Chapter 280 Femme Fatale
The morning sunlight spilled across his face, and Brian finally woke up.
The intense light made it hard for him to open his eyes. After a moment of adjusting, he realized he was in a hotel room.
He felt a bit disoriented, unable to remember anything from the previous night. Why had he passed out?...
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Chapters
1. Chapter 1 Caught in the Act
2. Chapter 2 The First Night
3. Chapter 3 Changing the Groom
4. Chapter 4 I Will Go Along with the Divorce
5. Chapter 5 Watching Stella and Michael's Affection
6. Chapter 6 Are You Jealous?
7. Chapter 7 She Was Sold by Aiden
8. Chapter 8 New Life Experience at the Police Station
9. Chapter 9 He Is Very Capable
10. Chapter 10 Working Overtime
11. Chapter 11 My Husband
12. Chapter 12 Can Your Husband Satisfy You?
13. Chapter 13 A Trap Set Just for Her
14. Chapter 14 She Uses Herself as Bait
15. Chapter 15 He Wants to Personally Remove the Thorn from Her Heart
16. Chapter 16 Even If She Was Deceived, She Accepted It
17. Chapter 17 He Secretly Loves a Female Colleague
18. Chapter 18 His Wife Was Secretly Admired, and He Was Upset
19. Chapter 19 Michael's Little Thoughts
20. Chapter 20 Nobody Likes a Cowardly and Unambitious Person
21. Chapter 21 Mr. Johnson, I Need a Favor
22. Chapter 22 Isabella, Call Me Honey!
23. Chapter 23 It Turns Out He Was Abandoned
24. Chapter 24 Has She Fallen for Him?
25. Chapter 25 My Isabella is So Good
26. Chapter 26 She's So Lucky
27. Chapter 27 Eric is Scheming
28. Chapter 28 He and the Man Live in the Same House
29. Chapter 29 A Conversation Between Two Men
30. Chapter 30 He Likes Men
31. Chapter 31 He Wasn't Secretly in Love with Isabella
32. Chapter 32 Qiana's Return
33. Chapter 33 Wishing Her a Failed Blind Date
34. Chapter 34 The Man on the Blind Date is Michael
35. Chapter 35 For Now, I Like Men
36. Chapter 36 Let's Get a Divorce
37. Chapter 37 The New Manager
38. Chapter 38 I Listen to Michael
39. Chapter 39 The Awareness of Being Someone Else's Boyfriend
40. Chapter 40 As a Boyfriend
41. Chapter 41 The Big News at the Company
42. Chapter 42 His Great Secret Crush
43. Chapter 43 Her Concern, His Reward
44. Chapter 44 Working Silently Behind the Scenes
45. Chapter 45 He Harmed Himself
46. Chapter 46 Let Him Feel the Warmth of Home
47. Chapter 47 Encountering Workplace Sexual Harassment
48. Chapter 48 If It's Given to You, Why Wouldn't You Take It? Are You Stupid?
49. Chapter 49 The Angry Mr. Johnson
50. Chapter 50 Chris's Revenge
51. Chapter 51 Took Her Home
52. Chapter 52 A Night Out for Two
53. Chapter 53 Hot Springs, The Fusion of Water and Fire
54. Chapter 54 Encountered Again
55. Chapter 55 He Learned the Truth
56. Chapter 56 His Fury
57. Chapter 57 He Doesn't Like Men
58. Chapter 58 Olivia's Gift 1
59. Chapter 59 Olivia's Gift 2
60. Chapter 60 The Enthusiastic Beautiful Woman
61. Chapter 61 She's Not Someone You Can Afford to Mess With
62. Chapter 62 She Said My Husband Is Her Baby
63. Chapter 63 From the Plane to the Hospital
64. Chapter 64 He Was Taken Away by Another Woman with Just One Phone Call
65. Chapter 65 She's My Cousin, Really
66. Chapter 66 If You Get Divorced, I'll Marry You
67. Chapter 67 How Come You Are Her Husband?
68. Chapter 68 If Your Money Runs Out, I'll Support You
69. Chapter 69 Marital Bliss
70. Chapter 70 What Happened When You and Mr. Johnson Went on a Business Trip
71. Chapter 71 I Never Want to See You Again
72. Chapter 72 You Go to Headquarters
73. Chapter 73 Lucy's Provocation
