"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,
"Who would dare to say anything about me?" Blake didn't care.Yasmin glanced at his cold face. After all, the entire hospital did belong to him, so who would dare to say anything about him?Yasmin took Blake to her room. Then, she silently opened the door and said, "Be quiet."However, Blake simply ignored her and strode in."Hey!" Yasmin whispered to him, "Can you keep it down?""Are you so afraid that your dad will see me here?" Blake was a little displeased as he turned to look at Yasmin.Yasmin hesitated for a moment before saying in a low voice, "If he was still the way he was before, we could explain the recent events to him. Perhaps he would forgive you too. "But when he was in that accident, it was during our divorce. So, I'm afraid that if we remind him of anything, it might agitate him instead."It was Brian who had instructed Victor to do those things, but Yasmin knew that Stuart didn't know about anything. Moreover, Stuart couldn't recognize anyone at the time,
Yasmin blushed as Blake's fingertip landed on her lips.She hesitated and said, "I saw the news of Giselle's suicide this morning.""Yes, it was done by Callum Robinson.""Do you feel sad?" Yasmin looked into Blake's eyes and tried to guess his emotions."I'm not sad," Blake calmly said. "She'd brought it upon herself with her greed and desire. She has only herself to blame."Yasmin didn't know what to say, so she simply nodded.She wanted to turn her head back to watch the TV, but Blake held her face and didn't let her move. "You told your dad that I'm your friend just now?"Yasmin was embarrassed. "Aren't you a friend?" After all, she hadn't agreed to be his girlfriend yet. So, for now, they were just friends."Are we friends?" Blake asked, biting Yasmin's lip. "Would a friend bite your lip like this?"Yasmin's face heated up, and she pushed him away. "I haven't agreed to be your girlfriend yet. Go away.""I don't want to go. I want to kiss you." Blake got even closer, and
At this point, Blake couldn't restrain himself any longer. So, he tugged Yasmin's hand and forcefully guided her to untie his bandage. And once it was removed, he took possession of her....Yasmin woke up at dawn with her body covered in hickeys. Meanwhile, Blake's arm was wrapped around her waist as he was sleeping deeply.Yasmin looked at his handsome face and felt a complicated mix of emotions.The night before, things somehow got out of control. It was dangerous for a man and woman to be alone together. After all, the hormones could easily make attraction bloom and lead to infatuation.Even the air still seemed to hold the lingering scent of their passion.Yasmin blushed and wanted to get up. But just then, Blake woke up as well."Waking up so early?" Blake smiled and tried to lean in to kiss Yasmin.Yasmin's expression shifted, and she raised her hand to block him. "No more kissing. Hurry back to your place before my dad wakes up and finds you here.""Are you tha