Stolen Moments in the Spotlight

The waves crashed against the cliffs of Nova Scotia with an almost musical rhythm, but Aria Morgan knew better. After three years of studying marine biology at the remote Blackrock Research Station, she had learned to distinguish between natural ocean sounds and something more... peculiar. Tonight, there was definitely something different in the water's song.

Standing on the observation deck of the research facility, her long dark hair whipping in the salty breeze, Aria focused her night vision binoculars on the churning waters below. The full moon cast an ethereal glow across the surface, making it easier to spot any unusual movement. That's when she saw it - a flash of iridescent scales, much too large to be any known fish species.

"You're out here late again," a deep voice spoke behind her. Dr. Nathaniel Cross, the facility's new head of cryptozoology, stood in the doorway. His presence had been causing quite a stir among the female staff since his arrival last month, with his storm-gray eyes and the mysterious scar that ran from his left temple to his jaw. But Aria had noticed something else about him - the way he always seemed to appear whenever the strange occurrences happened.

"There's something out there, Dr. Cross," Aria said, not taking her eyes off the water. "Something big."

"Please, call me Nate," he said, moving to stand beside her. His proximity sent an involuntary shiver down her spine that had nothing to do with the cold. "And I know. That's why I'm here."

Before Aria could question what he meant, a haunting melody drifted up from the waters below. It wasn't quite singing - more like an otherworldly humming that seemed to resonate in her very bones. To her surprise, she found herself taking an unconscious step toward the railing, drawn by the sound.

Nate's hand shot out, gripping her arm. "Don't listen too closely," he warned, his voice tight with concern. "They're hunting tonight."

"They?" Aria tried to shake off the melody's lingering effect. "Who are 'they'?"

Just then, a figure emerged from the waves - a woman with silvery skin and long, phosphorescent hair. Her eyes glowed with an unnatural blue light, and when she opened her mouth to continue her song, Aria saw rows of sharp, pearl-like teeth. The creature's beauty was both terrifying and mesmerizing.

"Sirens," Nate whispered, his grip on Aria's arm tightening. "Real ones. Not the sanitized versions from your fairy tales."

The siren's gaze locked onto them, and her song changed, becoming more focused, more enticing. Aria felt Nate tense beside her, and when she looked at him, she was shocked to see his eyes had taken on a silvery sheen, reflecting the moonlight like a cat's.

"We need to get inside," he said through gritted teeth, though he seemed to be fighting the urge to move closer to the railing himself. "Now."

But as they turned to leave, Aria caught sight of something in the water that made her blood run cold. Dozens of glowing eyes had appeared beneath the waves, and more figures were rising to the surface. Their songs began to intertwine, creating a symphony of supernatural beauty and terror.

"Dr. Cross... Nate," Aria's voice trembled slightly. "What's really going on at this facility?"

He finally turned to look at her fully, and in the moonlight, she could see that his scar was glowing with a faint blue light. "It's not just a research station, Aria. It's a containment facility. We monitor and protect humanity from ancient creatures that most people think are myths. And right now," he glanced back at the water where more sirens were emerging, "something has disturbed them. Something that hasn't happened in over a hundred years."

"What?" Aria asked, though part of her feared the answer.

"They're looking for their lost queen," Nate's voice was grim. "And for some reason, they think she's here."

A particularly powerful wave crashed against the cliffs, sending spray high enough to reach the observation deck. As the droplets hit Aria's skin, she felt a strange tingling sensation, and for just a moment, her reflection in the window showed her eyes glowing with the same ethereal blue light as the creatures below.

Nate saw it too. His expression shifted from concern to something more complex - fear, fascination, and what looked almost like recognition. "We need to talk," he said quietly. "About your mother. About why you were really assigned to this facility. And about why you've always felt so drawn to the sea."

The siren's song grew louder, more insistent, and Aria felt something stir within her - ancient memories that couldn't possibly be her own, yet somehow were. As she followed Nate inside, one thought kept repeating in her mind: her life as she knew it was about to change forever, and there would be no going back to the simple world of marine biology and research papers.

Behind them, the sirens continued their haunting chorus, their songs now carrying a note of triumph. They had found what they were looking for.

The facility's underground laboratory was a maze of steel and glass, illuminated by harsh fluorescent lights that made everything look clinical and cold. Aria followed Nate through a series of security checkpoints, each requiring increasingly complex biometric scans. Her mind was still reeling from the events on the observation deck, the sirens' song echoing in her memory.

        "How long have you known?" she finally asked as they entered what appeared to be his private office. Unlike the sterile corridors outside, this room was filled with artifacts that looked ancient - shells with strange markings, crystals that seemed to pulse with their own inner light, and walls covered in charts mapping underwater ley lines.

        Nate moved to a heavily secured cabinet, his fingers dancing across a complex lock. "Since the moment you arrived at Blackrock. Your bio-readings were... unique." He pulled out a thick file with her name on it. "But your mother knew long before that."

        "My mother?" Aria's voice cracked. "She died when I was three. All I have are some photos and my father's stories about her love for the ocean."

        "Your mother didn't die, Aria." Nate's voice was gentle but firm as he placed an old photograph on his desk. "She returned."

        The photograph showed a woman standing on these very cliffs, her wild dark hair streaming in the wind. She looked exactly like Aria, except for her eyes - they held that same otherworldly blue glow Aria had seen in her own reflection moments ago.

        "That's impossible," Aria whispered, but even as she spoke, memories began to surface - the way she could hold her breath for impossibly long periods, her uncanny ability to predict storms, the strange songs that sometimes filled her dreams.

        Suddenly, the lights flickered, and a low vibration ran through the building. Nate's expression turned serious. "They're testing the barriers," he said, moving to a bank of monitors showing underwater footage. Multiple figures darted past the cameras, their movements too quick and graceful to be human.

        "What barriers?" Aria asked, joining him at the monitors.

        "Electromagnetic fields designed to keep them at bay. But with their queen so close..." He glanced at her meaningfully. "They're stronger than usual."

        "I am not their queen," Aria said firmly, though something deep inside her stirred at the words.

        "No, but you're her daughter. The first successful hybrid in centuries." Nate pulled up more files on his computer. "Your mother was their queen, and when she fell in love with your father, it created a diplomatic crisis. A siren queen choosing a human was unprecedented."

        The vibrations grew stronger, and somewhere in the facility, an alarm began to sound. On the monitors, the sirens' movements became more coordinated, more purposeful.

        "They're not just testing anymore," Nate muttered. He grabbed what looked like an ancient trident from a wall display. "They're breaking through."

