Not long after Jean left the premises of Larson Group, she received Dorothy's call.Her eyes darkened when she saw the name of the caller ID.She immediately rejected the call. However, Dorothy didn't give up and called again.Frowning, Jean answered the call.Dorothy sobbed as she said, "Jean, come home and visit your sister. She attempted to kill herself today."Jean's expression turned solemn as she heard Dorothy's words.Joyce attempted suicide?She didn't believe it."Call the police if she really wants to commit suicide or send her to the hospital. I'm not a doctor."Jean sounded surprisingly calm.Hearing what Jean said, Dorothy quickly added, "Jean, she's cutting her wrist. Please hurry back. After all, she's your sister."A hint of doubt flashed across Jean's eyes when she heard Dorothy's tearful voice. She said solemnly, "I'll send a doctor there."After saying that, she hung up.Noticing that Jean had hung up, Dorothy panicked.Joyce was still grabbing a piec
Expressionless, Luke exited the Michaels' family residence.Everybody knew Jean had a strained relationship with her family. Judging from what happened today, it was evident why things weren't harmonious within the family.As Luke was about to get in the car, he heard the sound of objects being smashed in the living room. A tinge of embarrassment flashed across Dorothy's eyes. Before she could say anything, Luke said, "Madam, you should probably go in first."Dorothy forced a smile and reluctantly turned to enter the house.Inside the living room, chaos reigned. Raging, Joyce smashed what remained of the decorations.Dorothy entered the house with a dark face. She strode toward Joyce and slapped her across the face.Joyce didn't expect that coming, and her face fell. Caught off guard, she fell to the ground. Her palm landed on the broken glass shards scattered on the floor, causing her to bleed.Joyce winced in pain, her face turning pale. She quickly pulled her hand away
Jean drove straight to the hospital. A crowd of reporters had gathered at the entrance. She had to park her car at the back door and enter the hospital through a side door.Joyce was still being treated in the emergency room.As Jean approached, Dorothy rushed toward her. She cried and threw herself onto Jean."Jean, please save your sister."Jean's face darkened as she saw Dorothy crying so hard that she was on the brink of passing out. She said calmly, "Let's wait for the doctor to come out and see what they say."She remained composed. She saw Timothy sitting on a chair, looking anxious. Ignoring him, she helped Dorothy to a nearby chair."Your sister is too stubborn. Jean, she's a competitive person. She's never faced such humiliation in all these years. Why …"Why would you want to kill her?"Jean's eyes turned a shade darker when she heard that. She said, "I've never done anything to harm her."Dorothy was slightly stunned upon hearing that. She continued, "But your sist
Dorothy was infuriated by Timothy shifting all the blame onto her shoulders. She glared at him and retorted with frustration, "All you know how to do is blame me, huh?"Hearing the argument between Timothy and Dorothy, Joyce couldn't care less. She shifted her gaze away from them.Timothy couldn't win the argument against Dorothy, so he said furiously, "That's enough. Let's not argue anymore."Although Dorothy felt dissatisfied, she decided to remain silent.Outside the hospital, Jean left through a side exit. She wanted to get her car, but she sensed someone following her halfway there.A sense of unease washed over her, and she quickened her pace. Suddenly, she felt a violent blow to the back of her head. It caused her to lose consciousness and collapse.A fierce glint appeared in Barnabas' eyes after he saw Jean fall. He immediately picked her up, placed her in his car, and drove away. He took her to an unregistered motel.There were hardly any guards at the entrance. The
Chris immediately chased after Tyler as he left.One of the female officers noticed Jean's helpless expression. She quickly took off her coat and draped it over Jean's shoulders. Then, she said softly, "Ms. Michaels, there are reporters outside. I've arranged for an ambulance to wait at the entrance. We'll go directly into the vehicle in a moment."Are you feeling unwell anywhere?"Still feeling fazed, Jean shook her head. The image of Tyler walking away filled her mind.One of the officers turned on the lights inside the room and saw the white bed sheets stained with blood. They were stunned. Then, they noticed that Jean's hair was completely soaked in blood.Jean felt an overwhelming heaviness in her eyelids and suddenly collapsed.The officers panicked and began tapping Jean's cheeks. "Ms. Michaels ...""Ms. Michaels ...""Quick, Ms. Michaels has passed out."Another stronger male officer rushed over and carried Jean out of the room. They quickly loaded her into a police ca
Inside the ward, Joyce was awakened by Dorothy's voice. Joyce got up and sneaked to the door. Putting her ear against the door, she eavesdropped on the conversation. Tyler stared coldly at Dorothy, who appeared worried. "It's useless to be anxious about it now. For many years, I've been considerate of the Michaels family because of Jean. "Since you don't seem to care about Jean, there'll be no more business dealings between the Michaelses and the Larson family in the future. Mrs. Michaels, you can consider yourself to have only one daughter—Joyce." Dorothy was taken aback at Tyler's harsh words. She propped herself up against the wall and said through gritted teeth, "Tyler, what you're saying is too much. "I gave birth to Jean, and she's my daughter. She grew up because we provided for her. The debt of raising her can never be repaid. You're no one to Jean, so you have no right to break the mother-daughter bond between us." Mother-daughter bond? Tyler glanced at Dorothy wit
