Ch. 771..780

Chapter 771

The night was quiet.

Angeline lay on the bed as she tossed and turned, unable to sleep.

Her grandfather's words to her during the day made her fall into entanglement and conflict.

Grandfather hoped that she would put aside her resentment and accept Anne as her family to expand the Severe family's social status. The old man's heart was actually in the right place.

However, she could not come to terms with it since she despised Anne for stealing her father. Now, her mother had to be all alone.

She also detested Sera for fawning over Jay. Subconsciously, she always felt that Jay belonged to her. It was a disgraceful behavior on Sera's part to covet her brother-in-law.

It was simply impossible for her to bear no ill-feelings and accept them into the family whole-heartedly.

Then, she heard a sigh amidst the night.

Angeline heard the sound and got up as she sat in shock.

She focused her ears to make sure that she had not heard it wrong. Did someone heave a sigh outside the window?

Who could it be?

Angeline paced toward the window with her bare feet. She opened the window and saw a black damask tied to the window lattice and the tree trunk in front. Cole was leaning on the black damask with his arms resting on the back of his head. His legs were leisurely crossed over one another.

When he saw Angeline, Cole immediately sat up. In a flash, his whole person entered the window.

Under the dim moonlight, Angeline looked at the man standing against the light. He was as beautiful as the Greek gods that descended to the mortal world.

However, Angeline could not afford to make the mistake of being smitten by this beautiful deity-like creature.

She was utterly speechless. "What are you doing in the middle of the night?"

"I was missing you." Cole smiled.

Angeline was so dumbfounded that she could not keep her mouth close for the life of her.

What did this guy want by missing her in the middle of the night?

Cole passed through Angeline and strode toward the bed. Without the owner's permission, he started to take off his shoes.

"Stop it." Angeline's voice was low, but it was roaring

with anger.

Cole raised his gaze to look at her, and an injured expression filled his beautiful pupils.

"I'm sleeping with you tonight," he announced domineeringly.

Angeline smacked her forehead and let out a sigh to the heavens. "Dearest God, where on earth did you dig out such an exotic living fossil?"

Cole frowned. "I'm someone who has received the highest degree of new-age education, yet you're calling me a living fossil?"

Angeline retorted, "Your cognition on hermaphrodites is still based on the most basic lustful desire. What's the difference between this and the copulation of those primitive life-forms?"

Cole,

Angeline continued, "We're more advanced animals. Do you know the difference between us and the other lower animals?"

"Tell me." Cole looked as if he was being given a lesson.

"More advanced animals have bigger brains, and they know how to restrain their desires," Angeline stated.

Cole snorted coldly. "You've uttered so much nonsense, and all of it are merely excuses to not sleep with me."

Angeline rolled her eyes at him. "Even if you're shameless, I'm not. You have to get out immediately."

Cole took off his jacket and lay on her bed. "I'm not leaving."

Angeline, "..."

"I beg of you, please leave. If anyone finds out about this, it'll ruin my honor," Angeline said in a low voice.

Cole continued to lay on the bed in a self-centered manner and said rather unceremoniously, "Don't worry. Even if your reputation is ruined, I don't mind."

Angeline rolled her eyes continuously.

"What can I do so that you'll leave?"

Cole glanced at Angeline's body. "Take care of me. I'll leave after you're done."

Angeline's face turned green as she held the pillow tightly. "I'm afraid of you now."

Then, she hugged her pillow and went into the babies' room next door.

Angeline carried Baby Robbie and placed him on Jenson's bed while she occupied her son's bed.

Jenson woke up from this and asked in a low, muffled voice, "Mommy, why aren't you sleeping in your own room?"

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Angeline absent-mindedly answered, "Because there's a feral kitty in Mommy's room."

"A feral kitty?"

Angeline dozed off and slowly closed her eyes.

Jenson's eagle-like eyes shot a sharp cold light. He got up and put his shoes on, then went into the next room.

Cole looked at the little bun who walked in and asked disappointedly, "Where's your mommy, little guy?"

Jenson ignored him, simply going straight to the bed and laying down.

Cole, "..."

"Daddy just asked you something. Why didn't you answer?"

