《The Wanted Wife: Daddy, Mommy Escapes again!》 Chapter 1: Brian, you will regret it Proofreader: Feng Lei In the evening of a chilly cold winter, the north wind is bleak. The Women and Children''s Hospital in the city center is in a mess. "I want to see Brian Si, he won''t let you do this, no..." Florence Li curls up on the bed, pale, holding tightly her belly. The chief surgeon also encounters such kind of situation for the first time. Looking at Florence inplete defense, he seemed helpless, ¡°Miss Li, I do hope you cooperate. Mr. Si said you can¡¯t keep the baby.¡± "You are lying!" On hearing that, Li''s eyes are bloodshot. Brian''s hatred to her is obvious, but the baby is his. She never believes that he would do this,¡°I must see him! Otherwise, kill me before youy a finger on my baby!¡± "Well..." the surgeon chokes. While the two parties are deadlocked, the door of the ward was suddenly pushed open from the outside. A tall handsome figure paces in, emitting the air of grimness. The expression of the surgeon suddenly changes on seeing the person. He says with a trembling voice,"Mr. Si ... ?" With the words, the air in the ward seems frozen. Brian''s chilly nce goes around in the room, and finally back to Florence. His eyebrows raise with displeasure. He says,¡°All go out!¡± Those doctors and nurses are itching to hear this sentence, and immediately melt away. In a blink,, only the two of them remain in the ward, Brian and Florence. The smell of the disinfectant in the air makes Brian frown subconsciously. Florence, whey-faced, looks at Brian''s approach. Brian is in a dark windbreaker. The neckline of his shirt is slightly open, revealing his clean-cut corbone, which makes his face more gorgeous-looking, as voluptuous as an immortal. Usually, when he approaches her, she will be ecstatic, but now she feels only fear. "Brian, I know you hate me, but you can rest assured that I will pack my things and leave here right away. I will never appear in my life. So could you please let goof me and my child?" " Li..." He snorted, with his narrow phoenix-like eyes getting more offish in the pale light of the ward, "I have warned you not to make trouble for me, but you didn¡¯t listen." Florence stares nkly for a short moment and feels lost: "B.......Brian?"" "You are the troublemaker, so you should bear the consequences.¡± Florence shakes her head and trembles back in horror, until her back hits the icy bed rail and there remains no way to retreat! "Brian, I was wrong, please let me go..." With his lips ttened, he sps her wrists, yanks her up to him, looks into her damp red eyes, and says in a cold voice, "Let you go? Hmm! Did you let Antonia go?" When she gasps, Brian continues, "When Antonia begged you to let her go, what did you do?" "I..." she opens her mouth but finds that she doesn¡¯t know how to exin. She frowns and murmurs with a trembling voice, "Brian, you have never truly trusted me." Brian does not answer. It suddenly dawns on Florence that he doesn''t detest her but hates her to the core! ¡°Why?¡± He stares at her with his cold eyes, "Li, this child is the retribution against you!" Not long after, a doctores in. Brian looks bleakly down at her face, as pale as transparent, andmands indifferently, "Give her the anesthetic. In an hour, I''d like to hear the news of a sessful operation." "Yes, sir!" Seeing Brian¡¯s figure fade out of the door, Florence even forgets to resist. The moment the doctor stabs the cold needle into her vein, Florence is suddenly gripped by a powerful desire tough, then she really does so with tears dripping down. After a long time, she closes her eyes and says word by word, "Brian Si, you will regret it." Chapter 2: Four Years Later Proofreader: Feng Lei Four yearster, Jiang City. This is another year''s plum rain season. Even if the dehumidifier in the room is on, it''s still terribly humid. In the afternoon, Florence finishes cleaning the boxes on thest floor and then goes back to the lounge. Once entering the lobby, she sees Nelson, her son, falling asleep in the chair. Because of the wrong posture, the child sleeps unsteadily, with his innocent young face still wrinkled. There grows in her mind a surge of bitterness, and she moves to him softly, picking up the child and puts him in the small bed aside. Ruth Gao, Florence''s colleague,es in with a lunch box, seeing that Florence is carefully applying the ointment on the eczema on Nelson''s face. She can''t help frowning, "This child is a typical northerner. How many times he has got eczema ..." Florence is also somewhat helpless. Nelson has no one else to me in that he takes after his father excessively, including the physique. If it is a bit humid, he would feel ufortable. After applying the medication, Florence takes the box from Ruth. The rice has be cold, which tastes like gravel. After having several mouthfuls, she stopped eating because of the stomachache. On seeing she doesn¡¯t look good, Ruth asks anxiously, "Are you okay?" Florence waves her hand, "Nothing, I will be OK in a while.¡± In the entertainment club, the waitresses are those who are more or less out of money, let alone Florence, who is a single mother with a son only three and a half years old. So it''s hard for Ruth to advise that Florence should take some time off. "Drink something hot first. There will be a lot to be busy about after 7 p.m. It is tiring to raise a child." says Ruth while pouring a cup of hot water for Florence. Florence thanks Ruth. Turning back, Florence sees that Nelson is fast asleep. The child changes every day, but on the way taking after his father all the time. Thinking about that, Florence is a bit scared. The situation of the past is still vivid before her eyes. If it hadn¡¯t been Brian''s father who intervened to save her, she and her child might have already died. In spite of the hardships these years, with Nelson in her life, Florence is a happy woman. As long as she doesn''t meet the people of the Si family, it''s also good to live inly in this way. After eating and resting for a while, someone calls her to go to a private room to serve wine. She looks at sleeping Nelson, a bit reluctant. Fortunately, the child is so considerate that if he wakes up without seeing her, he would not begin mischief. Having requested Ruth to take care of Nelson, Florence changes her clothes and leaves the lounge. After working in Mengyu Entertainment Club for more than a year, she has always been cautious and clever. The supervisor in charge of this floor has always been very reassured by her. Thinking of the big shot on the 16th floor, the supervisor was once in a dilemma and finally found Florence the most suitable candidate. With the supervisor''s repeated warning, Florence knows that the guest in Box 309 is not easy to deal with. She opens the door with a fruit te and a bottle of red wine, even not daring to raise her head. The room is enchanting with dim lights and the air filled with the aroma of wine and women''s perfume. She bows her head and squats in front of the marble coffee table, trying to open the bottle. Suddenly one hand snatches away the goblet from her hand. Before Florence realizes what happens, some of the red wine in her hand has already sprinkled out. She is shocked and hurries to wipe the table nervously, apologizing, "I''m sorry, sir, I wille back with a new bottle..." "Damn it, get out of the way..." The culprit lifts his leg and kicks Florence to the floor, and then looks at the man sitting in the sofa, smiling, "It''s so rare for Mr. Si toe to Jiang City that the wine is boring. Let''s have Maotai (a kind of liqueur)." "Alright." The man seems to smile. His eyes fall on the woman next to the coffee table with her hands on the lower abdomen, and suddenly there appears a strange light in his eyes. "Hey, waitress, go and bring some bottles of Maotai!" Florence has already had the stomachache and the pain is growing fierce after being kicked. Her vision gets a fit blurry. She struggles to her feet and walks out when she is asked to change the drink. But as soon as she turns around, she hears a low voice behind, "Wait." She is frozen, with her fingers holding the bottle suddenly tightens. In a moment, the man stands up from the sofa, approaching her step by step, and stops one step from her. With his eyebrows slightly knitted, and he snaps, "Turn around!" Chapter 3: After A Circuit She Is Still Not Able to Run Away Proofread by Feng Lei For so many years, she has never thought about seeing Brian. He lives in a northernmost city, so she moved to the south. She thought that China is so big that it would not be a big problem to avoid seeing each other again. But it turns out that she has underestimated the extent of God''s jest. Slowly turning around, pale-faced, she saw Brian. Four years have passed. It seems nothing could change him, still good-looking with a re that forbids direct view. "Oh." He suddenlyughs, with a touch of murderous look in his dark and sharp eyes, "Florence, how difficult it is to find you." The people in the box find it somewhat unintelligible. The guest who has just let Florence go to get the wine sees it and walks over, "Mr. Si, what''s up? You know her?" Si Luoming stares at Florence coldly, without saying anything. Florence stands with the wine-bottle in her tight grasp, slightly shaking. His gaze gives her a stifling despair. Florence tries to go backwards subconsciously, only to be caught by the arm. There is no distance between Brian and her. Dumbfounded, Florence looks up into Brian''s extremely cold eyes, which are just like four years ago when he forced her to abort her child. The apanying great fear is like a bondage which makes her hardly breathe. For a long time, she says with her trembling voice, "You... what do you want?" At saying the words, she regrets. She doesn''t know why she would ask such a stupid question. In terms of physical strength and power, she is just a sheep on Brian''s block. Even if he wants her to die, it is absolutely possible and easy. As expected, he ironically sneers and says indifferently, "Florence, you know what I mean. If it had been not my old man who intervened four years ago, you would never have had a chance to stand here and talk to me. In the past..." A dramatic anger suddenly catches her, "Brian, enough! You are not qualified to me me." "Florence," He narrows his eyes, and the fingers around her arm gradually tighten, "What are you talking about?" Looking at his aggressive eyes, Florence is somewhat guilty, but she feels more fear. She mustn''t be entangled by him. She has to leave immediately, otherwise the existence of Nelson would inevitably be discovered, and its consequences she dares not to imagine. In sheer despair, Florence grabs the red wine bottle and strikes Brian on his head, which has resulted in screaming of the people in the room. Staggering one or two steps, Brian subconsciously touches his head. The grip of his other hand is unconsciously weakened. Florence takes the opportunity to break free from him, and rushes out crazily. Brian looks at the red mixture blood and wine in his hands and gives out a freezingugh. Four yearster, the woman has be more courageous and more ferocious. Florence does not know why she dared to do so. She only knows that she must leave here with Nelson, now! Ruth is ying with her mobile phone, when suddenly the door of the lounge is pushed open. She sees Florence rushing in, flustered and ready to go out with Nelson asleep in her arms. Ruth hurriedly jumps off the chair and grabs Florence by her arm, "Florence, what happened? Where are you going in such a hurry?" Florence does not think about where she is going yet. Looking at Nelson in her arms, she is somewhat lost, "I have to go..." "Go?" Ruth is somewhat confused, but she notices the remaining red liquid on Florence''s face and the faint smell of blood, and she suddenly realizes something and asks with her brows knitted, "What happened? You have a conflict with the guests? Have you hurt someone?" Florence doesn''t know how to exin to Ruth. She shakes her head and when she is about to talk, the door of the lounge is kicked open from the outside. Then some bodyguardse in. The small lounge suddenly bes more breathless. Ruth first reacts and frowns. She reviles: "Who are you? why are you so rude?" Unexpectedly, the headman pays no attention to her, but looks at the pale face of Florence. "Miss Li, Mr. Si wants to see you, please take the trouble toe with us." Florence knows him. He is Rodney, Brian''s secretary. It was he who took her to the hospital to abort her child. History repeats itself. After all these years when she tries to escape from them, they finallye to encounter each other face to face again. Feeling like a wet nket thrown on her, Florence feels the coldness to the bone. She shakes her head, and backs several steps until her waist is against the table behind her, "I won''t, I don''t want to go with you!" Nelson in her arms is finally woken up. The child opens his sleepy eyes and looks at all the vicious-looking people. Frightened, he suddenly cries out, "Mom..." Chapter 4: Id rather Kill Him Proofread by Feng Lei The child''s cry is like a dull thunder, breaking the stalemate, and Florence subconsciously covers his mouth. Rodney then notices the child in her arms. He is shocked when looking at the child''s feature, "This child is..." "No!" Florence denies it immediately. But it seems more suspicious as a result of her reaction. Rodney is not a fool. He frowns and whispers, "Miss Li, you know Mr. Si very well, don''t make things difficult for us." The stalemate is almost devastating. . With Nelson in her arms, she looks at the bodyguards in front of her. Finally shepromises and puts down Nelson. She slowly bends down and kneels on the ground. "Rodney, I beg you to let me go..." ¡°Florence!¡± Not only Ruth, but also Rodney is shocked by her doing. Rodney is clear how Florence was spoiled by the old man while others may not know about it. At the age of 10, she was taken out of her own family and brought up by him. In a hell-like family, she lived a better life than other children in that family. She was so arrogant then, but now... She goes down on her knees and is so humble to beg them to let her go! Hesitating to help her up, Rodney hears an icy sound behind him that interrupts him. ¡°Florence Li!¡± Li suddenly raises her head and sees that Brain Si stands at the doorway of lounge, coldly staring at her. His eyes are full of disdain and disgust, "You only learned these from my old man during the ten years?" Rodney looks at them and knows there is something to say between them. Therefore, he signals at the other bodyguards and takes Ruth out. The small lounge restores to its original tranquility. Florence watches him walk up to her. The stunning face seems to ovep with the one four years ago. She opens her eyes widely, a deep despair spreading all over her. Soon he stops in front of her, slightly bends down, raises his hand, picks up her chin, and asks in a cold voice, "What''s wrong? You want to run away after hurting me?" ¡°No...¡± He does not give her a chance to finish her words. Instead, with examination, his eyes fall on the crying Nelson. The blood rtion is so magical that Si recognizes his child at a nce. Raising an eyebrow, he wants to reach out and hold him over to see clearly. The child''s big eyes are still full of tears. Obviously, he doesn¡¯t know what has happened. Nelson only knows that the bad guy in front of him is fierce and that his mother seems being bullied. After all, he is too young, and the distinction between good and bad is simple in his mind. Seeing Si¡¯s hands stretched over, he bites it without thinking. Even Florence does not know how to respond to such a situation. Instead, Brain frowns, pinching Nelson¡¯s cheek, and forces him to loosen the mouth. He says coldly, "Like his mother, like her son!" Nelson is in pain, but he cannot escape, crying vaguely. Florence is so distressed that she wants to bring Nelson back. As a result, Si has already guessed her thoughts before she acts. He snatches Nelson and goes back two steps immediately. She falls to the ground, trying in vain to catch the child. Her wounds in the head have already made her at the extreme; seeing the crying Nelson, she feels powerless and pleads, "Brain, even if you hate me, don''t hurt Nelson, he is only three...¡± Squinting at her, Brain says in a cold voice, "Li, you are really courageous. Didn''t you think of the results when you concealed everything and gave birth to him four years ago? Hadn''t you thought that if I find the child, I will kill him by myself?¡± Florence Li bites her lower lip, she knows that he can do anything. She reaches out and wipes the blood flowing into her eyes, looking up at him, "Brain, he has nothing to do with you. How could on earth you let me go? If you hate me, we can go now and never show up again. Isn''t that enough?" "well..." Brain suddenlyughs, as if he were a messenger from the hell, "Li, you were raised in my family, don''t you know the rules there? It''s easy to know whether the boy is mine when we get to the hospital. If so,I would rather kill his than have him kept outside! " Chapter 5: Seventeen-year-old Florence Proofread by Feng Lei The words, like a sharp de, pierce into her heart quickly and hard. The rainy season in the south is long and torturing. Florence is drenched, and her face is almost transparently pale, as if she would faint at any time. The front door of the vi is tightly closed. It seems that nobody is likely to open it. Florence has no idea how long she has been kneeling here. Last night, Brian took Nelson away. She was not strong enough to take him back, so she went all the way here, fromte night to dawn. Four years ago, it was the old man who saved her. But now, no one can help her again. So she can only stay here on her knees, begging Brian in the most stupid way to return Nelson to her. The rain bes heavier and heavier, and a car with the front light on ising. It passes by Florence without a pause. The door of the vi is opened from the inside, and the car goes straight in from the gate. Then the carved iron gate closes again in front of her without any mercy. In the vi, Brian and Nelson are having breakfast in the dining room. Having parked the car, Rodney goes in with some documents and sees Brian and his little son gazing at each other in speechless dismay. The nanny fills a bowl with porridge for Nelson. But as soon as she hands it to Nelson, he raises his hand and throws the bowl to the floor, "I don''t eat anything given by bad guys. I want my mommy! You are all bad guys..." His features are obviously like Brian''s, but as unbending as Florence, which makes Brian very ufortable. Brian stares at Nelson''s wolf-like fierce eyes and his face suddenly changes. He raises his eyebrows and says with cold voice, "You will not see Florence again in the future. She does not want you. If you I don''t want to eat, there won''t any chance for you to regret!" After all, Nelson is a child. Having been tossed for a whole night yesterday, at hearing this, Nelson is a little bit stunned, "You liar, my mother won''t abandon me. She said she likes me best..." Brian is stunned for a moment, and a smiling face shes through his brain. In the sun, the girl said with confidence: "Brian, I like you best." That was the 17-year-old Florence. The child in front of him has his features but her temper. Brian frowns and puts down the chopsticks. He says slightly, "Like? Li''s emotion is the most worthless. In no time, her favorite person will not be you!" Nelson''s eyes are wide open and retorts, "Impossible! You liar!" The child blusters. After a moment, sadness gradually swells into his eyes. He cries out, "I wanna go home, I want my mum..." Rodney, standing at the door, watches the whole scene. He only feels that Brian is too hard on this child. Thinking of the teetering Florence when he drove in, he can''t help frowning and interrupts the tense atmosphere between the father and the son. ¡°Sir!¡± Brianes to himself and looks at the crying Nelson. He is a little annoyed and tells the nanny, "Feed him, then coax him to sleep." ¡°Yes!¡± Out of the dining room, Brian looks at Rodney and says calmly, "If you want to say something, just say it. You know, I do not like those the least who hesitate in speech." He is like this, as if he could see through everyone. Even if Rodney is hesitant, watching the endless rain through the French window, he says, "Sir, if you let her continue to kneel there, I am afraid she may die." On hearing his words, immediately, Brian narrows his amorous eyes ... Chapter 6: As the Mother, As the Son! Proofread by Feng Lei All of sudden, a chilling sh appears in his cold eyes, "If she is dead, there will be no more trouble!" Therefore, no one dares to say anything to help her out. Florence Li, with her head declined, feels that her vision is gradually blurred. She lost her consciousness. It is broad daylight when the door in front finally opens again with a burst of noise. Rodney walks out of the vi with an umbre and stops in front of her. Out in the rain for a whole night, she has already been drenched through. Her slender figure, which curls up there, makes others feel pity. "Miss Li, Mr. Si allows you to enter." Rodney says softly. Florence Li does not respond, with her head declined. It is hard to say if she is still alive. Rodney is kind of worried. He coughs and repeats, "Miss Li, you are allowed to enter." She remains motionless. Rodney realizes that there is something wrong. He feels kind of nervous and reaches out to help her. But as soon as his fingers touch her shoulder, Florence Li tilts backward and falls to the ground. Rodney is shocked, "Miss Li!" Florence Li has been sleeping for a long time. In a daze, she can hear someone talking beside her, but cannot hear what they are saying. She cannot open her eyes, so she has to leave herself in a slumbering state. When the doctor finishes the intravenous infusion for Florence Li, he looks back and sees Brain Si leaning on the sofa with his long legs crossed. The smoke of his cigarette rises from his fingertips. No one can tell his mood. The doctor coughs and says, "Miss Li''s high fever is caused by being caught in the rain. Besides, she is very weak physically. There is no serious problem." "Since there''s nothing serious, why is she still not awake?" "Because the patient herself is anemic and malnourished, it is normal for her to be in aa for a long time. However, we still have to wait for her to wake up and take her to the hospital for a general examination. She is young, but her health condition doesn''t match with her age." Malnutrition? Anemia? His eyes fall on the sleeping Florence Li. Bryan frowns slightly. It seems that since her childhood she never even caught a cold. With just a few years passing by, she has tossed herself into this situation. Throwing the cigarette butt into the crystal cup in front, Brain keeps silent for a moment and whispers, "Rodney will drive you back." "If there are any other problems, please feel free to contact me." After sending the doctor away, Brain stands up and goes to the bedside, looking at sleeping Florence. He put his fingers around her neck, if only he exerts a little bit force, she will be gone... Looking at the face in front of him, he raises his lip corners coldly, "Li, you can''t escape from me after all." The girl in the bed still keeps her eyes tightly closed. Bryan sps her neck with more force. Soon, due tock of oxygen, Florence Li''s brows are subconsciously knitted. Opportunely, there is a knock on the door. With his cold lips tightly closed, for a while, he loosens his hand. "Come in." It''s the nanny who was arranged to take care of Nelson. At this moment, she is standing obsequiously at the door. Brain, whose face is gloomy, frowns and asks, "What''s wrong?" "It is the young master... He is crying to go home and refuses to eat anything. If he goes on like this, ... I''m afraid..." "How ipetent you are! You even have no control over a child?" Bryan squints very coldly as if all his patience has been exhausted. His eyes sweep over Florence and walks out, saying sternly, "As the mother, as the son!" The nanny, heart-wrenched, hurries up to follow him for fear that Bryan will hurt Nelson. Chapter 7: Hard and Soft Proofread by Feng Lei Brain opens the door and Nelson is standing on the bed, staring at the door with a vignt face. It looks like a picture of Florence Li, who wants to kill him by a bottle today. Brain loosens the neckline, lifts his foot£¬kicks the bowl that was thrown to the ground, and his vision is like a sharp knife shot past. The child clutches his fist angrily, "You are a bad!" "That''s what she''s been teaching you for years? Like mother, like son. You are a barbarian." Seeing that the boy on the bed is about to get mad again, Brain sneers and says deliberately: "What? The poor woman taught you to threaten me by starving yourself to death? Well, never eat anything." Nelson firstly intends to ignore him, but when he hears him mention his mother, he suddenly refutes like a hedgehog with quills, "Don''t speak ill of my mother, or I''ll ask policemen to arrest you!" Brain finally loses patience, twisting his eyebrows, and steps forward with the child''s back neck cor in his hand, like carrying a kitten or puppy. He carefully looks at Nelson''s eyes which are simr to Li''s and says in a cold voice, "The police can''t manage me, but I am able to manage you. Keep obedient or you will never see your mother." Hearing that, the child did not dear to struggle. He looks so poor, with tearful eyes like dark grapes, "I want my mom..." Brain feels choked in his own chest, finding that Nelson''s demeanor and temperament are simr to Li''s. Damn it! Even Florence Li''s child is a trouble. He frowns, raises his hands and throws Nelson onto the bed. "No cry!" After that, when the child really bites his lip and dares not cry, Brain''s eyes change and he says lightly, "As long as you are obedient, I will take you to see your mother after the meal." "Really?" Brain ignores him and looks at the nanny standing outside the room. He says: "Fetch a bowl of porridge, and force him to eat it . If the boy refuses again, tell Rodney to feed my fish with Florence Li directly!" Looking at Nelson''s pale face, Brain is finally assured and gives the nanny some orders, then he steps out of the room. As soon as Brain walks downstairs, he happens to see Rodney who has just sent the doctor back . Brain nces up at him and walks up to the living room, inadvertently says, "Austin Zhou should have stayed in France for enough time, tell him that Florence Li and her child were found, he cane back." Rodney is stunned. When the old man was alive, Zhou was his privatewyer. Then he used to go abroad with the testament after the old man passed away and Florence Li left. But ask him toe back now... "What do you mean...?" Brain tilts his head slightly and his slender fingers y with the green cup of Ru-kiln. He sneers slightly, saying with an evil smile, "What belongs to my family has been kept by outsiders for too long." Rodney knows that the man will not let Florence Li go after all, so he responds immediately, then no more words. "Besides..." Brain puts down his cup, looks thoughtfully at the stairway and murmurs, "Inform the hospital, and when the woman wakes up , take her for a general examination." When Florence Li wakes up, there is no one in the room. Her attendant uniform has been reced by a loose robe. She doesn''t know how long she has slept in Brain''s vi, which makes her flustered. "Hey..." She sits up and feels dizzy, which almost makes her lie back again. She cannot help closing her eyes and rxing herself. The door of the room is opened from the outside with footsteps. Someone asks her with concern, "Are you alright?" She raises her head constrainedly and sees a woman dressed as a nanny. But when she looks up and sees a monitor in the corner, she is kind of stupefied. Of course, this is Brain''s territory, and he''s in control of what she does. She takes a deep breath and slowly says, "Madam, could you please give me a ss of water?" Chapter 8: Florence Li, Nice Going! Proofread by Feng Lei The nanny is apparently stunned. Brain''s family firm is all over the country, and the vi in Jiang city is not visited frequently by Brain, but he still brought here some women. As a result, most of them were haughty. Florence Li is the first one who is so polite, and as the nanny knows, she is Nelson''s mother, which makes her feel warm. "Please wait a moment." After drinking the water, Li feels morefortable in her burning throat. She grabs the cup and asks, "Si... Brain Si, where is he? Hearing her ask about Brain, the nanny thinks of Rodney''s words. Therefore, she exins, "Boss took the young master out early in the morning." Then she adds, "but Nelson is a good boy, don''t worry about him." "Nelson is not the young master of this family. He has nothing to do with Brain." "Well..." The nanny does not understand, and she is stunned. Although Florence Li looks haggard, her eyes are still full of disappointment about the involvement between Nelson and Brain. After all, she is just a nanny, and it is not proper to ask more about anything about them. Since Li does not like it, she says no more. The nanny takes the ss and stands beside at a loss. Maybe Li realizes her extreme nervousness, so she feels a headache. Then she reaches for her painful brows and whispers, "Madam, I''m sorry, but I still feel a little ufortable because I have just waken up. May I take it easy ?" "Sleep on, please. Lunch will be brought to youter." With the door closed, Li lies back in low spirits, just staring at the crystalmp above. She is not worried about Nelson''s obedience, but she is worried about what Brain ns to do. Because of Brain and his family''s mercilessness, she is not sure what he will do to Nelson after Antonia''s death and four years of deception. This kind of uneasiness haunts her and makes her feel a terrible headache. Li lies for a while, then gets up, tightens her robe and walks outside the room. The vi isrge, but it is far smaller than the family''s old mansion in B city. Perhaps, Brain knows that she can not do anything after waking up, so she is not monitored by the nanny who has been arranged to stay here by Brain. As noon approaches, everyone in the vi is busy in the kitchen. It is still raining outside. She stands in front of the french sash of the living room and looks out at the courtyard in a trance. She does not recover until the familiar ck Lincoln car appears at the gate of the vi. The rain is much smaller than that ofst night, but it is still foggy. Florence Li can only see someone getting out of the car, holding a ck umbre and walking towards the vi. Just looking at the slim man, who is good-looking and eye-catching, Florence Li knows who he is immediately. However, she doesn''t see her child. Brain has reached the door. Without thinking, she goes out. Maybe, she is in such a hurry that she trips on the steps when she gets out of the door. Li falls forward into the arms of Brain who has just entered the door. At the moment, the light Cologne scent with the wood tone surrounds her overwhelmingly. Brain''s back is straight and his chest is like a wall of copper and iron. He does not move at all. His cool fingers sp around her waist, and LI trembles when she feels the thin cloth on Brain''s body. "Florence Li?" She raises her head and bumps into Brain''s ink-dyed eyes, which look like peach blossoms. Li can not helping to her senses, struggling to escape from his hands, stands upright and steps back. "I''m so...so sorry." Instead of heeding her apology, Brain stares at her for a while, frowning slightly, and finally his eyes fall at the cor of herrge nightgown. "You are using your old means to tackle me again? Throw yourself into my arms as you have just waken up? Florence Li, nice going!" Chapter 9: I Didnt Mean to Do What Happened to Antonia Proofread by Feng Lei Florence Li is obviously stunned, she does not understand what he meant. As a result, her face that is originally pale flushes immediately when she lowers her head. She shrinks and pulls the skirt on her chest, saying in a panic, "I didn''t..." As soon as Li looks up, she finds that Brian''s face is full of ridicule and disdain. As a result ,her throat is kind of tight, and she can''t say it any more. Seeing her shut up, Brian sneers, raises his hand, loosens his cor, and walks into the room with his long legs. Florence Li grabs his clothes and suddenly thinks of something. She hurries up and asks, "Mr... Mr. Si, may I see my child? It''s his first time to be away from me for so long. I am afraid that he will..." "Your child?" Brian steps down and turns to look at her: "Li, he is the bloodline of my family, that is the child of Si family." It seems that Florence Li will open her mouth to say something. And he sits on the sofa with his legs ovepped, picking up a document next to him and throwing it on the marble table. Then he lights a cigarette, smokes, and says in a cold voice, "Have a look." She pauses, a little confused, but her hand has instinctively picked up the document. When she reads it clearly, her whole face suddenly turns pale. "See?" He is ying with a lighter in his hand, and the corners of his mouth form a radian with irony, "Li, sign this document, then you can take the cheque here. Of course, it doesn''t matter if you don''t sign it. After all, as long as I like, you can''t see your child forever. "Why?" She murmurs and her eyes are absolutely red. "Why do you take him away from me now? It''s you who did not want to raise the child in those early years. Brian, do you hate me so much?" The cigarette butt in his hand is thrown into the crystal ashtray. Brian frowns, and something else suddenly appears in his narrow eyes. However, only for a moment, the eyes cannot be decoded any more just like deep pools. "Florence Li, there is no habit of raising illegitimate children outside in Si Family." She bites her lip, and can''t say anything. The rules of Si Family are very familiar to her. Even the old man''s few confusing affairs are clear in the end. Though Brian''s mother was pissed off, those who belong to the family were all brought back. She grew up in the family and knew what would be of the illegitimate son even though the man was as excellent as Randolph Si. The old man spoiled him, but he still suffered humiliation and torture because of her status. What''s more, Nelson, a child who is not epted from conception to birth. When she thinks about what Brian will do in the future, she kneels down on the ground and cries out in a trembling voice, "Mr. Si, I beg you to let me go with my boy for old times'' sake, we grew up together in the past years... I swear, I will raise him to eighteen years of age, and then I will pay the debt in my life to Antonia, as long as you order... Ah... " Before she finishes, her neck is tightly held by him, and her face turns red with great strength. She begins to struggle in disorder immediately. He half bends over and stares at her, and the handsome face that everyone admires is full of the shadow before its rage, "Li, are you qualified to talk about Antonia? Your life should have been paid back. If the old man didn''t protect you, you won''t have a chance to kneel here to beg me to let you two go." Her ears are buzzing, but she can hear his words unexpectedly. Florence Li looks at his frown brows tightened with rage, and even forgets to struggle at that moment. "The old man didn''t forget to help you to escape before he died, because he knew if he was dead, I won''t let you go easily." Thest breath of oxygen is exhausted, and the view in Li''s eyes soon cken. People will think of many things while they are dying. Li suddenly thinks of the day when Antonia was sent to the airport by her. If everything can return to the very beginning, she will stop her. "I didn''t mean to do what happened to Antonia..." Chapter 10: Brian, I Will Kill You! Proofread by Feng Lei Now is not four years ago. At that time, he could do nothing with her for the sake of his old father. What she did in the past is enough for him to turn over the old ount and send her to prison. However, when he sees her pupils dte and she is even going to die, he is not as happy as he has imagined. After a while, he loosens his hand, and then, Florence Li curls up on the ground, just like a cooked shrimp, breathing heavily. He stands up and looks down at her. The loose night-robe on her body can not cover the skin under her skirt, revealing arge fair skin and that ck underwear. Brian squints and then regains his vision, and sits back on the couch, saying indifferently,"Florence, I can make you still live in the world. But, this child must belong to me. Rodney has already sent him to Tabitha. I think you should understand what I want to express." Tabitha¡­¡­ Hearing this name, Florence Li barely stops coughing, saying with red eyes,"She is the younger sister of Antonia......" Brian does not deny it. His eyes move slowly along her cheeks and finally settle on her heaving chest, and his thin lips lift up a little curve. "Who Tabitha is has nothing to do with you. The most important is that I agree to let her take care of my child." "You clearly know how the members of Su family hate me and Nelson is my child....."She bites her dry lip heavily, until the blood appears, saying with shiver, "Why don''t you kill me directly? Brian, you, just kill me!" "Kill you directly? Ah, that''s too kind to you! And I will torture you slowly. If I remember correctly, you care very much about that bastard." He twists his eyebrows, and facial expression is cold and gloomy. From the moment they met, the fear and uneasiness haunted Florence Li. She is not afraid of how he hurts her and humiliates her, but Nelson, the child she gave birth to with so much difficulty... she cannot allow Brian to hurt him. "Brian, I will kill you!" Florence is so frantic that she uses all her strength to bite his hand heavily. The faint bloody smell in her mouth makes her more and more manic. Florence is thrown into the leather sofa behind him, and then her arms are mped to the top of her head by his palms, and even the struggling legs are pressed by his long legs. Their posture is a little inexplicit, for the night-robe on Florence has beenpletely shaken off, and she can even feel somewhere of his body stirring. Brian''s narrow eyes squint slightly, his eyes stare at the teeth-marks where blood oozes, and his mouth hooks up in the next second. It is an extremely cold expression. He said, "You did very good." Under his grim eyes, Florence suddenly trembles for she realizes that she seems to have done something stupid... "This is the real Florence that my good old father has personally taught. I was still curious a few minutes ago that how a person''s nature could be changed in four years. So you don''t hide yourself now?" She closes her lips and does not argue. She could feel the coldness and killing from Brian''s body, which is the unique atmosphere of Si family. The reason why the old host of Si family sent her to Brian''s bed was to ensure her identity of the hostess of the whole family. Because he knew that Brian was the fiercest wolf of the Si family in the environment where thew of the jungle prevails. It was a pity that the old host did not misread Brian''s ability, but only misjudged her ability. She feels bitter in her heart. If the old host was still alive, he must be very disappointed with her. "Brian, I know that you have many means, but why do you insist on using the means on Nelson?" She is desperate, and tears trickle down alone the corners of her eyes, soaking the broken hair on her temples. "You can dislike him, but in order to be able to give birth to him, I have paid almost all my life. He is my only child and I can''t have any more children in the future. Why do you push me to die?" He catches the meaning in what she said and frowns, "What do you mean that it is impossible for you to have a child in the future? Florence, what do you mean?" She stares at him for a few minutes, and suddenly she smiles. However, she bes even tearful, "Do you remember the anesthesia that you asked the doctor to inject for me in gynaecology and obstetrics? Just because of it, Nelson was unhealthy before he was born, andter, in the parturition my uterus was hurt, so in this life I can only have one child, Nelson. Now, are you satisfied, Brian?" Chapter 11: Patience Is Exhausted Proofread by Feng Lei Brian has a moment of confusion, and Florence sees the opportunity to break away, but still in vain. Hearing the big noise in the living room, the nannyes out from the kitchen, only to see that Brian and Florence are intertwining on the sofa. Her face turns red, and she quickly returns to the kitchen. "Li, you know what the consequences of telling lies here are." She turns her head speechlessly. It seems that she doesn''t care if the situation will be worse. A momentter, her body''s shackle disappears. A mint-covered suit jacket falls on her body, covering her seductive body. Brian stands there, as if nothing had happened. Florence sps the jacket and listens to his cilly voice, "Wear your clothes, this is not your nightclub." Then, he picks up his mobile phone and turns and walks toward the floor-to-ceiling window. It seems that he is making a call. Florence looks his back and takes a long time to get up from the sofa and puts the clothes on her body.Then she reaches for the documents thrown on the coffee table. The headline of the automatic transfer of custody stabs her eyes fiercely, and she tears the pile of contracts into pieces almost without any hesitation. She must take Nelson from Tabitha... No, more precisely, she will take it back from Brian. Brianes over and sees the shredded paper on the