Jean's expression darkened as she watched Esme's figure disappear from her sight. She was unable to hold back her emotions anymore.It turned out that Tyler would rather go shopping with Esme than come to the amusement park with her and Dorian.She took a deep breath as she tried to calm herself down. She did not want to start dwelling on the issue.However, she couldn't help but worry. If Esme and Tyler really did end up getting together in the future, Dorian's position in the household would definitely be affected."Mom!" Dorian called out from behind her.Jean regained her composure as she turned to look at her son with a gentle smile on her face. "What is it?" she asked.Dorian had a huge smile on his face. He looked happy from all the fun he was having. His cheeks were red with excitement."Mom, come join me on this activity!"Jean nodded immediately. "Alright."Esme turned away and went back to the mall. When she found Tyler, the man was standing in front of the large fl
With Esme and Tyler's assistance, Dorian managed to assemble the toy. He looked up with excitement in his eyes to show the assembled toy to Jean."Look, Mom!" Dorian exclaimed.Jean looked up with a smile when she heard how enthused her son sounded. "Dorian, you did such a good job."From the sidelines, Esme added with a smile, "It's all thanks to your dad and aunt's help. Right, Dorian?"Dorian nodded cautiously, as if worried that he might upset Jean. He raised his head to look at his mother warily.Jean noticed the wary expression on Dorian's face and immediately regained her composure. Smiling, she said, "It's getting late now, Dorian. Shall we head back?"Dorian shook his head immediately. "Mom, I want to play a little longer."Esme quickly agreed. "Ms. Michaels, the amusement park will be open until late today since it's the weekend. I'm sure it'll be fine for Dorian to play a little longer."Jean could only nod in agreement when she saw the eager expression on Dorian's f
Jean stood by the shore with Dorian, her expression unchanging.The security guards had gotten them towels from a shop nearby and draped them over Esme, who was soaking wet.Both Tyler and Esme were drenched from head to toe, so they were unable to go on other rides in the amusement park.Sighing quietly, Jean turned her attention to Dorian. She watched as he walked over to Tyler with a worried expression. "Dad, are you okay?" he asked.Tyler nodded, his expression stoic. He glanced at Jean briefly.Jean stood on the sidelines, displaying no hint of concern for him on her face. Her impassive gaze seemed to imply that she didn't want to have any connection to him whatsoever.This made Tyler furrow his brows slightly, and he looked a little displeased.Esme, who had just been rescued, sneezed a couple of times. When she noticed that Tyler's gaze was directed at Jean, she quickly apologized, "I'm so sorry, Ms. Michaels. It seems I've ruined today's trip."Jean's expression remaine
Albert held Dorian's hand. "That's why you'll have to use the time before I leave wisely, Ms. Michaels. Please think carefully about how you're going to handle this relationship. "There's still about two months. It's not too long nor too short of a time."Dorian looked at Jean's solemn expression, then reached a hand out to hold his mother's hand. Forcing a smile, he said, "It's okay, Mom. We'll figure it out together."Jean was touched. Even though her son was still so young, he was so understanding. She couldn't help but feel even more distressed."Okay, Mom. I'm going to head back with Mr. Anders now. I'll call you tonight. I have many secrets I want to share with you," Dorian said.Jean nodded.When Albert saw that Jean wasn't going to say anything else, he left with Dorian.Esme and Tyler arrived at Teak Villa first.As soon as Esme got out of the car, she headed to her room immediately and changed out of her wet clothes. After she changed and cleaned herself up a little,
Dorian went inside the house and found that Tyler was reading a newspaper on the couch.The kitchen staff had prepared him some chicken noodle soup and placed a bowl in front of Tyler."Sir, here's some chicken soup we've made for you," a maid said.Tyler nodded, his expression unchanging. Dorian walked over to him and hurriedly reminded, "Dad, chicken soup is best consumed while it's hot."When Tyler noticed Dorian's return, he glanced toward the door. Upon seeing that Dorian had come back alone, a trace of disappointment flickered in his eyes. Then, he picked up the bowl of chicken soup and finished it in one go.The maid who had intended to bring out another bowl of soup for Esme suddenly realized that the woman was nowhere to be found."Ms. Page has already left," Albert said to the maid.Only then did the maid snap back to her senses. She said softly, "I was in the kitchen the entire time, so I didn't notice."Albert didn't say anything more and gestured for the maid to ta
At the mention of apologizing to Jean, confusion flickered across Tyler's face. It was clear that he was resistant to the idea."Why should I apologize?" he questioned.Dorian sighed. When he saw how unfavorable Tyler's attitude was, he hardened his resolve when he responded."Because when you went to jump out of the boat to rescue Aunt Esme, you almost overturned our boat! Mom's clothes even got wet," he said.Tears started to well up in Dorian's eyes. He realized that after they got off the boat, all his thoughts had been on Tyler. He had completely forgotten that his mom's clothes had also been soaked as well.He figured that his mother must've been really sad at the time because no one cared to ask about her. Dorian couldn't help but blame himself for the oversight.Tyler's brows furrowed slightly when he heard that. He hadn't paid much attention to everything that happened at the time. They were the closest to Esme when the incident took place, so when he saw her fall into t
"Dorian, it's Monday tomorrow. You should go to bed soon. You've spent the whole day playing. You must be tired now," Jean said. It was a clear indicator that she didn't want to continue discussing the previous topic.Dorian was a little disappointed, but he didn't know what else to say."Mom, I'll only accept you as my mother. I won't let Dad marry anyone else," Dorian said in a low voice.After that, Dorian hung up.Holding the phone in her hand, she lost herself in thought.She remembered the determined tone in Dorian's voice, and her heart softened.She didn't care if she got to be with Tyler in the end or not at this point. All she wanted was for her son to grow up in a happy and healthy environment.Meanwhile, in Teak Villa's study, Tyler was holding his phone while looking to be deep in thought. His gaze was fixed ahead, and he had a solemn expression on his face. He kept picking up and putting down his phone.A few minutes later, his phone rang.He frowned slightly w
"Take him to the police station," Tyler ordered coldly.Nodding, Chris had the bodyguards pull the man up from the floor. Then, they proceeded to take him to the police station."Barnabas Smith, someone's here to see you," a guard from the police station said.Barnabas couldn't believe that someone would want to see him in the middle of the night. He got out of bed reluctantly, asking, "Who is it?"The guard was also clearly annoyed at being awakened in the middle of the night. "You'll find out when you see them. Stop asking," he replied.Barnabas did not dare to ask any more questions and followed the guard. When he was led to Tyler, his expression turned to one of surprise. Tyler was seated in a chair.Barnabas did not dare to make eye contact with him at all. Taking a few steps back, he said, "I don't want to meet him."The guard immediately pushed him from behind, forcing him into the seat that was opposite Tyler."Show some manners. You're currently in the safest place i