At this point, Dorothy had no choice but to abandon Joyce. "You rescued Barnabas on your own initiative. Don't blame it on the Michaels family." Joyce took a deep breath. With an uneasy expression, she said with anger, "Mom, are you going to abandon me for Jean's sake? If you hadn't swapped me out for Jean, I'd be married to Tyler today. The person he cares most about would've been me. Don't you feel any guilt toward me at all?" Joyce lowered her head and burst into tears. "I rescued Uncle Barnabas, who's your younger brother. Is it wrong for me to save my family?" When Dorothy heard Joyce crying, she frowned and fell silent. Meanwhile, Timothy learned that Jean was hospitalized. He rushed over from home and approached Jean's hospital ward. However, he was stopped at the door by a bodyguard. "My daughter is inside. I want to meet her," Timothy said earnestly. The bodyguard at the door stared at him expressionlessly and replied in a low tone, "I'm sorry. Without Mr. Larson's o
When Jean woke up, she felt a throbbing pain at the back of her head. She grimaced in pain. Suddenly, she heard Tyler's concerned voice, "Jean … " Jean opened her eyes slowly, only to see Tyler looking at her with a worried expression. She was reminded of when he had turned his back on her yesterday. Frowning, she said, "Why are you here?" When Tyler heard Jean's accusation, he was taken aback. He thought that Jean was confused and answered in a soft voice, "Jean, this is the hospital. You were attacked last night." Nodding, Jean stared at him impassively. "I know. Didn't you leave? Why are you still here?" Tyler felt a sharp pain in his heart. "I'm sorry. Yesterday … " Jean maintained her stony face. "There's no need to apologize to me." She averted her gaze from Tyler and continued, "You should leave. I want to be alone." Tyler was gripped by a sense of dismay. Staring at Jean helplessly, he muttered, "Jean, I'm worried about you being alone at the hospital." Jean s
Even though Lukas was now back together with her, Jenny could clearly feel that their relationship could never return to the way it had been in the past. After spending some time with Lukas, Jenny felt that Lukas' heart no longer belonged to her.Once Conner and Robin were done packing up Alina's belongings at the hospital, they made their way to Robin's car. Robin drove them to her apartment. Upon seeing where they were heading, Conner said to Robin softly, "Roo, I won't be going back to your apartment."Upon hearing this, Robin looked confused. Before she could ask why, Conner added softly, "I want to return to Swiree."Robin was taken aback for a moment. Then, she replied, "Dad, you really don't need to rush back home."Conner had already sold the family business in Swiree when Alina was hospitalized in Henkel. As such, Robin had not expected to hear Conner tell her that he wanted to return to Swiree."Just stay here," Robin said.Upon hearing that, Conner sighed softly and
After Alina passed away, her body was taken to the funeral home the next morning.Alina had instructed Conner to keep her funeral simple after her death.After Alina was hospitalized, Conner showed her a grave site according to her wishes.A van from the funeral home came to the hospital the next morning to take Alina's body to the funeral home.Upon hearing the news, Jean and Tyler rushed to the hospital and accompanied Robin there.On the way to the funeral home, Tyler tried to call Terence. However, Terence did not answer.Tyler had to call Wilson to inform Terence of what had happened.Only a handful of relatives and friends attended the funeral to pay their respects to Alina.With Jean and Tyler's help, Alina's funeral wasn't much trouble to set up.Terence received the news of Alina's death in the afternoon. Only then did he rush to the funeral home.When Terence arrived, Alina's remains had already been cremated and placed in an urn.He walked over to Robin. When he s
Robin's call managed to go through, but no one answered her call even after a long while.Robin gradually tightened the grip she had on her phone. She tried to maintain her composure while holding the phone.After what seemed like ages, Terence finally answered her call."Roo, why are you still up?"Terence's gentle voice came through in the end. His tone was tinged with a hint of exhaustion.Upon hearing his voice, Robin secretly breathed a sigh of relief.Seeing that Terence had ended up answering her call, she supposed there weren't any problems to worry about."Yeah, I haven't gone to sleep yet. I'm still—"Robin was about to tell Terence that she was still at the hospital.However, Terence quickly interjected, "I'm still at the hospital now."Upon hearing Terence's words, Robin unconsciously tightened her grip on her phone. Her heart quivered in fear for a moment.She suddenly felt insecure.Robin hummed in acknowledgment and asked, "Is Ms. Blake not doing well?"Robi
