.


    Lexie cried out in pain, her voice already hoarse and unbearable to listen to.


    The thought that from now on, there will be no more grandma in this world, no more rtives who only love and protect her, no more people holding her hand and nagging her in the ear, treating her like a child, Lexie felt the same pain as cutting her flesh.


    In an instant, the sky spun and the ground went ck.


    ¡°Lexie!¡±


    ¡°Jack, call the doctor!¡±


    The man¡¯s eager voice gradually became indistinct and muffled, bing thest voice Lexie heard before she fainted.


    It was afternoon when I woke up.


    Patrick stood guard at the bedside and immediately turned to call out when he saw she was awake, ¡°Flora, Lexie¡¯s awake!¡±


    Flora poured a ss of water for Lexie.


    ¡°Is it okay?¡±


    Lexie leaned back on the bed, shaking her head to indicate she didn¡¯t want to drink, her eyes red and puffy.


    Flora sighed helplessly, ¡°One has to look ahead.¡±


    A word that hit Lexie¡¯s heart again.


    From now on, Grandma only has the past, no more future.


    ¡°When I arrived, the Interpol side has closed the team, the perpetrators are two ex-convicts, has now been arrested and is still in the trial, the killer behind the curtain will soon be caught out, you do not worry.¡±


    Lexie clutched the covers, [The killer was going after n, he thought he could threaten him by capturing Grandmother, but they didn¡¯t think n didn¡¯t take me seriously at all].


    The life of the grandmother was taken for nothing.


    As she spoke, tears fell from Lexie¡¯s eyes again.


    Flora didn¡¯t know how tofort and sighed again.


    At this moment, the sound of opening the door came from outside, the high heels stepped on the floor, rubbing extra sharp, ¡°The ward condition is good, three days of hospitalization, you are really delicate enough.¡±


    Edith stood in the doorway as if she was watching the action.


    [What are you doing here?


    Lexie blushed.


    Flora also frowned, ¡°What brings you here?¡±


    Edith was a bit scared when she saw Flora and moved towards the table, not meaning to approach, ¡°What¡¯s all the fuss about? Lexie¡¯s grandma isn¡¯t my grandma, but she¡¯s been friends with our family for years, she¡¯s gone, what¡¯s wrong with meing to see her?¡±


    Flora sulked, ¡°Are you that kind?¡±


    ¡°What am I bothering with dead people? You bet Miss Miller.¡±ConTEent bel0ngs to N?v(e)lD/rama(.)Org .


    Lexie, however, looked at Edith, [You didn¡¯te just to give Grandma a ride, did you?


    Edith has always been unprofitable, and hering here can¡¯t be that simple.


    The first thing I did was to send my grandmother on her way. After the ident, I didn¡¯t advise n, after all, it was a human life, but he thought it was more appropriate to leave this kind of thing to the police, and I couldn¡¯t help it.¡±


    ¡°Sister, don¡¯t me me.¡±


    Edith¡¯s words were like ice knives in Lexie¡¯s eardrums, making her ears perk up.


    [Did n call the police to cause Grandma¡¯s death?


    Will not, even if he sees death and refuses to sacrifice the interests, it is not to make such a detrimental thing, she has long begged him, can not call the police.


    ¡°If n hadn¡¯t called the police, how could the kidnappers have ripped off the kidnappers so quickly? Besides, isn¡¯t Miss Miller here? Wouldn¡¯t you just ask her and find out?¡±


    Edith¡¯s words sent Lexie into an abyss.


    And Flora¡¯s expression was even moreplicated, saying arduously, ¡°The Interpol did get involved early.¡±

 Chapter 146 He should pay the price

    ¡°I¡¯ve said all I need to say, how n treats you you should also see for yourself,¡± Edith sneered, a contemptuous face, ¡°their closest rtives so gone, if you still rely on n¡¯s side, I really for grandma is not worth. ¡±


    Lexie fiercely clutched the clothes on her chest, her heart hurting as if it were going to rupture out of her chest, and her shapely features were screwed up into shape.


    ¡°Is everything okay Lexie?¡±


    Flora held her up, ¡°I¡¯m going to call the doctor.¡±


    When Edith didn¡¯t leave, Flora scolded, ¡°What are you still doing here? Get out of here!¡±


    Edith was startled and stumbled a step, ¡°Just go, what¡¯s the big deal, when you here I would like to stay?¡±


    The sound of high heels disappears into the hallway.


    Flora goes to call the doctor and is pulled back by Lexie.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong with you? Where are you not feeling well?¡±


    Lexie clenched her teeth in a deadly grit, repressed even signnguage can not bepared.


    Halfway through the day, she spat out a mouthful of blood with a ¡®wow¡¯.


    ¡°Lexie!¡±


    Flora blushed miserably.


    The infusion needle was inserted into the vein, and the doctor slowed down the infusion speed and instructed, ¡°The patient is too emotional now, and it is rmended to rest and not to be stimted any more.¡±


    ¡°Yes I know, please doctor.¡±


    ¡°I should.¡±


    After the doctor left, Lexie woke up.


    Flora sat down on the edge of the bed, ¡°Is everything okay?¡±


    Lexie doesn¡¯t nod or shake her head, her mind reeling from what Edith just said.Content property of N?velDra/ma.Org.


    She begged n to save her, but he was indifferent. Not only that, he even called the police, which led to the kidnappers tearing up the ticket.


    Grandma was indirectly killed by him, he is a murderer.


    ¡°It¡¯s only human to call the police when something like this happens.¡±


    Flora tucked her in and said soothingly, ¡°Don¡¯t take Edith¡¯s words to heart, she¡¯s eager to see you have a bad time ande to stir up trouble.¡±


    [She¡¯s right.


