Warren's heart sank rapidly.He had seen that woman somewhere before.Her pretty eyes and her gentle smile reminded him of a distant memory that was too far out of his grasp to see clearly.Warren realized he was losing his composure and quickly rearranged his features into a calm mask."If you don't mind, I can sit right there."Of course! Take a seat." Skyler seemed to have regained her composure as well.Evelyn couldn't help but feel terribly awkward. She kicked Warren angrily under the table.However, before she could pull her leg back, his strong legs had caught hers.She couldn't shake him off no matter how hard she tried.He smiled in satisfaction at the sight of her red face.He poured a glass of water for her and passed it over with a smile. "Is it a little hot in here? You seem a bit red, Ms. Jefferson."Evelyn silently cursed Warren.However, she smiled instead. "Thanks, Mr. Larkin. I can't drink cold drinks. I'd much prefer some hot coffee instead."She picked
After that, Evelyn began to storm back to the table angrily.She had been cold and ruthless toward Warren, but the moment she saw Dennis, her face lit up in a warm smile.That only fueled Warren's rage.Charlie ran over and saw his boss' dark expression. "Mr. Larkin, remember not to be too pushy," he said. "Ms. Jefferson only just started warming back up to you. Doing all of this will only bring things back to where they were before."Warren glared at him in annoyance. "I can't just watch her flirt with other men."Charlie said without beating around the bush, "But you used to do the same to her too, Mr. Larkin. When Clara came back to Bramston, you took more care of her than you did Ms. Jefferson. "She probably felt just like you do now, if not worse. After all, you didn't end up bleeding from a miscarriage. Oh, that's right. You can't get a miscarriage anyway. You wouldn't understand her pain."Charlie's words pierced into Warren like a sharp dagger.He had been too caught u
Dennis remembered that his cutie pie loved wearing suspender skirts when she was little. She even had the same red petal-shaped birthmark on her back.She used to tell him that if they were ever separated from each other, he could find her again with the birthmark. Dennis frowned.Surely it was just a coincidence. But when he thought of everything that happened to Evelyn recently, he couldn't help but be suspicious of her identity.He said expressionlessly, "Fine. I'll go back and take a look at it."Jasper was surprised. "You're agreeing to it this quickly? They wanted to explain the details to you over a meal.""There's no need for that. I know more than they do."After finishing his words, Dennis grabbed his stuff and left. He felt that Evelyn would be in danger if his guess were right.…It was the weekend again. When Evelyn got home, she saw Jazzie lying on the sofa, eating chips and scrolling through reels.Jazzie didn't look distressed at all considering that she was ki
"If you're my mentor, then I'm your grandmother!" Jazzie spat incredulously. After saying that sentence, she instantly caught on. She pointed at Ethan and asked, "Are you the 'Dr. Xavier' Mr. Carter mentioned?"Ethan nodded confidently. "That's right. Your reward is a bottle of fine wine."He handed the red wine in his hands to Jazzie. Jazzie was dumbfounded.Her friend introduced a filming crew to her, saying the crew wanted to do public service advertising about doctors who worked hard to save lives. They wanted to give her the role of a nurse, who would observe the hard work of a doctor from her perspective.To enhance the advertisement's realism, the director wanted her to intern at a hospital for a month. They even arranged a mentor for her, a cardiologist named Dr. Xavier.She assumed he would be a senior, around 40 to 50 years old. She didn't expect the cardiologist to be Ethan, who wasn't even 30 yet.Jazzie gnashed her teeth in anger. As she was about to let Ethan in,
Evelyn looked at Warren in disbelief. The apartment she lived in was small. Each unit had a living room and two bedrooms, totaling up to around 1000 square feet of space.It was even smaller than the bedrooms in Warren's house. He decided to abandon his perfectly fine villa to become her neighbor for Bailey's sake.However, Bailey was extremely lively. It didn't look depressed at all.Evelyn sneered, "I see you put in a lot of effort for Bailey."Warren looked at her sullenly. "Evie, the vet said having a sibling would be very good for his recovery, so she suggested we give birth to a sister or a brother for Bailey. What do you think?"He looked oblivious to just how absurd his words were. He stared at Evelyn and silently waited for her reply.Evelyn chuckled. "Mr. Larkin, if you want to give Bailey a sibling, you can buy one from the pet store. After all, you can never give birth to a dog no matter how hard you try."After saying her piece, she stood up and continued cutting th
"Warren, if you insist on not coming, I'll be dead the next time you see me! I promised Sonya I'd treat Clara well. "I can't stand by and watch her die," said Iris while grabbing the knife next to her and pressing the blade against her neck.Lindsey immediately rushed forward and yelled into the phone, "Warren, your mom's trying to kill herself! You know her temper well, so hurry up and come over!"Warren's veins were about to burst from fury. He didn't understand why his mother was so lenient on Clara. Everyone knew all about her evil acts by now, yet Iris still wanted him to marry her. Warren wondered why his mother was so eager to make a laughingstock out of him. A storm was brewing inside Warren. His voice was icy. "Fine, just wait!"He immediately hung up the phone. He looked at the kitchen with reddened eyes.Evelyn was washing the vegetables. Warren couldn't read the emotions on her face. There was no way she didn't hear the phone call. Warren rushed into the kitchen
At Warren's command, everyone in the hospital room was shoved aside. Charlie walked in accompanied by specialists from foreign countries. Then, he looked at Clara with a gentle expression and said, "Ms. Sullivan, this is a team of foreign specialists that Mr. Larkin gathered. They'll save you no matter what, but you'll need to go through a check-up before anything else."Everyone in the room froze at that sentence. Johnny immediately stopped them. "What are all of you trying to do? Are you trying to make things worse when she's already in such a state?"Charlie nodded politely at him and said, "Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Larkin wasn't exactly satisfied with the standard of the doctors in this hospital. Hence, he arranged for the specialists to make sure Ms. Sullivan would receive the best care possible."Iris immediately barked, "How dare you! This hospital belongs to the Larkins—the medical staff are the best in the country. Isn't it a bit ironic of you to do this?""Mrs. Larkin, Mr.
"Thanks to this incident, I've been biased toward Clara all these years. I didn't even go to Evelyn's aid when she needed me the most. All of you deserve an Oscar for the act you put on. You completely played me like a fool!"Now that the cat was out of the bag, Clara, who was on the verge of death earlier, abruptly sat up. "I didn't know anything about this, Warren. I had no idea about the cervical cancer you just mentioned either. My dad kept everything from me—maybe he was worried I couldn't handle the truth," she cried, shaking her head.She continued, "Could you forgive my dad, Warren? On the account of your sincerity toward me before this?"They say that some refuse to give in until they're faced with a definite defeat, but Clara was blatantly choosing to ignore the reality at hand.She was incredibly shameless. Upon seeing how she continued to act fake, Charlie couldn't help but comment on the matter."Aren't you curious, Ms. Sullivan? How on earth did Mr. Larkin manage