"Shall I give Maron a call to prove to you what I said is true?" Cordy deliberately offered."No! I'm tired!" Lucas struggled to turn around with his back facing Cordy.Cordy smiled.'Weak.'The night was finally silent, and everyone fell asleep until the sun rose.Cordy did not know if it was because she had not had a good sleep for too long or because of Lucas' shirt, but she slept very soundly through the night.She did not even wake up when a medical staff member came for his rounds.Richard, on the other hand, woke up very early.He got out of bed quietly and even reminded the medical staff member to be quiet lest they woke his mommy up.The staff member was naturally more cautious around the patients in the VIP rooms, and he walked around very quietly and carefully. Lucas was fatigued as well.He slept too late last night.After the medical staff member was done with the routine checks, Lucas fell back asleep once more.Richard was the only one awake in the ward, an
Nana stood stunned for a moment before replying, "He's a college classmate whom I got to know from abroad. But because his family is also in the capital just like mine is, we exchanged contact details even though we weren't exactly close.""Does he know me?" Lucas asked another question."He often sees the photos I post on social media." Nana got angrier as she explained. "Lucas, why are you questioning me when I'm supposed to be the one angry at you for not informing me about your accident? Why didn't you take the initiative to tell me about it? If my classmate didn't tell me about it, would you have hidden it from me forever?""I've already explained things to you. I didn't want to cause you worry in the middle of the night. What's more, I won't be able to hide it from you. I need at least half a year for my leg to fully recover. I can't possibly hide from you for half a year, can I?""Were you even thinking of doing that?!" Nana's face turned red with fury."I wasn't," Lucas sa
A tinge of anger could be heard from her voice.It was understandable—any woman would get angry under such circumstances.Cordy glanced at Lucas, who then said, "Last night, I went to the hotel and bumped into Cordy. Coincidentally, a motorcycle went out of control at the hotel entrance and drove straight into the hotel. I stood in front of Cordy and Dicky and got injured. Cordy sent me to the hospital as a way of thanking me.""Why does she need to be with you in the ward?" Nana questioned. "It's enough for her to send you to the hospital. Why does she need to stay with you the entire night?""I was the one who wanted to stay. It has nothing to do with my mommy," Richard suddenly spoke up.Nana turned to look at him."I just thought that Lucas might feel lonely being alone in the hospital with no one familiar, so I insisted on staying back. My mommy was worried about me staying in the hospital by myself, so she decided to stay along with me," Richard explained."It's exactly as
"To be even more direct, if you hadn't told me to keep my distance from Lucas, I wouldn't have left last night and the accident last night wouldn't have happened!" Cordy said slightly harshly. On one hand, she was not very happy to be misunderstood that way, while on the other, she really did not want to deal with Nana anymore."How smart." Nana's smile turned colder. "You even managed to push all the blame to me! Cordy Sachs, I can really see why you're like a fish in water in the business circle.""Forget it if you don't believe me." Cordy did not want to explain any further.She had said everything she could.Cordy held Richard's hand and left.Nana ran ahead and blocked Cordy's way, and Cordy furrowed her brows."Cordy Sachs, I said earlier that there are many women who fancy Lucas. Out of so many women, none of them succeeded in seducing Lucas. Do you really think Lucas is so composed and disinterested in other women? No, it's because of me," Nana said coldly."I'm not inte
"Nana kept accusing me of seducing you…""I didn't. I just, I just hope that the two of you can stay away from one another. Lucas, you also promised to keep your distance from her, but last night…I really find it difficult to accept, which is why I came looking for Cordy to thrash things out," Nana said indignantly."Let's put it this way: I am seducing you. All those accidental and planned meetings between us were all my doing. Last night's accident was also something I planned. Dicky asking to stay behind was also something I'd deliberately told him to say." Cordy decided to go all out and pretend to be the bad guy.Why would she bother trying to be the good guy?It was tough and never ended well for her.Perhaps being thoroughly wicked was the way to go.People would always tend to shun bad guys too.Cordy's words made Richard furrow his brows.He did not really like hearing her say that of herself, but he knew that it was rude for children to interrupt when adults were talk
"Lucas." Nana could not hold herself back and called out to him.Lucas turned around and said, "Let's go back to the ward.""Do you blame me?" Nana asked. "I don't," Lucas said."But you're not happy," Nana looked at him, "Lucas, I love you too much. Just a twitch of your face and I know what you're feeling. Are you upset that I asked you to keep your distance from Cordy?""No, I'm not." Lucas denied."Are the three years we spent together no match for Cordy, whom you just got to know?" Nana became increasingly agitated as tears tumbled down her cheeks.Lucas looked at Nana and said, "I just don't want you to go against your conscience because of me."Nana's eyes shifted, not truly comprehending what Lucas meant."Cordy didn't push you down, did she?" Lucas questioned her, but his tone was firm and filled with certainty."Do you really trust her so much?" Nana asked, on the brink of collapse."It's just that I'm clear of her character…""You've only just gotten to know her
