"Yasmin, you want to divorce Blake?" Arthur sounded astonished.When she heard this, Yasmin knew that Blake had finally told his family about the divorce. So, Annalise and the rest probably knew about it too.Yasmin said gently, "Grandpa, Blake and I aren't suited for each other. I think we should part ways and find our own happiness."Arthur frowned. "Is it because of that incident with Roxy two days ago? If it's because of that, I'll ask her to kneel and apologize to you…""No, it's not that." Yasmin graciously declined and said, "Grandpa, don't do that. We're not divorcing because of that.""Then is it because of Elise?" Arthur was aware of the news. But he couldn't do anything about Elise.After all, Elise's father was his son's most trusted and capable aide. Not to mention, Gerard Fletcher was the one who'd brought James' ashes back. The Ford family was indebted to the Fletcher family. So, Arthur could only turn a blind eye when things concerned Elise."It's not that eith
Blake followed Yasmin upstairs.Surprised, Yasmin asked, "Why did you follow me up?""I just wanted to come with you."Yasmin didn't say anything to this and simply walked into her room with him.It had been some time since Blake had come into this room.He glanced at the ceiling where Yasmin's secret attic was. The room looked just as beautiful as he remembered.Then, Yasmin started rummaging through her room. However, she couldn't find her documents and scratched her head, puzzled. "That's odd. I'm sure I left them here.""Can't find the papers?" Blake asked."Yeah. I'm not sure where I put it," Yasmin replied.Blake chuckled, and in a rare occurrence, he even joked, "Don't tell me that you hid it because you changed your mind about the divorce?"Yasmin's face darkened. "Impossible. I probably left it with my dad. Let me check his room."Yasmin ran out of her room. But suddenly, she remembered that she was pregnant and quickly slowed her pace as she headed into Stuart'
Blake mistakenly thought that Yasmin was still angry over what had happened. But Yasmin smiled and said, "Blake, I'm not angry anymore. Now that it's time to let the past go, I've come to terms with everything, so I'm not mad anymore."Blake was shocked. Yasmin continued, "Let's just part on good terms."Something inside Blake seemed to be breaking. And after a long time, he asked, "Are you sure that you won't regret this?""I'm sure."Finally, Blake gently let Yasmin go.After regaining her freedom, Yasmin let out a soft sigh of relief. Then, the two of them set off for City Hall. Malcolm didn't tag along today, so Blake acted as the driver.Meanwhile, Yasmin quietly sat in the passenger seat as she gazed out the window.An hour later, the car pulled up at the entrance of City Hall. Yasmin then snapped out of her thoughts and turned to look at Blake. "We're here, Blake."Blake sat quietly for a moment before humming in response, and eventually, he got out of the car.
Perhaps Blake had grown used to being forceful with Yasmin since she used to comply so much.But now, he'd realized just how much Yasmin had disliked being treated that way."Forget it. It's all in the past. Let's go, it might be our turn soon," Yasmin said.Then, as she stood in front of the white building, sunlight illuminated her gorgeous face.Her beauty captivated Blake.At the next moment, he extinguished his cigarette and walked back into the hall with her.The divorce proceedings went smoothly since they had no children to dispute about, and everything was done in just ten minutes.As they left the hall, Blake glanced at Yasmin and asked, "Shall we have a farewell dinner?"Yasmin gave it some thought and nodded. "Sure."She thought of how Blake had generously gifted Starr Corporation and the villa at Newphoria Bay to her. And upon thinking of how they'd cost hundreds of millions of dollars, she lost the spirit to quarrel with him again. "Where are we going?" Yasmin a
Elise replied in a gentle voice, "Hi, Blakey. I need to visit the hospital today for a checkup. I'm a little scared, so can you come with me?"Yasmin was sitting quite close to Blake. So, she could effortlessly hear what Elise was saying. She smirked.She knew that Elise wouldn't sit still.Today was the day that Yasmin and Blake would finally divorce, so Elise had to be anxious to know if the divorce had been finalized. "I'll ask Malcolm to go with you," Blake calmly answered. "Are you not coming?""I have something to take care of.""Blakey, a-are you getting divorced?" Sure enough, Elise couldn't stop herself from asking the question. Blake pressed his lips together before replying, "Yeah, we just finished filing for it."There was an audible gasp from Elise's end of the line. Yasmin had a feeling that Elise was secretly ecstatic about this, but on the outside, Elise sounded guilty as she said, "Is it because of me? I'm sorry for causing your divorce…""Forget it."
Yasmin was starting to experience morning sickness.After she finished throwing up, she rinsed her mouth and studied herself in the mirror. She could see from her rounded face that she'd gained some weight recently. After that, she put on a loose sweater and went downstairs. Just as she neared the dining room, she heard some voices.One of the voices belonged to Stuart. As for the other… Was it Ivan?Ivo?Then, Yasmin stepped in and saw her father and Ivan chatting at the table. "So, you're Maeve's son." Stuart wistfully looked at Ivan. Maeve was one of Stuart's former business partners. Out of the seven of them, she was the only woman on the team, and she was also good friends with Yasmin's mother, Mia.Stuart marveled at how small the world was. He'd never expected to bump into Maeve's son after so many years.He asked, "Are you still living with Gavin?""Yes. I was left all alone after my mother passed away, so I went to live with my father," Ivan answered with a
After all, the best marriages were those that received blessings from both sides of the family.…As soon as Yasmin left, Blake received a call. "Sir, a man visited Newphoria Bay this morning. Mr. Starr referred to him as 'Ivan'."Blake was playing golf, and his expression hardened when he heard this. "What was he doing there?""I'm not sure. He was having breakfast with Mr. Starr in the dining room earlier, but Mr. Starr asked me to leave the room, so I didn't hear what they were talking about. "However, Madam left in his car this morning. It seems like Mr. Starr quite likes that man."Blake's face turned grim. So, it seemed like Stuart was trying to match Yasmin and Ivan.…Back in Ivan's car, Yasmin and Ivan were casually chatting. "I heard from your dad that you filed for divorce yesterday.""Yeah." Yasmin nodded. "He even told you about this? Are you two close?""Not really.""Why did he invite you over to our house for breakfast then?"Ivan smiled and replied,
Yasmin smiled. "Mr. Ford, we've already filed for divorce and are living separately, so please stay out of my business."With that, Yasmin hung up the phone.Meanwhile, on the other end of the phone, Blake's face immediately turned murderously frigid.Soon after the call ended, Yasmin and Ivan arrived at Erinnyes. Yasmin unbuckled her seatbelt and was about to get out of the car when Ivan asked, "Did he hire someone to monitor you?""Not exactly. Two household staff back home are employed by him, so they report everything to him." Yasmin didn't bother hiding the truth.Ivan pondered over what Yasmin had said before suggesting, "I have an idea. I can hire two household staff for your dad, so you can dismiss the current ones. "It must be stifling to constantly be under watch."Yasmin was surprised by Ivan's offer, but she still shook her head. "It's fine, Ivo. I don't want to trouble you. I'll dismiss them, and I'll find replacements myself.""Alright then." Ivan didn't push Y