"Are you planning to be our stepfather?" Jenson started to talk languidly. There was stiffness in his tone.

Cole lay beside Jenson. "Yes. When I marry your mommy, you'll be my son."

Jenson said, "Don't blame me for being straight, but if you become my stepfather, we won't use your money. Henceforth, when you're older, we won't be providing you any support as well." "Well, aren't you being heartless?"

"It's already very polite of me for not bringing you into the forest to feed you to the tigers." Jenson whirred with rage.

Cole was in between laughter and tears. Then, he turned to look at Jenson. "It seems like I have to have another baby with your mommy."

Jenson retorted, "Dream on. Hmph. Moreover, my mommy's unable to have children."

"Darn, then how did all of you come into existence? I won't believe you. If your mommy and that Jay Ares could give birth to lovely babies such as yourself and your siblings, then she's able to do the same with me." Cole was slightly unconvinced.

Jenson added, "After my mommy gave birth to us, she was violently abused and lost her ability to have children."

Cole was shaken to his core, and there was a chill in his bone. "Who did it?"

Jenson rolled his eyes at him. "My daddy has already avenged my mommy. There's no need for you to do these things for her."

Cole, who was choked by his words, looked a little gray.

"Didn't your daddy and mommy break up?" Cole asked.

Jenson asked him in return, "Haven't you ever fought

with your mommy?"

Cole looked at Jenson's bright pupils and adapted to the situation. He shook his head. "Never."

"What about your daddy?"

"Never as well."

Jenson's eyes were faintly locked on Cole's grinning expression as he said, "My daddy and mommy have never fought as well."

Cole, "..." Suddenly, he could not figure Jenson's mind game anymore.

Jenson turned the conversation around. "However, it's just like the good relationships you have with your parents. Even if it's great, you'd still have to separate from them. The same goes for my mommy and daddy."

Cole was in between laughter and tears again. "That's a n irrelevant interpretation."

After being looked down upon by the tiny thing, Cole n o longer wanted to carry on with the conversation.

"Forget it. I'm leaving." Cole was in a foul mood as he flashed out the window.

Jenson secretly took his phone out and sent a text message to his daddy, 'Daddy, a wild man crawled into Mommy's bed in the middle of the night.'

It was hard for Jay to fall asleep, and the ringing of his phone once again awakened him. He irritably grabbed his phone over and saw Jenson's text. The rage within him immediately took over his drowsiness. The fluorescent light of the mobile phone shone on his handsome face, and the coldness in his pupils was overflowing. "How dare you provoke my woman, Cole Yorks?! I guess you're tired of the land of the living."

"Gallagher."

"President Ares."

A narrow wooden bed was placed in the corner, and Finn was seen sitting up from the bed. Then, he walked toward Jay.

"Find someone to castrate that b*stard Cole Yorks for me. Failure's unacceptable."

Finn,

Using that big brain of his, he could almost immediately guess what kind of mistake Cole had made and answered without much thought, "Yes."

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Chapter 773

It was four o'clock in the morning when Cole returned to the mountain villa.

When he opened the door and entered, Carson was standing behind him like a ghost.

"Are you heading out or are you just coming back, Young Master?" Carson rubbed his eyes sleepily. His voice was akin to a ghost that was crawling out of an ancient well.

Cole shoved the coat in his hand into Carson's arms. Then, he sat down on the sofa in the living room with a darkened face. He picked up the hip flask on the coffee table and began to gulp the contents down. Carson walked over. "Who made you this unhappy, Young Master?"

Cole swallowed a mouthful of liquor, and the corners of his lips curled up in anger.

"That damned woman, Angeline Severe, actually rejected me after I went all the way there to present myself!" Cole scoffed angrily.

Carson's jaw dropped in astonishment.

Did he hear him right? His young master went out wanting to frolic with that woman in the dead of night but was rejected instead?

Cole pointed toward Carson's exaggerated response."

Close your mouth."

Carson used his hand to seal his mouth shut and said i n disbelief, "Were you being too subtle, Young Master? Girls like to pretend to be reserved and are afraid that they'll leave a casual impression. Perhaps she's loosening the reins to grasp you better."

Cole looked at Carson. "I was lying on her bed, waiting for her to undress. Was that too subtle?"

