Chapter 142 A Steep Climb
Gordon Lennon noticed Addison approaching the car and promptly opened the door for her without giving Michael a second glance.
"I'll head off now," Addison said softly, grasping the car door, eager to review the contract and discern Lance's intentions.
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Chapter 1 Let's Get a Divorce Chapter 2 Undoubtedly Come a Day When He Regrets Chapter 3 Grandpa's Health Is Fragile Chapter 4 That Person Chapter 5 First Love Returning Home Chapter 6 As If She Were Squandering My Money Chapter 7 You're Just a Substitute! Chapter 8 The Surveillance Footage Proves Innocence! Chapter 9 Where Did She Get All That Money? Chapter 10 Killing Two Birds With One Stone Chapter 11 How Brazen of Her appChapter 12 Divorce at the Clerk's Office appChapter 13 Misunderstood Her appChapter 14 He Would Never Fall for Her appChapter 15 Harvey Johnston appChapter 16 Completely Different From Lance appChapter 17 Let Her Give Up appChapter 18 Only Ten Million After Three Years of Marriage? appChapter 19 Virginia's Visit appChapter 20 Do I Look Like I'm Desperate for Money? appChapter 21 Identity Exposed? appChapter 22 Let Her Go to Prison appChapter 23 Return to the Johnston Residence appChapter 24 Virginia Faces Cold Reactions appChapter 25 Relapse appChapter 26 Out of Control appChapter 27 Do You Like A Gold Digger? appChapter 28 Addison Is My Wife appChapter 29 Love at First Sight appChapter 30 Addy appChapter 31 Kissing Him appChapter 32 A Crisis at Johnston Enterprise appChapter 33 Raven's Chief Researcher appChapter 34 He Claimed He Didn't Know Her appChapter 35 A Poor Orphan with No Connections appChapter 36 A Fake Document? appChapter 37 Turmoil at Johnston Enterprise appChapter 38 A Chance Encounter appChapter 39 Reveal Her Identity? appChapter 40 Wouldn't Be His Problem appChapter 41 Keith's Rejection appChapter 42 Is Johnston Enterprise Going to Crumble? appChapter 43 Do You Really Understand Pharmaceuticals? appChapter 44 Addison's Photo Taken appChapter 45 Attending the Johnstons' Banquet appChapter 46 Steven's Fury appChapter 47 Is She Really That Shameless? appChapter 48 Lance Chooses to Stay Married appChapter 49 The Johnstons' Banquet appChapter 50 The Estranged Couple appChapter 51 Dr Nancy appChapter 52 He'd Undoubtedly Be Devastated appChapter 53 Dr Nancy Must Be Inside appChapter 54 At the Lab appChapter 55 Send the Letter appChapter 56 Money's Not Important appChapter 57 Useless appChapter 58 Revealing a Clue appChapter 59 In Virginia's Hands appChapter 60 Her Secret appChapter 61 Total Disappointment appChapter 62 Cooperation appChapter 63 Embarrassed appChapter 64 Harvey's Better appChapter 65 Jealousy and Hatred appChapter 66 Opening Old Wounds appChapter 67 How Dare She appChapter 68 Reunion appChapter 69 A Shareholder appChapter 70 Escape appChapter 71 Dream appChapter 72 It Can't Be Her appChapter 73 Unkempt appChapter 74 Apologize appChapter 75 PhD appChapter 76 Video Call appChapter 77 Men Favorite Type of Woman? appChapter 78 Old Things appChapter 79 So Stubborn? appChapter 80 A Calm Retort appChapter 81 Stung Her Eyes appChapter 82 She Has Long Lost Interest in Him appChapter 83 It Looks Dirty appChapter 84 The Zimmers of Halton appChapter 85 Marilyn Is Unwell appChapter 86 A Long-Awaited Concern appChapter 87 Making a Statement appChapter 88 Humiliation appChapter 89 The Johnstons' Reputation Is Ruined! appChapter 90 Can You Be More of a Gentleman? appChapter 91 Protection appChapter 92 B*stard appChapter 93 Virginia