"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
"That's none of my business," Blake said coldly. Giselle's disbelief was evident. She had told Blake everything, so why was he still being so heartless?Giselle shook her head as tears streamed down her face. "Blake, please help me." She shuffled closer to him, but Blake immediately called for someone, saying, "Send someone in."Immediately, the door was pushed open. Then, Malcolm walked in accompanied with two bodyguards who dragged Giselle out of the room. Stunned, Yasmin stood rooted to the spot. Blake then walked over and wrapped an arm around her. He rested her head on his shoulder and softly asked, "Now you know what's been going on, don't you?"Yasmin nodded. "I'm sorry."It turned out that everything had been orchestrated by Brian. "It's okay." Blake tightly hugged her. "But I hurt you too. I even stole your documents." As Yasmin curled up in his embrace, she could feel the heavy burden of guilt weighing on her conscience."That's different. You were a victim o
That evening, Yasmin didn't go to the hospital. Instead, she stayed home and had dinner with her father.Although Stuart had lost some of his memories, he seemed much happier than before. But it was probably for the better since he didn't seem to be plagued by worries anymore.After dinner, Blake's video call request came in. Yasmin was in the yard when she answered his call. "Hello."On the other end of the phone, Yasmin's beautiful face appeared on the screen. Blake gazed at her, mesmerized. "Why didn't you come over tonight?"Yasmin smiled. "Aren't you about to be discharged? You don't need someone with you all the time anymore, do you?""I just want to be able to see you whenever I want."Yasmin's heart skipped a beat as she stared at Blake's face through the screen. "Just give me a call if you need me. It's not like I'm somewhere far away.""Video calls are different from the real thing."Yasmin was about to ask about the difference when Stuart spoke from behind her,