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Chapter 1451
Faced with a dilemma in having to choose between a healthy grandchild and a daughter-in-law, she
could only look at her husband who had been sitting there in silence.
“We’re fine with everything else, but we can’t accept the fact that she is infertile. Xavier, there are
plenty of women out there that are much better than she is. If you really like her, you should…”
His father was interrupted by his mother who smacked him on the arm and motioned at him to stop.
Realizing he had gone overboard, he cleared his throat and quickly changed his choice of words, “I-I
mean, you should bring her home so we can meet her and get to know her better! Marriage is a very
important thing, after all!”
“So you don’t agree to us getting married, then?”
Xavier was running out of patience at that point. He had expected some resistance from his parents
because of Hannah’s infertility and was prepared to talk things out with them, but they were a lot more
stubborn than he had thought.
“It’s not that we don’t agree to it…”
Noticing his opportunity, Xavier quickly took advantage of the loophole in his father’s statement and
said, “That means you agree to it, then. Very well, she’ll be interviewing me in my office tomorrow. If all
goes well, we should be able to get our marriage certificates then. If you two would like to meet her,
tomorrow would be the best time to. Anyway, I’ve still got some stuff to take care of at work, so I’ll be on
my way now. Call me if you guys need anything, okay?”
With that, he grabbed his coat on the sofa and left the house without even looking back. It wasn’t until
his car had disappeared in the distance that his parents realized what had happened. “Damn it! That
little sh*t played us both!” his father exclaimed helplessly.
“Hannah,” Natasha called out to her after making all the necessary preparations to have her meet
Fabian’s contact. I sure hope this will cheer her up and give her some confidence! It pains me to see
her all depressed like this…
Hannah looked up at her and asked, “Hmm? What is it?”
“Well, you see… My brother has a colleague in Chanaea who seems pretty capable… I figured he
should be able to help you out, so I told him about your situation, and he is willing to lend us a hand.
I’m sorry I told him without asking you for permission first… You wouldn’t mind, would you?” Natasha
said after giving it some thought. She had actually come up with her lines beforehand, so she didn’t
have problems reciting them.
Hannah took a deep breath and shook her head as she knew Natasha was only doing it out of concern
for her.
“Of course not, Natasha! I know you meant well, so there’s no way I’d mind!” Hannah said with the
sweetest smile she could muster despite the bitterness in her heart. I’d better pull myself together or I
might actually collapse… As for that person Natasha mentioned… Well, I don’t mean to underestimate
her connections or anything, but I would probably be a little more convinced about his abilities if we
were in Remdik… After all, how many people could she possibly know here in Chanaea? I bet she’s
gone through a whole lot of trouble just to find this guy…
“Here, this is the information we have on him. I think he has what it takes to help you out, Hannah. On
top of that, he’s a friend of my brother, so I’m sure he’ll be willing to lend us a hand! While we don’t
know for sure if it’ll work out, having his help is still better than having none at all, right?” Natasha tried
to convince her further when she saw the look of doubt on Hannah’s face and knew she didn’t dare
place much hope in it for fear of disappointment.
Hannah nodded in agreement. Natasha is right! In order to find out the truth behind my mom’s death,
I’ll have to make use of every resource I have available! Regardless of whether it works out or not, she
did put in a lot of effort for my sake, so I can’t be disappointing her now!
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“Sure, thanks,” Hannah said as she took the phone over from Natasha, only to gasp in shock when she
read the person’s information.
This guy is the general manager of a company owned by one of the five prominent families? Holy
sh*t… He’s definitely no ordinary guy! If someone with his resources is willing to help me out, it would
definitely make things a lot easier!
Natasha grinned when she saw the hopeful smile on Hannah’s face. “I’ve asked him out for dinner, so
you can fill him in on the details and have him look into it as soon as possible. Who knows, we might
even have our answers ready by tomorrow morning!”
“Thank you, Natasha!” Hannah had tears of joy in her eyes as she nodded and held her hands tightly.
Oh, my god! I didn’t think Natasha would turn out to be the most helpful person in such a trying time!
She must really care about me!
Natasha played along and gave her hands a gentle squeeze. “What are friends for, right?”