Wants to Prove Herself appChapter 94 Time to Investigate Keith appChapter 95 Rejected on the Spot appChapter 96 Similar Nicknames appChapter 97 Angel appChapter 98 A Hidden Relationship appChapter 99 Saving the Johnstons appChapter 100 Addison Was Driven Out appChapter 101 Powerless appChapter 102 Taking Back the Promise appChapter 103 A Slap for Virginia appChapter 104 The Sun appChapter 105 Acygine appChapter 106 Initiative appChapter 107 Mr Johnston Is Here appChapter 108 A Leak appChapter 109 Eye Contact appChapter 110 The Daves appChapter 111 Concern appChapter 112 Changed His Mind? appChapter 113 Are You Going Against Me? appChapter 114 Something Happened appChapter 115 Misunderstanding appChapter 116 Consecutive Rejection appChapter 117 As Expected from a Daves appChapter 118 Words of Advice appChapter 119 The Unexpected Hug appChapter 120 Keeping Distance appChapter 121 Paid Her Back Tenfold appChapter 122 Love Sparks Resentment appChapter 123 I Won't Let You Down appChapter 124 How Should He Proceed It? appChapter 125 Talent appChapter 126 Call Her First Name appChapter 127 Encounter appChapter 128 What's His Identity? appChapter 129 He Targets Them appChapter 130 Let Him See Her True Colors appChapter 131 Tomorrow Would Be Interesting appChapter 132 How Many Flirts Do You Want? appChapter 133 Unpleasant Photo appChapter 134 The Hidden Identity appChapter 135 Let's Talk appChapter 136 She Doesn't Deserve to Be Falsely Accused appChapter 137 Lance's Regrets appChapter 138 She Is My Wife appChapter 139 Charge All Her Expenses to My Account appChapter 140 Did He No Longer Want the Divorce? appChapter 141 Opposition appChapter 142 A Steep Climb appChapter 143 Tug of War appChapter 144 Still So Confident appChapter 145 Pressed Against the Wall appChapter 146 You Can't Beat Him appChapter 147 Do You Truly Love Her? appChapter 148 Restricted appChapter 149 Entrusting the Fullers to Her appChapter 150 Peace of Mind appChapter 151 Luxurious Gown appChapter 152 Are You Familiar with This Place? appChapter 153 Abandoned by the Johnstons appChapter 154 Do You Despise Our Family That Much? appChapter 155 It's All Pretense appChapter 156 Success appChapter 157 The Johnstons' Future Depends on Her appChapter 158 How Can You Be So Heartless? appChapter 159 Stop Pretending to Care appChapter 160 Cold-blooded appChapter 161 The Last Option appChapter 162 Begging appChapter 163 Do You Know Harvey? appChapter 164 He Loves Her More Than She Imagined appChapter 165 He Did appChapter 166 Rebirth appChapter 167 Gratitude appChapter 168 Unfinished Business? appChapter 169 Did He Make A Mistake? appChapter 170 Men Are Unreliable appChapter 171 Uninvited Guests appChapter 172 She's Alive appChapter 173 Are You Feeling Unwell? appChapter 174 He Won't Make It Through Tonight appChapter 175 I Can Save Him appChapter 176 His Trust appChapter 177 An Unfamiliar Feeling appChapter 178 Let Him Die on the Operating Table appChapter 179 He's Saved appChapter 180 What Is Virginia Trying to Do? appChapter 181 Sudden Calamity appChapter 182 A Cold Heart, A Frozen Soul appChapter 183 The Last Test appChapter 184 No Crime Is Perfect appChapter 185 You Will Pay the Price appChapter 186 The Key to Survival appChapter 187 Beneath the Surface appChapter 188 The Cost of Ambition appChapter 189 Competing Hearts appChapter 190 Jealous Eyes appChapter 191 Unexpected Reunion appChapter 192 Bridges to the Past appChapter 193 A Heart of Steel appChapter 194 Threat appChapter 195 Just In Case appChapter 196 Leon's Move appChapter 