table. But his look does not change much. He only nces at her and says, "Get up, go to the hospital with me." "Hospital?" She looks up with her tears still on her face. She says with a hint of weakness, "Hmm? Can''t wait to confirm? If it is not true, are you nning to let my words be true directly in the hospital?" Her tone is light, but it falls into Brian''s ears harshly. His patience has disappeared totally, and his eyebrows are slightly raised. He whispers coldly, "Florence, don''t try to challenge my bottom line again and again. There is never benefit to you , even to your son. Maybe, I can let you two meet if you make me happy." Listening to him mentioning Nelson, Florence''s face bes paler. This is Brian. He can always catch her point of weakness and control her. So she chooses to bite her lip and keeps her mouth shut. Her face makes Brian satisfied. Looking at the shredded paper on the table, he orders the nanny who is peeking at the door of the living room, saying, "Clean it up." Since she knows she is discovered peeping, her face suddenly bes downcast, and she quickly takes the trash over. Rodneyes soon. Florence wears Brian''s coat and gets into the car. On the way, she always keeps looking thoughtfully out of the window until they reach the hospital door. With Rodney''s calling shees back to herself atst. Brian gives her a slight look and keeps silent. After entering the hospital, Florence is taken by the nurse to do various examinations. Si family has business all over the country. During the past two years, Brian has invested more heavily in medical equipment. Knowing that it is he who takes the woman to check in person, no one dares to neglect Florence. Taking advantage of the moment when Florence takes gastroscopy examination, Brianes to the office of the Dean. He stares at the medical report that he had just got in his hand, narrowing his eyes, "Say something." Dean Hyman and Brian''s father knew each other before, so he knows about Brian roughly. Therefore, he only regards Florence as Brian''s new sweetheart. But at the moment he looks at the medical record, his face changes. "Did thisdy give birth to a child before?" "Yeah." Hyman is amazed. Compared with the supermodels whom Brian was photographed with before, the woman who has given birth to a child really shocks him, but also knows that this woman is not that simple. Pushing the sses a little on the bridge of his nose, Hyman coughs and frowns, "She definitely went to a cheap clinic for low cost. With such a simple cesarean section, only a cheater doctor without a doctor''s license or students in medical schools could have done this bad job." Cheater clinic? Brian surely knows why, just as soon as he thinks that Florence would not even dare to go to a reliable hospital with a big belly in order to avoid him, his heart sinks. He feels sullen. He raises his eyebrow, "Is there any possibility for her to recover?" "I am afraid you need to find a professional gynecologist for advice. Maybe surgery will help, but the probability is not great. Moreover, thedy''s physical condition is not good. It is another thing whether she can bear the surgical injury." Brian licks his lips without any word. The dean stands there and doesn''t know if he should continue. There is something embarrassing in the air. For a long time, Brian lights a cigarette and smokes, saying faintly, "I get it." Chapter 12: Please Ask Miss Li to Go with Us Proofread by Feng Lei After finishing the inspection in the hospital, Florence is so tired that she falls asleep soon. It''s already the morning of the next day when Florence wakes up. The nannyes in with a new set of clothes and puts it on the bed, reminding her, "Mr. Si is waiting for you to have breakfast with him downstairs. Please go downstairs after changing clothes." Florence looks at the suit. It is CHANEL, what she used to favor. She has never touched such an expensive thing for four years. She feels somewhat unadapted and asks, "Where are the clothes I wear when I came ?" Brian is drinking coffee in the dining hall. He hears the footsteps down the stairs and raises his head slightly, only to find Florence with the extremely ugly waiter uniform rather than the dress he sent just now. His eyebrows are raised despite himself. He puts down the cup in his hand and stares at her with a cold voice, "This is not your entertainment city. Who do you dress up like this for?" Florence doesn''t want to provoke him to be upset early in the morning. She looks at the breakfast on the table and says, "I haven''t been to work for several days. I want to submit my resignation today." "Hmm?" "Nelson was taken back to B city by you, so I want to go back with you. I know that even if I prosecute you, I can''t win, but I beg you to let me see my child at least at any time, can I?" She is low into the dust, but Brian is not happy still. "Call Rodney to send you there." "Thank you." The news that Florence was taken away by Brian caused a huge uproar in Mengyu Entertainment Club. At this time, shees back to resign with someone at her side, which is inevitable for her to be talked about. After finishing her resignation procedures, she originally wants to go to the staff lounge to bid farewell to Ruth. After all, they entered Mengyu Entertainment Club and got along with each other well. Florence is somewhat reluctant. But waiting for her to go to the employee lounge on the basement floor, but in the hallway she runs across a few strange faces that she has never seen before. She thinks they are the new employees recruited by the entertainment city in the past few days, but she quickly reacts that here is a female employee lounge, and the male staff can not get in. Realizing something entric, she turns subconsciously, only to find the people behind here up. Sure enough, they are waiting for her... She doesn''t have a mobile phone, and her physical strength is definitely worse than a few big men. She clinches her teeth, stops and turns around. She looks at them calmly, "You look for me?" They did not expect that Florence would be so calm, and the several people are obviously stunned, but the person who stands in front of them quicklyes back to himself and says unemotionally, "Miss Li, please go with us." She looks up at the camera in the corridor and takes a breath, "Take the way." Florence is taken out from the back door and gets on a ck Audi. As the door is closed, she stares at the person who takes her into the car. Decent dress, considerate politeness. Although she is not sure who the person is, he can not be her enemy. The car has been in the city center for a while, passes the toll booth and drives out of the downtown. She is like a frog thrown into warm water and slowly begins to get nervous. Until entering the suburbs, the car stops in front of a European-style house. Just as she looks carefully around, the person who brought her here takes her out of the car. She is not a coward, but the scene makes her a bit nervous. Intending to be calm, she gets off the car and enters the house with some caution. The house is very big and splendid, and when she enters the door, a faint floral fragrance envelops her. She finds a person sitting on the sofa in the living room with his back towards her, who is somewhat familiar to her. Just as she is looking for memories in her mind, the man turns back with a smile on his face, softly saying, "Flor, it''s me." Chapter 13: The Purpose of Austin’s Return Proofread by Feng Lei Florence is somewhat stunned. For a long time, she is not sure and says, "Austin?" "It''s me." Austin stands up and walks over to her, smiling, "I am back, Flor." Florence has not seen him for four years,so she feels a bit confused. Until he stands in front of her in flesh, she makes sure that it is not a dream. She looks at him as if she were in a dream, "How are you here? Brian contacts you?" He is also ring at her. They departed in the past so hastily that many things remained blurred. Now he meets her again, but he did not expect her to ask these questions first. However, he does not intend to conceal his purpose this time. He speaks frankly,"Yes,you are as smart as before." She does not talk, but her face turns alert. Knowing that he scared her, Austin sighs and continues to speak, "Don''t be afraid, although Brian told me he has found you and Nelson, but since I came back, I have only seen you." "Brian is not a fool. I am missing under his eyes. He will find out soon. There is no need to talk about anything useless between you and me. You just need to tell me if you are going back to China to help him take Nelson from me?" Seeing that Florence''s face has turned unpleasant, Austin frowns and says, "Flor, you don''t need to hold such a big hostility to me." "Sorry¡­¡­" Austin goes to the table, pours a ss of water, and hands it to her. He says,"As soon as Slomin found you, he called me. I know that Nelson is now at his home. So this time Ie back, and asks someone to bring you here first, that is, I want to help you. I will not forget the old man''s words before he died." When he mentions the old man, Florence looks at the tea in the cup and her eyes turn slightly red, "Nelson was sent back to B city by Brian. At Tabitha''s home. Austin, I will go mad." "I know." Austin res at her, and a bit of distress shes under his eyes but is quickly covered up. Austin raises his eyebrows and says directly, "Flor, now Nelson must return to Si family, and you are not allowed to take him away freely." Florence looks up puzzled. "The old man''s will says if youe back with a child after his death, the child and you will have a 20% share of Si Group that he left for you. But if you don''t go back, this 20% will be automatically donated to the welfare agency after ten years. Just for the 20% stake, Brian will not let you go." When Florence left in a hurry, she did not know that the old man had made such a will.Now when she hears that she feels totally confused. When Austin finds she looks so bewildered, he coughs and continues, "Flor, this 20% share seems to be the goal of Brian, but also the chip that can be used to protect Nelson, so you must go for it! " Inside the vi... The temperature in the room is extremely cold so that people can''t help but have their teeth chatter. Rodney stands by and looks at Brian, who is sitting on the sofa with a sullen face,with an awkward face.It is all his fault to let Florence escape under Brian''s eyes. Seeing that Brian ignites another cigarette, Rodney can''t help but open his mouth, "Sir, our men have already adjusted the video of the whole Jiang city. Miss Li should not run far..." "Pa." The lighter rings,and the blue me makes people feel chilled. Chapter 14: Florence Li,Come Over. Proofread by Feng Lei Brian takes a drag and looks at Rodney. He says coldly, "The child is still in my hands, so the woman does not dare to run unless someone helps her." "You mean..." "Check out the flight records of Austin." Rodney understands and nods, "I will." He turns around and is about to go away, only to meet Florence face to face,who just came in. He stares at her nkly, "Miss Li?" "Yes?" Florence finds he is going out, and is curious, "Secretary Cao, where are you going?" Rodney does not speak. Instead, Brian narrows his eyes and throws the cigarette butt into his ashtray. He looks at her and asks, "Li, where have you been?" Florence points at the bag in her hand and says, "I finished the resignation procedure and went to my colleague''s to take my previous uniform. When I returned,Secretary Cao did not wait for me outside. I didn''t have a mobile phone, so I took a taxi back myself. " There is no loophole in her statement this way.Brian has no look on his face. He looks at Rodney on the side and says, "Here is nothing for you, just do what I told you first." "Yes." Seeing Rodney leave, Florence bites her lip and says, "It is my fault to leave you uninformed.Didn''t you me Secretary Cao?" "It seems that you know that you are wrong." Brian sneers at her with his mocking eyes.His eyes fall upon the bag in her hands, "You don''t wear the skirt I sent you,but cherish these rinky-dink." Her face turns pale and she doesn''t want to argue with him. She says with a tired look, "If there is nothing for me,I will go upstairs first." Then she turns and walks toward the second floor.After just taking two steps,she hears Brian''s voice, "Wait." Florence stops her footsteps and turns to look at him. "Florence,e over." His hooked lips are seemingly greeting to his pet.Florence hesitates for a moment.But remembering what Austin said today, she knows that it is best not to make Brian unhappy at this time. Biting her lip, she walks over and her arm is held by him soon. She doesn''t react, and then sits firmly onto hisps. "Ah..." She is shocked, but immediately her face bes red and she reaches out to push him, "Brian, what are you doing?" He grabs her hand and forces it on his chest. His narrow eyes are chilly and scary, "Li, you are so afraid of me? Um?" "I am mot!" She can''t get rid of his restraint, so she gives up. "Then why do you always want to escape?" He reaches out and grabs her chin, forcing her to look directly at him, "You used to be like a ster. Are you still Florence now? Um?" Florence''s heart sinks.There appears a bitter smile on her mouth. She wants to tell him that Florence in that year had already died in the operating room of the Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital.But she doesn''t make it clear. In her silence, Brian''s fingers slide along her jaw, and finally his fingertips stop at her canthus,which makes her itchy but she doesn''t dare to move. Brian closes tightly his lips, staring at her canthus. There is a shallow scar. It was him whom the old man threw the cup to when he was a child. She rushed over to help him block it. As a result,she was almost made blind. His fingers unconsciously rub the scar, and he sighs, "Li, if you are obedient,I won''t pursue some matters." "If I am timid, could you please agree not to fight for Nelson with me?" She suddenly says. Chapter 15: If They Want to Echo Each Other, Just Let Them Do It Proofread by Feng Lei The fingers on her face suddenly stop. Brian squints, and the short gentleness on his face is reced with coldness immediately. Florence knows that she has encroached on his forbidden zone again. In fact, she regrets as soon as she asks.She has promised Austin she will try to please Brian for Nelson. But it seems that she screwed up again. "I¡­¡­" She opens her mouth but without any words. She stares at him, worried and cautious. Brian looks at her.He doesn''t know why Florence makes him feel entric. He grabs her chin and raises it slightly, then bows his head and kisses the dry pink lips. Florence is shocked. His kiss is hot and aggressive. When his teeth and lips are tangling with hers,she can feel the temperature of his body, which is hotter than hers and makes her a little scared. She raises her hands and intends to push him away.But the moment she touches him, she hesitates. "If you want to have Nelson back, don''t try to fight with Brian." This is what Austin told her. She closes her eyes and her hands fall on his neck out of control. This kind of initiative makes Brian narrow his eyes. His action bes more and more violent. When Florence feels that she can not bear it, he finally lets go of her and watches her lips which are already ruddy, and his mouth is slightly hooked. Then he picks her up and strides to the second floor. Until thrown into the big bed,does Florence understand what her "pleasantness" means to a man. Inexplicably, she has some panic. With her arms holding the bed under,she wants to sit up, but only to see Brian standing at the end of the bed and staring at her. "B...Brian?" She thought that he would have the next move, but he just stares at her with deep eyes,which she can not understand. Just when she thinks she is going to be transparent to him, he smiles dazzlingly, "It''s not a good habit to expect everything right now. Sometimes, more haste leads to less speed." "Ah?" She is stunned for a moment. Then she reacts. Her face turns white, "What do you mean?" He does not answer her, but changes the topic, "Tomorrow, I will take you back to B city to see Nelson." She listens clearly to this sentence. Immediately sitting up straight,she turns her face seriously, "You won''t lie to me?" "I am not you." He res at her, then looks at the shirt that is just untied by him. His eyes are deep, "Florence, your acting skill is too bad." She is stunned. In the evening,Brian sits in the chair in the study with a cigarette in his hand, watching the smoke burning. After reuniting with Florence, he smokes a bit more frequently. He doesn''t have much craving for cigarette. He just asionally sucks when he is irritated, because cigarettes can make people sober. "There is no record of Austin Zhou''s return to China on the French side." Rodney hands the Entry-Exit information from France to Brian and says, "Maybe we think too much." "Austin is a fox. The old man brought him up personally. It''s normal for you to find nothing if he wants to hide. Asking you to investigate is just to confirm that. Sometimes over-cleanness is the biggest w." "So... what are we going to do next?" Brian takes a sip of cigarette and spits out a smoke ring, and smiles, "Since they want to echo each other,just let them do it. Let me see what they want to y." Rodney nods. Brian can be in this position because of his own background as well as his own ability which should not be underestimated. As his secretary what Rodney can do is to give no objection to his decision. Suddenly something urs to Rodney. He takes out his mobile phone and hands it to Brian, saying, "Miss Su sent it today." Brian takes it and nces at it. They are some recent photos of Nelson. ring at the photos, he frowns slightly. The child is originally skinny. Maybe because he has been forced to change the environment. Feeling unadaptable, he looks thinner, more like Florence. After quenching half of the cigarette, he reflects it and says, "Tell her that I will return to B city tomorrow. Send the child to the apartment in the city center." "OK." Chapter 16: See Tabitha Again Proofread by Feng Lei Perhaps because of the thought that she could see Nelson immediately,Florence didn''t fall asleep at night.The next day,she is already waiting in the living room before it bes bright. She has not been in the ne for four years.It is inevitable that she will not adapt without good rest. Brian sits beside her and looks at an International Financial.The sun visor on the ne is taken up by him, and the brilliant sunlight draws out his wless profile. Under his aquiline bridge of nose, his thin lips are slightly closed. Florence looks at him and suddenly thinks of the touching kissst night. Although she and he already have Nelson, they seldom kiss. "I have something on my face?" He suddenly speaks. Florence is found peeking,which makes her somewhat embarrassed. She has to find ame reason, "I am a little sleepy, but I can''t sleep in the sun." Brian nces at her seat, without any words,and raises his hand to put the visor on his side down, "Li, if a woman is staring at a man, it is easy to distract him. Do you know?" She bites her lip and says that she can''t make sense.Then she closes her eyes.But she hears that he seems tough. The three-hour flight time is really unbearable. A second is as long as a year.Until the dry air gives the skin a sense of tension,Florence knows that she is back. After four years, she returns to B city again.But this time shees back with all things changed. It is the time to wait for Rodney to pick up the luggage. She follows Brian towards outside of the airport hall. As soon as she passes the passage, she hears someone shouting, "Bro Brian." She looks towards the voice and sees a beautiful girl waving her hands and looking at Brian with a full smile. It''s Tabitha Su... She is Antonia Su''s younger sister. When she passed away, Tabitha was just a little girl in high school. Four yearster, the little girl has the charm of a woman, and she is more and more like Antonia. Florence''s body is a bit stiff. Brian did not foresee Tabitha to pick up here. He looks at her and walks over,saying in a drab tone, "Why are you here?" "I miss you, you have been away for a week. Knowing that you areing back, I can''t help it." Later she looks up and down him smilingly, and says, "Thinner." As for Tabitha''s keeping track of his route,although Brian doesn''t like it,he still keeps silent. When he sees Florence standing still there, he can''t help but frown, "Are you silly? Come over." "Bro Brian, you have friends with you." Tabitha is stunned and looks following his sight. The smile on her face suddenly freezes. Florence takes a deep breath and walks over. She looks at Tabitha and calmly says, "Long time no see, Tabitha." Antonia''s death was because of an airne ident.By right it was just bad luck. But her departure after all was because of the fact that the old man of Si family aimed to remove obstacles for Florence, and the person who sent Antonia to the ne was Florence. Su family has hatred for the old man but can do nothing,so they directly transfer the hatred to Florence. Four years ago, as soon as the old man passed away,Su family wanted to dispose of Florence, but unfortunately, she disappeared, too. Now seeing Florence again makes Tabitha''s face change suddenly. She says in a chilly voice, "Florence Li? Why are you still alive?" Chapter 17: He Is Intentional! Proofread by Peter Gong Florence had expected before that Tabitha would not be polite to her.But when she really hears her rude words, she is still a little ufortable at heart. She barely pulls her mouth and tries to ignore Tabitha''s wording. Brian looks at the bad-looking face of Florence, frowns slightly, and looks towards Tabitha, saying, "I brought her back." "Bro Brian?" Tabitha is unbelievable, "Li killed my sister, and why did you do that? If it were not for her, you have already been my brother-inw, she is so bad..." "Enough!" Brian interrupts her coldly, "I repeat, I brought her back. There is no reason. She originally grew up in Si family. She is entitled toe back. Are you sure you want to argue with me here?" " Tabitha is scared by the coldness beneath his eyes. In the past few years, he has never thrown his tantrums to her. She nces at Florence. Although she is not reconciled, she swallows up her displeasure and reaches out and grabs Brian''s arm,saying coquettishly, "Sorry, Bro Brian, I am just a little impulsive... I am here to pick you up, not to argue with you..." Brian looks at the face which highly resembles Antonia''s, and finally he says nothing more. Tabitha is a wise woman. She smiles fawningly and says, "Bro Brian, let''s go back, and my car is in the parking lot..." Florence actually wants to ask about the recent situation of Nelson, but she dares not open her mouth in front of Tabitha''s disregard. At this time, Brian suddenly grabs her arm. She is stunned,and looks up to his delicate jaw, feeling inexplicably relieved. But Tabitha does not think so.The appearance of Florence has already annoyed her, but even more annoying is Brian''s attitude towards her. But she still can''t express her anger. She res at Florence momentarily, and her eyes fall on Brian.She finds another topic,"Well, Bro Brian,the child you let Rodney send to my home before is very obedient. Whose child is he?" Brian presses the elevator button and says, "Mine." "what?" Tabitha thinks that she got it wrong and asks again, "Whose?" Brian looks at her,saying more clearly, "Mine." Then adds, "Florence is his mom and I his dad.Is he obedient? I consider he is too spoiled." After he finishes his words, both Tabitha and Florence are frozen. ording to his tone,he has not told Tabitha that the child is hers.But now when shees back,he suddenly announces the news to the world, which makes Florence shudder in spite of herself. As soon as they return to B City, he can''t wait to push her to the cusp. Although it''s going to be acknowledged sooner orter, but now... If Su family want to kill her now,it is as easy as crushing an ant. And Nelson... He is deliberate! Brian deliberately lets her have no way to go, and she must be attached to him! Tabitha did not know that she had cared for the kid a few days for Li. During this time, she still thought that the child might be his friend''s. But she did not expect the child to be Florence''s. She somehow can''t react until the elevator door in front of her eyes opens.She looks at Florence, asks with a trembling voice, "The child is four years old...that is, soon after my sister''s death,you have a child?" Brian takes Florence out of the elevator and raises his eyebrows. He sneers, "How did the childe, Li, you or I exin it?" Chapter 18: Come to Su’s House Proofread by Peter Gong Florence is hurt by his pull, her brows are tightly wrinkled, and her ck eyes turn to Brian. Her tone is faint, "What is the point of saying or not saying?" "Florence, God is watching your every move. My sister will always stare at you, she will not let you go." Tabitha goes out of the elevator with two hands clenched, stares at Florence and says with indignation. Florence looks down and walks forward step by step. Antonia''s death will never be clear. Exnation will only make her more disgusted. Silence might be her best camouge. At the moment she set foot on the city, she was ready for everything. But this time, she is not for him. She is just for the little kid she loves the most. Brian looks towards the petite back, and suddenly surges up a feeling of strangeness in his chest, as if heavy stones were pressing on and suffocating him. "Stand up, do you know how to go?" Brian steps forward and tightens her slender arm. His voice is cold and he takes her striding forward. "Li, this time I won''t let you run away so easily, you have to pay for the death of my sister!" Tabitha''s beautiful face is full of viciousness,and her narrow and long eyes are more fierce. Her mouth is slightly raised, and a n is breeding in her mind. Florence sits in a limousine and looks at the vehicle in front. Brian and Tabitha are there, which makes her quiet a lot. B City has changed so much in the past four years. Many previous buildings have disappeared. Tall buildings stand undting,and the roadsides are covered with green grass. This city looks so perfect against sunshine. Florence puts one hand on the door handle and the other under her chin. She gazes at the scenery outside the window.Her eyes are bright for a moment,but the next second, they suddenly be dimmed. Her face bes bad-looking.She slowly retracts her sight, bowing her head and ying with his fingers alone and sadly. Even if B City is so prosperous now, everything has nothing to do with her. Among all cities in the world , it is the only city she dare not adore and miss for it is a city of sadness for her. "Miss Li, the front is." Florence''s thoughts are broken by Rodney''s voice. She reacts with much puzzlement and turns her head to look out of the window. The car slowly drives into a boulevard. The trees on both sides are tall and straight. Looking along th road,she sees a white building stands at the end like a castle.Bathed in the sunset, it looks so beautiful and solemn. "There are many changes." Florence looks up and says unconsciously. Four years ago, Su''shouse was just a small yard. It was already better than the average people''s. But it still had a far cry from the current magnificent manor. "Yes, the business of Su Group has been rted to the Si Group in recent years." Rodney''s meaning is simple and clear, that is, Su''s now is assisted by Brian. "Oh." Florence responds briefly, and there is some sourness in her tone that she does not perceive. A row of ck limousines slowly stops in front of the manor.Brian gently reaches out and Tabitha takes his hand and gets off. Florence takes a nce at it and thanks Rodney,then she goes straight to Brian. "Where is Nelson?"Florence anxiously asks Brian. Her mind is always on her baby. "What''s the hurry,I will let you see." Seeing her anxious appearance, Brian deliberately raises his mouth slightly. A hint of haze shes across his face. "Let''s go." Florence does not have much more scruple. She grabs his arm and turns to go inside. However, as soon as she turns around, no matter how much strength she uses, the power behind her easily turns her over.He looks at her with his ck eyes stunned. Brian''s voice is low and tyrannical, "I said that more haste leads to less speed. You will see Nelson when you are allowed to. Now you have something more important to do." "..."Florence suddenly be nervous. She realizes that things will never be so simple. "Tabitha, let''s go to see your sister." Brian grabs her hand and walks into the manor. Florence trots behind him. Her petite face looks nk. She can''t believe her ears.Is Antonia still alive? Florence is taken to a beautifully carved yellow door puzzled, and the smell of incense is floating in the air. "Go in,it has been four years.You should give her an apology." Tabitha opens the door and pushes Florence in. Her voice is full of grievance. Brian stands there, seeing her face turns pale at the moment of turning. Her brows are narrowed,and her thin lips are tightly closed,and says nothing. She is responsible for Antonia''s death. All this is what she deserves. There is no need to feel sorry for her. Brian secretlyforts himself in mind and turns away. Tabitha simply says something to the servants and leaves with Brian. Florence stands at the door, and she cannot move. She looks at the room in front of her. Her heart is haunted by a sense of fear . "Snapped!" The door behind her is tightly closed, and the sole light is confiscated. Her whole body ispletely buried in darkness. She stretches out her trembling hands and tries to stand against the wall, but in vain. She falls heavily on the ground. "Hiss--" Florence suddenly frowns nervously, and the sweat trickles down her forehead. The night of Nelson''s birth was also very dark. In a small room, she was lying on the bed isted. No one was around. Except for herself, there was only agitated yellings from doctors. She couldn''t feel anything warm until Nelson was born. It''s his cry that gave her afort in the dark room. After that, Florence had to turn on the lights every night to sleep. She tried to elude any dark ce. In fact, she is not so much afraid of darkness as her fear caused by her loneliness. At this moment, the dark room makes her frightened again "Nelson, Nelson..." Florence is on the ground with eyes closed. Her mouth keeps shouting the name of Nelson. After a long time, there is only her miserable voice. "This woman..." Outside the room, Brian stares at the video in the tablet seriously. The closed-circuit monitor shoots her figure very clearly.Looking at Florence lying on the ground without any move, Brian''s face bes more gloomy. "Rodney, hand this video to Old Zhou." Brian says sharply, and he is curious about why this woman has such behavior in the dark. "Yes." Rodney nods. Florence has been on the ground for a while. She stands up difficultly leaning against the wall through the gleamy green sign of the safety exit. She dare neither walk nor shout, just looking at the surroundings with fear. "Who is it!" Suddenly a sh of red light appears and shoots a table straight.The surroundings are slowly illuminated. Florence slowly takes her hands off and moves forward. Her body is still shaking; her hands are clenched tightly, and her mouth is muttering "Don''t be afraid. You can do that.". When she walks up, she finds there is a photo of Antonia under the red light on the table. In the ck-and-white photo,her eyes smile like a crescent moon. Her dark eyes are really scared under the red light. "..." Florence suddenly understands what they meant.She looks helplessly at Antonia''s photo and sneers. Chapter 19 - You Go,but Leaving Nelson behind Chapter 19: You Go,but Leaving Nelson behind They have done so much to me just in order to make me regret in front of you. ¡°Antonia, I really didn¡¯t mean it four years ago. Can you hear it?¡± Florence says with a faint sigh. Her tone is full of sorrow. Her eyes are empty, and she thinks of Austin¡¯s words. Don¡¯t they want to see her situation? She can give up everything for Nelson, not to mention a bit of dignity. If she could see Nelson through this, she is willing. Florence reaches out and gently wipes the sweat on her forehead.Standing under Antonia¡¯s photo, she then kneels down with her limp knees. ¡°Sorry,Antonia.If I didn¡¯t send you that day, maybe things would be different.¡± Florence kneels there. Her face looks menial, and her ck long eyshes cast shadows under the red light. Brian, who is in the living room, is shocked. He quickly turns off the b, and stands up in front of the window, looking indifferent and elusory. Tabitha stands there, wondering about his behavior. Brian originally thought that he would enjoy the woman¡¯s guilt for Antonia, but at the moment she kneels, a pity shes across his mind, which is for the previous Florence, who once was so proud and happy and clung to him. She looks so dejected and despair is engraved on her face. Brian is upset for having such a reaction. He turns and walks to the room. ¡­¡­ In the darkness, there is only a bunch of red light on the photo on the table. Florence has said a lot of apologies.Even if her feet have already lost consciousness, she still kneels there bitterly. Florence is there, and suddenly therees the sound of footsteps from the doorway, and the voice rings in the silent room. She looks up to the door. The door is opened violently and a dazzling lightes in. She subconsciously reaches out to block it. ¡°Florence, I hope that your confession is genuine.¡± Brian¡¯s voice is cold and maic. Brian strides over, grabs her arm and pulls her up. ¡°hiss¨C¡± Florence has been kneeling for a long time with her feet unaware.She feels a fierce pain resulting from his pull by force. ¡°Your acting is good. But regret to tell you, it doesn¡¯t work for me.¡± Brian ignores her and takes her out. ¡°Feet numb, I¡­¡± Florence¡¯s words have not been finished yet, and she is pulled out instantly. Simple and rude. ¡°Stay here.¡± Brian leads her to the living room and says to Tabitha, ¡°You bring the little one here.¡± ¡°I will.¡± Tabitha responds, turns and goes upstairs. The moment Florence hears the news of Nelson, the pain on her knees and the anesthesia on her feet are immediately forgotten by her. She turns her head eagerly and looks following Tabitha¡¯s steps. A few minutester, Nelson does not appear yet. Florence begins to be impatient, holding the sofa to stand up and moves to the stairs. ¡°What¡¯s the hurry, I said that you would see him when you were bound to.¡± Brian stubs out the cigarette in his hand, glimpses her with cold eyes, and says in a low voice. ¡°But¡­¡± Florence is going to talk, when a crisp and sweet voicees from the stairs. ¡°Mom, mom¡± Nelson finds his mother standing underneath, and his white face turns red because of excitement. He breaks free of Tabitha¡¯s hand and rushes to Florence yelling. ¡°Slow down, run slowly¡­¡± The little one who takes up her whole heart finally appears, and Florence chokes with sobs and says softly. The moment Nelson jumps into her arms, the tears in her eyes can no longer stop, and they flow out in an instant.She holds the small and soft kid in her arms tightly. After a long time, she loosens Nelson with eyes filled with tears. She carefully looks up and down his whole body, says with a frog in her throat, ¡°Let Mom see if there is any injury, how did you lose weight so much¡­¡± Nelson finds Florence¡¯s eyes red and swollen, and he offers his small hands to wipe her tears. He says like milky cream,¡°Mom, where have you been in these days, don¡¯t leave me alone.¡± ¡°Mom has something to deal with, not leaving you. Now I am here to pick you up.¡± Florence pretends to be fine, reaching out and patting him on his little head, and says softly. A child is always his/her mother¡¯s world, and little damage can bring an enormous distress. ¡°Well, don¡¯t y a bitter drama here.¡± Tabitha raps out,standing at the side and crossing her hands. ¡°¡­¡± Florence hears her words ,then she whispers in the ear of Nelson, pinches his little face and slowly stands up. ¡°You have already known that he is mine, so Nelson ought not disturb you here.I will take him away soon.¡± Florence looks up at Tabitha, with a weak tone and a hint of weakness. ¡°Take my blood away,have you asked me?¡± Brian suddenly opens his mouth. Florence is just about to leave,when she hears Brian¡¯s words. Her body is shocked. She knows Brian well. How can he let Nelson and her leave so easily. ¡°I have already confessed all that you wanted. What else do you want to do before letting me take away Nelson?¡± Florence grips Nelson¡¯s hand tightly, with her eyes ring at him. Her eyes show strong hatred. ¡°The repentance you made for Antonia is what you should do.¡± Brian gets up and walks over. His eyes are like a beast¡¯s that have locked his prey. His eyes are red, and his voice is cold, ¡°I have promised you to see him, but I have not promised you to take him away!¡± ¡°You!¡± Florence is shocked. Her brows are narrowed tightly, and her eyes are ring at him but she can¡¯t say anything contrary. ¡°He stays here,and you go with me!¡± Brian suddenly steps forward and separates her hand from Nelson¡¯s and inserts himself between them, expressing his viciousness word by word. ¡°No, I won¡¯t be at ease if he is here. Brian, please.¡± When Florence hears the words, she suddenly panics. She sps his arms tightly, pleading again and again. Tabitha has already known that Nelson is her child. Surely, she will not be kind to him. Staying here means sending a sheep into a tiger¡¯s mouth. Florence stares at Brian with ck eyes. Her tone bes lower and lower. ¡°Brian, please, don¡¯t.¡± Nelson cries and beats Brian¡¯s calf, making earthshaking noise, ¡°You bad guy, you big bad guy!¡± ¡°Shut up! Or send you to the hell!¡± Brian roars fiercely, and Florence is shockedpletely. She puts a finger on her mouth and faces to Nelson, ¡°Hush, good boy. Mom is fine,good boy.¡± It means nothing to her if she irrigates Brian. But she can¡¯t let Nelson get hurt. The child¡¯s thoughts are very simple. Seeing that her mother is fine, Nelson stops crying soon. His two round eyes are looking at Florence and Brian with a finger in his mouth. ¡°Li, you have no choice now. You can only obey me, understand?¡± Brian reaches out and grasps her wrist. His ck eyes show chilly violence, oppression and despotism. ¡°I will do everything you order. But I do not agree Nelson stays here, never!¡± For her baby, Florence will never concede. Her stubbornness is more annoying to Brian. ¡°I say itst time.You go with me and he stays here!¡± Brian does not pay any attention to her words. His hazed face approaches her little by little. His tone is like ice, which makes people¡¯s hairs stand up in unconsciousness. Chapter 20 - The Child Is All to Her

Chapter 20: The Child Is All to HerTrantor: Lin Shihan Proofread by Peter Gong ¡°You and your child still have 20% of the group¡¯s shares, which is your chip.¡± Austin¡¯s words suddenly ur to her. She slowlyes to calm down impatience and thinks about that. If she is not timid to him, neither she nor Nelson will have any benefit. If Nelson stays here,Tabitha would not easily bully him because of Brian. As for herself, she cares little about staying with Brian. As long as the will in Austin¡¯s hands is still there, she and her child will have nothing to be afraid of. Florence takes a moment of meditation, then she coughs softly and looks up at Brian, ¡°Well, I promise you.¡± ¡°It should be like this.¡± Brian beckons Tabitha to take Nelson away. ¡°Mom¡­you let me go, I hate you.¡± Tabitha picks up Nelson and turns to go upstairs. Nelson in her arms cries and asks for Florence. ¡°Nelly, be good. I will came to pick you up in a few days. Believe me ¡­¡± Florence¡¯s eyes fix on Nelson¡¯s small figure, shouting screamingly until his back disappears on the stairs. The night in the north is chilly, but the heart of Florence is even colder. When she goes back to the Si¡¯s vi, it is alreadyte at night. Florence sits in the bay window, staring at the white moon outside the window. She looks at the moon, and her eyes dim and her mind is on the crying Nelson a few hours ago. She is saddened by her guilty heart. What an unsessful mother she is. He was almost taken away when he was unborn. Now the little one is forced to experience this, but she can¡¯t do anything, but just watch her child stay in such a dangerous ce. ¡°Nelly, I am useless. I can¡¯t protect you.¡± Florence huddles in the corner, burying her head in front of her knees, says with her choked voice. The night is so tranquil that it frightens her, and the wind outside is sweeping. In this big room, her loneliness makes her look very miserable. ¡°The little one refuses to eat and you don¡¯t go to bed, you really have the same temper!¡± Brian¡¯s voice suddenly breaks the silence, which makes Florence subconsciously alert. ¡°What are you doing here?¡± Florence secretly wipes the tears in her eyes. She closes her thin lips tightly, stares straight at him and asks. ¡°I have to inform you when Ie to my ce?¡± Brian seems to hear something ridiculous, and he sneers slightly. Florence is silent and turns to look out of the window. He is right. Here is his ce. What right does she have to ask him? She is now like a bird in a cage. No matter how hard she flies, she can¡¯t escape this cage forever. ¡°Brian, you can torture me as you like. But if Nelson is hurt, I will take you down the hell if I die.¡± The air is frozen for a few seconds. Florence suddenly breaks the silence. Her tone is so strong that it is more like a warning. ¡°You don¡¯t have the right to make a decision yet.¡± Brian clearly feels her firmness, but he pretends not to care about it. His voice is still cold, ¡°Nelson may be all to you, but he is not to me.¡± ¡°¡­¡± Hearing that, Florence¡¯s body trembles. The sentence pulls her out from fantasy. She turns to look at the slender and straight figure, and the fear bursts into her heart. Yes, Nelson is just an ident for him. Why does he care? However, Su family have an itch to smash her corpse. Now she should actually leave Nelson there. When Florence thinks of this, she wants to stand up, but her legs fall feebly and straight to the ground. Not thinking too much, she immediately lifts herself up and runs staggering to the door, holding the wall. ¡°Li, what are you doing again!¡± Brian feel her anomaly. So he steps forward and grasps her faint wrists. His eyes seem to be a knife prating into her heart. ¡°If Nelson has an ident, you will cut off all my hopes of living, then you aplish your goal,right?¡± Florence almost exhausts his whole body and shakes his hand off, shouting hysterically, with her eyes full of despair. At this moment she really realizes what a foolish decision she made. How could she think that Tabitha would not hurt Nelson for Brian¡¯s sake! Nelson has no feelings for him, how can he take care of Nelson ! ¡°If he has an ident, what of it? Antonia was killed by you four years ago. Now Nelson has just returned to Su family in the same way!¡± Brian reaches out and makes his cor. It seems that he does not mind his vicious words. As if life were a barter business. He just wants to use the life of Nelson to repay the one she owes to Antonia. ¡°¡­¡± Florence stands there with her eyes red. She is quivering to disfigurement. Under the faint light is her desperate look. The whole body is like being watered by a bowl of cold and irritating water poured down from the head, which is cold to her bones, as if she were soaked by ice. Her whole body is chilly. It turns out that Nelson, as for him, is nothing but the one whopensates for the death of Antonia. ¡°You carried my lover off four years ago. Now how about letting you experience this feeling?¡± Brian does not notice her desperate look actually, and his tone is still cruel. He hasn¡¯t discovered that every word he said just now is like sharp arrows shooting straight into her heart, and every word hurts and stifles her. ¡°It turns out that you want to retaliate against me by that.¡± Abnormally, Florence does not cry. Her voice sounds chilly and horrible, and he stares straight at him and says. There is no temperature in her heart. So there is nothing to fear. ¡°So what!¡± Brian lifts her chin and his tone is still arrogant and unbridled. Chapter 21 - Taking Nelson Back Overnight

