Toby looked at her intently. His eyes glimmered, but the light in them was snuffed out quickly enough. "Because Miriam really likes people who look gentle and ladylike, like you."Jean said with a smile, "But I'm affiliated with the Larsons. Besides, my face has appeared in the media many times. Wouldn't it make things awkward for you if she recognized me?"Toby said calmly, "She has very serious Alzheimer's, and there are maids around her. She suffered a lot back when she was young, even divorcing many times. She won't be too hung up on this."Jean sighed in relief.Toby had saved her once, and now, he was asking for help.He'd helped her out of countless embarrassing situations too.All he wanted was for her to butter up an old lady and act for a while. It wasn't a big deal for Jean."Alright." Jean nodded after a moment's hesitation.It was only then that Toby revealed any sort of emotion on his face. "I'm really happy that you agreed to that. Just think of it as repaying a
Anger flashed through Tyler's eyes.Toby looked at the unpleasant expression on Tyler's face, his expression turning cold as well. "Can't you see that Jean is more relaxed around me? I know what she wants."He was also someone who had built himself up through the ashes.He knew better than anyone else what Jean needed.But Tyler had grown up wealthy all his life.He would never understand how a person who had never been loved as a child would still be wary of relationships as an adult.This was the main problem between him and Jean."You don't want to let go of her because you're insecure. You think that if you let go, Jean will leave you without looking back. But everyone knows that you're just causing more suffering for you and her."Toby looked at him seriously, mocking him, "You're insecure, Mr. Larson."Tyler's expression shifted drastically.With that, Toby went into his car.Tyler stood rooted in his spot for a long time. There was a buzz in his mind. It felt like his
Dorian nodded obediently and followed Jean back into the car.After sending him to school, Jean went to the company.On the way there, she called Tyler, but no one picked up.She began calling Chris.As Tyler's personal assistant, he would be the first to know about anything that happened to Tyler.When Chris saw that it was Jean calling him, he did not dare to hesitate for even a second. "Ms. Michaels."Jean sighed in relief when he picked up. She asked, "I saw Tyler's car outside of Teak Villa this morning. The door wasn't locked, and the keys were still in the car."Did you pick him up last night? He didn't answer when I called him. Is he sick again?"For some reason, she felt anxious when she asked that question.Chris was silent for a while. Then, he said softly, "Yes. Mr. Larson is still going through treatment."Jean raised her eyebrows, asking, "Is he in Boyden Hospital?"Chris murmured in response.Jean got the driver to turn back and began heading toward Boyden Ho
Jean looked at Tyler's pale face and sighed.Walking to his side, she said, "I saw that your car was still parked outside Teak Villa, so I was worried that something happened to you and came over."Tyler smiled a little dismally. "That's it, huh?"He was in a relatively good mood. It was just that his expression was unpleasant.Jean took a deep breath. "You should take care of yourself these few days."She felt guilty when she considered that Tyler had fallen ill after walking out of Teak Villa.Tyler looked at the worry on her face and said calmly, "I'm fine. These are small issues. I'll be discharged after two days of rest."Jean's heart grew heavier. She was silent for a while before asking, "Why aren't you cooperating with the treatment, Tyler?"Stunned, Tyler looked at her and said, "I am. You don't have to be worried about me. I know how to handle my own matters."Jean's eyebrows furrowed together. "It's hard not to worry when you're like this. Do you want me to stay by
Jean frowned.Tyler's love life certainly did not look promising.She took a deep breath and looked at Olivia. "What would you suggest for him to go through the treatment obediently?"Jean probably already knew why Olivia wanted to see her. However, she couldn't be sure, so she had to ask.Olivia looked at Jean, and then gathered up the documents on the table. "I have a suggestion, but I'm not sure if you'd be willing to go through with it."Jean looked at her quietly.Olivia looked quietly back at her before saying, "I know that although you're divorced, you still have a child together. There must be feelings involved regardless."Tyler probably feels the same way as you do. He can't bear to leave the child, but he doesn't know how to handle his relationship with you."Since you're divorced, you should make it a clean break, shouldn't you?"Jean frowned as she listened to Olivia's words. "Do you want me to hurt him so that he'll leave me?"Olivia shook her head. "You won't r
Yvette looked at Jean in confusion."What is it?"Smiling lightly, Jean said, "Something about the plot."Joy flashed through Yvette's eyes. "Really?"Jean nodded.And so, for the rest of the day, Yvette felt incredibly distressed as she drew.The next day, as she made the storyboard and colored in the scenes, her eyes were nearly swollen from all her tears.Jean got off work on time. She went to the kindergarten to pick Dorian up.When she saw him, she felt an ache in her heart as she said, "I'll send you to your dad, Dorian."Dorian was bewildered. "Why? Do you not like me anymore, Mom?"Jean shook her head. "No. It's because Dad's sickness is getting serious."She knew that this was a cruel thing to tell someone as young as Dorian.But there was no way around it. It was indeed a cruel reality.Dorian's eyes reddened once he heard her words.Jean stretched out her arms and held him. "Promise me one thing, Dorian."Suppressing the urge to cry, he nodded obediently. "Wha
Seeing how serious she was, Tyler frowned. Although he felt confused, he controlled his emotions."Alright."After Tyler went back into his ward, Jean followed him in and said, "I want you to care for Dorian for a while."Tyler was stunned.Back then, Jean refused to give up on her parental rights no matter what.But now, she was entrusting Dorian to him.He didn't understand why Jean would do this, and confusion was written all over his face."Why?"After taking a deep breath, she looked at him and said, "Because I've decided to start a new life."She pursed her lips and looked at him with sincerity, saying, "Toby confessed to me today. But his family will never let me marry him with a child."That's why I was wondering if you could take care of Dorian."Tyler's expression shifted at once. Coldly, he asked, "So you're giving up on your parental rights for Toby?"Jean took a deep breath and said, "I'm not giving them up. I just want you to take care of him for a while. When
When Jean heard him say that, she felt as though her heart was bleeding. She felt miserable.However, she had to resist the tears from falling.Tyler wasn't that much better.He was controlling himself hard too.He was suppressing the urge to hurt this woman.He clenched his fists once more."Go away. Don't you ever appear before Dorian again."Jean took a deep breath. "Alright. I know that I'm in the wrong, Tyler. But please, take care of Dorian. And please take up my duty well too."Tyler looked at her coldly, his eyes red. When he heard her say that, his eyes were full of mockery."Don't put on an act in front of me, Jean. If you can give him up, it shows that you don't love him as much. You're going to explain this to Dorian after you leave. And you'd better not traumatize him."Jean pursed her lips as she looked at Tyler. Regret flashed through her eyes. She was hesitant, but she said, "I've already told Dorian about it. I …"Right after she said that, Tyler grabbed the
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