Just like that, Natasha led her to the café that they had agreed to meet up at. After getting Hannah
seated, Natasha went outside to wait for the man. She had to be the first to meet him and could brief
him on the situation so he wouldn’t let it slip that Fabian had gone to him for help. There’s no way
Hannah would accept his help if she finds out that Fabian was the one who arranged for this meeting!
Hannah was seated by the window and pursed her lips as she anxiously glanced at her watch and her
surroundings.
I’m so glad Natasha was able to find me someone who could help out with my investigation! I’ve been
feeling really guilty because I wasn’t able to find any clues regarding Mom’s death after so long. She
raised me ever since I was a kid, and yet I couldn’t even find out how she really died… Had it not been
for Natasha’s help, I wouldn’t have known what to do… God knows what I might even do if that were
the case…
“Hannah!”
She stopped stirring her coffee when she heard a familiar voice calling out to her.
Hannah looked in the direction of the voice and saw Natasha waving at her while a man in a black face
mask followed behind her.
She then waved back at them and ordered two cups of cappuccino for them while Natasha proudly led
the man to their table.
The waiter brought the cappuccino over right as Natasha sat down beside her. After thanking the
waiter, Natasha took a huge gulp of it, only to tear up as her tongue burned from how hot it was.
“Ah! It’s so hot!” she exclaimed while fanning her tongue with her hands, sending Hannah into a fit of
laughter.
“By the way, allow me to introduce you two. Hannah, this is a friend of my brother. He’s really amazing!
I thought I’d try my luck and asked my brother for help with your investigation, and guess what? I got
lucky, and he ended up actually finding something!” Natasha said after taking a moment to cool her
tongue off.
Naturally, Hannah got excited when she heard that they were making progress and thanked the man
profusely, “Thank you so much, mister! You’ve been a great help!”
“You’re a friend of Natasha. It’s the least I can do,” the man replied calmly without even touching his
steaming hot cup of cappuccino.
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“How may I address you, mister?” Hannah asked awkwardly as his name was not mentioned on the
files. How could I ask for his help without even knowing his name?
However, her question was simply met with a cold response from the man, “Sorry, I can’t disclose my
identity.”
Feeling that it would be inappropriate to press on after what he said, Hannah decided to skip that
question instead.
Without anything to talk about, things became a little awkward for the three of them as they sat there in
silence. Natasha quickly pulled out her phone and handed it over to Hannah as she said, “Ah, I can’t
believe I almost forgot about this! Hannah, this is the information we’ve managed to gather for the time
being. Here, have a look!”
Hannah tightened her grip on the phone and teared up a little from relief as she read through the email.
After so long, I finally have some information to go on with… At this rate, I’ll be able to uncover the truth
behind Mom’s death in no time! Let’s see… A hallucinogen? So that’s why Mom was so emotionally
unstable at the time…
Natasha felt a little bad for lying to her when she saw the tears in her eyes. H-Hey, I’m just following Mr.
Norton’s orders here! It’s not my fault if she ends up crying when she learns the truth! Still, this
information is only the tip of the iceberg. If she’s already crying this much from reading this, I don’t
know if she can handle the full truth behind Felicia’s horrendous evil deeds…
To her surprise, Hannah was quick to regain her composure as she returned the phone to Natasha and
thanked the man once again, “Thank you so much for your help, mister! Please let me know if there is
anything I can do at all to repay your kindness!”
“That won’t be necessary.” The man stood up and looked at her as he continued, “It isn’t me that you
should be thanking.”
“What?” Hannah didn’t quite hear him as his voice was drowned out by the sound of a car horn blaring
outside.
“Nothing,” the man replied and walked out of the café without saying another word.
“Geez, what’s with that guy?” Natasha pouted as she muttered under her breath. Thank god he doesn’t
talk much, or he might really let it slip and ruin everything for Mr. Norton!
Fortunately for her, Hannah was too distracted by the update on her mother’s death to care about the
man’s words.
“What do you think, Hannah? Is he helpful?” Natasha asked while leaning in closer to her.
Hannah breathed a sigh of relief. “It isn’t very detailed, but it’s good enough. I’m really grateful to both
you and that friend of your brother’s. I’ll be able to take it a little easier for a bit now.”
