"Aria, it's already late at night. What's the matter?" He said in a calm and unhappy tone. He was annoyed by the woman who pestered him all day long. "Hansen, I haven't seen you for a few days. What are you doing? I miss you, I want to see you," Aria pouted and said in a sexy baby voice. Hansen's eyebrows furrowed even deeper. He suddenly felt that her voice was really annoying and harsh. He yawned. "Aria, it's late now. Go to sleep. I'll bring you out in a few days," Hansen placated her unwillingly. "Hansen, what are you doing these days? Today, I went to see the wedding dresses with Mom. I found one that's beautiful and suitable for me. Hansen, can you come here now? I'll bring you to see it now," Aria said excitedly and brimming with expectation. Hansen was stunned, as if a bucket of cold water was poured from his head. The fiery desire inside his body was completely extinguished. His dream was cut off, and it was cruel and sharp. In the dar
"B*tch, tell me. Did you plan the incident so that you could save my son and gain his sympathy? You are trying to gain his attention, aren't you?" Marissa asked fiercely. "No, Auntie, I didn't." Jenna looked at Marissa's evil eyes and felt helpless. Taking into consideration how Hansen took care of her these few days, she referred to Marissa as "Auntie". However, in Marissa's opinion, Jenna was pretending to be friendly and trying to seduce Hansen. Marisa could feel the love Jenna bore for her son. She thought that Jenna was eyeing the Richards family fortune, and that was why she would not let Hansen go easily. She would try to seduce him with all her means. She couldn't stand by and watch this happen. She must stop it. "B*tch, stop giving excuses. I know what you want to do. I won't let you succeed." Marissa had no expression on her face. She felt that Jenna was disgusting for pestering her son. "Mom, she took a fancy to the status and wealth of the Rich
Jenna sat on the bed in a daze. She didn't pay much attention to Hansen's words, but Trevor's face kept flashing in front of her eyes. For many years, she had always wanted to see him, but she didn't have the courage to. Today, he appeared to be so close to her. This was an opportunity, and she should go and have a look. She must have a look at him. She stood up and couldn't help walking towards the corridor ahead. The closer she got to the ward, the slower and heavier her steps became. Her heart was beating fast. The green-colored curtain strictly covered the room. Jenna felt that the interior was like the inside of an iron bucket. Even the air in the room was gray and dull. She didn't dare to step in. She stood in front of the door and hesitated for a while, then she opened the door gently. The spacious and clean ward was filled with all kinds of flowers, which were not as dull as expected. The windows on the south side were all open, a
"Young Madam, if you don't come back, Aria McAdams will replace you." Aunt Ella was suddenly slightly nervous as she said, "That woman is scheming. She managed to brainwash Madam now, even the Young Master listens to her. I heard that Madam is preparing for their marriage. She wants Hansen to divorce you so that he can marry Aria. Their only fear is that the Old Madam will object. If she did, it would be tough for them to get married. However, Aria is determined to marry into the Richards family. She even told Madam that she loves Hansen a lot and she doesn't mind that he has a wife. She is willing to be his second wife." She continued, "Her words touched Madam's heart and Madam promised her that even if the Old Madam objects, she will let her marry the Young Master and stay in the Richards Manor. Young Madam, don't be silly, come home. While the Old Madam is still alive, she will definitely support you. Many young women dream to be the wife of the handsome Young Master. Think about it
"Okay, I'll go first then," Hansen thought about it and did not object. "Jenna, you know that our marriage was far from perfect at the beginning. There were many unfortunate events. All these years, I might have ignored you at times and failed to fulfill my duties as a husband. I hope you don't take it to heart. I hope you don't blame my mother for the way she treated you too." Hansen paused and took a sip of wine. He then continued, "I know I can't give you the happiness you want. I couldn't do it in the past and won't be able to in the future. Therefore, I won't push you. After the press conference, you can tell me what you want. I will try my best to fulfill your requirements." He was serious and careful. Perhaps he was afraid of hurting her. He used his words carefully, but Jenna certainly understood what he meant. She felt bitter in her heart, but there was a moving smile on her face. "Okay, I'm done. Now it's your turn," he looked up at her with his deep e
"You..." Jenna took a step back as her face blushed. There were many people staring at them. How could he blatantly ignore the fact that people would gossip? Their relationship was not normal to begin with, but he still did not pay attention to his actions. "Hansen, the water is here. You should drink it, I have already cooled it down for you," Aria walked over quickly and stood in between them. All Jenna could see was Aria's sexy back and hips. "Okay, thank you." Hansen seemed to be really thirsty and finished the cup of water. Then, he handed the cup to the staff on the side and hugged Aria's shoulder in one hand, smiling, "Aria, please share your plans with us again." Aria was delighted. With a smile on her face, she chuckled audibly, "Hansen, you promised to bring me on the stage. Don't forget about it." "Of course." As he appeased her, Hansen's eyes glanced at Jenna who was standing behind her. Aria happily repeated the plans for the press confe