    Lexie holds out her hand and hands Flora a USB.


    ¡°What is this?¡±


    [When I was in L City, n took me to a party, and I met a girl at the party, and this is what she asked me to pass on to you.


    Flora¡¯s pupils contracted sharply and she looked at the USB incredulously, ¡°Is that girl¡¯s name Joanna?¡±


    Lexie nods her head.


    Flora was shocked for a while.


    ¡°Have you read the contents of this?¡±


    Lexie shakes her head.


    She hadn¡¯t had a chance to find out what was in it since Joanna had given her the USB, but she guessed that maybe it had something to do with a deal between n and his group.


    [It should be rted to what I overheardst time].


    Flora was slightly stunned, ¡°Are you trying to get back at n?¡±


    [It is only right to kill to pay for one¡¯s life.


    Lexie¡¯s face is pale, a pair of eyes because of too many tears, has been red and swollen, but at the moment is like a pool of stagnant water, has not been able to provoke a ripple.


    There was no way she could get n the punishment he deserved, but those deals could, and she was pretty sure n¡¯s dealings with Mr. Jorden were illegal.


    Flora gripped the USB tightly, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I will immediately go to investigate, if it is really rted to n, I will personally send him to the big jail.¡±


    Lexie nodded her head with difficulty, but her heart was deste.


    ¡°You get some rest and I¡¯lle see you when I have time.¡±


    [Hmm.]


    Into the night.


    n had just arrived home when he saw the police car parked in front of the door.


    ¡°Mr. Howard, we received a report that you are suspected of smuggling, pleasee with us.¡±


    The police officer in charge showed his ID and looked serious.


    Diana shouted anxiously, ¡°How is it possible? You guys got it wrong, right?¡±


    n, however, did not change his face, as if he had expected such a scene, ¡°Yes, but I hope you can have solid evidence, do not let me make this trip for nothing and waste my time.¡±


    The police officer was slightly stunned, ¡°Get in the car, Mr. Howard.¡±


    As the police car whistled by, Diana yelled to Mr. Stanley for help.


    Marry said, ¡°Ma¡¯am, the police are gone.¡±


    Diana¡¯s eyes calmed down almost instantly and she went inside and dialed a phone number.


    ¡°Sorry, the number you have dialed is turned off.¡±


    She mmed the phone on the sofa in annoyance, ¡°Where did the person die to? He disappeared for so many days!¡±


    Marry poured tea, ¡°Madam, you should calm down first, I think things are not that serious.¡±


    ¡°Not that serious? How much more serious? I just received word that the Howard Group board of directors is ready to hold an end-of-year meeting, this time to discuss the redistribution of equity.¡±


    ¡°What are you afraid of? The young master is the major shareholder, no matter what, your position is untouchable.¡±


    ¡°This is not a good time to be a parasite.¡±


    Diana was holding the sofa, her face was gloomy, ¡°I thought things would go smoothly without that dummy, but I didn¡¯t expect Edith to be a vegetarian, and that Lydia, always a thorn in my side.¡±


    ¡°You do not rush, there ¡­ is not no news for the time being? No news is good news.¡±


    Speaking of ¡®over there¡¯, Diana nced at her cell phone, which had been dropped on the couch, and thought about it.


    Three dayster, grandma¡¯s funeral.


    The sky was gray and drizzly.


    Lexie was holding her grandmother¡¯s posthumous photo, and Kevin was holding her umbre for her, with half of his own shoulders soaking wet.


    Patrick, and Flora are here, as well as Grandpa David.


    The cemetery was arranged with Kevin¡¯s help. The officiant in charge of the funeral ced grandma¡¯s ashes inside, and several staff members were responsible for covering the grave.


    ¡°The family bowed three times.¡±


    Lexie held back her tears and bowed to the photo on the tombstone.


    In this life, I haven¡¯t had the chance to repay my grandmother for raising me, and I can¡¯t do it anymore.


    ¡°Lexie, be sad, grandma in heaven doesn¡¯t want you to feel so bad.¡±


    Kevin¡¯s voice came from beside him, ¡°Those who deserve to be punished will eventually get theireuppance.¡±


    ¡°Yeah, hasn¡¯t that n been arrested? People like him are definitely going to be in jail for life and never get out again.¡±


    Patrick cursed viciously.


    After n was taken away by the police three days ago, he has been interrogated about drug smuggling, a case Flora is personally responsible for, and the evidence inside the USB is enough to send n to jail.


    Flora didn¡¯t say anything, patted Lexie¡¯s shoulder and ced the bouquet in her hand in front of grandma¡¯s tombstone.


    The sound of a car engine suddenly came from the entrance of the cemetery.


    The ck car stopped at the door and a figure got out with an umbre and walked towards them.


    Patrick was the first to see the visitor and his eyes widened incredulously, ¡°n?¡±


    Hearing these three words, Lexie was viciously stunned and turned around to look, her pupils contracting.


    I can¡¯t believe he came out!

 Chapter 147 You’re disappointed to see me?

    ¡°Who told you toe?¡±


    Patrick had just rushed up when he was stopped and dragged to the side by two bodyguards, the rain drowning out his curses.


    The ck figure walked through the rain curtain, not in a hurry, towards Lexie.


    Lexie staggered back two steps.


    The ck umbre below reveals a frost-like face, a pair of eyes more gloomy than the winter rain.


    Before n could say anything, the police officer who came along behind him crossed over to him, ¡°Miss Miller, we received a notice from above, in response to the case you recently handled, the inspector team wants to investigate you, pleasee with us.¡±


    Flora frowned and swept her cold eyes over n behind them.


