After moving to San Francisco to live with her uncle, Barbara changes her surname. She didn't even have any contact with Steven in the next ten years or so.Although Steven was busy at work at that time, he found time to visit her but was rejected by her everytime. Barbara was stubborn as a mule. She even threatened to suicide if Steven disturbed her again.The father and daughter that were so close to each other had become enemies, which broke Stevens heart. After that, he no longer attempted to reunite with Barbara.Later, Steven and his family's moved to Asbury City as the secretary. Emily who was attending the middle school affiliated with A university, came back and said she saw Barbara. They only knew then that Barbara was admitted to A university.Steven went to visit Barbara after he heard the news, but he was cold shouldered by her again.Thomas was the one who gave Barbara away during her wedding with Dexter.Throughout their marriage, Dexter never known that Barbara's real f
"Secretary are you alright?""I'm alright!" Steven answered. The driver was tall and strong. He was relieved to hear that the secretary was okay, but he didn't intend to let go of Jeremy. He reached out and was ready to grab the person who pushed Steven. Steven stopped him at once when he recognized the attacker.But Jeremy didn't appreciate it. He was in a hood mood today. After winning the bid, he took out all the subordinate to a restaurant to have a feast and only realized towards the end that Barbara was not present. David told him that Barbara was not feeling well and went home early.Jeremy felt like something was missing in his heart. So he asked David to take everyone to the club and drove Barbara home himself.When he arrived, he happened to see Steven's car driving into the hall. He was astounded when he saw Steven.What was he doing here? Jeremy didn't drive the car in. He walked into the hall and saw Steven talking with Barbara. All he could hear were words like "apologies
Jeremy proudly waved the phone in his hand. "Steven is the future father-in-law of Dexter. I had been worrying that I don't have leverage against Steven. Who would know that he would deliver himself to me? I recorded everything he said to you before. Now I'm waiting to see him yielding to me" "Jeremy, how can you be so despicable?" Barbara was so angry that she wanted to slap him in the face. Anyone who thought Jeremy was just a playboy certainly underestimated his ability to take advantage of people. "You're protecting him?" Jeremy was a little annoyed. " He is old enough to be your dad. And he is married. What's so good about him?" "We're not the kind of relationship you've imagined us to have" "It's not that kind of relationship? Then what is it?" Jeremy asked. "It's a long story. I will tell you in the future" "No, I will report him tomorrow if you don't tell me now" Jeremy was not vague about his intentions. His heart was burning with fury when he saw how Barbara was defendi
Deborah and Emily waited until 9pm when Steven came back. As usual, Deborah immediately prepared slippers and tea for him. Emily was not as patient as her mother, "Dad, what's the matter with the bidding?" "What do you mean?" Steven's was about to drink the tea, but he put down the cup in his hand when he heard Emily talking. "Emily is worried, isn't she? You know, Dexter has been preparing for this for a long time and Raina has been calling Emily for an explanation. Emily doesn't know how to answer it" Deborah said. Steven sneered and said, "Why did Raina ask you for an explanation? The decision was made by the municipal party committee. What would you know the reason?" Steven somehow felt irritated when he heard Raina name. His harsh words made Emily speechless. Deborah jumped in to explain, "She must think that you will know more with your position .." "The bidding is carried out in a fair and just manner. Officials will provide her answers if she brings her questions to the C
Emily sat alone in the room and cried silently after being scolded by Steven. Deborah opened the door to send her a midnight snack. Aggrieved, Emily said, "Mom! Why is dad so biased? He only cares about Barbara. Why won't he think about me? Hoe can I face Dexter and Aunt Raina?" "You're so useless!" Deborah glared at her, "You can't stand such a little grievance? Do you remember anything I taught you?" "I just feel sad. How can dad do this?" "Emily, those who achieve great things don't care about trifles. If you can't even put up with such a little grievance, I don't think you should marry into the Lorenzo family at all" Deborah used even stringer language. "Mom, even you are saying this to me now?" "Is the Lorenzo family an ordinary family to me now? Us Aunt Raina an ordinary woman? Did you see how she tortured Barbara back in the days? Who is harsher? Raina or your Dad?" "I...." Emily was at a loss for words. Comparing with Raina, Steven was not in the same league. "Emily, I'v
Raina never expected Barbara to visit a luxurious restaurant like this, do she couldn't help but give her an extra look. Barbara had practically nothing to her name when she left Dexter Lorenzo back then. She even took back the wedding ring that she had given to Dexter and it wasn't long before the ring turned up in a pawn shop. On e could easily imagine how downtrodden she was to go after the mete few hundred dollars that the ring could fetch.Raina was previously involved in a car accident with Barbara and had seen how shabby and old fashioned Barbara's clothes were. She could tell that Barbara was obviously having a rough time and had looked upon her with great disdain."Weren't you so arrogant back then? Did you finally learn how tough the world could be after leaving the Lorenzo's family?"In Raina's mind, Barbara was now the embodiment of destitution, and this, so she was rather taken aback by Barbara's current appearance.Barbara seemed completely different from before. Althoug
