Chapter 741
A black Corolla was speeding along the highway to Zovince. Blake was at a
speed of 180km/h.
The ten-year-old car was puffing black smoke from its hood.
“D*mn! Out of gas again!” he cursed. “Gas is so expensive these days. It’s
going to cost me another 50 bucks to fill the tank.”
Sitting in the back seat, Magnus pushed up his glasses emotionlessly. He
chuckled. “You must have made quite a bit of money from my father. Did you
spend it all on girls? Why are you still driving this old car from ten years ago?”
“It’s called sentiment. You won’t get it.” Blake didn’t feel like explaining to
Magnus. How would a youngster in his early 20s understand anything about
sentiment?
Those girls wouldn’t covet his house or his car, yet they willingly gave
everything to him and serve him with all their heart. They could easily make
his day.
Was it wrong for him to spend a lot of money every day to help those girls?
Magnus just smiled and didn’t argue further. He silently watched Blake drive
into the gas station.
Blake then argued with the employee over a few bucks of gas money,
causing a scene.
“Did you win?” he teased Blake, who got into the car again.
“Of course, I won.” Blake’s face was full of triumph. “I said I would fill up the
tank, but she insisted on rounding up, overcharging me by a few bucks. Of
course, I wouldn’t pay her.”
Magnus showed an admiring smile. “You’re really something. I probably
wouldn’t have been able to argue with that woman.”
“That’s why I say you can’t be the smartest person in the world. You can’t
even win an argument with a woman. Just what are you?” Blake didn’t show
Courtesy to one of the Zovince’s Four Geniuses.
Magnus merely smiled. Suddenly, his phone buzzed. He took it out and looked
at the message, and his smile instantly froze.
“What’s wrong? Did Felicity fail?” Blake restarted the engine and showed a
mouthful of yellow teeth as he asked.
Magnus smiled faintly. “It was something I expected. If a few minions could
steal something from the Quillen family that easily, those two items would
have been gone long ago.”
“True. Why didn’t you say so before this? You knew she would fail, yet you still
arranged for four people to help her. Isn’t that a joke?” Blake mocked him
again.
Magnus just smiled casually, not minding at all. “I was just testing the waters
to see if Terence kept those two items in the Quillen family. It seems that at
least one of them is not.”
“Oh?” Blake was slightly taken aback. He finally spoke respectfully, “How?”
“Do you really think that my intelligence is a joke?” Magnus rarely joked with
others, but he was joking with Blake. The latter snorted.
Magnus then explained, “People appear weak when they are strong and vice
versa. Terence deliberately heavily guards one room to mislead others that
he’s keeping those two items in the Quillen family.”
“Brilliant.” Blake laughed heartily. “When someone finally breaks in, they find
it’s a trap! Their faces must be priceless, right? If it were me, I’d be cursing!”
Magnus just smiled and didn’t say anything.
Blake gave him a thumbs-up. “I was wondering why you would help Felicity
Lenoir steal those two items. I mean, why would you send such trash for that
mission? You could’ve sent me.”
“You’re not up to it.” Magnus smiled.
“What? Are you looking down on me?”
“No,” Magnus said seriously. “You’re my trump card. I should save the best for
the last.”
Blake burst into laughter. “You’re good for nothing, but you have an eye for
people.”
Meanwhile, Emmanuel spent the next two days at home making medicines
after returning from the Quillen family’s celebration.
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“Finally, it’s done.” Emmanuel looked at his masterpiece with a satisfied smile.
Sage’s organs were severely damaged; hence, the only way to treat him was
through traditional medicine. It would be a long process before total
recovery, of course.
Emmanuel wrapped the newly made tablets. He was ready to invite Sage out
and let him try it.
If it worked, he would give Sage the prescription so that he could make it
himself in the future.
Before he could invite Sage, his mother called.
“Emmanuel, how’s your plan going for setting a blind date for your cousin?
There’s no one in the family to handle the family. It’s not a good solution in the
long run.” Alessandra was worried.
After the New Year, Ryder brought Tommy back home to live. Ryder worked
during the day and looked after his son at night.
He couldn’t manage many things at the same time, hence the unhealthy
daily routine.