Because of that… the entire Lynd family turned up at the hospital.They were anxious about Nana's sudden attack.Because of Nana's condition, she has always been heavily doted upon in the Lynd family. Everyone indulged her every whim and fancy."What happened, Nana? You've only returned to the capital for a few months, yet you've been sent to the emergency room twice!" Jean said reprovingly, but her eyes were filled with genuine concern."I have no idea, either." Nana shook her head, putting on her image of the obedient girl she had always been."Perhaps you really aren't suited for the capital after all. I was just thinking that you should settle down in the capital instead of migrating overseas after getting married to Lucas, since I might miss you too much," Jean said helplessly. "But now, it seems like sending you overseas might be a better idea?"Nana looked silently at Lucas, as if seeking his opinion.Lucas came back with the intention of expanding the business, although
After Jean left, Lucas returned to the ward, where Nana was alone inside.She had chased away her entire dedicated medical team.A bright smile broke across her face the moment she saw Lucas return.She looked worlds apart from the woman who was wild with emotions earlier in the day."Lucas, you're back," she enthused.Her voice sounded high-pitched, as if she was trying to be coquettish to him.She seemed as though she had completely forgotten about their fight."Are you upset?" Nana asked cautiously upon seeing the cold, hard look on his face."No.""Did my grandma tell you off?""No." Lucas did not want to share more.Nana was unsure when it started, but she could sense that Lucas had changed.He had become contradictory in nature."My grandma isn't wicked." Nana immediately tried to speak up for her grandmother. "She's just too concerned about me. Don't take it to heart, for whatever she does is for our good. Lucas, don't be mad, okay?""I'm not mad."He really was n
Soon, another nurse emerged from the delivery room with a small bundle. "Is the mother's family here?""Yes!" John exclaimed loudly."The delivery was successful," the nurse said. "The baby weighs eight pounds—""How is she?" John asked in agitation, not caring about the child."She's fine. The doctor is just helping her clean up and she'll be out soon," the nurse replied.As John breathed a sigh of relief, the nurse reminded him, "Aren't you the father? Here's your child."John took the baby off her arms, staring at her for a moment as the others flocked around him. "Oh, she's so fair!" Zoe could not help exclaiming. "That's the most beautiful baby I've ever seen.""Are you saying that your son's ugly?" Bob teased."To be honest, yeah," Zoe replied without thinking.Jay cleared his throat—even if it was a subjective opinion, it still hurt to have his own baby called ugly."Let me carry her," Zoe volunteered just then, and John did not hesitate to hand her his baby.As Zoe
"What?!" Zoe exclaimed in shock.Beside them, John's face fell despite being usually stoic.Still, even before anyone could react, he scooped Cordy up in his arms and left.Zoe did not hesitate to follow, but Jay reminded her, "We're the hosts, Zoe.""Don't care." Zoe was completely unconcerned. "Ask my mom and your sister to handle the guests. I'm going with Cordy!"Jay hesitated for a moment before deciding to follow since there was no reasoning with Zoe.Sam and Quinn also realized that something was out of place.As they pulled away reluctantly, Bob shouted from below, "If you're done kissing, we're going to the hospital! Cordy's going into labor!"Quinn hurried after them as soon as she hurt, but Sam caught her. "Slow down. We can catch up."In fact, most of the guests were leaving as well—it was as if the banquet for Zoe's son was actually intended for everyone else.The poor boy was certainly unlucky to have such unreliable parents!-As everyone rushed to the hospit
"I'm swelling from my pregnancy," Quinn explained. "It's not your fault."Sam was left staring at her for a while before asking, "So, what should I do?""I'll put it on when I slim down.""Oh." Sam was a little disappointed, since he had always dreamed of having her put on the ring he had custom made.But this was fine—they had all the time they needed, and the most important thing for him is that Quinn was marrying him!He rose to his feet just then, and everyone was cheering as soon as he did. "Kiss! Kiss! Kiss!"Quinn blushed right then, and Sam could see that she was embarrassed.He did not want to make things awkward for her, even if he was quite eager at the moment.Heaven knows how much he missed that night's drunken fumble they had. In fact, during the times he remembered it in dreams, he had to wash his pants when he woke up.Still, just as he took Quinn's hand and started to leave, he felt a softness on his lips—Quinn was kissing him! Sam's heart pounded thunderous