Natasha nodded. “Glad to hear that.”
The two of them then returned to the house allocated by the company, and Natasha gave Fabian a
quick call while Hannah was taking a shower, “Mr. Norton, we’ve met up with the guy and shown
Hannah the file as per your instructions… Don’t worry, we made sure to make no mention of you… Yes,
that’s all for now.”
Fabian wasn’t worried in the slightest about Hannah’s safety as he knew she was with Natasha at the
moment, but he was afraid of her getting caught talking to him, so he hung up after a very brief
exchange.
He heard a knock on his door shortly after and frowned as he had specifically instructed for no one to
disturb him while he was preparing his gift.
“Come in.”
It was his trusted aide that he had assigned to spy on Yvette and Lyna.
“Mr. Norton, we noticed another group of men also spying on Lyna,” he said respectfully.
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Fabian’s frown deepened. Another group of men? Who could they be? What’s the meaning of this?
“Also… according to the information we’ve received from the five prominent families, there is someone
else from the five prominent families investigating Felicia. However, it remains unclear who that person
is.”
Fabian put the two pieces of information together, and one person’s name came to mind immediately.
Xavier! He’s the only one in the five prominent families who would have any sort of connection with
Hannah! But, how did he know about Felicia? Did Hannah tell him? No, that’s impossible… I know
Hannah, and there’s no way she’d go to him for help, no matter how hard things get! Well, I don’t care
how he found out as long as it wasn’t through Hannah. I’m confident that she will never fall in love with
Xavier, not because he’s inferior or anything, but because I know the place I hold in her heart. Xavier
must’ve sent someone over to spy on Lyna to help her find out about her mom’s death and win her over
that way. While she is undoubtedly my woman, I can’t just sit by and let another man get involved in her
business! I mean, what would that make me, right?
The look in Fabian’s eyes grew cold as he instructed his trusted aide, “If he wants to stick his nose into
my business, he’ll have to pay the price. Bring some men with you and get rid of those guys.”
The trusted aide was hesitant as he knew it would affect the relationship between the five prominent
families and tried to talk Fabian out of it, “Mr. Norton, those guys are from the five prominent families,
so maybe we should…”
He stopped himself when he saw the terrifying gaze in Fabian’s eyes and shuddered a little as he
nodded. “I-I mean… Right away, Mr. Norton…”
“Good, you can go now,” Fabian replied coldly.
He waited for that man to leave before pulling out his phone and calling the trusted aide he assigned to
investigate the death of Hannah’s mother, “How is it going? Did you find anything?”
“We aren’t making much progress, but we have confirmed the location of the person who used to work
as a servant in the Blackwood family. We’re heading over right now.”
“Okay, send me the location. I’m going there too,” Fabian said after giving it some thought. Since this is
about Hannah, I should put in a little more effort…
“Mr. Jackson, we’ve confirmed that Yvette hasn’t left the country, and that she and Lyna were the ones
behind what happened to Ms. Young,” Xavier’s assistant reported.
The look on Xavier’s face turned gloomy upon hearing that. I can’t believe those two would do such a
heinous thing to her… It hurts me so much to see the state that Hannah is in because of her infertility…
“Find Yvette, and make sure to keep a close eye on Lyna so she doesn’t find out and make a run for it!
On top of that, continue digging for all the evidence of her crimes! I want to bring these two to justice
and avenge Hannah!” Xavier ordered coldly.
At that moment, his assistant got a call on his phone and decided to answer it when he saw that it was
from the people in charge of spying on Lyna. Better take this call just to make sure everything is okay…
“Hello, what is it? What? Okay, got it…”
He had an uncomfortable look on his face as he knew Xavier was going to lose his temper again.
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“Mr. Jackson, I’ve just received word that the men we assigned to spy on Lyna have been discovered
and beaten…” the assistant said hesitantly after a brief pause.
As expected, Xavier was furious and glared at his assistant as he shouted, “What? Who did this? How
dare they lay a finger on my men!”
The Jackson family was one of the five prominent families, so it was perfectly understandable for him to
get mad at being disrespected like that.
“From what I’ve heard, it was Fabian’s men who did it,” his assistant said cautiously, fearing that Xavier
would take his anger out on him.