Ryder used to think that Abellyn’s existence was completely redundant at
home. However, after she was gone, he realized that her absence did have
an impact on his life.
Abellyn used to buy breakfast on her way home after playing poker every
day. Sometimes, she would pick up and drop off their son at school too.
Furthermore, she always replenished the necessities like toothpaste, shower
gel, and towels with the money given by Ryder.
The absence of a person didn’t have a major impact, but it made one
uncomfortable when one considered the details.
“Mom, don’t worry. Leave it to me!” Emmanuel knew that Alessandra was not
in her best health, so he didn’t want her to worry too much. That was why he
-took it upon himself.
After all, he had long considered Ryder as his own brother.
“Alright, I’ll leave it to you then.” Alessandra was relieved. She was at the end
of her wits.
After hanging up the phone, Emmanuel called Rhea first.
“That’s a piece of cake. Leave it to me. All you have to do is to play along with
me.”
She had been doing her research these days, waiting to show off her skills in
front of Emmanuel. Otherwise, wouldn’t her title as a love advisor be nothing
more but a mere title?
“Okay, just tell me what I gotta do.” He breathed a sigh of relief because he
didn’t have any good ideas either.
Soon, Tia, who was working at the kindergarten, received a call from an
unknown number. It wasn’t marked as a scam number.
“Hello, who is this?”
“Hello, is this Ms. Tia Franks?”
“Yes, who are you?
“I’m Rhea Gomez, the unlucky one you poisoned that day.”
“Oh, it’s you!” Tia laughed. It was an unforgettable experience.
The thought of Emmanuel and Rhea seeing her in sexy lingerie made her
cheeks feel hot.
It was so embarrassing!
“Well, someone gave me some amusement park tickets, and I can’t find
anyone to go with. Would you be interested in making friends and going
together?”
“You can’t find anyone? What about Emmanuel-”
“Oh, him! He’s going too-”
“Then, I’ll go!” Tia agreed immediately without waiting for Rhea to finish her
sentence.
Success! Rhea was very pleased with her achievement. Playing matchmaker
was a piece of cake for her. After all, she was Emmanuel’s exclusive love
advisor, wasn’t she?
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Alessandra requested Emmanuel to drive her to Ryder’s house.
As soon as they got in the car, she immediately asked, “Emmanuel, how are
things going?”
He replied, “Mom, I have everything arranged. Tomorrow is Saturday, and I’ve
invited Tia to the amusement park. I can hand over the ticket to Ryder later.”
“That’s good.” She nodded but immediately got worried. “But Ryder is not
good with words. I’m afraid he doesn’t know how to win a girl’s heart.”
Emmanuel gave a bitter smile. Similar to how she was worried about him in
the past, she was now worrying about Ryder.
The worries of parents were indeed universal.
“Mom, we can’t worry about that. It’s all up to his fate,” he comforted. “With
more interaction, I believe Tia will realize that he’s a good man.”
Alessandra nodded. “Yes, all the men in the Lowe family are good. Since you
are able to marry Mackenzie, Ryder will definitely be able to marry Tia.”
He went silent, wondering if he appeared incapable to his mother. With
another smile, Emmanuel didn’t continue the conversation.
The two quickly arrived at Ryder’s house. Surprisingly, Abellyn was at the door.
“Madam Alessandra, you came. That’s great.” Abellyn burst into tears and
rushed over.
Emmanuel guessed that she didn’t know that he would come along.
“Abellyn, stop crying. Tell me, what happened?” Although Alessandra was a
kind person, she was not a woman who couldn’t distinguish right from wrong.
Abellyn and Ryder were divorced, and she naturally had nothing to do with
Abellyn anymore. She didn’t need to be as nice to her as before.
As expected, Abellyn played the victim again. “Madam Alessandra, please
help me persuade Ryder. I really know I was wrong. Could you ask him to
remarry me?”
She was running out of money to sustain her meals. The news of her affair
had spread around, and she was ashamed to go home for the New Year.
She was currently staying at Chloe’s house, but Chloe couldn’t support her for
a lifetime. It was also difficult for her to go back to work in the massage
parlor.
Firstly, she was no longer young; secondly, she had become lazier over the
years and her temper had worsened. A good service attitude was required in
such places; thirdly, there had been a crackdown recently.