Everyone waited patiently for the final outcome.Quinn's eyes were welling up with tears, threatening to gush if she so much as blinked.She did her best to hold back her tears—to be strong!Sam pursed his lips in turn, his Adam's apple bobbing.A long while passed, and it felt like a century for Quinn when she finally heard him say, "Yes."Quinn's tears started falling in happiness as Sam declared loudly, "I'll marry you, Quinn—it's what I've always wanted to do! I won't let you go even if you regret it eventually! You only get to be with me, and I'll never let any other man claim you! I'll become very overbearing… eventually!""I won't regret it," Quinn said, determined.She certainly would not regret marrying him!Zoe walked up to them with perfect timing just then, and Sam did a double take.He finally remembered that Zoe was the host of this luncheon and was going to leave with Quinn when Zoe whipped out a small red velvet box."You know what's in here, don't you?" Zoe a
However, Sam had already pushed Quinn away before she could tell him. But even if he did not love her or did not want to be with her, she would never stay with Ryan.She had been disappointed in Sam, wondering why he would give up so easily.Was she that unimportant to him?Therefore, if it were not for Zoe and Cordy showing her that video or telling her so much, she would never have known that he loved her for years…Sam's heart ached even as he looked into Quinn's tearful eyes.He reached out a hand, but soon withdrew it—would he not burden her?Even so, it hurt to restrain himself as he watched her, and he was actually getting the feeling that Quinn loved him…But she already had Ryan's child…Well, he was fine with that, as long as the child was Quinn's.But would she not mind?"I will marry you, Sam," Quinn said slowly and clearly then. "Not because you're a good man, not because you prepared so much for me, and not because of how much you prepared for me, but because I
Everyone in the hall was staring at Sam and Quinn, while Quinn took center stage, staring fixedly at Sam.He stood in the middle of the crowd, watching her silently.She in turn felt fear that he would turn and leave, just as she did not know if she had the courage to stand before him again and to declare her feelings for him in front of so many others.Nonetheless, amid the deafening silence, Sam suddenly walked toward the stage.His pace was slow as if his feet were made of lead, but he was also unusually determined.Quinn's heart raced uncontrollably right then!Everyone else was watching them nervously, especially Cordy and Zoe, with the latter being especially concerned that the cowardly Sam would bail.Fortunately, he was a man who showed responsibility. He would not leave Quinn alone and embarrassed.Hence, as everyone looked on, Sam stood before Quinn, his gaze flickering as their eyes met.He gulped ever so slightly, his emotions clearly ruffled even as he did his bes
The guests were encouraging, loudly asking, "Why?!""Because of a woman," Sam's recording replied."Who is it?""Quinn Summer," the Sam on the screen said slowly and clearly, leaving the Sam who was in the hall stunned.What the hell?! That was the proposal video he prepared before! Why did it show up here? Did Zoe make a mistake?!He knew it—leave anything to Zoe, and she would mess it up!He started striding toward the stage, intent on stopping the recording, when John and Bob intercepted him with a look of utter guilt while the recording continued. "Quinn is my wife, and we've been married for years, but I've never really loved her—not because I don't, but because I'm afraid to. I feel too insignificant in comparison to the one she loves, so I'd always hurt her… painfully and childishly. I regret that so much now, Quinn. How could I have abandoned you for so long because of my own jealousy? I'd rather hold you in my sleep every night, but my damned pride denied me that for y
At the banquet hall, Jay and Zoe were thanking their guests with their children in their arms.Then, Zoe announced excitedly, "Please give my best friend, who is also my son's godmother, a warm applause as she comes on stage!"Sam stood at a corner of the hall, watching as Quinn walked up the stage, only realizing just then that her belly was clearly swelling despite her baggy clothes.Time flies—he had not left that long ago, but she and Ryan already had a child.She was not worried about giving him a stroke, was she?He watched as Quinn took the mic and looked around below searching, seemingly searching.After a while, he thought she was looking at him, but by the time he looked up, she had already turned away.Maybe she was looking for Ryan before remembering that Ryan was not there?Nonetheless, Quinn spoke into the mic, saying, "I'm honored to be chosen as the godmother to Zoe's son, and she's been saying he'd be engaged to my child if it's a girl. I already love my godson
As their eyes met, Sam turned frantic and averted his. "Of course.""Really?" Quinn asked."Would I lie to you?" Sam asked a little grumpily."And you didn't bring her back?" Quinn asked."I'm on a schedule, and it'd be taxing for her if I bought her along," Sam said, making things up as he went along. "I'll bring her along when things are less busy.""Is she pretty?" Quinn pressed."What, have I ever picked an ugly one?" Sam snorted smugly. "You know I prefer curvaceous types, and there are plenty of those abroad.""Do you have a photo?"Sam was silent for a while and eventually said, "Yeah.""Can I see it?""What, does she have to pass your assessment?""Just curious about the girl who can tempt you to settle down," Quinn replied. "You'd be humbled." Sam hastily came up with an excuse."I won't," Quinn said, determined."You'll see her when I bring her home." Sam refused nonetheless."I would like to see a photo now.""No, she's not that photogenic. It'd be slander a