“Fabian? Damn it, why is he always ruining things for me… When I get my hands on him, I’m going
to…”
Xavier was so angry that he almost unleashed a string of vulgar curses, but held himself back when he
remembered how his bad temper had always led to Fabian gaining the upper hand in almost all their
previous confrontations.
“Heh… I know you’re doing this for fear of me stealing Hannah from you… Weren’t you really confident
about it before? What, are you scared now? Fine, you want to go there? Two can play that game, so
don’t blame me for what I’m about to do!” Xavier muttered to himself with a smile after thinking it
through.
He then turned towards his assistant and said, “Have a team of our elites spy on Lyna. If Fabian’s men
dare make another move, we’ll just fight back!”
The assistant frowned for a moment before he replied, “Yes, Mr. Jackson.”
“All right, you can go now. Keep me updated on this.”
Xavier was a little anxious about getting a lead on the death of Hannah’s mom as he believed she
would be grateful to him for it and end up falling for him if they spent enough time together.
Meanwhile, Hannah was sitting by herself in the bedroom with a sad look in her eyes.
I may have found some documentation on Felicia’s involvement in my mom’s death, but that’s far from
enough for me to pin anything on her. I’ll need witnesses and physical evidence, or I won’t even be able
to get her under police custody for a few days…
Natasha came in shortly after and comforted her when she saw how depressed she looked. The two of
them then watched some television before heading off to bed.
Fabian didn’t get any rest, though. Even after arriving at the house of the woman who used to serve the
Blackwood family, he spent all night using a “carrot and stick” approach just to make her submit.
The next day, both Hannah and Natasha got up very early to prepare for Xavier’s interview despite how
reluctant she was about doing it.
With a smile on her face, Natasha waited till Hannah had walked off to contact her supervisor before
pulling out her phone to make a call, “About the interview that Hannah will be conducting with Jackson
Group today… Oh, all right, I understand.”
After getting off the phone, Natasha nearly jumped in shock when she turned around and saw that
Hannah had returned from her call. Holy sh*t! Thank goodness she didn’t hear anything…
“When will we be heading out, Hannah?” she asked with a smile as she grabbed her handbag and
walked towards her.
“The office has sent a car over, so I think we should go now. Sorry to keep you waiting, I was fixing my
makeup.”
“Oh, no worries!”
Natasha then took her hand and left the house with her.
Thinking that Hannah was arriving soon, Xavier had his assistant wait for her downstairs while he
checked his appearance to make sure he looked sharper than usual.
“Welcome, Ms. Young. Mr. Jackson has been expecting your arrival. Please follow me,” the assistant
said politely as he greeted Hannah at the entrance.
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Hannah simply flashed him a smile in response and followed silently behind him.
“Mr. Jackson, Ms. Young is here to see you!” the assistant said after knocking on the door to Xavier’s
office.
“Come in!” Xavier called out calmly.
The assistant then opened the door for Hannah and took a step back as he motioned for her to enter.
It’s only a matter of time before I deal with him anyway… With that in mind, Hannah took a deep breath
and walked into the office.
Natasha decided to not enter, so the assistant arranged for her to wait in the lounge instead.
“Mr. Jackson, I believe you are an honest and straightforward man, so how about we proceed with this
interview?” Hannah asked in a clear yet polite manner as she stood in front of him.
“Haha… take a seat, Hannah,” Xavier took no offense at all as he responded with a huge grin.
“Please address me as ‘Ms. Young’.”
Xavier shook his head and smiled wryly as he walked towards her with a file he had prepared for her.
Hannah stared at him curiously, wondering what he was trying to do.
“Here, have a look at this,” Xavier said casually while handing her the file.
“Hmm?” Hannah stared blankly at the file in front of her.
What is this? Why is Xavier showing me this?
After a brief moment of hesitation, Hannah decided to take the file as she knew he meant her no harm.
This… This is evidence that Felicia has purchased the drugs from Wholehealth Pharmacy! There’s
even a doctor’s signature on the prescription! Isn’t this exactly what I’ve been looking for? Does Xavier
already know about my situation? Is he trying to help me out here?