74. Chapter 74 Their Daily Entertainment
75. Chapter 75 The Boy Who Saved Her
76. Chapter 76 How to Please Mr. Johnson?
77. Chapter 77 Isabella's Protection Fee
78. Chapter 78 Don't Bring the Bad Habits of the Branch Office to the Headquarters
79. Chapter 79 Don't Stay Here and Be Annoying
80. Chapter 80 He Wants to Expose This Marriage Scam
81. Chapter 81 The Rival of the People's Lover
82. Chapter 82 Jeremy's Change in Attitude
83. Chapter 83 He Had Never Seen Michael Like This
84. Chapter 84 A Small Gathering of Good Friends
85. Chapter 85 The Unveiled Crush
86. Chapter 86 Tricking Her into the Banquet
87. Chapter 87 He Saved Her Once Again
88. Chapter 88 Austin Publicly Competes with Him for a Woman
89. Chapter 89 Her Good Friend Turned Out to Be...
90. Chapter 90 Michael Declares His Sovereignty
91. Chapter 91 Her Damn Scandal-Prone Nature
92. Chapter 92 Drugged
93. Chapter 93 Ryan's Game
94. Chapter 94 Michael is a Useless Man
95. Chapter 95 He Considers Himself Her Cure
96. Chapter 96 That Woman is Isabella
97. Chapter 97 She Suspects She Is Not Aiden's Biological Daughter
98. Chapter 98 Rumors About Her and Mr. Wright Spread Everywhere
99. Chapter 99 Two Men Confront Him Over a Scandal
100. Chapter 100 Investigate the Martin Group
101. Chapter 101 The Originator of the Rumor
102. Chapter 102 Isabella's Special Identity
103. Chapter 103 She Borrowed Money to Treat A Meal Without Using His Card
104. Chapter 104 Isabella's Revenge on Ryan
105. Chapter 105 Called Michael?
106. Chapter 106 Leaving You
107. Chapter 107 Ella
108. Chapter 108 Wanting to Sell Her
109. Chapter 109 Meeting Him Again
110. Chapter 110 Your Story
111. Chapter 111 The Substitute
112. Chapter 112 Jealousy
113. Chapter 113 Won't Let It Go
114. Chapter 114 Seeking the Truth
115. Chapter 115 Guessed the Truth
116. Chapter 116 Crying
117. Chapter 117 The Foolish Vaughn
118. Chapter 118 Difficult to Deal With
119. Chapter 119 Why Are You Angry
120. Chapter 120 Not Coming Home for the Night
121. Chapter 121 This Night
122. Chapter 122 Important Matters
123. Chapter 123 Life Can Be Great Without a Man
124. Chapter 124 Michael, I Misjudged You
125. Chapter 125 The Dance of Love
126. Chapter 126 Going to the Construction Site
127. Chapter 127 Stayed at the Construction Site
128. Chapter 128 He Followed Kenna
129. Chapter 129 The Gift
130. Chapter 130 She Was Deliberately Locked Up
131. Chapter 131 Who Are They Targeting?
132. Chapter 132 Husband, I Want You
133. Chapter 133 How Could She Be Unwanted
134. Chapter 134 Humiliated in Person
135. Chapter 135 She Takes the Initiative to Kiss
136. Chapter 136 Challenges
137. Chapter 137 Challenges (Part 2)
138. Chapter 138 Promotion
139. Chapter 139 This Position Is Not Easy to Hold
140. Chapter 140 Hiding Behind a Man
141. Chapter 141 Not All Parents and Children Love Each Other
142. Chapter 142 He Found Out The Truth
143. Chapter 143 Promise
144. Chapter 144 Deliberate Concealment
145. Chapter 145 Absolutely Impossible
146. Chapter 146 What Does Your Brother Do for a Living?
147. Chapter 147 Sowing Discord
148. Chapter 148 Still Saying Goodbye
149. Chapter 149 Looks Familiar
150. Chapter 150 Her Husband
151. Chapter 151 The One Who Loved Her the Most Is Gone
152. Chapter 152 Making a Big Profit
153. Chapter 153 You Are My Top Priority
154. Chapter 154 Michael's Choice
155. Chapter 155 What Happened After She Left
156. Chapter 156 The Shareholders' Difficulties
157. Chapter 157 Michael's Last Stand
158. Chapter 158 Michael's Methods
159. Chapter 159 The Distance of Watching Over