Robin's response was in no way problematic.From her response, it was clear how cautious and serious she was when dealing with matters of the heart.Brian sighed and looked at Robin deeply.However, Robin deliberately avoided Brian's gaze at this moment.She didn't want him to waste his time on her. Robin certainly didn't want Brian's friendship with Terence to be negatively affected because of her.Seeing that Robin was deliberately avoiding his gaze, Brian curled his lips into a small smile and said softly, "You don't need to be so wary of me. I'm not going to force you to help me."I'm glad to see that you're going steady with Terence. I'm looking forward to attending your guys' wedding."Upon hearing this, Robin pursed her lips lightly. She let out a calm smile and replied, "Well, then you'll have to spend quite some time waiting."Brian turned to look at Robin. He had a tender expression on his face as he said, "Don't worry, I know Terence very well. I'm certain he'll marr
Robin couldn't help looking surprised upon seeing Brian dressed in formal attire. He looked somewhat weary."Mr. Collins," Robin greeted.Brian nodded slightly in response and walked over to her side.He whispered, "I heard that Aunt Alina isn't doing very well, so I came to check on you guys. Don't be too upset if you can help it."Upon hearing this, Robin pursed her lips. She replied in a soft voice, "I already expected this to happen, so I'm not too upset by it. I just feel a bit helpless at the moment."Although Robin had already anticipated this outcome, she couldn't change it.Robin sighed as a hint of grief filled her eyes.Brian walked over to sit beside her. His tone was gentle as he said, "Death is inevitable for everyone, after all. People either die from old age or sickness. Try to take it easy."Aunt Alina probably wouldn't want you to be so upset either."Robin nodded and turned her gaze toward Brian. When she noticed that was wearing a suit, she asked, "Where we
During her conversation with Alina, Robin had already tried her best to keep her emotions under control. She did not expect Alina to get so worked up.Robin simply didn't want Alina to use her past as an example to educate Robin.After all, everybody was living a different life.Robin would never settle for second best.Robin sat quietly as the doctor continued talking. But she didn't hear a word he said. Noticing Robin's low spirits, Conner said softly to her after the doctor left, "Roo, don't burden yourself with all this. This day was bound to come sooner or later."Although Conner was trying to comfort Robin, his voice was hoarse and contained a hint of melancholy that he failed to conceal.Robin took a deep breath. With her reddened, teary eyes, she told Conner, "I shouldn't have argued with her knowing she was sick. With her current state, it's my fault that I insisted on my point."Conner sighed with a hint of helplessness in his expression. He avoided Robin's eyes and
Robin took a deep breath and said softly, "Don't worry about Chandler. Terence will handle it."After all, Chandler raised Terence like a son despite not being blood-related. The bond between them was too strong for Terence to ignore."Just focus on getting better."Alina went silent for a while. Robin chose not to say anything further either.She wanted to end the discussion in Alina's silence. But to her surprise, Alina uttered hesitantly after a long pause, "No, Terence will not care about Chandler."If Terence helps Chandler out, Weiss Group will face setbacks. Terence prioritizes his interests above all else. He won't care about Chandler. I…"Robin watched Alina getting worked up as she continued talking. Robin couldn't help but feel bad.However, she couldn't pinpoint her feelings. Did she feel bad because after all these years, Alina still cared about Chandler? Or was it because Conner's effort was being overlooked by Alina?Even though Chandler was her biological father
Conner had been working tirelessly to take care of the family. Even now that Alina fell ill, he cared for her selflessly."I should go back and check on your mom. If not, she'll wake up and find herself alone."Robin felt bad watching Conner's silhouette. She and Conner went back to the ward together. Sure enough, Alina was already awake.Robin sat on the couch and felt a mix of emotions as she watched Conner care for Alina devotedly.Alina had finished her medicine for the day, and Conner needed to get her the newly prescribed medicine from the pharmacy. So, Robin stayed back to keep Alina company.Robin kept her gaze fixed on Alina's weary face and asked softly, "Mom, do you want me to end up like you?"Alina paused for a moment after listening to Robin as a hint of confusion flashed in her eyes. Clearly, she did not understand the meaning of Robin's words.Robin took a deep breath to control her own emotions and continued softly, "I was referring to finding a man who takes
Terence was waiting at a traffic light, so his surroundings were noisy. As Robin's voice was very soft, Terence couldn't quite make out what she was saying. "I'm heading to the hospital to check on her now. How are things with your mom?" Terence repeated his question to Robin again. Robin went silent. She had already decided to be with Terence, and he had also publicly clarified that nothing was happening between him and Monica. So, it would be childish of her to ask the question again because he had already made things clear. Robin's lips were pressed together, and her expression had reverted back to normal. She said, "She's fine here. Don't worry about it." She then murmured softly under her breath, "I'll call you back later. Drive safely." As soon as she finished talking, she immediately ended the call. Terence didn't give it much thought after Robin ended the call. He turned the engine on and drove off to the hospital to visit Monica. Robin stood in the cor