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
"Blake is the closest person to me in this world. Now that you're married to Blake, I hope you can be kinder to him. The misunderstanding last night made me unable to sleep well, so I got up early to make breakfast for both of you, hoping to get your forgiveness..."Yasmin felt like a fly was buzzing around her ear. She couldn't take it anymore and slapped Elise.A crisp sound echoed in the air.Elise fell to the ground. The breakfast was scattered everywhere."Elise!" Blake's voice rang out.Yasmin's face turned pale as she looked over and saw Blake walking out of the adjacent bedroom, bending down to check on Elise.So he was standing behind the door just now.Elise probably saw Blake, so she deliberately said those words to provoke her."Blakey, I'm fine." Elise covered her face, her eyes filled with unshed tears as she tried to hold back her emotions.Blake pressed his lips together and looked at Yasmin, his eyes darkening.Yasmin stood rigidly in place.From Blake's eye
Yasmin said, "No, I just don't want to go back.""You don't want to see Elise?""That's right," Yasmin admitted bluntly. She didn't want to interact with Elise in any way.Blake turned his head and stared at her coldly. "You hit Elise so hard that she had to be hospitalized, yet she didn't blame you. And now you're saying you don't want to see her?""I just slapped her once. How could she possibly be hospitalized?" Yasmin looked at him incredulously."She had been in a coma for several years and only recently woke up. Her health was already poor, and now she's in the hospital receiving a blood transfusion."Yasmin pursed her lips.Blake instructed, "Go apologize to her."A feeling of suffocation surged in Yasmin's heart. "I won't go."She turned on her heel and walked toward the road to hail a cab, refusing to even ride in Tyler's car.Blake's face was icy as he got out of the car.Yasmin raised her hand to call for a cab.Just then, her wrist was suddenly grabbed by a stro
Yasmin looked at both of their faces. Stuart's was full of worry, while Emelda's was fearful.Their family had just gotten back together, so Emelda didn't want Yasmin to offend Blake.Yasmin understood Emelda's gaze and was silent for a moment before saying, "No, I just came back to have a meal with you guys. I'll return after eating."Stuart sighed in relief.Emelda also patted her chest and said, "Yasmin, Blake has helped our family a lot. Be nicer to him and give in to him more."Yasmin lowered her gaze and remained silent.During the meal, Emelda kept nagging, telling her to control her temper and not always argue with Blake.Yasmin didn't want to listen. She quickly finished her meal and headed to the backyard.Stuart followed her out and stood beside her, asking, "Did something happen?"Yasmin shook her head. "No."Stuart knew that she didn't want to talk, so he stood for a while before saying, "This is what marriage is like. There will often be small conflicts. If you