    Lexie stopped in front of Flora at once.


    [What do you want?


    ¡°Lexie, it¡¯s okay,¡± Flora said as she pulled her towards the police officer who hade to take her away, ¡°I¡¯ming with you.¡±


    From a distance, Patrick shouted, ¡°What are you doing? Is there aw anymore? Is J City all Howard¡¯s?¡±


    Under the ck umbre, n lifted his hand and waved it gently.


    Patrick cried out in pain, his insults stopped abruptly and he nted himself on thewn.


    Lexie¡¯s face changed, [Patrick!


    [What are you doing? You let Patrick go!


    n held his umbre with one hand, his face grim, ¡°You seem disappointed to see me appear here.¡±


    Lexie¡¯s shoulders trembled, [Am I supposed to be happy? Happy that a man who killed my grandma showed up at her funeral, unharmed?


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    n obviously smuggled drugs, obviously did so many harmful things, but can get away with it, but also so grandly appear in front of the victims to continue to do evil.


    n said, ¡°Is that why you went to the trouble of joining forces with Flora to put me in jail?¡±


    [That¡¯s what you deserve!


    ¡°Deserved?¡±


    The coldness in Lexie¡¯s eyes stung n¡¯s eyes, and anger instantly rose from his chest.


    Kevin was quick on the uptake and pulled Lexie behind him, ¡°Brother, what are you doing? You can talk about what you have some other time, today is grandma¡¯s funeral!¡±


    ¡°When is it your turn to be in charge of our couple¡¯s affairs?¡±


    ¡°Brother!¡±


    Kevin gritted his teeth, ¡°Brother don¡¯t you forget that you are already divorced, you are now married to Edith, where the hell are you going to put her if you continue to dwell on this?¡±


    ¡°Get out of the way.¡±


    n unceremoniously pushed Kevin away, and the bodyguards on one side quickly held Kevin down.


    Lexie let out a cry of pain and was grabbed by n¡¯s wrist.


    [Let go of me, let go of me!


    ¡°The funeral is over, my patience with you is over, nowe with me.¡±


    [Where are you taking me? You let go of me!


    Lexie struggled and pped her other hand desperately at n¡¯s body, pping the umbre out of n¡¯s hand as the cold rain pelted down on her.


    n tightened his grip on her hand fiercely, ¡°Had enough of this?¡±


    The tombstone of grandma is getting farther and farther away. No matter how Lexie struggles, n has no intention to let go of her, and in the midst of Kevin¡¯s shouting, she violently grabs n¡¯s arm and bites down hard.


    There was a muffled grunt from the man overhead.


    n stared at her incredulously, his eyebrows wrinkled in trembling furrows, his thin lips pursed tightly, but even so, he did not release her, watching the blood flow down the back of his hand.


    The taste of blood like rust spread in the mouth, Lexie¡¯s eyes were red, staring dead at n, and finally tears came out of her eyes.


    In the blur of tears, the body began to tremble uncontrobly.


    n picked her up and walked towards the entrance of the cemetery without looking back.


    The rain in the sky quickly washed the blood off the ground.


    The bodyguard released Kevin, he rushed to the cemetery entrance and watched n¡¯s car take off while he was helpless. Turning back to see Patrick still fainted behind him, he had to go ahead and save him.


    Lexie was taken back to n¡¯s vi in the southern suburbs.


    As soon as she entered, n dragged her to the bedroom and mmed her on the sofa, ¡°It¡¯s quiet here, you¡¯ll live here from now on.¡±


    Lexie wore her hair loose, her head down without saying a word, one hand sped dead to the rest of the couch cushions.


    n got annoyed when he saw her like this and shouted outside, ¡°Someone.¡±


    The maid ran in carefully, ¡°Sir.¡±


    ¡°Take her to take a shower and change her clothes before you meet me.¡±


    ¡°Yes.¡±


    n coldly swept Lexie a nce and dropped a sentence, ¡°Don¡¯t feel aggrieved, what do you have to be aggrieved about? Everything is what you asked for.¡±


    It was Peter who married her into the Howard family and met herself, and it was she who willingly married for Edith, the beginning was her beginning, and the end could not let her do as she wished.


    Closing the door to the room, n was all chills.


    The maid outside looked at the blood on n¡¯s hand, ¡°Sir, let¡¯s bandage your hand, it¡¯s still bleeding.¡±


    The back of n¡¯s hand is clearly visible pressure marks, the flesh will bite through, after being soaked in rainwater is looking as if ulcerated, shocking, ¡°Take the medicine box to me on the line.¡±


    The maid went to get the medicine box and the sound of a vibrating cell phone came from n¡¯s pocket.


    It was Edith on the phone.


    ¡°Hello?¡±


    ¡°n, I heard you¡¯re okay over there, right?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s all right.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s really great, where are you now? Let¡¯s have dinner tonight to celebrate.¡±


    ¡°No, I have some things to take care of.¡±


    Edith¡¯s tone changed abruptly, ¡°Are you with Lexie? Don¡¯t you forget, you¡¯re my fianc?? now, so why do you have to be with other women all the time?¡±


    At that, n¡¯s face rose with hostility, ¡°Since when do I need to report to you for anything I do? Even the Howard family¡¯s legitimate Mrs. Howard is not in charge of my business.¡±


    ¡°There¡¯s nothing going on I¡¯m hanging up.¡±


    After saying this, he hung up the phone directly.


    He hated being told what to do by women, and even if Edith had what he wanted, it didn¡¯t mean he could be subservient to her.


    At the other end of the phone, Edith asked a few ¡®hellos¡¯ to the phone before realizing that the phone had hung up.


