Kimberly stared at the people inside the ward shyly. Her palms were sweating from nervousness.Were they Joseph’s family?Was she actually meeting his family?Kimberly’s heart pounded at the realization.Tamara turned to Joseph. She noticed he looked indifferent to this guest. “Who’s this, Joseph?”Joseph shrugged. “Just a friend.”Kimberly was a little disappointed. Joseph didn’t seem happy to see her.Was it because of his injury?Kimberly shook it off. Joseph had just recovered. It was normal for him to be moody right now.Tamara came up to Kimberly and opened the door for her. “Come on in, Miss Lore.”Kimberly muttered softly, “Thank you.”Tamara poured her a glass of water. “So, how did you and Joseph meet?”Kimberly took the glass from Tamara. Although she blushed easily and was incredibly shy, she still exuded elegance. “We met at Nammu Bay.”“Nammu Bay?” Tamara quirked an eyebrow. “What a coincidence.”Kimberly flushed red. She sneaked a glance at Joseph, only to
Tamara smiled, “For you, anything.”Jayden smiled gently at Tamara. “Did he give you a hard time?”Tamara shook her head. “Nope.”Jayden nodded. “That’s good to know. But it’s weird. He had done all these terrible things to us, yet his claws never reached you.”Tamara paused. Maybe…James did love her…But that was a twisted kind of love. Tamara wanted nothing to do with it.“That’s all in the past now, Jayden. Let’s not talk about that,” muttered Tamara softly. She turned to Camilla. “Thank you for taking care of Jay for these past few days. You were even almost caught up in this mess.”Camilla mumbled indifferently, “It’s not your fault.”Tamara was used to Camilla’s indifference. She smiled and said, “But it’s all over now. Once Jay recovers, the two of you should spend some time together. You two should be honest with each other. Stop bottling up your emotions and thoughts.”Camilla pursed her lips and said nothing.Jayden smiled faintly and asked, “Where’s Sebastian?”Ta
Once Sebastian was done with his work, he went straight to the ICU. His heart broke at how frail his children looked.Seeing Tamara’s despair was another punch in the gut. Sebastian found himself gasping for air.His rough hands patted comfortingly on Tamara’s back.After a while, Tamara managed to get her emotions in check. She wiped her tears away and glanced at her children again.She quickly looked away and held Sebastian’s hand. “Let’s go.”Sebastian hummed before pulling her into his arms. They headed for the lift.They went to the Moore manor as soon as they left the hospital.Tamara remembered Old Mrs. Moore’s condition. When the old lady saw Sebastian, she froze.She carefully reached for Tamara’s hand. “Who’s this, Alex? Is he your boyfriend?”Tamara nodded happily. “Yup. He’s my fiancé.”Old Mrs. Moore tilted her head in confusion. She frowned, “He looks different from when I last saw him, and I remember you hated arranged marriages. Didn’t you want to forge your o
Three days later.Thomas, Caleb, and Melanie had all regained consciousness.The news reached Tamara when she visited Jonathan and Cheryl while Sebastian conversed with Jason in the next room.The two immediately rushed to the ICU. The three children would have to be put through a full-body checkup.When they arrived, the children were already undergoing the procedures.Two hours later, the children were done with their checkups and were bought into a regular ward.“Thomas! Caleb! Melanie!” Tamara and Sebastian waited outside the entire time. They rushed over when they saw their children. Tamara hugged them close.“Mommy…” Thomas was the first to speak. His voice was raw, and he looked pale. “Don’t cry, Mommy. I’m fine.”Not only was Thomas the liveliest of the bunch, but he was also the gentlest of them. He immediately comforted his mother when he saw her cry.Tamara giggled. “I won’t cry. I should be happy that you’re fine.”Even so, Tamara couldn’t stop her tears from fall
“Sebastian,” called Tamara from the door.Thomas wiggled his eyebrows at Sebastian before closing his eyes to sleep.Sebastian walked out of the ward. When he saw the confused look Tamara was giving him, he smiled. “What’s wrong?”“What were the three of you whispering about?” Tamara held his arm. She had exited the ward earlier. When she realized Sebastian did not follow her out, she returned to check on him. Upon opening the door, she saw Thomas giving her a sneaky smile.Sebastian hummed. “This is a secret between men. I can’t tell you.”Tamara huffed and let go of his arm. She stomped off to the lift.Sebastian chuckled at Tamara’s antics. “Oh? Are you interested in my secrets?”Tamara snorted, “Dream on! Why would I ever be curious about them?”Sebastian stood beside her and uttered faintly, “You’re right. You’re not interested or curious. Not at all.”Tamara rolled her eyes at him.The lift arrived, and Tamara rushed in. Sebastian calmly followed her in.They were the
Sebastian observed Tamara’s curious glance and smiled, “Let’s eat first.”Tamara sighed.It seemed Sebastian was not planning to spill the beans.Fine! She wasn’t curious about it anyway!Tamara felt that what happened in the lift had ruined her entire reputation.The couple returned to the hospital after finishing their meal. Tamara purposefully avoided the previous lift in favor of a more distant one.Sebastian shook his head at Tamara’s actions. He sighed, “All of them were either workers or patients. You will still run into them no matter which lifts you choose. The only way to avoid them is to transfer to another hospital.”Tamara fell silent.Damn it!Tamara came to her children’s ward and noticed they were still asleep. She silently crept in and sat down on the couch. She watched over her children like a silent guardian.When Sebastian came in, he let out a helpless sigh and took a seat beside Tamara. He watched her silently.The two of them fell into a comfortable si
Simon grinned. He really did look like the devil. He narrowed his eyes on Camilla. “Hello, Miss West. What a coincidence.”Camilla pursed her lips. She was sitting on the bench beside the road when she called Jayden. She never expected to run into Simon here.Simon was the last person she wanted to see. After all, she still owed him a million dollars.“Mr. Dashner, I…” started Camilla.Simon grinned at her. “I almost forgot, Miss West. Your time is almost up. Have you prepared the money you owed?”The hands by Camilla’s side curled into fists. She unclenched them and lowered her eyes. She couldn’t bring herself to meet Simon’s gaze.Simon muttered lowly, “Get in. We have a lot to discuss.”He opened the car door.Camilla hesitated. In the end, she reluctantly got on.The underground casino ought to have a wide variety of jobs, right?It wasn’t a must for her to work as a lady of the night.Simon observed Camilla. As he noticed how tense she was, he chuckled, “Well, what do y
Camilla shut her eyes and nodded.Simon toyed with the ring on his pinky. He muttered faintly, “Let me think.”Camilla’s heart started racing.She didn’t want to be a lady of the night, but the wages for a waiter were too low. She needed to get the money for her brother’s kidney transplant fast, or her brother would be dead.“There is another way,” Simon piped up suddenly.Camilla’s head snapped toward him. She had turned bright pink with excitement. “What is it?”Simon chuckled at her twinkling eyes. “Become my woman.”The colors drained from Camilla’s face.Why…Why were all men the same?They only ever saw her for her looks—even Jayden. He only agreed to her for her looks.Camilla’s eyes dimmed. She laughed lightly and said, “Let me off.”Simon observed the despair on Camilla’s face. She looked like a flower caught in a storm. Despite everything that was thrown at her, she still stood strong and proud. He softened a little. “Whatever. What if you be my assistant? I’ll gi