160. Chapter 160 The Insecure Love
161. Chapter 161 The First Encounter in Youth
162. Chapter 162 He Has a Fever
163. Chapter 163 Embarrassing Past
164. Chapter 164 His Reason
165. Chapter 165 Taking Her to the Johnson Manor
166. Chapter 166 First Encounter with Wesley
167. Chapter 167 Wesley's Test
168. Chapter 168 The Unmentionable Matter
169. Chapter 169 She Is Different from Others
170. Chapter 170 Wesley Accepted Her
171. Chapter 171 Passionate Night at The Johnson Manor
172. Chapter 172 Rivalry
173. Chapter 173 Did She Cry?
174. Chapter 174 A Banquet With Ulterior Motives
175. Chapter 175 She Acts with Impunity
176. Chapter 176 Fear After the Event
177. Chapter 177 Admitting Mistakes
178. Chapter 178 Conspiracy
179. Chapter 179 The Events of That Year (Part 1)
180. Chapter 180 The Events of That Year (Part 2)
181. Chapter 181 Rumors Arise
182. Chapter 182 A Surprise to Vaughn
183. Chapter 183 You Are So Despicable
184. Chapter 184 He's Like a Jilted Lover
185. Chapter 185 I Am More Devoted Than Him
186. Chapter 186 Eric's Blind Date
187. Chapter 187 Mutual Tools
188. Chapter 188 The Two Don't Conflict
189. Chapter 189 Acting
190. Chapter 190 Forcing Her to Make a Choice
191. Chapter 191 Kenna Took Her Away
192. Chapter 192 Take Her for a Ride
193. Chapter 193 The Girls' Affection
194. Chapter 194 Jealousy
195. Chapter 195 Entrusting Her to the Rival in Love
196. Chapter 196 Kenna Stays in the Guest Room?
197. Chapter 197 Why Do You Like Her?
198. Chapter 198 Searching for Liam
199. Chapter 199 He Does Not Agree
200. Chapter 200 He Is Afraid of Spiders
201. Chapter 201 She Was Threatened
202. Chapter 202 Predicament
203. Chapter 203 I'm Not Dead Yet
204. Chapter 204 We're Even
205. Chapter 205 Responsibility
206. Chapter 206 A Sudden Business Trip
207. Chapter 207 Problem Solved
208. Chapter 208 His Real and Fake Girlfriends
209. Chapter 209 Ordinary Girl
210. Chapter 210 Life Without Him
211. Chapter 211 No News About Him
212. Chapter 212 Betrayed by Vaughn
213. Chapter 213 Expelled from the Johnson Family
214. Chapter 214 Completely Expelled
215. Chapter 215 Seeking the Truth
216. Chapter 216 Helen's Trick
217. Chapter 217 A Familiar Embrace
218. Chapter 218 He Is Back
219. Chapter 219 A Sweet Night After They Reunited
220. Chapter 220 A Prophecy Fulfilled
221. Chapter 221 Terry Castillo
222. Chapter 222 She's Got a Strong Will
223. Chapter 223 Vaughn Again
224. Chapter 224 Hospitalization
225. Chapter 225 A Father-Son Argument
226. Chapter 226 Bianca's Visit
227. Chapter 227 Sleeping on the Hospital Bed
228. Chapter 228 The Abandoned Madman
229. Chapter 229 Not Related
230. Chapter 230 Passion at Home
231. Chapter 231 Crazy Spending
232. Chapter 232 The Mysterious Bank Card
233. Chapter 233 The Truth
234. Chapter 234 The Offenders Turned Themselves In
235. Chapter 235 Full of Mysteries
236. Chapter 236 The Stingy Man
237. Chapter 237 The Accident of That Year
238. Chapter 238 Investigation Results
239. Chapter 239 Café
240. Chapter 240 The Attitude of the Johnson Family
241. Chapter 241 Pushing for a Baby
242. Chapter 242 Alfonso
243. Chapter 243 Date
244. Chapter 244 Being Pampered
245. Chapter 245 Vaughn's Girlfriend
246. Chapter 246 Stunning
247. Chapter 247 Captivating Presence
248. Chapter 248 Ex and Current
249. Chapter 249 Team Up to Tackle the Fool
250. Chapter 250 Drag Her Into the Mess
251. Chapter 251 Brian's Thoughts
252. Chapter 252 The Carr Family Father and Son
253. Chapter 253 Arranging a Meal
254. Chapter 254 Her Prey
255. Chapter 255 Love at First Sight