    She was so angry she wanted to smash the phone.


    n came out of detention today, she received the news early in the morning, originally thought he woulde to find himself, but did not expect that the first person he went to see was Lexie, is that mute.


    He really can¡¯t get over that dumb guy!


    When she thought of n¡¯s indifferent attitude, she suddenly had some fears, it was so hard to get the position of fianc?? e, if this goes on, I am afraid that it will be a foregone conclusion.


    No, she had to find a way to get n back to herself.


    After a moment of deliberation, she tapped a text message on her phone and sent it over.


    With a ¡®ding¡¯ sound, a text message alert sounded in therge living room of the southern suburban vi.


    n took one look and instantly sat up straight.


    ¡°What you asked mest time, I thought it over, the evidence is in my hands, others I am notfortable with, I want to hand it over to you.¡±


    The text message was from Edith.

 Chapter 148 – Under the Same Roof

    ¡°Ma¡¯am, you have this injury on your body.¡±


    The maid waited on Lexie to bathe and saw the scrapes on her body that were so shocking.


    Those are the wounds left in L City, these days without proper care, multiple infections and inmmation.


    Lexie, however, seemed unconcerned, lying in the tub, staring up at the overhead light.


    The light from the wallmp overhead shone brightly and dimly in front of her eyes, and the dizziness soon came over her, and all the things in the past six months seemed to be ying like a movie in her head.


    In the beginning, she was forced to marry n for Edith in order to cure her grandmother, but she was entangled with n, which led to the murder of her grandmother.


    The cycle of cause and effect, in the end the basket is empty.


    Lexie came out of the shower and the maid helped her to lie down on the bed, ¡°Madam, you have a good rest, the young master has just gone out, I don¡¯t know if he wille back tonight.¡±


    At that, Lexie pulled the covers on herself andy down, not wanting to know where n was going.


    Seeing this, the maid sighed, closed the door and went out.


    The other side.


    Edith turned around immediately at the sound of the limo¡¯s engine, ¡°n.¡±


    n was dressed in a pitch-ck suit that almost blended in with the darkness of the night.


    ¡°Where¡¯s the stuff?¡±


    Edith gritted her teeth, ¡°I have the stuff with me, but n, don¡¯t you think you should give me an exnation? These days for your matter I also what to go east and west, youe out instead to see Lexie.¡±


    ¡°If you really can¡¯t let her go so much, why on earth did you get engaged to me?¡±


    ¡°Because you¡¯re Edith.¡±


    n¡¯s eyes rippled, ¡°From the beginning, the person I want to marry is you, not her.¡±


    Edith was stunned.


    ¡°If you don¡¯t want to marry me, it¡¯s not toote to backtrack.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s not what I meant,¡± Edith suddenly panicked, ¡°Of course I¡¯d like to marry you, but Lexie ¡­¡±


    ¡°No buts, to me you should me your father, should not let Lexie marry for you to the Howard family, I n touched the woman, this life is my woman, divorced also.¡±


    A cold sentence fell, blown into Edith¡¯s ears by the cold wind, and her heart jolted.


    She is not stupid, from the beginning she knew very well, n looked at herself a few points, look at her identity background and a few points.Content property of N?velDra/ma.Org.


    If she were not Peter¡¯s daughter, not the sole heir of the Mitchell Group, n would not even look at herself.


    But she didn¡¯t understand why he didn¡¯t want the Mitchell family when there were so many families in J City that were right for him, and what her father had said was stirring in her head.


    ¡°I can give you the stuff, but I want the wedding date to be moved up and for us to finish the marriage as soon as possible.¡±


    n was in no hurry to agree and suddenly questioned coldly, ¡°The night of our engagement party, the people at the southern suburban vi were the ones you sent over, right?¡±


    The sunken cold gaze became more and morepelling in the moonlight.


    Edith shuddered violently and hastily denied, ¡°Of course not, I have a grudge against Lexie again, she is still my sister, how could I possiblyy such a cruel hand on her.¡±


    ¡°You can¡¯ty a hand that hard, but Lennox can.¡±


    The people sent to the vi in the southern suburbs are indeed not the batch hired by Edith, she is a thousand-year-old girl with her hands in her clothes, what channels can she have to find those vicious fighters, but a group of hooligans from three religions and nine streams.


    But someone took advantage of her hand and changed a group of people over, and the ones sent over were all ouws who were there to take Lexie¡¯s life.


    Edith blushed, ¡°n, are you suspecting me of working with Lennox?¡±


    ¡°I absolutely did not!¡±


    ¡°Really? Absolutely not, so how did you escape unharmed from Lennox¡¯s grasp?¡±


    Lennox caught Edith at the hospital and released her that night, words from her own mouth.


    Edith was speechless.


    ¡°n, you can¡¯t use me wrongly, I definitely don¡¯t have any intention to harm you,¡± Edith fumbled around and fished out an envelope from her bag, ¡°This contains all the recorded evidence that he ordered the kidnapping of Lexie¡¯s grandma, I¡¯ll give this to you, you can just hand it to the police to verify, he This life will have to spend in jail.¡±


    ¡°If I really colluded with him, why did I keep this evidence?¡±


    n took the envelope, long slender fingers bony, ¡°around me, a lot of things that should not interfere, I hope you know the score yourself.¡±


    ¡°What I dislike most is being betrayed, as well as threatened.¡±


    Edith shivered as the river breeze blew by.


    The following day.


    Lexie was forced up by the maid for breakfast, and when the wheelchair was pushed downstairs, n was there.


