Raymond McDaniel, the uncle in a distinguished family. Clara Lawson, a woman with a child of her own. Everyone thought Clara's child was hers alone, but no one knew that the child was also Raymond's! They had a child from a passionate night years ago, from a one-night stand, it turned into...
"The flight number 2024T03N01 has landed, passengers please check your belongings before leaving!"
At the onset of summer, as directed by the chairman of the Parks corporation, Clara Lawson returned to Harborview at his request, to help him sign a contract with the McDaniel corporation, and while at it: "help" him manage the Harborview branch, ending the favor with the provision of a powerful black card.
Honestly, she wasn't short on money, but when money comes knocking at your door, why not take it?
The silhouette of a woman in an extremely elegant outfit, beside her a boy about four or five years old, stepping out of the airport, Clara Lawson said:
"Six years, finally back home."
But the boy next to her looked at her, tilted his head and said:
"Mami, isn't it true that uncle Parks didn't allow mom to come back? Clearly, mom was avoiding debts, that's why mom didn't dare to return."
Clara was speechless, okay, she really didn't know what debt she owed this kid in a past life, but since he could speak, every word was a jab at her sore spots. Then when it came time to be scolded, he would play the victim, lamenting that his mom wasn't like other moms, always just scolding him.
But think about it, with a mouth like that, how could she not scold?
"Weston, do you believe mom would kick you back to Victor Parks?"
"Mami won't kick me out, because mom knows well that if I stay with uncle Parks, he would call to bother mom eighty times a day, disrupting the time mom searches for a dad for me."
"You! Consider your words sharp. Wait a bit, mom will kick you to aunt Kimberly's class, let's see how you'll survive there."
Kimberly Moore is her close friend, currently running a childcare and teaching class, it's because of her that Clara had the confidence to bring Weston Lawson into the world.
[...]
Recalling six years ago, she was just a bit too frivolous, looking for someone to confide in at a bar after a heartbreak, her senior crush married the girl she absolutely detested, drowning her sorrows in alcohol, who would have thought... That kind of confiding led to her getting pregnant a few months later!
Clara herself was an orphan, having to fight for food to grow up from a young age, she didn't want her child to live in poverty either, moreover, at that time Clara was only twenty years old, she wasn't ready to be a mother.
But Kimberly Moore held her hand tightly, saying:
"Clara, how about I take you to Ashwood? There's my cousin there, his name is Victor Parks, a director of the Parks corporation, though the company isn't big, it'll still provide for you. Moreover, Clara, you're smart, I'm sure you'll live well in Ashwood."
"But this child..."
"Clara, anyway, it's your child, just yours. Besides, I've heard men in Ashwood are very open-minded, might as well find a father for the baby..."
Pausing a bit, Kimberly then said:
"Let me tell you a secret, my cousin Victor is still single, and quite handsome too."
Just like that, Clara set off for Ashwood as planned, became acquainted with Kimberly, met and received help from Victor Parks, and eventually, her life became more comfortable. When the baby was born, they also had more conveniences.
However, to this day, Clara still doesn't know... who the man was that she had spent the night with, what he looked like, whether he was handsome or not. But seeing how handsome Weston is, she guessed the biological father couldn't be bad... Pausing a bit, she remembered a detail, it seemed there was a large tattoo of a dragon on the left side of that man's waist.
But she couldn't just naturally take someone's shirt off and check... Well, she decided to let it be, for now, she had to go find Kimberly first!
[...]
Arriving at Kimberly's house, she saw her sending off the last of her students to their parents. Thinking everyone had left, she ran up and hugged her, but unexpectedly, a little boy became frightened by her action and darted into a corner, trembling.
Kimberly looked at her with disdain, saying:
"Clara, do you know how hard it was for me to bring him out? Now because of you, he's gone back into his old hiding spot, you're really something!"
"What's wrong with the boy?"
"He's traumatized. His parents died in a car accident last month, he was in the car but luckily survived. Since then, he hasn't spoken a word, just scared and trembling like that."
"Is he from a wealthy family?"
Looking at how the boy was dressed, all in high-end clothing, with an eye for quality like hers, Clara dared to stake her reputation on it... The boy was definitely a rich kid!
Obviously, Kimberly also nodded and sighed, saying:
"He was originally a rich young master, but who would have thought after his parents passed away without leaving a will, the assets were split into many parts. In the end, the biological son only received a little. After that, the boy's uncle took him in, changing his surname from Payne to McDaniel. The boy's name is Stephen McDaniel."