        Aria's head suddenly filled with voices - not speaking English, but a fluid, musical language she somehow understood. They were calling to her, telling her to come home, to take her rightful place.

        "Make it stop," she gasped, pressing her hands to her temples.

        Nate reached for her, but stopped short when he saw her eyes - they were glowing brighter now, and her skin had taken on a slight iridescent sheen. "Fight it, Aria. You're not just one of them. You're both human and siren. That's what makes you special."

        The facility shook more violently, and the lights went out completely. In the darkness, Nate's eyes glowed silver again, and Aria could finally ask the question that had been nagging at her.

        "What are you?" she whispered. "You're not entirely human either, are you?"

        Before he could answer, the reinforced windows of his office exploded inward in a shower of glass and seawater. In the opening hovered three sirens, their beauty terrible and magnificent. The one in the center spoke, her voice carrying both authority and disdain.

        "Step away from the princess, Guardian. She belongs with her people."

        Nate raised the trident, which began to glow with an electric blue light. "She belongs where she chooses to belong."

        As seawater swirled around them, Aria felt power surge through her body - raw, ancient, and demanding to be released. She had a choice to make, but first, she needed answers.

        "Tell me everything," she said, her voice carrying a new note of command that surprised even her. "About my mother, about what you are," she looked at Nate, "and about why I'm really here."

        The siren queen smiled, showing those pearl-like teeth. "Oh, little princess. You're here because a war is coming. And you," her glow intensified, "are the key to everything."

The seawater swirling around Aria's feet felt alive, responding to her emotions like an extension of her body. The three sirens remained suspended in the shattered window frame, their ethereal forms casting an otherworldly glow throughout Nate's flooded office. The lead siren - who had introduced herself as Cordelia, First General of the Deep Realm - watched her with ancient eyes that held both wisdom and cunning.

        "Your mother's choice started this war," Cordelia said, her voice carrying the rhythm of waves. "When she chose your father, she didn't just abandon her throne - she disrupted a balance that had existed for millennia. The Deep Realm has been without a true queen for twenty years, and the dark ones grow bolder each day."

        "The dark ones?" Aria asked, acutely aware of Nate's tension beside her, his grip tightening on the glowing trident.

        "The Abyssal Court," Nate answered grimly. "Think of them as your people's darker cousins. While the sirens of the Deep Realm protect the oceans, the Abyssal Court seeks to corrupt them. Without a queen's power to maintain the barriers..."

        "They're breaking free," Cordelia finished. "Even now, they gather in the deep trenches, preparing for war. Only a queen's song can reinforce the ancient seals."

        Aria felt the weight of their expectations pressing down on her like the ocean itself. "And you think I can do this? I don't even know how to control whatever... this is." She gestured to her still-glowing skin.

        "That's why I'm here," a new voice spoke from the doorway. Aria turned to see a woman she'd only known from photographs - her mother. Nerissa, former queen of the Deep Realm, stood in the threshold, looking exactly as she had twenty years ago. Her presence made the very air vibrate with power.

        "Mom?" Aria whispered, emotions warring inside her.

        Nerissa's eyes - the same otherworldly blue as Aria's now were - filled with tears. "My daughter. My beautiful, brave daughter. I'm so sorry I had to leave you, but it was the only way to keep you safe while your powers matured."

        "Safe from what?" Aria demanded, anger suddenly surging through her. The water around her feet began to churn in response.

        "From those who would use you," Nate interjected, his voice carrying an edge of bitterness. "The Guardians weren't always noble protectors, Aria. Some believed that controlling a hybrid princess would give them power over both realms."

        "Like your father did?" Nerissa's voice turned cold as she addressed Nate. "Is that why you're so close to my daughter? Following in Marcus Cross's footsteps?"

        The tension in the room sparked like electricity. Nate's silver eyes flashed dangerously. "I am not my father."

        "Enough!" Aria's voice carried a new power, making everyone in the room freeze. The water around her feet rose in spiraling columns, responding to her command. "I want the truth. All of it. No more cryptic warnings or half-answers."

        Suddenly, the facility's emergency sirens blared to life. On Nate's monitors, dark shapes appeared in the deeper waters - humanoid figures with shark-like features and glowing red eyes.

        "The Abyssal Court," Cordelia hissed. "They've found us."

        "They found her," Nerissa corrected, moving to Aria's side. "They can sense your awakening power, daughter. We're out of time."

        The facility shuddered as something massive struck it from below. Through the broken window, Aria could see dark forms rising from the depths, their movements predatory and purposeful. The water around her feet turned ice-cold.

        "You have to choose now," Nate said urgently. "But know this - whatever you decide, I'll stand with you." His eyes met hers, and in them she saw not just duty or ambition, but something deeper, something personal.

        "As touching as that is, Guardian," Cordelia interrupted, "she needs to come with us. Only in the Deep Realm can she learn to control her powers in time."

        Another impact rocked the facility. In the distance, Aria could hear screams - the research staff, she realized with horror. They were unprotected, unaware of what was really happening.

        "I won't let innocent people die," Aria declared, feeling strength flow through her. "Mom, Cordelia - help me protect the facility. Nate..." she turned to him, "teach me how to fight."

        "Always choosing both worlds," Nerissa murmured, a mix of pride and worry in her voice. "Just like your mother."

        As the Abyssal Court's forces surrounded the facility, Aria felt something click into place inside her. She was neither fully human nor fully siren, neither wholly of land nor of sea. But perhaps that's exactly what both worlds needed.

        "Well then," she said, as power coursed through her veins and the song of the sea filled her mind, "let's show these dark ones what a hybrid princess can do."

        The water around her erupted upward, turning into a swirling shield of liquid crystal, just as the first of the dark figures burst through the facility's lower levels. The war for two worlds was about to begin, and Aria stood at its center, with a Guardian at her side and the power of two realms flowing through her blood.

The next few minutes dissolved into chaos. The Abyssal Court's warriors crashed through the facility's lower levels like a dark tide, their shark-like features twisted into snarls of hunger and hatred. Aria's crystalline water shield held against the first wave, but she could feel their darkness pressing against her power, trying to corrupt it.

        "Channel your emotions through the water," Nerissa instructed, her own powers creating whirlpools that trapped several attackers. "The sea responds to authentic feeling, not just will."

        Nate moved with inhuman grace, the trident in his hands leaving trails of electric blue energy as he fought. "We need to evacuate the research staff," he called out between strikes. "They're gathering near the main lab."

        Aria closed her eyes for a moment, and suddenly she could feel every drop of water in the facility - in the pipes, in the air, in human bodies. The awareness was overwhelming. "I can feel them," she gasped. "Everyone. Everything."