    Lexie¡¯s empty eyes without a ripple, she no longer cared about this person, grandma died, she no longer had any attachment to this world.


    ¡°Madam, sir came back early this morning to have breakfast with you, afraid that you would be too bored alone.¡±


    The maid helped n with a good word, pushing the wheelchair to the table and adjusting it to make it easier for Lexie to eat.


    Lexie was so impassive and motionless that if she wasn¡¯t still breathing, everyone there would have thought it was a corpse.


    The maid looked at Lexie in this state and was a bit scared, especially in front of n, she didn¡¯t dare to be reckless, afraid that she would be dismissed for not taking care of Lexie.


    The Howard family pays really well, and she can¡¯t afford to leave here.


    After waiting for a long time, so long that the maid felt her feet were standing numb, n finally moved.


    This woman! Is she nning to protest in this way?


    n grabbed her hand and questioned, ¡°Are you trying to force me with a hunger strike? Do you think I willpromise?¡±


    Lexie¡¯s empty eyes finally have a hint of focus, anyway, can not break free, also can not afford to struggle, calm gaze cold to chill people.


    [What do you think? Should I have an appetite when I see you? You murderer!


    What makes a murderer think he should joyfully apany him to dinner?


    n¡¯s face immediately sank and he violently shook her off.


    Lexie fell back in her chair, the pain making her pretty features all screwed up.


    n¡¯s hands pressed against the back of the chair and the table, locking Lexie in a circle formed by her body, pressing down a shadow, ¡°Don¡¯t challenge my patience, you¡¯re not going anywhere today until you finish what¡¯s on your te!¡±


    Dropping these words, he gave her a cold look and sat back in his seat, ¡°Rose, pour the wife another ss of juice, feed her, and if you don¡¯t finish each meal, you leave the Howard family for me.¡±


    The maid on the side had long been stunned and nodded her head busily, ¡°Yes, I¡¯m on my way.¡±


    Lexie¡¯s shoulders trembled violently, anger and humiliation churning in her chest, this man, who would not let her go, could not even get rid of death.


    n said, ¡°I have plenty of time to spend with you today, you can¡¯t finish eating I¡¯ll sit here and wait, let someone heat it up if it¡¯s cold, reheat it if it¡¯s too much, as long as you don¡¯t eat it, I¡¯ll have someone force it into your mouth, or you want to get a nutritional shot. As long as you want to keep seeing me like this, I have plenty of time.¡±


    A stalemate in silence passed for an unknown amount of time.


    Under the man¡¯s gaze, Lexie finally gave up. She shakily picked up her knife and fork, gripping it hard and slicing viciously at the bacon on her te.


    n then narrowed his gaze and picked up the newspaper at his side to read while sipping his coffee.


    ¡°I¡¯ll be back for dinner with you every day from now on, so be prepared.¡±


    Lexie¡¯s hand slicing the bread trembled violently and clenched her teeth fiercely.


    She will live to avenge her mother and grandmother, the Mitchell family and the Howard family, and I won¡¯t spare any of them!

 Chapter 149 You’re Wrong About Mr.

    Nightfall.


    At the table of the southern suburban vi, the maid served thest dish and retreated to the side to wait.


    Lexie kept her head down and a half bowl of rice quickly went down by half.


    n gave her a look, put a piece of roast pork into her bowl and said quietly, ¡°Eat slowly, what¡¯s the hurry?¡±


    Lexie clutched her chopsticks and looked at the bowl of sugar-covered roast pork, suddenly her stomach turned inside out and she covered her mouth and ran quickly to the bathroom, vomiting.


    n¡¯s face took a sharp turn for the worse.


    ¡°The chopsticks were pped on the table with a snap.


    Lexie cried out in pain as a tearing pain struck her scalp.


    n grabbed her by the hair and forced her to look at himself, ¡°Is the food I serve you so disgusting? Is eating with me so hard for you to swallow?¡±


    ¡°Ah!¡±


    Lexie struggled desperately, a face turned red.


    n grabbed her by the cor and dragged her to the table, putting a whole te of roast pork in front of her, ¡°Eat, finish this te for me!¡±


    Lexie clenched her teeth in a deadly grip and didn¡¯t say a word.


    ¡°Is this what you want me to feed you?¡±


    Her face turned white as she gripped her chopsticks and picked up the meat, shoving it into her mouth piece by piece.


    Those greasy taste rushed to the top of the head, several times is forced to hold back not to throw up.


    The sulk on n¡¯s face had not yet dissipated, and the fire in his heart was growing as he watched Lexie stubbornly finish the entire te when she clearly couldn¡¯t eat it.


    ¡°Don¡¯t eat it!¡±


    As if Lexie hadn¡¯t heard, she mechanically stuffed her mouth with roast pork.


    ¡°I said for you to stop eating!¡±


    n snapped up the dinner te.


    ¡°ng¡±, the white porcin te fell on the floor tiles, fell in half at the same time, the uneaten meat and broth sshed everywhere.


    Lexie covered her mouth, trying to suppress the nausea in her throat, but the moment the acid came up, the nasal cavity was also rushing the smell of people, ¡®wow¡¯, all threw up.


    The smell of vomit washed over her and, unable to contain it, she uncontrobly vomited up what she had just eaten.


    n was furious and grabbed the tablecloth and turned over all those meals on the table.


    With a loud ¡®tter¡¯ sound, he turned to leave.


    n left before the maid rushed forward, ¡°Madam!¡±


    ¡°Are you all right, ma¡¯am?¡±


    Lexie threw up so much she could barely stand up straight and waved her hands feebly, indicating she was fine.


