Ch. 1141..1150

Chapter 1141

Madam Ares was a little stunned when she saw Angeline. There was a crack in her meek and gentle image as a touch of hatred was revealed in her eyes.

"Oh, Angeline is here?" Madam Ares let out an insincere smile.

After the polite greeting, she reprimanded Angeline like a wolf in sheep's clothing, "Jay has returned to Imperial Capital for so long yet you refused to let us see him. Don't you think that's too much? We're Jay's family. Do you have any idea how much we miss him?"

Angeline looked uneasy.

Grand Old Master Ares interrupted her and spoke up for Angeline, saying, "You can't blame Angeline for this. Angeline notified me the moment she found Jay.

I was the one who didn't want him to return to this family. Jay has made too many sacrifices for this family. Until he recovers his memory, I don't want him to come home for fear that the Doomsday Organization will return..."

A hint of panic flashed across Madam Ares' eyes after hearing what he said.

Angeline glared at Madam Ares and said bitterly," Grandpa worked so hard to plan this only to have you

ruin it, Madam Ares. In order to support Sera's selfish motives, you revealed your identity to Jaybie in secret. If I hadn't stopped it in time, I'm afraid Jaybie would now learn about many things that he shouldn't know about."

Grand Old Master Ares was furious. "What?"

Jack smacked the table and sprung up from his seat. He pointed furiously at Madam Ares' nose and roared. "I s what Angelline said true? You went to see Jay behind our backs?"

Madam Ares burst into tears. Under the guise of a warm, caring mother, she started choking as she said," You know how much I dote on Jay, Old Master Jack. When I heard that he has returned, I was ecstatic. I missed that child like crazy every single day. I couldn't stand this longing any longer, so that was why I went to meet him behind your back."

She sounded like a kind and compassionate mother. Grand Old Master Ares and Jack could not find it in them to criticize Madam Ares' compassionate and motherly love. As such, they simply sighed in exasperation.

Madam Ares glanced at Angelina, her expression calm and composed.

Angelina was startled. It seemed that she had underestimated this woman. Her schemes were far superior to Sera's.

Fortunately, Angelina was no pushover either. She exposed her unceremoniously by saying, "Is it really true that you went to visit Jaybie out of love as a mother, Madam Ares?"

Madam Ares said meekly, "You're a mother yourself, Angeline. I'm sure you understand how painful it is for a mother to be separated from her child. I believe that other mothers would do the same. Why won't you let this matter drop?"

Angeline clapped her hands. "I'm surprised by your eloquence, Madam Ares. Well, since you insist that it is out of motherly love that you went to meet Jaybie in secret, then I have nothing to say about that." Angeline picked out a file from Grayson's arms and drew out a stack of photos, tossing them on the coffee table.

"Take a good look at these photos, Madam Ares. Are you doing these things out of motherly love too?"

A touch of confusion emerged on Madam Ares' face. Her gaze then fell on the photos scattered across the coffee table. As though she had caught something, her pupils widened with astonishment as she pounced forward in an attempt to tear the photos apart.

Madam Ares' reaction had revealed what she was intending to hide.

Jack's eagle eyes contracted. He stretched out his hand toward her and commanded, "Give them to me."

Chapter 1142

Chapter 1142

Madam Ares shook her head violently, her voice quivering as she said, "Don't look, Old Master Jack."

Jack looked at Angeline. "Tell me, Angeline. What photos are those?"

Angeline said, "Grand Asia is in dire straits lately. We've not only been attacked by an anonymous hacker but what's more terrifying than that was my personal stamps being stolen and used. After thinking about it, I realized that Jaybie is the only one who can steal my personal stamps, and the only person who can instigate Jaybie to do this is Madam Ares.

Therefore, I turned my attention to Madam Ares and hired someone to investigate her. I didn't expect myself to discover her dirty little secret instead.

"Madam Ares has frequented the Bells' residence a lot lately and is pretty close to Steven. I figured that the Ares and Bell family probably wouldn't go so far as to join hands to attack Grand Asia, so Madam Ares must've acted on her own accord when she helped Bell Enterprise."

