Evelyn was still in shock when she heard Warren calling out for her.In a daze, she made her way to the side of his bed. She scanned him for a few seconds before saying, "My injuries are fine. Your cuts are deep, and you need rest."Warren pulled her into his arms and insistently opened her shirt.Her silky soft back had a bandage wrapped around it.The skin under that bandage was damaged, and her flower-shaped birthmark was gone.Warren's heart stung upon seeing Evelyn's injury.He knew that the criminal had specifically targeted Evelyn. The guy's true objective was to destroy her birthmark.That meant he and Chet weren't the only ones who knew that Evelyn was Sonya's daughter. A third party had figured that out.Warren's icy fingers gently caressed Evelyn's skin.In a deep voice, he asked, "Does it hurt?"Evelyn shook her head and replied, "The doctor said that the injury would be worse if you hadn't washed everything off for me in time."Even at that moment, all Evelyn co
Winnie handed Evelyn a box with a slice of cake in it. The former leaned closer to the latter's ear and whispered, "Don't get back together with him that soon, okay? "Men are evil. They all think that unattainable women are great but never treasure the woman by their side. Make him earn your forgiveness."Before Evelyn could respond to that, Winnie left.The second the latter exited the door, she called Bonnie."You can sleep well tonight, Grandma. I saw the two of them hugging. I doubt it'd be long before that turns into something more."Bonnie was over the moon at her words."That's great! At least the injury was worth it. The entire family is leaving the country tomorrow to go on a vacation."Let all our hired help take a few days off as well. There's no way my future granddaughter-in-law could bear watching my grandson suffer."Bonnie's plan got Winnie utterly in awe.It seemed the old saying was true. No elderly could bear it if their young did not have a life partner. T
Warren didn't wait for a response from Evelyn. He shoved her hand into his pants right away.The burning heat frightened Evelyn and prompted her to retract her hand.She blushed hard. In a raspy voice, she warned, "Warren, if you keep misbehaving, I'll ignore you!"She had already lost control for a moment there. Still, she would not allow herself to fall back in love with Warren.Warren had kissed Evelyn. Seeing Evelyn's bright red lips made Warren smile proudly."Evie, you still have feelings for me. You enjoyed that kiss, didn't you?""Shut up!" roared Evelyn. She grabbed a pillow and smacked Warren.Warren grinned upon seeing her furious. He wanted to make Evelyn lose her temper.Unfortunately, when he moved to avoid the pillow, he accidentally reopened his wound.The pain caused him to hiss. After that, he softly said, "Evie, I'm hurt."Evelyn took off his shirt right away to examine him.The white bandage was slowly becoming soaked in crimson-red blood. Even his clothe
Meanwhile, Warren had just picked up his phone to call Evelyn. He wanted to ask her why she hadn't returned yet.That was when the door to the hospital room opened.Clara pushed Iris into the room.Her face showed no sign of shame from being chased out yesterday. The smile she wore remained beautiful."Warren, Mrs. Larkin asked me to take her to you."Warren was in a good mood from earlier, but seeing them there turned his mood sour again.In a hostile tone, he asked, "You just woke up. Why are you moving about and not resting instead?"Iris looked terrible, but the strength in her voice remained.She stared at Warren's wound and asked, "You're willing to die for Evelyn? All she does is get you in trouble. What's so good about that? Why are you so obsessed with her?"A hint of fury instantly rose from within Warren's gaze."She is my lover. What I'm willing to do for her is my business. I have the freedom to choose whether I want to live or die for her. I don't need others to
Iris left with Clara after threatening Evelyn.Evelyn was under Warren's protection, so Iris didn't have the guts to go overboard.Moreover, Chester had only just reconsidered the divorce because she had saved Bonnie's life. She didn't want to make things worse at such a fragile time.Her main mission was to keep her status as a member of the Larkin family.Iris thought that she would deal with Evelyn eventually anyway.When Warren saw Evelyn entering the room, he immediately asked in a worried tone. "Where did you go? Why were you out for so long?""I took a walk outside."Warren noticed that Evelyn looked off and was avoiding his gaze. He sensed that something was wrong.He immediately hissed and said, "Evie, I'm in pain."Evelyn ran to him immediately. She was about to lift his shirt and check his wound when Warren grabbed her wrist.It was only then that Warren noticed the red handprint on Evelyn's face.His gaze instantly turned icy. He tucked Evelyn's hair behind her e
As Warren read the reports, his expression became more and more grim.It seemed that it wasn't a simple case of switched babies. It was an attempted murder that had long been in progress.It was possible that the car accident that killed Sonya was meant to kill Evelyn as well.With the baby gone, they pretended Clara was Sonya's daughter and sent her to the Sullivan family.What they didn't anticipate was that Evelyn would be strong enough to survive.That meant that someone had abandoned Evelyn as a baby, and that was how Xena got her.Warren immediately ordered, "Go to Xena. Maybe she knows something about what happened in the past."It didn't matter if all she could offer was the smallest hint. It'd still be useful for the case.Charlie nodded right away and said, "I'll prepare for that immediately.""Has the criminal been interrogated?""Yes. He claimed to be a fan of that celebrity. There was a fan page, and someone deliberately riled the fans up. They even shared Ms. Je
Ethan built his happiness on Warren's misery and said, "Keep pretending, then. I bet even a bitter gourd isn't as bitter as you now. "Seriously, think about what Evelyn does for a living. And you're playing games with her? You're lucky she didn't bring you to your knees."Warren put pressure on his wound to stop it from reopening out of fury. He glared at Ethan and roared, "Shut up. Will it kill you to keep quiet?""No, but watching you get your butt kicked might make me laugh so much that I die from it," said Ethan as he burst out in boisterous laughter.Just then, Clara entered the room.She had a smile on and handed her invitations to Warren and Ethan. "Warren, Ethan," said Clara, "Next Saturday is my concert. Please drop by and watch."Warren never even looked up. He didn't accept the invitation, either. All he did was stoically reply, "I'm busy."After that, he closed his eyes to rest.Clara's eyes instantly turned watery. She looked ever so pitiful when she stared at him
"Isn't that Clara Sullivan? She's practically the town whore and yet she has the nerve to talk about true love in front of us. Go and die, whore!""No wonder Warren never fell for her. He probably didn't want used goods anyway! What kind of man would want to date a slut like that?""It seems like we've been fooled by that innocent face. Sacrificing in the name of love? She's probably got so many diseases from all the different men she slept with that she just can't have kids anymore!"The crowd immediately broke out into chatter.They were saying all kinds of nasty things.Clara didn't know what they were saying and continued her interview onstage. She still had tears flowing down her face as she talked about her lost innocence.Her assistant ran onstage and quietly whispered into Clara's ear, "Ms. Sullivan, something happened."She passed the photographs to Clara.When she saw the photographs, Clara's smile immediately froze on her face.Why were pictures of her from three ye