    ¡°I¡¯ll go get you a ss of water while you rest.¡±


    As soon as the maid left, she slid to the floor holding the chair, as if she had been drained of all her strength, her nose sore and tears slipping down.


    She wondered how long she would have to live like this, being treated like a puppet on a string.


    Do we have to spend the rest of our lives facing n and tormenting each other forever?


    The maid made her a ss of honey water.


    ¡°Ma¡¯am,e and drink some water.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll clean up the ce and re-prepare some dinner for you.¡±


    [No, I don¡¯t want to eat.]


    Lexie put down the cup and gathered the pajamas on her body, [Help me to rest, I¡¯m tired].


    For several days in a row, n never came back.


    After the morning meeting, Jack delivers two documents to be signed.


    n signed the papers and handed them over, asking, ¡°How has she been for the past two days?¡±


    ¡°Rose said that Mrs. has been eating normally every day for the past two days, her injuries have healed a bit, and she even came out and walked around the yard today.¡±


    A sulk floated in n¡¯s eyes.


    Sure enough, as long as she¡¯s not there, she¡¯s living afortable life!


    ¡°Madam, have some ginseng soup.¡±


    [Thanks Rose.]


    Lexie is draped in clothes and reading a book on the couch when Rosees over with a small pot of stew.


    She has been sickly for the past few days, and Rose has been busy taking care of her, letting her eat and drink whenever she has the chance, so she has recovered better.


    ¡°What¡¯s the point of thanking me? These ginsengs are all from Jack, and those tonic products, they¡¯ve beening home for the past two days, so if you don¡¯t eat them, they¡¯ll all go to waste.¡±


    Lexie sipped her soup and out of the corner of her eye nced over to a corner of the living room where Jack had just dropped off arge pile of stuff.


    These days although n has not returned, but the house has not been broken, Jack every morning early in the morning with a trip to carry arge bag of things.


    She doesn¡¯t talk to him, but it¡¯s all in her eyes.


    ¡°Rose, it¡¯s been a hard two days for you.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s not hard, it should be,¡± Rose pointed to the kitchen, ¡°There¡¯s still ginseng soup in the kitchen, Jack you haven¡¯t had lunch yet, have some too, I¡¯ll go and serve it to you.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t bother.¡±


    Even though Jack said no, Rose went anyway.


    Lexie puts the ginseng soup back on the table and lowers her head to flip through the book.


    Jack saw it and hesitated, ¡°Ma¡¯am, Mr. Howard didn¡¯te back these two days because he was afraid you wouldn¡¯t be able to eat when you saw him, in fact, he always cared about you.¡±


    Lexie snorted coldly.


    For the past six months, n¡¯s actions have long made her physically and mentally exhausted.


    Myles¡¯ death, Grandma¡¯s death, which one of them was not caused by him?


    Now what do you want to do under the guise of caring for yourself?N?velDrama.Org is the owner.


    [He¡¯s not caring for me, he¡¯s possessive.


    For n, himself is a toy, he bought from Peter¡¯s hands, even if this toy he does not feel, simply do not like, but since he bought, is an item that belongs to him, even if it is destroyed will not let others touch her.


    ¡°Ma¡¯am, it¡¯s not like that.¡±


    Jack didn¡¯t know how to exin, ¡°Are you still resenting Mr. Howard because of what happened to Grandma?¡±


    [Shouldn¡¯t I hate him?


    Lexie looked coldly at Jack, [If it¡¯s your loved one, can you do the same as if nothing happened?


    ¡°But Mr. Howard is not not want to save the grandmother, the first time the ident, he has let people withdraw the bid ¡­¡±


    Lexie was stunned.


    n had the bid withdrawn?


    [But he called the police! If he hadn¡¯t called the police, grandma wouldn¡¯t have died at all.]


    ¡°Call the police?¡± Jack looked at her in surprise, ¡°Who told you it was Mr. Howard who called the police?¡±


    ¡°The kidnappers suddenly asked for a box of gold bars, and Mr. Howard said he would pay with one hand and deliver with the other, and he went to do the deal himself, all by himself, without even me!¡±


    Lexie sat up straight, incredulous.


    [Impossible, how could that grandma?


    ¡°Didn¡¯t the doctor tell you? Grandmother¡¯s old injury recurred and she died the day after she was taken away by the kidnappers, it was the kidnappers who wanted more money, so they kept circling us!¡±


    Lexie¡¯s face instantly went white.


    No way!


    How can this be?


    Her hands trembled violently as she gripped the pages of the book.


    ¡°Sting¡±, the pages of the book was torn open, she looked nkly at the book on her knees, bean-sized tears fell on the book, to achieve blurred, can not see what is written on it.


    n is trying to save grandma?


    Jack sighed, ¡°the police arrivedter, he went to the deal alone, if not for the police arrived in time, almost ident, you do not even know how urgent the situation was! The man behind the scenes also called the police himself, is deliberately will Mr. Howard to death.¡±


    Jack¡¯s voice was clear in her ears, shattering all of Lexie¡¯s certainty these days, even as her resentment of n seemed ridiculous.


    The truth is the exact opposite of what she thinks it is.


    ¡°You tell me, who killed my grandma?¡±


    ¡°Madam, I don¡¯t care if you believe it or not, but this is the truth. This is the evidence I found out, you will know who did it when you read it, please be prepared to read it again. And please don¡¯t be angry with Mr. Howard, he has been living in thepany and investigating this matter, he has lost a lot of weight.¡±


    After Jack left, Lexie was alone, staring at the information in her hands.


    She didn¡¯t understand what Jack meant by ¡°need to be mentally prepared to see¡±, but there was definitely a truth she couldn¡¯t ept.


