After getting Jean's reply, the maid nodded and went to escort Timothy and Dorothy out."Sorry, but Madam doesn't wish to see either of you," the maid said, urging them to leave.When Dorothy heard that Jean refused to see them, she gritted her teeth in frustration. Her expression turned sour as she spoke with a stern tone, "Why wouldn't she want to see us? We're her parents!"Dorothy was furious. They hadn't come to visit Jean with any ulterior motives, after all. They simply heard about her pregnancy and wanted to bring her some gifts to congratulate her. They didn't expect Jean to be so unappreciative of their efforts.When Timothy realized how angry Dorothy was, he frowned and expressed his dissatisfaction with her. "What are you yelling for? If Jean doesn't want to see us, let's just end it at that. "Don't make a scene here. You'll only embarrass yourself."After that, he sneered and turned away to leave. Dorothy was still unhappy. She shot a disapproving look at the ma
Tristan focused his gaze on Jean and understood instantly that his friend didn't trust Tyler enough. That was why she was asking him for help instead.Nodding, he said, "Alright. Leave it to me."With a grateful look on her face, she quickly replied, "Thank you, Tristan. I'll treat you to a meal once I'm feeling better."Tristan smiled and said, "Just focus on recovering."Jean smiled back at him faintly.After that, he left Aquaria Villa and returned to his studio.He sat in his office with the voice recorder in hand. Then, he played the recordings.The recordings featured conversations between Jean and Esme. When Tristan heard Esme's voice, his expression darkened. He couldn't help but cast another glance at the contract on his desk.Page Co. had plans to establish a film and television company. They wanted to name him as one of the founders.Due to the recent events involving Lilian, it was clear that Lilian was no longer a suitable figurehead to appear in the public eye.
Jean tightened her grip around the phone. She didn't reply to Tristan.Was it not? Did she make a mistake? She bit her own lip with a serious expression.Tristan remained quiet for a while and spoke up when he heard no reply from Jean. "Jean, do you have other evidence to prove that it's Ms. Page behind it?"Taking a deep breath, Jean said quietly, "No, I don't have other evidence."As she spoke, she bit the corner of her lips. "It's just my suspicion."Her instincts told her that it must be Esme Page. The mastermind must be Esme Page.Tristan sighed when he heard Jean's reply. "Jean, it's very difficult to convict Ms. Page without any tangible evidence. It wouldn't be possible even if you had Mrs. Vale as your witness."Jean took a deep breath. She knew it'd be impossible to convict Esme in the end. However, if it was Esme, Jean would think of other ways to handle the matter. She didn't think that Mrs. Vale would say it wasn't Esme.Biting the corner of her lips tightly, she a
Tyler looked at Jean with his deep set eyes. He said with a concerned expression when she didn't answer him, "If you're feeling sick, I'll send you to the hospital."Shaking her head, she whispered, "Did you find anything?"Tyler's hands stopped moving. He looked at Jean as he replied softly, "Mrs. Vale has already confessed to the crime."Jean was stunned, looking confused. "Didn't she insist that she was just following the orders of another person? Why would she suddenly confess?"Frowning, he said quietly, "She said she imagined it."Jean paused and shook her head. "That's impossible."He sighed. He held her hands tightly when he saw the stern expression on her face. "I know it's impossible for you to let go of this easily. "The most important thing for you right now is to take good care of yourself. I will keep investigating."Jean looked at Tyler, took a deep breath, and asked, "If you keep investigating, will you be able to convict the culprit?"Tyler didn't know how to
Sydney walked in with a gift in her hands.Jean walked over to welcome her. "Ms. Elston, what brings you over today?"Sydney's gaze stopped at Jean's stomach when she heard that. She replied calmly with a smile, "I came to visit because I heard that you're pregnant."Jean raised her eyebrows slightly. With a slight smile, she accepted Sydney's gift. Looking around, Sydney said calmly, "It's really hard to see you nowadays. I heard that Tyler hired someone to help you out with everything related to the studio."Jean nodded. "I have a lot to do lately and haven't had time to manage the studio's daily operation."As she spoke, she gestured toward the couch with her hand to invite Sydney to sit down. "Ms. Elston, please have a seat."Sydney nodded and sat down beside Jean. She looked at Jean with a deep gaze before whispering, "Ms. Michaels, do you know that Tristan is now working at a film and television company under Page Co.?"Jean's expression changed when she heard that. "I h
Sydney raised her eyebrows slightly when she looked at Jean's cold expression."Are you and Esme Page enemies?"Jean pursed her lips, nodded slightly, and spoke through gritted teeth, "Irreparable rift.""If that's the case, I hope we work well together."Jean nodded slightly. Both of them continued chatting for a while before Sydney left.When she was about to leave, she ran into Tyler at the porch. He had just come back from work. Sydney looked at Tyler with a calm smile as if nothing had happened. "Congratulations, Mr. Larson. You're going to be a father again soon."Tyler felt as if someone had stabbed him in the heart. No one understood how he felt currently."Thanks," he answered calmly and walked into the house.He saw Jean sitting on the couch looking quite upset. He walked over and sat down beside her as he took her hand. His expression changed when he saw the gift box on the table and noticed the distant look on Jean's face.He would feel terrible whenever he heard
Jean felt more and more terrible as she looked at Tyler smiling happily.Pursing her lips, she said quietly, "I haven't seen Dorian for a long time. I want to see him."Nodding, Tyler replied quietly, "I'll go get Dorian later."Jean nodded quietly.The next day, Tyler postponed all his plans so he could register his marriage with Jean at the city hall.When they took a photo to commemorate the occasion, Tyler had the brightest smile on his face. She had never seen him smile like that normally. When Jean got the photo, she saw herself smiling slightly while Tyler's smile was sincere. She felt a little complicated because of that.After they completed the registration, Tyler sent Jean back to Teak Villa quickly. The wind was quite strong at Aquaria Villa, and Tyler had been worried about Jean's health.Coleen and Esme came to visit as soon as they went back to Teak Villa. Jean was sitting on the couch when Coleen walked in with a bouquet of fresh flowers in her hands. She said, "
Jean spoke gently and looked at Coleen with a firm gaze, as if she was asking for her blessing.When Coleen first heard her, surprise flashed through her eyes, but she immediately replied happily, "Of course. If you feel well enough to do it, I'll definitely give you all of my support. "Grandma has been badgering me about this for a while now. We're worried about others making fun of you and our family as you're still not married to Tyler. After all, your stomach will grow bigger with each passing day."Pursing her lips, Jean said with a smile, "I was actually worried that you wouldn't give us your blessings. Now, I can finally feel at ease when I see that you're happy with our decision."As Jean spoke calmly, Coleen immediately looked apologetic. "It's all my fault. I had a very deep bias against you before this, leading to all the misunderstandings. Actually, I'm quite an easygoing person. I really want to make peace with you."Jean smiled as she nodded obediently.Esme kept q
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