Yasmin stammered, "T-That's because I h-had a fever…""So, being delirious from a fever means you can act naughtily?"Yasmin didn't know how to answer him. But before she knew it, he was kissing her again and gently nipping her lips from time to time. He panted, "You need to compensate me for the torment you put me through."The kiss stole away Yasmin's oxygen, and her head was feeling fuzzy. She responded without thinking, "What do you want then?""Come here. Let me hug you." Blake pulled her close, her back pressing against his chest. His hand then slowly crept under her shirt as he began to gently knead her. Yasmin's breathing became unsteady. "I still have a fever…" she said in a shaky voice. "I won't do anything else."Yasmin's body was weak right now, so Blake wouldn't take things too far. But he still needed to find some relief. Hence, separated by the layers of fabric, he could only do it to her legs. Yasmin blushed fiercely, too embarrassed to move.After s
Blake snorted. "I've already said this before. Hunters only throw baits to lure their prey.""Burke isn't as good as he seems then," Joel remarked."Only that idiot would believe him.""Are you going to help her sort out this matter?" Joel asked curiously. "I'll wait until she asks me to," Blake retorted.After visiting Annalise, Blake headed to his office.…In the afternoon, Erik came to visit Yasmin.He was actually quite a tall, handsome young lad."What are you doing here?" Yasmin was surprised to see him holding a bouquet of flowers. In fact, she was struggling to adapt to how unusual he was being. "I came to visit you." Erik waved the bouquet. "Where should I put these?""Just leave them there," Yasmin replied.Once Erik set the flowers down, he sat down in front of her and asked, "How do you feel now?""Just tell me what you want." Yasmin had no idea what was going through his mind.Erik sighed. "I wanted to talk to you about Amy Adams.""Did you find her?""N
"Your baby doesn't belong to Mr. Ford." Bill Hawthorne glanced at Giselle's stomach with a sinister smile.Giselle paled. "What nonsense," she hissed."I heard it from your mother. She said you had a boyfriend abroad all along, and your baby belongs to someone else. Mr. Ford is just a stand-in." Bill stepped closer toward her.Yasmin was shocked.Did Giselle's baby belong to someone else and not Blake?Yasmin quickly hid herself and took out her phone to record their conversation.Giselle's face grew colder. "Why would my mother tell you that? Are you one of her boy toys?"Bill's appearance fit Giselle's mother's tastes, so he was most likely one of her lovers. Giselle had always known that her mother lived a promiscuous life.Bill replied, "Yep, but I've grown tired of her. It's disgusting how she's getting on in years but still likes playing around in bed. You, on the other hand, are a much better option. Mr. Ford never touches you anyway, so what do you say we have a go?"B
Yasmin's heart was racing. Right before Bill caught her, she spotted the hospital building nearby. Without a second thought, she dashed inside, clutching her phone as she ran upstairs.She ran faster than any time she'd run in her life. She immediately pressed the button when she found the elevator and darted inside.Time slowly ticked by.It wasn't until the elevator stopped at the 16th floor that she breathed a sigh of relief and dashed out.However, she collided with someone as soon as she got out of the elevator. Thinking it was Bill, she raised her fists to hit the other person. "Go away!""What are you doing?" Blake's voice came from above her head.Startled, she looked up. "Blake?""Where did you go?" Blake wrapped her in his arms. "Who do you look so frantic? What happened?""Something big happened." Yasmin looked behind her. Certain that Giselle hadn't caught up to her, she pulled Blake toward her room. "I need to talk to you."Blake glanced at her tiny hand holding
"Yes," Blake replied gravely. How could this have happened?Yasmin felt a wave of dizziness. Bill and Giselle were supposed to be on the same side."I'm going to save her. You should go back to your room and rest." Blake turned to leave.For some unexplainable reason, Yasmin found the courage to grab his fingers. "I'm coming with you."She wanted to see what was going on."You're still sick—""I want to go!" she shouted in a fit of anger.Blake sighed and clasped her hand. "Stay by my side and don't wander around."Yasmin didn't answer. She silently followed him to his car. On the way, Blake notified the police and mobilized some men where Giselle was being held captive. His face was calm as he arranged everything. Others might not be able to tell, but Yasmin knew that he was nervous as well. Every time he was nervous, his eyes would grow frighteningly cold. …Meanwhile, Giselle was tied up in an underground warehouse.She had deliberately provoked Bill. Initially,
Even after searching all three floors of the warehouse, Giselle was nowhere to be found.Finally, one of the guards stumbled across a manhole and notified Blake, "Mr. Ford, there's a manhole here. I'm not sure if Ms. O'Shea is hidden here."Blake walked over and ordered someone to remove the lid.He signaled for his men to climb in. Giselle was unconscious in the basement, but there was no sight of Bill. "Mr. Ford, Ms. O'Shea is there, but we don't see Bill Hawthorne!" One of the guards called from beneath.Blake glanced at Yasmin and told her, "I'll go take a look. You stay here.""Okay." Yasmin nodded.Blake ordered a few guards to protect her before climbing down to search for Giselle.Giselle was unconscious, and her face was dirty. Worried about her baby, he gently patted her cheek. "Giselle?"Giselle slowly opened her eyes. When she saw Blake, she threw herself into his arms, terrified. "I was so scared, Blake! Bill kidnapped me. I thought I'd never see you again…"S
Yasmin went back to her hospital room and curled up on the bed.She thought discovering that secret would make Blake stop loving Giselle. But when something happened to her, Blake was more worried than anyone.Yasmin was completely disappointed in him.Her phone rang again. Yasmin looked at the caller ID. It was Eunice.Yasmin answered, "Hey, Eunice.""Yaz, why didn't you answer my call earlier? I'm back in Stanton City. Which hospital are you in? I'll come visit you."When Eunice heard about the incident at the studio, she rushed back from out of town immediately.Half an hour later, Eunice arrived at the hospital. Seeing her, Yasmin hugged her tightly."What happened, Yaz?" Eunice asked.Yasmin didn't want to talk about Blake, so she just said, "Eunice, I'm sorry. I've caused trouble for the studio...""Yaz, I know it's not your fault. It was Amy who stole the designs. Don't blame yourself. Let's figure out how to solve this," Eunice comforted her.Eunice was really kind.
The phone on the bedside table rang. Yasmin glanced at it and saw it was Blake calling.She declined his call out of spite. She didn't want to deal with him anymore.But the phone kept ringing.Back at the hospital, Blake couldn't find her and started to worry.Yasmin was annoyed and picked up the phone, "Mr. Ford, what do you want?" Her tone was sharp.Blake paused for a moment. Then, he asked, "You got discharged?""I don't have a fever anymore, so of course I got discharged. Isn't that obvious?" Yasmin snapped back.Blake rubbed his forehead, feeling helpless, "Still mad?""What's it to you? If you've got nothing to say, stop bothering me.""Who did you leave with? Where are you?" Blake asked about her whereabouts."That's none of your business.""Do you want me to find out myself?" Blake's voice turned serious. "It's not hard, might just take ten minutes. But you should know what happens when you make me angry."Yasmin couldn't believe he was threatening her.She col