Warren's heart thumped in fear when he heard those words."What happened?"Miriam replied between sobs, "Mrs. Larkin stopped by earlier. I don't know what she told him. When I returned to the room after that, he was foaming at the lips. He was also deathly pale. It seems he can't hold on much longer."Warren immediately hung up the phone. His icy hand gripped Evelyn's.He suddenly had a bad feeling.Evelyn knew that something had happened when he started to drag her along. She immediately asked, "What happened? Is it about Great-grandpa?"Warren's gaze reflected his worry. He looked at her and promised, "Evie, you must trust me, no matter what. Okay?"Evelyn's eyes instantly became watery with tears. She demanded, "Exactly what happened?""Great-grandpa is in trouble. Let's hurry home."He held Evelyn's hand and ran toward the car as he called the ambulance.…The ambulance had already arrived by the time Warren and Evelyn got home.The doctor shook his head sadly and said,
Janine pointed her finger at Evelyn, who was on her knees and mourning. The former scolded, "I told them you bring bad luck just like your mother. You insisted on taking him to the hospital, and now look at what happened. He died!""We were counting on his salary to make ends meet.""I bet she killed him to take his treasure for herself.""He had so many heirs. There's no way he gave her everything, especially when she's nothing but a liability. Let's sell that treasure and divide the profit among ourselves.""Yes! We'll sell it and divide the money."The funeral instantly became a battle for inheritance.Evelyn kept her head down the entire time and never said a word. All she could think about was how happy Gary looked wearing that red outfit.She truly blamed herself for what happened. If she hadn't taken Gary away, there was a chance that he'd still be alive.The dissing and scolding from Evelyn's relatives had engulfed her.Just then, Warren made his way over. He fished
Iris looked a little apologetic when she looked at Evelyn. The former said, "If you insist on blaming me, then I'd say that the only mistake I made was accidentally revealing the fact that you can't have kids. I've already told him that the Larkin family doesn't care about it, though."I told him all that matters was that Warren loves you. I never said a word about anything else."Hearing those words made Bonnie so angry that she slammed her palm onto the coffee table."Gary was already sick! It's obvious you deliberately told him all that to make things worse for him. Iris, you are the reason this happened. If you don't give Evelyn a justified compensation, I will not forgive you!"Chester, she's your wife, so you decide how you want to deal with this."Chester had an icy expression on his face. He knew exactly what was Iris' intention for doing all that.He shifted his gaze to Evelyn. When he spoke, his tone was a little apologetic."Evie, your great-grandfather passed away be
Evelyn didn't want to roll the dice on her family's life.She wanted to hug Warren so badly, but all she could do was keep her arms to herself and clench her fists helplessly.Her voice was raspy with helplessness. She said, "Warren, let's take some time to cool off. My dad isn't feeling well, and I want to go see how he is."Warren ignored everything and kissed her on her forehead. His voice was deep when he offered, "Let me drive you."After saying that, he held Evelyn's hand. He was about to leave when he caught sight of Iris.His gaze, which was brimming with love just seconds ago, carried no warmth when he looked at her."Evelyn and I will never be apart. If you keep trying to stop us, I will disown you!"Watching the two of them leave, Bonnie couldn't help but sigh exasperatedly."How did such a happy occasion become such a horrible one? What has our family done to deserve this?"Chester immediately went to Bonnie and said some comforting words. He promised, "Don't worry
Worried, Warren followed closely behind Evelyn. As he gently stroked Evelyn's back, he asked, "What's wrong? Have the past few days worn you out? You haven't been eating right, either. How about we go to the hospital?"Evelyn leaned against the toilet. She retched a few times but didn't throw up.Her eyes turned bloodshot from the ordeal.She shook her head gently and replied, "I'm fine. I just need to take some antacids."Still worried, Warren kept his eyes on her. His palm gently touched her forehead."I'll call the doctor over. I'm worried about you being in this state.""It's fine," insisted Evelyn. "I used to always have intestinal issues, remember? All I need is to have some warm soup, and I'll be fine."Simon heard the commotion and hurried to the toilet as well."Evie, why are you throwing up? Are you…?"Simon was going to ask if Evelyn was pregnant, but he swallowed his words just before they left his lips.He was aware of his daughter's physical well-being. She like
Evelyn immediately flipped the calendar to the previous month.There, on November 13th, was a circle she had drawn with a red pen.Evelyn's period had never been on time, so she often forgot about it.That was why she later developed a habit of marking her calendar every month. That habit remained throughout all those years.Suddenly, a thought flooded her mind like a tsunami.Her period was 20 days late.That had never happened before.She had always had her period early—not the other way around.Evelyn recalled how she had retched earlier. Revisiting the memory weakened her legs, and she fell onto the couch.Just then, Jazzie's call came in.Evelyn panicked but still picked up the call.Her voice trembled with disbelief when she said, "Jazzie."Hearing her tone and knowing that something was off, Jazzie immediately comforted, "Don't be sad, Evie. If you're too sad, your great-grandpa will worry and won't be able to rest in heaven."Silence lingered for a few seconds befo
That question made Jazzie so angry that she wanted to kick him.She thought about her virginity, and how Ethan was essentially insulting her.Jazzie wanted to shout at the guy right then and there, but she later recalled what Evelyn requested.The latter didn't want anyone to know about it.Jazzie suppressed her emotions and glared at Ethan before she said, "Is that any of your concerns? What are you? God's supervisor? Is it your job to record who the father of my unborn child is?"Hearing that response caused Ethan's anger to rise.He pinched Jazzie's chin as his gaze glowed with immense fury."Jazzie Hoffman, you can't learn anything good but are so quick to pick up that slutty shit. You've already mastered sleeping around. Are you going to have an illegitimate child as well?"Jazzie was furious upon hearing his words.She lifted her leg and landed a kick on Ethan's sensitive parts. Through gritted teeth, she replied, "Who I sleep with and who I have a child with is none of
"Iris doesn't want me to be with Warren. She won't come after me again if I stay away from him," said Evelyn.Hearing that made Jazzie so angry that she cussed aloud."Why didn't that car accident kill that bitch? I've seen lots of TV shows, and none of the evil mother-in-laws on-screen are as vicious as that woman."Evie, breaking up is nothing. You still have me. I will help you raise the kid. Men nowadays are utterly unreliable, so we'll rely on ourselves."Evelyn couldn't describe what she was feeling at that moment.If Warren were to know that she was pregnant with their child, he would likely be over the moon.However, Evelyn knew things well in her heart. If Iris were to find out about the pregnancy, neither Evelyn nor the baby would be safe.Evelyn calmed herself down and instructed, "Jazzie, you are not allowed to tell anyone about this, okay?"Jazzie immediately understood what Evelyn was saying. The former pointed out, "Even if I keep this a secret, you still won't b