    But no matter how uneptable the truth is, she will eventually have to know it and muster up the courage to open it.


    Ryoko, carrying a dagger, she stepped into the bathtub ¡­

 Chapter 150 Let Me Go

    On the second floor corridor, n strides to the door of the master bedroom.


    There was no movement at all inside.


    Jack had already given the information to Lexie today, and she clearly knew the truth. He thought that Lexie would find him today, apologize to him, and then they would make up.


    I didn¡¯t expect Lexie to be able to sleep peacefully and not react at all.


    The fire suddenly rushed up.


    ¡°Click¡±, with the smell of alcohol, n directly unscrewed the door.


    ¡°Lexie!¡±


    The house was empty, the sound of ¡®ttering¡¯ water came, and n¡¯s face changed abruptly when he saw the water at his feet, spilling out from under the bathroom door.


    ¡°Lexie!¡± He rushed to the bathroom door, only to find it unlocked.


    After two feet kicked open the door panel, a nce at the body lying in the bathtub, the bathtub water is still diffusing out, mixed with scarlet blood, the sink is a blood-stained dagger, the blood has solidified.


    Lexie is no longer conscious, her head outside the edge of the tub, her look is actually peaceful.


    The entire left wrist is submerged in water, and the silky blood is still seeping out.


    In an instant, n¡¯s brain ¡®buzzed¡¯ exploded, cold eyes almost seeped blood, ¡®ttered¡¯ picked her up from the bathtub, rushed outside and yelled, ¡°Someone, prepare the car! ¡±


    Without saying a word, n carried Lexie downstairs while shouting, ¡°Get the car ready! Go to the hospital!¡±


    He never expected that Lexie would slit her wrists and kill herself.


    She loathes herself to such an extent that she would rather die than say a half-hearted word to herself and live under the same roof as herself.


    Lexie had a dream.


    That gentle and virtuous back turned her back on her own dream for twenty whole years, and now slowly turned around, her long hair hanging over her shoulder, revealing a warm smile, a shallow pear swirl on her lips, ¡°Linda, didn¡¯t I tell you to stay at home with grandma? Howe you followed your mother up to the mountains again?¡±


    ¡°Mom, it¡¯s too boring at home, so Linda wants to follow her mother to the mountains to collect medicine.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t fall down,e and hold mommy¡¯s hand.¡±


    ¡°Mmm!¡±


    ¡°Does Linda like to pick medicine?¡±


    ¡°Like.¡±


    ¡°Then how about mommy teaching Linda a song about medicine picking?¡±


    ¡°Yes!¡±


    Lexie¡¯s lips buzzed, and although she could not make a sound, the memory of those children¡¯s songs suddenly became unmistakable, and the name of each herb echoed in her ears.


    ¡°Mom, aren¡¯t we going to pick medicine today?¡±ConTEent bel0ngs to N?v(e)lD/rama(.)Org .


    ¡°Linda, we have guests at home, mommy has something to say to this uncle, go out and y for a while, grandma is in the back of the mountain, okay?¡±


    ¡°Good!¡±


    ¡°Linda, look how smoke ising out of there? Is it on fire?¡±


    ¡°Brother you go, just run over this hill and you¡¯ll get out!¡±


    ¡°What about you?¡±


    ¡°I have to go back and tell everyone!¡±


    ¡°No way! I¡¯m going back with you!¡±


    A familiar female voice came from beside her, it was Rose¡¯s voice, ¡°Call the doctor, the wife is awake.¡±


    Lexie graduallyes to her senses, she remembers what her mother looked like, how she became a mute, the man with the scar on his forehead, and the fire in Laoshan that started in her thatched hut!


    Her ears were all buzzing, interspersed with the sounds of a childhood she had forgotten for over twenty years.


    Suddenly the words that grandma once said rang in my ears, ¡°Memories don¡¯t disappear, one day you¡¯ll get them back.¡±


    The children¡¯s song taught by my mother, the origin of the Laoshan fire, and the little brother who was hidden in the cer.


    She remembered it all.


    n was the little brother back then.


    She saved n¡¯s life, so what?


    n had treated her like an enemy and tortured her for so long.


    The origin of the fire is still the Mitchell family, round and round, it is not clear who saved who, and who owes who.

 Chapter 151 Let it all end here

    n is not her grandmother¡¯s killer, then everything has nothing more to do with him, including her rtionship with him.


    Tonight she was spurred to suicide by the knowledge that the Mitchell family was leading the charge.This is property ? N?velDrama.Org.


    Peter, the man she has called her father all her life, is the one behind the murder of her grandma. Her own father, mother and grandmother were all murdered by Peter, the devil, and she must destroy this man with her own hands.


    She is no longer looking for evidence to seek justice, nor does she want to be caught in the hatred between the Howard family and the Mitchell family. the Mitchell family, let her end it.


    She plotted for a few days and sent a message to this devil.


    ¡°Dad, I remembered the whole prescription my mom taught me to memorize.¡± Called that name again, she was sick to her stomach.


    Peter¡¯s eyes lit up when he saw the message, surprised and delighted, this crippled daughter, finally yed her value. He picked her up from Laoshan, and he was right!


    ¡°My good girl, Daddy heard that you were hospitalized again a few days ago, are you okay? How¡¯s your body? I¡¯m sending the driver to pick you up now, and I¡¯ve asked Sophia to make something you love to eat to tonic your body.¡±


    ¡°Okay, Dad.¡± Lexie replied as she always did.


    When Lexie arrived at the Mitchell family home, she felt a wee like she had never felt before.


    Peter actually waited for her in front of the vi, actually shushing her all the way from the front door to the living room, and for the first time, the family maid was attentive enough to take her canvas bag and try to hang it up for her.