Chapter 21: Taking Nelson Back OvernightTrantor: Lin Shihan Proofread by Peter Gong Brian focuses on how to humiliate the woman in front of him, so he does not care that the light in Florence¡¯s eyes has already dimmed. He thinks of all that his father did to him, and the time when Antonia was with him. All his resentments in his mind are imposed on her, which obscures his eyes and buries his heart. ¡°The kid shouldn¡¯t have appeared. It¡¯s more reasonable for him to disappear now!¡± It is more reasonable for him to disappear! This sentence lingers in the heart of Florence. Her mind is full of Nelson¡¯s little figure. Her back has been wet by cold sweat, and she is controlling her fear. She says slowly, ¡°I want to rest, please leave first. ¡± Brian is puzzled. She is so indifferent to what he said? ¡°If you want to y something, mind the life of that little thing.¡± Brian lifts her chin and forces her to look straight into his eyes, which are ck and cold without a trace of temperature. ¡°I just want to rest, I think about that clearly: as long as I am obedient to you, there will be nothing wrong with me and Nelson.¡± Florence¡¯s eyes stare straight at his ck eyes, and says lightly. She is so concerned about the matter that she has ignored the fact that she is the one who knows Brian the most. Looking at the woman in front of her, Brian believes it.The inborn self-righteousness makes him think that no one dares to refute his order. ¡°Okay, rest, there is still something to do tomorrow.¡± Brian drops a sentence,turns and walks away with slender legs. ¡­¡­ Florence pulls the quilt open, goes back to the bed and closes her eyes. She feels that she is like being soaked in cold water, which is terrible. She is really so stupid that she has put Nelson¡¯s security in such a dangerous situation. The fear in her heart can not be suppressed. She looks up outside the window and then looks at the clock. Until the small hours, Florence feels that the whole vi has fallen into silence. She slowly opens her eyes and there is no drowsiness in them. She slowly opens the door and walks out lightly. When she is passing the living room carefully she picks up the car keys on the table, then gently puts on the shoes and leaves. The moon outside is extraordinarily bright, and the cold wind ms on her. There are no people in the yard. Florence has no time for more thinking. She runs to the garage. Brian thought that no one dares to move his own things,thus the garage is an empty space and there is no door to stop her. Florence walks over and presses the car key in her hand. A blue sports She immediately runs over, opens the door and gets in. At an extreme speed, she steps on the gas pedal and drives away. She doesn¡¯t have any extra time. She has to rush to the Su House to get Nelson back as soon as possible. Nelson is all to her. She is willing sacrifice everything to let him grow up peacefully if necessary. She drives straight to the doorway. There are security guards standing in line at the exit. Seeing a caring over, they walk over to the middle of the road and gesticte the car to stop. Florence rolls her ck eyes and clinches her teeth. She turns on the high beam indifferently, powering up and driving to the security guards. She will never let Nelson encounter any danger! Never! Florence steps on the gas pedal heavily with her foot. Even though the bodyguards are well trained, they dare not to fight against the car with their flesh and blood. Seeing that the car is about to hit them, the bodyguards and the security guards quickly jump off so that she drives away sessfully. She is still at this speed on the road, not slowing down, and drives frically to the Su House. She knows very well that Su family will get news immediately,so she must rush back to Nelson before Brian and Tabitha. She doesn¡¯t have the confidence to escape, but this moment she has already done all that she can. She must do this for her son. There are almost no vehicles on the road in the middle of the night. She sps the steering wheel with both hands and drives fast on the road. The trees on both sides retreat rapidly. ¡°Nelly, you must wait for Mom, I will not let encounter any misfortune.¡± Florence anxiously mutters to himself,then she steps hard on the elerator and drives forward madly. She sps the steering wheel with one hand, and connects bluetooth headset with the other hand to dial the number that Austin gave her. When the phone just puts through, it is connected. ¡°Miss Li, what happened?¡± Austin left this number to her, that is, let her contact him in an emergency. When the phone rings, he knows that she may have an ident. ¡°I will drive to you and send Nelson after a while, and I will tell you more about itter.¡± Florence says anxiously. ¡°Okay, be careful.¡± Austin has always been thoughtful, and when Florence said so anxiously and suddenly, he knows it must be such an unexpected situation that there is no time for her to inform him. It is best not to ask but just agree. ¡°Okay.¡± Florence responds, hangs up the phone and drops-off the headset to concentrate on driving. At this time, shepletely ignores the stock equity. For her, as long as Nelson is alive, that really matters. The other side. Brian¡¯s hysterical roar prates through the entire vi, and the bodyguards and security guards bow their heads and stand there. ¡°I raise this group of wastes, let a person drive away from my house like this. What is the use of you!¡± His growl is extremely loud. A suit of loose pajamas is ced on his body. Under untidily shredded hair is a cold and handsome face The head of security team bows his head and wants to defend himself. ¡°Since you have done something wrong, find a way to solve it. Don¡¯t defend yourself here!¡± Brian turns his head and res at the security guard who had just spoken. The ck eyes are like arrows and his tone is chilly. ¡°Yes, yes,I will.¡± ¡°If you don¡¯te back with her, you will pack up and leave!¡± Brian drops his cold words and turns to go upstairs. He thought he would fall asleep again soon, but he couldn¡¯t. ¡°Shit!¡± Brian jerks up himself ,throws away his quilt and quickly dresses up. Just now the security guard said that she drove very fast,in thatte night¡­ Brian sits at the back of the car, narrowing brows, and her stubborn face is shing through his mind. Florence, you are really full of tricks. ¡°Hurry up!¡± Brian shouts at the driver, and he bows his head to phone Tabitha. ¡°Dudu¡­ The call you made is not answered¡­¡± The state that no one has answered makes him more irritated when he is on the way. He looks extremely angry with his eyebrows tightened. At this critical moment, Tabitha¡¯s call was not answered. There is only one possibility. Florence has already got the child back. Chapter 22 - Only Struggling to Escape Chapter 22: Only Struggling to Escape Trantor: Lin Shihan Proofread by Peter Gong The night in the middle of the night is almost fading away, and the horizon slowly begins to be clear. Florence parks the car aside.In order not to attract attention, she sneaks into the Su House from the grass fence. A floor-to-ceiling window on the side of the first floor of Su House is glimmering, which makes Florence very confused and she turns her head subconsciously to look around. She sees a figure at the window with a long skirt and hair slightly curled, whose back image is very like Tabitha¡¯s. But look at it carefully, Tabitha sill wears straight hair during the day, is she so idle at night to roll her hair? Suddenly, it urs to Florence it is like Antonia¡¯s figure, and four years ago she was so slender and had her hair slightly rolled. She and Tabitha are sisters, and their looks are very simr,except for this change of hair. Now this back image happens to be a simple distinction between their differences. Thinking about that,Florence can¡¯t help but be in a cold sweat. If Antonia did not pass away four years ago, then¡­ Before Florence is given more time to think about her,the people at the window seem to have found her, and quickly goes into the house.The lights in the room are quickly turned off. She see her? But why doesn¡¯t she catch her,instead, hides herself first? Florence¡¯s deep doubts seem to have an answer, but there is no time to think about it. She turns to look at the gate of Su House and runs over. During the day,Florence has already known about theyout of Su House, so she goes inside soon and creeps to the second floor. But as soon as shees to the second floor, her face turns white, and her thin lips are tightly closed. She doesn¡¯t know what to do. The entire second floor is full of rooms, and the door of each room is closed. There should be more than a dozen rooms when she counts carefully. Florence turns to look at the time, and she can not dy.Taking a deep breath, she sneaks into the first room. Open slowly¡­ darkness. After opening seven or eight rooms in a row, there was only darkness, but she is not discouraged and continues to move forward to open room at the corner. ¡°Bad guy¡­ bad guy¡­ I want my mother, I want my mother.¡± Just as soon as she opens the door, Nelson¡¯s voicees through. Florence¡¯s mncholy face changes instantly, her mouth rises slightly, and she runs to the bed. The little boy on the bed curls up with both hands sping the quilt tightly. In his sleep, he keeps muttering for his mother. Florence stretches out her hand and slowly touches his delicate face. Her heart is like being squashed by someone, and it hurts as if stifled. He is so little, he should have fallen asleep in his mother¡¯s arms every night, but now he is crying even in his dreams. She is not a good mother. Florence wipes off the tears in her eyes, and is more determined to take Nelson away. She wakes up Nelson. ¡°Nel, Nel?¡± ¡°Well~ Mom? Mom!¡± Nelson opens a pair of bright, dark eyes in confusion, says in a clear voice. ¡°Hush¡­¡± Florence slowly picks up Nelson and dresses him up. She says softly, ¡°A momentter Mom will y a game with Nel, can you finish it?¡± ¡°Of course.¡± After all, Nelson is a little kid. He is interested in it when listening to the game, not to mention the person who ys with him is Mom. Florence smiles and says softly in Nelson¡¯s ear. ¡°Later I will take you out of here, you can¡¯t make any sound all the time. We have to leave quietly, understand?¡± ¡°Do we intend to be agents who can¡¯t talk?¡± Nelson looks serious. ¡°Yeah.¡± Florence takes Nelson out of bed, holding his hand tightly and begins to move toward the door. The two smoothly walk out of the gate of Su House and the distance between them and the car is closer and closer. Seeing that hope is in front of them, Florence smiles and squeezes the small hand of Nelson, while continuing to run and says, ¡°Nel, this time we must be far from this ce, nevere back.¡± ¡°Yeah.¡± Nelson nods with loveliness and follows her mother to continue to run forward, step by step. ¡°Rattle.-¡± Suddenly, a bunch of headlights on full beam shoots their back , which is about to tear the sky in the early morning. Florence¡¯s heart is tight and she lifts Nelson and strides forward without hesitation. The light from the back is always on them, which is hard to get rid of like a ghost. ¡°My home is not the easy ce for you Florence toe or leave at random!¡± Tabitha¡¯s hands grip the steering wheel tightly, with her ck eyes ring straight ahead, which are full of viciousness. She increases the elerator. What Florence saw at night must be a secret. Only the dead will shut up forever. Tabitha considers like that, and she loses reason and looks like the incarnation of the devil. Florence outside the car ispletely unknown. She just thinks about taking Nelson away. Anyway, she will try her best. Seeing that they are very close to the car, Florence does not get on the car but continues to run forward. Florence is smart. At this time, if she gets on the car, she will only be cut off by the car behind. Besides,Nelson will be taken away by them. ¡°Nelson, don¡¯t be afraid, Mom is here.¡± Florence runs while touching the child¡¯s head, panting butforting him. The car is approaching. Florence rushes forward and opens the back door of a white car that is parked on the side of the road, leaving Nelson there. ¡°Master¡­ trouble you, trouble you to send this child to No. 32, Haibin Road, please be sure to send him there!¡± Florence has no time to look at the driver. In a rush, what she can do is to guarantee the safety of Nelson. ¡°Good boy, Mom will look for you in a while, go with the uncle first.¡± She hurriedly finishes her speech, closes the door with force, and continues to run forward. In order to bring attention to herself, her motion still maintains holding child¡¯s posture and struggles to rush forward. However, how can people run against a car? Soon, Florence¡¯s physical strength begins to be used up, and her speed slows down. The rear car is also chasing her up, but there is no sign to slow down. The sky has beenpletely bright, and Florence clearly sees the driver is Tabitha until she is hit to the ground by the car. Tabitha closes her eyes and steps on the gas hard. Suddenly, a violent crash sound appears in front of the car. Florence is knocked out straight, and her body is thrown straight out with a small parab. At that moment, in addition to Nelson in her mind, there should be so many memories relevant to that person. The strong impact behind her makes her fall straight backwards. The whole body instantly feels like being torn apart. Florence wants to stand up, but her arms don¡¯t work anyway. She is lying on the ground, and even blood is flowing out of the corners of her mouth. The pain is unbearable. Florence feels that she herself is about to fall apart,lying weakly on the ground with her hair scattered and face pale. Is she dying? Nelson has not grown up, and is she going to disappear in this way? There is more haze in front of Florence¡¯s eyes , and her strength is lost. She is not reconciled, but the reality is that she can¡¯t regard herself strong. Florence takes it for granted that Tabitha does not want to stop driving, because the sound of the engine continues. She has no strength to jump off, simply closes her eyes and waits for another impact. As long as Nelson is safe, what if her life ends here? She waits for a long time in confusion, but she does not expect that the final impact is dyed. Her mind bes more and more faint. Before she faints away, she hears a cold and feminine male voice sounding, ¡°You decent second Miss Su,should do this kind of morganizing!¡± This voice is familiar but strange, her heart moves, is he¡­? Chapter 23 - A Man’s Appearance Chapter 23: A Man¡¯s Appearance But then, she sneers in her heart. In thisst second, she is still eager that the person who saves her is Brian. Obviously not, a little bit of recognition can tell her that he is not Brian. He is Baron Tabitha sees that her n did not seed. She hurriedly stops, gets off the car and points at Baron, yells, ¡°Who are you, do you know who I am. Dare to disturb me. Be careful about your life.¡± Hearing that, Baron sneers, slowly moves forward to Tabitha step by step. It¡¯s hard to tell the expression on his effeminate face, but his temperament is extremely like Brian¡¯s. ¡°Miss Su is too great to remember things. I seem to be obtrusive.¡± Baron steps forward and looks at her straight with his clear and ck eyes. His thin lips rise slightly and he smiles gently. It¡¯s like hiding a sharp edge under his face. ¡°Baron Si!¡± When Tabitha is affirmed, she stands there, hesitating for a few seconds. Then she quickly recovers the venomous expression, ¡°So what? Even if Brian stands here, he will give us a face.¡± Baron is an illegitimate child of the Si family. He has no inheritance rights, but is the favorite one of the illegitimate children of the old man. However, he is still far away from Brian, and since the death of the old man, there is nothing he can rely on except the windy title. ¡°Yes, but what if he knows Antonia¡¯s real purpose to approach him in the past?¡± Baron leans forward, his voice is cold in Tabitha¡¯s ear, ¡°Or let Antonia exin it herself?¡± ¡± Hearing that, Tabitha stands there with a pale face and her pupils tightened. Her face is full of panic and her both hands tremble. She does not know where to put them. ¡°I will take her away today. If you still insist on blocking me, you should bear the consequences.¡± Baron sneers, while his handsome face is covered with haze, looks soft but speaks viciously. ¡°¡­¡± Tabitha stands there and watches Baron take away Florence. But can¡¯t do anything. The secret of the Su family is always considered wless. But now the appearance of Baron makes them have to be afraid. In a trance, Tabitha drives home to discuss with her parents what to do next. ¡­ The strong and pungent potion smell spreads over the tip of Florence¡¯s nose. The blurred view of her eyes gradually begin to be clear. Florence looks forward, and the light blue curtains are blown by the wind, and the Mediterranean style decoration makes the room look pleasant. She did not die? Florence thought that after such a collision she is over. She struggles to get up, but the pain in her hand and on her feet makes her stop moving. She presses her lips tightly and grinds her teeth, ¡±neigh¡±. ¡°Are you awake?¡± A man in a gray casual weares into her sight. His handsome face looks clean and soft in the sunlight. The voice is also extremely gentle. ¡°Keep still, your injury is very severe, and the doctor told that you should have a good rest.¡± ¡°Baron?¡± Florence is hoarse. It seems that the voice she heard before thea was his, but how could he appear there at that time? ¡°Howe you don¡¯t know me? I happened to pass by to send a friend, otherwise you probably had no chance to see me.¡± Baron walks to the bed and gently puts the pillow behind her on her back so that her sight bes wider. ¡°Long time no see.¡± Florence puts her legs in afortable position, grits her teeth and slowly says. She and Baron also grew up together. He was brought back by the old man. She was adopted. It is said that the two individuals sympathize with each other. ¡°Yeah, I haven¡¯t seen you for a long time. When I just saw you I ran across this hero-save-beauty plot.¡± Baron is joking with his mouth rising. ¡°You still haven¡¯t changed at all.¡± Seeing his smile, Florence slightly twitches her mouth and says calmly. ¡°Yeah.¡± Baron nods, but a hint of haze shes at the bottom of his eyes . He is no longer the former Baron. What Brian has done to him and his mother will be retaliated back to him little by little. He will let Brian taste what it means to lose all. Florence does not find the change of Baron. Suddenly she sees the mobile phone aside and quickly pulls up the pipe on her hand and dials that number. ¡°Hello?¡± Soon the phone is answered by Austin. ¡°Where¡¯s Nelson? Is Nelson there?¡± Florence goes straight to the subject, and her tone is mixed with anxiety. The answer hesitates for a long time, Austin says, ¡°No, I have been waiting all the time. I didn¡¯t dare to sleep all night, but until now Nelson did note.¡± ¡°What!¡± Florence¡¯s hand slips, and the mobile phone falls straight to the ground. Her weak and pale face is like a piece of paper with no trace of blood. ¡°Florence Li? Florence Li?¡±Baron turns and wants to tell her something but there is no response to his shaking. ¡°Nelson,e here. Your mother has be a wood.¡± With the shouting of Baron, from the room inside the house, a child is running out. Florence looks twice to confirm, then she gets out of bed staggeringly, holding Nelson in her arms, crying endlessly, ¡°You scared Mom. You scared Mom¡­¡± ¡°Don¡¯t cry, Mom. Coward.¡± Nelson smiles and wipes his mother¡¯s tears, not forgetting to entertain with her. For a long time, the mood of Florence gradually eases. Holding Nelson, she sits on the bed and looks at Baron. ¡°How did you bring Nelson here?¡± ¡°I brought you here. But Nelson was sent here by yourself.¡± Baron walks over the bed with a smile and gently pulls the curtain. The sunshine immediately passes through the window. ¡°I sent him?¡± Florence tries hard to recall, then she suddenly thinks of something, says loudly, ¡°Yes, you are in the roadside car, I asked you to send the child away, right?¡± Baron nods. He stands by the window and looks at Florence in the bed and the child in her arms. His brows are narrowed and something entric shes through his ck eyes. Outside the window, the sky is bright and the sun is shining. Baron is full of thoughts and prepares for the next step. The brightness of the sun outside the window is spreading, giving some warmth to the cold north. Chapter 24 - The Trustee Doesn’t Deserve Chapter 24: The Trustee Doesn¡¯t Deserve Trantor: Lin Shihan Proofread by Peter Gong Florence lies on the bed, and a pair of bright ck eyes are glimmering with gentleness. Nelson is sleeping sound in her arms. Since she met Brian at the nightclub, it is the first time she has fallen asleep with her little boy, and her mood has be more pleasant, enjoying the rare happiness of this moment. ¡°Flor, you have changed a lot.The glory of the mother¡¯s love radiates from your body.¡± Baron walks in with a tray and jokes. ¡°All girls will be like me when they be mothers.¡± Florence gently lifts the quilt in front of her to Nelson¡¯s body, and her eyes are gentle,watery and less reluctant. ¡°If the old man is still alive, he will be very happy to see such a lovely boy.¡± Baron smiles but not from the bottom of his eyes, and his voice is calm, in which there is nothing unusual. ¡°The old man¡­¡± Florence mutters slightly, and looks downcast. Sometimes, when she hears someone mentioning the old man, she really doesn¡¯t know whether she should love him or hate. She is also very helpless to the old man, and he loves her very much. But it is the wrong way he protected her that has led to a series of things that happenedter. ¡°Hey.¡± She sighs faintly, takes the water ss at hand and drinks. Her thoughts are mixed with many things immediately. ¡°Don¡¯t talk about the old man, your condition is still not good.It is my fault to disturb you.¡± Baron pretends to care her, walks over and pulls the chair aside. He looks up at her seriously, says with a maic voice, ¡°you tell me what happened. Why did you suddenlye back and make it so embarrassing?¡± Florence¡¯s thoughts are pulled back in an instant. She pauses, looks down at the water ss dully, and smiles helplessly. Her thin lips are slightly raised. ¡°My intention is not toe back. I thought that as long as I don¡¯t encounter Brian, my son and I would be safe. But we are still being teased by fate.¡± Her smile is bitter, which makes one feel a little bit painful. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, you and Nelson will be safe here.¡± Baron pats her shoulder gently and says warmly. Florence nods and suddenly thinks of something. She stares at Baron with back-and-white eyes. Her sound is mixed with a little anxiety, ¡°Even so, I still want to beg you to do something for me.¡± Baron is curious and says quickly, ¡°You say, I will do that if I can.¡± ¡°I beg you to contact a person for me, and both you and I know Brian is very shrewd. I am afraid that this ce will not be safe for too long.¡± Florence points out sharply. The power of Baron has prated many parties, and it is easy for him to find someone if he wants. ¡°Austin?¡± Baron is not foolish. He knows that the only one who can do something for her now is Austin. Originally, this matter has nothing to do with him, but now he has to pay attention to it once Austin is involved in. Si family knows that Austin has the will of his father. His whereabouts are also very uncertain,so it is hard to find him as usual. ¡°Yes, that is the ce I told you yesterday.¡± Florence is still innocent, and after telling this to Baron, she also emphasizes the important points of finding Austin. Suddenly, the phone ced on the bedside table bursts into vibration. Afraid to wake up Nelson, Florence quickly picks it up. When she see that the caller ID is Brian, her hand shakes and the phone falls straight on the ground. He must have known that she took the child away. They don¡¯t have much time. ¡°Baron,it is toote. You have to tell Austin now, Brian has already known.¡± Florence subconsciously rubs her hands back and forth to remit her tension. She is hesitating as to whether she should answer it or not. After Baron walks out of the room, she thinks about it, and finally puts the phone aside. No matter whether she answers it or not, there is only one result.It is also good to hold Nelson in her arms even for a while. The phone on the bedside table keeps vibrating, and there is no sign that it will stop. The breeze runs in from the window, blowing the face of Florence. She looks at Nelson in her arms with her brows narrowed. Her heart is full of fear and unwillingness. Fearing Brian¡¯s means, she is not resigned to let her be at his mercy. ¡­.. On the other side, in the study room downstairs. ¡°Mr.Si, is it right now to go to the No.13, Haibin Road that Miss Li said?¡± The assistant stands aside and asks. Baron hears the words, and turns from the chair in front of the desk with a handsome face covered with haze at this time. His soft appearance has already faded, and the bottom of his eyes looks scarlet. ¡°It is definite, but the person I want to contact is Brian.¡± ¡°Brian? Hmmm¡­¡± The assistant aside is obviously confused. ¡°This woman wants Austin Zhou to save her. If I inform Brian in advance, the n will be lost. Her shares are the most important. As for others, I have no interest in at all.¡± Si Hanming sits there with his hands crossed in front of his eyes, and his cheeky face is full of insidiousness. From the moment Florence put the child in his car, she has already been the chip of Baron. ¡°Master, then I am going to contact Brian now.¡± The assistant just turns around butis reproached by Si Hanming. ¡°I will deal with it in person. You go to the No.13 Haibin Road to keep a close eye on that person,and investigate the things in his hand as soon as possible.¡± Baron¡¯s tone is full of coldness. ¡°Yes.¡± The assistant nods and quits. Baron gets up and stands in front of the huge bright floor-to-ceiling windows. The ss reflects a handsome face, but his brows are locked and his ck eyes are tightened, giving people a sense of distance. Time passes by little by little. Florence doesn¡¯t know when she fell asleep, and there seems to be a small hand on her cheeks that moves back and forth, which is so soft that she wants to hold it dearly. ¡°Nel, you wake up Mom again.¡± Florence turns slowly and opens her eyes and says with a smile. ¡°Mom, my belly has been making noise.¡± Nelson says with a finger pointing at his stomach. He seems to be hungry. Florence sits up with her teeth gritted and slowly turns with her right leg raised. Her voice is dumb. ¡°Mom is now giving a cooking. You stay here, don¡¯t make trouble to your uncle Baron,Okay ?¡± Nelson looks around the room with big eyes and says, ¡°Mom, I am with you, I don¡¯t want to be alone.¡± ¡°¡­¡± Florence¡¯s hands with which she is putting on her shoes shake suddenly and her eyes are soaked with tears in an instant. A strong sense of guilt arises from the inside. During this time,it is her negligence as a mother that let him endure so much. The child should have been cared for with love originally, and she cannot afford to let him suffer anymore. Chapter 25 - The Most Annoying Thing Is Betrayal

Chapter 25: The Most Annoying Thing Is BetrayalTrantor: Lin Shihan Proofread by Peter Gong Florence goes out of the kitchen with ame right leg with Nelson. In the living room, the sun is warm. Baron sits on the sofa and looks down at some documents. The assistant stands aside. Hearing the footsteps, the earnestness on Baron¡¯s face fades out. He smiles and looks up at them. ¡°How are you, have you been full?¡± He looks up and sees a te in her hand. ¡°Is this for me?¡± Baron asks, and his face still looks smiling. Florence smiles. ¡°Nelson is used to eating what I did. Since I have used your kitchen, I would like to cook the the owner a meal.¡± ¡°You are still so sweet.¡± Baron says, and his eyes are a bit moreplicated. ¡°Uncle Baron, why are your eyes red?¡± Nelson stares at him. Baron looks at this lovely boy in front of him, reaching out and pinches his chubby face, says softly, ¡°You are so observant.¡± He smiles and continues,¡± The next time you are hungry, tell the grandma directly. Don¡¯t let mom do it, do you know?¡± He is very perfect in intending to be a warm-hearted brother. This inadvertent care for Florence must be very moving. Sure enough, she slowly puts down the te and smiles. ¡°It¡¯s okay. I am truly bothering you here. I don¡¯t know how to thank you for being so good to us.¡± Baron holds Nelson in his arms and looks at Florence with a smile. ¡°We don¡¯t have to talk about this. Our childhood friendship is worth doing so.¡± Our childhood friendship. Florence heart is filled with a touch of warmth, and her cold heart feels a bit gratified. Baron sits aside and ys with Nelson. Florence looks at them and is soon sleepy. Then she begins to doze. After the work in the kitchen, she is a little tired. Nelson isughing from time to time next to her, which is as sweet as a small bell. She listens with her head tilted to one side and slowly closes her eyes and sleeps. Baron looks up and sees Florence¡¯s sleeping face. For a moment, he is in a trance. She gives him aplete sense of trust. There is no vignce in her brows. She falls asleep with such a peace of mind. Baron considers, and he is thinking of something different, but just for a moment. The rtionship between them has not been the simple friendship in the past. When the old man died, he had to take responsibility for his mother¡¯s death. Florence is the chip, so he has to use it. ¡°Uncle Baron, is my Mom beautiful?¡± Nelson says with his hands holding his chin, deliberately pretending to be obsessive. Just now Baron was full of sorrow, but the next second, he threw it aside. He reaches out and gently pokes Nelson¡¯s forehead. ¡°You are really a small boy with more thoughts.¡± ¡°I like you.¡± Nelson suddenly looks at him with a milky sound. Baron just gets up and takes off his suit and puts it on Florence. Hearing that, he smiles. ¡°Why do you like me?¡± ¡°You are good to me and my Mom. Unlike those bad guys,they only know to bully me and Mom.¡± Nelson looks innocent and looks at him, wearing a smile. ¡°Right?¡± Baron looks at Nelson, and there is a kind of depression in his heart that can¡¯t be said, and his mouth faintly pulls out a bitter smile. Children¡¯s words are the most honest, and their hearts are also the most vulnerable. However, there are many things that have not been decided by him. Su House. Tabitha and her parents sit on one side of the sofa. From time to time, they look at the sofa, but they dare not say a word. Brian is sitting on the sofa with his legs cocked, and he is little tired even if he has not been asleep all night. The cor of the suit is untied, which shows his irritability. Half an hour after Florence escaped, he had already arrived at Su House, but in vain. His brows are tightly narrowed, under a pair of bushy eyebrows are a pair of blood-stained eyes. There is no expression on his face. The chill is spreading from his body, which makes people dare not to approach, or even dare to breathe loudly. The ss fragments at his foot are obviously his masterpiece. ¡°Call her again!¡± After a long time, Brian¡¯s thin lips are slightly opened, and he says slowly,depressing his anger. Rodney nods and continues to dial the number of Florence. Still no one answers¡­ ¡°Florence, no one has ever dared to ignore my phone call from me!¡± ¡°Check it out, who helped her!¡± Brian roars in a low voice, and Tabitha, who sits aside, can¡¯t help but be startled. ¡°Baron.¡± Rodney bows his head and says. He is waiting for Brian¡¯s fury. He has been with Brian for more than ten years. He knows about the story of Su family. Baron has been against Brian, and now he has helped Florence escape. He is almost challenging Brian¡¯s bottom line. Sure enough, in the next second, Brian stands up and lifts his leg, kicking over the tea table in front of him. The hands on both sides of his body are clenching. He is full of anger. ¡°That is to say she is now with Baron!¡± Brian¡¯s roar thrills through the living room, and everyone present is shocked. No one dares to look up and say. ¡°Florence Li! I really look down upon you, I will never let you go!¡± He continues to roar, and with a burst of viciousness in his eyes, Brian looks like a mad beast totally, which seems that he can tear people apart at any time. He is too clear about what kind of person Baron is. Florence¡¯s being with him is undoubtedly a betrayal against him. The thing Brian disgusts most in his life is betrayal. If anyone dares to betray him, he will definitely make his life worse than death. ¡°Florence Li! Baron Si!¡± Brian grinds his teeth. The prey has been locked and what he should do is just to wait for the moment of departure. Florence is asleep. Not knowing how long it took, she feels that her legs suddenly kick violently, and she wakes up and shouts, ¡°Brian, please let go of the child-¡± She is shocked and breaks out into a sweat. She sits up on the sofa, and the suit on her body has already slipped to the ground. She is in a daze for a moment and then stares around the living room in front of her eyes. It was just a dream. She is relieved. ¡°It seems that the shadow that Brian gave you is very big.¡± Baron sits aside and looks at the tablet. Nelson should be asleep in his arms. ¡°Fortunately, I get used to it.¡± Florence says calmly, looking at Nelson in the arms of Baron. Her mind isplicated. In the four years of fleeing from him, how many times she have had nightmares like that, she can not count. ¡°I have informed Austin and he will contact with you in a few days.¡± Baron says. His tone is gloomy and there is no emotion. Florence picks his suit up and puts it aside. Her tone bes tense, ¡°I hope Austin can hurry, I don¡¯t want to stay in this ce for a moment.¡± ¡°All right, take it easy.¡± Baron smiles lightly. Hearing that, Florence smiles helplessly. She stands up, walks to the balcony and opens the door, looking out of the window, ¡°I don¡¯t know when this time will stop.¡± ¡°It won¡¯tst too long.¡± Baron slowly puts Nelson down, gets up from the sofa. His face is covered with haze, and his eyes look at her very deeply. ¡°¡­¡± This look in his eyes gives Florence a kind of repression that can¡¯t be described, which makes her very ufortable. What¡¯s wrong with him? Chapter 26 - You are the devil

Chapter 26: You are the devilTrantor: Lin Shihan Proofread by Peter Gong ¡°Baron, what are youing back for?¡± Florence looks at him and asks seriously. ¡°I¡­¡± Baron just wants to speak. Hurried footstepse from outside, and the assistant runs in in panic, whispering to Baron. Suddenly, Baron¡¯s face changes, and grabs Florence, and says in panic, ¡°Hurry up, take Nelson upstairs.¡± From the expression of his face, Florence feels that something wrong happened. She turns and walks to the balcony. When she just walks over and looks down, she finds more than a dozen cars downstairs, and dozens of people in ck stand there neatly, with hands behind them. They seem to be waiting for orders. ¡°He ising.¡± Florence¡¯s legs tremble so that she is subconsciously against the edge of the balcony, whispering ¡°Don¡¯t panic, you bring Nelson upstairs first, let me go and see.¡± Baron steps over and pats on her shoulder, pretending tofort her. With his words, Florence turns around and walks to the sofa to pick up Nelson without hesitation. The pain of the ankle has been taken ce by fear. She runs to the second floor as rapidly as possible. Baron adjusts his tie. He coughs slightly and after that, he goes to the door. As soon as he opens the door, the back door of a limousine opens. A man in a suit gets off from the car. He bows his head and says politely, ¡°Hello, Mr. Si, I aming to invite Miss Li.¡± Rodney goes straight to the point. ¡°What, he wants to invite people from my ce without his appearance?¡± Baron constrainedly inhibits his anger, sneering in a cold tone. ¡°Sir, you misunderstood, Mr. Si only told me to pick up Miss Li, and did not want to disturb you.¡± Rodney answers calmly, and bows his head with politeness. ¡°What if I say no!¡± Baron suddenly steps forward with his hands in his pockets. A pair of ck eyes seem to be a bit more chilly. At the moment, on the second floor of the balcony, Florence clenches the skirt tightly. The part above her waist is almost icy. She grits her teeth and listens to the words downstairs absorbedly. At the same time, she prays in her heart that Austin cane soon. She is very clear that Baron can only help her dy the time, but can not prevent Rodney from taking her away. ¡°What if I pull her away today!¡± Suddenly, Brian¡¯s voice rings downstairs and another door of the ck limousine opens. Hearing this voice, Florence bes numb and panic immediately. He shoulde so soon. Additionally, he should want to bring her back personally. This time, she is afraid that it is difficult to escape¡­ ¡°Florence, when are you going to go downstairs from the top!¡± Brian¡¯s voice rings again. His tone is scornful, and his voice is cold and unconsciously makes people frightened. ¡°Brother, you will scare her like this, no need.¡± Baron opens his mouth in time to break this deadlock. ¡°Ah.¡± Hearing the words, Brian turns to look at the man at the door, and immediately his handsome face under the clean short hair turns gloomy. The air is filled with indescribable repression. Rodney bows his head and stands behind Brian. There is a little helplessness on his face. The story of the Su family has always been like that. ¡°Florence, I have given you a chance. You go down or I go to take you and your little boy together!¡± Brian sneers and directly ignores Baron, and his words sound chilly. ¡°¡­¡± Florence stands in the balcony and turns to look at Nelson, who is still sleeping on the bed, clenching his hands and grinding his teeth. It wille sooner orter. She turns and looks at the person downstairs again, and makes a decision to walk downstairs. The bodyguards stand there neatly, and the man in suit in the middle is looking at her indifferently. ¡°Li, do you think you are safe to hide here?¡± Brian¡¯s ck eyes re at her, sneering contemptuously, ¡°As long as I want to take you away, no one can keep you here!¡± Florence steps forwards and forces herself to calm down and looks up in his eyes. ¡°Mr. Si, I don¡¯t want to go with you. There is no rtionship between us. I hope you can let go of me and my son. I can give you all shares.¡± Baron, who is standing aside and has heard her words, quickly steps forward to grab the arms of Florence, whispering, ¡°Flor, don¡¯t do that, I will help you, don¡¯t worry.¡± ¡°What do you call me?¡± Mr. Si? ¡°¡­¡± ¡°It seems that someone has supported you, and your tone has been much stronger.¡± Brian stands there and taunts, while his eyes are staring at Baron¡¯s hand holding Florence¡¯s arm. He has crushed his nails into his palms, ready to break out, ¡°Li, it seems that you really put the life of that little thing out of mind.¡± When she came down, Florence has already made her worst n. As long as he lets her child go, she is willing to do anything, even killing him. But at this moment, his stern and chilly words are delivered, which make her unable to bear. The fearing out of her heart makes her face pale. She stands there shaking her hands and doesn¡¯t know where to put them, without speaking anything. ¡°Brother, give me your younger brother a face, let them rest here. You cane at any time if you want.¡± Baron steps forward and pats on the back of Florence and turns to look at Brian, and says with a chaffing smile. ¡°Baron, if you call me brother again, or say a little more, I immediately pull down your yard!¡± Brian roars at Baron suddenly, and his voice is extremely annoying. ¡°You¡­¡­¡± When Baron just wants to go forward, Florence holds him and shakes her head to motion him to stop talking. Baron turns his head and smiles stealthily, for everything is going on ording to his n. Florence is still worried about his safety,pletely not knowing that Brian¡¯sing is due to the¡±good guy¡± who pretends to protect her. The bright sunshine begins to dissipate, with a chilly breeze blowing. It blows the broken hair beside Florence¡¯s ears. She calms down and stands there, saying with her tone weakened, ¡°I can go with you, but the child must stay here.¡± ¡°¡­¡± She thought she could be a chip, but she is wrong. ¡°Don¡¯t be so self-sentimental, what I want is that little one. What are you?¡± Brian looks sharp and opens his mouth in a cold and indifferent tone. ¡°¡­¡± Florence can feel the eyes of people around her. He, Brian, always says anything he wants to say. He can humiliate a person and never takes care of his or her feeling. Florence bows her head and suppresses her own nervous and fearful mood. She looks up at him, saying calmly. ¡°You are a devil, a devil that I can hardly get rid of in this life!¡± Brian stands there, this time he doesn¡¯t make a sound, just staring at her with his chilly, gloomy and bright ck eyes. A devil¡­¡­ Chapter 27 - A So-called Rascal