Wanting to know more, Hannah opened the file and glanced through the contents inside.
Huh? A Chanaean household register, a share transfer agreement, an identification card, and a
certificate of private property ownership… What the hell is all this? Why is he showing me this when I
don’t even have anything to do with his company?
“I know all about what happened to you…” Xavier kept his gaze fixated on Hannah who was still
recovering from the shock as he continued, “including the reason you left. I’ve had my men gather
evidence on Felicia’s purchases of those drugs and located the doctor who prescribed them to her. He
has agreed to testify against her in court.”
“But… what’s all this, then?” Hannah asked in confusion.
“These are the documents for our marriage registration. I’ve had a talk with my parents, and they have
no objections regarding your infertility. As for the company… Well, I plan on handing it over to my
brother afterward,” Xavier replied calmly.
Hannah’s jaw dropped when she heard what he said. “Marriage? I… Mr. Jackson, I wasn’t planning on
marrying you, nor do I have any intention of having a relationship with you!”
What the hell is Xavier saying? What makes him think I would even want to marry him when we’ve got
nothing going on between us at all? Besides, I’ve decided to remain single for life!
“I understand that this can be a little hard for you to accept at once, so we can take it nice and slow.
Fabian left you because you’re unable to have children, but that won’t be a problem for us. We could
just adopt a child of our own,” Xavier said when he saw her reaction.
“That’s not the issue here, I…”
Having lost all her calm and not knowing what to say, Hannah turned around and made her way
towards the door.
However, Xavier quickly stepped forward and grabbed her by the wrist. “Hannah, you know how I feel
about you. You and I are meant to be together! Believe me when I say that I will treat you well!”
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“Let go of me, Mr. Jackson! It’s impossible for us to be together!”
Hannah tried to break of his grip, but Xavier was simply too strong for her.
“Why? I know Fabian has let you down, but you can’t just shut everyone else out because of him! I
won’t…”
Hannah cut him off angrily before he could finish, “This has nothing to do with Fabian! I told you that it’s
impossible between us! Now, let go of me!”
“But why? Give me a reason, and I’ll give up on you if I find it acceptable!” Xavier snapped back at her.
“Because of… well…” Hannah stammered for quite a while, but she was unable to give him an answer.
“Because she has me!” Fabian shouted angrily as he pushed the door open and stormed into Xavier’s
office.
“Fabian!”
Hannah felt an urge to throw herself at him when she saw him, but held herself back as she
remembered she was no longer related to him.
Fabian simply shot Hannah a brief glance before shifting his gaze towards Xavier. “Oh, my… How bold
of you! Is this how you have your interviews, Mr. Jackson?”
Realizing he had gotten too emotional and crossed the line, Xavier quickly let go of Hannah and
apologized to her, “I’m sorry, Hannah… I lost control for a bit there…”
He then turned towards Fabian and sneered, “Heh… I believe how I have my interviews is none of your
concern, Mr. Norton!”
“Hmph! Your shamelessness sure knows no bounds!” Fabian said as he stepped forward and grabbed
Hannah by the wrist.
“Hey! How dare you step into my office and take my woman away from me?”
Xavier shouted angrily when he saw that Fabian about to leave with Hannah. The amount of disrespect
from this guy is unbelievable!
Fabian stopped in his tracks and shot him a cold glare before asking Hannah, “Are you going to stay
here, or are you coming with me?”
Go with you? But we’re not related anymore! O-Of course, I wouldn’t want to stay here either…
After a brief moment of hesitation, Hannah said decisively, “I’ll go with you.”
With that, Fabian shot Xavier a taunting smile as he led Hannah out of the office.
Xavier was livid, but there was nothing he could do about it since Hannah had made that choice on her
own.
“Thank you for the rescue, Mr. Norton, but I’ll be on my way now,” Hannah said as she brushed
Fabian’s hand off shortly after leaving the office.
She then turned towards Natasha and said, “Come on, Natasha. Let’s go.”
Fabian chose not to stop her as he wanted to take care of her mother’s case before he would try to win
her back again. Having her return to him simply because he got her out of a sticky situation was
unacceptable by his standards.
However, both Natasha and Hannah went missing after leaving the building, and that drove Fabian
insane with worry.
