A hint of chagrin flickered in Lilian's eyes as she found that Toby had discerned her intentions. With a composed smile, she said, "So that's how it is. It seems I've misunderstood." As she spoke, she turned her gaze toward Dorian and reached out to hold his hand. "Dorian, I …" Before she could finish her sentence, Dorian abruptly pulled his hand away from her. Just then, Jean came back from the backyard. Upon seeing her, Dorian immediately walked over to her side. "Mommy." When Lilian noticed that Dorian's attitude toward her and Jean was completely different, a trace of coldness crept into her eyes. At this moment, Tyler also arrived from the backyard. Lilian then approached him and said softly, "Tyler, you're finally back. You don't seem to be feeling well. Please take care." Tyler responded with a faint hum, keeping his gaze fixed on Jean. Upon seeing his intense focus on Jean, Lilian's displeasure became evident. She whispered, "Tyler, let's get a place
The staff packed all the auction items. Chris retrieved the collection. Then, he placed it inside the company's secure safe under specialized protection. Due to her earlier words, Lilian had managed to create a distinct impression that Tyler had acquired the pink diamond set for her. Despite her ultimately not receiving the collection, she achieved that effect with her words. On the following day, numerous reports surfaced online regarding the auction night. Most of them depicted Tyler as a lavish spender for his beloved. Everyone believed he acquired the expensive set of diamonds for Lilian. Furthermore, rumors spread about Tyler and Jean undergoing marital changes. The next morning, when Jean returned to the studio, she noticed that the people around her were giving her peculiar looks. The moment she entered her office, Yvette immediately approached her. "The rumors online claim that you and Tyler have divorced and that the Cinderella story is just that, a fairy
"Aunt Coleen, I'm aware that Tyler suffers from the same illness as Uncle James. You should be aware that he may not have long to live. "You don't wish for him to leave behind any regrets, do you? I don't wish to leave with any regrets either. Please don't obstruct Tyler and me from being together anymore." Lilian gave Coleen a serious gaze pleadingly. Observing her expression, Coleen sternly replied, "Even if Tyler's health is compromised, the Larsons will never allow you to become one of us!" Upon finishing her sentence, she flung a stack of photographs onto Lilian's face abruptly. The photographs featured Lilian's meeting with the reporter from the news agency. Then, Coleen said in a cold tone, "Don't waste your breath." With that, she left. Lilian remained in place with her fists tightly clenched. Her expression was particularly grim. Over the years, she had consistently shown deference to Coleen, even going as far as to be servile. Yet, her efforts had f
"Ms. Michaels, please accept it," Chris said as he gave Jean the pink diamond set that consisted of a necklace and a ring.However, Jean refused. She gazed at Chris with a heavy expression and said in a low voice, "Chris, please take it back. It's too valuable. I can't accept it." She had divorced Tyler, and their property division was meticulously detailed. She didn't want to accept such valuable gifts from him. Seeing her resolute attitude, Chris replied in a hushed tone, "Ms. Michaels, if you don't accept it, I won't be able to fulfill my duty. "Besides … Ms. Page seems quite interested in this pink diamond set. Do you wish to let her take possession of it?" Jean raised an eyebrow as she listened to his words. Her expression changed subtly. "Is this what Tyler instructed you to tell me? Or do you genuinely feel that way?" "I don't need Mr. Larson's instructions to tell you about this. I understand the situation too. "This pink diamond set is worth two billion. You
The maid noticed that there was a slight change in expression on Jean's face and said softly, "Ms. Michaels, you have a son with Mr. Tyler. If there's a chance for you two to get back together, would you be willing to reconsider it?"Jean raised a brow at that and replied calmly, "I haven't thought about that for the time being."She really hadn't given that question much thought.In fact, she didn't dare think about what the future looked like for her and Tyler.A lot of time had passed, after all. They had both grown tired over the years.Perhaps letting each other go would make a harmonious end for them.If that were to happen, Jean wouldn't have to feel so insecure all the time.She wouldn't have to dwell on the pain and bitterness she had endured the last three years she spent with Tyler.Soon, Jean returned to the study and sat in her chair. Opening her drawing board, she intended to start working.Suddenly, she received a barrage of messages on her phone.She glanced a
Lilian was furious after hearing the news. She blocked all interactions with her social media posts such as likes, shares, and comments.Soon after that, netizens started spreading rumors about her wearing fake goods. Back at Teak Villa, Jean saw how the tables had turned while sitting in her chair. She smiled slightly. She was about to put down her phone when a message came in. "Ms. Michaels, please attend a meeting at Michaels Group tomorrow morning at 9:00 am." After reading the message, Jean suddenly remembered that the group no longer belonged to her dad but to her. She had been so busy with her studio that she forgot about the whole matter. Now that her studio and the workflow was up and running, she should spend time managing the group's work matters. Tyler was the one who hired the group's current acting president. Judging from Tyler's sudden message to Jean, asking her to join the meeting, she suspected that he might be planning to resign. Jean and Ty
After Jean hung up, Yvette turned to the calm Toby beside her. "Jean is not coming into the office this morning," she told her brother. Toby furrowed his brows. He looked unhappy for a brief second before returning to normal. "Stop the car. " The driver didn't dare to disobey Toby's command. He immediately stopped the car at the side of the road. Yvette pursed her lips, unsure of the reason behind Toby's actions. Leaning against the seat, he said, "Get off." The driver was stunned, misunderstanding that Toby wanted him to leave the car. Right when he opened the door, Toby repeated, "Yvette, get off."Yvette froze. She looked at her brother, confused. She took a deep breath and asked him why.Toby looked at his watch and said in a serious tone, "I have a meeting in a while. I'm running late. Go and sit in the bodyguard's car instead."Yvette asked while clenching her jaw slightly, "Are you refusing to send me to the office because Jean won't be in?"Toby agreed c
The media company was initially founded for Joyce. They had actually been in charge of her branding all these years. Not to mention, the company's branding would have been flawless if Joyce hadn't messed things up. After Joyce's incident, the media company started attending to external clients. Now, many entertainment companies were willing to work with the media company as well. William seemed to know what Jean was interested in. After Jean finished her speech, he looked at the bearded guy sitting opposite them. "Mr. Cochran, recently, the media company has topped in its management and benefits among all the other companies under Michaels Group. Why don't you start by introducing the media company's current situation to Ms. Michaels?" Derek Cochran nodded in response. However, he remained seated and said casually, "What do you mean, Mr. Davies? Our company would never be where we are if it wasn't for your guidance." As he continued talking, he handed Jean some documents
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