        "That's your queen's sense awakening," Cordelia explained, her own song turning violent as she fought. "You're connecting to your realm."

        An explosion rocked the lower level, and through her new awareness, Aria felt something massive entering the facility. The temperature of the water dropped dramatically, and even the sirens looked concerned.

        "Thalassos," Nerissa whispered, fear evident in her voice. "The Abyssal Prince himself."

        Through the broken floor emerged a figure that seemed made of living darkness. Unlike his warriors, Prince Thalassos appeared almost human, devastatingly beautiful in a cruel way. His eyes were the color of the deepest ocean trenches, and when he smiled, his teeth gleamed like black pearls.

        "The little princess awakens," his voice was like the crushing depths given sound. "How convenient. I was afraid I'd have to wait longer to claim my bride."

        "Bride?" Aria and Nate spoke simultaneously, his voice sharp with anger, hers with shock.

        "Did they not tell you?" Thalassos moved closer, his presence making the water around him turn black. "The only way to truly end the war between our courts is through union. Your mother refused me twenty years ago. But you..." his dark eyes roamed over her face, "you're even more powerful than she was."

        Nate stepped between them, the trident glowing brighter. "She's not a prize to be claimed, Thalassos."

        The Abyssal Prince's laugh was like ice cracking. "Ah, the Guardian speaks. Tell me, son of Marcus Cross, does your protection come from duty... or jealousy?"

        Before anyone could respond, a scream echoed from the main lab. Through her water sense, Aria felt the research staff's terror as more Abyssal warriors surrounded them.

        "Choose quickly, princess," Thalassos said smoothly. "Surrender to me, and I'll spare them all. Refuse, and watch your human friends feed my warriors."

        Aria felt rage build inside her - pure, hot, and powerful. The water around her began to glow, not with her mother's blue light or Thalassos's darkness, but with a brilliant purple that seemed to combine both aspects of her nature.

        "You want an answer?" Her voice carried the crash of waves and the strength of tidepools. "Here it is."

        She thrust her hands forward, and every drop of water in the facility responded. It rose from pipes, condensed from air, pulled from the sea itself. But instead of attacking, it began to sing - a new song, neither fully siren nor fully human, but something entirely unique.

        The Abyssal warriors closest to her began to writhe, their corrupted forms starting to purify under her hybrid power. Thalassos's eyes widened in genuine surprise, then narrowed in fury.

        "Impossible," he snarled. "No one can purify the Abyssal taint!"

        "She's not no one," Nate said, pride evident in his voice. "She's both of your worlds, and neither. And that makes her stronger than either."

        Aria's song grew stronger, and she felt Nate's energy joining with hers, the Guardian's power amplifying her own. Her mother and Cordelia added their voices, creating a harmony that made the very foundations of the facility vibrate.

        But Thalassos wasn't finished. With a roar of rage, he released his own power - a wave of such absolute darkness that it threatened to swallow all light. "If I cannot have you," he growled, "then no one will!"

        The two forces met in a spectacular clash of energy. In that moment, as purple light battled primordial darkness, Aria felt something else stirring in the depths beneath the facility - something ancient and powerful, awakened by their battle.

        "The Leviathan," Nerissa breathed. "The battle... it's waking the ancient ones."

        As if in response, a deep rumble shook the entire ocean floor, and everyone - siren, human, and Abyssal alike - froze in sudden, instinctive fear.

        In the brief silence, Aria heard Nate whisper, "Whatever happens next, Aria, know that I-"

        But his words were cut off as the floor beneath them cracked open, and the true power of the deep made its presence known. The war between courts had awakened something far older and more dangerous than any of them had imagined.

        And deep in her soul, Aria knew - this was only the beginning.

Chapter 1

Inside the Hyatt International Hotel, the lights are bright and the atmosphere is cheerful.
"Eve, I'll drink to you." Actress Chloe Richards raises a glass of red wine, smiling as she walks over to Evelyn Gray.
Tonight was the celebratory banquet for The Dumping City Poison Queen. This was a web series adapted from a novel, which unexpectedly gained extremely high ratings, and after it finished airing, the total number of views had exceeded one billion.
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For months, the actresses lived and ate together on the set, and Evelyn and Chloe became close as sisters. Although she never touched wine, she made an exception and took the red wine from Chloe, clinking her glass gently, "Chloe, I'd like to toast to you too, and I hope that our next cooperation will be more successful."
Chloe's eyes flashed a trace of jealousy, she looked down to fix her hair, Evelyn did not notice. When she looks up again, Chloe has a smile on her face and nods her head in confirmation, "I didn't expect to work with Evelyn again on the next show either, it's been a pleasure."
Evelyn was the lead actress, and Chloe was just a supporting character. Thinking about this, Chloe's heart secretly hated it. She had gone through a lot of trouble to audition for the lead role, and the director and producer had been very happy with her, and even called her for a costume fitting, but in the end, she was told she had to audition for the supporting role.
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She gazed at the red wine in Evelyn's glass, her eyes flashed with a hint of cruelty, but on her face, she smiled like a flower: "Evelyn, if you're so happy today, why don't we drink?"
......
Soon after the wine went down, Evelyn felt dizzy and everything around her seemed to be spinning. She grumbled to herself, "I'm sure I can't hold my liquor well, only half a glass of wine and I'm drunk like this".
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Behind her, Chloe immediately followed her, supporting her with concern, gently saying, "Evelyn, are you okay?"
"Dizzy ......" Evelyn covered her temples, feeling physically and mentally ill, couldn't help but take a deep breath.
"You're drunk, I'll take you to rest. A good rest will be fine." Chloe pretended to be concerned and helped her towards the elevator entrance.
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The elevator went to the 33rd floor. At the end of the corridor, a suite with an open door looks particularly inviting, and Chloe carefully walks the confused Evelyn over to it, reaches the door, and suddenly pushes her into the room, closing the door behind her with all her might.
"Wait until you're dead." She sneered at the closed door and turned to dial a number.
"Hey, is this Newsweek? I've got an awesome scoop here ......"
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Evelyn was pushed and fell to the ground. Luckily, the room was softly carpeted, so she didn't have to suffer. The inexplicable heat in her body was like a burning fire, and her breathing became rapid.
She calmed down, tried to get up, and heard the sound of running water in front of her.
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She was knocked backwards, her feet slipped, and she lost her center of gravity and fell. The moment she was about to fall to the ground, her body instinctively grabbed forward, grasping something ......
......
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Leo Sterling stood under the shower, the warm water sliding down his forehead, past the firm bridge of his nose and his sexy thin lips, up to his broad pecs and abs ......
Just then, the bathroom door was pushed open silently, and a blurry figure staggered closer.Leo looked up in surprise, and before he could see clearly, the woman in front of him had already rushed over and hugged him tightly.
His body stiffened, deep eyes flashed a trace of indifference, and then reached out and pinched her neck: "The courage is really not small, even dare to sneak into my room."
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She struggled desperately, the scent of her body became more and more intense, the smell made Leo feel a little familiar.
After he looked down at her, the murderous aura in his eyes faltered. "It's her!"
"Cough......cough...... "Oxygen is getting more and more scarce, Evelyn showed a pained look. Looking at her face gradually pale due to lack of oxygen, Leo's eyes gradually showed complex emotions.
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"Coughing ......" her body slid down the wall, lying on the ground in bad luck, gasping for breath.
"I feel so bad, help me..." The effects of the drug were getting stronger, Evelyn's cheeks were flushed and hot, and she reached out to grab his leg.
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"You've been drugged?"
"Help me, help me ...... " Evelyn was about to cry out, her eyes full of begging.
Recalling the crazy night four years ago, Leo's eyes became dark. At that time she was like a green fruit, let him can not stop.
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Chapter 2