Carson's mouth twitched violently. "That's overly unsubtle."

Cole bitterly uttered, "That Angeline Severe has truly dampened my spirits."

Carson looked at the young master who had a lovehate expression on his face. He truly wanted to worship Angeline Severe.

Even when she treated the young master this way, he did not want to tear her to pieces?

Cole remembered the cold reception he received tonight, and there was sullenness in his heart. He picked up the hip flask again and poured the liquid on his handsome face.

Carson grabbed the flask over. "Isn't she merely one woman, Young Master? You can get whatever or whoever you want. You have to take your time in making a decision about these matters."

Cole replied, "It's not just Angeline, but her triplets as well. I truly adore them from the bottom of my heart. A t Robbie's young age, he was able to learn my Limbo Micro Footwork after a single glance." "Moreover, that little Jenson with his poisonous words is simply too lovable. As for Zetty, that delicate face of hers is exquisite. The tone of her baby voice simply melts my heart."

Carson sighed. "You're doomed, Young Master."

Cole stared at Carson in a daze. "Speak normally."

Carson continued, "Young Master loves Miss Severe, hence everything around her seems like it's the best in the world. This is what they call, 'love me, love my dog'."

Cole tried to maintain a trace of rationality. "This is not a love me, love my dog situation. There are too many faulty people around her. I'm vexed at the ones I've met. Her mother submits meekly to insults, and she's weak and gullible. Just looking at her makes me angry. As for her grandfather, he's as cunning as a fox

H

Cole stopped his next sentence as he thought that it was boring to list them all out.

"Anyway, I'm telling you, I like Angeline and all three of her children. You have to think of a way to bring them all to me."

Carson glanced toward the hazy dawn and replied, "It's almost daylight, Young Master. You should go to bed. When you wake up, perhaps I would've succeeded in inviting Miss Severe to the mountain." Then, Cole swayed himself toward the bedroom upstairs.

Carson touched his slim chin resolutely, his eyes filled with glistening light. "Time for us to meet, Angeline Severe."

In the backyard of the Titus family's residence.

It was early in the morning. Yumi opened her eyes and screamed when she saw the man lying next to her.

"Huh?"

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"What's going on, Miss?"

The servant opened the bedroom door and was dumbstruck when she saw the exquisite scene in the room.

"Get out." Yumi scoffed at the servant furiously.

The servant proceeded to cover her eyes and hurried out.

However, more and more people, including Yosemite and his wife, rushed to Yumi's room upon being alarmed by her scream.

Soon enough, Yumi's room was surrounded by a crowd of people.

The room's door was locked, and the two people inside the room were fully clothed.

Yumi glared at the man in front of her. "Who said you could come in here?"

The man knelt in front of her and bowed his head, not daring to impose.

"I'm sorry, Miss. It seems like I was confused last night."

Yumi trampled on his good-mannered heart. "Were you plotting to do something to me?"

The man raised his head, stupefied. "I didn't, Miss.

Please believe me. I was obviously sleeping in my own room last night, but I don't know what happened. When I woke up, I was already in Miss' room."

"Don't think that I'm not aware that you have a crush on me, Seth Severe." Yumi's voice was filled with anger.

Although the man's face was somewhat delicate and pretty, it was slightly juvenile. He was more feminine and very quickly withered under Yumi's interrogation.

"I admit that I do like you, Miss. As you know, I'm the second young master of the Severe family. If I didn't admire the miss' talents, I wouldn't have come to work in Titus Enterprise."

Yumi looked at him in despise. Then, she sneered," Don't think that I'm not aware of your little plots. You entered Titus Enterprise to break into our higher social circle so that you're able to reclaim the Severe family's former glory."

Seth shook his head. "You've misunderstood me, Miss. Although I'm a Severe, you also know that my grandfather wouldn't allow my mother to set foot inside the Severe family's house. For so many years, I've been seen as a b*stard son in the eyes of others and have suffered countless humiliations. I'll never forget the pain that the Severe family has imposed on me. Why would I still fight for Severe Enterprise?"

Yumi was a very calm and rational woman. At this moment, she had already analyzed the impact of last night's absurdity.

