Cheryl rolled her eyes. “If I knew the answer to that, would I have stayed up this late with you?”Jonathan was rendered speechless.Suddenly, a bodyguard walked in and whispered, “Sir, Ma’am, Caleb was kidnapped by Joanne Custry. Miss Custry and President Custry went to rescue him, and Caleb nearly fell off a cliff. Helena Custry managed to save him by catching him just in time.”Cheryl’s eyes widened. “How could this happen?”Caleb had gotten kidnapped by Joanne!Jonathan’s expression darkened. “The Custry family are literal bullies!”After the bodyguard finished reporting the incident, he left.Cheryl and Jonathan looked incredibly upset. A moment later, Cheryl said, “Judging by the look on Tamara’s face, it’s clear that Caleb must have been traumatized by what happened. Gosh, how despicable!”Jonathan said coldly, “From now on, no one from the Custry family will be allowed to step foot into this house! I don’t care who they think they are! Our family must cut off all contac
Tamara reached out to stroke Caleb’s head. After feeling her touch, Caleb stopped furrowing his brows.Tamara’s heart ached on her son’s behalf.At the thought of Joanne, hatred flashed in her eyes. She shut her eyes and thought, “There’s no rush. She’ll get what’s coming soon enough.”…The next morning.Loud crying suddenly rang out. Tamara jerked awake from it and hurriedly turned toward Caleb, who was next to her.“What’s wrong, Caleb? Mommy’s here.” She tried to calm her son down.Caleb continued to sob loudly. His face was streaked with tears as he curled into himself. “Mommy… I’m scared…”Tamara’s heart felt like it was bleeding. She pulled Caleb into her arms and said, “Don’t worry. Everything’s fine now. Mommy’s here. Don’t be scared, okay?”She comforted him while patting his back.“Mommy, you’ll stay with me, right?” Caleb asked through choked sobs.“Of course. I’ll always be here with you,” Tamara said firmly.Caleb burrowed into her arms and calmed down eventua
After Tamara heard that, she felt stunned. When she saw the disapproving look on Cheryl’s face, she hesitated for a moment before saying, “Aunt Cheryl, Sebastian had nothing to do with what happened.”Cheryl looked suspicious. She furrowed her brows slightly and seemed incredibly frustrated, yet she did not say anything else.She reasoned that people who were deeply in love would lose all sense of rationale. Cheryl couldn’t criticize Tamara too harshly, or it would have the opposite effect.However, Cheryl had a feeling that this was all merely the calm before the storm.Tamara and Sebastian still had a long way to go. If they were to encounter any trouble ahead, would everything resolve as it did this time?Cheryl sighed inwardly.…At this moment, someone pushed open the ward’s door. Sebastian’s tall figure strolled in.Upon seeing him, Cheryl and Tamara were taken aback.Tamara went up to him and asked, “Why are you here?”Sebastian caught a glimpse of Caleb sleeping on th
Tamara was rendered speechless.Her fair complexion tinged red as she punched Sebastian’s chest playfully. “Sebastian, stop joking around. Caleb’s still sick, you know.”Sebastian’s expression was cold, yet his gaze was meaningful as he said, “I’m being serious.”Tamara didn’t know how to respond.Sebastian was honestly such a pain sometimes.She turned away and decided to ignore him. She fixed her gaze on Caleb and checked his temperature from time to time. After the IV drip ran dry, she called for a nurse to get a new one.Caleb’s fever finally broke around seven in the morning. Tamara and Sebastian heaved out sighs of relief.Sebastian instructed someone to send them breakfast. Caleb woke up a few moments later and looked much healthier.“Caleb, do you still feel ill?” Tamara asked softly while sitting next to him.Caleb shook his head. He was still sporting a red flush on his cheeks. “Mommy, I feel a lot better. I’m just a little sleepy.”“That’s good. Here, come eat some
Cheryl glared at Jonathan dully. “The sign’s no big deal, is it?”Jonathan stuttered, “I…I know what to do. I’ll take care of it myself. I don’t need your help!”With that, he hurried over to the greenhouse.Cheryl snorted, then walked over, only to find Jonathan holding two washboards. “Darling, which of these do you think looks better?”…Tamara slept for a short time before waking up. She had some unfinished business to attend to. She went outside after washing up and called Sebastian.“Hello?”“Where’s Joanne?” Tamara asked softly.Sebastian was stunned. Then, he said, “The state she’s in now…you might not want to see her.”Tamara said, “You’ve incapacitated her?”Sebastian made a noise, indicating that he did.She cocked a brow. “How do you plan to relay what happened to the Custry family?”Sebastian chuckled lowly. “Worried about me?”Tamara hummed. “I’m worried that they’ll trouble you.”“Don’t worry.” Sebastian said in a deep voice, “I’ll send you her location. Do
Sandy paled after hearing that. Her lips trembled as she stared into Sebastian’s cold eyes. She felt as if she had just been thrown into cold water.Sebastian knew!The car crash from four years ago had been orchestrated by Joanne in order to kill him. Sandy couldn’t believe that Sebastian knew about it!How did he find out?Sandy only knew about Joanne’s plans to kill Sebastian a lot later.She was furious when she found out and scolded Joanne.Joanne defended herself by saying, “I was just worried that you guys wouldn’t want me anymore after finding your biological son. I didn’t want to lose you guys. I was just scared…”Joanne had sobbed her heart out at the time. Unable to bear seeing her cry, Sandy decided to forgive her.She even helped Joanne cover up her tracks so Sebastian couldn’t find anything.She thought she had done a good job, but who knew that Sebastian would end up finding out anyway?Sandy felt a chill in her heart. She couldn’t find anything to say.Sebast
Tamara was taken aback. She stared at the bodyguard for a moment and wondered if Jerome had been the one to teach him to address her that way.The bodyguard did not understand her curious gaze. “Young Mrs. Lynch?”“It’s nothing. Let’s head inside, then.” Tamara retracted her gaze.She felt exasperated, but she knew there was no use saying anything about it. She knew that the bodyguards would stick to addressing her that way.Upon entering the room, there was a strong scent of blood.Tamara’s brows furrowed at that. The people inside turned toward her and greeted her loudly, “Welcome, Young Mrs. Lynch!”Tamara was rendered speechless.She walked inside and saw a haggard figure covered with blood. It was Joanne.Joanne had been subjected to ongoing torture, but she was still alive. Her shoulder wound had been treated, but the blood all over her made her look pitiful.The bodyguard said, “Young Mrs. Lynch, if you feel ill looking at her in this state, we can get her cleaned up. W
Upon seeing Tamara, Helena greeted her kindly. “Miss Moore.”Tamara cocked an eyebrow. “Why are you being so nice to me? Did something happen?”Helena looked embarrassed. “Let’s chat inside.”Tamara nodded with a smile, then walked into the dessert shop with her. The shop was filled with a sweet, fragrant scent. It smelled terrific.In the private room, Helena passed the menu to Tamara and asked, “What desserts do you like? Pick anything you want. My treat.”Tamara looked at her curiously. “Just tell me what this is all about.”“Well, you said it yourself last time. You told me to look into what happened all those years ago, then apologize. I didn’t believe you at first, but after the investigation, I realized that I really do owe you an apology. I’m sorry for wrongfully blaming you,” Helena said with sincerity. Now that she had kept her talons to herself, she seemed to turn soft and docile, like a little kitten. She was a far cry from the obnoxious, arrogant person she had once