197 Big Surprise appChapter 198 Thank Virginia appChapter 199 Ignored appChapter 200 No Beggar appChapter 201 Strange Coincidence appChapter 202 Late appChapter 203 Stop Playing Dumb appChapter 204 His Question appChapter 205 Their Miracle Worker appChapter 206 Wrecking His Ego appChapter 207 Freezing Hatred appChapter 208 Deep Mountains appChapter 209 Not Scared appChapter 210 Barely Hanging On appChapter 211 Who's the Mastermind? appChapter 212 Do It Myself appChapter 213 Virginia Kidnapped appChapter 214 Backfire appChapter 215 Filthy appChapter 216 Heart Flutter appChapter 217 Break Her Leg appChapter 218 A Stranger Comes to the Rescue appChapter 219 Georgina Hamilton appChapter 220 The Cold Shoulder appChapter 221 Clues appChapter 222 No Feelings for Her appChapter 223 The Desolate Johnston Residence appChapter 224 The B*tch Who Plays the Victim appChapter 225 Medical Symposium appChapter 226 As Long as the Stars Are There appChapter 227 Invitation appChapter 228 Bringing Down Jordan Group appChapter 229 Am I a Miracle Worker? appChapter 230 It's Even appChapter 231 Is He Really Being Cheated On? appChapter 232 Please Leave appChapter 233 Winning His Heart Back appChapter 234 The Ship Had Sailed appChapter 235 Plan B Fall Off appChapter 236 I Have My Own Judgment appChapter 237 All Was Lost appChapter 238 Second Encounter appChapter 239 Hidden Intentions appChapter 240 Playing the Sympathy Card appChapter 241 Get the Invitation appChapter 242 A Kind Reminder appChapter 243 Twist the Truth appChapter 244 Playing the Victim appChapter 245 Attending the Medical Symposium appChapter 246 If Only Addison Were Here appChapter 247 Out of Place appChapter 248 The Audacity appChapter 249 Enough appChapter 250 Bonds appChapter 251 He Couldn't Figure Her Out appChapter 252 The Edge of Defeat appChapter 253 The One Being Played Like a Fool appChapter 254 Panic appChapter 255 Can't Stand a Two-faced Person appChapter 256 Losing Control appChapter 257 Never Find Another Man appChapter 258 You Are My Legal Wife appChapter 259 Speak with Harvey's Face appChapter 260 Addison Had Gotten Off Too Easy appChapter 261 I Will Protect My Woman appChapter 262 She Was Like a Goddess appChapter 263 She Didn't Need Him appChapter 264 Addison Give the Order to Kidnap Virginia appChapter 265 Being Locked appChapter 266 Mr Matthew appChapter 267 Lance May Really Have Some Skills? appChapter 268 Lost Contact appChapter 269 Turn This Place Upside Down appChapter 270 The Daves Treat Her With Such Favor appChapter 271 Wealthy and Powerful appChapter 272 Virgina's Twisted Strategy appChapter 273 Caught in the Act appChapter 274 Blockade appChapter 275 Who Are They Looking For? appChapter 276 Surging Fear appChapter 277 Deceive appChapter 278 Their First Kiss appChapter 279 His Embrace appChapter 280 Their Attention appChapter 281 Pray She's Well appChapter 282 Beauty appChapter 283 Promise appChapter 284 Silent Laborer appChapter 285 Accompaniment appChapter 286 Do It for Her appChapter 287 Silly Girl appChapter 288 Name Your Price appChapter 289 Decision appChapter 290 Affection appChapter 291 Back to the Residence appChapter 292 Spiraling Out appChapter 293 It's Elsewhere appChapter 294 Like the Plague appChapter 295 Haunting appChapter 296 Mixed Up appChapter 297 Wilted Gardenia appChapter 298 Unread Messages appChapter 299 Avenging Addy appChapter 300 Returning Home appChapter 301 Welcome Home! appChapter 302 The Desire to Spy appChapter 303 A Heavy Price appChapter 304 Tainted Love appChapter 305 Torn Allegiances