Natasha would always report Hannah’s condition to me at this hour, and yet I haven’t heard from her at
all… There’s no way a professional assassin like her would forget something this important, so they
must’ve run into some sort of trouble!
Fabian was able to trace Natasha’s location using the GPS in her phone and rushed over to the airport
with a group of men, only to find two mobile phones on the ground with neither of them in sight.
Consumed by panic and fear, Fabian shouted at his trusted aides, “Search the area! Turn the place
upside down if you have to! You must find them both at all costs!”
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“Why is it you again? Haven’t you hurt me enough?” Hannah roared at the person before her in a voice
filled with rage, hatred, and most of all, resentment.
“This is all on you! Initially, everything was fine after you left. But then, you came back and started
investigating my mother! Well? Can you blame me for this?”
The person who was speaking was none other than Lyna, the daughter of Felicia Chalamet, the
woman who had caused the death of Hannah’s mother.
“How was that wrong of me? Your mother was cruel and ruthless to kill my mother in such a despicable
way! She had committed a crime, so she should be brought to justice!” Hannah bellowed at Lyna in
unbridled fury.
“Huh? You’re right. You’re absolutely right! Bringing her to justice, you said? But have you ever heard of
the saying, ‘every man for himself and the devil take the hindmost?’ If your mother hadn’t died, would I
be able to enjoy such an easy life?” Lyna retorted with a sneer.
“Hmph! You’d better pray that my mother is fine, or you’ll soon be accompanying your mother in the
afterlife.”
Changing the subject abruptly, she then threw Hannah a look before leaving.
“Mr. Norton, there’s a woman here to see you, and she’s now downstairs,” Fabian’s trusted aide
murmured cautiously, afraid that Fabian would fly into a rage.
“Throw her out!”
Fury swamped Fabian, for Hannah was the only woman he loved. Yet, a woman actually came to seek
me out at such a time? Does she have a death wish or what?
“Mr. Norton, she claimed… to know Ms. Young’s whereabouts.”
As soon as Fabian heard that, he immediately perked up. He sprang to his feet at once. “Take me to
her.”
When he got downstairs, he learned that the woman who sought him out was none other than Yvette,
the person who had colluded with Lyna time and again to hurt Hannah.
Confronted with her, he naturally treated her with utter contempt. “Well? Where is Hannah?” he
demanded coldly.
If it weren’t for the fact that she knows where Hannah is, I would’ve killed her a long time ago!
Taking a deep breath, Yvette cut straight to the chase. “In a factory in the suburbs of Baykeep.”
The moment her words fell, Fabian instantly rushed over with his men.
Meanwhile, Natasha was no weakling as a professional assassin. She loosened the rope around her
wrists bit by bit. Then, she whispered to Hannah, “Hannah, feign passing out with a stomachache.”
All at once, Hannah understood her plan. While she wasn’t certain whether it would work, she still
chose to trust her. Letting out a loud cry, she then faked a faint.
“Someone, help! She has passed out!” Natasha shouted at the top of her lungs.
Hearing that, the three men who were responsible for keeping guard over Hannah and Natasha rushed
over at once. After all, their boss had left instructions for those two women to remain unharmed, so
there would be hell to pay if anything happened.
“What’s wrong with her?”
“I have no idea.”
“Huh?”
“Hurry up and check her over! What if something happened to her?”
The three of them cast Hannah and Natasha a glance. Thinking that two petite women would be no
match for them, one of them strode forward and leaned over Hannah.
Seizing the opportunity, Natasha shot out and restrained the man who had leaned over. In the next
moment, she kicked another man in the lower abdomen, sending him flying with an agonizing cry.
Flipping the man whom she had restrained, Natasha then punched the remaining man. As a
professional assassin, her blows were naturally lethal, so the man lost consciousness as the punch
landed solidly on his neck.
After having subdued all three men, she helped Hannah up and urged, “Let’s go, Hannah.”
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A niggle of worry plagued Natasha, for there were four skilled fighters and a few strapping men with
Lyna besides the three men keeping watch here. If I’m alone, I can naturally escape without any
problem, but what about Hannah? My main task is to protect her.