Dexter had doted on Barbara dearly in the past and Raina was inevitably thrilled when she noticed that he had become so cold towards her now. "My son could finally let go of the past! I'd soon be free from this too", she thought. Her voice cracked up with excitement as she replied. "Up to you. We could eat whatever you want"Jeremy Black did not sleep well that night. He couldn't stop himself from feeling depressed over the fact that Barbara had been cheated on and was a divorcee. He had never been a gossipmonger, but was very curious about the identity of Barbara's unfaithful partner.For the whole morning, Jeremy had held back from probing about the Identity of Barbara's ex husband out of consideration of how personal the question was. As the Black family was also very particular about upholding silence during meal times, Jeremy also formed the habit of eating in silence.Eventually, he couldn't contain his curiosity any longer and burst out, "Barbara, I'm very curious about the ide
Tbr first episode of the blind date reality show was aired on the TV and well received by the audience, achieving up to seven points in the audience's ratings on just the first day of the broadcast. Social media platforms were flooded with discussions about the program the next day. Thanks to the efforts by the TV stations strong public relations team and the reposting of the programs by big shot celebrities. The topic aired on Twitter several times and ssoon became the talk of the town. As Deborah Jones had nothing to do at home, she watched the replay of the blind date reality show and was soon hooked by the program. While she was engrossed in the show, Emily came downstairs and sat down beside her before she whined, "Mom, I'm so bored" "Find someone to go shopping with you" Deborah suggested and her eyes remained glued to the TV. "That's boring. There are only that many places in San Francisco and I've already shopped in all of them" "Why don't you go to spa then?" "Mom!
When they returned to the White mansion, Britney ordered the house keeper to prepare the cash. When the kidnappers called, she would give it to them to save Barbara. When Joanne came back, she stopped Britney after getting a hold of the situation. "Grandma, don't you think this is the perfect opportunity?""Perfect opportunity for what?" Asked Britney."To get rid of Barbara " Joanne reminded her. "As long as we don't pay the ransom, the robbers will definitely get rid of her. By then, Barbara will definitely disappear. That way, you won't have to worry about Nathan anymore""What did you say?" Britney looked at Joanne in surprise as if she was a stranger. "How could you suggest something so sinister? Barbara was taken away in order to save me. Do you feel like it is the right time to discuss this?""I....I..." Joanne knew that she has misspoken. She had always acted gentle and kind. No wonder Britney was surprised when Joanne made such a suggestion.The robbers took Barbara to a hous
"Britney, of your father had an affair and then had an illegitimate daughter behind your mother's back and caused her to die, would you still acknowledge him as your father?""Of course I won't!" After Britney answered, she looked at Barbara in astonishment. "What do you mean?""If you had paid a little more attention to Steven, you would realize that Emily is the same age as me" Barbara turned to look out of the window."I see!" Britney sighed. "I have misunderstood you. I'm sorry!.""Britney, let me be frank with you. It's not that I didn't have feelings for Nathan, bur rather I understood the disparity between our worlds. I didn't have any right to like him, so I suppressed my feelings for him. Later, after you talked to me, I decided to leave. Now I don't deny that I am part of the reason why Nathan is the way he is now. I didn't choose him back then. Now, that I'm burdened with my own baggage, I can assure you that I won't hurt him. I will persuade him to find his own partner."B
Jeremy looked at Lydia in the ward in a daze and asked himself over and over again. "Jeremy, you have lived for so long. What have you done for her?" He couldn't think of anything. In his memory, it seemed that Lydia had always been the sole one sacrificing for him. He had never done anything for her! He recalled Lydia's pleading eyes that night when she said, "Joanne is a good girl. I like her very much. I hope you can like her too and get together with her!" A bitter smile appeared at the corners of Jeremy's mouth. At this moment, he finally understood what Malcom felt like back then. After all, who wouldn't feel this way when they couldn't be with the one they loved? ..... After some thoughts, Britney decided to invite Barbara out to meet at a cafe. Barbara arrived twenty minutes earlier. Meanwhile, Britney was very punctual. She arrived right on dot. This was the first time Britney was meeting Barbara again after nine years. Barbara's appearance was still the same as that of
