The rain continued to pour for the whole day.Evening came and the sky was so red that it looked like it caught fire, looking majestic.Wearing a scarf around her neck, Zoe stood on the balcony and admired the view in silence. She cast her mind back to all the key moments in her marriage with Mason. She had once burned her dairy here, which was filled with entries about him. She burned their wedding picture here as well. These moments in her past left a scorching mark in her heart so deep that she might never recover from it.Then, her phone in the bedroom rang incessantly.Adjusting her scarf a little, she gave the sky another glance before picking up the phone in the bedroom. It was Liam and he had bad news.“Things aren’t looking good for Noah, Ms. Zoe! I have reliable informants telling me that they found a new piece of evidence and decided to bring forward the court date. If the judge decides to pass on a harsh verdict, then we’re looking at five years, at least!“Don’t wo
Mason said to her in a mocking tone, “Do you think you still mean that much to me? Do you think I still care if you want a divorce? What makes you think I have to have you?”Zoe had to strain her eyes to stop her tears from falling. She couldn’t believe what she had just heard! So, that was how Mason saw her. After everything they had been through, he thought she had been using him for her personal goal. Judging by his tone, he didn’t care much about their baby either.All this just because he thought she had hung up on the phone from Seridian. Then, he shook off her hand and walked off without so much as a glance at her. He was eager to see his beloved Lilith.It turned out that she was the butt of the joke, not Lilith. What was so funny about this whole thing was that she didn’t even realize it until today.She chuckled out of nowhere.She couldn’t believe she tried to beg him for help and assumed that he’d stay back because of her. Here she was, telling herself that she did
Zoe was experiencing intense pain all over her body.She couldn’t breathe and it felt as if she’d die in the next second, but she refused to go. She needed to think about Yanni!She had been pregnant for eight months now. Her baby still had yet to see the world. She might’ve hated Mason for being cold and unfeeling, but she loved her baby more than anything in the world. On top of it, she had anticipated giving birth to her little girl. She can’t just die here.She can’t die! It wasn’t an option!Breathing heavily seemed to help with the pain from the contraction. So, she raised her head and cried out for help with every ounce of energy in her body.“Someone…“Save my baby…”…Alas. Nobody heard her cries for help.Fireworks continued to explode across the sky and the television downstairs continued to blare festive music.Zoe painstakingly crawled out of the bedroom and screamed. “Someone. Anyone. Save me. Save my baby.”The pool of blood trailed all the way from the bedroo
“I’ll strangle anyone who comes near! Lockwood Corporation is going to get on the news and I promise that none of it will be good!“I’ll wreck Mason’s reputation! That's what you obsess about the most, isn't it — your reputations? Come at me if you dare. You monsters have never treated Zoe right…”…Leslie stood and watched Ella from afar. He was dumbfounded at how crazy Ella looked as she did everything she could to protect Zoe.After a long time, he walked toward her and pried her off of Lisa. Then, he held her tight from behind, restricting her movement.Ella caught the scent of tobacco and froze.It was Leslie!Without turning back, she begged the man who stood behind her softly, “Ask her to save Zoe. She can’t die. She has to live! I beg you, Leslie! I lost a child because of you. It’s the least you can do! Please, Leslie!”He kept a tight hold over her, looked at Lisa, and said, “Save Zoe! If you don't save her, Mason will go mad, and you'll regret it for sure!”What he
Thus, Yanni was born.The doctor told her softly, “Your baby’s doing very well! She just has to stay in the incubator for a week, then you can take her home.”Lying limp on the bed, she couldn’t stop her lips from trembling.She had gone through too much pain, joy, and sorrow in just one night. She was so weak that she couldn’t utter a single word.Holding her hand, Ella said with a tearful smile, “Did you hear the doctor, Zoe? The baby’s doing well! Yanni is fine!”Zoe squeezed out a smile, but tears rolled down her cheeks the next second.…Yanni was put into the incubator.Lisa was looking at her through the glass, overjoyed. That was Mason’s baby over there. She was a grandmother now! The baby had a prominent brow and a well-defined nose, just like Mason.She kept her gaze on Yanni for a long time. Perhaps it was because of the baby, but she finally turned her thoughts to Zoe's well-being. So, even though it was already very late, she asked the servant, “How’s Zoe doing?
She had just given birth to Yanni not long ago, but she was overseeing her father’s funeral nonetheless. Liam felt extremely guilty when he was offering a prayer for Gordon. Later, he apologized to Zoe. Standing before her father’s altar, she regarded his picture and smiled miserably.“I know you did your best, Liam! This tragedy befell my family because Mason removed himself from the situation. He used to do everything for me back when he loved me. However, once he was done with me he wouldn't even give me the time of day. It doesn’t matter to him if I’m dead or alive or if I’m miserable.”Shedding a tear, she continued, “I’m like a dog that was stripped of its pride when I’m with him. I can beg for scraps and do everything I can to please him, but it’d never amount to anything! Look at where we are now!”Mason had once told her that her only option was to beg for his help and that he was all she had.Not anymore. She’d never beg for his help again. The truth was, she had almo
Mason was shocked at what Ava said.Zoe’s condition had been stable all this time. What caused the preterm birth?Ava tried to keep calm and spoke, “Noah went on trial not two days after you left, Mr. Mason. He was sentenced to six years of imprisonment and Mr. Gordon died from a heart attack that same night. Later, Ms. Zoe received a call about it, and the shock sent her into preterm labor.”Her answer was brief and straightforward, but the words were deafening to him.Noah’s six-year imprisonment, Gordon’s death, and the preterm birth. All of these happened at once. He couldn’t imagine the kind of pain Zoe went through and what it meant for their relationship.He was stunned for a long time before he asked, “What about my baby?”Ava sounded a little at ease when she said, “She's doing well. She can go home tomorrow! Where should we go now, Mr. Mason?”…The black Rolls-Royce Phantom looked resplendent in the parking lot.Luke stole a glance at the rearview mirror. Mason’s ha
Silence hung over the presidential suite.Lisa pondered a little before saying, “I’ll take care of Yanni for the time being! She’s in no condition to take care of the baby, anyway!”Then, someone opened the suite’s door.Layla stood at the door with tears in her eyes. She came in and went on her knees before Mason.She said tearfully, “It’s my fault, Mr. Mason. I picked up the call in the study because I was worried it might disturb Ms. Zoe's rest that day. However, I didn’t understand what the person on the other end of the phone was saying and I had something on my mind too. So, I hung up.“Then, I forgot to tell Ms. Zoe about it. I swear, I’m the one who picked up the phone that day. Ms. Zoe didn’t mean to keep it from you! She’s innocent. It was my fault!”Layla was old and she had worked in his manor for a long time. Zoe had been treating her rather well all this time. She was so guilty and frantic over her own actions that she started slapping both of her cheeks. She crie