As she said those words, Angeline's eyes swept over Jack's face. When she saw anger pilling up on Jack's refined face, she knew that her speculation was right.

When Madam Ares' schemes were exposed, she

slumped to the ground dejectedly. Even so, she refused to relent and argued. "I was just dissatisfied. Do you know how glorious the Ares family used to be? I was just upset that the business that the Ares family worked so hard for was gifted to her just like that. That was why I tried to snatch the Ares family's business back and give it to Jay as a gift."

"Why are you so silly?" Jack's anger turned into pity.

Angeline was impressed by Madam Ares' ability to adapt as the situation arose.

Angeline smacked her lips and sighed. "I tried to go easy on you, Madam Ares, but since you refuse to admit your mistakes, I don't think it's necessary for me to hold back anymore." Sensing that something terrible was about to happen, Madam Ares glared at Angeline with bitter hatred. "What other tricks do you have up your sleeve? Take them all out!"

When Angeline motioned to Grayson with her eyes, he drew out another stack of photos from the folder and handed them to Jack.

Jack looked livid as soon as he saw the photos.

Angeline said, "I've never used any means or tricks, nor did I plan to argue with you today simply because you're Jaybie's foster mother. I'm just trying to let the truth speak for itself." After scanning through all the photos, Jack went berserk and smacked all the photos onto Madam Ares' face. All the intimate and ambiguous photos dropped to her feet.

Everyone in the living room saw the photos of Madam Ares and Steven behaving intimately with each other a s clear as day.

Madam Ares' complexion turned ashen when she took a closer look at the photos.

Jack kicked her in the stomach. Rage had ruled over his ability to see reason. He picked up the broom next to him and lashed Madam Ares repeatedly with it. "I'll kill you, you b*tch. How dare you hook up with another man behind my back? Who do you take me for? You couldn't give me a child all these years and I put up with it. When you revealed that you have an illegitimate daughter, I forgave you too. I didn't blame you because those were all mistakes you made in the past. I respected you because you've been a dutiful wife and have kept your nose clean all these years. Look what you did now? Is this how you repay me?"

Under Jack's lashes, Madam Ares held her head and begged for mercy. "I was wrong, Old Master Jack. Please forgive me. I won't do it again."

Jack roared with rage. "You expect me to forgive you after you betrayed me? What do you take me for?"

Madam Ares then turned to Grand Old Master Ares to beg for mercy. "Please persuade Jack to stop, Grand Old Master Ares. He has gone mad. He'll kill me. Think about what happened back then, Grand Old Master Ares. Think about Jay's mother. Don't you think there are enough tragedies in the Ares family already?"

Madam Ares' words sent a sharp warning to Grand Old Master Ares.

 

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Chapter 1143

His impulse was the cause of the Ares family's tragedy in the past. If he could just control his emotions back then, he would not have brought fear and misfortune upon the Ares family. "Jack, stop." Grand Old Master Ares roared.

Jack tossed the broom away. With his bloodshot eyes, he glared fiercely at Madam Ares like a bloodthirsty demon. "Ask yourself honestly, do you think what you did is right?"

Now badly mangled and disfigured, Madam Ares wailed and begged for mercy. "I may have made a mistake, Old Master Jack, but I've raised Jay and Josephine for you, both of who are not of my own. Don't I deserve a bit of credit for my hard work too? For all the things I've done and the pain I've suffered, I beg you to please spare me."

Jack roared. "You want to be spared after you betrayed me? Do you think I'm a hotel where you can come and go as you like? Well, let me tell you, the hatred in my heart will never be rid of until I torture you to death."

Jack then started screaming at his servant, "Lock Madam Ares in the dark room. She's not allowed to be released without my permission. Also, no one is

allowed to visit her."

The servant dragged Madam Ares away with fear and trepidation. When she passed by Angeline, Madam Ares glared at Angeline with bitter hatred. "You must be thrilled to put me in this state, aren't you, Angeline? Do you think Jay will be grateful to you for doing this to me? No, he will only hate you more."

