"Do you even know who you're dealing with? What gives you the nerve to reject Mr. Carter? He's Darion Carter of the Carter family.""I'm not interested in who he is." Yasmin insisted on leaving.The blonde man grabbed Yasmin's arm and dragged her to Darion's car.Upon arriving in front of Darion, Yasmin was greeted with a chorus of whistles from a group of guys.The blonde man said, "This is Mr. Carter."With a scrunched-up face, Yasmin asked, "What do you want? I'm not interested in getting to know you.""Why so serious? I only wanted to give you a little gift." Darion handed Yasmin a fancy watch adorned with diamonds. It clearly wasn't cheap.This was Darion's way of picking up girls. He flashed his money around, and the gold-diggers would simper with their eyes lit up.Little did he expect that Yasmin wouldn't even spare the watch a glance. She bluntly said, "No thanks.""Are you not impressed?" Darion looked at the watch in confusion."How about this? You come with us for
The blonde man ran back and dutifully informed Darion, "They're charging you with kidnap, Mr. Carter.""What did you just say?" Darion removed the cigarette from between his lips. "I just wanted to take her to the top of the mountain to see the moon. Why are they accusing me of kidnap?""I don't know. The police said it was Mr. Ford who made the accusation."Darion was speechless. He got out of his car and confronted Blake. "You're Blake, right? I heard you're accusing me of kidnap." Growing up overseas, Darion was fearless. Even though he had heard of Blake's notoriety, he wasn't afraid.Blake was chatting with the police when Darion approached. Hearing him, Blake glanced over with a cold expression.Darion paused for a moment. "I didn't hurt her," he instinctively said.Blake walked past Darion and asked an officer, "Where is she?""She should be in the car." The officer led Blake over.Blake peered into the open window and saw Yasmin sitting inside. She was perfectly fin
Upon hearing Blake's words, Elise collapsed on the ground once more and challenged, "If Yasmin wanted me dead right now, you'd help her out, wouldn't you?""You had your chance and you blew it," Blake nonchalantly stated."Are you so into Yasmin that you'd just leave me to die?""If it weren't for you, Yasmin wouldn't have ended up so hurt."That was the last thing Blake said before he expressionlessly walked out of the lounge.Looking at Blake's retreating figure, Elise bit her lower lip until it bled.Hearing what had happened, Yasmin quietly said, "Elise is right. She ended up like that for your sake.""I didn't ask her to hurt those innocent people." Blake looked intently at Yasmin.Yasmin chuckled. "Elise is a better fit for you than I am. She had gone out of her way for your dad. And my dad—"While Yasmin was still talking, Blake abruptly kissed her and firmly held the back of her head with his long fingers.Yasmin couldn't help but tear up.Yasmin felt Blake's affecti
Yasmin knitted her brows together. When she was about to open her mouth, Blake walked over and kissed her. She didn't have the chance to say anything.Yasmin moaned twice before Blake pinned her to the wall and fervently made out with her.After a while, Blake pulled away from her lips and said in a raspy voice, "Stop asking me to leave." He continued, "From now on, every time you bring it up again, I'll kiss you until you stop talking.""Like I said, I don't—"Before Yasmin could get her words out, Blake sealed her lips with his. His tongue aggressively entangled with hers. The kiss was intense and possessive, yet eager and affectionate.Yasmin was filled with resignation. She pinched Blake's shoulders and tapped it repeatedly, signaling she was running out of breath.Finally, Blake removed himself from her. He breathed heavily, his breath landing on her chin."If you say those words again, I'll take it you want me to kiss you. Got it?"Yasmin helplessly said, "Let me go."
Yasmin asked, "Who's this?""I'm Darion!"Yasmin furrowed her brows. "How did you get my phone number?""I had someone look into it, but that's beside the point. I'm still at the police station. Hurry up and withdraw the charges.""What charges?"Darion was exasperated. "Has it already slipped your mind?"Feeling upset, Darion raised his voice as he bellowed, "Your man, Blake, accused me of kidnapping you last night. I'm still stuck in the police station."Darion fully deserved that.Yasmin's mood lightened up a bit, but she still retorted, "He isn't my man.""If he isn't your man, why all the fuss? Get over here and drop the charges or you'll regret it, Yasmin."Yasmin wasn't keen on arguing with Darion, but his threat got on her nerves. She raised an eyebrow and said, "But you really did commit the crime of kidnapping me.""Just when did I do that?""You didn't get my consent, forced me into the car, and took my phone. Is that not kidnap to you?""I…" Darion ran out of w
Yasmin understood and went with Blake to get changed.On the way, Blake suddenly took Yasmin's hand in his. His warm and large palm held her cold and delicate hand.Yasmin felt a shiver as Blake asked, "Your hand is so cold. Are you worried?"Yasmin kept quiet and didn't respond to Blake's concern.Blake seemed to have read Yasmin's mind. He nonchalantly remarked, "It's just a regular check-up. Don't worry too much."Still, Yasmin remained silent.Blake guided Yasmin to the changing room. The nurses handed them two sets of green protective suits. Blake reached out to take off Yasmin's coat.Yasmin batted her eyelashes in confusion and finally broke the silence. "What are you doing?""I'm helping you put on the protective suit.""I can do it myself." Yasmin unfolded the suit.Blake insisted, "You won't be able to tie the straps at the back, I'll have to help you."Yasmin pressed her lips into a thin line. Meanwhile, Blake continued, "Let's not waste any more time. The speci
Stepping into the ward, Yasmin felt her heart racing.Stuart's face slowly came into Yasmin's view. He was on the sick bed and looking much slimmer. Still, his cheeks were rosy, which indicated he'd been well taken care of.Yasmin stared at Stuart quietly with a serious expression.Next to Yasmin, Blake kept watching her wordlessly.Time passed as the two stood in silence."It's time to go," Joel eventually told Blake as the session was over.The ICU needed to stay sterile. Once the examination was done, everyone had to go."Got it." Blake nodded and looked at Yasmin. She quietly stood rooted to the ground and fixed her gaze on Stuart."Let her stay a little longer." Blake stopped Joel from approaching Yasmin.Joel was understanding. He grinned and said, "Let's head out first."A group of people subsequently left the ward.The stunning female doctor trailed behind, waiting for Blake and Joel to catch up to her.Once Blake and Joel were before her, the female doctor greeted,
Joel said, "Yeah. You didn't know about this then because you were studying overseas. Blake and Yasmin got married secretly two years ago, so not many people in your family know about this. Your grandmother should know, though."Lixxi and Blake both shared the same maternal grandmother, Adelle Keating. Lixxi nodded and turned her gaze away from Yasmin. "I know about the marriage because Grandma told me, but I heard that they divorced half a year ago?""They are divorced. But Blake can't get over Yasmin, so he wants to get back with her."Lixxi frowned. "I heard she can't conceive?""She has a special condition that makes it challenging, but she can still conceive," Joel replied. If Yasmin had been unable to conceive, she would not have been pregnant six months ago. That said, the timing wasn't right, and she had some complications with the pregnancy. If there hadn't been complications, the baby would have already been born.…Yasmin and Blake stood at the door."You just