The thing that she had to do now was not to attack this weak man. Instead, she needed to stand and minimize the damage. Yumi looked at Seth's youthful face. She reached out her hand to touch his cheek and said, "You're quite the looker." Seth's eyes were filled with surprise. "Miss."

Yumi continued, "I don't like you. But in order to cover up last night's scandal, I'll marry you. After you walk out of this door, you have to stand tall and be a real man. You have to tell everyone that we're lovers." Seth nodded happily. "Rest assured, Miss. I won't let you down."

Yumi pulled Seth up on his feet. "Now, go and open the door."

Seth went on to open the door, and when Yumi was looking at the back of his figure, a bit of resentment filled her eyes.

If she were to find out who plotted this scandal against her last night, she would definitely retaliate.

Smack! As soon as Seth opened the door, Yosemite's slap fell heavily on his face.

"Seth Severe, you beast-"

"Father," Seth called out blankly.

Yosemite was dumbfounded. "What did you just call me?"

Yumi walked over languidly and placed a hand on Seth's shoulder. They seemed intimate with one another. "I'm sorry, Dad. I never told you that I've been secretly dating Seth for a long time now. We could no longer bear it yesterday, and-"

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Yosemite looked at his sweet daughter and back at Seth, who was continuously nodding his head. He could somewhat believe his daughter's words.

"In that case, find a time to get married as soon as possible. You're not young anymore, Yumi. You can't afford to stall it." Yosemite knew that if the scandal was spread, the Titus family's honor would be destroyed.

It did not matter whether Yumi liked this hothead. Marriage was the best way to protect the Titus family.

Personal profit before everything else was a businessman's way.

Sometimes, even a daughter's happiness had to be sacrificed.

Yumi nodded, yet the smile on her face quickly dimmed.

Yosemite wanted to suppress this matter resolutely." Although I don't particularly like your family, Seth, since you and Yumi are in love with each other, I won't be a hindrance. My daughter should still get married in a grandeur manner. I know that the Severe family is not at their prime, but even if a rich family is not as rich as they were before, they're still richer than a poor family. I believe you can still come up with a generous dowry. 100 million, and not a single cent

lesser. I think you'll be able to figure it out."

Seth twitched his lips. 100 million in cash was truly difficult for the Severe family's current state.

However, Seth felt that he should at least try his best to collect the amount.

"Yes," Hence, Seth agreed to it.

Yumi smiled at Seth as if she was giving alms to the poor. "Then, I'll wait for your good news."

It was not unwise for Yumi to use marriage to resolve the crisis.

However, when he thought about Yumi Titus becoming the Severe family's daughter-in-law, Seth felt that he had overreached himself once more.

Yumi's aura exceeded her height, and she was an intrepid woman. She was also calm, wise, and farsighted. However, all of her qualities had made her a self-centered and cold-blooded person. Although their family's little greenhorn with a love-filled brain was smart in trivial matters, she could be easily fettered by feelings.

Angeline would not end up being Yumi's opponent, right?

When Grayson came in, he heard Jay's order. "Reduce any event collaborations with Severe Enterprise."

Grayson was incessantly stunned. 'Wasn't President Ares looking forward to giving all of the benefits to Severe Enterprise? Why did he suddenly change his

mind?'

Jay seemed to have noticed the doubts in Grayson's eyes. Thus, he explained, "Angeline is no longer the one in charge of the Severe family nowadays."

Grayson had a flash of realization. President Ares involved himself in all of the Severe family's matters. Suspicions were going around in the Severe family's household regarding the senior branch's beat down for the past few days. He was merely afraid that others would reap the benefits he was sowing, hence why he made this wise decision.

"Yes."

In the Severe family's courtyard.

Angeline was sitting listlessly on the courtyard's swing.

Cole had sneaked into her room last night. She was so stupefied that she had barged into her sons' room instead. When she woke up early in the morning, she found out that Cole was gone and Jenson was sleeping in her bed.

From the current point of view, Jenson must have known that Cole had climbed onto the bed last night. If this matter reached Jay's ears, then she would never be able to clean her name.

She hesitated slightly. Should she persuade Jenson not to tell his dad about this matter?

