As Ethan spoke, he gently caressed the side of Jazzie's face.He slowly tipped his face closer to hers. His affectionate gaze glittered, and his lips were curved into a faint smile.His warm breath fanned across her face, making her heart race.Just as their lips were about to touch, Jazzie suddenly came back to her senses. She blocked Ethan's lips with her hand and said, "You bastard, you were trying to take advantage of me. Dream on!"Ethan cocked an eyebrow at her. "Did you think I wanted you to kiss me in return?""Wasn't that it?"Ethan laughed quietly. "I was going to ask you to cook for me as repayment. But if you want to switch to that instead, I'm happy to accept."With that, he leaned down to kiss her.Frightened, Jazzie struggled out from his arms. Blushing madly, she said, "Keep dreaming! Wait here. I'll go downstairs to see if there's any food."With that, she turned around and left.As Ethan watched the door swing shut, he touched his lips and smiled. "You dummy
With that, Dwayne reached for Evelyn.Evelyn quickly shot up in bed and kicked him in the crotch.Dwayne cried out in pain. He clutched his crotch and spun around in circles.His blond-haired friend, Brad, immediately ran over. He raised his arm to slap Evelyn across the face. "You stupid bitch, you should be grateful that my friend wants you. If you stay with him, you'll live a good life. Yet, you dare to reject him. Do you have a death wish?"Evelyn saw stars from how hard she was slapped. Blood seeped from the corner of her mouth.Dwayne kicked Brad in the butt, cursing. "Get the fuck away. I like feisty women like her. It just makes her hotter."He reached out to wipe the blood from Evelyn's mouth, but she hit him again.She knew that she would suffer the consequences if she continued trying to fight with these men.She had to think of a way to buy time so that Warren could come to her aid.She abruptly put on a weary expression. Looking tearfully at Dwayne, she said in a
Evelyn jumped down from the bed and ran into Warren's arms. "Warren."The two of them had nearly been parted by death. Their hearts were bleeding with a pain that they couldn't describe with words.The words they wanted to say caught in their throats as they hugged each other tightly.Warren gazed at Evelyn with wet eyes, kissing her forehead repeatedly.He could feel Evelyn's body heat and warm breaths. He knew this wasn't a dream; this was reality.He had really found his Evelyn.She was alive."Evelyn, I'm so sorry I'm late."Tears spilled down Evelyn's face. "Warren, Clara kicked me multiple times, and I don't know how long I spent at sea. I'm terrified. I'm terrified that I lost our baby."Clara had put a lot of force behind her kicks. Each time, she aimed her foot at Evelyn's abdomen.At the time, she had already felt a pain in her belly. Not to mention, she had floated at sea for so long, and she was still in the risky stage of her pregnancy.Any of those reasons coul
Warren held Evelyn's hand and placed it by his lips. He kept kissing it.Hot tears swirled around in his eyes.He didn't know how to describe what he felt at that moment. Warren wondered if he was happy because he survived a disaster or because he regained something he thought he had lost.He had even reached the point of thinking about how to console Evelyn if the baby was lost.Evelyn was so relieved that she couldn't speak for quite some time.She simply sat there as her tears rolled down her cheeks.No one knew how much time had passed before she parted her dry lips. She said, "Warren, I didn't lose the baby. When Clara kicked me, I used my arm to shield myself. I'm a good mother. I protected my baby."Hearing those words, Warren felt as though something had stabbed his heart. Immense pain rippled throughout his body.He didn't need to be a genius to know that Evelyn had endured a lot to protect the baby. Warren held Evelyn tightly in his arms and kept kissing the top of he
Evelyn was still weak. She leaned against Simon and cried so much that she eventually fell asleep.Seeing how sickly thin she was and recalling what she said earlier, Simon had a bad feeling. He gently caressed Evelyn's head. He was so heartbroken that his eyes turned bloodshot."Evie, did you figure something out?"After Evelyn returned home, her tensed body suddenly relaxed completely. She spent most of two whole days asleep.Although she was unconscious, Evelyn knew that many had visited her. She heard Jazzie scolding her while crying. She also felt Bonnie holding her hand while sobbing.Evelyn wanted to open her eyes to look at them. Unfortunately, it felt as though her eyes were glued shut. She couldn't open them, no matter how hard she tried.It was so bad that she couldn't differentiate between her dreams and reality.She saw herself resting on her father's back. She also saw how Xena caused her to attempt suicide by jumping into the lake. At the time, Simon cried while h
Warren arched his brows when he looked at Chet. After that, he said, "That depends on how you behave. She's my wife and listens to every word I say."What Warren was implying was rather obvious. Chet would have to go through Warren if he wanted Evelyn to accept him as her brother.Chet wasn't happy about that, but he put an earnest smile on his face.He leaned closer to Warren and whispered, "That won't be a problem at all. Just tell me your request, and I will do it, my baby brother-in-law."Chet deliberately put heavy emphasis on the word "baby." A smug smile lit up on his face.Warren was taken aback when he heard that.He stared at Chet for a couple of seconds before he chuckled and replied, "You expect me to call you my big brother? You may have to wait until the next lifetime."Chet remained calm and replied, "Don't be so sure yet. Sooner or later, you will have to regard me as your big brother."Warren gritted his teeth angrily when he saw how smug Chet was.Just then,
Sally heard Evelyn's voice. Sally had been struggling against death, but her heartbeat suddenly became stronger.The doctor immediately said, "The patient is reacting to you. Talk more with her."Seeing Sally's deathly pale and wrinkled face, Evelyn's heart broke. She leaned into Sally's arms. She didn't want to accept the fact that Simon was not her biological father. However, Sally had been kind to her, so she also couldn't bear to be cruel to the elderly lady.Evelyn thought about how Sally had already known the truth early on. Despite that, Sally worried that Evelyn might have a miscarriage, so she suppressed all of her emotions.Sally lost her daughter at a young age, and that had devastated her. Now a senior, she found her long-lost, biological granddaughter but was too scared to reveal the truth.Evelyn recalled how Sally was when they spent time together. The memory of how Sally had been cautious the entire time had torn Evelyn's heart.Evelyn rested in Sally's arms. He
There was happiness and appreciation, but more than anything, Evelyn was heartbroken.She felt heartbroken because Sally lost her daughter and because Sonya died at such a young age.Evelyn held Sally's hand. With teary eyes, she looked at Sally and suggested, "Grandma, let's go visit Mom after you get discharged."Hearing those words, Sally got so emotional that her lips trembled. "Evie, does that mean you'll accept us as your family?"Evelyn grinned and replied, "My dad said that there is nothing bad about having more people to care about me. He will always be my beloved father, though.""That's right. Your father will always be Simon Jefferson. We won't take you away from him. There will simply be more people around to love and take care of you."Sally couldn't find the right words to describe the appreciation she felt toward Simon.He had spent more than 20 years raising his daughter. Yet, he selflessly helped convince her to accept her biological family. That showed just ho