Clara, seeing the trembling boy, also intended to step forward to show some concern, after all, it was because of her that he was so frightened. But unexpectedly, her clever son had already moved faster, went inside, and directly gave the boy a candy, saying:
"Do you want some candy? Don't be scared, my mom might seem fierce but actually... she's really nice, don't worry, with Weston here, my mom won't harm anyone!"
Kimberly had to suppress her laughter, while Clara twitched the corner of her mouth, looking at the son she had given birth to with such effort, describing his mother as if she was some kind of demon or monster causing chaos, and he was the exorcist to vanquish them.
Good son! Good son!
"Right, Kimberly, I'm entrusting Weston to you these days, I have to make a trip to the company, this return involves dealing with many pending matters of the company. So, I'll probably stay at the company for these days, Weston will be a bother to you."
"No worries, just leave Weston to me. Moreover, my mom likes Weston a lot, the kid will probably be spoiled rotten at home."
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Truly embodying the saying "a scoundrel under the guise of an intellectual," Richard Thompson is extremely shameless. Yet, his shameless is solely for Jasmine Evans, the little girl he once held in his arms and painstakingly cared. It's unclear when he began to develop feelings for the girl next door, but once he did, he planned meticulously to make the beauty his own. Determined not to face a lonely future, he would resort to any strategy necessary. He would stop at nothing to make her his wife!
The pain of betrayal and profound hurt made Kristina Dean burn with fury. The two betrayers, Kendal Chavaz - her boyfriend and her close friend Martha Taylor, rightfully earned the title "despicable man and woman" for their affair. However, Kristina did not collapse in her agony. She realized that if she couldn't be Kendal's wife, then becoming his aunt was not a bad option. Thanks to a marriage contract between two families, Kristina became the wife of Ethan Chavaz, Kendal's uncle.
What does it feel like to be the woman in the heart of the greatest man? He is a movie star, the golden man of cinema, and she is the one he secretly loves. But he doesn't know that she is someone reincarnated from another place, no longer the person he once loved!
Ethan is the heir to the wealthy and powerful Alexander family, but he falls victim to a scheme orchestrated by his cousin, Conrad Alexander. As a result, he is expelled from his home and forced to leave his homeland. Ethan travels southward. By a twist of fate, he signed a contract to live with the Edwards family and marry their daughter, Melanie Edwards. Within the Edwards household, Ethan is constantly belittled and humiliated, with no one caring for or defending him. Even his wife remains distant and cold. Stripped of his inheritance, Ethan lives like a dog in a hostile environment. However, one fateful day, Ethan stumbles upon the ‘Artificial Superintelligence: Infinite Possibilities’ system. Infinite wealth, infinite power – he gains access to it all. But the ‘Artificial Superintelligence’ system is still in its experimental phase, requiring the completion of tasks to unlock its features. Thus, if Ethan fails these tasks, he will be left without money. But how could he possibly fail? Ethan is determined to conquer the ‘Artificial Superintelligence’ system, reach the pinnacle of power, and return to exact his revenge, reclaiming everything stolen from him!
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After two years of marriage, Sadie was finally pregnant. Filled with hope and joy, she was blindsided when Noah asked for a divorce. During a failed attempt on her life, Sadie found herself lying in a pool of blood, desperately calling Noah to ask him to save her and the baby. But her calls went unanswered. Shattered by his betrayal, she left the country. Time passed, and Sadie was about to be wed for a second time. Noah appeared in a frenzy and fell to his knees. "How dare you marry someone else after bearing my child?"
After hiding her true identity throughout her three-year marriage to Colton, Allison had committed wholeheartedly, only to find herself neglected and pushed toward divorce. Disheartened, she set out to rediscover her true self-a talented perfumer, the mastermind of a famous intelligence agency, and the heir to a secret hacker network. Realizing his mistakes, Colton expressed his regret. "I know I messed up. Please, give me another chance." Yet, Kellan, a once-disabled tycoon, stood up from his wheelchair, took Allison's hand, and scoffed dismissively, "You think she'll take you back? Dream on."
There was only one man in Raegan's heart, and it was Mitchel. In the second year of her marriage to him, she got pregnant. Raegan's joy knew no bounds. But before she could break the news to her husband, he served her divorce papers because he wanted to marry his first love. After an accident, Raegan lay in the pool of her own blood and called out to Mitchel for help. Unfortunately, he left with his first love in his arms. Raegan escaped death by the whiskers. Afterward, she decided to get her life back on track. Her name was everywhere years later. Mitchel became very uncomfortable. For some reason, he began to miss her. His heart ached when he saw her all smiles with another man. He crashed her wedding and fell to his knees while she was at the altar. With bloodshot eyes, he queried, "I thought you said your love for me is unbreakable? How come you are getting married to someone else? Come back to me!"
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