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MadRivers had long hoped for Ella to beca part of the family. However, her son, Anthony, was
completely absorbed in his career, rarely returning home. Moreover, he had shown a cold attitude towards Ella,
the potential daughter-in- law.
When MadRivers learned about the issue with Ella's drink, her first reaction was to use this incident
to bring her son and Ella closer. She had someone send Ella to a guest room to rest and went to find Anthony,
asking him to bring ssobering soup for Ella.
However, no one could have expected that Anthony, completely unaware of the situation, would give the
drink to someone else.
At that moment, Gerald happened to be there to pick up his cousin, Elena, to take her home.
Elena, feeling uncomfortable after her quarrel with Reese, had a bit too much to drink and also went to
rest in a guest room.
When Anthony cout of the kitchen, he ran into Gerald.
Gerald asked him where Elena was, and Anthony said she was in a guest room. He also gave the sobering
soup to Gerald, asking him to help deliver it to Ella.
Since Elena and Ella were best friends, Gerald naturally knew her and didn't refuse the request.
Ella didn't lock the guest room door, feeling hot all over as she waited for Anthony to cin and for everything
to naturally fall into place.
However, she never expected that the person who eventually walked in was Gerald. In her irrational state, she
ended up having an intimate encounter with him.
Gerald, a person with little moral integrity, naturally wouldn't refuse such a passionate woman who took
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the initiative.
Ella was only one step away from her goal, but due to a twist of fate, she not only failed to be with Anthony but
also lost her innocence.
When she woke up in the morning and found Gerald beside her, she went mad and kicked him out.
She spent the entire morning crying. She never imagined that as soon as she left the guest room, she saw
Anthony coming out.
She genuinely loved Anthony, with a deep affection that ran through her bones from childhood.
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But now, there was no chance for her to be with Anthony anymore. Her mind was filled with six words: self-
inflicted disaster, doomed to despair.
No one could have foreseen that Ella's own actions would lead to her downfall.
Meanwhile, Lukas had just finished dinner with the person in charge of the Grand Jewelers' Competition. He
explained Reese's situation and promised that Strakovski Jewelry would provide a reasonable explanation to the
competition's organizers. In a couple of days, Strakovski Jewelry would clarify the
issue.
The other party was impressed by Reese's design and agreed to the arrangement. After all, such outstanding
work would not only win in their competition but also in others. Moreover, they were aware that Lukas, a
prominent figure, was supporting Reese.
Lukas had initially planned to go home, but he received a call from Martins.
"Mr. Strakovski, while investigating the incident with Miss Roberts's design being swapped, | discovered that the
surveillance videos at the company's front desk were tampered with," Martins's voice sounded
serious.
Lukas's expression turned cold. "So, you mean someone from within the company is responsible?"
Martins replied objectively, "It's highly possible.
Lukas remained silent for a moment. "First, go to the design department's front desk and investigate the
situation. Then, have someone try to restore the tampered surveillance video. If someone from within the
company is behind this, they will surely leave sclues."
Lukas paused, his eyes chilling. "And we cannot keep such troublemakers in the company."
Martins quickly nodded. "Understood, Mr. Strakovski, | will take care of it right away."
Lukas hung up the phone and drove directly to the Van Eimeren family's house.
Despite being the youngest son of the Van Eimeren family, few people knew about it. Six years ago, he returned
to the country and started his business, relying on his own abilities, step by step.
Moreover, he used his mother's surname, so most people couldn't guess this fact.
Lukas originally wanted to tell Reese that he had already submitted the printed design to the competition judges.
However, thinking of last night's events and Reese's resistance and determination, he immediately dismissed the
idea.
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At Hill Crest One Residence.
Reese was working on her design draft when Ricardo called.
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Reese didn't expect that her designer had just encountered an issue, and Ricardo was already calling.
Could it be related to Alexa?
After a moment's hesitation, she answered the call.
"Hello, what are you doing, Reese?" Ricardo's tone was unusually good, something Reese hadn't heard in a long
time.
She couldn't remember when exactly, but Ricardo's attitude towards her had becworse over time.
Sometimes she even wondered if she was really Ricardo's biological daughter.
In a cold tone, she asked, "Do you have something to callabout?" Ricardo didn't care about Reese's coldness
and spoke gently, "It's been a long tsince you've come
home. Cback for dinner tonight."
Reese sarcastically tugged at the corner of her lips. "Dad, your memory can't be that bad. How did you and Alexa
treatat the courthouse? Have you forgotten? | thought in your hearts, | was no longer part of the Roberts
family."
Ricardo sighed. "Reese, you shouldn't say that. No matter what unpleasant things have happened between us,
we are still family. Blood is thicker than water. Don't hold grudges like this. Dad genuinely wants you to come
hfor dinner."
"I genuinely tell you that | don't want to cback." Reese's tone was firm.
Ricardo fell silent for two seconds. "What if | say your uncle is coming too? If I'm not mistaken, you married Lukas
to protect yourself from your uncle. He still doesn't know that you married Lukas, does
he?"
"If you don't cback, | wonder what I'll tell your uncle. | can't say for sure what he'll think when he finds out
that, for his sake, you married someone you don't
even like. What do you think he'll feel?"
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