However, if she tried to cover it up this way, it would only reveal what she intended to hide in the first place.

Angeline returned to the dining hall to eat. The children had finished their meals and went to school by themselves.

Only Lady Severe and Shirley were dining around the table. Hence, Angeline looked upstairs in wonder." Where's Grandfather?"

Lady Severe took the poems on the coffee table and handed them to Angeline. "This is what your grandfather wrote last night."

Angeline reached out and took a look. It wrote, 'People burnt beanstalk to boil beans, as the beans in the pot cry out its means. We were originally grown from the same root, why should we hound each other to death akin to a cold-blooded brute?'

Angeline sighed as she turned around and walked upstairs.

She stood by Old Master Severe's door and knocked on it. "Grandfather." "Come in," the old man's voice sounded meager.

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Angeline opened the door and stood there, saying to Old Master Severe, "I promise you. After breakfast, I'll go to Imperial Capital and get Sera back."

The old man only went downstairs to eat after Angeline's concession.

After breakfast, Angeline tried to fulfill her promise and drove to Imperial Capital's Grand Asia Hospital.

Sera stayed in Grand Asia after giving birth to the baby for nursing care. Her discharge date was probably in just a few days.

Angeline went straight to the front desk of the inpatient department and inquired about Sera's ward number.

Jack Ares was truly generous toward Sera. Despite everything, he had arranged for the best VIP ward in Grand Asia for her.

Angeline felt puzzled. Jack and Jay clearly did not see eye to eye, so how could he be willing to offer such a profitable ward for Sera? He would not have asked his father back for the fee, right? Angeline started to get a little nervous after getting out of the elevator.

She did not want to see Jay at all today. It was mostly because she had a hunch that Jay would know about

Cole climbing into her window in the middle of the night.

If Jay found out about it, he perhaps already had an intention to kill her. It was not because he loved her but simply that he was afraid her behavior would negatively influence his precious children. Angeline shrank her head as she hurried forward. She prayed silently in her heart, 'Dear almighty gods, please bless my path and obstruct me from meeting Jay Ares today.'

Jay was in the medical department almost every day lately for his leg's rehabilitation therapy. Moreover, his VIP ward was on the same floor as Sera's.

His ward's door was wide open with Finn standing guard by the door with his arms crossed. When he noticed Angeline sneaking in with her head down, Finn greeted her in a friendly manner, "Miss Severe." Angeline lifted her head and looked at Finn. Her gaze could not help but shift into the inside of the room.

She noticed Jay rolling up his trousers and was immediately relieved when she saw that his slender legs were filled with needles.

He should not be able to go after her in that state, right?

Thus, she stuck out her chest and proudly shot a supercilious look at Finn. "What a coincidence." "Gallagher, invite her in." Jay's malicious voice could be heard from the inside. Angeline was stunned, yet she tried to make herself busy immediately...

"I'm not free."

Finn looked at Angeline's back and chuckled. Then, he walked in the other direction.

Angeline had been running for quite some time. When she turned around and did not see Finn, she thought that she had successfully escaped.

However, when she turned her head back, she saw Finn languidly leaning against the glass wall in front of her.

"I advise you not to run away, Miss Severe. You're not a s familiar with Grand Asia's mapping as I am."

Angeline was so tired that she started gasping for air. She huffed and refused to believe in heresy as she retorted, "Is that so? Why don't we try again?" Finn reached his hand out in a gentlemanly manner." Please."

Angeline lifted her spirits for another round of escape. This time, her thoughts were more straightforward. She needed to get to the stairwell.

However, when she reached the staircase as she gasped for air, she found that Finn had been waiting there long ago.

Angeline was too tired to continue.

Finn smiled and asked, "Are you still escaping?"

Angelina waved her hand. "No more."

She just had to meet Jay anyway, right?

Did she not long to meet him in the past?

What was there to be afraid of?

Finn took Angelina into Jay's ward. When Jay noticed that she was sweating profusely and heard the sound of her heavy breathing, he frowned. "Were you that afraid to see me?"

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Angeline chuckled goofily. "What are you saying, Sir Ares? Not a day has gone by where I don't dream of meeting you again."

Her exuberant smile ran a shiver down Jay's spine.