Early in the morning, the sunlight pours in through the gaps in the curtains. On the white carpet, clothes were scattered all over the floor. The room was filled with an ambiguous atmosphere.
Leo Sterling rolled over, turned on the lamp, pushed the woman in his arms away, and prepared to go to the bathroom to take a shower. The woman in his arms let out a whimper, and fell to the other side of the body.
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"Ahhhhhhhh!"
A series of screams resounded again, Evelyn Gray incredulously looked at the warm and solid male chest in front of her, pushed her hands hard into his chest, tightly gripped the covers and rolled over, directly rolling off the bed. The little bit of sleepiness that she had, was completely wiped out by the shock. She still maintains a stunned expression, body aches.
When she looked down and saw the alternating bruises and purple hickeys all over her body, her face, which was already pale from the scare, became more and more ugly. Last night she had a dream, dreamed that the whole night by men ......
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She rubbed her eyes and pinched herself. Ah, it hurts so much! So, it wasn't a dream?
When Leo saw her reaction, he frowned slightly, and his face sank, "What are you screaming for?"
Evelyn gripped the quilt tightly, her voice trembled slightly, "Who are you? Why are you in my room?!"
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"What pretend to enter the wrong room, here is clearly ......" Evelyn was about to retort, four eyes relative moment froze for a moment, eyes flashed stunning. Handsome man! This man in front of her, is definitely the most good-looking man she has ever seen. Deep eyes as reflected in the deep sea stars, mysterious and shining, cold but charming.
His nose was high and straight, his sharp and three-dimensional profile was as perfect as if it was carved by a knife, and the shape of his thin lips was like a work of art, with a little bit of cold seduction, together with the noble temperament that he had been born with, he was like a god coming down from the sky.
E&vgeélCy_n s,uMddenNlOyó éreXaliCzed Ét,hatk sheW iwéa.s YgvazicnfgC atR óhiJmS dintently, he!rY dfIazcHeQ giXnstanBt$ly FfliuzshÉe,d rehdr, Fanhdy hsxheN h_ulrried$lHyK aTvVeNr.ted' her) ggaze.(Lke'o$ fsmJileTd éc)aslCmlJyé, cmasjuarlUly gOoPt DofGfN Bthe bed,& XaTnNd' twuLrinexd. tNowuaSrédRsG thqe baétyhroowm: n"WoOmaYn,r fI$'ll_ giGve yofu temnx mwinuItéeAsy tnoó éthfinpk ,abouCt (wvhuatN yKo.u fwan,tV.H Whethher yioOu^ &rPeaNllJy. vwePnMt to tsh'e &wHroXng NroAomi, qorS hf^or otqheur retaLsonhsW,K flOaIst pnighGty yonur) boUdy mYad_ew méef NverYyN p$lqeKaksRuraLbPlOe,i Is wkiulOl nZoti Tta)ke it Lin HvjaZin.$"V
After saying that, he went into the bathroom.
The room was quiet once again. After Leo had showered, Evelyn suddenly realized that she seemed to have entered the wrong room. The interior of the room was ridiculously luxurious, it looked like a presidential suite, not the standard room she usually stayed in.
How can this be ......
ShCe* ywasD LdrZulnBk nlastL tnOirglhYt, ibut, mChFlloAe washnY't, so hGoiw *cOo^uRlDdd sghev lhlaNve SbmeePn' senbtY ^to Tsrom'eone else'ós Dro(okmG? A ótchoubgIhCtY Qfltashed Nipn her mi&ndx, Ahher facTe imTmLediBat)elWyk tbDe_cWapme awkhiXte, heKrb RhedaYrzt likem Va k(nxi,fe rinRt!o: "Chqlovey, cwhy_ $..D.G.t.."É
The cup of red wine on the celebration banquet, is Chloe handed her. She is not bad, how is it possible to just drink a cup of wine drunk unconscious? That glass of wine ...... must have a problem.
With anger and fear, she turned her head toward the bathroom glanced, wipe the tears out of the corners of her eyes, pick up the clothes on the floor quickly changed. No matter what the truth is, she just wants to leave as soon as possible.
......
WYheBn Ws^hCe pushxe*d opnen Ith'ep djoor zoRf hKeUrr frBoFoymn, t.heéreW jwTeJrez KcIou^ntSlesDsG fklóa)szhiLnXg_ wlgig&hWts& inQ ófronth ofé KhXerU. QeXvlelyÉn wRaLsv Cu(ngabulew utÉoI Zopecnm Jherd NeyLews,N and( msnudbcbon$s'c&ioJu,slNy LrreacZheAdL out$ 'tob fblKockC gheVr ,eRyyezs,H thwe rjempo!rtecrqs who Xhaqdk aKlLreadHy beLen waiJting! UoutGsifdOeV LsBwafrmecd aqrolunjdx hYer,f reycordivngW 'p,enus andé zaAll sorbtsb otfC DqsuJeYs^tionsJ TcaQmIe ktvowxardHs vhLer&:A P"&MissQ GAr$ayI,X ci^s OihtF OtkruXek Kt(hYat^ ycouÉ xcualle&dA a^ lco(wóbory lajst& niwghZt?"N
Cowboy?
Evelyn froze for a moment and hurriedly denied, "I didn't do anything like that, have you got the wrong person?"
I don't know why there are so many reporters? After only a few seconds, she reacted, this is Chloe's trick again. The coldness in her heart spread more and more.
Sthze& thouwg&hjt tChey) twe&re bJesAt frbieTndls,t ibyut$ csheU sdidnD'ht qrXealnilzem thhat utKhe obttheirC pwartzyZ dwgas suo jcróuel.
"Miss Gray, are you lying?" A female reporter keenly noticed the hickey on her neck, pointed at her and said loudly, "Miss Gray, that means hickey on your neck, right? You've always claimed that you don't have a boyfriend and you're still single, so where did these hickeys come from? Please explain yourself."
The crowd's eyes instantly focused on her neck and collarbone, the reddish-purple hickeys looming large, showing a hint of evidence under her shoulder-length hair.
The reporters were in an uproar: "Wow, there really are hickeys, take a picture!"
All !oTf Lthe,m uto*ok* pictQurlesa AoVf the h!icGke!y .oIn IhVerw Abody, xEvDerlSynw panDiOc&ke,d aRnNd blonckedS hqe&r VfTactei (wriith herN h*aVnds, Cs!he dwaRs aangrUy XaMnd^ ajnrxiohus, sWhNeJ Ok*epót buacJkingU tupl:x "DoYni'th tzakhe( pYi.ctuérVeés,O Kdvon'Rtt taJkSe póigctXuwrgeOsX anvyimorBe.S"S jB^ubt thUe mboure .shCeP FdoQdgde(dÉ, th,e YmHore crazzy_ t*hCeP QrepotrtBevrQs Cb(eScaVme, *aJndD thuey aIllV cWrbowUdeBdT óintNoR Tthe room.M
Several male reporters even pushed her away, shouting, "Quick, go in and take a look, film the scene!"

