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
Jean stared at Tyler calmly and nodded. "Our relationship has been a mistake since the beginning. I don't want to let this mistake continue." With that, she turned to the window. Jean stared at the light rain outside with melancholic eyes. Tyler fixed his gaze on her. When he realized that she wasn't going to regret her decision, his heart ached with pain. Suppressing his feelings, he turned around and left the hospital ward. After the door closed behind him, Jean shifted her gaze from the window to the door. Tears welled up in her eyes, but they disappeared as quickly as they came. The rain began to fall more heavily. Jean lifted the covers and walked over to the window, where she saw a dark figure outside searching for something on the green lawn. Jean felt a pang of sadness in her heart as she watched Tyler search for the ring. He had his back to her. In the hospital ward next to Jean, Joyce also noticed Tyler downstairs. He was searching for something in the rain. Narro
Jean returned to her home alone. She found her luggage neatly packed in her room. She couldn't help but sigh. Tyler's actions were more efficient and decisive than she had expected. After all, both of them weren't romantics. Neither of them had time to dwell on their heartache for too long. Jean squatted down and sorted through the things that were delivered from Teak Villa. There wasn't much sadness on her face. Jean had completely regained her composure during her stay at the hospital. At this moment, she didn't feel too upset. After she organized everything, Tyler's call came in. When Jean saw the caller ID, she waited for a few seconds before picking up the call. "Hello, this is Jean." She spoke formally like she would to a stranger, as if she had not saved Tyler's contact in her phone. Frowning, Tyler replied gruffly, "I'm Tyler." Jean pursed her lips and continued, "How can I help you?" She sounded reserved and kept a distance using her tone. Tyler's face darkened as
Dorian had already woken up. He was washing up in the bathroom and getting ready with his school uniform. When Jean entered his room, she didn't see him at first. Her expression froze for a moment. "Dorian?" Dorian poked his head out from the bathroom after hearing Jean's voice. When he saw her, his eyes were filled with joy. Dorian quickly brushed his teeth. Once done, he ran over to Jean and gave her a big hug. "Mom, what have you been busy with lately? I've missed you so much." As he spoke, he noticed the bandage on Jean's forehead. He asked, "Mom, are you hurt?" Jean comforted him with a smile. "I'm already feeling better. It's nothing serious." Dorian stared at Jean with worry. "Mom, was it because you were injured that you couldn't come to see me recently?" Hearing his words, Jean felt a tinge of guilt. "I was just afraid that you would be worried about me. That's why I didn't tell you. "Besides, I'm standing in front of you, all better now! Let's go down and have
Jean accompanied Dorian to his school. After watching him enter his classroom, she turned to leave. As she walked away, she noticed Tyler's car parked at the roadside. Jean paused for a moment. Tyler seemed to have noticed her too. Giving her a cold glance, he started the car and drove away. Jean pursed her lips. For a second, she thought that he was waiting for her. It seemed that he only came to check if she had safely brought Dorian to school. The driver from Teak Villa stopped the car in front of Jean. He got out of the car and asked, "Ms. Michaels, aren't you coming back to the Teak Villa with me?" Shaking her head, Jean said softly, "No, thank you." The driver did not ask any more questions. He bade her farewell and drove the car away. Jean stood there for a while. Suddenly, her phone rang. Jean looked at the caller ID and realized that it was a call from Simone. Jean had not spoken to her in a long time. She picked up the call immediately and put it to her ear. Befor
When Simone saw that Jean didn't seem to be convinced, she took another deep breath. "Jean, I'm begging you." Jean furrowed her brows and thought about it for a few seconds. She looked into Simone's eyes solemnly. "We've been friends for so many years. Even if you didn't ask, I would've tried to uncover the truth. If this incident had nothing to do with Emmett, I would've signed the letter of agreement." With that, Jean shook off Simone's hand and turned to leave. Simone withdrew her hand awkwardly with a miserable look on her face. She knew that her friendship with Jean had soured due to these recent events. Jean left the coffee shop with a heavy heart. She stopped a taxi and headed to the police station. Jean met Emmett, who had been detained at the police station. Since Emmett was caught assaulting her and the evidence was irrefutable, he was arrested immediately. Now, he had to wait until his conviction. Emmett looked at Jean, who was sitting across from him. His eyes w
The personnel listened to Joyce's request and nodded, saying, "Ms. Michaels, you have all the right to hire a lawyer. However, you must cooperate with our investigations right now and respond to our questions."Why did you impersonate Jean Michaels and bail Barnabas out? What was your purpose for doing that?"Are you involved with the matter of Jean Michaels getting hurt?"Pursing her lips, Joyce kept quiet when the questions filed in."I'll answer your questions when my lawyer comes."Seeing that she was stubborn, the personnel had a shift in expression. However, there was nothing he could do.After Jean left the police station, she went straight to the detention center that Barnabas was in.When Barnabas saw her, his eyes were filled with hatred."You still have the balls to see me?"Jean sat on the chair. Two guards were standing behind Barnabas, and they immediately got him under control when they saw how agitated he became."You should be honest and come clean."Jean lo