"I've reminded you before, Angeline Severe. Don't involve yourself with shady men." Jay's tone grew dark.

Angeline's eyes widened in indignation. "As if I need you to remind me that, Sir Ares. My mother's never allowed me to spend time with shady people ever since I was a child. Forget shady men, she wouldn't even let me be around shady women."

"Are you still playing dumb?" Jay's tone was dark.

Angeline's mind clicked, and she knew that she could no longer keep the situation under wraps.

Quietly, she murmured, "What's youth without stupid decisions, Sir Ares?"

Hidden in her words was a jab at how Jay too had done the same when he was young.

Her words reminded Jay of the things he had done when he was young and head over heels in love.

Kissing her when she was down with a fever because he could not help it only to end up with the cold himself.

Visiting her almost every weekend when she studied abroad for he could not take the tortuous yearning in his heart.

Drinking ginger tea with her while she was on her period.

The past seemed hilarious now that he thought about it.

The expression on Jay's handsome features grew darker by the moment, for he realized that Cole's love for Rose Doyle was a replica of his all those years ago-madly in love.

"Do you like him?" Jay's hands gripped the handrails of the wheelchair, his heart beating harder as he asked the question.

He had no idea how he was going to face the future if she affirmed the question.

Angeline tilted her head downward as she replied with an angry and resentful tone, "I'm pretty sure you're well aware of who exactly it is I like, Sir Ares."

With her reply, Jay felt his staggering heart begin to beat normally again.

The gloomy clouds above his head seemed to give way for sunshine as well.

The frost in his eyes melted away as his voice lightened when his lips parted again. "Then don't just

flirt with other people if that's the case."

He was afraid that she would end up acting shamelessly in front of Cole Yorks despite her lack of feelings for him, being her own adorable and energetic self.

He was worried that she would treat Cole like she treated him where flirting was a constant.

However, his words ended up adding fuel to Angeline's angry flames.

"I didn't flirt with him," she shouted with tightly clenched fists.

While she may admit that she had acted shamelessly in front of Jay at times and spoke without thinking, it was only because she liked him.

Not to mention their close relationship and her falling for him at such a young age, it was only normal she flirted with him unabashedly since she had loved him for both her lives as well. Other men, however, she avoided them with her life.

Taking in the angry veins popping on Angeline's temple, Jay realized that perhaps he had phrased his words wrongly and ended up hurting her.

"Why are you here in Grand Asia?" He quickly changed the subject.

Still infuriated, Angeline replied stand-offishly, "To bring my sister home."

Jay frowned. "I don't think my father would let her go."

Angeline stated determinedly, "I've promised Grandfather to bring her home, so I will. I'll leak all his dirt to the press should he try to stop me."

Jay replied, "His scandals are already trending. I'm afraid such a threat would help little with him."

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Regardless, Angeline wore an expression of ignorant courage and spoke, "He doesn't have a say in this."

Jay responded with an 'if you may' gesture. "Tell me how it goes."

Angeline was stunned at how easily he was letting her off.

Had she known he would be all bark and no bite, she would not have spent the last few days constantly looking over her shoulder.

Exiting Jay's hospital room, Angeline was shocked to realize that Sera's was right next to his.

"What a coincidence." Angeline sighed.

What she did not know was that it was Jay's intention, just so he would have the chance to see her.

In Sera's hospital room sat Jack's first wife next to her bed, caringly feeding Sera chicken soup.

Mockery danced over Angeline's expression as she leaned against the doorframe. "Thank you for taking so much care of my sister, Madam."

Both the madam's and Sera's gazes turned to the door. Seeing Angeline, their expressions instantly turned to shock.

Angeline continued, "Although, I'm curious why you're

not taking the time to worry for Josephine, your daughter. Don't you care to know about how she's living and all when you clearly have the time to feed my sister soup?"

Sera looked at the madam suspiciously. The kinder the other was to her, the weirder she had begun to feel.

The madam was more impatient than anyone on the day of her labor, though Sera filed that away as the madam having a heart of gold and caring deeply for everyone in general. However, suspicion began to grow when Sera knew of the madam's lack of care for Josephine's life.