Angeline said mildly, "Your heart has always belonged to the Bell family, Madam Ares. The Ares family treats you so kindly, but that still isn't enough to prick your conscience. You're the one who has put yourself in this state."

Madam Ares suddenly guffawed wildly. "Naha, don't be so full of yourself yet, Angeline. Grand Asia will soon be destroyed. When the time comes, all the families that you've suppressed will rise again. Just wait and see. You will end a hundred or even a thousand times worse than me. You'll be left isolated and all alone."

Isolated and all alone?

Angeline thought of Baby Robbie and his dazzling smile. There was also the clever Jens and Jaybie who loved her to the core. What was once beautiful was just an endless longing now.

Angeline's delicate body shuddered as her black pupils filled with tears.

Grayson walked over and supported Angeline, saying," Let's go, Ms. Severe."

Angeline fought back her tears and looked at Madam

Ares. For some reason, her gaze was now filled with hostility. "As the saying goes, good will be rewarded with good, and evil with evil. My thoughts and intentions have always been good, so I believe that God won't let me down. You, however, have placed your heart elsewhere. Your wolfish ambition is despised by many. I too would like to see if the good and the bad will share the same fate."

Before Madam Ares hurried away, there was a flash of panic in her eyes.

Angeline then said to Grand Old Master Ares in an extremely apologetic tone, "I'm sorry, Grandpa. Jaybie has suffered enough. I don't want to see anyone tamper with his fate and make things worse for him. I was left with no other choice but to expose Madam Ares."

Grand Old Master Ares grumbled, "You did the right thing."

Jack added, "If it wasn't for you, I would never have realized that the woman who sleeps next to me at night is such a hypocrite. How can I ever bring myself to come to terms with the fact that she planned to deceive me forever?"

Angeline did not feel thrilled after taking revenge but was instead filled with sadness and sorrow. She said dazedly, "I just hope that Jaybie understands why I'm doing this."

After getting rid of Madam Ares, Angeline felt moody. Hence, she asked Grayson to send her back to Garden

Of A Diary.

She came home earlier than ever before.

Jay and Baby Zetty were playing chess in the living room. When he saw Angeline returning home looking gloomy, Jay's eyes turned deep and unfathomable.

He curled his fingers uncontrollably, harder and harder until they eventually formed a fist.

"Can you play alone, Baby Zetty? I'll go and check on Mommy." Jay tossed the chess piece in his hand on the table, stood up, and walked toward Angeline. Angeline walked straight to the bedroom and threw her haggard and exhausted body onto the huge bed.

Jay leaned against the door and asked with a frown," Two living beings were playing chess downstairs and you chose to ignore us?"

Angeline laughed weakly. "I'm sorry, Jaybie. I have a really narrow field of vision and can only see the things close to me. Why don't you come closer!"

Jay walked over. When he saw her black pupils still fixed at one spot, he moved closer some more.

Angeline suddenly embraced his neck and moved her red lips closer to his.

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Chapter 1144

Jay's pupils darkened. This girl was pretty good at catching people off guard with her tricks.

Then, he remembered Rose...

The weak and harmless girl.

Jay suddenly pushed Angeline away.

Angeline stared blankly at him, her deer-like eyes looking wounded. "What's wrong?"

Jay stood up irritably. When he saw her wounded eyes, his heart ached even more.

"I bought you clothes. I'll go get them." He made an excuse to leave.

Angeline nodded with a dull look on her face. "Mm."

How could she not sense his resistance?

He was a temperamental man. He would sometimes grow close to her and other times distance himself from her, just like a puppet that was being manipulated by others. Angeline sighed weakly. "When is your memory going to recover?"

Soon, Jay returned with a few shopping bags. It was clear that he was suppressing his irritability.

He handed the bags to Angeline and said softly, "See if you like them?"

There was a glimmer in Angeline's eyes when she took out a dress. "What a gorgeous dress. I haven't worn dresses for so long!"

Jay said, "Why don't you go and put it on?"

Angeline nodded. "Mm."

She walked to the cloakroom with the dress in her arms.

Jay looked at her back, his eyes darkening.

