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“It’s fine. I took the bus and changed to the train. It was pretty convenient,” Nina answered, her cheeks red from the cold.
She trembled, feeling touched by the care that the ex-Mrs. Walsh had shown her.
Alyssa felt bad for Nina when she recalled the walking distance from the train station to the neighborhood. She knew that Nina wanted to save some money.
Sean made a cup of hot tea for Nina and gave her a hot pack. Nina sat on the living room couch for a while before she recovered from the cold.
“Madam-Sorry, it’s Ms. Alyssa. Thank you for taking care of Lauren all this while,” Nina whispered firmly. I witnessed how you treated Ms. Lauren when you were still with the Walsh family. Look, I’m willing to do anything for Ms. Lauren.”
Alyssa observed Nina’s eyes. They were as clear as Lauren’s. She suddenly felt a heavy burden on her heart.
She had no idea if she was making the right move, but she needed to place a trustworthy figure by
After looking into the household staff, she finally picked Nina to be the spy.
Sean pressed his lips. He knew that Alyssa wanted Nina to spy on Sophia.
Alyssa explained, “Nina, I want you to gain Sophia’s trust and stay by her side. If possible, I need you to install a bug in her bedroom.”
Alyssa’s eyes darkened, and she went to the point, “I want to track every single detail of her life from now on.”
Nina, stunned, gripped tightly onto the hot pack without a word.
“Nina, I know this is tough for you. After all, Sophia Kirkman is Lauren’s mom and the family’s matriarch.
This mission comes with some risks as well…”
“Sure, I’ll do that.” After a brief pause, Nina slowly looked up with a steely determination and swore, “I will complete every mission to the best of my ability. I bear witness to what Ms. Lauren went through over the years. Madam Sophia was only good to Ms. Betty, treating Ms. Lauren like one of the maids. Ms. Lauren was only treated with respect when Mr. Javier and Mr. Jeremy were home.”
Alyssa and Sean teared up when they heard Nina’s remark. Nina continued, “I like Ms. Lauren, but I am clear-headed. I judge Madam Sophia and Ms. Betty by their actions, not by their relationship with Ms.
Lauren. I won’t allow them to hurt Ms. Lauren just because they are her family.”
Nina’s eyes brimmed with tears. “If it weren’t for Mr. Landon, I didn’t know who else could pull Ms. Lauren out of that hellhole. Mr. Landon is really nice to her.”
Alyssa recalled how Landon and Lauren held hands and looked at each other lovingly. She was touched and envious of their love.
Lauren had found her love. Alyssa wondered when it would be her turn.
“Ms. Alyssa, you are nice to Ms. Lauren too. I will help you no matter what it takes,” said Nina.
Alyssa held her hand and replied, “Thank you, Nina, but please look out for your safety. Don’t push yourself. If you run into danger, let me know right away.
“We can abort or give up on our plans-as long as you’re safe. Got it?”
Nina nodded with tears in her eyes. Since Nina hadn’t had anything, Alyssa made her some food and even served Lyla’s pickles. It was a simple but satisfying meal.
Nina wolfed down the food, clearly famished. Alyssa sat across from her, resting her chin on her palm and smiling.
Alyssa asked, “Is it delicious?”
“Yes! It’s good!” Nina exclaimed after licking the plate clean and wiping her mouth. “Ms. Alyssa, you’re an excellent cook. Mr. Jeremy is fortunate to have you.”
Sean was left speechless by Nina’s unexpected remark. Alyssa, still smiling, teased, “Too bad he doesn’t appreciate it. He won’t get to enjoy it anymore.”
After Betty was badly beaten up by Angelina on Landon’s instructions, she quietly flew to Hestrya to recuperate and fix her face. She dared not add to Sophia’s troubles, and she kept her injuries a secret from Javier as well.
Angelina wouldn’t have assaulted her without Landon’s directives. Betty knew that if she made a fuss out of the issue, she’d only humiliate herself and her family. Not only that, she might suffer from Landon’s retaliation.
She never wanted to experience the agony of sharing a room with rats and merciless beatings.
However, she still wanted to get even, or she’d never get over the humiliation
Post-surgery, with a bandaged head, Betty returned to Solana City. While in the car, she received a call from Zoe.
