After thinking about it for a moment, Yasmin asked, "You won't stop my father from leaving after a month?"Blake merely hummed in response, his eyes somber.So, Yasmin could only agree.She was truly between a rock and a hard place—she had to deal with both Annalise and Blake before her father could gain his freedom.So, she agreed to Blake's conditions. "It's a deal."Blake then looked at her and repeated himself. "Please me right now."Yasmin's face flushed. "I don't know how.""You seemed pretty good at it yesterday." Yasmin had kept clinging to him no matter how many times he pushed her away yesterday."Last night was different." Yasmin was embarrassed. "I can't do it now." The rush of courage she had had disappeared by now."Do the same thing again." Blake began unbuttoning her coat.A deep blush crept up Yasmin's face. She wanted to remove Blake's hand, but he stated, "You're not allowed to refuse."Yasmin immediately froze up and remained in his lap, her head droo
Blake's expression remained the same as he looked down to read some documents. He didn't seem to welcome Giselle. Giselle also knew that Blake was trying to chase her away, but she didn't want to leave. As she caressed her baby bump, she said, "Blake, the child is three-months-old now. There's a gene check-up tomorrow. Would you like to come?"Blake looked up when he heard this. "Is the check-up tomorrow?""Yeah." Giselle softly added, "I'll be having the check-up in the same hospital as Anna, so you can visit her before accompanying me.""Alright." Blake agreed.Meanwhile, Yasmin, who was hiding in the private room, felt knives stabbing into her heart when she heard this.Blake refused to let her go, yet he was still going to accompany Giselle for a check-up. At the thought of this, Yasmin felt like someone was squeezing her heart in a death grip. Suddenly, she felt a sharp pain in her abdomen. As she reached down, she felt a damp stickiness on the back of her skirt.
Blake answered, "She doesn't need your help, so you can leave.""Okay then." Giselle smiled and waved at Yasmin.However, Yasmin remained expressionless. Shortly after, Blake's secretary entered the room holding a bag. "Mr. Ford, the things you wanted are here.""Give them to her," Blake instructed.The secretary then walked over to Yasmin and handed her the bag. "Ms. Starr, there are new clothes and period products here. You can head over to the restroom to change.""Thank you!" Yasmin blushed as she went to the toilet. She then cleaned herself up and put on a new pink skirt before emerging from the room. As expected, pink was Blake's preference after all.As soon as she came out, Yasmin saw Giselle watching her from in front of a mirror with her arms crossed. She was most likely waiting for her.Giselle then smiled and asked again, "Yasmin, have you two finalized the divorce yet?""Not yet," Yasmin answered truthfully.Giselle's eyes grew cold. "You better hurry up,
Blake explained, "During National Day one year ago, you kept pestering me to take you to the hot springs after I came back to the country. It was September 28th. "However, we ended up not going because you had your period and kept rolling on the bed in pain."Memories popped up in Yasmin's mind when she heard this. The incident happened sometime before National Day last year. She'd kept kicking up a fuss about visiting the hot springs and complained about how Blake never came home. She'd even threatened to get angry if they didn't go and kept whining about it.Blake was annoyed by her nagging, so he reluctantly agreed and booked the tickets. But when they were about to leave, she weakly told him that her period had come, so they weren't able to go. Yasmin also remembered how Blake had made a snide remark about her being the cause of them missing the trip even though she had been the one who suggested it in the first place.She had been furious at the time. After all, she was
Although Yasmin was angry with Blake, she also relied on him a lot, especially during vulnerable moments like these. Every time he treated her gently, she couldn't help falling deeper for him.But, she couldn't.The deeper in love she fell, the harder it would be for her to pull herself back together in the future.So, she needed to stay clear-headed.After all, her father was still waiting for her.At the thought of this, Yasmin quickly forced herself to calm down.Moments later, they arrived at Newphoria Bay. As soon as Malcolm stopped driving, Blake leaned over to gather Yasmin into his arms.However, Yasmin hurriedly refused, "I can go upstairs myself. You should head back now.""It'll just take a few minutes," Blake insisted on carrying her into the villa.Mary came out and saw them. "What happened to her, Mr. Ford?" she asked."Her period just started. Please get her some painkillers, Mary," Blake said before carrying Yasmin upstairs to the bedroom.Yasmin tried to
After dinner, Yasmin went for a walk in the garden.Newphoria Bay had a beautiful garden, and she'd heard that her mother used to love flowers. So, her father had built this gorgeous garden just for her.Colorful flowers in full bloom lined her path as Yasmin was taking a peaceful stroll. But suddenly, she bumped into someone.As her nose ached from the impact, Yasmin raised her head and was surprised to see Blake in front of her. "What are you doing here?" she asked."I just came back. Why aren't you resting upstairs when you're in pain?" he asked."Moving around helps with the pain," she replied."Okay, then." Blake then naturally leaned closer to pull her into his arms.However, Yasmin dodged his actions and left his hand frozen mid-air.She said, "You should go back if you don't need anything. It's also better if you don't come here from now on."It was clear that she was kicking him out.Blake stared at her. "I only got off work at 9:30 pm and came straight here with
Yasmin smiled and invited Ivan to the reception area. "Have you already been discharged from the hospital, Ivo?""Mm-hm." Ivan smiled. "I wanted to talk to you about the collaboration between Erinnyes and NAS Group."Once again, this matter was being brought up. Yasmin, who had been brewing some coffee, paused and glanced at him. "Ivo, I've given it some thought. I've realized that I'm not capable enough to be the chief designer yet, so I want to keep pushing myself for another two more years.""Are you worried that something like last time will happen again?" Ivan asked, sensing her concern."Not really. I just think that I don't have enough experience, so I should learn some more," Yasmin answered smoothly and handed him a cup of coffee.Ivan took a sip before suggesting, "How about this? You can join our design department and learn from the chief designer. I'm sure you'll improve tremendously."Yasmin hesitated. Ivan didn't seem like he was trying to trick her.She'd mere
Ever since Victor Starr was dismissed from the company, Brittany's comfortable days had come to an end.So, she pinned all the blame on Yasmin. As the daughter of a fairly wealthy family, she couldn't stand the fact that Yasmin had caused her parents to lose their jobs. So, she instinctively attacked Yasmin the moment she spotted her. "Your father only had a job because of Starr Corporation, which belongs to my father anyway. Your family never had anything in the first place," Yasmin corrected her cousin.But Brittany couldn't accept this. If her family had never experienced what it was like to be wealthy in the first place, then being placed in such poor situations wouldn't have hurt as much as it did now.All Brittany knew was that her wonderful life was gone because of Yasmin. Hatred burned within her, and she started yanking at Yasmin's hair. The people in the room that Blake was in soon noticed the commotion. Someone said, "Two women seem to be fighting outside."Sev