After she entered the cloakroom, he stood up gracefully and stood outside the cloakroom door. His long figure cast a dark shadow on the door.

Angeline took off her valiant and heroic suit and put on the familiar lace dress. Roses dotted the tube top as well as the hemline, making her look as if she had been called to restore her identity as a noble fairy.

Angeline tied her long hair into a messy bun, revealing her swan neck. She looked just like a pampered princess.

She had always been Jay's princess.

She was so happy that she started dancing in the cloakroom.

She danced with a mesmerizing posture and movements.

Jay gazed at her, his dark and frosty pupils melting instantly.

This version of Angeline looked innocent and pure. There was no shrewdness, no schemes, and no craftiness. How nice.

Angeline accidentally bumped into the closet door and yelped in pain.

Anxious, Jay went in without hesitation and ran straight to her. "Are you okay, Angeline?"

Angeline let out crisp laughter. "Jaybie, I feel like I've traveled back to the carefree days where I can act like a spoiled child in front of you as soon as I open my eyes."

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Chapter 1145

Jay was a little stunned. He then said with a deeper meaning, "Oh, really? You miss the past?"

In the past, she was not Grand Asia's president and wielded no power over other people's life and property as she pleased, yet she liked it?

Angeline leaned on his shoulder and lamented, "I miss the old days when worries were the least of our concerns and I only had eyes for you. There's just so much helplessness now...' Jay listened to her and hugged her tighter involuntarily.

How he hoped that everything Sydney said was fake.

He would rather believe that he and Angeline used to love and hold each other, that their love was unsophisticated and pure.

After dinner.

Jay washed the dishes whereas Angeline and Baby Zetty went to the back garden to admire the flowers.

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Jay's mobile phone suddenly vibrated. He took out his phone and saw a text message from his mother displayed on top of the screen. Feeling a little puzzled, he slid to unlock his phone. Madam Ares: [Angeline set me up, Son. I'm dying.

Please come and save me.]

Jay's face grew ashen. He could feel an icy current sweeping through his body.

What did Angeline do to his mother?

Jay put down the dishes and tottered outside in a flurry.

When Angeline and Baby Zetty returned after admiring the flowers, Baby Zetty called out to Jay a few times but did not receive any response.

Angeline went to the kitchen, and when she saw the unsorted dishes and cutleries, she shuddered a little. Her face paled abruptly.

The reason he would leave them behind without saying goodbye was probably a far more complicated one.

Feeling ill at ease, Angeline put the dishes and cutleries in the sterilization cabinet, but because of the abrupt tremors in her hands, all the bowls crashed to the ground and smashed into pieces. As Angeline squatted down to pick up the pieces, tears started streaming down her face uncontrollably.

"You left without saying anything because you don't believe in me, right, Jaybie?"

Her hands were shaking so badly that she could not pick up the pieces and ended up cutting herself with the sharp edges of the shards. When she was done cleaning up the fragments, her hands were already stained with blood.

When Baby Zetty saw Mommy's hands, she was so flustered that she brought the first-aid kit and pressed Mommy onto the couch before saying thoughtfully," Let me disinfect your wounds for you, Mommy." Angeline ignored her wounds and took her daughter's hand, begging her. "Baby Zetty, call Daddy and ask him to come home."

"Okay, okay. When I'm done cleaning your wounds, I'll make sure to give Daddy a call and ask him to come home." Baby Zetty promised.

Meanwhile.

Jay followed the navigation Madam Ares sent him and successfully located Madam Ares in a dark room.

There was a tiny opening at the bottom of the dark room's door panel. Through the tiny opening, Jay could see Madam Ares lying in a pool of blood.

 

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Chapter 1146

"Mom," he cried out anxiously.

Madam Ares crawled up to him weakly and complained about her tragic experience with indignance. "I'm sorry, Son. Your mother has brought shame to the Ares family"

Madam Ares attempted to win Jay's favor by acknowledging her mistake first.

