Ivy's mom wiped her tears and, "Well, it happened so many years ago, almost twenty-three years ago. I was in Paris and worked as a maid for a woman, Mrs Harlow. She and her husband, Mr. Harlow, were very nice people. They were very good to me.I grew up in an orphanage, and I knew nothing about my parents. When I was eighteen Mrs. Harlow came to the orphanage as a friend of one of the workers there. The worker recommended me as a hardworking and nice person, and Mrs. Harlow took me to her home to work for her as a maid. Mrs. Harlow didn't have a child. She couldn't conceive. I stayed with them and more than ten years passed but Mrs. Harlow still could not conceive. I think she wanted to go for surrogacy back then, but she couldn't because her eggs were not viable, so it began to affect their marriage. They were very nice people, very good to me and Mrs Harlow treated me like her sister. I never felt as though I didn't have anyone. However, because of the issues in their marriage,
A FEW HOURS EARLIER Armstrong opened his eyes at the hospital. He looked around the room and after a while, he figured out where he was, and his mind went back to the accident he had earlier suffered. At this moment, Courtney opened the door and walked into the room. "Oh my God!" she exclaimed. "You're awake, Armstrong!" She ran to his side and kissed him on his cheeks. Armstrong stared weakly at her in surprise. "Courtney? What the hell? Why are you even here?""Don't say anything, let me call the doctor now. You must be feeling very weak," she said and ran out of the room. The doctor came in and checked him. During that period, Courtney called his mom, who had gone back home to freshen up, and she hurried to the hospital. When she came back, the doctor had given Armstrong some medicine and helped him sit up. He stared at Courtney and his mom, who were both sitting happily beside him and asked his mom, "What is she doing here?" "Relax," his mom replied. "Armstrong, you just wok
About thirty minutes earlier, after Mabel told Armstrong to leave, he became upset and left her house. He got into his car and began driving back to the hospital but halfway he stopped and said to himself, "No, I won't leave without telling Mabel how I feel about her. I will make sure she knows the truth. She needs to know that I want her and if she doesn't want me, then it's fine. I will just have to move on." After making up his mind, he reversed his car and drove back to her street. He was surprised to see Kelvin driving off, but Mabel was not in his car. Why did Mabel tell him to leave and claim she wanted to go with Kelvin? He wondered. He quickly parked his car and walked to her house. When he knocked on the door, she opened it and stared at him in surprise, "You? I thought I told you to leave...." "Well, I came back," he replied. She was staring at him in surprise and her eyes were watery. He moved very close to her, held her face, and kissed her. However, she pulled awa
After consoling her mom, Ivy called Charles and told him everything that her mom had said. He was so surprised and rushed over. Although he had given her Hannah's pictures with the thought that they might be related, he never expected that they'll turn out to be sisters.When he arrived at Ivy's house, she came out to meet him. "This is where you live?" he asked. She nodded. "Yes, but that's by the way. My mom is really shaken up. She cried a lot and my father—you said he's still alive, right?" "Yes, he's alive," Charles replied. "You want to meet him?" "Yes, but do you think it's a bad idea for me to meet my dad? I think he'll want to meet me as well." "Of course, he will," Charles replied. "Mr. Harlow will be happy to meet you. Hannah's death was devastating for both of them because she was all they had.""And Mrs. Harlow, will she also be happy to see me? Ivy asked. "Why not? I mean, she loved Hannah. Why won't she love you? Besides, it's not like you're going to live there.
Bastian smiled and went to sit on the bed while Amy turned and faced him angrily. He said, "Fine, I know you will not believe me. I don't blame you. My past isn't exactly nice." "Really?" Amy asked. "So wait, are you trying to tell me that you've changed?" "Isn't it obvious?" Bastian asked. "No, it isn't," Amy replied. "Come on, Amy. You can't say that you haven't seen some changes in me. I mean, the Bastian of before wouldn't go around chasing you and begging you. Yes, I'm not proud of who I was. I was a jerk, and I admit that. But I am a changed man, Amy. To be very honest, after you left, I realized how important you were to me. I didn't want to tell you all this until you've forgiven me, but I think it's important for me to say it now so you'll understand why I cannot give up on you no matter what. After you left, at first, I thought it was my desire to keep you back and torture you that drove me to search for you. But eventually, I realized that it was much more than that
While at the hospital, Mabel sat beside Armstrong's bed and they kept staring at each other. "Why are you staring at me like that?" Mabel asked. Armstrong, who was lying on the bed, said, "I could ask you the same. Why are you staring at me, Mabel?" "Well, I asked you first," she said. "So answer my question." He smiled. "Well, I cannot help it. My eyes are meant to look at beautiful girls." Mabel squinted her eyes. "Are you saying that even if someone else was here and she was beautiful, you would stare at her?" "You can interpret as you deem fit," Armstrong replied. She slapped him on his shoulder, and he said, "Ouch! Why are you being so mean to me? Come on, I'm sick." She frowned, "I don't like what you said. Why would you tell me that you'll look at other girls? You're not allowed to look at other girls." "Yes, ma'am," he replied with a smile. "Do you think I have eyes for other girls when you're here?" She smiled back, "Well, I don't know. I can't really say. I mean, y
After leaving Amy's hotel, Bastian decided to go back to his palace. He had been away for a while, and he also realized that Amy needed time to get over her anger. On his way back to the palace, he kept remembering how he bared his heart out to Amy and told her how he felt. The way she reacted deeply hurt him because it was the first time he had ever opened up to any woman in his life. But then again, he knew that he was the reason why Amy acted that way. If he hadn't treated her so badly in the past, she would not have reacted the way she did.Despite the fact that he was leaving, he gave instructions to some of his guards and said, "Keep an eye on Amy and on everything she does. No matter what happens, report it to me." He wanted to give her the opportunity to get the space she wanted, but he was determined not to give up on her. When he arrived home, he hired some men and instructed, "I need you to find someone for me. Her name is Ann. I'll send you her pictures and all the infor
Mabel smiled at Armstrong and said, "I guess now that I have you, there's nothing for me to be afraid of.""But of course," he replied and kissed her lips. She pulled away from him, "What are you doing, Armstrong? You're sick, and a sick man should rest." Armstrong threw his head back and laughed, "You're my remedy, Mabel. So, as long as I am sick, you have no choice but to cooperate with me, okay? Because I need to get better." He was about to kiss her again when the door was opened, and his mom came in. He stared at his mom and smiled. She looked at Mabel briefly and back at Armstrong."Hi mom, I know you've met Mabel before," he said, "but let me introduce you again. This is Mabel, she's the love of my life, the one, and she makes me so happy. Mabel, this is my mom, my sweetheart, and my first love." Both Mabel and his mom smiled. She stared at Mabel for a while longer before saying, "Well, she's beautiful.""I know, right?" he replied excitedly. "Bring her home sometime to s