Zoe barked into the phone, “Hey, where the fuck were you? I couldn’t reach you at all.”
Zoe addressed her in an authoritative tone, as usual.
Betty, in pain, pressed against her bandaged face and retorted, “Watch your tone. I’m Betty Walsh, not your maid!*
“Poor you. I haven’t gotten even with you when you humiliated me in front of Jeremy. You have no right to be mad at me now,” jeered Zoe. “Whatever. I’ll overlook that. Someone will pick you up tomorrow. Go with me to my engagement dress fitting.”
“Engagement? Whose’s engagement?”
“My engagement to Jeremy!”
“What?” Betty gasped, looking stunned. “Jeremy can’t possibly agree to that unless he’s lost his mind.”
“He hasn’t agreed yet, but it’s just a matter of time,” Zoe asserted. “Wait and see. He’ll cave in soon, and I’ll be your sister-in-law.”
Betty couldn’t fathom Zoe’s audacity in proudly announcing her engagement. It seemed like sheer madness.
As the Walsh Group president, Jeremy was so powerful that Javier had no control over him. What could the Harpers do about Jeremy?
However, she chose not to confront Zoe directly, choosing instead to observe as Zoe unwittingly made a mockery of herself and turned the Harper family into the laughingstock of Solana City.
“Whatever. I don’t mind as long as you’re happy. I wish you and Jeremy a happy marriage,” Betty said to Zoe reluctantly.
“By the way, do you remember Mayor Hodgson’s son? He was interested in you, but you weren’t into him, so the blind date didn’t work out,” Zoe suddenly changed the topic.
Mayor Hodgson’s son? Betty recalled the guy, Freddy Hodgson. Sophia had brought Betty to meet with
Mayor Hodgson and his wife at a golf course earlier. It was a blind date masked as a meeting, as Sophia intended to get Betty acquainted with Freddy.
In the end, the mayor and his wife were uninterested in Betty. Not only that, Mrs. Hodgson outrageously requested to meet with Lauren, which was a slap in Betty’s face.
To save her face, Betty lied and boasted to Zoe that she had asked Sophia to turn down the Hodgsons’ marriage proposal because she deserved a better suitor.
“Yes. Why did you bring him up?” Betty said crossly.
“Oh. Nothing. He’s pursuing me,” Zoe replied and laughed gleefully.
Shocked, Betty snickered. “You’re about to be Mrs. Walsh soon. You probably wouldn’t even look at a mayor’s son.”
“I only have eyes for Jeremy, that’s for sure. That’s why I turned down Freddy’s advances. But he said he was very in love with me and willing to do anything for me. And by everything, he meant everything,” Zoe remarked and cackled sinisterly.
“What do you mean? What’s your plan?” Betty pressed on as she could sense there was more to Zoe’s words.
“I want him to marry Lauren,” Zoe announced.
Betty inhaled sharply upon hearing that. Zoe could be very maniacal at times. How could she demand her
Zoe barked into the phone, “Hey, where the fuck were you? I couldn’t reach you at all.”
Zoe addressed her in an authoritative tone, as usual.
Betty, in pain, pressed against her bandaged face and retorted, “Watch your tone. I’m Betty Walsh, not your maid!”
“Poor you. I haven’t gotten even with you when you humiliated me in front of Jeremy. You have no right to be mad at me now,” jeered Zoe. “Whatever. I’ll overlook that. Someone will pick you up tomorrow. Go with me to my engagement dress fitting.”
“Engagement? Whose’s engagement?”
“My engagement to Jeremy!”
“What?” Betty gasped, looking stunned. “Jeremy can’t possibly agree to that unless he’s lost his mind.”
“He hasn’t agreed yet, but it’s just a matter of time,” Zoe asserted. “Wait and see. He’ll cave in soon, and I’ll be your sister-in-law.”
David’s driver perished at the scene, and the badly injured bodyguard seated in the front passenger seat battled for his life in the emergency room.
Fortunately, as David was seated in the back, he suffered facial injuries from the glass shards after the front collision. Despite bleeding from the head, he survived the accident.
However, a comminuted fracture in his legs left him permanently crippled.
Victor enlisted experts from across the country to treat David, but none could successfully rehabilitate David’s legs.