Madam Ares then complained tearfully. "But I have my sorrows too, Son. Steven and I were childhood sweethearts. We even won our parents' full support. With their support, I gave up everything to love him. But who would've thought that my family would go bankrupt? The Bells are a bunch of snobs and forced me to break off the engagement. Steven and I tried to elope, but our plan failed as we were caught and brought back here. They broke one of his legs, and in order to save him, I had no choice but to promise the Bell family to marry into the Ares family.

"I was left with no choice but to marry your father. Your father treats me kindly, but a thorn is always there pricking my heart. I cannot bring myself to love him with all my heart because this marriage was forced upon me."

At this point, a touch of anger flashed in Madam Ares'

eyes. "When Angeline found out that Steven and I were still in touch, she told the Ares family that we're having an affair and exaggerated the details. I know what she's plotting at. She's afraid that both Ares and Bell families will work together to destroy Grand Asia. She'll stop at nothing to protect Grand Asia. She doesn't care how helpless I am, nor my identity as a mother and her elder."

Jay asked Madam Ares in an indifferent tone, "Have you ever told Angeline that you and Steven are just normal friends?"

Madam Ares said, "She knows. She knows everything."

Jay asked again, "Have you ever told her, clearly and plainly, that even though you're still keeping in touch with Bell Enterprise, you have no intention of harming Grand Asia at all?"

Madam Ares said emotionally, "You trust her way too much, my child. No matter what she said or did in the past, you would indulge her nonetheless. Look at what's happening now. You've indulged her into this spoiled and domineering person, harming others and yourself. Now you're the one who ends up suffering, isn't it?"

Jay's long eyelashes quivered. He did not doubt a word Madam Ares said because every time he saw Angeline, he would have an inexplicable urge to protect and believe her.

Madam Ares laughed bitterly all of a sudden. "You're infatuated with her, but does she feel the same? She reduced the Ares family, Imperial Capital's most wealthy aristocratic family, to a mere commoner. She turned you, an almighty and all-powerful young master, into a patient with amnesia. Worst of all, she lost my grandsons..."

Jay's pupils contracted. His vision turned dark as he felt as though he was about to pass out. He held the wall for support so he would not collapse to the ground.

He stood up slowly. "How do you want me to help you?"

Madam Ares said, "Your father is still angry right now and forbids anyone from visiting me. He's going to starve me to death. Son, I have spent half of my life raising you and have never asked for anything in return. All I'm asking right now is for you to let me out."

Jay was having a splitting headache from the impact she brought him earlier, yet when he spoke again, he made sure to speak his mind. "You brought this misfortune upon yourself. I can't trust you fully because you worked with Sera to deceive me. I will let you go today to repay your grace for raising and nurturing me all those years. After this, I won't get involved in any of your affairs anymore!" When he unlocked the dark room, Madam Ares struggled to her feet and staggered out.

Before she left, she seemed to remember something and said to Jay, "Son, whether you believe me or not, I still need to warn you lest you end up like your sons."

After saying those words, Madam Ares endured the agonizing pain in her body and hurried away in panic.

Two children's innocent voices rang out in Jay's mind. "Daddy!"

Another voice was much deeper and calmer. "Daddy!"

Colors had drained from Jay's face. He dragged his heavy body and moved forward one step at a time, each step an agony.

When Baby Zetty gave him a call, Jay stared at the screen and slowly swiped to unlock his phone.

"Where are you, Daddy?" Baby Zetty seemed to be sobbing. "Hurry up and come home. Mommy's hands won't stop shaking. I'm scared, Daddy!" Silently, Jay hung up the call.

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Chapter 1147

Jay had no idea how he got back to Garden Of A Diary. Although he desired to run away from this suffocating place, he still found himself back here for some reason. No matter how incompetent his wife was, he knew it in his subconscious mind that he still cared and loved her, wanting nothing to happen to her.

Like a calling, love brought him back to Angeline. Despite that, he put on a confrontational expression on his face once again.

When he opened the door of the villa, he saw Angeline sitting quietly on the couch. As their gazes met, his eyes were filled with a trace of anger, and she, a touch of guilt. He walked up to her, holding his white blouse in his hand that was now stained with crimson blood. He looked down at her from above.