Hansen smoked his cigar while looking at Jenna with his head tilted. He was indifferent to her beautiful smiling face. Could it be that he had gone crazy after a few days of being normal? She deliberately coughed and cleared her throat. She looked into his eyes while putting her head on the table, trying to determine whether he was looking at her. Something did not feel right. "You are not going to go back on your word, are you? I have already finalized the manuscript. I will not let anyone else intervene with my designs. It's useless for you to go back on your word now." She reached out and shook her hands in front of his eyes. In the past few days, she discovered something about Hansen. He generally did not smoke. Whenever he smoked, it was likely that he had encountered some problems. What problem did he encounter today? It must have had something to do with her since he was in her office. Thinking of the discord between herself and Aria this morning, J
When Hansen appeared at the event holding Aria's hand, the reporters who gathered around immediately rushed forward and started taking photos of the couple. The cameras around flashed non-stop, shining on the beautiful couple! "Mr. Richards, I heard that you proposed to Aria McAdams. Is this true?" "Mr. Richards, I heard that you knelt down to propose to Aria. That's so romantic!" "Mr. Richards, can you tell us when your wedding with Aria will be scheduled?" "Excuse me, Mr. Richards, where are you going to hold your wedding? There are rumors that you have already obtained a marriage certificate in England, is it true?" The crowd of reporters kept throwing questions at them. Hansen and Aria were surrounded by many media reporters, with multiple microphones pointed at them. Hansen had spent all his energy and effort on this event. He had utilized a lot of manpower and material resources, but he did not expect that the media was more interes
Santiago went home once more to retrieve Jepherson's sperm from the sperm bank. After that, Raeleigh got pregnant through medical procedures. However, when Raeleigh was only three days pregnant, the doctor made a major discovery. He informed her that he made progress with Shaney's illness , and that he might have misdiagnosed her condition. At that time, Raeleigh had been so overjoyed that Shaney was fine, and she only remembered that she was pregnant after half a month since learning about Shaney. By the time she remembered that she was with child, she wanted to stop her pregnancy. However, Santiago persuaded her to give the baby to him. Raeleigh pondered about it for a long time before finally agreeing. ...... Time passed in a blink of an eye, and Raeleigh had never expected for things to turn out the way it did. She gave birth to her second child, and Shaney had made a full recovery. Santiago had told her that the baby was the will of God, and he
When Raeleigh got out of the car, she began staring at the Richards family's courtyard. Although the Richards family had already buried Marissa's body, Raeleigh was still unwilling to go back. However, as she gazed at Carsten's precious little face that was looking at her expectantly, she had no choice but to follow Jepherson inside. At that moment, Santigo and the other children were in the yard. When Santiago saw Raeleigh and Jepherson, he smiled and gestured at Jepherson. "What are you doing?" Raeleigh asked when she saw Santiago. "Nothing." Though Raeleigh did not believe Jepherson, she decided not to ask further. When Carsten saw Forden and Shaney, he immediately tried to break away from Jepherson's arms, wanting to get to them. The children were all gathered in the Richards family manor that day. Coupled with the four other children of the Whalen family, there were ten children altogether, and they almost occupied the entire courtyard. Ra
Raeleigh said nothing as Carsten continued sinking his teeth into Jepherson's neck. She stared in shock as blood seeped out of his wound. Jepherson raised his hand and patted Carsten gently, then walked to the bed and sat down. After a while, Carsten finally fell asleep. He closed his eyes as he dozed off in Jepherson's arms. Meanwhile, Raeleigh had rushed out of the room to ask the hotel staff to prepare disinfectants before going back into the room to help Jepherson clean his wound. Jepherson leaned against the wall, still holding Carsten in his arms and unwilling to let go. Raeleigh frowned. "What should we do?" Jepherson's voice was a little hoarse. He had been busy for the past two days entertaining guests. "He got scared because of the crowd. He thought that you didn't want him anymore since he couldn't find you, and probably thinks that I'm the one who forced him to stay there." After bandaging Jepherson's wound, Raeleigh helped wipe Carsten's mouth. Sudd
After Raeleigh and the others left, Santiago walked to Zorion's car and stopped him. Zorion casted a glance outside. "Rossie, you should go first. He won't show any mercy once I get off." "You knew he wouldn't show you mercy, so why didn't you think of that before you caused trouble?" "I was just kidding! Who knew he'd have such a bad temper? I didn't expect him to take it seriously." Rossie sighed and gave in. Glancing at Zorion, she finally understood that he was only using her as an excuse to escape whenever he got into trouble. She got out of the car and looked at Santiago who stood opposite her. "Long time no see." "Where's Zorion?" "He's so afraid of you that he doesn't even dare to come out," said Rossie. "It's too late to be scared." He walked up to Zorion's car with the rod in his hand, then raised the stick and smashed it against the car until it was completely wrecked. When he was done, he tossed the stick aside, turned to pick
After leaving the kindergarten, Raeleigh followed Santiago to the Richards family manor. It had been four years since she returned, so she was no longer familiar with the place. Santiago went in, put Carsten down and asked the children to keep themselves entertained. He then looked at Raeleigh and said, "I came back this time because Mrs. Richards is dying. She has been unconscious for a while now. I came back to see her for the last time." Raeleigh asked, "Mrs. Richards?" "Yes. Jepherson hasn't been home these couple of days because he has gone to visit her. He didn't tell you about it because Mrs. Richards doesn't want to see you. While she was still herself, she did say that she would never let you into the family, and that she didn't want to see you ever again. Jepherson went to take care of her but was worried about you. So, he asked me to come home to take a look and it was only then did I find out that Carsten is autistic. This is on your plate now."