Alessandra sighed, not knowing how to respond.
Emmanuel pushed Abellyn away. “You had an affair and even stabbed my
cousin with a knife. You were the one who wanted to leave with Zane. It’s too
late for regrets now. You better not bother my cousin anymore.”
He was quite patient. If it had been Roselynn, Abellyn would have been put in
a difficult position.
Hearing the commotion outside, Ryder opened the door from inside.
Seeing Alessandra and Emmanuel, he immediately asked, “Mom, Emmanuel,
what brings you here?”
“Ryder!” Abellyn quickly rushed over, crying. “Please let me come back home. I
promise that I won’t play poker anymore. I’ll stay at home and take care of
Tommy. I’ll be a good wife and mother
“Get out!” He didn’t listen to her at all and pushed her to the ground.
Her words did not matter to him anymore.
“A leopard never changes its spots. Not to mention that I don’t believe you
can do what you say, but even if you could, I can’t live knowing that my wife is
having an affair,” Ryder retorted bluntly.
Even Emmanuel almost applauded his cousin. Ryder was a nicer person than
Emmanuel. Abellyn was simply asking for trouble for provoking such a fine
man.
Abellyn lay on the ground with her hair disheveled and her clothes
disarrayed. She was the epitome of a mess.
“Emmanuel, what brings you here?”
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Ryder didn’t bother Abellyn as he turned to Emmanuel.
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Emmanuel didn’t plan to avoid Abellyn either. He took out a ticket. “Here’s the
thing. I have two amusement park tickets, and I’m thinking of inviting you and
Tommy to go tomorrow. Tia will be there too.”
“Really?” Ryder’s eyes lit up, but he sighed immediately after. He believed that
she was out of his league.
“Ryder, don’t overthink it. Just think of it as a simple hangout. Even if you can’t
be lovers, it’s good to have friends,” Emmanuel encouraged him.
“Yes, Ryder. You must seize this opportunity,” Alessandra urged.
Abellyn, who was lying on the ground, exploded at their ruthless attitude. She
suddenly jumped up like a madwoman, pointing at Ryder and mocking
loudly, “Fool! You think you’re free after divorcing me, huh? I’m telling you,
words have spread within Yeringham. He ain’t your son!”
“What?!” Both Emmanuel and Alessandra were shocked.
Ryder was struck by lightning. Tommy had been hiding at home watching the
scene because Ryder told him not to come out.
He froze at Abellyn’s announcement. “I-I’m not Daddy’s son…”
A child’s psychological endurance was weak, and he seemed to have fallen
into a trance.
“Stop talking nonsense! Scram!” roared Ryder with bloodshot eyes. If it weren’t
for Alessandra holding him, he would probably have hit Abellyn again.
Although the two were divorced, Ryder was ready to hit her for keeping him in
the dark for six years long.
“If you don’t believe me, take Tommy for a paternity test.” Abellyn laughed like
a madwoman while retreating. “If only you let me come back, he would still
have a mother. Now, you can flirt with someone else’s teacher, and then form
a new family. People will be laughing at Tommy for not having his biological
parents by his side.”
Knives pierced Emmanuel’s heart.
How could there be such a shameless woman in the world? She was actually
pregnant with someone else’s child and married Ryder?!
“I’ll kill you, Abellyn Sheppard! I’m gonna you!”
At this point, the intense quarrel attracted some neighbors and passersby.
Ryder felt as if there was a fire burning in him. He completely lost control.
“Ryder, don’t! Don’t do anything rash!” Alessandra was really worried that he
would act impulsively, so she tried to hold him back.
However, how could a weak woman like her hold him back? She was almost
dragged along instead.
Fortunately, Emmanuel was with her today. He quickly steadied his mother
with one hand and held his cousin’s waist with the other. “Ryder, if you kill her,
you’ll go to jail. Then, what about Tommy?”
Ryder gradually calmed down. Tommy would become an orphan if he went
to jail.
“Y-You’re right. I can’t fall for her trap. She must be lying,” Ryder comforted
himself.
“Yes, it’s very likely that that’s the case. Keep your cool.” Emmanuel added, “No
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matter what, your six years of kinship won’t change, right? There’s a genuine
bond between you and Tommy.”