Angeline was forced to raise her head to look at his face. His mesmerizing face was shrouded in anger.

Angeline's countenance dimmed as she asked, "You went to the Ares family?"

Jay was slightly taken aback before a self-deprecating sneer emerged on his dashing face. Like a fool having

a pipe dream, he often had excessive expectations in hoping that she was not involved in any of those schemes and ploys.

Nevertheless, when he saw the knowing look on her face, he knew that not all of his mother's accusations were groundless.

"She's my mother, Angeline. Have you ever thought of my feelings when you sent her to her doom?" The corners of Jay's lips curled into an elegant sneer. Angeline quivered. "Everything I do, Jaybie, I do it for you!"

Jay lost all control and snarled. "Don't use all those high-sounding words with me. How can you even bring yourself to hurt my loved ones if you really love me?"

His snarls eventually turned into roars. "Angeline, do you know just how biased, narrow, and selfish your love is?"

Angeline nearly fell to the ground after taking hits upon hits of his accusations. Under her sleeves, her hands that had finally calmed down started shaking violently again.

The tension in her arm muscles flowed through her body like an electric current. In no time at all, she felt like her body was packed in a metal box. Her muscles were so tense that she was unable to move. Jay's anguished voice continued to sound in her ears." I will only ask you this once. I hope you can answer m

e honestly. Rose was my wife, right?"

Angeline's respiratory muscles tightened. She could no longer say a word.

At that very moment, terror had seized her body.

She feared that Jaybie would get confused by the labyrinth of rumors out there and that an atheist like him would completely forget the fact that she had transmigrated into another body.

If so, he would not be able to unravel the mysteries that happened to her and would only misunderstand her even more.

She nodded hard while frantically trying to control herself.

Jay was surprised by her honesty.

The frost in his eyes melted a little while the hostility in his voice diminished slightly. "Tell me then, where are my sons?"

Angelina burst into tears when he mentioned their sons.

Over the years, she had always believed that her main mission was to secure Grand Asia and get her sons back. Unfortunately, she had failed miserably instead.

She was ashamed to face him.

She fell silent, not uttering a single word. The same resistant look on her face sparked off Jay's fury once again.

He pinched her chin in anger and roared in rage." Where are they?"

Angeline shook her head.

She had no clue. She really had no clue at all.

Like a lion that had gone mad, Jay exploded with a thundering rage. "Your love is poisonous indeed, Angeline."

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Chapter 1148

Furious, he released her and staggered away.

He did not see Angeline when she fell stiffly to the ground nor did he see her helpless gaze as it fell on his straight, tall back.

His words had pierced her chest like a dagger.

"Angeline, I really hate living like a clown, like a pawn that everyone uses as they please and manipulated as they wish. I'm leaving now. You're on your own now!"

Angeline was struggling desperately trying to hold on to him and to tell him the truth, but she could neither shout nor move.

She looked fixedly at the ceiling as she waited for this damn panic attack to be done and over with.

As it happened, she had sent Baby Zetty away not long ago.

She had planned to have a long conversation with Jay tonight.

She wanted to dispel all the confusion he had but did not expect him to come home with a hostile aura.

What was more, her body had failed her, putting her in this state of panic just because he sounded a tad harsh.

Since childhood, seeing him angry was something that she was most afraid of.

That was how useless she was.

Darkness slowly crept in.

Angeline closed her eyes in despair.

In the dead of night, it started drizzling outside.

A white figure moved back and forth in the Bell family's courtyard house like a ghost and eventually collapsed in front of Steven's house. The figure knocked on the main door with both hands weakly. Shortly after that, the main door was pulled open from the inside.

At the sight of the figure sitting on the ground, the person who opened the door yelped in surprise." Madam Ares?"

She then looked around her and helped the badly injured Madam Ares into the living room.

"Wait here, Madam Ares. TH go and notify Old Master Steven."

After saying those words, the servant left Madam Ares in the living room alone and wounded.