When the time came, Raeleigh enrolled Carsten into a kindergarten. On the first day of school, Carsten was bullied. Raeleigh felt sorry for him as she gently touched his swollen face. He had been beaten because he could not speak. She wanted to confront the bully, but Jepherson stopped her. He told her that Carsten should resolve this matter by himself. That year, Raeleigh could not sleep well at night. Hair loss became an issue, and she was exhausted all the time. But after half a month, the children stopped bullying Carsten. Instead, their parents came to Raeleigh's home. "Just take a look at your child..." The parents pointed to their child, and Raeleigh was confused when she saw a boy about the same height as Carsten. The boy seemed to have taken a serious beating, but when Carsten had gotten beaten up like this, Raeleigh hadn't gone to look for trouble with the bully's parents, did she? Raeleigh retorted, "And? It's normal for
The snow was falling heavily. Jepherson put away the phone and took Raeleigh back into the house. The two stood inside and watched the snow. Meanwhile, Hadrian and Scarlette were busy in the kitchen, not daring to make a sound. The Richards family manor remained quiet when winter was approaching. None of the family members returned even on New Year's Day. Raeleigh went to the yard and waited for them in advance, but no one came back. After New Year's Day, Raeleigh returned to her home with Jepherson. Her family members were all surprised to see her pregnant when she got home. They did not expect Raeleigh to be pregnant after being missing for several months. Moreover, she was almost due. Everyone in the Osteen family knew that Raeleigh stayed because of the baby inside her belly. Undoubtedly, the baby was Jepherson's. However, they wondered where Santiago went. Since Raeleigh said nothing, no one dared to ask about it. They all ignored the incident and sil
Raeleigh was stopped by Jepherson's men at the entrance of the village. 'I knew it wouldn't be easy for me to run away.' "Madam Raeleigh, Mr. Richards is waiting for you." Raeleigh had no choice but to go back with them. At the same time, Jepherson sat on his wheelchair outside the village with a blanket on his lap and upon seeing Raeleigh, he breathed a sigh of relief. Raeleigh walked up to him, "Don't be complacent. I'll leave one day." Shifting his gaze to Raeleigh's belly, Jepherson stretched out his hand and pulled her to him. Despite being too weak to walk, he had a firm grip. Raeleigh lost her balance and fell onto his lap. She tried to escape, but he said immediately, "Don't move." Although his voice sounded terrifying to others, he was trying to negotiate. Everyone turned around to look at them, and Raeleigh blushed. Jepherson covered her body with the blanket, then placed his hand onto her belly. Raeleigh tensed up immediately. She ra
Raeleigh had been depressed for a while after Santiago's departure. After a few days, she finally calmed down a little. Jepherson's health had not improved during this period of time. Whenever he was free, he would stare at Shaney's photo in a daze. Deanna and Jacky had helped take care of Jepherson when Raeleigh fell ill. After Raeleigh recovered, she returned to taking care of him herself. However, Jepherson had been in such poor health that he couldn't even go downstairs. It took Raeleigh a lot of effort to help him get down, especially when he was unwilling to go downstairs. "Autumn is coming. I don't want to go down." He was saying that it was cold downstairs. Raeleigh replied, "I can't take care of you all the time. Are you going to exhaust me to death? Your parents left you alone and ignored you. Santiago abandoned you too. What do you want me to do? I have to work. I also have to take care of you..." "Then stop working. Take care of me." Rael