Adelle felt that Marie's words made sense. If Blake married Lizzie, it would further solidify the relationship between the two families. Thus, Adelle called Annalise back home to discuss the matter.Initially, Annalise thought it was a good idea. She thought Lizzie was not only beautiful but also talented. Plus, she was Marie's daughter. If they got married, there would be no conflicts between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.However, now that she saw Yasmin with Tyler, Annalise hesitated. She turned to Lizzie and said, "Lizzie, I need to go back and ask Blake about this."Lizzie's eyes showed a hint of disappointment at her words. She gently asked, "Aunt Anna, is it because of Blake's ex-wife?"Annalise replied, "I don't know what's going on between them now. I have to go back and ask before I can decide."Hence, she rejected Lizzie for now.As soon as Annalise stepped into Stanton Bay Villa 12, Lizzie's expression immediately turned icy.…As soon as Lizzie entered th
After the car stopped in front of Oak Garden, Yasmin saw a Rolls-Royce Cullinan parked in the yard. She asked Tyler, "Is Blake here?" "Yes."Yasmin wondered aloud, "What time did he come here?""Around 6:30 pm."Yasmin looked at the time. It was now 7:00 pm.Since Blake and Jessika had been together for half an hour, Jessika must have already told him what he wanted to know.And Yasmin was right. Jessika had already told him the full story. After all, she was a Meranian. As she sat across from Blake, she told him everything that had happened to Elise in Merania.That year, Elise had turned 16 when she went to study at Merania Private High School. As soon as she entered the dorms, she became close friends with Jessika and her two best friends.The four of them were inseparable until the day Elise met Jessika's boyfriend. He was the captain of the basketball team. He had luscious, golden hair, and was tall and handsome. He also had a close relationship with Jessika.Elise
"We talked for a bit." Blake already knew what Elise was like in Merania, but he simply remained silent without giving any comments.Noticing this, Yasmin questioned, "You don't seem angry even after finding out what kind of person Elise was.""There's nothing for me to be angry about. I only treated her well because her father saved mine."Since Blake hadn't known the truth back then, he simply felt a little guilty toward her. But now that he was aware, his feelings of guilt had completely gone away.Blake said quietly, "I've long been unconcerned about what kind of person she was."Yasmin was a little surprised. Back then, she always thought that Blake was biased toward Elise, so she believed that he would be furious upon discovering the truth. But to her surprise, he didn't seem to care about this new revelation. He had saved her just to fulfill his promise to Gerard.Of course, he regretted saving Elise after Yasmin was imprisoned. But since things had already happened, t
The police took Jessika to the police station for a drug test.However, Elise didn't leave with them. She instead turned to look at Blake. She asked sweetly, "Blakey, can I talk to you about something in private?""We'll talk here." Blake didn't even want to let her into his study.Elise's face was a little ashen. She looked at Yasmin and asked, "Can you give us some space, Ms. Starr?""You have no right to order me around," Yasmin drawled.Elise's expression darkened as she clenched her fists. Having no other choice, she started, "Blakey, I admit that I did terrible things in Merania, but I didn't have a choice back then. Jessika and her friends had been bullying me physically and mentally. Aventians tend to be discriminated against in Merania…"She acted pitifully and used her heritage as an excuse, making herself the victim in this ordeal.Yasmin smiled smugly. "Since you were distressed, why didn't you just stay away from them? You even seduced one of their boyfriends. You
"How are you so sure about that?" Yasmin questioned with a smirk. "I find it strange that you know her drink was spiked."Elise was at a loss for words. In a panic, she accidentally revealed the truth. Now, she immensely regretted her impulsiveness.Yasmin said smugly, "I also heard that one of the women you took revenge on died."Elise's hand began to tremble. This was the one thing she desperately tried to keep hidden.Even though she knew that Jessika couldn't possibly have evidence of that murder, she was wary—afraid of being exposed. She would be fine if her other misdeeds were exposed, but a murder would put her behind bars for life.She was petrified, but she couldn't show it on her face. Thus, she faced Yasmin head-on, composing herself before challenging, "What proof do you have?""You'll get to see it soon," Yasmin said resolutely. "You kept saying that you have no heinous intentions of harming others, but you've already caused harm to three women. "One of them
Yasmin hadn't considered the difference in drug abuse laws between the two countries."You can just ask me for help. Why do you need to go to others?" Blake looked at her with a brow raised.Yasmin looked up at him. "Didn't you hear what Elise said? If you put your trust in me, I'll get you killed sooner or later, so you'd better not get close to me again."His face darkened a little. He leaned over and hugged her tightly. "But what should I do? You're the only one I like."Yasmin's gaze wavered as she whispered, "It's best if you didn't."In the end, Yasmin decided to call Michelle anyway.However, Yasmin couldn't reach her on the phone—perhaps because Michelle was busy. Thus, Yasmin decided to wait for her to call back.Blake remained silent with a trace of disappointment in his gaze, but he didn't force her into doing anything. Instead, he said, "We'll have dinner here tonight. Just stay put, and I'll make you something."After saying that, he walked into the kitchen.Yasmi
Perhaps he had already left for his business trip. Yasmin sat up and stared blankly into space.Suddenly, the door opened.Blake came in, wearing a simple outfit. Seeing her sitting blankly on the bed, his brows furrowed as he asked, "You're awake so early, huh?"It was only 7:00 am.She looked over, appearing a little dazed. "Hadn't you already left?""Did you miss me so much that you woke up early to see me off?" It wasn't surprising for Blake to think that way because Yasmin would usually sleep past 8:00 am.Blake suddenly felt excited. He approached the bed and pulled her into an embrace.Yasmin glanced at his arms that were wrapped around her body. She frowned lightly and answered, "No way."She never admitted how she felt, but Blake didn't mind it. He said with a smile, "I'm leaving soon. I just came to see you before I left."Yasmin didn't say a word to that.Blake continued, "Jessika is fine now. She'll be out soon.""Yeah," Yasmin said while nodding.Blake regarded
Yasmin clenched her fists and stood motionless.She knew Elise's tricks very well. She was now provoking Yasmin into taking action. Once Yasmin retaliated against Elise, the latter would use any harm done as an excuse to send Yasmin behind bars.Elise had always been good at manipulating people's emotions.Yasmin took a deep breath and ignored her. She quickly ran to the road to check on Jessika's injuries.Many people had gathered there.Yasmin pushed through the crowd and saw Jessika lying on the road, bleeding heavily.Someone had already called for an ambulance.Yasmin extended a hand to touch her, but someone in the crowd shouted, "She's just been in a car accident. Don't touch her, she might be bleeding internally!"As such, Yasmin didn't dare to touch Jessika. She kneeled next to her and examined her wounds.Jessika's internal organs had likely been ruptured. She was coughing up blood, and her body was cold. When she saw Yasmin, she reached out to her weakly, asking her