Chapter 27: A So-called RascalTrantor: Liu Tong Proofread by Peter Gong ¡°Ah¡­¡± Brian abruptly grinned, actually it was a kind of sneer which made people feel bitterly cold. When Brian heard the word ¡°devil¡±, he suddenly felt that what he had done yesterday was so ridiculous. He even ordered the bodyguards not to chase her directly just for her safety, for protecting her from a traffic ident. At the moment she was standing beside the real devil and calling him the devil, the devil that would never let her go forever! How ridiculous it was! ¡°You¡¯re trying your best to bring me and Nelson back. Isn¡¯t it just for stock? It belongs to you now, why don¡¯t you let me go?¡± Florence Li stared at his handsome face and continued asking. ¡°Why do I need to report it to you?¡± ¡°You are a real rascal.¡± ¡°What? A rascal! ¡± Brian¡¯s eyes became sharper immediately. ¡°No matter what I say, no matter how I beg you, we are not allowed to go. Is it interesting to torture me like this?¡± Florence¡¯s eyes became gloomy, and the tension in her words faded away. ¡°Only a rascal will entangle someone like this without reasons.¡± Brian¡¯s face immediately fell. He went towards her with a dark face which became extremely bad. His ck eyes stared at Florence Li steadily. Rodney stood behind and heard someone say that Brian was a rascal. Shocked, he opened his eyes wide. Florence Li was really pushed too far, and she said everything, regardless of the consequences. Wasn¡¯t she afraid that Brian would be irritated more? ¡°¡­¡± Brian red at her with scarlet eyes full of murderous look. He tried to control his emotions and hardened his voice, ¡°Florence Li, you want to die, ah?¡± This woman actually dared to say that he was a rascal in front of so many people. Did she hope to be killed? Florence, however, turned to Baron as if she hadn¡¯t heard Brian¡¯s words. ¡°Please take care of my child, I can¡¯t give him to a rascal.¡± Baron stood there, pretending to be a nice guy. Hearing this, he nodded and agreed, ¡± Let me take care of Nelson, but you really want to go back with Brian?¡± ¡°Even if I don¡¯t agree, he will force me to go. You may be troubled by my son.¡± Li cannot tell him anything more, but her meaning should be understood by Baron. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I¡­¡± Baron frowned, his thin lips tightened and his gentle face was full of guilt. ¡°It¡¯s OK. I know you tried your best, but if you continue fighting him, he will fight back soon.¡± Florence Li said with a faint smile. Hearing this, Baron nodded with a sinister smile in the corner of his mouth. All of this was seen by Brian absolutely. He knew Baron¡¯s practice well, and there must be something abnormal. ¡°I don¡¯t care anything, now that you ignored my words.¡± Brian¡¯s voice was low, and his anger was still burning in his heart. ¡°Rodney, bring that kiddy down.¡± His voice was so furious that he could not scream. It was too subtle to understand, but it made people tremble despite themselves. ¡°¡­¡± Li stood there and looked at his cold face. She feared Brian like this most: he suppressed his emotion and didn¡¯t express it. Instead, he expressed it gracefully. Her ¡°blindingly¡± seemed to have failed. She was still too stupid. ¡°Come with me!¡± Rodney beckoned three tall men in ck and went inside. Li¡¯s face was pale, and her voice seemed to be mped at this moment, unable to make a sound. ¡°This is my ce, you have no right to enter or leave at will!¡± Baron said loudly, reaching out to one side of the security guard to intercept. ¡°Mr. Si, look¡­¡± Seeing that they were in a pickle, Rodney turned to Brian and waited for themand. ¡°I said bring that kiddy down!¡± Brian¡¯s ck eyes were full of coldness. He said word by word, ¡°if someone stops me from finding my own son, you should know how to do it.¡± ¡°Of course.¡± Rodney turned to the bodyguards and winked at them after he had got a positive answer. In no time, Baron¡¯s men were knocked to the ground immediately. Rodney continued walking inside with the three men in ck. ¡°¡­¡± Li, standing beside them, was so panicked that she held his hands tightly at her side with tears in eyes. There was nothing one could do to save her, noway. Helplessness defeated her utterly at this moment. She stood there staring at the door with darkened eyes and was afraid to see Nelson. However, Nelson¡¯s tearful voice still came, like a cream in milk, ¡°Mom, where is my mom! You let me go!¡± One of the three men in ck held the child in his arms. His thick arms made the little boy couldn¡¯t move. ¡°No¡­my son¡­no!¡± ¡°Florence Li , now I¡¯ll let you know what a rascal is like!¡± Brian stood there, his hands put around his chest, and on his face appeared a contemptuous smile. It seemed that even his tone of voice was cold. Hearing this, the bodyguards around chilled in awe. Rodney asked them to put Nelson, who was crying, into the car and shook his head in frustration. Mrs. Li totally infuriated Mr. Si, maybe the kiddy would be involved. ¡°Brian, are you willing to let Li go until I die?¡± Looking at Nelson who was struggling in the car, Florence Li opened her mouth hoarsely ,her fingers quivering ceaselessly. If so, she could give up her life at once. ¡°Your life is worth nothing. If you die, your little boy will also lose his life immediately.¡± Brian¡¯s tone was still cold and harsh, which means nothing else. ¡°If you do something stupid, Nelson will follow you.¡± ¡°¡­¡± Darkness came over her eyes, and she could not help but step back. ¡°That¡¯s what a so-called rascal can do. When you say I¡¯m a rascal, don¡¯t you have any psychological preparation?¡± Brian said, patting the door with his hand, contemptuously andcently. ¡°¡­¡± Li stood there nkly, looking at Nelson who was crying in the car. Her heart seemed to be twisted by someone, and she even couldn¡¯t breathe. ¡°My brother, please let them go. I beg you.¡± Baron stepped forward to plead for them, but there was no feeling in his tone, and even a little smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. ¡°Baron Si, I advise you not to meddle in my business. Do you want me to say what you have done insidiously? Let¡¯s retrospect it together.¡± Brian came forward abruptly and said in a low, cold voice next to Baron¡¯s ear threateningly. ¡°Brian Si, We¡¯ll see!¡± Brian just smiled and said nothing with a calm face. Chapter 28 - Inexplicable Feelings of Irritability

Chapter 28: Inexplicable Feelings of IrritabilityTrantor: Liu Tong Proofread by Peter Gong ¡°Mum,mum¡ª-¡± Nelson pped on the window, crying louder and louder. Every single sound was like a knife which stabbed into Florence¡¯s heart. ¡°I¡¯ll go with you. Don¡¯t embarrass the people here.¡± Li said hoarsely with dim eyes. ¡°Florence¡­¡± Baron turned to her, with a helpless look in his eyes. The moment he wanted to say something, Florence Li interrupted him. ¡°Baron, thank you for taking care of us yesterday. I know you have tried your best and I don¡¯t want to make you feel awkward any more.¡± Li¡¯s face was drawn. She mped her thin lips and turned to the car behind Brian after finishing her words simply. Now that God had arranged that in this way, she would face it after all. No matter whether it was the abyss or the steep cliff ahead, she would insist for the very sake of Nelson. ¡°There would have been no trouble if you had done it earlier.¡± Brian snorted coolly and stretched out, ordering everyone to leave. A swarm of people drove away in a mighty way. The mncholy expression on Baron¡¯s face gradually turned into pleasure. He acted perfectly in this y. As long as he let Florence Li go back, Brian¡¯s family would be in constant conflict, and then he could have the opportunity to take revenge. ¡­¡­ As soon as Florence returned to the vi, she was taken to a room different from Nelson¡¯s. She sat at the bed nkly, and her strength seemed to have been exhausted. The girl copsed on the ground with a pale face. She was still taken back here, where the nightmare began. She tried hard to escape, but was still so easily brought back by him. Li¡¯s npletely failed. Were her child and she going to be imprisoned for the rest of their lives? She poured so great feeling into him¡ª-the man who made her have nightmares since childhood, and regarded him as her life, but in the end, she was even treated as a betrayer and tortured. She reached out her hand and slowly touched her heart in agony, which seemed to have been torn into pieces. Only then did she know she was crying when tears came down. He hated her as much as he was cruel to. The sound of footsteps was clear outside. Li immediately dried the tears on her cheek and sat on the bed. Rodney came in from the outside, Li said hoarsely, ¡°what¡¯s up now?¡± Rodney was his man, and Li would give him a bad look absolutely. ¡°Mr. Si ordered that you will see the young master after figuring out the problem.¡± After a pause, he said, ¡°Miss. Li , you do not need to worry too much. The young master is still in the vi and he won¡¯t be hurt. After all, he is Mr. Si ¡®s son.¡± Hearing this, Li¡¯s long eyshes trembled and her face became more pale. ¡°You said so much, that is to say, he won¡¯t let me see my little boy.¡± She said in a low voice: ¡°Did you say that yourself?¡± How could Brian had said that. ¡°Miss Li, please don¡¯t be too pessimistic. Have a good rest.¡± Rodney bowed his head and said, ¡°Miss Li, I still want to say that it will be much better for you and your child to obey Mr. Si¡± ¡°¡­¡± Li looked at Rodney and didn¡¯t say anything. The sky outside the window had drawn its curtain. There were only a few bright lights shining in the dark sky. The night wind blew in and hit Florence Li. The cold wind took herst sleepiness away. She wondered if Nelson had fallen asleep by then. Was the milk powder prepared at night? Did he cry for mom? Arge number of questions shed across her mind and she looked out of the window worried. Because Nelson was not at her bedside, she passed the time as if each second seemed to be a year, and time seemed to stop. In therge study downstairs, the bookshelves on the two sides were connected with the roof. They were arranged in order. Brian sat at the table between the bookshelves. His face was full of grumpiness and his breath was extremely heavy. The books in his hand were thrown on the ground one by one until there was no book in his hands. ¡°Go to investigate Baron and find what his purpose is. Why did he let me know that the woman was with him, but at the same time, stop me from taking her?¡± Brian red at Rodney with an enormous rage and shouted. ¡°Yes, Mr. Si. I¡¯ll do it now.¡± Rodney nodded in response and turned to leave. ¡°Come back!¡± It seemed that Brian remembered something again, ¡°what is that woman doing now? And that kiddy? ¡± Rodney was helpless for a few seconds, and then bowed his head and said respectfully, ¡°Miss Li should have a rest. The young master has been making trouble for a long time. Matron Liu just fed him milk powder, and now he is asleep.¡± ¡°Their temper is the same! Stubborn!¡± Brian roared, got up and kicked the book near him away. He didn¡¯t know what happened to him. He was so irritable that there was nothing for him to vent his anger on. Florence Li hadn¡¯t said a word to him since she got off the car. It seemed that he had invited two gods to his home with great respect. ¡°What¡¯s more, how did the woman get hurt? Investigate that in private and let me know. Don¡¯t let the Family Si find out.¡± Rodney was going to leave as he was ordered by Brian again. ¡°Yes.¡± Rodney frowned. What was the matter with Mr. Si? It was not like his style when he made decisions in such a slow manner. ¡°Damn it!¡± Brian impatiently smashed the cup nearby on the ground and breathed heavily. He wanted to let his brain be fresh and his mood be calm. He stood there with arms akimbo, however, his restlessness did not dissipate. After he came back from Baron¡¯s home, his heart was always very manic and he could not calm down. Even he didn¡¯t understand what was wrong with himself. ¡°Mr. Si, what¡¯s wrong?¡± Rodney couldn¡¯t help asking. ¡°Have you heard that the woman called Baron Si as Baron?¡± Brian said it directly without thinking more, and his voice was full of fickleness. ¡°I¡­ I have ignored that. ¡± Rodney raised his eyebrows, helplessly smiled and respectfully said. Well, that was the point. The stronger wind outside the window indicated aing storm. Brian was still very upset. After Rodney left, he paced back and forth in his room by himself and he didn¡¯t find he had got close to Nelson¡¯s room. The light in the room came through the door, and Brian reached out his hand to push the door open and walked in softly. Chapter 29 - What She Was Like in Her Dreams Chapter 29: What She Was Like in Her Dreams Trantor: Liu Tong Proofread by Peter Gong In therge room, Nanny Liu is dozing offona sofa when Brianes in. Seeing him she gets up quickly. ¡°Shhh ¡ª¡± Brian reaches out and motions toNanny Liu not to make noise. He walks gently to the bedside and seesthe little kid lying on the bed with his eyes closed tightly. It seems there are still tears onhis long eyshes, and his small mouth also pouts. He looks very much wronged. Brian stands there and looks at him quietly. Nelson¡¯s eyebrows and eyes look like his. When he was a child, he would frown tightly once he was upset. He bends over, slowly reaching out to touch his small childish face, and gently smooths his eyebrows. Nelson¡¯s body is shocked with Brian¡¯s gentle touch, and he mutters in a low voice, ¡°Mom, why doesn¡¯t dad protect me, mom¡­¡± Brian stands there with his outstretched hand stiffened, and then his brain remains nk for a long while. Nelson is still mumbling with a crying voice, and tears are still hanging in his closed eyes. At that moment, Brian¡¯s heart is greatly touched, and he seems to be deeply trapped in it, unable to rid himself of the word ¡°dad¡± said by Nelson. He wipes tears off Nelson¡¯s cheeks gently with his hands with distinct finger-bones, and deliberately lowers his voice further, ¡°Little kiddy, don¡¯t worry, I won¡¯t let anyone bully you.¡± Brian doesn¡¯t know when his manic emotion has gone. Looking at Nelson, who is sleeping soundly in bed, he feels himself at home. Soon, he interrupts this idea, turns around and leaves the room. Before leaving, he doesn¡¯t forget to tell Nanny Liu to pay attention to the boy, protecting him from falling to the ground. No matter how fierce and arrogant he is outside, he feels he has be a father at this moment. He has never wanted to protect someone like this. He keeps all the secrets to himself only, wanting no one to know that. The secrets belong to himself only. Tonight. Brian drinks up the milk on the bedside table, and then falls asleep. The next day, Florence Li wakes up early, or she doesn¡¯t sleep at all. She simply washes herself, opens the door and walks upstairs. Last night, she heard the servants talk in private. Nelson should be on this floor. She didn¡¯t see her son all night, so she was really worried. ¡°Good morning, Miss Li.¡± The servants nod to her. Li walks with a faint smile, turns around and continues to walk up. ¡°Are you going to see the young master?¡± Asks the servant with her raised voice. Hearing that, Li stops, turns around, looks at the servant with milk in her hands and nods. Her voice is soft, ¡°Do you know where he is?¡± ¡°well¡­¡± The servant is obviously in a dilemma. ¡°I won¡¯t tell the guy. I just want to have a look at my child. Please.¡± Florence Li grabs the servant¡¯s hand , begging her. The servant lowers her head for a moment and finally says, ¡°Little young master and Nanny Liu were in the biggest room, but they should have gotten up now.¡± ¡°Get up now?¡± Li doesn¡¯t understand what happened. ¡°Yes, Mr. Si took him away early in the morning. Rodney should also be about to leave at the moment.¡± Says the servant. ¡°Where had he been?¡± Florence suddenly feels nervous and her tone bes anxious. ¡°We can¡¯t ask about Mr.Si¡¯s itinerary.¡± Says the servant, looking down. ¡°¡­¡± Li frowns , turns around and runs downstairs. ¡°Brian, if you hurt Nelson, I will fight with you forever!¡± Florence Li runs on and does not realize her shoes have fallen until she gets to the living room and sees Rodney who is giving orders to servants. ¡°Rodney, where did Brian take Nelson?¡± Li holds the esctor handrail and stares at Rodney and asks with a strong tone with her brown hair in disorder. ¡°Mr. Si took the young master¡­¡­¡± Rodney is about to say something but his words are interrupted by Florence Li who has just run downstairs. ¡°If he hurts Nelson, I will not let him go even if I die!¡± Hearing that, people present including Rodney stare at the woman who wears only one shoe with messy hair, and she could even be described as a raunchy woman. ¡°Mr. Si and young master are on thewn behind the vi. Maybe they are ying sports.¡± Rodney sighs helplessly and points to the back. ¡°Sports?¡± It seems that she has heard something unbelievable, therefore, she stands up, opens the door and walks to thewn outside. There are no dark clouds in the sky, and the sun shines on the gushing fountain, which has given birth to a beautiful rainbow in the sunshine. The air in the vi in the early morning is very fresh, which makes people refreshed and happy. As soon as she goes out, a few gigglese, and it is Nelson. She quickens her pace and sets out in the direction of the ce where the voicees from. From a distance, she sees Rodney riding on Brian¡¯s shoulder on the broadwn. They are very happy. If you look at such a picture, ¡®happiness¡¯ must be used to describe that scene. This scene once appeared in her dream, and even at this moment she is a little muddled and feels that everything is so unreal. ¡°Mom ~ mom ~¡± Nelson sees her standing there, reaching out his little hand to say hello to her in the distance. ¡°Watch out.¡± Li lifts the corners of her mouth and says lightly. ¡°Well, let¡¯s go back to have a rest now.¡± The smile on the corner of Brian¡¯s mouth fades away when he sees Florence walking forward. Then his voice bes lower. ¡°What are you doing?¡± Seeing that he is about to take the child away when she just came near, Li gets emotional and blushes angrily. ¡°I didn¡¯t say you could keep in touch with him now.¡± Brian walks away coolly, and stops for a second and leaves her after his words . ¡°Damn it!¡± Florence Li turns around and points to Brian, looking at the back of Nelson, she feels angry but confused. Why is Nelson so quiet today? He doesn¡¯t cry for her at all. Why doesn¡¯t he rebel when Brian ys with him? Moreover, he looks happy. Florence Li wants to get the answer quickly. She turns around and quickly follows them back to the vi. Soon Nelson follows Nanny Liu upstairs, but Li is stopped as soon as shees back to the living room. In the living room, the servants keep walking back and forth. Seeing Li staring at Brian, they secretlyugh. ¡°You¡¯ll cook lunch today.¡± Brian closes the documents in his hand, saying with a deep and maic voice. His handsome face remains expressionless. ¡°Why me?¡± Florence Li is still depressed about her son. How could she have any idea of cooking? ¡°There are all kinds of ingredients in the kitchen. Now it¡¯s your turn to cook.¡± Brian turns back to pick up the suit on the edge of the sofa and puts it on. He stares at her with his ck eyes, and his thin lips lift slightly. ¡°Nelson said he only wanted to eat your food, and I promised him.¡± ¡°¡­¡± Li wants to say something more. However, the man in front of her has put on his suit, turns around and leaves her alone in the living room. What happened in the morning seems to have been seen in Li¡¯s dream, but the dream is so real. Thinking of Nelson, Florence Li goes into the kitchen directly. She is ready to cook for Nelson. ¡°Miss Li, Mr. Si said that there should be a meal for three people.¡± Just as she enters the kitchen, the servant beside tells her that in a soft voice. Florence looks at the prepared ingredients and says nothing. As long as she could see her boy at dinner, it is nothing for her to cook for him. Chapter 30 - Subtle Changes

Chapter 30: Subtle ChangesTrantor: Lin Shihan Proofread by Peter Gong The first day she returned to Si House passes away. Nothing has happened, and it is surprisingly peaceful. Florence returns to the room upstairs to rest. She hasn¡¯t been in peace for a long time, and she expected that she could take a good rest, but it is just like yesterday. She tosses and turns restlessly on the big round bed, and she can¡¯t fall asleep easily. When she is sleeping, she opens her eyes and looks at the mobile phone on the side. She always feels that there will be a message from Austin. ¡°¡­¡± There is always a strange feeling in Florence¡¯s heart. She always feels that this is a sign for a storm. She hopes that Austin can reply to her. The sooner she leaves here, the more peaceful she feels. She keeps staring at the ceiling. Suddenly her eyes are narrowed tightly. Two dark shadowy figures hand in hand on the ceiling are reflected in her bright eyes. It turns out that she used to stay in this room. Because she had a little conflict with the old man when she was a teenager, she stayed in this room alone for a long time. The ck shadowy figures were drawn on the ceiling by means of adder spontaneously by her and the person who entered the room tofort her. ¡°I didn¡¯t expect you to be there still.¡± Florence looks up at the ceiling, sighs for a long time, and says dimly. The person who drew with her is still in this house, but everything has changed. She will never go back to the past time. Tonight, Florence falls asleep with regret over the past time and the helplessness of the present time. She does not sleep soundly at all. The next day, she still wakes up very early, simply washes in the bathroom and picks up a simple dress and puts it on. It seems that dress has not been worn for a long while since Nelson was born. Because she came here in a hurry, she can only wear the clothes the man prepares for her. Florence puts on her dress and stands in front of the mirror, lowers her pony tail, twiddles her hair, and cheers herself up in the mirror. ¡°Come on, you must persevere for Nel.¡± Florence encourages herself, then opens the door and walks out of the bedroom to the kitchen downstairs. Brian is already seated on the sofa in the living room. He is reading the news on the tablet with his slender fingers on it. It seems that he is still in the habit of paying attention to current news every day. ¡°Mr. Si, what do you want for breakfast today?¡± Florence takes a deep breath and slowly walks towards him. ¡°Anything, but you should mainly do it for Nelson, there is no need to ask ¡­¡± Brian¡¯s words are swallowed up the moment he looks up to Florence. The woman in front of him wears a white dress, and she looks a bit more feminine with her medium-length hair down. Her whiteplexion sets off her delicate face, and she is looking at him with glimmering ck eyes and a natural smile. Is sheughing at him? Brian¡¯s heart tightens, and he keeps his eyes on her for a moment, as if they were the only people in the entire living room. ¡°Mr.?¡± Florence feels his hot eyes and shakes him . ¡°cough¨C¡± Getting back to his mind, Brian frowns and coughs lightly, saying with his voice lowered, ¡°Go and cook for the little boy, and go to Su¡¯s house with meter.¡± ¡°OK.¡± Florence nods. Hearing that she is going to Su house, she frowns, and her smile gradually disappears. She tries to make her look not so bad, at least to make him feel that she doesn¡¯t resist when ites to returning to his house. So maybe his alertness will be diminished a little. In this case, she and Nelson will easily leave here as soon as Austin cues her. However, Brian¡¯s sudden notification that she should go to Su house is very annoying. What Tabitha was going to do to her the night she was to take Nelson away is still vivid in her mind, and her unhealed scar is still there. What is Brian going to do when he lets her go to Su House again? Hurt her again? Florence restrains her surmise and prepares breakfast. Nanny Liu takes Nelson¡¯s share upstairs. At the table, Florence lowers her head and eats her own, taking the spoon and passing the porridge into her mouth. ¡°Can I not go there today?¡± Florence doesn¡¯t hold back. After swallowing the porridge, she looks up at him and asks. ¡°No.¡± Across the table, Brian drops two words coldly, and lowers his head to continue eating. Florence¡¯s thin lips are clenched, and she secretly cheers for herself, for the sake of Nelson, she can tolerate, tolerate this overbearing and apathetic man. The table is peaceful again, leaving only two people chewing. Soon after the breakfast, the two go to Su House by car. Along the way, Brian still looks at the tablet in his hands with his eyebrows frowned, and his profile looks sharp, but charming indeed. ¡°Don¡¯t you know it¡¯s impolite to stare at someone like this?¡± Suddenly, Brian¡¯s deep maic voice sounds inside the car. ¡°I just ¡­ just find the scenery over there is pretty good.¡± At the words, Florence wants to give herself a p for she should have thought of such an awkward reason! ¡°Quibble.¡± Brian looks conceited, and his tone is full of inborn arrogance. ¡°¡­¡± Florence knows she is in the wrong, so it¡¯s better for her to shut up at this time. On the way to Su House, the car is facing the sunshine, and Florence tilts her head against the ss, letting the sun shine on her face, and closes her eyes to feel the moment of warmth. She doesn¡¯t realize that at this moment Brian¡¯s eyes are fixed on her for a long, long time. In the sun, she has a shred of hair on her face. Her hand is touching her face that is clean and beautiful under the sun. Brian puts down the tablet in his hand and stares at her with dark eyes. It feels unexpectedly good. In the past, he never observed deliberately her skin that looks so white, her long eyshes and her nose bridge that is neither very high nor very low, which features a woman¡¯s grace. Brian looks at Florence with fascination. A momentter, he subconsciously reaches out and wants to lift her hair. His hand stiffens in the air the moment Florence opens her eyes. Florence looks at the hand thates to her with her head tilted to one side, her cheeks turn red, and she blinks and has no idea of what to say. Brian is awkward for a few seconds. He takes his hand back, saying with his deep voice, ¡°I thought you were asleep and wanted to remind you that we would arrive soon.¡± ¡°Oh, I know.¡± Florence leans her head aside and says calmly. Even Rodney, who is in the passenger seat, notices the strange atmosphere in the car. He looks at the two people in the back seat from the rear-view mirror, and smiles. ¡°Mr. Si, here we are.¡± Seeing Tabitha has been at the gate of the manor to wee them, Rodney says. Chapter 31 - Going to Su Family for Accountability Chapter 31: Going to Su Family for ountability Trantor: Li Xinyang Proofread by Peter Gong A row of limousines stops at the door of the manor. Rodney opens the car door, and Brian steps out. ¡°Dear Brian, you¡¯re here. In the morning, I heard Rodney said that you woulde here, so I have prepared some kinds of breakfast that you like.¡± Tabitha walks on hurriedly and holds his arm with a charming voice as soon as she notices that Brian has already stepped out of the car. ¡°Thank you, but I¡¯ve eaten it.¡± The indifference on Brian¡¯s face does not vanish despite the presence of Tabitha. His voice is cold and he gives one a sense of distance. ¡°Really? Well I¡¯ll prepare your favorite fruit.¡± Tabitha makes an eye gesture to one of the maids and turns to look at Brian, smiling. Florence shakes her head speechlessly in the car. Tabitha deliberately curries favor with him and she can even feel it in the car, not to mention Brian. Sure enough, Brian gently takes her hand away, and his eyes be severe, ¡°I am not here to eat today, tell me why did you hit her by car.¡± Hearing that, Tabitha¡¯s face bes pale and her throat tightens suddenly, and she prevaricates, ¡°Brian, let¡¯s go into the room first, into the room.¡± Brian nods, and is about to raise his foot, but turns to the other side of the car. Tabitha looks at him doubtfully. ¡°Get off, and how long are you going to stay in the car?¡± Brian opens the door and bends down to look at Florence in the car with a low voice. ¡°Youe here today for¡­¡± Florence also heard what he said jus now, and she looks shocked for she did not expect that he woulde to Su Family for ountability. ¡°Get off.¡± Florence knows what he is going to say and ignores him. She lowers her head and walks out of the car. At the moment she holds his hand, she is more like a princess who is taken care of borately. Tabitha, who is standing aside, looks at the two people in front of her, and her eyes are full of jealousy. When she sees that Brian stretches out to let Florence take his hand, the anger immediately breaks out in her heart, and the hands hanging on her side are clenched tightly. The desire to go up and tear Florence into pieces bes stronger and stronger. ¡°Brian, why do you bring her here?¡± Tabitha steps forward with an indifferent tone, ¡°Do you bring her here without thinking what my sister would think about?¡± Tabitha knows that Antonia is Brian¡¯s Achilles¡¯ heel, and there is nothing wrong with using her as an excuse. ¡°It has nothing to do with your sister, the parties must be on the spot.¡± Brian takes Florence¡¯s hand and skips Tabitha, leaving this sentence indifferently. ¡°¡­¡± Tabitha is so angry that she says nothing, and turns away, her ck eyes staring at Florence. A group of people enter the house, and Florence is led into the house by him, and his hand is not released until he reaches the sofa. The feelings are mixed in her heart, which seems that something has disturbed her mind, and it is difficult for her to calm down. ¡°Ah, Brian! Youe so early! Sit down, please ¡­¡± The parents of the Su family, who were pleasing and ttering at first, suddenly change their faces and their tone bes surly when they see Florence. ¡°Why do you bring her here, we don¡¯t wee her!¡± ¡°Do you still think my daughter Antonia is not pitiful enough?¡± The father stands there with his hands folded behind his back, pretending to be sad. ¡°My poor Antonia, she is no longer in the world, but the one who hurt her ising here to torture her family.¡± The mother stands there with her hands covering her chest, looking even sadder. Tabitha quickly steps forward to help her mother, and alsoments, ¡°Brian, do you bring her to stimte us?¡± ¡°I think you should tell me why Tabitha knocked her down with car that night.¡± Brian goes straight to the subject without paying much attention to Su family¡¯s response. Hearing that, the three of the Su family are trembling. Tabitha steps forward first, and suddenly twitches her mouth, saying with a weeping cry, ¡°Brian, are you asking me for ountability for her now?¡± Florence gives a cold nce at Tabitha, and then turns to look at Brian. She also wants to know the answer. ¡°I¡¯m just talking about the incident. What I want to know is just the truth.¡± Brian¡¯s face is cold and he frowns. Su Family¡¯s dy in giving a reply makes him irritable. ¡°But you¡¯re scolding me for her.¡± Tabitha is further angered and even starts crying, covering her face. ¡°Brian, you know Tabitha¡¯s character and she can¡¯t do this kind of thing. You see ¡­¡± ¡°Yeah, there are really some reasons why Tabitha did it that night. You can¡¯t reprove us for someone who killed my daughter.¡± Su familyin one after another and the whole living room bes very noisy. Florence doesn¡¯t say a word from the beginning to the end. She just wants to see what Brian will do next. The next second, Brian yells, ¡°I say what I want is the truth, not to hear you cry here!¡± Although Brian has done a lot for them because of Antonia, they are still afraid of him after all. Hearing the voice is so loud, they immediately hold back their emotions, sitting together and daring to say nothing. ¡°Tabitha, you say, why did you do that that night?¡± Brian sits down again, one leg crossed and his hands spread out on the sofa. From Tabitha¡¯s point of view, he is hugging Florence. ¡°Florence, you are amazing!¡± Tabitha whispers secretly in her heart, turning her head and showing an aggrieved face, sobbing, ¡°She suddenly broke into my house that night, and it was very dark and I thought it was a thief. I didn¡¯t know whether I lost any valuables so that I drove to chase her, but I didn¡¯t know that I would hit her.¡± After saying, she doesn¡¯t forget to take out a tissue to wipe the few tears on her face. ¡°Ah.¡± Florence, who is sitting opposite, hears the whole story, and can¡¯t help sneering. It is a pity for Tabitha not enter the entertainment industry for her development. Brian is close to her, so it is naturally that he hears her sneer and turns to look at her without asking. ¡°The security system of your Su family is so poor? That even you, the princess of Su family, has to chase thieves in person?¡± Brian¡¯s eyes nce darkly at them, showing aplex look. Locked by Brian¡¯s eyes, the three people can do nothing but move their eyes, and begin toin about Florence as a new topic. ¡°Brian, it is true that Tabitha identally bumped her that night. But you know how good the rtionship between Antonia and Tabitha is from a young age. If Tabitha really wanted to hurt her, she would have hurt already. How could she be safe now and sit there!¡± Some words from Father Su immediately target Florence for attack. The implication is that ¡°we are still soft-hearted for she killed our daughter and we haven¡¯t hurt her yet.¡± And who will argue against such a rhetoric? No one. Florence is just sitting there and lowering her head to y with her fingers, for she knows clearly that as long as Antonia¡¯s death is mentioned, the man next to her would directly believe them without any reason. Sure enough, Brian gets up and stands next to the window, puts his hands in his pants pockets, and his voice bes dumb. ¡°Well, this is the end of it, and there is no need to continue querying.¡± Although Florence knows that he will be definitely partial to Su Family, at the moment when she heard him say that there is no need, she still feels upset for a second. After all she cannotpare with Antonia. Time is slowly approaching noon. The sunlight outside the window bes dazzling, and the living room bes brighter. ¡°Brian, I also did something wrong. It was too dark that night, so that I hit her. If my sister were here, she would definitely me me.¡± Tabitha steps forward and hands the coffee to Brian, and the remorse on her face looks real. ¡°Antonia.¡± Brian hears the words, and a picture urs to his mind in which she got her hair wet because of helping him look for the jade abroad. The emotions inside are veryplex. His tone bes gloomy, and his cold eyes suddenly darken, as if some one hit the nail on the head. Chapter 32 - Warning from Tabitha