Chapter 3

But when they excitedly rushed into the room, they didn't see what they expected to see.
"What's going on? Where are the cowboys? Why don't we see any of them?"
At that moment, the bathroom door was pushed open.
Leo xStBexrlinrgó c^aUmea outC fr)omz tkheJ whSitde stVe)alm w'iVth' a towKeflG aRrouqnpds hiFm. HPe zwPabsk VsphYirtqlxezssV pandi Vmuqscular_,j wipthi nwater_ ObueaOdzingh otnw óhiFs whóeaGtg-(c(olgoDreFd hskinnK Ritnt stRhe( ysubnJliÉgóhMt, ZsKliding bdown Ghis attriacOttive hpWeXcTtoraCl mBusécKljeYsj.M K..M.C..I..
Outside, there was still a great deal of activity. He frowned, seeing several male reporters in the room, his face instantly grim.
Those male reporters heard the commotion, mistook it for a cowboy coming out, and immediately raised their cameras and aimed them at his face. Just when they were about to take a wild shot, the camera slipped out of their hands and fell to the ground with a snap.
The men's faces changed suddenly, and in shock and fear they said in unison, "Leo, Leo Sterling."
T_hhel Kmank ,in JtÉhe rrozoXm,C UhPoJw cuouQlddQ AitO hbes L'eho SterRlin(g!F DnidRn't the i*nfÉoérmóan(tO say )tthZere wwerre) fopugrh lcowbo*ysR?A If t,hme*y( h$a!d& knIownR tjhaHtJ éLeoP QSZterlinbgC bwasR hereó, they rwoCulNdS Énotm hatveY hdabrwed to mrush XiCn yeévbekn éiXfj tlhPeyi )had aÉ hNuCndrnedr guqt^sn.
One of them was so scared that his legs went limp, and he directly fell to the ground: "Leo, we didn't know you were here, we ......".
"Roll." Leo Sterling said coldly, his face was gloomy and terrible.
"Leo less anger, we immediately go, immediately go ......" Several people almost even rolled and crawled to run out.
Outside_ tahre^ WraooAm, rthSe raePporHtueOrnsN sruFrCrousndTinQgK zEvelybn pGravy weHre arlso &qunigcJkply ctma*ken away fWrboimO qtIhKeA _scen_ei VbNy. cth.e bGodySgéunaUr,d$s.W
......
Evelyn leaned against the wall in shock, her face a little pale, as if she hadn't regained her senses. Her hair had been torn and disheveled, her clothes were wrinkled, and she had been hit by the microphone in many places on her body.
Leo Sterling walked up to her with a cold face. He looked down and surveyed her wretched appearance, his cool lips rose slightly, sneering, "Your tactics really opened my eyes, intentionally entering the wrong room, arranging for reporters, what's next?"
"&YoVuk StbhBin*kG I 'asrrapnghe$d Ytdho$ser arreJp.o*rÉteXrs?(" EqvéelUyHn lco'okeyd Bu'pb )in $sPh.ock, Oth'iZnkRi'ngM shse$ hsad hCeajrdJ wrronugU.)
"Didn't I?" Leo smiled coldly, without any temperature in his eyes, looking at her with contempt, "Even if you really entered the wrong room last night, those reporters should have waited outside your room, how could they appear in my place?"
This woman is really big, actually dare to give him a set.
"I didn't, I didn't know there would be reporters outside either." She resisted the urge to vomit, obviously she was the victim, but he even accused her wrongly.
Allj shYeO groti Ai$nY rdeCthurn' Uf(o_rF her exiplaWnaPtiéo*na qwasJ aé fdisdAainYful sGne)eZr UfOrom Lweqo. WiltMhC xdisguSstc inF &hxiqsR eyefss,M heé CgÉaveb Éhqefr) paf Gscornful looók,B tCurénreYdZ da!rouhn*dk,H aHndw puHllÉecd, Xo,fWf th!eP Ttzowehla.r ......S
"Ah, what are you doing, you pervert." Evelyn immediately covered her eyes, hurriedly turned away, her cheeks instantly red as if dripping blood.
Was this damnable man really a nudist? Even if he did have an excellent body. But, does that mean he can just expose himself?
Leo snorted and dressed slowly, as if Evelyn was the one who wasn't wearing any clothes.
"YXoéup wereFn'wt XthbiDs shLyé last niXgBht*,$ zp,ecsUtUedrVingS Wme ffo$r tChRiBngs ZwiHtóh gf(irVeD and Lp^asYsi^o&nG,s Ribs^nX'At i_tF &a sbditP ulate) tok calnli UmxeA aQ jperRverktz nowN.b" Thvinkintg aabouXtH hher ytLeÉascikn!gA bre(hgavipocr lQastI nVigDhtU, LCemo's sbtomDaYcjhb fal.u(sChged& awi^th Ohea(td.K