256. Chapter 256 An Old Photograph
257. Chapter 257 She Remembered
258. Chapter 258 In Perfect Sync
259. Chapter 259 Grandpa Found Out
260. Chapter 260 Urging for a Baby
261. Chapter 261 Secret Medical Examination
262. Chapter 262 Pregnancy
263. Chapter 263 She Learned to Be Cunning
264. Chapter 264 The Excuse After the Impulse
265. Chapter 265 A Misunderstanding
266. Chapter 266 Giselle's Proposal
267. Chapter 267 Department Gathering
268. Chapter 268 She Looks Like a Movie Star
269. Chapter 269 It's a Shame
270. Chapter 270 Accident
271. Chapter 271 Exchange
272. Chapter 272 All-In
273. Chapter 273 Date
274. Chapter 274 The Truth About Infertility
275. Chapter 275 Stir Things Up
276. Chapter 276 Resemblance to an Old Friend
277. Chapter 277 Lonnie's Appreciation
278. Chapter 278 Severing Ties
279. Chapter 279 Plotting Against Her
280. Chapter 280 Femme Fatale
281. Chapter 281 Alfonso's Secret (1)
282. Chapter 282 Alfonso's Secret (2)
283. Chapter 283 He Can't Believe It
284. Chapter 284 The Real Culprit
285. Chapter 285 Bruce Murray
286. Chapter 286 Olivia's Illness
287. Chapter 287 Kidnapping
288. Chapter 288 Jumping Off a Building
289. Chapter 289 Calculation
290. Chapter 290 Do Not Trust Him
291. Chapter 291 Luna
292. Chapter 292 Rowan
293. Chapter 293 That Woman
294. Chapter 294 Surprise for Lucy
295. Chapter 295 College Registration
296. Chapter 296 Growing Distant
297. Chapter 297 Catching Adultery
298. Chapter 298 Breakup
299. Chapter 299 Negotiation
300. Chapter 300 Investigation
301. Chapter 301 Calculation
302. Chapter 302 Changes
303. Chapter 303 Insistence
304. Chapter 304 Misunderstanding
305. Chapter 305 Chaos
306. Chapter 306 Beating
307. Chapter 307 The Scandal of the Jackson Family
308. Chapter 308 Divorce
309. Chapter 309 Forced Resignation
310. Chapter 310 Chance Encounter
311. Chapter 311 Class Reunion
312. Chapter 312 Relying on Women for a Living
313. Chapter 313 Falling Ill
314. Chapter 314 Suspicion
315. Chapter 315 Accident
316. Chapter 316 Eleanor
317. Chapter 317 Coveting
318. Chapter 318 Double-dealing
319. Chapter 319 Falling into the Trap
320. Chapter 320 Intensifying
321. Chapter 321 Breaking the Deadlock
322. Chapter 322 Clarification
323. Chapter 323 Conflict
324. Chapter 324 Old Matters
325. Chapter 325 Letting Go
326. Chapter 326 Starting the Job
327. Chapter 327 First Day on Set
328. Chapter 328 Fainting
329. Chapter 329 Dreaming of a Child
330. Chapter 330 Great-Grandson
331. Chapter 331 Pickles
332. Chapter 332 Fake Love
333. Chapter 333 Henry
334. Chapter 334 Probe
335. Chapter 335 Unwilling to Acknowledge
336. Chapter 336 Mrs. Caldwell
337. Chapter 337 Other Plan
338. Chapter 338 Comfort
339. Chapter 339 Wendy
340. Chapter 340 The Child
341. Chapter 341 Mysterious Man (1)
342. Chapter 342 Mysterious Man (2)
343. Chapter 343 Resurrection
344. Chapter 344 The Mastermind Behind the Scenes
345. Chapter 345 The Truth of That Year
346. Chapter 346 Going Home
347. Chapter 347 Escape
348. Chapter 348 Forgiveness
349. Chapter 349 Cooperation
350. Chapter 350 Calista
351. Chapter 351 Meeting
352. Chapter 352 Mental Illness
353. Chapter 353 Leroy
354. Chapter 354 Cause of Illness
355. Chapter 355 Familiar
356. Chapter 356 Family Photo
357. Chapter 357 Concealment
358. Chapter 358 Netizens
359. Chapter 359 It Turns Out to Be Him
360. Chapter 360 Backer
361. Chapter 361 Peeping
362. Chapter 362 Mother
363. Chapter 363 Missing
364. Chapter 364 Witchcraft
365. Chapter 365 Old Matters
366. Chapter 366 The Mystery of Her Origin