Jeremy was smoking at the end of the corridor. The cigarette tip glowed brightly, illuminating his gloomy face. Suddenly, he heard footsteps coming from behind him. Jeremy felt a hand on his shoulder. "Jeremy, I have something to tell you" said Pedro. Jeremy modded and went to the study with him, "I know what happened yesterday. In fact, if you want to know about what happened back then, you don't have to question Lydia. you have to come to me." Jeremy didn't say anything. He just looked at Pedro quietly. "The emotional dispute between your parents and Myra was actually a tragedy caused by two rich and powerful families. Both your grandmother's were friends and they had agreed very early on that day that they wanted their children to marry each other. Later on, your grandmother was even more determined when she saw how kind and gentle your mother was. Unfortunately, she hadn't expected Malcom to fall in love with Myra in high school." Pedro paused for a while and added, "what happe
"How... How is he?" Lydia's eyes lit up."He's fine" Jeremy hesitated for a moment and asked, "Mom, do you know Myra?"Lydia's face suddenly changed. After a while, she mumbled, "Yes""How did she die?""What did Malcom say to you?" Lydia retorted with another question."He told me a bit about what happened between the two of you. He said that Myra was killed by you!""Did he say that?" Lydia's face suddenly turned ashen, her body shaking like a leaf."Mom, is what Malcom said true?" Jeremy insisted on an answer."Since he had said so, it must be true!" Lydia's face was as white as a ghost; there was a bitterness brewing in her heart.Jeremy did not expect Lydia would admit to it. He felt an unspeakable disappointment in his heart. How he wished Lydia would deny it without any hesitation and tell him that it was all Malcom's nonsense. But she didn't.The image of his kind mother who had always been humiliated by Malcom had changed in his mind. Anyone in his position would feel the sam
Malcom pushed Jeremy's hand away from his collar and roared, "Just like how you have no feelings for Joanne, I never intended to marry Lady Klein. I told her very clearly that I wouldn't marry her. I loved Myra but what did she do to me? She promised me she would let go of Mr. But behind my back, she plotted against me and set me up so that Myra would see her in my bed. Because of that, Myra broke up with me. Your mother has never been blameless in this tragedy! I became like this because of her! Do you understand?" "Bullshit!" Jeremy did not believe that his gentle mother would pull such a plot. "You can go ask Lydia whether this is all bullshit or not. After that night, she got pregnant with you, and her mother forced me to marry her. I was in so much pain after losing Myra, so I lost all rationality. I agreed to marry Lydia, but we were never in a real relationship." Malcom smiled bitterly and added, "we could have just lived peacefully like this, but she just had to push Myra ev
"How can I not be worried?" Barbara picked Eden up and went inside. She was his mother and they shared an unbreakable bond. After all, Eden was her flesh and blood. At such a young age he had to endure the torment of such an illness. How could she not stay put and sit idly? She even hoped to be the one who was ill instead of Eden. Barbara's arrival made Eden very happy. The room was echoing with laugher. Barbara had forgotten all her fatigue. She played building blocks with Eden. Nathan joined as well. The three of them sat on the carpet and had a whale of a time. Suddenly, Nathan's phone rang. He picked it up and heard Joanne's voice. "Nathan, grandma asked you to come home for dinner" "I'm not free" Nathan answered while he reached out to place the blocks. Joanne turned on the loudspeaker mode on her phone. Britney heard Nathan's answer and gestured for Joanne to continue to persuade him. Suddenly, Britney and Joanne heard a childish voice from from the receivers end. "Nathan, thi
Dexter did not reply to John. His engagement with Emily was unrelated to the quarrel between Barbara and Raina but was because Barbara had said that she would never go back to him again. She said she despised him. Besides, Emily could not conceive and with that in mind, he found her together with Barbara, he ended up making this decision. Dexter's eyes darkened. "Have you found out the identity of the person who abducted the child?" "No, the hospital's surveillance video was blurry and the man wore a mask, therefore his face was not apparent at all," John replied. That was a premeditated act! Except for Raina who wanted Barbara to disappear, who else would want her gone? "It's definitely not madam Raina's order. I checked her call records and could not find any clues that she was linked to the incident." Added John. Dexter believed that it was not Raina who took Eden away from the hospital. Although Raina could be quiet unreasonable and snobbish she would not do such a vicious thi
Dexter planned to search for the disobedient woman. He had informed her very clearly that the contract the previous night would take effect immediately. Since she was now bound to him and was his secret lover, she must act like one!Dexter drove the car to Jeremy's company and called Barbara again. The phone line was still busy. Dexter hung it up, and after a few minutes he called again. The result was still the same. At that time, Dexter felt that something was wrong. Did she blacklist him?If Barbara had blacklisted him, there was no way he could reach her by phone. Yet, he couldn't enter Jeremy's company to catch her. He was so furious that he punched the steering wheel..the anger in his heart dissipated a little. He lit a cigarette and forced himself to calm down. He knew how stubborn Barbara was. It was reasonable that she did not cooperate with him as she was humiliated by him the previous night.Well then, he had to think of a way to make her give in to him.After Barbara left