In spite of that, he felt that it seemed more like the truth judging from
Abellyn’s expression.
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Alessandra felt the same way. When Tommy was born prematurely less than
a month old, some gossipy women had privately discussed it.
At that time, she had told those people not to talk nonsense and affect the
couple’s relationship.
She didn’t expect that Abellyn would do that.
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“Tommy! Tommy!” Ryder quickly returned to the room and noticed that
something was wrong with Tommy.
He quickly hugged the boy. “Don’t listen to your mother. No, I mean, don’t
listen to that woman. She’s driving a wedge between us. She’s up to
something bad.”
Tommy nodded, but his eyes were slightly red. That night, Alessandra stayed
at Ryder’s house to keep them company.
She also gave Ryder some advice, telling him to take the initiative tomorrow
because it was difficult to encounter a decent girl like Tia.
Emmanuel, on the other hand, went to the company at 8 p.m. to pick
Mackenzie up. He briefly told her about what happened today.
“That Abellyn Sheppard might’ve spread the rumors intentionally.” Mackenzie
voiced out her judgment. “Regardless of that, you don’t need to do a
paternity test to confirm that Tommy is Ryder’s biological son.”
He smiled at her.
“Why are you smiling at me like that?” She glared at him, pretending to be
annoyed.
“We’re sharing the same thought,” he explained.
She pretended to be aloof and turned her face away, muttering to herself,
“You mean we have a telepathic connection, right?”
“Isn’t that great?” He laughed heartily.
Mackenzie grumbled inwardly, This fool seems to be getting more and more
presumptuous in front of me. How annoying!
“By the way, Mackenzie, tomorrow is Saturday. May I ask you a favor?”
Emmanuel suddenly became serious. “It’s to help Ryder get closer to Tia. I’ve
invited them to the amusement park tomorrow.”
“A double date?” The intelligent Mackenzie managed to guess that it was a
double date. On the contrary, Rhea had to look it up to know that a double
date was actually a thing.
“Yeah.” He nodded, impressed by his wife’s intelligence. He didn’t realize she
wasn’t as emotionally clueless as he was.
“Unfortunately, I’m not available tomorrow. So, you might have to invite
someone else.”
This time, Mackenzie didn’t guess correctly. She thought he wanted the two of
them to go together, along with Tia and Ryder.
“Oh, it’s alright.” Emmanuel hesitated for a moment, then nodded.
She suddenly felt something was off and stared at him coldly. “Okay, so you
didn’t want to ask me out?”
“That’s not it!” He smiled wryly and confessed, “Rhea suggested it. She’ll
accompany me, and we’ll help Ryder out.”
“Rhea Gomez?” Mackenzie’s expression turned even colder, with a hint of
anger.
“You know her?” He felt like he was in trouble, but he remained calm. After all,
he would never do anything to betray his wife. He believed that she would
trust him, and unnecessary explanations would only complicate things.
“I know her. I just want to know something. Did you never plan to ask me out?”
At this point, Mackenzie’s gaze could penetrate through him.
Emmanuel felt like he was in an ice cellar. His strong survival instinct
prompted him to quickly say, “Mackenzie, I know you’ve been busy with work
lately, so can I ask you out again when you are free?”
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“No, thanks.” She turned her face away, activating her CEO-like stubbornness.
Why should I go just because he asked me out?
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He’s not romantic at all, Mackenzie thought.
Emmanuel felt that something was wrong because he finally noticed that
she was mad at him.
Well, it looks like I have to ask Rhea tomorrow about how to appease wifey
again.
Mackenzie remained silent for a moment before piping up, “Two days ago,
after we got home, my mother went back to the Quillen family. They were
robbed.”
She finally calmed down.
He furrowed his brows slightly. “Perhaps it was done under your mother’s
orders?”
“It was her.” She sighed slightly.
In the past, she had no one to confide in when she had something on her
mind. Now that she had someone to talk to, she felt a bit more relieved.
“Mackenzie, since you told me about this, I guess there’s nothing wrong with
telling you about this,” Emmanuel spoke frankly. “Is Felicity also interested in
the two things owned by the Quillen family? If her goal is the same as
Magnus’, then it is highly likely that they reached some kind of conspiracy
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