Yasmin was baffled. "What happened then?"With a troubled expression, Eunice said in resignation, "Didn't I get wasted on the day of divorce? He was there—"Yasmin nodded. "I'm aware of that. Did you get pregnant that day?"Eunice replied, "Yes. I was opting for an abortion, but it required the signature of other family members. I didn't dare to tell my parents, so I asked him to sign instead. But he denied my request—"Yasmin gaped at Eunice. "Did he convince you to keep the baby? And you just went along with it?"Eunice shook her head. "It wasn't like that. As you may have already known, our family situation is quite complicated.""Yes," Yasmin replied. Carl had two wives and many illegitimate daughters. Yasmin was aware of Eunice's situation. Eunice sighed. "My dad is in the ICU. His other family had people watching the ward and forced him to sign away his inheritance. "They wanted to seize all his money, so they stopped me from seeing him. So, I had no choice but to turn
Mortimer then said, "I've ordered some spaghetti for you. It's a milder option."Eunice raised an eyebrow and said, "Did you order it for Yaz too? She's also pregnant.""Yasmin is pregnant too?" Mortimer exclaimed. Then, he shifted his gaze to Yasmin and asked, "Are you pregnant with Blake's child?"Yasmin was taken aback when he'd suddenly put her on the spot. She nodded and said, "Yes.""So, how did Blake allow you to go out alone?"Yasmin was confused. "I'm not handicapped or anything."How did Mortimer get the idea that a pregnancy was like a disability? Why couldn't a pregnant lady go out on her own? Mortimer smirked. "I didn't mean it that way. It just makes me feel restless."Mortimer couldn't stand the thought of Eunice going out alone. That's why he'd been keeping a close watch on her lately. Other than Eunice's trips to the studio, he hardly allowed her to leave the house on her own.Mortimer hesitated a little before dialing Blake's phone. "Blake," he said.Bl
As Mortimer stepped into the baby store, he said, "Well, it's about time to start preparing then."Then, when he was inside the store, he started asking for recommendations on products from the shop assistants.Unexpectedly, Blake joined Mortimer in the baby store too.As the two gentlemen browsed through the baby products, Yasmin and Eunice stepped aside and looked at them both with bewildered expressions.Mortimer gave his suggestions to Blake and said, "The shop assistant recommended this one."Blake nonchalantly nodded and grabbed a baby bottle.Eunice rubbed her nose in embarrassment. "What are they doing?"Yasmin sighed. "You're only two months pregnant. What's the hurry? They're so engrossed in looking at the baby products."Eunice groaned. "Uh huh."Then, she looked at Yasmin's baby bump and giggled. "Even though we both didn't get married, we still got pregnant at the same time."Yasmin had been pregnant for over three months now while Eunice was still in her second
"You've already gotten rid of the bad guys. Why do you still need to protect me?"Blake looked at Yasmin in his arms and chuckled. He then carried her into the villa. "Whatever. I got to keep the defenseless pregnant lady safe."Yasmin looked blankly at Blake without saying anything. Shortly after, Blake carried her up the stairs and put her onto the bed.While taking off Yasmin's shoes, Blake knelt with one foot on the ground. However, as Blake took off Yasmin's shoes, Yasmin flinched from the ticklish feeling on her feet. "Let me do it myself—" she started.But before she could finish speaking, Blake had already sealed her lips with his.Yasmin's muffled groan escaped her throat, but she failed to piece together her words. The passionate kiss left Yasmin slumping on the bed after Blake finally released her from his arms.He shot her a meaningful look and huskily said, "I'm going to take a shower."With that, Blake grabbed his robe and entered the bathroom.Upon hearin
Blake smirked and lifted Yasmin up. He said, "Of course, I'll have to move you to the bed first."Just like that, Yasmin found herself being carried up. Nervous, she averted her gaze from Blake's eyes and quietly buried her face in his arms.Shortly after, Blake arrived at the bed and lay Yasmin down on it.Once Yasmin was tucked inside her blanket, Blake quickly held her in his arms. He then chuckled and whispered into her ears, "You smell great."However, Yasmin muttered, "I need to rest."Then, Blake instructed, "The doctor said the pregnant moms should sleep on their left side. Your posture isn't healthy. Turn around now."But Yasmin didn't want to face him. "Nope."However, Blake was firm about Yasmin changing sides. So, Yasmin had to comply. After turning to her other side, Yasmin found herself locking eyes with Blake. She swallowed and said, "Time to sleep."Blake gently stroked her cheek and responded, "Mhm."Yasmin let out a cry as Blake's ticklish caresses overwhel
Mary treated Yasmin as usual and still addressed her as "Mrs. Ford".Yasmin kept her head lowered as Blake instinctively looked over to her. He then fixed his gaze on her beige outfit and remarked, "The weather is quite cold today. Why are you wearing that?"Yasmin grinned and said, "I'm going to visit my dad today, so I figured that I'd wear an elegant outfit to suit the occasion."Blake disapprovingly waved his hands and frowned. "No, it's 54 degrees today. You shouldn't wear that, and certainly not with your bare legs."Yasmin corrected him, "I'm not bare-legged at all. I'm wearing fleece leggings. They look just like regular tights."Blake's expression hardened as he retorted, "That's not going to cut it. You need to put on more clothes, or you're not stepping outside. Put on a long coat now."Yasmin pouted. "You're so annoying!" She was running out of patience with how nosy Blake was being.Ignoring her protests, Blake fetched a long coat from upstairs and draped it over
Deep inside, Yasmin still resented Emelda.Back then, Emelda had begged Stuart to rehire Victor into Starr Corporation. Subsequently, this led to Victor upsetting Stuart and the recurrence of Stuart's heart inflammation.While Yasmin couldn't forgive Emelda, she couldn't bring herself to rebuke Emelda after seeing Emelda's pale complexion on the sick bed.In the end, Yasmin uncrossed her arms and said, "I don't blame you, Grandma."Emelda was already knocking on death's door, and Yasmin didn't want her to pass away with any regrets.Upon hearing Yasmin's words, Emelda seemingly regained her peace. Then, she shut her eyes and slowly drifted off to eternal sleep.After that, the heartbeat monitor flatlined.Emelda had passed on.Stuart bawled his eyes out. Upon seeing this, Yasmin felt heartbroken.They now needed to make the funeral arrangements.Stuart wasn't in the right mental state to plan a funeral, and neither did Yasmin have experience in handling one too. As she st
After paying his respects, Blake walked over to Yasmin and held her shoulder.Yasmin couldn't leave yet because she was the only family member staying back. So, she told Blake, "I'm the only family here, so I'll have to stick around the funeral home.""I'm the grandson-in-law, so I can stay back in your place. You should take a break," Blake suggested.Blake tried to get Yasmin to rest, but she still refused. Then, he gently coaxed her, saying, "You're pregnant. Standing for a long time will disrupt the blood flow and give you leg cramps. "Grab a seat over there, and let me handle it."Upon hearing his words, Yasmin walked away and finally took a rest.Later on, Blake brought her dinner too. Yasmin sat on a chair and opened her lunchbox. Then, she grabbed a few bites of food. As she did so, a wave of warmth washed over her. Without Blake, she would have been lost. After all, Yasmin was merely 23 years old and had limited experience in dealing with such things.She started