The high heels were slender, and as soon as they stepped down, pain surged instantly. Julian Rhodes frowned instantaneously, reacting. But when he looked up at Ava Sterling, intending to resist, he froze. Ava Sterling stepped on him with one foot, her gaze casting down upon him. The light behind her enveloped her entirely, making her seem like a deity gazing at an ant on the ground, bathed in unreachable radiance. In that moment, Julian Rhodes forgot to resist, forgot about the pain, lying on the ground staring at the person atop him, his heart pounding fiercely. A feeling he had never experienced spread throughout his body. Ava Sterling looked at the person lying on the ground, dumbfounded without any response, her face devoid of any smile, just cold and indifferent, practically expressionless. "You have a good family background, possibly even great parents, but so what? Having all these favorable conditions doesn’t mean you can do whatever you want." Thɪs chapter is updatᴇd by novel•fire.net "You are human, just like everyone else in this world, with flesh and blood, surviving by breathing air, there’s no difference." "Just like now, you feel pain." Ava Sterling said, pressing down with her foot, letting him clearly experience the sensation of pain. Julian Rhodes’s brow furrowed deeply. It hurt, he felt it, yet still, he did not resist, did not struggle. He looked at Ava Sterling, his heart beating rapidly. Ava Sterling looked at the person on the ground, completely subdued, no longer recklessly presumptuous. Her foot did not press harder. She was not someone who meddles in other people’s business, as long as she wasn’t provoked, she usually doesn’t interfere. But just now, Julian Rhodes’s shove at Mrs. Wei provoked her; she needed to teach him a lesson to make him remember, or he’d truly become insufferable. At this point, Mrs. Wei reacted, quickly went to pull Ava Sterling: "Ma’am, let’s go, it’s not worth it." Mrs. Wei now just wanted Ava Sterling far away from this person, never to see them again. So now that things were under control, she hurried to get Ava Sterling to leave. Ava Sterling didn’t want to make things bigger either, it wouldn’t be good for anyone. Actually, making it a big deal wouldn’t be good for him. Now she’s not alone, she’s married, can’t just think of herself, she has to consider him. Ava Sterling withdrew her foot, pointing at Julian Rhodes: "Don’t let me see you again, or it won’t be as easy next time." After saying that, she withdrew her foot, turned around and left. Mrs. Wei quickly picked up the fish tank to give to Ava Sterling. Ava Sterling took the fish tank in her hands, stepped away on her narrow high heels, click-clacking as she left. Julian Rhodes lay there, looking at the tall, slender figure, strong and icy, domineering without fear, his heart beating faster, more intensely. Never had he seen a woman , she was different. In that moment, Julian Rhodes’s eyes lit up with peculiar brightness. This woman, he liked! At this time, a black car parked by the avenue, inside, Poe Vaughn watched the person walking away. Her body was slender and tall, her long hair half tied up, wearing simple top and pants with no excess embellishment, the colors were modest. She looked ahead, stepping powerful strides forward, each step stable and forceful as if generating wind beneath her feet. The beads on her hairpin swayed with her steps, sparkling in the sunlight, just like her dark hair, radiating brilliance and grace. He stared at her, his gaze deep and boundless. Julian Rhodes sat up, watched Ava Sterling cross the pedestrian path, enter a branching street, disappearing from sight, his eyes unprecedentedly bright. Quickly, he picked up his phone and dialed a number. "Get me the surveillance footage at Alaric Avenue’s intersection within the next thirty minutes." After speaking, he hung up the phone directly, looked at the direction Ava Sterling disappeared, clutching his phone tightly. This woman, he’s set on her. Swiftly, Julian Rhodes stood up, returned to the avenue’s center, directly handing a card to the owner of the Passat. As of now, the Passat owner was standing there waiting for the traffic police. He had just made the call, and the traffic police would arrive soon. But suddenly, a card was thrown at him, immediately followed by unfamiliar words ringing in his ear. "The card has no password, just swipe it, my compensation." After speaking, Julian Rhodes got into the car and started the engine. The massive engine roared up, followed by the Ferrari reversing, and in the next moment, the Ferrari sped away like an arrow shot out. The Passat owner held the card, watching the disappearing car in astonishment, unable to respond. The loud roar was like a beast’s growl, overshadowing all sounds here, clearly falling into the car, Poe Vaughn’s gaze slightly shifted, retracting his view back onto the red Ferrari merging into the car flow. In just a few seconds, the Ferrari vanished. Speed exceptionally fast. "Investigate what Julian Rhodes has been up to recently." Quentin Quinn was seated in the passenger seat; he came out with Poe Vaughn, halfway through Poe took a call and left. He knew surely there was something up, so he hurriedly followed. Luckily, the company wasn’t far from here, so they quickly reached. However, unexpectedly, upon arriving, they saw Ava Sterling directly stepping on Julian Rhodes, it stunned him. He knew Ava Sterling wasn’t someone with a good temper, nor was she easy to talk with, only their President Vaughn could suppress her. But he hadn’t expected to witness Ava Sterling stepping on someone. And looking closely, the one being stepped on was their President Vaughn’s half-brother. This was shocking, so shocking he hadn’t reacted till now. The low voice fell into his ears, without much emotion, no fluctuation, as if nothing had happened just now. Quentin Quinn snapped out of it instantly, his heart racing involuntarily. Quickly he responded, head down: "Yes." He didn’t know what exactly occurred, but surely Julian Rhodes provoked Ava Sterling first. Although he hadn’t interacted much with Ava Sterling, based on the investigated information and understanding over this period, Ava Sterling wasn’t one to provoke trouble actively. Hence, it was Julian Rhodes. And this man, he certainly knew how to stir up trouble. But crucially, now he provoked Ava Sterling, provoked President Vaughn, this matter wasn’t simple. Quickly, Quentin Quinn took out his phone and made a call, issuing commands. Poe Vaughn sat in the car, looking in the direction of Ava Sterling’s disappearance, his gaze deep and silently moving. "What are you doing, let go of our ma’am!" Clear words floated up in his mind, Poe Vaughn’s eyes slightly contracted, speaking: "Back to the company." The driver started the car, quickly, the vehicle merged into the traffic flow, disappearing in the bright sunlight. And the avenue’s traffic gradually resumed, only the Passat still stood there, holding the card Julian Rhodes gave him, unable to react. Julian Rhodes crashed into him, but this... seemed too generous... Ava Sterling and Mrs. Wei soon arrived at the turtle feed shop. Ava Sterling asked the shop owner how to raise Brazilian turtles, what needed attention. She had completely recovered. The incident earlier was thoroughly thrown into the Pacific Ocean. Now her mind was only filled with her little one, especially focused and attentive. Initially, Mrs. Wei also listened beside Ava Sterling, hearing the shop owner talk about caution points, then suddenly, she recalled something.