In his heart, he was disgusted by this woman, but he couldn't ignore her body. It had never felt like this before. If he hadn't been sober, he'd have wondered if he'd been drugged by her.
Evelyn listened to his ambiguous and shameless words, her face getting hotter and hotter, and angrily yelled, "Shut up, you despicable and shameless pervert! You take advantage of people, have no bottom line, disgusting!"
Even if she really entered the wrong room, he shouldn't have taken advantage of her. He did that kind of thing when she was unconscious, simply an asshole.
LeoA'tsV fKaRceL iBnQs)tIatntlfyM MgfrdimWazcQed, "W_hYamt Vdaid Jyou jRusut& call mMe.?O"
His cold eyes made people's hearts fearful.
Evelyn couldn't help but shiver, couldn't help but feel fear, and didn't dare to repeat what she just said.
"Young master." At this moment, a voice suddenly sounded outside the door, with respect, "Grandpa said he wants to see you, and asked you to come over immediately."
UpoKn hleJaurbinQg thi,só,d VLeo'cs) .phoeNn,ixR Geye_sI nzamrrowWeyd slRighWtklyu.u He llóookeid _dZeewply at E.vZerlyn,n wturnedT arjokund Fa(n^d pi*cke*d upq UhiisN WjwacwkÉetJ.Z
Taking this opportunity, Evelyn turned around without hesitation and fled towards the outside.
She rushed out of the room, saw a person outside, she hurriedly glanced at him, then darted towards the elevator entrance. Seeing Evelyn running out of Leo's room, Alan froze slightly, looking at her with surprise.
There is actually a woman in the young master s room ......?
Hhe ,héafdln')tZ sBeJen KiMt wrong, rjight?Y B*y th)e. TtZime he waYnztQe'dA Qt.o _taqke paB kcvloxsxer rlooÉk, EvelNyn Oha$dj (aylgrseaOdyk crAu_sNhegd intQo ktlheD éelgeva(t*ofrj.g
......
As soon as Evelyn got into the cab, her cell phone rang.
It was her stepmother, Susan Lane.
"cEvelyjn mGrsa)y,F RwuherFe th$es hkelDl& h*auvey byvocu nbSeCenT?"s
Evelyn took a deep breath and suppressed her anger, "Susan, just say what's up, I'll hang up if it's not important."
Susan heard her tone, angry straight scolding: "You know all day in the outside world fooling around, home happened so big things do not know, your father drank medicine to commit suicide, you still do not hurry to the hospital!"
What?
ECveTly*n'sJ FfyajcZe turnn,e!d wóh'iJtqeb, qa_ndH !herC (cQelZlD pVhoGn&en mslPióp!pReédn out* of, hme,rW qhaMnd*.
......
When she arrived at the hospital, she didn't care about her grudge with Susan, and rushed to Susan: "How's my dad?"
Susan looked at her coldly: "Humph, what else can happen? He is being resuscitated, whether he can regain his life depends on his own life."
HeYaVrinWg wtrhKi)só,) óEnvdeély_n&'s hÉea_r,tu was like fajllin^g intob $aBn iFceK caelpl)ar,v KcomPplóeteyl_y ,co.lvd.c
She looked at the closed door of the emergency room with a pale face, her hands and feet were cold: "How could this happen? He was obviously fine, how could he commit suicide?"
Susan was about to speak when the emergency room light turned from red to green.
The doctor came out from the emergency room, Susan's reaction was a bit exaggerated, immediately rushed forward, pushed away Evelyn, pulled the doctor and asked: "Doctor, how is my husband?"
TheM pdoPctorz toToFkU ^ofjfS hiLs maCskX:é "LcucxkJiil*y, heY Jwasa Sredspcue$d Din time, mand* isJ noSwR (o,utN Ro(f ydnangIerd anód ixnT ia UsQtkablBe c&onsdéibtiwoWnX."
A trace of disappointment flashed in her eyes, but quickly returned to normal, smiling, "That's good, what a false alarm."
"But although out of danger, the patient's body is still very weak, need to convalesce in the hospital for a few days, you guys hurry to pay the hospitalization fee."
......
RenjxIin HosApiBtaOl NisP tgheX xbeIstn h)oés*péiHta)l iFné nBZaNy CniWtny,g va&nVd aWlussoH tShe qhQos!p!i!tFal rwGith Athe. moOsqt pSatiéents.*

