INICIAR SESIÓNKane had told her the night before that he'd be attending a bachelor party thrown by his friends, but now, he was nowhere to be seen. Had he drunk too much?She clutched her bouquet, fighting back the tears welling in her eyes. Every minute of waiting felt like a stinging slap to her pride. But how could he make such a rookie mistake at a time like this? Or perhaps, he regretted it and no longer wanted to marry her?“Jocelyn.” A familiar voice suddenly resonated behind her.Jocelyn whirled around, seeing Ben standing by the door, having appeared seemingly out of nowhere. His eyes were bloodshot, yet his suit and tie were impeccable. “Look at the time. Kane still isn’t here? He clearly doesn't care. Are you still going to marry him?”Jocelyn instinctively took half a step back. “How did you get in here?”He gazed deeply into her eyes. “It’s not too late to cut your losses.”Jocelyn said, feeling mortified, “Are you here to mock me, or to crash the wedding?”“I’m here for the wedding,”
Sheila stood before the full-length mirror as her mother-in-law, Nicole, simultaneously placed the veil on her head. The wedding dress itself was also a personal design by Nicole, an internationally renowned designer.The gown's body was crafted from moonlight-white silk, intricately embroidered with scrolling lotus patterns in silver thread. Each petal was adorned with two deep-sea pearls, shimmering like a cascade of stars when she moved.The skirt comprised six layers of tulle that fanned out from her waist, the innermost layer embedded with tiny South African diamonds. In the dim light, they emitted a faint blue halo, as if she had draped the entire cosmos over herself.The veil was a marvel of ingenuity, woven from incredibly fine silver threads and edged with twelve teardrop-shaped sapphires. It trailed to the ground, and as she walked, the delicate chime of the colliding gemstones sounded like moonlight dancing on a lake.Even Sheila herself couldn't help but gasp in admiration
Ben's gaze lingered on her face for a long time, as if he wanted to engrave it into his very bones. He slowly closed his eyes, and when he reopened them, all that remained was boundless exhaustion and despair. He turned to Kane, his voice low but laced with undeniable ferocity, "If you dare harm her in the slightest, I swear I will kill you.""Get out! Don't you dare pretend!" Jocelyn shrieked, as if pouring all her grievances and rage onto Ben.Bang—The heavy wooden door slammed shut, severing the two worlds.Kane pulled Jocelyn into his embrace, resting his chin on the crown of her head. "I'm sorry, I let you suffer. I promise I'll work hard to make your parents accept us."Jocelyn couldn't hold on any longer. She clutched his waist tightly, tears gushing out and soaking his shirt. "Kane, I only have you left… sob, sob, sob…"Kane gently patted her back, the tenderness in his eyes slowly fading, replaced by a bottomless gloom. He gazed at the closed door, a barely perceptible curve
Sea City's western suburbs, a sea-view villa.Jocelyn stood on the balcony, gazing out at the sea painted crimson by the sunset clouds.An ink-wash colored shawl draped over the girl's shoulders. She turned, meeting Kane's deep gaze, and offered a sweet smile. "It's truly beautiful here. I'd willingly live here for the rest of my life."Kane wrapped his arms around her from behind. "Your parents are frantic looking for you now. Are you really not going to go back and see them?"Jocelyn mumbled gloomily, "If I go back, they won't let us be together, and they'll lock me up. I can't go back now, not unless they promise never to break us apart again.""But hiding like this forever isn't a solution either." Kane's expression turned worried as he gently caressed her cheek. "Still, having such a huge falling out with your parents won't make you feel good. I don't want you to be unhappy."Jocelyn turned, hugging him tightly. "I don't want to leave you."Kane ran his fingers through her hair,
Alison flared, "Gloria, Brother, while I don't know the full extent of what Jocelyn has endured, it's clear Ben genuinely wants to help you, wants to save Jocelyn. If you're still going to be so dismissive and judgmental, then you truly don't deserve his help."She rose and walked over to Sheila. "Sheila, I'll show you out."Sebastian also stood up, slinging an arm over Ben's shoulder. "Ben, I'll walk you out too."Just as they were about to head for the door, Hogan suddenly spoke, "Wait."They froze, turning to look at Hogan.When Hogan finally looked up, his eyes, bloodshot and tear-filled, met theirs. "Yes," he choked out, "the girl in those photos... she ‘is’ Jocelyn."Gloria's eyes went wide, her face paling as she gripped Hogan's arm. "Husband, have you lost your mind?!"Hogan's voice was hoarse. "I believe," he rasped, "they won't speak of this. They won't hurt Jocelyn."Moonlight filtered through the sheer curtains, casting a soft glow on the scattered photo fragments.Ben ben
She hesitated, glancing back at Killian. "He might not take my call."Hogan said, "Miss Emerson, I hope you can sympathize with us as parents. Please help us, just one call.""We'll handle everything else ourselves. We won't trouble you further.""I... I'll think about it and get back to you shortly."Sheila hung up and asked Killian, "Should we help?"Killian circled around and settled beside her, offering his analysis: "Kane made Jocelyn disappear precisely to leave Hogan and his wife powerless, using Jocelyn as leverage to completely seize control of the Pinks."Sheila worried, "If Jocelyn marries Kane, they'll undoubtedly join the Pinks' power to come after you.""Heh~" Killian ran a hand through the hair at the back of his head. "A defeated opponent. Do you really think I'm afraid of him?"Sheila: "I know you're not afraid of him, but it won't be easy to resolve, right?"Killian: "Of course, the best outcome would be to make Jocelyn see reason and not marry him. But once a woman
As soon as Lauren got out of the car, her red skirt swayed slightly as she wrapped her arms around Kane's neck and, standing on tiptoe, she kissed him deeply, oblivious to anyone around them.And Kane, while not reciprocating, didn't reject her either.After a few seconds of embrace and kiss, Kane
Kane, as Rory Maxwell's only son, was his most prized possession and would be the sole heir to the Maxwell Group.Therefore, Rory was extremely strict with Kane from a young age, but the stricter he was, the more rebellious Kane became.It wasn't until three years ago, when his mother passed away a
The sky had gone dark. Ben and Sheila, along with a few others, had scoured the entire venue and all the surrounding surveillance footage, but they still hadn’t found a trace of the keycard.According to the surveillance footage, Sheila handed the keycard to Justin and then never left his side.He
Kelsey and Peter simultaneously looked at Kane, whose face was darker than dark, trying their best not to laugh.Peter teased, "Told you not to pretend to be poor when you're not. If you'd just taken a fancy to Sheila, you could've just kept her."Kane glared at him. "What do you know? If I'd told







