Yasmin fell silent for a while. "Did she object to your marriage?""What's there for her to object to?" Blake redirected the question to her.Feeling reassured, Yasmin smiled and agreed, "I'll head to the hospital, then."She took a cab to the hospital since she was free that night. Upon reaching the entrance of Elise's room, she overheard Elise talking to Blake. "Blakey, will Yasmin dislike me?""She won't. She's easygoing," Blake replied.Yasmin pushed the door open and saw Blake's handsome face, as well as Elise, the reticent beauty in the bed. Elise's hair cascaded down her back. She sat there like a pure and innocent fairy.Yasmin had only laid eyes on Elise for a second before the latter hid behind Blake. "Blakey, she's staring at me…""Don't be afraid. She's just saying hi." Feeling tickled by the situation, Blake gestured at Yasmin to come over. "Yasmin, let me introduce Elise Fletcher to you."Smiling, Yasmin reached out for a handshake. "Hello. I'm Yasmin Starr, Blake
"I think so. I can start by working part-time for a few hours every week. I'll look for other jobs when I adjust to working," Elise explained in a melodious and soft tone.Yasmin said nothing throughout the dinner, choosing to focus only on her food.After a brief silence, Blake agreed to Elise's idea. "Of course you can work a few hours per week. Do you have anything in mind? Do you need help finding a job?""Blakey, I'd like to be a designer since that's what I was studying. I might not have a college degree, but before I dropped out, I was top of my class." Elise brought up her past before casting a curious look at Yasmin. "I heard Yasmin is a designer.""Who told you that?" Yasmin sounded a little surprised."Everyone at the villa knows." Smiling, Elise added, "The driver told me about it when he drove me to the hospital for my follow-up appointment."Nodding, Yasmin inquired, "What field of design were you studying?""Same as you; I studied fashion design. Yasmin, may I wor
"Let me wipe your sweat for you." Elise reached out to help him.Blake stopped her by taking the towel from her hand and said, "I can do it myself. Oh and just ask the maids to do it next time. You should spend more time resting.""I was just bored and wanted something to do. I know I just woke up, but I don't want to be useless," Elise said pitifully. Pursing his lips, Blake gently consoled her. "You're not useless. You'll get used to things in no time.""Okay!" Elise nodded and tucked a loose strand of hair behind her hair. "I don't have anything to do today, so can I follow you to work?""So suddenly?""I miss Dad. He used to work with you all the time. Now that he's gone, I want to visit the places he used to go," she explained sadly. Gerard Fletcher seemed to be one of Blake's soft spots, so he eventually agreed. "We'll go together later.""Okay."The two of them walked into the house in time to see Yasmin standing on the stairs.Blake smiled at his wife. "You're up ea
Eunice asked, "Does it feel like she's intruding on you guys?""Yeah." That was exactly it. Although Yasmin knew Blake and Elise saw each other as siblings, it wasn't appropriate for them to stick so close to each other since they weren't technically related. Moreover, Yasmin couldn't shake the feeling that Elise was overly dependent on Blake. After listening to what Yasmin had to say, Eunice commented, "You're right. She doesn't seem to know what personal space is. No one can stand someone constantly disturbing their lives, much less a married couple like you guys."Yasmin felt a sense of resignation. "She even said she wanted to come to our studio to learn.""What?" Eunice's eyes widened. "She wants to work here?" "No, she said she doesn't need a salary. She just wants to learn and gain more experience."Eunice frowned. "Is that what she told you?""Yeah. She begged me in front of Blake and looked so pitiful that I didn't know how to turn her down." Yasmin massaged her
"Well, it's just a hunch for now. I can't quite put my finger on it." Yasmin forced a smile. "You'd better keep an eye on her. Who knows what she has up her sleeve," Eunice warned Yasmin.Yasmin took the advice to heart and numbly stuffed more food into her mouth. …In the evening, Yasmin finally finished her work and stretched out her sore muscles. She grabbed her phone to check her social media and immediately came across what Elise posted for the day. It was a picture of Blake occupied with work. The caption read, "Blake looks so handsome when he's working!"This kind of statement seemed more like romantic admiration than sisterly affection. But before Yasmin could ponder further, Elise's call came in. "Yasmin, Blake and I are downstairs. You can come down now."Yasmin finally remembered that Elise had asked her and Blake to take her shopping earlier that afternoon. Powerless to refuse, Yasmin packed up and turned off the lights before leaving the studio with her b
Upon entering the clothing boutique, Malcolm instructed the staff to close the store.Recognizing that they were wealthy customers, the staff quickly closed the shop and brought out the limited edition items.Since Yasmin seemed uninterested, Elise asked Blake, "Does this outfit look good, Blake? It's pink, I really like it..."Hearing the word "pink", Yasmin subconsciously glanced at her pink diamond bracelet. Since Elise loved pink, she felt like they had something in common.It suddenly felt like a thorn had pierced her heart."I really like this one," Elise said sweetly to Blake as she picked out her clothes.Blake would only say, "If you like it, buy it.""Blakey, do you think it looks good?""It's okay." His tone was consistently flat.Yasmin sat on a sofa in the store, feeling out of place for some reason.After browsing through the clothes, they went to other stores. As they passed by a jewelry store, Elise suddenly said, "Blakey, I want to buy some jewelry."Blake r
"She's been through a lot, we should be more tolerant of her."Hearing these words, Yasmin felt speechless. Blake was tolerant of Elise because he felt guilty toward her.However, Yasmin felt that Elise was a dangerous person.She didn't want to be threatened by a ticking time bomb. She sneered at him and said, "Then you go be nice to her, goodbye!"With that, she flung his hand off and left.Blake frowned, his expression somewhat unpleasant.As Yasmin stepped out of the mall, the chilly winter wind enveloped her, making her feel a little cold and lonely.She tightened her coat and went to hail a cab.Not long after, the others also exited the mall. Elise walked over and softly called out, "Yasmin."Yasmin glanced at the group while Blake stood under the night sky, his face expressionless.Yasmin mocked, "What? You two didn't continue your date?"Blake's face darkened.Elise said softly, "Yasmin, what are you saying? Don't you trust us?""Do you think it's reasonable to as
Blake's face hardened, his tone becoming frigid. "What's going on with you? You said not to buy that jewelry, so we didn't buy it. You didn't want dinner, so we all came back without eating. I tried to appease you, but you wouldn't listen. What exactly do you want?"Yasmin pursed her lips and didn't speak. She was unhappy, but she couldn't say anything.From Blake's words, it seemed like they were all accommodating her, and she was the one causing trouble.Indeed, that's what it appeared like. Elise spoke pitifully, while Yasmin had a bad temper—like an unreasonable and shrewish woman.Even if she questioned him, she couldn't get any answers. Earlier, Elise had already made it seem like she was jealous and suspicious of them.In the end, she could only say, "Fine. I have a bad temper, okay? Let go, I want to take a bath and go to sleep.""Let's talk.""I don't want to talk to you right now." Yasmin's face was expressionless.Blake's gaze deepened.Yasmin said, "So, it's ok