A look of embarrassment flashed through the madam's face before she reverted to being gentle and calm. "Thank you for worrying about Josephine, Miss Severe. However, from what I know, the reason Josephine is locked out of Tourmaline Estate by her father is due to careless friends."

Angeline chuckled lightly. "I'm sure you'd know better than I, Madam, if it is truly due to careless friends or if there's a deeper reason behind."

With that, Angeline entered the room.

Sera glared at her. "What do you want? Did you come here to laugh at me?"

Angeline replied, "Would you stop being so calculative?"

Sera scoffed and turned her head away.

Angeline stated her purpose, "I'm here because Grandfather wants me to relay a message. He wants to know your plans for the future. Whether you'll stay by Jack Ares' side as his dodgy mistress, or if you'll return to the Severe family and restart your life... Live all over again as Miss Severe."

Sera bit her lip, ashamed.

Ever since she could remember, she had spent her life silently competing with Angeline.

If Angeline liked Jay Ares, she would like him even more.

She devoted herself to studying in hopes to be outstanding enough to destroy Angeline. The madam loved her, and she had even carefully maintained her subtle relationship with Jay Ares.

She had believed that Jay's love for Angeline would stretch over to loving her family as well, thus treating her, Angeline's sister, well.

However, she was knocked down by Jay's cold indifference in the end.

It had finally dawned on her that the spot in Jay's heart was reserved for Angeline and Angeline only.

She was doomed to lose even if Angeline did nothing.

"Alright. I'll go back," she muttered softly.

The madam's hand slipped, and the bowl fell onto the floor. "Are you sure, Sera? I can protect you from harm if you stay by my side, but I can't say the same about the Severe family now that they're bankrupt." Angeline stared at the bowl of soup on the floor, shocked by the madam's outburst of a reaction.

"Madam, by staying with you, wouldn't my sister need to call you her sister? While both of you serve the same man?" Angeline spoke, purposefully provoking the madam while her sharp eyes locked with the madams'.

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The madam's panic was not lost to Angeline's eyes.

Kneeling on the floor, the madam picked up the shattered shards of porcelain.

Angeline sighed. "I'll process the documents for your discharge."

However, when Angeline returned from completing the discharge paperwork, she was met with the sight of Jack and his henchmen at the hospital room door.

"I'm here to bring you home, Sera." Now that his dirty secrets had been thrown into the light, Jack decided to forego his gentlemanly facade to blatantly take hold of Sera from Angeline. Sera remained quiet as she sat on the bed in complete disregard of the fight between Jack and Angeline.

Like an abandoned puppet, she would follow whoever won.

Angeline, as far as Jack was concerned, was only arrogant because she had Jay backing her up. Now that the two had separated and were on horrible terms, Jack paid her no attention. What he did not know was that Angeline was the type of person who worked better the stronger the pressure.

"Jack, you shameless old man. My sister has no relation to you whatsoever. As a Severe, I'm bringing

her home today and you can't stop me," Angeline stated angrily.

The corners of Jack's lips tugged into a wretched smirk. "How much do you think I spent on her? Did you think I wouldn't claim interest?"

"How much?"

"100 million." Jack knew that as a bankrupted family, the Severes would not be able to liquify 100 million at such short notice.

Angeline shouted at the atrocity, "You might as well rob a bank for that money! All my sister did was eat a few meals with you Areses and you ask me for 100 million?" Jack smiled silently.

His expression was one that showed it was non-negotiable.

Angeline felt herself fume.

In a neighboring room, Jay quietly eavesdropped.

A slightly mocking smile grew on his attractive features.

Jack could not be more wrong if he thought he could tyrannize Angeline just like that.

Angeline Severe was a world-class hacker. A few taps here and there on her phone would easily get her a few ten billion, let alone 100 million.

What Jay was curious about was who Angeline would choose to borrow from.

Would it be from himself, or would it be from Cole Yorks?

After a moment of silence, Angeline spoke, "Those are your words, not mine, Jack. You'll let my sister go should the Severe family send you 100 million."

Jack nodded.

He was certain that Angeline Severe could not do such a thing.

Angeline pulled out her phone and began her moneyborrowing process.

If Jack thought he could scam money from her, she would make him pay the price of pushing her around.