Madam Ares tottered to the couch and sat down shakily. She had not eaten the entire day, and hunger was making her dizzy while her vision had become blurry. Coupled with the fact that the wounds on her body were starting to become inflamed, she felt like she was in living hell.

Shortly after that, Steven came out in a wheelchair. At the sight of the state that Madam Ares was in, he asked suspiciously, "What happened to you?"

Madam Ares smiled weakly. "Jack and I are over, Steven. I can finally return to your side."

Steven was stunned for a very long time before asking anxiously, "Does anyone know that you're here?"

Madam Ares shook her head. "I deliberately waited until this time to come over just so no one would see me. Don't worry, Steven. No one followed me this time."

Steven breathed a sigh of relief before saying, "This is the most crucial moment for us to defeat Grand Asia. I don't want us to fail when we're already on the verge of success. What's with your injury?" Madam Ares gazed at Steven. Maybe it was because she had experienced what it felt like to feel so powerless that this man's sudden and intense thirst for power left her frightened and scared.

"It's Angeline. She exposed my collusion with the Bell family to Jack," Madam Ares said in a trembling voice.

Her instincts told her that Steven was no longer the young man who was willing to sacrifice everything for her.

Sure enough, after hearing what she said, Steven was s o furious that he clenched the armrest.

Madam Ares quickly said in an ingratiating tone, Don't worry, Steven. Angeline didn't have it easy either because I beat her at her own game and planted a seed of doubt in Jay. You should see the look of despair on Jay's face after he listened to the stories I made up. I'm positive that they will break up this time."

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Chapter 1149

After hearing what she said, Steven gradually loosened his clenched fists.

A trace of hypocrisy emerged on his frosty face. "Since you are injured, stay here and heal your injuries. I will make sure you're treated fairly." Madam Ares was pleased to hear that.

After the servants took Madam Ares away, a flash of skepticism emitted from Steven's dark and sinister eyes. He turned his head and ordered his personal attendant. "Go and find out what Angeline is currently up to."

"Okay."

The soft pattering rain lasted through the night until dawn broke and the bright morning glow shone from the horizon.

The golden glow enveloped Grand Asia, leaving behind mottled shadows.

When the bell rang, indicating the start of a working day, the bulky doors of Grand Asia's executive conference room were pushed open. Participants immediately filed into the room. However, Angeline, the leader of this meeting, did not turn up.

When Grayson found Zayne, he asked nervously, "Why hasn't Ms. Severe arrived yet? We're having a shareholder meeting today. She could cause a commotion if she still doesn't turn up."

Zayne swiftly dialed Angeline's number. After several attempts, her phone remained unanswered.

Zayne speculated. "She was with Master Ares yesterday. Logically speaking, Angeline's illness shouldn't attack if she's in a good mood, right?"

Grayson had always been a cautious man. "Make a trip to Garden Of A Diary as soon as you can, Zayne. M s. Severe has run into too many problems lately. I'm afraid her body won't be able to take it..." Zayne bolted out the door with a pale countenance.

Zayne rushed to Garden Of A Diary, pushed open the villa's door, and saw Angeline lying lifelessly on the ground.

Zayne felt like his legs were filled with lead. He shuffled clumsily over to Angeline and dropped to his knees in front of her with a thud, muttering in agony," What happened to you, Angeline?" Angeline's feeble voice fell in his ears. "Zayne, I... I've ended up like Grandpa..."

Zayne's body turned to jelly as he slumped to the ground.

"Angeline, let's abandon Grand Asia and Jay now that he doesn't remember anything anymore. I'll take you abroad and regulate your emotions. You'll recover very soon, okay?" Zayne was almost pleading with her.

Angeline was stubborn. "Don't blame him, Zayne. He has it so much worse than us. He's a strong-minded person and hates being manipulated as a pawn. Only, I had no choice but to lie to him. His biggest pet peeve is being lied to. There's now a chip in his armor of trust. I can understand why he doesn't believe in me anymore."

Zayne said, "You were lying to him to protect him."

Angeline lamented, "I can see that he has been working hard to persuade himself to believe me. He's already trying his best. If Madam Ares hadn't confused him with both Rose and Angelina's identities, he wouldn't have taken the bait either. How could he possibly know that love has caused me to transmigrate?"

