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
Jean's eyebrows were tightly furrowed. Tyler's words provoked her so much that she couldn't even speak.Taking a deep breath, she gazed at him. "I won't let Dorian be hurt. I'll risk everything to protect him."When Dorian heard her say that, he let go of Tyler's hand and hugged her thigh. His face was full of gratitude. "I love you too, Mom. I'll protect you too."Tyler looked at the scene before him, a little moved.Heaving a breath, Jean gazed at Tyler again. "I'll protect Dorian."Tyler looked at her with a stern face. "But Dorian can only sleep in Teak Villa at night. It's not safe at your place."Jean was stunned for a moment. As she looked at his serious expression, she grew somber.There was some truth to Tyler's words.There were a lot of unknown variables surrounding her.On top of that, Dorian's identity was now exposed. If any suspicious people set their sights on Dorian, they'd be giving them a chance to strike by letting Dorian stay at her place. Jean took a de
Jean saw how expectant Dorian looked. Pursing her lips, she said, "I want you to have a good environment to grow up in, Dorian."There were too many misunderstandings between her and Tyler. If they got together, once all the excitement and passion was gone, nothing would be left.It was better if they kept a distance like this. They might not be together, but they would respect each other and be civil.Dorian didn't quite understand what Jean meant. He looked at her, lost.Smiling, Jean said, "As long as you're obedient, Mom and Dad will always be by your side. Don't you worry."Nodding, Dorian followed her into Teak Villa.At dinner time, Albert called Tyler.Tyler was in a very noisy area, accompanying people.They only exchanged a brief conversation before hanging up.Jean looked up at Albert and asked, "He's not coming back for dinner, is he?"Albert smiled. "He has company. He might be back late."Jean pursed her lips. It was fine as long as he wasn't avoiding her.She
Hearing his words, Jean's heart melted.Taking a deep breath, she looked at him deeply while wondering what to do.In the end, she controlled herself and said, "Mr. Larson, you're drunk."He nodded seriously, then smiled sarcastically."I'm definitely drunk. I thought you'd actually agree to it."Jean pursed her lips, saying nothing.She looked at him deeply, then sighed. "I'll send you home."Tyler frowned, looking at her. "I know you've already signed the letter of understanding and forgiven Emmett. I won't force you to do anything, Jean."Don't be so good to me if you don't love me."Jean was stunned. Then, she said nonchalantly, "Even if we were strangers, I'd still check on you if I saw you alone here at night. Don't overthink it, Mr. Larson."Tyler nodded and said, "I'm not."Jean was speechless.He looked like he was thinking clearly. She began doubting if he was really drunk.She looked at the dark sky that seemed like it might rain. A heavy emotion flashed in her