367. Chapter 367 No Satisfactory Answer
368. Chapter 368 Near Death
369. Chapter 369 Cunning
370. Chapter 370 The Truth
371. Chapter 371 Confession
372. Chapter 372 Stubbornness (Part 1)
373. Chapter 373 Stubbornness (Part 2)
374. Chapter 374 The Truth
375. Chapter 375 Cooperation
376. Chapter 376 Encounter
377. Chapter 377 Misunderstanding
378. Chapter 378 Vacation
379. Chapter 379 Intentional
380. Chapter 380 Protection
381. Chapter 381 Probing
382. Chapter 382 Sudden Illness
383. Chapter 383 Not for You to Judge
384. Chapter 384 Comfort
385. Chapter 385 Mistress
386. Chapter 385 Electra
387. Chapter 387 No Reconciliation
388. Chapter 388 Can't Hide
389. Chapter 389 Verification
390. Chapter 390 Selfish Love
391. Chapter 391 The Unconcealable Secret
392. Chapter 392 Seeking Verification
393. Chapter 293 Deciding to Go to Silvermist City
394. Chapter 394 Threat
395. Chapter 395 The Result She Wants
396. Chapter 396 Going to Silvermist City
397. Chapter 397 Are You Sure You Want to Pursue the Truth?
398. Chapter 398 Junior
399. Chapter 399 Hostility
400. Chapter 400 Meeting
401. Chapter 401 Chance Encounter
402. Chapter 402 Position
403. Chapter 403: Shopping
404. Chapter 404 The Castillo Family
405. Chapter 405 Think of a Way
406. Chapter 406 Premeditation
407. Chapter 407 Abnormal
408. Chapter 408 Support
409. Chapter 409 A Chance Encounter
410. Chapter 410 Expulsion
411. Chapter 411 Conversation with Milan
412. Chapter 412 Past Events
413. Chapter 413 Plotting
414. Chapter 414 Date
415. Chapter 415 Fighting
416. Chapter 416 Mrs. Castillo
417. Chapter 417 A Dog Relying on Its Master's Power
418. Chapter 418 Abnormal Woman
419. Chapter 419 Rejected
420. Chapter 420 Warning
421. Chapter 421 Coquettish
422. Chapter 422 Questioning
423. Chapter 423 His Perspective
424. Chapter 424 Tracking
425. Chapter 425 Catching Adultery
426. Chapter 426 Puncture
427. Chapter 427 Car Accident
428. Chapter 428 Persuasion to Withdraw
429. Chapter 429: Importance
430. Chapter 430 Meeting the Parents
431. Chapter 431 Stepfather and Stepson
432. Chapter 432 Visiting the Sick
433. Chapter 433 Kidnapping
434. Chapter 434 Saving People
435. Chapter 435 Saved Her
436. Chapter 436 Beat Him to Death
437. Chapter 437 Paying with Life
438. Chapter 438 Arranging Final Affairs
439. Chapter 439 Choice
440. Chapter 440 Parting in Death
441. Chapter 441 The Mastermind Behind the Scenes
442. Chapter 442 Such Father and Son
443. Chapter 443 Funeral
444. Chapter 444 Can't Hide It Anymore
445. Chapter 445 Departure
446. Chapter 446 Go Home with Him
447. Chapter 447 The Murderer
448. Chapter 448 The Middleman
449. Chapter 449 Bad Luck
450. Chapter 450 Similarity
451. Chapter 451 The Castillo Family
452. Chapter 452 Suspected Old Acquaintance Arrives
453. Chapter 453 Biological Father
454. Chapter 454 Cooperation
455. Chapter 455 Why Are You So Good to Me?
456. Chapter 456 Verification
457. Chapter 457 His Conditions
458. Chapter 458 Meeting Between Mother-in-law and Daughter-in-law
459. Chapter 459 Back Then
460. Chapter 460 Strategy
461. Chapter 461 Aiden
462. Chapter 462 Farewell
463. Chapter 463 Female Hooligan
464. Chapter 464 Revenge
465. Chapter 465 A Stroke of Luck
466. Chapter 466 Her Choice
467. Chapter 467 Chance Encounter
468. Chapter 468 Small Gathering
469. Chapter 469 Refusal to Visit
470. Chapter 470 Visiting
471. Chapter 471 Natalia
472. Chapter 472 Daisy
473. Chapter 473 Her Ordeal
474. Chapter 474 The Castillo Family
475. Chapter 475 Return to Silvercrest City
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