appChapter 306 Desperate Measures appChapter 307 The Veil of Manipulation appChapter 308 A Fateful Misstep appChapter 309 The Master of Deception appChapter 310 A Clownish Troublemaker appChapter 311 Journey to Kreshill appChapter 312 Is There Someone Like Her in the Daves? appChapter 313 Why Is She Here? appChapter 314 If She Couldn't Have It, She Would Destroy It appChapter 315 The Couple Bracelets appChapter 316 Wasn't a Place Where Just Anyone Could Waltz In appChapter 317 Turned Away at the Door appChapter 318 Lady, Please Show Some Restraint appChapter 319 Almost as if She's Asking to Be Humiliated appChapter 320 She's a Nobody appChapter 321 Cash or Card? appChapter 322 Pitiful, Almost Pleading appChapter 323 Thinking She Can Take Something That Belongs to the Real Owner appChapter 324 The Bet appChapter 325 If You Lose the Bet, You Leave Lance appChapter 326 Addison, Who Are You? appChapter 327 The Johnstons' Matters Have Nothing to Do With Me appChapter 328 She's the Heiress of the Daves?! appChapter 329 The Talisman appChapter 330 She Had Been Mistaken appChapter 331 My Glossy, Glamorous Life Was Stolen appChapter 332 Handing Over the Daves' Business appChapter 333 Divorce appChapter 334 Suspicion appChapter 335 Curse appChapter 336 Apology appChapter 337 Warning appChapter 338 Repaying a Favor appChapter 339 What Goes Around Comes Around appChapter 340 William's Dilemma appChapter 341 Out of Options appChapter 342 Always There for You appChapter 343 Is She Going to Seek Revenge? appChapter 344 Does She Enjoy Being a Third Party? appChapter 345 What a Temper! appChapter 346 Tight-Lipped appChapter 347 Longevity appChapter 348 How Dare You! appChapter 349 Isn't His Brother Dead? appChapter 350 He's Not Anyone Else appChapter 351 Harvey's Favorite Dishes appChapter 352 Don't You Have Anything to Say? appChapter 353 Blood on Your Lips appChapter 354 Talk Is Cheap appChapter 355 A Lonely Puppy appChapter 356 Bamboo Shoots appChapter 357 Who Is the Person? appChapter 358 Do You Know Harvey? appChapter 359 Divine Healer appChapter 360 She's on Her Own appChapter 361 Make Sure It's Signed appChapter 362 Issue a Refund to Her appChapter 363 Insufficient Balance appChapter 364 Call Her to Come Back appChapter 365 Surrounded appChapter 366 Sweet Nothings appChapter 367 Darling appChapter 368 The Role Reversal appChapter 369 Freeloader appChapter 370 Unpredictable Heart appChapter 371 The Cursed Valley appChapter 372 Secrets Beneath the Valley appChapter 373 The Hidden Treasure appChapter 374 A Delicate Matter appChapter 375 A Blazing Mistake appChapter 376 Fury in the Kitchen appChapter 377 Taking Responsibility appChapter 378 A Matter of Life appChapter 379 A Call for Clarity appChapter 380 A Test of Trust appChapter 381 Shattered Expectations appChapter 382 Torn Loyalties appChapter 383 Unspoken Words appChapter 384 Tangled Emotions appChapter 385 Fragmented Hearts appChapter 386 Lighthearted Moments appChapter 387 Chasing Shadows appChapter 388 Cold Rejection appChapter 389 Don't Cry appChapter 390 Suspicion of an Affair? appChapter 391 A Smooth Partnership appChapter 392 An Upcoming Storm appChapter 393 She Always Likes Him appChapter 394 Why Is She Here? appChapter 395 Aren't We Sharing a Room? appChapter 396 She Thinks It's Dirty appChapter 397 Who Threw That? appChapter 398 Preparing Breakfast appChapter 399 Hair Dryer Incident appChapter 400 She's Coming appChapter 401 The Silent Standoff appChapter 402 The Tug of Desperation appChapter 403 Stolen Moments appChapter 404 Tossed Aside: The Cost of False Pretense appChapter 405 The Weight of Unspoken Grief appChapter 406 Schemes and Silent Smiles appChapter 407 Abnormal Behaviour appChapter 408 It Is Not Poisoned appChapter 409 Warmth Greeting appChapter 410 Where Is Virginia? (Part One) appChapter 411 Where Is Virginia? (Part Two) appChapter 412 Marilyn's Relief appChapter 413 I Will Never Forgive Her appChapter 414 Awkward Stay appChapter 415 The Servant's Quarters appChapter 416 I Have Handled Lance for You appChapter 417 Could You Be Mistaken? appChapter 418 I Have Always Been a Man of My Word appChapter 419 You Really Are Something Else appChapter 420 I Suddenly Changed My Mind appChapter 421 Getting a Pillow appChapter 422 Lance Is Different Tonight appChapter 423 Provoking Addison appChapter 424 Addison Was Gone appChapter 425 Can I Sleep Here Tonight? appChapter 426 He Invited Me appChapter 427 She's Crying Again appChapter 428 Lance's Unsettling Feeling appChapter 429 Different Men Everyday appChapter 430 You Should Sleep on the Ground appChapter 431 Cross the Line appChapter 432 Kill Two Birds With One Stone appChapter 433 Disgrace appChapter 434 You Can't Stay Here appChapter 435 Drawn appChapter 436 Tangle Mess appChapter 437 Unmistakable appChapter 438 A Room Full of Secrets appChapter 439 The Perfect Pair appChapter 440 The Subtle Shift appChapter 441 Protection appChapter 442 The Dance of Favor appChapter 443 The Gaze That Lingers appChapter 444 The Call appChapter 445 Provocation appChapter 446 Paparazzi appChapter 447 How Does She Know? appChapter 448 Just a Few Dishes appChapter 449 Finally Resisting appChapter 450 The Ward appChapter 451 Mistress of the Johnston Residence? appChapter 452 Abnormal Behavior appChapter 453 Misunderstood appChapter 454 Something Was Definitely Off appChapter 455 Tea appChapter 456 Love Confession appChapter 457 Why Do You Appear so Pleased? appChapter 458 His Jealousy appChapter 459 An Accident appChapter 460 She Can't Let Him Die Again appChapter 461 She Protects Him appChapter 462 Why Is She Crying? appChapter 463 His Romantic Story appChapter 464 He Has Never Seen Her Cry appChapter 465 Hold You Back appChapter 466 Old Feelings appChapter 467 Connected the Dots appChapter 468 Love at First Sight appChapter 469 Misunderstood appChapter 470 Why Are You Here? appChapter 471 Strangers appChapter 472 Fallen Again appChapter 473 I Thought Leon Was Lying appChapter 474 How Dare He appChapter 475 Not Satisfied appChapter 476 Who Is She? appChapter 477 Just a Sister appChapter 478 My Brother appChapter 479 Awkward appChapter 480 Surgery appChapter 481 Get Out appChapter 482 Lance Referred to Virginia as His Sister appChapter 483 A Banquet for Virginia appChapter 484 No Man Could Resist Her Touch appChapter 485 Fall for Shallow Ploys appChapter 486 Staring at Addison appChapter 487 Was She the Girl Who Saved Me? appChapter 488 Divine Healer Called Addison appChapter 489 Performing Surgery with Divine Healer appChapter 490 You're Not Good Enough for Addison appChapter 491 If Only appChapter 492 Bad Mood appChapter 493 Did They Really Need Me? appChapter 494 Perfect Opportunity appChapter 495 What a Fool! appChapter 496 Panic appChapter 497 Open the Door appChapter 498 He Could Be Poison appChapter 499 She Give In appChapter 500 The Pig Does Fly appChapter 501 Her History appChapter 502 Plain and Simple appChapter 503 Broken In appChapter 504 Nothing Was Missing appChapter 505 As Still as a Tree appChapter 506 Missed You So Much appChapter 507 Strangest Thief appChapter 508 Overtime