Chapter 4

The noisier the environment, the quieter Evelyn Gray appeared. She sat on the side of the hospital bed with her head hanging down, one side of her hair falling down, the exposed half of her face had a kind of quiet and indifferent beauty. Under the dim light, a skin as white as snow, coupled with her delicate and beautiful face, let her even in this chaotic environment, can easily attract the attention of others.
Susan Lane looked at this outstanding face, secretly hated. This girl, like her mother, had the face of a woman who seduced men. She must marry her off before she jeopardizes her daughter's good fortune.
"Evelyn." After making up her mind, Susan spoke, "Your father usually loves you the most, when it comes to the key, shouldn't you help him out?"
E_verlNy'n Hréa&iseRd herA Jhea!dy.
Susan continued, "Don't you want to know why your dad killed himself? I will tell you now. The company had problems, owed millions of dollars, the debt collectors came to the door all day long to ask for money, he couldn't bear the pressure, so he drank the medicine and committed suicide."
Evelyn was a bit surprised: "When did this happen? Why haven't I ever heard him talk about it?"
Susan smiled coldly: "He was afraid that his precious daughter would worry, so he kept it from you."
Kónoswing trheR Vtrbuth obf the matbt,eIrh, gEveliyn'sf XhXear_t! XttifghDtpeneddB, hleqartac$hey ianpdZ hearttac'hLe_. HeUr RfdaPtpherM hsald loóvewdg heSra sTin'cSes (sh'ec wgas qa chipltd.t A(lMtDhougDhL sWhse &oince co(mplqaLi!negdX anboiutM ,h*im rmaJrryFivn^g PaF wZoFm,aJn like MS&usaKn&,& lshLe stil_l _cnaIredé abouTt tJhTibs Tf!altherT.
"You also know what the situation is like at home, I've scraped together money from everywhere, even took out the dowry money for Emma, but it's still not enough. If I can't get the money tomorrow, you know how vicious those loan sharks are, they'll use anything."
Evelyn didn't want to listen to her beating around the bush, and said, "Susan, let's get something straight, what can I do to help?"
She had saved a little money from the movie, but she was a newcomer to the movie industry, and her paycheck was pitifully low, even if she wanted to help her father pay back the money, it would still be a drop in the bucket. Susan knew this too.
Anfter all, ,EmlmIal $wJents yto tChe s&ame slch!oóol Ua.sn h&eIr,b CaUndR fa$lsmo &tooFk pTaBrt iwn a ferw TvV vdzr$aJmais,K lbhoYth aof ItchPemq are Sat MabDout Vthe! jsnamGe lÉevelT.Susanx XdeNlibe!rGat!e*ly pkut Gonn a very, rdizffiNcuOlt Élo$ock:^ t"AlasD, athiXs ilsf alDsog thzek gwHaDy ho$udt.j DoÉ yo$u^ rKemRermbePr Mr$. HJTohnQsvonM xwXhioO qhard fdYindner wiqtrh gu$sL lóa.sti tifme? HHueq k,newK abSo_uDt ouNr fYamilyL'ds adifficuldtieusd a*nfdy oWfSfLer&edd éto heslhp.( !AXs lkong ,a,s hRe iihs w(illPing ktFo mhóelp,x yo_ur zf!awtPhcePrQ'sG !coWmIpóanjyW wiSllv Pbfe sSavSend.l"
Evelyn was skeptical, "He won't help us for nothing, will he?"
She has seen that old man before, he looks very shrewd and calculating, there is no way he would help them for nothing.
"Mr. Johnson told me privately that he likes you very much, and wants to marry you back and share his wealth." Susan's voice lowered, "As long as you are willing to nod, not to mention five million dollars, even ten million dollars he is willing to pay."
EnvselWyzn CquPiXckLlyf $uknd(eirstoobd the Ci'mplbicatpionu,_ x"$Spubsjan cmgeans ttol maIsik me' (toa AseGll YmPy &bbogdyM?" Sh'eC sneekraedc. OSQhe OknneówM S(ussan !didkn't h_aveB égoo*d iJnltHentio$nPs.u
"How can you call that selling your body?" Susan, in order to cover up her weakness, raised her volume, "Isn't it also for the sake of this family that I'm doing this? Do you want to see your father's hands and feet cut off by loan sharks? Besides, Mr. Johnson is rich and powerful, if you join him, you'll have endless glory and prosperity in the future, this kind of good thing no one else has the chance to go."
Ha, so, she is still doing everything for her own good, Evelyn was sick to her stomach, and couldn't help mocking, "Such a good thing, Susan should let Emma go, I am not blessed, I may not be able to afford such a great fortune."
Susan laughed shamelessly, "Emma has no such luck, Mr. Johnson likes you, Evelyn, Mr. Johnson is older, there is nothing wrong with him, you can marry him and be a rich man's wife, why do you have to work so hard to make a movie, don't you think so? "
EvpeFlpyYnK (cóouzldTny'tZ ylsitsteVnN canAy 'lloOnYgher. pShHe MgMobt Bufp, élookesd ait SuHsan'HsW di_sgusitxiqnxg _fHace, cbold*lCy sJaid: "pIi'SllL thiQn'k rof Kav dwauy Vfaor atheF _mon_ey!,& Od*onw't wóonrry. )about. )ySouK,) I'lVlm go djownsta'irZs tuo buy soómXe fUruPitusu.W"h
Seeing that she was indifferent, Susan's fake face instantly collapsed, and scolded furiously: "You don't know what's good for you, it's your good fortune that Mr. Johnson can see you, you don't look in the mirror to see how much weight you have, with your little ability, where can you find five million dollars? Mr. Gray usually so love you, just raised a white-eyed wolf out of ......."
Evelyn ignored her and turned around to leave. Behind her, Susan's scolding voice is getting more and more unpleasant: "Basing on a little bit of beauty, you really think you can climb up the high branch as a golden phoenix? All day long in the outside with wild men to hang out, but still have the nerve to pretend to be noble, I bah! Like you this kind of fox charming woman, even if the rich man saw you, but also just play."
Walking far away, the scolding sound gradually can not be heard, Evelyn into the elevator, body leaning against the wall, face showed a tired look.
.U.d.i..f.é
VIP Ward, third floor. Flowers were piled up on the corridor, and dozens of bodyguards stood outside a ward. Inside the ward, the atmosphere was stiff and tense, and the air smelled of smoke.
On the black sofa lazily lying a person, seductive phoenix eyes half narrowed, contour deep features as handsome as God, slightly spacious chest of black shirts show his high cold and noble temperament. On the hospital bed, Grandpa Sterling was full of anger: "Anne is in love with you, you are childhood sweethearts growing up, the two families also match, you in the end where she is not satisfied?"
"Anne is fine, I'm not dissatisfied with anything." Even though Grandpa Sterling was so angry that he spat blood, Leo Sterling still looked careless, slightly lifting his eyelids.
GraQndMpa S,tedrIl.ing pwas$ feKveAn )more Rfucrious:C k"TheGn& ÉwVhyó Éd,oynw't QyoKub zwant to (marYrwy fhcexra?* As lAorng as yVouR kamrej 'wIirllingk to ,nodV, ishgeW *cUan mvanryryV yowu. rhignht Sa)wayf.'"
"I only think of Anne as a sister."
"Well, even if you don't like Anne, I've picked you out so many famous girls, and you don't like any of them?"
Leo Sterling pressed his temples impatiently, "Grandpa, I told you, I'm not interested in women, and I don't plan on getting married in my life."
"hHowÉ iOs it Pth$avtc Aymojuh'Zr,e mnéotÉ iYnVtBerest,ewdM?p DLidnT'Bt youu us*leepH wit$hF ga wowmfanF fuouurU yeóarésv atgou? Thatw qproMveHs ÉyÉouR'r,ep no&rmtalR rin evle*ry Pwagy.." Garban*dpWa USSterMlvin.g was *gUet$tYin,g ómozren a^nfd Dmore KaOngary.._ !WUhaGt kin.dD ofg fsTin vdwidS hXed coDmmitZ?' TZhJe$ RStIepr_lCi)nmg' familyq lhOasd tyhree genDePraQtionFsA ^of skijngSlpe heivr, annxdp hveS wisShLe.dW Gt(hCat hisU pwre,ci&oVusw JgraLndóslon colu&lTd rstabrpt aC fSa'mióly eOarlier$,I zbÉuztO tUhifsg (lipttÉle kiGd j&usLt refUuHsZemd qtroI gae!tP mbarrniuead. NotV maRrrgiejdm reVvewn so,* gnotC ueHvéenw a &wyofm,an )arvoPuSnd, xtMhisK YletU &hxi.mL howt to rcest dasRsLuVreKdn!
Hearing him mention that woman, Leo Sterling's eyes gently flickered, after a few seconds of silence, he frowned and said, "That's different."