Quickly, she found herself within the inner networks of Ares Enterprises and transferred ten billion out.

The entire process took less than ten minutes.

Then, she transferred a billion to Jack's account and waved her phone in front of him. "The money's transferred. Let her go."

Disbelief shone brightly in Jack's sharp eyes. He had not expected Angeline to transfer a billion to him.

However, in a quick moment, Jack received a call from the company's deputy. "Oh no, Mr. Director. A hacker hacked into our network and transferred out ten billion worth of funds." Jack glared at Angeline Severe. "Was it you?"

Angeline neither admitted or denied it.

Jay had already guessed where Angeline's funds came from at that moment and found himself exasperated by this woman's simple innocence.

 

Chapter 780

Chapter 780

It seemed like he had to clean up the mess she made after all.

He motioned Finn to pass him his laptop.

Outside, Jack's sinister tone sounded again. "I almost forgot that you're a hacker, Angeline. Still, I never expected you to be able to break through Ares Enterprises' internal network."

Jack felt extremely lucky, for he had finally gotten hold of Angeline's Achilles heel. After all, if she could steal Ares Enterprises' funds, she could also steal their classified documents. That would put Ares Enterprises in a passive position.

Jack was dead set on forcing Angeline to a corner.

"Just wait for a demand letter of a lawsuit, Angeline. I'm suing you for endangering my company's profits."

Angeline was only concerned about where Sera would end up. "As per our agreement, Jack, I've already transferred a billion to your account. Shouldn't you honor your words and let me bring my sister home now?"

Jack's expression looked constipated. Despite standing at the edge of danger, all Angeline was worried about was where Sera would go.

"Fine. I'll let her go," Jack replied.

He would think of a plan to get Sera back.

However, today would be reserved to plan ways to get rid of Angeline once and for all.

Jack reported it to the police. While he waited for the police to investigate, he received another call from the deputy.

"The network's back to normal now, Mr. Director. The ten billion we lost has also somehow returned."

Angeline was puzzled when she heard the words from the other end of the line. Just which heavenly angel descended and helped her?

Jack's expression soured for he felt excruciatingly confused as well. Angeline had done nothing, yet the money Ares Enterprises lost was returned anyway.

Perhaps it was not Angeline after all?

Angeline plastered on the expression of a framed victim. "Make sure to investigate first before you jump to conclusions, Jack, or you'll end up making a fool out of yourself again."

Jay closed his laptop. Hearing Angelina's proud tone, his sexy thin lips tugged at its corners.

This girl was using his magnificence to oppress others.

Jack was infuriated at his inability to corner Angeline while also agreeing to release Sera. He went out for wool but returned home shorn.

Staring at the unmoving Sera in the room, Angeline huffed. "Sera, are you leaving or not?"

Slowly, Sera exited the room, leaving the madam with reluctance and pity in her eyes.

Walking past the madam, Sera halted for a purposeful moment. "Thank you for all the care you've given me, Madam."

The madam's eyes shone with unshed tears as she yelled in yearning, "Sera, Sera!"

When Angeline left, she left decisively.

To the point where she did not even spare Jay, who stayed in the next room, another look.

Jay patted his laptop with a face of disappointment." Not even a thank you after I helped you."

Angeline walked Sera downstairs only to tell her, "You can go back first. There's still something I need to do. I'll go home later."

Sera may feel physically weak, but her habit of mocking and laughing at Angeline was still strong. "You're going to see Master Ares, right? I thought the two of you broke up? Aren't you being a little too shameless by sticking to him?"

Angeline huffed a reply. "Don't stick your nose in my business."

Infuriated, Sera slammed the door with a bang and shouted at the driver, "Let's go."

Angeline turned around and walked back into the hospital.

It was not a must that she saw Jay Ares, but she wanted to know if it had been him who helped her out moments ago. If he did, then she would have to return the money she took from Ares Enterprises to him. Staring at Angeline's returning figure, a sharp flare of envy flashed through Sera's eyes.

Returning to the sixth floor, Angeline realized that Jack and his henchmen had left the place.

Angeline entered Jay's hospital room right on time to see the doctor remove the needles from his legs.