appChapter 509 My Fault appChapter 510 What Are You Doing Here? appChapter 511 Lightbulb appChapter 512 I'm Her Grandfather appChapter 513 Do You Have Feelings for Him? appChapter 514 It Never Hurts to Plan Ahead appChapter 515 Winter's End appChapter 516 What Is Up With Mr Johnston Today? appChapter 517 The Curse appChapter 518 Do You Have a Reservation? appChapter 519 I Don't Mind appChapter 520 Forget it appChapter 521 She Did Not Stop Eating appChapter 522 Did You Cause Trouble When You Arrive? appChapter 523 Are You Not Satisfied With It? appChapter 524 Why Would She Give This to You? appChapter 525 The Manager appChapter 526 Is This Fate? appChapter 527 Fear of Losing Her appChapter 528 I Deserve It appChapter 529 I Admit It appChapter 530 Was the Tea Poisoned? appChapter 531 Changed Mind appChapter 532 Give Me a Promise appChapter 533 I'm Not Drunk appChapter 534 Do You Know Harvey? appChapter 535 I Gave It to Her appChapter 536 Not Dead, Just Missing appChapter 537 I'm Not Telling You appChapter 538 I Don't Believe You appChapter 539 Come On, Let's Continue! appChapter 540 He Isn't Drunk appChapter 541 Are You Really Drunk? appChapter 542 Do You Need Our Assistance? appChapter 543 The Drunk Lance appChapter 544 Something Suspicious appChapter 545 Leaving Lance Alone appChapter 546 What's Wrong With Johnston Residence? appChapter 547 Send the Person to the Johnston Residence appChapter 548 Offending Lance appChapter 549 Instructing Clayton to Escort Lance Home appChapter 550 Taking Mr Lance Home appChapter 551 A Loaded Misunderstanding appChapter 552 Marilyn's Suspicion appChapter 553 The Price of Involvement appChapter 554 The Weight of a Gift appChapter 555 The Divorce Dilemma appChapter 556 The Name He Whispered appChapter 557 Eavesdropper for Hire appChapter 558 A Deal with Marilyn appChapter 559 Clayton's Misfortune appChapter 560 Between Two Sons appChapter 561 The Hangover and the Truth appChapter 562 A Question Worth Asking appChapter 563 Memories of Last Night appChapter 564 Why Did You Lie? appChapter 565 How Did Mom Manage to Get These Ingredients? appChapter 566 When Curtis and Harvey Were Still Alive appChapter 567 She Never Stop Sending Those Medicines appChapter 568 The CEO Returns to Office appChapter 569 We Don't Need Someone Who Can't Even Speak Coherently appChapter 570 Issue at the Plant appChapter 571 Arriving at the Pharmaceutical Plant appChapter 572 Dumb Luck appChapter 573 The Assistant appChapter 574 Enduring It Wouldn't Be So Bad appChapter 575 It Would Be Strange for a Man Not to Be Angry About That appChapter 576 Leave appChapter 577 The Situation Was More Troublesome than He Had Anticipated appChapter 578 Speaking Out, No Matter the Cost appChapter 579 Take His Place appChapter 580 The Next Operation Manager appChapter 581 Hesitation to Call appChapter 582 Unnecessary Hostility appChapter 583 Ask for Help appChapter 584 I Am Begging You appChapter 585 I Don't Need Your Apology appChapter 586 Moral Blackmail appChapter 587 Sake of the Johnstons appChapter 588 It Wasn't Addison appChapter 589 Blocked the Sender appChapter 590 Replied and Agreed appChapter 591 Considerate Reschedule appChapter 592 She Had Been Here! appChapter 593 Tina's Hostility appChapter 594 Kindness Have Their Limits appChapter 595 Did I Really Smile? appChapter 596 She Is My Wife appChapter 597 Help My Wife appChapter 598 If Only He Were Mine appChapter 599 I Know Her Name Is Addison appChapter 600 You're Just a Doorwoman app
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