Chapter 32: Warning from TabithaTrantor: Liu Tong Proofread b y Peter Gong Florence sits there, seeing Tabitha turn around and smile at her with malice, and looks at the back of Brian, which appears a little lonely. She knows clearly that his questioning Su¡¯s family is over. For Antonia, he could forgive anyone and hate everyone as well. A trace of envy arises in her heart. Looking at the man whom she has been in love with for so long feels deeply frustrated by the woman he loves, Florencees to realize that what she has sacrificed for him in those years is nothing but a sheer ridicule. She does not know when she begins to care about his behavior and bes so cautious. At this moment, she feels that she is so superfluous and out of ce. Florence Li stands up behind Brian with darkened eyes and slightly lifted lips, saying lightly, ¡°I want to go back. I am afraid that Nelson is asking impatiently for a meal now.¡± Hearing this, Brian turns around and bumps into her disappointed eyes suddenly. He frowns, as if her mind were seen through. Then he says coldly, ¡°wait for me outside, I have something else to ask.¡± Florence Li nods and turns to walk out. She thought she would be the one who was taken good care of today, but at the moment , she seems to be the ignored Cindere. Li sits in the car, staring at the fountain beside, and the water keeps gushingg out constantly just like her sadness. Suddenly, the door is opened. Li thinks it is Brian, so she doesn¡¯t turn around, just leans to one side and waits for the car to start. The car doesn¡¯t start and the person beside doesn¡¯t make any noise. Then Li looks back. It is Tabitha. ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± Seeing that it is Tabitha, Li takes back her sadness on her face and asks. ¡°Florence Li, are you disappointed? Are you sad because he didn¡¯t get justice for you?¡± Her mouth slightly curls up and she looks at her like a winner. Li sighs helplessly, reaches out a hand and puts the broken hair on her face behind her ears, and then she says calmly, ¡°I never care, so I don¡¯t know what I should feel lost and sad about at all.¡± ¡°Oh.¡± Tabitha seems to know her clearly and continues saying with a sneer, ¡°You has been in love with my brother Brian since you were a child, don¡¯t pretend to care nothing.¡± ¡°¡­¡± Li is speechless and turns her head aside. ¡°My sister left because of your jealousy. You did that because my sister robbed Brian who you had been in love with for so long.¡± Tabitha reaches out and grasps Li¡¯s wrist as she says that with emotion. Her eyes are ring at her. Tabitha seems to be very thin, but she is full of strength actually. ¡°Hiss -¡± Florence Li¡¯s wrist feels painful because of Tabitha¡¯s grasp. Her eyebrows are locked, and she says in anger, ¡°what on earth do you want to say?¡± ¡°You should be clear that you know how to exin to Brian about that night!¡± Tabitha increases her strength, which makes her face look ferocious. She says in a cruel voice, ¡°I want you to die for my sister, and I hope you can pay back, why not?¡±¡°¡­¡­¡± Hearing this, Florence Li gives up struggling suddenly. She says nothing, and remains silent despite the pain from her wrist. She has to take responsibility for Antonia¡¯s death. As a family member who loves her, Li could understand why Tabitha wanted to attack her. If someone hurts Nelson, she might think about blood for blood. It is natural that deep love easily gives birth to radical ideas. ¡°I regret that I didn¡¯t kill you the night and avenge my sister!¡± Tabitha ¡®s voice bes more vicious, and she almost gnashes her teeth in anger when she utters. ¡°I know it¡¯s useless to say anything about Antonia¡¯s death. I¡¯m so sorry.¡± Li looks so cowardly with her head down and her heart is full of guilt. No matter how much she resents all this, and Antonia¡¯s death is a fact that cannot be changed, and Li would suffer guilt throughout her whole life. It is like a shackle of morality. Thew didn¡¯t punish her, but morality chains her heart tightly, and she would live in confession and guilt forever. She cannot me anyone, and must bear everything alone. ¡°Miss, Miss Li¡­¡± The servant outside the car is anxiously calling Tabitha¡¯s name. It is obvious that someone is looking for her in the vi. Tabitha nces over and says coldly, ¡°If you still feel a little guilty about my sister, you should know how to exin to Brian!¡± She shakes off Li¡¯s hands hard and stares at her. After leaving the warning, Tabitha gets off and shuts the door hard. Florence Li sits in the car silently, stunned by the loud of the door. She slowly reaches out to hug herself, looking at the house outside the window. The guilt surges up in her heart. ¡°Antonia, what on hell should I do to settle everything and what on earth should I do?¡± Florence Li¡¯s brain goes nk, and the tears dropping from the corners of her eyes are quickly wiped away by her. She hates her cowardice when facing Tabitha , but she feels unable to do anything. You should take responsibility for anything wrong that you have done, shouldn¡¯t you? As time goes by, Brian finally walks out of the house and gets back into the car, and he looks cold. On the way, they don¡¯t talk much. Florence Li turns aside, and her heart is full of guilt. Her eyes have reddened and it is obvious that she has just cried a lot. Brian puts his hand against his chin and his eyebrows tighten. It is hard to recognize his expression because he is kind of grave. The car rushes across the broad road, and the people in the car are all preupied. Everything is so silent that only the wind could be heard. Suddenly, the silence inside the car is broken by a harsh cell phone ring. Rodney quickly takes out his mobile phone, covers his ear and whispers, ¡°Hello? ¡± ¡°Well, I see.¡± Rodney looks serious, hangs up the phone and looks at the rear-view mirror. At the same time, Brian is looking at the rear-view mirror, too. Rodney nods, and it seems that Brian has understood something, and then his face bes gloomier. Florence Li looks confused, but she doesn¡¯t ask more questions. She just feels that Brian is very bad-tempered, which scares people unconsciously. On the way, Brian answers the phone and it is said that there is something for him to deal with in thepany. Atst, he doesn¡¯t go back to the vi but directly drives to thepany. Florence Li asks nothing and just sits there quietly, looking out of the window and thinking about something. It was just a sunny day but suddenly bes cloudy. It seems that a heavy rain ising soon. Chapter 33 - Injured and Go to the Infirmary Chapter 33: Injured and Go to the Infirmary Trantor: Li Xinyang The sun is swallowed up by the dark clouds, and raindrops fall on the car¡¯s windows, and it drizzles first, and then it pours. The driver opens the wiper and the speed gradually slows down. Florence sits there dully, and her mind is haunted by Tabitha¡¯s fierce face at noon. ¡°Mr. Si, here we are.¡± Rodney¡¯s voice sounds ahead. Brian nods, and when he is about to get out of the car, he turns to look at her again. His voice is low, ¡°Get off the car with me. It¡¯s raining heavily.¡± He speaks briefly and turns to open the car door. Outside the car, the assistant is already holding up the umbre. Florence thought that it was ok for her to stay in the car quietly. Now that Brian has said that, she opens the door and gets out of the car. Rodney trots and holds an umbre beside her. Even so, much of her cheeks and shoulders still get wet. ¡°Miss Li, I¡¯m sorry, Mr. Si has never brought ady to thepany. I subconsciously follow Mr. Si into thepany.¡± Rodney lowers his head with guilt. ¡°It¡¯s okay. Thank you foring here.¡± Florence smiles slightly and pats the rain on her shoulder gently. She is not a spoiled princess, and such rain is nothing to her. ¡°Assistant Cao, is there an emergency in thepany? He sounds very anxious.¡± Florence looks at the slender figure ahead, who walks rapidly and turns around and asks. ¡°There is nothing wrong withpany. Mr. Si has been like this for the past few years. Thepany is one of the two things he cares about.¡± Rodney says to her respectfully. ¡°Two things he cares about.¡± Florence mutters, and her voice is so low that only she herself can hear it. She knows very well that the two things Rodney said are undoubtedly Su family and thepany. Antonia¡¯s death has saddened him so much that doing somepensation for Su family is the only constion to him. Thinking of this, Florence remembers Tabitha¡¯s red eyes and she said she wanted to kill her, which makes her even more guilty. Because of her, Antonia died. Because Antonia died, so many people be obsessed with it, being unable to rid themselves of the sadness. All these, she cannot get away with! Florence dully follows Rodney into thepany, lowering her head, like a child who makes a mistake and is about to be punished. ¡°Miss Li, it¡¯s all right.¡± Rodney cannot helpforting her when he sees her walk with her head down. Then he closes the umbre and hands it to the secretary. Her murmuring voice is very low, but Rodney who stands beside her hears it clearly. ¡°¡­¡­¡± Florence is still immersed in guilt, walking with her head down. Rodney has no choice but to follow her silently. Florence moves on like this,pletely disregarding what is in front of her, or where she is now, just walking. Suddenly, she bumps heavily into a solid embrace, and her whole body suddenly bes unstable. ¡°Pa¨C¡± Florence falls t on her back. She falls to the ground directly before she has time to react. The ankle, which has been already injured, is now more painful. She is irritated by the pain, and then sobers up. Looking at the group of people around her, and then looking at Brian, who looks a little angry and stands in the crowd, she feels her heart sinks. His ck eyes stare straight at her. The disgust in his eyes is obvious. ¡°Not up yet?¡± Brian res at her, speaking sternly. Florence hears the words, and quickly gets up. However, as soon as she exercises force at the ankle, the tearing paines from the foot. ¡°Hiss¨C¡± She frowns, touches her ankle, and looks pale. The injury caused by the traffic ident has not healed, and now with this bruise, her ankle is swollen obviously. ¡°Rodney!¡± Brian snarls. ¡°Take her to the infirmary.¡± After that, he turns and roars at the spectators, ¡°Don¡¯t you need to go to work or do you intend to be dismissed?¡± Hearing that, the onlookers disappear in a twinkling of an eye. ¡°I fell just because of you!¡± Looking at the angry back of Brian, Florenceins in her heart. Then she stands up, supported by Rodney. ¡°Miss Li, here, watch your step!¡± Rodney supports her when she walks slowly, reminding her to watch her steps. Fortunately, the infirmary is not far away. ¡°Dr. Tian,e here.¡± Rodney ces Florence gently on a small bed aside and politely calls the doctor who is looking at a medical certificate. Florence lightly lifts her feet onto one side of the bed, raises her eyes and looks at this small but well-equipped infirmary. The whole room is in gray color. The medical instruments on both sides are arranged neatly. And three nurses are looking at something carefully on theputer. The Si Group is indeed one of thergestpanies in the country. Fewpanies are equipped with medical clinics, much less a p-up medical clinic. Florence sits there, looking quietly, and her eyes keep moving back and forth. ¡°Miss Li, sorry, I was in a hurry and didn¡¯t notice youing in just now.¡± The doctor in the white coates over and says with an apology. ¡°It¡¯s okay, it¡¯s okay, no need to apologize.¡± Florence waves her hand quickly, and smiles awkwardly. Indeed, Florence has never been used to such an awkward address or polite greeting. ¡°Thank you for your understanding. Did you hurt your foot here?¡± Dr. Tian says, touching her ankle. ¡°hiss¨C¡± As soon as the doctor touches her ankle, she immediately feels pain in her foot, and she can¡¯t help groaning. ¡°Miss Li, has your ankle been injured before?¡± The doctor asks earnestly. Florence¡¯s face twitches a little due to the pain in her ankle, and she nods. The doctor turns and picks up the white medicine bottle and cotton on the te. And then she pours the medicine on the cotton, saying, ¡°Miss Li, don¡¯t have to worry about it. It¡¯s just a fracture. Thest injury doesn¡¯t recover and it is hurt again, and the injury happens to be in the same position. Inevitably, it will be more painful.¡± ¡°Not ready yet! I don¡¯t have so much time waiting for you.¡± Suddenly, the silence of the room is broken by a cold voice. There is no need for Florenceto check who it is. She just wonders why hees here. ¡°Mr. Si.¡± The doctors and nurses bow their heads to show respect when they see Briane in. ¡°Don¡¯t you notice the injury in your foot? It is a waste of time!¡± Hees straight to her, with a cold face and obviously irritable tone. ¡°It¡¯ll be well soon.¡± Florence turns her head to meet his cold gaze and pauses. ¡°It won¡¯t take much of your time.¡± Brian looks at her ck and white eyes, and he feels fed up with the submission in her eyes. ¡°Florence, what did Tabitha do to you that night at Su family?¡± Brian puts his hands in his pockets. His voice is cold, and his handsome face looks extremely grim. ¡°Nothing, I didn¡¯t meet Tabitha that night.¡± Florence says, turning his head to the side, deliberately avoiding something. Now, Brian asks her about Su family, and there is no doubt that he wants to know what happened that night. Tabitha¡¯s words shed through Florence¡¯s mind just now. Although her words are ruthless, she is not unreasonable. ¡°Nothing happened? Are you sure?¡± Brian¡¯s ck eyes stare straight at her, and a voice in his heart tells him that this woman must be concealing something. ¡°Nothing happened.¡± Antonia died because of her. Thus, what Tabitha did is totally understandable. There is no need to let Brian know what happened. Florence nods, still avoiding his eyes. For Antonia, she feels guilty for what she has done, not knowing how to make up for it. However, on the other hand, she has to be adamant for the sake of Nelson. In the midst of her self-esteem she remains stubborn and feels guilty. Chapter 34 - Query again Chapter 34: Query again Trantor: Liu Tong It rains heavier and heavier outside the window. The raines crashing down the window, drowning the sound in the clinic. Doctor Tian and the nurse stand aside. They take a peek at the woman in front of them, and it seems that the dialogue between the president and her is unusual, which is unlike the dialogue between the boss and a female employee. Who on earth is this woman? Li¡¯s dodging eyes are caught by Brian. He knows everything clearly. He stands in front of the huge bright french sash with his hands in the pockets, looking at the heavy traffic downstairs. He remains silent with a cold face. The more Florence Li attempts to hide something, the more Brian wants to know why she helped Tabitha to conceal everything. Brian has already asked Rodney to search privately what happened that night, and just now he watched that night¡¯s surveince video. ¡°It seems that the old man didn¡¯t teach you anything else, but he taught you how to tell lies.¡± Brian turns and stares at her. He takes his hands out of the pockets. His face looks cold. Rodney, who stands beside, is quick-witted, and he secretly signals doctors and nurses to leave. The doctors and nurses bow their heads and hurry out. ¡°I didn¡¯t lie. Su¡¯s family didn¡¯t hurt me that night.¡± Florence Li insists. ¡°Did those people force you to take the drug?¡± Brian turns around and looks at her contemptuously, sarcastically asking, ¡°How can you exin this ankle injury?¡± ¡°The injury¡­ It has nothing to do with Su¡¯s family, and it was caused by my own careless tumble. ¡± Li looks down at her ankle and falters. Tabitha¡¯s words still reverberate in her ears. She has to keep it in mind. ¡°Did Su¡¯s family chase you that night?¡± Brian raises his voice decibel and asks her again. Hearing that, Li¡¯s eyes begin to be erratic and her body shakes. She sits there and thinks for a moment, slowly opening her mouth, ¡°No.¡± Brian frowns, looking at the woman in bed. His eyes are full of inexorability, ¡°Give that to me.¡± He cannot endure the mendacious woman in front of his eyes any longer. He asks Rodney to bring something and reaches out his hand. Seeing this, Rodney quickly puts a document pouch in his hand and steps a few steps back. ¡°Look, is this you? Or is there another woman in the world that looks exactly like you?¡± Brian takes out the pictures from the document pouch, throws them on her bed, and stands there with his hands around his chest, looking at her. Li picks up the pictures on the bed. Her face suddenly bes blue and she covers her thin lips with her hand. Her lie is debunked, and she even doesn¡¯t know how to reply. She just sits there, looking at the pictures, which show how she fell down in front of Tabitha¡¯s car that night. In the pictures she looked so embarrassed, her hair scattered all over her face and her clothes were covered with mud. ¡°What else do you want to exin now?¡± Brian stands there in amanding manner, as if interrogating her. ¡°Say what? Why are you questioning me like this? Shouldn¡¯t you be happy that Su¡¯s family did this? ¡± Florence Li arranges the photos one by one slowly, and says coldly. What is revealed in her eyes is a kind of darkness that has never existed. It seems that her whole being has been exhausted by something. Her voice bes weak, as if shecked the ability to tell her sadness and loss. ¡°Why am I happy? If Tabitha did do this, how could I exin to Antonia?¡± Brian res at her, his eyes suggesting disgust and boredom. ¡°Now you can rx, and Tabitha didn¡¯t make it as she expected. Besides, I wasn¡¯t hurt.¡± Li looks up and hands the photos to him, her eyes looking dim. Brian takes the pictures with one hand. His face turns gloomy and says coldly, ¡°I don¡¯t want Tabitha to be imprisoned because of you.¡± Hearing this, Li says lightly, ¡°You can be at ease because Tabitha will not be that stupid.¡± Antonia¡¯s death makes him feel guilty, therefore, Brian spoils Tabitha more. ¡°Now that you have investigated it clearly, why did you ask me again?¡± Florence Li says, and the pain under her foot makes her frown tightly when she stands up. ¡°If Tabitha made it that night, yo must be very happy.¡± ¡°¡­¡± Brian stands there while looking down at Li, who is kneading her ankle on the bed. He looks very gloomy at the moment. ¡°Take my life for Antonia¡¯s, and everything wille to an end!¡± Florence Li pulls back her pillow, leans back and looks up slowly at Brian. Her eyes are dim, and a few tears linger in her eyes. ¡°Li , your life is not worth exchanging for the one who I care about most!¡± All of a sudden, Brian holds her hand tightly, and his cold but handsome face approaches her bit by bit, with his august eyes. ¡°¡­¡± Li¡¯s ankle is already in much pain, and her wrist is tightly clenched by him at the moment. The double pain makes her close her eyes and bite her teeth. ¡°If I want to take your life for Antonia, would you be still alive?¡± Brian stares at her and continues, ¡°what I want is that you have to live in guilt throughout your life and repent forever for what you have done!¡± Guilt and repentance¡­ Florence Li¡¯s tears have been lingering in her eyes for a long while, but when she hears this, the tears fail her and flow down her face and neck! How much he loves Antonia, and how much he hates Florence. It is more painful for one to live in guilt and repentance all his/her life than to die. It is ridiculous that the man whom she used to love heart and soul wants her to live in this living hell! Looking at his clear face with empty eyes, she cannot prevent her tears from flowing down from the corners of her eyes constantly. Grievance, disappointment, sadness, pain, and despair¡­All these are contained in her eyes and then released with her tears. ¡°If I could, I would rather I didn¡¯t know you.¡± For long, Florence Li slightly opens her thin lips, saying in a hoarse voice, which implies a kind ofpletely emotional death. ¡°¡­¡± Hearing that, Brian¡¯s ck eyes tighten slightly. He feels his heart has been thumped by someone. However, the pain vanishes quickly, and soon his reason She said she would rather not know him. How could he hope to know her? ¡°Florence Li, I don¡¯t want to know you, do I? If you had not appeared, Antonia would not have died!¡± Brian pulls her forward and looks at her slightly swollen eyes. There is no emotional change on his face at all. Chapter 35 - The Life in Captivity Chapter 35: The Life in Captivity Trantor: Liu Tong Proofread by Peter Gong When people asionally pass the corridor, they all see Rodney and the doctor waiting outside. Therefore, they are looking at them curiously, hoping to know what happened. ¡°Go away! Be careful not to be found by the manager or you will lose your job.¡± Rodney hisses seriously. In the infirmary, Brian still doesn¡¯t get Li¡¯s response. He continues asking coldly, ¡°I hope you can know your position. Don¡¯t displease or embarrass Su¡¯s family.¡± ¡°I have no enmity with Su¡¯s family. I just want to bring back my Nelson.¡± Florence Li crosses her arms. She looks up at Brian and her fingers keep vibrating. ¡°You should know how to do it.¡± Brian stands up and heads for the door. ¡°I don¡¯t know anything about Tabitha. You know what President Si is talking about.¡± Li is still feeling guilty for Su¡¯s family. Even if he doesn¡¯t warn her, she will close her mouth and say nothing . ¡°I hope so!¡± Brian leaves cold words and turns and walks out of the room with a resentful face. He thinks he may go mad if he keeps staying here. Li¡¯s cowardice makes him feel depressed. Rodney and the doctor outside the infirmary see Briane out He wants to say something, but then is stopped by Rodney¡¯s soft cough. ¡°Mr. Si, the meeting will begin soon.¡± Doctor Tian seems to understand something, and he stands there with his head lowered, daring to make no sound. ¡°Go to treat her feet inside.¡± Brian takes a deep breath wrathfully and reproaches the doctor. ¡°OK, I¡¯ll be right away.¡± Hearing this, Doctor Tian immediately opens the door and walks in. After the doctor leaves, Brian turns to Rodney beside and says sternly, ¡°Take her back to the vi after her injury is treated, and find someone to watch her. Don¡¯t let her do anything stupid!¡± Rodney nods, ¡°I see.¡± Brian stands there, thinking about something for seconds. After ncing sidelong at the door of the infirmary, he snorts and walks to the elevator. ¡­ ¡­ The other side. Baron is sitting on the balcony with a cup of American coffee in his hand. He closes his eyes and feels the sound of rain outside the window. The rhythm of the falling sound seems to pacify him. Suddenly, the mobile phone on the small round table vibrates. Baron opens his eyes slowly, puts the coffee aside, picks it up and answers. ¡°Hello.¡± On the other side of the phone, a soft female voicees out, ¡°Mr. Si, do you have time to have a cup of coffee with me?¡± ¡°Miss Su has this pleasure, ah? How can you remember to have coffee with me on such a heavily rainy day?¡± Baron¡¯s eyes turn to the window, and there is no look on his face at all. ¡°It¡¯s such a rainy day that is better for us to talk, isn¡¯t it?¡± Tabitha says with a smile on the other side of the phone. Baron pauses, picks up the coffee beside and sips it gently. ¡°How can I refuse Miss Su¡¯s invitation?¡± He says in a low voice. ¡°See you at the Moonstone Cafe tomorrow.¡± Tabitha says, ¡°Sure, see you tomorrow.¡± Baron hangs up the phone. The mobile phone is turned back and forth in his hand, and Baron keeps staring at it with his ck eyes. Suddenly he humphs, ¡°I was worried that I didn¡¯t have a suitable pawn. Now I¡¯ve got a free one.¡± Baron¡¯s face is bleak, and it looks more surly against the cloudy sky. ¡°Mr. Si, then how to use this pawn?¡± The assistant beside looks at him and asks. ¡°I would like to make good use of the pawn of Su family. Maybe I can fire a deadly bolt at Brian!¡± Baron puts down his coffee, with a sneer, and walks by the window. He reaches out and lets the raindrop hit him. ¡°As expected, rainy days are suitable for people to think.¡± The assistant beside feels confused, only pretending to understand and nods. The rain outside the window does not mean to stop at all. It eliminates the noise of the city and brings back a moment of tranquility. Li returns to the vi and totters to the third floor directly. She is worried about Nelson because she hasn¡¯t seen him for a whole day. ¡°Nanny Liu ,where is Nelson?¡± Li opens the door of the room and looks inside. There is no one in therge room. It¡¯s dark there and the little boy that she hope to see is not in the bed. ¡°Little young master, he¡­¡­¡± Nanny Liu falters. ¡°What the matter with him! Please! ¡± Florence Li looks at her and feels something wrong. She shouts anxiously and holds Nanny Liu¡¯s hands nervously. ¡°Young master has a fever. Now he is in the hospital.¡± Nanny Liu says in one shot, closes her eyes and waits for Li to scold her. ¡°Fever? How could he have a fever suddenly? Why no one tell me? Who is in the hospital with him? ¡± Li anxiously asks a bunch of questions, which makes Nanny Liu feel overwhelmed. ¡°Mr. Si told me not to tell you. The young master is in the city hospital and Mr. Si is with him.¡± Rodneyes over and says seriously. Hearing this, Florence hurriedly totters downstairs. She takes every step anxiously. Her son is ill in the hospital and Nelson must be crying to find his mother now. She has to go there at once. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, Miss Li. You can¡¯t leave here.¡± When Florence Li arrives at the gate of the vi, two tall bodyguards reach out to intercept her. ¡°What are you doing!¡± Li frowns, she can¡¯t even wait a moment. She goes to beat their hands in a hurry, and cries in confusion. ¡°We have to obey the order. Miss Li, don¡¯t embarrass us.¡± The bodyguards allow Li to beat them freely, but they are still keeping a serious face. ¡°Rodney,Rodney!¡± Li recognizes that it is that man¡¯s idea. She turns and shouts to Rodney who is upstairs. Hearing this, he trots down to Florence and asks, ¡°what can I do for you? Miss Li?¡± ¡°Why can¡¯t I leave here? I want to see my son!¡± Li points to the bodyguards at the gate, and her voice bes loud with anger on her charming face. ¡°Well¡­ Miss Li, please don¡¯t embarrass us, it¡¯s Mr. Si¡¯s order. ¡± Rodney¡¯s words are the same as those bodyguards¡¯. Florence Li is chagrined. She puts her hands around her waist and misses Nelson who is in the hospital a lot. She is pacing with much anxiety. What does Brian want to do! The rain outside the window bes heavier and heavier, and Li also begins to be more and more restless. Chapter 36 - The Crisis of Su Family Chapter 36: The Crisis of Su Family Trantor: Liu Tong Proofread by Peter Gong Florence Li¡¯s heart hangs. She keeps wandering at the gate anxiously and looking forward to seeing the little boy¡¯s return. Troubled by her behavior, Rodney sighs secretly and walks up to her. Heforts her and says, ¡°Miss Li, don¡¯t worry. Mr. Si is staying with the young master. It will be OK.¡± In fact, people here all know that Brian is very fond of Nelson, but he doesn¡¯t show anything in front of Li. Others don¡¯t know the reason and actually those who are employed can¡¯t inquire about these kinds of things. Just then, there is a dazzling light at the gate of the vi. It is the sound of parking. Li rushes out into the heavy rain. Seeing this, Rodney quickly follows her with an umbre in his hand. What she worries about is just Nelson. However, her foot is hurt, and she hobbles. Someone respectfully opens the door and offers an umbre. Brian gets off the car with the boy in his arms. ¡°Nelson!¡± Seeing her whole body has been drenched, Brian lours. His fierce eyes sweep over Rodney. Rodney¡¯s heart sinks and he even doesn¡¯t dare to see his eyes. Then he uses the umbre to keep her from the rain subconsciously. Therefore, most of his body is drenched in the rain. Li doesn¡¯t pay attention to this detail. She hurriedly goes to see Nelson in Brian¡¯s arms. The little boy¡¯s face is very serene. He seems to feel at ease now and maybe he didn¡¯t make a scene. Florence Li looks at Brian on guard and wants to take the child from him. Her body works much faster than her brain. When her hand reaches half way, Brian hands Nelson to Nanny Liu, whoes here in a hurry. Li¡¯s hands are stiff in the air, and her heart is filled with anger at the moment. ¡°Nanny Liu, take him to bed. I¡¯ll ask the doctor to do checkups in the morning.¡± ¡°Yes, sir.¡± Florence Li bes weak when she faces Brian talking about her son. Her tone suddenly softens, ¡°Let me stay with Nelson, after all it is the special period, and he needs me.¡± Her eyes look solicitous. ¡°Little boy is OK, and it¡¯s just a fever.¡± His tone is kind of sharp. Li clenches her fist, grits her teeth and stares at Brian. ¡°For you, Mr. Si, Nelson means nothing, but he is all I have¡­¡± ¡°If you still want to see your son, please learn to be obedient. I don¡¯t like people who are always against me, understand?¡±Li is interrupted by Brian, although she doesn¡¯t finish speaking. ¡°Nanny Liu, take good care of this little boy. If there is something wrong with him, you¡¯ll be dismissed immediately.¡± Nanny Liu promises in horror. Brian coughs suddenly, and he puts his hand in front of his nose. It seems that he has a cold. The man turns and walks inside without waiting for Florence to say any more. ¡°Brian!¡± Li almost jumps in anger. She is shouting his name behind him, about to catch up but Rodney stops her. He shakes his head at her, indicating that it is not a good opportunity. Fortunately, Nelson¡¯s coldes fast and goes fast, too. Li stops the doctor and asks about the situation the next day, then she puts her heart at rest. As requested, she goes to the kitchen to prepare breakfast, but doesn¡¯t meet Brian. Rodney happens toe in with a pile of documents in his hands, therefore, Li asks him. ¡°Mr. Si has something to do today. He may note back at once. Miss Li, you can stay with the young master for longer.¡± Rodney says with a smile. Florence Li feels rxed immediately, ¡°thank you¡±, her eyebrows bend. In Su¡¯s family, Brian sits beside Tabitha¡¯s father and has a meal elegantly. He seems to be unmindful, as if he justes here for a meal. However, Tabitha is keenly aware of the difference today. Since her sister¡¯s ident, Brian has taken special care of Su¡¯s family. They are also familiar with each other. These years, her love for Brian is all on her face. People all think she will be Brian¡¯s wife and the mistress of Si¡¯s family in the future. Brian calls her that he has an announcement to make. Tabitha thinks there is no other possibility except for a proposal of marriage. The very thought makes her feel so bashful that she blushes suddenly. She is really looking forward to the announcement. Tabitha¡¯s parents exchange a look with their daughter, and their faces are full of joy. After the meal, Brian sits on the sofa with his long legs crossed. He just sits there and people around can feel an invisible sense of oppression. Tabitha¡¯s father pours tea for him, and her mother is busy preparing fruits. Tabitha sits beside him with fingers on her knees nervously. She smiles naively and asks, ¡°how can you find the time for dinner today, Brother Si?¡± ¡°Well, I¡¯m not wee here?¡± Brian answers in an elusive voice. Tabitha cares nothing about his attitude. She smiles and holds his arm. ¡°Why not? I am looking forward to seeing you all the time.¡± Brian pushes her hands away in a casual way and slowlyys the tea on the table. ¡°I¡¯m here today to announce just one thing.¡± The three members of Su¡¯s family are waiting for his announcement with a smile. ¡°The child I put here several days ago is mine. In order to give him a proper identity, I will find time to hold a conference to disclose it.¡± What he just said is semi-serious, but just like a bomb dropped in Su family. They are all shocked. If he discloses the child¡¯s identity, Florence Li¡¯s will also be known by others! It means there is no business with Su¡¯s family, isn¡¯t there? Tabitha¡¯s face grows pale. She clenches her lips tightly and grasps the sofa with her hands firmly. She looks at Brian incredulously, ¡°Brother Si, how can you treat my sister like this?¡± At the critical moment, Tabitha can only think of her sister Antonia. Brian raises his hand and stops her words. He looks indifferent, ¡°Tabitha, how have I treated you these years? You should be clear. All you Su¡¯s family have today is because of Antonia. I hope you don¡¯t go too far.¡± His tone is kind of smooth, but it still makes them stupefied. Tabitha wants to say something more with her lips vibrating, however, Brian has already stands up and leaves. After he leaves, the members of Su¡¯s family suddenly fall into a panic. Tabitha leans on the sofa feebly, and what she thinks is all Brian¡¯s words. The rtionship that she has been painstakingly managed for years has changed dramatically since Florence Li came back! Chapter 37 - Throw Jade Pendant

Chapter 37: Throw Jade PendantTrantor: Li Xinyang Proofread by Peter Gong It means that all gambling will be reshuffled, and all her previous efforts will be in vain. The parents of Su family are sitting on the sofa anxiously, for a while they don¡¯t know what to do. At this time, the door of the room is slowly opened from the inside. A beautiful figure graduallyes out of the shadow, and slowly walks towards them. Tabitha stands up and walks towards the figure, ¡°Sister, what should we do now?¡± If Brian is still there, it will definitely be more exciting because the person whoes out is really Antonia who is ¡°revived¡±! ¡­¡­ At the other side, Florence is preparing dinner in the kitchen. Nelson has just recovered from a fever. She is worried that he dislikes other people¡¯s cooking, so she makes a point of cooking for herself. When she hears that Tabithaes to visit her, she is shocked for a while. Why does Tabitha, who hates her so much, suddenlye to see her? Subconsciously, there arises a flicker of doubt in her mind, but Florence is more willing to look on the bright side. There is no absolute bad person in the world. She always upholds this concept. Florence returns to the drawing room. Tabitha wears a beige long dress today. The whole person looks much gentler, with long hair on her shoulders, and every twinkle and smile carries a noble temperament. Florence walks towards her, and sits on the sofa beside Tabitha. Before she can say something, Tabitha goes directly to the subject. She tilts her legs and takes out Jade Pendant and dangles it in front of her, with a smile. ¡°Florence, do you know what it is?¡± Florence looks nervous suddenly after seeing what is in her hand, and frowns slightly, ¡°Why is this jade pendant in your hand?!¡± On the contrary, her rhetorical question surprises Tabitha; it is impossible that Florence has seen this jade pendant before. ¡°You know this jade?¡± Florence¡¯s eyes are fixed on Jade Pendant, and her face turns pallid, with a wry smile on her lips. How could she not know the importance of this jade pendant to him? It was summer vacation, and she wanted to go abroad to find Brian secretly, but what she saw was that he and Antonia had an intimate rtionship at school. She had a secret crush on Brian, and when she saw this scene she felt inferior and did not dare to go forward. She was alone abroad, watching Brian and Antonia getting more and more intimate distantly. After knowing that Brian had lost jade pendant, she was on all fours on the grass, looking for it under the heavy rain overnight. When she found it and was eager to give jade pendant to Brian, she heard his vicious words. Perhaps it was the housekeeper who called him to report her whereabouts, but he told him not to bother him any more, even if she died on the ne. The feet, which had been raised, were retracted. She couldn¡¯t bear these words. Without the courage to meet Brian, she secretly put jade pendant at the door of Antonia and watched her return Jade Pendant and secretlye back. When she was on the ne, she had countless fantasies. Would Brian be a little happy if she died on the ne? Who knew about her despair at that time? When she saw this jade pendant, she remembered her stupidity in the past years. She thought that as long as she loved him deeply, she could get his attention, but in the end what she got was that Brian threatened her with her child. She desperately gave birth to the child and loved him, but now Brian regards her baby as a trifle, and what has she got for all she did? Tabitha observes her face changing, with a sneer ofughter in her eyes, ¡°You know, this jade pendant is the relic of Brian¡¯s mother, which is very important for Brian. But it is now the relic of my sister, for it was a token of love Brian sent to my sister, so how much Brian loves my sister is obvious, right?¡± After saying it, she nces at Florence, who stands there quietly, ¡°You killed my sister, his favorite woman; you wouldn¡¯t be so naive to think that he will ept you and forgive you, would you?¡± Chapter 38 - Sadness and Indignation Chapter 38: Sadness and Indignation Trantor: Li Xinyang Proofread by Peter Gong These words seem to stab at Florence¡¯s heart, and she feels suffocated. All the painful memories of that year rush into her mind. To retrieve the jade pendant, she had a serious fever and suffered all the pain alone in a foreign country. She thought that the jade pendant was important to Brian, so she helped him get it back even at the risk of her own life, but he gave it to another woman right away. All the emotions of the past suddenlye to her mind. Her mood changing from grievance to anger is just an instant. Suddenly, she seizes the jade pendant from Tabitha¡¯s hand and throws it on the ground angrily. When the jade falls to the ground, it seems that she cuts off all her thoughts of Brian, as well as abandons her memories of the past. She would no longer have any expectations of that man! Florence¡¯s sudden behavior frightens Tabitha. The moment she looks up, she sees Brian standing behind Florence. The handsome face is now gloomy, as if a storm wereing. Even though this is her original n, she is still frightened by hisplexion. However, she responds quickly and turns her attention to Florence rapidly. She promptly moves to pick up the broken jade on the ground, and looks at her with red eyes, ¡°Florence! Are you crazy? Do you know how important it is for Brian?! Isn¡¯t it enough that you killed my sister, or what else do you want to do now?¡± The acting is so mature that it leaves no trace of doubt. Florence looks at the debris on the ground dazedly. She takes a step back with a smile, but tears surging up out of her eyes unconsciously. She raises her hands to wipe the tears hurriedly, to hide her real emotions from others. When a person is so angry that he already loses all his intellect and thinking ability, he can say everything. She points to Tabitha, ¡°What else do I want to do? Antonia was damned! Everyone should die! If I knew the result, I should have broken the jade pendant instead of returning to Brian ¡­¡± ¡°Dare say it again!¡± A force seizes her neck suddenly and thenes the cold voice of Brian, ¡°Florence, you don¡¯t deserve to mention her name!¡± He had an idea of ??strangling her just now. Florence ps his arms with her hands. At this moment, although her desire to survive is very strong, her eyes stare at him without fear. Tabitha is stunned for a second because of Florence¡¯sst sentence that she was the person who sent the jade pendant to Antonia¡¯s dormitory that year! In a short moment, she has already thought of the consequences of Florence¡¯ telling the truth. So she reacts quickly, watching Brian¡¯s hands pinching Florence tightly, steps forward and pretends to dissuade him, crying and letting Brian loosen his grip, ¡°Brian, it¡¯s my mistake, I shouldn¡¯t mention my sister in front of her, otherwise, she would not be so angry and broke the jade pendant¡­ ¡± She wipes her tears, while secretly noticing Brian¡¯s reaction. Sure enough, the seemingly unintentional remark increases Brian¡¯s anger even more. He tightens his grip rather than loosen it. The veins in his arm are exposed and he stares angrily at the little red face in front of him, ¡°Antonia has already died! Why are you still so intolerant of her ?! Florence had a chance to exin, but she is already able to predict the result. Are there any differences from five years ago? Brian will never let her go, so she just looks at him stubbornly, without any words. The monstrous anger in his eyes is not overlooked, but there is still a smile on his face. Sarcastic, sad, desperate. These three emotions are intertwined, and Florence also feels that her heart is dying bit by bit. She can¡¯t breathe already, and her pping hands are just like a fish that is dying on the chopping board, gradually losing its vitality. Her hands are dropping slowly, as if wandering on the verge of death. ¡°Stop!¡± Austin¡¯s voice suddenly appears in the air, and he frowns and looks at the scene in front of him, and everyone can see that he is very angry. Brian certainly does notply with him, and his strength remains undiminished. ¡°Brian, if you don¡¯t let her go, she will die. I will immediately sue you for intentional homicide. This should not be the result you want, should it?¡± He says with a little more threat and oppression. Hearing this, Brian curls up his lips. He lets go of Florence little by little, not because he is afraid. He just wants to see what the woman is capable of, and how many men are willing to work for her. Florence nearly died in his hands just now. She coughs violently, but her eyes are still staring at him tightly. She suddenlyughs while looking at him. All the people present, including Brian, are stunned, for her smile is a bit inexplicable. ¡°What are youughing at?¡± The yfulness in Brian¡¯s eyes grows deeper. Florence leans on the sofa to stabilize her body. She stares at him coldly, sneering, ¡°Brian, don¡¯t you just want the equity in my hand? In this case, I will marry you. ¡± Her words shock everyone. Brian is a little surprised and immediately regains hisposure. He looks at her with a smirk and an unclear emotion. ¡°Florence, since you want to y, I will y with you.¡± Tabitha and Austin both look at him in surprise at the same time. Brian turns his hand, gets the mobile phone and dials Rodney¡¯s phone, ¡°Prepare a wedding for me in the shortest time.¡± While he speaks, his eyes are still staring at Florence, as if to examine her look and to wonder when she will give in. Unexpectedly, Florence is calm from the beginning to the end and she only returns him a sneer and the firmness in her eyes. Since reuniting with her, she has constantly updated his knowledge of her and has done a lot of things that made him fly into a rage. Although knowing that it is his minefield, she still steps on it. This woman has changed a lot, good. Florence¡¯s body is weak, and with Brian¡¯s pinch, she has no more energy now and she even feels a little fainted, but she doesn¡¯t want to lose in momentum, so she has been trying her utmost to support herself. Fortunately, Austin notices the details and knows that she can not hold on anymore, so he insists on sending her to hospital forcibly, and Brian does not stop him. Just the viciousness in his eyes increases and a yful smile appears on his lips. He expects to see what a storm the woman is about to raise. Chapter 39 - A Bogus Testament Chapter 39: A Bogus Testament Trantor: Liu Tong Proofread by Peter Gong Austin looks at Florence Li, who is lying in the bed with a pale face, sighing and says in anger, ¡°What on earth do you want to do? You know how Brian hates you. If you marry him, you will be pushed into a fiery pit. Do you know what you are doing?¡± His tone sounds annoyed. Li suddenly sits up and stares at Austin, ¡°I must ask you a favour.¡± She says with a little bitter voice. ¡°Go ahead.¡± ¡°On the day of marriage, take Nelson away and nevere back. I¡¯ll stall him off. I can¡¯t believe others, so now, only you can help me, can¡¯t you?¡± Her firm gaze cannot be ignored. Austin is shocked sometime, because he doesn¡¯t expect Li to have such a bold idea. He says nothing and his face shows his hesitation. While he is thinking about what to say, Florence Li smiles bitterly, and her eyes move to her fingertips, as if she were in a kind of trance. Her voice is hoarse, ¡°You have seen what happened today, he¡­¡± She suddenly chokes up. Li tries to subdue her emotions. After a while, she calms down and continues, ¡°He can¡¯t bear Nelson. He hates me so much that he wants me to die in front of him. Nelson means nothing to him, so please.¡± Her tone is very calm now as if nothing had happened, but Austin feels her sadness naturally. ¡°Do you know how dangerous it is? We know Brian clearly. If there is anything wrong, you should know more clearly about the grave consequence! ¡± Everything is in silence. Li raises her little face and looks at him firmly. ¡°I have only got my son. If idents happen to him, I would also like to die. So I will do it.¡± It seems that Li has been driven to a corner by Brian, therefore, she wants to venture such a radical way. It is useless for him to persuade her again. After appeasing Florence, Austin calls Baron. ¡°Shall we meet some time soon?¡± Austin doesn¡¯t choose any remote ce. Instead, they meet openly, which makes Baron iprehensible. After a brief ceremony, Austin goes down to the business directly. ¡°Brother Baron, today I would like to talk with you about the testament. Hearing this, Baron feels delighted immediately. He stirs his coffee to keep his excitement from appearing obvious. ¡°Please go ahead.¡± ¡°I won¡¯t y coy here, well, there is a way to modify the old man¡¯s will.¡± ¡°What?¡± Baron is obviously shocked. He doesn¡¯t expect that the next words will nearly make him copse. ¡°The old man¡¯s original words are that as long as Brian marries Florence Li, he can immediately get the stock equity. But if someone else atst marries Li, the testament will be canceled immediately.