Her gaze was different from how she looked at Yasmin two days ago.Yasmin's heart skipped a beat, but she still called out, "Anna."Annalise remained expressionless, not responding, only saying in a deep voice, "I have a few questions to ask you.""Please go ahead." Yasmin listened attentively.Annalise asked, "Is your father currently in the ICU at the Westview Hospital Center?"Yasmin nodded. "Yes.""Is Blake paying for the medical expenses every month?"Yasmin glanced at Lizzie, who gave a barely perceptible smile.Inwardly, she was cursing at Yasmin. She was eager to see how Yasmin would suffer today after daring to hit her two days ago."Yes." This matter was well-known, so Yasmin didn't need to hide it. But why was Annalise suddenly asking about it?Upon receiving a definite answer, Annalise gave a mocking laugh.Stuart had killed James, yet her son was spending money to save him. What a cosmic joke!"Yasmin, what exactly did you do to make Blake so lenient toward his
Yasmin struggled to recall what Stuart had told her.There was something suspicious about this matter. Why were there sounds of a fight at that time?Could it be that someone else was fighting James? Was it possible that he was already dead before he fell from the building?Stuart was the last to arrive at the hotel and didn't see James at all. But all the people involved back then were dead, so it was impossible to know what really happened."Are you still trying to make excuses?" Annalise got even angrier when she heard Yasmin's excuses.She picked up the USB drive and threw it at Yasmin's face. "See for yourself who pushed James off the rooftop!"Yasmin had, of course, seen the contents of the USB drive. The person in the USB drive was indeed her father.She lowered her head and said, "It was my father, but I believe he didn't do it on purpose. There must be more to what happened back then.""The truth is, your father wanted money. A group of people pushed James off the buil
"Do you think you deserve it?" Annalise's eyes widened with anger.Yasmin didn't respond.She regretted it. If she had known about this deep-seated resentment back then, she never would have admitted she liked Blake.Maybe then, none of these things would have happened."Your father killed his father! What right do you have to like him?" Annalise's eyes turned red.Seeing Yasmin remain silent, she raised her hand to strike her."Mom!"From afar came Blake's voice.Malcolm was pushing him in. He sat in a wheelchair, but when he saw Yasmin on the ground, his face changed. He suddenly stood up from the wheelchair and walked over.Annalise's expression changed, and she called out, "Blake, didn't you injure your leg? How can you walk? Sit back down."Blake ignored her, walked to Yasmin, and stood in front of her, saying in a deep voice, "Don't blame her. She's always wanted to leave, but I didn't agree."Annalise's eyes were terrifyingly red. "You're confused. Her father killed y
"He's already a vegetable. Even if he's guilty, isn't that punishment enough?" Blake didn't agree to break up with Yasmin.Annalise furrowed her brows. "What does him being a vegetable have to do with us? It's because of his own poor health and is karma for his evil deeds!""It was Elise who did it," Blake said. "She deliberately timed her visit to the hospital to provoke him during his myocarditis flare-up, causing him to fall down the stairs.""Did Yasmin tell you that?" Annalise believed Yasmin was lying."No. Elise admitted it herself. She said she couldn't stand Yasmin and wanted to provoke her father to death and drive Yasmin mad."Annalise was taken aback.Blake continued, "Moreover, she didn't end up in prison because of us. She killed people, and not just one. She has committed many crimes. Her words aren't trustworthy.""But…" Annalise paused, "Elise did it for you. She was afraid Yasmin would hurt you, so she went to the hospital to find her father to make them leave
"I believe he didn't do it on purpose."This was something Blake never doubted, because, at the time, Stuart gave him something important.When Stuart was released from prison, Blake went to Newphoria Bay to see him. They talked in the study.At that time, Stuart, besides asking him to keep this matter a secret and promising to turn himself in, also gave Blake a USB drive. He said that James had given it to him back in Merania.The USB drive contained another almost-completed chip design. It was James' hard work.Three years ago, Stuart used this to coerce Blake into marrying Yasmin, asking him to take care of his daughter and promising to give him the USB drive upon his release.At that time, Blake didn't know what was on the USB drive. He just thought that if he could get more evidence, it would be a good thing, so he married Yasmin.Later, after Stuart handed over the USB drive, Blake was shocked when he saw its contents and asked why he hadn't given it to him earlier.Stuar
Annalise took a deep breath and said, "What ifs don't matter. All the evidence points to him, and Gerard also said he did it. Whether it was intentional or not, he still did it."Blake replied, "If he truly wanted to kill Dad, he wouldn't have returned that USB drive to me. And Dad was the one who gave him the USB drive, showing that he trusted him."If Dad thought of Stuart as his friend and they were both framed, wouldn't we be wronging an innocent person by seeking revenge based on insufficient evidence?"The truth was that Blake had been investigating this matter all along.Even after seeing the video of Stuart pushing James off the building, he remained calm and continued his investigation.Annalise couldn't find the words to respond.Blake said, "I will continue to investigate this matter. No matter the outcome, I will give you an explanation."However, Annalise still couldn't accept Yasmin. "What if it really was Stuart who killed him? Would you still want to be with his
Yasmin seemed to come back to her senses then, looking at his handsome face. "Is she okay?"She was referring to Annalise. She no longer dared to call Annalise by her first name.Today, Annalise's eyes held not only disgust but also hatred. She had told Yasmin to leave and never cling to Blake again. Each word was filled with sorrow and anger, echoing in Yasmin's mind.She had long known they wouldn't accept her.If she were Annalise, she too would be unable to accept a daughter-in-law like her."She's fine. She took her medication and is sleeping now." Blake looked up at her from below.Her eyes were dark, and she appeared dazed and numb.Feeling a bit of pity, Blake scooped her up in his arms. "I'll take you home.""No." Yasmin shook her head, as if remembering something. "Your leg is still injured. Don't carry me, or your wound might tear.""It's fine." In truth, his wound was indeed hurting. He had walked a lot today, but given the situation, he couldn't care about that.
Blake shook his head. "No, but I've always felt there are many suspicious points about this matter."They hadn't talked about it before mainly because neither dared to bring it up."What are your thoughts? Can you tell me?" Yasmin sat up, eager to know what he thought.She had always wanted to know but was afraid Blake hated Stuart and didn't dare to bring it up in front of him.Blake looked at her and said, "Your father gave me something before. It made me realize that my father might have trusted him."He told her about the chip.Yasmin said, "My dad also mentioned that he was the last to arrive at the hotel that night. Before he went in, he heard sounds of a fight. When he entered, he didn't see James."He asked where James was, and his companions said he was in another room, drunk. Then, they offered my dad a drink."After drinking, my dad blacked out and couldn't remember anything. When he woke up, he had blood on him, and James had already fallen…"Blake had heard all of