Taking Hannah’s hand, she carefully walked out. To their surprise, they didn’t encounter a single soul
throughout their trek out.
As Hannah worriedly pondered on that, she suddenly caught sight of a huge group of people in front of
her that had appeared out of nowhere. Staring ahead, it was a vast sea of black.
“Quick, run!”
Grabbing Natasha’s hand, Hannah made to whirl around, but Natasha stilled her.
Natasha had swiftly discerned that they were Fabian’s men, while Lyna’s men were all kneeling in front
of Fabian.
“Understood, Mr. Norton.”
As Natasha said that, she started toward Fabian and the others without giving Hannah any chance to
protest.
“Are you okay?” Fabian asked anxiously when he saw Hannah.
Then, he grabbed her, looking her up and down to check whether she sustained any injuries.
Pushing his hand away in slight embarrassment, Hannah murmured softly, “Thank you, Fabian… I
mean, Mr. Norton.”
However, Fabian didn’t loosen his hold on her this time. Instead, he took a step forward and pulled her
into his arms. No matter how much she struggled, he showed no signs of letting her go.
“Please come back to me. Hannah, I really can’t live without you!” he declared passionately as he
stared into her eyes while cradling her head with both hands.
In truth, Hannah really wanted to say “okay” right then and there.
But can I do that? I’ll only bring him greater trouble if I go back!
Nonetheless, Fabian didn’t give her an opportunity to answer. He instantly dragged her into the car and
drove back to their villa.
Subsequently, he took out everything that he had prepared beforehand and said to Hannah, “I’ve
already convinced my mother, so she won’t mind your inability to have children anymore. This is a gift I
prepared for you.”
As he said that, he slowly backed away, revealing the wooden box on the table behind him.
Without saying anything, Hannah dragged her feet over to the wooden box. After staring at it for a long
while, she lit a candle and read the letter.
After an eternity had passed, she started sobbing. Fabian didn’t say anything either, merely gazing at
her with love shining in his eyes.
A while later, Hannah got up and walked over to him. Wrapping her arms around his waist, she started
kissing him slowly.
Thank God she has finally accepted me!
At once, Fabian breathed a sigh of relief. Phew! Thank heavens she has finally returned to me!
Needless to say, the two of them naturally made love for the entire night.
Early the next morning, a ray of sunlight shone into the room. Fabian groggily blinked his eyes open
even as he stretched his hand to the side, only to find no one beside him.
At that, he heaved a sigh. He knew that Hannah was still bothered about her inability to have a child,
but he also believed that it was only a matter of time before she returned to his side after the incident
this time.
In the course of the next few days, he settled the matter of Hannah’s biological mother. Lyna and
Felicia were both brought to justice and sentenced to life imprisonment.
As for Yvette, she was also sentenced to three years in prison. Fabian showed her mercy considering
the fact that she told him the truth.
Of course, he also pursued Hannah relentlessly. A few days later, he proposed to her in a grand affair
and asked her to marry him again.
Hannah tearfully agreed, but she then fainted out of the blue, only to be found pregnant…
Chapter 1460
Ring, ring…
An ear-splitting alarm broke the initial tranquility of the morning. A few seconds later, a long and fair
arm shot out from under the covers and turned the alarm off.
Another few seconds passed before Joan rubbed her groggy eyes and started her morning ritual of
getting out of bed, washing up, and having breakfast.
Throughout it all, she didn’t make a single sound.
Joan then arrived at the company where she worked and started completing her daily tasks. Ever since
she started working at her cousin’s company, she had been very conscientious. While her performance
wasn’t exactly impressive, she hadn’t made any mistakes either.
“Good morning. This is Opulent Designs. How may I help you?” Joan answered the call skillfully when
the company’s landline rang.
“Good morning, I’m from Norton Corporation…” After having conversed for some time, Joan then hung
up the phone in jubilation.
Oh my God, I’ve finally gotten a huge project! I’ve got to work hard. I’ll definitely do my best! she
resolved while jumping for joy.
Calming herself down, she then got to her feet and rushed to Norton Corporation. I’ve got to hurry over
to Norton Corporation immediately and discuss the details of the project with the person in charge lest
anything happens!