¡± There are some traps here. Baron suddenly throws back his head andughs. His eyes turn red gradually. Austin looks at him confusedly. The old man also gave him a will, and the content shows that as long as he marries Florence Li, he can get the equity. The hidden meaning in the words is now realized by him. The old man intentionally made him think that he could get equity as long as he marries Li. Now it seems that what the old man did is just to let him take the initiative to marry Florence Li! All of this is just an arrangement that he has managed since long time ago. The old man wanted Baron himself to restrain Brian, therefore, he turned a blind eye to Baron¡¯s ambition. In this way, Florence can be protected well. How crafty! It seems that the old man has arranged everything! Baron suddenly seems to understand everything, and he finally figures out what his role is on the old man¡¯s chessboard. Baron¡¯s face isplicated, which makes Austin confused. He frowns at him. ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± His voice finally makes Barone to himself. Hees back to himself and his brain gradually calms down. ¡°Modify the testament?¡± Baron takes a sip of coffee. He puts the cup on the table, leans back against the back of the chair, puts his long fingers on his knees and taps gently. ¡°Lawyer Austin, what if I tell you that I have a testament, too?¡± Austin recovers himself immediately, after all he has stayed with the old man for so long. He doesn¡¯t expect that Baron has a bogus one. He soon calms down, ¡°All the members of Si¡¯s family fight for this equity, because whoever gets it, he can be the king of the family.¡± ¡°Baron, if you dare to marry Florence before the wedding of Brian and Florence, I can also forge a bogus testament to confer you the equity.¡± He is an eyewitness who watches Austin grow up step by step from an orphan. If this matter is exposed, he will also be put in jail, and his future then is ruined. Baron squints his eyes. He suddenly bes interested, and is Austin willing to modify the will for Florence Li? ¡°Lawyer Austin, you should know better than me about the consequence of falsifying the testament.¡± He says with a strange smile. ¡°It¡¯s none of your business. You just need to do your business well.¡± Baron shrugs his shoulders and takes a drink. Finally, he puts on his sunsses and smiles at Austin, ¡°Lawyer Austin, I hope we can have a pleasant cooperation.¡± From today on, Baron goes to visit Li with his purpose. At first, he visits her in the name of her childhood friend. Because of the image of a good man that he fakes in front of Florencest time, she has weak sense of self-defense. ¡°Florence.¡± He gently calls her name. Florence Li prepares a cup of hot water and walks out of the kitchen, ¡°Brother Baron, thank you foring to chat with me recently. I¡¯m not so bored now.¡± She curves her eyebrows and smiles. While Li is sitting down, Baron suddenly grabs her hand. This sudden move catches her off guard, but she subconsciously takes her hand out of his hand quickly. Of course, Florence is kind of embarrassed. Baron does not care her action, however, he strikes while the iron is hot. ¡°Florence, we grew up together. My feeling for you is far more than sibling rtionship. Actually, we are the same kind of people. You should not marry Brian, but marry me.¡± Li stands up at once, just because of Baron¡¯s sudden confession. In her opinion, there is nothing more embarrassing than this. In her mind she just regards him as her elder brother, yesterday and today. She lowers her head, ¡°Brother Baron, I¡¯m sorry. I know you helped me a lot, but I can¡¯t marry you. Anyway, I have promised to marry Brian.¡± She regains herself and goes on, ¡°You are so outstanding that you can find a better one.¡± Chapter 40 - An approach Chapter 40: An approach Trantor: Liu Tong Proofread by Peter Gong These words are not taken in by Baron at all. He only knows that he has spent so much time on Florence, and her refusal can¡¯t stop him. Therefore, Baron suddenly loses patience. His face changes at once, and he looks at Li coldly, ¡°Why?¡± ¡°What?¡± When Li looks up and sees his face, she is shocked. How can Baron, who has always been gentle and elegant, shows a bad face? ¡°Don¡¯t you hate Brian, either? He is so unkind to you and your child. You used to ask me to take you away, remember? ¡± Baron asks aggressively. Li pinches her fingers subconsciously. She can still remember the situation when Baron helped her. If he didn¡¯t show up, she couldn¡¯t still stand here alive now. ¡°Brother Baron, I know you have helped me a lot, but feelings can¡¯t be forced. I¡¯m a woman with a child, and it is unfair to you.¡± Her words are euphemistic, but still unshaken. Baron realizes that what he did just now is too obvious, so he subdues his emotions. His face looks normal, and a warm smile appears on his lips. ¡°Florence, I really love you. There is no injustice. As long as you agree to marry me, I will treat little Nelson as my own son. He is also very fond of me.¡± In fact, Florence Li knows her current situation clearly. It¡¯s OK that she changes her mind and refuses to marry Brian, but now she has a terrible idea. Although Li doesn¡¯t want to face up to it, she has to admit that marrying Brian has been her wish for ten years. In the past she loved Brian as a maiden and now she still loves him a grown woman. Even when she was away from home, she loved him in the same way. Loving is as strong as hating. After the vicissitudes of life, they had the child, and at this moment, Li just does not want to admit that she still loves Brian. The careful love of more than ten years can¡¯t disappear immediately. She always wants to be Brian¡¯s wife, just once more¡­ Even if it¡¯s an isted wedding.¡±Florence.¡± Baron raises his hand and shakes it in front of her eyes when he finds Li is distracted. ¡°What are you thinking about?¡± ¡°I¡¯m sorry.¡± Says Li. She has made her attitude clear and there is no room to bargain. Baron¡¯s face turns cold again. He has little time now. Besides, Li has outlived her usefulness to him, and his previous disguises be unnecessary. His patience has run out. Baron walks to her and pretends to talk to Florence, but his hand falls hard on her neck. Li suddenly loses consciousness and falls into his arms. Baron¡¯s fingers fondle her delicate face, ¡°Florence Li, it is what you forced me to do. I have no time to waste any more. Let¡¯s go to get the marriage license now. I¡¯ll see what else you can do when everything has been done!¡± Just as his words are finished, Baron hears the voice of the servant outside. He doesn¡¯t expect that Brianes back so early, therefore, heins about it quietly. He is in a panic, because Li is still held unconsciously in his arms. At the moment, the steps outside are approaching. The door is pushed open then. There is no ce for Baron to hide himself. He has to put Florence on the chair and turns to face Brian. Brian stares them coldly, raises his eyebrows and opens his mouth slightly, ¡°I heard that you came here from time to time to talk with Li. How stupid she is! She thinks you are helping her.¡± His tone is full of sarcasm. After he says this, he walks to the chair and sits down. The invisible oppression makes Baron¡¯s palms sweat. Baron has to keep a stiff smile, ¡°Brother Brian, you don¡¯t love her at all. If I take her away today, your wish will be met.¡± Brian ys with the cup in his hand. His eyes light up slightly to Baron. The chill in Brian¡¯s eyes makes his heart shake. ¡°My things, even if I don¡¯t want them, others are not allowed to touch them. Baron, I know what your purpose is. Although Li is stupid, you can¡¯t do anything to her.¡± His words show the possessiveness obviously. Baron doesn¡¯t realize that Brian takes Li so seriously. He feels kind of upset, and he could have seeded today! Brian¡¯s hand suddenly loosens, and the delicate sanding pot falls to the ground. The harsh voice makes him frown. ¡°How dare you keep staying here? Baron, if I find you target her again, you will end up like this cup, understand?¡± Baron leaves awkwardly. Hearing this, the servantes to clean up the debris on the floor. Seeing Florence who is in aa on the chair, she bes hesitant, ¡°Sir, Miss Li¡­¡± ¡°Leave her alone.¡± Brian¡¯s voice is cold. How stupid she is! If he didn¡¯t appear today, what would Baron do to her? It¡¯s predictable. Florence Li treats him like an enemy, but regards the real scorpion as a benefactor. It is really irritating for him to think of this. He suddenly stops when he gets to the door, and then turns back to pick up Li horizontally to the room. Her face is very cid, but two curved eyebrows are slightly wrinkled. Brian was going to leave originally, but he sits in front of her bed atst, as if possessed. His slender fingers caress her eyebrows and smooth them gradually. The movements are infrequently gentle and soft. Thinking of her desperate eyes that day, he feels his heart unexpectedly hurts. What happened to them? How could their rtionship be like this step by step? He thinks for a while, but it doesn¡¯t work. Suddenly, he takes out the mobile phone to call Rodney. ¡°Rodney, prepare a more exquisite wedding. All the invitation cards can be sent out and the wedding can be exposed to the media. I need a grand and sumptuous wedding, and you can decide the rest things.¡± Rodney at the other side of the phone is also shocked. Brian changes his orderpletely. He used to ask him to prepare for the wedding as soon as possible, and it shouldn¡¯t be luxurious and could be a rough one. But what happened on earth now? ¡°OK.¡± Without waiting for his hesitation, Brian takes the phone, goes to the French window and continues, ¡°There¡¯s another thing for you to search. How dare Baron want toe here and take Li away? Call me half an hourter.¡± He stares at Florence Li strangely. ¡°Yes, sir.¡± After hanging up the phone, Brian opens the curtains to let the sunlight shine inpletely. He puts his hands in his pockets coolly and squints at the distance in a daze. What is he doing now?He thinks. Chapter 41 - Different Attitudes towards the Wedding Chapter 41: Different Attitudes towards the Wedding Originally, this wedding was just a tool for insulting Florence, so he didn¡¯t pay much attention at all. But when he saw the woman quietly lie on the bed just now, he felt a bit of guilt in his heart, and associating with all the things she went through, he suddenly felt that it might be too unfair for her if the wedding was too simple. The phone rings again, and Brian returns to reality from his reverie. He puts the headset to his ear with his long fingers. ¡°What have you found.¡± ¡°Baron and Austin met a few days ago.¡± The answer is already obvious. Brian gives a cold smile, and his eyes are cold, ¡°Ok, I know.¡± After putting down the phone, some fatigue appears on Brian¡¯s delicate face. He pinches Jingming point and then he feels a little bit rxed. Turning back and standing beside the bed, Florence is still in aa. He stares at her face unconsciously for a while, frowning slightly. This wedding is nothing to him. He prepares for a grander wedding only to make her shameless. But, interestingly, some people dare to help her at all costs under his eyes. Austin¡¯s residence is very covert. To prevent his tracks from being leaked, he even uses camouge. Most people think he lives in Zijun Pavilion. However, it is quickly found out by Brian. When he appears, Austin is slightly surprised, but both of them are ruthless guys, so each of them behaves very calmly. ¡°Mr.Si.¡± This is Austin¡¯s usual style. On any asion, he always gives everyone a gentle feeling, even in the face of a very powerful enemy like this moment. Brian purses his lips, walks in impolitely and goes straight up to the second floor. Austin¡¯s expression changes a lot, and he immediately follows him, ¡°Brian!¡± But the former is faster. He seems to be even more familiar with this ce than the owner Austin. He turns around and enters the study, and slowly walks out with a document in his hand. After he sees the documents in Brian¡¯s hand, Austin¡¯s face darkens immediately. The smile on Brian¡¯s face is unpredictable, but what he says makes people feel shocked. ¡°This is what you will do for her in the future, right? Austin, you have already been with my father for so long. Did he only teach you something like this? It¡¯s too naive.¡± After that, he tears up the bogus will elegantly and scatters it on the ground. From the beginning to the end, Austin is still in shock. He never imagines that Brian¡¯s action would be so natural and smooth like floating clouds and flowing water, even the will he has hidden in the study can be found out. Thinking that someone has quietly sneaked into his own home, Austin gets goosebumps all over at once. Brian walks slowly forward and stops in front of him, and the two handsome figures are standing face to face. ¡°I¡¯m going to marry Florence soon. This is our wedding invitation. Austin, regarding the rtionship between us, of course, we will not let you be just an ordinary audience. Florence and I want you to be the officiator of our wedding. How about you? ¡± With this, Austin¡¯splexion changes again, and the sullen look on his face bes more obvious. The two men are not far apart, so Austin¡¯s painful expression can be perceived clearly by Brian. There is no doubt that Brian is intentional. He just wants to make Austin feel the pain and watches his favorite woman marry him so that Austin will be clear that there is no possibility between him and Florence. The psychological offense is the best of tactics. He understands this principle. He thrusts the invitation into Austin¡¯s hand peremptorily, then turns around and leaves in a cool manner. The moment when he passes by, Brian even stops and pats the shoulder of Austin, ¡°you muste.¡± Austinughs in tears. Not only does Brian insult him but also robs him of his beloved woman. When Brian returns to the vi, Florence is in the living room and seems to be waiting for him. However, it seems that Brian doesn¡¯t notice her. He just walks straight up the stairs. Florence faintly remembers that it is Baron who knocked her out, but she didn¡¯t know anything about the subsequent events, and the information she got was from her servant, who said that Brian suddenly returned home, and Baron was embarrassed and went away. So she is in doubt now. ¡°En ¡­¡± Florence asks him with a little uneasiness whether he saved her. Brian stops impatiently and before she speaks, he says ironically. ¡°Florence, I didn¡¯t know that your ability to seduce a man was so well before.¡± He turns and approaches her step by step. The slender fingers stroke her chin with a little ambiguity, but the next moment he tightens his strength suddenly. The yfulness in his eyes grows stronger. ¡°I am eager to see how many men are willing to do everything for you.¡± For his inexplicable insult, Florence is confused, and the question she wanted to ask just now also immediately disappeared. She raises her hand and pats his hand, ¡°You are a psychopath!¡± All her doubts are dispelled by her anger and she goes back to her room angrily. She has already been used to Brian¡¯s insults, and now she only hopes that the wedding day wille. As long as Austin takes Nelson away, everything is over. It is a difficult time for her. On the one hand, she is afraid that something would happen to Nelson on the wedding day because she always feels uneasy in her heart and that day would not be as sessful as she thinks. Brian has the same schedule every day as usual. Fortunately, he does not bother her again. The day finally arrives. At the night before the wedding, Florence goes to see Nelson while Nanny Liu doesn¡¯t pay attention to her and she tells Nelson to pretend to be sick and stay in the vi the next day, and an uncle will pick him up. Nelson blinks and looks at her innocently, ¡°Mommy, will you go with us?¡± When she hears it, there is an indescribable emotion in her heart. But she smiles and touches Nelson¡¯s head and holds him in her arms. ¡°Mommy will join you soon. You must listen to your uncle at that time, you know?¡± Nelson looks excited, even though he is a spooky child and more mature than his peers. But after all, he is only a child, so he will certainly believe what the adult says. He is very delightful as soon as he thinks that he can stay away from this very stern strange uncle. Thus, with his little head he seriously keeps in mind all the things Florence tells him. Florence stays up all night, and she has made all preparations for the next day. And Brian is the same as before, without a trace of nervousness. It seems that the wedding is just a joke to him. Compared with his calmness, Florence can be said that nervousness is written on her face. Brian takes her into the wedding car, smiling, but the words spoken are irritating. ¡°You¡¯re marrying, not mourning, don¡¯t act as if someone were dead.¡± Florence inhales secretly, and a reluctant smile appears at the corners of her mouth. She grits her teeth and smiles, ¡°For me, it¡¯s no different from a funeral.¡± Chapter 42 - Something Happens at the Wedding Chapter 42: Something Happens at the Wedding Trantor: Liu Tong Proofread by Peter Gong The words don¡¯t irritate Brian, but they are like a fist which hits on the sponge, and finally get no response. Then they don¡¯t talk with each other. It¡¯s the first time for the driver to see such a situation, therefore, he shivers inevitably. Of course, Brian¡¯s wedding is a big news here, and the guests are also powerful. Li grew up in Si¡¯s family, so it is reasonable for her to be the hostess of Si¡¯s family. Although it is abrupt, people still think it is natural. After all, they are just outsiders and know nothing about the real condition of the family. When she walks to Brian in her holy white wedding dress, some inner emotions arise in Florence¡¯s heart. This used to be her dreamy scene ten years ago. She dreamed of that heaps of times and would always wake up with a smile. She dreamed that the man she loved smiled at the end of the red carpet, waiting for her, as it is now. But at the moment, she feels bitter and sad. Li¡¯s ten years of youth seems to be as long as the short distance to him at the moment. Now, she has more bitterness in her heart as she walks closer towards him step by step. The man in front of her hasn¡¯t changed. He is handsome with indifference in his eyes, just like the original boy. The only thing that has changed is Florence¡¯s heart, and Brian is not irreceable. Finally shees to him and the audience apud for them. At the great wedding, both of Brian and Florence have their own thoughts. Li still isn¡¯t at ease, and she keeps seeing Austin, and then goes to see the clock on the wall. The wedding has already half finished, but it seems that he isn¡¯t about to leave. She inadvertently nces at the audience, but she is surprised to find a little boy among them. Nelson is sitting in the first row and pouting his mouth. He seems to be very reluctant, and Nanny Liu is sitting beside him. Obviously, he is forced toe here. The pastor on the stage is chanting the wedding vows. Brian also looks at her softly, and his smile is full of love, at least it looks real on the surface. However, their conversation can bepared to a horrible storm. ¡°Guess what? Nelson is here.¡± His words makes Li open her eyes to stare at him. She knows that Brian will know her n, but it should happen after the wedding, not now! A sly fox! Brian smiles gently, his eyes fall on Austin, and then he says significantly, ¡°The y has just begun, Florence Li, enjoy it.¡± Li stares at him with her beautiful eyes, and her teeth are even grounded. She does not care what her face looks like. It¡¯s time to exchange rings. In this way, Florence is in a dilemma at the moment. As they are putting on the rings for each other, Li thinks that it¡¯s like ¡°throwing good money after bad.¡± Since her n failed, her brain has be confused. For a time, her brain is nk and she does not know what she is doing, or even has no intention to think about the good y he just mentioned means. After she exchanges the rings unconsciously, several people in police uniform appear at the wedding site. They find Austin and take him away. Li immediately gets flustered, and her attention is immediately paid to him. ¡°Sir, you modified a will privately. It¡¯s against thew. Pleasee with us.¡± Their voices are neither so loud nor low, but everyone here can hear that clearly. It causes an uproar among the people. Austin has been with the old man for such a long time and has a good reputation, but now he is going to be in prison, what a pity! Florence is shocked by the policeman¡¯s words. Although she doesn¡¯t know the details, she understands that he must do such things for her. At the same time, she also realizes that everything today is well arranged by Brian. He intends to let her see those around her get into trouble because of herself, both Nelson and Austin! Li¡¯s heart seems to be tightly clenched by someone. She even can¡¯t breathe because of the pain. She raises her hand and ps Brian hard. The loud voice surprises everyone. Her eyes are red, but she also tries her best to hold back the tears. Her eyebrows are full of anger, ¡°Brian, you are so disgusted.¡± After finishing her words,Li runs down the stage with the dress lifted in her hands. Without waiting for Brian to get upset, she uses her little body to protect Austin from the policemen. She faces them with her stubborn eyes, ¡°There¡¯s no evidence to prove that he modified the will, you can¡¯t take him away!¡± A policeman¡¯s face turns cold, ¡°Just business. The evidence is conclusive. Please don¡¯t interfere with our business.¡± Austin pulls her back, even with a warm smile on his face, andforts her instead, ¡°Florence, it¡¯s OK, don¡¯t worry.¡± That¡¯s what makes her lose herposure. She shakes her head randomly, grabs his hand tightly, and tries her best to stop the police from taking him away. People sitting beside watch the situation here in confusion, and it must be another piece of big news. The hostess of Si¡¯s family whoes from nowhere has such an ambiguous rtionship with the old man¡¯s private secretary! Moreover, Brian is still watching here! What a big show! Everyone¡¯s eyes gradually change when they look at Brian. Brian¡¯s emotion has reached the bursting point. His dark eyes be sharper and his voice is deeper. ¡°Florence Li,e here!¡± Li releases Austin and rushes to him. Tears fall from her elegant face unconsciously. ¡°Are you satisfied, Brian? Are you satisfied? ¡± She takes off the ring and smashes it on him. ¡°Why did I fall in love with such a wicked man as you? This is my lifelong shame! ¡± Brian¡¯s face turns really gloomy. When he goes to take her away, a female voice sounds in the air suddenly, ¡°Stop! Is there anyone who dares to take Austin today? ¡± Brian frowns tightly, looking at Bonnie Si who has juste back here from abroad. It¡¯s really more heated today. The guests leave gradually. They know that it is their domestic affairs now, and no one dares to touch its bottom line. The wedding venue suddenly bes cold. Bonnie looks at Austin with a little heartache in her eyes. ¡°You dere the evidence is conclusive, where is the evidence from? Comrade police, I am my father¡¯s daughter. I know better than you about his will. He is my father¡¯swyer. I will be responsible for any other problems.¡± Originally, how to modify the testament should be kept in the family. Now a member of Si¡¯s familyes to protect him. There are not enough reasons for the policemen to take Austin away by force. Chapter 43 - Game On Chapter 43: Game On Trantor: Liu Tong Proofread by Peter Gong So this matteres to an end. Li is rooted to the spot, wondering why Bonnie suddenly appears here. She passes over Austin and goes straight to Florence Li. She is about to raise her hand to p the pitiful woman. Li could have avoided it, but she does not. She closes her eyes and waits for the p to fall. ¡°Bonnie, enough!¡± Brian¡¯s voice with slight angeres from her back. The expected pain doesn¡¯t appear. Li slowly opens her eyes and sees that Brian is holding Bonnie¡¯s hand. Then she shakes it off. Brian frowns, ¡°Behave yourself now!¡± ¡°Brother, now that you don¡¯t love her, why are you protecting her? Everything today is because of her, isn¡¯t it?¡± She stares at Florence Li restlessly after finishing her words. Li is also stunned. She pped him in front of so many people just now, which made him look like a fool. Why is he helping her now? Brian speaks nothing, but his face looks very sinister. It seems that the air around him is frozen. After all, Bonnie fears him, so she dares not to embarrass Li. Li is still in a trance, but Bonnie suddenly smashes a piece of paper on her, ¡°Florence Li, see what you have done! Austin has ruined his prospects. If you dare to pester him again, I¡¯ll let you pay him back ten times! ¡± Both Brian and Austin are surprised. Because Bonnie has been studying abroad for a long time, she can¡¯te back to this wedding. Why does she know the things about Austin? And she even knows the secret news about the will! Bonnie feels two pair of hot eyes gazing at herself, but she doesn¡¯t care. She turns to Austin, with much care in her eyes. Tears gush and she can¡¯t stop them. ¡°Austin, I can ept that you don¡¯t love me, but I can¡¯t stand that you destroy your prospects for a woman. I know more than anyone else about how much you¡¯ve paid for what you have now¡­ ¡± She cries, holding his sleeve in her hand. ¡°Do you know what would have happened if I hadn¡¯t arrived in time today? Do you even want to die for Li ? ¡± These words make Florence immediately stunned. After Bonnie takes Austin away, she slowly squats down to pick up the paper. If she didn¡¯t understand just now, at this moment she realizes the full meaning of what Austin did for her. His whole life is likely to be ruined like this! She holds her hair in a hand, tears pattering on the will, and the other hand tightly grasping her chest. She feels so heartbroken that she can¡¯t breathe. ¡°Get up.¡± Brian looks down at her. Seeing Li sheds tears for others, he feels bad about it. Li kneels on the ground without movement. She looks up at him with her makeup in a mess. Her makeup is all over the face with tears. She looks a bit embarrassed. Austin has lost everything ,if Brian deals with him again, he will be driven into a corner. Li kneels in front of Brian, almost copsing. She doesn¡¯t need any dignity but wants to protect the one who helped her. ¡°Brian, please, let them go.¡± Her face is pale and her lips are scarlet because of her bite. Even her voice is shaking uncontrobly, ¡°Everything is on me. There is nothing to do with anyone¨C else. I can bear it alone!¡± Brian thinks with a sneer at the bottom of his eyes. What a stubborn woman! Now she kneels down on the ground for another man and pleads for him. Brian hides his grief and sneers, ¡°You? How can you bear it?¡± He stares at her, ¡°Florence Li, you consider yourself always right?¡± Suddenly Li grabs a knife and puts it on her chest. It makes Brian look quickly back. His handsome eyebrows are raised and the anger in his heart immediately burns up. She looks at Brian with blurred tears and murmurs, ¡°If it¡¯s all my fault and Antonia¡¯s death is on me, I can pay my life for her now, please, let others go.¡± Brian is so furious that he suddenlyughs. Rodney tenses up and he is worried about Li instead. Nelson, who is staying with Nanny Liu, sees that and runs over hurriedly. The little boy uses his small fists to beat Brian, ¡°You bad uncle! I won¡¯t let you bully my mom! ¡± ¡°Nelson! Kneel down! ¡± Li scolds him, ¡°Beg your uncle to let you go.¡± The child is innocent, he just thinks that Brian is going to kill his mother. He has to kneel and beg him. Seeing Florence Li and his son kneeling to beg him, Brian stops smiling, and it seems that a stream of blood rushes up to his head at once. However, he holds on and turns his back to them. He wants her to go out! Or he will vent his anger on Nelson. Li finds his back shaking for a while, and he seems to teeter. She notices there is something wrong with him, but it is also the best chance for her to go. Li has to stop worrying about anything else. Therefore, she picks up the boy and leaves in a hurry. After hearing the sound of footsteps has gone, Brian almost falls down and Rodney lunges for him immediately. His face is so pale. Brian looks up, but sees Baron smiling at him in the distance. His eyesight slightly gathers, he suddenly understands everything is arranged by Baron. Baron approaches him step by step, facing his cold eyes. ¡°You called the police?¡± Brian asks. Baron responds with a smile, ¡°Brian, do you feel good? How does it feel to be betrayed by your wife and child?¡± He tuts, ¡°I feel sorry about what happened just now. What a pity, your girl knelt to plead for another man. But you should enjoy it and know how a person is forced tomit suicide.¡± ¡°How dare you?¡± Baron then smiles and shakes his head at him. ¡°It¡¯s just the beginning. It¡¯s not enough. Brian, I will let you lose everything and help you to know how painful it is for a person to be forced to end his own life!¡± ¡°Don¡¯t seek to trouble Florence again, you have been warned!¡± But Baron turns back to Brian and sneers as he walks. ¡°If in the past, I was an ant. But now you have an Achilles¡¯ heel, which I have caught. Brian, the game is now on.¡± Chapter 44 - The Diary of That Year Chapter 44: The Diary of That Year Proofread by Peter Gong Rodney supports Brian with his hand, ¡°Mr. Si, what shall we do next?¡± ¡°I¡¯d like to see what appalling troubles he can make. Let¡¯s go.¡± Rodney turns his head to look at his boss, and finally asks carefully, ¡°Miss Li ¡­¡± ¡°Even if she dies, it is none of my business,¡± Brian says absolutely. Rodney sighs secretly in his heart. It could be said that Mr. Si paid no attention to Florence before, but now it is different. He takes into ount her feelings many times, which gives a loophole to others to exploit. But he is reluctant to exin anything. One doesn¡¯t ask while the other says nothing. The others look at them anxiously. Florence holds Nelson and leaves the wedding. She is really worried about Austin so that she directly visits him. When she opens the door, a pleasant fragrancees to her nose. Florence raises her eyes, seeing water trickling down his hair. Thetter wears a bathrobe as if he has just taken a shower. Unexpectedly, she hase here, which makes Austin a little awkward. Florence tries her best to smile, and her tone is deliberately rxed. She nces inside, ¡°May Ie in?¡± ¡°Of course, please.¡± Nelson has been through a lot today and falls asleep on the sofa quickly. Finally, it is Austin who holds him into the room, covers him with a quilt carefully, and then closes the door and goes downstairs. Florence sits quietly on the sofa, moves her fingers on her knees restlessly, and frowns tightly. He knows she is more guilty than anyone else now. As he goes down, he has a warm smile on his face without a trace of mncholy. He sits on the sofa opposite her,forting her before she can speak, ¡°You should know the temper of Bonnie. She has always been like that. If you really take her words to your heart, she will make you vomit blood.¡± Florence shakes her head, ¡°Actually what she said makes sense. Austin, what are you going to do next?¡± What she asks about concerns his entire life, his career, and his reputation. Florence is a clever person, so he doesn¡¯t intend to lie to her. He smiles with a little bitterness. ¡°The police appeared at the wedding today. No matter what the truth is, everyone must believe that I havemitted a crime, so no one may hire me afterward.¡± Her heart trembles a bit. Noticing her expression, Austin smiles andforts her instead. ¡°In fact, it won¡¯t affect my life too much. You can rest assured. I have followed the old gentleman Mr.Si for so many years, and I have saved some money. Even if I can¡¯t find any workter, I still don¡¯t worry about my daily life.¡± Florence is not naive. She knows that Austin isforting her. Now all the guests at the wedding know that he hasmitted a crime. No one will hire him as awyer. He has worked so hard to get where he is today, but he is ruined so easily because of her now. From now on, his career has been ruined. She lowers her head and can not control her emotions. ¡°Sorry.¡± ¡°Well, Florence, it has nothing to do with you, and you don¡¯t need to feel guilty.¡± ¡°And even if I want to continue working, it is not a big deal, either. I can go abroad to find a new way, can¡¯t I?¡± But Florence knows that he lied to her. What happened at the wedding will soon get around, and Austin has already been ruined, and it is she who affects him. She feels so guilty, and she should have controlled her emotions. But in the end, she can not help feeling sad. She cries so much that Austinforts her again and again, like a warm old brother. ¡°Austin¡­¡± Bonnie¡¯s voice suddenly appears in the air, and she happens to see Austinforting Florence. The anger in her heart has not disappeared, and now she is even angrier, ¡°Florence, why do you still stay here? Aren¡¯t you ashamed?¡± Bonnie throws her bag on the sofa and pushes Florence away from Austin¡¯s side, ¡°You have already been married to my brother, and why do you stille to bother Austin? Do you still think his situation is not tragic enough?¡± Seeing her old friend suddenly turns into an enemy, Florence considers that there must be some misunderstanding between them, so she intends to solve it. Austin reads her mind and pats Bonnie¡¯s shoulder slightly, ¡°Bonnie, there must be some misunderstanding you should undo. Florence and you haven¡¯t seen each other for a long time. You can have a chat here, and I will go to the kitchen to make some drinks.¡± In fact, he just wants to give them a chance to talk. Only two people are staying in the living room. ¡°Bonnie, you have been studying abroad all the time, so maybe you are very clear about some things. Your brother Brian¡­he doesn¡¯t like me. He evenpelled me to kill the child in that year. There are a lot of troubles between your brother and me. ¡± Bonnie interrupts her indifferently, her face looking cold, ¡°Florence, my father always regarded you as a beloved daughter, and with his support, how could you lose to Antonia?¡± Florence did not expect that she would know these things. ¡°How did you know?¡± ¡°Not only do I know these things, but I also know all the grudges between you and Su family at that time. Since my father fell ill, he has recorded everything in his diary. When I came back to clear up his relics and then I found this diary. He reviewed his mistakes in the diary but refused to tell you. Florence, Do you think those who love and protect you have got something good from you?¡± Florence does not refute, for she also feels that Bonnie is right. Everyone who is involved with her has no good end. ¡°My father took great pains to protect you from my brother and help you at that year, but you were still defeated by Antonia. You are a real loser.¡± Florence is really surprised. She doesn¡¯t know these things about the old Mr. Si. She feels a sense of shame in her heart and lowers her head without speaking. ¡°If I were you, I would stay away from everyone, so as not to cause unexpected cmities to others who are inculpable.¡± ¡­¡­ Austin has not been out in the kitchen all the time. ¡°You¡¯d better go out now, and Austin doesn¡¯t need you to worry about, I will take good care of him,¡± Bonnie says impatiently, walking towards the kitchen with her bag. Florence goes upstairs silently, then carries Nelson away quietly. It turns out that so many people have silently done so much for her behind her. But how about her? What does she do? Who does she deserve? Nelson quickly notices that her mother¡¯s mood is low and his small meaty hands hold her hand tightly. ¡°Mom, don¡¯t be sad, I will grow up quickly, and I won¡¯t let anyone bully my mother!¡± Chapter 45 - Putting the Blame on Others

Chapter 45: Putting the me on OthersTrantor: Liu Tong Proofread by Peter Gong He warms Florence Li¡¯s heart suddenly. Her eyes shine with a crescent smile and she strokes Nelson¡¯s fleshy little face. She says with a smile, ¡°Honey, no one bullies your mum, and I am not sad. Now let me take you to see the grandpa, OK?¡± ¡°Okay!¡± Since she started her exile, she has not visited the tomb of the old man. She didn¡¯t dare to go back even when the old man died in order to elude Brian. She actually has no way to know his burial site. But Bonnie told her just now specially. Bonnie is the old man¡¯s only daughter, although her mother is not his first wife. At that time, many mistresses didn¡¯t really love him but just loved his money. When they found that they were pregnant with a daughter, most mistresses would choose to kill the child or put the me on other mistresses. The old man knew that afterwards, so he managed to save Bonnie and kept her around. But in contrast, Florence has always been protected openly by the old man. Therefore, it can make sense that she hates Florence so much. On the way to the cemetery, Li buys some incenses and walks heavily into it. Nelson holds her hand and stands in front of the tombstone. He looks around and then curls ups his lips. ¡°Mum, I think we should go to see the grandpa. Is he here? ¡± Li shrinks and suddenly doesn¡¯t know how to answer the question. She squats down slowly and leans her face against him. It seems that she can absorb some warmth and strength in this way. ¡°Yes, he is here. The grandpa is very kind to me. Honey, kowtow to him, OK?¡± Nelson is a good boy. He will do whatever his mum says. There are many things she wants to say, but she doesn¡¯t know how to begin. She can¡¯t call him father because she¡¯s sorry for him and she is not qualified, either. ¡°Honey, call grandpa.¡± ¡°Grandpa, Nelson ising to see you.¡± Li is having bitter and mixed feelings at the moment. The old man loves her very much, it¡¯s true. And for her, he is unscrupulous and reviled many times. She bows deeply three times. Just after finishing this action, she hears Rodney ¡®s voiceing from afar. She is shocked and hurriedly takes Nelson away. The voice appears at the entrance, so she can only take her son to hide behind a tree not far away. When they get closer, Li pats her head suddenly. She was too hurried to remember to pack up the sacrifices just now. Nelson whispers, ¡°Mum, why does that unclee here?¡± Li motions him to keep salient. She sps Nelson and leans against the back of the tree. She is back on Brian at the moment. Their driver leaves soon and Rodney still stands aside. Brian stares at the incenses and sacrifices in front of the tombstone with his eyebrows slightly knotted. He knows that Florence Li hade. He is lost in thought for a moment. His slender body stands upright, while Rodney is waiting for him. ¡°Rodney, the old man carefully arranged so many things for Florence, even specially prepared a fake will for Baron. What do you think the old man did behind my back?¡± His voice is normal. Although he is asking Rodney, in fact, he is asking himself. Rodney replies respectfully, ¡°Mr. Si, I think Baron should be powerless, so he showed hisst tactics. But at present, it seems that he should have other methods. We still need to be on guard against him.¡± It is not unreasonable. The only way for Baron to restrain him is making good use of Florence Li. Now he does it well and that stupid woman actually has fallen into his trap. Remembering Li¡¯s performances at the weddingst time, Brian narrows his eyes. He chuckles and says, ¡°Even if he makes good use of the method, at least Austin is trapped.¡± Speaking of this, Rodney says with a pity, ¡°In fact, you should have made it clear with Miss List time that you didn¡¯t do anything about Austin. This misunderstanding will be a heart knot between you two, and she may always misunderstand you. ¡± Brian frowns and says coldly, ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter. I don¡¯t care. She can do anything she like.¡± ¡°Mr.Si, I have to say something you may not like. You could care nothing about Miss Li before, but now you can¡¯t. From¡­ ¡± His words are soon interrupted by Brian before he finishes saying, ¡°Rodney, you have said too much today.¡± Florence hears everything and she cannote to her senses because of the shock. She is shocked that Baron is the mastermind of the incident, but Brian doesn¡¯t want to exin it. At that time, he clearly had the opportunity to exin. If he had exined, she would have believed it. Li is a little annoyed that she was too arbitrary in the past. In fact, Brian is most deeply hurt by all the things that happened at the wedding that day. But at the same time, she is also disappointed with Baron. She used to trust him so much that she almost entrusts Nelson to him. Li shows the scars of what happened in his house that day. It makes her feel cold in the back, how scheming Baron is! She doesn¡¯t know how many false masks he has on his face. Li leaves the cemetery with her son, and she is going to find Baron because of her anger. But she happens to meet him on the way. It makes her feel a little strange that three people all appear in the cemetery today. Baron also sees her. He smiles at her, and still puts on his usual friendly look. If she didn¡¯t know that he nned everything at the wedding, Florence Li would smile back, but now she is full of anger. Before he opens his mouth, Florence has rushed directly to him. ¡°Why did you cheat me?¡± ¡°What?¡± Baron doesn¡¯t know that she learns about everything, and still pretends not to understand her words. Li looks at him coldly, ¡°Did you deliberately inform the police to go to the wedding site and make Austin infamous?¡± Baron doesn¡¯t want to put on an act in front of her any more now, so he shows her his true self. He says with a light smile on his face, ¡°You want to query me because of this? Florence LI, don¡¯t you think it has helped you? ¡± He slowly puts his hands into his pockets andughs, ¡°Or do you care about Brian? How did he treat you and your son? Remember it?¡± ¡°You don¡¯t need to make mischief.¡± Florence Li says sternly, with a very cautious look. She is no longer as unprepared in front of him as before. Chapter 46 - Scheme

