Jean thought Tyler would try something else. But she soon noticed that he had drifted off to sleep. Listening to his even breathing, she silently sighed in relief. Thank goodness he didn't try to go further.…The next morning.Jean woke up to find Tyler missing. As she rose from the bed, the cooling patch on her forehead fell onto her lap. She stared at it, puzzled. Just then, Layla entered the room, carrying a basin. She saw Jean staring at the cooling patch, wide awake. "Mr. Tyler went downstairs to get it for you last night. You had a high fever again." Jean hastily tore her gaze away from the cooling patch in her lap. She picked it up and tossed it into the dustbin. Even if Tyler sometimes showed this gentle side of his, it only lasted for so long. Besides, it belonged to Joyce, not her. "Bring me my morning medicine. I'll be heading outside in the afternoon, so you don't need to prepare dinner for me," Jean informed Layla.Layla was stunned when she saw Jean throwing
Lilian was now back, and Tyler's mind was full of her. Although Mrs. Larson Senior didn't like seeing them together, there was no guarantee that she wouldn't change her mind after some time. If he managed to find a way to cure Lilian's illness or even find a suitable blood type for her, it would be game over for Joyce and Jean. Dorothy listened as Joyce spoke. Since waking up, Joyce's personality had done a 180. She would get mad and throw tantrums all the time. When faced with this side of her, Dorothy would assume that Joyce was only anxious. She still hadn't gotten used to her environment. Therefore, Dorothy would let Joyce be no matter what happened. "When you recover, that sickly brat will be nothing compared to you," she said to Joyce. Joyce frowned at those words. Tyler protected Lilian so well that she wasn't sure if she could get her hands on Lilian. As of now, Joyce wanted her identity back from Jean.Silence hung in the air as Dorothy pushed Joyce out of the ward
Three years ago, Joyce had an accident. The Michaels family suppressed any details about it to prevent reporters and journalists from spreading the news. Jean had always been invisible in the Michaels family's circle of friends. Nobody seemed to notice when she disappeared. Simone went to their home several times to meet Jean. However, she was always sent away. The excuse? Jean was furthering her studies overseas. They also told her that Jean had a better future waiting for her. They warned her to leave Jean alone. Simone assumed Jean had left her for good to prove she was leading a better life. Still, Simone never expected to see Jean after three years. She was even surprised to find out that Jean was living as Joyce. "So, you chose to take the place of your sister and marry Tyler for the sake of your parents?" Simone concluded, flabbergasted now that she finished digesting this piece of information. Jean bit her lip. She didn't have it in her to meet Simone's gaze. Frankl
Simone stared at Jean with gloomy eyes, but Jean met her gaze with determination. Eventually, Simone frowned and said, "Let's go to my house first." Her voice sounded rough. "My mom's home today. Let's hear what she has to say." Jean was very grateful as she thanked her, "Thank you, Simone." Despite not keeping in touch all these years, she believed Simone still saw her as a friend. Simone knew just how complicated Jean's family was. She didn't have the right to judge her for it. They were once good friends, after all. However, the fact that Jean didn't tell Simone immediately when she went through all that upset her. "If you ever find yourself in trouble, I hope you won't ever repeat your mistake of not telling me about it," she warned Jean. After they lost contact, Simone took a long time to adjust to losing her friend. Needless to say, Emmett felt way worse. Simone's words moved Jean, and she could only nod in response. …The Walker Residence.Bertha Mora, also know
Seeing her resolve, Simone knew how desperate Jean was to escape her predicament. "Mom, it's urgent." Bertha had been in this line of work for a long time. She had seen many who didn't want to keep their child. Usually, all sorts of excuses were given, so she didn't prod Jean for her reason. Still, she liked this young woman a lot back then. She had even wished that Emmett and her would get together. It was rather upsetting for her to know that Jean wanted to get an abortion. She said, "Okay. Come to my hospital in the afternoon for an examination." She sighed and stood up from the couch, distancing herself from Jean. "If there's no problem after it, we can settle things in half an hour." Jean could see the look on Bertha's face. The woman was quite unhappy. Jean pursed her lips. She knew Bertha might have gotten the impression of her being irresponsible and uncaring.Bertha had lost any good feelings she had for her. However, now that things had happened, Jean didn't know h
Jean lay on the icy surgery table in the operating room. Bertha had already changed into a surgical gown. The nurse beside her was busy with a needle. Jean watched with her eyes wide open as the nurse walked over to her. Taking a deep breath, she said, "Hold on." Bertha heard her and shot the nurse a sidelong glance. It made the nurse stop what she was doing. Jean sat up on the operating table and looked at Bertha awkwardly. "Mrs. Walker, I'm sorry, but I need to calm down for a bit. I …" Bertha looked back at her in understanding. "Your condition is different from others, after all. It's only natural that you need more time to consider this." At last, Jean didn't go through with the abortion. When she left the operating room, Simone came to meet her. She immediately noticed how pale Jean looked. Simone sighed. She softened her voice and said, "If you really can't do it, just give birth to your child. I'll help you raise it." Jean was so touched by Simone's words that she
Tyler frowned and shot Jean a cold glance. Then, he said in a mocking tone, "It seems like you know your place and worth quite well. Your job is only to donate blood to Lilian." Jean bit her lip lightly and looked at him, feeling aggrieved. Even so, she quickly suppressed her indignation and went upstairs. A little while later, Tyler followed and entered the bedroom too.When Jean exited the bathroom and saw Tyler in the bedroom, her expression changed a little. Tyler glanced at her indifferently and walked past her into the bathroom. She stood in the doorway with a solemn expression, silent.After washing his hands, Tyler glanced at the dustbin in the corner. He wiped his hands with a tissue and stepped on the dustbin pedal to open it, then threw the tissue inside. "Are you on your period?" he asked. Jean took a deep breath. She knew that Tyler had seen the proof she had placed in the dustbin. She nodded. Her period was mostly on time, so Tyler shouldn't suspect anything.
When she spoke to Jean, Coleen's tone was exceptionally stern. It was nothing like the kind and gentle tone she used with Esme. However, Jean had long since gotten used to Coleen's attitude. She walked over with a smile and sat down on the couch. "I haven't been feeling well these days, so I slept in," said Jean.Coleen's expression darkened when she saw how unaffected Jean was by her scolding. When she was about to say something, Esme spoke up softly. "Ms. Michaels should indeed rest more." Jean was a little surprised. She didn't understand why Esme would speak up for her. After all, Esme should be very happy to see her losing face in front of Coleen.Coleen narrowed her eyes and fixed her gaze on Jean. "You've always been healthy. Why are you not feeling well all of a sudden?" Jean collected herself and saw Esme take a sip of tea with a look of amusement and satisfaction. She didn't know what tricks Esme had up her sleeve, so she kept quiet.As if something had triggered her
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