Yasmin's heart ached for Blake when she heard this. No wonder he always looked exhausted whenever she saw him lately. It took over ten hours for a round trip from Cirrus Town to Stanton City, so he was bound to be tired.She grabbed a blanket and covered Blake with it.Soon, they arrived at Miller Village. Chris and Malcolm got out of the car first.Yasmin softly woke Blake up. "We're here."Blake's eyes sprung open, bloodshot and weary. When he realized it was Yasmin, he lowered his guard and relaxed. "Have you closed the stall?" His voice was husky with sleep. Yasmin nodded. "Yeah. It's already past 9:00 pm, and we're home now. If you're tired, you can go upstairs and sleep after showering.""I'm all right." He sat up, noticing the blanket. "Were you the one who put this on me?""Yeah." It was usually the other way around. Yasmin smiled and took out the apple Chris had given her. "This is for you, Mr. B. It's for Christmas Eve!"She liked calling him that. It sounded m
Yasmin decided not to hold her feelings back anymore. Happiness now radiated from her, and she looked like a sunflower bathing in the sunlight—bright and cheerful. Blake couldn't tear his eyes away. With a smile, he took her hand and tried to pull her onto his lap.However, she wrapped her arms around his neck and shook her head. "Eat first, or the pasta will get cold.""All right." Blake released her and glanced at the pasta. A fried egg was nestled on top, along with some grilled vegetables.Yasmin was well aware that Blake had a habit of avoiding vegetables when eating.She frowned and said sternly, "You have to eat your vegetables. You'd best finish them all, Mr. B."Blake glanced at her reluctantly. "But I don't want to.""You have to. I'll be watching you," she demanded. "Usually, you're the bossy one who keeps giving me commands. Now, it's my turn."Blake gave in to his stern wife and obediently ate the vegetables. After he finished eating, Yasmin gave him a sweet s
"Okay." Blake kissed the tip of her nose and said, "Let's sleep."The two of them drifted off to sleep, wrapped tightly in each other's embrace.…When Blake woke up the next morning, Yasmin was already gone. He put on his clothes and went down in search of her.However, things were quiet downstairs, and the only person left was Jessica."Jessica, where's Yasmin?" Blake asked. Jessica replied, "She went to set up the stall with Chris. She said that since today's Christmas, she'll be back once they finish selling the remaining flowers."Blake frowned when he heard this and immediately set out to find Yasmin.Yasmin wore a white skirt, and her long hair was braided into two fishtail braids.Her looks already made her appear youthful, but this hairstyle made her look even younger. Soon, Chris' classmates came over.They were two handsome male students who promised to give Chris a hand, and they were stunned when they saw Yasmin."Chris, is this your sister?" asked one of C
Yasmin frowned. "I'm not slow.""Yes, you are." Blake's expression was sour. "Are you trying to act cute by tying braids?"Yasmin was at a loss for words. Frowning, she retorted, "You're just old, Mr. B. Everyone ties braids nowadays. It's nothing special.""I don't care. I just know you're not allowed to seduce men," Blake stated coldly. Yasmin was starting to get angry. Smacking him in the arm, she defended herself, "I didn't seduce anyone! That boy was just 13. Why would I try to seduce him? You're being unreasonable."Blake hugged her tightly and said firmly, "I don't like it when other men stare at you."He especially detested when men stared at her with blatant desire.Yasmin was self-conscious about being hugged in public. "Don't hug me here. It's embarrassing."People in small towns like this enjoyed gossiping. But Blake didn't mind. "So what? We're not locals, so why should we care about others' opinions?"Chris watched the two of them banter and shook his head, am
The two of them stared at the river without speaking. When the wind picked up, Blake took his jacket off and draped it over Yasmin's shoulders. Immediately, she felt much warmer. She glanced over and noticed he was only wearing a shirt. Worried he might catch a cold, she quickly told him, "I'm not cold. You should wear it instead.""We were walking earlier, so I'm not cold either." Blake held her hand and smiled. "We should head back for lunch. It's time to return to the city.""Okay." This time, she was returning with him willingly.After all this time, she was starting to miss her father, Eunice, and Arthur.When they returned, lunch was already prepared. Jesicca greeted them warmly when she saw the two come in.Today's lunch was extravagant. Jessica, who was in her sixties, raised a toast to Blake and thanked him for helping Chris. Blake accepted the drink with a smile. "It's nothing, Jessica. I'm the one who should thank you for taking care of Yasmin.""No, I should b
After Yasmin finished showering, she sent Eunice a message."Eunice, Blake brought me back to Stanton City."Eunice was surprised. "Why did you come back with that bastard, Yaz? He married that woman!"This reminded Yasmin that Eunice still didn't know the truth, so she quickly explained everything.However, Eunice never replied.Yasmin, starting to feel worried, followed up with a call. The first thing she heard when Eunice picked up the phone was exclamations. "Holy shit! There's nothing going on between Blake and that woman!""I know. Didn't I tell you that already?""It has nothing to do with that. Blake clarified it on his social media account! Go check it out." Eunice was awestruck by Blake's courage. Someone had exposed the failed wedding on the Internet. In response, Giselle kept defending herself by saying that her relationship with Blake was still going strong, but they had no plans to get married.She even stirred rumors to take advantage of Blake's reputation.
Blake exposed Giselle's true intentions one word at a time.She gasped, her face ashen. "But I never did anything to her. She's completely fine, isn't she? My plans never succeeded, so why are you still doing this to me?"Giselle broke down and began sobbing.Blake sniggered. "Well, it's too late. You had your chance, but you didn't take it. Now it's time to pay the price for your actions."He continued, "Also, you'd better stop testing me. Your family has been riding on my coattails for so long, so if you keep this up, I'll make your family business disappear."With that, he hung up mercilessly.Giselle could only toss her phone and wail into her hands. …"Did you see the news, Yaz?" Eunice was still on the phone with Yasmin. Yasmin replied, "Yeah.""And did you see what happened to her manager? She was arrested for tax evasion. Karma's a bitch!" Eunice cackled. She couldn't be more satisfied with what happened to Annie, especially when she recalled how Annie strutted in
Yasmin interlocked her fingers behind Blake's neck and quietly looked at him before asking, "I saw what happened to Giselle and her manager. Did you have a hand in that?""They were caught because they had something to hide in the first place." Blake didn't deny anything as he gently placed Yasmin on the bed.Yasmin sat down and nodded. "That's true."Then, Blake smiled and turned to leave. Suddenly, Yasmin panicked and called out, "Mr. B…""Yes?" Blake paused and looked at her. Yasmin shyly clutched the hem of her skirt and asked, "Where are you going? It's past 10 pm. Aren't you going to sleep?"Blake chuckled when he saw her blushing. "Is that an invitation?""N-No." Yasmin denied it. "It's just that… It's very late."Blake smirked before replying, "I know. But I still need to shower before going to bed."He was actually going to take a shower, and when Yasmin realized that he wasn't going to leave, she blushed. After the bathroom door closed and sounds of flowing wate