Chapter 46: SchemeTrantor: Li Xinyang Proofread by Peter Gong Her expression still makes Baron feel a little sad. Compared with their original rtionship, the sense of distance between them is very obvious now. Strange mood shes by and Baron smiles at her, asking, ¡°Florence, haven¡¯t you always wanted to dissolve the rtionship with Brian? Now, because of this incident, he can¡¯t control you and Nelson. You should be happy, but why are you angry now?¡± ¡°I indeed want to disconnect the rtionship with Brian, but not by such an ignoble way!¡± ¡°Why do you care about the process? As long as the result is what you want, it is ok.¡± He frowns. Florence stares at Baron. Is this still the gentle and sunny person she knew in the past? She doesn¡¯t know what to say, but she feels sad in her heart, and her expression gradually bes cold. Now, she is different, not showing a smiling face to him as she used to. Now there is a little alienation and watchfulness on her face. Baron notices the changes in her look. In the past, due to their simr character, their rtionship was also good in the Si family, but now it has changed a lot. More or less there is a little bit embarrassment in his heart, but when he thinks of what his old father has done to him, his heart hardens again, and he just feels that whatever he does is all right. ¡°Florence, I will send you a presentter, you must watch it carefully.¡± Baron curls up his lips. For Florence, this sentence is a dangerous sign, and she frowns suddenly, ¡°What else do you want to do?¡± The two are at a stalemate, and neither of them finds Brian is not far away from them, and the conversation between them is heard clearly by him. Brian looks up withhis tranquil eyes. He used to think that they were allies. Now it seems that Florence ispletely unaware of what Baron has done. A strange emotiones into his heart, which seems to be a kind of joy. A low-pitched voice escapes from his throat, and he says gently, ¡°Rodney, send Miss Li home first.¡± ¡°Yes, sir.¡± Rodney nods his head and gracefully walks towards Florence. Thetter is still taken aback by Brian¡¯s sudden appearance. Rodney has a mild smile on his face today, not as cold as before. He wants to rx Florence. Brian does not intend to separate her from Nelson. Florence also feels that she is overly rmed. And she also needs to exin to Brian about the wedding, so she takes Nelson¡¯s hand and gets into the car. Brian gets into another car. He doesn¡¯t talk with Baron, nor does he intend to get in the same car with Florence, because he knows how much hostility Florence bears against him. He doesn¡¯t want her to be like a frightened bird, whenever she sees him, she will be nervous and guards him like an enemy. When the car in his eyes has driven away, Brian starts the car slowly but is going in another direction. Florence is sitting in the backseat. She knows that Brian is driving another car and does not get in this car. She looks in the rearview mirror but doesn¡¯t see him. It seems that she feels a lump in her throat. If he had got in the car just now, there would have been a lot to say. But he doesn¡¯t even give her this opportunity. Florence lowers her head. It turns out that he is so disgusted with her that he is even unwilling to take the same car with her. Rodney sighs slightly when he notices her lost face in the rear-view mirror, but says nothing. Finally, as Brian orders, they are safely taken to the residence, a simple hotel. When Rodney sees it, he is a little surprised for this ce is too crude. Good and evil people are also mixed up here. He wants to change the hotel for them because he knows that ording to Florence¡¯s temperament, it is impossible for her to go back to Si family with him again, so he changes his method to offer her help. Florence smiles and refuses. She hugs Nelson tightly in her arms and smiles at Rodney, ¡°Secretary Cao, thank you for your kindness. This environment is already very good for us. Comparatively, this is really nothing.¡± Rodney opens her mouth, but doesn¡¯t know what to say. Florence thanks him with a bowed head, and there is warmth in her heart. She always believes that the people she meets are kind. Seeing her leaving with Nelson, Rodney stands still for a while without moving. When she said those words just now, he was a little distressed. Eventually, hees back to his senses and finds that it is beyond his responsibility. He quickly calms down and drives away. After Florence coaxes Nelson to fall asleep, she takes a bath. But in this process, she keeps thinking about things rted to Brian. Once associating the things Bonnie told her, it will make people feel terrible. If Antonia was deliberately approaching Brian because of Si family¡¯s power, then everything she did had an impure purpose. Suddenly, Antonia¡¯s unwilling eyes that they met for thest time appear in her mind. At that time, she thought that Antonia was reluctant to leave Brian, but now it seems that she is just reluctant to leave Si family, a good supporter for them. She thinks about it, shivering uncontrobly. The sinister human nature can only be understood only after an experience of it. It turns out that there really exists such a person, and it¡¯s true that someone uses love to gain some benefits. Antonia¡¯s acting skills were so perfect that she didn¡¯t see a little w. As proud as Brian, if he knew about it, how much would he suffer? Florence¡¯s thinking spreads unconsciously, and she can¡¯t hold it back at once. Until the water above her head bes cold, she returns to reality, takes a bath towel and puts it on her body, curbing all her thoughts about Brian. Anyway, what he does is really irrelevant to her. On the other side, Brian thinks about it and feels something is wrong. Baron can do everything, so he asks Rodney to investigate the ¡°surprise¡± in Baron¡¯s mouth. Although his father did not give the right of inheritance to Baron, everyone knows the existence of Baron, so if he wants to do something to him, he must have a justified reason. But in recent years he has been very low-key, and the source of his assets is meless. Even Brian can only wait and see. And he has enough self-confidence that under his eyes, Baron will not make any big trouble, but he always does things rigorously and will not leave the other a chance to take advantage of it. The night shrouds the peaceful earth, but Brian knows that a silent war has begun. Chapter 47 - Happenings in the Past

Chapter 47: Happenings in the PastTrantor: Li Xinyang Proofread by Peter Gong Brian gets up and slowly walks to the French window. His heart is empty, and the delicate and aggrieved face and that little boy calling father in his sleep keep shing in his mind. For a while, he really feels that it is a beautiful thing the three of them to live like this, but he is not that lucky. He can feel that Florence hates him, for he clearly remembers the scene that she stabbed him in his chest with a dinner knife that day. Unconsciously, he thinks a lot about her, picks up the phone and intends to call her, but as soon as he opens the phone, he immediately throws the phone back to the table. Compelling himself not to think about her, he goes to the table, pulls out the drawer, and takes out a cigarette, and lighting it. The smoke curls up, making his vision slightly blurred. Brian blows out one smoke ring after another, puts his legs together elegantly, and leans on the table, repeating the same action. ¡­¡­ Florence is half asleep for the whole night. Early in the morning, she receives a call, which is from a college student who hasn¡¯t connected her for a long time. She is a little surprised at the time. After all, they have unconnected for many years, and even the purest emotions could not withstand the test of time. In addition, she has experienced so many changes, and she feels even more strange about it. Angelia grins, ¡°Florence, I have a job here. The job is very easy, but I don¡¯t know if you would like to try it?¡± Florence is very surprised. She clenches the phone at the moment. ¡°Of course, Angelia, I am very grateful. I really need a job at this time, but I don¡¯t know what the job is, and whether I can do it.¡± ¡°You can rest assured for this job is very easy. Don¡¯t you still feed a child? This is perfect for you. Recently, a client goes abroad and entrusts me with a real estate, and lets me employ a nanny to clean it regrly. Florence, I don¡¯t know if you want to do it. ¡± Florence has just moved out with Nelson, and her savings are also meager now. If she keeps doing nothing, everything will be used up and it¡¯s hard for them to live, so at this time work is extremely important to her. ¡°Of course I am willing to do. Angelia, I really don¡¯t know how to thank you.¡± ¡°It is totally unnecessary for you to stand on ceremony. We are old friends, aren¡¯t we?. Oh, you can live in it before the vi owner returns, as long as you take care of the ounts in the vi.¡± This job seems to be tailor-made for her, so that she can stay with Nelson all the times, which satisfies both sides. So she does not hesitate and immediately agrees. After solving the problem of work, Florence is very happy, and she is about to prepare to take everything to the vi immediately. In the evening, she goes to the supermarket to buy some clothes for Nelson and other articles of daily use. However, she never expected that she would meet Tabitha here. Originally, Florence intended to pretend that she didn¡¯t see her, and turned to avoid her. She doesn¡¯t want to fight with her endlessly. But the reality is not as good as she wishes. Tabitha calls her name behind her and she has to stop. The hand holding the shopping cart tightens, and she braces herself up and turns to face her. Tabitha purses and walks towards her slowly with high-heeled shoes. ¡°It¡¯s really a narrow road. How can I meet you everywhere?¡± Florence doesn¡¯t say anything, but Tabitha keeps saying. ¡°How do you feel about grabbing a boyfriend from someone else?¡± She bends her fingers and knocks on the temple as if to recall, ¡°Oh, but you are still dumped by Brian, aren¡¯t you? The wedding was also notpleted, and you have be a famous person here now. ¡± In the face of Tabitha¡¯s sarcasm, Florence doesn¡¯t care. Instead, she feels that she is a bitmentable, so she just says lightly, ¡°Do you finish? Then I¡¯ll go.¡± She pushes the shopping cart to turn around, but Tabitha takes a step faster than her. She suddenly grabs her cart while several hidden men are about to step out. Tabitha suddenly says, ¡°Florence, you and your bastard had better leave here, if you want to use that bastard to tie Brian, then you are too naive!¡± Florence releases the shopping cart and stares at Tabitha sharply. ¡± Nelson is Brian¡¯s child. If you say he is a bastard, what is Brian?¡± Tabitha is taken aback by her sudden momentum. ¡°Tabitha, because some people are already dead, I don¡¯t want to haggle over some things anymore. Do you want me to publicize how your Su family calcted Brian step by step?¡± Tabitha is shocked by what Florence said, and her face suddenly turns pale. She subconsciously takes a step backward, and her pupils dim, ¡°What nonsense are you talking about ?!¡± ¡°What I¡¯m talking about, you must be quite clear about. In those days, your Su family waned. You even let Antonia get close to Brian step by step to y up to Si family, thereby your family relied on them. Don¡¯t tell me you don¡¯t know about these things.¡± Tabitha grits her teeth, staring at Florence, ¡°Neuropathy!¡± After that, she intends to escape from here, returning to the Su family to discuss strategies, but she never expects that Brian woulde unexpectedly. Tabitha¡¯s face pales at once, but she reacts quickly with a fluke mentality that maybe he doesn¡¯t hear what they just said. So her face immediately returns to normal, and she walks over with a smile, ¡°Brian, why are you here?¡± Before she could hold his hand, Brian passes her straight, walking to Florence. His face looks frosty, ¡°What did you mean?¡± When Florence notices the men who appeared just now, she suddenly understands that these people are his men, and the conversation between Tabitha and her was heard by them. But it is too cruel for Brian to know the truth now. So she just lies, ¡°Nothing. I, I¡¯ll go back first.¡± After lying, she stammers subconsciously, and Brian looks at her with his ice-cold eyes, giving her a sense of oppression. Florence lowers her head, closes her eyes, and then tries to escape, but Brian is a step ahead of her and grabs her hand, leaving her no way to take another step forward. And his voice is glum, ¡°Since you are not willing to say, there will be someone to say. ¡± Several men in ck suits immediately bring Tabitha, and they soone to the Su family. Tabitha¡¯s face is rather pale, and she has been feeling frightened since she was in the car. Those people have been staring at her, and she even dares not to use her cell phone to send a message to her parents. Her temples jump badly, knowing that she is about to face a storm. A group of peoplees to the Su family and Su parents don¡¯t know what happened, so they warmly greet Brian in the manor. Chapter 48 - The Dead Person Resurrects Chapter 48: The Dead Person Resurrects Trantor: Li Xinyang Tabitha follows behind Brian, winking at her parents secretly, but Brian seems to have eyes behind him. He looks back slightly, and the coldness in his eyes makes Tabitha shiver. Quickly she avoids his eyes. Florence keeps frowning tightly. She doesn¡¯t know how many words that she said just now have been heard by Brian. Now she is pulled to Su family. Does he want to prove what happened in those days? Su parents finally realize that there is something wrong with the atmosphere, trembling with fear, but they have to pretend to be fine. A group of people follows Brian into the room, and Mother Su asks the servant to prepare fruit and refreshments. ¡°No need to bother.¡± Brian¡¯s voice is a little cold, ¡°Ie here today to ask you, why did Antonia approach me for back then?¡± Brian¡¯s face freezes the atmosphere, and Su parents are shocked. They turn to see Tabitha subconsciously, but at this time, no one could speak. Brian nces at these people, and from their expressions and pursed lips, he can judge the authenticity of what Florence said just now. But as for some things he likes them to be rified. Su parents catch a glimpse of Florence and want to channel Brian¡¯s attention to her. Mother Su¡¯s acting skills suddenly explode, and sheins in tears. ¡°Brian, youe to query us twice for this woman who killed Antonia. Antonia is looking at us in paradise. What do you think she would think? and wouldn¡¯t she be sad?¡± This is the method that they usually resort to. Every time they encounter something, they use Antonia as a pretext, arousing Brian¡¯s love for her, and thenmiserating with Su family. It is also by this means that Su family seizes the opportunity to be as prosperous as today step by step. Florence stands aside quietly, and she doesn¡¯t speak from the beginning to the end. If it is not Mother Su who suddenly turns her target to her, she can be transparent all the time. However, after hearing what Mother Su said, she turns to see Brian subconsciously for she still wants to know what he would do on this asion. If he loves Antonia so much, will he choose to let Su family off despite knowing that this was a scam? But this is just Florence¡¯s idea. Brian says lightly, ¡°Don¡¯t always move the dead out as a shield. I just need you to answer me if she was nning to approach me? Actually, Florence can understand his feeling very well, and frowns. He would repeat a question twice only when he cares enough about a person or an event. Su family could not avoid this sharp problem this time. The atmosphere can be said to be very tense. Su family members are almost holding their breath, for fear that Brian would erupt in the next second. ¡°You say it yourself or wait for me to investigate in person.¡± Although Brian¡¯s voice is calm, Su parents shiver with fear. They all lower their heads and do not dare to see him again. In fact, the answer is self-evident. The atmosphere is in deadlock, but another untimely voice sounds. ¡°Oh, what¡¯s wrong with you? Why is the atmosphere so solemn?¡± Florence frowns and looks at Baron warily. She always feels that he is going to do something. Baron nods to her as a greeting, and then passes over her and walks towards Brian. ¡°What are you doing here?¡± Brian frowns with a cold face. Baron smiles, looks around at everyone present, and finally fixes his gaze on him, ¡°Of course Ie to give you a gift.¡± Upon hearing it, Florence subconsciously takes a step forward and moves closer to Brian. This subtle act is naturally seen by Baron, and he is surprised at the change in her attitude towards Brian. In his cognition, Florence should hate Brian. But now clearly, she is worried about him. A kind of jealousy graduallyes into being, so why is there a person who always loves Brian from the beginning to the end? And why is the whole world under his control? Baron¡¯s facial expression gradually bes somewhat distorted, and his eyes are full of cattiness. Today he is going to let Brian taste what it means to betray. He ps his hands. Several men appear in the manor, and a woman stands among them, and the woman lowers her head so that it is hard to see her clearly. But it is obvious that she is under control. Everyone¡¯s eyes focus on the woman, and Florence sees Tabitha covering her mouth and screaming. She focuses her attention, and when the figure bes clearer, she couldn¡¯t help putting her hands over her mouth. Unexpectedly, it is Antonia who ¡°died¡± a few years ago! She is still alive now! Shocked, puzzled, Florence¡¯s mind goes nk and she suddenly remembers that when she first came to Su family to take away Nelson, she saw the white figure beside the bed, and the silhouette is the same as Tabitha! So she didn¡¯t misread it, and it was not an illusion, either. Antonia has been staying at home for so long time! Su family falls into a dead silence. Su parents suddenly lose their support and both fall to the ground. The smile on Baron¡¯s face grows deeper, and he is looking forward to watching the change of Brian¡¯s expression. But Brian just frowns slightly, not as shocked as he imagined. This makes Baron a little unhappy. He goes to a chair not far away from him and sits on it, looks at the people present with amusement, andughs, ¡°The old lover meeting, Brian, how can you say nothing? ¡± Brian does not speak, but squints his eyes on Antonia, who keeps her head down and does not dare to look at him. Antonia is pushed forward, and finallyes in front of the crowd. She is trembling all over, and Brian¡¯s face is cold. ¡°What¡¯s going on?¡± ¡°Oh, I should exin the context of this matter. The next story is very exciting, Brian, you must listen carefully.¡± Florence also anticipates the impact of theter events on Brian. She turns to see him With some anxiety, but he looks calm. ¡°Speak.¡± ¡°Actually, Antonia didn¡¯t get on the ne at that time. When she knew that your father was going to do something to her, she was ready to go away with her boyfriend. In the middle, she tried to make Florence mistakenly think she has already boarded.¡± After Baron has said that, he deliberately raises his eyes to look at Brian¡¯s expression. ¡°But then she ran out secretly and went to look for her boyfriend. However, it seems that she and her boyfriend had a bad time, so she secretly ran back to Su family. Thank to you, Brian, Su family has everything today. Chapter 49 - Marry Her Chapter 49: Marry Her Trantor: Li Xinyang Proofread by Peter Gong Florence also feels very anxious, and the person that she has been missing is the mastermind who deceives her. She watches Brian looking at Antonia sharply, as if to pierce her, and at the same time, he frowns tightly, making her eager to reach out to smooth his tightened eyebrows. Antonia suddenly cries out loudly, and she goes to grab Brian, ¡°Brian, actually I love you, not as he said, and you will believe me, right?¡± She cries with a trembling voice as if she has been greatly wronged. Brian takes away her hand gently, and his face is full of disgust. He turns his eyes to watch Su family members, who are all looking at him fearfully. Su parents suddenly kneel down in front of him on the ground. ¡°Brian, please let us go. Anyway, you loved Antonia so much before. We know we are wrong, and we shouldn¡¯t have lied to you ¡­ ¡± ¡°What else you haven¡¯t told me?¡± Their begging is interrupted indifferently by Brian. Antonia is frightened by the sharpness in his eyes, and her face suddenly turns pale. She looks at Florence beside him and knows that the things about the jade pendant could not be concealed. She musters up courage, clenching her teeth: ¡°Actually the jade pendant was not found by me. Florence sent it to my door so that I returned it to you.¡± Brian, who was in peace just now, looks monstrously angry. The things that Baron said are nothing for him, but the importance of jade pendant to him is clear to Florence, and she watches the coldness in Brian¡¯s eyes turn into a sharp knife shing across Antonia¡¯s face. Antonia takes a step back and looks at Brian in horror. She cries hysterically and keeps apologizing to Brian. Seeing Brian approaching Antonia, Florence remembers her mistake that year, and she doesn¡¯t want to repeat it. So she steps forward and pulls Antonia behind her to protect her, facing Brian¡¯s cold eyes. ¡°Step aside.¡± ¡°What¡¯s the use of strangling her now? I sent her to the ne and caused her death. Over the past years, I have been haunted by guilt. Do you want to repeat it now?¡± She tries to calm him down. Brian doesn¡¯t know how to answer her. It turns out that from the beginning to the end, he misjudged both Antonia and Florence. Several people are still in confrontation, and a group of people carrying cameras and microphones appears in the manor. They rush over and surround them in the center. ¡°Mr. Si, now Miss Su is back. When are you going to have a wedding with her?¡± All the reporters ask this question, and there is also a feeling of aggression. Florence feels that someone pushes her, and then she is pushed out of the crowd. With a stumble, she falls to the ground, but Brian looks at her quietly through the crowd. That look puzzles her. She stands up. She looks rather anxious, hoping to do something for him but there is no way. Everyone is waiting for Brian¡¯s answer. Baron stands beside Brian and smiles, ¡°Is this gift a surprise today?¡± ¡°These reporters are also arranged by you.¡± Baron doesn¡¯t deny it. What he just wants to do is disgusting Brian! Everyone has known that Brian loves Antonia, and now Antonia is back, so naturally they are going to get married. He just aims at making a big deal of it. That is, Brian can do nothing against Su family, but he has to marry Antonia happily. Brian winks at Rodney, who arrives hurriedly and now is not far from him. Rodney instantly understands, but at the same time, Brian¡¯s look is also noticed by Baron. He smiles unhurriedly, ¡°What? Do you want to deal with me? Brian, I¡¯m not a fool. I not only told the reporters about Antonia, but also about Florence and her son. If you make me unhappy, Florence will make headlines the next day, and everyone will know that Florence has already slept with you. Not only that, but your child will also be exposed. In this way, Florence will be the third party between you and Antonia, and Nelson will be the illegitimate child of Si family. ¡± These words hit Brian¡¯s weakest point. His face bes cold, and the air around him seems to be frozen. When the reporters see the change in hisplexion, they are still somewhat frightened, and their momentum diminishes a lot. Florence¡¯s fingers sp tightly, and her beautiful eyebrows tighten. All her attention is focused on Brian. ¡°Of course, I will fulfill my promise and wait for your presence.¡± Speaking, he fixes his eyes on Antonia¡¯s body, and his sharp eyes seem to be cutting her off. Antonia suddenly bes paralyzed, and she understands the meaning of his eyes. She knows she can¡¯t escape this time anyway. She also knows the means of Brian very well. If he wants to make someone¡¯s life a living hell, this person will have no ability to resist at all. But Florence is stunned. She looks at Brian dully. She never thought that after all the scams are revealed, he still wants to marry Antonia. He ¡­ Does he really love Antonia so much? The questions in her heart make her a little lost. In the confused noise, Florence takes Nelson away. Nothing is morementable than a dead heart. He loves Antonia so much, and she should have let him go. She shouldn¡¯t be so stubborn. He loves Antonia so much that nothing can stop his love, which makes her feel so self-abased. When she walks out of the manor, Florence¡¯s tears roll down her cheeks, and she wipes away her tears hurriedly as if nothing has happened. But Nelson suddenly shakes her hand, and his small face is full of worry, ¡°Mom, why are you crying?¡± Florence stiffly smiles but it¡¯s worse than crying. She never shows Nelson her weak side, but now she can¡¯t hold back anymore, and her tears are flowing down like a broken kite. She cannot stop her tears, which keeping out again soon, though she keeps wiping them away. She holds Nelson in her arms and her voice trembles. ¡°Mommy doesn¡¯t cry, Mommy is just very happy.¡± Children are all sensitive. Nelson knows that she is sad, so heforts her with a baby-like voice, ¡°Mommy does not look beautiful at all when you are crying, but your smile looks pretty. Mom said that if people lied, their noses would get longer. You cried just now but lied to me.¡± Florence is amused by him, and she feels somewhat consoled in her heart. If Antonia is the happiness pursued by Brian, why she is so sad? Hasn¡¯t she already decided to draw a clear distinction between them? Everything is destined, and no one can escape. She believes in fate and also believes that God will not treat her unfairly. She stands up again, takes Nelson, and go forward, ¡°Come on, Nelson. We will never look back.¡± Chapter 50 - Escape from Him Chapter 50: Escape from Him Trantor: Li Xinyang Proofread by Peter Gong That night, Florence hurriedly leaves with Nelson. Strangely, they escape sessfully this time without any hindrance. Florence is a little sad. Perhaps Su family is busy with marriage and Brian has no time to take care of her and Nelson. Maybe she is not important anymore ¡­ No, she has never been important to him. Florenceughs at herself and doesn¡¯t want to make certain. Now she just wants to take Nelson away from them, look after Nelson well and live the life she wants. The work welfare introduced by her ssmates before is good, which allows them to have a ce to stay in. She is desperate, so decidedly she goes to that vi, epts this ¡°special¡± work of nanny, and settles down securely. ¡°Mommy, is this our new home?¡± Nelson looks at therge, empty vi with curiosity. ¡°Baby, this is the house we will shack up in, not ours yet, so be careful, don¡¯t touch those valuable things¡­¡± ¡°Oh, I know, mommy. This is the house we rent!¡± Florence warmly embraces Nelson and exins to him patiently. While talking, she feels very sad. What she wants is to make her child full of happiness, but now they are drifting around. Fortunately, Nelson is a sensible child so that she does not lose hope in life. Now, although life is a little uptight, Florence feels that there is a trace of happiness in such a life. After all, her baby is now by her side, and Nelson is now all she has. During the day, she is busy cleaning the entire vi and Nelson oftenes to help sensibly. At night, after cleaning, she embraces Nelson and they lie on the couch to watch TV shows or cartoons ¡­ Such a life, she did not dare to expect before. But when it is time for news, she always turns off the TV and ys games with Nelson, who is very sensible and does not persist on watching TV. The result of Brian and Antonia¡¯s marriage is certain, and she has decided to withdraw, so she does not want to hear any news about them. But there is a more terrible fact that she can¡¯t ignore, which is, when she thinks of their marriage, she still feels sad and heartbroken faintly. ¡°Do I still miss him? No, I¡¯m just a bit nostalgic¡­¡± she defends herself in his heart. In this way, she avoids the news outside while living with Nelson in peace. Without being noticed, two months have passed. The heartache is almost numb, and Florence finally calms down and suddenly remembers something. The owner of this vi has never appeared or called back since she and Nelson moved in, which is quite strange. Suspicion appears in her heart, so Florence immediately calls her ssmate: ¡°Hey, may I ask when the owner of this vi will return? How long can I do this job.¡± ¡°¡­ Florence, Emm, you can live without worry, I don¡¯t know this, either ¡­¡± ¡°Isn¡¯t he one of your clients?¡± But the other side equivocates over and over again, making her feel stranger and stranger. Suddenly, a terrible thoughtes into her mind. Is the owner of this vi Brian? She is hiding from them, but she is always in his sight ¡­ That is too terrible. ¡°Hehe ¡­¡± Florence¡¯s expression changes, but there is an ironic smile on her face. ¡°You are about to get married, and do you still want to control me?¡± She doesn¡¯t want this kind of monitoring,passion, or sympathy. She just needs to stay away from him and take her child to live a quiet, happy life. Looking at Nelson, who is happily reading the anime book in front of her, there is a flicker of happiness in her eyes, which reveals a trace of determination. ¡°Nelson, we should go.¡± Florence sits down, stroking his little head with one hand. ¡°Mommy, are we going to move again?¡± Nelson looks at his mother without any rebellion. ¡°Yes.¡± Florence nods tenderly. They immediately pack up, and there are few things to bring, just some clothes. Without leaving a farewell note, without a trace of nostalgia, Florence takes Nelson away from the vi quietly and goes straight to the airport by taxi. She mustpletely avoid his surveince, and she must stay away from him, disconnecting any link with him. Because she has Nelson, and she can¡¯t bear any more harm. After entering the airport, she is about to leave, but unfortunately, she meets another unexpected person, Baron. ¡°Florence, how are you doing recently?¡± Baron greets her with a smile on his face. He is standing at the airport with a slight smile on his face. He notices Florence as soon as she enters the airport. Obviously, he is waiting for her deliberately. When Florence sees him, she is stunned for a moment, and then her face turns cold. In the past two months, she thought a lot and made clear the inside story of some things. Although Brian maniptes everything, from the perspective of the paparazzi swooping in to force the marriage in Su family, there was obviously one person behind them. That is Baron. Antonia was brought by him, and the reporters then came and a marriage waspelled, one after the other,pact and organized ¡­ Everyone acted as a puppet actor, and Baron was the director behind the scenes. It is him who arranged what happened in Su family. Thinking about this, Florence is deeply afraid of Baron, feeling that he is even more sinister than Brian. ¡°Uncle, why are you here too!¡± Nelson is still young and can¡¯t see the change of rtionship between adults. He greets enthusiastically at Baron. ¡°Nelson ¡­¡± The childish sound awakens Florence, who is caught in reverie. She gives Baron a cold look, then immediately ignores his presence, takes Nelson¡¯s little hand and passes him, as if she never knows him, continuing to walk towards the interior of the airport. Baron sees Florence¡¯s frosty face, turning to look at her back, and couldn¡¯t help smiling bitterly. For this result, he has already predicted it before, but when he actually faces it, he is a little embarrassed and panicked. He wanted to deal with Brian, but it really hurts Florence. ¡°Mommy, Mommy!¡± Nelson turns back frequently, calling Florence anxiously. Florence ignores him, pulls him and walks forward without looking back. This child and Baron have stayed together too long before, she must find a way to keep Nelson away from Baron. Chapter 51 - He is wounded Chapter 51: He is wounded Trantor: Li Xinyang Proofread by Peter Gong Moreover, in her opinion, it isn¡¯t easy to get rid of Brian, so she can¡¯t be tied up by Baron again. Looking that Florence has ignored him and regards him as a stranger, Baron is helpless and sighs, but after that he is speechless. It was all his own fault, wasn¡¯t it? ¡°Hehe.¡± Baron smiles bitterly and shakes his head as if trying to get rid of that entanglement. When he takes out his sunsses and is ready to leave, Nelson breaks away from Florence suddenly and thenes to him, which makes him stop. Florence who is walking in front of them is also dumbfounded and turns back quickly. Her face is full of worry and alertness. Nelson runs straight to the side of Baron. Seeing it, Florence bes angry suddenly. ¡°Nelson, you¡­¡± Baron puts down his sunsses. When he is about to squat down and talks to Nelson, Nelson takes off the small bag from his back. He takes out a band-aid from his little bag and hands it to Baron, looking up at him sincerely, saying: ¡°Uncle, give it to you. You are injured for I smell blood.¡± Looking at the small hand holding a band-aid, Baron is surprised. Actually, he is injured, and he was attacked by Brian. It is already exposed that he has framed Brian up and, and he also forced him to marry a woman who has been deceiving him. How could Brian let him go? However, Brian is obviously more powerful than Baron, and Baron is not his match after all. If the fight goes on, Baron knows that he would fail sooner orter. Hees to the airport today with his purpose. On the one hand, he wants to avoid Brian and also prepares to leave here temporarily to avoid Brian¡¯s edge. On the other hand, he also wants to know how Florence is doing now. In fact, Baron feels that their experiences are quite simr. They are both utilized by his old father. In fact, everything done by his old father openly and secretly, is just for Brian¡­¡­ Thinking about it, Baron is sympathetic to Florence because of their simr experience. ¡°Uncle, uncle, here¡¯s a band-aid for you. You¡¯d better stick it on the wound, or you¡¯ll be infected with the virus.¡± Nelson sees Baron is stunned, reaches out to pull his clothes hurriedly and urges him. ¡°Um.¡± Baron is awakened. Looking at Nelson¡¯s innocent face, he smiles, squats down and holds his small hands: ¡°Nelson, uncle is not injured, thank you. After you leave, you should be obedient to your mother, ok?¡± ¡°Well, Nelson is very well-behaved,¡± Nelson keeps nodding, and then he looks at the whole body of Baron worriedly, saying: ¡°But¡­Uncle, Nelson really smells the blood.¡± Florence is standing not far away from them and when she sees Nelson and Baron talking with each other, she bes angry suddenly. So shees closer hurriedly and angrily. Florence intends to take Nelson away directly, far away from Baron. She doesn¡¯t want to see him anymore. But as she gets closer, she sees the band-aid in Nelson¡¯s hand and hears his worried voice. Is he hurt? Florence is stunned suddenly. She hates the man in front of her right now, however, undeniably, he has ever saved her and her son, which she can not change. Feeling that Florence has already approached, Baron looks up at her, smiles, and then stands up. He knows Florence must hate him now and does not expect to get her forgiveness. He just wants to see how she is going now. ¡°Mommy, uncle is hurt!¡± Nelson turns around and takes Florence¡¯s hand. Florence protects Nelson in her arms and looks up and down at Baron and says apathetically: ¡°What? Hit by him?¡± Without thinking, Florence can also guess it. If Baron is injured, it could only be Brian¡¯s masterpiece. ¡°No¡­no.¡± Baron smiles awkwardly. Out of pride, he denies it subconsciously. Florence lowers her head identally and suddenly sees the blood dropped on the floor. It is still not dry. She looks up and sees that there are some wet marks on the left sleeve of Baron. He¡¯s really hurt. For a moment, Florence struggles. By rights, Baron has been plotting against her, utilizing her to deal with Brian, so that it¡¯spletely natural for her to let him die. But¡­ The friendship developed from childhood to adulthood makes it impossible for her to be truly indifferent to him. ¡°Is that serious?¡± Florence stretches out her hand and pulls the left sleeve of Baron. ¡°No, it¡¯s not serious¡­ Er¡­¡± Baron hides subconsciously, but the wound is touched. He gently exhales, and the blood flows down the sleeve, dripping on the floor markedly. ¡°Ah, mommy, blood! Uncle, you¡¯ve lost a lot of blood!¡± This time, Nelson also sees the blood dropped on the ground, eximing loudly. Baron is very embarrassed that his injury is found by them, and now he just wants to find a seam to get into. ¡°Florence, I also have something to do, and I should go first. Wish you a safe journey!¡± Baron only feels the atmosphere is very awkward now, so he is ready to flee. If they didn¡¯t grow up together from childhood and Baron ever saved her, Florence must be really happy to see him bleeding, but now¡­¡­ Florence catches Baron¡¯s sleeve directly and the other hand holds Nelson. She swallows her anger at him and says: ¡°Go to the hospital.¡± ¡°Florence, you¡­¡± Baron looks at her with amazement. Florence also doesn¡¯t say more with him, taking him to the hospital directly. After registration and taking an X-ray, Baron takes off his coat, exposing a long wound on the arm. The doctor cleans the wound for him, bandages it, and gives a few bottles of medicine, reminding him to keep on taking it. Looking at Florence who is sitting on the side holding Nelson, Baron feels very warm. The rescue from Florence surprises him, and he feels that he haspletely lost to her. How can she be so kind? If this had happened to him, he would never have cared about the lives of others, especially those who have cheated and used him. ¡± Florence, I¡¯m sorry, I apologize for my past behavior. In fact, you shouldn¡¯t care about me.¡± Baron looks at Florence with a t smile on his face, hiding his inner affection. Chapter 52 - Birthday Gift Chapter 52: Birthday Gift Trantor: Li Xinyang Proofread by Peter Gong ¡°Uncle, did you do something wrong?¡± Nelson, who lies in Florence¡¯s arms, first speaks. He can¡¯t think of what wrong his uncle Baron could do. In his eyes, Baron has always been a good uncle. Baron looks at Nelson in amazement, and smiles: ¡°Nelson, uncle is confused for a while, and did something wrong, so I beg your mother to forgive me.¡± After speaking, Baron looks up at Florence who is expressionless. He is saying to her. ¡°Oh.¡± Nelson nods in doubt. ¡°I¡¯m just for saving people. Please don¡¯t think more about it.¡± Florence doesn¡¯t want to talk to him more because of her child¡¯s presence, and she wants only to rify the fact that she doesn¡¯t forgive him for what he did. Indeed, Florence can¡¯t forget what Baron did to her: deceiving and utilizing her. Nodding slightly, Baron is not surprised at Florence¡¯s attitude, but he has been already very grateful for her help. He raises his eyebrows, and a light shes through his eyes. Then he looks at Florence and smiles: ¡°Florence, could I trouble you to buy a lunch for me?¡± Hum¡­¡­Florence frowns and looks him up and down. Seeing that he always smiles harmlessly, she hesitates and says, ¡°Couldn¡¯t you go out to eat after a while?¡± She is still wary of Baron, after all, she has been deceived by him for too long. Florence¡¯s euphemism is clearly caught by Baron, but he doesn¡¯t feel embarrassed at all. Instead, he continues: ¡°I don¡¯t know how long it will take for a chest X-ray in the hospital. I didn¡¯t eat in the morning and now I¡¯m a little hungry. Now that you have helped me, please help me one more time. Buy a meal for me, thank you!¡± ¡°Mommy, will you buy some food for uncle?¡± Nelson shakes Florence¡¯s arm. ¡°¡­¡± Looking carefully at Baron¡¯s expression, she could see he looks innocent. Anyway, since she has already sent him to the hospital, it¡¯s nothing to buy a meal. Anyhow, when the resultes out, she will take Nelson away from this ce where she has been miserably hurt. ¡°Well, you are waiting here.¡± After all, Florence is still soft-hearted and gets up and goes out. After eavesdropping at the door for a while, Florence doesn¡¯t hear Baron induces Nelson. So she goes out of the hospital relieved and goes to the nearest restaurant to buy a meal. In the ward, Baron hears Florence has walked away, so he holds Nelson¡¯s hand and says, ¡± Nelson, do you know when your mommy¡¯s birthday is?¡± Nelson shakes his head, looking distressed. He ran around with her mommy from an early age. Later, many disturbances urred. He could not remember how many birthdays he celebrated, and naturally, he could not remember his mother¡¯s birthday. ¡°Well, I tell you that your mother¡¯s birthday is today. Remember it, and you must buy a birthday gift for your mother in the future. Do you know?¡± Baron teaches Nelson. ¡°Well, Nelson has already remembered it.¡± Nelson nods his head hard. With a satisfied smile, Baron touches Nelson¡¯s head slightly. He takes a key from his pocket, and hands it to Nelson: ¡°This is a gift given by uncle to mommy. When your mommyes back, could you give it to your mommy, okay?¡± After receiving the key, Nelson ys with it for a while. Without thinking more about it, he says: ¡°Okay!¡± Then, with a careful thinking about it, he realizes something is wrong, looking up at Baron with a doubtful expression: ¡°Uncle, why don¡¯t you hand it over to my mommy by yourself?