Yasmin didn't know how long she spent waiting in the hospital office. Her mind was filled with images of her father as worry took over her entire being.After what felt like forever, Joel approached and told her, "Your dad's here."Yasmin sprung to her feet, her hands clammy with nerves.Joel led her to a treatment room and pushed open the door. Inside, Stuart was sitting on the bed as he underwent an examination. The doctor in the room was checking his eyes as Stuart sat upright. Although his eyes were slightly unfocused, he seemed to be in good spirits."Dad!" Yasmin's nose stung as she walked over, tears welling in her eyes. "Yaz…" Stuart held her hand. He was still befuddled and couldn't recall everything that had transpired. Nevertheless, he did remember that Yasmin was his daughter."Are you hurt, Dad?" Yasmin scanned his body for any wounds.Stuart shook his head. "I'm fine, but why did you leave me in there? I didn't like it. There were so many people constantly wat
Yasmin held her phone as her mind began to wander.Just then, her ringtone interrupted her thoughts.She saw Blake's name flashing on the screen. Instantly, her spirits lifted."Hello?" she answered."Have you gone to bed already?" Blake asked."Not yet. I just put my dad to bed." Yasmin didn't know what else to say, so she began talking about today's events."It's good to hear that everything's fine."Silence fell between them. After some time, Blake asked, "Why didn't you come and say goodbye to me before leaving?""I… didn't know what to say," Yasmin answered softly. "I don't think… there's any reason for me to see you.""What do you mean there's no reason? You're my wife. What better reason do you need?"Yasmin narrowed her eyes. "Since when did I become your wife again?""You said I could start pursuing you again.""When did I say that?""When I was half-conscious after the accident."He actually remembered!Yasmin's breath caught in her throat, and she mumbled, "
"In that case, can you come to see me tomorrow?" Blake asked with uncertainty. Yasmin hesitated. "I'll think about it. I might come if I have time.""Come over in the afternoon. I'll send someone to take care of your dad. I'll also ask Mary to make your favorite dishes."He was already making arrangements before she even agreed to see him. He was being presumptuous. How could he be sure that she would definitely go?But strangely, she felt a warm, tingling sensation spread through her. She smiled and ended the call without another word.Surprisingly, her mood had improved thanks to the call, and she was able to fall asleep very quickly this time. …The next day, Stuart was sunbathing in the yard.Yasmin felt relieved to see him so relaxed. She went to the kitchen and made breakfast.She was cutting a stalk of broccoli when she suddenly recalled that Blake wasn't a fan of vegetables. She immediately cut up the rest of the broccoli and tossed them into her pot.She original
Flustered, Yasmin quickly explained, "I only said that because I don't like her.""Don't bother explaining. I know you still care about me," Blake said, pulling her closer.Yasmin innocently blinked. At a loss of words, she avoided meeting Blake's eyes. In the silence, Blake's eyes fell on Yasmin's enticing and plump lips. He said, "The issue with Starr Corporation will be settled by today.""Huh?""Windmere Group will be acquiring Starr Corporation. From tomorrow onward, Starr Corporation will become one of our subsidiaries. Your company's stocks will rise again, and you won't have to worry about managing the company anymore. "I'll send a team to take care of it, so you can just sit back and enjoy the dividends."Yasmin's heart skipped a beat.If what Blake had said was true, none of the shareholders of her organization would suffer losses. Plus, with the addition of a powerful group like Windmere Group, other companies wouldn't try to attack them anymore."Then what about
Upon this realization, Yasmin glanced at Blake. He was bathing in the sunlight and going through the documents Malcolm had sent over. He seemed relaxed.When he noticed Yasmin's gaze, he looked over and set down the document that he was holding. "Come here."Snapping back to reality, Yasmin blinked and walked over. "What's up?"Blake grabbed Yasmin's hand and smiled sweetly. "Why were you staring at me earlier? Did my looks captivate you?""Absolutely not," Yasmin said, denying it. "I just felt grateful toward you. That's all.""Why?" Blake raised an eyebrow. Yasmin explained, "Someone from Starr Corporation gave me a call and told me that you've already sent someone to acquire the company. Today, stock prices have started returning to normal.""I'm making a profit out of it as well, so you don't need to thank me. You should be happy that Starr Corporation is worth saving.""Right." Yasmin nodded and fell silent again.Blake then gave her hand a squeeze.Yasmin winced and
"I…" Yasmin didn't know how to answer Blake's question.Then, the room fell silent as Blake fixed an intense gaze on her.He held her close, wrapping both arms around her. Slowly, Yasmin could feel the temperature in the room start to rise.Feeling self-conscious, she turned away. However, Blake grabbed her chin and turned her head back to face him. "Why are you looking away? Are you nervous?" Blake's warm breath fell on Yasmin's face. Yasmin could feel her cheeks heating up and wanted to put some distance between them. So, she said, "Let go.""I don't want to." Instead, Blake did the opposite and pulled her even closer. Yasmin was afraid to move for fear of accidentally hurting him. So, this allowed Blake to position her in front of him. Then, he fixed his gaze on her plump lips. "I'm afraid that you'd run away as soon as I let you go."Upon hearing this, Yasmin looked at Blake in surprise and instantly lost herself in his deep, tender gaze. Then, at the next second,
"That's impossible!" Giselle ignored the pain on her face and snatched the newspaper away.She scanned the text and instantly widened her eyes. She paled as she said, "How is this possible? Brian Ford said that Starr Corporation would definitely go bankrupt…""Of course he'd say that, he's trying to get rid of Blake Ford! But the problem is that he'd gotten into trouble himself. It's been exposed that he'd planted a bomb at the press conference, and the police are searching for him now."Giselle's complexion was ashen.Did that mean that Brian's plan had failed and that Blake had reconciled with Yasmin?"This is all your fault!" Pissed, Callum charged toward Giselle and grabbed her by the neck. "If you hadn't listened to Brian Ford and persuaded me to sabotage Starr Corporation, none of this would have happened! "Now that Starr Corporation has been revived, I've become the scapegoat that failed to take them down. Not only that, I've also become enemies with Mr. Ford!"Callum lo
Giselle was taken aback.Blake continued, "Did he tell you that Starr Corporation was going to go bankrupt and ask you to sabotage the company while he focused on taking me out? Then, if his plan succeeded, Starr Corporation would belong to someone else, and you'd get your share of the cake.""If I died, Yasmin would be left without any money as well. You hate us both so much that his offer sounded like the perfect chance for you to get back at us, am I right?"Giselle paled and stiffened as her wicked intentions were laid bare.Blake had hit the nail on the head.Giselle hated the both of them and wanted to break them apart, preferably through death. She had also been hoping that Yasmin would go broke. That way, she would be able to make Yasmin pay for all the suffering that she'd gone through. But Giselle had never expected Blake to know all about her conspiracy with Brian. "I…" Giselle wanted to defend herself, but she didn't know how to. In the end, she could only come