Barbara spent after dark in joy and anxiety. At noon the next day, she abd Thomas rushed to the airport together. Upon seeing hid mother, Eden was delighted. He threw himself into Barbara's arm whike he rubbed against her. Thomas was very happy. "This is Eden right? I am your granduncle. Let me have a look at you"Eden came out of Barbara's arms and called Thomas uncle. Thomas hugged and kissed him hard. Eden burst out giggling after being prickled by his beard."Salischester, thank you for your hard work!" Barbara stepped forward and held Nathan's hand gratefully.Dinner was served in the best private club in San Francisco. It was Nathan's treat. After Eden filled his stomach, he looked around with curiousity.He even opened the door of the private room to look outside. Thomas also finished eating and followed Eden outside. There were many beautiful lights on the wall of the club. Eden pointed at the lights and carefully counted them the entire way. Afraid that he would get lost, Tho
Barbara spent after dark in joy and anxiety. At noon the next day, she abd Thomas rushed to the airport together. Upon seeing hid mother, Eden was delighted. He threw himself into Barbara's arm whike he rubbed against her. Thomas was very happy. "This is Eden right? I am your granduncle. Let me have a look at you" Eden came out of Barbara's arms and called Thomas uncle. Thomas hugged and kissed him hard. Eden burst out giggling after being prickled by his beard. "Salischester, thank you for your hard work!" Barbara stepped forward and held Nathan's hand gratefully. Dinner was served in the best private club in San Francisco. It was Nathan's treat. After Eden filled his stomach, he looked around with curiousity. He even opened the door of the private room to look outside. Thomas also finished eating and followed Eden outside. There were many beautiful lights on the wall of the club. Eden pointed at the lights and carefully counted them the entire way. Afraid that he would get l
Dexter went back to his car in long strides. He leaned back in the seat and realize how ridiculous he has been. He gave her his heart and yet she never cared about him at all.He had a miserable timr after she left, yet she lived a relaxed and comfortable life. She had both Jeremy and Nathan. Dexter felt bitter at the thought of the men following her around.Could he let her go like this? It was not worth wasting his time for a heartless woman. But he was not resigned. He kept hearing her sweet voice in his head. "To hold your hand and grow old together!" He thought to himself, "Barbara, you promised me that. Don't think you can go back on your words!"Dexter pondered for a while and called Jeremy, "Ask someone to tell madam white that her precious son is hanging out with my woman in San Francisco. Ask her what she wants to do about this""I will do it right away!" John answered immediately."One more thing, tell Chuck White that his future son-in-law has been pestering a divorced exe
"Jeremy, you're thinking this the wrong way to. You should make it clear to Joanne if you don't like her. Of course your ambiguity is going to make her think that you still have her in your heart" "I'm so wronged. I have made it clear to her, but she just won't believe it. You know the Black family has always hoped to form an alliance with the White family through marriage. I'm the unlucky one here. You're close to Joanne. Please try to talk to her and tell her that I don't deserve her heart" While Nathan was speaking, hid phone rang. A woman's voice came through the phone in a hurry. "Brother, bad news!" Jeremy frowned and stood up instinctively when he heard the woman's voice. Nathan looked at him and couldn't help but laugh. Joanne was not a monster. How could Jeremy be so afraid? "Joanne, what happened?" "Grandma fainted!" "She fainted?" Nathan was startled. "Why did she faint for no reason?" "I don't know either. I just got a call from aunt and I'm on my way to the hospital
Just as the nurse prepared the IV bag for Emily, Steven and Deborah rushed over. When smelling the booze on Emily, Steven took a ghastly expression. "How did you educate our daughter?" She turned back and questioned Deborah angrily, "Why didn't you stop her from going out with those doggy friends?" Steven was furious. Dexter was not very enthusiastic about Emily already. Now, her ludicrous conduct had truly humiliated herself and Steven. Deborah did not dare to speak. She was also disappointed by Emily and thought, "What are you doing at this time? This is only going to make Dexter look down on you" Dexter didn't know what they were thinking. He didn't need to stay longer now that the mission was completed. So he excused himself. Steven became angrier after Dexter left. He scolded Deborah and said she didn't teach their daughter well. Barbara had had a gard life these past years, but she never did anything out of the line. After that, he left in a huff. Deborah and Emily were th
Barbara took Eden home after they sent off Nathan. Eden asked Barbara on their way back, "Mom, my real dad is dead, not lost, right?" Barbara was stunned. "Who said that?" "Granduncle. He said my dad died a long time ago, and you are finding a step dad for me, not my real one. Is that true, Mom?" Barbara's heart ached. She knew that her uncle told Eden this because he hated Dexter. She had no idea how to answer. Eden would keep asking her if she said his dad was still alive. She sighed. "Yes...he's dead" A sad look came over Eden's face. "Mom, I don't want a dad anymore. I just want you and granduncle, and Uncle Nathan" "Good boy!" Barbara hugged his soft little body tightly. "Mom, what did dad look like?" Was he handsome?" Eden asked again. "He was!" Barbara replied. "As handsome as uncle Nathan!" "I knew that my dad must be very handsome!" Eden slid into her arms with a smile on his face. "Mom, can I make a request?" "What request?" "I want Nathan to be my dad!" Barbara
Barbara out Eden on the seat and ordered a six inch pizza for him. Then she got two cups of juice and a plate of snacks. Eden happily buried his head in the food. Barbara smiled and watched him wolfing down the food. "Slow down, take a sip of the juice. Be careful not to choke!" "Mom, eat this!" Eden took a bite of the pizza. Seeing that Barbara didn't eat, he handed his slice to her. "I'm not eating. I just want to watch you eat!" "I want you to say with me!" Eden insisted. Barbara had no choice but to take a small bite. Eden took another bite, his little face full of smiles. "Is it delicious?" "Delicious!" Dexter walked in and went straight to a seat next to Barbara and Eden. He sat down and ordered a random ten inch pizza and a plate of snacks. He was not in the mood to eat. Instead, he had been playing full attention to Barbara and Eden abd heard their conversation clearly. He was shocked when he heard Eden calling Barbara mom. He glanced at John and realized that John was
Dexter never even expected that she would stay in San Francisco and bore a child for a peasant. If he hadn't forced her back then, maybe she would not resort to that too?She couldn't get pregnant for three years with him but she got a baby so quickly after leaving him. It was a huge slap to Dexter's face. Dexter knew that one of the reason for infertility was stress and it was probably because of Raina.Dexter really regretted not moving out with Barbara earlier. If he had just been more resolute and strong minded, everything would surely turn out better. They might even have a child together.As long as they had a child, Raina would stop pestering Barbara. But it was too late now. It was his I decisiveness that made all this mess.Dexter didn't want to go home. He went to the bar alone and started drinking. His phone kept ringing but he didn't bother to look at it.He downed a lot of wine and finalky went home after calling a driver over to the bar.It was midnight but the lights we
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