Upon arriving at Norton Corporation, Joan took the elevator to the thirty-third floor. Staring at the plaque
with the word “office” in front of her, she inhaled deeply before knocking on the door.
“Come in.” A deep and mellow voice drifted out of the room.
The moment Joan heard the voice, a sense of familiarity inexplicably niggled at her. Having no time to
mull it over, she pushed open the door and walked in.
“Nice to meet you. I’m Joan Watts from Opulent Designs.” She started introducing herself as soon as
she entered the room. However, she didn’t notice that the person who had his head buried in his work
at the other side of the table had stilled upon hearing her name.
As she didn’t notice anything amiss, she continued, “I came here to discuss the details of the
collaboration this time. May I know…”
All of a sudden, she froze because the person in front of her lifted his head at that precise moment. The
face that greeted her was a countenance she had missed greatly and was so familiar to her that it was
engraved in her mind.
Larry Norton! He’s a man I’ll never forget until the very day I breathe my last. Everything I experienced
with him has long since been imprinted in my mind. I love him, yet I had no choice but to push him
away. At the thought of that, she abruptly found it difficult to breathe.
“W-Why is it you?” Joan muttered dazedly as she stared at the man before her.
“Why can’t it be me?” Larry countered, his voice no longer gentle and mellow but threaded with a sharp
edge. “Isn’t this Ms. Watts? Why are you here at my company?”
“I-I’m here to discuss business with you,” she stammered in a flustered voice.
“Discuss business? In that case, do you know who’s going to discuss business with you?” Then, Larry
commented mockingly, “I trust you still remember me, Ms. Watts? Anyway, it doesn’t matter even if you
don’t. After all, you usually care only about yourself. You never cared about others.”
Joan merely stood there in a daze, her lovely face drained of all color at that very moment. She stared
at Larry intently with a conflicted gaze.
As Larry spoke, he became increasingly enthusiastic. A sense of gratification at having obtained his
revenge flooded him as he pinned his gaze on her panicked and helpless expression.
“Oh yes, where’s the person you love, Ms. Watts? Where’s your boyfriend? After such a long time, you
must have had quite a few boyfriends, huh?”
His words were like a knife that mercilessly stabbed Joan right in the heart. I’ve fantasized about
meeting him again countless times, but never have I thought that it would be like this. Tears of aggrieve
brimmed in her eyes, and she hastily lowered her head, not wanting him to see her looking all
miserable.
The project was no longer important to her anymore. At that very moment, the only thing she wanted
was to leave. Just as she was about to put her desire into action, the door of the office was slowly
pushed open.
In the next instance, a seductively dressed woman sashayed in. She had on a mini skirt with reddish-
orange hair and bright lipstick. On the whole, she was a very beautiful woman. However, her slightly
lifted eyebrows marked her as a scheming woman.
“You have a guest, Larry?” As a coquettish voice sounded, the owner of it leaned against Larry.
“She’s an old friend.” Larry’s voice was neutral. In the next moment, he pulled the woman into his arms
and kissed her on the cheek in a possessive move.
At that, jubilation flooded the seductive woman though she had no idea why he suddenly did that when
he had previously been lukewarm toward her. Anyhow, she then cast a smug glance at Joan who had
her head hung low. Extending a hand, she murmured sweetly, “Nice to meet you. I’m Larry’s girlfriend,
Gabriella Ward.”
Gabriella Ward? Could there truly be such a coincidence? Joan’s head snapped up in astonishment,
and she met Gabriella’s likewise surprised gaze.
“Joan? It’s you? What a coincidence! Why are you here?” Gabriella greeted warmly even as a flicker of
disdain and arrogance flashed across her eyes, but she promptly concealed them.
Gabriella was Joan’s best friend during college. Her father was a renowned jeweler in Marsingfill, so
the Ward family was extremely wealthy. Despite that, Gabriella was friendly with everyone and showed
nary a hint of superiority over anyone. Back then, she treated Joan especially well. Of course, that was
merely Joan’s naive perception.
“Gabriella! I never thought that I’d meet you here. I’m here to look for La… I mean, Mr. Norton to
discuss a business matter,” Joan answered with a faint smile while suppressing the anguish within her.