Yasmin dried her tears and told Mary, "Mary, help me apply the ointment, please.""Okay," Mary replied, caring for Yasmin as if she was a child. Then, she took a cotton bud and applied ointment for her, saying, "Mrs. Ford, be good today. Mr. Ford told you to stay at home and not go anywhere.""Got it," Yasmin replied moodily. It was a Saturday today, so she could afford to do so.…In the afternoon, Blake called Mary to ask about Yasmin.Mary replied, "Mrs. Ford is fine. I've applied the ointment for her, and she's now eating lunch."Yasmin was seated next to Mary, and when she heard Blake on the phone, she said, "Mary, pass the phone to me. I'll talk to him."Mary then passed the phone to Yasmin.However, when Yasmin took the phone, Blake remained silent.Yasmin waited for a bit. Then, feeling slightly anxious, she blurted out, "Mr. B…"Why wasn't Blake saying anything? Did something bad happen?"Hmm?" Blake finally replied."How's Anna?" Yasmin held the phone, suddenly
Yasmin suddenly sat very close to Blake, which surprised him. "Why are you sitting so close to me?" he asked.Yasmin blushed slightly. "It was an accident."Blake decided not to say anything more and merely grunted lightly. Then, he asked, "Have you had your dinner?""Yes, I've eaten. How about you? Did you have your dinner at the hospital?""Yes." Blake seemed tired and gave a small sigh.Yasmin then looked at him anxiously and asked, "How's Anna?""The report will be out tomorrow."Yasmin hummed in response. Then, concerned about Blake being upset, she gently murmured, "Don't be too worried. Anna will be fine." As Yasmin spoke, she hugged Blake as if to comfort him. Blake's heart skipped a beat, and he suddenly lifted his hand and hugged Yasmin's slim waist. "Thank you for comforting me."But Yasmin simply continued silently hugging him. Then, Blake suddenly asked, "How's your bottom? Is it still painful?"Yasmin felt embarrassed as she replied, "It's much better afte
When Blake brought this up, Yasmin instantly felt a little gloomy. She frowned and said, "I've already given it to him. I'd feel bad asking for it back.""No matter what, get it back." Blake's tone indicated that this matter was not up for discussion. He didn't like to see Ivan wearing the crystal around his neck.Yasmin thought that Blake was weird—he didn't want to wear the energy crystal she gave him, but he didn't like it when he saw other people wearing it."Got it." Yasmin agreed anyway and leaned into his embrace.Finally satisfied, Blake kissed her forehead and gently said, "Go to sleep."And soon, Yasmin gradually fell asleep in his arms.…At dawn, Blake received a phone call. After the call, he anxiously and quickly got out of bed.Yasmin sensed that something was amiss and sat up, asking, "Mr. B, what's wrong?""My mom's report is out. There are some issues, and I need to go to the hospital immediately." Blake rushed into the bathroom to wash up.Yasmin's heart
Ivan was straightforward. After removing the energy crystal from his neck, he took out a gift box, saying, "I can return this energy crystal to you, Ms. Starr, but I hope you'll accept my gift in return.""Huh?" Yasmin was puzzled. "That was your birthday present. Why do you have a present for me?""I'm not used to accepting gifts from people. And if I do, I need to give them something in return." Ivan opened the gift box in his hand.Inside, there was also an energy crystal inside, but this crystal was fixed onto a diamond-studded chain.Without missing a beat, Ivan said, "I specially chose this return gift for you after you gave me that energy crystal. You won't reject my gift, will you, Ms. Starr?"Yasmin couldn't refuse him, so she accepted the gift and said, "Alright then, we'll exchange presents. Thank you, Mr. Burke."The most important thing was that she had her energy crystal back. But she still hadn't expected to receive a diamond-studded energy crystal in exchange fo
Yasmin slowly entered the ward and saw Annalise, her beautiful face pallid and sunken. No wonder Blake was upset after returning from the hospital—Annalise's condition didn't look favorable.Meanwhile, Annalise was undergoing a transfusion when Yasmin entered. "Come sit down," she said gently.Yasmin complied.Annalise looked at the needle at the back of her palm and said softly, "The test results came out today. The situation doesn't look good, and I may need to go for surgery within these two days."Yasmin nodded. She knew that Annalise had more to say, so she quietly listened. "I heard you've been back at Oak Garden these past two days?" Annalise asked.When Yasmin heard this, a shiver ran down her back as she looked at her mother-in-law.So, Annalise knew everything that had been going on.Then, Annalise said lightly, "Are you afraid that I'll suddenly die and won't be able to help you clear your father's name?"Yasmin shook her head. "No, Anna, I've never thought of th
Giselle now had a hold over Yasmin.But Yasmin looked down and coolly said, "It's not that I don't want to divorce him. The one-month cooling period isn't up yet."There were ten more days left until the cooling period ended.Giselle nodded. "I know this. But could you move out of Oak Garden? Don't stay there anymore. If Anna knew this, she wouldn't be able to bear it."Giselle was now using Annalise to threaten Yasmin.She implied that if Yasmin refused and anything happened to Annalise because of it, it would be Yasmin's fault.Giselle was really taking things to the extreme.Yasmin croaked, "Ms. Giselle, can you return the bag you're holding to me?""Huh?" Giselle was stunned and slightly puzzled. "Why do you suddenly want this bag?""Blake wants me to return the money for the bag to him because I sold the bag to you, Ms. Giselle." Yasmin explained, "I now owe him nearly 400 thousand dollars, and I can't leave Oak Garden until I pay off my debt to him."If you want me to l
The elevator doors opened to reveal a tall figure standing inside—it was Erik, and he was dressed in hospital clothes. He was stunned. "Yasmin?" "Why are you here?" Yasmin questioned him. Erik bit his lip. "Blake beat me up at Oak Garden that day. He fractured my rib, so I had to stay in the hospital."Yasmin never expected Blake to be so ruthless. But Erik deserved the beating, so Yasmin didn't feel sorry for him."You came to see Aunt Anna?" Erik asked.Yasmin nodded. "How did you know?""I came to see Aunt Anna too. We're at the same hospital, so I came upstairs to see her." Upon receiving the news that Annalise was due for surgery, Erik had decided to visit her. "You go ahead and see Anna then. I'm leaving now," Yasmin said.But just as she was about to walk into the elevator, Erik suddenly pressed the button to keep the elevator doors open.He wanted to apologize, but he couldn't bring himself to."Yes?" Yasmin stood inside the elevator and frowned at him."Nothing
"Why did you come back with him?" Blake pulled Yasmin into an embrace."I went to ask him for the energy crystal today. Then, he sent me back." Yasmin felt sad and lightly pushed Blake away, wanting to escape his hold.But Blake didn't allow it and hugged her tighter. He then rested his chin on her head and said, "Did you get the energy crystal back?"Yasmin hummed in reply.When Blake heard this, his mood significantly improved. That was more like it.He then held Yasmin's hand and led her into the dining room. "Mary cooked your favorite dishes."But Yasmin didn't reply despite the spread of her favorite food on the dining table."Mr. B, have you had dinner?" she asked in a low voice as she looked at all the dishes on the table."I was waiting for you."Yasmin nodded. Her voice was soft as she said, "Okay. Let's eat together then."It would be their last meal together.Yasmin sat down and put the bag on the table beside her.Blake glanced at her questioningly and frown