    Lexie refused the maid¡¯s attentiveness and carried it herself on the grounds that she was not used to it.


    At the dinner table, Peter kept giving Lexie dishes, and even his favorite Edith did not share a bit. The strangest thing is that Edith is not angry.


    It seems that the importance of the remedy to Peter is so great that even Edith can give way. For the sake of profit, no wonder he can kill his brother and sister-inw, not to mention his grandmother, who has nothing to do with him.


    After the meal, Peter did invite Lexie to the study.


    ¡°Lexie,e andplete this prescription. ¡± Peter took out the yellowed paper fromst time and urged Lexie toplete it.


    The Mitchell family¡¯s ancestral remedy is finally in hand! Peter looks at Lexie with ever more loving eyes.


    ¡°Master, Miss, I¡¯ll bring in some fruit and tea for you.¡± There was a knock from the maid outside the door.


    Peter watched Lexie¡¯s hand stop and yelled at the maid in displeasure, ¡°Come in!¡±


    The maids put down the things in their hands with trepidation and quickly retreated.


    [Dad, this prescription is so important, are you sure there are no outsiders in our family? I¡¯m afraid this prescription will leak out, why don¡¯t we send all the people in the house away today and give them a day off to avoid us being disturbed again.


    Peter agrees and then sends everyone in the family, including Edith, away. This daughter was so enchanted by n that she couldn¡¯t recognize the truth, but still had to guard against her leaking the prescription to the Howard family.


    [Dad, let¡¯s get started.] Lexie locked the door to the study tightly, changing her attitude from earlier.


    Peter¡¯s face changed, remembering that before this daughter and he left the heart, how suddenly so docile, the original ¡­


    ¡°Lexie, are you trying to rebel? I am your father!¡± Peter converged the deliberately loving look on his face, his usual indifferent look in turn made Lexie feel used to it.


    What kind of father are you, you are a murderer, my real father, my mother, my grandmother all died in your hands, and you still want to use me to give you the remedy? I¡¯m telling you, I¡¯ve sent the prescription you¡¯ve been dreaming of to the WHO, the official research institutes in every country. I even announced the prescription on Twitter, from today onwards, the prescription is authorized to be used by anyone for free for the benefit of the people of the world, but never for you, you want to use the prescription to keep your glory and wealth, is no longer possible. Lexie pulled out the knife in her canvas bag and walked towards Peter.


    Peter was furious and tried to raise his hand to p Lexie, but found himself powerless and snarled at her in anger: ¡°Rebel girl, what have you done?¡±


    Lexie looked at Peter calmly, [Don¡¯t you remember? The bottle of medicine in my hand is still the one you gave me to drug n, and now it is really appropriate to use it on you. You¡¯ve killed all my rtives, and I¡¯ve lived a life worse than death, so let me end it all with my own hands.


    Lexie took out her mother¡¯s tablet from the safe and ced Peter¡¯s body in a kneeling position, so that he could confess to his mother.


    She nced at the tablet, [Dad, mom, grandma, I¡¯m here with you. I¡¯m sorry, I don¡¯t want to live like this anymore, I¡¯ll see you in heaven.

 Chapter 152 (Grand Finale) I’m Linda, Never See You Again

    ¡°Is this n? This is J City Police Department, this is Caelen. we found the bodies of your wife Lexie and your father-inw Peter at the Mitchell family vi today, pleasee to the Mitchell family vi immediately ¡­ ¡±


    n could no longer hear what the voice on the phone was saying, this woman, even in death, was running away from him.


    He was sent to the Mitchell family in a daze by Jack, frantic to hold the already cold body, refusing to be approached until Police Caelen on the phone handed him a letter, a letter from Lexie to him.


    [n, goodbye forever! Meeting you was my nightmare in this life, and I hope we never see each other again! I don¡¯t know if my other identity will make you promise me one thing, but I still want you to fulfill the wishes of a dead man as much as possible. The day after I woke up from suicide, I remembered something old. 20 years ago, my name was Linda. because of the Mitchell family¡¯s infighting, I mistakenly became Lexie, recognizing the thief as my father. peter has been ended by my own hands, and I have no more ties in this world. I have no more ties in this world. Little brother, please see that I once saved you from the cer, please dissolve the marriage between the two of us and set me free. I don¡¯t want to die and suffer in hell with this identity. If you can, please bury the aborted child with me, and I will take good care of him and protect him in hell. I hope the police can deliver this letter to you, thanks.]N?velDrama.Org is the owner.


    It was the third day when n woke up. At that time, he was stimted by Lexie¡¯s suicide note and went crazy on the spot. He was stopped by everyone present, forcibly sedated and sent back to the Howard family.


    The first thing he did when he woke up was to take Lexie¡¯s body, use his connections to transport it home, and bury it in his vi with his children, carrying a rose every day, talking at the grave, and no one coulde near.


    As for Lexie¡¯s request for divorce in her suicide note, there was no way n would agree to it. He absolutely did not agree to separate Lexie from him, not even in death, she can only be his wife forever.


    After Lexie¡¯s funeral, n didn¡¯t seem to change much during the day. But he spent most of the night day after day in front of the grave, crying andughing and talking in a manic way, making everyone afraid and thinking that something was wrong with him psychologically.


    This pathological paranoia, even Mr. Stanley could only shake his head helplessly and had the intention of reconsidering the heir, but to no avail.


    Under the moonlight, a man in a ck suit, carrying a white rose, hugged the statue, and said like talking to his lover, ¡°Lexie, you can¡¯t escape me, you¡¯re mine, always mine ¡­¡±


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