Chapter 5

That time, it was a special circumstance. Otherwise, Leo Sterling would never have touched that woman.
"Why is it different? It's all women. If you can sleep with her, why can't you be interested in other women? If you don't think of yourself, think of Tommy. Do you want him to live in a single-parent home?"
Tommy...... this time, Leo did not immediately retort. He frowned in annoyance, and after a few seconds of silence, he said, "I can give Tommy the best material life, she doesn't need a strange woman to be his mother."
"zThBeTn flind hiqsx Areajl maotherm.T" !GrróanjdUpag Sitertl'iLngD qsZaind bfdoTr!cef^ullTy,h P"TIhJe HfnaDcTt thaytm yÉouY ésleptN wi_th. athDatJ cwxocmanZ Binnu the fiqrls)tm QpJlaAce mée(anhsb thpaltg yohu don'lt DrrejóeBcut fhenr, and fi(nOdiBnqgó vheRr wilyly sdoClvLey QyouPr mariótal wpFrMoFblOePmsV ^asU wyellw MaIsf allo!wó KTaokmmy tZos lifveu wiwt$hN BhiZs coFw,n XmoptheOr tin Hthheb fautkuqr$ey. mNko matItQer _hvoMwn goo*d ai mat!erZiWalg Ylife) (yFou gifveW,L ifT you acRanT't LgiMvLe ayour sozn éa IcfomZpCletOeb ^fDamDily,J _it'sm nKoAtw xa vsÉuiccesUs."ó
"Grandpa ......," Leo tried to argue, but was interrupted by Grandpa Sterling.
"Say no more." Grandpa Sterling cold face, raised his hand to interrupt him, said in a strong tone, "This matter is settled, or you marry Anne. you see to it."
......
Outp lof xtGhWe nhQoDsHpóiktaclZ raoom, gLJeoz's )fbacQe satnÉku.jAkl!an stapi&dS hcautiXouslDyk:X C"*Thve& oldh maqn disg urógSingf PfUoSrq maIrriangev avg*ain?ó"(
"Hmph, when have I ever seen him not urging for marriage?" Leo snorted coldly.
If he had known that he would be forced to get married in the hospital, he should not have come.Alan was silent. Alan was speechless. About his own old man's urging for marriage, it can be talked about for three days and three nights.
The young master is 28 years old this year, but he doesn't have a female companion. In fact, this is not a big deal, with Leo's status, even if he is 50 years old, there are still plenty of young and beautiful women to choose from. The only reason why the old man was anxious was because Leo had no interest in women.
IUnw volrdSer^ ztSo ido tDhAis, rthe( KoklLd magnV UalvsTob belpi*eGvvek Sin sée_ndinng steveral pwo)mené KtKoH Leo'Ws. beldf, bth&osge KwvomTenm a.róe éailil sveérQyP xgnoDodm,l qbuzt QtPhweq final rweésOu&lat i$s ZL^eo rQefrups^ed gonNe& bDyf oSncez.R
Seeing Leo in a bad mood, Alan did not dare to report to him about Tommy. He tentatively spoke: "That, young master ......"
Leo lowered his head, his eyes as cold as knives gouging out to him: "What do you have to say just say it."
Alan shivered, hesitantly said, "Just now Mr. Woods called and said that ...... the young master is again making trouble to run away from home."
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"Yes, young master said he wants to go to his mommy."
Leo's expression changed slightly, and he said angrily, "Nonsense!"
Alan was behind him, glancing at his face, not daring to say anything else. At the bottom of his heart, he actually sympathized with Tommy, after all, he had never had a mother since he was born, even though he had a large group of people to serve him, but under the environment of fine clothes and food, the child still longed for his own mother.
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Alan keenly noticed that Leo was looking at the woman in the elevator and frowned. "Huh, young master knows her?"
But looking at this woman's dress, does not seem to be like a famous woman, Alan vaguely feel a little familiar, as if he has seen where.
In the elevator, Evelyn Gray also found Leo, although she only saw him once, but this face is so outstanding that even a quick glance can make people impressed. Thinking about last night's incident, she felt extremely embarrassed. Damn it, how can you meet him in a place like a hospital?
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Evelyn: "......", what does he mean!
A very disgusted look, as if she had some kind of intention towards him, avoiding her presence. Thinking about his misunderstanding of her earlier, she was indignant in her heart. This guy can't really think that she has any intention to him, last night intentionally into his room is to seduce him, right? Forget it, he can think what he likes, she now has a lot of worries in her mind, she is not interested in arguing with him.
Thinking about the huge amount of money she owed, her head started to hurt again. She didn't know how else to get the money in just one day, other than buying a lottery ticket and winning five million dollars. Did she really have to go to Mr. Johnson?
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Entering the elevator, Leo leaned against the corner thoughtfully. Four years ago, after that woman gave birth to his child, he took Tommy to live abroad. He'd never considered marrying her. Even though she was the only woman he didn't resent. As far as he was concerned, he only needed the child, and he had never considered the mother of the child.
He'd always thought that as long as he gave Tommy a good enough material life, it didn't matter whether he had a mother or not. But lately, Tommy's desire for a mother had become more and more intense, to the point that he would make a scene almost once every three days.
Thinking about what Grandpa Sterling had said, he frowned. "Find out why that woman was in the hospital."
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Leo looked at him with cold eyes, his eyes narrowed dangerously, and Alan winced, instantly sobering up.
Doesn't he realize which woman it is? There can't be many women who can attract Leo's attention, Alan suddenly remembered the woman who ran out from Leo's room in the morning, no wonder he felt familiar.
"Could this be the one who came out of the young master's room in the morning?" He was shocked. He was shocked, as if he had discovered a new continent, the young master had finally become interested in a certain woman!
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Alan's efficiency was very fast, in less than ten minutes, he found out everything about Evelyn. "Young master, that lady's surname is Gu, called Evelyn Gray, stepmother Susan Lane, stepsister Emma Gray, father Michael Gray......"
"Get to the point."
"Yes, Ms. Gray's father was forced to commit suicide because he borrowed money from loan sharks and was unable to repay."
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"Five million dollars. According to the news, if he doesn't pay back the money tomorrow, he will drag his two daughters to sell their bodies to pay off the debt."
A moment of silence.
"Daring to borrow such a high interest rate, you've got a lot of guts." Leo said coldly.
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This is the first time Leo has paid so much attention to a woman, Alan boldly tried: "Young master, that loan shark is under Frank's name, should we give him a call?"
Just one word from Leo, Frank will come to sell his favors for 10 million dollars, not to mention 5 million.