¡± With a slightly embarrassed smile, Baron touches Nelson¡¯s head and says: ¡°I have something urgent to deal with, so I can¡¯t stay there. Remember to send your uncle¡¯s gift to your mommy. Do you know, Nelson?¡± Nelson nods hard, saying that he would do it. After buying a meal, Florence hurriedly returns to the ward, but she is surprised to find that only Nelson is sitting there, and Baron has already gone! ¡°Mommy is back!¡± Nelson hears the footsteps, looks up, and immediately jumps towards her. ¡°He ¡­ where is your uncle?¡± Vigntly, Florence turns around to check. ¡°Uncle said that he had left beforehand, and this is for you, mommy.¡± Nelson quickly hands over the key given by Baron. With his words, Florence frowns immediately. What does he mean? Tricking her out to buy a meal, he sneaked away and left a key for her. What does he want to do? Anyway, it¡¯s not a good thing ¡­ This is the first thought of Florence. She is so wary of Baron that she cannot believe he can be kind at all. ¡°Throw it away. Mommy doesn¡¯t ept his stuff!¡± Florence tells Nelson. ¡°No! Mommy, this is the birthday gift given by uncle. He said that today is Mommy¡¯s birthday. How can it be thrown away? Isn¡¯t it too rude, Mommy?¡± Nelson reminds Florence quickly, and he is confused. Birthday present? ! Indeed, today is her birthday. However, Florence doesn¡¯t dare to ept Baron¡¯s gift. This man is too scheming, who has deceived her for more than ten years, but she hasn¡¯t realized it and still treats him as a good brother. But now, Florence must be very careful when talking to him. Naturally, it is impossible for her to ept his gift. However, Nelson trusts Baron very much, making her feel a little painful. Having made up her mind, Florence puts down the lunch box and begins to teach Nelson: ¡°Nelson, listen to your mommy that we can¡¯t ept this uncle¡¯s gift. Besides, try not to talk to him in the future. Do you hear it?¡± To her surprise, after Nelson has listened to what she said, he looks at her with a puzzled face, and then for a while his head shakes like a rattle: ¡°No! Mommy, you said that it was for bad guys, but I think uncle is not a bad guy, and he will not do bad things, Nelson believes him, that uncle cannot be a bad guy.¡± Nelson¡¯s defense with his child¡¯s tone makes Florence even more distressed. ¡°Would you rather trust him than your mommy?¡± Florence patiently lobbies her son. Otherwise, what if he keeps being so soft-hearted? Nelson thinks carefully about it for a few minutes and then frowns, but he insists: ¡°I believe my mommy, but uncle Baron is really not a bad person. He is very kind to me, and he will not do bad things. Mommy, you may have misunderstood him.¡± Florence is almost speechless, but then on second thoughts, she thinks probably because Baron used to take care of him, Nelson trusts him so much. Thinking about it, Florence calms down. To teach her child takes time, and she should not be too anxious for that. Chapter 53 - A Traffic Accident Chapter 53: A Traffic ident Trantor: Liu Tong Proofread by Peter Gong Florence doesn¡¯t want to let Nelson down, either. Anyway, children are naturally more kind than adults, and she doesn¡¯t want to make him a vignt person who always feels hostile to the world. Thinking of this, Florence feels morefortable. She touches her son¡¯s head, saying softly, ¡°Mom was in a hurry just now. Honey, you are right. There is no absolute bad man, the uncle is nice. But if he hurts you, you must learn to protect yourself, OK?¡± Nelson nods innocently. His beautiful big eyes remind her of Brian¡¯s verve for a moment. Florence feels stunned because the child is growing up and he increasingly takes after that man. She stands up, takes his hand, and goes to the ce mentioned by Baron. However, on the way, she always feels upset. Her presentimentes true soon. On the way, their car has an ident. The sudden disaster leaves Florence at a loss. Her head is hurt, but she still manages to take Nelson out of the smoky car. The driver stepped on the brake atst to save them, however, he died on the spot. It is toote to save him. Li is extraordinarily calm. The boy is in aa and covered with blood. The crowd around them keep taking pictures with their cell phones, but no one is willing to help. She stumbles and waits for a taxi on the road with Nelson in her arms. The little boy in her arms is closing his eyes tightly all the time. It seems that Florence looks calm at the moment, but her tears keep falling on Nelson¡¯s cheeks. ¡°Honey, we¡¯ll be in the hospital soon. You¡¯ll be fine, I¡¯m here!¡± In the past, the child would respond to her with a smile, and his clear ringingugh can reverberate in her ears, but at this moment, there is no reaction, and there is only silence. Maybe mothers have super power, and she ignores her pain and just focuses all her attention on her child. In fact, Florence¡¯s legs were pierced by ss, and some shards were even embedded in her calves. Her whole body is stained with her fresh blood, which looks rather frightening. Finally, they get to the nearby hospital, and Nelson is then sent to the operating room. The doctor sees the wounds on Florence¡¯s legs and frowns. ¡°Miss, your wounds also need to be treated. It looks very serious.¡± Florence nods in a muddle, then shakes her head. Her eyes look very firm. ¡°I will be here and wait for him. Please, doctor.¡± It seems that the doctor is ustomed to facing such a situation. He just sighs and hurries into the operating room. The red light at the door of the operating room lights up soon. Florence sits on the chair in the corridor, and she is so nervous that she folds her hands against her forehead, making a silent pray to God for help: don¡¯t let her son leave her. Thinking of the little boy who is lying on the cold sickbed now, she feels so sad. She stares at the ground with a pair of red eyes and wants to distract her attention. She would not like to be so cowardly. The door of the operating room is suddenly opened, and the doctor¡¯s assistantes out, ¡°Nelson¡¯s family!¡± ¡°How is he?¡± Florence immediately stands up and goes to her. The assistant is wearing a mask, therefore, Florence cannot identify her face. But her tone seems to be kind of anxious. ¡°Now the child needs Rh negative blood. What¡¯s your blood type?¡± Florence is stunned. Her blood is type A, but she remembers that Brian¡¯s is the same as Nelson¡¯s. Her face shows obviously that her blood type is unmatched. The assistant nces if there is someone else behind her but she finds nobody. ¡°Why hasn¡¯t his fathere?¡± sheins. Without hesitation, Florence immediately calls Brian, without anyint, she just says the key point directly. He responds and hangs up. There are two ns made by the doctor: one is to draw blood on site, and the other is to ask for it from the blood bank, but in fact there¡¯s little time. Florence has developed a habit since she was a child. When she is nervous, she will bite her fingertips subconsciously. She can hardly feel the smell of blood. She just looks at the entrance eagerly. Brian¡¯s cold reaction also makes her restless. She is even not sure if he wille, but he should never be so cruel to Nelson, after all he is his son. As she thought, it only takes ten minutes for Brian to appear. She is surprised at his speed. There is no previous constraint and entanglement between them. Therefore, Florence takes him to draw blood at once. He is wearing a ck sweater and looks so cool. Florence stands by anxiously, watching his blood shaking in the needle tube. She is in a trance. Nelson has the same blood as his after all! At this moment, she feels something magical. The two-hour operation has put Florence on the edge of hell. She would rather lie in the operation room than see Nelson there. The door of the operating room is finally opened, and the doctor and nurses sigh with relief, ¡°He is too young and it is also the first time for us to do such a difficult operation. But fortunately, everything is OK, the child just needs to stay in hospital for some time.¡± Florence thanks the doctor, ¡°Thank you, doctor. I really don¡¯t know how to express my gratitude to you. Thank you very much.¡± The doctor is a man in his forties, with a kind smile on his face. ¡°That¡¯s all right. It is what we should do.¡± Nelson still doesn¡¯t wake up, just like a little sleeping angel. Florence checks the instruments attached to him frequently for fear that something goes wrong. The nurse by her side exins, ¡°The effect of anesthetics hasn¡¯t gone, he will soon wake up. Don¡¯t worry.¡± Brian stands aside, staring at Nelson who is on the bed. While he is looking at his pale and bloodless face, Nelson¡¯s happy figurees to his mind. Maybe this is the so-called ¡°blood is thicker than water. ¡° When he drew blood just now, he felt somewhat moved. In this world, he has his own little child and his body also bleeds the same blood as his. Finally, Brian takes back his thoughts and focuses on Florence, who is bloodstained and obviously hurt. ¡°You¡¯re hurt. I¡¯ll take you to get your wounds dressed first.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll wait for my son to wake up.¡± ¡°Nurses are here.¡± Florence suddenly looks up at him and her pale face is full of anger. ¡°You don¡¯t have to care about me.¡± However, she has underestimated him. The man immediately holds her up horizontally, and at the moment she even doesn¡¯t have a chance to resist. Then she is sent to the medical room under the gaze of the people. Chapter 54 - Torture Chapter 54: Torture Trantor: Liu Tong Proofread by Peter Gong The doctor uses pliers to mp out the ss debris in her calves little by little. It even gives Brian the willies, making his face look gloomy. The doctor sees his face inadvertently, onlyining about it furtively. He says to Florence, ¡°I will do it gently, hang in there.¡± No matter how gentle his movements are, it is still stinging. Florence bites her teeth tightly, and thin sweats ooze out on her forehead. Just now, she paid her attention to Nelson, so she didn¡¯t know the pain. Now she feels it and almost faints because of the pain. Brian walks over to her, using his hand to hold her tightly. His voice is cid, ¡°If it hurts,hold my hand.¡± Florence will show her weakness to something about Nelson, in fact, she is very stubborn. She never hopes to show her white feather in front of anyone, especially Brian. She is so painful that she cannot speak anything. She just shakes her head. The pliers in the doctor¡¯s hand are suddenly embedded in her wound. She can¡¯t help crying out in a low voice and her hand grabs Brain¡¯s hand with all her strength. Brian is also frowned by the sudden pain, but he does not make any noise. The doctor whispers, ¡°Miss, actually, we should have used anesthetics at the beginning. After all you¡¯re in such a pain now!¡± Hearing this, Brian res at the doctor, and a low-pitched voice booms out from his throat, ¡°What did you say?¡± Seeing his frightening face, the doctor has a bad premonition. However, he has to toughen his scalp to answer honestly with hesitation in his voice, ¡°This youngdy thinks it¡¯s too expensive to take anesthetics, so she insists on not taking it.¡± After saying that, he feels a bit cold in his back. Florence is a little embarrassed. She doesn¡¯t want to show her predicament in front of him, so she lowers her head and says weakly, ¡°Actually it¡¯s all right. It¡¯ll be fine after a while. We don¡¯t need to spend money. ¡± Brian¡¯s eyes be pale, and he suddenly remembers that she gave birth to a child in the ck clinic in order to elude him, and the pain at that time must have been thousands of times more than the pain now. He feels a great pang of pain at the moment, and he even cannot imagine how she survived. After dressing the wound, she goes back to the ward at once. Nelson finally wakes up. The boy is reasonable and has a bright smile on his face, ¡°Mum, I¡¯m OK. Don¡¯t worry about me. It is not painful at all.¡± Florence, who wants to control her emotions, can¡¯t hold back for a while, and her tears burst out from her eyes uncontrobly. She lies on the bed, holding her son, pressing her face to his, and her voice is hoarse. ¡°Honey, I¡¯m sorry. I should take the me, I didn¡¯t take good care of you¡­ I am sorry for your torment and pain.¡± Rodney has just arrived. Seeing this, he also feels a bit sore. At the same time, he notices Brian¡¯s face, which seems to be really guilty. Brian secretly asks Rodney to settle all the expenses and transfer Nelson to a VIP ward. Florence is unwilling but has to ept it. ¡°I¡¯ll find a great nurse to take care of Nelson. Don¡¯t worry.¡± ¡°Thank you.¡± Seeing her obedience, Brian feels ultimately ufortable. Nelson is their own child, but what he has done is far inferior to what a father should do for his kid. However, only in such a way, she would also like to thank him. A strange emotion fills Brian¡¯s heart, and he is a little upset. ¡°You two must move to my house and live there for a while. The doctor says he is malnourished. If you still look after him in your own way, he will be hurt but not be loved.¡± ¡°Malnutrition?¡± Florence is kind of shocked. Nelson is only three years old. She has tried to give him the best of everything, how could it be like this now? Seeing her solemn face, Brian also realizes that his words are too serious. He wants to say something, but she opens her mouth before him, ¡°Mr. Si, you are going to marry someone else, so I don¡¯t think there¡¯s any rtionship between us now. I will pay back for the operation cost as soon as possible, and thank you for other things.¡± Brian grabs her hand, gnashes his teeth and calls her name, ¡°Do you have to torture me like this? Florence Li?¡± Hearing this, she looks at him in confusion. ¡°Torture?¡± Then her frown quickly spreads out. She purses her lips, saying with amusement, ¡°How dare I torture President Si? It is you who always want to torture me, isn¡¯t it? You hope to see me suffer pain, don¡¯t you? ¡± These words make him speechless. In business, he can be responsible for any decision and take the consequences. However, he has misunderstood Florence for so many years. Antonia¡¯s death has nothing to do with her, even the jade pendant was found by her. As a result, Antonia is still alive, and only that jade pendant is broken. It is hard for them to be on good terms again as before. The debts between them are almost impossible for Brian topensate for. Florence at first thinks he will be furious because of her words, instead, he only stares at her calmly and his eyes are full ofplexity. Brian slowly releases her hand, turning back to her, ¡°you can have a good rest,ter I will ask Rodney to pick you up.¡± In order to elude the confrontation or her resistance, Brian leaves directly. Rodney doesn¡¯t follow him. He smiles at her and hands her a card, ¡°Miss Li, take the card.¡± She is about to push it away immediately, but he pushes back her hand and just puts the card in her hand. Then he leaves with nodding gently. The ward is in silence, and Florence knows that it¡¯s Brian¡¯smand. In fact, she found changes in Brian¡¯s eyes just now, but she doesn¡¯t know why it would be so hard to thank him, and it¡¯s not her style. The tree is still while the wind blows. In the afternoon, a group of people rush into the ward. Before Florence asks, a woman cries out loud here and ask Florence for her husband¡¯s life. Florence still does not figure out what¡¯s going on, but at the moment the rest of the men and women have surrounded her, and the medical staff whoe here are pushed out. ¡°How could my husband have died if he hadn¡¯t protected you? Why are you two still alive!¡± Florence suddenly realizes that this woman is the driver¡¯s wife. She can understand her mood, so when faced withints, she just keeps silent and doesn¡¯t defend herself. Chapter 55 - Human Nature Chapter 55: Human Nature Trantor: Li Xinyang Proofread by Peter Gong The ward is surrounded by a group of people. When Nelson wakes up, seeing so many people, he is shocked for he is still a child. ¡°Mommy.¡± As soon as he opens his mouth, Florence is a little nervous, and afraid that these irrational people would do something to Nelson. Florence wants to squeeze out, but the leading woman is obviously irrational. She raises her hand, and ps hard on Florence¡¯s face. ¡°I don¡¯t allow you to bully my mother! You are a bad woman!¡± Nelson jumps up from the bed at once, he also wants to squeeze into the crowd to protect her mommy. ¡°Calm down, Nelson.¡± Florence notices that he ising, and she is afraid that these people would injure him. She knows that these people have already lost their senses, and they just want to vent their anger. ¡°Hurry out with the sister nurse. Mommy will be fine.¡± At ordinary times, Florence dotes on Nelson, but she has her own education methods, so at a critical moment, Nelson is also afraid to annoy her, but he still stubbornly refuses to leave. Fortunately, the nurse finally picks up Nelson who is out of the crowd and prepares to leave. But people are all sensitive. The woman finds the existence of Nelson, and she makes an eye gesture, and soon, before the nurse is able to go out, she is surrounded by a group of people. They are hard to move, and these peoplee here today only to find someone to vent their grievances, so there is no way to reason with them. Florence also knows it, and her body responds quickly. She squeezes into them and hugs Nelson in her arms. Sure enough, those people start punching and kicking her, and Florence feels a lot of paining from her body. Nelson in her arms cries out, ¡°Don¡¯t hit my mommy, you can¡¯t hit my mommy! You are bad guys!¡± ¡°Fuck, stop!¡± A roares suddenly from the ward, and all the people stop. Looking towards the source of the sound, a slender and tall man stands at the door of the ward. But the monstrous anger in his eyes still scares them. The leading woman is shocked by the coldness in his eyes, and her body couldn¡¯t help shuddering, ¡°Who are you?!¡± ¡°I¡¯m her husband.¡± These words make Florence stiff, and she looks at Brian in disbelief. He walks over to her, frowning deeply. Florence lowers her head and wants to hide. Brian guards her and Nelson behind him, and looks around at all the people in the ward. The aura makes them feel timid. Brian sets his eyes on the woman who takes the lead. ¡°Who allows you toe here and strike my wife?¡± The woman looks at him bitterly, ¡°My husband died because of her. She and her child are jinxes. If my husband had not saved her, would he have died?¡± Such unreasonable words sound chilling. Brian squints, ¡°Is two million yuan enough?¡± ¡°Brian!¡± Florence is shocked to go forward, but Brian raises his hand to stop her movement. The woman is stunned for a moment. She first looks at the man behind her and they look at each other. She knows that Brian is a rich man, and she takes this opportunity to increase thepensation. ¡°My husband has already died. Two million yuan, do you y at us?¡± ¡°Four million yuan.¡± Four million yuan is already an astronomical figure for these people. Even if they work day and night, they are also impossible to earn four million yuan. So it¡¯s hard for that woman to hide her joy. Florence feels a little sad. She remembers the driver who was desperate to save them. She prefers that that woman beats her just because she is sad. She would rather that woman continued to be angry with her, instead of being bought by four million yuan. Such naked humanity makes her a little difficult to ept. Brian takes a step forward, frowning, and the corners of his mouth sink slightly, ¡°I will give you five million yuan, but as for the extra one million yuan I will require you to do something else for me.¡± Florence doesn¡¯t know what Brian wants to do. ¡°How did you hit her just now, and you hit yourself the same way now. If I can¡¯t see the blood, you won¡¯t get any of this five million yuan.¡± Brian speaks out indifferently. The woman bites her lip. ¡°Ten seconds for you to think, and you must know that your husband died in the line of duty. If you go through the legal process, even a penny you are unlikely to get.¡± ¡°Why should I believe you?¡± Brian nces at the door, and Rodneyes in with a box. He opens the box, which is full of RMB. The woman¡¯s eyes light up immediately, and the person behind her steps forward to remind her, ¡°I have seen him in the newspaper and he is the CEO of Si Group. There can be no mistake about it.¡± No wonder you can¡¯t test some people with money, because when they betray themselves, it will make us think that society has gone backwards for hundreds of years, and that these people are animals. Naturally, the result is that the woman sumbs to the money, and soon there is one p after another in the ward. Florence¡¯s heart grows colder and colder. She looks at the woman kneeling on the ground, ¡°That¡¯s enough!¡± She looks at Brian who stands beside her, ¡°Is it fun?¡± Brian doesn¡¯t answer, but he looks directly at the woman, saying indifferently, ¡°Continue.¡± The final result is that the woman does get five million yuan, and they leave happily, but the dean and doctors of this hospital are carefully waiting for the result of his treatment. Finally, it is only because of Florence¡¯s pleading that they can escape. When such a thing happened, there is no way to stay in the hospital, so Brian takes them back to the Si family toughly. Nelson is a friendly child. When he sees Nanny Liu, he jumps up and hugs her happily. The children are all heart-to-heart, and they will always remember the kindness you have shown to them. Thus it can be seen from this that Nanny Liu really cares about Nelson. Although Florence is suspicious of Brian¡¯s sudden appearance in the hospital, she does not ask him, nor does she have the opportunity, because after sending them back, Brian leaves Rodney behind and then he leaves immediately. Nelson is troubled for so long, in addition to that his body is weak, so he quickly falls asleep. Florence sits on the chair in the backyard garden and presses her forehead with a little vexation. She doesn¡¯t forget that Brian would marry Antonia. She and Nelson suddenly appear in Si family. How would other people think of them? What would the outside world think of him? She really doesn¡¯t want to get herself into trouble anymore, nor does she hope that others are implicated because of her. While contemting, she hears footstepsing from behind. Without looking back, she knows it is Rodney. ¡°Rodney, has Brian¡¯s wedding date with Antonia been decided?¡± Rodney is surprised by her sensitivity. He unconsciously smiles slightly, steps forward, and stands beside her. Florence raises her hand and motions him to sit down and he does. ¡°Actually, you also care about Mr. Si, but why don¡¯t you say that?¡± Chapter 56 - Pampering

Chapter 56: PamperingTrantor: Liu Tong Proofread by Peter Gong This problem is actually a bit tough for her, but it is different than before, and she does not escape. Sometimes, when people hide something in their hearts for long enough, they will want someone to talk to. She has no friends and has to keep many things to herself. Her real thought is about toe to her lips, fortunately, she has controlled her emotion in time. She almost lets them out. ¡°I was just asking.¡± Florence chuckles. Rodney sighs inwardly, but he can do nothing for their various disputes. One of them is his boss, and the other one, Florence even may not treat him as a friend. He realizes that he has exceeded the boundary, so he keeps silent. Nelson still has a high fever in the evening. Florence is so worried that she wants to send him to the hospital at once. Fortunately, Brian asks Charles Song toe to her aid. He is the family doctor of Si¡¯s Family. When the old man was not in good condition, Charles almost lived in this family. So the friendship between them is natural, and he is also a special member in Si¡¯s Family. He also watches Florence and Brian grow up, and knows clear about their disputes. After Nelson take the medicine, his fever subsides as expected. She then sighs with relief. Seeing his facees back to norm, she leaves the room and gets another towel for him. ¡°Is he your child with Brian?¡± Charles slowly sits down, looks at the child on the bed and says significantly. Florence doesn¡¯t know how to respond to him for a while. In Charles¡¯ opinion, her silence is a kind of tacit admission. ¡°You two used to be so intimate, how excellent! When I was abroad, I couldn¡¯te back in time to see the old man, although he had an ident¡­¡± ¡°You are the one he cared about most during his lifetime. However, no one could find you when I came back. Where have you been these years?¡± She lowers her head, ¡°Uncle Song, I¡¯m sorry. I have troubles.¡± She doesn¡¯t want to mention anything about the past. Once those dark days in her heart are touched, she will put herself on guard. She doesn¡¯t like the ¡°Florence Li¡± in that period of time, just like a hedgehog without thorns. What is ridiculous is she even wanted to protect herself, but finally found that she could do nothing. During those days when she tried to elude the man, she thought of killing herself countless times. She might have died without Nelson. Charles stares at her for a long while, with kind of pity in his heart. Now she is no longer the sunny girl as she used to. Although her smile seems still so familiar, there are more lowliness and caution in her eyes. He watches Florence grow up. She used to be gentle, but her confidence is gone now. With a helpless sigh, he says, ¡°Florence, I just hope I can make up for the mistakes I made in the past.¡± The heavy words makes her suddenly look up. She is a little flurried, ¡°Uncle Song, that is not what I mean. In fact, it¡¯s just causality. If I didn¡¯t have to fall in love with a man I could never marry, there would not be other things, but after all what had happened is true, it is just destiny. ¡± ¡°What are you going to do now? Do you still love Brian as before? ¡± It makes her fail to answer the question. As usual, her fingers have ovepped furtively. It seems that once she gets entangled with Brian, she has nowhere to hide. Florence sits beside the bed and stares at Nelson. She strokes his delicate face by her fair fingers and a smile slowly blooms on her lips. ¡°It is not important anymore.¡± Obviously, Charles doesn¡¯t intend to end this topic, because something about Florence has always been a knot in his heart. He was the old man¡¯s only friend that they could talk heart-to-heart to each other, so the friendship between the two men is very deep. It was a pity that he could note back when the old man died. However, he knows that her future is his only wish. In thest phone call that the old man made to him before his death, there was also something rted to her. The old man wanted him to help Florence. Because at that time, Brian would get her in trouble. Charles Song then came back in a hurry, but he still missed her. That¡¯s whyter people didn¡¯t know whether she was still alive. Now she hase back, and it is sudden. What Charles hopes to know most is her and Brian¡¯s circumstances, anyway, whether they are still loving each other or not. Is it possible? ¡°Florence, I watch you grow up. I know your character. Can you tell me the truth? If you were given another chance to manage your life, would you go on loving Brian?¡± The implication is clear enough. But when Florence hears the question, she just frowns, and gives the answer in no more than two seconds. ¡°No.¡± There is no hesitation, because she knows that she is not able to withstand those pains again. The man seems to be beside her, but it¡¯s indeed a long distance. He is like a star in the sky, but how about herself? Seeing her pale face, Charles knows that if he asks more, her old wounds will be reopened. With a gentle smile, he turns to talk about Nelson. Both of them don¡¯t notice Brian is standing at the door. Just now, he heard all their words. Then as she turned around he quickly dodged to the other side of the door. Those words prick his heart like needles, and he even feels stifled for a while. She doesn¡¯t love him any more, and she may also be disappointed and hate him. When he recollects what he did to her in those years, he even starts to hate himself. He can¡¯t ovee it, either, how can he ask Florence to give up everything and ept him again? Florence stays at Nelson¡¯s bedside all night, just lying by the bed. When she wakes up the next day, the child on the bed is missing. ¡°Honey!¡± She runs downstairs in a hurry. Rodneyes in with a pile of documents in his hands. Seeing she is restless, he immediately asks her what happened. ¡°I can¡¯t find my son!¡± She is really in a hurry. Rodney can¡¯t helpughing and he nces at the garden. ¡°Come with me.¡± Nelson is ying football on the ground in the garden. The little boy is giggling and running happily there. It seems that he has never had a fever. On the other side, Brian wears a casual suit, which perfectly highlights his slim figure. He shows a rare smile on his cold face. He stares at Nelson and his eyes are full of love. A man and a boy are ying happily at the moment. Chapter 57 - Conditions

Chapter 57: ConditionsTrantor: Li Xinyang Proofread by Peter Gong There is a faint scent in the morning sun, and the surrounding nts and trees are just watered. The smell of grass fills Florence¡¯s nostrils and the bitterness in her heart suddenly dissipates. Looking at the two people under the sun, Florence feels a bit agonized because she knows that such a warm time will notst long. Looking at Nelson¡¯s chipper smile, she feels a little guilty. Rodney notices her apparently blue mood and appeases, ¡°Actually, Mr. Si is not as cold as you think. In private he treats the young¡­¡± When the wordse to his lips, ¡®the young master¡¯ immediately is changed into Nelson. ¡°Actually, Mr. Si is kind to Nelson.¡± Florence gives a half-smile, ¡°Well, I know.¡± And she also promises to Brian that she and Nelson will stay here for four months. At that time, he will not interfere with her. For such a tempting condition, she naturally agrees with it. One day, Florence unexpectedly meets Tabitha. To her surprise, Tabitha haspletely changed since they haven¡¯t seen for two months. The previous unruliness and arrogance disappearpletely, and it is reced by a depressed and gloomy look. Her original exquisite, fair, and shiny skin has now darkened, and she is severely emaciated. When Florence notices her, she is amazed. She wonders why Tabitha would be like this? Isn¡¯t Antonia already married to Brian? Walking on the road, Tabitha also finds Florence, but she is only slightly surprised, and then her listless expression returns. If it was before, when she met Florence, she would have taken a dig at her. But now, she has lost that energy and is unable to fight back. As if they are strangers, Tabitha walks away from Florence directly and leaves. She is even in a worse mood. Looking at the back of the departing Tabitha, Florence spends a long timeing to her sense, shakes her head, and then turns away. Walking on the road, Tabitha is in a trance, wandering in the street, not knowing where to go. Unconsciously, she arrives at the airport. ¡°Oh! how do I get here?¡± Tabitha looks up and sees the airport sign. Tabitha purses her lips andughs at herself. When she is about to leave, a pleasant and familiar female voicees into her ears. ¡°Brian, remember toe to apany me after working. If I am alone on the honeymoon, I will be very lonely.¡± ¡°Okay, I know it. You go first, and I¡¯ll go to find you then.¡± ¡°You¡¯re the best husband, Brian. So I am waiting for you over there. You must finish your work as soon as possible!¡± Is this, Antonia and Brian? In a great shock, Tabitha hurriedly turns around and looks anxiously towards the airport exit. A man and a woman, dressed brightly and beautifully, seem to be hugging each other sweetly, and they walk out of the airport while talking. Tabitha fixes her eyes on them and she directly notices the beautiful and familiar face which is like a fine carving. It¡¯s him! Brian! Long time no see! Tabitha is excited because that face is once her dream marriage partner. ¡°Brian!¡± Tabitha couldn¡¯t help herself for a while, so shepletely ignores Antonia who stands beside Brian and shouts directly at him. Brian and Antonia hear it, and immediately they stand still. Looking up, they see Tabitha, whose eyes are full of excitement. Brian doesn¡¯t expect to meet Tabitha here. So he is slightly surprised for a second, and then calms down, nods at her as a response. ¡°Huh!¡± Antonia is also surprised when she sees that theer is her sister, but then she sneers and watches her with her cold eyes. She clearly finds her sister¡¯s obsessive look when she looks at Brian! Chapter 58 - The Estrangement Between Sisters Chapter 58: The Estrangement Between Sisters Tabitha notices that Antonia is unfriendly to her, which makes her feel unhappy, and she wonders how she has provoked her. ¡°Antonia, Brian, are you back from your honeymoon?¡± Tabitha approaches to greet them. ¡°Not yet, Brian just needs to deal with something about thepany. Our honeymoon is not over yet.¡± Antonia says proudly. Tabitha looks at Brian with her mouth twitching, but Brian does not want to stay. He enjoins something to Antonia and greets Tabitha hypocritically. After that he leaves the airport. Two women stare at Brian nkly as he leaves and their expressions are colorful. ¡°Antonia, let¡¯s go home, too!¡± Tabitha takes Antonia¡¯s hand, but Antonia frees herself from her, looking at Tabitha and smiling, ¡°no, Tabitha. Brian and I makemitment to each other that I continue to travel, and Brian wille to find me soon, so I can¡¯t go back now. Please give my best regards to our parents!¡± After hearing it, Tabitha is very confused. What is going on here? Since it is a honeymoon, it is ridiculous that the groom leaves first and the bride travels alone. Thinking of all the previous things, Tabitha suddenly realizes that maybe this is Brian¡¯s revenge. For the sake of sisterhood, she feels it necessary to warn her so that she could not be deceived. ¡°Antonia, don¡¯t you think ¡­ Brian ¡­is there something wrong with him?¡± Tabitha says with frowning. ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± Antonia looks at Tabitha warily. ¡°You see. It is usually that the couple go to honeymoons together, but now he¡¯s busy, and you¡¯re flying to everywhere alone¡­You¡¯d better think of it carefully. Was there anything wrong with him before?¡± Tabitha questions for she always feels something wrong. Antonia thinks back, but it was a journey of happiness. What¡¯s wrong with it? She has been immersed in the whirlpool of love. How could she have any doubt about Brian? On the contrary, she seriously suspects that because Tabitha¡¯s life is not as good as her, so she makes mischief out of jealousy. Thinking of it, Antonia is very dissatisfied with her younger sister. ¡°No! Brian takes good care of me all the way. Tabitha, you are thinking too much about it. You¡¯d better wish me a happy honeymoon, don¡¯t talk nonsense!¡± Antonia looks at Tabitha and warns her. Tabitha is greatly displeased. She feels disdainful about Antonia¡¯s stupidity and conceitedness. But she also knows Antonia¡¯s character, and does not try to persuade her any more. ¡°Okay, have a nice trip, Antonia.¡± Tabitha smiles and blesses. ¡°Thank you!¡± Antonia turns back and goes aboard the ne again. She is stillcent. Tabitha is also angry with her sister who doesn¡¯t listen to her advice, so she goes straight home. Since Brian knew the truth, he has withdrawn his whole shares of the Su family, which led to their capital interruption, and it has nearly gone bankrupt overnight. However, there are still many employees in thepany, and outside there are many partners, and all these need funds to maintain. If not, the Su family will face a devastating blow. It will have no economic ie. What¡¯s worse, the huge debts would probably force father Su to jump off a building. ¡°Hi! Mr. Su, it is me. Thepany needs arge sum of funds in an emergency. It is the Li Group, which cooperated with us before¡­Yes, the cooperation between us is not over, so we need to invest arge sum of money, otherwise we are in default and need topensate huge liquidated damages!¡± ¡°You tell them I¡¯m dealing with it and wait a little longer!¡± Father Su is wiping the cold sweat on his forehead while deceiving them. ¡°Hi, Mr. Su, it is the end of this month, and thepany ounting department has only a little capital. Shall we take it out to pay sry to the members?¡± ¡°No! You cate the staff first, and then let everyone hold on a little longer and their sry will be paid next month, that¡¯s all!¡± Father Su hangs up the phone, angrily throwing it away. He is so angry that he cannot breathe. In two months, the crisis in thepany is getting worse and worse, and he is almost at the end of his rope. ¡°Honey, you see. Shall we ask Brain for help? Let Antonia beg him.¡± Mother Su sees Father Su has no idea, so she puts forward a suggestion. ¡°Ask him? Thepany crisis is made by him. Do you think it¡¯s useful to ask him?¡± Father Su pulls the button with wheezing. ¡°But isn¡¯t it useless for Antonia to marry him?¡± Mother Su thinks. ¡°Don¡¯t worry. I won¡¯t sit still waiting for death! I have more than one daughter! Hum!¡± Father Su says angrily. Mother Su nods at him as if she understands something. Chapter 59 - To Be Married to a Bad Husband Chapter 59: To Be Married to a Bad Husband Tabitha is just about toin about her sister¡¯s ignorance to her parents when she returns home, but she finds there is a guest. He is a middle-aged man with a crew cut, well-dressed, but he seems to be rude. Moreover, his manner is also impolite. Obviously, he is an upstart. ¡°Tabitha is back! Come on, meet the guest. This is Mr. Qi, a new business star, young but sessful!¡± His father hurriedly says, ¡°this is my daughter, Tabitha!¡± The upstart looks up at her and smiles contentedly. ¡°Mister, you are blessed. How beautiful your daughter is! She is promising! Ha ha ha!¡± Seeing that the upstart looks at her unscrupulously, Tabitha feels somewhat disgusted towards him. She just greets him and goes back to her room. Her parents, however, warmly wee the upstart. They talk for a long time and then her parents usher him out of the door in person. After supper, the parents have a night talk with Tabitha. ¡°Honey, you have grown up. It¡¯s time to get married. We don¡¯t want you to dy marrying, so we choose a man for you.¡± Her father says. ¡°It¡¯s true. You will enjoy a happy life if you marry him.¡± Her mother also exins. ¡°Who?¡± Tabitha is shocked. Before she knows it, her parents have chosen a husband for her. Her mother tells her with a smile that their daughter¡¯s husband will be the upstart. ¡°What? To marry that idiot! No way! ¡± Tabitha refuses without thinking. Her ideal husband should be a man like Brian, with a superior temperament and strong power. The upstart is like a trash in her opinion! Her father¡¯s face suddenly changes, ¡°What did you say just now? Mr. Qi is a great boss. You surely win if you marry him! We are just for you. ¡± ¡°Certainly, just obey us. We won¡¯t hurt you.¡± Her mother begins to induce her. ¡°No way! I won¡¯t marry him, I feel disdain for this kind of people!¡± Her face flushes with anxiety, and she is very stern. ¡°Tabitha!¡± Her father is in a hurry and even wants to give her a good dressing down. However, she stands up directly and rushes back to her own room. On the one hand, Tabitha refuses to marry anyway. On the other hand, theirpany is at stake. Her father¡¯s hair is bing kind of white. But the upstart meets them again, and he thinks that Tabitha is pretty and he is willing to marry her. Though she still refuses, her parents are no longer hesitant. Because thepany is in crisis now and the capital chain is about to be cut off. They directly follow Antonia¡¯s advice and sends the wedding messages to everyone without Tabitha¡¯s agreement. It¡¯s a lightning marriage! On the night before the wedding, her parents are busy calling to invite guests. But Tabitha is lying in bed, crying, and she is just missing Brian. She originally thought that all this was managed by the upstart and she still hopes to have a peaceful life. But in the next days, the upstart alwayses backte and even stays out all night. He often brings back the smell of perfume, lipstick marks, and other women¡¯s underwear. After all Tabitha is born in a rich family, how can she bear a husband like this? It is an insult for her that her husband fools around with different women every day andes back to have sex with her. She can¡¯t stand it. One night, when the upstartes back tipsily she shows her hand directly. ¡°If you want to live with me, don¡¯t go out to chase shady women! If you don¡¯t, let¡¯s divorce!¡± Tabitha looks at the upstart in disgust. ¡°Well,ha ha ha¡­ ¡± The upstart takes a beer hup. He looks at Tabitha andughs. Suddenly, he reaches for her chest with an evil smile , ¡°what did you say? I beg your pardon? You are my wife and you have to listen to me, obey me unconditionally. You want to stop me from going to y? You also want to divorce? No way!¡± Tabitha is in pain and hurriedly pushes him away with a look of utter disgust. The long-standing anger finally breaks out, ¡°You bastard, hooligan! My parents are so blind that they married me to you, a garbage. The upstart suddenly stands up with his eyes widely open, his mouth twisting. He grabs her directly and beats her with his fists. ¡°Ah!¡± Tabitha cries out in pain. ¡°Bitch, I gave you an inch, but you took a mile, didn¡¯t you? I¡¯m raising you little bitch and your whole family! Without President Si¡¯s words, I would have killed you! ¡± ¡°Bitch!¡± ¡°President Si¡¯s words!¡± Tabitha¡¯s face is ck and blue, and she forgets his continual fists, stunned for a moment¡­ The Novel will be updated first on this website. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!