Jade woke up when a nurse came in. She looked at her father’s dextrose and temperature for a moment. She just signaled for her to come out and didn’t make any noise because everyone there was already asleep. She wants to laugh at her stepmother and sister instead of feeling sorry for them. They definitely didn’t leave, but they couldn’t stand for one of them to stay awake. Both were asleep and had their heads down on the side of her father’s bed. Remembering where she was sleeping, she quickly looked up. She pityingly observed the young man, who was also sleeping while leaning on the sofa. When she looked at her watch, it was only three a.m. She got up and woke him up. ”Tristan, you lie down on the sofa.” She patted the young man gently on the cheek. “Uhmmm...” The young man responded with only a low grunt while keeping his eyes closed.She woke him up several times, but he didn’t want to wake up. She smiled while staring at the young man’s lips. She kissed it lightly, just to wake
“And you can see when that doctor injected me with sleeping pills so that Daddy wouldn’t be taken and transferred to the operating room.” Jade’s teeth gritted as she spoke because of the anger she felt. “Is what Jade is saying true?” Luke stared at his wife and another child. Liza didn’t know what to say, so she just started crying. “Dad, we were also shocked by what the doctor did yesterday.” Debora explained nervously. “Were you also surprised when you hid Jade in the bathroom?” Tristan asked insultingly. He had been holding back from punching the two women, who were so good at storytelling.Luke weakly let go of his wife’s grip on his palm. He could not accept the gradual clarity and emergence of truth. “If I hadn’t forced the bathroom open, I wouldn’t have found Jade unconscious sitting in a wheelchair!” The tone of the young man’s voice rose slightly. Debora was scared and huddled next to her mother, and she was afraid of Tristan. If Jade hadn’t held him, he might have appr
“Why?”Jade cried again and weakly hit her sister on the arm. “Why did you inherit your mother’s greed?” “I’m sorry!” Jade quickly shook her sister’s hand when she tried to hold her by the arm. Tristan just stayed next to his girlfriend and weighed the situation. He let Jade scold her sister to release her resentment and anger. “I don’t want to go to jail, Jade!” She kneeled before her sister and begged. They no longer escape from a case against them because it was also discovered that her mother stole from the farm treasury. But about the transfer of the inheritance to her name, which was supposedly for Jade, she had just found out about that.Jade moved when Debora hugged her thigh. But she held her tightly while crying. She closed her eyes as she felt pity and guilt for her sister. Even though she doesn’t like her and hates her mother, Debora is still her sister. They both inherited it from their father, so they look alike. “Debora, why are you apologizing to that woman? We hav
“Dad, how are you feeling?” Jade asked her father worriedly when he opened his eyes. Earlier, he lost consciousness when he knew that the police had arrested his wife and Debora. Luke looked around sadly, hoping to see her family. He still couldn’t accept that his wife wanted to kill him, especially his daughter, Debora. Jade caressed her father’s cheek and understood his feelings. “Dad, I’m sorry. I didn’t want to destroy your family, but I won’t let them harm you because of the wealth you’ll leave me.” Luke’s tears fell, and he stared at his daughter. “You are innocent, and I do not blame you.”Tristan breathed a sigh of relief at what he heard, and he just quietly listened to the father and daughter’s conversation. Fortunately, the gentleman did not make a mistake in speaking. If he blames his girlfriend, he might punch him, even though he is sick. “Dad, thank you! I will not leave you, and I will take care of you.” Jade cried and hugged her father. “Babe, what about me?” Tri
Liza was still able to clench her hand tightly while in handcuffs and in deep thought. She glanced again at her daughter, who was still silently crying, before turning to their lawyer. “Mrs. Sober, this is the last option I can advise you to reduce the sentence that the law will impose on you.” The persuasion by the lawyer who was sent by Luke. “What about my daughter? Won’t she go to jail if I admit all the crimes?” Liza is still not convinced about her daughter. Debora looked up and felt sorry for her mother. She already knows her plan, and it hurts her. It’s also her fault that her mother did something bad. She was the first to not accept that she would only receive a little part of her inheritance from her father because she was an illegitimate child. But now she realizes that Jade is left with a lot more because of her mother’s shares. “Mom, what will happen after I go out without you?”Liza reached for the hand of her daughter, who was also handcuffed, and squeezed it. “Your
After taking a shower, Jade went to Tristan’s room. She didn’t knock, and she brought her key card. When she entered, he didn’t even bother to look at her, and he kept his eyes focused on the laptop. It didn’t seem like he was going to go to sleep right away, like she expected. The white towel is still hanging on his shoulders, and his wet hair has not been combed. She passed in front of the young man and tried to disturb him. But he was still busy typing on the laptop keyboard. She took something to eat and pointed it in front of his mouth. Tristan glanced at his girlfriend for a moment and accepted the chips she was giving him. “Thank you, babe. You can go to bed early if you’re sleepy.”Jade sighed and lay down on the sofa where the young man was sitting. She laid her head down on his thigh, and he just let her be. It seems that what she is doing to disturb him is not effective, so she gets up again and hugs him. Tristan sighed softly and glanced at his girlfriend. It has been e
Jade woke up restlessly from her deep sleep. When she looked next to her, Tristan was not there. Annoyed, she got off the bed and looked for the young man. She still thought that she would make him go to sleep early. But the opposite happened, and she was the one who fell asleep after hot sex between them.Jade looked at the clock hanging on the wall. It was only five in the morning, but Tristan was no longer by her side. She didn’t even know if he had slept last night. She was about to leave the room to look for him when she noticed the bulk of the man on the terrace. She immediately approached him, and it looked like he was talking to someone important on the cellphone. “Mom, please go back to sleep. It’s still early, and I’ll call you later.”Jade breathed a sigh of relief when she heard that the young man was only talking to his mother. It seems that his mother is not sleeping well, and she was bothering Tristan so early.“Son, what are you really doing there, and it took you so
“My friend, you are finally back here in the city. How are you in the mountains?” Trisha jokingly asked while hugging Jade tightly. Jade smiled back and hugged her friend. She still stayed in the first house she stayed in when she first went to Manila. She wanted to stay at the hotel, but Tristan didn’t want to agree. He said she was safer in this house, even though there was nothing to worry about. She also doesn’t like his condominium, so there will be no issue with his family. Because she already has an idea of what the young man’s mother’s behavior is. “I heard that you almost perished at the hands of your stepmother,” Trisha continued to ask her friend. “You’re really gossipy.”Trisha and Jade were both looking in Tristan’s direction. Jade smiled at her boyfriend, who had come from the bathroom. “Gosh, Brother Tristan, it’s out of the deal that you too will live here!” Trisha looked at her cousin exasperatedly. “Tsk, why are you here? Tomorrow is your wedding day, so go ahe