Zayne choked with sadness. "Stop it. Stop speaking on his behalf. The more devoted you are to him, the more you're going to indulge him. I can see that you're having a hard time and that hurts me, Angeline. Do you know how much pain I'm in when I see you suffer?"

"You have to believe me, Zayne. I have strong willpower and will get well very soon."

Zayne cried out, "If Jay doesn't exist then yes, I believe that you will get better. But Jay is a taboo subject. He's your life and your emotional power switch. How can you get better when he's around?" Angeline said hopefully, "I believe that one day he'll understand why I did what I did today."

Zayne said, "That's enough, my silly sister. Let me take you to the hospital first."

Chapter 1150

Chapter 1150

"Okay."

Zayne sent a firm and decisive message to Grayson.

Zayne: [Angeline can't control or manage Grand Asia anymore. Figure out a solution yourself.]

When Grayson saw his text, he surmised that something had to be very wrong with Angelina's health.

Grayson stood in front of the french windows while gazing at the rising sun with a dark and gloomy face. "I s God really going to bring Grand Asia to an end this time? This is definitely not what you want to see, right, Father? When you founded Grand Asia as a teenager, you said that you'll only be worthy enough to stand beside her if you work hard enough to accumulate your wealth and climb to the highest social ladder. Grand Asia is a symbol of you and Ms. Severe's love. Ms. Severe still loves you, so how can Grand Asia perish just like that?

"Tell me, what should I do, Father?"

After much deliberation, Grayson paced to the vast conference room.

In the past, he would stand right next to Jay or even Angeline. As he stood surrounded by a vast sea of

twinkling stars, he took pride in his ability to keep everything under control.

Today, however, Grayson felt nothing but powerless.

"Ms. Severe is ill today. Today's meeting will be postponed to five days later." Grayson walked up to the podium in the conference room and announced the news. He then ignored the suspicious looks on the shareholders' faces and left in a hurry.

Releasing news that the president was ill could potentially serve as a double-edged sword. Those who were coveting Grand Asia might become even more unscrupulous at manipulating and controlling Grand Asia now.

Nevertheless, Grayson was wise enough to postpone the shareholders' meeting to five days later. Like throwing a smoke bomb, he was telling the shareholders that even though Ms. Severe was ill, she was doing well.

In five days' time, both parties would watch from the sidelines.

Grayson had to use these five days to figure out a way to save Grand Asia.

Grand Asia Hospital.

After performing some routine tests on Angeline, the doctor confirmed that her EMG result was abnormal.

The doctor said to Angeline with regrets, "Ms. Severe, your stiffness has obviously spread to your limbs now.

The near-death symptom you experienced last night was a result of your panic attack. As your doctor, I must remind you to pay attention to getting more rest and calming your emotions down. Eliminate all triggers that can make you upset. Otherwise, the near-death symptoms you experienced will return..."

Angeline raised her arm weakly. She felt like she was overcoming a major hurdle even though this action was normally so easy and effortless to perform.

Angeline sighed in despair.

"I'm really useless."

The truth was impossible to conceal. News that Angeline was ill had spread like wildfire.

Imperial Capital, Bell Enterprise.

Steven was ecstatic to hear the news.

"Naha, Angeline, so what if you have a top-notch hacker? So what if you can resort to aggressive and ruthless means? God still chooses to stand on my side in the end anyway. When you fall, Grand Asia will be gone forever."

Sera glanced at Madam Ares and tried to take credit by saying, "Dad, thanks to Mom's scheme of sowing discord between them, she has successfully prompted Jay to break Angeline's heart, leading to her total collapse."

Nancy was very much offended. "If it wasn't for

Sydney's help, do you think Master Ares would have believed you so easily? Sydney has successfully convinced Master Ares that Baby Zetty's mom is Rose, not Angeline. I must say that this is a brilliant and superior trick."

Steven was in a good mood, saying, "You have all made a contribution. If this works out in the end, then I'll make sure to reward you handsomely."